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Testing. Testing. Testing.

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where is she?

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Okay, you win. You won.

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the invocation is it?

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It's not in here.

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We can go, we can go 6-13.

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I don't

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see Tom.

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Is there anybody in the other elective officials in about here?

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I don't see anybody.

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We're going to go out like everybody's here.

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Melissa?

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You're good?

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Okay, the time is now a 6-14 and we're coming back into open session.

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And we will start open session with the

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Invocation by Mrs. Melissa Gonzalez, and then the

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Pledge of Allegiance by Mrs. Nicole Nolan.

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We ask, we thank you for all the lessons you've

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bestowed on us and we ask you to continue blessing us

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and the school district.

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Please guide us to make important decisions for our kids tonight

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for the entire school district for the city to be

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for the community.

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We ask the EU help us for view of the information

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and make the decisions that serve this student's press interest.

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We have to see your name on it.

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Join me in the pledge.

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I'm finally going to do the slide.

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I'm going to go to the United States of America.

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And you're going to look up, like, where would you stand?

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One nation, and an individual with liberty and justice for all.

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On on America's slide, I believe you need to be.

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Thank you very much.

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Some hitters.

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Okay, so we're going to move on to item six, which is reading

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of the Gregor Polynesian, vision, mission, and belief statements.

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The vision of GPSD is to educate, inspire, and power.

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The mission of Gregory Fortland ISD is to educate, inspire, and empower our students to succeed in life,

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and become the next generation of leaders.

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In GPSD, we believe students are leaders and critical thinkers who embrace diversity

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and pursue excellence in all endeavors.

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In GPISD, we believe that faculty and staff build inclusive relationships and maximize student success with integrity, compassion, and talent.

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In GPISD, we believe principles and campus leadership are courageous leaders who show grace, empower others, embrace diversity and cultivate GP pride.

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In GPIC, we believe Superintendent and Central Office advance our vision with intention, collaboration, and purpose-driven leadership.

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In GPIC, we believe our Board of Trustees are strategic collaborative leaders who model good governance and empower and inspire others to serve the GP community.

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Thank you, guys.

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We're going to move on to recognitions in presentations out of seven.

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Good

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evening, Dr. Kavalsos, President Flynn, trustees, all in attendance this evening, and

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those watching this meeting online.

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We have several recognitions tonight and encourage those being recognized to please make

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note of the following process.

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When your name is called, please approach the superintendent to receive a certificate and a token

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of our appreciation and take an individual photo.

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Then please shake hands with each of our school board members, and if there is more than one

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in your group to be recognized, please remain standing at the left side of the room until all

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of your group are asked to come forward for a group photo. For all recognitions we invite those

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in the audience who are principles, teachers, and advisors of student groups as well as supervisors

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or team members of employees and those working with honorees directly in any capacity to approach

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the front and join the honoree for the group photo.

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The recognitions will begin this evening with some incredible students who have recently been selected

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by campus administrators and teachers to appear in our new feature video series aligned to

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priority three of our balanced scorecard and branded with this year's district theme most appropriately

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titled Rising Rock Stars. Each of these students is extraordinary in their own way as evident

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by the engaging video content provided for our team. At this time we'd like to invite some of

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them in attendance with us to come forward as we call their names and receive a certificate as

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is that token of gratitude for their hard work in school and dedication to being strong

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examples of what it means to be a GP Wildcat.

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First, a fifth grade student from TM Clark Elementary School, this rising rock star

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loves to read and wants to grow up to be a doctor or a teacher, please welcome Ms. Naomi Robertson.

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And from GP Middle School, our NJHS president, who enjoys science, math, and robotics

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that his campus, and helps to one day become an astrophysicist or an astronomer here to be recognized

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by the board this evening as our own Adrian Martinez.

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And as Adrian and Naomi gather for a group photo and if their principles are an attendance,

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if you'd like to join them as well for the photo, please help yourself and any families in

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the audience or friends of these wonderful students, if you could please stand and let us give

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you a round of applause.

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Thank you for all of the support that you provide to each of them.

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You can come right here if you want.

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Can you congratulate

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us and thank you students? And as we transition on to the next recognition, I'd

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also like to mention that the rising rock star series is put together each week by our own

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communication specialist and board meeting photographer, Mrs. Alley Spiglman. So thank you Alley for

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the way that you feature our students. Now we'd like to honor our outstanding GP ISD employees of

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months. Our executive director of Human Resources, Dr. Daniel Subias, is already here with us

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to award with Dr. Kavasus and the rest of the board for these employee recognitions.

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Tonight's honorees were selected from among several nominations submitted to the district

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by their peers, supervisors, and or students or community members. All of whom can submit a request

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for board recognition at any level at any time through our website. We thank all of our leaders

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to review these nominations as well as those nominated candidates for the month, and would

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like to announce the following for October 2023.

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First, our auxiliary employee of the month is currently serving as the Food and Nutrition

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Services Manager at Stephen F. Austin Elementary.

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Please welcome Mrs. Susan Felice.

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While she is notably talented at her work on any regular day, this year Mrs. Felice has invested

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many hours preparing for the upcoming cafeteria renovation at her campus.

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A construction project that has taken place this year and made possible thanks to your support

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in the community of VAM-2023.

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Her focus has been to ensure smooth transition and continuous dedication to healthy and nutritious

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meals for students, even and especially, in light of the changes necessary on campus so

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the cafeteria can be free for construction work to begin soon.

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She's going above and beyond with detailed drawings and instructions in order to optimize serving time as well as ensuring the highest quality product continues to be delivered and served at the campus.

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It's been said that Mrs. Felice is a selfless servant for the students of GPISD and we could not agree more. Please welcome again our employee of the month for auxiliary Mrs. Susan Felice.

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And what our principal from Stephen F. Austin also our Director of Food Service come forward.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for all you do, Ms. Felice.

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Now our paraprofessional employee of the month is someone whose consistent work ethic, dedication

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and pride for her school is unwavering an evident each day.

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Please join us in honoring Special Education Pera, Mrs. Sarah Solice.

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At East Cliff Elementary, Mrs. Solice is known for going the extra mile even in tough

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situations and circumstances, challenges are no match for her talent and her heart.

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She's committed to excellence and does not settle for less, ensuring that if something

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is done, it is done with care and thoughtfulness, her contributions have made her a bright, shining

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example of positivity and joy to those around her.

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A consistent achiever, or perhaps over a cheever, in her work, and a generous soul who is

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Congratulations once again to Mrs. Sarah Solis.

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Thank you, Miss Solis, and congratulations.

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Our professional employee of the month from WC Andrews.

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Andrews Elementary is known as a true leader and devoted teammate on her campus and in her role as school counselor. Please welcome Mrs.

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Audra Garic.

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Mrs. Garic has a passion for equity, rights and personal growth for every student, and has brought several programs, services and clubs to WCA to help expand opportunities and engagement.

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No matter the time commitment or a amount of planning necessary to make a new idea possible,

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Mrs. Garrick is always willing to commit to the right cause for the right purpose for our students.

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Each decision she makes is with students in mind and she's an advocate for their social, emotional, and physical needs.

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Often in her role, she finds herself having challenging conversations with families and having to deliver news that isn't always easy to hear.

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However, she's known for her ability to do so with compassion and care in the most eloquent and thoughtful ways.

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Her intellect and drive have made her a go-to person on campus and in the district for she excels at every task,

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and has made WCA happier and healthier place to go to school and to work.

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We are proud and thankful to once again congratulate our professional employee of the month, Ms. Aldrich Eric.

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Thank you, Mrs. Garrett.

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And at this time, we'd like to recognize an employee for a button beyond recognition in her career

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field and as a representative of GP high school and GP ISD. Yale University annually awards

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those supported and inspired those who support and inspire their students to achieve at high

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levels from around the world. The Yale Educator Award is a prestigious recognition and one

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that, as of this year, has been earned by one of our very own.

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She was selected from among only 385 honorees who represented 43 states in 28 countries

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and as a recipient.

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She is one of only 32 counselors and 80 teachers who are selected for this award.

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Her work has been well-known in GPISD for the incredible ways that she educates, inspires

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and empowers our students to achieve and recognize their own potential through college and career

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pathways at GP high school and now she is well known among a much wider audience as one

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of the few awarded for this incredible honor. It is with great pride and full hearts that

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we have invited her to join us this evening and receive congratulations from our school

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board superintendent high school principal and all of us at GP ISD. So at this time, please

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welcome the one and only Mrs. Catherine Teele.

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Congratulations again to Mrs. Teele.

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Now we have some team recognitions to celebrate this evening.

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First we'd like to recognize that Governor Greg Abbott,

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proclaimed October 11th, 2023 as Texas Education Human Resources Day.

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A time to recognize and honor the important contributions made by school staff in the

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of human resources. They work hard each day to ensure our schools are staffed with high quality employees.

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And that those employees can thrive in a positive work environment. We are extremely fortunate at GPISD to have some outstanding team members serving in HR and through their strategic efforts and daily work, they are among the best and brightest, who help behind the scenes to give our students the best possible education.

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It is fitting that now in the month of October we honor this proclamation from the governor's office and invite our HR team to be recognized via district leadership.

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Please welcome these five talented individuals, Dr. Savayas, whom you have met.

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Mr. Cameron Karen, Human Resources Coordinator.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Sanchez, Human Resources Specialist.

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Mrs. Viviana Ramirez, Human Resources Specialist.

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And Mrs. Michelle Estrada.

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Receptionist and Human Resources Clerk.

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Thank you all for the vital work that you do here

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and GPISD.

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October is also known for many celebrations

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and recognitions in addition to Texas Education HR Month and Day.

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It is also a national principal's month,

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so this was a most appropriate time

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to pause and honor our exceptional campus leaders.

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These are a special group of people

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whose profound love for students and teachers

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have called them to a position of great service

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to all others across GPISD.

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The role of school principle is one of wearing many hats, and devoting every day to the pursuit of excellence, their empowerment, and the encouragement of others.

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This position is many things to many people, most notably to our teachers and staff who each of them serve and support,

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yet also to all of their school communities as they are often the voice of their campus, and as we commonly say,

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among our district leadership team, the captains of their ships.

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They lead every facet of the operation inside the school building from cultivating leadership in their staff that they have hired to managing school budgets and leading academic instruction and those are just three things on a list of thousands.

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They possess an employee talents unique to the trade and aim to please with the knowledge that you cannot always make everyone happy, though trust me they wish they could.

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Their days include full schedules, school events on evenings and weekends, navigating a

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myriad of needs while understanding the most important of them, to provide a safe, positive,

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and thriving school environment and culture for every person in their care and on their

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team.

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They are all about appreciating others in tonight.

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We ask that they allow us to extend our appreciation to each and every one of them.

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Words are not enough, so we hope they realize the depth of our gratitude behind a

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smile, a handshake, a visit, a hug, and an enthusiastic hope that they continue through

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this school year fully knowing that they are well supported here in GPSD by this district,

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this team and this community.

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It is our honor to call forward our seven campus principals from East Cliff Elementary School

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Mrs. Ashley Bonda.

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From Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Mrs. Tai-Cee Sanchez.

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From TM Clark Elementary School, Mrs. Melinda Phenia.

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From WC Andrews Elementary School, Mrs. Honolese Tennyson.

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GP Middle School, Principal Dr. John Trevino.

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GP High School, Principal, Mrs. Monica Wagner.

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And as they begin to gather for a group photo, if you are counting or if you are listening, I did say seven.

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And though she sent her regrets that she could not be here with us tonight, we'd also like to acknowledge the incredible efforts of Mrs. Robin Rice, our director of the Early Childhood Center.

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So with Mrs. Rice and these six campus leaders that make seven proud campus principals at GPISD.

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Thank you all for everything you do.

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as the school board in superintendent make their way back to the Dias, they will be taking a seat and finding a note card near their desk.

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Our trustees are now invited to take a moment and handwrite a note to someone they feel is deserving of recognition and everyone in our audience is invited to scan the QR code on the screen right now and submit a positive praise note appreciation to someone in the district.

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This action of gratitude during tonight's board meeting supports our Balance Scorecard Priority 2 and Priority 3.

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Specific to goals that elevate the need to ensure the satisfaction and retention of our employees

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and the satisfaction and engagement of students, families, and community.

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Thank you all.

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I just take this on you.

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I don't know.

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I don't know.

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I don't have an envelope.

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Yeah.

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I don't know.

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There's only a minute.

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Yes.

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Can you strike the one, right?

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One.

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Perfect one here.

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Dr. Kumaus, those two.

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Do you want to write another one?

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If you take them with you?

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I'm seven, which is comments from the public.

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And we have one person signed up and that is Mr. Tom Bridges.

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Mr. Bridges, come on down.

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Good evening, Board of Trustees, Dr. Kovasa, guests and special honorees that are still here.

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Last spring, March, I believe it was. I came before you to announce the formation of a team and the establishment of a political action committee for purposes of trying to secure passage of the bond that the bond election in May.

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I'm here tonight as a public active closure for that effort, as we all know, the bond did pass.

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And the credit for that, of course, goes to the responsible citizen voters of the communities of Portland and Gregory.

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I also want to point out and believe that I'd like to make sure you know that I believe that a significant factor in the decision that those voters

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made. This is the result of some work, some outstanding work, an awesome crew. This team was

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that helped to get this done. It's just amazing how much work they put in around the clock

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and among whom that committee and team are members of this board, who were acting, of course,

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in your individual capacities. But I appreciate all of you and that work that was done.

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I have to make special recognition of Mrs. Kerry Simmons.

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She was the co-chair for that team.

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She was also the Treasurer for the Political Action Committee.

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As most of you know, the state's got some strict rules when it comes to collecting money

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for bond, our for elections, and such as for political action committee.

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She made sure that all our documentation and all our financial reports were made timely, even

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to the point of filing the dissolution of that political action committee.

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It is no longer in existence, which we believe it should be at that time.

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When she finished all the financials and paying all the accounts, there was a small balance

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in the fund with the permission and concurrence of the donors to that fund, we have a check

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payable to the Gregory Portland Education Foundation in Adam Mount, which I will give

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to Ms. Matern here as we as I finish. But I want to take this public opportunity and

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privilege to say it was a special honor for me to be connected to this whole effort and

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very very special privilege to be associated with these folks. There's so many on this team

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and the work they did. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you Mr. Bridges. We greatly

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appreciate your leadership.

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Your leadership was vital and we appreciate it. You guys can now

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stand and go.

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We will move to item nine, which is the consent agenda. So is anybody want to

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So, do I have a motion to approve the consent of gender other than D, F and G,

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do I have a motion?

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Okay, so discussion on item D, question one.

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So that's on your referring to on page 108 of board book that was say to close out that PTO and as they're opening up their new organization,

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and they're funds being returned to the campus for the end to that.

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So, my question for F and G are this same, and it was just some language in there. The reason why we are getting a third party is that just best practices for us to get, like,

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It must be something different.

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Different two different projects.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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That's it.

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That's it.

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Both sides five of here.

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Andrew.

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Yes.

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So do I have a motion to approve D F in G.

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Can you sit and did that?

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Sound moved?

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Nicole?

