>> WHAT DO YOU GO ABOUT IT [INAUDIBLE]
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>> ALL RIGHT. WE READY? THE TIME IS NOW 5:00 PM AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]
DR STINSON, WILL YOU CONFIRM THAT THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND A NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT?>> YES, MR. DREES, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
>> THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO
[C. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND HEAR COMMENTS ON THE 2023-24 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE]
DISCUSS IN HERE COMMENTS ON THE 2023/24 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. MS. BOWMAN?>> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT DREES, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. STINSON, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG YEAR AND I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE'RE AT THE FINISH LINE FOR THE BUDGET.
I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ALL THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE INVITED YOU TOO AND YOU'VE COME AND BEING PATIENT WITH US.
IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME, BUT THANK YOU.
I'M HOPING THAT YOU'LL BE PLEASED WITH THE BUDGET THAT WE PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT.
THE TAX AND BUDGET PUBLICATIONS.
THIS IS OUR ANNUAL MEETING THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET, AND WHILE WE DO HAVE A TAX RATE POSTED, THAT TAX RATE WILL NOT BE ACTUALLY CALCULATED UNTIL THE LAST OF JULY, 1ST OF AUGUST BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
SO WE WILL JUST HAVE A PROPOSED TAX RATE THIS EVENING.
THE NOTICE THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE POSTED IN THE NEWSPAPER WAS IN THE STAR-TELEGRAM ON JUNE THE 9TH.
THEN WE HAD OUR PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARIES THAT ARE REQUIRED BY TEA ON THE WEBSITE.
THE REQUIRED ACTIONS OF THE BOARD WILL BE THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BUDGET, THE INTEREST AND SINKING, AND THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND BUDGET.
WE ALSO ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE BEFORE THE BOARD THIS EVENING PRIOR TO THE BUDGET'S BEING APPROVED.
THE ACCELERATED LEARNING BUDGET, WHICH IS REALLY THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR HIGHER-RISK STUDENTS.
BUDGETS ARE APPROVED AT THE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL BY THE BOARD.
THE BUDGET ADOPTION DEADLINE IS THE 30TH.
SO WE DID RECEIVE PRELIMINARY TAX VALUE ESTIMATES FROM THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT ON THE 21ST OF APRIL.
VALUES WILL BE COMING FROM THE CHIEF APPRAISER NEXT MONTH.
I THINK RIGHT NOW THEY'RE TELLING US IT'S GOING TO BE AROUND THE 21ST.
AT THAT POINT THAT WE GET THOSE, WE WILL SUBMIT THOSE TO TEA TO GET OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE.
AUGUST 24TH RIGHT NOW IS WHERE WE HAVE SLATED THAT REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO LOOK AT THE TAX RATE FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION, AND THEN THE TAX RATE DOES HAVE TO BE ADOPTED AFTER BUDGET ADOPTION.
THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE FACTORS, AND WE'VE PRESENTED THIS TO YOU BEFORE.
THE ATTENDANCE IS ESTIMATED AT 93.95%.
WE HAD ORIGINALLY THIS PAST YEAR, HAD PROJECTED 94.5.
WE ENDED THE YEAR BECAUSE I HAD THIS NUMBER IN RIGHT BEFORE WE FINISHED THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
SO WE'RE JUST SLIGHTLY UNDER 93, 95 FOR THIS YEAR.
BUT I'M HOPING WITH THE WORK THAT THE BOARD ALLOWED US TO DO WITH ATTENDANCE INCENTIVES NEXT YEAR.
IF WE START THOSE ACTIVITIES EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THEN MAYBE WE CAN SEE THAT NUMBER GO UP.
OUR TAX VALUE GROWTH RIGHT NOW IS PROJECTED AT 7%.
AS YOU KNOW, IN SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCE, THE TAX VALUES GROWTH IS REALLY IRRELEVANT.
IF OUR TAX VALUES GO UP AND COLLECTIONS GO UP, THEN OUR STATE REVENUE GOES DOWN.
SO WE'RE USING A CONSERVATIVE 7% AT THIS LEVEL, MAINLY FOR THE INS FUND BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO OVERESTIMATE BECAUSE THAT REVENUE IS STRICTLY GOING TOWARD A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
THE OTHER THING WE HAVE IN THIS IS HOUSE BILL 1, THE CHANGE IN STATE FUNDING.
IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
THE INCREASE IN THE GOLDEN PENNY YIELD FROM $98.56 TO $126.21.
SO THAT HAS BEEN BUILT INTO THE REVENUE ESTIMATES, EXPENDITURE INITIATIVES.
SO WE'VE ALREADY HAD THESE BEFORE THE BOARD.
SO THE ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES AROUND 2.8 MILLION, THOSE WERE FUNDED WITH 2022-23 BUDGET SAVINGS AND THE BOARD APPROVED THE OPERATING TRANSFERRED TO PUT THOSE OVER INTO A SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND LAST MONTH.
RECURRING EXPENDITURES THAT HAVE COME TO THE BOARD.
THESE DO NOT INCLUDE COMPENSATION.
WE HAD NON-PERSONNEL RECURRING.
YOU CAN SEE THE CATEGORIES THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU.
WITH NON-PERSONNEL AND PERSONNEL, WE HAD A TOTAL OF JUST OVER 4.8 MILLION.
THEN WE DID DO SOME TRIMMING IN THE BUDGET.
WE DID HAVE 14.5 TEACHING UNITS BASED ON STAFFING MODELS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE.
WE HAVE UPDATED OUR STAFFING MODELS FOR CUSTODIAL.
WE WERE ABLE TO TRIM 15 UNITS OFF OF THAT, AND THEN WE ALSO, THROUGH ATTRITION, HAVE CUT 10.5 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS.
THIS IS OUR GENERAL FUND PRIOR TO COMPENSATION.
WE ARE PROJECTING AT THIS LEVEL ABOUT A $419,000 SURPLUS, COMPENSATION INCREASES THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD.
THEY HAD DISCUSSION LAST MEETING, 4% OF MIDPOINT FOR TEACHERS, NURSES,
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AND LIBRARIANS, THAT'LL BE $2,600 FOR ALL 187-DAY STAFF.A 3% OF MID-POINT FOR ALL OTHER STAFF.
WE ALSO HAD SOME STIPEND ADJUSTMENTS FOR OUR BILINGUAL TEACHERS AND SOME SPECIFIC SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITIONS.
THE SEEC, TEAMS, PASS, ACCESS, AABLE, AND OMEGA, THESE ARE ALL THE SELF-CONTAINED CLASSES.
WE ALSO AND I THINK WE MENTIONED THIS TO YOU AT A PREVIOUS MEETING IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, THE HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE C1, C2, C3, MT1 AND MT2 WILL BE INCREASING.
ONE OF THE PROGRAMS AT LOWEST LEVEL WILL INCREASE $44 A MONTH AND THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION SO THAT WE CAN STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
SO THIS WILL ONLY BE IF THOSE EMPLOYEES CHOOSE THAT INSURANCE PLAN AND ACTUALLY YOU'RE ON OUR PLANS.
SO THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF ALL COMPENSATION IS JUST OVER $8 MILLION.
WHEN WE TAKE THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND WE ADD IN THE COMPENSATION INCREASES, WE HAVE PROPOSED NET DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF AROUND 7.6 MILLION.
DEBT SERVICE FUND, THE REQUIRED ANNUAL PAYMENT.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE PROPOSING A PREPAYMENT OF 4.4 MILLION.
BUT IF REMEMBER A FEW MEETINGS AGO, I TOLD YOU THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IN ON A SMALL PIECE OF THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND GUARANTEE.
SO WITH INTEREST RATES, WHAT THEY ARE, THE BOND INTEREST RATE RIGHT NOW FOR THE MUNICIPAL BONDS ARE STILL RELATIVELY REASONABLE IN THE LOW FOURS.
WE'RE ABLE TO GENERATE OVER 5% INTEREST EARNINGS IN TEXT POLLS.
SO OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR HAS TOLD US WITH THE PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ISSUE THOSE BONDS.
SO WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU IN JULY WITH THAT BOND ORDER PROPOSALS SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE ISSUED AT THE END OF JULY, EARLY AUGUST BEFORE WE DO THE TAX RATE.
IF WE DO THAT, THEN WE MAY NOT DO THE PREPAYMENT BECAUSE WE'LL NEED THAT FOR THE BOND PAYMENT FOR THE YEAR.
OBVIOUSLY, IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, WE HAVE THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGE IN TAX RATE.
THEN THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, WE LOOKED AT THE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT, THE PROCESS OF STUDENT MEALS, AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AS WE ESTIMATE THOSE NUMBERS.
THIS IS THE SLIDE AND JUST LETTING THE BOARD KNOW, IT'S A PART OF OUR REQUIRED COMMUNICATION TO YOU OF WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED AN HOUR IN FEDERAL GRANT ALLOCATIONS FOR OUR TITLE PROGRAMS. PERKINS IS OUR CTE, AND THEN OUR IDEA IS OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS.
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO GIVE YOU THIS AFFIRMATION THAT WE BELIEVE AS ADMINISTRATION THAT THE 2023-24 PROPOSED BUDGET ADDRESSES THE EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AT BIRDVILLE ISD, PROVIDES FAIR AND MARKET-APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR ALL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND REFLECTS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE BUDGET FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE YEARS.
THIS IS THE OVERALL BUDGET FOR ALL THREE FUNDS.
I'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE JUST TO LOOK AT THAT YOU'VE SEEN THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN CHILD NUTRITION AND DEBT SERVICE.
I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE DEBT SERVICE FUND BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN JUNE, THE PAYMENT THAT WE HAVE IN AUGUST HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THAT FUND BALANCE.
SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT FUND BALANCE A LITTLE BIT LARGE, WE DO HAVE A $10.6 MILLION PAYMENT.
THE LEVEL THAT WE KEEP OUR FUND BALANCE, WHICH AFTER THAT AUGUST PAYMENT, I THINK IT DROPS TO AROUND 33%, IS REALLY BENEFICIAL IN OUR RATING CALLS WHEN WE GET READY TO ISSUE BONDS.
SO IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY BENEFICIAL.
THE RATERS LIKE TO SEE A GOOD, STRONG FUND BALANCE IN CASE WE HAVE A YEAR WHERE VALUES ARE LOW, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TAX RATE.
ALL RIGHT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THE ASTERISK AT THE BOTTOM, ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR AUGUST 2024 PAYMENT.
CAN YOU JUST BULLET POINT THAT FOR ME REAL QUICK?
>> YES. WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION?
>> AT THE BOTTOM, ASTERISK ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR AUGUST 2024 BOND PAYMENT OF 10.6 MILLION?
>> YES, SIR. IT'S FOR NEXT SUMMER.
THIS FISCAL YEAR ENDS IN JUNE BUT OUR BOND PAYMENTS, OUR NEEDS ARE BASED ON THE CALENDAR YEAR.
MANY DISTRICTS HAVE AN AUGUST 31 FISCAL YEAR BACK IN 2006, I BELIEVE IT WAS THIS DISTRICT WENT TO THE JULY 1.
SO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT DEBT PAYMENT BECAUSE THE TAX RATE IS NOT BUILT OFF WHAT WE PAY IN OUR FISCAL YEAR IT'S BASED ON WHAT WE PAY IN THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.
>> YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND AGAIN, I'VE BEEN IN DISTRICTS WHERE IT WAS AUGUST.
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SO IT DOES CHANGE THE STRATEGY A LITTLE BIT.>> MY TAKEAWAY ON THE BUDGETING OF 94.5% ATTENDANCE FOR STUDENTS AND THE ACTUAL IS 93.95.
>> JUST OVER A HALF PERCENT LESS IN ATTENDANCE AND THAT PROBABLY MEANS, I WOULD GUESS ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS IN LESS FUNDING IS IN THE BALLPARK.
>> AND WE ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND SOURCES BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING FROM STATE LEGISLATION TO GIVE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION INCREASES.
>> WE'RE IN EFFECT OR DIPPING INTO FUND BALANCE ALMOST EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
IF EVERY STUDENT WOULD HAVE ATTENDED JUST ONE MORE DAY THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE WOULD'VE MADE UP THAT HALF PERCENT, RIGHT? ONE OVER 200 OF THAT.
>> SO EVERY STUDENT COULD HAVE ATTENDED JUST ONE MORE DAY WE WOULD HAVE HAD A BIG CHANGE IN OUR REVENUE OF ALMOST A MILLION DOLLAR.
>> IT'S HUGE JUST ONE DAY OUT OF THE SCHOOL YEAR MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE TO US.
>> WELL, EVEN IF YOU THINK ABOUT PRIOR TO COVID, WE WERE AVERAGING ABOUT 95.7 AND THAT'S SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS.
IT'S AMAZING WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGES, IT LOOKS SMALL, BUT THE WAY SCHOOL FINANCES, IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
AND IF THAT CHILD THAT MISSES HAS WEIGHTS ATTACHED TO THEM SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION, CTE, WE LOSE THE WEIGHT AS WELL.
YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT AND MORE LEARNING HAPPENS IF THEY'RE IN THE CLASSROOM, THAN IF THEY'RE NOT.
THERE IS DEFINITELY THE BENEFIT OF LEARNING AS WELL.
>> FROM A BOARD PERSPECTIVE, AND I THINK, I MAY HAVE HEARD SOMEONE SAY THIS EARLIER, THAT WHOEVER'S DOING THIS ATTENDANCE IN THE ELEMENTARY, THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY ARE GETTING GOOD TRAINING ON HOW TO TREAT SOMEONE WHO'S OUT OF CLASS ON AN ASSIGNMENT OR A FIELD TRIP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HOPEFULLY, THEY'RE ALL TRAINED VERY WELL TO CAPTURE EVERY SINGLE BECAUSE EVERY STUDENT ATTENDANCE MATTERS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. DR. GLENN, I KNOW DID A STUDENT ACCOUNTING HANDBOOK TRAINING LAST SUMMER AND WE'LL BE DOING IT AGAIN WITH THE ATTENDANCE CLERKS.
WE'VE HAD A LOT MORE INTENSIVE TRAINING WITH THEM JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE STATE RULES ARE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I WANT TO COMMENT. I KNOW WE'RE HAVING CONVOCATION THIS YEAR DR. STINSON.
I'M NO CONVOCATION OR CELEBRATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUT I WONDER IF WE COULD SAY SOMETHING AT CONVOCATION ABOUT ATTENDANCE, IF WE COULD STRESS THE IMMUNITY, JUST EVERYBODY PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFORT BECAUSE LIKE WE SAID, 1% IS TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP US BRIDGE THE GAP.
IT'S THAT PART OF ROWING THE BOAT TOGETHER.
>> I THINK YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.
THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO FIND WAYS TO COMMUNICATE THAT BECAUSE JUST LIKE MR. KUNKEL SAID, PEOPLE, IN GENERAL, DON'T REALIZE EVEN HALF A PERCENT WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHAT IT MEANS DIRECTLY TO A CLASSROOM.
I THINK IF WE CAN FIND WAYS TO COMMUNICATE THAT AND WE WILL, I HAVE HIGH HOPES THAT ATTENDANCE ACROSS THE STATE WILL INCREASE.
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, IN THIS 80TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY DID REMOVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR VIRTUAL EDUCATION, SO THAT IS NO LONGER AN OPTION IN TEXAS AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I DO FEEL LIKE ATTENDANCE MAY INCREASE A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE HAVE TO DO OUR PART LOCALLY AS WELL.
