001It is 6:00. So, uh, we'll go ahead and we've got a quorum established. We'll go ahead and get the meeting started with the pledge of allegiance led by Mr. Chapa and the board mission state taken by Leo. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to the Texas one state under God one and indivisible. >> Thank you, sir. >> All right. The board mission statement. Through high expectations and equitable opportunity, TMISD will focus on the whole job of providing a safe environment and high quality curriculum with diverse and enriching experiences. Sir, >> do you have any public comment? >> Yes, sir. >> Public comment.
002All right. So, we're doing some recognitions or we're skipping all but no recognition. Okay. >> All right. So, then we'll jump right into the action items. First one here is uh goal number six. >> We have a board recognition. >> Oh, [snorts] we have board recognition. [laughter] >> Can you say we're doing [laughter] >> catch of the month, sir? >> Yes. >> All right. >> I was wondering [laughter] >> recognition. Uh we have >> Wow. I am really off my [laughter] game. But but you know I've been really >> Are you still Are you still on this? >> Congratulations. >> It's the fluids. [laughter] >> Is that what it is? And it's been a while [clears throat] since we've had a meeting. Miss Boon, >> thank you. >> I think he probably got more. >>
003Coach, [clears throat] thank you. >> Thank you for your service. >> I like the pen. Yeah, >> coach. Thank you. >> Appreciate what you do. Very nice. >> And if I could figure out I think that you're Mr. Gonzalez. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you very much, Mr. President. [clears throat and cough] >> Thank you, sir. >> And then the we have some artwork >> from my >> primary. Yes, sir. You want to say a few words about these? >> Um, these are all from our gifted and talented and our steam students. They made those with the help of Miss Benitas. >> They're very, very proud of them >> and just any opportunity to showcase their art, we love to do. So, [snorts] thank you all. >> So cute. [clears throat] >> These are nice.
004>> I was telling them that all the artwork I've received in here is in our office. >> I say our office, but pretty much my office, but all the artwork is all really Well, [clears throat] thank you. Please tell them we set. >> Is there any other for [snorts] them? >> I got that. But for the board. >> No, [laughter] that's it. >> Catch you up. >> All right. >> Yes. I love the kids from the office. [clears throat] >> Thank you for the jackets. >> Thank you. >> Good evening, board president Ariaga, Mr. Vatri, and board members. This is always an exciting time of the board meeting to recognize our catch of the month. So this month we are proud to recognize Mr. Alcario Gabe Alvarado, our high school principal, as December's catch of
005the month. In the face of an incredibly [clears throat] challenging situation, Mr. Alvarado has stepped up in an extraordinary way. When head soccer coach Jesse Ray Martinez was [snorts] unable to return due [clears throat] to serious health concerns, Mr. Alvarado did not hesitate to ensure that our students were supported. While continuing to lead the high school, he took on the added responsibility [clears throat] of serving as the boys head soccer coach, an enormous commitment that speaks volumes about his dedication to students. Mr. Alvarado's decision was driven by one simple priority, making sure our students did not lose opportunities or stapability during an already difficult time. his own coaching experience and working alongside assistant coaches, he ensured the program continued with strong leadership and consistency. His willingness to go above and beyond without being asked demonstrates
006what it truly means to put students first. Mr. Alvarado's leadership, selflessness, and commitment embody the very spirit of the cash of the month, and we are grateful for the example he sets every single day. So, it is my honor to recognize Mr. Alvarado as our catch of the month. [applause] >> Speech. Congratulations. [laughter] >> Well, thank you all very much. >> Thank you. >> Congratulations. >> Welld deserved. >> Yes. >> And that was very well said. Very well said. Any uh comments on the status of the boys soccer team >> tomorrow play? Uh we got consolation at the CCISD tournament. >> Making progress. Uh lost a tough one Friday in a shootout. >> Uh but all in all, [clears throat] we're doing okay. Hopefully we do better tomorrow and >> and uh we'll catch back
007up in points >> and so but uh we're doing okay. So, soccer a [snorts] win is not one, it it's >> three. >> It's three. [clears throat and cough] >> Okay. >> Shoot out. You get two points for a win and one point for a loss >> in a shootout. >> So, you get something uh for losing a shootout. >> Yeah, you get one point. >> Takes you to a shootout. >> I've never understood. >> Yeah, >> I would need Soccer 101 for sure. >> Yes. Uh do I have any more? You want to do a photo? [laughter] >> What? >> You want to do a photo? >> Yes. [snorts] >> Oh, yeah. We have to do a photo. [laughter] Absolutely. >> Sir, [clears throat] do a photo. Do you have uh the catch you
008the month thing? >> I do not. It's in his office. >> Oh, it's already You can hold up your >> certificate. Yes. >> Come on. >> Congratulations. Get in the middle. >> Sure. >> Okay. >> Hold up here. [snorts] >> All right. Here we go. One, two, and three. Got it. >> Got it. >> Congratulations. Is that what it is? >> I'm out of it. >> You're like in a day or something. >> Now I can. >> Yes. >> Okay. What I'm uh [snorts] going to present this evening is a very similar presentation uh that I'll have with the community on Wednesday evening 6:00 at the high school. [clears throat] And the conversation basically centers around um the strategic plan. And just to revisit um our strategic plan which was a very very very comprehensive
009community involvement with parents, business leaders, staff, administration um in developing a five-year plan uh identifying core values, strategic priorities, and [clears throat] goals and moving forward and looking back [snorts] which is the title of the presentation [clears throat] tonight is centered around goal six. And goal six is defined as by the community is that 100% not most not a little bit >> [cough] >> 100% of district facilities will have modern, safe and relevant infrastructure as defined by facilities condition and capacity, technology access, and safety and security. And looking at this, safety and security should have been number one. So [clears throat] in essence, everything that we've done uh since 2022 is aligned with 06 with respect to [clears throat] the community's investment um in our facilities and technology and safety and security. Having said that,
010um, we're going to have a community meeting on Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock. We're going to provide updates from the 2023 and the 2022 investment and discuss potential initiatives for TM bond 26. We're also going to discuss that here this evening and we're going to look at some of the initiatives that our teachers and our administrators and our architects and our construction people have put together. Um but ultimately those initiatives are your decision if we decide to move forward that will also be your decision. Um so this is coming up um in a couple of days. So tonight what I want to do is I want to look back [clears throat] move forward and this is going back. This is a um u obviously the groundbreaking for the CTE and boy is it going up
011fast >> fast [laughter] >> re really fast um and um [cough] moving forward. So if you'll uh looking back uh the TM community since 2022 [clears throat] has invested $170 million in Tosa Midway ISD. That's that's a significant investment. [clears throat] >> Uh obviously the bulk of that 164.5 was the 2023 bond. But what started that investment was in 2022, [clears throat] the board voted to uh spend $5.5 million of fund balance that uh predominantly was for athletic facilities. It was the football field turfing it. It was a new track. It was a new scoreboard. >> [clears throat] >> I think that's pretty much the bulk of the Am I missing [cough] [clears throat] with that Gabe or >> uh No, the the baseball came out of the bond. >> Uh uh I think the
0125.5 was just a track and football, >> press box and scoreboard. >> Next slide. [snorts] and um the bond. [clears throat] You've got the junior high and let me give you this is a big week for the junior high. Uh let me give you a timeline that's fairly exciting on the junior high. And to update you on that, Wednesday, um we will have our legal team um the family that owns the land will have their legal team and we will have three special commissioners uh that are Noasis County land owners. Thank you. and their job is to determine the award for the land, not to determine if we will take possession of it because that's already decided in law. What they will decide is what's the fair market value for Tulsa Midway ISD to purchase
013the land. I've never been involved in this type of a hearing. Um, I have an idea of what it's going to look like, but I don't know. So, that'll be Wednesday at 9:00. Sometime during that proceeding, probably the end, um, they'll make an award and then the special commissioners will have one day >> to file that award with the county clerk judge. Um the following day we will have a special board meeting and I will make a recommendation uh based on the um amount of the award to purchase the property. Um you will either say yes or no. Hopefully you'll say yes. The next day, which is Friday, [snorts] Philillip will deliver a check. Um, they've already told us that they don't accept wire transfers. He will deliver a check [clears throat] uh to the
014court register. The following Monday, our attorneys will file a motion for Tulsa Midway ISD to take possession of the property. Once the judge signs that motion, um, then we will take possession of the property and you will [clears throat] immediately see fence signage. They'll do some geotech. Uh, you won't see construction. You have a timeline. Uh, it looks like uh construction uh a notice to proceed [cough] in late [clears throat] April. Um but um it will um be Tosa Midway ISDs. The owner uh will have 60 days uh to file an appeal and um if they file an appeal then that goes through um it's [clears throat] like a civil lawsuit. I think I articulated that >> in the connections information that I sent to you last Friday. Mhm. >> You and I both know
015from um current lawsuit that that's not a fast process. I would say there's a good chance the school will be built before the lawsuit [clears throat] um runs its course. So, it's it's going to be um interesting to see uh how much money we're going to have to hold back in an escrow account in case a a judge rules that instead of paying $50,000 an acre. Um because a barrier is uh with us taking the 40 acres um we need to pay $75,000 an acre. [snorts] Uh but um that amount of money will probably be determined by what they articulate they think their damages are and we'll go from there. Any comments or questions on that process? >> Just as a refresher, the appraisal came back at 25 an acre, didn't it? >> 50. [snorts]
016>> Was that a second appraisal? >> That was a second appraisal. >> And why why did that supersede the original? the expert that we hired. >> Uhhuh. >> Remember we had we had a we had one timeline [clears throat] that was based on the first appraisal and then when our expert went in and did a second appraisal that he basically felt that the land was worth double based on comps that he had researched. So his assessment of the property was $50,000 an acre. And we had to start start the timeline all over again. And is this the same expert that felt like there would be no damages? >> That's correct. And this is this is [clears throat] the expert the core group KO that um works both sides of the street in regards to condemnation
017but primarily works for the landowner. [clears throat and cough] So it's a it's a minority uh retainage when he works for the government entity that's doing the condemnation. He feels and I think he has uh significant documentation that based on the size of the acreage that the land owner owns that there'll be there's no damage taking 40 acres but that's up for the commissioners and possible judge. Um we we have I believe a significant amount of money budgeted [snorts] for legal and cost of the land. We don't have it's it's not um it's not in the millions. Um you know, it would hurt us uh significantly if it would be I don't know [snorts] $100,000 an acre. >> Mhm. >> Uh but I think the chances of that are minimal, but we'll see. You know,