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Thank you.

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Karen?

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All those in favour?

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Those pose.

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Motion passes seven.

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Moving on to item 10, regular business action items, A was discussed and take possible action to award a construction services contract for CSP number 2223-06, the all purpose practice facility project, Dr. Gonzales.

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And if you'll go to page 124 and board book, that's where this item begins.

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And there is, yeah, also is it in here too?

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You'd even need members of the board.

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Mr. Chairman, Dr. Kavosos. Yes, in front of you, you have a binder.

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That was passed up by Chris.

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And this item here is specifically on tab A,

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which is after the C, which stands for consent for this binder.

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So tab A, you have some additional information in there.

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So to get started with this item, the district recently completed a competitive sealed proposal delivery method for the all-purpose practice facility project.

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Two sealed proposals were submitted and reviewed by a ranking committee.

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Thus submitting a recommendation for final board approval.

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Last month, the Board of Trustees approved administration's recommendation to approve

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top-ranked event or Fulting Coast Con general contractors and authorized the superintendent to proceed with the process of a cost benefit analysis and contract review pending final board approval.

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So the next steps from there were to connect with Fulting construction to go through this exercise and come up of course with final recommendations.

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and contractual agreements for final border approval.

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Since then, we have completed this exercise

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administratively as a district with partners that included

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our architectural firm, Turner Ramirez,

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our MEP Engineer, Steady Collins, and Associates.

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We conducted more than three meetings and several phone calls

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and emails that went back and forth.

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So today, in your packet, in that packet, you can see here, if you pull out from tab A, you

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can see the first page here is the Schedule Values that was submitted by Fulting Construction

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for our review.

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It gives you a detailed breakdown of every single function of this project and how they came

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up with the original bid of $67.9 million for this project.

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The next page is a list, which is in landscape, but it's a list of potential cost savings

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items that were discussed throughout these meetings and added and taken as a consideration

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of a potential cost savings element for this project to get what we were asking for from the beginning when we expect this project out.

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You can see there's two columns after each row, one is an estimate of these cost savings and the other is where we started a process of accepting certain items that wouldn't impact

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the design of this project when it comes to delay.

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The project or structural issues that could emerge in the future in this project are the overall outcome

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that we're trying to accomplish with this project.

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So I'll give you an opportunity to look at those items briefly and to somehow cross-reference

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and see which ones we talked about and which ones we accepted at one point but we clearly

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see here that the estimations of total cost savings could potentially have been a little

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south of five million dollars but these this list includes items that are high valued

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dollar items like number three, changing the cross-base and suspended slab foundations to

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a slab on grade, which is worth $500,000 of potential savings, but thus would take a possible

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five to six month time period to redesign the foundations of this project.

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So some of these items were just omitted because our goal is to start this project as soon

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possible and not delay the project any longer. But if you go to the third page, I created

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this financial analysis or the cost benefit analysis of what we went through with comparison

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of the budget that I shared with you all last month. So on the left side of this page, you see

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the fund allocations in the budget for this project.

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$72,252,738.

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And you see the expenses there that end up

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resulting in a $3,319,000 deficit.

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With potential savings on the right side of this page,

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You could see various items that were selected at this point, one being reducing the select

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bill requirement.

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You can see the changing burnish CMU to integrated colored, changing central insulated

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metal panels, changing the divider, omitting the platform at the end zone.

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You also see there an item in here that says materials, testing and balance.

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We reached out to the vendor to get a price and it came in 552,000 dollars less than the allowance.

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You also see in here weights and batting cages.

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We got with the vendors to see how much of weights we're going to cost and how much we were going to spend on FF and E for the entire facility.

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And we feel confident that we could cover the weights and our FF and E needs with the 2.5 million,

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which is on the left side of this page, so that's also something we can eliminate from

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this contract, turf savings, we reached out to another turf vendor and received back some

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a proposal and we saw three hundred and ten thousand dollars of savings there. And then considering

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a reduction on the owner's contingency of 250,000 and then changing friction peers to 13 feet

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under. Reem peers were still waiting on some responses and some feedback from our geotechnical

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engineer, but we feel comfortable that incompetent that that wouldn't affect the schedule or

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delayed in any way, shape or manner. But all those equal, a total savings of $3.8 million.

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So, pending that from the geo-tech and really looking and thinking about the approach we committed to,

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and we're charged with last month, we feel confident to recommend to the board today,

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tonight, to move forward with a contract with Fulton Construction.

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There's still some conversations that need to happen in the next couple of days,

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in the next week or two, so we're asking what the administration is asking and at the very

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back, your binder and the back sleeve, you'll see the language there for the motion.

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But administration is recommending to approve and award a construction service as contract

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two-folds in construction for a total amount not to exceed 64 million 580,238 dollars.

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This is including the basement and the allowances, so that is the 67.9 million.

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Minus, the 3.3 million that we were short. We're asking the Board to approve that we move forward with a contract to not exceed that amount.

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But what that does for us is it gives us an opportunity to get started with Fulton on this project. And at the same time to identify any more areas that we may find that do not affect the schedule in any way.

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And that we could possibly save if it comes down to additional funding.

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But we meet our goal of reaching the budget amount that was set for this project, ultimately.

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So, any questions?

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Do you have any questions?

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On the pears, which the same style of pears is not as deep?

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I would defer that too.

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Do you have it dramatic like while we're asking the questions just a schematic of the exterior or the interior?

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Well, right now I guess that would be more exterior.

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Underneath.

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The female film again.

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It's the peer itself.

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And we're dealing with the peers starting at a certain depth.

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And there is a short bump.

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Are they changing the style?

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get on to the microphone just wait

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so what's being proposed right now Mark is to change

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the currently the design of the peers based on our initial geotechnical investigation report that we got from

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Robert Kistern is to do basically a skin friction peer, a drilled peer, which is like if you can think of it

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a straw that goes down pretty deep, and the difference is is that if we were to go to a

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under-reemed bell peer, right, it has a larger bearing surface and it bears on a shower

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or a strata of the soil. Again, there's buildings that are done this way. I mean, the old,

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I think the brown gym was done that way. I mean, it's commonly done here. The reason we're

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waiting for some information back from our geotechers, we need to get the total bearing capacity

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of the soil, we did the geotech report that information wasn't there, the recommendation was

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to do a skin friction peer, but it can be done.

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We just need some additional information from the geotech to analyze that and then the structural

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engineer will have to modify the peer design of the structure to kind of do that throughout.

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Again, it's just a matter of how big you make the peer and what radius and how tightly they

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space, but based on input we've gotten from full-ton construction, that is going to generate

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some significant cost savings, and we've kind of verified it with our structural engineering,

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it can be changed fairly quickly. So we don't believe there will be any schedule impacts from

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that as from a design and kind of construction perspective. So something we're investigating here,

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and that's I think the nature of why it's mills asking for this kind of not to exceed price.

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If for some reason that should not be viable or the savings not, you know, end up exactly we would have some other options we would need to look at so that's why it kind of is setting that ceiling of a number to where we have to work within that number that would be potentially approved by the board.

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And I think Melissa to answer your question schematically that's all underground obviously at a deep level and it's really

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wouldn't be a visible kind of thing from an aesthetic perspective.

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I can't speak to what Ishmael was talking about, some of the materiality changes and things.

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For the most part, architecturally, from my perspective, based on the recommendations

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I've been put to forth to you guys, the renderings that the community has seen, that

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you all have seen, materially won't really change.

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You know, we're talking about a difference between an integral color block, which is this

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really get up close and personal to really notice it. For instance, the CTE building that we

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design has a burnish polish block. The high school has a integral color non-polish block. And

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probably most people don't ever know the difference or wouldn't know the difference. The metal panels

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that he mentioned on the exterior is simply going from an insulate pre-manufactured insulated panel

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to one where we're using the same look exterior metal panel but we're putting an insulation board

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on the inside, but it's hidden, you wouldn't see it either way.

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It's just one's a finished product that kind of comes pre-manufactured in a sandwich panel.

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The other one we're constructing on site essentially.

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So, but from an aesthetic perspective, from a performance perspective, we don't anticipate any material

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difference between those two.

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And I don't think we'll listen for a schematic.

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The renderings that you saw here, based on what we've been able to come up with through

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working with...

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The team here should not change any of the functionality of this building or the aesthetics for

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the most part. So I'm very pleased with where I think we've been able to get and I think

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the district would still not give up any quality or function. So I feel confident and I'm happy

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to answer any of the questions that there's anything about it. I'm sorry.

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We don't have to go back to this. Other than maybe some peer, you know, the redesign of the

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proposed right now, generating any redesign aspects that would at any way or point delay the

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project, you know, sir.

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Yeah,

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they just kind of make them kind of build out at the bottom and they bear on just

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a bigger portion of soil rather than relying on the lake to do it.

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So remind me again, what's the completion date we're shooting for right now, what is your

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statutory completion in 16 months, roughly, I think it was spring of 2025, is that right?

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So, I heard you correctly that we've got these to look at and approve this thing tonight,

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but it doesn't stop here.

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I guess fortune construction company has some other things that they had offered

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and discussions will continue to save the district money, possibly.

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Well, actually if you go back into your packet here on this page,

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These are other items that are under review, as far as I can consider.

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Yeah, and ultimately, the goal was to reach the 3.3 million of we can reach more, we will.

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I will just highlight, you know, full-ton construction has been very collaborative throughout

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this process, and everyone involved, you know, you know, Turner, and even, you know, our

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street e-callons and associates, we even had some help from construction management services

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company Procedio on estimating and reviewing these items and Alton Alexander, we all came together

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and did an phenomenal job throughout this exercise. But Fulton did agree, because I asked them

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about the not to exceed. They are very aware of what our ambitions are tonight, and we all understand

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01:02:22,790 --> 01:02:28,330
the approach that we plan on taking moving forward after tonight, if approved by the board.

443
01:02:31,410 --> 01:02:40,230
So, I have, well, I have a comment and then a question, so I haven't been really shy about

444
01:02:40,230 --> 01:02:45,630
my concerns about this project and but I want to be very, very clear that I have no concerns

445
01:02:45,630 --> 01:02:52,010
with our architect, our construction team. I have full confidence in you guys in the building.

446
01:02:52,870 --> 01:02:59,350
I am definitely excited about this building. I think it's going to be a great facility for our students.

447
01:02:59,350 --> 01:03:03,710
My concerns purely lie in the way we're paying for it.

448
01:03:04,110 --> 01:03:07,450
I think that I'd like to see this put on a bond,

449
01:03:08,330 --> 01:03:10,650
not be paid out of our operating budget.

450
01:03:10,890 --> 01:03:13,730
Those are dollars I think that we desperately need in other areas.

451
01:03:14,430 --> 01:03:16,650
So with that being said, I just wanted to make sure

452
01:03:16,650 --> 01:03:18,630
that I'm clear about that.

453
01:03:19,890 --> 01:03:22,350
My question is, since we're going to be spending

454
01:03:23,730 --> 01:03:26,790
upwards of $60 million out of our operating budget,

455
01:03:28,370 --> 01:03:39,650
We had visited Melissa ISD when we went to convention and fantastic facility that they had there.

456
01:03:39,770 --> 01:03:45,750
We got to see their stadium, their indoor practice facility, their outdoor practice field.

457
01:03:46,110 --> 01:03:48,390
The performing arts center, it was fabulous.

458
01:03:49,110 --> 01:03:51,650
It was well worth the time we spent there.

459
01:03:52,170 --> 01:03:55,190
It was Zach and myself, Tim and Mark when we were at convention.

460
01:03:56,550 --> 01:04:03,810
So my question is, that facility now granted a lot of those beds were pre-COVID, so I realized

461
01:04:03,810 --> 01:04:04,470
there's inflation.

462
01:04:05,490 --> 01:04:14,070
So they're paying about $35 million for a $10,000 seat stadium with a five-story press

463
01:04:14,070 --> 01:04:18,850
box, 19 million for an indoor practice facility.

464
01:04:18,850 --> 01:04:22,150
Then your practice facility was definitely pre-COVID numbers.

465
01:04:24,490 --> 01:04:27,230
So, you know, by my estimation,

466
01:04:28,750 --> 01:04:32,850
inflation, post-COVID inflation anywhere from 40 to 60 percent,

467
01:04:33,430 --> 01:04:35,830
you know, kind of what we're seeing in general.

468
01:04:37,610 --> 01:04:43,850
But as far as comparable, we're looking at two to 300 times,

469
01:04:44,370 --> 01:04:47,670
or two to 300 percent increase based on what they paid.

470
01:04:47,670 --> 01:04:59,950
So, my question is, long-winded, sorry, my question is, what facilities did you guys visit when designing this, were there, because I kind of felt-

471
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:07,520
Like we did a little bit backwards. Maybe we should have went to Melissa before we started designing this.

472
01:05:10,170 --> 01:05:21,430
So I can speak a little bit to that, Kerry. So we visited one facility that we did visit was facility that they had just finished building was UTSA facility.

473
01:05:21,430 --> 01:05:23,670
It's a university?

474
01:05:23,970 --> 01:05:25,110
Yes, it is.

475
01:05:25,210 --> 01:05:25,550
It is.

476
01:05:26,250 --> 01:05:29,930
The other question I have and I had been to Melissa's facility.

477
01:05:30,670 --> 01:05:36,210
I don't know, obviously, our indoor practice facility is only accounts for of the almost

478
01:05:36,950 --> 01:05:39,090
155,000 square feet that we're building.

479
01:05:39,670 --> 01:05:42,830
It only accounts for roughly half of our facility.

480
01:05:43,050 --> 01:05:45,650
So I don't know how much square footage they got for that

481
01:05:45,650 --> 01:05:49,430
19 million, which would now, and today's dollars with COVID inflation,

482
01:05:49,430 --> 01:05:54,510
would, you know, likely be in the 30 plus million because we have a whole other...

483
01:05:54,510 --> 01:05:56,250
Yeah, they have a hiring role in them we do.

484
01:05:56,390 --> 01:06:00,250
Sure, sure. No, no, understood, understood. I don't know if that includes, you know,

485
01:06:00,310 --> 01:06:04,510
we have another initial 75,000 square feet of locker room space, storage,

486
01:06:04,770 --> 01:06:09,690
coaches office, multi-purpose, and so there's, you know, I don't remember or recall

487
01:06:09,690 --> 01:06:14,810
the square footage of the facility that they built at Melissa for that 19 million,

488
01:06:15,450 --> 01:06:17,870
but obviously we have a significant amount of square footage.

489
01:06:17,870 --> 01:06:21,690
And all I can tell you is that kind of on par with construction

490
01:06:21,690 --> 01:06:24,650
costs that we're seeing, you know, kind of per square foot, this scene

491
01:06:24,650 --> 01:06:28,930
to somewhat fall in line with what we're seeing, at least within this area.

492
01:06:29,390 --> 01:06:32,450
And, you know, it's just the inflation as I have mentioned before.

493
01:06:32,510 --> 01:06:34,930
On other projects here, it's just extraordinary.

494
01:06:35,130 --> 01:06:36,570
We've never seen anything like it before.

495
01:06:37,370 --> 01:06:39,770
But I don't recall the footage of that.

