Jul 28, 2022 Regular Board Meetings

THE TIME IS 5:30.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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DR. SIMPSON, WILL YOU CONFIRM THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND THE NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT? YES, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.

WE WILL NOW CONVENE IN THE CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551 SPECIFICALLY DEALING WITH .04 PERSONNEL, 0.072 REAL PROPERTY, 0.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND 0.076 SECURITY.

THE TIME IS NOW 530.

[C. CLOSED SESSION]

[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL DR.

[E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]

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

STINSON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INVITATION TO COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AND BRING TWO OF THE FINEST STUDENTS AT HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE 3000 STUDENTS AND YOU HAVE TWO, THEY DEFINITELY HAVE DONE SOME THINGS TO RISE TO THE TOP, TO BE SELECTED IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY, TO COME UP.

AND THEY'RE THE MOST RELIABLE STUDENTS.

LET'S JUST PUT IT THAT WAY.

BUT THESE ARE TWO WONDERFUL YOUNG LADIES.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET EMILY CLARK.

EMILY WILL BE A SENIOR NEXT YEAR AND IS GOING TO SERVE AS OUR STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

SHE'S A VARSITY MEMBER OF THE HALTOM HIGH STEPPERS, WHERE SHE SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIAL OFFICERS.

AND SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF RACHEL AND JEREMY CLARK.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO LYNETTE MEDRANO.

LYNETTE WILL ALSO BE A SENIOR NEXT YEAR AND WILL SERVE AS OUR SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT.

SHE'S A THREE SPORT ATHLETE.

I THINK I'M TOUCHING THREE SPORT ATHLETES PLAYING VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL AND RUNS TRACK.

SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY AND THE NATIONAL THETA HONOR SOCIETY.

LYNETTE IS THE DAUGHTER OF HILDA DEL VALLE GONZALEZ AND LIONEL MEDRANO.

I WOULD ALSO, AS I HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, I WANT TO TAKE TWO TEACHERS WHO CAME UP HERE THIS EVENING.

ALSO KONG TRIN AND LISA SANDOVAL CAME UP TONIGHT TO SUPPORT THE KIDS AND SUPPORT HALTOM HOSPITAL.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE WAY BACK HERE.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

EMILY WILL NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES FOLLOWED BY LYNETTE, WHO WILL DO A STUDENT EXPRESSION.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS LYNNETTE MEDRANO.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BODY AS THE 2023 SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR SUPERINTENDENTS CABINET, WHO I AM SURE WILL LEAD THE WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE OBSTACLES WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THESE PAST YEARS, SUCH AS THE PANDEMIC.

I BELIEVE THAT IT HAS EXCUSE ME.

I BELIEVE THAT IT HAS MADE US A STRONGER UNIT AND WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SURPASS ANY FURTHER DISTURBANCE THAT MAY INTERVENE OUR PATH.

THE BEST LEGACY THAT ROLE MODELS CAN PROVIDE US FOR US AS YOUNG ADULTS IS IN EDUCATION, WHETHER IT BE IN OUR HOME SCHOOLS OR LIFE OVERALL.

THIS IS BECAUSE EDUCATION IS AN EMPOWERING TOOL THAT SERVES TO POSITIVELY GUIDE OUR DEVELOPMENT AS INDIVIDUALS.

WE TRUST IN BOTH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENTS CABINET THAT WE ARE UNDER RELIABLE AND DILIGENT CARE TO HELP INSTRUCT THAT VALUABLE TOOL.

I AM BEYOND PROUD TO SAY IT IS AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF THIS DISTRICT, TO BE A PART OF THE BIRDVILLE ISD FAMILY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

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AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

[F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT DILKS.

AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE PHIL BECKMAN, WHO WILL BE HONORING OUR PARTNER IN EDUCATION TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS.

WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE MID CITY'S PACESETTERS ROTARY CLUB WITH OUR MEMBERS OF THE CLUB AND JACK MCKEON, JESSICA BRUDER, DAVE NIELSEN, ROBERT BRENNAMAN AND BILL BRACKEN.

THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THEIR PROJECT, DICTIONARY SPONSORS FIVE STAR FORD, TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES, REPUBLIC SERVICES, ATMOS ENERGY AND DFW RECREATION COMMITTEE. THE CLUB SPENT $5,600 AND DELIVERED 1600 COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARIES TO THIRD GRADE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. EACH OF YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THOSE OF THOSE BOOKS.

IT IS WITH GREAT APPRECIATION THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE MID CITY'S PACESETTERS ROTARY CLUB FOR THEIR ONGOING, GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH BIRDVILLE ISD.

THANK YOU. WHILE THEY'RE SETTING UP.

I'M GOING TO ALSO RECOGNIZE PHIL BECKMAN, WHICH IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING BIRDVILLE ISD.

THE WORD PACESETTER IS NOT IN THE DICTIONARY.

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

AS NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING, WE'LL PROCEED TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.

[H.1. Emergency Restoration Work at Hardeman Elementary Update]

JOHN HUGHES IS HERE THIS EVENING TO UPDATE THE BOARD ON THE HARDEMAN INSURANCE CLAIM AND REPAIRS.

SO I'LL LET HIM COME DOWN AND GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE.

GOOD EVENING.

I BRING GOOD NEWS TONIGHT.

THE HARDEMAN PROJECT HAS GONE VERY WELL, PRETTY WELL THE WAY THEY'VE SAID IT WOULD THE ENTIRE TIME, AND THAT IS REFRESHING FOR US.

THE ROOF LACKS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TRIM WORK.

THEY ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE DONE BY THE SECOND.

OVERALL, THEY SAY THEY'LL BE PRETTY MUCH OUT OF THERE BY THE FIFTH.

THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WORK ON THE ASPHALT PLAY AREA, SOME GROUND WORK CLEAN UP.

BUT THAT'S JUST TO BE EXPECTED.

AND THEY'LL HAVE THAT DONE BY THE FIFTH.

ANY QUESTIONS? GOOD NEWS. IT IS GOOD NEWS.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT.

[H.2. Energy Conservation Program Update]

WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THE ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM UPDATE.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

WE HAVE WAYNE CALDERON THIS EVENING HERE FROM SYNERGISTIC.

