Jun 20, 2023 Board Meetings

[Items I & II]

[III. Public Comment]

[00:02:04]

HELLO, MY NAME IS BARON LEFRANC AND I RECENTLY COMPLETED FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE AS A TEACHER TO DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL.

ASK ANYONE.

I WAS BELOVED ON CAMPUS BY STAFF AND STUDENTS ALIKE.

I WORKED HARD TO BUILD A VISUAL ART PROGRAM LEADING DEL VALLE ISD TO THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS.

UNFORTUNATELY, I WILL NOT BE RETURNING NEXT YEAR.

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MY CAMPUS DURING WHICH I WAS HARASSED AND ATTACKED BY STUDENTS.

I RECEIVED NO HELP FROM SECURITY OR ADMINISTRATORS DESPITE REPEATED CALLS, I FELT UNSAFE TO RETURN TO WORK.

I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN AN EFFORT TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFER WORKING CONDITIONS ON OUR CAMPUS FOR BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS.

HOW NAIVE I WAS.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH HR WAS BEYOND DISAPPOINTING.

I RECEIVED ABSOLUTELY NO COMPASSION FROM THE DEPARTMENT THAT I THOUGHT WAS HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR ITS DISTRICT, INCLUDING ITS TEACHERS.

DURING MY EXPERIENCE WITH HR, I WAS GASLIT.

I WAS BLAMED FOR ELEMENTS OUT OF MY CONTROL AND I WAS EVEN ACCUSED OF BEING A RACIST.

MY CONSEQUENCE FOR REPORTING THIS INCIDENT WAS TO BE PLACED ON LEAVE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SAY GOODBYE TO ANY OF MY STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM I'VE TAUGHT FOR ALL FOUR YEARS OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.

I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND GRADUATION DESPITE THE FACT THAT SEVERAL GRADUATING SENIORS HAD SELECTED ME FOR THEIR ROBING CEREMONY.

I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO RETRIEVE ANY OF MY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING LESSON PLANS, PRESENTATIONS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND RUBRICS.

THIS INCIDENT SENT ME INTO ONE OF THE DARKEST DEPRESSIONS OF MY LIFE.

I CAME TO THE VERY SAD REALIZATION THAT HARD WORK AND LOYALTY TO THIS DISTRICT MEAN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

YOU CLAIM TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT DOING SO WOULD REQUIRE ADVOCATING FOR THE TEACHERS.

I HAVE KNOWN DOZENS OF EXCELLENT EDUCATORS THAT HAVE LEFT THIS DISTRICT AFTER BEING FED UP WITH OUR NEGLECT, ABUSE AND LACK OF RESPECT, NOT FROM THE STUDENTS BUT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.

DEL VALLE ISD NEEDS TO GET ITS PRIORITIES TOGETHER AND YOU, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, NEED TO TAKE ACTION BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ERICA PETTIT AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT ATTENDS DELL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

I WAS ABLE TO WATCH THREE YOUTUBE VIDEOS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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LATVIA IS NOW GOING INTO HER JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE IS A SMART STUDENT.

SHE IS A PART OF BREAKING BREAD.

SHE HAS SPOKEN AT DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS HAD.

SHE HAS BEEN HELPFUL TO HER PEERS, TO STAFF.

SHE'S A GREAT STUDENT.

SHE MAINTAINS A'S AND B'S.

SHE'S NOT A PROBLEM, A PROBLEMATIC STUDENT.

THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK ON LATVIA.

LATVIA WAS A PART OF WHAT MS..

LAFFRANQUE WAS SPEAKING OF WHEN SHE SAYS THAT SHE WAS ATTACKED.

WHEN WATCHING THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT INSTANCES THAT HAPPENED WITHIN THE SAME DAY, AND I COULD ONLY THINK THAT MAYBE SHE THOUGHT THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS A PART OF THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED WITH THE CHILDREN IN THE STAIRWELL.

ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY I WAS RECEIVING A PHONE CALL FROM MY DAUGHTER WHOM WAS UPSET THAT SHE WAS IN LUNCH, THAT SHE WAS WALKING DOWN A HALLWAY AND THAT SHE FELT VERBALLY ATTACKED BY A TEACHER WHOM THE TEACHER CURSED HER OUT AND DROPPED A COUPLE OF F BOMBS.

IN RETURN MY DAUGHTER ASKED HER IF SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS BEING PROFESSIONAL AND IF SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE DESERVED THAT BECAUSE SHE HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING.

AND IN RETURN SHE RECEIVED AN APOLOGY FROM THAT PARTICULAR TEACHER AND TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS HUMAN AND HAD MADE A MISTAKE.

WHEN I WENT TO WATCH THE YOUTUBE VIDEO, IT WAS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE NOT ONLY WERE HER FEELINGS HURT, NOT ONLY IS SHE SENSITIVE AS WELL BECAUSE THE TEACHER WANTED TO SPEAK ON HOW SENSITIVE SHE WAS, BUT I'M DEALING WITH A 15 YEAR OLD CHILD STUDENT WHO IS STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT HER EMOTIONS AND FIGURE OUT WHO SHE IS AS A PERSON.

SHE DIDN'T DESERVE TO BE DISRESPECTED.

SHE RECEIVED AN APOLOGY.

BUT THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE VIDEOS OR YOU LISTEN TO THE VIDEOS, SHE'S BEING DRUGGED ON THE INTERNET, AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, IS HER NAME WAS NOT SAID. MY DAUGHTER DID NOT ATTACK ANYONE.

SHE WAS INNOCENTLY WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY WITH HER GROUP OF FRIENDS, TALKING AND LAUGHING LIKE STUDENTS DO DURING THEIR LUNCH PERIOD.

SHE WASN'T INVOLVED WITH ANY OTHER STUDENTS THAT WERE IN A STAIRWELL.

SHE HAD NO IDEA THAT ANOTHER SITUATION HAD OCCURRED.

SO WHEN WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT OUR FEELINGS AND WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT RESPECT AND WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT SUPPORT AS AN ADULT, WHEN YOU COME INTO THIS DISTRICT, WHEN YOU SIGN UP TO BE A TEACHER, YES, YOU ARE HUMAN.

HOWEVER, YOUR DUTY IS TO TEACH THESE STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS MS. LEFRANC.

SHE APOLOGIZED TO ME.

I ACCEPTED HER APOLOGY.

AND TO GET THESE VIDEOS, TO SEE THESE VIDEOS OF MINE, LIKE CHARACTER BEING DRAGGED WAS VERY UPSETTING.

I'M WANTED TO MOVE ON FROM THE SITUATION.

I STILL AM MOVING ON FROM IT.

AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT SHE CAN ACCEPT AN APOLOGY OF IF SHE FELT EMBARRASSED, ATTACKED, FRUSTRATED WITH US.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, DEL VALLE BOARD MEMBERS.

DR. TALLEY.

I'M SHARING A LETTER THAT I SHARED WITH YOU EARLIER THIS WEEK.

MANY TIMES WE ONLY HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY WHEN THINGS DO NOT GO PERFECTLY AS PLANNED.

BUT RARELY DO WE HEAR PRAISE OR GRATITUDE WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAPPY.

WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHED A LIGHT ON WHAT IS GOING RIGHT.

VALIDATING YOUR DECISION TO HIRE DR.

TALLEY FIVE YEARS AGO AND TO CONTINUE TO RENEW HER AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

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HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

AFTER YEARS OF HAVING AN AMBIGUOUS BILINGUAL PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS WERE NOT VALUED FOR THEIR HERITAGE AND WE LOST TEACHERS WHO DISAGREED WITH THE DISTRICT'S APPROACH TO BILINGUAL EDUCATION.

WE FINALLY HAVE A WORLD RENOWNED BILITERACY PROGRAM THAT VALUES STUDENTS WITH TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES AND PROMOTES THE IDEA OF ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO BE BILITERATE. DR.

TALLEY STRATEGICALLY HIRED AND CONTRACTED INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP THE PROGRAM WE PROUDLY CALL OUR OWN.

PRIOR TO DR. TALLEY JOINING OUR DISTRICT, THE CURRICULUM PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WAS VAGUE AND INEFFECTIVE.

TEACHERS SOUGHT OUT MATERIALS FROM SOURCES THAT WERE NOT CREDIBLE AND OR ALIGNED TO OUR STATE STANDARDS.

WITH DR.

TALLEY'S EXPERIENCE AND VAST KNOWLEDGE ON CURRICULUM WRITING AND BEST PRACTICES, OUR TEACHERS WERE TRAINED ON CREATING A FOCUSED CURRICULUM THAT TARGETED OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR SPECIFIC LEARNING NEEDS.

NEW AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH RESOURCES THAT COULD BE ENHANCED THROUGH THE TEACHERS CREATIVITY WHILE STILL ALIGNED TO THE STATE STANDARDS.

AFTER A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC, FIVE ELEMENTARIES, TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND A HIGH HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS RECEIVED A B RATING FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, AND ONE ELEMENTARY CAMPUS RECEIVED AN A RATING, GIVING OUR DISTRICT AN OVERALL B RATING.

THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN REACHED WITHOUT THE STRONG AND FOCUSED LEADERSHIP OF DR.

TALLEY. DR.

TALLEY CHALLENGED DISTRICT PERSONNEL TO CREATE A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS TO ADDRESS TEACHER TURNOVER CONCERNS.

EXPERIENCED TEACHERS WERE TRAINED AND PAID TO SUPPORT NEW TO THE PROFESSION AND TO OUR AND TO OUR DISTRICT TEACHERS.

THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM BUILT THE CAPACITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES FOR OUR NEW TEACHERS.

ADDITIONALLY, IT SUPPORTED AND ENGAGED NEW TEACHERS TO PERFORM AT THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR OUR STUDENTS.

FOR THE PAST 29 YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE SUPERINTENDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR THAT TIME OR A FRACTION OF THAT TIME KNOW THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT DR.

TALLEY HAS HAD ON OUR DISTRICT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, ON OUR STUDENTS.

AS YOU CONSIDER RENEWING DR.

TIELLE'S CONTRACT, WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU OF HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AS WITH ANY ORGANIZATION, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN NOT EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT.

AS LEADERS, WE MUST WORK TOGETHER FOR RESOLUTIONS AND DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS BASED ON OUR PROGRESS, OUR DISTRICT CULTURE AND STUDENT CENTERED FOCUS. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DR.

TIELLE'S LEADERSHIP IN DEL VALLE.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK TO YOU FOR THE THIRD TIME.

