Sep 16, 2026 Board Meeting

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Agenda

[0:05] 1. Call To Order and Quorum Determination

[11:33] 6.A. Consideration of and Request for Adoption of Resolution 091626-01 regarding Adoption of the 2026-2027 Investment Strategy and Designation of Investment Officers

[15:33] 6.C. Consideration of and Request for Approval of the 2026-2027 District Improvement Plan and Campus Improvement Plans, including Goals and Performance Objectives, and the Lake Travis Elementary School Targeted Support and Improvement Plan

[41:57] 6.D. Consideration of and Request for Approval of Certificate of Compliance with Texas Education Code Section 39.008, as enacted by Senate Bill 12 (89th Legislative Session)

[45:37] 7. Consent Agenda

[46:07] 8. Information Items

[47:02] 9. Closed Session

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[0:03] GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE A QUORUM, AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:02 P.M. WILL MISS PRIN PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE? STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NO ONE REGISTERED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM, THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE USE OF FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS DURING THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR. INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING PUBLIC HEARING ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK AFTER THE PRESENTATION. EACH SPEAKER HAS A TIME LIMIT OF THREE MINUTES. SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION AND RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY MAY BE FURNISHED IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES, BUT BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT CANNOT ANSWER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS POSED BY INDIVIDUALS DURING PUBLIC HEARING. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS RECORDED AND PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION. A PERSON WHO CHOOSES TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC HEARING IS CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEM 4.A. PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE USE OF FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS DURING THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR. DR. BETHANY MEDFORD. HELLO, PRESIDENT WHITE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DR. NOLAN. OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE OUR FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING PLAN WITH YOU THIS EVENING. LET ME GET THIS STARTED. ALL RIGHT. DR. BENTON COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING. SHE'S SORRY. SO I GET TO SHARE ALL OF OUR GREAT PLANS AND THE WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS DONE. SO LOTS OF WORK BY KATHY BURBANK AND JEN FREEMAN AND THEN JENNIFER GARRIGAN IN OUR COUNSELING OFFICE AND OF COURSE, OUR AMAZING FINANCE TEAM TO MAKE ALL OF THIS WORK. SO THIS EVENING, I'M GOING TO SHARE ABOUT FOUR DIFFERENT GRANT FUNDINGS. AND THEN THE PIECES WITHIN THOSE AND KIND OF HOW WE USE THAT FUNDING FOR OUR CAMPUSES. SO FOR OUR EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT, THERE ARE FOUR BUCKETS THAT WE CALL OF FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE AND THE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS FOR EACH OF THOSE. SO OUR FIRST ONE IS TITLE ONE, PART A. SO THIS IS OUR SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES TO HELP OUR SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF OUR LOW INCOME FAMILIES. AS YOU KNOW, LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY IS OUR TITLE ONE CAMPUS WITH 49.2% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. SO MOST OF THIS FUNDING GOES TO SALARY, FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF. LOTS OF IT GOES INTO SUMMER SCHOOL. AND THEN WE USE THOSE FUNDS TO ENGAGE FAMILY AND TO SERVE OUR HOMELESS AND OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS AS WELL. TITLE TWO, PART A. THIS ONE IS THE ONE WE REFER TO A LOT FOR OUR TRAINING. SO LOTS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS FUNDED THROUGH THIS ACCOUNT, WE CAN UTILIZE THAT FOR CONSULTANTS AND THEN FOR SUPPORTING OUR NEW TEACHERS AND ONBOARDING AND THAT RECRUITMENT AND SUPPORTING OF THEM, WHICH WE'VE HAD SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS OF SUPPORTING AND RETAINING OUR NEW TEACHERS. TITLE THREE, PART A IS OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. SO WE HAVE EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE USE THIS FUND MAINLY FOR REIMBURSING OUR TEACHERS FOR ESL CERTIFICATION, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES, TUTORING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, AND AGAIN, SUPPORTING SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THOSE STUDENTS. TITLE FOUR, OUR STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT. THIS, AGAIN, IS SUPPORTING THE KIDDOS THAT NEED THAT A LITTLE EXTRA ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND IMPROVING OUR USE OF TECHNOLOGY. AND AGAIN, A LOT OF, AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE'S KIND OF SOME THEMES IN HOW WE UTILIZE THIS MONEY, LOTS OF SUMMER SCHOOL SUPPORT THERE AND THEN CONTRACTED SERVICES, PRE-K AND THEN ANY RESOURCES AND SUPPLIES THAT WE NEED AS WELL. THEN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS, WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE. SO THE IDEA-B FORMULA AND THEN THE IDEA-B PRESCHOOL. AND YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNTS THERE. SO THE FIRST ONE, A MAIN PART OF THIS IS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT RECEIVE THAT WE PROVIDE FATE FOR. AND JUST A REMINDER, WE SERVE STUDENTS FROM 3 THROUGH 21. A MAJORITY OF THOSE FUNDS ARE USED FOR OUR SALARIES. AND THEN WE ALSO SUPPLEMENT SPECIFIC STUDENT NEEDS AND MATERIALS AND THEN ANY CONTRACTED SERVICES AS WELL. A SMALLER AMOUNT FOR OUR PRESCHOOL, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR LITTLES THAT WE REFER TO AS ECSE. SO WE SUPPORT AN AIDE AT SHE. AND THEN AGAIN THAT PROPORTIONATE SHARE SERVICES. OUR CTE FUNDING IS ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE. WE REFER TO THAT A LOT. YOU HEAR US REFER TO AS PERKINS. AND SO THIS REALLY SUPPORTS THAT CAREER EXPLORATION, THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE NEED FOR OUR CTE STAFF AND ALL THOSE VERY SPECIFIC HIGH SKILL AREAS THAT WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM IN, LOOKING AT THE IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES, SUPPORTING THAT EXCITEMENT AND BUILDING THEM UP TO BE READY TO DO THAT.