018this is this is new ground for me. Uh but it it sure has been a long time. And it's also been a very expensive process for the district. Uh this has been two years and what's construction price? 7% a year. >> 7 and a half. Yes. >> So when you look at seven and a half% >> uh we're looking at 1520 million worth of um inflationary cost to construction. But um we have limited land in a uh school district that's surrounded by oil and gas industry pipeline and all and we knew that going into the bond. But, uh, I, um, I certainly did not predict, uh, that it would take 2 years for the school district to go into construction, [clears throat] but, uh, we're at 75% design. Um, and the timeline, um, that you
019have in front of you is is very up todate. Um, and I think we're going to uh finally produce a junior high that the community is going to be very proud of. So, that's the junior high. The CTE building is just wow. You want to talk about anything on the CTE building? It's it's moving on schedule. Uh, you can see the the interior walls are going up. Uh, though you'll see a concrete pour here. Within the next two weeks, they'll pour the second floor. Once they get the floor, then they'll start closing it up, putting the roof on, and uh once it gets sealed up, the interior finishes will go quickly. >> Everything's on schedule. >> Supposed to be done. >> Uh August. >> In August. >> Wow. So, when will kids be able to
020start using that? Those >> in August. >> Yes. >> Y'all said once those beams went in, it would go fast. it. >> We'll probably we'll probably start school um without using [clears throat] it, but we'll move into it pretty quick. Um, and I and I think that um um that's a project that's that's certainly going to um transition the high school uh into a facility that um [clears throat] um kids can graduate with um industry certification and and we can offer things that um we can't currently and we can expand some programs. Um, we're still going to keep the uh instructional facilities that we're currently using. So, we'll be able to see what the needs of our kids are and and meet those needs. Safety and security, big deal. Big deal. Um, that was a
021project that took a lot longer than we thought, and that was the security festivals at each of the campuses. um not only uh vegetables but uh all new exterior doors um at all the campuses um that's done finished um infrastructure um and HVAC uh we have um new HVAC new air conditioning at the primary campus we have new HVAC at the high school campus [clears throat] uh what has not been able to be done in which we're going to have to um transition if there's a new bond in May is the additional cost to the junior high uh has prohibited us from doing HVAC work at the intermediate and the middle school campus and roofing. And so those projects which we told the community we were going to do out of the 23 bond we're
022not able to do now because of the additional cost of construction to the junior high campus. And I'm going to try to make that as as transparent as I can to the community. Um it's not an excuse. Um, but um, if I'm a taxpayer for TM [snorts] and I remember that I said I was going to put roofs on all the facilities and I didn't, um, I [snorts] owe the taxpayer an explanation why that wasn't done. [clears throat] Um, transportation, how many buses and white fleet did we buy? [snorts] Uh, >> we bought uh, three large buses, two mini buses, and three expeditions. Uh we're going to buy [snorts] more and [clears throat] we're going to add some seat belts that we're required to do by uh uh 29 209. >> And then our camera
023system is incredible uh high [clears throat] definition. We also have a uh we have some safety and security features that we can't talk about uh in open session, but I'm very comfortable with what they provide us. Um, so next slide, please. >> I have a question real quick before we continue. >> Um, I know that you were saying as far as like the roofs and the HVACs, we're not going to be able to be done. >> We did it primary and high school. >> Okay. But I'm saying for the other ones that were not going to be able to um how much damage is there and are the kids going to be suffering, you know, in the heat or in the cold? Like where are kids safety in that aspect? Like what? >> Safety is
024not going to be important. >> No, I'm saying um as far as like the wet it being hot or cold, is the roof going to be leaking? Like that's what I'm saying. Not so much about safety. So maybe safety was the wrong word to use, but what I'm saying is as far as our kids being in these buildings because there's no windows in there for them to get air if it's hot or if it's cold, you know, to warm them up. Like what what is the solution? >> There's a need to replace them. And until that need is met, we're going to have certain classrooms where the units go down. Um there was a uh an acute um uh what's the word I want to use? There's a lot of stress that I felt yesterday
025[clears throat] and today with the intermediate campus, >> keeping it warm. It's um it's our oldest units. Uh but with the exception I think of the principal's office and >> cafeteria and and cafeteria um everything was great. Um I worry [snorts] when it rains. Can we play a basketball game at the high school? Um I worry when it when it's hot. Uh can we play volleyball at and basketball at the middle school? >> Um those concerns will still be there. They'll be some of the priorities that we're going to have to work on when we have um funds. If the community says no, if you say no, there's no there's not going to be a bond, then um we'll still have school, we'll still deal with it, but it'll be much harder to get it
026to where we want for our kids and our staff than if we don't have those funds. Okay. Um what you see here is um some of the stuff from the bond, some of from the um $5.5 million investment. The new scoreboards at all the stadiums, new tennis courts were bonded. This was from the 5.5. This is the uh new press box. This is from the fund balance expenditure. Um this was from Proposition C where we turfed both fields in the tennis. And then the the natiatorum, the natiatorum has been a struggle. [clears throat] Um there were areas in the natiatorum that if we didn't find them could have been a huge um safety issue such as bricks falling from the roof. Um the parapit which is the the uh amount of bricks that um secure
027the roof. It's a flat roof and it's a wall. It wasn't secured to the building. So, subsequently, um, bricks could have fallen and we had no way of knowing that until they was making the new roof. So, that has um delayed the $970,000 change order that you approved for the new roof. had uh contingency money in that. So, securing the building a new parapit and securing that uh will come out of that contingency. That's not going to require another change order. Uh but we are north of $7.8 million which the voters approved for the niatorum. We are scheduled uh to have the niatorum operational by the end of May. But we missed this entire uh swim season. But I think they're gonna like it. >> Still doing it, but they just [laughter] did good. >>
028One district, both boys and girls. That's correct. Uh next slide. So that was that's bond 23. You're up to date on all the projects. Now, Mr. Carol is going to talk about where we are from a a bond program financial summary. Dela, this is just a real quick snapshot to show you uh this we sold we sold everything. So, uh we have no uns unsold bonds left and then uh this is interest as of fiscal year as of August uh last August we've earned $3.2 million of uh [snorts] interest income. So, you add that to the bond proceeds. We've had expenditures. We've written checks for uh 28.3 million out of Prop A, 4.5 out of Prop B. That's the construction or the renovation in progress. And then we spent the whole 5 million out of
029for the baseball softball field. So that leaves us cash on hand and then funds under contract incumbrances. Those are POS that we have the contracts contracts that we're in the middle of paying on. You subtract those. Uh, I've got Proposition B zeroed out, Proposition Zeroed out, and then there's 98 million left uh to be spent for our projects. The junior high is the biggest chunk of that that hasn't been uh the junior high in the land is the biggest chunk of that that hasn't been spent [cough] or uh encumbered in a contract. the total cost of the uh of the CTE center is already uh we either we either made a progress payment on it or [clears throat] we've got the balance of the PO under the contract that we still owe. That's deducted from
030the amount. The only thing that might not be in there for the CT the CT center is there might be some other additional uh services that aren't in the original contract like the balancing and some of the stuff that happens at the end when they when they finish it. Uh we've got those fun we've got those funds set aside, but um they're still in the available uh 98 million that we haven't spent or uh being covered in RP yet. That's where we are for bond 23. >> Questions on the any of the financials for bond 23? the the worry I have which there's more than one uh but you want to talk about um interest income and um arbitrage >> yeah there's a [snorts] there's a possibility that we they won't let us keep all
031the interest that we're making because since these are tax >> the IRS doesn't uh if you make too much money off the interest people aren't paying taxes on the income that they're because these are tax exempt bonds. So there's these calculations that have to go into effect. What helps us as long if we spend the money, we spend the bond money, which we're not having a problem doing that. We're we're spending it down. Uh because they don't want you hanging on to the money for years and years and years and earning interest on it. You should be spending it for what you uh sold it for. But there are some intense calculations. they are above my pay grade and I have to get a third party to to double check those those calculations. And I
032just got the information from Victor uh who I can uh use to help do the preliminary analysis so we can keep track of if we if we're going to owe any arbitrage in the future. So [snorts] we'll have to maybe set aside some of that to cover that potential arbitrage payment. And then if you see the other sheet, that's just kind of the detailed breakdown of u the [clears throat] bond 22 projects and what we what we spent to date. And you'll see that that 98 million in the corner. That's what's left. That's the that's what hasn't been covered and hasn't been spent yet. But here's a breakdown line by line of of the different projects that we're doing. And then of course the budgets once we find out what the land is, then we'll
033know exact we can firm up some of these things. [clears throat] And then once we get the contract for the uh for the junior high, that that will clear up a lot of stuff as what we can and can't do with bond 23 once we get those two big items. Uh once we know the the price tag of those two items and then on the back of that, you'll just see uh you just kind of see the breakdown of the niatorum and the baseball and softball. We've already spent the whole $5 million on proposition C and then just to break down on the nitorium and I kind of broke that one down by architect, the construction contract with Fulton and then the additional services that the architect has questions, comments, observations >> if there's um
034stuff that needs to be fixed and they've already finished like with the softball fields >> warranty hopefully. I don't know if we're still under warranty with softball. You talking about the turf? >> No foul line poles. They're shaking like a hurricane. >> Well, they're here tomorrow. >> I don't know. I just wanted to bring that up because they were making a note of that with uh Monica cuz we've got some um turf repairs for softball and b primarily baseball, but I think softball has the mound. Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay, that's looking back. Let's look let's uh move forward. Um we were told today by legal [snorts] that if we have if you call an election call bond election um and we're looking at $140 million and Victor's going to be ending this
035uh presentation by doing a a financial cost assessment for you. um based on um a collaboration that the principles have had with teachers, [cough] architects, construction people. Um these are the categories uh for bond 26, HVAC and roofing, a new band hall. Um >> they're busting at the seams, >> tech, a significant amount of technology. um high school, a lot of high school and some district modernization. [clears throat and cough] Um some new buses, uh seat belts, a sped sensory rooms at all the campuses. >> That's good. >> Uh multi-purpose facility primarily for PE, athletics, and band. Uh a new fieldhouse. Uh new furniture districtwide. Next slide. I think next slide. Yeah. No, go back to to that one. [clears throat] All of these meet the requirements for one proposition with the exception of any
