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[I. Call to Order]
IT IS 6 P.M.I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE REVEREND PAUL CARPENTER, THE SENIOR MINISTER AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, TO OPEN OUR MEETING WITH THE PRAYER AND TO LEAD THE AUDIENCE IN THE PLEDGES OF THE AMERICAN AND TEXAS FLAGS.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS NIGHT THAT YOUR LOVE AND KINDNESS WATCHES OVER EACH OF US.
WE CONTINUE TO PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THE LUBBOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THAT OUR TEACHER RETENTION RATE WOULD REMAIN HIGH.
THAT WE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING.
THAT OUR STUDENTS WOULD BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.
THAT THE AUTHORITY OUR TEACHERS HAVE WOULD BE USEFUL TO INFLUENCE OUR STUDENTS TO GROW.
AND THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WOULD PAUSE TO GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY.
WE SEEK YOUR BLESSING NOW, FATHER, ALONG WITH YOUR PEACE, AS WE GATHER FOR THIS MEETING.
WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, REVEREND CARPENTER.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND SHARING THOSE INSPIRATIONAL WORDS WITH US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, WELL, WE HAVE SOME RECOGNITIONS TO KICK OFF OUR SUMMER MEETING.
[II. Recognition]
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CHAD HASKINS WITH THE HE'S THE ADVANCED ACADEMICS COORDINATOR TO THE PODIUM, CHAD.WELL, IT'S VERY WEIRD SAYING GOOD EVENING.
SO GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BRIDGES, DR.
ROLLO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD.
THE UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE ACADEMIC CONTEST OFFERS THE MOST OR OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE IN 30 DIFFERENT EVENTS, INCLUDING CONTESTS SUCH AS MATH, SCIENCE, SPEECH, DEBATE, JOURNALISM, AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO STEM.
THESE CONTESTS, WHICH EXIST TO COMPLEMENT THE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM, ARE DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS AS THEY ACQUIRE HIGHER LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE, TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS, TO CONFRONT ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE, AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE MASTERY IN SPECIFIC SKILLS.
STUDENTS AND TEAMS WHO PLACE IN THE TOP OF THEIR EVENT AT THE DISTRICT MEET, ADVANCE TO THE REGION, MEET AND STUDENTS WHO PLACE IN THE TOP THREE OF THE REGION MEET ADVANCE TO THE STATE MEET. I'M PROUD TO RECOGNIZE FOUR STUDENTS FROM LUBBOCK ISD WHO HAVE ACHIEVED THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ADVANCED TO THE UIL STATE ACADEMIC MEET AFTER STRONG PERFORMANCES OF THE REGIONAL MEET IN APRIL, WE'LL START WITH CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT STUDENT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS OWEN EDWARDS.
OKAY. OUR NEXT STUDENT FROM CORONADO IS MAX CAMPBELL, AND MAX COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT MAX PLACED SECOND IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AT THE REGION MEET AND THIRD AT THE STATE MEET [APPLAUSE]. THE CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WAS COACHED BY BRANT CHAMBERLIN [APPLAUSE].
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OUR NEXT STUDENT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS FROM MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL.PLEASE HELP ME RECOGNIZE CALEB TIPTON.
CALEB FINISHED SECOND PLACE IN SPELLING AT THE REGION MEET AND 3RD PLACE AT THE STATE MEET.
SO CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].
AND CALEB WAS COACHED BY LEAH THORNE [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAD.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP AND PRESENTING THOSE SCHOLARS TO US.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO RECOGNITION OF STATE STATE QUALIFYING DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAMS. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE LINDA LANDIN, WHO'S THE PRINCIPAL OF WATERS ELEMENTARY AND THE NORTHWEST PLAINS DI REGIONAL DIRECTOR, TO THE PODIUM, LINDA [APPLAUSE].
GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
NINE LUBBOCK ISD DESTINATION IMAGINE TEAMS ADVANCED TO THE 2024 LONE STAR FINAL STATE DI TOURNAMENT AFTER COMPETING AT THE NORTHWEST PLAINS REGIONAL TOURNAMENT. TEAMS FROM WATERS ELEMENTARY, RAMIREZ ELEMENTARY, HUTCHINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, TALKINGTON SCHOOL OF YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS, AND LUBBOCK HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCED TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
LUBBOCK ISD WAS ALSO AWARDED FOUR BONUS SPOTS FOR ADDITIONAL TEAMS FROM LUBBOCK HIGH SCHOOL, TALKINGTON SCHOOL OF YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS, AND SMITH ELEMENTARY BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TEAMS COMPETING TO STATE TO 13 TEAMS. THIS IS THE MOST LUBBOCK ISD TEAMS THAT HAVE EVER ADVANCED TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN DI, SO WE'RE PRETTY PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT [APPLAUSE].
RAMIREZ ELEMENTARY FINISHED FIRST IN THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGE, BEATING TEAMS FROM ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS CHINA, TURKEY, AND MANY OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME A DI TEAM FROM RAMIREZ ELEMENTARY QUALIFIED FOR GLOBAL FINALS, SO THAT IS EXCITING FOR THEM.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE TEAMS [APPLAUSE].
SO NOW IT'S TIME TO RECOGNIZE THESE TEAMS INDIVIDUALLY.
WE'LL START OFF WITH RAMIREZ ELEMENTARY.
THEY COMPETED IN THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGE AND THEIR MEMBERS ARE MARLOWE BARNES, MASON CRAWFORD, ELIANA GARZA, JORDAN LOZOYA, SAWYER MELENDEZ.
ONE OF THEIR TEAM MEMBERS, EVA WENNIHAN, WOULD NOT WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.
BUT WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HER AND THEIR TEAM MANAGER, STEPHANIE BARNES [APPLAUSE].
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THE NEXT TEAM IS WATERS ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS CHALLENGE.AUBREY HART, KYNZLEE CASTANEDA EMMA CASTRO, NOAH CASTRO, ELIZABETH ELDREDGE, MADDEN LARA, AND MACKENZIE RANGEL [APPLAUSE].
THEIR TEAM MANAGERS ARE AMANDA ELDREDGE AND J'MAE RANDOLPH [APPLAUSE].
MIC] THE NEXT THEME IS WATER'S ELEMENTARY, THEIR SERVICE LEARNING TEAM.
BRITNEE BRADLEY, JACOB GILLMORE MARLEY GUERRERO, GREYSON LEE, JAKE SAUCEDA, LINDEN STROMAN, JASMINE TIJERINA- LANDIN [APPLAUSE].
AND THEIR TEAM MANAGERS ARE APRIL SAUCEDA AND STACI DONINI [APPLAUSE].
MIC] NEXT WE HAVE SMITH ELEMENTARY, THE SERVICE LEARNING.
WE HAVE SCARLETT ADKINS, JAMESON
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EPPLER, ADDY GATLIN, HADLEY HOGAN, AZURE MOORE, MAREK POPANZ, AND BRISEIS ROMERO.THEIR TEAM MANAGERS ARE LUANN GATLIN AND DARBARA POPANZ [APPLAUSE].
SMITH WE'RE GOING TO COME RIGHT HERE AND TAKE A GROUP PICTURE.
MIC] MOVE ON TO THE MIDDLE LEVEL.
WE HAVE HUTCHINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH SERVICE LEARNING.
WE HAVE PRESLEY DAVIS, WE HAVE KYLEE FUNK, WE HAVE CARSON FUNK, ELENA TIJERINA-LANDIN. AND THEIR TEAM MANAGERS ARE MELISSA FUNK AND DOAK FUNK [APPLAUSE].
MIC] WE HAVE TALKINGTON SCHOOL OF YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS.
WE HAVE ARACELI CARSON [APPLAUSE].
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TURNER AND LINDSAY FITZHUGH.AND THEIR TEAM MANAGERS ARE KIM TURNER AND LINDSAY FITZHUGH [APPLAUSE].
AND ANOTHER. THIS IS SECONDARY LEVEL TALKINGTON SCHOOL OF YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS.
WE HAVE PAIGE DUNN AND WE HAVE ALYSSIA HUERTA [APPLAUSE].
MIC] WE HAVE LUBBOCK HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ENGINEERING CHALLENGE, WE HAVE ANTHONY DELACRUZ [APPLAUSE].
THEIR COACHES ARE JENNIFER HARRIS AND JAMES HARRIS [APPLAUSE]. NOW THE OTHER LUBBOCK HIGH SCHOOL TEAM FOR FINE ARTS, WE HAVE KYLA BUENO [APPLAUSE].
OTHER MEMBERS THAT COULD NOT BE HERE WAS SARAH ABEYKOON, EMILY GUO AND JENSELLE HAOS AND THEIR TEAM MANAGERS ARE JENNIFER HARRIS AND AMELIZ XIE [APPLAUSE].
MIC] I THINK THAT WRAPS IT UP.
ROLLO, WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
THEY COULDN'T DO WITHOUT THEM AND ALSO THEIR PARENTS.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT PARENTAL SUPPORT AND WE CAN DO WITHOUT THEM.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT, AUDIENCE, WE WILL GIVE YOU TIME TO KIND OF TRANSITION IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE.
WE'LL HAVE JUST A COUPLE MINUTES FOR YOU GUYS TO TO GO PICK UP YOUR KIDS IF YOU NEED TO.
AND WE'LL GET RESET IN JUST A MINUTE.
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LINDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH WITH THE REST OF OUR AGENDA.
BUT BEFORE WE MOVE INTO TRUSTEE COMMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE HEATHER LARA TO COME FORWARD.
HEATHER WAS HIRED AS THE PRINCIPAL OF RUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAST MONTH, BUT SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE BECAUSE YOU WERE WITH THE SO CONGRATULATIONS, HEATHER, ON ON YOUR APPOINTMENT.
WE'RE SO PLEASED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
AND WE'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A FEW MOMENTS.
THANK YOU. WELL, GOOD EVENING, DR.
ROLLO. PRESIDENT BRIDGES AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
BECOMING A PRINCIPAL HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A PROFESSIONAL GOAL OF MINE.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT, IT'S ALSO BEEN A PERSONAL ONE AS WELL.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE, TO DR.
ELSA MONTES, CHRISTI GILLESPIE, VICKI JORDAN, ALONG WITH JOCELYN COTTON AND THEN LINDA LANDIN.
SO I'VE HAD AMAZING MENTORS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME ALL ALONG THE WAY.
SO I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO GROW ME AND TO POUR INTO ME OVER THE YEARS.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO I HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY HERE WITH ME, SO I WANT TO CELEBRATE THEM AS WELL BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, I COULD NOT DO WHAT I'VE DONE FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS OF MY CAREER.
MY MOM, LEANNE AND THEN MY TWO KIDDOS OVER HERE, MADDEN, WHO IS GOING INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS POSSIBLE.
SO I'M EXCITED TO BRING HER ALONG ON THIS JOURNEY WITH ME.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I HAVE MY HUSBAND, MERCE, WHO HAS BEEN BY MY SIDE THIS WHOLE TIME, AND HE DOES EVERY CRAZY IDEA THAT I HAVE, AND HE DOESN'T EVEN ASK QUESTIONS.
HE JUST DOES IT. SO I'M SO THANKFUL FOR HIM.
LASTLY, AS I START THIS NEW CHAPTER, I'M FILLED WITH SO MUCH EXCITEMENT AND COMPASSION.
I'M VERY EAGER TO COLLABORATE WITH MY FEEDER PATTERN MACKENZIE AND CORONADO AND MY FELLOW ADMIN THERE TO CONTINUE THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THEM THERE.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND I'M EXCITED TO BE A ROAD RUNNER.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR TRUSTEE COMMENTS.
[III. Trustee Comments]
SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.SECOND. NO, YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
REVEREND CARPENTER PRAYED FOR SUCCESS TONIGHT, AND I CERTAINLY SEE A LOT OF THAT IN HERE.
THESE KIDDOS I KNOW SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON ON DI AND THESE OTHER THINGS.
AND I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THAT COMPETITION WENT INTO THE SUMMER.
SO FOR EVERYONE TO SHOW UP IN THE SUMMERTIME AND, AND PUT FORTH ALL THAT EFFORT.
AND THEN SHOW UP HERE TONIGHT ON THEIR SUMMER BREAK.
I THINK THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
HEATHER, WE HAVEN'T GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER YET.
BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AT RUSH.
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AND I'VE GOT A KIDDO THERE, TOO.SO WE'LL SHARE THAT THIS, THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
I ADMIRE THAT ABOUT YOU BECAUSE IT SHOWS FIRST TIME I'VE MET YOU.
I'M SURE I'VE SEEN YOU, BUT I'VE DEFINITELY BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT. IT TAKES A VILLAGE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE AN AMAZING VILLAGE BEHIND YOU.
SO GOD BE WITH YOU ON YOUR NEW JOURNEY.
WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU.
I WOULD JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS.
BEST OF LUCK. I KNOW IT'S A NEW CHALLENGE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO RISE TO AND DO FANTASTIC WORK.
TO THE STUDENTS AND TO THE PARENT VOLUNTEERS, TO THE ADMINISTRATORS THAT SPENT, LIKE JOHN SAID, ALL THE A LOT OF KIDS AND FACULTY, EVERYONE'S GETTING READY FOR THE END OF THE YEAR, GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE SUMMER.
AND Y'ALL ARE STILL PLUGGING ALONG ALL THE WAY, IN SOME CASES ALL THE WAY TO NATIONALS.
OUTSTANDING JOB, AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
LINDA, YOU'VE BEEN DOING DI SINCE I WAS A PARENT, I THINK.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GREAT THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO DO AT RUSH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN DI AND LINDA, AS WELL AS YOU AND AND ALL THE OTHERS.
IT'S SUPER COOL TO SEE HOW MANY KIDS WERE AFFECTED BY DI.
AND I IMAGINE IF WE HAD ALL THE STATE COMPETITORS IN HERE, WE'D WE'D HAVE THE ENTIRE BUILDING FULL.
SO SUPER, SUPER PROUD OF THOSE KIDS AND LOVE THAT THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXCEL.
AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU HERE.
AND HEATHER, YOUR FAMILY BEING HERE, I KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT.
ROLLO. JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR DI STUDENTS.
SO, LINDA, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO ON TOP OF YOUR FULL TIME JOB OF BEING A PRINCIPAL.
AND WE ARE I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA CALL PUBLIC HEARING.
[IV.A. Hear Comments from the Public on the 2024-2025 Budget and Proposed Tax Rate]
IT IS 6:32 P.M.AND WE WILL NOW OPEN THE CALL TO PUBLIC HEARING.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS TO DISCUSS THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, AND HEAR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE 2024-2025 PROPOSED TAX RATE. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD ON EITHER OF THESE TOPICS? OKAY HEARING NONE.
AND THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.
[V. Citizen Comments]
NO CITIZEN SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE TO SPEAK.WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THIS MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY OF THE POSTED BOARD AGENDA ITEMS? SIR, YOU CAN COME FORWARD.
I'M I HAVE TWO STUDENTS AT IN IN SCHOOL HERE.
IT'S NOT I MEAN, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TECHNICALLY A BOARD AGENDA ITEM, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING A MEETING THIS TIME OF DAY WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME WHO ARE WORKING. THIS IS THE FIRST BOARD MEETING I'VE ATTENDED BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COME BECAUSE OF MY JOB, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS THAT ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION.
THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF TEACHERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO COME TO THIS MEETING.
I THINK THAT IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO DO IT AND HAVING THIS TIME OF DAY IS GREAT.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR FOR HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY OPEN.
ONE THING I WOULD COMMENT ON WAS BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF THE MEETING, IS THAT THERE THERE WERE THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING I'VE SEEN WATCHED SEVERAL MEETINGS ONLINE AS I AM STARTING MY WORKDAY. BUT THE THERE ARE I'VE NEVER SEEN A MEETING THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS.
