Jun 23, 2022 Regular Board Meetings

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THE TIME IS 5:30 AND THE QUORUM IS PRESENT.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

YES, SIR. WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.

[C. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND HEAR COMMENTS ON THE 2022-23 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE]

KATIE BOWMAN. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DILKS, DR.

SIMPSON AND BOARD MEMBERS.

TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'VE HAD MANY MEETINGS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO DISCUSS THE 22-23 BUDGET MEETING.

AND SO THIS IS OUR REQUIRED HEARING FOR THIS EVENING.

TAX AND BUDGET PUBLICATIONS.

THE DISTRICT HAS TO HOLD AN ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE.

THAT NOTICE HAS GOT TO BE IN THE NEWSPAPER 10 TO 30 DAYS BEFORE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM ON JUNE 10TH, 2022, AND WE ALSO POSTED THE REQUIRED BUDGET INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE ACCORDING TO TEA GUIDELINES.

BUDGET REQUIREMENTS, AT A MINIMUM, THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BUDGET, OR WE CALL OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET THE INTEREST IN SINKING FUND, WHICH IS OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, AND ALSO THE ACCELERATED LEARNING BUDGET, WHICH IS REALLY ALL OF OUR AT RISK FUNDS THAT ARE IN THE GENERAL FUND.

WE USUALLY BRING THOSE TO THE BOARD IN AN ACTION ITEM PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL BUDGET APPROVAL ITEM.

BUDGETS MUST BE APPROVED AT THE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL AND YOU CAN SEE IN OUR LONG BUDGET CODE THAT'S THE SECOND SET OF NUMBERS.

AND THEN BUDGET ADOPTION DEADLINE FOR BIRDVILLE IS JUNE 30TH, OUR TAX RATE.

WE DID RECEIVE PRELIMINARY VALUES FROM THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT ON APRIL THE 28TH.

THOSE WERE DUE BY APRIL THE 30TH.

WE ARE ON TRACK TO RECEIVE OUR FINAL CERTIFIED VALUES BY THE CHIEF TAX APPRAISER ON JULY 25TH.

WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK A PROPOSED TAX RATE TO THE BOARD AT THE AUGUST 25TH BOARD MEETING, AND THE TAX RATE MUST BE ADOPTED AFTER BOARD ADOPTION.

SO THE BIRDVILLE GENERAL FUND BUDGET DEVELOPMENT FACTORS FOR REVENUE.

WE ARE PROJECTING OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT TO BE FLAT.

ATTENDANCE ESTIMATES AT 94 AND ONE HALF PERCENT THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD IN THE PAST.

WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING IN NON-COVID YEARS, 95.5, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK TO GET OUR STUDENTS BACK TO REGULARLY, BE BACK IN CLASS AND BACK IN THE HABIT OF COMING TO CLASS.

TAX VALUE GROWTH PROJECTED AT 6.11%.

THAT IS IN EFFECT AFTER THE NEW INCREASE IN HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM 25 TO 40.

THE ACTUAL VALUE ESTIMATES RIGHT NOW WERE AT 9% PRIOR TO THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

THERE'S NO CHANGE IN OUR STATE FUNDING FORMULAS.

AND THEN WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 8.3 MILLION POSITIONS THAT ARE SUPPLANTED BY ESSER TWO AND THREE.

SO THOSE JOBS ARE NOT INSIDE THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET THAT YOU ARE ADOPTING OR PROPOSING TO YOU TONIGHT.

SO THE PROPOSED INITIATIVES THAT THE BOARD REVIEWED DURING OUR BUDGET SESSIONS, WE HAD ONE TIME EXPENDITURES OF ABOUT 3.7 MILLION.

THOSE WERE FUNDED WITH 21-22 BUDGET SAVINGS OF THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT 3.3 MILLION.

SO IN THE 22-23 BUDGET, WE HAVE ABOUT $408,000 OF ONE TIME EXPENDITURES PROPOSED.

RECURRING EXPENDITURES IN THE BUDGET ARE ABOUT 1.8.

SO OVERALL INSIDE THE 22-23 BUDGET, WE HAVE ADDED $2.2 MILLION OF ONE TIME AND RECURRING EXPENDITURES.

COMPENSATION INCREASES, THE BOARD PASSED THE 3% OF MIDPOINT FOR TEACHERS, WHICH WAS A MINIMUM OF $1875.00.

MANY TEACHERS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL MARKET ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON OUR TASB RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR BUDGET, OUR POSITION REVIEWS.

WE ALSO EXTENDED OUR HIRING SCALE FROM 30 TO 35 YEARS.

SO MANY OF THE TEACHERS IN THOSE AREAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.

THE BOARD ALSO PASSED A 3% OF MIDPOINT FOR ALL OTHER STAFF AND THERE WERE SELECT MARKET ADJUSTMENTS FOR IDENTIFIED MANUAL TRADE SCALE THAT NEEDED ADJUSTING BASED ON MARKET.

SO OUR TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF OUR RAISES WAS AROUND $6.6 MILLION THAT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

THE DEBT SERVICE FUND FACTORS WE LOOKED AT OR REQUIRED ANNUAL DEBT PAYMENT.

WE ARE PROPOSING A BOND PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENT AT $5.3 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE WILL BRING BACK TO THE BOARD IN AUGUST FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THE DISTRICT AND THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

CHILD NUTRITION FUND.

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I READ AN ARTICLE YESTERDAY, I'LL HAVE TO FIND IT AGAIN THAT THEY'RE RECONSIDERING THAT.

YEAH, THERE'S A THERE'S A BILL.

OKAY. AT THIS POINT THAT'S A NO.

YES, SIR. NOT YET.

YES, THEY ARE RECONSIDERING.

I THINK THEY'RE LISTENING TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE IT STARTED OFF THEY'RE GOING TO DO FOR SUMMER MEALS.

THEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT EXPANDING IT THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR.

OKAY, GREAT.

I MEAN, LET'S PROTECT OUR BORDERS, GIVE US TANKS AND ARMIES AND FEED OUR KIDS.

THAT'S A GOOD JOB FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DO.

SO THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM HAS WORKED WELL NATIONWIDE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT THEY'RE EVEN CONSIDERING AN EXPANSION OF THAT IS GREAT NEWS FOR EVERYONE.

WE MAY NOT KNOW UNTIL SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER WHO KNOWS IF THEIR NEW BUDGET YEAR IS OCTOBER ONE, RIGHT? YES. SO FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

YES, SIR. WE'LL WATCH THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO OUR BUDGET AFFIRMATION ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES THAT THE PROPOSED 22-23 BUDGET AS PRESENTED ADDRESSES THE EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS OF BIRDVILLE ISD, PROVIDES FAIR AND MARKET APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR ALL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, AND REFLECTS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE BUDGET FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE YEARS.

SO HERE IS A SUMMARY YOU SHOULD ALL RECEIVED.

AND WE HAD THESE OUT IN THE LOBBY AS WELL.

A SUMMARY WE HAVE ON THE BACK, JUST A GENERAL LIST OF A LOT OF THE INITIATIVES THAT THE BOARD SUPPORTED DURING OUR BUDGET MEETINGS.

AND THEN YOU HAVE A SUMMARY BY FUNCTION FOR ALL OF THE GENERAL FUND, CHILD NUTRITION AND DEBT SERVICE FUND.

COMMENT. OK, AND I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

NOT REALLY A QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT.

THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION.

I HOPE EVERY TEACHER HAS IT IN THEIR BOX WHENEVER SCHOOL STARTS AND OUGHT TO BE AT OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES, ONLINE, WHATEVER.

IT'S VERY GOOD INFORMATION.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING AND IT GIVES IT A GOOD NARRATIVE AND IT'S VERY INFORMATIONAL.

I CARRY IN MY TRUCK ALL THE TIME.

GOOD. IT REFRESHES MY MEMORY.

SOMEBODY ASK ME QUESTION I CAN GO TO.

IT'S A GOOD TOOL, SO ENCOURAGE THAT TO HAPPEN.

I HOPE OUR TEACHERS UNDERSTAND THAT.

THE SIXTH 5.8 OR 9.9, GO BACK A SLIDE, IF YOU CAN.

ABOUT 5.9.

WE'RE DECREASING THE FUND BALANCE.

THAT'S OUR RAISES.

YES, SIR. WITHIN 300,000 OR SO, THAT'S OUR RAISES.

SO WE'RE USING OUR SECURED FUND BALANCE THAT WE'VE BEEN BUILDING AT TIMES, BUT WE'VE BEEN VERY WATCHFUL OF THAT AND IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE.

IT CAN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO HAVE WHAT I'D CALL A DEFICIT BUDGET, BUT THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE TIMES ARE RIGHT NOW.

WE KNOW WHAT WILL HELP IT.

WE SAID, GIVE US A TWO OR 300 MORE KIDS WILL BE FINE, THINGS WILL GET BETTER.

BUT I HOPE OUR TEACHERS UNDERSTAND.

WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE IN ALL STAFF.

WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEEDS.

WE'RE TRYING TO BE COMPETITIVE.

SOME ARE DOING 4% RAISES.

SOME ARE DOING THREE AND A HALF.

WE'RE DOING THREE. AND WE DID A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS UP AND DOWN THE LINE.

SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE BETTING WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE KIDS BACK.

AND THE TREND IS THERE.

THE TREND IS THERE. SO HOPEFULLY THAT'LL HAPPEN.

BUT IT'S A TOUGH BUDGET TO APPROVE, BUT IT'S ALSO ONE THAT'S A NECESSITY.

YEAH. AND TO GO ALONG WITH THAT, RICHARD, OUR PRE-K THREE YEAR OLD NUMBERS ARE INCREASING WEEKLY AND SO WE'RE FEELING VERY POSITIVE ABOUT THAT INITIATIVE.

SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS.

GOOD. YEAH, WE'RE GETTING IN PRE-K.

WE'RE GOING GET THEM IN KINDERGARTEN.

IN KINDERGARTEN, WE'LL GET THEM IN FIRST.

WE'LL BUILD IT BACK STATISTICALLY THAT IF WE CAN IF WE GET THEM IN HERE, THAT THEY'LL THEY'LL STAY WITH US.

GOOD LESSON IN REGARD TO THE PRE-K.

I MEAN, WHAT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE PREPARED TO GIVE THE NUMBERS, BUT ARE WE LIKE A FULL BOAT, WHAT WE CALL IS IT CAPACITY OR WERE WE AT AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING TWO ADDITIONAL CLASSES.

WE RECEIVED 60 MORE APPLICATIONS WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

SO DR.

H-1B IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT I DO KNOW THOSE NUMBERS.

AND SO WE'RE FEELING VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE PROGRAMS. WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THEM? WE ACTUALLY HAVE WE HAVE SOME ROOM, SO.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH, IT'S A THAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE NO MORE PORTABLES.

NO, THEY WILL NOT BE IN PORTABLES.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IS THERE ANY ONE PERSON WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THE 2022-2023 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE? MR. PRESIDENT, IF I COULD RECOGNIZE A FORMER COLLEAGUE, FORMER TRUSTEE OF BIRDVILLE ISD CHARLES COMBE, WAS HERE IN TONIGHT AND HE HAD SOME VERY GOOD QUESTIONS THAT HE ASKED

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I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE TO THE PUBLIC, WE DON'T SET THAT TAX RATE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION BUDGET FOR OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

TEA DOES IT FORCE THEY CALCULATE IT BASED UPON THE PROPERTY VALUES? THE ONLY CONTROL WE REALLY HAVE LOCALLY IS GETTING MORE KIDS HERE AND WE ALSO CONTROL OUR DEBT SERVICE, THAT WE CONTROL THAT TAX RATE AND WE CAN SEE WE'RE PAYING OUR DEBT OFF 5.3 MILLION EVEN EARLY.

