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AND THIS IS TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH, AND I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.WE DO HAVE OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND A QUORUM HERE.
MECHELLE DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM TO SPEAK? WE HAVE NO CARDS. SO LET'S MOVE TO ITEM THREE, OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE.
[III. Superintendent's Message]
I GOT A LENGTHY ONE, SO HOLD TIGHT. I'M PLAYING.WE'RE PASSING THE BALL BACK TO YOU. GO AHEAD.
OKAY. REALLY BUSY DAY TODAY. THANK YOU ALL BOARD ESPECIALLY FOR BEING HERE FOR A REALLY BUSY DAY.
[IV.A. Discuss Public Meeting]
LET'S GO TO ITEM FOUR AGENDA ITEMS FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING JUNE 2025.4A IS DISCUSS PUBLIC MEETING CONDUCTED. PUBLIC MEETING ON THE DISTRICT'S 25-26 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATES, MR. DODD.
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMITTEE CHAIR MILLER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DR.
LOPEZ SUPERINTENDENT. I CAN GO OVER THIS REAL QUICK, OR I CAN JUST SAY THIS WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. WE'VE GONE OVER A LOT OF THAT IN THAT IN THE LAST BUDGET MEETING.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? WE HAVE DISCUSSED IT QUITE A BIT IN THE PREVIOUS BUDGET MEETING.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. DODD. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4 B INFORMATION ITEMS RECEIVED.
[IV.B. Information Items]
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR JUNE 2025, MR. MARK BOOKER. TO MR. MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DR.LOPEZ WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU THE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE.
WE DO HAVE 23 CONTRACTS THAT ARE PROVIDED AS INFORMATION.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE JUNE REPORT.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? BOARD BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. OKAY. WE HAVE NO DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.
SO LET'S GO TO ITEM 4B2 RECOGNIZE TASBO CERTIFICATION RECIPIENTS IN FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE, PAUL GONZALEZ. WELCOME, WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRPERSON CHAIRPERSON MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEE, DR. LOPEZ I'M HERE JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS THAT I'VE GIVEN AN UPDATE ON CERTIFICATIONS WITHIN THE FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A TASBO UPDATE. THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIAL, ALSO KNOWN AS TASBO, HAS FOUR CERTIFICATIONS STSBS, STSBO, RTSBO, RTSBA. THESE ARE TASBO CERTIFICATIONS OFFERS A VALUE INVESTMENT IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT IN THE FIELD OF SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR IN TEXAS. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE 17 FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE THAT ARE CERTIFIED OR HAVE CERTIFICATIONS IN THESE AREAS.
THE CLASSIFICATION OF CTSBO CERTIFIED TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, YOU HAVE PAUL BURNELL, PAUL GONZALEZ, ERIC HOSCHEK, EDMOND LEE, VICTOR TABORDA, RYAN TALMADGE, RON WARD.
IN THE RTSBO CLASSIFICATION REGISTERED TEXAS BUSINESS OFFICIALS, YOU HAVE KYLE BOYD, BRIAN FINLEY, BRIAN HILL, TOM STANSELL . IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF RTSBA REGISTERED SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS YOU HAVE LYNNE DANIELS, JAVIER FERNANDEZ, TANISHA WILLIAMS. I JUST WANT TO JUST SAY THAT TEN YEARS AGO, A LITTLE OVER TEN YEARS AGO, WHEN I GOT HERE TO THE DISTRICT, THERE WAS ONLY TWO RECIPIENTS THAT HAD CERTIFICATIONS.
AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF OF THE OF THE TEAM GETTING THESE CERTIFICATIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? JUST ARE ANY OF YOUR PEOPLE HERE? THERE IS A FEW HERE IN ATTENDANCE.
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IF Y'ALL WOULD RISE IF I CALLED YOUR NAME WITH CERTIFICATIONS.WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL AND CONGRATULATE YOU ALL [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. I'LL JUST GO TO ITEM 4B3 REVIEW APRIL 2025 MONTHLY FINANCIALS, ARTURO VALENZUELA, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DR.
LOPEZ. I PRESENT TO YOU THE APRIL 2025 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR GENERAL FUND.
THERE'S JUST A FEW AREAS THAT I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE.
THE FIRST ONE IS ON PAGE 26 THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN.