WE HAVE OUR TWO ENERGY SPECIALISTS, [INAUDIBLE] STREET AND CHRIS LATIMER.

AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ANOTHER ASSOCIATE HERE WITH THEM TONIGHT.

BOARD TRUSTEES. THANKS FOR HAVING US.

DR. STINSON AND PRESIDENT.

SO WE PARTNERED WITH BIRDVILLE ISD BACK IN JANUARY OF 2016 TO TRY TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN WITH THE DISTRICT, TRY TO HELP SAVE ENERGY, REDUCE YOUR OPERATING

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AND SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON THAT.

WHERE WE STAND, IF I CAN GET THIS MOUSE TO WORK.

HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

SO FROM JANUARY 2016 TO THROUGH CURRENT DATA OF MAY OF 2022, YOUR TOTAL COST AVOIDANCE IS 4.47.

I DON'T KNOW IF KATIE APPROVES.

WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT I'D LIKE TO ROLL IT UP TO 4.5.

ROUND UP A TOTAL OF 15.2% OVERALL COST PER SQUARE FOOT.

WHEN WE STARTED THE PROGRAM WAS A $1.26.

IT'S DOWN TO $0.96.

WE HAD SOME LOW POINT THERE.

P FOUR, THAT'S PERFORMANCE.

HERE'S NUMBER FOUR. THAT'S YOUR COVERED TIME FRAME WHEN YOUR BUILDINGS WERE UNOCCUPIED.

AND THEN WE'VE SEEN A TICK BACK UP DURING A LOT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.

BUT CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION ARE DOWN 23.8% THIS LAST YEAR, 12 MONTHS ALONE, $476,000 MORE THAN $77,000.

AND THEN YOUR TOTAL REDUCTION IN COST IS 3.7 MIL.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST OF AUDIENCE AND THAT, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE DOLLARS THAT KATIE SEES IN HER LEDGER, THE COST AVOIDANCE THAT I TALKED ABOUT RIGHT THERE, THAT 4.47 THAT FACTORS IN THE SPEND OF YOUR NEW BUILDINGS AND WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO SPEND WITHOUT THE ENERGY PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE THERE.

HERE'S SOME SQUARE FOOTAGE AND RAW COST ANALYSIS THAT THE HOME TEAM DID FOR US WHEN WE GOT HERE.

AND YOUR BASE YEAR, YOU HAD 3.7 MILLION SQUARE FEET AND CURRENTLY YOU HAVE 4,500,000 SQUARE FEET.

SO ABOUT AN ADDITION OF 800,000 SQUARE FEET.

AND YOUR SPEND, IF YOU SEE THAT GREEN LINE AT THE TOP THERE AND THE BASE YEAR WAS 4.7 AND YOUR SPEND NOW IS 4.3, AND THAT'S WITH THE ADDITIONAL 800,000 SQUARE FEET. SO I THINK THAT TELLS A PRETTY GOOD STORY IN ITSELF.

ELECTRICITY USAGE, THIS IS THE THE NUMBER OF KWH USED PER YEAR.

BUT THE HIGHLIGHT HERE IS SINCE BEGINNING THE PROGRAM, THE REDUCTION WOULD BE ENOUGH TO RUN ALL THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT FOR OVER FOUR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF WITH THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT'S BEEN AVOIDED, STARTED OUT AT 39.7.

WHY WHAT WHY IS IT'S A COMBINATION OF NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY.

IT'S BLENDED TOGETHER IN A BTU NUMBER AND IT'S KIND OF AN INDUSTRY STANDARD TO FOLLOW.

YOU GUYS, WE'RE AT ABOUT A 40 AUI AND CURRENTLY AT A 30 Y REDUCTION OF 24% OVERALL.

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO SQUEEZE SOME STUFF OUT AND I HATE TO POINT THIS OUT WHILE WE'RE IN HERE, BUT WE PULLED UP AND I SAID, THE LIGHTS ARE ON IN THE PARKING LOT OUT HERE.

WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? WE WE HAD TO DO BETTER.

SO THERE'S STILL MORE OPPORTUNITY.

WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND THAT.

AND I'M SURE CHRIS AND [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE RIGHT ON THAT.

THEY TOLD ME THE REASON WHY, BUT.

BUT WE STILL WANT TO GO AFTER THAT AND WE SEE THAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITY.

YOUR ENERGY SPECIALISTS HAVE CONDUCTED 3846 AUDITS IN YOUR BUILDINGS OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

WE EXPECT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME IS SPENT IN UNOCCUPIED TIME.

SO AFTER HOURS WHEN THE SCHOOL DAY IS OVER, EVENINGS, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, THAT'S WHEN THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY TO FIND AND REDUCE WASTE.

AND SO ANYWAY, IT'S A PRETTY BIG NUMBER.

YOU CAN DIVIDE THAT OUT BY THE NUMBER OF DAYS AND THAT'S QUITE A FEW AUDITS.

HERE'S THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY REDUCED BY BIRDVILLE SINCE BEGINNING THE PROGRAM FOR ELECTRICITY IS EQUIVALENT TO 372,000 TREE SEEDLINGS GROWN FOR TEN YEARS.

OR TO WHAT IS THAT, 2 TRILLION CELL PHONES CHARGED? THAT IS THE END OF THE INFORMATION I HAVE.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING THAT I'M DISPLAYING HERE? RALPH SO I'M SURE WE'RE NOT YOUR ONLY CLIENT.

AND HOW DOES THIS INFORMATION COMPARE TO YOUR OTHER CLIENTS? ARE WE IN THE BALLPARK OR ARE WE DOING BETTER OR ARE WE DOING WORSE? RIGHT. WELL, THERE'S THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF USAGE AROUND THE UNITED STATES.

AND SO, AGAIN, WE USE THE EUI AS A STANDARD NUMBER IN THE REGION RIGHT HERE, THE 30 EUI.

YOU GUYS ARE SETTING THE STANDARD HERE.

WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER CLIENTS, IN FACT, FIVE OR SIX RIGHT HERE IN THE DFW AREA.

AND YOU GUYS ARE DEFINITELY LEADING THE CHARGE.

IT'S THE BEST OF THE BEST.

NOW I HAVE ANOTHER ONE UP IN ARKANSAS THAT'S A GOOD COMPETITOR OF YOURS.