IT'S A GREAT REMINDER. THANK YOU.
>> AS A FORMER EDUCATOR TOOK ME YEARS TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
IT WAS TOWARDS THE END OF MY CAREER, I REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE IMPACT OF ATTENDANCE.
>> I DO UNDERSTAND IF THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE INTRICACIES OF THOSE FORMULAS, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE IT KNOWN AND WE WILL TRY TO COME UP WITH SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT.
AND DR. GLENN HAS STARTED THAT WITH OUR CAMPUS TRAINING AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT SHE DOES AND WE'LL CONTINUE THAT. GOOD POINT.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THE 2023,
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2024 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.AS THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THIS ITEM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551,
[D. CLOSED SESSION]
SPECIFICALLY 0.074 PERSONNEL 0.072 TO REAL PROPERTY 0.071, CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND 0.076 SECURITY.THE TIME IS 5:45 PM [NOISE] TIME IS NOW 7:00 PM AND WE WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
[E. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
PRESIDENT DAVIS IS OUT THIS EVENING, SO AS VICE PRESIDENT, I WILL BE CONDUCTING TONIGHT'S MEETING.BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I DO WANT TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT AND SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS.
A WISE PERSON ONCE WROTE THAT WE SHOULD REJOICE WITH THOSE WHO REJOICE AND WEEP WITH THOSE WHO WEEP AND ONE OF OUR OWN, MARK, OUR CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, JUST LOST HIS FATHER.
SHOULDN'T SAY LOST, HE WENT ON TO A BETTER PLACE.
I ACTUALLY MET MOST OF YOU ALL DON'T KNOW, BUT I'D ACTUALLY MET MARK'S DAD BEFORE I MET MARK.
HIS DAD PLAYED THE ORGAN WHEN I WAS A PASTOR AT OUR CHURCH OFTENTIMES TO FILL IN.
A GOOD MAN, ALWAYS GRACIOUS AND KIND, AND I KNOW HE'LL BE MISSED AND I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD TO YOU. THANK YOU.
ALSO, I WOULD LIKE NOW TO CALL ON AMY NEWLAND
[F. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]
AS SHE IS WITH WATAUGA ELEMENTARY SUMMER SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL, AS WELL AS OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT SPICER ELEMENTARY, TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT.>> GOOD EVENING. VICE PRESIDENT DREES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. STINSON.
IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TWO OF OUR LEADERS FROM WATAUGA SUMMER SCHOOL, HALEY CUMMINGS AND HER MOTHER MARY CUMMINGS, HOPE FUENTES AND WITH HIM THIS EVENING ARE HIS PARENTS, DAVID FUENTES AND ALISA AIYANGA, HIS SISTER LEAH FUENTES IS ALSO JOINING.
AS WELL, WE HAVE MISS MARY TERRY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT WATAUGA ELEMENTARY.
HALEY WILL NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES FOLLOWED BY HOPE WHO WILL BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT EXPRESSION.
>> I THINK MR. THOMAS, IT'S YOUR TURN. PICTURES. MR. THOMAS, IT'S YOUR TURN.
[G. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]
>> THANK YOU, MR. DREES. I'D LIKE TO CALL ON TAMMY DILLER THIS EVENING TO BEGIN OUR INTRODUCTIONS OF OUR 2023 SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIAL OLYMPIANS.
>> GOOD EVENING, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE A GROUP OF BIRDVILLE STUDENTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, SPECIAL OLYMPICS WAS FOUNDED IN 1968 AND STRIVES TO FOSTER THE ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION OF ALL PEOPLE.
THE GROUP THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING TONIGHT TRAVELED TO SAN ANTONIO IN MAY TO COMPETE IN THE STATE TRACK MEET.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE JACKIE GARRETT,
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WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE BIRDVILLE DELEGATION TO THE PODIUM TO INTRODUCE OUR ATHLETES.>> GUYS, WHEN I SAY YOUR NAME, GIVE A WAVE, AND SUPER PROUD OF THESE ATHLETES.
BRITTANY CAN YOU WAVE? [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE SHAKEB SYED. YES, PLEASE.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE NICK HIDROGO, [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE IVAN DUNLAP,[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE DELANEY ROBERTS WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY, AND WE HAVE ALAN MARQUEZ, [APPLAUSE] AND ONE OF OUR UNIFIED PARTNERS IS ALLEN'S BROTHER, ANDY MARQUEZ, AND [APPLAUSE] THEY COMPETED IN THE UNIFIED PENTATHLON TOGETHER, AND THIS WAS THE FIRST IN OUR AREA, SO IT WAS PRETTY COOL.
THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER UNIFIED PARTNER WHO COULDN'T BE HERE, DANIKO FLORES [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND].
>> OUR NEXT RECOGNITION THIS EVENING WILL BE DONE BY MONICA UP OFF.
>> GOOD EVENING. IN APRIL 2023, NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER DEBORAH CADENA, SUBMITTED SEVERAL STUDENTS CREATIVE WRITING ENTRIES TO THE DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM.
THEIR ANNUAL EVERY CHILD HAS A NAME LEGACY PROJECT.
THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REMEMBER THE 1.5 MILLION JEWISH CHILDREN WHO WERE MURDERED DURING THE HOLOCAUST.
ACROSS THE STATE, THERE ARE ONLY THREE STUDENTS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED, AND WE HAVE TWO OF THEM, [OVERLAPPING] BOTH FROM NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, LILY ABELE, AND RILEY RAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT TO RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS, BUT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL COLBY BLANKENSHIP IS HERE IN THEIR PLACE.
>> MR. BLANKENSHIP, THANKS FOR COMING TO ACCEPT ON THEIR BEHALF.
>> YEAH, IT SAYS A LOT. THANK YOU.
>> WE'VE NOW COME TO THE OPEN FORUM
[H. OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD]
AS WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEBODY WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.FOR THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REGARDING GENERAL TOPICS, PLEASE NOTE THAT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THIS OPEN FORUM.
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TONIGHT, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
FOR THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND LOCAL BOARD POLICY, PERSONAL ATTACKS ON STAFF OR STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.
THE BOARD SHALL NOT DELIBERATE OR ACT REGARDING ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
IF YOU WOULD WE HAVE, MY APOLOGIES, NOLAN.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> YES, I'M NOLAN PRICE FROM KELLER, I GO BY TONY PRICE ALSO, I'VE BEEN A WATCHDOG AT PORTER ELEMENTARY THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT POSSIBLE FOR ME.
I GET TO SEE BOTH OF MY GRANDSONS, I GET TO VOLUNTEER IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, I GET TO WALKED THE HALLS, AND WALKED THE PERIMETER, AND I HAD THAT EXTRA COMPONENT OF SAFETY FOR THE SCHOOL GROUNDS THERE, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU ALLOW ME TO DO THIS.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
THE WATCHDOG PROGRAM DIDN'T GEAR UP LAST YEAR UNTIL ABOUT OCTOBER THE 1ST, I BELIEVE, AND IT WAS HALTED BY THE END OF MARCH.
BY MY CALCULATION, THAT'S ABOUT 10-12 WEEKS THERE WHERE YOU HAVE NO WATCHDOGS,
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AT LEAST ON THAT CAMPUS.I MAY BE LABORING UNDER MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRICT'S POLICY TO CUT IT OFF AT THE END OF MARCH AND NOT START UNTIL OCTOBER, IT MIGHT BE JUST POURED OR I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IF IT IS A DISTRICT'S POLICY, I WOULD URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THAT, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO WANT TO BE THERE, AND WANT TO WALK THE HALLS, AND WANT TO WALK THE PERIMETERS, AND ADD THAT EXTRA MEASURE OF SAFETY FOR THE SCHOOLS THERE.
PLEASE DO THAT. I LOVE DOING IT.
I GOT TO VOLUNTEER IN MY PRE-K GRANDSON'S CLASS AND THEY ALL CALLING ME POPS, HE CALLS ME POPS AND I WAS POPS TO ALL OF THEM FOR ALL YEAR.
IT'S JUST FANTASTIC, I LOVE THEM LIKE MY OWN NOW.
BUT ANYWAY, SCHOOL SAFETY IS SUCH A MAJOR CONCERN AND IF IT IS THE BOARD'S POLICY, I WISH YOU WOULD CONSIDER EXTENDING IT TO MUCH LONGER, THAT YOU'RE MAYBE GIVE US A WEEK OFF AT THE BEGINNING AND A WEEK AT THE END OR SOMETHING.
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT, BUT I THINK CUTTING OUT 10-12 WEEKS OF HAVING WATCHDOGS ON THE CAMPUSES IS NOT THE BEST IDEA.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR INDULGENCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND HEAR COMMENTS ON
[I. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE 2022-23 STATE COMPENSATORY FUNDING]
THE 2022-23 STATE COMPENSATORY FUNDING. DR. CLARK.>> YES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME AND JENNIFER MILLER IS OUR DIRECTOR OF INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND SHE'S OVERSTATE COMPARED PROGRAMMING, AND SO SHE'S HERE TO GIVE THIS REPORT.
>> GOOD EVENING. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO PROVIDE A REPORT FOR THE STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, THAT IS FUNDED BY THE STATE AND THEN TO BIRDVILLE ISD.
THERE ARE MANY KEY PLAYERS IN BIRDVILLE ISD THAT SUPPORT OUR SCE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, OUR CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, DAVE LAMSON, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, DR. MONICA UPHOFF, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS, DR. MISSY GLENN, OUR COORDINATOR OF STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION AND EXTENDED DAY PROGRAMS, HILDA HAGER AND MYSELF JENNIFER MILLER, DIRECTOR OF INTERVENTION SERVICES.
THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY SETS A GOAL FOR THE STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH IT PROVIDES DISTRICTS THE FUNDS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE AT-RISK STUDENTS, AND TO PREVENT THE STUDENTS FROM DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.
THE PURPOSE OF THE FUNDS IS TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO THE IDENTIFIED STUDENTS.
ONE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION IS IF A STUDENT WHO IS ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IS CONSIDERED AN AT-RISK STUDENT.
THEY ARE NOT. ALTHOUGH IT MAY SEEM LIKE A MISNOMER, THE STUDENTS THAT ARE AT-RISK FOLLOW UNDER CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT WE'LL GET TO IN A MINUTE.
BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER STUDENTS THAT ARE ALSO NOT CONSIDERED AT-RISK, WHICH INCLUDES SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION 504 AND DYSLEXIA.
THE STUDENTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE, MEET ONE OF THESE 15 CRITERIA.
IN BIRDVILLE, OUR LARGEST THREE GROUPS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE AT-RISK FOR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL ARE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OR EMERGENT BILINGUALS, WHICH COVERS OVER 5,000 STUDENTS, ARE STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PERFORM SATISFACTORILY ON STAAR, OVER 3,000 STUDENTS.
OUR STUDENTS IN PRE-K 33, WHO DID NOT PERFORM SATISFACTORILY ON A READINESS TEST WITH OVER 2,000 STUDENTS.
IN ORDER TO GENERATE FUNDS, THE STATE LOOKS AT STUDENTS WHO ARE PREGNANT, OR WHO ARE CODED ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.
THIS IS WHY IT'S SOMETIMES IT'S CONFUSING, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THAT'S HOW WE GENERATE THE FUNDS, THOSE STUDENTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED AT-RISK.
THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A FEW MORE DETAILS, REGARDING HOW THE DISTRICT FUNDS ARE DETERMINED, BUT THE KEY POINT AND TO NOTE, IT IS BASED ON THE STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL HOME OR RESIDENCE ADDRESS.
IN 2022-23 BIRDVILLE ISD RECEIVED OVER $21 MILLION.
THESE FUNDS ARE PART OF OUR LOCAL BUDGET.
55% OF THESE FUNDS MUST BE SPENT ON SUPPLEMENTAL EXPENSES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF IDENTIFIED STUDENTS.
IN 2022-23, 14,528 STUDENTS OR 64% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE CODED AT-RISK.
THIS ISN'T INCREASED FROM THE YEAR BEFORE WHEN WE HAD 59% OF OUR STUDENTS CONSIDERED AT-RISK.
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THIS IS A BREAKDOWN BY THE SECONDARY CAMPUSES WITH THEIR ENROLLMENT AND THEIR AT-RISK NUMBERS AND THEIR PERCENTAGES.THESE NUMBERS ARE CODED IN THE FALL PMS REPORT, AND THIS IS OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.
EACH YEAR BIRDVILLE REVIEWS THE STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION EXPENDITURES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS OR POSITIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THESE WERE THEIR POSITIONS AND THE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THAT WERE FUNDED IN 2022-23.
IN 2023-24 OUR PLAN IS TO EXPAND THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDS AGAIN ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL STAFF TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS AND EVALUATE EACH YEAR AND CONTINUE WITH OUR PUBLIC ANNUAL HEARING.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, OR ANYONE ELSE?
I THINK IT'S TELLING FOR ALL OF US TO REALIZE THE NEED FOR AND TO BE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT WE HAVE IN THIS DISTRICT, FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND ALL OF THE ENTITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED AND SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE IF WE LOOK AT OUR CAMPUSES, I THINK WE CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT HAS ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARIES.
THERE'S THE LIST OF WHICH WE HAVE AT ELEMENTARY IS 39.7% AND THEN IF YOU'LL FLIP TO THE SECONDARY 38.2%.
THOSE ARE THE LOWEST PERCENTAGES WE HAVE ON ANY GIVEN CAMPUS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE NEED FOR SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF IS A MYTHS, AND SO WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO, AND WE APPRECIATE OUR COMMUNITY FOR FILLING THE GAP AS WELL.
>> JUST TO ADD TO THE PLEA FOR SUPPORT, IT'S ALSO INCUMBENT UP ON A COMMUNITY TO CARE ABOUT ITS CHILDREN TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CARE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
SOME OF THE STUDENTS, WE HEAR THIS THROWN ABOUT CHOICE.
MANY OF THESE STUDENTS, THE PARENTS, THEIR CHOICE IS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND THAT'S THE ONLY CHOICE THEY REALLY HAVE, AND SO WHEN YOU TAKE FUNDS AWAY AND THINK THAT THE ANSWER TO ALL OF THE ELS THAT ONE MIGHT PERCEIVE IS TO GIVE VOUCHERS AND TO GIVE CHOICE, THAT IS REALLY MISSING THE POINT FOR ALL CHILDREN TO BE EDUCATED AT THEIR FULLEST EXTENT, BECAUSE SO GOES A CHILD'S EDUCATION, SO GOES TO COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, DR. CLARK. IT IS PAINFUL TO WATCH ONGOING SPECIAL SESSIONS WITH UPWARDS OF $32.7 BILLION, SITTING ON THE TABLE AND SURPLUS FUNDING IN THE LEGISLATURE, AND NOTHING AT THIS POINT GOING TOWARDS PUBLIC AID. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, CONCERNING THE 2022-23 STATE COMPENSATORY FUNDING? ANYONE? ALL RIGHT, AS THERE IS NO ONE ELSE OR NO ONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
WE'RE MOVING ON NOW TO OUR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS.
[J.1. Lee Lewis Construction Inc. Update and Contract Revisions]
I THINK THE FIRST OF THESE, MS. KATIE IS MS. BOWMAN IS YOURS.>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT DREES.
