Weslaco ISD Regular Board Meeting (August 11, 2025)

001Good evening. I'm Israelto, president of the West ISD Board of Trustees. This regular meeting is being conducted in compliance with the Texas Open Meeting Act. Notice of this meeting has been posted online for at least 72 hours. The time is now 5:33 and I will call this meeting to order. I will now begin the roll call. Mrs. Jesusa >> present. >> Dr. Haime Rodriguez >> present. >> Coach Armando Quaya >> present. >> Mr. Coer Cerna >> present. >> And Mr. Marcos Los Santos >> present. >> Mr. Ven Castillo is running late but he'll be here uh in a few minutes. >> Invocation. Dr. Rivera. Yes. >> Good evening. Would you be so kind to bow your heads and let us pray. Gentlemen, if you're wearing a hat, if you would just remove it in reverence

002to the Lord. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, how great and mighty you are. We honor and magnify your holy name. Thank you for the gift of life, health, family, friends, strength, and physical ability to work to provide for our families. Thank you for the blessing of being part of this amazing district. We thank you for the blessing of gathering once again as a corporate body and the privilege to serve this most beautiful community of West Lico. Father, as is always our petition, we ask you to continue to bless and grant greater wisdom to our superintendent, Dr. Richard Ria, and our board. There is abundant blessing and joy in serving others wholeheartedly and expecting nothing in return. May your will be done in our board meetings. Help us always to maintain integrity

003in what you have left in our care. As we begin another school year, pour over your administr administrators or our administrators, staff and teachers, wisdom, integrity, patience, and the physical and mental strength to begin this year strong. Help us to make every day count. Above all, bless our students and staff with divine protection, physical and mental health, and providence. Guard their hearts and minds. There is gratitude in our hearts for all you have done, are doing, and will do in the days to come. May the 2526 school year be the greatest that WISD has ever experienced. We ask you all this in your precious, glorious, and mighty name of Jesus. And everyone says, "Amen." >> Amen. Thank you, Mr. Trinho. Pledge of Allegiance and Texas pledge. Uh, >> good evening. At this time, we'd ask

004everyone to please stand, remove any type of cap, and place their right hand over their heart. I pledge allegiance 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. We'd ask everyone to please remain standing, right hand over their heart, and face the Texas flag. Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. >> Thank you, Mr. Butterm. >> Words and recognitions. Uh, Dr. >> Yes. Good evening, Mr. Board President, Dr. Deta, members of the board. We have a lot of recognitions this evening, so we're going to get right to it. So, how about a round of applause for these scholars walking into the room right now as they

005enter the room? How about a round of applause? You go up and line up on stage. There you go. Face the crowd. All right. So tonight, we want to honor several high school students who recently received academic recognition from the College Board Advanced Placement Program for their exceptional achievement on the AP exams. Our students enrolled in college level courses while still in high school to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both. A small percentage of the millions of students worldwide who took the AP exams performed at a sufficiently high level to earn AP Scholar Award. Students who completed three or more AP exams with a score of three or higher received the AP Scholar Distinction. Students who average a score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scored three or higher on

006four or more exams earned an AP Scholar with honor award. And students who received an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scored a three or higher on five or more tests taken earned the AP Scholar with distinction award. So we would like tonight to say congratulations to all our students and parents. If you're here can you please stand be recognized. parents. >> Quick photo. >> All right. Once again, congratulations. >> Congratulations. All right, how about a round of applause for our next group of students entering the room. All right, so very soon our next group of students will lead our high school bands onto the football field and help deliver an outstanding performance. Tonight, we want to honor our drum majors who are in command of our beloved Wildcat

007Regiment and Panther Corps. Through a rigorous audition process, these students were selected on the basis of the conducting and marching technique, and we extend our congratulations. As drum majors, they must balance the responsibilities of rehearsing, communicating with staff and students, and managing time between school, band, and other activities. Leading the Wildcat Regiment in 2025 are assistant drum majors Mia Garcia and Eddie Lopez. And the head drum major is Marlene Monttoayor. Leading the Panther Corps are assistant drum majors Idan I'm sorry, Adan Rios and Sophia Ernnandez. Is it Aiden? Is it Aiden? Aiden. Apologize for that. And the head drum major is Sophia Sanchez. Once again, congratulations to our students. And if parents are here, can they please stand and be recognized? Parents, now a quick photo. Congratulations. And have a great season. All right, how

008about another round of applause for our next group of students. All right, you just line up right up front. You can step up on the little platform. Tonight, we want to congratulate some very special young girls from the West Coast Little League softball. This group, ages 9 through 11, recently won a state championship. The group from Weslo beat teams from Corpus Christi, San Antonio, and Waco to win the championship. In the title game, the bats came out hot and they jumped out to a 7 nothing lead. About an hour into the game, they faced a weather delay for 6 hours. When the game resumed, the team put together a 9-3 victory, earning the right to be called Texas West State Champions. Congratulations to these young ladies. And parents, if you're here, can you please stand

009and be recognized? parents. All right, get ready for a photo. >> Congratulations once again. All right. And we have another group of students here also playing some summer ball. How about a big hand for these gentlemen? It is a great honor to present a remarkable group of young athletes who earned their way into the prestigious 2025 Pony Mustang International World Series. A tournament that brings together top tier teams from across the world, including Mexico, China, California, Louisiana, Chicago, and West Lico, Texas. They battled fiercely through sectionals, regionals, and zone tournaments, emerging victorious at every level to qualify for the World Series. In the championship, they defeated West Coina, California, earning the title of 2025 Pony Mustang World Series champions. Once again, congratulations Pony Mustang World Series champions from Wes Lico, Texas. If their parents are

010here, can they please stand and be recognized? Parents. Once again, congratulations to these young ball players. All right, next group. Up next, we would also we would like to uh recognize Wes Lico ISD as a district of distinction. WesleyD was recently selected as a 2025 distin district of distinction from the Texas Art Education Association for the second year in a row. This year 109 district receive the distinction out of 1,200 that were eligible to apply. WestcoD received this honor for providing a well-rounded education that advocates and integrates visual arts curriculum to inspire creativity and build social emotional learning that connects learners to their community and beyond. Wes local ISD submitted documentation and met the 14point rubric over the 2024 2025 school year. And tonight we congratulate our district art teachers for this achievement. The fine

011arts department is led by Christopher Fernandez. Let's give them a round of applause. Up next, we have some members of our Crimestoppers program who are here. Would they please stand? Maybe come to the front. Would that be okay? Have a couple of awards to celebrate here. All right. So, tonight we congratulate Wes Lico ISD, which recently honored was honored during the campus crimestoppers conference. The district was presented with two productivity awards. The district received the 2023 greatest dollar recovery award and the greatest cases cleared award. The Crimestoppers program was started during the 2022 2023 school year by the safety and security department to provide another tool to help keep students, staff, and visitors safe. The safety and security director is Mr. Danny Rea. Congratulations. once again. Congratulations. Congratulations. proclamations. That concludes our awards and recognitions.

012I apologize. Yes. >> Thank you. attended in the last few years. So, congratulations to your staff. Thank you. Also, I would like to acknowledge Erica Science Garcia and her staff for a very productive back to school bash over at uh Wesco. Again, we we had a lot of parents, a lot of students, a lot uh of organizations that took play that helped. Uh so it was a a team effort and again another outstanding event by Westco ISD. >> Thank you. >> Yes, sir. All right, we go to number six. Public comments. Carlos, >> there are none. >> We don't have any. All right. Thank you, Carlos. >> Number seven, uh, Longar Governance, Dr. Eva. >> Oh, you have >> Oh, do you have proclamations? I didn't see >> awards. >> Apologize. >> Okay, no problem.