WE'RE CHUCKING THAT DEBT DOWN AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

SO BUT THANKS FOR CHARLES, FOR THE QUESTIONS, FOR HIS CONCERN.

HE'S NOT JUST A HOMEOWNER, BUT HE OWNS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING TO VALUATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR AREA.

AND IT'S MIND BOGGLING TO SOME, YOU KNOW, I OWN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WHERE OUR OFFICES ARE IN EULESS AND THE VALUES ARE AMAZING WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO IT DOES AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE, SINCE THERE IS NO ONE PERSON WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THIS ITEM, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. WE WILL NOW CONVENE IN THE CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551,

[D. CLOSED SESSION]

THE TIME IS NOW 5:41.

[E. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]

[F. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]

GOOD EVENING.

TONIGHT, I HAVE TWO VERY SPECIAL LADIES WITH ME.

BOTH ARE FIFTH GRADERS.

I HAVE NATALIE AVILA, WHO IS GOING TO DO OUR PLEDGES FOR US.

AND SHE IS A FIFTH GRADER AT OH STOWE ELEMENTARY.

AND TONIGHT SHE IS HERE WITH HER MOM.

AND THEN I HAVE SERENITY PERRY, WHO IS A FIFTH GRADER AT WATAUGA ELEMENTARY.

AND SHE IS GOING TO DO OUR STUDENT EXPRESSION TONIGHT.

AND SHE IS HERE WITH HER MOM AND HER DAD AND HER BROTHER.

SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

OUR PROGRAM WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND THESE TWO LADIES DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

I KNOW THE TEXAS FLAG.

MY MOST FAVORITE THING ABOUT SUMMER SCHOOL IS THAT I COULD MEET MANY DIFFERENT KIDS AND TEACHERS AND EXPLORE A NEW SCHOOL'S CAMPUS.

I ALSO GET TO LEARN DIFFERENT AND NEW STRATEGIES WITH NEW AND COOL NEW TEACHERS.

[APPLAUSE]

[G. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DILLS. SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TAMMY DILLER NOW TO COME INTRODUCE OUR SPECIAL OLYMPIANS.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DILKS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.

STINSON. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE BIRDVILLE ISD STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE SPECIAL OLYMPICS GAMES IN SAN ANTONIO

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HERE TO INTRODUCE OUR ATHLETES IS JACKIE GARRETT BIRDVILLE ISD, SPECIAL OLYMPICS HEAD COACH.

[APPLAUSE] I. SHOULDN'T WE BE PLAYING THE ROCKY MUSIC? WE ARE SUPER PROUD OF THESE ATHLETES.

WE TOOK FOUR ATHLETES TO SAN ANTONIO TO STATE.

WE TOOK NICK HERDRAGO.

CAN YOU WAVE, NICK? IVAN DUNLAP, ALLEN MARQUEZ AND SHAKIB SAEED.

AND THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO DO A UNIFIED RUN.

AND SO WE HAD TWO UNIFIED PARTNERS THAT RAN WITH OUR ATHLETES.

WE HAD ANDY AND COACH ELIA.

[APPLAUSE] WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL YOU ATHLETES, FOR SURE.

AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE BOARD MEETING, OR FEEL FREE TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME.

FOR THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REGARDING GENERAL TOPICS, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THIS OPEN FORUM BASED ON THE NUMBER OF

[H. OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD]

PERSONAL ATTACKS ON STAFF OR STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.

PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT GOVERNANCE CODE 551.042 AND THE BOARD POLICY BED.

THE BOARD SHALL NOT DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION REGARDING ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA AT THIS TIME, WE CALL FOR FOR NOLAN PRYCE AND NOLAN, WE ASK THAT YOU WHEN YOU BEGIN, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I'M NOLAN PRICE FROM KELLER AND NOT A MEMBER OF YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT I AM A WATCHDOG VOLUNTEER AT THE SCHOOL WHERE MY ONLY TWO GRANDCHILDREN WILL ATTEND NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

THE MAIN REASON I VOLUNTEERED IS BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE WHAT OCCURRED IN UVALDE LAST MONTH.

JUST WANTED TO DO WHAT I CAN TO MAKE THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL A LITTLE SAFER.

I WAS SOMEWHAT COMFORTED ABOUT THE SECURITY IN GENERAL WHEN I HAD BEEN ABLE TO WORK IN THE FACILITY A FEW TIMES.

IF I UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION IN UVALDE, THE MAD MAN ENTERED THE SCHOOL THROUGH A DOOR THAT WAS PROPPED OPEN OR POSSIBLY LEFT UNLOCKED.

WELL, IN MY VOLUNTEER ROLE, I PATROL THE HALLS A LOT, AND I NEVER ENCOUNTERED AN UNLOCKED CLASSROOM DOOR.

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IT HAPPENS.

THIS IS NOT A PERFECT WORLD.

IN THE AFTERMATH OF UVALDE, I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN DELIBERATING ABOUT HOW TO HARDEN THE SCHOOLS MORE THAN JUST THE USELESS STANCE OF HAVING THE GUN FREE ZONE SIGNS POSTED EVERYWHERE.

CONSEQUENTLY, I'M HERE TO PROMOTE THE POLICY OF ARMING SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO CONFRONT UVALDE TYPE ISSUES.

FOR MY PART, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE SOME ENCOURAGING INFORMATION.

THE BEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPELLING RESEARCH I FOUND, WAS A PAPER PRODUCED BY THE CRIME PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER BECAUSE IT IS DATED THREE YEARS AGO.

I CONTACTED THE AUTHOR BY EMAIL TO ASK IF ANY OF THE FINDINGS OR STATEMENTS ARE DIFFERENT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

HE REPLIED THAT NOTHING HAD CHANGED.

I HAVE READ THE PAPER IN ITS ENTIRETY AND IF CONDENSED IT WITH A COPY FOR EACH DIRECTOR, MS..

STINSON AND MR. BASKERVILLE, PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THE MATERIAL.

IN PARTICULAR, I ASK THAT YOU SEE THE CHART ON THE LAST PAGE.

IT TELLS THE STORY PERFECTLY.

THE ISSUE IS WHETHER IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCHOOLS HAVING SIGNS SAYING THIS SCHOOL IS A GUN FREE ZONE OR THAT THE CAMPUS HAS PERSONNEL PREPARED TO RESPOND WITH WHATEVER FORCE IS REQUIRED TO PROTECT STUDENTS.

THE OUTCOME IS THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A SINGLE MASS PUBLIC SHOOTING IN ANY SCHOOL THAT ALLOWS TEACHERS AND STAFF TO CARRY GUNS LEGALLY.

TO STATE THE OBVIOUS, KILLERS CONSCIOUSLY SELECT DEFENSELESS TARGETS.

SINCE 1950, ALL BUT SEVEN MASS PUBLIC SHOOTINGS IN AMERICA HAVE OCCURRED WHERE CITIZENS ARE PROHIBITED FROM CARRYING GUNS.

IN EUROPE, EVERY SINGLE MASS PUBLIC SHOOTING HAS OCCURRED IN A GUN FREE ZONE.

OFTEN, GUN CONTROL DEBATES INVOLVE THINGS THAT MIGHT GO WRONG IF PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE GUNS.

BUT WE DON'T NEED TO GUESS.

SCHOOLS THAT HAVE ALLOWED TEACHERS OR OTHER PERSONNEL TO CARRY GUNS HAVE BEEN REMARKABLY SAFE.

FEARS OF SUCH PROBLEMS AS STUDENTS OBTAINING TEACHERS GUNS OR INNOCENT PEOPLE BEING SHOT BY ARMED PERSONNEL HAVE NOT OCCURRED AT ALL.

THE AVERAGE RATE OF DEATH OR INJURY FROM SHOOTING IS ZERO IN SCHOOLS WITH ARMED PERSONNEL.

TRAGICALLY, THAT CANNOT BE SAID FOR THE OTHER SCHOOLS.

I IMPLORE YOU, AS STEWARDS OF OUR KIDS SAFETY, TO DROP THE GUN FREE POLICY AND ALLOW RESPONSIBLE STAFF TO CARRY CONCEALED ARMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

YOU DO A GREAT JOB.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION OF THE 2022 BOND PLANNING COMMITTEE.

[I1. 2022 Bond Planning Committee Report ]

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. I WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS INFORMATION ONLY SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE SEEN THE BOND COMMITTEE REPORT WE WILL SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP AT A LATER TIME TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSS THIS PROPOSAL.

MR. THOMAS, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKERS? I WOULD THANK YOU. MR. DILKS, I JUST WANT TO SAY WE DID HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS OUT OF TOWN ON VACATION OR NOT ABLE TO MEET THE MEETING SCHEDULED TONIGHT.

AND WE HAD SEVERAL EMAILS.

SO THIS, AS YOU KNOW, FROM OUR BOARD, THIS IS NOT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE AND WILL SEE THEIR NAMES IN JUST A MINUTE.

WE HAVE THREE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WE'VE ASKED TO HELP PRESENT THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

IT WILL BE LED OFF BY MR. CARLTON FRANKLIN AND FOLLOWED BY MR. CHRIS MCDONALD.

AND TO PUT A BOW ON THE EVENING, WE HAVE CANDACE BISHOP.

SO, MR. FRANKLIN, IT'S ALL YOURS.

GOOD EVENING. AS MARK SAID, MY NAME IS CARLTON FRANKLIN.

I AM A RETIRED AVIONICS TECHNICIAN.

I WORK FOR THE DISTRICT NOW AT GLENVIEW BINION ELEMENTARY, AND I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF US PUTTING THIS BOND TOGETHER.

SOME OF THEM WE JUST MET RIGHT HERE, THE COMMITTEE.

EVERYONE UP HERE.

I SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE WITH ME AND CANDICE BISHOP AND CHRIS MCDONALD ARE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU WHAT WE CAME UP WITH AS FAR AS THE BOND TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING.

THE GROUP LISTENED, REVIEWED LONG LIST OF NEEDS AND HAS LOTS OF QUESTIONS IN ORDER TO GATHER THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO DEVELOP THE BOND PACKAGE THAT IS BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT.

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WHEN IT WAS TIME TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS, WE WERE CONFIDENT THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS WELL PREPARED TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

IT WAS A LONG PROCESS. IT WASN'T IT WASN'T A SHORT, QUICK PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH BEFORE WE BEFORE WE EVEN STARTED OUR MEETINGS.

THE BOND PLANNING COMMITTEE HAD PBC ARCHITECTS AND IN2 ARCHITECTURE CONDUCT FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENTS.

THE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR OUR COMMITTEE.

AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE.

WE STARTED OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY.

WE MET THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH, AND WE CONCLUDED OUR MEETINGS ON MAY 16TH.

WE HAVE. WE HAD LOTS OF THINGS TO LOOK AT.

WE HAVE CURRENT NEEDS, WE HAVE LONG RANGE GOALS.

SO WE DID NOT DISREGARD ANY OF THE LONG RANGE GOALS.

WE KNOW THEY'RE THERE, BUT WE HAD A PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE IN FUTURE BONDS.

BEFORE WE STARTED, WE HAD THE FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

WE KNOW THAT THE BIRDVILLE FACILITIES ARE NOT LACKING IN ANY NEEDS.

THE ASSESSMENT DATA THAT WE CAME UP WITH SHOWED MORE THAN $448 MILLION IN NEEDS.

NOT STUFF THAT WE LIKE TO HAVE THAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE.

BUT THESE WERE REAL, ACTUAL NEEDS THAT WE NEEDED FOR OUR FACILITIES.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE WAS COMPREHENSIVE AND WE HAD TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND TO DEVELOP A PLAN.

WE BELIEVE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IS THE MOST PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR BISD.

KATIE BOWMAN MADE AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION ON THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF SCHOOL FINANCE.

YES, SHE DOES. OTHERWISE, IT'D BE VERY CONFUSING.