[5:04] AND THEN THE NEWEST ONE, YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD US TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR. OUR EFFECTIVE ADVISING FRAMEWORK THAT WE WORK THROUGH TASHA AND JENNIFER GARRIGAN TO SUPPORT OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR POSITION THAT WE HAVE NOW AND THEN WORKING WITH OUR KIDS INDIVIDUALLY TO DEVELOP THOSE FOUR YEAR PLANS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE READY TO SOAR AS THEY LEAVE US. JUST A REMINDER, WE ENGAGE IN OUTREACH WITH OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS OR HOME SCHOOLS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE BASED ON CERTAIN CRITERIA. WE DO HAVE THAT AS WELL. AND THEN JUST TO KIND OF SUM UP, OUR TOTAL FOR ALL OF THOSE FOUR AREAS IS ABOUT $2.3 MILLION. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARING. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE OR YOU'RE WELCOME ALSO TO EMAIL DR. BENTON. I JUST HAVE ONE. FOR THE EAF GRANT, DO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECEIVE THAT GRANT OR HAVE ACCESS TO THAT MONEY? SO IT WAS A COMPETITIVE GRANT THAT OUR TEAM WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE. SO WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR IT, BUT IT IS COMPETITIVE TO RECEIVE IT, SO IT'S NOT AN AUTOMATIC GRANT. THAT'S EXCITING TO HEAR THAT OUR STAFF IS WINNING GRANT MONEY THAT WE CAN BRING. EXCELLENT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING THE USE OF FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS DURING THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ITEM 5.A. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT AND THE PROPOSED INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR 2026-2027. PAM SANCHEZ. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WHITE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. NULL. ALL INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE DISTRICT MUST COMPLY WITH THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT. AS REQUIRED, WE BRING TO YOU ANNUALLY THE INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE PRIOR YEAR AND REVIEW OF THE INVESTMENT POLICIES AND STRATEGIES FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT FOR 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR REFLECTS A TEN MONTH INVESTMENT PERIOD, DUE TO THE CHANGE IN OUR FISCAL YEAR FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST TO JULY 1ST. THIS REPRESENTS THE THREE QUARTERLY REPORTS PREVIOUSLY SHARED WITH THE BOARD THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, ALONG WITH THE MONTH OF JUNE, JUST ONE MONTH TO END THE 25-26 FISCAL YEAR. EACH PERIOD SHOWS THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE YIELD ON INVESTMENTS AND THE MARKET VALUE IN EACH OF THE FUNDS. THESE ARE ALL OF OUR FUNDS AND YOU CAN SEE THEM LISTED. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE THE THREE QUARTERS GOING ACROSS. AND THEN THE FINAL MONTH OF JUNE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR INVESTMENTS ARE IN TWO SEPARATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS. THEY'RE CALLED TEX POOL AND TEXAS CLASS. AND THE REMAINDER ARE IN MONEY MARKET FUNDS WITH OUR DEPOSITORY BANK, WHICH IS PROSPERITY. THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN SHOWS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INTEREST EARNINGS IN ALL FUNDS WAS $10.2 MILLION, WITH INVESTMENTS AVERAGING 3.6%, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 1% LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ANNUAL REPORT. AND THEN MOVING ON TO INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, THE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR CONSIST OF THREE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES. SAFETY OF PRINCIPAL, INVESTMENT LIQUIDITY AND DIVERSITY OF THE PORTFOLIO. THE INVESTMENTS ARE SUFFICIENTLY LIQUID TO MEET ANTICIPATED CASH FLOW NEEDS AND ARE DIVERSIFIED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ANY ONE INVESTMENT. DIFFERENT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES APPLY TO THE MAJOR FUND GROUPS, WHICH ARE OPERATING FUND, DEBT SERVICE, CAPITAL PROJECTS OR BOND PROJECTS, DEPENDING ON THE MATURITY THRESHOLDS TIED TO THE CASH FLOW REQUIREMENTS IN EACH OF THOSE FUNDS. THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE BOARD POLICY CDA LOCAL, ANNUALLY. THAT'S OUR INVESTMENT POLICY. AND WE RECOMMEND NO CHANGES TO THE POLICY AT THIS TIME. WE RECOMMEND THE POSITIONS OF CFO AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS THE INVESTMENT OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT, AND WE ALSO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT AND THE LIST OF SOURCES OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE ONGOING REQUIRED INVESTMENT OFFICER TRAINING OF EIGHT HOURS EVERY TWO YEARS. THE ONLY CHANGE TO THIS LIST FROM THE PRIOR YEAR WAS THE ADDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, GFOAT. THEY DO PROVIDE A TRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, WHICH HANDLES

[10:04] CITIES. THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IS THE CONSIDERATION ITEM, NEXT ON THE AGENDA. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR INTEREST? IT WILL, BECAUSE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS ARE TYPICALLY A SHORTER TERM MATURITY. THEY'RE PRETTY LIQUID. WE HAVE DAILY LIQUIDITY IN THOSE. AND SO A LOT OF THOSE ARE OVERNIGHT FUNDS REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS, THAT TYPE OF MONEY THAT IS TIED TO THE FED FUNDS RATE. SO THAT HIKE WILL INCREASE OUR INTEREST EARNINGS ON THIS END IN THE SHORT TERM. ALSO, PAM, I KNOW YOU SAID THAT WE AVERAGED 3.6% YIELD ON THE INVESTMENTS AND THAT WAS DOWN A POINT, WHAT DID WE PROJECT? I KNOW YOU DIDN'T PROJECT IT THE SAME AS WHAT WE GOT LAST YEAR. WE HAD PROJECTED IN BUDGET ABOUT 4%, WHICH WAS MUCH LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS WE'VE BEEN DECLINING. AS FAR AS MEETING THE INTEREST EARNINGS IN OUR BUDGET, WE WERE CLOSE. WE DID FALL SHORT. OKAY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. GREAT. OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSIDERATION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. WE'LL START WITH 6.A. CONSIDERATION OF AND REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 091626-01 REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE 2026-2027 INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND DESIGNATION OF INVESTMENT OFFICERS. AND WELCOME BACK, PAM. THANK YOU. NO, I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S IN THERE. SORRY. EXCUSE ME. RESOLUTION 091626-01 INCLUDES THE ADOPTION OF THE 26-27 INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED, AND DESIGNATES THE CFO AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO SERVE AS INVESTMENT OFFICERS. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 091626-01, DOCUMENTING THE BOARD'S ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, WITH NO CHANGES MADE TO EITHER, ADOPTING THE 2026-2027 INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND DESIGNATING THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT OFFICERS AS PRESENTED. EXCELLENT. MOTION BY ERIN. SECOND. SECOND BY TIFFANY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STAY WITH US. YES, MA'AM. ITEM 6.B. CONSIDERATION OF AND REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 091626-02, REGARDING THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF A LIST OF QUALIFIED BROKERS AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS WITH THE DISTRICT. SO UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND BOARD POLICY CDA LEGAL, THE BOARD, ANNUALLY, SHALL REVIEW, REVISE AND ADOPT THE LIST OF QUALIFIED BROKERS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS WITH THE DISTRICT. ADMINISTRATION HAS COMPLETED THE REVIEW AND RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. WE HAVE RECOMMENDED THE DELETION OF CAPITAL ONE, COASTAL SECURITIES, MERRILL LYNCH AND MORGAN STANLEY, AND THE ADDITION OF BOK FINANCIAL, FIRST PUBLIC AND PROSPERITY BANK. WE RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION OF THE FIRMS LISTED ON THE RESOLUTION. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? HAPPY TO ANSWER. ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC REASONS THAT THOSE WERE ELIMINATED? SO, SOME OF THOSE WERE COASTAL SECURITIES USED TO RUN AN INVESTMENT POOL WHICH WE NO LONGER UTILIZE. AND THEN THE OTHERS WERE CLEAN UP. WE HAD ALSO ADDED BOK FINANCIAL AND RECOMMENDED. SORRY. WE ADDED BOK FINANCIAL, THEY'RE ONE OF OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS THAT WE DO USE. SO THEY WOULD DEFINITELY BE SOMEONE WE COULD UTILIZE IF WE SO CHOOSE. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO USE BROKERS. RIGHT NOW WE DO NOT, WE USE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS BECAUSE THE YIELDS ARE SO CLOSE. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT WAS THE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE. JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE APPROVED ON HERE DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL ACTUALLY BE DOING ANY BUSINESS WITH THEM. IT'S JUST WE APPROVE THE POOL IN CASE WE NEED TO UTILIZE THEM. THANK YOU.

