Apr 14, 2026 Workshop

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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WE'RE GLAD TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE TODAY.

[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]

NUMBER TWO, THE PUBLIC FORUM. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS AFTER TALKING WITH MECHELLE AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

SO THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER THREE AND THAT WILL BE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[III. Executive Session]

NUMBER TWO. LITIGATION. WHAT DID I SAY? LEGISLATION.

THANK YOU. LITIGATION. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ NUMBER TWO, A GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.

ITEM B PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.074 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER EMPLOYEE OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. ITEM NUMBER ONE CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING STAFFING ASSIGNMENTS AND COMPENSATION.

IT IS NOW THE 4:32 TOOK ME THAT LONG TO READ THAT.

SO ANYWAY, WE ARE NOW GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW GOING TO RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THANKS EVERYONE FOR BEING PATIENT. AND SO WE'RE RECONVENING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE QUORUM IS HERE. FOR ANY POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO THE ITEMS WE CONSIDERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION EVERYTHING THAT WAS POSTED WAS WHAT WAS DISCUSSED, NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THAT WE ADJOURN FROM DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO MOVE. WE'RE ADJOURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

BUT MR. BEACH YOU'RE CERTIFYING, CORRECT, THAT NOTHING WAS SAID AND YOU'RE GOING TO SAY IT'S 5:51, RIGHT? AT 5:51. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE ARE NOW BACK LIVE AGAIN. AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO GO INTO OUR REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING SESSION.

[IV. Reconvene from Executive Session for any possible action relative to items considered during Executive Session]

[V.A. Discuss Preliminary Budget Planning Presentation for 2026-2027 ]

I REALLY DID WANT TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH, BUT, BUT WE HAVE SO FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY BUDGET TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE HAD TO DO.

AND TRUTHFULLY, NEARLY EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS HAD TO GO THROUGH LOOKING AT THEIR BUDGETS, CUTTING THEIR BUDGETS, LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET TO THIS POINT.

I APPARENTLY HAVE A DISTINCTIVE WALK AND I'VE STARTED HEARING DOORS CLOSE AS I'M WALKING DOWN HALLWAYS.

AND SO IT IS, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AS WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH BUDGET.

THIS IS KIND OF THE WAY WE'LL FOLLOW. WE'LL DISCUSS OUR OUR CURRENT SITUATION.

OUR PROPOSED BUDGET PROPOSED RAISES ENROLLMENT TAX RATE AND PROPERTY TAXES.

AND THEN OUR BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR THE WHERE WE NEED TO HEAD FROM HERE.

DARRELL, LET ME INTERRUPT YOU FOR JUST A MINUTE AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW AT YOUR DESK IS YOUR RED FOLDER THAT THIS PRESENTATION IS THERE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. I WANT TO START OFF WHERE WE STARTED OFF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, YOU KNOW, THANKING OUR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT. TO ME, THIS FEELS LIKE WE DID THIS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

THAT'S HOW THIS YEAR HAS GONE. BUT OUR COMMUNITY IS BEHIND US AND VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.

AS WE STARTED THIS, WE STARTED WITH PROPOSITION A.

WE STARTED WITH A $60 MILLION DEFICIT BUDGET.

PROP A WAS PASSED IN NOVEMBER WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO ADD THE 56 MILLION THAT WE WERE SHOWING IN

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AS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THIS, YOU'LL SEE IN THIS NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

AND SO THIS IS APRIL. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, OUR FINANCIALS ARE ABOUT TWO MONTHS BEHIND, BUT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH OUR FORECASTING AND WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THAT NUMBER. WE DID A BUDGET AMENDMENT LAST MONTH THAT BROUGHT THIS DEFICIT DOWN TO 10.7 MILLION.

AND THEN OUR CURRENT ESTIMATE IS 9.4 MILLION, AND THIS YEAR STARTED OFF WITH A BANG IN MAINTENANCE. WE'VE HAD ABOUT IN THE FIRST SEMESTER, ABOUT 1.5 MILLION IN UNEXPECTED BREAKDOWNS ON HVAC AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND WE FEEL WE WILL FINISH AT THAT 4 MILLION OR BELOW, BUT I CAN'T PREDICT THAT RIGHT NOW JUST BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE MONTHS LEFT IN THIS YEAR. WE DID HAVE TO REPLACE THE CHILLER THE OTHER DAY AT ONE OF OUR, AT HERFURTH. LUCKILY FOR THE DISTRICT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SO IT DIDN'T COST THE DISTRICT ANYTHING.

BUT WE DO HAVE STILL SOME AGING HVAC CHILLERS BOILERS, ALL TYPES OF STUFF THAT HAVE A TENDENCY TO DISAPPOINT US AT THE WRONG TIME. SO ANYWAY, I DIDN'T WANT TO GET AS AGGRESSIVE AS THE 4 MILLION YET, BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS THAT ARE ONGOING AND WORKING TOWARDS THAT.

SO IF WE FINISH RIGHT NOW AT THE 9 MILLION, THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD BE IN OUR FUND BALANCE.

$171,855 PROJECTED WITH THAT ENDING. LIKE I SAID, I FEEL LIKE WE WILL BE BELOW THAT, BUT WE STILL HAVE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE WE GET THERE. RIGHT NOW, THIS IS HOW THE BUDGET IS BROKEN UP.

THE CURRENT BUDGET PAYROLL COSTS ARE 82.9% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET.

AND THERE'S A SLIDE IN HERE THAT WILL SHOW YOU ALL WHERE WE'LL BE FOR NEXT YEAR.

MOVING IN TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND OVERVIEW, WE STILL ARE WORKING ON THE PILLARS THAT WE HAD IN PROP A, AND THAT IS TEACHER AND STAFF RETENTION. TEACHER AND STAFF RETENTION IS RAISES.

AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THAT THIS AFTERNOON.

OF COURSE, OUR STUDENT PROGRAM SPECIAL ED AND SAFETY AND SECURITY.

LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR NUMBERS THAT IMPACT REVENUE, OUR ESTIMATED TAXABLE VALUES RIGHT NOW, I HAVE ZERO REALLY INFORMATION ON WHAT OUR WATER PROPERTY VALUES WILL BE WE WILL GET OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATE APRIL 30TH.

AT THAT TIME, WE WILL SEE WHERE OUR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT THINKS WE WILL BE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A NEW EXEMPTION COMING IN FOR THIS NEXT YEAR. AND THAT'S ON BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY.

AND SO WE HAVE ABOUT 764 MILLION. IS THAT RIGHT? CLOSE TO IT. 764 MILLION IN VALUE IN BUSINESS, PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS NEW EXEMPTION.

SO HOUSING IS PRETTY MUCH REMAINING FLAT. AND YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE WHERE WE LAND ON OUR NEW PROPERTY THAT HAS COME INTO THE TAXABLE PART.

AND SO I DID NOT WANT TO SHOW, AND NONE OF THESE NUMBERS IN OUR BUDGET SHOW AN INCREASE IN VALUES, OUR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT. AS WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT THE LITTLE DOT THERE AT 48,762, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 1500 STUDENT DROP FOR NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE A SLIDE IN HERE. IT KIND OF SHOWS WHY BUT ALSO OUR PROJECTED ADA IS IS ROUGHLY 01,000 LESS. I'M HOPING I'M BEING OVERLY AGGRESSIVE AND NOT VERY CONSERVATIVE ON THESE NUMBERS.

BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO US THIS YEAR WHEN WE LOST 2,000 STUDENTS, WHERE WE HAD BEEN YEARS PREVIOUS,

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ONCE YOU GET THE RAISE THAT THE STATE DID PLUS WHAT THE RAISE FOR THE STATE FOR ALL THE HOURLY WORKERS. SO LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR RAISES THIS YEAR. OUR BEGINNING TEACHER SALARY RIGHT NOW IS 61 FIVE.

THAT WILL BE GOING. OUR PROPOSED IS TO GO TO $63,000 AND ALL TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST A 4% RAISE THAT LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS, NURSES 4% FROM CURRENT MIDPOINT.

OUR NON CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2% FROM MIDPOINT.

OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 4%. PARAPROFESSIONALS 4% FROM MIDPOINT.

AUXILIARY NON BUS DRIVER SNS AND CUSTODIAL IS 4%.

OUR AUXILIARY BUS DRIVERS OUR CURRENT STARTING PAY IS AT $2325 AND WILL BE GONE TO 25 25 FOR BEGINNING BUS DRIVERS AND FOR OUR BUS DRIVERS, A 4% RAISE. AND THEN OUR AUXILIARY CUSTODIAL AND LEAD CUSTODIANS 4%, WHICH TOTALS $17,779,436.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK TOWARDS OUR REVENUE? OUR CURRENT YEAR.

WE'RE AT 93.8% TO REVENUE. I KNOW ON THE OTHER ONE IT SHOWED 82%, BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS TOWARDS EXPENSES. REMEMBER, WE'RE STILL IN A DEFICIT BUDGET.

