001It is now 5 o'clock. I will call the meeting of the Wakatchi Independent School District Board of Trustees to order. Please let the record show that we have five trustees in attendance and this meeting has been duly called and notice this meeting has been duly posted for time and manner required by law. At this time, I ask Mr. McCutchen to lead us in our invocation. Our pledge of allegiance by Alex Yap, Felipe Gonzalez, and Jaydon Shamanagal. >> All right, let's pray. Lord, we thank you for this day. Uh thank you for WSD and everything it does uh for this town, for our students, our staff. Uh please be with us tonight uh as we make strong decisions and guide us and uh help us do the best thing for everyone involved. We ask all these
002things in your son's name. Amen. 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. >> Texas flag. I pledge algiance to the Texas one state under God. One and indivisible. Next item on our agenda is our open forum. This is the portion of the board meeting where board receives input from patrons. Each person who addresses the board will have three minutes to speak on his or her behalf. Because of posting requirements of the open meetings act, board members will not ask questions of the patron nor answer any questions posed by the patron. No action can be taken on any issue presented during the patrons comment section of the board meeting. Patrons addressing the
003board will be notified when they are approaching the last 60 seconds of their allotted time to speak. When I call your name, please step to the podium and state your name and address for the record. Jiren Singleton. Mr. Singleton, Mr. Pitts, my left, your right, will be the timekeeper and he will let you know when you have approximately 1 minute remaining. >> Yes, sir. Uh Jiren Singleton, he said address. >> Yes, sir. >> 1817 Bear Oak Court, Walkahhatchee, Texas 75165. Uh good evening, members of the Wakahhatchee ISD board. Uh my name is Jiren Singleton. I'm standing here today as a parent who made one of the hardest decisions of uh of our of mine and my wife's life uh for our children. Uh we we left our home in Midland, Texas about a year ago,
004not quite a year ago. And uh we came to Walksahhatchee with uh hope that that our two boys uh Cam and Colt would have a chance uh at a sports future. Um you know, we we we have great programs here. Um I'm I'm lucky to be in the baseball and football program and a little bit of track and uh we absolutely love it. Um we we didn't come here for convenience. We we came here because we believed in something. We believed in the program and we believed in coaches like uh Coach DT, Coach Derrell. Uh when when you're a parent and you look for people who who you can trust uh with your children, it's it's not just to coach, you know what I mean? It's it's it's to have them around him. I mean,
005uh I mean, you got some of the football players here. They're up there for hours and hours on end. Uh Coach Terrell has been uh one of the the main supporters for Cam. Cam's a sophomore, so he's just getting into the recruiting aspect of of his football career um and baseball. Um and and uh you know, coach Coach DT's believed in Cam um on the days when his confidence is low, you know what I mean? He's been somebody that's been there for him um when he's needed a pickme up. Uh you know, coming in as a sophomore from an out of town kid is not easy, especially coming from West Texas where the football is not quite as good as it is out here. Um so so uh you know having somebody like coach DT
006along with the other coaches that have been here has been an exceptional experience. Um I've seen the difference in camp. Uh the confidence that he's gotten from coaches like DT um you know and and many other ones. We're specifically talking about coach DT today but um has been tremendous. Uh >> one minute remaining. >> I I I can only uh I can only hope that you guys decide to keep him around. um we we uprooted our lives for this opportunity and um I'm I'm honored to have coach DT as somebody that's been around my child and and uh I hope that we can keep him here. So, thank you guys for your time. Jerry Meyer second 601 John Ardan walks at you 75165. So I'm going to refer to a couple of notes here. Try
007to keep this a little bit time efficient. I appreciate y'all hearing me. I know you're busy. Can't find my notes now. My fat finger just took them off my page. Okay. So while titles and positions are important, the true measure of an educator, a coach, is the impact they have on our students. In his role as recruiting coordinator, coach Charl has done for more for the student and support athletics advancement. He's helped create pathways to higher education. He's opened doors to scholarships. He's encouraged students to strive for more than they thought they could do or more than they thought they could attain. >> You have one minute remaining. >> Equally important are the relationships he has built. Students respond to individuals who need who invest in them. who hold them as a high standard and
008who consistently demonstrate belief in their potential. I've spent probably over 500 days of personal interaction with Coach Terrell in the last two years since we've been here semester of nth grade. I've sent my son with him alone far distances. I trust him completely. He's honest. He's sincere. He's passionate about helping these young men and they are suffering loss by not having him as the voice. I too like Jiren moved out here from Nevada. And the success we've had since being here since being here has been substantial. Since DT has not been active, it's gone down. And it's not just going to affect these boys right now. Your time is up. >> Thank you, sir. >> Jerry Meyer the third. Step forward. State your name and address for the record, please. >> Uh, my name is
009Jeremy the third. >> Uh, 601 John Ardan 716 71 75165. Um, like my dad was saying, uh, coming here from Nevada. um not really knowing anyone. Uh Coach T DT was one of the first coaches I met on staff. Um let me in with open arms, kind of showed me around. Um he's always been a guy I can go to, reach out. Obviously has been a huge part of my recruiting process. And I mean, I can speak on not only my behalf, but the whole team. I wouldn't be in the position I am today if it wasn't for Coach DT, uh as well as all the other guys who have been sent off to college who probably wouldn't be in the shoes that they're in. having a good chance to be as advanced in life
010as like from the start. Um, and I think as from a player standpoint, um, I'm around him the most as well these as these players. Um, I've only seen him, you know, coach us hard and be there for us when we need and he's just he's always been a good guy to us and we we love coach DT and he's our he's our guy. So, thank you. >> Kimberly Meyer. >> Name and address for the record, please. >> Kimberly Meyer, 601 John Arden, Moxahi 75165. And um yes, we came here from Nevada. My boys absolutely love Coach DT and we're very sorry that he hasn't been with us and able to communicate and help um the boys through their next steps. and we just really hope that you know and understand how much he's appreciated
011and and um WISD it would be a true loss without him. Thank you. >> Jasmine Mosley. >> Good evening. Jasmine Mosley, 304 Springfield Lane, Walkahhatchee, Texas 75165. Um, I am a the parent of a former football player, Elijah Thompson. I am honored to stand before you today to speak about a man who has made a lasting impact not just on the field, but in the life of my son, Eli, um, Coach DT. When we talk about great coaches, we often think about wins, stats, and championships. But Coach DT represents something far greater than that. He represents consistency, character, and commitment to to developing young men beyond the game of football. Over the years, Coach DT has played a major role in Eli's life. Not just during football season, but in every season of his life.