SO I WENT TO WHEN I FOUND OUT THE MEETING, I FOUND OUT THIS MEETING WAS HAPPENING NOW TWO HOURS AGO.
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I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS.AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOT SAY THAT THIS WAS A POORLY ATTENDED MEETING, THAT THERE'S NO CITIZEN COMMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO ONE I KNEW KNEW ABOUT THIS MEETING. I KNOW A LOT OF VERY INVOLVED PARENTS AND VERY INVOLVED PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS THING, BUT NO ONE KNEW ABOUT IT.
AND SO PLEASE GIVE AN EVENING MEETING ANOTHER CHANCE, AND PLEASE ADVERTISE IT AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE I'M GLAD I COULD BE HERE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK IF YOU PUBLICIZE IT, PEOPLE WILL WILL COME.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS A POSTED AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX FINANCIALS.
[VI. Financials]
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET SUMMARY REPORTS FOR THE MONTHS ENDING MAY 31ST, 2024 BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR THE MONTHS OF MAY AND JUNE 2024.PRESIDENT BRIDGES, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
ROLLO STILL HARD TO SAY GOOD EVENING RIGHT NOW.
SO SO I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH THE BUDGET SUMMARY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, BUDGET SUMMARY POSTED.
WE HAVE WE WERE 87.48% THROUGH OUR BUDGET MAY 31ST.
SO THAT WILL BE CHANGING AS WE GO INTO THE FINISH IN THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
YOU LOOK DOWN. WE HAVE OUR BUDGET SUMMARY FOR OUR SPECIAL REVENUES.
IF YOU LOOK AT 282, THAT'S THE ESSER.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON DOWN INTO OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
AS I SAID, WE'RE DOING YEAR END CLOSE OUT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING SOME AMENDMENTS AND BUDGET CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AS WE CLOSE OUT AND BALANCE FUNCTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET ON EVERYTHING AND NOT BUST A FUNCTION.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR FUNCTIONS HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN IT.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE GOING FOR RIGHT NOW.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG IN HEAD START.
OUR PERCENTAGES ARE LOOKING GOOD.
THE NEXT THING IS GOING TO BE OUR TAX LEVY.
WE HAVE OUR CALCULATION AND THEN WE HAVE THE TAX.
SO OURS IS SKEWED A LITTLE BIT.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN, WE'RE CURRENTLY SITTING AROUND 90 96% COLLECTION 96.8 TO BE EXACT.
WE USUALLY AVERAGE CLOSE TO 100, SO WE'RE A LITTLE OFF ON THAT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY AVERAGING A 6.3 RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENTS, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD.
LPN ARE THE NEXT FEW ITEMS YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET AND LPN IS CLOSING OUT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE FINISHING UP THAT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
AND THEN AFTER THAT WE HAVE OUR JUNE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE SOME LARGE ONES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THOSE LABELED AS FINAL AMENDMENT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIALS? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
YES, MA'AM. WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT THE LPN? LPN, OUR LUBBOCK PARTNERSHIP NETWORK WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING THAT OUT, BUT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
YES MA'AM. WILL WE BE SAVING ANY MONEY WITH THAT? NO. SO WE HAVE NO SAVINGS AT ALL.
THAT'S JUST ALL DEAD. IT WAS PAID OTHERWISE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING THE LPN ANYMORE, RIGHT? NO, NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT IS THERE ANY SAVINGS? IS THERE ANY MONEY WE FUNNELED INTO THE PROGRAM AT ALL? THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
BUT OUR EXPENDITURES EXCEEDED THE REVENUE.
THERE YOU GO. OKAY. SO SO THERE'S NOT A SAVINGS OKAY.
THANK YOU. NO THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TRUSTEES? DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINANCIALS AS PRESENTED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYINGA AYE.
THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA.
[VII. Consent Agenda]
CONSIDER BOARD APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND WORKSHOP HELD MAY 9TH, 2020 FOR THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING HELD MAY 15TH, 2024 AND THE REGULAR MEETING AND[00:40:10]
WORKSHOP HELD MAY 23RD, 2024.DO WE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AS PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED? HEARING NONE. THEY STAND APPROVED AS PRINTED.
[VIII.A. Consideration and Approval of Renaming the AgriSTEM Supervised Agricultural Experience Center]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RENAMING THE AGRISTEM SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE CENTER, DR.ROLLO. YES. SO THIS IS OUR NEW NAME FOR OUR NEW AGRICULTURE BARN, IF YOU WILL.
I WAS WONDERING, BUT IT IS MORE THAN THAT.
AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BRING THIS TO YOU TODAY.
IN THE COURSE OF HIS REMARKABLE CAREER, HE SERVED AS THE LUBBOCK ISD AG FARM MANAGER.
HE COACHED FIVE STATE CHAMPION JUDGING TEAMS. EARNED MANY, MANY DISTINCTIONS.
HE HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB AS AN EDUCATOR AND HAS LEFT A HUGE, LASTING IMPRESSION.
HE WAS ALSO RECENTLY NAMED BY THE TEXAS AGRICULTURE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
HE WAS INDUCTED. HE'S BEING INDUCTED INTO THEIR HALL OF FAME.
HE SAID THAT MR. GREEN TREATED US WITH RESPECT AND TRUSTED US WITH MORE RESPONSIBILITY THAN WE DESERVED, AND MANY OF US WOULD NOT HAVE PERSEVERED WITHOUT HIM.
HIS LEGACY TRANSCENDS HIS CAREER.
ROLLO. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RENAMING THE SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE CENTER TO THE ROGER GREEN SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE CENTER? SO MOVED. THAT'S A LOT OF MOTIONS AND SECONDS.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. THANK.
PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, MR. GREEN. YEAH. MR. GREEN, COME TO THE PODIUM.
CONGRATULATIONS. LET ME SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS AND TO THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE PASSED THAT ARE NOT NO LONGER SERVING IN LISD FOR DOING THIS FOR THE STUDENTS.
I MEAN, THEY NEED IT, THEY DESERVE IT.
AND IT IS REALLY A NICE PLACE.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO FOR THEM.
YOU'RE SO VERY WELCOME [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT SIGN GO UP.
THAT'LL BE A CELEBRATION FOR SURE FOR SURE.
FROM SOMETHING REALLY FUN TO JUST STANDARD BUSINESS NOW.
SO APPROVAL OF STATE WAIVER FOR LOW ATTENDANCE DAY, DR.
[VIII.B. Approval of State Waiver for Low Attendance Day]
ROLLO. YES.SO THE STATE GIVES US THE ABILITY, IF WE HAVE A DAY THAT WE HAVE LOW ATTENDANCE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, HEALTH OR SAFETY RELATED ISSUES, AND THE ATTENDANCE RATE IS AT LEAST TEN PERCENTAGE POINTS BELOW THE PREVIOUS YEAR ON THE SAME DATE, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR AN ATTENDANCE WAIVER, WHICH ALLOWS US TO COLLECT A BETTER ADA FOR THAT ONE DAY, AND IN OUR BUDGET SITUATION, WE'RE GOING TO GO AFTER EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE DOLLAR THAT WE CAN.
AND ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, WE HAD A DELAYED START OF SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER THAT DAY.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY DAY THAT WE QUALIFY FOR THIS.
AND WE ARE GOING TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER FOR THAT WITH YOUR APPROVAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STATE WAIVER FOR LOW ATTENDANCE ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2024? SO MOVED SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
[VIII.C. Approval of Management Fees Under Cooperative Purchasing Contracts]
YES. GOOD EVENING TRUSTEE BRIDGES AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.[00:45:04]
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL THIS THIS EVENING.THIS IS AN ANNUAL ITEM THAT WE BRING TO YOU.
WE'RE REQUIRED TO BY HOUSE BILL 273 AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TO BRING THIS ITEM TO YOU TO DISCLOSE THE FEES THAT WE PAY TO JOIN THESE PURCHASING COOPERATIVES. THIS IS JUST A DISCLOSURE TO YOU ALL TO LET YOU KNOW WE PAY THESE FEES.
THESE FEES ARE WELL WORTH THE VALUE THAT WE GAIN FROM BEING A PART OF THESE COOPERATIVES.
ANY QUESTIONS TRUSTEES? ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT FEES AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. SECOND.
SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF ATTORNEY SERVICES, MR.
[VIII.D. Approval of Contracts for Continuation of Attorney Services]
RODRIGUEZ. YES.THANK YOU AGAIN. SO THIS IS ANOTHER ANNUAL ITEM THAT WE BRING TO YOU IN SECURING LEGAL COUNSEL AND ATTORNEYS AND VARIOUS TYPES OF MATTERS. AND SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE CONTINUATION WITH UNDERWOOD LAW FIRM BAKER, BROWN, THOMPSON AND STEPHENS, AND THEN WALSH, GALLEGOS, KYLE ROBINSON ROSEN ARE THESE ARE THE, THE FIRMS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING CONTINUING SERVICES WITH? THAT EACH EACH TYPE OF FIRM BRINGS US A DIFFERENT SPECIALIZATION.
QUESTIONS? APPROVE THE CONTRACTS FOR CONTINUATION OF ATTORNEY SERVICES AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. SECOND.
SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE, AYE.
APPROVAL OF THE 2024-2025 TITLE ONE SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.
[VIII.E. Approval of the 2024-2025 Title I Supplement/Not Supplant Compliance Requirement]
LET ME GIVE THIS TO DR. WILKINS.WE HAVE TO DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY SO THAT WE CAN SPEND TITLE ONE FUNDS ON CLASSROOM REDUCTION.
AND SO WITH THIS WE HAVE SPECIFIED WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CLASSROOM SIZE REDUCTION.
AND WE ARE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS MONEY AND REDUCE OUR NUMBERS PER STUDENT PER TEACHER.
BEFORE THAT, WE DISCUSSED IN THE COMMITTEE EMBEDDED.
SO WITHOUT THIS WE COULD BE LOOKING AT INCREASED CLASSROOM SIZES UP TO 30.
ABOVE 30. CORRECT. WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEND TITLE ONE FUNDS TO REDUCE THOSE CLASS SIZES.
AND SO THIS ALLOWS US WE'VE CREATED THIS METHODOLOGY SO THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO SPEND THAT MONEY ON.
THIS GIVES US FLEXIBILITY A LITTLE BIT OKAY.
SO ARE ALL OUR SCHOOLS HAVE TITLE ONE.
THERE'S ONLY ONE SCHOOL. IT'S NOT TITLE ONE.
ONE IS NOT. THAT IS CORRECT OKAY.
SO THAT'S STILL THE CASE THEN.
YES MA'AM. IF ALL OF THEM WERE TITLE ONE WE WOULDN'T DO THIS OKAY.
SO LET ME ASK YOU. SO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THEY CAN ONLY GO UP TO WHAT, 22, 23 KIDS.
CORRECT. OTHER THAN THAT 22 HAVE A WAIVER FOR THAT TOO.
BUT NOT 30 KIDS NO, NO, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING IN ELEMENTARY.
I NEEDED THAT FOR CLARIFICATION.
THANK YOU. BECAUSE I WAS AT THAT FINANCE MEETING.
THANK YOU. AND THIS ACTUALLY WILL HELP ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TRUSTEES? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2024-2025 TITLE ONE SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. THANK YOU.
IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE AYE.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, DR.
[VIII.F. Approval of Adoption of the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget]
WILKINS.ALL RIGHT, WHILE WE'RE GETTING SET UP, I'D FIRST LIKE TO.
GOOD EVENING. BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK A COUPLE OF PEOPLE.
I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. RODRIGUEZ, MR. RIEBER, MR.
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FLORES, MRS. JENNINGS, WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY ON THIS BUDGET AND MADE SOME HARD DECISIONS.I'D LIKE TO THANK THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PAST BOARD MEMBERS.
Y'ALL HAVE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS WITH PAY RAISES.
ESSER MONEY PROVIDING PROVIDING THE TEACHERS.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.
AND THIS WAS A TOUGH YEAR, AND THERE WAS SOME HEAVY LIFTING.
AND THOSE PEOPLE, CENTRAL OFFICE FOLKS, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
ALRIGHT. THIS IS OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR 24-25.
IF YOU LOOK, WE'RE CLOSING IN ON OUR DEADLINE FOR TAX ROLL CERTIFICATION.
WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE THE BUDGET TONIGHT.
AND WE'LL HAVE TAX ROLL CERTIFICATION COME THE END OF THIS MONTH.
AND SO WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING OUR ACTUAL TAX RATE THE END OR THE END OF JULY.
I'M SORRY. AND THEN WE'LL APPROVE IT IN AUGUST.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE, THIS IS OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT ELEMENTS AND ASSUMPTIONS.
THE TOP ONE IS A 7% INCREASE OF OUR 23 CERTIFIED VALUES.
WE USUALLY AVERAGE ABOUT 5 TO 6% INCREASE.
BUT THIS YEAR IT WAS A 7% INCREASE.
THIS IS THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
WE JUST TAKE THESE NUMBERS AND USE THEM.
AND SO YOU LOOK AT THE VERY BOTTOM DOWN THERE, THAT'S OUR ESTIMATED ADA WITH A 400 REDUCTION.
WE ARE LOSING SOME KIDS EVERY YEAR.
WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY OF THAT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GAINING ANY KIDS.
SO JUST KNOW THAT IF YOU HEAR THAT.
MOVING ON, BUDGET DEVELOPMENT ELEMENTS.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR 24-25 PROPOSED TAX RATE, WE ARE ESTIMATING AT 89.1 CENTS.
OKAY. WE WILL KNOW THE EXACT RATE COME THE END OF JULY.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE PRETTY WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT IT'S GOING TO BE THAT OR LOWER.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE, THIS IS A 15 YEAR HISTORY OF OUR TAX RATE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT OVER ON THE END IT STARTS TAILING OFF.
THAT'S DUE TO TAX COMPRESSION FROM THE STATE.
SO THE STATE IS COMPRESSING OUR TAXES THUS LOWERING HOW MUCH WE'RE COLLECTING FROM THE PUBLIC.
AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE CHIPPING IN MORE.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A FEW MORE SLIDES.
AND THERE IS A SLIGHT GOLDEN PENNY LAG THAT THE STATE IS NOT FUNDING US ON LIKE THEY USED TO.
SO PRIOR TO HOUSE BILL THREE, THE GOLDEN PENNY YIELDED $98, $98, AND IN 2024, IT YIELDED $126.
IF WE WOULD HAVE LEFT IT ALONE, IT WOULD BE SOMEWHERE AROUND $198 PRIOR TO HOUSE BILL THREE.
MOVING ON, GENERAL OPERATING REVENUES, IF YOU LOOK HERE, 23-24 COMPARED TO 24-25, WE'RE AT A $4 MILLION DECREASE IN OUR REVENUES.
HERE'S OUR BREAKDOWN OF OUR REVENUES RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN THE STATE INFUSED NEW MONEY, WHICH BROUGHT US BACK WHOLE AT $20 MILLION.
WE DID LOSE A LITTLE MONEY DUE TO ADA, WHICH IS OUR AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUND.
AND ALONG WITH SHARS, WHICH IS OUR MEDICAID SERVICES, WE PROVIDE KIDS WHICH THE STATE CUT.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT OUR EXPENDITURES, 23-24, WE HAD $238 MILLION, ROUGHLY, 24-25 WE'RE ESTIMATING $ 242, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF $4.28 MILLION.
MAJORITY OF THAT IS THE PAY RAISE THAT WE AGREED UPON.
OKAY, HERE WE GO. OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
SO YOU HAVE YOUR YOUR 6100 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO YOUR 6600.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE CUT IN EVERY AREA EXCEPT FOR OUR PAYROLL EXPENSES.
