Jun 09, 2026 Facilities Committee Meeting

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OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IT'S NOW 5:30.

[I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum ]

AND WE'RE GOING TO KICK OFF, I DO CALL THIS WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR NUMBER TWO ITEM, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC FORUM.

AND I WILL INQUIRE WITH MECHELLE IF WE HAVE ANY CARDS OR ANY VISITORS TO SPEAK.

WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS WITH US TODAY. AND SO WE WILL KICK IT OVER TO MR.

[III. Superintendent's Message]

THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER.

AS WE GO THROUGH AND I WILL EXPLAIN A LOT OF THINGS IN WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH IN THIS CURRENT YEAR AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.

YES. DOCTOR LOPEZ IS MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS TODAY AND IS ON HIS WAY BACK.

AND SO TO TRY TO ENLIGHTEN WHERE ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS ARE AT ON THE FINANCIAL END OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE BILL. BUT I WILL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION HERE IN A MINUTE.

AND SO THAT WILL END MY COMMENT. OKAY. WELL, TELL HIM HE'S GOT TWO CHANCES.

I THINK TWO CHANCES TO STOP AT BUCKY'S ON THE WAY BACK.

SO THAT OUGHT TO BE AN INTERESTING TRIP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL GO TO ITEM FOUR, 4A DISCUSSION ITEMS. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE END OF THE YEAR AND 2026 2027

[IV.A. Discussion Items]

THANK YOU, MR. DODDS. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

AS WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET OVERVIEW, AS I SAID, WE'LL GO THROUGH WHERE WE STARTED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WHERE WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO END. AND STILL KEEP IN MIND THERE'S STILL A FEW DAYS LEFT IN JUNE.

AS WE GO THROUGH THIS BUT AND THEN WHERE WE WILL START THE BUDGET, YOU KNOW, AS I'VE SAID IN THE PAST, THE BUDGET IS GOOD THAT DAY THAT WE PASS IT AND THEN IT'S SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS WE WORK THROUGH THE YEAR.

SO. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE CONTROL.

YEAH. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST KIND OF WHAT I TALKED ABOUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHERE WE FORECAST TO END OUR TAX RATE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND, OUR BUDGET, BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS, PROPOSED BUDGETS AND NEXT STEPS.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLICK IT. IT'S GONE. SO THIS IS WHERE WE BEGAN FOR 25-26.

IF YOU REMEMBER, BEFORE WE OUR CITIZENS WERE SO GRACIOUS IN PASSING THE VATRE WE WERE SITTING AT ABOUT A $60 MILLION DEFICIT. OUR, AMENDMENT THAT WE WILL SHOW TONIGHT WILL PUT US BUDGET WISE AT STILL $14 MILLION DOLLARS DEFICIT. BUT AS WE AS YEAR IN ACTUALS THE STUDENT NUMBERS ARE STILL CHANGING. SO THE STATE REVENUE MAY CHANGE A LITTLE BIT.

BUT WE FEEL WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE ON OUR STUDENT NUMBERS.

PEIMS ARE STILL CLEANING UP WHAT THE END OF THE YEAR WILL BE.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN FINANCE TEMPLATES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY ON TOP OF WHERE THAT WILL BE.

AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THERE, OUR TOTAL REVENUE IS AT 587 MILLION.

OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURE IS AT 592. BUT OTHER RESOURCES WE'VE HAD SOME SELL OF WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? EQUIPMENT THAT WE DIDN'T NEED ANY MORE. AND THIS IS PART OF THE GASB TRANSACTIONS THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU BOOK A LEASE, WHEN YOU DO SOME THINGS YOU HAVE TO BOOK THE WHOLE LEASE AND ACT LIKE YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT INSIDE THE BUDGET. BUT THEN WHAT YOU DON'T ACTUALLY USE THIS YEAR COMES BACK OUT IN OTHER RESOURCES.

AND SO AS WE LOOK AT THIS, IT WILL SHOW A NET DIFFERENCE OF US ACTUALLY FINISHING NOT IN A DEFICIT, BUT IN A POSITIVE 5.1 MILLION, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS.

IT SHOWS THAT THE VATRE WAS AND WAS NEEDED TO GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

WE'RE STILL REFINING THESE NUMBERS. IT MAY CHANGE JUST A TAD AS WE GET TO JUNE 23RD WHEN WE APPROVE BUDGETS,

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GET CHOKED UP. SORRY. GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

MOVING TO US ALL. SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN OUR FUND BALANCE, IT WILL BE AN INCREASE TO OUR FUND BALANCE FOR THE 25-26 YEARS OF THAT 5.1 MILLION. GO AHEAD. AND THIS IS JUST THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT OUR CURRENT BUDGET. YOU SEE, WE'RE STILL MOST OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE IN PAYROLL.

AND THEN YOU HAVE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, CONTRACTED SERVICES, ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE JUST SHOWED IN THAT LAST SLIDE.

NOPE YOU STILL GOT THIS TIME. SO AS WE MOVE IN OUR M&O TAX RATE JUST THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE ON WHAT OUR TAX RATE LOOKS LIKE.

OUR M&O TAX RATE CURRENTLY SITS AT .7869. OUR I&S TAX RATE .3840 FOR A TOTAL RATE OF $1.1709.

AND AS WE LOOK AT WHAT OUR TAX RATE IS CURRENTLY AND WHAT WE WILL BE PROPOSING AS A PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR THE 26-27 YEAR IT WILL ALSO STAY AT THE SAME RATE AT $1.1709.

AS WE WORK THROUGH THE PROPERTY VALUES THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO US OUR AS WE BEGIN TO BUDGET LAST YEAR, WE WERE AT 34 BILLION. THAT'S WHAT WAS PROPOSED AT JUNE WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET, BUT IT CAME IN AT 31 BILLION. SO IT WAS A BIG DECREASE AS WE MOVED INTO SETTING THE TAX RATE.

WE STILL ARE AT THE SAME NUMBERS FOR 26, 27 ROUGHLY THE APRIL ESTIMATE IS AT 37 BILLION.

AND SO I AM NOT INCREASING THE JULY CERTIFICATION OTHER THAN WHERE WE THINK WE WILL BE.

AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WE WOULD KEEP THE SAME TAX RATE AS WE HAVE CURRENTLY.

IT WOULDN'T SHOW ANY COMPRESSION. NOW, WHAT WE'RE BEING SHOWN BY DCAD IS THAT THIS WILL BE AT $33 BILLION.

I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THAT COMPUTES. AND SO I'M LEAVING THE VALUES FOR BUDGET AT 31.398725 BILLION.

ONE OF THE NEW WE HAVE TO SHOW A TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT THAT CAME OUT OF THE NEW LEGISLATION OF THE 89TH LEGISLATURE. TO ME, THIS IS ONE MORE ITEM TO CONFUSE TAXPAYERS, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT OUR POSTING WAS, OUR POSTING SAID THAT THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE IS AT $369,000.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE MEDIAN VALUED HOME THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE TAX IMPACT STATEMENT, IT'S SHOWING FOR NEXT YEAR, $199,425 AND THIS IS AFTER EXEMPTIONS. AND SO IT GIVES A REAL CONFUSING STATEMENT TO OUR TAXPAYERS.

