Nov 12, 2024 Facilities Committee Meeting

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OKAY. THANK YOU.

TODAY, AS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE FINANCING FACILITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING, IT'S NOVEMBER THE 12TH.

[I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum ]

OUR CHAIRMAN IS OUT FIXING A FLAT RIGHT NOW, SO HE'LL BE HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

SO AT THAT TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, SO WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND DETERMINE THAT THERE IS A QUORUM HERE.

AND MISS HOGAN NUMBER TWO, THE PUBLIC FORUM.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, SIR. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.

[III. Superintendent's Message]

WELL THANK YOU.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA FORMAT.

THANK YOU. SEEING NONE THERE WE'LL THEN MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING NOVEMBER THE 20

[IV.A. Discussion Item]

ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? IT HAS DOWN KRISTI COOPER BUT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT? YES. YES, SIR. GOOD THAT'S PERFECT.

SO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED.

MR. BEACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ, AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE SECTION 603.

THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED A RESOLUTION AND AN ELECTION BALLOT.

SO YOU MAY CAST YOUR VOTE FOR A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS NO LONGER VOTE FOR A SINGLE POSITION WHICH PREVIOUSLY REPRESENTED THE SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

WE ARE NOW PROVIDED OUR VOTING ENTITLEMENTS.

GARLAND ISD'S VOTING ENTITLEMENT IS 200 VOTES, WHICH MAY BE CASTED FOR A SINGLE CANDIDATE OR DISTRIBUTED AMONG ANY NUMBER OF CANDIDATES.

ONCE ALL ELECTION BALLOTS AND RESOLUTIONS ARE RECEIVED AND TALLIED, THE FIVE CANDIDATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES WILL HOLD FIVE POSITIONS ON THE DCAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

DCAD HAS PROVIDED THE RESUME AND BIOGRAPHY OF THE 15 CANDIDATES, WHICH YOU WILL FIND ON PAGES 9 THROUGH 31 ON YOUR BOARD BOOK.

AND I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT KRISTI COOPER.

I COME HERE INSTEAD OF HER.

YEAH, IT'S ON PAGE FIVE.

YEAH. SO THIS IS.

MR. SELDERS.

NO. NO QUESTIONS.

JUST WANTED TO JUST AT LEAST AS WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS ITEM.

IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE EIGHT IN OUR AGENDA AND LOOK AT THOSE NOMINEES, SOME OF THOSE NOMINEES REPRESENT DISTRICTS THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH AND WE MAY PERSONALLY KNOW. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE TRUSTEES AWARE OF THAT.

AND SO AS WE'RE CONSIDERING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN CONSIDER LIKE WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE COULD PUT ALL OF THE VOTES TO ONE CANDIDATE, OR WE COULD SPREAD THE VOTES OUT AMONGST SEVERAL OF THE CANDIDATES.

SO ONE WAY WE CAN LOOK AT IT IS CHOOSE THE ONES THAT I GUESS WE KNOW AND SUPPORT AND THEN DISTRIBUTE THE VOTES ACCORDINGLY.

I AM GOING TO ASK TOO ON THIS IS THERE OF THESE CANDIDATES THAT WE SEE, THESE NOMINEES ARE THERE THE INCUMBENTS OR DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE OF THESE ARE INCUMBENTS? I DO NOT KNOW. NONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE THE INCUMBENT.

OUR SEAT IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED OR VACATED UNDER THE NEW STATUTE.

THEY REFORMATTED IT.

SO THIS IS THE PART OF THE NEW PROCESS.

ALSO, THESE ARE ALL NEW CANDIDATES.

ALL NEW CANDIDATES. OKAY, MISS GRIFFIN? YES. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE A PERSON ON THIS LIST THAT IS A PART OF THE GISD FAMILY.

BRETT FRANKS.

HE'S ACTUALLY THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL.

AND THIS IS AN INTERESTING WAY THAT THEY HAVE HAVE CHANGED FOR THE VOTING, BUT I THINK WE HAVE NOT HAD A REPRESENTATIVE THAT LIVED WITHIN THE GISD RADIUS FOR PROBABLY DECADES AT THIS TIME.

SO AND THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEARTS.

THAT'S WHERE WE GET OUR NUMBERS FROM THAT'S WHERE WE GET OUR PROJECTIONS FROM.

I WOULD ALTHOUGH I'M NOT ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, I JUST REALLY THINK IN THE SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE TRI CITIES, THAT ALL OF OUR EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WE PERSONALLY KNOW.

THAT'S JUST MY INPUT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. GLICK, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH. I'VE KNOWN DAN MICCICHE, WHO'S ON THE DALLAS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES SINCE HE WAS IN MY LEADERSHIP CLASS IN 2016. HE'S CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR OF TASB.

I THINK HE MAY BE TREASURER NOW.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT HIS ROLE IS AND HE'S BEEN A GOOD FRIEND FOR QUITE A WHILE AND I WOULD CERTAINLY THINK WE COULD SUPPORT HIM.

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GO AHEAD MS. GRIFFIN. IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING THIS TIME BECAUSE BEFORE SITTING TRUSTEES COULD NOT SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL TRUSTEES THAT'S LISTED ON THIS LIST FROM BASICALLY ISDS.

THAT'S JUST KIND OF INTERESTING.

THANK YOU. JUST.

I'M SORRY, MR. SELDERS.

NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY. ANY OTHER COMMENT MR. SELDERS. JUST IN ADDITION TO WHAT LARRY MENTIONED, I ALSO KNOW DAN, I ALSO KNOW KEVIN CARBO AS WELL.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, HOW WE WANT TO ROLL WITH IT.

AND SO I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A GREAT DISCUSSION TO HAVE.

I TOTALLY AGREE.

THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING RIGHT NOW IF ANYBODY ANY OTHER COMMENTS CONCERNING ANY OF THESE CANDIDATES THAT YOU MIGHT KNOW CAMILE WHITE IS A DISD TRUSTEE ALSO.

CAMILE WHITE? YEP.

WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICT? DALLAS ISD.

DALLAS. TWO ARE RUNNING FROM DALLAS.

DAN AND CAMILE.

TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE DISCUSSION.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TO ALLOW YOU TIME TO OPINE ABOUT WHO YOU WOULD PREFER TO HAVE AT THIS POINT.

THE POINT OF THE CONVERSATION IS TO DISCUSS THE VOTES, BECAUSE TUESDAY YOU WILL TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION TO CHOOSE 1, 15, 3 HOWEVER MANY CANDIDATES TO DIVVY UP YOUR 200 ALLOCATED VOTES FOR.

SO THE POINT OF TODAY'S DISCUSSION WAS TO GIVE ARTURO TIME TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THE PROCESS.

I DO SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU ALL GIVING TIME TO REVIEW THE CANDIDATES BIOS AND HAVING YOUR PERSONAL OPINIONS ABOUT WHO YOU WOULD PROCEED WITH, BUT WE'LL SAVE THOSE INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSIONS AND SUPPORTS FOR NEXT TUESDAY.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO FOCUS ON THIS EVENING IS THE FACTS, WHICH WOULD BE WE HAVE 200 VOTES.

NEXT TUESDAY WE'LL TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION TO DIVVY UP THOSE 200 AMONGST HOWEVER MANY PERSONS THAT YOU ALL CHOOSE TO EITHER COLLECTIVELY AGREE ON OR MOTION TO SUPPORT, AND THEN THAT RESOLUTION WILL REFLECT THAT AND WE'LL GET THAT BACK TO DCAD.

IN ADDITION, WE'VE RECEIVED, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, AN ENDORSEMENT REQUEST FOR KEVIN CARBO.

BUT IF ANY OF YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENT REQUESTS, IF YOU'LL SEND THOSE TO ME, WE'LL GET THOSE SENT OUT TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE SO YOU CAN SEE WHO'S REQUESTED SUPPORT. VERY GOOD.

MECHELLE SOME CLARITY TOO ON THAT PAGE ON PAGE EIGHT IT SAYS SUBMIT THE OFFICIAL BALLOT BEFORE DECEMBER THE 15TH.

SO THE CLARITY WOULD BE WE VOTE ON IT AS A RESOLUTION NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT.

BUT WE DO NOT SUBMIT THE NAMES YET.

IS THAT CORRECT? THE OFFICIAL RESOLUTION WILL BE YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR A BALLOT, AND IT WILL HAVE THE NAMES AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES THAT WE'RE CHOOSING.

IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT THAT WILL GO ALONG WITH IT.

THEY'VE PROVIDED US WITH THE FORMAT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE IT TO BE RECEIVED IN, AND WE'LL SEND IT OFFICIALLY FOLLOWING THE VOTE ON TUESDAY.

OKAY. DOES EVERY BOARD MEMBER NEED TO SUBMIT THAT TO YOU? YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND ME YOUR INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS, I WILL COLLECT THOSE AND LET YOU ALL KNOW WHO HAS RECEIVED THE MOST AMONGST YOU ALL.

OR IF YOU WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE A VOTE ON ALL OF THEM.

IF YOU HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT COLLECTIVE GROUPS, WE'LL SEE HOW MANY.

AND THEN I'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW TUESDAY THAT SHOULD THE SEVEN OF YOU PICK THE SAME 4 OR 05, 6, 10, OR IF YOU ALL HAVE PICKED INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE SEPARATE, I CAN DO THAT. IF YOU WOULD GIVE ME YOUR REQUESTED NAMES BY THIS FRIDAY, WE WILL PROCEED WITH HAVING THOSE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU.

THAT WAY YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOUR COLLECTIVE SUPPORT WILL BE, SO IT'LL HELP WITH STREAMLINING THE DISCUSSION ON TUESDAY FOR THE ACTION ITEM.

SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MECHELLE, IF WE PICK FOUR WE WOULD JUST WE COULD DIVIDE IT UP 50 VOTES EACH.

YOU COULD OKAY. YES YOU CAN DIVIDE IT UP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PICK ONE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME TO A COMMON CONSENSUS TO GIVE THAT ONE PERSON ALL 200 VOTES, YOU CAN DIVIDE IT.

AND MISS HOGAN, PROCEDURALLY, SOMEBODY WOULD JUST HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION REFLECTING THAT AND THEN A VOTE.

WHAT I WILL DO TUESDAY IS ALLOW FOR ANOTHER BRIEF UPDATE ON THE VOTES AND HOW MANY WE HAVE ALLOCATED.

AND FROM THAT POINT, I WILL THEN CHIME IN AND SAY, THESE ARE HOW MANY SUPPORTS I'VE RECEIVED FOR THIS PERSON, THIS PERSON, THIS PERSON.

WE'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LIST OF 15 AND HOPEFULLY YOU ALL WILL COME TO A RESOLUTION ON A MOTION ON EITHER SUPPORTING THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED BOARD SUPPORT IN ANY FORM OR FASHION, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE ON TAKING THE OFFICIAL VOTE.

OKAY. I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE US ALL THEN, THE FOUR OF US THAT ARE HERE TODAY, RIGHT NOW TO STREAMLINE THE SITUATION, TO GO AHEAD AND TRY TO GET THOSE TURNED IN OUR VOTES TO YOU BY FRIDAY. I WOULD LOVE THAT FRIDAY WOULD BE GREAT.

I THINK THAT WILL HELP MECHELLE, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD ON OUR PART.

AND ROBERT AND LINDA.

I'M GOING TO LEAN TO Y'ALL BECAUSE Y'ALL KNOW SOME OF THESE FOLKS MORE THAN I DO.

BUT I DO KNOW THREE OF THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED.

SO THAT'S GOOD.

SO BUT THAT WOULD, I THINK HELP STREAMLINE, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE THREE MEMBERS HERE.

EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THAT? YEP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING FORWARD THEN LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER B INFORMATION ITEMS NUMBER ONE REVIEW THE SEPTEMBER 2024 TAX REPORT.

[IV.B. Information Items]

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ALL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN MAILED AND BEGUN MAILING THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS REPORT? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO.

RECEIVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2024.

MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR.

TO MR. BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW 16 CONTRACTS FOR RENEWAL FOR NOVEMBER, NONE OF WHICH HAVE EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLD WHICH WOULD REQUIRE ACTIONS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE NOVEMBER RENEWAL REPORT.

OKAY. BOARD, YOU CAN LOOK ON PAGE 36 OF OUR WORKBOOK AND YOU CAN SEE THAT.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THAT PARTICULAR PAGE? ANY. MR. GLICK, ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU.

WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM NUMBER THREE REVIEW THE FIRST QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT.

MR. DODDS, MS. ROUNTREE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. BEACH, PRESIDENT SELDERS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON IS AS AN INFORMATION ITEM, IS THE FIRST QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, COVERING THE TIME FRAME JULY 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.

THE FIRST CHART THAT YOU WILL SEE IS A PIE CHART THAT DEPICTS A SNAPSHOT OF THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT POSITION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, THE DISTRICT'S 1.233 BILLION IN INVESTMENTS WERE INVESTED IN THREE SEPARATE PUBLIC FUND INVESTMENT POOLS.

TEXPOOL 50%, LONE STAR 20, AND TEXAS CLASS 30.

DIRECTLY BEHIND THAT CHART, YOU WILL SEE INFORMATION THAT DETAILS HOW THE POOLS INVEST THE FUNDS THAT ARE DEPOSITED WITH THEM.

THIS HAS BEEN PROVIDED SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE UNDERLYING INVESTMENT IN THE POOLS, AND ALSO SEE THAT THE INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE POOLS MIRROR THAT OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY OF THE DISTRICT. BEHIND THIS NEXT DOCUMENT IS ONE THAT DETAILS THE EXACT AMOUNT OF EACH OF THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT FUNDS, AS OF 9/30.

AFTER THAT, YOU WILL SEE A GRAPH THAT ILLUSTRATES THE DAILY INTEREST RATES IN THE POOLS OVER THIS LAST QUARTER.

YOU CAN SEE HOW THE RATES HAVE DROPPED FROM A HIGH OF 5.433 ON 7/1 TO 4.9624 ON 9/30 IN RESPONSE TO THE 50 POINT BASIS REDUCTION ON 9/13 OF THE FED FUNDS RATE.

RATES WILL CONTINUE TO REFLECT LOWER RATES, SINCE THE FED FUNDS HAS DROPPED BY ANOTHER 25 BASIS POINTS ON 11/7.

THE LAST DOCUMENT SHOWS INTEREST INCOME FOR ALL OF THE FUNDS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

WE'VE EARNED 16.593 MILLION THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER FOR ALL FUNDS, WITH 2.5 MILLION OF THAT IN THE GENERAL FUND AND 13.1 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS.

JUST AS AN UPDATE THROUGH OCTOBER, WE'VE EARNED 21.9 MILLION AND 3.3 IN GENERAL FUND 17.3 FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY OF THEM.

SURE. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. GLICK, ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MS. ROUNTREE. THANK YOU.

THAT'S GOING TO MOVE US INTO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, REVIEW THE SEPTEMBER 2024 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.

ARTURO VALENZUELA.

GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, MR. BEACH. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ, I PRESENT TO YOU THE SEPTEMBER 2024 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.

STARTING ON PAGE 54.

THERE'S TWO ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT.

ONE OF THEM IS ON PAGE 55, AND THAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF GENERAL FUNDS SPENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 2024.

AND THAT'S 13.5%.

THE OTHER ITEM THAT I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE IS ON PAGE NUMBER 65.

LET ME GO TO THAT PAGE HERE.

AND THAT IS JUST THE LAST COLUMN OF THE REMAINING BUDGET FOR ESSER THREE.

THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT WE EXHAUSTED ALL ESSER THREE MONEY AS OF NOW.

I AM HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

MR. GLICK. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SIR.

MOVING ON TO ITEM C ACTION ITEMS NON CONSENT ITEM NUMBER ONE.

[IV.C. Action Items (Non Consent)]

MR. VENEZUELA.

THANK YOU, MR. BEACH.

TODAY WE PRESENT TO YOU THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024.

THIS REPORT IS NOT THE FINAL VERSION OF THIS DOCUMENT, AS IT DOES NOT HAVE THE LETTERHEAD FROM THE AUDITOR, BUT IT WILL BY THE TIME THIS GETS CERTIFIED.

IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, WHICH IS THE 19TH? THE LIST OF CHANGES WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU, ALTHOUGH I DON'T EXPECT ANY CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENT ANYMORE.

THE ACFR IS A HIGHER LEVEL OF FINANCIAL REPORT WHEN COMPARED TO A REGULAR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, AS IT INTEGRATES AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION WITH CERTAIN DISCLOSURES AND A

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THIS REPORT IS DUE TO TEA 150 DAYS AFTER THE END OF FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 27TH.

IN OUR CASE, THIS REPORT WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT FACTOR ON THE FIRST REPORT, THE ONE THAT I PRESENTED TO YOU LAST MONTH, THE PARTNER IN CHARGE OF THE AUDIT WILL PERFORM THE YEARLY PRESENTATION ON NOVEMBER 19TH.

SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO REVIEW THE REPORT FROM TODAY UNTIL THEN, SO YOU CAN COME UP WITH QUESTIONS WHENEVER HE'S PRESENTING BEFORE AND BEFORE VOTING FOR APPROVAL OF THIS REPORT.

DURING THAT PRESENTATION, THE AUDITOR WILL REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACFR, BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW OF TWO CRUCIAL ONES.

THE FIRST ONE IS THAT THE AUDITOR'S OPINION IS UNMODIFIED, WITH NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, AND NO ISSUES OF NONCOMPLIANCE THAT'S SUMMARIZED IN PAGE 132 OF YOUR REPORT.

AND THE SECOND ONE IS THAT THE GENERAL FUND ENDING FUND BALANCE IS 208 MILLION.

THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE PRESENTED BEFORE PROJECTED AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 210 MILLION.

AND THIS IS MOSTLY DUE TO A LAST MINUTE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT OF THE HAIL DAMAGE THAT WE DID LATER IN THE YEAR FOR 2 MILLION. I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THE QUESTIONS.

ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE. WHEN DID THE ESSER THREE FUNDS FALL OFF? WHEN DID IT END? SEPTEMBER 30TH.

IT DID END IN SEPTEMBER 30TH.

YES. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTION? MR. GLICK? YES, SIR.

ON PAGE 64, OUR REPORT.

THE LAST LINE'S ORIGINAL, FINAL ACTUAL OF THE FUND BALANCE.

COULD YOU GO OVER THOSE, PLEASE? OH, YES. SO THIS EXHIBIT G1.

CAN WE PUT IT UP ON THE.

IS IT IS THIS NOT ON? I DID PROVIDE A PDF OF IT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT MADE IT.

IT'S NOT ON. IT'S NOT IN THE LINEUP.

PAGE 64.

IN THE REPORT WE JUST GOT.

YEAH. 64 IN BOARD BOOK ARE THE COMPREHENSIVE.

IN THIS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE? YEAH. OKAY.

I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT I CAN GO OVER IT.

SO IT'S JUST BROKEN DOWN INTO A COUPLE OF SECTIONS.

THE FIRST ONE IS REVENUES.

