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>> GOOD EVENING. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[I. Call to Order]
LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THAT NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT.LET US STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
WELL, WELCOME EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ON THE HOTTEST OF THE SUMMER.
WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. WE DO HAVE A LONG AGENDA, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MOVE THROUGH IT AS EFFECTIVELY AND AS POSSIBLE.
TO BEGIN WITH, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
[III. Public Comment]
I HAVE FOUR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT BEEN HERE BEFORE OR WHO HAVE NOT GIVEN PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE, I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT MEANS.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SIGN IN BEFORE THE MEETING, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO IN THE ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED IN.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET THREE MINUTES IN ORDER TO PRESENT, AND AT THE ONE MINUTE MARK, WE WILL GIVE YOU A WARNING THAT YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT.
DURING THE THREE MINUTE PERIOD, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND, BUT WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN AND TO TAKE NOTE. THANK YOU.
MAKE SURE I HAVE IT IN ORDER BECAUSE I'VE DONE THIS WHERE I'VE DONE IT BACKWARDS BEFORE.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MS. MARTINEZ.
>> HELLO TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
MY NAME IS BARBARA MARTINEZ, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH OUR DISTRICT.
MY NIECE IS A TEACHER AT PAPA ELEMENTARY, AND AS A FORMER TEACHER MYSELF, I WAS VERY PROUD OF HER, EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S ACCOMPLISHED, EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S DONE.
SHE EVEN HAS HER MASTERS TO BECOME A PRINCIPAL EVEN AS YOUNG AS SHE IS.
MY NIECE IS ONE OF THE MOST CARING PEOPLE THAT I KNOW.
SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND, FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS, FOR ALL OF HER PARENTS, AND FOR ANYONE THAT SHE KNOWS IN THE DISTRICT.
SHE COMES EARLY, SHE STAYS LATE.
SHE SPEAKS HIGHLY OF HER STUDENTS OF HER CLASS, AND OF HER JOB IN ALL.
YOU CAN SEE A SMILE ON HER FACE EVERY TIME SHE SPEAKS ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH EDUCATION.
SHE HAS A PASSION FOR TEACHING LIKE NO ONE ELSE.
HER VERY FIRST YEAR OF BEING A TEACHER, SHE RECEIVED THE TEACHER OF PROMISE AWARD, WHICH IS LIKE GETTING TEACHER OF THE YEAR WITH AISD.
AGAIN, SHE IS AN AMAZING TEACHER, AND DEL VALLE DISTRICT IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER AND HOPEFULLY OTHERS LIKE HER.
WELL, I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT HER, THERE'S A LOT TO SAY, AND AGAIN, Y'ALL ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HER.
THAT'S NOT WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT.
I'M HERE BECAUSE SINCE MARCH, I HAVE NOTICED MY NIECE AT MY DAD'S HOUSE VISITING HER GRANDFATHER MORE AND MORE, PRETTY MUCH ALMOST EVERY DAY.
IT BECAME UNUSUAL CONSIDERING IN MARCH, WE HAVE SCHOOL.
I FINALLY ASKED WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND WHEN I WAS TOLD WHAT HAPPENED, I BECAME COMPLETELY ASHAMED OF THIS DISTRICT.
I DO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TONIGHT'S CLOSED MEETINGS.
I JUST HOPE THAT THINGS ARE TAKEN IN TO CONSIDERATION.
THINGS LIKE BULLYING, RETALIATION,
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CITY STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS HAVE BEEN COVERED UP.DO THE RIGHT THING. DO THE RIGHT THING FOR HER FOR THE TEACHERS AND FOR OUR STUDENTS.
DO NOT ALLOW THIS DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO COVER UP THINGS THAT ARE BEING COVERED UP.
DO NOT ALLOW TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, BOARD MEMBERS TO LEAVE JUST BECAUSE AND THERE BE NO CONSEQUENCES.
WHEN TEACHERS LIKE HER ARE BEING PUSHED OUT BECAUSE SHE OPENED UP. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAVE MS. FLORES.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT HARRIS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AT THE BOARD MEETING HELD IN MARCH, YOU ALL SPOKE ON THE TOPIC OF BEING PRESENTED WITH INFORMATION CONCERNS AND THE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF THE COMMUNITY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF.
I AM HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE JUST THAT.
LAST THURSDAY, A FEW STAFF MEMBERS AND I WERE WORKING OUT OF PRINCIPAL HAYES OFFICE TRYING TO WORK ON IMPORTANT TASKS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE JULY TO ENSURE A SMOOTH START FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
STAFF ALSO WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WISH PRINCIPAL HAYES FAREWELL.
STAFF WERE IMMEDIATELY TOLD TO LEAVE HIS OFFICE AND I WAS HELD BACK TO BE QUESTIONED ABOUT WHO AUTHORIZED FOR ME TO HAVE PRINCIPAL HAYES ITEMS PACKED UP ONTO A CARD AND REMOVED FROM HIS OFFICE.
THE WAY THIS ROLLED OUT WAS ROLLED OUT IN AN UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER, AND I JUST ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF AND MYSELF, CABINET MEMBERS ALSO NEED TO BE HELD TO THESE ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AS WE ARE HELD.
I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN PRINCIPAL HAYES WORK HARD DAY AND NIGHT TO GET HIS CAMPUS STAFF AND STUDENTS WHAT THEY NEED.
I HAVE WITNESSED HIM GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ENSURE THAT DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OJEDA STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF.
I HOPE THAT YOU RECONSIDER THE DECISION IN NAMING A NEW PRINCIPAL FOR OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CONSIDER GIVING PRINCIPAL HAYES HIS CHANCE TO FINISH WHAT HE STARTED.
THAT IS TO KEEP HIS CAMPUS MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO SAY, I APPRECIATE ALL LETTING ME COME UP HERE AND SPEAK.
