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IT IS MAY 11TH AT 4:37 P.M., AND THIS IS THE COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THE FINANCE.
WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT AND I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL BE HELD IN THE BOARD ROOM 601 SOUTH JUPITER GARLAND, TEXAS, 75042.
AND DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS IN THE GARLAND ROWLETT ROOMS OF THE HARRIS HILL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WITH LIVE STREAMING.
PER TEA GUIDANCE AS REFERENCED IN GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER GA 34 EVERYONE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, MUST WEAR A FACE MASK AT ALL TIMES AND SHOULD PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING. NUMBER THREE, OUR PUBLIC FORUM, MS. HOGAN, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? NO. THANK YOU. MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR OUR SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE.
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JUST WANT TO WELCOME ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS RAINY, COOL DAY.
GOT A NUMBER OF AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING OVER, ESPECIALLY WITH CONTRACT RENEWALS. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR THAT WE START AMPING UP FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
SO IN MAY A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO DETERMINE WHAT WE GET FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR PENDING APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM SIX OF OUR INFORMATION
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ITEMS AND WE WILL RECEIVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FROM MAY 2021.TO MS. GRIFFIN TO PRESIDENT SELDERS, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO ARE PRESENT TO DR. LOPEZ.
WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, THE MAY CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT, WHICH CONSISTS OF 16 RENEWALS, ONE OF WHICH ITEM G1 ON YOUR AGENDA DID EXCEED ONE OF THE THRESHOLDS THAT WE'LL BE REVIEWING IT LATER IN THE AGENDA.
I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE REPORT THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT? THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO REVIEW OUR MARCH 2021 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.
MS. DAVENPORT. MS. GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
LOPEZ, BEFORE YOU YOU DO HAVE YOUR MARCH 2021 MONTHLY FINANCIALS COMPARED ALSO TO LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
ON PAGE NINE WE HAVE OUR SUMMARY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR MONTHLY FINANCIALS? MOVING ON, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL REVIEW OUR MARCH 2021 TAX REPORT, PAGE 16.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MS. GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
LOPEZ, THE ITEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE MARCH 20, 2021, TAX REPORT REFLECTING A 97.20 PERCENT COLLECTED FOR THE 2020 TAX YEAR.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS LOOK LIKE WE'RE DOING VERY WELL.
THANK YOU. KEEP COLLECTING THE TAX.
OK, THANK YOU. UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM THE BOND UPDATE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AND MOVE TO 6E AND REVIEW OUR THIRD QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT, DR.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
LOPEZ, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS AN INFORMATION ITEM IS THE THIRD QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR COVERING THE TIME FRAME, JANUARY 1ST 21 TO MARCH 31ST 2021.
THE FIRST CHART YOU SEE IS A PIE CHART THAT DEPICTS A SNAPSHOT OF THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT POSITION AS OF MARCH 31.
AS OF MARCH 31, THE DISTRICT'S 441 MILLION WERE INVESTED 28 PERCENT IN AGENCY SECURITIES, WITH THE REMAINDER 72 PERCENT IN THREE SEPARATE PUBLIC AND FUND INVESTMENT POOLS.
TEXPOOL LONESTAR AND TEXASCLASS.
DIRECTLY BEHIND THAT, YOU'LL SEE THE CHART.
BEHIND THE CHART YOU'LL SEE THE INFORMATION THAT DETAILS HOW THE POOLS INVEST THE FUNDS THAT ARE DEPOSITED WITH THEM.
THIS HAS BEEN PROVIDED SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE UNDERLYING INVESTMENT TO THE POOLS.
YOU'LL SEE FROM THESE LISTS THAT THE INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE POOLS MIRROR THAT OF THE DISTRICT. OOPS.
BEHIND THAT, YOU WILL SEE A GRAPH THAT DETAILS HOW THE INVESTMENT RATES OVER THE COURSE
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OF THE QUARTER.AND THE NEXT DOCUMENT YOU SEE WILL DETAIL THE EXACT AMOUNT OF EACH OF THE DISTRICTS INVESTMENT FUNDS AS OF THREE THIRTY ONE.
AND THE FINAL DOCUMENT DETAILS THE INTEREST INCOME FOR ALL THE FUNDS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
TRUSTEES. ARE THERE QUESTIONS, MR. MILLER? YEAH.
JUST REAL QUICK ON THE PAGE WITH THE GRAPH, YOU HAVE THE.
WHAT PAGE. IT'S OUR PAGE FORTY.
THAT GRAPH. WHAT IS THE EVENT THAT LOCKED IN THE TEXASCLASS FLAT.
I WENT BACK AND REVIEWED THAT AND THAT IS THE INFORMATION THAT THEY GAVE US ON THEIR WEBSITE. AS FAR AS THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE INTEREST INCOME FOR THOSE DAYS.
I DID NOT SEE AN EVENT THAT WOULD TRIGGER THAT.
OF COURSE, THE TEXASCLASS IS THE POOL THAT'S ON THE TOP AND THE TEXASCLASS POOL INVESTS 88 PERCENT IN COMMERCIAL PAPER.
SO THE OTHER TWO POOLS ARE MORE OF A GOVERNMENT POOL.
RIGHT. SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THE RATES ARE MUCH LOWER.
IT WOULD JUST APPEAR TO ME THAT I MEAN, EVERYTHING FLUCTUATES EXCEPT FOR WHEN WE GOT OUT TO WHATEVER THAT TIME PERIOD WAS ABOUT.
HOW OR WHAT, LOCKED IT IN OR WHAT THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN SOMETIMES THEY WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, HALF OF THE MONTH WOULD BE AT ONE RATE AND A HALF WOULD BE AT THE OTHER.
AND I THINK THAT THEY PROBABLY SOMEHOW ARE DOING SOME AVERAGING IN THERE.
BUT I'LL BE GLAD TO GIVE THEM A CALL AND GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT.
THANK YOU. OK, AND YOU'LL SEND THAT TO DR.
RINGO? YES, MA'AM. I CERTAINLY WILL.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR OUR MEETING IN TWO WEEKS TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON THESE CHARTS AS OF AS CLOSE TO THAT DATE AS POSSIBLE? ABSOLUTELY. I'LL BE GLAD TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT JUST AN UPDATE ON THIS PARTICULAR CHART OR ON ANYTHING ELSE? JUST THIS CHART. OK, YES.
I'LL BE GLAD TO DO THAT. THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE FOR IT TO COVER JANUARY ONE THROUGH THE DATE OF THE BOARD MEETING? WOULD THAT BE HELPFUL? JUST APRIL ONE UNTIL.
THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. OK, LET'S GET CLARITY.
YOU WERE SAYING IN TWO WEEKS, DR.
IF WE CARRY THIS CURRENT GRAPH FORWARD AND NOT DATA IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WE COULD JUST BRING THIS BACK FORWARD AND SPEAK TO THIS DETAIL IN TWO WEEKS SINCE THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THE GRAPH. OK, SO WE ARE ASKING TO PUT AN INFORMATION ITEM ON THE REGULAR BOARD AGENDA COMING OUT OF COMMITTEE. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR? BECAUSE THIS IS LISTED AS AND LET ME MAKE SURE I'M LOOKING RIGHT.
IT IS LISTED AS AN INFORMATION ITEM.
NO, MA'AM. THERE'S BEEN A SPIKE IN INTEREST RATES AS WHETHER IT'S SHORT TERM INFLATION OR LONG TERM INFLATION STARTS TO KICK IN.
I SEE IT IN MY INVESTMENTS, AND I WOULD EXPECT THESE GRAPHS SHOULD START TO SHOW THAT ALSO THAT'S ALL I'M LOOKING FOR.
YEAH, BUT I'M JUST I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS IN THE UPCOMING BOARD BOOK.
WE'RE SAYING BRING IT BACK AS AN INFORMATION ITEM.
THAT'S ALL. JUST WITH AN UPDATED GRAPH. YES MA'AM.
THAT'S ALL I WAS TRYING TO DO. BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ACTION.
MS. GRIFFIN AND MR. GLICK, OUR BOARD DOCS ARE DUE TO MECHELLE FINAL NEXT TUESDAY.
AND SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE MUCH OF A CHANGE IN THE GRAPHS WE WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT.
BUT WE CAN TALK TO WHERE WE ARE AT NOW AND THE NEXT MONTH WE COULD BRING BACK INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO INTEREST RATES AND WHAT THAT IS LOOKING LIKE FOR THE NEW GRAPH.
OK. YES, SIR. LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
DR. RINGO AND YOUR TEAM, YOU WILL GO AN REVIEW IF THERE IS A CHANGE TO THIS DRAFT OF THE INFORMATION BUT NOT DRAFT, BUT THE INFORMATION WE HAVE IN HERE.
AND IF IT IS, WE WOULD BRING IT FORTH IN TWO WEEKS WITH THE UPDATED INFORMATION.
IF NOT, WE WILL RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION ANOTHER WAY PRIOR TO OUR NEXT JUNE BOARD MEETING. IS THAT SATISFACTORY.
OKAY ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.
AND THANK YOU, MS. ROUNTREE. YES MA'AM. DR.
RINGO RECEIVE BUDGET PLANNING PRESENTATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 2022.
MS. GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
LOPEZ, GOOD EVENING THERE IS FROM THE UPDATE, FROM WHAT YOU SAW TWO WEEKS AGO, THERE IS NO CHANGES IN THAT PRESENTATION.
WE WILL HAVE THE UPDATE TO BRING FORWARD AT THE BOARD MEETING.
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IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH THE COMMITTEE APPROVAL.AT THAT TIME, WE'LL HAVE FURTHER DETAIL WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES WORK TOWARDS THE STAFFING PLAN THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO ASSURE A MORE ACCURATE BUDGET AT THE MAY BOARD MEETING.
THE UPDATE THAT I HAVE TODAY BECAUSE IT WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT GENERAL FUND IS TODAY TEA GAVE THEIR VERY FIRST TRAINING IN REGARDS TO ESSER 3.
AND AS YOU RECALL, ESSER 3 WAS THE STIMULUS FUNDING THAT CAME OUT IN MARCH.
THE GOVERNOR HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THAT THEY'RE GOING TO RELEASE THAT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. DISTRICTS DO NOT HAVE THAT MONEY IN HAND AT THIS TIME.
DISTRICTS MUST APPLY THROUGH A GRANT TO THE STATE OF TEXAS SHOWING THE PLAN TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS. AND SO GARLAND ISD WILL BE AWARDED AFTER APPLICATION AND APPROVAL, TWO THIRDS OF THAT AMOUNT, WHICH IS 73.8 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE REMAINING ONE THIRD WILL BE RECEIVED AFTER THE STATE OF TEXAS APPLIES TO THE FEDS FOR THAT MONEY, WHICH IS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE WHEN THESE FUNDS ARE RELEASED.
SO WE'VE LEARNED THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SUPPLANT GENERAL FUND DOLLARS.
WE HAVE A DEFICIT BUDGET THAT WE HAVE PROJECTED INTO NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WHAT I MEAN BY SUPPLANT, IN TODAY'S TRAINING TEA HAS SAID THEY ARE BEHIND ON ANSWERING ALL THE DISTRICTS QUESTIONS ON HOW THOSE FUNDS CAN BE USED AND ARE TRYING TO GET CAUGHT UP.
BUT I DO KNOW IN TODAY'S TRAINING THEY TALKED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SUPPLANT DEVICES FOR ONE TO ONE, SUPPORT LEARNING LOSS, BEING ABLE TO PAY RETENTION PAYMENTS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT REMEDIATION WITH STUDENTS AS FAR AS ADDING ADDITIONAL STAFF IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE DETAILS.
LIKE I SAID, THAT TRAINING WAS THIS MORNING FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS AND IT'S FRESH OFF THE PRESS. AND SO OUR TEAM IS WORKING THROUGH THAT DEBRIEFING, NOT JUST OUR TEAM.
AS SOON AS THAT MEETING ENDED REGION TEN HAD A FINANCE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ALSO.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND VARIOUS TEAMS FROM DR.
RUSSELL'S TEAMS AND HOPE TO HAVE MORE DETAILS.
WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS WHEN WE COME BACK AT THE BOARD MEETING IN MAY TO SHOW THOSE PROJECTIONS INTO NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WHAT WE WILL SHOW AT THE MAY BOARD MEETING IS THE BUDGET BY FUNCTION LEVEL THAT WE WILL BE SEEKING TO ADOPT IN JUNE.
THAT WAY, WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS AND GET EVERYTHING LINED OUT FOR THAT PROCESS. QUESTION.
OKAY MR. GLICK I SAW YOUR HAND AND THEN I SEE MR. MILLER'S HAND. AND BEFORE I CALL ON EITHER ONE OF YOU, I WANT TO ASK DR.