SO THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FUND FOR THE GENERAL FUND FOR REVENUES WAS $520,732,231. AND THE ACTUAL REVENUES THAT ENDED ON THAT FISCAL YEAR WERE $512,817,867, WHICH IS A BUDGET DIFFERENCE OF $7,914,364. SO WE ENDED UP COLLECTING LESS REVENUES THAN WE BUDGETED FOR BY 7.9 MILLION.

AND JUST TO SUMMARIZE AS WELL, THE NEXT SECTION IS BY EXPENDITURES AND LIST THEM FROM, YOU KNOW, FUNCTION 11 ALL THE WAY TO FUNCTION 99.

AND IN HERE, THE FINAL BUDGET THAT WE APPROVED WAS 591.9 MILLION.

THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES WE HAD DURING THAT FISCAL YEAR WERE 556 MILLION, WHICH IS A DIFFERENCE OF 35.8 MILLION. AND THEN BELOW THAT, THERE IS AN OTHER FINANCING USES AND SOURCES.

AND HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE TRANSFERS OUT.

SO IT JUST REFLECTS HOW MUCH WE BUDGETED AT THE END WITH THE ACTUALS.

AND IT GIVES YOU A DIFFERENCE AT THE LAST COLUMN.

OKAY. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

ONE IS A HYPOTHETICAL AND THEN WE'LL GET BACK TO THE REALITY.

OKAY. SO THE HYPOTHETICAL IS THERE IS SOME SERIOUS TALK NOW IN WASHINGTON, BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED A WEEK AGO, THAT THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL DISAPPEAR.

I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALITY, BUT THAT'S JUST MY POINT OF VIEW.

WOULD WE SAY THEN ON LINE 5900 THAT MANY OF THOSE DOLLARS WOULD DISAPPEAR.

IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? I WOULDN'T. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY CAN ANSWER THAT, BUT JUST JUST.

I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY WILL DO THESE PROGRAMS IF THEY TAKE AWAY THE DEPARTMENT.

YOU KNOW, BACK WHEN THEY WERE TAUGHT SEVERAL OTHER ELECTIONS, THIS WAS A HOT TOPIC ALSO.

THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE THEY WOULD FUND IT, BUT THEN ALL THE TO THE STATES AND THEN IT WOULD

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THIS IS THE LINE 5900 IS ACTUALLY INDIRECT COST THAT THE DISTRICT TAKES FROM DIFFERENT FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WOULD FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THOSE GRANTS.

AND SO, YES, THIS IS HIGHER GENERALLY NOW BECAUSE ESSER WAS AT A HIGHER PERCENT ON THE INDIRECT COST OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF ESSER.

SO IT'S GONE THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO GO DOWN ANYWAY.

BUT MOVING FORWARD, I'M NOT REAL SURE.

I DON'T THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, MY HEART SAYS THAT THEY WON'T TAKE AWAY, YOU KNOW, TITLE ONE DOLLARS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

BUT THAT IS WHERE I MEAN, IT COULD GO THAT WAY IF THEY TAKE AWAY THAT DEPARTMENT.

I'M JUST NOT REAL SURE WHERE THAT WILL GO AT THIS TIME.

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ON THAT ON WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

BUT ANYWAY, THAT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT THOSE DOLLARS GO DOWN.

YEAH. WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING SO FAR IS IF THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL IN ELIMINATING IT, THEY WILL END UP POTENTIALLY DOING BLOCK GRANTS, WHICH THEY'VE DONE BEFORE TO THE STATES, AND THEN IT WOULD BE UP TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS IF AND WHEN, IF THEY WANT TO. THAT'S, IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS.

SO YEAH. RIGHT. OKAY.

SO MY OTHER QUESTION THEN, SIR, IS ON YOUR NUMBERS ON ZERO, ONE HUNDRED, AND THREE THOUSAND BEGINNING AND ENDING FUND BALANCE COULD YOU JUST GO OVER THOSE, PLEASE? YEAH.

WHICH PAGE IS THAT? ALSO ON PAGE 64.

RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM.

BEGINNING ON PAGE 64 NO. YEAH.

SO THIS LAST TWO ROWS JUST SHOWS US HOW MUCH WE HAD ON THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE.

THAT'S WHY ALL THE NUMBERS ON THAT ROW ARE THE SAME.

AND THEN IN THE ENDING FUND BALANCE THE DIFFERENCE IS ON THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.

SO WE HAD ORIGINAL BUDGET THAT WE FIRST BUDGETED FOR ENDING AT 192 MILLION.

THEN THE FINAL BUDGET WAS FOR US TO END AT 177 MILLION.

AND THEN THE ACTUAL BUDGET WAS 208 MILLION.

OKAY, SO WE ENDED UP, BUT THIS WAS ALSO PRESENTED DURING THE BOARD WORKSHOPS, WHERE WE ESTIMATED IT TO BE ENDING AT 210 MILLION.

SO WE HAD VARIOUS NUMBERS, BUT WE ENDED UP AT THE HIGHEST NUMBER DURING THE YEAR.

RIGHT? WELL, WE ENDED UP I GUESS WE WERE A LITTLE BIT TOO OPTIMISTIC ON THE BUDGET WORKSHOP AT THE END, ABOUT 1.2 MILLION HIGHER.

WE ENDED UP ACTUALLY LOWER BY 1.2 MILLION.

YEAH. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

ALSO, WHENEVER WE LOOK AT THE REVENUE SOURCES, ESPECIALLY 5900 TOO AND $13 MILLION IS THE ORIGINAL AND THAT'S THE FINAL, BUT THEN THE ACTUAL IS 10 MILLION. DO WE STILL RECEIVE THOSE OTHER FUNDS? WILL WE STILL WILL BE ACTUAL 13 MILLION? NO. THAT'S IN OTHER WORDS, THAT'S WHERE WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

YES, YES. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. OUR CHAIRPERSON IS HERE, SO WE'RE GOING TO LET HIM TAKE OVER THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I UNDERSTAND WE'VE MADE IT DOWN TO C2.

I APOLOGIZE, I DID NOT INTEND TO HAVE THAT FLAT.

DISCOVERED ONE THING, WHEN YOU'RE 16, CHANGING A FLAT IS KIND OF FUN, AND YOU DON'T EVEN SWEAT.

SO. BUT WE GOT HERE, SO THANK YOU FOR MR. BEACH. YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND THE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH C2.

SO LET ME BACK UP.

C1 WILL BE ON FOR AN ACTION ITEM FOR THE BOARD MEETING ON.

CORRECT. AND AT THAT TIME, I WOULD ANTICIPATE THEY'RE GOING TO BE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS, SO.

RIGHT. SORRY I WASN'T HERE FOR THAT DISCUSSION.

AND YOU MAY WANT TO IF YOU WANT TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

SO WE CAN BECAUSE WHITLEY PENN WILL BE HERE TO DO A PRESENTATION ON THE AUDIT, AND THEN WE CAN PREPARE THEM FOR WHAT QUESTIONS MIGHT COME UP OR, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ANSWER THEM AS WE GO ALONG TOO.

OKAY, GREAT. SO IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS WHY DON'T WE FORWARD THOSE TO MECHELLE AND LET MECHELLE GET THEM TO MR. DODD? AND THAT WAY, EVERYBODY CAN BE PRIVY AND PREPARED FOR THE ANSWERS AS THEY COME FORTH.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? IF NOT, AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO C2.

THIS IS APPROVAL OF A GOOD THING.

THIS IS A DONATION.

THIS IS ON PAGE 67.

KEITH HOPSON. WELCOME.

THANK YOU. MR.

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AND WE WERE CONTACTED BY THE BARRINGTON COMPANY.

EXCUSE ME. BARRINGTON GROUP, TO DONATE TWO PIECES OF PRINTING EQUIPMENT TO OUR SHOP.

THEY CONTACTED JAMES MCKEE INITIALLY.

JAMES REACHED OUT TO ME AND I SPOKE WITH THE GENTLEMAN HERE AT THE BARRINGTON GROUP.

I WENT OUT AND PERSONALLY CHECKED OUT THE EQUIPMENT.

IT'S GENTLY USED, A VERY GOOD CONDITION.

THEY'RE OFFERING IT FREE TO THE PRINT SHOP.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS PICK IT UP.

SO IT'S AN $18,500 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT.

AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

YES, SIR. AND THANK YOU.

AND WE'RE REAL GRATEFUL FOR THIS.

AND MR. BEACH. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A QUESTION.

MR. HOPSON, I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T COME BEFORE THE BOARD VERY OFTEN, BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT A GREAT JOB YOUR GROUP IS DOING OVER THERE.

OF ALL THE BANNERS THAT I HAVE SEEN THAT HAVE POPPED UP FOR THE EIGHT CAMPUSES, THE WORK, THE SHIELDING OF THE WINDOWS AND ALL THE CAMPUSES, I KNOW THAT'S COMING OUT OF YOUR SHOP AND I KNOW THAT IT'S TIME CONSUMING, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR THE JOB YOU GUYS ARE DOING OVER THERE.

THAT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A KUDOS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR.

I HAVE A GREAT TEAM.

SUPER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. HOPSON. LET'S GO TO C3.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2024 2025 GENERAL FUND.

ELISA CORDOVA-LONG.

GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN MILLER, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ.

TODAY WE HAVE FOR YOU THE NOVEMBER BUDGET TRANSFERS, AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND ALL WE HAVE THIS MONTH IS CROSS-FUNCTIONAL, BALANCED, NEUTRAL TRANSFERS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. AS I READ THE CROSS BALANCE TRANSFERS EQUALS ZERO.

THE NEGATIVES EQUAL THE POSITIVE.

SO THERE'S NO ADD OR SUBTRACT TO THE BUDGET FOR THESE ITEMS. THEY WERE JUST MOVED FROM ONE CATEGORY TO ANOTHER.

BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE'LL GO TO C4 NOW.

