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Good evening. We have a quorum, and I call this meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.

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well, mrs. Solis, please lead us in saying the pledge of allegiance,
Followed by a moment of silence.

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one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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thank you. We will now move on to the recognition items on the agenda,
Starting with bee cave middle school

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student farisha shahil, 2026 texas science and engineering fair.

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dr. Lindsay benton and we have jonathan bove to welcome her as well.

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thank you. Good evening. President white, dr. Null and members of the board. Tonight we are celebrating the accomplishments of one of
Our outstanding middle school science students for her achievement to the state level

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science fair. With the generous support of the lake travis education foundation,
Along with several campus level ptos,

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the 25-26 school year marked the first time that lake travis isd has formalized
Participation at campus level science fairs.

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this year, all fifth grade students districtwide created projects that they presented at
The campus level,

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and in addition, bee cave middle school piloted a science fair for their seventh grade
Honors students this year.

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qualifying students from each campus level science fair advanced to the greater austin
Regional science and engineering fair in february,

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and five of those students placed at regionals. The student we are celebrating tonight placed second at regionals with her project,
The water footprint of bioplastics,

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a study of the effects of bioplastics on water properties. Sounds like really smart things to me. Her performance qualified her to advance to the
State level texas science and engineering fair held march 27th and 28th in college

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station. At this time, for her outstanding performance and amazing skills and experimental
Design,

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data analysis and presentation of evidence, we would like to recognize bcms student
Farisha shahil.

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[applause]. We've been asked to say a couple quick words tonight. It may not surprise you
All to learn that I don't know anything about bioplastics,

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but I do know someone who does. So I phoned a friend earlier today and talked to my
Friend,

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dr. Kazem edmund, who is. His linkedin says materials pioneer.

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what you need to know is that he has a phd in physics from oxford,
Okay?

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he thought your project was really interesting. And so I just wanted to say
Congratulations for not just impressing all of us,

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but for impressing the experts too. And if you'd like,
I'd be happy to introduce him, so maybe you guys can talk about bioplastics or material

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science or whatever it is that he wants to talk to you about.

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so congratulations, and thank you for representing us so well.

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farisha is also joined tonight by her parents and her sister,
As well as her proud principal,

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melanie beninga, and mary cairns, who coordinates the science fair at bcms.

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her achievements reflect not only a deep understanding of scientific inquiry,
But also the strength of and commitment to stem learning in ltisd.

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yay!

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[applause].

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mic].

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[applause]. Excellent. We will move on to lake travis high school,
Texas association of journalism educators,

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best in texas for news and broadcast. And we have mr.

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bush here to say a few words.

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good evening, president white, members of the board and dr. Null. Tonight we are proud to celebrate an outstanding accomplishment by nine talented
Students from lake travis high school,

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who collectively earned an incredible 18 awards in the 2026 texas association of
Journalism educators best in texas news and broadcast

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contest. This remarkable achievement reflects exceptional strength of our journalism and
Broadcast programs,

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where students are developing powerful skills in communication,
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and storytelling. Through these experiences,
Our students are not only learning how to inform and engage audiences,

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but also how to use their voices to make an impact. At this time, I'd like to introduce our rock star journalism teacher,
Miss karen ward, who will highlight our incredible students and their accomplishments.

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[applause]. Good evening, president white, members of the board and dr. Null. Like mr.

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bush, said the statewide texas association of journalism educators best in texas contest
Recognizes excellence in categories such as opinion writing,

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photography, podcasts, sports coverage, and on air performance,
With entries judged at the highest levels of scholastic journalism.

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this year, nine students won 18 awards, ranging from honorable mention,
Superior and excellence to ron kim's first runner up award in the best of the best for his

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podcast with humanities teacher, mr. Brandon pierce. It's my honor to educate and work with these wonderful,
Talented students, and I would like to introduce them each of them,

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starting with xander cameron, senior. [applause].

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toni cornetto, senior. [applause]. Ron kim, sophomore.

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[applause]. Madeline solo, senior.

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[applause]. Iliana german, senior. [applause].

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abigail gonski, senior. [applause]. Charity sutherland,
Senior.

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[applause]. And jackie, vasquez, senior. [applause].

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I'm losing all my seniors, as you can tell. Thank you very much.

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he's trying to rush me through it, but that's so phenomenal. Congratulations, and it's so amazing to hear about all the incredible programs that we
Have.

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even as board members, we're always learning just the depth,
Right? We know we have journalism classes, but to hear all of the individual ways that you

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guys competed and excelled is amazing. So we're so proud to have you here and proud to
Have you represent lake travis.

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[applause].

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congratulations. [applause].

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excellent. Next, we will have the lt high5 award presented by high5 round 4 recipients,
With marco alvarado and dr.

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davis as well. Thank you. Thank you very much. Good evening, madam president, members of the board and dr. Null.

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as you know, five times a year, three district employees are honored with the lt high5
Award presented by high5.

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this award is in partnership between lake travis isd and high5,
Our local family entertainment and events center.

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together, we want to recognize employees who truly go above and beyond. Those who demonstrate service beyond self and make a lasting,
Positive impression on their colleagues,

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students, parents, and the greater lake travis community. Tonight, we're proud to recognize the fourth round of recipients for the 2025-2026 school
Year.

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first up is mr. Arevalo rafael rodriguez with maintenance.

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[applause]. While working at hudson bend middle school,
Rafael went above and beyond when he paused his work to help the school librarian with a

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flat tire. Thanks to his quick response, kindness,
And willingness to step in, she was able to get back to work within minutes.

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rafa's actions are a great example of teamwork,
Service, and care that define lake travis isd.

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congratulations to rafa. [applause]. And next we have miss caitlin mccoy from lake travis
Middle school.

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she could not be here due to a prior family commitment,
But I'd like to read her write up here really quick,

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if I may. As a great level lead in uil coordinator,
Miss mccoy has taken on two major campus events with outstanding leadership and

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determination. She successfully organized a large uil saturday competition for hundreds of
Students,

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parents, coaches and volunteers and is now leading the planning for sixth grade olympic
Day.

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her ability to take on big challenges and deliver with excellence makes a tremendous
Impact on her campus.

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way to go, miss mccoy. [applause]. And last but certainly not least,
We have mr.

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perry white. Ag teacher, ffa advisor at lake travis high school.

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[applause]. Over the past several years, perry has been a driving force in the planning
And development of the district's bond project,

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working closely with facilities, staff, architects,
Contractors and campus teams to help bring the vision to life for students.

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he dedicated countless hours beyond the regular work day,
Including summers, weekends and after hours to ensure the project's success.

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perry's leadership, initiative, and commitment to excellence have made a lasting impact.

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kudos to mr. White and to each of our high5 award recipients this evening for their
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their teamwork, and exceptional service to our students,
Staff and community. Congratulations.

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[applause]. I want to offer a few remarks about this opportunity to recognize you as our
High5 recipients.

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you know, one of the things that is very precious to our district is the impact that our
Employees have,

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not only on our students, but on one another and this entire community.

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you gentlemen represent that. And the honorees for tonight is shining examples of going
The extra mile for students,

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for one another and for our community. And I want to commend you for all of your hard
Work.

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mr. White may not know this, but I talk about him because my father in law is a retired ag
Teacher,

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and I talk about a lot of the things that you are doing,
And he's blown away every time that we have an opportunity to touch base.

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so congratulations to both of you and to our other recipient who's not here tonight.

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and I just want to make sure that we always recognize that these folks go beyond for just
Our students,

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for our faculty and for the community. So thank you very much.

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[applause].

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we have no public comments or citizen participation this evening,
So we'll move on to the presentation discussion items on the agenda,

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starting with the presentation and discussion of march 2026 monthly financial reports.

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pam sanchez. Welcome. Good evening, president white,
Members of the board

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and dr. Null. We're bringing you tonight, the march ending financial reports.

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the first report. I'm going to hit just a highlight of the financial reports like I do
Each month.

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the first report is our statement of revenues and expenditures,
Which reflects 58% of our spend through our fiscal year.

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that's seven months. And then, as I always note on the actual report itself in the middle
Section,

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that's our expenditures by function area. I need to get rid of the mouse. Sorry. At the bottom, you'll see our spend is 50%.

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however, the actual extrapolation of our second largest function area,
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payment of $33 million. If you extrapolate that over the 12 months,
We would have an

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ending. Oh, where is it? Oh, sorry. An ending spend of 63%.

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and again, that amount is including any accrual salaries that have been expended,
But just not paid to our 10 and 11 month

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employees, work calendar employees. That way their salaries are annualized and they're
Paid through the summer months when they're off contract.

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the area I want to draw your attention to or just address is to note on this report is
Each of our function areas

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are reflecting budget to actual percentages. As you can see,
All of the balances are positive except for function 93.

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we will be truing up the budget in may with an amendment to the board,
And then a final one in june if needed.

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but the function 93 represents cost related to special services contracted with round rock
Isd.

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it's a shared service agreement. This function area is over budget due to the increase in
Tuition and consulting fees charged per student.