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O. THIS IS BY FUNCTION.THIS IS A BREAKDOWN BY FUNCTION.
IF YOU LOOK YOU CAN SEE INSTRUCTION.
THAT'S MOSTLY OUR TEACHERS THAT IS OUR TEACHERS.
SO THAT'S WHERE THAT INCREASE IS AT RIGHT THERE.
IF YOU LOOK AT 13 AND 21 THAT IS THE REDESIGN OF THE CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT FROM TEACHING LEARNING.
THAT'S THE REASON THERE'S A DECREASE AN INCREASE IN ONE.
BUT YOU CAN SEE WE ENDED UP SAVING MONEY THERE.
IF YOU CONTINUE ON DOWN, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE DONE REALLY WELL AND BEEN DILIGENT WITH HOW WE BUDGETED AND WORKED WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE HAD AT HAND. GOING ON, IF YOU LOOK, THE BIG ONE HERE IS 52 FUNCTION 52, THAT'S OUR SECURITY.
WE HAVE TO BUDGET FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS.
OKAY? WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO HIRE POLICE OFFICERS, BUT WE HAVE TO BUDGET FOR THEM.
WHAT IS THAT STATE MANDATE AGAIN? SO THE STATE MANDATE IS THAT WE HAVE ONE POLICE OFFICER PER CAMPUS.
AND I HAVE SOME NUMBERS HERE FOR YOU.
IF YOU LOOK UP HERE, WE SPENT $4.3 MILLION OR WE'RE PLANNING ON SPENDING $4.3 MILLION IN 24-25 ON SECURITY AND POLICE OFFICERS, 15 OR $15,000 PER CAMPUS IS WHAT WE WERE GIVEN FOR POLICE OFFICERS, THAT'S ROUGHLY $700 OR $720,000.
WE WERE GIVEN AN EXTRA $10 PER STUDENT.
THAT'S ROUGHLY $240,000, TOTALING $960,000.
AS YOU COMPARE THOSE TWO NUMBERS, $4.3 $960,000, THERE'S A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE.
SO AND THAT IS BECAUSE THAT FIRST YEAR POLICE OFFICER REITERATE WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT IN OUR COMMITTEE, FIRST YEAR POLICE OFFICER IS GOING TO RANGE SOMEWHERE AROUND $110 TO $115,000 BECAUSE THERE'S EQUIPMENT.
SO THE EXPENDITURE IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THE MONEY THAT WAS PROVIDED? YES, MA'AM. THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY. BY THAT UNFUNDED MANDATE.
YES. THE ACTUALLY, IF YOU'LL GO ON BACK 6100 PAYROLL EXPENSES, THAT IS IN THAT OKAY THERE.
BUT PER FUNCTION, IT'S JUST 52.
SO JUST FOR MY CLARIFICATION, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS.
OKAY. I REALIZE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE POLICE OFFICERS IN EVERY CAMPUS.
I REALIZE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF FUNDS.
HOWEVER, WE'RE STILL USING THE SHERIFF AND THE CITIES, RIGHT? SO THAT MONEY IS COMING OUT OF WHERE? OUT OF THE SAME ONE THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING.
YES. OKAY. SO WE HAVE MONEY FOR THAT TO TO COVER THAT COST AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE POLICE OFFICERS AND EVERY ONE OF OUR CAMPUS AND THEY ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH IF NEED BE, CORRECT. YES, MA'AM.
OKAY. WE'RE TRYING TO COVER EVERY CAMPUS, OKAY? AND I KNOW THAT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED BECAUSE WE'RE SHORT.
I GET IT YES, CORRECT. WE HAVE OVER 30 OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO ARE SPENDING THEIR DAYS OFF ON THEIR DAY OFF WORKING FOR US.
SO PART OF THAT 52 IS, IS IT'S IN THAT PERFECT.
YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO OUR 24-25 MAJOR EXPENDITURE DIFFERENCES IS OUR SALARIES.
AND THAT'S OUR ESSER AND THE PAY RAISE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP CLASSIFIED SALARIES IS THE PAY RAISE.
AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS, WE HAD A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SOFTWARE RENEWALS DECREASE EVERYWHERE ELSE.
THE ELECTRICAL DEREGULATION, WHAT THAT IS, IS WE'VE IN THE PAST HAD ENOUGH TO COVER THAT.
SO WE'RE BUDGETING EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED TO COVER OUR ELECTRICITY.
SO MOVING ON TO OUR PRELIMINARY REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
THIS IS WHERE WE SET CURRENTLY FOR THE BUDGET, FOR OUR REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT $8.6 MILLION DEFICIT FOR NEXT YEAR.
OUR DEBT SERVICE WILL REMAIN BALANCED.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE NOT COLLECTING AS MUCH, BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO REMAIN BALANCED BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PAY THAT MONEY OUT WHEN WE WHAT WE BRING IN, WE'RE GOING TO PAY OUT. SO THERE'S OUR EXPENDITURES.
FOOD SERVICE IS GOING TO REMAIN BALANCED.
YOU WILL SEE A DECREASE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
THAT'S DUE TO STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
YOU DON'T BRING IN AS MANY STUDENTS.
YOU DON'T FEED AS MANY STUDENTS.
THEREFORE IT DOESN'T COST YOU. SO THERE IS A SLIGHT DECREASE IN REVENUES.
SO THEREFORE OUR EXPENDITURES ARE GOING TO BE LESS.
SO WE WILL BALANCE ON THE FOOD SERVICE SIDE.
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ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE MORE.I WAS KIND OF LOOKING OUT HERE.
WHERE IS THE TRE MONEY STATED IN HERE? IS IT NOT? SO CURRENTLY WITH THE TRE WHAT WE JUST IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
NO, NO, YOU GO AHEAD. THEY USED ESSER FUNDS.
WE USED ESSER FUNDS TO FUND THE TECHNOLOGY.
YES. BUT CURRENTLY, WHAT DO WE HAVE IN THE TRE MONEY? WE STILL HAVE THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT? IT'S IT GENERATES ABOUT 4 TO $5 MILLION, ABOUT $5 MILLION.
AND THEN WHATEVER EXCEEDS THAT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR OTHER THINGS.
RIGHT? YES. BUT THE FIRST $5 MILLION HAVE TO GO TOWARDS THAT.
BECAUSE I JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I REMEMBER BACK THEN WHEN IT ALL CAME THROUGH, THAT'S WHEN IT WAS $4 AND I ALSO UNDERSTOOD THAT AFTER THE $5 MILLION, IT COULD BE UTILIZED FOR WHATEVER NEEDED BE.
SO AND I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IT'S BEING UTILIZED FOR.
NOW, IT'S JUST IN THE GENERAL FUND.
IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO IT'S TOSSED IN THERE.
I'D LIKE TO IN TRE I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE'S THAT MONEY GOING.
WELL, IT'S TRE MONEY AND THIS IS WHERE IT'S GOING.
SO I KNOW IT'S GENERAL FUND, BUT TO ME THAT DOESN'T.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THAT'S GOING.
IT'S LUMPED INTO OUR RIGHT OKAY. SO THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD ACTUALLY DECIDE WHERE IT GOES IS IF YOU JUST CHOSE IT AND PULLED OUT $3 MILLION AND SAID, I WANT TO TRACK THIS $3 MILLION AND YOU COULD TRACK IT TO WHEREVER, I MEAN, YOU COULD TRACK IT TO ITS GOING TO SALARIES, IT'S GOING TO POLICE OFFICERS, IT'S GOING TO.
SO CAN WE DO THAT? I MEAN, WE COULD SAY IT'S GOING, YEAH, WE COULD PULL IT OUT AND SAY TRACK IT TO WHEREVER IT'S I THINK, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S NICE TO KEEP UP SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE DID THAT WAS A WHAT WAS IT, A BOND OR IT WAS THE TRE.
THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S WHEN RYAN HAD HELPED OUT WITH THAT.
OKAY. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WOULD YOU SAY WHAT TRE IS? THAT'S NEW TO ME, AND I'M LEARNING.
YEAH. THAT ALLOWED US TO TO FLIP SOME OF OUR INTEREST AND SINKING MONEY, WHICH PAYS OFF DEBT TO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SO THAT WE CAN USE IT TO MEET OUR DISTRICT NEEDS BEYOND JUST PAYING THE DEBT.
SO I CLICKED BACK ON THE LAST SLIDE.
IF WE CAN GO BACK UP THERE, IF YOU WILL LOOK, AND IF YOU GO BACK TO 15-16, 16-17.
NO, NO. YEAH. THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
YOU COULD SEE THAT WE'VE WENT FROM $0.19 TO $0.17.
SO WE MOVED $0.02 FROM OUR BOND OUR I&S TO M&O OKAY OKAY.
VOTER APPROVAL. VOTER APPROVED.
OKAY. YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF OF AN ANALOGY IN FINANCE COMMITTEE TALKING ABOUT THE CUP.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FUNDING AND WHEN THE STATE TALKS ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THEY PROVIDED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, THAT THAT WAS REPLACING LOCAL TAXPAYER MONEY WITH STATE MONEY.
BUT IT'S NOT NEW MONEY IN OUR CUP.
WOULD YOU GIVE THAT ANALOGY AGAIN? I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY GOOD.
YOU POUR ONE IN, THAT'S LOCAL FUNDS.
WHATEVER'S LEFT, THE STATE'S GOING TO FILL UP.
OKAY. BUT OUR CUP HAS YET TO CHANGE SIZE.
WE NEED OUR CUP TO CHANGE SIZE IS WHAT WE NEED.
IF WE GENERATE LESS LOCAL REVENUE, THE STATE PUTS IN MORE, BUT OUR CUP STAYS THE SAME.
YES, MA'AM. AND THEY'RE REPLACING IT.
THEY BOUGHT DOWN THE TAX RATE FOR THE LOCAL PROPERTY TAXPAYER, WHICH EVERYBODY APPRECIATES.
WE STILL HAVE THE SAME SIZE OF CUP.
YES, MA'AM. THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND.
AND SO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT WE'RE IN.
SO WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT.
OKAY. AND WE ARE AWARE OF VERY FEW DISTRICTS WHO ARE ADOPTING BALANCED BUDGETS RIGHT NOW.
WHEN WE STARTED THIS BUDGET SEASON, WE WERE AT OVER $16 MILLION.
AND SO WE HAVE MADE EXTREME CUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS.
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AND I'M GRATEFUL NOT ONLY TO THE PEOPLE DUANE NAMED BECAUSE WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEM, BUT WE'RE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS.YES, BECAUSE THEY HAVE LOCKED ARMS WITH US.
AND IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND TO MAKE THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS.
BUT WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THEM AS WELL.
ONE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE ESSER FUNDS WERE, WERE TO HELP MEET THOSE NEEDS FROM COVID.
NOT ALL. YEAH, NOT ALL OF THEM.
DR. WILKINS, CAN YOU EXPLAIN FOR WHAT THE IF WE ADOPT THIS WITH THE $8.6 MILLION DEFICIT AS INTENDED HOW DOES THAT IMPACT US NEXT YEAR? WE HAVE A HEAVY LIFT NEXT YEAR.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO WORK HARD AT CLOSING THAT GAP SIGNIFICANTLY AND BALANCING THIS BUDGET BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR THREE MONTH FUND BALANCE, WHICH WE'RE REQUIRED TO CARRY ACCORDING TO TEA TO THAT FUND BALANCE IS OPERATING MONEY THAT WE USE UNTIL WE COLLECT TAX DOLLARS AND REVENUE FROM THE STATE.
THERE ARE VERY TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD.
IN PERPETUITY. SO THAT IS CORRECT.
YES, MA'AM. NOT A QUESTION, BUT A STATEMENT FIRST.
SHAY, SINCE THIS IS YOUR LAST BUDGET, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE.
MAN, YOU'VE STEADIED THE SHIP, AND I KNOW IT PAINS YOU TO GO OUT ON THIS NOTE AS IT DOES ME AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND NANCY HAD ASKED DWAYNE TO GIVE GIVE HIS ANALOGY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS, REGARDLESS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MONEY THAT WE GET TO PAY TEACHERS AND TO PAY THE LIGHT BILL AND THE BUS BILL AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR LOCAL TAXES, WE DO NOT GET A SINGLE PENNY MORE UNLESS OUR, OUR LOCAL LEGISLATURES LATEST LEGISLATORS INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.
WE HAVE NOT HAD AN INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT IN INLARGE SINCE 2019.
AND THIS IS FOR THEIR STAFF, THEM AND THEIR STAFF.
IT WAS $153 MILLION THIS LAST SESSION IT ENDED UP AT TWO JUST UNDER $211 MILLION.
AND SO THE PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE THAT THERE'S WASTE AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE, WE HAVE WE HAVE SCRAPED THIS BUDGET REALLY, REALLY HARD THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND FORTUNATELY, WE HAVEN'T HAD TO APPROVE A DEFICIT BUDGET.
WE HAVEN'T. YOU KNOW, WE'VE TRIED TO DO SOME SPECIAL THINGS WITH ESSER.
DR. ROLLO AND HER STAFF DID AMAZING THINGS THAT PUT A LOT OF DOLLARS IN PEOPLE'S POCKETS.
BUT IT WAS A ONE TIME IT WASN'T A RECURRING.
AND SO I JUST I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND DISTRICTS BY AND LARGE, ARE NOT PISSING AWAY MONEY.
THERE IS WASTEFUL SPENDING IN GOVERNMENT.
I'LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT AS AS A GUY WHO FINANCIALLY CONSERVATIVE, I HATE APPROVING ANYTHING THAT HAS A RED NUMBER, BUT OUR COSTS HAVE SKYROCKETED, JUST LIKE OUR PERSONAL COSTS HAVE SKYROCKETED.
I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD AGREE.
BEFORE COVID, GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE COST A WHOLE LOT LESS THAN TODAY.
WELL, THAT AFFECTS US AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THE EXACT SAME.
AND SO IF YOU CARE ABOUT PUBLIC ED, YOU HAVE GOT TO START SPEAKING UP BECAUSE IT IS IT'S THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS, AND THAT'S THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING. IF YOU HAVE AN INCREASING ENROLLMENT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ABLE TO STAVE OFF SOME THINGS.
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BUT FOR THOSE URBAN DISTRICTS, WHICH LUBBOCK IS ONE OF WE ARE PROVIDING MORE AND MORE SERVICES TO FEWER KIDS.THE COSTS ARE SKYROCKETING AND THERE'S THERE'S NOT REALLY AN END IN SIGHT.
AND SO UNTIL PEOPLE START ACTUALLY CARING ABOUT WHAT TEACHERS DO FOR A LIVING AND WHAT PUBLIC ED DOES FOR OUR OVERALL ECONOMY, WE'RE GOING TO GET WHAT WE DESERVE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE MONEY IN OUR POCKET STAYS THE SAME.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANT TO SAY REALLY QUICK, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BEING A TRUSTEE THAT WE GET A HOLD OF THE LEGISLATORS, WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE BUT FOLLOW THROUGH ON IT AND ALSO LET OUR CONSTITUENTS KNOW I HAVE THAT POSTED ON MY PAGE AND I LET THEM KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLAIN, LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT TOGETHER.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'VE HAD GOOD TURNOUTS OF PEOPLE CALLING IN DISTRICT ONE.
IF WE DON'T DO IT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT EITHER.
WE HAVE TO SET THE EXAMPLE GUYS.
I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH ONE EXAMPLE OF INFLATION.
PROPERTY INSURANCE SINCE 2014, FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS INCREASED 634%.
I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. TRUSTEES ANY FINAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? FINAL THOUGHTS? ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. SECOND.
THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
THAT SHOULD BE LIKE A [INAUDIBLE].
OH, OKAY ACADEMIC ACTION ITEMS.