HOWEVER, THIS TIME NOT TO SPEAK ON OUR BAND, BUT TO HIGHLIGHT THE CORRUPTION THAT EXISTS IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND OTHER DISTRICT LEADERS.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS USED NEARLY ALL HER RESOURCES TO IMPROVE HER PERSONAL IMAGE AND BROKEN REPUTATION, ALONG WITH CUTTING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN BOARD MEMBERS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

I'VE HEARD THE SUPERINTENDENT USE THE TERM WE ARE DEL VALLE RECENTLY, HOWEVER, SHE LIVES IN A CONDO ON RAINEY STREET THAT'S OVER TWICE THE AVERAGE HOME PRICE IN DEL VALLE.

SHE MAKES $246,000 A YEAR.

AND FOR WHAT? ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT OUR OWN BOARD MEMBERS AND TEACHERS ARE SCARED TO SPEAK OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE FEARFUL OF BEING TREATED LIKE DAMIAN, MS. LAFRANC, MR. GUYTON, MS. Z., MR. THOMPSON, MS. MCCARTHY, MS. CHAVEZ, OR PLENTY OF OTHERS THAT WERE MISTREATED BY OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

WE'RE LOSING EDUCATORS THAT ARE IMPERATIVE TO OUR SUCCESS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF OUR SUPERINTENDENTS ACTIONS.

AND SO I ASK THE BOARD TO VOTE OUR SUPERINTENDENT OUT OF HER POSITION AT DEL VALLE ISD SO WE CAN RETAIN THE TEACHERS THAT ARE MAKING OUR STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL AND RID OUR DISTRICT OF THE CORRUPTION THAT EXISTS TODAY.

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, OUR DISTRICT HAS GAINED THE ATTENTION OF SEVERAL OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I'VE HAD PEOPLE REACH OUT FROM PLACES AS FAR AS HOUSTON ABOUT HOW THEY'VE HEARD ABOUT THE SITUATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I KNOW THAT EVERY BOARD MEMBER HAS POSITIVE INTENTIONS WHEN THEY ARE ELECTED AND THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING THAT WILL TRULY BENEFIT OUR SCHOOLS.

I IMPLORE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO STAND WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND END THIS ERA OF CRONYISM AND NEPOTISM IN OUR DISTRICT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S TIME FOR ACTION WHEN MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION ARE PLACING THEIR OWN GAINS OVER THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND MENTAL WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN.

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THIS IS NOT A GAME.

THE COMMUNITY PAYS THE SUPERINTENDENT HANDSOMELY, AND LATELY SHE'S BEEN SPENDING A TON OF TIME POSING FOR PICTURES AND SENDING EMAILS TO DRUM UP PR SUPPORT INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY AFFECTING POSITIVE CHANGE.

SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO PAY AND EMPLOY HER AND HER BOYFRIEND WHO ALSO WORKS FOR THE DISTRICT? I THINK NOT. WHY, YOU ASK, IS IT OKAY FOR THEM TO NOT ONLY BE PAID HANDSOMELY, BUT TO PROFIT FROM THE DISTRICT? THIS POWER COUPLE, WHILE NOT MARRIED, HAVE ALREADY SHOWN THEY WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO CONTINUE WHAT'S IN THEIR BEST FINANCIAL INTEREST.

NOT THAT OF THE STUDENTS.

DEL VALLE DESERVES BETTER THAN THE WOE IS ME.

WHY DON'T THEY LIKE ME, SUPERINTENDENT IT CURRENTLY EMPLOYS.

WE NEED AN HONEST, TRUTHFUL, COURAGEOUS SUPERINTENDENT THAT CAN ADMIT THINGS AREN'T RIGHT AND TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO CONFRONT THE FRAUD, ABUSE OF POWER AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO RETAIN TEACHERS.

SORRY. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO RETAIN AND HIRE QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

START FROM THE TOP AND GET RID OF THE LIES, CORRUPTION AND FRAUD.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A TERRIBLE ENVIRONMENT WHEN TEACHERS ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE INEQUITIES GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT.

WE'RE TIRED OF EVERYONE LOOKING THE OTHER WAY WHILE ALL THE EVIDENCE IS IN FRONT OF YOU.

I ASK YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, TEACHERS AND KIDS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, DO YOU WANT TO BE THE ONES WHO SAY WE MADE DEL VALLE BETTER OR DO YOU WANT TO STAND WITH THE LIES AND THE FRAUD? THE DECISION IS YOURS, BUT FOR THE LOVE OF OUR KIDS, COMMUNITY AND TEACHERS, PLEASE MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.

I WON'T STAND BY A MINUTE LONGER WHY MY SON AND OTHERS ARE BULLIED BY ADULTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THEM AND INTIMIDATE THEM.

LASTLY, THE NEXT TIME THE DOORS ARE LOCKED IN A CLASSROOM AND A SECURITY GUARD IS POSTED OUTSIDE A CLASSROOM ON THE GUISE OF KEEPING MY CHILD SAFE, I WILL BE CALLING THE POLICE, CPS, THE NEWS, AND TEA.

YOU HAVE AN IT DEPARTMENT THAT CAN BLOCK EMAILS, A PR DEPARTMENT THAT CAN SILENCE NEWS STORIES.

YET THAT DOES NOT MAKE YOU ABOVE THE LAW.

COMMON DECENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND CORRUPTION.

IT'S TIME WE QUIT TAKING THE PEOPLE WHO WERE REJECTED FROM OTHER SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS WHEN THEY'VE BEEN LET GO FOR CAUSE OR A REASON, STAND UP AND BE COUNTED OR SIT THERE AND DO NOTHING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES.

I HAVE SPENT OVER 26 YEARS SERVING STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF AND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN A VARIETY OF ROLES.

I HAVE SEEN MANY THINGS, BUT NOTHING AS HORRENDOUS AS WHAT I HAVE WITNESSED AND PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IN DEL VALLE ISD.

MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THESE MEETINGS AND ARE APPALLED BY EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THIS DISTRICT.

IT'S ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE AND EACH ONE OF YOU SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED AND WORKING DILIGENTLY TO STOP THE COURSE IN WHICH THIS DISTRICT IS HEADED.

AS TRUSTEES, YOU ARE ALL ELECTED.

ELECTED TRUSTEES SHOULD ALWAYS ACT WITH THE UTMOST INTEGRITY AND SHOULD NOT COMPLICITLY TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE CORRUPT BEHAVIOR BEING DISPLAYED BY THE DISTRICT'S LEADERS.

AND I USE THAT WORD VERY LOOSELY, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF HIGHER LEADERSHIP IN THIS DISTRICT WHO DON'T EXEMPLIFY THE TERM IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

THIS IS YET ANOTHER REMINDER THAT YOU ARE ELECTED TO SERVE KIDS AND DO THE RIGHT THING.

AND I IMPLORE YOU TO STOP YOUR CURRENT COURSE AND MOVE IN A BETTER DIRECTION.

IF YOU RECALL, I CAME BEFORE YOU ON MARCH 12TH, 2019, AND I IMPLORED YOU THEN TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHY THERE IS SUCH A HIGH TURNOVER RATE IN THIS DISTRICT.

SADLY, YOU DIDN'T.

AND AS A RESULT, THE DISTRICT HAS LOST EVEN MORE DEDICATED QUALITY EDUCATORS.

AND IN CASE YOU AREN'T AWARE, I WAS REASSIGNED TO THE COPY ROOM AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF MY SPEAKING UP AT THAT BOARD MEETING. AND IN ADDITION, MY SALARY STAYED THE SAME FOR OVER A YEAR.

SO I WAS GETTING PAID.

MY COORDINATOR OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SALARY TO MAKE COPIES AND TO DO CLERICAL WORK.

WHAT A COLOSSAL WASTE OF THE DISTRICT'S MONEY, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO GET ME TO QUIT.

AND TO SILENCE MY VOICE.

IF YOU DO A LITTLE DIGGING, YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT I AM ONLY ONE OF MANY WHO HAS EXPERIENCED SUCH INJUSTICE.

EVENTUALLY, MY SALARY WAS CUT IN HALF AND I WAS PERMANENTLY REASSIGNED AS AN ATTENDANCE CLERK AT DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A SUCCESSFUL TEACHER, READING SPECIALIST AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, AND THIS IS THE ROLE THAT THE DISTRICT SAW FIT TO PUT ME IN. REALLY? WHEN WILL YOU STOP TURNING A BLIND EYE AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT BY KIDS?

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AND I JUST WANT, I WANT TO END WITH THIS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I SPOKE UP LAST TIME, I HAD A LOT TO LOSE.

AND I DID.

MY SALARY WAS STRIPPED.

MY TITLE WAS STRIPPED.

BUT ONE THING THAT WAS NEVER STRIPPED AND CAN NEVER BE TAKEN AWAY FROM ME IS MY DIGNITY.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M BEFORE YOU NOW.

GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS CYNTHIA ALLEN WILLIAMS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT SINGLE MEMBER, DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.

I COME FROM A FAMILY OF DEL VALLE RESIDENTS, PARENTS, STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES.

MY DEL VALLE ISD ROOTS RUN DEEP.

MY COUSINS AND OLDER SIBLINGS GRADUATED FROM DEL VALLE ISD.

I ATTENDED DEL VALLEY SINCE PRE-K AT THE OLD POPHAM.

I WAS AT HORNSBY WHEN EVERY DV STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT WENT THERE FOR THIRD GRADE.

I WAS AT BATY WHEN THE JET WAS BROUGHT TO OUR CAMPUS AND EVERY DISTRICT FOURTH GRADER WAS PRESENT.

I WAS AT HILLCREST WHEN IT WAS ONLY FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE.

I THEN WENT TO THE NEW NOW OLD DEL VALLE JUNIOR HIGH FOR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE.

FINALLY, I ENDED MY STUDENT JOURNEY AT THE OLD DUVAL HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATED SALUTATORIAN OF MY CLASS OF 1995.

EVERY SUMMER DURING COLLEGE, I WORKED FOR THE DISTRICT SUMMER SCHOOL AS A TA WITH MY FINAL SUMMER AS A FIFTH GRADE TEACHER.