BUT BUT BUT LEADING THE CHARGE RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA.

OH, IS THAT YOU MENTIONED ARKANSAS? YES. OH, OKAY.

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BROWN, THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOSER, MY SON WAS PLAYING A LOT OF SELECT BASKETBALL AND WE KEPT GOING PLACES AND THEY WOULD FORGOTTEN TO HAVE ASKED FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER.

SO WE WERE PLAYING IN 80 AND 90 DEGREE GYMS AND IT WAS I WAS LIKE, THIS IS GOING TO THIS IS GOING TO I'M GOING TO GET COMPLAINTS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A DISASTER.

AND I'VE BEEN PROVED WRONG.

AND I WAS GLAD I HAVE. I'VE REALLY NEVER HAD ANY ARGUMENTS.

THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES PEOPLE HAD SAID, HEY, IT'S HOT, BUT HEY, I FORGOT TO TURN IN MY REQUEST AND THEY KNOW WHAT'S ON THEM.

SO ANYWAY, GOOD JOB.

I'M GLAD I WAS PROVEN WRONG.

I TOLD THEM AT THE TIME, THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO BE A DISASTER.

AND I WAS WRONG. YEAH, WELL, I NEVER LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M GLAD THAT YOU WERE WRONG, BUT I'M GLAD YOU'RE WRONG THERE.

BUT THAT POINTS TO THE WORK THAT THE ENERGY SPECIALISTS DO ON A DAILY BASIS.

TAKING THOSE COMPLAINTS, MAKING SURE THEIR SCHEDULES ARE IN, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NO WASTE IN THE SYSTEM, AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE WHEN THEY ARE IN THE BUILDINGS. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.

THEY DO A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES.

AND IF THEY DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB, YOU WOULDN'T YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAY THAT, THAT YOU WERE WRONG IN THAT.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK CHRIS AND ANY MORE QUESTIONS, ANYBODY.

YEAH. YEAH.

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

AND DO YOU DO PERSONAL RESIDENCES? WE WE DON'T BRANCH OUT ON THAT WITH OUR BUSINESS RIGHT NOW.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT VERTICALS.

MAYBE MAYBE CALL THE OWNER AND SEE WHAT HE WANTS TO DO FOR YOU.

MAYBE CHRIS AND LEON DO SOME PRO BONO FOR YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. I JUST WANT I WOULD LIKE.

I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS A TEACHER STILL WHEN THIS BEGAN.

AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS I WOULD SEE I WOULD BE UP THERE WORKING WEIRD HOURS AND SOMEBODY WOULD BE WALKING AROUND AND I'D SAY, WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE? AND THEY'D SAY, OH, I'M WITH THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT, YOU KNOW.

AND SO IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY.

THE, THE WEIRDEST THING IS WHEN OUR LIGHTS WOULD START TO GO OFF, LIKE YOU'RE SITTING AT YOUR COMPUTER AND THE ROOM WOULD GO DARK, AND SO YOU'D HAVE TO GO LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW.

BUT ANYWAY, WE DO APPRECIATE THE SAVINGS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO LARRY AND CHRIS.

I'VE BEEN PRETTY DIRECT WITH THE COMPANY THAT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY SPECIALIST.

THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN WITH US NOW THE ENTIRE TIME AND THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB.

AND AS FAR AS CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY KNOW MY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE CAMPUSES.

SO ONCE A COMPLAINT COMES IN, TYPICALLY THEY DRIVE OUT TO THE CAMPUS, THEY PUT TEMPERATURE LOGS IN THE ROOM, THEY WORK WITH FACILITIES TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS. THEY'VE DONE A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB AND I'M SO GLAD THEY'RE PART OF OUR TEAM.

WE DON'T THINK OF THEM AS A CONTRACTOR, THEY'RE JUST ONE OF OUR TEAM AND THEY WORK VERY WELL WITH FACILITIES.

THEY DO ALL OF OUR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, JUST LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.

MR. TOLBERT THEY'VE THEY'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB AND THEY CONSTANTLY REMIND PEOPLE IF YOUR EVENTS OVER EARLY, CALL US AND WE'LL TURN THEM, WE'LL TURN THE AIR OFF. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

WELL, AND YOU ASKED ABOUT WHERE DID YOU STAND SO THAT I LIKE FOR YOU GUYS THAT COME ON UP HERE WHERE YOU STAND AGAINST OUR PEERS WITH OUR OTHER CLIENTS AND THE OWNER HAS.

WELL, I'LL LET CHRIS SPEAK TO IT.

WELL, OUR OUR FOUNDER AND CEO, WILLIAM SPEARS, OFFERED BECAUSE OF OUR GREAT WORK HERE IN IN BIRDVILLE, THE ENERGY STEWARDSHIP AWARD, WHICH IS GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT BASICALLY IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL.

THE PROGRAM CAN DO A TREMENDOUS JOB AND KIND OF SET THE BENCHMARK, AND WE DO THAT HERE.

AND SO I'M PROUD TO OFFER THAT FOR.

AND RALPH, TO ANSWER ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

HOW DO WE RATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE? WHEN WE FIRST STARTED HERE, WE WERE TOLD BY OUR PEOPLE, YOU GUYS ARE SET UP TO SAVE THEM 19%.

AND WE LOOKED AT HOW YOUR STAFF WAS SCHEDULING BUILDINGS AND DOING ALL THIS AND I SAID, THERE IS NO WAY.

THERE ARE SOME CLIENTS WE GO INTO.

THEY RUN THINGS 24/7 AT 70 DEGREES.

YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY DOING A FANTASTIC JOB BEFORE HE GOT HERE.

SO THANK YOU TO YOUR FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THIS ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT BE DONE WITHOUT IT.

KUDOS TO ALL THE TEACHERS AND CUSTODIANS AND KATIE FOR HER SUPPORT.

BUT THIS YOU'VE SEEN THE NUMBERS ON IT.

THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BANNER.

ANYBODY LIKE TO HAVE IT? JUST SHOW YOU THE NUMBERS OF WHAT WE'VE DONE, THE SAVINGS, THE COST AVOIDANCE.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

I'M GLAD TO BE PART OF THIS DISTRICT AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE FEEL LIKE FAMILY.