[IX.A. Consider Issuing a School District Teaching Permit to Daniel Ballard to Teach Career and Technical Education Courses in Audio/Video Production, Certified by the Superintendent]
CONSIDER ISSUING A SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHING PERMIT TO DANIEL BALLARD TO TEACH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES IN AUDIO VIDEO PRODUCTION CERTIFIED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT DR.HE HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FROM THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, AND A BACHELOR'S IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM TEXAS TECH. HE HAS WORKED WITH TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY PUBLIC MEDIA SINCE 2013-14.
WONDERFUL. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WAS THIS KENNETH POSITION, BY ANY CHANCE? IT WASN'T. OKAY, THIS WILL BE A TEACHING.
SO IS THIS A NEW POSITION THAT WE'RE BEING OPENING? SO IT'S EXISTING. OH, OKAY.
NICE EXISTING COURSES I GOT SCARED.
THAT WAS KENNETH. I KNOW HE'S LEAVING, BUT I SURE WISH HE WOULDN'T.
I KNOW WE ALL COMMISERATE WITH YOU ON THAT.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
[IX.B. Consider Issuing a School District Teaching Permit to Reginald Davis III to Teach Career and Technical Education Courses in Business and Marketing, Certified by the Superintendent]
YES. SO ANOTHER EXCITING ONE THAT WE'RE BRINGING YOU TO YOU TODAY, REGINALD DAVIS THE THIRD.WE ARE ASKING FOR HIM TO TEACH BUSINESS AND MARKETING FOR LUBBOCK ISD.
HE HAS A BACHELOR'S FROM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING.
HE HAS WORKED IN ORTHOPEDIC SALE AND HAS MANAGED $1 MILLION TERRITORY AND SUPPORTED CLIENT NEEDS.
AND ANOTHER KNOWN FACT ABOUT HIM IS HE PLAYED IN NFL FOR THE ATLANTA FALCONS.
WELL, HE CAN DONATE HIS TIME THOUGH.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[IX.C. Approval of Agreement with Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center ]
IS THAT THE LAST ONE? APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE LUBBOCK COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER.YES. SO WE HAD SEVERAL ANNUAL APPROVALS THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TODAY.
AS YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, LUBBOCK ISD PARTNERS WITH LCJJC TO PROVIDE THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT THAT ORGANIZATION AND WE USE TITLE ONE, PART D FUNDS TO DO THAT.
AND SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO CONTINUE THOSE SERVICES.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS TRUSTEES FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY BE NEW? THIS CENTER DOES SERVE LUBBOCK ISD STUDENTS WHO ARE AT LCJJC BUT MOSTLY IT SERVES STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND SOMETIMES OUTSIDE THE COUNTY
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AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SENDING THE STUDENTS DO PAY A PORTION FOR THAT.WE HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE CHAVEZ.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[IX.D. Approval of Cooperative Agreement with South Plains Community Action Association Head Start Division ]
YES. SO THIS IS ANOTHER ANNUAL ITEM.THIS AGREEMENT ALLOWS US TO WORK CLOSELY WITH SPCAA HEAD START FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. I SO MOVE.
TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
OKAY APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, OR MOU WITH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION.
[IX.E. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Early Childhood Intervention-Developmental Education Birth to Three (ECI-DEBT) ]
DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION BIRTH TO THREE (ECI-DEBT).YEAH. SO LUBBOCK ISD IS HONORED TO BE THE FISCAL AGENT AND WORK WITH ECI DEBT, WHICH STANDS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION, BIRTH THROUGH AGE THREE.
THIS ALLOWS US TO REALLY PROVIDE THAT EARLY INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS BEFORE THEY ENTER SCHOOL.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH STARCARE SPECIALTY HEALTH SYSTEM.
[IX.F. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with StarCare Specialty Health System]
YES. ANOTHER ANNUAL ITEM.WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH STARCARE.
THIS ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LUBBOCK ISD STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES AS WELL AS ACCESS TO PROMOTE SUPPORTIVE MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, FAMILY SERVICES, REFERRALS AND OR TREATMENT TO IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS NEEDING PRIORITY OR TARGET POPULATION CRITERIA.
THANK YOU. TRUSTEES DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED FOR A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF AN MOU WITH WOMEN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
[IX.G. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Women's Protective Services]
YES. ANOTHER ANNUAL ITEM.THIS IS A MOU WITH WOMEN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND MOTHERS WITHIN THE LUBBOCK ISD SYSTEM.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS APPROVAL OF DISTRICT PURCHASES, MR.
[X.A. Approval of District Purchases]
RODRIGUEZ. YES, MA'AM.THANK YOU, MRS. BRIDGES. JUST TWO ITEMS TO BRING BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ONE IS THE PURCHASE OF COPY PAPER.
THIS IS A AN ANNUAL ITEM THAT WE DO WE BUY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OF PAPER, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY CREATE A CO-OP, AND OTHER DISTRICTS CAN BUY FROM US, SO WE USE OUR BUYING POWER.
AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS IS IS AN ASSESSMENT ITEM TO THE COLLEGE BOARD.
BASICALLY WE, WE DO TESTING FOR STUDENTS FOR 8TH AND 9TH.
IT'S THE PSAT FOR 10TH GRADERS.
THE PSAT NMSQT AND THEN FOR 11TH GRADERS, THE SAT PROVIDING THOSE ASSESSMENTS FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
SOME OF THEM HAVE DIFFERENT PURPOSES, CERTAINLY GETTING KIDDOS READY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS FOR 8TH AND 9TH GRADERS, THE AND AND THE 10TH GRADERS AND THEN THE 11TH GRADERS FOR THE SAT PROVIDING JUNIORS WITH COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM SCORES.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS THIS IS A NOT TO EXCEED NUMBERS $113,000.
IF WE THESE ARE ELECTRONIC, BASICALLY ELECTRONIC LICENSES.
WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT TEST.
SO THIS IS A NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER.
SO TO CLARIFY, ALL 11TH GRADERS WILL TAKE THE SAT.
LUBBOCK ISD HAS COMMITTED TO ALL OF OUR 11TH GRADERS TAKING THE SAT.
NOT ALL DISTRICTS DO THAT, SO I DON'T KNOW OF MANY THAT DO.
OKAY. AND WE DO NOT WANT THE COST OF THE TEST TO BE A BARRIER.
AND DO YOU REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD HOW MANY NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFIERS WE HAD? 14. WE RECOGNIZE THEM.
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DOUBLE DIGITS, AT LEAST.DOUBLE DIGITS. YEAH. WELL DONE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
APPROVAL OF DISTRICT CONTRACT RENEWALS, MR.
[X.B. Approval of District Contract Renewals]
RODRIGUEZ. YES.THIS IS OUR CHILD NUTRITION CONTRACT.
THIS IS YEAR THREE OF FIVE OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH ARAMARK.
AND TYPICALLY LORI WOULD BE HERE.
BUT SHE APOLOGIZED FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT WITH US.
DOES INCLUDE A 5.3% CPI INCREASE.
WE'D ALSO INCLUDES LANGUAGE TO ALLEVIATE.
WE HAVE $1 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND SALARIES.
THERE'S A FUND BALANCE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON TO MAKE SURE WE SPEND DOWN.
THERE'S A PLAN TO SPEND DOWN THAT FUND BALANCE.
THAT FUND BALANCE CAN ONLY BE SPENT FOR KITCHEN RELATED FOOD SERVICE ITEMS. SO WE CAN'T TAKE THAT FUND BALANCE AND MOVE IT TO PAY FOR SALARIES FOR TEACHERS OR, OR ANYBODY OUT.
SO IT CAN ONLY BE SPENT. SO WE'RE DOING SOME KITCHEN REMODELS.
YOU'LL SEE HERE IN JUST A MOMENT THAT I'LL BRING FOR YOU.
SO THAT'S THE, THE BIG ITEM ON, ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE.
SOME OTHER ANNUAL ITEMS ON THIS LIST IS THE KICK UP, WHICH IS OUR SOFTWARE THAT WE USE FOR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, STAFF EVALUATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PORTFOLIOS THAT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE.
WE'LL BE USING 255 FUNDS TO PAY FOR THAT.
AND THEN THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, THE READING CURRICULUM AND THE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM WE'LL BE USING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, ALLOTMENT FUNDS FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS. YOU SEE THE EXPLANATION THERE, THE READING CURRICULUM FOR HQ OR HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PROGRAM.
AND THEN THE MATH IS THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED K-5 MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM.
AND THIS THIS WILL BE AT ALL CAMPUSES THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
THE NEXT IS ANOTHER ANNUAL ITEM WITH REGION 17.
SO DATA THAT WE THEY DISAGGREGATE FOR US AND ACCESS TO THOSE OTHER ITEMS LISTED THERE.
OUR NEXT ITEM ON THAT LIST, AND I THINK IT IS OUR LAST ITEM ON THAT LIST IS THE SHARS PROGRAM.
THAT'S THE COMPANY THAT WE USE ONWARD LEARNING IS WHO DOES OUR MEDICAID BILLING.
AND SO THEY THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HELP US GET THOSE REFUNDS BACK THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN ORDER AND THAT GENERATES THAT REVENUE FOR US. AND SO AND THAT IS A NOT TO EXCEEDS NUMBER.
SO IT COULD BE LESS BUT THAT'S A NOT TO EXCEEDS NUMBER.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
I HAVE A QUESTION THAT MAY INVOLVE BOTH YOU AND DR.
WILKINS ON THE $17 MILLION FOR ARAMARK FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT.
LOOKS LIKE OUR BUDGET FOR FOOD SERVICE EXPENDITURES IS ABOUT $20,500,000.
OTHER THAN THIS, $17 MILLION, WHAT ELSE GOES INTO THAT CATEGORY THERE? I'M JUST KIND OF GOING BACK THROUGH MY BINDER HERE.
GIVE ME A SECOND. I'M GETTING BACK TO MY PAPERWORK HERE.
NO. NO WORRIES. SO WE RECEIVE FUNDS LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FOR FOOD SERVICE.
OKAY. AND SO FOR THE CONTRACT, IT'S $17 MILLION JUST TO EARMARK.
SURE. AND SO WE'RE RECEIVING SOME FUNDS THAT WE'RE SPENDING.
OTHERWISE THIS IS JUST A PAY FOR EARMARK.
SO ON THAT OTHER $3.4 OR SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SO OTHER YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME IF YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME FEDERAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME STATE FUNDS.
IT'S JUST FOR FOOD SERVICE LIKE USDA, TDA, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT MONEY FROM THOSE GUYS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR FOOD SERVICE.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WELL, I MEAN I'M JUST THINKING MORE OF THE EXPENDITURES.
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YEAH. THIS IS THIS EXPENDITURE HERE IS $17 MILLION.RIGHT. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE APPROVING HERE.
BUT OUR BUDGET FOR THE YEAR ON EXPENDITURES IS $20,500,000.
SO JUST KIND OF WONDERING WHAT THE OTHER $3.5 MILLION THAT'S BUILT INTO OUR BUDGET.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DIG INTO THAT TO GET YOU AN ANSWER ON THAT BEFORE I OUTSIDE OF THE $17 MILLION, THERE'S THERE'S 3.5 MILLION THAT'S SITTING OUT THERE.
I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DIG INTO THAT BEFORE I GIVE YOU AN ANSWER ON THAT.
SO, YEAH. THANK YOU. LET ME DO SOME DIGGING AND I'LL GET YOU AN ANSWER.
ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A COLLECTIVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT CONTRACT RENEWALS AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE, AYE.
[X.C. Approval of Construction Competitive Sealed Proposal Delivery Method and Delegation of Authority]
RODRIGUEZ. YES, MA'AM.JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN STARTING THE PROCESS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A COMPETITIVE SEAL.
WE'RE ASKING FOR DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL, DELIVERY METHOD TO IDENTIFY CRITERIA, RELATIVE WEIGHTS, RANKING, SELECTION, AND EVALUATION OF BIDS.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.
SO THIS DOES NOT APPROVE THE ACTUAL SPEAKERS] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TRUSTEES? ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND.
THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE, AYE.
THAT'S THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE GENERAL MEETING.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR WORKSHOP, SO WE'LL GIVE A SECOND, I GUESS, TO GET SET UP.
[XI.A. Board HIPAA Training]
WE'LL DO BOARD HIPAA TRAINING FIRST.ALL RIGHT, LISA THOMPSON, TAKE US, TAKE US AWAY.
HI. GOOD EVENING. LISA THOMPSON, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PAYROLL RISK MANAGEMENT AND BENEFITS.
AND I KNOW YOU'VE JUST BEEN WAITING ON THIS AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE A SELF-FUNDED HEALTH PLAN AND A SELF-FUNDED WORKERS COMP PLAN, WHICH REQUIRES US TO FOLLOW HIPAA REGULATIONS, HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. SO I'M JUST GOING TO HIT THE HIGH POINTS ON THAT TODAY.
WE'VE DONE THIS A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT WANTED TO REVISIT THAT.
I'M THE DISTRICT'S PRIVACY OFFICER.
SO ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS COME TO ME.
BUT SO WITH THAT, AS A BOARD MEMBER, STAFF MEMBER, ANY ONE OF US.
YOU'LL HEAR ME MENTION FERPA AND HIPAA.
I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT FERPA.
I WOULD DEFER TO MISS REBA AND MISS FINGER ABOUT THAT THAT SPECIFIC TO STUDENT RECORDS.
BUT HIPAA AGAIN AS I MENTIONED, IS A HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND IT BASICALLY IT'S NATIONAL STANDARDS.
MOST PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT FROM HOSPITAL AND DR.'S OFFICES.
AND THOSE NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES THAT YOU SIGN AND ACKNOWLEDGE.
SO WHAT WE ARE WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT IS LIMITING HOW WE USE THAT INFORMATION.
OUR SAYS PATIENTS, BUT THOSE ARE OUR PARTICIPANTS IN OUR HEALTH PLAN AND OUR WORKERS COMP PLAN.
AND THERE ARE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THOSE IF IF WE WERE TO BREACH THE CONFIDENTIALITY THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY IS THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES.
SO THERE'S TWO PORTIONS OF THAT.
PRIVACY IS JUST WHO CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION.
AND SECURITY RELATES TO EPII, WHICH IS ELECTRONIC PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION.
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AND THE SECURITY PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR THOSE.SO WHAT IS PROTECTED UNDER HIPAA? SO ANYTHING INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE, HEALTH, HEALTH WISE, HEALTH INFORMATION ANYTHING ABOUT A PERSON THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, THEIR ADDRESS OR DIAGNOSIS, THOSE SORT OF THINGS.
IT CAN BE WRITTEN VERBAL OR ELECTRONIC.
PHOTOGRAPHS, ANYTHING UNIQUE TO THEM? AND IT'S INFORMATION ESPECIALLY PROTECTED IS ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIV, ALCOHOL, DRUG TREATMENT, PSYCHOTHERAPY, NOTES AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS.
AND I DO WANT TO MENTION SPECIFICALLY, AS WE DO GET THIS QUESTION, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT'S OFFERED THROUGH TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER. THAT PROGRAM IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
THE DISTRICT IS HAS BEEN GREAT ABOUT PAYING FOR THAT PROGRAM FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RECEIVE, WANT TO RECEIVE OR HANDLE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ON THOSE COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT RECEIVE EAP SERVICES.
SO WE GET THAT SOMETIMES WE'VE HAD PEOPLE SAY, I'M HESITANT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW.
WE DO RECEIVE DATA ON HOW OFTEN IT'S ACCESSED.
YES, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHOW THAT IT IS BEING UTILIZED.
ROLL IT IN IS GOING UP ABOUT 100 VISITS EVERY YEAR.
SO IT IS BEING HIGHLY UTILIZED.