AFTER COLLEGE, I STARTED MY TEACHING CAREER AT THE OLD SMITH ELEMENTARY IN 2000 AND FINISHED AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT HORNSBY ELEMENTARY IN 2017. CURRENTLY, I AM IN A COORDINATOR IN A TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM IN WHICH I SINGS DEL VALLE PRAISES. I SEND MY TEACHER CANDIDATES TO THE DISTRICT IN HOPES THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND FEEL THE LOVE OF DEL VALLE THAT I FELT AS A STUDENT AND AN EMPLOYEE.

I ARRANGED FIELD EXPERIENCES, CLINICAL TEACHING TEACHERS AND INTERNS IN THE IN THE DISTRICT THAT GREW ME OVER THE LAST 11 YEARS.

I'VE HAD THE JOY OF BEING A DV PARENT WITH EIGHT MORE YEARS TO COME IN THIS ROLE.

I NOTICED EARLY LAST WEEK THAT SINGLE MEMBER, DISTRICT NUMBER TWO WAS DELETED FROM THE WEBSITE.

I WONDER HOW IS IT THAT MY ENTIRE SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT NO LONGER EXISTED? SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT NUMBER TWO COVERS THE AREAS INCLUDING MONTOPOLIS, RIVERSIDE, WICKERSHAM AND GROVE AREAS.

WE ARE SMALL COMPARED TO THE OTHER AREAS IN THE DISTRICT BY LAND MASS.

BUT WE ARE FAMILIES AND WE DESERVE REPRESENTATION.

SO WHAT AM I ASKING TODAY? I DO NOT WANT MY SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT TO MISS OUT DUE TO NOT HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD.

WHILE MAJOR DECISIONS WILL BE COMING UP FOR A VOTE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT THE BOARD DECIDES TONIGHT.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT NUMBER TWO HAS A TRUSTEE BEFORE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION NEXT MONTH.

THIS TRUSTEE ALSO NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT HER OR HIS CONSTITUENCY WANTS.

I HOPE YOU AGREE THAT IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR OR ETHICAL FOR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT TWO TO BE MISREPRESENTED BY APPOINTING JUST ANYONE TO TAKE THE SEAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'M AMINA DOSANI.

I'M ONE OF THE COUNSELORS AT DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL.

OH, HELLO, BOARD MEMBERS AND DR.

TIELLE. AND I'M.

I. I'VE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW.

YEAH, SORRY.

IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE I'VE SPOKEN.

I'M HERE SPEAKING ON SCHOOL SAFETY.

I YOU KNOW, IT'S.

THERE'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CONCERNS WE'VE HAD, AT LEAST FROM MY OBSERVATIONS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

I CAN'T SPEAK FOR WHAT BEYOND WHAT I OBSERVE IN MY WORK EVERY DAY.

AND WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE WHEN I LOOKED AT THE ACTION ITEMS FOR TODAY, I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE

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MY WHAT I WHAT BREAKS MY HEART ALL THE TIME IS OUR KIDS ARE AFRAID TO USE THE BATHROOM AT WORK, AT SCHOOL, LIKE THEY'RE THEY'RE AFRAID TO USE THE BATHROOM.

THEY AVOID IT. AND THEN THEY GO TO CLASS AND TRY TO GO WHEN IT'S NOT DURING PASSING PERIODS WHEN IT FEELS SAFE AND THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO.

THEY I HAD TO WITNESS SORRY, I KNEW THIS.

AND WE'VE ALWAYS LET AT LEAST OUR IN THE 10TH GRADE OFFICE, WE'VE ALLOWED OUR KIDS TO COME AND USE THE BATHROOM THERE SO THAT THEY'RE SAFELY ABLE TO DO HUMAN FUNCTIONS.

BUT I HAD TO SEE ONE OF MY STUDENTS WHO HAS HAD A REALLY TRAUMATIC YEAR.

HE'S BEEN THROUGH A LOT, A LOT OF LOSS IN HER FAMILY.

BE JUMPED BY FOUR OTHER GIRLS IN THE BATHROOM NEXT TO MY OFFICE NEAR MY OFFICE, JUST DOWN THE HALL.

AND SHE'S NOT A KID THAT GETS INTO FIGHTS OR WHATEVER.

SHE WASN'T FIGHTING BACK RIGHT AWAY AND SHE WAS JUST JUMPED.

AND AND BECAUSE THEY KICKED HER INTO AN AREA LIKE SHOVED HER NEAR THE ENTRANCE, THE SECURITY CAMERAS WERE ABLE TO CATCH IT.

AND TO SEE THAT TO ME, I MY CONCERN IS THAT I'M GLAD WE'RE TAKING ACTION ON THE VAPE DETECTORS.

AND THAT'S AWESOME BECAUSE WE'RE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY WITH DRUG USE.

BUT I AM HEARTBROKEN.

I DON'T KNOW HOW SOMEONE COULD SEE THAT VIDEO AND NOT BE IMMEDIATELY OUT HERE ON THE MIKES AND DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

HOW CAN YOU SEE SOMEONE JUST INNOCENTLY GET JUMPED AND BEATEN LIKE THAT BY FOUR GIRLS AND THEY'RE AFRAID TO USE THE BATHROOM? AND IF THERE CAN BE SOME KIND OF EFFECTIVE AND WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BECAUSE KIDS DESERVE TO USE THE BATHROOM.

YOU KNOW, AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO SPEAK UP ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S UPSETTING TO ME.

YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS.

[IV. Closed Session]

[V. Action on Item Discussed in Closed Session]

[VI.A. Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate]

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YOU MEAN WE JUST SAID THAT. YEAH.

SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE THE.

YES, I THINK SHE YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN.

BUT THE THE STATEMENT WAS OR THE MOTION WAS OR THE EXPLANATION WAS I SHOULD SAY THAT AS OF MAY, MARCH OF 2023, THE DATE 17 MARCH 17TH, 2023.

AND FRANKLY, THAT IS NO LATER THAN THAT DATE.

IT MAY HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY EARLIER.

SO THE VACANCY DID NOT OCCUR TODAY, CORRECT.

OKAY. THE BOARD DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD FILL THE VACANCY.

YEAH. YOU'RE JUST ACKNOWLEDGING TODAY THAT THERE'S BEEN A VACANCY.

NO, I'M JUST CLARIFYING THAT BECAUSE YOU SAID NOW THE DISTRICT TWO IS VACANT.

MADAM PRESIDEN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

DR. TIELLE.

I HAVE MY PRESENTATION.

OKAY. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. TIELLE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PUBLIC.

WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24.

I DON'T KNOW. SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE COVERING TODAY IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET IS THE BOARD DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY VALUES, PROPOSED BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS, AND THIS WILL INCLUDE SOME CONSIDERATIONS THAT WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHILE PRESENTING THE WHILE PREPARING THE BUDGET AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND FOOD SERVICE FUND AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

WE ALSO HAVE CONTRACTS OVER 50,000 FOR YOU.

SO I'M GOING TO REFERENCE ANOTHER DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, AND IT'S THIS LITTLE BOOKLET.

IT HAS MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, BUT BASICALLY THIS IS THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE SCREEN IS A SUMMARY OF THIS BOOKLET RIGHT HERE.

THIS BOOKLET INCLUDES THE PURCHASES OF THE CONTRACTS OVER 50,000.

THE BUDGET HAS BEEN PREPARED TO ALIGN WITH THE DISTRICT'S VISION TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO BE CRITICAL THINKERS AND INNOVATIVE WORLD CLASS VISIONARIES, AND WITH THE MISSION TO CREATE A BILITERATE, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, ENHANCED ACADEMIC FOUNDATION BY PROVIDING A FUTURE READY EDUCATION WITH REAL WORLD OPPORTUNITIES. AND THESE ARE MAINLY FOR THE BOARD.

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE USED TO SEEING THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE PROCESS, BUT FOR SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR ANYBODY THAT MAY BE SEEING US A CITIZEN, WHAT THE BUDGET IS, IS A DOCUMENT THAT THE BOARD APPROVES ANNUALLY IS PRESENTED TO YOU.

IT IS BASICALLY A SUMMARY OF OUR REVENUES, THE MONEY THAT'S COMING INTO THE DISTRICT AND OUR EXPENDITURES OR OUR ALLOCATIONS.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THE BUDGET IS JUST TO COMMUNICATE A FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

YES, MA'AM.

WE'LL ADD THEM TO THE DISTRICT UNDER THE DEPARTMENTS OR THE BUSINESS OFFICE WILL HAVE THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT IN THE BUDGET SEPARATELY.

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BUT WE CAN PROVIDE A DRAFT AND THEN UPDATE IT ONCE WE FINALIZE IT, IF THAT WORKS.

HERE IS WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO POST A NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING THAT GETS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER.

THIS AND WE AS PART OF THAT NOTICE THE TAX RATE HAS TO BE PUBLISHED A PROPOSED TAX RATE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO ACTION BEING TAKEN AT THE FOR THE TAX RATE THAT WILL BE IN SEPTEMBER.

WE STILL HAVE TO PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION.

ON THIS PAGE, WHAT WE HAVE IS A DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY VALUES.

AND I'VE GIVEN YOU THERE THE ESTIMATE, THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

IT IS AT $14.1 BILLION.

AND THAT IS ON PAGE SIX.

AND I HAVE THERE FOR YOU FOR YOUR REFERENCE THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.

IT IS A 23% INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUATIONS FOR ALL PURPOSES FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.

AND WE'RE ON PAGE SIX.

RIGHT BELOW THE PROPERTY VALUES USED FOR LOCAL COLLECTIONS IS THE M&O TAX RATE.

IF YOU'LL SEE THERE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.

THAT'S OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

OUR CURRENT TAX RATE IS 8546.

WHAT WE'VE USED TO ESTIMATE OUR PROPOSED BUDGET IS A M&O TAX RATE OF 7655.

LOCAL COLLECTIONS ARE ESTIMATED FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR AT $110.4 MILLION.

WE ARE ESTIMATED PROPERTY, ESTATE PROPERTY VALUES AT ALMOST $14 MILLION AND WADA, WHICH IS THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AT 14,823. AND THAT GIVES OUR WEALTH PER PER WADA AT 943,000.

ALL THAT IS, IT IS OUR STATE CERTIFIED VALUES DIVIDED BY WADA PROVIDES THAT NUMBER AND OUR STATE AID FOR THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM AT ALMOST $2

[00:40:05]

HERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION ON THE CALCULATIONS FOR OUR TAX COLLECTIONS.

OUR TAX COLLECTIONS ARE OUR LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND AT 76% OF OF REVENUES.

SO HERE IS THE PRELIMINARY VALUES FOR NO AND FOR INS.

