>> THE JUNE 27TH, 2024 REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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THE TIME IS 5:30, AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.DR. STINSON, PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
>> THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM ON
[C. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND HEAR COMMENTS ON THE 2024-25 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE]
OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND HEAR COMMENTS ON THE 2024 25 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. MRS. BOWMAN.>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DREES.
DR. GLENN IS HERE TONIGHT TO DO OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON ON OUR BUDGET, EXCUSE ME, NOT TAX RATE YET.
RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENTS DREES AND DR. STINSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET, FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, THE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM ON JUNE 10TH, 2024, AND THE NOTICE OF THE BOARD MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
TEXAS STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT DISTRICT BUDGETS ARE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL WITH THE DEADLINE OF JUNE 30TH FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1ST.
WE ARE HERE TONIGHT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICE FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND BUDGETS.
THE TAX RATE MUST BE ADOPTED AFTER THE BUDGET.
IT'S BASED ON OUR TAX VALUE ESTIMATES FROM THE CHIEF TAX APPRAISER AND THE RATE ESTABLISHED BY TEA.
CERTIFIED VALUES ARE DUE TO US BY THE CHIEF APPRAISER BY JULY 25TH, 2024.
OUR BUDGET WAS ADOPTED WITH THE FOLLOWING ASSUMPTIONS.
WE HAD A DECREASE OF 121 STUDENTS BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OUR DEMOGRAPHER.
TAX VALUE GROWTH PROJECTED 8% BASED ON PRELIMINARY VALUES AND HISTORICAL TRENDS, AND INTEREST REVENUE FROM THE FUTURE NEEDS FUND PROJECTED AT 1.1 MILLION.
THE BOARD DID PASS AN INCREASE OF 3% AT MIDPOINT IN ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACA COMPLIANCE COST OF APPROXIMATELY 6.6 MILLION.
THE FOLLOWING CHART IS A SUMMARY OF WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN THE PREVIOUS BOARD WORKSHOP.
INFORMATION FOR OUR OTHER ADOPTED FUNDS.
THE DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGET INCLUDES A PREPAYMENT OF 7.5 MILLION DOLLAR WITH NO CHANGE IN OUR INS TAX RATE.
THE CHILD NUTRITION BUDGET WAS ESTABLISHED BASED ON ESTIMATES OF NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS, AND THERE IS NO CHANGE ANTICIPATED THIS YEAR FOR MEAL PRICES.
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF ALL THREE OF OUR FUNDS THAT ARE PROPOSED THIS EVENING ALONG WITH THE TOTALS.
THE ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES THE PROPOSED 24, 25 BUDGET AS PRESENTED, ADDRESSES THE EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF ALL OF THE STUDENTS OF BIRDVILLE ISD PROVIDES FAIR AND MARKET APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR ALL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND REFLECTS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE BUDGET FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE YEARS.
IN ADDITION, TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF OUR FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS FOR 24, 25, MOST OF THESE ALREADY HAVE HAD THEIR GRANTS SUBMITTED AS WE HAVE JULY 1 PAYROLL.
OUR FEDERAL GRANTS TOTAL OVER 11.1 MILLION AND OUR SAFETY GRANTS TOTAL OVER 8.3 MILLION.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU THINK THOSE GRANTS WON'T COME THROUGH, PARTICULARLY SAFETY STUFF?
>> NO. MOST OF THESE GRANTS WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED NOTICE, WHICH IS A NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD, SO THAT MEANS THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THE 2024-25 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE? MARK, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE HERE.
YOU WANT TO TALK? AS THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THIS ITEM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED? SORRY. WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO
[D. CLOSED SESSION]
CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551, SPECIFICALLY 0.74 PERSONNEL, 0.72 REAL PROPERTY, 0.071, CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 0.076 SECURITY.THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 P.M AND WE WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
[E. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON ALISON SHEFFIELD,[F. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]
SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT.>> HI, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ONE OF OUR FINEST YOUNG STUDENTS, [INAUDIBLE] TO COME AND LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES TONIGHT.
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[G. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]
>> MR. THOMAS, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME AWARDS NOW AND RECOGNITIONS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DREES.
I'D LIKE TO CALL ON JENNIFER BEASLEY THIS EVENING TO COME RECOGNIZE OUR BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS.
MS. BEASLEY BRINGS OUR VERBAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERS UP.
I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT OUR CHEERLEADERS YOU KNOW WHEN THEY'RE NOT THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS CHEERING, NO MATTER WHAT WEATHER, THE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THEY PUT IN A LOT OF TIME, AND I JUST HAPPY TO SEE THAT THEY HAVE DONE WELL AT UIL STATE MS. BEASLEY IS GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT.
>> GOOD EVENING. SINCE UIL BEGAN HOSTING A STATE SPIRIT COMPETITION IN 2016, THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHEER PROGRAM HAS PARTICIPATED ANNUALLY WITH CONSISTENT ADVANCEMENT TO FINALS AND PLACEMENT IN THE TOP TEN TEAMS IN THE STATE EACH YEAR.
IN THE 2024 COMPETITION THIS PAST JANUARY, BIRDVILLE CHEER ADVANCED TO FINALS LEADING THE 71 TEAM DIVISION IN THE FIGHT SONG AND BAND CHANT CATEGORIES.
BIRDVILLE CHEERS OUTSTANDING WORK EARNED THEM A THIRD PLACE FINISH IN THE UIL STATE COMPETITION.
BIRDVILLE ISD PROUDLY RECOGNIZES THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHEER TEAM AND THEIR COACHES CASSIDY LAKOTA, ALEXA JASKA AND BROOKE BAUM ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
[APPLAUSE] I WAS LOOKING AT THE YEARS, AND I THINK IF I'M ADDING IT UP CORRECTLY, EITHER FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD PLACE IN STATE IN FIVE OUT OF THE LAST SIX YEARS. [APPLAUSE]
>> MR. DAVIS, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, WE HAVE SOME PARENTS STILL IN THE BACK WANTING TO TAKE SOME PICTURES. [LAUGHTER]
>> MS. LAKOTA. WHERE IS AVERY STILL HERE? IS AVERY HERE? AVERY, IF YOU'LL STEP FORWARD.
AVERY WAS ONE OF THE 2456A CHEERLEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WAS CHOSEN AS A TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATE ALL-STAR.
SHE PERFORMED LAST NIGHT AT THE TCGA ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAME AT ATON LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL.
I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. [APPLAUSE].
>> IS IT TOO LATE TO CALL HIM BACK TO DO A CHEER PYRAMID FOR US REAL QUICK? [LAUGHTER]
>> Y'ALL PLEASE LEAVE. [LAUGHTER]
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>> SWEET KIDS. I GUESS THEY DO WANT TO STAY WITH US. [BACKGROUND]
>> I COULD PROBABLY USE SOME CHEERS THOUGH TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS THING IF THEY DO WANT TO STAY.
>> TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]
>> MR. THOMAS, I THINK IT'S YOU AGAIN?
>> IT IS. I'M GOING TO CALL ON KATIE BOWMAN TO START OFF THIS, AND I GUESS, MR. WOMBLE, IF YOU WANT MS. BOWMAN TO DO SOME CHEERS, YOU CAN MAKE THAT REQUEST OF HER AS WELL.
>> I WAS COLONEL OF THE DRILL TEAM, SO MAYBE A HOT KICK OR TWO.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE OUR PURCHASING REPRESENTATIVES HERE.
WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR, SHELLEY FREEMAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DENISE PENISE, TIFFANY MULLINS AND KELLY CHOWN.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AS YOU KNOW, OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, OUR BUSINESS DEPARTMENT HAS REALLY BEEN WORKING HARD TO WIN AWARDS AT THE TASBO STATE LEVEL, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD ANOTHER PIECE TONIGHT FROM THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER PUBLIC ACCOUNTS TRANSPARENCY STARS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR TRANSPARENCY EFFORTS.
THE BIRDVILLE ISD PURCHASING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT TRANSPARENCY STAR FOR 24.
THIS AWARD HIGHLIGHTS THE DISTRICT'S PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES IN THE CONTRACT AND PROCUREMENT AREA BY INCREASING TRANSPARENCY THROUGH VISUALIZATIONS AND DOWNLOADABLE DATA MAINTAINED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.
IT ALLOWS FOR OPEN COMMUNICATIONS WITH VENDORS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.
WE ALREADY HAVE TWO STARS FROM DR. GLENN'S OFFICE, THE TRADITIONAL FINANCE AND THE DEBT OBLIGATIONS.
IF YOU GO OUT ON OUR WEBSITE ON THE FRONT PAGE AT THE VERY BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE THOSE AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE LINKS.
IT'S A LOT OF DATA AND A LOT OF WORK.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR CONTINUING TO HELP US BE MORE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND BE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THE PURCHASING AND FINANCE AREA.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> LET YOU TAKE YOUR PICTURE. [APPLAUSE]
>> NO PARENTS TO TAKE PICTURES OF THEM, HUH? [LAUGHTER] I GUESS I DON'T NEED TO SAY THIS.
BUT THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY OR TO LEAVE, IF YOU'D LIKE.
WE'VE NOW COME TO OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
[H. OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD]
WE HAVE TWO THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.FOR THOSE WHO HAVE 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.
I THINK, FIRST, WE HAVE MARK ANDERSON.
THANK YOU IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
>> MY NAME IS MARK ANDERSON, 6712 INWOOD DRIVE IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS AT RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND I ALSO SERVE AS A PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AT TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO INVITE THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER A DECISION FROM ITS APRIL MEETING.
AT THAT TIME, THE BOARD VOTED TO ALL BUT ELIMINATE A GAP IN GPA WEIGHTING BETWEEN ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND DUAL CREDIT COURSES.
THIS STRIKES ME AS A MISTAKE FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT IT DOES NOT MATCH THE EDUCATIONAL REALITY ON THE GROUND.
AMONG THE PEOPLE, I RUB SHOULDERS WITH A TCC, THAT IS FACULTY IN PARTICULAR WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT IN THE CLASSROOM.
THERE'S AN OVERWHELMING, IF NOT QUITE UNIVERSAL OPINION THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT GAP BETWEEN AP AND DUAL CREDIT COURSES IN TERMS OF RIGOR.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE REASONS FOR THIS WIDESPREAD VIEW.