BUT THIS IS BASED OFF THE TAXPAYER IMPACT PROVIDED BY DCAD.

GO AHEAD. SO MOVING INTO OUR GENERAL FUND FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, WE'RE STILL PROPOSING THE SAME TAX RATE THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY. WE STILL ARE SHOWING NO INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY VALUES SINCE 25, 26 99% TAX COLLECTION RATE. THANK YOU, MISS COOPER.

PROJECTED STUDENT ENROLLMENT 47,187 AND THEN PROJECTED ADA AT 43,948.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THIS BUDGET SEASON TO GET TO THIS POINT WE'VE HAD SOME REDUCTIONS IN VACANCIES REDUCED DIFFERENT BUDGETS. WE'VE REDUCED CENTRAL OFFICE WHICH CENTRAL OFFICE IS NOT JUST HARRIS HILL, IT'S THE OTHER OFFICES OUTSIDE OF CAMPUSES ABOUT 9.4 MILLION AND THEN SUPPLEMENTAL

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BUT WE ALSO HAD ADDITIONS AND THAT INCLUDED RAISES STIPEND AND EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS OF 2.4 MILLION.

WE HAD SOME INCREASES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. AND THEN AS WE'VE ADDED SOME SPACE TO THE DISTRICT IN THE MACS, WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT CUSTODIANS FOR THOSE BUILDINGS.

AND THIS IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE OUR ADA AND ENROLLMENT HAVE BEEN SINCE 2022 TO OUR ESTIMATED 2027 FISCAL YEAR WHICH I JUST SAID 47,182 AND 43,948. AND THIS IS THE DISAPPOINTING PART AS WE'VE WORKED THROUGH A LOT OF THIS. AND BELIEVE YOU ME, I AM SO SICK OF TALKING BUDGET BECAUSE WE'VE DONE IT ALL YEAR LONG FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW.

AND IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD ON.

AND SO I WANT TO GO BACK TO WHERE WE LOOKED AT OUR CURRENT YEAR AND LOOK WHERE WE CAME FROM.

AND SO, YES, WE'RE PROPOSING A $30 MILLION DEFICIT, BUT AS WE WORK THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON, CONTINUE TO HAVE SAVES AND TRY TO BE WHERE WE ARE AT THIS CURRENT YEAR, FISCAL YEAR END.

I CAN GO ON. AND THIS IS JUST A BREAKDOWN BY FUNCTION AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

AND SO OUR REVENUE OF 597 MILLION EXPENDITURES AT 628 FOR A DEFICIT OF 30 MILLION 426. IF WE WERE TO FINISH AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IN BUDGET, YOU HAVE TO BUDGET LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL EVERY POSITION. EVERYBODY WILL SPEND 100% OF THEIR BUDGET.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ALWAYS END UP WITH A BIGGER BUDGET THAN WHERE WE FINISH AT.

BECAUSE ALL THROUGH THE YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VACANCIES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPEN THROUGH THE YEAR.

SO IF WE TAKE WHAT WE WILL END UP PROJECTED IN 25, 26 AND WHAT THE PROPOSED DEFICIT IS THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD BE FOR 26, 27, WHICH IS STILL OVER THE THREE MONTHS REQUIRED BY TEA.

THIS IS A DEBT SERVICE BUDGET. THERE'S STILL SOME THINGS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ON THIS BUDGET.

IT'S SHOWING $11 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. I THINK WHEN WE BRING THE ACTUAL BUDGET, IT ACTUALLY WILL NOT BE $11 MILLION DEFICIT.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR FA ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

AND WE'LL HAVE THAT BUDGET TO PROPOSE ON JUNE 23RD.

AND THIS IS OUR FOOD SERVICE BUDGET WHERE MOST OF THE REVENUE IS FROM THE FEDERAL SIDE.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT IN OUR LOCAL SIDE, ABOUT 3.5 MILLION.

MOST OF IT IS FEDERAL AT 37.7 MILLION. EXCUSE ME.

AND OUR EXPENDITURES AND WE'LL END IN A $1.7 MILLION DEFICIT.

THESE ARE THE THINGS WE STILL LACK TO HAPPEN.

OUR AD WILL BE PUBLISHED BY JUNE 13TH. WE WILL HAVE OUR AMENDED 25, 26 FINAL BUDGETS ON JUNE 23RD. AS WE WILL APPROVE THE BUDGETS ON JUNE 23RD, WE'LL GET OUR FINAL CERTIFIED VALUES JULY 25TH. AND THEN IN A BOARD MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, WE'LL APPROVE THE TAX RATE. AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MR. DODDS. WE HAVE A COMMITTEE. SO COMMITTEE DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. BEACH? THERE MIGHT BE A FEW. MISS GRIFFIN, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? NONE FOR MISS GRIFFIN? HOW ABOUT FROM THE BOARD IN GENERAL? ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S BUDGET OR ANY OF THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET?

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CORRECT. BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE WHEN, THE KIDS DON'T COME TO SCHOOL, WE LET PEOPLE GO.

WE STAFF BASED ON ENROLLMENT. WE'RE ONLY PAID FROM THE STATE ON HOW MANY TIMES THE STUDENT SHOWS UP IN AN AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. YEAH. SO I JUST I CAME UP WITH LIKE A JUST SHY OF 24 MILLION IF YOU WENT WITH THAT 61 BASED ON YOUR ADA AND THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER. BUT I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE WE DO OUR STAFFING BASED ON THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, WE BECAUSE HAVE VERY LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM BECAUSE WE'VE ISSUED CONTRACTS AND THEN WE HAVE TO FIND WORK TO DO.

AND WE WORK VERY HARD ON KEEPING KIDS IN OUR CLASSROOMS. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE.

I MEAN, WE KNOCK ON DOORS, FOR GOODNESS SAKES.

I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE DO EVERYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO GET THOSE KIDS INTO THESE CLASSROOMS. CORRECT? WE START OFF A LITTLE OVER 95% ATTENDANCE, AND BY THE END OF THE SIX SIX WEEKS, WE'RE DOWN BELOW 93%. 92 USUALLY 92.7, I THINK WAS THE NUMBER I LAST SAW.

YEAH. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, AND I MIGHT EVEN HAVE SOME CONFUSION ON IT, I'M NOT SURE. BUT SO THE LEGISLATION PASSED A BUNCH OF INCREASES TO OUR TEACHERS.

RIGHT. AND WE'RE NOW ABSORBING THAT INTO OUR, BUDGET.

AND IS THERE ONGOING MONEY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE CONTINUING TO GIVE US TO KEEP THAT MONEY GOING TO THOSE TEACHERS? AT LEAST FOR THIS BIENNIUM, WHICH I MEAN, THEY HAVE MADE AN ALLOTMENT FOR THAT MONEY, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, IF A TEACHER HAS THREE YEARS TO FOUR YEARS EXPERIENCE, THEY, GET ADDITIONAL STATE MONEY OF $2500 FIVE YEARS AND UP GETS AN ADDITIONAL $5000. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TEACHERS ROLLING UP FROM YEAR TWO TO YEAR THREE.

