001One nation under God, indivisible, and liberty and justice for all. And now for the Texas flags. Honor the Texas flags. I pledge of allegiance to the Texas, one nation under God, one indivisible. and we would like to welcome all of our guests here tonight. Rosie, did we have anybody sign up? No. Okay, we'll go to item number five, presentation of campus reports and recognitions. And so first we're going to do our students of the month. So, our first student of the month is Amelia Grace Solless is a bright and enthusiastic first grader. Amelia is the daughter of Jennifer and Richard Solace and loves reading because, as she says, Mrs. Fra makes it so fun. When she grows up, Amelia dreams of becoming a nurse so she can help take care of people. Good job. >>
002Thank you. And thank you for doing the pledge. is our next one is Saber Witworth has grown signific significantly since second grade. Now in fifth grade, his maturity is truly impressive. He's always ready with a smile, a hug, or a word of encouragement, and he consistently exemplifies the qualities of a bulldog. Is Saber here? >> Okay, I'll give this to you. All right. Now for middle school and high school. Uh student of the month for the middle school is Kyla Pritchette. Kyle is very involved in VMS. She is a head cheerleader at three sport athlete and has taken three high school credit classes uh as an eighth grader. She is an outstanding student who is consistently goes above and beyond for those around her. She is kind, thoughtful, and always willing to lend a hand
003to both her peers and teachers. Her positive attitude and dedication truly embody the bulldog spirit. Ka [Applause] Congratulations. [Applause] And for the high school, Raphael Medina Alvarez. Could not make it, but we are going to acknowledge him. Raphael has shown leadership and maturity among the other freshmen. He has consistently a good example for other students and participation in behavior, but is also a quiet encourager for his classmates, especially the athletes, and reminds them of the expected behavior. VHS appreciates his effort and willingness to stand out for these reasons. Raphael Medina Alvarez. [Applause] >> Okay. I have the honor of doing staff member of the month for the middle school. Nancy works hard every day. This year we had some unique needs on our campus and she has stepped up taken on extra responsibilities with students
004to make it work. She continues to be an advocate for students and their needs. She is an asset to our sped department. Nancy Saledo [Applause] taught your kid. It's been a long time. This is Tracy Parker. She is truly valuable member to our team. She's always helpful and goes out of her way to make sure her colleagues and students have what they need. She approaches every day with a positive attitude and smile, which is why her students love her so much. She is a great example of a bulldog. She is at the elementary [Applause] So we can start with our campus reports now. All right, good evening. And for the primary school, we are at 381 for our enrollment. So, we are slowly going up. Um, and then we've had a great start of the
005school year with Meet the Teacher event. um probably the biggest crowd I've seen in five years. It was fantastic. Um I think 90% of our classes had 100% attendance. So um it was wonderful to see all the families in the building. And then for um our teacher of the month, we nominated Miss Shelby Caldwell. Um we were fortunate to get Miss Caldwell last year as a sped parah. Uh she was a certified teacher. She transitioned to us from Fort Worth. Um she is fantastic. out of all our kindergarten teachers, she is rocking the classroom management, the hallway uh management. And so it's just um been fantastic to see her uh become that leader on that hallway. And then for staff member of the month is Miss Betty Lopez, our bilingual pair professional. Um Betty goes
006above and beyond for all the students and uh even more so the students in the bilingual classes and supports those teachers. Those teachers are a little larger this year or those class sizes are. And so, um, we're really just appreciative of everything that she has done for us this year. Other than that, that's all we have. Thank you. Okay, there you go. For the elementary, I feel like I just gave a report, so I didn't have a lot to put up there, but a lot has happened since then. And so, uh, we welcome back our staff with some games and breakfast. And we had a beautiful opening. We had so many parents. And just like uh the primary, we had nearly 100% in every single class. So, that was exciting. Our enrollment now, that's a
007little behind. Our enrollment now is up to 633. So, we are daily adding students. So, um I think this might have been the one from the time before. Anyway, I'm going to ride this I'm new thing until until we get through the whole thing. We have done teacher of the year since then. We've had the banquet for teacher of the year and which was very exciting for us and for uh Miss Tam Garrett that went with us to do that and we are looking forward to starting inviting our parents on our campus to have lunch and get started with some new meet the principal activities and things like that. Okay. >> All right. at the middle school. We have had lots of things going on. Um before school started, we met with our learning leaders
008and did some training um with Dr. Richardson uh better data data I can't say it better data meetings. Um and so we're excited to roll that out with our our staff. Um we too had a sixth grade um orientation. They came up and walked their schedules. We had over 300 parents or 300 visitors that day. Um, so that was a huge number for us. Our enrollment is currently at 5:15. Um, we dropped to 5:14 and then a new one came this afternoon. So, we're back to 5:15. Our teacher of the month was um, Coach Amanda Weaver. And so, she has done an outstanding job this year and stepped into um, some leadership roles for us where we needed that. And that is well one more thing we have the middle school has applied for um
009the national schools to watch through TASSP. So we were asked to to do that. So we're in the process of that. No guarantees on anything like that but we have done the teacher survey and we are in the writing portion of that right now. So more to come about that. Any questions? Good evening. Uh we're going to start with the enrollment and that is a tad bit behind as well. As of this evening, we're at and it seems like every time I pass the office, we have one coming back or someone coming in. So, I don't know. We're we're getting there. About 40 students shy from last year. uh fish camp we held on Jul July the 21st. Freshmen attended breakout sessions where they learned about class credits, freshman activities, their dues, school clubs that
010they can participate in, CCMR and PEK, and we covered dress code and the phone policy. Uh we have three new teachers, which means we are uh hired up with certified teachers. We have Miss Hannard on the far left and uh she is married to Mr. Hannard who will also teach us in the science department. So we was um blessing to get her with a master's degree in that in that science spot. We have Miss Joiner in the middle. She was a paraphor last year in sped. She graduated and she is now in life skills. Uh I used to joke with her, tell her that when she graduated I have a dotted line for her to sign on. she did and that has worked out great for us. So, uh she was also teacher of the
011month from day one. She had those kids in groups and she was teaching at those different levels. So, it's nice to see that enthusiasm come back into teaching. The gentleman on the far right is Mr. Scott. He replaced uh engineering uh Dr. Morgan and he is also on the football team and he knows a little about throwing a football. So if you see the football team, you notice they have a more of a passing game than we have in the years past. We also had senior sunrise. It was delayed by one day because of the rain, but they all showed up in their pajamas and I think you've seen pictures on Facebook where uh they kicked off their senior season, right? And then we have the senior parking lots. Um I can't say enough about
012the uh parents that showed up as well to help them draw their their senior parking lots and they're very creative and yeah they tell a story. So uh that was good to see as well. Uh we just went through meet the bulldog night. I was happy with the um community turnout and uh I'm very pleased with the attitude on the football field. I mean uh when you have conversations with them as a group, when you have conversations with our boys one-on-one, just their whole way of thinking is just refreshing. So that's uh exciting to see as well. Next Monday, the 25th, we have open house where um we'll visit with parents shortly and then they will follow their student schedule and the teacher will go through the course syllabus and tell them what to expect
013and when to expect it and give them the grading policy and that way each teacher can meet the teacher, know what's taught in that class and how they're graded. Okay, so things as we know high school are starting to get busy. Thank you. We'll go to item number six,formational update regarding special education camera procedures. >> Yes, good evening board. Um, you have a paper copy of the operating procedures for cameras in the classroom. These are required to be handed out to our parents, the students in the self-contained classrooms where we have video um surveillance. I shouldn't really call it surveillance because it's really uh we don't look at the videos unless there is a reported incident. But I'm happy to say thanks to our technology department, we have every self-contained classroom in the district covered