WE SPENT 68.9% OF OUR GENERAL FUND AS OF APRIL 2025.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
EXCUSE ME, ANY QUESTIONS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS? AGAIN, WE REALIZE THAT IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO WRAP UP THESE NUMBERS AND GET THEM RIGHT.
SO 68- 69% IS PRETTY PRETTY NORMAL. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? OKAY. THANK YOU ARTURO. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4B4 REVIEW 2025 APRIL 2025 TAX REPORT KRISTI COOPER, WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ. THE ITEM PRESENTED TODAY IS THE APRIL PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION REPORT, REFLECTING 97.39% COLLECTED OF THE 2024 TAX LEVY.
AS OF TODAY, WE'RE AT 97.97% COLLECTED. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. NO QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
[IV.C. Action Items (Non Consent)]
NOW WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4C. THESE ARE ACTION ITEMS. NUMBER ONE IS CONSIDER RATIFICATION OF THE 2025 TAX REFUND RESOLUTION KRISTI COOPER YES, MR. MILLER THE ITEM PRESENTED TODAY IS THE PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS, WHICH EXCEEDED $500 THAT WAS ISSUED DURING THE 2024 AND 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.THESE REFUNDS WERE THE RESULT OF AN OVERPAYMENT OR ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS.
THE LISTING THAT YOU HAVE THERE INCLUDES EACH INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT.
THE ONE FOR CORELOGIC IS 313 ACCOUNTS WAS REFUNDED IN THAT AMOUNT.
AND THEN THE LORETTA, THERE WAS 23 ACCOUNTS TOTAL ON THOSE TWO LINE ITEMS ON THAT LISTING.
PER TAX CODE, PER PROPERTY TAX CODE SECTION 3311, THE TAX ASSESSOR IF THE TAX ASSESSOR DETERMINES THAT A REFUND IS DUE, THE BOARD MUST ALSO APPROVE THOSE REFUNDS IF THEY EXCEED $500.
THEREFORE, THERE IS A RESOLUTION SHOULD THE BOARD APPROVE THE RATIFICATION OF THOSE REFUNDS.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY.
AND THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD MEETING AFTER THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM OUR COMMITTEE? ANY BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT? OKAY. I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO ACTION ITEM 4C2 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2024 2025 GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND, ELISA CORDOVA-LONG, WELCOME.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DR.
THE FIRST ITEM WE HAVE IS THE GENERAL FUND. ALL WE HAVE TODAY IS OUR NORMAL BUSINESS PRACTICES OF THE CROSS FUNCTIONAL BALANCE NEUTRAL TRANSFERS THAT HAVE NO IMPACT TO THE OVERALL BUDGET. THE SECOND ITEM IS THE DEBT SERVICES FUND, WE ARE INCREASING FUND FUNCTION 71 AND 72, AND THAT IS TO ENSURE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CLOSE OUT FISCAL YEAR 25.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.
AGAIN, THE DEBT SERVICE FUND CAN ONLY BE USED TO REPAY PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.
THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4C3 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AMENDED BUDGETS FOR 2024 -2025. MISS LONG PLEASE CONTINUE. THANK YOU. TODAY YOU HAVE FOR YOU THE FINAL BUDGET TRANSFERS AMENDMENTS FOR GENERAL THE GENERAL FUND, STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND AND THE DEBT SERVICES FUND.
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ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINAL BUDGET.AGAIN THESE ARE BUDGET ITEMS AND NOT ACTUAL SPENDS.
SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. CORRECT. AND NEXT YEAR, IF I CAN SAY THAT WE PLAN TO COME EACH MONTH WITH YOU FOR EACH FUND SO WE CAN BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT AND YOU WILL APPROVE EACH FUND EVERY MONTH, REGARDLESS IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES.
OKAY. THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR THIS FINAL AMENDMENT THAT WILL BE THE JUNE ONE, NEXT YEAR.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS ON THAT.
SO WE'LL GO TO 4C4 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICES FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 2025 -2026 SCHOOL YEAR, MISS LONG.
AS A STATE STATUTE MANDATES, WE ARE JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH DISTRICT.
THEREFORE, THE BOARD MUST APPROVE THE BUDGET NO LATER THAN JUNE 30TH.