WE DO HAVE OUR BOND CONSULTANT HERE WITH US TONIGHT, SCOTT NIVEN, AND SO FOR THE NEXT, I GUESS SEVERAL ITEMS, HE'LL BE INTRODUCING OUR CONTRACTORS AND OUR ARCHITECTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. BOWMAN, WHO'S BOARD VICE PRESIDENT AND DR. STINSON AND BOARD MEMBERS.
I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH BRIEFLY AND WORK THROUGH THEM AND JUST GIVE US SOME SHORT PRESENTATIONS AND THEN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM.
FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LEE LEWIS, OUR CMAR CONTRACTOR, THEY HAVE WORKED WITH THIS THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
AS WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THE CONTRACTING PROCESS, WE'VE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONTRACT.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE IN THE CMAR PROCESS AND THEN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EACH GOING TO DO WITH THE COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS OR JOC AND
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OTHER TYPES OF JOB ITEMS THAN SOME OF THE SMALLER LESS COMPLEX JOBS.BUT LEE LEWIS HAS BEEN VERY GRACIOUS TO WORK WITH US ON ALL THE JOBS THAT WE'VE ASKED THEM TO AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ADDITION TO THE AGENDA, THAT IN THEIR PROJECTS THAT WE'VE ADDED MULLENDORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT, HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT, HVAC NORTH RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT AND THE OFFICE BUILT OUT FOR THE PLAZA, AS WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH THAT.
WE'VE REMOVED US SOME PROJECTS.
BUT OVERALL, THEY ARE GOING TO BE A PARTNER WITH US PROBABLY FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS AND HELP US IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.
THEY'RE HERE TO ACTUALLY DO A LITTLE BIT OF A PRESENTATION AND WE'LL ASK THEM, WE HAVE WITH US DEVIN SHERMAN AND TY PARSON AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION WITH US AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. GO AHEAD.
>> DR. STINSON, BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS, DR. NEVINS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US, LETTING US DO AN UPDATE TONIGHT.
WE'LL TRY AND BE BRIEF AND THEN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
FIRST PROJECT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, YOU APPROVED THE GMP FOR THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AT LAST MONTH'S BOARD MEETING.
THAT'S WHERE THE TRANSITION PROJECT AT WT FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THAT'S THE GOAL TO HOUSE THE STAFF, TEACHERS, STUDENTS FROM DAVID E. SMITH, DURING THE DEMO AND REPLACEMENT OF THAT PROJECT.
WE RECEIVED THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR THAT PROJECT TODAY, ACTUALLY, WE ALREADY HAVE ONE OF THE FACILITIES, ALL THE PORTABLE FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN MOVED IN FOR ONE OF THOSE AREAS, AND THE BUILDINGS ARE BEING MOVED IN FOR THE SECOND ONE NOW AS WELL, THEY'LL START BEING PUT TOGETHER NEXT WEEK.
AT THAT SAME TIME, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING ALL THE GRADING FOR ANY ACCESS, PAVING, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S GOING TO START MOBILIZE ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK, AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON TRACK FOR GETTING THAT COMPLETED BY THE END OF JULY, SO STAFF AND STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE IN ON TIME.
>> MOVING ON, WORKING THROUGH PRE-CONSTRUCTION, GIVING AN UPDATE ON DAVID E. SMITH, THE ELEMENTARY DEMO PLANS ARE CURRENTLY OUT FOR BID RIGHT NOW.
OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE A GMP TO YOU AT THE BOARD IN MID-JULY AND AFTER THE GMP APPROVAL DEMO WILL COMMENCE AFTER THE MAKE SAFE.
WORKING TOWARDS THE NEW ELEMENTARY WITH THE DEMO PROJECT WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ESTIMATES, AS WE SPEAK.
CURRENTLY, THE 50% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE COMING OUT SOON.
WORK AS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE THIS FALL 2023.
HALTOM HIGH, WE'VE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL BUDGET INVESTIGATORY EXERCISES ON THIS PROJECT.
THIS ONE IS A PROJECT THAT WE RECENTLY COMPLETED OUR LATEST UPDATE ON.
RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING IS TRACKING TO BE IN BUDGET RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY GOOD NEWS.
WE ARE STARTING TO MOVE TOWARDS BUDGETING RDD DOCUMENTS.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE THIS FALL.
THE OVERALL PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE PHASED RIGHT NOW, AND WITH DR. NEVINS HELP, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ESTABLISHING THE FULL PHASING OF IT BUT IN GENERAL, AT THIS POINT IN TIME RIGHT NOW, PHASE 1 IS GOING TO BE THE ADDITION, WHICH IS THE STORM SHELTER PORTION OF THE WORK AND ALSO THE COURTYARD INFILL.
PHASE 2 WILL THEN BE THE CAFETERIA TO COME AFTER THAT AND THEN THERE'S A SMALL PORTIONS OF WORK IN THE AUDITORIUM THAT CAN OCCUR DURING EITHER OF THOSE PHASES, WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL IS WHAT WE'LL DO, AS WELL AS THE ROOF.
MULLENDORE ELEMENTARY RIGHT NOW, MAKE SAFE AND DEMOLITION IS CURRENTLY ACTUALLY IN PROGRESS.
RIGHT NOW, WE'VE WORKED THROUGH A LOT OF OUR INITIAL BUDGETS AND ALL OF THAT IS TRACKING POSITIVELY AS WELL.
THE PLAN IS TO BID THAT PROJECT THIS SUMMER WITH THE 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS COMING OUT SOON, ALSO WITH THE GMP TO THE BOARD LATE THIS SUMMER.
THE BIRDVILLE HIGH COURTYARD, WE HAVE RUN INITIAL BUDGETS ON A LOT OF THE CONCEPTUAL AND SCHEMATIC DESIGNS.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS NEXT STEPS WITH THE DESIGN TEAM AND DR. NEVINS TO ESTABLISH FULL SCOPE PARAMETERS AND FINAL BUDGETS FOR THAT PROJECT AS WELL.
ALSO WITH THE BIRDVILLE ISD, THE INTERIORS AT THE PLAZA.
WE'VE WORKED ON INITIAL BUDGETS FOR THAT PROJECT AS WELL, SIMILAR TO THE PRODUCT PREVIOUS, WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS NEXT STEPS AND CONTINUED DESIGN ON THAT PROJECT.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO AND THANK IS OUR DESIGN TEAMS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH.
IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO TO GET THESE PROJECTS IN BUDGET, AND WORKING THROUGH THE DESIGN JUST IN AID OF BIRDVILLE AND Y'ALL'S NEEDS.
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IN ADDITION TO DR. NEVINS'S HELP, WE MAKE, WHAT I FEEL IS A FANTASTIC TEAM SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.APPRECIATE YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU.
>> AGAIN, I THINK IT'S YOU, MS. BOWMAN. PROCEED TO THE SPEAKER, IT'S GOT TO KEEP GOING [OVERLAPPING]
>> LET'S MOVE TO THE SECOND ITEM.
[J.2. Design Development Phase for the Birdville, Haltom, and Richland High Schools Baseball and Softball Press Boxes and Turf Fields in the 2022 Bond Program]
WE HAVE THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PLAN OR PHASE FOR THE BIRDVILLE, HALTOM AND RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS AND PRESS BOXES SO FROM PBK THAT ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH US ON THE NEXT TWO ITEMS. WE HAVE TRACE CLARA, WE HAVE JACOB GALLES, EDUARDO DORY WITH US TONIGHT WITH PBK AND THEY'LL BE COMING UP TO PRESENT.ALSO COACH NORTON IS HERE FOR REVIEW.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING QUITE A BIT WITH COACH NORTON AS WELL AS HE'D BEEN WORKING WITH ALL THE COACHES ON CAMPUSES AND WORKING THROUGH THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL FIELD.
THE PRESENTATION YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE TONIGHT, THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT UPGRADE SINCE YOU GUYS HAVE WHAT WE SENT OUT TO YOU SO WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON UNTIL UP TO ABOUT FIVE O'CLOCK TODAY.
IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING PROCESS, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO GET OUT TO BID BY THE END OF JUNE.
IF YOU GUYS FROM PBK WOULD COME UP AND TAKE US THROUGH.
>> THANKS, DR. NEWMAN, DR. STINSON, BOARD CABINET, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE GOT WORKING IN, EXCITED TO GET THIS THING BUILT.
I'M GOING TO START WITH THE TARIFF REPLACEMENTS.
BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL.
YOU'LL SEE THE B LOGO ACCUSTOMED TO BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, I BELIEVE DESIGNED BY THE BASEBALL COACH THERE WITH HAWKS IN THE BACKGROUND.
YOU'VE GOT THE BASE PATHS LEADING TO HOME PLATE.
ALL THESE LITTLE DESIGN ASPECTS HAVE BEEN ADDED.
WE'VE GOT REVISIONS TO THE FENCING WITH CONSISTENT 310 FOOT DISTANCE DOWN THE LINES AND 3A5 AND CENTER AND THERE'S BALL PEN AND HITTING CAGE WORK THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WELL WITH SOME CLEANUP AROUND.
SEE SOFTBALL HERE, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT LOGO SETUP, IT'S GOT A WARNING TRACK AS WELL.
SOME BALL PEN AND HITTING OCCASION IMPROVEMENTS, CONCRETE AREAS, THINGS LIKE THAT BUT NOTICE THAT THE BROWN TURF IS BROWN, THE DIRT AREAS.
WE GO TO HALTOM BASEBALL IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IT'S MORE OF A TAN COLOR.
AS DR. NEVINS SAID, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ATHLETIC STAFF TO CONSIDER ALL THE PREFERENCES AND LOGOS AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING, SO YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCE IN EACH ONE, SIMILAR SHAPE THOUGH.
AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THE EXISTING FENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER AND THE OUTFIELD THAT WE ARE GOING TO BRING IN FOR MORE CONSISTENT AND REASONABLE SIZE FEEL FOR THE KIDS.
BUFFALOS BEHIND THE HOME PLATE ANOTHER LITTLE ASPECT AND LOGO AND CENTER FIELD.
WE'RE CONSIDERING SHED HERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL FOR STORAGE, PORTABLE HIDDEN CASE TOWARDS THAT SORT OF THING.
SOFTBALL AT HALTOM, A LITTLE BIT SIMPLER, NO LOGO IN THE OUTFIELD, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME LETTERING IN THE FOUL TERRITORY, NEW BALL PEN.
IT'S ALSO GOT A WARNING TRACK AND HITTING CAGE TURF AND SOMETHING I HAVEN'T MENTIONED, I'M SORRY, WE'RE DOING NEW MIDDLE PANEL FENCING AS WELL, EXCEPT AT RICHLAND, RICHLAND'S ALREADY GOT IT SO WE WANT TO MATCH THOSE GUYS OVER THERE.
SPEAKING OF RICHLAND YOU'LL SEE THE LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AGAIN DIRT COLOR.
THIS IS CALLED TERRACOTTA, TYPICALLY, IT'S A LITTLE REDDER, MORE LIKE THE RED DIRT OF AN INFIELD.
YOU'VE GOT THE TYPICAL WALK UP LANES, THE LETTERING AND FOUL TERRITORY.
THE LOGO BEHIND HOME PLATE SO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, MORE CONCRETE TURF AND BALL PENS AND HITTING CAGES.
YOU'LL SEE THE BALL PENS HAVE BEEN MOVED OUT IN THE OUTFIELD HERE TO MAKE SPACE FOR THE HIDDEN CAGES AND THINGS.
SOFTBALL AT RICHLAND, AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR.
YOU'VE GOT WARNING TRACK, THE WALK-UP LANES, THE LOGOS AND LETTERING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT FOR THE MOST PART AND SCOPE IS WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP CONSISTENT, SO WE'LL GO TO THE PRESS BOXES.
YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, LEAD HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PRE-MANUFACTURED PRESS BOXES TO BE INSTALLED AT EACH ONE OF THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS AND THE FOOTBALL FIELDS.
WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL ONE, WHAT IT MAY LOOK LIKE.
YOU CAN HAVE SOME COLOR, BUT THIS IS THE FRONT VIEW.
ANOTHER ONE HERE, TYPICAL SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL PRESS BOX A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. TYPICALLY A LITTLE SMALLER.
HERE'S BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL THEY'RE SHOWING BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
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TOGETHER TYPICAL AT THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE THERE'S ACCESSING HERE FROM, THE CENTER ISLE OF THE BLEACHERS, CONVERTING THE TOP ROW TO A WALKWAY, SO YOU LOSE A LITTLE BIT OF SEATING, BUT IT'S CONVENIENT ACCESS UP TO THE ELEVATED PRESS BOX AND THEN PRESS BOXES ARE ELEVATED SUCH THAT YOU CAN EASILY SEE WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IN THE PRESS BOX OVER THE SPECTATORS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BLOCK YOUR VIEW BECAUSE THE PRESS BOX IS SO LOW, SO THAT'S ABSOLUTELY BEING CONSIDERED.THIS IS THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PRESS BOX.
THE SOCCER FIELD IS VERY TIGHT, SO WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT.
OF COURSE, WE'RE PUSHING THE BLEACHERS FORWARD, MODIFYING THEM A LITTLE BIT AND USING THE EXISTING BLEACHERS FOR ACCESS THERE AS WELL.
AGAIN, THESE THINGS ARE CUTTING DOWN ON STRUCTURE STAIRS, THINGS LIKE THAT TO GET TO THE PRESS BOXES.
HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PRESS BOX, AGAIN, CENTERED ON THE CENTER BLEACHERS AND EXISTING BLEACHERS.
WE'D HAVE TO CONSIDER ACCESS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING HERE A BIT AND SO WE'RE SHOWING STAIRS FROM THE END OF THESE BLEACHERS, ADDING THOSE TO GET UP TO AN ELEVATED DECK HERE.
HALTOM SOFTBALL, AGAIN, PRESS BOX BEHIND THE BLEACHERS BOTTOM PLATE WITH SOME VARIATION OF STAIR THERE TO GET UP TO IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE INDEPENDENT, SEPARATE FROM THOSE EXISTING BLEACHERS.
THIS IS THE PRESS BOX AT THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL BETWEEN THE TWO EXISTING BLEACHERS, THERE'LL BE ELEVATED.
WE'RE CONSIDERING SIGHT LINES TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND ALSO FROM THE BLEACHERS AND HOW THAT AFFECTS EACH OTHER, THEY'LL HAVE SEPARATE STAIRS UP TO THAT PRESS BOX.
RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PRESS BOX.
AGAIN, BEHIND HOME PLATE AT THE TOP OF THOSE BLEACHERS.
THOSE WILL ALSO BE SEPARATE STAIRS MOST LIKELY WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT YOU'VE SEEN THIS IS THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT RICHLAND.
HERE THERE'S AN EXISTING TOWER AT THE 50 YARD LINE, SO WE'RE PUTTING THE PRESS BOX SOUTH IN THIS SPACE ALONG THERE'S AN EXISTING RETAINING WALL THERE SO THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION HERE BUT WE'RE USING THE EXISTING BLEACHERS AGAIN FOR ACCESS THERE TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THOSE STAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED TO GET UP TO THE TOP.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELDS OR PRESS BOXES?
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE COACHES OR WHOMEVER CAME UP WITH THE TURF DIRT SIMILAR TO THE SCHOOL COLORS. I LIKE THAT. THAT'S FINE.
