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>> [BACKGROUND] THE TIME IS 5:30 ACCORDING TO COORDINATE PRESIDENT, DR. BROWN.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
[LAUGHTER] DR. STETSON, WILL YOU CONFIRM THAT THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND ALSO THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT?>> YES. MR. TOLBERT, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
>> YOU HAVE TO REALIZE IT FOR 14 YEARS, I HEARD THE SAME VOICE COME IN AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION EVERY TIME.
[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING, ANYWAY, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU ABOARD.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED
[C. CLOSED SESSION]
BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551 SPECIFICALLY 0.074 PERSONNEL, 0.072 REAL PROPERTY, 0.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 0.076 SECURITY.THE TIME IS 5:31. [BACKGROUND] [NOISE].
[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
WE WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION BEFORE WE BEGIN.[Additional Item]
HOWEVER, I'D LIKE TO TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MR. DILKS, WHO HAS AN HONORED GUEST THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE.>> I THINK I'LL GO DOWN THERE TO DO THIS [OVERLAPPING].
>> I'M VERY HONORED TO NOT TO BRING MY GOOD FRIEND, PAULA WISEMAN HERE WITH ME TO THE BOARD MEETING.
PAULA IS A SURVIVOR OF THE HOLOCAUST.
PAULA WAS BORN IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
WHEN SHE WAS 15.5 YEARS OLD, THE NAZIS CAME TO TOWN.
THEY LOADED HER FAMILY UP AND THEY SEND THEM TO AUSCHWITZ.
WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT AUSCHWITZ, HER FAMILY WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM HER AND THAT'S THE LAST TIME SHE EVER SAW HER FAMILY.
SHE WAS IN AUSCHWITZ ABOUT A MONTH.
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GET HER TATTOO, SO SHE ALWAYS STAYED AT THE END OF THE LINE.
ONE DAY THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY NEEDED WORKERS IN HAMBURG.
SHE IMMEDIATELY TURNED AND RAN TOWARDS THE TRUCK AND GOT ON IT.
PAULA DOESN'T HAVE A TATTOO LIKE MOST SURVIVORS DO.
SHE WENT TO HAMBURG WHERE OPERATION GOMORRAH OCCURRED.
LITERALLY, THOUSANDS OF BOMBS RAINED OUT OF THE SKY.
PAULA WAS ACTUALLY LIVE TO SEE THE BOMBS AND WOULD REJOICE CLAPPING BECAUSE SHE KNEW THE AMERICANS WERE MAKING PROGRESS AND MAYBE THE WAR WOULD BE OVER.
SHE WAS THEN, AS THE ALLIES APPROACHED HAMBURG, SHE WAS SENT TO BERGEN-BELSEN.
SHE GOT THERE THE MONTH THAT ANNE FRANK DIED AT BERGEN-BELSEN.
SHE AND ANNE FRANK ARE BASICALLY THE SAME AGE.
SHE BARELY SURVIVED BERGEN-BELSEN.
SHE WAS TOTALLY EMACIATED AND SET TO A RECOVERY HOSPITAL.
THEN THE CAMP LENS OR WHERE SHE IMMIGRATED IN THE UNITED STATES.
SHE MADE HER LIFE WITH $2 IN HER POCKET.
SHE WAS GIVEN $2 WHEN SHE GOT OFF THE BOAT.
THAT'S ALL SHE HAD IN HER DRESS, AND SHE MADE HAVE A LAW FOR HER IN THE UNITED STATES.
ALONG THE WAY SHE MET MANY PEOPLE, BECAME FRIENDS WITH SOME INTERESTING PEOPLE INCLUDE NULL LEWIS, WHO WAS KNOWN AS GRANDPA MUNSTER.
SHE USED TO SIT BACK STAGE AND HAVE BILLIE HOLIDAY SCHWA WHILE SHE IS SAYING IT, HER AND HUSBAND'S CLUB.
SHE WAS GOOD FRIENDS WITH TWO-TIME WINNER, OSCAR WINNER SHELLEY WINTERS.
SHE WOULD GO TO SHELLEY'S APARTMENT AFTER WORK AND THEY WOULD SIT AND TALK.
SHE KNEW LOTS MORE PEOPLE THAN THAT.
BUT THE MOST WONDERFUL THING ABOUT PAULA IS SHE'S A SURVIVOR.
I'M VERY HONORED FOR YOU ALL TO MEET PAULA AND THAT SHE'S HERE IN TEXAS ON HER VERY FIRST VACATION, HER VERY FIRST PLANE RIDE, AND IN HER 20 PLUS YEARS OF LIVING.
>> THANK YOU, ALL. YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL PEOPLE. I LOVE IT.
>> ARE WE GOING TO HOLLYWOOD? [LAUGHTER].
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ALSO, I WANTED TO COMMENT THAT FROM AUTAUGA, WE'VE GOT MAYOR MANOR.
WE ALSO HAVE COUNCILMAN, MR. NEIL, HERE WITH THIS AND WE WELCOME YOU GUYS.
I'M GLAD YOU LEAD WHEREVER AND WORK WITH YOU GUYS.
GOOD TO SEE YOUR FACES. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON JASON WELLS,
[E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING [Birdville High School, Principal Jason Wells]]
PRINCIPAL AT BIRDVILLE HIGH, AND HE CAN INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS WITH HIM TONIGHT.>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT TOLBERT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. STETSON.
IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TWO WONDERFUL STUDENTS FROM BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
TONIGHT WE HAVE WITH US CHARLIE GREGORY, NEAREST MY RIGHT.
SHE'S OUR STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND SHE WILL BE LEADING US IN THE PLEDGES TONIGHT.
ALSO, WE HAVE WITH THIS BRADLEY MODEL'S, TO HER RIGHT.
SHE'S OUR STUDENT COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT, AND SHE WILL BE LEADING US IN A MOMENT OF STUDENT EXPRESSION.
BRADLEY ALSO HAS HER PARENTS WITH US AS WELL.
WE HAVE SHOWN SEAN AND MELANIE MODEL'S DOWN THERE AT THE END OF THE FRONT ROW.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND CHARLIE WILL NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE IS FOLLOWED BY BRADLEY, WHO WILL BE PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT EXPRESSION.
>> THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
>> WELCOME EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
DEAR LORD, WE WELCOME YOU, AND TONIGHT AS YOU HELP US GUIDE ONE ANOTHER IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.
WE THANK YOU FOR OUR OUTSTANDING DIRECTORS AND ALLOWING US TO BE WITH ONE ANOTHER ON THIS NIGHT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR OUR LEADERS AND STAFF AS THEY WORK SO HARD TO HELP US BETTER OURSELVES FOR OUR FUTURE.
I PRAY FOR OUR SCHOOL YEAR AND EVERY PERSON AS WE APPROACH THE VERGE DAY.
HELP US TO TRUST IN YOU AND LIVE A LIFE THAT PORTRAYS YOUR HEART.
>> MS. GREGORY AND MS. [INAUDIBLE],IF YOU GUYS WILL COME DOWN HERE, WITH YOUR PRINCIPAL AND THEY'LL TAKE A PICTURE AND PARENTS.
YOU CAN EITHER DO IT THERE OR HE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE WAY IF YOU WANT TO, WHICHEVER.