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THERE ARE CONTROLS ON THE STANDARDS OF AP COURSES THAT DON'T EXIST IN DUAL CREDIT.AP CLASSES CULMINATE IN A RIGOROUS AP EXAM, WHICH WILL NOT BE GRADED BY THEIR OWN INSTRUCTOR.
STUDENTS THUS HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO LEARN AT A HIGH LEVEL AND INSTRUCTORS HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO TEACH AT A HIGH LEVEL.
DUAL CREDIT COURSES HAVE NO SUCH CONTROLS, AND THE INSTRUCTOR HAS TOTAL AUTHORITY OVER STANDARDS.
THE NATURAL INCENTIVES TREND DOWNWARD WITH RESPECT TO RIGOR, BOTH FROM THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN A GOOD REPUTATION WITH STUDENTS AND US A HIGH ENROLLMENT, AND FROM THE DESIRE TO PLEASE ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN SUCCESS RATES.
THIS LATTER ISSUE WILL GET WORSE, NOT BETTER OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS ADMINISTRATORS ADJUST TO NEW METHODS OF STATE FUNDING.
FURTHER, AP CLASSES ARE SELECTIVE IN THEIR STUDENT POPULATION IN WAYS THAT DUAL CREDIT CLASSES ARE NOT.
AP STUDENTS HAVE THAT STATUS PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THEIR ABILITY TO MASTER HIGH LEVEL CONTENT.
NOT ALL DUAL CREDIT STUDENTS ARE SIMILARLY GIFTED, AS ANY EDUCATOR CAN TELL YOU, TEACHERS WILL PITCH THEIR CONTENT TO THE LEVEL OF THE AUDIENCE.
ON AVERAGE, DUAL CREDIT COURSES WON'T BE PITCHED AT NEARLY THE SAME LEVEL.
NOW, IF EDUCATORS HAVE THE RIGHT READ ON THIS ISSUE, AND I THINK THEY DO, THEN THE NEW POLICY FROM THE APRIL MEETING SIMPLY DOESN'T CORRESPOND WITH THE REALITY ON THE GROUND.
WHEN A PROPOSITION FAILS TO CORRESPOND TO REALITY, WE CALL IT FALSE.
AND THE APRIL BOARD MEETING MAY HAVE ENSHRINED A FALSEHOOD INTO DISTRICT POLICY.
A GREAT DEAL OF GOOD COMES FROM DUAL CREDIT, BUT NOTHING GOOD COMES FROM FALSEHOODS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE FOR THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION FROM ITS APRIL MEETING.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. THE SECOND PERSON WHO SIGNED UP IS CATHERINE ANDERSON.
>> IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
>> MY NAME IS KATHY ANDERSON AND I ALSO LIVE AT THE SAME PLACE AS MY HUSBAND, 6712 INWOOD DRIVE.
I'M ALSO AN INSTRUCTOR AT TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE.
I TEACH PSYCHOLOGY, AND I'M ALSO MANAGE THE SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT.
I TAUGHT DUAL CREDIT FOR FIVE YEARS.
OUR SON ETHAN WAS SALUTATORIAN LAST YEAR AT RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND OUR DAUGHTER IS AN INCOMING JUNIOR AT RICHLAND.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH DUAL CREDIT AND AP.
I LOVE OUR SCHOOLS, I LOVE OUR TEACHERS, AND I LOVE OUR DISTRICT.
MARK JUST PROVIDED EVIDENCE FROM COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS OF DUAL CREDIT THAT THE NEW GPA WAITING SYSTEM ENSHRINES A MISREPRESENTATION.
I'D LIKE TO OFFER TWO MORE PIECES OF EVIDENCE, ONE FROM BISD ITSELF AND THE SECOND FROM OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.
BEFORE ETHAN WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL, I CONSULTED WITH THREE BISD STAFF TO HELP US DECIDE WHICH TRACK WAS BEST FOR HIM TO TAKE.
HERE'S WHAT THEY SAID BASED ON MY NOTES FROM MY MEETINGS WITH THEM IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.
HILLARY FRIDAY GT COUNSELOR SAID AP CLASSES REQUIRE TWO HOURS OF HOMEWORK PER NIGHT AND ARE "EXTREMELY RIGOROUS AND STRESSFUL".
NO SUCH COMMENTS ABOUT DUAL CREDIT.
JENNIFER CRUZ, ACADEMIC DEAN AT RHS.
AP IS, "MORE RIGOROUS BECAUSE OF THE WORKLOAD, NOT THE CONTENT" AND, "THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT AP IS VIEWED AS MORE RIGOROUS, PARTLY BECAUSE ABILITY TO PERFORM ON THE TEST IS AN INDICATOR." TRENIA MILLER, RHS COUNSELOR.
FOUR OR FIVE AP CLASSES TIP THE SCALE TO STRESS AND ANXIETY DUE TO THEIR RIGOR.
SHE SUGGESTED ETHAN TRY A MIX OF DUAL CREDIT AND AP RATHER THAN ALL AP.
FINALLY, A DOCUMENT ON THE BISD WEBSITE STATES THAT THE WORK ITSELF IS MORE RIGOROUS IN AP.
I WONDERED IF THE RIGOR OF THE COURSES HAD CHANGED IN THE INTERVENING YEARS.
MAYBE DUAL CREDIT HAVE BECOME MORE RIGOROUS OVER TIME.
I RESEARCHED HOW 14 OF OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS WEIGHT THE COURSES.
I FOUND THAT ALL BUT ONE OF THEM WEIGHT AP HIGHER THAN DUAL CREDIT.
I FEAR THAT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE POLICY WILL BE WIDE RANGING.
THE HIGHEST ACHIEVING STUDENTS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF HIGHER RIGOR WILL NOT BE REWARDED FOR IT.
STRATEGIC STUDENTS WILL GAIN THE SYSTEM TO GET MORE REWARD FOR LESS WORK.
THE ELITE UNIVERSITIES TO WHICH OUR GRADUATES HOPE TO GAIN ADMISSION WILL BE SKEPTICAL OF OUR STUDENTS.
OUR COMMUNITY WILL PERCEIVE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN FUNDING STREAMS THAN AN EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT ITSELF.
I MENTIONED THAT MRS. MILLER AND MRS. CRUZ RECOMMENDED AGAINST ALL APS FOR ETHAN DUE TO THE STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIGOR.
THEIR ADVICE WAS SOUND FOR MOST STUDENTS, BUT MY STUDENT BECAME DEPRESSED WHEN WE WERE IN LOCKDOWNS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH CHALLENGE, AND HE THRIVED UNDER THE PRESSURE OF FIVE AP COURSES.
I DON'T SEE HOW DENYING ITS RIGOR IMPROVES ANYTHING.
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HIGHER LEVELS OF WORK SHOULD RECEIVE HIGHER LEVELS OF REWARD, AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT.MAYBE YOU BELIEVE THAT AP AND DUAL CREDIT ARE EQUALLY RIGOROUS.
IF YOU DO, THEN RESEARCH WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THAT POSITION, BECAUSE AS WE HAVE JUST SHOWN, DUAL CREDIT COLLEGE PROFESSORS, BISD STAFF, AND OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, ALL DISAGREE.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. ANDERSON. THE NEXT ITEM
[I. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE 2023-24 STATE COMPENSATORY FUNDING]
ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND HEAR COMMENTS ON THE 2023 '24 STATE COMPENSATORY FUNDING. DR. CLARK?I'M HAPPY TO ASK JENNIFER MILLER, WHO IS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO COME AND PRESENT THE REQUIRED STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION REPORT.
I MIGHT ALSO MENTION THAT SHE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THIS SUMMER PROGRAM AND WE USE OUR COMPENSATORY FUNDS FOR THAT.
THANK YOU, JENNIFER FOR THAT AS WELL.
>> I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT I COMPLETED. YES, LAST DAY.
YES, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT AND WE WILL PROCEED WITH THE ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FUNDING.
LET ME BEGIN BY JUST HONORING THE FACT THAT THIS IS A TEAM APPROACH THAT WORKED DILIGENTLY THIS YEAR TO ENSURE THAT WE IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS AND THAT WE SERVE THOSE STUDENTS MOST AT RISK FOR NOT GRADUATING.
THE GOAL OF STATE COMPENSATORY FUNDING IS AGAIN TO ENSURE THAT THEY PERFORM AND COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL AT LEAST IN COMPLETION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY OR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED AND AT RISK IN DROPPING IT, AND THEN ALL OTHER STUDENTS.
AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT LEVERAGING THAT PLAYING FIELD.
THE PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND REDUCE THE DROPOUT FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS BY PROVIDING THE SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
IF YOU WOULD GIVE ME JUST A MINUTE TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AT RISK AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.
AT RISK, YOU HAVE TO MEET ONE OF THE 15 CRITERIAS OF DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL, AND IT DOES REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION IN OUR PEMS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, WHICH AGAIN, IS PART OF WHY IT TAKES A TEAM.
THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE IS THE CHILDREN THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAMS, AND THAT REQUIRES AN APPLICATION THROUGH CHILD NUTRITION.
FOR THE 15 CRITERIA THE STATE SETS, I'M GOING TO LET YOU HAVE A MINUTE JUST TO LOOK THROUGH THOSE, AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE LAST ONE IS NEW OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THAT IS EVERY STUDENT THAT IS ENROLLED IN A DESIGNATED DROP OUT RECOVERY SCHOOL.
HERE, THAT WOULD BE SHANNON HIGH SCHOOL, NEXT TO BE BOB GRIGGS IS IDENTIFIED AS AN AT RISK STUDENT FOR DROPPING OUT.
EACH YEAR, THE STATE PROVIDES A SPECIAL FUNDING FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE AT RISK STUDENTS, AND THESE FUNDS ARE BASED ON STUDENT ADDRESSES.
AGAIN, THE KEY POINT HERE IS IT IS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, NOT A GROUP OF STUDENTS.
WITH THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDING, BIRDVILLE RECEIVED OVER $21 MILLION THIS YEAR, AND THAT REQUIREMENT IS THAT 55% OF THAT ANNUAL ALLOTMENT HAS TO BE SPENT ON SERVICES AND ON PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE AT RISK.
WE TRACK THAT THROUGH OUR PROGRAM INTENT CODES, THAT'S WHAT THE PIC STANDS FOR.
THE REST OF THE REMAINING FUNDS CAN GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
IN '23-'24 IN THE FALL SUBMISSION OF PEMS, WE IDENTIFIED OVER 13,000 STUDENTS OR 60% OF OUR STUDENTS AS BEING AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.