THE INS PORTION IS FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND AND IS TO PAY DOWN OUR BOND TO MAKE OUR BOND PAYMENTS.

AND TAX COLLECTIONS ARE AT $110 MILLION FOR THE GENERAL FUND OR NO AND FOR INS AT $57.6 MILLION.

WE ARE ALSO ESTIMATING THAT OUR RATE WILL DECREASE FROM CURRENT YEAR BY NINE BY $0.09.

SO YOU'LL SEE THERE AT THE BOTTOM LAST YEAR OR CURRENT YEAR, WE HAVE $1.18 FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

WE'VE USED $1.955 AND THAT'S A DECREASE OF ALMOST NINE PENNIES.

A PROPOSED.

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET ARE REVENUE WAS PROJECTED USING EXISTING LAW.

THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT IS 11,219 AND AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, OR ADA IS AT 9630.

THE STATE OF TEXAS FUNDS SCHOOL DISTRICTS BASED ON ADA AND NOT ENROLLMENT.

THE TAX RATE FOR M&O IT HAS DECREASED TO THE 7655.

THAT'S A 9 CENT REDUCTION.

THE INS RATE REMAINED THE SAME AT $0.33 FOR A TOTAL TAX RATE DECREASE FROM $1.18 TO $1.09.

THE BUDGET ALSO REFLECTS A 6% PAY INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, AND THE TEACHERS STARTING PAY INCREASE TO 58,000.

AND STIPENDS WERE ADJUSTED TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

AND THIS YOU SAW WHEN THE COMPENSATION PLAN WAS ADOPTED.

THE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS WILL REMAIN AT ZERO COST FOR ALL EMPLOYEE ONLY PLANS.

SO THIS INCLUDES THE BUDGET, INCLUDES A $20 INCREASE IN BENEFITS SO THAT WE COULD KEEP THE COST AT ZERO FOR ALL EMPLOYEE ONLY PLANS.

WE ARE ALSO ESTIMATING A RECAPTURE PAYMENT OF $10.4 MILLION.

THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF HOUSE BILL ONE BECOMES LAW, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LEGISLATIVE.

ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS TO DECREASE THE TAX RATE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

IT IS PROPOSED AT 16 CENT REDUCTION.

IF THAT PASSES, THEN WE WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE.

BY USING CURRENT LAW, WE ARE ESTIMATED A $10.4 MILLION PAYMENT.

WE KNOW THAT WE WILL KNOW ONCE IF THE LEGISLATURE PASSES THAT HOUSE BILL ONE, THEN THAT'S WHEN WE'LL KNOW.

YES. YES, MA'AM.

BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, WE'RE USING OUR CURRENT LAW.

SO WE ARE ESTIMATING THAT 10.4.

AND WE DID INCLUDE IT IN OUR BUDGET.

YES, MA'AM. X IS LOCAL REVENUE ALSO KNOWN AS RECAPTURE? IT IS ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE ABOVE THE EQUALIZED WEALTH LEVEL.

SO THE STATE WANTS TO KEEP EVERYBODY AT ALL DISTRICTS ARE THE SAME FOR WEALTH.

SO WHAT THEY DO WHEN YOU GO ABOVE AND YOU HAVE TOO MUCH COLLECTIONS ON PROPERTY BECAUSE OF YOUR VALUATION, THE DISTRICT HAS GROWN IN VALUES.

THEN YOU GO INTO RECAPTURE AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

AND HERE BASICALLY SAYS WHAT I JUST MENTIONED.

IF THE HOUSE BILL ONE PASSES, THEN WE WILL NO LONGER BE SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE THAT REDUCTION IN THE TAX RATE.

SHOULD THAT HAPPEN, WE WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND PRESENT A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EITHER THE RECAPTURE, IF IT STAYS, THEN WE LEAVE IT ALONE.

IF WE DO NEED TO REDUCE IT, THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND PRESENT THAT TO YOU ALL AT THAT TIME.

THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT FOR PAYMENT OF RECAPTURE.

THERE ARE FIVE TOTAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND SOME OF THEM MAY REQUIRE THE DISTRICT TO HOLD AN ELECTION TO ASK VOTERS PERMISSION TO APPROVE SOME OF THOSE PAYMENT OPTIONS.

IN THE BUDGET, THERE IS ALSO A TRANSFER OUT FOR THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

THAT IS FOR ALMOST $1.5 MILLION.

AND IN THE BUDGET WORKSHOP PREVIOUSLY WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT BECAUSE WE INCLUDED THE SALARIES AS PART OF THE BUDGET.

WHAT WE'VE DONE NOW IS THAT WE'VE REDUCED THE EXPENDITURES BY THAT 1 MILLION AND A HALF AND MOVE THOSE EXPENDITURES INTO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

SO NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE MOVING THE MONEY ALSO.

SO ALL THESE WILL NOW WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND, IT WILL INCLUDE ALL EXPENSES AND NOT JUST THE PORTION OF THE EXPENSES THAT THE REVENUE COMES IN FROM THE TUITION PAYMENTS, BUT THE EXPENSES WILL ALSO BE THERE.

[00:45:04]

THE THREE BUDGETS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE THE GENERAL FUND, THE FOOD SERVICE FUND AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

THIS FIRST PAGE, WHAT IT HAS, IT IS JUST A SUMMARY DETAILING TOTAL REVENUES FOR THE GENERAL FUND ARE AT $144 MILLION, EXPENDITURES OF 142.5 MILLION AND WE INCLUDED THAT TRANSFER OUT FOR OF ALMOST ONE AND ONE HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THERE IS NO EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY IN THE BUDGET.

IT IS A BALANCED BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE AND THIS IS OUR BEST ESTIMATE IF WE CLOSE OUT THE YEAR, WE ARE ESTIMATING OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE TO BE AT 49 POINT ALMOST $50 MILLION.

FOR THE FOOD SERVICE FUND.

WE HAVE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF 9,975,000.

OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS AT 670,000 AND WE EXPECT IT TO REMAIN THE SAME AS WE ALSO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

FOR THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, SAME SCENARIO.

WE HAVE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF $58.6 MILLION FOR, AGAIN, A BALANCED BUDGET.

AND WE HAVE A BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OF $7.5 MILLION THAT WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

HERE IS THE SAME BUDGET IN MORE DETAIL, AND THIS IS YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE A DOCUMENT.

YES, IT IS PART OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT YOU ARE ALSO GOING TO GET A SEPARATE DOCUMENT, AND THIS IS FOR YOUR CONSENT ITEM TO APPROVE THE BUDGET. THIS IS THE BUDGET THAT WILL BE APPROVED.

IT'S THE SAME ONE THAT WE HAVE ON THE PRESENTATION, BUT THIS WILL BECOME THE DISTRICT'S OFFICIAL BUDGET.

WHAT IT HAS IT HAS THE BUDGET HAS TO BE APPROVED AT THE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE HERE FOR THE ALLOCATIONS.

FOR THE REVENUES, WE HAVE THE THREE MAJOR BUDGETS, GENERAL FUND, FOOD SERVICE, DEBT SERVICE.

AGAIN, IT'S THE SAME REVENUES THAT I HAD ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

WE HAVE THE EXPENDITURES BROKEN DOWN BY FUNCTION.

FUNCTION 11 FOR GENERAL FUND BEING THE LARGEST FUNCTION FOR INSTRUCTION.

THAT'S ALMOST $76 MILLION.

ANOTHER KEY NOTE HERE IS YOU'LL SEE OUR FUNCTION 61 IS AT 349,000.

THAT IS WHERE WE REDUCE THE TRANSFER OUT.

SO WE WILL GO BACK AND THERE'S ANOTHER SLIDE THAT WILL DISCUSS LATER.

IT SHOWS THE COMPARISON FROM BEFORE TO THIS YEAR.

SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT TRANSFER OUT, YOU SEE IT COMES FROM THAT FUNCTION 61.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE MOVING THE MONEY INTO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND.

YES.

BUDGET. WE HAVE TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF $142.5 MILLION.

AND THEN AGAIN, WE HAVE THAT TRANSFER OUT TO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR 1,470,000.

OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE, AGAIN, WE ARE ESTIMATING AN INCREASE IN OUR FUND BALANCE BECAUSE THIS YEAR WILL HAVE MORE REVENUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23. WE'LL END UP WITH A SURPLUS OR WE ARE ESTIMATING A SURPLUS OF A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION.

AND THAT'S WHY THAT WILL GO UP TO THE ALMOST $50 MILLION.

YES, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SENDING OUT OF THE EXCESS REVENUE.

YOU MEAN ON THE CURRENT YEAR? WELL, IT ACCOUNTS IN THE WHOLE FUND ITSELF. RIGHT.

FOR RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ESTIMATING FOR ALL THREE.

OKAY. YES, MA'AM.

SO TO GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL AND ALL THESE WILL BE BASICALLY THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

BUT THIS ONE IS ONLY LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND.

THIS IS SLIDE NUMBER 15.

AND WHAT YOU HAVE IS THE COMPARISON TO CURRENT YEAR TO THE PROPOSED YEAR.

AND THAT'S WHERE I WANTED.

IF WE GO AND LOOK AT GIVE ME ONE SECOND.

IF YOU SEE THERE ON THE BOTTOM, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THE OTHER USES FOR THE 1,470,000.

IT'S STILL. IT REMAINS THE SAME REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF $142 MILLION.

IF YOU'LL SEE FUNCTION 91, THAT IS THE RECAPTURE PAYMENT OF $10.4 MILLION THAT WE ARE BUDGETING,

[00:50:06]

AGAIN, IT MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON HOUSE BILL ONE.

HERE IS A BREAKDOWN BY MAJOR OBJECT.

AND OF COURSE, JUST LIKE IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT, THE LARGEST EXPENSE FOR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT IS GOING TO BE YOUR PAYROLL COST, AND THAT'S $114.5 MILLION OR 80% OF OUR BUDGET GOES TOWARD SALARIES.

FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES, AND THIS ONE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM PREVIOUS YEAR.

AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE RECAPTURE PAYMENT OF $10.4 MILLION, IT IS IN OBJECT CODE 6200 CONTRACTED SERVICES, AND THAT IT ACCOUNTS FOR 13.26% OF THE BUDGET.

FOR SUPPLIES, IT'S ALMOST $6 MILLION.

AND FOR OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, IT'S 2.6 MILLION.

OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FOOD SERVICE FUND.