WE'LL BE BRINGING THIS TO THE JUNE 24TH BOARD MEETING FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
ON THAT DATE, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE THE BUDGET BY FUNCTION FOR THE GENERAL FUND, SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICES FUND, AND DEBT SERVICES FUND. PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY IS A SUMMARY OF THAT PROPOSAL. THESE AMOUNTS WERE ALSO PRESENTED IN THE BUDGET WORKSHOP EARLIER TODAY.
OKAY, SO WE SAW THIS AND WENT OVER THIS FOR THREE HOURS OR SO IN THE BUDGET MEETING AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, MR. DODD, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK AND REFINE.
THERE MAY BE SOME CHANGES TO THIS BY THE JUNE MEETING, BUT THEY WILL ALL BE PRESENT AT THAT MEETING, THAT WILL BE THE FINAL BUDGET. CORRECT. AND THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, THIS WILL STAY AN ACTION ITEM JUST BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE WILL BE CHANGES TO THE BUDGET AS WE GET CLARITY ON HOUSE BILL TWO. OKAY.
SO ANY QUESTIONS? COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL GO TO 4C5 CONSIDER APPROVAL. EXCUSE ME.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE TRAINING OF INVESTMENT OFFICERS.
YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.
CDA LEGAL REQUIRES US TO HAVE ONGOING TRAINING AND INVESTMENT CONTROLS, SECURITY RISKS, STRATEGY, RISK, MARKET RISK, DIVERSIFICATION OF PORTFOLIO AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT.
AND THIS LIST DETAILS THE ORGANIZATIONS FROM WHOM WE INTEND TO RECEIVE OUR TRAINING, AND WE USE THIS LIST NOT ONLY FOR THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN OUR POLICY, BUT ALSO FOR ONGOING CERTIFICATIONS AS CERTIFIED TREASURY PROFESSIONALS AND REGISTERED TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH TASBO.
OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMITTEE. COULD WE GO BACK TO THE AFTER THIS, COULD WE GO BACK ONE? OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, WHICH IS 4C5? I JUST HAVE ONE. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THE TRAINING? JUST MYSELF AND MR. DODDS. WE WILL LATER ON YOU'LL APPROVE US AS YOUR INVESTMENT OFFICERS.
AND SO HE DOES HIS TRAINING INDEPENDENTLY OF THAN I DO.
WE JUST CHOOSE WHAT WE WANT TO BASICALLY FOCUS ON FOR THAT YEAR.
NO, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. YEAH, JUST JUST US TWO.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WILL END THAT ITEM. AND MR. GLICK HAS ASKED THAT WE STEP BACK TO ITEM 4C4 FOR JUST A SECOND, WHERE I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION FOR MISS LONG FOR MISS LONG.
YES. MR. GLICK, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES, SIR.
THANK YOU. SO IN THE EARLIER SESSION, WE TALKED ABOUT A POTENTIAL ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR AROUND $160 MILLION. AND NOW YOU'RE PROJECTING A DEFICIT OF AN ADDITIONAL $54 MILLION.
SO, ARGUENDO, IF NOTHING ELSE CHANGES, WE'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER $100 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE BASED ON EARLIER DISCUSSION AND YOUR PROJECTION. WOULD THAT BE A FAIR STATEMENT WITH NO OTHER CHANGES? IS I BELIEVE SO. SO YOU'RE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FINISHING UP THIS YEAR AT AT $62 MILLION DEFICIT AND THEN $160.
YEAH. YEAH. WE, WE FIGURE WE'LL END UP AT ABOUT $161 MILLION IN, IN FUND BALANCE.
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AND THEN FOR THIS NEXT YEAR WE'RE PREDICTING A $54 MILLION DEFICIT WHICH THAT'S YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T GET THE HELP WE NEEDED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT PROP EIGHT TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE, TO MAKE THIS BUDGET WHERE WE'RE NOT IN A DEFICIT.
AND, AGAIN, NOT NOT EQUALING THE THREE MONTH REQUIREMENT.
YEAH. SO, YES, IF PROP EIGHT IS NOT PASSED, THEN WE ARE LOOKING AT GOING INTO FUND BALANCE DEEPER THAN WHAT THE THREE MONTH REQUIREMENT IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE ON OUR FUND BALANCE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MISS LONG. THANK YOU MR. DODD. LET'S GO TO ITEM 5C6.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED INVESTMENT BROKERS.
