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>> GALVAN: ALL RIGHT T AT 10:09 A.M. ON THIS TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2026, WE'LL CALL THE ED CAKESSAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> CLERK: THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ON THE LAST MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTION TO THE MIRNLTS? CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? AND A SECOND? THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. (AYES.)
>> GALVAN: ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? GREAT.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE HAVE JESSICA WEAVER
HAVE [INDISCERNIBLE] AND SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GALVAN: YOU'VE GOT THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF YOUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH.
WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING TRAUMATIC EVENTS. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, OUR CLINICIANS HAVE BECOME A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PARTICULARLY IN MOMENTS FOLLOWING A HANDLE WITH CARE CALL WHEN A FAMILY MAY NEED IMMEDIATE, COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT. WHILE NOT EVERY FAMILY REQUIRES INTENSIVE SERVICES, OUR SHARED GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE OUR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED. THIS SCHOOL YEAR ALONE WE HAVE SUPPORTED 92 STUDENTS, COMPLETING MORE THAN -- FOR 425 FAMILY MEMBERS. I WANT TO BRIEFLY SHARE ONE EXAMPLE THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK. A MOTHER OF FIVE RECENTLY FLED A 12-YEAR ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP LEAVING BEHIND ALL OF THEIR BELONGINGS TO START OVER IN A SAFE HOME. WITH EXTREMELY LIMITED RESOURCES THE FAMILY HAD A SOFA BED AND AN INFLATABLE MATTRESS.
THEY WERE ALL SPEAKING TOGETHER SEEKING SAFETY BUT LACKING STABILITY.
OUR CASE MANAGER CONDUCTED IMMEDIATE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WE SECURED DONATIONS, TWIN BEDS, FULL-SIZED BED, BEDDING AND CONNECTED THE FAMILY TO CLOTHING RESOURCES AS WELL. ONCE THE BEDS WERE DELIVERED AND ASSEMBLED, THE CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO SLEEP IN THEIR OWN ROOMS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS INTERVENTION DIDN'T JUST IMPROVE PHYSICAL COMFORT, IT PROVIDED DIGNITY, ROW TEEB AND A MEANINGFUL STEP FORWARD TOWARDS EMOTIONAL HEALING.
THESE WERE FIVE SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS. STOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ALLOW US TO CREATE WHAT WE CALL A SOFT LANDING FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, RIGHT WHERE CHILDREN ALREADY ARE. THEY REDUCE BARRIERS, BUILD TRUST AND STABILIZE FAMILIES BEFORE CRISIS ESCALATES.
THE SCHOOL SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT ALSO FURTHER STRENGTHENS THIS WORK BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE CITY, THE COUNTY, REGION 20 AND COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ALIGN SYSTEMS, SHARE RESPONSIBILITY AND MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. THERE IS NO SEPARATION BETWEEN THE WORK OF THE CITY AND THE QUALITY OF OUR SCHOOLS.
WHEN OUR SCHOOLS ARE STRONG, OUR CITY IS STRONG.
AND OUR KIDS BENEFIT. ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF SAN ANTONIO, AND WE ARE PROUD TO STAND ALONGSIDE THE CITY AND OUR PARTNERS IN SUPPORTING THEIR SUCCESS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE
SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK, HAS ANYONE
ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> CLERK: NO. >> GALVAN: OKAY.
GREAT. THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO ITEM 2, THE OVERVIEW OF THE
BEXAR COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE PROJECT. >> THE CLICKER DISAPPEARED. DO I STILL NEED THAT OR SHOULD I BE ABLE... ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU ABOUT THE BEXAR COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE PROJECT AND OUR COMMUNITY-BASED FINDINGS SPECIFICALLY THOSE THAT WILL BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE FOR MANY YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY. MY NAME IS ERIKA CRAWFORD, DIRECTOR OF SYSTEMS CHANGE AND COMMUNITY IMPACT AND METALS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. I'M EXCITED TO DISCUSS THE 18-MONTH PLANNING PROCESS THAT I'VE CHAMPIONED ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES WITH JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH OR YOUTH THAT ARE AT RISK OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUST TESS SYSTEM. IN TODAY'S -- JUSTICE SYSTEM.
IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION WE'LL DISCUSS THE PLANNING PROCESS THAT LED TO A COMMUNITY-BASED PLAN AIMED AT IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH AND
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FAMILY. THE PRESENTATION WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE YOUTH JUSTICE TRENDS IN THE COUNTY AND SCHOOL OUTCOMES THAT IMPACT STUDENTS' SUCCESS. I WILL FINISH UP WITH OUTCOMES THAT WILL AFFECT YOUTH IN SAN ANTONIO. SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I MUST NOTE THAT THIS PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED BY OJJDP'S 2023 BUILDING LOCAL CONTINUUM OF CARE CATEGORY 2 GRANT AND WAS AWARDED BY THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.THE OPINIONS, FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED TODAY ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS, AND NOT -- DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. ALL RIGHT.
SO NOW THEY'VE GOTTEN OUT OF THE WAY, I THINK IT'S HELPFUL FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, INCREASE PREVENTION AND DIVERSION, AS WELL AS TREATMENT SERVICES. THEREFORE, BEXAR COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION, METALS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTION, OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE ANCHOR COUNCIL, INCLUDING YOUTH AND FAMILIES, WHO HAVE JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO DEVELOP A ROBUST, CROSS-SECTOR ACTIONABLE COMMUNITY-BASED PLAN IN ORDER TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND INCREASE THE USE OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.
THIS IMAGE REFLECTS THE STRATEGIC PROCESS THAT WE UNDERWENT THROUGHOUT THE 18-MONTH PROCESS INCLUDING DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY CONVENINGS, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES AND LISTENING SESSIONS, AND EARLY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN THROUGH CROSSSYSTEM STRATEGY, COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL WAYS THAT WE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY WAS THROUGH OUR -- MULTISECTOR STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO COCONSTRUCT SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS DESIGN WAYS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF JUSTICE-IMPACTED YOUTH AND FAMILIES. AN EXCITING DEVELOPMENT OF THAT EVENT WAS THE ATTENDEES EXPRESSED DESIRE TO FORM A NETWORK THAT WILL HELP US TO CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS AND ADDRESS DIFFERENT PRIORITIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SUMMIT.
THESE SEVEN PRIORITIES, AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE COMMUNITY DETERMINED WERE NEEDS THAT REQUIRE DEDICATED INTENTION AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO ARE AT RISK OF JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. THIS ENTIRE PROCESS CONCLUDED WITH A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE PLAN WHICH WE HOPE TO RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC SOMETIME IN LATER SUMMER OR EARLY FALL AFTER OJJDP'S APPROVAL WITH FINDING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, AND THIS REPORT WILL INCLUDE A MULTITUDE OF RESOURCES THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BE INCORPORATED INTO A YOUTH JUSTICE PORTAL AS WELL AS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS GAPS THAT WERE UNCOVERED THROUGHOUT THIS 18-MONTH PLANNING PROCESS. NOW I'LL SPEND SOME TIME DISCUSSING THE DATA THAT LED TO THE VARIOUS FINDINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE WILL DISCUSS NEAR THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PRESENTATION.
ALL RIGHT. SO THESE CHARTS GIVE A BREAKDOWN OF YOUTH POPULATION BY RACE, COMPARED TO JUSTICE REFERRALS AND ARRESTS OR DETENTIONS IN BEXAR COUNTY. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPORTION OF REFERRALS DON'T ALIGN WITH THE TOTAL POPULATION OF YOUTH DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWNS AND ACCOUNTING. IN FACT, BLACK YOUTH, ESPECIALLY BLACK MALES, ARE BEING REFERRED, ARRESTED AND DETAINED AT HIGHER RATES THAN THEIR PEERS. ANOTHER TREND THIS WORK IS AIMED TO ADDRESS IS REFERRALS AND OFFENSE TYPES.
THE TOP THREE OFFENSES WHICH ARE ASSAULT WITH BODILY INJURY, FAMILY VIOLENCE AND VAPING ARE ALL OFFENSES PREVENTABLE THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION. THIS LAST SLIDE ON YOUTH JUSTICE THAT I WILL DISCUSS BEFORE WE TRANSITION ON HOW ALL THIS RELATES TO EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES REFLECT THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF REFERRALS TO BEXAR COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION IS THROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE HIGHEST RATES ARE UNFORTUNATELY FOR BLACK STUDENTS AS COMPARED TO ALL OTHER STUDENT POPULATIONS. THIS INVERTED TRIANGLE THAT YOU SEE REPRESENTS THE TOP REASONS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION IN BEXAR COUNTY SCHOOLS RANKED BY PROPORTION OF REFERRALS RELATED TO THAT OFFENSE. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'LL BRIEFLY GO OVER SCHOOL DISCIPLINE TRENDS THAT WE UNCOVERED AND THE ADVERSE EFFECT ON STUDENT OUTCOMES. SO THIS FIRST GRAPH SHOWS SCHOOL DISCIPLINE TRENDS
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OF THE COUNTY'S TOP REFERRING ISDS. THIS DATA SHOULD NOT BE ENTER PREAT THE TIMED BY TRYING TO COLLECT POPULATION SIEZ.WOE PURPOSELY DEIDENTIFIED THE DISTRICTS ON THIS SLIDE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE HOPES WE WILL HAVE ONE-ON-ONE DISKUTIONZS WITH DISTRICT LEADERS, BUT AS YOU KNOW, THIS TAKES TIME AND RESOURCES.
BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT. THIS SLIDE HERE DISPLAYS IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND DAP, OR DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM TRENDS, ACROSS THREE STUDENT TYPES MOST AT RISK FOR JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. THAT FIRST TO THE TOP LEFT ARE AT-RISK YOUTH -- YOUTH AT RISK OF ACADEMIC FAILURE, AND THEN THE ONE TO MY RIGHT ARE FOR LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND THEN THE BOTTOM GRAPH IS FOR THOSE STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. THIS HEAT MAP REFLECTS THE REFERRAL RATE BY ZIP CODE, WHICH I AM SURE IS OF INTEREST TO YOU RELATIVE TO YOUR OWN DISTRICTS AND CONSTITUENTS, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RATES INCREASE AS YOU MOVE MORE SOUTH ON THE MAP WHICH ALSO ALIGNS WITH SOME OF THE RESEARCH DESERTS WE UNCOVERED AND FUTURE SUPPORT WE HOPE TO BRING TO THOSE AREAS. ALL RIGHT.
SO HOW DOES THIS ALL IMPACT STUDENTS? WELL, AS OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS INCREASE, SO DOES DROPOUT RATES AND A CHANCE OF LATER CONVICTIONS. AND AS -- AND IT ALSO DECREASES THE STUDENT'S LIKELIHOOD TO ENROLL IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. SO TO SUMMARIZE, SCHOOLS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT CAN TURN THESE TRENDS INTO MORE POSITIVE DIRECTION THROUGH METHODS THAT DECREASE EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE BUT ALSO INCREASE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT FOR DIFFERENT STUDENT SUBPOPULATIONS, ESPECIALLY BLACK YOUTH WHO FACE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT AT HIGHER RATES THAN OTHER YOUTH GROUPS. DESPITE SOME OF THESE ADVERSE OUTCOMES THAT I PRESENTED TODAY, DIVERSION IS STILL A HIGH PRIORITY IN THE COUNTY, AND THERE ARE MANY SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
SO I PROVIDED A LOT OF DATA AND HAD TO DO IT PRETTY FAST, BUT -- SO NOW WHAT? AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ASKED, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE EXCITEMENT BEGINS. SO OUR COC PLAN WHICH WILL BE RELEASED HOPEFULLY SOON LAYS OUT EACH PRIORITY THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR SEVEN ACTION COMMITTEES, BUT I WILL FOCUS ON THE ONES THAT EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATE TO IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. AND SO FORETHE FIRST PRIORITY, WHICH IS EXPAND SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORTS, THE COMMUNITY EXPRESSES THAT INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, RESTO RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT IS A PRIORITY AND ARE NEEDS WITHIN THE K-12 SYSTEM.
AND SO OUR ACTION COMMITTEE HAS BEGUN IDENTIFYING THOSE NEEDS, IDENTIFYING BARRIERS, BUT ALSO STRATEGIZING ON HOW WE CAN EFFECTIVELY INCREASE ACCESS TO SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, MENTORING PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS INCREASE ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS AND SUPPORTS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO ARE MOST IN NEED.
AS WELL AS STRENGTH IN ACCESS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS. SO SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE REFLEX SHUNL OF THIS WORK IS IN THE WA PASSTY -- SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION WHO'S ALSO DOING SIMILAR WORK WHICH INVOLVES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, GRASSROOT ORGANIZATIONS, SMALL AND MEDIUM NONPROFIT TO BETTER SUPPORT JUSTICE-IMPACTED POPULATIONS. WE'RE ALSO LEARNING FOR BEST PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION FROM THE SAN ANTONIO MOBILE MENTAL WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING A PARTNERSHIP WITH ENTITIES SUCH AS PARTNERS IN SCHOOLS AND THE COUNTY'S NEW WICOT TEAM.
OUR NEXT PRIORITY THAT I WILL TALK ABOUT WHICH IS PRIORITY THREE WHICH IS REDUCING PENALTIES FOR ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR. WE FIND THAT YOUTH FACE CRIMINAL SAITIONZ, JUST THINK ABOUT OUR OWN TEENAGE YEARS AND HOW WE COULD HAVE USED THAT SUPPORT OR IF WE DIDN'T, WE PAY HAVE DIFFERENT OUTCOMES. THE COMMUNITY HAS EMPHASIZED THAT THE NEED FOR DECRIMINALIZING LOW-LEVEL INCIDENCES IS TOP PRIORITY.