THIS IS BASED OFF THE REVENUE. SO LOOKING WITH RAISES THAT WOULD BE AT 89%.

WE ARE GETTING DOWN IN THE AREA WHERE WE NEED TO BE, BUT WE'RE STILL A LITTLE HIGHER THAN WE NEED TO BE.

AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT OUR ENROLLMENT.

YOU SEE, IN 22, 23, WE DROPPED ABOUT 850 STUDENTS IN 23, 24, 750 STUDENTS.

24, 25 964. AND IN THIS CURRENT YEAR, I KNOW LAST TIME I SHOWED YOU ALL ABOUT 2000.

THIS IS WHERE WE FEEL LIKE WE WILL END AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER IS DIFFERENT. BUT ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SHOW YOU.

WE HAVE A GROWING POPULATION, WHICH IS OUR SPED ENROLLMENT, WHICH YOU CAN SEE OVER THOSE SAME YEARS, OUR SPED ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN QUITE LARGE. YOU KNOW, WE WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND, I WANT TO SAY 8%.

AND THE LOWER UP AROUND 21, 22, OUR SPED NUMBERS WERE RUNNING ABOUT 16% AT 25, 26.

THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO DO A LOT OF WORK. IS OUR PERCENT OF ATTENDANCE.

I SHOWED A GRAPH AT THE LAST MEETING THAT SHOWED IT SHOWED OUR FIRST SIX WEEKS WAS OVER 95%.

WE HAVE BEEN TRENDING IN THE LAST THREE, SIX WEEKS AT 93%.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER, I WAS SHOWING THAT 1200 ADA LOSS WAS ROUGHLY AROUND $8 MILLION THAT WE'RE LOSING BECAUSE OF OUR STUDENTS NOT COMING TO CLASS.

AND SO THIS IS BASED OFF THE FOUR, SIX WEEKS.

FIFTH, SIX WEEKS IS JUST ENDING UP. AND SO I'LL HAVE THOSE NUMBERS WHEN WE GET CLOSER IN MAY, BUT EVERY TIME THIS DROPS, WE ARE LOSING MONEY.

SO TO REMIND EVERYBODY HOW OUR TAX WORKS, OUR M&O TAX RATE RIGHT NOW, SINCE I'M NOT SHOWING ANY INCREASE IN VALUES, WILL NOT COMPRESS. SO IT'LL STAY AT 7869.

OUR I&S RATE AT 3840 FOR THE SAME TAX RATE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THIS YEAR AT 1.1709.

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OUR I&S RATE PAYS THE BOND PAYMENTS. THAT'S WHAT THOSE TWO RATES DO.

HERE'S JUST A GRAPH SHOWING WHERE OUR RATES HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

AND YOU SEE FROM 25, 26 TO WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING FOR NEXT YEAR IT STAYS THE SAME AT A DOLLAR SEVENTEEN ZERO NINE, BUT WE'RE STILL BELOW WHERE WE WERE AT IN 22, 23 SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS IS OUR VALUES AS WE ARE PREDICTING YOU SHOW FOR 25, 26 YOU KNOW, OUR, ESTIMATED VALUE STARTED AT 37 BILLION AND THEN FINISHED OUT THE JULY CERTIFICATION AT 31 BILLION. WE'RE ESTIMATING THIS EVEN THOUGH I SAID I'M NOT ESTIMATING ANY INCREASE BECAUSE THESE NUMBERS STILL HAVE DOES NOT HAVE THAT EXEMPTION TAKEN OUT. SO THESE ARE THE NUMBERS WE GOT FROM DCAD ON THEIR ESTIMATES BEFORE THEY GIVE US OUR REAL ESTIMATE ON APRIL 30TH.

THIS IS JUST A GRAPH DEPICTING WHAT OUR ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN DOING AND OUR ADA.

AND SO ESTIMATING WHAT I SAID A WHILE AGO FOR NEXT YEAR 47,182 FOR ENROLLMENT AND A ADA OF 43,948, WHICH IS ROUGHLY ABOUT A THOUSAND STUDENT DROP FROM THIS CURRENT YEAR TO NEXT YEAR.

AND SO AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 26-27, YOU SEE OUR ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 25, 26 AND WHERE IT'S SET. OUR NEW BUDGET AND I'M GOING TO SKIP THAT MIDDLE PART.

BUT BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO RAISES AND I WANT TO INCLUDE THAT AS WE'RE TALKING.

SO THE REVENUE STAYS THE SAME. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR NEW BUDGET RIGHT NOW, AND I'LL GET INTO OUR GOAL, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL SHOWING ABOUT A $26 MILLION DEFICIT.

OUR GOAL IS TO GET DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MILLION DEFICIT.

AND I KNOW WE STILL DON'T WANT TO BE IN A DEFICIT.

THAT MEANS WE WOULD BE IN A SURPLUS BEFORE WE ADDED THE SEVENTEEN SEVEN FOR THE RAISES.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO. AND ONCE AGAIN, BLESS THE HEARTS OF MY BUDGET TEAM AND ALL THE GROUPS IN HERE AS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO GET TO THIS GOAL. WE WILL BE HAVE A CLOSER LOOK IN MAY AT WHAT THIS WILL BE LOOKING AT.

AND WE ARE STRIVING TO GET TO THAT GOAL. BUT IF WE DON'T GET TO THAT, WE ENDED UP TO 26. AND I'M JUST SAYING THIS IS WHAT THE NUMBER WOULD LOOK LIKE ON OUR FUND BALANCE AT 154.

SO OUR NEXT STEPS WE'LL GET OUR ESTIMATED PROPERTY VALUES ON APRIL 30TH, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER BUDGET WORKSHOP ON MAY 12TH WHICH I AM WE WILL BE RIGHT AT OUR GOAL. RIGHT, EVERYBODY.

OKAY. WE WILL PUBLISH OUR BUDGET BECAUSE REMEMBER, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO APPROVE THIS BUDGET IN MAY. WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH AN ERP CHANGE.

THAT'S OUR WHOLE FINANCE SYSTEM. AND SO AS WE'RE CHANGING THAT OUT, I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE EVERYTHING BUILT BEFORE WE MOVE OVER INTO THE NEW SYSTEM AND GO LIVE, BECAUSE I NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE TESTING ON THAT BUDGET AND EVERYTHING IN THE NEW SYSTEM.

SO OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE A BUDGET ADOPTED. SO THAT'S WHY WE PUBLISH OUR BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE ON MAY 15TH.

OUR REGULAR MEETING IS MAY 26TH. AND THEN WE HAVE FOR OUR CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, WE WILL HAVE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS ON THE JUNE 23RD MEETING.

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AND THEN SET A TAX RATE AT THE SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING.

I KNOW WE WENT THAT PRETTY FAST, BUT HERE'S YOUR TIME.

WE'LL GO AROUND THE ROOM. MR. SELDERS QUESTIONS? YEAH. WE'LL START WITH YOU THEN.

THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. GO BACK TO YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET 2026 2027 OVERVIEW.

I GUESS KIND OF THIS QUESTION CAN COVER A COUPLE DIFFERENT PAGES THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT.

THIS ONE AS WELL AS THE ONES WHERE YOU TALKED ABOUT ENROLLMENT IN ADA.

AND SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WITH WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING, HOW ARE YOU GUYS CONSIDERING OR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS FOR REALIGNING STAFF OR ANY KIND OF CAMPUS ALLOCATIONS IF THE ADA OR THE ENROLLMENT COMES IN LOWER THAN WHAT IT IS.

SO WE WON'T KNOW THAT TILL NEXT YEAR. WE'LL ALREADY BE STAFFED FOR NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL THEY SHOW UP.

NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE ENROLLED, BUT AS WE, YOU KNOW, YOU STILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE ARE WANTING TO COME TO GISD.

AND SO THEY'LL BE ENROLLING OVER THE SUMMER. BUT WE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTING OUR NUMBERS CURRENTLY BECAUSE USUALLY YOU BUILD STAFF OFF SNAPSHOT, WHICH IS IN OCTOBER.

WE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTING OUR NUMBERS ALL THE WAY AS WE'RE COMING THROUGH THIS YEAR.

SO THAT WE CAN ACCURATELY STAFF WHAT WE THINK OUR ENROLLMENT WILL BE.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS TOO WE ACTUALLY GOT OUR, COURSE SELECTIONS EARLY THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S BEEN HELPING HR, AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS THEY'RE PUTTING STUDENTS IN ALL THESE CLASSES AND BUILDING THE MASTER SCHEDULE.

IT ALSO SHOWS WHAT WE NEED TO DO MOVING BEFORE WE GET TO NEXT YEAR.

AND SO IF WE'RE SEEING PROGRAMS OR SEEING THINGS THAT OUR KIDS ARE NOT IN, WE CAN ADJUST THAT.

AND SO BUT ONCE WE STAFF, WE'RE STAFFED. AND SO IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IT IS A EDUCATED LOGICAL MOVEMENT, BUT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD WITH CAMPUSES, WITH DEPARTMENTS ON STAFFING APPROPRIATELY BEFORE WE GET TO NEXT YEAR, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.