BUT YES, WE GET THE VISITS AND, AND THE BILL AND WE PAY THE BILL.
SO BUT AGAIN WE DO NOT WANT THAT INFORMATION AND WE DO NOT ACCESS THAT INFORMATION.
SO WE HAVE A PROCESS OF DE-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND IT'S ONLY MINIMUM NECESSARY.
THE SAME THING WITH WORKER'S COMP.
THEY HANDLE OUR WORKER'S COMP, BUT WE DO HAVE TO MANAGE RETURN TO DUTY LIGHT DUTY, THOSE SORT OF THINGS THAT WE WORK WITH THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS. BUT AGAIN, WE DE-IDENTIFY OR WE PROTECT THAT INFORMATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE TO KEEP AN ACCOUNTING OF DISCLOSURES.
SO IF THAT WAS TO BE RELEASED OUTSIDE OF THE NEED TO KNOW OR PART OF OUR JOBS AS AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE BENEFIT SPECIALIST WE WE HAVE TO KEEP AN ACCOUNTING OF WHO HAS VIEWED THOSE RECORDS.
AND AND, OF COURSE, UPON REQUEST, RELEASE THOSE.
WE DO HAVE A NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES.
THOSE ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE OUR OFFICE.
AND ANYBODY CAN OBTAIN COPIES OF THAT.
IT SHOULD THEY NEED THAT AND MAKE CORRECTIONS IF NEEDED TO THE RECORDS.
SO SOME GENERAL GUIDELINES ON SHARING THAT INFORMATION IS AGAIN TREATMENT.
WE DO HAVE TREATMENT INFORMATION PRIMARILY RELATING TO OUR WORKERS COMP PROGRAM AS WE MANAGE THAT THROUGH ATHENS AND AGAIN, RETURN TO DUTY, THOSE SORT OF THINGS. AND THEY OUR EMPLOYEES CONTROL THAT INFORMATION.
WE DO SOMETIMES HAVE EMPLOYEES.
FAMILY MEMBERS WANT TO ACCESS INFORMATION.
WE DO NOT RELEASE THAT WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT TO DO SO.
PAYMENT, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER.
SO MAIN THING IS WE ONLY SHARE INFORMATION ON THE NEED TO KNOW BASIS.
MANY OF YOU ARE ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE BOARD OPERATIONS.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE PROTECT THAT INFORMATION.
IT'S CALLED VIRTUE SO THAT IT ENCRYPTS OUR EMAILS ADDITIONALLY TO PROTECT THAT INFORMATION.
DON'T SHARE THOSE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES AND PASSWORDS.
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CHOOSE ONES YOU CAN REMEMBER AND REMEMBER THAT THE LONGER THE BETTER.AND VARIOUS SYMBOLS AND LETTER LETTERS IN LOWERCASE.
DON'T SHARE AND DON'T STORE THEM WITH A STICKY NOTE ON YOUR COMPUTER.
SO EVERYBODY SEE THOSE RIGHT? AND AGAIN DON'T USE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR THOSE SORT OF THINGS.
SO EMAIL I JUST MENTIONED ENCRYPTED IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THAT ALSO PROTECTS OUR INFORMATION AND EMAIL ATTACHMENTS.
BE CAREFUL. SO SOME HELPFUL REMINDERS, CONVERSATIONS, DOCUMENTS, DISCUSSIONS AT MEETINGS, FAXING.
WE ALL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.
EMAIL WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND THE PROTECTION WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR THAT.
WE DO HAVE SHREDDERS IN OUR OFFICE AND WE SHRED QUITE A BIT.
WE WE GO THROUGH THEM QUITE OFTEN AS WE ARE PROTECTING THAT INFORMATION.
WE DO CONSIDER THE VIOLATIONS OF ANY TIME VERY SERIOUS AND CERTAINLY FOLLOW THE PROTOCOL FOR THAT AND APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS FROM TRAINING, COUNSELING TO TERMINATION.
TELLING FAMILY FRIENDS ABOUT A LARGE PARTICIPANT CLAIM AND THAT YOU THINK IT'S YOUR NEIGHBOR, SUE.
INCLUDING PATIENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND CERTAINLY NOT BEEN AN ISSUE HERE, BUT DISCUSSING AT A BOARD MEETING THAT A PARTICULAR CLAIM RELATES TO YOUR SISTER NEIGHBOR WHO HAS CANCER.
SO WE SOMETIMES HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, REDIRECT AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING THIS MORNING ABOUT IF RICK WERE TO FALL DOWN THE STAIRS, GOD FORBID, BECAUSE I'M GOING UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS.
YOU KNOW, OUR TENDENCY WOULD BE, OH, HE'S GOING TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL.
LET'S GET A FOOD MEAL TRAIN GOING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'D HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL, REQUEST HIS, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE WORK RELATED.
REQUEST HIS PERMISSION TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION.
AND IT MAY BE JUST, YOU KNOW, RICK'S GOING TO BE OUT.
SOME PEOPLE WANT TO BE PRIVATE AND THEY DON'T WANT THOSE THINGS SHARED.
AND AGAIN CONSIDER THEIR PERSPECTIVE.
AND THEN LASTLY, I'M THE SECURITY PRIVACY OFFICER.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I'M HAPPY TO HELP ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
RIVETING. THANK YOU, OFFICER THOMPSON.
ANYTHING I CAN HELP YOU WITH OR ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER TODAY? YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
LISA MIGHT HELP. BRIAN TRUSTEE CURRY RESET HIS PASSWORD.
SO I NEVER GOT MY DATE OF BIRTH.
I NEVER HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT MINE IS.
NO IDEA. ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE INTO PROGRESS MEASURES.
[XI.B. Progress Measures]
SO MISSY REBER, OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, WILL BEGIN, AND WE'LL HAVE KIM CARLSON AND CAMI FINGER ALSO JOINING.YES, THIS IS GOING TO BE A VILLAGE EFFORT AS WE REPORT.
JUST A REMINDER, THE PROGRESS MEASURES ARE PART OF A LOCAL, WHICH IS OUR BOARD POLICY.
THESE ARE THE GOALS THAT YOU SET WITH SOME REVISIONS THAT YOU MADE OVER A YEAR AGO.
SO I KNOW THAT FOR SOME OF YOU ON THE BOARD THESE ARE FROM THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, BUT WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THOSE AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR AS WE GET STARTED.
OUR NORTH STAR GOAL, WHICH IS YOUR FIRST GOAL THAT YOU HAVE SET? WE DON'T HAVE DATA AROUND THIS YET, AS WE ARE STILL WAITING ON GROWTH MEASURES FROM THE STATE, SO THESE WILL BE COMING SOON IS A RELATIVE TERM.
WE KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE THEM LATER IN THE SUMMER.
IDEALLY IF THINGS GO WELL WITH STATE INFORMATION.
AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHERE WE ARE IN THE NORTH STAR GOAL.
[01:40:06]
SO I'M GOING TO TURN THE NEXT SECTION OVER TO KIM, AND WE'LL ALL KIND OF BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH THROUGH SOME DIFFERENT PROGRESS MEASURES.AS WE EARLIER THIS WEEK, SEVERAL OF YOU WERE AT THE SYSTEM OF GREAT SCHOOLS SUMMIT IN SAN ANTONIO.
AS TRUSTEE CURRY SAID EARLIER, WE HAVEN'T HAD A BUDGET INCREASE SINCE 2019.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THIS OVERALL READING DATA GROWTH FROM 2019 TO THIS YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE AS WE'VE DUG INTO THE DATA, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF OF READING, EVEN WITH COVID AND A REDESIGNED STAAR TEST LAST YEAR THAT IS MUCH MORE RIGOROUS AND CHALLENGING.
YOU CAN SEE SOME GREAT GAINS IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR STUDENTS IN READING.
SO JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF AREAS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU.
I KNOW IT'S NOT OFFICIALLY PART OF THE PROGRESS MEASURE, BUT IT DEFINITELY IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO CELEBRATE AS WE WERE CELEBRATED ACROSS THE STATE EARLIER THIS WEEK, MY FAVORITE THING THAT THE COMMISSIONER SAID HE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT SLIDES CELEBRATING LUBBOCK ISD, MORE SO THAN ANY OTHERS.
AND HE ENDED HIS PRESENTATION WITH THAT.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE SAID THAT I WAS SO PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT AND PROUD OF OUR BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION, WAS LUBBOCK ISD HAS EXPERIENCED OR IS EXPERIENCING A LEARNING RENAISSANCE.
AND I THOUGHT, WOW, REALLY? IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS A GOOD FEELING AND VERY EXCITED TO SHARE IN THIS.
WE HAD LOTS OF DISTRICT, OTHER DISTRICT ATTENDEES THAT WERE COMING UP ASKING QUESTIONS, TEXTING US.
AND SO THAT WAS THAT WAS EXCITING.
SO IN LOOKING AT OUR PROGRESS MEASURES THAT WERE SET, AS MISSY SAID IN POLICY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SET THESE GOALS WERE SET BACK BEFORE 2022, AND WE HAVE HAD A CHANGE IN OUR TESTING SINCE THEN.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD A NEW STAR 2.0 THAT WAS ROLLED OUT.
AND SO OUR GOAL FOR THIS YEAR WAS THAT BY JUNE STAR TESTING TIME THIS YEAR, THAT OUR MEETS LEVEL, OUR MEETING EXPECTATIONS IN THIRD GRADE READING WOULD MOVE FROM 47% LAST YEAR TO 52%.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE DIDN'T QUITE MAKE THAT.
WE WERE AT 48% MEETS EXPECTATIONS.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, WE ARE ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE.
AND WHEN YOU DIG INTO THE DATA A LITTLE BIT, ONE THING THAT WE HAVE LEARNED THIS YEAR, THE STATE JUST RELEASED THEIR DATA LAST WEEK AND THEY ACTUALLY THERE WERE SLIDES BACKWARDS IN ALMOST EVERY GRADE LEVEL ON THIS PARTICULAR TEST.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO DIGGING INTO THAT DATA A LITTLE BIT MORE.
MATH IS PROBABLY THE IT IS NOT PROBABLY IT IS THE AREA THAT IS A MUCH BIGGER CONCERN.
AND THAT IS ACROSS NOT ONLY LUBBOCK ISD, THE STATE, BUT ALSO THE NATION.
THE COVID SLIDE IN MATH HAS BEEN MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN IN READING, AND REBOUNDING OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS IS MORE CHALLENGING IN MATH. I THINK IT'S BECAUSE MATH BUILDS UPON ITSELF.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE A WHOLE YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF, THAT WAS INSTRUCTION WAS INTERRUPTED.
WE'RE IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN MORE CHALLENGING TO RECOVER FROM THAT.
WE'RE AT 43%, AND THE STATE IS AT 40%.
ONCE AGAIN, SEEING A SLIDE BACKWARDS AT THE STATE LEVEL.
AND WE STILL ARE MAINTAINING ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE.
OUR GOAL IS WAS 50% MEETING EXPECTATIONS.
I'M SORRY, 51 AND WE WERE AT 50.
SO WE'RE RIGHT THERE ON THE CUSP OF EIGHTH GRADE.
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AND SO YOU CAN SEE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THE STATE.IN LOOKING AT THE TESTING WITH READING, ONE OF THE COMPONENTS THAT WAS ADDED LAST YEAR WAS WRITING.
WE HAD NOT HAD THAT PREVIOUS TO LAST YEAR'S TEST.
AND SO WE'RE MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.
AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE'RE SEEING.
AND WE'RE HONESTLY YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE ARTICLES IN THE NEWS SURROUNDING WRITING BECAUSE THEY ARE USING AI TO GRADE PARTIALLY THE WRITING.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONTROVERSY AROUND THAT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE DIGGING INTO IT AS WE SPEAK.
ONCE AGAIN, MATH IS OUR AREA OF STRUGGLE.
OUR GOAL IS 38% OF OUR EIGHTH GRADERS.
I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT IN LUBBOCK ISD, ABOUT A THIRD ABOUT 36% OF OUR EIGHTH GRADERS TAKE ALGEBRA ONE, SO THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DATA SET, WHEREAS ACROSS THE STATE THEY ARE INCLUDED FOR THE MOST PART.
SO YOU CAN SEE WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT KIND OF SOME ACTION STEPS WITH REGARD TO MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH HERE.
IN A MINUTE, ONE FINAL BOARD GOAL PROGRESS MEASURE GOAL WAS AROUND CMR AND CMR IS CAREER, COLLEGE OR COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS.
AND THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGE AT THE STATE LEVEL AND HOW THIS IS TALLIED AND WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR GOAL FOR 2024 WAS WAS 83% AND WE'RE AT 79.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY DATA THAT IS A YEAR BEHIND.
AND THE WAY WE GET POINTS FOR THIS IS THROUGH OUR STUDENTS TAKING THE TSI AND HAVING A QUALIFYING SCORE ON THE TSI, WHICH HELPS THEM TO GET INTO COLLEGE.
AP IB IF THEY ARE A COMPLETER IN A CTE PATHWAY, WE GET A POINT FOR THEM THERE.
AND IF THEY TAKE THOSE COURSES, WE GET POINTS FOR THAT AS WELL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AROUND THIS, BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES THAT THE STATE HAS MADE, IS WE HAVE FORMED A CMR COMMITTEE ACROSS THE DISTRICT THAT INCLUDES A GROUP FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE MEET MONTHLY, AND THEY ARE TRACKING INDIVIDUAL JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ONE OF THOSE CMR POINTS.
IN THE AREA OF LA, WE ARE REALLY FOCUSING, AS I SAID, ON WRITING INSTRUCTION AND LOOKING AT THE RUBRICS AND THE TYPES OF CROPS THAT ARE BEING ASKED, AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW TO TACKLE THOSE.
WE'RE USING THOSE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND DOING SOME CALIBRATION WALKS AROUND IT.
WE'VE BEEN GETTING FEEDBACK FROM OUR TEACHERS AND WE'VE HAD COMMITTEES OF TEACHERS.
THIS JUST IN THE LAST MONTH, THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, OUR TEACHER COMMITTEES HAVE COME IN AND GIVEN US FEEDBACK ON AREAS THAT THEY FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS IN ON.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD THAT IN.
WE HAVE CONTENT CO-OP, WHICH IS OUR TRAINING EACH NINE WEEKS.
AND WE ARE REALLY WE'RE KIND OF MODIFYING THAT FOR NEXT YEAR TO BE DIFFERENTIATED AND TO HAVE TWO PATHWAYS, ONE FOR VETERAN TEACHERS AND THEN ONE FOR OUR BRAND NEW TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR NEW TEACHERS ARE GETTING MORE DIRECT INSTRUCTION IN THE TEACHING OF MATH AND TEACHING OF READING. AND SO THAT'S ONE CHANGE WE'RE MAKING THERE WITH MATH, BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY OUR DEPARTMENT'S HEAVIEST FOCUS FOR NEXT YEAR WILL BE MATH.
WE WILL BE USING ALL THE SAME CURRICULUM, K-5.
AND THAT WAS THE ONE THE COMMISSIONER MENTIONED THIS WEEK, WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PULLING IN AND GETTING THAT TEACHER FEEDBACK, CONTINUING TO ALLOW THEM TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON WHAT WE CAN HELP FIX AND HONESTLY MAKE EASIER FOR THEM IN THEIR DELIVERY.
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WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE CHANGES IN THE MATH INSTRUCTION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING HELP WITH THE CURRICULUM AS IT'S NEEDED.AS I SAID, WE'RE MONITORING THAT CMR DATA, AND THEN WE'RE CONTINUING TO JUST ACTIVELY TRAIN OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR TEACHERS AROUND THOSE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND AND HOW WE INTERNALIZE THOSE LESSONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? NOT A WELL, NOT A QUESTION, BUT MAYBE A REQUEST FOR FUTURE.