014by cameras. And that would be five classrooms. That would be two at the at the uh primary campus and one at each other campus of of all the other campuses. Um the operating procedures like I say are required to be handed uh to the parents of those children in those classrooms. So, we have letters to go out tomorrow that explains the procedures and um also um uh just letting them know that they have 5 days notice and then on the sixth day we'll start um the uh rolling those cameras. Um we do have um audio um when we have bathrooms attached to those classrooms, we're required to have audio in those bathrooms. Of course, no video surve you know surveillance in those rooms but um this uh information will be um retained for over three
015months which is required by law. Um so the technology department is going to do a check on uh to ensure you know how much uh storage is being required and just making sure um we stay in compliance with the three months retention. Um, so there really is no need for anyone to request one because all of the the self-contained classrooms are covered. Um, currently we do not have any self-contained behavior classrooms. In the event that that were to be the case, then those we would uh consider putting cameras in those classrooms, but they're used for social skills and the students who use those classrooms are not considered um self-contained. So, if there's any questions about why there are no cameras in the behavior classroom, it's it's for that very reason. It doesn't meet the um
016definition of self-contained, but it just talks about the processes. If there is ever an incident or someone believes there to be an incident, then there is a form for them to fill out. It's on the very back of the operating procedures. These are given to each campus administrator. So, um, with the new law that's come out for the 24-hour reporting for a CPS report, we went ahead and included 24 hours, although the old um the old procedures had 48. So, we're up to date with the new CPS requirements. So, we want this um information recorded as quickly as possible and we will respond as quickly as possible. If we do find there is an incident that meets that requirement, of course, it's uh we're required to report that to uh the proper authorities. So, um
017these are the procedures. I've been told to be very brief about them. So, if you have any questions, I'll put these um on a letter head and we'll get those letters out to the parents tomorrow. Um does anybody have any questions about the procedures? >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. >> We got to item number seven, operations update. Mr. Gatewood. >> Uh yes, ma'am. This is regarding the uh student handbook. What we did something different this year. The principles did collaborate on that those handbooks by themselves. I want to let you guys know that the handbook is for information. The school board approves a student code of conduct. Uh but in the event uh there's a discrepancy, the student code of conduct is the one that rules over the student handbook. I'm gonna invite the
018principles up to talk about that uh handbook there just a little bit. Come on up. >> So, um but for Mr. Kamacho and myself, it's a secondary um handbook and so we had a Google document and well, it's a it's a one handbook, but it has secondary stuff in it, too. So, we had a Google document and we we worked on it and we sent it to them and they made changes and we made changes and here is the document. Any questions >> and then Oh, sorry. And then primary and elementary, same thing. We collaborated um actually all four campuses met one afternoon for about four hours. So, uh Miss Witworth and I collaborated and so we share one handbook. There you go. Did anybody have any questions on the handbooks? Any questions? No. Randall,
019did you have a question? >> Okay. Thank y'all. We will now go to item eight, executive session at 6:20 p.m. for 551.071. 551.072 551.074 551.076 551.082 and 551.0821 0821. We'll go to item number nine, reconvene from executive session at 7:10 p.m. Go to item number 10, consent agenda. Did anybody have any questions on the consent agenda or need to pull anything out of it? >> We have a motion by Greg. Do we have a second? >> Second by Kirby. All in favor? Motion carries. I didn't get it to turn. Good. Item number 11, consider approval of contract with Field Solutions. Mr. Gober, Coach Gober. >> All right. Uh, Field Solutions, that's who does our baseball and softball fields. Um, they take care of most of that. There's not really other companies that do this line
020of work other than your local landscapers. There's not a big one who provides this specific service. The choices we basically have on it are a two-year or three-year agreement. Um, it's the same exact price. My suggestion is to do the two-year agreement to if down the line we wanted turf, we want to do something different, we have that availability at that time. Uh, the total amount is $272,474. That's the three-year. The two-year is $91,824 off of that. Um it's basically $7,800 a month for that time. If you've looked in the past month, it hasn't been up to standard. Um the guy who's done ours the last two years just resigned. So they're in the process of hiring another guy to take care of ours, but it'll be the same service that they've used the last
021three to four years. The contractor has just run up. >> Did anybody have any questions? like Russell. >> Yes. And that's in there. Um he did. >> His name's Phil. He came in to the office and we talked, sat down, went over every part of it because I was like, I don't have a clue about any of this. So, he really went over all of it. >> What was their response? They've done it every two years that I is what they've said. I mean, I wouldn't that's where I'm two years is up next year is what they're saying is the last time they've done it. They only do the infield um to do the outfield is more but what our contract has been the three years before was only the infields. >> Yes. Correct. At
022some point really >> that's what we had. The next step was to set up a date once the contract >> and it'll also be a new guy working on it. So, we'll have new communication to go over as well when we start that. There really is just not so we're looking for quotes of different companies and different things. There's not another company that does the exact same thing they do. >> Mr. who would be our person responsibility. >> Uh that would be uh that was coach Feller. He was the outgoing athletic director. >> Yes, sir. So, I would think that the individual coaches, the softball coach and the baseball coach would have firsthand information and if they see a problem, then that should be reported to the athletic director right then. >> And they do
023a good job of that. >> I completely agree. >> Coach Williams is on top of it. I mean, as soon as there's a weed, you know, with co with coach Williams. So, um, with the baseball field, there's a bunch of cracks out and outfield. Is this going to fix that or do they have to >> fix? Probably not. Help and make doable the best of the ability. Yes. It got really, really dry over the summer when the water was out. So, they're getting that back up to speed. It looks better than it did six weeks ago. Um they've done some sand and put some stuff out there to try to fill those cracks. It won't be a solution, but it will help. It'll just take they'll have to do it over and over. >> So
024the water being out was our fault >> when we had to do the pipes and everything at the high school and shut off the water. We couldn't water that field during that time. >> Yes. No, it wasn't there. Do we know that? >> Is this in our budget? >> Yes, ma'am. >> We have an annual contract that's in there and we had a special line item um for this contract. >> Anybody else have any other questions? And this is what you recommend? >> I recommend the two-year agreement with the >> Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion that we uh reapprove the contract for two years with Field Solutions. >> I'll second. >> Motion by Randall, second by Amber. All in favor? Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> Go to item number
02512. consider approval of certification of provision of instructional materials revision. >> Hello everyone. Um so this came to my attention that we needed to resubmit this because um I had put in our original um survey back in April that we were going to do grade five blue bonnet mathematics and after many discussions with campus leadership we decided not to do that. Um, but because we had marked it, the service center got basically a flag that said we were going to order Blue Bonnet. And so they emailed me and said, "You haven't ordered Blue Bonnet yet. You need to do that." And I said, "We're not going to use Blue Bonnet anymore." And they're like, "Oh, you have to resubmit your provision of instructional materials because you had said you were going to use Blue Bonnet."