SO IF YOU GUYS CAN HOLD YOUR POSE AFTER HE GETS THROUGH.
IF YOU GUYS COULD HOLD ON, DID YOU GET IT? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS FOR DOING THAT.
>> IS THERE AIR CONDITIONING GOING TO BE ARRANGED FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.[LAUGHTER].
THERE'S A LOT OF STUDENTS, HOPE SO.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF COMMENTS WITH ALL THAT DUCT-WORK THAT WAS SITTING OUTSIDE.
MR. THOMAS, I THINK YOU'VE GOT THE NEXT.
[F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]
>> WE DO THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. TIM DRIES, OUR PRINCIPAL FROM HOLT MIDDLE-SCHOOL, TO COME TO OUR INTRODUCTION FOR THE PARTNERS IN EDUCATION THIS EVENING.
>> THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS. TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION, I INVITE HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S TIM DRIES TO THE PODIUM.
ALSO I INVITE FRIENDLY FAN-E BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR, DR. BILL HOWE AND HIS WIFE TERRY, TO PLEASE COME FORWARD.
>> GOOD EVENING. HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE AND EXTEND A THANK YOU TO FRIENDLY LANE BAPTIST CHURCH.
FOR SEVERAL YEARS OUR SCHOOL STAFF HAS BEEN GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED TO PARK IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT DUE TO NOT HAVING ENOUGH SPACE ON OUR CAMPUS.
THIS LOCATION HAS BEEN A WELL LIT AND SAFE AREA FOR THE STAFF TO COMFORTABLY LEAVE THEIR VEHICLE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
FRIENDLY LANE BAPTIST CHURCH HAS ALWAYS BEEN FLEXIBLE AND ACCOMMODATING, AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THEIR GENEROSITY.
AS HOLT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVES INTO THEIR NEW CAMPUS, WE WILL NOT HAVE A NEED TO USE THEIR PARKING LOT, BUT WE DO HAVE A STRONG DESIRE TO MAINTAIN A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS AMAZING CHURCH.
THANK YOU AGAIN, FRIENDLY LANE BAPTIST CHURCH, HOLT MIDDLE-SCHOOL GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU.
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[APPLAUSE].>> I THINK MR. KUNKEL HAS A CERTIFICATE.
IF YOUR PARENTS ARE HERE, THEY CAN TAKE PICTURES TOO.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.
YES, ANYBODY WHO'S HERE FOR THE WORD SECTION, IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE, YOU WOULD NOT HURT OUR FEELINGS.
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS DR. STINSON'S FIRST MEETING WITH US TONIGHT.
HOPEFULLY, SHE'LL STAY TILL THE END.
>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO
[G. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND HEAR COMMENTS ON THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF (ESSER) II GRANT]
DISCUSS THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, ARP, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF, SR2 GRANT. DR. CLARKE.>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TOLBERT.
TONIGHT, DR. MISSY GILLIAM, DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, IS HERE TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING WHICH IS ONE OF THE REQUIRED STEPS IN COMPLETING THE SR2 PLAN.
THIS PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ONE-TIME GRANT FUNDS, AND ALLOWS THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MISSY.
>> THANK YOU, DR. CLARKE. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TOLBERT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. STINSON, FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT THIS PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS OUR PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR THE SR2 GRANT.
THE TEA DID RELEASE THESE GRANTS OUT OF ORDER.
THAT'S WHY SR3 WAS PRESENTED BEFORE SR2.
OUR FENDING AMOUNT FOR SR2 IS $17,368,305.
THIS IS A ONE-TIME GRANT THAT IS DISPERSED THROUGH THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
OUR GRANT PERIOD RUNS FROM MARCH 13, 2020 PRE-AWARD TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2023.
WE ARE REQUIRED BY TEA TO RESERVE A PORTION OF THE SR2 GRANT FOR A HOLD HARMLESS RESERVATION FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR.
DISTRICTS THAT DID SEE A REDUCTION IN THEIR ADA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A HOLD HARMLESS ADJUSTMENT FROM THE AGENCY.
THIS ADJUSTMENT IS PLANNED TO COME FROM OUR SR2 GRANTS, SO WE MUST PLAN FOR IT.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT THE BIRDVILLE ISD'S HOLD HARMLESS IS ABOUT $4 MILLION, BUT WE WILL NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION OF THAT NUMBER UNTIL LATER ON THIS FALL.
WE ALSO PLAN TO ALLOCATE FOUR MILLION PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS A CONTINGENCY FOR ANY POTENTIAL ENROLLMENT LOSS DUE TO FAMILIES WHO MIGHT BE STILL UNCOMFORTABLE SENDING THEIR YOUNGER CHILDREN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING.
OUR PLANNED USE OF FUNDS FOR SR2 WILL RUN FROM 2020, 21, 22 SCHOOL YEAR, INCLUDING NEXT SUMMER THROUGH 2023, WHICH IS THE CARRY OVER PERIOD, AND OUR USE OF FUNDS DO MIRROR THOSE THAT WE PRESENTED FOR SR3.
THEY INCLUDE ANY ACTIVITY UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, ANY THE ACTIVITY UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT, EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING COUNSELING, SUMMER LEARNING, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, ADMINISTERING AND UTILIZING HIGH-QUALITY ASSESSMENTS TO ADDRESS LEARNING LOSS, IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED ACTIVITIES TO MEET NEEDS OF STUDENTS TO ADDRESS THAT LEARNING LOSS, ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF SERVICE, AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO CONTINUE TO EMPLOY OUR EXISTING STAFF.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL LOOK DOWN THIS SIDE FIRST, I DON'T SEE ANY. ANY ON THIS SIDE?
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE NECESSITY AND NEED FOR TUTORING.
NOTHING GETS WITH THE BIGGEST PUSH THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, AND MAYBE EVEN SOME SATURDAY STUFF. THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE RECRUITING THE RIGHT TEACHERS FOR THAT.
LET OUR PARENTS KNOW THAT THAT NEED'S GOING TO BE MET BECAUSE OUR KIDS ARE BEHIND AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE TOOLS NOW.
WE HAVE THE RESOURCES, LET'S FIND THE RIGHT TOOLS TO GET THEM CAUGHT UP.
>> DR. STINSON [INAUDIBLE] GOOD WORDS, MR. DAVIS.
>> OKAY. SINCE IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, I KNOW MS. MORGAN, YOU'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS, SO IF YOU COULD APPROACH THE PODIUM, THEN I'LL CALL FOR ANYBODY ELSE AFTER SHE'S FINISHED.
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>> GOOD EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT APPEARING AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING IN REGARDS TO SR3, AND YOUR ADOPTION OF THE GRANT FOR THE DISTRICT.
ALTHOUGH AT THAT TIME, I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DISTRICT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE FUNDS.
I WAS UNPREPARED TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS.
HOWEVER, TODAY I'D LIKE TO RAISE A HAND OF PAUSE TO THE BOARD AND ASK FOR MORE CONSIDERATION IN ACCEPTING THESE FUNDS.
BACK IN APRIL DURING THE OPEN FORUM HOSTED BY THE BIRDVILLE PTA, WE LEARNED HOW THREE OF OUR SEVEN SITTING BOARD MEMBERS VIEWED FEDERAL FUNDS.
WE HEARD RANGING OPINIONS OF THE FULL SPECTRUM.