YES. FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS OUR LIST OF QUALIFIED INVESTMENT BROKERS. CDA LEGAL AND LOCAL, REQUIRES THAT THE BROKERS INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DISTRICT PROVIDE BE PROVIDED A COPY OF OUR INVESTMENT POLICY, ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE RECEIPT OF THE POLICY, AND THEY ALSO REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE REASONABLE PROCEDURES AND CONTROLS, AND PROVIDE CERTIFICATIONS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM THEIR FIRMS. THIS LIST IS UNCHANGED FROM LAST YEAR'S LIST.
OKAY, SO THE LIST IS UNCHANGED, NOBODY NEW TO IT.
ANY QUESTIONS COMMITTEE BOARD MEMBERS? SEEING NONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL GO TO 4C7, 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 STRATEGIES, MRS. ROUNDTREE, CONTINUE. YES, SIR. IN CDA L EGAL AND LOCAL, THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO BOTH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE POLICY AND THAT IT'S BEEN REVIEWED, AND TO ADOPT A WRITTEN STATEMENT, WHICH I BELIEVE IS AT THE BACK OF THAT PACKET STATING THAT IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED.
THIS THE INVESTMENT POLICY IS UNCHANGED FROM LAST YEAR.
LET'S GO TO 4C8 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION DESIGNATING INVESTMENT OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT.
I BELIEVE YOU WERE REFERRING TO THIS. YES, SIR.
JUST A SECOND AGO. AS STATED IN CDA LEGAL, WE ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY APPROVE BY JOB TITLE AND POSITION THAT THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CASH MANAGER ARE DESIGNATED AS INVESTMENT OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT. THE CDA LEGAL IS ATTACHED AND THE CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY IS ATTACHED AT THE BACK OF THE PACKET AS WELL.
THAT WILL NEED TO BE SIGNED ON THE 24TH OF JUNE.
VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? PRETTY STANDARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO 4C9 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRIBUTION TO THE GARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, MISS HOGAN. GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES.
THESE ARE OUR ANNUAL AGREEMENTS WITH GARLAND, ROWLETT AND SACHSE THREE INDEPENDENT EITHER CHAMBERS AND OR FOUNDATIONS THAT WE CONTRIBUTE TO ANNUALLY. IF YOU'LL FLIP THROUGH YOUR PACKAGE, YOU'LL SEE ALL THREE CITIES HAVE BEEN IN COMPLIANCE THIS YEAR.
IT'S BEEN BUDGETED AND SUBMITTED AS SUCH. AND YOU ALL SHOULD APPROVE.
OKAY, COMMITTEE, ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE RENEWALS, OR THIS RENEWAL? I'M SORRY. THIS IS THE ONE FOR GARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP.
ANY QUESTION ON THIS ONE? OKAY, MISS HOGAN, I GUESS YOU'LL TAKE US THROUGH.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AND TAKE US THROUGH 4. ALL RIGHT.
4C10 AND 4C11 RIGHT QUICK. THE STATEMENTS MADE PREVIOUSLY APPLY TO THE NEXT TWO AS WELL.
SO THIS HERE IS FOR GARLAND. THE NEXT ONE IS FOR ROWLETT.
THEY TWO ARE IN COMPLIANCE. AND PROVIDED THOSE REPORTS IT'S IN YOUR PACKET.
THEIR AGREEMENT ALSO HAS NOT CHANGED FROM YEARS PRIOR.
THEY WILL SUBMIT THE SAME REPORTS AS THEY'VE DONE IN YEARS PAST AND WE WILL PROCEED IF YOU ALL CHOOSE TO APPROVE, WITH THE AMOUNT THAT'S BEEN NOTATED IN THE AGREEMENT, THAT'S ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE.
GREAT. AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ROWLETT AGREEMENT.
THANK YOU AGAIN. THESE ARE RENEWALS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE OR FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU. SEEING NONE, LET'S GO TO 4C12. ALL RIGHT.
THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
THEIR AGREEMENT WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES FROM THE CURRENT.
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WE'VE ONLY UPDATED THE FISCAL YEAR. AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR THIS GROUP.SEEING NO QUESTIONS WE'LL MOVE ON TO 4C12, NOW CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2025-2026 SALARY SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION INFORMATION HANDBOOK, GRADYNE BROWN, WELCOME.
GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, I PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING IN THE COVERED DOCUMENT THAT IS BEFORE YOU, A DRAFT OF OUR 25-26 SALARY SCHEDULE.
AS STATED EARLIER TODAY IN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP, THIS IS A DRAFT, BUT IT DOES SHOW THE ACTUAL TEACHER SCHEDULE AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE THAT WE WILL BE USING.
IT SHOWS THE SALARIES FOR 0, 1, 2, AND THEN 3 THROUGH 25 WITH THEIR EITHER $2,500 INCREASE OR WITH THEIR $5,000 INCREASE.
AND EACH TEACHER WILL MOVE UP ONE STEP. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS WHOSE TITLES INCLUDE THEM IN THIS PAY GRADE, PAY GRADE 100 WHO WILL NOT RECEIVE THE $2,500 OR THE $5,000 DOLLARS STIPEND OR INCREASE IN PAY. WE'RE NOT SURE IF WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT A STIPEND OR JUST A PAY INCREASE.
I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY.
COMMITTEE, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SCHEDULE? JUST GIVE THEM ONE SECOND.
ANY ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS? AGAIN, I ASSUME THIS IS AS PER GUIDELINES FROM HB TWO HOUSE.
YES, SIR. IT IS PER GUIDELINES AS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN AT THIS TIME.
OKAY. AND WILL WE BRING IN, AS ALWAYS, SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHAT GETS FINALLY SIGNED AND DISTRIBUTED? YES. ANY QUESTIONS COMMITTEE? OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4C 13.
LET'S GO TO ITEM 13A CONTRACT. MR. BOOKER, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP? WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THIS NEW BIDS CONTRACT 108 - 26, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SECURITY SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES.
YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, TO BOARD MEMBER MILLER AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DR.
THIS WILL BE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE OUR ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS, AS WELL AS OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES AND TACTICAL GEAR THAT THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO USE.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE AWARDED VENDOR WOULD BE GT DISTRIBUTORS.
THAT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH A ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTIONS.
THAT CONTRACT HAS A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $250,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
ANY QUESTIONS HERE? BOARD MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. MR. BOOKER, LET'S PROCEED TO 4C 13B, THIS IS CONTRACT NUMBER 136 - 26 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CANINE DETECTION SERVICES.
YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT, 136 - 26 WILL BE PRIMARILY USED BY, ONCE AGAIN, OUR SECURITY TEAM AS WELL AS TO FACILITATE SECURITY AT OUR SCHOOLS. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE H.
I BELIEVE THAT IS H1 CANINE CONSULTANTS LLC AS THE RECOMMENDED AWARD.
IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH ONE YEAR WITH TWO ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS $200,000 IS THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT, WITH 75% OF THAT PAID FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND ANOTHER 25% FOR FOR FUND 757 FOR THOSE SERVICES THAT WOULD BE OFFERED AT THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? OKAY.
THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO 13C CONTRACT NUMBER 242 - 25-01 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF ORACLE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT. YES, SIR. THAT CONTRACT ONCE AGAIN 242 -25-01 IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ORACLE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF THAT CONTRACT IS
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BEING RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD THROUGH MYTHICS INCORPORATED WHICH WOULD PROVIDE THOSE ONGOING SERVICES.IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH ONE ANNUAL RENEWABLE OPTION, WITH THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $552,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? IS THIS NORMALLY A ONE YEAR CONTRACT? THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT HAS BEEN STRUCTURED FOR ONE YEAR WITH ONE ANNUAL RENEWABLE OPTION.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LET'S GO TO 13D CONTRACT 293 - 25-01 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
YES, SIR. THAT'S CONTRACT 293-25-01. THIS AWARD WILL ALLOW OCCUMED PLUS INCORPORATED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CLINIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT HAS OR ANTICIPATING ENTERING INTO A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT.
YOU DO HAVE THE ANNUAL COST ALLOCATED AS WELL AS AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL SUPPLY COST.
THE $2,400 IS JUST AN ESTIMATE JUST IN CASE FOR SOME REASON, WE WERE TO EXCEED THAT AMOUNT.
