[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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THE JULY 25TH, 2024 REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
MR. DAVIS, MR. DREES ARE OUT OF TOWN THIS EVENING.
DR. STINSON, PLEASE CONFIRM THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED,
[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]
AND A NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOMA.WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
>> WE WILL NOW CONVENE IN A CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551,
[C. CLOSED SESSION]
SPECIFICALLY, 074, PERSONNEL, 72, REAL PROPERTY, 071, CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, AND 076, SECURITY.IN THE ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT KRIS DREES, WHO IS OUT OF TOWN, I WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
THE TIME IS 7:00 PM.HELLO, PRINCIPAL SHERRI GAMBLE.
[E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]
GOOD EVENING. YOU'VE BROUGHT SOME STUDENTS WITH YOU THIS EVENING WHO ARE GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR MEETING TONIGHT.>> VICE PRESIDENT KUNKEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. STINSON, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE KELLEN DUNCAN, DAUGHTER OF ALLISON AND KENNETH DUNCAN, AND GRIFFIN HUFF, SON OF SHELLY HUFF.
GRIFFIN IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, AND THEN KELLEN WILL PROVIDE HER STATEMENT. GO AHEAD, BABY.
IF YOU'LL ALL STAND. READY, GO.
HOLD FAST TO DREAMS FOR IF DREAMS DIE, LIFE IS A BROKEN-WINGED BIRD THAT CANNOT FLY.
HOLD FAST TO DREAMS, FOR WHEN DREAMS GO, LIFE IS A BARREN FIELD FROZEN WITH SNOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KELLEN AND GRIFFIN.
WE'LL MOVE INTO ITEM F: AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.
[F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS ]
MR. THOMAS.I WOULD LIKE TO START THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITIONS OFF BY CALLING ON TAMMY DILLER TO DO OUR SPECIAL OLYMPIC RECOGNITIONS. [APPLAUSE]
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GOOD EVENING.EACH YEAR, I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PRESENTING OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE GAMES EACH YEAR.
THIS YEAR, WE HAD 18 ATHLETES ATTEND THE STATE COMPETITION IN SAN ANTONIO WHO PLACED IN THE GAMES.
I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THEM TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
JAYDEN GARRETT, WHO'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW. NATALIE HILL.
[APPLAUSE] JUSTIN ROMERO LOPEZ.
[APPLAUSE] HERE YOU GO, BREANA.
[APPLAUSE] JASMINE [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] IVAN DUNLAP.
[APPLAUSE] I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT WE, AS A DISTRICT, ARE FORTUNATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE UNITED SPORTS, WHICH PROMOTES INCLUSION INVOLVING PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR UNIFIED PARTNERS.
IF YOU ALL WILL JUST STAND, PLEASE.
DARREN [INAUDIBLE], CASSIE JOHNSON, ANDY MARQUEZ, [FOREIGN] EMILY OLIVEROS, CARLEY KING, JOSIAH GONZALEZ, [APPLAUSE] LORENZO [INAUDIBLE] AND NOEL [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] THEN JUST A MOMENT OF OUR COACHES.
I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR HEAD OLYMPICS COACH JACKIE GARRETT, AND OUR COACHES CHELSEA COOPER, [INAUDIBLE] DARDEN AND SUSIE KENT, AND OUR HEAT COACHES, WHICH IS OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE FORMER STUDENTS OF BISD.
WE HAVE CHERYL BURCH, SHELLY LAUGHLIN, TIM WALDMAN, STACY WALDMAN, BRIAN DUNLAP, DANA GANGLER, MANDY ROGERS, AND IVAN MARQUEZ.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. PICTURE. [LAUGHTER].
>> AS THEY ARE LINING OF HER PHOTO, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHOSE NAME WAS CALLED.
ONE OF THE THINGS TO CONGRATULATE YOU FAR IS YOU MADE BRENDA SANDERS-WISE MOVE MORE QUICKLY THAN I'VE EVER SEEN HER MOVE BEFORE [LAUGHTER] PASSING ALL THOSE OUT.
[BACKGROUND] NEXT, WE'LL RECOGNIZE OUR TAFE WINNERS.
>> I'D LIKE TO CALL ON ANDRE ANDERSON TO COME AND LEAD US IN OUR RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.
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>> VICE PRESIDENT KUNKEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. STINSON, AND CABINET, IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE BIRDVILLE AND RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING STUDENTS WHO RUN AT THE STATE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS CONFERENCE, AND ADVANCED AND WON AT THE EDUCATORS RISING NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC, JUNE 28TH THROUGH JULY 1ST.
OVER 3,300 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THIS FOUR-DAY EVENT.
BAILEY FRANCISCO, AND I'M GOING TO ASK THE STUDENTS TO COME I OUT, I THOUGHT THEY WERE HERE.
YOU ALL COME FORWARD. I'M SO SORRY.
SEE, I'M LEADING AND I THOUGHT YOU ARE RIGHT WITH ME. COME ON UP.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH BAILEY FRANCISCO FROM RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] YOU ALL CAN LINE RIGHT UP. THERE WE GO.
YOU ALL LINE UP AND JUST FACE THIS WAY.
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH, AND I'LL MODEL.
YOU'LL NEED TO TEACH [INAUDIBLE] BETTER HOW TO TEACH THAT.
>> BAILEY FRANCISCO, RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
WILL YOU STEP FORWARD, BAILEY? SHE COMPETED IN THE INTERACTIVE BULLETIN BOARD ELEMENTARY DIVISION COMPETITION.
THIS INTERACTIVE BOARD WAS CREATED FOR PRE-K, KINDERGARTEN, AND FIRST GRADE AND INCORPORATED ANIMAL BARNYARD SOUNDS TO TEACH PHONICS, SYLLABLES, AND SENSOR ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT LITERACY.
[APPLAUSE] OLIVIA MCGUIRE, RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, COMPETED IN THE JOB INTERVIEW COMPETITION.
OLIVIA COMPETED IN A MOCK INTERVIEW AND WAS TASKED WITH APPLYING FOR AN EA SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITION AGAINST A TOTAL OF 50 STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE NATION IN THIS EVENT AND WON FIRST PLACE.
[APPLAUSE] ANABEL DAVIDSON, RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, COMPETED IN THE EDUCATORS RISING MOMENT COMPETITION AND GAVE A HEARTFELT PRESENTATION TO THE JUDGES, WHICH WON HER FIRST PLACE IN THE NATION.
[APPLAUSE] ANABEL, I'M GOING TO KEEP BRAGGING ABOUT YOU, ANABEL, WROTE AN INSPIRATIONAL NARRATIVE ABOUT HER DECISION TO BECOME AN EDUCATOR AS A LOVING TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF HER MOTHER, WHO TAUGHT FOR MANY YEARS AND SERVED AS AN ACADEMIC COACH AT JACK C. BINION ELEMENTARY.
[APPLAUSE] DONNA [INAUDIBLE], BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, COMPETED IN THE INTERACTIVE BULLETIN BOARD HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION COMPETITION FOR AN ALGEBRA 2 CLASSROOM THAT INCLUDED BASIC ALGEBRAIC PRINCIPLES THAT I CAN'T EVEN PRONOUNCE, AND DONNA WON THIRD PLACE.
[APPLAUSE] KIMBERLY MUNOZ, BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, COMPETED IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, K THROUGH THIRD GRADE, SPANISH.
SHE WROTE A CHILDREN'S LITERATURE BOOK IN SPANISH AND NAILED HER PRESENTATION.
HER BOOK IS PUBLISHED THROUGH BARNES & NOBLE, B&N PRESS, AND ACTUALLY HAS ITS OWN ISBN NUMBER SO THAT IT CAN BE ORDERED ONLINE.
KIMBERLY INTERNS AT ACADEMY AT CARRIE FRANCES THOMAS, AND HER BOOK HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS IN THE CLASS.
[APPLAUSE] STUDENTS ACHIEVE NATIONAL RECOGNITION BECAUSE OF DEDICATED TEACHERS, AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TEACHERS, RONNIE DUKES, RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND KAREN KALLAS, BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS FOR ACHIEVING TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
YOU HAVE BROUGHT HONOR TO YOUR FAMILIES, TO BISD, AND TO TEXAS.
>> HOPEFULLY YOU CAN CONTINUE BRINGING HONOR BY COMING BACK IN FOUR YEARS AND SIGNING CONTRACTS WITH BISD.
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>> YES. DR. FRYMARK, RICHLAND HIGH PRINCIPAL, AND MR. DRYSDALE, TO JOIN US FOR A PICTURE.