013Okay. So, we'll do the proclamation real quick. Correct. Westl School District has a long-standing tradition of excellence and strives to bring together all resources to provide our students and staff with the best opportunities for success. To that end, WestD acknowledges and celebrates initiatives, departments, and organizations that join in our efforts to develop, expand, and enrich our learning environments for students, parents, and employees. Therefore, Isidorto, president of the West Loco ISD Board of Trustees, does hereby proclaim September 2025 as National Suicide Prevention Month, National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Also proclaiming in September of 2025 National Security Officer Appreciation Week, September 15th through the 19th in Westl and urge all citizens to recognize with appreciation our district's commitment to education and helping our children achieve their highest potential. signed on this day, August 11th, 2025. Isidoro Netto,

014president of the WSD Board of Trustees. Thank you. >> Thank you, Carlos. >> Before we continue, let the record reflect that Mr. Ben Castillo came in at 5:38. Welcome, Mr. Castillo. >> Thank you, sir. >> And now number seven, Longar Governor, uh, Dr. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Dr. Good evening, president of the board. uh trustees. So this month for our LSD presentation uh we will be presenting the preliminary A throughF accountability ratings for the 2425 school year. Accountability ratings uh will uh become official this Wednesday. So districts will be receiving them receiving them this Wednesday and then uh be available to the public by the end of the week. Okay. So we'll start with elementary campuses. So uh here in our elementary campuses you will see uh the accountability ratings. Uh we did leave

015the 2024 preliminary uh ratings as those are still not official but will become official as well. They will come out at the same time that the 2025 ratings will come out. Um so you see here we had uh seven seven elementaryaries that had growth in their rating and their overall rating. So you're seeing the overall rating here. You're also seeing with that the proportional weight that um they are allotted for the overall district rating as well. So we have Memorial um at an A with a 91 score. Raul Gonzalez with a 91A, Sam Houston a 91A, Kckler Held 87B, Margo an 85B, Northbridge 82B, Ibara an 80B, uh Tony Enrico an 80B, and we have airport even though their overall score was a 72 due to the three Ds in three of the domains. um

016that is where the uh state automatically can score you higher than a 69. And then um the same thing happened to Rudy Silva. Even though their overall uh score was a 70 again because they earned three Ds in their domains, the uh letter rating would have to be a D. Okay, a 69. So that is for our elementary. On the next slide, you will see our secondary scores. We have Central Middle School with an overall score of a 91A. Armando Quayar Middle School an 84B. Uh B Garza an 82B. And Mary Hog again uh the same thing happened as Airport and Silva were in three of the domains. They scored a D. Even though their overall score was a 77, the highest rating they can get is a D. Okay. And then we have South

017Palms Garden with a 95 an A, Westico High with a 92A and Westico East with a 78 AC. Um, so for our accountability as a district, we are looking at an 84 AB B for this 2025 uh accountability ratings. So that is the um LSG portion of the GPMS and I'll come back to the questions I've received for that. The CPM uh this month for August it focused on presenting on constraint number five. Constraint number five reads the superintendent shall not allow adult community convenience preference or private interest to take priority over the academic progress of our students. CPM 5.1 which is uh the CPM that is uh presented this month is the superintendent leadership team and board members will implement the lonear government's framework to pursue a system of greater schools by moving from

018the approaches focus to the master focus in the evaluation instrument. So here you see a table of what the board in a quarterly basis evaluates themselves on. So, one of the things that we worked on as as we're starting the year, right, one of the things that we started this summer and we worked on as um a district administrator group with principles, assistant principles, instructional coaches, we worked on first revising the GPMS, right? Aligning our instructional resources and targets also to help us meet our GPM um or our our goals, HB3 goals as well. Um we sought for stakeholder feedback and input to help us align our resources to everything else that we do, our practices. Um again, one of the things that we continuously do is continuous progress monitoring. Um and then um align

019other goals that we have in other areas to the HB3 goals, right? How do they support? So we try to embed everything so that it could be one system. um one set of goals. Um that is the report Mr. Inetto. We will continue to work on this part of the CPMs. I know Mr. Castillo had brought up to see maybe some possible CPMs could be revised or looked at revisited. Right. So those that is what we have as of right now. >> Thank you. Mrs. Solanado questions. Uh this is >> I I have them right now. >> Okay. Dr. H. >> No. Um, you know, thank you for that information. You know, I know u know there's already a lot of work in place, you know, to get some of those lower performing schools back

020on track, but thank you for the info. >> Thank you. >> Again, none, but uh we we we have before us the u the objectives and and the challenges that u that we're going to pursue to make sure that we can all all get to that level >> of excellence. And and I know that all of y'all will do a a real good job of it because uh if if if anybody went to that convocation, if you didn't walk away pumped up and ready to play a football game, you miss something. But that's the energy that we're going to have to take into the classroom every day. And and it's not easy, but we have a great a great school district, outstanding leader here and and staff. So, uh wish you the very best this

021year and we're going to support everything we need to support to get you there. So, keep doing a great job. >> Thank you, Coach K. Uh, Mr. Ben Casio. >> Yes, just a a couple, you know, first of all, I want to congratulate the campuses that that that increased in their scores from one year to the next. Uh, you know, great job on that. Uh, that's that's that's just amazing. Uh, and so I appreciate the principles and all the teachers at those campuses for working very very hard. Uh, as far as the ones that had a decrease, like Rico for example, they're right they're right on the bubble. They were an 82 last year, now they're at an 80. Uh, same thing with Airport went from a 79 to 72. Uh, and then Silva, even

022though they're a D, they went up 10 points. So, that's that's an that's a great job as well. You could tell I mean all teachers and principles are working hard, but you could see that there was a lot of uh effort put into Silva. So, we appreciate that very much. about Miss Wolano, what are we doing to support the folks at at Rico and Airport uh so they could get where they need to be? >> Yes. Uh Mr. Castillo, one of the things so we now have an elementary officer and a secondary officer, right, Mr. Garlic and Mrs. Morales. So in addition, we are going to have monthly meetings with them on accountability. One of the things that we've noticed and Mr. uh Neto, you asked this question, what are things that we can focus

023on to help improve schools, right, that need to meet these targets? One of the things that we see in schools that um surpass their targets, right, and and achieve that high rating is um accountability work. A lot of accountability work, a lot of um data conversations, a lot of um internalization, right, and follow through in the classroom as well and support. So um our campus our CNI team right and our school leadership team will be meeting with these principles individually to have more on a onetoone um followup and support with these campuses practicing these same practices that other campuses do. All right. And we we have specifically targeted what areas that we need to work on as far as math, the reading, >> math is is seems to be an area of concern, right, with

024our last year scores. And uh so far we have the blue bonnet implementation going on right now, right? Our leaders have attended probably over 10 sessions just in the summer alone. >> Awesome. >> Um so I we feel we are in for a good year, honestly. >> That's that's good to hear. >> Yes. And then as far as the secondary side, you know, I think uh you know, Central, great job. A Guad I know they did amazing. They increase from a D to a B. I mean, that's that's awesome. Uh you know, B Garza, Mary Hogue, uh still a B and a D, but B Garza went down a little bit. So, are we are we really are we focusing there to ensure that they again that they get to where they need to be?

025>> Yes. accountability uh work, a lot of accountability pre-work and I know Miss uh Melissa Mora Rodriguez is uh her focus is also with the math so we feel Blue Bonnet is going to help raise those scores. >> Great. And then South Palm Gardens again I always get asked these guys you got a magnet school. Uh uh so amazing job at South Palm Gardens as always is every high school. Congratulations to West Ohio High with the from the 88 to 92. That's awesome. Congratulations, Miss Morales, on on your hard work on that. And I know Miss M. Odellis is going to carry on that tradition. Uh, Wes Lico East, we had we had a decrease. What are we doing there to help West Lois get to where it gets to where it needs to be?

026>> Yes, I know Dr. Dr. Gambboa has been uh very purposeful and intentional in assigning um different administrators right to their teams, their lead teams. But I know that um our CNI team is also going to be supporting their English department. English one and English two as we know are those areas of focus across the state and are the areas uh that we need to focus on at Waco East. >> So what are we doing there for English one and English two? >> So it's going to be a lot of planning and internalization. our team going in with the teachers. Uh but I know also in in discussion with Dr. Gamboa, he has um assigned different administrators. I believe it's two administrators, Dr. Gamboa now to that department, >> right, to help uh additionally support

027these teachers as they carry a lot of the weight >> and we'll central office will be out there as well trying to support. >> All right. Well, thank you guys for the presentation. Looks like uh good news, the improvements for the most part and Whatever the board can do to help in that endeavor, let us know. >> Yes, sir. >> Good. Good questions, Mr. Castillo. Coach Sa. >> Well, I just want to echo the good things that Coach Qu said and Jackie and you know, uh, Dr. Rodriguez and follow up with what Ben was saying, and I know the the officers came up or or the >> the mid management officers. >> My question, I guess, is their job description. Are we solid on that? Are they going to be helping more the campuses or

028central office or >> is a role is a role distinct and already >> Yes, sir. in place. >> Most definitely. Yes. Content coordinators will be assisting with more of the planning internalization. Uh Miss Mr. Garlic and Mrs. Morales are more at that principal administrator level support so that it can trickle down to the campuses instead of teachers. >> 10 elementary schools and yes, >> Mr. Garlic is one. >> Yes. I'm sure he's going to have a mid-management team or someone to help him. >> So, uh, you know, hopefully we can see some some growth there. >> Yes. And I I will be working with principles. We meet with principles once a month to give them any updates or working on their accountability as well. >> But a job description is already set that we can

029Yes. >> for those positions. >> Yes. Yes. Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Mr. Cochetta. Mr. Deos Santos. >> Uh, yes. Uh, well, Mr. Castile said everything I was going to say. So, no, no, I'm just joking. No, I just I just wanted to say that um I mean it's it's the beginning of the year. It's our first meeting. I just want to say thank you to everything that you all do. My kids walk through these doors and so I I wouldn't have them going anywhere else. So, you guys do an outstanding job. Keep doing what you're doing and uh I wish you all the best. So, thank you. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you, Mr. Los Santos. Uh Mr. Castillo actually asked one of mine, too. So, thank you, Mr.