LOPEZ A QUESTION, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
DR. LOPEZ, TELL US WHERE WE ARE IN OUR APPLICATION PROCESS FOR OUR MONEY.
WE'RE BARELY GETTING TRAINED ON IT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING IT OUT AS SOON AS WE GET ALL OF OUR INFORMATION.
I'VE TALKED TO A FEW NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EVERYBODY'S IN THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE'RE IN. ONCE WE GET THAT, THERE'S AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO GET FROM STAKEHOLDERS. THIS IS NOT JUST LIKE A NORMAL APPLICATION WHERE WE DO OUR OWN INTERNAL WRITING AND THEN WE SUBMIT IT.
THIS HAS TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT EYES AND THEN NEEDS TO BE PROCESSED AND THEN SENT TO TEA AND IMPLEMENTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE APPLICATIONS APPROVAL.
OK, I WILL ENTERTAIN MR. GLICK AND THEN MR. MILLER. THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. I THINK THIS IS ON LINE WITH BUDGETS.
THERE'S A BILL I KNOW IT'S IN THE SENATE RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT SURE I SAW A HOUSE VERSION.
I'M GOING TO CALL IT THE VOUCHER BILL.
I THINK IT'S BETTENCOURT BUT I'M NOT SURE.
VOUCHERS, TAX CREDITS, A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT DISTRICTS WOULD GET THAT PARENTS COULD USE TO GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS OR OTHER SOURCES OR HOME SCHOOL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY RECENT NEWS ON THAT OR COULD WE GET A REPORT ON THAT? BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN THAT IN TEXAS YET.
YEAR AFTER, EVERY TWO YEARS WE HEAR ABOUT IT, I'M NOT SURE THE STRENGTH OF THAT PARTICULAR ITEM HAS THIS YEAR.
WE'RE NOT REALLY READING MUCH ABOUT IT.
WE'RE HEARING MORE ABOUT RELAXING THE RESTRICTIONS ON ON HOME SCHOOLING.
WE'RE SEEING RELAXINGS ON OUR COMPETITIVE TYPE OF SCHOOLS.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE YOU THINK WE MIGHT GO AND HOW IT MIGHT AFFECT OUR BUDGET.
YEAH MR. GLICK GREAT QUESTION WE DO SEE THAT EVERY BIENNIUM AND IT'S TERMED DIFFERENT PHRASES FROM SCHOLARSHIP TO VOUCHERS TO EVEN A FAMILY, I DON'T WANT TO USE RELIEF FUND, BUT THEY TERM IT DIFFERENT TERMS EVERY SESSION AND THEY HOPE THAT IT GAINS MOMENTUM TO GET THROUGH. BUT I WILL GET THE DETAILS ON THAT.
WE'VE BEEN REVIEWING THOSE BILLS AND EVEN POSTING THE BILL TRACKER WITHIN THE BOARD
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INSIGHT.I WANT TO SAY I BELIEVE ONE OF THE VOUCHER BILLS DID DIE.
I DON'T RECALL IF IT WAS BETTENCOURT'S BILL, BUT I CAN GET INFORMATION TO GET TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THAT.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO GO SEE IF THERE'S OTHER RENDITIONS OF THAT BILL.
AND TO HIGHLIGHT ON THAT, EVEN THOUGH A BILL DIES, THE AUTHOR CAN TRY TO GET IT PIGGYBACKED ONTO A BILL THAT IS PROGRESSING.
AND MR. GLICK, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME AND IF THE SUPERINTENDENT AGREES WITH THIS FOR THE UPCOMING BOARD MEETING, I THINK WE SHOULD LABEL THIS AS A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ITEM UNDER INFORMATION. AND THEN THAT WAY, ALL OF THE BILLS THAT ARE OF IMPORTANCE TO US AS A DISTRICT. AND WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A HOME FOR BILL IN A COMMITTEE.
RINGO AND DR. LOPEZ AGREE, THEN WE'LL PUT AN INFORMATION ITEM ON THE UPCOMING BOARD MEETING THAT SAYS LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND WHETHER YOU'VE INCLUDED IN BOARD INSIGHT OR NOT, IF IT WOULD JUST BE A DETAILED LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR ALL OF US SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND, SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT COLLECTIVELY OF THE TOTAL IMPACT THAT THE LEGISLATION IS DOING, IF THAT'S OK. IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? YES, MA'AM. OK.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. THANK YOU.
MR. RINGO WITH RESPECT TO ESSER ONE, TWO OR THREE WHATEVER FUND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE SEVENTY THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
DO YOU ANTICIPATE? IS IT ANTICIPATED THAT'LL BE SET UP AS A SEPARATE ACCOUNTING FROM THE GENERAL FUND GENERAL BUDGET? YES SIR.
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. SO ANYTHING THAT IS RECEIVED IN OUTSIDE THE GENERAL FUND IS ALL TRACKED INDIVIDUALLY. THIS WILL HAVE ITS OWN FUND NUMBER, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN DEFINED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
SO EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN STATE OF TEXAS THAT DOES RECEIVE THESE FUNDS AND THERE ARE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO WILL NOT GET HARDLY ANY DOLLARS OR ZERO DOLLARS FROM THIS, BUT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DOES WILL HAVE THE EXACT SAME FUND NUMBER THAT WAY IT CAN BE TRACKED DISTRICT TO DISTRICT AND FINANCIAL REPORTING AND EXPENDITURE PURPOSES.
OK, SO THIS APPLICATION PROCESS WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH, IT WILL DEFINE AND MAKE ELIGIBLE CERTAIN EXPENSES THAT CAN BE THEN DROPPED INTO THAT ACCOUNTING BUCKET.
YES SIR. TO BE PAID OUT OF THAT BUCKET.
VERY SIMILAR TO OUR GENERAL FUND. THERE'LL BE A REVENUE WHERE WE HAVE IT COME IN ON A REVENUE REPORTING ACCOUNT AND THEN ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WITH ALL THE VARIOUS ACCOUNT COVERS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR EXPENDITURES, WHETHER WE'RE BUYING GENERAL SUPPLIES OR IT'S GOING TO PAYROLL, IT WILL BE SET UP IN THOSE ACCOUNTS AND TRACKED WITHIN THAT FUND FOR THAT PURPOSE. AND IS THERE ANY EXPIRATION ON THOSE FUNDS IF THEY'RE NOT USED IN A YEAR, DO THEY GO AWAY OR? GREAT QUESTION. YES, THE EXPIRATION ON THESE FUNDS IS SEPTEMBER OF 2024.
AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023 TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WITH ANY FEDERAL FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, USUALLY THE LAST YEAR OF THAT FUND AND I'M GOING TO USE CARES ONE ESSER 1 THE CARES FUNDING THE LAST QUARTER THE STATE OF TEXAS TYPICALLY GETS A LOT MORE RESTRICTIVE ON THE TYPES OF EXPENDITURES THAT MAY TAKE PLACE.
SO EVEN THOUGH IT MAY GO TILL SEPTEMBER 2024 WORKING WITH THE TEAMS IN DISTRICT, THE RECOMMENDATION BEING THAT WE TRY TO UTILIZE AS MUCH OF THIS FUNDING BEFORE SEPTEMBER OF 2023. AND THE EXAMPLE WITH CARES IS, IF WE HAD NOT DONE THAT, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BUY PLEXIGLASS OR HOT SPOTS WITH THAT FUNDING IF WE HAD WAITED TILL THE END TO MAKE THAT PURCHASE. SO I'M KIND OF GOING DOWN A TRAIL HERE, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT WHEN WE MAKE THAT APPLICATION, SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DROP OVER INTO THE OTHER BUCKET WILL BE COMING OUT OF OUR EXISTING BUDGETED ITEMS. YES, SIR. NOW.
SO IT MAY LOWER THE EXPENSE SIDE OF OUR EXISTING BUDGET.
AND WHEN THAT DOES OCCUR, WE WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO LOWER OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE.
AND I'M GOING TO USE AN EXAMPLE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT'S BEING REVIEWED IN THAT PROCESS.
SURE WE'RE GUESSING. BUT ONE TO ONE DEVICES, WE HAVE TWO POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLAR GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO BUY ONE TO ONE DEVICES THAT IS NEEDED FOR LEARNING LOSS AND TO MAINTAIN LEARNING. AND IF WE WERE ABLE TO USE ESSER THREE FUNDING, WE WOULD THEN THEREFORE EXPENSE IT WITHIN THE ESSER FUND AND LOWER OUR GENERAL FUND BY TWO POINT FOUR MILLION, WHICH WOULD REDUCE OUR DEFICIT BUDGET BY TWO POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS.
CELL TOWERS. SO THAT IS A QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN POSED TO TEA THROUGH EMAIL LAST WEEK AND AGAIN IN OUR TRAINING TODAY, WE HAVE DO NOT HAVE A RESPONSE YET.
TEA. ONE SECOND, GO AHEAD AND ELABORATE SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET ADDITIONAL FOR THESE TYPE OF INITIATIVES MR.
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YEAGER. YEAH, WITH ESSER, OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THE CONNECTIVITY GAP IS THE WORD THEY'RE USING. BUT IT'S MAINLY GEARED TOWARD STUDENT DEVICES, AS WELL AS ANY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY.SO IF YOU PROVIDE THEM A LAPTOP, WHATEVER, YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TEACHER DEVICES, TOO, AS AN OPTION.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT ARE DEFINED LATER.
BUT IT'S BASICALLY GOING TO HOLD THE WHOLE GAMUT OF HOW A STUDENT CONNECTS TO THE INTERNET. ANYTHING IN BETWEEN THAT FROM A STUDENT DEVICE TO THAT IS PRETTY MUCH COVERED IN THE ESSER FUNDS. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO OTHER FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FCC AND CONNECTING FUNDS PROGRAMS TO THE USEC AGREEMENT AS WELL FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
FROM E-RATE, CORRECT? YES. FROM OTHER SOURCES, NOT NECESSARILY ESSER.
BROADBAND FUND EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND PROGRAM THAT I THINK A COUPLE OF BILLION DOLLARS IN THERE, THAT JUST LIKE OUR E-RATE PROGRAM, WE GET AN 80 PERCENT DISCOUNT OFF OF ANY PROJECT WE DO FOR EQUIPMENT.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE IN THAT SAME LINEUP THAT WE CAN USE THOSE FUNDS TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE COST, WHICH INCLUDE CONNECTIVITY AT HOME.
OKAY. BUT THE E-RATE IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 2019, SOME 2000 SOMETHING.
HOLD ON. OH, I'M SORRY, I'M NOT CLOSE YET.
WITH RESPECT THEN TO THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND TIMING AND ALL THAT.
DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT OUR APPLICATION WILL BE FINISHED, RECEIVED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO US FINALIZING A BUDGET? NO, SIR. NO. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE APPLICATION IS TOWARDS THE END OF JULY OF 2021. BUT DUE TO THE REQUIRED DETAIL THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION, WHEN WE SUBMIT THE APPLICATION, OUR PLAN MUST BE FINALIZED WELL TO HAVE THE FINALIZED PLAN THERE IS A BROAD RANGE OF REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED OF THE DISTRICT ON MANY LEVELS.
WE WILL NEED TO PROCEED WITH WHAT WE SHOW THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAVE SHOWN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS TO ADVERTISE AND ADOPT THE BUDGET.
KNOWING VERY SIMILAR TO WHEN HOUSE BILL THREE WAS PASSED, WE HAD TO AMEND OUR BUDGET FOR THE NEW REVENUE THAT CAME IN WHEN WE SORT OF LIKE INSTEAD OF AMENDING REVENUE, WE'LL AMEND OUR EXPENDITURES DOWNWARD WITH WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO WITH ESSER THREE.
AND WITH RESPECT TO THAT APPLICATION PROCESS, ARE THERE EXPENSES THAT WILL BE CONTAINED IN THAT BUDGET THAT ARE NOT EVEN CURRENTLY IN OUR EXISTING BUDGET? YES SIR. MEANING THERE THINGS THAT WE CAN PUT IN IT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY NOT CONTEMPLATING IN OUR EXISTING BUDGET? YES, SIR. WHENEVER ALL THAT IS FIGURED OUT, YOU CAN MAKE IT TRANSPARENT TO THE BOARD. I'M VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT THOSE WILL BE.
WE WILL. IN FACT, PART OF THE PLAN DOES REQUIRE THE INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND SO THAT'S PART OF THAT PROCESS.
WITH WHAT THE FIRST TRAINING BEING TODAY TEA IS HAVING TWO MORE TRAININGS IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO EXPAND ON THE DETAILS.
AND SO THE TRAININGS WILL NOT BE COMPLETE BY THE TIME OF OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.
