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THE MAY 18, 2026 SPECIAL BOARD MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
TIME IS 5:30 AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT. DOCTOR STINSON, PLEASE CONFIRM THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND A NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN THE ACCORDANCE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. YES, MR. KUNKEL, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME I HAVE TO READ THIS.
WHY DON'T YOU READ IT RIGHT NOW? YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
OKAY. WE'LL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.
[C. CLOSED SESSION]
SPECIFICALLY O74 PERSONNEL O72 REAL PROPERTY O71 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND O76 SECURITY.THE TIME IS 5:31. OKAY, THE TIME IS
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06:51 P.M.. ITEM E PUBLIC COMMENTS. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY THAT HAS SIGNED UP FOR THAT. SO WE CAN MOVE TO ITEMS F AND G IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE BOARD.[G. SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS (Part 1 of 2)]
LET'S MOVE G3 TO NOW AND CONSIDER THE HARDEMAN ELEMENTARY REPLACEMENT SCHOOL SITE WORK NOT TO EXCEED CONTRACT. AND THAT INFORMATION. WE NEED A MOTION FIRST BEFORE WE DISCUSS.THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. I'LL SECOND MR. DREES SECONDED.
MRS. SANDERS-WISE, THIRDED IT. [LAUGHTER] ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY PRESENTATIONS ON THIS.
THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF MY UNDERSTANDING. I ASKED SCOTT ALL OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY WORK WATER, SEWER DRAINAGE, THE GRADING SITE GRADING, STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT IT WILL BE ALL THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND THE SITE GRADING WORK TO DO THAT AS WELL.
IT'S GOING TO MOVE. [LAUGHTER] ANYTHING ELSE? I'LL CALL FOR THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HAND.
AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR NEWMAN.
THANK YOU. SO WE WILL GO BACK TO ITEM F IN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP DOCTOR STINSON.
[F. BUDGET WORKSHOP]
ALL RIGHT. WE DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO YOU A SECOND TIME FOR OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP AND DISCUSSIONS.SO TONIGHT, I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.
AND SO AT THIS POINT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KATIE BOWMAN.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR STINSON. SO BOARD MEMBERS IF YOU RECALL FROM OUR LAST MEETING AS WE TALK ABOUT COMPENSATION, A 1% PAY INCREASE IS AROUND $2.1 MILLION. SO YOU CAN KEEP THAT IN MIND.
WE DID NOT HAVE ALL OF OUR INSURANCE INFORMATION AT THE LAST MEETING.
FOR EVERY $10 ADDED TO THE $260 CONTRIBUTION, YOU CAN SEE THAT ANNUAL COST IS AROUND 100.
EXCUSE ME, $163,000. THE OTHER INSURANCE DOCUMENT IS CURRENTLY THOSE LOWER ENDED POSITIONS IN OUR DISTRICT. AND TO REMAIN COMPLIANT WITH THE.
ACA. AFFORDABLE CARE. I WAS TRYING TO SAY TRA, BUT I KNEW THAT WAS NOT THE RIGHT ACRONYM.
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY INCREASED THOSE PARTICULAR PAY GRADES TO $360.
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SO THERE'S SOME INFORMATION. IN ADDITION IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE LAST MEETING WE HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF CUTTING IN THE DEPARTMENTS. WE CUT 9% OUT OF THEIR BUDGETS.WE DO, HAVE HELD SOME CONTINGENCIES BECAUSE WE KNOW SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE GOING TO STRUGGLE, FACILITIES BEING ONE AND POSSIBLY A FEW OTHERS, INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY.
SO THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN OUR PRESENTATION LAST TIME.
SO AT THE TOP, WE ARE LOOKING AT A $600,000 SURPLUS.
WE ALSO WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT SOME OF THE BUDGETS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED ONE TIME, JUST TO KIND OF GET AN IDEA ABOUT MAYBE FUNDING THOSE FROM THE FUTURE NEEDS FUND. YOU CAN SEE ON HERE WE HAVE THE INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLES CONTINGENCY THAT WE HAVE.