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we had actually budgeted for the right number of students being served by this shared
Agreement,

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direct serve and consulting. However, the charge went up after budget adoption and before
We were invoiced.

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we're only invoiced once a year and it's typically in march.

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and so last month when we were invoiced, we had spring break,
We went in and paid the invoice to the district.

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and we didn't have enough time to bring you a budget amendment before that was expended.

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so we're going to include that in our may amendment to the board in truing up all of our
Function areas along with revenues.

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the next report is our tax statement. The total tax collections for the month of march
Were $2.2 million.

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as you can see, that's dwindling down now that most of the taxes have been paid for the
Current year.

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we will continue to collect some current year but also prior year taxes.

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this brings our overall adjusted tax collection rate to 97.5%,
As compared to 96.9%.

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as you can see at the bottom, we like to do a comparison of previous years. So we're trending very positively in that area.

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I also want to highlight the current tax collection rate for the maintenance and operation
Tax and the debt service tax.

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so those two tax rates make up our total tax rate that our homeowners and businesses see
On their tax statements.

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the current year tax collections is trending ahead of last year.

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we're at 99.5% and we were 98% last year. So this really does speak highly to our
Wonderful community who pays their taxes

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and in a timely manner as well. That helps with budgeting.

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another data trend we track is the amount of taxes adjusted,
The amount that are refunded due to protest settlements throughout the year,

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along with adjustments due to exemptions for homestead exemption,
Those type of exemptions that are filed throughout the year because they do get refunded.

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if they had paid their tax bill, they can go back two years. And so, overall those adjustments decrease our property values or the values on our levy.

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and so the amount adjusted to taxes levied, totaled a negative or an amount refunded or
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$1.6 million. But this is trending 45% less than prior year.

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so we've had consistently a couple of years in a row of $3 million plus at this time of
The year of refunds and adjustments that hit our

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general fund. And those were typically during times of high property value growth,
Which I had showed you during the board workshop that we've

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experienced. So this is good. A nice trend to see this coming down as well.

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but those are some of the highlights of the financial reports. And I'm happy to answer any
Questions you may have.

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can you go back to item 93, the shared services bid?

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yes. So that $6,500 of overage, is that the total anticipated for the year?

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because it's a single invoice, so it's not ongoing,
So we won't see any more overages on line 93?

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no, sir. Okay. Thank you. And, pam, do we know if that's just an increase in the operating
Cost for the services being offered?

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or do we know the reason behind that? I do not know the reason. Jennifer freeman may be able to address that,
And we're happy to get that back to you.

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okay. Thank you. Just looking at the invoice,
I noticed those two costs went up.

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sorry. One more question. Line 91, the state transfers. Has that $33 million been transferred to the state of texas?

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it has not. We pay that at the end of the fiscal year. And that way we can earn interest on that money throughout the year.

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awesome. It's due. Yes. Hang on to it till the last second. We will be holding on to it till august 15th.

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I paid my taxes today, so. The last day. Oh,
For the irs?

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for the irs. Yes. Not for the school. I paid that last year.

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I'm in the 99%. Good clarification. Yes. Pam,
While we're here, the only line item that jumped out to me when I was

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reading through this, and I appreciate you clarifying it earlier over email,
But maybe just for the benefit of the group,

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the nearly $3 million in non institutional data processing,
That's actually just like a technology line item,

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right? There's. Yes. Not like randomly doing off site data processing?

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no. And the reason it says non-instructional is,
That's all of our software and licenses in operation of the district.

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yeah.

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and technology salaries too, or just. Yes. Okay,
Great. All of technology staff salaries are under that line item.

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okay. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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we will move on to item 5.b. Presentation and discussion of the lake travis isd 2026 to
2031 strategic plan.

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tasha parker.

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I feel like a conductor. Good evening, president white,
Members of the board and dr.

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null. Tonight, I will present an overview of the 2026-2031 strategic plan.

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this item is being presented for information and discussion and will return to the board
In may for formal consideration and approval.

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a strategic plan establishes a clear direction for the district over time.

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it aligns resources, systems and efforts across all campuses and departments.

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provides a framework for measuring progress and holding ourselves accountable.

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ensures consistency in decision making across the organization.

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and keeps our focus centered on student outcomes and continuous improvement,
While positioning lake travis isd to deliver exceptional outcomes through

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strategic focus and responsible stewardship. What is being presented tonight is a high
Level,

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50,000 view, kind of our north star that will both guide the district and campus
Improvement plans for the next five

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years. The specific how will come through the strategies within each plan.

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and then formative reviews each year will be shared with the board.

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the strategic planning committee is composed of 30 members,
Including 6 staff members, 3 students,

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2 community members and 20 parents, ensuring a broad range of perspectives throughout the
Process.

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at the september meeting, the committee reviewed multiple data sources and engaged in what
Is called a swot analysis.

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a swot analysis is a structured process used to examine our strengths,
Challenges, opportunities and potential risks.

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its purpose is to build a shared understanding of our current state so that we can make
Informed decisions about our future.

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in november, the committee used that analysis to begin designing the frameworks for
Measurable impact,

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developing the initial structure for our strategic pillars,
Goals, and performance objectives.

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in february, the executive leadership team reviewed this work,
Considering how it would translate into action within their respective

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departments and provided targeted feedback to the committee.

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at the february strategic planning committee meeting,
The committee reviewed the feedback and made revisions to strengthen and refine the plan.

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at the march meeting, the committee finalized the plan,
Which is what is being presented this evening.

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the plan will be posted for public review and comment through may 15th.

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the strategic plan and public comment form is available on the strategic plan webpage on
Our district's website.

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the final step in this process is board consideration for adoption,
Which is scheduled for may 20th.

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all-in stewardship for student success centers on building strong,
Reliable systems that aligns resources and decisions to advance student success,

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support student growth, and ensure long term district sustainability.

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performance objective 1 ensures long term financial responsibility through disciplined
Financial management,

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strategic alignment of resources, and transparent monitoring systems.

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performance 2 ensures district operations are reliable,
Efficient and responsive through consistent processes,

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proactive system maintenance, and ongoing performance monitoring to support high quality
Service.

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this includes improving operational efficiency across departments,
Maintaining full compliance with safety standards,

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and conducting regular reviews to drive measurable improvements aligned to student's needs
And district priorities.

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performance objective 3 advances the development and sustainability of a high quality
Workforce through strategic recruitment,

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competitive compensation, and meaningful support. This includes strengthening retention, minimizing vacancies across all positions,
Ensuring strong staff performance,

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and providing leadership pathways supported by aligned professional learning,
Coaching, capacity building to grow and sustain a high performing

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workforce. This pillar prepares students for life after graduation through a strong
Foundation,

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clear pathways and in meaningful support, ensuring graduates are confident,
Capable and ready for college,

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career, the military or any path they choose for a successful future.

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this performance objective focuses on preparing every student for what comes next.

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the emphasis is on ensuring students develop the knowledge,
Skills and competencies needed at every stage of their pre-k through 12 experience so they

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graduate confident, capable, and ready for future success.

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this objective also includes a strong focus on the whole child,
Supporting social emotional development,

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building resilience, strengthening self-advocacy,
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all grounded in clearly defined learning profile.

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the third and final pillar is about the classroom experience,
Ensuring students are engaged,

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challenged and learning in ways that prepare them for the real world.

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it emphasizes strong instruction and meaningful learning that builds the skills students
Need to think,

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solve problems, and adapt in an ever changing environment.

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this performance objective strengthens instruction by ensuring a guaranteed and viable
Curriculum grounded in regular,

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rigorous standards and high expectations. With professional learning,
Coaching, and feedback building on the teacher capacity in driving measurable gains

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in student learning. Performance objective 2 focuses on strengthening instructional
Practice through high quality

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professional learning and ongoing support. Teachers are supported through targeted
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coaching and actionable feedback aligned to district priorities,
Resulting in improved classroom instruction,

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stronger student outcomes and increased attainment of the teacher incentive allotment.

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performance objective 3 advances student achievement through engaging,
Relevant learning that requires critical thinking and real world application,

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resulting in measurable gains in student performance and consistently high achievement
Across all campuses.

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in closing, the proposed plan reflects a comprehensive and collaborative effort to align
Our vision,

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priorities, and actions in support of student success.

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it establishes a clear direction for the future,
Grounded in strong stewardship, exceptional teaching and learning,

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and a focus on preparing every student for a successful future.

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I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the committee members and staff who
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insight, and care to this work. Their willingness to engage deeply,
Ask thoughtful questions,

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and contribute their perspectives has been instrumental in shaping this plan that truly
Reflects our community and our shared commitments to our students.

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thank you for your time, and I'm happy to answer any questions.

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tasha, I wanted to just kind of talk through a couple of the goals where you have sort of
Specific x to y by wen metrics.

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suzanne. If it's easier, you can just leave it on that summary or if it's easier,
You can just leave it on that summary slide. Okay.

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you know, I appreciate the point that you led off with. I think it's really important that we kind of set these goals on the horizon to shoot for.

