001[Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Welcome to Southside ISD, a proud public school district for all in San Antonio, Texas. Home to more than 6,000 students achieving excellence. We are the best choice for education. As an award-winning district, we offer a Spanish medical minor program, CTE, and early college. >> Community involvement through town hall meetings, summer movie nights, and our monthly food distribution is the key to our success. We're the only district in Texas with a dedicated mental health facility supporting student success in school and life. Southside ISD is driven by the teamwork of our teachers, staff, superintendent, and board of trustees. Southside ISD is strong, successful, and soaring to new levels. Okay, good evening everyone and welcome to this regular called school board meeting of the Southside Independent School District. Uh, please let
002the record show that there is a cor present. Jesse Hernandez, present. Mrs. Brenda Levarez, >> present. >> Mrs. Mary Anger Robles, >> present. >> Mrs. Katie Faras, >> present. >> Mrs. Lisa El Salazar, >> here. >> Mrs. Mary Silva, >> here. The time is now 6:01 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. As president, Jesse Adnandis called this regular meeting of the Southside Independent School District Board of Trustees to order. At this time, I'd like to invite uh Mrs. Faras to welcome our visitors and guests and to read our mission and vision statement. >> Good evening, everybody. Thank you for joining us both here in person and those of you online. Um, this week has been a a busy week so far with homecoming coming up. We're excited. We've we've done really well in football lately.
003So, go Cardinals. We're excited about that. Uh if y'all didn't have a chance to or if you did, the lighting of the S ceremony was fantastic. It's absolutely one of my favorite events that we do each year. And if you haven't had a chance to attend, you really need to because it really brings our school spirit. It really shows who we are as Cardinals. So, uh, I just want to say go Cards for this week and I hope everybody's enjoying the week and and getting back into the swing of things. So, thank you'all so much for being here. Uh, and with that, we'll move on to the mission and vision statement. Our mission statement, Southside ISD seeks to be the choice when it comes to providing a quality public education by upholding the highest standards
004of our core values. Our vision Southside ISD will lead educational excellence by providing innovative programs. >> Wonderful. Thank you, Mrs. Faras. Please note that this meeting is being held and has been posted in accordance with government code chapter 551, State of Texas Open Meetings Act. If during the course of this meeting the board should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of the lo local board is required, then such close or executive meeting or session can be held as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas government code 551. At this time, it's my pleasure to uh welcome tonight we have uh Miss Alexandria Rivera, an eighth grader from Loya Middle School that's going to be leading us in the pledge. And if we can all please stand for the pledge and the
005presentation of colors. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Order time forward. March. Thank you, Mr. Vetta. At this time, we'll move on to uh public comment. And we do have uh public comment today. So, I invite Miss Brenda Levi to to read our public comment section. The board will now hear comments from those persons who have signed up to speak. Pursuant to board policy beed local at regular board meetings, the board has allotted for public comment regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting. Individuals who wish to participate during the portion of the meeting designated for public comment must sign up before
006the meeting begins and shall indicate the agenda item or topic on which they wish to address the board. Generally speaking, an individual's comments to the board shall not exceed three minutes per meeting. During the public comment portion of the meeting, the board will listen, but it will not engage in dialogue or debate with the speakers. The board has adopted adopted specific complaint policies and specific procedures for presenting complaints. If the presiding officer determines that the presentation during this portion of the meeting meeting is a complaint, he or she will respectfully ask that person to stop speaking and to use the board's adopted policies and procedures to have the matter heard through the appropriate channels. The board expects all members of the audience to behave in a polite and orderly fashion during this and all other
007portions of the meeting. Speakers who use profane, obscene, threatening, or abusive language will be ruled out of order and asked to discontinue their comments. Disruptive conduct will not be tolerated. >> Thank you, Mrs. Olivarees. Uh, at this time, I'd like to invite Mr. and Andrea Nicholas to to the podium. >> Good evening, Mr. Nicholas. Welcome. >> Good evening, Mr. Hernandez and and the board of trustees. Uh my name is Andrew Nicholas. Uh I'm a our family owns uh land next to uh the piece of property that's currently requesting a uh resoning for a cemetery. Uh our property consists of roughly 100 acres um as it stands today. I'm asking this board tonight to unanimously approve uh the resol resolution uh in opposition of uh this resoning request. Um, you know, I I think this board
008has a fiduciary responsibility to maximize the asset base of its community, uh, which is, um, the land in question, uh, to generate tax revenue from that to support the school district and the school's functions. Um, you know, and I and I think this resoning uh will take that land off the tax roles, depriving this community of much needed tax revenue to support its educational mission. Um, and so that's why I asked the board tonight to uh support this resolution. Uh, I was at the last meeting. I heard the comments from this board. I don't believe that um this passing this resolution would send to the community that y'all are not in favor of community development here uh in in this area of San Antonio. I think it's complete opposite. Having talked to developers and the
009community, both of which want HBS and grocery stores and sandwich shops and you name it, a cemetery is not going to support those businesses. Businesses are not going to want to come to this community when they don't have high density residents to spend money on their services. Um, and so in order for this community to receive HBS and, you know, sandwich shops and you name it, there has to be money to be spent. And unfortunately, citizens of our community who have passed away and that are buried are not going to spend a dollar of money to support these businesses. And so there's no incentive for businesses to come to this community and sell their services. With that said and within full disclosure, we have been in discussion with two other cemetery developers, one local, one