>> COACH NORTON HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WORKING WITH THE COACHES AND GETTING OWN INDEPENDENT.
EVERY FIELD WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND JUST GIVEN THAT OWN INDIVIDUAL FEEL FOR EVERY FIELD.
SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO LOOK REALLY NICE.
[J.3. Design Development Phase for the Birdville High School Courtyard Renovations in the 2022 Bond Program]
WE HAVE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL COURTYARD RENOVATIONS.>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS JACOB GALLES, I'M A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND RUN A FIRM CALLED EDGELAND, WHICH IS A SISTER COMPANY OF PBK.
SO I'M TASKED WITH REDESIGNING THE COURTYARD AT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH WHERE OUR DESIGN IS AT THIS POINT.
THERE WE GO. SO THIS IS THE EXISTING SITE.
YOU'RE SEEING ON THE NORTH SIDE, THERE ARE SOME CONCRETE RETAINING WALLS THAT ARE FAILING.
AND THEN, THE SOUTH PORTION IN OUR MAIN COURTYARD AREA, WE HAVE THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS. ONE IS, WATER IS PENETRATING INTO THE BUILDING, TWO, THE WALLS ARE FAILING, AND THEN WE WANT TO ADD A SEATING AREA OUTSIDE OF THE LOUNGE ROOM FOR GATHERING.
SO I'M GOING TO PUT THAT DESIGN IS.
>> BUT MAY I SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICKLY?
>> JUST AS A REMINDER AND I THINK EVERYONE HERE IS AWARE THAT THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA COMFORTABLY SEATS SOMEWHERE AROUND 250 STUDENTS.
WELL, YOU'VE GOT 2,150 STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL OR SO.
WITH THREE LOUNGES, YOU'RE PUSHING UP 700 KIDS PER LOUNGE, AND YOU CAN ONLY SEAT 250 AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROBLEM.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PRIORITIES IN THIS PROJECT, AS YOU RECALL, AS A REMINDER, WAS IN ADDITION TO THE RETAINING WALL AND THE WATER, MORE SEATING PER LOUNGE PERIOD.
SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU LOOK AT THE DESIGN.
>> SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS PEEL BACK SOME OF THAT EXISTING WALL TO THE SOUTH, WE'VE PUSHED IT BACK.
WE'VE ADDED A LARGE LAWN AREA THAT'S SYNTHETIC TURF SO WE CAN HAVE OUTDOOR GATHERING, IT'S ADA ACCESSIBLE.
WE HAVE A LARGE SHADE STRUCTURE THAT'S EXTENDING OUT BY THE CAFETERIA UP HERE IN THE CORNER.
THAT CAN SEAT 250 KIDS VERY EASILY, COMFORTABLY, SO WILL BE OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SOME GATHERING SPACES AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGE WHERE WE CAN HIDE SOME DRAINS,
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AND THE PLANTING, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF GAME SPACE THAT WE'RE SHOWING SOME OF VIEWS.
BUT ULTIMATELY, WE'VE CREATED SOME AREAS TOO, NOT ONLY FOR SEATING, BUT ALSO FOR DRAINAGE TO HIDE THOSE DRAINS TO CREATE THAT WATER FLOW OUT, WE'RE NOT GOING BACK INTO THE BUILDING.
THIS IS A VIEW COMING OUT OF THE BUILDING TOWARDS THAT WALL THAT WE'VE PUSHED BACK.
NOW WE'RE THINKING THIS IS STACKED LIMESTONE BLOCKS.
WE HAVE SOME SPIRIT IMAGE ON THERE.
MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S STAINED INTO THE STONE ITSELF.
AN ADDITIONAL SCULPTURE OF SOME THE BIRDVILLE HAWK.
MAYBE THERE'S SOME SAND-BLASTED PATTERN ON TOP OF THAT PAVING.
ALL THE PLANTING THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS GOING TO BE LOW MAINTENANCE, LOW WATER USE, AND THEN OF COURSE, LOOKING THROUGH THAT LENS FIRST AND FOREMOST.
>> ONE MORE INTERRUPTION, SORRY.
WITH THE SLIDE THAT YOU SEE, PART OF THE CULTURE AT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IS PING-PONG.
I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS AND ALONG WITH STUDENT INPUT AS WELL.
BUT TO KEEP THAT CULTURE, AS YOU SEE THE BUILT-IN CONCRETE OR WHATEVER THE MATERIAL MAY BE BUT PERMANENT FIXTURE PING-PONG TABLES SO THAT THE KIDDOS CAN GO OUTSIDE AND CONTINUE ON WITH WHAT THEY LIKE.
>> THEY ARE PRECAST CONCRETE SO WE CAN OF COURSE MOVE THEM, BUT THEY'RE NOT GETTING PULLED AWAY, NOBODY'S SHOWING UP WITH A TRUCK AND LEAVING SOME THING.
AND UNDERNEATH THAT SHADE STRUCTURE, LOOKING OUT INTO THE LAWN, YOU'RE SEEING THAT WALL BEHIND THAT'S RETAINING THOSE EXISTING POST OAKS THERE.
THEN, OUR PASSAGEWAY OR PATHWAYS INTO THE BUILDING ON THE OTHER SIDE, RELYING ON TREES FOR SHADE AND THE OTHER AREAS OF THE SITE.
BUT UNDERNEATH WHERE THE SPILL OUT IS FOR THE CAFETERIA, OF COURSE, HAVING TRUE SHADE AND RAIN COVER.
HERE'S THAT GAME SPACE THAT WAS MENTIONED.
WE THOUGHT ABOUT SOME BAD GAMES, ALSO CAN BE MADE OUT OF CONCRETE.
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A SOCIAL SEATING SPACE IN THE BACKDROP, CREATING THAT BARRIER BETWEEN THE PARKING, THE DROP-OFF, AND THIS COURTYARD, AND THEN THE PING-PONG, AS MENTIONED.
THIS IS UP AGAINST THE BUILDING, STILL TRYING TO CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF SHADE, WE'RE NOT POURING LIGHT INTO THOSE WINDOWS, BUT ALLOWING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A SEATING AREA ALONG THE EDGE OF THESE PATHWAYS.
YOU CAN SEE AS WE'RE REASSESSING THESE AREAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE DRAINAGE INTO THE LANDSCAPE DRAINS WITHIN THAT AREA, AND LOOKING BACK AT THE BUILDING AS YOU WALK FROM THE BUS DROP-OFF INTO THIS MAIN AREA.
THAT'S IT. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
>> THE COMMENT IS I WANT TO THANK YOU AS BOARD MEMBER THAT NEVER CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT ARCHITECTS ALWAYS WANT TO LEAVE, EITHER A LATTICEWORK ON THE ROOF OR HAVE NO ROOF.
AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING AN ACTUAL COVER THERE SO IT CAN BE USED.
I KNOW, BUT WE COME IN AND THERE'S FOR SOME REASON, IN TEXAS IT'S GOING TO BE HOT, OR IT'S GOING TO BE RAINING, OR ONE OF THE OTHER.
SO PUTTING A ROOF OVER IT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO USE THAT. THANK YOU.
>> WE SEE THAT THE FURNITURE LASTS LONGER TOO IN SUN [INAUDIBLE].
>> THAT'S TRUE, TOO. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> COULD YOU REMIND US OF THE TIMING OF THE COMPLETION?
>> THE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION?
>> LET ME JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, I THINK FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH LEE LEWIS IS PROBABLY ABOUT A FIVE MONTHS PROJECT.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY STARTING, WE HAVEN'T GOT THE EXACT TIMING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
WE'RE POSSIBLY STARTING IN APRIL AND BEING READY FOR SCHOOL TO START.
SO WE WILL CROSS OVER TO A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE KIDS ARE THERE, BUT WE'LL BE WORKING OUT THE PATHWAYS, AND THE SAFE PASSAGES THROUGH, AND DOING SOME BARRICADING UNTIL WE CAN DO SOME OF THE WORK TO GET TO FIVE MONTHS PROCESS.
>> DR. NATHAN, I THINK YOU HAVE ONE MORE.
>> WELL, A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES, AS YOU CAN SEE.
NEXT, WE HAVE HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATIONS.
[J.4. Design Development Phase for the Haltom High School Renovations in the 2022 Bond Program]
[INAUDIBLE] COME ON UP.THIS IS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AHEAD.
THEN, THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY'RE AT 100% DD ON THIS ONE AS WELL.
BUT THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. NEVIN, VICE PRESIDENT DREES, DR. STINSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
WE ARE HERE REPRESENTING THE BUFFALO NATION.
WE WANT TO PRESENT THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE HALTOM HIGH ADDITION AND RENOVATION BOND PROJECT THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED.
HERE YOU SEE THE SCHEDULE AND UPON APPROVAL AND PROCEEDING FORWARD, WE CAN ACHIEVE YOUR GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE WITH THE HELP OF OUR FRIENDS AT LEE LEWIS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
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WE INTEND TO STAY THAT WAY AND WE ARE IN BUDGET, AS YOU HEARD.A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HALTOM HUB CONCEPT, YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT WE'VE MET WITH THE END USERS.
WE HAVE COME UP WITH GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND I THINK THAT THE CAMPUS CONNECTIVITY REIGNED SUPREME ON THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, STUDENT CHOICE, SAFETY, I THINK THE COMMUNITY OF THE BUFFALO NATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT WE WANT TO TALK A LOT ABOUT CAMPUS CONNECTIVITY, THE IDENTITY, AND THE COMMUNITY.
HERE YOU SEE A SITE PLAN AND YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE SCOPE AND THE BOLD WHITE LINE THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU FOR THE HUB THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED, AND ANOTHER PROGRAM COMPONENT FOR DANCE, CHEER, AND THE HIGH STEPPER'S ADDITION ON THE TOP-RIGHT.
RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE HOW IN THE CONTEXT OF THE OVERALL SITE IT FITS VERY NICELY.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE OVERALL FLOOR PLAN, DEMONSTRATING OUR PROGRAM AND OUR SCOPE.
WE HAVE, AS YOU SEE HERE IN THE ORANGE AREA, THE DINING COMMONS' EXPANSION.
TO THIS PART, AUDITORIUM RENOVATIONS, A CONNECTOR THROUGH THE COURTYARD AREA, YOU HEARD THAT DISCUSSED A MOMENT AGO, TO OUR LEARNING COMMONS AND THEN ON THE WAY TO OUR DANCE STUDIO CHEER AREA.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE AUDITORIUM SCOPE.
THE TWO THINGS WE'RE BASICALLY DOING ARE REPLACING THE SEATING AND WE ARE UPGRADING FOR ADA ACCESS OFF OF THIS CORRIDOR, ELEVATING THAT FOR STAGE MANAGEMENT ACCESS ALSO.
I THINK THAT'LL GIVE A GOOD HAND TO SUPPORT WHAT GOES ON BACK-OF-HOUSE AND HOW TO MANAGE THAT STAGE.
HERE YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT OF AN ENLARGED FLOOR PLAN THAT SHOWS THE DINING COMMONS.
ALSO, WE WERE ABLE TO SEE HOW TO WE EXPAND THAT INTO THE EXISTING DANCE STUDIO AREA.
ALSO INTO SOME CLASSROOM SPACE HERE THAT WE GOT BACK ON THIS SIDE AND WE'RE TURNING THIS INTO A LEARNING CENTER, A LITTLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AREA.
IT CAN ALSO HOUSE STUDENTS ON DAYS WHEN THE STUDENTS NEED TO COME IN FROM THE MODULAR BUILDINGS.
AS YOU CAN SEE HOW THE ADDED SQUARE FOOTAGE HERE INSIDE THE COURTYARD, A LITTLE BIT OF INFILL, AND HOW THAT ACTIVATES THE COURTYARD TO BE AN OUTDOOR DINING SPACE AND HOW IT INTERACTS, YOU CAN SEE WITH THE LEARNING COMMONS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, GIVING THE LEARNING COMMONS AN IDENTITY, A MAIN ENTRANCE HERE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
OTHER SIDE MEANING YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO AROUND TO SEE HOW TO LOOK FOR A SET OF DOUBLE DOORS THAT ARE REALLY HARD TO FIND.
ALL OF THIS AREA IS CONNECTED, AS WE DESCRIBED IN THE HALTOM HUB.
MOVING ONTO SOME INTERIOR SHOTS.
YOU CAN SEE HERE FROM OUR VIEWPOINT WHERE THE EXISTING STAIRWELL IS LOOKING BACK INTO THE DINING COMMONS AND HOW WE EXPANDED THAT SPACE RIGHT WHERE THOSE CLASSROOMS WERE.
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT, THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE ACTIVATED THAT NATURAL LIGHT ON THE INTERIOR THROUGH THOSE SKYLIGHTS IN A MORE PARAMOUNT WAY THAN THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE ELIMINATED SOME BULKHEADS THAT ARE BUILT ACROSS THERE TO OPEN THE SPACE UP MORE, AND WE'VE CREATED SPACES LIKE THIS TO GIVE THE STUDENTS CHOICE.
I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT SOMETIMES TO BE IN SMALLER AREAS LIKE THIS WHERE THEY CAN COLLABORATE COMFORTABLY.
IT CAN ALSO HOUSE STUDENT CLASSROOM-TYPE AREAS WHEN NEEDED.
HERE'S ANOTHER VERSION OF ONE OF THOSE SPACES WHERE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING A SNACK BAR.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THE DIFFERENT SEATING ARRANGEMENTS CAN CREATE DIFFERENT AREAS.
THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE'VE OPENED UP THE WALL, THE BULKHEAD, IF YOU WILL, AT THE MAIN STAIR.
THIS IS BECOMING A BALCONY-TYPE AREA THAT YOU CAN SEE, ON ONE SIDE IT LOOKS INTO THE COURTYARD OVER THE CONNECTOR, AND IT LOOKS BACK INTO THE DINING COMMONS.
THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW SOME MANAGEABILITY AS WELL AS CONNECTING THE SECOND FLOOR TO THE FIRST FLOOR, IF YOU WILL, BOTH VISUALLY FINDING A HOME FOR THAT STAIRWELL.
THIS IS LOOKING BACK FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION.
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THIS IS WHERE YOU GO THROUGH TO GET TO THE CONNECTOR, AND THIS IS WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE AS YOU COME THROUGH THERE.YOU CAN SEE THE COURTYARD AREA AS A DINING AREA, HERE THE CONNECTOR IS AIR-CONDITIONED, IT GOES THROUGH THIS WAY AND YOU CAN JUST SEE THE TRANSFORMATIVE NATURE OF THE INTERIOR SPACE, AND THAT GLASS CAN CLOSE OFF.
SO ON HOT DAYS LIKE WE'RE EXPERIENCING NOW, YOU CAN BE VERY COMFORTABLE.
BUT ON BEAUTIFUL DAYS, YOU CAN ACTIVATE THIS COURTYARD AND WE WANT IT TO BE DONE IN A VERY MANAGEABLE, MAINTAINABLE WAY.
YOU'LL NOTICE ON THIS SIDE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS WHERE THE LEARNING COMMONS START TO INTERACT WITH THE COURTYARD AND BE KNOWN, HAVE ITS IDENTITY.
WE HAVE A LITTLE PORCH THERE THAT INTERACTS WITH THAT SPACE.