THE COMMITTEE WAS ASKED WHAT WE WERE WILLING TO GIVE UP FROM THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO PAY FOR FACILITIES, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CHART RIGHT HERE.

THERE IS NOT ONE PART OF THE APPLE THAT WE CAN BE GIVING UP WITHOUT GREATLY IMPACTING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN BISD.

WE DID A DEMOGRAPHICS FORECAST.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL THAT, BUT BASICALLY WE'RE SHOWING THAT WE'RE NOT SHOWING MUCH GROWTH IN THE COMING YEARS.

BUT IN THE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT, YOU WILL LEARN THAT BISD CAN EXPECT LITTLE TO NO GROWTH OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS.

HOWEVER, OUR PROPOSAL ADDRESSES CURRENT NEEDS, NOT FUTURE GROWTH.

THE COMMITTEE WANTS TO PRAISE DR.

STINSON AND THE BOARD FOR PROVIDING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO MAKE EDUCATED DECISIONS CONCERNING THE BOARD PROPOSAL.

EXCUSE ME, THE BOND PROPOSAL, NOT THE BOARD PROPOSAL.

THE GROUP WORK COLLABORATIVELY IN DEVELOPING THE PROPOSAL BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT.

WE BEGAN AS INDIVIDUALS WITH OUR OWN THOUGHTS AND IDEAS OF WHAT A SUCCESSFUL BOND REFERENDUM WOULD LOOK LIKE.

IT WAS 48, 40 SOMETHING OF US TOGETHER.

AND YOU FIGURE WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS ONE BOND, ONE PROPOSAL FROM 48 DIFFERENT IDEAS.

YOU KNOW, WE STARTED OUT WITH 12 GROUPS.

WE ENDED THE BOND PLANNING COMMITTEE WITH THREE BIG GROUPS.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST A LOT OF FUN TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER.

WE PUT IT TOGETHER AND WE CAME UP WITH A PACKAGE THAT WE HOPE IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU.

MY NAME IS CHRIS MCDONALD, AND I'M GOING TO LEAD US INTO THE NEXT PART OF THIS.

I TAUGHT IN BIRDVILLE FOR 15 YEARS.

TEN OF THOSE WERE FOR WITH SIXTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES, AND FIVE OF THOSE YEARS WERE SPECIAL ED.

ALSO DROVE THE SCHOOL BUS FOR TEN OF THOSE YEARS.

SO AND MY WIFE CURRENTLY TEACHES AT FOSTER VILLAGE ELEMENTARY AND BOTH MY KIDS ARE PRODUCTS OF BIRDVILLE K THROUGH 12 GRADUATING FROM RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

CHRIS, IS YOUR CDL STILL VALID? YES, IT IS.

LET'S TALK. OH, NO.

I THINK HE'S GOT THREE BUSINESSES HE RUNS ALREADY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

JUST WANTED TO MOVE IN TO PART OF WHAT I'M SURE WHAT EVERYBODY CROSSES EVERYBODY'S MIND ABOUT THIS.

I'M TRYING TO READ FROM UP THERE OF MOVING INTO NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR OUR DISTRICT BEGINS WITH THERE'S ACTUALLY

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ONE OF US MULLENDORE ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS HERE IT WAS BUILT IN 1955.

MY WIFE ACTUALLY BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER AT MULLENDORE WHEN IT WAS ALL THE CLASSROOMS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. WE'RE ALL OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

JUST OPEN UP THE OUTSIDE.

WE DIDN'T CLOSE [INAUDIBLE] BUT BECAUSE OF GROWTH, THAT ACTUALLY MOVED THE PROBLEM AGAIN, BACK OUT TO THE PORTABLES.

SO ANYWAY, IT WAS THE GOAL OF THIS WOULD BE TO ELIMINATE THOSE TEN PORTABLES AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM SUPPORT, CLASSROOM AND SUPPORT SPACE.

AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDS 83% OF THE COST TO BUILD.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO IF YOU'VE GOT A $10,000 CAR THAT NEEDS $8,300 WORTH OF REPAIRS, IT'S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA TO GO AHEAD AND GO FORWARD WITH THAT.

SO ANYWAY, THE OTHER SCHOOLS INVOLVED ARE A PARTNER ELEMENTARY OPPORTUNITY WITH DAVID E SMITH ELEMENTARY AND W.T.

FRANCISCO. I CAN'T SAY THOSE SCHOOLS WITHOUT SAYING THE INITIALS FIRST.

SO ANYWAY, BOTH WERE BUILT A LONG TIME AGO, 54 AND 59, AND THEY TOGETHER THEIR ENROLLMENT IS 391 AND 365.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE PORTABLE SITUATION THERE AS WELL.

AND EACH ONE OF THOSE HAVE A 63% AND 47% COST TO REBUILD.

SO. AND THEN MOVING ON TO HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.

I TOURED THIS FACILITY AND SAW THE THE ENCLOSED COURTYARD AND JUST THE INCREDIBLE NEED THAT IS THERE.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE COURTYARD WAS IN THAT KIND OF CONDITION, BUT THE BOND WOULD BE ASKING TO ENCLOSE THE COURTYARD, TO EXPAND THE CAFETERIA AND PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL ENTRANCE INTO THE LIBRARY.

AND THEN IT WOULD ALSO ADD ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS FOR DANCE AND CHEER.

AND I KNOW [INAUDIBLE] AT HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL THERE CHEER PREP IS IN THE CAFETERIA AND, YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY NEED THEIR OWN SPACE FOR THAT.

AND THEN MUCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF THE 30 YEAR OLD SEATS IN THE AUDITORIUM WITH, YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS OF GUM AND 30 YEARS OF MARKERS AND 30 YEARS OF SITTING DOWN AND STANDING UP AND SITTING DOWN, STANDING UP THAT I REMEMBER WHEN WE USED TO CALL THAT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL 30 YEARS AGO.

SO IT'S NO LONGER THAT.

SO MOVING ALSO ON TO DENTON HIGHWAY THE PURCHASE THERE OF THE THE CHURCH THAT'S THERE NOW WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FROM SHANNON.

WE'RE IN THE 74 YEAR OLD OLD HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL THAT HAS HOUSES, A LOT OF SPECIAL ED CLASSROOMS THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR OWN NEW FACILITY THERE. AND I'VE I USED TO DO THE PEST CONTROL IN THE CHURCH THERE AND I'VE SEEN THE INSIDE OF IT.

IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A RELOCATION OF, I THINK, THE BEST SPECIAL EDGE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO MOVING FORWARD, ALSO THIS WOULD WE ALSO WANT TO UPGRADE OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY UPGRADES AT ALL FACILITIES, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND UPGRADING THE AGING SECURITY CAMERAS AND DOORS, THE FIRE ALARMS AND THE ELEVATOR UPGRADES AT ALL THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS THERE.

SO AND THEN MOVING ON TO TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED, THE REPLACEMENT OF OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN THE REPLACEMENT CYCLES IN THE CURRENT 1 TO 1 STUDENT TO TECHNOLOGY RATIO THAT WAS ADOPTED DURING THE 2020 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN ALSO FOR THE TEACHER AND STAFF TECHNOLOGY AND THEN TECHNOLOGY BONDS PAID OFF IN FIVE YEARS.

ALL RIGHT, THEN. MOVING ON TO REPAIRS, THE PRIORITY ONE, REPAIRS AND UPGRADES.

AND THIS WILL BE AT ALL FACILITIES NOT BEING REBUILT ARE TO REPAIR DRAINAGE ISSUES AT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TO ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES IN AND AROUND THE NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY COURTYARD, TO SOME DEGREE ON A SMALLER SCALE, ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THINGS THAT THE HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL ONE IS AND THEN THE HVAC AND ELECTRICAL UPGRADES AND ALSO THE ROOFING REPLACEMENTS.

AND THEN THESE ARE ALL MAINTENANCE THINGS THAT EVERYBODY WOULD DO TO THEIR HOME ANYWAY.

ADDRESS THE PLUMBING, PAINTING AND FLOORING ISSUES AT VARIOUS DISTRICT LOCATIONS.

MOVING ON, WE DO HAVE A CHANGE IN THE LAW.

TO MAKE NOTE OF THE LAW NOW REQUIRES THAT CERTAIN SPECIAL PURPOSE CATEGORIES OF IMPROVEMENTS BE INCLUDED IN SEPARATE STANDALONE PROPOSITIONS. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON TO FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS.

MULTIPURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTERS AT BIRDVILLE, HALTOM AND RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS THAT INCLUDE 120 YARD FIELDS INDOORS, AND THEN THE PRESS BOXES AT ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH IS FOOTBALL, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL.

THAT'S NINE PRESS BOXES AND THEN ARTIFICIAL TURF AT ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL AND BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS.

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SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THAT AND EXPECT THAT THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO LEAD IN WITH THAT IF POSSIBLE.

SO AND THEN THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED A FOUR FOR THE BUSSES, A $5 MILLION DOLLAR, $5 MILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF 8 TO 10 ADDITIONAL BUSSES EACH YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS.

AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, I DROVE 180,000 MILES IN UNAIRCONDITIONED BUS.

THESE BUSSES ARE AIR CONDITIONED.

WE CAN FIX THAT. OKAY.

SO WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING NOW.

SO ANYWAY AND LIKE TECHNOLOGY BONDS SOLD TO BUY BUSSES WILL BE FOR A SHORTER TERM.

BISD BUSSES TYPICALLY HAVE A LIFESPAN THAT'S VERY ACCURATE.

ABOUT 15 YEARS YOU COULD 15 YEARS OUT OF A BUS WITH A DIESEL MOTOR.

THAT'S A THAT'S A VERY GOOD WHICH WE HAVE A GREAT MAINTENANCE PARTNER TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

SO ALL RIGHT.

SO OUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, OUR PROPOSAL IMPACTS EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS.

THE COMMITTEE RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY REPLACEMENT FACILITIES, RENOVATIONS AND MULTIPLE FACILITIES, MAINTAINING CURRENT REPLACEMENT CYCLES FOR STUDENT AND STAFF TECHNOLOGY DEVICES, AND FUNDING FOR OUR HVAC, ELECTRICAL AND ROOFING. UPGRADES FOR BUILDINGS NOT BEING REPLACED IN THE BOND PACKAGE.

HELLO, I'M CANDACE BISHOP, AND YOU CAN RELAX THIS IS NOT A PTA MEETING.

THIS WILL BE MUCH, MUCH MORE BRIEF.

I WANT TO RECAP THE PROPOSAL FROM OUR COMMITTEE.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO REBUILD, MULLENDORE ELEMENTARY, BUILD A PARTNER SCHOOL FOR SMITH AND FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DANCE AND CHEER CLASSROOMS AT HALTOM HIGH, EXPAND THE HALTOM HIGH CAFETERIA, ENHANCE SAFETY AND SECURITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT, PROVIDE FOR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS, PROVIDE NEEDED FINE ARTS AND ATHLETIC UPGRADES TO PROVIDE EQUITY WITH OTHER DISTRICTS, AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS CRITICAL FACILITIES NEEDS FOR SYSTEMS WELL PAST THEIR LIFE CYCLES.

BISD HAS ALWAYS DONE A LOT FOR MANY YEARS WITH VERY LITTLE, AND THE COMMITTEE HOPES THAT THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE LONG RANGE FACILITIES PLANS.

SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR PROCESS AND THE PRODUCT.

I THINK YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT HOW WE STARTED OFF WITH A LARGER GROUP AND KIND OF PAIRED IT DOWN TO ULTIMATELY COME UP WITH WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE THE BEST PACKAGE TO OFFER.

SO WE OFFER THIS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS OUR BEST WORK, AND WE BELIEVE IT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE CAN BOTH DEFEND AND PROMOTE THIS TO OUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS.