BUT AS WE ARE MOVING CLOSER INTO MAY, WE WILL HAVE A MORE ACCURATE NUMBER ON STAFF NUMBERS AND ACCURATELY STAFFING OUR, CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS AS ACCURATELY AS WE CAN BE.

OKAY. I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE LESS STUDENTS, WE'RE PROJECTING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LESS STUDENTS. AND THEN I'M LOOKING AT THE PAYROLL TO REVENUE RATIO.

AND I REMEMBER ASKING LAST YEAR, WHAT IS THE IDEAL PERCENTAGE HERE? AND I THINK THE NUMBER CAME BACK LIKE 80 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IDEAL IS 75, BUT WE CAN LIVE AT 80. OKAY. SO IF WE CAN LIVE AT 80, BUT WE'RE GOING TO 86 OR 89 WITH RAISES, LIKE HELP ME RESOLVE THAT. WELL, AND SO WE'RE BUILDING THIS OFF OUR CURRENT STAFF.

SO AS WE GET STAFF CLOSER AND WE GET WHERE WE NEED TO BE ON OUR CAMPUSES, BECAUSE HR HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CAMPUSES SAYING, YOU HAVE THIS MANY, WE NEED TO MOVE. NOW, THEY MAY BE MOVING TO ANOTHER CAMPUS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A HIGHER ENROLLED NUMBER.

IF WE SEE CAMPUSES LOSING, WE WILL WE WILL ADJUST THAT.

WE ALWAYS HIRE SOMEWHERE AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME, DOCTOR BROWN, SOMEWHERE AROUND 4 TO 600 TEACHERS EACH YEAR.

AND SO THERE ARE SOME WE CAN WORK IN, IN THAT NUMBER TO TRY NOT TO BE OVERSTAFFED.

BUT A LOT OF THE MEETINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS BUILDING A STAFF OFF WHAT OUR ESTIMATED ENROLLMENT IS

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SO LIKE I SAID CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH AND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW THEIR MASTER SCHEDULES TO SEE WHAT CLASSES ARE FILLING UP OR NOT. AND THEN WE WILL START LOOKING AND WE MAY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT A TEACHER THAT MAYBE TEACHES ONE DAY ON ONE CAMPUS AND ONE DAY ON ANOTHER CAMPUS AND BE SMARTER THAT WAY THAN JUST HAVING A TEACHER HERE AND A TEACHER HERE.

YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'RE GOING TO NORMALLY, ON AVERAGE, HIRE 400 SOMETHING TEACHERS.

ARE YOU ALSO MAYBE RELYING? I KNOW IN THE PAST WE HAD AN APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF ATTRITION.

SO ARE YOU RELYING ON THAT? YES. GOING FORWARD.

AND SO IF YOU ARE KIND OF YOU HAVE A NUMBER IN YOUR MIND, WHAT, RANGE ARE YOU ANTICIPATING OR BASED ON PREVIOUS YEARS TRENDS? RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET THAT TO YOU, BUT I CAN.

WE'LL HAVE IT AT THE NEXT ONE. AND YOU KNOW, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL THEY GET THEIR CONTRACT.

CONTRACTS WILL GO OUT MAY 1ST, RIGHT? FIFTH, MAY 4TH.

AND IF YOU DON'T GET ONE, THE FIRST DAY DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE NOT THERE. THEY SEND THEM OUT IN GROUPS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SEND THEM OUT IN GROUPS.

THEY TRY TO SEND THEM ALL AT ONE TIME AND IT DIDN'T WORK WELL.

SO IF YOU DON'T GET IT, MAY 4TH OR FIFTH, IF THEY'RE SENDING THEM OUT, JUST FYI BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE THING TOO, IS SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY TURNED IN THEIR RESIGNATION OR THEIR RETIREMENT, BUT WE SEE ONCE CONTRACTS GO OUT, THOSE THAT WANT TO, THEY WANT TO GET THEIR CONTRACT BEFORE THEY MAKE THAT MOVE.

AND SO WE WILL KNOW BETTER IN MAY WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.

OKAY. ON THE ATTENDANCE PER YEAR YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR WE'RE AT 94% ATTENDANCE, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME WORK TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER.

REALISTICALLY, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS POSSIBLE THERE IN TERMS OF A PERCENTAGE FOR ATTENDANCE? I TRULY THINK WE COULD BE AT AT 95. I DO THINK THAT AND THIS IS THROUGH THE FOUR SIX WEEKS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SURE. I KNOW WE'RE ON NINE WEEKS GRADING PERIOD, BUT FINANCE IS ON SIX WEEKS.

SO I THINK WE CAN BE THERE. I JUST AND LIKE I'VE TOLD YOU ALL BEFORE IN WEST TEXAS, THE TREND IS YOU REALLY DROP IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH SIX WEEKS AND YOU START PICKING UP.

I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT HERE. AND I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED THAT COULD FIX A LOT OF OUR BUDGET WOES IF WE COULD GET THE KIDS BACK STAYING THERE. AND SO WE HAVE WORKED A LONG TIME.

JUST WHAT IS WHAT'S CAUSING THIS AND HOW CAN WE GET THAT, THAT NUMBER UP? BUT I WOULD LOVE TO FINISH AT 95. WE WON'T GET THERE.

AND I'M SEEING THE TREND THAT MAY DROP OFF ANOTHER POINT PERCENTAGE POINTS, BUT I JUST THINK THAT WE HAVE TO DO SOME THINGS IN ORDER FOR THOSE KIDS TO KEEP REMAINING.

WE KNOW FLU SEASON AND ALL THAT IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH, BUT WHEN IT GETS TOWARDS THE SPRING, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S CAUSING THAT AND HOW WE GET OUR KIDS BACK.

AND I KNOW WE'VE DONE SOME THINGS TO IMPACT ATTENDANCE PERCENTAGES.

JUST OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, WHAT HAS THE YIELD BEEN OR THE RESULT OF THAT BEEN IN TERMS OF AN INCREASE OR HAS IT REMAINED FLAT? IT'S REMAINED FLAT. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS I GUESS WITH THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCE BEING AROUND 154 MILLION I GUESS WHAT'S OUR CONTINGENCY PLAN LIKE IF OUR ENROLLMENT CHANGES, TAXABLE VALUES ARE IMPACTED? ADA ALL OF THAT. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A, WHAT'S YOUR PLAN OR WHAT'S OUR PLAN? SO, YOU KNOW, IN BUILDING THE BUDGET, IT'S ACCURATE DAY ONE.

AND THINGS CHANGE AS WE GO ALONG. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE.

WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE THIS YEAR JUST BY THAT LAST BUDGET AMENDMENT OF GOING AHEAD AND CUTTING 30 MILLION OUT OF THE EXPENDITURE SIDE AND IT TIGHTENS EVERYTHING DOWN TO WHERE WE START SPENDING LESS.

AND WE CHANGED WHEN WE OUR DATES ON WHEN THINGS COULD BE BOUGHT TO SLOW

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BUT WHATEVER THE 10 MILLION IS BUT AND, YOU KNOW IF WE LOOK AT WHAT OUR VACANCIES HAVE BEEN THAT IS WHERE WE'VE GONE AND HAD THAT BIG BUDGET FLIP.

I DO NOT FORESEE THAT IN THIS NEXT YEAR. I THINK THIS HAS TO BE A VERY TIGHT BUDGET.

AND BECAUSE WE HAVE LOWERED ABOUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN LOWER ON NON PAYROLL.

IT'S ALL ON THE PAYROLL SIDE THAT WE GOT TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHAT OUR ENROLLMENT IS, WHAT OUR ADA IS, AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH. OKAY, THAT'S ALL I GOT.

OKAY. MR. GLICK. THANK YOU SIR. IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHERE YOU THINK TASBO IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE INPUT INTO THAT.

IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OF GOING BACK TO STUDENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENT RATHER THAN ADA? IS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AGAIN? AND ANY OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD INFLUENCE OUR BUDGET GOING FORWARD? YEAH. TASBO DOESN'T REALLY LOBBY OR NOW THEY, TRY TO, WHEN THINGS ARE THROWN OUT, TRY TO GIVE GUIDANCE ON WHAT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE.

BUT I KNOW AS PROBABLY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING TO THERE IS A BIG PUSH, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL GET THAT IN OUR CURRENT LEGISLATIVE STATE.

I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN. I DO THINK THAT CORRECT ME DOCTOR LOPEZ IF I'M WRONG, BUT EVEN OUR COMMISSIONER SAID WE WILL NOT BE GOING TO YOU KNOW, ENROLLMENT BASED.

NOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME ALLOTMENTS BASED ON ENROLLMENT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE THERE YET TO GO FULL ENROLLMENT BASED.

I STILL THINK THEY'RE GOING TO WANT STUDENTS SHOWING UP AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET PAID.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. WHILE WE TRANSITION, I JUST WANT TO EXTEND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FROM MR. GLICK. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST IS LEGISLATORS WANT TO GIVE ALLOTMENTS RATHER THAN FUNDING OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT.