THAT WOULD BE ONE TIME AND ONLY IF WE HAD SOME TYPE OF AN ISSUE IN THE DISTRICT, MAYBE A WATER PIPE BURST, WHICH SADLY HAPPENS MORE THAN YOU WOULD THINK.
A LOT OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAVE ONE TIME WE'VE NOW BEEN PULLING OUT AND DOING IN OUR ONE TIME PROJECTS IN THE FALL, BUT THERE STILL ARE SOME THINGS THAT THEY HAD.
SO WHAT WE WERE GOING TO PROPOSE POSSIBLY IS COVERING THOSE WITH FUTURE NEEDS FUND DOLLARS.
IF THE BOARD WAS INTERESTED TO KIND OF GIVE US SOME CAPACITY FOR RECURRING COSTS.
SO THAT'S JUST ANOTHER OPTION THAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO US TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOU TONIGHT.
SO RIGHT NOW OUR SURPLUS IS $600,000. POSSIBLY TRANSFERRING OVER FROM FUTURE NEEDS TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE CAPACITY AS YOU CONSIDER COMPENSATION THIS EVENING.
YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. FROM WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT ON THE ONE TIME.
YES. AND THE INSURANCE SAVINGS.
OH, THE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY INSURANCE? YES, SIR. OUR RATES.
BUT WE'VE BEEN SEEING THOSE RATES DROP OVER THE LAST, THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE'VE HAD THE INSURANCE PREMIUMS ON OUR PROPERTY DECREASE. AND THAT'S ONLY CAUSED BECAUSE OF LESS CLAIMS NOT JUST FOR OUR FACILITY BUT IN THE AREA.
CORRECT. ALSO, DON'T FORGET THE AGE OF OUR BUILDINGS HAS GOTTEN NEWER TOO.
SO THE VALUES HAVE GONE UP SOME, BUT STILL THAT'S A GREAT SAVINGS FOR US AS FAR AS INSURANCE PREMIUM, THAT'S BOTTOM LINE MONEY.
WE TALKED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. YES, SIR. WHICH WOULD BE LIKE POTENTIAL SALARIES.
IT'S 2.1 1 MILLION FOR EVERY 1%. THAT'S CORRECT.
SO IF WE GO TO A 3%, THAT'S 6.3. IS MY MATH RIGHT? YES, SIR. SO WE'D HAVE A 4.3. I HATE TO USE THE WORD DEFICIT BUDGET.
YES, SIR. ON PAPER. YES, SIR. BUT HISTORICALLY, WE ALWAYS UNDERSPEND.
YES, SIR. AND WE NEVER DO DEFICIT SPENDING. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I MEAN, THERE AND THERE WERE OTHER MONIES AVAILABLE.
IF WE HAD. THIS YEAR FOR AN INCREASE. YES, SIR.
PERHAPS, BUT IT WENT INTO THAT FUTURE NEEDS FUND THAT THE BOARD CONTROLS TO PULL OUT.
SHE'S ASKING, DO WE CAN WE PULL OUT 1.4 FOR THESE LONG TERM THINGS? YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE NEED IS NOW. AND IT GIVES US ROOM WHERE THE RECURRING COST OF SALARIES.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE SAME THING AGAIN NEXT YEAR. THESE 1.4 WOULD NOT BE HERE NEXT YEAR.
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THERE MAY BE SOME NEW 1.4 THINGS, BUT NOT THOSE.THOSE WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF THIS YEAR AND DONE OUT OF OUR FUTURE NEEDS FUND.
WE JUST MAKING THIS INTO A BIGGER NUMBER. CORRECT.
NOT TO PUT TOO FINE A POINT, ALL YOUR I AGREE WITH ALL YOUR LOGIC, BUT INSTEAD OF 4.3.
AND IF WE DID THE INSURANCE IT'D BE ALMOST 5 MILLION, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT SIR. YEAH.
THIS ONE. IF WE DO ANY CHANGE THERE. RIGHT. YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH.
YOU'RE RIGHT. WE DO $40 INCREASE. YEAH YEAH YEAH.
I'M SORRY. THAT'S $600,000 ADDITIONAL. YEAH. SIX PLUS.
YEAH. I GET 4.95. SO FIVE MILL. 5 MILLION. 5 MILLION.