IT'S WITH GREAT PRIDE AND EXCITEMENT THAT AS MEMBERS OF THE 2022 BOND PLANNING COMMITTEE, WE RECOMMEND THIS $359.8 MILLION PACKAGE TO THE BOARD AS THE MOST FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PACKAGE.

SO THE BOND PLANNING COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL SUPPORT A BOND PACKAGE THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES TO HELP STUDENTS AND PROTECT OUR STAFF, PROVIDE ONE UPDATED AND TWO NEW FACILITIES THAT ARE SAFER AND ENERGY EFFICIENT, AND FACILITIES THAT MEET EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, THUS ELIMINATING 26 PORTABLE CLASSROOMS, ELIMINATING THREE ADDITIONAL AGING, INEFFICIENT FACILITIES AND A PORTION OF THE TRAIN AND LEARNING CENTER.

THIS PROVIDES FINANCIAL EFFICIENCIES THROUGH A PARTNER SCHOOL AND PROVIDES FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO ADD IT'S NOT UP THERE, BUT OVER THE LAST FEW BOND PACKAGES IN 2014, WE ELIMINATED 32 PORTABLE CLASSROOMS. IN 2018, WE ELIMINATED 50 PORTABLE CLASSROOMS FOR A TOTAL OF 82 PORTABLE CLASSROOMS THAT WERE ELIMINATED, WHICH IMPACTS 1804 STUDENTS, ALLOWING THEM TO ACTUALLY BE BACK IN THE BUILDING AND OUT OF THOSE PORTABLES.

OUR PROPOSAL WOULD, FOR 2022, WOULD ELIMINATE 26 ADDITIONAL PORTABLES, WHICH WOULD IMPACT 572 STUDENTS.

SO THE MESSAGE YOU CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM THIS COMMITTEE IS THIS IS A FINANCIALLY PRUDENT PACKAGE.

IT CONTINUES MOVING US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, A DIRECTION THAT WE MUST FOLLOW AND WITH OUR GREAT CONVICTION, COMMIT TO CONTINUE.

WHY? BECAUSE IT IS WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR CHILDREN.

I HAVE THREE CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.

I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE PTA A LOT.

AND I FEEL LIKE EVEN THOUGH THIS MAY THERE MAY BE CERTAIN REBUILDS, THERE ARE CERTAIN SCHOOLS THAT ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN OTHERS.

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AND THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON EVERYONE.

SO THE MESSAGE FROM THIS COMMITTEE IS THE SAME AS WAS SHARED IN 2014, 2018 AND IN 2022 DOING NOTHING IS NOT REALLY AN OPTION.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT THIS PROPOSAL TO YOU THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WE WANT TO THANK ALL THESE MEMBERS OF THE 2022 BOND PLANNING COMMITTEE THAT WERE ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE BOARD MEETING OR FEEL FREE TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME.

NOW WE'LL HAVE A GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, GASB STATE 54 UPDATE.

[I2. Governmental Accounting Standard Board (GASB) Statement 54 Update]

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU. SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST ONE I'VE EVER DONE.

YOU'LL JUST LOVE IT. SO.

OH, ARE YOU WAITING ON ME? OKAY, THERE WE GO.

WELL, IF YOU REMEMBER BACK IN MAY, AS WE WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION DURING OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP, I TOLD YOU THAT THERE WERE SOME NEW SCHOOLS FIRST INDICATORS THAT WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATING TO OUR FUND BALANCE POLICY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY OUTLINED IN GASB 54.

SO LITTLE HISTORY ON GASB 54, GASB STANDS FOR GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD.

THESE ARE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY IN OUR AUDIT AND IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THIS PARTICULAR STANDARD CAME OUT IN MARCH OF 2009, EFFECTIVE FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING IN JULY OF 2011.

AND AT THAT TIME, THE BOARD DID PASS A RESOLUTION TO LAY OUT SOME OF THE FACTORS IN GASB.

THE NEW STATEMENT WAS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE USEFULNESS OF HOW FUND BALANCE IS BROKEN OUT, JUST BASICALLY GIVING A LITTLE MORE STRUCTURE.

AND IT APPLIES TO FUND BALANCES IN THE GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.

SO WHAT GATSBY BASICALLY DID WAS PROVIDE NEW CATEGORIES.

THEY JUST RENAMED A LOT OF THE ITEMS. SO IN A HIERARCHY WE HAVE THE NON SPENDABLE FUND BALANCE WHICH REPRESENTS THE VALUE OF OUR INVENTORY OR ANY PREPAID ITEMS THAT WE HAVE AT YEAR IN.

WE HAVE RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE, WHICH ARE THINGS THAT ARE CONSTRAINED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES BY SOME OTHER EXTERNAL PARTY LIKE OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND, CAPITAL PROJECTS AND OF COURSE ANY OF OUR GRANT FUNDS.

WE HAVE THE COMMITTED FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S SET ASIDE BY THIS WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT THAT THE BOARD SPECIFICALLY HAS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT.

THERE'S AN ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE THAT CAN BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD, OR IT CAN THAT AUTHORITY CAN BE DELEGATED TO AN OFFICIAL IN THE DISTRICT.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE UNASSIGNED IS WHATEVER'S LEFT OVER, BASICALLY.

SO THE BOARD DID PASS SOME GASB INFORMATION BACK IN 2011.

BUT IN 2014, WE BROUGHT BACK SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO YOU.

AT THE TIME, IT WAS BECAUSE OF A DIFFERENT SCHOOL'S FIRST INDICATOR, WHICH HAS NOW CHANGED.

BUT JUST LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT OUR CURRENT POLICY STATES.

SO WE CURRENTLY IN THE COMMITTED AREAS, WE SET ASIDE 2.6 MILLION FOR FUTURE PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES FOR COMPENSATED ABSENCES.

SO WHEN OUR EMPLOYEES RETIRE FROM THE DISTRICT, IF THEY'VE HAD FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, THEN THEY GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR ANY LEFT OVER DISTRICT LOCAL SICK DAYS.

15% OF NEXT YEAR'S ADOPTED BUDGET IS SET ASIDE AS THE MINIMUM OF OUR COMMITTED FUND BALANCE.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING HERE IN JUST A MINUTE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO.

FUND BALANCE IN THE ASSIGNED CATEGORY.

YOU DELEGATED THAT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE BACK IN 2014 BECAUSE AT THE TIME THE STATE WAS MONITORING THE UNASSIGNED BALANCES.

AND SO IF THERE WAS TOO MUCH MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN IN THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES, THEN IT COULD COST US POINTS IN SCHOOLS FIRST.

SO YOU DELEGATED THIS.

ANYTHING THE BOARD ACTION, ANY BOARD ACTION THE BOARD TAKES HAS TO BE DONE PRIOR TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF YEAR END ENTRIES.

WE HAVE PAYROLL ACCRUALS THROUGH AUGUST.

SO THIS UNASSIGNED PERMISSION THAT YOU GAVE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ALLOWS US TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ASSIGNED BALANCES AT YEAR END IN CASE IT'S GOING TO PUT US IN JEOPARDY ON THAT SCHOOL'S FIRST INDICATOR.

SO BASICALLY, IT JUST GIVES US SOME OPPORTUNITIES AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT US, WHEN WE LOOK AT SCHOOLS FIRST.

AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE THAT THE BOARD DID WAS ALL CAMPUS ACTIVITY FUNDS, WHICH ARE IN A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.

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AND THEN AT THE TIME IT WAS THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND WAS COMMITTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SO THAT'S WHERE OUR CURRENT POLICY STANDS.

SO THE SCHOOL'S FIRST INDICATOR THAT WAS NEW LAST YEAR, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THIS.

AS YOU KNOW, OUR SCHOOL'S FIRST INDICATORS ARE ALWAYS EXTREMELY CONFUSING.

BASICALLY WHAT THIS SAYS IS THAT OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD, THEY'RE NOW NOT JUST LOOKING AT UNASSIGNED, THEY'RE COMBINING ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED TOGETHER, AND THEY DON'T WANT A LOT OF MOVEMENT IN THOSE BALANCES.

SO IF YOUR BALANCES DROP TOO LOW BASED ON ON THESE CATEGORIES, REALLY LESS THAN 25%, THEN YOU END UP LOSING THIS INDICATOR AND IT'S AN AUTOMATIC B ON YOUR SCHOOLS FIRST.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING IT TO YOU TONIGHT, SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE POLICY SO THAT WE ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF A NEGATIVE IMPLICATION ON THIS INDICATOR.

SO LET ME GO OVER THE RECOMMENDATION.

YOU GUYS KNOW THAT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH COVID, WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY.

MOST OF THAT OCCURRED IN 20 19-20 WHEN WE CLOSED THE DISTRICT IN MID-MARCH.

WE STOP SPENDING MONEY AND THE STATE HELD US HARMLESS.

SO WE GOT OUR FULL FUNDING FOR THE YEAR, BUT WE CLOSED OUR BUILDINGS, SO WE ACTUALLY PUT ABOUT 13 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY BENEFITING US RIGHT NOW. NOW, RIGHT NOW, THE BOARD IS USING SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WE HAD DURING THAT YEAR TO HELP US DURING THIS FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY THAT WE'RE HAVING AS A RESULT OF LOST ENROLLMENT.

AND SO AS WE START HAVING TO SPIN DOWN, EVEN THOUGH OUR FUND BALANCE IS VERY HEALTHY, SO WE START TO SPEND IT DOWN, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BALANCING OUT THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES SO WE DON'T SPEND ONE DOWN TOO QUICKLY AND COST US ON THIS PARTICULAR INDICATOR.

SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TONIGHT IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE ANY GENERAL FUND EXCESS REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES ADDED TO THE COMMITTED FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF EACH YEAR AND BE SET ASIDE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

SO LET ME EXPLAIN THIS A LITTLE BIT.

YOU MAY BE SAYING, WELL, I THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING SOME STRUGGLES MEETING BUDGET, BUT WHAT THIS DOES IS, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF EACH YEAR WE UNDERSPEND OUR BUDGETS AND WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF SUMMER PROJECTS.

IN FACT, YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES FOR US FOR THIS SUMMER.

AND SO WHEN THOSE PROJECTS AREN'T COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THOSE MONIES ARE UNSPENT.

AND WE HAVE A BOARD ITEM COMING UP ABOUT ROLLING PROJECT MONEY.

AND SO WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS WE END UP WITH EXCESS REVENUE JUST BECAUSE THE PROJECT IS NOT COMPLETED AND IT ENDS UP INCREASING THAT ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE THE NEXT YEAR, THOSE DOLLARS GET SPENT.

SO FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE THE WISDOM CENTER PURCHASE, WHICH IS AROUND $8 MILLION.

WE WILL NOT HAVE THAT ONE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE WE CAN'T CLOSE UNTIL THE END OF JULY.

SO THAT $8 MILLION IS NOT GOING TO BE SPENT BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DOLLARS SET ASIDE AND COMMITTED SO WE CAN COVER THOSE FUTURE EXPENDITURES.

THE DENTON HIGHWAY PROPERTY AS YOU HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED IT WOULD BE FROM THAT THOSE COMMITTED FUNDS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING ASSIGNED TO THAT COMMITTED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

NOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE CONFUSING, SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN EXPLAIN IT.

WHEN WE WHEN YOU WHEN WE THE BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF THE DENTON HIGHWAY PROPERTY, WE SAID THAT THAT MONEY WOULD COME FROM COMMITTED FUND BALANCE.

BUT IF YOU REMEMBER, OUR POLICY SAYS THAT AT A MINIMUM, COMMITTED FUND BALANCE WILL BE AT 15% OF NEXT YEAR'S ADOPTED BUDGET. SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN EXPLAIN THIS, BECAUSE IN MY HEAD I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT IT'S KIND OF HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHEN THE COMMITTED WHEN THE WHEN THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY CLOSES AND WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

WHAT I WANT IT TO DO IS COME OUT OF THAT REQUIRED 15% BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS IT COME OUT OF THE ASSIGNED OR UNASSIGNED AND THAT MONEY GET MOVED UP INTO COMMITTED TO COVER THE PURCHASE.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP ASSIGNED AN UNASSIGNED LEVEL AND EVERY ALL THESE TRANSACTIONS WE'RE DOING END UP IN THAT COMMITTED AREA.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN LASTLY, I'VE ADDED THIS IN.