012He has been a steady voice of encouragement during his difficult time um difficult moments on the field, reminding Eli to stay focused, disciplined, and resilient. But even more importantly, he has been there during life's hardest moments off the field. When Eli experienced the lo loss of his grandmother, coach DT didn't see an athlete. He saw a man who needed support. He showed up for him mentally and emotionally, offering guidance, strength, and compassion. During a time where it mattered most, that is something you cannot teach from a playbook. Coach DT also held Eli accountable in ways that truly mattered. He pushed him academically, encouraging him to prepare for the SAT and take his education seriously. He made it clear that being a great athlete means means nothing if you are not striving to be a great
013student and a great person. But what stands out most is how coach DT has challenged Eli to be a good human being. As a good son, a good teammate and a leader. He has instilled values that will last far beyond his high school football. discipline, respect, integrity, and perseverance, which influenced his decision on accepting his scholarship to play football at the Navy. As a parent, there is nothing more meaningful than knowing your child is surrounded by people who genuinely care about their growth and their future. Coach DT has been one of those people for not only Eli, but for our family. >> We often say it takes a village, and Coach DT has been an essential part of ours. So today, I want to say thank you. Thank you for investing in Eli. Thank you
014for believing in him. And thank you for being the kind of coach and mentor who challenges uh who changes lives and not just for seasons. Your impact will be felt for years to come. And I hope that you guys have him return so he can make that same impact for other students. Thank you. >> Stephen Clawson. >> State your name and address for Rick, please. Steven Clawson, 545 Washington Avenue, 75165. Um, I don't have anything written today. I don't have anything prepared. Um, I'm here today to speak on behalf of a good friend of mine. He's become a good friend of mine over the last year and a half. Just like a couple of these other parents that have come here tonight, I moved up here from San Antonio, Texas with my family. um with
015hopes that my son gets to continue to play and live out his dream and play football. When choosing a school, it was really important to us that we that we got our son with the right coaching staff, with the right group of men, with the right people. So, we sat down and we talked to everybody. When I met Coach DT, his first thing he said to me is, "Man, I'm in the kid business. It is my job and is our job to put your son in the best position to succeed when he is in our presence when he's here. He's gone above and beyond to live up to those words. He's taken care of my son to the ump degree. I can call DT at 10:30 at night and ask him for a transcript and
016he's going to get it to me. I can call him and say, "Man, my Mo doesn't have a ride to this function that this um this thing y'all got, this golf tournament you guys got going on this weekend, he'll pick him up. If my son ever needed anything, if something were to ever happen to me and my wife and I had to call somebody and I had to call DT and say, "Man, I need your help." It wouldn't even be a question. I'm not speaking on the coach. I'm not speaking on the recruiting coordinator. I'm speaking on the man. He's a great man. He's a great person. And I uh I personally can't think of anybody else I would want on this staff leading our boys and guiding them as they take the next step
017forward in their future. >> One minute remain. >> Three minutes doesn't even begin to give me enough time to speak on this man. um his influence and the way that these boys can go to him as a resource for anything. And I mean for anything, for life advice, for scholarship advice, for school advice, there's not a question, there's not a stone that will go unturned. I really hope you guys see that. I hope you guys see that it's it's it's a good individual that you have here today that we're speaking on behalf of is a good man. I hope you guys do the right thing by him. God bless y'all. Victor Sapata How y'all doing tonight? Uh my name is Victor Zapata. Uh my address is 100 Misty Court, walks ahead of you, Texas 75165.