[15:07] I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPTS RESOLUTION NUMBER 091626-02, COMPLETING THE BOARD'S ANNUAL REVIEW AND ADOPTING THE LIST OF QUALIFIED BROKERS AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS WITH THE DISTRICT AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY CHRIS. SECOND. SECOND BY NATALIE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM 6.C. CONSIDERATION OF AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, INCLUDING GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, AND THE LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TARGETED SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN. DR. BETHANY MEDFORD AND TASHA PARKER. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WHITE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. NULL. LAST MAY, I PRESENTED THE 2026-2031 STRATEGIC PLAN, DEVELOPED THROUGH MONTHS OF WORK WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. AS WE CONCLUDED THAT PRESENTATION, THERE WAS A GREAT SENSE OF ANTICIPATION ABOUT WHAT WOULD COME NEXT, HOW THAT VISION AND PRIORITY ESTABLISHED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN WOULD TRANSLATE INTO THE WORK OF OUR DISTRICT AND ULTIMATELY BE REFLECTED WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. TONIGHT, YOU WILL BEGIN TO SEE THE NEXT STEP TAKE SHAPE. THE STRATEGIC PLAN PROVIDES OUR DIRECTION, AND THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS TURN THOSE PRIORITIES INTO SPECIFIC ACTIONS WITH MEASURABLE RESULTS THAT ALLOW US TO MONITOR OUR PROGRESS AND OUR IMPACT. DURING OUR SUMMER ADMINISTRATIVE WORKSHOP, DEPARTMENT LEADERS TOOK THE GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND BEGAN TO WORK WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENTS, IDENTIFYING HOW THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS COULD DIRECTLY SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THOSE PRIORITIES. WE ASKED EACH TEAM TO LOOK CRITICALLY AT ITS WORK, IDENTIFY WHERE IT COULD HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT, AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT WOULD MOVE THE AREA. MOVE ITS AREA, AND COLLECTIVELY, OUR DISTRICT FORWARD. EACH DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED STRATEGIES THAT ARE ACTIONABLE, MEASURABLE, AND ALIGNED TO OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WITH AN EXPECTED IMPACT ATTACHED TO EACH ONE. THAT DISTINCTION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT MOVES US BEYOND SIMPLY ASKING, ARE WE DOING IT? DID WE DO IT TO? TO IS IT MAKING A DIFFERENCE? THAT COLLECTIVE WORK IS REFLECTED IN OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN TONIGHT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND DEPARTMENT LEADERS. THEY TRULY EMBRACED THIS WORK AND WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WAS ASKED OF THEM. THEY CHALLENGED THEMSELVES AND THEIR TEAMS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY, IDENTIFY WHERE THEY COULD MAKE THE GREATEST IMPACT, AND SET MEANINGFUL EXPECTATIONS FOR RESULTS. AND I HAVE TO SAY, I'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED WITH THE DEPTH, THE QUALITY, AND THE LEVEL OF OWNERSHIP THAT THEY BROUGHT TO THE TABLE. AS YOU REVIEW THE PLAN, YOU WILL SEE THAT REFLECTED THROUGHOUT. I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF THE TEAM AND WHAT THEY HAVE PUT FORTH ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY. THE PLAN REMAINS ANCHORED IN OUR THREE STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. ALL IN STEWARDSHIP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. FUTURE READY STUDENTS. AND EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, LEARNING AND INNOVATION. TOGETHER, THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES BENEATH THOSE GOALS FOCUS ON OUR THREE FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES. BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION. PREPARING STUDENTS FOR WHAT COMES NEXT. AND ENSURING EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT WE PROVIDE EVERY DAY. WHAT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT EVERY AREA OF OUR DISTRICT CAN SEE ITS ROLE IN THE PLAN, AND UNDERSTAND HOW ITS WORK CONTRIBUTES TO THE LARGER DIRECTION OF LAKE TRAVIS ISD. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE WILL MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION AND RESULTS, EVALUATE WHAT IS WORKING AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS WHERE NEEDED. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO DR. MEDFORD WHO WILL SHARE THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. THANK YOU, TASHA. HELLO AGAIN. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARTY PEOPLE IN THE BACK HERE. I DID BRING A FEW CELEBRITY GUESTS WITH ME. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S FAIR. SORRY, TASHA, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. AND AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE WORK FROM THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE, THE GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES WERE DONE FOR US. AND I KNOW THEY APPRECIATED THAT GREATLY. SO THAT'S ALSO A LITTLE SHOW OF THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT WORK. SO ALTHOUGH THAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRED TO SHARE, WE WENT A LITTLE EXTRA STEP FURTHER BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE IN LAKE TRAVIS, AND WE SHARED ALL OF THE STRATEGIES THAT THE CAMPUSES ARE USING TO REACH THOSE GOALS INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING THE SAME THING, RIGHT? WITH THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. SO WITHIN EACH GOAL,