LOOKING BACK FROM INSIDE THE LEARNING COMMONS YOU CAN SEE DOWN THE HALLWAY WHERE THE NEW MAIN ENTRY IS, AND YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THAT SPACE WHERE THE PORCH IS ON JUST THE OTHER SIDE, HOW THAT CAN INTERACT WITH INTERIOR TO EXTERIOR SPACES.
I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE VERY NICE.
IT'S GOING TO CREATE A WHOLE NEW IDENTITY, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, ONE OF OUR DESIGN OBJECTIVES.
NOW, AS YOU COME OUT OF THE LEARNING COMMONS, YOU WILL TAKE A RIGHT TURN AND YOU WILL SEE ONE OF THE STUDENT-RUN BUSINESSES, IF YOU WILL, CALLED STARBUFFS.
THEY REALLY ARE PROUD OF THAT.
NOW IT'S MORE ACTIVATED, IT'S NOT HIDDEN ON THE SECOND FLOOR SOMEWHERE.
AS YOU TURN RIGHT, YOU COME TO THE DANCE STUDIO AS A DESTINATION PLACE.
I THINK IT DEMONSTRATES A STRONG SPACE WITH ITS OWN IDENTITY, YET IT BELONGS TO THE BUFFALO COMMUNITY NOW.
YOU SEE A CONCEPT SKETCH IN THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE PRE-FUNCTION AREA ACTUALLY RIGHT HERE.
YOU CAN SEE HOW SOME OF THE DANCERS, THEY'RE STRETCHING AND THEY'VE GOT A PLACE TO COME AND IT'S ATTRACTIVE.
OF COURSE, WE'LL PUT MORE GRAPHICS AND GIVE IT MORE IDENTITY AS WE DEVELOP IT MORE.
BUT I THINK THOSE SPACES ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
YOU SEE THE TWO DANCE AND CHEER HIGH STEPPER STUDIOS THAT CAN BE MANAGED.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE MET WITH THE STAFF THERE ON CAMPUS AND WITH DANNY DETRICK.
WE'VE PROGRAMMED CHANGING SPACES AND LOCKER ROOMS FOR ALL THREE PROGRAMS. THE FINAL SLIDE, IF YOU WILL, IS THE EXTERIOR.
WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE ON THE EXTERIOR IS CREATE A RENDERING WITH THE BRICK.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT WITH A SIMPLE ELEGANT PATTERN, WE CAN PERSONIFY THE IDENTITY AND THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE CAMPUS, BUT ALSO THE INHERENT MOVEMENT THAT WE FIND IN OUR DANCE, CHEER, AND HIGH STEPPER PROGRAM.
I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN ENTRY, THEIR OWN PLACE TO LOAD SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED IN THE CONCEPT PLANNING.
BUT I ALSO THINK THE WHOLE IDEA OF IT BELONGING TO THE BUFFALO COMMUNITY IS EXEMPLIFIED HERE.
WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR TIMER, MR. NEVIN? WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
>> JUST VERY BRIEFLY, I'M SURE YOU HAVE, BUT ON THE DANCE AND CHEER, YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE STORAGE, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE DRESSING OUT AREAS, BUT THE STORAGE FOR THEIR MATS AND THEN BE ABLE TO ROLL THEIR MATS OUT.
I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE ALL THAT TAKEN CARE OF SO THEY CAN HAVE ALL THAT STUFF STORED SO OTHERS CAN USE IT.
>> THEY CAN STORE A COUPLE OF WAYS IN PLACE ON ROLLERS.
THEY CAN HANG, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING THEM SO MUCH.
>> YEAH, THEY WILL, BUT THE DANCE DOESN'T WANT THEM [OVERLAPPING].
>> WELL, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR OWN STUDIO.
>> SO CHEER DOES BOTH, THEY DO MATS AND NON-MATS.
>> WE'VE ACCOMMODATED ALL THAT.
>> YES, SIR. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, AND I KNOW WAYNE MENTIONED IT, BUT THE PROGRAM DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DESIGN AND SIGNED OFF ON IT.
>> CAN WE SEE THE AERIAL VIEW AT THE BEGINNING? THE SLIDE, I WANT TO SEE.
>> THEY'RE REALLY GOOD. THIS ONE? THE SITE PLAN?
>> NO, GO BACK WHERE IT'S DIVIDED UP, HAS THE COLOR.
RIGHT THERE. WE'RE LOSING THREE CLASSROOMS RIGHT THERE ACROSS FROM ADDITION TO THE CAFETERIA, CAN WE LOSE THREE CLASSROOMS OVER THERE?
>> YES, SIR. WE'VE PROGRAMMED THE ENTIRE BUILDING WITH THE STAFF THERE, THE PRINCIPAL THERE.
THOSE CLASSROOMS ARE USED FOR A LOT OF OVERFLOW EVENTS THAT THEY NEED WHEN
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BAD STORMS HIT AND THE STUDENTS COME IN FROM THE PORTABLES OR THE MODULAR BUILDINGS, I SHOULD SAY RATHER, AND WE'VE ACCOMMODATED THOSE WITH THIS AREA.THIS IS A LEARNING CENTER THAT CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSROOMS. WE CAN ACTUALLY HOST CLASSROOMS IN THE SAME SPACES WHERE THEY HAD CLASSROOMS. IF I COULD JUST REPEAT THAT, THIS AREA CAN BE SET UP FOR CLASSROOM USE IN THOSE TIMES, AND THIS LEARNING CENTER CAN BE TWO CLASSROOMS. WE HAVE A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT IN THE LEARNING COMMONS AS WELL.
I THINK WE ACTUALLY GAINED A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY IN THAT SPACE
>> SO THE CLASSROOM IN THE BACK CLASSROOM HAVE THE FOLDING WALLS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES INTO TWO CLASSROOMS?
>> THAT'S PART OF THE EXISTING DANCE PROGRAM NOW, SO YOU GET THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE BACK.
>> CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE THAT I WAS LOOKING AT EARLIER? THAT ONE MAY BE BETTER.
>> IS THE COURTYARD THERE STAYING OPEN?
>> YES, THE COURTYARD IS NOT A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BUILD SOMETHING IN THERE THAT THE KIDS CAN GO OUT IN CERTAIN TIMES AND IT ALSO IT'S A FLOW-THROUGH TO THE LIBRARY.
LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN THE BUDGET, WE COULD GET MORE DONE BY DOING SOMETHING THIS WAY VERSUS COMPLETELY TRYING TO CLOSE IN THE COURTYARD AND ACTUALLY GET MORE SPACE AND CHANGES THAT THE CAMPUS WOULD FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPROVING CAMPUS.
>> I THINK WE ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHED TWO THINGS WITH THIS DESIGN.
THE BLUE HALLWAY IS ENCLOSED AND THEN THE COURTYARD SPACE IN THE WHITE IS FREE FLOW FROM THE CAFETERIA OVER TO THE LIBRARY.
IT'S THE INDOOR, OUTDOOR TYPE OF FACILITY, MORE OF A ACTUAL COURTYARD, AND THE ENCLOSED PART IS THE BLUE HALLWAY, THE NEW CORRIDOR THAT LEADS FROM THE CAFETERIA DIRECTLY ACROSS ON THE VERY TOP TO THE LIBRARY.
YOU HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, PART IS ENCLOSED AND PART STILL IS OUTDOORS WITH CANOPY AND SO THEY COVERED BOTH.
>> THE COURTYARD THOUGH IS RESTRICTED.
IT CAN BE LOCKED DOWN BASED ON THAT CORRIDOR, YOU'RE SAYING?
>> DOES THAT COURTYARD BECOMES CEMENT TOTAL? IS IT THE FOUNDATION THERE?
>> WE'LL HAVE SOME SITE PAVING THERE AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME NATURAL TEXAS NATIVE GRASSES THERE.
WE WANT TO SOFTEN IT UP AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITHIN THE TECHNICAL DESIGN GUIDELINE REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE WITH YOUR STAFF HERE.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE HOW WE'VE SOFTENED IT UP WITH GROWIES, AND THERE ARE SOME CONCRETE BENCHES THAT PEOPLE CAN SIT ON.
IT'S VERY RESILIENT. DO YOU SEE IT?
WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST STUDY THE AIRFLOW IN THERE TOO. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> THE OTHER PART IS IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE ENTRANCE INTO WHAT WE KNOW AS THE LIBRARY FROM THIS COURTYARD, SO THE KIDS CAN NOW ACCESS IT.
IF THEY'RE AT LUNCH, THEY CAN LEAVE THE LUNCH ROOM, GO TO THE COURTYARD, AND ACTUALLY PRE-FLOW INTO THE LIBRARY FROM THIS SIDE OF THE CAMPUS, RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THOSE DOUBLE DOORS, I THINK BY THE GYM.
>> IT GIVES AN ADDITIONAL MAIN ENTRY INTO WHAT WE KNOW AS THE LIBRARY.
>> IT ACTIVATES THE COURTYARD AND IT TURNS THE LEARNING COMMENTS AND THE EXPANDED DINING COMMENTS INTO A CENTRAL HUB AND IT CONNECTS ALL PARTS OF THE CAMPUS THAT WAY AT THIS.
>> I NOTICE, WELL, WHY I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE CENTER HERE IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH SOIL EROSION IN THAT CENTER.
THERE WON'T BE A CHANCE OF FLOODING WITH ANY OF THIS, IT'LL BE OKAY.
>> WE'LL PROBABLY NOT JUST MITIGATE YOUR EXISTING RISK, BUT TAKE CARE OF ANY POTENTIAL IN THE FUTURE.
IT'LL HAVE A STORM SEWER SYSTEM LAID OUT UNDERNEATH IT. IT'LL BE FINE.
>> MR. KUNKEL, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU DID.
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>> ANY OTHERS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THAT COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON, BUT I JUST LIKE TO THANK ALL THE ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS AND ESPECIALLY I THANK THE STAFF AT BIRDVILLE, FROM TECHNOLOGY TO CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION, TO THE FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS EVERYBODY'S PARTICIPATED.
IT'S BEEN GREAT. A LOT GOING ON AND A LOT ABOUT TO HAPPEN.
APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, I THINK WE'RE MOVING ONTO INSURANCE RENEWALS.
[J.5. Insurance Renewals]
MS. BOWMAN, CAN WE SKIP THIS PART? IS THAT OKAY?>> I WOULD LOVE TO SKIP THIS ONE.
SHE WILL INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS THIS EVENING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. BOWMAN. THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WITH US TODAY IS ROSS EDWARDS, WHO IS OUR INSURANCE CONSULTANT, AND HE WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RENEWALS FOR OUR PROPERTY LIABILITY, AUTO, AND WORKERS' COMP.
AS YOU KNOW, IT IS A TOUGH INSURANCE MARKET AND HE WILL FILL YOU IN ON THAT.
I WOULD LET ROSS INTRODUCE OUR OTHER GUESTS.
>> THANK YOU MISSY. THANK YOU BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, AND STAFF HERE TODAY.
AS MISSY SAID, MY NAME IS ROSS EDWARDS.
I'VE ASSISTED THE DISTRICT FOR ABOUT THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS AS A RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT AND HAVE SEVERAL STAFF WITH US HERE [INAUDIBLE] OF MY STAFF WHO HELPS WITH MY RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES HERE AT FBS, WALKER TRUDEAU, WHO'S WITH ERM, WHO'S PART OF THE WORKERS' COMP SOLUTION PROGRAM, AND KERRY SIMS WHO'S WITH NORTH AMERICAN SOLUTIONS AND PROPERTY CASUALTY LINES OF TEXAS.
LET ME SEE IF I CAN GO THROUGH THIS AND WE'LL JUST TAKE ONE RENEWAL AT A TIME A LITTLE BIT.
THE FIRST ONE IS OUR WORKERS' COMP RENEWAL.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT MAYBE TO POINT OUT, I HAVEN'T HAD MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE THIS BEFORE, BUT YOUR DEVELOPED LOSS RATIO IS ABOUT AS STEADY AS THEY COME, 66%, 65%, 66%.
WHAT THAT'S REALLY TELLING YOU IS THAT THE STAFF, SUPERVISORS ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. THEY REALLY ARE.
THE WORKERS' COMP PROGRAM IS WORKING WELL.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE, OF COURSE, IN PAYROLL HAPPENING BETWEEN '22/'23-'23/'24.
THAT'S SIMPLY RAISE THE CONTRIBUTION JUST A LITTLE BIT.
ABOUT 40,000 OR LESS THAN $40,000, BUT THERE'S NO RATE INCREASE.
THE WORKERS' COMP SOLUTION LAST YEAR PRESENTED A THREE-YEAR GUARANTEED PROGRAM TO NOT RAISE RATES.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR OF THAT THREE-YEAR GUARANTEE.
[NOISE] WALKER TO JUST GIVE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT THE PROGRAM DOES FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE.
>> WELL, GOOD EVENING. I'D JUST TAKE A QUICK OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE BIRDVILLE ISD, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. STINSON AND THE CABINET HERE TODAY FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION SOLUTIONS PROGRAM.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BIRDVILLE ISD SINCE 2012.
I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY AND THEN REALLY TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
DATING BACK TO 2012, WE'VE REALLY PARTNERED WITH BIRDVILLE ISD TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS CAN BE CONTROLLED WITH LOSS PREVENTION EFFORTS AND BY ENGAGING WITH YOUR STUDENTS, YOUR STAFF, AND YOUR TEACHERS.
PRIMARILY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BIRDVILLE ISD EMPLOYEES.
OVER THAT 11 YEAR PERIOD, WE'VE DEVELOPED AND WORKED WITH BIRDVILLE ISD, DEVELOPING THIS PROGRAM TO HELP US PREVENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION INJURIES.
I CAN TELL YOU AS ROSS SHARED A LITTLE BIT, YOU'RE VERY STABLE IN YOUR WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS, AND THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN JUST BY CHANCE.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE PROACTIVE IN EDUCATING AND KEEPING YOUR EMPLOYEES AWARE AND THINKING ABOUT SAFETY AT ALL THE TIME.
BECAUSE OUR ULTIMATE GOAL AT THE END OF THE DAY IS FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES TO RETURN HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES SAFE AND SOUND.
I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE'VE ENGAGED WITH BIRDVILLE ISD.
I REALLY HAVE TO COMMEND MS. BOWMAN AND DR. GLENN UNDER THEIR DIRECTION.
THEIR TEAM COORDINATES WITH US DIRECTLY PROVIDING LOSS PREVENTION SERVICES.
ONE OF THE KEY PIECES OF EDUCATION THAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE IS THAT WE'RE COMING OUT TO THE DISTRICT THREE TIMES A YEAR TO PROVIDE FACE-TO-FACE LOSS PREVENTION TRAINING.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES TO THINK ABOUT SAFETY AND TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ABOUT SAFETY.
WE'RE ALSO SUPPLEMENTING THOSE SERVICES WITH SOME ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS TO REALLY RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO ARE WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND WHO ARE WORKING SAFELY AND LEADING IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS.
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PART OF THAT IS WHAT WE CALL SAFE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN.WE'RE RECOGNIZING THOSE EMPLOYEES WITH CERTIFICATES, WE'RE PROVIDING THEM SMALL INCENTIVES TO THINK ABOUT SAFETY AND TO CONTINUE TO LEAD IN THOSE AREAS.
SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY RECOGNIZE THOSE FOLKS.
BIG PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND A HUGE PART OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION SOLUTIONS IS OUR SHOE AND BOOT PROGRAM.
IF YOU GOT INTO THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION, YOUR NUMBER 1 FREQUENCY AND CLAIMS, SLIPS, TRIPS, AND FALLS.