SO THAT ADDS TO THE $2500, 4 TO 5 WOULD ADD THEY WOULD GET THE INCREASE TO THE $5000.

BUT THAT IS ALL CALCULATED BY THE I MEAN, WE SEND IN OUR NUMBERS AND THEN THAT'S PART OF THE ALLOTMENT.

DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE WHEN THEY MEET IN JULY OR JANUARY OF 2027.

BUT GENERALLY WHEN THEY DO AN ALLOTMENT LIKE THIS, THEY DO USUALLY STAND BY IT.

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH WHEN YOU RELY ON STATE FUNDING IS IF ALL OF A SUDDEN WE DON'T HAVE SURPLUSES AND WE DON'T HAVE THIS OR THAT YOU COULD START SEEING PRORATION, ON THE FUNDING.

AND SO WE'VE SEEN THAT WAY BACK WHEN I DON'T WANT TO DATE MYSELF, BUT ABOUT 2008, 2009, WHEN WE ONLY RECEIVED ABOUT 74% OF WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE EARNED IN STATE REVENUE. SO ANYTIME YOU'RE RELYING ON STATE MONEY LIKE THAT, YOU STILL HAVE TO, IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND, THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE TEXAS IS ALWAYS STRONG AND EVERYTHING IS WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE SO.

AND DOES THAT MONEY COME TO US BEFORE WE PAY IT OUT? OR IS IT LIKE THE REST OF THE MONEY THAT WE GET? IT'S WELL, AFTER WE'VE PAID IT OUT? WELL, SO WE'RE ON PAYMENT CLASS TWO WHICH WE GET PAYMENTS FROM THE STATE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER. AND THEN IT STOPS BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE'RE COLLECTING FUNDS.

OUR TAXES ARE STARTING TO COME IN. THEN I BELIEVE IT PICKS BACK UP IN MARCH AND GOES THROUGH AUGUST, WHICH OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDS JULY. I MEAN, IN JUNE 30TH.

SO WE DON'T GET THEM. IT'S STILL A COUPLE MORE MONTHS AFTER WE END THAT WE GET MONEY AND THEN FINAL SETTLE UP.

WHICH IS WHY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THAT ROBUST FUND BALANCE THAT THE LEGISLATORS THINK THAT WE SHOULD SPEND EVERY DOLLAR OF IT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK THEM FOR ANYTHING.

WELL, FUND BALANCE IS THERE, TO CASH FLOW, EVERYTHING WE DO IN THE DISTRICT.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU START THE FISCAL YEAR IN JULY, YOU'RE NOT REALLY COLLECTING ANY TAXES.

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YOU STILL HAVE A COUPLE MONTHS, BUT YOU'RE STARTING A NEW BUDGET AND YOU'RE HAVING TO USE THAT FUND BALANCE TO CASH FLOW THE DISTRICT UNTIL REVENUE STARTS COMING IN FROM THE STATE AND THEN FROM TAX COLLECTIONS.

AND THEN ONE MORE THING TOO BECAUSE THIS IS ANOTHER KIND OF STICKING POINT FOR ME.

SO WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE COST OF HEALTH CARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE DON'T SET THOSE RATES.

AND WHEN THOSE PRICES GO UP, WE BEAR A BURDEN OF THOSE COST INCREASES.

IT IS NOT 100% PASSED ON TO EMPLOYEES CORRECT.

WE HAVE A SET AMOUNT AND THAT WE DO PROVIDE FOR THE EMPLOYEE.

BUT THERE IS A BIG PORTION OF THAT THAT IS TAKEN ON BY THE EMPLOYEE.

YOU KNOW, HEALTH CARE CONTINUES TO RISE OUR TRS ACTIVE CARE CONTINUES TO RISE EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

SO DO OTHER THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE PAYING FOR TRS RETIREMENT, THAT PERCENTAGE IS INCREASING ALSO, WHICH IS AN EMPLOYER PART THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TO PAY.

AND SO, YES, THERE IS INCREASING COST TO BOTH THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYER.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU DAPHNE. MR. DODDS, REAL QUICK, I'M GOING TO GO TO MY LAST QUESTION FIRST.

IF YOU GO BACK TO YOUR PAGE 14. THERE YOU GO.

TALK ABOUT EXPLAIN FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INCREASE IN OUR BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR LOCAL TAXES AND THEN THE DECREASE THAT'S EXPECTED IN THE STATE AMOUNT.

AGAIN, THE EFFORT HERE TO EXPLAIN THAT THE LOCAL TAXES ALWAYS STAY HERE.

IT'S THE ALLOTMENT AND THE ADA THAT DETERMINES THE STATE CONTRIBUTION.

AND WHEN YOU GET THROUGH THAT, TELL ME IF THAT'S A REASON FOR THE $9 MILLION EXPECTED DECREASE IN STATE FUNDING.

SO THE LOCAL SIDE, YOU GOT TO REMEMBER I JUST TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE SET THE BUDGET LAST YEAR, WE THOUGHT OUR VALUES WERE GOING TO BE AT 34 BILLION.

AND WE WERE SETTING AT A LOWER TAX RATE AT THAT POINT.

BUT THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE A TOTAL CHANGE IN LIKE WHAT THE VATRE WAS SAYING.

SO WE WERE OUR VALUES CURRENTLY ARE ABOUT 30 BILLION.

AND SO THEY HAD SAID OUR CERTIFIED IN JUNE WOULD BE 34.

THEY CAME IN AT 31. AND AS THE YEARS GONE OUR VALUES HAVE ACTUALLY COME DOWN FROM THE 31 BILLION TO 30 BILLION.

AND SORRY, I'M USING ROUND NUMBERS. IS THAT FOR TAX PROTESTS THAT WERE? SOME IS PROTESTS, SOME IS GOING TO BE YOU KNOW PROTEST ONE.

SO WHEN THEY HAD TO PULL DOWN THE VALUE OR LAWSUITS THAT HAVE BEEN IN LAWSUITS SETTLED AND IT SETTLED AT A LOWER VALUE THAN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY CERTIFIED. I SAID TAX, I MEANT PROPERTY APPRAISAL VALUE PROTEST.

YES, YES. PROPERTY PROTEST. AND SO ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OUR AMOUNT OF LEVY HAS GONE UP, GONE DOWN IN WHICH IT'S TRENDING DOWN RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT IS ALSO A REDUCTION IN, WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY OUR LEVY IS BRINGING IN SINCE THE START OF LAST YEAR.

THE INCREASE FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS STILL BASED ON WE'RE AT 30 BILLION.

I'M ESTIMATING 31 BILLION. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE INCREASE.

WE'RE STILL BUDGETING ON 98% COLLECTION RATE.

I KNOW MISS COOPER WILL DO A 99 OR 100. BUT SO THAT IS THE INCREASE IN THE LOCAL.

SO LET ME STOP YOU RIGHT THERE ON THAT POINT WHEN YOU SAY THE PROPERTY INCREASE, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH OF THAT IS ACTUAL APPRAISED VALUE INCREASE VERSUS NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT'S BEEN ADDED? LIKE I SAID, RIGHT NOW WE'RE SITTING AT 30 BILLION.