I WORKED FOR DEL VALLE A FEW YEARS BACK, AND MY MOTHER BECAME ILL AND I HAD TO LEAVE TO GO TAKE CARE OF MY MOTHER.
AFTER MY MOTHER PASSED OUT, I CAME BACK SPECIFICALLY TO DEL VALLE AND SPECIFICALLY TO OJEDA CAMPUS BECAUSE I LOVE THIS DISTRICT, AND I LOVE THAT CAMPUS, AND I LOVE THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THAT CAMPUS.
FROM THE FIRST YEAR WHEN I CAME BACK TO THIS FOLLOWING YEAR, IT 95% CHANGE.
IT'S BEEN MOVING IN A VERY GOOD DIRECTION.
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A DOUBLE CLASS.
EACH ONE OF MY CLASSES, I HAD 50-70 KIDS IN A CLASSROOM.
IT WAS THE BEST YEAR OF MY 26 YEARS, AND THAT'S BECAUSE MR. HAYES WENT BEYOND AND ABOVE AND BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT CLASS RAN SMOOTHLY, AND IT DID.
EVERYBODY THAT WORKS WITH ME KNOWS I HAVE VERY HIGH EXPECTATION, VERY HIGH.
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BUT MY KIDS RIDES TO IT, BECAUSE THEY CAN.IF YOU LOOK AT THE STAR SCORES FOR THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR ALONE.
NOT EVERYBODY MEETS OR MASTERS, BUT THE GROWTH IS THERE.
I'M TALKING 20, 30, 40 POINTS IN GROWTH, AND THAT'S HOW IT'S BEEN ON THEIR RENAISSANCE.
THAT'S BECAUSE I TREATED THE CLASS LIKE IT WAS A FRESHMAN COLLEGE, ONE ON ONE ENGLISH CLASS, AND I TOLD THE KIDS THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY HAD TO LOOK FORWARD TO, AND THEY ROSE TO THE OCCASION.
THEY LOVED IT. I HAD NO DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS.
>> WHATEVER ISSUES I DID HAVE, MR. HAYES BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO MAKE SURE THOSE ISSUES MOVED OUT AND THAT IT WAS RUNNING [INAUDIBLE].
WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO HAVE A WINTER FORMAL DANCE AND AN ACTUAL PROBLEM FOR THESE KIDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.
THAT WAS BECAUSE OF HIM. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
OUR NEXT AND LAST PUBLIC COMMENT IS MS. DOSANI.
>> INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT HARRIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY NAME IS AMYNA DOSANI.
I'M A COUNSELOR AT DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I SERVE AS SECRETARY OF THE DEL VALLE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF DVEA.
AS A SCHOOL BOARD, ON MAY 20TH, YOU BOLDLY UPHELD YOUR VALUES AND COMMITMENT TO THE WELL BEING OF THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, AND BY EXTENSION, THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF OUR STUDENTS.
YOU LISTENED TO THE PAY PROPOSAL FROM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION AND YOU LISTENED TO DVEA'S PROPOSALS ON COMPENSATION.
IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, YOU DECIDED THAT A LITTLE MORE GENEROSITY WAS NEEDED TO RECRUIT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY RETAIN EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU FOR BACKING OUR PROPOSALS ON COMPENSATION.
WE MAY BE HEADING FOR TOUGH TIMES AHEAD AS THE THREAT FROM A TEXAS STATE GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO PRIVATIZE PUBLIC EDUCATION BECOMES CLOSER AND MORE IMMINENT.
I AM, OF COURSE, REFERRING TO THE THREAT OF EDUCATION VOUCHERS.
BUT THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THREATS AND PRESSURES WHICH LEAD DISTRICTS TO SEER A PATH OF EXCESSIVE CAUTION AND THEN ULTIMATELY SHORT CHANGE ONE OF ITS MOST VALUABLE [INAUDIBLE] ITS PERSONNEL.
WE HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN, THIS SPRING AND SUMMER IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR NOT RUSHING DOWN THAT PATH AND INSTEAD OPTING TO MAKE DEL VALLE A LEADER IN THE AUSTIN AREA ON COMPENSATION.
WE THINK OF THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES TO THE LIVES OF SO MANY LOW WAGE WORKERS IN OUR DISTRICT WHO HAVE LEARNED THAT THEIR MINIMUM HOURLY PAY WILL GO FROM $16 TO $18 PER HOUR.
WE THINK OF THE APPRECIATION SO MANY FEEL BY REWARDING THEM WITH A ONE TIME BONUS BASED ON THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE AND LOYALTY TO DVISD.
WE THINK OF A 3% RAISE FOR ALMOST ALL EMPLOYEES THAT SO MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SHIED AWAY FROM.
>> DEL VALLE IS DOING IT RIGHT.
DVEA AND TSTA AND DVISD WILL FIGHT VOUCHERS TOGETHER IN AN ALLIANCE THAT WILL STRETCH ACROSS THE STATE.
WE WILL FIGHT TOGETHER TO STOP TAXPAYERS MONEY FLOWING INTO THE POCKETS OF THE WEALTHY TO PROP UP PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT CAN PICK AND CHOOSE THEIR STUDENTS AND HAVE NO ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS LIKE WE DO.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND LONG MAY THEY REMAIN SO. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO CAME IN TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL NOW ACTUALLY ADJOURN FOR ADDITIONAL CLOSED SESSION, CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY REGARDING CONSIDER AN ACT ON THE 2024 2025 COMPENSATION MANUAL.
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CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY.
WE WILL NOW MOVE BACK INTO OPEN SESSION THE TIME IS 7:08.
OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE INFORMATION ITEMS,
[IV.A. District Happenings]
AND WE WILL START WITH DISTRICT HAPPENS.CHRISTIAN ADMIN. EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT HARRIS.