>> MR. DRYSDALE, DO WE NEED TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU?
>> WELL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANYWAY.
>> YOU'LL HOLD ON JUST A SECOND, I THINK YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL TAKING SOME PICTURES.
I THINK WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL NOW HAS A PRINCIPAL THAT'S TALLER THAN MOST OF THEIR STUDENTS.
[LAUGHTER] REGARDING OUR OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, I'M NOT AWARE THAT ANYONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S BEST WE KNOW.
ANYBODY HOLDING IT AND SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? SOMEHOW IT JUST DISAPPEARED.
WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR BUSINESS PORTION OF TONIGHT,
[H. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD]
OUR PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD.OUR FIRST ONE REGARDING OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION UPDATE.
VICE PRESIDENT KUNKEL, TRUSTEES, DR. STINSON, AND CABINET, AND ALL THE EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES OUT HERE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME COME AND GIVE YOU A STATE OF THE UNION.
IT'S BEEN A BIT [NOISE] SINCE WE'VE DONE THIS, BUT WE HAVE SOME REALLY EXCITING CHANGES THAT I'M SO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU GUYS TONIGHT.
THE MISSION OF OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS TO ENHANCE INNOVATIVE LEARNING AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE OF BIRDVILLE ISD.
I CAN SPEAK TO THIS DEFINITELY BECAUSE I'M A PRODUCT OF THIS DISTRICT.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT, I'M A PROUD GRADUATE OF HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL, MARRIED TO BUFFALO, HAD A LOT OF BABY BUFFALOS.
STILL GOT ONE MORE WE'RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THERE.
BUT ANYWAY, I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO WHAT THIS FOUNDATION PROVIDED FOR MY TEACHERS SO THAT THEY COULD HELP ME BECOME THE SUCCESS THAT I AM.
>> THIS IS JUST OUR CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
I THINK YOU'LL RECOGNIZE SOME FOLKS.
OF COURSE, PRESIDENT DREES AND VICE PRESIDENT KUNKEL ARE OUR EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS.
A BRIEF HISTORY. IN 1996, SEVERAL BUSINESSES HERE APPROACHED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THE NEED TO USE SOME FREEPORT EXEMPTION MONEY THAT THEY HAD.
WE FORMED A 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, AND THE BRAINCHILD AND THE FOUNDER OF ALL OF THIS WAS ACTUALLY FORMER SUPERINTENDENT, DR. BOB GRIGGS.
OUR FIRST GROUP OF MEMBERS WERE DR. GRIGGS, CA SANFORD, WHO WAS ALSO A FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHARLES BRINKLEY, WHO WAS MY CHAIRMAN AT MY FIRST BANK I EVER WORKED FOR, BILL RICKETTS, RICK WORK, WHO'S STILL VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND MARK WOOD, WHO ACTUALLY HAPPENS TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
A COUPLE OF THE OTHER FOUNDING MEMBERS WERE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OSCAR TREVINIO AND DOUG TERRY.
OVER 15 YEARS, THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OPERATED ONLY ON INVESTMENTS AND A FEW DONATIONS.
WE'VE HAD VERY CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP OF THE MONEY THAT WE WERE GIVEN.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW IT, TAKE A VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, AND WE'VE ENSURED THAT IT WILL BE THERE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME TO SUPPORT THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
JUST A FEW OF THE GRANTS THAT WE'VE AWARDED OVER THE YEARS.
SINCE 2001, I'M VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED OVER $2.2 MILLION OF SUPPORT DIRECTLY TO THE EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS OF THIS DISTRICT.
[APPLAUSE] NOW, SINCE I'M A NERD, AND I LIKE NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING, YOU GUYS CAN PERUSE THIS LATER, BUT I KEEP TRACK OF THIS.
SINCE WE BEGAN, THIS SHOWS YOU THE AWARDS THAT WE'VE MADE PER CAMPUS, AND THEN ALSO I BREAK IT DOWN FURTHER PER FEEDER SYSTEM.
IT'S AMAZING HOW EQUAL IT HAS BEEN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
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BUT THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE IS THAT, OUR AVERAGE GRANT SIZE HAS BEEN 3,100 FOR BIRDVILLE FEEDERS, ABOUT 2,900 FOR THE RICHLAND FEEDERS, AND ABOUT 2,800 FOR THE HALTON FEEDERS.WE REALLY TOOK A HARD LOOK AT THESE THINGS THIS YEAR, AND DECIDED TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES.
WHAT WE'VE DECIDED TO DO IS REVISE OUR PRIMARY PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR INNOVATED EDUCATION GRANTS.
WE'RE GOING TO SIMPLIFY THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
WE'RE GOING TO BROADEN THE ELIGIBILITY.
OUR ELIGIBILITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY STRICT.
WE REALIZE THAT THIS DISTRICT AND ITS STUDENTS HAVE CHANGED, AND SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR FUNDS AVAILABLE TO MORE STUDENTS AND MORE TEACHERS.
WE ALSO DOUBLED OUR INDIVIDUAL GRANT LIMITS.
EVERY CLASSROOM TEACHER ON THEIR OWN CAN NOW APPLY FOR A GRANT OF UP TO $5,000.
A GROUP OF TEACHERS WITHIN A SCHOOL OR A DEPARTMENT OR THE CAMPUS ITSELF MAY APPLY FOR A GRANT UP TO $10,000.
OUR BIGGEST INCREASE IS THAT, WE WILL BE AWARDING $200,000 IN NEXT YEAR'S FUNDING AND $250,000 IN FISCAL YEAR, 2026.
[APPLAUSE] THAT WILL EFFECTIVELY DOUBLE WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.
IN ADDITION, WE ALSO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT THROUGH OUR ANNUAL SHINING STARS GALA, AND IT'S GOLDEN GALA.
THAT'S THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
THIS IS JUST THE MOST FANTASTIC EVENT.
WE'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED THE THREE MAJOR WINNERS WITH A $500 CASH GIFT, AND WE'VE GIVEN ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL WINNERS A $50 GIFT CARD.
WELL, WE DECIDED THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, PLUS THE FACT WHEN I WENT THIS YEAR, DR. BOB GRIGGS GAVE AN AWARD IN HONOR OF HIS WIFE, AND IT MADE OURS LOOK LIKE REALLY LITTLE.
I DECIDED WE WERE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
WE GOT TO STEP UP AND MEET WITH DR. GRIGGS BAR THAT HE SAT THERE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A NICE GIFT FOR THEM, AND THAT'S THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO TO SAY, THANK YOU. THEN WE WILL CONTINUE.
WE SUPPORT OUR ANNUAL PTAS THROUGH AWARDING GIFT CARDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND WE CONTINUE THAT AS $1,000 THIS NEXT YEAR.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE FUN THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR.
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO BE SURE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR OUTSTANDING BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I'M REAL GOOD AT ASKING FOR MONEY, AND YOU GUYS NEVER SAY NO.
THANK YOU FOR ONCE AGAIN, HAVING 100% SUPPORT FROM OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR YOUR FOUNDATION.
>> THANK YOU, SHARON. AS WE CONTINUE WITH OUR BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR MEETING, SOME OF YOU, PLEASE, WON'T HURT OUR FEELINGS AS YOU LEAVE.
GIVE A MOMENT HERE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
>> SHARON, THANK YOU FROM THE DISTRICT FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR THE WORK THAT THE FOUNDATION DOES.
IT'S A CRUCIAL RELATIONSHIP FOR US, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANKS, SHARON. OUR BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE GIVES A QUARTERLY REPORT TO US IN THIS QUARTER, ERIN MORGAN, I SEE YOU GOING TO THE MICROPHONE. GOOD EVENING.
>> GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? I'M ERIN.
DR. STINSON AND BOARD, OUR BOND COMMITTEE GOT TOGETHER LAST WEEK FOR AN UPDATE WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND WHERE WE ARE ON THE BOND 2022 PATH.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF UPDATES.
I DIDN'T ASK, MR. THOMAS, ARE YOU GOING TO BE RUNNING A SLIDE SHOW OR AM I JUST TELLING? I DIDN'T KNOW, IF WEIRD, HOW THAT WAS WORKING.
GREAT. WANTED TO START OFF WITH BOB GRIGGS HIGH SCHOOL AND THE OKONKO LEARNING CENTER OVER AT THE WISDOM CENTER.
WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE.
SOME TIMELINES HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT FOR THIS BUILDING.
