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Jesse Claiborne, assistant superintendent for facilities and construction, told trustees the 2019 bond ($1.762 billion authorization) funded facility renovations and additions, safety-and-security upgrades, technology infrastructure and transportation purchases. He reported all elementary renovations are complete, site security fencing at campuses is finished, and athletic and several new instructional and support facilities are in service. The district has completed high-school athletic conversions to artificial turf at baseball and softball fields and finished new high-school band towers and administrative furniture installs at most campuses.

Claiborne said the program is in design and bidding for phase 6 projects, scheduled to finish by summer 2026. He said all support facilities will be complete by summer 2025 except a Support Services Storage Building, which is slated to finish in 2026. Transportation purchases and police vehicles funded by the bond are complete.

Charles Franklin (Technology Services) provided the bond-funded technology update: network switch replacements across campus closets, network access control (NAC) rollout (four sites in restrict mode), anticipated Windows 11 transition by October 2025, and enterprise electronic-document work that is expected to move into a maintenance phase in 2026.

Board members asked about facility-assessment work being done to identify future capital needs; Claiborne said the department is conducting districtwide assessments (96 instructional campuses and 36 support buildings) to identify critical-infrastructure needs and asset-replacement cycles and will present results at a future meeting.

No board action was taken; the update was informational and staff will return with results of facility assessments and a timeline for remaining projects.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Work Session | February 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Facilities and construction staff reported Feb. 6 that the 2019 bond program has finished elementary renovations, site security fencing and most support facilities; remaining phase‑6 projects and one support storage building are scheduled through 2026.","taxTitle","CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14109,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6345358,"CFISD updates cybersecurity, TLE recertification, ED-FI transition and data-governance automations",1076,8130000,9206000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249269-cbae37f8f702b1de9950336e1d2a7b8a&start=8130&end=9206","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249269-cbae37f8f702b1de9950336e1d2a7b8a/thumbnail_8130000.jpg","/articles/6345358/Texas/CFISD-updates-cybersecurity-TLE-recertification-ED-FI-transition-and-data-governance-automations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345358-8e5e52d22bc7e5fbe92d63bc9fca9d45/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448033&Signature=o2fXwOdbI4Q-9i73puae6OyRIYFF0ee9Y6eqO1BPNg8OpJbOEmZFijDbtqnPW0ZJlImWag~9yhP7xt-Lui1moBN8VlrY9TDuApcpuWcuuzvnQ8uAvvA2ykCr31nrq9AidU22a-i-SkUcvog-ugQuxRQs34rIeYEyiVvbDGuJOPV2TqiPaYFmSCGOKVEOiXrwQ-zU5esF0KV4Ou-ZcCiTQt8rMo0HlnRPdBotNIKZUPsQ9x7fLYexUiPVNPQHO5H4IKf001PpOceqmobO4cctyGbD8lieSQY19mr1Ui4IHs8Ypmzu4jrRH8vC4UYIkCErzRWdk-3MkHnd45GfJ5ra~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Technology Services presented an update Feb. 6 on district cybersecurity operations, digital-resource review, recertification of the Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) seal, the Ed-Fi (TEA) transition for PEIMS reporting, and the district’s data-governance and automation projects.

Assistant Superintendent Charles Franklin introduced the technology leadership team and described guardrail-aligned objectives. Oscar Gonzalez, the district cybersecurity manager, summarized monitoring metrics: monthly endpoint patches (averaging into the hundreds of thousands across the fleet), thousands of staff phishing reports requiring investigation, millions of inbound spam blocks and an ongoing program of employee cybersecurity training. Gonzalez said the district renewed the TLE Trusted Learning Environment seal and is one of eight Texas districts with current certification.

Staff described a new Digital Resource Review process that evaluates apps for data privacy, rostering and technical integration before procurement and classroom use. They also discussed the district’s adoption of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (version 2) for a layered security posture covering governance, identification, protection, detection, response and recovery.

On compliance reporting, information-services staff said CFISD activated its Ed-Fi connection to the TEA data warehouse in October 2024. The first submissions faced initial issues—publishing speed and fatal business validations—but the team reported the district reached ‘‘fatal-free’’ status for the tested submission and continues to work with the TEA and vendors on timelines.