THAT WE'RE WILLING TO ACCEPT FEDERAL FUNDS AT ANY MEANS NECESSARY TO CLAIMS THAT THE FEDERAL FUNDS WERE BEING A PYRAMID SCHEME, AND MORE PRESENT TRUTH THAT ALL FEDERAL FUNDS COME WITH STRINGS ATTACHED.
FEDERAL FUNDING COMES WITH STRINGS ATTACHED.
ALL OF THE SR MONEY THAT IS ACCEPTED BY BIRDVILLE MUST GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS AUDIT PROCESS.
WE HAVE EVEN HIRED STAFF TO BE SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE PROTOCOLS AND JUMPING THROUGH ALL THE HOOPS.
HOWEVER, DID YOU KNOW THAT THE SR MONEY IS TIED TO SEVERAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS TERM IN 2021? ACCEPTING THESE FUNDS KEEP US CLOSELY TIED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THEIR HANDS AT THE HELM OF HOW WE RUN AND OPERATE OUR SCHOOLS.
AS IT STANDS, THE SR3 MONIES ARE GIVEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2023.
THAT IS TWO YEARS OF BEING TIED TO THEIR BENCHMARKS.
THE FOLKS IN WASHINGTON DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR BIRDVILLE STUDENTS.
THE ARBITRARY RULES AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS AREN'T BENEFITING THEM, BUT THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO HURT THEM IN THE LONG RUN.
LAST MONTH YOU VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ACCEPT THE FEDERAL MONEY THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE EDUCATION OF 24,000 STUDENTS, AND CHAINED THEM TO THE WHIM, AND UNSCRUPULOUS MANNER OF THE GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE.
IF YOU VOTE YES ON SR2, YOU WILL EFFECTIVELY BE DOING THE SAME WITH OUR BUILDINGS AND OUR REOPENING PROCEDURES. I AGREE.
EVERYONE FEELS A SENSE OF RELIEF AND EXCITEMENT WHEN YOUR BIG BROTHER COMES INTO YOUR ROOM AND GIVES YOU THE LAST $20 YOU NEED TO FUND THAT BIKE PURCHASE.
HOWEVER, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THAT BIG BROTHER IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO MAKE THE CLAIM THAT HE GETS TO RIDE IT FIRST AND LOAN IT TO HIS FRIENDS BECAUSE HE HELPED FUND IT.
BIRDVILLE HAS DONE A HANDSOMELY SUCCESSFUL JOB IN MANAGING OUR FUNDS AMID COVID.
WE DON'T NEED TO ACCEPT THE CARROT THAT'S DANGLING IN FRONT OF US SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S CASH.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE ACCEPTING FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
>> THANK YOU. MS. MORGAN. IS ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS? AS NO ONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS HEARING IS CLOSED [NOISE].
NEXT IS OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
[H. OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD]
I DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.FIRST, I NEED TO READ THESE THINGS ON GENERAL TOPICS WHICH EVERYBODY HAS STATED IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
FOR THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT GENERAL TOPICS, PLEASE NOTE THAT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED IN THIS OPEN FORUM.
A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER SPEAKER SHOULD BE IN EFFECT, AND PERSONAL ATTACKS ON STAFF AND STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, GOVERNMENT CODE 551.042, AND THE LOCAL BOARD POLICY BED.
THE BOARD SHOULD NOT DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION REGARDING ANY SUBJECTS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
I WILL NOT READ THE PART ABOUT AGENDA TOPICS SINCE NOBODY SIGNED UP ON THOSE.
I TRUST THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THOSE SINCE THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU PUT DOWN.
MR. LAW, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP.
>>THANKS, SIR. PRESIDENT TOLBERT.
DR. STINSON, WELCOME TO TARRANT COUNTY, AND THE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT. MY NAME IS JEFF LAW.
I'M THE CHIEF APPRAISER OF THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
WE'RE HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT AND PRAISE YOU A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO SAY ANYTHING BAD.
BUT I HAVE WITH ME TONIGHT, MS. KATHERINE WALDMAN, WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ALONG WITH HER, I HAVE RANDY ARMSTRONG, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE RESIDENTIAL APPRAISAL.
WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT YEAR, AND ALLOWING US TO USE THE RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING.
THE RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS USED FOR AN OFFSITE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD HEARINGS.
THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD WAS ABLE TO PROCESS AND FINALIZED SEVERAL THOUSAND PROPERTY OWNER PROTESTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY AT THIS OFF-SITE LOCATION.
THE USE OF THIS FACILITY TURNED OUT TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS FOR TAD, AND BECAUSE OF YOUR CORPORATION.
OUR GOAL WAS TO FIND A WAY TO RESOLVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PROTEST, OR PROPERTIES, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAIN A RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL DISTANCING WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH THE TAD EMPLOYEES,
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AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT CAME, OR THE TAX AGENTS THAT CAME, AND THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS THEMSELVES.AS A RESULT, WE WERE ABLE TO TIMELY CERTIFY THE PROPERTY VALUE ROLE FOR OVER 70 JURISDICTIONS THIS YEAR.
ACTUALLY, TONIGHT, I PRESENTED KATIE WITH OUR CERTIFIED LETTERS AND CERTIFIED TOTALS THAT WE SENT OUT TODAY.
SHE HAS THOSE, AND I HAVE TWO EXTRA COPIES IF ANYBODY WANTS ONE.
I'VE BROUGHT ALL THOSE REPORTS, AND WE'VE DELIVERED THEM.
I WANT TO THANK KATY BOWMAN TONIGHT, I ALSO WANT TO THANK CINDY HAMMOND'S.
I'D LIKE TO THANK JOHN HUGHES AND PHILIPPE NAVARRO FOR THEIR ROLES THAT THEY PLAYED IN MAKING THIS PARTNERSHIP WORK SO WONDERFULLY THIS YEAR.
MR. ARMSTRONG WILL GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BUT BASICALLY I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WORKING WITH US AND ALLOWING US TO USE THIS FACILITY.
IT REALLY DID HELP US THIS YEAR.
WE PROCESSED A LOT OF PROTESTS OVER THERE. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, MR. LAW. SORRY, I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE NAME UNTIL I'VE READ IT OUT LOUD, AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, IT'S JEFF LAW, GOODNESS, GRACIOUS."
>> IT'S OKAY. I DON'T MIND NOT BEING RECOGNIZED NOW.
>> YEAH. I BET THAT'S TRUE. WHICH OF YOU WANT TO GO NEXT? MS. WALDMAN.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
I'M KATHERINE WALDMAN, AND THIS YEAR I DO CHAIR THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.
I'M JUST HERE TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID FOR US.
THE PARTNERSHIPS, THAT'S WHAT MAKES TARRANT COUNTY GREAT.
WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITIZENS.
I THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
WE NEED ALL HELP WE CAN GET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[LAUGHTER] I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
I DO HAVE A LETTER OF APPRECIATION THAT I'D LIKE TO GIVE TO THE SECRETARY.
YOU CAN PASS IT THROUGH THE BOARD IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> HE CAN PASS IT NONETHELESS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TOLBERT.
YOU HAVE A VERY CARING AND CAPABLE STAFF IN IT BIRDVILLE ISD, AND WE WANTED TO COME TONIGHT AND BASICALLY RECOGNIZED THEM.