018I'm here uh to talk about uh Coach DT. Um I graduated in 06 here. Uh it's a good school. I've been here all my life. Um when I got with my girl six years ago, my boy never played football. So about three years ago, uh he played with the tomahawks. Now they're called Hatching. And um that's when DT came in uh to help our boy out. And uh well DT was the guy to push my son like no matter what it was like, hey, I need him here. I need him. Hey, I called DT. Hey, uh is there any practice today? Yeah, we'll go. There's six of us. We'll practice. And that's like, hey, uh can we take uh Carter, my stepson, uh can we uh go out with us to the store? Like, yeah,
019you can take uh Carter with us the whole time. And brought him back. And DT was is a good guy. I love seeing DT on the fields. Love going to the football game, seeing DT with us. DT was he's part of like my best friend. It's just I'm here to see if y'all would to encourage them back uh on the sideline, back on the school district with us. Thank y'all. >> Reggie Davis. Uh how y'all doing? Uh my name is Reggie Davis. Uh PO Box 3097 Walks Hatchee, Texas. Uh my son Brilan Davis at Braay Bless. Y'all follow him. Uh he plays football for the Walks Hatchee in his and and I look back at my son has like nine offers now. He DT was his the first person that talked to him and coached
020him out to talk to the to the recruiters, the college coaches and everything, helping him out to get his first offer. And he's always been there for him. Anytime Bray needed something, he would go call DT. Sometime I would get jealous like, "Oh, you calling DT, you ain't talking to your dad." So, he's always been there and I think he he's always been a helpful guy and I see no problems with him and I think he would be a still a great asset to the walks at community. Okay. Dominic Williams. >> Dominic Williams, 2550 Bear Trail, Box Age, Texas 75165. Uh, good evening, distinguished uh, members of the board. Again, my name is Dominic Williams, uh, professor, doctoral candidate, business owner, and combat veteran. Uh, I hold no position in this Hatche community other than
021that of an active and invested parent. Uh I'm fortunate enough to be able to see the daily interactions of the football coach and staff and our athletes that you see before you. Uh I'm here today speaking on behalf of the action item 8E in regard to the contract renewal of Coach DT. Uh from my understanding, the full due process that should accompany a decision of this magnitude has not been fully exercised. And I believe that to be significant because due process isn't just a formality. It's a safeguard that ensures fairness, consistency, and accountability. uh when decisions affect someone's career and reputation, we owe it to them and to the community to ensure every step is followed with integrity. Uh and speaking to the character of Coach DT, he's a true servant leader. In my experience
022and observation, he's demonstrated nothing short of professionalism, commitment, and a genuine investment in our student athletes and his watrick football program. Uh I think that kind of integrity deserves to be matched by the process used to evaluate them. Uh this decision is bigger than just this one person. It's about the standard that we uphold as a district. If we in if we expect integrity from our educators and our coaches, then our system and decisions must reflect the same standard. Uh lastly, before any final decision is made today, I ask that you ensure clearly and without question that every step of due process has been fully honored and that your decision reflects both fairness and the standard of integrity you expect from those that you lead as well. Again, I appreciate your time. Maris Strange. Hi,
023I'm Mark Strange, 652 Lakefield um Drive, Wahatcha, Texas. DT is a big part of these kids getting recruited and he is very transparent with us as um as parents on how the recruiting thing goes. him and other coaches are not out there winning games, but they are a part of it. DT helped shape these young men to be better men, not just as a football player. Every big school that has um that is heavily recruited has a guy like DT that is very good at what he does stays on top of everything and make sure that every kid um is in the best position as far as recruiting. DT is someone who helped to build this program and wouldn't make sense to stop something as good for the program. It's all about the kids' future
024and I feel confident about my my kids' future with DT bar outside. Uh we came from Fory, Texas. When we came from Fory, my son had no offers. I knew he was special, but he didn't have no offers. Soon as we got here, maybe three weeks later, we had an offer with Coach DT. Um throughout the season, he got a few more offers. But again, he's good at what he does. He cares about the kids, and we just want Coach DT back. Darius Terrell. My name is Darius Terrell. I stay at 2029 Buttonwood Street in Lancaster, Texas at 75 uh46. I received an email on April 21st uh stating that I will my name I will be proposed for non-renewal here today on the 27th at the school board meeting. I'm requesting an opportunity to
025speak in close session with you all. If that is not possible, I'm fine speaking here. approach. Hold on. I'm sharing with you all that I've been involved with for the past five months. You have one minute remaining. >> The fast for the past five years I've I've served this community here at Wakahashi ISD. I've poured my heart and soul into this community. I've made Waxahei my home. Okay. I brought my son out here four years ago. I've had every intention of spending the foreseeable future here. on Civer 7th during the halftime of our Duncanville game. Okay, my child was missing. Okay, there's no point of getting into details because everything is right there. I believe that I believe that my accuser did not see everything. I believe that assumptions were made and that is why
026the action was taken against me that was taken. You have there with you a call log from the Midlotheian Police Department stating uh that I've been cleared. You have there the CPS report stating that I've been cleared. Uh I have no record of any type professionally or criminal. >> Your time is up. >> Thank you for your talk. >> Thank you, sir. >> That concludes our open forum session. At this time, the board is going to go into close session according to section 551. 001 at SSE of the Texas Government Code. It is now 5:27 It is now 6:31. The board will reconvene back into open session. Going to go a little out of order. That's on your agenda. We're going to move into our action items, which is action item A will be consideration
027with possible action to approve new hire director of fine arts. Good evening, Miss McCutchen and board of trustees. We are recommending Miss Jennifer Burkealter Foley for the director of fine arts. She is a Wox Hatchee graduate who has spent her entire educational career with Wshatche ISD since 2015. Miss Burke Halter Foley currently serves as an assistant principal at Wsachi High School and has been in that role since 2022 where re where she serves as a theater arts, dance, visual arts instructional leader. She has been involved with the arts since her days as a high school band student along with her extensive instructional leadership experience. She also served as a president and social media chair for the Cherokee Charmer Booster Club. At this time, we are recommending Miss Jennifer Burke Halter Foley as the next director
028of fine arts. >> Questions or comments? At this time, I entertain a motion to approve action item A as presented. >> So move. >> Motion by Mrs. Timberman. >> Second by Mr. Creel. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. Motion carries 70. Congratulations, Miss Fley. Thank you so much. Uh Mr. Calden said I should have a five minute speech ready for you guys, but uh I figured I'd just go with a something quick. I just want to say thank you and I appreciate the the u honor and I'm humbled by uh your trust in me to pour into the programs that raised me and raised my family. Um it is something that I hold dear and uh there's nothing more that I want to do than to give back