Jennifer Grimm and other directors reviewed data-governance progress: the district has identified 22 data domains and completed 67% of domain reviews; a discipline reporting dashboard is nearing production; and 42 business-process automations (BPAs) are in phase 2, with 16 completed and others in progress. Technology staff said the electronic document management system now stores more than 1 million documents and that automated digital oaths for test security reduced campus administrative work.

Trustees praised the department’s responsiveness and the staff’s weekend work to meet TEA deadlines. Questions from trustees centered on how content filtering avoids blocking legitimate instructional materials and how the district measures cybersecurity effectiveness. Presenters said they tune filters in partnership with instructional staff, use threat intelligence and vendor relationships for prioritized updates, and monitor phishing-report counts and endpoint-alert trends as indicators of risk.

No board action was taken; the update was informational.","Technology Services briefed trustees on cybersecurity operations, renewal of the Trusted Learning Environment seal, the district’s Ed-Fi transition to TEA data standards, and dozens of process automations meant to reduce staff workload and improve data quality and access.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6345363,"CFISD police and emergency management detail security layers, response times and audits",1010,3589000,4599000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249269-cbae37f8f702b1de9950336e1d2a7b8a&start=3589&end=4599","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249269-cbae37f8f702b1de9950336e1d2a7b8a/thumbnail_3589000.jpg","/articles/6345363/Texas/CFISD-police-and-emergency-management-detail-security-layers-response-times-and-audits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345363-91ba6a2cd958a3df000e7e61dc12e821/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448033&Signature=lOEzc51~Wqsd7eJ3QQ3MdxoCfYmaO8CiWxOPkVmBbsQ6e-Q4AafbxPfzMHaDMnPiC7pTUnCN7rAGR~AjgjzJ48lqNwyEpBdWDG6CiYpIHRhGwiQme9YgHIsH-XaRVK7o3WXYq1T8KkzNjZW~0cEcmImk032zJqvdwfDJ~1BNK9EV3zPSHFPDVZ4UTrWfHnDPBvImDAjGMzHHX7WnebpI6~sVmVSvPYn6t5yfeOgXWoeYJ8W8X5Jfu7vwRxCz~X8wkYk2OVuKnNRap8HwfD3OUVRAmLK21~71HJPECpxU5qLT-dM2L7h99Q6nWhXKagBnKT-LNglGKanHDQerIEKKKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cypress-Fairbanks ISD police department and the Office of Emergency Management presented a safety-and-security update Feb. 6 outlining staffing, patrol coverage, preventive measures and audit findings.

Chief Mendez described the department’s size and structure: a department established in 2012 that now is budgeted for 117 officers and provides 24/7 coverage. Officers are organized by lieutenants into geographic zones and ‘‘pods’’ of elementary schools; daytime patrol officers perform perimeter and interior checks (which the chief called “safe school checks”). The department reported 19,468 safe-school checks at elementary campuses in the first semester and 61,283 calls for service district-wide during the same period; 1,961 of those calls were criminal offenses.

Mendez said the department’s average emergency response time to high-priority calls was 3 minutes, 20 seconds for the first semester. He also described prevention and identification measures that together form the district’s layered approach: perimeter fencing and locked door policies, security vestibules, classroom phones with 911 capability, panic buttons, ID badges for secondary students, randomized metal-detector checks and the CyFair anonymous tip line. The tip line produced 1,433 tips in the first semester; 82 of the tips required police follow-up and 53 received evening or overnight responses to ensure student safety.

Scott Hudson, director of emergency management, described the district’s emergency operations planning, the intruder-detection audit conducted with the Texas School Safety Center and the district vulnerability assessment required by the TEA. He said 55 campuses had been audited for intruder-detection checks (about 59.1% of campuses) and that three additional elementary schools audited the day before the presentation had no findings. Hudson said TEA assessors evaluated 70 campuses during the recent vulnerability assessment and that the district is tracking corrective actions and will continue audits on a three-year cycle as required by Texas Education Code.

Trustees praised officers’ outreach work; the chief said the department ran 412 school presentations in the first semester for students, staff or parents, and maintains community programming (summer camps and athletics programs) to strengthen relationships. Trustees asked how the district measures real-world effectiveness beyond compliance; presenters said the district uses after-action reports, threat and risk assessments, federal and regional intelligence sharing and exercises (tabletop, functional and full-scale) to drive improvements and that corrective actions from drills and audits inform changes to planning and operations.