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but I also want to make sure they're not like four feet from us or over the horizon
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right? So is it okay if we just walk through a couple of them? Sure. So, pillar 1, objective 1, which is on financial responsibility.

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as I understand it, this is less of a getting to 95% spending.

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or rather, we're already at about 95 in terms of our spend that's spent on a classroom
Focus or instructional focus.

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our goal here is really just to stay over 92.5. Am I interpreting that correctly? Not knowing the impact that.

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sure. The future reduction in support from the state that we have and other increased.

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yes. Great. Objective 3 in the same pillar. That's like a.

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that's the retention metric. Correct. That would be a roughly to get to 85%.

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that's about a 9% increase from prior years. I guess that's a susan question.

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achievable? Like, do we feel like we have the levers to move to be able to realize a 9%
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yes, I feel confident in that. Okay, great. Love that.

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pillar 2, objective 1, which is the only one.

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I understand that we're already kind of near or at the 90% threshold on average,
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we want to get either to that threshold or across the finish line?

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okay, great. Pillar 3, objective 1. 50%

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for the ti certifications. First of all, that would be amazing if we pull that off,
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certainly we'd love to be able to give that additional incentive compensation to our
Teachers.

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based on what we know about implementing a program like that,
Achievable target.

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absolutely. Is that one like easy to do if we do it right?

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or is that. I mean, obviously, let me be clear. It's going to take an incredible amount of effort on the part of our educators to meet
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but if we roll out the program effectively, our teachers should be able to hit that
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absolutely. Great. And then last one. Each school is going to have two or more
Distinctions?

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am I interpreting the goal correctly as it's intended? Correct. And we think that's doable too? Absolutely.

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okay. I appreciate the confidence. I want to make sure.

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I appreciate the confidence and I accept your.

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I'm fully on board for your explanation that you started off with that. This is the 50,000
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right? Right. Obviously, there's a lot of tactics to fill in,
But I think it's important that we kind of go in eyes wide open with like,

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how big of a reach are some of these goals? I think everyone on this committee has done an
Incredible amount of work pulling these

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together. So this is not me being critical at all,
But rather just highlighting that I think this is going to take a lot of work.

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and when we complete that work, I think we're all going to owe ourselves a pat on the.

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well, all of you are going to owe yourselves a pat on the back. We'll be doing the padding. That's for instance.

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it's a five year plan. Yeah. I'm not talking about next tuesday. Yeah. I just wanted to make sure you weren't thinking.

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yeah. We were intentional not to include any rating,
Right? Because we know in the future, tea is changing the accountability system.

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they're changing the entire assessment process and what it looks like.

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so what is important here is, when we're looking at our distinctions,
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they look at our comparative districts and we need to be in the top quartile.

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so all the other districts in our quartile are going to have the same effect,
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with any changes that we have, we just want to be in the top quartile of our group.

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and so that's why we were intentional in considering that as we were looking at what
Performance measure,

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knowing all the future changes that are happening,
What's realistic? What's one thing that we can with as much assurance as we could move forward with?

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that's a great clarification. Thank you. And also,
If we could just clarify one thing on the teacher incentive allotment,

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50% of our teachers that are eligible, right? So, you know, it's going to be a rollout, right?

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so every teacher will be eligible in year one. We'll keep adding grade levels, adding subject areas.

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so if we get to 50%, which is absolutely a reasonable expectation with the level of
Performance of the students here and the quality of teaching staff that we have,

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that we can get there. Well, and to aaron's point,
That's not 12 months from now.

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correct? Right. Yeah. Because that teacher incentive,
Just to remind everybody is, once you achieve a designation,

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you hold it for five years. So, you know, we can get a certain percentage in year one,
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we will continue to add to that each year. Great.

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yeah. Erin and I were able to sit in this committee as representatives from the board to
Share our insights and help.

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I was there at the swot analysis as we walked around this room and wrote our ideas and our
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and we watched all of these community members share their vision for the district as well.

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and I think that it's important as a board that we recognize this isn't the elt's vision,
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this is a broad spectrum of our community's vision for what our district should be,
And they want to hold us to a very high standard.

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so participating in it. Thank you, tasha, for leading a mountain of work in getting this
Down consolidated to this level.

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from where we were last year when we walked around this room in a swot analysis to this is
A great advance.

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so thank you. And if we can get this done, we are going to be in a great place as a
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I do have a question and a comment, particularly around strategic plan pillar future ready
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with only one performance objective, is that a slippery slope and somewhat dangerous?

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if we don't achieve it, then we're missing the objective. So my question is, is there an opportunity to perhaps break that into two?

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because we're talking student readiness, which is one thing. And then we're talking
Post-secondary success as a second thing,

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I would like to see at least one more. I like three,
But one gives me a little heartache because I don't want anyone to miss

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on a pillar because of one objective not hitting where it should.

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so an opportunity to perhaps break that out would be.

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and also, tasha, for the rest of the board's benefit,
Would you mind explaining a little bit how underneath each performance objective,

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there were multiple goals that had the more defined points that were going to be shooting
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if I'm correct from the meetings, it's not just this objective is not the finite,
The bottom of the correct goals.

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there's going to be identified sections with real metrics and numbers.

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so there won't just be the. I mean, I understand what you're saying,
And I agree breaking it into two is not a bad idea,

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but there is a lot more data below. The actionable piece of this actually shows up in the
District improvement plan

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and the campus improvement plan. That's where you will begin to see. Like you will see all
The metrics associated with these.

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I certainly hear your feedback on breaking that into two. And we can look at that. I will share from the last meeting.

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and what gives me great hope in the strategic plan is that during the last meeting,
When the committee came together and we're all

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sitting around the same table having conversation. Their conversation went from these pillars and objectives.

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they went deeper and they were basically into the goal setting conversation,
Which was beyond their scope.

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but what it told me was, this plan is leading us to the right conversation because it led
Us into absolutely where we

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need to be in goal setting. So it just it gave me great hope in the plan that it is going
To drive the right conversation.

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because I watched it with the committee, it was absolutely driving the right conversation.
So I think when we now take it to the campus level and then the district level for the

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district improvement plan, we're going to see those right conversations with the right
Metrics.

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and that's where we'll be a little more refined annually,
Right?

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with, you know, true smart goals and. Sure, go.

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I also want to commend the team and the community under your leadership.

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I have to say this, this looks so much more refreshing than it has looked in the past,
Okay?

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simply because it is very clear and articulate in terms of what are the most important
Things that we're going to focus on,

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and that makes it easy to march towards achieving what we want to achieve.

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so hats off to the community and the team for pulling all this together.

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and I do like the alignment and the spirit in which people are already talking about
Moving forward.

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and it was a heavy lift by everybody. You know? The committee, everybody played a part. But mrs.

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barker carried this and deserves the praise for that,
Her project.

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so thank you for your work. Thank you. Thank you,
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thank you, tasha. We will move on to item 5.c. Presentation and discussion of 2026-2027 lake travis isd employee compensation plan.

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susan fambrough. Good evening, president white,
Members of the board and dr.

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null. We are here tonight to present to you the staff compensation plan for review.

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this is another positive presentation. And just as a reminder,
We'll be coming back next month for you to approve a compensation plan.

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I want to say again how proud I am to work with this team,
Especially pam and bethany.

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we worked in collaboration with the principals,
The directors to make sure that we have a compensation plan that we're proud to present to

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you. Last month, we presented several considerations to you regarding staffing,
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individual position. So when a staff member resigns or retires,
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are we able to address that position through attrition and possibly reduce that position?

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we have strategic staffing decisions based on enrollment and intentional strategies to
Strengthen instructional leadership on the campuses.

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as you'll remember, we have instructional coaches that are being placed back on campuses.

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and as a former principal, I was very proud to have an instructional coach on my
Leadership team.

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so I'm excited for our principals to have that benefit. They will be able to support plcs and be a part of the leadership team.

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and so I think that some of those decisions that have been made are going to really make a
Positive impact.

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so today, we'd like to share with you how we are approaching staffing and compensation
Moving forward.

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so each year we talk about the same thing. We are really committed to making sure that
We're recruiting and retaining high quality teachers.

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as we review those vacant positions, we are carefully evaluating where hiring is essential
And where roles might be reimagined.

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for example, that instructional coach position or redesigned to better meet the campus
Needs.

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last month, we also shared a staffing model that was aligned to enrollment trends,
And I heard a lot of positive feedback about that.

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so thank you for that. A lot of hard work went into looking at those staffing ratios to
Make sure that formulas would continue to reflect what we are seeing across our schools.

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at the core of our work is a commitment to keeping staffing decisions based on students
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grounded in data and responsive to the needs of each and every student.

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one of our key guardrails is maintaining appropriate teacher student ratios.

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so we did not increase those ratios, and we want to make sure that nothing will negatively
Impact classroom instruction or student learning.

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and finally, we are committed to making sure that there's transparency by sharing this
With our staff as early as possible.

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if you'll remember, last year was a legislative session. So we were very late to the game to share what that compensation plan was.

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and guess what? We'll be back at that boat next year because next year will be a
Legislative session.

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so this is always an exciting slide to share with you,
The teacher salary comparisons.