THE BIRDVILLE ELEMENTARY SAT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU FOLKS DIDN'T HAVE TO ALLOW AND I WANTED TO PERSONALLY AND PUBLICLY THANK SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT HELPED MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND THEY WERE VERY ACCOMMODATING.
WE WANTED TO COME AND JUST APPRECIATE THEM PUBLICLY.
WE HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS I'D LIKE TO MAKE TO THE FOLKS, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY, [LAUGHTER] I'VE GOT GOOD CREDIT THOUGH.
[OVERLAPPING] IF I COULD, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO DO THIS, BUT I HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUAL.
MAYBE I CAN GET ALL OF YOU TO COME UP ONCE, I'VE GOT AN AWARD FOR PHILIPPE NAVARRO, CINDY HAMMOND'S, IS JOHN HUGHES HERE.
HE'S NOT HERE. KATY BOWMAN, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING UP AND THEN I HAVE A CERTIFICATE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOUR NEW SUPERINTENDENTS AND SINCE IT'S HER FIRST MEETING AND SHE'LL REMEMBER US, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING DOWN.
IT'S BASICALLY A CERTIFICATE THAT SAYS THANK YOU, 2021 CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION PRESENTED TO BIRDVILLE ISD.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A SUCCESSFUL PROPERTY VALUE NOTICE PERIOD RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED.
TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND SIGNED BY JEFF LAW. THAT'S HIM.
[LAUGHTER] BUT I'M GOING TO PRESENT THE AWARDS, WE JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND THE SPIRIT THAT YOU SHOWED AND YOU'RE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
>> WELL, IF EVERYBODY WILL COME ON DOWN HERE, YOU GUYS COULD GET PICTURES.
>> THAT'D BE GREAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THIS IS FOR YOU.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION WITH US TOO.
WE OBVIOUSLY ARE VERY DEPENDENT UPON YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
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>> IF YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING FROM US, DON'T HESITATE TO CALL.
>> I DO MY HOUSE IS ABOUT TO FALL DOWN [LAUGHTER] I'LL TELL YOU.
>> THE NEXT PART IS GETTING TO A VERY EXCITING STAGE.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, MR. THOMAS.
[I.1. 2018 Bond Oversight Committee Quarterly Report [Committee Member]]
>> THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. TOLBERT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MS. KRISTIN WHEELER TO COME FORWARD AND PRESENT THEIR REPORT FROM THIS WEEK'S COMMITTEE MEETING.
>> GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT TOLBERT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. STETSON AND CABINET, THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MET IN-PERSON ON JULY 18TH.
WE WERE APPRISED OF DETAILS CONCERNING FINANCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS WITHIN THE CURRENT 2018 BOND PROJECTS, THE BOND BUDGET CONTINUES TO BE HEALTHY AND IN GOOD STANDING, IN CONSTRUCTION, OF COURSE, THE MOST EXCITING NEWS IS THE ANTICIPATED OPENING OF FOUR BRAND NEW SCHOOLS.
WHILE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MATERIAL AND WORKER AVAILABILITY HAVE OCCURRED DURING COVID AND THESE FINAL MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL FOUR SCHOOLS WILL STILL POSSESS A COMPLETION DATE THAT WILL ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO BEGIN THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR AT THEIR NEW SCHOOLS.
THAT'S EXCITING. NO CONSTRUCTION, HOWEVER, IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A FEW HEADACHES.
THEREFORE, WE RECOGNIZED THAT A FEW DETAILS MAY STILL BE ADDRESSED IN OUR NEW BUILDINGS AS WE START SCHOOL ON AUGUST 18TH.
YET PER THE REPORT WE RECEIVED, WE BELIEVE THESE TO BE MINIMAL AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE GLOW ON OUR STUDENTS FACES AS THEY ENTER THESE AMAZING BUILDINGS IN ONE MONTH.
THE DEMOLITION OF THE OLD SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED WILL PROCEED THROUGH THE FALL AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER OF 2021.
TRACKS AND FOOTBALL FIELDS FOR BOTH THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WILL ALSO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER OF 2021.
WE HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF POSSIBLE DELAYS WITH A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT CHENEY HILLS ELEMENTARY, AND RECOGNIZE THAT THE CABINET MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE DILIGENTLY WORKING ON ALTERNATE PLANS IN THE INTERIM.
AS MENTIONED IN OUR LAST REPORT, ALL OTHER CONSTRUCTION RELATED ITEMS DICTATED BY THE 2018 BOND HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO OUR SATISFACTION.
THE FEW REMAINING ARE THE DUCTLESS HVAC REPLACEMENTS AT HALTOM AND BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOLS.
IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN BY BIRDVILLE HIGH, YOU SEE THE PHASE ONE IN THE EDUCATIONAL WING OF THE SCHOOL, HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE THIS ENTIRE SUMMER.
THAT PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND THEN HALTOM HIGH AND THE SECOND PHASE OF BIRDVILLE HIGH WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE NEXT SUMMER IN 2022.
IN TECHNOLOGY NEWS, ALL TECHNOLOGY DEVICES THAT WERE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 2018 BOND PACKAGE ARE EITHER DELIVERED, INSTALLED, BEING ORDERED, OR ON THEIR WAY, INCLUDING COMPUTERS FOR TEACHERS, PROJECTORS, SMART-BOARDS, LARGE FORMAT DISPLAYS AND PHONE SYSTEM UPGRADES.
A FEW DELAYS HAVE OCCURRED IN RECEIVING AND INSTALLING SOME ITEMS, BUT MOST OF THE PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE FALL OF 2021.
THE DATA CENTER IS COMPLETE, ALTHOUGH THE GENERATOR STILL NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED AND WE'RE WAITING ON THOSE FINAL STEPS. THANK YOU, COVID.
AFTER A FEW QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS, THE BOND COMMITTEE IS CONFIDENT IN THE BISD ADMINISTRATION, THE FINANCIAL, CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENTS, AND THEIR EFFORTS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS OF BISD 2018 BOND.
WE HAVE AGREED TO MEET ONE MORE TIME IN NOVEMBER OF 2021 IN ORDER TO ASSURE ALL FINAL ASPECTS ARE COMPLETED AND OR ON THE ROAD TO COMPLETION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> I'LL START OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GO OVER HERE.
>> THANKS FOR THE TIME YOU GIVE TO DO THAT OVERSIGHT.
[OVERLAPPING] THE WHOLE INTENT WAS TO PROVE THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO.
>> THERE'S SOME OLD MAN AT THE REC CENTER THAT DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SUCH THING AS DUCTLESS AIR-CONDITIONER.
[OVERLAPPING] I MAY INTRODUCE YOU TO THEM.
[LAUGHTER] YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO THEM.
>> I'LL TALK TO THEM YOU SEND THEM MY WAY.
>> THANK YOU, MS. WHEELER, AND EXPRESS IT TO THE WHOLE COMMITTEE.
>> I SHALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MR. TOLBERT, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WANT TO SAY WE HAVE INVITED THE WHOLE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT REPRESENTS YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS TO JOIN US AT THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING? [OVERLAPPING] WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM ALL HERE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE.
>> THE ONES THAT CAN ARE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THE RIBBON CUTTINGS MS. WHEELER.