026So that's what brought this to my attention. Um, and then there are a few things that it's probably a good thing that it did come to my attention. There are just a few things that we just needed I needed to correct on there. Um, so, um, Rosie, if you could go back to just the agenda page, um, that'll show the quick summary of the corrections. Yes, thank you. Um, so we are we had talked about removing um, Lexia from grades K through five and only using amplify boost. Um, and so that needed to be corrected in this form. and then also um using boost lectura for K2 Spanish. So I was able to correct that and then also indicate that we're using M Mc Mlclass lecturer which um I had missed somehow in in the
027original form. And so those amplify corrections are also um updated and then um also adding back Lexia into middle school. Again, I'm not sure why I must have been not sleeping that night, but um we never intended to remove Lexia. So that's definitely in there now. And then the item that I mentioned that what's brought this whole thing up was removing the blue bonnet learning from grade five math. Um and then I also just made a correction to the assessment platforms that we plan to use. Um that we're using MClass for multiple reasons including interrum assessments for the lower grades. Um and we're not using TAR for interim assessments. So those are the corrections that needed to be made in this form. Um, and because we do have to resubmit it, it it did it
028does need your approval. >> So, did we approve Blue Bonnet for fifth grade math? >> No, we had planned to use it as a pilot for we the thought process was that we would have one teacher use Blue Bonnet to compare to what our curriculum which is STEM scopes. And so, um, the after discussing that with the principles through our math instructional leadership team, we decided that was not going to happen. So we were the intent was not to replace stem scopes this year with blue bonnet. It was going to be just that one classroom. >> So our curriculum for math is stem scopes. >> Correct. For kindergoses to fidelity in their rooms. >> Every teacher Yes. is the expectation is that in their PLC collaborative planning times that they when they're looking at their
029unit that they start with the STEM scopes curriculum and we're working through systems to help them do that more diligently with more fidelity to make sure we're using um all of the resources available in the materials before the team jumps to something else. >> So we presented HQIM to parents as STEM scopes. >> Yes. Yes sir. So are teachers using other resources other than stem scopes? >> It's possible >> that we haven't made aware that we haven't made available to the parents. >> It's possible that a team may decide for a given unit that they need to supplement with something else. Um but the expectation was set very clearly that that has to be done through the collaborative team planning process. Um which should include the principal's involvement and that um we should not have
030teachers just picking stuff on their own. to replace the sim scopes >> and that's beyond the the parent reporting for HQIM is is that's after I was so is that do if we choose to go a different direction for a unit did we have to report that as an HQIM to the parents >> I don't believe so we do have to make available the the the primary materials which is the SIM scopes >> the curriculum >> right >> thank you >> there any other questions no do we have a motion I'll make a motion to approve the clarification of the provisions of instructional material. Okay. Motion by Amber. Do we have a second? >> Second by Greg. All in favor? Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> Number 13. Consider approval of resolution of the board
031to set Venus ISD tax rate. This page. >> Good evening. So tonight we have up for consideration to approve the tax rate for Venus ISD at 50 cents for the INS which is exactly what we told the taxpayers um in the bond and then 7484 for the M which is down just um for a total tax rate of 1.284 284 1.2484. Yeah. >> No, because the INS tax rate went from 43 cents to 50. >> Taking that out, it would be a reduction. The M is a reduction barely, but it is a reduction. >> Any other questions? No. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the resolution of the board to set the Venus ISD tax rate. >> Motion by Amber. Do we have a second? >> No, I need to
032Oh, she's >> motion. >> Yes. Go ahead. >> I move the property tax rate becreased by the adoption of tax. >> Okay. We have a motion by Randall. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Amber. All >> thank you. All in favor? Motion carries. >> Item number 14, consider approval of proposed tax rate for Hill College, Venus ISD. >> Um, yes. So, this is just the proposed tax rate for Hill College and it will be at 0.042502, which is um exactly the same as it was last year. >> Do we have any questions? No. Do we have a motion? >> Motion by Amber. Do we have a second? >> Second by Donald. All in favor. The motion carries. Item 15, consider approval of TASBY insurance renewal. >> I know. >> So,
033we've got the TASBY um insurance renewal. You'll notice that this TASBY insurance renewal is prrated. So, it's going to go from September 1st of 25 through June 30th of 26. Rosie, it's down a couple. Yeah, there you go. That's so that it will line up then with our fiscal year starting next year. So, it is a prrated amount. Um, I did shop around and I have one letter in there um from uh McGill and they everybody that I talked to said that while this looks like exorbitant amount of pro uh money um nobody could touch what TASBY is providing us with the insurance and the cost. We are um I I almost anticipated that TASBY would not even give me a renewal this year, but they did. Um and actually they were they were on
034site today. um Tazby was, our attorney was, and a um forensics um company to look at those roofs, and they'll be here all Monday through Thursday of this week to TASBY's allowing them to look at it again to see if they'll do something. >> You're welcome. >> Any other questions? Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the TASBY insurance. Motion by Amber. Do we have a second? >> Second by Joe. All in favor? >> Did he raise his? >> All in favor? >> Okay. Opposed. Okay. The motion carries. 61. Go to item number 16. Consider approval of Tazby Energy Cooperative. >> Yes. So, this is a new cooperative for um Venus. This would allow us, if the price warrants it, that we could buy fuel through TASBY. So, we wouldn't have