010out of state. Um, and so, you know, we feel that we could offer this community a competing service than what is currently um being proposed. Now, I will add that our land is in the county. I don't need city council's approval to reszone land for a cemetery use. 80% of our land is in the county. I can develop a cemetery there and then I can annex or I can the other remaining 20% that's within the city limits will automatically be zoned a cemetery because it's adjacent to an existing cemetery and I can expand my existing cemetery to include going from 80 acres to 100 acres and that would mean that y'all would have 200 acres within your community zoned for cemetery use. >> Thank you for your comments. Appreciate it. Next, we'll move on to
011uh Miss Paty Nicholas. >> Okay, thank you very much. That uh concludes our our uh speakers for today. Uh next item, we'll move on to item number four, which is uh approval of our consent agenda. Uh please note that the following items may make make up the consent agenda which consists of routine and non-controversial matters that will be approved with a single vote unless a board member requests a separate discussion on a specific item. Uh trustees have had the opportunity to review all supporting documents related to these items prior to this meeting at this time. Uh are there is there any discussion or do I have a motion for approval of consent agenda items A through E? >> I have a question. Let's see. How many classes are we uh hitting the maximum or we're
012over? >> 22 if I'm not mistaken. >> Okay. >> I have a follow-up question. >> Mad. Yeah. >> By how many students are we over in those classrooms? >> It's different in every class for the most part. Two or three students. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Any other discussion? Okay. Hearing none. Do I have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I'll second. >> Okay. >> Mrs. Lisa Osalis makes the motion. Uh Mrs. Faras second. Mrs. Solivarees. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Hanker Robles. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Faras. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Morales Garcia. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Salazar. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Silva. >> Yes. Motion carries. Uh next we'll move on to item our presentations and information. Our first presentation is the campus student VIP award winners. Superintendent. >>
013Good evening, board of trustees, staff, and community. This evening, we're proud to recognize students who have gone above and beyond in their attendance, conduct, and academic performance. Joining us to present these outstanding students are Miss Ringon and Miss G. >> Welcome, Miss Kon. >> Hello. Good evening. Good evening, Mr. President, board of trustees, our superintendent, and families here and online. We thank you once again for the opportunity to introduce our stellar students in the VIP program. This is our first class for the 202526 school year. The Cardinal VIP initiative is a collaborative between the student services department and our communications department. It was developed in a way to recognize our outstanding students who demonstrate district-wide behavioral expectations from each of them is nominated from campus leadership and they demonstrate outstanding behavior, attendance, academic performance, overall
014spirit of being a great Southside Cardinal. And we are excited now to introduce each of these VIPs who model the student here at Southside ISD. And we begin with Menaka. For Maka Early Childhood Center, we have Keelani Lo. Come on up, Miss Lo. [Applause] And up next for Freedom Elementary, we have Charlotte Martinez. After Miss Charlotte from Gallardo Elementary, we have Jazelle Garasuay [Applause] from Heritage Elementary. Have Abel Rodriguez [Applause] from Pierce Elementary. We have Albert Cabera [Applause] from Loya Middle School. Okay, you threw me off there, buddy. From Loya Middle School, we have Alexandria Ria [Applause] from Matthew Middle School. We have Isa Gabria. And from Southside High School, we have Jaden Tovar. [Music] [Applause] Ladies and gentlemen, these are our VIPs. Now, if we could all stand for pictures and of course they
015get a fun goodie bag. right now. Everyone's You can come on up and take pictures when you're looking at [Music] Good job. Congratulations. >> Good job, guys. >> Good job. Good job. All right, moving on to item B, which is presentation on the attendance award. Superintendent, >> Mr. board president to recognize the campuses with the best attendance for the month of August. We have uh our PES director, Miss Sanchez. >> Welcome, Miss Sanchez. >> We have new trophies and they're kind of heavy. >> Good evening, board president, board of trustees, superintendent Ramas, and Southside community. Welcome. This evening, we're recognizing the August attendance winners for the 2526 school year. So, our first attendance winners for the year. Um, our first winner we have, drum roll, Loya Middle School. Congratulations, Principal Blackman. >> And for our
016elementary, we have Freedom Elementary. Congratulations. We have vice principal vidari here to accept the >> congratulations. [Music] >> Congratulations. [Applause] Okay, moving on to our next presentation, the 2024 2025 Southside ISD state accountability rating. Superintendent, sir, board president, uh, districts have received their state accountability ratings for 2024 and 2025. While TA has not released the 2025 Texas academic performance report, the taper report, Mr. Castillo will present the overall campus ratings along with the comparisons to the neighboring school districts. >> Welcome, Mr. Castillo. >> Thank you. Good evening, members of the board. Uh, uh, President Hernandez, superintendent, Mr. Ramirez. Um, on August 15, 2025, the Texas Education Agency released the 20 2025 A throughF accountability ratings for public school districts and campuses across the state. Uh, additionally, the delayed 2024 ratings have been made available to
017schools and the public following the resolution of legal proceedings and previously that had previously prevented their release after two years of lawsuit induced delays. We we would like to say that we are extremely proud of the hard work and dedication shown by our students, staff, and parents in the state accountability ratings. The rigor of the assessments and the heightened accountability measures have significantly increased. Yet Southside continues to hold and even rise. In 2024, Southside ISD had an overall rating of an 80. As you can see here, we have two of the seven campuses uh were C's and we had five B-rated campuses, giving us an overall rating of an 80. We had the lowest rating that we had was a 72 and the highest rating that we had was an 88. In comparison to the
