[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]
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WE'LL PROCEED WITH OUR AGENDA AS PRINTED.
WE WILL NOW CONDUCT A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE DISTRICT'S 2024- 2025 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.
[III.A. Conduct a Public Meeting on the District's 2024-2025 Budget and Proposed Tax Rate]
IT IS NOW 5:01.MR. DODDS. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SELDERS.
BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR LOPEZ AND COMMUNITY THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE PROPOSED ON THE BUDGET FOR 24-25 AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.
THE TAX RATE IS PROPOSED BECAUSE WE CANNOT APPROVE A TAX RATE TONIGHT.
WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL OUR VALUES COME IN, AND THEN THAT WILL BE SENT OFF TO TEA, AND THEN WE'LL GET OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE FROM THEM. AND THEN WE WILL SET THE TAX RATE FOR THIS BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER.
I SHOULD HAVE MADE THAT BIGGER.
YOU SEE THE NOTICE THAT WAS PUT IN THE PAPER ON JUNE 10TH? THIS EXPLAINS WHAT OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE IS AND WHAT OUR PROPOSED BUDGET IS.
AND THEN IT ALSO GIVES WHAT THE TAX EFFECT WOULD BE ON WHAT OUR AVERAGE VALUE HOME.
YOU SEE, THERE'S A CHANGE, BUT THERE'S ALSO A CHANGE IN VALUES FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS NEXT NEW YEAR.
SO THAT'S WHY THERE IS A DIFFERENCE GENERALLY IN WHAT THOSE TAX RATES ARE.
WE DON'T SET THE VALUES ON PROPERTY.
THAT'S THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND SO WE TAKE THEIR VALUES AND BASE OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE ON THAT. YA PROBABLY MESSED IT UP. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO TAX RATES THAT WILL BE APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER.
THE M&O TAX RATE, WHICH FUNDS ALL OF OUR OPERATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND THEN OUR I&S TAX RATE THAT IS SET ONLY FOR VOTER APPROVED PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST BOND PAYMENTS.
AND THAT MAKES UP OUR TOTAL TAX RATE.
YOU SEE WHAT OUR TAX RATES HAVE BEEN? BEGINNING IN 2019, WHEN WE WERE AT A TOTAL OF $1.
46, AND THEN OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR 24-25 WILL BE $1.509.
M&O WOULD BE 0.6669, AND I&S WOULD BE 0.3840.
OUR PROPERTY VALUE TREND THAT I TALKED ABOUT JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO.
YOU CAN SEE FROM 2015-16 THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE THAT THE DISTRICT HAS.
WHICH HAS GONE FROM ABOUT 15 BILLION TO 33 BILLION ESTIMATED FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.
AND THIS IS OUR AGAIN PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR M&O.
AND FOR INTEREST IN SINKING FOR A $1.0509 WHICH IS JUST SLIGHTLY LESS THAN WHAT IT IS IN THIS CURRENT YEAR.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET, OUR REVENUES ARE BASED OFF AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
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WE ACTUALLY ONLY GET PAID ON AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.SO LOOKING AT WHAT OUR ESTIMATES ARE FOR NEXT YEAR, YOU'LL SEE A DECREASE IN OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE BECAUSE OF DECREASED ENROLLMENT.
THIS IS AN ENDING FUND BALANCE ESTIMATE FOR YOU SEE WHERE WE STARTED AND FOR OR ENDED IN 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR AT 262 MILLION, AND ESTIMATING THAT WE WILL FINISH GOING INTO FUND BALANCE AROUND 52 MILLION IN 24-25 OR 23-24.
AND THEN AS WE FINISH 24-25, WHERE WE WILL END UP.
WE STILL HAVE A GREAT TAX COLLECTION RATE.
OUR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT AT 50,773 AND OUR PROJECTED ADA AT 46,309.
IN THIS SLIDE HERE, THIS IS WHAT OUR PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD EXCUSE ME, WOULD LOOK LIKE.
HANG ON. GETTING ALL CHOKED UP TALKING ABOUT MONEY.
SO HERE WE GO. AND A DEFICIT BUDGET.
SO ANYWAY, OUR TOTAL REVENUE WITH STATE AND LOCAL AND FEDERAL TOTAL REVENUES AT 511 MILLION AND OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE ESTIMATED AT 600 MILLION, WHICH LEAVES US IN A DEFICIT BUDGET OF 88,910,000.
NOW, YOU SEE THE ENDING FUND BALANCE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IF YOU SUBTRACTED THOSE OUT.
BUT THIS IS WHERE WE FEEL LIKE WE WILL END AT THE END OF 24-25.
SO THAT'S THE REASON IT DOESN'T ADD UP RIGHT THERE.
WE FEEL LIKE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SAVE THROUGH THE YEAR AND END UP AT 153,609.
AND THESE ARE THE THREE BUDGETS THAT WE WILL BE APPROVING TONIGHT.
OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET, WHICH I JUST DISCUSSED, IS AT A DEFICIT BUDGET OF 88,910,000.
AND SO THEY WILL BE IN A DEFICIT OF 8,700,000.
AND THEN OUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET, WHICH WILL PAY OUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON OUR BOND PAYMENTS.
SO THOSE ARE THE THREE BUDGETS THAT WILL BE APPROVED TONIGHT.
AND I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS STANLEY. SO I THOUGHT IN THE LAST MEETING FOR THE REVENUE, THE 11%, I THOUGHT WE WERE ONLY FACTORING IT LIKE 7.5%. WE GO BACK UP TO 11% NO? NO, NO. THE 7% IS GENERALLY THE DECREASE IN WHAT THE VALUES ARE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S TALKING ONLY VALUES, NOT REVENUE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE? NO QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT. THIS NOW CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC MEETING ON THE DISTRICT'S 2024-2025.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. YEAH.
MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC MEETING.
LET ME FINISH MY STATEMENT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THIS NOW CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC MEETING ON THE 20.
THE DISTRICT'S 2024-2025 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC MEETING? SO MOVED. IT IS NOW 5:09 AND THIS PUBLIC MEETING ON THE DISTRICT'S 2024- 2025 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'RE NOW AT THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT STUDENT DISCIPLINE, SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUES, OR PERSONNEL ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED THROUGH APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANNELS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND BOARD POLICY.
MR. DODDS WILL BE KEEPING YOUR TIME.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
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I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS.PLEASE VERIFY MISS HOGAN, TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY CARDS.
I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT THERE ARE NONE.
WE'LL PROCEED TO NOW OUR ITEM FIVE DISCUSSION ITEMS.
[V.A. Discuss Accounts Payable Audit Report]
FIVE A, WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AUDIT REPORT.DOCTOR LOPEZ AND GIBSON CONSULTANT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GIBSON CONSULTING COME ON UP ON THE SCREEN.
FOR THE ZOOM. CAN YOU TEST YOUR MICROPHONE TO SEE IF WE COULD HEAR YOU, PLEASE? YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES. PERFECT.
WAKE UP CALL. SORRY IF THAT WAS TOO LOUD.
NO. YOU'RE FINE. YOU CAN PROCEED.
OKAY. AND WILL YOU BE WILL YOU HAVE THE SLIDE SHOW UP ON YOUR END, OR SHOULD I BE PRESENTING ON MY SCREEN? OKAY, YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION.
THIS I THINK THIS IS THE ENTIRE REPORT, BUT SEPARATELY WAS ALSO SENT THE PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.
WELL, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE DAVIS AND I'M WITH GIBSON CONSULTING GROUP.
TODAY I WILL BE PRESENTING OUR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INTERNAL AUDIT.
OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY WILL BE GOING OVER THE AUDIT, AUDIT OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE.
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT, PAYABLES AND DISBURSEMENTS, VENDOR MAINTENANCE, THE P-CARD FOLLOW UP AUDIT AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AUDIT OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE.
OUR OBJECTIVES OF THIS AUDIT ARE.
OUR GENERAL AUDIT SCOPE FOR THIS WAS TO GO OVER THE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT INCLUDES COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS, ASSESSMENT OF ITEMS SUCH AS INTERNAL CONTROLS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF THE DEPARTMENT, PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT ARE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENTAL TRAINING, THE PAYABLES AND DISBURSEMENTS.
THE LAST CHAPTER OF OUR REPORT REVIEWED THE P-CARD PROCESS.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF OUR REPORT, WE NOTED A FEW AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT, WHICH INCLUDED.
SOME AP PROCESSES BEGAN IN ORACLE, BUT INCLUDED STEPS WHERE DOCUMENTATION IS PRINTED OFF FROM THE SYSTEM AND FILED INSTEAD OF AN ELECTRONIC PROCESS, AND WE NOTED SOME CONTROL WEAKNESSES IN VENDOR MODIFICATIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.
THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FIVE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS MADE.
HERE IS A TABLE OF THE FIVE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE.
AND TODAY WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO OVER THE MEDIUM AND HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS. IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT SECTION.
THE FINDING THAT WE HAD WAS THAT THE EXISTING PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT APPROACH AND WORKLOAD ASSESSMENTS INHIBIT THE AP DEPARTMENT FROM EVALUATING STAFFING EFFICIENCY. THE CURRENT GOAL AS OF THE AUDIT DATE WAS FOR THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALISTS TO PROCESS 60 INVOICES PER DAY.
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HOWEVER, THIS GOAL DID NOT INCLUDE PROCESSING GOALS FOR THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE LEAD OR THE SUPERVISOR, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE BOTH INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS.MANAGEMENT PARTIALLY AGREED WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION.
FOR PAYABLES AND DISBURSEMENTS.
MANAGEMENT AGREED WITH THIS RESPONSE.
OUR NEXT FINDING WAS SURROUNDED TRAVEL ADVANCES, AND IT WAS THAT THERE WERE INADEQUATE CONTROLS OVER TRAVEL ADVANCES, WHICH EXPOSES GARLAND ISD TO UNNECESSARY RISKS. THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THAT HAD ACCESS TO BLANK CHECKS AND AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE TRAVEL ADVANCES TO DISTRICT STAFF.
TRAVEL ADVANCES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY ORACLE WORKFLOW.
OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REDUCE THE OVERALL USE OF TRAVEL ADVANCES.
WE RECOMMENDED THIS AS THERE ARE OTHER MESSAGE METHODS, SUCH AS PURCHASING CARDS OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS THAT CAN BE USED AND THEIR PROCESSES PROCESSES HAVE PROPER CONTROLS IN PLACE.
MANAGEMENT PARTIALLY AGREED WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION.
THE CURRENT CONTROLS IN PLACE RELY ON A MANUAL REVIEW TO TO DETECT ANY POTENTIAL WRONGDOING.
THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REMOVE ALL VENDOR MODIFICATION RESPONSIBILITIES FROM AP STAFF.
ACCESS RIGHTS FOR MODIFYING VENDOR DATA SHOULD BE REASSIGNED TO THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT.
MANAGEMENT DID NOT AGREE WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION.
AND THEN FOR OUR P-CARD FOLLOW UP AUDIT, WE WENT THROUGH EACH RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAD IN OUR PREVIOUS AUDIT AND ASSESSED WHERE THEY WERE ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE MADE. THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ORIGINALLY MADE WAS TO ACTIVELY MONITOR PROCESSING TIMES FOR P CARD TRANSACTIONS AND TO ENFORCE TIMELINE REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT WAS COMPLETE.
OUR THIRD RECOMMENDATION WAS TO TRAIN AP PERSONNEL ON THEIR EXISTING RIGHTS AND EXPENSE.
AND OUR FOURTH ONE WAS TO DOCUMENT RECEIPT RETENTION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE P-CARD MANUAL.
AND BOTH OF THOSE WERE ALSO COMPLETED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANKS FOR THAT PRESENTATION, TRUSTEES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MS. STANLEY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S QUESTIONS OF THEM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET A FEELING OF WHAT THE DISAGREES WERE IN REGARDS TO.