THIS SLIDE INDICATES BY RANK ORDER FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST, AT THE SECONDARY CAMPUSES.
I DID NOT INCLUDE SHANNON, GRIGGS IN THIS BECAUSE, AGAIN, THAT IS 100% OF THAT POPULATION.
HERE ARE THE ELEMENTARY RANKINGS, AGAIN, GREATEST TO LEAST.
IN 2023-'24, BIRDVILLE WAS ABLE TO FUND THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS AND PROGRAMS WITH THE STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ALLOTMENT.
PRIMARILY, OUR FUNDING GOES TOWARDS POSITIONS BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT THOSE POSITIONS MAKE A CRITICAL DIFFERENCE AND IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE AT RISK FOR NOT GRADUATING.
IN 2024-'25, OUR PLAN IS TO CONTINUE THOSE FUNDS PRIMARILY BEING SPENT ON SUPPLEMENTAL STAFF.
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WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS THAT ARE AT RISK, AS WELL AS CONDUCT A PROGRAM EVALUATION TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE REDUCING THAT DISPARITY OF PERFORMANCE AND STATE ASSESSMENT AND THE RATES OF HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT STATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION?
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> I'M JUST ALARMED OF HOW MANY ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER THAT AND WE'RE DOING SO WELL IN SPITE OF THAT.
YOU HAVE OVER 60% OF YOUR ENTIRE POPULATION.
>> MR. DAVIS, IN MY OPINION, THAT'S WHY THOSE FUNDS ARE SO VITAL BECAUSE IF YOU TARGET THEM AND USE THEM APPROPRIATELY, THEN YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT, WE CAN DO WELL WITH THOSE STUDENTS, EVEN IF THEY HAVE SOME SITUATIONS IN LIFE THAT CAUSE CHALLENGES.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING A MENTION OF THAT, MR. DAVIS, AND WHEN YOU COUPLE THAT WE'RE OVER 60% AT RISK AND COUPLE THAT WITH THE FACT THAT WE'RE OVER 65% OF SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGED.
THAT REALLY BEGINS TO TELL A STORY ABOUT, JUST SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, HOW THE DISTRICT HAS CHANGED.
THEN YOU ADD ON THAT WE HAVE ALSO OVER 13% OF OUR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AS WELL.
IT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR OUR STUDENTS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES.
IT DOES TAKE AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND JENNIFER AND HER STAFF, BUT VERY COMPASSIONATE CARING PEOPLE THAT MAKE SURE THAT THE HOMELESS AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CRITERIA THAT WE USE TO IDENTIFY THAT WE ABSOLUTELY KNOW ABOUT THOSE CHILDREN AND THAT WE WANT TO SERVE.
>> DR. CLARK, I THINK I'LL ECHO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID, AND I THINK OF IT IN TERMS OF EDUCATIONAL CAPITAL.
STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO US WITH AS MUCH EDUCATIONAL CAPITAL AS MOST, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER TWO THIRDS OF OUR STUDENTS.
THESE RESOURCES ALLOW US TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WHEN STUDENTS ENTER KINDERGARTEN, AND OF COURSE, THE GOAL IS BY 3RD GRADE, EVERYONE BEING ON THAT SAME LITERACY LEVEL.
THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND SHE'S RIGHT, JENNIFER MILLER IS PHENOMENAL AT TAKING CARE OF THIS, AND SO WE DO APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE'VE ALL MADE THE COMMENTS BEFORE WHEN WE GO TO SHANNON, WHICH WILL NOW BE GRIGGS GRADUATION CEREMONY.
HOW IMPRESSED THE OBSTACLES MANY OF THOSE KIDS OVERCOME TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
WHEN 100% OF THEM ARE AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT'S AMAZING TO ME.
WE'RE PROVIDING A SERVICE THAT GIVES THESE KIDS A CHANCE.
WE GIVE THEM A CHANCE, AND WE'RE GOOD AT IT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET BETTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THE 2023-'24 STATE COMPENSATORY FUNDING? AS THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CONCERNING THIS ITEM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
NOW WE'VE COME TO PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD.
[J. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD]
MRS. BOWMAN, I THINK YOU HAVE ONE FOR US?>> YES, SIR. IRENE [INAUDIBLE] WITH I AND 2 IS HERE TO GIVE YOU A BOND UPDATE.
>> HI. GOOD EVENING. DR. STINSON, PRESIDENT DREES AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY TO DO AN UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THIS SUMMER.
WE HAVE THE FIRST ONE IS BOB E.
GRIGGS HIGH SCHOOL AND THE KUNKEL SPECIALIZED LEARNING CENTER, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT THIS FALL.
THIS IS THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE OLD WISDOM CENTER ON DENTON HIGHWAY.
THIS IS WHAT THE FINAL PRODUCT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN WE'RE DONE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU SHOULD START SEEING PAINTING OF THE BUILDING HAPPENING NEXT WEEK.
THIS IS THE CURRENT STATUS AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THESE ARE TWO WEEKS AGO.
THERE'S THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE WORK, THE COLUMNS ARE BEING FRAMED FOR BRICK.
WE STILL HAVE A FINAL OPENING IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS WHERE THEY'VE BEEN TAKING IN AND OUT OF THE STEEL AS THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE WINDOWS WHICH WERE ALREADY BEING REPLACED.
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MOST OF THESE WINDOWS WERE REPLACED AS OF YESTERDAY AND THE BRICK SHOULD START COMING IN.THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS SO THEY CAN START THE BRICK WORK IMMEDIATELY.
THESE ARE SOME IMAGES. THIS IS THE MAIN ENTRY LOBBY AT GRIGGS.
AS YOU CAN SEE THESE PICTURES ARE A COUPLE OF WEEKS OLD.
THIS IS WHERE THE RECEPTION DISK IS GOING TO GO, RIGHT HERE TO THE LEFT IS THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
ALL THOSE OFFICES ARE ALL FRAMED, ALL THE SHEET ROCKETS IN PLACE.
AS OF YESTERDAY, THERE WAS CEILING GRID GOING IN.
THIS IS LOOKING DOWN THAT HALLWAY, HEADED OUT TOWARDS THE REST OF GRIGGS, SO THIS IS HOW YOU COME INTO THE BUILDING GOING OUT TO THE CLASSROOMS. THESE ARE SOME IMAGES AT THE KUNKEL CENTER.
AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY WERE PAINTING DOOR FRAMES WHEN WE WERE THERE, THOSE ARE ALREADY PAINTED, AND THERE IS VINYL WALL COVERING AND ALL THE WALLS IN THE ADMINISTRATION AREA AT THE KUNKEL CENTER.
THIS IS AN IMAGE, YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THE VINYL WALL COVERING.
BATHROOMS ARE ALL TILED AND THEY HAVEN'T STARTED THE EPOXY FLOOR BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THEY'LL DO AS THEY WALK OUT SO THEN IT DOESN'T GET DAMAGED, BUT ALL THE TILE IS IN PLACE AND THE BATHROOM CEILING AND LIGHTS ARE IN PLACE.
THIS IS LOOKING BACK TOWARDS THE CLASSROOM AREAS.
THIS IS IF I WAS STANDING IN THE HALLWAY BETWEEN THE GYM AND THE CLASSROOMS AT GRIGGS HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT CMU BOX IS THE ELEVATOR, AND THOSE ARE ALL THE PARTITIONS FOR ALL THE CLASSROOMS WHICH ARE FRAMED.
AS OF YESTERDAY, THERE IS SHEET ROCK AND ALL THESE WALLS.
THIS IS A STORM SHELTER, WHICH IS 100% COMPLETE.
ALL THE STEEL IS COMPLETE AND ALL THE MASONRY IS COMPLETE INTO THE SPACE.
THIS WILL RECEIVE GYM FLOORING AND EVENTUALLY BE SERVED FOR DUAL PURPOSE.
THIS IS LOOKING AT THE KITCHEN AND CAFETERIA.
THIS IS THE DINING AREA, AND THIS IS A WALL TO THE SERVING AREA.
SINCE THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN, THE WALK AND COOLER AND FREEZER ARE IN PLACE.
THIS IS JUST AN EXTERIOR SHOT, COURTESY OF MR. LAMPSON.
AGAIN THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE SECOND FLOOR HAS BEEN POURED AND IS DONE AND THEY'RE FRAMING PARTITIONS RIGHT NOW IN THAT LOCATION.
JUST SHOWING. AS I SAID, THEY POWER WASHED THE BUILDING, SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S MUCH CLEANER, SO IT'S READY TO RECEIVE PAINT STARTING NEXT WEEK AND IT CAN BE COMPLETED IN TWO WEEKS.
THE METAL ROOF COATING WILL START IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT AND THEY EXPECT IT TO TAKE TWO WEEKS.
THEN THEY'RE ALMOST READY TO START THE ROOFING IN THE FLAT AREAS OF THE BUILDING.
THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE LAST PENETRATIONS TO COME THROUGH.
THE BACK, THEY'RE REPLACING METAL ROOF, WHICH WAS REMOVED, AND THEY'RE GOING TO REPLACE THAT AS SOON AS THEY FINISH ALL THE ACTIVITIES ON THE ROOF.
COMING THROUGH AS I SAID BEFORE, YOU HAVE THE BRICK.
THIS IS THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GRIGGS HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS THE STUDENT ENTRANCE, WHICH IS RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE USING.
YOU CAN SEE THE WINDOWS THAT HAVE BEEN CUT INTO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
THIS IS FOR THE LIBRARY SO THAT THERE WILL BE SOME NATURAL LIGHT COMING INTO THE LIBRARY SPACE.
ALL THIS METAL ROOF WILL BE COATED IN THE DARK GRAY COLOR, AND THAT SERVES AS NOT ONLY A COATING, BUT IT ALSO PROTECTS IT AND IT COMES WITH ACTUALLY A 20 YEAR WARRANTY.
BEFORE THE WINDOWS AND THE SPACE IN HERE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CLOSING THIS ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING.
EVERYTHING ELSE FROM HERE TO THE RIGHT AND HERE TO THE LEFT IS FULLY AIR CONDITIONED AND FINISHES ARE GOING IN.
THIS IS THE ONLY AREA THAT IS STILL OPEN TO THE ELEMENT.
ALL THE MATERIALS ARE IN SITE.
WE HAVE MOCKUPS AND FLOORING WILL START TO BE INSTALLED.
LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE TILE IN PLACE, WE HAVE CEILINGS GOING IN INTO THE GRIGGS HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN THE KUNKEL CENTER AS WELL.
THEN THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING IS WHERE WE WILL BE LOCATING THE PLAYGROUND FOR THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THAT ARE USING THE KUNKEL CENTER.
THIS WILL BE THE SERVICE DRIVE AND THE BUS LOOP MAINLY FOR THE KUNKEL CENTER, WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL BE DROPPED OFF AT THIS ENTRANCE RIGHT HERE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON GRIGGS'S HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CHEMICAL CENTER?
>> THE SECOND ONE IS THE PAINTING AND FLOORING PROJECTS.
THESE ARE BEING DONE BY MARK CONSTRUCTION, AND THE PROJECTS ARE MOVING REALLY WELL.
THIS IS WALKER CREEK ELEMENTARY WHERE THE FLOORING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED.
WE'VE GONE TO THAT WOOD GRAIN LUXURY VINYL TILE,
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SO IT WOULD BE A LOT LESS MAINTENANCE.THE ONLY WORK THAT IS MISSING AT THIS CAMPUS IS THE GYM FLOOR, WHICH IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.
WE HAVE SOME ACOUSTICAL PANELS THAT ARE GOING TO GO AT IN THE COLLABORATION SPACES.
WE'RE PUTTING SOME ACOUSTICAL PANELS TO INCREASE THE ACOUSTICS STAIR.
THE TWIN FLOOR PLANTS ALREADY HAVE THOSE.
THIS IS NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A PAINTING CAMPUS.
WE'VE ALREADY PAINTED THE GYM AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE ADDING A GRAPHIC, WHICH IS DESIGNED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PAINTING GOING IN WITH LIGHT AND EVERYTHING ALL DOWN THE CLASSROOMS, EVERY CLASSROOM WAS BEING PAINTED, HALLWAYS, ET CETERA.
ALSO THE HALLWAYS ARE BEING TREATED WITH THE RESTORATION MATERIAL.
AGAIN, MOST OF THE WALLS HAVE BEEN PAINTED, EVERYTHING'S BEEN PAINTED IN THE LIGHTER COLOR TO MAKE THE BUILDING LOOK BRIGHTER THROUGHOUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S OUT OF ORDER HERE.
WALKER CREEK, THESE ARE THE COLLABORATION AREAS THAT RECEIVED THE ACOUSTICAL PANELS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE FLOORING IS ALL IN.
PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE ARE DOING IT'S MAINLY A FLOORING PROJECT WITH SOME PAINTING.
YOU CAN SEE THE COLORS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE HALLWAY BRINGING SOME OF THE SCHOOL COLORS IN AND YOU CAN SEE THE FLOORING HAS BEEN REMOVED EVERYWHERE.
THEY ARE STARTING THIS BEING AN OLDER CAMPUS.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA WORK.
THEY'RE STARTING THE MOISTURE CONTAINMENT WITH THE ADHESIVE FOR MANUFACTURER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FLOOR WILL ADHERE CORRECTLY.
BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL LOOKS AWESOME.
THE CHANGE FROM GETTING RID OF THE PORCELAIN TILE DOWN THE MAIN HALLWAYS AND GOING TO THE LUXURY VINYL TILE.
THIS IS A CLASSROOM HALLWAY, IT'S A TWO STORY HALLWAYS.
YOU CAN SEE THE BAN HALL, WHICH IS COMPLETE.
SOME OF THESE ROOMS WE WERE ASKED TO FINISH EARLIER SO THAT THEY CAN GET IN AND DO SOME SUMMER CAMPS.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A NEW MAIN ENTRANCE TO BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU CAN SEE THE FLOORING HAS BEEN REPLACED.
THIS IS LOOKING DOWN THE MAIN HALLWAY.
THEN AS YOU ENTER THE TWO STORY CLASSROOM, THEY'RE MOVING AND THEY'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS AND WE SHOULD BE COMPLETE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
>> ANYTHING ELSE YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS SUMMER? BUSY SUMMER.
>> IT'S LOOKING GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS.
[K.1. Financial Advisor Bond Update [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
WE HAVE A FINANCIAL ADVISOR BOND UPDATE. MRS. BOWMAN?>> YES, SIR. WE HAVE JOSH MCLAUGHLIN WHO IS OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FROM BOK FINANCIAL SECURITIES WILL GIVE US A BOND UPDATE.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DREES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
DR. STINSON, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
I WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF THIS EVENING, BUT HOPEFULLY, I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS THIS EVENING AS WELL.
AS ALWAYS, BEFORE WE START TALKING ABOUT HOW YOUR BOND PORTFOLIO LOOKS, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU'VE MANAGED IT.
THROUGH PREPAYMENT OF BONDS OR REFUNDING BONDS AT A LOWER INTEREST RATE SINCE 2012, YOU HAVE SAVED TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $8.5 MILLION IN INTEREST COST.
IN TERMS OF TAX RATES EVERY YEAR, YOU SET TWO TAX RATES FOR M&O AND I&S.
EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT BOND CAPACITY, WE WILL ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE INS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY $41.39.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT WILL BE THE SAME TAX RATE AGAIN FOR '24-'25, JUST TO POINT OUT, SINCE I'M HERE THAT YOUR TOTAL TAX RATE HAS DROPPED BY MORE THAN $0.25 OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AS SOMETHING TAXPAYERS DON'T OFTEN REMEMBER. I ALWAYS LIKE TO PUT THAT UP.
>> THAT THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL TAX RATE HAS DROPPED BY MORE THAN $0.25 OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND IS PROJECTED TO GO DOWN ANOTHER $0.23 NEXT YEAR.
>> SIX OR SEVEN YEARS IN A ROW, WE'VE REDUCED THE TAX RATE?
>> ABSOLUTELY. GREAT TRACK RECORD.
THIS WILL LOOK AT THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND YOU CAN SEE SINCE 2019, THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE, TAXABLE WISE HAS GONE FROM 151 TO PROJECTED 223 THOUSAND THIS YEAR.
IF WE JUST LOOK AT THE LAST FIVE YEARS, ALL OF TAXES HAVE GONE UP 10%.
THAT'S BECAUSE HOME VALUES HAVE GONE UP BY CLOSE TO 33%.
IT'S NOT THE FUNCTION OF THE DISTRICT, IT'S TAX RATE, BECAUSE YOU'VE LOWERED THAT.
IT IS A FUNCTION OF HOME VALUES, WHICH AGAIN, BIRDVILLE ISD DOES NOT SET THE HOME VALUES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
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THAT IS THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.THIS GIVES YOU A LOOK AT YOUR ELECTION HISTORY OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS.
AGAIN, IN TERMS OF BOND CAPACITY, YOUR TRUE LIMITATION IS THE LEVEL OF HOW MANY BONDS YOU COULD ISSUE UP TO A $0.50 LEVEL.
BUT AGAIN, THERE'S NO LIMITATION ON HOW MANY BONDS YOU COULD ASK THE COMMUNITY TO AUTHORIZE.
THIS GIVES YOU A GRAPHICAL LOOK ABOUT WHAT BOND CAPACITY IS, WHICH ESSENTIALLY IS YOUR ABILITY TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL BONDS PURSUANT TO YOUR CURRENT TAX RATE AND THE 50% LIMIT.
THE RED LINE IS JUST A PROJECTION OF FUTURE REVENUES BASED UPON CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS.
THE BLUE IS YOUR EXISTING BOND PAYMENTS.
AS THEY ARE RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE ROUGHLY $621 MILLION OF DOT OUTSTANDING.
THE GREEN IS ESSENTIALLY YOUR BOND CAPACITY.
AGAIN, WHAT MAKES BOND CAPACITY GROW, INCREASES IN TAX VALUE, INCREASES IN THE INS TAX RATE, REDUCING YOUR FUTURE BOND PAYMENTS THROUGH PREPAYMENTS OR REFUNDING AT A LOWER INTEREST COST, SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
THIS GETS INTO YOUR DEBT PORTFOLIO, IT STANDS RIGHT NOW.
AS YOU LOOK, YOU HAVE 621 MILLION OF DEBT OUTSTANDING, YOUR BOND PAYMENTS GO DOWN OVER TIME.
PLUS ALLOWING YOU TO ISSUE BONDS FOR NO ADDITIONAL TAX RATE INCREASE.
WE JUST WENT THROUGH THE LAST BOND SALE LAST YEAR, SO YOUR BONDS ARE REPAID OVER A 25-YEAR PERIOD.
YOU'RE CURRENTLY RATED AA2 AT MOODY'S, AA AT S&P, AND AA+5 FIT RATINGS, EXTENSIVELY GOOD CREDIT RATINGS.
BUT KEEP IN MIND EVERY TIME WE SELL DEBT, WE DO IT WITH THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND GUARANTEE.
THIS IS THE BASIS FOR US TO USE TO DETERMINE THE DISTRICT'S BOND CAPACITY.
OUT OF YOUR $621 MILLION PORTFOLIO, YOU HAVE JUST UNDER 500 MILLION THAT IS CALLABLE PRIOR TO FINAL MATURITY.
THESE ARE BONDS WE COULD EITHER PREPAY SHOULD YOUR BUDGET ALLOW OR REFINANCE AT A LOWER INTEREST RATE, SHOULD PREVAILING MARKET CONDITIONS ALLOW.
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF PAGES, WE SHOW YOU EACH INDIVIDUAL BOND SERIES, WHAT'S OUTSTANDING, WHAT'S CALLABLE ORIGINAL COUPON AND REELS.
WHAT I REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON IS THE FIRST TWO SERIES OF BONDS, YOUR 2015 A IN 2015 B.
THESE BONDS ARE CALLABLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2025, SO YOUR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AS A REMINDER UNDER FEDERAL TAX LAW, WE CAN DO A REFUNDING OF SUCH BONDS 90 DAYS BEFORE THE CALL DATE OF THESE BONDS.
WE COULD DO A POTENTIAL REFUNDING IN NOVEMBER OF 2024 IF MARKET CONDITIONS ALLOW.
I WILL TELL YOU, MARKET CONDITIONS ACTUALLY ALLOW FOR REFINANCING OF THESE BONDS.
BASED UPON CURRENT MARKET RATES, YOU CAN REFUND THESE BONDS, WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY OUTSTANDING IN AN INTEREST RATE OF 4.76.