496
01:06:39,830 --> 01:06:40,930
I don't know of any of y'all got that.

497
01:06:40,930 --> 01:06:43,550
It's approximately 25,000 square feet small.

498
01:06:45,010 --> 01:06:49,590
So it was 125,000 square feet that they built.

499
01:06:49,590 --> 01:06:50,690
It was 120,000.

500
01:06:50,810 --> 01:06:51,510
So you're in 20,000.

501
01:06:52,330 --> 01:06:54,070
About 30,000 square feet.

502
01:06:54,250 --> 01:06:56,750
It also included an outdoor practice turf practice.

503
01:06:56,770 --> 01:06:57,750
Oh sure, correct.

504
01:06:59,650 --> 01:07:02,030
So I can't fully speak to that care.

505
01:07:02,230 --> 01:07:03,270
They have also Melissa.

506
01:07:04,010 --> 01:07:09,590
We have wind storm requirements and terrible soil and some other factors there that I,

507
01:07:09,590 --> 01:07:13,530
you know, I can't fully tell you an apples to apples comparison without.

508
01:07:13,530 --> 01:07:17,690
understanding if they had a central plant they're tying into. There's some other aspects that we're

509
01:07:17,690 --> 01:07:21,810
having to maybe recreate from kind of the ground up that they may not have to contend with,

510
01:07:22,050 --> 01:07:23,870
that also drives a little bit of that cost as well.

511
01:07:23,870 --> 01:07:25,050
It's a beautiful facility.

512
01:07:25,110 --> 01:07:31,370
No, I saw everybody freak out about their stadium when it kind of went viral on social media,

513
01:07:31,630 --> 01:07:33,890
so they did say there were a few things they would do differently.

514
01:07:33,930 --> 01:07:37,610
They would chase the square footage on the way around my thing and stuff like that.

515
01:07:37,890 --> 01:07:38,630
Yeah, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

516
01:07:44,940 --> 01:07:46,460
But I'd like to read the motion.

517
01:07:46,780 --> 01:07:48,580
I'll make a motion Mr. Chair and Mr. President.

518
01:07:49,780 --> 01:07:51,160
I'll make a motion at the Board.

519
01:07:51,800 --> 01:07:55,940
I'm feeling an award construction service as contract for CSP,

520
01:07:56,420 --> 01:08:00,420
number 2223-806, to vendor,

521
01:08:01,240 --> 01:08:03,400
both in Coast Con General Contractors,

522
01:08:04,100 --> 01:08:06,560
for the All-Purpose Practice Facility Project,

523
01:08:06,680 --> 01:08:11,780
for the total amount, not 364,580,000,

524
01:08:11,780 --> 01:08:16,860
and $238 including the base bed and allowances.

525
01:08:18,220 --> 01:08:19,360
So I have the motion, do I have a second?

526
01:08:19,540 --> 01:08:20,620
I'll second.

527
01:08:21,960 --> 01:08:26,340
Motion by Mr. Rhodes, second by Mrs. Nolan.

528
01:08:28,280 --> 01:08:29,120
All those in favor,

529
01:08:31,200 --> 01:08:31,980
those opposed.

530
01:08:33,340 --> 01:08:34,780
Motion passes, six, one.

531
01:08:37,840 --> 01:08:39,200
So, Dirty start moving tomorrow.

532
01:08:40,620 --> 01:08:41,620
They're out there, right?

533
01:08:42,200 --> 01:08:44,260
There you go.

534
01:08:45,080 --> 01:08:45,760
Thank you.

535
01:08:47,080 --> 01:08:47,620
Thank you.

536
01:08:48,360 --> 01:08:49,000
Thank you.

537
01:08:49,000 --> 01:08:50,040
Thank you.

538
01:08:50,040 --> 01:08:50,400
Thank you.

539
01:08:50,400 --> 01:08:51,040
Thank you.

540
01:08:51,040 --> 01:08:51,360
Thank you.

541
01:08:51,800 --> 01:08:54,020
All you work on this thing.

542
01:08:54,200 --> 01:08:54,920
Go left.

543
01:08:56,020 --> 01:08:57,900
We're going to check a five minute recess.

544
01:08:58,600 --> 01:08:58,720
Thank you.

545
01:08:59,740 --> 01:09:00,560
And for the work.

546
01:09:01,000 --> 01:09:02,000
That's 15.

547
01:09:03,200 --> 01:09:03,460
Yeah.

548
01:09:37,850 --> 01:09:38,070
All right,

549
01:09:43,300 --> 01:09:46,940
come out of recess at 720

550
01:09:52,570 --> 01:09:58,370
and we are going to move to item B, which is

551
01:09:58,370 --> 01:09:59,970
Just get us to take fast to light and do it.

552
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:07,020
Order of Project Management Services Contract, for RFQ2223-14, Dr. DeLos.

553
01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:16,280
Good evening again. Members of the Board, so our district administration given the amount of projects

554
01:10:16,280 --> 01:10:22,060
that we have currently in here in the next couple of years has been exploring several avenues

555
01:10:22,060 --> 01:10:28,140
to provide professional project management services to our capital improvement related projects.

556
01:10:28,880 --> 01:10:38,240
So, a couple of months ago, we issued out a request for qualifications in RFQ, and we solicited

557
01:10:41,000 --> 01:10:46,600
that RFQ by the district and four project management firms showed interest by submitting

558
01:10:46,600 --> 01:10:48,180
their portfolios prior to the deadline.

559
01:10:49,240 --> 01:10:54,900
Last month, we completed the following, we reviewed every portfolio submitted, evaluated, and

560
01:10:54,900 --> 01:10:58,480
to identify one or more project management firms.

561
01:10:59,720 --> 01:11:01,800
Last month, the board on September 18,

562
01:11:01,960 --> 01:11:04,240
the board approved administration's recommendation

563
01:11:04,900 --> 01:11:08,260
authorizing administration to request additional information

564
01:11:08,900 --> 01:11:12,620
and a schedule fees from two project management firms

565
01:11:12,620 --> 01:11:14,680
for further evaluation and review.

566
01:11:15,440 --> 01:11:18,480
One, AGCM and two Procedio.

567
01:11:19,460 --> 01:11:22,000
AGCM is a local firm here at a corpus Christi

568
01:11:22,000 --> 01:11:23,640
or have a corpus Christi branch.

569
01:11:23,640 --> 01:11:29,740
approach. Percedio is out of their main offices out of Fort Worth.

570
01:11:32,240 --> 01:11:38,280
So administration requested the schedule fees from each firm really to learn more about

571
01:11:38,280 --> 01:11:45,120
their cost for staff augmentation services and also requested a proposal to provide construction

572
01:11:45,120 --> 01:11:48,540
management services for the following construction projects.

573
01:11:49,060 --> 01:11:53,540
The All Purpose Practice Facility, the Baseball Softball Replacement Fields Project and the

574
01:11:53,540 --> 01:11:56,700
Founder Resource Center, Maine, M&O, and Transportation Facility.

575
01:11:59,280 --> 01:12:07,580
From there, if you go to your packet and pull out what's on tab B, you can see where

576
01:12:07,580 --> 01:12:14,020
I will start talking about the data that we've collected thus far and what we're recommending

577
01:12:14,020 --> 01:12:20,000
as administration after reviewing Procedio and HECM for these types of services.

578
01:12:20,880 --> 01:12:27,040
So, our objective from the get-go has been to acquire construction management firm that provides

579
01:12:27,040 --> 01:12:33,080
construction management services for three major bomb projects and also possible staff

580
01:12:33,080 --> 01:12:34,480
augmentation services.

581
01:12:34,940 --> 01:12:40,660
When I say staff augmentation services, that means on a case-by-case basis, on an as-needed

582
01:12:40,660 --> 01:12:47,840
basis in the event that we need professional experts to come and help us complete a punchless

583
01:12:47,840 --> 01:12:56,980
review, they would be someone we would consider if we need support in walkthroughs of our projects

584
01:12:56,980 --> 01:13:03,340
to get through to ensure that we're ready to pay an invoice to weaver to fourth and now,

585
01:13:03,540 --> 01:13:11,560
they would be supporting us in that regard or that's really what defined staff augmentation

586
01:13:11,560 --> 01:13:19,200
services is on as needed basis based on a task order that is given by administration or

587
01:13:19,200 --> 01:13:28,200
by the district. So we receive two proposals when it comes to the managing three projects.

588
01:13:28,640 --> 01:13:33,840
So we talked as administration about the consideration of these non-instructional facilities

589
01:13:33,840 --> 01:13:43,660
being managed by a professional service provider for the length of the project. And we asked

590
01:13:43,660 --> 01:13:54,120
how much it would cost. Percedio submitted a proposal of $750,000. This includes one-and-a-half

591
01:13:54,120 --> 01:14:01,660
employees, so they would have a boots-in-the-ground person here full-time working here at the district

592
01:14:01,660 --> 01:14:09,680
and then, more than likely, a part-time secretary or administrative support assistant for

593
01:14:09,680 --> 01:14:15,600
that individual, and then, of course, their headquarters and all the features that come

594
01:14:16,440 --> 01:14:24,300
with the backing of the company when it comes to anything related to it could be from pre-construction

595
01:14:24,300 --> 01:14:31,620
to construction to close out or warranty issues that may occur, that may emerge throughout the project.

596
01:14:32,860 --> 01:14:39,740
AGCM submitted a proposal that came out to a little over $1.5 million dollars.

597
01:14:40,060 --> 01:14:47,900
I called both companies to confirm these prices to get a feel of how their prices, their

598
01:14:47,900 --> 01:14:55,540
pricing worked, AGCM verbally came back or verbally stated to me that their price would

599
01:14:55,540 --> 01:14:59,240
approximately 800 to 850,000.

600
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:14,740
If they were to provide the district with one-and-a-half employees versus three-and-a-half employees. So, at the point, when they initially submitted the 1.5-o is over three employees that they believed at the time that it would take to oversee this project.

601
01:15:15,680 --> 01:15:28,100
But, again, RFQ process is very, is somewhat subjective, so that's where I went in and reached out to both companies to get an idea of what both offered and ensuring.

602
01:15:28,100 --> 01:15:30,840
and you can see here what they offer.

603
01:15:31,720 --> 01:15:35,460
So the following on page one, you'll see there phases include

604
01:15:35,460 --> 01:15:38,700
but are not limited to the professional services

605
01:15:38,700 --> 01:15:40,880
that are included within these submittals.

606
01:15:41,180 --> 01:15:43,940
So you see there with pre-construction phase,

607
01:15:44,560 --> 01:15:51,380
from assisting us in reviewing of the supplied consultants

608
01:15:52,020 --> 01:15:56,160
to overseen a managing the guaranteed maximum price

609
01:15:56,160 --> 01:16:04,740
development on the pre-construction for construction phase, from supporting us to everything

610
01:16:04,740 --> 01:16:12,260
from providing advice to assistance in negotiating, schedule reviews and analysis, going

611
01:16:12,260 --> 01:16:12,900
to page two.

612
01:16:13,120 --> 01:16:18,880
You see all the rest of the line items there that they provide and, of course, all the

613
01:16:18,880 --> 01:16:21,580
through the owner, architectural,

614
01:16:23,960 --> 01:16:27,700
and contractor meetings, leading those, keeping track of everything

615
01:16:27,700 --> 01:16:31,040
that's happening on the timeline. Within the schedule,

616
01:16:33,340 --> 01:16:35,060
they would be supporting us for these

617
01:16:35,060 --> 01:16:41,060
three projects on those specific items. And then of course ensuring that these projects

618
01:16:41,060 --> 01:16:47,560
close out, finish, and stay within the budget. If any change orders come up, they would

619
01:16:47,560 --> 01:16:54,780
be reviewing those change orders with us, we would, to a certain extent, hand them the projects

620
01:16:54,780 --> 01:17:00,140
to manage and what we do today in our construction department, which is right now led by

621
01:17:00,140 --> 01:17:04,180
Alton Alexander, they would pretty much take ownership of that.

622
01:17:07,900 --> 01:17:13,780
The next page, after you review that, you can see here just to give you an idea of how many

623
01:17:13,780 --> 01:17:15,440
projects we have going on.

624
01:17:19,380 --> 01:17:24,480
But we have over, I believe, 30 projects now that are taking place.

625
01:17:25,220 --> 01:17:30,100
We have several new projects with Bond 2023 that are major, TM Clark Elementary, the

626
01:17:30,100 --> 01:17:31,400
Baseball Softball Fields.

627
01:17:32,000 --> 01:17:34,300
We have the cafeteria renovations at the high school.

628
01:17:34,460 --> 01:17:35,800
We still have roof projects going on.

629
01:17:35,880 --> 01:17:37,320
The all purposes about to start.

630
01:17:37,640 --> 01:17:44,260
We have the Family Resource Center, Maintenance Facility, and right now we are limited within

631
01:17:44,260 --> 01:17:53,860
our internal staff with the capacity that is needed in order to oversee these projects with

632
01:17:53,860 --> 01:18:03,360
fidelity. So an option versus hiring more staff as a district is to consider professional

633
01:18:03,360 --> 01:18:12,540
management services. So following that, you get an idea of the rate schedule that

634
01:18:12,540 --> 01:18:18,320
submitted by AGCM and by Procedio.

635
01:18:19,240 --> 01:18:22,760
So you'll see here for staff augmentation services,

636
01:18:22,920 --> 01:18:30,540
what AGCM charges for each position that they have within their firm.

637
01:18:32,060 --> 01:18:35,720
And then following that you could see what Procedio charges,

638
01:18:36,520 --> 01:18:39,060
and I'll say they're similar.

639
01:18:39,060 --> 01:18:47,040
There's really not any major disparity between the schedule of fees for staff augmentation

640
01:18:47,040 --> 01:18:47,860
services.

641
01:18:54,130 --> 01:19:02,830
So, to close, if you pull out, again, that motion language at this point after careful

642
01:19:02,830 --> 01:19:07,450
review and consideration, several different conversations and meetings with the superintendent

643
01:19:09,310 --> 01:19:17,530
and basically and pretty much forecasting what our construction world looks like for the next

644
01:19:17,530 --> 01:19:24,970
two and a half years, administration is recommending to award and execute a two-year term

645
01:19:24,970 --> 01:19:32,710
job order construction management services contract with project management firms, AGCM and

646
01:19:32,710 --> 01:19:39,650
procedure on an as needed basis to not exceed a total amount of $100,000 for each firm

647
01:19:39,650 --> 01:19:47,530
as per their submitted schedule fees and also approves administration's recommendation

648
01:19:47,530 --> 01:19:52,890
to award an executed job order construction management services contract to the following

649
01:19:52,890 --> 01:19:58,690
firm procedure to provide project management services for the following construction projects.

650
01:19:58,690 --> 01:19:59,250
it's the all-purpose.

651
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:09,680
Distility, the Baseball Software Replacement Fields, and the Family Resource Center, M&O Transportation Facility for a total amount not to exceed $750,000.

652
01:20:10,900 --> 01:20:16,640
So the last thing to add and I miss this, but it's how are we going to pay for this?