018other 13 San Antonio schools, for the exception of one district, we outperformed all other districts. Uh, in 2024, we certainly made a lot of gains. As you can see, we had uh an 80 and we outperformed all those other districts listed there. In 2025, we continued with our growth and are also very proud of our students, staff, and what we have been able to accomplish. For 2025, based our own on our own calculations, we had the district rating at a 79.5. However, TA's calculation was at a 79.4, just below the threat threshold uh to round up to to an 80. Nevertheless, as you can see here, we had six out of the seven campuses earn AB and only one campus had AC. So, we had a 79. The lowest performing uh campus had a 74
019and the highest had an 89. And here we have the comparison of our ratings for the with the neighboring school districts for 2025. In comparison to the 13 other school dis uh school districts for 2025, we continue to close the uh the gap with that number one ranking district. We are only five points away from that number one spot. In addition, while other districts continue to move up and down in the uh in their rankings, we have maintained and continue to outperform the rest of the districts within the San Antonio area. We acknowledge that we still have important work ahead. We are confident that we continue uh to focus, work hard, um put in some effort, and uh most of all with teamwork, we will see strong improvement this year. Our goal remains clear. That's
020to get an A for the district and we are making steady progress toward that achievement. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Castillo. Any questions for Mr. Castillo? >> Thank you, sir. Appreciate the work. Okay, moving on to our next item, which is a presentation on the Freedom and Heritage drop off pickup arrangements. Superintendent. Mr. >> Board President, the pickup and drop off arrangements at Heritage and Freedom have been updated to remove the traffic from 1604. Chief Burgger will present the details of these changes. >> Good evening, Chief. Welcome. >> Thank you, sir. Good afternoon, board president, Mr. Hernandez, boards, board members, uh, superintendent. Uh, this was brought to my attention a few weeks ago. There were some safety concerns arised about the traffic on the 1604. So, we quickly went to work, came up with
021a few plans. These are the plans that we came up with. Uh, Heritage, they will now enter the uh they'll be entering the driveway that goes to the bus bus barn maintenance and police department. They'll go around the back, go around the uh school. I've witnessed this several times. There is no traffic on the highway. that has eliminated that problem for sure and it's working out quite well. Uh this next one is freedom. Uh we got together again with the principles, a few other people. We came up with this plan here. How we fixed this was we made uh two pickups uh pickup and drop offs for parents in the front. One, one on each side, one coming off 164, the other one the second one off Leidki Road. We were able to do this
022by changing the bus bus drop off. The buses now pick up in the and and drop off in the rear of the campus. Of the eight buses, uh, seven of them enter off Leidki Road and go in that way and the eighth bus comes in on, uh, the actually goes into entrance the exit door. Reason why we did that is because their first stop is on Leki Road. They can exit there in Leki. That saves them having to do all those turnarounds to come back. So, we worked with them. Additionally, what we do in the in these both of the campuses, let me I'll walk over and show y'all real quick. What we do is we place each of the exit exits, we'll place a control unit here with the lights on, you know, additional
023visibility to help slow the traffic down. Uh that also we put that unit in that outside lane and that that shoulder, it allows the people when they exit, they don't have to sit there and stop and hold traffic up. Wait for the traffic to clear that those outside lanes are clear for them to come straight, thus helping us clear out the uh traffic a lot faster. So, any questions? >> Any questions for Chief? >> First of all, thank you, Mr. RmIrez, and thank you, Chief, for doing that change. Um, I know I was sawing you about the traffic. Uh it it was scary for me to drive out there because I'm always out in that area and every day I'd drive by and I'd see that traffic and all I kept thinking are about I
024always think babies but our students and our families and now I actually drive by and I'm not panicky and uh it's so nice because there's no traffic there. I see the police officers there with the lights on. So that's also good for the traffic that is coming down 1604. Um, I'm still working on try uh with the the city on getting the flashing lights. So, hopefully we'll know something by No. Oh, have you been telling them something? Because I haven't got an update yet, but I >> I've been we've been working closely with text dot. Uh, we had it's kind of a funny incident. I've been talking to them since I've been here and then I kind of got ghosted by those guys for a while. They wouldn't return phone calls. So, we got on
025the phone together myself and Mr. from Montreal. We we got made a couple phone calls and the gentleman that they you know how it is when you make the calls to these government these big government deals they you kind of well let me send you to this person they send you to you you don't get to talk to a real person you're always talking to a machine. >> So when we finally got to the person it was the gentleman that quit calling me back. He said well Mr. So and so I said his first name and he kind then he realized he oh I got caught. So he come up with some several ideas. Well, I I if you can give me a copy of your uh school academic calendar, that when we know can
026set them up when the school start. So, I sent him that and I I made sure I put in an email this time and I uh copied the the superintendent on it and they didn't answer me. So, I sent him another email today. I was just going to be a pain. So, he he did answer me and they have passed it on to their other engineer to do traffic surveys. >> Yeah. The one that I've been dealing with is with the Philip Vid Gron's office. What's the gentleman's name? S >> S. And he's I have saw him. I think it was at the uh back to school. He says, "Well, email me." He goes, "I can't do much about heritage, but he can help us with freedom because that's in the city." >> But he
