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IT'S NOW 5:00 I'M CALLING TO ORDER, THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MAY 25TH 2021.DETERMINE THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
LET'S PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGES.
WE'LL ACKNOWLEDGE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL BE HELD IN THE BOARDROOM AT 601 SOUTH JUPITER, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75042.
DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS IN THE GARLAND AND ROWLETT ROOMS OF 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 FACE MASKS AT ALL TIMES AND SHOULD PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC FORUM COMMENTS? NO SIR.
WE'LL PROCEED WITH OUR ACTION ITEM FOR NON CONSENT ITEM A SIGNED STATEMENTS OF
[V. Action Items (Non Consent)]
ELECTED OFFICERS AND ITEM B ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED TRUSTEES.MAY I PLEASE HAVE THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN ELECTED AS TRUSTEES MEET ME AT THE DAIS.
MR. SELDERS, CAN I GET YOU TO SIGN HERE FOR ME? AND SIGN THERE.
AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THE OATH IN PLACE ORDER.
SO MS. STANLEY YOU'LL GO FIRST.
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THANK YOU.IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
BY THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF TEXAS.
AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF TEXAS.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.
GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.
AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
[APPLAUSE] YOU ARE WELCOME TO TAKE YOUR MASK OFF.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.
GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.
AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE.
AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE.
CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF.
GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.
GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.
AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES PRESERVE.
AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES PRESERVE.
[APPLAUSE] ONE SECOND WHILE WE GET ANOTHER ROUND OF PICTURES WITHOUT THE MASKS, SO RIGHT OVER HERE.
AND NOW THE TEAM OF SEVEN, THE NEW TEAM OF SEVEN, EVERYBODY UP THERE SO WE CAN GET ALL THE TRUSTEES WITH THE NEW TRUSTEES.
WE'RE GOING TO PUSH IN JUST A LITTLE BIT .
IT'S THE ENERGY Y'ALL CAN'T HANDLE IT .
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IT IS, YEAH.YEAH, WE NEED YOU TO LAY DOWN IN THE FRONT [LAUGHTER] THANKS, EVERYBODY RIGHT, HERE.
[APPLAUSE] I'M HOLDING MY BREATH.
WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED TO ITEM SIX INFORMATION ITEMS, WE'LL START WITH A EVIDENCE
[VI.A. Evidence of Excellence (Part 1 of 2)]
OF EXCELLENCE.NUMBER ONE RECOGNIZE GISD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS .
OK, CAN I MOVE THE MIC A LITTLE? YEAH ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING.
PRESIDENT SELDERS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
LOPEZ, HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING TODAY? GOOD.
YOU CAN CALL ME MS. E FOR SHORT.
AND I AM ONE OF THE COUNSELOR FACILITATORS IN THE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING DEPARTMENT.
AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND TO CELEBRATE SEL EXCELLENCE IN GARLAND ISD.
IT IS MY FIRST TIME PRESENTING TO THE BOARD, SO I HOPE THAT I AM IN LINE WITH EVERYTHING .
[LAUGHTER] I COULD GET KIND OF CRAZY SOMETIMES, BUT I HOPE THAT IT'S OK.
I WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL, JUST SAY A QUICK THANKS TO MY SEL STEERING COMMITTEE, ESPECIALLY THE SEL AWARD SUBCOMMITTEE, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE.
THEY REALLY ORGANIZED AND THEY STREAMLINED THE AWARD PROCESS, WHICH WAS AN AMAZING FEAT.
AND I REALLY WANT TO JUST SHOUT THEM OUT AND SHOW MY APPRECIATION TO THEM FOR DOING THAT, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE LIKE WE ARE TODAY.
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SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET INTO OUR CELEBRATIONS, WHICH IS SUPER EXCITING.I WILL SAY THAT WE KIND OF CHEATED A LITTLE BIT IN THE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING DEPARTMENT, WENT OUT TO THE SCHOOLS ALREADY AND WE CELEBRATED WITH THE SCHOOLS.
WE DELIVERED A LARGE BANNER THAT HAD THEIR SPECIFIC DISTINCTION ON IT.
BUT WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS SUCH AN AMAZING HONOR THAT THESE SCHOOLS HAVE GOTTEN.
THERE'S 14 SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVED THE SEL SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE DISTINCTIONS.
AND I WANT TO JUST KIND OF TELL YOU KIND OF HOW THE PROCESS WENT.
WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS THEY WERE SCORED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES BEING STAFF TRAINING, WELCOMING RITUALS, ENGAGING PRACTICES, CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL WIDE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO SEL EXQUISITE INSTRUCTION.
AND SO WE SEE THAT THAT'S REALLY A LOT.
IT'S ALL ENCOMPASSING THAT THESE ARE SOME SCHOOLS THAT REALLY HAVE SEL CHAMPIONS AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEM.
SO THEY WERE ABLE TO EARN ONE OF THREE DISTINCTIONS, EITHER BRONZE, SILVER OR GOLD.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CELEBRATE WITH OUR BRONZE CAMPUSES NOW.
WE DON'T HAVE EVERYONE HERE, SO IT'LL KIND OF BE LIKE AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT THE AWARD ON THEIR BEHALF IF THEY'RE NOT HERE.
SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START OUR SHOW.
OH TONIGHT, JUST ONE MORE THING, I APOLOGIZE.
TONIGHT, WE WILL BE GIVING THE SCHOOLS THAT JOIN US.
WE'LL BE GIVING THEM A CERTIFICATE.
NOW, I WILL SAY THAT THE BOARD CERTIFICATE REALLY HUMBLED MY CERTIFICATE THAT I'M GIVING, BUT THAT'S OK.
Y'ALL ARE THE BOARD SO Y'ALL ARE CAN BE BETTER THAN ME ANY DAY.
BUT WE'LL BE GIVING THEM A CERTIFICATE FROM THE BOARD, A CERTIFICATE FROM OUR DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO WE'LL BE GIVING THEM A NUMBER SIGN THAT HAS THE YEAR THAT THEY EARNED THEIR DISTINCTION SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLEMENT AND ADD THAT TO THEIR BANNER.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH OUR FIRST BRONZE CAMPUS.
ALL RIGHT, THESE SHOULD BE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, SO WE HAVE.
OK, WELL, SPRING CREEK IS UP, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT ONE.
SO SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] I WAS LIKE, DO WE CLAP IN THIS CHARGE? OK, GOOD.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN EDUCATION.
SHE CAN TAKE IT WITH HER CERTIFICATE FIRST AND THEN.
I DIDN'T WANT TO PHOTOBOMB, OK, SO I'M BACK ON TRACK.
HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.[APPLAUSE] COME ON UP HUDSON.
AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU THIS AFTER YOU TAKE YOUR PICTURE, OK? EXCELLENT.
OK, THEN THE KIMBERLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE.
ALL RIGHT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT IT ON THEIR BEHALF.
AND WATSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH AND SCIENCE.
[APPLAUSE] WE JUST STILL GOT TO CHECK, OK, THEN WE HAVE WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH THE BRONZE DISTINCTION.
OK, SO THOSE ARE OUR BRONZE DISTINCTION CAMPUSES.
IF WE COULD PLEASE JUST GIVE THEM ANOTHER JUST REALLY HEARTY ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
SO WE HAVE OUR CAMPUSES THAT EARNED THE SILVER DISTINCTION.
WE HAVE BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH AND SCIENCE.
IS BEAVER HERE WITH US TODAY? [APPLAUSE] I'LL ACCEPT IT ON THEIR BEHALF.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE OUR NEXT CAMPUS WHICH IS THE CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A SILVER DISTINCTION.
DO WE HAVE SOMEONE REPRESENTING FOR BRANDENBURG.
[APPLAUSE] OK, I WILL ACCEPT IT.
NOW WE HAVE OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE THE GOLD DISTINCTIONS.
Y'ALL CAN'T BE B IASED.[LAUGHTER] OK, ALL RIGHT.
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SO THE FIRST SCHOOL AND THESE ARE JUST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER [APPLAUSE] BRADFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.I HAVE TO TELL A STORY ABOUT BRADFIELD.
WHEN BRADFIELD GOT THEIR AWARD Y'ALL.
THEY WERE SCREAMING AND HOLLERING.
I WAS SO HAPPY THEY WERE THE MOST EXCITED CAMPUS I'M TELLING YOU.
BRADFIELD WAS HOLLERING, AND I GUESS THEY GOT IT ALL OUT OF THEIR SYSTEM.
THEN WE HAVE COUCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
BRADFIELD AFTER THIS I NEED TO SEE YOU AGAIN TO GIVE YOU YOUR YEAR SIGN .
OK, AND NOW WE HAVE NEXT DORSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] WE WILL ACCEPT IT ON YOUR BEHALF.
AND THEN HANDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE HERE.
[APPLAUSE] HANDLEY DON'T PLAY.
AND THEN WE HAVE PARK CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY TWO HIGH SCHOOLS.
ALL RIGHT, IF WE COULD JUST GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, IT'S ALWAYS A WONDERFUL THING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE ANY KIND OF EXCELLENCE, BUT ESPECIALLY SEL EXCELLENCE, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SEL FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS TO GET IT REALLY UP AND STRONG AND RUNNING IN THE DISTRICT.
SO WE REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.
WE ALL KNOW ONE THING THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS TAUGHT US IS THAT SEL IS SO IMPORTANT.
IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE LEGISLATIONS, OR THE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING OUT, YOU KNOW THAT THERE WAS A BILL PERTAINING TO SEL.
AND MR. NICHOLAS GAINS FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL ACTUALLY WENT DOWN AND TESTIFIED BEFORE THE SENATE IN EXPLAINING WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN GARLAND AS WE'RE MOVING THE NEEDLE FOR SEL.
BILL IS NOT OUT OF COMMITTEE YET, OR WHEREVER IT LANDED.
BUT THAT DOESN'T NEGATE THE FACT THAT THE WORK IS BEING DONE.
AND NOW WE ARE BEING REPRESENTED FROM PEOPLE OF OUR DISTRICT TO UNDERSTAND
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SEL.AND NOW THE SENATE IS LOOKING TO HIM FOR SOME TYPE OF INFORMATION.
AND IF YOU'VE NEVER TESTIFIED BEFORE, YOU DON'T KNOW THAT FEELING THAT YOU GET.
AND WHEN A SENATOR OR A HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CALL YOU AND SAY JUSTIFY WHAT IT IS YOU ARE TRYING TO EITHER SUPPORT WITH THIS BILL, WITH DATA OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO I THOUGHT AND I WAS JUST GOING TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE, I FOUND THAT INFORMATION CAME TO ME AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO SAY IT.
BUT THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FROM THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS.
WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN, BUT SEL IS GOING TO GET US THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR THAT, MS. GRIFFIN.
AND I WOULD ECHO THAT COMMENT.
I HAD ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AS ONE OF THE JUDGES FOR THE SEL AWARDS AND JUST THE WORK THAT GOES INTO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE GREAT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS WITHIN OUR CAMPUSES AND FOR OUR STUDENTS IS AMAZING.
WE MOVE ON TO ITEM INFORMATION, ITEM B, GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR GEM'S.
[VI.B. Going the Extra Mile (GEMs)]
NUMBER ONE, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR RECIPIENTS FOR CAMPUS AND DIVISION PARAPROFESSIONALS OF THE YEAR MS. LIGHTFOOT.PRESIDENT SELDERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
LOPEZ, IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU THREE VERY SPECIAL GEM AWARDS TONIGHT.
TONIGHT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU OUR ELEMENTARY PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR DOMINIQUE MCDONALD .
OUR SECONDARY PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR, GRACIE RODRIGUEZ, AND OUR DISTRICT PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR, GAY WILBURN.
[APPLAUSE] WE'LL START WITH DOMINIQUE, DOMINIQUE MCDONALD, ALSO KNOWN AS CUBBY BEAR, IS OUR ELEMENTARY PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AT CISNEROS PRE-K.
WAIT, DID YOU SAY CUBBY BEAR? YES, I DID.
DOMINIQUE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND BY BEING THE SCHOOL'S MASCOT AS CUBBY BEAR.
SHE USES THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE HER SCHOOL BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR HER TO CREATE A FUN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SO THAT STUDENTS FEEL SAFE AND WILLING TO TAKE RISKS IN HER CLASSROOM.
HER BUBBLY PERSONALITY AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE LEAVES PEOPLE FEELING HAPPY AND EXCITED.
DOMINIQUE IS THE KIND OF PERSON THAT CAN ADAPT AND WILL ARISE TO ANY SITUATION AND HELP PEOPLE EVEN ON THEIR DARKEST DAYS.
ONCE YOU GUYS, THIS IS A TRUE STORY.
SHE WAS AT A RESTAURANT AND A PARENT WALKED UP TO HER AND TOLD HER THAT HER SON WAS SO EXCITED TO COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY BECAUSE SHE MADE HIM FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE WHILE AT SCHOOL.
THANK YOU, DOMINIQUE, FOR UNDERSTANDING THAT IN GISD PEOPLE COME FIRST.
IT'S AN OLD ADAGE THAT SAYS PEOPLE WON'T REMEMBER WHAT YOU TAUGHT THEM.
THEY WILL REMEMBER HOW YOU TREAT THEM.
WELL, DOMINIQUE, IT'S A GREAT THING YOU HAVE CAPTURED BOTH EQUALLY.
LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR ELEMENTARY PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR, DOMINIQUE MCDONALD.
[APPLAUSE] OUR SECONDARY PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR IS GRACIE RODRIGUEZ, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
GRACIE HAS A SPECIAL TOUCH OF MAKING EVERYONE WHO STEPS ON HER CAMPUS FEEL VALUED, WELCOMED AND WANTED.
GRACIE CAN ALWAYS BE SEEN LENDING A HELPING HAND WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE.
SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND, MAKING SURE HER EVENTS ON CAMPUS ARE EXECUTED TO PERFECTION.
AND SHE ALWAYS GOES THE EXTRA MILE, GIVING THAT SPECIAL LITTLE TOUCH.
SIMPLY PUT, SHE TAKES THE INITIATIVE AND STEPS IN WHEN NEEDED, BUT FAR ABOVE HER ABILITY TO MANAGE AND COMPLETE TASKS THE IMPACT SHE HAS ON OTHERS IS IMMEASURABLE.
TEACHERS MADE SENTIMENTS SUCH AS GRACIE IS THE BEST PERSON I'VE EVER WORKED
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WITH.SHE IS THE SPIRIT OF NORTH GARLAND.
SHE IS THE PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE PERSON WE SHOULD ALL STRIVE TO BE IN GARLAND ISD.
WOW, YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE WHY GRACIE STANDS BEFORE US.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE LEADS BY EXAMPLE.
SHE HELPS PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE, ETHICAL AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS BY SHOWING THEM THAT OF HERSELF.
GRACIE WE APPRECIATE YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND MAKE EACH PERSON YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH FEEL LIKE THEY'RE THE ONLY PERSON STANDING IN THAT ROOM.
LET'S GIVE GRACIE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING OUR DISTRICT SECONDARY PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] OUR DISTRICT WINNER, MS. GAY WILBURN IS CURRENTLY THE SECRETARY IN HEALTH SERVICES AND HAS SERVED GARLAND ISD FOR AN IMPRESSIVE TWENTY SIX YEARS.
[APPLAUSE] THIS YEAR HAS TRULY BEEN A WHIRLWIND WITH THE ONSET OF A WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
YET AND STILL, GAY AND THE HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT NAVIGATE THESE TROUBLING TIMES WITH POISE, GRACE, INGENUITY AND GRIT.
SHE HAS BEEN A PURCHASER, A SPREADSHEET DATA QUEEN, A COUNSELOR, A CUSTOMER SERVICE GURU, A PPE DISTRIBUTOR, A VACCINE EXPERT, A MASK POLICE, A COVID TRAINER.
SHALL I GO ON? OH, AND I FORGOT ONE.
SO APPARENTLY SHE'S AN INTERIOR DESIGNER, TOO.
AFTER SNOWVID SEVERAL OF THE OFFICES IN HARRIS HILL FLOODED AND HEALTH SERVICES HAD TO BE RELOCATED TO A REALLY SMALL ROOM WITHIN WORKING ARM'S LENGTH.
WELL, NURSE K WAS IN A ZOOM ON SUPERINTENDENTS CABINET ONE DAY AND GAY WAS BUSY WORKING LIKE SHE ALWAYS DOES, CLEANING OUT THE FILE CABINET.
WELL, SHE DIDN'T REALIZE SHE WAS BENT OVER IN THE LINE OF VISION.
ALL YOU COULD HEAR WAS RENEE SAY GAY, GET YOUR BOTTOM OUT OF THE CAMERA.
[LAUGHTER] SO SHE PLACED A HUGE FAKE TREE BEARING MANY GREEN LEAVES BEHIND HER TO COVER UP SO THAT NURSE KAY WOULDN'T HAVE ANY MORE DISASTERS.
SO DEFINITELY INTERIOR DESIGNER IS NOW ON HER LIST.
EVEN WITH WEARING ALL THESE HATS, SHE HAS REMAINED RESILIENT, CALM, RESOURCEFUL AND DOING EVERYTHING SHE CAN DO TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES.
WE ARE SADDENED THAT GAY IS RETIRING AND LEAVING US THIS YEAR, BUT WE WANT HER TO KNOW THAT HER LEGACY LIVES ON.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND WISH YOU BLESSINGS IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING OUR DISTRICT PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] AND ONE LAST ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL THREE LADIES.
[APPLAUSE] GRACIE THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND YOU LADIES CAN MOVE TO THE FRONT OF THE PODIUM AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH OUR PRESIDENT.
NEXT, WE WILL RECOGNIZE GOING THE EXTRA MILE GEM RECIPIENTS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR, MS. LIGHTFOOT.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, PRESIDENT SELDERS, BOARD OF
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TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ, IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU TWO VERY SPECIAL GEM'S TONIGHT.WE HAVE BEFORE YOU ARE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR OUR ELEMENTARY DIVISION, CARRIE FISHER, AND OUR SECONDARY WINNER, SAMANTHA JACKSON.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES.
THIS ESTEEMED TITLE IS AN INDICATION OF YOUR TEACHING SKILLS, YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR DEDICATION TO STUDENTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE SO CRUCIAL IN PAVING THE WAY FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO WALK INTO YOUR CLASSROOM EACH DAY.
CARRIE OUR ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS A K FIVE INTERVENTIONISTS FROM MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY AND HAS 19 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, 10 OF THOSE RIGHT HERE IN GARLAND ISD.
FISHER SAYS THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT HER LEARNERS COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND HAVE DIFFERENT ABILITIES.
SHE FOCUSES ON ACCESSING STUDENTS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THAT THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE A VITAL PART OF THEIR SUCCESS.
CARRIE BELIEVES IN BUILDING UNIQUE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH STUDENT.
SHE SAYS THAT SOME NEED A LITTLE MORE WORK, A LITTLE MORE PATIENCE, A LITTLE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED.
HER PRINCIPAL ERIN SAID THAT THE IMPACT THAT CARRIE HAS HAD ON THEIR CAMPUS THIS YEAR IS UNMATCHED, AND SHE APPRECIATES HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION EVERY DAY.
LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR, CARRIE FISHER.
OUR SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR HAILS FROM JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER, SAMANTHA JACKSON IS A SEVENTH GRADE READING TEACHER WHO IS CURRENTLY IN HER FIFTH YEAR OF TEACHING.
SAMANTHA BELIEVES IN ENHANCING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT BY USING PERSONAL EXPERIENCES TO GUIDE DISCUSSIONS IN CLASS.
SHE SAYS SHE HOPES TO HAVE HER STUDENTS BECOME RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS IN THE WORLD AND POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO DO THIS SHE DOES IT THROUGH LITERATURE THAT THEY INTERFACE EVERY DAY.
SHE SAYS HER METHODOLOGY IS THAT EVERY STUDENT NEEDS SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM HER AND SHE NEEDS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THAT IS.
SHE SAYS EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY WHERE I MAKE MISTAKES, I OWN THEM.
I UNDERSTAND MY FLAWS, AND THAT MAKES ME A BETTER TEACHER TO MY STUDENTS.
HER MESSAGE TO OTHERS IS TO BE A FEARLESS, ADVOCATOR FOR WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE IN.
DAVID DUNPHY, HER PRINCIPAL, SAID THAT SAMANTHA HAS BEEN VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF JACKSON, AND HE IS THANKFUL FOR HER DAILY CONTRIBUTIONS.
SUCCESSFULLY ENDING A SCHOOL YEAR IS ALWAYS A MOMENTOUS OCCASION, BUT THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND STUDENT GROWTH MADE THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN PARTICULAR WORTH CELEBRATING.
TEACHERS AROUND THE WORLD WERE FACED WITH UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES OF QUICKLY ADAPTING THEIR LESSONS TO REMOTE FORMAT WHILE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED AND LEARNING FROM HOME.
THE CULMINATION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WAS NO SMALL FEAT, AND WE ARE INSPIRED BY BOTH OF THESE LADIES HARD WORK AND INNOVATION OF THESE TWO EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS THAT STAND BEFORE US TONIGHT.
YOU BOTH ARE INSPIRATIONS AND AN EXAMPLE THAT ALL OF US STRIVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
ENJOY YOUR SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT.
YOU DESERVE ALL OF THE ACCOLADES AND WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY.
PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE OUR FANTASTIC DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, CARRIE AND SAMANTHA.
FOR THE EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD TO RECOGNIZE THE GISD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS.
WOULD YOU GUYS BE OK WITH US GOING BACK TO RECOGNIZE THEM AT THIS TIME?
[VI.A. Evidence of Excellence (Part 2 of 2)]
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ABSOLUTELY.THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, I WILL.
IT'S THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING.
SO WE HAVE WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH A BRONZE DISTINCTION.
NEXT, WE HAVE WATSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH AND SCIENCE WITH A BRONZE DISTINCTION.
AFTER YOUR PICTURE SCHOOLS MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR NUMBER TAG FOR YOUR BANNER.
KIMBERLIN ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE, BRONZE DISTINCTION.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE OUR SILVER DISTINCTION CAMPUSES, BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH AND SCIENCE SILVER DISTINCTION.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, AND OUR SECOND SILVER DISTINCTION SCHOOL CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ALL RIGHT, GOLD DISTINCTION DORSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I KNOW I'VE SAID THAT ONE TIME TONIGHT, PARK CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOLD DISTINCTION.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR GRACE.
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THANK YOU FOR THAT, TRUSTEES WE WILL NOW RETURN TO OUR ORDER OF OUR AGENDA AS WE[VI.C. Recognize Texas Instruments Foundation Innovation in STEM Teaching Award Winners - Lisa Cox]
WILL PROCEED WITH ITEM C.RECOGNIZE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION INNOVATION AND STEM TEACHING AWARD WINNERS.
PRESIDENT SELDERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
LOPEZ, THE GARLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS ONCE AGAIN PROUD TO BRING BEFORE YOU A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION.
WE ARE ONE OF SIX DISTRICTS SELECTED TO RECEIVE A GRANT THAT REWARDS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH EDUCATION.
THIS IS OUR SEVENTH YEAR TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.
IN THOSE SEVEN YEARS, THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED OVER TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GARLAND ISD.
THIS YEAR'S GRANT TO THE FOUNDATION TOTALED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT ARE BEING USED TO HONOR THREE GISD SECONDARY TEACHERS WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION INNOVATION AND STEM TEACHING AWARD.
THESE THREE WINNERS EXEMPLIFY THE OUTSTANDING LEARNING AND INNOVATION THAT TAKES PLACE ACROSS THE DISTRICT EVERY DAY.
EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS BEING HONORED WITH A 10000 DOLLAR GRAND PRIZE TONIGHT EACH WINNER WILL BE AWARDED THEIR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PERSONAL USE.
AND ONE OF THEM TOLD ME HE MAY BE BUYING HIS WIFE A NEW CAR OR AT LEAST MAKING A DOWN PAYMENT.
ANYWAY, LATER THIS SUMMER, THEY WILL RECEIVE THE OTHER FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE USED FOR STEM RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND OR CLASSROOM MATERIALS.
NOW TO INTRODUCE THE WINNERS TO YOU, AS I READ TO YOU THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THESE OUTSTANDING TEACHERS, YOU WILL SEE A COMMON THEME.
NOT ONLY ARE THEY EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT THEY ARE INVOLVED IN MANY ACTIVITIES ON THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPUSES.
EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS GIVES OF THEIR TIME FAR BEYOND THE NORMAL SCHOOL HOURS.
THEY ARE LEADERS AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND MENTORS TO OTHERS ACROSS GARLAND ISD.
OUR FIRST WINNER IS GWEN THOMAS.
GWEN, IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD.
GWEN IS A SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER AT JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH AND SCIENCE? THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT JACKSON HAS HAD A TI GRANT WINNER.