IT'S A LITTLE UNORTHODOX, BUT WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK AND THE AUDITORS HAVE NEVER REALLY QUESTIONED ANYTHING THE BOARD WANTED TO DO, WAS THAT WE LET WE ADD A COMMENT IN THAT SAYS THE COMMITTED FUND BALANCE WILL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY TO ENSURE THE ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED BALANCES ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL FIRST INDICATORS RELATED TO CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE. NOW I COULD GET A LITTLE PUSHBACK ON THAT, BUT JUST IN CASE, I THOUGHT WHY NOT ASK FOR IT? BECAUSE IN THE PAST WE'VE DONE A FEW UNORTHODOX THINGS IN OUR COMMITTED FUND BALANCE POLICY WITH THE BOARD AND THE AUDITORS HAVE BEEN FINE WITH IT, BUT THIS GIVES US A LITTLE MORE PROTECTION.

WE FIND OURSELVES AT THE END OF THE YEAR JUST NEEDING TO MAKE A FEW TWEAKS AND ADJUSTMENTS.

THIS WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

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AND WHO WOULD WE MAKE THAT VOTE OR WOULD THAT BE DELEGATED? IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DELEGATED FOR THAT LAST PIECE.

SO BASICALLY, YOU'RE LETTING YOU'RE TELLING US THAT YOU WANT THAT FUND COMMITTED, FUND BALANCE ADJUSTED AT YEAR END TO MAKE SURE WE PROBABLY WILL NOT NEED TO DO THIS.

BUT THE BOARD CANNOT CHANGE COMMITTED FUND BALANCE AFTER YEAR END.

SO LIKE I SAID, THE AUDITOR, I THINK THE WAY I'VE LAID OUT ALL THE DOLLARS SO FAR WITH THE FIRST TWO, WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE ON FUND BALANCE.

BUT I THOUGHT, WHY NOT JUST THROW IN ONE MORE CATEGORY JUST IN CASE WE FIND OURSELVES IN A SITUATION? I DON'T THINK WE WILL BE THERE.

I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT I'VE GOT THE PIECES IN PLACE BECAUSE I'VE DONE A NUMBER OF SCENARIOS WITH FUND BALANCE.

NOW, WE'LL BE BRINGING THIS BACK NEXT SPRING DURING BUDGET TIME AND WE'LL BE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AGAIN PROBABLY TO THIS POLICY.

BUT OUR PURPOSE IS TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE.

YES, WITH THE NEW GASB 54 RULES AND BECAUSE OF THE PURCHASE OF NOT JUST BECAUSE, BUT THE PURCHASE OF THE WISDOM CENTER, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT $8 MILLION OR $7.75 MILLION DOESN'T AFFECT OUR FIRST RATING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO KEEP, LIKE SHE SAID, A CERTAIN AMOUNT LEVEL IN THE COMMITTED AND UNCOMMITTED FUND BALANCES.

SO IT NEEDS WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS IT ALREADY IT NEEDS TO GO AHEAD AND BE APPROVED TO BE MOVED TO OUTSIDE OF THAT CATEGORY, ESSENTIALLY.

SO THAT SO IT'S NOT A DING ON THE FIRST BECAUSE OF THE NEW RULES.

RIGHT. AND LET'S THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY.

SO WE CAN'T CLOSE ON THE ON THE FACILITY UNTIL JULY.

SO WE KNOW THAT 8 MILLION IS GOING TO BE UNSPENT.

SO LET'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE, THAT THE THAT OUR REVENUES OVER EXPENSES WERE THAT EXACT $8 MILLION.

WHAT WOULD END UP HAPPENING IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO START WITH THAT REQUIRED 15% THAT 8 MILLION WOULD BASICALLY AT THE END OF THIS YEAR INCREASE OUR ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED BY 8 MILLION. THEN ONCE WE CLOSED ON IT NEXT YEAR, IT WOULD REDUCE IT.

SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A THREE YEAR AVERAGE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN EIGHT UP AND AN EIGHT DOWN THAT QUICKLY JUST BECAUSE OF TIMING OF CLOSING ON THE PROPERTY. YEAH, I PROBABLY JUST WANT TO SEE THE LANGUAGE IN THE DELEGATION IS TO AS TO WHAT I MEAN WHAT TO SAY EXACTLY.

TO BE ABLE TO DO IT JUST ENOUGH TO STAY WITHIN COMPLIANCE.

YES, SIR. IN CASE IT'S NEEDED.

IT'S NOT I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED.

RIGHT. LET'S LET'S MAKE SURE THERE'S A THERE'S A THERE'S A SOME RESTRICTIONS ON SO THAT IT'S USED TO JUST TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAS TO BE USED.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

AND THIS IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE DONE IN JUNE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION, WHEN WITH THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU APPROVE, THERE IS A RESOLUTION IN YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT THAT COVERS BASICALLY JUST EXACTLY LIKE THESE ARE.

SO IF THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE, THAT'S FINE.

I DO BELIEVE I'VE COVERED US IN THE FIRST TWO BULLETS.

IT WAS JUST I THOUGHT, WHY NOT PUT THAT LAST LITTLE PIECE IN IN CASE WE NEEDED IT? RICHARD, A FELLOW WITH JOE SAYING, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD IS INFORMED IMMEDIATELY.

YES, SIR, THAT IT'S BEING DONE.

YOU KNOW, NOT WAIT TILL AUDIT TIME OR NOT WAIT UNTIL WE DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

WE'RE DOING THIS.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTROL THAT FUND BALANCE.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

WE'LL GET OFF NUMBER THREE. NUMBER ONE.

LET'S GO BACK TO NUMBER ONE. WHAT IF I KNEW THAT THAT WAS EXCESS REVENUES FOR SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES CAPITAL PROJECTS? THE BOARD AND WE WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE BOARD COULD SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANY CAPITAL PROJECTS THIS SUMMER BECAUSE WE NEED THAT MONEY TO PAY SALARIES.

THIS IS TELLING ME IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT PART.

WELL, ANYTHING THAT WE PUTTING IN A COMMITTED REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PURPOSE.

AND SO THE REASON I SAID CAPITAL PROJECTS IS THAT'S THE STANDARD THING.

THE BOARD CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH THE MONEY.

IT'S JUST YEAR END MR. DAVIS SO THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY.

THIS IS A POINT IN TIME THAT IF WE HAVE EXCESS REVENUE, IT GOES IN FOR CAPITAL PROJECT.

IF IN SEPTEMBER YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO USE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE, ALL THE BOARD DOES IS HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.

IT'S FOR CAPITAL. THAT'S RIGHT.

WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE.

YES, SIR. THIS IS A ONE DAY THING.

THIS IS ALL IT IS.

THIS ONE DAY AT JUNE 30TH, THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON JULY ONE.

YOU GUYS CAN JUNE 30, WE ARE SIGNING IT SOMEWHERE.

ABSOLUTELY. IT'S JUST FOR AUDIT PURPOSES, NOT JUST TO GENERAL FUND.

THAT'S CORRECT. WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE.

THAT'S WHY IT'S THE COMMITTED BALANCE IS ALL ABOUT WHAT THE GOVERNING BODY WANTS IT TO BE.

IT'S THIS IS NOT PERMANENT IN ANY FORM OR FASHION OVER HERE.

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I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD BE AN EXCITING PRESENTATION FOR IT.

THANK YOU, KATIE.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION.

[J. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION]

MR. DILKS, PRESIDENT DILKS.

MINE IS NOT SO EXCITING.

SO JENNIFER MILLER, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF INTERVENTIONS, IS HERE TO PRESENT INFORMATION ABOUT STATE COMPENSATORY PROGRAMS AND FUNDING AND TO SHOW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHICH WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO BY THE TEA.

SO, JENNIFER, THANK YOU.

I DO ACTUALLY THINK IT'S EXCITING AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY I WAS WAITING.

YOU KNEW I WAS RIGHT.

IT'S BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT SERVING OUR KIDS THAT ARE AT RISK.

THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S EXCITING.

SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMPENSATORY EDUCATION.

SO WE ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.

AND THE PURPOSE IS, OF COURSE, IS TO ALLOW ANY QUESTIONS OR PUBLIC TO SPEAK.

THIS IS A HEAVY LIFT.

WE HAVE ONE OUT OF EVERY TWO STUDENTS IS AN AT RISK STUDENT IN BIRDVILLE ISD.

WITH THAT, THAT MEANS THAT IT TAKES A TEAM OF PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OFFER THE RIGHT SUPPORTS AND THE RIGHT SYSTEMS IN PLACE.

SO THIS IS OUR TEAM FROM CODING TO SUPPORT TO WATCHING THE FUNDING AND THE AND THE SPENDING.

SO THE GOAL OF STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION IS TRULY TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO REDUCE DISPARITY.

SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT KIDS THAT DON'T DO WELL ON ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND KIDS THAT ARE AT RISK FOR DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL OR THAT ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

BUT THE PURPOSE IS TO USE IT TO INCREASE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH IS AGAIN WHY I CAN GET EXCITED.

AND REALLY DR. CLARKE LIKES IT TOO.

AND TO REDUCE THE DROPOUT AGAIN, I JUST THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS YEAR WE HAD 12 TEEN PARENTS THAT WERE SENIORS, 12 GRADUATED.

THAT TO ME IS A VERY.

YES, YES, YES, MA'AM.

AND THAT ABSOLUTELY FALLS IN THE STATE COMP REALM.

SO THERE ARE 15 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS THAT COULD PUT THEM IN THE CATEGORY FOR BEING AT RISK, FOR NOT GRADUATING IN BIRDVILLE 39% OF OUR STUDENTS AND IN THE AT RISK CATEGORY.

SO LET ME SAY THAT PART AGAIN.

I DIDN'T I DON'T THINK I DID A VERY GOOD JOB.

OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IT'S GOING TO BE 59% THAT ARE CODED AT RISK.

39% OF IN THAT POPULATION ARE COATED THAT WAY BECAUSE THEY ARE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT.

AND THEN WE HAVE 36 THAT HAVE FAILED STARR AND 13 THAT HAVE FAILED THAT PRE-K THROUGH THREE READINESS ASSESSMENT.

SO THE OTHER CATEGORIES ARE A LITTLE BIT LESS, BUT STILL EVERY BIT AS IMPORTANT.

THE STATE COMP FUNDING IS USED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL.

SO WE GATHER IT FROM THE STATE BASED ON THESE TWO FACTORS.

WE GET EXTRA MONEY IF WE IDENTIFY A STUDENT THAT IS PREGNANT AND THEN EVERY STUDENT THAT IS CODED ECONOMICALLY OR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED.

IT'S AN INTERCHANGEABLE WORD WITH T.A.

THAT'S WHY I HAVE THEM BOTH UP THERE.

SO HERE'S WHERE IT REALLY HITS HOME FOR US RIGHT NOW IN THIS DISTRICT PRIOR TO HOUSE BILL THREE.

IT WAS BASED ON THE NATIONAL FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM, AND THEN THEY USE THE AVERAGE FROM THAT NATIONAL REGISTRY.

BUT NOW IT'S BASED ON THE STUDENTS DESIGNATION.

SO THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE HAD TO WORK REALLY HARD TO IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS TO GAIN THAT SPECIAL STATE COMP, THAT ALLOTMENT.