CONSIDER RATIFICATION OF A RESOLUTION FOR AN EVENT AT THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER.

DOCTOR TIFFANY GILMORE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ, BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION FOR TRUSTED WHIRL TO USE THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER FOR THEIR ANNUAL AWARDS BREAKFAST WITHOUT CHARGE.

THIS EVENT IS DESIGNED TO RAISE FUNDS THROUGH A TABLE SPONSORSHIP, WHICH PAYS FOR CLOTHING, TOILETRIES AND FOOD FOR GARLAND ISD STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FOR THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER TO BE USED FOR THE EVENT WITHOUT CHARGE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST DETERMINE THAT THE USE SERVES THE DISTRICT'S PUBLIC PURPOSE.

THIS RESOLUTION SERVES AS A FINDING OF THE PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND ALLOWS ADMINISTRATION TO DETERMINE NECESSARY CONTROLS TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC PURPOSE IS CARRIED OUT.

THANK YOU.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I WILL POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED IN THIS COMMUNITY TO HAVE A LOT OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO A TREMENDOUS JOB FOR OUR DISTRICT IN MANY, MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

TRUSTED WORLD HAS COME ON, ESPECIALLY LATELY, AND IT HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY KIND ORGANIZATION TO BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR GIFTS.

THERE'S NO WAY TO PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON THE EFFORT, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE THE WAY THAT THEY'VE BENEFITED OUR KIDS WITH MERCHANDISE AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY NEED. SO TRUSTED WORLD HAS BEEN A GOOD FRIEND.

LIKE I SAID, IT HAS DON'T UNDERMINE ANY OTHER OF OUR GROUPS THAT DO A WONDERFUL JOB AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

MS. GRIFFIN, YOU GOT COMMENT? YES. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE.

BUT WHO IN THE DISTRICT IS RESPONSIBLE OR WHAT AREA DOES THIS FALL UNDER IN TERMS OF CONTACTS BACK AND FORTH WITH TRUSTED WORLD? IS IT A PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? OR CAN EVERYONE JUST USE IT? SO IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

THE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AS THEY'RE THE PRIMARY USE OF REQUESTING RESOURCES FOR OUR FAMILIES.

OUR STUDENT SERVICES WORKS WITH TRUSTED WORLD TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT DONATIONS AND TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AS A DISTRICT WITH THEIR INITIATIVES.

IN ADDITION TO, OUR SECURITY DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS ACCESS WITH THE ADDITIONAL PLATFORM THEY INTRODUCED LAST YEAR, WHICH ALLOWS FOR US TO MAKE

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SO IT'S A COLLECTIVE EFFORT.

IF ANYONE IS IN NEED OR ANYONE WATCHING THIS THAT'S IN NEED OF SERVICES, YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT YOUR SCHOOL CAN CONNECT YOU AND REQUEST ITEMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

QUESTION. SO IS IT A DIRECT PHONE CALL TO FROM THE COUNSELORS TO TRUSTED WORLD OR IS IT TO YOU OR WHO IS THE LEAD PERSON CONTACTING? YOU KNOW THAT WE GO BETWEEN HERE THAT I THINK THAT'S WHERE MISS GRIFFIN WAS GOING WITH THAT.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ACTUALLY PUTTING IN ONLINE PUTTING IN A REQUEST TO TRUSTED WORLD, AND THEN WITHIN THE 48 HOURS THAT THE ITEMS ARE DROPPED OFF AT THE SCHOOL FOR THAT FAMILY AND THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR GIVING IT TO THE FAMILY, AND ALL THEY DO REALLY IS THEY GIVE THE REFERRAL TO THE COUNSELOR OF IF IT'S A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE OR WHATEVER IT IS, THEY GIVE THEM THE PHONE NUMBER OR WHATEVER FOR THE PARENT TO CONTACT THEM.

ABSOLUTELY. BUT TRUSTED WORLD IF THEY HAVE A DIRECTORY.

SO AS PEOPLE, AS FAMILIES NEED CHILDCARE AS FAMILIES NEED GLASSES, AS FAMILIES NEED ACCESS TO, WHETHER THAT'S ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

THERE'S A DIRECTORY WITHIN THE TRUSTED WORLD'S WEBSITE THAT THAT COUNSELOR HAS ACCESS TO, THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE THE INFORMATION.

BUT ALSO THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE POLICE WITHIN OUR TRI CITIES HAVE USED IT TO HELP IN A FAMILY WITH ACCESS DIRECTLY THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE SCHOOL.

IT JUST PROVIDES THAT LOOP AROUND AND THAT SERVICE AS THE COUNSELOR CAN KIND OF FOLLOW UP AND CHECK BACK.

SINCE THESE ARE OUR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY AS ONE ISSUE PRESENTS ITSELF, OFTEN THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON IN THE HOME THAT MIGHT RESULT IN THEM NEEDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

OKAY, I WANT TO ADD ON TO THAT OR JUST MY COMMENT ON TO THAT WOULD BE AT WHAT POINT DURING THE MONTH OR YEAR THIS TRUSTED WORLD REPORT BACK, AND TO WHOM DO THEY REPORT BACK TO AS TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SERVICES BEING RENDERED TO THE VARIOUS CAMPUSES, SINCE IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH A SINGLE PORTAL THAT GOES FROM 71 DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.

HOW DO WE KNOW? OUR DEPARTMENT SO WE RECEIVE A MONTHLY REPORT FROM TRUSTED WORLD WITH THE USE OF SERVICES.

SO TO DATE, WE'VE USED OVER THIS SCHOOL YEAR OVER 2,848 ACTUAL DONATION VALUE OF SERVICES 01,905 ITEMS DELIVERED AS IN TOILETRIES, CLOTHING, YOU KNOW, ITEMS. SO THE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING DEPARTMENT DOES RECEIVE A MONTHLY REPORT TO TRUSTED WORLD.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD WAS WONDERING, IS WHO'S GOT EYES ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, JUST TO TRACK IT AND NUMBER TWO, TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.

SO MR. BEACH OR MR. GLICK. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. QUICK QUESTION. YEAH.

MR. PRESIDENT SELDERS.

DOCTOR GILMORE, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHAT IS THE $5,000 REPRESENT AS IT RELATES TO THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION.

THE FACILITY RENTAL IS PRIMARILY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

IT'S PRIMARILY THE USE OF THE BALLROOM SIDE, NOT THE ENTIRE COMPLEX.

OKAY. AND SO THAT COVERS ALL OF THE EVENTS, STAFFING, WHATEVER THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN THAT THE CCC WOULD HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR.

YES. YES, SIR.

I GOT A QUESTION ON THAT TOO. IS IT IS THAT.

THAT'S A GOOD POINT YOU MADE IS IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY WHAT FUNDING SOURCE IT WAS OR IS IT? WHERE IS THAT COMING OUT OF? IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE PAYING OR IS THAT TO ACCOMMODATE HAVING THAT ROOM FOR THEM OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING AWAY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE PAYING.

THAT'S WHAT THEY PAID LAST YEAR.

SO THAT WAS THE PRICE THEY PAID LAST YEAR.

OKAY. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. WE WILL GO NOW TO ITEM SIX.

THESE ARE NEW BIDS.

OKAY, WE'LL SKIP BACK TO FIVE SINCE I DIDN'T GET IT TO BEGIN WITH.

LET'S GO TO NUMBER FIVE.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES RELATING TO SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION BETWEEN GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF GARLAND.

MR. BOOKER? YES, SIR.

TO MR. MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WE DO HAVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND.

IN THE PAST, THE DISTRICT ISSUED AN RFP FOR THE SERVICES.

THIS YEAR, WE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND, WHO WERE AWARDED THE RFP ON THE LAST AWARD.

THAT GIVES US SOME PRICE STABILITY.

OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES FOR THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES.

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SO THE FINANCIAL IMPACT IS FROM THE GENERAL FUND, BUT WE DON'T KNOW A FIGURE YET.

THIS IS JUST THE RESOLUTION FOR US TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT.

WE HAVE TO DO THAT STEP FIRST AND THEN BRING BACK BEFORE YOU THE CONTRACT THAT WOULD PROVIDE ALL THAT.

ONCE WE GO INTO THAT RESOLUTION WITH THEM.

IS THAT GOING TO LOCK IN WHATEVER NEGOTIATION WE DO AS FAR AS THE PRICING IS CONCERNED? YES, SIR. WE WILL HAVE IN THAT AGREEMENT, IT WILL IDENTIFY THE PRICING, WHICH WHEN WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME PRICE STABILITY OVER SEVERAL YEARS. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. MR. BOOKER, WITH RESPECT TO THAT, WOULD THEY BE ON CALL, OR IS THERE A ROUTINE DAY SCHEDULED TIME THAT THEY WOULD PICK UP? THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WOULD IDENTIFY A SCHEDULE OF PICKUPS BY SCHOOL, DEPENDING ON THE FREQUENCIES, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE AGREEMENT, SO THAT YOU WILL SEE THE EXACT PICKUPS THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR EACH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THE COSTING FOR EACH SCHOOL.

OKAY. YEAH. I'M JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, NO USE EMPTYING A DUMPSTER IT'S ONLY A 10TH FULL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WE TEND TO FILL THEM UP, SIR.

OKAY. [LAUGHTER] I'M SURE.

I'M SURE WE DO.

I'M SURE WE DO FILL THEM UP.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. NOW, I THINK I'M CLEAR TO GO TO NUMBER SIX.

LET'S GO TO SIX NEW BIDS.

CONTRACTS. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO HERE, MR. BOOKER, AS IS OUR PRACTICE.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST ANNOUNCE THE CONTRACT AND TAKE US THROUGH THOSE? AND THEN IF THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY WILL INTERRUPT YOU, IF YOU WILL, AND ASK THE QUESTION AS YOU GO DOWN THE LIST.

