Oct 20, 2026 Board Meeting

[1. Call to Order ]

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EVENING EVERYONE. THIS MEETING, THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEAF ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:35 P.M. ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE 20TH, 2026. FOR THE PURPOSES STATED IN THE NOTICE FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING, SUPERINTENDENT MAYES, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL TO ESTABLISH QUORUM? YES, MA'AM. TRUSTEE ANNE WILLIAMS, PRESENT TRUSTEE AND PASTOR, DOCTOR GREG PATRICK. TRUSTEE AND BOARD. ASSISTANT SECRETARY. DOCTOR LILY TRUONG, TRUSTEE AND BOARD PRESIDENT. DOCTOR. DARLENE BREAUX, PRESENT TRUSTEE AND BOARD SECRETARY.

RICK MORENO. PRESENT. PRESIDENT. TRUSTEE. ISAAC PEREZ. PRESENT. PRESENT TRUSTEE AND BOARD VICE PRESIDENT. TRUSTEE. AND JANICE SPURLOCK. PRESENT. MADAM PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME, EVERYONE. THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND ALL MEETING RECORDINGS ARE POSTED, ARCHIVED AND VIEWABLE ON THE ALIEF ISD WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FIVE FIVE, 1.128 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO VIEW THIS RECORDING VIA LIVE STREAM ON THE LIVE STREAM LINK PROVIDED IN THE NOTICE FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. I DO RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND PLEASE REFRAIN FROM TALKING WHILE OTHERS ARE SPEAKING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WILL NOW HAVE THE PLEDGE. TRUSTEES AND GUESTS, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE TEXAS FLAG. GOOD. TOOK ONE, TWO, THREE. FOUR. ONE. TWO.

THREE. FOUR.

THREE, SIR. COLOR. 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. PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS. TEXAS.

18.1 AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL HAVE. TRUSTEE JANET SPURLOCK LEAD US IN INVOCATION OR INSPIRATIONAL REMARKS. THANK YOU. IF YOU FEEL SO INCLINED, PLEASE BOW AND PRAY WITH ME.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE. WE THANK YOU FOR BLESSINGS SEEN AND UNSEEN. LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL PUT YOUR HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN THIS BUILDING. TODAY WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL PROTECT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR STUDENTS. LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, LORD, THAT THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO BRING ABOUT THE BEST RESULTS FOR ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE AND PRESENT TODAY. LORD, WE PRAY THAT WE WILL ALL CONTINUE TO WORK AS A COHESIVE BODY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ALIEF. THESE THINGS WE ASK IN YOUR SON'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN. P COLON. O. 244234.

344434. OH. GOOD, GOOD. GOOD. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU.

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[5. Board Recognitions ]

AND WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE WAVE YOUR HAND. PLEDGE CADET MAJOR SARAH AZUKA. RIDE RIFLE CADET. SECOND LIEUTENANT EDUARDO ESCALANTE. DO WE HAVE A FILL IN? WHAT'S. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? SAY IT A LITTLE LOUDER FOR US. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, MASTER SERGEANT. MASTER SERGEANT, YOU'RE RIGHT. U.S. FLAG CADET STAFF SERGEANT MATTHEW HO. TEXAS FLAG CADET, FIRST LIEUTENANT ANTHONY ALFARO. AND LEFT RIFLE CADET STAFF SERGEANT PHOEBE. ADAM. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL LOOK VERY SHARP. THANK YOU AGAIN. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR. AND THEY'RE SUPERVISED BY JONATHAN MCTEER. WHERE'S HE AT? I SAW HIM EARLIER. OKAY, THERE HE GOES. THEY WERE OUT THERE IN THE FOYER. IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO STOP AND HEAR THEM. MAJOR BAGBY SAID HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING WITH THE THE TEAM BACK HERE. AND HE KEPT BEING DRAWN OUT THERE TO THE FOYER TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF THE HASTINGS CHOIR. AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND MCTEER. MR. MCTEER, ON THE GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM, JUST BECAUSE I SEE EVEN MORE STUDENTS OUT THERE.

AND I KNOW WE PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON YOU ALL WITH THE FINE ARTS. WE HAVE THESE LARGE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND WE WANT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS ENGAGED IN SOMETHING. AND IT LOOKS LIKE QUITE A FEW OF THEM ARE SELECTING THE CHOIR. SO THANK YOU ALL AND EXCELLENT JOB TONIGHT. AND WHILE THEY ARE MAKING THEIR WAY OUT, WE'LL ASK MISS JONES TO COME FORWARD FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PRESENTATIONS. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR MAYS AND GUESTS, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE TWO PLATINUM BUSINESS PARTNERS THIS EVENING. WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANT MINISTRIES INCORPORATED, BETTER KNOWN AS WAM, IS A PLATINUM BUSINESS PARTNER. THEY HAVE SUPPORTED FISD STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WAM AVERAGES BETWEEN 12 AND 14,000 POUNDS OF FOOD DONATIONS ON SATURDAYS AND 9 TO 10,000 POUNDS OF FOOD DONATIONS ON FRIDAYS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. MISS SONYA SCOTT, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AT WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANT MINISTRIES MINISTRIES, STARTED AS A PART TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. THROUGH HER DEDICATION, RESILIENCE AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS, SHE HAS ADVANCED TO SEVERAL LEADERSHIP ROLES. SHE RECENTLY SERVED AS INTERIM CEO UNTIL A PERMANENT CEO WAS HIRED. SHE IS A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS AND TREATING OTHERS WITH DIGNITY, COMPASSION AND RESPECT. SONYA BELIEVES THAT EVERY PERSON DESERVES HOPE, OPPORTUNITY AND THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO BUILD A BETTER TOMORROW. MISS FARIDA DUNCAN SERVES AS A FOOD PANTRY MANAGER. SHE IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. WAM TRANSFORMED ITS TRADITIONAL FOOD PANTRY INTO A NEIGHBOR CHOICE FOOD PANTRY, EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO SELECT FOODS THAT BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS. HER COMMITMENT TO DIGNITY, HEALTHY CHOICES AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICES HAS HELPED WAM ACHIEVE PLATINUM STATUS FROM THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK AND EARNED RECOGNITION AS A HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY. MISS SONYA SCOTT, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND MISS BERNITA DUNCAN, FOOD PANTRY MANAGER. PLEASE COME FORWARD.

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IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR STORY. CHURCH ON THE DIRECTION OF PASTOR DONNELL MAN. HE HAS BEEN A BUSINESS PARTNER FOR OVER THREE YEARS. PASTOR MAN IS A MEMBER OF THE ALIEF INTERFAITH VOICES COMMITTEE. HE AND HIS CONGREGATION SUPPORTS RICE ELEMENTARY AND KERR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF. PASTOR MAN HAS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING DONATIONS TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. HELD A DRIVE THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT CRUMP STADIUM VALUED AT OVER $400,000. PROVIDE FOOD AND GIFTS TO TEACHERS AT RICE ELEMENTARY ON A MONTHLY BASIS VALUED AT OVER $25,000. LAST YEAR, HE HELD A CHRISTMAS GIFT EVENT AT RICE VALUED AT OVER $100,000. THIS YEAR, HE WILL PARTNER WITH ME FOR A TOY AND GIFT GIVEAWAY EVENT HELD AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING DECEMBER 18TH. WE ARE PLANNING ON SUPPORTING OVER 500 FAMILIES WITH GIFTS, FOOD AND CLOTHING THIS YEAR. HE ALSO DONATED PRODUCTION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM EQUIPMENT TO KERR HIGH SCHOOL VALUED AT OVER $11,000, AND PROVIDED FOOD FOR KERR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, LEADERSHIP AND OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS. PASTOR AND MISSUS DONNELL MAN, PLEASE COME FORWARD. OKAY.

LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL THEIR DEDICATION. MISS JONES FAILED TO MENTION THE BEST PART. HIS WIFE TAKES CARE OF THE TEAM OVER THERE AT RICE ELEMENTARY. AND SO BESIDES THE WIFE, BESIDES THE HUSBAND, WE THANK THE WIFE FOR ALL THAT SHE DOES FOR FEISTY TO. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND TRUSTEE, BRO. I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.

[6. Board and Committee Reports ]

COLLEAGUES, AS I CALL ROLL, PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS FOR

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SO THEY WERE RECOGNIZED. ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING SPEAKERS WAS KAEPERNICK. TO HEAR HIM TALK ABOUT EDUCATION WAS VERY INTERESTING, BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO ASSOCIATE EVERYTHING WITH FOOTBALL, BUT HE DIDN'T. HE REALLY, YOU KNOW, SPOKE TRUTH TO POWER ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THE STATE OF OUR EDUCATION, OF OUR CHILDREN. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT SPRING ISD, WHO I SAID THAT ALIEF HAS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT'S GOING ON, SO I CAN'T LOOK. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL OUR BOARD DECIDES TO GO AND TO SHARE THAT GOOD NEWS AT THE NATIONAL STAGE. I KNOW THAT OFTEN WE TALK ABOUT GOING TO DIFFERENT CONFERENCES, AND WE'RE HEARING EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME THING THAT'S GOING ON. BUT TO GO AT THAT NATIONAL LEVEL, I WAS ABLE TO SAY, YES, IT IS TRUE. EVERYONE'S DEALING WITH A SCHOOL CLOSURE OR A STATE TAKEOVER. TEXAS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT'S DOING THAT, BUT THE MOST INTERESTING COMPONENTS TO IT WAS TO FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING ABOUT IT. AND, AND BEING ABLE TO BE A PART OF A COLLECTIVE. ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT I WANTED THAT I LEFT WITH WAS WHEN THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT SAID, IF YOU'RE AFRAID, THEN STEP ASIDE, BUT ALLOW THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT AFRAID TO STAND UP BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED PEOPLE TO STAND UP FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION RIGHT NOW.

SO I RECEIVED A LOT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I SHARED WITH MY BOARD, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE GOOD NUGGETS THAT CAME FROM IT, AND I'LL BE SHARING SOME OF THE HANDOUTS AS WELL SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN REVIEW THEM. ONE OF THE OTHER OTHER THINGS WAS MY PLEASURE.

AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE A LOT OF IT TO MY OTHER COLLEAGUE WAS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVOCACY FOR TEXAS. TEXAS, I STILL CALL IT. TO BE A PART OF A DELEGATE AND TO REPRESENT A LEAF, BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE. AND YOU KIND OF HOLD YOUR BREATH ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT DECISIONS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO MAKE, EVEN FOR OUR STATE LEVEL.

SO BUT WE MADE IT THROUGH. IT WAS NOT AN ALL DAY CLIFFHANGER AS IT HAD BEEN IN THE PAST. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THAT. AND OH, I CANNOT NOT TALK ABOUT ACE. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AND I HAVE TO PUT IT OUT THERE BECAUSE DOCTOR PORTER CHASED ME DOWN ABOUT ACE AND I WAS LIKE A BRAT, SAYING I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. AND I'M, I'M PUBLICLY SAYING THAT THAT'S THE TRUTH. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT THAT WAS THE MOST FUN TIME THAT I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME OF SEEING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, BEING ENGAGED AND HEARING WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE SAYING. PART OF IT THAT GOT TO ME WAS THE FACT THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE SAYING TO US WAS SOME OF THE SAME THINGS WE WERE SAYING 20 YEARS AGO. SO THAT'S KIND OF HEARTBREAKING. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT JUST LETS YOU KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE VERY, YOU KNOW, ENGAGED AND THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I GOT A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. AND AS WELL AS THE MEETING. WHAT WAS THE MEETING OPTIMIZATION? SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT I PUT MORE INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR

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AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME ON FEBRUARY ALSO ON. AND I KNOW YOU LIKE TO HEAR THIS, I FELLOW BOARD MEMBER ON ON MARCH 20TH, WE HAVE OUR SECOND ANNUAL PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE AT HASTINGS. AND ANOTHER, ANOTHER EVENT COMING UP. SO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON OUR WEBSITE. THERE'S GOING TO BE LINKS. IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THE ALIEF EDUCATION FOUNDATION WEBSITE AND DO THIS. IF NOT, JUST SEND AN EMAIL TO MISS SUE AND I'M SURE SHE'LL RESPOND TO IT BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONE WHO COORDINATES WITH THE FOUNDATION FOR THE LOCAL. SO WE HAD OUR BOARD MEETING AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH SOME OFFICER RESTRUCTURING NEXT MONTH. AND IT'S SOME GREAT THINGS GOING ON WITH THE FOUNDATION AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND KEEPING ALL VERY ORGANIZED. SO MONEY GOING TOWARDS WILLS. AND FOR THE I CAN'T REMEMBER, IT'S NOT THE PANTRY. WE'RE NOT CALLING THE UNIFORM PANTRY, IT'S THE THE DRESS FOR SUCCESS THREADS FOR SUCCESS. WE DON'T WANT TO CALL IT PANTRY BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'S FOOD LIKE THEY HAD IN THE DONATION, BUT IT'S THE THREADS FOR SUCCESS. AND THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY PICKED THAT. AND WE KIND OF TWEAKED IT AND ADDED A COUPLE NAMES AND MADE THAT. SO THERE MAY BE A SIGN WILL BE COMING UP SOON FOR THAT, FOR THAT, THAT AREA. ANOTHER THING IS THE I REALLY ENJOY WE HAVE ONE COMING UP THIS FRIDAY AS A MENTOR READING. IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, DOCTOR MAY STARTED THIS A FEW YEARS AGO FOR FOR MEN IN THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND READ TO THIRD GRADE STUDENTS AT ELEMENTARY LEVEL SHOW THAT MEN DO READ. AND I SEE SEVERAL OF THEM IN THE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE MENTORS AND READING. AND IT'S REALLY A GREAT THING TO BE ABLE TO READ AND SEE WITH THE STUDENTS. SO WE JUST GOT TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED AND SHOW THAT MEN DO READ, YOU KNOW, BESIDES SPORTS BOOKS AND SO FORTH. SO AND DOING THAT, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO ELSIK HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE I HAVE A WE ALWAYS TRY TO FIND WAYS TO DO MORE VOLUNTEERING AND SO FORTH. AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH A MENTEE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE NINTH GRADE COMING UP, AND SHE'S GOT SOME, I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL, BUT A SPECIAL SITUATION THAT'S OCCURRING AND THE PRINCIPAL'S REALLY HELPED TO REALLY WORK TO, TO, TO WORK WITH HER. SO AND IT'S A PROGRAM I THINK HE'S DOING WITH OTHER STUDENTS AS WELL. IT'S NOT JUST THIS ONE STUDENT, BUT I REALLY KUDOS TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR SOME OF OUR YOUNG LADIES IN THE DISTRICT AND HELPING THEM WITH SPECIAL SITUATIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING WITH THEM. SO JUST

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SO WE CAN PUT THAT ON OUR CALENDARS. ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE TRUSTEE PEREZ. GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT I WILL BE PARTICIPATING. I GOT INVITED TO GO TO AN EVENT LATER THIS MONTH WITH ED TRUST HOUSTON AND GOODREADS IN HOUSTON. IT'S A BIG CONVENING OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EDUCATORS IN THE REGION. AND SO IT'S JUST I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT GOOD IN HOUSTON IN THE PAST, HAS COLLABORATED WITH THEM IN THE PAST, BUT IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THEM IDENTIFYING US AS GOOD PARTNERS AND GOOD STEWARDS OF THEIR FUNDS AND THEIR PROGRAMS. AND SO THEY'RE INVITING US OUT NOT ONLY ON THE STAFF LEVEL, BUT ON THE BOARD LEVEL. AND SO I'M PROUD TO BE ABLE TO FILL THAT ROLE FOR US. I'M EXCITED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS FUN RUN THAT MORENO HAS TALKED ABOUT.

HE TALKS ABOUT PICKLEBALL AN AWFUL LOT. AND SO I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT FIVE KS TO COME AND SEEING FOLKS WOBBLE ACROSS THE LINE, AS HE'S SO ENDEARINGLY SAID, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PEREZ AND TRUSTEE SPURLOCK. THANK YOU. I TOO ENJOYED ATTENDING TEXT EDITOR CON WITH FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, AND THE FIRST OPTIMIZATION MEETING THAT WE HAD LOTS OF DISCUSSION AS TO WHAT THE FUTURE OF ALIEF IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT CAME OUT. AND ALSO, TRUSTEE WILLIAMS WAS THERE WITH ME AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MASTER TRUSTEE SPURLOCK. ALL RIGHT. AND I AND I WILL WRAP IT UP. I JUST I WANT TO THANK THE THE TEAM AND DOCTOR MAYES AND EVERYONE FOR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SENDING OUT REGARDING THE SCHOOL OPTIMIZATION MEETINGS.