AND IT IS THE THIRD TIME IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS THAT THEY'VE HAD A TI WINNER.
GWEN'S PRINCIPAL, MR. DUNPHY STATES MS. THOMAS HAS DONE A SUPERB JOB IN ADVANCING STEM PHILOSOPHY IN HER CLASSROOM, IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AND IN HER OWN LOVE FOR STUDENTS AND STEM EDUCATION.
SHE ACTIVELY SEEKS OUT EXPERIENCES FOR HER STUDENTS TO INTERACT WITH SCIENCE.
AND I CAN ATTEST TO THAT BECAUSE SHE WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR TWO HATCHED CHICKENS AND THOSE CHICKENS HAVE NOW HATCHED.
AND IT IS AN AMAZING THING TO SEE.
IN ADDITION TO TEACHING SCIENCE, GWEN IS THE FACULTY LEAD FOR THE MAKER TANK EVENT, A MEMBER OF THE JACKSON FIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH HOSTS THE ANNUAL VIKING LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE FACULTY ADVISOR FOR NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY, AND SHE SERVES ON THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT TEAM.
MS. THOMAS INDICATES IN HER CLASS SHE OFFERS A WEALTH OF HANDS ON EXPERIENCES FROM CONCERN ABOUT WATER QUALITY IN THE TRINITY RIVER, AN MANAGING NORTH TEXAS WATERSHEDS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF BUFFER ZONES AROUND LOCAL PROTECTED AREAS IN COSTA RICA, TO WOMEN'S ROLES IN FOREST CONSERVATION IN NEPAL.
SHE STATES I SHARE MY PASSION WITH MY STUDENTS, ENCOURAGING THEM AS A GLOBAL CITIZEN TO THINK GLOBALLY AND ACT LOCALLY.
PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE GWEN THOMAS ON THIS AWARD.
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[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE A WE HAVE A PLAQUE FROM TEXAS INSTRUMENTS THAT I WILL LET MR. SELDERS HAND TO HER.WE ALSO HAVE A MEDALLION AS WELL FROM TEXAS INSTRUMENTS.
AND THEN NO OFFENSE TO TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THE FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK.
OUR NEXT WINNER IS EMILY GATHMAN.
EMILY IS A SIXTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER AT BUSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
NOT ONLY IS MS. GATHMAN A DEDICATED TEACHER, SHE ALSO GIVES OF HER TIME OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.
SHE SERVES AS PROJECT GOAL MENTOR FOR FIRST AND SECOND YEAR TEACHERS TRAINS OTHER STAFF MEMBERS ON CANVAS IS THE I THREE TECHNOLOGY LEAD FOR BUSSEY.
SHE'S HELPED WRITE CURRICULUM FOR SIXTH GRADE SCIENCE IN GISD.
DID I SAY YOU WERE A SCIENCE TEACHER? I DID SAY THAT RIGHT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN I THOUGHT I SAID YOU WERE A MATH TEACHER OH NO.
AND ALL OF THAT SHE STILL IS THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT HEAD, SO SHE HAS A LOT GOING ON IN HER LIFE.
HER PRINCIPAL JEREMIAH OLIPHANT, SAYS MS. GATHMAN WEARS MANY HATS ON OUR CAMPUSES AND IS A TRUE PILLAR FOR MANY TEACHERS AND STAFF, NOT JUST THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT.
SHE EXEMPLIFIES THE MODEL OF SERVANT LEADER ON A DAILY BASIS AND IS A TRUE AMBASSADOR FOR THE BUSSEY NATION.
EMILY SAYS SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT TEACHING STUDENTS.
SHE LOVES SCIENCE, BUT SHE TEACHES STUDENTS FIRST AND FOREMOST.
EACH YEAR ONE OF THE THINGS SHE DOES IS SPEND TIME AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FOCUSES ON TEACHING STUDENTS HOW A SCIENCE CLASS IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER CLASSES .
IN SCIENCE FAILURE IS NOT FINAL.
IT IS A JUMPING OFF POINT, AND ANYTHING IN SCIENCE CAN BE MODIFIED AND CORRECTED TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS.
PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE MS. GATHMAN ON THIS AWARD.
[APPLAUSE] OUR THIRD WINNER IS FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL HAS HAD A TI GRANT WINNER.
RICHARD LINES TEACHES IB PHYSICS ONE AND TWO AND SPORTS EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCE AT GARLAND HIGH AND IS THE HEAD OF THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT.
DO Y'ALL SEE A THING ISN'T THAT WHAT I SAID IN THE BEGINNING.
MR. LINES SAYS THAT TRUST IS THE ONE THING THAT MAKES HIS CLASSROOM UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE.
HE STATES STUDENTS IN MY CLASS TRUST ME TO RESPECT THEIR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, EVEN IF THEY ARE SILLY OR WRONG.
I INSIST THEIR PEERS DISPLAY THE SAME RESPECT.
HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE RESULT OF THIS SHARED TRUST AMONG EVERYONE IN HIS CLASSROOM IS WHAT MAKES THE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE AND THAT THEY CAN BE BOLD AND TAKE RISKS.
HIS PRINCIPAL, HOLLY HINES, STATES THAT MR. LINES HAS SERVED THE STUDENTS OF GHS FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
HE CONTINUALLY SEEKS OUT INTEGRATED, STUDENT CENTERED TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS WITHIN HIS PHYSICS AND SPORTS EXERCISE HEALTH CLASSES.
MR. LINES IS CONSTANTLY REFLECTIVE IN HIS PRACTICES AND ALWAYS SEARCHES FOR INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO BEST SERVE THE ACADEMIC GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT OF HIS STUDENTS.
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PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE MR. LINES.SO THERE WE GO ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION, I WANT TO THANK TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOR SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN GARLAND ISD FOR THESE SEVEN YEARS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR BEING THE CHAMPION FOR STEM EDUCATION ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.
I'M ALSO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT THAT THE TI FOUNDATION HAS ALREADY INFORMED THE GARLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION THAT WILL WE WILL RECEIVE THIS GRANT AGAIN FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
[VI.D. Introduction of District Administrator - Dr. Gradyne E. Brown]
BOARD PRESIDENT SELDERS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, IT IS MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE TO YOU BOYS ATHLETIC COORDINATOR, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FOR ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL COACH Â"DEREK ALFORD.COACH ALFORD HAS TAUGHT MATH AND COACHED FOR TWENTY EIGHT YEARS.
HE BEGAN HIS TEACHING AND COACHING CAREER IN WICHITA FALLS.
COACH Â"ALFORD HAS WORKED WITH STUDENT ATHLETES IN SEVERAL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE SINCE HE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN EDUCATION WITH STOPS IN GARLAND.
THIS IS HIS THIRD STOP IN GARLAND.
HE WAS AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL TWO TIMES AS WELL AS HE HAS BEEN IN PETROLIA, QUINLAN, FORD AND WACO MIDWAY.
AND MOST RECENTLY HE WAS AN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL.
HE HAS COACHED TEAMS IN THREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AND WON TWO.
ONE OF THOSE TEAMS WAS THE 1999 GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.
HE ALSO COACHED A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT HE WENT THERE IN MIDWAY HE GOT CLOSE, BUT THEY DIDN'T COME AWAY WITH THE WIN.
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL, HE HAS COMPILED A SIXTY FIVE AND FOUR RECORD AS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WHILE GOING A COMBINED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY, FOUR AND SEVENTEEN OVER THE LAST 11 YEARS.
COACH ALFORD IS A GRADUATE OF MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY AND HE HAS BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED FOR TWENTY FOUR YEARS TO HIS WIFE STEPHANIE, WHO IS A COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISOR AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY HAVE ONE SON, HUNTER, WHO CURRENTLY STUDIES BUSINESS AND MARKETING AS A SOPHOMORE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS.
WHILE HUNTER WAS AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL HE PLAYED SOCCER AND OF COURSE, FOOTBALL.
COACH ALFORD LOOKS FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF THE GARLAND ISD AND ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY.
ACCORDING TO COACH ALFORD HIS STATEMENT IS GO EAGLES.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES GARLAND COMMUNITY.
I INTRODUCE TO YOU THE NEW HEAD COACH AND BOYS ATHLETICS COORDINATOR,
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ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL COACH DEREK ALFORD.[APPLAUSE] IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE.
TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO GET BACK TO THE POSITION THAT I'M IN NOW AND A LOT OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND A LOT OF THINGS YOU LEARN AS YOU GO AND GROWING UP IN GARLAND MY WHOLE LIFE, THIS IS WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO.
I WANTED TO DO IT A WHOLE LOT SOONER.
BUT GOD WAS LOOKING OUT FOR ME AND KNEW I WASN'T READY HE HAD TO TEACH ME A LOT OF LESSONS ALONG THE WAY TO GET HERE.
SO REAL QUICK, I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME TO TELL YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
ONE, I WANT TO THANK MS. BLAKEY FOR BEING HERE.
I'VE BEEN AROUND A LOT OF PRINCIPALS AND I CAN SAY, HANDS DOWN, SHE'S THE BEST.
EVERYTHING SHE STANDS FOR, SHE'S NOT ABOUT HER RESUME.
SHE LOVES WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.
AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER FOR WHO I'M WORKING FOR RIGHT NOW.
OUR PROGRAM, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A FOUR BY FOUR PROGRAM, AND IT'S JUST THE FOUR PARTS OF THE YEAR, WHICH ARE THE SEASON OFF SEASON WINTER, OFF SEASON SPRING AND THEN THE SUMMER.
AND DURING THOSE FOUR TIMES OF THE YEAR, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO DEVELOP FOUR ATTRIBUTES IN OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.
AND THEY ARE YOUR ACADEMIC AND SCHOLASTIC SIDE.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE GO WITH YOUR CHARACTER AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.
THEN WE TALK ABOUT PHYSICAL AND ATHLETIC TRAITS.
AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT WE TALK ABOUT IS OUR COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL PRIDE.
SO DURING THOSE FOUR TIMES OF THE YEAR, WE'RE ALWAYS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO DEVELOP THOSE FOUR ATTRIBUTES IN OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE FEEL THOSE TRANSLATE BEST TO SUCCESSFUL HUMAN BEING IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.
SO IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WAY TO GAUGE ITS EFFECTIVENESS.
AND SO WE DO THAT WITH WHAT'S CALLED OUR CPS, WHICH IS OUR CHAMPIONSHIP POINT SYSTEM.
SO EVERY DAY OUR KIDS CAN EARN POINTS OR GET POINTS TAKEN AWAY FROM THEIR CHARACTER AND THEIR BEHAVIOR, THEIR GRADES.
SO ANY TIME THEY HAVE A GRADE OF 80 OR ABOVE, THEY GET A POINT FOR EVERY POINT THAT'S 80 OR ABOVE.
SO WE DON'T WANT THEM GETTING 70S AND 79 BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW THAT CAN AFFECT YOUR GRADE POINT NEGATIVELY WHEN YOU GET INTO COLLEGE.
SO ALL THOSE THINGS GO INTO IT.
THEY'RE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WEIGHT ROOM, THE IMPROVEMENTS IN SPEED AND CONDITIONING, ALL THAT STUFF WE MEASURE AND WE MEASURE IT EVERY DAY.
AND THAT'S HOW WE GAUGE WHETHER WE'RE DOING OUR JOB OR NOT.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS WE TALK TO THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE ASK THEM, HEY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE REPUTATION OF OUR KIDS IN OUR PROGRAM? AND SO THAT'S HOW WE MEASURE IT.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WE WILL WIN.
AND THAT'S KIND OF YOUR CULTURE.
AND THE WE WILL WIN IS NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT SCOREBOARD.
WE TALK TO THE KIDS ALL THE TIME THAT WE STANDS FOR IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING MEANINGFUL IN LIFE, IT CAN'T BE ABOUT YOU.
OK, SAME THING WHEN YOU BECOME A FATHER, A HUSBAND, THOSE KIND OF THINGS, IF YOU'RE ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT YOURSELF, YOU'RE IN FOR A MISERABLE EXISTENCE.
SO THE WE STANDS FOR IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU, IT'S ABOUT US.
THE WAY THE WILL STANDS FOR HAVING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
AND THEN THAT'S KIND OF YOUR CULTURE.
THE WIN PART IS IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY STAND FOR SCOREBOARD.
THE WIN PART STANDS FOR THAT IF YOU COMMIT TO THE PROCESS, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND SUCCESS EVENTUALLY, JUST LIKE ME.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I SHOULD BE A HEAD COACH IN GARLAND ISD ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO OF MY CAREER.
AND THANK THE LORD THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE IT WOULD HAD BEEN A DISASTER.
THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS I HAD TO LEARN AND GET BETTER AT BEFORE THAT HAPPENED.
AND SO THE WIN PART IS THAT DRIVE TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE YOURSELF AND SUCCESS IS GOING TO FIND YOU EITHER WAY.
I HAD A WONDERFUL CONVERSATION WITH HER.
I ENJOYED HANGING OUT WITH HER.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
I'VE WORKED A LONG TIME TO GET HERE.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AN THIS DISTRICT.
[APPLAUSE] COACH I DON'T KNOW IF THEY MENTIONED IT, BUT YOU'RE ALSO A SOUTH GARLAND GRAD.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM E AN RECEIVE THE EIGHTY SEVENTH
[VI.E. Receive 87th Legislative Update - Dr. Brent Ringo, Brandy Mayo]
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE DR. RINGO AND MS. MAYO.PRESIDENT SELDERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THIS EVENING WE WILL GIVE A QUICK LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? IT IS BEING LOADED OR PULLED UP AT THIS TIME.
TO US IN COMMITTEE AND BECAUSE THINGS ARE CHANGING SO QUICKLY DAILY SOMETIMES AND WEEKLY FOR SURE THAT THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM OUR LAST COMMITTEE MEETING OF WHAT'S HAPPENED DOWN IN AUSTIN.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, MS. GRIFFIN.
AND WITH IT PULLED UP, THE EIGHTY SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGAN ON JANUARY 12TH, 2021, IT WILL WRAP UP ON MAY 31ST 2021.
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU TODAY WILL QUICKLY CHANGE FROM WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN AUSTIN WITH THAT TIMELINE, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, ALONG WITH ALL THE DETAILS.
BUT BILLS ARE BEING AMENDED, BEING ADDED TO.
BILLS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE DEAD ARE NOW BEING ADDED TO.
AND THIS IS A HANDOUT THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED TODAY WITH THE SESSION ONGOING.
IT IS NOT IN YOUR BOARD PACKET BECAUSE WE WANTED TO WAIT TILL SUNDAY TO HAVE THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION WE COULD HAVE.
AND SO THIS IS A HANDOUT YOU HAVE RECEIVED IN YOUR PACKET WITH THIS PRESENTATION.
BUT AGAIN, THE LAST DAY OF THE SESSION IS MAY 31ST.
WE'RE QUICKLY APPROACHING THAT TIMELINE.
LEGISLATIVE TRENDS TO JUST QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT AS THE SESSION BEGINS.
BILL LANGUAGE AND THE VEHICLES USED TO CARRY THEM OUT LOOK VERY SIMPLE AND SMALL AS IT PROGRESSES AND AS WE WILL HIGHLIGHT WITH A COUPLE OF BILLS TODAY, THE BILL LANGUAGE IS AMENDED INTO VEHICLES THAT LOOK MORE LIKE A DOUBLE DECKER BUS.
AND SO WE SEE THAT WITH BILLS GOING ON IN AUSTIN.
ONE THAT MS. MAYO IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE, IS THERE WAS A BILL THAT EXCLUDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM LOBBYING EFFORTS AND PREVENTING THAT.
AS OF THIS LAST WEEKEND THEY'VE ADDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE INCLUDED AND STOP LOBBYING EFFORTS DOWN IN AUSTIN.
AND SO AS WE SEE IN PRIOR HISTORY A LOT OF TIMES ENTITIES ARE EXCLUDED FROM EARLY DISCUSSIONS.
AND AS IT PROGRESSES IN AUSTIN, THEY ADD THOSE IN BECAUSE THE EARLIER THEY INCLUDE THOSE ENTITIES, THEY ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE PHONE CALLS AND CONTACTS THAT HAPPEN DURING THAT TIME FRAME.
PRIOR SESSIONS, YOU CAN SEE THOSE NUMBERS OF HOW MANY BILLS ARE TRACKED TYPICALLY AND HOW MANY BILLS GET PASSED.
IT'S ROUGHLY 10 TO 13 PERCENT OF THE BILLS GET PASSED DURING A SESSION.
THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION IS ONGOING, SO THIS INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE YET.
BUT ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE SESSION IN JUNE AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, WE WILL HAVE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AT THAT TIME.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER MS. MAYO ON SOME OF THE MAJOR BILLS TO WATCH.
PRESIDENT SELDERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
RINGO SAID, THERE ARE MANY THINGS CHANGING CONSTANTLY IN FACT WE JUST HAD A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM TASB TODAY.
SO THIS FIRST BILL IS CALLED THE HOUSE BILL 1525, ITS TERMED THE HOUSE BILL THREE CLEAN UP BILL.
SO IT HAS SOME ADJUSTMENT TO SMALL AND MIDSIZE ALLOTMENTS.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO THE CCMR BONUS, IT EXTENDS SOME TIMELINES FOR READING ACADEMIES AND JUST SOME OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE.
THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED TO BE ADDED TO THIS BILL JUST EVEN AS WE SPEAK WITH REGARDS TO TUTORING PROGRAMS, REMOTE INSTRUCTION, PRE-K CLASS SIZES.
SO THIS IS A REALLY BIG BILL THAT A LOT IS BEING WORKED ON RIGHT NOW.
ONE PART OF THIS BILL IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT SECTION TWENTY FIVE MOE FOR FEDERAL FUNDS AND SPENDING LIMITATIONS, THIS LANGUAGE TO RESERVE 40 PERCENT OF ESSER 3 FUNDS TO BE SPENT IN TWENTY FOUR, TWENTY FIVE SCHOOL YEAR.
THAT WAS AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS ADDED IN THE SENATE.
AND TODAY WE LEARNED FROM TASB THAT WHEN THAT GOES BACK TO THE HOUSE, IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THAT WILL FALL OFF.
SO WE WILL BE WAITING TO SEE IF THE HOUSE IS GOING TO SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE THAT DIRECTLY
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DOES AFFECT OUR ESSER THREE FUNDING AND SPENDING.SO WE'RE WATCHING THAT VERY CLOSELY.
HOUSE BILL 1468 AND THAT IS OUR REMOTE LEARNING BILL.
SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THAT WHEN WE'VE DONE OUR PRESENTATIONS FOR VIRTUAL SCHOOL.
SO WE'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT BILL MOVING OUT.
IT HAD ACTION LAST EVENING, SO IT IS ON THE CALENDAR FOR THE INTENT CALENDAR.
SO WE'RE REALLY HOPEFUL AND WE'RE REALLY POSITIVE TO SEE THAT MOVING FORWARD.
SENATE BILL 1365, SO THAT IS TALKING ABOUT LIKE A LOT OF ACCOUNTABILITY, IT DEALS WITH A LOT OF THE ACTION AND ACCESS FROM THE TEA COMMISSIONER.
IT'S ALSO KIND OF BEEN DEEMED THE HOUSTON ISD BILL.
SO WE'VE SEEN IT OUT, WRITTEN OUT IN THE NEWS.
THAT'S KIND OF THE TERM IT'S BEEN GRANTED.
THIS BILL WAS IT WAS PASSED OVER IN THE HOUSE AND NOW IT IS BACK ON THE CALENDAR, SO TODAY TASB WAS TERMING THIS BILL A ZOMBIE BILL.
SO IT IS BACK AND PLACED ON THE MAJOR STATE CALENDAR.
SO WE ARE BACK WATCHING THIS BILL BECAUSE IT DOES CHANGE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE COMMISSIONER IS ALLOWED TO DO.
IT ALLOWS THE COMMISSIONER TO APPOINT A BOARD MEMBER, BOARD OF MANAGERS TO A DISTRICT IF A CAMPUS HAS HAD A CONSERVATOR ASSIGN.
AND THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THERE.
SO WE'RE REALLY WE'RE WATCHING THAT ONE.
SOME OF THE OTHER BILLS TO WATCH IS SENATE BILL 1444.
THAT BILL GIVES US PROVISIONS FOR OPTING OUT OF TRS.
A LOT OF DISTRICTS THAT OPTED INTO TRS ARE NOW PROVISIONED TO STAY WITH TRS.
THIS WOULD GIVE US SOME OPTIONS TO OPT OUT OF TRS, TO PROVIDE SOME OTHER HEALTH CARE OPTIONS FOR OUR STAFF.
DR. RINGO HAS TALKED A LOT, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS BILL WE'VE GONE THROUGH.
THAT'S THE NO DISASTER PENNIES AVAILABLE FOR A PANDEMIC.
SO THAT BILL IS IT HAS THE NEXT STEP OF GOVERNOR ACTION.
SO WE REALLY LIKELY WON'T BE ABLE TO RELY ON ANY DISASTER PENNIES FOR THE PANDEMIC.
SENATE BILL 10 IS THE BILL DR.
RINGO WAS TALKING ABOUT THE BAN OR THE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
IT KIND OF STARTED OUT IT HAD SOME PROVISIONS TO BE A COMPLETE BAN ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES THAT CHANGED AN THE BILL WAS CHANGED TO HAVE SOME DIFFERENT LANGUAGE THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE.
IT'S GOING TO WHEN IT GOES BACK, THAT'S ONE OF THE BILLS THAT TASB TODAY SAID COULD POSSIBLY COME BACK FOR THAT COMPLETE BAN.
THEY DON'T THINK THAT'S LIKELY.
BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF KIND OF RUMBLING AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT SENATE BILL TEN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT ONE AND THEN SENATE BILL ONE.
IT REALLY GOES ALONG WITH THE HOUSE BILL CLEAN UP BILL 1525 BECAUSE IT FULLY FUNDS THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM ENTITLEMENTS AND ALL OF THOSE HOUSE BILL THREE REFORMS. SO THAT ONE KIND OF GOES HAND IN HAND.
AND THEN THESE ARE SOME OTHER EDUCATION BILLS THAT WE'VE NOT BEEN WATCHING AS CLOSELY.
THE HOUSE BILL 4545 REMOVING GRADE PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS TIED TO STAAR IT HAS A FEW OTHER PROVISIONS THERE ABOUT STATE EXAMS. THAT ONE HAS BEEN MOVING FAVORABLY THROUGH.
SO WE'LL KEEP WATCHING THAT ONE.
HOUSE BILL 129 ADDS CYBERBULLYING PREVENTION.
572 IS A SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE CREATES A STUDY ON COMPETENCY BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. WE'LL WATCH THAT ONE.
AND THEN THESE ARE JUST SOME OTHER FEW THAT WE ARE JUST KIND OF KEEPING AN EYE ON BECAUSE THEY DO AFFECT PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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AND THESE RIGHT NOW ARE STILL ACTIVE AND VIABLE BILLS.AND OTHER BILLS OUTSIDE OF THIS THAT I'VE SEEN.
BILLS THAT PERMIT SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DONATE FOOD TO A NONPROFIT ALLOWING SCHOOL NURSE TO ADMINISTER ASTHMA MEDICATIONS.
I MEAN, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE STILL VIABLE AND STILL AN OPTION GOING THROUGH.
RINGO MENTIONED AND AS WE WERE JUST KIND OF DISCUSSING, A LOT OF TIMES THESE BILLS KIND OF START OUT AS THIS KIND OF SMALL SEDAN AND THEN THEY TURN INTO THIS DOUBLE DECKER BUS DRIVING AROUND LONDON.
SO ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE SESSION.
SO WE ARE REALLY TYING DOWN THE LAST FEW DAYS AND THINGS ARE HOT.
THEY'RE MOVING AND IT'S EXCITING.
THE BILL DEALING WITH THE SECTION 25 OF HOUSE BILL 1525.
JUST TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE MATH WOULD WORK.
IT SAYS ANYTHING ABOVE 5 HUNDRED THOUSAND POTENTIALLY COULD THERE'S A PROVISION IN HERE THAT MIGHT HAVE THOSE FUNDS WITHHELD TILL 2025.
SO THE FIVE HUNDRED AND BELOW WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE WITHHOLDING FIRST FIVE HUNDRED OF THE FUNDING, OR WOULD IT APPLY TO ALL YOUR FUNDING? IT WOULD APPLY TO ALL OF US BECAUSE WE RECEIVED GREATER THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE ONCE YOU CLEAR THE BAR, YOU GOT TO GO 40 PERCENT.
THE OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, IS IT THE AMOUNT THAT WE SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR OR THE AMOUNT THAT HAS BEEN, QUOTE, RESERVED FOR US? THOSE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME.
SO WE'LL BE APPLYING FOR THOSE AMOUNTS THAT WERE AWARDED TO.