035to buy all of our fuel through TASBY, but it is another um avenue for us that maybe if we got a good price through them, we could buy some. So, when the price spikes during the year, we would have that in our back pocket. So, it's just another option of trying to save money where we can save money. Who who who monitors that? I mean, who who is who sits back and looks at the fuel and goes, "Hey, it's time for a We just check when the tanks are empty. >> We check when the tanks are empty >> and we just automatically get on Tasby like you'd check Exxon or somewhere else." >> Yeah. So, we would we would commit to so many gallons at a at the TASBY rate, but then we would have
036all year to use them. So, we would use them when it was appropriate. So, I would work with Miss Tubs on that. >> Any other questions? Yes. >> Not yet. Any other questions? Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the energy. >> Motion Randall, second by Amber. All in favor? Motion carries. Item 17, discussion of pos possible action regarding homeschooled students participating in extracurricular activities in accordance with SB 401. >> All right. So, this is a change in years past um with UIL and homeschool student participation. In the past, y'all would have had to make a vote to allow homeschool students to participate. This year, all homeschool students are allowed to participate without a board vote to not allow them. It does get kind of tricky on different things. So,
037if we don't make a vote and they're we are okay with that, anyone that lives in Venus's attendance boundary is eligible to play at Venus. They still have to go through the same process as a move in. They have to fill out the UIL PAPF. They have to prove it wasn't for athletic purposes. Um, it also allows for students in other districts. So, for instance, if a district neighboring us takes action and doesn't allow them, they could come play here. Again, they would have to fill out paperwork just like any kid and it would be proven to everyone in our district would have to sign off that they were not moving for athletic purposes. That's just the difference this year is you're voting to not allow versus to allow. So if Alvareo decides not to
038accept, they vote to ban those. >> If the next closest school zone is ours, wouldn't that by definition mean they're moving for athletic purposes? >> It gets >> I'm just good with the PAF. I just didn't know if that's >> No, you would fill it out. And so that kid would have to attempt to play there first, >> right? >> They go they realize that that board policy says no. They are allowed to go to the closest and it's not school district. It's different than most things. is geographical location from their house to the high school. So they may be geographically closer to Venus ISD, but they may be geographically closer to Maple High School. They would go to Maple High School is where they're eligible. >> Are they eligible? Is it is it a
039calendar year? Do they follow the same rules as a transfer student? Like >> same exact rules. >> If they move in as an eighth grader, they or the ninth grader, they play JV for a year. >> You don't necessarily have to. You fill out the PAPF just like anyone. If they if the whole DEC approves them, they're allowed to play varsity. If they don't approve them, they have to be on the JB for 365 days. >> Is this is for all UIL events, not just athletics? >> I believe so. I know the athletic sites, but I believe it is all UIL. >> That's that's my understanding. >> Yes. And I have read that uh Midlotheian has opted out. I don't not sure of that, but >> most bigger districts are going to opt out. Like
040when we went to coaching school last month, I sat in meeting after meeting on this topic. And most bigger schools are going to opt out because of their numbers of participation. They're maxed out. There's already 50 kids who aren't making the basketball team there because they have enough kids trying out. So those schools aren't taking them. schools like us where we're not cutting kids because we have enough spots for them to make another team even is more a lot more beneficial for those kids. It's not impacting it's not hurting the kids we have, but it could benefit the kids we have and help those kids. But it could hurt the kids that we have if somebody from Midlotheian transferred in and they were obviously better and they were selected to play and one of our
041hometown kids didn't was not the quarterback anymore, but somebody from Midian was the chosen quarterback based on athletic ability. >> It could be. Yes. And there's cases where that could be, but it could also help the team be more >> competitive. So, I mean, there's a catch to all of it, but yes. >> So, assuming Venus allows these transfers to come in, have have we sat down and looked at uh eligibility packets? My my son has to make has to follow all the eligibility requirements, six weeks grading reports, etc., as opposed to my mom's the teacher and I'm a great quarterback. Therefore, my odds of not making a 70 are pretty slim. >> Yes. The grading policy, I mean, is going to go off. >> So, they have to they're going to have to report
042grades and everything. Who Who is who are they going to report that to? Is that to you? >> They'll have to report it to me and and the coach of that sport and then we'll have to document it just like we would at >> Are you documenting certified curriculum as a is it have to be a state curriculum? Is it I mean, just I know these are funky questions, but >> it is and that's something they >> So, does it have to be accredited curriculum? Does it have to be >> through? >> It can be anything. >> K through 12 would be accredited though. >> I mean, does it does it have to be accredited curriculum? And I mean, just those are things that I would be upset that my son got benched because ex
043this guy walks in here. But on the same token is >> he he's he's currently enrolled in a in a a state approved or state accredited curriculum. He he does the same work you do. For instance, he has to follow the same rules as in Yes. >> Uh no pass, no play. He has to >> Yes. No pass, no play. I do know that. I don't know on the accredited or not. That was never brought up. >> I just don't know if we're prepared accurate as an athletic department or one act play for that matter. If it's if it's any UIL, it could be uh UIL academics. They can come in and they participate in a math pentathlon or whatever it is. So, >> is the district prepared with paperwork to show that all that
044has been is is on the up and up and that they've >> Yes, I think it would be the same thing. They'll have to document that to us. We'll have to have all that information going in um of their grades, of their address, of their all that stuff just like any kid we have, we have those files with us when we travel, we'll have those for that kid as well. Um Joe, on your point of that as well. So if we do don't take action and we accept it, you have to accept anyone that lives in Venus ISD as a home school. We do not have to accept neighboring schools. That can be a case by case scenario. you do not have to accept those every time, >> but depending upon the number of applicants.