ALL OF THAT IS VERY HELPFUL AS WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW, AND PREPARE FOR JUST, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S WHAT'S COMING COMING UP. AND ALSO I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE WELL, THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT MEETINGS AS A REPRESENTATIVE ALIEF, THE A BOARD. AND THERE WAS ALSO, YOU KNOW, I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE GULF COAST AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, AND I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING AS WELL. SO. AND THAT WILL WRAP UP MY REPORT. THANK YOU ALL. AND NEXT

[7. Superintendent Report (Dr. Anthony Mays, Alief ISD Superintendent) ]

SHE MAY NOT BE HERE. I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. MARIA MARTIN. COME ON UP. OH! ALL RIGHT, MARTHA AIKEN. YEAH. AND ALEJANDRO RUBIO, COME ON UP. SO Y'ALL GET TO COME RIGHT HERE

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ALL RIGHT. OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED NATIONAL PRINCIPAL MONTH. AND SO WE KNOW THAT OUR PRINCIPALS EXUDE A LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP NOT ONLY FOR THEIR STAFF, BUT FOR THE STUDENTS AS WELL. ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR PRINCIPALS. AND WISH YOU AN ENJOYABLE PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH. AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT YOU HAVE ON STAFF AND STUDENTS. YOU JUST HEARD TRUSTEE MORENO TALK ABOUT PRINCIPAL BAILEY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND I KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE TO TEXT BAILEY AND HE NEVER HESITATES TO ANSWER THE CALL AND SUPPORT ANY OF OUR STUDENTS. AND SO THANK YOU FOR YEAH. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE PRINCIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE'D ASK FOR YOU TO COME UP SO WE CAN BE ABLE TO TAKE A NICE PHOTO WITH YOU ALL. COME ON UP FOR OUR PRINCIPALS. ALL RIGHT, LOOK AT Y'ALL. LOOK HOW THAT LOOK. IT'S LOVE. IT'S ALL LOVE. ARE WE GOING TO STAND IN THE BACK? STAND IN THE BACK. YES, I WAS, BUT THIS PAST PRINCIPALS TO GET ON OVER HERE. RICK.

THAT'S WHAT SHE'S GOING DOWN. WHAT ARE WE DOING? SHE. OH, OKAY. 000. SO IT'S LIKE THAT.

OKAY, OKAY. THEY ACT LIKE THEY'RE SCARED TO GO TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. I WAS TELLING. STILL BETTER LOOK AT THEM. THAT FIVE-K RACE. THANK YOU PRINCIPALS. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT BETWEEN THE TEACHERS AND THE PRINCIPALS, THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD. WE'VE ENJOYED SEVERAL ACTIVITIES AND RECOGNITIONS THROUGHOUT THE END OF SEPTEMBER THROUGH OCTOBER. AND AT THIS TIME, I'D ASK FOR EVERYBODY TO TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO A BRIEF VIDEO PUT TOGETHER BY THE DYNAMIC DUO

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ACROSS ALIEF ISD, WE RECOGNIZE NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND STAND WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER, WHILE ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF CYBERSECURITY AND KEEPING OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND INFORMATION SAFE. WE COME TOGETHER DURING NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH TO PROMOTE KINDNESS, RESPECT AND SAFE, WELCOMING SCHOOLS FOR EVERYONE. WE PROUDLY CELEBRATE NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH AND THE DEDICATED LEADERS WHO GUIDE AND SUPPORT OUR CAMPUSES EACH DAY. DURING NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK, WE RECOGNIZE OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAMS AND THE IMPORTANT ROLE THEY PLAY IN SAFELY GETTING OUR STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. AND AS WE OBSERVE RED RIBBON WEEK, WE ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE HEALTHY, POSITIVE CHOICES AND BUILD A FUTURE FILLED WITH POSSIBILITIES. THIS OCTOBER, WE CELEBRATE AWARENESS, LEADERSHIP, SAFETY, AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE ALIEF ISD A STRONGER COMMUNITY.

I SAID THANK YOU TO MIKE AND ADELINA. WAS THAT DOCTOR LITTLEFIELD ON THE NARRATION? I THINK, I THINK SO, THANK YOU, DOCTOR LITTLEFIELD. WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL UPCOMING DISTRICT EVENTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH 31ST THROUGH THE 31ST IS RED RIBBON WEEK IN THE DISTRICT. OUR CAMPUS PREVENTION COORDINATORS WORK DILIGENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE HEALTHY CHOICES AND POSITIVE, POSITIVE DECISION MAKING AMONG OUR STUDENTS. OUR RECOGNITION OF THESE IMPORTANT AWARENESS EVENTS HELPS TO HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMITMENT TO STUDENT WELL-BEING AND AGAIN, PREVENTION EDUCATION. THE DISTRICT WILL ALSO HOST A FALL FESTIVAL AT CAMDEN PARK. WE DO THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WEST TEXAS DISTRICT, AND SO WE GET A CHANCE TO SEE HUNDREDS OF OUR KIDS COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT SCHOOL CHOICE. AND THEY GET A LITTLE CANDY. AND THEN WE HAVE NCAA NIGHT FOR OUR EIGHTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE FAMILIES ON OCTOBER 28TH. AND THEN OUR ANNUAL ALLEY PROUD DAY EVENT, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON HALLOWEEN. AND SO AGAIN, THIS GIVES PARENTS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY JUST TO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CHOICE PROGRAMS. THE DISTRICT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION, TRUSTEE MORENO JUST TALKED ABOUT IT IN A PIECE THAT HE LEFT OUT. IT IS A JUST FOR EVERYBODY. IT IS A RUN WALK. SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RUN. YOU CAN ALSO WALK AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WALK FAST. YOU CAN WALK SLOW. THE IDEAL IS FOR THIS TO BE AN INCLUSIVE EVENT SO EVERYBODY CAN PARTICIPATE. BUT WE DO THANK COMMISSIONER BRIONES OFFICE FOR SUPPORTING THIS. WE ALSO THANK PRINCIPAL BIRD AND PRINCIPAL PRICE. HE WAS HERE A LITTLE EARLIER. THOSE WERE TWO OF OUR LEADERS THAT HAVE TAKEN A POINT. AND THEN MISS MONIQUE FRANKLIN HAS ALSO BEEN A CRITICAL MEMBER OF THE TEAM TRYING TO HELP COORDINATE IT.

AND THEN TRUSTEE PEREZ HAS ALSO BEEN ON THAT COMMITTEE. HE DIDN'T HE DIDN'T MENTION IT, BUT HE'S ALSO BEEN AS A RUNNER, HELPING TO PROVIDE INSIGHT AROUND THIS EVENT. SO WE'RE EXCITED. AGAIN, THERE WILL BE A ONE K AND A FIVE K DASH, AND WE ENCOURAGE OUR 6 TO 12 GRADE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A T SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A DESIGN FOR THE T SHIRT JUST YET. SO IF YOU KNOW A TALENTED STUDENT THAT IS ARTISTIC, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT DESIGN AND WE'LL BE EXCITED TO POST THAT DESIGN ON THE SHIRT. ALSO LOOKING FOR SOME COMPETITION AMONGST THE CAMPUSES TO SEE WHO WILL HAVE THE MOST PARTICIPATION. CAN WE SAY CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS? HR SAID THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MOST PARTICIPANTS OUT OF EVERYBODY. LOOK, DAVIS GOT HIS HANDS UP BACK THERE. SO LOOKING FOR COMPETITION AMONGST THE THE DEPARTMENTS. THE OTHER PERSON WHO HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS AND SHE'S ON THE HR TEAM IS KATINA GORDON. SO IF YOU SEE KATINA, MAKE SURE AND TELL HER, TELL HER THANK YOU FOR WHAT SHE'S DOING. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE DISTRICT HOSTED ITS FIRST OF SIX SCHOOL OPTIMIZATION MEETINGS ON OCTOBER 15TH. THESE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO DISCUSS THE DISTRICT SCHOOL OPTIMIZATION PLAN. WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS. YOU JUST HEARD TRUSTEE WILLIAMS TALK ABOUT IT ALMOST LIKE A LIKE A HOMECOMING.

YOU GOT A CHANCE TO SEE A LOT OF GOOD FOLKS OUT THERE. AGAIN, IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE UPDATES WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE FEEDBACK WITH US AS WE FIGURE OUT WHAT SOME OF OUR SOLUTIONS MAY BE AS WE TRY TO MANAGE DWINDLING RESOURCES

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[8. Donation Report (Dee Jones, Business and Community Partner Coordinator) ]

AND MISS JONES, OUR BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNER COORDINATOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND PRESENT THE REPORT. MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR MAYS AND GUESTS. DONATIONS FOR OCTOBER 2026 $159,975. MISS BURRELL RICHARDSON, ALIEF ISD, $24,800.

VP YOUTH REACH AILEY FISD $21,900. THE KROGER COMPANY, AILEY FISD, $10,000. MISTER, MISTER FRED AND MABEL R PARKS, ALIEF ISD, $3,987. PANERA BREAD BAKERY CAFE, ALIEF ISD, $3,000.

TRUSTEE DOCTOR LILY TRUONG AILEY, $51,700. PASTOR DONNELL MAN KERR $1,200. PASTOR DONNELL MAN AND DOZIER RESTAURANT, ALIEF ISD, $750. MISS DON CARLOS, KILO, $600. MISSION BEND METHODIST CHURCH, HEFLIN, GRAND TOTAL $227,912. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? NO. I AM NOW READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE DONATION REPORT AS PRESENTED BY ADMINISTRATION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE DONATION REPORT AS PRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. OKAY. I HAVE A PROPERLY MOVED BY TRUSTEE MASTER TRUSTEE SPURLOCK. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE IT SECONDED BY TRUSTEE WILLIAMS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. I HAVE 540 AGAINST ZERO ABSTENTIONS. ITEM PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE NOW READY FOR

[9. Other Reports (Information Only. No discussion at the meeting unless requested by a Board member.) ]

HEARING. NO REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION. THE OTHER REPORTS ARE RECEIVED AND PRESENTED. WE

[10. Consent Agenda ]

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[11.1. Report of Trustees' Continuing Education Credit Hours.]

TRAINING COMPLIANCE IS MEASURED ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF TRUSTEES ELECTION APPOINTMENT OR, WHEN APPLICABLE, ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRUSTEES PREVIOUS TRAINING. THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED. AREAS FOR BOARD MEMBER CONTINUING EDUCATION. LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION. ORIENTATION OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN, TEAM BUILDING, SCHOOL SAFETY, PARENTAL RIGHTS, ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY BB, D LOCAL. THE BOARD PRESIDENT OR PRESIDING OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE TRUSTEES CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT HOURS ANNUALLY IN EACH OF THE REQUIRED AREAS.

LOCAL DISTRICT OR ONLY ONE TRUSTEE, TRUSTEE ISAAC PEREZ, WAS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION TRAINING FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, AND HE DID SO ONLY ORIENTATION FOR THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. ONLY ONE TRUSTEE, TRUSTEE ISAAC PEREZ, WAS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TRAINING FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THIS TRAINING REQUIREMENT IS IN PROGRESS POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES COMPLETED THE POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TRAINING DOCTOR LOUIS TRUONG, PASTOR DOCTOR GREG PATRICK. NO ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TRAINING FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. EVALUATING AND IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES THREE HOURS EVERY TWO YEARS.

THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON THE EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND GOALS DOCTOR LEE CHUNG, RICK MORENO AND WILLIAMS, JANET SPURLOCK, ISAAC PEREZ, PASTOR DOCTOR GREG PATRICK, IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN ONE HOUR EVERY TWO YEARS. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION. DOCTOR LILY TRUONG AND WILLIAMS DOCTOR DARLENE BRO, JANET SPURLOCK, ISAAC PEREZ, PASTOR DOCTOR GREG PATRICK, TEAM BUILDING THREE HOURS EACH YEAR. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING TRAINING. DOCTOR TRUONG, RICK MORENO AND WILLIAMS DOCTOR DARLENE BROAD, JANET SPURLOCK, ISAAC PEREZ AND PASTOR DOCTOR GREG PATRICK. SCHOOL SAFETY EVERY TWO HOURS.

EVERY SCHOOL SAFETY TWO HOURS. EVERY TWO YEARS. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON SCHOOL SAFETY DOCTOR LILY TRUONG AND WILLIAMS DOCTOR DARLENE BRO, JANICE SPURLOCK, ISAAC PEREZ, PASTOR DOCTOR GREG PATRICK. PARENTAL RIGHTS THREE HOURS EACH YEAR, THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL PARENTAL RIGHTS TRAINING.

DOCTOR LILY TRUONG AND WILLIAMS, DOCTOR DARLENE BRO, JANET SPURLOCK, ISAAC PEREZ AND PASTOR DOCTOR GREG PATRICK. ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION FIVE HOURS EACH YEAR, THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES HAVE COMPLETED THE REQUIRED ANNUAL FIVE HOURS OF ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. DOCTOR LILY TRUONG, RICK MORENO AND WILLIAMS, DOCTOR DARLENE BRO, JANET SPURLOCK, ISAAC PEREZ, PASTOR. DOCTOR GREG PATRICK. IN SUMMARY, THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES

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RICK MORENO SCHOOL SAFETY, IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND PARENTAL RIGHTS TRAINING PENDING. DOCTOR DARLENE BRO EVALUATING AND IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES TRAINING PENDING. ISAAC PEREZ ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TRAINING PENDING EXCEEDING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION ARE BOARD MEMBERS REGULARLY EXCEED THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION, TEN HOURS FOR NEW TRUSTEES AND FIVE HOURS FOR EXPERIENCED TRUSTEES. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. DOCTOR LILY TRUONG EXCEEDED REQUIREMENTS BY 13 HOURS. RICK MORENO EXCEEDED REQUIREMENTS BY 22.5 HOURS, AND WILLIAMS EXCEEDED REQUIREMENTS BY 15 HOURS. DOCTOR DARLENE BRO EXCEEDED REQUIREMENTS BY AN HOUR, 1.75 HOURS. JANET SPURLOCK EXCEEDED REQUIREMENTS BY 19 HOURS. ISAAC PEREZ EXCEEDED REQUIREMENT BY 15.5 HOURS. PASTOR DOCTOR GREG PATRICK EXCEEDED REQUIREMENTS BY TWO HOURS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY TRUSTEE COLLEAGUES? I HAVE JUST A MINOR COMMENT MINOR. THAT'S QUICK, BUT JUST I WANT TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND AND STAFF THAT HAVE MADE NAVIGATING SOME OF THE SOME OF THESE ITEMS A LOT EASIER THAN. SOME OF THIS IS VERY COMPLICATED. SOME OF IT IT'S NOT AS COMPLICATED, BUT I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT HAVE KIND OF HELPED ME IN MY YEAR ONE, NAVIGATING THIS. AND SO IT IS APPRECIATED. SO ANYBODY, AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY NAMES AFTERWARDS OR RIGHT NOW IF Y'ALL WANT, BUT I'M JUST APPRECIATIVE OF THE HELP YOU HAVE OFFERED ME IN MY FIRST YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PEREZ, TRUSTEE BRO. YES, I JUST WANT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL YEAR OF OUR BOARD GETTING TOGETHER AND REALLY KNOCKING THOSE TRAININGS OUT. SOME OF IT HAS BEEN FUN TRAINING BECAUSE IT WAS IT WAS THEY REALLY PRESENTED THINGS THAT WE WERE REALLY INTERESTED IN. AND NOT ONLY THAT, THE, THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ASSOCIATED WITH PRESENTED ENOUGH TO MAKE US WANT TO BE ENGAGED. AND I'M VERY PROUD AND PLEASED THAT PEOPLE ARE EXCEEDING BECAUSE IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR BOARD. PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT MAKES OUR BOARD AS GREAT AS IT DOES. AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THAT WORK UP THERE. AND MOST PEOPLE JUST THINK, OH MY GOD, YOU'RE ALWAYS TRAVELING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE ARE ACTUALLY LEARNING SO WE CAN COME BACK AND DO THE GREAT JOB OF GOVERNANCE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, ESPECIALLY TRUSTEE PEREZ.