AND I'M ASSUMING THAT WE WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR APPLICATION THEN.
OK, WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF BEING SUCCESSFUL IN OUR APPLICATION.
AND HOW IS THE TRAINING GOING? IT'S GOING REALLY WELL.
SO ARE YOU REFERRING TO ALL OF THE IMPLICATIONS WITH ESSER 3 ALL THE REQUIREMENTS? SO WE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WITH STAFF, WITH PARENTS, WITH STUDENTS.
I ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THOSE EVENTS.
I WAS REALLY GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT.
DR. RINGO MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
FOR DISTRICT TRAINING, TEA IS STILL GIVING GUIDANCE.
IT IS NOT FINALIZED AND THEY HAVE OVER 200 QUESTIONS ON FAQ.
THEY STARTED GIVING INITIAL GUIDANCE ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.
THERE'S ANOTHER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR US TOMORROW FOR THE ENTIRE STATE THAT WE'LL SIT ON VIRTUALLY.
AND IT'S BEEN INTERESTING IN THE TRAINING.
AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS IN THE LAST TWO TRAININGS, TEA HAS TOLD US THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TELL US THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE TO DO TO MEET THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE GRANT.
BUT IF WE DON'T MEET THOSE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WHEN THEY AUDIT US WE HAVE TO REPAY THOSE FUNDS, WE JUST BETTER DO ALL WE CAN FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
AND SO THE QUESTIONS CAME UP IN EVERY TRAINING.
CAN YOU JUST PLEASE COVER WHAT THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE? AND IT HAS BEEN REPEATED OVER AND OVER.
WE WILL NOT EXPRESS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, BUT IF YOU DO NOT DO EVERYTHING CORRECTLY IN YOUR AUDIT THEN YOU WILL OWE FUNDS BACK.
AND SO THAT HAS BEEN A VERY STRESSFUL IT'S A GOOD STRESS BECAUSE IT'S ADDITIONAL DOLLARS, BUT THAT PROCESS IS STILL ONGOING AND CLARITY IS STILL BEING FORMED.
DO YOU KNOW WHO WILL PERFORM THAT AUDIT? AT THAT TIME IT COULD BE TEA OR THE FEDS BECAUSE IT DOES DEAL WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS AND IT WILL BE AN AUDITED FUND BECAUSE THE ESSER FUNDS WILL HAVE ITS OWN SEPARATE FUND THAT IS USED.
IT'LL BE THE SAME FUND NUMBER FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT GETS THESE FUNDS, BUT IT WILL BE AN AUDITED FUND WHEN THE PROGRAM IS COMPLETE.
DO YOU THINK TEA KNOWS WHAT THE MINIMUM STANDARD IS? THEY'RE JUST PLAYING HIDE THE BALL OR DO THEY NOT NOW.
THEY'VE POSTED MINIMUM STANDARDS, THEY HAVE POSTED STANDARDS THAT WE MUST APPLY.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT STAKEHOLDER INPUT, THEY GIVE A BULLETED LIST.
BUT IN REGARDS TO THAT DETAIL OF THAT TYPE OF INPUT THAT IS REQUIRED IT IS NOT EXPLAINED.
AND SO DISTRICTS ARE COLLABORATING TOGETHER WITH OUR REGIONAL SERVICE CENTERS, CFOS, SUPERINTENDENTS AND EVEN MS. MAYO.
WE COLLABORATE A LOT WITH OTHER DISTRICTS BECAUSE IF WE'RE ALL DOING THE SAME THING, WE'LL EITHER ALL FLOAT TOGETHER OR SINK TOGETHER WHEN IT'S DONE.
WELL, BELIEVE ME, AFTER HAVING LIVED THROUGH THE PPP PROCESS BACK DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHEN ALL OF THAT HAPPENED, IT IS NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE TO FLY THE AIRPLANE BEFORE YOU EVEN ATTACH THE WINGS.
SO HOPEFULLY THE PROCESS WILL CLEAR ITSELF UP.
I KNOW FOR US ANYWAY, IT DID CLEAR UP A LITTLE BIT AS WE WENT AND IT BECAME MORE APPARENT AS TO WHAT THE MINIMUMS WERE FOR CLIENTS TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR REPAYMENT AND FORGIVENESS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL FOLLOW THE SAME KIND OF OUTLOOK.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
I WANT TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SENATE BILL 10.
I'M GENERALLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS BILL AS IT'S BEEN WORKING.
THERE HAS BEEN TWO DIFFERENT SIDES THERE'S ONE IN THE HOUSE, ONE IN THE SENATE.
AND AS YOU POINTED OUT MOST OF THE TIME, WE HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS.
THIS HAS BEEN TARGETING MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES PREDOMINANTLY REGARDING LOBBYING EFFORTS.
SO I GUESS THE QUESTION ABOUT THAT I HAVE IF SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOW ATTACHED TO THIS AND WE'RE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, WE TAKE A STAND ALONE PUBLIC VOTE AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE.
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WOULD WE HAVE TO TAKE A STANDALONE VOTE TO AUTHORIZE THE MEMBERSHIP AND TASB EFFECTIVELY BECAUSE WE RARELY ENGAGE IN PRIVATE LOBBYING EFFORTS ON OUR OWN? MY RESPONSE IS GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO THE TEA RESPONSE WHEN WE'VE ASKED THE QUESTIONS, I GUESS, UNTIL IT'S COMPLETELY FINALIZED.I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER ON THAT, BUT IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY ON EVERY INDIVIDUAL ACTION.
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH TASB ANY LOBBYING EFFORTS IN REGARDS TO TASB INSTEAD OF JUST BEING A MEMBER OF TASB THOSE INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS, WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL FROM MY CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF READING THIS BILL.
AND NOT JUST WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, EVEN WITHIN TASB.
THE SCHOOL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, THERE ARE EFFORTS IN REGARDS TO THAT AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR BALLOT LANGUAGE.
AND INSTEAD OF IT BEING ABLE TO OPERATE AS JUST PART OF OUR MEMBERSHIP, WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL ACTION FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
WOULD THAT ALSO APPLY TO TASA AND EVEN SOMETHING LIKE TALAS.
FROM OUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING.
I MEAN, I GET WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSEDLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS.
BUT TO A LARGE DEGREE, THESE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISTRICTS ENTER IN WILLINGLY AND NOT NOT ALWAYS DISTRICTS ENTER IN WILLINGLY, SOMETIMES MEMBERS OF DISTRICTS ENTER IN WILLINGLY.
SO AND I'M LOOKING AT THE TEXT OF THIS LATEST COMMITTEE AMENDMENT.
THE FIRST THING IT SAYS THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A PERSON TO REGISTER IF THE PERSON HAS ESTABLISHED AN ATTORNEY CLIENT RELATIONSHIP.
SO ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS JUST GET AN ATTORNEY LOBBYIST FROM THE SOUND OF IT.
AND YET AGAIN, THE LAWYERS ARE GOING TO WIN.
AS A LAWYER I CAN SAY WE USUALLY DO WIN DOWN IN AUSTIN BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OF US IN THE LEGISLATURE, SO.
JUST MOVING MONEY FROM LOBBYISTS TO LAWYERS, I GUESS, I GUESS THAT'S THE WIN THAT WE'RE GOING TO CLAIM DOWN IN AUSTIN.
[LAUGHTER] THEY JUST KEEP ME ABREAST ABOUT IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MS. GRIFFIN.
I JUST LIKE TO SAY, MR. JOHNSON, THIS IS WHAT TASB'S LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENTAL RELATION WORKS ON.
AND THEY KNOW IT, BUT THEY REALLY GO OVER AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE MEMBERS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THE MEMBERS, THERE IS, YOU KNOW, MAY NOT BE AS STRONG OF A TASB AS IT IS.
SO FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, TASB IS REALLY WORKING FOR US TO KEEP THE MEMBERSHIP TOGETHER AND FOR THEM TO KEEP THEIR POSITION IN AUSTIN AS QUOTE.
AND THEY DON'T LIKE TO BE CALLED THE LOBBYISTS.
THEY'RE BASICALLY CALLED WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT BASICALLY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
I LIKE THAT INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM F.
[VI.F. Review Third Quarter Investment Report - Dr. Brent Ringo, Rhonda Roundtree]
I'M GOING TO REVIEW THE THIRD QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT, DR.THIS ITEM CAME TO US AS A QUESTION FOR MR. GLICK WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.
GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT SELDERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES DR.
LOPEZ, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN INFORMATION ITEM IS THE THIRD QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE 2020 2021 SCHOOL YEAR COVERING THE TIME FRAME, JANUARY ONE THROUGH MARCH 31 OF 2021.
AND AT THE MAY 11TH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, WE HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS REGARDING THE THIRD QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT THAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT.
WE HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE FLAT RATE OF INTEREST RECEIVED ON THE TEXAS CLASS INVESTMENT FROM FEBRUARY THE 9TH TO MARCH THE 29TH.
AND WE SPOKE TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEXAS CLASS AND THEY IN TURN COMMUNICATED WITH THE FUND MANAGERS OVER THE TEXAS CLASS ASSETS.
AND THEIR EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE FLAT RATE OF INTEREST WAS DUE TO THE ASSET AND MATURITY STRUCTURE OF THE PORTFOLIO AND INTEREST RATES DURING THE TIME.
AND THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THE RATES ARE NOT ACTUALLY FLAT, BUT APPEAR TO BE SO DUE TO THE RATES ROUNDING AFTER FOUR SPACES AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT, IT IS VIRTUALLY FLAT, BUT IN FACT DID FLUCTUATE WITHIN A SMALL MARGIN DURING THAT TIME FRAME.
ADDITIONALLY, TO THE EXTREMELY LOW RATES, AN ADDITIONAL GRAPH SHOWING THE RATES FROM APRIL ONE TO MAY THE 11TH IS INCLUDED FOR YOUR REVIEW ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE QUARTERLY PACKET.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM.
ALL RIGHT, NOW MOVE TO ITEM G RECEIVE BUDGET PLANNING PRESENTATION FOR FISCAL YEAR
[VI.G. Receive Budget Planning Presentation for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 - Dr. Brent Ringo, Brandy Mayo]
2021 2022, DR.PRESIDENT SELDERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES DR.
THIS ITEM IS BEING BROUGHT BACK FORWARD FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR SOME UPDATES IN
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REGARDS TO THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR.ALSO PROVIDED FOR YOU TONIGHT, THERE IS A HANDOUT WITH KEY TERMS OF ACRONYMS THAT CAN ASSIST WITH THE PROCESS.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WHEN YOU SEE THE WORDS M&O, IT NOTIFIES THAT BEING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OR IF YOU SEE HB3 NOTIFYING THAT MEANS HOUSE BILL THREE.
AND AS WE KNOW IN EDUCATION, EVEN ON THE EDUCATIONAL SIDE OR FUNDING SIDE, THERE ARE A LOT OF ACRONYMS TO BE USED.
AND SO THIS IS PROVIDED JUST TO HELP SUPPORT IN THAT DETAIL.
AND SO WE WON'T GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION IN DETAIL.
YOU HAVE SEEN THIS EXTENSIVELY SINCE JANUARY AND UPDATES COMING BACK EACH MONTH THROUGH THE WORKSHOPS AND OR FINANCE COMMITTEES AND BOARD MEETINGS.
BUT WE'LL DO THE TAX RATE AND REVENUE COMPARISON, THE 2021 2022 BUDGET PLANNING.
WE'VE INCORPORATED THE ESSER 3 INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW AT THIS TIME INTO THIS PRESENTATION.
WITH THE TAX RATE ADOPTION AND THEN LOOK AT THE BUDGET ADOPTION FOR THE GENERAL FUND, STUDENT NUTRITION FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND FOR JUNE AND THEN SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS AND THEN COMMENTS, QUESTIONS.
AND AS WE POINT OUT DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT'S A CRYSTAL BALL AND THE UNKNOWN'S WITH COVID AS WE GO INTO NEXT YEAR, THERE IS MORE CLARITY BEING DONE AND WORKING WITH THE STATE IN REGARDS TO OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE DETAILS WITH TEA ON THOSE PROJECTIONS.
AS I NOTED PRIOR, ONE MODEL SHOWED US COMPRESSING ANOTHER MODEL SHOWED OUR TAX RATE DECOMPRESSING, MEANING IT ACTUALLY INCREASES.
AND SO THE MODEL THAT WE FELT TO BE CORRECT AND APPROPRIATE WAS THE ONE WITH OUR TAX RATE COMPRESSING, MEANING IT GOING LOWER.
THE OTHER KEY PIECE IS AND AS NOTED BEFORE, EXPECT REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN THE COVID ERA AND IMPACT.
AND SO AS WE GO INTO NEXT YEAR AND ONCE WE KNOW THOSE ADJUSTMENTS, WE ALWAYS BRING FORWARD TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN THAT PROCESS.
AND JUST TO HIGHLIGHT TAX RATE AND REVENUE PER STUDENT.
THIS IS JUST TO SHOW THAT AS A DISTRICT WE DO HAVE THE THIRD LOWEST TAX RATE IN DALLAS COUNTY.
A RESULT OF THAT IS ALSO MEANING WE GENERATE THE 14TH OUT OF 16TH IN GENERAL FUND REVENUE PER STUDENT.
GENERAL FUND IS HOW WE SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN OPERATIONS THAT PAYS OUR SALARIES AND PAYS ELECTRICITY PAYS FOR GENERAL SUPPLIES.
BUT THAT IS A PIECE TO HIGHLIGHT THERE AS WE APPROACH OUR TAX RATE OF ADOPTION IN AUGUST.
KEY TAKE AWAY AS WE LOOK AT THE SCHOOL FUNDING, THE STATE FUNDING SYSTEM IN TEXAS IS STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE GARLAND ISD WITH THE BASIC AMOUNT OF FUNDING.
IT DOES NOT SUPPORT ALL THE ENHANCED PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER AS A DISTRICT AND OTHER DISTRICTS IN DALLAS COUNTY AND NOT JUST IN DALLAS COUNTY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE GENERATING MORE REVENUE PER STUDENT IF THEY HAVE PASSED THE TRE AND THEN ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS EIGHTY NINE PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET IS PAYROLL.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MS. MAYO.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS OUR SCHOOL FUNDING SLIDES, SO THIS IS SHOWING OUR TARGET REVENUE AS OUR STATE SHARE DECREASES, OUR FEDERAL SHARE INCREASES.
WE'VE SHARED THIS SLIDE WITH YOU BEFORE.
JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A VISUAL OF HOW OUR STATE FUNDING WORKS.
OUR KEY POINTS ON FUNDING ARE WHAT DRIVES OUR FUNDING IS AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AND OUR M&O TAX RATE.
THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE OUR FUNDING IN GARLAND ISD.
THIS IS OUR TIME LINE FOR OUR BUDGET TAX RATE ADOPTION.
SO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS GOING TO BE TO PUBLISH OUR PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE WITH THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS.
SO WE ARE WORKING TO FINALIZE THOSE DETAILS.
THESE ARE GENERAL FUND BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS.
WE EXPECT TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL IN FY 22.
THESE ARE THE SAME ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE'VE BROUGHT TO YOU.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED A TAV VALUE GROWTH OF THREE PERCENT.
NINETY EIGHT PERCENT COLLECTION RATE.
AND WHILE WE ARE PRESENTING FOUR SCENARIOS, WE REALLY ARE FOCUSING ON SCENARIO TWO WITH A LOSS OF A THOUSAND ADA.
THIS IS OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
WE DO EXPECT TO RECEIVE HOLD HARMLESS IN THE SECOND SEMESTER AND SO WE'LL BE PROCEEDING BASED ON THAT INFORMATION AND WE WON'T KNOW THE FULL EFFECTS OF THE OUTCOME UNTIL WE'VE SUBMITTED OUR SUMMER ENROLLMENT FIGURES AFTER THAT WILL GO IN JUNE.
AND SO ONCE TEA GETS ALL OF OUR FINAL PEIM SUBMISSIONS, THEY'LL DETERMINE WHAT OUR HOLD HARMLESS IS GOING TO BE AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT US.
THIS IS THE ENROLLMENT TRENDS THAT YOU'VE SEEN HERE, HIGHLIGHTING 2020 WITH A LOSS OF ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY KIDS IN ENROLLMENT DUE TO COVID.
AND THEN THESE ARE SOME OF OUR GENERAL FUND ASSUMPTIONS.
SO STILL WATCHING THE LEGISLATURE, JUST KIND OF LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY,
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WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE HB THREE CLEAN UP BILL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.OUR PROJECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ONCE WE LEARN MORE GUIDANCE AS WE GO THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
AND JUST TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR FUTURE.
OUR NEXT YEAR, AN OUR FUTURE YEAR BUDGETS THAT WE DO NOT CONSIDER TRANSPORTATION FLEET REPLACEMENT THERE.
SO JUST TO KIND OF KEEP THAT IN MIND, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR AS WE LOOK GOING FORWARD AND THEN JUST AS DR. RINGO SAID, EXPECT REVENUE SHIFTS EITHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS KIND OF UNKNOWN TERRITORY.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO EXPECT POSSIBLY TO SAVE IS OUR IN-HOUSE DISINFECTING STAFF THAT WAS RELATED TO COVERING COVID RELATED EXPENSES TO DISINFECTING.
SO THIS IS A SLIDE THAT WE'VE SHARED WITH YOU IN THE PAST.
THIS IS LISTED IN OUR CURRENT FY22 BUDGET.
HOWEVER, AS WE BEGIN TO REVIEW AND ASSESS OUR ESSER 3 FUNDS AND WE REVIEW AND ASSESS OUR COVID RETURN TO SCHOOL SITUATION, THESE ITEMS MAY NOT BE NEEDED GOING FORWARD AND WE CAN CONSIDER THOSE CHANGES AT THAT TIME.
SO THE BIG QUESTION ON THE TABLE, SO THIS IS ESSER 3 WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS A GREAT DEAL OR DR. RINGO DID IN OUR FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.
SO THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT WE'RE LEARNING EACH DAY.
AND KIND OF AS MR. MILLER JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FLYING THE PLANE AS IT'S BEING BUILT.
YOU CAN SEE THE REAL TIME CHANGES TO THE ESSER 3 FAQ'S ON TEA'S SITE EVERY DAY.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY LEARNING MORE AND MORE.
WE MUST USE 20 PERCENT OF FUNDS TO ADDRESS LEARNING, RESPONDING TO STUDENT SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC NEEDS AND ADDRESSING DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF COVID-19.
SO WE ARE WORKING DISTRICT WIDE TO COME UP WITH A LIST SO WE CAN FOCUS ON THESE AREAS.
OUR SPENDING TIME FRAME WE CAN USE SOME PRE AWARD CALLS BACK INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THEN WE CAN GO THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH 2023.
WE MUST SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION WE'RE WORKING ON.
WE MUST ENGAGE IN CONSULTATION WITH STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.
WE ARE REQUIRED BY THE GRANT APPLICATION ASSURANCES TO HAVE A DISCUSSION OF USES OF FUNDS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING FAQ'S CAN BE FOUND THAT I JUST MENTIONED.
SO WHEN WE COME INTO JUNE IN OUR JUNE 22ND MEETING, WE WILL HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSION ON OUR ESSER THREE REQUIREMENTS AND OUR SPENDING PLAN.
OUR ALLOTMENT FOR GARLAND ISD AS WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATED, INITIAL ALLOTMENT IS ABOUT SEVENTY THREE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS AND OUR REMAINING ONE THIRD IS ABOUT THIRTY SIX POINT NINE FOR A TOTAL ALLOCATION OF ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION DOLLARS.
SO SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS, IS WE DO HAVE TO TIE THESE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE DO HAVE TO FOLLOW FEDERAL COMPLIANCE, PURCHASING AND OTHER FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
WE CAN DO A RETENTION STIPEND.
WE CANNOT DO A BONUS OR INCENTIVE.
AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER RESTRICTIONS THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH AND KIND OF PIECING OUT.
WE HAVE CONSTANT TRAINING ALL THE TIME, LEARNING MORE AND MORE EACH DAY AND IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO FINALIZE ALL OF THE GUIDANCE THAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED.
SO ONE OF THE MESSAGES WE GOT FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS IS TO KIND OF TAKE YOUR TIME AND HAVE SOME THOUGHTFUL PLANNING, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO THESE ARE OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND ONE TIME.
AS ONE THING THAT'S CHANGED SINCE YOU ALL LAST SAW THIS IS WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WE WERE USING FOR TRANSPORTATION THAT WAS DEDICATED TO TRANSPAR.
SO THAT WAS A POSITIVE IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.
THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT.
WE'VE TALKED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THAT.
AND WE HAD SOME TEACHERS THAT WERE AWARDED THIS FISCAL YEAR AND WE DO EXPECT A LARGE GROUP OF EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE TIA FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AND THESE ARE PAYROLL AND NON PAYROLL ADJUSTMENT.
SO YOU'LL SEE HOW THESE WILL AFFECT THE BOTTOM LINE AS WE MOVE THROUGH.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE PAYROLL REDUCTIONS OF SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN.
AND THEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL PAYROLL REDUCTIONS OF 6.3 MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU IN JUNE, WE WILL HAVE SOME MINOR UPDATES.
SO WE DO HOPE TO BRING THAT HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIAN.
NUMBER THERE FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND TO YOU IN JUNE.
SO THE HIGHLIGHTED LINE THERE IS OUR SCENARIO WITH TWO WITH OUR ONE THOUSAND LOSS OF ADA .
WE HAVE OUR TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT INCREASE IN REVENUE WITH THE OFFSETTING DECREASE IN EXPENSE HAVE A NET ZERO IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.
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WE HAVE OUR PAYROLL REDUCTIONS LISTED THERE AND THEN ALSO THE APPROVED TWO PERCENT PAY RAISE.WE HAVE OUR NON-PAYROLL REDUCTIONS THAT ARE ON TOP OF THE 12 PERCENT, THEY ARE ADDITIONAL NON PAYROLL REDUCTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN FROM THE DEPARTMENT AREAS FOR A TOTAL SHORT OF EXPENDITURES OF 29.6 MILLION DOLLARS.
THIS BUDGET IS IF THE DISTRICT EXPENDS EVERY DOLLAR.
AND AS WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, WE DO HAVE VACANCY SAVES, AND THEY'RE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE BUT THEY ARE NOT INCORPORATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.
THIS IS THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL IMPACT.
SO THIS HIGHLIGHTS IF THAT BILL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, FOR THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL DOES NOT PASS, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE, BUT TO CAP IT AT A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR LOSS TO THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS SHOWING THE IMPACT OF THAT.
BUT WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL BASED ON THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS THAT THAT BILL IS GOING TO MAKE IT.
AND SO WE'RE BEING OPTIMISTIC AND REVIEWING THAT.
THIS IS OUR REVENUE BREAKDOWN TO SHOW HOW WHEN THE LOCAL REVENUE INCREASES, THE STATE REVENUE DECREASES.
AND THAT'S THE OFFSET THAT WE TALKED TO YOU A FEW SLIDES UP.
PAYROLL VERSUS NON PAYROLL THIS IS TO GIVE YOU A GREAT VISUAL, THAT PAYROLL IS 85 PERCENT OF OUR GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET.
AND THEN THIS IS JUST ANOTHER VISUAL TO SHOW YOU THAT PAYROLL IS A GREAT BIG, YOU KNOW, A BIG PORTION OF OUR BUDGET AND THEN WITHIN THAT SMALLER NON PAYROLL BUDGET, WE DO HAVE THINGS THAT ARE NON NEGOTIABLE, LIKE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
THIS IS THE ONE TIME PAYMENT THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW.
THIS IS JUST WE DID ADD HERE A THIRD COLUMN WITH A FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLAR IMPACT.
JUST FOR YOUR REVIEW OF THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION.
THIS IS HOW THAT IMPACT WOULD AFFECT THE CURRENT FUND BALANCE THAT WE SAW PRIOR.
NOW WE ARE WAITING ON GUIDANCE FROM TEA TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS AN ALLOWABLE USE FROM ESSER 3 FUNDS.
AND SO THERE IS LANGUAGE IN THE FAQ ABOUT ADDING A RETENTION PAYMENT THAT COULD BE UTILIZED WITH ESSER 3 FUNDS.
RINGO HAS ASKED A GREAT DEAL OF QUESTIONS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO FINALIZE THE DETAILS ON THAT.
SO JUST KEEP IN MIND, IT MAY NOT AFFECT THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AT ALL IF THAT'S A DECISION THAT'S MADE.
THESE ARE 21 THROUGH 24 SCENARIOS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS DOES ACCOUNT FOR THE SAME ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT FOR TIA PAYROLL REDUCTIONS AN A TWO PERCENT RAISE.