[20:05] THE CAMPUSES WERE KIND OF TASKED. WE HELPED THEM, WE GAVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A STRUCTURE THAT SAID, HERE'S ALL THE STATUTORILY REQUIRED PIECES. AND THEN THEY WORKED WITH THEIR TEAMS. THEY WORKED WITH THEIR TEACHERS, THEY WORKED WITH THEIR CAMPUS ADVISORY TEAMS, WHICH HAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARENTS ON THEM TO DEVELOP WHAT DOES THEIR CAMPUS NEED? IS THEIR NEXT STEP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT IS ACHIEVING REALLY HIGHLY. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT COLLABORATION THEY HAD WITH EACH OTHER AND AS WELL AS WITH THEIR COMMUNITY. SO THIS FIRST GOAL, THE STRATEGIES, WHAT I KIND OF CALL, IT IS KIND OF THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF WHAT THEY DO. SO YOU SEE THAT THEY TALK A LOT ABOUT THEIR BUDGET IN THAT STRATEGY AND MAKING SURE IT'S TIED TO THEIR GOALS. THEN COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS. THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY PIECES, THEIR DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRATEGY, AND THEN INVOLVING OUR PARENTS. AND THEN OUR BIGGEST PIECE WITH OUR TEACHERS IS THAT RECRUITING, WORKING WITH OUR HR DEPARTMENT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN OUR AMAZING TEACHERS. SO THOSE ARE THE STRATEGIES YOU'LL SEE WITHIN EACH OF THE CAMPUSES PLANS. GOAL TWO REALLY STARTS TO FOCUS IN ON THAT STUDENT DATA PIECE. OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM SECONDARY. SO I SPLIT THEM APART JUST SO EVERYBODY CAN KIND OF SEE THE DIFFERENCES. BUT YOU SEE IN PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE ONE, THAT'S THE REQUIRED HOUSE BILL 3 READING AND MATH GOALS WHERE WE REALLY WORK ON THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD SKILLS SO THAT WE SEE THAT THOSE STUDENTS PERFORM AT THIRD GRADE LEVEL. AND THEN, AS ALWAYS, WORKING TO GROW OUR MEETS AND MASTER STUDENTS, CONTINUING TO PUSH THEM. AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT EVERY KID HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS. SO WE MONITOR ALL AND OUR CLOSING THE GAPS PIECE. THAT'S ACCOUNTABILITY LANGUAGE THAT YOU HEAR US SAY. THOSE SPECIFIC GROUPS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, EMERGENT, BILINGUAL AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. WE ALSO IN HERE HAVE THE PIECES FOR THE WHOLE CHILD, RIGHT? OUR SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM, MAKING SURE WE'RE PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND INTERVENING EARLY. WE HAVE OUR SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM THAT OUR SHACK COMMITTEE WORKS REALLY HARD TO GIVE US GUIDANCE ON. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE THAT. LOTS OF WORK WITH ATTENDANCE, NOT ONLY THE OVERALL ATTENDANCE OF THE CAMPUSES, BUT REALLY HONING IN ON THAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, SUPPORTING THOSE FAMILIES AND THOSE STUDENTS. AND THEN YOU SEE A COUPLE OF NEW THINGS. AND MAYBE WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THEM, YOU WERE LIKE, WE'RE KIND OF SETTING BASELINES THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD A MECHANISM TO TRACK THIS. WE KNOW ABOUT HOW MANY ACTIVITIES WE OFFER. DO WE NECESSARILY KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY STUDENTS SHOW UP FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS? IT'S A LITTLE HIT AND MISS. SO WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS YEAR TO SET A BASELINE THERE. BUT WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR STUDENTS TO BE CONNECTED AT SCHOOL. AND THE EARLIER THE BETTER. SO WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD THIS YEAR. YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT ADDING DEI. WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD ON SCIENCE FAIR. WE'VE ADDED LOTS OF CLUB OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO WORK ON TRACKING THIS. SO YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE BASELINE THINGS THAT WE'LL SET THIS YEAR. AND THEN THE ELEMENTARIES, THE POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS REALLY IS GETTING THEM EXCITED. WE HAVE OUR NEW ADVANCED MATH CLASS THAT WE'RE OFFERING NOW IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE'RE ALSO EXPANDING THIS WHERE YOU SEE OUR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THEY DO CAREER FAIRS AND DIFFERENT THINGS TO GET THEM EXCITED. OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES HAVE A FEW EXTRA. THEY REALLY FOCUS IN ON THAT CCMR. HOUSE BILL 3 GOAL FOR SECONDARY IS THAT CCMR GOAL. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE. YOU ALSO NOTICE DROPOUT PREVENTION IS INCLUDED SPECIFICALLY HERE. AND THEN WE BREAK OUT THAT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE THREE STRATEGY AT THE BOTTOM TO THAT SPECIFIC COLLEGE READY AND CAREER READY THROUGH CTE AND DIFFERENT PIECES. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ALL THE AP, ONRAMPS, DUAL ENROLLMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR COLLEGE READY. AND THEN THREE KIND OF TIES IT ALL IN WITH OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, ALL OF IT OBVIOUSLY IMPACTING OUR KIDS. BUT THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY LOOK AT SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS. SO PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE ONE HERE LOOKS AT GIVING THOSE TEACHERS THE FEEDBACK THEY NEED TO TAKE THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL FOR THEIR STUDENTS. THIS IS WHERE WE WORK ON DISCIPLINE AND THOSE STRATEGIES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDDOS KNOW HOW TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER APPROPRIATELY IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON CAMPUS. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE TWO LOOKS AT THAT STUDENT GROWTH MEASURE WHERE IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU START, IT'S WHERE YOU END. AND THAT WE CAN GROW EVERYBODY, EVEN OUR HIGHEST PERFORMING KIDS. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE SHARED A LOT ABOUT TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. SO WE'RE IN OUR DATA CAPTURE YEAR. SO LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS. SO AGAIN, THIS WILL BE A BASELINE YEAR, BUT REALLY LOOKING TO GROW THAT NUMBER AND ALLOW OUR TEACHERS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THEIR COMPENSATION. AND THEN SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS THROUGH PD. WHAT DO THEY NEED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GROW AND FEEL AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE? AND THEN THAT LAST PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE IS LOOKING AT CAMPUS DISTINCTIONS. WE'RE A LITTLE BIT COMPETITIVE AROUND HERE. SO HERE WE GO. YOU SAW THE GROWTH LAST YEAR. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO THIS IS BEING REALLY STRATEGIC ABOUT WHAT DOES EACH CAMPUS NEED SO THAT THEY CAN ADD STARS TO THEIR LOGOS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY DO WHEN THEY GET TO DO THAT. AND THEN RELATIVE PERFORMANCE, YOU KNOW, CAMPUS DISTINCTIONS, YOU HAVE A TOP 40 CAMPUS GROUP AND THAT'S HOW YOU EARN DISTINCTIONS AND RELATIVE PERFORMANCE IS SOLELY ON THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERCENTAGE OF YOUR CAMPUS. THAT'S SET AHEAD OF TIME. SO WE KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS THAT WE NEED TO MEET FOR THOSE.