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each year we share this with you, because in addition to recruiting and retaining high
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it's critical that we remain competitive, especially with our surrounding districts.

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many of these districts are currently reviewing their compensation plans,
Just as lake travis is.

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so what you'll see at the top is a 25-26 teacher salary comparison.

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so the districts that we choose to look at for our surrounding districts are dripping
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eanes, georgetown, hays and leander. Many of these districts are currently going through
The same process.

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so that's why we have a 25-26 comparison. A few key points to highlight.

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we are tied for the top salary for our zero year teachers at $57,000 with eanes.

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and we rank the second highest for all of our other benchmark years.

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so for year 5, 10, 15, and 20, we are the second highest salary.

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so we're proud of that. You will also see on the lower graph,
A historical view of the increases over the last years and how we were able to provide

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raises. In 22-23, that was such a great year.

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we were able to provide a 7% increase. That's very unusual. And that is a compounding cost. So we are still paying for that as we go forward.

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based on conversations with our hr colleagues in neighboring districts,
Most other districts are considering about what we are with a 1% raise.

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there's a couple of districts that might not be able to provide a raise.

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and so we are in a fortunate position that we are able to bring to you a recommendation
For a possible 1% raise.

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and at this time, I'm going to turn it over to pam. If you could go back just one slide. I just want to make a point on. When you look at our
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1%, then a $1,000 retention incentive, when you look at the other districts,
The highest we see is a possibility of eanes doing 1% or 2%.

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everybody else would be 0 or 1, while the retention stipend is not salary.

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but if you think total compensation increase on like a 10 year teacher,
For example, you take the 1% raise on the salary and then you add

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$1000, that's roughly a 2.5% compensation increase.

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they're separate, but the money goes into the bank account the same.

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so I just want to make that point is, you know,
We're going to hear 1%. Our staff's going to hear 1%. And that's true.

365
00:47:02,870 --> 00:47:02,870
but $1000 on top of that is a, you know, even more significant percentage wise based on
Salary of some of our employees,

366
00:47:12,270 --> 00:47:12,270
so. That's a good point. Thank you for pointing that out.

367
00:47:22,110 --> 00:47:22,110
so we discussed at the april 1st board workshop,
A proposed pay increase of 1% of midpoint on the current pay scales for all of our staff.

368
00:47:31,670 --> 00:47:35,350
we want to stay competitive with our other surrounding districts. And so by adding an increase each year, we can do that.

369
00:47:38,630 --> 00:47:38,630
the impact to the general operating fund would be approximately $45,000.

370
00:47:45,030 --> 00:47:45,030
this would be, again, a reoccurring cost, because this amount is added to everybody's
Salary which carries forward each year.

371
00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:52,800
we have also identified staffing areas that may be hard to fill positions and have
Proposed

372
00:48:02,200 --> 00:48:02,200
targeted salary and stipend adjustments. An example of these includes our special services
Program areas,

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00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:09,520
which include our early childhood special education,
Our pre-k program, our ready, get set,

374
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:16,000
go, our g3 program, life skills, social development,
And then our bridges 18 plus program.

375
00:48:24,560 --> 00:48:24,560
another area identified for salary adjustment due to the market comparison of that
Position.

376
00:48:33,240 --> 00:48:33,240
and it's a hard to fill position. We would be proposing to reclassify our school
Psychologists to be on the same pay grade as our speech

377
00:48:43,240 --> 00:48:43,240
language pathologists. That's a one pay grade increase.

378
00:48:47,700 --> 00:48:47,700
funding for the salary and stipend adjustments is coming from savings,
By converting our contracted services for special education,

379
00:48:57,340 --> 00:48:57,340
our contractors, into district hired personnel,
Which is what we're working on right now.

380
00:49:04,300 --> 00:49:04,300
the impact to budget would be approximately $400,000 and this would be as well a
Reoccurring cost each

381
00:49:14,140 --> 00:49:14,140
year.

382
00:49:23,420 --> 00:49:26,420
pathologists bulletin as well as the one prior to it. So everything but the 1%, correct. They're all lumped in there.

383
00:49:29,180 --> 00:49:29,180
okay. That is right. This slide shows you that 1% increase.

384
00:49:36,500 --> 00:49:40,260
I know it's a little crowded, but we wanted to show you the teacher scale. The current teacher scale is on the left, 25-26.

385
00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:45,840
and the 1% is applied to the base salary first which is the first two columns depending on
A bachelor's or graduate degree.

386
00:49:55,640 --> 00:49:59,480
and then we add in the teacher retention allotment. And so we know the teacher skill is a point of confusion in public education.

387
00:50:05,320 --> 00:50:05,320
it is unique in that teachers do not automatically move a step each year based on the
Current scale,

388
00:50:13,080 --> 00:50:13,080
right? So the teacher scale shows the pay of a teacher that is new to lake travis would
Earn based on the number of creditable

389
00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:23,000
years. And so moving forward, when you apply that 1%,
You can see I'll just point out how the scale moves.

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00:50:32,040 --> 00:50:32,040
zero teacher earning a base salary of $57,000.

391
00:50:36,200 --> 00:50:36,200
then this next year would move with a 1% applied.

392
00:50:40,280 --> 00:50:40,280
that same teacher would have one years of experience,
So the pay scale reflects the $57,000 plus the 1% earning of

393
00:50:49,770 --> 00:50:49,770
$670. So this is how the scale moves. Everything moves down or forward one year from the
Current

394
00:50:59,450 --> 00:50:59,450
scale. And then an example here would be, if you look at a nine year teacher,
Currently this year would have a bachelor's base salary of

395
00:51:08,050 --> 00:51:08,050
$61,670. Then we apply the $5000 from the teacher retention allotment paid by the state to
Their

396
00:51:18,090 --> 00:51:18,090
salary. That would be $66,770. Next year, they would be a ten year teacher.

397
00:51:24,370 --> 00:51:24,370
and we've applied the 1% of midpoint to the base salary from last year.

398
00:51:30,170 --> 00:51:30,170
the step 9, $61,770. They would then be earning a base salary of 62 440.

399
00:51:39,130 --> 00:51:39,130
and then we apply the 5000 retention allotment to that,
Which is funded by the state.

400
00:51:45,590 --> 00:51:49,350
this is a universally confusing thing. It's not unique to lake travis. It is. Every school district, there is confusion here.

401
00:51:53,670 --> 00:51:53,670
and so I think pam's done a nice job of being able to highlight and show us this.

402
00:51:57,790 --> 00:51:57,790
there's two components that are typically confusing.

403
00:52:01,870 --> 00:52:01,870
one is, and somewhat rightfully so, like people assume that they can look at this year's
Pay scale and add a year and they're going to make this certain

404
00:52:11,710 --> 00:52:11,710
amount of money next year. That's not the way this functions.

405
00:52:16,310 --> 00:52:16,310
we do have some unique places on our pay scale that that creates confusion.

406
00:52:21,990 --> 00:52:21,990
and because years ago, the previous boards had put in spots.

407
00:52:29,630 --> 00:52:29,630
so if you look, for example, between 16 and 17 years,
There's a big jump.

408
00:52:35,910 --> 00:52:35,910
and so those teachers that are one year behind that jump assume that the next year they're
Going to make that jump.

409
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:42,000
but that is not how it functions. You get 1% on your current salary,
Not an automatic jump.

410
00:52:48,600 --> 00:52:51,640
so it always causes confusion. Once again, it's universal everywhere. The other thing that is confusing is when we say 1% on the midpoint.

411
00:52:57,320 --> 00:52:57,320
so it's, you know, we pick the middle point of the pay scale and that's what 1% is
Calculated on.

412
00:53:03,440 --> 00:53:03,440
so, if you make currently less than the midpoint,
Then you are actually receiving slightly more than 1%.

413
00:53:11,960 --> 00:53:11,960
if you make more than the midpoint, you're actually receiving slightly less than 1%.

414
00:53:16,680 --> 00:53:20,320
it's 1% of the midpoint. So that's just another point of confusion. It's worth pointing out, like we said, we're trying to make sure that we put the pay plan
Out for employees to see and try to understand.

415
00:53:27,120 --> 00:53:27,120
we should just talk about it and say this is how it functions.

416
00:53:31,240 --> 00:53:31,240
once again, not unique to us. It's the way it works everywhere.

417
00:53:35,520 --> 00:53:35,520
but it's worth just pointing out to try to, you know,
Alleviate confusion and giving us this ability to present this

418
00:53:44,580 --> 00:53:44,580
26-27 teacher scale, you know, after it's formally approved next month,
We'll, you know, let everyone know exactly what their salary is before they leave for

419
00:53:53,300 --> 00:53:53,300
summer, which will be very helpful. Yes. Can I just quickly say that

420
00:54:03,700 --> 00:54:03,700
this is the best it's ever been explained to me in four years?

421
00:54:09,100 --> 00:54:09,100
I don't think it's ever been this transparently explained to the board or our community
For that matter.