ONE OF THE WAY THIS ACTION GROUP IS BEGINNING TO DO JUST THAT -- IN AUDIO] -- SO TO PREVENT AND INTERVENE THROUGH EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN CRIMINALIZING VAPING INCIDENCES.
ALL RIGHT. PRIORITY SIX WHICH IS INVEST IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING, BUT THIS IS NOT IN A TRADITIONAL SENSE.
WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO PROMOTE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH, AND THAT IS VITAL, AND WE COMMEND THE WORK, SUCH AS LIKE AT THE AMBASSADOR
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PROGRAM AND COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED, BUT THESE EFFORTS ALSO WANT TO FOCUS ON EDUCATING THE COMMUNITIES AND PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THIS POPULATION.SO THIS PARTICULAR GROUP HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING ONGOING TRAINING THAT EDUCATES AND SUPPORTS, BUT ALSO RETAINS SPECIALIZED WORKFORCE, INCREASING THEIR CAPACITY WHICH IN TURN IMPROVES THE TYPE OF SUPPORT THESE YOUTH AND FAMILIES HAVE. AND THEN OUR LAST ACTION COMMITTEE, THE COMMUNITY HAD EXPRESSED THAT CENTERING EFFORTS ON SCHOOL-BASED DIVERSION, SYSTEM NAVIGATORS AND ALSO ACCESS TO SERVICES IS A NECESSARY PRIORITY, AND SO THIS GROUP HAS BEGUN TO MAP PREVENTION AND DIVERSION SUPPORT SO THEY CAN INCREASE COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARENESS ABOUT THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN ORDER TO BETTER SUPPORT YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN NEED.
ALL RIGHT. SO I KNOW I JUST SPEWED A LOT OF INFORMATION TO YOU ALL, AND IT ALL MAKES SENSE ONCE YOU GET THAT REPORT, BUT IN SUMMARY, ULTIMATELY ALL THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS CONCLUDED THAT NO SINGLE SYSTEM OR ENTITY CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF JUSTICE-IMPACTED YOUTH AND FAMILIES OR THOSE AT RISK.
AND SO IN ORDER FOR US -- INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACHES, AS WELL AS BEST PRACTICES TO ADDRESS BOTH CRISES AND SUSTAIN OVERALL WELL-BEING. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY
PRESENTATION. >> GALVAN: WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AIRICKA, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. WE'LL HAVE OUR COMMITTEE GO AROUND.
I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE PREPPED THIS BEFORE WE BEGAN THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY, BUT TALKING A BIT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, OF COURSE, AS IT RELATES TO THE COUNTY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND EVEN HERE WITH THE CITY, JUST WANTED TO LOOK AT HOW THESE EXTERNAL FACTORS IMPACT OR STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO START THE COMMENTS FOR
THIS ITEM. COUNCILMAN MUNGIA? >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, AIRICKA FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
IT WAS VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE AND SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION OUT OF HERE. YOU KNOW, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, I THINK IT WAS -- YOU TALKED ABOUT SLIDE 23, YOU MENTIONED SOUTHWEST ISD, RIGHT?
>> YES. >> MUNGIA: SO I GOT THE CHANCE TO ACTUALLY MEET WITH THEIR FORMER POLICE CHIEF AND HE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT THAT PROGRAM WITH THE VAPE PROGRAM AS A WAY TO DIVERT KIDS FROM GOING TO -- GETTING THE AUTHORITIES INVOLVED. AND I NOTICE ON ANOTHER SLIDE THAT'S BECAUSE OF STATE CHANGED THAT FROM MISDEMEANOR TO FELONIES. IT WASN'T THE AMOUNT WAS REDUCED, IT JUST GOT SHIFTED FROM M MISDEMEANOR --
>> YES, THERE'S ALSO BEEN CURRENT LEGISLATION WHICH WILL SHIFT THAT BACK, WHICH IS A GREAT THING, BUT IT'S STILL A NEED WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS EDUCATE OR PREVENT THEM FROM UTILIZING VAPES IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND THEN HOPEFULLY REDUCE THAT LEVEL OF MISDEMEANORS WHERE THOSE CHARGES ARE NOW.
>> MUNGIA: YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF GOOD KIDS GET WRAPPED UP IN THAT SOMETIMES AND EVEN IF IT'S THEIR FIRST MAJOR ISSUE, THEY'RE GETTING THINGS ON THEIR RECORD THAT ARE GOING TO AFFECT THEM NEGATIVELY FOR A LONG TIME, SO I'M GRAD TO SEE SOME MOVEMENT ON THAT.
I THINK SCHOOLS SHOULD ADOPT SOMETHING BETTER TO DEAL WITH THAT, BECAUSE
IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. >> WE AGREE.
>> MUNGIA: AND IF YOU GO TO SLIDE 17, SO WITHIN THE TOP FIVE, I HAVE TWO ZIP CODES IN MY DISTRICT AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER ONE, 78242, AND SO YOU'RE ASSESSMENT IS BASED ON THIS. IT'S PRIMARILY A LACK OF RESOURCES OR FAMILY RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN
PARTS OF TOWN? >> YES. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOUND WITH THE DATA THAT BASED ON THOSE HIGHEST NUMBER OF REFERRALS, THOSE AREAS ALSO HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SUPPORTS TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.
AND SO AREAS THAT THERE MAY BE HIGH FAMILY VIOLENCE INCIDENT, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PROVIDERS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA TO HELP TO ADDRESS THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO -- I DIDN'T DISCUSS, IS TO MOBILIZE AN ASSESSMENT CENTER THAT WILL ALLOW FAMILIES TO COME, DEESCALATE SITUATIONS AND PREVENT FURTHER ARRESTS OR DEEPER INVOLVEMENT IN THE SYSTEM. AND SO THAT IS SPEARHEADED BY DR. JENNY DONSTOLTZ IN BEXAR COUNTY PROBATION AND WE'RE LOOKING AT NATIONAL MODELS TO SUPPORT THAT EFFORT BUT ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH UNITED WAY AND THEIR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS AND OTHER PROVIDERS THAT CAN HELP TO BRING THOSE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE
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COMMUNITIES. >> MUNGIA: AND WHAT KIND OF OTHER SERVICES ARE YOU THINKING OF? I'M LOOKING AT A MAP HERE, RIGHT, 78209, WHICH IS REGARDED AS ONE OF OUR WEALTHIER ZIP CODES, WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE OR HAVE ACCESS TO THAT SOMEONE IN 78211 MAY NOT HAVE?
>> WELL, WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT FAMILIES AS WELL THAT MAY HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO SERVICES AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER ZIP CODES THEY MAY NOT. WE ALSO ARE FINDING THAT MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE HIGH-NEEDS POPULATIONS, ARE SPARSE, AND SO BEING ABLE TO BRING MORE MENTORING SERVICES WITH THOSE THAT HAVE THE INVESTED INTEREST TO SUPPORT THEM -- THAT THE POPULATION MAY HAVE, WE'RE ALSO NOTICING -- WE KNOW THAT SOME OF THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY NOT HAVE AS MUCH RESOURCES DUE TO FUNDING, AND SO THAT MAY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO, YOU KNOW, THE LACK OF RESOURCES AS WE IDENTIFY RESOURCE DESERTS THAT ARE SHOWN ON THIS MAP.
AND THEN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, OF COURSE, -- UNITED STATES, BUT ALSO IN BEXAR COUNTY IS NOT ABSOLVED FOR THAT, AND SO SOME OF THOSE AREAS WITH THE DARKER SHADE MAY HAVE PROVIDERS, BUT THEY'RE FAR AWAY FROM THE FAMILIES' ACCESS, SO JUST TRYING TO MOBILIZE THOSE SERVICES SO FAMILIES CAN REALISTICALLY OBTAIN THOSE SERVICES.
>> MUNGIA: ABSOLUTELY. AND LOOKING AT YOUR PRIORITIES, I NOTICED IT WASN'T -- THERE WAS NOT A NUMBER TWO OR -- BETWEEN THREE -- CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. >> YEAH, SO WE HAD SEVEN TOTAL PRIORITIES, BECAUSE I KNOW I PROVIDED A LOT OF INFORMATION, I TRIED TO ONLY HONE IN ON THOSE THAT INDIRECTLY OR DIRECTLY RELATE TO EDUCATION.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO SHARE ALL SEVEN OF THOSE PRIORITIES WITH YOU ALL, AND THEN, OF COURSE, WHEN THAT REPORT IS RELEASED, YOU AIL WILL HAVE THE FULL PLAN INCLUDING SOME SHORT MEDIUM OR INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM GOALS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FROM THOSE WORK GROUPS.
AND SO I CAN SHARE THAT AFTER TODAY'S MEETING. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU.
AND LASTLY, VERY, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATE TO SEE YOUR POINT HERE THAT SCHOOL ARREST RATES ARE HIGH R FOR ALL BLACK RATES COMPARED TO OTHER STUDENT RACES, IN YOUR RESEARCH, DID YOU IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE
MAYBE THE REASONS WHY THAT IS THE CASE OR... >> WELL, I CAN GIVE YOU -- GET BACK TO YOU ON SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.
I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE ROOT CAUSES, BUT I THINK IT DEFINITELY CORRELATES TO OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND JUST RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN OUT FOR DECADES OR MORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE -- I'VE GOT TO WATCH
WHAT WORDS I SAY -- >> MUNGIA: YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH WHAT YOU SAY HERE, BUT I UNDERSTAND. IT'S A LARGER POINT IN OUR COUNTRY THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, TOO, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THAT HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY. AND I GUESS IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT TIED TO THE TRIANGLE HERE ON SLIDE 13, THE VIOLATED LOCAL CODE OF CONDUCT.
>> YES. >> MUNGIA: AND WHAT ARE SOME VIOLATIONS OF THAT
WOULD YOU SAY THAT ARE COMMON? >> YEAH.
AND I CAN SHARE MORE EXACT, BUT THINGS THAT COME TO TOP OF MY MIND ARE DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS AND MAYBE SOMETHING AS SILLY AS RUNNING IN THE HALL AND THE WRONG ADMINISTRATOR, YOU KNOW, FLAGGED THAT AS A CODE OF CONDUCT SITUATION AND MAYBE SOMETHING RELATED TO TRUANCY, BUT I CAN GIVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF WHAT SOME OF THOSE VIOLATIONS OF CODE
OF CONDUCT ARE SO YOU CAN HAVE THE -- >> MUNGIA: YEAH, I'D APPRECIATE THAT. GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS FOR US TO PICK UP AND DO HERE
ALSO. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND I'LL BE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT REPORT WITH YOU ALL. IT'S A LOT OF RICH
INFORMATION THAT CAN FURTHER HELP. >> MUNGIA: ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO'S HERE. I HAD HEARD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS EARLIER SPEAK, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. I GUESS JUST PIGGYBACKING ON THE POINT THAT COUNCILMEMBER MUCK GEE YEAH HAD IN THE QUESTION ABOUT WHY IS IT THAT BLACK STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ARRESTED AND FACE HARSHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, AND I THINK BACK TO MY FIRST YEAR TEACHING, 23-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AT THE TIME, AND ALSO HEARING THE SENTIMENT THAT SOME OF MY STUDENTS HAD FELT WITH OTHER TEACHERS WAS OFTEN THERE'S -- IT'S COMES DOWN TO BIASES AND THE WAY THAT PEOPLE VIEW BLACK STUDENTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. AND WANTING TO BRING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE AND BRING THEM -- MAKE THEM DEMONSTRATE RESPECT IN A WAY THAT MATTERS TO THAT TEACHER, NOT NECESSARILY -- AND ISN'T APPLIED EQUALLY.
SO VIEWING ACTIONS OF BLACK STUDENTS AS MORE AGGRESSIVE OR AS MORE
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DISRESPECTFUL, EVEN IF THEY'RE EQUAL OR LESSER THAN THOSE OF WHITE OR OTHER RACE STUDENTS. AND SO I THINK THERE'S A -- THERE'S AN ACTION STEP TO BE TAKEN WITH TEACHERS AND WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND WHATNOT THAT I DON'T KNOW -- I GUESS THE -- I GUESS THE QUESTION THAT I WANT TO GET TO IS WHAT IS THE ACTION STEP TO GET US -- TO ADDRESS THAT CULTURAL ISSUE, THAT ISSUE OF TEACHERS IN THEIR OWN PARADIGMS AND VIEWS AND BIASES AGAINST BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS?>> THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, AND YOU BROUGHT UP A LOT OF POINTS THAT ARE IN THE CURRENT RESEARCH ABOUT THAT PHENOMENON ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. I THINK ONE THING THAT WE'RE DOING COLLECTIVELY AS AN ACTION NETWORK IS LOOKING AT SYSTEMS CHANGE THEORY AND MAKING SURE THAT NOT ONLY THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING, THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RELATIONSHIPS AND ALSO MINDSET.