RIGHT? SO THEY DON'T THEY WANT TO SAY I GAVE MONEY TO X, Y, AND Z.

WHETHER IT'S ENOUGH OR NOT, THEY COULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE STATE OUR SIZE, I GAVE 100 MILLION FOR THIS, RIGHT? 100 MILLION SOUNDS A LOT, BUT THERE'S 1200 DISTRICTS IN THIS GREAT STATE.

SO. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE IS WHERE THE PRIORITIES ARE AND WHERE WE COULD WE COULD GET THE MONEY.

WHAT WE ARE SEEING AND WHAT IS VERY HURTFUL FOR US IS THE ONLY GROWING POPULATION THAT YOU SEE ACROSS THE STATE.

AND THERE'S A SLIDE THAT WE SAW IS SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION IS SO SPECIALIZED.

AND THE ALLOTMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION DOES NOT MAKE ENDS MEET.

AND MY FEAR IS WE HAVE MORE AND MORE NEEDS COMING TOWARDS US AND WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO MAKE THOSE ENDS MEET.

AND SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO SERVE OUR MOST FRAGILE POPULATIONS.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE HOPING IS THOSE TYPE OF ALLOTMENTS WILL BE SECURED AT DEEPER LEVELS, WHICH WILL HELP US.

NOT DIRECTLY, BUT IT WILL HELP US. THE SECOND THING TO GO TO MR. SELDERS QUESTION IS TO WHEN WE GET OUR. AND THIS IS THE HARD PART THAT.

IT'S NOT THE THING WE USED TO DO IN GARLAND WE STARTED LAST YEAR.

BUT WHEN YOU GET YOUR COURSE SELECTION. AND COURSES DON'T HAVE A HIGH LOAD.

IT'S NOW CONTINGENT ON THE TEACHER TO GO OUT AND RECRUIT KIDS TO BE, TO MEET THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD.

AND IF THEY DON'T MAKE THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD THE COURSE DOESN'T MAKE RIGHT.

WHERE BEFORE, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPACTING 15 KIDS AND THOSE KIDS, THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THEM. WE'LL MAKE THE INVESTMENT. WE DON'T HAVE THAT NOVELTY ANYMORE. AND SO ELECTIVE TEACHERS ARE NOW COMPETING FOR THE SAME KIDS BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY SO MANY KIDS IN THE HALLWAYS, RIGHT? WHAT WE'RE ALSO CONSTRICTED BY IS THE 22 TO 1 AND OUR BOARD ALLOWS US TO GO TO 24 TO 1 AS NEEDED FOR ELEMENTARY

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BUT THAT REALLY HOLDS US DOWN UNTIL WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS. AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE'VE RIGHTSIZED A LOT OF A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS. SO I'M GOING TO USE ATHLETICS IF YOU HAVE A HUGE TEAM IN ONE SCHOOL, WE USE THE SAME AMOUNT OF PERSONNEL ACROSS THE SCHOOLS.

WELL, NOW YOUR PERSONNEL THAT SUPPORTS THOSE STUDENTS, IT'S CONTINGENT ON HOW MANY KIDS YOU HAVE IN THAT PROGRAM.

ALL RIGHT. SOME PEOPLE CAN ARGUE FOR THAT. SOME PEOPLE CAN SAY THAT'S FAIR, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF REDUCTION.

SO SOME YOU MIGHT HEAR SOME SCHOOLS HAVE AND THIS GOES WITH FINE ARTS TOO.

THEY HAVE THREE ASSISTANTS AND SOME HAVE ONE ASSISTANT. WELL, THE QUESTION IS HOW MANY KIDS ARE IN THE PROGRAM? THE SECOND THING THAT WE'VE DONE IS IF A COURSE DOESN'T HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS, IT DOESN'T MAKE.

AND SO WE HAVE TO ELIMINATE A LOT OF THOSE COURSES.

NOW THOSE AREN'T THOSE ARE MORE FOR FINE ARTS AND SOME ATHLETICS.

BUT OUR EARLY COLLEGE COURSES WE'RE EVALUATING WHICH ONES HAVE THE BIGGEST BANG FOR THE BUCK.

SOME OF THOSE MIGHT BE A LITTLE SMALLER, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TEACHER AND HOW MANY KIDS THEY'RE CARRYING, IT USUALLY WEIGHS OUT. SO IT'S A COMPLICATED PROCESS.

AND THAT'S WHY MR. DODDS CAN'T SAY UNTIL WE GET THE FINAL NUMBERS ON WHERE WE CAN STRATEGICALLY USE ATTRITION TO REDUCE STAFF.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. IN YOUR CALCULATIONS ON STUDENT POPULATION HAVE YOU PUT ANY FACTORS IN THERE BASED ON WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM VOUCHERS? YES THAT'S BUILT IN THERE. IT'S THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHEN YOU START A NEW PROGRAM, YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL JUMP ON THAT PROGRAM. YOU KNOW THERE WERE SOME NUMBERS THROWN OUT.

I HEARD RECENTLY THAT THERE WAS 275,000 APPLICATIONS.

BUT ONLY 25% OF THOSE WERE STUDENTS THAT ARE ALREADY ENROLLED IN PUBLIC ED.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? DOES THAT MEAN.

OH, A HALF PERCENT COMES FROM GARLAND. A 1%, 2% NOBODY'S COME OUT.

AND THAT I'VE SEEN AND SAID GARLAND ISD HAS THIS MANY APPLICATIONS IN THE SYSTEM.

BUT SO I MEAN, I AM TAKING THAT INTO EFFECT WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS ENROLLMENT AND, IF THEY KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT, THEY'LL STAY WITH GISD.

SO ANYWAY. DID RELEASE NUMBERS THOUGH, AND THOSE NUMBERS WERE SO THE CONTROLLER SAID ABOUT 1800 KIDS APPLIED FOR VOUCHERS IN THE GARLAND SCHOOL BOUNDARIES AND THEY MADE IT SOUND LIKE 1800 WERE COMING FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

TSA DID A THOROUGH ANALYTICS. IT TOOK THEM A WHILE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO RELEASE THE INFORMATION, BUT OUT OF THOSE 1800, IT WAS 500 THAT ARE CURRENT STUDENTS THAT APPLIED FOR THE VOUCHER SYSTEM.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE ANALYTICS THAT WE'RE USING.

AND I THINK THE NEWSPAPERS WERE PUBLISHING ARTICLES BASED ON SAYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT REALLY TALKING ABOUT ZIP CODES.

YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU SIR. MR. MILLER. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE COMMENTS.

AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS FINANCE CHAIR.

SO I'VE BEEN IN A DEEP DIVE WITH MR. DODDS ALL THROUGH THE YEAR ON THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THE NUMBERS.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO A LOT OF THAT DISCUSSION, BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO DO IS GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM YOU, MR. DODDS. YOU KNOW, JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE WHEN WE'RE TALKING AND I'M ON PAGE 16, THE PROPERTY VALUES YOUR ESTIMATE OF ZERO APPRECIATION, WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE EXACTLY RIGHT.

IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME APPRECIATION. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ALWAYS IS.

AND AT WHAT POINT DOES COMPRESSION KICK IN? IN OTHER WORDS, IS THERE A PERCENT OF APPRECIATION THAT CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT COMPRESSION? AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH WITH THAT IF YOU DON'T MIND, TALK ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE IMPACT OF THE 65 AND OVER EXEMPTIONS AND THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS AND ALL THE INCREASE OF EXEMPTIONS? I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN THE IMPACT OF THAT SHOW UP IN ANY NUMBERS YET.

SO AS WE LOOK AT OUR CURRENT YEAR, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET LAST YEAR,

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AT OUR VALUES AS THEY STARTED GETTING MORE AND MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS AND DIFFERENT THINGS, THEN IT STARTED LOWERING. NOW WE, WHEN WE PASSED THE BUDGET, WE PASSED IT USING 34 BILLION AS OUR PROPERTY VALUES, I BELIEVE. BUT SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BUILT INTO THE HOMESTEAD WAS THE STATE WAS GOING TO REPLACE WHAT WE, WHEN WE GET TO THE ZERO TAX CEILING.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THAT WITH STATE DOLLARS.

AND SO IN MARCH, WE WERE LOOKING FOR ALL YEAR WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT, I HAVE NOT INCLUDED IN MY NUMBERS BECAUSE I DIDN'T QUITE TRUST IT THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET AROUND 16 MILLION BACK FROM THE STATE ON THAT FOR ADDITIONAL STATE AID THE ACRONYM IS ASAHE. I KNOW Y'ALL WANT TO LEARN A NEW ACRONYM, BUT IT'S ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

WHAT HAS CHANGED IS NOW HOW TEA CALCULATES THAT.

AND SO IN THEIR SUMMARY OF FINANCE THAT YOU SEE ONLINE, IT WAS SHOWING THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET ABOUT 16 MILLION.