WE'RE NOT THOSE GUYS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

FOR ONE TIME.

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[I. TASB SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE RECAP]

WE'LL BEGIN WITH MS..

BRENDA WISE SANDERS.

SANDRA WISE EXCUSE ME.

IT'S OKAY. I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DILKS.

BUT I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO BRENDA RYAN FOR MAKING THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR MY ATTENDANCE AT THE 2022 SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.

MY SECOND ONE.

ALTHOUGH THE TRAINING WAS PRIMARILY FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, I MET SUPERINTENDENTS, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS.

I MET ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE, EVEN PRINCIPALS WERE THERE.

I WAS ABLE TO FORGE NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND NEW FRIENDSHIPS WITH MEMBERS OF SMALL AS WELL AS LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

BUT THE BEST EXPERIENCE WAS REALIZING HOW PLEASED I WAS TO LEARN HOW BIRDVILLE ISD COMPARED TO THE OTHER DISTRICTS.

AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, FROM THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I PARTICIPATED IN, WE HAD THE BEST SUPERINTENDENT, THE BEST CABINET MEMBERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN TEXAS.

SO I'M NOT REAL BRIEF.

I HAVE SOME MORE. ON THE FIRST DAY, I MET A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FROM PLANO ISD AND WE GOT TO TALKING.

SHE JUST HAPPENED TO GIVE A DIPLOMA TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER, WHO GRADUATED FROM PLANO WEST IN PLANO ISD.

SO AGAIN, RELATIONSHIPS WERE FORMED AND THEN SHE WANTED ME TO MAKE SURE MY GRANDDAUGHTER REMEMBERED.

I DOUBT IF SHE DID SO.

BUT THROUGHOUT EACH SESSION, FRIENDSHIPS WERE DEVELOPED MORE AND MORE, AND THAT WILL BE VITAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY ROLE AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.

SO WEDNESDAY EVENING AT THE REGISTRATION AND DINNER, THE SESSION ENTITLED REBOOT 22 2022, DISCUSS WAYS FOR EVERYONE PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS TO COME BACK TOGETHER AND ESTABLISH THE NORMAL THAT WE ALL NEED.

PRIOR TO, OF COURSE, THE PANDEMIC AND THE ONLY WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IS TO HAVE A GENUINE CONVERSATION, BE AUTHENTIC, BE REAL, NOT ONLY TO BUILD TRUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILDREN OR THE STUDENTS, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THE PRESENTERS WERE SENIOR CONSULTANT FROM TABB BOARD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THE FOUNDER OF STRONG FATHERS AND STRONG FAMILIES.

THEN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING MY DAY BEGAN WITH A GENERAL SESSION WITH ROBIN BENINCASA, WHO WAS ENGAGING, ENTERTAINING AS WELL AS INSPIRATIONAL. AND I'M GOING TO SKIP ON DOWN.

SHE SUGGESTED THAT WE TAKE OWNERSHIP OF ANY CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE SHOULD HIRE THE INSPIRED PEOPLE, BUT WE SHOULD INSPIRE THE HIRED.

WE SHOULD ALSO ACT AS A TEAM WITH MUTUAL RESPECT, LOYALTY AND MENTOR UNSELFISHLY.

AND SHE ALSO STATED THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SETBACK, IT'S ABOUT THE COMEBACK.

AND THAT'S A QUOTE FROM CHUCK YEAGER.

BUT WE ARE RULED BY HOPE.

EACH SESSION BECAME MORE AND MORE INTERESTING AS THE PROGRAM WENT ALONG.

SO THE SECOND SESSION OF THE DAY WAS PUBLIC.

PUBLIC EDUCATION IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE POLITICAL.

AND IT TALKED ABOUT HOW TO FILTER ISSUES THROUGH PERSONAL POLITICAL LEANINGS AND KEEP THE FOCUS ON WHAT'S BEST FOR THE STUDENTS.

EQUITY EQUALS ACCESS.

THIRD SESSION.

BUSY DAY FOR ME.

TAKE THIS JOB AND NOT SHOVE IT, BUT LOVE IT.

SENIOR CONSULTANT FROM TASB TALKED ABOUT COMMITMENT, BURNOUT AND RE-ENERGIZING, AND SHE EMPHASIZED THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN BURNT OUT, DISCOURAGED ABOUT OUR SERVICE TO THE BOARD OR TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

AND IF WE FEEL LIKE MAKE A GOOD DIFFERENCE FOR OUR KIDS AND THE DISTRICT, WE HAVEN'T MADE A DIFFERENCE.

WE NEED TO EXAMINE THE SITUATION, DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGY AND RENEW THE COMMITMENT AND ENTHUSIASM WE HAD WHEN WE FIRST GOT THIS POSITION.

SO AFTER THAT, I WAS OK LUNCH WAS DELICIOUS AND I SAT AT A TABLE WITH MORE PEOPLE AND MOST OF THEM WERE FROM VERY SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

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I WAS APPALLED.

THEN THE NEXT ONE 600 LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS, HOW MANY IN YOUR DISTRICT BRENDA? OH ALL ABOUT 23,000? YOU KNOW, LIKE, MY GOSH, BOARD SESSION.

WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT RACE AND CULTURE? WELL, WE LEARN HOW TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION REGARDLESS OF RACE, INCOME, GENDER OR LANGUAGE.

AND THAT'S WHAT OUR DISTRICT IS COMPRISED OF VERY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS STATED THAT WE SEE THROUGH OUR BELIEFS AND NOT THROUGH OUR HEARTS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

SO BUT WE FIND THAT THIS STRUGGLE CREATES STRENGTH.

I'M ALMOST FINISHED, KELVIN, THE FIFTH SESSION.

THE KIDS ARE COMING.

AND SO THESE PRESENTERS ARE FROM TASB FACILITY SERVICES AND A CEO AND CONSULTANT FROM COOPERATIVE STRATEGIES.

WE DISCUSSED UNSTABLE ENROLLMENTS DUE TO COVID AND WE'VE ALL HAD THAT CONVERSATION.

MIGRATION OF FAMILIES IN TO AND ACROSS THE STATE.

ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS FOR PLANNING NEEDS, WHETHER THEY WERE INCREASING OR DECREASING.