422
00:54:16,940 --> 00:54:16,940
I really appreciate and I've asked before in the past for explanation,
And it may have been explained to me personally,

423
00:54:24,340 --> 00:54:24,340
but I like that we're presenting it in this format and explaining it in a more transparent
Fashion.

424
00:54:30,900 --> 00:54:30,900
so thank you for that. As a former teacher, I never understood it and I get it now,
So thank you.

425
00:54:38,270 --> 00:54:38,270
I also want to say I think it's important to note that this says teacher hiring versus
Something else.

426
00:54:45,750 --> 00:54:48,390
it's not saying this is the pay scale, right? This is saying this is the teacher hiring schedule.

427
00:54:50,870 --> 00:54:50,870
so it's a little different than assuming that you're going to get and it's specific to the
Year,

428
00:54:57,470 --> 00:54:59,910
right? It always is presented with just that year. So you can't assume the next year. Yes. And that's the.

429
00:55:03,870 --> 00:55:03,870
right. Where the confusion comes from. Another point,
What is unique?

430
00:55:09,630 --> 00:55:09,630
the teacher scale, along with the librarian scale,
That does serve as every teacher, whether hired

431
00:55:19,470 --> 00:55:19,470
or currently in the system. When they look at the 26-27 and they know they have 12 years
Of experience,

432
00:55:27,510 --> 00:55:27,510
this is their salary. However, on the pay scales for all other employees,
That moves differently.

433
00:55:34,310 --> 00:55:34,310
and it's a, you know, minimum mid max you'll see.

434
00:55:49,730 --> 00:55:49,730
and those are.

435
00:55:55,170 --> 00:55:55,170
that is set at that year and that's it, and then you're applied the pay raise each year.

436
00:56:01,330 --> 00:56:01,330
okay, I won't confuse it anymore. Moving on. And again,
To remind you, we are in those benchmark years,

437
00:56:08,370 --> 00:56:10,930
second highest in our neighboring districts paid. So these skills are very competitive. We want to further the investment in our staff as
Well by proposing a one

438
00:56:20,450 --> 00:56:20,450
time $1,000 retention incentive for all staff at all levels for next school year.

439
00:56:28,210 --> 00:56:28,210
again, this is a one time, it's not a reoccurring cost.

440
00:56:32,650 --> 00:56:32,650
we propose to pay $500 in november prior to the holiday break,
When we do all of our shopping,

441
00:56:39,670 --> 00:56:39,670
and then $500 once we come back for the spring semester in february,
We would pay that out.

442
00:56:46,830 --> 00:56:46,830
and then that impact to our budget fund balance,
Our savings, our reserves, would be about

443
00:56:54,910 --> 00:56:54,910
$1,260,000. And that is our compensation plan.

444
00:57:02,710 --> 00:57:02,710
may I say, I feel. Thank you so much for your hard work on this.

445
00:57:07,590 --> 00:57:07,590
I really appreciate the fact that our district is showing all of our educators that we
Really

446
00:57:16,910 --> 00:57:16,910
appreciate all that they do and that we want to compensate them accordingly.

447
00:57:22,150 --> 00:57:22,150
of course, if we could, you know, we'd be giving them 10% raises all over the board.

448
00:57:29,190 --> 00:57:29,190
unfortunately, the sum of money that we get from the legislature does not allow us to do
That.

449
00:57:36,720 --> 00:57:36,720
and then, as you know, being in an interesting position where we are in recapture,
That also puts us in a bind.

450
00:57:45,240 --> 00:57:45,240
so this is really amazing that we're able to go beyond what the legislature gave for the
Raise and give every single

451
00:57:55,120 --> 00:57:55,120
educator some sort of compensation benefit. So I appreciate that.

452
00:58:00,760 --> 00:58:00,760
thank you. If I could just highlight too, I want to make sure that we give proper credit
To this board.

453
00:58:06,552 --> 00:58:06,552
yes. For your work in establishing your subcommittees and our subcommittee that worked on
Looking for assets,

454
00:58:14,800 --> 00:58:14,800
looking for ways to generate funds, you know,
Brought forth an idea of, you know, can we look at our real assets that we own and

455
00:58:24,320 --> 00:58:24,320
potentially sell some of those? This whole board agreed to that notion.

456
00:58:28,440 --> 00:58:28,440
we actually have an item here later tonight. And it's that item that is allowing us to
Have this conversation about the retention stipend,

457
00:58:36,700 --> 00:58:36,700
that without that infusion of money to the fund balance,
That would not have been made possible.

458
00:58:42,020 --> 00:58:42,020
so there's a lot of hard work by the staff, but it also is the direction and leadership of
The board that has put us in that position.

459
00:58:48,860 --> 00:58:48,860
so thank you. Thank you. Yeah. And as the head of that committee,
The strategic resources committee,

460
00:58:55,020 --> 00:58:55,020
I'd like to thank jonathan, keely and I for spending many hours together.

461
00:59:00,140 --> 00:59:03,180
I think myself. I know that sounds bad. I wasn't thinking myself. I was thinking those two. Yeah. And phenomenal ideas.

462
00:59:07,140 --> 00:59:07,140
and that's not the last one, dr. Null. We've got a lot of great ideas on how we're going
To build up the revenue side of the balance of the income statement. The committee output

463
00:59:13,780 --> 00:59:13,780
is better than the name. So yeah. I'll say it wrong.

464
00:59:17,860 --> 00:59:17,860
I always add an extra word. Yes it's the money committee.

465
00:59:22,340 --> 00:59:22,340
yeah. Yeah. I think the one thing I want to say is just to commend the staff and everyone
In the room tonight,

466
00:59:31,150 --> 00:59:31,150
and everyone that's at every campus, because you worked hard to create the space to allow
Us to do some of the other things that we're talking about.

467
00:59:38,430 --> 00:59:38,430
and I know that's not an easy task. And as chris said,
We would love to offer more, but because of your hard work and the

468
00:59:48,070 --> 00:59:48,070
creativity of things that we're doing on these committees and at the board level,
We're able to do something.

469
00:59:54,150 --> 00:59:57,790
and I think that something is a good something to talk about. So thank you all. Thank you. Yes. Thank you. I think I'll just add let us not also
Minimize.

470
01:00:06,270 --> 01:00:09,230
it's nice that we're able to increase compensation. But there's so much to be said for stability.

471
01:00:13,550 --> 01:00:13,550
that is, you know, you can't necessarily quantify it in a way,
But we also have that going for us.

472
01:00:20,190 --> 01:00:20,190
like we are not closing schools, we are not eliminating whole types of positions that
Other places are.

473
01:00:27,690 --> 01:00:27,690
and I think that, in addition to being able to reinvest financially in our people,
Also brings a level of security moving forward as well,

474
01:00:35,970 --> 01:00:35,970
so. Excellent. Thank you both. Thank you. Thank you both.

475
01:00:42,250 --> 01:00:42,250
and we'll move on to item 5.d. Presentation and discussion of the cooperative program
Management fees report.

476
01:00:48,650 --> 01:00:48,650
pam sanchez. Yes, ma'am. So we bring to you tonight a requirement by law that school
Districts disclose to the board of trustees the amounts spent on purchasing

477
01:00:58,050 --> 01:00:58,050
cooperative fees annually. And this report reflects the 24-25 school year.

478
01:01:04,050 --> 01:01:04,050
the advantage of participating in cooperatives is to save districts time and money and
Bidding all purchases.

479
01:01:12,530 --> 01:01:12,530
the co-ops complete that required bidding process for us on our behalf of all the members
In the co-op and identify

480
01:01:21,970 --> 01:01:21,970
quality bid approved vendors for the best value.

481
01:01:27,700 --> 01:01:27,700
as you can see from the report, fees paid for 24-25 amounted to $150 for a membership fee,

482
01:01:35,220 --> 01:01:35,220
for ctpa. To note, the tasb by board item, cooperative does give rebates back to their
Members based on the amount

483
01:01:45,180 --> 01:01:45,180
of usage during the year. We have received rebates in the past years,
But did not have enough purchases in that particular year,

484
01:01:54,860 --> 01:01:54,860
24-25 to trigger a rebate. And so that's why you see a $0 amount.

485
01:02:00,900 --> 01:02:03,180
I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. And cristy soares, our purchasing director is here as well if you have specific questions.

486
01:02:08,340 --> 01:02:08,340
I'm just curious. It's obviously minimal, but why does ctpa charge an annual membership
Fee and the others don't?

487
01:02:14,660 --> 01:02:14,660
is it because they have voting rights?

488
01:02:26,800 --> 01:02:30,240
does it stand for central. Alliance. Yes, I did know that answer. Right.

489
01:02:34,040 --> 01:02:34,040
so it's just a membership fee so that we can participate in the meetings and take
Advantage of each other's bids.

490
01:02:41,520 --> 01:02:44,880
okay. I'm sure it's well worth it. I know I made a joke last meeting about a co-op of all the co-ops,
But given that we're not paying for 94% of them or whatever,

491
01:02:51,680 --> 01:02:51,680
I think we're fine here. It's a lot, though. All right.

492
01:02:56,800 --> 01:03:00,740
thank you. Thank you both. We will move on to 5.e. Presentation and discussion of intruder detection audit report findings.