045Uh following up on what you said, Randall, I don't think there's any way possible that Mr. or uh the staff can adequately check that you know it's what the curriculum that that particular child was following as opposed to what uh their curriculum that they're following uh as in attendance at Venus school. >> Yeah. I just didn't know if the bill if the bill stated any of that if the bill stated if it's just I usually leave my kid at home and I'm home. >> I think where they're what they're trying to do with that is the PAF that they have to fill out. It has a couple different questions than your normal one. So, if a kid were attending a school that says no to homeschooling, but they want to go to this other school,
046they can't just go start homechool tomorrow. that's going to be show up on that PAPF and people are going to question that might have been for athletic purposes. So, they're still going to have to prove information that it's legit. I think it's more of the kids that have been homeschooled that it's going to be I mean, you'll get your outliers, but that'll be the majority. >> Yeah. >> Mr. Greatwood, do you have any experience with this? >> Uh, yes, ma'am. I do have experience with this here over in Red. We did do this here to uh b to bolster our track numbers and our JTC numbers. Uh the students still had to fall under the student code of conduct and uh do the drug testing had to pass their classes. And one of the things
047uh that I would recommend putting in place is that the student must attend the practices that the coaches are having because what you have uh like for instance here with track, I ran into a lot of people have their personal track coaches and thought they would just show up as an athlete at our meets. But you have to put certain stipulations in there. You're going to uh you're going to meet the attendance. You're going to have to pass whatever curriculum, whatever classes curriculum that you're under. Uh you're going to submit the drug test that we have. You fall under our student code of conduct when you're an athlete attached to our teams. You have to put all those things in place for those students. >> Mr. Gaywood, is is there when it comes to no
048the no pass, no play with a home school, is there an avenue of verification for their grades? Like I mean, how do we not know that just parents not going, "Yes, he's doing all the work and they're sitting at home doing that so he can be out lifting weights or, you know, throwing the football." >> Now, most uh high school students, you're going to find them use K12 or some online type format. Uh I never encountered a situation where was mom at home just trying to teach uh high school by herself. Uh it was always in an accredited online situation that the students had to turn their paperwork into. And uh the bill doesn't mention that though, but that's normally what you would see because it's kind of hard to homeschool uh a high school
049student on your own. That's that's really difficult because uh I think I'm pretty good at science. I have biology, but I'm no good at teaching chemistry. That's going to be very difficult for me. >> Okay. >> And most of those kids, if they're trying to do it for athletic purposes only, they're not going to they're going to be in an accredited deal. Otherwise, they're not going to college. If their whole goal is athletics and they're trying to get a scholarship out of or whatever, it doesn't really matter if they can play or not if they're not in an accredited home school. >> Okay, this >> might be a question for Miss Paige. What financial implications does this have? >> Uh yes, sir. Uh like say if uh Howard Gatewood shows up to your district and
050I play every sport that I play, the district receives $1,500 >> for each sport. >> Each sport >> and we would only pay their $10 meal fee is really our only added cost. >> And then I had one question too. Just ignorance is most of my question. What about like insurance, you know, injuries and that sort? I mean, are they just covered like the rest of the team or is there a school liability to this or >> I don't know. >> They would sign the same paperwork that our student athletes do where we have the secondary insurance as an option. Um, they would be allowed to have that same amount. It's not a primary insurance. It's not something that covers everything, but it is a secondary backup option because they would still have access to
051our athletic trainer and those things that he allows them to do and helps them do as well. Any other questions? Okay. I'm not sure what we do here. We either do nothing. >> The only motion we will make is >> right. Make a motion. If we choose to block it, we have to make a motion to >> Okay. >> Yes, I would recommend that we allow the students to play. >> Uh yes, I would uh second what uh Coach Goldber saying. I do think uh we should allow students to play that live within Venus ISD. Uh because what happens a lot of students are homeschooled through no choice of their own here uh in the city. Uh we have students that have played with students all throughout little league and all of a sudden they're
052homeschooled and uh they just have don't have the opportunity to play whatever sport with their peers uh in a UIL uh sporting event. I think it's just good for uh the school community. >> I have an odd question just student goes to high school with VHS. He's been here since till since till February. He gets in major disciplinary trouble here. He he he leaves via VHS and goes home school to avoid his disciplinary placement. He's been placed in DAP for X number of days. And so he withdraws from VHS, goes home school. Now, is he allowed to come back and and play play the baseball season or the whatever season since he's no longer >> Not for us. We would still withhold whatever disciplinary action. We still have that we still have the ability to
053to say if if a student comes in and does something wrong on the on the field court, we have the reasons to suspend them like like any anybody else. And >> yes. >> Okay. One other quick question. Uh you mentioned that say Midlotheian has opted out and we're the closest school. We're closer than Wanchachi or Mansfield. Uh but you also said that student has an opportunity to come to Venus, but you also said that we do not have to accept them. >> You do not have to accept them. That would be a choice that Mr. Gatewood and I would Mr. Gatewood would ultimately make that decision on if it was something that was going to be beneficial for Venus and our students or not. >> Would there be criteria set up? You reject them based
054on this this this Uh yes sir. Obviously uh there will be some criteria that was set up. I I'll set some criteria up on that there because we don't want to just open it up and all the students from Mlotheian are coming down here uh taking opportunities away from our students sir. So we do have to look at that as a uh case by case basis. Just a clarification on on Mr. Russell's question. I I I don't know how we would pick and choose the I mean the criteria is you have to be passing, you know, all the all the normal criteria. If they're in Melotheian, they they they don't have an option of going to Venus. They have to go to Venus if they're closer. If we're the closest district, that's the only option
055they have. If we accept transfers, they can't go beyond us. So they can't say I mean if Middleian said no and Venus said no, then they could go to the next closest district, which be May, whatever it is. So I just don't understand how we could take Susie Q, who is a straight A student and wants to participate in in a theater department, UIL >> one act play or something like that, but we're not going to take little Joe over here who just happens to be 5 foot one and wants to play football. But we are going to take 6'8 Kevin over here. How would we how would we I don't understand how you would justify if who we take and who we as long as there's a general criteria set if they met the
056criteria. Aren't we aren't we kind of stuck taking them? I mean not stuck is the bad word but >> I think it would be based on whatever the criteria is we come up with that you know disciplinary actions of if they're coming from a school district you know what kind of trouble did they get in there? What kind of student were they there? We can put that policy together. Now, anyone that falls under that policy, yes. >> My question is there's a general criteria and if they meet it, they're in. >> If they don't meet it, they're not. So, it doesn't matter if they're 5'1 or 6'8, male, female, >> whatever. >> I wouldn't think we would discriminate against anybody for >> Well, it's a case by case basis. We don't have to take them.