027they have started investigation. They said by uh November it should be completed. So hopefully you hear something. So, but >> they they gave me another another engineer's uh email, so I'll be bugging them also. I I'll stay on top of keep poking at make sure they >> answer. I'm really happy to see the change. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you. Any other questions for Chief? >> Okay, appreciate it. Thank you, Chief. Yes, sir. Nice update. >> Moving on to our next item. Uh review of financial statements for August 2025. Superintendent Mr. >> Board President, Mr. Karal will present the finances for the month of August. >> Good evening, Mr. Kales. Welcome. Good evening, Board President Ernnandez, uh, Superintendent Mr. Ramired, and members of the board. Um, before I get started, just kind of an update
028of where we are um, from the financial side is we were able to um, get the 2526 school year opened. Um, it opened on the second. Of course, the first was a holiday, so that was the first opportunity we have. So, a big thank you to Dalia for doing a lot of work to make sure that was open early for everybody. Um, also people uh staff did receive their 5% raises in the um September 5th payroll. Uh once again, the first was a holiday, so a lot of work to do. So, big thank you to HR 4%. What did I say? >> 5%. Oops. 4%. Thank you. So anyway, big thank you to HR for helping us get the 4% ready checks from his personal account. Can't believe I said that. >> Um, >> so
029so anyway, big thank was able to get that done and we we were able to get uh those raises into the um um the first paycheck that we actually had. >> Miss Sally, sorry, have a question. >> Was that what you were recommending? A 5% and we missed it. >> No, no, ma'am. Go ahead. >> The woman is spot. beat up after the meeting. >> I just throw it out there. >> I don't think I've ever seen this color. >> Yeah, I'm I'm feeling it. Trust me. >> Okay, so moving on. Um auditors have been here for um the auditors have actually done some some pre-work already in the audit and then um they will be back October 27th to help us start closing out the year for for everything else we have. Um our
030hope will be actually to present um the audit in December. So we we'll be busy starting October 7th 27th to get the year closed out. Um looking at the financial reports um the timing of this um the reason I added that additional stuff is the timing right now um our our financial reports were due September 4th. So there was not a lot of whole closing out for the year. Um the these statements are missing um quite quite a bit of of information. There's a bunch of uh revenue that still needs to be placed from an acrruel standpoint and and of course the the payroll acrruels which um there's some very large numbers approximately $3.6 million that that still needs to be entered. Um looking at how close they are now though we can see right
031now where we finished with 65 million in revenue and $65 million of expenditures. Um knowing that everything was going to be extremely close this year and we continue uh to be close as we close out the general fund this year. Um, August food service report. Um, we had $8.6 million budgeted. We brought in 8.8 million, $200,000 to the good on the revenue side. Um, the expenditures, we budgeted 9.6. Once again, a million dollar deficit on purpose as we were trying to spend more money. um we didn't get everything spent, but we also have a budget amendment coming up um to to help us get some of the things we didn't spend last year in this year's um this year's fiscal year. Um but we did exceed um our expenditures uh $ 8.9 million compared to
032the 8.8 in revenue and that was by intention that we've been looking at doing that. Uh debt service very very similar revenue uh coming in at 9.4 and expenditures being 12 million. Um, once again, that was the five additional $5 million that we defeat or we paid off early. Um, much of that money came from a fund balance. So, we're actually spending money that was in our savings. So, wasn't money we budgeted or expected to come in this fiscal year, but it was money in savings in order to pay off that five $5 million of of debt early. And that's all I have for the financial reports. >> Any questions for Mr. Cares? >> Okay. Thank you, sir. Don't go too far, sir. Okay. Uh, new business. Uh, item one discussing consider approval of the
0332025 2020 or 2026 debt service fund budget amendment. Superintendent. >> Mr. Board President, a budget amendment for debt service is required to ensure an accurate estimate for the debt uh, defecence. This amendment will allow the district to properly account for the financial impact and maintain compliance with reporting requirements. And we have Mr. Kales with a presentation. Welcome again, sir. >> Good evening again. Um, this year we plan to defease debt again. Um, historically in the past, just kind of to let the board know, we I brought this budget amendment at the end of the year because we we know how much our tax collections are at the end of the year and that gives us a better idea of what we're planning to pay off early. TA takes two numbers that they look at. One
034is they look at our PE's numbers when we report our budget in October and then they look at what our tax collections actually are which forces us to have this amendment earlier this year. So we're trying to estimate exactly how much a lot closer to how much we're actually going to defease earlier. So that's the reason for this debt service budget amendment. Um, we're asking to uh increase the budget by $1.3 million on the revenue and expenditure side in order to defec in August 2026. >> Great. Any uh questions for Mr. Gales on item one? >> Any other discussion? >> Yes, sir. >> I know that Mr. Gales has discussed uh this this uh agenda item several times, but Mr. Gales, could you give a give the board and and the staff and the community
035an idea of the 2425 savings that was done through the defecence uh say on that series 2015 um on a 2015 we had approximately $5.5 million of savings. So off the debt service schedule, those were payments that would have been paid out um I think it was five additional years th those payments have been paid off early. Um it was 5.5 and million in um principal and I believe it was about 1.7 in interest that were paid off total. So that we benefited from paying from having money leaving the tax rate where it's at and and paying off our debt early. And if there's more information, we can always provide uh more information on the bond schedule. So, we can add that to a financial report to kind of update the board on what our
036debts look like, how many schedules we actually have out there, and what what money need to be paid. We can easily bring that to the next meeting. >> It it might be a good idea just to show the the full um report kind of the long view, right? >> Yes, sir. >> Just so everybody's aware where where we're at and how we're looking and how we're paying off our debt really really well. So, >> I know there's been a lot of work that's gone into it, so hasn't gone unnoticed. So, thank you for that. Uh any other discussion or comment? >> Okay. At this time, do I have a motion for item number one? >> I'll make a motion to approve the 25 2026 debt service fund budget amendment number one. >> Thank you. Mrs.