I'M CHRISTIAN ADMIN AND FOR CHRISTOPHER HODO, COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE DISTRICT HAPPENINGS VIDEO WHERE WE HIGHLIGHT STAFF AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE PAST MONTH.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S SUMMER, THERE'S STILL A LOT GOING ON O I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE VIDEO.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] YES, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S STILL HAPPENING JUST HERE IN THE SUMMER AT BISD.
THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED IN ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVED EVEN OVER THE SUMMER.
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NEXT, WE WILL MOVE TO[IV.B. Thinkery Partnership at the Central Child Development Center Steven Alves]
THE THINKERY PARTNERSHIP AT THE CENTRAL SHORT DEVELOPMENT CENTER, MR. HARRIS.>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT.
BOARD, MR. HARRIS. THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE THINKERY BOARD WITH US AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE THINKERY ENGAGEMENT TEAM, AS WELL AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF EXHIBITS AND OPERATIONS.
OUR GOAL TONIGHT IS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU INFORMATION THAT THE THINKERY IS PROVIDING AS AN INFORMATION ITEM AS A PRECURSOR TO THE ACTION ITEM LATER IN THE AGENDA RELATED TO THE THINKERY MOU AND AMENDMENT FOR THE DEL VALLEY ISD AND THINKERY PARTNERSHIP.
AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR. BRADSHAW DE HERNANDEZ.
SHE IS THE INCOMING PRESIDENT FOR THE THINKERY AND SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TURN IT OVER TO DR.
>> GOOD EVENING, ESTEEM BOARD, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO PRESENT THIS WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH YOU AND THINKERY.
TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO OUTLINE A SHARED PARTNERSHIP, OUR VISION THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THAT DVISD IS ALREADY DOING, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE VIDEO THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY PLAYED.
WE WANT TO FOSTER DEVELOPMENT OF STEAM LEARNING, AND WE WANT TO DO IT NOT ONLY FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN OF DVISD, BUT ALSO FOR THE CAREGIVERS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER THROUGH SHARED EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMMING TO HELP ALL OF THE CHILDREN OF DVISD.
WE SEE THIS PARTNERSHIP AS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT IS LIMITLESS.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF THIS COMMUNITY ACROSS ALL OF THE CDCS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DIRECT ENRICHMENT OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
THINKERY EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERED RIGHT HERE AT THINKERY DEL VALLE.
WE ALSO WANT TO STRENGTHEN CONTINUED LEARNING OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY THAT WE KNOW IS SO IMPORTANT TO EDUCATION TODAY.
WE WANT TO DO THAT THROUGH DEL VALLE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SPACE, BY PROVIDING HAPPENINGS AND PROVIDING ENGAGEMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.
WE'D LOVE TO DO THE THINKERY LED COMMUNITY HOURS IN THE EVENING WEEKENDS AND WE WANT TO LEVERAGE THE THINKERY DEL VALLE SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS LED BY CBOS OR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT IS OUR STEAM LEARNING INSTITUTE, AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME WONDERFUL IMPACT WITH THE DVISD COMMUNITY.
WE'VE USED TECHNOLOGY BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO CONTINUE KINDERGARTEN READINESS, TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR ALL.
SOME OF THE POINTS OF SUCCESS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY, 76 DVISD EDUCATORS PARTICIPATED IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR.
OVER 70% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS, OVER 800 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM SLI TRAINED EDUCATORS, AND 85% OF EDUCATORS REPORTED THAT THEIR STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR DURABLE SKILLS.
THOSE DURABLE SKILLS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO TODAY, PROBLEM SOLVING, COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION, CURIOSITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND CREATIVITY.
THEN WE ALL WANT TO CELEBRATE OUR SPECIAL PRE K AND OUR KINDS, OUR YOUNG CHILDREN.
DURING THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR, THINKERY HOSTED OVER 19 FIELDRI FOR EVERY PRE K IN KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM IN DVISD, OVER 1,400 STUDENTS EXPERIENCE JOYFUL LEARNING AT ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES A THINKERY MEREDITH LEARNING LAB.
THEY ARE ALSO CHEAP WHEN THEY COME, BY THE WAY.
A PARTNERSHIP WOULDN'T BE TRUE UNLESS WE CENTER THE COMMUNITY AND I'M REALLY PROUD THAT WE SEE THIS AS A TRUE AND AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIP, NOT JUST IN WORD, BUT INDEED IN ACT.
THINKERY HAS INCORPORATED COMMUNITY VOICE IN EVERY STEP OF THIS PARTNERSHIP FROM WHAT THE EXHIBIT DESIGN TO PROGRAM DELIVERY, TO HOW WE DELIVER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL OF THE FAMILIES HERE TODAY AND BEYOND SEE THEIR DESIRES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES REFLECTED BACK TO THEM.
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WE DO THIS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, IN PLAYING AND LEARNING, OUR THINKERY STAFF UTILIZE PLAYFUL ACTIVATION AND LISTENING PROMPTS AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.WE INVITED ADULTS WHO ARE CONNECTED AND IN RELATIONSHIP WITH DEL VALLE TO SHARE THEIR NARRATIVES, DESIRES, AND EXPERTISE, AND UNPACKING SESSIONS, SPECIFIC TO INTERNAL STAFF AND EDUCATORS.
WE SOUGHT FEEDBACK ON PROGRAMMING, STRATEGY AND OUR PARTNERSHIP OVERALL.
I HAVE SOME OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS HERE FROM THINKERY, WHO ARE HIGHLY INVOLVED IN THAT AND GOT TO KNOW MANY OF YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THE SAME AS I COME INTO MY TERM PRESIDENT.
WHAT ARE OUR WISHES AND PLANS? MOST OF ALL, WE JUST WANT TO BE A REAL BIG PARTNER WITH YOU AND TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THEIR GROWTH.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ASPIRE TO DO IS MAKE THE SPACE FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE DVISD COMMUNITY THROUGH COMMUNITY LISTENING, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HEARD THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR A SHARED SPACE.