BUT ABOUT MAY OR MARCH 15TH THAT CHANGED TO 2.1 MILLION.

SO IMMEDIATELY WE LOST $14 MILLION, ACCORDING TO TEA ON HOW THEY CALCULATED.

NOW, THE CONTROLLER HAS NEVER CHANGED THE WAY THAT THEY CALCULATE THAT.

BUT IT DID CHANGE. AND SO CFOS AROUND THE STATE WAS ASKING, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? AND I'VE GOT MY OWN THEORY. I WILL NOT DIG INTO MY THOUGHTS.

BUT I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW THAT CALCULATION DID CHANGE AND IT IS NOT DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR ON WHAT WE LOST ON THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

IN M&O NOW I&S HAS BEEN HAVING THIS FOR A GOOD WHILE AND IT'S, BEEN FAIRLY ACCURATE, BUT THE M&O SIDE CHANGED ON HOW THEY CALCULATED THAT. WHETHER IT WAS THEY SAW THAT NUMBER AND SAID, WE DIDN'T BUDGET ENOUGH FOR THAT.

WE GOT TO CHANGE THE CALCULATION, I DON'T KNOW.

SURE. I DO THINK THAT YOU KNOW, THERE'S MORE EXEMPTIONS THAT ARE ON SOME OF THE LEGISLATORS AGENDA AND WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT ENDS UP, BUT IT TRULY HURTS US FOR ANYBODY 65 AND OLDER.

AND THAT GOT THE ADDITIONAL AND EVERYBODY THAT GOT THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

I'M ONE OF THOSE. I WAS VERY PROUD TO GET THAT.

BUT I ALSO KNOW IT AFFECTS OUR FUNDING IN A NEGATIVE WAY.

AND IT ALSO AFFECTS OUR FUNDING FOR THE I&S TAX RATE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE GET ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR THAT, IT COULD GET TO A POINT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE OUR PAYMENTS SET THAT THAT TAX RATE, IF THEY LOWER THE EXEMPTION TO ZERO, YOU KNOW, OR NO PROPERTY TAX FOR HOMESTEADS.

WE WILL NOT SEE THAT MADE UP. SO ANYWAY, I JUST AND WE'D HAVE CHANGED ALL OF OUR PAYMENT STRUCTURES, BUT THERE ARE, SOME NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES TO THAT THAT TYPE OF CALCULATION. IS THERE AN AMOUNT OF APPRECIATION THAT WOULD NOT MEET WITH COMPRESSION? I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK FOR SURE. IT USUALLY IS.

IT BEGAN AT TWO AND A HALF. CHANGED. THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER.

IT CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, BUT I HAVE TO GO BACK AND REALLY DIG INTO THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IF OUR VALUES INCREASE OVER TWO AND A HALF OR 3%, THEN IT WOULD COMPRESS THE TAX RATE AT THAT TIME.

RIGHT. AND SO FOR NOW, WE'RE JUST BUDGETING. NO PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE.

PLAYING IT SAFE. AND THEN THE NUMBER WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR NEXT YEAR, THE 33.

THAT CAME FROM DCAD. RIGHT. IS THAT THE NET AFTER ALL THE EXEMPTIONS AND ALL THAT? YES. THAT'S A NET NUMBER. YEAH. OKAY. SO BUT YOU CAN TELL FROM APRIL TO JULY, THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES BEFORE WE GET OUR CERTIFIED VALUES. YEAH. AND I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT, YOU CAN LOOK AT CUTTING EXPENSES, BUT WE'RE KIND OF GETTING TO THE BARE BONES HERE.

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OUR TAX RATE IS MAXED OUT AFTER THIS PAST NOVEMBER, AND THEN IT'S AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.

AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 4000 ABSENTEES A DAY.

A DAY ON AVERAGE, YES. SO GETTING CLOSE, WHAT IS THAT 1% OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION.

AND THAT'S A BIG WHAT DID YOU SAY $8 MILLION NUMBER.

SO HOPEFULLY ALL THOSE WE CAN WORK ON STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ALL OF THAT.

I KNOW WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN ON THE EXPENSE SIDE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT ALL YEAR.

WE ELIMINATED 30 MILLION LAST YEAR, A GOAL OF TRYING TO GET TO AROUND 20 MILLION THIS CURRENT YEAR.

THAT'S PRETTY AGGRESSIVE. IN OUR YES. YOU KNOW IT, IT IS. AND I MEAN, YOU GET INTO THE BIG DALLAS GROUP.

IT'S NOT, BUT THE CFO FROM DALLAS DID. I DON'T KNOW WHERE Y'ALL ARE FINDING IT BECAUSE THAT'S THOSE ARE MAJOR CUTS IN THE BUDGET THIS SIZE.

EVEN THOUGH WE THINK IT'S A HUGE BUDGET, IT'S.

RIGHT. WELL, I HAD A BANKER ONCE, A MENTOR OF MINE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT PEOPLE'S FINANCIALS AND TRYING TO HELP THEM MAKE A PROFIT.

AND HE GOES, YOU KNOW, THERE COMES A POINT WHERE YOU CANNOT CUT YOUR WAY INTO PROSPERITY.

AND SO A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE MANAGEMENT OF OUR REVENUE.

BUT ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO END THERE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

YOU BET. MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD GO TO THE ENROLLMENT TREND.

OH, I WENT THE WRONG WAY. THANK YOU. FIRST I HAVE A QUESTION KIND OF ABOUT THE LAST THE 25, 26 ENROLLMENT. THE 48,762 AND THE DIFFERENCE BEING $1,923.

WHAT POINT WHEN KIDS STOP COMING DO WE DETERMINE THAT THEY'RE NOT ENROLLED ANYMORE? THAT MAY BE A QUESTION FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT WE DO HAVE A PROCESS.

IT'S USUALLY TEN DAYS, BUT WE TRY TO KEEP STUDENTS ENROLLED AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S DUE TO ILLNESS OR DIFFERENT REASONS WHY THEY'RE NOT COMING TO SCHOOL.

OBVIOUSLY IF A KID CALLS IN AND SAYS, I'M SICK, THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN JUST NO SHOWING.

CORRECT. RIGHT. BUT WE'VE HAD INSTANCES WHERE THEY DON'T CALL, WE CHECK ON THEM AND THEY'RE HAVING PERSONAL ISSUES OR HAVING SOME MEDICAL ISSUES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM COMING TO SCHOOL. THE POINT BEING I HAVE SPECULATED IN THIS ROOM AS TO THE CAUSE OF WHY WE HAD A THOUSAND PERSON LEAP THIS YEAR IN OUR ENROLLMENT.

AND IF PEOPLE DID SELF-DEPORT OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AS BEING INSTRUCTED BY HOMELAND SECURITY, THAT WOULD BE REFLECTED IN THIS NUMBER. CORRECT? OKAY. THAT'S THE QUESTION I HAVE. SO THERE'S NOT ANOTHER BIG SURPRISE WAITING AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN WE DECIDE.

OKAY. THAT'S MY THAT WAS MY FIRST CONCERN. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THIS NUMBER.

AND THEY'RE NOT JUST NOT BEING INCLUDED IN ADA.

ALL RIGHT. SECOND FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION, I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS CHART, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE A CORRESPONDING COLUMN THAT HAS OUR FACULTY NUMBERS NEXT TO IT, BECAUSE I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW OUR FACULTY NUMBERS HAVE MATCHED OUR ENROLLMENT HISTORICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A CLASS RATIO.

I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING MORE MACRO THAN THAT. PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDER TEACHING CONTRACTS EFFECTIVELY, COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE TEACHING AT A DISTRICT LEVEL.

AND I WANT TO SEE IF THAT'S BASICALLY STAYED RELATIVELY STATIC OR IF IT'S GONE UP.

MY SUSPICION IS BASED ON THESE NUMBERS GOING DOWN 5,000 OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

I DOUBT OUR FACULTY HAS DECREASED IN THE SAME PROPORTION OVER THE COURSE OF TIME.

AND I THINK AS A BOARD, WE NEED TO AT LEAST KNOW THAT.

SO I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD JOIN ME ON THAT OR NOT, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD HELP US COMPARE KIND OF REALLY APPLES TO APPLES ON WHAT WE'RE

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AND THIRD, AS A PARENT WITH THREE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, I CONCUR WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT THAT YOU CANNOT CUT NON PAYROLL ITEMS ANY FURTHER THAN YOU'VE ALREADY CUT THEM. I WILL VOUCH AS A PARENT THAT WE'VE CUT THROUGH THE FAT.

WE'RE IN THE MUSCLE. STUDENT EXPERIENCES ARE NEGATIVELY BEING INFLUENCED RIGHT NOW IN THE DISTRICT.

THINGS THAT I FEEL ARE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO DO.

THEY'RE NOT BEING ABLE TO DO DUE TO BUDGETARY REASONS.

AND I KNOW THAT WE ALL SAY IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS, BUT WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS GET EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO GET.