653
01:20:17,820 --> 01:20:27,740
And the answer to that is through soft cost of these projects. So it would be similar to how we fund our architect and our MP engineers,

654
01:20:29,540 --> 01:20:36,540
and geotech engineers, you can see there, there was a little extra surplus on whenever we

655
01:20:36,540 --> 01:20:44,840
looked at the all purpose, a final evaluation and this is why because I already started

656
01:20:44,840 --> 01:20:50,440
thinking in the event, the board does approve us to move forward with professional services,

657
01:20:50,440 --> 01:20:56,480
We need to identify some dollars to cover the cost for them.

658
01:20:57,800 --> 01:20:59,980
So I hope I think I covered everything.

659
01:21:00,900 --> 01:21:04,400
Now I'll open for any questions that you all may have.

660
01:21:04,400 --> 01:21:05,460
You just respond please.

661
01:21:05,820 --> 01:21:06,560
You're a recommended requirement.

662
01:21:07,460 --> 01:21:11,320
I recommend we hire both of them for staff augmentation purposes.

663
01:21:11,800 --> 01:21:14,140
Yes sir. Not to exceed a hundred thousand dollars.

664
01:21:14,720 --> 01:21:19,720
I we didn't want to blank check and that's probably a not a good idea.

665
01:21:20,460 --> 01:21:30,680
And even something happens to one of us, and then for the full turn key management services,

666
01:21:30,920 --> 01:21:40,060
we're recommending to move forward with Procedio to cover the three projects that are non-instructional projects.

667
01:21:40,860 --> 01:21:47,560
The instructional projects we would have out in Alexander continue managing those, of course with our team with myself.

668
01:21:47,560 --> 01:21:49,460
We're always going to be involved.

669
01:21:49,920 --> 01:21:53,100
There's no way even procedures are going to be able to manage this on their own.

670
01:21:53,240 --> 01:21:59,100
We still need to be a part of it through safety and security and operations and communicating

671
01:21:59,100 --> 01:22:01,380
with everyone that's involved as a program leader.

672
01:22:02,140 --> 01:22:08,640
But when it comes to the boots and the ground oversight of this project, we would lean more

673
01:22:08,640 --> 01:22:17,080
to proceed to take those accountability expectations off of our plate for at least for

674
01:22:17,080 --> 01:22:18,560
these projects.

675
01:22:19,740 --> 01:22:20,540
Any other questions?

676
01:22:22,100 --> 01:22:23,500
I have just one question.

677
01:22:24,180 --> 01:22:25,120
Might might not be a landed.

678
01:22:25,320 --> 01:22:25,720
It's not sure.

679
01:22:25,860 --> 01:22:27,080
Do they have a local office?

680
01:22:27,300 --> 01:22:28,620
Do they have somebody in this area?

681
01:22:29,320 --> 01:22:29,800
Percedio?

682
01:22:29,820 --> 01:22:30,080
Yes.

683
01:22:30,180 --> 01:22:31,260
They currently do not.

684
01:22:31,580 --> 01:22:32,020
They currently do.

685
01:22:32,240 --> 01:22:33,560
Are they planning on having somebody here?

686
01:22:34,640 --> 01:22:37,180
They, they, the guarantees that they would have.

687
01:22:37,400 --> 01:22:38,560
A full-time person.

688
01:22:40,360 --> 01:22:41,960
Here, every single day.

689
01:22:43,360 --> 01:22:45,780
As a full-time employee of Percedio.

690
01:22:45,780 --> 01:22:47,740
if hired, if acquired.

691
01:22:55,900 --> 01:22:59,180
No, we did not for the whole entire project,

692
01:22:59,840 --> 01:23:04,740
but for the last 35 days, we actually acquired

693
01:23:05,580 --> 01:23:08,840
AGCM to help us through our closing out that project

694
01:23:09,270 --> 01:23:11,720
through staff augmentation services.

695
01:23:13,120 --> 01:23:14,180
And we found it very helpful.

696
01:23:15,000 --> 01:23:18,280
We were very, we enjoyed it.

697
01:23:18,280 --> 01:23:20,320
We appreciated their support on that,

698
01:23:20,320 --> 01:23:27,900
And actually they were able to identify some issues that were resolved and without them being

699
01:23:27,900 --> 01:23:33,400
a part of it, those issues may have occurred now throughout the start of the school year.

700
01:23:36,430 --> 01:23:39,810
So are we going to be coming back to approve the contract?

701
01:23:40,450 --> 01:23:45,490
No, we're requesting to move forward and award and authorize and execute a contract.

702
01:23:46,850 --> 01:23:51,810
Okay, so last month you approved a exploring with both of them.

703
01:23:51,810 --> 01:23:57,810
Okay. Okay. So my question is in the contract, will there be some sort of offering up?

704
01:23:58,610 --> 01:24:01,690
If the district isn't satisfied with the service that they're getting from this?

705
01:24:01,710 --> 01:24:04,750
Most definitely, this would all be pending legal review.

706
01:24:05,830 --> 01:24:13,970
So Mr. Helmy would be the one to ensure that there's a termination clause that would ensure that

707
01:24:13,970 --> 01:24:21,090
CPI's D is able to terminate if services are not being rendered or we are not satisfied with

708
01:24:21,090 --> 01:24:21,830
their performance.

709
01:24:24,290 --> 01:24:27,310
Definitely add that clause in there.

710
01:24:28,710 --> 01:24:37,490
If you discuss a time frame with Procidio, we expect you to have an office by certain

711
01:24:38,450 --> 01:24:45,250
So, we're more than likely going to consider them coming in to our facility with Alton.

712
01:24:45,950 --> 01:24:48,310
There's some extra room there in the SSC.

713
01:24:49,090 --> 01:24:52,990
Possibly even if they're given it to all purpose and the baseball,

714
01:24:53,290 --> 01:24:57,450
they might usually they mention they get in with the contractor,

715
01:24:57,710 --> 01:24:59,090
maybe in their trailer or...

716
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:06,480
No mobile trailer, but as far as an actual branch out here, I don't, we didn't talk about that.

717
01:25:06,500 --> 01:25:15,500
To me, that would cost the two branch down here. If they move in, rather than a hotel rooms, where they go home every night, and then they take it all with them when they leave.

718
01:25:16,360 --> 01:25:28,780
Hitch quite, that happens a lot, where services companies will preside on the plan, where house, or their offices in that kind of stuff.

719
01:25:29,260 --> 01:25:41,800
As of right now, I call that resident, they're moving in, they've got a computer in there, and they've got, you know, they are set up and that's their go to office and that's where we go look for them.

720
01:25:42,700 --> 01:25:55,360
Yeah, as of right now, it's a matter of either using our facilities, we have the facilities or I'll find out if they are going to end up opening up an actual office building.

721
01:25:55,360 --> 01:25:59,660
I have to use an hour they may want to like not be that close to it.

722
01:25:59,660 --> 01:26:01,620
So the use an hour is actually a little bit of a disability.

723
01:26:03,360 --> 01:26:04,540
I'll ask that as well.

724
01:26:07,120 --> 01:26:08,240
Any other questions?

725
01:26:10,340 --> 01:26:11,500
Okay, so do I have a motion?

726
01:26:12,740 --> 01:26:13,980
Somebody want to read B?

727
01:26:14,380 --> 01:26:16,040
I'll read it.

728
01:26:16,600 --> 01:26:16,940
Okay.

729
01:26:19,280 --> 01:26:19,680
Okay.

730
01:26:21,180 --> 01:26:21,580
Okay.

731
01:26:25,680 --> 01:26:43,410
I'll make a motion to approve administration's recommendations regarding, I'm going to read the right one, RFQ, 222-3-1-4 to award an executed two-time job order construction management services contract with project management firm,

732
01:26:45,410 --> 01:26:51,010
AGCM and Percedio on an as needed basis to not exceed a total amount of a $100,000 breach

733
01:26:51,010 --> 01:26:55,750
firm as their submitted schedule of fees and also proves administration's recommendation

734
01:26:55,750 --> 01:27:00,750
to award an executed job order construction management services contract to the following

735
01:27:00,750 --> 01:27:05,910
firm Percedio to provide management services for the following construction projects.

736
01:27:06,350 --> 01:27:11,570
All purpose practice facility, baseball, softball replacement fields, family resource

737
01:27:11,570 --> 01:27:16,570
Center, maintenance and operation, transportation, facility for a total amount not to exceed

738
01:27:16,570 --> 01:27:17,690
750,000.

739
01:27:20,090 --> 01:27:21,930
Okay, so we have a motion by carry.

740
01:27:22,130 --> 01:27:23,590
We have a second.

741
01:27:32,100 --> 01:27:32,620
My carry.

742
01:27:32,840 --> 01:27:34,560
And the second by Nicole, all those in favour?

743
01:27:38,730 --> 01:27:39,150
Thank you.

744
01:27:39,530 --> 01:27:39,770
Okay.

745
01:27:40,130 --> 01:27:40,790
Motion passes.

746
01:27:44,900 --> 01:27:45,360
Well.

747
01:27:46,140 --> 01:27:48,080
So now we go to reports and discussion.

748
01:27:48,500 --> 01:27:49,740
I'm super tentative report.

749
01:27:50,460 --> 01:27:50,940
All right.

750
01:27:51,160 --> 01:27:53,120
So tonight we have two prior reports.

751
01:27:53,120 --> 01:28:08,320
The first is priority one, and as this armstrong comes to the podium, she did leave a little snack for you, and then after that we will have our priority two report, right Dr. Savio, but welcome as armstrong.

752
01:28:08,720 --> 01:28:14,040
Thank you. Sometimes these meetings get long, so I wanted to make sure that she had some nourishment along the way.

753
01:28:14,940 --> 01:28:22,800
So, if you go to page 132 in your packet, you'll see the presentation, but it will also be projected to this.

754
01:28:24,380 --> 01:28:25,700
Are you really eating them right now?

755
01:28:28,600 --> 01:28:31,460
Yes, he is.

756
01:28:34,160 --> 01:28:36,380
I love it.

757
01:28:36,400 --> 01:28:37,680
I love it.

758
01:28:39,700 --> 01:28:43,660
Well, good evening, Board of Trustees, Dr. Kavasos,

759
01:28:43,660 --> 01:28:53,180
I'm Penny Armstrong and I am here to present an update on priority 1.2 exceptional student performance.

760
01:28:54,140 --> 01:29:06,380
As we all are very much aware, this is where we are talking about exceptional math performance and how we are growing and learning and progressing in the area of math.

761
01:29:06,380 --> 01:29:11,460
And so we certainly want to start with celebrations.

762
01:29:12,180 --> 01:29:13,140
There's so much to celebrate.

763
01:29:13,680 --> 01:29:17,080
Y'all, I know that this slide is jam packed,

764
01:29:17,420 --> 01:29:18,980
but there's a lot to celebrate.

765
01:29:19,160 --> 01:29:21,220
So let me just kind of walk you through.

766
01:29:21,940 --> 01:29:25,060
Basically, everything that you're seeing on this slide

767
01:29:25,060 --> 01:29:29,020
is a direct result of planning and collaboration.

768
01:29:29,860 --> 01:29:32,140
Teachers are supporting one another.

769
01:29:32,780 --> 01:29:34,820
They're creating engaging activities

770
01:29:34,820 --> 01:29:42,840
that are translating into connected learning for students both inside the classroom, as well as outside.

771
01:29:43,380 --> 01:29:46,860
What you'll see, this young man right here, he's got some cookies right here.

772
01:29:46,880 --> 01:29:48,740
And I just stumbled upon this on Facebook.

773
01:29:48,940 --> 01:29:53,680
And I had, I did get permission from the young man, from Mrs. Hammerick.

774
01:29:54,500 --> 01:29:55,520
Look at this little love muffin.

775
01:29:56,200 --> 01:29:59,200
Baking pumpkin cookies with the boys on this rainy day, Grace and Seth.

776
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:04,120
Local and Rose, then Hayden comes at him and says, actually, isn't array.

777
01:30:07,330 --> 01:30:09,530
Y'all, this young man is a kindergarten student.

778
01:30:11,390 --> 01:30:30,770
Okay, so that's just an example. Right here, we have a student in Ms. Griffith's class at WC Andrews, where she is asking her students to take the math that they're learning in the classroom and apply it.

779
01:30:30,770 --> 01:30:37,170
And then to share pictures and or to teach someone at home what they're learning.

780
01:30:37,730 --> 01:30:39,730
And so here he's measuring his couch.

781
01:30:40,370 --> 01:30:47,350
This young lady is teaching her squish millows and the parent captured that.

782
01:30:48,030 --> 01:30:50,030
And so we're celebrating those things.

783
01:30:51,450 --> 01:30:58,910
Right here, this is evidence, this is a coach Shaw, one of our teachers at the high school,

784
01:30:58,910 --> 01:31:13,990
Where they were in PLC's professional learning communities and they were looking at data and his data was significantly higher, better than some of his colleagues.

785
01:31:14,890 --> 01:31:17,250
And so that spurred a conversation.

786
01:31:17,470 --> 01:31:19,090
What are you doing in your classroom?

787
01:31:19,330 --> 01:31:20,510
How are the students responding?

788
01:31:20,510 --> 01:31:28,350
and so he just got right on the driver or race, the interactive TV and started teaching how

789
01:31:28,350 --> 01:31:34,450
he was teaching his students and light bulbs began to go off with the teachers and they asked,

790
01:31:34,710 --> 01:31:39,910
can we turn this into a poster and can we, you know, have this in our classroom? And then of course

791
01:31:39,910 --> 01:31:44,850
you all have been seeing as requested from the last meeting we're listening to your feedback. Thank you

792
01:31:44,850 --> 01:31:49,770
for your feedback because you provided to Dr. Kavasos who then shared with me. You want to see

793
01:31:49,770 --> 01:31:53,810
is shout out. And so we've been providing those in the board, the board highlights for you

794
01:31:54,590 --> 01:32:01,010
on the weekend. So those are some of the great things that are taking place where teachers

795
01:32:01,010 --> 01:32:06,090
are collaborating and sharing ideas. We have a lot to celebrate.

796
01:32:08,650 --> 01:32:13,230
And moving right along, of course, I'm going to walk you through some of the data. Of course,

797
01:32:13,370 --> 01:32:16,750
just a reminder on our ballot score card today. Again, we're talking about exceptional

798
01:32:16,750 --> 01:32:22,970
you perform at specifically 1.2 where we are working to annually increase performance in math for

799
01:32:22,970 --> 01:32:24,850
all students and all student groups.

800
01:32:26,870 --> 01:32:31,370
All right. So, a couple of months ago, green beans?

801
01:32:32,330 --> 01:32:32,550
Growth.

802
01:32:33,070 --> 01:32:36,410
All right. And so this is the data that we reviewed several months ago.

803
01:32:36,450 --> 01:32:39,970
I'm just refreshing your memory on that data.

804
01:32:40,130 --> 01:32:45,090
We are continuing to use these data points as a measuring stick.

805
01:32:45,090 --> 01:32:49,950
It's not our only source of data, but I'm just bringing it to your attention again.