[25:01] OUR GOAL HAS BEEN TO GROW A LETTER GRADE EACH YEAR. ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DID DO THAT LAST YEAR. SO OUR MOMENTUM IS REAL. YOU CAN FEEL THE EXCITEMENT IN THE ROOM. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S ALL PART OF IT. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE THERE FOR OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. SO QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER OF THOSE PLANS I CAN HELP ANSWER. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THIS HARD WORK. THIS WAS NOT A LIGHT TASK TO TAKE ON. I APPRECIATE HOW EVERYTHING IS INDIVIDUALIZED. IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR THOSE CAMPUSES, EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS TO HAVE THEIR OWN PLAN. AND IT'S EVIDENT THAT THAT'S REALLY BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THESE PLANS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD JUST BRIEFLY TELL ME HOW THE PLANS ARE MAYBE VERTICALLY ALIGNED? I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID SOME THINGS ABOUT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. BUT ARE THERE, YOU KNOW, GUIDELINES IN PLACE THAT WILL JUST ASSURE THAT THE CAMPUSES ARE, YOU KNOW, PREPARING THE KIDS TO GO FORTH? ABSOLUTELY. YES. SO WE START THAT AS EARLY AS WE CAN, RIGHT? HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WE. REALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY, IT'S ABOUT GETTING THEM EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND LIKE I SAID, THIS YEAR IS OUR FIRST YEAR OF REALLY EXPANDING THAT OR REALLY STARTING THAT ADVANCED MATH SO WE CAN START LETTING THE KIDS SEE THAT THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT PATHWAYS YOU CAN TAKE, GET INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU START TO SEE US DABBLING A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT? IN THE CTE. BUT IT GETS THE KIDS REALLY EXCITED. THEY FEEL REALLY PROUD TO BE IN A HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT CLASS. RIGHT? AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE START TO SEE THAT. AND WITH THAT, WHEN WE OFFER HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS TO BE INVOLVED. IT HAS TO BE A PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE THAT IMPACTS THEIR COURSE OFFERINGS. SO LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN ALL OF THE LEVELS. AND THE GREAT NEWS IS THEY ARE A NICE LITTLE SMALL GROUP. YOU CAN KIND OF TELL THEY GET ALONG DECENTLY BACK THERE. SO LOTS OF REALLY INTERACTION. BUT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD, I. REALLY, I MEAN, I THINK I MENTIONED THIS TO YOU, DR. MEDFORD. I REALLY GEEK OUT OVER STUFF LIKE THIS. SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK PUT IN WORKING WITH THE AND SEEING ALL THE PARENTS PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE DISTRICT LEVEL. IT WAS ESPECIALLY NICE TO SEE ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS WITH THEIR, LIKE YOU SAID, REACHING FOR THE STARS. LIKE WHAT NEW SYSTEMS IN PLACE, WHAT EXISTING SYSTEMS CAN WE BUILD OFF OF? SO AND SEEING IT OPERATIONALIZED AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL WAS MAINTAINED. SO I KNOW THAT NOT ALL OF OUR FAMILIES ARE GOING TO READ THROUGH THOSE 300 PLUS PAGES, BUT IF THEY COULD AT LEAST SEE WHAT AS A DISTRICT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON THAT ARE CASCADING DOWN TO THE CAMPUSES. THANK YOU. YEAH. I'LL JUST ADD THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO SEE IT FROM THE DAIS, LIKE SITTING HERE AND YOU GUYS REPORTING BACK TO US AND GETTING TO SEE THAT UNFOLD. BUT ALSO AS A PARENT OF STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT TO SEE THIS UNFOLD REAL TIME, YOU WERE TO ALL BE COMMENDED. IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING EFFORT. WE APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, ADMINISTRATION, ALL OF THE HARD WORK THERE. AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU, OUR GROUP OF PRINCIPALS THAT ARE HERE. WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR DEDICATION. JUST THE FACT THAT YOU'VE SHOWN UP TONIGHT AND ARE HERE REPRESENTING SOMETHING THAT YOU TRULY, OBVIOUSLY BELIEVE IN IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, BOTH, YOU KNOW, SITTING ON THE BOARD, BUT ALSO AS A PARENT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK I MAY HAVE SAID THIS LAST YEAR, BUT IT REALLY IS TRUE. THIS IS THE MOST ROBUST DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS THAT I BELIEVE WE'VE PROBABLY EVER HAD, AT LEAST IN MY TIME HERE. YEAH, IT'S NOT CLOSE. IT IS INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE WORK THAT'S GOING INTO IT. AND LIKE TIFFANY SAID, IT MAY BE LONG, BUT IT IS REALLY FUN READING IF YOU'RE INTO THIS STUFF. BECAUSE I KEPT GOING, OH, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT. OR, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW NECESSARILY THE DETAIL. IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THE DETAIL TO WHICH EACH DEPARTMENT IS WORKING TO TRULY IMPROVE AND THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MINDSET THAT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS ARE PUSHING THEMSELVES TO BE EVEN BETTER. THAT DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IS. IT'S EVIDENT AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL. IT'S EVIDENT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL. AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING. I MADE A LIST OF SOME OF MY FAVORITE WORDS AS I WAS READING THROUGH IT TODAY. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, SYSTEMATIC, PROACTIVE, PREVENTATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT, STRENGTHEN, RETAIN AND RECRUIT. AND THERE ARE JUST A LOT OF INCREDIBLE THINGS HAPPENING AT THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS LEVEL. IT'S EXCITING TO BE A PART OF IT. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT EVERYONE AND CELEBRATE THE OUTCOMES. I WILL JUST SECOND ALL OF THAT. BUT ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I EVEN LOVE THAT ON THE PLAN, WE'RE SEEING THE DATES IN WHICH WE WILL GET CHECK INS. THAT IS SOMETHING IN THE PAST THAT, AT LEAST TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT IT WAS.