036type of technology that can leave the school. Chromebooks, iPads, laptops. Um that would be a very small amount of money. The larger portion of this would be for network infrastructure uh for the campuses. So this bond based on where we're at right now, bond [snorts] 23 had three propositions. This one would have two, a big one and a small one. And then um I sent you this on Friday. If you'll go to the next slide, this is what these cost projections. And uh Patrick, you want to talk about how you priced this? Basically, it was with the help of our existing architects. Bill Wilson helped us with the Hat calculations, the roofing calculations. Uh the furniture companies that we're using for the the CTE and the new junior high provided the sensory room and and
037furniture. And then uh that pretty much covers everything. The contractors helped with the pavilion. The uh band hall based on square footage and current cost what we're looking at. Your impact, your input would be if you want to change any of this, if you want to add to it, knowing that our debt limitation at the end of the day based on our property values is [snorts] 140 million. And Victor's going to give you some specific information on that. um that this would have to be finalized by February the 9th because your actions on February 9th will determine what the ballot language >> talks about. [clears throat] We would not borrow [snorts] 140 million in year one. This [clears throat] would be in a three-year, no fiveyear increment where about $60 million in year 1, $50
038million in year two, and then 10 million in in years three, four, and five. That lessens the impact on the taxpayer. Okay. Any qu? Yes, sir. So, roofs and ACs, buses, those seem pretty central. >> The new band hall, the new fieldhouse, and the multi-purpose pavilion. Can you kind of give us an idea of like where those would go, what they would look like? Maybe just >> Dave, you want to discuss that? >> Sure. >> So, right now we kind of have two plans. Oh, sorry. Right now we kind of have two plans. Uh one is to put the band hall where the practice um soccer field is there on off I guess it's Haven and and uh right so in that area. Um that's mostly to allow them to continue to use the parking
039lot as their field of practice. U we didn't want them blasting tubas and horns into the neighborhood. So we kind of felt that that might be the best place for them. However, that does raise some significant uh extra costs of running plumbing out there. Um, and it also runs some significant safety concerns because now you're walking students from essentially during throughout the school day both back and forth into the uh into the >> thing is we don't have to buy land. [laughter] >> We have we just don't know where it's going to go. The second is where door 11 uh 10 and 11 are which is going out to the fieldhouse would be [clears throat] to build both the um the fieldhouse and the band hall right off of those two doors. Uh Patrick and
040I were talking about it would save us having to build a wall because we'd be attaching it to it and it would enclose the entire high school. >> The impro the uh so nobody would have no student would have to walk outside ever. um that has, you know, we're tearing up a parking lot um and we need that for games and we need that for uh other things. So, we've talked about where the a barn is adding an additional parking lot there to offset that, but that means you are going to have people crossing >> the street at prime time. So, we're still, I guess, kind of discussing which is best and which is going to be financially cheaper. Um, [clears throat] but we do know that uh the band hall is it's tight. >>
041Yeah. >> Um, and he's grown a great program. Uh, I'm not sure if you were at the game wherever he had the middle school band and the high school band at the same time. That was close to 500 students. >> The whole and it's it's massive and we just don't fit. Um, I have u experienced being a coach in that fieldhouse and it's a it's a dinosaur compared to everything else. It it really does need a lot of work. Um, so the plan would be to knock that down and add the pavilion right where the uh fieldhouse is. Um, so kids would still be able to walk and go behind. we'd still have that loop because we still have to access the uh back of the building for trash and for fire lane and things
042of that nature. So, we leave that open. Um but Patrick and I really we're we're we're going to know which way we're leaning. We're going to lean which way the money takes us. Um but that would be the plan. >> And that would get the band closer to the indoor facility, right? So they don't have to practice in the parking lot. >> Correct. >> They could use the new turf field, >> right? And they could be able to practice at a at not at 6:00 in the morning. you know, nobody really minds the band if it's five o'clock in the afternoon. You do mind it when it's six o'clock in the morning and you do hear the the music. Um, so, you know, both of those plans are an option. Um, but really we kind
043of need a a green light before we start paying people to tell us how much each of them is. Um, it would be foolish to pay a bunch of money and then >> Oh, yeah, definitely. >> and then and then it works out. >> Got a question. So, door 10 and 11, >> uh, would that be a closed up door if you were to put the facility there cuz you were saying it would be closed up or are those doors still going to be opening into the >> So, my question is a lot of the sped kids use those doors to enter in the morning and to exit in the afternoon. What would happen to them? Because they need to be able to I'm speaking as experience. I need to be able to be as
044closest to the building to pick up my child. And I know a lot of other sped parents feel the same way that they need to be as close to the building. Uh especially with all the construction that's going on and the front door is just not accessible. >> So what's going to happen there? >> Well, when we change the front door, that uh where the adaptive bedroom is is going to be a straight shot. So those two hallways going um I'm sure the new CT built >> the CT that's a straight shot out the door. >> Okay. >> So they'd be able to go right out the front door which I think is better because they're not in cross traffic. They're not with the buses. It's only this bed bus that would be there. It's
045not all the other buses. Okay. >> Um I think it'd actually be a much safer option for them to go get picked up in the front as opposed to the side. >> Um but the wanted to make sure >> Yeah. >> Those kids were taken care of too. >> Yes. We, you know, Patrick and I have talked about it extensively about which would be best. Um, I have a whole whiteboard of things I want. Um, and he's telling me no already. So, um, you know, but we're we're working through it. We just need your blessing and then of course the community's blessing before we figure out how much each week costs. >> The multi-purpose facility basically going to serve uh four entities. um athletics, PE, band, and then TMU sports will also be able to
046use that facility. And I don't know if the soccer program and the flag football has a ton of kids participating in that program. So, you sports is alive and well at Tosso Midway. So, um um I'm curious what you think. I those are all things that we need. Um I just see a group that's not up there. Um and it concerns me because I get a lot of parents talking to me about this group and it's um it's the a department >> that would be in the high [snorts] school building modernization. >> Okay. because I think that that building hasn't been touched since it was built. >> In fact, Patrick and I were were discussing based on his expertise and observations, uh, we could invest anywhere between a4 million dollars. And he's aware by speaking
047with some of these families specifically what they need that I'm not that I that we will definitely be able to do. But what we should be able to do to offer transparency and and and to motivate um is we'll have a a separate item for that. >> Yeah, that would be great to let [clears throat] them know they're being heard and they're going to get taken care of because that group is growing >> and they're running out of spaces for their animals. >> Yes. The biggest things there's the uh the water by species. Right now we just have one type of water for every species. The pigs want a different water or the goat. >> How many different types of water is it? >> I didn't know there was such a thing. >> The water
048is the same. It's how the water the pigs just like a little >> Yeah. From what I understand, we've got smart water that we've never had a lot doing cattle and they're we've got a bunch of kids moving into the cattle um area now. We don't have room for those practice areas, update practice areas, and then Exactly. the the cattle. We're going to have to uh invest in a shelter and stuff outside because we're we're getting more and more cattle. >> Awesome. >> Wow. >> Okay. So, um >> thank you. >> We have uh Mr. Koga, our financial advisor, and um this is a financial analysis. >> Thank you. based on um our current debt, future debt, >> and um values and he's going to I think you have a question. >> Yes. >> Can
049somebody explain a little bit more on the middle school and what's being done at the middle school? I worked there many years and I feel maybe things have changed. The middle school needs a lot of work. And maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong. I know when I work there, I wish things were a little bit little bit better than what they what they were. I'd like to see some improvement. I know the high school is getting a lot of money and good for the high school, but I [snorts] wish I had Gabe uh working at the middle school now because we'd have a big list at the middle school if he was there. >> Good job, G. But anyway, I'd like to hear other than the roof and the air conditioning, is there anything else
050being done at the middle school? >> It's not planned. But what would you like to see? Because you're an important. This is what I want. >> When I walk into the middle school, I want the wow. I said, "Wow. This is this is nice. >> This is nice." >> Right now, I don't see that at the middle school. >> And I want the same thing. If we're going to have kids there, we're not we're going to tear it down. Okay. If we're going to have kids there, >> we're looking at a fifth and sixth grade campus. >> I want to be able to if we have a bond, >> if we're going to have a bond, let's bring the middle the fifth and sixth grade campus where people can walk in there and say, "Wow,
051this is a great building." Well, [clears throat] this is an old building. Wow, I didn't know that. Yeah, it's an old building, but look at it. That's what I want. I don't want to be left to look cuz what I get, what I picture is we got a new junior high. Oh, we got a new junior high. But what's happening to grades five and six? >> And the only thing I saw, read, whatever was a roof, which we've had we've had roofing problems for before I even got there. We've had uh air condition problems way before I even got there. And it it's always been a problem. And and I'm glad we're going to fix it. Hope hopefully. But I don't want grades five and six left behind. I really don't. I want, if you
052ask me, that's the most important item on the agenda for me because I worked there and I want the best for the middle school for that particular since I worked there. But I I I don't I don't see much. I don't see much. But things, you know, maybe maybe [clears throat] somebody can help me. Did we get input from the teachers for the middle school when we got this? We the input we received from the middle school was primarily for the junior high. >> Not for grades five and six. >> But it is true when you walk into that building it's really sad looking. It doesn't have anything in there. >> Thank you. >> Cuz I What we will do is we will we will look at our budget and we will uh get with
053our architects and we will see what we can do and we'll bring that back by February 9th. Is that fair? >> Yeah, that's fair. >> That's fair. Because I can tell you right now, right now that's my priority since I work there. That's my priority, middle school. And to me, like I said, I've I've spent a lot of time there and it [snorts] needs a lot of work. >> Well, Miss Aas, I got a question for you. You worked there for many [clears throat] years. What is your input? What does that school need? Cuz you were running that school for a while up until recent. So, what do you suggest? >> Well, the ban hall, we always brought that up. That was an issue. the band hall, the [snorts] choir. We we've brought it up