029to the community that raised me. So um I thank you for this opportunity and uh I will give it my everything. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Action item B will be consideration with possible action to approve the new hire director of health and wellness. >> All right. >> Good evening board. Miss McCutchen. This evening we ask for your consideration to approve Miss Morgan Bernett as the director of health and wellness. Miss Bernett currently serves as the district serves the district as the dean of students at Global High School. She brings a wealth of knowledge and vision for taking the WISD health and wellness department in a positive direction and we ask for your action to approve her hire. Any questions or comments? Okay. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to approve action item B
030as presented. >> Some move. >> Motion by Mr. McCutchen. Second, >> second by Mr. Scoffield. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Say nay. Motion carries. 70. She here. >> Yes. >> You're in the spotlight now. Thank you all for the opportunity. I really look forward to it. >> Next action item will be consideration with possible action to approve the new hire for director of teacher incentive aotment. >> Okay, for the candidates, we will take pictures at the end. So, we have two more. Um, next we have Britney Griffith is a gifted administrator who has served the district for close to 15 years as a teacher assistant principle principal and assistant director of special education. Tonight, we ask that you consider to take action to approve her hire as the director
031of the teacher incentive aotment. >> Motion to approve action item C. >> Have a motion. We have second. >> Have a motion by Mr. Pitt. Second by Mr. McCutchen. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Post say nay. Motion carries 70. >> Good evening, Miss McCutchen board. Thank you'all for this opportunity. I'm so excited to cons continue to lead our district in this new role and help develop this program to best serve our teachers and students. Thank you. Okay. Action item D will be consideration with possible action to approve the new hire for the principal of alternative learning. Right. >> Lee Coleman has been an assistant principal and at Wahachche High School for the last several years and has extensive experience in working with students from varied backgrounds. He brings expertise
032in coaching and mentoring students for success. We ask that you consider and take action to approve Lee Coleman as the principal of the alternative learning center. >> Questions or comments on action item D? Okay. I entertain a motion to approve action item D as presented. >> So move. >> Motion by Mr. Cooper. >> Second by Mrs. Timberman. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. I. >> Say n. Motion carries. 6. Hi, Miss McCussen board. Thank you guys so much. Um, I am so excited about this opportunity, chance to continue to lead students and uh and lead them into their leadership opportunities of their future is what I look forward to do every day and I get to do it from a different chair now and I'm excited about the team that's already there, the
033team we're going to grow and uh just about the future of the program and the students that are in it. So, thank you for trusting me. Uh, and thank you for the encouragement you've already given me and the encouragement you're going to continue to give. So, thank you for your support. I'm excited. I'm ready to get started. Thank you guys so much. Thank you. >> Thank you. Congratulations. I don't think so. >> Well, We do. That's perfect. It's true. Okay. All right. Okay. One, two, three. Hello. Here it is. All right. See you. Okay. Action item E will be consideration and take possible action to propose a non-renewal of teacher term contract. >> Okay. board, we ask that you consider and take possible action to propose a non-renewal of the teacher term contract. >> Any
034other questions or comments? >> I'll entertain a motion for action item E. going once, twice, no action will be taken. Action item F, consideration with possible action to approve the purchase of student devices at a cost not to exceed $1,500,000 in accordance with update student device plan and approve the necessary budget amendment. >> Thanks, sir. Good evening board and Miss McCutchen. Uh tonight uh we are looking to revamp our student device uh distribution policy. So right now our student devices are issued at second grade and again at 8th grade. So students will receive a device in second grade, carry it with them uh and as they promote from kindergarten to junior high, they take that device with them and then again they get a new device at 8th grade and carry that device that eighth
035grade year and then through high school. That's our current plan. Uh the plan that we are looking at going to is a three distribution plan. So we would distribute devices in first grade. That device would stay at that campus and follow that student first to second all the way through fifth and then when that student promotes on to junior high that device would return to kindergarten. Um all devices at the elementary would be a Chromebook. It would be a touchscreen Chromebook. So it' be usable uh in all six of those grades at that elementary level. students then at sixth grade would get a device. Um the junior high proposal right now is a new device every other year or yes. So sixth grade this year follow that student through seventh and eighth and then that
036device would return back to sixth grade and follow that sixth, seven and eight pattern again. So that essentially that device would not be over six years old. Uh those devices would also be Chromebooks. uh depending on price point, it may be a uh touchscreen Chromebook or it may not be a touchscreen Chromebook. That's not uh as big of a need at that junior high level. And then the third uh distribution would be with all 9th graders. It'd be a beefed up laptop from what we currently issue to our eighth grade students. Uh that device would be more uh useful and purposeful at the high school level and likely have some life left in it that we could look at possibly uh declaring surplus and letting students uh purchase that device at a nominal amount to
037go with them uh as they leave uh us and go into the real world or to college. Uh right now technology has about $1 million in their budget to make these device purchases. Uh based on recent quotes that we received, we believe it to be about 1.4 4 million uh for all purchases. Uh but we know that prices fluctuate daily. So that's why we're asking for approval not to exceed 1.5 million uh for this device plan. So it will be a little bit of a budget ad uh for us this year. We do not have all the funds in the budget for it. Uh but we do believe that um having appropriate devices in our students hands outweigh uh the fiscal constraints of not having those funds in the budget. Um going through the slides,
038technology has come up with three different scenarios for device distribution. Uh we believe that the best mix of financial stewardship along with uh that working device in our students hands for instructional purposes uh is the modified hybrid version that I just mentioned to you. Uh a device in first grade, device in sixth grade, and a device in ninth grade. >> So with that, I ask for your approval. >> Mr. Colin, I have a question about devices. So, what happens if a student breaks their device? >> That's a really good question. So, Miss Creel, right now we're looking at ordering about 3,000 devices, uh, which is more than we would need in any, uh, first, 6th, and 9th grades combined. Uh, so we do order about 10 to 20% extra devices when we order those devices.