IT WAS PROJECTED TO BE COMPLETED THIS COMING AUGUST, SO JUST IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AS WE'VE DRAWN CLOSER, WE'VE FOUND THAT IN ORDER TO GET THINGS DONE, WE WOULD NEED TO RUSH AND WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
WITH THE HELP OF DR. STINSON, UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROJECT, WE ARE SO CLOSE TO THE END THAT IF WE PRESSED FORWARD FOR THAT AUGUST OPENING DATE,
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THINGS WOULD GO UNDONE.PUNCH LIST WOULD BE DONE WHILE KIDS WERE IN THE BUILDING.
IT JUST DIDN'T CREATE A VERY COHESIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IT'S BEEN DECIDED THAT WE WOULD MOVE THAT OPENING OF THE BUILDING BACK TO THE SPRING SEMESTER, MEANING THAT THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK WOULD BE IN NOVEMBER.
THEN FROM NOVEMBER IN THROUGH DECEMBER, GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE BUILDING, TO EAT LUNCH AT THE BUILDING, TAKING LITTLE FIELD TRIPS OVER THERE FOR THE SPED STUDENTS, I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FORETHOUGHT IN HOW TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION A LOT MORE COHESIVE FOR STUDENTS.
TEACHERS HAVE CLEANED UP THEIR CLASSROOMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT OVER AT SHANNON HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY WILL NEED TO UNPACK SOME BOXES, AND THEY'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SETTING UP THAN WE HAD WANTED.
BUT IN THE LONG RUN, THIS PROJECT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN STUDENTS GO IN, IT'S DONE.
THE PAINT ISN'T WET, THE FLOORING ISN'T PULLING UP.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S PERFECT FOR THEM.
IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS AND THROUGH NOVEMBER, WE'RE GOING TO BE, I SAY WE, THE CONTRACTORS WILL BE WORKING HARD TO COMPLETE THE BUILDING FOR NOVEMBER, AND THEN WE'LL DO RIBBON CUTTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN DECEMBER, SO THAT IN JANUARY, WHEN THE SEMESTER TURNS OVER, STUDENTS WILL THEN BEGIN AT THE NEW BUILDING AT THAT TIME.
>> I DO LOVE THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSITION OF THE STUDENTS.
WE REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF THE STUDENTS HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER, LIKE ERIN SAID, TO TOUR THE BUILDING AND SLOWLY TRANSITION THEIR ENVIRONMENT SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST SUCH AN ABRUPT CHANGE.
WE APPRECIATE THAT UNDERSTANDING.
>> I MEAN, AND HAVING THIS TRANSITION TIME ONCE SCHOOL BEGINS IN JANUARY, THERE WON'T BE PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE BUILDING.
THE PUNCH LIST WILL BE DONE, WE'LL BE 100% COMPLETE WITH CONSTRUCTION.
WE FELT THAT IT WAS BEST AGREED WITH DR. STINSON AND THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM THAT THIS WOULD BE THE BEST FOR STUDENTS IN THE LONG-TERM.
THE SECOND PROJECT BEING THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL COURTYARD AND RENOVATIONS.
THE CONCRETE WILL GO IN THE WEEK OF THE FIRST, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK.
ONCE THAT CONCRETE IS IN, THEN WE'RE JUST A QUICK ROLE TO BE OPEN THE WEEK THAT SCHOOL IS OPEN.
IT WILL BE ALL COMPLETE BACK IN THAT AREA BEHIND BIRDVILLE.
MOLENDOR ELEMENTARY FROM THE CONTRACTOR.
THIS IS THE MOST EFFICIENT PROJECT THAT WE ARE OVERSEEING.
EVERYTHING JUST IS FALLING INTO PLACE.
IT WAS EXPLAINED TO US THAT IF EVERY PROJECT COULD BE LIKE THIS, WE WOULD DO 100 OF THEM JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO SEAMLESS.
IT WAS ALSO NOTED DURING OUR DISCUSSION, HOW MUCH NICER IT IS TO HAVE A SPACE THAT NO ONE IS OCCUPYING TO DO CONSTRUCTION.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT IS COMING TO FRUITION EXACTLY AS IT WAS DRAWN UP AND ON THOSE TIMELINES.
>> SMITH ELEMENTARY, IN THE SAME REGARD IS ON TRACK.
IT'S A COUPLE WEEKS BEHIND, AND WHEN WE SAY BEHIND, IT JUST MEANS BECAUSE IT GOT A COUPLE WEEKS LATER START.
THE BUILDER STILL BELIEVES THAT IT'LL BE FINISHED ABOUT A MONTH EARLY, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE FOOTINGS GOING IN THERE, CONCRETE WILL BE GOING IN PRETTY QUICKLY.
LOTS OF MOVEMENT OVER THERE, WHICH IS EXCITING.
THE HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL AND RENOVATIONS IN ADDITION, THE ROOFING IS DONE ON THIS BUILDING.
AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THE WORK IS SPLIT OVER TWO SUMMERS.
THIS PROJECT, LIKE WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT THAT WE HAVE.
PART OF IT WAS DONE THIS YEAR, AND THEN THERE'LL BE SMALLER PROJECTS DONE DURING SCHOOL, BUT THEN THE BULK OF THE OTHER PROJECT WILL BE DONE NEXT SUMMER.
AS SOON AS SCHOOL BEGINS, THAT MIDDLE PHOTOGRAPH, WHICH IS THE DANCE BUILDING WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION.
WE'LL BEGIN TO SEE THAT LAID OUT, I THINK THE AREA IS CODED OFF ALREADY IN THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL.
WE EVEN GOT TO SEE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ROOF TO SEE HOW LARGE THAT BUILDING IS.
YOU DON'T THINK FROM THE MAIN ROAD, HOW BIG THAT BUILDING IS, AND IT'S PRETTY LARGE.
ROOF IS JUST ABOUT DONE OVER THERE.
OTHER VARIOUS SUMMER TASKS THAT THE BOND HELPED TO SUPPLY OUR ROOFING, HVAC, PAINTING, AND FLOORING, ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS LISTED ARE SLATED TO BE DONE BEFORE SCHOOL IS OPEN, OBVIOUSLY, WHICH IS WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.
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WE'LL BE WRAPPING ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS UP.WE'VE HIT NO SNAGS IN ANY OF THESE PROJECTS.
THEY'RE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
THE LAST ONE IS THE TURF BUILDINGS.
PRESS BOXES AT THE FOOTBALL FIELDS WILL BE COMPLETE BY AUGUST 1ST, WHICH IS THE ESTIMATE.
ALTHOUGH SOME OF THEM, I THINK TWO OF THEM, IT WAS SAID WOULD BE PUSHED BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS DUE TO PERMITS IN NORTH RIGAN HILLS AND HALTOM CITY, WHICH IS PER THE NORM IN BOTH OF THOSE CITIES.
ONCE THOSE PERMITS COME, THEN IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WE HAVE TO BUILD THE PRESS BOXES OFFSITE AND THEN CRANE THEM IN.
IT'LL BE PRETTY EXCITING TO WATCH, I'M SURE.
BUT ONCE THOSE PERMITS COME IN, THEN IT'S BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, WILL BE DONE.
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PRESS BOXES WILL BE COMPLETE BY DECEMBER 31ST, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND I DIDN'T WRITE DOWN MY, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THAT ONE.
SAY IT AGAIN. [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S THE ONE IS DONE.
THANK YOU. THE LAST PIECE WAS THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE AT ALL THE CAMPUSES.
DAVE WAS ABLE TO GIVE US A GREAT UPDATE ON ALL THE CHROMEBOOKS AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
THERE'S SEVERAL CHANGES WITH THE CHROMEBOOK PROTECTIVE COVERS ARE BEING INSTALLED ON ALL CHROME BOOKS FOR CHILDREN WHO DROPPED THEM, AND THEN UPDATED CHROMEBOOK SECTION OF STUDENT HANDBOOK, AS WELL AS THE SIXTH AND NINTH GRADERS WILL BE RECEIVING NEW DEVICES COMING THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT'S PART OF THE PLAN OF CHROMEBOOKS WHEN CHROMEBOOKS WERE ROLLED OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
ALL INCOMING SIXTH GRADERS AND NINTH GRADERS GET NEW DEVICES UPON ENTRY INTO THOSE GRADES.
SECURITY CAMERAS AND DOOR ACCESS.