057We would have to take them if they if they met all of our criteria. >> Yeah, >> I think we would be obligated to take them like we would everybody else. Yes. It would be more off of that policy versus my only concern in this is that our hometown student who's gone to school here all their life for 10 years, 11 years, a high school student gets beat out on on the football field by a naturally talented athlete from Midlothian or Alvarea, whoever. Yes, it will help the score possibly of the football team, but is that what we're looking for? >> Or do we want to be true to our hometown parents and our hometown kids? >> Well, that's a possibility for anybody. Somebody if you're always possibility >> or you can have teachers come
058in and bring their students. I mean, so it's the same difference. I mean, I don't think that having them not. We do have a lot of homeschool kids here in Venus. We do. And we see it all the time when the back to school bash comes out saying, "Well, why can't you put my kids from the home school into those to get the free supplies there?" You know, we pay taxes, too. So, you can see both sides of the stories. There are multiple kids that play up until sixth grade with our kids and then they don't or they have to go pay play select with them. So, could it hurt us on the kid my kid? It could hurt my kid. I mean, it could, but it also could show them they have to go
059out there and actually work for it. It doesn't just get to be fallen in their lap. Well, we were we were open enrollment for years up until a few years ago. And that that was our even though they had to sit 365 to to play. We were I don't remember even my whole coaching career. I don't remember. I mean, there there's always somebody disgruntled. The the backup quarterback is always going to be a little bit upset, but I don't remember any big complaints over kids who moved in to, you know, we we had four great years of baseball that we had about eight kids that >> found their way to Venus. And uh you know, everybody just everybody had something to say until we went four rounds deep in the playoffs and then everybody went,
060"Oh, hey, all right. Thanks for coming." That's great. Because Keen has the same kind of the same kind of stipulations. They're open enrollment, but you have to follow their guidelines. And they really Keen says we only want you if you play a sport. Like you can go on there and you can be a great academic, but if you play a sport, you're more most likely going to get in, not just be an academic. Any other questions? No. Was anyone wanting to make a motion to go against it? No. Okay. So, we will move to item number 18. Consider approval of proposed changes to FM local. >> Uh yes, ma'am. FM local. Uh it outlines the uh district policy on student activities regarding absences. right now is capped at 15 extracurricular activi absis per school year,
061but we're a small school district and we have students that play multiple sports. Uh they exceed 15 extracurricular activities all the time. This is not putting a cap on it. That's what this her policy is recommending. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Anybody have any questions on that? >> That could be a very abused policy. So we have we have we do have a small population but we have kids that could leave for a whole number of reasons uh training etc. And once they get the reason that was put in place as a as an old high school principal was that once they get to that 15 number of absis mark that it starts having an academic effect on them. So and you can't say only if you're a straight A student you're allowed to go over
062over your days. I mean, every year, you know, you you'd have that one kid who played every sport, but you're talking about two or three kids, maybe two two or three kids a year. I just I don't know if I don't know if it needs to be adjusted if it's only one or two, three kids a year. So, we're saying that the the recommendation is to change that local policy to where there is no cap. >> Yes, sir. >> You're recommending no cap. >> Yes, ma'am. Uh because >> Yes. Yeah, UIL purposes. >> Oh, is it only UIL? So, what if they're what if they're out 22 days with egg? >> UIL extracurricular, sir. >> That's eight shows at six days a show. Six plus their athletics. If they're also in athletics, there could be
063they may not go to school at all for just just throwing it out there. Well, most ACT students don't go most most a students don't go to every show. And if they do, they're not they're the whole duration. Mainly if you're with heers or steers is your longest. Your pigs are a day, your chickens are a day, you know, >> you get because you get 15 absences. All those people know that they have to they have to buy their time because they're also a basketball player and a baseball player, etc. So, >> no, even when my kids did it, we only went to the shows that we actually were participating in because that's the only time you're there. I mean, that was our Mr. Smallwood that he was like, "No, you're here. You're done." >>
064That is correct, ma'am. You still have to meet the requirements of your academics and your uh 90% rule uh for attendance. >> And on the A I mean, like Amber was saying, I would think it would be up to the teacher that you don't have a reason to be there for the cows if you're chickens. >> I mean, that would be that needs to come back on our academic our our FFA sponsors. >> Well, and it's not like M. Coach Gobber's going to sit here and say, "Hey, we're going to take we're going to do five tournaments and you're going to miss a Wednesday, Thursday, you're off on Friday for five five different weeks." So, I mean, the coaches and the UIL sponsors have to be diligent in making sure that that's how it's done.
065>> I understand how it's supposed to. But on the on the other side of that though is if you've got that 15-day cap and you've got a student who is a straight A student and in all these things at 15 days they can't do anything else. They they >> Yeah. You know and then and then you're starting to get into truency and stuff like that just for them to participate. So I mean it's it's it's a balance but um I would tend to agree that that I would rather the kids I would rather we I mean, they've got to pass academically. So, that should be to me that should be the the driving factor and in saying, "All right, you're going to all this stuff. You've missed all these days. You're not passing. You can't
066go to them now anyway." So, >> but holding them back >> because of that 15-day cap from doing things, I I I agree or I go against that. >> I mean, so are grading policy still going to stay the same? So if they they miss something then they have so many days to make it up and then if they don't make it up then they fail. >> Uh that is correct ma'am. Gra policies are not changing. >> Greg did you have something? >> Yeah I was actually going to agree with Randall to some degree. This is not the first time we've dealt with this issue and I think Randall was principal at least once when we did deal with it. >> Um the days because it uh >> it was because the the we had
067students that were just getting where they were missing a month. >> Well, it would be FFA um and then sports and then it might be >> what's that? I mean I'm trying to get >> so if they were passing their classes meeting all the academic requirements and they were still missing school what is the concern that that's my question to I mean Mr. you did it. So, what I mean, what's the concern that we're trying to vet vet out? So, if they are missing more than 15 days, but they still have to meet academic requirements, they're still successful in their classroom, what are we trying to anticipate the concern being? >> I'm just asking >> for it's just there's a there's the cap. That's a cap that's consistent for everybody. So, there's a 90 day
068there's the state says you have to be in school 90% of the days. They say they say in their attendance policy anybody who misses under 90% days are adversely affected uh their education is adversely affected. That's why they put the attendance policy in. We're allowing not only not only are we allowing their 10 abs or x number of absences per semester, but you're also allowing another 15 abses. That's on top of their general absence. So if they're taking if they're taking let's say their 12 abses in the fall, they get just about 9% rule and they're also taking 11 absesses academic or whatever you call UI based or whatever it is that's that's a lot of absences that that is that is negatively impacting their their education even if they are uh still passing their
069classes you can't you can't make a rule just for the kids who have straight A's there are some kids who have a 71 who are going to fall right into this policy too >> but now making it clear I'll go with the recommendation But I was just supporting that Randall Buck wasn't like out there by himself. This board has dealt with the same issue. Now I don't remember all the details anymore. I just know that we've dealt with it. U we've upped the days because I think at one point it was less and we met to 15 and we did this and that. We we put the days to start with because of misses and then we started upping how many days we miss. So I mean this has been ongoing as far as I'm
070concerned we can say no no no limit and if we come up with the issue we'll go back and for the 18th time and turn it back down to 15 again or something. It doesn't matter. >> I just caution against against paving our future based on the sins of the past. You know, I mean, yes, there have been problems in the past. Does that mean there will be problems in the future? No. Doesn't mean there won't be >> not problems in the past. That's the whole point. The whole point is there haven't been problems in the past. We're a we're a it's a databased system. The data doesn't show there's a problem. So, if the data doesn't show there's a problem, what are we fixing? >> Well, to me, the problem is that you've got