WE HISTORICALLY UNDERSPEND OUR BUDGET BY 4 TO 6 MILLION.
RIGHT? IF NOT MORE. YEAH. AT LEAST. SO WHEN I'M GOING OUT, YOU SAID THERE WAS A 9% REDUCTION IN.
DEPARTMENT BUDGETS. DEPARTMENT BUDGETS. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT OUR OUR BUDGET'S, 86% IS PERSONNEL.
RIGHT? AND SO WE HAVE 14% THAT WE HAVE ASKED THE DEPARTMENTS TO REDUCE.
AND IT'S GOING TO GIVE US A GOOD FEEL FOR, YOU KNOW, HOW DEPARTMENTS CAN MANAGE.
WE STILL HAVE SOME CONTINGENCIES BUILT IN THE BUDGET THIS FALL YOU KNOW, AS ANY TIME THAT THE BOARD ALLOWS US TO HAVE A ON PAPER DEFICIT, AS YOU MENTIONED, THEN WE WILL GO BACK AND AS WE START BUDGET PLANNING IN THE FALL, AND THAT'S WHEN WE START LOOKING THROUGH ATTRITION AND DIFFERENT THINGS WAYS TO TRIM THE BUDGET EACH YEAR. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN, WE WORK ON EACH YEAR.
SO IF YOU RECALL, WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAD THE VATR A FEW YEARS AGO.
WE KNEW THAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE A FEW YEARS.
SO THE REASON WE'VE PUT MONEY ASIDE IS TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE.
IF WE DID HAVE A DROP IN ENROLLMENT LIKE SOME DISTRICTS HAVE HAD, IT GIVES US TIME TO PLAN AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SOME VERY WISE DECISIONS AND BRING SOME VERY GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU.
SO YOU'RE DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF EFFICIENCY.
TRYING TO. YES, SIR. WHICH I LOVE. YES, SIR. THAT'S A GOOD PHRASE, I LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU. I'M GONNA WRITE THAT DOWN. NEVER WORKED THAT ONE INTO A SERMON WHEN I WAS A PASTOR, THOUGH. [LAUGHTER] AS ONE AND FRUGAL. AND COME FALL, WE'LL STILL OCTOBER, NOVEMBER WE'LL STILL GET A POTENTIAL LIST OF SOME ONE TIME PROJECTS AND OR PURCHASES ONCE THE JUNE 30 YEAR IS OVER.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. TYPICALLY, IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE BROUGHT THAT LIST TO YOU IN THE FALL, AND WE MAY DIG INTO THAT SAME FUTURE NEEDS FUNDS BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME MONEY THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND THIS YEAR THAT WILL EITHER GO INTO GENERAL FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS HIGH ENOUGH AS IT IS, OR IT'LL GO ALSO TRANSFER INTO THAT FUTURE NEEDS FUND.
YES SIR. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE DISTRICT VIA EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT CUT THEIR BUDGETS BY 9% AND REALLY GAVE, THE DISTRICT AND THEMSELVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND ANALYZE THEIR, HABITS AND THEIR SPENDING AND THEIR NEEDS AS COMPARED OVER THE LAST 5 TO 10 YEARS, BECAUSE THAT DOES CHANGE.
AND SO THERE ARE SOME, DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE GROWN IN NEED, FOR EXAMPLE FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS IN TERMS OF OFFICIALS THAT THEY ALL NEED AND CONTEST OFFICIALS THAT PAY RISES EVERY YEAR AND WE DON'T CONTROL THAT UIL DOES.
AND SO, THOSE ARE SOME EXPENDITURES THAT WE DON'T CONTROL, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE AND ETC.. COST OF UTILITIES, ALL OF THOSE. AND SO YOU KNOW, BUT THEN THERE MAY BE OTHERS THAT DON'T NEED SOMETHING THAT THEY NEEDED TEN YEARS AGO AND THEY'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT COMING TOGETHER AND, ANALYZING BUDGETS AND, AND GIVING AND TAKING FOR THE, NEED OF EVERYONE.
SO REALLY PROUD OF THE DISTRICT AND THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TO GET HERE.
THANK YOU. WHAT? YES. SORRY. JUST ONE LAST QUESTION.