SO WE WOULD NEED TO HOPEFULLY BRING IT BACK IN JUNE AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE BOARD THE PLAN OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE APPLY.
MR. RINGO, I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHO DECIDES WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING, WHO'S MAKING A LIST OF THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR TO WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND THEIR MONEY BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S NEEDS ARE DIFFERENT FROM GISD.
AND WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO USE OURS FOR.
HOW IS TEA IS THERE DETAILED? IS THAT WHERE IT'S COMING FROM? OR IS IT THE FEDS.
THE GUIDELINES. THE GUIDELINES.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. EVERY DISTRICT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN PLAN.
AND THAT'S WHY EVERY DISTRICT MUST APPLY INDIVIDUALLY BASED OFF THEIR OWN PLAN THAT TEA SAYS IS GOOD TO GO.
AND THE REASON FOR MY QUESTION IS MR. GLICK HAS MENTIONED A LOT OF THINGS.
MR. MILLER HAS MENTIONED A LOT OF THINGS.
AND I'M JUST CURIOUS OF WHERE WE AS A DISTRICT ARE LOOKING TO TAKE THESE DOLLARS AND USE THEM. AND I WOULD YOU KNOW, THE BULLET POINTS OF WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS FOR US TO USE THIS SEVENTY THREE MILLION.
AND THAT'S RIGHT. AND THE NEEDS IN THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS, SIMILAR TO THE CRYSTAL BALL WITH TRAINING JUST COMING OUT TODAY.
I DON'T HAVE THOSE ANSWERS BECAUSE THE VERY FIRST GUIDANCE GIVEN BY TEA WAS TODAY.
AND SO THE VARIOUS TEAMS IN THE DISTRICT, WE'VE ALREADY HAD MULTIPLE PLANNING MEETINGS PRIOR TO TODAY. WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE THIS THURSDAY.
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AND SO VARIOUS LEADERSHIP IS INVOLVED WITH THAT FROM DR.CADDELL TO HEALTH SERVICES TO OUR AD'S, OUR CHIEFS, AND FORMULATING THAT INPUT BASED OFF THE GUIDANCE WE KNOW AT THE TIME OF THAT PROCESS.
LET ME ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON THAT.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENED IS SINCE WE ANNOUNCED ALL THIS MONEY, EVERYBODY THINKS WE HAVE MONEY TO SPEND AND EVERYBODY IN OUR DEPARTMENTS FROM CAMPUSES ON UP ALREADY PUT THEIR WISH LISTS. [LAUGHTER] WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, ONE OF THE PRACTICES WAS ASK EVERYBODY WHAT THEY NEED FOR THE NEXT BUDGET.
SO THEN THAT WAY WE CAN INCLUDE SOME OF THESE WISH LISTS.
RIGHT. AND I'M LIKE, WHY ARE WE ASKING PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT WHEN WE HAVE NO MONEY? I THINK THAT FIRST YEAR WE WERE HERE IT ADDED UP TO 50 MILLION DOLLARS IN ADDS IF WE DID EVERYTHING WHAT EVERYBODY REQUESTED, THAT'S FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IN ADDS AND THAT CARRIES OVER. OK, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT VERY STRATEGICALLY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT IT TO SEE IF WE CAN PAY FOR THOSE STIPENDS FOR TEACHERS.
WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT WE COULD DO FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, SUCH AS BETTER AIR HANDLERS FOR THE THINGS THAT WE WERE NOT BEING ABLE TO TOUCH WITH OUR BOND PROGRAMS. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN SUPPORT WITH TECHNOLOGY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO IN ONE TIME EXPENSES.
THE ONE THING WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS CREATE SOMETHING AND INVEST IN REOCCURRING EXPENSES, BECAUSE ONCE THIS ENDS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY EXPECT US TO KEEP IT FROM OUR REGULAR BUDGET. SO I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE SEE US RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE LIKE SEVENTY FOUR MILLION, IT'S REALLY NOT A LOT OF MONEY FOR A DISTRICT OUR SIZE.
AND WHEN WE GET THE LAST TWO THIRDS, LIKE DR.
RINGO SAID, THE IMPORTANT THING WE NEED TO CONCEPTUALIZE IS WHEN YOU DO THAT LAST PART OF THE MONEY, THAT'S WHEN IT BECOMES THE MOST STRINGENT.
THEY PUT OFF THE MOST AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT HAS TO HAPPEN.
RIGHT. SO WE'RE IN THE INFANCY PARTS OF DOING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT THE THINGS LIKE TEACHER ONE TIME RETENTION BONUSES, THINGS LIKE THAT, WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS ON SO WE COULD ADEQUATELY SUPPORT THOSE TEACHERS.
THAT'S WHERE I WAS KIND OF GOING BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE ENTIRE BOARD, OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IS THE STUDENTS.
IN THE TOWERS AND THE ONE TO ONE, WE'RE PLUGGING IN ALL STUDENTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND LOOK AT AS FAR AS MONEY IS CONCERNED, BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT HOW ARE WE GOING TO FUND THAT, HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND, BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY KEEPS CHANGING YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AND THE COSTS ARE GOING UP.
SO I THINK THAT'S ONE AREA THAT WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS VERY CAREFULLY AND LOOK AT VERY CAREFULLY AND THEN DR.
LOPEZ HIT THE OTHER ONE THERE WITH TEACHERS AND THE RETENTION.
WE NEED TO KEEP OUR GOOD TEACHERS AND WE NEED TO KEEP THEM HERE AND TELL THEM HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THE JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
JUST A MINUTE, MR. GLICK, AND I'LL GET TO YOU.
AND I'M NOT PUTTING WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH DR.
LOPEZ. BUT I THINK YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE TRYING TO STRATEGICALLY GET ALL OF THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. I MEAN, LEARNING LOSS AND ALL OF THAT IS A GENERAL CATEGORY AND GUIDELINE.
BUT I THINK YOU ALL ARE WORKING ON THINGS THAT YOU THINK ARE NEEDED FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. AND AS YOU ALL FINALIZE THAT, I FEEL LIKE YOU WILL BE BRINGING THAT TO US AS A BOARD TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT WE AGREE WITH THE LISTS THAT YOU HAVE COME UP WITH AND GIVEN US YOUR EXPLANATION.
AND THEN BASED ON THAT, THAT'S HOW WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD INTO IMPLEMENTING.
SO ALTHOUGH TEA HAS GIVEN US THE GUIDELINE, YOU AND YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM WILL COME UP WITH THE RECOMMENDATION.
IT WILL BE APPROVED BY THIS BOARD AND THEN WE WOULD BASICALLY IMPLEMENT IT.
SO NO ONE ELSE IS DECIDING FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO OTHER THAN YOU AND YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM.
YES, MA'AM. AND I WANT TO JUST LET THE BOARD KNOW TWO THINGS, BECAUSE YOU NAILED IT.
FIRST THING IS EVERYBODY'S STRATEGIZING AND SOME DISTRICTS HAVE WHAT I CALL A STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THEY SAY IT OUT LOUD, WHAT THEY'RE THINKING.
AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU THINK OUT LOUD, YOU CAN'T MAKE THE PROMISES YOU WANT TO KEEP.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING OTHER DISTRICTS DOING THINGS SOME MIGHT BE DOING THEM AND MAKE IT WORK.
SOME MIGHT BE JUST THE CONCEPT THAT THEY THOUGHT OF AND MAY NOT WORK.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR GARLAND.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET DRAWN OUT IN ALL THE NOISE ON WHAT SOME DISTRICTS ARE DOING OR NOT DOING LIKE MR. BEACH SAYS WE'VE GOT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR GARLAND USA AND WE ALWAYS MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION BASED ON THAT.
RIGHT. AND REMEMBER, AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, I THINK IT WAS BOARD THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT WHEN WE DECIDED ON THE RAISE, WE WERE GOING TO WAIT BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO GET SOME MONEY TO LOOK AT WHATEVER WE'RE GOING TO CALL THOSE STIPENDS OR
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RETENTION, LONGEVITY, WHATEVER.AND SO, YOU KNOW, TO ME, I'M SURE THAT'S AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.
THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. I MUST CONFESS, LITERALLY, MOMENTS AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT CAME OUT, I SPOKE TO DR.
LOPEZ AND SAID TWO THINGS BUILD ALL THE TOWERS AND RETENTION BONUSES.
RINGO, IS IT YOUR IMPRESSION THAT WE WILL GET A CHECK AROUND 73 MILLION AND THEN WE MUST PROVE ITEMS UP TO THAT? OR DO WE HAVE TO APPROVE ITEMS UP TO 73 MILLION BEFORE THEY SEND US AN AMOUNT.
FEEDBACK TODAY FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY WAS WE MUST SUBMIT A PLAN WITH THAT CAN ALWAYS BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE.
BUT THE PLAN MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE DOLLARS THAT WE WILL EXPENSE AND BE ALLOTTED.
SO IT'S YOUR THOUGHT THAT WE WILL FIND PROJECTS? I'M SURE WE CAN FIND PROJECTS THAT WILL EQUAL THE FULL AMOUNT THAT WE SHOULD BE GETTING, YES SIR. OKAY. AND THAT ALSO GOES ALONG WITH MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS BEING TIED BACK TO LEARNING LOSS AND COVID TO GET US WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.
ARE THEY ALSO ASKING FOR THE SECOND THIRTY SEVEN MILLION OR JUST THE FIRST SEVENTY THREE? SO WE WILL DO THE APPLICATION AND THE STATE SAYS ONCE WE ARE APPROVED, WE WILL GET THE SEVENTY THREE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE DOLLARS AS SOON AS WE'RE APPROVED.
AND THAT WON'T BE A CHECK SIMILAR TO HOW WE DO SETTLE UP AND PAY TEA THAT WILL GO INTO OUR BANK DEPOSITORY AND THEN THE REMAINING AMOUNT THE STATE OF TEXAS MUST ACTUALLY APPLY TO THE FEDS. AND ONCE THE FEDS APPROVE THE STATE'S APPLICATION, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DISTRICTS WILL THEN GET THEIR MONEY OF THAT REMAINING 36.9 MILLION DOLLARS.
BUT IN YOUR SUBMISSION, DOES IT HAVE TO EQUAL BOTH SUMS. YES, SIR. IT MUST COVER THE WHOLE PLAN.
GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU, DR.
RINGO. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SUBMIT A PLAN AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ENUMERATE IN THE PLAN WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SPEND.
IS IT KIND OF THE THOUGHT OF YOUR TEAM TO KIND OF LOOK AT OUR EXISTING BUDGET, WHICH IS FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND OF IDENTIFYING ITEMS THAT EXIST IN THE BUDGET CURRENTLY THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUTTING IT INTO THE PLAN SO WE CAN USE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS TO OFFSET ANY TYPE, BASICALLY MAKE IT A BUDGET SAVE FOR US. I MEAN, I KNOW WE CAN'T JUST SPEND MONEY.
WE'RE APPROACHING IT MULTIPLE WAYS.
ONE BEING LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO IN ORDER TO MEET LEARNING LOSS AND RETAIN OUR BEST TEACHERS, WHAT COULD BE SUPPLANTED, WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED AND THE OTHER TO GENERATE WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS, BRINGING FORWARD WITH OUR TEAMS WHAT THOSE EXPENDITURES WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT'S NEEDED ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR GENERAL FUND.
AND THAT WAY AS THAT PLANS DEVELOPED, AS DR.
LOPEZ NOTED, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE REQUESTS AND MORE NEEDS, THAN THERE ARE DOLLARS ONCE THIS IS ALL SETTLED AND THEN THROUGH THE TEAMS AND DISCUSSIONS, THAT IS WHERE THE PLAN WILL BE FORMULATED TO BEST MEET OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS NEEDS.
AND THAT DOES REQUIRE AN INFORMATION ITEM TO BE SHARED AT A BOARD MEETING BEFORE WE SUBMIT THE PLAN. SO WE WOULD THEN COME BACK SHARE THAT ITEM FOR THE PUBLIC.
PART OF THAT PROCESS IS ALSO PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOT NECESSARILY AT A BOARD MEETING, BUT THROUGH THE FEEDBACK, WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE AND THOSE ASPECTS. BUT YES, SIR, WE ARE LOOKING AT GENERAL FUND DOLLARS OF WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE ALLOCATED IN THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET AND WHAT ELSE IS ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS AT THIS TIME.
YEAH, BECAUSE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE ALREADY ALLOCATED COMMITTED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY IN OUR BUDGET TO TRY TO ADDRESS LEARNING LOSS STUDENT NEEDS.
YES SIR. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS DEFICIT IS BECAUSE WE COMMITTED A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF MONEY TOWARDS ATTAINING THOSE, EVEN IF IT COST US A DEFICIT DOWN THE LINE.