039So when a student breaks a device or has issues with their device, there are additional devices already on campuses that they can go and get a what we call a loner device. They can have a new device while we work to repair their original one. If it's not able to be repaired uh timely or quickly, uh technology does have some more devices that they can deploy at that point to a campus as they get low. Uh if we run out of those backup devices and we still have not repaired the originals, then we would come to you and ask for another order of devices to make up uh that stock. >> Does the student bear any respon are the parents bear any responsibility or is there an insurance policy? I know I've heard that in
040other school districts. >> Yes, ma'am. If they >> have an insurance policy. >> Yes, ma'am. Two really good questions. We do offer a device policy, a device insurance plan. Um, it is a nominal amount. I know it's less than $50. I believe it's $35 that parents can purchase um that allows them essentially unlimited repairs. Um, and we will do that for them. They turn their device in, we see if they have insurance, we repair it. Um, the other part of your question, do parents have a financial responsibility on this? Our acceptable use policy does have the ability um to charge parents. I don't believe that it's widely used. It's mainly our campuses uh and our technology department that bear the brunt of repairing our devices. >> So, it's $35 a year. >> Yeah, I believe
041it's about $35 a year for the uh insurance uh device that we have device insurance policy that we offer to our uh families. >> Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Any other questions? >> Okay. I'll entertain a motion to approve action item F as presented. >> So moved. >> Motion by Mrs. Tman. Is there a second? Second by Mrs. Creel. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Post say nay. Motion carry 70. >> Thank you board. >> Okay. Action item G will be consideration and approval of instruction and materials for AP mathematics. A class I can assure you I was not in. Oh, come on now. Uh, good evening board and Miss McCutchen. I'm here to give a reminder of the, uh, approval process from the previous board meeting uh, for
042the AP materials. Uh, the AP statistics course took a bit longer for approval because of the complete write rewrite the college board conducted. So, we do have the final uh, numbers and uh, quotes for that. And I there we go. So for the AP calculus and AP pre-calculus they selected Sengage for uh both additions and for 19,000 and the Pier and Pearson for AP statistics with a for a total of $36,59645. Um and so this will be a four-year adoption to coincide with the four-year adoption of the previous math books that you approved at the last meeting. Would you approve the instructional materials for the AP courses presented today? >> U is there any funding for the AP materials separate from our regular book, you know, from our a lotment that we receive or >>
043from email? >> Is it is there additional funding for AP materials? >> The funding doesn't come from HQIM or the $20 OEER funding. It would have to either come through EMAT funding or through our local budget. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Is that the exact amount? 3659645. >> Yes, sir. >> Mr. Cton. Yes. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Any other questions? Okay. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to approve the instructional materials for AP Mathematics in the amount of $36,59645. >> So move. >> Question by Mr. McCutchen. Second >> second by Mr. Timberman. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Both say nay. Motion carry 70. Thank you ladies. >> Okay. We have action item H. Consideration with possible action to declare delivery method for the awaren project at Wachi
044Creek High School. And I'm going to include I in that as well. consideration with possible action to award construction contract for Waketi house Wetche Creek High School aggra science facility. >> Thanks sir board kind of walk you through um what we've done and then have an update for you as we go for a potential award. Uh so for the aggra science facility uh this project was not originally in the plans for Wakatchi Creek High School. So it is an additional project. Um that being said, the contractor Pogue who is building Wachi uh Creek does have an 11 million allowance within the total price of the contract. So it's not an ad in terms of money for the project. Um but it is a separate project wholly of Wachi Creek. Um the design generally is based
045off of walks of the Ron Appleton aggra science facility out at WHS has been modified with input from uh various stakeholders primarily the aggra science teachers uh at Wsachi High School to ensure that the building is going to best meet our needs uh out at Wsace Creek. With that, um, tonight I need to tell you as I was preparing for this, uh, presentation, this agenda item, uh, a question was posed that required me to go back and look at board policy and at state law. And it is I'm regretting to tell you tonight that um when we assigned points for the waiting value of the respondents for the Walksete Creek Aggro Science facility, we did not assign enough weight or enough points uh to the cost factor. So tonight, it's my recommendation to the board
046to reject all responses and let us go back and do another uh solicitation in compliance with state law in terms of total points that are required to be uh allocated for each category. >> Mr. Calen, uh so when we have the bid process, uh I mean isn't that I mean as a government entity, do we have to accept the lowest bid? So really good question. Um you have multiple different um procurement methods that are prescribed by the state. We generally don't use the competitive uh bid process because in competitive bids, yes ma'am, you have to award it to the lowest responsible bidder. We usually use proposals um request for proposal, competitive seal proposal. Um we use proposals so that you can value best value for the district. The award has to be made off best