YES. THERE WAS ONE DISAGREEMENT WHICH WAS REMOVING ALL OF THE VENDOR MODIFICATION RESPONSIBILITIES FROM ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, AND MANAGEMENT FELT AS IF THERE WERE.
OKAY. AND THEN WILL THERE'LL BE A FOLLOW UP ON THAT TO SEE IF THAT TRULY DID HAPPEN.
AND WE TRULY DID GET THE CONTROLS THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET.
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ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT.IT IS A NOT ALL VENDORS WANT TO GO THROUGH THE SUPPLIER BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION, BUT WE HAVE INVOICES THAT COME IN THAT NEED TO BE PAID. AND SO SOMETIMES THAT IS WHEN THE THE FINEST DEPARTMENT IS ACTUALLY SETTING UP VENDORS.
WE'RE WORKING ON A PROCESS THAT IS WILL TAKE CARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON SO THAT WE AREN'T CREATING DIFFERENT VENDORS, JUST JUST TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS AND, AND WHERE IT'S BEEN PURCHASING OR FINANCE, THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO, TO RECTIFY ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.
OKAY. AND THEN WE HAD THE TWO PARTIALLY DISAGREES.
YES. FOR THE PARTIAL THE FIRST ONE WAS THE TO DEVELOP A STAFFING FORMULA FOR THE AP DEPARTMENT, WHICH INCORPORATES PERFORMANCE MEASURE GOALS AND WORKLOAD ESTIMATES.
SO THAT ONE WAS PARTIALLY AGREED WITH BECAUSE THEY WERE FOLLOWING A FORMULA BASED ON TASB'S RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH IS BASED ON STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN COMPARISON TO SURROUNDING DISTRICTS FOR CONSISTENCY, RATHER THAN USING THE PERFORMANCE MEASURE GOALS AND WORKLOAD ESTIMATES.
IN FACT, A LOT OF THE DISTRICTS AROUND HERE HAVE STARTED ALMOST A SPREADSHEET OF WHAT EACH DEPARTMENT HAS IN IT TO TRY TO DEVELOP A DIFFERENT TYPE OF STAFFING, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL GOING THROUGH THIS WE'RE ALL FACING DEFICIT BUDGETS.
WE'RE ALL LOOKING AT PLACES WHERE WE COULD STAFF ACCURATELY.
AND SO THERE IS A SMALL MODEL THROUGH TASB.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST REALLY BECAUSE THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT SETS IT UP THIS WAY.
THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT SETS IT UP THAT WAY.
AND SO IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO SET UP A STAFFING FORMULA.
AND NOT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS NUMBER OF STUDENTS YOU STILL GENERALLY HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF INVOICES, YOU STILL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION COMING IN. AND SO THOSE THINGS ARE JUST EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY BE DROPPING IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT, YOU STILL HAVE ALL THE BACK DATA THAT, THAT, THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH. SO.
AND IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH MANAGEMENT, THEY SAID THAT THEY PARTIALLY AGREED BECAUSE THE ELIMINATION OF TRAVEL ADVANCES COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT SPECIAL PROGRAM AREAS SUCH AS FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS AND CTE.
AND THAT'S FOR MULTIPLE REASONS DUE TO RESTAURANTS INABILITY TO HANDLE LARGE GROUPS, DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS AND POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH PURCHASING CARDS NOT BEING LOADED CORRECTLY. AND SO THEY HAD TOLD US THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ELIMINATED TRAVEL ADVANCES FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES TRAVELING WITHOUT STUDENTS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EVALUATE AREAS WHERE IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AWESOME. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
WE WILL. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, MISS DAVIS.
[V.B. Discussion Regarding Revisions to the Board Operating Procedures]
PROCEDURES AS MISS REYES COME IN.I JUST WANTED TO THANK MR. GLICK, MISS GRIFFIN AND MISS STANLEY FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID ON THIS VERSION OF THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
IT'S COMING TO US FOR FIRST READ AND MISS RAY.
THANK YOU. PRESIDENT SELDERS, TRUSTEES, DR.
LOPEZ. BEFORE YOU, AS A FIRST READ OF THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AS YOU REFERENCED, THE POLICY ADVISORY GROUP HAS MET FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO DISCUSS REVISIONS TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
THESE WERE LAST REVIEWED COLLECTIVELY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE YEAR 2020.
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ATTENDANCE TRAINING LEADERSHIP TASB.ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND THE EXTRA BURDEN AND THE AMOUNT OF HOURS IT TAKES TO BE PRESIDENT.
SO WE DIDN'T CHANGE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT AT ALL.
WE AGREED THERE WERE SOME BOARDS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
WE AGREED TO KEEP THAT POSITION.
AND IF YOU DIDN'T, THERE WAS NO, NO PENALTIES FOR NOT DOING THAT.
SO WE JUST SAID LET'S JUST ELIMINATE THAT ALTOGETHER.
AND SO AT THAT MEETING BEFORE THE ELECTION, YOU'LL NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF YOUR INTEREST IN A POSITION, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO TIME LIMITS AHEAD OF TIME. JUST DO AT THAT TIME.
AND THAT WOULD BE ANNOUNCED THEN IN CLOSED SESSION WHEN WE DISCUSS IT.
SO THOSE WERE THE THE PRELIMINARY ITEMS WE DISCUSSED.
I THINK THE IMPORTANT ONE THAT TOOK US A LOT OF TIME WAS ON TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS.
AND MISS RAY DID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH.
BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND WHAT WE SETTLED ON WAS A DOLLAR AMOUNT AND WE PICKED THE SUM OF $10,000 PER TRUSTEE. NOW, THAT INCLUDES MEALS, LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION.
NOT INCLUDED IN THAT, AND NOT THE COUNT WOULD BE THE FEES CHARGED TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.
SO, AND THOSE FEES KEEP GOING UP AND UP.
SO WHETHER IT'S $200 OR $800, THAT WOULD NOT BE CHARGED TO THE INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE.
WE MADE TWO EXCEPTIONS, THAT AGAIN ARE NOT CHARGED TO 10,000.
ONE, AND THIS WOULD NOT APPLY TO MISS GRIFFIN, MR. SELDERS OR MYSELF, IF YOU WANT TO APPLY TO BE INTO LEADERSHIP TASB.
WE FELT THAT TRAINING IS SO IMPORTANT AND SO RIGOROUS THAT IF YOU WANT TO APPLY AND BE ACCEPTED, THOSE CHARGES WOULD BE PICKED UP SEPARATELY AND NOT CHARGED TO THE INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE.
ALSO, WE MADE AN EXCEPTION IF YOU ARE APPLYING OR ON A NATIONAL OR STATE BOARD.
THOSE THOSE TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE ALSO NOT CHARGED TO YOU.
SO THOSE ARE THE THOSE ARE THE MAIN CHANGES TO TRAVEL.
WE FELT 10,000 WAS A REASONABLE FEE.
WE'LL LOOK AT IT IN TWO YEARS.
AND I'LL DEFER TO MISS HOGAN, WOULD YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW HOW WE REVIEW OR DON'T REVIEW YOUR POSITION? GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, AND THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. IT'S NOT THAT YOU DON'T REVIEW.
WE CLARIFIED THE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR MYSELF AS YOU, YOUR ASSIGNED EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT, AND THAT DOCTOR LOPEZ COMPLETES THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION, AND YOU ALL PROVIDE COMMENTARY ANNUALLY FOR THAT PART.
SO I THINK SOME OF US WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT.
AND BUT THAT'S NOW IN WRITING.
AND THOSE ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES, I THINK, WE CLARIFIED THE CHANGES TO THE NAMES OF THE BOARDS AS WE'VE CONSOLIDATED INTO TWO MAJOR BOARDS. WE'VE INDICATED WHO'S A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND WHO WOULD NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
WHERE THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL STEP IN IF THERE'S AN ABSENCE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND I WOULD DEFER TO EITHER MISS GRIFFIN OR MISS STANLEY, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS.
IF YOU FLIP THROUGH, YOU'LL SEE THERE ARE WAY MORE RED LINES THAN WHAT MR. GLICK HAS ADDRESSED. THOSE WERE TO PROVIDE CLARITY IN BOTH THE POLICY ALIGNMENT AND WHAT WE DO CURRENTLY IN PRACTICE.
A LOT OF THEM, THE RED LINES THEY ARE WERE PROVIDED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONTINUITY AND CONGRUITY.
SO A LOT OF IT WAS PULLED DIRECTLY FROM POLICY AND PLACED INTO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
AND THAT SHOULD YOU GET TO A POINT WHERE YOU ARE GETTING CLOSE TO YOUR 10,000, YOU.
AND WITH THAT BUDGET, IF YOU FEEL AS THOUGH IT WON'T COVER WHAT'S NECESSARY.
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APPROVE YOU GET BEYOND YOUR INITIAL $10,000 TO PROCEED WITH THE TRAVEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND IT WILL BE SET UP JUST LIKE OUR ENTIRE BUDGET, JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH FOR YOUR TEN K, WE GOT THAT $10,000 NUMBER BASED OFF OF THE AMOUNTS THAT WE'VE ACCRUED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THROUGH OUR FIRST REPORT.THERE ARE FOUR BOXES, AND THAT'S WHY MR. GLICK MADE IT CLEAR THAT REGISTRATION DOESN'T COUNT, BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL ON YOUR FIRST RESULTS, YOU CALCULATE YOUR TRAVEL EXPENSES BY LODGING MOTOR OIL, MEALS OR AIRFARE, SO TRAVEL.
SO THOSE THREE BOXES WOULD COUNT, THOSE FOUR BOXES COUNT THE BOX THAT DOESN'T COUNT IS OTHER.
AND THAT INCLUDES YOUR REGISTRATION FEES.
SO THAT'S WHY WE WOULDN'T COUNT THAT TOWARDS YOUR TEN K.
THANK YOU, MR. GLICK AND MISS HOGAN.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS STANLEY? WELL, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE.
SORRY. I FEEL LIKE I'M YELLING INTO IT.
CAN YOU RUN ME PAST THAT? LEADERSHIP TASB WAS THAT ONE EXEMPTION THAT WE PULLED FROM THE DESOTO ISD MODEL, IF THAT YOU MEAN THE MASTER, THE MASTER TRUSTEES THROUGH LEADERSHIP? OKAY, SO IT WOULDN'T BE EXCLUSIVE TO THE THREE TRUSTEES? NO, NO, HE'S SAYING THAT THEY WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY SINCE THEY WERE ALREADY DUBBED AS MASTER TRUSTEES.
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. YEAH, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT.
SO THE FOUR OF YOU OR ANY NEW TRUSTEES THAT WOULD COME ABOARD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AGAIN. THIS IS COMING TO US FOR FIRST READ.
IT'LL COME BACK TO US FOR APPROVAL IN OUR JULY MEETING.
THANK YOU, MISS RAY. THANK YOU.
[V.C. Trustees' Report]
ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND RECOGNIZE OR RECOGNITION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.I WILL START TO MY LEFT WITH MISS STANLEY.
SINCE FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT MAKING THE GRADUATIONS THIS YEAR.
BUT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON A MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILY VACATION.
AND SO MY HUSBAND AND I DID THAT, BUT I DID GET LOTS OF PICTURES.
AND THEN I DID HAVE SEVERAL PARENTS WANT TO MAKE A CALL OUT TO MR. DAVID LEE FROM NORTH GARLAND.
HE APPARENTLY EXEMPLIFIES SOME REAL POSITIVE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM A THANK YOU.
AND THEN I DID ATTEND TWO THINGS.
TWO WEEKS AGO, I WENT TO THE SLI IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND I ALSO GOT TO ATTEND THE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COUNCIL, WHERE WE COME TOGETHER IN A REGION THERE IS ABOUT GOSH, THERE WAS A LOT OF US. I WOULDN'T SAY THERE WAS ALMOST 200 OF US FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT REGIONS.
THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE THERE. SORRY.
PRIORITIES. THAT, YOU KNOW TASB, AND WHEN THEY'RE WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AND WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS, THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THE POINTS ARE THERE KIND OF ZEROING IN ON.
AND THIS YEAR, APPARENTLY WE'RE DOING SOMETHING REALLY DIFFERENT.
I WAS SUPER IMPRESSED WITH IT.
AND I'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS AS SOON AS I HAVE SOMETHING IN WRITING.
AND THAT IS THE LACK OF PROPER SCHOOL FUNDING.
YOU KNOW, NOTHING ELSE REALLY MATTERS IF WE DON'T START GETTING THE PROPER SCHOOL FUNDING.
SO I'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS.
BUT IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO COME TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT IMPACTS OF ALL, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT FACES THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY ALL FACE THE LACK OF FUNDING, IF THAT MAKES SENSE, JUST IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
AND SO I FOUND THAT TO BE REALLY INTERESTING.
AND I DID ATTEND THE VIETNAMESE FIFTH ANNUAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT WHERE THEY BROUGHT IN, THEY HAD FIVE COUNTRIES THERE ON TOP OF SEVEN ADDITIONAL STATES.
IT'S A TWO DAY TOURNAMENT THAT THEY DO OVER AT WINTER'S PARK.
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ORGANIZED BUT MORE PATRIOTIC GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THEY'RE PLAYING AND ENJOYING.AND THEN THEY DO A GAME WITH THE FIREMEN AND THE GARLAND FIRE AND GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, GARLAND FIRE CAN'T SEEM TO WIN IN A YEAR.
SO THEY'RE NOW AT A BIG THREE ZERO.
SO HOPEFULLY CAPTAIN LEE WILL REALLY START TO THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN HE'S RECRUITING.
AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT AND I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS STANLEY.
MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WELL, IT'S A, IT'S BEEN A ALREADY A PRETTY BUSY SUMMER FOR ME PERSONALLY.
I REALLY ENJOYED THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES THIS YEAR.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND MOST OF THEM.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JOHN WILBURN AND HIS TEAM AT THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER.
WE HAVE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND BEST RUN GRADUATION PROTOCOLS OF ANY VENUE OR FACILITY IN THE AREA.
IT JUST AMAZES ME HOW QUICKLY THEY'RE ABLE TO TRANSITION FROM ONE TO THE NEXT.
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVENTS THAT I BELIEVE WITH SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN 100 EMPTY SEATS IN THE CULWELL CENTER AND NORTH GARLAND WAS ABOUT THE SAME.
SO THESE ARE THESE ARE DRAWING, YOU KNOW, ALMOST 7000 PEOPLE AT THESE VENUES, AND THEY GET IT TURNED AROUND AND HAVE IT READY FOR ANOTHER GRADUATION JUST AN HOUR LATER.
AND IF YOU EVER SAW THE INNER WORKINGS IN THE BACK OF HOW WELL RAY MERRILL AND HIS TEAM KEPT THE FLOW MOVING WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTUAL GRADUATION ITSELF, EVERY ONE OF THOSE KIDS IS SEATED IN A BALLROOM IN THE EXACT ORDER THEY'RE SEATED AT, IN THE AND ON THE FLOOR OF THE ARENA.
AND SO IT'S REALLY FUN TO SIT BACK AND WATCH THAT ASPECT OF IT TO, TO WATCH IT.
AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW WELL WE DO GRADUATIONS IN THE GISD.
SO JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THEM, AND I WANT TO GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THEIR BEST AT PICKING UP DEBRIS AND DAMAGE THAT IS STILL COMING FROM THE STORMS. OUR LAST BOARD MEETING WAS THE ACTUAL DAY OF THE STORM.
IT WAS THE DAY THAT KIND OF SET THIS COMMUNITY BACK QUITE A BIT.
AND WE DID MEET THAT DAY WE DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO.
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CLASSES WEREN'T ABLE TO MEET THE REST OF THE TIME.
WE DIDN'T GET TO FINISH LAST YEAR, RIGHT.
BUT WE PROMISED WE'RE GOING TO START THE NEXT ONE WITH A BANG TO MAKE UP FOR IT.
I JUST WANT TO THANK DOCTOR LOPEZ.
THERE'S STILL SOME DAMAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISTER JOHNSON.
MISTER BEACH. THANK YOU, MR. SELDERS. YES, I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE SLI CONFERENCE IN FORT WORTH AS MISS STANLEY WENT TO SAN ANTONIO.
BUT I RECEIVED A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND AGAIN, THE BUDGET SHORTFALL THAT IS HAPPENING BY ALL OVER THE STATE.
SO JUST BE AWARE OF THAT, THAT SOMETHING WILL BE COMING OUT.
CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATURE 2025 WHEN THEY MEET, AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT WILL HAPPEN AND HELP ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE REALLY TIGHTENING UP THE BELT.
OF COURSE, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES IN THREE COMMUNITIES, BUT I VISITED EVERY ONE OF THEM SO FAR THAT EACH ONE OF THOSE LUNCHEONS AND AND ALL THREE OF OUR MAYORS ARE REALLY ON BOARD WITH, WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEY HAVE EMBRACED OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN THOSE AREAS.
SO I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT.
AND THEN I HAD SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY COOL THAT HAPPENED.
I WENT OVER TO FIREWHEEL, THE JERRY ANDREWS CENTER, THE OTHER DAY FOR SUMMER GRADUATIONS, FOR THOSE KIDDOS THAT WE MISSED THE LAST THREE DAYS OF SCHOOL, THAT THEY HAD SCHEDULED IT AT EITHER THEIR ELEMENTARY OR WHATEVER CASE, WHEREVER THEY WERE GOING TO BE.
IT WAS HOT, BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT OUR COMMUNITY RALLIED.
MRS. DUTTON FROM DISTRICT SIX WAS KIND OF THE COORDINATOR OF IT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
IT SHOWS THE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.
AND IT WAS REALLY A NICE DAY TO SHOW THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE KIDS.
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AND WE HATED THAT THEY HAD TO MISS THOSE LAST THREE DAYS OF SCHOOL AND NOT GET TO GO THROUGH THEIR CEREMONIES THAT THEY NORMALLY WOULD.ALSO, EVERYONE THAT'S LISTENING AND WATCHING TODAY, I WANT YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE BY THE SCHOOLS THAT YOU SEE THE NEW BILLBOARDS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND THAT'S CALLED OUR BAND TRAILERS THAT NOW ARE SITTING ON EVERY ONE OF THE CAMPUSES.
AND THE RECOGNITION NOW THAT WE HAVE FOR ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY GOING TO SET US APART, I THINK, FROM A LOT OF DISTRICTS, AND I'M VERY PROUD THAT OUR BOARD WAS STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE FOR OUR BAND, STUDENTS AND FINE ARTS SITUATION FOR THOSE TRAILERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND I HOPE YOU ALL GET TO SEE THOSE AND SEE WHAT THE EXCITEMENT THAT IT HAS CREATED WITH THE KIDS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. MR. GLICK. THANK YOU SIR.
SO LAST WEEK WAS A WEEK OF TRAINING.
YOU AND I SPENT ALL DAY MONDAY FROM 8 A.M.
TO 7 P.M. IN RICHARDSON, AND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
SO THREE, THREE FULL DAYS OF TRAINING.
CONGRATULATIONS. ROWLETT CHAMBER HAD ITS HOMETOWN HEROES BANQUET.
THE WINNERS, KATIE MCMILLEN FROM COYLE AND SHANNON BROWN FROM HERFURTH.
THE ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION GAVE OUT OUR FIVE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS.
AND THEY WERE VERY WELL RECEIVED.
ONE OF THE EVENTS I REALLY, TRULY ENJOY EVERY YEAR WAS THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AT WILLIAM STADIUM.
ON WEDNESDAY, WE HAD THE VOICE OF WILLIAM STADIUM.
MISTER JOHNNY BEACH HIMSELF WAS PRESENT.
WE HAD A THURSDAY BREAK BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.
AND THEN IT CONTINUED ON FRIDAY AND VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
I ALSO WAS AMAZED HOW MANY PEOPLE I HEARD FROM ABOUT I TALKED ABOUT THE ARTICLE THAT WENT INTERNATIONAL, ABOUT MY BIRDING EXPERIENCES AND ALL THAT. AND THE QUESTIONS I GOT WAS, HOW DO I START? AND SO, YOU NEED TWO THINGS.
AND YOU NEED BINOCULARS AND YOU'RE ALL SET.
I WAS KIND OF AMAZED AT HOW MANY DIFFERENT BINOCULARS ARE ON SALE AT AMAZON.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I GOT WAS, AM I NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD? WELL, UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE 250 MILLION BIRDERS AND I'M AROUND THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE ALWAYS NUMBER ONE IN OUR HEARTS.
YEAH. VERY LITTLE, EVERYBODY KNOWS BEEN A RATHER HECTIC TIME IN THE BANKING AND FINANCE BUSINESS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE'VE BEEN SNOWED UNDER WITH A LOT OF WORK.
IT'S LIMITED MY ABILITY TO DO AS MANY THINGS AS I'VE DONE WITH THE DISTRICT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO GO TO SEVERAL GRADUATIONS, AND I WILL SAY THIS AND I'LL ECHO WHAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY MR. JOHNSON. THE STAFF DOES SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB.
IT'S ONE OF THE SMOOTHER THINGS THAT WE GET TO WITNESS.
AND YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE A BIT OF CHAOS, BUT IT'S REALLY TWO THINGS.
I THINK THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF SETTING THE EXPECTATION OF THE STUDENTS AS TO WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR AND WHAT IS NOT, IN TERMS OF KIND OF KEEPING CONTROL OF THEIR CELEBRATION.
SO I WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THE LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL GRADUATES.
AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE LAST MONTH.
I DID GO TO THE SLI IN FORT WORTH.
I WAS GOING TO SHOW YOU A CHART THAT I RECEIVED AT ONE OF MY CLASSES WHERE IT SHOWED, STARTING IN 1900S, ALL THE WAY TO NOW, THE DIFFERENT ERAS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL AND THE THINGS THAT WERE EXPECTED.
IT WENT FROM 2 OR 3 CHECKLIST ITEMS IN THE BEGINNING.
EVERYWHERE YOU WENT AT SLI, EVERYBODY TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BUDGETING SHORTFALLS, TAXES, TRADES, BOND ISSUES, THINGS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO HELP PUBLIC SCHOOLS DELIVER THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION THAT EVERYBODY
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DEMANDS. SO I HOPE EVERYBODY STAYS IN TUNE.WE DO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE SESSION COMING UP, I BELIEVE IN 25.
AND THERE WILL BE MR. BEACH IS HOLDING UP THE CHART FOR ME.
THERE WILL BE THERE WILL JUST BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION GOING ON AROUND THE STATE.
THERE'LL BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION HERE IN THE HORSESHOE ABOUT BUDGET THINGS.
I KNOW WE WE HAVE THE TASK OF APPROVING A BUDGET HERE IN JUST JUST A LITTLE WHILE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE PROBABLY A TASK OF ADJUSTING IT REGULARLY AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR.
BUT STAFF IS, IS REALLY ATTENTIVE TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
I'M NOT INTIMIDATED BY THE FACT AT ALL THAT WE HAVE A NEGATIVE BUDGET AGAIN THIS YEAR.
I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK ON IT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE YEAR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. MS. GRIFFIN THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SELDERS.
I WILL NOT REPEAT ANY OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, BUT IT'S ALREADY BEEN A VERY BUSY SUMMER WITH TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF US WITH ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ALMOST EVERY WEEK.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD FOR ALL OF THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I WILL RECEIVE.