OUR GOAL IS TO LEVERAGE BOTH THE INDOOR MAKER LAB THAT'S BEEN CREATED AND OUTDOOR LEARNING PAVILION AS PROGRAMING SPACE AND INFUSE THINKERY LED PLAY BASED ACTIVITIES TO CONTINUE ON ALL THE WONDERFUL CHARACTERISTICS OUR STUDENTS DESERVE SUCH AS COMMUNITY CRITICAL THINKING.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DVISD, CTE, AND THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
THINKERY DEL VALLE WILL PROVIDE A BACKDROP FOR INTERNSHIPS, PAID JOB EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS IN THIS EDUCATION TRACK.
OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF THIS WORK TAKES MONEY, AND SO WE DO HAVE A SHARED INVESTMENT.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO FUND RAISING FOR FIVE YEARS OF OPERATIONAL COSTS TO HELP ENSURE THE SPACE IS FREELY AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE HERE IN THE DEL VALLE ISD COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DAY AND TO OFFSET PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE.
NO FUNDS RAISED FOR THINKERY DEL VALLE WILL BE USED FOR PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF THINKERY DEL VALLE.
OUR INVESTMENT IS PURELY HERE AROUND THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP.
HERE, YOU WILL SEE SOME OUTLINES AROUND THE INVESTMENTS, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE UPDATED AN AMENDED MOU, AND WE HOPE FOR A POSITIVE VOTE TODAY THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THE EDUCATION THAT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN DESERVE.
WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> I HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT IT'S FOR OUR STAFF.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE WHAT I'LL DO.
I THINK IT'S FABULOUS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT I'LL DO.
BUT IF WE HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, DO WE ASK THEM NOW?
MR. ALIS, WE CAN ADDRESS THEM NOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.
WITH THIS, IT WAS SAID MULTIPLE TIMES, AND I'VE HEARD IT BEFORE, NOT JUST THIS EVENING.
THINKERY DEL VALLE, ISN'T THIS IN ONE OF OUR CDCS?
>> YES, MA'AM. IT IS. IT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT THE CDC CENTRAL.
THE TERMINOLOGY THINKERY DEL VALLE IS A UTILIZATION OF MARKETING TO CLEAN UP, QUITE FRANKLY, WHERE WE CAN SAY IT'S AT THINKERY AT DEL VALLE OR THINKERY DEL VALLE AT THE CDC CENTRAL.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, SO THANK YOU.
MY CONCERN IS AS WE DELIBERATED VERY LONG OVER PARTS OF ANOTHER FACILITY AFTER SOMEONE SPECIFIC, THAT IS THAT SOMETHING IS IT OFFICIALLY THE NAME? THIS IS ONE OF THOSE. WE NEED TO GET GUIDANCE FROM MAYBE THE ATTORNEY ON.
>> WE HAVE NOT CHANGED THE NAME.
THE NAME PLATE OUTSIDE IS DEL VALLE ISD, CDC CENTRAL.
THAT IS THE OFFICIAL NAME IS CDC CENTRAL.
THERE IS A NAME PLATE THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED FROM A MARKETING STANDPOINT, THAT THIS IS THE THINKERY DEL VALLE EXTENSION.
BUT THE CDC CENTRAL IS THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, CENTRAL IS THE NAME OF THE LOCATION.
>> I JUST LIKE TO SAY I HAVE A LITTLE LONG DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT, SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE WILL SAY THAT ANY NAME CHANGE WOULD COME BEFORE THE BOARD PER BOARD POLICY, AND WE WOULD FOLLOW THAT BOARD POLICY WITH THE EXACT STEPS.
BUT TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE IS NO INTENT THAT'S A MARKETING ITEM FOR SUPPORT OF THE THINKERY AT DEL VALLE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, MISS WODIE?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. CAN YOU TO THE THINKERY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE BY THE WAY, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS COLLABORATION.
CAN YOU PROVIDE OUR AUDIENCE OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE THINKERY AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP?
>> ABSOLUTELY. AS WE PRESENTED IN THE PRESENTATION TODAY,
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THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO USE THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF A CHILD AND PROVIDE EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL HOURS.JUST LIKE YOU SAW WITH SOME OF THE VIDEO THAT YOU HAD, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY ALL OF YOUR STEM CAMPS, HANDS ON PLAY BASED LEARNING, OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE THINKERY LED INSTRUCTIONS, UNDERSTANDING THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS PLAY, LET'S GIVE YOU THE SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND ON WHY THIS LEVER IS HAPPENING AND WHY THIS LEVER IS BEING PUSHED AND WHERE DOES THIS COME FROM? WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY PROCESS? WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS PLAY BASED LEARNING WHERE CURIOSITY CAN BE CULTIVATED.
SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS, OUR FINE STAFF HAVE ALREADY DONE ON SO MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO BUILD THAT WITH THE DVISD.
LEARNINGS THAT COME FROM YOU, YOUR PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE HERE, BUT MOST OF ALL FROM THE CHILDREN. WHAT INTERESTS THEM? HOW CAN WE BUILD OUT A PROGRAM THAT MAKES SENSE FOR THE CHILD TODAY, NOT FROM THE CHILD WHEN I WAS HERE FOR 20 YEARS AGO.
WHEN YOU PHYSICALLY LOOK AT THE WONDERFUL EXHIBITS OUTSIDE, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME LEARNING THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OF THOSE ITEMS AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S ANOTHER BIG OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE OFFERING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE'RE AUTHENTIC PARTNERS.
THERE'S NOT ONE PERSON COMING IN OR WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER.
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOLOGY BASED EXPERIENCES LIKE WE OUTLINED, THOSE WILL CONTINUE IN THE PARTNERSHIP.
I WILL TURN TO THIS AMAZING STAFF AND THINK RACHEL TO SAY, IS THERE ANYTHING I MIGHT HAVE LEFT OUT, RACHEL, MATT?