SO THE KEY ASSESS, ENGAGE, PLAN AND BUILD.

FRIDAY MORNING, MY LAST DAY WAS THE BEST DAY.

WE HAD BREAKFAST AND WE HAD A VERY ENTERTAINING SPEAKER.

HE EXPLAINED TO US, IT'S NOT A WORKSHOP.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A CLASS IT'S A WORKSHOP.

AND THIS GUY WAS OF AFRICAN DESCENT.

HIS NAME IS DR. ADOLPH BROWN.

HE WAS INSPIRING, MUSICALLY ENTERTAINING AND CHALLENGING.

HE CHALLENGED US TO BE THE CHANGE AND CONTINUE TO INSPIRE.

THE SECOND SPEAKER WHO USED THE WORD INSPIRE.

HE STATED THAT MUSIC AND ART OPENS UP ALL THE BRAIN CENTERS AT ONE TIME.

TRAIN THE BRAIN TO LOOK AT THE INNER ME, NOT THE ENEMY E-N-E-M-Y.

SO I GET STARTED ON GOOD FOOT THAT DAY.

SECOND SESSION.

DISTRICT GARDENS.

GROWING, TEACHING, LEARNING THROUGH STUDENTS.

LIVED EXPERIENCES IN THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

THIS WAS PRESENTED BY LONGVIEW ISD TRUSTEES, THEIR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.

AND WE LEARNED THAT THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPRISED OF 61% OF FAMILIES WHO WERE ON FOOD STAMPS.

SO THEY HAD A CHALLENGE.

SO WHAT THEY DID, THEY TOOK SIX ACRES OF LAND THAT WAS OWNED BY THE DISTRICT AND CREATED A FARM, AND THEY GREW CROPS, WHETHER IT'S FRUITS, VEGETABLES, THEY PLANTED PECAN TREES, THINGS THAT THEY COULD UTILIZE.

AND SO THEY SHARED THEIR CROP WITH THE FAMILIES AS WELL AS SCHOOLS.

SO THEY PROVIDED THE CHILD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT WITH MEALS.

SO WHAT A PARTNERSHIP TO HAVE.

SO THEY TURNED A FOOD DESERT INTO A DISTRICT GARDEN AND IT BENEFITED THE SCHOOLS.

THE THIRD SESSION, WHICH I THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR ME, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT.

I ENJOYED THIS ONE BETTER THAN MOST OF THEM.

OPTICS MATTER.

ENSURE YOUR DISTRICT'S PUBLIC PERCEPTION IS REFLECTIVE OF HIS GOOD WORK.

WITHOUT PARENT AND COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION, SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION WILL CEASE TO EXIST.

THAT'S WHAT THE SPEAKER SAID.

AND SHE'S DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH.

SHE SUGGESTED THAT WE FIND UNIQUE WAYS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, RECOGNIZE PRINCIPALS WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THAT COMMUNICATION PROCESS, PROVIDE SERVICE TRAINING FROM THAT FRONTLINE STAFF, WHETHER SHE'S A RECEPTIONIST, THE ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OR ASSISTANT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR, WHOMEVER, THE FRONT LINE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO SERVICE THE COMMUNITY . STRENGTHEN YOUR DISTRICT'S REPUTATION AND BRAND.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING DR.

STINSON BROUGHT UP TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGO.

WE NEED TO DO MORE A BETTER JOB AT BRANDING OUR DISTRICT SO COMMUNICATE REGULARLY, WHICH MARK THOMAS DOES VERY WELL, RESULTING IN LEAVING THE TEAM OF EIGHT.

THAT'S US UP HERE TO FOCUS ON WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND WHAT IS THAT? STUDENT SUCCESS.

SO SATURDAY IT WAS OVER.

I DID NOT ATTEND BECAUSE TASB SAID, BRENDA, YOU HAVE ENOUGH HOURS, YOU DON'T NEED TO COME HERE.

AND SO I DIDN'T.

AND MR. DILKS IS RESPONSIBLE.

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SORRY ABOUT THAT, BRENDA.

THAT'S OKAY. OKAY.

SO I WENT TO THE SUMMER LEADERSHIP TASB ALSO, AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE CLIFF NOTE VERSION.

THERE WERE A COUPLE OF SESSIONS I REALLY ENJOYED.

WHAT? LIKE BRENDA, I FOUND THAT BIRDVILLE IS SO AHEAD OF MOST OF THESE DISTRICTS.

IT'S IT'S AMAZING.

YES. AND SO A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY SAY IN SESSIONS REALLY DON'T APPLY TO US BECAUSE WE'RE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT.

BUT I TOOK SOME NOTES UNDER BONDS SUCCESS AND FAILURES, AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WHY IT IS THAT PEOPLE VOTE NO.

AND MANY TIMES IT IS THAT THEY GO INTO THE VOTING BOOTH ANGRY.

SO THEY SAID THE KEY TO MAKING SURE YOUR BOND PASSING IS HAVING THE RIGHT MESSAGE AND TELLING THE RIGHT STORY. VOTERS WILL WANT TO KNOW, ARE YOU USING QUALITY PRODUCTS? HERE AGAIN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BUILDINGS THAT BIRDVILLE HAS BUILT, YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THE BEST ARCHITECTURE, SOME OF THE BEST PRODUCTS. SO WE HAVE THAT GOING FOR US.

THEY ALSO LOOK AT THE LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE.

WHEN I WAS A BRAND NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, I TOURED A BUNCH OF THE BUILDINGS AND WHAT I SAW IN THOSE BUILDINGS WERE THEY MAY BE OLD, BUT THEY WERE WELL MAINTAINED AND VERY CLEAN.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, IS YOUR BOARD COMMUNICATING TO THE TAXPAYERS WHAT WE'RE DOING? AND THIS IS SOMETHING, RICHARD, ALWAYS HARPS ON, WE HAVE TO GET OUR STORY OUT THERE.

ARE WE COMMUNICATING TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY WELL, THAT WE PAY BONDS OFF EARLY, THAT WE SAY, SAY PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT, $36 MILLION, IS THAT RIGHT? 30, $32 MILLION BY PAYING OFF BONDS EARLY.

SO VOTERS WANT TO KNOW THESE THINGS.

THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY IS THIS BOND NEEDED? DOES IT PROVIDE THE BEST SOLUTION? AND THEY SAY WELCOME THE ARGUMENTS.

BUT WITH EVERY ARGUMENT THAT IS PUT FORWARD TO YOU, YOU BE SURE AND RESPOND WITH A REPLY AND WHAT WILL IT COST AND CAN WE AFFORD IT? SO THAT'S THE THINGS THAT THEY SAID IN THIS SESSION THAT I THOUGHT WERE VERY GOOD AND THEN CREATING CULTURE ACROSS CAMPUSES, THEY TALKED ABOUT THAT 44% OF ALL TEACHERS LEAVE WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, 10% LEAVE IN THE FIRST YEAR.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM FOR TEACHERS IS GOING WAY DOWN, MENTORSHIP IS WAY DOWN.

SO WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL OF BURNOUT? YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS AND ACROSS THE STATE WITH COVID, IT'S BEEN A REAL TOUGH SITUATION WITH TEACHERS BEING BURNED OUT FROM THE RETURNING TO SCHOOL TO TRYING TO CLOSE THAT GAP.

AND SO THEY MENTIONED MANY THINGS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING, BUT THEY SAID TOXIC CULTURE WAS THE BIGGEST PREDICTOR OF PEOPLE LEAVING THE PROFESSION. SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR THAT.

YOU'VE GOT TO MODEL APPROPRIATE, AUTHENTIC COMMUNICATION, VALUE EACH OTHER'S WELL-BEING, LOOK AT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS IN THE DISTRICT AND LOOK AT YOUR CAMPUS ATTRITION RATES.

AND THEY ALSO SAID TAKE CLIMATE SURVEYS.

SO THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE AS A DISTRICT HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AND HOPEFULLY WILL CONTINUE TO DO AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

I WILL TELL YOU, AFTER GOING TO THESE THINGS FOR THIS WILL BE MY SIXTH YEAR.

I REALLY AM PROUD OF THE BIRDVILLE DISTRICT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.

OKAY, THAT WAS THAT.

ALL RIGHT. INFORMATION, THE DISCUSSION ITEMS, NUMBER ONE, THE PROPOSED CHANGE FOR THE BOARD MEETING DATE IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER AND 2022.

[J.1. Proposed Change for Board Meeting Dates in November and December 2022]

SO AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT CONFLICT WITH THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

SO THE BOARD MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT FOR JUST A SECOND.

WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE REGULAR NOVEMBER MEETING DATE FROM NOVEMBER 24TH TO NOVEMBER 17TH AND THEN DECEMBER FROM THE 22ND TO THE EIGHTH TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THOSE HOLIDAYS AND THOSE HOLIDAY BREAKS.

[00:35:04]

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? OKAY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO NUMBER TWO, REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION FOR DENTON, HIGHWAY PROPERTY PURCHASE.

[J.2. Reimbursement Resolution for Denton Highway Property Purchase]

THIS WILL BE A PART OF OUR FUTURE BOND PROGRAM AND WE HAVE 60 DAYS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION SO THAT ONCE THE BOND PASSES AND WE ISSUE BONDS, WE CAN REIMBURSE THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE COST OF THAT BUILDING.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THE BOARD HAS TO DO ONCE THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION IS COMPLETED.

IT'S A CHOICE THEY CAN MAKE LATER ON.

BUT IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AT A FUTURE BOND FUNDS.

SO NEXT MONTH I'LL BE BRINGING THE DOCUMENTATION AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD TO APPROVE THAT NEXT MONTH.

ANY QUESTIONS? I DO. JUST ON THAT LAST BULLET, IF THE BOARD CALLS A BOND ELECTION, THE GENERAL FUND MAY BE REIMBURSED.

IN ADDITION TO CALLING THE ELECTION, THE ELECTION HAS TO PASS IN ORDER FOR US TO GET REIMBURSED, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. SO THAT'S JUST NOT SAID THERE, BUT THAT IS NOT SAID VERY WELL.

YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. I'LL FIX THAT FOR NEXT MONTH.

VERY GOOD. AND I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT BULLET POINT TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE BOND IN NOVEMBER 2022? NO, IT'S JUST A FUTURE BOND.

OKAY. SO IT'S SPECIFIC HERE.

CAN WE KEEP IT AS FUTURE? IN CASE SOME REASON, THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION THAT THE ATTORNEY HAS PUT TOGETHER WILL NOT BE SPECIFIC.

IT'LL BE A FUTURE BOND. PERFECT.

THERE MAY BE A TIMELINE.

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND READ THE RESOLUTION, BUT I'LL HAVE ALL THAT FOR YOU NEXT MONTH.

OKAY. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SET THAT DATE, THEN? AT THE 18TH MEETING? YES, SIR. SO YOU'LL KNOW THE DATE? THAT'S CORRECT, I WILL.

BUT EVEN IF WE SET THE DATE, WE DON'T WANT TO PUT IT ON THIS RESOLUTION.

THE RESOLUTION WOULD BE ACCURATE.

WE SET THE DATE RIGHT.

SO YOU CAN PUT IT IN THERE THEN.

WELL, YEAH, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS, DO WE WANT TO PUT THE DATE IN THIS RESOLUTION? BECAUSE THAT RESTRICTS US TO JUST BEING ABLE TO DO THE REIMBURSEMENT IF IT'S CALLED ON NOVEMBER 2022.

WHAT IF WE DO IT MAY OF 2023? SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? DO WE NEED TO PUT A IT'LL BE FOR A FUTURE BOND? THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE DONE ONE OF THOSE.

BUT I'M PRETTY I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT OF THAT.

BUT I WILL CONFIRM THAT, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

[J.3. Proposed Revisions to Board Policy CDA (LOCAL) Other Revenues: Investments]

KATIE BOWMAN YES, SIR.

SO CDA LOCAL IS OUR INVESTMENT POLICY AND IT DOES SPECIFICALLY NAME THE POSITIONS OF OUR INVESTMENT OFFICERS AND WE'VE HAD SOME NAME CHANGES IN THE DISTRICT. SO I WANT TO MAKE THE CORRECTION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD A THIRD INVESTMENT OFFICER OF OUR DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING.