AND SO IT WILL BE A LAYERED APPROACH WHERE NOT ONLY ARE WE ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE WITHIN THESE VARIOUS SYSTEMS, THAT WE ARE HELPING PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE A PART OF THESE SYSTEMS TO CHANGE THEIR MINDSET ON HOW THEY MAY APPROACH THESE DAY-TO-DAY ISSUES, WHETHER IT'S IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHETHER IT'S IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND WE THINK THAT EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES SUCH AS RESTORATIVE PRACTICES PRACTICES TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE WILL ULTIMATELY HELP TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. I WISH IT WAS AN EASY ANSWER TO ADDRESS, BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT WITH THESE SYSTEMS CHANGE EFFORTS AND USING DIFFERENT MODELS THAT ARE PROVEN TO ELICIT RESULTS THAT IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES NO MATTER WHAT THEIR BACKGROUND, WILL HELP TO MOVE THE NEEDLE. AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, DIFFERENT ADVOCATES AND THE VOICE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO'VE ENCOUNTERED THESE TYPE OF SITUATIONS, AS THEY HAVE MORE PLATFORMS TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THAT, WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT WILL IMPROVE THE OUTCOMES AS WELL. AND SO WE'RE USING A COMBINATION OF FACTORS TO HOPEFULLY ADDRESS THAT LARGER ISSUE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THINK A LOT OF THE FINDINGS AND THINGS THAT YOU SHARED TODAY ARE WELL DOCUMENTED AND VERY -- IT'S AFFIRMING OF ALL OF THE RESEARCH THAT'S BEEN DONE, AND IT TELLS US THAT THE PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. AND I'M WONDERING WHICH -- AS A PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS AND THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU'VE DONE, WHICH DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN, I GUESS, MOST WILLING -- SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL LEADERS HAVE BEEN MOST WILLING TO
COLLABORATE AND BE A PART OF THIS EFFORT? >> YEAH.
WE FIND THAT MOST OF THEM ARE. WE HAVEN'T DONE THE ONE-ON-ONE WORK JUST YET, BUT AS FAR AS THE PLANNING EFFORTS UP TILL THIS POINT, WE'VE HAD REPRESENTATIVE FROM SOUTHWEST ISD, NORTH SIDE, WE'VE HAD EAST CENTRAL THAT'S BECOME A PART OF OUR WORK.
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYONE OUT, AND SO IF I DON'T NAME IT, IT'S NOT THAT THEY WEREN'T THERE, BUT THOSE ARE THE DISTRICTS THAT COME TO
MIND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: FOR SURE.
I JUST WANTED TO GET THE SENSE THAT THIS WASN'T GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN A SILO AND THEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WEREN'T GOING TO -- BECAUSE THIS DOES RELY A LOT ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACCEPTING THIS INFORMATION, ACCEPTING THE FEEDBACK, ACCEPTING THE FINDINGS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ACTION STEPS ARE GOING TO BE THEIRS TO TAKE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: AND SO I JUST -- I GUESS ANY WAY THAT WE CAN BE A PARTNER IN CONNECTING TO THE -- HAS TO BE -- IT HAS TO BE AT A SCHOOL LEVEL, IT CAN'T JUST BE THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES, IT HAS TO BE THE ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS WHO ALSO TAKE ON SOME OF THIS. I WONDER -- BECAUSE COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS WAS HERE MENTIONED. I GUESS ARE THERE ANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT COME TO MIND THAT ARE PROVIDING CARE IN SCHOOLS THAT ARE HELPING ADDRESS SOME OF -- I GUESS ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE
OUTCOMES LOCALLY? >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. A PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER TH THIS WORK. JOHN JACOBS WAS A PART OF OUR ACTION -- OUR COMMUNITY -- I'M SORRY, OUR ANCHOR COUNCIL AND ALSO LEADS THE PRIORITY 3, WHICH IS REDUCING PUNITIVE PENALTIES FOR ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR AND A LOT OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH SORT OF PRACTICE ACADEMY AND SOME OF THE OTHER WORK, THEY'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH DISTRICTS. AND SO I DEFINITELY THINK THEY ARE ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THAT WORK, AND THEY'RE HELPING TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS.
WE CAN ALWAYS DO MORE AND EXPAND, AND SO AT ANY POINT IF YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO ME, I CAN CONNECT YOU TO -- WORK WITH THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE ALL CAN DO THIS COLLECTIVELY, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT -- IT DEFINITELY IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT AND WE ALL HAVE TO COME TOGETHER. IT TAKES A VILLAGE, I KNOW THAT'S CLICHÉ, BUT IT'S TRUE. AND WE'LL BE STRONGER AND MORE EFFECTIVE IF WE WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER ON THIS ISSUE RATHER THAN IN SILOS. AND SO I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: FOR SURE. THANK YOU.
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AND I THINK WHEN I'M THINKING ABOUT WHAT OUR ROLE IS GOING TO BE IN THIS, I THINK ONE OF THE LARGEST POWERS WE HAVE AT THE CITY IS THE DOLLAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE AT SOME POINT THIS YEAR ALLOCATING FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR DELEGATE AGENCY PROCESS, AND I THINK MY FOCUS IS HOW CAN WE REDUCE AND PREVENT CRIME THROUGH THESE RESOURCES AND GET -- AND ACHIEVE SOME OF OUR CRIME PREVENTION GOALS THROUGH THIS -- THROUGH THESE DOLLARS, AND I THINK THERE'S DEFINITELY A ROLE TO PLAY IN SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ON THE GROUND IN SCHOOLS PROVIDING RESOURCES TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO CONNECT TO -- I'M IMAGINE YOU'RE ALREADY CONNECTED TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND I THINK MAYBE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK THERE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE EXCELLENT, OR EVEN AS A PART OF THE SCORING COMMITTEE, THAT WOULD
PROBABLY BE HELPFUL. >> YEAH. I'D DEFINITELY WELCOME THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ONE OF OUR GOALS WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PLAN DIDN'T JUST REMAIN A PLAN, THAT IT MOVES INTO IMPLEMENTATION. THERE WERE CHANGES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THAT KIND OF THWARTED OUR EFFORTS AS FAR AS FUNDING THE IMPLEMENTATION PIECE, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO BRAID TOGETHER RESOURCES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THAT PHASED APPROACH AND DIFFERENT PRIORITIES, AND SO I WELCOME ANY OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS WORK. A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT AT A COMMUNITY LEVEL, BUT ALSO AT OUR AGENCY WENT INTO THIS WORK, AND WE
WANT TO SEE IT CHANGE, YEAH. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. LAST QUESTION, I KNOW I'VE TAKEN A BIT OF TIME. BUT I'M -- IN READING ABOUT SOME OF THE OUTCOMES, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATED TO RACE-BASED OUTCOMES, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE ROLLING BACK OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS -- OUR SMALL MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS INITIATIVES AND EFFORTS AND ROLLBACKS OF DEI AND OTHER RACE-BASED INITIATIVES, I'M WONDERING DO WE ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE ANY CHALLENGES WITH IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS AND SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE
OUTCOMES THAT ARE RACE-BASED? >> THE SHORT ANSWER OF THAT IS, IT DEPENDS ON WHO'S LEADING THAT CHARGE.
I KNOW THAT CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS AT A FEDERAL LEVEL KIND OF LIMITS SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE FRAME THAT, BUT IF WE ADDRESS THE SYSTEM, WE'LL NATURALLY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE OUTCOMES BECAUSE THE YOUTH ARE THERE. AND SO WE'RE HELPING ALL OF THE YOUTH, AND, YOU KNOW, THE RATES OF DIFFERENT RACE-BASED DEMOGRAPHICS ARE ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM, A BD SO IF WE NATURALLY ADDRESS THE SYSTEM, THEN WE CAN STILL
ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I'M WITH YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE FROM THE COMMITTEE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER KAUR? >> KAUR: THANK YOU, CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SO ON THE PRIORITIES SLIDE, AND MAYBE COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA ASKED IT, BUT PRIORITIES 2 FOR A COMMUNITY HUB AND THE CONTINUUM CARE -- OR THE PREVENTION ACTION COALITION AND THEN THE PEER-BASED AND FAMILY SUPPORTS, I DIDN'T SEE DETAILED PRIORITY SLIDES
FOR THOSE. >> YES. WELL, I NOTICED THAT MY PRESENTATION WAS RICH IN DETAIL SO I TRIED TO FOCUS ON THOSE THAT HAD THE MOST DIRECT OR INCORRECT CONNECTIONS TO EDUCATION, BUT AS I MENTIONED, I'M VERY HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU ALL.
IT WON'T BE EXACTLY HOW THE PLAN IS LAID OUT, BUT IT WILL AT LEAST GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THAT PRIORITY AND THE OBJECTIVES FOR EACH OF THOSE PRIORITIES SO YOU CAN BE AWARE OF WHAT THOSE DIFFERENT GROUPS ARE DOING IN THE
COMMUNITY. >> KAUR: OKAY. THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING, WHERE MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS GOING, IS WE HAVE IN OUR HOT SPOT POLICING -- OUR OR VIOLENT CRIME PROGRAM FUNDS THAT WERE SET ASIDE FOR PHASE THREE, WHICH IS ADDRESSING OUR NONPROFITS DOING SUPPORT FOR THE ACTUAL WORK. AND I KNOW MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVE BROUGHT THAT UP A LOT, BUT IT'S NOT EVEN JUST NONPROFITS.
IT'S JUST WORK HAPPENING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING VERY SIMILAR TO JUSTICE, LIKE PREVENTATIVE WORK, ENSURING THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE SUPPORTS THAT YOU NEED. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID IS ONE SUSPENSION IS MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE CONSISTENT DOWN THE ROAD CHALLENGES FOR A STUDENT, SO I THINK THOSE -- THAT IS THE TYPE OF WORK THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT, I BELIEVE, IN THAT PHASE THREE OF THAT -- OF OUR PLAN. AND I KNOW MARIA -- I DON'T THINK MARIA IS HERE, BUT MARIA VARGAS IS -- WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY -- >> THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATIVE COMMUNITY SAFETY HAS BEEN WORKING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, SO I WONDER IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO COLLABORATE AND MAYBE PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO PARTS OF THIS, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE CREATING THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR --
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>> ABSOLUTELY. WE WELCOME THAT. OUR ACTION COMMITTEES ARE FULLY VOLUNTEER BASED AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE. AND SO DEFINITELY REACH OUT AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT
NEXT STEPS. >> KAUR: OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING BACK TO MY REQUEST TO HOW DO WE LAYER DATA, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT MAP THAT YOU SHOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA BROUGHT UP, TOO, ON SLIDE 17, IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SEE NOT ONLY THIS KIND OF DATA, WHICH WE CAN MORE EASILY COLLECT, BUT, AGAIN, I'LL DOUBLE DOWN ON, LIKE, DATA ON WHERE SERVICES ARE OCCURRING.
BECAUSE UNTIL WE START CORRELATING THAT, I THINK WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S BEING EFFECTIVE AND HOW WE ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO HELP AND IF WE'RE TRYING TO HELP IN THE RIGHT AREAS. SO THIS KIND OF JUST GOES BACK TO MY REQUEST OF SAYING, LIKE, WHERE COULD WE SEE IF THAT COMMUNITY HUB ASSESSMENT CENTER IS CREATED, WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE LOCATED AND MAKE SURE THAT WE OVERLAY THAT ON TOP OF THIS DATA.
>> YEAH I'M SORRY. NOT TO CUT YOU OFF. >> KAUR: NO, PLEASE.
>> I'M SMILING BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE SAME MINDSET.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PROPOSAL WITH OUR DATA TEAM AT METALS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE TO BE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT.
SO WE RECOGNIZE ALL THESE GAPS IN SERVICES THAT WERE AVAILABLE, BUT DIDN'T HAVE A INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD, AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON CREATING AN INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD THAT NOT ONLY IDENTIFIES REFERRALS AND ARRESTS AND DIFFERENT FACTORS SUCH AS CRIMINOGENIC RISK OR SOCIAL DETERMINATE HEALTH BUT ALSO ALIGNING THAT TO WHERE THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED, AND THAT WAY WE CAN COLLECTIVELY, AS A COMMUNITY, WORK ON TARGETED RESOURCES IN THOSE AREAS, BUT ALSO STRATEGIC INVESTMENT, THAT WAY WE CAN BE SMARTER -- WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER ON OBTAINING FUNDS.
SO IF A PARTICULAR AREA SHOWS THERE'S NO RESOURCES AROUND MENTORING, THAT WE CAN COLLABORATE AND BRING THOSE SERVICES.
AND THEN TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT CENTER, WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING AT A MOBILE ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND THAT WAY WE CAN BRING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND NOT EXPECT THE COMMUNITIES TO COME AND SEEK OUT THOSE SERVICES. AND SO WE'RE THINKING AND STRATEGIZING, JUST GOT TO
PUT SOME MONEY... >> KAUR: YEAH. >> -- TO THOSE EFFORTS,
BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY TRYING. >> KAUR: HOW ARE YOU GUYS
FUNDED RIGHT NOW, JUST BY THE COUNTY? >> THAT PROJECT IN PARTICULAR WAS FUNDED BY OJJDP AND BEXAR COUNTY WAS THE FIDUCIARY EFFORT AND PARTNER WITH MEADOWS TO TO THE PROJECT MANAGING AND THE COMMUNITY CONVENING. THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT HAS SINCE ENDED, HOWEVER SOME OF THE WORK IS STILL HAPPENING. BEXAR COUNTY WILL NOW TAKE LEADERSHIP OF OWNING -- NOT OWNING, I'M SORRY -- CONVENING THE ACTION NETWORKS, BUT MEADOWS IS VERY MUCH INVOLVED THROUGH MY ROLE AND THEN ANOTHER PROJECT THAT CLOSELY TIES TO THAT, WHICH IS OUR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER, WHERE WE'RE SUPPORTING DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS SERVE THESE
POPULATIONS THROUGH THEIR SERVICES. >> KAUR: AND WHEN YOU SAY THE ACTION NETWORKS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE THE PREVENTION ACTION
COALITION. >> THOSE DIFFERENT SEVEN PRIORITIES, THEY EACH
HAVE A COMMITTEE. >> KAUR: GOT IT. >> COLLECTIVELY, WE CALL
THEM THE ACTION NETWORK. >> KAUR: GOT IT. AND EACH COMMITTEE IS
BROKEN UP WITH DIFFERENT MEMBERS? >> YES.