THE NEW INTEREST RATE WOULD BE ROUGHLY 3.55.
THE DISTRICT WOULD SAVE TAXPAYERS AN ADDITIONAL 8.3 MILLION.
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE WILL BE BACK TO THE BOARD ASKING FOR THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A REFUNDING PROGRAM AND GET A PARAMETERS ORDER SIGNED, BUT KNOW THAT THERE'S ADDITIONAL SAVINGS OUT TO TAXPAYERS TO COME LATER THIS YEAR.
THIS GIVES YOU A LOOK AT THE BOND BUYER INDEX.
IT GIVES YOU A GENERAL INDICATION OF WHAT MUNICIPAL INTEREST RATES ARE DOING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, INTEREST RATES ARE NOT AS LOW AS THEY WERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
AGAIN, THAT IS A FUNCTION OF INFLATION AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S ATTEMPT TO CONTROL INFLATION.
JUST LIKE A HOME MORTGAGE, THE LOWER THE INTEREST RATE, THE GREATER THE BOND CAPACITY YOU HAVE.
THE BIGGEST DRIVER OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BOND CAPACITY IS ITS TAX BASE.
THE LARGER THE TAX BASE, OBVIOUSLY, THE MORE REVENUE YOU GENERATE, WHICH MEANS THE MORE BONDS YOU CAN HAVE OUTSTANDING.
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, YOUR TAX VALUE IS ROUGHLY 13 BILLION AND IS PROJECTED BASED UPON THE APRIL ESTIMATE TO GO TO ABOUT 13.6 BILLION.
BASED UPON THAT, OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, YOU'VE GROWN REALLY AT 7% A YEAR OR ROUGHLY 669 MILLION, LAST FIVE YEARS, 729 MILLION OR 6.4%, OR OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, 908 MILLION OR 7.73%.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EACH YEAR, THE TAX VALUE OF A HOMESTEAD CAN GROW NO HIGHER THAN 10%, NOT THE MARKET VALUE, BUT THE TAX VALUE.
THAT GOES INTO AN EXEMPTION CATEGORY.
THE FOLLOWING YEAR THAT GETS REASSESSED AND YOU CAN GROW UP IN THAT CATEGORY.
IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN THAT EXEMPTION IS ROUGHLY 1.1 BILLION BASED UPON YOUR ESTIMATE.
ASSUMING NO OTHER GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT,
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AS THAT GROWS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT WILL HIT YOUR BOTTOM OF MINE.MEANING THE DISTRICT'S TAX BASE SHOULD GROW BY 1.3 BILLION OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS JUST BECAUSE OF THIS EXEMPTION.
IN TERMS OF BOND CAPACITY, AGAIN, THIS IS OUR ASSUMPTIONS.
WE LOOKED AT WHAT'S YOUR MAXIMUM BOND CAPACITY, ASSUMING NO INCREASE, AND THEN WHAT'S YOUR MAXIMUM BOND CAPACITY WOULD BE ASSUMING A $0.50 LEVEL.
WE'VE USED WHAT WE DEEM HISTORICAL GROWTH, WHICH IS YOUR 10-YEAR AVERAGE, ASSUMING GROWTH FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE USE OPTIMISTIC, WHICH IS YOUR FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE AND THEN AGGRESSIVE YOUR THREE-YEAR AVERAGE.
YOU COULD SEE HERE YOU HAVE 13.6, YOU WOULD GET TO ROUGHLY 15 BILLION US HISTORICAL, A LITTLE OVER 15 BILLION USING THE OPTIMISTIC, AND ABOUT 15.4 BILLION FOR THE AGGRESSIVE.
AGAIN, WE'VE ONLY USED TWO YEARS WORTH OF VALUE GROWTH BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU WILL HAVE MANY MORE BOND PROGRAMS IN THE FUTURE, AND WE WANT FUTURE GROWTH TO PAY FOR FUTURE BONDS.
IN TERMS OF THE ASSUMPTIONS, I REALLY JUST WANT TO FOCUS ON THE TOP OF IT.
BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH IN YOUR VALUES, YOU WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREPAY SOME BONDS THIS YEAR.
BASED UPON OUR ASSUMPTIONS, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO PREPAY ROUGHLY $7 MILLION, WHICH WOULD SAVE TAXPAYERS AN ADDITIONAL 5.1 MILLION DOLLAR.
COLLECTIVELY BETWEEN THE PREPAYMENT AND THE PROJECTED REFUNDING, YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE TAXPAYERS HOPEFULLY ABOUT 13.5 MILLION DOLLAR DURING NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
FOR PURPOSES OF BOND CAPACITY, WE'VE ASSUMED A 5% INTEREST RATE, 25 YEAR REPAYMENT.
IF WE'RE SELLING BONDS IN TODAY'S MARKET, WE DID FOR A COLLEGE STATION ISD TODAY, 25-YEAR DEAL, THEY'RE ALL IN INTEREST RATE WAS A 410.
WE'RE TRYING TO BE A LITTLE CONSERVATIVE HERE.
WITH THAT, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF VALUE GROWTH, BIRDVILLE ISD'S BOND CAPACITY IS ROUGHLY 130 MILLION TO 155 MILLION FOR NO TAX RATE INCREASE.
AGAIN, DEPENDING UPON GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT'S TAX VALUE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
MAXIMUM BOND CAPACITY IS ABOUT 307-337, AGAIN, BASED UPON VALUE GROWTH.
I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT OF THIS.
WE PAY OUR BOND PAYMENTS TWICE A YEAR, CORRECT?
>> I REMEMBER YEARS AGO, I GOT SMART AND I HAD A RENTAL PROPERTY.
INSTEAD OF MAKING THE PAYMENT ONCE A MONTH, I GOT PAID EVERY TWO WEEKS, SO I MADE A PAYMENT EVERY TWO WEEKS.
NOW I KNOW WE USE MONIES, WE SET ASIDE AND WE EARN INTEREST ON IT, THE BOND FUNDS THAT ARE SITTING THERE WITH THE IRS GETS INVOLVED AFTER A WHILE.
WHY HAVEN'T WE EVER GONE TO LIKE QUARTERLY PAYMENT? IT WOULD CUT OUR INTEREST QUICKER.
HAS THAT EVER BEEN DONE, AND CAN IT BE DONE? IF NOT, WHY NOT?
IT IS AGAINST BOND MARKET CONVENTIONS AND WHAT TRADITIONAL INVESTORS IN THE MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET ARE LOOKING FOR.
KEEP IN MIND, THE MORE OFTEN YOU PAY THEM, THE MORE OFTEN THEY HAVE TO TRACK IT A WELL ON THEIR SIDE OF THE EQUATION.
TYPICALLY, WE SEE THAT WITH MORE SHORT-TERM TYPE OF DEBT, SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO MATURE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE MONTHLY PAYMENTS OR QUARTERLY PAYMENTS.
BUT FOR TRADITIONAL BOND MARKET, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR TWO PAYMENTS A YEAR.
>> THE CLOSEST I'VE SEEN TO THAT, AND I'LL TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, YOU PAY PRINCIPAL ONCE A YEAR.
WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE TRY TO PAY PRINCIPAL TWICE A YEAR.
AGAIN, THERE IS A DIFFERENT MARKET FOR THOSE INVESTORS BECAUSE SOME INVESTORS WILL BUY THE FEBRUARY 15TH PRINCIPAL, SOME WILL PREFER THE AUGUST, AND IT JUST DEPENDS.
THE REALITY IS THE YIELD DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN AND THE TWO IS VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT AFTER THE FIRST 10 YEARS.
>> OUR BOND RATING, IT'S ADMIRABLE.
OUR HISTORIES THERE, WE'VE GOT CAPACITY.
WE'VE BEEN REALLY AGGRESSIVE IN PREPAYMENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
TRYING TO SAVE US MORE MONEY IF IT COULD, BUT PROBABLY NOT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD PRESENTATION.
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>> NEXT, WE HAVE OUR PROPOSED 2024-'25 BUDGET AMENDMENT
[K.2. Proposed 2024-25 Budget Amendment for 2023-24 Incomplete Projects [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
FOR 2023-'24, INCOMPLETE PROJECTS.>> YES, SIR. EACH YEAR, WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING IN THE SUMMER, AND WHEN WE END OUR FISCAL YEAR, THOSE ARE NOT COMPLETE.
WE ALWAYS BRING YOU A BUDGET AMENDMENT OF A HIGH ONE THIS TIME OF YEAR BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETED AND WHAT INVOICES ARE GOING TO COME IN.
WE HAVE THIS PROPOSAL FOR YOU, ABOUT 3.6 MILLION DOLLAR, WHICH DOES INCLUDE SOME TO NUTRITION PROJECTS.
DR. GLENN IS HERE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE, ONCE WE GET EVERYTHING CLOSED OUT WITH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS ACTUALLY TOMORROW., THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN JULY WITH THE ACTUAL NUMBERS THAT WE NEED TO ROLL FORWARD FOR PROJECTS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. BOWMAN?
>> I HAD ONE ON, WHAT PAGE IS THAT ON, THE FIRST PAGE, AND IT SAID TURF AND OTHER MAINTENANCE.
>> THAT IS WORK THAT WE'RE DOING ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS.
>> IT'S NOT OUR NEW ARTIFICIAL TURF STUFF?
>> NO, SIR. THIS IS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE'RE DOING QUITE A BIT OF WORK OUT THERE.
WE HAVE NORTH OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY'RE HAVING TO BRING IN QUITE A BIT OF SAND AND BASICALLY REDO THE WHOLE FIELD.
THERE HAVEN'T BEEN FIELDS THAT HAVE REALLY BEEN MAINTAINED WITH FERTILIZER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY'VE JUST BEEN MOWED OVER THE YEARS, AND I KNOW OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IS TRYING TO GET THESE FIELDS IN BETTER SHAPE FOR STUDENTS.
>> YEAH. SPECIFICALLY AT NORTH OAKS JUST TODAY, SIX TRUCKS OF SAND WERE DUMPED TODAY.
>> IT'S HOT ENOUGH TO GROW SOME GRASS, POUR SOME WATER.
THAT'S ONLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. I'M MAKING SURE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
>> THIRD, WE HAVE PROPOSED CHANGE FOR BOARD MEETINGS,
[K.3. Proposed Change for Board Meeting Dates in September, November and December 2024 [Dr. Gayle Stinson, Superintendent]]
DATES IN SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2024. DR. STINSON.>> THIS YEAR, THE TASA/TASB CONFERENCE, WHICH IS NOW CALLED TEXAS EDCON 24, IS BEING HELD, AS YOU KNOW, THE END OF SEPTEMBER IN SAN ANTONIO.
