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Upbringing officials described a three‑phase partnership process: an initial “courting” and fact-finding phase, a memorandum-of-understanding and operational planning phase, and a reflection/assessment phase once the pilot is operating. Upbringing representatives said they would pay the full salary of a classroom teacher assistant and half the salary of the lead teacher (subject to Head Start caps), provide training for staff, supply classroom materials (they cited a $1,500 per-class cap for supplies), support home visits, and assign an education coach and family advocate to the campus. They said Head Start regulations require a 20% in‑kind contribution and that part of the in‑kind would be the use of district space, administrator time and other shared resources.

Upbringing representatives said typical pre‑K classroom size for Head Start is capped (they cited a maximum enrollment of 17 for the classroom under the model). They described services to identify and connect families to health and developmental services, to support attendance and family engagement, and to provide professional development for teachers. They also said some start‑up furniture and supply costs can be provided through the Head Start grant.

Board members asked several operational questions that remain unresolved in the packet and would need to be nailed down before a final MOU: how state average daily attendance (ADA) would be recorded and how district ADA funding would be affected; whether the district would be expected to supply diapers or other consumables or whether those would come from Head Start funds; the specific staff‑time and space counted as Head Start in‑kind; and any safety, facilities or inspection requirements for a campus classroom. Board members also raised concerns about enrolling three‑year‑olds who are not toilet trained and emphasized that district teachers and paraprofessionals should not be reassigned without consent.

District and Upbringing staff proposed next steps: a classroom site visit, a written breakdown of what Upbringing would supply for the pilot classroom, and follow‑up meetings to draft a formal MOU. No board action or vote was taken on the proposal at the meeting; trustees asked staff to return with the requested operational details for consideration at a future meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special Board Meeting - Budget Workshop 3 - 06-05-25 @ 5:30pm","oneSentenceSummary","West Oso ISD trustees heard a presentation on a proposed memorandum of understanding with Upbringing Head Start to pilot a dual‑enrollment pre‑K 3 classroom on a district campus.","taxTitle","WEST OSO ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",38833,"location","Texas","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6675460,"West Oso ISD board approves Strong Foundations implementation grant agreement with Moe Casey",3888,1314000,5202000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3685948-512ed1904bcf6abd269db873480cf139&start=1314&end=5202","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3685948-512ed1904bcf6abd269db873480cf139/thumbnail_1314000.jpg","/articles/6675460/Texas/West-Oso-ISD-board-approves-Strong-Foundations-implementation-grant-agreement-with-Moe-Casey","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6675460-d2557fed20bacfb90a6aff88a6f2da00/orig.mp4?Expires=1775520911&Signature=RQUStOUzixCS~soHLESXrEZQv7ln3p7xBeaPzrKqw7rB1ZCoVopEF-moiC6B8QHs92-TqiXe1-JPqt8NOpCTDRXN7Ja1OyX3KSZB0UxcrcTDD69aHeIhiphIO3kk7v5A2Md70uR~BwEWsQgD9RQrzqsSyM-OrXWjoG9rzKpgHr18bBNpX14A8C7MPioEnfFTWwb2OA3sH5GAhrByxWRgkJwPdOlFGw8sk6i4f00RjnGe6JFr1r~EtfmVwiKs89SekVfr9lUiSK01YwhoGDmg9rzrcIaLxeEunE515rG4-CGT~gXELc2PQgc0E05POQBn5h8R-ssM3-ntvheAkMwZTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Oso ISD Board of Trustees voted to accept an implementation-grant agreement with Moe Casey, the district said during its meeting, committing the district to a Texas Education Agency (TEA) Strong Foundations implementation grant that includes an external-provider contract.

The grant totals $200,000; district staff said TEA requires that up to 50% of an implementation grant go to an external approved provider. Because Moe Casey has worked with the district on K–5 Eureka math implementation this year, staff proposed contracting Moe Casey again for 6th–8th grade math work, with roughly $100,000 of the grant available to pay the provider and the remainder to be used by the district for stipends, supplies and partial salary support for an instructional facilitator.

District staff and Moe Casey consultants described the services the provider will supply under the TEA implementation grant. Those services include an implementation adviser to work with administrators, a product adviser focused on instructional materials, professional learning for teachers and leaders, several classroom observations and “learning walks” during the year, support for professional learning communities (PLCs), a staffing study comparing district staffing to similar districts, and registration assistance for assessment conferences. Staff emphasized that TEA’s implementation grants are prescriptive: districts must choose from TEA’s approved provider list and must meet TEA deliverables tied to the grant.