047value. In this particular scenario though with a competitive sealed proposal we have to uh have 50% of the possible points be awarded for price and we did not do that in our uh selection criteria. We only allocated 40% of the possible points for price. So, we undervalued the price response as part of uh this CSP proposal, which is why uh I need you to reject all so that we can do it correctly in accordance with state law. >> Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. >> I have a question. >> Sure. uh being on the bond oversight committee all the discussions that that we've had uh I was under the assumption that that Pope was building it because that's what we discussed and so what happened with that I thought that was all part of the bond
048uh for the building of the high school. >> Yes ma'am. So originally when we when the contract was awarded for the construction of Wachi Creek it did not include an aggra science facility. So when the board approved the guaranteed maximum price and the plans for uh Walksachi Creek High School, there were no plans that were completed for the Aggra Science facility at that point. So those plans only got completed, I want to tell you, in November or December of 2025. So that building was not a part of the original uh contract for the construction of POG did include a um estimated cost as part of the uh project so that we knew that we were going to be on schedule with our finances for the the whole program of Walks Creek but there was not
049specifically the aggra science facility included in the plans for construction at Wachete Creek. So that aggra science building is not under their contract at all. >> Right now they're holding an $11 million allowance so that we have a a spot in there to make sure that we have the monies for Wachi Creek and the Aggra Science facility when it's completed. Uh but that is not under contract for Pog to construct. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Because when I saw that we were taking bids, I thought, why are we doing this? Yes, ma'am. >> Public was building it. >> Yep. >> Do you need a specific motion to reject that or can we just take no action on action items H and I? >> Formally, I need you to take a motion to reject all because no
050action is not rejecting. Uh and by state law, we have 45 days to accept or reject. And so I do need a motion uh to reject all responses. >> Okay. So action item H, we're going to take no action because there's not going to be need for that. So we're going to action item I. So I need a a motion to reject all responses received for the construction of Wedge Creek High School aggra science facility. Can I ask a question about that first or statements since I've been involved with that a little bit? And before we go back out with this, are we going to get a little more concise on exactly what we're doing building wise? because I think it's it's it's fair to say we have some it's on we have some issues
051there we need to clarify because you really can't even >> yes sir >> take a a proper bid on it right now. So it's a it's a really good point that when the the plans for Wachete Creek when they were completed there had been changes in infrastructure on on and around the site that will render some of the design plans in the Wachi Creek Aggra Science Facility uh really moot or not in our best interest anymore. So directly to your question yes uh that's a conversation that I've been having with Mr. Vermont and that we will continue having with the architects and with aggra science teachers over at Wetache High School to make sure that our facility is meeting all of their needs along with uh what we now know is in and around the
052site. >> Okay. I need a motion to reject the all proposals received on the Wachi Creek High School aggra science facility. >> Motion by Mr. Schoolfield. >> Second by Mr. Pitts. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Say nay. Motion carries. 70. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you, board. >> All right. Now, we're going to go back to item six, which was our board workshop, which was watch ISD virtual learning program. Yep. >> All right. Good evening, board. Miss McCuten, thanks for giving us a few minutes. I know you saved the best for last. We'll try to keep it brief because uh I touched it. All right. This thing's touchy. wanted to come to you tonight to get seeking input and feedback, maybe some questions that we can take back in
053concerning uh considering a virtual uh platform for students moving forward. It's kind of it's picking up speed. We know that there's been Texas virtual school networks going on with about 62,000 plus students and rising throughout Texas. Um, we know that enrollments uh struggles in some districts and this could be an opport could be an opportunity for us to uh recapture some ADA funds. Um, but wanted to get your input on it. So, kind of give you a little bit of a rundown. I've got notes to make make this uh concise, but back in the uh 89th legislative session this summer, uh lawmakers came about and uh made a little bit of adjustment to the hybrid and full-time virtual student uh programs and what it can mean for uh LEAs or Texas public school districts. So,
054for a full-time hybrid program, there's there's a few things we'll talk about is uh a student is in attendance in person for less than 90% of the minutes uh that are provided by the school district. So, that means they are not sitting in the class. Uh they are learning virtually somewhere either on campus, more than likely at home. uh the instruction and the content may be delivered synchronously or asynchronously over the internet um or by other means. So this is something that's very similar to some platforms that we use right now at um high school of choice. But by no means would this virtual program be to supplant the high school of choice as it has a specific target of students in certain sit situations and they also uh have a uh accelerated uh timeline
055for their completion. So full-time virtual versus what I mentioned earlier was hybrid. full-time virtual means that a student may be enrolled in an open uh enrollment charter or public school WISD and the students attendance is minimal or not at all and I know that kind of uh has some questions that are generating I'm hoping um but the instruction or content is also delivered via internet or online platform so the target of students of this nature would Um, for instance, if we have homeschoolers that are paying for a homechool platform, but then they look and see that there's an offering at the local uh district Wahachche or some students that have elected to go to private school, but now they have the opportunity to uh attend Wakahhatche High School. The hybrid course means that they're here