THE NETWORK UPGRADES FOR THE NETWORK SWITCH AND ALL OF NETWORK CLOSETS ON ALL OF THE CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
THAT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR ALL OF THE OTHER TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE ROLLING INTO THE BUILDINGS IN REGARDS TO THE SECURITY CAMERAS AND DOOR ACCESS POINTS.
ALL NEW BADGE READERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON ALL CAMPUSES, DOORBELLS AND INTERCOMS OR WILL BE COMPLETED BY 7/31, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE SECURITY UPGRADES.
THE SECTION THERE IN THE MIDDLE.
THESE SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR SECURITY UPGRADES COMPLETE, AND THEN THE LAST THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THEY'LL BE ON TRACK FOR THE REST OF THE NEXT WEEK TO BE COMPLETE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
ONCE THE TECHNOLOGY CREWS ARE DONE WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY'LL MOVE OVER TO ELEMENTARY, AND WE'LL GET WORKING ON THOSE.
THE SECURITY CAMERA AND DOOR ACCESS.
YOU'LL SEE THEM ALL AROUND THE CAMPUSES.
THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS WHAT'S OUTSIDE ALL OF CAMPUSES, AND THEN THE RED ON THE LOWER RIGHT PHOTOGRAPH, THAT'S WHAT THE NEW DOORBELL LOOKS LIKE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN ON CAMPUSES, BUT IT'S GOT A VERY NICE CAMERA.
I MEAN, IT'S GOT A NICE FISH EYE LENS.
YOU CAN SEE IT REALLY CLEARLY.
WHEN PARENTS OR VISITORS COME, THEY'LL PUSH THAT BUTTON WITH THEIR LICENSE AND THE WHOLE PROTOCOL. LET ME SEE.
I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. THE INTERACTIVE FLAT SCREENS.
THAT'S THE LAST THING. SECONDARY, WILL HAVE ALL OF THEIR FLAT SCREENS INSTALLED BY MID AUGUST.
THEN ELEMENTARY WILL HAVE A WALL MOUNTED DISPLAY RATHER THAN FREE FLOATING.
THE TWO PHOTOS THERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
WE CAN MOVE AROUND THE CLASSROOM, THAT THING.
BUT ELEMENTARIES WILL HAVE WALL MOUNTED UNITS.
THEN ALL THE CAMPUSES WILL GET PROVIDED TRAINING FOR HOW TO USE THOSE MODULES BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ANYONE? WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
YOU MIGHT COULD JUST PULL OFF CALLING A FOOTBALL GAME COMING UP FROM THE MAN THAT USUALLY GIVES THESE REPORTS.
>> YOU'D HAVE TO GIVE ME THE RUNDOWN.
>> ERIN, QUICK QUESTION BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
I THINK I SEE BHS JUNIOR SCOUT MAYBE IN THE AUDIENCE.
>> YES. THIS IS MY SON, FINNEGAN.
HE'S A JUNIOR AT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE IS VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIS LIFE SCOUT, WHICH PUTS HIM IN THE RUNNING FOR AN EAGLE SCOUT.
WE ARE HERE COMPLETING A MERIT BADGE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. GOOD JOB.
>> IN THE MARCHING BAND. I SAW YOU AT RISING CAINE'S ONCE.
YOU ACTED VERY WELL WITH YOUR GROUP OF FRIENDS.
>> THAT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE, SO I'M STILL PRACTICING THE WAY.
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[LAUGHTER]>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD, ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE BIRDVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, HELLOW MARK WOOD.
>> THANK YOU VICE PRESIDENT KUNKEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. STINSON, AND STAFF.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME JUST A FEW MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT A FEW OF THE REAL ESTATE NEEDS HERE IN THE DISTRICT, AND BRING YOU UPDATE ON PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING ON.
I ENJOYED THE FOUNDATION PRESENTATION JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
THAT'S MORE EXCITING, AND BEING ABLE TO GIVE THAT MUCH MONEY OUT COMPARED TO WHAT WE USED TO DO IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
VERY PROUD OF THAT ORGANIZATION, AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE AS WELL.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO BASICALLY HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE EXISTING BISD WAREHOUSE THAT'S LOCATED AT 5305 MIDWAY ROAD IN HALTOM CITY.
THIS IS A SHOT RIGHT OFF OF MIDWAY ROAD, LOOKING NORTH AT THE BUILDING THERE, WHICH IS LOCATED BEHIND A LARGE RETAIL CENTER THAT IS GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF BELKNAP 28TH STREET AND MIDWAY.
YOU'LL SEE THAT AREA SHOT HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
THIS BUILDING IS 52,150 SQUARE FEET AND SERVES A LARGE NUMBER OF THE DISTRICT'S NEEDS AND HAS FOR A LONG TIME.
>> THE BUILDING WAS ACTUALLY PURCHASED BY THE DISTRICT IN 1998.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT 25 PLUS YEARS NOW.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN ADDITION TO BEING BEHIND THE RETAIL CENTER WHERE IT IS, THE BUILDING IS ALSO WRAPPED ON TWO SIDES BY LITTLE FOSSIL CREEK.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE A VIDEO HERE.
I THINK I JUST DID THAT TWICE.
YOU TOLD ME NOT TO DO THAT, AND I DID IT ANYWAY. THERE WE GO.
ANYWAY, THIS WAS FROM AUGUST OF 2022, THE CREEK RIGHT BEHIND THE BUILDING.
YOU SEE THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING OVER HERE ON THE LEFT SIDE.
THAT'S THE CREEK RIGHT THERE NEXT TO IT.
NOW, YOU REALLY DON'T GET A GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT THAT MEANS UNTIL YOU SEE AT THE PICTURE WHERE IT'S A LITTLE BIT DRIER HERE IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TREES THAT ARE WASHING OFF.
THIS WAS A HEAVY RAIN EVENT IN THAT SPRING OF 2022.
THAT CREEK IS PROBABLY, I'M GUESTIMATING THIS, BUT THAT CREEK IS PROBABLY HAS ALREADY MOVED TOWARDS THE BUILDING A GOOD 15, 20, 25 FEET CLOSER THAN WHAT IT USED TO BE AND IT'S GETTING CLOSER ALL THE TIME.
YOU SEE THAT TREE AND EVERYTHING AROUND IT JUST DROPPED COMPLETELY OFF INTO THE CREEK.
UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE THAT TIME, TWO YEARS AGO, MORE EROSION HAS CONTINUED TO TAKE PLACE.
THIS IS A DRONE SHOT OF THE BUILDING THAT DAVE LAMPSON, I BELIEVE TOOK THIS WEEK.
THIS IS THE BACK WHAT I'LL CALL THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING IN THE CREEK DOWN BELOW.
THAT CREEK DOWN BELOW, IF YOU WERE STANDING ON THE GROUND RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING, THAT'S A STRAIGHT DROP OFF OF BETWEEN 20-25 FEET RIGHT DOWN INTO THE CREEK.
AS YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT IN THIS VIDEO, THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE RETAIL DEAL ON THE NORTH SIDE RIGHT THERE, VERY CLOSE TO OUR BUILDING HAS ALSO STARTED FALLING DOWN INTO THE CREEK AS WELL.
CORP OF ENGINEERS IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE FIX ON THIS THING, AT LEAST FROM AN APPROVAL STANDPOINT, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME.
AGAIN, THAT'S THE BUILDING RIGHT THERE BEHIND THE RETAIL CENTER.
THIS IS AN AERIAL SHOT OF THE SAME BUILDING, SAME PARKING LOT, AND RETAIL CENTER.
YOU CAN SEE ON BOTH THE NORTH SIDE AND THE EAST SIDE HOW THE CREEK LITERALLY WRAPS AROUND THAT NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.
GOTTEN VERY CLOSE TO WHERE THE MOST RECENT MEASUREMENTS WERE ROUGHLY SEVEN FEET THERE AT THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING, SEVEN FEET TO THAT DROP OFF OF 20 PLUS FEET.
IT'S A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION THAT COULD PUT THAT BUILDING IN JEOPARDY VERY QUICKLY.
IF WE HAD MORE RAIN EVENTS LIKE THAT '22 RAIN, WHICH EVEN SMALLER ONES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE.
I DIDN'T POINT OUT, BUT I THINK ONE OF THE PICTURES HERE WILL SHOW HERE IN JUST A SECOND THE EROSION THAT HAS TAKEN OUT CONCRETE RETAINING WALLS THAT USED TO LINE THAT WHOLE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
JUST CONTINUE TO EAT INTO INTO THE PROPERTY AND NOW JUST A FEW FEET FROM THAT CORNER.