YES, SIR. THE FIRST CONTRACT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES, HAND SOAP AND SANITIZER, WHICH IS CONTRACT 1725 THAT IS UTILIZED THE DISTRICT WIDE TO SUPPORT THE WAREHOUSE.

THE RECOMMENDED SUPPLIER FOR THAT AWARD IS EMPIRE PAPER COMPANY.

THEY'LL BE PROVIDING THE HAND SOAP AND SANITIZER FOR THE DISTRICT.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT THAT'S UTILIZED THROUGH A COOPERATIVE.

IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH TWO ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND NOT TO EXCEED $300,000.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF CAREER TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE.

CONTRACT 322408 THAT CONTRACT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR CTE PROGRAMS FOR METAL FABRICATION, WELDING, DIVERSE MANUFACTURING COURSES.

AS LISTED IN THE RECOMMENDATION, THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING THE AWARD TO TS ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED THAT PROVIDES THE BEST VALUE FOR THE DISTRICT. IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH ONE YEAR, FOUR YEAR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE CONTRACT.

THE FUNDING SOURCES, THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $200,000 AND THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE IDENTIFIED IN THIS RECOMMENDATION.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION? YES, SIR.

I KNOW MISS BLAKEY IS HERE.

ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THAT COMPANY? PLEASE COME TO THE MIC. PLEASE COME TO THE MIC.

NO. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY SOFTWARE.

IS THAT CORRECT? OR IS IT SOMETHING? SORRY ABOUT THAT. SORRY.

NO, SIR. THIS IS NOT PRIMARILY SOFTWARE.

THIS IS THIS CONTRACT IS TS ENTERPRISES FACILITATES OUR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS OF STUDY.

OUR AUTO PROGRAM, LIKE WE RECENTLY BOUGHT A TIRE BIG TIRE CHANGER FROM THEM.

WE BOUGHT A WORKBENCHES RECENTLY.

SO, YES, WE'RE SATISFIED WITH THEM.

WE USE THEM QUITE A BIT.

OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU.

YES. ONE MS. GRIFFIN. YES.

I HEARD YOU SAY REPLACEMENT.

DID I HEAR THAT? THAT THIS. YOU SAID IT WAS A NEW.

YES. REPLACEMENT? YES. MISS GRIFFIN, WHEN AN EXISTING CONTRACT IS EXPIRING, IT IS A NEW REPLACEMENT CONTRACT.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I BELIEVE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ASKED THAT WE DIFFERENTIATED BETWEEN A NEW SERVICE AND REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING SERVICE.

SO THIS CONTRACT WAS IN PLACE BEFORE THIS IS A IT HAD EXPIRED OR WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE.

SO WE'RE REPLACING THE OLDER CONTRACT WITH THE CURRENT CONTRACT.

OKAY. BECAUSE THAT REPLACEMENT MEANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO ME THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A NEW COMPANY, BUT I GUESS YOU WOULD HAVE HAD THIS IN THE NOTES IF IT HAD BEEN SOMEONE NEW OR THE NAME CHANGES THAT WE HAVE SEEN REPEATEDLY.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO.

YES. THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION WILL ALWAYS RECOMMENDED THE AWARDED SUPPLIER SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE AWARDING.

IN THIS CASE, WE'VE HAD THAT PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

CONTINUE MR. BOOKER.

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THE FIRST CONTRACT IS 35-25.

THIS SERVICE IS UTILIZED BY OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO ASSIST IN THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS.

THERE ARE ALSO ABSENCES OF STAFF DUE TO FMLA.

WE ALSO HAVE A SHORTAGE OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND DIETICIANS.

YOU'LL SEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL CONTRACTS IN PLACE FOR THESE SIMILAR SERVICES.

THAT'S A RESULT OF THE HIGH DEMAND FOR THESE SERVICES OVER A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES, IN WHICH THEY WILL HAVE THOSE SPECIFIC CONSULTANTS AVAILABLE.

SO THAT IS THE REASON WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT CONTRACTS TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THE SCOPE OF WORK TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN.

SO THAT FIRST CONTRACT IS 35-25.

IT IS DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THAT CONTRACT TO THE SERVICES THAT ARE LISTED ON EXHIBIT A, WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $500,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

THOSE CONTRACTS ARE SOLIANT HEALTH, SUNBELT STAFFING, AND BEYOND THERAPY EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOU, ONCE AGAIN IS THE PURCHASE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING SERVICES.

THIS CONTRACT IS BEING AWARDED TO THOSE CONTRACTORS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A.

IT'S A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWABLE OPTIONS NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE LIST OF EXHIBIT A OF THE NUMBER OF ALL OF THESE SERVICES AND COMPANIES THAT ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD ON THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT.

QUESTION. MR. GLICK, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS GET THROUGH THESE THREE.

OKAY? AND THEN I'M GOING TO ASK DOCTOR RAMOS TO JOIN US.

AND THEN LET'S ASK QUESTIONS WHEN WE GET THROUGH WITH THIS THIRD ONE OF SPECIAL ED HERE.

OKAY. YUP. THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION IS 3942501.

ONCE AGAIN, SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO PARAMOUNT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND CONSULTING SERVICES.

NEW AWARD THROUGH A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT THAT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNTS 150,000.

PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

OKAY. WHY DON'T WE GET DOCTOR RAMOS UP? AND MR. GLICK, IF YOU'LL WAIT FOR HER, THEN WE CAN.

WE CAN ASK AWAY.

OKAY. BECAUSE I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS TOO.

GO AHEAD, MR. GLICK.

SO ON EACH OF YOU THESE, IT SAYS GISD HAS AN OPEN POSITION THAT CANNOT BE FILLED DUE TO LACK OF CANDIDATES.

IS THAT PREVALENT THROUGHOUT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOW, OR IS THAT A MAJOR PROBLEM YOU'RE RUNNING INTO? YES. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ, THAT IS VERY PREVALENT.

WE'RE NOT JUST FINDING THAT IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT SURROUNDING DISTRICTS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THAT STAFFING SHORTAGE.

AS WELL AS THESE VENDORS, MANY OF THE VENDORS THAT WE HAVE ON THE LIST, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO AND REQUESTED YOU KNOW, STAFFING IN THE FORM OF CONTRACTED SERVICES.

AND WE'VE BEEN LIMITED IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE US.

AND SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE KIND OF THROWING THAT NET FAR AND WIDE SO THAT AS SOON AS THEY HAVE SOMEBODY TO CONTRACT WITH US THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE THEM TO PROVIDE SERVICES ON OUR CAMPUSES.

WOULD YOU HAVE A REASON WHY THIS IS EXISTING NOT ONLY IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT AROUND THE AREA? AND IS IT A LACK OF PEOPLE COMING OUT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS, TRAINING OR.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH TEACHER SHORTAGES, A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE SEEKING TO GO INTO THOSE POSITIONS LIKE SPEECH THERAPISTS, DIAGNOSTICIANS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

WE ALSO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL FACTOR OF THEY HAVING THE OPTION TO WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND DOING PRIVATE THERAPIES BOTH IN YOU KNOW, ON THEIR OWN AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AS WELL AS THROUGH PRIVATE THERAPY COMPANIES AND HOSPITALS, REALLY, AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES.

THANK YOU SIR.

MR. BEACH.

YEAH. MS. RAMOS, I'M JUST CURIOUS, WITH THE PERCENTAGE OF OF SPECIAL ED STUDENTS THAT WE DO HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT, AND WE JUST HAD A PRESENTATION WITH TRUSTED WORLD.

IS THERE ANY COLLABORATION GOING ON DO Y'ALL HAVE WITH TRUSTEE WORLD? DO THEY? BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE EXHIBITS AND SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE BEING USED ARE SOME OF THE OR THAT'S THE SAME FOLKS THAT COUNSELORS REFERRED TO AS FAR AS MENTAL

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SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL DO IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.

SO WE DON'T SPECIFICALLY COLLABORATE WITH TRUSTED WORLD.

WE COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE IEPS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO SO MY QUESTIONS ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT MR. GLICK HAD. AND WITH RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD CALL IT ONE OF OUR PILLARS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS HAVE A WORLD CLASS SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT INTO.

SO WOULD YOU TALK, WALK.

JUST WALK ME THROUGH THE DILIGENCE THAT YOU USE TO HIRE BEFORE YOU CONTRACT.

JUST TELL ME ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE OR THAT PROCESS SO I CAN KIND OF UNDERSTAND MORE BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S MORE THAN YOU.

YOU DIDN'T JUST TYPE UP A PIECE OF PAPER AND HAND IT TO US.

YOU'VE BEEN DOING A LOT, AND I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF THAT PROCESS.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

WELL, WE START WITH POSTING THE POSITION.

NOW WE POST GENERIC POSITIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIED TO A SPECIFIC CAMPUS SO THAT WE CAN COLLECT AS MANY CANDIDATES AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, AND WE RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS WHEN A NEW CANDIDATE HAS SUBMITTED THEIR APPLICATION AND THAT IS REVIEWED FOR MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, ENSURE THAT THEY ARE LICENSED AND CREDENTIALED FOR THE POSITION THAT THEY'RE APPLYING FOR.

AND THEN WE QUICKLY ASSEMBLE OUR COMMITTEE AND INTERVIEW EVERY CANDIDATE THAT IS QUALIFIED TO DO THE JOB.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOMETIMES A LACK OF CANDIDATES.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE SOME SITUATIONS WHERE WE'RE ALL KIND OF FIGHTING FOR THE SAME CANDIDATES TO JOIN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ORGANIZATION. AND FROM THERE, WE JUST CONTINUE ON THROUGHOUT THE SPRING SEMESTER AS WE HAVE VACANCIES OCCUR.