YOU MADE IT VERY EASY JUST WITH YOU JOINING THE TEAM MADE ME RETHINK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO THE TRAININGS FOR. SO GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WILLIAMS. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR DISCUSSION, WE WILL PROCEED TO

[11.2. Staffing Update (Dr. Tangela Hughes-Beston, Interim Deputy Superintendent of Human Resources and Professional Learning)]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BREAUX. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR MAYES, DOCTOR ANGELA HUGHES BESSON, INTERIM DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF HR AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. ON BEHALF OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. EXCUSE ME. ON BEHALF OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, WE ARE PLEASED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON STAFFING EFFORTS THAT SUPPORT BOARD GOAL THREE WORLD CLASS EMPLOYMENT. WE'RE FOCUSED ON RECRUITING, RETAINING AND DEVELOPING OUR STAFF HERE IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION WILL HIGHLIGHT OUR WORKFORCE TRENDS, INCLUDING TEACHER DEMOGRAPHICS, RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, TURNOVER, AND THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF OUR EFFORTS WITH GROWING OUR OWN. TONIGHT'S REPORT WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT BOTH THE CHALLENGES FACING PUBLIC

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LIKE DOCTOR HUGHES MENTIONED, THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH BOARD GOAL NUMBER THREE, WHERE WE SAY WE WILL RECRUIT, DEVELOP AND RETAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND EFFECTIVE PERSONNEL. OUR AGENDA FOR THIS IS QUITE SIMPLE. WE START OUT WITH THAT ALIGNMENT WITH OUR BOARD GOAL. SHORTLY WE'LL MOVE ON TO A WORKFORCE SNAPSHOT. THEN STAFFING OUTCOMES. AT THAT POINT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC STAFFING, KIMBERLY TONY, WHO WILL COVER THOSE GROWING OUR OWN STRATEGIES, AS WELL AS SOME INITIATIVES THAT LOOK TOWARD THE FUTURE TO MAKE AN IMPACT. THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS TEACHER DEMOGRAPHICS. THIS IS FOR OUR CERTIFIED TEACHER GROUP. ROUGHLY 2300 TEACHERS. YOU'LL NOTICE ACROSS THE BAND ON THE TOP, IT BREAKS US, BREAKS THOSE TEACHERS DOWN BY ETHNIC GROUPS. AND WHILE WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, WE ALSO HAVE A DIVERSE TEACHING POPULATION. ALTHOUGH THOSE POPULATIONS DON'T EXACTLY MIRROR EACH OTHER, WE HAVE GAINED ATTENTION AND WORK TOWARDS IMPROVING SOME OF THESE AREAS FOR BETTER ALIGNMENT. MOST NOTABLY, WE'VE BEEN. WE PAY ATTENTION TO OUR HISPANIC TEACHERS GROUP. WHILE WE HAVE 25% OF OUR TEACHERS AS HISPANIC, IT DIFFERS FROM THE 63% OF OUR STUDENTS. HOWEVER, OUR STATE AVERAGE IS 30%. THIS IS BOTH IN A LEAF AND THE STATE, WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 9.4%. AS WE MOVE DOWN TO THE BANDS BELOW, ON THE LOWER LEFT, YOU'LL SEE YEARS OF EDUCATION. FOR A CERTIFIED TEACHERS ON THE RIGHT, IT'LL BE YEARS IN A LEAF. SPECIFICALLY, IN BOTH CHARTS, YOU'LL NOTICE THE TREND THAT MATCHES UP WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON A NATIONAL PICTURE THAT ARE 0 TO 5 YEAR GROUP IS THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL GROUP I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT. HOWEVER, THE GROUPS JUST BELOW THAT IN A LEAF, THE LARGEST GROUP, 60%, COVERS 6 TO 25 YEARS IN EDUCATION. THAT IS A HUGE GROUP OF EXPERIENCED, TALENTED TEACHERS WHO WE'VE MOVED OVER TO THE OTHER CHART JUST IN A LEAF. WE STILL HAVE A 56% REPRESENTATION IN THAT 6 TO 25 YEARS. THAT SHOWS A COMMITMENT TO RETENTION AND TALENTED STAFF. HERE IS OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHER DEMOGRAPHICS, AND YOU'LL CERTAINLY NOTICE THAT OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHER NUMBERS HAVE DECREASED. HOWEVER, THAT'S IN LARGE PART DUE TO OUR WORK TOWARD CERTIFICATION. THE 112 ASSOCIATE TEACHERS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS BREAK DOWN IN VERY SIMILAR PERCENTAGES TO OUR CERTIFIED TEACHER GROUPS. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THE YEAR ONE, TWO, AND THREE ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. YEAR ONES ARE OUR FIRST YEAR IN THIS JOB CATEGORY. WE WORK NOW OUR PLAN TO HAVE THEM CERTIFIED WITHIN ONE YEAR. WE STILL OFFER CONTINUED SUPPORT AND SPECIALIZED AREAS IN YEAR TWO AND YEAR THREE IN SOME CASES. THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS ALIEF ISD TEACHER TURNOVER TO INCLUDE CERTIFIED AND ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. ALIEF IS REPRESENTED BY THE DARK BLUE LINE, AND WHILE YOU'LL NOTICE A LARGE UPTICK, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REASONS THAT WE WANT TO BRING CLEAR TO THIS POINT. ONE, WE NEEDED SOME ATTRITION. LAST YEAR. WE HAD ROUGHLY 450 PEOPLE ON THE EXCESS LIST, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN MORE DETAIL IN JUST A MOMENT. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP WERE 172 ASSOCIATE TEACHERS WHO DID NOT

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AND THAT CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP CAN ALSO SOMETIMES CREATE SOME ANXIETY AND SOME CHANGES. THIS CHART BREAKS DOWN OUR ACCESS LIST. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO ENSURE WE COMMUNICATED ACROSS OUR DISTRICT IS AN ACCESS LIST WAS NOT A PUNISHMENT, AND IT WAS NOT A RECOGNITION OF POOR PERFORMANCE. RATHER, OUR ACCESS LIST WAS AN ABSOLUTE COMMITMENT TO OUR EMPLOYEES TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT. AND WHILE THE MOVES WERE SHIFTING, ENROLLMENT WAS DECREASING. THE COMMITMENT THESE INDIVIDUALS MADE TO OUR DISTRICT, WE WANTED TO RETURN.

450 EMPLOYEES WERE PLACED, INCLUDING OVER 150 CERTIFIED TEACHERS, 60 ASSOCIATE TEACHERS AND MORE THAN 125 PARAPROFESSIONALS. IN ADDITION, OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS HAD A HOLD HARMLESS, SO THEIR DAILY RATE OF PAY WOULD NOT CHANGE FOR ONE YEAR, COMING INTO 2627 FOR FOR ONE YEAR. SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEIR DAILY RATE WAS LAST YEAR, IF THEY DROPPED IN PAY GRADES, WE WOULD MAINTAIN THAT PAY FOR THIS YEAR. AS WE WORK THROUGH THE DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT. HERE, YOU SEE OUR TEACHER RECRUITING AND RETENTION. AS WE ENTERED THE END OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR, WE WENT TO A HIRING FREEZE BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO PLACE THOSE 450 EMPLOYEES AS WE WORK THROUGH AND PLACE THOSE 370 TEACHERS WERE HIRED. SOME OF THOSE 150 ARE FROM THAT EXCESS LIST. AND AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER, ALTHOUGH WE HAD A HIRING FREEZE IN MOST AREAS, WE NEVER STOPPED HIRING. CERTIFIED BILINGUAL TEACHERS, SELF CONTAINED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND WE ALSO KEPT A LOOK OUT FOR SOME OF THOSE REAL RARITIES. WE RECRUITED AND HIRED 62 ASSOCIATE TEACHERS, AND WE BEGAN OUR SCHOOL YEAR WITH ALMOST A 98% FILL RATE. IF WE LOOK OVER AT OUR TIA DESIGNATED TEACHERS, WE PERFORMED EVEN BETTER. 97.7 OF OUR TIA DESIGNATED TEACHERS RETURNED THIS YEAR FROM LAST.

AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM, WE CONTINUE TO SEE DIVIDENDS FROM THAT PUSH. AT THIS POINT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC STAFFING, KIMBERLY TONY. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DOCTOR SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR MAYES, AND A DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY. TONY AND I SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC STAFFING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON OUR STRATEGIC STAFFING INITIATIVES AND THE WORK WE'RE DOING TO RECRUIT, DEVELOP AND RETAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED EDUCATORS IN ALIEF ISD. TONIGHT, I'LL HIGHLIGHT YOU ON THREE AREAS THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, THE ASSOCIATE TEACHER PROGRAM, AND THE TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. WHAT CONNECTS ALL OF THESE INITIATIVES IS OUR COMMITMENT TO GROWING OUR OWN TALENT, INVESTING IN OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES, AND CREATING PATHWAYS TO HELP US BUILD A STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE TEACHER WORKFORCE. ONE INITIATIVE WE ARE ESPECIALLY PROUD OF IS OUR TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. THIS YEAR, 97.7% OF OUR TIA DESIGNATED TEACHERS RETURNED TO

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THEY REPRESENT TEACHERS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN RETAINING QUALITY EDUCATORS. IN ALIEF ISD THIS YEAR, THE STATE ADDED A NEW DESIGNATION, WHICH IS ACKNOWLEDGED, AND IT SHOWS THAT TEACHERS CAN GENERATE FUNDS RANGING FROM 3000 TO OVER $36,000. SO THAT MEANS THAT 98% OF OUR TEACHERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDING. ANOTHER IMPORTANT INITIATIVE IS OF OUR STRATEGIC STAFFING WORK IS OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHER PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SECOND BAR, WHICH IS PROGRAM IMPACT. IT SHOWS THAT SINCE BEGINNING OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHER PROGRAM, OVER 422 OF THEM HAVE EARNED THEIR CERTIFICATION IN NOT ONLY FILL VACANCIES. IT ADDRESSED THE TEACHER SHORTAGES. AND IT ALSO SHOWS US THAT WE'RE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE PIPELINE OF CERTIFIED EDUCATORS. THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE GROWTH IN 2223. 17 OF OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS EARN THEIR CERTIFICATION, AND LAST YEAR ALONE, OVER 272 BECAME CERTIFIED. THAT IS A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THIS GROWTH DID NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IT REFLECTS THE SYSTEMS WE PUT IN PLACE TO MONITOR CERTIFICATION PROGRESS, PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN CLEAR CERTIFICATION EXPECTATIONS. RECENTLY, OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHER PROGRAM RECEIVED THE DISTRICT IMPACT AWARD. RECOGNIZING THE CERTIFICATION SUCCESS WE'VE HAD WITH OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. WE ARE PROUD OF THESE RESULTS BECAUSE EVERY CERTIFICATION REPRESENTS ANOTHER QUALIFIED TEACHER IN FRONT OF OUR BOYS AND GIRLS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 112 ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. YOU SEE YOUR ONES, TWOS AND THREES. 20 OF THOSE RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATION SINCE AUGUST AND FIVE RESIGNED. NEXT, I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR OUR RETURNING ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT CERTIFICATION OBTAINING CERTIFICATION CAN BE CHALLENGED, ESPECIALLY WHILE TEACHING FULL TIME. THAT'S WHY WE BUILT A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES RETIRED EDUCATORS WHO ARE MONITORING CERTIFICATION PROGRESS AND CLASSROOM COACHING, AND ASSOCIATE TEACHER HUB WITH CERTIFICATION RESOURCES, A CAMPUS HUB FOR ADMINISTRATORS FOR THEM TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS THAT THEIR ATS ARE MAKING. WE ALSO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. THIS YEAR, I WAS AWARDED A $350,000 GRANT FROM THE HOUSTON ENDOWMENT. WITH THOSE FUNDS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE TEST REIMBURSEMENT AND VOUCHERS TO PAY FOR EXAM FEES. WE IN-PERSON TEST REGISTRATION FEES AND ONLINE TEST PREP CODES AND DISCOUNTED CPS. WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO REMOVE ALL OF THE FINANCIAL BARRIERS THAT OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS FACE. NEXT, OUR TEACHER APPRENTICE PROGRAM IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT WAY WE'RE GROWING OUR OWN EDUCATORS RIGHT HERE IN ALI. WE LAUNCHED THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR WITH 21 APPRENTICES. THIS YEAR WE ADDED OVER 34, WHICH BRINGS OUR TOTAL TO 55 OUT OF THE 55. 17 BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH THE PROGRAM, DEMONSTRATING HOW WE ARE BUILDING A PIPELINE THAT CAN BEGIN WITH OUR OWN ALIEF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND LEAD ALL THE WAY INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION. RECENTLY, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT OUR TAP PROGRAM THROUGH AN INTERVIEW. DOCTOR MAYES HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THAT. IT WILL BE USED TO PROMOTE OUR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN ALIEF ISD. OUR TAP PROGRAM IS

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THEY'RE A PART OF THE PROGRAM, AND ONCE THEY GRADUATE THE CERTIFICATION, THEY'RE IMMEDIATELY, YES, THEY HAVE TO MAKE, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY CERTIFIED, BUT THEY'LL AUTOMATICALLY BE OFFERED A JOB HERE OR THEY JUST APPLY. YES, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY OFFERED A JOB. WE PLACED THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MAKE A TWO YEAR COMMITMENT BEING THAT WE PAY FOR THEIR TUITION. SO PART OF THE TAP PROGRAM IS WE'RE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE IN TAFFY, BUT WE'RE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING SOME OF THOSE PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN IN OUR DISTRICT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

AND THEY DIDN'T GO THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF GOING TO COLLEGE, OR THEY MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD COLLEGE THROUGH THE TAP. WE'RE OFFSETTING THE TUITION COST TO MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE. OKAY, FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. I THINK WE BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT THIS, DOCTOR MAYES, ABOUT THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS OFFERING SOME APPRENTICESHIP DOLLARS. SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S STILL IN PROGRESS OR IF WE'RE MAXIMIZING THAT. YES. I DON'T NEED AN UPDATE ON THAT. IF YOU HAVE AN AWESOME ONE, THAT'S FINE. BUT JUST MENTIONING, WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAXIMIZING ALL THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE. THANK YOU FOR HITTING ON THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO EXISTING EMPLOYEES. THAT'S AWESOME. THEN ALSO ON THE BILINGUAL SIDE, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THAT HITS TRUE TOO. YOU KNOW, NEAR AND DEAR TO HOME. I KNOW WE'RE LOSING MONEY BY NOT HAVING ENOUGH BILINGUAL CERTIFIED TEACHERS. AND SO I REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING TO HELP ENCOURAGE ATTRACTING THEM. I KNOW IT'S HARD STATEWIDE TO RECRUIT THEM, BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING TO GROW OUR IN-HOUSE TALENT? I MEAN, IF WE HAVE OVER 60% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SPANISH SPEAKERS. I MEAN, TEACHING IS A FANTASTIC CAREER CHOICE. ALIF PAYS WELL.

SO NOT ONLY IS IT REWARDING THE WAY WE KNOW TEACHING IS REWARDING, IT'S ALSO PAYS WELL.

AND SO I FEEL LIKE MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING THERE TO ENCOURAGE THAT AS A COMPONENT OF CTE AND WHATEVER ELSE WE MAY BE DOING. SO I JUST WANT TO OFFER THOSE THOUGHTS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ANDREA LAO-TZU.

SHE'S OVER OUR TAFFY PROGRAM AT TAYLOR, AND SHE HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR PIPELINING OUR STUDENTS FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOLS INTO THE TAFFY PROGRAM, INTO OUR TAP PROGRAM, EXCUSE ME. AND THEN OF COURSE, PIPELINING THEM THROUGH GETTING THEIR COLLEGE DEGREE AND THEN COMING BACK TO US AS TEACHERS HERE IN ALI ISD. SHE HAS MADE IT HER MISSION THIS YEAR TO GO OUT TO MIDDLE

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AND, YOU KNOW, OUR DISTRICT DESERVES AS MANY CERTIFIED TEACHERS AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY OUR BILINGUAL TEACHERS, OUR BILINGUAL STUDENTS. AND SO I APPRECIATE EVERY EFFORT MADE THAT WE'RE NOT LEAVING ANY STONE UNTURNED. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. YEAH. TRUSTEE PEREZ, TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIPS, WE DID EVEN THIS MOST RECENT INTERVIEW TO TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

WE KNOW THAT WE OFFER A COUPLE APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES EVEN OUTSIDE OF JUST IN THE CLASSROOM. BUT LOOKING AT WORKING WITH WORKFORCE TO EXPAND THESE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE AGAIN, WE SEE STUDENTS GETTING NOT JUST THE SUPPORT THROUGH THE APPRENTICESHIP, BUT ALSO THE SUPPORT WE'RE PAYING FOR THEIR EDUCATION. SO IT'S A WIN WIN FOR ALIEF. IT'S A WIN WIN FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO WE DO WANT TO LOOK AT EXPANDING IT. OKAY, FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. AND I WON'T CALL ANY NAMES, BUT I HAVE A FRIEND WHO WENT THROUGH THE TAP PROGRAM AND SHE'S A TEACHER AT SNEED ELEMENTARY. AND SO I SEE THAT AS A AS A HUGE SUCCESS. AND SO LIKE I KNEW HER SINCE SHE WAS LIKE TEN. SO ANYWAYS, SO I LOVE HEARING THIS. SO YEAH, EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PEREZ. TRUSTEE MORENO YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY GREAT PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, OVER THE THE 18 YEARS, AS MISS WILLIAMS MENTIONED, HOW OLD WE'VE BEEN, HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN HERE EARLIER, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS FROM HR.