054before and we're working on it little by little. We can only do so much. So, um but we've brought it up before. There's a roofing which we're addressing and so we can take a look at it. >> We'll do our best to get the wow factor. >> Yes. And we brought it up to get what we need for the kids, you know, not just the wow factor, but what makes them comfortable in there. >> A sensory room. So, that was one. Yes, we needed a sensory room. So, that's coming. Other questions? >> Thank you. >> I think y'all have done great at looking at everything. >> I like the standing on it. I mean, we got to ask for it. If the community says no, we got to get regroup and we got to stay
055ahead. >> We've got a lot of momentum going and if we're truly going to be the, >> you know, >> best school district around, then we need to make sure we stay. I appreciate y'all doing that and taking that initiative and thinking ahead and not being complacent. >> Yeah. We just got too far behind. >> Yeah. >> And now [snorts] we're playing catchup >> and we're having to catch up on every single building. >> Yeah. And this one will get us to where we're actually going to be a little bit ahead. Like this this last bond got us pretty much caught up. We still got some things, but this next bond if we get it will really set us ahead and then we can get really creative and and not have to spend money. we
056can, you know, spend money on things we need and we because if it passes and it's at a and values don't change, we're at our debt capacity. We have to be very strategic and smart with the initiatives. Um, if the community says yes, >> what we also need to make sure, you know, for the community is not just the high school get all the perks and all the bells and whistles that we've got other campuses that need all that as well. So, even though we're going to get this hopefully get this bond, but we need to make sure that we spread it across the entire district, not just one school, you know, not just the high school. I mean, I understand we've got, you know, all the sports we've got, but we got little ones,
057too, that they want to enjoy going to school. They want to walk into their school and be like, "Wow, we have a nice classroom or we have a nice whatever." Just like the high school's having. So I just I'm just saying for me I think that it needs to be spread across all the way you know the entire district not just one school not just one not just the football team not just you know the soccer team not just you know we need to remember the band we need to remember the choir we need to remember everybody not just one group of kids got to be possible our spent kids too you know they're athletes too they >> they want to feel just as important I can tell you they want to feel just as
058important as the football field. I mean, the football players, the baseball players. >> I love that bowling [clears throat] alley. >> Yes, I know they're going to be excited. Even the pool, they're excited for. So, I mean, I just want to make sure that all our kids across the board are treated equally and are excited to come to school and love their school, not just >> one campus. That's just my opinion. >> Anything else? Okay, let's get Mr. Koga. >> Victor, can you hear us? >> Yes. Can you all hear me? >> Oops. >> Thank you. And I'm hearing um uh a little uh echo, so I'll try to be patient here with my presentation. And uh my associate Ed Roardo Lopez is uh pulling on [clears throat] the presentation right now. Uh but thank
059you for accommodating my attendance to this meeting virtually. I'm here in San Antonio and so I feel here uh so um I appreciate you all accommodating us. Um we prepared a presentation after discussing um this potential bond program with Mr. Van Matri and uh we he asked us to run what we call a bond capacity analysis if we move forward on a May 2026 bond election. So, um, after the cover sheet here, the the next page is the purpose of the presentation. We'll just talk to you a little bit about what debt we have outstanding, how much we could afford, uh, what are the limitations with school districts, uh, based off KU state law, and then talk about a timeline about uh, if you all do want to pursue a May 2026, uh, bond election.
060On [snorts] this next slide here, this is your outstanding debt. Currently we have uh nine bond issues outstanding and the total principal amount outstanding is $187.7 million. Uh that all the debt will be paid off over time starting as early as next year and then uh being paid off in full for the existing debt in 2055. All this debt and the bond issues because they're uh voter approved. All of them have the AAA, which is the safest and best bond rating you could get whenever you're issuing bonds as a school district. And that helps us get the your taxpayers the best interest rate possible uh whenever you need to finance. And so if you go to the next slide, um we uh have here just information about bond capacity. Uh as a governmental entity, whether
061you're school, city, county, we could only do what the state of Texas allows us to do. And for a school district, they do put limitations as to how much debt you could incur. And they use a formula and they uh we we commonly call this um measure or this formula the 50 cent test or the INS uh tax rate test. So basically, if you ask your voters for uh approval, it's going to be up to them, but it's going to be up to the board when and how to issue that debt. But the final say so here in the state of Texas is the Texas Attorney General's office. And so when we present the bond transcript uh to the Texas AG, they run a test called the 50 cent test. What they're trying to do
062is they're trying to make sure that your existing debt plus your new debt doesn't exceed uh 50 cents per $100 valuation. Uh currently TMISD's INS tax rate, the tax rate that you use only for the repayment of principal and interest on voted bonds is 29.9. So basically we have about 20.1 cents to work with uh to address any new capital improvement needs. The biggest driver of bond capacity is going to be your property values. And so the more property values you have on the INS side, the more you could power you have. And so with that in mind, we ran an analysis on the next slide. It's a summary. And so here uh you could see that uh assuming a May 2026 bond election and assuming an annual property value growth rate of 2.5% per
063year. Um currently the legal bond capacity for TMISD is $140 million. However, I won't be able to get to the full $140 million the very first year. I could get the bulk of it the first two years. And so it's going to take five years uh to access the full $140 million. But uh the good news is that as early as August 2026, you'll have access to $62 million. And then in 2027, uh another close to $52 million there. So the bulk of it will be received in the first two years. Um, and if values grow, you know, more than the 2.5%, then you could probably access the remaining funds uh sooner than that fiveyear period. So, uh, so we do have capacity of $140 million, but it's going to take us a few years
064to get those bond proceeds, uh, delivered to the district. The next slide here, these are just the next steps. Of course, um, uh, here we're just talking and presenting information to you. If the board wanted to move forward, you'd call the election, hold the election, sell the bonds, and as discussed earlier, the attorney general will have the final say so, and then you get access to some of those bonds uh after you sell that debt. On the next slide, um as you know, if you're with us in the last bond program, uh in 2019, the legislature changed the rules on how school districts can conduct bond elections. uh they want us to segregate certain items that aren't directly related to facility and academic facilities. Uh and I think u Mr. Matri had preliminary conversations with
065the district's bond attorneys. So if you pursue a bond, it's probably going to be uh one to two propositions. It's just based off what you're going to use the monies for. Uh on the next slide, it's um uh the two election cycles that are available to us are May and November of each year. These are what we call uniform election dates. If the board was interested in moving forward with the May 2nd, 2026 bond election, the deadline to call that election is Friday, February 13th. When we call the election, we'll need to finalize how much we're going to ask the voters for, the maximum amount, and also a general project list uh of what they'll be approving. >> And the last slide here, ladies and gentlemen, is just a summary of [snorts] what we presented
066here. Uh essentially you have about 29.9 cents on the books right now for INS tax rate. That leaves us a little over 20 cents. And with that 20 cents we could uh borrow up to $140 million uh and deliver those bond proceeds to you primarily in the first uh two years but up to five years. And again the deadline to call that election is this February uh 13, 2026. The last two pages on there, there's just an appendix. is just a detailed number set and just some dos and don'ts regarding a bond campaign. But um I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. [snorts] Any questions for Victor? [cough] >> This was very easy to follow and read this presentation. >> Well, Victor is the best in the business and no question about that.
067Um, Victor, if if they have any um uh questions either the rest of the meeting or moving forward, I'll forward those to you so I can get them back to the board. Um, currently um in meeting with the bond attorneys, um they're going to draft um the two propositions and the ballot language. And then we have a um um a special meeting scheduled for February 9th um to determine if we're going to move forward or not. >> Great. Well, well, thank you again for accommodating me and um yes, uh Mr. Batri and Mr. Carol know how to get a hold of us. So, if there's any questions after this, anything comes up, um uh they'll relay those to us and we'll get you an answer as soon as possible. Okay. Thank you, sir. Enjoy your
068um time at Midwinter. [laughter] >> Thank you. >> Have a good night. Thank you. >> Did you fine? Thanks. >> Did you already explain the what the how the two propositions will be? uh not from a cost because I don't know the technology one uh with the proposition B but it will be relatively small the bulk 97 98% of >> it would be the technology >> yes >> okay >> yes uh and the reason for that is the multi-purpose and fieldhouse would have PE and uh athletic periods are considered PE. Um but um what moving forward uh what I'm hearing from the group is um you want a line item for additional improvements at the middle school >> and you want a line item for a improvements. Is there anything else that um you want
069to direct me in moving forward so I can bring to you? What I will try to do is not just throw that at you on February 9th. I'll encompass that and in future connections so that you can get a hold of me or whatever you need to do so that you'll have everything you need uh to make a decision on February 9th. >> Connections is very helpful. I'm sorry. I was just saying it gives us good information in between meetings. >> Thank you. >> Of what you're putting in there. >> I was going to ask I know his time is is of essence. Um, but did y'all think about inviting fifth grade teachers over and meeting with sixth grade teachers and and maybe looking at the facilities and getting >> Well, I hadn't, but I
070will uh and they're going to be working. One of the reasons is we don't um one of the processes that we're going to be moving forward with after construction starts is naming a junior high principal, naming uh a middle school principal, and then having primary call second grade's going to go to intermediate. um fifth grade's going to come to middle school and having those principles uh start the process of staffing at all of those campuses. But in um looking at um an amount of money um it would be a good idea in the very near future like this week or next week to have those teachers come over. [snorts] >> Yeah. Just to get some ideas. I think that's I think that's a very >> positive idea. >> Um the other thing uh that I
071didn't discuss that I can because it's part of uh the process is [clears throat] um securing uh a consulting firm like we did with bond 23 to help with bond 26. uh in the bond that failed, which was the $98 million uh bond 22, we had no help at all. >> And I'm telling you, I'm not a politician and and I'm not someone that can help people get elected. I'm an educator. In bond 23, um we paid 150,000 um out of our fund balance for we did polling um and they did all of the messaging um and it it's extensive and they they have a process where they identify all of our voters and there's phone calls and there's mail outs and all of that. I've met with the same company um and their cost