806
01:32:50,350 --> 01:32:56,850
Again, this should look very familiar, especially from the format from last month also when we talked about priority 1.2.

807
01:32:57,910 --> 01:33:04,230
Also, as a reminder, we're also taking a look at and keeping the forefront of our focus.

808
01:33:04,630 --> 01:33:09,010
What did our curriculum audit say that we're some key recommendations?

809
01:33:09,010 --> 01:33:17,770
We are focusing on really, I just got back from a training and we are modifying some of the timelines.

810
01:33:18,250 --> 01:33:23,150
We're not changing any of our goals, but we had some ambitious goals.

811
01:33:23,410 --> 01:33:27,810
And so we want to make sure Dr. Kavasa is such a great job in leading us and making sure that we are focused.

812
01:33:28,550 --> 01:33:33,670
And so as I'm leading the curriculum department, I want to make sure that our efforts are focused.

813
01:33:35,130 --> 01:33:38,370
The most specific thing that I'm talking about here is a curriculum management plan.

814
01:33:38,370 --> 01:33:42,650
we're going to work in tandem, but it's not, I'm going to be very honest with you, it's not

815
01:33:42,650 --> 01:33:44,090
going to be finished this year.

816
01:33:44,310 --> 01:33:48,890
As a reminder, in our audit, it said that we are going to, these recommendations should take

817
01:33:48,890 --> 01:33:53,930
about four to seven years to complete, and so we are just adjusting the timeline specifically

818
01:33:53,930 --> 01:33:55,670
for our curriculum management plan.

819
01:33:56,450 --> 01:34:02,090
Something else exciting that I want to share with you, this is our walkthrough data, okay?

820
01:34:02,250 --> 01:34:06,150
I'm just going to kind of let you digest some of this for a little bit.

821
01:34:06,890 --> 01:34:16,710
We did take campuses off of this because that was less significant, but really want to bring your attention to this column right here where it says all walk through sedate.

822
01:34:17,170 --> 01:34:23,530
This data is as of October 10th, and I have new data for you today.

823
01:34:23,970 --> 01:34:34,610
But as of October 10th, we had our school administrators, our principals, our leadership, had performed 376 walkthroughs.

824
01:34:34,610 --> 01:34:41,250
We were just talking this morning that this is, I'm not going to say probably, this is the most

825
01:34:42,310 --> 01:34:48,690
amount of walkthroughs that we have performed at this time of year, probably in the history of

826
01:34:48,690 --> 01:34:56,650
ever. The history of ever of G.P. I'm proud to say that as of today, that number has already increased

827
01:34:56,650 --> 01:34:58,110
to 435.

828
01:34:58,890 --> 01:34:59,350
So just...

829
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:26,720
The 10th. Now we're on the, what are we? The 16th. We're up 59. So now we're at 435 walkthroughs as of today. This is where administrators are going into the classroom. We're using a, we all have the same walkthrough tool that we're using. It's called wall cat walks. I'm sure you've seen some of the, at least seen that phrase. This, this number is a combination of all of the different types of walkthroughs that we have.

830
01:35:27,280 --> 01:35:30,040
This is going to inform our instruction.

831
01:35:30,720 --> 01:35:34,980
This is going to give us evidence of implementation of curriculum.

832
01:35:35,180 --> 01:35:37,980
Struggles with curriculum, praises in curriculum,

833
01:35:38,800 --> 01:35:42,440
praises for student growth, for teacher growth,

834
01:35:42,580 --> 01:35:43,360
all of those things.

835
01:35:44,800 --> 01:35:47,340
So, this is, while this is data, this is also a celebration.

836
01:35:49,640 --> 01:35:50,780
All right, so here we go.

837
01:35:51,140 --> 01:35:54,680
Some things that we've done up to this point.

838
01:35:54,860 --> 01:35:56,600
Of course last month, we talked

839
01:35:56,600 --> 01:35:59,460
about the camp learned a lot.

840
01:36:00,100 --> 01:36:01,620
We also held those four math.

841
01:36:01,820 --> 01:36:03,240
We talked about those last month for reading.

842
01:36:03,380 --> 01:36:07,940
We held those for math as well at all of the levels.

843
01:36:08,420 --> 01:36:10,800
Here are some pictures that are showing that.

844
01:36:11,160 --> 01:36:15,240
Of course, right now we are implementing Eureka

845
01:36:15,240 --> 01:36:17,800
in kindergarten through fifth grade

846
01:36:17,800 --> 01:36:22,100
and maneuvering the middle for our middle school math

847
01:36:22,100 --> 01:36:23,000
as well as algebra.

848
01:36:23,560 --> 01:36:26,400
This all ties into our curriculum audit

849
01:36:26,400 --> 01:36:34,140
as well as our learning framework and our end of your survey with the question that says,

850
01:36:34,240 --> 01:36:38,640
I get the training I need to be successful. This was hitting that. I get the training,

851
01:36:38,740 --> 01:36:42,360
I need to be successful, setting them up for success before the school you're even began.

852
01:36:44,300 --> 01:36:50,640
Continuing on, we are participating just like in reading. We are also participating in

853
01:36:50,640 --> 01:36:56,720
in the math, Texas lesson study with weekly planning through a partnership with our service

854
01:36:56,720 --> 01:37:02,400
center. Again, this is hitting our curriculum audit. It's hitting our end of your survey.

855
01:37:02,600 --> 01:37:10,040
It's also hitting our learning framework all tying it together. The WC Andrews is receiving

856
01:37:10,040 --> 01:37:16,080
the support with this program. Again, our curriculum coordinators and our instructional coaches

857
01:37:16,080 --> 01:37:18,360
are deploying support to the campuses

858
01:37:18,360 --> 01:37:22,560
who aren't participating in this particular lesson setting.

859
01:37:23,460 --> 01:37:25,460
We also are continuing with our stop-collaborate

860
01:37:25,460 --> 01:37:27,000
and listen curriculum check-ins.

861
01:37:27,200 --> 01:37:29,960
These are, I could have sung again, but I chose not to.

862
01:37:30,720 --> 01:37:33,420
These are opportunities that are completely optional

863
01:37:33,420 --> 01:37:35,600
for our teachers to participate in.

864
01:37:35,720 --> 01:37:36,900
We're answering questions.

865
01:37:37,460 --> 01:37:39,820
We are providing support.

866
01:37:40,180 --> 01:37:42,880
We are talking about different strategies.

867
01:37:43,780 --> 01:37:45,620
Again, completely optional.

868
01:37:45,620 --> 01:37:53,880
The shared collaboration communication tool, they don't have to talk to anybody, they can just type, and they can respond to one of that way as well.

869
01:37:54,460 --> 01:38:00,600
You have probably seen the shout-outs, but we also have curriculum updates.

870
01:38:01,140 --> 01:38:11,660
We have two day tips that are focusing on engagement, pacing, best practices, best instructional practices, all of those types of things.

871
01:38:11,660 --> 01:38:20,460
With these two areas, we want to make sure that we are collaborating to provide students with whatever kind of engagement that they need.

872
01:38:20,840 --> 01:38:32,060
Whatever blast the flavor that they might need, we want to make sure that we are educating and we are inspiring and that we are empowering our students and our teachers.

873
01:38:33,980 --> 01:38:43,080
We just had our planning day on October 6th, that day was built with feedback from our teachers.

874
01:38:43,560 --> 01:38:48,480
We said, what's working? What's not working? How can we help support you?

875
01:38:49,120 --> 01:38:56,320
We used a plus delta model, and then of course had a survey at the end asking, what worked this time?

876
01:38:56,340 --> 01:39:01,180
What didn't work? We got very specific feedback like, we don't like these cafeteria tables.

877
01:39:01,180 --> 01:39:04,380
can we please have round tables where we truly can't collaborate with another.

878
01:39:04,520 --> 01:39:07,480
It was cold in here, we'll work on that, I'll let you know, Femi.

879
01:39:08,040 --> 01:39:13,380
All of those things, so we're using that feedback and we have very exciting news.

880
01:39:14,140 --> 01:39:19,700
We have inspired calculators that have arrived in our district.

881
01:39:19,900 --> 01:39:24,700
These are the calculators that our algebra one students as well as our high school

882
01:39:24,700 --> 01:39:36,440
students are able to use on the EOC test. They are like I said, they're in district. This is the the newest technology to set them up for success.

883
01:39:36,940 --> 01:39:49,260
They have all been processed and we are currently working on a date for training. We are not going to wait until our January planning date because we want to make sure that these tools get in our teachers hands.

884
01:39:49,260 --> 01:39:53,620
They get the training and they get in our students hands as quickly as possible.

885
01:39:53,880 --> 01:39:55,440
So we're looking at some dates in November.

886
01:39:56,780 --> 01:39:59,140
We're working with Ms. Wagner as well as Dr. Trevino.

887
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:09,760
To coordinate schedules and those types of things. So they can get the training. We will get subs, get them trained, get the kids using them. So we're very excited about that.

888
01:40:12,340 --> 01:40:25,800
And some key strategic actions. I'm repeating myself, but it's all very, very aligned. What are we going to do? We're going to implement Eureka curriculum in kindergarten through fifth grade and maneuvering the middle and sixth through eight, as well as algebra.

889
01:40:25,800 --> 01:40:29,460
we want to make sure that we have an aligned written curriculum.

890
01:40:30,200 --> 01:40:31,980
We are going to provide consistent feedback.

891
01:40:32,320 --> 01:40:36,920
We just showed you that walk through data, focusing on the improvement

892
01:40:36,920 --> 01:40:40,140
of teaching and learning, monitoring the instructional delivery,

893
01:40:42,180 --> 01:40:45,180
and encouraging and expecting collaboration from our teachers.

894
01:40:45,840 --> 01:40:47,500
As well as creating the assessment plan.

895
01:40:49,400 --> 01:40:51,700
We're not just looking at the star data.

896
01:40:52,020 --> 01:40:53,340
We're looking at our unit assessments.

897
01:40:53,340 --> 01:41:00,900
we're looking at our map data, we're looking at informal measures, such as exit tickets, student

898
01:41:00,900 --> 01:41:04,940
writing, all of those types of things. Again, all of this is an alignment with our curriculum

899
01:41:04,940 --> 01:41:11,340
audit. Next steps, we're going to continue to provide opportunities to collaborate in a variety

900
01:41:11,340 --> 01:41:17,460
of ways. We recently got feedback on shoutouts. Well, guess what? We're going to switch. We're

901
01:41:17,460 --> 01:41:23,300
going to continue to evolve and tweak, so that way we can be what we need our teachers to

902
01:41:23,300 --> 01:41:26,300
be, our curriculum department, what they need from us.

903
01:41:27,200 --> 01:41:31,580
Continue to seek ways to provide feedback and recognize our teachers.

904
01:41:33,060 --> 01:41:39,980
I've asked many many questions today in cabinet about our positive praise, and that's something

905
01:41:39,980 --> 01:41:43,940
that we are going to initiate any time that we're together as well.

906
01:41:44,280 --> 01:41:46,160
Developing Data Driven Protocol.

907
01:41:46,160 --> 01:41:54,040
That is going to be created at the district level, deployed to the campuses, so that they know

908
01:41:54,040 --> 01:41:57,000
how to look at that and what instructional moves that they can make.

909
01:41:57,840 --> 01:42:01,500
And then also we just talked about this, but playing that professional learning day-fired

910
01:42:01,500 --> 01:42:02,660
spy or calculators.

911
01:42:05,070 --> 01:42:05,450
There we go.

912
01:42:05,710 --> 01:42:07,130
What questions do you have?

913
01:42:10,000 --> 01:42:10,360
Yes, ma'am.

914
01:42:23,890 --> 01:42:24,070
Sure.

915
01:42:24,790 --> 01:42:28,230
So we have the walkthrough tool that is the common and wildcat walks.

916
01:42:28,230 --> 01:42:58,210
It's a it's formatted based on the fundamental five, which are instructional strategies that is a framework for how we went every classroom to look, how whenever students walk in the door, their lesson is framed, they know what they're going to be learning for the day, they know where the teacher's going to be in the classroom, opportunities for students to talk, opportunities for students to engage with one another, all these types of things, this is all in our edgophobia, it's our data management system, so whenever an administrator comes in, typically they come in with their

917
01:42:58,210 --> 01:43:03,030
phone and they can access it right there. Typically a wall cat walk will take anywhere from

918
01:43:03,030 --> 01:43:07,410
five to ten minutes or they can come in with an iPad, any kind of technology. But we also

919
01:43:07,410 --> 01:43:12,890
have other things like through results coaching, we have opportunities for reflective feedback

920
01:43:12,890 --> 01:43:18,690
where we may ask a clarifying question, give them value statements, and then ask a reflective

921
01:43:18,690 --> 01:43:22,910
question. So some of our administrators are doing those types of walks also. And we also

922
01:43:22,910 --> 01:43:26,610
have our T-test walks, that those walks are evaluative.

923
01:43:27,190 --> 01:43:29,990
The first two that I mentioned are not evaluative.

924
01:43:31,210 --> 01:43:34,710
And so yes, they go into the classroom with their device,

925
01:43:35,030 --> 01:43:37,750
and then they are alerted whenever that walk

926
01:43:37,750 --> 01:43:39,570
through is available, and it's instantaneous.

927
01:43:39,890 --> 01:43:42,470
It's before we walk out of the classroom.

928
01:43:42,470 --> 01:43:46,670
They receive an email, and can sign and recognize

929
01:43:46,670 --> 01:43:48,710
that they have received it.

930
01:43:49,030 --> 01:43:49,910
It's immediate feedback.

931
01:43:49,910 --> 01:43:53,390
Is that with all of the three that they go to the teacher?

932
01:43:54,150 --> 01:43:54,470
Yes.

933
01:43:54,490 --> 01:43:55,130
Yes, all three.

934
01:43:55,450 --> 01:43:56,550
Yes, sir.

935
01:43:57,970 --> 01:44:03,570
That also allows us to determine what kind of professional development we need to provide for our teachers.

936
01:44:03,950 --> 01:44:09,190
So like she said the Wildcat Walks are not evaluative, but there for us to see where are we in the curriculum?

937
01:44:09,190 --> 01:44:10,350
Are we on track?

938
01:44:11,410 --> 01:44:14,070
And then when we, like I said, have our PD days, we can say,

939
01:44:14,170 --> 01:44:16,070
When we saw Melissa doing this in her classroom?

940
01:44:16,070 --> 01:44:22,650
And we want her, if she can teach this to other groups that are needing, wanting to improve in that area.

941
01:44:23,190 --> 01:44:26,950
And then this data is also reviewed weekly at Cabinet.

942
01:44:27,450 --> 01:44:34,130
And then we drill down to the specific areas from the Fundamental Five to see what, what did we see that week?

943
01:44:34,410 --> 01:44:36,830
Where are, what are those, where are those percentages lying?

944
01:44:37,770 --> 01:44:41,090
Tomorrow, we, excuse me, we meet with principals and principals PLC.

945
01:44:42,370 --> 01:44:43,790
This data is reviewed again.

946
01:44:44,850 --> 01:44:58,850
And it's, it's first great conversation, you know, it's just like with teachers, this is not a, and I gotcha, it's an I got you, we got you, we're going to help you through this, this is a learning process together.