SO ULTIMATELY IT WOULD END UP BEING A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT, WHICH INCLUDED THE ANNUAL SUPPLY ESTIMATE AT $1,971,072. THIS CONTRACT IS ONCE AGAIN BEING RECOMMENDED FOR OCCUMED PLUS IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A NOTE. MISS HOGAN, WILL YOU MAKE SURE TO REMIND ME TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS ITEM WHEN IT COMES TO VOTE? THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. YES. THANK YOU. MAYBE THIS IS MORE FOR DR.
LOPEZ. I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE CLOSING THE EMPLOYEE CLINIC.
WOULD YOU, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT? I THINK THIS IS A REPLACEMENT.
I'LL LET DARRELL DODDS EXPAND ON THAT. HE'S DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH, BUT WE IN IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE EVERY DOLLAR WORK BETTER, WE FOUND A BETTER OPTION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
MR. DODDS, WILL YOU TELL HIM WHAT YOU DISCOVERED? YES. SO IN LOOKING AT AT OUR CLINIC AND THEY'VE DONE AN AWESOME JOB AT WHAT WHAT THE CLINIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE.
THE EMPLOYEES THERE WE'VE HAD HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB SUPPORTING OUR OUR OUR DISTRICT.
IN TALKING WITH OCCUMED THEY FEEL LIKE THAT THEY CAN DO MORE SERVICES FOR OUR, OUR EMPLOYEES AT A MUCH AT A LOWER RATE. AND SO LOOKING AT WHAT RENT IS COSTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE AT OUR CURRENT FACILITY, WE FEEL LIKE THAT THE, THE SERVICES OFFERED BY OCCUMED WILL BENEFIT OUR, OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND IT'LL STILL BE THE SAME $10 CO-PAY THAT THEY PAY AT OUR CURRENT LOCATION.
AND SO AND IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND THEY'RE SITTING HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
IF YOU'D LIKE SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON WHAT THEY PLAN ON DOING.
WHERE WILL THE THEIR LOCATION IS THERE JUST ONE LOCATION? SO THE ONE LOCATION WILL BE RIGHT PAST KRAFT.
THEY ALREADY HAVE A LOCATION THERE. THEY WILL OPEN UP A SPECIAL SECTION JUST FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
YOU KNOW, AND EVEN PUT SIGNAGE OUT THERE AS GISD EMPLOYEE CLINIC.
AND THEY WILL SERVICE OUR EMPLOYEES JUST LIKE WE DO AT OURS CURRENTLY.
ASSUMING THAT THIS PASSES IN TWO WEEKS WHEN WHEN DOES THIS BECOME EFFECTIVE? WELL THEY THEY STILL THEY HAVE TO REMODEL THEIR CLINIC TO SEPARATE OUR SIDE.
SO IT'S STILL OUR CLINIC WILL STILL REMAIN OPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL WE CAN GET GET THEIR CLINIC UP AND READY FOR US TO TRANSITION OVER THERE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. LET'S MOVE FORWARD TO 4C 13E.
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YES, SIR. MR. MILLER, ONCE AGAIN, THAT IS ONE OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS.THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF SUPPLIERS THAT ARE BEING ADDED ARE LISTED ON YOUR EXHIBIT A, AND THE DISTRICT DOES RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT ACTION. OKAY. COMMITTEE, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? BOARD MEMBERS LOOKING DOWN THE LIST AND MAKE SURE.
OKAY, I SEE NO CONFLICTS THERE. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4 C13F CONTRACT 3 11-25-01. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PRE-ADVANCED PLACEMENT MATERIALS AND SERVICES.
YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT ONCE AGAIN 3 11-25-01 IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD TO COLLEGE BOARD, WHICH OFFERS OUR PRE-ADVANCED PLACEMENT PRE-AP TESTING AS WELL AS SOME OF THE PSAT AND SAT COURSES.
RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS COLLEGE BOARD IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH A ONE YEAR FOUR RENEWABLE OPTIONS, WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $700,000 PAID FOR OUT OF 486 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ALLOTMENT FUNDS.
QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ALL RIGHT 4C13G. YES, SIR. CONTRACT 397-25-02 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE LICENSING SUBS HARDWARE AND SERVICES.
YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S CONTRACT 397-25-02.