[30:06] WE COULD EXPECT WHICH MONTHS WE WILL BE SEEING WHERE THE IMPACTS ARE BEING MADE AND HOW FAR WE'VE COME. THE AMOUNT OF WORK, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF DATA AND HOW WE ALL HAVE DRILLED DOWN SO MUCH FURTHER THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST IS REALLY EXCITING AND REFRESHING. AND I DID READ MOST OF IT. I WILL SAY SOME PARTS I DID KIND OF SKIM. I WAS LIKE, AWESOME, AWESOME. THAT'S GREAT. BUT I CAN'T WAIT. I'M SO EXCITED TO START SEEING THE RESULTS ROLL IN. SO THANK YOU. AND I KNOW WE HAVE OUR PRINCIPALS HERE. DR. MEDFORD, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU FEEL LIKE THEY ARE MOST EXCITED ABOUT OR YOU'RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT THAT WE SHOULD TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO HIGHLIGHT IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR? I MEAN, I THINK THEY CAN. I'LL TRY TO WATCH THEIR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. I LOOK AT THEM, THEY'RE LIKE GIVING ME THE EYE. THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR CURRICULUM AND OUR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE AND REALLY WATCHING THAT COME TO LIFE ON THE CAMPUSES AND EVERYONE HAVING A PLAN AND THE OPPORTUNITY, AND THEN THE WAY THAT WE CAN TRACK OUR STUDENT DATA THAT CATHY MADE FOR THEM, THAT MAKES IT SUPER EASY. AND IT HAS THE COLORS. IT CHANGES ON ITS OWN. THAT MAKES EVERY TEACHER'S HEART HAPPY. I THINK JUST THE IDEA OF ALL OF THAT BEING CYCLICAL FOR THEM IS REALLY WHERE I THINK THEY GET EXCITED. AND IT'S A COOL CLUB IF YOU GEEK OUT OVER THIS, JUST SO YOU KNOW. I MEAN, I CAN'T SAY IT ANYWAY. BUT THAT I THINK IS REALLY WHAT I HEAR THE MOST WHEN I'M ON CAMPUS IS THIS CURRICULUM, THE RESOURCE, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S HARD. THERE ARE BUMPS, RIGHT? ANYTIME YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW, BUT THEY ARE SO GREAT. WE HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING TEAM THAT'S LEADING THAT WORK. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT. THE MOMENTUM, YOU CAN FEEL IT. AND IF I COULD ADD, I WOULD SAY I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THIS TEAM. THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE STARTS WITH GREAT LEADERSHIP. DR. MEDFORD, WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THAT AS WELL. BUT THE PRINCIPALS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB AND YOU CAN LOOK AT IT ON PAPER, AND ON PAPER, IT'S WONDERFUL. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE DONE AN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE AT EVERY CAMPUS WE'VE SAT IN AND HEARD THE PLAN, SEEN THE PLAN ON A CAMPUS LEVEL, AND THEN GONE INTO CLASSROOMS AND SEEN IT IN ACTION. SO, YOU KNOW, AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM, WE HAVE SEEN THAT. AND THEN YOU ALL WILL GET THAT OPPORTUNITY STARTING NEXT WEEK WITH BOARD FIELD TRIPS TO ONCE AGAIN GO AND SEE THESE PLANS IN ACTION. SO IT'S NOT JUST A PRETTY SPREADSHEET AND PRETTY DOCUMENT. IT'S LIVING AND IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND THAT'S GREAT LEADERSHIP BACK THERE BY THAT GROUP OF FOLKS. SO I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. SO OUR NEXT PIECE IS, WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT ONE CAMPUS AND TALK ABOUT A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WAS DEVELOPED. I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE AND JUST TALK ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING VERY, VERY SPECIFIC THIS EVENING. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE WORK THAT HAS GONE ON ON THAT CAMPUS OVER THE PAST, YOU KNOW, MANY YEARS, BUT REALLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS BEEN REMARKABLE. AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT, IF I CAN, TO SHARE AND KIND OF SHOW YOU THAT WORK SO THAT WHEN WE KIND OF GET INTO THIS VERY SPECIFIC PLAN, I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO TAKE AWAY THAT THAT'S STARTING TODAY. THAT HAS NOT STARTED TODAY. THAT IS A VERY PRESCRIPTIVE PLAN THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE. BUT THE WORK HAS BEEN ONGOING. SO I WANT TO TAKE US BACK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THE WORK HAD BEEN HAPPENING BEFORE HERE. AND SO LOTS OF WORK GONE ON TO SUPPORTING OUR CAMPUS. AND WE STARTED TO SEE SOME, SOME MOVEMENT, BUT WE STILL HAD SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE. AND WHAT I WILL SAY IN LOOKING AT IT WAS KIND OF BEEN ON A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER. BUT THAT ROLLER COASTER IS NOW JUST CLIMBING. 25 THEY WERE A B AND THEN I'M SUPER PROUD TO SHOW WHAT THEY WERE THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR. SO YOU CAN SEE IN TWO YEARS THE WORK THAT HAS HAPPENED. [APPLAUSE]. ON THAT CAMPUS IS INCREDIBLE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHOW. AND AGAIN, ANYTHING THAT CHANGES COLORS IS FABULOUS FOR ME. IT JUST STANDS OUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE. AND IF YOU'VE TALKED TO PRINCIPAL PAYNE, IF SHE'LL TRAP YOU FOR ANY SORT OF TIME, SHE WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE SQUIRE. SO HER AMAZING TEAM IS HERE. WE HAVE COUNSELOR LINDSEY, BOTH ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACH. SO YOU CAN TELL HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO THEM AND THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND ARE DOING. BUT ALMOST EVERY TIME I TALK TO HER ON THE PHONE, SHE REMINDS ME THAT IT IS THE YEAR OF THE SQUIRE. IT'S THE YEAR OF THE SQUIRE. ALL RIGHT. SO THEY'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR TARGETED SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT UNDER FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY. SO WHAT I SHOWED YOU PREVIOUSLY, THIS SLIDE, THIS IS STATE ACCOUNTABILITY. FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY COMES FROM THAT CLOSING THE GAPS PIECE. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS THAT WE WANT TO ENSURE ARE ACHIEVING AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS. AND SO FROM THAT PIECE, THERE'S ONE TARGETED AREA THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED A VERY SPECIFIC PLAN FOR, AND THAT IS OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENT PERFORMANCE.