030Castillo. Uh but the one that I have, uh Mr. Solanu. Yes. >> What three key strategies are high performing schools implementing to achieve A's on the accountability ratings? What three things that they are consistent? Even though the ones also that scored B's that improve 10, what is it? What three things are they doing consistently at each campus that has helped improve those scores? >> A lot of data conversations. >> Okay. >> Right. Not only when data comes in but all the time before data comes, right? or or is received when data is being collected and after data is being collected. A lot of the internalization secure planning time for teachers, especially at the elementary level, we know there's no planning periods, right? It's only a conference. So, um to help secure time for teachers to

031internalize the lessons before they go out there into the classroom and help build that confidence is key, right? Um in a culture of high expectations, accountability, accountability, accountability. Okay. And and and just because uh uh I had the opportunity to work with Mrs. Peterson, we always communicated a lot at the high schools. Uh we always did, you know, when we went to block schedule, when we went to changing testing, we went, you know, communication is very important because what's being successful at Westco High, it could be also at Westco East. what was successful at central can be uh the middle schools can improve in the areas. A lot of times uh every school is weak in certain areas but if one school is doing better in that particular area that's where we need to find

032out what is that school doing in that particular area to be able to improve. >> Yes sir. >> And I I believe that with the leadership of Dr. and the team I think you all can uh and the two additional uh Morales and Mr. garlic, you know, uh the pressures on them to make sure that all the schools become B's and A's. And I think I was looking at the at the accountability. I think just guessing from now till next year, we should have at least six A's and the rest piece. No pressure, you know. I I I know it can be done, you know. But again, I echo what Mr. Castillo said and Mr. Los Santos. uh all the hard work pays off uh but working together even pays off even better. So, >>

033thank you. >> Be ready for 2526. >> Any other questions? >> All right, let's continue. Let's uh 782 discussions possible action for the board of trustees to consider the approval of the Longar governance board monitoring calendar for July and August. We have to approve that. >> Yes. Okay. Recommend approval. >> Move to approve. Second. >> We have a motion by coach Quest, second by Mr. Ben Castillo. Any discussion? >> All in favor, please say I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. >> Consent items. I'll give you a minute and a half because I know you all should have looked at it already uh ahead of time, but we'll see if we need to pull any items out. Sir, if I could just make one comment on on 8d4. >> On what? >> On 8d4. I I

034don't necessarily want to pull it. I just want to put it on people's radar or onto's radar. >> Okay. >> Uh on the renewal fee for the National School Board Association, right? >> I'm not too sure if that's still in existence, but there's a there's another National School Board Association. Uh I don't remember the name of it, but it's NSAA. Maybe you guys could follow up on that one because NSBA got caught up in all that stuff last year, the year before. >> Oh, did they? >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, I think >> Good to know. So, they should change of name. >> I think so. >> Okay. We can follow. >> Check it out. >> All right. So, I'll ask each one individually see if you will have any items to pull and to

035discuss. Uh, Mrs. >> No. None. >> Dr. H. >> I have none. >> Coach Qu? >> I have none. >> Mr. Castillo? >> None. Sir. >> Coach? >> None. >> And Mr. De Los Santos? >> Yes. I have 8K 3A, 8K, 8K 3D, and 8K 4A. >> So you said AK 3A, AK 3B, and AK. >> Um, AK 3A. >> Okay. >> Approval interim financial report, >> right? >> For May 31st, 2025. AK3D, approval of the investment activity report. >> Okay. >> And the AK4A, the approval of overtime reports for the months ending in June 30th, 2025 and July 31st, 2025. Okay. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda except for A3A, A3B, and AK4A? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Kquer and uh second by

036Dr. Heman to approve the consent agenda except for the three items. Uh all in favor please say I. >> I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. All right. We'll go back to AK3A. Approval of the inter interim financial report for the 11 months ended May 31st 2025. You have a question for Dr. >> for Mr. Roto the CFO. >> Oh >> or Dr. or both if they want to both chime in. My question first is uh thank you for your for your time. Okay. Okay. My my question first is I have some some questions as far as I saw this within the agenda item and I know that right now we're currently August 2025. Every single year repetitively every single year we've always in in August we've always received the June at least the June 30th

0372025 final and audited report on the budgets. So my question here is why are we getting May right now? And I have additional questions but my first question is why are we getting presented with May 31st? because this this budget of course is the one that's from May and it's prior to the amended budget from from the June time frame. So a and and additionally I'm sorry to my first question is I've been asking for the June 30th 2025 unodudited expenditures and revenue report and I have yet to receive it right and so my question is why are you showing me May in August? So in years past we have shared May and June for the August. We are reviewing some of the journal entries and other transactions in the month of June. So we

038are needing one extra month to kind of just review it so that we can have it ready for the September meeting. Right though I understand that but I'm just saying but May we've been asking for I've been asking for June but it shouldn't h like in other words I don't understand the whole we have to review it before we you show it. I know you already stated we met last time we met last week at the board agenda meeting and it was stated there you were there the superintendent was there so was Mr. So was Himeir Rodriguez the vice president. But my question is still till because you know the concerns that at this meeting why wouldn't we bring the June 30th 2025 report unodudited? I know you you said that you had to go

039through all the ledgers because of some issues that you know some comp maybe the system was compromised. You're going item by item. But my question is we could still get an expense and revenue report and and I'm stating this not for the audience just so they know but that's general that's just general standard business within the district you know because my my question is this the reason I pulled the additional items is I was I've been told since July I've been asking right for that for that final expenditure and expenditure and report because when you see the amended budget our balance our balance for the 2024 2025 the expenditure that we're going to spend the budget went up higher, right? That's always been my concern and I shared that with you through different avenues privately

040and also now openly and I also did it at the workshop in July. But again, my question is why can't we get those figures and why can't we present those because that's an automatic report that can be provided and right now you have approval of overtime reports for July 31st, June and July that was pulled from the system and you're asking us to approve those for overtime pay reports that was pulled. you have the also find the investment activity reports as well too around that time frame. So that's my concern and and that's kind of why my having the agenda item that I have on the agenda right now is that because here we are still in in in August and and I'm looking at a May 30th report and I can't get June. So

041how so when you say weeks because it's kind of already been transpiring. I guess my main question is when exactly is that going to be be be reported because we get to September. I don't want to get to October and I don't want to get to November because we need to know the financial status of our school district. Okay. Because we because we did increase our our our budget for 2425, right? Yes. There was a fun was there an amendment or not? You're the CFO, >> not Dr. So, I know you're looking at him, but >> well, there was an increase and my concern is that it was in payroll >> and my concern is that it now trickled into the 2526 and my concern is that we just gave raises and stipens as well

042too. So, how can we go blind in the 2526 if we don't even know 2425 who budgets like that? Because I know people at home don't and the board every single year I went back and checked would always get those reports regardless of who was sitting in the seat or in yours or the superintendent seat. So that's my concern and that's why I have that agenda item on there because I have to be it's my due diligence sir to be financially transparent and and how do I and if and if we said that we had a $200 million budget at the beginning before 202425 and that's sitting now at 223 regardless of what time expenses but I know some of it is payroll and payroll has zero excuses for error. You may go up a

043little bit, but to have a few million dollars in in payroll expenses, that's all I've been asking everyone for weeks is just prove to me that you have no payroll e you have no payroll uh deficits. I don't care what account, federal, local, state. That's what I've been asking for weeks as a trustee. And yet, I keep getting the same answer. And and not everybody may understand what I'm asking, but I bet you other superintendents and CFOs do. That report can easily be presented. You can send it. you can email it to me probably tonight. >> So, we don't want to share errors and so that's why we are just doing our due diligence to make sure that our our June is as close as being accurate as we can. >> Right. And what I'm

044trying to do is also be I'm here for you just like I am for those other employees or whistleblowers that you don't have allegations that the that the budget uh the budget that was proposed at the beginning of the year wasn't the true budget. And just like on your end, you stated to us in in a board agenda meeting that there was probably some some wrong calculations and and formulas that were uploaded and possibly some some misconduct or not misconduct, but there was the system isn't 100% how would you say valid because maybe some errors that might have happened and some poisoning issues. So that's that's my question, you know, is I I've been trying to give as many chances as possible and I'm also talking to my fellow trustees to just show me the