947
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:06,440
And then with the assistant principal's POC, we do the same thing the following week. So we're talking about this a lot.

948
01:45:07,000 --> 01:45:13,740
When we do our curriculum and instruction workshop on November 3rd, we'll show you a little more about the walkthroughs.

949
01:45:16,210 --> 01:45:17,390
Any other questions?

950
01:45:19,130 --> 01:45:19,630
Thank you, Benny.

951
01:45:19,950 --> 01:45:20,810
You're very welcome.

952
01:45:21,130 --> 01:45:23,450
I always have so much fun. Thank you for being such a great audience.

953
01:45:23,810 --> 01:45:24,750
You're always a blast.

954
01:45:26,150 --> 01:45:28,630
You use that so much flavor to our meetings.

955
01:45:34,620 --> 01:45:41,100
So now our second priority tonight, Dr. Sybaia, is ready to high performing and engage workforce.

956
01:45:41,940 --> 01:45:46,540
Good evening, Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Board and Dr. Kamasos.

957
01:45:47,000 --> 01:45:50,700
I'm going to cover a priority to which is high performing and engaging workforce.

958
01:45:50,800 --> 01:45:56,620
This is the first time that we're providing this feedback to you this year.

959
01:45:57,320 --> 01:46:02,840
And look forward to continuing to show you some of the progress we're doing with priority to.

960
01:46:03,700 --> 01:46:09,640
As far as some of these pictures are some pictures that were given out before with some of the priorities,

961
01:46:10,000 --> 01:46:15,380
because some of the things that we're doing with priority too, also encompasses other items.

962
01:46:15,720 --> 01:46:22,040
I know that, as you saw today, a couple of things that you're already seeing from priority too,

963
01:46:22,160 --> 01:46:26,900
is that we kind of are changing the way that we're recognizing some of our staff.

964
01:46:26,900 --> 01:46:35,960
So in the past we were looking at at least three types of staff members that we were looking

965
01:46:35,960 --> 01:46:43,320
at auxiliary staff or teaching staff and as far as our paraprofessionals to be coming to

966
01:46:43,320 --> 01:46:49,720
the board for some type of award like we did today, which is an important part for our

967
01:46:49,720 --> 01:46:52,460
staff to feel that they're being supported.

968
01:46:52,760 --> 01:46:56,880
However, one of the things that we wanted to do was look at also groups of people as we have

969
01:46:56,880 --> 01:47:02,400
you've already started seeing today where recognizing groups of people like the human resources

970
01:47:02,400 --> 01:47:08,260
that we recognize today, the principles and in this particular picture we recognize some of

971
01:47:08,260 --> 01:47:13,680
the good work that our social workers did at the beginning of the year when we started our work.

972
01:47:14,160 --> 01:47:20,280
So you already started to see some of that progress already materializing with some of the work

973
01:47:20,280 --> 01:47:25,980
that we're doing. And then you'll see some of the key works that we're also doing at

974
01:47:25,980 --> 01:47:37,180
the positive work as well. So, as far as we're going to be looking at 2.12.2. And again,

975
01:47:37,440 --> 01:47:44,440
just to refresher memory as far as 2.1 is to annually increase a percentage of staff satisfaction.

976
01:47:44,440 --> 01:47:51,420
And as even I noticed when Penny was doing her presentation, she mentions where we were at

977
01:47:51,420 --> 01:47:56,120
with some of the surveys and how the work that we're doing, and Amy of this priority

978
01:47:56,120 --> 01:48:02,000
is also to look at where we're increasing as far as our satisfaction.

979
01:48:02,360 --> 01:48:06,480
What we have to do with priority 2 is actually look at how many of the surveys are going to

980
01:48:06,480 --> 01:48:12,140
be coming in from the past because the more people that are providing us with information

981
01:48:12,140 --> 01:48:18,960
as far as our satisfaction, the more that we're able to be able to know how to direct the work that

982
01:48:18,960 --> 01:48:24,660
we're doing. The other one is to annually increase a retention rate of highly effective faculty

983
01:48:24,660 --> 01:48:30,640
and staff in that's through making sure that we're hiring the best people, the top people,

984
01:48:31,040 --> 01:48:35,340
and then what is it that we do once are here and a lot of that is happening with some of the work

985
01:48:35,340 --> 01:48:41,020
that's happening with priority one and priority with our safety and security as well with a priority

986
01:48:41,020 --> 01:48:48,900
for. Again, just revisiting this where the balance score card is and where you can find it.

987
01:48:51,050 --> 01:49:00,390
Again, let's look back in 2022. We had 571 respondents to our survey. Then that's done through

988
01:49:00,390 --> 01:49:07,670
a district engagement survey. We had 82 percent of our staff. And as far as this last spring,

989
01:49:07,670 --> 01:49:14,330
We had 625, which we had 83.2% of our staff that answered the survey.

990
01:49:14,650 --> 01:49:17,450
So this year we're looking at also increasing that again.

991
01:49:17,630 --> 01:49:22,910
So we can get the best information that we can to help us provide the direction that we're needing.

992
01:49:23,670 --> 01:49:25,610
Dr. Samara, can I stop you for just a second?

993
01:49:25,950 --> 01:49:29,290
Is that the 82% of employees are their satisfaction?

994
01:49:29,970 --> 01:49:37,370
No, those are the how many employees submitted a survey from there.

995
01:49:37,370 --> 01:49:43,350
the other priorities that you're receiving, that's where you have the percentages on there

996
01:49:43,350 --> 01:49:49,750
with how much was increased from one year to the next. So I think when you had the first

997
01:49:49,750 --> 01:49:57,190
month when you had priority one, you might have, like, this was a four point whatever it may be just

998
01:49:57,190 --> 01:49:59,130
so as far as what those satisfaction.

999
01:50:03,310 --> 01:50:25,810
As far as some of our key strategies that we're looking for, again, is some of the things that we are kind of looking at is some key things that, again, we added our positive praise in order to try to increase the amount of people that are being acknowledged and praised for the good work that they're doing.

1000
01:50:25,810 --> 01:50:35,350
The other thing is that I'm launching a couple of studies, one is again, we had our calendar

1001
01:50:35,350 --> 01:50:42,710
committee that we're going to get started and one of the things is that originally we had

1002
01:50:42,710 --> 01:50:50,010
a draft during the COVID time that we had a calendar and we were looking at an intersectional

1003
01:50:50,010 --> 01:50:55,010
calendar and so we've had some people calling wanting to know we're still going to continue

1004
01:50:55,010 --> 01:51:02,310
with that. So one of the things that I've already started doing is starting a listening tour

1005
01:51:02,310 --> 01:51:07,090
to find out a little bit more about how people are feeling about the calendar because that impacts

1006
01:51:07,090 --> 01:51:14,870
are how people feel about what are going to be our next steps. It impacts our parents or students

1007
01:51:14,870 --> 01:51:21,930
and our staff members. So right now so far I've already went to the Family Engagement Committee

1008
01:51:21,930 --> 01:51:29,430
I'll present it to them, I think some of you were there, I presented to Team 1 and to the district SBDM.

1009
01:51:29,690 --> 01:51:34,270
And one of the things that I'm just doing is showing them the calendar, asking them,

1010
01:51:34,330 --> 01:51:38,190
what are some positive things that you see about the calendar, what are some of the concerns.

1011
01:51:38,890 --> 01:51:44,710
And then at the end of this month, what I'm going to do is request some people, if you can see what we have here,

1012
01:51:45,270 --> 01:51:49,830
is trying to get a committee that, again, that is diverse in the representation,

1013
01:51:49,830 --> 01:52:04,670
So we can have people from every school that's our part of it and then we've had some of the other ones that we've asked to be part of the committee are going to be people from the athletic department fine arts department because it impacts them as well and

1014
01:52:04,670 --> 01:52:18,850
And we've had we will make sure that we also are able to have people from the district site base committee because they encompass the community and also parents in that group to make sure that again that we're looking at it.

1015
01:52:18,850 --> 01:52:24,610
academic calendar that's going to benefit us at the time when that intercessional calendar was there.

1016
01:52:25,070 --> 01:52:27,670
It was trying to take care of learning loss.

1017
01:52:28,010 --> 01:52:31,810
These are some of the things that through Priority 1 have been taking care of.

1018
01:52:32,410 --> 01:52:38,490
And so what we're needing to now look at is what's going to be in the best interest of us moving forward.

1019
01:52:39,450 --> 01:52:42,610
So we may or may not have an intercessional calendar.

1020
01:52:42,850 --> 01:52:47,570
We're going to make sure that our committee looks at that and then move forward with that.

1021
01:52:47,570 --> 01:52:51,570
Bringing something to the board sometime in February for

1022
01:52:52,630 --> 01:52:56,510
Recommendate, we'll provide you the recommendation and approval at that time.

1023
01:52:56,950 --> 01:53:09,430
Also, we launched a positive praise and so you all were able to take part of that through the gratitude cards or going onto the website and providing any type of positive praise there.

1024
01:53:10,890 --> 01:53:13,350
So far, these are some of the things that we've already done.

1025
01:53:13,350 --> 01:53:17,030
Again, we've had open benefits and enrollment.

1026
01:53:17,310 --> 01:53:21,810
We actually had this year about 97% of our staff

1027
01:53:21,810 --> 01:53:25,110
that have taken part of our benefits package

1028
01:53:25,110 --> 01:53:27,510
through our third party administration,

1029
01:53:27,690 --> 01:53:30,050
which increased quite a bit.

1030
01:53:30,330 --> 01:53:33,930
We're beginning again, our academic calendar.

1031
01:53:34,570 --> 01:53:37,150
One of the things that I have also done

1032
01:53:37,150 --> 01:53:39,130
is began having conversations

1033
01:53:39,130 --> 01:53:46,150
with an consultant, Lucia Calsava, because we're going to be taking a look at a compensation

1034
01:53:46,150 --> 01:53:52,870
plan and have a salary study through TASB. Some of the things that I believe were

1035
01:53:52,870 --> 01:54:01,010
spoken to you through Ismail about when he talked to you about a study where we are financially

1036
01:54:01,010 --> 01:54:06,130
in the next five years. So one of the things that our department is doing is taking a look at that,

1037
01:54:06,130 --> 01:54:12,750
So we can go ahead and provide some recommendations to the board sometime in the near future.

1038
01:54:13,970 --> 01:54:17,830
So, and then again, we started with the new positive praise for staff as well.

1039
01:54:18,210 --> 01:54:25,390
So these are some of the things that we have already that we're beginning through for priority

1040
01:54:25,390 --> 01:54:28,910
two to begin the process for this next coming in school year.

1041
01:54:34,420 --> 01:54:58,180
So our next step is, again, is to, we're trying to revise, to refine our process with our calendar committee, just to make sure that we have adequate, that all the voices are being heard, that we're prioritizing our agenda, topics based on immediate needs, and that's going to be for our salary study as well as for our compensation study.

1042
01:55:00,000 --> 01:55:06,400
Again, provide one of the biggest things, again, is when I'm speaking to people out there, especially

1043
01:55:06,400 --> 01:55:11,660
with the calendar or the compensation, is all they're asking us to, they're wanting to make sure

1044
01:55:11,660 --> 01:55:17,100
that we're being transparent, and so I want to make sure that we're continuously to provide

1045
01:55:17,100 --> 01:55:22,740
their transparencies to you as a board and to the people that we're serving, and, again, to

1046
01:55:22,740 --> 01:55:26,240
celebrate and recognize all staff members as much as possible.

1047
01:55:30,720 --> 01:55:31,780
That's it in a nutshell.

1048
01:55:34,530 --> 01:55:35,410
Any questions?

1049
01:55:35,410 --> 01:55:36,430
Any questions?

1050
01:55:37,940 --> 01:55:38,820
I have a question.

1051
01:55:38,980 --> 01:55:39,320
Sure.

1052
01:55:41,680 --> 01:55:48,080
I loved that you've y'all flashed up the QR code for the positive praise, like, while.

1053
01:55:48,460 --> 01:55:53,260
It was such a good time to do it, because, like, people were shuffling in and out, and the people that were saying,

1054
01:55:54,200 --> 01:55:58,140
I was, like, whoever thought of that, I'm sure.

1055
01:56:01,200 --> 01:56:01,780
Thank you.

1056
01:56:01,940 --> 01:56:02,420
That was awesome.

1057
01:56:03,120 --> 01:56:09,360
So my question is, is that something that will be kind of plastered all over the walls

1058
01:56:09,360 --> 01:56:10,860
in the hallways of?

1059
01:56:10,860 --> 01:56:11,300
Yes.

1060
01:56:12,100 --> 01:56:18,360
Right now we started this, this October, we kind of started when we had our one of our

1061
01:56:18,360 --> 01:56:22,860
the podcast and Crystal and I were part of that.

1062
01:56:22,980 --> 01:56:29,260
And one of the things that even though it's also part of another priority, it's we're working

1063
01:56:29,260 --> 01:56:35,620
in tandem together to make sure that we're moving forward with positive praise, which ultimately

1064
01:56:35,620 --> 01:56:41,840
will also take care of also priority too. So our department, the Human Resource Department

1065
01:56:41,840 --> 01:56:46,640
is working a lot with the communication. So we are looking at having that plastered. We're

1066
01:56:46,640 --> 01:56:52,920
starting off right now, introducing it and starting small and trying to build that because we're

1067
01:56:52,920 --> 01:56:58,760
wanting to make sure that while we're starting with this that we're able to make sure that we're

1068
01:56:58,760 --> 01:57:02,700
feeling what we said we're going to do by sending out the cards so we're starting small

1069
01:57:02,700 --> 01:57:08,300
and at every meeting that we're introducing that and making sure that we can continue with that.

1070
01:57:08,680 --> 01:57:15,360
Because it means a lot. I'm going to tell you that I think from a teacher, it's going to be more

1071
01:57:15,360 --> 01:57:23,660
meaningful to hear from a student praising the teacher than it is coming from myself or any of us

1072
01:57:23,660 --> 01:57:29,680
here in this room, as much as teachers want to hear the praise, I've seen where an

1073
01:57:29,680 --> 01:57:34,440
student writes from their own words on why they feel this teacher and disservice

1074
01:57:34,440 --> 01:57:36,500
of praise is more meaningful in that manner.

1075
01:57:36,760 --> 01:57:42,780
Well, this is a direct result of the listening, that you all did at the learning conference

1076
01:57:42,780 --> 01:57:44,100
at the beginning of the year.

1077
01:57:44,260 --> 01:57:50,740
There was a comment from several of the teachers, or employees, he said, they want, like,

1078
01:57:50,740 --> 01:57:56,380
recognize or to recognize others and to be able to let parents have the opportunity students

1079
01:57:56,380 --> 01:58:02,060
peers. So it's on our website. We don't necessarily have a formal plan to put the signs up

1080
01:58:02,060 --> 01:58:07,660
all over but we're including it in meetings and such so that people can provide it. So it's on our

1081
01:58:07,660 --> 01:58:11,760
website already. I just like I love the QR code because the student I see it in the hall. I mean

1082
01:58:11,760 --> 01:58:18,420
the website for parents and students but you know it just makes it so much more convenient but you

1083
01:58:18,420 --> 01:58:23,800
know. I mean, we all have, you know, decreasing attention spans. By the time you get down

1084
01:58:23,800 --> 01:58:29,000
sit down, you got to go to the website. If they see it in the hallway, oh, let me scan

1085
01:58:29,000 --> 01:58:31,760
it. And you know, since I sit down, I'll do it. And it's done, you know.