THE NEW CONSTRUCTION IS AT 1 BILLION. SO FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING IT'LL BE 31 BILLION.

AND YET THE ESTIMATE WAS 37 BILLION. IT IS ON THE APRIL ESTIMATE.

THE ESTIMATES WE'VE BEEN GETTING IN SHOWS THE 37.

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YEAH, I'M TRYING TO SEE THAT TOO, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE I TALKED TO THIS YEAR GOT VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, PROPERTY APPRAISED VALUE INCREASE OF THEIR EXISTING PROPERTY THAT THEY DIDN'T IMPROVE, ADD ON OR ADD SQUARE FOOTAGE OR SOMETHING. SO MOST HOMESTEADS ARE FLAT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DALLAS AREA.

AND TOO, THERE WAS, THERE'S ANOTHER EXEMPTION THAT COMES INTO PLAY FOR THIS NEXT TAX YEAR AND IT'S THE BUSINESS, PERSONAL PROPERTY. THERE'S, I THINK IT'S $125,000 EXEMPTION.

AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON I'M JUST SAYING THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ESTIMATE OUR VALUES RIGHT NOW.

SURE. IT MAY CHANGE WHEN WE GET OUR CERTIFIED, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

OKAY. AND THEN AGAIN, EXPLAIN THE DECREASE FROM THE STATE OF $9 MILLION THE EXPECTED DECREASE IS THAT ADA? IT IS ADA. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE DROPPING NEARLY A THOUSAND ADA JUST BASED ON THIS CURRENT YEAR, WHAT WE SAW LOSS OF ENROLLMENT. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE, MOST OF THAT IS BUILT IN THERE.

AND I KNOW WE DON'T BREAK OUT SPECIAL ED, WHICH IS NEAR AND DEAR TO EVERYBODY IN THIS, IN THIS BUILDING ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO PROVIDE.

BUT OVER AND ABOVE ANY ALLOTMENT WE GET APPROXIMATELY WHAT IS I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT'S THE INCREASE THAT YOU THINK YOU SEE FOR NEXT YEAR IN SPECIAL ED AND THEN NUMBER, THAT'D BE NUMBER ONE.

AND NUMBER TWO IS WHAT DOES THAT HOW UNDERFUNDED IS THAT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? SO WE DO SEE A LARGE INCREASE COMING IN FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR.

I HATE TO QUOTE NUMBERS UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, BUT WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN INCREASING STEADILY IN SPECIAL ED AS OUR TOTAL GENERAL POPULATION AND STUDENTS ARE DECREASING OUR SPED NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY INCREASING EACH YEAR AND AND VERY RAPID OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE HAD TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF YOU KNOW, SPEECH PATHS, EVERYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE WE ARE INCREASING IN SPED NUMBERS THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU SEE. YOU SEE A REGULAR TEACHER GOING UP, SPED TEACHERS OR OUR REGULAR TEACHERS COMING DOWN SPED TEACHERS GOING UP.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE AN IMBALANCE ON WELL YOU SAY YOU'RE DECREASING TEACHERS, BUT YOU'RE ALSO HAVING TO INCREASE SPED NUMBERS.

AND SO GENERALLY WE SPEND ABOUT, WE GET AN ALLOTMENT, WE SPEND ABOUT 120% OF THAT ALLOTMENT ON SPED. NOW THERE IS NEW FUNDING COMING IN FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, BUT NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

IT'S NOT BUILT IN ANY OF OUR FUNDING TEMPLATES YET.

THEY WILL TAKE THESE SUMMER NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR CURRENT YEAR, USE THAT AS AN ESTIMATE FOR NEXT YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING IS CAPPED AT 250 MILLION FOR THE WHOLE STATE.

SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER LOOKS LIKE FOR US.

I CANNOT ESTIMATE, AND I DID NOT ESTIMATE THAT IN ANY OF OUR NUMBERS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT.

OKAY. AND THEN LASTLY FOR ME PAGE SEVEN YOU TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT COMPRESSION.

JUST REMIND THE AUDIENCE AGAIN WHEN DOES COMPRESSION KICK IN? SO WHEN OUR VALUES INCREASE OVER 2.5%. THEN THAT STARTS COMPRESSING OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE, WHICH IS WHAT WE RECEIVE FROM TEA.

TEA SETS THAT NUMBER BASED ON OUR VALUES, AND THEN WE ADD THE ADDITIONAL PENNIES THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE, VOTERS. AND SO ONCE WE REACH THAT THRESHOLD THEN THE TAX RATE WILL COMPRESS DOWN.

AND SO THAT'S, WHERE THAT COMES IN. AND THAT COMPRESSION CALCULATION, DOES IT INCLUDE THE NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE TOTAL VALUES THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER? IT CAN IT INCLUDES ALL THE TOTAL VALUE NEW AND WHAT IS CURRENT.

OKAY. MR. BEACH. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, MR. DODDS, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS. ONE, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE TOO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TOO ABOUT 76,000 STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL.

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OVER THE STATE. OH, OVER THE STATE, OVER THE STATE, NOT JUST IN GARLAND.

I JUMPED TO A CONCLUSION THAT WOULD HURT. YEAH. SO ANYWAY, IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH LEGISLATORS AND OTHER FINANCIAL PEOPLE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR TEA OR WHATEVER ABOUT HOLD HARMLESS AS FAR AS THE BUDGET IS CONCERNED AND THE FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT IS TAKING PLACE ON THAT ENROLLMENT? HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING? I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING.

AND YOU KNOW, TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE'S NOT ANY HOLD HARMLESS BUILT IN ANY TYPE OF FUNDING THAT WE GET. THERE IS ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AS FAR AS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, WHICH THEY RECALCULATED IN M&O, AND WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT MUCH AS HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.

BUT OUR REVENUE IS BASED OFF JUST OUR, WHAT OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IS.

AND BUT GENERALLY THAT WOULD BE A BUDGET SAVE IF THEY HAVE ALLOCATED SO MUCH MONEY FOR THE WHOLE, FOR THE BIENNIUM AND THERE'S LESS STUDENTS IN THE SYSTEM, THEN THAT WOULD BE THEY ALREADY ALLOCATED THAT MONEY.

THAT WOULD BE A BUDGET SAVE FOR THE STATE. OKAY.

SO, SO WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE 250 MILLION THAT THE STATE HAS ALLOCATED FOR SPED, WHEN DID THAT AMOUNT REALLY COME ABOUT OR WAS THAT JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE 25, 26 YEAR? BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS, DID THE STATE OR ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT.

BECAUSE DYSLEXIA HAS NOW BEEN ADDED TO SPED. THERE'S BEEN SUCH AN INCREASE THAT THAT FUND IS JUST I MEAN, IT'S GOING JUST THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT? SO THE NEW FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION IS NOT PART OF HOUSE BILL TWO.

IT WAS A SEPARATE BILL. OKAY. AND SO IT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF WEIGHTS THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION HAS. SO THERE MAY BE SIX WEIGHTS OR FIVE WEIGHTS.