WE ARE WITH RIGHTS FINALLY INCREASING.

WE'RE GETTING WELL, I'VE ALREADY DONE THIS.

I GUESS IT WAS ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, T-BILLS, SIX MONTH T-BILLS.

I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE AT 2.56%, WHICH IS JUST CRAZY.

ONE YEAR T-BILL WAS 2.8.

AND SO I'VE INVESTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUR GENERAL FUND AND OUR INS FUNDS, AND SO HAVING AN EXTRA SET OF HANDS TO HELP ME WITH SOME OF THAT WORK JUST SO THAT WE CAN REMAIN ACTIVE, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE HIGHER RATE TIMES THAT WE'RE UP ON US RIGHT NOW.

SO I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT THIRD PERSON SO THAT WE HAVE AN EXTRA SET OF HANDS TO HELP US ON THE INVESTMENT SIDE.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG, FOUR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BOARD POLICY EIA LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS, SKIP

[J.4. Proposed Revisions to Board Policy EIA (LOCAL) Academic Achievement:Grading/Progress Reports to Parents]

THANK YOU, SIR. ON THE AGENDA I PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY EIA LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GRADING PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS STARTING WITH THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR.

BISD TRANSITIONING TO A NINE WEEK GRADING PERIOD FOR BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

LAST FALL, BISD BOARD POLICY EIE LOCAL WAS CHANGED TO PREPARE FOR THE TRANSITIONING TO THE NINE WEEK GRADING PERIOD.

HOWEVER, WE HAD TO LEAVE IN SOME SENTENCES THAT STILL REFERRED TO THE SIX WEEK GRADING PERIOD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR.

THEREFORE, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE CHANGES TO BOARD POLICY, EIA LOCAL, THAT WILL REMOVE THE SENTENCES THAT REFER TO THE SIX WEEK GRADING PERIOD FOR ANY GRADING OR PROGRESS REPORTS BEING SENT TO PARENTS.

WE ARE BRINGING THIS BOARD POLICY FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION AT THIS MEETING AND WE'LL BRING YOU BACK FOR POSSIBLE ACTION AT THE AUGUST 25TH BOARD MEETING.

[00:40:04]

SO THAT'S IN THE POLICY.

WE JUST HAVE TO REMOVE THE SIX WEEK LANGUAGE OUT OF IT BECAUSE IT'S INCONSISTENT.

SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED YOU THIS BEFORE, SKIP, BUT MISS RICHFIELD, I'M SORRY, BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THE FIRST SIX WEEKS? YOU WILL AGAIN.

I KNOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS. I JUST.

WE SPOKE TO THAT AND THAT LANGUAGE.

I MEAN, WE'LL STILL DO THAT SIX WEEKS.

THAT'S THE ONLY PERIOD THAT I THINK THAT ACTUALLY THAT FALLS OUT OF SYNC WITH THE OTHER GRADING PERIODS.

SO WE'LL STILL DO A SIX WEEK UIL.

YOU WILL HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT THE NOTES.

CHRIS FARRIS BROUGHT THAT BEFORE I'LL BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK AND CAN SEND THAT OUT TO YOU.

IS THAT IS THAT JUST AT HIGH SCHOOL? IS THAT APPLIED? IT WOULD APPLY MIDDLE AS WELL BECAUSE THAT SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE ARE UNDER UIL AS WELL.

SO WE'LL BUT WE'VE ADDRESSED THAT IN THE CALENDAR.

AND I BELIEVE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, MR. THOMAS, DID WE PUT THAT ACTUALLY IN OUR CALENDAR AS WELL? IT INDICATES WHEN THAT GRADING PERIOD, WHEN THAT GRADING INTERVAL IS OF WHEN WE'LL CHECK IT, IT'S IN THE UIL EXTRACURRICULAR CALENDAR AND THE FIRST. AND HE'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

THAT FIRST SIX WEEKS PERIOD IS THE ONLY PERIOD IN WHICH IT DOESN'T FALL CORRECTLY IN THE CALENDAR AND IN EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT ACROSS THE STATE THAT IS ON NINE WEEK PERIOD HAS TO ADJUST MANUALLY, IF YOU WILL, FOR THAT FIRST GRADING PERIOD.

AND AFTER THAT IT ALL FALLS CORRECTLY.

IS THERE WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS OFFLINE.

BUT IS THERE ANY EDUCATION PROCESS FOR TEACHERS ON HOW YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO PULL UP? MAYBE IT WAS DISCUSSED AND MR. SIMMONS HAS HAD CONVERSATIONS LAST YEAR AS WELL AS THIS GOING THIS UPCOMING YEAR ON ADDRESSING THAT.

SO OUR PRINCIPALS ARE, AS WELL AS OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT EACH CAMPUS AND AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL KNOWS THIS WILL BE A DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT SEASON, IF YOU WILL, OR WITH DIFFERENT DEADLINES. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR BRINGING IT UP THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY IN SYNC WITH UIL.

AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE ARE FAIRLY COMPETING.

BUT I MEAN, I'LL JUST TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE HANDLING IT.

I JUST TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE, MY KIDS, YOU KNOW, NOT ME, BUT MY WIFE WOULD LOOK AT THEIR GRADES AND BEFORE THE SIX WEEKS SHE'D BE LIKE, OH, MY GOSH, YOU'RE FAILING.

YOU'RE FAILING. AND THEY'RE LIKE, DO NOT WORRY, MOM, THE TEACHER TAKES CARE OF IT.

THE END OF THE GRADING PERIOD.

YES, SIR. AND SO IT ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF ITSELF.

THEY DID GREAT. BUT DURING THAT TIME, IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE FALLING OFF THE CLIFF.

YEAH. SO SO THEY WILL, THEY WILL ADHERE TO WHAT THEY'RE USED TO THE FIRST SIX WEEKS.

SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE ANY DIFFERENT TIME FRAME FOR THEM THAT ACTUALLY I THINK THIS FIRST TIME AROUND GETTING USED TO IS GOING TO BE THE ACTUAL THREE WEEKS ADDITIONAL AT THE END OF THAT SIX WEEKS.

SO I THINK THIS FIRST GO AROUND IS GOING TO BE JUST FINE.