>> PERSONAL COMMENT. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT YOU GUYS ATTENDED OUR DB DAY FESTIVAL, AND SO MANY KIDS HAD SO MUCH FUN GOING TO YOUR BOOTH AND JUST PLAYING WITH ALL OF THE THINGS AND LEARNING.
AND JUST WITH THAT LITTLE PLACE AND THAT LITTLE ENVIRONMENT, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET SO MUCH OUT OF IT.
I'M EXTREMELY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT A BUILDING AND AN ENTIRE PLACAP AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF CAN BRING TO OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU GUYS.
>> IT'S JUST A PERSONAL COMMENT.
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP.
AND SO I'VE TAKEN SEVERAL CHILDREN AND MY OWN FAMILY TO THE THINKER, AS A FORMER EDUCATOR.
I THINK WHAT YOU GUYS DO IS PHENOMENAL, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THOSE EXPERIENCES CLOSER TO WHERE OUR KIDS LIVE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? NO, I THINK WE ALL AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS.
WONDERFUL THING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN THERE.
>> OH, GOOD. LET ME KNOW WHEN WE COME.
[LAUGHTER] YEAH. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
>> YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EACH ONE OF YOU FOR COMING OUT HERE TODAY AND SPENDING THE TIME.
WE'LL ADDRESS THE ACTION ITEM OF YOUTH LATER IN THE AGENDA.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT I LOVE IT.
I DID THE LITTLE TOUR WHEN IT OPENED AND I WAS VERY EXCITED AND I KNOW SO MUCH MORE HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE TOUR, WHICH WAS BACK MONTHS AGO, INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL PLAYGROUND THAT'S ON TRACK TO BE PUT IN AS WELL.
THANK YOU TO YOU, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US.
OKAY. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE DEL VALLEY ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION UPDATE.
[IV.C. Del Valle ISD Education Foundation Update Christopher Weddle]
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CINDA ARMSTRONG, AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE DEL VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD AND ALSO THE SECRETARY.
I HAVE LIVED IN THE DISTRICT WITH MY HUSBAND FOR 18 YEARS AND HAVE TWO STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM DEL VALLEY SCHOOL.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SOME TIME TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
JUST A LITTLE ABOUT THE AGENDA, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AND TELL YOU A BRIEF TIMELINE AND HISTORY OF HOW WE STARTED OUR MISSION GOALS AND DETAILS ON OUR THREE MAIN PROGRAMS, AND OF COURSE, OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION WAS CREATED AS A RESULT FROM THE BOARD IN JUNE OF 2021.
WITH SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD AND VOLUNTEERS,
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WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS A NONPROFIT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021 AND HELD OUR FIRST.SORRY [LAUGHTER]. THERE IT IS.
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021, RECOGNIZED AS A NONPROFIT AND HELD OUR FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING IN JANUARY OF 2022.
WE HAVE 20 BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH INCLUDES FOUR NON VOTING MEMBERS.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FOUNDATION MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING, IF YOU WON'T MIND STANDING UP.
AND JUST GIVING A LITTLE WAVE [APPLAUSE].
EVERYBODY CAN SEE WHO YOU ARE.
EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE DEVALI ISD COMMUNITY AND DO A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN. THANK YOU, TOO.
I KNOW, I'LL GO BACK A LITTLE BIT HERE.
OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE SIMPLIFIED IS TO CARRY THE TORCH FOR STUDENTS EDUCATE DEL VALLEY ISD THROUGH FUNDRAISING AND VOLUNTEER HOURS, WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS AND ENHANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN DEL VALLEY ISD.
OUR GOALS ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE.
THEY ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT, RECOGNIZE, AND BUILD COMMUNITY AND INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE THREE MAIN PROGRAMS WHICH ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH YEAR ROUND FUND RAISING FROM THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THEY ARE INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL GRANTS, TEACHER OF THE YEAR, AND STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
I'LL SHARE ABOUT EACH PROGRAM AND RECENT WINNERS IN THE UPCOMING SLIDES.
INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL GRANTS.
ELIGIBLE STAFF FROM DEL VALLEY ISD ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS TO ENHANCE HIGHER LEVELS OF GRANTS MUST ENHANCE STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVES, GOALS, AND INITIATIVES OF THE CAMPUS IN DEL VALLEY ISD.
APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS TYPICALLY OPEN AROUND THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND ARE AWARDED BY THE FOUNDATION IN DECEMBER.
WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN OUR CELEBRATION TOUR EVERY YEAR IN DECEMBER, WHERE WE TAKE A BUS WITH MEMBERS FROM THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD, DVISD LEADERSHIP, AND SURPRISE THE WINNERS WITH THE SMALL CELEBRATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CELEBRATION AS WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE FACULTY IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS.
JUST A LITTLE HIGHLIGHT HERE OF OUR CAMPUS RECIPIENTS, A SHOUT OUT TO DEL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BEING TWO YEARS IN A ROW FOR THEIR GRANTS.
YOU'LL GET TO SEE THE PART THAT MAKES YOUR HEART SING, WHICH IS PICTURES OF THESE GRANTS IN ACTION.
YOU CAN SEE BOOK VENDING MACHINE, THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS.
I THINK THAT'S ANN'S FAVORITE.
THEN THE BACKPACK NATURE EXPLORER BACKPACK PROGRAM THAT GRANTS FUNDED. TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
THESE PHOTOS ARE FROM THE 2024 TEACHER OF THE YEAR WINNERS.
OUR ELEMENTARY WINNER WAS BETHANY LEACH ON THE RIGHT, A FOURTH GRADE TEACHER AT HOCE DUNLAP, AND SECONDARY DISTRICT WINNER CAITLIN DELLA PLAIN ON THE LEFT, AND ENGLISH TEACHER AT DALY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
EACH CAMPUS SELECTS A TEACHER OF THE YEAR THROUGH THEIR OWN SELECTION PROCESS, AND CAMPUS WINNERS ARE CELEBRATED BY THE FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS, LEADERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION IN THE SPRING.