056uh they have a minimal attendance and looking at a few things is hybrid would basically mean that they're here about half the day and how that would look um you know is us for us to determine if we decide or we want to entertain looking at that. So whole program virtual instruction is what we've researched a little bit. We wanted to get your input on it before we really dove in head first and try to get information on this to start moving forward or keep moving forward. Virtual is a whole pro program. I like to refer to it as a a turnkey operation. Um, we uh there are there are companies out there that have turnkey third-party development and it's all accredited through tea with all the covered teaks. Um, they have online instructors that
057we can uh have available that are Texas educators. Um, in fact, I I employed a uh a couple of teachers that did this for a living that lived in Wsahhatchee but worked for virtual schools throughout the state. um and and a couple of years ago and and they were uh they actually left us to go back. One of them did. So um things options to consider ver uh program versus campus. I haven't mentioned virtual campus to you and the reason being is is that I in in my opinion uh and it really greatly depends on what everybody thinks and would like to go with this or start looking into is is a virtual campus has a lot of more stricter regulations. It's an application process. Um it would have a lot more limitations uh versus
058a program. uh a program has a lot more flexibility and is really more under the control of the district and how we want to operate that. So, um that's one thing that uh an option to consider for us to continue uh investigating. uh where we house this program is still be determined uh based upon what direction if we want to look at a full-time third-party turnkey operation that facilitates under the umbrella WSA ISTD or WSA high school and how do we monitor that? Um there's multiple vendors out there that they they communicate directly with the campus and I'll kind of give you um a little bit of an example. So uh currently at Wsachi High School we have a credit recovery program using the platform of egeneuity. Uh these classes are kids that may have
059not been successful in a core or elective class and they can now enroll in that class online and they uh we actually have a classroom that is facilitated by a teacher who's trained in egeneuity and these kids uh take these classes to regain credit so they can stay on track to graduate. Um it's a very popular program. We have a lot of students that are involved in that and uh they use a program called egeneuity where instruction is delivered uh it can be at their pace but it's delivered through videos and there's interaction between uh the students online. uh we do not explore the interaction of an online teacher back to them for our recovery efforts, but that would very much be a possibility or a way that we would want to explore if we
060did go to a virtual platform for our students. option for us to consider is this is one of the grabs that got my attention was we have students that are um you know that are living in the district and are not attending Wache ISD for whatever reason whether it's private school, charter school or going to the school down the road that may be open enrollment. Um currently right now uh I've talked with two neighboring districts and they are not exploring this opportunity. uh one which is uh really close down the road is exploring this opportunity. I was visiting with them before I uh came up here to talk to you folks. But in essence, the possibility of capturing ADA from students that may be in a neighboring district that don't have that opportunity at their
061home uh district is out there. Uh in addition to uh recapturing ADA from students that are in the district. So that was kind of a grab for me. So if we have a student that's at inis and desperately needs virtual learning but they don't offer it, we could essentially take those students in as a virtual student and capture their ADA help in our funding. Um so that's a question we'd have to ask if we wanted to um explore that. Uh also in addition to that, a little plug is uh the exploration of do we want to allow in-person out of district students that meet district criteria for uh so that' be out of district transfer students which we did uh practice for some time up until about February or January of 2021 I believe. Um
062that's something to be considered if we if we do move toward this virtual or not. Um and then extracurriculars are not there are some schools uh there's a school um down uh for ISD who's been uh practicing virtual school since before COVID and they do allow extracurriculars for hybrid students. UIL has some specifics to that where a student to be able to participate in extracurriculars they must be on campus face to face for four hours. So, if we were considering a hybrid program versus a um full virtual program, the question would be, do we want to allow students to be hybrid students here halftime and participate in extracurricular activities? Those will be only open to students that live within our district footprint in our in our area, not outside of district transfers. I know I'm
063throwing this at you a lot. Um, but we're working to develop program specifics and protocols that we can um put in place in fall of 2026. The uh the first deadline that TEA has for us is submission of all courses that will be offered. Uh that deadline is July 15th of 2026. So, um we're still in a good shape. Our neighbors down the street are in the same shape with us. They're they're presenting and exploring ideas too. Um questions, thoughts, considerations is what we're seeking tonight. Your idea on it before um you know, if we want to move forward with exploring and pinning our ears back and going after it and seeing what we can find out about this possible opportunity cost. >> So the cost per student, I'm glad you asked that, Miss Timberman.