THIS IS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE FUND BALANCE.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS DOESN'T EXPENSE OUR HUNDRED PERCENT OF PAYROLL OR NONPAYROLL.
SO THIS IS JUST A QUICK VISUAL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST PRESENTATION.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF OUR CURRENT ONE OF OUR MORE RECENT BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT 26.7 MILLION DOLLAR LOSS TO FUND BALANCE.
BUT AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, WHEN WE ARE DOING ALL OF OUR ANALYSIS AND CLOSING THE GAPS IN OUR STATE AND FEDERAL REVENUE, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR NINETY NINE BECAUSE WE BUDGET AT NINETY EIGHT PERCENT, WE DO EXPECT TO SEE 99 PERCENT COLLECTION RATE.
WE HAVE A FOUR PERCENT POTENTIAL PAYROLL SAVE AND NON PAYROLL, ABOUT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
SO WE DO EXPECT OUR PROJECTED SURPLUS DEFICIT TO BE ABOUT 4.7 OR EVEN FLAT.
WE ARE SEEING SOME ADDITIONAL SAVES, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSER TO FLAT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
SO KEEP IN MIND, WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT FUTURE YEARS, THAT WE DO EXPECT TO BE CLOSER TO FLAT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
AND NOW WE'RE AT TAX RATE ADOPTION.
WE'VE HEARD THAT THE SENATE BILL IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT PREVENTS DISASTER PENNIES.
SO THAT OPTION, AS FOR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS OFF THE TABLE.
IF AS A DISTRICT, WE WERE TO PROCEED WITH A TRE, WHICH IS A TAX RATE ELECTION FOR VOTER APPROVAL, ANYTHING ABOVE THAT PROJECTED FIFTH GOLDEN PENNY.
SO ANYTHING UP TO THAT FIFTH GOLDEN PENNY.
AGAIN, THESE TERMS ARE DEFINED WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS STATUTES.
SO WHEN I SAY GOLDEN PENNY, THAT IS DEFINED IN THE FORMULAS, THAT DOES GENERATE MORE FUNDING, WHICH WE'LL SEE SHORTLY.
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BUT UP TO THAT FIFTH GOLDEN PENNY, WHICH IS PROJECTED AT THREE PERCENT TAV GROWTH TO BE AT A TAX RATE OF .9469 WITH BOARD APPROVAL IN AUGUST.
ANYTHING ABOVE THAT WOULD REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER OF 2021.
WE ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED THE VARIOUS DISTRICT COMPARISONS WITH TAX RATES AND REVENUE PER STUDENT COMPARISON.
THOSE TAX RATES THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE ARE IN, NOT NEXT YEAR.
AND WE'VE ALREADY NOTED THE KEY TAKEAWAYS IN REGARDS TO THOSE TAX RATES.
BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT A PROJECTED TRE IMPACT ON A THREE PERCENT TAV GROWTH, YOU CAN SEE THE LOCAL ADDITIONAL REVENUE IS THE EXACT SAME THING PER PENNY 2.27 MILLION DOLLARS.
AT THE GOLDEN PENNY LEVEL AS THE STATE DEFINES IT THE STATE SAYS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU MORE MONEY FOR EVERY GOLDEN PENNY.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT IMPACT IS FOR GARLAND ISD AND THE TOTAL STATE AND LOCAL REVENUE COMBINED PER PENNY.
AND SO THEN YOU GET INTO THE COPPER PENNIES, WHICH NINE ARE AVAILABLE UNDER CURRENT FUNDING LAWS.
YOU CAN SEE THE EXACT SAME PENNY IS GENERATED LOCALLY.
AND THEN WITH THE STATE, THEY DROP IT QUITE A BIT FOR COPPER PENNIES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND WHAT THAT GENERATES TOTAL.
AND IN TOTAL, IT WOULD GENERATE ABOUT 50.1 MILLION ANNUALLY MOVING FORWARD.
THAT JUST HIGHLIGHTS THAT INFORMATION INDIVIDUALLY BY PENNY ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
LOCALLY, IT'S ALWAYS 2.27 MILLION PER PENNY.
THE STATE, IT'S ALWAYS 4.32 UNDER CURRENT FUNDING LEVELS AND PROJECTIONS OF ADA AND THE STATE DROPS IT FOR THE COPPER PENNY.
WE HAVE OUR LOWEST TAX RATE WE'VE HAD FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
IT'S DROPPED ALMOST TWENTY ONE CENTS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS FOR OUR TAXPAYERS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IMPACT GOING INTO NEXT YEAR WITH THE TRE.
IT WOULD RAISE THE TAX RATE ALMOST 12 CENTS.
AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING THAT IS OCCURRING, I'M PROVIDING THE EXAMPLES OF WHAT A TRE IMPACT EXAMPLE DOES.
IT'S ABOUT 1750 PER PENNY INCREASE ON A TAX RATE.
THE GENERAL FUND SCENARIOS WITH THE TRE, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
SO WITH THE 2021 AND 2022 GENERAL FUND BUDGET AT OUR PROJECTED ADA, WHICH IS OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE OF FORTY NINE THOUSAND NINE ZERO SIX PRODUCES A SURPLUS BUDGET OF 20.3 MILLION DOLLARS.
THEN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE GOING INTO FUTURE FISCAL YEARS.
AGAIN, GARLAND ISD BUDGETS, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF PAYROLL.
AND SO WE NEVER SPEND 100 PERCENT OF BUDGET.
WE HAVE OPEN POSITIONS THROUGH THE YEAR.
WE HAVE DOCKED PAID THROUGH THE YEAR AND THAT DOES HELP WITH PAYROLL SAVES.
TAX RATE TIMELINE IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR.
AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALWAYS ADOPT THEIR TAX RATE IN AUGUST, AFTER SAID VALUES ARE RELEASED.
WITH HOUSE BILL THREE, THAT TAX RATE IS PRETTY MUCH SCRIPTED BY TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
THEY NOW TELL US WHAT OUR TAX RATE IS.
IT DOES REQUIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEE APPROVAL IN THE PROCESS.
FOR THE TAX RATE ELECTION, IF WE WERE TO EXCEED THAT FIFTH GOLDEN PENNY, THAT WOULD OCCUR IN NOVEMBER OF 2021.
AND SO THOSE PROJECTED BUDGETS, AS OF WHAT WE KNOW AT THIS POINT, WE SHOW THAT AND WHEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET BY THE FUNCTION LEVEL.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE PROJECTED REVENUES UNDER CURRENT ASSUMPTIONS AND THOSE PROJECTED EXPENDITURES UNDER CURRENT ASSUMPTIONS.
WE MUST ADVERTISE OUR BUDGET IN THE NEWSPAPER AND OUR WEBSITE FOR THE BUDGET ADOPTION ON JUNE 22ND.
AND SO THAT IS ROLLING FORWARD.
THAT WILL BE IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS ON JUNE 9TH.
AND THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO ADOPT OUR BUDGET, WOULD BE ON JUNE 22ND.
THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND, WHICH WE'VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING.
AGAIN, THIS IS ASSUMING NORMAL OPERATIONS, AS WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED BEFORE AND DISCUSSED IN THE AUDIT PRESENTATIONS, A BUDGET DEFICIT WAS RAN LAST FISCAL YEAR DUE TO COVID OF CLOSE TO FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
THERE IS A PROJECTED OPERATIONAL DEFICIT BUDGET IN THIS FUND THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT THERE IS FUND BALANCE IN THE STUDENT NUTRITION FUND TO COVER THAT.
THAT IS HAPPENING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THERE ARE LESS MEALS BEING SERVED, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE ALL REIMBURSABLE.
BUT WHEN STUDENTS, WITH LESS MEALS BEING SERVED, THE OVERHEAD EXPENSES PRETTY MUCH REMAIN ALMOST THE SAME.
OUR GENERAL FUND THAT IS USED TO PAY OFF OUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY SCHOOL OPERATIONS, SALARIES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT HAS TO STRICTLY IT'S LIKE A MORTGAGE.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE AT PROJECTED TAX RATE OF .
3094, THAT'S BASED OFF THREE PERCENT TAV GROWTH, WHAT OUR TOTAL REVENUES ARE AND WHAT OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE FOR OUR PAYMENT NEXT YEAR.
WE MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS IN AUGUST AND FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.
THAT JUST HIGHLIGHTS WHAT OUR PAYMENTS ARE AND HOW THAT'S BROKEN OUT OF THOSE DATES.
THAT IS ALSO PART OF OUR FINANCIAL RATING TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS ON TIME AND TO HIGHLIGHT OUR SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MS. MAYO.
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THANK YOU, DR. RINGO.SO FOR FY22 THAT WE SHOWED YOU, IT HAS OUR CURRENT 12 PERCENT REDUCTIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED, IT'S ABOUT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
WE DO PLAN TO CONTINUE BUDGET RESTRICTIONS INTO NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
VACANT POSITIONS ARE BEING REVIEWED, REDUCED AND ACCOUNTED FOR.
WE HAVE ADOPTED OUR FY22 RAISE SCENARIO AT THIS TIME AND THEN CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW, OUR ADDITIONAL PAYROLL REDUCTIONS, THE IMPACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY, AND THEN THE IMPACT OF ESSER THREE AS WE ARE DILIGENTLY WORKING THROUGH.
WE DO KNOW TO EXPECT SOME REVENUE SHIFTS DUE TO THE OUTCOME OF SOME OF THESE BILLS AND MORE ANALYSIS IS TO COME.
BUT WE JUST WANT TO REALLY FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT WE'RE MEETING THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT WITH MINIMAL TO NO IMPACT TO PROGRAMS. SO HERE'S KIND OF OUR HISTORY.
SO MARCH AND APRIL, WE GET TO SHOW YOU ALL OF THOSE GREAT ITEMS THAT WE GOT TO MARK A LINE THROUGH.
AND THEN AS WE ARE GOING THROUGH MAY, NOW THAT WE ARE GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THE MAY, THAT WE HAVE ALSO KIND OF COMPLETED SOME OF THESE ITEMS HERE.
AND WHEN WE COME BACK IN JUNE, WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU THE FINAL AND GENERAL FUND FOOD SERVICE AND DEBT SERVICE BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR AND THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THIS YEAR AND THEN ALSO FOR BUDGET ADOPTION FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN ONCE THAT BUDGET IS APPROVED OF, REVIEWED AND ADOPTED, WE'LL BE STARTING JULY 2021, JULY 1ST.
CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR BUDGETS SO THEY CAN BEGIN PREPARING FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN IN AUGUST WILL RECEIVE OUR DCAD CERTIFIED VALUES AND ADJUST THE LOCAL AND STATE REVENUES IF NEEDED.
AND THEN WE WILL ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER OUR TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO TAX RATES FOR ADOPTION.
I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO PAGE 29 AND FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC INFORMATION ON THE 21-24 FUND BALANCE YOU HAVE FROM 2019 TO 2020.
AND THEN YOU DO THE NEXT YEAR WITH PROJECTIONS ON EACH ONE SHOWING THE PROJECTION FOR 21 22 AT TWO HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION.
I'M JUST CURIOUS IS THIS IF NOTHING CHANGES AND WE'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS IF YOU LOOK BACK ON PAGE 21.
SO THAT IS CONSIDERING IF YOU LOOK AT COLUMN FOR 2021, WHICH IS THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, THAT COLUMN RIGHT NOW IS SHOWING A TWENTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT THAT AS WE AND THAT IS WHAT'S REFLECTED IN THAT FUND BALANCE.
BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE THAT TO BE FLAT.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, IT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT TO THAT FUND BALANCE AND IT WON'T APPEAR TO HAVE THAT DEFICIT AS BIG.
AND WITH THOSE PROJECTIONS, WE'RE NOT KNOWING ABOUT ESSER FUNDS WE'RE NOT KNOWING ABOUT ADA, WE'RE NOT KNOWING ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES OR SITUATIONS THAT COULD TAKE PLACE THAT COULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR OUR DISTRICT.
THAT'S BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
BUT, YES, WE DO EXPECT THOSE TO CHANGE AND WE'LL BE SHARING THAT WITH YOU AS WE GO THROUGH.
SO THE TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO PROJECTION THAT WE HAVE THERE ISN'T THE TWO HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION ISN'T IT THAT'S ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS RESERVE THAT WE NEED TO OPERATE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IS THAT NOT CORRECT? THAT CHART IS SHOWING ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS.
BUT WITH EXPECTED TO END THIS YEAR FLAT, IT WILL BE BACK UP TO CLOSER TO WHAT YOU MENTIONED THE FIVE MONTHS.
AND THEN ALSO TO POINT OUT THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT ESSER 3 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE FUND BALANCE NUMBERS.
WE DO HAVE WE CAN SUPPLANT INTO ESSER THREE, WHICH MEANS WE CAN TAKE GENERAL FUND EXPECTED EXPENDITURES AND MOVE THEM OVER, AND THAT WILL FURTHER DECREASE THE DEFICITS THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE.
AND HOW DOES THAT AFFECT OUR BOND RATING AS FAR AS WHEN THEY LOOK AT THESE TYPE OF PROJECTIONS? IS THERE ANY EFFECT ON OUR BOND RATING FROM THAT.
FOR PROJECTIONS? NOT TO A GREAT EXTENT.
IT'S MORE OF THE OPERATIONS, MEANING ONCE WE FINISHED THAT FISCAL YEAR AND AS WE'RE NOTING ON THIS SLIDE HERE OF WHERE WE TRULY END OPERATIONALLY.
WE BUDGET VERY CONSERVATIVELY, MEANING WE BUDGET 98 PERCENT, WE TYPICALLY LAND ABOVE 99 PERCENT.
WE ALWAYS HAVE NON PAYROLL SAVES AND PAYROLL SAVES IN THE BUDGET.
AND SO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IS WHAT IS OUR FUND BALANCE AT AND IS IT MAINTAINING LEVEL OR IF IT'S DECREASING HOW LARGE IS IT DROPPING? AND SO THIS TYPE OF IMPACT AND US BEING AT OVER FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS OF FUND BALANCE, IT SHOULD NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR CREDIT RATINGS.
SO I'M JUST CURIOUS AND THIS MAYBE A CRAZY QUESTION, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS OF HOW DO THE BOND RATING PEOPLE RATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN WE ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING
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IS ON PROJECTIONS.I MEAN, WE'RE AT THE HANDS AND THE MERCY OF LEGISLATION AND THINGS THAT EACH YEAR I MEAN, WE GO THROUGH THIS EVERY YEAR ON OUR IN THESE PRESENTATIONS, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR WANTING TO KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND WE DO IT.
BUT I JUST I'M CURIOUS YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GET TO A CERTAIN LEVEL AS FAR AS RATINGS, HOW CAN WE HOW CAN YOU I DON'T KNOW MAYBE THAT'S A CRAZY QUESTION.
THEY DO HAVE RATINGS OUTLOOKS.
WE HAVE THE HIGHEST CREDIT RATINGS WE CAN HAVE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS.
AND PART OF THAT RATINGS OUTLOOK, THEY DO GIVE OUTLOOKS WHETHER THAT BE STABLE, DOWNGRADE OR UPGRADE.
AND THEY HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FUND BALANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICTS.
AND THERE ARE DISTRICTS IN TEXAS AND EVEN IN DALLAS COUNTY OR CLOSE TO DALLAS COUNTY THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE RIGHT NOW DUE TO THAT FUND BALANCE BEING AT THE MINIMUM OR EVEN BELOW MINIMUM TO SUSTAIN OPERATIONS.
BUT AS THOSE CONVERSATIONS OCCUR THAT WE HAVE THOSE RATING CALLS EACH YEAR, AND ANY TIME WE DO A NEW ISSUANCE OR REFUNDING, WE HAVE THOSE RATING CALLS.
AND THE RATING AGENCIES UNDERSTAND TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE AND THE LIMITS WE FACE IN REGARDS TO FUNDING, MEANING THERE IS NO NEW MONEY UNLESS THE STATE PASSES A BILL TO INCREASE FUNDING.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THAT YEAR AFTER YEAR MODEL OF ACTUAL OPERATIONS DOES PLAY INTO THAT RATING.
AND IF, YOU KNOW, IF A DISTRICT WERE TO SUSTAIN LARGE DROPS IN FUND BALANCES OVER TWO YEARS, WHICH WE HAVE SEEN IN SOME SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, IT WILL IMPACT CREDIT RATINGS.
THE TWO PERCENT PAY RAISE THAT'S ALREADY IN THE BUDGET WILL THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF, WILL EVERYONE SEE THAT IN THEIR AUGUST PAYCHECK OR IN THEIR SEPTEMBER PAYCHECK? GREAT QUESTION.
SO WE HAVE PERSONNEL ON VARIOUS CALENDARS BASED OFF THEIR LENGTH OF CONTRACT WILL SEE THAT IN JULY.
TEACHERS NEW TEACHERS AND RETURNING TEACHERS, THEIR CHECKS ARE ON THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT STARTS IN SEPTEMBER.
SO THEY WILL SEE THEIR INCREASE IN THE SEPTEMBER PAYCHECK AND THEY'RE PAID FOR TWELVE MONTHS OF PAYCHECKS FROM SEPTEMBER.
SO THAT INCREASE WILL BE FROM SEPTEMBER ON INTO NEXT AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR.
IS THE ADMINISTRATION TAKING A POSITION ON RECOMMENDING OR NOT RECOMMENDING THAT WE GO FOR A TRE IN NOVEMBER? THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS AND I WILL DEFER TO DR.
LOPEZ AT THIS TIME AS WE REVIEW ESSER THREE.
YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW ESSER 3 CAN AFFECT US WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO.
ESSER 3 WE SAW IS ABOUT 110 MILLION DOLLARS.
TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT'S LIKE A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A DISTRICT OUR SIZE AND YOU'RE USING IT OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS WE'VE GOT TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT.
IT COULD BE VERY WELL THAT ESSER 3 CARRIES US FOR A YEAR OR TWO, MAYBE EVEN THREE YEARS.
WITH THAT, IF IT DOES CARRY US, THEN WE HAVE AGING FACILITIES.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT A BOND.
THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE WORSE OFF OUR FACILITIES GET.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EVALUATING IS IF THESE ESSER FUNDS CAN HELP US SUPPORT A BOND AND THEN IF WE GET A BOND THROUGH, THEN WE COULD REEVALUATE THE TRE.
SO OBVIOUSLY, IF WE'RE GOING TO THINK ABOUT DOING A TRE, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS STARTING PROBABLY NEXT MONTH AND WE HAVE TO CALL IT BY AUGUST, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
LET'S ADD THEN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION HERE, BUT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK LAST YEAR WITH PBK ON DOING A BOND.
SO WHERE DOES THAT FALL IN THE MIX? WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PILES OF MONEY, POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, A BOND OF, LET'S SAY, HALF A BILLION DOLLARS OR MORE, A TRE THAT MIGHT BRING US UP TO 50 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR POTENTIALLY, OR THE ESSER FUNDS THAT WE KNOW MAYBE ARE GUARANTEED.
MAYBE WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO OVER FIVE YEARS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT TONIGHT, BUT THERE'S TWO PILES THE SEVENTY THREE AND THIRTY SEVEN.
SO WHERE ARE THOSE THREE? HOW DOES THAT MIX WORK? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION MR. GLICK.
SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
SCENARIO ONE IS THESE ESSER FUNDS COME IN AND WE CAN SUSTAIN.
AND WE COULD BE ABLE TO TRACK OUT FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
THE BOND STUDY WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN RIGHT AS WE'RE STARTING SCHOOL TO BUILD INTO HOPEFULLY MAY AT THE LATEST NOVEMBER.
OK, THERE'S POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF EACH.
OK, THE OTHER SCENARIO IS IF WE DON'T FEEL THAT IT WILL SUSTAIN, THEN WE HAVE TO EVALUATE IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME FOR A TRE.
[01:55:02]
LAST TIME WE TRIED A TRE OK, AND WE BARELY FAILED.IT WAS NEW TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THROUGH SOME OF OUR EMAILS NOW, BECAUSE OF OUR BUDGET CUTS, PEOPLE ARE NOW UNDERSTANDING THE RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT HAVING THAT EXTRA MONEY TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN A LOT OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT WE WANT TO KEEP IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND WITH THAT TRE, MAYBE SOME OF THEM CAN RETURN, RIGHT.
MAYBE IT COULD HELP US SECURE MORE PAY RAISES IN THE FUTURE.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THAT MONEY CAN DO.
BUT OUR CONSTITUENTS KNOW THAT WE HAVE ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE JUST GOT FROM ESSER.
OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE FACING RECORD HOME VALUES, THAT THEY'RE PAYING HIGHER TAXES AND SOME STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND.
SO AS EVERYBODY GETS MORE MONEY, GIVING US THE STATE GIVES US LESS.
SO WE GET THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY NO MATTER WHAT.
AND SO WOULD THE TIMING BE RIGHT TO GET A PASSAGE FOR THAT? OK, AND SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WEIGH OUT.
EITHER ONE HAS HIGH IMPORTANCE.
IF YOU GO TO A LOT OF OUR FACILITIES, WE HAVE WAY TOO MANY PORTABLES IN MY OPINION.
WE HAVE SOME INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS BECAUSE SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY OLD.
AND WE HAVE OLD PLUMBING, OLD ELECTRICITY.
WE HAD A VERY NICE BOND PACKAGE IN 2012, BUT NOW SEVEN YEARS, 2014 SEVEN YEARS ARE GOING TO BE PASSED BY THE TIME WE GET TO ANOTHER BOND.
SO THE TIME IS RIPE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
IF WE DO GO FOR A BOND, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A VERY LUCRATIVE BOND, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST BOND THE DISTRICT'S EVER SEEN WITHOUT RAISING TAXES.
SO WHILE YOU'RE SEEING ALL OF THESE FINANCIAL SCENARIOS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD IN THE BACK END FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THIS ISN'T OVERNIGHT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET AN AGGRESSIVE BOND PACKAGE WITH NOT RAISING A PENNY.
I GUESS MY ONLY FEAR IS PBK DID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK.
AND THOSE FIGURES, AS TIME PASSES, ARE NOW, IN MY OPINION, VERY AGED.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S SOME MAGICAL INFLATION FORMULA THAT WE COULD APPLY TO THE PBK NUMBERS AND SAY THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION BACK WHEN YOU STARTED THIS WAS X AND IT'S NOW X PLUS SOMETHING THAT'S MY FEAR AND THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE PBK COME IN OR SOMEBODY ELSE AND REDO THAT WHOLE STUDY, INCLUDING THE ASPECTS OF WHAT IS EDUCATION GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.
THAT'S PART OF THEIR STUDY AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID AND THAT'S WHAT THEY PRESENTED TO US.
SO WHERE DO WE GO? AND I GUESS WITH AS DEADLINES COME THE NEXT DEADLINE, POTENTIALLY BEING NOVEMBER WITH, AGAIN, POTENTIALLY A TRE OR A BOND, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT THAT OR ARE WE GOING TO SERIOUSLY TALK ABOUT DECISIONS OR NO DECISIONS AND WHEN ARE THOSE GOING TO OCCUR.
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO START WITH IN JUNE.
THE SECOND PART TO YOUR QUESTION, MR. GLICK AS YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD RIGHT NOW, HOME PRICES ARE HITTING RECORD LEVELS.
ONE IS BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF LUMBER.
SO HOUSES AND WE TALKED TO REALTORS.
I WAS TALKING TO ONE DURING A SACHSE GAME JUST RECENTLY.
AND HE WAS TELLING ME THAT THEY DID A BID FOR 85 THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER THE ASKING PRICE AND STILL LOST.
OK, SO THAT'S WHERE THE MARKET IS RIGHT NOW, IF WE REMEMBER.
I DON'T WANT TO AGE MYSELF, BUT IT WAS YEARS BACK WE FACED THE SAME THING WITH STEEL.
DO YOU REMEMBER THERE WAS A STEEL SHORTAGE AND EVERYBODY THAT HAD BOND PROJECTS, EVERYTHING JUST LIKE TRIPLED.
AND SO A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS PUT PAUSE ON THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE UNTIL THAT STABILIZED AND THEN THEY RE ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT AFFECTS THE BONDS.
BUT WE CAN PUT THAT IN JUNE FOR DISCUSSIONS.
AND GLICK ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS THE PBK ASSESSMENT DID INCLUDE SOME INFLATION TRIGGERS OF EACH YEARS.
AND IN JUNE YOU'LL BE SEEING AN ITEM COMING BACK TO THE BOARD FOR OUR PBK CONTRACT RENEWAL.
SO WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN HAVING, AS DR.
LOPEZ NOTED, MANY DISCUSSIONS IN THE BACKGROUND AND PLANNING SCENARIOS, WORKING WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND TO THOSE PROJECTIONS OF WHAT BOND PROGRAM CAPACITY COULD BE WITHOUT INCREASING THE TAX RATE AT THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF REPAYMENT OF 2025 AND 30 YEARS.