SIMILARLY TO THE WARDS BUS THAT WE THE GRANTS.
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING ACTIVITIES WE GET TO PARTICIPATE IN AS WE OFTEN VISIT THE WINNERS IN THEIR CLASSROOM AND WE GET TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM AND THEIR STUDENTS AS SOMEBODY TALKED ABOUT STUDENTS REACTION LIKE WATCHING STUDENTS, REACT TO THEIR TEACHERS WINNING, EVEN SOMETIMES THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY ARE SO EXCITED FOR THEM.
IT'S REALLY A GREAT THING TO SEE.
OTHER CAMPUS WINNERS ARE INVITED TO A CELEBRATION IN THE SPRING WHERE WE NAME THE TWO MAIN WINNERS THROUGH OUR SELECTION PROCESS.
WE HONOR THEM WITH A INNER AND THEN AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO THE TWO MAIN SELECTIONS.
THERE'S ONE FROM SECONDARY AND ONE FOR ELEMENTARY DEL VALLEY.
HERE IS JUST OUR WINNERS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I WILL SAY IF YOU RECOGNIZE A NAME, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT HONOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
THE LAST OR FINAL OF OUR THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS IS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
EVERY YEAR, WE AWARD 10-12 SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIORS TO PURSUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY'RE OPEN TO GRADUATES OF DEL VALLEY ISD, ATTENDING COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, TRADE SCHOOL, OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS TYPICALLY OPENS UP IN JANUARY, AND RECIPIENTS ARE NOTIFIED IN THE SPRING.
THIS YEAR, WE WERE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF
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THE DECISION DAY AND CELEBRATE ALL THE AWARD WINNERS.JUST A FEW QUOTES FROM OUR STUDENTS.
SOMEBODY IS PLANNING ON STUDYING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND JOINING THE US AIR FORCE.
JUMPED UP AND DOWN WITH MANY TEARS OF JOY ALONGSIDE MY MOTHER.
I AM NOW STEP CLOSER TO WORK HARD.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M OVERJOYED AND DEEPLY THANKFUL.
THIS AWARD MEANS A LOT TO ME, AS IT NOT ONLY PROVIDES ASSISTANCE, BUT ACKNOWLEDGES MY EFFORTS AND COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND IT'S REALLY GREAT WORDS FROM OUR STUDENT WINNERS.
THAT SUMS IT ALL UP [LAUGHTER].
IT SUMS UP ALL OF THE WORK OF EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM AND THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
A $127,000 OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS THAT INCLUDES STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, TEACHER GRANTS, AND TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] EVERYBODY IN HERE [LAUGHTER].
WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO DO, A LOT MORE FUND RAISING TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE BIG DREAMS. AND SO THIS, I THINK IS A REALLY GREAT START.
WE'RE STILL IN OUR INFANCY AND REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING SO FAR.
AND JUST LIKE A LITTLE SIDE NOTE FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE FINANCIAL SPACE THAT HAVE QUESTIONS.
WE DO HAVE AN AUDIT FROM 2022, AND OUR FORM 90 FROM 2022 AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SEE IT, AND FOR 2023, WE'RE STILL IN PROCESS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE FIRM TO GET OUR FORM 990, EXCUSE ME, COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 15TH, WHICH IS THE DEADLINE, AND THEN OUR AUDIT IS ALSO IN PROCESS.
I CLOSE BY JUST SAYING THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE TRUSTEE, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT.
FOR SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP AND TO KEEP MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE REALLY BIG GOALS, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO DO WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>> ANY QUESTION? OKAY, THIS WAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
CAN YOU GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO SOME OF YOUR SPONSORS THAT HELP PROVIDE THIS FUNDING SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THE FUNDING.
>> YES. WE DO HAVE SOME MAJOR SPONSORS AND GET SOME OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD OR HEATHER.
SOME OF THE BUILDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
BROOKFIELD. YEAH. WE HAVE A WHOLE LIST.
TITOS? YES. TITOS HAS BEEN GREAT.
I CAN'T THINK OF THE OTHER ONE.
>> THAT'S FINE. I GOT YOU ON THE SPOT ON THAT ONE. [LAUGHTER].
>> NO, IT'S OKAY. WE HAVE A SLIDE WITH ALL THEIR LOGOS.
IT WAS LIKE OUR FOUR SLIDES WERE SO I WAS TRYING TO [LAUGHTER].
>> NO, YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> I WILL ALSO SAY, WE ARE TAKING CONTRIBUTIONS.
ACTUALLY, THE STATS SHOW THAT MOST FOUNDATIONS, THE MAJORITY OF THEIR FUNDING COMES FROM SMALL DONORS, EVERY EVERY STAFF PERSON, EVERY PERSON THAT LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY, EVERY BOARD MEMBER, ARE ALL ENCOURAGED TO DONATE TO OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
YOU CAN DO THAT ON THE WEBSITE.
>> ACTUALLY, YES. CINDY, YOU SAID THAT THOSE FINANCIALS ARE AVAILABLE.
CAN YOU JUST E MAIL THOSE TO THE BOARD?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? YOU HAVEN'T. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO SEE THAT AS PART OF THE PACKET THAT WE HAVE THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED A DRAFT OF THE MOU?
>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS JUST IT IS THE FIRST DRAFT.
IT IS FOR US AS THE BOARD TO REVIEW TO LOOK AT, AND IT WILL BE AN ITEM ON THE JULY BOARD MEETING FOR US TO REVIEW AND ACT ON AT THAT TIME.
IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WANT TO ASK. IF WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS, WHO DO YOU WANT ME TO SEND THEM TO JONATHAN OR TO THE STAFF?
>> LET'S DO LISA COSTA UNLESS SHE CAN GATHER THEM ALL TOGETHER.