071kids that are having to stop doing something >> or having to take or they're having to take unexcused action. How many how many how many documented times of that do we have? I mean, I'm talking about in my whole time at the high school, there may have been three and >> six shows last year. >> That's just my personal >> and depending on >> But y'all just made the argument how many kids go to go. >> So I understand that. So I do know that in the past in the last year or even two years when Colton was doing agg they told you you cannot do this and this at the same time. You can do steers or heers but you can't do pigs and chickens because you'll be out too much. So they are
072taking that into consideration when they're doing that. We also don't have very many sports that overlap. I think the ones that do overlap might be tennis, golf, and track. I mean, so you're looking at those that might overlap, but half the school in the high school misses the last couple of months of school because of academic or when it comes to UIL decathlons and the, you know, just the different things that they go to for competition plus softball, baseball, track, all of that. >> No, not an argument, just sharing a point of view. So if if there's if we have a whole bunch of documented cases and the data shows that there needs to be a change to a local policy, not a procedure, a policy, then but that that's a superintendent recommendation. So >>
073any other questions? Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the changes to FM local. >> Have a motion by Amber. Do we have a second? >> Second by Kirby. All in favor? opposed. Motion carries 61. Got to item number 19. Consider approval of proposed changes to FNC local. >> Uh yes, ma'am. This was the policy we have to implement uh the no cell phone policy by September 1st, even though we've already implemented that. This is uh from the state just saying that students are not allowed to have communication devices in the school day during instructional time at all. We've already implemented just that we have to adopt that policy by September 1st officially. >> Any questions? >> Actually, it's going pretty well, sir. I'm at the campuses all the time. I
074rarely ever see a student with a phone out. The only time I've seen a student with a phone out, they're hiding in the gym before school starts trying to get that last text message out. But I've been in and out of classrooms. I have not seen phones and I've not seen them in the hallways at all. >> Well, is there not allowed to have them out during teaching time, right? Like in the classroom, but like between classes? >> Uh, no sir. >> Not at all. Not at all, sir. No, sir. Minute they step on the campuses. Uh the instruction I gave the campus principal, cell phones are to be turned off and put in your book bag at that time. >> Yes, ma'am. We found a case uh at the high school of kids uh
075getting pretty slick. They're trying to bring in Kindle Fires to school uh saying it's just a reading uh device, but in fact you can do uh what's that WhatsApp chat on it and different stuff like that. So we went a step further says nope that is a uh bonafide device that you can still communicate on. You can Yes. And if you want to read books, you can do it with device that we've issued you on campus. >> Any other questions? Does the school day end when they get on the bus? >> Uh, school day ends, sir, at the uh Yes, sir. It ends at the dismissal time. So, right after dismissal, students are allowed to take their cell phone out. >> So, when they get on the bus, >> Yes, sir. They can because the
076uh bill states during instruction time. >> Any other questions? No. Do we have a motion? >> Number 19. You make a motion. Motion by Randall. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Amber. All in favor? Motion carries. Go to item number 20. Consider approval of proposed changes to EFB local. So, Senate Bill 13 was one of the things that um is going into effect on September 1st and our lawyers uh helped to update the EFB local to make our policies in compliance with that. Um I made a cute little Should I get my cute little It's There we go. Of course. Um, and so, um, you were much you were much better at those numbers earlier than I am, so I had to write them down, but the 0.21, um, just
077updated our standards and collection development policy. Um, we are getting more guidance on that from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by April. So, ours have been tweaked a little bit. You know, that was a big deal with House Bill 900 about two years ago. So, ours went under a big overhaul just here recently. Um, and then the 23 is parental access to the library catalog. We have had that available since we switched to an automated system for check-ins and checkout. So, that that's a Connie Walker thing, you know, whenever we did that forever ago. And it's it's there. I put a little screenshot of our thing in the little red circle. It's kind of small, but it's it's right there on our web page. And then if you'll scroll down, um, this was
078new and it was also covered in a couple other things. So like Senate Bill 12 um also wanted per just about parental access to what their kids are seeing. And y'all talked about that earlier when you were talking about giving parents rights to instructional materials and stuff. But um how we are doing this is through our circulation program Destiny. Um the parents because their email addresses are already in there. They go, they follow our link which is available um and they put in their email address which connects to the student and then it gives them a um passcode to log in and then they have those four options. I'm so sorry. I did not realize how small it was going to be. They have the four options there on the side. Oh, there we go.
079I just have old lady eyes. Sorry. Um so you can see what is checked out. That's that first little thing with the check on it. You can see the history, what they've had checked out in the past. You can see what is blocked and then log out. And if you scroll this way, like I pulled up Harry Potter books because we're all pretty familiar with those. Can you see? So those little dots on the side, if a parent has decided, I don't want my kids reading Harry Potter, they just go click on those dots, which I know that's not a live link, it's just a picture, but they would click on those dots that Rosie is showing you, and they would block those books. So, if you don't want your kid reading Twilight, you just
080boop boop boop. And then, oh, next year, okay, they're old enough, they can read Twilight. So, boop boop boop. And so, the the parent has control over that. Um, and they have control over what their kid. And so, that would that would show a block. So, if a kid brings the book up there to be checked out, it's gonna it's going to just show a parental block on that. So, yeah. Um, and then, um, 25 is about a local school library advisory committee. Um the way the law reads it needs at 10% of the population you can have one or you can wait and see if your people in your community want it and so it's required if you have 10% of your population requesting it or 50 parents. So we're going to be in
081the wait and see mode right now. just honestly sometimes it's challenging to get people to commit and stay and you this is going to be a committee that's going to have to do some real work and so I don't want to make I don't want to go out and make a committee and torture people if that's not what they want so we're just going to let sleeping dogs lie on that and then 26 this affects you guys greatly the acquisition of library materials you guys just like you approve textbooks like the teachers may look at them and say hey we're we're recommening this one. Do y'all approve it? That's exactly what it's going to look like for libraries. We have a tab under the required postings area where I have already um posted some books
082from Junior Library Guild. That's kind of subscription service that we use. And then the requested books from Falllet, our other main vendor. And so they're hot linked on there. That's what it looks like um on the required postings page. And if you click on each of those, it takes you to a book list that um you can read up on. You can see the reviews. Um we've been pretty transparent with it. I think all that's required is ISBN title and author, but we've been we've left the review. If it's there, we've left the reviews and the information um on there just to if people want to know, we we want we want you to know like it's it's here. We're an open book. Um, and so I tried to be real good and and if
083there are better ways that I can do this, please let me know. But, um, when I put another one on there, I'll put the new date down below there. And I need to do some now, too. Um, and then once it's been 30 days, the next board meeting, you guys will approve those like like, okay, this look good. They they've been posted. Nobody's commented on them. You gave good advice. We're going to bless these. go forth in order. >> Is that when we have to read them out loud? >> Absolutely. There are book reports required. That's the next one down there. It fell off that all board members are >> in the Senate bill. I thought it said it has to that the board has to announce them out loud on at a board meeting.