AND SO THE MORE WE LEARN WITH ESSER AND BEING ABLE TO SUPPLANT OUR GENERAL FUND DOLLARS AND HELPING BALANCE OUT THIS BUDGET IN THE NEXT YEAR TOO CAN REALLY HELP THAT CONVERSATION OF THEN PROGRESSING.
[02:00:01]
DO WE PROCEED WITH A BOND PROGRAM? MR. MILLER.YEAH, AND THANK YOU, MR. GLICK, THOSE ARE EXACT QUESTIONS AND THOUGHTS THAT I WAS HAVING AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE INSIGHT, DR.
WITH RESPECT TO ESSER AND RULINGS AND RULES AND APPLICATIONS, I MEAN, WHEN DO YOU THINK, WHEN IN THE NEXT YEAR DO YOU THINK WE'LL GET THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO MAKE ACCURATE BUDGET DECISIONS? I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO PASS A BUDGET BEFORE WE EVER GET ANY FINAL APPLICATIONS OR THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
YOU'RE KIND OF GIVING ME AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT AS WE START HAVING TO MAKE DECISIONS PRIOR TO GREAT QUESTION.
WE WILL AND ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT OUR BUDGET IN JUNE AND TO START JULY ONE BECAUSE WE'RE ON A JULY ONE FISCAL YEAR.
IN REGARDS TO ESSER, WE HOPE AND PLAN TO HAVE CLARITY FROM TEA.
AND AS MS. BROWN SO NOTED WITH TASBO, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS.
SHE HAD MADE THE COMMENT THAT SHE FEELS SORRY FOR ALL THE DISTRICTS ON JULY ONE FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE PLANS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW WITH ESSER.
BUT THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR ESSER IS THE END OF JULY 2021.
OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE A PLAN PRESENTABLE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON JUNE 22ND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
THERE'S A TEA TRAINING THAT IS ONGOING RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET IN THE COMING WEEKS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, TEA SAID, IF WITHIN THAT PLAN WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH A APPROVED TYPE OF EXPENDITURE, WE'RE ABLE TO AMEND OUR PLAN AND CHANGE IT.
AND SO, IN FACT, IT HAS TO BE REVIEWED, I BELIEVE, EVERY SIX MONTHS UNDER THE CURRENT PLAN.
AND SO EVEN THOUGH WE PRESENT SOMETHING IN JUNE AND SAY JULY, TEA COMES OUT AND SAYS, AFTER FURTHER CLARITY AND GUIDANCE, THE ANSWER ON THIS IS NO.
WE AT THAT POINT AS A DISTRICT CAN BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD.
IT'S REQUIRED TO COME TO THE BOARD AS AN INFORMATION ITEM TO SHARE THE SPENDING PLAN.
AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO AMEND THAT SPENDING PLAN NOT JUST IN JULY, BUT EVEN TWO YEARS FROM NOW IF NEEDED AND AS RECOMMENDED I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN.
ALL FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVE OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECEIVED THAT LAST YEAR OF THE GRANT.
THIS GRANT DOES EXPIRE IN 2024.
THE EXPENDITURE RESTRICTIONS GET A LOT MORE TIGHTER.
AND SO DISTRICTS MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE WE TRY TO ALIGN THOSE DOLLARS WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS OF THE GRANT TO SPEND, BECAUSE IF WE HAD DONE THAT WITH OUR CARES FUNDING WE RECEIVED, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUY PLEXIGLASS AND A LOT OF THE OTHER ITEMS WE DID PURCHASE WITH THAT MONEY.
OK, JUST REAL QUICK, AND YOU MENTIONED SOME TIME DEADLINES.
SO I'M BACK ON PAGE 10 OF YOUR SLIDE SHOWS, IT'S KIND OF A TIMELINE FOR BUDGET.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT I'D LIKE TO KIND OF MINGLE, IF YOU WILL, THAT ANY KIND OF ESSER TIMING WE KNOW PUT IT IN THIS CALENDAR TOO.
WE CAN MEASURE THIS WITH THE OTHER DEADLINES THAT ARE OUT THERE.
AND I WAS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED.
MAYBE IT'S JUST ME AND I'M NOT I DON'T HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAIL, BUT I JUST NOTICED THAT JUNE 19TH AND JUNE 9TH, THEY'RE KIND OF BACKWARDS.
ONE 19TH COMES BEFORE THE 9TH.
AND IS THAT ON PURPOSE OR WAS THAT ON.
OH THAT WAS ON PURPOSE? WE CAN ADDRESS THAT.
WE ADOPT OUR BUDGET JUNE 22ND AND WE COULD FLIP THAT DATE TO SHOW JUNE 9TH.
WE COULD PUT IN PARENTHESES JUST TO CONFIRM THAT'S WHEN WE'RE PUTTING IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR ADVERTISEMENT.
AND SO IT WAS DONE DUE TO THE DATE IN PARENTHESES.
AND WE CAN FLIP THAT DATE FOR CLARITY TO SHOW JUNE 22ND [INAUDIBLE] OUR BUDGET IN THE PAPER JUNE 9TH.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO DIGEST.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DECISIONS TO BE MADE WITH REGARD TO TAX RATES, TRE'S, BOND'S BUDGETS FINAL BUDGETS ESSER, I MEAN, THE WHOLE THING IS JUST KIND OF GOING TO COME TO US HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
SO ALTHOUGH I PROBABLY HAVE A MILLION QUESTIONS ON THAT KIND OF STUFF, IT REALLY DOES SERVE NO PURPOSE UNTIL WE KIND OF GET SOME GUIDANCE.
SO I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THOSE AND JUST SAY ON PAGE FORTY FIVE, WHICH IS A STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE EXPENSES, ARE THEY SIMILAR TO THE EIGHTY FIVE FIFTEEN RATIO THAT WE HAVE IN PAYROLL AND OTHER IN OUR GENERAL BUDGET.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT NUMBERS SO MUCH MS. MAYO DO YOU.
I CAN GET THAT DETAIL BUT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD DO YOU REMEMBER BY CHANCE ? I CAN SPEAK TO IT.
I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT FIGURES, BUT IT ISN'T AS HIGH AS THE GENERAL FUND.
BUT WE CAN PUT THAT TOGETHER AND BRING IT TO YOU AT THE FINANCE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE
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IN JUNE AND, YEAH, JUST AN INFORMATIONAL THING.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
OKAY WE ARE GOING TO NOW MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN DISCUSSION ITEMS, ITEM A TO
[VII.A. Discuss Trustees' Report - Robert Selders Jr.]
DISCUSS TRUSTEES REPORT.THIS ITEM CAME AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS REQUEST FROM MR. MILLER AND WANTING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT AND HAVE A DISCUSSION AROUND THE ITEMS THAT WE SHARE FOR OUR TRUSTEES REPORT.
YOU'LL SEE IN ITEM B FOR TRUSTEES REPORT WHERE YOU HAVE ONE TRUSTEE ATTENDANCE AT RECENT DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
ITEM TWO ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
ITEM THREE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS.
AND ITEM 4 RECOGNITION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.
AND I'LL KICK IT OVER TO MR. MILLER TO KIND OF SHARE HIS THOUGHTS.
YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK, MY COMMENTS ON THIS WHOLE ITEM IS TO ME, I SEE THIS AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO LIST TRUSTEE ATTENDANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS, ATTENDANCE OF EVENTS, PERFORMANCES BY STAFF AND STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.
THERE'S SOME REAL GOOD WORDS IN THERE, YOU KNOW, RECOGNITION.
WE CAN THROW IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT WE CAN ALSO THROW IN ENCOURAGEMENT.
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO DO THOSE THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR STAFF.
TO ME, ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THOSE ITEMS, WHICH IS FINE.
BUT IF TRUSTEES HAVE THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON AN AGENDA ITEM AS A SEPARATE ITEM, IT WOULD BE FINE.
I GET A LITTLE I JUST GET A LITTLE CONCERNED WHEN WE GO A LITTLE BIT OUT OF OUR LANE.
I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT OUT OF OUR LANE.
WHEN WE GET A LITTLE BIT OFF OF THESE ITEMS AND START DISCUSSING THINGS.
OUR TRUSTEES TO BRING UP ITEMS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THESE ITEMS AND THE REST OF THE BOARD CAN'T EVEN DISCUSS IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A LISTED AGENDA ITEM.
SO FOR ME, JUST CLARITY AND THE BOARD AND AGAIN, I'M JUST ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR IN OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES, ET CETERA, WHAT THIS SECTION IS FOR.
AND I THINK IT'S VERY POSITIVE.
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO RESPOND IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY TO GREAT THINGS THAT OUR KIDS AND OUR STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS AND EVERYBODY IS DOING.
SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE MY ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD BE THAT WE STAY WITHIN THOSE DEFINITIONS.
ANY OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT DISCUSSION POINT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE TRUSTEES REPORT.
NORMALLY, I START RIGHT ACROSS, BUT YOU KNOW, MS.
[VII.B. Trustees' Report]
STANLEY, I WOULD ACTUALLY COME BACK TO YOU.AND WE'LL START WITH MR. GLICK.
UNLESS YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE AT THIS MOMENT.
SO I GUESS LAST FRIDAY, I ATTENDED THE SACHSE ROCKWALL HEATH GAME AT WYLIE EAST HIGH SCHOOL THE DAY BEFORE WYLIE EAST IS KIND OF A NEUTRAL SITE, OBVIOUSLY.
AND THE DAY BEFORE, SACHSE HAD NO HIT ROCKWALL HEATH, WHICH WAS RANKED FOURTH IN THE STATE.
SACHSE, ENDED UP LOSING THE SERIES TWO TO ONE, BUT THEY HAD PUT IN AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE.
ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT I LOOK MOST FORWARD TO IS HAPPENING TOMORROW AND THURSDAY, WHICH IS THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AT WILLIAMS STADIUM.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR ME IS THAT TRUSTEE MR. BEACH, WHO ALSO IS KNOWN AS THE VOICE OF WILLIAMS STADIUM, WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE AWARD WINNERS.
SO THAT'S A REALLY SPECIAL EVENT, AGAIN, TAKING PLACE OVER TWO DAYS, THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THE COVID AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
JUST RECENTLY, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION MIKE MORATH, ALSO A GRADUATE OF GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, WAS AT THE GARLAND CHAMBER AND THE MODERATOR WAS DR.
I MARKED DOWN THREE THINGS THAT HE SAID I THOUGHT THEY WERE PRETTY IMPORTANT.
ONE, WE'RE ON A FIVE YEAR JOURNEY OF CATCHING UP.
THIS IS HOW HE LOOKS AT WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE PAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF.
AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FAST.
AND HE SAYS IT'S GOING TO TAKE FIVE YEARS.
AND THAT'S KNOWING MOST OF THE NUMBERS THAT HE KNOWS.
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SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT.TWO HE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE READING ACADEMY FROM K TO THREE.
AND AS WE LEARNED JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE ARE NOW TAKING OUR READING ACADEMY FROM K TO THREE AND MAKING IT FROM PRE-K ALL THE WAY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND WE'RE ALSO ADDING A MATH ACADEMY.
SO THAT'S VERY, VERY EXCITING FOR OUR KIDS AS WE LOOK TO CATCH UP, AS MR. MORATH WAS TALKING ABOUT.
AND FINALLY, HE SAID SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL.
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT TESTING AND HE SAID LIFE IS DARWINIAN.
SO WHAT IS DARWINIAN MEAN? THIS IS A QUOTE RELATING TO OR BEING A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR SITUATIONS IN WHICH ONLY THE FITTEST PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS PROSPER.
AND THAT'S WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF OUR TESTING.
NOW, A TERM THAT CAME I THINK I FIRST STARTED HEARING ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AGO CALLED HIGH STAKES TESTING.
NOW, MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND.
IN NEW YORK TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL WE TOOK TESTS.
HERE, WE CALL THEM, END OF COURSE, TESTS.
THERE IT WAS A DIFFERENT TERMINOLOGY.
BUT YOU DIDN'T GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL WITHOUT TAKING THOSE TESTS.
NEW YORK WAS ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO EVER HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT.
SO I THINK THE COMMISSIONER LOOKS AT TESTS SIMILAR TO HOW I LOOK AT THEM.
I THINK LIFE IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO SUCCEED IN.
AND IF THERE ARE TESTS, YOU NEED TO TAKE THEM.
WHEN WE PUT THE TERM HIGH STAKES ON THOSE TESTS, WE'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE IMPORTANT.
WELL, YEAH, MANY EVENTS IN LIFE ARE IMPORTANT.
AND IF THIS IS ONE OF THEM, THEN YOU MUST SUCCEED AT THAT.
AND SO I'M IN FAVOR OF TESTING.
I KNOW MANY YEARS AGO WE HAD, I THINK, MAYBE TOO MANY TESTS.
AND I THINK, AS HE SAID AND I AGREE, WE'RE AT A TIME WHERE THE AMOUNT OF TESTING WE'RE DOING IS MEETING THE FEDERAL STANDARDS AND ALSO MAKING SURE THE KIDS HAVE LEARNED WHAT THEY NEED TO LEARN.
AND ONE FINAL THING I THINK THIS WOULD ALSO BE POTENTIALLY A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF CONGRATULATING A CERTAIN EMPLOYEE.
RUSSELL, WHEN ASKED ABOUT OUR HOLDSWORTH CENTER GRANT INDICATED THAT IT WAS DR.
WELLS AND HER TEAM WHO ACTUALLY WORKED ON THE GRANT.
AND I SPOKE TO DR. WELLS ABOUT THAT.
AND SHE MENTIONED THE TEAM MEMBERS AND MENTIONED SOMEBODY WHOSE NAME I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW.
AND THAT'S SHERMIKA NELSON FLUKER, WHO IS OUR GRANTS SPECIALIST.
AND SHE SAID SHE DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB AND MAYBE POSSIBLY DR.
LOPEZ, WE COULD SEE THIS LADY COME AND MAKE A PRESENTATION TO US.
THAT WAS A SIX MILLION DOLLAR GRANT.
AND SHE WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING IT.
YOU HAD MENTIONED IN YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT WANTING TO DISCUSS OR BRING BACK POTENTIALLY A DISCUSSION ABOUT TESTING, IS THAT A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM THAT YOU WANTED TO ALSO? POTENTIALLY BUT NOT NOW.
YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING EVENTS AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR.
I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE'RE HOLDING GRADUATION'S BACK IN GARLAND.
I THINK IT'S IN THE FIRST LIKE JUNE THE 8TH THROUGH THE 11TH.
SOMEBODY KNOWS THE DATES, BUT VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THESE SENIORS AND ALL THE THINGS THEY'VE GONE THROUGH IN THE PAST 14, 15 MONTHS.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE DISTRICT.
YOU ALL HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB THIS SCHOOL YEAR, BUT WE'RE NOT DONE YET.
SO I WILL ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO STAY FOCUSED AND LET'S FINISH THE YEAR STRONG.
THEN I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THIS IS SPECIFIC ISLANDER AND ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH AND THAT WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS TO CELEBRATE THIS MONTH WITH THEIR TRADITIONS AND THEIR CULTURE.
WE ARE A GREAT DISTRICT BECAUSE WE ARE DIVERSE AND WE NEED TO AT EVERY POINT RECOGNIZE EACH OF THESE MONTHS SO THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
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SO HAPPY PACIFIC ISLANDER AND ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH.YEAH, ROBERT I'M GOING TO PUT ALL NUMBERS ONE, TWO AND THREE ALL TOGETHER HERE.
SO WE'LL START OFF WITH NUMBER ONE.
AND THAT WAS THE RECENT DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
I TOO ATTENDED THE SACHSE BASEBALL GAMES ON THURSDAY AND SATURDAY AGAINST ROCKWALL HEATH.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE COACH BURROW AND HIS BASEBALL TEAM FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON.
THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW THEY LOST THEIR VERY FIRST FOUR DISTRICT BALL GAMES AND WON SEVEN STRAIGHT TO MAKE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS AND THEN WENT DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFFS.
ONE THING THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF, THOUGH, NOT ONLY THAT IS THE WAY THEY REPRESENTED GISD AGAINST ROCKWALL HEATH, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T COME OUT ON TOP, THE SPORTSMANSHIP THAT I SAW BETWEEN THE PLAYERS AND THE PARENTS AND EVERYTHING THAT DAY WHEN WE LOST THE GAME, THE LAST DAY ON SATURDAY REALLY REPRESENTS GARLAND.
IT WAS VERY MOVING, IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE I WATCHED AND I SAW PARENTS GOING OVER AND CONGRATULATING THEIR COACH, THEIR TEAM.
YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY SPOKE VOLUMES TO ME BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU DO EVEN IN THE LINE OF DEFEAT.
BUT I TELL YOU WHAT THE MUSTANGS WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR.
THE SECOND THING I WAS ABLE TO JUDGE SOME DOOR DECORATIONS FOR THE STAAR TESTING AT MBA.
DR. RUSSELL AND MYSELF ALSO WENT OVER AND REALLY GOT THE KIDS EXCITED.
SOME OF THE DOORS THESE TEACHERS PUT UP TO GET THE KIDS PUMPED UP FOR THIS TESTING WERE REALLY OUTSTANDING.
AND SO I WAS GLAD TO BE A PART OF THAT.
ALSO, I WAS ABLE TO VISIT A SCHOOL AND I MET AND I WATCHED DARREN [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE GRCTC DEPARTMENT, WORKING WITH STUDENTS TO GET THEM CCMR CERTIFIED AND THE MOTIVATION THAT THIS MAN HAS, WHAT A SUPER TEACHER AND MENTOR TO THESE KIDS AND WATCHING HIM AND TALKING TO HIM.
I WAS READY TO SIGN UP MYSELF.
I MEAN, HE HAD ME SO MOTIVATED.
SO I JUST WANTED HATS OFF TO DARREN.
ON THE UPCOMING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
AGAIN, IT'S ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED ABOUT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND LARRY GLICK WILL BE OUT THERE WITH HIS WATCH AND TIMING AND APPRECIATE THAT, LARRY, THAT YOU DO THAT EVERY YEAR.
I WILL BE OUT THERE ANNOUNCING THE AWARDS.
AND I LOVE DOING THAT TO SPECIAL DAY FOR THE KIDS OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
AND IT'S JUST A GREAT VENUE AND A GREAT DAY.
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO START TOMORROW.
AND SO I WILL BE THERE WITH WHISTLES AND BELLS.
AND THEN AGAIN, MR. MILLER MENTIONED ABOUT GRADUATION IT DOES START, JUNE THE 8TH FOR GISD AND SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS OF ALL THE GRADUATES.
IT RUNS THROUGH JUNE THE 10TH.
SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE IT BACK AT OUR TRIPLE C.
THEN RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT AND STAFF AND STUDENTS.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE TO OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND THE SIXTY FIVE BUS DRIVERS WHO HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR.
I MEAN DURING ALL THE THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE HERE, I THINK WE HAD SIXTY FIVE PEOPLE THAT NEVER MISSED.
WE HAVE A GREAT TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COACH NICK [INAUDIBLE] AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND HIS OUTSTANDING DISTRICT 65A GIRLS CHAMPION GOLFER GRACIE LAWRENCE.
SHE WON THE DISTRICT IN GOLF, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO GRACIE.
I JOINED TRUSTEE BEACH HERE WE AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ AND DR.
RINGO, WE REPRESENT THE DISTRICT AT THE SACHSE CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR WE HAD A LOT OF FUN AND WE HELP BUILD UP THE KIND OF THE FIRST EVENT, THE SACHSE CHAMBERS HAD FACE TO FACE, WHICH IS KIND OF A THEME.
I ALSO WAS AT THE SACHSE ROCKWALL HEATH PLAYOFF GAME LAST FRIDAY.
SO THE THING THAT I'LL TAKE AWAY FROM THAT IS HOW MANY FANS WERE THERE? IT WAS OVERFLOWING THERE, LIKE DR.
LOPEZ AND I WERE STANDING ON THE STUMP TO WATCH THE GAME.
SO JUST SO MANY PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP, IT WAS CRAZY.
I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE FIRST FACE TO FACE MEETING OF THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION THIS YEAR.
IT WAS ACTUALLY HELD AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH WAS A FUN VENUE TO GET OUT AND SEE ALL THE PEOPLE I'VE SERVED WITH OVER THIS YEAR THAT I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE ENTIRE TIME THEY'VE ANNOUNCED THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
AND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, I'D LIKE TO LIST THEM OFF AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AYODELE FADAHUNSI, ALSO KNOWN AS DR.
HE'S THE OWNER OF LONE STAR NECK AND BACK CLINIC.
JESSE SANCHEZ WHO IS THE SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AT RANDOLPH BROOKS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, WHO'S OPENING A NEW BRANCH IN NORTH
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GARLAND, ACTUALLY RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE GILBREATH-REED CENTER UP THERE BETWEEN IT AND MATTS.BUTCH BOLAND, THE LOGISTICS MANAGER AT PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, WHICH HAS A LONG STANDING TRADITION OF BEING INVOLVED IN OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
EMILY FLETCHER, WHO IS THE VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR TRINITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL, SACHSE, THE NEW HOSPITAL THAT'S GOING IN RIGHT UP OFF THE GEORGE BUSH.
CHRIS KIZZIAR THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF LIFE MESSAGE, A NONPROFIT.
CHRIS WAS INTEGRAL AS PART OF OUR TRE PACK THIS YEAR.
SO HE'S GOING TO STICK ON AND CONTINUE HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CHILDREN OF THIS DISTRICT.
AND OUR VERY OWN EARL GILMORE, PRINCIPAL OF SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, IS GOING TO TAKE A TURN AND SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE GEF FOUNDATION.
ALL THESE GUYS ARE GIVING UP THEIR TIME AND THEIR ENERGY TO TRY TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR TEACHERS AND GRANTS.
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR, WE ALMOST GAVE OUT 200,000 DOLLARS IN GRANTS FOR THE FOUNDATION.
AND THE OUTGOING CLASS WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY NAME THEM ALL BECAUSE IT'S HUGE BECAUSE IT BLEW UP BECAUSE WE HAD SOME HOLDOVERS, BECAUSE OF COVID.
BUT I'LL NAME A COUPLE THAT REALLY STARTED OFF THIS MATTER.
AND I'M GOING TO SPECIFICALLY NAME BARRY YOUNG AND EVA HUMMEL THOSE TWO KIND OF HELP TO REINVENT THE FOUNDATION, ALONG WITH LISA COX STARTING, I THINK, ABOUT FIVE YEAR OR SIX YEARS AGO NOW.
AND AT THAT TIME WE WERE GIVING OUT ABOUT FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANTS ANNUALLY.
WE'RE UP TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND THERE MAY BE MORE COMING IN THE NEXT YEAR.
THE GROWTH OF THE FOUNDATION UNDER THESE GUYS LEADERSHIP IS INESTIMABLE AND I WISH I COULD NAME EVERYBODY WHO IS LEAVING THE BOARD THIS YEAR.
THERE'S SO MANY, BUT WE GOT GREAT PROSPECTS COMING IN, GOOD THINGS IN THE FUTURE AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR SERVING WITH THEM THIS YEAR.
JUST WANTED TO START OFF MY COMMENTS BY FIRST WELCOMING MS. STANLEY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AND BE A PART OF THE TEAM AND JUST SORT OF KIND OF GET ACCLIMATED TO THE SERVICE THAT YOU'LL BE PROVIDING.
I KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE MEETING WITH DR.
LOPEZ AND MS. HOGAN AND OUR NEW BOARD PRESIDENT TO KIND OF GO THROUGH YOUR ORIENTATION PROCESS.
AND SO I JUST HOPE YOU LOOK FORWARD TO AND ANTICIPATE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN IN THE WORK THAT IS TO COME.
MR. GLICK LOOK FORWARD TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS EVENT JUST TO SEE THE FACES ON THE KIDS AS THEY CROSS THE FINISH LINE.
AND IT'S ALWAYS A JOY TO HAVE THEM HAVE THAT EVENT TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AND SHARE WITH EACH OTHER.
SO I PLAN TO BE OUT THERE AS WELL.
I PARTICIPATED IN THE PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION THAT WE DID VIRTUALLY.
THAT WAS A FUN TIME TO SEE ALL THE PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT WE WERE CELEBRATING AND HONORING FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE THIS YEAR AND ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY GO OUT TO THE CAMPUSES TO PRESENT THE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS TO THOSE TEACHERS THAT WON THAT YOU GUYS SAW THIS EVENING.
AND THAT WAS FUN TO SEE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS OR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS BE THERE, TO BE IN SUPPORT OF THEM AND SEEING HOW MUCH WORK IT DOES TAKE AND THE THINGS THAT THEY DO FOR OUR DISTRICT.