No board action was taken; the update was informational and staff said they will continue the audit cycle and report corrective actions to the board.","Police Chief Mendez and Emergency Management Director Scott Hudson described the district’s layered safety approach — patrol structure, safe-school checks, tip line, intruder-audit results and planned corrective actions — and said average emergency response time during the first semester was about 3 minutes, 20 seconds.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6345367,"CFISD board warned of budget pressure as Legislature begins session; trustees press for homestead-exemption relief and special-education fixes",3930,1643000,5573000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249269-cbae37f8f702b1de9950336e1d2a7b8a&start=1643&end=5573","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249269-cbae37f8f702b1de9950336e1d2a7b8a/thumbnail_1643000.jpg","/articles/6345367/Texas/CFISD-board-warned-of-budget-pressure-as-Legislature-begins-session-trustees-press-for-homestead-exemption-relief-and-special-education-fixes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345367-ff1a0f3fd051bb8c0a087270e50c452e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448033&Signature=GXGv4CzHLvXnHYonxf4yUHls4jHKT2BJrXFIs8tV7xxnS2BzTjR5zS2obmnZiBB~6L6G9iAwdTnY0CKt5qPyibqfk7mEqx5lCj67gEiZ~Lr6jI93V5AHQeznNGY6dfhRkJWOvub4HFOCe5aO1yoEB9MjooBMZJHI3aGk2nLfMcBkDlemMoGBvrrHdsS0GyGnoqI-QI~uqIllh0rL71o3OAi0VmndCCG1rjY1nvNVcKl78Fmwog--ruRV4dGOuq13R19rqZRCS8yDg5Y8WbIh1fis0DxGe~N1NIyDTXcFwuGg9UNvBseCA2CnNM0k1JQmzJ-tcvdvVDVQZm2JvEF37Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT — District finance and legislative staff told trustees Feb. 6 that long-term inflation, flat state per-student funding, declining average daily attendance and the expiration of federal stimulus funds have combined to create a large budget gap for 2024–25 and to influence planning for 2025–26.

Karen Smith, the district’s finance lead, reviewed state funding mechanics and the local drivers of the district’s projected deficit. She said the basic allotment remains $6,160 (last increased under House Bill 3 in 2019), that the district has held a 20% local optional homestead exemption for years and that special-population weights and average daily attendance directly affect state revenue. Smith listed major cost increases the district must absorb: a roughly $63 million effect from the local optional homestead exemption on the maintenance-and-operations side, about $15 million from a 2% drop in average daily attendance since the pandemic, and significant new operating costs to staff and run recently opened facilities.

Smith said the district previously used federal stimulus and higher interest income to blunt the deficit; those revenues have declined or expired. The adopted 2024–25 budget assumed use of some fund balance and included reductions of about $58.7 million; remaining projected deficits were described in the presentation (district slide figures cited by staff). She also reported a contested change in SHARS/health-reimbursement results: the district was informed it would receive less Medicaid-related reimbursement than expected and is appealing cost-report results that affect 2022 and 2023 filings.

Teresa (Theresa/Teresa spelled variably in the transcript) Holt, the district’s legislative liaison, reviewed items to watch during the 89th Legislature: the state budget, teacher pay proposals, a proposed expansion of education savings accounts, property-tax relief options and bills addressing special education and school safety. She noted that the comptroller’s January 13 revenue estimate left the legislative process workable but that final school-finance changes historically arrive late in the session. Holt flagged several bills of consequence to CFISD’s finances: proposals to increase teacher pay through a teacher-incentive allotment, possible changes to the safety-and-security allotment, Senate Bill 260 (safety allotment changes referenced), and Senate Bill 2 (education savings accounts) as having passed the Senate the previous night.

Trustees and Superintendent Dr. Killian said district leaders are urging legislators to recognize the local optional homestead exemption (a policy that has reduced local tax collections but been maintained to provide homeowner relief) and to consider special-education funding changes. Trustees noted that even reported increases for teacher pay or safety—if targeted narrowly—may not help other district payroll costs (bus drivers, aides, counselors, police officers and campus support staff) and warned that unfunded or underfunded mandates would force local cuts.