072would be 137,000 between now and May. Um and so if you call the election, I'm going to make a recommendation that we invest in messaging and communication. Um but that will ultimately be again your decision. Do they feel they have enough time? >> They do. It's like >> that was the first question regarding what they call saturation and that we will do everything except polling. [clears throat] [snorts] >> They were a game changer. >> I think so on cast and >> I would imagine that May's a lot smaller turnout >> without a doubt. So you have less people to sway or or >> I also think Leo this may be the last May election >> that that school districts can do for a bond. I think um uh it's just a prediction and don't want
073to get political one way or another, but I think that the the governor and the legislature um is um against debt for public schools and is going to make it um more difficult where it may be you have to get 75% of [clears throat] voter approval or uh I I've seen where 50% of your voters have to vote in order to pass the initiative. Um so that's another thing um that we need to consider when you look at next steps. Uh we have the imminent domain condemnation hearing on Wednesday. We have the community meeting on Wednesday and we have the um special meeting. I will also say uh New Asus County has declined the opportunity to run this election in May. Um so um San Patricio County would be administering this election. Well, I think
074the company's input was a help and I think all of the meetings that were held, the community meetings where people can ask questions and they can see powerpoints and they can hear >> hear input. I think those were real helpful >> last time. I don't know if that was they were a game changer. >> They were. >> Yes, >> they were. >> Yeah. [snorts] And ultimately it's up for the community to to say yes or no. Uh but that's all I have for you. You are up to date. >> Thank you for all the information. >> All right. >> Yeah. Good information. >> All right. Everybody good to move on? All right. Next item we have here is discuss and consider second reading of TASBY policy update 126. Mr. President, members of the board, um,
075in viewing the video, um, it confirmed what I thought. This is the largest, >> uh, update in TASBY history. Um, and, um, uh, I didn't get I didn't get any emails or phone calls or to look into any of the the minute details of the policy. So, I'm assuming um that um there's no um questions that I may not be able to answer, but uh this is update 126. It's predominantly the law. Um and um I I I see nothing controversial at all with it, but um it's our recommendation that it's approved, entered into policy at second reading. I took a TASBY class last week and um they were talking about this and how long the video was. [laughter] >> Anybody any questions or comments? >> All right. Do we have a motion? >> We
076have a recommendation. >> Yes. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Mr. President, members of the board, it is the administration's uh recommendation that the board approve the second reading of TASBY update 126 as presented. >> Motion. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second, Mr. Chap. Aria, how do you vote? I vote yes. >> Leo, how do you vote? Yes. >> Yes. >> Mr. Chapa? >> Yes. >> Brian Boon? >> Yes. >> Kimbo? >> Yes. 6. So, >> thank you. >> Thank y'all. It's a lot. >> The next item here we have is for report only. It's Midway High School senior credit process. Mr. President, members of the board to take some of the secrecy out of the process of uh making sure our seniors um have everything they need 26 credits da da da to graduate
077from Toslo Midway High School. Uh I've asked uh uh Mr. Alvarado to lead this presentation. >> What time do we graduate? What time? Six. >> Six. Six. Okay. >> I believe so. I have to double check. >> I think I've been looking for it and I couldn't find it anywhere. So, I thought, oh, perfect opportunity to ask. >> Okay. So, um, this is going to be rather lengthy, uh, but we want to make sure that you understand the process that our counselors go through at the beginning of the senior year through the end of the senior year or middle of senior year and then at the end to make sure that student transcripts are perfect. I don't think very few people understand um, how tedious of a task this is. So, um, what they look
078for is that our EOC scores are provided by the campus testing coordinator. that's usually in a file. Um, Iris, Miss Chapa uploads that file and into Skyward and then it produces whether or not what or what that student accomplished, whether it be meets, masters, approaches on their star scores. So, when they're auditing that that transcript, they look for the five passing rates. And if they don't have them, there's got to be a really good reason why. Um, so then they have to stop and go investigate. Typically what that means is they transferred in from an out of state school or they already had taken uh algebra 1 or they taken US history or whatever and the state of Texas does not require a student to take a STAR test if they took the course in
079a different state. Um, you also have the uh second part which is if they took it at a parochial school. So, if they took it at Arlington and Heights, um they don't have to take the STAR test. They just get an automatic pass uh from them. Um and then the third one is the one we don't like, which is an IGC, which means they've attempted it several times. Um and the state allows you to exempt two of those STAR tests. Uh they have to do a project. Um so, at the end, we watch the project. They go, we change their schedule. They have a whole class period to get that project done. the second half of their semester, they fell in December. Um, and so that's that part of what they look for just for
080that one little piece. 95% of them are going to have past pass, but they'll actually have what they got as part of it. Uh, so additional uh health requirement or requirements are met through their health, speech, and US history classes. In order for a student to graduate, they must have been exposed to CPR and first aid, which they get in their health class. Um, and then if they have speech, uh, that can either be done through, um, communication applications through us, through Texas Kingsville, through Delmare College. Um, but either way, it's an audit that the counselor has to do to say, did this kid have a speech class or not? And in the history classes when they do their flashing lights, the state of Texas makes all uh seniors or all students graduating understand that
081if you're stopped by a police officer, this is what you should do. So the students watch a video, they take a quiz, we take that, we put the date they took it, and there we go from there. The other requirement is FAFSA. So on their requirements, they'll have to put a yes that they've done FASA or not, or as parent can opt out. We do offer several FAFSA nights. We have people from, we don't do the FAFSA. We invite people from Delmare and from Coastal Bank College to come over uh Texas Kingsville and they walk the parents through the FAFSA. Uh but that's also got to be a check box. So if they don't have that box checked, then they got to track down the kid. When are you going to do your FAFSA? It
082happens. Sometimes it doesn't happen. And then they if not, then we give a waiver at the end where the parent says um you know, we don't want that. And that's a really kind of a black mark on us for not getting that. We have parents who just don't want to do it because like I make too much money. There's no way my kids getting financial aid. You're not gonna get it for me. And that happens. Um >> why is it a black mark against you guys if the parents make that decision? >> The state makes this they'll fill out a percentage and they actually send it to Mr. Vitri and say your counselors have not gotten financial aid requirement from X amount percentage of your students or they've opted out and >> black mark. Well,
083it's not it's a >> it's not part of accountability, >> right? But it [snorts] doesn't it but it it is to our counselors. They take it very personally that their job is to see that they've made sure that every kid has the opportunity to go to college and you know whether get student loans or whatever way they get that's the key to getting it all. Um, but they still have to audit it and then track them down, you know, so it's phone call when you come in and you know, and that's one of the ones they have to do with the parent because of all the tax stuff that goes into that. Uh, so the counselors audit transcripts twice a year, once in the summer and at the end of the fall semester. Uh, they
084use a credit check that is included in this presentation along with the transcript. Basically what they do is they go through line by line to make sure that students are making progress on uh on their courses. So when you have to when you graduate there's several different ways to graduate but the the common one is you have to have well the ones that are absolute. You have to have four Englishes, four maths, four sciences, and a minimum of three social studies, two foreign languages, a PE, a fine art. Um, and then credits equaling at least 26 to graduate. Uh, this district we offer you must also have speech and health. Um, we make that a local requirement. >> There you go. >> Oh, okay. Um, so those are all of them. Now, you have to
085understand, >> I'm sorry, I'm not meaning to interrupt you. So, you're saying they're having to go line by line. We don't have a system that checks that for us. >> We do. Okay. >> But there's So, for instance, if it's English four, okay, it's four Englishes, they have to be the right four Englishes. For instance, if I'm graduating as a multidisciplinary student, my last English must be English 4. But if I'm graduating not a multi-disiplinary student, I could have technical writing. I could have writing the uh college class that our welders take for their writing. So it's it's it's just the combination of those four. If you think about math, we must make sure that they take these uh algebra, geometry, and algebra 2 and then another higher level math. However, if they don't have
086algebra 2, they don't get distinguished level of achievement. So, it's trying to find the right set of math courses and then the state of Texas doesn't allow you once you take algebra 2 to go backwards. So, they have to make sure that the date that they kid took it is right as well. You can't go back and take you can simultaneously take a math class, but you can't go back and take a lower level math. Um, how how much of that is system computer driven and how much of that is the counselors going back and just double-checking and having to do that? >> It's 99% human. >> Okay. So, your counselors are having to do this line by line. We do have a program uh that that does it for us, but it's not >>
087accurate. No, it's accurate, but it's not it does it's not built the way we need it to be built in Texas. >> So, it does keep track of >> all the different disciplinarians that the kids can >> offer 21 different ways to graduate. It It's tough. It's like, you [snorts] know, some kids will graduate with three endorsements, some are going to [clears throat] graduate with four, some graduate with one, and each of those endorsements has a certain ones. For instance, if I'm graduating in U with my uh someone with sciences, I forgot it's on top of my head. If I'm graduating STEM, okay, there must be a physics. It's not just five sciences. One of them has to be a physics. So to build that in to a system that doesn't check, it's doable. It's
088possible. I just don't know if we have anybody with the time to do all of the many combinations to graduate. >> So it's it's most of it is done by hand. >> And how many counselors do we have? Four. Three. >> Three. >> And how many students do we have to >> almost >> Oh my god. Those >> 1060 as of today. But so are there programs out there that are more automated that >> No, we have the best program which is edgy things. It is the premier program. We spent the most amount of money to get the product. It's just the it's just like anything else. You've got to set it up correctly and right. >> And mathematically, if you think about it, there's 21 different ways to graduate. that somebody having to meticulously
089put in this English class but not this one >> without it. It's it's tough. >> The state text didn't make it easy. >> So that's where I'm going with this. >> Yes. >> Our counselors did an amazing job. Like Marty said, how many you got? There's three and there's 11, 1100 kids. 10 or >> That's a lot to put a lot of stress >> on our counselors on top of everything else that they do. and then the pressure of you've got to do I could see opportunities for mistakes. >> Um, so that's the reason for the question is is there anything that that we could do to help eliminate some of the human factor and and then take some of that burden off? That that was my question. >> Hire more counselors, get that done.