045numbers so that we can see which side what and what are the issues. And that's why I place that agenda item, right? Correlates into this. Again, I opened up the packet. I went through every single thing because the last time I didn't, I'll be honest, I didn't go through Junes and so that consent agenda slipped by me. I really wish I had gone through so busy, but this time I didn't. And so and and I saw May 31st. Can you answer AK3A? >> Can you answer it? >> So, um, so for AK3A, we are anticipating a operational balance budget. Um, >> for what year? >> For for last year, the 2425 school year. >> Okay. But but not using fund balance, right? This is just revenue, state, local, and federal revenue that was received for

046the year. Because balance for people, look, and I'm going to just define this. Balance means I make $3,000. I spent $3,000. Now, if you spent $4,000 and you say, "Well, I'm balanced because I use my credit card." Well, you can say that to yourself, but you're no, you're in the negative. So, my question is when we throw that out and we say, "We're balanced now, but without fund balance, just local, state, and federal revenue." It's a yes or no. >> There is um many um expenditures that were onetime um requests. But but my question is >> but local, state or federal? >> He's given me that excuse five times. >> That's the right answer. >> So uh Mr. B when can you have a updated uh budget for >> Mr. Los Santos or for us

047>> if it is planted for the September board meeting >> September >> balance but I just want to define this balanced budget means that your local state and federal revenue you receive for 2425 equals your expenditures. >> Correct? If you have to dip in the fund balance, then that's not balance. That not in my definition. Okay. And that's that's why I've just consistently been asking for weeks and trying to avoid this. >> Can you give him what he wants? >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. We'll do. And okay, let's go to AK3B approval of the Hadalgo County tax adjustments for May 25 and June 2025. Mr. Los Santos. >> No, those are correlated into my first topic here. So, I'm done already. and also the the >> Yes, I was just using those as as a

048samples that we are pulling data out of the financial system. >> Okay. >> But we're not pulling out the expenditures and revenues. >> Okay. So, do I have a motion to approve those three? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> So, we have a motion by Dr. Hime, second by Mr. Los Santos to approve AK 3A, AK3B, and AK4A. All in favor, please say I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. All right. Item 10, discussion and possible action items. >> 10 A >> 98 98. >> Oh, my fault. My fault. Okay. Updates on training, conferences, events, and consider future agenda items requested. Requests by board of trustees. Dr. Vera. >> None. Not for this month. >> None. >> Okay. >> Mr. Neville, I do want to mention now I'm not teaching anymore. Now I'm have a

049little bit more free time. whenever you want to schedule an event for LSG like for us to go and you know work on talking to the students and going by the schools or right now that the kids are coming back uh to school if you want to schedule any events so we can work on our on our um you know what is it called self-evaluation >> okay >> I I'm uh I'm available >> all right >> I know the other the other uh board members work so it'll be you myself uh coach and coach Grab so >> well I work But I can get away for a little bit. >> Okay. All right. So, let's continue on with uh 10A. Discussion of possible action for the board of trustees to consider approval of agreement with

050the Boys Club, Boys and Girls Club of Wesco Incorporated for the 2526 school year. Dr. >> Commissioner, any questions from the board on on the backup? >> I I do have a question and I was I was looking over the schools that will be Wait, we're on the Boys and Girls Club, right? Yeah, because I'm looking something different. I was looking over at the schools that will be getting it and that's Memorial, Silva, Ibara, and Rico. That's right. >> Okay. Um, have these schools had it before in the past? I know Memorial has, but are we switching around with different schools or are they always staying in the same? >> These these are the same campuses that we've had for a while. And u these are when they proposed Boys and Girls Club, they propose

051four campuses because of their staffing as well. >> Okay. Yeah, that was my question because I I saw here that it says it provides uh four different locations in various areas and I was like well Rico and uh Ibara are pretty close just you know around the corner on 1015 but that's fine. I was just wondering if if that was the reasoning the location or it's the staffing that's there that that's the reason >> we're going to study this because it seems very unfair. We've got 10 elementaryaries and only four get it. So, we're going to go ahead and study this for this coming year, for next year, and see what see what options we come up with. But it's very unfair. >> Well, I think in the past there were certain principles that wanted

052it, and there were certain principles that didn't want to have Boyce Club there. I But now we have new principles. So, yeah, it's good to uh look into it and see what we can do. >> Yeah. The only one I'm seeing on on the south side is a memorial. Everything else is on the north side. Silva Ibara Rico. So maybe another one on the south side somewhere. Maybe souththeast because we have Southwest. So I don't know. It's just just a thought. >> Okay. >> But but thank you for that. >> You're welcome. >> I know our one of our buses takes kids. >> Okay. >> Oh, okay. So the the kids are rerouted like from different schools and Oh, okay. That's good to know. >> All right. To approve. >> Yeah, I'll just say second.

053We have a motion by Dr. Heman, second by Mr. Ben Castillo uh to approve the agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of Westco for the 2526 cool year. >> I think I reviewed I think sorry I never mind. I I reviewed this contract on behalf of Boys and Girls Club. >> Okay. So, uh can I have a cons second? All right. So, Mr. Castillo abstain, right? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. All in favor, please say I. I. All oppose. Motion carries. Let's continue to safety and security department 10B1. Discussion possible action for the board of trustees to consider approval of the Westco Independent School District student code of conduct for the 25 26 and 26 27 school years. Dr. >> Principles have met with Mr. Rea. Mr. Rea is here. Do you have

054the information? Do you have any questions for the principles or for Mr. Rea? The only question I have is it's consistent across all schools, right, Mr. Reena? >> Yes, sir. >> And it comes from the state. >> Yes. >> All the cell phone stuff's up to date and all that good stuff. >> And the vaping the vaping stuff, it's not a it's not an automatic DAP anymore. >> Awesome. >> Great. Thank you, sir. Do I have a motion? >> I I just want to continue a little bit of the discussion. Okay. Because I know that that the act the the public doesn't have access to our PDF of what we're seeing uh through board book and that's something that I talked to Mr. We got to give access to the public so they can go

055on our website. But can you just give us a kind of like a summary like what is different or or what from last year to this year or what are things that changed in case any parents are are listening to the board meeting that uh that that that are different from last year that are updated? >> One of the personal devices and the district interpret. >> Okay. students out of school that are homeless. >> Oh yeah. And it also gives us some of the kids that are from law enforcement. >> Okay. So then now you're saying just to just to emphasize prek to three was not sus were we were not able to suspend them before and now with this new student code of conduct they will be suspended. >> Certain things they have to

056do as far as >> Okay. And as far as like we mentioned the consistency, let's say one elementary deals with a student who was fighting, you know, suspending and the other school also same same situation but they don't suspend. So are they going to have the same, you know, discipline across all the elementaryaries that the punishments for >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Okay. >> Because in I believe in the student handbook it states that uh each infraction is uh different. So you you the principal can look into it because like say for example it's a a first infraction for somebody that gets into a fight versus somebody that consistently it tells you there that you know it depends on every situation. It's just if you get in a fight, you're going to get three ISIS.

057Not necessarily. >> It all depends on the situation. >> Right. >> Sir, can you talk to Mr. Yas microphone because people are watching here, please? Thank you. Oh, it's not working. >> Thank you, sir. I'm sorry about that, >> but it's important info. >> Yes, sir. >> There we go. >> Okay. >> Uh, I think you were answering somebody else's question, though, right now. No. Was he? >> He had already answered mine. Yeah, Mr. >> Coach. So, he did he answered question. >> All right. >> So, uh, Mr. Reena, unless anybody has any questions recap, everything's consistent. I mean, principles have discretion within the stone the student code of conduct, but correct. And every infraction is on a case by case basis. >> Yes, sir. >> It's always been the same. That's the way we've

058had it here since Dr. Detto was here the first time. And even when Dr. Detto was a the principal at Wisco High School, that's the way we developed the student code. >> We've updated it for the new laws regarding vaping and cell phone and all that good stuff. That's all in there. >> Yes. >> All right. Thank you, sir. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Mr. Rita. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Do I have a motion >> to approve? >> A second. >> Okay. We have a motion by Coach Quer. Uh second by Mrs. Staita to approve of the West Co School District code of conduct for the 2526 school year. Any discussion? Any other discussion? >> Nope. >> All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. Now let's go to

05910C1. Discussion possible action for the board of trustees to approve the administration's ranking recommendation of proposals received for the student restroom improvement bond projects for the following schools. Dr. Margot Bza CSP number 260807 and to authorize the administration to negotiate and approve the contract. Doc Dr. >> Okay. Can we pull this one? Okay. >> I'm not too happy with the uh with the quotes that came back. They're pretty inconsistent. So, I want to go back and study this one and come back next month or in two months on this one. >> Okay. So, we don't have to vote on this. We'll just pull it. >> All right. Thank you. 10 C2 discussions possible action for the board of trustees to approve the administration's ranking recommendation of the proposals received for the WCO High School fencing