[35:03] AND THERE ARE THREE AREAS. THE FIRST ONE IS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN READING LANGUAGE ARTS. IN 2026, THAT SCORE WAS A 34%. THEIR TARGET IS 35%. A PAUSE FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATH, THEY WERE AT A 31. THEIR TARGET IS 40%. AND SO JUST A REMINDER, THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SECTION IS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AT MEETS GRADE LEVEL. SO THAT'S THE TARGET THERE. STUDENT SUCCESS TIES BACK TO THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DOMAIN SCORE. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU TAKE YOUR APPROACHES PLUS MEETS PLUS MASTERS DIVIDED BY THREE. IT ALSO INCLUDES SCIENCE. IT'S ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN THAT CLOSING THE GAP THAT INCLUDES SCIENCE IN FIFTH GRADE. SO THEY WERE 32. AND THEIR 2027 TARGET IS A 38. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE KIND OF LASER FOCUSED ON TO IMPROVE FOR THEM WITHIN THIS PLAN. SO IT IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN. WE TAGGED THEM AS A LIP STRATEGY BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS ANOTHER ACRONYM IN THEIR LIFE. SO YOU ARE WELCOME. SO JUST TO KIND OF TAKE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO THE TEXAS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK HAS FOUR COMPONENTS TO REALLY EFFECTIVE SCHOOL. SO THOSE ARE SCHOOL WIDE CULTURE ROUTINES, MATERIALS INTERNALIZATION AND ALIGNMENT. AND INTERNALIZATION IS THE NEW WORD FOR LESSON PLANNING. JUST SO EVERYONE CAN KNOW THAT. OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK, AND THEN DATA DRIVEN INSTRUCTION. SO WITH THE TEAM, THE ROCKSTARS BACK THERE, OUR CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION TEAM, WE SAT TOGETHER WITH THEM WITH A RUBRIC FOR EACH OF THESE AND REALLY DUG INTO WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO ON THIS CAMPUS TO BE OUR FOCUS? WE WANT TO PICK ONE THING. AND REALLY, LIKE I SAID, LASER IN ONTO THAT. WHAT WOULD GIVE US THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK REALLY? SO THAT JUMPED OUT AT US WAS OBSERVATION FEEDBACK. BECAUSE REALLY WHEN YOU READ IT, IT'S STRONG SYSTEMS FOR REGULAR TEACHER FEEDBACK, TEACHER OBSERVATION, AND TIMELY FEEDBACK. WELL, THAT COULD ALSO BE ABOUT YOUR ROUTINES, RIGHT? IT COULD ALSO BE HOW YOU'RE UTILIZING THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. IT COULD ALSO BE ABOUT LOOKING AT YOUR DATA AND GIVING THEM FEEDBACK. SO THAT REALLY STUCK OUT AS IF WE REALLY LOOK AT THAT, WE CAN REALLY TOUCH ALL OF THESE PIECES AND SEE SOME REALLY BIG GAINS. THEY ARE ALMOST THROUGH THEIR FIRST FULL CYCLE OF THIS PLAN ALREADY. TOMORROW THEY HAVE THEIR LAST LITTLE MEETING. DR. BENTON'S LEADING THIS WORK. WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER AND HER EXPERIENCE WITH THIS. SHE'S BEEN TRAINED AND HAS DONE THIS WORK FOR A LONG TIME. AND SO THEY ALREADY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THAT CYCLE ONCE WITH THREE DIFFERENT TEACHERS EACH. SO WE ARE REALLY SEEING THIS PAY OFF AND THEY'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK ALREADY. SO WHAT DOES OBSERVATION FEEDBACK PROCESS MEAN? SO IT'S REGULAR CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS, LOOKING AT THAT GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM THAT WE TOLD YOU THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES THAT WE KNOW. WE JUST APPROVED NEW ONES IN MATH AND PREVIOUSLY IN SCIENCE. WE'VE REALLY REVAMPED OUR READING INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE, HMH 2 HAS COME OUT. SO LOTS OF REALLY GREAT THINGS HAPPENING WITH THAT. AND THEN THOSE HIGH IMPACT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES. SO TAKING THOSE TWO PIECES AND THEN MAKING THE MAGIC HAPPEN, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT TEACHING IS. SO THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT THE BEGINNING. AND THEN YOU PROVIDE THAT CONSISTENT ONGOING COACHING AND FOLLOW UP. SO WE LIKE TO CALL IT BITE SIZE FEEDBACK. WHEN WE COME IN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE YOU ONE SMALL THING THAT'S REALLY QUICKLY ABLE TO BE IMPLEMENTED WHERE YOU CAN FEEL SUCCESS. AND THEN WE COME BACK AND CHECK IN AND THEN GO TO THE NEXT THING. THEY ARE KILLING IT ON THIS, Y'ALL, THEY ARE DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB. THEN THEY FACILITATE THE COLLABORATIVE DATA MEETINGS WITHIN THEIR TEAMS THAT HELPS THEM KNOW, LIKE, IS IT WORKING? RIGHT? WE'VE USED THIS RESOURCES, WE'VE USED THIS CURRICULUM. HOW IS IT WORKING FOR KIDS? THEN THEY ALSO DEVELOP THE PD BASED ON WHAT THEY SEE IN CLASSROOMS. SO WHEN WE'RE OUT GIVING FEEDBACK, WE NOTICE THEMES ACROSS THE BUILDING. THEN THEY CAN BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT PD THEY'RE BRINGING IN AND WHAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS TO SUPPORT. IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, A CAMPUS WIDE AREA. AND THEN YOU UTILIZE THE DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS, WE LOOK AT THAT DATA AS WELL AS THE CLASSROOM FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT, AND REALLY LOOK AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR KIDS ARE MOVING FORWARD. AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR IT, RIGHT? THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THAT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION, THAT TARGETED INTERVENTION. AND THEN HOW ARE WE MOVING FORWARD? SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS THEIR TARGET LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN STRATEGY TO MOVE US OUT OF THAT TARGETED IMPROVEMENT. SO THIS WAS KIND OF MENTIONED EARLIER. SO HOW DO WE. DID YOU LIKE MY. I HAD TO PUT THE THREE ACRONYMS BECAUSE IT MADE ME LAUGH. IT WAS MY OWN ENTERTAINMENT IN MY OFFICE. BUT THE DIP, CIP, AND LIP REVIEW ARE CLEARLY IN OCTOBER, DECEMBER, MARCH AND JUNE. AND AS DR. NULL MENTIONED, WE DID ALREADY GO OUT TO CAMPUSES. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN OUT. CABINET MEMBERS WERE A PART OF THAT. DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM. THE PRINCIPALS WENT TO EACH OTHER'S CAMPUSES. THAT'S WHAT GREAT EDUCATORS DO. STEAL, BORROW, TWEAK IT, MAKE IT THEIR OWN. SO THEY'VE DONE THAT ALREADY. THEN WE GIVE OUR FIRST ROUND OF WHAT WE CALL LTCS, AND THEN WE GO OUT AND DO ANOTHER ACRONYM,