037Lisa makes the motion. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Mrs. Brown second. Miss Olivarez. >> Yes. >> Merles. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Faras. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Morales Garcia. Yes, >> Mrs. Salazar. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Silva. >> Yes, >> is yes. Motion carries. Thank you, sir. Um, next item discussing possible approval of the 2025 2026 child nutrition budget amendment number one. Superintendent >> Board President, a budget amendment to the child nutrition fund is necessary to reconcile an expense incurred during the previous fiscal year and ensure it's accurately reflected in the current year's budget. This adjustment will maintain proper financial reporting and compliance with the accounting standards. And we have Mr. Carales Ramirez with a presentation. >> Welcome Mr. Ramirez. Mr. Cares, >> we last last uh last month we had brought
038an item and it was approved. Um the work was not completed by the end of August. We needed to move those expenditures into this year's budget in order to pay for that project in this year. >> Yes. So, we are requesting the approval to authorize a budget amendment for the current fiscal year in the amount of $180,000 to complete the middle school's um cafeteria renovations. >> Thank you. Any uh question for uh Mrs. >> And it's exactly 180,000. >> 180,000. Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Any other discussion? Okay. Do I have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the 2025 2026 child nutrition budget amendment number one. >> Thank you. Mrs. Salazar makes the motion that I have a second. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Mrs. Fia second. Mrs. Olivarees. >> Yes. >> Mr.
039San Robles. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Faras. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Monales Garcia. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Salazar. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Silva. >> Yes. >> And yes for Jesse Hernandez. Motion carries. Thank you. >> Okay. Um, moving on to discuss and consider possible approval of the 2025 2026 general fund budget amendment number one. Superintendent Board President, a budget amendment to the general fund is necessary to ensure the budget accurately reflects the 4% staff increase. It's 4%. This adjustment will maintain proper financial reporting, align the budget with actual spending, and support effective fiscal management for the district. We have Mr. Kales with a presentation. Um that that's that's a complete description. We were trying to make sure we brought we we had to adopt a budget by function when we came to the board. >> Um
040and and due to the fact we didn't know which raise was going to be given, we adjusted it appropriately. >> Thank you, sir. Any other questions for discussion? >> Um I just want to thank Kim for all the work that you did and you did let us know that this was going to come back and actually be changed because of the race. So, >> so and I I would just like to add I know uh from a budgetary perspective and and this is more for for staff and for the community. I know that uh it was an additional expense, but uh I think you've heard this this board state in the past that you know retaining top talent is important to us. Uh and and we've also stated in the past that don't don't shy
041away if it's going to cost more money that that's for us to to find it and try and make it work. Uh, so I think that's a perfect example of that and and thank you to my colleagues for for the work that they do to support that. Um, and thank you to everyone on staff and for all of you for your hard work to do it. Um, you know, just considering everything going on and districts doing different things, I'm I'm very proud of of the things that we've been able to accomplish. So, uh, but it's easy to to do it uh, if I'm being honest because of all the great work that each and every one of y'all are doing. So, thank you'all so much. Um, okay. Uh, with that, uh, do I have a
042motion? >> Um, I'll make a motion to approve the 2025 2026 general general fund budget amendment number one. >> Okay. Uh, Mrs. um, Lisa Osalis makes the motion. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Okay. Mrs. Mary Silva, second. Uh, Mrs. Olivarees. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Sarroles. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Faras, >> yes. >> Mrs. Morales Garcia, >> yes. >> Mrs. Salazar, >> yes. >> Mrs. Silva, >> yes. >> And I just unanimous. Yes. Motion carries. Uh moving on to next item which is discuss and consider approval of the quarterly board self- evaluation. Uh that one is mine. Uh so uh from a community perspective uh if y'all will recall uh on a quarterly basis um we we do go through a board evaluation process. Uh and and this is a a tool
043that that uh the Texas Education Agency provides for us. um but really to to show accountability in regards to the the various goals uh and and the work that that myself and my colleagues on the board are doing for for the district as well. Uh so it's our report card if you will. Uh so we'll do this on a quarterly basis. Uh and then um this will also be posted on the website. Miss Luen, is that right to be posted on the website as soon as it's completed? So So we'll go through that process now. Um okay. Uh the the first one is on on vision visions and goals. Uh the board has adopted uh student outcome goals. Uh on the the last quarter uh we had a total of 12 which is meets focus.