SEVERAL THINGS HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT AS FAR AS A FIX FOR IT OR WHATEVER.
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THE CITY IS PLANNING ON A SHORT TERM FIX OF A PORTION OF THIS RIGHT AROUND THAT BEND IN THE CREEK, IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, WITH BISD CONTRIBUTING PART OF THIS HELP TO DO A TEMPORARY FIX TO THEN COME BACK AT SOME POINT HERE THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS TO DO A MORE PERMANENT FIX, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE.HAVE TO GET CORE APPROVAL AND WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 2-3 YEARS TO GET THAT EVEN STARTED, MUCH LESS FINISHED, AND WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THE CITY OF HALTOM, CITY HAVING A BOND ELECTION, A FAVORABLY PASSED BOND ELECTION TO DO THE CREEK.
IT WOULD BE AN EXTENSION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT CREEK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BUILT GOING ON NORTH.
THIS WOULD JUST CONTINUE IT ON DOWN, AT LEAST, I'M ASSUMING, WOULD BE FROM BELKNAP AROUND TO MIDWAY.
BUT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO PASS A BOND ELECTION, WHICH AS WE ALL KNOW, MAY OR MAY NOT GET PASSED.
IN THE MEANTIME, EROSION IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO TAKE PLACE, AND WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
IF THAT BUILDING STARTED DROPPING OFF, WE'D BEEN SERIOUS JEOPARDY IF WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING IN THE WORKS PRIOR TO THAT.
WITH ALL OF THAT IN MIND, OPTIONS WERE CONSIDERED TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING NEEDS OF THE WAREHOUSE.
FINDING TWO PLUS ACRES AND THEN BUILDING A NEW BUILDING.
ACCORDING TO THE ESTIMATES OF OUR ARCHITECT, WOULD BE ROUGHLY $13 MILLION AND WOULD TAKE 20-30 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
WE ALSO SEARCH THE ENTIRE DISTRICT FOR ANY EXISTING WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS THAT MIGHT SERVE THE NEED THAT WE HAVE IN THIS FACILITY TODAY.
THEY DON'T EXIST. DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES OF ALL SIZES TODAY, IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAME ON THE MARKET, EVEN AN OLD WALMART OR A GROCERY STORE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY GET SNAPPED UP REAL QUICK, AND NOT ALL WOULD SERVE THE NEEDS, ANYWAY, DUE THE CEILING HEIGHTS THAT WE NEED AND SO FORTH IN THIS TYPE OF A WAREHOUSE.
IT'S A BIG ISSUE. NOT EVERY BUILDING WOULD WORK.
BUT THE DISTRICT WAS SCOURED LOOKING FOR EXISTING PROPERTIES THAT COULD SERVE THE NEED.
THE SEARCH, HOWEVER, BROUGHT OUR ATTENTION TO THE RICHLAND CENTER, WHICH IS A MULTI-BUILDING, 30-YEAR-OLD RETAIL CENTER ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 183121 IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.
I'M SORRY, BACK UP. I SHOULD HAVE PUT THAT PICTURE ON THERE.
THAT'S THE AERIAL SHOT THAT I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT THAT SHOWS THE EROSION THAT'S TAKEN PLACE OFF THE CORNER OF THAT BUILDING.
THOSE CONCRETE SLABS DOWN THERE THAT ARE LAYING FLAT USED TO BE ON THE SIDE OF THE CREEK AND IT WAS SOLID ALL THE WAY AROUND THAT CORNER AND THEY'RE GONE.
THEY'RE JUST LAYING DOWN THERE 15, 20 FEET BELOW THE BUILDING AND ARE COMPLETELY GONE.
THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE NEED OF THE PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL DIRT LEVEL AT THE BUILDING IS JUST A FEW FEET OFF THE EDGE.
AS I SAID, THIS IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 121183.
THIS IS ACROSS FROM NORTHEAST MALL.
IF YOU WANT TO LOOK YOU CAN SEE THAT ACROSS THE FREEWAY, THE HIGHLIGHT, IF YOU CAN SEE THE SMALL PRINT THERE, THAT IS NORTHEAST MALL AT THE TOP OF THE PICTURE, WHICH WAS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS PROPERTY.
WHAT'S OUTLINED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE THERE, IT'S CONSISTS OF FIVE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS ON FOUR DIFFERENT PLATTED LOTS.
THE MAIN BUILDING BACK HERE THAT SAYS SUBJECT PROPERTY THERE ABOVE IT, AND THE BUILDING JUST TO THE LEFT OF THAT ARE THE TWO MAIN BUILDINGS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT HERE IN A SECOND, BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN BUILDINGS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS THEIR FOCUS ON AS FAR AS USING IT, A PORTION OF IT, CERTAINLY NOT ALL OF IT, BUT A PORTION OF IT FOR THE WAREHOUSE NEEDS AND THE BALANCE FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER NEEDS THAT WILL BE CONSOLIDATED ULTIMATELY INTO THIS FACILITY.
THERE'S A SITE PLAN OF ALL FIVE OF THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE IN QUESTION.
AGAIN, THE NORTH END BEING THE TWO BUILDINGS THAT WE WOULD BE MOST INTERESTED IN.
THE OTHER THREE BUILDINGS ARE RETAIL BUILDINGS CURRENTLY LEASED OUT.
THIS IS JUST CERTAIN SIDEWAYS, BUT THIS IS A PLAT OF THE PROPERTY THAT SHOWS FOUR PLATTED LOTS.
AS I SAID, THERE'S FIVE BUILDINGS, BUT THE LARGE LOT HERE ON THE BOTTOM CORNER ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE, THAT'S ONE PLATTED LOT WITH TWO BUILDINGS IN IT.
THE OTHER THREE BUILDINGS ARE INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED.
IT'S JUST THE CURRENT CONDITION.
THAT'LL GIVE YOU AN IDEA RIGHT THERE HOW THE OVERALL SITE PLAN LOOKS.
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AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A FIVE BUILDING PROJECT BEING SOLD AS A SINGLE PACKAGE, BISD IS UNDER CONTRACT TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY AND IS CURRENTLY IN A FEASIBILITY PERIOD.THE COMBINED SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDINGS BEING PURCHASED, ALL FIVE OF THOSE BUILDINGS TOTAL 234,333 SQUARE FEET.
WHICH COME AND IF YOU PUT ALL THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE TO THE PRICE THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR THE PROPERTY, THAT COMES OUT AT $77 A FOOT.
IF YOU PUT ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS, PUT THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE JUST TO THE IMPROVEMENTS.
YOU ALSO ARE PURCHASING 21 ACRES OF LAND ALONG WITH THAT, THAT THE TERRAN APPRAISAL DISTRICT CURRENTLY HAS VALUED AT 7.4 MILLION DOLLAR OR $8 A FOOT.
I WOULD HAVE TO GUESTIMATE THAT THAT LAND IS WORTH MORE THAN $8 A FOOT.
BUT THAT'S JUST ANOTHER ADDED VALUE TO WHAT'S BEING PURCHASED.
IF YOU COULD NOT GO OUT AND FIND THAT LAND BECAUSE IT DOESN'T EXIST WITHOUT TEARING A BUNCH OF STUFF DOWN.
THERE'S NO TRACKS OUT THERE OF RAW LAND THAT YOU COULD BUY AND CERTAINLY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS AT THAT PRICE.
THE 2024 TAD APPRAISED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, AS YOU SEE IT THERE IS $20.6 MILLION.
OUR CONTRACTED PURCHASE PRICE IS $18 MILLION.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS HERE WE'LL SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS.
IF YOU WERE TO BUILD A NEW WAREHOUSE, THIS IS JUST FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES, THE ESTIMATE WOULD BE $13.3 MILLION TO PURCHASE THE LAND PLUS THE WAREHOUSE ESTIMATED COST $250 A SQUARE FOOT TO BUILD.
IF YOU WERE ABLE TO SELL THE EXISTING WAREHOUSE, AT WHAT TAD HAS IT VALUED AT AT 5.3 MILLION, AND THAT'S A BIG IF.
BUT IT'S A STARTING POINT FOR DISCUSSION.
THAT WOULD CREATE THEN JUST UNDER $8 MILLION NET COSTS NEEDED FROM OTHER SOURCES TO PAY FOR THE WAREHOUSE.