060project CSP number 260812 and to authorize the administration to negotiate and approve the contract. Dr. >> You have the information here on the quotes. Mr. Ael is here also Mr. America. We're recommending Hurricane Fence as the lowest one. >> You have a motion. Move >> approve. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Kqu, second by Mr. Los Santos. Correct. >> Yes. Okay. Any discussion on the right side? Any discussion? >> No, sir. >> No. No. All right. All in favor, please say I. I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. 10 C3 discussions possible action for the board of trustees to ratify the administration's approval of an allowance expenditure authorization for the syn synthetic turf replacement project at the WCO Independent School District Stadium CSP number 25339 for additional scope of work as follows. Allowance expenditure

061authorization uh number one for additional scope of work consisting of the concrete gold post boxes sand pits replacement and additional stone for the football field. Dr. >> This is additional work. Mr. America was here if you have any questions but we recommend approval. You can see on the on the one, two, and three the cost anticipated and then and then we have the u the table that explains this >> was this area that on the on the on the south side of the field >> good evening members of the board Dr. Ta. Uh, yes. So, it's a combination. We have uh around the goalpost we have a concrete uh curve >> that was found damaged. So, that had to be replaced. >> And then we also have at the sand pits. There were never uh

062concrete sand pits or at least the perimeter of them. So, those were installed officially as concrete plus some drainage uh for them and also additional stone that had to be added to the field uh to to level it properly. >> Okay. All contingency, right? >> Yes, it's all contingency. We have very little left on the contingency. So, >> I'll second. >> We have a motion by coach, second by Dr. H. >> Correct. >> Yes, sir. >> To uh to authorize additional scope of work consisting of the concrete, gold post boxes, sand pits, replacement, and additional stone for the fufo field. Any discussion? No, I just want to ask just to clarify for those of us who aren't very savvy with these words, what does ratify mean and what is contingency mean? >> So the ratification

063uh means that you're actually confirming the approval of the administration. We had to approve in order for the contractor to continue with the progress of the construction. So Dr. Vetta provides approval and they continue and then we come back to you and ask you for officially to officially approve uh the administration's approval. Uh for the allowance, it's a an amount or fund that gets built into the contract and that's uh that amount if there's any unforeseen conditions within the project or additional scope that comes up then we use that amount. >> That's a contingency. >> That is the contingency. And so then if nothing gets used or whatever unspent amount uh is left at the end of the project, we get it back. We keep it. The district keeps it. Yes. >> So we're approving

064to use that contingency to do these extra things that came up. Correct. So the overall cost of the project is not changing. It's all falling within that contingency. >> Okay. Thank you for clarifying. >> Thank you. Any questions? Dr. >> Hequ. >> Mr. Ben. >> No, sir. >> Coach Sernna. >> No. >> Mr. Los Santos. >> No, sir. >> All right. All All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> All against. Motion carries. 10 C4. discussion and possible action uh to change order for the Westco High School and Westco East High School new baseball and softball field scoreboard project CSP number 25913 as follows. Change order number one for additional days requested for the project. Dr. >> Yes. the is scheduled to be completed October 24th, but they're asking for 62 more days. And

065these are are they weather days or what's the reason for these Mr. American? >> Yes, >> additional days. >> Yeah. So, these are a combination of the late days. Uh we have two projects going on uh in this uh situation where uh in in trying to get ahead of the game and and hoping that we would get the scoreboards installed as soon as possible. Um we anticipated uh that the structures were going to be sound uh the existing structures. So, we went and procured the scoreboards. However, unfortunately at the at uh at the same time we were having the structures studied and assessed by an engineering firm. They came back saying we had to replace them. So that replacement of the structures which became a second project is what's delaying the the scoreboards the first

066project. So we have two separate projects and and the the second one is delaying the first. So they're asking for an extension. So when the structures get complete, they'll come in right away and install the scoreboards. But the scoreboards are ready. We're just waiting for the structures. >> So that like the foundation isn't set yet. >> Correct. Yeah. The foundation and the and the beams, right? >> And it'll be brand new beams. Brand new >> structure. Brand new. Yes. >> That's still put for mid January. No. >> Oh, that's before then. We're anticipating October. >> Good. >> Yes. Be >> before uh the season starts. Yes. >> So, two more months by December. >> Yes, sir. Before before December. >> Before December. >> October 24th. >> So, before that's the date right now. >> 64

067days. >> Plus, 64 more days. >> No, it was August. >> Oh. Oh, August. I got >> August. October. >> All right. >> So, ready by October? The end of October. >> And that's before baseball season. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yes. Baseball's in January. >> Baseball starts in January. January. >> All right. So, we're good. Any other questions before we take it to a vote? All right. Do I have a motion? >> So, move. >> We have a motion by Mr. Castillo. >> Second by Coach Quer. Any other uh questions before we vote? >> No. because we do this and I don't want to be part. You will don't have the contractors yet, right? Or who's doing it? >> We do for the structures. They're getting ready to start. >> Okay. Because I don't know.

068I don't even know if our company did it. My parents company, but I'd rather just abstain because I don't even know. >> I couldn't say cuz we're we're I believe the the contractors uh if I remember the name correctly, Skylight or Skyline or something like that. >> We do work with them. So, I'll just abstain because I don't even know what this has to do with us or not. >> Okay. All in favor, please say I. I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. Let's continue on to 10 C5. Discussion of possible action for the board of trustees to approve an allowance expenditure authorization and change order for the running track resurfacing bond phase number two project at Westco East High School CSP 2500561 as follows. allow us expenditure uh authorization for additional scope of work for

069the project and change order for number one for Americans with disability act work required for the project. Dr. Vetta or >> you want to s respond to this one? >> So on this one is a little bit different on this one. Uh it did result in a change order which does change the contract by $1,300 1380s to be specific. So what happened here is that uh there uh when they removed the track surface the contractor then we did uh discover some minor relatively minor repairs that were required for the asphalt base and that's what uh if you look at the uh the agenda uh item table uh aa number one the 21,230 were for the repairs our allowance is 45,000 so that's well within the allowance however uh after the ADA inspector went out there

070and he decided that or not decided But anyway, he saw that we needed some improvements to ADA. We have to uh and it was uh install a sidewalk from the the home side to the visitor side providing uh direct and and uh and easy access for any ADA uh fans or anyone walking over to the visitor site. And so that amount uh the ADA improvements total 25,150. Uh we did reach out to the uh originally to the engineer because this this the total amount was actually about $74,000 and it it was cut back to 46,000 through some adjustments to the sidewalk and so forth. U the 45,000 only covered uh again the 45,000 leaving a a difference of 1,380 which becomes a change order now. So we're using the allowance of 45,000 and then there's

071a change order for the 1,380 difference. plus the days I'm sorry to to to do the work. >> But to give you a status of the project, uh they're completed with the surface. Uh all we're waiting for the striping and I know the uh if I'm not mistaken, we had the scrimmage out there this past Saturday. >> inner squad scrimmage. So I So they're able to cross the track and use the field already, the the teams. >> I'll move to approve. We have a motion by uh Dr. He second. >> And we have a second by coach Quer to approve uh the allowance expenditure and the change order. Any other discussion on my left side? >> No, I'm just glad that you know the ADA that we're keeping up with it and I think it's

072very important. So, thank you. Thank you for that. >> On my right side. Any discussion? >> All right. All in favor, please say I. I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. Let's continue on 10 C6 uh discussion and possible action for the board of trustees to approve the final completion for the running track bond projects for three middle schools Begza Armando Dr. Dr. Madquayer in central CSP number 251231 as follows substantial completion of the project change order number one for additional days requested for the project and the unspent allowance and final completion of the project. Dr. >> Yes, we're still lacking Mary Hog. So these are these are three for final completion. So if you can look at the figures, Mr. Miracle, you want to go over these? Yes. >> The additional amount. >> Yes, sir.