THE DISTRICT WILL BE CONTINUING TO USE THIS ONE AS AN EXTENDED RFP PROCESS AS WELL, WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE SAME BENEFITS FOR ADDING ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE PROVIDERS AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMITTEE BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO 13C13. SORRY 4 C13H CONTRACT NUMBER 9- 26.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.
IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THOSE SUPPLIERS THAT ARE AWARDED ON EXHIBIT A, IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT TERM WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,900,000 PAID FOR OUT OF FUND 2 40 OUT OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM.
GIVE US JUST ONE MINUTE, MR. BOOKER.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, BOARD MEMBERS? QUITE A LENGTHY LIST.
CONTRACT NUMBER 141 - 26, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO COMMODITY PROCESSING FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S CONTRACT 141- 26, DURING THE AWARD PROCESS, TWO OF THE SUPPLIERS WHO WERE RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM THE AWARDED LIST THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE PAST.
THOSE SUPPLIERS ARE DEL RIO LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION AND SCHWAN'S FOOD SERVICE.
THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT REMAINS AT $7 MILLION, PAID FOR OUT OF THE 240 NATIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAM.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS JUST MODIFYING AND ADDING TWO AWARDED SUPPLIERS TO THE EXISTING CONTRACT.
SUPER. THANK YOU. AND THOSE ARE THERE IS AN ASTERISK BY THOSE TWO THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED.
SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LIST ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 4 C15 INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS CONTRACT.
AND THIS IS A CONTRACT NUMBER 325 - 25-07, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR RESCORING ASSESSMENTS, MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S CONTRACT 325 - 25-07.
THIS INCREASE WILL ALLOW FOR THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GARLAND ISD TO REQUEST REQUEST, EXCUSE ME, RESCORING OF STAAR AND EOC TESTING.
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THERE IS A TABLE THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED THAT IDENTIFIES OUR ESTIMATED USE FOR THAT PARTICULAR CONTRACT, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT RECEIVING GOING UP TO $1,125,000 BASED ON THE QUANTITY OF RESCORING THAT IS BEING ESTIMATED. NOW, WHETHER THAT'S USED OR NOT, IT WOULD BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DISTRICT.CERTAINLY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? YES. MR. GLICK, IS MR. JOYNER HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS? NO, SHE'S AT A CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW.
BUT IN A NUTSHELL, BASICALLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS TYPE OF AUTOMATED SCORING IS THAT IT IS, LIKE WE SAW LAST YEAR, HAS PROVEN TO BE INVALID.
AFTER THE DEADLINE, A LOT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUBMITTED, WE DIDN'T REALLY DO MUCH OF THAT BECAUSE IT COSTS SO MUCH MONEY, AND YOU SAW WHAT WE'RE DOING. BUT WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE OTHER ONES, IF YOU DO IT WITHIN A WINDOW AND IT INCREASES, THEY DON'T CHARGE YOU AND IT'S AN ACTUAL PERSON SCORING RATHER THAN AN AUTOMATED SCORING.
SO THE BENEFIT IS IF LET'S JUST SAY WE USED ALL THIS MONEY NOT ONLY COULD IT HELP A CHILD AND HELP WITH ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS, BUT IF IT WAS, IF IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN SCORE, WE WOULD NOT THEY WOULD NOT CHARGE US.
SO THIS IS THIS IS JUST LIKE WE GO CONSERVATIVELY.
WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A NUMBER OF SCORES THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS DEALING WITH CHILDREN. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
IS THIS THE SAME, I GUESS NCS PEARSON THAT DALLAS USED WHEN THEY THEY WERE THE ONE WHO CAME OUT VERY QUICKLY AND SAID THE TREMENDOUS PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SCORES THAT WERE ERRONEOUS.
YES. THIS IS THE SAME PERSON. OKAY. THANK YOU.
YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? KIND OF AN INSURANCE POLICY IS THE WAY I SEE IT.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. BOOKER. YOU'VE GONE THROUGH QUITE A LIST.
I DO NOT SEE A NEED ON MY BOOK. MECHELLE, IS THERE ANY NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION? DR. LOPEZ. IF NOT, THEN THE NEXT THING TO DO IS GET A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
[VI. Adjournment]
SO MOVED. WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.IT IS NOW 5:35. WHAT TIME DO WE WANT TO?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.