>> KAUR: OKAY. THANK YOU. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS ON SLIDE 15 AND 16, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DISCIPLINE DATA, THIS IS ACTUALLY -- DISCIPLINE DATA IS SO SUBJECTIVE.
AND IF YOU GO SCHOOL BY SCHOOL -- I WAS TRYING TO -- I'VE NEVER SEEN THESE REPORTS IN THE -- EVEN IN THE NEXT SLIDE IN TERM TION OF WHAT'S LABELED AS DISPROPORTIONATE AND NOT DISPROPORTIONATE, I TROO ID TO GO ON TEA'S WEBSITE TO FIND THAT, BUT IF YOU COULD SEND ME THE BACKUP
DATA FOR THIS. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> KAUR: THIS SLIDE I WAS KIND OF WONDERING HOW WAS CLASSIFIED AS INCOMMENSURATE -- OR WHEN I SAY DISPROPORTIONATE AND NOT DISPROPORTIONATE, THAT'S A TEA
DETERMINATION? >> YES. AND THEY DON'T USE THAT EXACT LANGUAGE. I HAD TO TWEAK IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE IN LINE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDERS, BUT IT BASICALLY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE FOR THOSE DIFFERENT POPULATION GROUPS, AND THAT WAS A DETERMINATION THAT WE'VE MADE COLLECTIVELY THAT IT WAS DISPROPORTIONATE COMPARED TO OTHER
POPULATION GROUPS. >> KAUR: OH. >> AND SO I CAN SEND YOU
THE DATA -- >> KAUR: THAT MAKES SENSE.
THE THING THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT WAS -- FROM MY EDUCATOR LINE, LIKE THE KIDS THAT GOT ISS, THAT WAS NOT CORRELATED -- THAT WAS
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DISPROPORTIONATE TO WHAT ACTION THEY TOOK. >> OH.
>> KAUR: I DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THIS WAS BASED ON THE SUBGROUP
POPULATION. >> YES. >> KAUR: GOT IT.
OKAY. SO THE SLIDE RIGHT BEFORE THIS, THE ONLY THING I WAS GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT SOMETIMES WHEN ISDS HAVE REALLY HIGH PERCENTAGES OF DISCIPLINE RATES, THEY JUST -- I MEAN, IT'S VERY EASY FOR A SCHOOL TO DECIDE, HEY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT THIS IN THE SYSTEM. BE -- AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN IN A SCHOOL LEADERSHIP POSITION, SOMETIMES WE WOULD GET REFERRALS AND BE LIKE, OKAY, I'M NOT ENTERING THIS. AND IT'S -- IT'S OFTEN JUST BECAUSE, LIKE SOME OF THEM, TO OUR POINT, WE SEE THAT THIS ACTION DIDN'T DETERMINE THAT, BUT I JUST WANT US TO BE CAUTIONARY ABOUT USING THIS TO -- TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS ABOUT IF A DISTRICT ITSELF IS OVERPUNISHING, BECAUSE IT MIGHT JUST BE OVERRECORDING OR UNDERRECORDING ON THE OPPOSITE END. SO I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT CLARITY. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW WE CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE. THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR AG GENERAL DIEZING THIS ITEM. I THINK THERE'S SO MUCH HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FIGURING OUT EXACTLY HOW WE CAN BEST SUPPORT THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS ARE PLUGGED INTO THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AS WELL. SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING EFFORTS, BUT ALSO PROVIDING AS MUCH
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR THESE KIDDOS. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> KAUR: THANKS, CHAIR. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO.
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, AIRICKA FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THAT YOU DO. RACHAEL TUCKER AND HER TEAM HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN Y'ALL AT A COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT Y'ALL HAVE HAD. VERY INFORMATIONAL AND SHE'S ALWAYS SHARING THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE. THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE AND IMPACT IN WHAT YOU'RE EXPLORING AND HOW AS YOU MENTIONED HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY WHERE WE CAN EAR MARK FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS WORK.
PLEASED TO HEAR THAT AT THE STATE LEVEL THERE IS WORK TO MOVE THE VAPING AWAY FROM A FELONY. I THINK ABOUT GRAFFITI, RIGHT? I HAD MANY CLASSMATES THAT WERE 18 IN HIGH SCHOOL AND RECEIVED FELONIES FOR GRAFFITI AND THAT SERVED AS A CASCADING EFFECT TO WHICH MANY OF THEM ARE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED. SO THERE'S A LOT OF NEED FOR DIVERSION AND SUPPORT FOR K THROUGH 12, AND I THINK THE WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING HELPS THE CITY AND COUNTY, RIGHT, IDENTIFY HOW WE CAN HELP MITIGATE MANY OF THESE ISSUES. IN TERMS OF THE MAP, I -- THERE'S THREE ZIP CODES THAT ARE WITHIN DISTRICT FIVE AND EDGEWOOD AND HARLANDALE ISD, AND I'M CURIOUS, AS WELL, RIGHT, IF WE COULD ALSO SEE A MAP IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY OF JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH HAVE A PARENT THAT'S ALSO INCARCERATED OR BOTH INCARCERATED.
I KNOW AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT HOW WE HAVE A LOT OF GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN BUT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT WHY.
AND LIKELY IT'S BECAUSE A PARENT IS INCARCERATED. I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THAT DATA LOOKS LIKE AND OVERLAPPED WITH JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH. AND I'M THINKING ABOUT THE EXPANDING SCHOOL-BASE SUPPORTS. I WANTED TO DO A PLUG FOR PARENTING PLUS.
IT'S 18 THAT HIGHER, GINA MEYER WHO'S CREATE AD NONPROFIT TO PROVIDE PARENTING CLASSES FOR A PARENT THAT MAY BE COMING OUT OF THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL, BUT ALSO SUPPORTING YOUTH FOR CHILDREN THAT MAY HAVE A PARENT THAT'S CURRENTLY INCARCERATED. AND SHE DOES THIS NOT JUST BY PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT, BUT, AGAIN, SHE PROVIDES, LIKE, PRO BONO CLASSES IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT PARENTS ARE RECEIVING THE SUPPORT THEY NEED AND, OF COURSE, TO ADDRESS ANY BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THAT THERE MAY BE. I'M PLEASED TO SEE WITH THE ACTION TO REDUCE PUNITIVE PENALTIES, THE ELEVATING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE.
I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A NONPROFIT THAT DOES JUSTICE-INVOLVED WORK BUT DOESN'T HIRE INDIVIDUALS WITH FELONIES.
I'M LIKE, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ORGANIZING, WE SHOULD BE ALLOWING THOSE THAT ARE IMPACTED TO LEAD AND IF THERE'S PAID POSITION, WE SHOULD ALLOW THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN AS WELL. SO APPRECIATE THAT AS ONE OF THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIONS. I THINK IN TERMS OF -- AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, I THINK THERE WOULD BE VALUE, WHETHER IT'S A B SESSION OR WITHIN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR US TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING IN TERMS OF PREARREST DIVERSION FOR YOUTH IN PARTICULAR WITH SAPD. WHEN RACHAEL AND I TOURED THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL, WE WERE -- IT WAS SHARED WITH US THAT THERE'S AN AREA SPECIFIC FOR JUVENILES. I WAS LIKE OH, 17AL ABOUT TO TURN 18. NO, 14, 15-YEAR-OLDS AT THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN TERMS OF THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PREARREST DIVERSION CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE, WHAT ARE ALTERNATIVES AND ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE DATA IN TERMS OF THOSE YOUTH THAT ARE AT THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL IN A PLACE WHERE ADULTS -- WHY THEY'RE THERE AND JUST UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE.
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SO IN EMERGENCY ROOM THES OF ACTION NETWORK OBJECTIVES, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR US TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THAT COMPONENT.I'M ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED. RIGHT, I THINK IN TERMS OF WHEN WE HAVE EVALUATION COMMITTEES, WHETHER IT'S FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THAT YOUR EXPERTISE AND UNDERSTANDING OF JUST WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING, I THINK, IS A LOT OF VALUE IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE PRIORITIZING THE DELEGATE AGENCY FUNDING, SO I'D BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE WORK AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE PUT FORTH AND AS WE MENTIONED, RIGHT, A PLAN THAT WE PUT INTO ACTION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> CASTILLO: AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE CHAIR AGENDIZED THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE PRIORITY. I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH JUDGE CRUZ SHAW, AND HE SAID, TERI, A LOT OF THESE VIOLENT YOUTH, OFFENDERS ARE PRIMARILY WITHIN DISTRICT FIVE. A. HOW DO WE ADDRESS IT.
SO JUST GRATEFUL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP THERE AS WELL.
BUT APPRECIATIVE THE BRIEFING, ALL THAT Y'ALL DO AND THE STAKEHOLDERS, AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP INVEST AND HELP YOU ALL MOVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS INTO ACTIONS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> GALVAN: YEAH.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? OKAY. A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS I HAD.
I SUPPORT EVERYTHING MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING TOO DIFFERENT, THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO KNOW, AND OF COURSE THE REPORT WILL BE RELEASED SOON, SO I DON'T WANT TO ASK MANY TOO QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ABOUT THE REPORT ITSELF, BUT I DID WANT TO ASK, WB IT, DO WE IDENTIFY ANY LEADS FOR THE NEXT STEPS? I KNOW OF COURSE WE HAVE THE COMMITTEES OF ACTION FOR EACH ONE, BUT DO WE HAVE ALSO LIKE MAIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE, ONE, DOING THIS WORK, AND, TWO, CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND THE LEVEL OF SCALE MAYBE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THOSE GROUPS TO DOING THIS WORK IN A BETTER WAY, WHETHER IT'S
IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS OR BEYOND THE ENTIRE CITY? >> YEAH.
DEFINITELY, YES, THERE ARE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
ALSO AS I MENTIONED IN OUR CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS, BOTH AT MEADOWS AND AT SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION, WE'RE SPECIFICALLY UPLIFTING INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO THIS WORK. AND SO THERE IS 20 ORGANIZATIONS OR COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE TWO PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO THIS WORK.
AND THEN ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE TTAP CENTER, WHICH IS AT MEADOWS, WE ARE SUPPORTING THEIR FEE DEVELOPMENT, AND SO ATTEND OF THEIR TIME WITH US, THEY'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING THROUGH BEXAR COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT DIFFERENT EFFORTS THAT ALIGN TO OUR PLAN. AND SO WE'RE BEING CREATIVE IN HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT IT ON DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT ALSO UPLIFT THOSE ACTIVISTS AND GRASSROOT ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ALREADY DOING THE WORK.
AND GIVING THEM FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT.
SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS, YES. >> GALVAN: OKAY.
THAT'S GREAT. NO, THANK YOU FOR THE LONG ANSWER, TOO, I APPRECIATE IT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S HELPFUL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND, RIGHT, IT'S NOT JUST WE NEED TO GET THESE GROUPS TOGETHER TO HELP DO THIS WORK, IT'S ALSO UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S THEIR CASELOAD CURRENTLY WITHIN X ISD TO HELP WHAT WE NEED TO INVEST TO HELP PROVIDE RESOURCE TO DO NETWORK TRAINING AS YOU MENTIONED OR IF IT'S HELP TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO HELP THAT PERSON DOING THAT WORK. I THINK WE KNOW THE WORK'S BEING DONE IN MULTIPLE PLACES IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN BE THE BEST SUPPORTIVE TO MAKE SURE THE DELL GRAT AGENCY FUNDS GO AS FAR AS THEY CAN.
I THINK THE COLLABORATIVE WORK WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN ANYWAY.
>> YEAH, I WANT TO QUICKLY SAY IS THAT DATA PROPOSAL DASHBOARD THAT WE'RE CREATING, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO WORK WITH ALAMO AREA COMMUNITY NETWORK AND TAP INTO THEIR SYNC PROGRAM AND IDENTIFY, LIKE, WHERE THE REFERRALS ARE AND HOW THAT ALIGNS, AND SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THAT INFORMATION THROUGH THAT PROCESS, BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S PROPOSAL STAGE. HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THE FUNDING WE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. >> GALVAN: GOT IT.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AGAIN, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
ALL THE INFORMATION AND THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. THANK YOU, AIRICKA. ALL RIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE OVERVIEW AND UPDATE OF YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, AND WE'LL HAVE JESSICA HIKING AGAINS.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITY. I'M JESSE HIGGINS, I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO PRESENT TO THIS COMMITTEE AND IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE FOLLOWING AIRICKA'S PRESENTATION.
I THINK A LOT OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING FLOWS RIGHT INTO EACH OTHER.
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT AN OVERVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES
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WHICH HAVE BEEN BROKEN OUT OF SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL SERVICES, THE ADVOCACY WE DO WITH PARTNERS. I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THIS TIMELINE TO YOU BECAUSE A FEW OF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS WORK. ALTHOUGH METRO HEALTH HAS A HISTORY OF FOLDING MENTAL HEALTH AND INTERVENTIONS AND CONTRACTS INTO ITS WORK, THIS CURRENT ITERATION OF MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES REALLY BEGAN IN 2021 OUT OF COVID. TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES THAT WERE EXACERBATED BY COVID, THE CDC RELEASED GRANT FUNDAL. IT INCLUDED TWO MENTAL HEALTH CONTRACTS IN THIS APPLICATION AND WE USED THE GRANT TO FUND SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES N THE SPRING OF 2022, DHS, THE SAN ANTONIO YOUTH COMMISSION AND PROJECT WORK TEEN AMBASSADORS ALONGSIDE METRO HEALTH LAUNCHED THE FIRST TEEN MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY. THIS WAS COMPLETELY INITIATED BY THESE YOUTH-LED GROUPS. WE LAUNCHED THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN JUNE OF 2022 AND WORKED TO HOST COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS AND THE RFPS FOR WHAT ENDED UP BEING 20 COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CONTRACTS. THESE CONTRACTS RAN FOR TWO YEARS AND ENDED IN 2025. FOR FISCAL YEAR '24, COUNCIL MOVED FUNDING FOR THE TWO SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CONTRACTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, IN THE SPRING OF 2024 RG WE LAUNCHED THE SECOND TEEN MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY WHERE WE SAW SLIGHT IMPROVE.S IN SAN ANTONIO'S TEEN MENTAL HEALTH. IN NOVEMBER OF 2024 WE HOSTED THE FIRST ANNUAL BEXAR AREA SCHOOL SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT. IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, WE HOSTED THE SECOND ANNUAL BEXAR AREA SCHOOL SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT.