AND I LIKE THIS. I LIKE THIS FORMAT. YOU KNOW, I LIKE THE DATA. I LIKE THE PICTURES. I LIKE THE VIDEOS LIKE THIS. IS THIS ACCESSIBLE TO OUR ON OUR WEBSITE IN THE HR SECTION? BECAUSE I THINK WHEN PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS AND LOOKING TO MAKE A CHANGE, THEY'LL START SEARCHING THROUGH AND SEEING THIS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE LOSING STUDENTS AND THERE'S FUNDING AND THERE'S ALL THESE ISSUES, WE STILL HAVE NOT STOPPED OUR STAFF DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS STILL THE BEST IN THE IN THE REGION, IN MY OPINION. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND GET THE TRAINING AND THEY GO ELSEWHERE, BUT THAT'S OKAY. BUT WE STILL PROVIDE GREAT, GREAT PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SO I'D LIKE TO I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE THIS ON THERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE, YOU KNOW, IN SECTIONS BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, SHOWING. SO WHEN PEOPLE LOOK THROUGH, THEY CAN REALLY SEE HOW WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR TEACHERS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND GROOMING AND, YOU KNOW, GROWING OUR OWN AND EVERYTHING WITH THAT. SO THIS IS, THIS IS GREAT, GREAT MATERIAL. THANK YOU. IT DEFINITELY IS THERE, BUT IT'S IN PIECES. BUT I CAN DEFINITELY SEE HOW THE PICTURES COULD HELP.

SO WE COULD BREAK THESE APART AND WE CAN GET THEM IN THERE TOMORROW. YEAH. JUST SUGGESTION.

I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU KNOW, Y'ALL MAKE THAT DECISION, BUT JUST, JUST, YOU KNOW, FROM AN OUTSIDE VIEW BECAUSE PEOPLE DO START LOOKING, THEY START DIGGING THROUGH OUR WEBSITE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN A JOB AND SEEING WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY NOT JUST CALLING FRIENDS, THEY'LL FIND OUT. SO ANYWAY, GREAT, GREAT PRESENTATION, GREAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. AND SORRY, BACK TO ME REAL QUICK. I ALSO WANTED TO ADD, IF YOU'RE TAKING MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO SEE, GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT TEACHING, GET THEM INVOLVED WITH FALL FEST. I MEAN, ALL THE STAFF AND TEACHERS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE FALL FESTIVAL, THEY'RE ALL HAVING A GREAT TIME. THEY'RE ALL IN COSTUMES. SO I DON'T KNOW, JUST A LITTLE NOD TO THAT I'LL BE DOING. I'LL BE PARTICIPATING FALL FEST A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S JUST THESE CUTE MOMENTS MATTER. AND SO JUST AS MUCH AS YOU'RE CAPITALIZING ON WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT, ABSOLUTELY. THE EXPOSURE MATTERS. ONCE THEY GET TO HIGH SCHOOL, THEY EVEN DO STUDENT TEACHING AS A PART OF THE PROGRAM. AND THAT'S BEEN

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AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT WE JUST GOT THE $53,000 CHECK FROM. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO GET TO WHO IT WAS. OKAY. WELL, SO I GOT THAT. THE OTHER THING IS WHEN YOU SAY ON RAMPS, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD GETS TO HEAR ON RAMPS. WELL, I GET TO HEAR ON RAMPS FOR OTHER COURSES. SO WHEN I HEARD THAT TERM, IT MADE ME THINK, ARE THESE STUDENTS DOING ON RAMP COURSES TO BE IN THIS PROGRAM OR IS ON RAMP A DIFFERENT TERM THAT YOU GUYS ARE USING FOR? SO ON RAMP REPRESENTS WHERE THEY ARE IN COLLEGE. AND WE ALSO PROVIDE COURSES HERE FOR THEM IN HOUSE.

KAREN SMITH DOES TRAINING FOR THEM. AND KIMBERLY CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU MORE DETAIL SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE WITH TRAINING RIGHT NOW. SO SHE DOES TRAINING WITH THEM BASED ON WHATEVER ON RAMP THEY'RE ON. SO THOSE ARE THE ON RAMP ONE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED. SO THERE ARE SPECIFIC SKILLS AND STRATEGIES THAT SHE'S TALKING TO THEM ABOUT.

SHE TIES IT TO THE CURRICULUM THAT COMES FROM ED WELLS SPECIFICALLY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, SHE TIES IT TO OUR DISTRICT'S INITIATIVES IN BIG ROCKS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT CHAMPS TRAINING IN ON RAMP ONE BY ON RAMP FOUR. THEY'VE ALREADY HAD THAT. SOME OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN WORKING HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND HAVE SOME OF THOSE STRATEGIES. SO IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THIS IS GREAT. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GROWING OUR OWN AND YOU GUYS ARE DEMONSTRATING THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING. IT'S JUST THAT TRYING TO DEFINE A LINE FOR A BOARD MEMBER TO UNDERSTAND. I GET THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TAFFY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE WHERE TAP RESIDES BETWEEN AN ASSOCIATE TEACHER WHO CAME IN. I HAVE A DEGREE. I'M GOING THROUGH MY CERT PROGRAM. TAFFY. THEY'RE COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. SO I GUESS THESE THIS TAP IS THAT IN BETWEEN? YES, IT IS IN BETWEEN. SO TAFFY, I'M STILL A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND I WANT TO BECOME A TEACHER. AND THEY'RE ENGAGING WITH THEIR TEACHERS, DOING ALL OF THE STUDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES. THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT TEACHING IN GENERAL. THEN FROM THERE, WE CAN ROUTE THEM TO THE TAP PROGRAM AND THEY CAN COME INTO ON RAMP ONE WHEN THE STUDENTS LEAVE THE TAP PROGRAM. IF THEY'RE 18 WHEN THEY GRADUATE, THEY CAN LEAVE WITH A PARAPROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION, SO THEY'RE READY TO GO AND COME STRAIGHT INTO OUR CLASSROOMS. SO WE LOOK AT GOOD PLACEMENTS. WE WORK WITH PRINCIPALS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT VACANCIES THEY HAVE FOR THEIR FOR THEIR PARAPROFESSIONAL POSITIONS. WE ARE VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT THE ONES THAT WE PUT THEM IN, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM IN A POSITION THAT MAY BE OVER THEIR HEADS. THEY JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE TAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION. SO THAT'S WHO'S IN ON RAMP. ONE IS USUALLY GOING TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE THAT HAS 0 TO 30 HOURS. SO WE DO HAVE SOME 17

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IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE SOLVING THIS ISSUE. DOCTOR MAYS YOU KNOW THERE'S NOT ENOUGH STUDENTS THAT'S GRADUATING OUT OF SCHOOL OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. SO TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THAT, WE'RE HELPING THEM THROUGH THAT PATH.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE COMPLAINT I'VE BEEN HEARING OTHER PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE WORD PEDAGOGY. THESE PEOPLE DON'T COME WITH PEDAGOGY, YOU KNOW, AND I'M THINKING, IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, YOU'RE CAPTURING ALL THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE A SUCCESSFUL TEACHER. YES. THEY'RE GOING TO GET THEIR PEDAGOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY THAT THEY'RE ATTENDING. AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES THAT WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THROUGH THE PROGRAM, AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON LEARNING HERE IN THE JOBS THAT THEY'RE IN AS PARAPROFESSIONALS. AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO GET PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FROM WHAT THEY'RE GETTING FROM KAREN SMITH IN THE TIMES THAT THEY GO TO WORK WITH HER FOR THE ON RAMP THAT THEY'RE ON. OKAY, WELL, GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB WITH TAP. LET ME GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO MY NEXT QUESTION. BURNING QUESTION. I SAW THE NUMBER UP THERE, 442, AND I HEARD THE PRAISE ABOUT. WE'VE GOTTEN 422 IN THIS SPAN OF TIME. BUT WHAT IS THAT SPAN OF TIME? I MEAN, YEAH, THE 442 THAT'S BEEN SINCE 2223. SO IN OUR FIRST YEAR AND AND I'LL LET KIMBERLY PICK UP. SHE CAME IN IN 25, 26. IN OUR FIRST YEAR, WE STARTED OFF WITH HAVING ASSOCIATE TEACHERS AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A CUT OFF THAT YOU NEED TO GET THIS DONE IN A YEAR. AND SO IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE ASSOCIATE TEACHERS FELT LIKE, WE HAVE I HAVE THREE YEARS TO GET DONE. AND SO WE WERE LIKE, DRAW THE LINE IN THE SAND. WE HAVE TO HAVE YOU GET DONE. SO AFTER YEAR THREE, SOME OF THEM WANTED TO GO TO YEAR FOUR. AND WE JUST REALLY COULDN'T CONTINUE WITH THAT BECAUSE THERE JUST WAS NO LIMIT FOR THEM. SO THAT SUMMER, WE DID LET THEM KNOW THAT AS A PART OF YOUR AGREEMENT, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU GET CERTIFIED BEFORE YOU CAN MOVE ON. AND SO FROM THERE, WE'VE SEEN A TRAJECTORY, BUT I CAN LET KIMBERLY TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO GET TO THE 272. CAN YOU SHARE REAL QUICK ON, ON WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE? BECAUSE IF I LOOK AT 24, 25 FROM 74 TO 272, WHAT MAGICALLY HAPPENED? MONITORING, I THINK, CLEAR EXPECTATIONS. WORKING WITH OUR WITH OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. WE MET WITH THEM ONCE A MONTH. WE COLLECTED DATA. IT WASN'T BY PAPER, IT WAS ELECTRONICALLY. SO WE WERE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THE PROGRESS WITH OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS. ALONG WITH THAT, ASSOCIATE TEACHERS, WE SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS THAT THIS IS NOT A THREE YEAR PROGRAM, A TWO YEAR PROGRAM, AND IT'S BASED ON THE PROGRESS THAT YOU MADE. SO EACH MONTH WE MET WITH OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. WE LOOKED AT THEIR COURSEWORK, WE LOOKED AT THEIR TESTING HISTORY, AND THEY HAD TO MEET MILESTONES EACH MONTH.

AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT TO THIS NUMBER. I HAVE A GROUP OF RETIRED EDUCATORS WHO ARE WORKING WITH ME TO HELP ME MONITOR THE CERTIFICATION PROGRESS, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE THE CLASSROOM COACHING BECAUSE CERTIFICATION DOESN'T MAKE A GREAT TEACHER, IT ALSO TAKES THAT CLASSROOM COACHING. SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE GETTING THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE NUMBERS THAT WE RECEIVED. OKAY, GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD HERE WAS. THE HUB YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT THE TEACHER HUB. SO WITH THE WITH THE ASSOCIATE TEACHER HUB, ARE YOU ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CERT PROGRAMS WHO ARE LIKE MAYBE NOT SUPPORTING? I DON'T WANT TO SAY NEGATIVELY, BUT I'M JUST SAYING I KNOW OF SEVERAL OUT THERE AND I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO SWITCH. AND THAT'S THE THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY. THAT'S WHY THEY GET CAUGHT UP INTO THAT SIX YEAR WINDOW BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD TO SWITCH. SO HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT OUR STAFF TO HELP GET THROUGH THIS OR WHAT? YES. WITH HB TWO, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO OF OUR PREFERRED ACP'S. WE WORK WITH 240 CERTIFICATION AND TEACH WORTHY. THEY WERE VERY MUCH ALIGNED TO OUR VISION OF GETTING OUR TEACHERS CERTIFIED WHILE ALSO PROVIDING THEM WITH SUPPORT. WE COLLECT DATA ON WHICH PROGRAMS ARE ASSOCIATE TEACHERS ARE IN, AND LAST YEAR WE DID NOTE THAT ONE OF OUR NOT SO PREFERRED. A MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS WERE IN BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT IT WAS CHEAPER. AND SO NOW WE'VE BEEN DIRECTING ANY NEW EMPLOYEE WHO'S INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN ASSOCIATE TEACHER. WE DIRECT THEM TO OUR PREFERRED ACP AND WE PROVIDE DISCOUNTED FEES FOR THEM. GOOD. VERY GOOD. THAT'S THAT'S A GAME

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I PRIDE A LEAF ON TIAI GOT A WHOLE NOTHER TIA SONG I'M GONNA SING LATER, BUT I PRIDE A LEAF ON ITS TIA BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT EXPERIENCE AND LOTS OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND PROGRAMS. I KNOW THAT THE THE HEART, HEARTACHES AND THE DIFFICULTY. IT IS SO FOR YOU GUYS TO GO THROUGH THAT EXTRA EFFORT, I SAY KUDOS. I GIVE YOU YOUR PROPS FOR WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING, ESPECIALLY MAKING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE ACP PROGRAMS THAT THEY WOULD EVEN ALLOW YOU TO SEE IN THEIR PORTALS. AND I'M PRETTY SURE NOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ON THE PREFERRED, THEY PROBABLY DON'T EVEN WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THEIR STUFF. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S IT'S NOT MY BUSINESS. I'M JUST, I'M JUST SAYING I GET IT. I UNDERSTAND, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THE LAST THING THAT I WANTED TO KIND OF MENTION WAS, I DO AGREE, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE SAY EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT THE STATE IS ON US ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR BILINGUAL TEACHERS, ESL CERTIFICATION AND ALL OF THAT. TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES REALLY ABOUT GOING TO GET CERTIFIED IN THAT. I MEAN, I THINK THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GET THEIR CERTIFICATION, BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO JUST ELA BY ITSELF, THAT IS A CHALLENGE. AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE, THOSE EARLY YEARS AND THE SIGNS OF TEACHING AND, AND READING THOSE THINGS, I GET IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF CHALLENGES. BUT THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THE ESL, THE BILINGUAL, ALL OF THOSE, CAN YOU JUST KIND OF GO JUST A LITTLE BIT INTO IT TO HELP US UNDERSTAND AND MAKE SURE THAT I'M ON TRACK BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO JUST GO WITH MY ASSUMPTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IT ALL. I HAVE TO GET IT FROM YOU GUYS. OKAY. THERE ARE A LOT OF BARRIERS WITH OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS OBTAINING A CERTIFICATION. FINANCIAL BARRIERS ARE ONE, THE INABILITY TO PASS THOSE CERTIFICATION EXAMS IS ANOTHER. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE DONE WITH THE HOUSTON ENDOWMENT GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED, EXCUSE ME, WE STARTED PROVIDING IN-PERSON TEST PREP. SO I PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL LITERACY INSTITUTE, HARRIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN PERSON. PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD ONLINE TEST PREP, AND THAT'S NOT THE BEST LEARNING.