[I.2. 2018 Bond Update [Conan Mathson, Senior Officer-Design/Construction]]
>> WE ARE FOLLOWING UP ON THAT GREAT PRESENTATION, I'LL JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL.
REALLY THE COMMON THEME WAS THROUGHOUT COVID,
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WE DIDN'T REALLY FEEL MUCH EFFECT ON OUR PROJECTS, WHICH WAS GREAT NEWS, BUT THAT DELAYED EFFECT OF MATERIALS AND LABOR, I THINK EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF, IS BITTEN THIS IN THE TAIL HERE AT THE END.BUT AS WERE SAYING, WE ARE GOING TO BE READY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WILL LOOK A LITTLE BETTER AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THAT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, BUT ALL AT ALL, IT'S COMING TOGETHER.
[BACKGROUND] OH, SORRY, DAVID.
WE SWITCHED IT UP. THEY'VE GONE THROUGH.
>> I DO WANT TO THANK CONNER FOR LETTING ME PUT TECHNOLOGY FIRST AND YOU'LL SEE WHY AT THE END.
THESE ARE THE SLIDES THAT WE SHOWED MS. WHEELER AND THE REST OF THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND WE THOUGHT IT'D BE GREAT TO GIVE THE BOARD THE UPDATE AS WELL.
THIS IS THE TECHNOLOGY BUDGET SUMMARY AS FAR AS 2018 BOND GOES.
YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A PRETTY HEFTY REMAINING BALANCE.
THAT'S BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE TRIED TO SPEND MONEY, WE GET A LOT OF IT REIMBURSED THROUGH OPERATION CONNECTIVITY, THROUGH E-RATE, AND THROUGH SOME OTHER INITIATIVES THAT WEREN'T THERE WHEN WE PLAN THE 2018 BOND INITIATIVE.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS PLANNED AND I'LL GET INTO THOSE DETAILS AS WE MOVE THROUGH HERE.
AS MS. WHEELER SAID, WE HAVE NEW STUDENT DEVICES COMING FOR OUR INCOMING STUDENTS THIS YEAR.
IF YOU'RE A FIFTH GRADER, A SIXTH GRADER, OR A NINTH GRADER, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A NEW CHROMEBOOK THIS YEAR TO USE THROUGHOUT EITHER YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER OR YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER.
AT THE ELEMENTARY, THOSE ARE CLASSROOM SETS AND THEY STAY IN THE CLASSROOM.
WE'RE STARTING WITH FIFTH GRADE, NEXT YEAR IT'LL BE FOURTH-GRADE, THEN THIRD GRADE AND SO FORTH.
AS THE KIDS MOVE UP, THERE'LL BE NEW DEVICES MOVING THEIR WAY DOWN THROUGHOUT THOSE PROGRAMS.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS WHO'D ALREADY?
>> THOSE DEVICES WE BRING IN, WE EVALUATE THEM TO SEE IF THERE'S STILL SOME USEFUL LIFE IN THEM.
THEN WE USE THEM AS HOT SWAPS IF WE HAVE BREAK FIX AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SO ON.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THE TWO NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WE PLAN THESE SMARTBOARDS THAT ARE GOING INTO THE PRE-K, KINDERGARTEN, FIRST GRADE CLASSROOMS, AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS CLASSROOMS. WE WORKED WITH THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND ORIGINALLY HAD THESE PLANNED FOR THE COLLABORATION AREAS THAT WERE OUT IN THE HALLWAYS.
THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION'S FELT THAT IT'D BE A BETTER USE OF ACTUALLY PUTTING THEM IN THE CLASSROOMS OF THOSE YOUNGER GRADE LEVELS.
THE SECOND GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE IS STILL GOING TO GET THE LARGE TV IN THE CLASSROOMS. THEN OUT IN THOSE COLLABORATION SPACES, WE'RE GOING TO DO A LARGE TV AS WELL.
THE REMAINING ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO GET A NEW PROJECTOR.
THESE CAMPUSES ALREADY HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PROJECTORS.
THOSE WENT IN AT THE 2014 BOND, WE'VE GOTTEN ALL OF THE USEFUL LIFE THAT WE CAN GET OUT OF THOSE BULBS.
THE BOND INCLUDED A REPLACEMENT OF THOSE DEVICES WITHOUT GOING IN AND MESSING WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO PUT IN TVS AND SO FORTH.
THE NEW BUILDINGS, TVS IS OUR STANDARD AND IF WE DO FUTURE BOND PROGRAMS WILL BE ADDRESSING MORE OF THOSE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THOUGH, BECAUSE MANY CAMPUSES ABOUT SMART BOARDS WITH EITHER TIDAL MONEY, ACTIVITY MONEY, DIFFERENT AVENUES THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS NEVER FUNDED.
WE WORKED WITH THEM TO COME UP WITH AN AVENUE WHERE THEY COULD REPLACE A LOT OF THOSE OLDER SMARTBOARDS WITH A BRAND NEW ONE THAT DOESN'T USE THE OLD PROJECTOR THAT SHOOTS DOWN ON THE SMART BOARD THEY'RE THE NEW TVS.
INSTEAD OF PUTTING PROJECTORS INTO THOSE ROOMS, WE WORKED WITH THEM ON THE FUNDING AND CAME UP WITH A WAY WHERE THEY COULD OFFSET THE DIFFERENCE TO GET A BRAND NEW SMART BOARD IN THE ROOMS WHERE THEY WANTED THEM.
IN SOME ROOMS BEYOND, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THERE WILL BE PUTTING IN SOME SMART BOARDS INSTEAD OF PROJECTORS.
WE HAVE OVER A 130 PLACES WHERE THEY'RE DOING THAT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THESE ARE EIGHT AND NINE-YEAR-OLD SMARTBOARDS THAT USE THE PROJECTOR, THE INTEGRATED WITH THE COMPUTER AND THE NEW ONES ARE AWESOME.
HALTOM AND RICHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE GETTING A PROJECTOR SCREEN THAT'S A 120 INCHES.
WE TALKED ABOUT DOING TVS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, BUT WE FELT THAT IT JUST DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE SIZE OF THE ROOMS AND THE KIDS THAT TRYING TO MAKE THEM LOOK AT A 65 INCH SCREEN OR EVEN 75 INCH ACROSS A FULL CLASSROOM WAS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT SMALL.
WE DECIDED TO WORK WITH THEM AND STAY WITH THE A 120 INCH PROJECTOR SCREENS IN THOSE SPACES.
THE REST OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES ARE RECEIVING THAT SAME TECHNOLOGY IN THE 2018 BOND AS WELL.
STAFF DEVICES, WE'VE GOT THESE LAPTOPS THAT ARE COMING IN LIKE MS. WHEELER SAID, THEY'RE ON ORDER.
I THINK ALL OF YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE THE KOREAN CHIP SHORTAGE AND DIFFERENT THINGS IMPACTING US.
IT'S IMPACTING THIS ORDER AS WELL.
I THINK THE BOARD APPROVED THIS BACK IN MAY AND WE'RE STILL WAITING.
USED TO GET A DEVICE IN 6-8 WEEKS.
MANY VENDORS ARE JUST NOT GIVING YOU AN ETA ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ARRIVE.