I JUST LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE STAFF, ALL 7500 OF THE STAFF OF GARLAND ISD, FOR US TO HAVE FINISHED THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR STRONG, REGARDLESS OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAD, WE KEPT MOVING BECAUSE WE DON'T LET LITTLE THINGS STOP US BECAUSE EDUCATION FOR OUR CHILDREN IS VERY IMPORTANT.
SO I JUST WANT THE STAFF TO KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU DID TO MAKE GARLAND ISD SHINE IN LAST SCHOOL YEAR. AND I WOULD JUST SAY REST OVER THE SUMMER, RELAX, BECAUSE WHEN YOU COME BACK IN 24, 25, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON OUR RUNNING SHOES BECAUSE THERE'S STILL WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
AND I'LL ECHO WHAT MISS GRIFFIN SAID.
AND SO WITH ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, JUST WANTED TO SHARE HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT TO KEEP ALL THE ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN SUMMER SUMMER SCHOOL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING.
A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF ELEVATE.
I ATTENDED THE DFW ASIAN AMERICAN SOCCER TOURNAMENT APPRECIATION BANQUET.
THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN TIME, JUST TO KIND OF BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO INTRODUCE THAT SOCCER TOURNAMENT WHICH MISS STANLEY TALKED ABOUT AND, YOU KNOW, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS, MEETING NEW FRIENDS AND EATING GREAT FOOD.
BUT I ALWAYS ENJOY THOSE EVENTS BECAUSE THEY SERVE AS A GOOD TIME.
ALSO, ATTENDED THE DISTRICT'S CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF GARLAND'S CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH, AND THE DISTRICT'S VERSION OF JUNETEENTH IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT GETS ELEVATED EVERY, EVERY YEAR.
AND THIS YEAR WAS NO DIFFERENT.
AS I SAT AND LISTENED TO THE VARIOUS SPEAKERS AND JUST KIND OF REFLECTED ON WHAT ALL OF THAT MEANT, IT WAS JUST KIND OF SOMETHING THAT I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S EASY TO KIND OF KIND OF PUT OUT OF YOUR MIND AS IT DIDN'T REALLY HAPPEN TO ME.
AND SO AS I THOUGHT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE SLAVES NOT KNOWING TWO AND A HALF TO THREE YEARS LATER THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY FREE, I WAS LIKE, I WONDER IF EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM WERE SUPPOSED TO GET A PROMOTION OR A HUGE PAY INCREASE, AND THEY NEVER FOUND OUT UNTIL 2 TO 2 AND A HALF TO THREE YEARS LATER.
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL? IF IT WAS GOING TO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT YOUR FAMILIES IN A HUGE WAY AND CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE.
AND SO I WAS JUST KIND OF TRYING TO PUT SOME, YOU KNOW, TODAY'S TERMS TO IT.
THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT.
LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ON THE CITY SQUARE THAT'S BEEN NEWLY RENOVATED.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATED ATTENDING THAT.
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ALSO FOR GRADUATION, GRADUATION IS ALWAYS ONE OF MY HIGHLIGHTS AS A TRUSTEE.AS MISTER JOHNSON MENTIONED, MISTER WILBURN AND HIS TEAM AT THE TRIPLE C DO A FANTASTIC JOB OF KEEPING THOSE GRADUATION CEREMONIES RUNNING LIKE A FINE TUNED ENGINE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO DO AS TRUSTEES IS MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT GETS ACROSS THE LINE, AND TO ME, BEING ABLE TO SHAKE EVERY STUDENT'S HAND AND LOOK THEM IN THE EYE AND WISH THEM WELL IS HUGE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED RECENTLY TO ME, I WAS AT THE BANK AND WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE BANKERS AND JUST KIND OF GOT INTO A CONVERSATION AND HE SAID, OH YEAH, I GRADUATED FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I SAID, WHEN? AND HE SAID 2018, I WAS LIKE, WELL, I WAS ON THE BOARD AND I PROBABLY SHOOK YOUR HAND.
HE SAID, YEAH, I REMEMBER YOU SHAKING MY HAND.
THAT WAS REALLY A GREAT MOMENT FOR ME, AND I THANKED HIM FOR THAT.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT ON TO YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ, FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[V.D. Superintendent's Report]
WELL, THANK YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF GRADUATIONS, THEY'RE REALLY EXCITING.AND IT'S FROM THE HEART, AND IT'S TAILORED TO EACH GRADUATING CLASS.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE DO HAVE SEVEN SCHOOLS THAT ARE GRADUATING, TECHNICALLY EIGHT WITH MPA, THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN DIFFERENT CULTURES, THEIR WAYS OF DOING THINGS THEIR VIBES. AND SO IT IS REALLY NEAT TO SEE HOW THE YOUTH RESPOND TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND YOUR MESSAGING.
TO REITERATE I THIS IS MY SEVENTH YEAR HERE.
I GOT HERE IN 2018 AND MR. SELDERS HAS STOOD CONSISTENT TO SHAKE EVERY GRADUATES HAND EXCEPT DURING COVID WHEN WE REALLY COULDN'T RIGHT.
AND SO HE HAD TO GIVE THE FIST BUMP AND HE DIDN'T CARE.
HE WAS OUT THERE AND HE SAYS, I'M GOING TO FIND A WAY TO DO IT.
AND I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S A THING THAT IS ADMIRABLE BECAUSE IT DOES IT IT DOES GET HOT.
YOU DO HAVE A LOT OF SWEATY HANDS UP THERE, YOU KNOW THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY'RE NERVOUS.
RIGHT? BUT THAT'S BUT THAT'S THE CULMINATION OF ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S HAPPENING FROM PRE-K UP UNTIL WE GET THEM TO.
RIGHT. AND SO GRADUATIONS WENT REALLY WELL.
AND WHERE WE WERE FORTUNATE IS.
AND I STILL CAN'T EXPLAIN IT IS IT WAS LIKE A BUBBLE AROUND THE CCC, EVERYTHING ELSE WENT DOWN.
BUT THE CCC, THERE WAS LIKE A BUBBLE.
NOW WE DIDN'T HAVE WI-FI, BUT LET'S FACE IT, WE NEVER HAVE WI-FI AT THE CCC.
ALL RIGHT. SO THE THING THAT CAME ABOUT THAT I WAS THINKING WAS LIKE, WOW, YOU KNOW, THERE IT WAS JUST REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL THESE THINGS LINED UP.
THE CITY RALLIED AROUND US, ALL THREE CITIES.
RIGHT? IT IS SO MUCH THAT WENT DOWN THAT THEY STILL CAN'T KEEP UP.
AND SO ACTUALLY, I THINK MR. GLICK WHAT DID YOU SAY? HOW MANY POUNDS OF DEBRIS HAVE THEY PICKED UP? OR WHO WAS IT? WHO WAS THE ONE THAT GAVE US THE POUNDS? WHAT? OH, IT WAS JAMIE RIGHT? IT WAS 28 MILLION POUNDS OF DEBRIS JUST IN GARLAND, THE CITY OF GARLAND ALONE, AND THEY HAVEN'T PICKED UP EVERYTHING.
TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE LAST DAY OF OUR ACADEMIC YEAR FOR THE 23-24 SEASON.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE GOING TO BE KICKING OFF THE 24-25 SEASON.
I WANT I WANT OUR PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN A FINANCIAL CRISIS.
WE'RE NOT ALONE, AND EVERY DISTRICT IS FUNDED DIFFERENTLY.
THERE'S NOT A UNIFORM WAY OF DOING IT.
BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GENERATE MORE MONEY IS TWO WAYS MORE STUDENTS AND HIGHER TAXES.
OKAY, SO IF YOU'RE NOT GENERATING MORE MONEY, THAT MEANS YOU'RE LOSING MONEY.
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WE ARE STILL GETTING PAID ON 2019 VALUES.SO JUST THINK WE'RE GETTING MONEY THAT WAS BASED ON 2019 AND WE'RE HAVING TO PAY 2024-25 SALARIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR NEXT YEAR, AND IT'S CAUSING A DEFICIT.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS, EVEN WITH LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTION, WHICH I BELIEVE THEY WILL, I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A POLITICAL STALEMATE AND BOTH PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR LEVERS AND WE'RE GOING TO GET HELP FROM THE LEGISLATURES.
WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO TURN TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR WHAT IT'S CALLED THE VATRE, THE TRE.
THE SYSTEM IS SET UP FOR THAT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE THAT HAVE GATHERED THEIR PENNIES FROM THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE DOING BETTER OFF THAN THE ONES THAT AREN'T.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN CLOSE IT.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS A THRIVING COMMUNITY STARTS WITH THRIVING SCHOOLS.
THAT MEANS WE'RE ABLE TO RETAIN OUR TEACHERS.
WE'RE ABLE TO RETAIN OUR PRINCIPALS.
WE'RE ABLE TO RETAIN OUR STAFF, THE MEANS WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY.
IT MEANS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET SHORTFALL.
YOU COULD SEE RIGHT NOW WE'RE CLOSE TO 80 $9 MILLION THAT IS PROJECTED TO BE IN THE RED.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? WELL, THE VISION OF THIS BOARD, I WANT YOU TO KNOW, IS DURING THE COVID TIMES, WHENEVER WE'RE GETTING ALL THIS FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP US OUT, INSTEAD OF SPENDING THE MONEY LIKE MOST DISTRICTS DID, WHAT WE DID WAS WE PUT IT IN OUR FUND BALANCE BECAUSE WE PREDICTED THIS DAY WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TO CARRY US THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR. AFTER THIS LAST YEAR, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH.
NOW, I WANT TO CLARIFY A MISCONCEPTION.
WE CANNOT USE BOND MONEY TO OFFSET ANY OF THESE NEGATIVE THINGS.
BY LAW, BOND MONEY IS FOR THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY VOTERS, AND THAT KEEPS THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS RIGHT? BECAUSE THEN OTHERWISE YOU'LL BE SHAPING AND MOVING MONEY AROUND ALL THE TIME.
AND YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T DELIVER ON PROMISES IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MOVE THE MONEY AROUND.
SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP.
WE'VE DONE EFFICIENCY STUDIES.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH ALL THAT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING REAL HARD THIS SUMMER FOR THAT.
BUT FINALLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND, WE'VE GOT TO GET RID OF THE TERM.
WE'RE GOING TO DO MORE WITH LESS.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE MY EMPLOYEES OF THIS DISTRICT CAN DO.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO LESS WITH LESS UNTIL THERE'S MORE MONEY.
WHAT MORE CAN THEY GIVE? THEY CAN'T. SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET THAT CLARITY AND UNDERSTANDING AND GET THE SUPPORT.
BECAUSE THE ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT OUR TRI-CITY AREA, THEY LOVE OUR SCHOOLS, THEY LOVE OUR CHILDREN.
AND IF THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A NEED, I BELIEVE THEY'LL ANSWER THE CALL.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYBODY TO WALK WITH US.
THIS ISN'T A DOCTOR LOPEZ THING.
THIS ISN'T JUST GARLAND ISD, THIS ISN'T US THING.
SO EVERYBODY HAVE A NICE AND SAFE SUMMER.
MR. SELDERS, MAY I MAKE ONE OTHER COMMENT? YES. MR. BEACH, JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE, ALSO, RIGHT NOW THERE IS $38 BILLION BEING HELD AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR SCHOOL FUNDING THEY'RE NOT USING IN THE RAINY DAY FUND.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THAT COULD BE SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THAT, BUT THE TIME IT'S DONE, THEY'RE TALKING 45 BILLION.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO OUR NEXT DISCUSSION ITEM, FIVE E, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.