BUT NEVERTHELESS, THE COACHES AND THE DIRECTORS FINE, ARTS DIRECTORS, BAND DIRECTORS, EVERYONE, THEY'RE WELL AWARE AND WE'LL BE TALKING TO THE KIDS ABOUT THE PRINCIPALS ARE WELL AWARE.

SO IT'S JUST COMMUNICATION AND CONVERSATION.

YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. WE HAVE TO BE DILIGENT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE THAT WELL.

AND COACH NORDIN AS WELL VERSED IN THIS AS WELL.

SO IT'S NOT NEW FOR HIM, BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS WILL BE A CHANGE FOR US THIS YEAR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. BEFORE WE CONSIDER PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR.

[K.1. Consider Personnel Items]

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

SECOND.

THAT WAS RALPH.

YES. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

[K.2. Consider Endorsement of Candidate for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors, Region 11, Positions A and D]

TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REGION 11, POSITIONS A AND D.

MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ENDORSE THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REGION 11, POSITION A WOULD BE JULIE COLE FROM HEBISD AND POSITION D WOULD BE STEVE NEWCOMB FROM EAGLE MOUNTAIN, SAGINAW, ISD.

SECOND OK, I HAVE A MOTION BY RICHARD DAVIS AND A SECOND BY RALPH KUNKEL.

DID YOU GET THOSE DOWN? OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. A LITTLE BIT OF FACT ABOUT STEVEN NEWCOMB.

HE'S HE'S BEEN ON THE BOARD AT EAGLE MOUNTAIN SAGINAW LONGER THAN I HAVE HERE.

HE HIS FATHER WAS THE VERY FIRST BASKETBALL COACH AT BOSWELL HIGH SCHOOL.

LONG TIME EAGLE MOUNTAIN, SAGINAW.

GOOD GUY. OKAY.

[00:45:04]

ALL RIGHT. IT'S UNANIMOUS.

[K.3. Consider Appointing the Official Voting Delegate and Alternate Delegate to the 2022 TASB Delegate Assembly]

I MOVE THE BOARD, APPOINT KRIS DREES AS THE OFFICIAL VOTING DELEGATE, AND RALPH KUNKEL IS THE ALTERNATE DELEGATE FOR THE 2022 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY.

I'VE GOT A MOTION BY JOE TOLBERT AND SECONDED BY RICHARD DAVIS.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE.

IT IS UNANIMOUS.

ALWAYS LIKE BEING AN ALTERNATE.

MY FAVORITE THING.

WE WANT TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE SEPTEMBER 2022 REGULAR BOARD MEETING DATE.

[K.4. Consider Changing the September 2022 Regular Board Meeting Date]

SO TO ALLOW THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ATTENDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO SAN ANTONIO ON THAT THURSDAY TO BEGIN THE SESSIONS ON FRIDAY MORNING, WE ARE RECOMMENDING CHANGING THE REGULAR SEPTEMBER MEETING TO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 15TH.

I WAS WILLING TO DRIVE ALL NIGHT.

THE OTHERS JUST WEREN'T SO.

SO DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THAT? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE CHANGE IN THE REGULAR SEPTEMBER MEETING DATE FROM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND TO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, WITH A CLOSED SESSION TO BE HAD AT 5:30 P.M.

AND OPEN SESSION TO BEGIN AT 7 P.M..

SECOND, I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE CALL FOR A VOTE? ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE.

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

[K.5. Consider 2022-23 Budget Amendment for 2021-22 Incomplete Projects]

CONSIDER THE 2022-23 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE 2021 INCOMPLETE PROJECTS.

KATIE BOWMAN, I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS.

MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO APPROVE THE 2022-23 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE 2021-22 INCOMPLETE PROJECTS AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY BRENDA.

I HAVE A SECOND BY RICHARD.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? OKAY, LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE.

IT IS UNANIMOUS.

[K.6. Consider Revisions to Board Policy DEC (LOCAL) Compensation and Benefits: Leaves and Absences]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY, DEC LOCAL COMP AND BENEFITS, LEAVING ABSENCES AS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? CALL FOR A VOTE.

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

[K.7. Consider Interlocal Agreement with Haltom City (Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon System for Carson Street)]

MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HALTOM CITY FOR THE RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASH BEACON SYSTEM FOR CARSON STREET AND APPROVED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS TO HALTOM CITY AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE SECOND.

SECOND.

OK ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

I'M GOING TO THROW THAT OUT.

[K.8. Consider Revisions to Board Policy DC (LOCAL) Employment Practices]

DC LOCAL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

YEAH. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY DC LOCAL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY CHRIS DREES.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? OK BY JOE TOLBERT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? GOOD. ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE.

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WANT TO MENTION THAT SEVERAL DONATIONS THAT WERE ACCEPTED AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA LAST MONTH.

WE WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THESE DONATIONS.

VARIOUS BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUALS DONATED AMOUNTS TOTALING $19,930 TO HELP CELEBRATE THE 2021-22

[00:50:02]

MR. AND MRS. DAVID LEE SMITH DONATED 7500 TO DAVID E SMITH ELEMENTARY AND LDI INTERNATIONAL DONATED $5,000 TO W.T FRANCISCO.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THIS DONATIONS.

[L. CONSENT ITEMS]

ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED WITH ONE MOTION UNLESS THEY ARE REMOVED BY FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BY A TRUSTEE FOR DISCUSSION.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO I'M SORRY.

I MOVED TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

GOT A.. SECOND.

MOTION BY CHRIS AND THE SECOND BY RALPH.

ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S VOTE.

IT IS UNANIMOUS.

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

[M. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]

[N. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]

BOTH MEETINGS WILL BE HERE IN THE BOARDROOM AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS.

SO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE THE MOTION.

I WOULD LIKE TO.

THERE'S YOUNG MAN HERE WORKING ON HIS BADGE FOR I DON'T WANT TO GET IT WRONG.

WHAT'S HE WORKING ON THE PATCH FOR? YES. SO ANYWAY, I WANTED TO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND CONGRATULATE HIM FOR BEING HERE.

WELL, WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? MATTHEW. GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

AND WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO? CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

ARE YOU GLAD WE KEPT THIS UNDER AN HOUR? WE ARE T ALL RIGHT.

AS OF NO FURTHER BUSINESS.

SO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

BRENDA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? DAVIS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:51.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.