PRESENTLY, WE HAVE THE THIRD TEEN MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OPEN FOR RESPONSE, AND LATER THIS YEAR IN OCTOBER, WE WILL HOST -- AREA SCHOOL SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT. AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE HISTORY, I WANTED TO SHOW THE SUMMARY OF OUR ARPA-FUNDED YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CONTRACTS. IN ADDITION TO THESE CONTRACTS WE HAD TWO THAT PROVIDED DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND TWO FOR ADULT HARM REDUCTION.
WE HAD A TOTAL OF 20 CONTRACTS THAT PROVIDED YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH ARPA FUNDING FOR A TOTAL OF $15.75 MILLION -- IN AUDIO] -- THROUGH THESE CONTRACTS, MORE THAN 6,000 KIDS WERE SERVED IN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP THERAPY, AND OF THOSE THAT HAD FOUR OR MORE SESSIONS, 52% SAW A DECREASE IN SYMPTOMS AND 44% SAW AN INCREASE IN WELL-BEING. AS YOU SAW THROUGH COVID GRANTS, WE WERE ABLE TO START CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES. THESE TWO CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS AND THE MOBILE MENTAL WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE ARE NOW IN THE GENERAL FUND AND GOT EXPANDED LAST YEAR TO GO INTO FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND 2027. THROUGH OUR CONTRACT, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS SERVES 100 YOUTH IMPACTED BY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES, THROUGH COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND BASIC NEEDS AND EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTH SIDE, SAN ANTONIO, SOUTH SAN, AND SOUTH SIDE ISD.
I WANT TO THANK JESSICA WEAVER FROM COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS GAVE US A PERFECT PICTURE OF HOUR THESE SERVICES IMPACT. MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY [INDISCERNIBLE] COLLABORATIVE. THEIR PARTNERS ARE RISE RECOVERY, CLARITY GUIDANCE CENTER, FAMILY SERVICES, ENDEAVORS [INDISCERNIBLE] THE COLLABORATIVE SERVES 550 STUDENTS, DISTRICT, STAFF AND FAMILY TOTAL THROUGH ALL OF THEIR FUNDING SOURCES, THROUGH COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, DRUG AND ALCOHOL INTERVENTION, PSYCHIATRY AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. AND EDGEWOOD, HARLANDALE, JUDSON AND SAN ANTONIO ISDS. THE LANDSCAPE OF SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES WILL CHANGE AGAIN THIS SUMMER AS ALL ARPA FUNDS IN THE COMMUNITY WILL BE EXHAUSTED. WE'RE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN BEXAR COUNTY TO MONITOR THE IMPACT OF THIS FUNDING ENDING AND TO ENHANCE PARTNERSHIPS AND CREATE REFERRAL PATHWAYS. EVEN AS ARPA FUNDING FROM THE CITY HAS ENDED, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PRESERVE THE IMPACT OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BUILT THROUGH THE CONTRACTS AND THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
IN 2024, WE HOSTED THE FIRST ANNUAL BEXAR AREA SCHOOL SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT. THIS WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH METRO HEALTH, BEXAR COUNTY, REGION 20 AND COMMUNITIES IN COOLS.
COOL SCHOOLS. WE HAD A HUGE GROUP OF PEOPLE HELP PUT THIS ON.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS SUMMIT WERE TO UNDERSTAND THAT MENTAL HEALTH OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY, TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOL SAFETY BY SUPPORTING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CARE WHICH INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH, AND TO IDENTIFY NEXT STEPS. THE IMPACT OF THIS DAY
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CONTINUES TO HAVE RIPPLE EFFECTS. IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US REPRESENTING THE CITY TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY THAT THE SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IS A PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US AND THAT WE ALL HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. THE BURDEN CAN NOT ONLY FALL TO DISTRICTS. ONE OF THE NEXT STEPS IDENTIFIES WAS A TEXAS LEGISLATURE ADVOCACY WHICH WE ATTENDED AND SPOKE AT IN FEBRUARY OF 2025. SAPD CHIEF ALLAH MAN AND I SPOKE ON THE WAYS TO DECREASE THE RISKS OF THREATS AND INCREASE WELLNESS.AND LAST YEAR, BEXAR COUNTY WAS THE LEAD ON THE SECOND ANNUAL SUMMIT. AGAIN, WE HAD OVER 150 ATTENDEES.
THIS YEAR WE BROUGHT IN STUDENT VOICE THROUGH OUR PLENARY SPEAKER AND OUR STUDENT PANEL, WE HAD A POLICY REVIEW OF THE 89TH LEGISLATURE, AND LOOKED AT VAPING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SUICIDE DATA AS WELL.
OUT OF THE SUMMIT WE HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT A COUPLE BILLS WHICH I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT IN A MINUTE. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS YEAR METRO HEALTH WILL BE HOSTING THE THIRD ANNUAL BEXAR AREA SUMMIT ON OCTOBER 30TH. THE SUMMIT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE ONGOING WORK AND MOMENTUM THAT WE FEEL IN THE COMMUNITY, WE CAN'T HAVE SAFE SCHOOLS WITHOUT ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND LEADERSHIP. AND I LOVE GETTING TO FOLLOW AIRICKA'S PRESENTATION BECAUSE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY BE HIGHLIGHTING AT THE NEXT SUMMIT. AS I PREVIOUS LE MENTIONED THE 89TH LEGISLATURE PASSED SENATE BILL 12. THIS BILL CHANGED HOW SCHOOLS HAVE TO GET CONSENT FROM PARENTS FOR HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS NEW LAW CAUSED CONFUSION IN SCHOOLS AND FOR SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. BY THE TIME THAT WE HAD THE SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COUNSELING PROVIDERS AND HOSPITALS WERE ALREADY SEEING CHANGES IN HOW CHILDREN WERE RECEIVING SERVICES AND THE HEALTH OF STUDENTS OVERALL. IN JANUARY, WE STARTED COLLECTING DATA FROM PROVIDERS AND HOSPITALS AND WERE ABLE TO SEE A DECREASE IN UTILIZATION OF SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES AND AN INCREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS BOTH THROUGH WALK-INS AND EMERGENCY DETENTIONS.
A GROUP OF US HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH SOME OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO SHOW THE DATA AND EXPLAIN THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING FELT HERE LOCALLY.
THE TOP PICTURE IN THIS SLIDE IS OF A GROUP FROM SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY THAT ATTENDED A POLICY SUMMIT IN AUSTIN IN DECEMBER.
I'M PROUD OF THIS PICTURE BECAUSE THE YEAR BEFORE THERE WERE ONLY SIX OF US THERE, AND THROUGH THE SUMMIT, WE'RE ELEVATING THE ISSUES OF THE ATTENDEES BUT ALSO MAKING POLICY ISSUES EASIER TO UNDERSTAND FOR ALL PARTIES AFFECTED. ANOTHER POLICY ISSUE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH PARTNERS ON IS THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT OR HOUSE BILL 2.
AFTER THE FIRST SUMMIT, THE HE BUTT FOUNDATION CAME TO US, METRO HEALTH AND SAPD, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE FUSION CENTER WORK WITH SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY THREATS.
THROUGH THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE MONITORED THE PROGRESS AND WERE HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, HOUSE BILL 2 FUNDED THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT AND ALLOWS FOR THESE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR BOTH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY. STARTING IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, CHIEF SALAME AND I JOINED OTHERS WORKING ON A BLUEPRINT FOR SCHOOLS TO UNDERSTAND EXISTING FUNDING STREAMS, BUILD CASES FOR INVESTMENT AND NAVIGATE THE SYSTEMS THAT SHAPE HOW SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED.
THIS BLUEPRINT WILL SUPPORT DISTRICT LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS AND PARTNERS IN STRENGTHENING PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY THROUGH FUNDING STRATEGIES, COLLABORATION AND LONG-TERM PLANNING. WE WANT TO HELP SCHOOLS BUILD THE CASE THAT HEALTHY STUDENTS MEAN A HEALTHY WORKFORCE, SCHOOL SAFETY IS PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THAT THE HEALTHIER STUDENTS ARE, THE SAFER THEY ARE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS INITIATIVE TO BE FINALIZED AND WE'LL BE SURE YOU GET A COPY OF THE BLUEPRINT WHEN IT'S READY. SO FOR TODAY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL PROMOTING THE THIRD ANNUAL TEEN MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY, WHICH CLOSES ON MAY 10TH. WE HAVE OVER 700 RESPONSES THUS FAR.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT RESPONSE RATE BUT WE KNOW IT CAN GET EVEN HIGHER.
WE WILL CONTINUE ENGAGING WITH PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND AND ELEVATE THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, WE'RE WORKING WITH PARTNERS AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO OCTOBER FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL BEXAR AREA MENTAL HEALTH AND SCHOOL SAFETY SUMMIT. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY, I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I'LL JUST CONVEY GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO. I'M HAPPY THAT OUR YOUTH HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST THIS SURVEY AND TO GATHER AND WORK TOGETHER AND ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. THE QUESTION IS, OR I GUESS ANY ONLY REQUEST IS IF YOU COULD SEND THE HIGH RESOLUTION FLYER TO
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EACH OF OUR OFFICE SOS THAT WE CAN SHARE THOSE. >> I SURE WILL.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA? >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK, JESSE, APPRECIATE THAT, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS A THIRD TIME, THE ANNUAL BEXAR COUNTY SCHOOL SAFETY MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT MATERIALIZED RIGHT WITH SOME ACTUAL STEPS AT THE LEGISLATURE. SO I KNOW WE HAVE A BRAND-NEW COMMITTEE NOW, AGAIN, THE IGR COMMITTEE AND OUR CHAIR IS RIGHT HERE, SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE THINGS ARE TOP OF MIND FOR OUR COMMITTEE WHEN WE JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON FAMILY WELL-BEING AND STUDENTS AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS, SO THANK YOU.
>> GALVAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO? >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, JESSE FOR THE PRESENTATION.
OUR TEAM MEMBER, RACHAEL AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO JOIN THE SECOND ANNUAL SUMMIT, AND SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE THIRD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING HER TO THAT AS WELL. I APPRECIATE AND I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS IS NOW BAKED INTO THE CITY BUDGET. I'M THINKING ABOUT AIRICKA'S PRESENTATION IN TERMS OF THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES. IS THERE COORDINATION OR IS THERE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE SCHOOLS WHERE WE'RE SEEING HIGH IMPACT THAT THE MOBILE UNIT CAN BE WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION? >>
>> YEAH. I THINK THERE'S PREVIOUS WAYS OR CONVERSATIONS THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY WHERE WE'RE ALREADY PLUGGED IN. BOTH THESE CONTRACTS ARE IN THE GENERAL FUND SO WE'VE GOT A COMBINED SEVEN PARTNERS IN ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, BUT I THINK WE CAN PULL OUT AND HIGHLIGHT WHERE THAT'S HAPPENING MORE CLEARLY AND SEE WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE.
>> CASTILLO: GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND JUST LASTLY WANTED TO AGAIN ALSO HIGHLIGHT OR THANK, RATHER, REBECK WITH REBECCA FORG WITH THE YOUTH COMMISSION.
SHE'S HELPED LEAD THE CHARGE IN ALLOWING OUR YOUTH TO FACILITATE CONVERSATION.
WHAT I ALWAYS SHARE IS IT'S JUST IMPRESSIVE SEEING HOW THE YOUTH FACILITATE THE MEETINGS, THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ROBERT'S RULES AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN TERMS OF FACILITATING A MEETING IS ALWAYS IMPRESSIVE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE WAYS IN WHICH REBECCA HELPS FACILITATE THE YOUTH DIVE INTO THE WEEDS AND PROPOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SURVEY RESULTS AND THEN JUST ALLOWING OUR YOUTH TO LET US KNOW WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES AND NEEDS ARE. THANK YOU, JESSE. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> GALVAN: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH PRESENTATION IT WAS OR COMMITTEE, BUT LAST YEAR OR SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF -- OR ACTUALLY THE DEMAND, I SHOULD SAY FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WERE RECEIVING COUNSELING SERVICES ON CAMPUS THAT WERE REMOTE.
BUT WE WERE SAYING THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE THE DEMAND WAS THERE, BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THROUGH AS MANY STUDENTS AS WE WOULD HAVE LIKED THROUGH THAT, BUT THAT WAS THE WAY THAT THEY PREFERRED THE MOST BECAUSE THEY COULD TAKE THE THERAPIST OR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING CALL FROM THEIR COMPUTER AT SCHOOL.
DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT PROGRAM? >> I CAN GET WITH -- SO THAT PROGRAM WOULD MOSTLY BE TCHAT, WHICH IS A STATE PROGRAM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY GOOD IS THAT TCHAT DID GET SUSTAINED AND INCREASED FUNDING, SO IF THE SCHOOL IS WILLING TO HOST TCHAT.