WE HAVE HERE A COMPARISON OF LAST YEAR TO CURRENT TO THE PROPOSED YEAR.

WE HAVE OUR REVENUES AT ALMOST 9,975,000 EXPENDITURES BY THE SAME AMOUNT.

WE HAVE IT BY FUNCTION AS WELL, FUNCTION 35 AND 51 AND IT IS A BALANCED BUDGET.

FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND.

WE ALSO HAVE THE COMPARISON.

WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE KEEP THE SAME TAX RATE AT 33 PENNIES FOR REVENUES OF $58.6 MILLION AND EXPENDITURES BY THE SAME AMOUNT.

AND IT IS ALSO A BALANCED BUDGET.

ONE THING THAT I LIKE TO POINT OUT HERE IS IF WE KEEP OUR TAX RATE THE SAME WITH THE 33 PENNIES BECAUSE OF THE CHAPTER 313 AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE ONLY EXCLUDES THE TESLA VALUES FROM THE M&O PORTION OF THE TAX RATE.

BUT FOR INS PURPOSES IT GETS INCLUDED IN THAT.

SO WE ARE ABLE TO TAX TESLA MORE AND THEREFORE GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO START DECREASING SOME OF OUR BONDS.

SO THAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE 33 PENNY REMAINING AT 33 PENNIES FOR OUR NS TAX RATE.

HERE IS OUR DEBT SCHEDULE FOR THE FUTURE YEARS.

YOU SEE HERE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, WE'LL HAVE $45.8 MILLION OUTSTANDING OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST DUE IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

SO THE TOTAL DEBT THE DISTRICT HAS IN PRINCIPAL IS $655 MILLION, INTEREST AT $360 MILLION FOR A TOTAL DEBT OF $971.5 MILLION.

THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU THAT WILL BE PART IN THE BOOKLET ITSELF ON PAGE 17 THROUGH 30, WE HAVE THE LIST OF THE CONTRACTS OVER 50,000 FOR YOUR REVIEW.

AND THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ON THIS PRESENTATION, IT COMES STRAIGHT FROM THIS BOOKLET AS WELL.

IT JUST HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, BUT IT'S THE SAME INFORMATION THAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE PRESENTATION.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED INVESTMENT REPORT THAT YOU PROVIDED IN THE AGENDA.

IT WAS VERY EXTENSIVE.

SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT

[VII. Consent Agenda]

DOES ANYONE HAVE? THANK YOU.

MAY I PLEASE CALL H I AND J.

H. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WE'RE GOOD THERE.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH G AND K THROUGH N? OKAY, JUST A SECOND.

OKAY. AND MAKES A MOTION.

IS THE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY, PERFECT.

[VII.H. Final Budget Amendment for 2022-2023]

H IS THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2022-2023.

[00:55:02]

OH. OH, YOU DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS.

OKAY, SO YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE THOSE INDIVIDUALLY.

WELL, NO. OKAY.

SO JUST TO PREPARE, JAY, WE HAVE QUESTIONS ON JAY.

SO LET'S TAKE H FIRST.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2022-2023? OKAY. AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

ALL THOSE ABSTAINING.

I'M TERRIBLE AT MATH.

SO WE'VE GOT FIVE, 51551111.

OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. OKAY, NEXT ITEM IS I.

[VII.I. Approval of Budgets for 2023-2024]

2024. DO I HAVE A MOTION? RICHARD, DO I HAVE A SECOND? AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANKS. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL THOSE ABSTAINING.

[VII.J. Purchase over $50,000 District Wide Vape Detectors Srikanth Bandaru]

AND I'M NOT SURE WHO THIS QUESTION GOES TO.

I REALIZE IT WAS BROUGHT BY TECHNOLOGY.

WHAT IS THE CAPITAL FUNDS PROJECT AND HOW IS IT LISTED IN OUR BUDGET? BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND IT. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I THOUGHT, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO ASSUME THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK TO THE MIC.

SURE. THE CAPITAL FUND BUDGET IS NOT PART OF THE ADOPTION PROCESS, SO IT'S NOT INCLUDED THERE, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING. YOU MIGHT WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT CAPITAL FUNDS.

CAPITAL CAPITAL FUNDS IS THE MONEY FROM THE FROM THE BOND PROCEEDS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THAT IS NOT PART OF THE ADOPTION PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A BUDGET THAT GETS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.

OKAY. THEN IS THIS 2019 BOND FUNDS? ON THAT ONE, I WILL HAVE TO DEFER TO TECHNOLOGY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

YES, MA'AM. IS IT FROM THE 2019 BOND FUNDS? YES, MA'AM. YOU'RE RAISING FUNDS? YES. OKAY. CAN WE GET A SUMMARY ON THOSE? I KNOW WE HAVE HAD PREVIOUS, BUT CAN WE GET A RUNNING TOTAL OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THOSE? THAT'D BE GREAT.

THE RUNNING TOTAL OF THE BOND FUNDS.

EXCUSE ME. SO THIS THE PURCHASE OF THE WEB DETECTORS IS FROM WE'RE DOING FROM 2022 BOND, NOT 2019.

SORRY.

SO THIS IS THE USE FROM 2022.

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP THE TIME THIS WEEKEND.

SO JUST TO JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU WANTING TO KNOW HOW MUCH IS LEFT IN THE 2019 BOND, HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT, HOW MUCH IS LEFT IN THE 2021 BOND, HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT, AND DO WE STILL HAVE THE HANGING OUT BONDS OR DID WE FINISH ALL THE PREVIOUS ONES WOULD HAVE BEEN 24, 21 AND 20.

I WOULD SAY, YEAH, OKAY, WE CAN JUST GET IT.

OKAY, THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

TRUSTEE WEGNER TO MORE CONCISELY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

THE VAPE DETECTORS WOULD COME FROM THE 2019 BONDS AS PART OF THE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS WE HAVE SAFETY AND SECURITY FUNDS WITH THE 2019 BOND. OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU THE INFORMATION YOU'VE ASKED FOR IN A CONCISE FASHION WITH THE SPREADSHEET.

WE DID RECENTLY BREAK GROUND ON EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WAS OUR LAST COMMITMENT TO OUR 2019 BOND.

THERE ARE PROJECTS UNDERWAY AND AS WE CLOSE THOSE OUT, THOSE FUNDS GO BACK TO THE 2019 BOND FOR UTILIZATION WITH BOARD APPROVAL, AND WE CAN GET THAT ENTIRE LIST TO YOU WITH MISS CASINO AND HAVE A VERY DETAILED SPREADSHEET THAT HAS THAT DATA FOR YOU.

[01:00:08]

I JUST WANT THE RUNNING TOTALS OF WHERE WE'RE AT.

AND IF WE HAVE $5 LEFT AND WE JUST WANT TO KNOW.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. PERFECT.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? OKAY. SO THEN DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE? OVER 50,000 FOR DISTRICT WIDE BAIT DETECTORS AS PRESENTED.

A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. OKAY.

SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

NOW. WE'RE OKAY. YEAH.

OKAY. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT CONCLUDES CONSENT AGENDA.

[VIII.A. Consider and Act to retain a consultant to conduct a third-party employee engagement survey and to set a maximum budget for the consultant]

I KNOW THAT TRUSTEE WOODY AND TRUSTEE ZANELLA WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS.

SO DID YOU. YES.

SO WE HAVE AN UPDATE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK FOR THOSE THAT DID.

BASICALLY THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE AND THAT WE COME UP WITH IS LIKE THERE ARE NO SET PRICES BASED OFF OF WHAT KIND OF IT DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF SURVEY WE WANT TO DO. AND SO WE WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT FOR A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL AND GET THAT FEEDBACK BACK FROM CONSULTANTS OR WHOEVER WE DECIDE TO HIRE OUT.

BUT IT COULD RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN TEN K AND 200 K, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE WANT TO GET FEEDBACK FROM.

AND BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMUNITY WIDE REQUEST, I DO WANT US TO CONSIDER AND BE FOCUSED ON US BEING ACTIVE AND LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STAFF AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND NOT REALLY.

BE AS CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO COST US IF WE WANT TO GET A THOROUGH FEEDBACK FROM EVERYONE.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD.

AND SORRY, DO YOU WANT TO PUT SOME COMMENT INTO IT? I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.

I DO BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE ON THE HIGHER END OF THE AMOUNT THAT YOU WERE SAYING.

AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER IT WOULD BE A 3 TO 5 YEAR CONTRACT AS WELL.

IT WOULDN'T JUST BE A ONE YEAR.

SO THIS WOULD BE A COMMITMENT WE WOULD BE MAKING.

BUT AGAIN, I AGREE IT IS GOING TO A COMMUNITY AND SAYING WE WANT TO GET WE WANT TO GET THE FEEDBACK THAT'S BEEN NEEDED.

IT'S BEEN ASKED FOR.

SO IT MY OPINION IT WOULD BE A GOOD INVESTMENT.

DID Y'ALL COME UP WITH ANY NAMES OF COMPANIES? THERE WERE QUITE A FEW.

I DON'T WANT TO LIKE, JUST SAY WHAT NAMES BECAUSE.

WE HAVE TO GO FOR THE PROPOSAL.

AND I DON'T WANT TO. I GAVE YOU GUYS A LIST OF EXAMPLES IN OUR EMAIL THAT WERE FROM DIFFERENT VENDORS THAT YOU.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO NARROW IT DOWN.

WELL, THAT'S WHY WE GO FOR A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL AND THEN WE WOULD THE BOARD.

SO YOU'RE JUST YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE.

NO, I'M NOT AGAINST THIS AT ALL.

I JUST WANT MORE SPECIFICS.

YOU JUST WANT TO SEND IT JUST TO BE PART OF THE AGENDA IS THE MAXIMUM VALUE THAT WE WANT TO.

TO DISCUSS OR MAKE.

PROVES AGAIN, WE WON'T KNOW THE ACTUAL COST UNTIL WE GET THOSE PROPOSALS AND THEY SAY, I CAN DO THIS, THIS AND THIS, AND I CAN REACH THIS MANY PEOPLE IN THIS TIME FRAME. SO IF WE CAN DO LIKE A 200 K MAXIMUM VALUE, THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD SEE WHAT THE PROPOSALS ARE.

AND IF ANYTHING COMES OVER 200 K, WE'LL JUST AUTOMATICALLY SAY NO, THAT'S, THAT'S ABOVE OUR BUDGET.