AND I FEEL LIKE WE CUT ANY MORE ON THAT SIDE OF THE FENCE, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT REALLY TO CUT.

I MEAN, WE'RE BY THE PROJECTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO BE AT 89%.

I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN GO INTO SINGLE DIGITS ON THAT.

I HAVEN'T EVEN REALLY HEARD OF THAT. SO WE HAVE TO START LOOKING AT OUR THAT WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE SIZE OF OUR FACULTY VERSUS THE SIZE OF OUR ENROLLMENT.

AND THAT'S JUST WHERE WE GOT TO LOOK. AND I AGREE WITH MR. MILLER, WE GOT TO LOOK AT REVENUE, BUT WE GOT TO LOOK AT THE OTHER THING, OTHER ASPECT OF IT TOO.

THAT'S THE ONLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO. THANK YOU. JUST TO JUST TO CLARIFY, DID YOU WANT ALL STAFF OR DID YOU WANT JUST TEACHING STAFF OR CAMPUS STAFF? I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED DIRECTLY THE DIRECTLY IN THE INSTRUCTION.

OKAY. OF THE ISSUE. I MEAN, IF AS LONG AS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CAMPUSES, WE'RE GOING TO NEED, WE'RE GOING TO NEED JANITORS. AS LONG AS WE HAVE STUDENTS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED BUS DRIVERS. THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS DIRECT A CORRELATION.

BUT I NEED TO KNOW WITH RESPECT TO OUR COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, I THINK THAT WOULD BE CLASSROOM TEACHERS.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE ADMINISTRATORS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE ANY TYPE OF TRAINING EDUCATORS THAT ARE ON CAMPUSES.

OKAY. MS. STANLEY. SO TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT, WES, I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH YOU, BUT HERE'S MY CONCERN.

WE JUST SAID THAT WE HAVE 16% SPED AND YOUR ADULT RATIO WITH SPED KIDS AND THE NEEDS IS GOING TO BE HIGHER. AM I NOT WRONG? DOCTOR LOPEZ. SO SO YOU COULD CONCEIVABLY SAY, WELL, OUR HEADCOUNT IS NOT GOING DOWN.

WELL, IT COULD GET TIED BACK TO OUR SPED POPULATION THAT IS DOUBLED.

I THINK IT'S DOUBLED SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD HASN'T IT.

WE'VE SHOWN A BIG INCREASE IN SPED. BUT ALSO ANYTIME YOU HAVE A STEP LET'S SAY A MANDATE FROM TEA YOU NEED OVERSIGHT. NOTHING FROM NOTHING. NO INITIATIVE COMES WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE KIND OF GET MIXED UP.

THE SECOND THING IS IF WE REALLY LOOK AT IT AND WE LOOK AT WE HAVE A WORLD CLASS DYSLEXIC PROGRAM, WE CAN CUT BACK ON STAFF, BUT WE WON'T HAVE A WORLD CLASS DYSLEXIC PROGRAM.

RIGHT? AND THE THING IS, IS OUR OFFERINGS ARE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.

I WENT TO A BASKETBALL GAME FOR SACHSE AND THEY WERE, THEY WERE HAVING THIS WONDERFUL RUN AND THE OPPOSING TEAM DIDN'T SEND CHEERLEADERS.

IT WAS JUST STRICTLY THE BASKETBALL PLAYERS. THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THESE ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES.

AND I KNOW WE SAY WE DON'T WE'LL BE ABLE TO CUT MORE STAFF AND NOT THIS IT'S JUST THE WHOLE THING IS JUST GOING TO.

THEY WANT IT TO BE JUST BRICK AND MORTAR. YOU'RE IN THE CLASSROOM.

ALL THE FRILL THINGS THAT MAKE SCHOOL SO EXCITING COULD BE GONE.

RIGHT. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. SPECIAL ED DOES GO UP.

TEA INITIATIVES THAT WE NEED TO OVERSEE, GO UP, MORE COMPLIANCE FROM THEM.

MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO COME IN AND WATCH IT. AND WE DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO DO ALL THAT.

SO, I AGREE 100% WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, GOT THE GOOD, THE RIGHT RATIOS, BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, I THINK IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING AT A MUCH LOWER LEVEL THAN WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT AT THE HIGH LEVEL, YOU'RE ASKING FOR A LOT OF REALLY, REALLY BAD AND INCORRECT ASSUMPTIONS COULD BE MADE.

THAT'S I'M JUST. BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NO INFORMATION.

NO, I'M NOT. WE'RE NOT GETTING PROVIDED ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT THE SIZE OF OUR FACULTY HAS BEEN AS A TREND.

AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO. YOU CAN HAVE A COLUMN FOR SPED TOO.

I MEAN. I JUST THINK I WOULD LIKE TO I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE DON'T NEED WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR.

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I NEED IT LOWER LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING APPLES TO APPLES AND ORANGES TO ORANGES, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT WE DID AND HOW WE ISOLATED AND PUT PARTICIPATION IN DOLLARS WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PROGRAMS, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR PROP A, I THINK AT SOME POINT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT WITH ALL THESE UNFUNDED MANDATES.

AND WHEN I SAY UNFUNDED MANDATES, IT GOES SO MUCH MORE DEEPER THAN WHAT PEOPLE THINK.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SECURITY. I'M TALKING ABOUT ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS THAT ARE FORCED ON US TO FOLLOW ALL THE RULES THAT ARE BEING TOLD FOR US TO DO. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NOBODY SEEMS TO REALLY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, THAT IF THEY SAY THAT WE HAVE TO, OKAY, WE'RE GETTING RID OF THE STAAR TEST, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE STAAR TESTS.

NOW, HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT HOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADMINISTER IT AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS.

AND MAYBE THAT'S NOT A HEADCOUNT THING, BUT THAT IS JUST A SMALL LITTLE PIECE OF WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS THAT I BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WE'RE INCREASING THE PEOPLE WE EMPLOY, BUT NOT BECAUSE OF A CHOICE, BUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO CHECK EVERY SINGLE BOX AND FILL OUT EVERY SINGLE FORM IN TRIPLICATE AND ALL.

I MEAN, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING THAT HELPS US TO SAY, HERE'S WHERE THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT, THAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU THAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GIVING TO US AND THEY'RE NOT GIVING IT TO US.

AND YOU USE SECURITY AS A GOOD EXAMPLE. THEY GAVE US MONEY FOR SECURITY.

BUT LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE WE HAD TO HIRE FOR SECURITY, RIGHT? AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DO THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF AND WE'RE WORLD CLASS ON.

BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ARMY OF PEOPLE SERVING IT.

OKAY. AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE HARD CUTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE PAIN POINTS FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.

AND SO AS WE LOOK THROUGH IT, I DO AGREE WITH MR. JOHNSON. WE NEED A STARTING POINT. RIGHT? AND WHAT WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT DOING AS A BOARD IS WE'RE ABLE TO SEE A STARTING POINT AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, LET'S DIFFERENTIATE A, B, C, D, AND E, AND THEN OVER TIME WE CAN GET A REALISTIC POINT OF WHERE WE'RE AT.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS SOMETIMES AND MR. DODDS POINTED OUT TO IT, THE WAY THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING, IT WAS SHOWING THAT WE HAD PEOPLE IN OUR PEOPLE AS AN EMPLOYEE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A JOB, BUT WERE BEING PART OF THE BUDGET CYCLE. SO IT LOOKED LIKE WE HAD THIS MANY PEOPLE AND WE'VE BEEN ELIMINATING A LOT OF THAT STUFF THAT LIKE, THERE'S POSITIONS THAT WE'VE HAD BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS BUILT, AND WE'RE MOVING TO A NEW ERP SYSTEM, WHICH WILL BE MUCH, MUCH MORE FLUID AND COST US LESS MONEY.

BUT THOSE GHOST PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE ON THE PAYROLL THAT NO ONE EVER GOT PAID ON, IT JUST SHOWED LIKE THERE'S EMPLOYEES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THERE.

NO, THOSE WON'T BE ON THERE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD TO SEE HOW WE TIGHTEN IT UP AND THEN DO YEAR TO YEAR COMPARISONS.

OKAY, THANKS. OKAY. SO THEN, SO I DID HAVE SOME SOME I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS.

I HAVE HUGE CONCERNS. SO WE TALK ABOUT VOUCHERS AND WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BIGGEST TAKER OF THE VOUCHERS.

IT WAS YOUR SPED. RIGHT? IT DOESN'T EXIST. OKAY.

AND AND SO I BELIEVE THAT THAT, THAT GROWING POPULATION IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

AND EVEN IF WE STOPPED OFFERING ANY SERVICES, I THINK THAT POPULATION IS GOING TO GROW BECAUSE IT, IT JUST DOESN'T EXIST ANYWHERE EXCEPT FOR IN YOUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I MEAN, THAT'S A REALITY. AND SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE QUANTIFY THE TRUE COST OF THIS. BECAUSE IT IS FORCED DOWN STARTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, HOW WE HAVE TO GIVE THE SERVICES AND ALL THAT STUFF WITH OUR SPED. AND SO I THINK WE REALLY HAVE TO START QUANTIFYING THE TRUE COST TO THE TRUE MONEY THAT'S COMING IN AND START HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. WE'RE ACCOUNTABLE. WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES.