[V.E. Future Agenda Items]
ARE THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO SEE MOVED FORWARD IN A FUTURE AGENDA? MR. GLICK. THANK YOU SIR.AS YOU REMEMBER WHEN I, WE WERE HAVING THE DISCUSSION WITH THE ARCHITECT ABOUT THE NEW HILLSIDE CONSOLIDATION, I ASKED HIM A QUESTION. ARE WE GOING TO DO BE DOING ANYTHING WITH LEAD? THAT'S LEADERSHIP AND ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN.
AND THE ANSWER WAS HE HADN'T BEEN ASKED TO DO ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
WHEN WE DID DOHERTY ELEMENTARY, WE BROUGHT IN MANY ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS.
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VERY SUCCESSFUL.CERTAINLY, IF YOU LOOK IN THE DICTIONARY, YOU CAN SEE MY PICTURE AS A TREE HUGGER.
BUT AND I THINK SOME OF THESE ADDITIONS THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT, NOT NECESSARILY LEED CERTIFICATION, WHICH CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT THE LEED CHARACTERISTICS, I THINK THE GENERATION OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE NOW WILL, WILL APPLAUD AND APPRECIATE WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE FUTURE. THINGS POTENTIALLY LIKE ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSSES, TESTING OUT HOW DO THEY WORK? CAN WE HAVE A TEST FLEET OF SEVERAL OF THOSE BUSSES? OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING IT.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE MAYBE AN AGENDA ITEM AT SOME POINT.
WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH ALL THE NEW BUILDINGS WE'RE ABOUT TO BUILD? THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. ANYONE ELSE? AWESOME. ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[VI. Consent Agenda]
TRUSTEES, THESE ITEMS WERE ALL PRESENTED DURING OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON JUNE THE 11TH.AND AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, DOCTOR LOPEZ, YOU CAN CONFIRM THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLING INFORMATION OR, I'M SORRY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. SELDERS, IF IT WOULD PLEASE YOU, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THOSE.
OKAY, ITEM A, HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT FOR APPROVAL, AND ITEM B, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION.
ITEM C, CONSIDER RATIFICATION OF THE FY 24 TAX REFUND RESOLUTION.
ADAM G. REVIEW THE INVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND ADOPT A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT STATING REVIEW OF SAME AND RECORDING ANY CHANGES MADE TO EITHER THE INVESTMENT POLICY OR INVESTMENT STRATEGY.
ITEM H. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION DESIGNATING INVESTMENT OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT.
ADAM I, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CAMERA RESOLUTION.
ITEM J, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE TEA ATTENDANCE WAIVERS.
ITEM K, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE NFHS P-TECH AGREEMENT.
ITEM L, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE GHSECHS AGREEMENT.
M, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE MULTI CREDIT AGREEMENT.
N, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE EMT AGREEMENT.
O, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE LCHS P-TECH AGREEMENT.
P, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE NGHSECH AGREEMENT.
S, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE RHS P-TECH AGREEMENT.
T, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE SGHECH AGREEMENT.
U, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE SGHS P-TECH AGREEMENT.
V, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE, SHSECH AGREEMENT.
W, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE SHS P-TECH AGREEMENT.
CONTRACT NUMBER ONE IS CONTRACT 9-25.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF METAL DETECTORS AND SURPLUSES, EXCUSE ME OF SUPPLIES.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF BASEBALL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTBALL EQUIPMENT.
NUMBER FIVE, CONTRACT 252-25-01.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CELLULAR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.
ITEM SIX CONTRACT 310-24-01, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF STAFF, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, CONSULTING SERVICES AND MATERIALS, AND THEN ITEM Y, MODIFICATION OF AWARDED BIDS.
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THEN ITEM Z, INCREASED TO AWARDED BIDS.ITEM ONE, CONTRACT 214-24-08, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR HVAC EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES AND ITEM TWO, CONTRACT 293-24-01, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR HEARING AND VISION SERVICES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.
SECOND. I THINK THAT WAS HIS MOTION.
HE MADE A MOTION. THAT WAS A MOTION.
THAT WAS A MOTION. THAT WAS A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THOSE.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. BEACH AND SECONDED BY MR. GLICK.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, WE'RE READY TO VOTE.
SO WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE ONCE CONSENT ITEM SIX F, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF
[VI.F. Consider Approval of Qualified Investment Brokers]
QUALIFIED INVESTMENT BROKERS.DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT? YES. I WILL RECUSE MYSELF ON THIS VOTE.
OKAY. MR. GLICK IS GOING TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM VOTING OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM SIX F, IS THERE A MOTION? MR. MILLER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED INVESTMENT BROKERS AS LISTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK. SECONDED.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MISS STANLEY.
ANY DISCUSSION? THERE IS NO DISCUSSION.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO, EXCUSE ME, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN GOING TO OUR ACTION ITEM OR NON CONSENT ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM SEVEN A THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2024-2025 SALARY SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION INFORMATION
[VII.A. Consider Approval of the 2024-2025 Salary Schedule and Compensation Information Handbook]
HANDBOOK. DOCTOR LOPEZ.THANK YOU PRESIDENT SELDERS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THIS IS THE IMPACT OF THE 2% RAISE FOR EVERYBODY EXCEPT FOR THE TEACHERS AND CAMPUS WORKERS, WHICH YOU GET A 3% RAISE HOURLY EMPLOYEES GET A 3% RAISE AND A NEW STARTING SALARY OF 1550.
THIS IS JUST THE SALARY SCHEDULE TO ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD AND START THAT PAY AS OF JULY 1ST.
THIS IS NORMALLY GIVEN TO US, BUT WE WAITED LATE TO MAKE THESE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS.
AND THIS IS NOW THE WHAT WILL ACCOMPANY OUR WEBSITE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND SO EVERYBODY KNOWS THE SALARY IMPACT ONCE APPROVED.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ, FOR THAT.
IS THERE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
THE ITEM IS LISTED ON BOARD BOOK.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECONDED BY MR. MILLER. ANY DISCUSSION? THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. WE'RE NOW READY TO VOTE.
FORECLOSED. THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
[VII.B. Consider Approval of Budget Transfers and Amendments to the 2023-2024 General Fund and Debt Service Fund]
THIS ITEM CAME TO US IN COMMITTEE.AND I DON'T THINK ANYTHING HAS CHANGED.
RIGHT? NO, THERE ARE SOME CHANGES.
BOARD MEMBERS. DOCTOR, SUPERINTENDENT.
DOCTOR LOPEZ, WE ARE BRINGING BACK THE JUNE BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND TRANSFERS FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
AND WE ARE ADDING THE JUNE BUDGET AMENDMENT, TRANSFERS FOR THE DEBT SERVICES FUND AS WELL.
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SINCE WE WERE BRINGING IT BACK, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CROSS FUNCTIONAL BALANCE NEUTRAL TRANSFERS THAT WE ADJUSTED TO CONTINUE TO ALIGN THE BUDGET.SO THAT NUMBER HAD CHANGED, BUT THAT'S NO BUDGET IMPACT.
BUT THE MAIN REASON IS FOR THE REFUNDS AND ADJUSTMENTS OVER THE DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTIONS.
THAT'S GOING TO ADD 3 MILLION DOWN TO OTHER FINANCING USES.
AND YOU ADD THAT TO THE 2 MILLION IN THE STORM DAMAGES WE PREVIOUSLY SPOKE OF.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS THE DEBT SERVICE'S BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS.
FOR THE SAME REASON, WE ARE INCREASING THE STATE REVENUE BY 8.5 MILLION, AND THEN WE ARE INCREASING DECREASING THE OTHER FINANCING USES BY 1.1 MILLION.
AGAIN, THAT IS FOR THE REFUNDS AND ADJUSTMENTS OVER THE DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTIONS.
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER? YEAH.
AND IS THIS A THING THAT WILL REPEAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR? GET ASSUMING THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES IN LEGISLATION.
JUST KIND OF TELL ME, WALK ME THROUGH THAT PROCESS, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
OKAY. I'M GOING TO HAVE MR. DODDS DO THAT. SO A LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN IN WHAT IN OUR TAX REPORT.
IT'S BEEN SHOWING OUR DELINQUENTS REVENUE NEGATIVE.
SO AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THAT, THE AMOUNT OF REFUNDS ON MNO AND THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO OUR TAX CEILINGS THAT HAD CHANGED.
PEOPLE IN OUR CURRENT COLLECTIONS AND MAINLY IN OUR DELINQUENT COLLECTIONS.
SO THESE ARE REFUNDS THAT WERE SET IN WHEN THE NEW LAW WAS PUT IN, WHEN THE COMPRESSION OF THE TAX RATE AND THE INCREASE IN OUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THIS CREATED A NEW TAX CEILING.
AND SO THE AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX RATE BASED ON THEIR, ON THEIR VALUES.
AND SO THEN THERE ARE OTHERS THAT THERE WAS BEEN SETTLEMENTS AND DISPUTES ON VALUES.
AND SO THAT WAS ANOTHER REASON FOR THESE REFUNDS.
IT'S WAS SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT THIS YEAR AND IT'S BEEN EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE STATE.
BUT OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS FELT LIKE INSTEAD OF SHOWING A NEGATIVE IN OUR DELINQUENT TAX REVENUE, THAT WE ACTUALLY PULL THOSE REFUNDS OUT AND PUT THEM IN AS AN EXPENSE. SO YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, IT'S THERE IS SOME IMPACT TO THE BUDGET, BUT IT IS REALLY JUST RECLASSING WHERE THOSE REFUNDS WERE TAKEN OUT BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE JUST NETTED OUT IN THE REVENUE.
BUT SINCE IT WAS CREATING SUCH A BIG NEGATIVE IN OUR REVENUE, THEY WANTED IT SEPARATED OUT.
YOU KNOW, I'M A BANKER AND I TOOK ACCOUNTING AND WE HAD CONTRA ACCOUNTS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
BUT LET ME JUST ASK, HERE'S MY CURIOSITY.
IS, IS THIS ALL JUST ACCOUNTING OR THEIR ACTUAL REFUNDS THAT ARE BEING SUBMITTED BACK TO TAXPAYERS.
NO, THERE'S REFUNDS BACK TO TAXPAYERS.
THESE ARE ACTUAL THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN PAID.
YES. AND WE OWE THE MONEY BACK BECAUSE OF OF WHAT IT CHANGED IN THE TAX LAW.
OKAY. AND SO THESE ARE ACTUALLY REFUNDS THAT HAVE GONE OUT BACK TO TAXPAYERS.
AND NOW WE I HIT IT I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
BUT SO THIS IS JUST MAKING AN ACCOUNTING ENTRY TO GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT OUT OF OUR REVENUE INTO AN EXPENSE. AND ALL OF THESE FACTORS YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT ARE ALREADY FACTORED INTO THE GOING FORWARD BUDGET, OR WILL THAT BE IN ANOTHER ADJUSTMENT NEXT YEAR? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR TAX OFFICE AND CHRISTY IS WORKING ON TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ADJUSTMENTS, WE KNOW THOSE GOING UP FRONT.
YES. SO THAT WE DON'T OVER BUDGET ON ON THOSE ITEMS. AND SO I THINK SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB AND WORKING WITH DCAD AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
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THINGS IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES THAT HAD NOT BEEN ON TOP OF THIS, AND IT'S CAUSED IT'S CREATED HUGE PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SO REALLY, REALLY GLAD SHE'S DONE.AND YOU MENTIONED ONE LAST THING YOU MENTIONED ABOUT DISPUTES.
NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DISPUTES.
THEY'RE NOT DISPUTING WITH US.
THEY'RE DISPUTING SOMETHING WITH THE DISPUTING THEIR PROPERTY VALUE.
SO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS THE DISPUTE.
SO WE'RE NOT REALLY. NO, NO IT'S NOT WITH US.
IT'S, WITH THE APPRAISAL VALUE.
AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU CAN GET CERTIFIED VALUES.
ONCE 95% OF ALL DISPUTES ARE SETTLED WITH THE APPRAISAL VALUE, BUT THEY'RE STILL 5% IN IN DALLAS COUNTY, THAT'S A HUGE DOLLAR AMOUNT. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS FOR REFUNDS.