044Uh and so for for the meets focus um it's all board members and the superintendent agree that the student outcome goals one will challenge the organization. two require adult behavior change, three are influencable by the superintendent and four are the superintendent's first priority for resource allocation. Uh and then the the board relied on a root cause analysis comprehensive student needs assessment for a similar similar research base to it to inform the identification and prioritization of all student outcome goals. So we had that uh from from the last quarterly review uh and I think we're still good there. uh to to shift over to the master focus to get to the 15 points. Uh all board members and superintendent one have committed the vision and student outcome outcome goals to memory. Uh second know the the
045current status of each student outcome goal and lastly agree there is broad community ownership of the board's vision and student outcome goals through involvement and communication with student staff and community members. Uh I'll open it up for any discussion. We already done this part on agree on the what was it one two third the third one by three mission and stuff before board meetings and community meetings >> think that that yes uh that's that's part of it that the I think this two part to it the second would be in regards to the community's knowledge of it and awareness of But I I think we're making progress. I think we still have some work to do there. Um so my my recommendation would be to stay at a 12. >> I agree. >> Okay. >>
046Third quarter. Okay. Okay. U moving on to our next one. Vision goals number two. The board has adopted goal progress measures align to each student outcome goal. Uh on that one we were already at the master focus uh which is all me all board members and the superintendent agree there's broad committee ownership of the um go progress measures through involvement and communication with students staff and community members. Um I do think we we uh should stay there and I will add uh just from the different community meetings and different things uh there's been a lot of dialogue directly tied to to the progress measures and superintendent and staff have done a really good job of of sharing that with the community and we'll continue to do that. Uh in addition to uh myself and my
047colleagues on the board are also actively engaging through through uh some time spent on each of those community meetings as well. So, uh, any objections to staying at 15? >> No. >> Great. >> All right. Thank you. Uh, moving on to go vision and goal number three. The board has adopted constraints. Uh, on that one, we were at a nine, which was a main focus. Uh, so the nine, uh, the board has adopted one to five board self- constraints. Uh the board where appropriate relied on a root cause analysis, comprehensive student needs assessment or similar research base to to inform the identification and prioritization of superintendent constraints and all board members and superintendent agree that the constraints will challenge the organization to focus on the vision and uphold community values. Um I believe we're we're
048we're still there. Um but if we shift to the master's focus, which is a 10, the board master focus, if all prior conditions and the following are true. So everything I just met and then the following the board in collaboration with the superintendent has adopted one or more theories of action to drive overall strategic direction. All board members and the superintendent agree there is broad community ownership of the constraints through involvement and communication with students, staff, and community members. Now I'll open it up for any discussion. >> I think we're still working on that one. I don't think we're there yet, but we're close. >> Yep. Yep. I I agree uh and >> especially for the second one on there. >> Yeah. Uh for for sure on the second one, but even the the three
049of action I think we have we had done that some time ago, right? But we're just working on the second one. >> So we'll just continue work on that. >> Yes, sir. >> So one of the constraints is that we improve the ratings of each campus by one letter grade and not have any F-rated campuses. And I think that's an ongoing conversation that we've had with the staff, with students, with the entire district and you know, correspondence has been sent out. Uh our trustees have shared that during our community meetings. So I think that little by little we're we're getting there. Uh but um you know, I think the board should receive credit for you that that u having those discussions with with everyone. It's very well known that our goal is to become an
050A-rated district and that doesn't stop at all at any time. Um, but I guess, you know, if if y'all want to continue to work on that and and being more clear on that, but I think definitely the the board is in the right direction and should receive credit because that's something that y'all have done a great job of putting it out there. >> Thank you. Any other questions or comments? I like you think that we need to be still a nine that we're almost to a 10, but there's still a little bit more work to do. I >> I do think we have a series of community meetings coming up, right? And and maybe maybe after that the next quarterly evaluation that may just uh be enough to get us uh comfortable. Um I do
051just from talking to different community individuals uh and feedback that I can they they've noticed uh the changes, but um not everybody, right? I want to get to a point where it's just something that's that's fluid right across the board and and I think we're very close. I agree with Miss Alisar. So So we'll stay with with a nine. Okay. Uh moving on to number four for vision and goals. The board has adopted uh superintendent constraint measure uh progress measures. Uh for number four we were at a five uh which is the master focus. So all board members and the superintendent agree there is by community ownership of the uh constraint progress measures through involvement and communication with student staff and community uh members. Any conversation? >> Yeah, we don't want to go down. >>
052We'll continue to improve on five. So, I'm going challenge a little here. So, if if on goal number three, we just said we're a little short on the exact same thing. Um, can be both on both of them in my opinion. So either either we we we on on goal number three we're we're going to be there and and I guess it's from from looking at it from the last the last board meeting right we were at a five for this one because it's the same measures right or same constraints >> right you see what I'm saying >> go 12 go three go up >> so on three either on three week go up or on n on on four we or down is what I'm saying. >> See three go up. >> So, and
053that's what the superintendent was alluding to in his comments. >> Thoughts? >> I'm in favor of going up. >> I'm in favor to go backwards because if we're if we're not where we need to be, then we're not where we need to be. So, let's have the honest conversation. So, um you're not going to go up in one area and down in another with um with that type if we were already at a five or we were already at a nine. So, we couldn't move up to a 10 because we're not there if that's what you're saying. Right. >> Right. >> So, but number >> Well, that that's what we said before for number three. And I as I stated on the conversation for number three, I think we'll be there next quarter. >> Right.