THE TIMELINE ON THAT WOULD BE OVER ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER THERE, FINDING A LAND AND TO PURCHASE THE LAND 3-6 MONTHS, DESIGN A WAREHOUSE, 3-6 MONTHS, BID PROCESS, 2-3 MONTHS, AND THEN CONSTRUCTION ONE YEAR, SO THE TOTAL TIME FRAME OF ROUGHLY 20 MONTHS TO 2.5 YEARS, 20-30 MONTHS.
BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, COMPARING THAT THEN TO THE PURCHASE OF THE RICHLAND CENTER, WHICH COST 18 MILLION.
AGAIN, IF YOU WERE ABLE TO SELL THE WAREHOUSE FOR WHAT THE TAD VALUE OF 5.3 MILLION.
ALSO, CONCEPTUALLY, IF YOU WERE THEN TO SELL THE SOUTHERN MOST THREE BUILDINGS IN THE RICHLAND CENTER, ALL OF WHICH ARE LEASED.
THERE'S ONE SMALL VACANT LEASE SPACE IN ONE PORTION OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS, BUT THEY'RE ALL LEASED OUT.
ESTIMATED VALUE THERE ARE ABOUT $9.8 MILLION RELIEVE, JUST UNDER $3 MILLION, NET COSTS NEEDED FROM OTHER SOURCES THEN TO PAY FOR THE $18 MILLION.
THE DESIGN AND RENOVATIONS PROCESS WOULD TAKE 2-3 MONTHS TO DESIGN, BID PROCESS TO SELL THE PROPERTIES 2-3 MONTHS AGGRESSIVELY, AND THEN SIX MONTHS ON SOME VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO BRING THE BUILDINGS UP TO THE SPEED AS TO HOW WE NEED IT, BUT THE TOTAL TIME WOULD BE ROUGHLY 10 MONTHS TO ONE YEAR AS OPPOSED TO 2-2.5 YEARS IF WE START FROM SCRATCH.
THERE ARE OTHER POSSIBLE PROPERTY SALES THAT THE DISTRICT COULD ENTER INTO.
THESE FOUR PROPERTIES THAT YOU SEE LISTED HERE ARE EXISTING DISTRICT OWNED PROPERTIES, THREE OF WHICH WERE FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITES THAT ARE NOW EXCESS PROPERTIES AND NOT NEEDED BY THE DISTRICT.
YOU SAW THE CONSTRUCTION THAT INVOLVED A COUPLE OF THESE THINGS JUST A MINUTE AGO.
THEN THE FOURTH ONE IS A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY ON RUMFIELD THAT THE DISTRICT HAS OWNED FOR SOME TIME THAT ORIGINALLY WAS TO BE A SCHOOL SITE AND THEN HAS NOW BEEN DETERMINED, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE NECESSARY.
ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS OF ABOUT $3.1 MILLION AT LEAST ON THESE PROPERTY, ALL OF WHICH WOULD BE OUT FOR BID.
IF THEY WERE SOLD, IT'D HAVE TO BE BID SO YOU NEVER KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.
BUT ON A VERY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE, WE FEEL CERTAIN THAT THAT IS AN ACHIEVABLE NUMBER, WHICH WOULD OFFSET THAT OTHER NEED THEN OF THE NET COST NEEDED FROM OTHER SOURCES THAT WAS JUST UNDER $2.8 MILLION.
THAT WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THIS PROJECT CAN AND COULD AND WILL BE PAID FOR OVER TIME BECAUSE IT WON'T ALL BE DONE AT ONE TIME.
BUT THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN.
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AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE UNDER CONTRACT IN THE FEASIBILITY PERIOD WHICH EXPIRES IN ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN IF EVERYTHING GOES PROPERLY AND ACCORDING TO OUR EXPECTATIONS THEN, WE WOULD BE CLOSING ON THE PURCHASE ONE MONTH FROM THAT.WITH THAT, I WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF ANY QUESTIONS, BUT GOODNESS THAT YOU PRESENT A NO BRAINER HERE, I MEAN, WE COULD EITHER SPEND EIGHT MILLION AND WAIT 2-2.5 YEARS.
IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CORE HAD SAID AT ONE POINT THEY WOULDN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT IF THAT WAS THEIR PROPERTY WITH THAT LATERAL SUPPORT BEING ONLY SEVEN FEET AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING.
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT THAT MAY GO AWAY.
OR SPEND LESS THAN THREE MILLION AND HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE IN ABOUT A YEAR. IT SEEMS PRETTY EASY.
BUT THE ONLY OTHER THING I MIGHT POINT OUT IS IF SOMEBODY WONDER, WELL, IF THE CURRENT WAREHOUSE PROPERTY IS THAT IN PERIL, THEN HOW ARE YOU CONSIDERING SELLING IT? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A BUYER MIGHT DO, BUT YOU MIGHT JUST GIVE SOME IDEA AND WHY THAT WOULDN'T BE SUITABLE FOR US TO DO.
>> YEAH, SURE. OBVIOUSLY, WE LOOKED AT, WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS TO USE THE EXISTING BUILDING? WHAT'S OUR OPTIONS FOR ANYBODY TO USE THAT EXISTING BUILDING? OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO, OR NO ONE'S GOING TO BUY IT.
AGAIN, I'M NOT AN ENGINEER, BUT THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD IN GENERAL, BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF CUTTING OFF JUST SAY A THIRD OF THE BUILDING, THE CLOSEST TO THE CREEK PORTION OF IT, CUT THAT THIRD OF THE BUILDING OFF, COME BACK TO A POINT, BUILD A NEW WALL AND TURN A 52,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING INTO A 36,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.
GIVE OR TAKE, WHATEVER THE NUMBERS WOULD ALLOW TO BE ABLE TO BE KEPT.
FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE CREEK THAT IT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.
YOU COULD ALSO USE THAT SPACE WHICH WOULD BE EITHER A FOUNDATION OR RIP IT OUT AND BUILD SOMETHING NEW.
YOU COULD USE THAT FOR PARKING AND OTHER ACCESS OR STORAGE PURPOSES, IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY.
YOU WOULD HAVE A PROPERTY OF, AGAIN, CALL IT 35-40,000 SQUARE FEET, GIVE OR TAKE THAT YOU COULD PUT ON THE MARKET THAT BECAUSE OF THE HOT INDUSTRIAL MARKET THAT WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW, OUGHT TO BE SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO USE.
IT JUST DOESN'T SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT AT THIS POINT DUE TO WHAT'S IN THERE NOW AND WHAT'S NEEDED TO BE AT WHATEVER LOCATION WE HAVE. IT WOULDN'T WORK FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT'S IT'S JUST AN IDEA, JUST ONE OF MANY IDEAS OF HOW THAT PROPERTY COULD BE USED, AND HOPEFULLY, THEN IN SUCH A WAY TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST PER FOOT PRICE FOR IT THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY GET.
>> BUT THE BOTTOM LINE FOR US IS IF YOU HAD TO DO THOSE ACTIVITIES, IT WOULD MAKE IT TOO SMALL FOR OUR WAREHOUSE.
>> WELL, GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU, MR. WOOD, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING. EARLIER THIS SUMMER,
[I. TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE RECAP]
MR. DILKS, MRS. SANDERS WISE ATTENDED SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES IN FORT WORTH.I THINK ONE OF THEM AND ONE OF THEM, SAN ANTONIO, AT THIS TIME, THEY'RE GOING TO SHARE A BRIEF RECAP OF THEIR SESSIONS.
>> SO I WENT DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO AND IT WAS A MADHOUSE.
I NEVER HAVE SEEN THAT MANY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN ANY FACILITY IN MY LIFE.
BUT WHEN YOU GO EIGHT YEARS BECAUSE WE'RE REQUIRED TO GET OUR TRAINING EVERY SUMMER.
WE HAVE TO DO SO MUCH TRAINING, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING, AND WE HAVE SAFETY TRAINING, MOST OF US END UP DOING ABOUT 20 HOURS A YEAR WORTH OF TRAINING.
A LOT OF WHAT WE SEE IS REDUNDANT.
BUT TWO SESSIONS REALLY STOOD OUT IN MY MIND.
I AGAIN, BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF TEACHER FRIENDS WHO ARE VERY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT AI AND THE ABILITY OF STUDENTS TO GENERATE EXTREMELY WELL WRITTEN AND DOCUMENTED ESSAYS WITH AI.
>> I WAS AMAZED AT WHAT I LEARNED IN THAT SESSION.