NOW THAT THE STATE HAS GONE BACK AND SAID EVERYBODY HAS TO FILL OUT A FREE AND REDUCED APPLICATION, WE'RE BACK ON THE MARKETING CAMPAIGN BECAUSE IT REALLY WILL ONLY HELP US IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS THAT NEED THE HELP, BUT IT WILL ALSO HELP US GAIN THE FUNDS TO DO THAT.

SO IN BIRDVILLE WE RECEIVE OVER $20 MILLION TO TAKE CARE OF THESE STUDENTS.

AND THEN THE WAY THAT HAS SUSPENDED WITH THE STATE ALLOTMENT IS YOU HAVE TO SPEND AT LEAST 55%.

WE ALWAYS GO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THAT.

WE DON'T NORMALLY SPEND 100%, BUT WE ALWAYS SPEND AT LEAST 55% TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE.

IN BIRDVILLE WE HAVE 13,438 STUDENTS ARE AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, 59.69% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE AT RISK FOR NOT GRADUATING.

I WILL TELL YOU, I ENJOYED THE BOND PRESENTATION ON A SIDE NOTE BECAUSE I AM A PRODUCT OF BIRDVILLE.

I WENT TO MALL INDOOR WHEN IT WAS AN OPEN HALLWAY OUTSIDE AND THEN OF COURSE MY KIDS HAVE GONE HERE K THROUGH 12 AND I'VE TAUGHT HERE SINCE 93.

THESE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP.

I SEE IT EVERY DAY WITH THE STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE IN THOSE FAMILIES.

SO THAT'S WHY, HONESTLY, I'M VERY PROUD TO BE IN THIS DEPARTMENT AND WORK WITH THESE KIDS.

I THINK WE MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

I DID BREAK IT DOWN JUST SO THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THE DATA.

I DID IT FROM GREATEST TO LEAST IN THE GRADE SPANS.

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AND THEN HERE IS ELEMENTARY.

YOU FEEL? YES, MA'AM.

I CHOOSE TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS A PERCENTAGE OF AT RISK.

AND AND I THINK AT TIMES WE FORGET THAT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IS SITTING THERE WITH 57% OF OUR KIDS AT RISK.

SO IT'S NOT TOO FAR OFF FROM WHAT IS AT HOME.

I THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.

YES, I DO, TOO. SO HOW DO WE TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS? THESE ARE THE PRIMARY FUNDED POSITIONS THAT WE USE STATE COMBAT FUNDS TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS.

AND THEN WE DO OFFER SOME SPECIALIZED READING AND MATH PROGRAMS AS WELL.

AND WE ALSO COVER SOME SUMMER SCHOOL EXPENSES.

SO IT'S EXCITED TO HEAR OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TALK ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE IN SUMMER SCHOOL TONIGHT.

AND SO REALLY GOING FORWARD, WE PLAN TO SEND IT, SPIN IT IN A VERY SIMILAR FASHION.

WE DO FEEL LIKE WE ARE MAKING GAINS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND WE ALSO WILL CONDUCT AN EVALUATION AND HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING NEXT SUMMER.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER THAT YOU SAID IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PUBLICLY COMMEND JENNIFER MILLER FOR THE WORK SHE DOES.

SHE SHE TRULY HAS A HEART AND WAS ONE OF THE MOST COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE I KNOW TO GO TO REALLY SERVE THIS POPULATION GROUP.

AND IT'S NOT IT'S JUST THE STORIES THAT I COULD TELL YOU ABOUT.

THE WORK THAT SHE DOES ALONG WITH HER STAFF IS JUST ADMIRABLE.

I WON'T I WON'T REPEAT BECAUSE DR.

CLARK SAID IT SO ELOQUENTLY AND SHE BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH.

BUT THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

HONESTLY, SHE IS.

SHE AND DR.

CLARK SAID IT BEST, ONE OF THE MOST COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE.

PERFECT PERSON TO DO WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR DISTRICT.

SO THANK YOU. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE.

THANK YOU. SHE COMES FROM GOOD STOCK.

SHE GETS IT FROM HER MOTHER, NOT HER FATHER.

AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING, TEACHING HER DAUGHTERS.

AND SO, I MEAN, THEY WERE INCREDIBLE GIRLS.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING STATE CONCEPT, COMPENSATORY EDUCATION? ANYBODY OUT THERE? ALL RIGHT. IF ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE NO SENSE THERE'S NO PERSON PRESENT WHO WANTS TO SPEAK CONCERNING THIS ITEM? THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG HERE, INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEMS PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE 2020

[K1. Proposed 2022-23 Budget Amendment for 2021-22 Incomplete Projects]

KATIE BOWMAN YES, SIR.

SO WE HAVE AN INFORMATION ITEM THAT WE BRING TO YOU GUYS EVERY JUNE WHERE WE PROJECT WHAT WE THINK THE BUDGETS WILL BE FOR INCOMPLETE PROJECTS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.

THERE IS AROUND $13 MILLION JUST FOR GENERAL FUND.

BUT IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WE HAVE THE DENTON HIGHWAY PROJECT.

WE ALSO HAVE THE HARDIMAN STORM DAMAGE, REPAIRS.

WE HAVE BUSSES THAT YOU APPROVED AND THE BUS SOFTWARE.

SO THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF IT.

AND YOU CAN SEE A LISTING THERE IN YOUR PACKET OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND SOME OF THE THINGS, MANY OF IT THAT JUST PROJECTS THAT EITHER WE COULDN'T COMPLETE BY THE END OF JUNE OR THINGS THAT WE COULDN'T GET DELIVERED.

AND SO THIS IS AN ESTIMATE AND NEXT MONTH WE WILL EVALUATE AND SEE WHAT THINGS WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO BE DELIVERED OR COMPLETED BY THE END OF JUNE.

AND THEN WE'LL ADJUST THOSE NUMBERS WHEN WE BRING THEM TO YOU FOR ACTION.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

CAN WE GET AN UPDATE NEXT MONTH OF HOW WE ARE ON HARDIMAN REPAIRS? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO KATIE? ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL HAVE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BOARD POLICY, DC LOCAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT LEAVES AND ABSENCES.

[K2. Proposed Revisions to Board Policy DEC (LOCAL) Compensation and Benefits: Leaves and Absences]

WE HAVE OUR BENEFITS SPECIALISTS TONIGHT.

SUSAN DIPPOLITO AND I HAVE PRACTICED HOW TO PRONOUNCE HER NAME.

SO SHE SHE GAVE ME SOME HINTS ON THAT.

SHE HAS DONE A FABULOUS JOB WITH OUR BENEFIT PLANS.

AND WE HAVE A PROPOSAL TONIGHT TO ADD A BENEFIT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND SHE HAS DONE A SURVEY.

SO I'M GOING TO LET HER TAKE OVER FROM HERE.

GOOD EVENING. YES, MY NAME IS SUSAN DIPPOLITO.

I AM THE BENEFIT SPECIALIST FOR THE DISTRICT.

BACK IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD CONDUCTED AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SATISFACTION SURVEY AND THE NUMBER ONE REQUEST THAT WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED ON THAT WAS

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THIS IS. OOPS, SORRY.

I KNEW I WAS GOING TO FORGET TO DO SOMETHING.

SO WITH THIS REQUEST, IT'S VERY.

OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I'M SORRY. IT'S ON YOUR SCREENS AS WELL.

SO, LIKE I SAID, THE THE THE ALMOST 50% OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY REQUESTED ADDITIONAL LEAVE TO CARE FOR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

THE THERE ARE NO OPTIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE FOR A BENEFIT LIKE THAT.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, I CAN GO OUT IN THE MARKETPLACE AND I CAN GET INCOME REPLACEMENT FOR MY OWN DISABILITY, BUT THERE IS NO INCOME REPLACEMENT IF YOU'RE GOING OUT BECAUSE YOU NEED TO CARE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS CANCER OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

SO WE KNOW THAT AN EMPLOYEE IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT IS GOING TO TAKE THAT TIME OFF ANYWAY.

AND SO OUR RECOMMENDATION TO EXPAND OUR SICK BANK WOULD ACTUALLY NOT COST THE DISTRICT ANYTHING ADDITIONAL.

SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PLAN WAS VIABLE.

SO WE DID GO OUT AND SURVEY 22 DISTRICTS.

13 OF THOSE DISTRICTS ACTUALLY COVER CARE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH A SICK BANK OR A SICK POOL.

AND THEN OF THOSE DISTRICTS, THERE ARE SIX THAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY SURVEY FOR LIKE OUR SALARY PURPOSES.

AND OF THOSE SIX FOUR OFFER FAMILY CARE COVERAGE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS TO CONSIDER IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SICK BANK STAYS SOLUBLE.

AND NONE OF THE DISTRICTS IN THE PAST DECADE HAVE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH ACTUALLY GOING BELOW THEIR FLOOR, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SICK BANK DAYS IN ORDER TO COVER. SO THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO LOOK AT.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE COMPARE VERY SIMILARLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE AMOUNT OF DAYS THAT WE REQUIRE TO BE DONATED AND THE AMOUNT THAT'S ACTUALLY ALLOWED.

SO ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS TO DEFINE A FAMILY MEMBER.

AND OF THE 13 DISTRICTS THAT OFFER FAMILY CARE COVERAGE, THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY OF HOW YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY DEFINE THAT.

SIX OF THOSE DISTRICTS ACTUALLY USE THEIR DC LOCAL POLICY, WHICH IS A VERY, VERY BROAD DEFINITION.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE OTHER HALF OF THE DISTRICTS TYPICALLY REFINE IT TO SPOUSE, CHILDREN, PARENTS, SIBLINGS, OR SOMETHING WITHIN THAT REALM.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION AND ALSO IN LINE WITH TASB RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO AHEAD AND EXPAND THE BANK USAGE USING A SIMILAR DEFINITION TO FMLA, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE BASICALLY SPOUSE, CHILDREN AND PARENTS.

ALONG WITH THAT, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A 30 DAY MAXIMUM FOR THE YEAR THAT AN EMPLOYEE CAN USE FOR THEIR OWN.

SO WE WOULD DO 20 DAYS THAT THEY CAN USE FOR THEIR FAMILY MEMBER AND UP TO 30 DAYS FOR A COMBINATION OF FAMILY MEMBER AND THEMSELVES. AND THEN THAT WOULD ALSO BE A TOTAL OF 90 DAYS FOR THE LIFETIME MAX DURING THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DISTRICT.

AND THAT'S IT. AND AS WE NORMALLY BRING TO YOU OVER TWO MEETINGS POLICY CHANGES WITH OUR BENEFITS, OPEN ENROLLMENT STARTING IN AUGUST, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT IF YOU ARE, WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD MAYBE WITH THIS BENEFIT THAT WE COULD BRING THIS TO YOU FOR ACTION ITEM IN JULY RATHER THAN BRINGING IT BACK AGAIN FOR DISCUSSION IN WAITING UNTIL AUGUST.

I'M FINE WITH THAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? ANOTHER GOOD BENEFIT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE HOPE SO. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HEAR ABOUT A PROPOSED SINGLE LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HALTOM CITY.

[K3. Proposed Interlocal Agreement with Haltom City (Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon System for Carson Street)]

SKIP BASKERVILLE.

THANK YOU, SIR. BISD IN HALTOM CITY RECENTLY DISCUSSED SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AT CARSON STREET BETWEEN BIRDVILLE ELEMENTARY AND THE SHANNON HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY. I'VE ASKED DR.

JOSEPH SHOWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT SERVICES, TO COME FORWARD AND DISCUSS THIS PROPOSAL.

DR. SHOWELL. THANK YOU, SIR.

PRESIDENT DILKS WARD.

DR. STINSON.

THE CARSON STREET PROJECT BEGAN WITH A MEETING BETWEEN DONNIE BROWN, OUR OWN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, AND THEN MR. MAZAC, THE SUPERVISOR OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT.

[01:10:05]

GREG.

HALTOM CITY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND JONATHAN ELLIOTT, HALTOM CITY SIGN SIGNAL SPECIALIST.