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HOW OUR STIPENDS WERE. AND I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY AT SOME POINT TO WE MAY BE FINE.I'M NOT QUESTIONING IT. I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE RIGHT, WE'RE WRONG. I WOULD JUST LIKE SOMEBODY TO BRING US SOME INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING ON STIPENDS AS COMPARED TO OTHER DISTRICTS. YES, SIR.
WE JUST KNEW WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS THIS YEAR TO REALLY ADDRESS IT.
SO THAT'LL BE A GOOD PIECE FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT FOR NEXT YEAR.
I JUST FEEL SO BAD FOR SOME OF THOSE TEACHERS. I MEAN, I KNOW ALL THE TEACHERS TAKE WORK HOME WITH THEM AND BUT SOME OF THEM ARE SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY DOING TEN HOUR DAYS, SIX DAYS A WEEK, AND YOU JUST FEEL BAD THAT IT WORKS OUT TO PENNIES, ON THE DOLLAR FOR SOME OF THOSE. RIGHT. YEAH, I AGREE.
OKAY. WELL. VERY GOOD. SINCE WE REORDERED OUR AGENDA AND DID G 3.
[G. SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS (Part 2 of 2)]
WELL, LET'S JUST GO TO G 2 NOW AND CONSIDER THE 26-27 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.IF WE HAVE A MOTION THEN WE CAN DISCUSS AND SO FORTH.
BUT IS THERE A MOTION. I'LL READ IT IF YOU WANT.
I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE A COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27 THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING.
A 3% INCREASE OF THE 25-26 BASE SALARY FOR ALL TEACHERS, AS DEFINED UNDER HOUSE BILL TWO PASSED DURING THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND DEFINED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY WITH AMENDMENT INCREASE OF 3% OF THE YEAR, 16 SALARY ON THE 2025 2026 PAY SCALE.
ANY ADDITIONAL TEACHER SALARY SCALE INCREASES FOR THE YEARS THREE AND FIVE TO ENSURE THE 2026-27 TEACHER PAY SCALE REFLECTS THE MINIMUM INCREASES REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL TWO, PASSED DURING THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS COMPARED TO THE 2024 2025 TEACHER SALARY SCALE. A 3% INCREASE OF THE 2025-26 BASE SALARY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES PAID FROM THE NON TEACHER PAY SCALE, WITH A MINIMUM INCREASE OF 3% OF THE YEAR 16 SALARY ON THE 2025-26 NON TEACHER PAY SCALE.
A 3% INCREASE OF THE 2020 526 BASE SALARY FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.
THAT INCLUDES MINIMUM INCREASE OF 3% OF MIDPOINT BASED ON THE 2025-26 SALARY SCHEDULES AND AN INCREASE IN THE CURRENT DISTRICT HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION FROM $260 TO $300 AND $360 FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN PAY SCALES C1 THROUGH C5 AND MT1 THROUGH MT4 TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, OTHERWISE KNOWN BY KATIE AS THE ACA.
THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT THAT'S A WORLD RECORD LENGTH OF MOTION, BUT THAT'S WHAT WAS REQUIRED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SECONDED BY MR. DILKS. ANY DISCUSSION? COMMENTS? WE HAVEN'T PASSED THE BUDGET YET. SO THERE'S TECHNICALLY THERE'S NO DEFICIT OR SURPLUS BUDGET, RIGHT. I MEAN ISN'T THAT CORRECT. I MEAN SO BUT IT'S LIKELY THAT THAT THIS WILL END UP IN A DEFICIT SITUATION FOR OUR BUDGET, WHICH WE'RE NOT CRAZY ABOUT DOING, BUT OUR STAFF NEEDS IT.
I THINK MR. DAVIS HAS POINTED OUT TO ME PRIVATELY, I THINK THE COST OF LIVING INCREASES 3.18, 3.8 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. EVERYBODY FEELS IT AT THE GAS PUMP.
AND I LOOK AT THEM LIKE THEY'RE CRAZY. YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT THREE LITTLE BAGS.
YOU CAN'T CHARGE ME $111. SO I HATE IT. AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HOPE AND WORK TO SEE IF THE LEGISLATURE WILL MAKE SOME MORE GENERAL THE BASIC ALLOTMENT FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEXT YEAR.