493
01:03:04,920 --> 01:03:04,920
bethany bedford. All right. President white,
Members of the board, dr.

494
01:03:12,920 --> 01:03:12,920
null. I'm here this evening to share what I can in open session about the intruder
Detection audits.

495
01:03:18,120 --> 01:03:18,120
in june of 2022, governor abbott ordered the texas school safety center to begin working
With tea to conduct these random audits.

496
01:03:26,450 --> 01:03:26,450
so I have an update for you for this year. So as you know,
Safety is our number one goal. It's what we work hard from sunup to sundown and then worry

497
01:03:32,370 --> 01:03:35,450
about it overnight. It is what matters to us the most. Our campuses, our police department, our entire maintenance team are consistently and
Constantly working on making sure that our campuses stay for our staff and our students.

498
01:03:44,610 --> 01:03:44,610
one of those components, because there are many,
To school safety, is that tea works with region 13 to do random unannounced intruder

499
01:03:52,450 --> 01:03:55,330
detection audits. And so those are continuing. Eight of the nine campus audits have the desire of no findings.

500
01:03:59,850 --> 01:03:59,850
we did have corrective action for one of our campuses and that's in progress.

501
01:04:04,930 --> 01:04:04,930
and then the specifics were shared with you in closed session as well as our district
Safety and security committee.

502
01:04:10,570 --> 01:04:10,570
and so I'm here to answer, like I said, any of those questions that I can answer in open
Session.

503
01:04:19,010 --> 01:04:19,010
and this is a required report. Yes. That we shared this.

504
01:04:23,310 --> 01:04:26,310
so, if I ask you a question you can't answer,
What is your response? Sorry, I can't answer that. Perfect. Any other questions?

505
01:04:33,510 --> 01:04:33,510
thank you. Thank you, dr.

506
01:04:38,430 --> 01:04:38,430
presentation and discussion of the 2025 board training report.

507
01:04:46,190 --> 01:04:46,190
okay. All right. Under state board of education rule,
Completing required continuing education in each year of service is a basic obligation and

508
01:04:56,070 --> 01:04:56,070
expectation of any sitting board member. As board president,
I am required to announce the name of each member who has completed the required

509
01:05:03,070 --> 01:05:03,070
continuing education, has exceeded the required continuing education and is deficient in
Meeting the required continuing education.

510
01:05:10,710 --> 01:05:10,710
the requirement for training are measured as the first anniversary of the date of the
Trustee's election or appointment,

511
01:05:16,230 --> 01:05:16,230
or two year anniversary of his or her previous training,
As applicable.

512
01:05:20,290 --> 01:05:23,650
there are eight training areas for board member continuing education. Local district orientation, orientation to the texas education code,
Post-legislative update to the texas education code,

513
01:05:30,610 --> 01:05:30,610
team building, additional continuing education,
10 hours new trustee and 5 hours trustee,

514
01:05:35,930 --> 01:05:35,930
evaluating student academic performance and setting goals,
Identifying and reporting abuse,

515
01:05:40,810 --> 01:05:44,610
trafficking and other maltreatment of children and school safety. To the extent applicable for each board member,
I will announce the completion or deficiency as to required training.

516
01:05:50,210 --> 01:05:50,210
for members who still have time remaining to complete required training,
I will announce those board members who have scheduled timely training and those who have

517
01:05:56,130 --> 01:05:56,130
not yet scheduled the training. At the conclusion of this announcement,
I will announce any board members training in excess of the continuing education

518
01:06:03,370 --> 01:06:03,370
requirement. Local district orientation. The following first year board members have
Completed the local district orientation training.

519
01:06:10,450 --> 01:06:10,450
jonathan bove and kris woodcock. Orientation to the texas education code.

520
01:06:15,730 --> 01:06:15,730
the following first year board members have completed the orientation to the texas
Education code training. Jonathan bove and kris woodcock.

521
01:06:22,340 --> 01:06:24,940
post legislative update to the texas education code. The following board members have completed the post legislative update to the texas
Education code training.

522
01:06:29,740 --> 01:06:29,740
lauren white, keely cano phillip davis. Rob aird and erin archer team building.

523
01:06:34,700 --> 01:06:34,700
the following board members have completed the annual team building training. Chris
Woodcock. Jonathan bove. Lauren white. Rob aird. Phillip davis.

524
01:06:41,140 --> 01:06:41,140
keely cano and erin archer. Additional continuing education.

525
01:06:45,420 --> 01:06:45,420
the following board members have completed the additional continuing education
Requirements. Chris woodcock. Jonathan bove. Lauren white. Phillip davis. Rob aird.

526
01:06:52,700 --> 01:06:52,700
keely cano. And erin archer. Evaluating student academic performance and setting goals.

527
01:06:58,260 --> 01:06:58,260
the following board members have completed the biannual training on evaluating and
Improving student academic performance and setting goals.

528
01:07:05,300 --> 01:07:08,020
chris woodcock. Jonathan bove. Lauren white. Phillip davis. Keely cano. And erin archer. The following board member is deficient in meeting the
Required biannual training on evaluating student academic performance and setting goals.

529
01:07:17,960 --> 01:07:17,960
rob aird. Trustee aird is scheduled to complete the training in june 2026.

530
01:07:23,400 --> 01:07:23,400
identifying and reporting abuse, trafficking and other maltreatment of children.

531
01:07:27,520 --> 01:07:27,520
the following board members have completed the biennial training on identifying and
Reporting abuse and trafficking. Kris woodcock.

532
01:07:33,240 --> 01:07:36,800
jonathan bove. Lauren white. Rob aird. Phillip davis. Keely cano. And erin archer. School safety. The following board members have completed the
Biannual training on school safety.

533
01:07:43,000 --> 01:07:45,520
kris woodcock. Jonathan bove. Lauren white. Keely cano. Phillip davis. Rob aird. And erin archer trustees that have exceeded required continuing
Education.

534
01:07:51,720 --> 01:07:51,720
trustee jonathan bove exceeded the required amount of continuing education training by
6.25 additional hours.

535
01:07:58,800 --> 01:07:58,800
trustee lauren white exceeded the required amount of continuing education training by 14
Additional hours.

536
01:08:06,080 --> 01:08:06,080
trustee keely cano exceeded the required amount of continuing education training by 0.5
Additional hours.

537
01:08:13,360 --> 01:08:13,360
trustee erin archer exceeded the required amount of continuing education training by one
Additional hour.

538
01:08:19,530 --> 01:08:19,530
trustee rob aird exceeded the amount of required continuing education by two additional
Hours.

539
01:08:25,210 --> 01:08:25,210
trustee kris woodcock exceeded the required amount of continuing education training by
17.25 additional hours,

540
01:08:32,810 --> 01:08:32,810
ending with the winner, I guess there, so.

541
01:08:37,460 --> 01:08:37,460
[applause]. Happy to pass the torch? I

542
01:08:47,450 --> 01:08:47,450
know it's the law that we read that, but it sure feels like that could have been a slide
Presentation.

543
01:08:52,970 --> 01:08:52,970
that's what was going through my head when I. Yeah.

544
01:09:10,250 --> 01:09:10,250
that? Okay. We will move on to consideration items beginning with 6.a.

545
01:09:15,790 --> 01:09:15,790
consideration and request for approval of the 2026-2030 district of innovation plan
Renewal.

546
01:09:21,350 --> 01:09:21,350
tasha parker.

547
01:09:34,270 --> 01:09:36,550
sorry. During practice, I was right after dr. Medford. I bring to you tonight the

548
01:09:45,430 --> 01:09:45,430
2026-2030 district of innovation plan renewal and request your consideration for approval.

549
01:09:52,950 --> 01:09:52,950
this plan was developed through the work of the ace committee,
Which is composed of 29 stakeholders,

550
01:09:58,470 --> 01:09:58,470
including 13 parents, 3 students, 3 community members,
And 10 staff members.

551
01:10:04,630 --> 01:10:04,630
the committee met this spring to review the current plan and thoughtfully reviewed the
Renewal.

552
01:10:10,950 --> 01:10:10,950
I would like to express our appreciation and gratitude for the committee's time,
Perspectives,

553
01:10:16,240 --> 01:10:16,240
and commitment to this process. Their collaboration helped shape the plan that
Thoughtfully leverages the flexibility available to us while promoting local

554
01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:26,000
control, encouraging innovation, and identifying opportunities to seek exemptions that
Better support our goals.

555
01:10:33,640 --> 01:10:33,640
at the march board meeting, I presented the district of innovation plan renewal.

556
01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:37,760
this evening, I will provide a brief overview of that presentation.

557
01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:42,640
through the district of innovation plan, districts have the flexibility to implement local
Practices that best support student learning,

558
01:10:50,320 --> 01:10:50,320
staff effectiveness, and district operations.