WHAT WORKERS' COMPENSATION SOLUTIONS HAS BEEN DOING WITH BIRDVILLE ISD IN THIS PARTNERSHIP IS PROVIDING EVERY ONE OF YOUR AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES A HIGHLY RELATED SLIP RESISTANT SHOE OR BOOT AT NO COST TO THE EMPLOYEE.
IT REALLY IS OF VALUE, YOU'RE ADDRESSING THE FREQUENCY SIDE OF IT, BUT YOU'RE ALSO GIVING BACK TO THOSE EMPLOYEES AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE BUYING INTO THAT SYSTEM, BUT THINKING ABOUT SAFETY AND PREVENTING FUTURE WORKERS' COMPENSATION INJURIES.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT WE ROLL OUT IN EACH FALL AND SPRING OF EVERY YEAR, TRYING TO ENGAGE THE EMPLOYEES TO THINK ABOUT THEIR WELL-BEING.
HAPPIER, HEALTHIER EMPLOYEES ARE SAFER EMPLOYEES.
THEY'RE ON THE JOB MORE THAN EMPLOYEES WHO MAY NOT BE HAPPY AND HEALTHY, AND SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO ENGAGE WITH THEM.
THERE ARE INCENTIVES TO PROVIDE WITH EACH FALL AND SPRING CAMPAIGN, AND SO IT REALLY IS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MANAGING YOUR WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE.
AGAIN, WE WORK WITH OVER 200 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDING LOSS PREVENTION SERVICES.
I WOULD SAY THAT BIRDVILLE ISD IS IN THE TOP FIVE OF THOSE, AGAIN, ENGAGING IN THOSE SERVICES AND UTILIZING THOSE SERVICES.
THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THAT.
MR. ROSS MENTIONED THE GOOD NEWS HERE, YOU DID ENTER INTO A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH WORKERS' COMPENSATION SOLUTIONS.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR, YOU HAVE NO INCREASE IN RATE.
IF YOU CHOSE TO CONTINUE IN THE THIRD YEAR AGAIN, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE NO INCREASED RATE NEXT YEAR.
YOU'VE GOT STABILITY AND WITHIN YOUR CLAIMS, AND SO WCS HAS BEEN ABLE TO PARTNER WITH BIRDVILLE ISD BASED ON THAT HISTORY.
I'LL STOP THERE. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A BUSY AGENDA AND OPENING IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> IT'S NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION, BUT I AM SO DISAPPOINTED THAT PRESIDENT DAVIS SITTING HERE.
HE PUSHED FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO GET SOMEBODY LIKE YOU ON BOARD AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SUCH MUSIC TO HIS EARS, I'M TELLING YOU.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT A NO-SLIP BOOT PROGRAM.
BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING OUR STAFF NEEDS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE SAFE AND HEALTHY, YOU'D MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HOPE THE START WOULD LET US KNOW AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'VE DONE IT WITHOUT US EVEN KNOWING ABOUT IT ON THE BOOTS.
FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. LET'S KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE AND HAPPY.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY DO HAVE TO ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE BIRDVILLE ISD TEAM.
NOT ONLY ARE WE PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISTRICT, WE'RE ALSO SUPPLEMENTING SOME OF THEIR RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS THEY HAVE IN-HOUSE.
IT REALLY HAS BEEN A PARTNERSHIP AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO BE ABLE TO SERVE BIRDVILLE ISD.
>> THANK YOU, WALKER. OUR EMPLOYEES LOVE THE SHOE PROGRAM.
THEY BRING A TRUCK IN AND THEY LINE UP, AND THEY LOVE THE SHOES.
BREAK IT DOWN TO THE LIABILITY AND AUTO AREAS WITH A PROPERTY CASUALTY ALLIANCE OF TEXAS, OUR GENERAL LIABILITY, GL, SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL LEGAL LIABILITY, SPLL, HAS A PREMIUM DECREASED JUST SLIGHTLY OF ABOUT 4%, ABOUT $132,000.
WE DO HAVE SOME INCREASED COSTS IN AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
THERE'S ABOUT 20 ADDITIONAL VEHICLES ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
THAT'S A GOOD PORTION OF THAT.
BUT ALSO CARRIERS ARE RECOGNIZING EVEN IN THE AUTO SCHEDULES, THAT THERE'S AN INCREASED RISK OF HAIL, WIND EXPOSURE, AND DAMAGE.
LOT OF TIMES THEY DIDN'T TAKE THAT TO AFFECT, BUT THEY DO NOW, AND WE ALL KNOW.
WE ALL WATCH THE WEATHER, ESPECIALLY NOW WEATHER IT'S 105 OR SEVEN, OR WE SEE THE STORMS OFF TO THE WEST.
THEY AUTO LIABILITY RATE ACTUALLY IS ABOUT THE SAME, A LITTLE SLIGHTLY DECREASE.
THAT'S REALLY TELLING US PRIMARILY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LACK WORKERS COMP IS THAT THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE DRIVING DISTRICT VEHICLES ARE DOING A GOOD JOB.
WHEN YOU SEE AN INCREASE IN LIABILITY, A LOT OF TIMES YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME ACCIDENTS THAT WOULD BE CONTRIBUTOR TOWARD THOSE DRIVING PRACTICES.
SEEING A STEADY RATE THERE IS EXCELLENT.
CYBER LIABILITY IS SIMPLY A CONTINUED INCREASED PREMIUM AREA.
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THERE ARE MORE AND MORE CYBER LIABILITY CLAIMS. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE STILL HAVE $1 MILLION LIMIT.PART OF THAT LIMIT THOUGH IS ALSO TO REALLY HELP IF THERE IS A CYBER LIABILITY ATTACK OF SOME SORT TO GET THE DISTRICT BACK UP AND RUNNING.
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THAT COVERAGE, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMPUTERS CAN BE, NOT REFURBISHED, BUT REDONE, THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
OVERALL, WE'VE GOT ABOUT A 12% OVERALL INCREASE IN THE GENERAL LIABILITY AND AUTO, REALLY PREDICTED ABOUT 15% WITH THE ADDITIONAL AUTO, SO THAT CAME IN JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN WHAT WE EXPECTED.
I'M GOING TO GO ONTO THE PROPERTY REAL QUICK, AND SAY A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AND THEN AS KERRY TO GIVE US SOME MORE.
AS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, WE HAD A COMPLETE RFQ, RFP PROCESS SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND HAD A BRAND NEW PROPERTY APPRAISAL ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO BACK IN 2020.
TO SAY THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT MARKET WOULD PROBABLY BE UNDERSTATING. THERE'S NO DOUBT.
THERE'S PROBABLY NOT ANY CURRENT AGENT OR PROFESSIONAL THAT I KNOW THAT HASN'T SAID THIS IS THE HARDEST ONE THEY'VE SEEN IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
I HAD THREE ARTICLES JUST TODAY ILLUSTRATING HOW DIFFICULT THAT WAS.
I'LL POINT TO ONE FACT THAT IS PRETTY RELEVANT.
WHEN I STARTED WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, ONE INDIVIDUAL CARRIER WOULD TAKE ON THE COMPLETE LIMITS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GET A PREMIUM.
THIS YEAR YOU'VE GOT 24 CARRIERS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO GET THE LIMITS THAT WE NEEDED OF 300 MILLION, AND TO KEEP THE WIND AND HAIL DEDUCTIBLE EXACTLY WHERE IT IS.
JUST OVER THAT SHORT TIME PERIOD, FIVE OR SIX YEARS TILL NOW, THE MARKET HAS CONTINUED TO SEE INCREASES.
YOU'LL SEE THERE, THERE'S ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 30% INCREASE THAT'S COMING THIS YEAR.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE LIMITS IN PLACE AND THE DEDUCTIBLES IN PLACE.
ONE THING THAT HOLDS AN ADVANTAGE RIGHT NOW FOR BIRDVILLE ISD IS YOUR INSURANCE TIMING AND RENEWAL BEING 71.
NINETY-ONE DISTRICTS THAT RENEW ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, THAT MANY DO AROUND THE STATE, I BELIEVE WE'LL SEE MUCH LARGER INCREASES, BECAUSE THE MARKET AS I JUST MENTIONED BECOMES LIMITED AND IT DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY.
I'M GOING TO ASK KERRY TO COME UP AND HELP REVIEW THE COMPLETE COVERAGE.
I'LL SHOW JUST ONE LAST, I BELIEVE THIS WAS IN YOUR PACKET, JUST THAT COMPLETE 24 CARRIER SCHEDULE.
SIX YEARS AGO THERE WOULD'VE BEEN ONE UP HERE, SO KERRY.
>> THANK YOU, ROSS. HI, GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS KERRY SIMS. I'M WITH NORTH AMERICAN SOLUTIONS, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BIRDVILLE ISD LAST FEW YEARS.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
AS ROSS MENTIONED, I WOULD CONCUR THAT THIS IS THE WORST PROPERTY MARKET WE'VE SEEN EVER, AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS 23 YEARS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A RESULT OF WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF STORMS. THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH STORM ACTIVITY, NOT ONLY IN TEXAS, BUT NATIONWIDE.
AND EVEN THE HURRICANE THAT HIT IN FLORIDA LAST YEAR, THAT AFFECTS PREMIUMS HERE IN TEXAS, BECAUSE ALL THESE COMPANIES YOU SEE REPRESENTED THERE ARE NOT JUST ENSURING SCHOOLS IN TEXAS, THEY'RE NATIONWIDE.
WE HAVE EVENT EVEN IN A DIFFERENT STATE, IT STILL AFFECTS US.
BUT WHAT IS GOING ON HERE IS WE HAVE VERY LIMITED COMPANIES THAT ARE EVEN WILLING TO QUOTE SCHOOLS IN TEXAS ANYMORE.
YOU SAY, WELL, LIMITED 24, BUT IN YEARS PAST, THAT WOULD BE 100, THAT WE CAN EXTEND SUBMISSIONS TO.
THIS YEAR WE SENT SUBMISSIONS TO 46 DIFFERENT COMPANIES, AND WE TOOK THE BEST 24, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE REPRESENTED HERE TODAY.
IT'S BASICALLY LIKE YOU'RE BUILDING A PIE HERE, OR A HOUSE EVEN.
WE TAKE A $10 MILLION PRIMARY, AND WE BUILD UP FROM THERE TO GET THE DESIRED LIMITS.
THAT'S WHAT IS A RESULT OF A LOT OF HARD WORK AND A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH COMPANIES.
A LOT OF COMPANIES WHEN YOU SEND THEM SUBMISSION, THEY ARE JUST LIKE, NO WE'RE OUT.
WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANY MORE TEXAS BUSINESS.
BUT HOPEFULLY IF THINGS CAN STABILIZE, WE CAN START HAVING SOME DECREASE WEATHER EVENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING CARRIERS COME BACK.
IT'S JUST YOU GET TO A POINT WHERE RATES AND DEDUCTIBLES GETS SO HIGH THAT COMPANIES THINK, NOW WE THINK WE CAN MAKE MONEY, AND UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
I'M HOPING MAYBE WILL BE THERE NEXT YEAR, BUT THERE'S NO PROMISES OR GUARANTEES ON THAT.
SO AS FAR AS THE CASUALTY GOES, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER, IT'S MORE PREDICTABLE.
WE CAN LOOK AT YOUR LOSS RUNS FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS AND SAY, BIRDVILLE IS GOING TO HAVE FIVE BUS ACCIDENTS AND TWO GENERAL LIABILITY CLAIMS AND ONE EDUCATORS LEGAL LIABILITY CLAIM.
THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE THE FLUCTUATION AND THE SEVERITY THAT YOU SEE ON THE PROPERTY SIDE.
I WISH I HAD BETTER NEWS FOR YOU, BUT THIS IS THE BEST OF THE WORST NEWS, I GUESS I WOULD SAY.
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>> KELLY, MY MIC ON. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN WE GOT THE QUOTES, THE BUDGET YOU SAW EARLIER IN THE MEETING DOES INCLUDE THE FULL INSURANCE PREMIUM, BECAUSE OUR BUDGET ESTIMATE EARLIER IN MAY WAS NOT QUITE LARGE ENOUGH TO COVER THE INCREASE.
>> GOOD. MS. BOWMAN, I THINK WE'RE BACK TO YOU AGAIN.
[J.6. Proposed 2023-24 Budget Amendment for 2022-23 Incomplete Projects]
>> YES, SIR. WE BRING THIS TO THE BOARD EACH YEAR.
BECAUSE OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDS IN JUNE, THERE ARE MANY PROJECTS.
SOMETIMES IT MAY BE ORDERS OF GOODS AND SERVICE THAT CANNOT BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO JUNE 30TH.
WE CAN ONLY RECORD AN EXPENDITURE IF IT OCCURS OR IT IS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE END OF JUNE.
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, OUR DEPARTMENTS ESTIMATE DIFFERENT BUDGETED ITEMS, THAT POSSIBLY MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JUNE.
THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING TO YOU A BUDGET AMENDMENT NEXT MONTH WITH THE ACTUAL NUMBERS SINCE WE'LL KNOW AT THAT POINT WHO HAS HAD INCOMPLETE SERVICES.
THIS IS JUST OUR INITIAL ESTIMATE AND THEN WE'LL BRING YOU THE ACTUAL BUDGET AMENDMENT NEXT MONTH.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
>> MR. BASKERVILLE, I THINK IT'S YOUR TURN.
[J.7. Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Proposed Policy Update 121, Affecting Local Policies Listed (First Reading)]
>> THANK YOU, SIR. THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF PROPOSED POLICY UPDATE 121, AFFECTING CHANGES TO LEGAL AND(LOCAL) POLICIES.
AS NOTED THAT BOARD POLICY, FFI(LOCAL) INCLUDES REVISIONS RECOMMENDED BY BISD.
I BELIEVE THE BOARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED LOCAL POLICY OVERVIEW, EXPLANATORY NOTES, POLICY MANUAL UPDATE WITH POLICY COMPARISONS SHOWING THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES.
ADMINISTRATION HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED POLICIES ABOUT UPDATE 121.
EACH DIRECTOR HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED UPDATE FOR ANY CHANGES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ARE PROPOSED BISD(LOCAL) CHANGES TO BOARD POLICIES,
[J.8. Birdville ISD Proposed Local Policy Updates (First Reading)]
FFH(LOCAL), FNG(LOCAL) AND FO(LOCAL).BOTH OF THESE ITEMS ARE BEING PRESENTED AT THIS BOARD MEETING FOR INFORMATION, DISCUSSION IN JULY AND POSSIBLE ACTION IN AUGUST.
>> AND YOU HAVE NUMBER 9 AS WELL?
[J.9. Proposed 2023-24 Student Code of Conduct and Extra Curriculum Honor Code]
>> THANK YOU. THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT DOCUMENT IS REVIEWED AND REVISED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY ADMINISTRATION.
STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE STATE OF CONDUCT EACH YEAR.
THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT IS REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDED ITS STUDENTS, PARENTS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, AND CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION.
THE DRESS CODE PORTION OF THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT WAS REVIEWED BY THE INTER-HIGH SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL OR IHSAC STUDENTS.
THE ATTACH PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, ARE PERFORMED IN TRACK CHANGES AS FOLLOWS: BLUE'S FOR ADDITION, RED IS FOR DELETIONS.
NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTRACURRICULAR HONOR CODE.
THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND EXTRACURRICULAR HONOR CODE WILL BE PRESENTED AGAIN IN JULY FOR POSSIBLE BOARD APPROVAL.
LIKE TO TAKE A SECOND TO GO THROUGH A SMALL PRESENTATION ON JUST THE MAJOR CHANGES TO OUR CODE OF CONDUCT.
JUST AFTER REVIEWING AGAIN WITH THE COMMITTEE ON SOME CHANGES WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
THIS IS WHAT THE COMMITTEE AGAIN, JUST AN IDENTIFICATION OF WHO IS PART OF THE COMMITTEE AND SOME OF THE ACTION TAKEN AND DURING THE MEETING, DR. SHAW LED THIS MEETING AND LOOK FOR CHANGES BASED ON OCCURRENCE OF THIS PAST YEAR AND LOOKING FORWARD OF SOME CHANGES DAY BASED ON DATA THAT WAS RETRIEVED FROM CONVERSATIONS ON THE CAMPUS WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE WHEREAS PREVALENT AND BEING AS HONORABLE AS WE ARE AS AS FAR AS REPRESENTING OUR VALUES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> MR. BASKERVILLE, ONE THING, AS YOU GO ON I THINK WE NEED TO ALL BE REMINDED TO AND I MAY BE SERVING YOU HERE JUST A SECOND, BUT YOU PROBABLY WERE GOING TO MENTION THIS, BUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AS WE KNOW HAS MOVED INTO SPECIAL SESSION, AND THERE WILL BE MORE SPECIAL SESSIONS.
SO WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU THE CODE OF CONDUCT,
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AS IS WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THERE COULD BE CHANGES AFTER THE LAST SPECIAL SESSION, SO JUST AS [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING].>> THAT'S CORRECT. ABSOLUTELY, DR. SUSAN.
WE WANT TO BE PROACTIVE SO THAT WE DO HAVE SOME REPRESENTATION BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS PRIOR TO KNOWING WHAT THE SPECIAL SESSIONS WILL ALL LAY OUT THAT THEY MAKE CHANGES AS DR. STINSON WILL BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU.
HERE'S A LIST OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE REPRESENTATIONS I MENTIONED BEFORE ARE VERY ROBUST COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE VIEWS AND REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
THIS IS A TIMELINE OF WHAT HAPPENS AS YOU SEE, AS SOON AS WE APPROVE IT, WE START REVIEWING IT IN SEPTEMBER, SO IT'S APPROVED.
IF IT'S APPROVED IN JULY, JUST TWO MONTHS LATER IN SEPTEMBER, WE START REVIEWING THOSE CHANGES FOR NEXT YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE THE FOLKS THAT ARE INVOLVED AND HOW WE PROCESS THROUGH THE YEAR AND GET TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT ABOUT NOW AS FAR AS PREPARING YOU FOR YOUR PERUSAL AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT, THIS IS WHERE WE MADE SOME CHANGES.
AS FAR AS CHANGING OUR DAEP, AND OUR DAEP IS OUR DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM AND JUST HOW WE GO ABOUT HAVING STUDENTS.
WE JUST DON'T WANT TO JUST HAVE THEM GO OVER TO DAEP AND JUST SERVE TIME AND COME ON BACK.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT TIME IS SPENT OVER THERE AND WE WANT TO ADD SOME TEETH IF YOU WILL, AND ALSO SOME EDUCATION BY PUTTING SOME CHANGES IN OUR ADMIN REG VERSUS JUST HAVING IT AS, THIS IS THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE DONE.
AS BEHAVIORS HAVE CHANGED, AS WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY OUR BEST TO EDUCATE AND PROVIDE SOME DIRECTION AS THEY MOVE BACK TO THE CAMPUS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DOC SHAW ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD UP TO THIS POINT?
>> JUST I REALLY APPRECIATE WORK [INAUDIBLE] AND HIS TEAM IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I JUST APPRECIATE WORK OF HIS TEAM.
>> SO LIVING BREATHING DOCUMENT, WE DID NOT WANT TO BE STALE OR STAGNANT WITH HOW WE DEAL WITH OUR STUDENTS AND HOW WE WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WANT THEM TO FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE, BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRESENTING OURSELVES IN A WAY IN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT'S CONDUCIVE FOR ALL.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT I CAN TAKE BACK.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE'VE NOW COME TO THE SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS.
[K.1. Consider Personnel Items as Discussed in Closed Session]
NUMBER 1 ON OUR LIST IS CONSIDERED PERSONNEL ITEMS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.BEFORE WE CONSIDER PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR. STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 38 RESIGNATIONS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE PERSONNEL ITEMS?
>> MR. DREES, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS IS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
ALL RIGHT, NUMBER 2, WE'RE TO CONSIDER
[K.2. Consider 2023-24 Employee Compensation Increase]
2023/24 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION INCREASE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE COMPENSATION INCREASE THAT INCLUDES A FULL PERCENTAGE MIDPOINT FOR ALL TEACHERS, NURSES, AND OPERANDS IN A 3% OF RESPECTIVE MIDPOINT INCREASE FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, ALONG WITH RECOMMENDED STIPENDS, MARKET ADJUSTMENTS IN HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE 2023-24 FISCAL YEAR AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. THANK YOU, MS. WISE. OKAY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
>> I'LL JUST STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT I'LL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE AS BSD HAS DECIDED TO RENEW MY WIFE'S CONTRACT AGAIN.
[LAUGHTER] SO I'LL BE ABSTAINING.
>> YES. IF YOU WILL INDULGE ME JUST A SECOND, PRESIDENT DAVIS WANTED ME TO READ A STATEMENT AND THEN I'VE GOT SOME THINGS ALSO AFTER THAT.
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING MY FELLOW TRUSTEES THAT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT OUR BUDGET VOTE TONIGHT WOULD COME WITH SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
WHEN I PLAN THIS VACATION ALMOST A YEAR AGO, I MADE AN ASSUMPTION THAT THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE WOULD DO THEIR DUTY AND PRODUCE A BUDGET THAT WOULD MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS.
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THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED, AND WE WERE FORCED TO ADOPT A DEFICIT BUDGET TO REWARD OUR HARD WORKING TEACHERS AND STAFF.WE TOGETHER AS TRUSTEES, APPLAUD OUR TEACHERS FOR SPENDING COUNTLESS HOURS, ENERGY AND RESOURCES PREPARING LESSON PLANS, ASSESSING STUDENT PROGRESS, MENTORING, COACHING, SERVING AS CLUB SPONSORS, AND TENDING TO STUDENTS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
ALSO, THIS BOARD RECOGNIZES THE WORK OF ALL OUR STAFF THAT HELP OUR TEACHERS DAILY, WHO UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT YOUR JOBS ARE AND WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT EACH OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR LIFTING UP OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND EACH OTHER.
I AM DISAPPOINTED IN OUR STATE'S LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR INABILITY TO COLLABORATE, TO PASS MEANINGFUL LEGISLATION TO FUND ALL PUBLIC EDUCATION.
CONSEQUENTLY, MAKING THE TEACHING PROFESSION LESS DESIRABLE FOR YOUNG ADULTS, AND DRIVING VETERAN TEACHERS OUT OF THE CLASSROOMS. THE LEGISLATURE'S INCAPABILITY TO UNITE ON SIGNIFICANT SCHOOL FUNDING HAS LEFT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS TEXAS STRUGGLING TO PASS BALANCED BUDGETS AND MEANINGFUL STAFF RAISES.
I TRUST THE BISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL AFFIRM ITS BACKING IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND STAFF AT BIRDVILLE ISD WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES BY ADOPTING THIS BUDGET THAT UNFORTUNATELY CREATES A SHORTFALL THAT AT ONE TIME WAS PROJECTED TO BE BALANCED.
AN EMPLOYEE RAISE WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM THE MODEST INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.
I FULLY SUPPORT THIS BUDGET KNOWING WE HAVE OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME, SHOULD THE STATE NOT MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS.
I'M THANKFUL WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL RESOURCES TO MEET OUR NEEDS TO EDUCATE THE STUDENTS HERE IN BISD, AND THAT CONCLUDES THE STATEMENT.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN I HAD A FEW MORE COMMENTS AFTER THAT, IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME AGAIN.
THERE ONCE A KINGDOM, A KINGDOM OF A FAR, A KINGDOM KNOWN FOR WORKING.
AS THE SINGLE STAR, THE TRIBES HAD NAMED THE LEADER, HIS NAME WAS KING ABUD, AND WITH RECENT RICHES, HE SMILED AND SEEM TO STRUCK.
NOW PLANS TO REFUND RICHES HAD BEEN BADLY DUMPED AND FUMBLED, AND THOSE WHO MADE THE RICHES, IT WAS SAID THEY GRUMP AND GRUMBLED.
THE KING BLAMED THE JESTER AND THE JESTER BLAMED THE KING, BUT BLAMING LEFT THE MAKERS POORER AND DIDN'T HELP A THING.
UNLESS YOU RODE THE TAKER AND YOU PUT IT ALL IN STORAGE, AND THEN COULD TELL THE MAKERS, GO ENJOY YOUR MILK AND PORRIDGE.
NOW IN MALAY THE SINGLE STAR THERE LAY THE BIRDVILLE [INAUDIBLE], A PLACE OF MANY MAKERS, AND WHERE FAMILY IS A VERB, A PLACE WHERE TEACHERS OF YOUNG MAKERS, ALL THE WORSHIP AND ADORE AND WILL MAKER'S OLD AND OLDER CHERISH THE YOUNG, WHO SOAR.
THE TEACHERS OF YOUNG MAKERS ALL THROUGHOUT THE LAND THOUGHT SOME RICHES WOULD BE GIVEN TO LEND A HELPING HAND.
BUT TAKERS OF THE KINGDOM, THEY TALKED ABOUT IT BUT AFTER OUR DISCUSSION, TAKER SAID NO.
WHEN ALL IS DONE AND SAID AND ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THE ONES THAT HURT BY ALL THIS MESS IS THE LITTLE ONE. ANYONE.
IN GENERAL, WE ARE FUNDED BY EACH STUDENT THAT PARTICIPATES, AND THAT'S CALLED BASIC ALLOTMENT.
WE HAVE NOT HAD AN INCREASEMENT IN BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR FOUR YEARS.
AGAIN, LET ME REITERATE THAT YOUR PROPERTY TAXES HAVE GONE UP, YOU'VE PAID MORE MONEY THAT DID NOT COME TO US.
AGAIN, LET ME REPEAT THAT, YOUR PROPERTY TAXES HAVE COME UP, WE DID NOT GET THAT BACK IN BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR FOUR YEARS.
WE THOUGHT FOOLISHLY THAT WITH THE $32 BILLION SURPLUS THAT THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THE DECISION MAY BE REVISITED IN SEPTEMBER, THAT'S THE DISCUSSION.
AFTER SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE SAFELY BACK IN THE CLASSROOM AND NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO AUSTIN.
THERE'S THE THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD THEN CALL UP SPECIAL SESSION THEN TO TALK ABOUT THINGS OF INTEREST TO THE TEACHERS OR THE TEACHERS COULDN'T BE THERE.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE TO ADOPT A BUDGET, WE HAVE TO HIRE, WE HAVE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.
NOW, SOME OF THE INCREASES ARE REQUIRED BY LAW.
THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES THEIR PAY HAS TO BE INCREASED, AND SOMEONE CAN EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU IF YOU WANT IT.
BUT IT'S DRIVEN BY INSURANCE LAW.
OTHERS ARE TO KEEP US COMPETITIVE, AND THE ONE THING WE KNOW IS TO HAVE A GOOD TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM IS THE BEST THING WE CAN DO FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS.
WE'RE FORCED TO ENTER INTO A DEFICIT BUDGET.
DO I WANT TO VOTE ON A DEFICIT BUDGET? THAT GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.
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YOU DON'T DO THAT ANYWHERE.BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT.
NOW THIS MAY BE FIXED IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND MAY NOT BE, SOME OF THE SMART PEOPLE SAY 50, 50, SOME SAY 60, 40. WHO KNOWS? AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE CORRECTED IN SEPTEMBER.
IT MIGHT BE, AND IF IT IS THEN AT THE END WE WON'T HAVE A DEFICIT BUDGET.
NOW, THE ONLY REASON THAT I CAN VOTE FOR THIS IS WE CAN HAVE A PLAN, WE CAN HAVE SOME THINGS IN PLACE WHERE IF THE LEGISLATURE DOESN'T DO ITS JOB THIS FALL, THEN WE DO HAVE SOME REAL PROPERTY THAT IF WE'RE FORCED TO SELL IT, I DON'T THINK IT'S THE BEST TIME, BUT IF WE'RE FORCED TO SELL IT TO HELP WITH THIS DEFICIT, WE CAN DO THAT.
THE OTHER THING IS, AND I'M PROUD OF THIS BOARD.
WHEN I FIRST CAME ON THIS BOARD, IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE.
YOU HAD REPORTED BEING IN BAD SHAPE FINANCIALLY AND WE'VE KEPT IT IN GOOD SHAPE.
IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT A RAINY DAY FUND, LIKE THE LEGISLATURE, WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH RAINY DAYS.
MAN, IS IT POURING AND STORMING AT THIS POINT FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT? THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SOME FUNDS THAT WE COULD DO TEMPORARILY, THAT SITUATION IS THERE.
IF IT'S A CRISIS, AND I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR OVER 16 YEARS AND I'VE NEVER SEEN MORE OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS.
YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT THE INSURANCE CRISIS.
WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY MORE MONEY TO PAY YOU.
AT THIS POINT, BUT WE'VE GOT TO PAY BECAUSE WE GOT TO KEEP THINGS INSURED, THAT WOULD BE SILLY.
ELECTRICITY HAS GONE UP, EVERYTHING'S GONE UP, BUT WE DON'T GET ANY MORE MONEY TO DO IT.
ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR DEFICIT BUDGET.
DOES THAT GO AGAINST EVERYTHING THAT I STAND FOR? YES, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE IF THE LEGISLATURE DOESN'T FIX THEIR MESS IN SEPTEMBER, WE'VE GOT A PLAN AND WE CAN HELP REDUCE THIS DEFICIT.
WITH THAT IN MIND, I THINK I CAN VOTE FOR THIS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. KUNKEL?
>> WELL, OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND US HAVE HAD SIMILAR WORDS SAID BY BOARD MEMBERS THE LAST FEW DAYS IS COMPENSATION INCREASES IN BUDGETS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE POLITICAL CONFLICTS THAT ARE HOLDING BACK PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND IN SPITE OF THE POLITICALNESS, WE HAVE TO AS A SCHOOL BOARD TAKE SOME RISK HERE BECAUSE WE NEED TO ATTRACT, WE NEED TO RETAIN OUR STAFF.
YES, I'LL BE VOTING FOR THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S $8 MILLION DEFICIT BUDGET.
BUT WE HAVE NO CHOICE, WE NEED TO REWARD OUR TEACHERS, WE NEED OUR STAFF.
THIS IS A COMPENSATION INCREASE THAT I WISH COULD BE MUCH MORE.
BUT THIS IS ALL WE CAN DO AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY QUESTIONS THAT ARE POLITICALLY DRIVEN THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS TO.
LIKE JOE SAYS, WE MAY KNOW IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, WE MAY NOT.
BUT WE'RE TAKING A RISK HERE BECAUSE OUR STAFF DESERVE IT.