AND NOW THEY INCREASED IT TO EIGHT WEIGHT DIFFERENT WEIGHTS FOR DIFFERENT STUDENTS AND THEIR DISABILITIES SO THAT IT WAS FOR THE BIENNIUM. BUT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH SO MANY DIFFERENT CODING CHANGES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THE STATE WOULD NOT BE READY FOR THAT TO BE ROLLED OUT FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR THAT WE'RE ENDING.

AND SO THAT FUNDING STARTS IN THIS NEXT YEAR.

ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS THE ONES THAT ARE DOING ALL THE TESTING AND EVERYTHING TO DESIGNATE, WHETHER ON THE ARD'S AND THAT TYPE OF THING. AND THEN A STUDENT COULD UP AND LEAVE AND GO TO A CHARTER OR PRIVATE SCHOOL.

AND OF COURSE, IF THEY DO THE VOUCHER SYSTEM, THEY TAKE THAT MONEY WITH THEM.

SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION THERE ABOUT WHAT WE AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL CAN DO TO CUT THAT CORD, BASICALLY? WELL, PART OF THE FUNDING THAT WAS APPROVED IN HOUSE BILL TWO WAS A $1,000 FOR EVALUATION.

SO FOR EACH ONE OF THE EVALUATIONS WE DO, WE DO RECEIVE BACK.

WE'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF FUNDING FOR THAT.

WE'VE ALWAYS HAD TO INCUR THAT COST. SO THERE IS SOME MONEY COMING IN.

I'M SURE MR. WINKLER COULD TELL YOU IT PROBABLY DOESN'T COVER THE TOTAL COST OF WHAT AN EVALUATION GOES TO.

BUT THAT IS THEY DID ALLOW THAT KNOWING THAT THE VOUCHER SYSTEM WOULD BE COMING IN AND THAT THAT VERY SCENARIO MIGHT HAPPEN WHERE THEY DO COME IN AND GET TEST EVALUATED AND THEN DECIDE TO TAKE THE VOUCHER SOMEWHERE OR HOME SCHOOL EITHER WAY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'VE HAD A MAJOR INCREASE THIS YEAR, SCHOOL YEAR IN SPED AND DYSLEXIA, LIKE 1400 STUDENTS. AND THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S MAJOR.

AND SO AND SOME OF THOSE, THE SPECIAL NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE, IT TAKES MORE THAN 1 OR 2 INDIVIDUALS TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE SPECIAL NEEDS.

SO I'M REALLY ALARMED THAT THE STATE IS NOT LOOKING AT THAT AND DECIDING THAT BECAUSE THE RESOURCES ARE THERE AND WHY THEY'RE HOLDING THAT THOSE RESOURCES TO NOT HELP ACCOMMODATE US, TO REALLY APPLY THOSE SERVICES THAT THOSE STUDENTS NEED.

I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN, AND STRETCHING THAT DOLLAR AS FAR AS WE CAN TO ACCOMMODATE EVERY STUDENT THAT NEEDS HELP.

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BUT IT'S NOT JUST GISD, IT'S COMING FROM THE STATE LEVEL.

SO PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS TO LOOSEN THOSE PURSE STRINGS DOWN THERE TO HELP US.

THANK YOU. MR. BEACH. I'LL ALSO DOVETAIL ON THAT.

THE STATE SURPLUS WAS 30 BILLION. PLENTY OF RESOURCES.

IT HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE. IT'S NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE.

THAT HURTS. THAT HURTS. THAT REALLY HURTS. IT DOES.

THANK YOU, DARRELL. OKAY. LET ME CHECK WITH MISS GRIFFIN.

MS. GRIFFIN, DID I SEE YOUR HAND UP? NO, YOU DID NOT.

OKAY. I'M SORRY. LET ME GO TO ROBERT, THEN. ROBERT SELDERS.

YES. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

I WAS LOOKING AT THE, I GUESS YOUR SLIDE NUMBER FIVE.

AND FOR PAYROLL COSTS, IT SHOWS 83.3%. I GUESS THIS IS AFTER YOU GUYS DID ALL OF THE SCRUBBING AND KIND OF GOT TO THE NEW.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. SORRY I HAD TO MAKE. THE YEAH. YEAH. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WITH THE BUDGET IMPACT THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT WITH THE REDUCTIONS OF VACANCIES OF 12 MILLION, 12.5 MILLION IT LOOKS LIKE THE PAYROLL COST IS NOW INCREASED TO 85.4%.

I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. WHAT'S THAT? IT'S YEAH.

SO THOSE VACANCIES WERE AT 15 MILLION. WE'VE HAD TO MOVE SOME FROZEN POSITIONS MAINLY SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITIONS THAT WEREN'T FILLED LAST YEAR UP INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, SO IT REDUCED FROM 15 MILLION DOWN TO 12 MILLION.

BUT AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, WE'RE ALSO LOWERING THE BUDGET FROM THE ORIGINAL BUDGET LAST YEAR OF 640 MILLION TO 627 MILLION. SO THAT PERCENTAGE WILL CLIMB.

BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE I DON'T KNOW WHAT SLIDE IT IS WHERE WE ACTUALLY BUDGETED PAYROLL LAST YEAR I BELIEVE IS AT 535 AND PAYROLL IS AT 536 WITH THE ADDITIONAL RAISES.

IS THAT CLOSE? I'M GOING OFF MEMORY OFF MY PRESENTATION.

532 LAST YEAR AND 536 THIS YEAR. YES. SO THAT'S WHY THE INCREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE WOULD BE THERE.

OKAY. AND IT'S A SMALLER BOTTOM LINE FROM 640 TO 627. SO THAT IS WHY IT INCREASED. YOU SAY 640.

ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE ADOPTED BUDGET LAST YEAR? YES. YES. OKAY. IS THAT GOOD? MR. SELDERS. FOR NOW.

YEAH. OKAY. AGAIN, THIS BUDGET WILL. THE FINAL IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE BOARD MEETING LATER THIS MONTH.

SO ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WE HAVE? YOU CAN GET THEM TO MECHELLE AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY ARE PART OF THE NEXT PRESENTATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. DODDS. GOOD WORK.

SO LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 4B INFORMATION ITEMS. THIS WILL BE RECEIVE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL

[IV.B. Information Items]

DON'T GO TOO FAST. TO MR. MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO DOCTOR LOPEZ. WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU THE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR JUNE.

WE DO HAVE 25 CONTRACTS, NONE OF WHICH REQUIRE A VOTE BECAUSE IT'S EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLDS.

BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE JUNE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT.

OKAY. WE HAVE THAT REPORT IN FRONT OF US. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS ANYBODY WITH A QUESTION ON THE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT? OKAY MR. BOOKER THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4B 2 REVIEW APRIL 2026 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.

ARTURO VALENZUELA. GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

I PRESENT TO YOU THE APRIL 2026 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR GENERAL FUND SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICES AND DEBT SERVICE.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON PAGE EIGHT, AS OF APRIL 2026, GENERAL FUND HAS A 34 MILLION DOLLAR NET INCOME.

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AND THERE'S STILL MORE MONTHS OF EXPENSES TO BE BOOKED.