064I'll tell you a possible questions for walks at school board on virtual program and that was one of them along with a lot of other ones. I'm not going to tell you what they are though until after this. Uh roughly uh roughly cost for six periods um it'll be about I'm just going to say $3,000 roughly 29.40 is the cost that we have gotten from the company that we use for credit recovery. Egeneuity does credit recovery. They have virtual programs that are turnkey. It'll be about uh $3,000 a student per year and I think we get a little over 6,000 for ADA. So, we're looking at capturing approximately $3,000 per student on that. >> Is this for K through 12? >> Uh we would come to you with a recommendation on that. Um, honestly at
065this point my thought is biting off a little bit of a time and starting with high school 9 through 12 only. >> And now that was my one of my questions. Um, I think for just a second. Um, oh, have we when do we plan to survey the community and see if there is interest in it? >> Great great question, Miss Creel. Um before I we started sending some stuff out, I wanted to see kind of the direction of what you folks the board thinks and Miss McCutchen I mean I see opportunity but the brakes could be tapped and um as soon as we say hey yeah let's see what community out input would be that's my next step or our next step. One of the problems and Miss Timberman helped me with this when
066we did uh during COVID uh one of the problems was that were that the students were not really engaged and everything. So, you know what is >> so I can speak to that a little bit from personal experience on that. Um I've seen this platform work. Uh my son piloted a a class and it was one of those things where um did not want something that was just fast-paced very much like they go in and finish real quick. Uh the design of Egeneuity courses that are for initial instruction are paced out and they can be set up to where they can't just get ahead and finish English one in three weeks. Um, so the engagement piece that you're talking about is on these actual lessons, they follow those lessons and there's video pieces to them
067for each step through it. And then when there's a an opportunity, they may need some assistance. They have online tutors and teachers that can correspond back and forth with them. It's a pretty robust system. >> Thank you. But by by no means, Miss Creel, do I think it's a substitute for face to face? >> Anyone else? Okay, thank you guys. >> That's it. Thank you, board. Miss McCutchen, next item is ourformational. You have information report on that's included in your packet for you to review at your own leisure. So that will move us into item nine, consent agenda. We have the probably the shortest consent agenda I've seen in a long time. Items A through E up for consideration. >> So move motion by Mr. McCutchen. >> Second by Miss Timberman. All in favor say
068I. >> I. >> Say nay. Motion carries. 70. >> Yep. Before we adjourn, we have one little tidbit we're going to add. Um, I'm I'm going to start off while you guys are getting set up. Um, tonight's Mr. McCuten's last meeting. I've had the uh pleasure of serving with you for the last nine years. I can tell you it's been an overwhelmingly pleasant experience. And I'm going to miss uh your presence here immediately. And uh I just want to tell you how much I do appreciate the time, energy, and effort that you've given not just this board, but this district for the last nine years. And it did not go unnoticed. Good evening everyone. Um it's my honor to uh publicly thank Jud McCutchen for his service on the board u nine years. So that
069means at least 108 regular board meetings. I can't ma imagine how many called board meetings and events and award ceremonies and um time that you devoted to the thousands of students and thousands of uh employees for walks at ISD. So, um, saying thank you is probably not enough, but greatly appreciate that. I know your family's here and, um, we know that you probably spent some time with us and with and not your family. And so, um, thank you for allowing us to have Jud in our lives, too. Um, but we have a a small token of our appreciation for you and, um, some cookies that are probably too pretty to eat, but we would like everybody to join us. And if anyone wants to say anything about Jud, uh, please feel free to come up
070and do that. Here comes Mama McCutch. >> Okay. I just want to say how proud we are of you, Jud, and your willingness to serve. uh many hours as you have said uh time taken away from your family and Jud's immediate family, his wife and three little precious children couldn't be here tonight. They had other obligations or they would be back here too. But um you the board, I'm going to speak to all of you too. You do an unbelievable job. um you your decisions um affect children and families in the Wakahhatche Independent School District and that's an amazing responsibility and I'm just thankful that he had an opportunity to do that and I love all of you know kn know some of you for many many years taught in classes with you and when
071I worked here saw you on a regular basis so uh you're like family and we're going to still stay close. So, thank you so much and thank you, Meta. >> So, as as customary for the outgoing trustee, you get to make the motion to adjourn your final meeting. >> Absolutely. >> I'll be very brief because I know everybody's ready to get home. Um before I decided to run, it was 10 years ago. I talked to a plethora of people who had been schoolboard members before, uh been administrators. I talked to Dusty. I don't know if you remember this, but you said, "You're about to find out who your real friends are." And uh I said, "Man, I'm friends with everybody." Didn't take me long to figure that out. Uh Ryan, you probably don't know this,
072but I talked to your dad and uh he said, 'Wh in the hell would you want to do that? And it didn't take me long to figure out what he meant either. But the vast majority of the people I talked to loved uh the district. They were super supportive. Uh you know, told me to go do it, give it my all. And uh all in all, it's been a great a great experience. uh I would be hardressed to think of a nine or 10 year run that there's been this much activity with growth and development and uh and everything. But yeah, nine years uh on the board, six before that on the education foundation. So 15 years straight in this building doing stuff. And uh I don't know, Mom, how how many years were you
073across the hall? >> 26. So, I used to run around this place all the time, uh, and call it a million times every summer before it had a 972 before the number. So, uh, anyways, just a little reflection, but, uh, I think the district's in great hands. Um, only had Miss McCutchen for a year, but, uh, I think we got a good one, and, uh, I think the board is situated well for everything that's coming. So, and Ryan, you've been here the whole time since I've been. So, thank you for your stewardship. And uh that's it. Thank y'all. >> With that, Mr. McCuten, I need you to make the motion to adjurnn. >> So move. >> A motion by Mr. McCuten. >> Second by Miss Creek. All in favor say I. Motion carry 70.