559
01:10:54,520 --> 01:10:54,520
renewing lake travis isd's district of innovation status preserves local control and
Ensures we remain responsive to student needs while

560
01:11:04,440 --> 01:11:04,440
advancing our long term goals. The district of innovation renewal process has followed all
Of the required steps,

561
01:11:14,220 --> 01:11:14,220
including board initiation, stakeholder review through the ace committee,
Public input and a 30 day public posting.

562
01:11:22,380 --> 01:11:22,380
this plan now comes before the board for final consideration and approval.

563
01:11:28,260 --> 01:11:28,260
recent legislative changes from the 89th texas legislature session required the removal of
Certain exemptions,

564
01:11:35,660 --> 01:11:35,660
including areas related to discipline and parent notification.

565
01:11:41,060 --> 01:11:41,060
in addition, six additional areas are proposed to strengthen and update the district of
Innovation plan.

566
01:11:48,060 --> 01:11:51,340
the district of innovation plan preserves the flexibility. It does not mandate implementation of these items,
But ensures options remain available in the future.

567
01:11:59,940 --> 01:11:59,940
during the public comment period, feedback was received and that feedback was shared with
The board.

568
01:12:06,660 --> 01:12:06,660
the proposed district of innovation plan renewal strengthens the district's ability to
Navigate future opportunities while staying focused on students,

569
01:12:14,710 --> 01:12:14,710
staff and our community. At this time, the administration is requesting your approval for
The 2026-2030 district of innovation plan renewal.

570
01:12:24,790 --> 01:12:24,790
following approval, the plan will be submitted to tea within the required 15 day timeline.

571
01:12:31,550 --> 01:12:31,550
thank you for your time and consideration and I'm happy to answer any questions.

572
01:12:37,270 --> 01:12:37,270
two questions. When we submitted to tea, is it effective at that moment or do we have to
Wait for a response?

573
01:12:43,670 --> 01:12:47,150
it's effective at that time. They'll review it and then. How long does that typically take? Any idea? I mean,
Is it weeks, months or years?

574
01:12:52,350 --> 01:12:52,350
weeks. Okay, great. And then number two, two months?

575
01:12:57,270 --> 01:12:57,270
two months, not years. I've submitted many things to many bodies of the government,
And you never know how long it's going to take to hear back.

576
01:13:03,510 --> 01:13:06,910
so I'm just curious. Number two, I did notice in preparing for the board that this is not a majority vote.

577
01:13:10,490 --> 01:13:12,930
just so everybody knows, this is a two thirds vote. So five of the seven of us must agree. I did the math.

578
01:13:17,410 --> 01:13:20,690
thank you. I wondered what two thirds of seven was. It's 4.6. Thanks for rounding for us. I don't know who counts as point six so we'll have
To go with five.

579
01:13:30,690 --> 01:13:30,690
and this has been available on the website since we last heard this presentation for
Comment.

580
01:13:36,250 --> 01:13:36,250
yes. I guess the only thing I would highlight quickly is,
I appreciate the board's work here.

581
01:13:40,490 --> 01:13:40,490
I do appreciate. I know a lot of working parents in our district are going to be
Appreciative of the flexibility related to parent conferences.

582
01:13:48,410 --> 01:13:51,570
so that's just one thing I wanted to highlight for the community. I do think it's silly that we need to have the plan in place to be able to make
Announcements more than once a day,

583
01:13:56,810 --> 01:13:56,810
but here we are. So no other questions. I just want to say thank you for the committee's
Work,

584
01:14:02,050 --> 01:14:05,970
and I'm sure a lot of parents will appreciate that component in particular. I'm excited that we as a board can go and visit school campuses and support our district
Without having to be subject to.

585
01:14:15,710 --> 01:14:19,590
so I'm very excited about that as well. Thanks for helping us get that in there. And for that point, also, rob, the fact that we can go and not take up as much time on
Those campuses,

586
01:14:25,470 --> 01:14:25,470
because not only is it a pain for us to all have to schedule the things,
But then the principals have to repeat our visits over and over.

587
01:14:33,790 --> 01:14:33,790
so it's a definite win for all involved from that standpoint.

588
01:14:38,590 --> 01:14:42,550
I know they love having us, but having us once will be great. Yes. Lauren, I move to approve the 2026 to 2030 district of innovation plan renewal as
Presented.

589
01:14:49,430 --> 01:14:53,350
motion by rob. Any other questions or comments? Second. Second by phil. All those in favor? Motion carries.

590
01:15:02,190 --> 01:15:04,550
thank you. I had to make sure it was above two thirds. Thank you. 6.b. Consideration of a request for approval of an interlocal agreement with
The university of texas at austin,

591
01:15:12,280 --> 01:15:12,280
the meadows center for preventing educational risk as an authorized provider for the texas
Reading academies.

592
01:15:18,040 --> 01:15:18,040
lindsey benton. Good evening again. This evening,
We are asking for your approval for an interlocal agreement with the meadows center at ut

593
01:15:25,200 --> 01:15:25,200
austin as an authorized provider for the texas reading academies for the 26-27 school
Year.

594
01:15:30,800 --> 01:15:30,800
in the state of texas, all kindergarten through third grade teachers,
As well as their principals, are required to complete the texas reading academies.

595
01:15:38,240 --> 01:15:38,240
we have partnered with the ut meadows center for several years as an authorized provider,
And we've been very pleased with their support and their work in that area.

596
01:15:45,920 --> 01:15:45,920
we've chosen to continue that partnership for the coming school year,
Using the local implementation comprehensive model at a nominal cost of $12,000.

597
01:15:54,560 --> 01:15:54,560
we recommend your approval of the interlocal agreement,
But of course, I welcome any questions that you might have. I take it from the

598
01:16:03,260 --> 01:16:03,260
presentation that you feel that the meadow center is sufficient for what we need?

599
01:16:07,420 --> 01:16:07,420
yes, sir. Definitely. Perfect. Yes. I move to approve an interlocal agreement between
Ltisd and the meadows center at ut austin as an authorized provider for the texas

600
01:16:17,260 --> 01:16:17,260
reading academy for the 2026-2027 school year as presented.

601
01:16:21,820 --> 01:16:21,820
motion by erin. Second. Wow. Second by.

602
01:16:28,740 --> 01:16:28,740
17. Give it to her. Okay, we'll go with kris.

603
01:16:33,500 --> 01:16:33,500
any other questions or comments? All those in favor?

604
01:16:38,780 --> 01:16:38,780
motion carries. Thank you. Number 6.c. Consideration and potential adoption of resolution
Number

605
01:16:46,900 --> 01:16:46,900
041526-01 authorizing the superintendent to execute a letter of intent and to negotiate a
Purchase and sale agreement for the sale of surplus

606
01:16:56,740 --> 01:16:56,740
real property. Pam sanchez. Yes, so as you recall,
The board adopted a resolution last november declaring approximately 17

607
01:17:06,190 --> 01:17:06,190
acres of the district's unapproved land to attach to the lakeway elementary site as
Surplus and authorizing administration

608
01:17:16,110 --> 01:17:16,110
to issue competitive sealed bid for the sale of the property.

609
01:17:20,830 --> 01:17:20,830
we received three bids and administration determined the bid submitted by hsd loman's
Partners of $5.3

610
01:17:30,470 --> 01:17:30,470
million with a scheduled closing date of august 15th,
2026, was the best value for the district.

611
01:17:38,310 --> 01:17:38,310
in connection with the proposed sale, the purchaser has requested that the district
Execute a letter of intent,

612
01:17:45,310 --> 01:17:45,310
an loi, to memorialize the material terms of the transaction.

613
01:17:51,910 --> 01:17:51,910
execution of the loi is necessary to allow the purchaser to pursue entitlements and
Approvals from the city of lakeway and other

614
01:18:01,410 --> 01:18:01,410
governmental entities in connection with the intended development of the property.

615
01:18:07,050 --> 01:18:07,050
administration recommends the adoption of resolution number 041526-01,
Authorizing the superintendent to execute the loi on behalf

616
01:18:17,010 --> 01:18:17,010
of the district and to negotiate the purchase and sale agreement consistent with the
Material terms of the loi.

617
01:18:24,170 --> 01:18:24,170
the final purchase and sale agreement will be brought back to the board for approval prior
To the execution of it.

618
01:18:33,090 --> 01:18:33,090
so, pam, very briefly, if I may. Yes. So, 17 acres approximately on the back side of
Lakeway elementary.

619
01:18:41,570 --> 01:18:41,570
for anyone who did not listen to the november meeting,
That's essentially just the back half of the lot.

620
01:18:47,770 --> 01:18:47,770
it's not usable or it's not developed for use at this point.

621
01:18:52,090 --> 01:18:52,090
there's a ravine there, and we don't have any road access to that part of the property,
Right?

622
01:18:57,290 --> 01:18:57,290
as we sit here today. We do not. And we've maintained about three acres behind lakeway
Elementary just as a nice green

623
01:19:07,060 --> 01:19:07,060
area to. Perfect. Yeah. And when you say three acres beyond the fence.

624
01:19:12,940 --> 01:19:12,940
the current fence line. The current fence line. Yes,
Sir. And then you you said it, but I just want to highlight it.

625
01:19:18,700 --> 01:19:18,700
an loi is not a psa. It's not a purchase and sale agreement.