[40:01] CPR, CAMPUS PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, AND WE CHECK IN AND HELP SUPPORT THEM WITH LOOKING AT THEIR DATA, CHECKING IN ON THEIR GOALS, AND SEEING HOW THEY'RE DOING. AND THOSE OCCUR ON THE SAME CYCLE AS HERE. AND THEN WE GET THAT SUMMATIVE INFORMATION IN JUNE. THEN WE GET TO INVITE YOU OUT TO CAMPUS AND YOU GET TO COME SEE IT, AND THEY GET TO BRAG AND SHOW OFF AND TALK ABOUT IT AND GET AS EXCITED AS I AM ABOUT THEIR WORK. SO THAT'S WHAT THE REVIEW WILL LOOK LIKE FOR ALL THREE PLANS. QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I JUST WANT TO ADD A COMMENT. I WOULD RECOMMEND GETTING A NEW METAPHOR FOR THE ROLLER COASTER SINCE WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN AN EXPERIENCE. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN. OKAY, GOOD. I'LL WORK ON THAT. YEAH. YEAH. KEEP GOING. SO WE DON'T WANT THAT. ANOTHER METAPHOR. WE DON'T WANT THAT. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE DETAIL AND INFORMATION. WE APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. I CAN'T WAIT. IS THERE GOING TO BE LIKE A YEAR OF THE SQUIRE PERFORMANCE? IS SOMETHING GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE END? EVERY DAY. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. JUST RIGHT BEHIND US. INDEED. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2026-2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE 2026-2027 CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, INCLUDING THE GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES CONTAINED IN EACH AND THE LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TARGETED SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY NATALIE. SECOND. SECOND BY KRIS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. [APPLAUSE]. ITEM 6.D. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, SECTION 39.008, AS ENACTED BY SENATE BILL 12, 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. CHAD CARLSON. WELCOME. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT WHITE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. NULL. GOOD EVENING. BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE ANNUAL SENATE BILL 12 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION. MOVING FORWARD, THIS ITEM WILL COME TO THE BOARD ONCE A YEAR. MUST BE APPROVED AND FILED WITH TEA BY SEPTEMBER 30TH. SO TONIGHT IS OUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE UP THIS ITEM BEFORE THE DEADLINE. THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO THINGS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD THIS EVENING. APPROVAL OF THE CERTIFICATION ITSELF AND AUTHORIZATION FOR DR. NULL TO SIGN IT AND FILE IT WITH THE AGENCY. POLICIES REQUIRED FOR DISTRIBUTION BY THE RELEVANT STATUTES INCLUDE BT LEGAL, EMB LEGAL, CJ LOCAL AND VARIOUS DUE PROCESS AND APPEAL POLICIES. MOST OF THE SUBSTANTIVE WORK HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2025, WHEN THE BOARD ADOPTED THE LOCAL POLICY CHANGES THAT WERE REQUIRED. WHAT HAS BEEN ADDED SINCE IS THE HANDBOOK LANGUAGE, THE NOTICES AND THE ONBOARDING PROCESS. SO THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REBUILT FROM SCRATCH EVERY AUGUST. ONE POINT WORTH MAKING OUT LOUD IS THAT THE STATUTE REQUIRES A PHYSICAL AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY TO BE SHARED WITH EVERY EMPLOYEE AND EVERY CONTRACTOR, NOT ONE OR THE OTHER. AND THAT IS WHY PRINCIPALS AND SUPERVISORS HAND-DELIVERED PRINTED PACKETS IN AUGUST AND SIGNED A CERTIFICATION OF DISTRIBUTION BACK TO HUMAN RESOURCES. AND THAT'S WHY MISS SANCHEZ AND HER ROLE AS CFO DID THE SAME FOR THE VENDOR LIST. THOSE CERTIFICATIONS ARE WHAT THIS DOCUMENT RESTS ON. SEVERAL MANDATORY CONDITIONS MUST BE SATISFIED FOR TONIGHT'S APPROVAL TO BE VALID. WE MET THE SEVEN DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT BY POSTING TONIGHT'S AGENDA ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. JUST SLIGHTLY BEFORE WE WOULD NORMALLY POST A BOARD AGENDA. PUBLIC TESTIMONY IS SATISFIED BY THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING. NO SEPARATE HEARING IS REQUIRED. AND THIS ITEM IS APPROVED BY MAJORITY VOTE AND SUBMITTED BY DR. NULL DIRECTLY TO THE AGENCY. AND WITH THAT, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT'S CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE UNDER EDUCATION CODE SECTION 39.008, AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SUBMIT THE APPROVED CERTIFICATION TO TEA NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. IF I CAN ADD JUST. THIS IS A LOT OF WORK FOR A LOT OF FOLKS. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENT, LEADERSHIP THAT MADE ALL THIS HAPPEN. BUT MISS KELBAUGH PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN THIS AND CARRIED A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION CHATS. WE UNDERSTAND AND CAN FULFILL OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLY WITH THIS LAW. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE DISTRICT CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE

[45:03] 39.008, CERTIFYING THAT LAKE TRAVIS ISD IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH EDUCATION CODE 11.005 AND 28.0022 AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SUBMIT THE APPROVED CERTIFICATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY TIFFANY. SECOND. SECOND BY NATALIE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ITEM 7 IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANY TRUSTEE HAVE ONE OR MORE ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND A SEPARATE VOTE? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY ERIN. SECOND. SECOND BY TIFFANY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 8 IS INFORMATION ITEMS. TRUSTEES, OUR BOARD PACKET INCLUDES TWO INFORMATION ITEMS. AUGUST 2026 MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS AND BOARD NOTIFICATIONS UNDER POLICY CCH LOCAL FOR UT ONRAMPS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY. I THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO JUST EXPLAIN JUST WHAT ONRAMPS IS EXACTLY. YOU KNOW, JUST BRIEFLY FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S WATCHING. ANOTHER ACRONYM. YES. IT'S ANOTHER ACRONYM. IT'S BASICALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ENROLLED IN THE ONRAMPS COURSE AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF COURSES, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS. YEAH. OH, I SEE WHAT WE DID THERE. I FELL FOR THAT, MAN. IMPRESSIVE. EXCELLENT. TRUSTEES, WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, AND SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS. THE TIME IS 6:49 P.M. WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION. WE HAVE RECONVENED THE MEETING IN OPEN SESSION. WE WILL TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION THIS EVENING. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:21 P.M.