COULD YOU GO OVER THE $2 MILLION OF INSURANCE OR NON-INSURANCE COSTS FOR FOR THE STORM? AND DOES THAT INCLUDE ALL OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE SEXY.
THAT'S OUR ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW.
NOT HAVING ALL OF OUR ESTIMATES IN FROM OUTSIDE VENDORS THAT ARE HELPING US WITH THIS.
WE WE PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT OUT THERE TO GET US GOING, AND WE COULD GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BID IT OUT. THOUGH WE KNOW THAT THE THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND LIGHTS AND ALL THAT STUFF IS GOING TO BE ROUGHLY ABOUT 1.3 AND SO WHAT'S LEFT OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW DAMAGE TO HVAC UNITS ROOFS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE WILL BE TAKING CARE OF AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE UNDERNEATH THAT AMOUNT.
BUT WE WENT AHEAD AND JUST SET THAT OUT AS A PLACEHOLDER.
SO WE CAN GET THIS STUFF DONE OVER THE SUMMER.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ACTION ITEM B.
I'D LIKE TO I WOULD MOVE THAT.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK. ANY DISCUSSION.
NO DISCUSSION. NOW WE'RE READY TO VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
[VII.C. Consider Approval of the Final Amended Budgets for 2023-2024]
2022, I MEAN, SORRY, 2023-2024.SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BUDGET HAS BEEN ADJUSTED THE SAME AS IT WAS THE PRIOR ITEMS. BOARD MEMBERS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. PRESIDENT. YES, SIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
I'M SORRY. MY PRINTOUT WAS IN HIEROGLYPHICS HERE.
GIVE ME ONE SECOND AND GET BACK ON THE RIGHT PAGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION ON.
SEVEN C, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
FINAL AMENDED BUDGETS FOR 2023-2024.
LET ME START OVER. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AMENDED BUDGETS FOR 2023-2024.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MISS STANLEY.
WHAT ARE WE INDICATING? THAT OUR FINAL UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCES.
THE LAST NUMBER I HAD WAS 210, 210 MILLION.
THIS NUMBERS DON'T I DON'T I CAN'T ADD THEM UP ON THIS ONE.
I BELIEVE MR. DODDS MENTIONED THAT IN THE PRESENTATION.
IT'S THE ESTIMATE AND WE ARE AT THE 210 I BELIEVE.
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SO WE'RE STILL AT 210.YES, SIR. OKAY. FOR THE END OF THIS YEAR.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MISS STANLEY.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO SEVEN NEW BIDS FOR 7D1.
[VII.D. New Bids]
ADMINISTRATION HAS RECOMMENDED THAT CONTRACT.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SECONDARY MATH INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES.
WE CAME ACROSS A VERY POWERFUL MATH CURRICULUM.
COME ON UP. AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS IN OUR QUEST TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OUR KIDS ARE SUCCESSFUL, REDUCE AND ELIMINATE ANY TYPE OF GAPS, AND REALLY CREATE A STRONG FOUNDATION.
GOING INTO HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE REALLY APPROACHING A MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM.
WE STARTED A SCRIPTED TYPE OF FORMULA THAT HAS YIELDED SUCH POSITIVE RESULTS.
OUR SCIENCE SCORES ALSO WENT UP USING THE SAME APPROACH.
IT GIVES OUR TEACHERS REALLY A READY MAP ON WHAT TO TEACH STUDENTS.
SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY CHANGES AFTER THAT.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING. MR. BRUMAN IS NOT UNABLE TO BE WITH US TONIGHT, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE ON HIS BEHALF.
I AM THE HIGH SCHOOL MATH COORDINATOR.
I'M LIZ JOHNSON, MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH COORDINATOR.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU, PRESIDENT SELDERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND DOCTOR LOPEZ FOR HAVING US.
OUR MAIN PURPOSE AND GOAL AS A SECONDARY MATH TEAM AND AS A DISTRICT, IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE LEVEL MATH AND ADDRESSING LEARNING GAPS AND FOSTERING A STRONG MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATION FROM SIXTH TO 12TH GRADE.
THROUGH STRUCTURED LEARNING MODULES AND STRATEGIC INTERVENTION READINESS SET GO IS A SPECIFIC STUDENT ADDRESSES SPECIFIC STUDENT NEEDS, HELPING TO GET STUDENTS ON GRADE LEVEL WITH OUR PRELIMINARY STAAR DATA.
WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE URGENT NEEDS.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS RESOURCE, ALONG WITH THE INCLUDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WILL ADDRESS THOSE LEARNING GAPS AND OVERALL, THE PRODUCT UTILIZES CLEARLY SCAFFOLDED RESOURCES, EXPLICITLY ALIGNED INTERVENTION TOOLS, AND SUPPORTS THAT ELEVATE TEACHER CAPACITY.
SO WE SHOWED THIS SLIDE AND CELEBRATION.
AS YOU SEE, OUR DISTRICT OUTPERFORMED THE REGION AND THE STATE IN ALL THREE LEVELS.
AND I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MEETS BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
FOR ALGEBRA ONE, WE WANT TO EXPAND THIS MODEL.
AND THE READINESS SET GO RESOURCE HELPS TO EXPAND THE MODEL.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE THE RESOURCE.
MIDDLE SCHOOL REMAINS AN AREA OF STRUGGLE.
WE DO HAVE SOME TEACHER FEEDBACK ASKING FOR MORE STAR ALIGNED RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT PRACTICE.
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RATES OF SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE.AND WE BELIEVE THAT READINESS, THAT GO IS A CLEAR ANSWER TO THAT PROBLEM THAT WE'RE FACING.
HERE'S SOME DATA FROM ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
MESQUITE IS VERY COMPARABLE TO US.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT OUR SIXTH GRADE DATA AND OUR EIGHTH GRADE DATA YOU CAN SEE THAT MESQUITE IS AHEAD IN APPROACHES, MEETS AND MASTERS, AND THEY ARE ALREADY UTILIZING READINESS SET GO.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN UTILIZING IT SUCCESSFULLY FOR SOME TIME.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF A LESSON WITH READINESS SET GO.
ONE THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS WITH MY CURRICULUM I IS JUST STARTING WITH THE SKILLS FOCUS HERE.
THEN WE INCREASE THE RIGOR LEVEL.
YOU CAN SEE NOW WE'RE SAYING, WELL, HOW MUCH WOULD THE CHARGE BE FOR 1.5 HOURS.
SO IT'S NO LONGER A WHOLE NUMBER VALUE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AND THEN THE RIGOR, ONCE WE'VE MASTERED THOSE BASIC SKILLS INCREASES TO A REAL WORLD EXPLANATION.
SO USE WHAT YOU KNOW NOW TO TELL ME ABOUT THIS REAL WORLD CONTEXT USING A GRAPH.
IT DEVELOPS INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PROCESS AND PRACTICE BEFORE GETTING TO REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS THAT ARE STAR ALIGNED, AND THEN CLOSES WITH A STAR ALIGNED FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT. I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO 73B HERE.
MY LITTLE RED BOX IS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE AROUND THE GRAY ROW THAT HAS 73B.
THAT'S ONE STANDARD, BUT THE WAY READINESS SET GO SCOPES OUT OUR STANDARDS.
THEY DON'T JUST APPROACH IT AS THIS.
THIS IS ONE STANDARD. LET'S LOOK AT IT AT ONE PIECE.
WE'RE NOT LEAVING OUT ANY COMPONENTS THAT REALLY DO MATTER.
SO WHAT IS THE RESOURCE INCLUDE? THE RESOURCE IS HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS INCLUDED.
AND IT'S ALL RESOURCES FROM MATH SIX UP THROUGH THE SUPPORT FOR TSIA.
AND THE CURRICULUM COMPONENTS OF THE OF THE PURGES INCLUDE KEY PIECES OF THE LESSON CYCLE.
AND THESE ARE THE STRUCTURED TEKS ALIGNED MODULES, FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS, TARGETED INTERVENTION ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS, WHICH INCLUDES BEST PRACTICES, AND ALSO IT OFFERS UP STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENT.
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT ENGAGEMENT IS A KEY PIECE TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS.
ALSO A HIGHLIGHT IS THE TSIA MODULE, WHICH WILL SUPPORT A NEED FOR SCAFFOLDED RESOURCES AND INTERVENTION TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS ON THIS HIGH LEVERAGE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM.
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT ALSO IS A PURCHASE OF $48,000, AND THE MATH LEADERSHIP CONSULTATION IS THE WORK OF THE VENDOR ALONG WITH THE SECONDARY MATH LEADERSHIP TEAM.
THE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES OUR THREE DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS.
THE MODULE DEVELOPMENT IS WORKING ALONGSIDE THE VENDOR WITH THE SECONDARY MATH LEADERSHIP TEAM LOOKING AT DATA FOCUSING WITH DATA AND BEING ABLE TO MONITOR AND ADJUST WHERE NEEDED. AND THEN ALSO THE IMPLEMENTATION WALKS IS WALKING WITH THE VENDOR AND THE SECONDARY MATH LEADERSHIP TEAM TO SEE THE CURRICULUM IN ACTION.
AND ADDITIONALLY, IT IS NOT BASED ON A YEARLY CONTRACT.
BUT ONCE PURCHASED, WE AS A DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR MANY YEARS.
THANK YOU. AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
TRUSTEES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, MISS GRIFFIN? YES. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESS.
WORDS THAT I KEEP SEEING AND HEARING.
AND IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, HERE ARE THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
IT SAYS WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS LEARNING GAPS.
AND IF YOU CAN BRIEFLY TELL ME, HOW ARE WE IDENTIFYING THE LEARNING GAPS? CAN WE TALK ABOUT WHERE OUR LEARNING GAPS ARE? THE MAIN THING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK BACK TO IS OUR DATA.
WE ALSO LOOK ACROSS DIFFERENT GROUPS TO SEE ARE WE MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS? BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE USING OUR DATA TO ANALYZE WHERE OUR LEARNING GAPS ARE, AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SOME PRETTY SPECIFIC ONES.
AND YOU FEEL THAT THIS PRODUCT WILL GIVE US THE DIVERSITY ACROSS ALL OF OUR GROUPS, LIKE WE NEED.
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ARE YOU ALL ARE PREPARED AFTER YOUR TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO ASK THE VENDOR TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY THAT.I'M ASSUMING YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT.
YES. AND ONE THING TO CONSIDER TOO, IS THIS IS NOT THE ONLY RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR GARLAND ISD RESOURCES THAT WE OWN.
WE ALREADY HAVE IN OUR CURRICULUM EXCELLENT LANGUAGE SUPPORT.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENTIATION BUILT IN.
BUT THIS IS A TIGHTLY STAR ALIGNED PRODUCT THAT ADDS A LOT OF CLARITY TO WHAT WE HAVE.
IT WILL REALLY BE A RESOURCE TO HELP SOLIDIFY AND ESTABLISH CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND TO HELP TEACHERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO TEACH, HOW KIDS NEED TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND HOW TO GET THEM FROM POINT A TO POINT B, SO WE'RE NOT GETTING RID OF EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE.
BUT THIS WILL ADD A LOT OF CLARITY AND BE AN AMAZING SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS.
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I WAS HEADED, IS THAT WITH OUR POPULATION, WITH OUR NUMBER OF STUDENTS, WITH THE SIZE OF OUR DISTRICT, WE HAVE TO HAVE A VARIETY.
SO MANY TIMES WHEN WE COME WITH SOMETHING NEW, WE DON'T REALLY YOU ALL KNOW IT BECAUSE YOU'RE WORKING WITH IT AND YOU KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT IT. BUT FOR US, HOW ALL OF THOSE THINGS WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THE ULTIMATE GOAL.
SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MISS STANLEY.