073So, so in this one, we did have an allowance as well of $150,000. Um, and the allowance was used to install some temporary fencing over at the collector site to protect the campus and the kids while the construction was going on. Um, but the balance is coming back to us of 144,000. Uh, so we're keeping that that wasn't used. Um there were some days on their weather days and and additionally um the stripers that did the track at central were satisfied with the work. Uh unfortunately they had to leave uh before the quy and the and the bearsa track were complete and we wanted to make sure that we had the same results on the striping. So we asked them to provide the same stripers to come back and that's those were uh where we

074picked up additional delays which is uh about 14 days that we're adding to this because they were not available at the at the time. >> Did u did the principles have an opportunity to uh evaluate how well they did on the the tracks central and vari was the other one >> we didn't ask him officially to be out there. I know we walked it with uh coach Rodriguez. >> Uh but they're open already. I don't know if they had a chance to walk. >> Question referred to Mr. Rodriguez >> then. Uh Mr. Rodriguez, everything's uh >> good. >> Can we make sure the principles already buy into it? >> Yes, sir. >> And just get him some input. >> Yes, sir. The the tracks are nice. The coach has been out there and the kids

075have also been out there working out already, too. >> Yeah. I saw the one at Central and and it it it looked very nice. Yes. >> I haven't had the opportunity to go be Garza and Quer, but central is uh looks nice. >> Long overdue. Okay. >> Um can we get maybe you can take pictures for us, you know, because you get our board updates on Fridays. Maybe you can take some pictures and just show us, you know, how it's looking. So I know we don't go around every school and looking at them central. Well, the the school's like the street is right there, right? >> But all the other ones are in the back of the school. The gates are closed. Maybe you can take some pictures and share. >> We'll do. >> All

076right. Thank you. Uh I I asked this question before and you know with track a track field you have um equipment. >> Yeah. >> That goes with each track. So you have the pits and hurdles and >> so we're working on blocks all that stuff. >> The the hurdles we're getting uh we already got the the high jump pits. Each middle school is going to have a high jump pit and I think uh Maryho and and Central going to get the POV pits also. >> And the the shot distance rings are they in in safe places? >> Yeah. Good to go with safety nets as well. >> Yeah. And uh this was a fourlane track or eight lane. >> Quad has a five laner. Okay. Due to the being landlocked, right? But all the rest

077are eight laners, I believe. Right. >> Oh, they are. >> Yeah. Okay. >> The surface coach uh is top of the line surface, too. It's not just a normal middle school track. It's a very competitive track as well. >> Okay. >> Why Why did only get five? What did you say? What's the reason why? >> The size of the back the back part of we couldn't fit a whole eight laner track. Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. >> So, that means that uh Quay will not be able to host a track beat, but the other ones will. >> Well, the idea is not to host them, but at least to practice because we're being busted every day, but uh you know, Maro can probably Maron Central can hold some middle school uh smaller meets for sure.

078>> You can like when you have big meets uh or you can use that track for your distance runners. >> Oh, yeah. >> But lanes are are not a factor. So, I mean, >> hey, I'll take I'll take two or three lanes over and no lanes at all. So, so it's uh it's going to be a game changer for us. It's it's going to benefit everybody. So, thank you board. Thank you Dr. Vera for >> Thank you so much. >> And this is part of the money with the bond that we got with. So, thank you to the community who approved this and is doing this for the kids. >> It's really special. >> All right. Any other comments? >> I just have one. Uh I drove by V Garza the other day and there's

079a bunch of material out in the front. Was that the track or if it was not the track then I won't ask. But >> Mrs. It wouldn't be Be Garza. Uh if there's anything out there maybe maybe from remnants of the detention pond. >> Well, we'll be ready for for school. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah, that's Cleer. >> So, yeah. So, if we're looking at Kler, that's the roofing project. We have a roofing project going on at Cleler and Rico right now. >> Got it. Thank you, sir. >> All right. Any other questions? >> One one more thing. >> Okay, coach. on the uh the playing surfaces for football, soccer, whatnot. Are do we have those on a herbicide schedule, maintenance schedule? >> Uh the middle schools we stopped, coach, because of the construction

080of the track, right? But as far as the high schools, they've been on a year plan for the past three years already. >> No, no, but I'm not referring to the middle schools because yeah, pretty much at the high school, we got turf all the way around. But now for the middle school, you know, for the for >> I know Central had a plan, but we'll be getting back in the plan soon also, but uh not not right now. >> They're good with the top-notch track, but you also take care of the surface for the >> Yeah. The issue was the issue was at Mary Ho, we didn't uh do the the herbicide because we had no water out there, right? So, if you throw the the if you treat the grass with no water,

081it's going to burn up the grass. >> So, but now we got water out there now. >> We'll be working. we look into maybe doing something like that because >> Yes, sir. >> that would I mean to me that would make >> our middle schools >> Yeah, we do. >> Shine. >> I'll work on it. >> It would be awesome. And then of course uh you need the special equipment, the mowers and stuff so that you don't >> Yeah, we'll work on it. >> Yeah. >> And so uh Dr. Mary Hul uh is in the works. >> Yes. >> Okay. We don't know yet. >> Plan is by this spring. >> Yeah. We uh we'll start after September 8th because we have middle school cross country meet. Okay. >> In Mary Hole and we that's

082one of the most popular, believe it or not, sites in Mary that a lot of schools around the valley will come and run a cross country meeting in Mary Mho because the way it's the land is at >> for completion around the spring. >> Oh yeah, for sure. >> Yes, for sure. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, we do we we're we're ready to get started out there. Again, as coach mentioned, we just need to wait for that cross country meet. >> Okay. >> And if I may add, as part of the tracks projects, uh irrigation was also included. So, that's built in there. >> Yes. >> All right. And now now that we're completed, can we make sure all the principles have access to all the tracks that they that they have or all that

083kind of good stuff? >> Absolutely. >> No, they're open. They're open right now. >> Just follow up on that one, please. >> Yes, we will. >> All right. Okay. So, do I have a motion to approve the completion of the project? Change order. Okay. We have a motion by uh coach. >> Do I have a second? >> Second by Dr. Hime. Any other questions? No, just just in my head I'm thinking well you know academics and we have a lot we spend a lot of time focused and and thinking about how we can better academics but also on the on the flip side you know the sports I know some people say well why why is there so much money being invested in sports and this and that we try we try to be you

084know balanced with everything but I think it's really important a lot of kids that we have that go to the high school a lot of them get scholarships too you know we we're making some really good some a good athletes are being created and developed here at Westico ISD and a lot of those kids use our facilities to better themselves as athletes and they go to high school and they get their scholarships and so I just I I think it's a great thing you know of course academics is number one but also providing those facilities to the to the students is important because it will benefit many of them when they go to college um and when they're older. So, thank you. >> And and uh to support what what Mr. Ser is saying that

085every every program honors the top academic uh athletes with offstage recognition and stuff and you know that's a great thing for the resumes and uh u I mean it has a well-rounded program to to to develop all our students for what's ahead of them. I mean, when they leave, they can't say they didn't have an opportunity to get ready for what's next. So, I thank everybody for for your support and and uh uh pushing our athletes to to have the best version of themselves. And what I really really like about WSD is the the u variety of stuff there. There are sports for every athlete or every person who wants to participate. Now that we've added wrestling and and and and soccer and water polo water polo and I mean it's it's amazing. It's amazing.

086>> And then to stay and then to stay focused on the grades to keep doing what you're doing and and and that's where I come from because I was there and I know and uh Dr. Boy, you know how how we stress academics first and foremost. Before you go anywhere, you go to the classroom and take care of business. >> Mhm. >> Because that's uh what what you do in sports, there are things that you do that are lifelong, >> golf, tennis, etc., etc. But everything else once you finish with that, then what are you going to do the rest of your life? So that's where academics becomes the main focus. But like like you said, >> athletics is a very good venue for keeping that interest and and uh sometimes, you know, when you

087when you get scholarships, >> you keep going and and uh does great things for them. So, >> and and coach, now that you're saying that as a well-rounded student that we have, the students that we have, the mental health, you know, this also the emotional, a lot of those kids, that's their outlet. They love to go out there and their their mental health is better when they're doing this. So, that's why this is also important. uh to to to take into consideration. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Rodriguez. Can you have the head coaches provide I know Perna had requested uh the academic all state uh athletes. Uh I know Jackie mentioned whatever just to see how many we had this past year or you wanted two years. >> Two years would be good. >> Two

088years of all so that way you know I I know that there's quite a few but I don't know how many. I know I know some years your program may have five and another year you may have one >> but the last few years we've had quite a bit >> but it'd be good to see every program. >> Yeah. So I'd like to see >> we do there's a calendar set by the head coach association that after so many the program completes two weeks you submit. So it's throughout the year correct but we do that already. I know we we present our all state academics throughout >> go back the last two years and see and know the coaches that are here. Yeah, since since I become the AD, that's one thing I've been promoting

089because it really wasn't promoted before me, right? But now that I came here, we do promote the the all state academics. Okay. A lot. So, >> I know they they they uh uh at at the schools, if I remember correctly, they present them or they present whenever they get uh all state academics or whatever. So, okay. >> Some sports have their own association, others have the Texas High School Association. So, I'm sure it varies as far as deadlines and all that, but yeah, but I'm sure I mean hopefully all the coaches are submitting names because it' be >> Yeah. >> And I know most of them do. >> That's one of the things that, you know, it's expected. We do. >> And seeing these little ones today that came with the softball, you know, the

090state champs, the girls, and then the boys, the World Series champs. It's just so inspiring, I think, and exciting that we have those young kids that are already taking advantage of the resources. and Wesley was doing something right with softball and and with baseball that you know they're doing awesome. So it was nice to see those those little ones coming in and >> then not to be left out our fine arts have done exactly the same thing because we've been recognized for that and we worked when I was there we used to work with our with our band directors and stuff on on on the use of the facilities. So it really benefits everybody. So, you know, and just this past year, coach, we've we've hosted the the All-Star football showcase here, the senior classic.