>> I AGREE, MR. KUNKEL. THANK YOU. MR. DILKS, MS. WISE?
>> I'LL STAND ON A SOAPBOX FOR A MINUTE, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME.
A LOT OF THE PAIN THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING HERE IS THROUGH THE TROJAN HORSE OF VOUCHERS, AND WHAT'S BEING BANDIED ABOUT IN THE LEGISLATURE.
FIRST OFF, I'D SAY THAT BIRDVILLE ISD, YOU ALREADY HAVE SCHOOL CHOICE HERE.
WE'RE AN OPEN ENROLLMENT DISTRICT, AND COME ONE, COME ALL, WE'LL TAKE YOUR STUDENTS AND WE'LL EDUCATE THEM WELL, AND WE'LL PUT THEM IN FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS, AND TREAT THEM WELL.
THIS IS THE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE DALLAS–FORT WORTH METROPLEX, INTO WHY I MOVED HERE.
I WILL SAY THIS TO MY FELLOW CONSERVATIVES.
I THINK, IT'S NOT A SECRET THAT I'M A CONSERVATIVE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY CONSERVATIVES WANT TO BRING ON VOUCHERS SO MUCH AND WANT TO JUST HAND OVER CONTROL TO THE GOVERNMENT.
I KNOW THAT'S IRONIC CONSIDERING WHO I WORK FOR, BUT I WOULD SAY IF THIS VOUCHER ISSUE CONTINUES, WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS, THERE IS NO WAY IN HECK, THE GOVERNMENT'S GOING TO GIVE MONEY TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND NOT EXPECT THEM TO IMPLEMENT THE STAR TEST.
YOU'RE INVITING THE GOVERNMENT IN ALL THOSE SCHOOLS, AND THERE'S A REASON WE HAVE CAPITALISM AND THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ELSEWHERE IF YOU WANT TO ABDICATE YOURSELF FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM GOVERNMENT AND YOU CAN GO THERE.
I THINK CONSERVATIVES ARE BEING SHORTSIGHTED HERE, AND IT'S A BATTLE THAT FIVE OR 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BIAS AND [INAUDIBLE] ON WHAT HAPPENED.
I'M A PROUD CONSERVATIVE, BUT I'M ALSO A PROUD PRODUCT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND I'M NOT WILLING TO ABANDON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I'M WILLING TO FIGHT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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THIS WHOLE VOUCHER PROCESS THAT HAS LED TO THIS, THAT'S HURT OUR STUDENTS, HURT OUR DISTRICTS, AND HURT OUR EMPLOYEES WHO I HAVE A HEART FOR.I'VE HAD A MOTHER THAT'S WORKED IN IT, I HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND MY WIFE HAS WORKED PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTO THIS SERVICE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE MY FELLOW CONSERVATIVES ARE CHOMPING AT A BIT FOR VOUCHERS AND WILLINGLY RAISING THEIR HANDS TO INVITE THE GOVERNMENT INTO EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIFE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT VOUCHERS ARE.
THAT'S MY SOAPBOX PIECE AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE. ALL THOSE WHO WERE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.
>> MR. DREES, IF YOU DON'T MIND A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME, I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK FOR JUST A SECOND AND GIVE A VERY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. LIZ PENA FOR BEING NAMED THE PRINCIPAL OF SHANNON HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK THE BOARD APPROVED A VERY POSITIVE CHOICE THERE, AND I KNOW THAT MS. PENA HAS A HEART FOR KIDS AND I THINK SHE'LL DO A GREAT JOB AS THE NEXT PRINCIPAL OF SHANNON HIGH SCHOOL, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THOUGH ABOUT THE SESSION AND WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS TEXAS ARE BEING DRIVEN TO CONSIDER THIS, THE ADA LEGISLATIVE SESSION SHOULD BE AMPLE PROOF OF WHY OUR VOICES ARE CRITICAL.
THE STATE SITS ON A SURPLUS FUNDING TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST $33 BILLION AND YET PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE WITHOUT THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO COVER NEWLY PASSED SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, INCREASED PAY FOR TEACHERS, AND EVEN MORE.
MUCH NEEDED INCREASES IN FORMULA FUNDING, MR. TOLBERT, LIKE YOU SAID, ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE.
IN ORDER TO GET EXPANSIVE VOUCHER LEGISLATION, AND MR. JUAN WELL, I THINK YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, EXPANSIVE VOUCHER LEGISLATION PASSED AT A TIME WHEN STATE COFFERS ARE FLUSHED WITH NEW MONEY.
ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME NEED TO BAND TOGETHER TO PUSH FOR A LOGICAL, EFFICIENT, AND FAIR INCREASES IN SCHOOL FUNDING THAT LIFTS EVERYONE, TO LIFT ALL OF US, NOT JUST A FEW.
AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT AND AS WE'VE SEEN IN MANY OF OUR PRESENTATIONS, TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE MANY NEEDS.
AND HERE IN BIRDVILLE ISD, WITH ALMOST 23,000 STUDENTS IN OUR CARE AND 5.4 MILLION STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.
TEXAS, IN MY OPINION IS IN A BATTLE FOR THE HEART AND THE SOUL OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND I WANT TO THANK THIS BOARD FOR BEING BRAVE AND HONORING THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF DO EVERY DAY.
YOU'RE PROVING TO THE STAFF AND TO THE TEACHERS THAT DESPITE THE POLITICS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, YOU VALUE THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO THIS DISTRICT.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU FOR STANDING STRONG.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER 3,
[K.3. Consider Property Swap Amendment with the City of North Richland Hills]
CONSIDER PROPERTY SWAP AMENDMENT WITH THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF NORTHWESTERN HILLS AS PRESENTED.
>> ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, OPPOSED, AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.
NUMBER 4, CONSIDER TURF FIELD AND PRESS BOXES DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.
[K.4. Consider Turf Field and Press Boxes Design Development]
DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE, INCLUDING THE TEA FACILITY STANDARDS DESIGN APPROACH FOR BIRDVILLE HALTOM AND MIDDLE RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PRESS BOXES AND TURF FIELDS AND AUTHORIZE PBK ARCHITECTS INK TO PROCEED TO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE AS PRESENTED.
IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO DR. STINSON TO APPROVE THE BIDS AND DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS' BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PRESS BOXES AND TURF FIELDS, FINALIZE NEGOTIATIONS WITH SELECTED VENDORS, AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR READING THE LONG ONE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, MRS. WISE. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE?
>> THIS IS A TIGHT TIME-FRAME TO GET IT ALL READY BY JANUARY.
MR. LAMPSON, IS IT POSSIBLE TO INSTALL SOME CAMERAS OUT THERE AND GIVE US SOME TIME LAPSES WHEN WE GET TO DECEMBER, JANUARY? [OVERLAPPING]
[01:50:02]
>> WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT OPTIONS.
I THINK OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE TRANSFORMATION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF NOT INSTALLED CAMERAS, WE CAN BRING A DRONE OUT EVERY SO OFTEN. [OVERLAPPING]
>> APPLY IT ON THE WHOLE PLAN AND WE'LL HAVE SOME OPTIONS.
>> IT'S NOT ON HERE, BUT I JUST WANT TO KEEP IN EVERYBODY'S MIND, AT SOME POINT, RICHLAND BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL NEEDS SOME PARKING, SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.
>> I JUST ECHO WHAT JOE SAID, I SPEND MANY DAYS OVER AT RICHLAND AND WE NEED WAY MORE PARKING OVER THERE.
HOWEVER THAT LOOKS AND HOWEVER THAT'S DONE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? LET'S CALL THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AND THOSE OPPOSED, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
NUMBER 5, CONSIDER DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE FOR
[K.5. Consider Design Development Phase for the Birdville High School Courtyard Renovations in the 2022 Bond Program]
THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL COURTYARD RENOVATIONS IN THE 2022 BOND PROGRAM. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> [OVERLAPPING] MR. VICE PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE, INCLUDING THE TEA FACILITY STANDARDS DESIGN APPROACH FOR THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL COURTYARD RENOVATIONS AND AUTHORIZE BK ARCHITECTS INCORPORATED PROCEED TO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AND THOSE OPPOSED, IT'S UNANIMOUS AGAIN.
NUMBER 6, CONSIDER DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE FOR
[K.6. Consider Design Development Phase for the Haltom High School Renovations in the 2022 Bond Program]
THE HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATIONS IN THE 2022 BOND PROGRAM.MRS. WISE, DO YOU WANT TO READ THAT ONE?
>> YES, SIR. [LAUGHTER] I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE, INCLUDING THE TEA FACILITY STANDARDS DESIGN APPROACH FOR THE HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATIONS AND AUTHORIZE HK, AS ARCHITECTS INCORPORATED, TO PROCEED TO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> MR. TOLBERT? ANY DISCUSSION? I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE GIVING A LITTLE BIT OF A FACE-LIFT TO HALTOM HIGH, I THINK IT'LL LOOK GREAT.
>> A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW IT'S QUITE A BIT, SO YEAH, DEFINITELY LOVE THE DESIGN.
THANK YOU, LOOKS GREAT. LET'S CALL THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AND OPPOSED, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
NUMBER 7, CONSIDER CHANGES TO LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION,
[K.7. Consider Changes to Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. CMAR Contract]
INC. A CMAR CONTRACT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE CHANGES TO LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, INC. CMR CONTRACT AS PRESENTED AND ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU. MR. TOLBERT, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, MRS. WISE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE?
>> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO LEE LEWIS GUYS FOR STEPPING IN AND HELPING US ON THIS ONE. IT'S APPRECIATED.
>> YEAH, I SECOND THAT, WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS STEPPING IN IN A TIME OF NEED.
YOU-ALL BEAT ME TO IT. I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THOSE IN FAVOR, AND OPPOSED, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
NUMBER 8, CONSIDER A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH
[K.8. Consider Contract Amendment with IN2 Architecture for Plaza Building 100 Design]
IN2 ARCHITECTURE FOR PLAZA BUILDING 100 DESIGN. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> YES, SIR. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE IN2 ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPLETION OF THE PLAZA BUILDING 100 PROJECT AND ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT TO AMEND THE CURRENT AIA CONTRACT TO REFLECT THE COST OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHED PROPOSAL AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> IT'S UP TO YOU, HOWEVER YOU WANT SAY IT. [LAUGHTER].
>> I THINK AS LONG AS YOU VOTE, YES.
IT'S THE SAME ANSWER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BUT RALPH, WE'RE INTO HER. [LAUGHTER]
>> I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS IN SQUARED, BUT I GUESS I'M WRONG. [LAUGHTER]
>> MY APOLOGIES IF I SAID IT WRONG. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR. ALL OPPOSED.
IT'S UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 9 CONSIDERED
[K.9. Consider Liability & Auto, Property, and Worker's Compensation Insurance Renewals]
LIABILITY AND AUTO PROPERTY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE RENEWALS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE INSURANCE RENEWAL PURCHASES AND AUTHORIZED SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE THE TERMS AND EXECUTE THE RELATED CONTRACTS FOR THE DISABILITIES LIABILITY IN AUTO PROPERTY INSURANCE POLICIES AS PRESENTED, EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBERS ARE BIG, I MOVED THAT.
>> SAYING THAT ONE OVER AND OVER FAST.
THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
[01:55:01]
>> THANK YOU, MRS. WISE. ANY DISCUSSION? I KNOW MY PERSONAL HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE WENT UP, I THINK 45%, SO I CAN FEEL IT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, NOTHING INCREASE.
[K.10. Consider Adoption of the 2023-24 Accelerated Instruction Budget]
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE 2023-'24 ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION BUDGET. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE PROPOSED 2023-'24 ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT, SECOND?
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
UNANIMOUS, AGAIN. WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
[K.11. Consider 2022-23 General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Child Nutrition Fund Revised Budgets]
ELEVEN CONSIDER 2022-'23 GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND, REVISED BUDGETS. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION?>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE '22-'23 GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND REVISED BUDGET AS PRESENTED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MS. SANDERS-WISE, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. IT'S UNANIMOUS.
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF 2023-'24,
[K.12. Consider Adoption of 2023-24 General Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Child Nutrition Budgets]
GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND CHILD NUTRITION BUDGETS.>> MR. DREES I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2023-'24 GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MR. KUNKEL
>> I'M JUST GOING TO SAY VERY QUICKLY AS LAWYER MISSPELL MY [INAUDIBLE].
I'M ALWAYS THINKING DO I WANT THAT TO WORK AGAINST THAT PERSON BEFORE THAT PERSON.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE ON OUR TEAM AND I'M GLAD YOU UNDERSTAND ALL THIS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THE WIZARDRY THAT YOU DO TO MAKE THIS WORK. THANK YOU.
>> I'M SURE SHE HAS A LARGE STAFF THAT WE NEED TO THANK AS WELL.
>> DR. GLENN AND ALL OF HER STAFF, ABSOLUTELY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AND OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 13
[K.13. Consider Board Resolution on Fund Balance]
CONSIDERED BOARD RESOLUTION ON FUND BALANCE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION REVISING FUND BALANCE POLICIES UNDER GASB 54 AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU. MR. DILKS, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. MR. TOLBERT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AND OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 14,
[K.14. Consider New Mandated Phonics Curriculum for Kindergarten and First Grade]
CONSIDER NEW MANDATED PHONICS CURRICULUM FOR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW MANDATED.
>> PHONICS [LAUGHTER] CURRICULUM FOR KINDERGARTEN.
>> FOR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE FROM 95% GROUP AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE.
ANY DISCUSSION BESIDES PUNS? YES, MR. WOMBLE.
>> DR. CLARK, I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THIS CURRICULUM.
HAVE YOU REVIEWED THIS CURRICULUM AND APPROVE OF IT? [BACKGROUND]
>> OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU HEARD ME.
[LAUGHTER] WE HAD THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT.
IT'S NOT I'M NOT THE ONE THE EXPERT FIRST-GRADE TEACHERS, KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, AND OUR PRINCIPALS.
WE DID IT THROUGH A PROCESS MUCH LIKE WE DO FOR ALL TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES.
THEY APPROVED IT AND WON'T NEED IT. THANK YOU.
>> IN ARKANSAS, THEY USE THE ECHO OFF THE HEELS.
[02:00:01]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANYBODY OPPOSED?>> YOU DON'T CALL THE HUGS WITH MIKE, DO YOU? [LAUGHTER]
>> BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WANT TO MENTION TWO DONATIONS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR ACCEPTANCE AS PART OF THIS CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT IN2 ARCHITECTS.
I GOT IT RIGHT. DONATED $6,300 AND IMAGINE LEARNING DONATED $5,502.80 TO HELP SPONSOR A RECENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN BIRDVILLE.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THESE DONATIONS. THANK YOU.
[L. CONSENT ITEMS]
ALL ITEMS IN THIS AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED WITH ONE MOTION UNLESS THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA BY A TRUSTEE FOR DISCUSSION.>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE, AND A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. MR. DILKS, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AND OPPOSED? MOTION IS UNANIMOUS.
REPORTS TO THE BOARD OR REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND HAD BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND BOARD BOOK.
DOES THE BORDER SUPERINTENDENT HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE ITEMS? OUR NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY,
[N. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]
JULY 27TH, HERE IN THE BOARDROOM.OPEN SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 7:00 PM AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING?
>> WELL-RUN MEETING, MR. PRESIDENT, AND A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
[NOISE] WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 8:46. [BACKGROUND]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.