I JUST IT'S GOT TO HAPPEN SOMETIME. YEAH. EMPLOYERS ALL OVER THE PLACE ARE REALLY DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PROVIDE AT LEAST INFLATIONARY TYPE INCREASES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
THEY REALIZE THEY HAVE TO DO THAT IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD.
AND THOSE THAT DON'T LOSE GOOD EMPLOYEES. AND IF WE DON'T DO AT LEAST WHAT THIS MOTION SAYS THAT I THINK IT'LL BE SEEN AS A NEGATIVE TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO I'M, RIGHT THERE WITH Y'ALL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'M GOING TO REWORD THAT. I HOPE OUR EMPLOYEES SEE THIS AS A NET POSITIVE, NOT A NEGATIVE.
INDEED. YEAH. I WANT POSITIVE NOT A NEGATIVE.
YEAH. IT IS A POSITIVE. THAT'S BETTER WAY TO SAY IT.
YES. AND LIKE IT HAS BEEN STATED WE HAVE WHEN WE GO INTO THESE YEARS, SOMETIMES WE APPEAR TO HAVE A
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DEFICIT BUDGET, BUT USUALLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR WE BALANCED IT AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE WATCHDOGS WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN FOR THE TAXPAYERS AND THE BIRDVILLE ISD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, KEEPING OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSETS BESIDES OUR CHILDREN IS OUR EMPLOYEES.AND I WAS AT A MEETING JUST YESTERDAY WITH THE NORTH TEXAS GROUP.
THEY'RE ALL HAVE HAD DEFICIT BUDGETS AND YOU WORK AROUND IT, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO PLAN FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO, AND IT CAUSES YOU TO HAVE THAT HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY WILL OPEN SOME EYES OF HOW THE STATE IS JUST TOTALLY UNDERFUNDING WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR US.
WE CAN GIVE THEM EXAMPLE AFTER EXAMPLE AFTER EXAMPLE.
WE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK TWO WEEKS AGO, ALL THE UNFUNDED THINGS THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING.
WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A NUMBER FOR THAT HERE YOU SAID I SAID SECURITY WAS AN EASY ONE.
HERE'S WHAT IT ACTUALLY COST US. HERE'S HOW MUCH YOU'RE DOING.
NOW THERE'S OTHER THINGS DOWN THE LINE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TELL THAT LEGISLATION, THE LEGISLATORS NEXT JANUARY, THEY GO IN SESSION. HERE'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO US.
SO DON'T TELL ME $50 FOR YOU KNOW, YOUR FOR EACH STUDENT IS ENOUGH OF AN INCREASE.
IT'S NOT. AND THE OTHER THING ABOUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, THEY GAVE THESE TEACHERS THE 25 OR $5,000, RIGHT. AND OF COURSE, I KNOW THE TEACHERS WERE THANKFUL FOR THAT, BUT THAT WAS OVER SIX YEARS.
THAT'S ABOUT $850 A YEAR. RIGHT. WHEN YOU CONSIDER WE DIDN'T GIVE YOU A RAISE FOR SIX YEARS, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU $5,000. $5000 IS WONDERFUL.
I REMEMBER GETTING $3000 AS A TEACHER AND BEING THANKFUL FOR IT.
BUT MY POINT BEING IS THE STATE HELD BACK MONEY FOR SO LONG.
EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY WERE GENEROUS, THEY REALLY WEREN'T ALL THAT GENEROUS.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW MANY YEARS IT TOOK TO GET THAT $5000.
AND THEY WANT TO BRAG ABOUT HOW THEY GAVE RECORD NUMBERS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT LAST SESSION.
THERE'S MORE STUDENTS. THERE'S KIDS NOW. IT'S DROPPED OFF NOW, BUT THERE'S MORE THAT ALSO INCLUDED HIGHER EDUCATION IN THOSE NUMBERS TOO, NOT JUST K THROUGH 12. THEY WERE LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER NUMBERS AROUND THE STATE TOO.
SO THEY'RE NOT. AND PRIVATE EDUCATION AND CHARTER.