AT SUMMER LEADERSHIP LAST WEEK AND I TALKED TO SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WERE DOING HAVE DONE THESE SOME ON A REGULAR BASIS, SOME EVERY SO MANY YEARS.

BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE SAYING YOU NEED TO WHEN YOU PUT OUT THE REQUEST, THE COMPANIES ARE WANT TO KNOW MORE.

WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

IF THEY JUST SAY, DO WE WANT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO DO JUST STAFF OR STUDENTS OR PARENTS.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN THE REQUEST THAT WAS IN MY EMAIL TO.

I KNOW, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

SO. I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A PROPOSAL AND VOTE ON IT TONIGHT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE PROPOSAL.

YES. AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED IF YOU GUYS HAD ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK, IF YOU WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING OR REMOVE ANYTHING.

DID YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL.

NO. WHAT I'M SAYING IS WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING TO SAY.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT A MOTION TO MAKE TONIGHT? I'M SAYING RIGHT NOW WE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A.

BUDGET OF 200 K FOR.

AND DON'T WANT TO INCLUDE WHAT THE PROPOSAL WILL, WHO WE WANT TO WIN THE MOTION HAVE IN THERE, WHAT WE WANT TO PUT IN.

AND WE'RE SENDING UP THE PROPOSAL.

I WOULD I WOULD SAY THAT WHEN YOU PUT OUT THE PROPOSAL, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE THINGS WOULD BE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU TRYING TO REACH? LIKE LIKE TO YOUR POINT, IS IT JUST THE STUDENTS?

[01:05:01]

AND SO WE WOULD ASK, I WOULD THINK IN THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, WE WOULD ASK FOR RANGES.

IF IT'S THIS MANY PEOPLE OR TO THIS GROUP AUDIENCE, IT WOULD BE THIS AMOUNT TO THIS.

I WOULD WANT TO KNOW ALL OF IT.

TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I HAVE A QUESTION.

IS THIS NOT WHAT WE DID IN 2019? I MEAN, WE'VE DONE IT AS THIS BOARD WITH AT THE TIME YOU WERE IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

BUT ISN'T IT THE SAME? OH, I'M NOT SAYING NOT TO DO IT.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT WHATEVER WE VOTE ON NEEDS TO BE VERY SPECIFIC.

YEAH, SO MY POINT IS, WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, SO WHY CAN'T WE COPY THAT? IT WASN'T DONE. IT WAS A IT WAS ONLY ON THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.

YEAH, BUT IT'S GOING TO.

THE ITEMS THAT I HAD ASKED FOR WERE SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE, BOARD PERFORMANCE, FULL CLIMATE, SCHOOL CULTURE.

THOSE WOULD BE LIKE THE QUESTIONS THAT WE WOULD ASK.

THERE WERE SOME OTHER THINGS. AND THEN WE COULD DISCUSS AS A BOARD ON HOW MANY PEOPLE WE WANT TO.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT AND GO OUT FOR THAT REQUEST.

I DON'T KNOW. HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF.

I THINK THE 200,000 IS VERY REASONABLE.

TOO GOOD FOR. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BRING BACK ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE GET BACK AND ALL THAT.

THERE'LL A NEGOTIATION.

YEAH, BECAUSE LIKE, THE SUPERINTENDENT WON THAT WE GOT, THEY SAID, HEY, WE'LL COVER THIS, WE'LL COVER THIS, WE'LL COVER THIS MANY PEOPLE, THIS MANY STAFF, AS MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND THAT'S WHAT THE 200 OR WHATEVER.

YOU KNOW, THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE US THAT INFORMATION.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO AGREE ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S ENOUGH OR NOT ENOUGH.

SECOND THE ANNUAL. ONE TIME.

I THINK IT'S A ONE TIME.

YEAH, I WOULD SAY THREE YEARS.

SO SIX.

600,000. FOR ALL THREE YEARS.

AND THEY NORMALLY INCLUDE WHERE YOU CAN INCREASE THE NUMBERS A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE YEAR OVER YEAR FOR GROWTH.

AND WE DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY GO THROUGH YEARS.

WE CAN JUST SAY ONE YEAR FOR WHATEVER WE CAN DECIDE THAT TO.

DEPENDING ON THEIR PROPOSAL, THE PROPOSAL COMES BACK AND SAYS, I CAN DO X, Y AND Z FOR ONLY FOR ONE YEAR, 200 K, THEN MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO FOR THIS FIRST YEAR. AND IF YOU DO AT SOME POINT THINK THAT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, THEN WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT YEAR AND DO ANOTHER ONE IF.

SO IT'S NOT IT'S NOT REALLY A YEAR TO YEAR.

IT'S WHAT ARE THOSE PROPOSALS GOING TO COME BACK BASED OFF OF THE CRITERIA THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THESE THESE SUBJECTS? YEAH. SO IN VOTING FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT, WE'RE VOTING TO SAY, RFP, DO WE NEED TO DISCUSS AS A BOARD WHO WE WANT TO INCLUDE IN THAT? WELL, I HAVE IT IN OUR THING THAT WE WERE GOING TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STAFF AND.

STAKEHOLDERS IS DEFINED AS.

ANYBODY, BUSINESSES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

I MEAN, THOSE ARE STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR.

DO. YOU CAN BE MORE SPECIFIC.

I THINK I THINK WE PROBABLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL AGREEING TO THE SAME THING AND THAT WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT ON THAT PIECE.

SO AND THIS IS GATHERING DATA, RIGHT? SO FIRST YEAR, ONE YEAR IS JUST BASELINE DATA.

THAT. WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHAT THAT.

WHAT THAT NEEDS TO BE.

WHAT THE DATA SHOULD BE.

WHAT IS OUR GOAL? THOSE THINGS NEED TO BALANCE BEFORE WE DO THE SURVEY.

YEAH, THE GOAL IS TO GET THE FEEDBACK FROM ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS OR THESE ENTITIES AND PROVIDE THAT TO OUR DISTRICTS SO WE COULD THEN CONTINUE OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING GOING FORWARD. AND WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T WORK AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF WITH OUR DISTRICT.

ONE YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ONE YEAR.

WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THOSE PROPOSALS TO COME BACK AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH THE 200 KIDS THAT THEY NORMALLY WILL PROVIDE A THREE YEAR.

THAT'S THEIR STANDARD, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING.

NORMALLY IT'S A 3 OR 5 YEAR BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT CONTINUITY, BUT YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO DO THE ONE YEAR.

THEY'LL JUST CAUTION YOU THAT YOU WON'T HAVE ALL THAT MUCH GREAT DATA TO DO SOMETHING WITH AND THEY WILL CHARGE YOU A LOT OF MONEY JUST FOR THAT ONE YEAR INSTEAD OF THE.

OKAY. SO I THINK I THINK THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE RFP IN A MAXIMUM AMOUNT, I'D LIKE TO BE IN AGREEMENT ON WHAT WE WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT RFP.

I THINK THAT THAT GIVES US THE BEST.

CHANCE FOR SUCCESS.

SO LET'S START WITH PEOPLE THAT WE WANTED TO GO TO.

WE GOT STUDENTS, AS DAPHNE SAID, STUDENTS AND STAFF.

WHEN YOU SAY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ARE YOU THINKING TAXPAYERS? PARENTS? YES.

BOTH PARENTS ARE TAXPAYERS.

NO, NO, I'M SORRY.

PARENTS. JUST PARENTS OR NO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

[01:10:02]

YEAH, BECAUSE WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT PARENTS THAT.

HAVE VALUABLE INFORMATION.

THEIR KIDS ARE GRADUATED OR WHATNOT.

THEY MIGHT WANT TO INPUT INTO IT.

STUDENTS, STAFF, TAXPAYERS THAT ARE NOT.

AND I DID ADD A.

FORMER STAFF MEMBERS AT LEAST ONE YEAR OR WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THAT LEFT THE DISTRICT.

THINK THE MORE YOU ADD, THE MORE THE COST IS GOING TO GO UP.

AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE FOR THE.

COMPANY TO. BE ABLE TO CAN WE RELEASE THAT INFORMATION TO THEM? I DON'T KNOW. LEGALLY, I.

NO, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ACCURATE.

CONTRACT, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO.

YEAH, I'M ASSUMING. UM, AND THEN WHEN YOU SAY STAKEHOLDERS, YOU SAID BUSINESSES, BUSINESSES THAT DO BUSINESS WITH THE DISTRICT. PARTICULARLY.

YOU KNOW. KEYNOTE SPEAKER EDUCATION. THEY PAY FOR OUR LITERACY FIRST, BUT THEY'RE NOT A BUSINESS OWNER THAT PAID THAT FOR SCHOOLS.

OKAY, THAT'S FINE. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ADD TITLES, THAT'S TOTALLY OKAY TO ME.

I THINK $4 MILLION WHEN WE DO THE WHEN WE DO THE PROPOSAL, I KNOW THE MORE PEOPLE YOU ADD, THE DISTRICTS I TALKED TO, THEY DO PARENT STUDENTS AND STAFF BECAUSE BEYOND THAT IT GETS QUITE COSTLY.

SO I THINK YOU MIGHT WHEN WE SEND THE PROPOSAL, WHAT WOULD IT COST TO JUST DO PARENTS, STUDENTS, STAFF? AND THEN IF WE WANT TO ADD THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT OUR PARENTS JUST TO SEE THE RANGE SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT COSTS FOR US.

THAT MAKES SENSE. I WOULD LIKE TO.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER THE STAKEHOLDERS, BECAUSE WE DO.

HALF OF OUR CTE PROGRAM HAS TO DO WITH BUSINESSES AND OUR KIDS AND.

YEAH, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW DO WE MAKE THESE PROGRAMS BETTER OR WHAT ARE WE DOING REALLY GOOD WITH THEM? WHAT DO WE DO WITH THEM? BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE BEING.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR KIDS.

GOOD WORK. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SUZI DO OR NOT. OKAY.

THAT ARE WE THINKING? DID YOUR DISCUSSION HAVE LIKE FOCUS GROUPS? IS IT JUST SURVEYS? WHAT IS THE METHOD IN WHICH THE DATA WOULD BE GATHERED? UNTIL WE GO OUT. IT'S GOING TO VARY FROM VENDOR TO VENDOR.

OKAY. SO SO WE'RE NOT SUGGESTING ANY.

WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY COME BACK WITH.

WE JUST HAVE TO GIVE THEM A BASELINE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

I HAVE A PAPER SOMEWHERE.