SO BUT I WOULD TO THE EXTENT WE CAN USE THE FACT THAT THE STATE HAS IN THEIR INFINITE CHARITY, GIVING US THE MONEY THAT WAS OURS TO BEGIN WITH, USE THAT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE DON'T IF WE CAN CLOSE THAT GAP AMONG OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT FIRST AND IDENTIFY THE PROJECTS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY REALLOCATE TO THESE FUNDS SO WE DON'T RUN A TWENTY FIVE TO THIRTY MILLION DEFICIT, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, AND THAT WOULD SEEM TO BE THE FIRST PRIORITY, I WOULD HAVE.
TRUSTEES, ANY MORE COMMENTS? I'M SURE DR.
LOPEZ HAS LISTENED AND THEY'VE TAKEN NOTES AND THEY WILL COME BACK AT THE APPROPRIATE
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TIME WITH THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION.THANK YOU. AS WE MOVE INTO OUR ACTION ITEMS, LET'S RECAP MOVING INTO THE MAY BOARD MEETING ON THE INFORMATION ITEMS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INVESTMENT UPDATE, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
AND THEN IN INFORMATION, WE WILL HAVE A BUDGET PLANNING UPDATE.
AND THOSE ARE INFORMATION ITEMS THAT THIS COMMITTEE IS ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE INFORMATION SECTION OF THE BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE NOW TO OUR ACTION ITEM UNDER SEVEN AND LET'S GO WITH OUR APPROVAL
[VII. Action Items (Non Consent)]
OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS.GOOD EVENING, MS. GRIFFIN. HI. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DR.
LOPEZ PRESENTING THE MAY BUDGET AMENDMENT, IF YOU WILL SEE ON PAGE 49 ON THE DETAILS PAGE, WE HAVE OUR USUAL CROSS FUNCTION TRANSFERS WITH A NET ZERO IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.
WE ARE REQUESTING AN INCREASE TO FUNCTION FIFTY ONE BUDGET AND THEN WE WILL TRANSFER THAT OUT TO FUND SIX FIVE ONE TO ACCOUNT FOR ADDITIONAL PO'S FOR THE WINTER FREEZE.
WE DID SPEAK WITH RISK MANAGEMENT TODAY WE'RE WORKING AND ALL THE PAPERWORK AND GIVING EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR THE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT.
WE DO NOT EXPECT THAT UNTIL NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AND WE'RE ALSO REQUESTING A TRANSFER OUT FOR ABOUT 32 BUSSES FOR FLEET REPLACEMENT.
SO THEY'LL BE TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, THE GENERAL FUND AND GO INTO FUND SIX FIVE THREE FOR THE PURCHASE FOR THOSE BUSSES FOR FLEET REPLACEMENT.
MS. COOPER. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP IT MOVING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TAX REFUNDS FOR OVERPAY PAYMENT OR ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MS. GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DR. LOPEZ, THE ITEM I HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE MARCH REFUNDS.
THERE SHOULD BE FIVE ON THERE THAT HAVE THAT ARE OVER FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, JUST KEEP THE LIST SHORT LIKE THIS.
YES, MA'AM. OK, WE TRY TO WE MAKE A LOT OF CALLS.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT THANKS.
OK, MOVING ALONG, DO WE HAVE DR.
MELISSA HILL IS GOING TO PRESENT TO US APPROVAL OF AN ATMOS ENERGY DONATION? AND JOINING HER IS EVA HUMMEL FROM ATMOS ENERGY AND DR.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MS. GRIFFIN TRUSTEES, DR.
LOPEZ. I NEVER HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PRESENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SO I AM VERY EXCITED TO JOIN YOU A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN THE DAY.
BE COMING BACK LATER, THOUGH, SO DON'T FEEL WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A DONATION OPPORTUNITY.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER IN JUST A QUICK MOMENT TO MS. HUMMEL FROM ATMOS ENERGY, A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH GARLAND ISD FOR QUITE A WHILE. AND SHE IS GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR FUELING SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM, MS. HUMMEL.
AND TRUSTEES LET'S LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION.
AND I HAVE QUESTIONS, AS I'M SURE MANY OF YOU DO.
WELCOME. WELL, THANK YOU, MRS. GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DR. LOPEZ, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
HILL SAID, WE DO WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A DONATION OF VOOKS.
BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO JUST TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FUELING SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE.
ATMOS HAS HAD THIS FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND WE HAVE THREE AREAS OF FOCUS.
SO OUR PRIMARY AREAS OF FOCUS FIRST IS OUR STUDENTS AND WITH OUR STUDENTS THAT IS LITERACY AND CHILDHOOD HUNGER.
AND THEN OUR SECOND IS OUR HOMETOWN HEROES.
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS OUR FIRE, PARAMEDICS, POLICE AND ALSO OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS.
AND THIS IS WHERE WE OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED, THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR THEIR UTILITY BILLS.
WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY, THOUGH, IS THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE GARLAND ISD SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT REALLY IMPACTS THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES OF GARLAND ROWLETT AND SACHSE AND SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR AS WE WORKED WITH STUDENT SERVICES LAKISHA CULPEPPER, EARLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
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SCHOOL YEAR, I CONTACTED LAKISHA AND LET HER KNOW THAT WE HAD BACKPACKS TO DONATE WATER BOTTLES AND ALSO INSULATED LUNCH SACKS.SO THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, WE HAVE DONATED OVER 600 OF THESE BACKPACKS, WATER BOTTLES AND INSULATED LUNCH BAGS.
AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A NEED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
JUST RECENTLY, LAKISHA CALLED ME AND SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE SOME SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT WE COULD REALLY BENEFIT USING THESE BACKPACKS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE? AND OF COURSE WE DID.
AND THEN SHE TALKED ABOUT THE FIELD DAYS AND HOW THE SOME OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR WATER BOTTLES. SO WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME WATER BOTTLES FOR THAT AS WELL.
ANOTHER THING THAT WE DO IS ATMOS ENERGY THIS PAST YEAR HAS MADE DONATIONS TO FOOD PANTRIES IN GARLAND ROWLETT AND SACHSE.
SO THIS REALLY IMPACTS THE FAMILIES AND FAMILIES IN GISD.
A LOT OF THESE FOOD PANTRIES HAVE A WEEKEND PROGRAM BACKPACK PROGRAMS WHERE KIDS CAN TAKE FOOD HOME TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A HEALTHY MEAL.
SO WE HAVE MADE DONATIONS TOWARDS THOSE EFFORTS.
ANOTHER THING IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
I'VE BEEN ON THEIR BOARD FOR SIX YEARS.
THIS PAST YEAR, WE MADE A TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR ENDOWMENT DONATION TO KICK OFF THEIR ENDOWMENT. AND THIS GOES TOWARDS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS YEAR WE WILL BE AWARDING OUR FIRST SCHOLARSHIP.
ANOTHER THING IS PART OF OUR FEELING SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES.
STUDENT INITIATIVES IS LITERACY.
SO WE PROVIDED FOUR LITERACY GRANTS TO FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SOUTHGATE, RUTH ROACH, HANDLEY AND BULLOCK.
AND NOW WHAT WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS VOOKS.
AND VOOKS IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT ATMOS ENERGY HAS WITH THE UNITED WAY METROPOLITAN DALLAS AND VOOKS.
ATMOS ENERGY HAS MADE OVER A MILLION DOLLAR DONATION TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM.
AND THIS BENEFITS OUR EIGHT STATES THAT ATMOS ENERGY IS IN.
SO AND ALSO IN THIS AREA, IT'S DALLAS COUNTY.
SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS TO THE ZIP CODES OF GARLAND ROWLETT AND SACHSE. AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT VOOKS.
IT IS AN ONLINE LIBRARY WITH THOUSANDS OF BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
STUDENTS CAN LISTEN TO THESE BOOKS VIA THEIR TABLET SMART PHONE, SMART TV OR COMPUTER.
VOOKS IS A GREAT TOOL FOR PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS TO USE WHILE AT HOME.
NOW, I REALIZE WE'RE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR RIGHT NOW, BUT A PRE-K SUMMER READING PROGRAM WOULD BE GREAT AND THIS IS REALLY TARGETED FOR THE PRESCHOOL.
SO WE'RE REALLY WANTING TO PRESENT THIS TO CISNEROS AND PARSONS, CISNEROS WOULD BE AVAILABLE THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHT SUBSCRIPTIONS AND TO PARSONS FOUR HUNDRED AND ELEVEN.
TEACHERS CAN ALSO USE VOOKS TO ASSIGN BOOKS TO THEIR STUDENTS TO READ SHARE VIA VIRTUAL LEARNING AND EVEN HAS A VIRTUAL LESSON PLAN.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD START OFF THE SUMMER, A SUMMER READING PROGRAM, AND THEN NEXT SCHOOL YEAR THEY COULD STILL HAVE THE BENEFITS OF VOOKS BECAUSE IT IS A FREE ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION.
HILL HAS AN INFORMATION SHEET.
IT'S CALLED INSPIRE A LOVE FOR READING.
THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM.
THERE IS ALSO A LINK THERE, AND THAT'S THE LINK THAT THE FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS VOOKS SUBSCRIPTION.
SO I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT OF PRIVILEGE.
AND YOU RAN A LIST DOWN OF ALL OF THE PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVICES THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THE GARLAND ISD.
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN GET THAT REPORT SO THAT YOU LISTED A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES THAT YOU ALL HAVE TAKEN.
YES. SO IF WE COULD HAVE THAT AS A DISTRICT? SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I WILL START WITH OTHER TRUSTEES IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
WE JUST GOT THIS AND WE CAN LOOK AT IT.
I GUESS A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAD.
AND I'M GOING TO KICK THIS TO DR.
HILL. OK, SO I'LL START AND WE'LL GET SOME OTHER QUESTIONS, OK IT'S ONLINE AND I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THIS, SO IT'S JUST ENGLISH ANY.
SO FOR RIGHT NOW, THAT IS CORRECT.
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AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT A VERY SMALL PILOT, BECAUSE VOOKS UNLIKE SOME OF OUR OTHER ONLINE LITERACY PROGRAMS WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT, DOESN'T HAVE A SPANISH COMPONENT OR ANOTHER LANGUAGE COMPONENT YET.SO I THINK THEY'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.
THEY'RE JUST NOT WHERE WE NEED THEM TO BE AS FAR AS SPANISH AT THIS TIME.
OK, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY CRITICAL.
YOU KNOW, THIS I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT A GREAT DONATION, BUT WHERE WE ARE IN OUR ROLL OUT TO OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY, THERE ARE JUST CERTAIN THINGS.
SO. ABSOLUTELY. IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT HOW WE ROLL THIS OUT THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE LANGUAGES. HOWEVER, THAT IS AND I WOULD ASSUME THIS DOESN'T GO TO TEXTBOOK REVIEW, BUT USUALLY EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE WITH MYON AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THOSE WERE GUIDELINES THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH TEKS AND ALL OF THESE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND I WOULD ASK YOU THAT THIS CONFORMS TO WHAT OUR TEKS ARE OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, MS. GRIFFIN, AND HOW I REALLY WANT TO DESCRIBE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPOSURE TO LITERACY. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED IN OUR PRE-K CURRICULUM.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT OUR TEACHERS WILL NECESSARILY BE TEACHING.
IT JUST ALIGNS TO OUR PHILOSOPHY THAT WE WANT EVERY STUDENT TO HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXPOSED TO LITERACY IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE KIND OF COMING FROM IN THIS.
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND WE PARTNER WITH OUR LOCAL CITIES, LOCAL CITY LIBRARIES, AS WELL AS WITH MYON ALL THESE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SAY HOWEVER YOUR CHILD WANTS TO BE EXPOSED TO LITERACY THIS SUMMER.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE'RE FRAMING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR TWO CENTERS, IS TO SAY, IF THIS WORKS FOR YOUR KIDDO, HOW IT DIFFERS IS IT'S SO AS YOU KNOW, I TEST EVERYTHING ON MY OWN CHILDREN. I ALSO HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD AT HOME, TOO.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE WATCHING A VIDEO WITH WORDS AND LITERACY, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OUR OTHER ONLINE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT READ TO YOU, PROGRAMS THAT TURN THE PAGES FOR YOU.
BUT THIS IS MORE OF AN ANIMATED EXPOSURE.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE.
SO IT JUST LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX TO GET OUR PRE-K STUDENTS EXPOSED TO LEARNING BEFORE THEY COME TO SCHOOL OR BEFORE THEY HEAD TO KINDERGARTEN.
AND ONE LAST QUESTION IS, THIS IS A ONE YEAR FREE SUBSCRIPTION.