SO THERE'S STILL MAY AND JUNE AND JUNE IS USUALLY LARGER THAN THE USUAL MONTH BECAUSE THERE'S ACCRUALS THAT NEED TO BE BOOKED IN IN JUNE.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST MOVE TO THE LET ME SEE IF I CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT SUMMARY STATEMENT.

BEFORE YOU GO FORWARD, LET ME ASK YOU QUESTIONS ON THE COMMENT YOU JUST MADE ABOUT ACCRUALS.

WHAT TYPE OF ACCRUALS ARE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY POSTPONED, BUT WHAT KIND OF ACCRUALS IS IT TRADITIONAL TO MAKE IN JUNE VERSUS PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE YEAR? MOSTLY IT'S RELATED TO PAYROLL. SO THERE ARE SOME CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE IN WHICH, BECAUSE WE ARE ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS THEY'VE THE EMPLOYEE HAS ESSENTIALLY EARNED THAT MONEY, BUT IT'S ANNUALIZED. SO RATHER THAN PAY SOMEBODY EXACTLY THE DAYS THAT THEY WORK PER MONTH IT'S ANNUALIZED.

SO IT'S TAKEN AS A WHOLE AND DIVIDED INTO 12 EQUAL PARTS.

AND TWO OF THOSE MONTHS GO INTO JULY AND AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR.

SO THOSE COSTS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING TO PAY THEM THE CASH ON JULY AND AUGUST, THEY'RE STILL EXPENSES THAT BELONG TO THIS FISCAL YEAR.

YEAH. OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. PROCEED. ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT SUMMARY STATEMENT IS STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

THIS ONE ALSO SHOWS A SMALL NET INCOME OF $388,000.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE LAST SUMMER STATEMENT IS FOR DEBT SERVICE.

THIS ONE CURRENTLY SHOWS A DEFICIT OF 10 MILLION, AND THEY'RE STILL PENDING.

ONE MORE PAYMENT THAT WE MADE ON JUNE ON JUNE 1ST.

SO THE EXPECTED DEFICIT IS OVER 20 MILLION. WE DO HAVE ENOUGH FUND BALANCE TO SUSTAIN THE PAYMENT THAT COMES DUE ON AUGUST. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO KEEP TRACK WITH THIS FUND IS THAT WE NEED ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE IT INTO THE AUGUST PAYMENT.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE ABOUT $40 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE, 41, 42 SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE.

AND THE PAYMENT THAT COMES IN AUGUST IS AROUND 20.

SO THERE'S ENOUGH BALANCE TO SUSTAIN IT. AND AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T EXPECT ANY, REFINANCE OR BOND ACCELERATION, EARLY PAYMENTS. WELL THAT'S A TOPIC WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS PROBABLY THE 23RD OF THIS MONTH.

AT THE BOARD MEETING. YES. YES WE WILL BRING AN ORDER TO REFINANCE SOME OF OUR CALLED BONDS TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. OKAY. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM.

OKAY, I JUST OKAY, I GET IT NOW. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. PROCEED. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. OKAY.

I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. PROCEED TO NOT PROCEED.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS? MR. BEACH. MRS. GRIFFIN. NO QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS REPORT? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO 4B NUMBER THREE, THE APRIL 2026 TAX REPORT. KRISTI COOPER.

WELCOME AND THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

THE ITEM PRESENTED TODAY IS THE MARCH COLLECTION REPORT.

OH EXCUSE ME. APRIL COLLECTION REPORT REFLECTING 97.24% COLLECTED AS OF TODAY, WE'RE AT 97.85.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. GREAT.

97.85. YES, SIR. AND, MR. DODDS, WHAT IS OUR BUDGETED ITEM EVERY CONSISTENTLY EVERY YEAR? WE BUDGETED AT 98%. SO WE'RE A LITTLE ABOVE BUDGET COLLECTIONS.

NO, WE'RE JUST A TAD LOW. I'M SORRY, BUT YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THANK YOU. WE'RE STILL COLLECTING.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4C NUMBER ONE.

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

GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ, TONIGHT, WE HAVE FOR YOU THE TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICE FUND.

STARTING WITH THE GENERAL FUND, WE HAVE CHANGES TO THE LOCAL REVENUE AND STATE REVENUE AND FEDERAL REVENUE.

WE'RE DECREASING THE REFINED INTEREST REVENUE EXPECTATIONS BASED ON LATEST COLLECTIONS AND INTEREST RATES.

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WE'RE DECREASING THE STATE REVENUE DUE TO CHANGES IN PROPERTY VALUES AND REDUCED STUDENT ENROLLMENT ESTIMATES THAT WE PREDICTED DURING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT.

WE DO HAVE A DECREASE IN SHARS REVENUE DUE TO CLAIM CRITERIA, CHANGES THAT REDUCE THE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS. WE DO HAVE AN INCREASE FOR THE FEMA CLAIMS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE WINTER 2024 STORM.

NEXT, FOR THE EXPENDITURES, WE HAVE OUR NORMAL BUDGET PRACTICES OF THE CROSS FUNCTIONAL BALANCE.

NEUTRAL TRANSFERS. THEY HAVE NO OVERALL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.

LASTING FOR THE DEBT GENERAL FUND. WE HAVE THE TEN POINT NINE, NINE MILLION SEVEN FOUR ZERO SEVEN WAS AN INCREASE DUE TO THE REPLACE EQUIPMENT SOLD AT AUCTION AND AN INCREASE TO ENTERPRISE LEASES AND PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS ON SUBSCRIPTION LIABILITY.

NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND. WE HAVE AN INCREASE.

DECREASE IN THE INTEREST INCOME AND AS WELL AS THE DECREASE IN THE DEBT ALLOTMENT.

AND THEN WE HAVE AN INCREASE DUE TO PAYMENT RECEIVED IN THE FALL OF 2025.

ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE HAVE AN INCREASE TO THE PRINCIPAL ON LONG TERM DEBT AND WE HAVE A DECREASE TO THE INTEREST ON LONG TERM DEBT.

NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO THE SCHOOL STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

OVERALL, THEY ARE REALIGNING THEIR BUDGET. THEY HAVE AN INCREASE TO THE STATE REVENUE BY $15,000, A DECREASE TO THE FEDERAL REVENUE BY 5.7 MILLION.

AND THEN THEY'RE REALIGNING THEIR EXPENDITURES BY 6.5 MILLION DECREASE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE DO HAVE A QUESTION FROM MR. BEACH. I'M JUST CURIOUS OF WHERE WE STAND AS FAR AS ON THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS ON THE SHARS REVENUE. MAYBE MR. WINKLER CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR US.

I KNOW THAT ONE. I DON'T KNOW, WHAT WAS IT? MR. GLICK TWO YEARS AGO OR THREE YEARS AGO, WE HAD LIKE $7 MILLION THAT WE LOST IN OUR BUDGET.

BUT THREE YEARS IN A ROW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OR MAYBE, AT LEAST MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW. OR MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION THAT CAN'T BE ANSWERED RIGHT NOW.