OF WHAT OUR PROPOSAL SHOULD BE WHEN WE GO OUT FOR THIS REQUEST.

UM, THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE, RIGHT? WE NEED TO HAVE. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? WHAT DO WE WANT AND WHAT IS OUR BASIC TIME FRAME? AND THEN THAT'S WHEN SHE GOT OUT AND WE GET THEM TO COME BACK AND.

IS A STANDARD. JUST FOR MY REFERENCE.

WOULD WE WANT FOCUS GROUPS? I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S WHATEVER COMES BACK, BUT IT'S FOR THE BOARD DISCUSSION FOR OUR PURPOSES.

ARE YOU LOOKING AT THINGS THAT WE COULD SERVE? BUT I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVEN'T REALLY LOOKED AT WHAT THE FOCUS GROUPS.

WE LOOK LIKE SURVEYS THEN I JUST LOOK AT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE FOCUS GROUPS OR NOT.

WHEN I LOOKED AT THE ONES THAT WERE.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS WHEN WE GET THEM BACK, RIGHT? WE THINK LOOKS GOOD OR NOT.

WHEN WE GET THE RFP BACK AND WE'RE TRYING TO.

GRADE THEM, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.

I GET THE WORD MY BRAIN IS NOT WORKING TONIGHT.

GRAYSON. GRAYSON. GRAYSON.

GRAYSON. WHAT WOULD WE BE LOOKING AT? IS THE MATRIX THAT. WHAT KIND OF THE MATRIX THAT WE'RE WANTING TO RATE THEM BY.

AND IF WHAT WE WANT REALLY IS FOCUS GROUPS, THEN WOULD WE? THAT'S MY THAT'S MY.

I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH A MATRIX GROUP, THE MATRIX FOR YOU GUYS TO LOOK AT AND SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WANT TO CONSIDER.

OKAY. WE'RE NOT COMING UP FOR QUESTIONS.

THE. SO AGAIN, I THINK WHEN YOU THE MATRIX WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IS WHO HOW? WHEN? RIGHT.

NO, BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MATRIX.

ARE YOU TALKING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MATRIX FOR US DECIDING ON WHICH CONSULTANT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING? YES. OKAY. SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AFTERWARDS.

RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS COME UP WITH THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, WHICH IN THE PROPOSAL IS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STAKEHOLDERS, ALL THOSE.

[01:15:04]

BUT. WITHIN THAT.

THEN IT ALSO HAS SPECIFICS OF, YOU KNOW, PERFORMANCE, CULTURE, SCHOOL, AND THEN THEY CAN COME BACK AND PROVIDE THAT FOR US.

SO WHAT IS USUALLY HELPFUL WHEN YOU PUT OUT AN RFP IS IF YOU PUT TOGETHER THE CRITERIA AND THE MATRIX THAT YOU WANT THE COMPANIES TO COME BACK WITH THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE THEN YOU RATE THEM ON EACH OF THOSE CRITERIA.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE PUT IN THE RFP.

PERFECT. SO THEN WE CAN WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING AND WE CAN SEND IT TO YOU.

WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE DID IN 2020 AND WE CAN JUST KIND OF BASE OFF WITH THAT AND THEN.

SO WE CAN MAYBE TABLE IT, I GUESS FOR RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, BUT BUT JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT DOES RANGE FROM TEN K BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT.

THE MAXIMUM BUDGET YOUR REQUEST IS GOING TO BE TO DO NOT TO EXCEED KIND OF THING LIKE TO EXCEED THE 200 K.

I THINK THAT THAT'S I MEAN, I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T VOTE ON THAT TODAY.

BUT IF YOU GUYS WANT TO WAIT TILL ALL THE OTHER INFORMATION.

UM. I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO TALK TO THE CFO AND MAKE SURE WHICH COMING FROM.

DID YOU ALL TALK AT ALL TO.

NO, WE WERE JUST DOING YOU GUYS JUST ASKED US TO DO RESEARCH AND.

A MAXIMUM BUDGET.

SO IF YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE WANTED THAT OTHER STUFF, I WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PREPARED FOR THAT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW Y'ALL WANTED.

WOULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT COULD JUST COME OUT OF FUND BALANCE? IS THAT ALLOWED IN THE DOLLARS WE COULD USE THE FUND BALANCE TO COVER.

I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

CORRECT. RIGHT. OKAY.

IT'S NOT IN THE. I JUST ADOPTED.

WE'RE BACK. AND SO I FOUND THE ONE WE DID.

AND IT WAS A COMMUNITY PROFILE ASSESSMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BY.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL REMEMBER BUTCH.

IN JANUARY 22ND, 2020.

SO PRE PANDEMIC BY HALF A SECOND.

AND SO THAT WE DID DO THE COMMUNITY PROFILE ASSESSMENT AND I REMEMBER HIM HE WAS ANIMATED IT WAS BIRCH IS THE ONE WHO DID OUR SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH BUT IT'S PART OF THE COMMUNITY PROFILE ASSESSMENT WAS PART OF THAT OF THE SEARCH FOR THE RIGHT.

BUT IT WOULD BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PROCESS OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR BECAUSE THAT WAS INCLUDED WITHIN OUR RFP FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.

SO IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME QUESTION IF WE COULDN'T TAKE THAT.

NO, NO, NO. IT WOULD JUST BE.

OH, OKAY. OKAY. BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND THAT'S THE PIECE THAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

SO. OKAY. SO TO CLARIFY, WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT ME TO BRING BACK? JUST PLEASE BE SPECIFIC SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I PROVIDE YOU GUYS WITH EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND NOT HAVE.

YEAH. NO, I THINK THAT JUST WHATEVER YOU GUYS WERE THINKING FOR THE MATRIX PIECE OF IT.

THE WHO? THE WHAT? WHEN THE HOUSE.

WHAT DID DR. TALLY SAY? THE CRITERIA. SO WHAT WOULD BE? LIKE WHEN YOU PUT TOGETHER A MATRIX.

AND YOU SEND THAT OUT TO THE COMPANIES, YOU LIST THE CRITERIA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, WHETHER IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW THEIR METHOD OF DELIVERY, YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW WIDESPREAD IT IS, HOW MANY PEOPLE, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO COLLECT THE DATA.

IF IT'S ANONYMOUS, IS IT EMAIL, IS IT HARDCOPY, IS IT FOCUS GROUPS SO THAT WHEN THEY BRING BACK THEIR THEIR PROPOSAL, YOU'RE ABLE TO RATE THEM EQUALLY AND EQUITABLY BY EACH OF THE CRITERIA.

OTHERWISE THEY CAN COME BACK AND SUE.

THE RFP IS IS SEPARATE FROM THE MAXIMUM BUDGET ALLOWED.

SO WE CAN STILL VOTE ON THE MAXIMUM BUDGET AND THEN COME UP WITH THE RFP LATER FOR A VOTE OR A WORKSHOP OR WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO.

IF WE CAN AGREE TO SAY NO MORE THAN 200 K, AND THEN WE CAN DO A MATRIX AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF.

SO I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE BOARD TO SAY, DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE? BOARD MEMBERS VOTING FOR A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WITHOUT KNOWING THE MATRIX IN.

WOULD YOU PREFER TO HAVE THE MATRIX AND THE DISCUSSION? BEFORE VOTING, I'LL LEAVE IT TO.

WE HAVE A CHARITY.

I WOULD RATHER WAIT.

SO. OKAY, SO WHEN I ASK FOR FEEDBACK, IT'D BE GREAT IF YOU GUYS COULD PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK AHEAD OF TIME SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE PREPARED AND NOT JUST LIKE GO.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND.

WE BETTER BRING A MOTION FOR WHAT YOU WANTED, NOT JUST THE AMOUNT.

SO I WOULD PREFER TO WAIT TILL WE HAVE THE COMPLETE MOTION AND NOT DO IT PIECEMEAL.

I THINK THAT'S EASIER FOR THE COMMUNITY IF WE DO ONE MOTION WITH EVERYTHING.

[01:20:01]

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD FEEDBACK.

YOU. OKAY.

SO WE WILL BRING THIS BACK FOR JULY.

WITH THAT IN JULY WITH THAT INFORMATION.

AND THEN BUT THE GOAL RIGHT NOW, JUST FOR BUSINESS OFFICE PURPOSES IS WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY NO DOING IT NOT TO EXCEED 200,000 JUST FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. SO YOU GUYS HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

DOES THAT. DOES THAT HELP? DOES THAT HELP FOR Y'ALL? BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE THE ONES THAT ARE WANTING MORE STUFF.

WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? JUST THE CRITERIA AND WHAT THE PROPOSAL IS GOING TO BE.

WE WANT THE WHO ALL IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED.

SO THAT'S GOING TO ADD THE HOW, WHETHER THERE'S GOING TO BE BY EMAIL, HARD COPY, HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE.

IF IT'S GOING TO BE NO, WE'RE NOT.

WE DON'T DECIDE THAT. WELL, IT WILL DETERMINE THE COST.

IT WILL DETERMINE THE COST OF HOW THEY DO IT.

IF THEY HAVE TO BRING STAFF IN TO DO FOCUS GROUPS, THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO IF THE COMPANY HAS TO BRING PEOPLE IN TO DO FOCUS GROUPS, THAT'S GOING TO COST MORE THAN IF THEY SEND OUT EMAILS OR IF THEY DO HARD COPIES.

THE RFP HAS TO HAVE ALL OF THIS IN IT, THOUGH.

WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE RFP HAS TO BE.

DOESN'T SAY WHEN IT COMES TO THESE KIND OF SURVEYS, A LOT OF TIMES THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES OR THE DIFFERENT VENDORS ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR OWN APPROACH ON HOW TO DO IT.

SO SOME WILL NOT EVEN TOUCH FOCUS GROUPS.

IT WON'T EVEN BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WILL EVEN OFFER.

SO THAT'S WHY MY MY PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO GO TO THEM AND HAVE THEM TELL US WHAT WHAT THEY ARE, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO TELL US WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AS WELL FOR PROCUREMENT PURPOSES. ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO THAT? IT'S A SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'LL DEFER TO LUDY, BUT THE OR WHAT WE KNOW THAT WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS LIST THE CRITERIA THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

SO IF WE WANT FOCUS GROUPS, THEN YOU ASK DO YOU PROVIDE FOCUS? THEY SAY YES OR NO.

IF YOU WANT EMAIL TO PREVIOUS STAFF, THEN YOU PUT THAT AS A CRITERIA.