084>> No, I mean you have to you you do at you do have to approve it like when we are like so this won't happen till I think I have it ready to go for the September board meeting. because that'll be that'll be like the 16th or something. So, y'all can y'all can bless these and say, "Yes, we approve these purchases." >> I hope I hope that's right. When I read it, I thought, "How long is it going to take? I hope she's not readit." >> Oh, no. The elementary list is long. She's like, I want them on there. Like, let's go ahead and get these ordered. >> Okay. So, oh, and then um it updated the challenge the 027027 updated the challenges or appeals. The major thing about that is previously if a book
085was challenged, we did not restrict access to it. Um, and now it's just the opposite. Now, if there is a concern enough to make a challenge on it, we're going to pull the books. Quite honestly, the books got pulled anyway because we had to all read them and we didn't go buy more copies of it. We just read the ones we already had. But semantics, this is the way they want it worded now and we are going to be compliant with that. We try to do a good job on our campuses and our libraries so we don't have problems like this. We we really do try. Anybody have any questions? >> No. No questions. Okay. Do we have a motion? >> Motion by Randall. Do we have a second? >> Second by Greg. All in
086favor? Motion carries 6. Thank you. >> Item 21, consider approval of resolution regarding Senate Bill 12 and parents rights. >> Uh yes, ma'am. This is a really big bill. It deals with a lot of diversity, equity, inclusion. Uh it's currently uh ACLU is actually suing about this here bill. So, uh there are some more changes coming in October. are some of the things that we have to take a look at and possibly put to approve. It has a it's a parental rights bill. It emphasizes and reinforce the fundamental rights of parents to direct their children's education uh more religious training and consent to medical and psychological treatment. Uh one of the biggest things that uh that we have to be careful of in student clubs with this here particular bill uh it requires that parental
087consent uh for students to join clubs and prohibits student clubs based on sexual orientation or gender identity limiting staff involvement to supervisory roles without instructional content. Uh so we have to go back take a look at our clubs. Uh students are involved in those particular clubs we now have to go and get permission for those students to be in those particular clubs. It's not like before a student comes up to you with a cool idea, you just form the club and the students attend the club. That's not how this particular bill works. Uh so it's a lot of different things that goes on with this here bill. Just the parental rights bill, one of the biggest things that another one deals with diversity, equity, inclusion. Uh we cannot have groups based on that um with
088that particular using those particular tags. So those things there do have to come out of our school with instruction and different things like that. We cannot cover those particular things in instruction. Uh it's again it is uh it bans those initiatives within schools districts including influencing our hiring practices or promoting uh based on race, color. Uh it bans us from doing those particular things. I don't think we do that anyway. We don't hire someone because they're Hispanic, African-American or Caucasian. But it's one of those things that saying now it was against the law to do those things. Okay. Uh it's a very lengthy bill, but it's one of the most controversial ones that is out there right now. Anybody have any questions on that? No. Do we have a motion? >> Had a motion by
089Randall. Do we have a second? Second by Amber. All in favor? Motion carries. Go to item number 22. Consider naming loan finalist for position of superintendent. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve naming loan finalist for superintendent. Howard Gatewood doesn't say. >> Well, no. I'm just saying it doesn't it doesn't I know it's not on here. >> Okay. So yeah, >> I make a motion to approve Howard Gatewood as the naming him as the loan finalist for position of superintendent. >> Okay. Motion by Amber, second by Greg. All in favor. >> Motion carries. 70. Congratulations, Mr. Haywood. Go to item number 23, reports. Uh yes, ma'am. Uh I'll go ahead and start out. Uh first of all, I'm thrilled that we've had a fantastic start to the school year. Uh the
090energy, enthusiasm has across all campuses has been truly inspiring. Uh one of the biggest things that I noticed the participation at the uh with the elementary and the primary schools. I'm telling you, I don't know if you had an opportunity to stop over there. It was backed out uh through the door. And I think that's to the uh positive start that's happened to the school year. uh enrollment and growth. I tell you what, we are enrolling students left and right. So, we're seeing that growth within our schools quite a bit. Uh we're now sitting at, I believe, Deian, I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, it was 2,162 students today. Is that correct? Okay. Uh the fall athletics are underway. We have our football volleyball seasons and uh cross country are actively going out there.
091It was great to see the volleyball team get out there on Friday and uh make their way to the finals. I don't know how they how did they do on Saturday or not that >> okay on the winning streak. Awesome. >> They won both on Saturday. >> Awesome. So, it was good to see the girls uh I tell you what I they could have really put the hammer down against that team from Coington, but they pulled back a little bit and played some of their younger players, which was really nice of them instead of really just beat them out the gym. Uh a special thank you goes out to the entire uh Venus ISD family. The success of our first few weeks is direct result of the hard work and collaboration of all staff members
092uh all community members. Uh it's been nothing but love from the community. Uh I haven't seen anything negative on uh Facebook. I even had to go out and get a Facebook page so I can see what's out there. Uh that was something new for me. I just want to stay in tune with the community uh to what's going on. give people an opportunity to reach me at different type of ways they need to reach me because I realize everybody don't email. There are some parents that may want to uh just contact me on Facebook. So, I did create a Facebook page uh to just to stay in contact with the community as much as possible. >> That is correct. Our football team did win their scrimmage and they uh I don't know if you if
093you were out there, I saw a lot more fighting those kids. I'm expecting a uh just a little bit different outcome. I think we're going to surprise a few teams this year. Uh because we do throw the ball quite a bit. We don't just line up and just uh run it with three clouds three yards in a cloud of dust anymore. Uh we do have that capability. I'm impressed by the offensive line. The offensive line walking through the hallways, they look like offensive linemen when you see them and no one's playing both ways. Anybody have any questions on any other reports? No. Go to item number 24, board requests for additional items. Anybody have any requests for additional items? No. Okay. In our Go ahead. Yeah, it is our next scheduled. We have a special
094meeting September the 9th at 5:30 p.m. 5:30. And then after that, our regular meeting will be September the 15th. We'll go to item number 25. If nobody else has anything, we will adjourn at 8:15