AND IT'S A STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM, IT IS BOTH PSYCHIATRY AND COUNSELING THAT STUDENTS CAN RECEIVE. I KNOW THAT'S GETTING EXPANDED, THAT CAME OUT OF COVID AND I IT'S GREAT IT'S BEING MAINTAINED AND FUNDING.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT PRESENTATION TO BRING TCHAT HERE AND I CAN CONNECT YOU
TO THE RIGHT CONTACT THERE. >> KAUR: AND WHO LIKE -- IT'S STATE FUNDED, BUT HOW ARE THEY CONNECTING TO LOCAL PROVIDERS AND HOW WE COULD PLUG TO TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THAT. BECAUSE WHAT I WOULD HEAR FROM OUR SCHOOL LEADERS IS THAT THEY REALLY APPRECIATED THE PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ACTUALLY STATE FUNDED. >> YEAH.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REFERRAL PATHWAYS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY KID THAT MAY NOT HAVE SERVICES NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THE ARPA FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY GOES AWAY FROM SUMMER, THAT THAT'S ONE OF THOSE PLACES THAT WE WOULD
HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO GET SERVICES. >> KAUR: YEAH.
THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT. THE OTHER THING THAT I'M THINKING A LOT ABOUT IS LIKE DID YOU GUYS KNOW THAT YOU WERE GOING TO GET INTO ADVOCACY THROUGH THIS WORK OR DID THAT COME AS A RESULT OF THE KID SAYING WE NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR THIS BECAUSE
IT'S BEING THREATENED. >> BOTH. I MEAN, SO ONE OF MY JOBS I THINK IS TRYING TO KEEP THE BIGGEST PICTURE IN MIND AND THE SMALLEST, MOST INTIMATE
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RELATIONAL PICTURE IN MIND OF LIKE WHAT IT TAKES TO ACCESS SERVICES AND TO GO THROUGH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE AWARE OF IS WHERE A LOT OF THE SYSTEM CHANGE HAS TO HAPPEN.AND FOR MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING IT'S REALLY AT THE STATE LEVEL.
IT'S NOT REALLY FEDERAL, IT'S -- WE DO THE BEST WE CAN LOCALLY WITH PHILANTHROPY AND WITH OUR DOLLARS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND COUNCILMAN RODRIGUEZ, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE POWER OF THE DOLLAR, WHICH IS IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO THE CITY HAS A HUGE POWER IN ADVOCACY AND CONVENING PARTNERSHIPS AND ELEVATING ISSUES. SO THROUGH MY WORK JUST AS A THERAPIST, THINKING ABOUT LIKE WHY ARE REIMBURSEMENT RATES IN TEXAS SO LOW? WHY IF I WAS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE A LIVING ONLY TAKING INSURANCE? I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE PRIVATE PAY IN THERE. SO I TRY TO BRING THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO EVERYONE SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT, LIKE, STATE ADVOCACY IS WHERE WE HAVE TO FOCUS SOME OF OUR ENERGY. SOME OF IT'S HERE, SOME IS GOOD PIP, SOME IS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, BUT A LOT OF IT NEEDS TO BE ELEVATING WHAT WE FEEL IN SCHOOLS HERE UP TO STATE PARTNERSHIPS. THE PANEL WE HAD FROM SAIS SAISD'S SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMISSION LAST YEAR WAS SO GREAT.
YOU GIVE THEM A MIC AND YOU ASK THEM A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND THEY'RE ABLE TO TELL YOU ALL OF THE ISSUES. AND REALLY THEY HELPED OPEN MY EYES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ABOUT HOW SCHOOL SAFETY AND LIKE SAFE BATHROOMS AND SAFE -- LIKE HAVING A RELATIVE SHOOTER DRILL THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WE ALL KNOW IT'S COMING.
THESE WERE THINGS THEY ASKED FOR THAT WOULD HELP THEM FEEL SAFER.
THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO ME IN THIS WORK. SO HEARING FROM THEM IS SUPER IMPORTANT, MAKING SURE EVERYONE HEARS FROM THEM. I THINK THAT REALLY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK SCHOOLS ARE PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO STUDENT VOICE, BUT WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES, OUR FUNDERS, OUR PHILANTHROPY, ALL THESE DIFFERENT PEOPLE HOSPITALS. I DON'T KNOW THAT HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS ARE HEARING FROM STUDENTS AND HOW THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IS AT SCHOOL.
IT'S KIND OF ALL OF IT. SO WE EXPECTED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT POLICY AND UNDERSTAND STATE POLICY AND -- BUT THEN I DON'T THINK WE EXPECTED HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS GOING TO BE AND HOW MUCH OPPORTUNITY THERE WILL BE TO EDUCATE LAWMAKERS ON KIND OF POLICIES AND HOW THEY'RE AFFECTED HERE.
>> KAUR: THE ONE THING THAT I THINK IF WE LOOK AT THE DATA FOR MENTAL HEALTH WHERE WE SEE MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES WITH KIDS, IT WOULDN'T LOOK LIKE WHAT WE SAW JUST A SECOND AGO WITH THE JUVENILE REFERRAL RATES. AND WHILE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES -- I MEAN, EVERYONE STRUGGLES WITH MENTAL HEALTH AT SOME LEVEL.
AND IT REALLY DOES NOT -- IS NOT CORRELATED TO RACE. SO LIKE SO MUCH LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE SEE. SO THEN YOU START TO WONDER IS IT JUST BECAUSE CERTAIN POPULATIONS ARE GETTING MORE OF THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED AND OTHERS AREN'T? AND ANYWAYS, IT JUST MAKES ME THINK IF WE COULD SEE A MAP OF WHERE MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES EXIST AND HOW THE LEVELS OF SUPPORT THAT THEY'RE GOING, I FEEL LIKE I ALWAYS GO FOR THE SAME REQUEST, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO OVERLAY THAT WITH OUR POVERTY MAP BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THOSE TWO WOULD NOT CORRELATE LIKE SOME OF
THE OTHER STATISTICS THAT WE SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> SO YOU'RE RIGHT.
EVEN WHEN WE LOOKED AT 911 CALLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH, THEY'RE ALL ACROSS THE CITY.
THE MAP IS PRETTY EQUAL. IT'S NOT THE SAME MAPS THAT WE SEE IN OTHER WAYS.
WHAT WE DON'T HAVE, I DON'T THINK, IS LIKE WHO GOT INTO OUTPATIENT SERVICES, LIKE THE CONTINUUM ON A MAP. WHO HAD A 911 CRISIS THAT INVOLVED POLICE? WE HAVE THAT. BUT THEN WHO HAD ONLY ONE OR WHO GOT INTO OUTPATIENT SERVICES OR HOW -- WHO GOT ON MEDICATION AND WHO IS SEEING A THERAPIST.
>> KAUR: DO WE TRACK STUDENTS AT ALL LIKE THAT? >> THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF IS THROUGH 911 DATA THAT WE WOULD TRACK AGE, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS. AND WE'RE ALSO VERY CAREFUL WITH DISTRICTS JUST LIKE ERIKA WAS TALKING ABOUT, WE DON'T WANT ANY DISTRICTS TO FEEL MORE CALLED OUT OR
HIGHLIGHTED THAN OTHERS. >> KAUR: OKAY. I JUST WAS CURIOUS.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. AND CAN I ASK JESSICA TO COME UP REALLY QUICK? IS THAT OKAY? SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
I -- >> I FORGOT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF ANYWAY.
>> KAUR: WELL, JESSICA WEAVER, COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS.
I WANTED TO JUST QUICKLY ASK YOU, IF YOU HAD TO IDENTIFY ONE BARRIER TO THE GROWTH IN YOUR WORK THAT YOU ALL DO WITH CAMPUSES, WHAT WOULD IT BE? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ONE. YOU CAN NAME A COUPLE. WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST
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BARRIERS? >> AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND --
>> KAUR: AROUND THE NUMBER OF KIDS YOU CAN SERVE JUST IN GENERAL WITH THIS WORK.
>> I DON'T SEE THE BARRIER, I SEE IT AS THE BEST WAY OF PRACTICING AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT BEING IN-PERSON. SO WE CHOOSE TO HAVE A FULL-TIME STAFF AT EACH CAMPUS AND THAT REQUIRES MORE FUNDING AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT.
OUR STATE FUNDING HAS BEEN ABLE TO STAY STABILIZED BUT OUR DISTRICT FUNDING HAS BEEN A BIG HIT. SO THAT IS OUR BIG EVIDENT BARRIER RIGHT NOW -- BIGGEST BARRIER THAT WE'RE HITTING RIGHT NOW WITH OUR DISTRICTS.
WE NEVER ASK OUR DISTRICT TO PAY 100%. WE COME IN WITH AN INVESTMENT TO TRY TO GIVE THEM A COST, AND THEY ARE STRUGGLING.
SO THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY THE CASE RIGHT NOW. BUT OUR MODEL IS IS TO REALLY BE ON CAMPUSES AND THEN OUR CLINICIANS ARE A TIER ON TOP OF THAT. AND WE DON'T REALLY -- WE JUST HAD RESEARCH FROM HARVARD HA HAS SHOWN THAT THAT MODEL HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY EFFECTIVE OVER A 20-YEAR DATA PIECE. SO STAYING WITH THE RIGHT PRINCIPLES IS SOMETIMES HARD, BUT RIGHT NOW OUR DISTRICTS, OUR BIGGEST BARRIER HAS BEEN THE FUNDING CUTS THAT THEY'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW.
THE FIRST THING THAT GOES WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A BUDGET IN A SCHOOL SYSTEM.
SO WE'RE ALL GOING TO FEEL THAT REALLY HASHLY IF WE'RE NOT REALLY THINKING ABOUT
HOW TO SUPPORT OUR DISTRICTS AROUND STUDENT SUPPORTS. >> KAUR: YEAH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I'LL JUST HIT THE LAST POINT. I'M SURE THEY'VE COME TALK TO YOU TOO, BUT RAISE YOUR HAND TEXAS IS DOING A BIG ADVOCACY PUSH FOR ACCESSING FUNDING FROM THE RAINY DAY FUND, WHICH IS MASSIVE AT THE STATE. SO I THINK IF WE WOULD WANT TO GET BEHIND SOMETHING FOR OUR LEGISLATIVE -- FOR THOSE OF YOU GUYS WHO ARE ON IGR AND CHAIR FOR IGR, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD GET BEHIND THEIR PUSH TO USE SOME OF THOSE RAINY DAY FUND FUNDS. BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC AGENDA FOR IT, BUT THEY DO WANT THE STATE TO TRY TO HELP BECAUSE OF ALL THESE UNFUNDED MANDATES AND I THINK THAT MENTAL HEALTH WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE FOR
THEM TO PUT SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS. >> YEAH.
I THINK WE CAN BETTER CONNECT WITH RAISE YOUR HAND TEXAS AND I'VE GONE TO SEVERAL OF THEIR EVENTS. ANYTHING -- TO JESSICA'S POINT, ANYTHING THAT WOULD JUST GIVE SCHOOLS MORE FUNDING WOULD ALLOW THEM TO USE OTHER FUNDS FOR SCHOOL
SUPPORTS. >> KAUR: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS. >> GALVAN: ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE WORK YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY AND THANK YOU FOR THE PARTNERS WHO ARE HERE AS WELL WHO WORKDAY IN AND DAY OUT. WHEN I TALK TO DIFFERENT FOLKS AND ICES, WHETHER IT'S THE ADMINISTRATORS, PRINCIPALS, SUPERINTENDENTS, THEY TALK ABOUT IF IT RENEWS AND DIFFERENT IT THINGS AROUND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DIFFERENT PLACES, THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT LAYERS OF INTERVENTION THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THESE STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR WORK AND BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST ACADEMIC SUCCESS POSSIBLE AND OF COURSE IT IMPACTS ATTENDANCE, IT IMPACTS ELSE FOR A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO LEARN AND TO GROW. AND THEN ALSO FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT THEY'RE DOING THE WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY AND BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE WHAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO AND EXPECTED TO DO NOT ONLY BY THE STATE, BUT BY COMMUNITY TOO. SO THIS IS ONE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A BIT MORE TOO.
I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT ANYONE ON THE SPOT SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PUBLICLY, BUT IF THERE ARE WAYS WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT ON THE BACK END ABOUT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE'RE SERVING THROUGH THIS WORK. I KNOW OF COURSE OUR PARTNERS DO THAT WORK. WE HAVE THE NUMBER THERE, BUT I GUESS MORE SO PER SCHOOL AND THEY'RE SAYING THE NEED AT EACH SCHOOL TOO WOULD BE HELPFUL.
IF THERE'S A WAITLIST AT THE SCHOOLS, A STAFFING NEED, AS JESSICA MENTIONED.
A LITTLE BIT TO THE QUESTION I MENTIONED TO ERIKA EARLIER ABOUT HOW FAR CAN OUR DOLLAR GO TO HELP ACHIEVE THE GAPS FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT NEED IT THE MOST? AND OF COURSE CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WHEREVER WE CAN TO BUILD OUT FROM THERE. BUT AS ALWAYS IT COMES BACK TO THE CONVERSATION AROUND SCALE OF THESE PROGRAMS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IMPACTING THE STUDENTS IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT SIMILAR TO THE CAFE COLLEGE OR SAPD CONVERSATION WE HAD UNDERSTANDING MORE ABOUT HOW THESE ON-SITE SERVICES ARE LEADING TO, RIGHT, THE BEST OUTCOMES POSSIBLE. DO WE HAVE ANY DATA ABOUT HOW -- I THINK WE KNOW IT, RIGHT? WE KNOW IT IN HUMAN RESOURCE AND KNOW IT TO BE TRUE THAT A STUDENT WILL LIKELY BE ON CAMPUS MORE OFTEN AND SHOW THAT A BIT MORE TOO THAT WE CAN SHOW SUPPORT AS BEST AS POSSIBLE FOR OUR SCHOOL TO BE HELPFUL. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS KIND OF IN THAT VEIN. WHEN IT COMES TO I ASSUME FOR A LOT OF THE MAYBE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, MAINLY -- MAY STEM FROM ISSUES AT HOME, ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY.