CORRECT. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF FAMILIES HAVE, YOU KNOW, LOVE THE PRODUCT, HAVE OTHER KIDS COMING ALONG IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD.
IS IS THERE ANY WAY TO EXTEND THAT SUBSCRIPTION? I'M NOT SAYING WE AS A BOARD, I'M NOT TRUSTEES.
I'M NOT ADDING THIS TO A LIST OF OF MONEY TO USE.
I'M JUST SAYING IF FAMILIES INDIVIDUALLY WANT IT TO CONTINUE, IS THAT POSSIBLE OR AFTER ONE YEAR THAT IS IT.
BUT SO WE ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW PROGRAMS THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE.
AND WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WHERE SCHOOLS HAVE ELECTED TO PURCHASE LICENSES WITH THEIR TITLE ONE FUNDS OR WITH THEIR CAMPUS FUNDS.
WE DO PROGRAMMATIC REVIEWS EVERY YEAR OF ALL OF THE PROGRAMS WE VIEW AND IF WE SEE THAT IT'S A BIG SUCCESS AND WE WANT TO EXPAND OUR PILOT, WE COULD ALWAYS BRING THAT BACK TO OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND THEN POTENTIALLY TO YOU ALL TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION IF FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE. OK.
OF COURSE. MR. MILLER. YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.
THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER HERE, I THINK, MS. HUMMEL WE'RE SO PRIVILEGED TO HAVE MS. HUMMEL WHO WORKS FOR ATMOS IN THIS POSITION.
I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE BOTH BANKERS ONCE UPON A TIME, I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU HOW LONG AGO THAT WAS, BUT SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A PERSON LIKE HER WITH AN ENTITY THAT IS LIKE MINDED, LIKE ATMOS THAT IS WILLING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU AS A AS AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER FOR THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW CORPORATIONS HAVE THOUSANDS, IF NOT MILLIONS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE AWAY THEIR MONEY. AND IT'S VERY COMPETITIVE.
AND IT'S YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST A LOT OF DECISIONS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS AS A PRIORITY AND THANK YOU FOR SELECTING US.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.
WELL, THANK YOU. AND RELAY TO ATMOS HOW PLEASED WE ARE TO BE ONE OF THE PARTNERS FOR THIS YEAR'S READING PROGRAM AND DR.
HILL WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THE DETAILS AND TRUSTEES, THIS WILL BE MOVED TO AN ACTION ITEM AT THE END.
THIS IS JUST COMMITTEE, SO WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING IT.
AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVED TO AN ACTION ITEM FOR COMMITTEE.
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WE WILL HAVE DR.GRADYNE BROWN TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT OF THE 2020 2021 SALARY SCHEDULE.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, I STAND BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO REQUEST THAT YOU REVIEW AND AMEND A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS TO OUR 2020 2021 SALARY BOOK.
AS YOU KNOW, DURING THIS PAST YEAR, WE IMPLEMENTED INTERSESSIONS.
WE IMPLEMENTED QUITE A FEW THINGS AS WE WEATHERED OUR COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
OUR TEACHERS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
THEY STOOD IN THEY DID HYBRID TEACHING.
THEY DID REMOTE TEACHING AND FACE TO FACE TEACHING AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THEY TAUGHT DURING INTERSESSIONS.
OUR YEAR, OUR SCHOOL YEAR IS A LITTLE LONGER THIS YEAR.
THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS JUNE 8TH.
NEXT YEAR, THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR OUR KIDS IS AUGUST 2ND.
AND FOR OUR RETURNING STUDENTS, IT IS JULY 26TH.
BECAUSE OUR TEACHERS HAVE DONE SO MUCH WORKED SO HARD, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER RAISING THE SUMMER INTERSESSION RATE OF PAY FROM OUR CURRENT THIRTY DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR SUPPLEMENTAL PAY TO FORTY DOLLARS PER HOUR.
I CAN GO ON WITH THE NEXT AMENDMENT OR WOULD YOU.
CAN I ADD SOMETHING THERE. YES, MR. BEACH, I AGREE AS FAR AS THE INCREASE IN THE INTERSESSION PAY FOR THE TEACHERS, BUT I'M A LITTLE DISCOURAGED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT WE DON'T LOOK AT THE CAFETERIA WORKERS ALSO THAT WE USED DURING THE INTERSESSION BECAUSE WE REALLY CUT THEIR PAY.
AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO FIND THOSE.
I MEAN, THEY'RE WORKING JUST AS HARD IN THE CAFETERIAS AND WE CUT THEIR HOURLY WAGE AND REALLY LOW, IN MY OPINION.
SO WE REALLY THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ALSO.
SO THAT'S JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. MR. BEACH, WHEN YOU SAY THEIR HOURS HAVE BEEN CUT JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH WITH THE PANDEMIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE CAFETERIA WORKERS HOURLY PAY WAS CUT DURING THE INTERSESSION AND THEY'RE WORKING HARDER, JUST AS HARD DURING THAT TIME THAT THEY COULD YOU KNOW, THEY COULD BE OFF WITH THEIR FAMILIES ALSO, WE'RE ASKING THEM TO COME IN, ALSO.
OKAY LET'S GET SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INTERSESSION.
AND SO THE PAY YOU'RE SAYING THE PAY THAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY RECEIVE DOING REGULAR SCHOOL, THAT THOSE 14 DAYS OR WHAT IS IT, 10 DAYS, WHATEVER IS THAT.
IS THAT BEING PAID DURING THE INTERSESSION COMPARED TO WHAT THEY NORMALLY WERE PAID AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE. SO MR. BEACH AND DR.
BROWN, MAY HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS, BUT THE RATE OF PAY WAS NOT REDUCED FOR THAT EMPLOYEE TYPE. SO IF THEY'RE WORKING INTERSESSION, IT'S ABOVE IT'S ADDITIONAL HOURS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. BUT THEIR RATE OF PAY REMAINS THE SAME FOR MY UNDERSTANDING.
AND DR. BROWN MAY BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT ON THAT TOO.
THEN IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, WE NEED TO LOOK AT INCREASING THEIR PAY DURING THIS TIME ALSO. YES, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.
BUT THEIR RATE DID NOT DECREASE.
BUT PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENED IS THE NUMBER OF HOURS PER DAY THAT THEY WORKED BECAUSE INTERSESSION IS A FOUR HOUR DAY AND NOT A FULL DAY.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENED.
OK FOR JUST GET US CLARITY ON THAT, IF YOU WILL, MR. GLICK. YES.
WHY ARE THEIR PAGES HERE UNDER FOR TIA? THAT'S THE NEXT PART OF THE AMENDMENT REQUEST.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY WE'RE GOING UP TEN DOLLARS AN HOUR ALSO IS A LOT OF THE TEACHERS ARE TIRED AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCENTIVIZE THEM FOR THOSE THAT COME IN. SO IF WE GET IT UP, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE INTEREST.
AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO A LOT OF TEACHERS THAT THAT WOULD BE PEAK THEIR INTEREST.
TEN DOLLARS MORE AN HOUR IS SIGNIFICANT.
AND WE WANT THEM TO HELP US WITH INTERSESSION HOURS.
SO IT WASN'T ANYTHING ELSE BEYOND HONORING THEIR WORK AND GETTING OUR CLASSROOMS STAFFED.
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AND THIS TREND IS NOT JUST HAPPENING IN GARLAND.THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE.
PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO ANTE UP MORE FOR THE SUMMER FOR THEIR TEACHERS BECAUSE A LOT OF TEACHERS JUST WANT THAT BREAK.
SO THIS IS NOT JUST A GARLAND ISD THING.
MS. GRIFFIN. COULD I JUST FOLLOW UP ON IT.
OH, OK. ALL RIGHT. I KNOW I UNDERSTAND.
BUT IT SAYS ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO INCLUDE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT COMPENSATION INFORMATION.
IS THERE SOME CHANGES? WAIT, HOLD ON. WE'RE GOING ONE STEP AT A TIME, OK? YEAH, YEAH. WE'RE ONLY TAKING WE'RE JUST DOING THIS ONE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT, OK? YEAH. GOT IT.
MS. GRIFFIN. TO DR. LOPEZ'S POINT.
YES. INCREASING THE PAY FOR THE SUMMER.
IS THAT GOING TO ALSO EXTEND TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR FOR INTERSESSION.
THAT'S THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK.
THIS AMENDMENT IS JUST FOR THIS SUMMER, THIS JUNE.
OK, THANK YOU. AND MR. JOHNSON. WELL, I MEAN, HE BASICALLY JUST ASKED THE QUESTION I WAS ASKING, BUT IT STANDS TO REASON. ARE WE DOING THIS BECAUSE IT'S IN THE SUMMER OR ARE WE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING A DECLINING INTEREST FROM THE FALLS INTERSESSION TO THE SPRING INTERSESSION.
SO NOW THE SUMMER INTERSESSION.
WE SAW THE FALL INTERSESSION, BROUGHT UNCERTAINTY.
NOBODY KNEW WHAT IT WAS. WE SAW A SPIKE IN PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN SPRING INTERSESSION.
IT WAS PURPOSEFUL. IT'S RIGHT BEFORE A TEST AND THEN IN THE SUMMER INTERSESSION.
OTHER PEOPLE CALL IT SUMMER SCHOOL.
WE'RE SEEING A DECLINE IN INTEREST AND THEY'RE SAYING THAT THE PAY ISN'T WORTH IT.
THEY'D RATHER HAVE THEIR TIME, LIKE I SAID, THIS ISN'T A GARLAND THING.
SO WHEN WE SAID IF WE INCENTIVIZE IT AT FORTY DOLLARS AN HOUR WOULD THAT CHANGE YOUR MIND AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID YES.
AND FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT ROBERT SAID, I UNDERSTAND THE AMENDMENT IS JUST FOR THIS SUMMER INTERSESSION. RIGHT. IS THE INTENTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION, THOUGH, IN FALL TO HAVE THIRTY DOLLARS AN HOUR OR FORTY DOLLARS AN HOUR.
SO IT REALLY ISN'T JUST FOR THIS ONE TIME BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE WE'RE GOING TO GET YES. SO WE'RE BEGINNING IT THIS SUMMER.
YES MA'AM. AND WE WILL CARRY OVER INTO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
YEAH BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T REALLY SAY THAT.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT PART OF THE CONCERN IS.
AND LET'S LOOK AT WHAT THE MOTION HOW IT READS.
WELL, WE HAVE A GENERAL CATEGORY OF CONSENT APPROVAL.
OK, SO TELL ME AGAIN, WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE ARE INCREASING THE PAY FOR SUMMER INTERSESSION 2021 FROM THIRTY DOLLARS PER HOUR TO FORTY DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR OUR TEACHERS.
TO CARRY OVER FOR THE 2021 2022 SCHOOL YEAR.
SO REALLY WE'RE ACTUALLY CHANGING THE PAY AND THE SUMMER IS JUST A POINT OF WHEN IT'S STARTING. I'M GOING TO LET DR.
RUSSELL. YES. MS. GRIFFIN. THIS IS AMENDING OUR CURRENT SALARY SCHEDULE SO IT'S BROKEN UP INTO TWO DIFFERENT PIECES. THE NEXT ACTION, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WILL BE NEXT YEAR'S SALARY, SCHEDULE SO FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC, WE'RE JUST WANTING TO UPDATE IT TO.
FOR THE SUMMER AND THEN THE NEXT ONE WE HAVE 40 ALREADY IN THERE.
MILLER. OK, AND I FAVOR THAT WHICHEVER VERSION OF IT COMES UP OR HOWEVER MANY VERSIONS OF IT COME OUT.
AND I THINK THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT TEACHERS INTERESTED IN THAT.
I THINK IN THE DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING IN A LITTLE BIT, THERE'LL BE A CHART WHERE IT ASKS THERE'S A SURVEY OF TEACHER INTEREST PARENT INTEREST, STUDENT INTEREST, AND YOU'LL SEE A DECLINE ON THE TEACHER SIDE, I THINK, FOR THIS SUMMER SESSION VERSUS IN OTHER WORDS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE TO ME WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS TO HAVE A ROBUST INTERSESSION IN THE SUMMER UNLESS WE GET SOME MORE INTEREST.
BUT I THINK WITH RESPECT TO THAT, AND I HOPE THAT'S ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES THAT YOU WERE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH, IS SO THAT WE CAN, FOR THE NEAR TERM, AT LEAST HAVE THE TYPE OF
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SUMMER INTERSESSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE FOR THE KIDS.AND SO IF THAT ACCOMPLISHES THAT OBJECTIVE, THEN I WOULD WHEN IT COMES TIME, I WOULD WANT TO SUPPORT THAT AS WELL.