1086
01:58:32,360 --> 01:58:37,880
Well, one of the things that we've also done is, even for the board recognition, we've opened

1087
01:58:37,880 --> 01:58:43,600
that up for other people to be able to nominate. And in the past, it was a certain people

1088
01:58:43,600 --> 01:58:48,400
that were, that had the privilege to nominate and we've opened that up because we feel that

1089
01:58:48,400 --> 01:59:00,860
But again, when you're being recognized, sometimes it's that student or a community member or a parent that just wants to be able to say thank you and they want other people to understand and know the sound.

1090
01:59:06,770 --> 01:59:07,730
Any more questions or comments?

1091
01:59:09,310 --> 01:59:10,290
Okay, thank you.

1092
01:59:10,490 --> 01:59:11,050
Thank you.

1093
01:59:14,130 --> 01:59:14,510
On the glitch.

1094
01:59:15,690 --> 01:59:16,170
Yeah.

1095
01:59:17,150 --> 01:59:17,250
Yeah.

1096
01:59:17,750 --> 01:59:18,330
Legislative update.

1097
01:59:18,610 --> 01:59:22,970
You know, their special session was called and so it keeps it's a very quite a moving target.

1098
01:59:25,310 --> 01:59:39,130
As I haven't gotten a check what happened today, and I can forward you this, you know the Senate has passed of education savings account bill, and voucher bill over out of the Senate into the House.

1099
01:59:40,010 --> 01:59:46,630
I don't know what the House did today, so I haven't gotten to look at that yet. People have been asking, what can we do locally?

1100
01:59:47,250 --> 01:59:51,110
There's a November election, go vote, be informed and go vote.

1101
01:59:51,250 --> 01:59:56,590
There are 14 propositions, and I believe you all have talked about putting something out

1102
01:59:56,590 --> 01:59:59,270
on our GP votes site about what it was each-

1103
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:10,780
So that people are informed. And then the other is sparked by you, by the way, your idea. And the other is our representative, is Jay and

1104
02:00:10,780 --> 02:00:18,680
Lazzano, if anyone needs his contact information, it'd be good for it to be really helpful for him to hear from people in our community,

1105
02:00:19,000 --> 02:00:23,960
where you stand on vouchers and education savings accounts,

1106
02:00:26,210 --> 02:00:30,690
on the student national version there, because you've all been doing such a great job of really keeping up with

1107
02:00:30,690 --> 02:00:31,770
everything legislatively.

1108
02:00:33,490 --> 02:00:36,610
And then the last thing, I know we've got the board report

1109
02:00:36,610 --> 02:00:41,210
that I do want to let Ms. Gip, if that's okay,

1110
02:00:41,410 --> 02:00:42,370
to Ms. Ellie's all day.

1111
02:00:42,910 --> 02:00:45,530
She's four things, she's all, oh, no, no, no, you're good.

1112
02:00:45,750 --> 02:00:48,670
Yeah, but to do our come on up, I know, I know you're patient.

1113
02:00:49,710 --> 02:00:54,570
But to our, this is our annually required ASL and bilingual

1114
02:00:54,570 --> 02:00:55,450
program evaluation.

1115
02:00:55,770 --> 02:00:59,410
So this is a report that is required to be presented annually.

1116
02:00:59,410 --> 02:01:00,930
Thank you, I just need to keep scrolling.

1117
02:01:00,930 --> 02:01:05,290
And start some page 163, yeah, 163, yeah.

1118
02:01:05,810 --> 02:01:06,250
162?

1119
02:01:06,550 --> 02:01:06,830
Yes.

1120
02:01:07,690 --> 02:01:08,190
There we go.

1121
02:01:12,460 --> 02:01:13,340
Good evening.

1122
02:01:13,960 --> 02:01:15,480
Thank you for having me.

1123
02:01:15,960 --> 02:01:17,180
My name is Shelly Elisaldi.

1124
02:01:17,220 --> 02:01:19,080
If you don't know me last year, I was a dean of instruction

1125
02:01:19,080 --> 02:01:20,460
at the high school here before that.

1126
02:01:20,460 --> 02:01:21,480
I was CTE.

1127
02:01:22,000 --> 02:01:25,220
Now, and doing accountability assessment and multilingual

1128
02:01:25,220 --> 02:01:27,580
program, so I'm very excited to be here tonight

1129
02:01:27,580 --> 02:01:31,360
and present to you a little overview of our programs.

1130
02:01:31,360 --> 02:01:33,300
So, let's get started.

1131
02:01:35,640 --> 02:01:41,380
Of course, this ties directly to Priority 1, but in my view, multi-lingual programs kind of go all

1132
02:01:41,380 --> 02:01:46,560
through our balanced scorecard because it's about kids feeling welcome in our district, us

1133
02:01:46,560 --> 02:01:50,560
reaching out to them in their culture and meeting them where they are and helping them reach

1134
02:01:50,560 --> 02:01:55,300
their goals, whether that be in CCMR, math, reading, whatever, whatever the case.

1135
02:01:55,880 --> 02:01:59,040
So I do believe this is a very important part of our programs.

1136
02:02:00,800 --> 02:02:13,700
This is the statute that states that every year, before November 1st, we are to give our school board an update on where we are with our programs and our numbers and everything, so that's why we are here tonight.

1137
02:02:17,480 --> 02:02:26,540
These are the types of programs that we currently offer here in GP, so we've got two different types of ESL programs in ESL stands for English as a second language.

1138
02:02:26,540 --> 02:02:35,520
We have a content based program which means all four of their core teachers will be certified in ASL and they will meet those goals throughout all four core.

1139
02:02:36,100 --> 02:02:44,040
A pullout program is where the reading language arts teacher is ASL certified and they will meet their goals through that reading language arts teacher.

1140
02:02:44,740 --> 02:02:48,000
And I'm going to go into a little bit more detail on those in just one second.

1141
02:02:48,000 --> 02:02:58,000
We also have a transitional bilingual early exit program and then our new dual-language program, which is a 50-52 way and I will explain that a little bit further as well.

1142
02:02:59,360 --> 02:03:08,280
So again, the content based is where we pursue the goal of English acquisition through out there for content areas.

1143
02:03:09,180 --> 02:03:16,880
And all of these teachers are trained in the SL instruction and we'll go into some more details later about what types of training that they've done.

1144
02:03:16,880 --> 02:03:20,440
but that's the explanation of those students.

1145
02:03:20,720 --> 02:03:23,420
And so most of our content based ESL is going to be

1146
02:03:23,420 --> 02:03:25,260
founded our four elementary schools.

1147
02:03:26,320 --> 02:03:28,440
We have one elementary school that mainly focuses

1148
02:03:28,440 --> 02:03:31,340
on the bilingual, but they also have a few ESL students

1149
02:03:31,340 --> 02:03:32,200
on their campus.

1150
02:03:35,170 --> 02:03:38,230
The pullout program is more of a secondary model.

1151
02:03:38,530 --> 02:03:40,570
So when you get more to middle school and high school,

1152
02:03:40,610 --> 02:03:42,070
you'll see more of the pullout model

1153
02:03:42,070 --> 02:03:44,490
where their English services are being

1154
02:03:44,490 --> 02:03:46,570
on through their reading language arts class.

1155
02:03:48,070 --> 02:03:51,810
And the goal is that we transition them fully to

1156
02:03:52,510 --> 02:03:54,570
proficiency in English in order to

1157
02:03:55,330 --> 02:03:56,810
participate equally in school.

1158
02:03:57,170 --> 02:03:58,390
And for our secondary students,

1159
02:03:58,570 --> 02:04:00,270
especially those that come as newcomers,

1160
02:04:00,470 --> 02:04:02,770
and I'm going to talk about our new camera program later as well.

1161
02:04:03,330 --> 02:04:05,670
We really want to accelerate that English as much as possible,

1162
02:04:05,930 --> 02:04:08,390
because they are required to pass the same EOC tests

1163
02:04:08,390 --> 02:04:11,550
and all the same graduation requirements as all of our other students.

1164
02:04:11,890 --> 02:04:14,210
And as you can imagine, that's a very difficult task.

1165
02:04:14,630 --> 02:04:16,670
And so when we're trying to accelerate that English,

1166
02:04:16,670 --> 02:04:17,670
It's really important.

1167
02:04:17,670 --> 02:04:18,770
It can affect their lives.

1168
02:04:18,930 --> 02:04:22,610
So we want to make sure we're really doing a good job of the ESL at the secondary level,

1169
02:04:22,650 --> 02:04:23,230
especially.

1170
02:04:25,190 --> 02:04:30,390
And then transitional bilingual early exit is what we have at mainly how's that WC Andrew

1171
02:04:30,390 --> 02:04:31,350
Zellimentary School.

1172
02:04:31,730 --> 02:04:35,490
And those are our students, grades two through five right now that are still in a bilingual

1173
02:04:35,490 --> 02:04:35,970
program.

1174
02:04:36,010 --> 02:04:39,030
And then we're moving our dual-language program on up through.

1175
02:04:39,110 --> 02:04:42,950
And we will kind of replace that as our program model for the most part.

1176
02:04:44,970 --> 02:04:59,030
And then our dual language two way is a 50-50 model that's where kids that are native English speakers and kids that are native Spanish speakers come together into a classroom and they both learn both languages hopefully and they are bi-literate.

1177
02:05:01,600 --> 02:05:03,540
So, that's our dual language program.

1178
02:05:06,030 --> 02:05:14,750
This is the slide that I was excited to show you just because if you look at it, you'll see the tremendous amount of growth that we've seen in our programs over the last two years.

1179
02:05:14,750 --> 02:05:22,290
So, you can see in 2021, 22, we had 143 ESL students in our district, and as of 10, 6, 23,

1180
02:05:22,570 --> 02:05:25,950
we now have 194 ESL students in our district.

1181
02:05:26,010 --> 02:05:32,930
So, we've had an influx of 51 additional students in the last two years, and those are going

1182
02:05:32,930 --> 02:05:36,490
to include our beginner students that we have coming in at the secondary level that are

1183
02:05:36,490 --> 02:05:36,970
need to graduate.

1184
02:05:37,150 --> 02:05:42,730
So, that's been an extra push that we've had to really shift our focus on, and then

1185
02:05:42,730 --> 02:05:47,250
bilingual numbers which includes the dual language, you can see that's grown and that's also

1186
02:05:47,250 --> 02:05:51,990
in addition to that we've added that program, but we've also had a lot of growth just of

1187
02:05:51,990 --> 02:05:59,450
students moving in, new students. So in total, we are sitting at 310, but in addition to that,

1188
02:05:59,450 --> 02:06:04,630
we have 23 students that are considered parent denials, and we still consider that we, they're

1189
02:06:04,630 --> 02:06:09,890
not included in the program, but we still monitor them and track them in their progress and

1190
02:06:09,890 --> 02:06:16,390
in the English language. So in total, 333. I did the percentages on that last year where we're

1191
02:06:16,390 --> 02:06:23,010
sitting at about 5% English eB students in our district and this year we're sitting right

1192
02:06:23,010 --> 02:06:29,490
at 7% so we've had a 2% increase in just one year. One thing I did want to share real quick

1193
02:07:00,600 --> 02:07:04,440
and you can see what's the smallest percentage of all the regions in the state.

1194
02:07:05,220 --> 02:07:24,620
are region region two. We're sitting at zero to 5%. So you can see at 7% we're just a little slightly higher than our region average for the corpus crusty area and you could just kind of look I just thought it was an interesting statistic and that we're actually almost getting ahead of the curve in our district.

1195
02:07:24,620 --> 02:07:27,640
I'm going to tell you, E-B's emergent bilingual.

1196
02:07:27,640 --> 02:07:28,300
Mergent bilingual?

1197
02:07:29,000 --> 02:07:29,660
Yeah. Sorry.

1198
02:07:30,180 --> 02:07:31,440
Lots of acronyms.

1199
02:07:33,200 --> 02:07:36,120
They've changed the wording several times in the last 10 years,

1200
02:07:36,320 --> 02:07:37,060
right, Dr. Kavosos.

1201
02:07:37,680 --> 02:07:40,320
We used to love students, E-L students,

1202
02:07:40,560 --> 02:07:41,620
and now we're emergent bilingual.

1203
02:07:42,780 --> 02:07:45,540
Comparison of our ESL and our bilingual program enrollment.

1204
02:07:45,640 --> 02:07:47,060
This goes by grade level.

1205
02:07:47,480 --> 02:07:49,900
So you can track all the way from pre-K,

1206
02:07:50,560 --> 02:07:51,740
all the way to 12th grade.

1207
02:07:52,420 --> 02:07:57,340
And again, when we get closer to graduation, we're hoping that we're reclassifying and exiting

1208
02:07:57,340 --> 02:07:59,920
those kids from the program because they are English proficient.

1209
02:08:00,140 --> 02:08:04,460
So you can see the numbers dwindle a little bit as they get closer to graduation.

1210
02:08:09,020 --> 02:08:10,500
This is our telepast summary.

1211
02:08:10,860 --> 02:08:15,260
Telepast is the test, the assessment that we give to our students.

1212
02:08:16,280 --> 02:08:20,020
It's the Texas English Language proficiency assessment system.

1213
02:08:20,020 --> 02:08:23,760
And we give that to them every year in addition to the star.

1214
02:08:24,040 --> 02:08:28,400
This is another assessment that they do that just tracks their English language proficiency.

1215
02:08:29,020 --> 02:08:34,540
So this is a summary from your 22 to 23 for the high school and the middle school.

1216
02:08:34,980 --> 02:08:40,200
And you can just see over as an overview that we do have more students now at the beginning level.

1217
02:08:40,440 --> 02:08:45,280
And those are kids that usually come in maybe from another country that their first language is not English.

1218
02:08:45,280 --> 02:08:50,560
and when we test them as they arrive, they test as a beginner, and our goal is always to

1219
02:08:50,560 --> 02:08:53,720
move them to advanced advanced high as soon as we can.

1220
02:08:56,680 --> 02:08:58,160
And then elementary, this is grades

1221
02:08:58,160 --> 02:09:03,680
K-35, you can see we've had a 4% increase from last year at the beginners.

1222
02:09:05,380 --> 02:09:10,400
Everything else is pretty close but we did have a good growth there at our advanced high level that

1223
02:09:10,400 --> 02:09:16,060
we're moving kids forward, a 6% growth in that area. So I thought that was very good too.

1224
02:09:17,520 --> 02:09:22,860
And then we did have 11 students that were reclassified at the middle school, which is excellent,

1225
02:09:23,480 --> 02:09:28,780
which means they are considered English proficient before they're going into high school, so that was a very big deal.