Board members pressed staff for outcome data from last year’s K–5 implementation before moving forward. District staff said the full analysis of spring assessment and STAR results was not yet complete but that a summary of preliminary results and the consultants’ classroom observations would be presented to the board at the June 23 meeting. Staff also said the provider conducted classroom observations and PLC support last year and that teacher feedback was positive.

A motion to accept the implementation agreement was made by Trustee Gutierrez and seconded by a fellow trustee. During roll call Trustee Martinez voted no; Trustees Dorn, Adebondo and Pablo Rodriguez answered in the affirmative on their roll-call prompts as recorded in the meeting. The motion carried and the board approved the agreement.

Next steps described by district staff include finalizing the written contract with the provider, uploading required documents for TEA, and scheduling initial planning meetings and the first set of deliverables so the provider can begin work this summer and during the upcoming school year.","The West Oso ISD Board of Trustees voted to accept a Texas Education Agency Strong Foundations implementation grant and to contract an approved external provider, Moe Casey, to support 6th–8th grade mathematics implementation. Board members requested outcome data and implementation deliverables before the program’s summer rollout.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6675453,"Trustees briefed on state budget and K‑12 legislation; district staff warn of many unknowns",0,6077000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3685948-512ed1904bcf6abd269db873480cf139&start=6077&end=6077","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3685948-512ed1904bcf6abd269db873480cf139/thumbnail_6077000.jpg","/articles/6675453/Texas/Trustees-briefed-on-state-budget-and-K12-legislation-district-staff-warn-of-many-unknowns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6675453-9fbf3d80fa3b7e1fd371a6c42a82e005/orig.mp4?Expires=1775520911&Signature=ZnYQrLCUuKQ7Vc6wxAxYySVFGW~YNfPPWNKKt2NsNHlUXsPREsupBWO9HsrV01sS3J27uFO2ClkcnRWOe6r0~qlBBy6gpBbGd6C2vdffPwFXJOVFFNA9gs6L8EzWZ1jHVliz0G1AprVjsDo5NbPoqD9cZ8yaZ964yW6cRBvbgL~r0ZXa28bqI74sr~lTKfso~VzJ9PCdJplGmpbgKeceNvOC0~5HjFaHXC0Jxln-aUoy2w~dXD57nGgPxmsEiYOs9mZbXFTq-2zT29MCc5NbmPXe6zWJwROsXxIb-t2p6yJpP3r-iri5IQdY5rbAWf-M3VazhkXlNQxg-iJjCN1b3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District administrators briefed trustees on a wide range of state legislative activity and budget items that could affect West Oso ISD’s 2025–26 budget and operations. Staff repeatedly cautioned that many program details and TEA guidance remain pending, and that the district must proceed cautiously when planning staffing and enrollment assumptions.

Staff identified several areas with potential district impact: additional allotments for teacher and staff pay (examples cited in the presentation included $4,000 for certain early‑career certified teachers and $8,000 for teachers with five or more years of experience), an increase in funding to help cover insurance and utility costs, new or shifted special‑education funding, possible changes to the early‑education allotment (pre‑K), and new safety‑and‑security grants the district has already begun to use for doors, film and communication equipment.

Staff also discussed programs that limit the state’s funding reach—for example, some proposed interventions are capped at a percentage of the student population—and described complications in how new allotments will be calculated and distributed (many allotments will depend on final ADA and TEA rules). Staff noted the district has already received certain competitive and noncompetitive grants for safety and that other required items (for example, panic‑alert systems) have large up‑front and recurring costs that make implementation expensive.

Trustees asked questions about specific line items in the packet, including how the district will account for special‑education evaluation costs, how full‑day pre‑K funding would be implemented in practice, how ADA will be affected by new early‑education formulas, and what the new support‑staff allotment will cover. Staff reiterated that several bills have been sent to the governor and that TEA will release more complete implementation guidance in the fall, after which the district will present more detailed budget recommendations. The board did not take action on funding assumptions at the meeting and directed staff to continue monitoring legislative developments and to prepare updated budget scenarios when TEA guidance is available.","District leaders reviewed recent state legislation and budget provisions that could affect West Oso ISD revenue, special education, pre‑K funding and safety allocations; staff said many details will not be clear until TEA releases guidance and that the district will proceed cautiously.","actionData","errors"]

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West Oso ISD reviews proposed Upbringing Head Start MOU to pilot dual‑enrollment pre‑K 3 classroom

West Oso ISD board approves Strong Foundations implementation grant agreement with Moe Casey

Trustees briefed on state budget and K‑12 legislation; district staff warn of many unknowns