091We hosted the girls and boys soccer all-star game and coach said and we hosted your baseball games, you know, from the subar. So, they want to see our facilities. So, that's a good thing. >> Yeah. And special Olympics, we always do that. So, they they want to come and see our our what we have here. So, it's pretty it's good deal right now. So, >> thank you. >> All right. So I have a motion by coach Quer, second by uh Mr. Dr. Rodriguez to approve the substantial completion of the project. Any other discussion? >> All in favor, please say I. I. >> All oppose? Motion carries. Let's continue on to 10 C7 discusses and possible action for the board of trustees to approve the administration's ranking recommendation of the proposals received for the aquatic center

092LED lighting upgrades project number 25665 and to authorize the administration to negotiate and approve the contract for the scope of work pertaining to the swimming pool area. Dr. We only had one proposal and this is a safety issue. So, Mr. Mr. Merkel, you want to go over this one? >> Yes, sir. So, um, we do have this project. We have, uh, lighting concerns there at the aquatics. Um, the the lighting is is old and and outdated. Uh, it's the old, uh, technology and we're trying to upgrade it to LED. It's been a challenge to try to maintain that lighting system because what's called a ballast, which is essentially a transformer that powers that light, is in most cases installed over the water. So, it's kind of hard to get to those. Um, and so in

093trying to to get this uh uh improvements done, we added or put a package together, a project together where we covered the whole building. However, due to the needs and the priority, as the title says on the agenda item, we're trying to address the pool area, which is the main area and the main area of concern. Um, and so and due to budget constraints as well. Um, we've uh added an alternative fixture that was approved by the engineer into the project and that one came in lower. So, what you see on there on the agenda item of 700,000 is the base bid base cost which is the fixture that was uh originally included on there as a base and then the alternate and essentially is that breakdown on the second sheet of your agenda item.

094Uh so the breakdown for the swimming pool area which is the priority need comes comes in at $250,000 with $9955 and we want to allow some allowance in there. The total allowance for the project was originally 34,200. So uh essentially we cut it in half. Uh that would be an allowance a good amount allowance for that around 15,000 or so. And so, uh, we're looking at at at a project of, uh, approximately, uh, $265,000 that we want to do. We want to address there to address the priority needs. >> So, it's just just the first need, the 250. >> The rest of the building is is something we can get to in house. >> And this is from the fund balance balance from the fund balance. It's not bond election. It's fund balance. >> Fund

095balance. Yes, sir. >> Is this the light? >> It's a safety It's a safety issue. >> That's what I was going to ask. Is it the light inside the pool or like the outside? No, no, we don't have any lighting inside the car. It's the the ceiling lighting, the roof. Yeah, the ceiling lighting. >> I got it. >> Yeah. And it's a safety concern because of the competition as well. >> Yeah. But that's that balance is pretty heavy, right? And you concerned about it falling? No. >> Or no? >> No, there's no concerns of that. But I know the light fixtures, the lenses, they do have lenses on them. And so with time, those those lamps are very hot. So they start breaking that that seal around that lens. And that there is a concern

096there for that lens too. >> I know one time back back in the day one of those fell >> from the light system at the baseball field >> and that thing was at least 50 pounds. >> Yes. >> If it it would have killed someone. So if it's something that needs to be done and taken care of. >> Absolutely. It is a safety concern because of the age of the system >> and the engineers giving the thumbs up. >> Yes. Yes sir. >> They had this yesterday. They >> Yeah. So, the light fixture that that has been approved here or is being approved rather was included in the construction documents. The engineers is okay with it. And it's also a light a light fixture that's being used at at PSJ as well. You >> okay

097with the vendor? >> Yes. >> And the LED save energy? >> Yes. >> And you guys are okay with just that one bid? >> Yes, we're okay. The engineer uh has already agreed uh with uh the cost being a fair cost as well. >> Okay. Any other questions? Do I have a motion? >> Move to approve. >> We have a motion by coach Qu. Do I have a second? >> A second. >> Second by Dr. Rodriguez uh to approve the administration ranking recommendation of proposals received for the aquatic center LED lighting upgrades. All in favor, please say I. >> I. I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. We continue on to 10D1 discussion and possible action for the board of trustees to approve Weaver to do a forensic audit on the 23 24 and 2425 school

098years as requested by trustee Mr. Mark Deos Santos. Uh Dr. >> I'll give the floor. >> Okay, Mr. >> Mr. Floor. Yes. >> Thank you. Um, like I said, just in summary to the trustees, this is a topic that I briefly discussed earlier. I I know that uh, President Netto and and uh, Vice President Hime Rodriguez was there in the agenda planning meeting last week. But like I said before, I think it's real for me, I've always looked at finances and the finances has always been crucial since I got here and since we all got here as a team, we have been working hard to build that fund balance, you know, into the 80 million uh range and we've always been very secure as far as to make sure that our staff is safe and

099secure and and they have jobs and they have opportunities for raises and whatnot. So, at the end of the day, in summary, like I said, other than the two parties and the allegations that are going back and forth between each other, at the end of the day, we were told that we're going to spend over a little bit over $200 million in going into the 2425 school year. Allegations of the analy the budget that should have been sent to the board was pulled and was not shown to the board to give a false impression of our financial standing is strong. Those are allegations. Like I said, being an LSG, you trust and then you verify. I didn't see that any meeting. I went back even before this meeting coming here. I went back to every

100single interim report. Those are monthly reports that were given uh were given by the administration and at no time was there any indication that the the actual in the payroll costs were going to supersede what was budgeted. And those are if you all this is online. You can go to the white west ID financial transparency page go to 2526 and you click on adopted budget and you go to page 13 and you will see the new amended 2425 budget okay and I have the figure here it it ballooned to 223 million plus now it could be there's some variations and changes and transfers but at the end of the day payroll payroll like I keep telling everyone when every every company knows who's showing up to work every department knows their staff members are going

101to be working and how much they cost. And so to be off in payroll, I understand one time onetime expenses, but we we pulled money out of the fund balance for that. And maybe there's some other onetime expenses past that, too. Um, but not to the point that there's millions of dollars. And so my only concern is here is that if we do have an actual operational deficit, like I said, without going into fund balance, but looking at just the state, local, and federal revenue that you got for 2425, and that you can tell me that you're within that realm, and what I'm trying to tell people here is this. If you get paid a check, you're spending within your check, then fine, we don't have an issue. But that's not the case. Okay? And

102that's already been proven. We already had to go we had to go into fund b into the fund balance to balance out for 2425. So and then on top of that you're marred with concerns that you have employees that are state that had been stating this and they did they they I had different employees reach out and tell me that you need to be careful but don't approve the raises that you do have a you do have an overage. I just didn't see it at the meetings. I didn't see it at the reports until June. And when I saw it in June 2025, that's when I said, "Okay, that's a massive red flag on top of all the other allegations." And then I'm I'm pleading to the board here because then I meet with the

103CFO and they can't give me the expenditures and and revenue for 2425 until later in fall when anybody who works in in school system at at that top executive level knows that you can you can provide those reports. We've always got them year after year. I got them the year I got here, every single every single August, and everybody else did, too. I went back and checked. So we just I just want to be proactive because if we do it's nothing is wrong to do what everyone else did in region one. Everyone else was consolidating, cutting down, modifying budgets, doing very very difficult decisions and we didn't. We gave raises and we gave stipens and we went in a different direction. And that's okay because now that if we do have an operational deficit in

104in in payroll and we just gave additional raises to zero to two-year teachers and we just gave additional 4% raises to admin and whatnot. Those are all great things, but can you sustain them? Okay, that's the question. Are you going to be able to sustain them? And I I do not believe that we are not. We will see I think we will see another operational deficit in 25 26. It's going to hit our fund balance even more. And I just want to be on the record. And I think that if the CEO stating that possibly somebody went into the system and manipulated formulas or whatever the case may be, that should be alarm enough to give him an opportunity and chance to get proper representation to hire a company like Weaver, which is experts in

105in in CPAs and forensics, not someone internally that, you know, we want to be unbiased here. And maybe that doesn't have the forensic audit experience. I don't know. But do they have the forensic audit experience and team like Weaver to get this done quick? Yes. Is it going to cost the same as the last we report? No. The last we report was stalled and dragged on by restraining orders and attorneys and whatnot. This is just checking into our system and doing a review of what we've been presented and then at what point were formulas and what not manipulated that gave us a false impression of where we really stood. And so that's all I have to say and say to the trustees, I respect your opinions and I respect your decisions regardless of what you