1226
02:09:29,360 --> 02:09:33,520
Another thing this year that was a little different is that are usually our end of the year,

1227
02:09:33,780 --> 02:09:37,980
Elpax, which is our committee that meets to discuss the students progress every year.

1228
02:09:38,300 --> 02:09:43,440
Those were not held until the school year started because of the delay in the test scores from the state,

1229
02:09:43,440 --> 02:09:46,200
And so they pushed back all of the timelines.

1230
02:09:46,480 --> 02:09:48,700
So some of these numbers could change.

1231
02:09:49,340 --> 02:09:50,880
We're still having a few meetings,

1232
02:09:51,600 --> 02:09:52,880
but for the most part,

1233
02:09:53,100 --> 02:09:55,340
that's how many kids were classified in our district.

1234
02:09:55,780 --> 02:09:58,460
Here's some new things that we have going this school year.

1235
02:09:58,800 --> 02:09:59,240
Our new arrived.

1236
02:10:00,000 --> 02:10:29,620
Again, as we see that growth of those beginners and students moving in, we want to make sure we're serving them as good as well as we can at the high school level in the middle school level. So we've really gone all in on the structured English immersion program that I was telling you about that I've experienced with from the Houston area. And we bought some curriculum that's really helping with that. It's called the AC language curriculum. It's an accelerated learning model really goes into the brain-based research behind language acquisition and how we can help accelerate their English

1237
02:10:29,620 --> 02:10:32,440
as quickly as possible at the high school in the middle school level.

1238
02:10:32,920 --> 02:10:37,300
So we're doing a two period block at the high school with a new teacher, new curriculum,

1239
02:10:37,880 --> 02:10:40,840
and that's their home base when they come to school in the mornings.

1240
02:10:41,400 --> 02:10:46,360
Those kids feel welcome and accepted and able to take risk and speaking and using their

1241
02:10:46,360 --> 02:10:51,220
language every day in the classroom. So we're excited about to see the results from that program.

1242
02:10:52,340 --> 02:10:57,620
Stepping, I want to send a shout out to Robin Rice, my predecessor,

1243
02:10:57,620 --> 02:10:59,500
in this role in Anne Sanchez.

1244
02:10:59,560 --> 02:11:01,940
They both have done a lot of work over the last two years

1245
02:11:01,940 --> 02:11:05,560
to help get people certified in ESL and bilingual.

1246
02:11:06,020 --> 02:11:09,280
And so as of right now, we've got 178 teachers

1247
02:11:09,280 --> 02:11:12,380
with ESL or a combo bilingual ESL certification

1248
02:11:12,380 --> 02:11:14,980
and 13 teachers with the bilingual certification.

1249
02:11:16,200 --> 02:11:18,640
And that's due to all of these recruitment efforts,

1250
02:11:19,440 --> 02:11:21,580
stipends, test reimbursements that we've done.

1251
02:11:22,780 --> 02:11:26,660
So because of that, I am very excited to say that last year

1252
02:11:26,660 --> 02:11:33,640
we filed for two waivers, this year we don't need any waivers, and I ESL or bilingual, and

1253
02:11:33,640 --> 02:11:38,960
that has been a big cooperative effort between several people, including the principals,

1254
02:11:39,360 --> 02:11:44,100
to make sure that we've got somebody at every grade level and every subject that's certified.

1255
02:11:44,960 --> 02:11:48,940
So we just, it's a scheduling thing now is making sure those kids are with their correct teachers.

1256
02:11:49,420 --> 02:11:51,780
So I want to send this shout out to the principals as well.

1257
02:11:51,780 --> 02:11:54,700
And that is all I have unless you have any questions,

1258
02:11:54,840 --> 02:11:56,040
sorry I was talking past.

1259
02:11:56,600 --> 02:11:58,540
I know you're ready to go home.

1260
02:11:58,540 --> 02:11:59,260
Good job.

1261
02:11:59,840 --> 02:12:00,540
Thank you.

1262
02:12:00,720 --> 02:12:03,580
So, and looking at your map, I really appreciate you.

1263
02:12:03,580 --> 02:12:04,080
Yes, sir.

1264
02:12:04,220 --> 02:12:12,480
Putting this thing out here, and how we compare to the rest of the Texas, but how Portland

1265
02:12:12,480 --> 02:12:15,380
compared to the rest of our area.

1266
02:12:15,800 --> 02:12:20,100
I looked at CCI's D, they're sitting right at seven, six or seven percent.

1267
02:12:20,100 --> 02:12:37,840
So before so like last year we were 5% and they were 7% and it looks like this year now we're 7% and they're right about the same so we I think we've had a little bit more of an influx here in Portland specifically when the taper report comes out in the next month or so I'll be able to tell you a lot more accurately

1268
02:12:37,840 --> 02:12:41,760
And that's fine. I guess my question is is,

1269
02:12:44,190 --> 02:12:46,920
what's the, is that, is that?

1270
02:12:46,920 --> 02:12:48,200
They wanting to move here?

1271
02:12:48,780 --> 02:12:55,200
I think some of it has to do with industry and job opportunities that we have here in our area.

1272
02:12:56,340 --> 02:13:03,060
I would think that with things coming to completion like they have that would be a number that would be-

1273
02:13:03,060 --> 02:13:06,400
No, with the folks migrating to other jobs, I have to warn them.

1274
02:13:06,420 --> 02:13:10,260
Yeah, I think it depends what industry those families are involved in.

1275
02:13:10,540 --> 02:13:10,560
Yeah.

1276
02:13:10,560 --> 02:13:15,220
We've got a lot of our industry like our cellar metahol is from overseas.

1277
02:13:15,720 --> 02:13:19,320
You know, we've got several, yeah, and as I was all this right, it's our industry.

1278
02:13:19,940 --> 02:13:22,860
That's bringing in individuals and it's not just Spanish.

1279
02:13:23,460 --> 02:13:26,520
We've got other languages coming in and it's a full number.

1280
02:13:28,040 --> 02:13:29,400
More than that.

1281
02:13:29,420 --> 02:13:30,860
This is a merchant bilingual.

1282
02:13:31,200 --> 02:13:34,080
So anybody of that's native language is not English.

1283
02:13:34,540 --> 02:13:34,660
Yeah.

1284
02:13:35,380 --> 02:13:40,540
Now, our bilingual and dual language program focuses on Spanish because that's the majority that we have.

1285
02:13:41,100 --> 02:13:48,860
But as far as ESL, we might be encountering students whose native languages among millions of Earth, lots of other things than Spanish.

1286
02:13:54,390 --> 02:13:55,350
Anybody else?

1287
02:13:55,910 --> 02:13:58,090
If you think of anything later, feel free to email me.

1288
02:13:58,510 --> 02:13:58,870
Thank you.

1289
02:13:59,170 --> 02:13:59,690
Thank you.

1290
02:13:59,930 --> 02:14:00,650
Thank you.

1291
02:14:10,280 --> 02:14:11,580
I've been very busy lately.

1292
02:14:11,740 --> 02:14:17,080
Lots of, you know, carried brought up the fact that we're in the DFB area.

1293
02:14:17,340 --> 02:14:18,680
You know, what do we to go?

1294
02:14:20,310 --> 02:14:34,150
Dr. Pavasos testified, hopefully everybody got to watch that and she testified for the Senate Committee on Doctor, did everybody get you to see that and did a great job.

1295
02:14:34,950 --> 02:14:36,110
By the way, good job.

1296
02:14:37,790 --> 02:14:40,590
We core for Christy ISD reached out.

1297
02:14:40,590 --> 02:14:46,770
they want GPSD and all the local coastal bins go districts to kind of form a coalition

1298
02:14:48,990 --> 02:14:54,630
on really hadn't seen in really, you know, when we go to Austin going to Austin with

1299
02:14:54,630 --> 02:14:58,930
not just GPI ISDs, loves it a little bit.

1300
02:15:01,940 --> 02:15:10,700
So they're trying to form this coalition. I think we got another meeting coming up fairly quickly on that. Thank you, Delhi since something else.

1301
02:15:12,380 --> 02:15:20,660
Other than that, anybody? Anybody got anything going on? Anything that you don't want to talk about? Anything you'll learn in the trip and Dallas?

1302
02:15:30,840 --> 02:15:31,360
Well,

1303
02:15:33,700 --> 02:15:51,960
I do know we have a board workshop on Monday that's a governance workshop on the 23rd, and so knowing, you know, looking at your indicators, so you have your big sheet here, this site has the balance score card on the back has the board score card, and really hitting on indicator five board operates,

1304
02:15:51,960 --> 02:15:54,760
is the unified team of eight and has clear operating procedures.

1305
02:15:55,480 --> 02:15:59,300
The action that you all decided you wanted to take in that area was to develop the team

1306
02:15:59,300 --> 02:16:01,120
of eight good governance handbook.

1307
02:16:01,560 --> 02:16:09,320
So it's really a modification of the operating procedures and Mr. Simmons is the lead on that.

1308
02:16:09,340 --> 02:16:15,520
So I think he's got some things lined up for Monday night to help walk everybody through that.

1309
02:16:15,620 --> 02:16:17,060
Dr. Spala, my lead.

1310
02:16:17,600 --> 02:16:27,880
So that'll be a replacement of board operating procedures or in addition to that will be something for you all to decide if that's really a replacement or an augmentation.

1311
02:16:28,700 --> 02:16:29,700
But a switch to really.

1312
02:16:30,280 --> 02:16:30,580
That can't be.

1313
02:16:31,480 --> 02:16:32,460
Just kind of adding.

1314
02:16:32,980 --> 02:16:33,960
Just enhancing it.

1315
02:16:34,120 --> 02:16:34,240
Kind of.

1316
02:16:35,540 --> 02:16:35,700
Yeah.

1317
02:16:35,740 --> 02:16:37,240
Well, we'll see what that brings to us.

1318
02:16:37,340 --> 02:16:38,600
It might not be like that.

1319
02:16:39,700 --> 02:16:44,420
But that also ties into indicators three on your board score card.

1320
02:16:44,420 --> 02:16:53,420
to participate in quarterly governance workshops so it's that working on the work and then I mentioned earlier about the November 3rd curriculum and instruction workshop

1321
02:16:53,420 --> 02:17:14,260
that is a Friday morning and what we are have tentatively planned is it will convene together here have breakfast talk about what we're going to see and then go visit schools and get to actually use a wildcat walk and see what that looks like and go into classrooms and see what that looks like and then come back together at the end for lunch and debriefence

1322
02:17:14,260 --> 02:17:16,980
and discuss what we learned, it got to see on the visits.

1323
02:17:17,200 --> 02:17:22,040
And that ties directly to yes.

1324
02:17:22,940 --> 02:17:26,860
And that goes with really several of these,

1325
02:17:26,860 --> 02:17:28,760
I mean it's overarching all of these.

1326
02:17:28,900 --> 02:17:31,080
And then Ms. Gregory is really working

1327
02:17:31,080 --> 02:17:34,120
and we have a meeting set up with her, myself,

1328
02:17:34,460 --> 02:17:36,960
and Dr. Gonzalez on this budget parameters

1329
02:17:37,480 --> 02:17:38,680
around looking at the budget.

1330
02:17:38,960 --> 02:17:41,960
So we plan to have a rough draft to the board

1331
02:17:41,960 --> 02:17:45,940
in December to look at around that.

1332
02:17:46,620 --> 02:17:49,340
And then your advocacy already talked about that with GP votes

1333
02:17:50,500 --> 02:17:52,560
and informing people about, you know,

1334
02:17:52,780 --> 02:17:55,020
what's on this next ballot, these 14 props.

1335
02:17:55,620 --> 02:17:57,900
So, if you look across your score card,

1336
02:17:58,120 --> 02:17:59,540
you're also an indicator too.

1337
02:17:59,640 --> 02:18:01,600
This is one of the Gonzalo's leads.

1338
02:18:02,120 --> 02:18:03,800
Formally adopted outcomes,

1339
02:18:03,980 --> 02:18:05,080
the line to strategic plan,

1340
02:18:05,080 --> 02:18:07,080
and the systematic process for review.

1341
02:18:07,740 --> 02:18:08,820
Well, think about each month,

1342
02:18:08,900 --> 02:18:10,300
you're doing a systematic review

1343
02:18:10,300 --> 02:18:15,000
of the prior to reports, which is that providing that formative feedback.

1344
02:18:16,280 --> 02:18:17,260
So, can all you guys are doing?

1345
02:18:17,400 --> 02:18:19,000
We're doing a lot, can all you guys are doing?

1346
02:18:20,220 --> 02:18:25,680
Well, Mark, Laura and myself, I'm meeting with you with Missy Benderd,

1347
02:18:25,680 --> 02:18:31,420
more and I, I guess, was ready to take you to, I'll get a strategized about this special session

1348
02:18:31,420 --> 02:18:32,480
and what else.

1349
02:18:32,540 --> 02:18:35,410
And come back to our advocacy plan that we have developed too.

1350
02:18:41,490 --> 02:18:44,370
Yeah, it's coming, yeah, I'll send it.

1351
02:18:44,370 --> 02:18:48,450
Yeah, everything good?

1352
02:18:49,390 --> 02:18:52,290
Nobody is getting anything other for eight or eleven.

1353
02:18:52,550 --> 02:18:55,170
I don't know if you don't have so much to do.

1354
02:18:55,750 --> 02:18:59,530
So, they party on November 8th.

1355
02:18:59,670 --> 02:19:00,310
No, what?

1356
02:19:00,750 --> 02:19:01,950
They don't have a word.

1357
02:19:03,050 --> 02:19:05,770
So you're going to, you're telling us that you're going to early vote.

1358
02:19:08,290 --> 02:19:09,730
We are all already.

1359
02:19:09,730 --> 02:19:11,290
Which early voting starts next Monday.

1360
02:19:15,990 --> 02:19:18,470
And then say to the district, yes, this next Wednesday.

1361
02:19:18,770 --> 02:19:22,170
So people can come to say to the district, and then also early

1362
02:19:22,170 --> 02:19:24,430
vote, because it's right across the wall.

1363
02:19:27,280 --> 02:19:28,320
That's it.

1364
02:19:29,220 --> 02:19:34,000
So anybody have any instructions for the board president or the superintendent?

1365
02:19:37,840 --> 02:19:44,520
Anybody other than the coal, I wrote it down.

1366
02:19:44,720 --> 02:19:45,380
We're good.

1367
02:19:45,480 --> 02:19:45,620
We're good.

1368
02:19:45,640 --> 02:19:47,080
I have a question because I might have missed it.

1369
02:19:47,240 --> 02:19:48,540
Did we ever get the notes?

1370
02:19:48,960 --> 02:19:51,760
You may think of it, Dr. Gravassas, when you mentioned our

1371
02:19:51,760 --> 02:19:54,880
the listening sessions at the communication.

1372
02:19:55,180 --> 02:19:57,760
Did we ever get the notes from the listening sessions?

1373
02:19:57,900 --> 02:19:59,300
This will be in the highest.

1374
02:20:04,670 --> 02:20:07,310
Okay, we will adjourn this meeting.

1375
02:20:10,380 --> 02:20:11,160
Eight or eight.