WE'RE EXPECTING THIS PROJECT TO MOSTLY BE COMPLETED THROUGH THE FALL.
I LEFT SPRING ON THERE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO PROMISE FALL JUST IN CASE WE RAN INTO SOME ISSUES WITH THOSE DELIVERIES.
[00:35:02]
BUT THESE ARE GOING TO EVERY STAFF MEMBER IN THE DISTRICT.WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE A LAPTOP COMPUTER NOW.
WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE THE DOCKING STATION.
I JUST GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL OFFICE THAT COULD HAVE MULTIPLE MONITORS.
IN A CLASSROOM YOU'D HAVE THE LAPTOP, A DOCKING STATION WITH ONE OF THOSE MONITORS, AND IT WOULD STILL TALK TO YOUR PROJECTOR OR SMARTBOARD OR WHATEVER PERIPHERAL YOU WERE USING.
PHONE SYSTEM UPGRADE IS MOVING ALONG PRETTY WELL.
THE LAST PIECE THAT WE'RE WAITING FOR IS THE LICENSING FROM MICROSOFT.
THAT WAS IN OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, WHICH WE JUST STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY, WE'VE EXECUTED THE PURCHASE ORDER.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THEM TO APPLY THE LICENSE SO THAT WE CAN GO ACROSS THE BOARD.
ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE A BRAND NEW PHONE.
IF YOU'RE IN AN OFFICE AREA, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A CHOICE BETWEEN A PHONE OR ONE OF THOSE HEADSETS, EITHER AN OVER THE EAR HEADSET OR AN EARPIECE SO THAT YOU CAN BE HANDS-FREE.
BUT WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM, IT REALLY GIVES YOU A LOT OF NEW FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE IT CAN INTEGRATE WITH YOUR LAPTOP.
YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE DISTRICT AND RECEIVE A CALL ON THAT LAPTOP.
IT INTEGRATES WITH YOUR CELL PHONE.
IT ALSO EXTENDS THE ABILITY FOR YOU TO BE AT HOME AND MAKE A CALL AS IF YOU'RE AT YOUR DISTRICT OFFICE OR IN YOUR CLASSROOM.
MANY TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES DON'T WANT TO GIVE OUT THEIR PERSONAL CELL NUMBER.
WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS SERVICE. THE DATA CENTER.
THE LAST TIME WE SHOWED THIS PICTURE, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS BLUE AND GREEN CABLING HERE.
THE DATA CENTER HAS BEEN CABLED.
THIS IS THE TOP OF OUR RACKS AND EQUIPMENT.
THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE RACKS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH EQUIPMENT THERE YET BECAUSE AS MS. WHEELER SAID, WE'RE WAITING ON THE GENERATOR.
LAST TIME WE SHOWED THIS PICTURE THAT INDICATES WHERE THAT GENERATOR IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED.
WE HAVE THIS REALLY NICE CEMENT PAD OUT THERE THAT'S JUST WAITING FOR THE GENERATOR.
AGAIN, IT'S ANOTHER THING THAT'S BEEN DELAYED DUE TO COVID AND THE CHIP SHORTAGE.
WE'RE EXPECTING IT TO BE HERE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH AND THEN THEY'LL DO SOME INSTALLATION.
BUT OBVIOUSLY WITH SCHOOL STARTING, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE OUR SYSTEMS DOWN RIGHT AT THIS POINT.
WE'VE MISSED THE JULY 4TH WEEK TO BE ABLE TO TAKE SYSTEMS DOWN, MOVE THEM FROM OUR DATA CENTER DOWN HERE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT OVER THE HOLIDAYS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND REALLY GET EVERYTHING RUNNING AN OPERATING AT THIS NEW FACILITY.
>> ARE WE DONE THIS WAY THIS TIME?
>> THE SECURITY FOR THE GENERATOR, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO PUT UP?
>> THAT'LL HAVE SCREEN AROUND IT.
IT'LL BE CONCRETE AND WE'VE GOT SOME SECURITY CAMERAS AND THINGS ON THERE TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THAT AND PROTECT IT.
>> THE CABLING IS GOING TO BE ABOVE GROUND?
>> NO, SIR. IT'S ALREADY PUT IN.
>> THAT'S WHAT THOSE STUB OUTS ARE [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU CAN SEE I THINK SOME OF THIS REBAR STICKING UP THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE WALL AROUND IT.
>> I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THEY WERE STUB OUTS. I'M SORRY.
THEN BACK TO THE PHONE SYSTEM.
LOCATION SERVICES ARE NEEDED BY 911 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> IT'S AUTOMATIC BASED ON THE NETWORK PORT THAT THAT'S IN OR THE WI-FI ACCESS POINT THAT YOUR DEVICE IS CONNECTED TO.
IT'S NOW NOT CONTINGENT ON US HAVING TO CONFIGURE THAT PHONE TO A ROOM ANYMORE.
IT'S TIED INTO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE IF I'M MOVING AROUND AND I DIAL 911 FROM A CERTAIN WING OF THE SCHOOL.
IF I'M ON WI-FI TALKING TO THAT ACCESS POINT, THAT ACCESS POINT GETS REPORTED AS PART OF 911.
>> IT'LL GIVE A GENERAL DIRECTIONAL.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THEN THE PHYSICAL NETWORK JACK, IF YOU HAVE A DESK PHONE THAT'S HARDWIRED IN THE CLASSROOM, IT'LL TELL THEM THE ROOM THAT IT'S CALLING FROM.
>> IN THE PAST, IT'S TIED TO THE PHONE.
AS TEACHERS MOVED PHONES FROM ROOM TO ROOM, WE HAD TO RECONFIGURE ALL OF THAT DATA IN OUR SYSTEMS. BUT WITH THIS, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S WHERE YOU PLUG THAT PHONE INTO THE WALL AND IT DOES IT AUTOMATIC.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THIS IN AND UP AND RUNNING.
>> GOOD DEAL. THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO CONNER.
>> I'LL START WITH BUDGET. I'M JUST GOING TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE HERE ON CURRENT BUDGETS ON THE PROJECTS.
THE COST AND COMMITMENTS TO DATES AND THOSE BALANCES, OF COURSE WE'RE NOT DONE SPENDING MONEY, SO THOSE ARE FLUID.
THEN THERE'S A CONTINGENCY BALANCE TO TRACK DOWN.
THEY WERE SITTING AT 6.7, BUT WE DO EXPECT TO TAP INTO THAT SOME MORE BASED ON SOME HVAC PROJECTS BECAUSE THAT HVAC BUDGET IS DWINDLING AWAY, SO WE'LL REVISIT THAT.
BUT THAT'S WHERE WE SIT TODAY.
COMPLETED PROJECTS, WE ARE JUST TRACKING ALL OF THOSE.
I THINK YOU'VE SEEN MOST OF THOSE BEFORE THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, VESTIBULES, MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM, SMITHFIELD OF COURSE.
SOME SMALL ONES AND LARGE ONES.
THEN SEVERAL HVAC PROJECTS WE'VE WRAPPED UP, AND THOSE ARE LISTED THERE.
CURRENT HVAC PROJECTS WE'RE SPRINTING TO THE FINISH
[00:40:02]
ON WATAUGA MIDDLE AND BIRDVILLE HIGH WITH THOSE DUCTLESS SYSTEMS. THEY'RE GREAT, THEY JUST MAKE THESE LARGE-SCALE HVAC REPLACEMENTS PRACTICAL.YOU CAN LITERALLY JUST REPLACE IT ALL WITHOUT HAVING TO DO THE DUCTWORK AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.