106decide tonight. Thank you. >> All right. So, do I have a motion? C could could I ask a a question, sir? >> Yes. >> Uh, Mr. Roto, so when Trusty Deos Santos brought up his concerns, I went back and I looked at the interim budget reports and I I have a couple questions. Uh, in the June there was a variance in the in the first page, right? The all funds or whatever. >> Uh, and it was 30 million around approximately 30 million. It was April actually. The June one now we it's down to 10. So I'm assuming that's all the federal funds that were received from the federal government. >> So we do have um well federal construction and our regular operating the three the general fund, food service and debt service. So it's a

107combination of all those five types of funds. >> Okay. But a big chunk of it was that federal funds. >> It a part of it is. Yes. And so um it is um something that will be in a sense hopefully um balanced. Well, those have to be balanced by the end of each month. >> And so for sure for the June, it will be. >> So in the one today, it went down to 10 million. I How how do you have off the top of your head the amount of projects we've done out of fund balance this la this last budget year? >> So we have two packs or two groups, I guess we could say. Um construction related and then just one time kind of like our large purchase type of projects. um for

108construction we're about 16 to 17 million and I want to say the other part is going to be about 10 and so we are going to be providing a list of those um one-time payments for those uh buses and vans and things of that nature. >> So approximately 27 million >> about somewhere around there. Again we're still trying to finalize it all but that's about prospect. >> Okay. All right. Those are the questions I have. >> I have just one. Okay, >> just just to confirm though, sir. Going back, I know we already talked before, but there is no this is just peace of mind. So, you can settle it here. Um, for 2425, you had no multi-million dollar deficit in payroll. I mean, that's that's just a question because to me, I understand onetime

109cost, but payroll, I mean, I think I beat that. It's like I did a horse. You can't really make you have a margin of very small. So if you have millions of dollars, the accusations are that the payroll was lowered prior to the 2425 school year. And then what I see now is inc numbers and what's presented online are increases in payroll by millions. Right? You said 93 million back in the 2425 before the year started 93,845,753. And then when you looked at when you look at the amended budget just for instruction, that's only one category. You see 107,156,147. Now I understand that may be just a cover, but that's a lot of cover, right? You're talking about $14 million difference between the beginning of the year and now in June. So that's all that's

110the only reason I'm asking for a forensic because payroll will will destroy you as a school district because if you're off, it's going to come out of fun balance. You can't get rid of payroll. And in our staff, we've been giving them raises consistently. That's my main worry, too, because we may not be overstaffed. we have just risen and driven those salaries to such a extent that we may not be able to sustain them. And if we did was that we just need to prepare ourselves, right, and make make adjustments. That's that's my whole point here. I'm trying to avoid a situation where we have to tell our staff there is no raises, there is no stipens in the future. And that's kind of what I need to see, right? And and and if it

111was off, like I said, that's all I want to know. Was it off by millions of dollars on on payroll on 2425? Not I that's all I want to know. and and uh good points there, Mr. Los Santos. I personally I would like to see the final budget and then I can make uh a good decision to say, you know what, we need to have an audit, you know, uh if once I see it and if it's balanced, uh if it's not, then yes, but if it's balanced, we're okay. Uh I'm not speaking for the other board members, you know, you're a business person, you know, you understand that. Uh so, uh that's where I stand. Okay. So, any other comments for before we go to a motion? Do I have a motion? >> Well,

112I'd just like to say that um >> you know, we're running a school district and and and we're our our our selling point is that we're we're going to be second to none. >> To do that, a lot of times you got to take risks and be willing to do what you have to do to make us the best. And you don't have a better person to do that than Dr. Rivera. >> So I have all my faith in his choices and and and how he runs his business. And um like Mr. Rossto says, maybe I don't know a lot about finances, but I know a lot about this man right here and I trust him with everything that we have in West ISD. That's all I have to say. >> All right. Thank you.

113>> So do I have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to make a motion to approve. >> Okay. So we have a motion by Mr. Los Santos. Do we have a second? Do we have a second? No. So motion fails. So if we need to bring it back to the next September board meeting once they present the final budget, >> then I think all of us can make uh >> Can I make an alternative motion, sir? Uh can I make a motion to uh approve a budget committee uh and the members to be selected by the board president and for that budget committee to study this further and to make recommendations to the entire board? >> Um as long as uh I'm okay with uh uh Dr. I can ask him like who to

114select from the >> I mean a board budget committee. >> Oh yes. Okay. >> A board budget committee. I'm sorry for Okay. Board budget committee. Don't you usually have What's that? You put like a time frame on that. Like >> we don't have a budget committee, right? >> Well, September. He said September. They're going to bring it back. They're going to bring back the presentation. >> Correct. >> So, so what you're asking is uh >> that the board authorized a budget committee, a board budget committee, >> but it came it only could be three. >> I think I mean at the end of the day, >> I mean, we kind of moved away from committees because in the past with the first forensic >> Yeah. But we got away from them because it was like

115micromanagement and stuff. So >> maybe maybe just presentation that they're going to bring in September. We'll go from there. >> But I can still what I can do is meet with two of you like and with Dr. for the agenda review and then bring two others with myself and and and and go over it with Dr. uh on that and we can you uh look at the budget the the all budgets and and go forward from there. >> Okay. Because I'm not a numbers person. I'll be the first to say numbers is not >> either. >> Yeah. So, uh, so yeah, I mean I, you know, some boards do have committees. Some boards have a bunch of committees. We don't have any. And so I, you know, I don't want to, I think Mr. Dos

116Santos has a has a valid concern. Uh, if we could get a board budget committee created just so that they could review this and bring recommendations to the entire board, I think that might be a little bit more efficient. >> Okay. >> Uh, >> we'll do that >> because numbers come in one and for me, one year out the other, >> right? >> Uh, so let me just say this, >> okay? And I appreciate Mr. Mark's concerns. I I appreciate it and he's got he's got valid issues and I'm meeting with uh the CFO and it will be addressed but by next month we should have the 12th month of this calendar year and then I'll bring the information to you. Again, I appreciate the comments. I respect the comments. But in my 30 years

117of being superintendent, I've never had a deficit budget. It's always been a balanced budget >> and and I I intend to keep it that way. If for some reason I'm wrong and I don't think I'm I don't think I'm wrong, but if I'm wrong, then I don't belong here in the school district. Okay. So, uh I'll take your recommendation, uh Mr. Castillo, and follow up on that. and uh I'll reach out to my fellow board members and select some dates but in the afternoon when you guys are not working. >> So is it because it doesn't exist by policy the board has to approve the committee right? >> Is it okay we have a vote on it? >> Yes. >> So what's your motion to approve >> to create a board budget committee subject to

118the selection of members by you? >> Okay. Do I have a second? >> I second. >> Okay. We have a second by coach uh and uh motion by Mr. Ben Castile. All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> All against. Motion carries. All right, let's continue. We have a close meeting. 11 A personal matters. 11 A1 discussion regarding superintendent's recommendation of contracts for certified personnel, professional, non-certified professional, and non-contractual personnel. 11 A2 discussion regarding resignations, retirements of certified prof uh professional, non-certified professional and non-contractual personnel. 11B consulting with attorney regarding pending or contemplative litigation. 11B3 pursuent to Texas government code 551071 and 5510821 consultation with the school attorney regarding pending litigation and possible settlement of a student versus Wesco Independent School District before a special education hearing officer for the state of Texas docket

119number 071 SE 1024 11B4 matter in which the duty of the attorney of the West Coco Independent School District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the chapter 551 of the Texas government code. Texas government code 51071. It is 7-Eleven and we will recommen 71. So we'll come back over here. Got it. Carlos, we ready? >> All right. We recommend an open meeting. It is 7:30. 12A. Possible action if necessary on items discussed in close meeting. 12A1. discussion and possible action regarding superintendent's recommendation of contracts for certified professional, non-certified professional and non-contractual personnel. Dr. V >> recommend approval. Move >> to approve. >> Second. So, we have a motion by coach and a second by Mr. Los Santos. Any discussion? All in favor, please say

120I. >> I. All oppose. Motion carries. 1282. Discussion possible action regarding resignations, retirements of certified professional, non-certified professional and non-contractual personnel. Dr. >> recommend approval. >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Coach Quer, second by Mr. Los Santos. Any discussion? All in favor, please say I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. 1283. Consideration of possible action concerning pending litigation and possible settlement of a student versus Wesco ISD before a special education officer for the state of Texas docket number 071 SE 1024. >> I move I motion to authorize the superintendent uh and legal counsel to take action as discussed in close session. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Los Santos and second by coach Quer. >> All in favor please say I. I >>

121all oppose. Motion carries. Ajournment >> 7:32. All right. German.