AND TRYING TO HIRE FOLKS TO FILL THOSE VACANCIES.

AND WE DO THAT UNTIL EVERY VACANCY IS FILLED.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE NOT ALL OF THE VACANCIES HAVE BEEN FILLED.

WE ALSO HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAVE THESE PROVIDERS WHO MAYBE GO ON FMLA LEAVE. AND UNLIKE TEACHERS, WE CAN'T JUST SECURE A SUBSTITUTE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSED, CONTRACTED PERSON TO COME IN AND FILL THOSE SHOES.

AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE THAT EVEN WHEN WE FILL ALL OF OUR POSITIONS, SOMETIMES CONTRACTED SERVICES ARE STILL NECESSARY AND REQUIRED.

SO WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR IS ALL THOSE POSITIONS, WITH THE HELP OF BUDGET, TO REALLY LOOK AT THOSE POSITIONS THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO FILL ONCE WE HAD EXHAUSTED ALL OF THE CANDIDATES AND TURNED THOSE PERSONNEL SAVES INTO BUDGET DOLLARS SO THAT WE CAN HIRE CONTRACTORS IN THEIR PLACE. YEAH.

AND I WAS GOING TO GET TO THAT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR POINTING IT OUT.

IS THAT SO WE'VE DIVERTED FROM SALARY DOLLARS TO CONTRACT FOR HIRE DOLLARS.

SO LET ME ASK YOU THEN ABOUT OUR GO FORWARD WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROGRAM.

IS IT STILL OUR GOAL TO ACTUALLY HIRE AND HAVE ON STAFF THE PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO MAN THIS DEPARTMENT? WILL WE USE A COMBINATION OF THESE TWO THINGS, OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO KIND OF WAIT AND SEE? NO, WE ABSOLUTELY AS WE PLAN FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN FILL POSITIONS.

AND SO MOVING THOSE CONTRACTS WE WILL BE REQUESTING TO MOVE THOSE CONTRACT DOLLARS, THOSE BUDGET DOLLARS BACK TO PERSONNEL, BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS BEST, CASE SCENARIO TO HAVE OUR ACTUAL GISD STAFF SERVING OUR STUDENTS AS OPPOSED TO A CONTRACTED PERSON.

WE FIND THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM LONGER.

WE CAN BUILD A TEAM.

THEY'RE PART OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND PART OF THAT TEAM.

AND SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE GISD EMPLOYEES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.

BUT THEN SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE TO SHIFT AND PIVOT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES TO STUDENTS.

SO MY LAST QUESTION ON THIS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT.

WHAT DIFFICULTIES OR RISK DO YOU SEE WITH THIS APPROACH VERSUS THE IN-HOUSE APPROACH? REALLY IT'S FINDING THOSE CONTRACTORS AND GETTING THEM ONBOARDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THEY CAN START.

AND WE ALSO HAVE KIND OF THE GATEWAY OF THE VENDOR THAT WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH.

BUT ESSENTIALLY THESE ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN SET OF ETHICS.

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SO ON THAT END, I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS.

THEY GO THROUGH ALL OF THE PROPER BACKGROUND AND FINGERPRINTING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE DO WITH OUR OWN EMPLOYEES.

AND SO I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS THERE, BUT JUST IN TERMS OF ENSURING THAT WE HAVE SECURED PEOPLE THAT ARE GISD EMPLOYEES, IN MY OPINION, IS ALWAYS THE BETTER SCENARIO.

YEAH. AND I GUESS WHAT I WAS REALLY POINTING AT YOU KNOW, THE GISD EFFECT UNMATCHED AND ALL THOSE THINGS. HOW EASY IS IT FOR THEM TO BUY IN? DO THEY EVEN ATTEND OUR TEAM MEETINGS? DO THEY GO TO THE GROUP STUFF? ARE THEY A PART OF THE CAMPUS, OR ARE THEY KIND OF FLOATING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, OR DOES IT MARRY UP WELL? THEY DON'T NECESSARILY ATTEND THE STAFF MEETINGS AND INCORPORATE THEMSELVES ONTO THE CAMPUS AS A GISD EMPLOYEE NORMALLY WOULD.

AND THAT'S WHY, AGAIN, I ALWAYS THINK IT'S A BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR US TO HAVE AN EMPLOYEE AS OPPOSED TO A CONTRACTOR BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE TO DO THOSE EVALUATIONS AT DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, YOU KNOW, WHEREVER THAT NEED IS.

AND IN TERMS OF OUR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, THEY DO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO A CAMPUS AND SPEND MUCH OF THEIR TIME AT THAT SAME CAMPUS, SO THEY DO BECOME A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED.

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS JUST THAT, THAT DISCONNECT THAT THEY ARE NOT QUITE AN EMPLOYEE.

AND SO.

SURE. THERE'S JUST THAT.

YEAH. AND I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR THAT FRICTION.

AND WHEN APPROPRIATE, MAKE SURE THE BOARD IS INFORMED OF THAT JUST SO WE'LL KNOW KIND OF WHAT'S COMING.

THANK YOU. MR. GLICK.

THANK YOU, SIR. AND I KNOW IT'S ONLY NOVEMBER, SO I'M GOING TO BRING UP A TOPIC THAT'S NORMALLY IN THE SPRING, BUT DO WE HAVE COMPETITIVE SALARIES FOR THESE TYPE OF POSITIONS? SO THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT CAME ABOUT AS WE WERE TRYING TO FILL OUR POSITIONS.

IS THAT A FACTOR IN OUR ABILITY TO FILL.

AND SO WE'VE REACHED OUT TO DOCTOR BROWN AND HR, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH HER TO SEE IF WE CAN DO ANOTHER STUDY TO SEE HOW COMPETITIVE OUR RATES ARE COMPARED TO THOSE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE'RE HIRING CONTRACT EMPLOYEES, THAT'S A MUCH GREATER COST THAN IT WOULD BE AS A SALARIED EMPLOYEE.

YOU'RE CORRECT. YEAH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IT'S NOT JUST SURROUNDING DISTRICTS THAT WE'RE COMPETING WITH.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALSO OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY CAN WORK IN THAT CAPACITY AS WELL.

MR. MILLER, REAL QUICK.

WELL, ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED IN THIS, AS WE SAID.

OUR DESIRE IS TO BE WORLD CLASS SPECIAL ED.

AND I THINK MR. BEACH HAS A FINAL WORD ON THIS.

HOW MANY TEACHERS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TO BE FULLY STAFFED IF WE REALLY PUT A PENCIL TO IT? DO YOU HAVE THAT NUMBER? ARE WE TALKING EVALUATORS BASED ON THESE CONTRACTS? WHATEVER YOU NEED FOR SPECIAL ED FOR US TO BE A WORLD CLASS SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT, HOW MANY DO WE NEED TO HIRE? SO THAT I WOULD SAY THAT THAT NUMBER CHANGES ON THE DAILY AS WE GET NEW REFERRALS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST KIND OF A FLUID NUMBER.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE POSITIONS.

AND SO WE HAVE TO START WITH BEING ABLE TO FILL THOSE FIRST AND THEN SEE WHERE ARE WE AFTER THAT? WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE HOUSE BILL 3928, WHERE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING DYSLEXIA INSTRUCTION UNDER SECTION 504, THEY'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THAT EVALUATION PROCESS AND GETTING IEPS SECURED AND HAVING CASE MANAGERS.

AND SO THAT'S INCREASED OUR NUMBERS THAT WE WILL FINALIZE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE KIND OF GOING THROUGH THAT, THAT LITTLE BIT OF A BUMP.

BECAUSE OF THAT AS WELL.

BUT YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY IS A FLUID NUMBER IN TERMS OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.

IT REALLY COMES DOWN NOT JUST TO STUDENTS, BUT THE NUMBER OF MINUTES THAT ARE IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL IEPS AND COUNTING THOSE UP AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFFING FOR EACH CAMPUS.

SO BASICALLY, WE DON'T KNOW YET.

IT'S A FLUID NUMBER.

[LAUGHTER] SO.

I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH. RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, I CAN TELL YOU WE HAVE STILL VACANCIES LESS THAN WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

BUT FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THESE CONTRACTED SERVICES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NINE, YOU KNOW, SLPS, TWO DIAGNOSTICIANS, TWO

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ON WORKING WITH THE FOLKS HERE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE GOING OUT TO COLLEGES AND ARE WORKING ON RECRUITMENT, AND WE'RE TALKING TO INDIVIDUALS AT THOSE PARTICULAR CAMPUSES, THEY HAVE TO HAVE SPECIAL CERTIFICATION ALSO TO BE IN SPECIAL ED.

CORRECT. AND I JUST HAD DISCUSSION WITH ONE AT RICHLAND COLLEGE RECENTLY ABOUT MORE TEACHERS COMING INTO THE FOLD.

AND SO I'M WONDERING HOW OFTEN ARE THEY REACHING OUT.

ARE WE REACHING OUT TO THOSE CAMPUSES AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE INTERESTED AND WE CAN WE CAN PUT THEM TO WORK IMMEDIATELY? YES. WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH HR AND THEIR RECRUITING EVENTS.

THEY INVITE US, LET US KNOW, AND WE TALK TO THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE.

GOING BACK TO YOUR STAFFING QUESTION YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRETTY WELL STAFFED.

WE GET PRETTY WELL STAFFED.

AND FOR WHAT WE PLAN FOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, IT IS THOSE UNPLANNED THINGS THAT OCCUR, SUCH AS STUDENTS WHO MOVE IN AND THE LEVEL OF SERVICES THAT THEY REQUIRE WHEN THEY MOVE IN.

AND SO THOSE ARE HARD TO PLAN FOR.