054But but on >> but we're not there now. But on this one, I feel like we've already mastered the four solid and we moved up last time to the five. >> So, superintendent, question for you. So, for number three, it's the board has adopted constraints. Number four, superintendent constraints. Is there a material difference on those? >> No. No. Um uh there's uh the one constraint is that we not have any F-rated campuses. is the second constraint is that we improve our rating from you know the prior year and not go below it. Um so and and the theory of action on how do we get there and I think there's discussions when we go over the progress and on the assessments and what y'all would like to see that it be student learner student centered
055learner um activities hands-on activities and make it engaging and fun for our students and make sure that we have the training for our staff and that we hold everyone accountable. Uh so that discussion is ongoing but I think maybe what we're lacking is just um actually specifying the theory of action and what it is and and and and stating that in our committee meetings with the with the community. Um but overall I can see that that discussion has taken place and maybe the theory of action is the one that we're lacking. So I would say that it'd be okay to have that five and four and have that nine and three. >> Nine and three with knowing that we need the theory of action. >> Correct. >> And then on four staying at the five
056because we met those for both of them. Okay, that makes sense. >> So >> any we're in agreement at five >> because we haven't regressed, >> right? >> So we're just digesting a little differently. >> Yes. I almost feel like these two should be flips. Like this should be three and the other one should be four. I know that it's a tea thing. Oh yeah, but does that make sense? It almost seems like it should >> in the order in the order of how they >> It almost should be flipped if that makes sense. >> Any other discussion? >> No. Okay. Um moving on to the next one which is progress and accountability one. the board invest at least half of its time to improving student outcomes. Uh we were at a 12 um which
057is meet's focus which is 25% or more of the total quarterly minutes in the board authorized public meetings were invested in improving student outcomes according to the time use tracker uh to shift over to master's focus. It would be 50% or more of the total quarterly minutes and board authorized public meetings were invested in improving student outcomes according to the tracker. Do we have an update? >> We're not quite >> we're not we're like 46 >> from last time >> 47 I think we're close but >> not there yet. >> Okay. So we will stay at 12. >> Any other discussion or comment? >> Can can you make your meetings five minutes extra just on Can we get over the helm, please? >> So, all right. Um, I'm looking at the audience and they're like,
058"No, >> just five minutes." >> All right, moving on to next one. Progress and accountability. Number two, the board evaluates but does not interfere with progress towards improving student outcomes. Uh that one was a two which is approaches focus and for that one the board performed self-evaluations using the lonear govern governance integrity instrument. Perform a self-evaluation no more than 45 days prior to the most recent superintendent evaluation. We did that and then evaluates the superintendent in part on the results and progress towards the student outcome goals and constraints using information within monitoring reports according to the monitoring calendar. uh to move us to meets. Uh the board receives at least annually a report on the average cost of staff time spent on the governments using the staff use tracker and one quarter ago the board
059performed a self-evaluation using the LSG integrity instrument and two voted to approve the quarterly progress tracker. So >> the second item yes the first item we're still missing the staff use tracker. Yeah. And so what what do we need to do for the staff use tracker? Do we >> So really it's just a report on the time spent on reviewing the tracker and that we're meeting the tracker. Uh really it does not incur an expense because we're not getting anyone to come and and do this for us. We do it ourselves. So it's just a matter of us doing that report for the board. >> Okay. So, can we get that schedule for next month and then just send it out and then we'll we'll catch it on the next quarterly update and then um
060for for the masters just for so we know what we're going to after that the board unanimous unanimously approved the current quarterly progress tracker uh and then has not modified outcome goals GPMs constraint CPMs or targets during the cycle applicable to the annual superintendent eval and consider super uh superintendent performance as indistinguishable from system performance by evaluating the superintendent on only results and progress towards student outcome goals and constraints using information and monitoring reports according to the monitoring calendar. I think we're pretty close to that. So if we can get that report, I think we would shift from a shift from a two to a five. So we're close. Okay. Um, moving on to systems and processes. The board operates in a way that allows a superintendent to accomplish the vision. Um, we were at
061a 12 uh prior to that, which was ME's focus. Board authorized public meetings in the last quarter did not exceed an average of four meetings per month. Check there. An average of three hours per meeting. I think we're good there. An average of five other topics per meeting. I think we're good there. And the board has reviewed its existing local policies and only adopted local policies pertaining to board work. Think we reviewed those a couple meetings ago as well. Um so we're good there. Uh so to shift to masters board authorized public meetings in the last quarter did not exceed an average of three meetings per month, an average of two hours per meeting, an average of three other topics per meeting. >> Which one? There. Okay. And then uh board members receive the final
062materials to be ordered on at least seven calendar days before the public meeting. We did that. And no edits to the board regularly scheduled meeting agenda in the three days prior to or during the meeting unless the state of emergency was declared. Right. >> All right. So we're good to go to 15. >> Yeah. >> Any comments or objections? >> No. >> All right. >> Great work, team. All right. Um, next item, advocacy and engagement. Uh, the board promotes the vision. Uh, on that one, we were at a one. Uh, preparing to focus. Um, the board has a two-way communication system in place where the board members at least once per year, listen for and discuss the vision and values of their students, listen for and discuss the vision and values of their staff and
063community members. Um, so we were there. uh to get to approach this. The board has provided time during regular schedule board meeting authorized public meetings to recognize the accomp accomplishments of its students and staff regarding progress on student outcomes and goals. We do that um and then host a a committee meeting to discuss progress toward student outcome goals within each feeder pattern with low performing campuses during the previous 12 month. Have we done all campuses or areas? We we've done the the presentations on all campuses and the ratings. What we haven't done is that we discuss the feeder pattern of specific schools going to the middle school and then from there of course the both middle schools go to the high school. So it would be a matter of my opinion to separate the two
064elementary campuses that feed off to Matthew and the two elementary campuses that feed off to Loya and specifically uh go over the performance of those feeder patterns. >> Okay. So can we get that that aligned and then scheduled appropriate community meetings for those? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. So based on that, I think we'll stay at a one. Is that >> any any objections to that? Okay. Okay. Uh moving on to synergy and teamwork. The board works collaboratively and with the superintendent to lead towards the vision. Uh for that one, we were at a 10, which was master's focus. Um so again, uh all board members and the superintendent have completed the law governance workshop. Agree that all board members have adhered to all adopted board constraints during the previous three months and agree that
065no board member has given operation advisor instructions to staff members during the previous three months. And um for for this one I I'll do what I did last time. Uh go with each each one of y'all and and ask you to agree. Um, so I'll start with Miss Monades Garcia that you agree that no uh that you have not given any operational advisory instructions to staff members during the previous three months. >> Okay. >> Mrs. Salazar, >> I agree. >> Okay, Mrs. Faras, >> I agree. >> Mades, >> I agree. >> Moroves, >> agree. >> Miss Silva and I myself also agreed to that. So, we are good and we're able to stay at a 10. Um 27. >> We made it to a B. >> All right. So, let me Miss Lan, you do
066doing my math for me? >> 81. All right. >> Okay. So, we went from a 78 to an 81. And Miss Garcia's right. We made it to a B. So, great work team. Um Okay. So we have our our targets for for next uh next meet or next quarterly review uh which we would do in about three months time as well. So okay uh at this time I'll go ahead and make a motion to approve uh the quarterly review. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Mas is that right? >> Yes. >> Okay. Mia seconds. Miss Olivarees. Yes, >> Mrs. Angor Robles. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Faras. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Morales Garcia. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Salazar. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Silva. >> Yes, >> Jesse. Yes. Motion with carry. >> Okay.