THOSE SESSIONS BEGIN AT 7:30 THAT FRIDAY MORNING, AND I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL OF YOU ATTENDING THAT.
TO GIVE EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THAT TRAVEL TO SAN ANTONIO, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT WE CHANGE THAT REGULAR SEPTEMBER MEETING FROM THURSDAY THE 26TH TO TUESDAY THE 24TH, SO THAT IT ALLOWS EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL.
ADDITIONALLY, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER CONFLICT WITH THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
THE SUGGESTED DATES ARE CHANGING THE REGULAR NOVEMBER DATE FROM THURSDAY THE 28TH OF NOVEMBER TO THURSDAY, THE 21ST OF NOVEMBER, AND THEN DECEMBER FROM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26TH TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER THE 19TH.
JUST A LITTLE SIDE INFORMATION AT THAT TASA/TASB CONFERENCE, BIRDVILLE ISD WILL HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS.
THE FIRST ONE BEING MYSELF, ALONG WITH MARK THOMAS, OUR STATE DEMOGRAPHER, BOB TEMPLETON, AND OUR CCO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, ALONG WITH JULIE [INAUDIBLE], WE'LL BE PRESENTING ABOUT HOW WE USE DATA AND BRAND MESSAGING TO HELP BOLSTER OUR ENROLLMENT MARKETING EFFORTS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE SATURDAY MORNING AT 7:30.
ADDITIONALLY, ON SATURDAY AT 1:45, WE WERE CHOSEN, MR. DAVIS, MYSELF, AND DR. NIVEN TO PRESENT REGARDING BOND PROGRAMS AND ENSURING SUCCESS ON EVERY PROJECT.
WE'LL BE WELL REPRESENTED AND WE NEED TIME TO TRAVEL.
>> THAT'S GREAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THIS.
>> WE'LL PRESENT THAT ITEM AS AN ACTION ITEM DURING THE JULY BOARD MEETING.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. STINSON? NUMBER 4, PROPOSED 2024-'25 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND EXTRACURRICULAR HONOR CODE.
[K.4. Proposed 2024-25 Student Code of Conduct and Extracurricular Honor Code [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]
MR. BASKERVILLE.>> THANK YOU, SIR. I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. GREG BICKNELL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES TO COME FORWARD AND BRING THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE 2024 25 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. MR. BICKNELL.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. STINSON, PRESIDENT DREES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I BRING SOME PROPOSED CHANGES FOR YOU FOR THE CODE OF CONDUCT.
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THIS PROCESS STARTED IN JANUARY WHEN DR. SHOWELL AND I MET WITH THE INNER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND DISCUSSED ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT.THEY DID HAVE A FEW SUGGESTIONS.
IT'S USUALLY DRESS CODE RELATED, AND WE BROUGHT ONE OF THOSE FORWARD TO THE BIGGER COMMITTEE WHICH MEETS IN FEBRUARY, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE BOARD.
WE INVITED THOSE STUDENTS FROM THAT FIRST MEETING TO THIS MEETING.
SOME OF THEM CAME, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM CAME.
SOME OF THEM HAD CONFLICTS ON THAT NIGHT.
IT WAS A GOOD REPRESENTATION FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT FROM MANY CAMPUSES, PARENTS, STUDENTS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
THIS FIRST ONE, THE PREAMBLE IS THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE THAT WAS THERE.
IT'S BEING REPLACED BY THESE PARAGRAPHS FROM THE TASB MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT.
THIS IS BETTER LANGUAGE THAN WHAT OUR PREAMBLE HAD IN IT, AND IT MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
CAN I JUST PRESS ON OR ASK QUESTIONS AS WE GO ALONG? THIS CAME FROM OUR LARGE COMMITTEE.
STUDENTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM DOING THESE THINGS.
COPYING THE WORK OF ANOTHER STUDENT, WHICH WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER STUDENT'S WORK, AND THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WAS ADDED.
STUDENTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM, AND WE ADDED THE TERMS OR USING BIKES OF ANY TYPE ON CAMPUS.
WE CAN ADD SOME LANGUAGE TO THIS.
WE DON'T WANT KIDS NOT TO RIDE BIKES TO SCHOOL.
WE JUST DON'T WANT THEM RIDING THEM ON CAMPUS.
WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES, AND THIS CAME FORWARD FROM AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, A KID RIDING DOWN THE SIDEWALK ALMOST HIT GRANDMA OR GETS OUT IN THE DROP OFF TRAFFIC OR THE PICKUP TRAFFIC AND WE DON'T WANT THAT.
WHEN THEY'RE ON CAMPUS, WE WANT THEM WALKING THEIR BICYCLES OR WHATEVER WAY THEY GET TO SCHOOL.
>> YES. WE'RE GOING TO, AS MR. BICKNELL MENTIONED, WE'RE GOING TO DELINEATE A LITTLE BIT CLEAR, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO RIDE BIKES AND HAVE THEM AT SCHOOL.
BUT AS YOU HAVE DRIVEN BY SCHOOL, DR. STINSON TALKS MANY TIMES ABOUT THE DROPPING OFF KIDS IN THAT HOLE, SHE CALLS IT FROGGER.
WE WANT TO KEEP KIDS SAFE BECAUSE THEY'LL DART IN AND OUT.
THE LANGUAGE, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN NOW, IT'S NOT AS CLEAR AS IT NEEDS TO BE THAT STUDENTS WILL ENCOURAGED, ALLOWED TO RIDE THEIR BIKES TO SCHOOL.
IT'S JUST WHEN THEY GET WITHIN THAT CLOSE PROXIMITY, WE WANT THEM TO BE SAFE AND COME OFF OF THEIR BIKE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PROHIBITING STUDENTS FROM RIDING THEIR BIKES TO SCHOOL.
WE'LL CLEAR THAT LANGUAGE UP AND YOU'LL SEE THAT AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING FOR POSSIBLE APPROVAL, BUT WE'LL ADDRESS THAT.
>> SKIP, THANK YOU FOR LETTING EVERYONE KNOW THAT I HUNG OUT IN ARCADES IN THE '70S.
>> THE NEXT ONE, THIS IS IN ADDITION, ENGAGING IN BULLYING, CYBER BULLING, HARASSMENT OR MAKING HIT LISTS.
THERE ARE SOME LANGUAGE LIKE THIS IN THE CODE, BUT WE'VE ADDED THIS IN THIS SECTION THAT STUDENTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM DOING THESE ACTIVITIES.
IN THE LEVEL 2 DISCIPLINARY OFFENSES, WE JUST ADDED THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION [OVERLAPPING] ON THAT REAL QUICK? MAYBE DIRECTED TO DAVE MORE THAN ANYTHING.
HOW DO WE DEFINE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THERE? BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A BROAD RANGE, EVERYTHING FROM FILTERS ON.
>> WHAT THIS IS REFERRING TO IS GENERATIVE AI WHERE IT'S CREATING CONTENT, LIKE, IMAGINE A KID USING IT TO HELP CREATE AN ENGLISH PAPER OR SOMETHING.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE USE WHEN IT'S AUTHORIZED.
WE ARE VERY PRO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE PREPARED AND READY TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD WITH IT.
BUT WE REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SOME INSTANCES WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A TEACHER AND THAT THE TEACHERS, THEY MIGHT HAVE SOME ASSIGNMENTS WHERE THEY WANT THEM TO DO SOMETHING FIRST WITHOUT IT, AND THEN SOMETHING WITH IT AND COMPARE.
THERE ARE SOME INSTANCES WHERE THERE WILL BE SOME UNAUTHORIZED USE INSTANCES WHERE WE DON'T WANT IT USED.
>> I'M JUST WONDERING IF THE LANGUAGE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS SPECIFIC ENOUGH.
>> WE MIGHT ADD THE WORD GENERATIVE TO THIS BECAUSE USING GOOGLE MAPS ON YOUR PHONE IS AI.
[OVERLAPPING] YOU ASKING SIRI A QUESTION IS AI.
BUT IT'D BE SPECIFICALLY SOMETHING THE TEACHER ASKED THE KIDS NOT TO DO.
MAYBE GENERATIVE MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA THERE.
>> LEVEL 2 DISCIPLINARY OFFENSES, LEAVING THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT PERMISSION WAS ADDED BY THE COMMITTEE.
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THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT.FOR OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SUSPEND A KID MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
FOUR YEARS AGO, WE CHANGED THE IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION TO MEET THAT.
YOU CAN BE SUSPENDED THREE DAYS IN SCHOOL, THREE DAYS OUT OF SCHOOL.
THIS JUST MAKES THE LANGUAGE ON EVERY ONE OF THOSE PLACES IT SAYS IT THE SAME IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION, NOT TO EXCEED THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
THIS FIRST ONE JUST MATCHES THAT SAME LANGUAGE.
THE SECOND BULLET HERE, NUMBER 4, REASSIGNMENT OF CLASSES AND AS POLICY ALLOWS THIS, REASSIGNMENT OF CLASSES AND OR CAMPUS.
>> AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT SAY SOMEONE HAS A TRANSGRESSION, SOME ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS.
THAT WE'RE CAPPED AT THREE DAYS?
>> THREE DAYS OUT OF SCHOOL, YES.
THIS, WHICH IS IN THE CODE NOW, THREE DAYS IN SCHOOL IS CAPPED ALSO.
BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING LARGER THAN THAT, WE ALSO HAVE DAEP AND JJAP, WHICH IS THE NEXT STEP.
>> THE STATE CAPS THE OUT OF SCHOOL THREE DAYS CONSECUTIVE, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> [INAUDIBLE] OF THE LOSS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME, AND THAT SO IF YOU GO TO DAEP, YOU'RE STILL RECEIVING INSTRUCTION.
>> I'LL ASK IT PUBLICLY, I THINK.
IF WE HAVE AN INSTANCE WHERE A STUDENT HAS HIT LIST, LIKE YOU TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, AND WE FIND THAT, IT'S MY OPINION BASED ON MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, THAT KID NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM SCHOOL, IN SOME CASES, FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER OR MAYBE EVEN A CALENDAR ACADEMIC YEAR, AND THAT'S IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW LONG IT TAKES LAW ENFORCEMENT TO GET SOMETHING THAT'S SAFEGUARDING THE REST OF THE CAMPUS, OR EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS.