IT DOESN'T MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. AND SO THIS YEAR, ACTUALLY ON DECEMBER 5TH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A A LEAF IN-PERSON TEST PREP SESSION FOR PRETTY MUCH ALL CORE CONTENT EXAMS, INCLUDING PPR, ESL, STR. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO PAY THE FEES FOR THE TEST REGISTRATION. AND ALL OF THOSE TEACHERS WHO ARE ATTENDING WILL RECEIVE A VOUCHER TO PAY FOR THAT CERTIFICATION EXAM. ALSO, OUR BILINGUAL TEACHERS, THE BARRIERS, THEY HAVE MULTIPLE TESTS. THEY HAVE TO TAKE EC THROUGH SIX STR BILINGUAL SUPPLEMENTAL AND THE TLBT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE FOR OUR BILINGUAL CERTIFICATION, BILINGUAL TEACHERS, IF THEY PASS EC THROUGH SIX STR WE'VE GIVEN THEM A STIPEND BECAUSE WHAT WAS HAPPENING THEY WERE LEAVING THE BILINGUAL PATHWAY GOING INTO MONOLINGUAL SO THEY CAN GET THE $67,000. SO WHAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE GIVEN A STIPEND TO INCENTIVIZE THEM FOR STAYING IN THE BILINGUAL PATHWAY WHILE THEY TAKE THE REMAINING BILINGUAL EXAMS FOR THEM TO BECOME FULLY CERTIFIED. OKAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I'M GLAD WE DUG INTO THAT BECAUSE I AGREE WITH WITH TRUSTEE PEREZ, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT MORE WE'RE DOING. BUT IF WE DON'T DIG INTO THIS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. I KNOW THE CHALLENGES, BUT THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE DOING TO GET THERE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SLIPPED MY MIND, TRUSTEE BREAUX, BUT IT IT'LL COME BACK TO ME, BUT I'M YOU CAN TELL I'M REALLY CAUGHT UP INTO WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE SAYING. AND I APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE OF MY COLLEAGUES. BUT INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO WALK AROUND AND THINK I KNOW I NEED TO KNOW HOW ALIEF IS DOING IT. SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT

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AND SHE DON'T WANT TO DO HER OWN HOME. BUT MISS TONI HAPPENED. SHE STARTED, LIKE YOU SAID, REALLY MONITORING AND PUTTING IN SYSTEMS TO TRY TO SUPPORT AND HOLD THOSE ACCOUNTABLE FOR FOR TAKING CARE OF THE ADMINISTRIVIA LOTS OF SYSTEMS. THERE ARE LOTS OF FINANCES TO AGAIN, PAYING FOR SOMETHING IS A HURDLE. AGAIN, THE TEAM IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF.

LET'S ELIMINATE ALL THE HURDLES AND GIVE YOU ALL THE SUPPORT SO YOU CAN GET INTO THE CLASSROOM AND BE FULLY CREDENTIALED AND ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR OUR STUDENTS. THE OTHER PIECE THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS FOR THOSE TAFI STUDENTS. THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT IS GETTING THEM DUAL CREDIT SO THAT THEY LEAVE US. HAVING HAD A LOT OF THOSE COLLEGE COURSES PAID FOR, SO THEY CAN GO IN AT A DIFFERENT RAMP TO BE ABLE TO, TO GET TO THE CLASSROOM FASTER. BECAUSE THE YOUNG LADY THAT WE MET WITH THE OTHER DAY, HOW LONG, HOW LONG HAS SHE HAS SHE ACTUALLY ONE YEAR FINISHED IN THE, IN THE TAP PROGRAM, GETTING READY TO, TO START TEACHING FOR US.

VERY GOOD. SO A LOT OF THOSE PIECES MOVING IN, IN TANDEM TOGETHER ARE HELPING THOSE STUDENTS GET INTO THE CLASSROOM PRETTY QUICKLY. OKAY. AND DOCTOR MASON, WHATEVER TEAM, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THOSE TEACHERS WHO HAVE GOTTEN CERTIFIED. COULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING THE BOARD A LIST OF WHAT THOSE AREAS ARE? YOU KNOW, THAT THAT THEY ARE FEELING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW BACK IN THE DAY, EVERYBODY WAS LIKE GOING TO SPECIAL ED.

NOW WE DON'T KNOW. SO IT'D BE VERY HELPFUL TO JUST BOARD NOTES WILL BE SUFFICIENT. THANK YOU. YES, WE'LL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM AS WELL TO KIND OF COALESCE WITH THIS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR DISCUSSION WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA. ITEM 11.4. 11.3. HOLD ON. SORRY Y'ALL. I HAVE A BIT OF A BIT OF A HEADACHE.

[11.3. Health Insurance Update (Dr. Tangela Hughes-Beston, Interim Deputy Superintendent of Human Resources and Professional Learning)]

WHILE I'M STANDING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS ALWAYS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT WITH DOCTOR LITTLEFIELD AND MR. WOODS AS WE FOCUS ON BEING ABLE TO DELIVER BENEFITS TO OUR EMPLOYEES. SO TONIGHT WE ARE PROVIDING THE BOARD WITH AN UPDATE ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DISTRICT'S EMPLOYEE MEDICAL PLAN. AND THIS INFORMATION IS THROUGH AUGUST OF 2026. THERE ARE REALLY THREE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO TAKE AWAY FROM TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION. FIRST, OUR ENROLLMENT HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE. SECOND, ACTUAL HEALTH CARE COSTS JUST SIMPLY CONTINUE TO EXCEED THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT FUNDING LEVEL. AND THIRD, WHILE PHARMACY REBATES AND STOP LOSS PROTECTION ARE HELPING TO MITIGATE THOSE COSTS, THEY ARE NOT FULLY OFFSETTING THE CURRENT CLAIMS EXPERIENCE. SO TONIGHT'S INFORMATION ESTABLISHES THE FINANCIAL BASELINE, BUT IT ALSO SETS THE STAGE FOR ADDITIONAL OPTIONS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION. WE WILL BRING BACK TO THE BOARD OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. SO ON THIS SLIDE, I WANT TO START WITH ENROLLMENT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR THE FINANCIAL RESULTS THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT SEVERAL

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IT'S THE MORE EXPENSIVE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES, BUT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE ELECTION OF A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN BEFORE YOU SEE A SPECIALIST. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ENROLLED IN THE HMO. THE EPO REPRESENTS A RELATIVELY SMALL PORTION OF OUR ENROLLMENT. THIS SLIDE COMPARES THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF OUR TWO MEDICAL PLAN OPTIONS THROUGH AUGUST OF 2026. THE FIRST POINT THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE HMO REPRESENTS THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OUR ENROLLMENT.

APPROXIMATELY 93% OF ENROLLED EMPLOYEES ARE IN THAT HMO PLAN, WHILE ONLY ABOUT 7% ARE ENROLLED IN THE EPO. HOWEVER, THE COST DISTRIBUTION LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT. THE HMO ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 87% OF THE TOTAL PLAN EXPENSES, COMPARED TO 13% FOR THE EPO. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PLANS ON A PER EMPLOYEE BASIS, THE DIFFERENCE BECOMES MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT.

THE DISTRICT'S NET EMPLOYER COST IS APPROXIMATELY $830 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH FOR THE HMO, COMPARED TO $1,644 FOR THE EPO. SO DESPITE REPRESENTING ONLY 7% OF THE ENROLLMENT, THE EPO IS COSTING THE DISTRICT APPROXIMATELY 98% MORE PER ENROLLED EMPLOYEE THAN THE HMO IS. OKAY, SO EMPLOYEES ENROLLED IN THE IN THE EPO, THEY DO CONTRIBUTE MORE MONEY TOWARDS THE COST OF THEIR COVERAGE. OKAY, SO IT'S A MORE EXPENSIVE PLAN FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN. THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION REPRESENTS ABOUT 43% OF THE EPO COST, COMPARED WITH APPROXIMATELY 28% OF THE HMO. SO EVEN AFTER THOSE HIGHER EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS, HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT'S NET COST FOR EPO REMAINS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. SO LOOKING AT BOTH PLANS TOGETHER, THE DISTRICT'S NET EMPLOYER COST IS APPROXIMATELY $908 PER MONTH PER EMPLOYEE COMPARED WITH THE CURRENT DISTRICT BUDGET OF $550 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH. SO THE KEY TAKEAWAY FROM THIS SLIDE IS THAT WE HAVE TWO ISSUES OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME.

OVERALL, HEALTH CARE EXPENSES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT FUNDING LEVEL, AND THE SMALLER EPO POPULATION IS EXPERIENCING A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER COST PER EMPLOYEE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY TELL US WHAT THE SOLUTION SHOULD BE, BUT IT DOES IDENTIFY AN AREA THAT DESERVES CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AS WE EVALUATE FUTURE PLAN AND FUNDING OPTIONS. SO THE QUESTION MAY BE WHY IS THE EPO SO EXPENSIVE? OKAY, SO WHAT THE DATA TELLS US IS THAT THE EPO IS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER CLAIMS COST PER ENROLLED EMPLOYEE. SO THIS SLIDE ESTABLISHES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PLANS. BUT IT DOES NOT BY ITSELF ESTABLISH THE UNDERLYING CAUSE. WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CLAIMS AND UTILIZATION DATA BEFORE ATTRIBUTING THAT DIFFERENCE TO ANY PARTICULAR FACTOR. SO NOW THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT HOW THE TWO PLANS ARE PERFORMING INDIVIDUALLY, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT THE COST MEANS TO THE DISTRICT'S OVERALL BUDGET. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT 93% VERSUS 7% OF EMPLOYEES, $830 PER EMPLOYEE VERSUS $1,644 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH. AND THE OVERALL $908 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH VERSUS THE DISTRICT'S $550 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH BUDGET. WITH THAT ENROLLMENT PICTURE IN MIND, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT THAT MEANS FINANCIALLY FOR THE DISTRICT.

OKAY, YOU'VE HEARD ME USE PEPM I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO USE THAT SEVERAL TIMES TONIGHT.

THAT IS SIMPLY PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH. OKAY. SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THAT, THINK ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET CONTRIBUTION OF $550 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH. THE AVERAGE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION, $231 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH ARE PEPM IF WE COMBINE THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET CONTRIBUTION AND THE EMPLOYEE BUDGET CONTRIBUTION, IT'S $781 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH. SO THIS

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SO IF YOU GLANCE AT IT, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE PLAN IS PERFORMING AT A STEADY LEVEL.

THE THING IS, IS THAT THAT QUOTE UNQUOTE STEADY LEVEL IS STILL CREATING THE $13.5 MILLION SHORTFALL THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO THROUGH AUGUST 2026, YEAR TO DATE EXPENSES ARE APPROXIMATELY $43 MILLION COMPARED WITH A BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY $29.5 MILLION, RESULTING IN A DEFICIT OF $13.5 MILLION ON A PER EMPLOYEE BASIS. EXPENSES ARE RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 146% OF BUDGET. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, THE PHARMACY REBATES AND STOP LOSS REIMBURSEMENTS ARE HELPING OFFSET SOME OF THAT FINANCIAL PRESSURE. BUT OVERALL HEALTH CARE COSTS CONTINUE TO OUTPACE THE CURRENT FUNDING LEVEL. THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION HERE GIVES US THE BASELINE THAT WE NEED AS WE EVALUATE THE DISTRICT'S OPTIONS AND DETERMINE THE MOST FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE APPROACH MOVING FORWARD, WHILE, OF COURSE, CONTINUING TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT ON OUR EMPLOYEES. SO TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS INTENDED TO ESTABLISH A FINANCIAL BASELINE. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO HELP SOLVE THE HEALTH HEALTH PLAN FUNDING ISSUE. BASED ON THIS PRESENTATION ALONE. THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS WHERE THE CURRENT PLAN STANDS FINANCIALLY AND WHAT IS DRIVING THAT PERFORMANCE. SO IN NOVEMBER, WE'LL BRING FORWARD THE RESULTS OF A COMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS AND THE FINANCIAL ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT. AND THEN IN DECEMBER, WE'LL PROVIDE THE TRS ACTIVE CARE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PROPOSAL SO THE BOARD CAN EVALUATE ALL AVAILABLE PATHS WITH THE COMPLETE PICTURE. SO THAT CONCLUDES THE HEALTH PLAN PERFORMANCE UPDATE. AND AT THIS TIME WE WANT TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT THOROUGH PRESENTATION. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEP. OH, CAN I START OR NO? OKAY. YEAH, A LOT A LOT OF INFORMATION. THANK GOODNESS FOR US ON THE SCREEN THERE BECAUSE I COULD NEVER READ IT ON THE PAPER THAT'S IN FRONT OF ME, ALL THE NUMBERS. BUT THANK YOU FOR, FOR BRINGING THAT UP. AND I WAS ON OUR COMPUTER, SO IT'S FINE AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS, IS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GO INTO MORE DEEPER CONVERSATION AS A BOARD IN THE TEAM OF EIGHT AND, AND SOME, SOME DIRECTION I'D LIKE. AND I, AND I UNDERSTAND IF IT'S A $550 BUDGET, SOME OF THEM HAVE GONE OVER TO THAT EPO, WHICH BRINGS IT UP HIGHER, WHICH IS ACTUALLY AVERAGING ABOUT 900, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING, RIGHT, ABOUT $908 PER EMPLOYEE THAT'S IN THERE, WHICH IS CAUSING US TO BE A $13 MILLION DEFICIT, ROUGHLY $13.5 MILLION DEFICIT. YES, SIR. SO WE CONTRIBUTE THE $550 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH, REGARDLESS OF WHAT PLAN THAT THEY ARE ON. BUT ON THAT EPO PLAN, BECAUSE THAT PLAN IS COSTING THE DISTRICT MORE. IT AVERAGES OUT TO THE $908. OKAY.

AND HOW MUCH DO. AND I SAW THAT THAT $231 THAT THE EMPLOYEES WOULD CONTRIBUTE. WHAT IS IT ON THE ON THE EPO? WHAT IS THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE EMPLOYEE OUT OF THAT $1,400, THE $231 IS AN AVERAGE OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS. SO IF WE TAKE SOMEONE THAT IS ON THE EPO PLAN VERSUS SOMEONE THAT'S ON THE HMO PLAN, THEY ARE CONTRIBUTING MORE PER PAYCHECK FOR AN EPO PLAN THAN THEY ARE THE HMO PLAN. THE $231 IS AN AVERAGE OF BOTH. SO IF WE CAN GET THEM MAYBE FROM BOARD NOTES, BREAK THAT DOWN OF WHAT IT IS FOR THE HMO, CONTRIBUTE WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTE, WHAT THE DISTRICT PAYS, AND THEN THE EPO CONTRIBUTES WHAT THE DISTRICT PAYS, AND THEN WE

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ABOUT 600. SO ON THE HMO, THEN THE DISTRICT, I KNOW WE'RE PAYING 550, BUT IT'S COMING OUT TO ABOUT 600. AND THEN FOR THE EPO, IT'S ABOUT $1,000 ROUGHLY, BECAUSE IT'S 1400 AND SOMETHING ROUGHLY FOR FOR DISTRICTS COST ON AN AVERAGE FOR THOSE 7%. IS THAT CORRECT? IS WHAT YOU'RE.

YEAH. BUT EITHER WAY, COMBINING THEM ALL TOGETHER IS ABOUT A $13 MILLION DEFICIT THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE LOSING ON OUR CURRENT PLAN. YES. IN DOING THAT. OKAY. IF YOU COULD GIVE US SOME BACKGROUND, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING, I KNOW WE SWITCHED OVER TO BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR INTO IT. THE PREVIOUS WAS 2025. WAS THE FIRST YEAR 2025.

OKAY, 24, 25 OR 25, 24, 2520. THE WHOLE PLAN YEAR OF 2025. SO JANUARY TO DECEMBER. SO THIS WOULD TECHNICALLY BE OUR SECOND YEAR. SECOND YEAR. OKAY. AND PRIOR TO THAT WAS AETNA. YES SIR. WAS AETNA BEFORE THAT. OKAY. AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT TRS. AND I KNOW FOR YEARS WE'VE AVOIDED THE TRS. BECAUSE ONCE YOU'RE IN IT YOU'RE LOCKED IN IT. YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF IT. BUT NOW WITH THE NEW NEW RULING AND AND SO FORTH, YOU CAN AFTER A PERIOD OF YEARS. WELL, SO IF IF WE WANT INTO TRS FOR 2027, WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BY DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. AND IF WE DECIDED TO GO, THERE IS A FIVE YEAR COMMITMENT. OKAY.