AND WHEN WE DON'T PROVIDE THE SERVICES, WE LITIGATE.

AND THAT'S EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE. SO I JUST, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO START THINKING ABOUT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S AN AREA WHERE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CONCEPTUALLY HAS AN IDEA OF THE TRUE COST AND THE TRUE BURDEN.

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I HEAR ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. AND IT'S MOSTLY FINE ARTS.

NOBODY EVER COMPLAINS ABOUT CUTTING A MATH CLASS, BUT THEY DO COMPLAIN.

YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER HEAR THE PARENTS SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. BUT IT IS.

I HEAR A LOT OF HOW WE ARE CUTTING BACK ON ACTIVITIES EXCURSIONS, JUST THE EXPERIENCE.

THAT WAS WHY THEY GOT INTO, INTO THAT PARTICULAR AREA OF INTEREST.

SO THANK YOU. MISS GRIFFIN, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO. YOU MADE THEM ALL. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. DODDS, I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH TIME.

THIS ALWAYS IS EVERY YEAR WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF. I WANT TO THANK EACH DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO TRY TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT, I MEAN, PRESS EVERYTHING HARD. AND I KNOW IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE DOING THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITIES.

BUT I DO KNOW ONE THING. COME AUGUST, WE WILL OPEN SCHOOL REGARDLESS IF WE HAVE A DEFICIT OR NO DEFICIT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SCHOOL AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACTIVITIES FOR OUR KIDS. SO I LOOK AT IT IN A POSITIVE WAY, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL FROM OUR BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

[V.B. Discuss the 2026-2027 Salary Schedules and Compensation Information Handbook]

THIS INFORMATION INCLUDES MUCH OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY SHARED WITH YOU BY MR. DODDS, AND THAT INCLUDES A BEGINNING PAY FOR OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS WITH ZERO YEARS EXPERIENCE, WHICH WILL INCREASE FROM $61,500 TO $63,000 PER YEAR.

IN ADDITION, THE SALARY SCHEDULE INCLUDES PAY INCREASES FOR OUR CAMPUS PROFESSIONAL STAFF, WHICH INCLUDES TEACHERS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TEACHERS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES OF 4% WHICH HAS BEEN SHARED WITH YOU ALREADY. OUR NON CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WILL RECEIVE A 2% OF THE MID-POINT INCREASE OF THEIR PAY GRADE. PARAPROFESSIONAL AND AUXILIARY STAFF WOULD RECEIVE 4% OF THE MIDPOINT OF THEIR SALARIES. AND WE DO HAVE A FEW CHANGES IN OUR AUXILIARY PAY STRUCTURE.

ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE TRY TO DO AS WE COMPLETE OUR COMPENSATION PLAN IS BE MARKETABLE.

MARKETABLE TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PERFORMING THOSE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.

SO THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG REASONS FOR THIS CHANGE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THE HOURLY PAY OF BUS DRIVERS TO $25.25, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM $24.65. THAT IS THE BEGINNING HOURLY PAY AND THE WHOLE PAY RANGE WOULD BE MOVED UP BASED UPON THAT INCREASED BEGINNING PAY. THIS WILL HELP US BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.

IN ADDITION, WE WANT TO PROPOSE THAT WE UPGRADE LEAD CUSTODIAN PAY GRADES.

THEY'RE ALL CURRENTLY AT MTO2, AND WE WOULD DO THIS BASED UPON THE LEVEL OF SCHOOL THAT THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO.

ELEMENTARY PAY GRADE WOULD BE, UPGRADED TO MTO3 AND AND WELL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FACILITIES WOULD BE UPGRADED TO MTO3. FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH AS WE KNOW, ARE BIGGER FACILITIES.

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FOR HIGH VOLUME ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES THEY WOULD MOVE TO PAY GRADE MTO5.

AND AS YOU KNOW, SOME ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES ARE QUITE LARGE AND SOME ARE NOT QUITE LARGE.

AND THEN MTO6 FOR HIGH VOLUME MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND MTO7 FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH IS THE CURRENT PAY GRADE FOR THAT PLAN. I AM OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

MS. BROWN, I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU THAT SO THAT EVERYBODY AND ALL TEACHERS CONCERNING THIS PAY RAISE HAS BEEN LAID OUT HERE TODAY.

IF IT IS PASSED AND GOES INTO IMPLEMENTATION.

EVERYONE WON'T SEE THAT PAY RAISE UNTIL THEIR SEPTEMBER PAYCHECK.

IS THAT CORRECT? THE PROFESSIONALS WILL SEE IT IN THEIR PAYCHECK, AS DETERMINED BY WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A 10, 11, OR 12 MONTH CHECK. THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TEN MONTH CHECKS, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS, WOULD SEE THE PAY GRADE PAY RAISE IN SEPTEMBER.

ELEVEN MONTH PEOPLE WILL SEE THE PAY RAISE IN OCTOBER CHECK AND 12 MONTH PEOPLE WILL SEE THE PAY RAISE IN THEIR JULY CHECKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KIND OF UNDERSTOOD THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. WITH THAT BEING SAID, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PAY GRADE? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK AND WE'LL CARRY ON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[VI.A. Receive Board of Trustees Contract Renewal Report for April 2026]

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

WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL OR WHICH THERE IS 12 OF THOSE CONTRACT RENEWALS THAT DID NOT EXCEED THE THRESHOLD, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO REVIEW OR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THAT RENEWAL REPORT. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE CONTRACTS? SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM B, REVIEW THE FEBRUARY 2026 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.

[VI.B. Review February 2026 Monthly Financials]

THESE BUDGET NUMBERS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. THE ONES THAT WILL BE UPDATED WILL BE AS OF MARCH.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF PERCENTAGE IN THERE THAT ARE OVER 100 OR 100.

SO FOR INSTANCE, THE 5700, THOSE ARE THE COLLECTIONS BASED ON THE NEW BUDGET.

BUT THIS THE BUDGET NUMBER IN THERE WILL BE UPDATED NEXT MONTH.

THERE'S ALSO A SMALL MISTAKE IN THERE AND 7900.

THAT SHOULD NOT BE 100%. IT SHOULD BE 43.26%.

WHAT THE GENERAL FUND SHOWS IN HERE IS THAT WE HAVE A NET INCOME OF 90 MILLION AS OF FEBRUARY 2026.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP ALL THE WAY TO THE NEXT SET OF FINANCIALS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE SNS FUND.

AND THAT ONE, WE SHOW A 640,000 DEFICIT AS OF FEBRUARY 2026.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND, WHICH SHOWS A DEFICIT OF 13.2 MILLION.

THERE'S GOING TO BE ALSO A PAYMENT THAT WILL HAPPEN IN JUNE FOR THE 11 MILLION.

THIS IS A RETENTION PAYMENT THAT WAS APPROVED LAST AUGUST THAT WILL YIELD ABOUT $2 MILLION IN INTEREST SAVINGS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MS. STANLEY. SO ON THE I&S ONE THE -13 270. IS THAT RELATED BACK TO THE SHORTFALL OF WHERE THEY DIDN'T.

THEY'RE NOT GIVING US THE EXEMPTION. NO. I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE TAX COLLECTION AND WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED SO FAR AT THE TIME WE DID FINANCIALS BECAUSE REMEMBER THESE ARE TWO MONTHS BEFORE.

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OKAY. WHEN WILL WHERE WILL WE SEE THAT? WHERE WE WERE GOING TO GET 16 MILLION AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A WHOPPING TWO.

SO THAT'S IN M&O AND NOT IN I&S. WE'RE EXPECTED TO GET SOMEWHERE AROUND 10 TO $12 MILLION ON I&S.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHERS? OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM C REVIEW THE FEBRUARY 2026 TAX REPORT.

[VI.C. Review February 2026 Tax Report]

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE FEBRUARY COLLECTION REPORT, REFLECTING 95.71% COLLECTED OF THE 2025 TAX ROLL.

AS OF TODAY, WE'RE AT 97% COLLECTED. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS COOPER? GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING FOR APRIL 2026.

[VII.A.1. Consider Approval of Budget Transfers and Amendments to the General Fund, Debt Services Fund and Student Nutrition Services Fund for the 2025-2026 School Year ]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICES FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 25, 26 SCHOOL YEAR. MRS. LONG. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ, TODAY WE HAVE YOU. THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND AND TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

THE GENERAL FUND WE'LL START WITH THERE'S AN INCREASE IN REVENUE FOR LOCAL REVENUE DUE TO THE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUBURBAN CLAIM THAT INCREASED REVENUE AND IF YOU DROP DOWN TO THE EXPENDITURE PART, YOU WILL SEE WHERE IT ALSO INCREASED FUNCTION.