SHE IS EXACTLY RIGHT. SOME OF THE CRITERIA THAT THE STATE HAS SET UP THROUGH MEDICAID HAS DIMINISHED THE AMOUNT OF RETURNABLE AND RECOUPABLE FUNDS THAT WE GET BACK.

WE ARE WORKING WITH A COMPANY CALLED ONWARD WHO ARE HELPING US TO MAXIMIZE ALL THE AVAILABLE REVENUE FOR RECOUPMENT.

I WANT OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB ABOUT BEING ABLE TO BUILD ROUTES AND SERVICES AND SALARIES.

AND SO ARTURO HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.

SO IT'S A TEAM EFFORT TO RECOUP AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CAN IN THE CURRENT STRUCTURE.

SO FOR THE PUBLIC'S INFORMATION, TELL THEM WHAT SHARS REALLY IS.

FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE MEDICAID ELIGIBLE, THERE IS A PROVISION IN THE LAW WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO RECEIVE FUNDS AS A REPAYMENT FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE BILLABLE SERVICES THROUGH THE SHARS MEDICAID STRUCTURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF I COULD ELABORATE A LITTLE MORE ON IT.

WE WERE AT A MEETING TOGETHER AND WE WERE TALKING TO OTHER NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, AND WE WON'T MENTION THEM, BUT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'RE LOSING IN SHARS AS WELL.

AND SOME OF THEM ARE WONDERING IF IT'S WORTH EVEN TO KEEP THE DEPARTMENTS UP, BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH SYSTEM WORK AND PAPERWORK THAT THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT'S WORTH THE DELIVERABLES. WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT STARTS TALKING TO EACH OTHER IN A MORE FLUID MANNER TO HOPEFULLY CATCH THESE THINGS SO WE'RE ABLE TO GET OUR REIMBURSEMENTS.

BUT IT HAS BEEN SO COMPLICATED AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS TEXAS ARE FEELING THIS PINCH.

THANK YOU. DOCTOR LOPEZ. I'M BACK. YOU'RE BACK.

WE WERE BETTING ON HOW MANY TIMES YOU WOULD STOP AT BUCKY'S ON THE WAY BACK, SO BUT NO, THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US.

IT'S A GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD ENOUGH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, LET'S GO TO C TWO.

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RHONDA ROUNTREE GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON.

CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DOCTOR LOPEZ.

THE NEXT FOUR ITEMS THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE ACTION ITEM C ARE PART OF OUR ANNUAL REVIEWS REQUIRED BY CDA LEGAL AND LOCAL POLICIES.

THE FIRST ONE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING INVESTMENT OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT, AS STATED. CDA LEGAL REQUIRES US 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. CDA LEGAL IS ATTACHED AND THE CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY IS ATTACHED AS WELL.

OKAY. COMMITTEE AND BOARD THE LOOKS LIKE THE CFO AND THE.

WOULD YOU SAY THE CASH MANAGEMENT POSITION OR BOTH? YES, SIR. AUTHORIZE PEOPLE TO HANDLE OUR INVESTMENTS FOR THE YEAR AS INDICATED IN OUR MATERIALS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? OKAY. THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD.

LET'S GO TO NUMBER THREE. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF.

MR. MILLER. MR. MILLER, QUICK QUESTION JUST ON LANGUAGE.

LET ME BACK UP. YES, SIR. IT'S SAYING THAT. DESIGNATE THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

BUT MR. DODDS IS NOW A DEPUTY SUP. SO DOES THAT NAME MEAN CHANGE ANYTHING WITH RESPECT TO THIS MOTION? MAYBE OUR ATTORNEY COULD HELP US WITH THAT INTERPRETATION.

IT SAYS CFO, I THINK, IN THE RESOLUTION. BUT OUR CFO'S TITLE WAS CHANGED TO DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.

IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE TO? WE CERTAINLY CAN.

YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL NOW GO TO NUMBER THREE.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE TRAINING OF INVESTMENT OFFICERS.

AND RHONDA ROUNTREE WILL STAY WITH US. YES, SIR.

CDA LEGAL REQUIRES US TO HAVE ONGOING TRAINING IN INVESTMENT CONTROLS, SECURITY RISK, STRATEGY RISK, MARKET RISK, DIVERSIFICATION OF PORTFOLIO, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT.

THIS LIST DETAILS THE ORGANIZATIONS FROM WHOM WE INTEND TO RECEIVE OUR TRAINING.

WE USE THIS LIST NOT ONLY FOR THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN OUR POLICY, BUT ALSO FOR OUR ONGOING CERTIFICATIONS AS CERTIFIED TREASURY PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF TREASURY PROFESSIONALS AND AS REGISTERED TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH TASBO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL GO TO 4C FOUR. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED INVESTMENT BROKERS.

MS. ROUNDTREE, PLEASE CONTINUE. CDA LEGAL AND CDA LOCAL REQUIRES THAT BROKERS INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DISTRICT BE PROVIDED A COPY OF OUR INVESTMENT POLICY, ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE POLICY, AND THAT THEY REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE REASONABLE PROCEDURES AND CONTROLS, AND PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATIONS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM THEIR FIRMS. THIS LIST IS UNCHANGED FROM LAST YEAR'S APPROVED LIST.

OKAY. NO CHANGES IN THIS. COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS GRIFFIN, BOARD MEMBERS, ANYBODY? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE'LL GO TO NUMBER FIVE NOW, 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.

MISS ROUNTREE, PLEASE CONTINUE. IN CDA LEGAL AND LOCAL THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO BOTH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE POLICY HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND ADOPT A WRITTEN STATEMENT STATING THAT IT'S BEEN REVIEWED. CDA LOCAL IS ATTACHED, AS IS THE DOCUMENT, TO AFFIRM THAT IT'S BEEN REVIEWED.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU COMMITTEE. THANK YOU BOARD. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO TO NUMBER SIX. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRIBUTION TO THE GARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP.

MECHELLE HOGAN. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ BEFORE YOU, YOU HAVE OUR ANNUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE GARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO CONTRIBUTE $50,000 TOWARDS THEIR FUNDING FOR THE YEAR. THE NEXT PAGES SHOW THEIR ANNUAL SUPPORT, THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION AS TO HOW THEY'VE USED THE FUNDS, AS WELL AS THE AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.

THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ASIDE FROM DATES PROVIDED FROM THIS.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HERE TO ENTERTAIN THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COMMITTEE OR BOARD? BOARD MEMBERS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

CONTINUING OUR SUPPORT OF GARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THEN WE'LL GO ON TO NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS A SIMILAR RESOLUTION FOR THE ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION.

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THE SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENT HERE IS FOR THE ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION.

SIMILAR TO GARLAND, THEY'VE PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION INDICATING HOW THEY HAVE USED THEIR ANNUAL ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND PROGRAMS HERE WITHIN GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS PARTNERSHIPS THAT THEY'VE ALIGNED THEMSELVES WITH IN THEIR VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.