BUT ALSO THERE'S THAT SUPPORT PIECE AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM TO GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
I ALSO ATTENDED A COVID VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION EVENT AT THE CALI SAIGON MALL THAT WAS ORGANIZED BY MS. JENNIFER NGUYEN AND HER GROUP OF HELP OR ASSISTANCE.
THIS WAS SORT OF AN OFFSHOOT OF A REGISTRATION EVENT THAT HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY.
AND, YOU KNOW, TALKING WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND, THEY FELT LIKE THIS MIGHT BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER THE VACCINE TO PEOPLE WHO HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO TO ONE OF THE EVENTS AT THE HUB.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT EVENT AND IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.
SO THANK YOU TO MS. NGUYEN AND ALL OF HER SUPPORTERS.
I'M GOING TO ECHO THE COMMENT, MR. MILLER, WITH RESPECT TO GRADUATION, I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO GRADUATION.
RUSSELL AND MR. WILBORN FOR ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE TO GIVE BACK TO THE TRIPLE C.
YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR IT WAS AT GLOBE LIFE FIELD.
BUT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE BEING IN A TRIPLE C AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, MR. WILBORN AND HIS STAFF PUT THEY ALWAYS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT, GREAT EVENT FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS.
WANTED TO SHARE AGAIN WITH RESPECT TO THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
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SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS TONIGHT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THOSE SCHOOLS AND COUNSELORS THAT PARTICIPATED, BUT ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MS. GILMORE AND MS. E FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID TO PULL IT ALL TOGETHER.I WAS ONE OF THE JUDGES AND I HAD A GROUP OF SCHOOLS THAT I HAD TO REVIEW INFORMATION FOR AND JUST THE SHEER VOLUME OF INFORMATION THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON OUR CAMPUSES WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE COUNSELORS AND THE TEACHERS AND HOW THEY'RE WELCOMING AND THOSE RITUALS AND THINGS.
I WISH YOU GUYS WOULD GET AN OPPORTUNITY AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT BACK IN A COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE ACTUALLY GET A CHANCE TO SEE SAMPLES OF THE WORK THAT THEY PUT OUT.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT MS. GILMORE AND MS. E DID TO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT AND THEN MS. GRIFFIN FOR ACKNOWLEDGING MR. GAINS FOR THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE.
I HEAR GREAT THINGS ABOUT HIM AS A SEL EXPERT, NOT JUST HERE LOCALLY, BUT AROUND THE STATE.
WANTED TO SHARE WITH TRUSTEES THAT FOR OUR JUNE COMMITTEE MEETING, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK I HADN'T TALK TO ALL OF THE THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS.
BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS KEEP OUR CURRENT COMMITTEE STRUCTURE FOR THE JUNE COMMITTEE MEETING.
AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ELECT NEW BOARD OFFICERS, THEN THAT WOULD GIVE THE NEW BOARD PRESIDENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE HIS APPOINTMENTS OR HER APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEXT SET OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE REST OF THE YEAR.
IF THAT'S OK WITH YOU GUYS, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE DO THAT.
LOPEZ GET YOU TO YOUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[VII.C. Superintendent's Report]
YEAH, IT'S EXCITING TIMES IN THE DISTRICT.WE'RE GETTING A SENSE OF NORMALCY COMING IN JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A GOVERNOR ORDER BY JUNE 4TH.
THERE WILL BE MASKS WILL NO LONGER BE ENFORCED.
AND SO COMING THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WHICH WE WILL HEAD INTO GRADUATION'S, WE WON'T HAVE THAT ENFORCEMENT POLICY.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE TRUSTEES.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU, MR. SELDERS.
WELCOME BACK, MR. WES JOHNSON WELCOME BACK AND WELCOME TO MS. DAPHNE STANLEY, THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.
YOU REALLY CAME IN AT THE RIGHT TIME.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ALL THE FUN STUFF WE HAVE TO DO.
[LAUGHTER] BUT WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
WE'RE HEADING INTO MEMORIAL DAY THIS WEEKEND.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FOUR DAY WEEKEND.
IT'S A DISTRICT HOLIDAY AND MONDAY EVERYBODY HAS OFF.
AND SO I WANT TO JUST SEND, YOU KNOW, MY HEARTFELT MESSAGE TO THE VETERANS THAT SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM.
WE'RE HONORING THEM THIS WEEKEND.
LET'S NOT FORGET THAT IT'S THEIR SACRIFICE THAT KEEPS US DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE CCC GRADUATION IS GOING TO BE FROM JUNE 8TH TO THE 10TH, I BELIEVE.
AND THE COOLEST THING IS WE'RE ALLOWING SEVEN PEOPLE PER GRADUATE AT THIS POINT.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN FILLED THREE DAYS.
IT'S GOING TO GO ONE, TWO, THREE.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST WEEK OF OUR FOUR DAY WEEK.
SO AFTER THAT THURSDAY, THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO HAVE THAT FRIDAY OFF AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT FRIDAY OFF FOR THE REMAINDER OF JUNE AND THEN NO LONGER IN JULY BECAUSE WE GET KICK STARTED AUGUST 2ND.
I WANT TO SEND A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR SPECIAL OLYMPIANS.
I'VE BEEN MONITORING THE WEATHER AND I'M GLAD TO SEE IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO HAVE SOME SUNNY SKIES OR PARTIALLY SUNNY SKIES.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE FOREIGN TO US.
BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN RAINING EVERY DAY IN MAY.
SO THE KIDS ARE REALLY GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN OUT THERE.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE FIVE YEAR JOURNEY WITH CATCHING UP FOR OUR LEARNING LOSS.
I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT GARLAND ISD IS NOT IMMUNE TO WHAT IS HAPPENING.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE MORE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS THE DISTRICT HAS, THE GREATER THE IMPACT.
SO YOU CAN'T COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES.
YOU CAN'T COMPARE ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.
IT HAS TWELVE PERCENT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED TO US, WHO HAS NEARLY 70 PERCENT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.
SO OUR PLIGHT IS GOING TO BE MORE FOCUSED AND IT'S GOING TO HIT US HARDER THAN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME DEMOGRAPHICS.
DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO RECOVER.
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
IN MATTER OF FACT, JUST LAST WEEK, OUR COMMISSIONER CALLED THIS AND THERE'S A READING INITIATIVE THAT THE STATE IS PILOTING AND THEY'VE ASKED GARLAND ISD TO BE ONE OF THOSE PARTNERS ON SOME PROGRAMS. AND IT'S KIND OF THE BEST WAY I CAN PUT IT.
SO THAT WAY WE CAN UNDERSTAND IN GARLAND, WHAT IT IS, IT'S JUST LIKE BALANCED LITERACY ON STEROIDS.
OK, SO WHEN EVERYBODY SAYS, WHAT IS THE BALANCED, IT'S THIS IS IT ON STEROIDS AND THE STATE IS GOING TO FUND IT.
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SO WE'VE GOT A MEETING JUNE 3RD.WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THAT FITS WITH THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW ALL THOSE MOVING PARTS ALIGN WITH OUR VISION.
THE PLANNING PROCESS IS STARTED.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE CHILDREN ARE GOING TO NEED US MORE THAN EVER.
AND I JUST WANT TO SEND A SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEACHERS, OUR PRINCIPALS, EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN WORKING ENDLESS HOURS IN THIS UNCONVENTIONAL SCHOOL YEAR.
IF WE LOOK AT LAST YEAR AND WHERE WE ACHIEVED THIS YEAR, I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE RESILIENCY THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR ADULTS HAD.
EVERYBODY HAD A UNIQUE SITUATION AND THEY HAD TO MAKE TOUGH CALLS ON COMING TO WORK, STAYING AT WORK, HAVING THEIR CHILDREN COME TO SCHOOL.
WHAT HAPPENS WHENEVER ALL THIS QUARANTINE THINGS STARTED TO HAPPEN.
AND IT JUST BROUGHT A LOT OF STRESS AND ANXIETY TO SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
AND IT JUST SEEMED MORE THAN EVER OUR SCHOOLS WERE THE HAVEN FOR SO MANY STUDENTS, WHETHER IT'S ONLINE, SEEING THAT TEACHERS FACE, HAVING THAT CONSISTENCY OR IF THE KIDS WERE GOING FACE TO FACE, I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO BE THE GARLAND ISD SUPERINTENDENT THAN I EVER HAVE.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT OUR RESULTS ARE, OUR TEAM ARE WINNERS AND WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH THIS YEAR.
IF WE COULD GIVE THEM MEDALS AND MILLION DOLLAR PAYCHECKS, THAT STILL WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH.
SO I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU.
MOVE TO ITEM D FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.
[VII.D. Future Agenda Items]
WE'VE ALREADY GOT A REQUEST FROM MR. GLICK FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.ANY OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM THAT THEY WISH TO BRING FORWARD.
I THINK THAT WITH THE PRESENTATION THAT WE RECEIVED WITH RESPECT TO THE LEARNING ACCELERATION PLAN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DEVELOP OR AT LEAST START A CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR BOARD GOALS.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM MS. HOGAN I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO SURVEY OR ASK YOU TO SURVEY OUR CALENDARS FOR A DATE IN JUNE.
I KNOW JUNE IS PACKED AND SO I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO KIND OF REACH A LITTLE BIT SO THAT WE COULD HAVE OR AT LEAST START THE DISCUSSION ABOUT BOARD GOALS AND HAVE ON WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THOSE THINGS BEFORE OUR JULY COMMITTEE MEETING.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT CONSENT AGENDA CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF ITEM
[VIII. Consent Agenda]
A HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.NOTICE THAT WE HAD AN UPDATE IN OUR BOARD PACKET.
ANYTHING THAT YOU NEEDED TO HIGHLIGHT MS. BROWN.
I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE UPDATED HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AS DELIVERED IN OUR FOLDERS AT OUR STATIONS.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MS. GRIFFIN SECOND BY MR. GLICK ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOVE INTO ITEM NINE ACTION ITEMS. WE TAKE ITEM A CONSIDER AMENDMENT OF 2020 2021 SALARY SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER
[IX.A. Consider Amendment of 2020-2021 Salary Schedule for Summer Intersession Pay - Dr. Gradyne E. Brown]
INTERSESSION PAY.THIS ITEM CAME THROUGH US TO COMMITTEE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME CHANGES.
THIS ITEM CAME TO YOU AT OUR DISTRICT FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 11TH.
SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE DONE A SMALL REVISION.
AT THAT TIME, WE WERE ASKING TO PAY FORTY DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR INTERSESSION STATION TEACHERS.
WE HAVE ADDED COUNSELORS AND NURSES AS WELL TO THIS ITEM.
IN ADDITION, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ANY OTHER POSITIONS DURING INTERSESSION WILL FOR SUMMER SCHOOL WILL BE PAID AS THEY ARE POSTED.
WE'RE ADDING WHAT TO INTERSESSION? COUNSELORS AND NURSES.
AND WHAT IS THAT NUMBER? IT IS 40 DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR ALL THREE GROUPS.
HOW MANY ADDITIONAL STAFF IS THAT? AND DO WE HAVE THAT NUMBER? AND I'M ASSUMING DR.
RINGO THE BUDGET CAN HANDLE IT, SINCE WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE WAS THE PREVIOUS
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PROJECTIONS THAT WE HAVE.SO WE'RE ADDING 40 ADDITIONAL.
NO MA'AM IT IS FORTY DOLLARS PER HOUR AND WE'RE ADDING APPROXIMATELY 50 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.
THE COST OF THE ADD IS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 DOLLARS, AND IT CAN BE COVERED BY BUDGET SAVES FROM OUR STAFF, FROM STAFF THAT HAS NOT BEEN EMPLOYED DURING THE YEAR.
OK, SO WHAT IS OUR TOTAL NOW FOR THE INCREASE IN THE 40 DOLLAR UPGRADE FOR SUMMER SESSION? WHAT IS IT ON THE PAGE? I'M TRYING TO.
NO, MA'AM IT'S NOT ON THAT PAGE, BUT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
OKAY I'M JUST FOR BUDGET PURPOSES.
AND I'M ASSUMING THIS HAS BEEN RUN BY FINANCE AND YOUR TEAM.
AND THE OTHER POINT OF THAT IS THE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE ALREADY IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET.
BECAUSE ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD THE LAST TIME WAS THAT WE WERE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD THE TEACHERS IN FOR 21 22.
SO NOW DOES THE 21 22 BUDGET SUPPORT THESE ADDITIONAL 50 PEOPLE? YES, MA'AM.
I DID WORK CLOSELY WITH BUDGET AND FINANCE AND WITH THE ATTRITION THIS YEAR OR THE VACANCIES THIS YEAR, THE MONEY IS IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
IN REGARDS TO THE PROJECTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR, IT HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE INCREASES IN REGARDS TO THE INTERSESSION PAY RATES FOR THESE PERSONNEL.
WHICH IS THE NEXT ACTION ITEM.
I JUST HAD A QUESTION JUST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF IT, BUT IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THEY IS THIS AN ADDITION OR ARE THESE TEACHERS NOT ON THE PAYROLL AS IT IS NOW FOR.
SO CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT? YES, MA'AM.
I'LL BE GLAD TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
OUR TEACHERS WORK ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN DAYS DURING A SCHOOL YEAR.
IF THEY WORK DURING INTERSESSION, THOSE ARE DAYS THAT THEY WORK AND OR HOURS THAT THEY WORK IN ADDITION TO THAT, ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN DAYS FOR WHICH THEY RECEIVE SALARY.
SO THIS IS ADDITIONAL PAY, ADDITIONAL WORK DAYS AND HOURS.
YEAH, I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHAT MOTIVATED THE DECISION FOR THE 50 EXTRA EMPLOYEES.
IT'S OUR COUNSELORS AND NURSES, WE WERE JUST AS WE HAD DIFFICULTY HAVING TEACHERS WHO WANTED TO WORK THAT ADDITIONAL TIME PAST THE END OF SCHOOL.
WE WERE ALSO HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING COUNSELORS AND NURSES TO BE EMPLOYED DURING THE INTERSESSION.
SO I GUESS I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WE'RE INCLUDING THEM AS PART OF THE PAY INCREASE, BUT WE'RE ADDING POSITIONS TOO.
DID WE NOT HAVE ENOUGH POSITION COUNSELORS AND NURSES INVOLVED IN THE INTERCESSIONS PRIOR TO THIS ONE.
IT'S NOT ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.
THEIR PAY WAS GOING TO BE THIRTY DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR NURSES AND THIRTY TWO DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR COUNSELORS.
SO IN ESSENCE, WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT DOLLARS PER HOUR TO COUNSELORS AND AN ADDITIONAL TEN DOLLARS PER HOUR TO NURSES.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PAY INCREASE AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
BUT WHEN MS. GRIFFIN ASKED THE QUESTION, AT LEAST I HEARD SPECIFICALLY THAT THERE WERE 50 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.
OKAY THEN MY WHOLE LINE OF QUESTIONING IS OFF? SO NO I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE.
SO WE WERE JUST THEY WERE ADDING FIFTY TO THE FORTY DOLLARS AN HOUR, BUT WE'RE TAKING AWAY THOSE FIFTY FROM THE THIRTY TWO AND THIRTY DOLLARS AN HOUR.
SO IT'S NOT AN ADDITIONAL EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AND I THINK WHAT THE CONFUSION IS SINCE THEY'RE NOT NEW POSITIONS, WHAT IS REALLY THE BUDGET IMPACT.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE THE CONFUSION CAME BECAUSE IT'S A SMALLER AMOUNT THAN WHAT WE'RE DOING.
DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED.
MOVED BY MR. MILLER SECOND BY MR. GLICK ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
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NEXT ITEM B, CONSIDER AMENDMENT OF THE 2020 2021 SALARY SCHEDULE FOR[IX.B. Consider Amendment of 2020-2021 Salary Schedule for TIA Stipends - Dr. Gradyne E. Brown]
TIA STIPENDS.ONCE AGAIN, THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT TO YOU DURING OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING THIS PAST MAY 11TH.
AND WE BRING IT AGAIN TO YOU TODAY WITH NO CHANGES.
I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF THE 2020 2021 SALARY SCHEDULES FOR TIA STIPENDS AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
MOVED BY MS. GRIFFIN SECONDED BY MR. BEACH.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
I'M SORRY, ITEM C CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2021 2020
[IX.C. Consider Approval of 2021-2022 Salary Schedule - Dr. Gradyne E. Brown]
SALARY SCHEDULE MS. BROWN.ONCE AGAIN THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON MAY 11TH.
AND WE BRING IT TO YOU TODAY WITH ONE SPECIFIC CHANGE THAT WE ADDED TO IT WAS ON PAGE 27 OF THE ACTUAL SALARY GUIDE.
THE TITLE OF THE PAGE IS EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR ONE TIME PAYMENTS.
THAT CHANGE IS REFLECTED, THOUGH, IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
I THINK YOU WERE SAYING THIS PAGE WAS NOT IN OUR.
ORIGINAL, IT WAS NOT IN OUR COMMITTEE MEETING.
MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED TODAY IN THE BOARD BOOK.
BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK THAT WE APPROVE AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ITEM D RESOLUTION CONCERNING WAIVER OF LOCAL BOARD POLICY TO REQUIRE TWO READINGS OF
[IX.D. Resolution Concerning Waiver of Local Board Policy to Require Two Readings of Policy before Adoption - Lisa Ray]
POLICY BEFORE ADOPTION AND THEN ITEM E DISCUSS AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION REGARDING ESSER 3 AND POLICY CB LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL RESERVE OR REVENUE SOURCES.GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SELDERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
WE'RE BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION IN THIS ORDER BECAUSE WE HAVE A POLICY, BF LEGAL AND LOCAL, THAT WE BRING TWO READINGS OF A POLICY FIRST BEFORE WE INCORPORATE THOSE CHANGES TO THE POLICY PRIOR.
HOWEVER, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION IN YOUR BOARD BOOK DISCUSSING ESSER 3 AND POLICY CB LOCAL, THIS IS TASB'S RECOMMENDED MODEL RESOLUTION.
AND WHAT IT WILL DO IS IF WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, THEN TASB WILL INCORPORATE THE SUGGESTED LANGUAGE IN CB LOCAL.
SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE BRINGING FIRST THE RESOLUTION TO WAIVE THE POLICY, THE TWO READINGS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE RESOLUTION.
SO LISA YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A TIMELINE WINDOW HERE THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT.
SO THERE'S A TIMELINE FOR THE DISTRICT TO SUBMIT ITS APPLICATION TO TEA FOR ESSER FUNDING BY JULY.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY IT WOULD BE CUTTING IT VERY TIGHT IF WE HAD TWO READINGS.
AND SO IF WE PASSED THIS RESOLUTION ON THE ESSER 3 AND THE CB LOCAL RESOLUTION, TASB WILL JUST INCORPORATE THAT VERBIAGE, FOR YOU TO HAVE THE PUBLIC NOTICE HEARING REQUIREMENT INCORPORATED.
AND WE NEED TO PASS THE RESOLUTION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS D AND E CONCERNING THE WAIVER RESOLUTION CONCERNING DO WE NEED TO DO THESE INDIVIDUALLY? I THINK WE NEED TO DO THEM SEPARATELY.
LET'S GO THEN BACK TO ITEM D THE RESOLUTION CONCERNING WAIVER OF LOCAL BOARD POLICY TO REQUIRE TWO READINGS OF BOARD POLICY OF ADOPTION, ITEM D I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT AS WRITTEN IN THE BOARD BOOK.
MOVED BY MR. BEACH AND SECONDED BY MR. GLICK.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THEN GO INTO ITEM E, DISCUSS AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION REGARDING ESSER 3 AND POLICY
[IX.E. Discuss and Adopt Resolution Regarding ESSER III and Policy CB (LOCAL), State and Federal Revenue Sources - Lisa Ray, Dr. Brent Ringo]
CB LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REVENUE SOURCES.I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE IT AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
BEEN MOVED BY MR. BEACH AND SECONDED BY MS.
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STANLEY.THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
IS THERE A CHANCE WE COULD TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT ITEM? BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE NEED TO HANDLE A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING AND BUSINESS.
WE NEED TO GO BACK TO ITEM B, THE CONSIDER AMENDMENT OF 2020 2021 SALARY SCHEDULE FOR TIA STIPENDS THAT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE US.
BUT WE NEED TO GO AROUND BECAUSE IT WASN'T UNANIMOUS.
MS. HOGAN INDICATED THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE VOTES IN SUPPORT OF AND THE VOTES AGAINST THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED AND NOTED IN THE MINUTES.
I SIMPLY ABSTAINED BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH INFORMATION.
SO MS. HOGAN IN THAT CASE, YOU JUST SAY WE HAVE 6 VOTES FOR ONE ABSTAINED.
I WOULD STILL FEEL BETTER IF WE WENT AROUND AND INDICATED WHO VOTED FOR AND WHO ABSTAINS.
OK, SO WE'LL START WITH YOU MS. STANLEY.
IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK.
AND WE ARE RESUMING MOVING ON TO ITEM F, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO BUILD A COALITION WITH CITY OF
[IX.F. Consider Approval of Resolution to Build a Coalition with City of Garland, City of Rowlett and City of Sachse - Robert Selders Jr.]
GARLAND, CITY OF ROWLETT, AND CITY OF SACHSE.WE HEARD THIS IN OUR DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
WE HAD, I THOUGHT, A HEALTHY DISCUSSION AT THAT POINT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT TRUSTEES HAVE.
I MEAN, I'M FUNDAMENTALLY FOR IT.
BUT WHEN I LOOK AT IT WITH WHO WERE PROPOSING TO HAVE ON IT, WHY AREN'T WE INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER? CITY MANAGER IS ON THERE.
IF IT'S NOT ON THERE, IT SHOULD BE ON THERE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU LOOK AT HOW THE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES ARE MATCHED, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND YOU HAVE THE MAYORS [INAUDIBLE] THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL, THEN YOU HAVE THE CITY MANAGERS AND YOU HAVE DR.
LOPEZ, WHO MANAGES THE DISTRICT.
IF I COULD RESPOND JUST VERY QUICKLY.
YES MS. WHAT IT DOES SAY IS AT THE VERY BOTTOM, THE LAST PARAGRAPH IT SAYS MAYORS OF EACH CITY AND ONE ADDITIONAL CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE AS DESIGNATED BY EACH MAYOR.
SO IT COULD BE IT DIDN'T SPELL IT OUT.
YEAH, I MEAN, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT YOU ACTUALLY SPELL OUT CITY MANAGER.
I'M SORRY, THIS IS STEP ONE IN THE PROCESS.
SO IF THE CITIES DON'T WANT TO I MEAN, I DON'T SEE WHY THEY WOULDN'T WE SHOULD NOT TAKE THE LIBERTY TO ASSIGN A CITY REPRESENTATIVE ON THEIR BEHALF.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS RESOLUTION TO THEM AND PROPOSE THAT THEY CAN OFFER THEIR CITY COUNCIL THAT SECONDARY SEAT.
BUT IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THAT PERSON, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR PERSONS SCHEDULE IS AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE MAYOR.
SO THAT'S WHY WE LEFT IT AS A DESIGNEE SO THE CITY COULD DESIGNATE IF IT'S GOING TO BE THE CITY MANAGER OR NOT.
OK, I WOULD STILL SUGGEST THAT WE PUT ON THE CITY MANAGER BECAUSE THAT IS YOUR DECISION MAKER.
AND SO IT WOULD, TO ME, JUST MAKE A PERFECT SENSE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO MAKE A BILATERAL SUPERINTENDENT, CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND THEN A DESIGNEE A DESIGNEE.
I WOULD LIKE TO PULL THIS ITEM.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT AND MOVE IT TO ONE OF OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT YOU MENTIONED.
WHEN WE WORK ON OUR BOARD GOALS, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO OUR NEW TRUSTEE THAT HAS COME ON BOARD TO BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS JUST LIKE SHE HAS TONIGHT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR YOU.
I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO EVERYBODY ON THIS BOARD THAT MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE RESOLUTION IS STATING AND THE INTENT.
I THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD POINT.
I THINK EVERYBODY HERE IS PROBABLY IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION.
BUT I THINK THAT ALSO THAT I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME DISCUSSION.
AND I THINK THAT WE COULD TIE IT TO OUR BOARD GOAL, POSSIBLY WITH OUR BOARD GOALS THAT WE
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ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING IN JUNE.SO I MOVE THAT WE WOULD WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION, I SEE POSSIBILITIES.
I SEE NOTHING CARVED OUT IN STONE BECAUSE IT TO ME IS IT'S A WORKING DOCUMENT AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE IT SAYS IN HERE THE SPECIFICS WOULD BE DONE IN HOW WE ADDRESS THE MOU'S FOR BASICALLY EACH CITY.