067Uh, moving on to next item. Discuss and consider approval of the favor of penalties and interest applied to DAS account number 04012-0000-1581 in the amount of $1,732. Superintendent, >> Mr. board president. An error was made by the Bayer County Appraisal District and they are requesting that the district wave the associated penalties and interest. We have Mr. Carales with a presentation. >> Welcome again, Mr. Carales. >> Good evening. We received a request from Bear Appraisal District um where they acknowledge that they had an administrative error in a mailing address and they're asking to wave um the penalties and interest from one of the taxpayers. >> All right. Um, any questions or discussion? >> Okay. At this time, do I have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the waiver of penalties and interest applied
068to account number 0412-0000-1581 in the amount of $1,732. >> Great. Um, Mrs. Lisa Alenar makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. >> Mrs. Brenda, Mrs. Solivarees, >> yes. >> Mrs. Sang Robles, >> yes. >> Mrs. Faras, >> yes. >> Mrs. Morales Garcia, >> yes. >> Mrs. Salazar, >> yes. >> Mrs. Silva, >> yes. >> Nas Hernandez, yes. Motion will carry. >> Okay. Uh, moving on to our next item. One second. Do you have a list of nominees for chance? >> You would have to ask if anybody's interested to be nominated to be part of it. >> Oh, it was it was in the pre-popul. >> They haven't made their nominations. >> Okay. Okay. Uh, next item is discussing consider approval of a possible nomination to the Bear County Appraisal District Board of
069Directors. Um, >> were you asking about the ones that were exiting? >> Yes. >> Okay, they they can put it. >> So, uh, this is uh an item to discuss uh to possibly either uh name somebody from from this board to to be considered for for the Barrett County Appraisal District Board of Directors or uh not choose not to uh nominate anyone to the to the board and then they would put the ballot forward as well. So, uh, any, uh, questions or or discussion? >> No, but I make a nomination. >> Pardon? >> I make a nomination. >> You were able to do that. >> Thank you. So, I nominate our superintendent because he's the one that needs to be aware of all of this. >> Sorry. Sorry. >> Is that is that nomination in
070the form of a motion? >> Yes. I make a motion to nominate Mr. Rolando RmIrez, superintendent schools. >> Okay. Um, this is um >> for nomination to the Bear County Appraisal District Board of Trustees or Board of Directors. >> Okay. Mrs. U Lisa Oal makes the motion. Do I have a second? >> I second the motion. >> Mrs. Garcia second >> Mrs. Sanger. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Faras. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Monales Garcia. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Salazar. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Silva. >> Yes. >> Hi, Jess. Yes. Congratulations, sir. >> I guess it's one of those times that you want to be delinquent in one of these. >> The criteria. >> Sorry, sir. If I beat cat, too. Okay. Uh, at this time the the board will adjurnn to a closed meeting in accordance
071with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.074 and 551.076 to consider the following. Item A, pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.074, discussion regarding board member duties, roles, and responsibilities. And item B, deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property pursuant to section 5541.072 or I think it's 551.072 of the Texas Government Code. Uh the time is now 7:05 p.m. and we are in close session. Okay, good evening everyone. The time is now uh 7:58 p.m. and we are coming out of close session. Uh at this time, uh do I have a motion for consideration for item A? >> I I make a motion that we that we do not accept entering into anou agreement with SEI. >> Okay. Uh Mr. Satis makes the motion. Do I have a second?
072>> I'll second. >> Al seconds. Okay. Marees. Yes, >> Mrs. Sangre Robles. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Faras. >> No, >> Mrs. Morales Garcia. >> Abstain. >> Mrs. Salazar. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Silva. >> Yes. >> I just Hian. Yes. Motion carries. Uh, next item. Um, item B. So I, Jesse, United will make the motion that we adopt the resolution opposing a reszoning request before the San Antonio City Council zoning KZ-2024-10700230 and the development of a cemetery, Colombium or Molum as presented by the superintendent and attach said resolution to the minutes of this meeting. >> I'll second. >> Okay, I just made the motion. Miss Lisa Salisar second. Uh, Mrs. Solivarees. Yes, >> Mrs. Sang Robles. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Faras. >> No, >> Mrs. Morales Garcia. >> Abstain. >> Mrs. Salazar? >> Yes. >> Mrs.
073Silva? >> Yes. >> I just announce Yes. Motion carries. Okay. At this time, I'll make a motion to adjurnn. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> This is our second. All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Okay. The time is now 8:00 PM and we are adjourned. Thank you everyone. Have a good evening.