SO I THINK WHEN WE DO OUR PLANNING, WE PLAN APPROPRIATELY FOR OUR STAFFING.

HOWEVER, THEN WE GET MORE REFERRALS, WE HAVE MOVE INS AND WE HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS HAPPEN THAT KIND OF GET OUR NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM FOR WORLD CLASS, BUT AS MANAGEABLE AS WE CAN MAKE THEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I ANTICIPATED THIS WOULD TAKE A LITTLE TIME BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS KEENLY INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU DO AND YOUR GROUP, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND JUST TO MAKE A NOTE, THERE IS AN INCREASE IN AWARD JUST A LITTLE BIT LATER IN YOUR AGENDA FOR THE SAME PURPOSE.

YEAH. WE WILL I THINK WE WILL HAVE ALREADY ASKED ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS BY THAT POINT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND I DO WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THE BOARD FOR ALWAYS HAVING THEIR CONTINUAL FOCUS ON OUR NEEDIEST STUDENTS.

FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S LISTENING, OUR SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION IS BROADENED THAT YOU JUST HEARD THAT DYSLEXIA IS NOW PART OF THE SERVICES.

WHAT DOES THAT DO? NOW THE DIAGNOSTICIANS HAVE TO BE PART OF THE DYSLEXIC SERVICES.

THERE'S A LOT OF NOW ADDED RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE ENTIRE STAFF.

AND SO THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF STRESSORS THAT ARE CAUSING PEOPLE, ONE, NOT TO GET INVOLVED IN THE EDUCATION SETTING BECAUSE IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT'S A NEVER ENDING MOUND OF PAPERWORK, NOT PEOPLE WORK.

AND WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION YOU WANT TO FLIP THE NARRATIVE.

YOU WANT IT TO BE ABOUT THE KIDS AND THE SERVICES YOU'RE APPLYING FOR KIDS.

NOT ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT COMES WITH IT.

SO WE'RE DOING OUR BEST.

SO THANK YOU, DOCTOR RAMOS.

OKAY, I'VE GOT TO ASK THIS QUESTION.

I WAS GOING TO LET IT GO, BUT I NEED TO ASK YOU THIS ONE LAST THING.

I'M SORRY I BACKED UP.

I'VE ALREADY BACKED UP TWICE TODAY.

ALMOST BACKED UP AND RAN OVER MY PHONE WHEN I WAS LEAVING.

BUT THAT'S ANOTHER THING.

SO WITH RESPECT TO NEW, RELATIVELY NEW, INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE THAT WE FIND IN THESE CLASSROOMS WITH THESE KIDS, WHAT TYPE OF SUPPORT IS THERE FOR THEM? IS THERE ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR THEM? SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE NEW FOLKS.

OF COURSE, THOSE THAT ARE ALTERNATIVELY CERTIFIED RECEIVE MENTORS.

THEY GET THEIR SUPPORT FROM THEIR PROGRAMS, OF COURSE.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SUPPORT COACHES, BUT THEY ALSO RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE COACHES THAT ARE ON THE CAMPUS THAT ARE JUST GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ALL THE TEACHERS ON THE CAMPUS. AND SO THEIR SUPPORT COMES FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SEE WHAT I STARTED? MR. GLICK. THANK YOU SIR.

SO WE ALL WENT TO THE STATE CONVENTION IN SAN ANTONIO.

AND THIS IS MORE FOR YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT IN A LOT OF THE SESSIONS WAS IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL FUNDING GOING TO COME FROM THE STATE, STARTING WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT WOULD BE BASIC ALLOTMENT WOULD BE ONE, SCHOOL SAFETY WOULD BE TWO, AND SPECIAL ED WOULD BE THREE.

SO DOCTOR LOPEZ, COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, WHAT YOU'RE HEARING? WELL THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IMPLEMENTING MORE MONEY TO SUPPORT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT AS A WHOLE.

ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS IS IN WADA, WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN OUR CAMPUS DUE TO THE FORMULAS THAT THE STATE HAVE.

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NOW, WHEN WE SAY OUR RATE OF INCREASING OUR ALLOTMENT PER STUDENT OF $1,340, WHICH PRESIDENT SELDERS AND I DISCUSSED JUST YESTERDAY, THAT THEY'RE INCREASING THAT, BUT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PRIVATE SCHOOL FUNDING GOING UP TO 12,500, WHICH IS AN INCREASING 2500 PER STUDENT.

REALLY DOESN'T MAKE ENDS MEET.

BUT WHEN YOU START FACTORING IN THE WADA, THAT'S A HIGH INCREASE OF FUNDING.

AND MATTER OF FACT, GIVE ME ONE SECOND.

I COULD TELL YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

HOLD UP. I'M BECOMING LIKE MR. GLICK, HOLDING ON TO PAPERS FOREVER.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND.

BUT IF WE INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.

IT WAS A COMPLIMENT, SIR.

[LAUGHTER] IF WE INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT TO 1,340 THAT WOULD BE $1.38 BILLION OF EXTRA MONEY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR THE STATE, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT REALLY IT DOESN'T HIT THE MARK. SO BUT IF WE WENT TO THE $300 THAT THEY DID ON THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY FOR THE ENTIRE STATE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, 309 MILLION.

OKAY. SO THAT'S HOW FAR OFF WE ARE RIGHT NOW WITH EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS.

AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT, THERE IS ALSO LOOKING AT HOW SPECIAL EDUCATION IS FUNDED.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S BASED ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING, NOT NECESSARILY THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENT.

SO WE COULD HAVE TWO STUDENTS IN THE SAME INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING.

LET'S SAY THEY'RE AN INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING OF 44, MEANING THAT MOST OF THEIR TIME IS IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM.

WELL, THAT CAN BE A STUDENT THAT JUST HAS TEACHING SERVICES, RIGHT? OR MAYBE SOME SPEECH AND LANGUAGE.

BUT WE CAN ALSO HAVE SOMEBODY WITH THAT SAME INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING THAT REQUIRES OT, PT, NURSING SERVICES, MAYBE A ONE ON ONE.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ON THE TABLE IN TERMS OF SPECIAL ED, THE WAY THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION IS FUNDED AND LOOKING AT WHETHER THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE OR NOT.

SO WE'LL SEE AND STAY TUNED AS TO HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.

AND ALSO PIGGYBACKING ON DOCTOR LOPEZ'S COMMENT ABOUT OUR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA, WHAT WE FOUND IS, AS WE'RE PROVIDING A FULL AND INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION FOR THESE STUDENTS, SOMETIMES WE IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL AREAS OF NEED THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAN WHAT THEY WERE RECEIVING UNDER SECTION 504. AND SO THAT THAT ALSO IMPACTS THE SERVICE PROVIDERS.

OKAY. WELL, I'M SURE THERE'S MORE TO COME ON THIS ISSUE.

I'M GOING TO CUT IT OFF HERE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBABLY MORE QUESTIONS AS WE GO ON THROUGH THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY AS MR. GLICK AND DOCTOR LOPEZ POINT OUT, WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION COMING UP WITH A 1,300 TO 01,500 DEFICIT ALREADY JUST FROM INFLATION FROM 2019, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IF THE PUBLIC IS LISTENING.

THIS IS WHEN YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.

THEY'RE NOT PROPERLY FUNDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO HERE.

LET'S GO.

MR. BOOKER, WE ALMOST FORGOT YOU WERE UP THERE.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, TAKE US THROUGH THE REST OF SECTION SIX.

YES, SIR. THE NEXT CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS THE PURCHASE OF BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND MANAGEMENT WEB BASED SOFTWARE.

THAT IS CONTRACT 120-25 THAT PROVIDES DISCIPLINE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS TO THE DISTRICT.

THAT CONTRACT IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO NCS PEARSON'S INCORPORATED.

IT'S A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH ONE ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTION.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT, BEING FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND, WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $85,000.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF ONLINE SCHEDULING AND DATA SYSTEMS. CONTRACT 21125-01 PROVIDES A SCHEDULING RESOURCE FOR THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

RECOMMENDED AWARD IS TO TIMELY SCHOOL, LLC ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE CONTRACTS.

IT IS A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $225,000 FUNDED OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 302-25-03 PROVIDES INSTRUCTION IN READING AND WRITING FOR

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THAT CONTRACT IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO GREENWOOD PUBLISHING GROUP LLC.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS.

THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $475,000.

IT'S FUNDED 80% BY FUND 211 20% BY GENERAL FUND.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASING OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES.

CONTRACT 341-25 UTILIZED TO PROVIDE STAFF AND STUDENTS AND PARENTS WITH INFORMATION, SERVICES AND ON CAMPUS SERVICES FOR OVER 100 PLUS LANGUAGES IN OUR DISTRICT.

THE LISTED BIDDERS ARE SUPPLIERS ON EXHIBIT A IDENTIFY THE AWARDS.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT CONTRACT WITH ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE CONTRACTS.

THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $150,000.

THAT IS PAID FOR 50% WITH GENERAL FUND, THE OTHER 50% GOES TO 224.

THE LIST OF AWARDED SUPPLIERS ARE LISTED ON EXHIBIT A.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION IS A MODIFICATION TO ADVERTISING SERVICES THAT CONTRACT THE CHANGE FROM.

HE WROTE. THIS IS A NAME CHANGE FOR A PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT FROM HERO K12, LLC TO SCHOOLMINT INCORPORATED.

THERE IS NO CHANGES IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT.

IT IS JUST A MODIFICATION IN AWARD BASED OFF THE NAME.

IT'S JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

I THINK YOU ALLUDED TO IT, MR. BOOKER, BUT WE'VE MOVED TO SECTION SEVEN OF BOARD.

THIS IS A MODIFICATION TO AWARDED BIDS.