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT INTERSESSIONS CONTINUE TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AS THEY NEED TO BE, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO UP THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WE HAVE FOR THEM.
THE OBJECTIVE IS TO GET THE KIDS OVER THE BAR SO WE JUST WON'T LOSE THAT.
AND FOR COMPARISON ON YOUR BOOKS, YOU CAN COMPARE I THINK IT'S PAGE 64 THAT WE'RE ON TO PAGE 99, WHICH SHOULD BE THE NEXT YEAR'S SALARY SCHEDULES.
RIGHT, OK. AND I WOULD JUST SAY IN PREPARATION FOR THE BOARD MEETING, WE NEED THE CLEAR WORDING ON WHAT THAT MOTION SHOULD SAY SO THAT WE ARE NOT RUNNING INTO BECAUSE THIS ONE YOU ALL DID JUST APPROVE 2021 2022 SALARIES SCHEDULE.
THAT WON'T WORK FOR US TO HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS IN THE UPCOMING BOARD MEETING.
SO I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
MS. GRIFFIN, IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION THAT I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED HERE ON THIS PAGE, PAGE 61.
YES, PLEASE. THE SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION WILL NEED TO BE PULLED OUT, DR.
RUSSELL, DR. BROWN TO THEN BE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE PROVIDED FOR APPROVAL IS NOT IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK FOR US.
GO AHEAD. AND IF YOU GUYS TAKE THAT MOTION, SEPARATE THOSE TWO SENTENCES INTO TWO SEPARATE BECAUSE I SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
IT'S JUST NOT RELAYING EFFECTIVELY TO THE BOARD.
RIGHT. OK, DID YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT? YES. OK.
AND CAN I HAVE ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION TO DR.
TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE AN ISSUE REGARDING INTEREST BASED ON SEASONS.
OBVIOUSLY, TEACHERS ARE MORE WORN OUT AND THEY MAY NOT NECESSARILY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMER. SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE INCENTIVE WOULD BE FOR THE SUMMER INTERSESSION TO BE AT A HIGHER RATE OF PAY THAN THE OTHER ONES.
IF WE'RE JUST GOING TO RAISE THE RATE OF PAY FOR THE FALL IN THE SPRING, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO RUN RIGHT BACK INTO THE SAME SITUATION NEXT SUMMER AND EVERY SUMMER THEREAFTER.
I MEAN, YOU KIND OF SEE MY POINT.
IF IT'S THE SAME RATE OF PAY, IT'S NOT INCENTIVIZED.
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR THEN. YEAH, OK.
YES. OK, IF WE LOOK AT SUMMER INTERSESSION, THE SUMMER INTERSESSION PAY SAYS FORTY DOLLARS AN HOUR FOR NEXT YEAR, OK? IF WE LOOK UP ON TOP OKAY THIRTY DOLLARS AN HOUR, EXTENDED DAY NON ACE CAMPUSES, IT INCLUDES SATURDAY SCHOOL, THURSDAY SCHOOL, ZERO PERIOD, EXTENDED DAY ESL BIKING CURRICULUM, EVENING SCHOOL CREDIT RECOVERY.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE THIRTY DOLLARS AN HOUR THAT DOESN'T CARRY FOR EVERYTHING.
OK, FOR INTERSESSIONS AND WE HAVE IT HERE FOR SUMMER INTERSESSION.
WE MAY HAVE TO CARRY ALL INTERSESSIONS AT A HIGHER RATE BECAUSE THOSE ARE TIMES THAT PEOPLE ARE OFF AND THEY MAY WANT TO VACATION INSTEAD.
OK, SO WE MAY HAVE TO CHANGE THE SECOND PART INSTEAD OF SAYING SUMMER INTERSESSION, INTERSESSION BECAUSE EITHER WAY, THAT'S THE CRITICAL TIME.
SO WE CAN DIFFERENTIATE IF YOU'RE WORKING INTERSESSION, TEACHING CHILDREN, YOU'RE GOING TO GET 40. IF YOU'RE WORKING THESE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE TRADITIONAL 30. OK, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE SAYING TO ENTICE SOME, MAYBE IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
GIVING UP TIME ON DURING INTERSESSION IS A BIG DEAL FOR A LOT OF TEACHERS.
AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE OUR TIME TO HELP OUR KIDS CLOSE THOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS, THE MORE WE INCENTIVIZE THEM, I THINK THE GREATER RESPONSE WE WILL HAVE DURING INTERSESSIONS.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN, WE WANT TO REWARD PROPERLY, PAY THEM FOR GIVING UP THEIR TIME AND COMING IN AND DOING IT.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S A DISPARITY IN INTEREST, THOUGH, BETWEEN THESE INTERSESSIONS AND FALL INTERSESSION IS POPULAR AMONG TEACHERS AND THEY WANT TO DO IT THEN AND VERSUS SPRING INTERSESSION, WHICH IS POPULAR, AND THEN SUMMER, WHICH IS LIKE I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
I MEAN, THEN TO ME, IF YOU MAKE THEM ALL THE SAME, I MEAN, THEN SOMEBODY MIGHT SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I DID TWO.
I GOT 40 BUCKS FOR THOSE I CAN STILL TAKE A BREATHER ON THAT ONE.
I MEAN, WHERE YOU'RE ASKING YOU'RE COMING TO US RIGHT NOW SAYING, HEY, WE DID FINE AT THIRTY FOR THESE TWO, BUT WE NEED 40 FOR THIS ONE BECAUSE THE INTEREST IS LOW.
IF WE'RE DOING 40 FOR THE FIRST TWO AND WE COME BACK AND YOU SEE WHAT I'M GETTING AT WE'LL BE IN THE SAME SPOT WE ARE NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMING
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SAYING WE NEED 50.RIGHT. MAYBE THAT'S A PLAN THAT THEY HAVE, THAT THEY'RE DRIVING UP THE RATE.
AND MAYBE THAT'S APPROPRIATE, I DON'T KNOW.
RIGHT. BUT I'M JUST SAYING. BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO IT.
SO BY THE TIME WE COME NEXT IN TWO WEEKS, WE'LL HAVE THAT VETTED MORE THOROUGHLY.
WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. SOUNDS GOOD.
AND JUST BEFORE PRESIDENT SELDERS, WHAT IS IN THE BUDGET THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US, DR.
RINGO? IT'S THE FORTY FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR.
YES, MA'AM. IT DOES REFLECT FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET PRESENTATION.
IT DOES REFLECT THE FORTY DOLLARS THAT IS BEING PRESENTED.
OK, ALL RIGHT. PRESIDENT SELDERS.
THAT WAS MY QUESTION. OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I SHOULD HAVE. IN ALL FAIRNESS TO OUR TEACHERS, IN ALL FAIRNESS TO OUR TEACHERS, THIS RATE HAS BEEN AT THIRTY FOREVER.
OK, LIKE, I THINK WE WENT FROM LIKE TWENTY FIVE TO THIRTY AND IT'S JUST BEEN, YOU KNOW, AND TO WHEN YOU REALLY LOOK AT IT, I MEAN THEY'RE PROFESSIONALS, THEY'RE CERTIFIED, THEY'RE IF I COULD GIVE THEM SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS AN HOUR IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH IT.
BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BUDGET RESTRICTIONS.
DR. LOPEZ, YOU MADE A COMMENT THAT INTERSESSION WAS ALMOST LIKE SUMMER SCHOOL.
WHAT DO WE PAY FOR SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS BEFORE WE WENT TO INTERSESSION, IT WAS THIRTY DOLLARS PER HOUR. SO BASICALLY INTERSESSION IS THE SAME THING AS SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS, BUT WE'RE PAYING THEM FORTY DOLLARS AN HOUR, GIVE OR TAKE.
SO I THINK WHAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE TRUSTEES IS IF IT'S TREATED LIKE A SUMMER SCHOOL, I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT WORDS IN ANYONE'S MOUTH.
DO WE WANT TO MOVE EVERYTHING UP TO FORTY OR DO WE WANT TO KEEP IT AT THIRTY? AND THEN INTERSESSION AT 40 THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT DR.
LOPEZ, YOU AND YOUR TEAM CAN THINK ABOUT AND BRING BACK TO US.
OK, WE CAN DO THAT AND SEE IF WE KEEP THIRTY FOR THE RATE AND THEN FORTY FOR SUMMER.
AND THEN I THINK WE HAVE TIA QUESTIONS.
AND TO BE FAIR, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE WANT TO HAVE LIKE SOME TYPE OF PERCENTAGE INCENTIVE FOR SUMMER OVER THE OTHER ONE, YOU COULD RAISE THE OTHER ONES TO FORTY, BUT THEN SAY SUMMER IS ALWAYS GOING TO NO MATTER WHAT THE OTHER ONES ARE SUMMER IS GOING TO BE FIVE OR TEN DOLLARS MORE THAN THOSE.
OH. SOMETHING LIKE THAT I MEAN AS AN INCENTIVE TO INCREASE IN INTEREST IN THE SUMMER.
ANYTHING TO PAY MY TEACHERS MORE.
[LAUGHTER] DR. LOPEZ IS TAKING NOTE OF THAT AND HE'S THE ONE POINTED OUT WE'VE BEEN AT 30 FOR SO LONG, SO I KNEW THAT.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, BUT THAT WAS WHAT HE SAID.
SO FOR SUMMER INTERSESSION, WE ARE GOOD WITH WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO RAISE THIS TO 40.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO LOOK AT FROM CAFETERIA WORKERS TO LOOKING AT MOVING FORWARD. I KNOW DR.
RINGO, THEY'RE TAKING NOTES FOR ALL OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INTERSESSION.
BROWN. YOU ARE STILL UP? YES, MA'AM. AND THIS ONE READS THE SAME.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 2021 2022.
WAIT THE TIA. THE TIA IS STILL PART OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO BACK.
SO I THINK THE QUESTION HE HAD IS, HOW DO WE HAVE TIA BEFORE WE HAVE TIA? RIGHT. WELL, WE STARTED WITH THE THIRD COHORT, THEN WE ADDED THE FOURTH COHORT.
WHY? WHY IS THIS INFORMATION IN HERE? IS THERE A CHANGE? YES.
INTERESTING. YOU WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING? YES. I'LL INVITE KIM CADDELL UP, WE PLANNED FOR THIS.
YEAH. BUT THE WAY IT WAS IN THE BOOK, WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT FIRST.
SO I'M JUST HASHTAG TRUTH. MS. CADDELL DON'T DIG IN NOW TOO DEEP.
GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES. WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE THREE NEW HIRES TO GARLAND ISD THAT WHEN WE EMPLOY THEM, THEY BROUGHT A TIA DESIGNATION WITH THEM FROM THEIR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO IF YOU MAY CALL THAT DALLAS ISD HAS HAD AN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION SYSTEM SET UP ON INCENTIVIZING TEACHERS.
AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY WERE ABLE TO JUMP INTO COHORT A AND COHORT B FOR THEIR TEACHERS BASED ON THEIR EXISTING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
SO THEIR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND WE STOLE THREE OF THEM.
AND SO ALONG WITH THE TEACHERS COME THE TIA FUNDS.
SO WE HAVE THREE CAMPUSES IN GARLAND ISD THAT WILL BE ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF THE LABOR OF
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THOSE THREE TEACHERS AND GETTING A SHARED COMPENSATION OF THE TIA FUNDS.THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF MODEL ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES AND GET THEM IN PLACE FOR NEXT SPRING WHEN WE ANTICIPATE IDENTIFYING 800 TO 1000 OF OUR GISD TEACHERS WITH A TIA DESIGNATION.
AND IT SHOULD DOUBLE A YEAR AFTER THAT.
AND WE STOLE ONE OF THEM THAT WAS A MASTER TEACHER.
EXEMPLARY TEACHER AT ONE OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
JUST BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO BE IN SEVERAL MEETINGS THIS AFTERNOON, THAT EXEMPLARY TEACHER IS GENERATING OVER TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TIA FUNDS BASED ON THAT EXEMPLARY DESIGNATION AND THE EMPLOYMENT AT THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS.
YOU ARE FREELY SAYING TALKING ABOUT STEALING, YOU KNOW.
[LAUGHTER] AND I'M JUST LIKE CAN'T Y'ALL FIND ANOTHER WORD.
I MEAN, YOU ALL ARE EDUCATORS.
OK. WE WILL BE ACTIVELY RECRUITING TIA DESIGNATED TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
LOPEZ. COME ON, PEOPLE, LOOK AT THIS.
ALL RIGHTY. MR. GLICK, YOU GOOD? SO DO YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS YEAR'S TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO DR.
RINGO ABOUT WAS, WAS THIS PROGRAM GOING TO BE CONTINUED BECAUSE THE STATE WAS CRYING THAT THEIR BUDGETARY NUMBERS WERE SHRINKING.