>> REAL QUICK. HAS THE ATTORNEY SEEN THIS MOU?
>> NO. THIS IS THE FIRST DRAFT, THE ATTORNEY HAS NOT YET.
WE'LL GET THAT OVER TO OUR ATTORNEY AS WELL. OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN. APPRECIATE IT.
>> OKAY. NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS UPDATE ON SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH PROCESS. THAT IS ME.
[IV.D. Update on Superintendent Search Process Shaira Ramzanali]
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I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS PROCESS.AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR WONDERFUL ACTING SUPERINTENDENT HERE, AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT FOR OUR DISTRICT.
WE DID AS A BOARD, WE PUT OUT AN RFP AND WE ACTUALLY WE DID CHOOSE A SEARCH FIRM, AND THE SEARCH FIRM, I HAD TO WRITE DOWN THEIR NAME BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BUTCHER IT.
OHANIN, DEMITH AND CASTILLO IS GOING TO BE THE SEARCH FIRM THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH, AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY THAN WE HAVE JUST SELECTED THE FIRM AT THIS TIME, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH WHERE WE WERE AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MEET YET.
OUR INITIAL MEETING IS ACTUALLY SET FOR THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.
OUR AGENDA IS NUMBER 1 IS GOING TO BE TO DISCUSS STAKEHOLDER INPUT AND DISCOVERY ACTIVITIES.
THAT WILL BE FOR US TO DISCUSS WHAT OPTIONS WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS.
IT'S GOING TO IMPACT A LOT OF PEOPLE SO WE WANT TO GATHER THE RIGHT FEEDBACK.
THEN THE SECOND PIECE IS GOING TO BE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH TIMELINE.
THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT US WITH SOME OPTIONS OF WHAT IS VIABLE.
USUALLY, THEY'LL DO SOMETHING LIKE A REALLY QUICK ONE, A MIDDLE ONE, AND THEN A LONGER TERM ONE.
I WILL SAY THAT WE ON THE BOARD, AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF US IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THIS IN A TIMELY MANNER, BUT ALSO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
WE DON'T WANT TO RUSH THE PROCESS.
WE KNOW SCHOOL YEAR IS STARTING UP SOON.
ACTUALLY, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL HAVE HIGHLY UNLIKELY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ANYBODY IN HERE SCHOOL YEAR.
WE WILL BE WORKING ON COMING UP, WORKING WITH THEM ON A TIMELINE TO SEE WHEN WE CAN GET THE POSITION FILLED, AND WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
BUT AT THIS TIME, THAT IS THE MOST INFORMATION I HAVE TO SHARE UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO CHIME IN. NO.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NOTE JUST BECAUSE I HAVE A MINI VACATION PLAN THAT DAY BEFORE THIS MEETING ON THURSDAY WAS ANNOUNCED.
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME, BUT I WON'T BE SITTING HERE THURSDAY. JUST FYI.
>> MISS WEGNER IS GOING TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FEEDBACK OR COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS THAT SHE HAVE SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO THE SEARCH FIRM ON THURSDAY WHEN WE NEED. GO AHEAD, SUPERINTENDENT.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I KNOW I'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM FOLKS IN MY COMMUNITY JUST ABOUT THE STATUS OF IT.
I JUST WANT TO STRESS JUST HOW URGENT THIS BOARD FEELS ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND ALSO THE GRAVITY OF THIS PROCESS.
MANY OF US JUST CAME BACK FROM TRAINING AT CONFERENCES, AND I WAS VERY PLEASED TO LEARN FROM FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AND TO LEARN THROUGH THE MISTAKES THAT THEY'VE MADE, AND ALSO THE THINGS THAT WERE REALLY REALLY SUCCESSFUL FOR THEM IN THIS PROCESS.
I JUST WANT TO STRESS THE FOLKS THAT THIS BOARD IS ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO THE URGENCY OF THIS WORK, AND AT THE SAME TIME, WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T RUSH ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A HUGE DECISION FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
>> WELL, I JUST WANT TO ADD. I AGREE AND THE FACT THAT FOR ME IS TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON THAT FITS DEL VALLE ISD.
THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND CRUCIAL IN MY THOUGHT.
EVERY WHERE WE GO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DEL VALLE, THEY GO, YOU DON'T HAVE A CITY GOVERNMENT, YOU DON'T HAVE A CHAMBER, YOU DON'T HAVE THIS, YOU DON'T HAVE A MAJOR GROCERY STORE.
IT IS JUST SUCH A UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND THE RIGHT PERSON FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM,
[IV.E. Governance Update from TASB Consultant Shaira Ramzanali]
GOVERNANCE UPDATE FROM [INAUDIBLE] CONSULTANT, MR. CAMPELL.>> GOOD EVENING BOARD, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT HARRIS.
WE STARTED IN OCTOBER AND WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT.
WE'VE TAKEN A JOURNEY SO I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE COVERED, TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND SUGGEST SOME NEXT STEPS AND SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER.
YOU ALL REMEMBER THESE FIVE THEMES THAT WE'VE WOVEN THROUGHOUT THE TIME THAT I'VE WORKED WITH YOU, THEMES BEING RELATIONSHIPS, ROLES, RESPECT, COMMUNICATION, AND TRUST.
WE'VE WORKED THROUGH A LOT OF THESE.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, AND WE STILL HAVE SOME MILES TO GO.
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BUT THAT'S WITHIN A TEAM.SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE ACHIEVED TOGETHER.
WE'VE EXPLORED AND TALKED ABOUT IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GOVERNANCE ROLE, WHICH IS THE BOARD'S ROLE, AND MANAGEMENT/OPERATION, WHICH IS THE STAFF'S ROLE.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, ESPECIALLY AT THE RETREAT, WHEN WE WERE MOVING AROUND THE ROOM.