090>> Of course, you could you could do that. I'm not going to say that would that would be an ideal situation. Um, but I think if you want the automated task, you know, with with you opening the virtual academy, >> now we have to go back and track how many different ways does Delmare graduate a kid with everything they offer and make a degree plan out of that. It's a massive task. I really don't know if uh another counselor, it's got to be the right counselor. [snorts] >> We graduate kids weird here. I'm just going to tell you. You know what I mean? It's >> different ways. Nobody does as many ways as works for them, >> right? You know, you go to a different school down the road, they've got seven ways for you
091to graduate. We have 21 [snorts] >> that we've made up since I've gotten here. >> And number 40, 50 will come by the time we're done this year. >> We're blessed. [snorts] But with that comes a lot. >> With that comes >> this stress. So uh for instance like if we took social studies it's everybody knows the the easy ones world geography world history uh you got government and you've got economics and then US history is the one that's tested however you know we've got all the other ones Texas government because that comes from [snorts] Kingsville we've got philosophy we've got um independent studies and social studies in a variety of ways but psychology sociology. So all of those things have got to add up to three. Unless they're graduating multi-disiplinary, it's four. And if
092they're graduating arts and humanities, it's five. And so you have to know all that knowledge to to get that. And when you say hire another counselor, primary school counselor, no idea. They're just they're not built that way. They're built to, you know, >> be counselors for little kids. So getting a kid to graduate a certain way is is hard. uh a fine art credit that comes from nine times out of 10 it's going to come from main Kingsville. Most of our kids take the TAMU or they take athletics or they take band. So here's a fun one. So because I'll just tell you all the situations you have a kid in band, right? They get credit for PE if they do marching band in the fall semester. >> Okay? So the counselor has to know
093that PE that credit is going to count towards a fine arts credit. But on the back side, we have to put a nonredited course to put them into a PE class so that they get credit for that PE. What happens if that kid quits band mid- semester? What do we do then? So then we have to come back, change that grade from the uh the >> being part of the graduation, >> right? Being part of the PE requirement and then change that to the fine arts. So it's it's tough. Same thing with ROTC. Same thing with there's a lot of things that we give credit for because we want our kids to be successful and participate in, but it makes for an accounting nightmare is what you're trying to do. [clears throat] >> Um, world
094language uh is Spanish. Um, and then endorsements are elective six credits. Um, additional requirements are CCMR. Uh, you'll hear that a lot. uh Miss Audias and the counselors and I spent Friday morning going through each senior to see whether or not they were going to reach their CCMR point. And why is that important for you? So, if we have a kid who gets their CCMR point, the way they get that is by uh there's several ways and we have to know them all. either have nine hours of college, they passed their TSI, they uh have taken or going to get an IBC, which is their uh certificate, uh or they've taken u a ACT or SAT and have scored high enough. So all of those ways we have to track and check. So what we
095do is kid by kid. >> She has a a a system where the it comes up automatic. It's reading PES at the same time. And then we have like what 100 kids that have not received their point. And so then we have to go why? Well, this kid is currently enrolled in uh welding. They're going to take their test this and they're going to pass it. Check. We think we can get them through. So we go through one by one each kid to see if they're going to qualify or not. So, if they are able to get their CTE, IDC, and we get them to pass their TSI, we get an additional $5,000 in bonuses as goes to the general fund. If we don't, they we get nothing. We just get the reimbursement for the
096IBC. >> And last year, we got $56,000 extra dollars. And what another point, it's critical for accountability. CCMR graduation rate is 40% of his letter grade. >> So we go through line by line by >> bridge. >> Yes. It's very important. >> And then so here's the the fun stuff. Uh we used to have a workaround with TSI which was Texas College Bridge. So Texas College bridge stage an online course. They get a 90 or higher they get uh their CCMR point. State Texas wised up and said no no no that's not going to work for us anymore. So now, Miss Audius and I are inventing ways for kids to get their points. Uh thankfully, you passed the concurrent enrollment that will help us get those nine points because every kid is now going to
097walk away, we believe, from u with at least 20 something hours of college. That's every student in the high school. But from a counseling perspective, that's hard to make sure you're keeping track of each of those. So we would start that in what? Two months. >> Yeah. So, uh, Concord enrollment means we're every eighth grader is now going to take their TSI test and they're going to do their, uh, their apply Texas to get close to being college. We start from there and then every kid starting their freshman year will start taking college classes, every single one of them to make sure that we can maintain that level of funding. And more importantly, our kids will get um, four hours. >> That That's where I see his critical need from a counseling perspective is having
098an individual that specializes >> in that. >> Are the kids ready for this? >> I mean, it just I'm I'm just asking. I mean, if they're eighth graders coming in as freshmen, I mean, you're talking about a 14-year-old kid >> taking college classes. Are they ready for this? >> So, we offer speech, regular speech. which we used to offer at middle school before we wised up and said, "Hey, that's a really bad idea because they can take it for college credit." >> So, what we're going to do is that we've worked closely with folks who have been in college. They've allowed us to be co-curricular with it, which means our teacher, Mr. uh Mack, is no longer going to give TM assignments. He's going to be able to take the curriculum from Postal Bin College
099and then teach that exact curriculum and instead of responding to him, they're going to respond to the college professor. So, he's going to be able to be on them. Now, it has uh UIL eligibility. Now, it has everything we need to make sure that those kids are turning in that work. We're not asking them to do English rocket science. We're asking them to do speech and Spanish. And by doing those two, we get everything. So it's not like they're doing more work. We're just substituting the TM work for the college work and making sure our TM person has access to see what they're doing to make sure they turn it in. But doing that gives us what was it? 8 6 14 gives the kid 20 hours of college just right there. And to answer
100your question, I've been doing this a long time with dual credit. Some kids aren't. >> Um, some 14y olds, um, it's it's too much. >> And, um, it's our jobs and responsibilities is to make sure that we don't overwhelm them. Um but what what I think the advantage is aside from saving money um for our kids is we have a we have a lot of cognitively gifted kids that have never had any difficulty in any class they've ever taken and they breeze through and then they go to Austin, they go to College Station, they go to whomever and for The first time ever they've hit a wall. >> Mhm. They're by themselves, families away, and we see them in January working at stripes where in [clears throat] this program um when they hit a wall,
101they're still living with mom and dad and they have us and it reduces the risk that they'll be back in Corpus Christie in January. Can I can I add one thing because I've worked with middle school students going through TSI attend their first college course as well. David Daniel David Daniel and I would just want to add TM and all over county. We have students whose parents didn't finish high school never went to college never graduated college and we have a 14-year-old who says my parents couldn't do it. I don't know if I can do it. And they're getting help to pass their first college class. We're igniting a spark that may say you know what I can do this. I'm going to keep going. So they may not have had that opportunity before because
102in their in their family they hadn't had that opportunity and it may start something that they wouldn't get access to any other way. >> We we've also seen children struggle >> and the team helps them get back on track and then they're they're rolling again the next year. So um I think we've got the best of everything going on. It is a work in progress. Everything can always be improved but we're getting there. Yeah. And I'm not saying that it's not a good idea. I'm just simply stating because you're right. There are some kids that will excel in it, but then there's some other kids that can't excel in that. And the other thing that I'm trying to get across is that um we're asking them to make a life choice at such a young
103age where their frontal lobe is not even developed. >> Texas is doing that. to make them make that decision and then having to stick with it. Not saying that it's not good. I'm glad we have all these options for our kids. This is wonderful. It's great. I'm happy. I'm just stating that sometimes at 14 they're saying, "Oh, you know, I want to be I want to be a vet." And they started and then halfway through they're like, "This is not for me." and then they try to pivot and then they're like they try something else and then maybe this is not for me or you know and it's good that we have these options for them but I don't want for me I feel like how can we ask them to make such a life
104decision at 14 and put so much added pressure to them instead of being kids. Yeah. You know >> it, you know, to be honest with you, it's going to keep getting younger. they're not even developed, you know, to make that decision. >> Yeah. But at really, and correct me if I'm wrong, the the endorsements that they're getting, they can pivot when they get into college because they're still getting all their basics with those endorsements. So, they're not stuck doing that the rest of their life. They are able to pivot out of it once they go to college and they can pick something different because most of them are, unless they're in a certificate program, >> right? And if they are in the survey program, you know, most of them, you know, we have uh, you
105know, one of our top five in the cosmetology program. She's smart enough to know I'm going to have to work in college. I make more money and I can work less hours. I can only work the weekends as a cosmetologist >> as opposed to, you know, working at McDonald's. >> So, she's going to use that certificate to help her while she's at I think she's going to College Station. while she's at College Station to >> to do what she needs to do, >> whatever it is. >> You know what I mean? But it's it's a lot of our kids. It's a lot of our welders, you know? They are the hardest people to convince to take the classes outside of welding, >> you know? And I'm like, dude, we have teachers sitting here, >> just
106get it done, you know? >> And also the the a great thing is like financially for the parents too, doing it in high school opposed to doing it once they're in college. I'm just Yeah. Way cheaper. Uh, I'm just worried about, you know, their mental health, the stress, the the pressure. That's the only thing I'm concerned >> and I I would agree with you. Unfortunately, you know, for for us, the state of Texas has decided this is the the path we're going to go. And, you know, if we decided not to do this, then we'd be taking $200,000 hits a year. you know, uh, on, you know, not being able to provide our kids, um, you know, not the CTE, CCMR benefits that we get. I mean, you're probably losing what about two million annually
107if we didn't have CCT CCMR money, CTE money, >> all of the >> monies. I mean, that's what the state does, you know, but, you know, fortunately for us, we we kind of know what we're doing now. uh we know what classes you know because I don't [snorts] even when I'm working with the kid I'll pull up where you going to school let me see your degree plan these are the classes you need to take don't take anymore >> but in that one conversation that's a 20 minute conversation and our counselors have to do that with everyone and so yeah it's it's it's a time it's about time management it's about teachers like don't pull them out of my class I have a test when they call um you know it's It's things of that
108nature, you know what I mean? Can you go during a different period? You know, can you go during football? No. I mean, [laughter] you know, you have that whole situation of when you can and can't take a kid out. Um, the other thing they do is scholarships. U, this is something I think we can do a lot more, but this is one of those things. It's a time thing. How do we get our kids uh the money to make sure they're getting scholarships? So, they provide the scholarships. What's available to the kid? Do [snorts] we spend a large amount of time, you know, helping kids apply for scholarships? We could do better, but we're right now we're having to choose. Do we academically advise or do we do scholarships? And unfortunately, scholarships, it's it's not
109on the back burner, but it's not as the highest priority as making sure a kid graduates, >> but they're coming through on parents, too. So, >> yes, >> that the information is getting out. >> Yes. >> So, I think that's a move in the right direction. >> Okay. So automatic admission, they also have to tell kids about automatic admission. Very beginning of the year, we call out the kids who are uh in striking distance of getting into the top 10% of their class. Um and we give them a letter saying that you're within the top 10% right now. You're you're available for automatic admission into place everywhere Texas but UT. Um they have a much higher threshold than everybody else. [clears throat] Um but we they are responsible for doing that. Making sure that uh
110they've completed everything else. ACT, SAT, um, you know, and we have to explain to them that, you know, a missed class could cost you [snorts and cough] your entire [clears throat] rank. Um, you know, so that's something we have to explain to them like you will finish algebra 2 or else you will lose your rank. You know, some things of that nature that they have to be explained to. Those kids did algebra 2 as like a sophomore. But that's the thing they have to our counselors are responsible for making sure that goes through as well. Uh so distinguished level achievement that's the algebra 2 thing. It's really essentially what it is. Uh they have to graduate the foundation high school program which is 22 credits plus an endorsement and at least four of those electives