FIVE YEAR COMMITMENT. YES, SIR. OKAY. IS THAT ON THE TABLE FOR Y'ALL'S IN Y'ALL'S DISCUSSION? YES, SIR. IT IS IN THE PLANNING FOR THAT AS WELL. YES. SO THE PLAN IS RIGHT NOW TO SHOW YOU HOW THE CURRENT PLAN IS PERFORMING. IN NOVEMBER. WE WILL SHOW YOU THE RESULTS OF THE RFP PROCESS FOR THE MEDICAL PLAN AS AN OPTION. AND THEN IN DECEMBER, WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN COMPARISON TO TRANSITIONING TO TRS. SO WE CAN MAKE A FINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THE DECEMBER 31ST DEADLINE. OKAY. AND I GUESS MY FINAL IS, IS ALLIANCE HAS BEEN WITH OUR SECOND YEAR. SO THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND YEAR TERM WHEN WE SWITCHED OVER FROM EDITOR OF THE BLUE CROSS. AND THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM ALLIANCE. NO, SIR. YEAH. I'M SORRY. IT'S A GREAT. SO THE RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FROM AETNA TO BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD WAS WHEN WE WERE WITH GALLAGHER. OKAY. NOW WE HAVE TRANSITIONED TO ALLIANT AND THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING US MANAGE THE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PLAN THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN RIGHT NOW. OKAY. I JUST REMEMBER A CONVERSATION WITH DOCTOR.

CORRECT. WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE? I THINK WE WERE WE WERE EXCITED TO SWITCH BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO SAVE. BUT IT TURNED $13 MILLION SAVE. OKAY. YES. AND WE WE ENDED UP HAVING IT NOW. NOW IT'S A DEFICIT. GO AHEAD CHARLES. SO TALKING ABOUT THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AFTER JUST DESCRIBING THE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PERFORMANCE, I THINK IS DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO WRAP THEIR MINDS AROUND WHAT WAS REALLY BUDGET AND WHAT THE DEFICIT. THE BOTTOM LINE OF THIS PRESENTATION AND REASON, WE WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOU IN OCTOBER AND IN NOVEMBER, AND THEN AGAIN IN DECEMBER, WAS WE'RE GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THIS BOARD WILL BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT WHATEVER PATH WE GO FORWARD FOR LATE 27, 28 OR THE 27, 28 SCHOOL YEAR IS EITHER THE BEST OVERALL FOR THE DISTRICT AND THE EMPLOYEES, REGARDLESS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MARKETPLACE, BECAUSE WE CAN'T CONTROL THAT ANYMORE.

WE'VE BEEN SELF-FUNDED FOR 30, 31 YEARS. I THINK WE CAME OFF OF A FULLY FUNDED PRU CARE PLAN IN 98 OR 99 AND BECAME SELF-FUNDED. AND UNTIL MOST RECENT YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE

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AND SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DEPLETED AT THE END OF 2526, WE'VE DEPLETED OUR HEALTHCARE FUND FUND BALANCE. AND SO NOW WE GOT TO DIG INTO THE GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE TO COVER THE DEFICIT FOR THIS YEAR, NOT ALL 13 MILLION, BECAUSE WE HAD PART OF THAT BUDGETED IN IN OUR BUDGET. SO WE'LL UPDATE YOU NEXT MONTH ON THOSE NUMBERS. BUT IF WE WERE TO GO TO A TRS ACTIVE CARE. NOT ONLY IS IT A FIVE YEAR COMMITMENT. THE TRS BOARD HAS ADOPTED A RULE SET THAT SAYS THAT WHEN WE MOVE MAKE THAT MOVE, WE HAVE TO. THE BOARD HAS TO TAKE THAT ACTION. THE DECEMBER BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER 1ST START DATE. SO NINE MONTHS EARLIER AND AND AT THAT POINT, WE WILL NOT KNOW WHAT THE PREMIUMS ARE GOING TO BE.

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TELL US WHAT THOSE PREMIUMS ARE GOING TO BE, BECAUSE THEY'LL SET THOSE PREMIUMS IN THE SUMMER OF 27. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT THE PREMIUMS HAVE BEEN INCREASING BETWEEN 8 TO 12% A YEAR FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THE ONLY PLACE THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS PUTTING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS IN TRS ACTIVE CARE AND TRS CARE. IT'S NOT BEEN PUTTING ANY MONEY TO DIRECTLY TO SELF-FUNDED DISTRICTS. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO GET ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE FUTURE COLLECTIVELY AS EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYER, WE GO TO TRS. IF WE DON'T DO THAT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THE INDUSTRY IS DEMANDING AND WE HAVE NO SAY SO IN THE MATTER. 8% INCREASES PER YEAR GUARANTEED. SO EVERY YEAR, WHATEVER THAT BUDGET WAS OR WHATEVER THE EXPENSE WAS FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT OUR MAKEUP IS, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE ON IT, IT'S GOING TO GO UP 8% PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH COST REGARDLESS WHO'S PAYING THE BILL, THE DOCTORS, THE HOSPITALS, THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO EXTRACT THAT FROM THE MARKET. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU THE KIND OF THE THE HEADS UP THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A TOUGH DECISION. PART OF IT'S GOING TO BE BLIND IF WE MAKE THAT DECISION, BUT WE KNOW WHAT WE GOT NOW AND IT'S GUARANTEED TO GO UP. AND WE WE CAN'T PAY FOR IT NOW. SO WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF AT A CROSSROADS WHERE WE'VE GOT TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS. AND, AND PART OF THAT IS GOING TO BE THERE WILL BE SOME SAVINGS IN GOING TO TRS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT IS, BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY SOME OF THAT SAVINGS TO HELP GET OUR EMPLOYEES ADJUSTED TO THE PREMIUM COSTS. ON TRS ACTIVE CARE FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE NOT INCREASED INCREASE PREMIUMS TO OUR EMPLOYEES. WE DID THIS LAST YEAR OR YEAH, IT WAS LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR. LAST YEAR. YEAH.

AND WE INCREASED THEM OR ADJUSTED THEM. WHEN WE WENT TO THE BLUE CROSS, BLUE SHIELD,

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SO CAN YOU DO YOU MIND COMING TO I'M BOB TRACY, I WORK WITH TIM BROWN ON THE CONSULTING SIDE. THAT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE DISRUPTION THERE BECAUSE OUR PLAN YEAR, JANUARY 1ST STARTS DEDUCTIBLE AND OUT OF POCKETS FOR THE YEAR WHEN WE GO WITH TRS, IF WE GO THAT DIRECTION ON NINE ONE, WHERE EMPLOYEES HAVE ALREADY SATISFIED DEDUCTIBLES, SATISFIED OUT OF POCKET ACCUMULATORS, AND UNDER TRS, THEY RESTART THEIR PLAN YEAR DEDUCTIBLE ACCUMULATORS ON SEPTEMBER. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE ROUGH BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEES ARE ROLLING ALONG. JANUARY THROUGH AUGUST MET THEIR $1,500 DEDUCTIBLE. THEN START OVER AGAIN. AND THEN HERE WE GO WITH TRS. SO THIS THIS START JANUARY 1ST WITH BLUE CROSS STOP POTENTIALLY TRS WITH BLUE CROSS IS NOT GOING TO COME WITHOUT ITS ISSUES WITH ACCUMULATORS AND EVERY DISTRICTS FACING THIS. I MEAN AT FORT BEND ISD WE'RE HAVING THIS SAME CONVERSATION. I THINK PART OF THE FRUSTRATING THING IS, MR. WOODS, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T PUT THIS ANY BETTER IN HOW IT WAS FRAMED BY MR. WOODS OVER THE LAST 2 OR 3 MINUTES.

BUT PART OF THE FRUSTRATION IS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR TOTAL EXPENSES, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, STOP LOSS PREMIUMS. YOU'VE GOT ALL OUR PBM COSTS IN THERE, PRESCRIPTION BENEFIT MANAGEMENT COSTS, OUR STOP LOSS CHARGES, YOU KNOW, GETTING MONEY BACK FROM REIMBURSEMENT, GETTING REBATES BACK. THAT'S A GOOD THING. WE GET REVENUE BACK TO US FROM THE PBMS. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EXPENSE SIDE AND MR. WOODS IS RIGHT, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN AT ABOUT A THOUSAND BUCKS. NOW, WHETHER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE TOP LINE, WHICH IS ROLLING 12 MONTHS, THE PRIOR 12 MONTHS, 1059, THE ROLLING 12 MONTHS, WE TRY TO KEEP LOOKING AT TIMELINES AND CUTTING THIS PLAN UP TO SEE HOW IT'S BEEN RUNNING 1080 7097. WE SAW A DIP IN PLAN YEAR 2024 TO 983, AND THEN WE GOT BACK UP TO 1058. AND THERE'S YOUR 1139. AGAIN, THE PM HAS TAKEN ALL THOSE EXPENSES AND DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. IT GIVES US A NICE UNIT COST TO TRACK. THAT'S HARD TO ARGUE WITH IN A WAY. I MEAN, THOSE ARE PRETTY FLAT LINES. THE ISSUE IS SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY THERE WHEN WE DROP DOWN TO THE 983, WE WERE ABLE TO DROP THAT SUBSIDY THAT MR. WOODS IS TALKING ABOUT, THAT 13 MILLION, AND IT'LL END UP AT 20 MILLION THIS YEAR. WE WENT RIGHT BACK UP TO THAT THOUSAND ON THAT PLAN. YOUR 25. THAT'S WHAT STARTED ALL THIS SUBSIDY STUFF. AND SO WE'RE STUCK THERE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH OUR PLAN IS FLAT LINING, BY THE TIME WE TAKE THE EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTION PM AT THAT. 231 AND YOU PUT IN THE. 550 AND OUR PLAN IS RUNNING AT 1000 139. THAT'S THE DEFICIT RECOVERY THAT MR. WOODS IS TALKING ABOUT. AND IF WE STAY AT 1000 BUCKS, WHICH IS NOT A BAD NUMBER, THAT WE'RE MANAGING HEALTH CARE COSTS AT THAT NUMBER PM, WE'RE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT $20 MILLION WEDGE. THAT'S THE ISSUE. AND IF WE GO WITH TRS,

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WE'LL JUST START PUTTING THAT IN THE FUND AND YOU GUYS MANAGE IT. I THINK WE CAN DO THAT PRETTY WELL. BUT WE GOT TO GET THAT 20 MILLION AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE IT. SO THAT'S WHERE THE ROLLBACK IS GOING TO BE. TRS IS GOING TO MAKE THAT 20 MILLION GO AWAY.

BUT TRS EVERY YEAR IS. MR. WOODS SAID EVERY SEPTEMBER THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, HEY, HERE'S YOUR EIGHT AND 10%. I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST A BIG SELF-FUNDED HEALTH PLAN.

THEY'RE NOT DOING A DOGGONE THING DIFFERENTLY THAN WE ARE. IN FACT, ALDINE CAME INTO IT THIS YEAR AND MAN, THEIR LOSS RATIOS WERE HORRENDOUS. THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT TRES. TRES RIGHT NOW IS TAKING ON A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH A LOT OF RISK WHO ARE SAYING, WE GOT TO GET OUT OF THIS AND GET INTO THAT. AND HEY, THE FREE MONEY IS THERE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING. AGAIN, AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, WE HAVE AN RFP OUT THERE. THE MARKETS HAVE LOOKED AT US 2 OR 3 TIMES, AND THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT US AGAIN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE MUCH DIFFERENT BECAUSE LOOK, SELF-FUNDING IS SELF-FUNDING. 8 TO 15% IS FIXED COST. THE REST OF IT IS CLAIMS NOBODY'S GOING TO BUY OUR BUSINESS, YOU KNOW. SO BUT HECK, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP KEEP KNOCKING THE NUMBERS FOR YOU. SO WE GOT A GREAT PLAN AND WE'LL HAVE A GREAT PLAN WITH TRS. IT'S REALLY A MONEY THING AT THIS POINT. SO. EXCUSE ME, COMPARED TO OTHER NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, ARE WE PRETTY GOOD AT THAT 93, 7%, 93 AND 7% OR OTHER DISTRICTS NEIGHBORING. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS? OH, WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE GOOD. I MEAN, THAT 231 NUMBER IS WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE KEEPING OUR COSTS DOWN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. UNFORTUNATELY, IF WE HAD, IF WE HAD 50% EMPLOYEES, WHICH TO THAT, THAT EPO PLAN, WE'D REALLY BE IN A LOT MORE. AND THAT'S, THAT'S ANOTHER THING IS THAT CHANGED WHEN WE WENT TO THE EPO AND HMO MODEL. A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WENT AHEAD AND SELECTED IT, THE HMO MODEL AND THE HMO MODEL IS BROADER THAN IT USED TO BE ON AS AN ACO UNDER MANUEL HERRMANN.

SO THAT'S WHAT PART OF THE BIDDING WAS DOING, WAS GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT AN ACO MODEL AGAIN. IF WE RESTRUCTURED IT, THAT WOULD BE MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR EMPLOYEES TO GET OFF OF THAT EPO THAT WENT TO IT THIS TIME. AND STILL THE COST SAVINGS ISN'T, ISN'T THERE? SO BECAUSE EVERY YEAR, LIKE I SAID, THE OVERALL COST OF CARE AND THE NUMBER OF VISITS AND WHERE THEY ARE CONTINUES TO GO UP BY THE INDUSTRY, THE INDUSTRY IS EXACTING THEIR, THEIR INCREASES FROM IN THEIR PRICING AND THEIR NEGOTIATED PRICING WITH THESE BIG, THESE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS THAT MAKE THESE CONTRACTS, WHETHER IT'S BLUE CROSS, BLUE SHIELD, THAT, OR UNITEDHEALTH. SO ULTIMATELY WE'RE GOING TO PAY IT THE. COLLECTIVELY, THE DISTRICT AND THE EMPLOYEE. IT'S JUST WHERE DO WE GO AND WHERE DO WE THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE STATE TO HELP LONG TERM. AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SELF-FUNDED. THAT'S THAT'S EVIDENT. THEY WANT US TO MOVE. I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. I MEAN, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE DISCUSSION. I KNOW OTHER COLLEAGUES ARE HAVE TO TALK, BUT I'M JUST RIGHT. AND IT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO NOTE, MR. MARINO, THE $550 THAT WE CONTRIBUTE PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH TO KEEP THE EMPLOYEE AVERAGE IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. MOST OF THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS DON'T CONTRIBUTE THE $550 THAT WE DO. SO WE ARE ALREADY CONTRIBUTING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE SEE MOST OF THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS DO. THANK YOU. THANK. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MARINO. THAT WAS SOME PRETTY LEAN AND ROBUST CONVERSATION. AND I KNOW WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS. GO AHEAD. AND, CHARLES, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT THAT. TO ADD, WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS THAT WE'VE PROVEN THAT MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THIS LAST YEAR, THAT NOBODY PAYS PER EMPLOYEE MORE TOWARDS HEALTHCARE THAN A LEAF COMBINED. ALL SOURCES, WHETHER IT'S

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AND, AND WE'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE TAKE THAT SAVINGS OR THAT THAT DEFERRED COST ABOVE THE $550 AND APPLY THAT TO HELP PAD THAT THAT FALL, ESPECIALLY AS YOU LOOK AT FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEE SPOUSE COVERAGE, THOSE ARE WHERE THE PREMIUMS REALLY JUMP HIGH ON, ON ACTIVE CARE. AND WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY LOW. WE'RE, WE'RE LOWER THAN WE SHOULD BE. BUT EITHER WAY, WHETHER WE BUMP THEM UP HERE OR WE WENT THERE AND THEY GO UP, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE A SHOCK TO, TO EMPLOYEES NO MATTER WHAT. SO I'M SORRY. BAND AID OFF. YOU DID A GREAT JOB RIPPING THE BAND AID OFF ON, ON THIS CONVERSATION. AND AND I'M NOT UPSET ABOUT IT. IT'S I THOUGHT THIS WAS A NICE PRESENTATION AND I WAS LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY IT SAFE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO KNOW. BUT I THINK THAT WE PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT EPO VERSUS HP, HMO AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IMMEDIATELY I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT A BOARD MEMBER LIKE ME THINK IMMEDIATELY WHO'S ON THE EPO? WHY DO WE NEED IT? HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO SAVE? THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THOSE. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THEM RIGHT NOW. I'M JUST SAYING I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM TO THE SUPERINTENDENT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE THINGS I STILL WANTED TO

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AND SO NEXT MONTH, WHEN WE COME BEFORE YOU, WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU WHAT THE PLAN WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR US TO STAY SELF-FUNDED, WHAT IT WOULD COST, AND THEN WE CAN COMPARE THAT TO THE MOVE TO TRS AS WELL, BEFORE THE ULTIMATE DECISION HAS TO BE MADE. OKAY. PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TRANSPARENCY. I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU ALL FOR

[11.4. Progress Monitoring: Emergent Bilingual (Dr. Charles Garcia, Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and School Leadership)]

THIS ITEM SUPPORTS ALIEF ISD BOARD GOAL ONE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. ALIEF ISD WILL CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS REACH THEIR ACADEMIC POTENTIAL AND IMPROVE STUDENT PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER. DOCTOR MAYES, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM COMING UP TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL AGAIN, HOW WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS. YOU HEARD A LOT OF CREATIVITY FROM HR, BUT THIS IS ANOTHER PIECE TO SUPPORT THAT ONGOING WORK. AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR CANTU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. EXCUSE ME. NO WORRIES. NO WORRIES. GOOD EVENING. I'M PATRICIA CANTU. IT IS MY HONOR TO SERVE ALIEF ISD AS THE DIRECTOR OF MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMS. IT'S A PLEASURE. DOCTOR MAYES, BOARD PRESIDENT.