I'D LOVE TO SEE THOSE SAME NUMBERS.
BUT COMPARED TO AMARILLO, ABILENE, MIDLAND, ODESSA DISTRICTS THAT I THINK ARE IN OUR, OUR SAME.
BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE COMPLETE STATE, I DON'T WE, I DON'T WANT US TO JUST TRY TO BEAT THE STATE.
LIKE WE CAN DO THAT AFTER THE THE TAPER REPORTS OR.
ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN AS, AS WE LOOK AT THAT DATA, IF WE SEE DISCREPANCIES WHERE SOMEBODY IS, YOU KNOW, HIGHER THAN WE ARE, THEN WE NEED TO REACH OUT AND BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT ARE THEY DOING DIFFERENTLY AND HOW IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN REPLICATE.
I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT, BUT JUST.
I KNOW THEY'RE SEEING SOME SIMILAR.
I'VE SEEN THOSE MATH SCORES WERE HORRIBLE.
A LITTLE BIT OF IT. SO OUR NEXT GOAL THAT WAS A NEW ADDITION.
THAT YOU ADDED WAS AROUND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.
SO THE GOAL AROUND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
SO ALTHOUGH FAMILIES ATTENDING A FOOTBALL GAME IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND EXCITING, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY IS WHEN PARENTS COME INTO THE SCHOOL AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT HELPING AND TO SUPPORT EDUCATION TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR CHILD.
AND I'M SORRY, YOU CAN'T SEE IT.
SO OUR CAMPUSES DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB OFFERING MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO COME IN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO HAVE THAT CHANCE AT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
AND INSIDE YOUR DATA, YOU HAVE A SPREADSHEET THAT IS BY CAMPUS TO SHOW YOU, BY CAMPUS, TO DIG IN AND LOOK AT THOSE DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SEE THOSE THAT THEY LOGGED AND THAT THEY TURNED IN AS WELL.
THIS IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO TAG THAT ON TO SOMETHING YOU'RE ALREADY DOING OR FAMILIES ARE IN THE BUILDING, AND THEN HOW DO YOU KEEP TRACK OF THAT OVER TIME? BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS IS A BEGINNING GOAL THAT IS JUST BEEN STARTED.
AND WE'RE SEEING SOME GREAT IMPROVEMENT AROUND THAT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
YES, MA'AM. SO CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF I MEAN, IS THAT LIKE HAVING AN INFORMATION SESSION ON HOW TO APPLY FOR COLLEGE OR.
ABSOLUTELY. IT COULD BE AN ALL PRO DADS MEETING.
IT COULD BE A HEAD START MEETING WHERE WE HAVE PRE-K FAMILIES AND STUDENTS PARENTS COME IN AND TALK ABOUT READING OPPORTUNITIES, THINGS YOU CAN DO IN THE GROCERY STORE WITH KIDS TO COUNT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON SKILLS.
AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS IS KRISTA HAS DONE A REALLY INCREDIBLE JOB OF WORKING WITH A FAMILY ENGAGEMENT LIAISON AT EACH CAMPUS AND EDUCATING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES AND IDEAS OF WHAT THEY CAN DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SO AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE IF A CAMPUS HELD A PASTRIES WITH PARENTS AND THEY JUST PARENTS JUST CAME AND SAT DOWN AND AND ATE A PASTRY WITH THEIR CHILD, THAT'S NOT REALLY AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
SO CAMPUSES ARE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO ADD AN ELEMENT OF PARENT EDUCATION, WHETHER IT'S HOW TO DO A READ ALOUD WITH YOUR CHILD OR I MEAN, I KNOW SOME SCHOOLS HAVE EVEN DONE HERE'S WHAT THE STAAR TEST LOOKS LIKE.
AND PARENTS ARE THEY THEY'RE BRINGING IN SPEAKERS TO COME IN AND VISIT AND TEACH THEM SOMETHING.
SOMEBODY SPEAKING. ABSOLUTELY.
WE'VE HAD PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY COME IN AND TEACH SKILLS THAT ARE SUPPORTING OUR FAMILIES, BUT THE GOAL IS, NUMBER ONE, TO TRY TO GET OUR FAMILIES INTO SCHOOL, BUT THEN ALSO TO TRY TO GIVE THINGS THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION WITH OUR STUDENTS.
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SO THAT'S THE GOAL. AND WE WERE REALLY PARTICULAR IN THE WAY THAT THE GOAL WAS WRITTEN.AND THE SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL GAVE AROUND THE GOAL TO SAY THIS WASN'T JUST ABOUT A TICKER TAPE OF COUNTING THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT CAME IN, BUT ACTUALLY GIVING THEM THAT EXPERIENCE. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME DATA AROUND HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME TO THE VALENTINE'S PARTIES, TOO.
AND THAT'S EXCITING TO SEE AS WELL.
BUT WE REALLY WANT TO TRACK THOSE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
DID YOU PUT THOSE IN HERE THAT.
YES, IT'S LINKED IN THE PRESENTATION THAT IS IN BOARD BOOK.
AND YOU'LL HAVE IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT BY CAMPUS, YOU CAN SEE IT IN THERE AS WELL.
OKAY, MA'AM. AND IT'S ONLY ON BOARD BOOK.
THOUGHT YOU SAID WE'LL MAKE IT. YEAH.
YES, MA'AM. OKAY, SO YOUR NEXT ONE.
CAN I SAY ONE THING? YES, I WANT TO I WANT TO BRAG ON ON THIS TEAM OVER HERE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER REPRESENTING OUR VERY NICE CONGRATS.
BUT WE'LL KEEP THAT IN FRONT OF YOU AS WELL.
THE NEXT GOAL THAT YOU HAVE IS AROUND A REDUCTION OF TEACHER TURNOVER.
THIS COMES OUT IN OUR TAPER REPORT.
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS A REPORT FROM 2023 SHOWING THAT YOUR GOAL WAS A REDUCTION.
AND THAT WE REDUCED DOWN TO 14%.
AS OF TODAY, I DON'T HAVE A PREDICTION TO GIVE YOU OF WHERE WE WILL BE FOR 2024, BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ONCE THE TAPER COMES OUT AND WE HAVE THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION AROUND WHAT THAT TEACHER TURNOVER RATE LOOKS LIKE.
WE HAD A CONVERSATION, IF YOU'LL RECALL, LAST YEAR AT OUR TEAM BUILDING ABOUT HOW THAT WHOLE GOAL MAY NEED TO BE REVISITED OR YEAH, OPPORTUNITIES. THE NEXT ONE IS AROUND FFA AND THE AMOUNT OF DONATIONS THAT COME IN YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE IS A DECREASE THIS YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF DONATIONS, BUT NOT SIGNIFICANT.
IT'S ACTUALLY HELD PRETTY STEADY FROM THE FFA GOLF TOURNAMENT.
AND SO I THINK IT STILL HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL.
I THINK WE HAD SOME INTERESTING WEATHER.
THE NEXT ONE IS AROUND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FORUM.
SO THIS IS PARTICIPATION IN BOTH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FORUM AND THE SUPERINTENDENT ROUNDTABLES.
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAD A GROWTH FROM 332 PARTICIPANTS TO 393 PARTICIPANTS.
THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INVOLVE OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION AROUND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE? ONLY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE ROUNDTABLES, KATHY DOING THEM EARLIER IN THE YEAR? YES. WE WE DID NOT HAVE ANY IN THE FALL AND WE ARE ADJUSTING THAT.
YEAH. I THINK GOING I THINK IT WAS A WISE MOVE GOING TO PLACES OF BUSINESS.
SO THAT HELPED SAVE SOME MONEY FOR US AS WELL.
SO WE HAD JUST GREAT ATTENDANCE EVEN FOR THE THINGS THAT WE HAD.
SO THAT'S EXCITING TO LOOK AT.
SO THE NEXT SECTION OF GOALS ARE AROUND SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES.
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CAMI.
NO, NO, I'LL SAVE THAT FOR THE VERY END.
IF YOU WANT ME TO ADD IT TO THIS PRESENTATION.
NOTHING ELSE TO DO. YOU CAN TELL HIM ONE BY ONE.
SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR A TUTORIAL? YES. THAT'S WHAT WE DON'T.
PRESIDENT BRIDGES, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DR. ROLLO MR. RIVER. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. OKAY.
I WANT TO START OUR PRESENTATION FIRST.
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BEHAVIOR. THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY.SO YOU HAVE DIRECTORS WHO OVERSEE OUR STUDENT AND PARENT RESOLUTION AREAS, AND THAT'S BRIAN ELLISON WHO WORKS WITH NOT JUST RESOLUTIONS, BUT ALSO APPEALS TO OUR DAP PROGRAMS. AND THEN ALSO WITH OUR PRINCIPAL OF PIA.
AND THEN YOU HAVE OUR DIRECTOR, MARTHA DODGE AND BOTH WHO ARE BEHIND ME SUPPORTING THIS PRESENTATION AND WHO PROBABLY NEXT TIME WILL PRESENT AND I WILL ALLOW THAT TO, TO HAPPEN.
GODLY. BUT BOTH EXPERTS THEY MEET REGULARLY AS A TEAM.
THEY MEET WITH ME. THEY ALSO MEET BETWEEN EACH OTHER.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF OUR REACH PROGRAM, LISA BRYANT.
SOMETHING POWERFUL ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IS THAT AS A STUDENTS WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH OUR TIERED SUPPORT SYSTEMS ON CAMPUSES AND THEY NEED MORE OR THEY NEED REFERRAL TO 504 OR SPECIAL EDUCATION, THEN THESE PEOPLE MAKE SURE THAT THAT SYSTEM IS SOUND AND FLUID AND THAT SERVICES ARE EXPEDITED ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS.
SO WITH THAT LAST YEAR, WE HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO SEE OUR NUMBERS DECREASE IN REGARDS TO THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF DISCIPLINE INCIDENCES THAT WE HAVE IN LUBBOCK ISD.
SO A LOT OF THE STATE IS GOING TO BE THREE YEAR COMPARISON DATA FOR YOU.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT TREND LINE FROM WEEK TO WEEK.
AND WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 40 INSTRUCTIONAL WEEKS IN OUR CALENDAR YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE GREEN TREND LINE TRENDS DOWN.
WE CAN ALSO PAY ATTENTION TO ANY PATTERNS IN THE SEASONS THAT WE GO THROUGH AS PUBLIC EDUCATORS, FROM TRANSITION TO CHRISTMAS BREAK TRANSITION TO SPRING BREAK ETC.
YOU CAN NOTICE THAT OUR, OUR KIDDOS RESPOND TO THOSE KINDS OF EVENTS.
OUR NEXT SLIDE SHOWS YOU INCIDENT TYPE.
THE LARGE NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ARE REPORTED ARE MINOR DISCIPLINE INCIDENCES IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF INCIDENCES AGAIN IS TRENDING DOWN.
FOR THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR WE ALSO TRACK POLICE RESTRAINTS, INCIDENCES OF BULLYING.
ANY TIME WE INVESTIGATE A BULLYING INCIDENT AND THEN ALSO WHAT WE CALL CRISIS PREVENTION, A NON VIOLENT PHYSICAL CRISIS INTERVENTION OTHERWISE KNOWN AS RESTRAINT.
THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE NUMBER OF DISCIPLINARY PLACEMENTS THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO THOSE ARE OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE REFERRED TO OUR JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM OR LUBBOCK COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER WHICH IS THE RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT MOU THAT YOU APPROVED EARLIER.
AND THEN OUR OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION DATA IN OUR IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION DATA.
SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT OUR ES DATA IS TRENDING DOWN.
HOWEVER, THE USE OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION REMAINS STEADY.
WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT EVEN THOUGH OUR INCIDENCES ARE GOING DOWN, SO IS OUR ENROLLMENT.
AND SO IT COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THAT.
SO MARTHA WORKED TO SHOW YOU IN NUMBER THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A 7% DECREASE IN OUR TOTAL ENROLLMENT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A 26% DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INCIDENCES THAT WE'VE HAD.
SO IT'S ABOVE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE LOST STUDENTS AND COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE SUPPORT STRUCTURES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE DISTRICT WIDE.
YOU WILL SEE, THOUGH, THAT WE ARE TRENDING UP IN ELEMENTARY BY 393.
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HALLWAY OR IN THE LINE OR SITTING BESIDE OUR PEERS IN CLASS TO INSUBORDINATION, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A HIGH LEVEL OF REFUSAL BEHAVIORS TO VIOLATION, SIMPLE VIOLATIONS OF STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, AND THEN IT TRENDS DOWN FROM THERE.AND SO MOST OF OUR INCIDENCES THAT WE REPORT EXCEED 1.5% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENCES.
SO IT'S NOT THE TOP THREE ARE THE ONES THAT RISE TO THE TOP IN REGARDS TO THAT.
WHAT THIS CAN HELP US WITH IS CONVERSATIONS AND OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUR WORK WITH CAMPUSES ON WHAT KINDS OF BEHAVIORS OR BEHAVIORAL SYSTEMS DO WE NEED TO PUT IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORS THAT WE'RE SEEING MOST OCCURRING MIDDLE SCHOOL? OUR TOP THREE BEHAVIORS ARE INSUBORDINATION, VIOLATION OF STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, AND PROFANITY.
PROFANITY CAN INCLUDE SOME CUSSING.
IT CAN ALSO INCLUDE SOME GESTURING OR ANY KIND OF VERBAL ABUSE.
AND I'M SURE NONE OF YOU IN HERE HAVE HAD EVER A VIOLATION OF THAT PARTICULAR OFFENSE.
TRACK IT BACK THEN. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT TRACK THAT.
I WILL TELL YOU, WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING GREAT EFFORTS AND STRIDES TO REDUCE TRUANCY IN THIS UPCOMING YEAR, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES OUR ISSUES WITH ATTENDANCE. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE FOCUSING ON.
AND I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE SYSTEMS HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
AND SO WE'RE GLAD TO SEE THOSE TRENDING DOWN.
WE DO HAVE A SMALL KICK UP IN STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.
WE ALSO HAVE A KICK UP IN OUR USE OF MARIJUANA.
AND OBVIOUSLY THAT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE EPIDEMIC THAT WE HAVE WITH THC VAPES.
AND SO THIS ISN'T THE OLD SCHOOL MARIJUANA.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE OTHER TRENDING NUMBERS GOING DOWN.
AND SO INCIDENT BY GRADE LEVEL AS MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW THE LARGEST NUMBER OF INCIDENCES THAT WE HAVE OCCUR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BUT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD AN INCREASE OR AN UPTICK IN UPTICK IN 10TH GRADE.
BUT THAT NUMBER THIS YEAR TRENDED DOWN FOR US.
OUR ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSES CAN INCLUDE.
AND YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS THERE WHERE THEY'RE TRENDING UP IS OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION.
RESTITUTION WENT DOWN 395 AND CONFERENCES WENT DOWN 1860.
AND SO DIGGING INTO THAT DATA WITH OUR CAMPUSES AND ASKING WHY THAT MAY BE.
AND SO THAT NUMBER IS A COMBINATION OF ALL OF THOSE.
AND THEN THE USE OF DETENTION IS ALSO A NUMBER THAT WE SEE HAS DECREASED.
SO THE WAY IN WHICH WE'RE CHOOSING TO REFINE OUR SYSTEMS BASED ON THIS DATA FROM LAST YEAR MOVING FORWARD, IS THAT WE HOLD SUMMER POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION SYSTEMS TRAINING.