111that makes them 26. So when you hear 26 that's the key. Most of our kids graduate with 30 to 40. Uh because our college classes are are weighted a little bit differently. Um and then of course algebra 2 is the key to the entire thing. So, we make sure everybody's taking algebra 2. Um, next year when and see here's things we've done to kind of make sure things have have gone a certain way. Now, they move algebra 1 to 8th grade. They're going to get that going and then they're going to their sophomore year or freshman year, they'll be taking algebra 2. So the old way to gra or for us kids to take was [snorts] algebra 1, geometry, algebra 2, and then the fourth path either advertising, pre-cal, [clears throat] uh college algebra, whichever
112one. Now those kids will take it as a freshman. >> Um so it'll be algebra 1, then algebra 2, then geometry, and then the fourth uh math. Uh from a math teacher's perspective, you know, she'll tell you we like that way better. >> Uh it made no sense to us why we go algebra one. Let's forget algebra for a while. go to geometry and then try to do algebra 2. It doesn't make any sense. >> So, we fixed it. [clears throat] >> Okay. So, apply Texas. This is the general. This is what teachers, the counselors also do is they help with apply Texas. This is uh where students need to get into any school into the state of Texas. They have to fill out this application. Um unless Yeah, it is long. Unless they are
113going to a specific university that has their own application process. This is typical of private universities. They'll have their own set of stuff. This is mostly for all the public universities. So they also counselors have to know which one you need um based on which school you have. Um so it it is a a a big task to get them there. You know, we laugh about it sometimes, but you know, we we see a kid, he's taking like 15 hours of college and A's all the way through, and then you ask him what his address is. [snorts] >> I don't know. [laughter] You know, and that happens. Uh, you know, I mean, they they just they've never had to do it and it's it's crazy to me, but it happens. Uh so it's making sure
114all that information is so when we do apply Texas now we give them a sheet of all the information they need their social security number they don't know that uh they don't know their phone number they don't uh you know they have mom as mom they don't know >> well I don't I don't I don't really know my like I have two kids they both have cell phones I don't know their their number >> I only know [snorts] the first and not the last two I only know the first kid's number >> yeah [laughter] >> okay then they go through the application process Um so this is the comm app. Uh so this one's for like everywhere if you want to go out of state so on so forth. Uh they have to know if
115there's essays required there is no essays required knowing which one is which. U so it's it's a lot for them to do just if we had somebody who just did college and career that would need to be a person you know uh but then we don't have the people to get that there. Okay, so that's just a thing. FA ID talk about how FASA what FAFSA is, making sure it all gets through, all gets done, processed correctly, the kid gets an award letter, so on and so forth. So it's it's guiding them through that process. But this process is mostly done uh with us coordinating it while our friends and teams are closely. >> How do you know if these steps have been done? There's a a uh there's a whole program that says this
116is where the kid is and this they haven't done this, they haven't done this. It's all integrated. So they're able to see that and see. >> So when the FA is completed, it sends a message to the school. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. If they if they said that they were going to Tulso Midway High School. >> Oh god. >> So yeah, that's a different like we have the same problem with our TSI. Um so let's just think of it this way. For us to get our $5,000, they have to take the TSI with us and use our high school number. We offered it like seven days in a row. And we had kids who took it seven days in a row because they couldn't pass. They couldn't pass. We're like, "Sorry guys, we
117got to move on." And then we take it to Delmare. They passed it at Delmare, >> but now we don't get the money >> because they took it at a different entity. >> So, it's >> trying to keep all track of all that. Okay, this is the credit check. So, this is kind of what they use. This is a really like [snorts] hard picture, but they go through one by one and check them to make sure that they've got everything uh lined up and making sure that the students have everything that they need to take. So, and this is where they check off a certain amount of boxes that they get that endorsement. So it's like if you want to be STEM but they took five sciences, one of them wasn't physics, they don't get
118the endorsement. >> Okay. So it has to be the right set of classes and courses. Um okay. So this is a transcript uh what it it looks like. You'll notice how it's it's separated. It's separated into departments. It has the student's grades and the students credits. So sometimes like you'll see here um just a bad example if you see this J here that J means they took that in middle school. Okay so that the all these different codes have different things. The the D means it's a dual credit. The H means they took it as an honors class. And all this calculates for weight. >> So >> Q stand for >> where's Q? >> Right next to the J. Um Q stands for let me look it down here. >> Is it >> pre AP?
119It was an honors class at middle school. >> Oh, >> so the uh they use a different code because we don't want to get codes confused. So middle school courses don't count towards GPA. >> So we have to have to go through and make sure it's coded right. And then after the GPA is produced, they hand calculate each GPA by hand and see if it matches the computers. And when it doesn't, we have to find out why. >> And that means we have to go into the system, find out, oh, this one section we did encode it honors, change it to honors, and that affects 26 different transcripts or whatever kids was in that section or course. So, it's having to go through one by one. And then you'll run into something like this. Uh
120the Z that means they took it through Apex. So that doesn't count towards GPA until next year. It does cuz [clears throat] we just passed the new board policy. So then you'll have uh some things that look weird. Uh so like you'll have sub athletics one. Notice there's no sub athletics 3. That means that kid chose not to be in athletics. But we have to double check to make sure why. They were in their junior year. their senior year. Um, and then if you look at you see these SS ADV1 >> right here, SS ADV1, that's a state code that they have to know what it means. So that was Texas. Just looking at it, that was Texas politics and government. That's what they took. So the counselor has to know >> is that that
121little state ID, what does that mean? And how many credits does it count for? Um so special topics and you know so they have to go through all of this to make sure it is correct. Uh Mr. Vitra was nice enough. We had Miss Ply Martinez who retired. Uh she's actually helping us. She's coming back to to help us go through these one by one to make sure that it is calculating correctly to make sure that the GPA on the uh courses matches to make sure that we gave the right amount of credit and it shows up here. And then we got to see if the kid was absent because the kid was absent more than 10 times they lose credit. So then we have to have a whole another system, accounting system to make
122sure that kid gets the credit back when they make up their hours and then it recalculates after they make up their hours. [snorts] And that one is a whole different board presentation. Um, so this is [snorts] what they do. This is what they're doing now is checking just seniors. Uh, so they're going through line by line by line to make sure that each one of these is right. Okay. So, and on their transcript, it'll also have their GPA, their weighted and unweighted GPA. Uh, the class rank, you see this DNR, do not rank. Okay, that could be for several reasons. That could be the kid moved to ACC, the kid decided to go to virtual, so on and so forth. So, they have to be able to make sure that these are correct, the DNR,
123do not rank. Then you've got >> all of this down here to make sure that all this is done. When they the state requires that you put a date. So the date that they finished speech, that's the day they put in. The day they did CPR and first aid, that's the date you put in. The date u the U police officers is the next one. The day they did financial aid, this one actually did the form. And the date they put it in. The state requires all that be filled in. It also has their star scores here. and somebody one person puts that in for the entirety of the high school which is Miss Starker. >> Okay, that's our PE's person. Um that's pretty much the course name credit, state ID, those are the grades,
124math credit. [snorts] Okay, that's the attendance star we just we showed. So the star shows that they are um here they did not get credit. They still get the grade. It still averages because it's assuming that eventually they're going to get the credit. But you see the credit doesn't show. So mathematically you have to figure, oh well, you're not dividing by.5, you're dividing by one because the grade is already counting. We're just assuming they're going to make that up. Sometimes [snorts] they don't. That's a whole another >> ball of wax. Okay. So notice that here grades for us are average. So you get a 75 and a 47. So they do get credit for the A semester. They just don't get credit for the B since the two didn't average together. At this grade been
125a 68. The 75 and 68 would have averaged together. The kid would have gotten the average and the 1.0 credit. So this doesn't has nothing to do with GPA. It's really just these two that we're counting. So those two have to be the most accurate. That's why we say make sure the decimals don't come off together. So all of this is everything else we kind of went over that they had to complete. That's all that part at the bottom that a senior has to do before they graduate. That was what we did. Okay. So that is the academic advising part of a counselor. We didn't touch on social emotional. We didn't touch on whenever kid says, "Hey, I want to hurt myself." And them being now unavailable for 2 to three hours because they have
126to get that kid all the way through. This is just the academic advising piece that's gets taken care of every day by our three counselors. Many times [snorts] uh we will have to go in and help uh because if a kid says I'm going to hurt myself, that door is going to be closed. [clears throat and cough] That's that's just this that's the >> earliest time they're going to get out of that meeting by the time they call the parents, call HMR, MHMR to meet the kid, uh to make sure they're okay. Counselor's got to be there with them until the parent gets there and then we have to make a plan to make sure the kids going to be stay safe. So all of that. So, so sometimes you will have like myself and
127Miss Cardennis come in and have to do the academic counseling. So, if your kids, you know, tell you that I had to see the principal because that's the reason why. It's just sometimes there's not enough [snorts] of us to do all of that. Um, counselors are also responsible for the PE side of things. You know, whenever you have to make a course to make sure it meets state requirements, they're responsible for that as well. So, make sure it's got the right state ID, it's coded correctly, it's got the right kind of codes because those affect finances whether non school dual credit or not, CTE or not. The day the class starts being CTE, which is important because we don't start, we start in July, but that welding class for uh post college doesn't start till
128June. So, we got to turn it on at the right day for the funding. So, it's all of that is done by our three counselors and it is a massive amount of of work and time. >> And that's the presentation. You have any questions? >> They're [clears throat] doing an amazing job. >> They do. >> I give props to you guys or to them. >> And when the virtual academy starts booming, >> I would like to see some more help in the counseling department. >> I see. There's so this may be a dumb question. There's no third parties that we can use to assist. There's no >> Yes. So, uh, we've hired Miss Perley to come in and help and then she's gotten two people from the service center to help audit the senior transcripts
129while our counselors are working through some GPA things. Right now, >> we received a counseling grant that's some support. And then with with uh uh Pearly, we're paying her as a substitute. >> I was going to say, what if you had a program like you have a substitute [clears throat] program? we had a c substitute counselor program like >> and then she's also got interns to help interns >> you know we still have uh you know Miss Moody who's available but Miss Moody also has group sessions so she's in the middle of group >> the kids got to be seen by somebody >> so you know it's it's it's making sure that all that's working but the academic part is still >> clear. So I know you know we went through extraordinary lengths to to
130you know come with a balanced budget and you know we had some uh funding issues and all that. Was there any casualties that exacerbated the problem human resource-wise with respect to the counseling? >> We had a fourth counselor. uh we chose to take that counseling position and turn it into a 504 person because 504 eats the lunch of every counselor. It's a meeting. It's a paperwork. It is the inputting. It's not like special ed where there's a person who's kind of dedicated just to making sure that every meeting gets it's it's like having a special meeting, but the counselor was in charge of it amongst everything else. >> [snorts] >> So we chose to take that position and make a 504 person. So we have one person in charge of 504 the entire time. So
131it was some in hearing what our counselors needed. They needed that to not be on their plate in order to do everything else. So instead of there being four counselors doing they're each 504s, we decided we're going to hire one person to do 504 for the entire high school. So it's very similar to uh what coach Bella does for us. Uh we have a 504 person principal still needs to go and you know be in the meeting. Um but we have chosen to take that one position and do that with it instead to hopefully relieve some of the you you know five or four meetings it's it they're take some time. So u it's really not the meeting itself. It's the inputting the teachers get them what their kid needs all the accommodations. So we
132felt that that was the best way to to help them out was to provide somebody who could provide that. To answer your question, that part of the house didn't have any reductions, okay, in [clears throat] personnel. In fact, I would say there was an addition of an FTE where we had at one time we had Mahogany that was over um CTE at the high school. Now [clears throat] we have um Coach Fig that's in that position and we have Miss Arius and Dr. Sham that's taking on some CTE responsibilities. >> Um, have all the seniors been gone through? Like we know that they like every senior knows what they might be missing and we're on top of that where they're all going to be able to walk the stage. >> So, we're doing that now.