AND ARE WE NEEDING TO APPROVE THIS SO THAT WE CAN START THE CONVERSATIONS OFFICIALLY? BECAUSE IF WE HAVEN'T TAKEN AN INITIAL VOTE TO START THE CONVERSATION, THEN WE DON'T HAVE THE BACKING OF THE WHOLE DEAL.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS JUST TO START THE PROCESS AND THERE WILL BE DETAILS COMING AS WE DISCUSS AND COLLABORATE WITH ALL OF THIS AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS RESOLUTION RIGHT NOW THAT'S BASICALLY CARVED IN STONE.
IT'S TO START A COMMUNICATION PROCESS.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET CLARITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS.
SO WE CAN'T HAVE CONVERSATIONS UNLESS WE PASS THIS RESOLUTION AMONGST OURSELVES, BECAUSE I TEND TO AGREE WITH MR. BEACH THAT A RESOLUTION THAT HAS NO INTENTION WHAT'S THE RESOLUTION.
I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO GET MORE INFORMATION AND HAVEN'T EVEN APPROACHED THE CITIES.
LET ME JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
JUST A SECOND SINCE IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT IF I COULD.
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT TO SAY THAT WE COULD NOT START ANY CONVERSATIONS AMONG OURSELVES.
WHAT I SAID WAS IT MAKES IT OFFICIAL FOR US TO START THE CONVERSATION OUTSIDE OF US SO THAT IF I DIDN'T SAY ALL OF THAT, THAT WAS WHAT THAT COMMENT WAS REFERRING TO.
MS. STANLEY I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MAYOR LEMAY, MAYOR DANA-BASHIAN AND MAYOR FELIX PRIOR TO EVEN DRAFTING THIS RESOLUTION AND TALKING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES AND POSSIBILITIES TO HAVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY'S INITIATED BY THE DISTRICT.
AND THAT'S REALLY THE IMPETUS OF THIS RESOLUTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD SOMETHING IN THEIR HANDS THAT THEY COULD GO BACK TO THEIR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SHARE OF WHAT OUR INTENTION WAS IN TERMS OF CREATING THIS JOINT COALITION.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A GATING ITEM FOR THEM TO START HAVING DISCUSSIONS AMONG THEMSELVES TO BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO THIS JOINT COALITION SO THAT WAS SORT OF WHERE THE ORDER AND THE SEQUENCING OF ALL OF THIS CAME FROM.
AND WHEN I HAD ASKED SOME QUESTIONS FROM OTHERS, NO ONE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
YEAH, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE BECAUSE I HAD THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYORS.
IT JUST TO ME WAS JUST KIND OF UNCLEAR.
AND TO ME, I JUST IT DOESN'T SET FORTH THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO HAVE A RESOLUTION JUST TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP A DIALOG.
NO, I MEAN, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY GREAT QUESTION, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT EVER.
SO IF WE HAVEN'T BEEN HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS EVER, AND WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT TO CHANCE, MY THOUGHT WAS IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD WITH THE MAYORS THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT.
WE WANTED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE STRUCTURAL AND MORE STRATEGIC AND MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, THAT THERE WAS SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND MY SENSE IS THAT THERE WAS FRUSTRATION GROWING.
AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED OVER A DAY.
SO I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY HAVE THOSE OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS AND TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT THE DISTRICT WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD AS INITIATIVES AND, YOU KNOW, GET FEEDBACK AND SHARE WITH THE CITIES AS WE THOUGHT THAT NEEDED TO BE OUTLINED.
SO THIS WAS SORT OF LIKE THE FIRST STEP IN GETTING US ON THE SAME PAGE TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP FORWARD TO SAY, YEAH, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO COMMIT TO DOING.
AND THEN, HEY, YOU KNOW, CITIES, GARLAND, ROWLETT AND SACHSE.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN BE ON BOARD WITH?
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AND THEN WE JOIN THIS JOINT COALITION AND MOVE FORWARD.MR. MILLER AND THEN MR. GLICK.
JUST YOU KNOW, MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS IS MORE OF A KICK OFF THAN A FINAL.
AND THANK YOU FOR APPROACHING, YOU KNOW, THE THREE CITIES WITH THIS.
I THINK ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO BUILD COMMUNICATION WITH THEM IS GREAT.
AND WE'RE TOTALLY WILLING AROUND THIS BOARD ROOM ANYWAY TO ENGAGE IN THAT.
I THINK IT'S TO ME, I'M FINE WITH PASSING THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT, KNOWING THAT IT'S THEN GOT TO GO TO THE THREE PARTNERS, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, WE DON'T HAVE A COALITION.
THEY HAVE TO BE WITH THE PROGRAM.
AND SO WHATEVER THEY COME BACK TO US WITH FEEDBACK, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN ANYWAY.
SO TO ME, IT'S LIKE WE APPROVE THIS.
WE MIGHT AS WELL PUT IT ON AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR ANOTHER MEETING BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US IN SOME FORM ONCE THE RESOLUTION THAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR SO THAT THEY COULD DISCUSS IT.
THEY WANTED A RESOLUTION FROM US TO KICK IT OFF.
SO WE'LL GIVE THEM A RESOLUTION.
THEY CAN KICK IT OFF, THEY CAN RESPOND, AND THEN WE CAN HONE THIS IN AND HAVE AS MUCH CONVERSATION AS THE BOARD HERE WANTS TO HAVE.
SO I'M KIND OF LIKE, LET'S KICK IT OFF AND LET'S GET GOING.
THE POINT THAT MS. STANLEY MADE IS I THINK ONE WE'RE MISSING.
THE MAYORS OF CITIES DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE AN OFFICIAL, A PAID OFFICIAL CITY OFFICIAL TO BE A DESIGNEE SO THEY COULD DESIGNATE ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL JUST LIKE A PRESIDENT, COULD DESIGNATE A BOARD MEMBER PRESIDENT COULD NOT DESIGNATE A SUPERINTENDENT WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.
SO MY THOUGHTS WERE WITHOUT THE CITY MANAGER'S PRESENT, WE'RE MISSING EVERYTHING.
AND THAT'S I AGREE THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH THIS DOCUMENT.
OK, WHAT ABOUT INSTEAD OF DESIGNATE, YOU JUST SAY THE MAYORS CAN INVITE WHOEVER THEY WANT.
THE WAY I THOUGHT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN IS ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE CERTAIN AUTHORITY, BUT MOST OF THE WORK GETS DONE BY THE PEOPLE WHO WERE PAID OK, AND NOT HAVING THE CHIEF PAID OFFICIAL OF THE THREE CITIES IS A MAJOR MISTAKE IN MY PART BECAUSE YOU CAN TALK ALL YOU WANT, BUT THE ACTION WILL GET DONE BY PAID MEMBERS OF THE STAFF.
AND THOSE ARE DIRECTED BY ONLY ONE PERSON.
THEY'RE NOT DIRECTED AS WE KNOW.
WE CAN'T DIRECT OUR STAFF OTHER THAN THE SUPERINTENDENT.
THE MAYOR CAN ONLY DIRECT OR ASK OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DO ACTIONS.
IF WE DON'T HAVE CITY MANAGERS, THEN I THINK I DON'T THINK THERE'S, THE COALITION THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO FORM WILL NOT FUNCTION.
SO LET ME ASK THEN BECAUSE I'M GETTING A LITTLE CONFUSED SO WE CAN ASK THAT A SUPERINTENDENT OR A CITY MANAGER BE A PART OF THE GROUP, BUT THE CITIES CAN'T ASK THEM.
I MEAN, WHAT I THINK IS WE OUGHT TO JUST SAY THE MAYOR AND ONE OTHER REPRESENTATIVE AND LET THE CITIES DECIDE WHO THAT IS.
HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE THE CITY MANAGER.
WE WOULD PREFER IT BE THE CITY MANAGER, BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD PASS THIS IN A WAY THAT WE CAN GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND THEN INCLUDE THAT IN THE FINAL DRAFT OF WHATEVER THIS DOCUMENT IS GOING TO BE.
I AGREE WITH WHAT MR. BEACH WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO IN TERMS OF POSTPONING TO A LATER DATE AND HAVING OUR BOARD PRESIDENT GO BACK AND REVISE THE DOCUMENT WITH PERMISSION OF THE CITIES TO INCLUDE THE CITY MANAGER.
THAT'S I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO DO IT.
SO THE CITY MANAGER IS JUST ONE CHALLENGE.
SO WHEN I READ THIS, IT'S TO OPEN ENDED, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ASKING OF ME AND TO START OFF SOMETHING WHERE WE WANT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE JUST I REALLY LIKE THE
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IDEA WHERE IT BELONGS AS PART OF OUR GOALS, BUT I THINK I KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THIS DOCUMENT.BUT THIS DOCUMENT IS TOO VAGUE FOR ME AND THEN YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR DECISION MAKERS IN IT.
AND SPEAKING FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS QUITE A BIT ABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL, YES, YOU CAN ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO PARTICIPATE, BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL YOU GET YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ALL VOTE IT IN.
SO I THINK WE HAVE TO PARTNER A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH THE CITIES BEFORE WE DO THIS TO FIND OUT HOW THEY WANT.
IT WAS JUST TOO IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM.
SO CAN I JUST PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT I THINK THE COALITION IS GREAT IT'S JUST TOO VAGUE.
OK, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MR. JOHNSON.
KIND OF ALONG WITH JAMIE ON THIS ONE AND LINDA, WITH RESPECT TO THIS, THIS IS JUST KIND OF OUR VISION THAT WE STARTED OFF WITH.
I MEAN, AND I THINK WITHOUT MORE BUY IN FROM THE CITIES, IT'S GOING TO BE VAGUE AND THE DETAILS HAVEN'T BEEN HAMMERED OUT.
THIS ISN'T AN MOU THIS ISN'T AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS JUST WHAT WE KIND OF THINK THIS SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND THIS IS A BUY IN, BUT WE'RE JUST MAKING A COMMITMENT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE INTERESTED IN.
AND IT'S A GOOD FAITH SHOWING TO THE CITIES.
WHAT DOES YOUR COUNCIL THINK? AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING MAYBE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THIS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO US.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAYBE SACHSE COMES UP WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT AS THEY BRING IT BACK TO US.
AND THEN WE SIT DOWN AND WE WORK IT OUT AND THAT BECOMES THE MOU.
AND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE THE DETAILS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE DOCUMENT THAT'S GOING TO CARRY FORTH THIS COALITION AND REALLY CREATE IT.
THIS IS JUST SHOWING THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN IT.
AND THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE THINK IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
THE MOU IS NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE THIS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE TECHNICAL DETAILS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEYS AND STUFF WILL NAIL DOWN, SAYING WE GOT TO HAVE THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER IN HERE IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK FOR US.
THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE MOU THIS IS JUST KIND OF SOMETHING THAT, LIKE JAMIE SAYS, IT GETS IT KICK STARTED.
AND NOW WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORE IN JUNE I'M FINE WITH THAT.
BUT WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER THIS AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING, TOO.
SO, I MEAN, I THINK KNOWING THAT THE DOCUMENT, THE OPERATIVE DOCUMENT IS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITIES AND US, THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE NEGOTIATED LATER ON DOWN THE LINE.
ALL THOSE DETAILS WILL BE IN THERE.
WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THAT AD NAUSEAM IF WE WANT.
THEY'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THAT IN THEIR COMMITTEES AND CITIES.
AND SO I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT WITH INITIATING THIS.
AND I AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE SOME LANGUAGE THAT IS BROAD.
I WOULDN'T CALL IT VAGUE, BUT IT IS BROAD BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING WAS LEFT OFF THE TABLE.
LIKE WE COULD TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE REAL SITUATIONS, REAL ISSUES, AND RECOGNIZE THAT EACH CITY IS DIFFERENT.
SO THE MOU'S AT EACH CITY DRAFTS IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LOOK GARLANDS MOU'S ARE NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE SACHSE'S AND SACHSE'S MOU IS NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE ROWLETT.
AND SO WHEN YOU'RE ENTERING INTO I THINK A RELATIONSHIP IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ESTABLISH THE INTENTIONALITY OF IT.
AND I DON'T KNOW ANY MARRIED WOMAN WHO WOULD SAY, AND I'M GOING TO PROBABLY GET KICKED FOR THIS.
MY WIFE'S PROBABLY GOING TO KICK ME.
BUT I WILL SAY I, ROBERT, I, MARRY YOU.
AND GUESS WHAT HER COMMENT WAS.
IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO RIGHT.
SO I THINK AS A DISTRICT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO EXPRESS OUR INTENTIONALITY ABOUT WHAT WE WANT GOING FORWARD IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED AT AS A SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.
BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED AT THIS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS OVER THE YEARS AND NOTHING'S EVER HAPPENED.
NOW, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS WE MIGHT TALK AND CONSIDER A DIFFERENT WAY TO APPROACH THIS, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST STEP.
AND I AGREE WITH YOU 100 PERCENT THERE.
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GRIFFIN AND MR. MILLER, TOO.BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH MS. STANLEY AND ALSO MR. GLICK.
I THINK THAT IF WE PUT IT IN AND WE MOVE IT AND MOVE IT TO AND ATTACH IT WITH OUR BOARD GOALS, WE'RE REALLY SHOWING BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE IN OUR GOALS THAT THIS IS WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS, THAT WE REALLY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND I THINK THAT THEN AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME, WE CAN GET THE WORDING AS WE WANT IT AND NEED IT TO MOVE FORWARD.
NOW, YOU MAY THINK DIFFERENT, BUT THAT'S JUST WHAT MY PERSONAL FEELING.
AND I THINK THAT EVERYBODY WOULD THEN HAVE THE INPUT THAT THEY WANT TO THERE.
AND I THINK THAT IN JUNE WE'D MOVE ON WITH IT.
I THINK THAT IT WILL BE APPROVED.
BUT I THINK THERE'S JUST SOME NOT VAGUENESS OF WORDING OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
BUT I THINK THERE IS SOME STILL SOME QUESTION MARK IN SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I WANT EVERY PERSON ON THIS BOARD TO APPROVE IT.
BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH ROWLETT, SACHSE AND GARLAND AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE THERE IN THE POSITIONS OF MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS, BECAUSE WE ARE A PARTNER, THE KIDS, OUR GISD.
SO THAT'S JUST HEARSAY AND THAT'S MY TWO CENTS WORTH.
BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT PULLED AND WE ATTACH IT TO OUR BOARD GOALS.
MR. GLICK, MR. JOHNSON AND THEN MS. STANLEY.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT? YES SIR.
I GUESS HERE'S THE WORDING WHERE I HAVE MY PROBLEM.
SO WHEREAS COALITION MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE THE MAYORS OF EACH CITY AND ONE ADDITIONAL CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE AS DESIGNATED BY EACH MEMBER.
OK, SO THAT CERTAINLY COULD BE ANOTHER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER VERY EASILY.
THE MAYOR COULD SAY, I WANT YOU AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO BE ON THIS.
AND SO THE PROBLEM THERE IS, AGAIN, YOU LET'S SAY YOU'RE THE CONTINUING PRESIDENT, YOU NAME SOMEBODY AS A TRUSTEE, BUT YOU ALREADY HAVE NAMED DR.
SO I THINK MY SUGGESTION, IF WE DECIDE TO TABLE IT, IF WE DON'T FINE, WOULD BE FOR YOU TO MAKE A CALL TO THE THREE CITY MANAGERS AND JUST SAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE YOU OR YOUR DESIGNEE AS A CITY EMPLOYEE, WHICH MIGHT BE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, WHATEVER THAT TITLE IS IN THE THREE CITIES ON THIS MEMORANDUM OR THIS RESOLUTION.
I THINK THAT MAKES IT EASIER BECAUSE NOW WE THEN HAVE POTENTIALLY TWO COUNCIL PEOPLE, MAYOR AND HIS COUNCIL PEOPLE, TWO BOARD MEMBERS.
SO THAT'S TWO TWO TWO THAT'S EIGHT.
A POTENTIAL CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
I THINK THAT GETS THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE ROOM FOR THE MEETINGS.
AND I THINK THAT'S NOT TOO BIG.
AND YOU GET THE PEOPLE WHO CAN GET THINGS DONE.
MR. GLICK CAN I JUST ASK ONE QUESTION.
ARE WE SO ARE WE SAYING AND THIS IS JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MAYBE FOR MR. SELDERS THAT ALL OF US WOULD MEET AT THE SAME TIME? OR ARE WE SAYING THAT WE START WITH EACH CITY JUST IN THAT LITTLE INTIMATE AREA WHERE WE HAVE A SAFE SPACE TO START, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD GET THE SAME VISION FROM ALL OF THEM.
SOME OF THEM MAY WANT AN INTIMATE SPACE.
MY THOUGHT AND IT'S NOT MY IDEAS, BUT MY THOUGHT COULD BE MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL CITIES ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND THEN EVERY QUARTER GET THE WHOLE GROUP TOGETHER, BRING THE IDEAS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS INTO THE CO-COALITION AND SAY THIS IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
BECAUSE, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAVE THREE TOTALLY DIFFERENT CITIES, PEOPLE WHO MOVED TO THOSE CITIES FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
AND THE ONE THING THAT UNITES OR SHOULD UNITE ALL OF US IS THE SUCCESS OF THIS DISTRICT.
OK, I WAS SPEAKING TO SOMEBODY BEFORE THE MEETING AND I WAS SAYING WE WENT FROM EIGHTY ONE TO EIGHTY EIGHT.
THE SCORES, OK, AND WE WERE CLOSE.
I THINK WE ALL BELIEVED THAT WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN A.
IF WE COULD GET TO THAT A, EVERY CITY WILL WANT TO BRAG TO ALL THEIR CITIZENS AND ALL THEIR NEWCOMERS AND ALL THEIR BUSINESSES, YOU'RE LIVING IN A CITY THAT HAS AN A DISTRICT AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
HOUSING PRICES ARE GOING TO GO UP.
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IT'S A FACT OF LIFE.I GAVE THE EXAMPLE OF MY DAUGHTER IN OREGON.
SO THAT'S THE THING THAT SHOULD UNITE THESE THREE CITIES TO WORK WITH US.
WE'LL WORK WITH THEM, WORK WITH US, DRIVE US TO BE THE BEST.
EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE IN THIS ROOM WANTS US TO BE THE BEST.
I MEAN, I'VE TALKED ABOUT US BEING THE BEST LARGE DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY.
I STILL THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE.
I MEAN, THESE ARE THE ASPIRATIONS WE NEED AS A DISTRICT, AND THAT'S WHAT WILL DRIVE OUR CITIES.
SO, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.
I JUST THINK IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
BUT YOU NEED THE CITY MANAGERS OR THE DESIGNEE.
SO WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT WE JUST NEED TO ADD THE LANGUAGE OF CITY MANAGER AND A DESIGNEE AND THAT WOULD KIND OF HELP WITH THE LANGUAGE THERE AND REMOVE ANY VAGUENESS OR WITH THAT BEING BROAD.
SO IF THAT LANGUAGE IS ADDED, WHICH IS AN EASY ADD, DOES THAT HELP THOSE TRUSTEES THAT HAD A CHALLENGE WITH THAT.
I THINK POSSIBLY THE IDEA WOULD BE TO TALK TO THE CITY MANAGERS, MAKE SURE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH BEING ADDED.
WELL, I THINK WE CAN ADD LANGUAGE TO GIVE THEM THE OPTION TO ADD THE CITY MANAGER.
I MEAN, WE'RE JUST OR, YOU KNOW, WE COULD PUT IN PARENTHESES SUCH AS OR, FOR EXAMPLE, CITY MANAGER, YOU KNOW, OR WHOMEVER ELSE.
I THINK IT SPECIFICALLY NEEDS A CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THEY WON'T DESIGNATE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
BUT THEY COULD DESIGNATE AN ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, WHATEVER THE ASSOCIATE CITY MANAGER OR WHATEVER THE TITLE IS.
SO WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION ON THE LANGUAGE.
ON THAT WHEREAS THAT IT INCLUDE A AFTER MAYORS OF EACH CITY AND ONE ADDITIONAL CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE LEAD BY MAYOR, THE CITY MANAGER OR T HEIR DESIGNEE.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CLARITY.
[LAUGHTER] AND I SAW THIS IN COMMITTEE AND I READ THE EMAIL THAT SAID IF WE WANTED TO CHANGE SOMETHING SUBMIT IT.
AND SO NOW I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE ISSUE NOW WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE.
WE ALL PHILOSOPHICALLY BELIEVE THAT A COALITION WILL BE GOOD AND HOW THAT COMES ABOUT, WHETHER THAT'S INDIVIDUAL CITY MEETINGS ARE COMBINED, THAT WE CAN WORK IT OUT.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS CONCEPT.
THERE IS WORDING AND LANGUAGE CHANGE THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR BASED ON HOW THE CITY OPERATES AND BASED ON HOW THE SCHOOL OPERATES.
AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THREE CITIES DON'T OPERATE THE SAME EITHER, BECAUSE BACK IN THE DAY, PRESIDENTS OF THIS BOARD WOULD VISIT INDIVIDUALLY.
SO WE KNOW THAT THEY DON'T ALL OPERATE THE SAME.
SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IF WE ALL AGREE PHILOSOPHICALLY AND THAT WE CAN DO SOME WORD CLEAN UP OR WORD CHOICE? WHAT IS THE ISSUE THAT IS LEFT THAT WE NEED TO RESOLVE? AND I GUESS THAT'S WHERE I'M CONFUSED, BECAUSE WE'VE SAID THAT THE SPECIFICS WOULD BE IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
SO WHERE WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS OR ISSUES DO WE HAVE IN MOVING FORWARD? SO IF SOMEONE COULD JUST HELP ME WITH THAT MAYBE I'M SEEING IT ALL WRONG.
SO WHEN I SAW THIS TO ME, IT WASN'T BEING ADDRESSED TO THE CORRECT PEOPLE TO GET ACTION ON IT.
SO WE'RE BRINGING THAT UP NOW.
SO EXACTLY YOU ASKED FOR THE THOUGHTS.
SO I'M GIVING YOU THE THOUGHTS, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T SEND IT TO THE CORRECT PEOPLE AND WE DON'T INCLUDE THE CORRECT PEOPLE, THEN ELECTED OFFICIALS COME AND GO.
YOUR STAFF STAYS A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSISTENT.
YOU KNOW, WE ALL LIVE AND DIE BY THAT ELECTION.
SO RIGHT NOW, YES, IF YOU TOOK IT TO THE CITY OF GARLAND RIGHT NOW, YOU'VE GOT A GOOD TWO YEARS WITH SCOTT LEMAY.
OK, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER CITIES? ARE THEY UP FOR? I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS GO FORWARD, BUT GO FORWARD IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT'S WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING THE CITIES, THE CITIES AND THE CITY STAFF, ALONG WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COALITION, NOT JUST THE CITY OFFICIALS OR THE ELECTED
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OFFICIALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COALITION.BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, CONSISTENCY IS WITH YOU GET THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE FOLLOW THROUGH OF THIS.
I MEAN, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE WE LOST THE MAYOR DURING ELECTION BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET THE BUY IN FROM THE REAL ENTITY THAT NEEDS TO BE OUR COALITION.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO LET ME MAKE SURE JUST THAT OF THE CITY MANAGER, THAT WE GET MORE POTENTIAL STAFF IN? NO, I DON'T THINK I HEARD THAT.
I THINK THE LANGUAGE THAT MR. GLICK PROPOSED AFTER THE LINE THAT SAYS AND ONE ADDITIONAL CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE AS DESIGNATED BY EACH MAYOR, COMMA, THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE, COMMA.
OR DESIGNEE COMMA, THE GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT AND ONE OTHER TRUSTEE AS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT AND THE GARLAND ISD SUPERINTENDENT.
THAT'S WHAT I HEARD THAT THAT SATISFIED THAT CONCERN.
QUESTION TO MR. BEACH REGARDING HIS REQUEST FOR PULLING IT TO GO TO THE BOARD WORKSHOP.
ARE YOU INTENDING FOR THIS TO BECOME PART OF THE BOARD GOALS? IT PROBABLY WILL BE BECAUSE I WOULD THINK IT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO IS WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AS ONE OF OUR BOARD GOALS.
WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH RESOLUTIONS AND MOU'S AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT I WANT OUR BOARD GOALS TO BE FOCUSED ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE.
I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEING OUR ONE GOAL.
I MEAN, SO I DON'T I MEAN, IF WE START I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO READDRESS THE BOARD GOALS AT THE BOARD WORKSHOP, BUT I THINK THEY NEED BE LASER FOCUSED ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
I THINK WE CAN DEAL WITH RESOLUTIONS AND MOU'S TO DEAL WITH ISSUES REGARDING INNER CITY AND COMMUNITY ISSUES.
BUT SACHSE EITHER ONE HAS CONCERNS SOMETHING WITH GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
HOW IS THAT INFORMATION GOING TO BE DISSEMINATED TO US OR HOW DO WE IS IT GOING TO BE THROUGH THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT THEN RELAYED BACK TO US, WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET SECOND HAND INFORMATION.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE QUESTION I HAD ABOUT BOARD GOALS.