THEY'RE REALLY BETTER SYSTEMS THAT COOL THE ROOM REALLY WELL, AND THEY LOOK NICE, AND THEY'RE JUST GREAT.
THEY'VE REALLY ENHANCED OUR ABILITY TO DO THESE THINGS.
WATAUGA, REALLY THEY'RE BOTH FINISHING ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
AROUND THE 1ST OF AUGUST, WE SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP THE ENTIRE JOB THAT WE'RE TALKING.
BIRDVILLE HIGH WILL WRAP UP PHASE 1 TO PHASE 2 NEXT SUMMER.
PHASE 1 WAS THE WHOLE CLASSROOM WING, AT BIRDVILLE HIGH.
HALTOM AND RICHLAND MIDDLE, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE THERE.
FURNITURE IS MOVING IN, NEXT WEEK THE PRINCIPAL AND OFFICE STAFF WILL MOVE IN AND THOSE TEACHERS WILL MOVE IN ON AUGUST 4TH.
WE'RE MOVING AHEAD WITH OCCUPANCIES SOON.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT IT, IT IS BEHIND SCHEDULE, BUT THERE'S QUITE AN EFFORT GOING ON RIGHT NOW TO GET IT IN THE BEST SHAPE WE CAN FOR SCHOOL.
THEN, OF COURSE, THAT TRACK AND FIELD WILL HAPPEN AS SOON AS THE BUILDING'S COME DOWN.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE DEMOLITION ON BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOLS IS GOING GREAT.
MUCH BETTER THAN ANY OF THE DEMOLITION IN OUR LAST BOND PROGRAM.
BECAUSE WE EMPHASIZED COMPLETION OF IT RATHER THAN THE SALVAGING OVER EFFORTS ON SALVAGING THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST BOND.
CHENEY HILLS IS LOOKING VERY GOOD WHEN YOU DRIVE UP TO IT, IT REALLY LOOKS AT 100 PERCENT COMPLETE ON THE OUTSIDE.
IN THE INSIDE, ALL WE'RE LACKING IS SEVERAL OF THE CLASSROOM CABINETS WHERE THERE WAS A DELAY ON THE PART OF THAT CABINET FABRICATOR.
BUT OTHERWISE, IT'S LOOKING GOOD THERE AND THE STAFF'S MOVING IN, TEACHERS WILL BE ON AUGUST 2ND AT THAT SCHOOL.
THE BRIDGE UPDATE ON THAT AS OF TODAY, IT REALLY APPEARS IT IS NOT GOING TO BE READY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL DUE TO THOSE CONTRACTOR DELAYS.
WE DID HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN PLACE AND IN MOTION, WE'LL KEEP EXECUTING THAT.
A PUSH FOR THE COMPLETION OF THAT BRIDGE JUST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UNFORTUNATE NEWS, BUT WE SAW IT COMING.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.
SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY, AGAIN LOOKING REALLY GOOD THERE.
THE ONLY WORK REMAINING IS IN THE LEARNING COMMONS AREA WHEN YOU WALK IN AND THAT WAS WRAPPING UP SOON.
AGAIN MOVING IN, TEACHERS AUGUST 2ND THERE.
THEN THE PHASE 2 SITE WORK IS IN PROGRESS THERE.
THEY'RE WRAPPING UP THE BATEMENT.
THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF A BATEMENT IN THAT SCHOOL.
MUCH MORE THAN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.
BUT THEY'RE ALMOST DONE WITH THAT, AND THEN DEMOLITION WILL START SOON.
IT'S ACTUALLY ALREADY PRE-DEMOLITION HAS STARTED.
WE'LL GET THAT DOWN AND SO THAT ROADWAY WORK CAN FINISH UP.
THE CITY HAS TOLD US THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAS TILL DECEMBER TO GET THE ROAD EXTENSION TO SMITHFIELD DONE, BUT THEY SAID WE EXPECT IT MUCH SOONER THAN THAT.
BARRING ANY WEIRD WEATHER, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE THERE.
THEN, OF COURSE, WE'VE BEEN FINISHED WITH AUDITORIUM UPGRADES, THAT WE PACKAGED WITH THAT SCHOOL.
THAT'S IT. THEN WE HAVE A VIDEO FOR YOU.
JUST A FLY OVER VIDEO WITH SOME INTERIOR SHOTS TOO THAT WE'LL SHOW YOU HERE IN A SECOND.
[MUSIC] MAIN PUSH LEFT AT THIS SCHOOL IS THAT LARGE CENTER SECTION AS [INAUDIBLE].
THAT'S REALLY GOOD. MOST AMOUNT OF WORK ON BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL IS AS DONE.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE DEMOLITION [INAUDIBLE] CLASSROOM IS GOING DOWN TOO.
THEY'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS EVER SINCE.
WHERE THOSE TRACTORS ARE, IS WHERE THE DRIVE COMES THROUGH.
SO WE HAD TO GET THE PORTION OF THE BUILDING OUT OF THE WAY SO WE CAN BUILD THAT DRIVE PARKING LOT THERE.
THE CITY HAS STARTED ON THE STREET RESURFACING ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL, SO THAT'S DIFFERENT.
HERE'S THAT BRAND PORTAL AND IT GOES DOWN [INAUDIBLE] BREATHTAKING [INAUDIBLE].
CAFETERIA THEATER, CLASSROOM THEATER CAFETERIA.
IT'S A LEARNING COMMONS AND A CLASSROOM LENGTH.
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IT'S FULL OF COLOR.AS IT PASSES BY THE PLAYGROUND, YOU'LL SEE A NEW PLAYGROUND STANDARD WITH THE TURF SURFACE.
IT LOOKS GREAT. IT'S EXTREMELY CUSHIONING [INAUDIBLE]
THE VIEWS FROM THE SCHOOL ARE PRETTY AMAZING.
THEN YOU COULD SEE HOW THE COVERED CANOPIES ARE GOING TO CONNECT WITH THE BRIDGE THERE.
THAT'S WHAT A TYPICAL CLASSROOM LOOKS LIKE WITH A COLLABORATION SPACE.
YOU CAN SEE THE ROOFING SECTIONS ARE ON THE TWO SHORTER SECTIONS IN THE BRIDGE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
IN FACT, THERE IS LESS THAN WHAT YOU SEE HERE NOW.
THEY'RE BUILDING THE DRIVE [NOISE] THE SYSTEM PORTION OF THE SIDE WHERE THE BUILDINGS ARE BEING DEPLOYED.
[MUSIC] THIS ENTRY IS REALLY NEAT.
NICE COMBINATION OF STEEL AND GLASS ELEMENTS, THAT IS PRETTY NEAT. CLASSROOM WING.
[MUSIC] ARCHITECT DID A REALLY GOOD JOB AT PRESERVING SOME TREES ON THAT SITE THAT REALLY TURN IN TO A FOCAL POINT.
CAN YOU SEE UP TO RIGHT THERE THE PARKING LOT, THE NEW PARKING LOT, OFFICE SMITHFIELD THAT'S COMPLETED OTHER THAN THE VERY FINAL APPROACH ON THE SMITHFIELD SO WE'RE GOING TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE TO HAVE THAT ACCESS IN PARKING THERE.
