September 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Thank you for your partnership.  Pilot program 57 girls actually registered 73% registration rate.  Big part in the program.  Empower youth. Be successful and in life.  Excited with potential program at Desert Willow.   Quotes from participants. Caretaker responses. Parent feedback went home and talked about the program and replied back to the program.  Daughter stren. Helped her feel more confident among other people.  Wants to be more involved.  5 were unable to make gradudation minus 52 graduated. 107 parents in attendance with the 52 girls.  Evidence based program.  Community effort. grateful for our partnership.  Growing and innovating. Incorporating a therapy dog into the program.  Remy the dog.  A service dog cant touch and therapy dog is touched.  in the process of using her.  Moving program to middle school.  Advisory period first thing in the morning during school hours, built relationships at Elementary. Need to build rapport and message.  Community involvement - volunteering for 12 weeks and for 2 1/2 hours every Monday.  We have 80% of the mentors that will also return.  Long list of people asking to come and volunteer.  Excitement. Special thanks to Therese Rodriguez. Mentoring Circle  then 6, 7, and 8th grades. Quantom learning network. Helping students retain information. 4 day camp free of charge for students.

Discussion:  Expertise in Construction - Exclude Dr. WAshburn and Crystal.

Discussion:  The main is not going away.  Thank public, admin, staff and student committee during this process. Local canyons around the site. 2 new buildings - demolish HHS, cafeteria, cental courtyard area. North building - science and classrooms. 
Caverns  design.  Next step is designing. 
Review Survey results
Board requested - 2 options to break down information. Overall design  preferences - 256 responses wanted Canyon Flipping.
Design preference Community - Canyon Flipped. - 
Only 7 students wanted the Canyon option.  Keeping PAD and Planetarium.  Never been used.  Quote for us to preserve it and move it - city possibly donating to the museum $500 thousand to do that.. part of original design.  talk to city see if we ca solicitation donation for the money to move it.   Gerry - entrance - plan with Canyon - when North building is completed it will be moved  - relocate main entrance to the main church street.  
Bond money specifically for building it cannot be used for salaries.  Design meetings - comment made about moving central office to the main. (this was an option)  There are NO plans to moved.
Priorities - safety of students, timeline of completion, functionality, preserving the feel of the campus.
Trent - board, community, this is a vote on the design.. everything is still very fluid - this maybe...remember so many important decisions still have to be made.  We have a kindof idea of how the building will look.  Shematic design and then design development.  Consesus - entrances may or may not change - 5%  - barely scratching the surface..  Construction time - Gerry- Length of time with Canyon - moving to a CMR Process  - Proposal will be brought to the board to include this CMR process, involves the builder in the design process which accelerates the building process.  6 years is a conservative allocation; hope to have it done in 4 years with this possible CMR Process.  Canyon or Cavern - bring the builder in early and are a part of the design decision including the subcontractors.  Contractor is ultimately responsible, when it was a choice between cost and if Local is an option.  Some of the cost did increase but had the option to use local - Benefit Canyon building in the middle of the campus.  Contractor will be involved for safety.  CM at Risk - at the table but architect is still in charge.  Make sure that as much as possible that the money stays in Eddy county even though it depends on ability.  Tiffany - comments on survey; most comments had to do with 25 people wanted to keep Main, 25 Safety, 21 existing concerns and new layout if needed. 8 people fix don't building anything new.  WE have a plan to prevent having to send students to AV.   Kevin - projections there will be no money left for PRL.  current projections - last bond....consturction costs have increased on projected 160% increase.  Bond is based on what we know.  We will have to go out for a Bond.  CHS and new middle school will be paid before its built.  Trying to include South Side Elementary.  Clancey - comment about just remodeling and nothing new.  keeping foot print 158 million over our bond in order to do that.  need to be financially responsible.  Think long term and be respectful with the money we received.  Option Canyon or Cavern.

Discussion:  Specific project it can be done But if not it could be a gift of public funds.  Only for 20 acres for 1,250 million.