BASICALLY WHAT THEY WERE SAYING IS THAT AI, WE REALLY NEED TO JUMP ON BOARD WITH IT, AND LEARN HOW TO USE IT, LEARN HOW TO MONITOR IT.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS AI WILL BE DOING FOR US IN THE FUTURE,
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WILL BE PROVIDING TUTORS FOR THE STUDENTS.THE THING IS BACK WHEN I WAS TEACHING, I DID CREDIT RETRIEVAL.
CREDIT RETRIEVAL WAS A PROCESS WHERE KIDS WOULD GO AND THEY WOULD USE A COMPUTER.
OVER TIME, IF YOU GOT THE WRONG ANSWER ENOUGH, YOU WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO GET THE RIGHT ANSWER.
BUT WITH THIS AI, IT WILL ACTUALLY ANALYZE WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE DOING AND THEN PROMPT THEM WITH QUESTIONS THAT ACTUALLY MAKES THEM THINK AND MOVES THEM IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION.
THEY SAY THAT THESE AI TUTORS ARE ACTUALLY ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE FOR THE STUDENTS.
NOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO REPLACE TEACHING.
TEACHING WILL STILL HAVE TO OCCUR WITH YOUR TEACHERS.
BUT THEN WHEN THE STUDENT GETS HOME, IT WILL BE LIKE A HUMAN BEING; IS THERE WATCHING WHAT THEY DO AND MONITORING WHAT THEY DO AND HELPING THEM, NOT GIVING THEM THE ANSWER, BUT ASKING THEM THE QUESTIONS, MAKING THEM MOVE INTO THAT RIGHT DIRECTION.
THEY SAY IT WILL IMPROVE STUDENTS LEARNING.
IT WILL INCREASE THEIR CAPABILITIES FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
I THOUGHT, WELL, THANK GOODNESS, WE HAVE DAVE LAMBSK.
WHO WILL HELP US ON THIS JOURNEY, AND DAVE'S AWESOME OVER HERE.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS, AS TEXAS MOVES TOWARD THIS.
WHEREAS WHEN I WENT TO THAT SESSION, I HAD NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT AI.
>> SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A GREAT SESSION, MR. DILKS.
>> WHICH ISD IS GOING TO HAVE AI RUN ITS DISTRICT FIRST?
>> I DON'T KNOW. THAT WAS ONE SESSION AND THE OTHER SESSION I WENT TO WAS A IMPROVISATIONAL SESSION.
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT IT IS YOU GOT TO GET UP AND YOU PERFORMED ACTUALLY IN THE SESSION.
BECAUSE SO MANY TIMES, WE ALWAYS TELL THE TEACHERS, "GET YOUR STUDENTS INVOLVED." WE SIT THE TEACHERS DOWN AND WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT HOW TO GET THEIR STUDENTS INVOLVED.
WHEN WE GO TO TRAINING, THEY SIT US DOWN AND THEY TALK TO US, THEY TALK TO US, AND YET SO MUCH OF EDUCATION IS ABOUT DOING, AND I THINK SOMETIMES WE FORGET THAT.
THIS SESSION, WE ACTUALLY DID LOTS OF IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES, AND WE GOT IN TROUBLE FOR BEING TOO LOUD.
BUT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AFTERWARDS WAS THE TEAMWORK INVOLVED WITH THOSE IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS, AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A TEAM OF EIGHT.
OF COURSE, YOU COULDN'T BE A SHY PERSON TO BE IN IT, AND THAT WASN'T A HOLD BACK ON ME.
ANYWAY, I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE A SESSION WHERE YOU ACTUALLY WERE INVOLVED.
>> MR. DILKS, YOU TAKE ME BACK TO MY DAYS OF TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH, AND I WAS CHARGED WITH TEACHING ROMEO AND JULIET FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
TO MAKE THAT REALLY FUN, I TAUGHT IT THROUGH IMPROVISATION AND BROUGHT IN IMPROV COMEDY GROUPS.
THOSE WERE SOME OF THE BEST TEACHING DAYS OF MY LIFE, SO I CAN APPRECIATE THAT. FUN TIMES.
>> WELL, I DIDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO.
I WENT ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
THE OMNI HOTEL IS CLOSER TO HOME.
WE HAD A GREAT PRESENTER THAT MORNING.
WHAT SHE TALKED ABOUT WAS HER BOOK.
IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING GOOD, OUR PARENTS USED TO ALWAYS SAY, "DON'T SAY ANYTHING." SHE SAID, "WHAT DO YOU SAY, IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING GOOD?" WHAT DO YOU SAY? SOME OF THE THINGS I JOTTED DOWN WITH, SAY WHAT YOU MEAN IN A NICE WAY.
BE ATTENTIVE BECAUSE THIS IS COMMUNICATION, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF COMMUNICATION IS LISTENING.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW UNTIL THEY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE.
THAT INCLUDES TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, CABINETS, EVERYONE.
WE ALL NEED TO BE GREAT LISTENERS AND CARE ABOUT WHAT WE SAY.
THAT MORNING, SINCE THIS IS MY SECOND TERM AND NOW I'M AN OFFICER FOR THE BOARD,
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I WENT TO AN ALL DAY SESSION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF A BOARD OFFICER.I LEARNED QUITE A BIT OF THINGS.
WE FOCUSED ON LEGAL POLICY AND LOCAL POLICY FOR SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES, PRACTICAL PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES, AND FACILITATION TECHNIQUES NOT FOUND IN THE ROBERT HOLE'S ORDERS.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT GOES ON BACK HERE.
YOU HAVE TO BECOME A BOARD MEMBER TO REALLY KNOW WHAT WE GO THROUGH.
WE ENJOY, WE GET PAID WELL, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] THAT WAS ALL THURSDAY, SOME ALL DAY IN THAT PARTICULAR SESSION.
THEN ON FRIDAY, THESE ARE EARLY CLASSES.
HERE WE HAVE A BUSINESSMAN WHO THOUGHT THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD BE RUN LIKE A BUSINESS AND HE BECAME A CONVERT.
HE WAS ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE TREATED LIKE A BUSINESS.
BUT THEN AFTER 30 YEARS, HE IS NOW CHAMPIONING; WORKING WITH EDUCATORS, WORKING WITH PARENTS, WORKING WITH BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AND TO REMOVE OBSTACLES TO THE STUDENT'S SUCCESS.
HE'S CULTIVATED ALLIES, HE'S INCREASED ENGAGEMENT, THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS US TO DO.
HE WANTS US TO TELL OUR STORY.
TELL YOUR STORY ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
TELL YOUR COMMUNITY WHAT THIS BUS DRIVER, HOW MANY MILES HE'S DRIVING A MONTH, A YEAR.
LET'S TELL THIS STORY. THIS IS NOT EASY.
DRIVING A BUS IS NOT EASY WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETIMES UNRULY PASSENGERS.
IT'S ANOTHER SESSION AFTER I LEFT HIS SESSION.
THIS IS ABOUT IGNITING AWARENESS AND NAVIGATING CULTURAL BLIND SPOTS, AND HER NAME WAS DR. MCCLOUD.
YOUR BELIEF SOMETIMES DRIVES YOUR BEHAVIOR, AND THAT'S WHAT WE FOCUSED ON.
BUT WHEN WE LEFT THAT SESSION, AND THIS IS JUST REINFORCING THINGS.
WE ALREADY KNOW THAT SUPERB TEACHERS CAN TEACH THE UNTEACHABLE.
WHEN YOU HAVE A STRUGGLE, TEACHERS, PRINCIPAL, SOMETIMES THAT STRUGGLE BECOMES YOUR STRENGTH.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU ALL THESE CLASSES THAT I WENT TO, I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THE ONES THAT STOOD OUT TO ME.
UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGING IN LATINO FAMILIES.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT REALLY COMP ME, REALLY PAID ATTENTION TO, REMOVE THE TERM 'LANGUAGE BARRIER'.
IT'S NOT A BARRIER, AND JUST SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES.
JUST THE WORD ITSELF MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
WHY IS IT SUCH A BARRIER BECAUSE I SPEAK SPANISH OR GERMAN OR FRENCH? IT'S NOT A BARRIER. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENCE.
AGAIN, STORYTELLING, POWERFUL IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
AGAIN, ARE WE TELLING OUR STORIES IN THIS DISTRICT, AND I KNOW WE ARE, ON BILLBOARDS, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT? WE'RE GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT THERE, AND WE HAVE TO TELL OUR STORY.
MAKE SURE THE NEWS THAT IS REPORTED BACK ABOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS POSITIVE.
MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW SUCCESSFUL WE ARE.
BUT LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE TELLING THAT STORY FOR THEM.