IF YOU WILL SCROLL TO THE NEXT PAGE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE BOTH THEIR AGREEMENT AND THE $20,000 THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED AND HOW THEY'VE USED THOSE FUNDS OVER THIS PAST YEAR. THEY TOO, HAVE SUBMITTED ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND ARE QUALIFIED FOR THIS NEXT COMING FISCAL YEAR.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ENTERTAIN. ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT WE'VE HAD FROM OUR COMMUNITIES OVER THE PAST ESPECIALLY PAST 12 MONTHS AND HOPE FOR CONTINUED GREAT PARTNERSHIPS.

LET'S GO TO ITEM 4C EIGHT. THAT'S IT'S GOING TO BE NEW BIDS.

FIRST ONE UP. I'LL TALK SLOW MR. BOOKER. THAT WAY YOU CAN GET THERE.

NEW BIDS NUMBER A CONTRACT 48-27. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF DISH ROOM CHEMICAL SANITATION AND SERVICES FOR STUDENT NUTRITION. YES, SIR. THAT CONTRACT BEFORE YOU THAT 48-27 IS SPECIFICALLY USED BY THE STUDENT NUTRITIONAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE PRODUCTS AND TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE ARE RECOMMENDING PORTION PACK CHEMICAL FOR THAT AWARD.

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

IT IS A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT THAT WE WILL BE UTILIZING WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $160,000 PAID FOR UTILIZING FUND 240 NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM. BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE RELATED TO THIS CONTRACT.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS CONTRACT. ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? THANK YOU COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. LET'S GO TO NUMBER B CONTRACT 269-27.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF LAMINATING AND OFFICE MACHINES, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.

YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT 269-27, DOES PROVIDE DISTRICT WIDE ABILITY AND ACCESS TO LAMINATING OF OFFICE MACHINES AND SUPPLIES.

THE CURRENT PROVIDER OR THE RECOMMENDED PROVIDER IS PRECISION BUSINESS MACHINES.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH ONE YEAR WITH THREE ANNUAL RENEWABLE OPTIONS.

THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $375,000, WITH 42% OF THAT GOING BEING ALLOCATED FOR THE GENERAL FUND FOR 61.19% AND FOR TITLE ONE FUND TO 11.39%. BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE RELATED TO THAT CONTRACT.

OKAY. MR. BOOKER PREPARED FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL GO TO NUMBER C CONTRACT NUMBER 310-26-02.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT SERVICES AND MATERIALS.

YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF OUR CONTRACTS THAT DOES ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO ADD VENDORS THROUGH THE EXTENDED RFP PROCESS.

COULD YOU JUST SCROLL DOWN ONE MORE? THANK YOU.

THERE ARE EXHIBIT A IDENTIFIED THOSE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT WILL BE AWARDED ON THIS CONTRACT.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWABLE OPTIONS WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $300,000.

GENERAL FUND 199 EXHIBIT A DOES IDENTIFY THOSE COMPANIES THAT WILL BE AWARDED IF APPROVED THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD? THANK YOU FOR THAT. LET'S GO TO D. THIS IS 4C NUMBER 8D CONTRACT 325-26.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TESTING, ASSESSMENT AND SERVICES.

YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT IS UTILIZED WITH MATERIALS FROM NCS PEARSON.

THE APPROPRIATE EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS EVALUATED FOR SPED, GIFTED AND TALENT AND THE MAGNET PROGRAMS. THIS IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WHICH IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO NCS PEARSON.

IT IS A COOPERATIVE PURCHASE PURCHASING CONTRACT WITH ONE YEAR WITH TWO ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS THAT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $650,000, WHICH WILL BE FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS COMMITTEE? THANK YOU. LET'S ROLL TO THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS 4C 8E CONTRACT 394-26-05. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES WITH MESQUITE REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A HANDOUT THAT WAS PLACED IN OUR FOLDERS TONIGHT.

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THOSE ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE SERVED BY THE MESQUITE ISD REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. IT IS A COOPERATIVE PURCHASE.

IT IS A CONTRACT TERM OF ONE YEAR. THIS IS UTILIZED FOR STUDENTS WHO IN FACT ARE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ARD WHICH REQUIRE SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS IN THAT AREA. AND FOR THE RECORD, THIS MAY BE THE LAST YEAR THAT THEY HOST THAT OR THEY'RE GROWING TOO LARGE.

AND SO THEY'RE ASKING OUR DISTRICT, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MOST AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT ATTEND THESE SCHOOLS TO START A SEPARATE CENTER FOR THEM.

SO WE'RE IN THE PLANS OF LOOKING AT THAT. AND IF WE DO, WE WOULD PROBABLY LOOK AT MAYBE CREATING OUR OWN REGIONAL CENTER WHERE WE CHARGE PEOPLE TO COME THERE. AND THERE COULD BE A NORTH AND SOUTH VERSION, BUT THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME WE HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT LIKE THIS FOR BOTH GRADES.

WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT LOGISTICS, SO THAT WILL BE COMING TO THE BOARD WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR.

CERTAINLY, AS I UNDERSTAND, IT'S MERELY LOGISTICAL DECISIONS AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE WITH MESQUITE, THE WAY THEY SERVED THESE KIDS. AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE VISUAL AID VOLUNTEERS, EVERYBODY THAT HAS CONTACT WITH OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE HEARING IMPAIRED THESE ARE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS. WE APPRECIATE THEM. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS CONTRACT RENEWAL? IF NOT, WE'LL GO TO EIGHT. SORRY, 4C 8F YEAH, I WROTE THROUGH MY LETTER AND I COULDN'T READ IT.

CONTRACT 325-26-01. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF RESCORING SERVICES.

YES, SIR. THIS IS THE CONTRACT BEING RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD TO NCS PEARSON.

BASED ON THE TESTING THAT'S DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THE DISTRICT WILL DETERMINE OR HAVE SOME EXPECTATIONS AS TO HOW THE SCORING RESULTS WOULD BE CALCULATED THROUGH THE AUTOMATED SCORING ENGINE. THIS CONTRACT GIVES THE DISTRICT THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE HUMAN REVIEW OF THE SCORING, IN CASE THERE WAS A DEVIATION, WHICH RESULTED IN MAKING THAT REQUEST.

THAT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT CONTRACT WITH ONE YEAR WITH TWO ANNUAL RENEWABLE OPTIONS, WITH THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $500,000, WHICH WOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE GENERAL FUND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? THIS WAS A C8F. ANY QUESTIONS? MS. STANLEY, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I HAVE A STATEMENT. I JUST LOVE THIS THAT WE HAVE TO PAY PEARSON TO TAKE THE TEST.

RIGHT? AND THEN WE PAY THEM WHEN THEY MISS SCORE THEIR AI.

I LOVE THIS SYSTEM. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT.

BUT I WANTED TO LET THE TAXPAYERS KNOW THAT THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

AND WE HAVE TO PAY FOR AND WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE IN IT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. BOOKER BEFORE WE LET HIM RAMBLE BACK? OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. LET'S GO. WE HAVE THE NEXT SECTION IS SECTION FIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION, TO WHICH I'M NOT AWARE OF A NEED TO MEET.

[VI. Adjournment]

AND I'M LISTENING FOR A. I DO HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT, MR. BEACH. WE'RE NOW ADJOURNED AT 6:34.

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