AND THAT WAS ITEM A.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. SO CONTINUE.

THE NEXT CONTRACT ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A MODIFICATION FROM OMNIA COOPERATIVE CONTRACT.

IT'S A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED AS THE FIRST OF FOUR ANNUAL RENEWABLE CONTRACTS.

WE'RE JUST MODIFYING IT TO A ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWABLE, WHICH IS OUR STANDARD CONTRACT TERMS WHEN APPLICABLE.

SO THAT IS THE MODIFICATION DOES NOT AMEND OR CHANGE THE PREVIOUSLY AWARDED AMOUNT.

SURE. AND WE WOULD BE SO DISAPPOINTED IF WE EVER HAD A COMMITTEE MEETING THAT DID NOT INCLUDE HVAC.

SO I'M SO GLAD Y'ALL PUT THAT ONE IN THERE.

THANK YOU, MR. GONZALES. IT NEVER ENDS, DOES IT? THE NEXT CONTRACT AWARD IS AN INCREASE IN OUR PLUMBING INSTALLATION CONTRACT.

322-2001.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING PLUMBING INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND GAS METERS FROM UNITED MECHANICAL AND DMI CORPORATION.

THE INCREASE IS BEING PROVIDED ORIGINALLY WAS AT $74,999.

WE'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL $500,000 TO MAKE THE NEW AWARD.

$574,999 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR INCREASE IN AWARD IS FOR DIGITAL SPORTSWEAR SOFTWARE UTILIZED BY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE SOFTWARE AND VIDEOS FOR STUDENTS, COACHES, AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE WANTING TO PRODUCE AND SEND FILMS FOR COLLEGE TO REVIEW.

THIS CURRENT CONTRACT IS WITH HUDL.

IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS.

WE'RE ASKING FOR A $1,000 INCREASE TO INCREASE IT FROM 100,000 TO 101,000, PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

HERE IS THE INCREASE THAT WE REFERENCED EARLIER.

THIS IS AN INCREASE IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTRACT.

3942308 TO SPEND ADDITIONAL CONTRACT FUNDING ON THIS CONTRACT.

THOSE SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE ACCOUNTABLE HEALTHCARE STAFFING AND STEPPING STONES INCORPORATED.

THAT CONTRACT IS GOING FROM 1 MILLION TO AN INCREASE OF 500,000 TO THE NEW, NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, WHEN WE TRANSFER MONEY THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR SALARIES AND MAYBE I NEED MR. DODDS ON THIS ONE, BUT WHEN I READ THIS, WHAT I WAS THINKING WAS, OKAY, THAT COVERED SOME OF THOSE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE PREVIOUSLY SAW WHERE WE'RE SPENDING MONEY WITH OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS.

THIS IS ONE WHERE MONEY THAT'S BEING SPENT IS OVER AND ABOVE WHAT WE CONTEMPLATED BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER OUT OF SALARIES TO COVER IT WITH.

WHAT WE. IS THIS A TRUE INCREASE TO THE BUDGET IN OTHER WORDS? THIS IS AN INCREASE TO THAT SPECIFIC CONTRACT.

WHAT WE'RE DOING, MR. MILLER, IS WE'RE TRACING CONTRACT VENDORS AND THEIR AVAILABILITY.

WE HAVE ALL OF THESE CONTRACTS FOR THESE SERVICES, BUT CERTAIN COMPANIES CAN PROVIDE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SERVICES.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING TO DETERMINE WHICH SPECIFIC CONTRACT WILL BE UTILIZED, BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE PERSONNEL WE NEED.

SO WE'RE TRYING OUR VERY BEST TO IDENTIFY WHERE THOSE SERVICES ARE NEEDED AND ALLOCATE OUR FUNDS.

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SO THESE INCREASES ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT RUN OUT OF SERVICES AND AT THAT POINT DENY OUR CHILDREN.

SO SO BASICALLY, WE'RE NOT CERTAIN THAT WE'LL SPEND ALL THIS MONEY WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHOOSE TO USE IT.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

SO THAT MAKES MORE SENSE TO ME NOW.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? MISS GRIFFIN? YES.

EXCUSE ME CHAIRMAN MILLER.

BUT I HAD A QUESTION ON THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT.

IF WE COULD STEP BACK. ABSOLUTELY.

GO AHEAD. MINE IS ON THE DIGITAL SPORTS SOFTWARE, AND WE MAY NEED DOCTOR GRIFFIN TO COME UP TO THE MIC.

WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS? YOU HEAR ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN THE STREET IN TERMS OF WHAT KIDS ARE AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED FILM OR WHATEVER.

SO TELL ME HOW THAT'S DONE.

AND IS THAT A SPECIAL PERSON IN YOUR DEPARTMENT? IS IT OPEN TO EVERYONE? AND HOW DO FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS AN OPTION FOR THEIR KIDS AS THEY'RE TRYING TO GO OFF TO COLLEGE? ARE WE? I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.

BE SURE I ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR YOU.

THE HUDL SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, AND THE COACHES HAVE ACCESS TO IT.

THE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LOGIN AS WELL.

AND SO THEY'RE ABLE TO GO IN AND VIEW THEIR FILM JUST AS THE COACHES WOULD BE ABLE TO AS WELL.

AND SO WITH THAT, THE COACHES CAN CREATE VIDEOS, HIGHLIGHT TAPES, ETC., BUT THE STUDENT ATHLETES CAN ALSO CREATE THEM AS WELL.

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD AND THIS IS NOT THE BEGINNING OF IT.

WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH FOR ALL ATHLETES ACROSS ALL SPORTS; BOYS AND GIRLS.

THE HUDL SOFTWARE WE I CAN'T SPEAK I CAN'T SAY ALWAYS.

BUT I KNOW SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION, WE'VE HAD IT AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR SPORTS.

WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR FOOTBALL, WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR SOCCER, GIRLS AND BOYS.

WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE.

OKAY. YES, MA'AM. I'VE ALWAYS HEARD OF THE DIFFICULTIES IN SOME SPORTS AND SOME INDIVIDUAL, AND SO I NEED TO CORRECT MY THOUGHT PROCESS IF THAT IS NOT OUR PRACTICE.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ADDITIONALLY WHEN WE DID SOME STADIUM UPGRADES, WE ALSO DID SOME CAMERA UPGRADES FOR THE HUDL SOFTWARE TO INCLUDE IT'S NOT TOTALLY AI, BUT WHERE THE CAMERAS KIND OF FOLLOW THE BALL AND THE ACTION AUTOMATICALLY.

SO THEN THAT WAY WE GET THE BEST VIEWS.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE CAMERAS COMING OUT OF THE STADIUM FOR THESE TYPE OF ATMOSPHERES FOR HUDL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I GOT A QUESTION REAL QUICK. MR. BEACH, WHAT'S THE PROCEDURE AS FAR AS I MEAN, IS IT SOMETHING CAN THAT THEY GO TO THE COACH AND THE COACH SENDS THIS OUT? HOW DOES THAT.

WHAT'S THE STEPS THAT.

I MEAN, DOES IT COME TO YOUR OFFICE AND YOU SAY YOU CALL THE COACH AND SAY, COACH, I'VE GOT SOMEBODY INTERESTED.

OR HOW DOES THAT WORK RON? FOR A VIDEO OR.

OH, IN OTHER WORDS, SO THE PARENTS KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE IT ON MY PHONE.

SO WHERE DO I GO TO GET THAT INFORMATION SO THAT I CAN SEND IT OUT FOR MY CHILD.

YEAH, IT'S ALL WEB BASED.

AND THE STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL ACCESS CODE WHERE THEY CAN ACCESS AND SEE THE TEAM FILM IN ADDITION TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL FILM, BUT THE COACHES CAN ALSO DO IT AS WELL. A LOT OF TIMES THE COACHES WILL WORK WITH THE STUDENTS ATHLETES, YOU KNOW, ALREADY WORKING WITH THEM AND BE IN CONTACT WITH THE PARENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE VOICED THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE AND BE A COLLEGE ATHLETE.

SO THE COACHES ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THAT, AND THEY IMMEDIATELY START WORKING WITH THE KIDS, THE STUDENT ATHLETES AND THE PARENTS ON MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO GET THEM THOSE RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? HUDL, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN USING IT SINCE I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS GOING ON WAY BEFORE I GOT IT.

YEAH, BUT IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.

WE'VE JUST THEY'VE EXPANDED AND EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE SOME DIFFERENT FEATURES THAT THEY ADD TO IT, LIKE THE ONE DOCTOR LOPEZ MENTIONED.

AND THE REASON WE REQUESTED THE INCREASE AND IT WENT OVER A LITTLE BIT WAS COACHES CAN NOW YOU ALL MADE IT WHERE THE COACHES CAN NOW WATCH FILM DURING HALFTIME.

THAT'S NEW TO THIS YEAR.

AND SO TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT FILM LIVE DURING GAMES IS WHY WE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT EXTRA FEATURE ADDED ON.

MAN, I WISH I'D HAD THAT BACK IN 1970.

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YEAH. JOHNNY.

THE MEMORY OF YOU SHOOTING AT THE CORNER JUMP SHOT IS JUST ETCHED IN MY MEMORY.

THAT'S RIGHT BUDDY. THAT'S RIGHT.

OH. THANK YOU.

I DON'T NEED FILM FOR THAT, JOHNNY.

OKAY, THAT TAKES US TO THE LAST ITEM OF OUR AGENDA.

MR. BOOKER, THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT.

AND THAT TAKES US TO ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN OUR WRITTEN MATERIAL.

MECHELLE, DO WE HAVE ANY REASON? NO REASON, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

NO REASON. OKAY.

IT IS NOW 4:16, AND I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

[VI. Adjournment]

THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.