WE ACTUALLY MET IN OUR STUDENT SERVICES OFFICE AND WENT OUTSIDE, LOOKED AT THE AREAS THAT YOU SEE.

IN SHORT, THE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON CARSON GOES EXTREMELY FAST.

WE HAVE THE SIGNS THAT YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN A STRONG ENOUGH DETERRENT TO SLOW THE TRAFFIC DOWN.

WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT USE THOSE CROSSWALKS GOING TO THE DAEP.

WE HAVE STUDENTS COMING TO THE MULTILINGUAL SERVICES AREA OF THE BUILDING.

WE HAVE PARENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT USE THOSE CROSSWALKS AS WELL.

AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE, THE CROSSWALK LEADING TO THE DAEP IS NOT ADA ACCESSIBLE.

AND SO THERE IS A NEED TO HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE TRAFFIC SPEED AND PROVIDE ADA ACCESSIBLE RAMPS FOR THOSE THAT NEED IT.

AND SO THE PROPOSED SOLUTION, AFTER WE ALL MET, WAS TO INSTALL TWO RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASH BEACONS.

WE WOULD INSTALL THOSE.

HOWEVER, THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADA RAMPS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THOSE SYSTEMS WOULD BE KEPT BY THE CITY OF HALTOM.

AND YOU SEE, HERE IS CARSON.

AS WE COME, WE WOULD HAVE BEACONS ON THESE AREAS RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT HERE.

AND THIS IS THE DAP RAMP THAT WOULD BE MADE ADA ACCESSIBLE.

SO THE SYSTEM REQUESTED IS A $25,000 COST PER SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD BE TWO BEACONS, ONE AT EACH CROSSWALK. THE ESTIMATED COST WOULD BE.

WE HAVE IT NOW AROUND $46,000.

AND AGAIN, WE HAVE THE FUNDS IN OUR STUDENT SERVICES BUDGET AND WE'RE ASKING PERMISSION TO BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS FOR THESE SYSTEMS. AND THEN THE CITY, HALTOM CITY, WOULD MAINTAIN THE SYSTEMS ONCE INSTALLED.

AND THERE IS THE UPDATED COST.

45. SO QUESTIONS OVER HERE? NOT REALLY A COMMENT. I MEAN, A QUESTION, BUT YES, ANYTHING YOU GUYS CAN DO TO SLOW THAT DOWN AND I MEAN NOT TO TELL ON MYSELF, BUT WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE WESTBOUND AND THEN YOU TAKE A RIGHT ON TO CARSON COMING UP, IT'S I THINK IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE A SIGN THERE BECAUSE I KNOW MYSELF SOMETIMES I KIND OF FORGET WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE YOU JUST YOU JUST WHIP AROUND THERE.

AND I THINK THAT'D BE REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT FLASHING AT YOU RIGHT THERE.

YES, SIR. DR.

SHOWELL, YOU MAY HAVE SAID THIS AND I APOLOGIZE IF YOU DID, WHAT WOULD BE THE TIMELINE FOR INSTALLATION? SO RIGHT NOW THE CITY HAS TO GO THROUGH AND DO WHAT THEY NEED.

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE BY THE FALL.

EVERYTHING IS A DELAY WITH PRODUCT, BUT ONCE WE GET PERMISSION, OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO HAVE THIS DONE BY THE FALL.

THAT'S RIGHT. THE NEXT THING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS HALTOM CITY HAS TO AGREE TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

THEN SHOW WILL FOLLOW UP WITH SOME CITIES SO THEY CAN DO THEIR PART, SO WE CAN EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AS WELL.

CAN THAT BE ON THE NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA TO KIND OF MOVE IT ALONG? I MEAN, THAT'S EXPECTATION.

YES, SIR. YES, DR.

SHOTWELL, WORK WITH THEM TO EXPEDITE THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

I SEE OUR POLICE CHIEF IN THE BACK ROOM.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE. AND HE WANTS TO SLOW THEM DOWN, TOO, I PROMISE YOU.

SO MAYBE HE CAN PUSH ALONG THE ENGINEERING FOLKS.

YES. HOW ABOUT Y'ALL? WELL, CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, OR IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE HERE? HE'S HERE.

HE'S OUR SECURITY GUARD FOR THIS.

I SHOULDN'T KNOW. HE'S HERE.

HE'S OUR SECURITY GUARD.

FORGIVE ME. HE'S OUR POLICE OFFICER FOR THE BOARD MEETING FOR THIS EVENING, PULLING DOUBLE DUTY.

THANKS. THANKS, CHIEF.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT, CHIEF.

I HAVE A QUESTION, DR.

SHOWELL. SO IT'S GOING TO BE FLASHING FLASH ALL THE TIME OR.

NO, SIR. THE BEACONS ARE ACTUALLY HEAT SENSITIVE.

THEY'RE PERSON SENSITIVE.

WHEN YOU APPROACH IT AS A PEDESTRIAN, THE BEACON WILL SENSE YOU AND THEN START FLASHING.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. WILL THAT WORK? EVEN WITH TEMPERATURES OUT THERE OF 105? HOW I DO NOT KNOW, BUT YES.

IT'S THE HOPE IF YOU CAN SCROLL BACK ONE DR.

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SO IT'S TO ENHANCE THOSE AS WELL SO THAT WE CAN WE CAN GET A BETTER SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

WELL, YEAH, YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY KIND OF FADED A LITTLE BIT.

AND YOU REMEMBER THAT A LOT OF OUR FOLKS PARK IN THE BIRDVILLE ELEMENTARY PARKING LOT AND THEN COME ACROSS THE STREET.

SO THAT'S WHERE THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN PARKING LOTS FOR SHANNON FOR THE SHANNON FACILITY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DR.

SHOWELL. YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

BEFORE WE CONSIDER PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR.

[L1. Consider Personnel Items]

DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR PERSONNEL ITEMS? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONAL ITEMS AS PRESENTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR BRENDA WISE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

OK FROM CHRIS DREES.

OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

IT IS UNANIMOUS.

LET'S CONSIDER POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION.

[L2. Consider and Possible Action Regarding Pending Litigation, Student v. Birdville Independent School District, Texas Education Agency Docket No. 231-SE-0422.]

DASH S.C. DASH 0422.

MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO RESOLVE THE MATTER OF STUDENT VERSUS BISD TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY DOCKET 231 S.C.

0422 PURSUANT TO THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AND FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO CONTINUE TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER.

ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, JOE TOLBERT, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISE YOUR HAND.

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING DISTRICT SECURITY SYSTEMS, SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE OR SECURITY PERSONNEL.

[L3. Consider Action Regarding District Security System, Security Infrastructure, and/or Security Personnel]

I HAVE A MOTION FROM KRIS DREES, DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT FROM BRENDA SANDERS WISE.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR.

RAISE YOUR HAND. IT'S UNANIMOUS.

OKAY, NOW WE ARE MOVING ON.

[L4. Consider 2022-23 Student Code of Conduct and Extracurricular Honor Code]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO APPROVE THE 2022-23 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND EXTRACURRICULAR HONOR CODE PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. WOMBLE, DO I HAVE A SECOND? GO AHEAD AND SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.

GOT ONE FROM JOE TOLBERT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

I'M ASSUMING WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT FORNEY ISD DID ON THEIR CONDUCT AND CLOTHES AND EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD.

COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT. DUMB.

NO COMMENT. WELL, WHAT HAPPENED IS WE INCLUDED OUR STUDENTS.

WE INCLUDED OUR PARENTS AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.

THAT'S A BIG KEY. THAT'S A GREAT POINT.

AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO THEM BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DID OR NOT.

BUT OURS DID INCLUDE MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH STUDENT GROUPS.

OUR STUDENTS CERTAINLY HAD INPUT.

OUR STAFF HAD INPUT. DR.

SHOWELL WORKED VERY HARD.

I HAD INPUT.

IT WAS I CAN TELL YOU IT WAS A TOTAL EFFORT TO GET THAT REVISED AND I THINK WORKED WITH THE STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE, AND THE STUDENTS I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WE'RE WE'RE VERY MATURE ABOUT THE PARTICULARLY THE DRESS CODE PROCESS.

SO I THINK THAT I THINK WE MADE GOOD HEADWAY.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISE YOUR HAND.

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

CONSIDER THE 2021-22 GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND AND REVISE BUDGETS.

[L5. Consider 2021-22 General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Child Nutrition Fund Revised Budgets]

REVISED BUDGETS HAS PRESENTED OK.

I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

RAISE YOUR HAND. SIGNIFYING THE VOTE.

UNANIMOUS. CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE 2022-23 ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION BUDGET TO HAVE A MOTION.

[L6. Consider Adoption of the 2022-23 Accelerated Instruction Budget]

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OKAY. I HAVE SECOND ON THAT.

I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY MR. DAVIS. ANY DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE 2022 GENERAL CHILD NUTRITION AND DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGETS.

[L7. Consider Adoption of 2022-23 General, Child Nutrition and Debt Service Fund Budgets]

I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. DAVIS TO HAVE A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. SECOND BY BRENDA WISE.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER IN OUR PUBLIC HEARING, I WOULD HOPE PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND AND PICK OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS.

THAT REVENUE SOURCES ARE LIMITED AND WE'RE HAVING TO DIG INTO OUR RESERVES TO GIVE THE PAY RAISES THAT OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS SO RICHLY DESERVE.

IT PAINS ME TO DO A DEFICIT BUDGET, BUT IT'S A NECESSITY THIS YEAR.

HOPEFULLY SOME THINGS WILL HAPPEN IN ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER AND WHAT HAPPENS IN AUSTIN NEXT JANUARY TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.

AND ALSO, WE SEE THE TRICKLE BACK OF STUDENTS COMING BACK FROM COVID AND FROM HOME SCHOOLING AND FROM GOING TO SOME OF THE OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS AROUND.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT DIRECTION WE'RE GOING IN OUR PRE-K FOR A NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING IN THERE.

SO I'VE SAID BEFORE, NOTHING THAT 200-300 HUNDRED NEW STUDENTS WOULDN'T FIX.

SOME OF THE PROBLEMS, WON'T FIX IT.

TOTALLY GET SCHOOL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THIS IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.

I SAY OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS THAT WITH OUR KIDS HAVE BEEN THROUGH A TOUGH COUPLE OF YEARS.

IT'S BEEN A TOUGH COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO REWARD THEM WITH TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THEIR SALARIES.

BUT WE'RE DIGGING DEEP IN OUR RESERVES TO GET THOSE SALARY INCREASES THERE AND HOPE THEY UNDERSTAND AND RECOGNIZE THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS DONE, A LOT OF GOOD THINGS.

BUT THOSE THINGS HAVE A COST AND BE A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE FOR US THE NEXT COMING YEAR.

RICHARD, I'D JUST ECHO WHAT YOU SAID TO LONG BEFORE I EVER GOT HERE.

THIS BOARD HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE A FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE BOARD, AND THAT'S WHY, AS WE BUILT A SAFETY NET AND THAT WE CAN DO THESE THINGS AND TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND SO THAT'S BEEN A GOOD FISCAL POSTURE THAT THIS BOARD IN THE DISTRICT HAS TAKEN UP TO THIS POINT SO THAT WE CAN REACH INTO THOSE RESERVES.

STEPPING OUT OF MY LANE A LITTLE BIT, I WISH OUR LEGISLATURE WOULD DO THE SAME WITH SOME OF THE RAINY DAY FUNDS, QUOTE UNQUOTE.

WE'RE USING OUR RAINY DAY FUND.

THEY DON'T WANT TO DO. WE ARE RIGHT.

WE ARE. AND I'M SAYING I WISH IT WAS RECIPROCATED, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

SO. WELL, THEY'RE INCREASING THEIR RAINY DAY FUNDS BASED OFF OF OUR NEED.