ALL THE EDUCATION. ALL THE ABOVE. YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. BUT IN A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THIS WHEN ASKED ABOUT IT, YES, IT'S A STATEWIDE TREND THAT THERE'S LOWER ENROLLMENT.
BUT IF YOU STATISTICALLY BIRDVILLE STAYED RELATIVELY CONSTANT.
RIGHT. WE HAVEN'T GONE UP A LOT, BUT WE HAVEN'T GONE DOWN A LOT.
SO THE ALLEGATION THAT, WELL, YOUR STUDENT POPULATION IS GOING DOWN.
WE DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, SO WE'RE PRETTY FLAT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.
IF YOU LOSE 2 OR 3 KIDS PER CLASS, YOU DON'T GET TO SAY, OH, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO SHOVE THOSE OTHER 20 KIDS ALL IN TO THE REST OF IT YOU CAN'T LET GO OF THAT TEACHER. SO HE WAS POINTING OUT THAT THERE'S FIXED COSTS INVOLVED IN THAT AND THAT, IT'S NOT A OH, WELL, YOU LOST X NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
THEREFORE YOU SHOULD CUT THIS. YOU SHOULD CUT THIS, HE SAID THE SYSTEM IS IS NOT BUILT THAT WAY.
AND IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE THAT WAY. THERE'S, A FIXED COST TO THAT.
THERE WAS ONE THING I WOULD JUST POINT OUT THAT GOT BROUGHT UP THERE TOO, WHICH IS NOT REALLY SO PERTINENT TO US, BUT THAT IS RALPH WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS, BUT.
AND IF IT KEEPS GOING, IF THE VOUCHERS START SUCKING A LOT MORE STUDENTS.
AND IT'S IT COULD EASILY BE INSOLVENT. I THINK ONE OF THE PROUDEST THINGS WE CAN SAY IN OUR VOTERS KIND OF CONFIRMED IT AGAIN IN OUR BOND ELECTION, THAT WE'VE BEEN AHEAD OF THE GAME OF BEING EFFICIENT BY COMBINING SCHOOLS.
WE'VE DONE FOUR ELEMENTARIES INTO TWO. NOW WE HAVE NOW OUR NEXT BIG TASK IS WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS INTO ONE, AND WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT SOME OF THE SAVINGS ARE GOING TO BE THERE.
SO WE'RE BEING AHEAD OF THE CURVE, PLANNING AHEAD FOR THOSE THINGS TO HAPPEN.
AND OUR COMMUNITIES, THEY BOUGHT INTO IT. THEY AGREE WITH US.
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WHERE OTHERS ARE JUST HAVING TURMOIL UPON TURMOIL, OF TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO REACT TO THESE REDUCTIONS.WE'RE NOT THROUGH PROBABLY WE'LL PROBABLY GET SOME MORE COMBINATIONS HAPPENING DOWN THE LINE, BUT WE'RE DOING IT METHODICALLY AND WE'RE DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY AND WE'RE GETTING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN IT.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN I CALL FOR THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR, INDICATE BY RAISED HAND AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.
GO UP TO THE G 1 NOW. PERSONNEL ITEMS ANNOUNCING THAT DOCTOR STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 18 RESIGNATIONS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE PERSONNEL ITEMS? YES.
AND THANK YOU, MR. DREES. SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HAND AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.
OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, MAY 28TH IN THE BOARDROOM LOCATED ON BELKNAP STREET.
[H. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]
CLOSED SESSION 5:30 RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7 P.M..ANY OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS? WHAT TIME DO WE NEED TO BE THERE TOMORROW? 04:30, IS THAT RIGHT? 4:30 IS WHAT I HAVE ON MY CALENDAR.
OKAY. AND THEN. AND THEN ARE THE GUYS WEARING SUITS AND TIES? WE'RE DOING THE REGALIA. SO JUST. ALL REMEMBER REGALIA.
OKAY. JUST A SHIRT WITH A TIE. SHIRT. OKAY. YEAH.
SHIRT WITH A TIE FOR THE MEN. GOT IT. OKAY. MRS. SANDERS-WISE MAKES THE MOTION. SECOND. SECOND BY MR. DAVIS. WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING 7:17 P.M..
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