BREAUX, BEAUTIFUL TRUSTEES, SUPPORTIVE TRUSTEES. THANK YOU. I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THIS MOMENT OF EVERY YEAR TO BE ABLE TO JUST SPEAK TO THE INCREDIBLE EFFORTS OF OUR TEACHERS AND OF OUR LEADERS. AND HOPEFULLY, YOU SEE AND YOU FEEL PROUD OUT OF WHAT YOU HEAR DURING THIS PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. SO LET'S START WITH DEMOGRAPHICS LIKE WE ALWAYS DO. IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT OVERALL, AND THAT HAS ALSO IMPACTED THE POPULATION OF EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAW JUST THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ALSO HAD A DECLINE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW THAT 17,000 WAS RIGHT WHEN WE STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE CLOSE TO SNAPSHOT DATE, THE NUMBERS, ACTUALLY 19,000 IB STUDENTS. OKAY, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CLEAR. BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S ALMOST THE SAME NUMBER THAT WE HAD DURING THE COVID YEAR OF 20 2021. SO WE'VE ALMOST REGRESSED BACK TO THOSE TYPES OF ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. BUT I WILL SAY THAT OVERALL, WE ARE STILL 56% IB POPULATION IN THE DISTRICT. LAST YEAR WE WERE 58. OKAY. SO WE'RE STILL WELL OVER HALF. IT'S THE BULK OF OUR STUDENTS. AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO NECESSARY FOR THE WORK THAT HR IS DOING IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS CARRY THE BILINGUAL CERTIFICATION THAT'S REQUIRED AND THE ESL CERTIFICATION, WE'VE DONE SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS IN THOSE AREAS. WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO SHOWCASE THAT IN A MOMENT. AND WHY ARE WE HERE? THE STATE HAS IT IN STATUTE THAT WE HAVE TO REPORT TO YOU, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EVERY YEAR. KEY ITEMS IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAMING THEY PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS, NUMBER ONE, WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT A BILINGUAL EXCEPTION AND OR ANY ESL WAIVER. SO THAT'S FIRST STEP IN TERMS OF OUR CONVERSATION THIS EVENING. AND THEN WE NEED TO SHARE WITH YOU.

AND WE'RE EAGER TO SHARE WITH YOU. IN SPITE OF THOSE STAFFING CHALLENGES WE ARE PERFORMING, WE ARE IMPROVING. WE ARE PROGRESSING WHEN IT COMES TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS, THAT IS OUR BILINGUAL AND OUR ESL STUDENTS. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT PRETTY MUCH MEANS STAR OUR STAR DATA. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. AND YOU KNOW, THAT MEANS TELEPATHS. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR GAINS IN

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AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, FOR THOSE TEACHERS THAT ARE NOT CERTIFIED THAT WE ARE REPORTING ON THE BILINGUAL EXCEPTION ESL WAIVER, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO SUPPORT THOSE TEACHERS SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE MOVING AND GROOVING AND PROGRESSING ADEQUATELY? SO LET'S JUMP IN, SHALL WE? I WILL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW, THIS IS INFORMATION THAT WE POSTED AT THE TIME OF PUBLISHING YOUR BOARD BOOK. THIS HAS IMPROVED SINCE THEN, AND IT'S BASED ON SOME REALLY POWERFUL INITIATIVES THROUGH OUR DEPUTY GARCIA AND THROUGH MR. HARE. WE ARE EXCITED TO EXPAND ON THAT. FIRST, I'M GOING TO START WITH BILINGUAL BEFORE I GET TO THE ESL PORTION. SO IN BILINGUAL, IF YOU SEE THERE, I PUT THE 70 IN GREEN BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THE NUMBER OF UNCERTIFIED BILINGUAL TEACHERS THAT WE REPORTED TO YOU LAST SCHOOL YEAR. SO TIA REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF OUR BILINGUAL TEACHERS WANTING TO COME BACK, WANTING TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR BILINGUAL STUDENTS. AND IT IS A BIG CARROT, A BIG INCENTIVE. AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE THAT PROGRAM IN THIS DISTRICT. YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE'VE ALSO IMPROVED THE NUMBERS IN TERMS OF ASSOCIATE TEACHERS. SO WE USED TO HAVE 110, AND NOW IT'S ONLY 41. AND WE KNOW IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER BASED ON WHAT WE'VE HEARD IN TERMS OF ALL THE WORK THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IS DOING TO MONITOR, TO SUPPORT AND ENSURE THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS ATTAIN THEIR CERTIFICATION IN BILINGUAL ED. IT IS A PROCESS.

THEY DO HAVE MULTIPLE TESTS THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. SO NOW THE CHANGE IN ESL PROGRAMING. THERE ARE TWO BILINGUAL MODELS THAT DISTRICTS ARE ALLOWED TO ADOPT. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN UNDER THE ESL CONTENT BASED MODEL. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO REPORT ALL OF OUR ESL TEACHERS ACROSS ALL CONTENTS. SO IT'S READING MATH, SCIENCE.

ALL OF THAT HAS TO BE REPORTED, WHICH IS WHY THE NUMBERS WERE SO BIG. I CAN TELL YOU THAT BECAUSE OF TWO KEY ISSUES I'M ABOUT TO SHARE WITH YOU AND KEY ISSUES, NO INITIATIVES, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CUT THAT NUMBER IN HALF. SO RIGHT THERE YOU SEE 206. IT'S ACTUALLY 104. SO WHY IS THAT NEWS? IT'S NEWS BECAUSE NUMBER ONE THIS DISTRICT DID SOMETHING VERY BRAVE. AND IT WAS AT THE BEHEST OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR MAYES. AND THAT IS WE HAD TO REIMAGINE THE ROLE OF THE SPECIALIST. THAT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WORK. THANK YOU TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. HARE, THAT LED THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE STAKEHOLDERS, HAD REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, CONSTANTLY ADDRESSING QUESTIONS. THERE WAS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY LAST SCHOOL YEAR ABOUT WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BUT IT ALL WORKED IN OUR FAVOR BECAUSE OF THE STRONG COMMUNICATION AND THE TRANSPARENCY THAT TOOK PLACE THROUGHOUT THOSE CONVERSATIONS. SO SPECIALISTS HAD THE OPTION TO GO INTO THE CLASSROOM. AND IF THEY DID, GUESS WHAT, IN ORDER TO BE A SPECIALIST, YOU HAVE TO BE ESL ENDORSED. SO WHEN THOSE INDIVIDUALS WENT INTO THE CLASSROOM, THAT HELPED OUR NUMBER. THE OTHER THING IS IF THEY CHOSE TO APPLY AND BE CHOSEN TO BE A MASTER CLASSROOM TEACHER, AKA AN MCT, THEY'RE ALSO ESL CERTIFIED AND THEY'RE TEACHING, THEY'RE ACTUALLY TEACHERS OF RECORD FOR AT LEAST HALF THE DAY. THAT'S HELPING THESE NUMBERS. SO THAT WAS THE BIG, BIG INITIATIVE THAT STARTED THE CHANGE. WHAT CULMINATED THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT OUR DEPUTY, GARCIA, HAS HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS VERY RECENTLY. WE HAVE ACTUALLY PUT A CHERRY ON TOP OF THE OF THE DESSERT FOR EVERYONE. AND WE WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH OPERATION LIFTOFF YESTERDAY. SO ON MONDAY, WE WERE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT MULTIPLE CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT HAVE THE EXPERTISE OF CENTRAL COORDINATORS, CENTRAL INTERVENTIONISTS, CENTRAL SPECIALISTS, ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE ESL CERTIFIED AS WELL. SO WHEN THEY'RE GOING INTO CLASSROOMS AND CO-TEACHING OR PUSHING IN OR PULLING OUT, WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE CREDIT FOR THOSE SERVICES. AND SO THAT IS WHY WE NOW CAN REPORT OURSELVES NOT AS ESL CONTENT BASED, BUT NOW WE ARE ESL PULLOUT, BECAUSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH THAT CERTIFICATION CAN PUSH IN OR PULL OUT THOSE GROUPS AND RENDER THOSE SERVICES THAT WOULD BENEFIT THOSE STUDENTS LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. SO AGAIN, IT IS NO LONGER A 206. IT'S 104, A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT, A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE COMPARED TO THE 237 THAT WE HAD TO REPORT UNDER ESL CONTENT BASED FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR. MISS WILLIAMS, I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOUR REACTION AND YOU'RE NODDING. IT JUST WARMS MY HEART. I FEEL THE PRIDE AND I SHARE IT WITH YOU. SO, MR. MORENO, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING A SUPPORTER IN THIS WORK. ALL OF YOU HAVE ALWAYS JUST BEEN SO COMPLIMENTARY. AND AGAIN, I HAVE TO GIVE IT TO OUR EXECUTIVES. FOR CNI THAT HAD TO EMBARK ON REALLY DIFFICULT

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EVERYTHING THAT THE MULTILINGUAL DEPARTMENT DOES, WE ARE ALL INCLUSIVE. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR MAYES, BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME THAT WHEN YOU FIRST GOT HERE THAT IF THEIR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS, YOU HAVE 600 OF THEM, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SEAT FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. WE ARE GOING TO BUILD THEM. WE'RE GOING TO BUILD CAPACITY AND WE NEED THEM TO CATCH UP QUICK BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT ALIEF NEEDS, AND WE HAVE DONE THAT. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CONTENT YOU TEACH, WHAT CAMPUS YOU'RE AT, WHAT GRADE LEVEL, YOU ALWAYS HAVE AN OPEN INVITATION TO ALL OF OUR SESSIONS. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS START IN THE SUMMERTIME. AND THEN WE ALSO PROVIDE PSYOP TRAININGS AND DUAL LANGUAGE TRAININGS DURING THE FALL SEMESTER. SO THAT CONTINUES. SO WE BELIEVE THAT THAT IS WHAT HAS HELPED CLOSE GAPS. WHETHER YOU'RE A VETERAN OR NOT, YOU'VE GOT THE SKILL SET. WE MODEL FOR YOU WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE SO THAT YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR STUDENTS. SO WE WANTED TO BREAK UP THE DATA BY PROGRAM FOR YOU. SO YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP, THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ALL OUR BILINGUAL STUDENTS. SO IN OUR ONE WAY DUAL LANGUAGE MODEL AND OUR TWO WAY DUAL LANGUAGE MODEL, THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS YOUR BRAVERY AND YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT ALLOWED US TO CHANGE THE BILINGUAL MODEL AWAY FROM EARLY EXIT INTO THE DUAL LANGUAGE WORLD, AND IT HAS REALLY BEEN DELIVERING DIVIDENDS, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE 2025 COMPARED TO 2026 PERFORMANCE. AGAIN, WE ARE CHASING THE STATE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MATCHING, IF NOT EXCEEDING. SO THE STATE GREW BY THREE POINTS. WE GREW BY EIGHT. SO IF YOU CAN SEE WE WERE TEN POINTS AWAY FROM THE STATE BACK IN 2025. WE HAVE CLOSED THAT GAP IN HALF. SO NOW IT'S FIVE POINTS. SO WE'RE EAGER TO KEEP CHOMPING AT THE BIT AND CLOSING, CLOSING, CLOSING THE GAPS SO THAT WE CAN MEET IF NOT EXCEED. NOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT TWO WAY DUAL, WHICH IS WHY YOU WE HAD THE WORK OF LAUNCHING ONE WAY DUAL WAS BECAUSE OF THE TWO WAY DUAL RESULTS THAT WE HAD. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR THE UNANIMOUS VOTE BACK IN 2019. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT BECAUSE YOU GAVE FULL SUPPORT IN CONVERTING AND CHANGING THE BILINGUAL MODEL. AND IT'S WORKING. SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT WITH TWO WAY DUAL, WE CONTINUE TO THRIVE LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE. BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO SEE THAT GREEN AND HOW SIGNIFICANTLY, MUCH HIGHER WE PERFORM COMPARED TO THE STATE WITH THAT PARTICULAR MODEL. SO FOR THE STATE TO BE AT A 42% AND WE'RE AT A 60, AND AGAIN, WE'RE CONTINUING TO GROW THOSE TEACHERS. THE LONGER THEY STAY WITH US, MORE MIGHTY THEY GET.

AND THE KIDS KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS TOLD YOU THEY KNOW THEY'RE SPECIAL BEING PART OF A PROGRAM LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE ALWAYS THANKFUL TO OUR PARENTS FOR ENTRUSTING THEIR CHILDREN IN A PROGRAM OF CHOICE. AND THEN WHEN YOU SEE THE LAST SET OF COLUMNS, WHEN YOU SEE B, E, THAT'S BILINGUAL EDUCATION. SO THE STATE HAS FOUR DIFFERENT MODELS EARLY EXIT, LATE EXIT, ONE WAY DUAL TWO WAY DUAL. SO WE HAVE CONDENSED TO JUST DUAL LANGUAGE. SO FOR US IT'S THE RIGHT CHOICE. YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE GREW BY THREE POINTS COMPARED TO THE STATE ONLY GROWING BY ONE POINT. SO AGAIN CONSTANTLY CHASING, CONSTANTLY TRYING TO CLOSE GAPS, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO EXEMPLIFY GROWTH AND PROGRESS FOR OUR STUDENTS. NOW WE CAN TRANSITION TO ESL. HOW ARE WE DOING IN THOSE CLASSROOMS? SO YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE ANY STUDENT THAT SPEAKS ANOTHER LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AND ISN'T SPANISH, THEIR PLACEMENT, THEIR LPAC, PLACES THEM IN AN ESL PROGRAM. THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. AND AGAIN, IF YOU SEE THERE, THE STATE GREW BY ONE POINT AND LOOKING AT STAR, WE

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BUT IF THEY STAY THE COURSE AND IF THEY PLAN AND THEY DO THEIR PRE-WORK AND THEY REALLY INTERNALIZE THE LEARNING, WE CAN SEE GROWTH, WE CAN SEE PROGRESS, WE CAN SEE GOOD THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE YOU SAW ALREADY THE LAST TIME THAT WE MET WHEN DOCTOR AMIN PRESENTED SOME PERFORMANCE DATA. WE KIND OF ALREADY CELEBRATED IT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS HERE AGAIN, PER STATUTE, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO DISCUSS. AND JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WHETHER IT'S STAR OR TELEPASS, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL A LEAF GREEN. YOU'RE SEEING GAINS GROWTH AND PROGRESS. SO YOU CAN SEE THERE THERE WERE CHOMPING AT THE BIT. WE ARE RIGHT THERE WITH THE STATE. THE STATE'S AT 31%.

WE'RE AT A 30. THEY ACTUALLY DROPPED BY A PERCENTAGE POINT. WE GAINED BY TWO. AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT NEWCOMERS, KIDDOS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY, IF THEY STAY WITH US, YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE GREW THEM BY EIGHT POINTS COMPARED TO THE STATE GROWING THOSE STUDENTS BY THREE POINTS. SO AGAIN, PSYOP IS WORKING SHELTERED INSTRUCTION ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES, ALL GRADE LEVELS, ALL CONTENT AREAS, ALL TEACHERS. IT IS WORKING AND WE'RE THRILLED FOR THE SUPPORT. AND WE WILL CONTINUE. WE IN FACT, WE HAVE OUR LAST ONE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THE FOURTH OVERALL. WHY DO WE TRACK AND MONITOR THESE DATA PIECES? BECAUSE WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO EXIT OUT OF THESE SERVICES, GO GENERAL ED, AND JUST REALLY BE ABLE TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITIES THAT THEY'VE MASTERED THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACROSS ALL DOMAINS. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT'S CALLED RECLASSIFICATION.