133So, as semester grades come through, we have to see what they failed. And then after we see what they failed, what's the solution? Is a solution, hey, you need to retake this college class or are you going to decide just take it in Apex and be done with it? >> Okay. >> Or are you going to make you sit in that class again? Like if you failed government the first time, you have three choices and then we have to go through and see which one of those three choices the kid makes. But we also have our senior teachers identify, hey, these kids are not going to pass. We do that way before um you know if they had in the first nine weeks they scored a 45 there's no coming back from that. >> Yeah.
134>> Um so then they pull the kid and they say what do you want to do? And we go from there and then we have you know our hard luck cases. You know they they might say you know what I thinking about dropping out. Things are just not going well. I'm 18. I got kicked out of the house. All the other things. So then they got to fix that part as well. to get that kid out as soon as we can so that they can start supporting themselves um and making sure that goes as well. >> Great presentation. Thank you for all that information. It's a lot. >> Thank you. >> So, um it's been on my mind all day. We have a family. One of them's a high school kid in [clears throat] this
135weather living in a car. [snorts] Uh car is parked beside a convenience store so they can have access to restroom facilities. [snorts] A dog's in the car and um we're doing everything we can to support that family um Iris and and her. But uh to think of um piggybacking on is a 14-year-old trying to ascertain all of this and family living in a car with the car running and I get upset when the remote goes off on the TV. Uh it it's and counselors um will have to um deal with that. It's just um it's amazing to me what some of our kids have to go through to get through the day. And thank God we have public schools. >> Exactly. [clears throat] >> Thank you. Yeah. >> What are we doing to try to
136help that family? everything humanly possible. Um they're identified as homeless and we have um [clears throat] resources. Um but without going too deep because it's not an agenda item, there's we had to have parent approval. >> Just wanted to make sure we were trying to help. >> Oh, we definitely are. It's the great thing about TM. >> Okay, that was report only. No board action needed. So the next one is discuss and consider approval of annual resolution of district investment policies and strategy. Mr. Carol, um going to investment training is probably one of the highlights of your year, isn't it? >> Yes. Um these are two the next two items are the boiler plate. The public investment act requires us to uh do this exercise every year. The first one is basically we're readopting the
137investment policy. We're not proposing any changes. We're just reading it the way it is. Uh but there's a resolution that goes with that. And then the second one is just we just have to say that um we get train we we get investment officer training and where we can get it from. And then if we did use a broker, we haven't used a broker yet. We do have Valley View. They help they help us with some of our investments, but they are not a broker. And so, uh, there's also a resolution attached to that one as well. But these are there are no proposed changes to the investment policy. We're keeping it the same. Uh, and everything else is pretty much the same. We just have to read it and re-resolution it uh, every January.
138>> Okay. Mr. President, members of the board, is it is the administration's recommendation that the board approve the resolution of district investment policy and strategies as presented. And I believe you have a resolution. >> I saw it. Is it >> Oh, it's in here. I'll just >> It's right behind it. >> Yeah, it's behind. >> Okay. So, I'm going to read this here. Resolution adopting the district in investment policy and strategy. Whereas the public funds investment act, Texas government code chapter 2256 governs school district investment and whereas the public fund investment act section 2256.005A requires that the district to requires the district to review and adopt the district investment policy and investment strategies not less than annually for funds under their control. And whereas the Public Fund Investment Act section 2256.00005E requires the board to
139adopt the that investment policy and investment strategies by written rule, order, ordinance or resolution recording any changes made thereto and whereas the board has chosen to make no changes to the current policy and strategy. Now therefore, be it resolved that the district has compiled uh complied with the requirements of the public funds investment act and the investment policy and strategy is hereby adopted as the investment policy. No changes have been made to the policy during this review passed, adopted and approved by the board of Tulos Midwestd on this 26th day of January 2026. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion. >> I move that we approve the resolution adopting the district investment policy and strategy. >> I second that. >> Second. Yes. Millions. Yes. Tappa. >> Yes. >> Ryan Boon. >> Yes. Kim
140Bloom. >> Yes. >> Marty Himenez. >> Yes. >> All right. That's >> That's four. >> Next two. >> Yes. Um, you use that one. >> I'm sorry. >> I don't know. I don't know if it's it's got something. >> Oh, yes. That's probably not the official anyway, right? >> And then item five, Mr. Carol. >> Uh, that's the second one. This is the one where we where we can get our investment officer trained and then if we did hire a broker broker we could use if we did use a broker to uh obtain some investments and Mr. President members of the board is the administration's recommendation that the board approve the resolution of investment training sponsors and authorized broker deals as presented. >> Okay. Read [clears throat] these resolutions here. Resolution approving independent investment training
141s sources. Whereas the public fund investment act government code 2256 requires that all designated district investment officers to receive eight hours of investment training every two fiscal years supported by the district. And whereas the tles ISD chooses to utilize investment training courses sponsored by the following entities. Council of Governments, Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Association of School Boards, Texas Association of School Business Officials, University of North Texas Center for Public Management. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the board of Tulsa be resolved by the board of Tlesman ISD that the district has complied with the requirements of the district investment policy to approve investment training sources. pass, adopted and approved by the board of Tulsa ISD on this 26th day of January 2026. Next resolution here is resolution adopting authorized broker dealer list. Whereas
142the public funds investment act, government code chapter 2256 governs local government investment and whereas the public fund investment act section 2256.025 025 requires the board no less than annually review, revise, and adopt a list of qualified brokers dealers authorized to engage in investment transactions with the district. And whereas banks represent depository uh relationships and are not broker dealer firms, they are not included on the broker dealer list. And whereas investment pools must be approved by specific board resolution, they are not included on the broker dealer list. And whereas the following list of brokers dealers is recommended for approval. Hilltop Securities, Samco Capital Markets, Stifle Financial, Wells Fargo Securities. Now therefore, be it resolved that the district has complied with the requirements of the public funding investment act and the list of authorized broker dealers is
143hereby adopted. passed, adopted and approved by the board to of Tulso ISD on this 26th day of January 2022. Okay, now do we have a motion? >> I move that we approve the attached resolutions for investment training in the authorized broker list. Second, Mr. Chapa second votes. Yes. Leo Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Rick Chava, >> yes. >> Brian Boon, >> yes. >> Ken Boon, >> yes. Slide human. >> Yes. Car 60. All right. Next item here is discuss and consider approval of consent agendaformational items. First one is check payment register. Tax collection report. Budget amendments. Financials, enrollment report, regular and special call board meeting minutes. All right, Mr. President, members of the board, it is the administration's recommendation that the board approve the consent agenda as presented. >> All right, we have a motion. I'll
144make a motion to make the motion. Second Coryaga votes yes. Leo Gonzalez yes. Yes. R Chapa >> yes. >> Boon >> yes. >> Kimbo >> yes. >> Marty Gimenez. >> Yes. >> All right. Carry 6. Got our future meetings. Busy couple weeks here but it's all for the good. We got January 29th special called board meeting. February 9th, special card board meeting and February 16th will be our regular board meeting. So, do we now have a motion? It's 806. Do we have a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> I make that motion to adjourn the meeting. >> Makes a motion. >> Second by Mr. Chapa. >> Mariaga votes yes. Leo Gonzalez. >> I vote yes. >> Yes. >> Chopa, >> yes. >> Ryan Boon, >> yes. >> Kimbo, >> yes. on email to stay a
145little longer. [laughter] >> We're having so much fun. >> Yeah. >> All right. Carrie 6o, great meeting everybody. Thank you. I ain't need a card. How many