[LAUGHTER] AND I WOULDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT MR. BEACH.
MAYBE YOU COULD TALK TO MR. PRESIDENT ON THAT ONE.
SO I THINK ANY INFORMATION THAT COMES BACK FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS CAN COME BACK TO US THROUGH COMMITTEE.
WHAT WOULD PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING? I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
I MEAN, A PROBLEM WITH THAT EITHER.
I'M JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE MET WITH THE OFFICIALS.
AND THE MAIN THING THAT AND THEY'RE WILLING TO BUY INTO THE RESOLUTION, OUR RESOLUTION.
YEAH, WELL, THEY HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.
RIGHT SO I THINK IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE INFORMATION THAT TELLS THEM THE WHAT AND THE WHY.
WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE WANTING TO ACCOMPLISH AND WHY DO WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS? SO I THINK THAT THAT.
WHAT PATH IS IT GOING TO TAKE YOU KNOW, I DON'T MIND PASSING IT IF THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO, BECAUSE I WANT TO BE A TEAM PLAYER WITH THIS BOARD.
BUT I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHERE THE CITIES WANT TO TAKE THIS OR HOW THEY WILL TAKE THIS.
THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, I JUST FEEL THE MESSENGERS FROM EACH CITY WHO'S GOING TO BE THE MESSENGERS FROM THE CITY, WHO'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL OR COMMUNITY PEOPLE GOING TO GO TO THEIR MAYOR OR CITY COUNCILMAN AND SAY, I'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WILL YOU GO OVER AND TELL THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, IS THAT WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS ALL ABOUT AS FAR AS US COMMUNICATING BACK WITH THEM? HOW DOES THAT HOW IS THAT HAPPENING NOW? HOW DO WE LEARN ABOUT ISSUES THAT HAPPEN IN THE CITY'S.
INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS NORMALLY EMAIL US OKAY.
AND THEN WE PASS THAT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR HIS CABINET TO ADDRESS.
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I THINK THAT WILL STILL KEEP HAPPENING.AND IT'S THE SAME WAY WHEN I SERVED ON CITY COUNCIL IN 95, THE SAME THING WHEN WE GET SOMEBODY IN DISTRICT EIGHT, THAT IT WOULD COME TO ME IF I HAD AN ISSUE, I WOULD TAKE IT TO THE CITY MANAGER WHO AGAIN, NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR LIST, BUT STILL CITY MANAGER AND ONE OF THEIR CABINET MEMBERS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE OR NORMALLY WOULD TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE.
SO I JUST KIND OF THE PATH OF WHERE HOW INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE FROM AND MAYBE I'M GOING TOO DEEP INTO THIS.
MAYBE I JUST NEED LIKE MS. GRIFFIN SAID, MAYBE IT'S JUST A WORKING DOCUMENT THAT I JUST WOULD HATE TO PASS.
AND WE JUST SIT ON IT AND NOTHING HAPPEN.
I THINK IT IS TO THOSE POINTS.
I THINK THIS IS JUST THE GATING ITEM.
AND IF WE CAN GET THE LANGUAGE THAT PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH, NAMELY ADDING THAT SECTION THAT MR. GLICK TALKED ABOUT, I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT DRAFT THAT WE COULD SHARE WITH ALL OF THE MAYORS THAT THEY CAN SHARE WITH THEIR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO START HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS SO THAT WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT FEEDBACK BACK AND THEN HAVE A CONVERSATION TO REALLY KICK THIS OFF, THEN WE CAN KIND OF OUTLINE THOSE THINGS IN MORE DETAILS.
THAT WOULD JUST BE THE WAY I WOULD THINK ABOUT THIS.
MS. GRIFFIN HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT I THINK I HEARD ONE OF THE POINTS I HEARD MR. BEACH SAY.
HIS CONCERN IS HOW ARE WE GOING TO MONITOR THE PROCESS AND HOW WILL WE BE KEPT INFORMED? WE THE BOARD, YOU MEAN WE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BOARD.
SINCE THE RESOLUTION IS STARTING WITH US, WE ARE PSEUDO THE DRIVERS.
SO I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING FROM MR. BEACH IS HOW ARE WE GOING TO MONITOR IT? AND SOMETHING THAT SAYS THAT THIS BECOMES A REGULAR INFORMATION ITEM IN OUR BOARD AGENDA ON A REGULAR MONTHLY PROCESS, THEN THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE REST OF US THAT ARE NOT IN THE COALITION SPECIFICALLY, BUT WE ARE KEPT CURRENT AND UPDATED ON IT.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IF WE DECIDE HOW WE'RE GOING TO STAY CURRENT AND THEN THE CITIES CAN SHARE WITH US HOW THEY'RE GOING TO STAY CURRENT, I THINK THAT MAY HELP THE PROCESS THAT WE DON'T FEEL IF YOU'RE NOT A PART OF THE COALITION, YOU'RE JUST OUT HERE AND YOU MAY JUST FIND OUT SOMETHING.
OH, BY THE WAY, LET'S BE DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONAL OF HOW WE REPORT BACK TO A BOARD CORPORATE, WHICH IS IN A BOARD MEETING SESSION.
MEETING OR A COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE DISCUSSION WHERE THOSE ITEMS CAN BE DISCUSSED AMONGST BOARD MEMBERS OR.
I THINK DISTRICT AFFAIRS IS WHERE IT SHOULD GO TO THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND THEN BECAUSE EVERY BOARD MEMBER IS HERE ANYWAY.
BUT IT'S JUST NO DIFFERENT FROM WHEN SOMETHING IS BROUGHT TO A CITY COUNCILMAN WHATEVER DISTRICT THEY REPRESENT.
WHEN THEY REPRESENT THAT AREA, THEY WANT THE ENTIRE BOARD TO KNOW ABOUT IT, TO HELP ALL CITIZENS OF THAT PARTICULAR CITY, NOT JUST THAT DISTRICT THAT THEY LIVE IN.
THEY WANT IT'S FOR THE GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE IN THAT DISTRICT.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANT WHEN I HEAR MS. GRIFFIN SAYING I WANT IT FOR THE GOOD OF ALL OF US ON THIS BOARD TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION.
AND SO I THINK GOING THROUGH THAT, A COMMITTEE WOULD BE GOOD IN MY OPINION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD, I MEAN A REGULAR BOARD MEETING THEN AT LEAST THAT'S A COMMITMENT THAT UNDER INFORMATION ITEM, OR HOWEVER WE WORD IT IN THAT COMMITTEE'S AGENDA IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET REGULAR, CONSTANT CURRENT UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON WHAT'S GOING ON, EVEN IF IT'S LIKE NO PROGRESS SINCE THE LAST TIME.
SO, MR. JOHNSON, I THINK IF WE WERE GOING TO USE DISTRICT AFFAIRS AS THE MECHANISM FOR PRESENTING THIS TO THE REST OF THE BOARD, THEN IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT THE OTHER TRUSTEE, APART FROM THE PRESIDENT, BE THE CHAIR OF THE DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
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THE GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AS DESIGNATED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT AND THE GARLAND ISD SUPERINTENDENT IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.AND WHOEVER IS PRESIDENT WILL KNOW WHEN THEY NOMINATE SOMEONE FOR THE CHAIR OF THE DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, IF NOT, I WILL ACCEPT THE MOTION.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, TO BUILD A COALITION WITH THE CITIES OF GARLAND CITY OF ROWLETT AND CITY OF SACHSE WITH THE ONE CHANGE TO THE ONE, TWO, THREE 4 THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE AND THE CHAIR OF THE DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AFTER THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT.
TRUSTEES ACTUALLY JUST FOR CONSISTENCY SAKE I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT I JUST CAUGHT.
IF YOU LOOK ON THE FIRST SECOND, WHEREAS EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE DOCUMENT WHERE WE HAVE THE CITIES LISTED, THEY'RE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, GARLAND ROWLETT AND SACHSE IN THAT, WHEREAS THE ORDER OF THAT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH HOW IT'S READ ELSEWHERE IN THE DOCUMENT.
SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER CHANGE THAT WE NEED TO AMEND YOUR MOTION.
I'LL AMEND THE MOTION TO CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE CITIES IN THE SECOND, WHEREAS PARAGRAPH TO READ GARLAND ROWLETT AND SACHSE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. GLICK SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION CARRIES 7 0.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, ALLOTMENT TEKS
[IX.G. Consider Approval of Instructional Materials Allotment TEKS Certification - District Affairs Committee]
CERTIFICATION.THIS CAME TO US THROUGH DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY CHANGES TO THIS, DO I HAVE A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INSTRUCTION MATERIALS ALLOTMENT FOR TEKS CERTIFICATION AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. BEACH SECONDED BY MR. GLICK.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LOCATION OF PRIVATE CELLULAR TOWER AT MEMORIAL PATHWAY
[IX.H. Consider Approval of Location of Private Cellular Tower at Memorial Pathway Academy - Facilities Committee]
ACADEMY.THIS CAME TO US THROUGH THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE.
MR. YEAGER SHARED SOME INFORMATION WITH US.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A QUESTION.
JUST CURIOSITY IN TERMS OF THE ESSER OF POTENTIAL FUNDING, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE PART OF SOME POTENTIAL ESSER FUNDING? YES, SIR.
I HAVE ACTUALLY ASKED THIS QUESTION IN TWO OF OUR TRAININGS AND HAVE RECEIVED A YES IN BOTH OF THOSE TRAININGS.
HOWEVER, NOTHING IS IN WRITING YET AT THIS TIME.
BUT THEY DID STATE THAT, YES, USUALLY WITH FEDERAL GRANTS WERE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT.
BUT BECAUSE IT'S SAYING NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THIS QUESTION ABOUT CONSTRUCTING CELL TOWERS TO IMPROVE OUR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WIFI, FOR OUR STUDENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.
SO POTENTIALLY NOT THAT IT'S IN WRITING YET, BUT POTENTIALLY THIS ITEM COULD BE MOVED FROM THE GENERAL BUDGET OVER INTO WHATEVER NEW FUND WOULD BE SET UP FOR ESSER.
AND WE WOULD LOOK AT THEN AT THAT POINT TO MUST BE FEDERALLY COMPLIANT.
AND SO WE WOULD REVIEW THAT ASPECT OF THIS CONTRACT BEING FEDERALLY COMPLIANT.
OK, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION, IF.
AND POSSIBLY ALL OF OUR OTHER TOWERS, NOT JUST.
IF ONE IS IN THEY'RE PROBABLY ALL IN.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WE WOULD BE USING THESE AS OUR PILOTS.
AND IF THESE ARE SUCCESSFUL, THEN WE COULD PROCEED.
AND USE FOR WE WOULD HAVE TO ANALYZE THE DATA AND MAKE A GOOD DECISION.
BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED IN
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THE BOARD BOOK.IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE HAVE ONE ABSTENTION BY MS. STANLEY.
ITEM I CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2020 2021
[IX.I. Consider Approval of Budget Transfers and Amendments to the 2020-2021 General Fund – Finance Committee]
GENERAL FUND.THIS CAME TO US THROUGH FINANCE COMMITTEE.
THERE IS NO CHANGE FROM COMMITTEE.
THERE'S MS. MAYO, THERE'S NO CHANGE FROM COMMITTEE.
SO THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PRESENTATION THAT WE GOT.
SO ALL OF THOSE TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS THAT WE DISCUSSED BACK ON THE 11TH.
WITH THAT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2020 2021 GENERAL FUND AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
BEEN MOVED BY MS. GRIFFIN SECONDED BY MR. MILLER.
YES, WE HAD A FAIRLY LENGTHY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BUDGET EARLIER AND THERE ARE A LOT OF NUMBERS WERE SHOWN.
AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS, IT MIGHT BE CONFUSING AS TO WHAT POTENTIALLY AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDS PRETTY QUICKLY AND WE'LL KNOW OFFICIALLY IN DECEMBER.
BUT THE FISCAL YEAR ENDS AT THE END OF JUNE WHAT OUR FUND BALANCE AND I'M GOING TO CALL IT ENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE.
SO RIGHT NOW, AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, IT STOOD AT TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
RINGO AND MS. MAYO'S COMMENTS WHERE WE MIGHT BE A FEW MILLION DOLLARS SHORT OR CLOSE TO EVEN.
AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, OUR FUND BALANCE SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF TWO HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN MILLION ENCUMBERED.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION, TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN MILLION UNENCUMBERED.
SO ALL THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SAW THAT WENT DOWN AND DOWN AND DOWN, YOU PROBABLY HAVE TO ADD TWENTY SEVEN.
TWENTY SIX, TWENTY FIVE MILLION TO THOSE PLUS AS WE GO DOWN.
THAT'S JUST SO IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING INTO THE LOW TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR NUMBER AND THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE FUTURE, BUT NOT, IT'S NOT IMMINENT.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MS. GRIFFIN SECOND ABOUT MR. MILLER, THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOTION CARRIES 7 0, THANK YOU.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TAX REFUNDS AND OVERPAYMENTS FOR ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS.
[IX.J. Consider Approval of Tax Refunds for Overpayments or Erroneous Payments – Finance Committee]
AGAIN, THIS CAME TO US THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WERE ANY CHANGES.
I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE TAX REFUNDS FOR OVERPAYMENT AND ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS AS LISTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MS. GRIFFIN SECONDED BY MR. GLICK THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION CARRIES 7 0.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ATMOS ENERGY AND BOOKS LITERARY PARTNERSHIP DONATION.
[IX.K. Consider Approval of Atmos Energy and VOOKS Literacy Partnership Donation – Finance Committee]
THIS CAME TO US THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM.I DON'T THINK THERE WERE ANY CHANGES CORRECT MS. GRIFFIN.
MR. GLICK YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION.
[LAUGHTER] NO MS. YOU CAN MAKE THE MOTION.
NOTHING LIKE BEING PUT ON THE SPOT.
I THOUGHT I HAD HIS ATTENTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THE APPROVAL OF THE ATMOS ENERGY AND THE LITERACY PARTNERSHIP DONATION AS PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA.
BEEN MOVED BY MS. GRIFFIN SECONDED BY MR. GLICK THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION CARRIES 7 0.
[IX.L. New Bids]
WE HAVE ITEM ONE, CONTRACT NUMBER 271-21 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF LEASED WAREHOUSE SPACE.ARE WE PURCHASING IT OR LEASING IT OR IS THAT JUST FUNNY WORDS.
MR. BOOKER? TO MR. SELDERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO DR.
LOPEZ, THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS FOR A LEASE OF THE FACILITY.
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MS. GRIFFIN.YES, I MOVE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT 271-21 FOR APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF A LEASED WAREHOUSE SPACE AS PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA.
BASED ON THE WORDING AND MR. BOOKER'S COMMENTS, I THINK THE WORDING IS PROBABLY INAPPROPRIATE.
WE'RE JUST LEASING, WE ARE LEASING THE FACILITY.
SO THAT LANGUAGE WOULD BE INCORRECT.
WE'RE LEASING THE FACILITY YES SIR THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT'S NOT PURCHASING THE FACILITY.
WE'RE LEASING THE FACILITY YES SIR.
OK, WELL, I WILL THE WORDING AS WE MAKE PURCHASES, IT'S THE WORDING IS CORRECT.
WE'RE PURCHASING, WE'RE BUYING THE LEASE TO SPACE.
BUT THE VERBIAGE I CAN SEE IS CONFUSING.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON ALL OUR ACTION ITEMS, IT IS THE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE, BUT IT IS FOR THE LEASING OF THE SPACE.
WE'RE NOT BUYING THE WAREHOUSE.
AND I JUST BECAUSE USUALLY WE PASS THE MOTION ON THE EXACT WORDING OF WHAT THE ITEM COMES TO US IN COMMITTEE, SO.
OK, SO DO I NEED TO RESTATE THE MOTION? OK.
IN FACT, I THINK IT'S NECESSARY THE WAY THAT THE STATUTES READ THEIR PURCHASING ACTS.
SO OUR ONLY ABILITY TO ENGAGE VENDORS IN THESE TYPE OF THINGS IS THROUGH SOMETHING CALLED A PURCHASE, EVEN IF IT'S FOR A LEASE.
SO I DON'T THINK WE CAN ALTER IT FROM THIS LANGUAGE.
YES, THAT IS TRUE, THAT'S THE PURCHASE IS THE LEGAL LANGUAGE OF US GOING INTO AN EXCHANGE MONETARILY, CAPITAL EXCHANGE.
SO FOR CLARITY I WILL JUST RESTATE THE MOTION IF THAT'S.
YOU CAN SAY AS STATED I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
JUST RESTATE AS STATED IN THE AGENDA.
I MOVE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT 271-21 FOR APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF LEASED WAREHOUSE SPACE AS PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MS. GRIFFIN SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO WE HAVE 6 FOR ONE ABSTENTION, PLEASE GO AROUND AND EXPRESS YOUR VOTE.
WE HAVE SIX AYES AND ONE ABSTENTION MOVING TO ITEM TWO, CONTRACT NUMBER 180-21.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, APPAREL, MERCHANDISE, ACCESSORIES AND SERVICES.
AGAIN, THIS ITEM CAME TO US THROUGH FINANCE.
I MOVE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT 180-21 OF APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, APPAREL, MERCHANDISE, ACCESSORIES AND SERVICES AS PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MS. GRIFFIN, SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE HAVE SIX FOR ONE ABSTENTION.
PLEASE GO AROUND THE ROOM AND VOTE EXPRESS YOUR VOTE.
ITEMS THREE THROUGH SEVEN CAME TO US THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
I WOULD LIKE IF THE TRUSTEES ARE OK WITH THIS, TAKING THOSE AS A BLANKET VOTE.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS L THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN UNDER THE MOTION TO APPROVE AT THIS TIME, AS PRESENTED IN THE BOARD BOOK.
MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT WE TAKE ITEMS L 3 THROUGH L 7 ALTOGETHER AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY MR. GLICK.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE HAVE ITEM EIGHT L8 CONTRACT NUMBER 341-21-01.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES.
THIS ITEM CAME TO US THROUGH FINANCE COMMITTEE.
I UNDERSTAND FROM TALKING WITH MR. BOOKER THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT MODIFICATION NOT TO THE CONTRACT, BUT TO SOME INFORMATION
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THAT WE RECEIVED.SO I'LL LET HIM SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
ONCE AGAIN, TO MR. SELDERS, WHAT WAS PRESENTED BEFORE YOU IN YOUR HANDOUT IS A FULL LIST OF THE APPROVED SUPPLIERS.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DID RECEIVE A PARTIAL LIST OF THE AWARDED SUPPLIERS.
THE BID TABULATION, WHICH WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, IDENTIFIED ALL OF THE VENDOR AWARDS.
WHAT WE'VE DONE TONIGHT IS JUST PROVIDED THE SECOND SHEET SHOWING THE LIST OF ALL OF THE VENDORS.
THERE WERE SEVERAL VENDORS LISTED OFF OF THAT FULL LIST, BUT THEY WERE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE TABULATION THAT WAS IN YOUR ORIGINAL PACKET.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LIST THAT YOU PROVIDED AND ARE APPROVING ARE MATCHING THE TABULATION THAT WAS PROVIDED FOR THE COMMITTEE.
AND THIS LEFT IS IN ONE OF OUR FOLDERS.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT TRUSTEES? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'D MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 341-21-01 AS PRESENTED IN THE BOARD BOOK.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON, THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ITEMS L 9 THROUGH L 13 CAME TO US THROUGH THE FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE.
I WOULD IF THERE'S NO OPPOSITION FROM TRUSTEES, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS AS A BLANKET VOTE.
MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE L NINE THROUGH 13 AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MS. GRIFFIN THAT WE TAKE ITEMS L NINE THROUGH L 13 AS ONE BLOCK VOTE SECONDED BY MR. GLICK THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ITEM M RENEWAL BIDS CONTRACT NUMBER 186-17.
[IX.M. Renewal Bids]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FULL SERVICE CUSTODIAL AND JANITORIAL SERVICES AN THIS ITEM CAME TO US THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.I DON'T THINK THAT THERE ARE ANY CHANGES.
I'M GOING TO START OVER? I'M JUST MAKING SURE SOMEBODY WAS AWAKE.
[LAUGHTER] JOHNNY WE'RE ON IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM M 1, WHICH IS CONTRACT 186-17 AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
ITS BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK.
THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE'RE NOW PLEASED TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT IS A 8:54 EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR PURPOSES PERMITTED BY TEXAS
[X. Executive Session]
OPEN MEETING ACT.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.001 A PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 .
071 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT ONE PENDING AND CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.
IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.
B PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
ITEM ONE, CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS.
I'M SORRY I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION.
CONSIDER AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL POSITION CONTRACTS.
THREE CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING DIRECTOR OFFICE OF INNOVATION, PRINCIPAL NORTHLAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, GOLDEN MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND PRINCIPAL ICON
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VIRTUAL SCHOOL FOR CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE SELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.IT IS NOW 8:56 AND WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SESSION FOR ACTION RELATIVE TO ITEMS CONSIDERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION, I CERTIFY THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED THAT WAS NOT ALREADY POSTED ON OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION
[XI. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]
AGENDA.ITEM A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARDS TO PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS.
IS THERE A MOTION? YES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACTS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO US IN THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION BY MRS. BROWN.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. BEACH SECONDED BY MS. STANLEY, THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ITEM B CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL POSITION CONTRACTS.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACTS FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES AS PRINTED TONIGHT IN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT'S BEEN MOVING BY MR. BEACH, SECONDED BY MS. STANLEY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ITEM C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF INNOVATION, PRINCIPAL NORTHLAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL GOLDEN MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND PRINCIPAL ICON VIRTUAL SCHOOL.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION I'M GOING TO SEPARATE EACH ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR. PRESIDENT, WILL THAT BE OK IF WE VOTE ON EACH ONE INDIVIDUAL? ABSOLUTELY.
THE FIRST OF OFFICE IS THE DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF, IS FROM MICHAEL BLAND.
I RECOMMENDED THAT THAT BE APPROVED.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION CARRIES 7 0.
NORTHLAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEEN RECOMMENDED THAT JAKE SHIRLEY BE PRINCIPAL OF NORTHLAKE AND I WILL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. BEACH SECOND BY MS. GRIFFIN THOSE IN FAVOR.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION CARRIES 7 0.
NEXT SCHOOL IS CARVER ELEMENTARY.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS LILIANA MARQUEZ AND I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVE BY MR. BEACH SECOND BY MS. STANLEY, THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE NEXT SCHOOL IS GOLDEN MEADOWS AN STAFF RECOMMENDS CLAUDIA SáENZ AND I RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. BEACH SECONDED BY MS. GRIFFIN THOSE IN FAVOR.
AND THE LAST ON THERE IS THE ICON VIRTUAL SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF IS JENNIFER GARCIA.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVE BY MR. BEACH SECONDED BY MR. GLICK THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ITEM D CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS, DR.
FOR BOARD OFFICERS, YOU WANT ME TO.
YES, I'M SORRY, THE FIRST POSITION THAT WE WILL BE TAKING IS CONSIDERATION FOR BOARD OFFICER, BOARD PRESIDENT.
DO I HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? MR. SUPERINTENDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE JAMIE MILLER FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SO I HAVE A MOTION BY WES JOHNSON.
MAY I HAVE A VOTE, PLEASE? ALL IN FAVOR.
MR. PRESIDENT, YOU TAKE OVER FROM HERE.
LAST TIME I HAD ONE OF THESE I DROPPED IT.
[LAUGHTER] AND I THINK IT WAS LIKE FOURTH GRADE BACK WHEN I WAS FAST.
SO THE NEXT ITEM, A POSITION TO BE ELECTED IS THAT OF VICE PRESIDENT DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND WES JOHNSON FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
OK, I HEAR A NOMINATION FOR WES JOHNSON.
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE AT THIS TIME, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
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7 0.CONGRATULATIONS, WES, NOW WE'LL HAVE A CONDUCT NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD SECRETARY.
DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? MR. MILLER I NOMINATE MS. LINDA GRIFFIN FOR BOARD SECRETARY BEEN A NOMINATION FOR MS. LINDA GRIFFIN AS SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS AT THIS TIME? IF NOT, WE'LL CONDUCT THE VOTE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE OUR LAST OFFICER POSITION IS THAT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS, MR. PRESIDENT? YES, MA'AM.
OH, I NOMINATE ROBERT SELDERS.
THE NOMINATION HAS COME FORWARD FOR ROBERT SELDERS AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE VOTE BY RAISING YOUR HAND TO APPROVE THIS, AND IT IS 7 0.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD TONIGHT? I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IF I'M CORRECT, THE TIME IS 10:14.
THANK YOU WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.