AND EITHER THEY SAY YES, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT OR NO, WE'RE NOT.

AND THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO GO THROUGH AND SEE, BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT YOU PROPOSED, HOW MANY OF THE COMPANIES ARE MEETING THE CRITERIA? AND THEN YOU CAN NARROW IT DOWN BY QUALITY AND COST.

I WOULD JUST. SO THE LAW DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU TO GET SUPER SPECIFIC, ALTHOUGH IT'S GOOD PRACTICE BECAUSE THEN YOU KIND OF HAVE A THE, THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH EVERYONE IS COMPETING AND YOU'VE IDENTIFIED WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.

SO THEY KNOW THAT COMING IN, BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED.

SO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS POST, YOU KNOW, THE PROCUREMENT FOR ENOUGH TIME AND AND THEN OF COURSE HAVE SOME KIND OF OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSALS.

AND THEN THE BOARD HAS TO VOTE ON THEM BECAUSE IT'S A PARTICULAR LEVEL OF PROCUREMENT THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S REQUIRED.

SO IF YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE YOU KIND OF WANT CREATIVITY OR DIFFERENT APPROACHES PRESENTED TO YOU THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED, I WOULD SAY THAT MAKE IT A LITTLE LOOSER IN TERMS OF THE STRICT CRITERIA CRITERIA WORK WELL IF THEY IF THE CRITERIA WORK FOR YOU, BUT IF THE CRITERIA DON'T WORK FOR YOU OR YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'LL WORK FOR YOU, YOU'RE NOT BOUND TO USE SPECIFIC CRITERIA OF THAT KIND.

THAT GOES BACK TO MY QUESTION DO YOU HAVE SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT YOU WANT US TO PUT IN THIS PROPOSAL? BECAUSE I DON'T I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK FOCUS GROUPS ARE GOOD BECAUSE THEY COULD ALL BE RELATED OR I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'LL PICK THEM OR WHATEVER.

I'D LIKE TO BE CREATIVE ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION.

DID THE. WHATEVER DATE YOU GAVE FOR THAT ONE.

DID IT HAVE FOCUS GROUPS? NO, THEY HAD INDIVIDUALS WHO WAS LIKE INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS AND THEY RANDOMLY PICKED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

STAFF AND IT WAS ALL ANONYMOUS.

SO WE DON'T KNOW WHO ACTUALLY SAID WHAT.

PART OF IT IS ENORMOUS, BUT I FEEL LIKE THEY DID IN THE ROOM STUFF WHERE YOU COULD GIVE FEEDBACK ON.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. THAT'S THE FOCUS GROUPS.

YEAH. SO THEY DID BOTH.

THEY DID. OKAY. OKAY.

SO YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, THAT THERE WAS COMMUNITY INPUT AND THAT WAS PRE PANDEMIC.

SO IT WAS IN PERSON.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

OKAY. SO I MEAN, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT OR DO YOU WANT IT TO BE FOCUSED AND INDIVIDUAL? WELL, I GUESS IF YOU WANT IT TO BE JUST PUT WHAT IS YOUR METHOD OF DELIVERY? AND THEN THEY COULD EACH COMPANY COULD LIST.

DO THEY DO FOCUS GROUPS OR LIKE SHARA SAID, SOME DON'T DO FOCUS GROUPS.

SO IF YOU ASK FOR THEIR METHOD OF DELIVERY, YOU ASK WHO DO YOU TYPICALLY GIVE YOU? SOME OF THEM MAY NOT WANT TO DO BUSINESS OWNERS.

THEY MAY JUST WANT TO FOCUS.

OKAY. CAN YOU PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK IN AN EMAIL SO I CAN ADD IT TO THAT? ANYONE ELSE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS?

[01:25:05]

WE'LL GET ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK.

YOU'LL PUT TOGETHER KIND OF THE THOUGHTS AND THEN WE'LL DO THE NOT TO EXCEED IN KIND OF THE CRITERIA.

IF YOU COULD GIVE ME IF Y'ALL COULD GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THAT GIVES ME ENOUGH TIME BEFORE THE BOARD MET BECAUSE WE GOT STUFF GOING ON HOLIDAY.

UM, AFTERWARDS WE CAN GET TOGETHER.

GET YOU GUYS. THE PROPOSAL.

OKAY, SO TWO WEEKS.

GIVES US. THAT'S THE WEEK OF THE JULY.

THAT'S THE JULY 4TH WEEK.

WOULD YOU LIKE AT THE 10TH? THE WEEK OF THE 10TH.

YEAH, I SAID THE JULY 4TH WEEK.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE LIKE.

SO, I MEAN, I THINK MOST OF YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY GIVEN AN OPINION.

SO ANYTHING AFTER THAT? YEAH. OKAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

[VIII.B. Consider and Act to make possible local policy changes regarding fraternization Rebecca Birch]

YEAH, SO THIS IS JUST THE SECOND READ.

I DIDN'T GET ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR FEEDBACKS OR CHANGES.

AGAIN, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OR IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS IT MORE, NOW'S THE TIME TO DO IT.

DID YOU PROVIDE THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU GOT? SO WE DIDN'T NEED TO COPY FROM ANYBODY? OH, I DIDN'T GET AN EMAIL ASKING.

I GOT A COUPLE ASKING ON THE OTHER, BUT I DIDN'T GET AN EMAIL ON THAT ONE.

I SAID IT TWICE.

SO. SO YOU GUYS AREN'T GETTING YOUR EMAILS? IS THAT WHAT I'M GETTING TO ON THE.

THE SURVEY, ONE THAT I DIDN'T GET ANY ON THE ON THE FRATERNIZATION ONE, I DIDN'T GET THAT EMAIL.

I HAVE THE EMAILS, I CAN SCREENSHOT THAT YOU'RE ALL ADDED TO IT.

WELL, I JUST SAY I DIDN'T UNLESS IT WAS ALL.

WAS IT ALL PART OF ONE EMAIL OR IS IT SEPARATE? BECAUSE I LOOK FOR THAT ONE AND I 26 WAS WHEN WE GOT A REMINDER FROM ASKING US THAT.

2026. I WOULD SAY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE DISTRICT SO THAT THEY CAN RUN IT THROUGH TAFFY AND LEGAL SERVICES.

I WAS GETTING BOARD FEEDBACK FIRST.

SO THE BOARD FEEDBACK, ONCE WE GET THE BOARD FEEDBACK, THEN IT COULD BE WHATEVER THE NEXT STEPS.

YEAH, IF YOU GUYS COULD LIKE THIS IS NEW TO ME, SO IF YOU GUYS COULD PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK I WOULD KNOW NEXT STEPS AND BE MORE PREPARED.

WELL, I DON'T REALLY SEE A NEED FOR IT.

THAT'S I JUST DON'T SEE THAT WE ARE GOING TO LEGISLATE ROMANCES IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I JUST TO ME IT WAS SO VAGUE THAT I DON'T I DON'T SEE A NEED FOR IT MYSELF.

YOU CAN IT. PROPER TIME.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY FEEDBACK REGARDING THE POLICY CHANGING OR MAKING UPDATES TO THE POLICY? THAT WAS PROVIDED BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT STEPS.

I MEAN, I CAN GIVE IT TO THE DISTRICT AND SEE THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE DISTRICT.

I'M OKAY WITH THAT. YEAH, I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT KATHY HAS TO SAY AND HOW IT FITS IN IN ANY OF THOSE WORDS THROUGH OUR POLICY SERVICE.

OKAY. AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE.

SO MAY 25TH.

DID YOU GET THE EMAIL ABOUT THE SURVEY? OH, THERE IT IS. YES, I GOT IT.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I DID GET THE SURVEY ONE AND I GOT THIS ONE.

OH, I CAN'T OPEN.

IT WON'T LET YOU OPEN IT. RIGHT? IT SEEMS THAT IT'S MAKING ME DO SOMETHING SOMEWHAT CONNECTED.

I HAVE TO ASK THE OWNER FOR ACCESS TO SWITCH TO AN ACCOUNT.

WITH PERMISSION. OKAY.

DID YOU ASK FOR PERMISSION? SHOULD I READ THAT? THAT'S FINE.

I CAN RESEND IT WITH JUST THE LANGUAGE IN THERE FOR YOU GUYS TO REVIEW.

AND I CAN ALSO WORK WITH OUR WHO'S THE WHO'S THE REPRESENTATIVE? I NEED TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

NONE OF US OUT. WHO'S NEXT? HE'S BACK. OKAY.

I REQUESTED ACCESS.

AND WE ALSO WANT A LAWYER TO REVIEW IT OR DO YOU WANT A LAWYER TO REVIEW IT? SO OUR LAWYER WILL REVIEW IT, BUT IT HAS TO GO THROUGH TAX POLICY SERVICES BECAUSE THAT'S WHO THAT'S WHAT THE DISTRICT DOES, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. BEFORE WE DO THAT, THOUGH.

DO WE GIVE THE BOARD ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BEFORE I SEND IT TO THEM TO GIVE TO.

OR DO YOU NEED MORE TIME? I'M GOOD WITH YOU MOVING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT THEIR FEEDBACK IS.

IT'S AN AGENDA ITEM. YOU DON'T VOTE.

YOU DON'T VOTE TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA.

IT WAS ADDED TO THE AGENDA AND NOW THE STEPS.

AND I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT THAT I SAID THAT WE WOULD GET IT IN TIME.

THAT'S WHY WE PICKED THE DATE SO THAT WE COULD GET IT TO THE DISTRICT FOR THEM TO REVIEW IN TIME.

[01:30:02]

OKAY. AND NO FEEDBACK WAS.

SO. WE'RE GOOD WITH YOU MOVING FORWARD TO SEND IT TO THE.

IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? I HAVE.

YEAH. OKAY. I'LL JUST.

SO THEN WE'LL HAVE THAT ONE. THAT ENDS OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[IX. Closed Session]

THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN INTO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS.

FOR CLOSED SESSION.

551.071 CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY.

551.076 REVIEW REPORT REGARDING SECURITY AUDITS.

551.072 TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.

551.0742 REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT, RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AS WELL AS DISCUSSION DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL MATTERS.

CONSIDER SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.

CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF AN OK PRINCIPAL AND DIRECTOR OF CDC.

DISCUSSION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AND FINALLY, DISCUSSION OF BOARD SELF-EVALUATION.

THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 8:54 P.M..

BUT I JUST GOT A TEXT THAT THE SOUND WAS OFF ON THE LIVE STREAM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.