I MEAN, THEY'RE TAKING MONEY FROM US ESSENTIALLY TO DO IT, AND THEY NEED TO STOP.

AND, MR. PRESIDENT, JUST YEAH, THAT WAS THAT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION.

KIND OF TAKING IT ONE STEP FURTHER, THOUGH, AND SOMETHING MR. DAVIS SAID AT ONE OF OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS, WHICH I DON'T KNOW WHY MR. DAVIS, BUT IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY ON MY MIND.

AND THAT'S NOT JUST TRUE HERE, BUT IN OTHER PLACES, IF EVEN IF YOU HAVE TWO TEACHERS THAT THEY'RE STARTING OUT, WHICH IN MY DAY I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED THAT TO BE A GOOD JOINT INCOME.

BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY HOUSE IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AND OTHER PLACES.

SO WE WE'RE IN AN ODD TIME WHERE WE HAVE I CALL IT CALIFORNIA PRICES AND TEXAS WAGES.

AND WE'RE ALREADY YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING TO A PRINCIPAL TONIGHT AT AN EVENT AND HE SAID, I'M REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME HIRING PEOPLE.

AND HE'S AN INCREDIBLE PERSON THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO WORK FOR.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THEY'VE SET UP THE COMMITTEE DOWN IN AUSTIN TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO OR 3% RAISES TO BE COMPETITIVE.

I JUST WONDER HOW LONG WE CAN, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE NOT JUST COMPETING AGAINST OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT WHEN SOMEBODY CAN GO OUT INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND MAKE A WHOLE LOT MORE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY MORE TO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE IN THE DOOR TO WORK.

I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE NEW MINDSET AT SOME POINT ABOUT, OH, ARE WE GOING TO I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE DISTRICT.

I'M TALKING THIS CAN BE A STATE EFFORT, RIGHT? I MEAN, THE MONEY'S GOING TO BE THERE, BUT SOME THINGS CAN HAVE TO HAPPEN ON THESE SALARIES.

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.

I THINK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO THINK A QUANTUM LEAP UP IN ORDER TO GET GOOD PROFESSIONALS TO WANT TO CONTINUE IN THIS, ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN WITH WITH WITH THE TEACHING PROFESSION.

IT'S TOUGH, I THINK, JUST TO ADD TO THAT, MAYBE.

I'M FROM A LITTLE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT.

I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID.

I THINK THERE'S ALSO SOME RESPONSIBILITY THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD BY HIGHER EDUCATION BECAUSE THE TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, THE WAY THEY ARE STRUCTURED CURRENTLY, DON'T LEND TO US HAVING THE ABILITY TO TO HIRE PEOPLE.

[01:25:06]

AND SO WE ARE WORKING IN COHORT WITH WITH ENTITIES AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT MAYBE CAN HELP REVAMP SOME OF THE HIGHER ED PROGRAMS THAT WOULD GIVE US MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE HIRES AND ADDITIONAL HELP IN THE FUTURE.

WHAT DO YOU DR.

STINSON, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I MEAN, THE LAST THREE BOARD MEETINGS, WE'VE SAT HERE AND WE'VE HAD A DELUGE OF RESIGNATIONS.

RIGHT. AND SO WHAT IS THE CATCH UP? I MEAN, HOW MANY TEACHERS ARE THESE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PUTTING OUT FOR THEIR NEW HIRES? NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.

AND SO AND THEREIN LIES THE PROBLEM.

SO I THINK THAT IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A CAUSE AND EFFECT THAT LIES JUST WITHIN, YOU KNOW, PRE K TO 12.

THIS IS THIS IS A TOTAL ISSUE NATIONWIDE.

WE'RE SEEING THE SAME. WE'RE NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY DISTRICT THAT YOU TALK TO IN TERMS OF PEOPLE LEAVING THE PROFESSION, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, LESS PEOPLE EDUCATING THEMSELVES TO COME INTO THE PROFESSION.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE IT HAS TO START.

I THINK WE SAW A BIG POSITIVE THING HAPPENED WITH OUR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

YES, THEY DID REJECT UNANIMOUSLY THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER ON THIS NEW CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, FOR MORE STRINGENT TESTING EXAM TO DO THE ONE THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 12 OR 13 YEARS, WHATEVER IT WAS.

AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED.

SO THEY LISTENED TO WHAT WE WERE SAYING.

THEY WERE LISTEN TO THEIR THEIR CONSTITUENT.

THEY'RE ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, TOO.

SO THEY'RE COGNIZANT THAT THERE IS A DEMAND AND A NEED TO GET AS MANY TEACHERS THAT ARE QUALIFIED IN THE SYSTEM BUT DON'T UP THE RULES RIGHT NOW.

IT'S NOT THE TIME TO DO THAT. SO THEY DID LISTEN THERE.

YEAH, I AGREE WITH YOU. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU THE MOST RECENT STATISTIC IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IF YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE THE CURRENT TEACHING STAFF THAT IS INCOMING INTO THE PROFESSION, 60% ARE COMING FROM ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND ONLY 40% ARE COMING OUT OF TRADITIONAL HIGHER ED PROGRAMS, WHICH TELLS US LESS AND LESS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COLLEGE TO TO MAJOR IN EDUCATION, ESSENTIALLY.

NOW, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE, CHANGE THEIR MINDS AND COME THROUGH AN ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

BUT INITIALLY AND SO THAT'S THAT'S AN ISSUE POST SECONDARY ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO HELP WITH.

YOU KNOW, DR. MOSES SAID ABOUT I THINK IT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, HE SAID THAT NORMALLY I HAVE ABOUT 40,000 RESIGNATIONS OR DEPARTURES A YEAR.

HE THOUGHT THIS YEAR IT MIGHT BE 50 TO 60.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO END UP, BUT SO IN A NORMAL YEAR, WHAT DO YOU SAY? I WAS JUST TO COMMENT.

I THINK WE'VE PROBABLY FAR SURPASSED THAT.

YEAH. GO TO 60,000 EVEN.

AND HE SAID THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE PUTTING IN 18,000 A YEAR AND IT'S DOES THE YEAH JUST HOW DO YOU MAKE IT UP.

YOU HAVE TO DO THE ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION.

AND ANOTHER TROUBLING PART OF THAT IS IS THE MINORITY POPULATION IS NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE STATEWIDE PERCENTAGE.

SO IT'S NOT ONLY ONE THAT THE BAD THING IS THAT PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO SCHOOL TO BE TEACHERS OR NUMBER TWO, THE MINORITIES.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO CONNECT WITH THESE STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE TEACHING AREN'T AREN'T BEING AREN'T SEEING IT AS A PROFESSION THAT THEY WANT TO GO INTO IF THEY'RE GOING INTO COLLEGE. BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID, DR..

SINCE IT'S A CHICKEN AND THE EGG THING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE HERE, OBVIOUSLY RIGHT.

BUT TO WHAT JOE SAID, WHEN A STATE LEVEL EDUCATION AT TEXAS A&M OR TEXAS UNIVERSITY, IT COST YOU 125 TO 150,000, AND THEN YOU'RE COMING OUT AND YOUR STARTING SALARY IS 55 IF YOU'RE LUCKY OR 62 AROUND THERE, IT'S JUST NOT ECONOMICAL.

AND SO THERE'S A THERE'S AN ISSUE OF TEACHER PAY AND COMPENSATION AND THE FEDERAL SUBSIDIZING OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT DRIVES PRICES UP. AND UNTIL THAT AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE SOLVED AT A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD LEVEL.

BUT UNTIL THAT STUFF GETS ADDRESSED, IT'S ALL GOING TO BE OUT OF WHACK.

HERE'S ONE CONCERN THAT I HAVE.

WE HAVE FOR YEARS OF COMBATTED WITH AUXILIARY PERSONNEL THAT HAVE HAD TO FIND EMPLOYMENT DURING THE SUMMER TO CARRY THEMSELVES.

IF TEACHERS START DOING THAT, WE'LL SAY WE'LL FACE THE SAME PROBLEM OF HOPING THAT THEY COME BACK WHEN IT'S TIME TO COME BACK VERSUS MAINTAINING THE JOB THAT THEY HAD DURING THE SUMMER THAT HAVEN'T SEEN THAT.

BUT THAT'S THAT CONCERNS ME THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN IF BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT THAT TIME OFF AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE TO TEACHERS.

BUT NOW IF THEY HAVE TO USE MONEY, I MEAN GET ANOTHER JOB TO SUSTAIN.

YOU SAID SOME OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, TO GET A HOUSE OR TO PAY OFF DEBT.

THAT'S CONCERNING.

THAT'S VERY CONCERNING.

THAT'S I HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT IT WON'T.

THANKS FOR THAT MINUTE. THERE'S A VERY LUCRATIVE JOB MARKET OUT THERE.

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THEY'RE ALL HIRING. WE'RE RECRUITING.

AND I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE.

COULDN'T BOTHER RECRUITING.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, OUR FOLKS, WE ARE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE JOB CONTINUES TO GROW EACH YEAR.

YEP. SO THAT I MEAN, I HAVE OBVIOUSLY ME BEING A FORMER TEACHER.

I HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS IN THE PROFESSION THAT ARE JUST EXHAUSTED AT THE END OF THE DAY, AT THE END OF THE WEEK, AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, JUST WORN BEYOND.

YES, SIR. SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

IT IS UNANIMOUS.

NOW CONSIDER THE BOARD RESOLUTION ON FUND BALANCE.

[L8. Consider Board Resolution on Fund Balance]

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. WOMBLE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, RICHARD DAVIS, A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE KATIE.

I'M SO THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE KATIE, BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW SMALL DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE THE QUALITY PERSONNEL THAT WE DO, CABINET, ETC., CAN EVEN KEEP UP WITH ANY OF THIS.

I CAN UNDERSTAND IT, CAN PROCESS IT, CAN DO IT.

SO THANK YOU, KATIE AND YOUR WHOLE DEPARTMENT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

YES. OKAY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

THE MOTION CARRIES IT'S UNANIMOUS ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[M. CONSENT ITEMS]

DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM? THERE WAS A MOTION MADE BY MS..

BRENDA SANDERS WISE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

BY MR. DREES SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNAL BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS AGAIN.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT TO THE BOARD ARE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN THE INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND BOARD.

[N. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]

SHE REALLY TOUCHED MY CHILDREN.

AND SELFISHLY, SHE SHE DID SO MUCH FOR THEM.

AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE TEACHERS LIKE HER.

WHAT A HEART.

SHE JUST REACHED OUT.

SHE CALLED THEM BARRETT BABIES.

YOU WANTED TO BE YOU WANTED TO BE A BARRETT BABY, AND THEY BECAME TWO OF HER BARRETT BABIES.

AND ANYWAY, WE EMPLOY SOME INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THAT MAN, THEY FEEL HOLES AND FILL GAPS THAT WE'LL NEVER KNOW. I APPRECIATE, MR. DILKS, THAT YOU WERE YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE.

AND AND AND KNOWING THAT WE HAVE THOSE AND WE GET TO EMPLOY THEM, AND THAT'S ALL THEY'RE ABOUT IS, INCREDIBLE STUFF.

SO WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOU, COACH BARRETT.

THANKS. WE ALSO HAD A SECOND EMPLOYEE THAT PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK, MICHAEL PROCTOR.

AND WE WANT TO HOLD THE PROCTOR FAMILY AND THE BARRETT FAMILY IN OUR THOUGHTS AND IN OUR PRAYERS.

AND IT'S ALWAYS A SAD DAY WHEN WE LOSE ONE OF OUR MEMBERS OF OUR BIRDVILLE FAMILY.

SO THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT, FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY, JULY 28TH HERE IN THE BOARDROOM.

[O. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]

AN OPEN SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 7 P.M..

AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO, I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

THAT MOTION, SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WOMBLE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

IT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.