626
01:19:22,740 --> 01:19:22,740
we'll come back to that. This is a tool that enables the purchaser to go get their various
Entitlements and so forth.

627
01:19:29,860 --> 01:19:29,860
right. Great. So that those governmental entities know the district is committed to
Selling the property.

628
01:19:36,780 --> 01:19:39,900
we're agreeing to terms and principal. Yes, sir. May I just say I really appreciate dr. Null's leadership on this?

629
01:19:44,380 --> 01:19:44,380
he, since day one, had such a. I mean, he's been having conversations with various
Entities on how to get the most use out of this land.

630
01:19:53,180 --> 01:19:53,180
and it really. I think the fact that we've come this far is just a true testament of how
Hard he's worked to get extra

631
01:20:02,880 --> 01:20:02,880
money in every single area. And so I appreciate you,
Dr.

632
01:20:07,977 --> 01:20:07,977
null. So, pam, can you talk to where the $5.3 million is going to go and mention why we
Can't just buy more land and then immediately sell it and

633
01:20:17,840 --> 01:20:20,760
put it where this money is going? So, this money. The property was purchased, of course, years ago beyond any.

634
01:20:27,040 --> 01:20:27,040
if you were to purchase property using bond funds that you're still paying,
That sale of the property,

635
01:20:35,440 --> 01:20:35,440
those proceeds must go back into the bond fund because you're still making debt service
Payments towards that.

636
01:20:40,920 --> 01:20:40,920
however, this is clear of any, you know, debt outstanding on it.

637
01:20:46,280 --> 01:20:46,280
therefore, these funds can go directly into the general operating fund balance that are
Reserved to be

638
01:20:56,140 --> 01:20:56,140
used whatever is legally allowed by general operating funds.

639
01:21:04,620 --> 01:21:08,140
and they're not subject to the recapture. And they're not subject to recapture. They're kind of out. They won't be budgeted every year.

640
01:21:11,860 --> 01:21:15,060
it'll sit in our reserves. Great. Thank you. Yes. And so this tract of land has no debt? Exactly.

641
01:21:19,140 --> 01:21:19,140
it has no debt tied to it. Thank you. I move.

642
01:21:25,900 --> 01:21:28,860
just quickly. Then I know who's going to make the motion. Just say to kind of I know we discussed this at an earlier item,
But to thank the strategic resources committee for your work on this.

643
01:21:38,140 --> 01:21:38,140
you know, the charge was to find any resources that we could.

644
01:21:42,540 --> 01:21:42,540
and this is certainly going to make a big difference to our budget.

645
01:21:46,620 --> 01:21:46,620
and while we need to repay our fund balance and build that back up from what we've gone
Through the past few years,

646
01:21:53,100 --> 01:21:53,100
I appreciate that, you know, we're essentially able to use a sliver of this for the
Employee retention bonus this year.

647
01:22:02,310 --> 01:22:02,310
and I think it speaks to the idea that while we have to be fiscally responsible,
We also are maintaining our commitment that when we are able,

648
01:22:11,270 --> 01:22:11,270
we are going to give our money back to our people that make the difference for our
District. So I think this represents kind of both of those.

649
01:22:24,830 --> 01:22:24,830
obviously, a sale of land is a one time revenue benefit,
But that makes it a really great tool to use for a one time expense,

650
01:22:34,070 --> 01:22:34,070
like the compensation items we've been discussing earlier today.

651
01:22:38,870 --> 01:22:38,870
so we can put the rest in the fund to work otherwise and put some portion of it towards
Thanking our teachers for their service.

652
01:22:46,590 --> 01:22:50,590
yeah. And this is just the beginning. I was going to say that,
More to come. We got other stuff. Yeah, we're counting on it.

653
01:22:54,290 --> 01:22:54,290
we're working on it. Awesome. I move to adopt resolution number 041526-01 as presented.

654
01:23:04,370 --> 01:23:04,370
motion by phil. Second. Second by keely. Any other questions or comments?

655
01:23:09,850 --> 01:23:13,530
all those in favor? Motion carries. Thank you. Thank you. We will move on to item 6.e. Consideration of a request for approval of
American constructors as contractor for joc

656
01:23:22,770 --> 01:23:22,770
23-136 for lake travis high school track stadium led lighting replacement.

657
01:23:28,090 --> 01:23:28,090
pam. Yes, ma'am. So the replacement of the lighting at the high school track stadium is
Part of the 2024 bond program.

658
01:23:35,770 --> 01:23:35,770
the project scope includes replacement of the existing sports lighting system and fixtures
With led technology,

659
01:23:44,210 --> 01:23:44,210
as well as the addition of a new pole with led lighting at the field events at the area of
The track stadium.

660
01:23:53,140 --> 01:23:53,140
right now it's pretty much a dark spot. Or we have to rent generator,
You know, lights to light that area.

661
01:24:01,820 --> 01:24:01,820
so, approval of the work will allow the district to complete the lighting upgrade and
Improvement and improve the safety and functionality of the track and

662
01:24:11,740 --> 01:24:14,940
field facility for students and our community. Our community uses it quite often as well. Administration recommends the selection of
American constructors as general contractor for this work through job order

663
01:24:24,820 --> 01:24:24,820
contract number 23-136 in the amount of $308,243.

664
01:24:35,500 --> 01:24:38,500
any questions? I know I asked last time, but dr. Null, can you just give us a review of what a joc contract is?

665
01:24:46,660 --> 01:24:46,660
yes. It is confusing. So you have cm at risk,
Which is our standard procurement method for

666
01:24:56,240 --> 01:24:59,840
construction. That is when you're doing a large project. Joc is specifically intended for one off small projects,
Exactly like this project that don't require a full

667
01:25:09,840 --> 01:25:09,840
on, you know.

668
01:25:17,080 --> 01:25:20,840
so it just allows us to be a little more prescriptive. It allows you to move a little faster as well,
So.

669
01:25:24,280 --> 01:25:24,280
and pam, do you have a better description? Or even robert may be able to give a better
Description than that as well, so. No,

670
01:25:29,480 --> 01:25:29,480
that is correct. And we do typically see these for the smaller projects that it's a
Quicker turnaround as well,

671
01:25:37,000 --> 01:25:37,000
but know that all of the vendors or the contractors that the general contractor are
Selecting are vetted through our staff.

672
01:25:46,760 --> 01:25:46,760
so tech line sports lighting was vetted and we agreed that that would be,
You know, the best contractor to use for this project.

673
01:25:56,410 --> 01:25:59,610
and it's also not just vetted, but also competitively priced. It's not a choose someone and they get to name the price.

674
01:26:02,930 --> 01:26:02,930
it's still competitively priced. Make ure that we're getting best value. So we get to
Control and ensure that we're getting the best value on every line item,

675
01:26:09,690 --> 01:26:12,530
as opposed to saying build this and here's the money. Right. What's the timeline on this project? Robert,
Do you know that?

676
01:26:17,879 --> 01:26:21,170
or richard? Yes. We're ready to get going on it. Great. Yes.

677
01:26:24,130 --> 01:26:24,130
thank you. Thanks. And this meets the requirements for the city's.

678
01:26:32,010 --> 01:26:32,010
dark sky? No, for the city's lighting requirement with the dark skies.

679
01:26:49,073 --> 01:26:49,073
okay. Thank you. Awesome. I'm going to take your word for it,
If that's okay.

680
01:26:55,150 --> 01:26:55,150
there it is. Oh, that's my favorite one. It's like a laser show.

681
01:27:02,110 --> 01:27:02,110
I move to approve american constructors as contractor for joc 23-136 for the track stadium
Lighting replacement at lake travis high school as presented.

682
01:27:11,390 --> 01:27:11,390
motion by erin. Second. Second by phil. Any other questions or comments?

683
01:27:17,910 --> 01:27:20,910
all those in favor? Motion carries. All right. Thank you. Thank you, pam. All right. Item seven is the consent agenda.

684
01:27:25,510 --> 01:27:25,510
does any trustee have one or more items that they would like pulled for further discussion
And separate vote?

685
01:27:32,950 --> 01:27:36,630
is there a motion? I move to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion by keely. Second. Second by phil. All those in favor?

686
01:27:42,670 --> 01:27:42,670
motion carries. And item 8 is information

687
01:27:52,600 --> 01:27:52,600
items. Trustees, our board packet includes three information items.

688
01:27:57,960 --> 01:27:57,960
item 8.a. Board notification under board policy ch local lake travis high school science
Edition furniture expenditure.

689
01:28:06,120 --> 01:28:06,120
item 8.b. Board notification under board policy ch local cavalier stadium sound system
Installation.

690
01:28:13,080 --> 01:28:13,080
8.c. Board notification under board policy ch local district led lighting replacement
Project edition.

691
01:28:19,360 --> 01:28:22,840
are there any questions regarding these items? Nope? Okay.

692
01:28:33,560 --> 01:28:33,560
so we will take no further action. And the meeting is adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

693
01:28:41,240 --> 01:28:41,240
no. What? [applause].