SO MINE WAS JUST MORE TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING IT.
SO THIS IS REALLY A RESOURCE THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING INTO THE CLASSROOM FOR THE KIDS, BUT THIS IS A RESOURCE THAT ARE MAKING OUR TEACHERS STRONGER WHEN THEY GO INTO THE CLASSROOM. OH NO.
SO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO MAKE OUR TEACHERS STRONGER.
AND THE OUTLINE OF THE CURRICULUM ITSELF IS VERY CLEAR.
CLEAR A CLARITY FOR OUR TEACHERS.
BUT THIS IS STUDENT FACING MATERIAL.
THESE ARE PROBLEM SETS, LIKE THE ONES THAT YOU SAW ON THE SLIDE DECK, THAT MOVE FROM INITIAL PRACTICE TO CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT TO REAL WORLD APPLICATION TO FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS. IT HAS THE WHOLE PACKAGE, INCLUDING TOOLS FOR DATA DRIVEN INSTRUCTION.
SO IT'S BOTH STUDENT FACING AND TEACHER SUPPORT.
SO BUT IT'S GEARED TO THE TEACHERS AND THE KIDS ARE WORKING COHESIVELY ON THE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS. YES. OKAY.
MR. GLICK. COULD YOU GO BACK TO SOME OF THE EARLIER SLIDES? YEAH. OKAY.
YOU DON'T KNOW ME WELL, BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO LOOK AT US AGAINST THE REGION.
RIGHT. AS MISS JOYNER WOULD TELL YOU.
OKAY. AND HERE WE OBVIOUSLY DID INCREDIBLY WELL AGAINST REGION TEN.
YET WHEN YOU GET TO THE NEXT SLIDES.
REALLY SCARY, RIGHT? SO. AND THERE'S THE CONFUSION IN MY MIND.
AND I THINK SOME OF THE SESSIONS I ATTENDED IN FORT WORTH WITH SENATE BILL 2124 ASKING US TO TAKE 40% OF OUR KIDS AND ACCELERATE THEM.
MR. SELDERS AND I HAD A SESSION WITH RICHARDSON, SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEES, WHERE THEY'VE ALREADY ACCELERATED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THEIR KIDS, MUCH HIGHER THAN 40% INTO TAKING ALGEBRA IN EIGHTH GRADE.
SO WHERE ARE WE WITH THIS NEW PROGRAM AND HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT SIX SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE? THE RESULTS YOU GOT FOR NINTH GRADE, THE ACCELERATION OF 21, 24.
WE IMPLEMENTED 2124 WITH OUR SIXTH GRADERS THIS LAST YEAR.
SIXTH GRADE IS A LOW RISK YEAR TO TRY AN HONORS COURSE.
WE HAD VERY FEW STUDENTS BACK OUT OF IT.
STUDENTS DO TAKE A DIFFERENT STAR TEST FROM SEVENTH GRADE.
THIS YEAR, ABOUT 30% OF OUR EIGHTH GRADERS PARTICIPATED IN ALGEBRA.
WE DO SEE THAT NUMBER INCREASING YEAR ON YEAR, BUT WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE.
SO LET ME LET ME ANSWER THAT, BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF AN INCOMPLETE ANSWER.
SO THE THE STATE CREATED A GOAL OF WHAT WE CALL 40%.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE GONE ABOVE AND ABOVE ABOVE IT.
AND WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IS WITH A LOT OF THEM, WE'RE PLAYING THE LONG GAME, RIGHT.
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WE WANT THESE KIDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, BUT THEY'RE USING THEORETICAL TERMS. IN THEORY, IF A KID TAKES ALGEBRA, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.ACCELERATED STUDENTS SAT SCORES COUNT NOW FOR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC THEIR ACADEMIC RATING.
SO YOU MIGHT HAVE, LET'S SAY 85% OF YOUR KIDS, BUT NOT 85% ARE MEETING THE THRESHOLD.
AND OUT OF THOSE 85%, LET'S SAY 30%, 20% ARE ARE MEETING THE THRESHOLD AND YOUR SCHOOLS ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT MONITORING IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE DESIGNED TO MONITOR IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THE SECOND THING IS THERE SHOULD BE QUALIFIERS TO GET INTO THESE ACCELERATED CLASSES.
SO THE GOAL IS IF WE COULD START WITH THE EARLY YEARS, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET MORE KIDS WITH A STRONGER FOUNDATION THAT QUALIFY FOR THESE ACCELERATED CLASSROOMS. WE'RE STARTING WITH IDENTIFICATION IN FIFTH GRADE.
SO I'M GETTING REAL TECHNICAL WITH YOU.
PLEASE. NOBODY ANSWER WHAT MY AND WHEN YOUR MIND WHEN SHOULD YOU LEARN MULTIPLICATION TABLES? OKAY. JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
AND NOW THINK IN FIFTH GRADE, HOW MUCH OF THE TEST SHOULD USE MULTIPLICATION IN THE IN THE FIFTH GRADE TEST? NOW, IF YOU GO TO THE FIFTH GRADE TEST, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE LIKE MAYBE FOUR QUESTIONS THAT USES MULTIPLICATION ONLY FOUR.
SO YOU WILL SEE OUR FIFTH GRADE SCORES ARE SOLID.
BUT THEN WHEN IT TRANSLATE TO SIXTH GRADE, THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO BRIDGE THE GAP.
THIS IS WHERE THIS CURRICULUM COMES BECAUSE IT HELPS FUSE A LOT OF THAT.
AND IT'S BEEN PROVEN IN HIGH ECODYST AREAS LIKE OURS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT.
SO BASED ON THAT AND BASED ON THESE NUMBERS.
CAN WE MAKE SOME PROJECTIONS? IF WE WERE TO BE HERE NEXT SUMMER WHEN WE HAVE NEXT YEAR'S STAAR RESULTS FOR THESE, YOU KNOW, FOR THESE THESE GRADES.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? WILL WE GET CLOSE? I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S NOT MAYBE IT'S AN UNFAIR QUESTION, BUT WE'RE BRINGING IN NEW CURRICULUM IN THE IN CRITICALLY IMPORTANT SUBJECT.
RIGHT. SO WHAT WHERE DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE? I DON'T WANT THEM TO ANSWER THAT.
I DON'T WANT YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU ANSWER THAT.
I TRIED. NO. IT TOOK US ABOUT THREE YEARS TO GET TO THE MATH CURRICULUM SCORES THAT WE HAVE NOW.
IT'S TAKEN US A FEW YEARS WITH SCIENCE.
OKAY. TEACHING TEACHER PEDAGOGY IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS.
THE PLAN COULD WORK, BUT YOUR TENDENCIES AND HOW YOU DO THINGS BY FORCE OF HABIT.
WHAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED SUCCESS, AND WE FEEL THAT THAT SUCCESS GOT US TO WHERE WE'RE AT, AND IT'S HARD TO BLINDLY GO INTO SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE NEVER WORKED WITH BEFORE WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
UNLESS THAT'S JUST PART OF YOUR SUCCESS.
BUT VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE LIKE THAT.
YOU HAVE HABITS, YOU HAVE THINGS.
AND SO WHEN YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE CHANGING CULTURAL HABITS AND CULTURAL NORMS. WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF THINGS.
IF I GIVE SOMEBODY A GADGET THAT'S GOT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE GOING TO BE SLOW WITH IT.
EVEN OUR KIDS CAN DO IT WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING.
JUST LIKE THESE ALGEBRA SCORES AND THE BIOLOGY SCORES.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING THIS OUT THIS SUMMER.
BEFORE. BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AGAIN.
RIGHT. CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL.
AND THEN THE THE, THE PD PROGRAMING WOULD BASICALLY START AUGUST 5TH AND SIXTH.
GOOD. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING AND NOT ANSWERING MY TOUGH QUESTIONS.
OKAY, MR. JOHNSON, I FEEL LIKE WE GO THROUGH THIS EVERY YEAR TO SOME DEGREE.
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ESPECIALLY WITH SEVENTH GRADE TO SOME DEGREE, ESPECIALLY WITH MATH.AND AGAIN, I THINK WE'VE COVERED THIS BEFORE, BUT I WANT TO COVER IT AGAIN.
IS THERE A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT OUR SEVENTH GRADERS TAKE THE EIGHTH GRADE STAAR IF THEY'RE TAKING ALGEBRA? WE COULD HAVE OUR SEVENTH GRADE HONORS.
STUDENTS TAKE THE SEVENTH GRADE STAAR.
THERE'S SOME DISTRICTS THAT DO THAT.
I MEAN, LOOKING AROUND, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, MOST OF THE DISTRICTS AROUND US DO IN FACT DO THAT.
CORRECT? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S TRUE.
I MEAN, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS NUMBER, THIS 35% ON APPROACHES CAN BE RELATIVELY EASILY EXPLAINED IF WE TAKE THE 40% OF OUR BEST STUDENTS IN MATH AND HAVE THEM TAKE THE EIGHTH GRADE THING.
AND BECAUSE I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO AGREE WITH YOU ON THIS.
OR SEVENTH GRADE OR SIXTH GRADE, WHATEVER IT IS.
RIGHT. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR SEVENTH GRADE MATH SCORE, THEIR SEVENTH GRADE MATH SCORE IS, I THINK, 15%, RIGHT? SO YOU DO THE MATH, AND THERE ARE ABOUT 15% AT AT A CERTAIN RATE.
SO WE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT, YES, THAT'S PART OF IT.
BUT WE'RE NOT DOING THIS JUST TO IMPROVE SCORES.
WE'RE DOING THIS TO IMPROVE THE FOUNDATION GAPS THAT WE'RE HAVING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SECONDLY, THE BIGGEST PREDICTOR OF A HIGH ALGEBRA SCORE IS A HIGH EIGHTH GRADE SCORE.
AND THEIR, THEIR FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE HAS TO BE IN EIGHTH GRADE.
SO THE EIGHTH GRADE SCORE IS AN ACTUAL, MORE TELLTALE SIGN OF SUCCESS THAN OUR SEVENTH GRADE SCORE.
WELL, THAT MAKES THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME TO A LARGE DEGREE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THOSE HIGHER ACHIEVER SEVENTH GRADERS THAT ARE NOW BEING REFLECTED IN THAT EIGHTH GRADE MATH. THEY'RE STILL A YEAR LESS MATURE THAN EIGHTH GRADERS, SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO NECESSARILY PERFORM AS WELL AS IF THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT THEIR EIGHTH GRADE YEAR.
BUT THEY ALMOST CATCH BACK UP TO THE STATE AND REGION.
AND BY THE TIME THEY GET TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, THEY PASS THEM.
BUT I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WE UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY THIS NUMBER IS HERE.
AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF SOME.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE WE'RE DRASTICALLY FAILING OUR STUDENTS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE.
BUT THE WAY THAT WE ARE DOING OUR TESTING ALIGNMENT, WE'VE EFFECTIVELY KIND OF CLUBBED OURSELVES AT THE KNEES A LITTLE BIT FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE YEAR. THAT RECOVERS MOSTLY IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, AND BY THE NINTH GRADE, WE'RE SAILING AHEAD OF EVERYONE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO ERASE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE COMPLETELY CONSISTENT BECAUSE SO MANY DISTRICTS ARE HAVING THEIR ENTIRE, EVEN THEIR BEST STUDENTS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING THE SEVENTH GRADE STAR.
AND WE DON'T HAVE OUR SEVENTH GRADE BEST STUDENTS TAKING THE STAR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
AGAIN. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT CONTRACT 3252502 BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL.
THE PURCHASE OF SECONDARY MATH, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES.
MR. MILLER. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF CONTRACT 3325 DASH 20 5-02 AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION.
FORECLOSE. THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
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WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 7D2.CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF LEASED WAREHOUSE SPACE.
WE HAVE MR. BOOKER HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT SELDERS TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
TO DOCTOR LOPEZ, WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU.