WE HAVE METHODS TO DO THAT, CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR, WE DO. AT THAT POINT, WE CAN MOVE TO EXPULSION.
>> YEAH. THIS IS A LIST. THERE ARE THE OTHERS.
I GUESS A CLEAR WAY TO PUT IT IS WE WOULD HAVE PUT ALL OPTIONS.
THERE'S A ONE, THERE'S A THREE.
THIS IS JUST THE LANGUAGE BEING CHANGED IN THOSE, BUT THERE'S A LIST OF OPTIONS THAT CAN HAPPEN.
>> IF I GO BACK TO THIS SLIDE, THIS IS IN THE STUDENTS AT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ARE PROHIBITED FROM MAKING HIT LISTS AND THOSE OTHER THINGS.
THESE ARE THE DISCIPLINARY OFFENSES AND THE OPTIONS THAT WE CAN USE, SO LIKE MR. BASKERVILLE SAID, THERE IS A LONG LITANY OF THE THINGS THAT AN ADMINISTRATOR IS ALLOWED TO DO, CONSIDERING ALL MITIGATING FACTORS AROUND EVERY ONE OF THOSE.
>> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE COULD MOVE DIRECTLY TO DAEP, WE COULD MOVE DIRECTLY TO EXPULSION.
>> THIS IS JUST AN ADDITION OF THIS LANGUAGE.
IF DAEP IS AT CAPACITY FOR A STUDENT WHO HAS USED A VAPE, AN E-CIG, ALCOHOL, AN ABUSABLE VOLATILE CHEMICAL, WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THEM IF DAEP IS FULL, AND IT GIVES US THOSE DIRECTIONS.
IF DP IS AT CAPACITY, WE CAN HOLD THEM IN THE CAMPUS ISS UNTIL A SPACE BECOMES AVAILABLE.
>> ARE WE LIMITED TO THE THREE DAY ISS THERE OR THEY CONSIDER DAEP JUST HOUSED IN A DIFFERENT?
>> CORRECT. NOT IN THIS SITUATION.
THE SECOND PART OF THIS, IF IT'S A VIOLENT INCIDENT, THEN WE'LL TRADE A KID.
IF SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING VIOLENT, THEY'LL GO AND SOMEONE ELSE WHO STILL OWES TIME WOULD COME BACK AND SERVE IN THE ISS.
>> KEEP IN MIND, THE LEGISLATURE IN THE LAST SESSION MANDATED THAT VAPING IS MANDATORY DAEP.
NOW, AT THIS POINT, I DON'T THINK WE'VE BEEN AT CAPACITY THAT I RECALL.
>> MAY I ASK, WHEN WE MOVE SHANNON TO GREG'S RENAME IT, WILL THAT OPEN UP MORE CAPACITY IN DAEP OR WILL WE STILL BE LIMITED?
>> CURRENTLY, IF WE'RE IN THAT BUILDING, NOW WE ARE LIMITED BY STAFF, LIMITED BY NUMBERS OF STAFF MEMBERS, BUT AT THIS POINT, THAT HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE FOR US.
>> RESTRICTIONS DURING PLACEMENT.
THIS BASICALLY STATES THAT A KID CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN ANYTHING ON ANY CAMPUS OR APPEAR AT ANY CAMPUS IF THEY HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO DAEP.
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THIS CAME FROM OUR INNER HIGH SCHOOL COUNCIL OF KIDS.THE LENGTH OF UNIFORMS THAT WAS STRUCK AND UNIFORMS FOR SPIRIT GROUPS.
THE REST OF THE LANGUAGE IS THE SAME.
WE JUST TOOK OUT THE LENGTH OF THEM.
AGAIN, FROM THAT SAME GROUP, CLOTHING THAT COMPLETELY COVERS UNDERGARMENTS.
WE JUST ADDED THE WORD COMPLETELY.
>> NO SAGGING, MID RIFF COVERED.
THIS ONE CAME OUT OF THE LARGE GROUP.
TATTOOS THAT DEPICT LEWD, OFFENSIVE, VULGAR OBSCENE MUST BE COVERED.
THIS WAS ADDED JUST AFTER OUR BULLYING SECTION THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND COMMUNITY STAFF, ANYONE TO USE.
WE CURRENTLY USE ANONYMOUS ALERTS.
WE ALSO DO RECEIVE THINGS FROM CRIME STOPPERS, THAT'S STILL ACTIVE, BUT OUR OFFICIAL ONE IS ANONYMOUS ALERTS, AND THE LINK IS THERE FOR THAT.
AGAIN, THIS IS CLEANING UP THAT LANGUAGE NOT TO EXCEED THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION. ANY QUESTION?
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[L.1. Consider Personnel Items as Discussed in Closed Session]
MOVING ON TO THE SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS. NUMBER 1, I CONSIDER PERSONNEL ITEMS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR. STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 38 RESIGNATIONS AND TWO RETIREMENTS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE PERSONNEL ITEMS?
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU, MRS SANDERS-WISE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 2,
[L.2. Consider Mediated Settlement Agreement Regarding Haltom Middle School Flooring Complaints [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
CONSIDER MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT REGARDING HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL FLOORING COMPLAINTS. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE MEDIATED SETTLEMENT REGARDING HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL FLOORING AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 3,
[L.3. Consider Resolution on Fund Balance (Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 54) [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
CONSIDER RESOLUTION ON FUND BALANCE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD STATEMENT NUMBER 54. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> I MOVE THE BOARD ADOPT THE RESOLUTION REVISING FUND BALANCE POLICIES UNDER GASB 54 AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS AS WELL.
NUMBER 4, CONSIDER THE 2024-'25 ACCELERATED LEARNING BUDGET. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
[L.4. Consider the 2024-25 Accelerated Learning Budget [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2024-'25 ACCELERATED LEARNING BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE. ANY DISCUSSION?
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND? OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 5,
[L.5. Consider the 2023-24 General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Child Nutrition Fund Revised Budgets [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
CONSIDER THE 2023-24 GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND REVISED BUDGETS. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> MR. PRESENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2023 GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND REVISED BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, MR. WOMBLE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND? OPPOSED? UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 6,
[L.6. Consider the 2024-25 General Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Child Nutrition Budgets [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
CONSIDER 2024-25 GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION BUDGETS. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2024-25 GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND BUDGETS AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WOMBLE. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
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ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTION?>> COUPLE OF DISCUSSION ITEMS. ONE, THE STATE'S GOT TO MAKE A CHANGE HERE.
WE'RE ADOPTING ANOTHER DEFICIT BUDGET.
WE OVERCOME A LOT OF THINGS BY UNDER-SPENDING HERE, UNDER-SPENDING THERE, BUT PROGRAMS DON'T CHANGE.
STILL OPERATING UNDER 2019 FUNDING MODEL FROM AUSTIN, IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE.
WE'RE TAKING NINE MILLION OUT OF OUR SAVINGS.
NOW, 6.6 OF IT IS FOR RAISES FOR OUR STAFF.
THE REST ARE ADMINS AND ALL THEY CAN DO IN THE OTHER PROGRAMS AND THINGS TO TRY TO REDUCE THOSE IMPACTS.
I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE, AND I HOPE WE START THINKING ABOUT IT WHEN WE GO TO THE BALLOT BOX OF WHO'S FUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION IN TEXAS.
BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE 28% FUND BALANCE WHEN THIS IS ALL DONE, AND 30% IS OUR GOAL. WE'RE GOING TO BE UNDER THAT.
LIKE I SAY IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE TO KEEP DOING THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
AUSTIN IS GOING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, BUT THANKS TO STAFF FOR SHARPENING THE PENCIL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE HOPEFULLY ONE OF THE LAST TIMES THAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS, THEY DO SOMETHING NEXT JANUARY, AND THEY GO BACK IN SESSION IN AUSTIN TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. [OVERLAPPING] I THINK IT'S MR. TOLBERT.
>> YOU HAVE SOMETHING MUCH MORE PROFOUND TO SAY, SO IF YOU LET ME SAY MINE FIRST. [LAUGHTER].
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER TO SAY THIS OR NOT, BUT I THINK EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OUR AREA, SAVE THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY'RE PASSING A DEFICIT BUDGET.
IT'S NOT JUST OUR DISTRICT, IT'S EVERYONE.
THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OUR AREA THAT REMAIN NAMELESS CAME OUT AND DECLARED THAT THEIR BUDGET WAS BALANCED, AND T HAT THEY'RE PRESENTING A BALANCED BUDGET WHEN THEY'VE GOT A DEFICIT OF ABOUT $45 OR $50 MILLION.
I THINK THAT'S MISINFORMATION AND THEY SHOULD TELL THE VOTERS EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING THAT THEY'RE TAKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OUT OF THEIR RESERVES.
IF AT THE END OF THE YEAR I COME UP AND I'VE GOT $40,000 ON MY CREDIT CARD, I DIDN'T HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET THAT YEAR.
THAT'S WRONG TO SAY TO THE VOTERS, EVERYBODY HAS DEFICIT BUDGETS THAT THEY'RE ALL PASSING, AND IT'S BLEAK. THANKS.
>> WELL, MINE'S NOT MORE PROFOUND THAN THAT, BUT I DID WANT TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE BUDGET AND THE NEEDS FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO TAKE ACTION.
FOR US AND FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, I THINK THAT THE LEGISLATURE REALLY NEEDS TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE ARE GROSSLY UNDERFUNDED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND IN FACT OVER 13% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SPECIAL NEEDS, AND THAT IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY NEIGHBORING DISTRICT, AND IN FACT, A LITTLE BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE, WHICH IS CLOSER A LITTLE OVER 14%.
BUT JUST TO TRY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, WE'VE HAD TO ADD SIX ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS DUE TO THE INCREASED STUDENT POPULATION.
TWO SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS FOR THE KUNKEL CENTER DUE TO THE STUDENT'S NEEDS, SIX DIAGNOSTICIANS DUE TO THE INCREASED SPECIAL ED POPULATION.
THAT'S NOT EVEN TO BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT THE OTHER NEEDS THAT WE HAVE, INCLUDING CTE AND STAFF NEEDS AT BCTAL.
I IMPLORE THE LEGISLATURE IN THIS NEXT SESSION AND OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES TO KEEP SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN MIND AS THEY GO INTO THE NEXT SESSION.