MARTHA LEADS THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS AND WHAT WE CALL THEIR PBIS TEAMS, WHICH INCLUDES A GROUP OF PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THEIR TIERED SYSTEMS AND TRACKING EVERYTHING FROM A SCHOOL WIDE SYSTEM TO A CLASSROOM SYSTEM, WHICH STUDENTS ARE CATEGORIZED AS TIER ONE, TIER TWO, AND THEN MOVING INTO TIER THREE.
WE ALSO HAVE WHAT WE CALL CAMPUS HANDBOOKS.
AND SO AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IF YOU WANTED TO SEE A CAMPUS HANDBOOK AND THE SYSTEMS THAT THEY HAVE IN PLACE THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS, WHEN THEY MEET, THEY'RE RUNNING AGENDAS, THEIR NINE WEEK DATA THAT THEY LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY ACCORDING TO WHAT'S OCCURRING ON THEIR CAMPUS, AND THEN ALSO THE SYSTEMS AND RESPONSES THAT THEY'RE TO PUT IN PLACE BASED
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ON THAT NINE WEEK DATA.WE ALSO OFFER, THROUGH THE STUDENT AND BEHAVIOR SUPPORT DIVISION, ONGOING COACHING.
WE HAVE A SYSTEM THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. RIEBER BY WHICH OUR TIER THREE CAMPUSES, WE COMPLETE WHAT WE CALL SYSTEMS WALKS OR BEHAVIOR ROUNDS, WHERE A TEAM OF PEOPLE GO OUT ONTO THE CAMPUS AND WE WATCH THE CAFETERIA, THE SYSTEM IN THE CAFETERIA, THE INTERACTION THE STUDENTS ARE HAVING IN THE CAFETERIA THEIR STRUCTURES AND HOW THEY MOVE STUDENTS IN THE HALLWAY, TRANSITIONS WHAT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT LOOKS LIKE, AND SPECIFIC CLASSROOMS PRINCIPALS CAN POINT OUT TO US TEACHERS WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING IN NEED, SUPPORT WITH THEIR OWN CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND WHETHER THE FIDELITY OF SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE IN CERTAIN CLASSROOMS. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING.
THERE IS A NAP THAT'S LOVING ME RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT.
SO IF I SWALLOW HIM, I'LL JUST ASK THAT HE BE BROUGHT UP.
BUT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SERVICES ARE THOSE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY UNDER IDA AND ARE IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS? WE HAVE A CRITICAL COMPONENTS CHECKLIST.
IT'S AN INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK THAT WE USE FOR THE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT WE LIKE TO SEE IN THOSE CLASSROOMS, AS WELL AS WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE HAPPENING IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION SETTING FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
SO WE HAVE CAMPUS SPECIALISTS WHOSE PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON EVERYTHING THAT I JUST DESCRIBED.
AND BEING A PART OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM TO MONITOR STUDENTS THROUGH THE TEARS, TO HELP TEACHERS WITH CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND TO HELP INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT THE MORE TIER THREE LEVEL.
WE HAVE 17 CAMPUS SPECIALISTS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE FUNDING, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE MORE I BELIEVE WE HAVE 2727 WE USE TITLE FOUR FUNDS, OUR FEDERAL FUNDS TO FUND SOME, BUT 17 OF THEM THIS NEXT YEAR ARE FUNDED THROUGH A STATE GRANT CALLED THE STRONGER CONNECTIONS GRANT THAT WE APPLIED FOR.
AND SO WE CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS AND PRAY FOR FUNDS TO KEEP THIS PARTICULAR INTERVENTION AND A RESOURCE GOING. WE PARTICIPATE IN A STATEWIDE COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE QUARTERLY CHECKS WITH THE STATE REGARDING OUR GOALS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO REPORT HOW WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE GOALS.
WE HAVE A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE SERVICE CENTER WHO CHECK IN ON US, AND THEN THIS IS ALL ABOUT BUILDING CAPACITY WITHIN THOSE LEADERS ON THOSE CAMPUSES TO ENSURE PRINCIPLES ARE SUPPORTED WITH THEIR EFFORTS FOR BOTH BEHAVIOR AND DISCIPLINE ON EACH OF THOSE CAMPUSES AND THOSE 17 CAMPUSES SELECTED ON CRITERIA OF.
AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU HOW THAT THEY'RE CHOSEN.
YES, DISCIPLINE DATA SUBGROUP POPULATIONS HIGH NEEDS SITUATIONS.
YEAH. ALL ALL OF THOSE THINGS ACHIEVEMENT SCORES, EVERYTHING IS LOOKED AT.
OKAY. WE HAVE FOUR SOCIAL WORKERS IN LUBBOCK ISD.
DR. ROWE HAS MENTIONED THIS IN PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS.
WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH ECHO OF LUBBOCK, WHO'S FOCUSING ON SERVING FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH A CENTRALIZED PROCESS OF SERVING THEM AND US CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT SUBMITTING DATA TO THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BETTER SERVE OUR HOMELESS POPULATION. WE'VE APPLIED FOR THE TEXAS EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH GRANT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TSC GRANT WHICH WILL HELP US PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS AND RESOURCES FOR OUR FAMILIES.
AND SO WE KIND OF HAVE A CONTINUUM OF HOW WE PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE OUR SOCIAL WORKERS CONNECTED WITH 899 FAMILIES THIS LAST YEAR, JUST A SINGLE CONTACT TO OFFER RESOURCES TO THEM OR REFER THEM TO COMMUNITY SERVICES.
ONGOING CONTACT WITH 289 STUDENTS.
A LARGE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH WHO DO NOT HAVE A FAMILY AT ALL.
MANY WHO ARE BOUNCING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE, OR WHAT WE CALL COUCH SURFING, AND THEN CASE MANAGEMENT, WHERE WE'RE LEGITIMATELY STAYING ENGAGED WITH THE FAMILY ALL THE WAY THROUGH UNTIL THERE'S NO LONGER A NEED.
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WE OFFER THOSE SERVICES ON SEVEN ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.YEAH, SEVEN ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.
SORRY, SIX MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ALL FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
OUR 2324 GOALS UNDER MARTHA'S AREA ARE LISTED.
AND SO OBVIOUSLY IMPLEMENTATION OF HOW OUR CAMPUS BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SPECIALIST SERVE THEIR ROLE THROUGH COACHING AND SUPPORT, OUR END OF YEAR DATA SHOWS A REDUCTION OF 27% OF OUR DISCIPLINE INCIDENCES.
AND SO WE'VE MET THAT GOAL BY THE BEGINNING OF 2425, THE NUMBER OF DAP DISCRETIONARY PLACEMENTS, WHICH WE HAVE CONTROL OVER, WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER MANDATORY, BUT WE HAVE CONTROL OVER DISCRETIONARY WILL DECREASE BY 5%.
BUT WE DID SEE AN OVERALL DECREASE OF DISCIPLINE PLACEMENTS AT PIA AND JJAEP BY 23%.
IN REGARDS TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION NUMBER, I'LL SAY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY SITTING AROUND 18% OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN LUBBOCK ISD RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
AND THEN YOU SEE FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR SUBSYSTEMS. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING QUANTIFIABLE WAYS TO SHOW THAT WE'RE MEETING THE COMPONENTS, OUR CRITICAL COMPONENTS, OBJECTIVES.
AND SO WE'VE HAD A 9% INCREASE THERE.
AND THEN WE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT.
THESE ARE OUR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO.
WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A KINDER TRANSITION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT BEHAVIOR.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON EARLY INTERVENTION AND IDENTIFICATION THROUGH THE PROCESS OF WHICH I DESCRIBED IN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING THROUGH CLASSROOM ONE ON ONE FOR ALL OF OUR FIRST YEAR TEACHERS.
THE PBIS TRAINING THAT I DESCRIBE, WE'RE WORKING HEAVILY WITH PIA AND ALSO ACS, WHICH IS OUR ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO REFINE SYSTEMS FOR INTERVENTION.
THAT'S THE STUDENT BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SECTION.
SO IF YOU WANT TO ALL TAKE A BIG DEEP BREATH, WE'LL HEAD INTO DISCIPLINE.
OUR DAPS CONSISTS OF PIA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PRIORITY INTERVENTION ACADEMY.
I'VE SPELLED ALL OF THEM OUT FOR YOU.
JJC. TRY TO STAY AWAKE BACK THERE BEHIND ME.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE SHOW THE MOST NEED.
AND THAT IS SIX SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE.
TO SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHILE THEY'RE AT PIA.
YOU ALSO SEE OUR RETURNER DATA.
SO HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE GONE BACK TO PIA A SECOND TIME, A THIRD TIME OR A FOURTH TIME? AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THOSE STUDENTS? THIS IS JUST A BREAKOUT BY A FENCE.
SO YOU CAN SEE 46% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO PPIA FOR DRUG OFFENSES.
OF THE 162 57 WERE NOT PARTICIPATING BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAD ONGOING PERSISTENT MISBEHAVIOR INSIDE OF THAT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD 45 PARENTS OPT OUT, 20% ASSAULTS.
1% OF OUR OFFENSES ARE DUE TO TERRORISTIC THREAT.
AND THEN OUR CURRENT DISCRETIONARY PERCENTAGE IS 23%.
AND SO ONLY 0.59% OF OUR TOTAL STUDENT POPULATION ACCESS PRIORITY INTERVENTION ACADEMY.
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AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBERS FROM THERE WITH THE TOTAL OF OFFENSES DOWN BELOW.THIS IS BROKEN OUT BY PREVIOUS YEAR AND THEN BY NINE WEEK PERIOD.
SO FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH NINE WEEK PERIOD.
ARE WE SEEING A REDUCTION OR NOT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
OUR SIXTH GRADERS WERE A LITTLE MORE HEAVY THAN WE'D LIKE FOR THEM TO BE.
THIS IS A BREAKDOWN BY CAMPUS.
WE'RE ALSO TRACKING THEIR RETURNERS TO SEE HOW MANY STUDENTS FROM SPECIFIC CAMPUSES ARE RETURNING TO PIA AND WHY MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE CONNECTIONS BACK TO CAMPUS THAT ARE ENGAGING THE SST PROCESS, THE 504 PROCESS, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS OR OTHER COMMUNITY WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO TRY TO PREVENT BEHAVIOR IN THE FUTURE.
OUR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR PIA IS FOCUSING ON OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS THAT RETURN TO PIA, IMPROVING OUR TRANSITION PROCESS BACK TO THE STUDENT'S HOME CAMPUS, FOCUSING ON CREATING SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND GROWTH FOR OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.
WE JUST HAD PRINCIPAL PLC TODAY WHERE TYLER TROUT, OUR PRINCIPAL, WAS SITTING WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING TALKING ABOUT CREATING A SYSTEM FOR INTERVENTION FOR READING AND MATH AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTRUCTION AT PA ARE ENGAGED IN THE SAME PROCESSES AS OUR GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHER, AND THEN IMPROVING COMMUNICATION WITH OUR PARENTS AND OUR CAMPUSES.
AND THEN WITHIN THE TEAM ITSELF, OUR DRUG INTERVENTION PROGRAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR. SO THIS IS THE DATA FOR WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR.
BUT YOU CAN SEE AS OF CURRENT, WE HAD 235 PLACEMENTS THAT WERE MADE, 45 WHO DID NOT COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, WHICH MEANS THEY DIDN'T MEET THE CRITERIA THAT WE ASKED THEM TO MEET.
SO THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO COMPLETE, WHICH ALSO MEANT THEY WERE PLACED AT PIA.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE PLACEMENTS LOOK LIKE BY HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHY A STUDENT MAY NOT ACCESS THE DRUG INTERVENTION PROGRAM, WHETHER IT'S PARENT OPTING OUT OR OTHER THINGS GOING ON WITH THE STUDENT THAT WOULD PREVENT THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO ATTEND.
YEAR TWO IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE FOCUSING ON DATA TRACKING, PARENT PARTICIPATION AND ZOOM MEETINGS WITH TEXAS HEALTH TEXAS TECH HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER DRUG COUNSELORS, ONGOING MONITORING OF OUR PEER SUPPORT GROUP THAT'S OFFERED AT OL SLATON IN THE EVENINGS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND CAMPUS SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR WITH NICOTINE VAPE OFFENSES, OFFENSES AND ADDRESSING THAT THROUGH EVIDENCE BASED CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES DURING IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION. SO WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER BRIAN ELLISON IS PUTTING TOGETHER A LOCAL DEVELOPED CURRICULUM.
SO THAT IF A STUDENT IS PLACED IN ES FOR A NICOTINE VAPE OFFENSE, THEY GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM THAT EDUCATES THEM ON THE USE OF NICOTINE. THAT WE'RE DEPENDING ON OUR STATE FOR THOSE RESOURCES, SOME VERY INTERACTIVE, PRETTY HIGHLY ENGAGED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ONLINE FOR THEM TO COMPLETE.
NOTHING LIKE LOOKING AT YOUR SIDE PROFILE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THIS WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HEARD YOU RIGHT.
DID YOU SAY WE HAVE 18% OF STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS SPED? YES, MA'AM. AND THE COST OF EDUCATING THOSE KIDS IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE.
I, I THOUGHT I KNEW A LOT ABOUT THIS DISTRICT, BUT 18% KIND OF TAKES MY BREATH AWAY.
SO WE WERE 11% ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.
YEAH. THE STATE WENT UNDER AN INVESTIGATION BY THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMING.
TEXAS WAS NOT INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA UNDER THE IDA UMBRELLA.
AND DYSLEXIA IS A SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY.
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OR A RESEARCH BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE PULLING STUDENTS OUT OF CLASS FIVE DAYS A WEEK FOR 45 MINUTES.THAT MAY INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, AUTISM OR BEING A STUDENT WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
WE ARE ALSO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY THE BURKHART CENTER FOR AUTISM RESEARCH AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT PARENTS ARE GOING TO COME AND ACCESS.
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN GET QUALITY SERVICES.
AND IT'S DEPENDENT UPON THE INSTRUCTIONAL ARRANGEMENT CODE THAT THE STUDENT RECEIVES.
THEY GET ADA PLUS A WEIGHTED FUNDING CODE.
WE GET PAID MORE MONEY FOR MAINSTREAM STUDENTS, LESS FOR THOSE THAT ARE SELF-CONTAINED.
A NEW FUNDING STRUCTURE FOR SPECIAL ED THAT WOULD ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REPORT TO THE STATE THE ACTUAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT A STUDENT REQUIRES AND WEIGHT IT BASED ON SERVICES AND NOT JUST WHERE THEY'RE SITTING, WHICH WOULD HAVE ELEVATED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT COULD RECEIVE.
AND THAT WAS GOING TO PASS, EXCEPT THAT VOUCHERS WERE TIED TO IT.
AND I CAN GET ON THE VOUCHER PLATFORM IF YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO.
BUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO THE PARENTS WITH RESPECT TO TRUANCY? ARE WE REPORTING THEM? ARE WE DOING LIKE. YEAH, ARE WE DOING WHATEVER THE MAX OF THE LAW.
WE CAN BECAUSE WE WE ABSOLUTELY ARE.
AFTER TEN DAYS OF ABSENCES, PARENTS WERE GETTING LETTERS THROUGH A SYSTEM THAT WE CALL A TWO WAY.
AND AFTER FIVE MORE ABSENCES, THEY'RE BEING REFERRED TO THE COURT.
THE COURTS ARE THROUGH A PROCESS, TALKING TO THE FAMILIES, TALKING TO THE PARENT.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
WHERE THE PARENT THEN WOULD ATTEND A MEETING WITH THE STUDENT.
AND THE OFFICE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION WOULD HELP SUPPORT WHAT WOULD BE A PLAN? AN INTERVENTION PLAN.
HOLDING FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE TO SEEING THAT THROUGH IS DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE NOT STAFFED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL OR THE CITY LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THROUGH.