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF OUR WAREHOUSE LEASE.
THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN LEASING A FACILITY FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS.
THAT LEASE IS EXPIRING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSING THAT WE APPROVE THE LEASE SPACE FOR WAREHOUSE 271-24, BEING RECOMMENDED TO CONTINUE TO LEASE THE FACILITY THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY UTILIZING TO DEE GORDON REYNOLDS LLC.
THAT'S FUNDED OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT OFFICE IS THE BOND STAFF AS WELL AS THE SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUCTION FACILITY.
THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THAT FACILITY.
THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. TRUSTEES ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS FOR CONTRACT 271-2.
FOR THAT, WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LEASED WAREHOUSE SPACE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE LEASE WAREHOUSE SPACE THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN OUR BOOK.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. BEACH, SECONDED BY MISS STANLEY.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL BE ABSTAINING ON THIS VOTE.
THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO, WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO ACTION ITEM SEVEN.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT FOR CONTRACT 499-2403 THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR FOR SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL FIELD TURF REPLACEMENT TRACK AND LIGHTING REPLACEMENT.
THIS IS AN APPROVAL THAT HAPPENED DURING THE STORM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ON TUESDAY.
ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS TOOK SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
WITH WITH THE DOWN LIGHT POLE, THE GLASS AND EVERYTHING SPREAD ACROSS BRAND NEW TURF THAT WE HAD.
OUR LIGHT POLES ARE VERY, VERY FRAGILE.
THEY MIGHT BE A SAFETY RISK AS WELL.
I WILL HAVE JAVIER PRESENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
HELLAS CONSTRUCTION TO PERFORM THREE PARTS OF THE PROJECT THAT DOCTOR LOPEZ JUST MENTIONED.
IT WAS ON MAY THE 28TH THAT WE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE WEATHER IN THIS DISTRICT, CAUSING A LIGHT POLE, ONE OF OUR SPORTS LIGHTING POLES TO FALL ON THE FIELD.
AND FOR AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE ALL THE SPORTS LIGHTING ON THAT FIELD.
THE SPORTS LIGHTING IS ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING.
SO IT'S OVER 20 YEARS OLD, AND SO THAT'S ONE PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
WHEN THE POLE FELL, IT DAMAGED THE TRACK.
SO THERE IS A PORTION OF THE TRACK THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED.
THAT'S ALSO PART OF THIS PROJECT.
AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TURF FOR SACHSE FOOTBALL FIELD.
TRUSTEES. YOU'VE HEARD FROM MR. JAVIER FERNANDEZ.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER. YEAH.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR DISCUSSION.
WERE THERE ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVES OTHER THAN FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE FIELD THAT WERE CONSIDERED? YES. THERE WERE.
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AND THE DEBRIS FIELD OF THE LIGHT FIXTURES.THESE ARE, THESE ARE HID LIGHTS, SO THEY'RE BULBS.
AND WHEN THESE HID LIGHTS, THE POLES ARE 60FT TALL.
SO WHEN THE POLE FELL AT 60FT, THE THIS THE DEBRIS FIELD OF THE GLASS IS SUBSTANTIAL.
WE WENT OUT AND TRIED TO SURVEY WHERE WE COULD FIND THE DEBRIS FIELD AND ACTUALLY STOPPED BEING A LITTLE DIFFICULT BECAUSE SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER THAT, WE CONTINUED TO HAVE RAIN.
AND AFTER THE THE MAY 28TH EVENT THAT OCCURRED, WE HAD ADDITIONAL RAINS IN WHAT TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A TURF FIELD LIKE THIS, IT DOESN'T DRAIN IMMEDIATELY. SO YOU'LL GET WATER ON THE FIELD AND THEN YOU'LL ACTUALLY GET ITEMS TO MOVE WITHIN THAT FIELD.
IT MAY HAVE MIGRATED ACROSS THE FIELD, WHICH COULD CREATE A GREATER DEBRIS FIELD THAT WE CANNOT SEE.
SO WE'VE ALSO MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR WHO INSTALLED IT.
WE GOTTEN THEIR OPINION AND MET WITH THEM AND SAID, WHAT DO WE LOOK LIKE? AND SO THEY CONCURRED WITH OUR OPINION THAT IT WAS BEST OR IT IS BEST TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FIELD.
SO AND THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER.
WITH RESPECT TO NEW LIGHT POLES.
I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE REPLACING ALL OF THEM.
YES, SIR. SO THERE'S SPORTS LIGHTING POLES.
AND TODAY THERE ARE SIX POLES.
WE WILL GO BACK WITH A MORE TRADITIONAL FOUR POLE LIGHTING SYSTEM.
WE CAN'T ACTUALLY PUT THE OLD STYLE POLE LIGHTS ANYMORE.
IT BECOMES A VERY BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE PLAYERS ON THE FIELD, WHATEVER SPORT YOU'RE PLAYING, HAVING THE DIFFICULTY OF OF LIGHT ILLUMINATION, HAVING DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE PLAYING FIELD. SO MOVING FROM 6 TO 4 GIVES US THE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A BETTER FEEL OF PLAY, ALONG WITH HAVING THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN SPORTS LIGHTING.
JAVIER, CAN YOU GIVE US A TIMELINE OF WHEN THIS WILL PROJECT WILL BE DONE OR COMPLETED? WE ARE.
WE ARE. WE HAVE ALREADY ENGAGED HELLAS CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE ALSO BECAUSE THIS WORK HERE BECAUSE IT'S SPORTS LIGHTING ALSO REQUIRES IT HAS TWO REQUIREMENTS TO IT STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
AND SO WE HAVE ALSO ENGAGED A DESIGN FIRM TO ASSIST US IN THIS IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
AND SO BOTH OF THOSE COMPANIES ARE ALREADY ON BOARD WORKING WITH US ON THIS PIECE.
WE ANTICIPATE HAVING THE PROJECT COMPLETELY DONE BY THE LATEST MID MID-AUGUST.
SO WE HAVE TALKED TO THE CAMPUS.
BUT WE'RE MOVING VERY RAPIDLY TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT.
WE APPROVE. CONTRACT NUMBER 499-24-03.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR FOR SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL FIELD.
TURF REPLACEMENT, TRACK AND LIGHTING REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MISS STANLEY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? READY TO VOTE. VOTE OPEN.
THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
NOW WE'RE MOVING TO ITEM D FOUR UNDER NEW BIDS.
THE ADMINISTRATION HAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE CONSIDER CONTRACT 51001-12.
TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
THIS IS A BOND ITEM THAT IS COMING FOR US.
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DOCTOR LOPEZ, YOU WANTED TO INTRODUCE THAT? YOU KNOW, I ONE FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU PRESIDENT SELDERS, FOR LETTING US ADD THESE THESE PAST AGENDA ITEMS, WHICH INCLUDES THIS ONE FOR THE PUBLIC.NORMALLY, WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS KEEP ALL OUR BOND RELATED ITEMS ON THE BOND AGENDA TO KEEP CLARITY.
BUT SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN, TIME'S PRESSING.
WE GOT TO START ORDERING MATERIALS.
I KNOW WE'RE USED TO THIS NORMAL PROCESS OF OF WHAT WE CALL COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS.
AND NOW WE'RE MOVING MORE INTO WHAT IS CALLED THE CMAR.
AND THE CMAR WILL HAVE MULTIPLE PHASES ON APPROVALS.
THIS IS YOU ALREADY APPROVED ONE PHASE.
THIS PHASE TWO IS TO GET THE WHAT I WOULD CALL THE THE FIELD PORTION OF THE MATERIALS NEEDED TO ORDER FOR OUR INDOOR FACILITIES.
THIS ESTABLISHMENT, IF YOU LOOK AT WITH THE FIELD HOUSE PORTION, IT'S PART OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE CENTERS, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE PRE-ENGINEERED METAL BUILDING PORTION THAT IS GOING TO BE LOCATED WHERE THE FIELD IS.
AND WE GOT TO START MOVING QUICKLY.
AND SO I'LL HAVE JAVIER PRESENT THIS PORTION TO IT.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ.
WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU AN ACTION ITEM.
THIS IS FOR THE GMP, WHICH IS A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR NUMBER TWO FOR A PROJECT.
THIS IS THE MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTERS, WHICH INCLUDES FIELD HOUSE REPLACEMENTS.
SO THIS IS GMP NUMBER TWO PORTION.
WHAT THIS PORTION IS IS YOU CAN VIEW THIS AS THE SKELETON.
THIS IS THE METAL PORTION OF THE BUILDING.
THIS IS THE SKELETON OF THE INDOOR FACILITY.
THE REASON THAT WE'RE HAVING TO ISSUE A GMP NOW JUST FOR THIS, RATHER THAN THE ENTIRE PROJECT, HAS TO DO WITH DELIVERY AND MANUFACTURING OF THE METAL STRUCTURE AND WORKING WITH OUR WHEN WORKING WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, CORE CONSTRUCTION, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM VERY CLOSELY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY POINTED OUT TO US IS THAT THE ABILITY TO MANUFACTURE SEVEN FACILITIES AT ONE TIME THAT BECOMES A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE INDUSTRY. HOW DO YOU MANUFACTURE THOSE, GET THOSE, FABRICATE THE THE MATERIAL, HAVE IT DELIVERED AND THEN START THE ERECTION.
WE'RE ORDERING THE THE PRE-ENGINEERED METAL BUILDING SOONER RATHER THAN THE ENTIRE PACKAGE.
AND SO WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
MR. MILLER? YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK.
MY CALCULATION TIMES SEVEN IS ABOUT 150, 354 MILLION.
SO THIS IS FOR THIS PORTION ONLY IS 21.9 MILLION.
THAT'S FOR THE PRE-ENGINEERED BUILDING.
YES, THIS IS INCLUSIVE. ALL SEVEN.
THIS IS AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE SKELETON.
JUST THE METAL. YEAH. IT'S THE METAL BUILDING.
JUST 21.9 FOR THE ENTIRE FOR ALL SEVEN.
OKAY. AND THEN WHAT WILL BE THE NEXT STEP THEN ON THESE.
SO THE NEXT STEP IS WE WILL BRING TO YOU GMP NUMBER THREE LATER IN THE YEAR.
AND THAT WILL BE THE LARGEST GMP, THAT IS THE GMP THAT WE'LL BRING TO YOU THAT HAS ALL THE REMAINING ITEMS FOR THE BUILDING, THE ITEMS THAT PERTAIN TO THE INDOOR PORTION AND THE ITEMS THAT PERTAIN TO THE TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE, CMU STRUCTURE LOCKER ROOMS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING ALL THAT TO YOU IN A SUBSEQUENT GMP.
SO THE DIRT WORK PREP AND ALL THE FOUNDATIONAL THINGS WILL BE IN THE NEXT ONE.
YES, SIR. THIS IS JUST ORDERING THE SKIN BASICALLY.
YES, SIR. THIS IS ORDER. THIS IS ORDERING THE SKELETON OF IT.
YES, SIR. I'M SORRY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION.
TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. BEACH, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT NOW, READY TO VOTE?
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VOTE OPEN. VOTE NOW.THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
THANK YOU. IT IS NOW 7:00 AND WE ARE PLEASED TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VIII. Executive Session]
EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR PURPOSES PERMITTED BY TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551001.PART A OR ONE CONSULTATION, CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING LAND ACQUISITION.
WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT ONE PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, TWO A SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR THREE ON A MATTER 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.
C 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. 701 WE'RE MOVING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TRUSTEES.
WE'LL HIT IT AND THEN WE'LL BE OUT.
OKAY. IT IS NOW 8:03 AND WE'RE RECONVENING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[IX. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]
I CERTIFY THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED DURING OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WAS NOT PROVIDED FOR IN OUR AGENDA.DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT?
[X. Adjournment]
SO MOVED. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:03.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.