BUT I THINK IT'S GLENN HEGAR IS THAT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME.
THE COMPTROLLER CAME OUT AND SAID THAT HE'S COME OUT WITH NEW ESTIMATES AND WE'RE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE. AND THE RAINY DAY FUND WILL PICK UP MULTIPLE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
I THINK THREE, AT LEAST THREE BILLION IS THAT LAST NUMBER THAT I HEARD.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR TEA AND THE STATE TO COME BACK AND SHRINK THIS PROGRAM. SO I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THAT'S JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING.
WELL, THIS PROGRAM WAS A PART OF HOUSE BILL THREE, AND AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, OUR LEGISLATURE COMMITTED TO CONTINUE HOUSE BILL THREE FUNDING.
YEAH, AND I AGREE UNTIL THEY DON'T.
BUT NOW I THINK THEY WILL NOW I THINK THEY WILL.
SO THANK YOU. SO I GUESS I HEARD THAT WE HAVE OUR WHOLE PROGRAM AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR TIA, SO WE SHOULD HAVE NO DELAYS OR ANYTHING WHEN WE ARE IDENTIFYING OUR OWN, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I KEPT HEARING, THAT WE HAVE TESTED THIS OUT.
SO WE SHOULD THAT IS ONE SYSTEM WE CAN MAYBE PUT A SIMI-CHECK BY SAYING THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY DONE AND PROVEN.
SO I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.
BUT WE GOT THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR REAL NOW.
CAN I GET A BIT OF CLARITY ON THIS LAST ITEM I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND.
ARE THE TWO ITEMS THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IN YOUR ACTION ARE PART OF ONE 2020 2021 SALARY SCHEDULE. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE DOING A COMBINATION REQUEST.
USUALLY MOTIONS DON'T COME THAT WAY. SO I NEED TO KNOW THAT.
IT'S ACTUALLY AN AMENDMENT TO THE ENTIRE SALARY BOOK FOR 2020, 2021.
AND THAT'S WHY WE PUT BOTH ITEMS TOGETHER.
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS DO TWO SEPARATE ITEMS FOR OUR MOTION AT THE NEXT MEETING. YES.
SO WE WOULD SEE THOSE AS TWO SEPARATE.
YES MA'AM. ACTION ITEMS. IS THAT OK? SO THAT THERE'S NO CONFUSION OF COMING BACK TO THE MOTIONS WHEN WE WOULD COME BACK TO CHECK. I MEAN, IN Y'ALLS WORLD.
YES. IT'S THE SALARY SCHEDULE.
IN OUR WORLD. IT'S INDIVIDUAL MOTIONS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
YES, MA'AM. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE DO THAT.
BROWN. OK, SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT AT OUR LAST BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING, YOU GENEROUSLY APPROVED OUR TWO PERCENT OF THE MIDPOINT RAISE FOR OUR STAFF FOR 2021 22.
AND SINCE THAT TIME IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CALCULATE AND TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF SALARIES FOR EACH PAY GRADE.
AND THAT IS WHAT THIS PARTICULAR BOOK, THE SALARY BOOK IS.
IT SHOWS THE PAY GRADE FOR THE PAY FOR TEACHERS BASED UPON STEP ALL OTHER PAY GRADES,
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101, THE P PARAPROFESSIONAL.THE MAINTENANCE AND ANCILLARY PAY GRADES ARE BASED UPON THE MINIMUM, THE MIDPOINT AND THE MAX FOR EACH SALARY GRADE.
IT ALSO INCLUDES A LIST OF STIPENDS.
IT INCLUDES SUPPLEMENTAL PAY RULES, AND IT INCLUDES THE TIA FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO TRUSTEES, IF WE LOOK AT PAGE SEVEN, THAT'S THE BEGINNING OF NEW HIRES OF TEACHERS WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND THEN ALL OF THE OTHER PAY GRADES AND THE THREE POINTS OF THE TWO PERCENT INCREASE AT MIDPOINT, RIGHT FOR EACH OF THOSE? YES, MA'AM. SO THEN FROM PAGE SEVENTY ONE, OR SEVENTY TWO ALL THE WAY OVER TO PAGE EIGHTY NINE IS DEALING WITH ALL OF THE VARIOUS PAY GRADES AND WHAT THE TWO PERCENT AT MIDPOINT IMPACT HAS DONE.
OK. AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO PAGE EIGHTY NINE, WE HAVE THE STIPENDS AND THE SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.
AND THEN ALL OF THE OTHER SUPPLEMENTS AND I REALLY LIKE THIS, SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS FORMAT, SO REALLY THANK YOU.
AND YOU SEE OUR ACE CAMPUS, YOU SEE OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS.
AND THEN THE LAST CATEGORIES ARE THE DETAILS OF OUR TIA HOW IT WILL LOOK.
AND BASICALLY THIS WILL BECOME AN ACTION ITEM.
AND THEY HAVE GIVEN US ALL OF THE DETAILS.
AND THIS IS THE DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE MOVING FORWARD BASED ON THE TWO PERCENT INCREASE.
MR. MILLER, I THINK I ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWERS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS MIRRORED IN OUR BUDGETING PROCESS.
THE INCREASES IN APPROVED DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SHOWN UP TO THIS POINT IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. MR. GLICK, THANK YOU, DR.
BROWN, ONE OF THE WAYS SCHOOL DISTRICTS GET MEASURED IS ALWAYS ON THE STARTING SALARY FOR NEW TEACHERS. YE SIR.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE IN TWO WEEKS TO MAYBE GIVE US A LISTING OF WHERE OTHER THE COMPARATIVE DISTRICTS ARE TO US? YES, I HAVE A GROUP OF OTHER AREA, H.R.
ADMINISTRATORS, WHO WE KIND OF TALK TO EACH OTHER AND I'LL ASK THEM WHAT THEY ARE.
SOME OF THEM MAY NOT HAVE SENT THEIR SALARIES YET, BUT I'LL GET WHAT I CAN.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. AND DR.
RINGO, WHERE YOU PLANNING TO DO THIS? I THINK YOU WERE PLANNING TO DO.
WERE YOU PLANNING TO GET THE COMPETITIVE STARTING SALARIES IN OUR NEXT WORKSHOP OR WHAT? MS. GRIFFIN GREAT QUESTION, ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO SALARIES OR STARTING SALARIES WOULD COME FROM HUMAN RESOURCES.
BUT WOULD IT BE IN OUR NEXT? BUT IF WE COULD. IN OUR FINALIZING OF OUR LAST BUDGET WORKSHOP.
WE CAN INCLUDE THAT. YES MA'AM.
SO IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
JUST THESE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT ALWAYS GET IN THE NEWSPAPERS, RIGHT? YEAH. SO THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE YES.
ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S ONE MORE BOY YOU ALL ARE TAKEN A LOT OF NOTES OUT OF THIS TODAY, AREN'T YOU? OK, SO THAT'S ANOTHER PENDING ISSUE FOR THE UPCOMING AND THE LAST BUDGET WORKSHOP RIGHT THAT WE WILL HAVE THE STARTING SALARIES.
RUSSELL AND DR. BROWN, YOU ALL WILL WORK TOGETHER TO GET THAT INTO THAT FINAL BUDGET.
MR. BEACH, MS. GRIFFIN, ARE WE IN THAT BUDGET WORKSHOP OR ARE WE GOING TO WE APPROVED THE TWO PERCENT INCREASE IN SALARY, BUT WE ALSO HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RETENTION THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE RETENTION FUNDS COMING.
WILL THAT BE DISCUSSED IN THAT WORKSHOP OR WHEN WILL THAT OPEN DIALOG TAKE PLACE? I THINK AND I'LL LET DR.
RINGO AND DR. LOPEZ SAY IT, BUT I WOULD THINK IT WILL DEPEND ON THE UPDATE THAT WE BASICALLY HAVE.
AND I GUESS IT'LL BE UP TO US TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE WAITING FOR THE UPDATE. AND THE USE OF THE EXTRA MONEY OR THAT WE GO ON AND MAKE A COMMITMENT, AS WE HAD
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ALLUDED TO IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING.FEW THINGS. I JUST WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO GIVE THIS TO YOU AHEAD OF TIME.
WHEN WE WAIT TILL JUNE, YOU GET ALL THIS AT ONCE AND THINGS GET LOST AND EVERYTHING GIVES YOU A GOOD CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, LOOK AT OUR SALARY SCHEDULES, LOOK AT THOSE THINGS.
THE SECOND THING TO ANSWER TRUSTEE BEACH'S COMMENT.
WE DO PLAN TO LOOK AT SOME SORT OF INCENTIVE, BUT WE CAN'T SAY WHAT WE CAN DO UNTIL WE GET ALL THAT GUIDANCE.
SO ONCE WE GET ALL THAT GUIDANCE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME SCENARIOS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING. BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE NON-NEGOTIABLE IS THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO RETAIN OUR STAFF.
IF WE RETAIN OUR STAFF, WE'RE ABLE TO CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS QUICKER BECAUSE OUR TEAM, OUR TEAM IS THE BEST TEAM.
LET'S JUST FACE IT. SO ONCE WE GET THAT, I WISH WE COULD GIVE YOU MORE SECURE ANSWERS.
BUT AS SOON AS WE GET THAT RUNNING START, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS DOING THE SAME THING BECAUSE THEY HEARD WE'RE DOING IT. SOME ARE GOING TO GIVE MORE.
BUT WE THINK WE'VE GOT A WINNING PLAN THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO RETAIN THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE.
OK, I THINK WHAT I HEARD IS BE PATIENT WITH US.
LOPEZ? WELL, JUST ENOUGH PATIENTS TO GET US THROUGH TO GET YOU KNOW, WE CAN MOVE QUICKLY.
I THINK WE PROVED THAT. BUT WE JUST NEED TO GET ALL OUR DUCKS IN A ROW AND THEN WE'LL GET IT DONE. AND I THINK AS I SPEAK, I THINK FOR EVERYONE ON THE BOARD AND WITH MR. BEACH BRINGING IT UP, IS THAT WE AS A BOARD ARE SERIOUS ABOUT DOING SOMETHING WITH AN INCENTIVE TO OUR TEACHERS THIS YEAR.
SO WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT.
DR. BROWN, I THINK YOU'RE DONE, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO IN ACTION ITEM 7, A, B, C, D AND E WE'LL MOVE TO AN ACTION ITEM WITH 7D BEING SPLIT INTO TWO SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS. AND I THINK WE'RE GREAT.
SO WHEN WE START GOING IN THE BIDS THEN WE'VE COVERED EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
EVERYBODY GOOD. WE READY FOR THE BIDS? WE'RE READY? LET'S GO, MR. BOOKER. ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
NOW WE GOT SOME LITTLE PAUSES IN THIS ONE, BUT WE'LL LET HIM START.
TO MS. GRIFFIN, TO PRESIDENT SELDERS, TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO DR.
LOPEZ. ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE THE CONTRACTS BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION.
ALTHOUGH THESE ARE LISTED AS NEW CONTRACTS FOR THOSE WHO ARE VIEWING PATRONS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHERS.
THESE NEW CONTRACTS MAY BE ARE NOT NECESSARILY NEW PROGRAMS. THEY ARE NEW CONTRACTS.
AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I'M OFTEN ASKED IS, HAS THIS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUDGET? AND THE RATIONALE FOR US, INCLUDING THE BUDGET CODES, IS TO ASSURE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS PATRONS AS THESE SERVICES HAVE BEEN BUDGETED.
SO THE FIRST CONTRACT BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF OFFICE SUPPLIES. THIS YEAR WE HAVE TWO RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS.
BOTH OF THESE SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE PUNCH OUT ABILITY FOR OUR END USERS TO ACCESS OFFICE DEPOT AND STAPLES CONTRACT AND COMMERCIAL INK WITH THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS. THESE CONTRACTS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS FOR PROVIDING OFFICE SUPPLIES.
THE NEXT CONTRACT IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF LEASE WAREHOUSE SPACE.
THE DISTRICT DOES HAVE A LEASE WAREHOUSE TO STORE GOODS FOR OUR AUCTIONS AND FOR STORAGE IN THE SUMMER FOR ITEMS THAT NEED TEMPORARY STORAGE.
WE ISSUED AN RFP, DONALD G GORDON, WHO IS THE CURRENT LEASE, PROVIDED THE BEST VALUE FOR THE DISTRICT. WE'RE RECOMMENDING A THREE YEAR LEASE FOR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS.
THE NEXT CONTRACT IS THE PURCHASE OF CONCESSIONAIRE, SIR.
BUT LET'S SEE, OK, MR. GLICK. THERE WAS A SPACE THAT JACOBS OCCUPIED.