Discussion points included the district's request that state leaders consider a mechanism to reimburse or otherwise recognize the district’s longstanding optional homestead exemption, the need to preserve or increase special-education funding (Sen. Bettencourt’s proposals were mentioned), and the possibility that safety and security allotments would not cover local police costs.

No budget decisions were finalized at the work session; staff said they will prepare the district’s 2025–26 budget based on current law, monitor the legislature, and return to the board with updated revenue projections as bills and comptroller estimates settle.","District staff outlined drivers of a projected multimillion-dollar deficit, options for using fund balance, and key bills to watch in the 89th Texas Legislature. Trustees and the superintendent stressed that state-level choices on teacher pay, homestead-exemption recognition and special-education funding will shape next year’s budget.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6345371,"CFISD trustees hear formative-assessment report showing many students still below grade level; board urges volunteer reading push",1428,201000,1629000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249269-cbae37f8f702b1de9950336e1d2a7b8a&start=201&end=1629","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249269-cbae37f8f702b1de9950336e1d2a7b8a/thumbnail_201000.jpg","/articles/6345371/Texas/CFISD-trustees-hear-formative-assessment-report-showing-many-students-still-below-grade-level-board-urges-volunteer-reading-push","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345371-10ccdb85ceddbe2db0d6c443c97fe967/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448033&Signature=APU7Pi9qO~d7sZo9d-JKNmvh3JyKIAVEMAqnCeGEYm6LLo4vo4Pukujz49E1WNLWYY-eHt8L9POFdFr1Z5QpvXfh5KAkcny8eG8ywrLc-9MrGGvLyp3WBwzNFbgNkyDKN1un~gK3OBkvO4cWIb7D-KnW0Klbjed8DAcYtNpiv6LnA1H4ryWYktYUomAUDxCpXcrkhf2TQlFecBTxzonb8w0Cw7tqK27fh13bAO0tgC1Gr9q9ofLVtnHEFL4RpR5F9O8CZMMb6m7tIH2ghJPxORAfVzrGL65FNr-YUAckcwT1W8JE7DMs1M~Erlmk-YhLDxx-aOBdfFErixTR9nW9oQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District board on Feb. 6 heard a district report on formative-assessment results and plans to accelerate reading and math, with trustees urging greater community volunteering to support campus interventions.

The presentation explained the district’s new system for reporting student progress by month and grade. Dr. Gorey, a district assessment lead, said the reports let campuses and the district “monitor student learning, provide feedback to enhance teaching and learning, identify gaps, and tailor” interventions. She told the board the tool reports grade-and-month benchmarks (for example, 4.1 = fourth grade, first month) so teachers and families can see how many months of progress a student needs to reach grade level.

Board members said the data show both encouraging movement and significant needs. Christine, who leads the board’s ASVP committee, praised the assessment work and said campuses have identified opportunities for volunteers to help with comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Board member Natalie and others asked how the district balances assessment time with instruction; Dr. Gorey said district staff reduced the number of assessments this year, coordinated assessment timing with principals, and practice tests are scheduled so students can be comfortable with the online STAR format.

District presenters described interventions being used at campuses: video exemplars of district coaches reteaching content for staff, small-group tutoring, targeted spirals to mastery, and individualized student plans created after campus- and district-level data reviews. Dr. Gorey said video resources are posted so teachers can model proven strategies when reteaching difficult content.

Trustees asked for clearer visualizations of growth. Board members suggested a line graph or year-over-year comparison to show in-year acceleration; district staff said they will work to publish accessible progress indicators on the public website and to provide the board with the monitoring schedule for the DPM (district progress measure) and other checkpoints.

The board framed community volunteers as part of the strategy to accelerate progress. Christine and other trustees said the district is building a volunteer pathway—training, vetted materials and tracking—so community members can read with students or work on math fluency on a measurable schedule.

No formal action was taken on the assessment report; trustees received the report and asked staff to (1) publish clearer growth visuals, (2) provide the DPM monitoring schedule to the board, and (3) continue building the volunteer program and related materials.","District administrators reported formative-assessment results showing a majority of students who entered fourth grade below grade level remain behind; trustees and staff described targeted interventions, campus plans and a volunteer program to accelerate reading and math gains.","actionData","errors"]

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