[MUSIC] THIS IS THAT RADIUS CORRIDOR THAT LEADS TO THE CAFETERIA.
[MUSIC] THIS IS THE LEARNING ROOM, IT'S PRETTY SPECTACULAR SPACE IN THERE.
THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. THE CLASSROOM WAIT, THERE'S VARIOUS COLORS AS YOU TRAVEL AROUND TO THOSE.
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THAT'S IT.>> DO WE PUT THIS VIDEO ONLINE? DO WE?
>> MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT DATE CHANGED.
>> THE DATE CHANGED AT THE BEGINNING, IT SAID JUNE.
>> THAT'S MY FAULT. I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER]
>> BUT WE DO POST IT? THEY CAN GO LOOK AT THIS.
>> MR. KUNKEL, DID YOU NOT NOTICE? [LAUGHTER].
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.
THOSE BUILDINGS ARE SPECTACULAR FROM THE OUTSIDE.
SCHOOL KID JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO LOOK AT THEM ON THE INTERIOR.
I'M GLAD YOU GAVE US A PEEK ON THE INTERIOR.
WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD ARCHITECTS, THEY DID SOME GREAT DESIGN WORK.
EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THAT SMITHFIELD FROM THE ROAD, IT'S SO VISIBLE FROM DAVIS.
>> IT'S AMAZING WHAT A FEW MILLION DOLLARS WILL DO.
>> [INAUDIBLE], I THINK YOU'RE NEXT FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE OF BOARD MEETING DATES,
[J.1. Proposed Change for Board Meeting Dates in November and December 2021]
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER '21.>> THAT'S RIGHT. BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WILL ATTEST TO THE FACT OF HOW SPECTACULAR THOSE NEW CAMPUSES ARE.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND KATIE.
SAW ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S GONE INTO IT OVER THE YEARS.
YOUR COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF, IT WAS A BOARD TO BE COMMENDED BECAUSE THOSE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS THAT WILL UPLIFT THE CHILDREN IN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE FOR MANY DECADES TO COME.
THOSE BUILDINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
FOR YOUR NEXT INFORMATION ON THEM, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE CHANGE FOR BOARD MEETING DATES IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
AS USUAL, MANY YEARS, IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THAT WE'VE ALL GONE THROUGH WITH BOARD MEETINGS FALLING DURING THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS BREAK.
THERE IS A CONFLICT ON THE SCHEDULE.
WE WOULD PROPOSE THAT OUR REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER BE RESCHEDULED.
WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER CHANGING THE REGULAR NOVEMBER MEETING DATE FROM THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25TH TO THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18TH.
OF COURSE, BEGINNING AT 7:00 PM, WITH 5:30 FOR CLOSE SESSION.
ALSO CONSIDER CHANGING THE REGULAR DECEMBER MEETING DATE FROM THE 23RD TO THURSDAY DECEMBER THE 9TH.
AGAIN, SAME TIME, 7:00 PM, AT 5:30PM TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE HOLIDAYS.
WE WILL BRING THIS BACK TO YOU AS AN ACTION ITEM IN THE AUGUST BOARD MEETING.
>> EVERYBODY, BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR SCHEDULES.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LET SOMEBODY KNOW IF THAT IS A PROBLEM.
OTHERWISE, WE'LL BE VOTING ON THAT NEXT MEETING.
>> OKAY. BEFORE WE CONSIDER PERSONNEL ITEMS,
[K.1. Consider Personnel Items]
I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR. STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 39 RESIGNATIONS.DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE PERSONNEL ITEMS?
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE AND THAT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS AS PRESENTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
>> MOTION BY MR. DILKS AND SECOND BY MR. DREES. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, AND IT'S UNANIMOUS.
ALSO, NEXT WE CONSIDER APPOINTING THE OFFICIAL VOTING DELEGATE AND
[K.2. Consider Appointing the Official Voting Delegate and Alternate Delegate to the 2021 TASB Delegate Assembly]
ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE 2021 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPOINT YOU, JOE TOLBERT, AS THE OFFICIAL VOTING DELEGATE AND ME, RALPH KUNKEL AS THE ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE 2021 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
SIMPLY BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE MET WOMBLE WOULD BE EXCELLENT IN EITHER ONE OF THESE ROLES, BUT SINCE IT'S HIS FIRST YEAR IN THE BOARD, IT'S NOT FAIR.
[LAUGHTER] I'LL LEAVE IT WITH YOU.
>> MR. KUNKEL, I APPRECIATE THAT MOTION.
WHO WANTS TO SECOND THAT MOTION? MS. WISE SECONDED THAT MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND IT'S UNANIMOUS.
AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, MR. WOMBLE DID LET US KNOW THAT HE HAD A CONFLICT AND THAT WOULDN'T GOING TO BE HERE SO THIS UNANIMOUS VOTES WERE MINUS MR. WOMBLE, OBVIOUSLY.
NEXT IS CONSIDER ENDORSEMENT OF THE CANDIDATE FOR TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS,
[K.3. Consider Endorsement of Candidate for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors, Region 11, Position D]
TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGION 11 POSITION D AS IN DOG.>> I MOVE THE BOARD ENDORSE CANDIDATE DR. PAULA MCDONALD, GRANBURY ISD FOR TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGION 11 POSITION D.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY MR. KUNKEL AND MR. DAVIS SECONDED THAT MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, AND IT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. KUNKEL, FOR THAT.
NEXT TO CONSIDER THE 2021-'22 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR
[K.4. Consider 2021-22 Budget Amendment for 2020-21 Incomplete Projects]
THE 2020-'21 INCOMPLETE PROJECTS, DO I HAVE A MOTION?[00:55:04]
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2021-'22 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2020-'21 INCOMPLETE PROJECTS AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION BY MR. DREES, SECOND BY MR. DILKS.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? SEEING NONE.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR.
BEFORE WE CONSIDER CONSENT AGENDA,
[L. CONSENT ITEMS]
WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO DONATIONS BEING ACCEPTED AS PART OF THIS AGENDA TONIGHT, THE BIRDVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION AWARDED TEACHER GRANTS TOTALING $105,077.NEXT, FIRE MARCH DONATED $6,963.98 TO USE AS INCENTIVES FOR SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF THOSE THIS YEAR.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THESE DONATIONS.
NEXT IS ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED WITH ONE MOTION UNLESS THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BY A TRUSTEE FOR DISCUSSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> MR. DILKS MAKES THE MOTION.
>> MS. WISE SECONDS THAT MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR. IT'S UNANIMOUS AGAIN.
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS HAD BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO
[M. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]
THE BOARD AND IT PROVIDED INFORMATION.DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THOSE REPORTS?
>> IF WE DON'T ASK QUESTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO BE DONE BEFORE EIGHT O'CLOCK.
>> OKAY. WELL, THEN [LAUGHTER] THERE'S A LITTLE INCENTIVE THEN.
SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY,
[N. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]
AUGUST 26, HERE IN THE BOARDROOM.CLOSED SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 5:30 AND OPEN SESSION AT 7:00 PM.
AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> MR. DREES COMES IN WITH THE SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, AND IT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL, IT'S 7:58.
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