IS THIS THE SAME SPACE? YES, SIR, IT IS. OK, SO THEY WERE OCCUPYING IT AS BOND CONSULTANTS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
AND IT'S REVERTING TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE.
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MR. GLICK, THAT FACILITY WAS ALWAYS USED FOR A DUAL PURPOSE.THE FRONT PART OF THAT FACILITY IS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES THAT JACOBS UTILIZED.
THE BACK PART STORAGE AND RACKING SYSTEM WAS FOR OUR STORAGE FACILITY.
BUT THE FRONT PART OF IT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES HAVE BEEN VACATED BY JACOBS.
AND IS THAT STILL EMPTY NOW? YES, SIR, THAT IS CORRECT.
OK, IS THERE ANY PLAN TO USE THAT? I HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF ANY PLANS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AREA AT THIS POINT.
OK YOU'RE WELCOME. MS. GRIFFIN.
YES. WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM, MECHELLE AND MR. SELDERS, WHEN IT COMES UP I PLAN ON RECUSING MYSELF OF THIS VOTE AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE THIS IS A LONG TIME CUSTOMER OF MINE.
AND JUST FOR OPTICS, I JUST DON'T WANT TO VOTE ON IT.
SO THAT MEANS WHEN WE WITH IF WE COULD PULL THIS OUT AND HAVE IT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE IT AS A SEPARATE AND SOMEHOW WE NEED TO JUST IDENTIFY IT SO THAT IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN ALL OF THE NEW BIDS. SO WE KNOW THAT WE'D VOTE ON IT SEPARATELY.
THANK YOU. WE WILL LEAVE IT AS IS THERE'S NO REASON TO SEPARATE IT OUT AS FAR AS THAT.
WHEN WE GET TO THAT ONE DURING OUR AGENDA REVIEW, I'LL REMIND MR. SELDERS WITH HIS NOTES THAT WE'LL PULL THAT ONE OUT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE IF WE DO A BLANKET ON ACCEPTING THEM.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, MR. MILLER, FOR THE HEADS UP.
THE NEXT CONTRACT BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF CONCESSIONAIRE SERVICES. THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING KELCHER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP.
WE ESTIMATE THE ESTIMATED REVENUE BASED ON THE NUMBERS PROVIDED BY MR. WILBORN TO BE APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE NEXT PURCHASE IS FOR SINGLE SIGN-ON SOFTWARE WITH THE IDENTITY AUTOMATION.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS AN EXISTING CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SOFTWARE SERVICES, SECURITY AND SINGLE SIGN ON WITH THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
YES THE SINGLE SIGN-ON. THE SAME VENDOR, NEW CONTRACT? AND HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THEM? I KNOW. ARE THEY NEW TO WHEN WE TRIED TO DO THE SINGLE SIGN-ON DURING THE PANDEMIC OR THEY WERE WITH US BEFORE THEN.
IF YOU DON'T MIND. THEY WERE WITH US BEFORE THEN.
AND SO THIS IS CURRENTLY OUR AUTOMATIVE USER IT AUTHENTICATES AND IT CREATES ALL OF OUR AUTOMATED SYSTEMS. SO WHEN ORACLE PUTS A NEW EMPLOYEE, IT AUTOMATES AND CREATES ACCOUNTS FOR OFFICE'S 365 GOOGLE, THAT'S OUR AUTOMATION SYSTEMS. BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
THIS IS A BRAND NEW BID AFTER OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACT RAN OUT.
IT EXPIRED. YES. OK, THANK YOU.
THE NEXT CONTRACT IS FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, APPAREL, MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES UTILIZED BY OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. THERE'S A LIST OF RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS ATTACHED TO THE RECOMMENDATION.
THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOU IS FOR BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO PACIFIC NORTHWEST PUBLISHING IS UTILIZED DISTRICT WIDE BY MANY OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TEACHERS AND THE STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION IS TO AWARD THAT CONTRACT WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
BUT WE HAVE BEEN USING SPECIFIC NORTHWEST PUBLISHING.
YES. YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT'S CORRECT. ANY TIME THE CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRES WE WILL BE DOING A NEW CONTRACT.
AND THAT'S WHAT MANY OF THESE ARE.
RIGHT. AND I GUESS WHAT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES A NEW BIDS ACTUALLY OUR NEW VENDORS.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE SO. JUST TRYING TO KEEP RIGHT.
SO THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITH LABELING THAT.
WE'RE FINE. CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND SERVICES.
THAT CONTRACT IS RECOMMENDED TO FLORES TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE NEXT CONTRACT IS FOR TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES.
THERE IS AN ATTACHED LIST OF THOSE PROVIDERS OF SERVICES WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE NEXT CONTRACT IS A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION THAT WAS ISSUED FOR BOND UNDERWRITING SERVICES.
WE SOLICITED QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS FROM 27 FIRMS AND MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO USE 23
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OF THOSE 27 FOR OUR FUTURE WORK.THAT IS A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
THE NEXT CONTRACT IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF TRANSPORTATION SOFTWARE, IT'S UTILIZED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND SOME OF THEIR MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, TRANSPAR GROUP IS A PROVIDER OF THAT SOFTWARE WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 76,000 DOLLARS.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THIS ONE.
SO IS TRANSPAR GOING TO HELP US WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS, OR ARE WE? MS. GRIFFIN. MR. YOUNGKIN IS HERE AND CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A RENEWAL FOR OUR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN OUR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.
FROM LAST YEAR. YEAH, I KIND OF THINK IF WE JUST PUT INCIDENT MANAGEMENT THERE, IT KIND OF FOR US COMING BACK FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
ON THE I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE.
OH, I'M NOT LOOK, I'M LOOKING OVER HERE AT MY IT.
WE CAN DISCUSS THE DEAL, OK? ALL RIGHT. I GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.
YOU CAN CONTINUE, MR. BOOKER. THE NEXT PURCHASE FOR THE PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSSES, THE DISTRICT HAS RECEIVED QUOTES FOR PURCHASING THIRTY TWO SCHOOL BUSSES. TWENTY FOUR OF THOSE ARE 71 PASSENGER, EIGHT OF THOSE ARE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, OF WHICH FOUR ARE WHEELCHAIR BUSSES.
THEY ARE GASOLINE VEHICLES WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO DOLLARS.
THEY DON'T COME WITH BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
OK, AND THIS IS THE BID THAT ALISON WAS TALKING ABOUT, THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO AN AMENDMENT THAT WE WERE GOING TO SEE.
SO THIS IS THE PURCHASE OF THOSE BUSSES.
MR. GLICK FOR MR. YOUNGKIN, PLEASE, MR. YOUNGKIN. YES SIR.
TWO QUESTIONS, SIR. ONE, I GET THIS QUESTION FROM PARENTS, ALL THESE NEW BUSSES WILL COME WITH SEAT BELTS, CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND THE SECOND IS.
THE SECOND THERE APPEARS TO BE A BURGEONING INDUSTRY.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S GOTTEN TO GISD YET ABOUT HAVING ALL ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSSES.
ARE YOU BEING APPROACHED YET? AND IS THAT MARKET STARTING TO HAPPEN? WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BEEN APPROACHED YET.
WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY AND THE STANDALONE ECONOMIC MODEL YET IS NOT ATTRACTIVE.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE, IN SOME CASES, GRANTS FROM PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS THAT WOULD HELP DEFER THE COST.
ON AVERAGE, IF THERE'S A NUMBER OR HOW MANY MILES DOES THE AVERAGE SCHOOL BUS DRIVE PER DAY? I'M GOING TO SAY APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED MILES.
SO AT THE TIME WHEN THE ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS MARKET DEVELOPS THAT WOULD WORK WOULDN'T IT.
I THINK SO. I THINK ONCE THE ECONOMIC MODEL IS AGREEABLE TO THE DISTRICT, THAT IT'S GOING TO CERTAINLY BE MORE VIABLE.
THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
MR. BOOKER YOU ARE STILL UP? THE NEXT CONTRACT BEFORE YOUR CONSIDERATION OR THE NEXT TWO WERE COVERED AT THE FACILITIES MEETING, BUT THE FIRST ONE THAT'S BEFORE YOU IS AN INCREASE IN PROJECT COSTS AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL, WE'RE INCREASING THAT AMOUNT TO ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND TO MAKE THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. I BELIEVE THAT IS DUCTWORK REPLACEMENT.
AND THE SECOND CONTRACT THAT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE FACILITIES IS THE PURCHASE OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FLOORING AND SPORT SERVICES.
THAT IS A CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE THROUGH THE BUY BOARD.
THE RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS ARE LISTED WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
THOSE ARE THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU UNDER THE CATEGORY OF NEW.
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ANY QUESTIONS TRUSTEES ON ANY OF THE NEW BIDS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.SO WE WILL MOVE THIS TO AN ACTION ITEM, F1 THROUGH 13.
AND MR. BOOKER, WE HAVE ONE RENEWAL BID.
YES, THIS IS THE INCREASE THAT WAS NOTED ON THE RENEWAL REPORT FOR OUR CUSTODIAL SERVICES. WE'RE IN THE FINAL YEAR RENEWAL OF THAT CONTRACT.
THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN DOLLARS.
THAT AMOUNT IT INCLUDES ALL OF THE OVERTIME AS WELL AS ESTIMATED EXTRA CLEANING AS A RESULT OF COVID-19.
THAT IS THE RATIONALE FOR THE INCREASES.
GCA, K-12 EDUCATION SERVICES IS THE PROVIDER OF THAT SERVICE.
ANY COMMENTS? WE WILL THEN MOVE G ONE RENEWAL BIDS UNDER ACTION ITEM FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
MS. GRIFFIN, IF I COULD JUST GET CLARIFICATION.
YES. ON THE NEW PROVIDERS OF SERVICE, WE CURRENTLY IDENTIFY IF SOMEONE IS A NEW VENDOR TO THE DISTRICT. DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY THAT IT IS YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A NEW VENDOR FULFILLING AN EXISTING CONTRACT? AND DID YOU WANT WAS THAT THE WISHES OF THE BOARD TO IDENTIFY THOSE? THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
AND I WILL YIELD TO THE BOARD IF THEY DON'T THINK THAT IS NEEDED.
I GUESS THAT WHOLE NEW BID DEAL MAKES IT THINK THAT IT'S A TOTALLY NEW IT'S A NEW CONTRACT. BUT IT'S AND I THINK YOU SAID WHEN YOU OPENED UP.
YOU SAY IT IS NOT A NEW PROGRAM.
YES MA'AM. OR NOT. SO I DON'T KNOW.
THINK ABOUT IT. IF IT REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK, YOU KNOW, DON'T DO IT, BUT I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AS IT IS MS. GRIFFIN.
[LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW WHAT? I GAVE YOU THAT OUT AND YOU TOOK IT.
OK, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HIGH FIVE ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT. MS. GRIFFIN I GOT A QUICK QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR NEW BIDS.
WE TALKED ABOUT ALL THESE NEW BIDS ARE GOING TO MOVE OVER AS ACTION ITEMS IN OUR MEETING ON THE 25TH. BUT WE'RE GOING TO WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE ITEMS ONE THROUGH THIRTEEN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO TAKE THAT OFF FOR SEPARATE.
WE WILL PULL TWO OUT AND WE WILL SAY ONE AND THEN THREE THROUGH THIRTEEN.
WELL, WE'LL ALSO NEED TO PULL OUT ITEM FIVE.
I WAS NOTIFIED BY A TRUSTEE THAT THEY ALSO HAVE A CONFLICT THERE.
SO MORE THAN LIKELY RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THAT VOTE AS WELL.
SO WHEN WE DO OUR AGENDA REVIEW, I'LL BE SURE TO REMIND YOU THAT WE'LL PULL THOSE TWO OUT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. HOGAN. MS. HOGAN. DO YOU WANT TO JUST MAKE THOSE ONE AND TWO FOR OUR NEW AGENDA? AND THEN. YES SIR, THAT WAS MY PLAN, TO PULL THEM TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA LIKE WE TYPICALLY DO WHEN WE NEED SPECIAL VOTE.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONES WILL JUST BE NOTATED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE OUT TO THE SIDE VERSUS THE NAMES.
IT'S ITEM TWO, CONTRACT 271-21 AND ITEM FIVE UNDER F OF NEW BIDS, CONTRACT 180-21.
BECAUSE SINCE WE HAVE DISCUSSED THEM, WE CAN TAKE THEM, AS YOU KNOW, AS A ONE VOTE AND ONE ITEM WITH A CONSENT.
DR. LOPEZ, I DON'T SEE ANY NEED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AS MY NOTES HAVE.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
OK. CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT 4:39.
THE FINANCE BUDGET FINANCE COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.