WHO DO WE REACH OUT TO FOR SOME OF THOSE? I KNOW WE HAVE THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT DIRECTLY, BUT IF IT'S RELATED TO [INDISCERNIBLE] NEEDS OR
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HOUSING NEEDS OR FOOD SECURITY OR EVEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONCERNS, WHO AREOUR PARTNERS THERE WITHIN THOSE FRAMEWORKS? >> YEAH.
SO I WOULD RELY ON THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE THE CONTRACTS WITH THAT THEY HAVE MADE THOSE CONNECTIONS. AND I FULLY TRUST THAT THEY HAVE.
I MEAN, WE HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS WITH OUR PARTNERS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE, THE WHOLE FAMILY SUPPORTED. WHEN WE SAY CASE MANAGEMENT AND BASIC NEEDS, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE MEAN, ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT, LIKE, YOU CAN'T REALLY HELP A 12-YEAR-OLD WHO IS DEALING WITH STRESS LIKE FINANCIAL STRESS IN THE FAMILY, WITHOUT GOING INTO THAT FAMILY SYSTEM AND HELPING IN ALL OF THOSE AREAS. SO THE REASON THAT THESE PARTNERS HAVE THESE CONTRACTS AND WERE CHOSE AFTER RFPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR
DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE PARTNERSHIPS. >> GALVAN: YEAH.
I GUESS THE REASON I ASK THAT TOO IS FULLY TRUST OUR PARTNERS TO DO THIS WORK, BUT MORE SO ASKING ABOUT, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT, REACHING TO YOU TO DHS SUPPORT FOR HELP WITH THE PARENT WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING WITH EVICTIONS.
DO WE HAVE THE DATA TO SEE HOW OFTEN WE REACH OUT TO THOSE PARTNERSHIPS? AND THEN IT'S WITHIN OUR BUDGETARY CONVERSATIONS. NOT ONLY KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED, OR UTILITIES OR FOOD SECURITY, BUT WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE WE'RE SUPPORTING A KID WHO IS HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT IS THEREFORE IMPACTING SCHOOL
AND THE WHOLE CYCLE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT HERE. >> THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF CARE.
>> GALVAN: SO WE CAN SHOWCASE THAT AND HOW FAR THE DOLLAR DOES GO AND HOW MUCH NEED IS THERE NOT ONLY TO ADDRESS VIOLENT CRIME, BUT OTHER ABUSES TOO AT THE IS CITY LEVEL. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I KNOW THESE GROUPS AND ALL THE GROUPS WE PARTNER WITH ARE ALWAYS DOING GOOD WORK. BUT SHOWCASING HOW WE CAN BE SUPPORTIVE IN THAT WAY AND HOW MUCH THESE THINGS BRAID TOGETHER IS GOING TO BE REALLY NEEDED FOR NOT ONLY THIS BUDGETARY CONVERSATION THIS YEAR, BUT IN GENERAL, RIGHT, THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE NOT JUST GOING TO AVOID. THEY GO TO ADDRESS REALLY DEEPLY ROOTED NEEDS HERE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. ONE LAST THING I THINK WITH THAT WAS DO WE ALSO HAVE ANY DATA ON HOW SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE IMPACTED BY THESE SERVICES ARE ALSO WORKING WITH ANY MUNICIPAL COURT PROGRAMS OR CASE WORKERS? I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE TRUANCY OFFICES ON-SITE -- NOT OFFICERS, BUT TRUANCY SUPPORT PROGRAMS ON-SITE. DO WE HAVE ANY OVERLAPPING SERVICES THERE?
>> I'M THINKING AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THESE ARE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TECHNICALLY THEY FALL UNDER HIPAA. SO THE DATA THAT WE GET FROM THE PARTNERS IS DEIDENTIFIED, OF COURSE. I'M NOT SURE HOW WE COULD ACTUALLY -- HOW WE WOULD ACTUALLY TRACE, YOU KNOW, PARTNERSHIPS.
I THINK WE COULD TALK TO THE PARTNERS ABOUT HOW THEY INTERACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURT AND HOW THEY INTERACT WITH, LIKE YOU SAID, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES OR DHS OR EVEN REFERRING -- I'M THINKING TO PARK SUMMER PROGRAMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK WE CAN ASK THAT. I'M NOT SURE HOW EASILY WE CAN MAP THIS MANY STUDENTS ARE GETTING SERVICES ELSEWHERE BECAUSE OF THE
HIPAA PART, BUT I CAN LOOK INTO IT. >> GALVAN: I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT PART. AND TALKING ABOUT THE DATA THAT SCHOOLS PROBABLY HAVE AS WELL OR O'OWE THAT WE SHOULDN'T ACCESS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SPOTLIGHT IN THAT WAY. BUT I THINK TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT POINT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT. LAST ITEM TODAY IS ITEM NUMBER 4 IS THE BRIEFING ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES DATA VISUALIZATION PROTOTYPES, LOOKING AT ALL THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME OF HOW TO LOOK AT THE DATA AND FOR OUR OWN PURPOSES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO THIS WORK. ALEX, TAKE IT AWAY. THIS IS NOT A FINAL, TO BE CLEAR.
>> NO, NOT AT ALL. THANK YOU, CHAIR. APPRECIATE THE TIME.
AND WE PUT THIS TOGETHER BASED ON FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMITTEE AND THERE IS NOT A SINGLE MEETING THAT GOES BY WITHOUT SEVERAL OF YOU, NOT JUST YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR, BUT SEVERAL OF YOU TALKING ABOUT HOW IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS DATA IN DIFFERENT WAYS. WHAT WE DID, AND IF SOMEBODY CAN ADVANCE THE SLIDES FOR ME, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE TOOK THE LAST MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL MILESTONES OR INDICATORS. AND THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED KINDER READINESS, THIRD GRADE READING AND OPPORTUNITY YOUTH AS SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE THEN IS WORKED WITH A TEAM OF AMAZING INDIVIDUALS AT ITSD AND AT ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT PRESENTED SOME OF THIS DATA TO THE COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY, AND WE TOOK ONE OR TWO PROGRAMS, ONE OR TWO OF THOSE DATASETS
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THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY SAW, AND STARTED LAYERING THINGS IN. THIS IS A VERY SMALL SAMPLE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER AND THAT YOU'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON, BUT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE SOMETHING FOR THE COMMITTEE TO SEE AND TO PROVIDE US FEEDBACK ON.THERE IS ABSOLUTELY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KEEP LAYERING IN AND ADDING DATA, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FIRST.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. AND I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH A COUPLE OF THESE PROTOTYPES THAT OUR TEAM HAS DEVELOPED.
IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE STARTED WITH KINDER READINESS.
WE BROUGHT IN DATA THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON BY THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY TEAM AND WE SPECIFICALLY LOOKED FOR THIS MILESTONE.
WE SPECIFICALLY LOOKED AT THE STORY TIME PROGRAM DATA AND THE LET'S PLAY PROGRAM DATA. SO TO JUST REMIND EVERYBODY, THE WAY THAT THIS INFORMATION IS CAPTURED, PARTICIPANTS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY SIGN IN OR PROVIDE AN ADDRESS OR THAT VERY SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
BUT WHAT WE DID IS TOOK THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AT THESE EVENTS AT THE DIFFERENT LIBRARIES. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF AREAS THAT WE EXCLUDED FOR VARIOUS REASONS. AND BECAUSE THINGS LOOK OFF IN THE MAP WE WANTED TO REFERENCE THOSE AS WELL. ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU SEE THE FIRST PLAYER WE ADDED.
AND THIS REALLY WAS THAT BASE DATA THAT ACTUALLY DR. AUGA FROM METRO HEALTH SHARED IN THE VERY FIRST MEETING WHERE WE COVERED A LOT OF THIS BASE INFORMATION. SO THIS IS THE KINDER READINESS PERCENTAGES BY SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT SHADING THERE.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE WE STARTED LAYERING IN THAT PUBLIC LIBRARY DATA.
SO YOU START SEEING WHERE THESE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE, THE DIFFERENT DOTS ARRANGED BY SIZE AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THOSE VARIOUS EVENTS.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS BY THE LOCATION OF THE EVENT. AND THEN THE LAST LAYER, IF YOU CAN CLICK TO THE NEXT SLIDE, STARTS AGGREGATING THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SO YOU SEE THE SIZE OF THE DOT VARIES BASED ON THE ATTENDANCE BY SCHOOL DISTRICT, NOT JUST BY THE LOCATION OF THE EVENT ITSELF.
SO IT'S ABSOLUTELY DIFFERENT FROM THE SECOND LAYER, BUT IT WAS AN ADDITIONAL ONE THAT WE BUILT IN THERE JUST TO KIND OF SHOW WITHIN THAT GEOGRAPHY THAT WE HAD THE PRE-K -- KINDER READINESS MEASUREMENT DATA WHAT DOES PARTICIPATION AT THESE TWO SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS LOOK LIKE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D WANT TO PAUSE HERE OR I'LL GO THROUGH THE THREE EXAMPLES FIRST.
>> GALVAN: THINK ANY THOUGHTS? >> THEY'RE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR. IF YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, THIS IS THIRD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY AND WE AGAIN USED DATASETS FROM VARIOUS PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMMING THAT SPECIFICALLY WORKED WITH CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AGES. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS SAMPLE DATA.
WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO ADD DATA AND TO BE MORE REFINED WITH IT, BUT FOR NOW WE WANTED TO FIND SOME PROGRAMMING THAT IS MORE TAILORED TOWARDS SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN SO THAT'S WHAT WE USED AGAIN FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AGAIN, IT'S BASED ON THE EVENTS, BASED ON WHERE THE PROGRAM TOOK PLACE, NOT NECESSARILY WHERE THE PARTICIPANT LIVES. AND THEN AGAIN THE EXCLUSIONS. SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU SEE THE FIRST LAYER AGAIN IS THAT THEIR GRADE READING BY DISTRICT DATA THAT WE ORIGINALLY SAW.
ON THE NEXT LAYER, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU SEE AGAIN THE PARTICIPATION BY EVENT OR -- YES, BY THE PARTICIPATION BY THE EVENT AND AGAIN MOST OF THESE ARE SCHOOL -- ARE LIBRARIES, BUT THERE COULD ONLY BE OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED. BUT YOU SEE THAT OVERLAID ON TO THE THIRD GRADE READING DATA THAT WE HAD AS WELL. AND THEN THE LAST LAYER ON THE LAST SLIDE AGAIN COMBINES THOSE TWO SO YOU CAN SEE THE PARTICIPATION IN THESE TYPES OF SCHOOL AGE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENTS BY THOSE GEOGRAPHIES WHICH ARE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DATA. SO THE THIRD EXAMPLE ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS -- RELATES TO OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. FOR THIS MILESTONE WE USED DATA FROM DHS AND THE NEXT LEVEL CENTER, AND FROM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM, AND SPECIFICALLY ISOLATING YOUTH WITHIN THIS POPULATION OR THIS AGE GROUP SET. FOR NEXT LEVEL I WANT TO JUST KIND OF PUT OUT THERE, SOME OF THE STUFF THAT YOU'RE SEEING IS JUST A SAMPLE SIZE.
AND I SHOULD CLARIFY, FOR NEXT LEVEL WE WERE ABLE TO GET ONE YEAR'S WORTH OF
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DATA, SO IT'S JUST -- I BELIEVE IT'S 2025 DATA. AND FOR READY TO WORK ACTUALLY WE HAVE THE WHOLE DATASET. SO DEPENDING ON WHETHER WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR NOT, WE CAN START REFINING THIS IN WHATEVER WAY THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE REFINED.BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO SHARE THAT ABOUT THE DATA. ON THE NEXT SLIDE THIS WAS THE MAP THAT IT MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT AS FAR AS SHADING, BUT THIS WAS THE MAP THAT REBECCA SHARED WITH US WHEN THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED THE BRIEFING ON OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, TO REALLY JUST SHOW THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THIS POPULATION. SO THESE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES ARE DIFFERENT.
THEY'RE BASED ON SOMETHING THE CENSUS USES. THEY'RE CALLED PUMAS, AND I KNOW IT'S UP THERE WHAT THAT STANDS FOR, BUT THAT WAS THE CENSUS -- THEY'RE NOT CENSUS TRACKS, BUT THAT'S THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY THAT WE CAN USE TO CALCULATE THIS DENSITY OF OPPORTUNITY YOUTH YOUTH. ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU SEE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPANT DATA. AND SO FOR THIS SET WE DO HAVE ADDRESSES SO WE CAN SHOW WHERE WE'RE SERVING YOUTH THROUGH THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM THAT ARE WITHIN THAT AGE GROUP FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH.
AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE NEXT LEVEL, THE DHS PARTICIPANTS, ALSO WE HAVE THEIR ADDRESSES. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.
THE NEXT SLIDE WAS JUST OUR WAY TRYING TO SHOW ALL THREE OF THOSE IN A WAY THAT YOU COULD SEE THEM ALL ON THIS SAME SLIDE WHAT THE TOOL COULD TECHNICALLY DO RIGHT NOW IS CLICK ON THE THREE DIFFERENT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO RISK TECHNOLOGY FAILING US HERE. WE TOOK THE STILL SLIDES AND THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO CLICK THROUGH, THE PURPLE SHOWING WHERE THE YOUTH IS LIVING, THE BLUE SHOWING READY TO WORK AND BELIEVE THE RED IS THE DHS DATA.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE PROTOTYPED SO FAR BASED ON ALREADY RECEIVED, AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT INTO THE SYSTEMS, THE DIFFERENT GIS SYSTEMS THAT ITSD IS WORKING WITH US ON. I'D LIKE TO THANK BETH BACK THERE BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN THE PROJECT MANAGER THAT CRAIG ASSIGNED TO US AND ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HER TO PUT THESE DIFFERENT VISUALIZATIONS TOGETHER. SO WE ABSOLUTE APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK NOW.
>> GALVAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALEX. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO START.
COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. LET ME GO BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE YOU JUST HAD UP. SO, YOU KNOW, I ALSO MENTIONED THIS RECENTLY.
I MET WITH A GROUP CALLED TOLAMINE I THINK IS THE NAME OF IT.
THEY'RE A GOOD DATA COMPANY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN WORK WITH BECAUSE THIS IS GREAT AND IF WE ADDED ADDITIONAL LAYERS THAT THE COUNTY HAS OR THE CITY HAS, WE CAN REALLY GET A GOOD SNAPSHOT. BECAUSE WHAT I'M SEEING ON MULTIPLE ONES IS THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO HIGHLIGHTED, WHICH IS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH SAN DISTRICTS. I ALSO LIKE THAT YOU DID IT BY THE PUMA AREA BECAUSE WITH A DISTRICT AS LARGE AS NORTHSIDE ISD THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS IN THAT DISTRICT AND SOME OF THAT DATA COULD BE, YOU KNOW, AVERAGED OUT TO MAKE THE PICTURE NOT LOOK AS BAD AS MAYBE SOME OF THE AREAS IN THEIR DISTRICT ARE. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND AND THIRD MAP YOU HAVE UP HERE, THAT PART OF NORTHSIDE ISD ARE PARTS WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT INVESTING BOND MONEY THAT WAS ACTUALLY PASSED TO THOSE SCHOOLS.
COUNCILMAN GALVAN AND I JUST WROTE A LETTER TO THEM ADVOCATING THAT THEY PLEASE USE THE MONEY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PASSED FOR THOSE SCHOOLS.
BECAUSE YOU JUST SEE THAT HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, RIGHT? IT'S JUST LIKE THESE ARE ALL WHERE THE KIDS THAT NEED THE MOST HELP ARE AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE SEEING DISINVESTMENT FROM SCHOOL, EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO INVEST IN BUILDINGS AND INSTRUCTION. THIS IS REALLY GREAT.
AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU WERE TO OVERLAP THE DISTRICT ON TOP OF THAT I THINK WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING AND TELLING ALSO, BUT I LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO ORGANIZE THE DATA IN SUCH A WAY.
THANK YOU. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS? FEEDBACK, OPINIONS,
EPIPHANIES? COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: I'VE GOT A LOT, BUT I NEED SOME TIME TO PROCESS AND GET SPECIFIC. BUT I AGREE, I LIKE THE OPPORTUNITIES LAYERS I THINK IS WHAT'S CLOSEST TO WHERE WE WANT WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT PROGRAMS KIDS ARE ATTENDING AND WHAT THE OVERALL MAP IS.
SO I REALLY LIKE THOSE MAPS. I LIKE THE KINDER READINESS AND IT'S JUST SO -- IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHAT THE CHAIR WAS SAYING EARLIER WHERE YOU KNOW THESE THINGS ARE TRUE,
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BUT SEEING THEM ON A MAP JUST PUTS THEM EVEN MORE STARK.LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF LIBRARIES THAT WE HAVE ON THE NORTHSIDE IN COMPARISON TO THE SOUTHSIDE. IT'S JUST -- SLIDE 5, IT JUST IS A DIRECT CORRELATION TO KINDER READINESS AND THIRD GRADE READING LEVELS. BUT YOU DO INTERESTINGLY SEE IN THE THIRD GRADE READINESS THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT -- YOU KNOW, OFTEN TIMES OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS GET SO MUCH --P EARLIER SO I'M GOING TO SAY WRAP, FOR THEIR WORK.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT KINDER READINESS AND THIRD GRADE READINESS, YOU WOULD EXPECT THOSE SHADES TO BE THE SHAME. AND LOOK AT THE WORK THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE DOING ON THE SOUTHSIDE. THOSE COLORS STAND OUT.
IF YOU LOOK AT SLIDE 8 IN COMPARISON TO SLIDE 5, THOSE COLORS START TO LOOK A LOT MORE HOMOGENEOUS, WHICH JUST SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH WORK OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE TRULY DOING. AND OUR SCHOOLS OVERALL. BUT ANYHOO, ALL THAT TO SAY THE EVENT ATTENDANCE BY SCHOOL DISTRICT I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SLIDE 6 HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS MORE COMPELLING. AND THESE EVENTS ARE JUST -- THESE -- I KNOW YOU SAID THIS, BUT THIS IS ALL OF THE LIBRARY EVENTS AND ALL OF --
WHAT IS THE EVENT ATTENDANCE IN THIS? >> FOR KINDER READINESS I BELIEVE BOTH OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE JUST AT LIBRARIES, BUT I'LL ASK DALE. I KNOW HE'S HERE. IT WAS STORY TIME AND LET'S PLAY. I THINK LET'S PLAY MIGHT -- ARE THEY AT ANY PARKS?
>> YES. SO LET'S PLAY COULD BE AT A SCHOOL, BUT MORE OFTEN IN A PARK. AND THIS IS DATA THAT WE OFFERED TO THIS PROJECT
TO -- JUST FOR IT TO BE MAPPED OUT. >> KAUR: WE APPRECIATE
THAT. >> BUT YES, IN THIS CASE I CAN THINK OF OTHER WAYS THIS CAN BE SHARED. BUT THIS IS SHOWING HOW MANY ATTENDED IN THAT SCHOOL
DISTRICT. >> >> KAUR: WHAT'S THE SMALLEST LEVEL OF DATA WE HAVE FOR THAT? DO WE CAPTURE SCHOOL?
>> ACTUALLY, FOR THESE EVENTS, AT THE LIBRARY OUR PRACTICE HAS BEEN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO NOT HAVE ANY BARRIER. SO WE JUST COME, WE COUNT COLLECTING AT THIS POINT. CERTAINLY THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE COULD LOOK AT THIS
DIFFERENTLY IN THE FUTURE, OF COURSE. >> KAUR: THAT'S GREAT.
>> I THINK WE CAN ALL UNDERSTAND THERE IS A -- AS SOON AS YOU START ASKING PEOPLE QUESTIONS, THERE IS A BARRIER FOR SOME PARTICIPANTS.
>> KAUR: YEAH, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS GREAT. I LOVE THE WAY THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS.
AND I'D BE SO INTERESTED TO SEE LIKE THIS OPPORTUNITY YOUTH MAP LAYERED ON TOP OF SOME OF THE OTHERS TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN COMPARISON TO -- IN COMPARISON TO SOME OF THE OTHER STATISTICS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
I'LL CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT IT AND GIVE MORE FEEDBACK. THANK YOU FOR THE FIRST STAB AT THIS. I KNOW THE FIRST IT STAB IS SOMETIMES DAUNTING WHEN YOU'RE TRYING SOMETHING NEW. APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS, CHAIR.
>> GALVAN: THANK YOU. ANYTHING? GREAT.
I FEEL VERY SIMILARLY ABOUT THIS. I THINK WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I THINK I'LL ECHO COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA'S POINTS ABOUT NORTHSIDE IN PARTICULAR, ESPECIALLY CULEBRA TO 410 THE NEED COMPLETELY SHIFTS THERE. I THINK IT'S TELLING WHEN WE HAVE CERTAIN -- NO OTHER A LOT F OTHER LIBRARIES ARE IN MY DISTRICT. MY PROBLEM WAS ACCESS TO THE SERVICES OUTSIDE THE AREA AND I THINK IT PLAYS INTO A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE SEE IN THE LIBRARY EVENTS OVERALL. THERE'S NOTHING -- I THINK IT'S CLEAR WHERE THE DEMAND IS FOR A LOT OF THESE DEMANDS SO THAT MAKES SENSE OF WHERE THEY'RE HAPPENING.
AND I THINK TO DALE'S POINT ABOUT WHAT THE KIND OF THOUGHT IS, AND I AGREE WITH THAT THOUGHT IN PARTICULAR WITH THE LIBRARY BEING AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE TO EVERYBODY, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY BUT, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF, LIKE, I KNOW MY COMMUNITY AND MYSELF INCLUDED LOVE OUR LIBRARIES IN DISTRICT 6, BUT I ALSO ANTICIPATE THE PARTICULARLY LARGEST CIRCLE ON SLIDE 5 IS THE LAMBDA LIBRARY BECAUSE OF HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT LIBRARY IT AND THE TREES AROUND IT. AND I WOULD IMAGINE PARENTS WOULD LOVE TO GO THERE FOR EVENTS AND AS DEMAND INCREASES THERE AND IT WOULD BE HARD TO TRACK IF THEIR SAISD STUDENTS OR IF THERE ARE OTHER LIBRARIES ACROSS OUR CITY, WE HAD THE CONVERSATION IN COUNCIL LAST WEEK ABOUT A DRIVE-THROUGH LIBRARY, RIGHT? IT'S INTERESTING TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET INTO THE GRANULAR OF DATA THERE.
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I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT PIECE THERE.BUT I WONDER IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF -- IF WE DON'T ASK FOR INFORMATION FROM THE PARENT OR FROM THE STUDENT, WHICH MAKES SENSE TO MAKE SURE ACCESSIBILITY IS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE, ARE WE ABLE TO THEN INSTEAD TARGET THE KIND OF RECRUITMENT FOR THOSE EFFORTS A THE DIFFERENT LIBRARIES TO THE SCHOOLS NEARBY.
IF WE'RE SEEING THAT THERE'S DIFFICULTIES OR STRUGGLES AT X SCHOOL, BUT THEY'RE HOWEVER MANY MILES AWAY FROM THIS LIBRARY, CAN THAT LIBRARY SAY THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS OUTSIDE THAT COULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOUR STUDENT TO COME IN.
HERE'S WHAT TRAPS LOOKS LIKE, HERE'S WHAT RESOURCES LOOK LIKE FOR THE PARENTS TO GET THERE. THIS IS AN DECK DOTE AL, BUT I THINK ABOUT MY GIRLFRIEND'S SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS SHE TEACHES AND HOW MUCH OF A PASSIONATE LIBRARY ENTHUSIAST SHE IS. SO SHE WAS VERY EXCITED WHEN HAS PAM MAS OPENED UP AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GO THERE AND SHE OFTEN ASKED THE KIDS AND PARENTS IF THEY HAD BEEN TO THE LIBRARY NEARBY. AND THEY WERE LIKE NO. IT'S A BLOCK AWAY, BUT NO, IT'S NEVER A PART OF THEIR ROUTINE. FINDING A WAY TO EXPOSE PARENTS AND STUDENTS, NOT ONLY IS A LIBRARY A PLACE FOR YOU TO TO GO AND ENJOY, BUT THERE'S TARGETED PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THAT THE PARENT MAY NOT KNOW ALL THE TIME HOW TO CONDUCT IN THAT WAY.
SO THERE'S A BIT OF TARGETED RESOURCES NEARBY. I'M RAMBLING ON, BUT THE DATA IS HELPFUL AND IT HELPS US MAKE THOSE CONCLUSIONS. I THINK THERE'S OF COURSE ALWAYS GOING TO BE GAPS IN THIS BECAUSE THERE'S BARRIERS THERE.
I CAN ALREADY SEE THOUGHTS FORMING. I GOT ON MY SOAPBOX VERY QUICKLY THERE. THANK YOU TO ALEX AND THE ENTIRE TEAM AND DEPARTMENTS DOING THIS WORK. I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT COME TO FULL FRUITION.
I THINK MY LAST ACTUAL THOUGHT ON THE MAP ITSELF IS I WONDER IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE COULD BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE WHAT EVENTS ARE HAPPENING AT THOSE PARTICULAR POINTS. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK ON I.T. TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, TO BE ABLE TO CLICK THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE, THE CENTRAL LIBRARY, AND SHOWCASE WHAT EVENTS GOING ON DURING THE WEEK, ET CETERA, WHAT THEY ARE.
AND THAT COULD BE FOR A LIBRARY, FOR A PARK, ET CETERA, AS YOU CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS. AND JUST TO KIND OF BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A BIT MORE WHAT'S EXACTLY HAPPENING THERE WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT LAYERS THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT LEADS INTO ONE DAY MAKING A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERACTIVE MAP THAT DOES THE SAME THING, BUT THAT'S A VERY FUTURE CONVERSATION.
>> IT ACTUALLY -- IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT ACTUALLY CAN.
WHEN YOU HOVER OVER LIKE IN THAT SECTION ON THE DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES, IT WOULD -- YOU COULD CLICK AND IT WOULD TELL YOU THIS IS WHATEVER THAT GEOGRAPHY WAS AND WHATEVER THAT PERCENTAGE WAS.
AND SIMILARLY ON THE GRAY DOTS, IT WOULD TELL YOU WHAT LIBRARY THAT WAS, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS SAMPLE DATA AND SO WHAT THIS IS TELLING US IS THAT WE CAN GO BACK, KEEP REFINING THE DATA, KEEP SEEING WHAT ADDITIONAL DATASETS WE HAVE THAT FIT.
WE'LL STICK WITH THESE THREE FOR NOW, BUT SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL DATASETS WE HAVE, KEEP REFINING THOSE DATASETS, TRYING TO MAKE THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
APPLES TO APPLES AND KEEP LAYERING THINGS IN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE TEAM WHO HAS BEEN WORKING SO HARD ON THIS AND TAKING ALL OF OUR DATA QUESTIONS AND ASKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN, AT 11:47 A.M., OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
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