34 STUDENT TRANSPORTATION. IN THE MIDDLE WE HAVE THE EXPENDITURES WHICH ARE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL, BALANCED, NEUTRAL TRANSFERS THAT HAVE NO OVERALL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.

AND THE LAST AMENDMENT ITEM THAT WE HAVE FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS 1.2 MILLION INCREASE FOR THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT.

IF WE MOVE ON TO THE DEBT SERVICES FUND. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN REVENUE DUE TO THE REDUCTION IN PROPERTY VALUES THAT HAVE GONE FROM 34 BILLION TO 31 BILLION.

AND THEN WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN FUNCTION 72 AND 71 TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL REDEMPTION PAYMENTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. MS. LONG.

ANY QUESTIONS HERE? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LONG? THANK YOU, MS. LONG. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA.

[VII.A.2. Consider Approval of University of North Texas - Dallas and Garland ISD Mentor Program Agreement ]

MISS GRADYNE BROWN.

AS WE'VE ALL HEARD IN RECENT YEARS, THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO GO INTO TEACHING CAREERS.

AND WE DO. WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE SEVERAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN OUR AREA WHO ARE WILLING TO PARTNER WITH US TO HELP US GET WHAT WE CALL TEACHER RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS EARLY EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE MOU THAT IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, THE DENTON. THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS IN DALLAS, AND NOT DENTON.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOU? ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE MOU? MISS BROWN? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN.

THANK YOU. THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. CONSIDER APPROVAL TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS IPADS.

[VII.A.3. Consider Approval to Dispose of Surplus iPads]

WE'LL BE SELLING THESE IN BATCHES AS NOT TO SATURATE THE AVAILABLE SALES.

SO WE'LL BE SPREADING THESE OUT IN CHUNKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE BEST VALUE ON THE SALE FOR THOSE IPADS.

SO THAT IS THE ACTION BEFORE YOU TO FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DECLARE THOSE SURPLUS THAT WE CAN SELL THOSE ITEMS. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS, MR. MILLER? YEAH.

JUST REAL QUICK, WHEN YOU GO TO SELL THESE, YOU'RE SELLING THESE THROUGH A BROKER OR SOME KIND OF RESELLER OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

WE'LL DO COMPETITIVE SALES AND BIDS TO OUT FOR THOSE PEOPLE, AND WE'LL GET THOSE BIDS BACK AND THEN MAKE SOME OF THOSE DETERMINATIONS AS TO WHAT'S THE

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WILL THAT BE AN ADD TO THE BUDGET? I MEAN, WE JUST SAW THE RECONCILIATION AND ADJUSTMENTS.

WILL IT SHOW UP IN THOSE CATEGORIES THAT COLUMN? IT SHOULD. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL SEE. IT MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED, BUT I'LL.

IN OUR LOCAL REVENUE, BUT WE'LL CHECK ON THAT.

YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. IF IT'S ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED.

OKAY. BUT IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM FOUR.

[VII.A.4. Consider Approval of Annual Certification of Instructional Materials]

COLEMAN BRUMAN, MICHAEL RUIZ, AND CHRISTI ALLEN.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ. TONIGHT, WE BRING FORWARD THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

THIS IS THE REQUIRED PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN THE FULL REQUIRED CURRICULUM AND THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, AND THAT'S IN ALL SUBJECTS THAT ARE LISTED. PENDING THE BOARD APPROVAL IN THE APRIL MEETING, OUR TEAM WILL SUBMIT CERTIFICATION TO TEA AND YOU HAVE A FULL COPY OF OUR RESPONSES IN YOUR BOARD BOOK THIS EVENING. I HAVE MY PARTNER IN CRIME HERE, MR. RUIZ, ON THE ELEMENTARY SIDE, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THESE GENTLEMEN? ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

[VII.A.5. Consider Approval of Library Materials]

SO IT'S THE LAST UPDATE OF THE YEAR FOR THE BOOKS THAT WE'RE ASKING PERMISSION TO PURCHASE AND ADD TO OUR CATALOG.

ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE 30 DAY PERIOD, WE'VE ANNOUNCED THIS ON THE WEBSITE AND THE BOOKS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ZERO CONCERNS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR PARENTS.

ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS THIS, MR. JOHNSON? I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WHEN YOU SAY THIS IS THE FINAL TIME YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT LIBRARY MATERIALS.

THIS SCHOOL YEAR. I'VE MOVED YOU INTO THE CATEGORY OF HVAC NOW FOR.

[LAUGHTER] AND THAT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. ANY OTHER SAD QUESTIONS LIKE THAT ONE? THANK YOU, MR. RUIZ. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[VII.A.6. New Bids]

MR. BOOKER. OH, I THINK I WENT TOO FAST.

I NEED TO GO BACK ONE. HERE WE GO. THE CONTRACT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE APPROVAL FOR PURCHASE OF FINE ARTS, TEMPORARY STAFFING AND PERSONNEL SERVICES. THAT IS CONTRACT 3452501 FINE ARTS TEMPORARY STAFFING AND PERSONNEL SERVICES.

OH, WE 3452501 IS FOR FINE ARTS TEMPORARY STAFFING PERSONNEL SERVICES.

THIS IS UTILIZED DISTRICTWIDE BY ALL OF OUR FINE ARTS ON CAMPUSES.

IT DOES ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO ADD THOSE ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO THE DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THE DISTRICT IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE WITH THAT PROCESS FOR THE STAFFING OF THOSE SERVICES.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ITEM B, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING OUT OF ORDER. MR. JOHNSON YOU WANT DISCUSSION ON THAT? JUST BRIEFLY.

AND MR. FIGARELLI, I KNOW THAT COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THE WE'RE ACTUALLY ON YOUR ITEM.

WE MOVED AHEAD. THE TEMPORARY STAFFING PERSONNEL SERVICES WE'RE REFERRING TO IS GENERALLY PRIVATE LESSON TEACHERS.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. IT IS. NOW, GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE MICROPHONE.

YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT COVERS CONSULTANTS, CLINICIANS PRIVATE LESSON NOT PRIVATE.

JUDGES, THINGS LIKE THAT TO HELP OUR PROGRAMS TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE WHAT THEY NEED TO COMPLETE.

YEAH. AND THIS WOULD ALSO INCLUDE TEXTS FOR THE VARIOUS MARCHING BANDS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

YES. CORRECT. NOW I KNOW WITH PRIVATE LESSON TEACHERS GOING TO LOOK THROUGH AND I FOUND ALL MY KIDS PRIVATE LESSON TEACHERS IN THE LIST.

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THERE ARE ALSO FEES THAT THE PARENTS PAY WITH RESPECT TO THAT.

CORRECT. BUT THEY HAVE TO BE ON THIS LIST IN ORDER TO BE ABLE? THEY DO. SO IT'S NOT A COMPLETE BUDGET SUCK FROM THE DISTRICT STANDPOINT.

A LOT OF THIS IS BEING PAID FOR BY THE INDIVIDUAL PARENTS, CORRECT? YEAH. THE PRIVATE LESSONS ARE BY THE PARENTS.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? WE'RE GOING TO JUMP BACK UP TO NUMBER A THERE MR. BOOKER CONTRACT 302-25-04 PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SUPPLIES TESTING AND EQUIPMENT.

YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THAT CONTRACT IS SET BEFORE YOU.

IT IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR EXTENDED RFP CONTRACTS, WHICH ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO ADD SUPPLIERS TO THE LIST THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF THE YEAR.

THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT.

THE CONTRACT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWAL MONTHS.

AND THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $1 MILLION. BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

[VII.A.7. Increase in Award]

MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR. THAT CONTRACT ONCE AGAIN IS.

344-26 PRIMARILY USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS.

IT IS AN INCREASE FROM THE $750,000 FOR AN ADDITIONAL $400,000, WHICH MAKES THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $1,150,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS CONTRACT? SEEING NONE, THEN THAT MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER 8. MODIFICATION AND AWARD ITEM A CONTRACT 310-25-08.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT, CONSULTING SERVICES AND MATERIALS, MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF OUR EXTENDED YEAR CONTRACTS, ONE OF WHICH IS A MODIFICATION, WHICH IS JUST A CHANGED NAME FROM JUST SAY YES TO YOUTH EQUIPMENT.

ON YOUR ATTACHMENT, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A DOUBLE ASTERISK DENOTING THAT IT IS IN FACT A NAME CHANGE.

THE DISTRICT ALSO IS MAKING A CHANGE FROM A MARCH TO AN APRIL BOARD APPROVAL.

THE LIST OF THOSE ADDED VENDORS TO THE CONTRACT ARE A SINGLE ASTERISK DONATED ON YOUR EXHIBIT.

THOSE ARE THE CONTRACTS VENDORS THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING CONTRACT.

THE DOUBLE ASTERISK INDICATES THE NAME CHANGE.

BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE EXTENDED CONTRACT.

ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS CONTRACT? SEEING NONE.

THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT TAKES US TO 7:12.

THERE'S NO MORE ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT?

[VIII. Adjournment ]

ALWAYS TRY TO PREDICT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.