BUT OUR ATTENDANCE OFFICERS ARE CONSTANTLY ENGAGING IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
OUR STUDENTS WHO HIT THE CRITERIA FOR ATTENDANCE AND MEETING AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, THOSE ARE OCCURRING A BIPS ARE BEING CREATED, WHICH ARE ATTENDANCE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLANS FOR STUDENTS.
BUT AS FAR AS TRUE, LIKE PUNITIVE ACCOUNTABILITY.
NO. AND EVEN IF PARENTS ARE FINED, IF THEY'RE MORE MARGINALIZED HOUSEHOLD WITH NO RESOURCES, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PAY THE FINES. AND SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO BEGIN ARRESTING A LARGE NUMBER OF FAMILY MEMBERS OR GUARDIANS AND HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH THAT KIND OF PUNITIVE APPROACH TO GET THEIR STUDENTS TO COME TO SCHOOL.
WE ARE, THOUGH, AGAIN LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN HELP SHORE UP THOSE SYSTEMS THIS NEXT YEAR.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SPECIFIC STUDENT CASES.
MARTHA AND HER TEAM WORK WITH BRIAN ON STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
AND SO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF TEETH ON THE COURT SIDE TO GIVE A VERY LONG ANSWER. WHAT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO AGAIN? AND I HATE TO BE BLASTING THE PARENTS, BUT FOR A KID WHO AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME YOU PRESENTED THE DATA.
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BUT FOR A KID WHO VISITS PIA MORE THAN FOUR TIMES IN A GIVEN YEAR, DO WE NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMOVE THEM FROM OUR GENERAL POPULATION? I MEAN, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO THAT ONE KID IS TAKING AWAY SERVICES FROM HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF KIDS.SO A KID WHO'S A RETURNER FOUR TIMES IS PROBABLY MANDATORY.
AND SO WE ARE ENGAGING THE TECH CODE, THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, BY REMOVING THEM.
AND SO THEY ARE NOT IN THE POPULATION.
THEY'RE IN THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION POPULATION.
NOW THEN IT COMES DOWN TO LOOKING AT YOUR ABILITY TO REFER THEM TO JJAEP.
JJAEP TAKES A HIGHER LEVEL OF OFFENSE.
IT WILL TAKE A HIGHER FELONY TITLE FIVE FELONY OFFENSE.
TRULY TO GO TO JJAEP UNLESS THE BEHAVIOR WHILE AT THE DAP CAUSES SERIOUS MISCONDUCT.
BUT ONLY CAN WE REFER TO JJAEP IF WE'VE PUT INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE AT THE DAP.
THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WHILE AT PIA, WE'RE NOT JUST UTILIZING PUNITIVE APPROACHES, BUT WE'RE ALSO ENGAGING INTERVENTION ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT SO THAT WE CAN ELEVATE THAT. AND I'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE KID, IT DEPENDS.
IT DEPENDS ON ALL KINDS OF CIRCUMSTANCES, ON WHAT THE BEST TRACK IS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY NEED TO LEAVE THE DAP SYSTEM AND GO TO DUPRE IS A QUESTION MARK, WHETHER OR NOT THEY NEED TO STAY IN THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE BEST SERVED.
THAT'S WHERE THE MOST STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT IS FOR THEM.
THAT IS WHERE THEIR BEST CASE MANAGED OR WHETHER OR NOT THEY NEED TO RETURN TO THE TRADITIONAL CAMPUS WITH INTERVENTION WITH 504 SERVICES OR WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
AND WHAT I'LL SAY IS STACK LUBBOCK ISD UP AGAINST ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ASK WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE KID IN THIS CAPACITY.
AND ALSO INCREASING THE INTERVENTION THAT'S IN PLACE AT DUPRE.
AND SO THERE'S STILL AVENUES BY WHICH WE CAN TAKE.
YEAH. BUT I WILL SAY IF YOU'VE GOT.
UP, YOU'RE RETURNING FOUR TIMES.
IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE IT'S MANDATORY AND NECESSARY.
IT'S THE SECOND RETURNERS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT.
YOU GUYS DO BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE DONE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.
I WANT TO JUST SAY TO OUR ATTENDANTS OFFICERS JENNIFER AND DIANA, THEY'RE PHENOMENAL.
YOU GUYS, THEY GO OUT THERE, THEY SPEAK TO THE JUDGES AND THE NEW JUDGES.
THERE IS FRANK GUTIERREZ, AND HE'S BEEN WORKING A LOT BETTER WITH THEM THIS TIME AROUND.
SO. AND YOU KNOW THAT FIRSTHAND.
I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'M INVOLVED WITH THE COURT, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M INVOLVED IN AND THE BOARD THAT I'M INVOLVED IN AT THE COUNTY, AND YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TO SEE THE STATISTICS THAT ARE GOING ON, AND I WISH THAT THEY WOULD.
BRIAN GOES TO SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS FROM TIME TO TIME.
LIKE DIANA AND THEM, THEY HAVE A GREAT PLAN WITH THESE NEW JUDGES.
I THINK FRANK GUTIERREZ IS DOING A LOT BETTER AT THIS POINT.
ENGAGING AND ENGAGING ODOR IS NOT A BAD IDEA.
IT GIVES AN ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM TO THE TO THE PARENT OR THE GUARDIAN AND THE STUDENT.
IT'S ALWAYS THE FOLLOW THROUGH.
I THINK THEY WOULD LIKE TO ENGAGE THE DISTRICT MORE IN THE ODOR PROCESS.
THE PROBLEM IS I CAN'T CALL A PRINCIPAL OFF OF CAMPUS, YOU KNOW, THREE TIMES A DAY TO GO WORK WITH ODOR ON A STUDENT CASE, NOR AN AP.
SO IS IT AN ATTENDANCE OFFICER WHO'S ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TRACKING THE OTHER FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO HAVE THEIR STUDENTS ATTEND? AND SO THE CAPACITY ISSUE IS AT PLAY IN THIS CONVERSATION AS WELL.
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AND THAT'S THEIR BIGGEST DOWNFALL, YOU GUYS, IS THE PARENTS.THAT'S THE PROBLEM THEY'RE COMING ACROSS.
THEY JUST NEED TO BE HELD A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCOUNTABLE.
AND THEY TRY, BELIEVE ME, THEY REALLY TRY, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK OUT SOMETIMES.
ONE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE YET IS ENGAGE LIKE URBAN COLLABORATIVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CRITERIA IS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT FOR, WHAT OFFENSES ARE FOR OR HOW THEY'RE HOLDING THE PARENTS ACCOUNTABLE.
BUT I SENT THAT ARTICLE A COUPLE OF DAYS.
BUT TO BUILD ON WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING, WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO STRATEGICALLY ABANDON OR WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SACRIFICE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN? THANKS FOR NOT GIVING UP ON THOSE STUDENTS.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO. VICE VERSA.
THANK YOU. CAMI. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR LAST WORKSHOP.
[XI.C. STAAR Results]
OUR STAR RESULTS.OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BRIDGES, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DR. ROLLO. TODAY I HAVE THE PRELIMINARY 2024 STAR RESULTS.
FINAL RESULTS ARE NOT DUE IN THE DISTRICT UNTIL MID-JULY.
HOWEVER, I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGES HERE.
THESE RESULTS ARE USED TO CALCULATE OUR STAR PERFORMANCE SCORES, WHICH ARE USED IN BOTH DOMAIN ONE.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THESE RESULTS INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS AND THE THAT TESTED WITH US IN THE SPRING, WHEREAS ACCOUNTABILITY ONLY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT STUDENTS THAT WERE HERE WITH US FOR SNAPSHOT AND TESTING.
SO THERE ARE EXTRA STUDENTS INCLUDED IN THESE NUMBERS THAT WOULDN'T COUNT FOR OUR ACCOUNTABILITY.
OKAY. EACH OF YOU DOES HAVE A 22 PAGE REPORT IN YOUR HANDOUT.
AND WE ARE STARTING WITH ELEMENTARY.
SO IF YOU'LL PLEASE FLIP TO THE THIRD PAGE FOR THE THIRD GRADE READING RESULTS.
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SLIDES INCLUDES A STATE, REGION, AND DISTRICT COMPARISONS, AS WELL AS TOP CAMPUSES IN BOTH PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH WHEN COMPARED TO 2023.
FEEL FREE TO STOP ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE TIME.
OKAY, HERE WE HAVE THIRD GRADE READING ELA.
AS A DISTRICT, WE WERE VERY CLOSELY ALIGNED TO THE STATE AND OUTPERFORMED THE REGION.
OUR TOP CAMPUSES IN PERFORMANCE WERE SMITH, ROBERTS, ROSCOE, WILSON, RAMIREZ, AND MILLER.
OUR TOP CAMPUSES WERE WHEELOCK, BAYLESS, MCWHORTER, ROBERTS, ROSCOE, WILSON, AND PARSONS.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE, BUT YOU STOP ME IF YOU.
YOU NEED ME TO. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THIRD GRADE MATH.
THE DISTRICT EVENLY MATCHED THE STATE AND APPROACHES AND MEETS, BUT OUTPERFORMED THE STATE.
IN MEETS IN ALL LEVELS AND MEETS AND ALL LEVELS IN SPANISH.
THE TOP CAMPUSES FOR PERFORMANCE WERE ROBERTS, SMITH, WILSON, WHITESIDE AND RAMIREZ, AND FOR GROWTH, PARSONS, HARWELL, ERVIN, BAYLESS AND WHEELOCK.
WE WERE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE STATE IN ENGLISH, BUT THE SPANISH TESTERS OUTPERFORMED THE STATE.
AND THE TOP CAMPUSES IN PERFORMANCE WERE RAMIREZ, SMITH, HONEY, WHITESIDE, AND WILSON.
ERVIN. WILLIAMS, HONEY, ROBERTS AND HODGES.
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AND AGAIN, OUR TOP CAMPUSES FOR PERFORMANCE ARE STUART RAMIREZ, ROBERTS, WILSON AND HONEY.WE HAD WESTAR, HONEY, STEWART, ROBERTS, WILLIAMS AND ERVIN.
THE DISTRICT OUTPERFORMED THE STATE AND APPROACHES GRADE LEVEL.
AND AGAIN, OUR SPANISH TESTERS SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPERFORMED THE STATE AND OUR TOP CAMPUSES WERE WILSON, MILLER, RAMIREZ, SMITH, HARDWICK, AND WHITESIDE. AND FOR GROWTH.
MCWHORTER. HARWELL, PARSONS, BAYLESS AND BEAM.
THE DISTRICT OUTPERFORMED THE STATE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
AND OUR TOP CAMPUSES WERE MEGAN MILLER, WESTER, SMITH, AND WHITESIDE.
WE HAD MCWHORTER, BROWN, BEAN, MILLER, AND WESTER.
FOR FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE AGAIN, THE DISTRICT OUTPERFORMED THE STATE FOR BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH TESTERS, AND OUR TOP CAMPUSES WERE MILLER, SMITH, HODGES, WILSON, AND MCWHORTER.
AND FOR GROWTH, MCWHORTER, WESTER, BEANE, WHEELOCK, AND ALDERSON.
AND MOVING ON TO MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR SIXTH GRADE ELA.
MCCALL, CAVAZOS, IRONS AND DUNBAR.
FOR SIXTH GRADE MATH, THE DISTRICT PERFORMED SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE STATE.
OUR TOP CAMPUSES WERE HUTCH, MCCALL, TORKINGTON AND EVANS.
AND FOR GROWTH, HUTCH, MCCALL, DUNBAR AND EVANS.
FOR SEVENTH GRADE, OUR LE OUR SCORES WERE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE STATE.
OUR TOP CAMPUSES WERE TALKINGTON, HUCH, MCCALL AND EVANS.
AND FOR GROWTH WE HAD CAVAZOS, SLAYTON AND TALKINGTON.
AND GROWTH WAS CAVAZOS, TALKINGTON, AND MCCALL.
THE DISTRICT WAS LESS THAN THE STATE SCORES.
OUR TOP CAMPUSES WERE TALKINGTON, MCCALL, HUTCH AND EVANS.
AND FOR GROWTH WE SAW ATKINS, LCC, JJC, CAVAZOS AND IRONS.
WE HAVE EIGHTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES.
THE DISTRICT WAS LOWER THAN THE STATE.
AND OUR FINAL AREA FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL IS EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE.
THE DISTRICT WAS LOWER THAN THE STATE, BUT OUR TOP CAMPUSES WERE TALKINGTON, HUTCH, MCCALL AND EVANS AND FOR GROWTH, ELSIE, JJK, MCCALL, SLAYTON AND MCKENZIE.
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AND MOVING ON TO HIGH SCHOOL.DISTRICT SCORES WERE LOWER THAN THE STATE.
OUR TOP THREE CAMPUSES WERE TALKINGTON, LUBBOCK HIGH, AND CORONADO.
AND GROWTH AT TALKINGTON AND ELK JJC.
DISTRICT WAS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE STATE.
OUR TOP CAMPUSES WERE TALKING TO.
LUBBOCK HIGH AND MONTEREY AND WE HAD GROWTH AT LCC, JJC, MONTEREY, TALKINGTON AND LUBBOCK HIGH.
THERE ARE DISTRICT SCORES A LITTLE LESS THAN THE STATE.
MIRANDA. DO ALL STUDENTS AT MCCALL TAKE ALGEBRA ONE OR DO THEY? ALL STUDENTS TAKE ALGEBRA ONE.
THE DISTRICT RESULTS WERE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE STATE.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE OVERALL OUR TOP CAMPUSES FOR ELEMENTARY WE HAD SMITH, WILSON, MILLER AND RAMIREZ AND GROWTH WE SAW IN MCWHORTER, HODGES, WHEELOCK AND HARDWICK.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
THEY'RE PHENOMENAL. THEY'RE DOING GREAT.
SO YEAH, WE MIGHT WANT TO THINK OF THAT.
IT'S OUR DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU. QUICK QUICK QUICK QUICK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WHEN STUDENTS I HEARD YOU SAY THAT WHEN STUDENTS GO TO LC, JJC THE THE OTHER DISTRICTS PAY TUITION, BUT THEIR SCORES COME TO US.
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT YOU'D SAID BEFORE.
AND SO WE HAVE NO CHOICE, RIGHT? ANOTHER DISTRICT.
ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A MANDATORY PLACEMENT.
AND ELSIE JJK IS USUALLY A COURT ORDERED PLACEMENT.
YEAH. AND ELSIE JJK DOESN'T GET AN ACCOUNTABILITY RATING PER SE.
THE SCORES COME BACK TO THE DISTRICT.
SO THEN THAT DOES HURT US THEN.
RIGHT. IS THAT YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOOK AT IT LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU. THAT CLARIFIES THAT IT DOES HURT US.
GREAT JOB. MAYBE SOME FULL SOME MORE DATA IN JULY.
BUT WE STILL HAVE LAST YEAR'S TIED UP IN THE COURT.
YES WE HAVE THE RAW DATA BUT WE DON'T HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.
CORRECT. WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY BROAD DATA IS WORSE THAN LAST YEAR'S BROAD DATA, SPECIFICALLY IN MATH? IN MATH, THE NUMBERS WENT DOWN SLIGHTLY IN MATH, BUT OVERALL I FEEL LIKE WE'VE STAYED PRETTY CONSISTENT.
WE'LL SEE SOME INCREASES IN ELEMENTARIES IN SOME AREAS, BUT IT'S NOT DRASTIC.
DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT READINGS, BETTER READINGS, SLIGHTLY BETTER.
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AND THERE'S SOME GROWTH IN, IN SOME OF THE MATH.THANK YOU. MIRANDA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
WE DO HAVE A NEED FOR A SHORT EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION.
[XII. Executive Closed Session]
SO AN EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.IT IS. YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT? PM YOU'RE KIDDING.
RIGHT. AND WE ARE. ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.