>> ONE LAST COMMENT. IT'S WITHIN THIS BUDGET.
I'VE ASKED FOR IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO AT LEAST GIVE A REPORT TO US OF WHAT I CALL AN ENTERPRISE FUND WITH OUR PLAZA PROPERTY.
HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO GET IN INCOME? HOW MUCH ARE WE ANTICIPATING SETTING ASIDE FOR CAPITAL? WHAT DO OUR MANAGEMENT FEES COST DOWN THERE IF WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT WE PAY FOR THOSE THINGS FOR TENANTS, AND WHAT'S OUR PROJECTION OF POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT AS THINGS GO ALONG.
IT'S IN THAT MAIN BUDGET, BUT I CONSIDER IT TOTALLY SEPARATE FAR AS THE ENTERPRISE FUND OF RENTS RECEIVED AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET IT DONE, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT BECAUSE IT'S IN THAT BIG BUDGET OF $250 MILLION, BUT IT'S REALLY SEPARATE BECAUSE WE SHOULDN'T BE USING GENERAL FUNDS OR THOSE RENTAL INCOMES
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SHOULD BE SET ASIDE SOMEWHERE FOR REPAIRS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME THINGS LIKE WE NEED TO RESTRAP THE PARKING LOTS AND SEAL THE PARKING LOTS.
WHAT ARE OUR PLANS? THAT'S OUR JOB, BOARD, AS OVERSEERS OF THE FUNDS, AND THOSE ARE FUNDS THAT WE'RE RECEIVING.
I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME BALANCE SHEET OF HERE'S HOW MUCH INCOME WE HAVE, HERE'S HOW MUCH WE HAVE IN OUR SAVINGS ALREADY.
HERE'S OUR PROJECTION OF WHAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS NEXT YEAR.
>> MR. DAVIS, JUST AS A CLARIFICATION, THESE ARE ONLY THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND BUDGETS.
FEDERAL FUNDS, STATE FUNDS, THOSE ARE ALL SEPARATE.
THE ENTERPRISE FUND IS ACTUALLY A SEPARATE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION.
WE WILL CERTAINLY GET YOU THAT INFORMATION, AND I'LL BE SURE TO GET YOU THAT IN JUST THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> HEAVEN, HELP US, IF WE'RE SITTING HERE 12 MONTHS FROM NOW WITH NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING PASSING A GENERAL BUDGET.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PRETTY FOR US OR ANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
>> OR HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE OUR EMPLOYEES A PAY RAISE.
>> WE DUG DEEP INTO OUR SAVINGS, DO IT NOW.
>> WELL, I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE COMMENT THAT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE PASSING A NINE MILLION DOLLAR OR WE'RE VOTING ON A NINE MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT BUDGET DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'LL END UP WITH A NINE MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.
I UNDERSTAND THE ADMINISTRATION WILL DO A GOOD JOB PINCHING PENNIES LIKE WE ALWAYS DO.
I KNOW YOU ALL WILL DO A GREAT JOB AT IT.
>> ANY MORE COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS AS WELL.
NUMBER 7, CONSIDER THE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM WAIVER. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
[L.7. Consider the Optional Flexible School Day Program Waiver [Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Associate Superintendent]]
>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE SUBMISSION OF THE APP TO TEA SHOWING THAT THE DISTRICT PLANS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE OFSDP FOR THE '24-25 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE.
>> I MAY HAVE ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE, BUT THERE'S NOT VERY MANY DISTRICTS IN OUR REGION THAT USE THIS APPLICATION TO THE TEA.
WHY DO YOU THINK MOST OF THE DISTRICTS DON'T DO THIS? IS IT JUST NEWS, THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN THERE YET?
>> SOME OF THEM HAVE CONTRACTED WITH A SERVICE THAT CAN TAKE STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT.
WE KNOW OF SOME THAT HAVE DONE THAT, AND IT HASN'T PROVEN TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS THEY WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE.
MAYBE MORE WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.
>> OVERTIME. THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT?
>> I DON'T THINK WE'RE SKINNING OUR KIDS THOUGH.
[LAUGHTER] ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS.
NUMBER 8, CONSIDER PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN
[L.8. Consider Progressive Technologies, Inc. (Classroom Communications Infrastructure) [Dave Lambson, Chief Technology Officer]]
CLASSROOM COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGIES INC FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I KNOW IT'S COMING FROM GRANT. WHAT WAS OUR BUDGET? DO WE COME IN UNDER BUDGET OR IS IT SOLE VENDOR?
>>IT WAS JUST UNDER $900,000 AND FUNDS CAME FROM THE SAFE CYCLE GRANT.
>> OKAY. THAT'S REALLY SHARPENING YOUR PENCIL.
>> ANY MORE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND? OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS.
BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA,
[Additional Item]
I WANT TO MENTION TWO DONATIONS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR ACCEPTANCE AS PART OF THIS CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.SKEETER KELL SPORTING GOODS INC DONATED $2,500 AND NON-CASH ITEMS VALUED AT $4,160 TO THE INSTRUCTION AND ADVANCED ACADEMICS. DEPARTMENT? NUMBER 2, THE FRIENDS CONSULTING GROUP DONATED $2,500 TO THE INSTRUCTION AND ADVANCED ACADEMICS DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THESE DONATIONS.
NEXT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[M. 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.IS THERE ANYTHING THAT A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION?
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>> SORRY. COULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN?
>> HALTOM CITY IN LOCAL AGREEMENT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS 2(D)?
>> I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED EXCEPT FOR M, WHATEVER RICHARD SAID.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE.
ANY DISCUSSION, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED? MR. TOLBERT, MR. WOMBLE? IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM M2(D) IN LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
[M.2.d. Consider Interlocal Agreement with Haltom City (Bank Stabilization Project at District’s Warehouse)]
THE FUNDING UP TO $40,000 AS PRESENTED BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION SAYS $40,000 NOT $50,000.>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> IF THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME, MR MYERS, I THINK THIS IS TRUE, BUT DO THE BOARD PRESIDENT HAVE THE AUTHORITY WITHOUT ANY MOTION OR SECOND TO STRIP OUT ONE OF THE ITEMS, OR DOES THAT HAVE TO BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY?
>> NO, A MOTION VOTE WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> HE HAS AUTHORITY JUST TO DO THAT.
I THOUGHT THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
>> ARE YOU QUESTIONING MY AUTHORITY?
>> NO, I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE IT OUT.
>> I AM. MY QUESTION YOUR AUTHORITY.
>> I KNOW. I JUST WAS [INAUDIBLE].
>> I HONESTLY WAS GUESSING ON HOW TO EVEN HANDLE THAT. I'M GLAD I DID IT RIGHT.
>> WELL, JUST SAYS UNDER C(1) THAT THE PROJECT WILL NOT EXCEED $40,000 FOR THAT APPROVAL.
BUT ON THE MOTION AS PRESENTED, IT SAYS $50,000.
>> MAY I GIVE A CLARIFICATION ON THAT, MR. DAVIS.
I BELIEVE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH.
HALTOM CITY IS ESTIMATING THE COST BETWEEN $30,000-40,000, BUT THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW.
THE $10,000 WAS REALLY IN THE HANDS OF THE DISTRICT IN CASE THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAME UP.
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT OUR PROPERTY, WE NEED BOARD ACTION FOR YOU TO GIVE US THE AUTHORITY TO SPEND MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT OUR PROPERTY.
IT'S NOT FOR HALTOM CITY'S KNOWLEDGE.
IT'S BASICALLY JUST A CONTINGENCY PIECE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED IN CASE SOMETHING POPS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROJECT. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON.
IF THERE'S NO PROBLEM, THEY WILL NEVER KNOW ABOUT IT UNLESS THEY COME BACK TO US BECAUSE WE DID DISCUSS WITH THEM THAT IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL COSTS, THEY WILL COME BACK TO US IN THE AGREEMENT, BUT THEN WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU AND WE'LL HAVE TO STOP THE PROJECT.
>> IT SAYS THAT IN THE AGREEMENT.
I JUST WANT THE MOTION TO REFLECT WHAT THE AGREEMENT SAYS IS ALL.
>> WELL, THEN IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
>> WE'LL HAVE TO STOP THE CONSTRUCTION.
>> NO, YOU WON'T. YOU'LL KNOW MATERIAL COSTS VERY EARLY IN THE PROJECT.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE PASSING WHEN SAY WE AMENDED IT FROM 50,000 TO $40,000.
>> THE RESOLUTION SAYS $40,000.
THE COVER SHEET SAID IN THE RECOMMENDED MOTION UP TO $50,000.
I SAID, NO, IT OUGHT TO BE $40,000. THAT'S WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE.
IT GOES OVER $40,000, THEY HAVE TO COME GET OUR APPROVAL.
>> YES. THAT'S A MOTION THAT HAS BEEN MOTIONED AND APPROVED OR SECONDED THAT'S BEFORE US NOW.
>> BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT KATIE SAID. HELP ME OUT.
WHY WOULD WE NOT HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF IT BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHAT KATIE'S SAYING. I'M NOT TRACKING.
DO WE NOT WANT THE EXTRA 10,000 IN CASE? THERE'S SOMETHING THERE AND SHE SAYS SHE HAS TO COME BACK ANYWAY. AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT, CORRECT?
>> I WOULD NOT HAVE TO COME BACK UP TO $50,000.
BUT IF IT GOES OVER $40,000, THEN WE'D HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOARD MEETING TO GET APPROVAL BECAUSE IT'S NOT OUR PROPERTY.
IT'S MORE OF ONE OF THOSE PUBLIC PURPOSE TYPE THINGS.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S BENEFITING US.
BUT THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I PUT THE EXTREME BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO BE UNTIL THEY GET OUT THERE.
THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON. IF YOU PREFER THAT WE WAIT AND COME BACK, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE.
I'LL DO WHATEVER THE BOARD WISHES.
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>> WE HAVE THE MOTION AT $40,000 BEFORE US.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS?
>> MR. DREES, CAN YOU TELL US WHO MADE THE SECOND?
>> IT WAS MR. TOLBERT, I BELIEVE.
>> IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS.
OKAY. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS
[N. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]
INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND BOARD BOOK.DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT CONCERNING THESE? OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, JULY 25,
[O. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]
HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM WITH CLOSED SESSION BEGINNING AT 5:30 PM AND OPEN SESSION AT 7:00 PM.AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS, AND A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU MRS. WISE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.