YOU RECLASSIFY AND YOU ARE NOW NO LONGER A BILINGUAL OR HOLD THE BILINGUAL LABEL, OR YOU'RE NO LONGER LABELED ESL. AND SO WE ALWAYS BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU, FOR YOU TO SEE BY LEVEL HOW MANY STUDENTS OR WHAT THE PERCENTAGE OF RECLASSIFICATION IS FOR ELEMENTARY VERSUS INTERMEDIATE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS WE RECLASSIFIED 1152 STUDENTS THAT ARE NO LONGER IB. THEY ARE NOW BEING MONITORED, AND THAT IS ONE PERCENTAGE POINT HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SO AGAIN, KUDOS TO OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF JUST SOME OF THE TRAINING OPTIONS THAT WE OFFER OUR STAKEHOLDERS. THIS WAS THE FIRST 20TH MAY OF 2026 WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE ACTUALLY OFFERED A PSYOP SESSION FOR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. WE DID A REFRESHER FOR THEM IF THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN TRAINED AND IF THEY WERE NEW COMING INTO THE DISTRICT, THEY GOT THE FULL BLOWN THREE DAYS. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS A CONVENIENT TIME. AND THAT WAS END OF YEAR BEFORE THEY WENT FOR SUMMER BREAK. BEFORE THEY STARTED. WITH ALL THE STAFFING REQUIREMENTS OF LAUNCHING A NEW SCHOOL YEAR. SO WE OFFERED IT FOR LEADERS, AND WE ALSO OFFERED IT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATORS. SO THAT WAS OFFERED FOR THEM. AND THEN FOR OUR TEACHERS. AS USUAL, WE ALWAYS PROVIDE SOP SESSIONS IN THE SUMMER. AND THEN WE ALSO DO IT IN THE FALL FOR LATE HIRES. AND SO WE'RE CONTINUING THAT TREND. AND IN ADDITION TO PSYOP TRAINING, I MENTIONED THAT WE DO DUAL LANGUAGE TRAININGS AS WELL. THERE ARE SPECIFIC DUAL LANGUAGE PILLARS. I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD OF CROSS-LINGUISTIC CONNECTIONS.

IF YOU'VE HEARD OF PREVIEW VIEW REVIEW LANGUAGE NEWS. THESE ARE DUAL RESEARCH BASED DUAL LANGUAGE PILLARS THAT REQUIRE EXPLICIT TEACHING AND MODELING. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO AS A DEPARTMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT AGAIN, THIS IS FOR NEW PEOPLE COMING INTO THE DISTRICT AND ACROSS GRADE LEVELS. WE TRY TO CLUSTER THEM AS BEST WE CAN. AND WE ALSO MADE SURE THAT OUR ESL LEADERS, OUR ESL SPECIALISTS, AND OUR ELD INTERVENTIONS INTERVENTIONISTS ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR OWN TRAINING. AND THAT WAS ON THE NEW ELPS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY, HOW THEY'RE CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATIONS.

AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ESL LEADERS WERE AWARE, AND WE TREATED IT LIKE A TRAINER OF TRAINERS SO THAT THEY COULD THEN CARRY THAT INFORMATION TO THEIR CAMPUSES AND THEN BREAK IT DOWN DURING THEIR PLCS. IN TERMS OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES, THEY ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TRAINED. WE DID IT FOR EXISTING APS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S A REFRESHER. AND THEN OUR NEW APPS AS WELL, THEY WERE, THEY HAD THEIR OWN JUST LEADERS. AND THEN WE ALSO, OF COURSE, MAKE SURE THAT OUR SECONDARY TEACHERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE TRAINED IN THE SUMMERTIME AS WELL AS DURING THE FALL SEMESTER FOR ANY LATE HIRES. IN ADDITION TO PSYOP TRAINING, WE ALSO HAVE OUR ESL SUMMIT AND OUR WORLD LANGUAGE SUMMIT, AND THAT TOOK PLACE ALSO VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO GATHER FEEDBACK FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS, AND WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THEIR NEEDS AND THE PREFERENCES AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THEY GIVE US ARE ALWAYS VERY POSITIVE. WE GENERALLY SCORE IN THE FOUR AND FIVE RANGE. SO OVERALL, YOU CAN

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I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE OCTOBER 20TH, WHICH IS THIS WEEK, WE'VE ACTUALLY MOVED THAT TO DECEMBER 2ND. I'M SORRY, NOT DECEMBER, NOVEMBER 2ND, THIRD AND FOURTH. AND AT THAT POINT, WE CONTINUE MONITORING AND PROVIDING SUPPORT. HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE ARE IN CLASSROOMS OBSERVING.

WE'RE IN CLASSROOMS MONITORING. WE'RE IN CLASSROOMS GIVING FEEDBACK. WHATEVER A TEACHER NEEDS TO CEMENT THE LEARNING THAT THEY RECEIVED IN THESE DAYS, WE WILL DO. WHEN A PRINCIPAL ASKED FOR CUSTOMIZED SESSIONS, WE PLAN THAT, WE PREPARE, THAT WE DELIVER THAT.

AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS ELEMENTARY, THAT WE'VE BEEN ALSO TRAINING THEIR ILT AND THEIR TEACHERS, PER THE REQUEST OF PRINCIPAL. SENEGAL IS GOING WONDERFUL, AND WE'RE ALWAYS AT THE BEHEST OF THE CAMPUSES IN WHATEVER WAY THEY NEED US. AND THEN BEYOND THE PSYOP AND THE DUAL LANGUAGE TRAININGS, AGAIN, MONITORING IS THE NAME OF THE GAME AND JUST A CONTINUOUS PD OPPORTUNITIES. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU COULD SEE THAT IT'S CONTINUOUS. SO WE DID OUR BEGINNING OF YEAR IN JULY. PEOPLE ARE OFF CONTRACT AND THE DISTRICT IS VERY, VERY GENEROUS IN PAYING THEM TO ATTEND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL VALUED, BUT THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION THAT IS CRUCIAL TO LAUNCH A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR. THEN WE CONTINUE MEETING WITH THESE STAKEHOLDERS, THE ESL SPECIALISTS AND INTERVENTIONISTS, EVERY MONTH.

WE ALSO DO COLLABORATIONS WITH THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AND WITH DOCTOR ROBLE AND DOCTOR GEORGE.

WHY? BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN A PRIORITY UNDER RDA AND TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE GROWING OUR PERFORMANCE UNDER BILINGUAL SCIENCE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING HAND IN HAND. OUR SCIENCE AND OUR ESL SPECIALISTS PLANNING TOGETHER, WORKING TOGETHER, TRAINING TOGETHER. AND THAT'S THAT'S ALWAYS FRUITFUL. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT COLLABORATION.

OF COURSE, THE PRINCIPAL TEAM MEETINGS. I THANK YOU, DEPUTY GARCIA, FOR ALLOWING US TO ALWAYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A MODEL WITH OUR LEADERS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW UPCOMING CHANGES, TELL PAST PERFORMANCE HOW THAT IMPACTS THEIR CAMPUSES AND HOW TO MAKE PRIORITIES HAPPEN. AND THEN THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO SAY DOCTOR CAREER. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S IN THE ROOM. SHE INVITES US TO THE ELF MEETINGS, OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP FORUM MEETINGS. WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE TALK, READ, TALK, WRITE INITIATIVE RECENTLY WITH ALL PRINCIPLES VERY WELL RECEIVED. AND SO WE JUST WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THANK YOU AGAIN, DOCTOR GARCIA. WE ALLOWED US TO BRING BACK DUAL LANGUAGE PLCS. SO THAT HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE IN RELEASING TEACHERS. SO HE ALLOWED US TO HAVE KIND OF A COMPROMISE WHERE WE CAN HAVE A HALF THE DAY DURING LONG RANGE PLANNING DAYS, ABOUT 3.5 HOURS. SO AFTER TEACHERS ARE FINISHED PLANNING AT THE CAMPUS, THEN THEY CAN COME TO THE CTE AND JOIN US AND WATCH US MODEL UPCOMING LESSONS FOR UPCOMING UNITS. AND THEN WE SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR PLANNING EFFORTS. AGAIN, JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE PLANNING, THE COACHING IS CONTINUOUS. IT'S ONGOING. IT IS WEEKLY. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THAT TO YOU. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE PRIORITIZED CAMPUSES THAT HAVE CHALLENGES THAT ARE MUCH BIGGER AND HEAVIER THAN OTHER CAMPUSES.

AND FOR THOSE BUILDINGS, WE ARE THERE MORE FREQUENTLY. SO IT IS A MINIMUM OF TWO FULL DAYS THAT WE DEVOTE TO THOSE CAMPUSES WHERE WE'RE IN THE WORK COACHING TEACHERS, MODELING, PULLING GROUPS, WHATEVER IS REQUIRED OF US TO HELP THOSE TEACHERS FEEL SUPPORTED AND TO MAKE SURE THOSE STUDENTS ARE GETTING THE, THE, THE INSTRUCTION AND THE TARGETED INTERVENTION THAT THEY DESERVE. YOU CAN SEE THERE THE DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT WE USE TO MONITOR, WE USE, OF COURSE, PLANNING PROTOCOL, OUR CHECKLIST. WHAT'S NEW THIS YEAR IS THROUGH THE WORK WITH THE INSTRUCTION PARTNERS AND THE OPERATION LIFT. WE LOVE THEIR DOCUMENT. IT IS A TIA CLASSROOM OBSERVATION FORM AND WE HAVE JUST GOT WE'VE EMBRACED IT AND WE'RE UTILIZING THAT TOOL DURING OUR BILITERACY WALKS. AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR UPDATES FOR OUR PERFORMANCE FROM THE 2020 526 SCHOOL YEAR AND HOW WE'VE LAUNCHED THE 2627, WHAT'S SURE TO BE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR, NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO TO HEAR WHAT THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN UP TO SINCE WE'VE SINCE YOU LAST PRESENTED. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? YOU KNOW, I HAVE A COMMENT. I DO, I DO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I WAS SMILING AND LAUGHING BECAUSE I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU GUYS IS SOMETHING ELSE.

YOU'RE SO STRATEGIC IN HOW YOU TOOK THE APPROACH, YOU KNOW, WITH TEA AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT WAS VERY STRATEGIC. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. THAT'S THAT'S NOT SOMETHING OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING OR EVEN THINKING ABOUT. SO VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE PROPS ON DUAL LANGUAGE TWO WAY AND ONE WAY. I DO REMEMBER THOSE CHALLENGES AND EXCUSE ME,

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HEARING NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR DISCUSSION. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. OH I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE FINE. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HER A THUMBS UP BECAUSE I WAS ALSO NODDING TO HER. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A SUPPORTER IN ME AS WELL. BUT YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SORRY ABOUT THAT. JUST KNOW I WAS BEING GOOFIER THAN ANYTHING I APPRECIATE. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHTY. NOW HEAR NO FURTHER REQUEST FOR

[11.5. Consider Approving the District and Campus Improvement Plans Performance Objectives (Dr. Charles Garcia, Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and School Leadership)]

STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE ARE CONSIDERED CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED IF THEY HAVE BEEN

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REGARDLESS OF WHEN STUDENTS ARRIVED TO US, OUR COMMITMENT REMAINS THE SAME, ENSURING EVERY STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE AT HIGH LEVELS. WE BRING THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS TO YOU TONIGHT FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. FIRST, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. AND SECOND, IT IS A REQUIREMENT UNDER THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, OUR IMPROVEMENT PLANNING PROCESS IS GROUNDED IN THE DISTRICT'S STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, AND ESTABLISHED THE PRIORITIES AND PILLARS THAT GUIDE OUR WORK. EACH YEAR, WE ESTABLISH ANNUAL TARGETS THAT MOVE US INCREMENTALLY TOWARD OUR LONG TERM GOALS. BOTH THE DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOLLOW A COMMON STRUCTURE TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND CLARITY. EACH PLAN BEGINS WITH THE GOALS THAT YOU SEE ON THE BOARD, FOLLOWED BY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, AND THEN SPECIFIC STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THOSE OBJECTIVES. AT THE HEART OF THE WORK IS A COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. WE BELIEVE THERE ALWAYS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. AS ONE SET OF GOALS IS ACHIEVED, WE ESTABLISH AND CONTINUE TO AIM AND ASPIRE FOR THE SECOND SET OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS, LIKE OUR TEACHERS DO WITH STUDENT

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THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF SEVERAL MONTHS OF COLLABORATION AND REFINEMENT, THOSE EFFORTS CULMINATE IN THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES PRESENTED TO THE BOARD THIS EVENING. THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANNING PROCESS FOLLOWS A VERY SIMILAR TIMELINE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENTS AS WELL WORK CLOSELY WITH PRINCIPALS DURING THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP MEETINGS TO BUILD CAPACITY AROUND DATA ANALYSIS, GOAL SETTING, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. WHILE I AM HERE PRESENTING TONIGHT, THIS IS REALLY A TEAM EFFORT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THE PLANS BEFORE YOU REFLECT THE EFFORT OF LEADERS AND STAFF ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE HAVE SHARED AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE PROGRESS MONITORING REPORTS WITH THE BOARD, HIGHLIGHTING MANY OF THE STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A VERY HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THAT WORK AND THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTING TO THE STUDENT OUTCOMES YOU REVIEWED EARLIER THIS EVENING, THE WORK THAT IS LED BY DOCTOR GARCIA, OUR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TEAM, MR. HAIR, DOCTOR OSAGIE, DOCTOR CREAR AND THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM, PRINCIPALS AND THE CENTRAL OFFICE ALL COLLECTIVELY WORKING TOGETHER. THE FOCUS IN THESE PLANS IS REALLY KIND OF MULTIPLE FOLD. WE LOOK AT DATA DRIVEN ANALYSIS AND INSTRUCTION.

WE PROGRESS MONITOR CONTINUOUSLY. WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE EFFECTIVE. WE HAVE CONDUCTED ONE AUDIT OF MATH AND ADOPTED A NEW CURRICULUM, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING ANOTHER AUDIT AND POSSIBLY RECOMMENDING A CURRICULUM ADOPTION FOR NEXT YEAR. OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND OUR PLANNING TIME IS SUPPLEMENTED BY TRAINING, CONSTANT TRAINING OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS THAT WE PROVIDE ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, AND WE TRACK AND MONITOR WHAT HAPPENS IN PLANNING AND PLC TARGETED INTERVENTIONS AND DIFFERENTIATION IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ACCELERATING THEIR LEARNING, WHETHER THEY'RE ON THE LOW END OF THE SPECTRUM OR ON THE HIGH END OF THE SPECTRUM. AND OF COURSE, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP WALKTHROUGHS AND OBSERVATION BY THEMSELVES DO NOT REALLY YIELD THE RESULTS THAT WE WANT TO SEE. IT'S THE COACHING PIECE THAT REALLY COMES AS A RESULT OF THOSE WALKTHROUGHS AND THAT ANALYSIS THAT WE BELIEVE WILL YIELD RESULTS, ATTENDANCE, ENGAGEMENT, STUDENT SUPPORT IS AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING OUR SCHOOLS, AND WHEN YOU WALK THE SCHOOLS, YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY SEE THE EVIDENCE OF OUR MANTRA THAT WAS ADOPTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO OF THINK IT, WRITE IT, SPEAK IT AND PROVE IT.

AND FINALLY, OF COURSE, ACROSS OUR PLANS AND THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, YOU WILL WITNESS EVIDENCE OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND A FOCUS ON FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY THAT OUR CAMPUSES VALUE, AND THAT IS VERY SUPPORTED BY OUR CENTRAL OFFICE AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE TIME TONIGHT TO SHARE A HIGH LEVEL AND TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL ON THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. AT THIS TIME, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL ON THOSE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT, COLLEAGUES, TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE DOCTOR AMIN MOVES FORWARD? OKAY.

THANK YOU DOCTOR. ME THANK YOU. SO AT THIS TIME, WE SEEK THE BOARD'S APPROVAL ON THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR DISCUSSION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2026 2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS? PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AS PRESENTED BY ADMINISTRATION. I

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BOARD. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS OPEN

[12. Closed Executive Session ]

CONSIDER LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE FILED BY A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AND CONSIDER A LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE FILED BY A FORMER NUTRITION STAFF MEMBER AND DISCUSSION OF DISTRICT WIDE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT FINDINGS. LET'S SEE. SHOULD FINAL ACTION, VOTE OR DECISION ON ANY MATTER CONSIDERED IN CLOSED SESSION BE REQUIRED? SUCH FINAL ACTION, VOTE OR DECISION SHALL BE TAKEN ONCE THE OPEN MEETING COVERED BY THIS NOTICE RECONVENES OR AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD HAS CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION SESSION AT 9:38 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.