ON SATURDAY, I HAD TO GO SATURDAY MORNING, 08:00-11:00, BECAUSE THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT TO BE IN PERSON, BRENDA TOLD ME, SO I SHOWED UP.
WE TALKED ABOUT EVALUATING AND IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND WE LEARNED, OF COURSE, THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR THE STUDENT AS WELL AS THE TEACHERS, PREPARE ALL STUDENTS WITH AN EXIT STRATEGY INTO THE REAL WORLD.
THEN I WROTE SOMETHING DOWN, PROBABLY SEEN IT BEFORE, "TEACHING IS A PROFESSION THAT MAKES THE OTHER PROFESSIONS POSSIBLE." I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING EVERY YEAR BECAUSE EVERY YEAR I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW AND I DIDN'T HAVE A COHORT DOWN THERE WITH ME.
KELLEY WENT TO SAN ANTONIO, BUT I MET A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS DISTRICTS, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS. HELLO.
>> I WANT TO SAY ONE OTHER THING.
WHEN YOU GO, YOU HAVE TO FIND A SEAT FOR BREAKFAST, AND SO THERE WASN'T MANY SEATS.
I ENDED UP AT THIS TABLE, AND I SAID TO THIS GUY, "I'M FROM BIRDVILLE." HE GOES, "OH, I HEARD ALL ABOUT BIRDVILLE." HE SAID, "WE JUST HAD A CURRICULUM.
SPECIALISTS COME DOWN AND BIRDVILLE WAS THE EXAMPLE AND EVERYTHING." [LAUGHTER] I THOUGHT, "WELL, MY GOODNESS."
>> THAT'S GREAT. YOU CAN'T GO VERY FAR IN THE STATE WITHOUT SOMEBODY NOT HAVING SOME PERSONAL CONNECTION TO DR. CLARK, AND THEY'VE PROBABLY BEEN IN HER CLASS.
>> IN OUR STATE OR IN ARKANSAS, EITHER.
[01:05:02]
INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS OR OUR BOND REFUNDING AND PREPAYMENT,. MRS. BOWMAN.[J.1. Bond Refunding and Prepayment [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
>> YES, SIR. LAST MONTH, OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, JOSH MCLAUGHLIN, CAME AND DID A PRESENTATION FOR YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF OPTIONS FOR US AS THE BOARD CONSIDERS THE TAX RATE ADOPTION THIS YEAR.
WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFUND ABOUT 98.9 MILLION OF THE 2015 A AND 2015 B BONDS AT A LOWER INTEREST RATE, WHICH WOULD SAVE THE TAXPAYERS OVER $8 MILLION.
WE ALSO WILL BE PRESENTING THE BOARD WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPAY BONDS.
IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE BOARD THROUGH ACTION OF REALLY GREAT FINANCIAL THOUGHT HAVE SAVED OUR TAXPAYERS OVER $38.5 MILLION THROUGH BOND PREPAYMENTS.
WELL DONE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING THE INFORMATION TO YOU NEXT MONTH.
WE DID GET OUR TAX VALUES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
I'LL BE WORKING THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO GET THOSE CALCULATIONS IN AND THEN BRING THOSE PROPOSALS TO YOU NEXT MONTH.
>> THANK YOU. CONTINUED GOOD NEWS FROM LAST MONTH FROM JOSH MCLAUGHLIN AND THE MCLAUGHLIN REPORT.
YES. I'M SORRY. WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. ADMINISTRATION HAS PULLED THE NEXT ITEM FROM THE AGENDA, BRINGING IT BACK AT NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.
[K.1. Consider Personnel Items as Discussed in Closed Session]
CONSIDER PERSONNEL ITEMS BEFORE WE CONSIDER THESE ITEMS. I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR. STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 17 RESIGNATIONS.DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR PERSONNEL ITEMS?
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
>> MOTION MADE BY KELVIN DILKS, SECONDED BY BRENDA SANDERS.
WISE, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I CALL FOR THE QUESTION, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU APPROVE.
[K.2. Consider Appointing the Official Voting Delegate and Alternate Delegate to the 2024 Texas Association of School Boards Delegate Assembly [Dr. Gayle Stinson, Superintendent]]
CONSIDER APPOINTING THE VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE 2024 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY. DO I HEAR A MOTION?>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, MOVE AT THE BORDER POINT, RALPH KUNKEL, AS THE OFFICIAL VOTING DELEGATE, AND KRIS DREES AS ALTERNATE VOTING DELEGATE TO THE 2024 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> I SECOND AND HOPE YOU ENJOY THAT MEAL.
>> LAST YEAR, I DIDN'T EAT THAT SANDWICH.
I ATE SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND I MAY DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY BRENDA SANDERS-WISE AND THE SECOND BY JOE TOLBERT.
NUMBER 3, CONSIDER THE CHANGE FOR BOARD MEETING DATES;
[K.3. Consider the Change for Board Meeting Dates in September, November, and December 2024 [Dr. Gayle Stinson, Superintendent]]
SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. DO I HEAR A MOTION?>> [OVERLAPPING] I DEFER TO THE MORE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN, MR. DILKS.
>> I MOVED THE BOARD APPROVED THE CHANGE FOR 2024 BOARD MEETING DATES TO TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2021, AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 19 AS PRESENTED.
I THINK YOU SAID EXTINGUISHED, NOT DISTINGUISHED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WAMBLE. ANY DISCUSSION? WE DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT WE NEEDED TO MOVE THESE THREE DATES, THREE OUT OF THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. IT'S UNANIMOUS.
NUMBER 4, CONSIDER THE 24-25 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND HONOR CODE. DO I HEAR A MOTION?
[K.4. Consider the 2024-25 Student Code of Conduct and Extracurricular Honor Code [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2024- '25 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND CURRICULAR HONOR CODE AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU. BRENDA SANDERS-WISE MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. WAMBLE MADE THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
[K.5. Consider the 2024-25 Budget Amendment for 2023-24 Incomplete Projects [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
CONSIDER THE '24-'25 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE '23-'24 INCOMPLETE PROJECTS. DO I HEAR A MOTION?>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE 2024-'25 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR '23-'24 INCOMPLETE AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION MADE BY JOE TOLBERT, SECONDED BY KELVIN DILKS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND, AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.
BEFORE WE CONSIDER OUR CONSENT AGENDA, I WANT TO MENTION ONE DONATION THAT WAS PRESENTED FOR ACCEPTANCE AS PART OF THIS CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.
LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, INC DONATED $5,000 TO THE INSTRUCTION AND ADVANCED ACADEMICS DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD.
[01:10:04]
WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS DONATION.NEXT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[L. CONSENT ITEMS]
ALL ITEMS ARE TO BE ADOPTED WITH ONE MOTION UNLESS THEY'RE 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? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MOTION MADE BY KELVIN DILKS, SECONDED BY JOE TOLBERT.
ANY DISCUSSION? RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU APPROVE.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD OR REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS
[M. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]
INFORMATION TO US AND HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW IN BOARD BOOK.DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ITEMS? MOST OF THESE REPORTS ARE REPORTS THAT WE SEE EVERY MONTH, BUT THERE IS ONE SPECIAL ONE THAT DR. STINSON HAS ASKED TO BE PRESENTED.
I BOOKMARKED THIS SO THAT I CAN REFER TO IT.
BUT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION, APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT OF PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
THERE'S A LOT OF ACRONYMS IN THERE WE DON'T TYPICALLY SEE, AND IT'S NICE TO KNOW WHAT A LOT OF THOSE ARE.
>> YEAH. GIVE ALL OF THE HARD WORK, PROPS TO TAMMY DILLER AND HER STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER FOR US.
AS YOU KNOW, AS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, OUR NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE INCLUSION OF DYSLEXIA PROGRAM INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR AN OPPORTUNITY, JUST FOR REFRESH.
MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT INFORMATION LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND.
BUT JUST IN CASE YOU NEEDED SOME MIDNIGHT READING, WE MADE A NICE REPORT FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AS WE CONCLUDE NOW,
[N. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]
OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, AUGUST THE 22ND.SINCE WE MEET TYPICALLY ON THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, THE 22ND IS THE EARLIEST IN A MONTH WE COULD EVER MEET.
AUGUST 22ND, HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM WITH CLOSED SESSION BEGINNING 5:30 AND OPEN SESSION AT 7:00 PM.
SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> THANK YOU, BRENDA SANDERS-WISE. SECOND?
IT IS 8:11 PM. GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.