WE'VE STUDIED THE BOOK, RESPECTFUL LEADERSHIP.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT LENGTH DURING OUR RETREAT AND I WILL ENCOURAGE YOU ALL AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO WAS A LEADER TO PUT THAT BOOK ON YOUR LEADERSHIP READING LIST.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF ONE OF THE BEST ONES OUT THERE.
WE DID AN EXTENSIVE ORIENTATION PROCESS FOR THE NEW OFFICERS, SPENT SOME LATE EVENINGS GOING THROUGH THAT, AND IT WAS A PLEASURE TO DO THAT.
WE DID A SIGNIFICANT UPDATE THE DISTRICT GOALS, AND WE HAD ABOUT 50 PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM FOR THAT PROCESS.
WE'VE UPDATED THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE TONIGHT.
YOU WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A TASK ON MOVING THAT ONE STEP FURTHER TO COMPLETION.
WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE GOALS.
WE DID A LOT OF ONE ON ONE COACHING, AND WE IMPROVED SOME PROCESSES IN BOARD MEETINGS, AND I'VE MADE SOME FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.
IN FACT, SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDED A SESSION I DID WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT FROM ROUND ROCK ISD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT HAVE SOME POTENTIAL PROCESSES THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR MEETINGS A LITTLE BIT.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE HAVE IS TO COMPLETE AND APPROVE THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES TONIGHT.
I KNOW MR. HARRIS MADE A PRINTOUT OF THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.
YOU ALL HAVE HAD THE COMPLETE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES WITH THE SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE SINCE JUNE THE 1ST, WHEN I E MAILED THOSE OUT.
HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE BECAUSE TONIGHT WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING IS YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, YES, LET'S GO AHEAD AND ADOPT CERTAIN ONES OF THESE AND OTHER ONES OF THESE, LET'S DISCUSS THESE AT A LATER DATE.
WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY PULLED OUT THIS.
THERE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THERE THAT YOU REALLY THINK THE BOARD SHOULD DISCUSS AT SOME LATER DATE, NOT TONIGHT, TO MAKE CHANGES TO THAT PULL ASIDE WHAT WE DO WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE ITEMS THAT DON'T GET PULLED, YOU CAN ADOPT THOSE TONIGHT.
HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT ALL THOSE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE DID A LOT OF WORK, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION.
OTHER NEXT STEPS IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOARD ACTIVITY CALENDAR.
I'VE GOT A VERY ROUGH DRAFT OF THAT.
I'LL SEND THAT ON BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'LL ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IN THE FALL AND IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU DO AFTER THE SUPERINTENDENT A SEARCH PROCESS BECAUSE THAT WILL EAT UP A WHOLE LOT OF YOUR TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THEN IS REALLY START WORKING ON THAT GOVERNANCE OVERSIGHT SYSTEM.
I COULD SHOW YOU HOW TO LINK TO SYSTEMS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE IN YOUR DISTRICT.
YOU'RE NOT STARTING FROM SCRATCH ON A GOVERNANCE OVERSIGHT SYSTEM.
THERE ARE PIECES ALREADY THERE.
THERE ALWAYS ARE, DISTRICT FOLKS JUST AREN'T AWARE OF IT.
THEN DO A THOROUGH SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH PROCESS.
I WILL ENCOURAGE YOU AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL WILL TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY, IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS YOU AS A BOARD OF TRUSTEES CAN EVER MAKE.
I WOULD SAY, IT'S BETTER TO GO SLOW SO THAT YOU CAN GO FAST IN THE LONG RUN.
TAKE YOUR TIME, DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE, GET TONS OF INPUT FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE REMEMBER THEY'RE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND YOUR PUBLIC OWNS THE SCHOOLS, YOU ALL ARE MERELY STEWARDS OF THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR TAX DOLLARS SO DO THAT JOB BECAUSE IT'LL PAY HUGE DIVIDENDS DOING A THOROUGH SUPERINTENDENT.
YOU HAVE A GOOD SEARCH FIRM SO THEY'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO THAT.
BUT I WOULD PROBABLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.
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THE KEYS TO SUCCESS, SOME OF THE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT, SOME OF THESE ARE JUST REMINDERS OF THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.BUT TRUSTEES, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO FOCUS ON YOUR LEGAL ROLES.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, THE GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF MANAGEMENT.
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOCUS ON THAT.
THEN LET'S STAFF FOCUS ON MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS.
THE REAL KEY THERE, THAT COMMUNICATION AND TRUST THAT I KEEP TALKING ABOUT, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WILL HELP YOU AT THAT LINE BETWEEN WHAT'S THE BOARD'S ROLE AND WHAT'S THE STAFF'S ROLE.
THERE'S SOME GRAY AREAS AND WHAT REALLY HELPS TO SMOOTH THAT OUT IS REALLY FOCUS ON WHAT CAN WE DO TO BUILD EXQUISITE COMMUNICATION, WHAT CAN WE DO TO BUILD EXQUISITE TRUST.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS YOU'RE AT THAT LINE BETWEEN BOARD'S ROLE AND THE STAFF'S ROLE.
THAT'S REALLY KEY BECAUSE WHAT I FOUND IS BOARD SUPERINTENDENT TEAMS AND REALLY BOARD SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF TEAM, WHEN THEY REALLY FOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP PIECE AND REALLY FOCUS ON THE COMMUNICATION AND TRUST, SMOOTH IT OUT A WHOLE LOT.
THAT'S REALLY KEY, AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL CAN DO IT BECAUSE I'VE SPENT PLENTY OF TIME WITH ALL OF YOU, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL CARE ABOUT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE STUDENTS HERE IN DEL VALLE ISD.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO.
OTHER KEYS TO SUCCESS IS KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON WHAT'S BEST FOR THE KIDS.
THERE ARE JUST DIFFERENT WAYS OF GOING ABOUT THAT, BUT JUST REMEMBER THAT YOUR NORTH STAR IS WHAT'S BEST FOR THE KIDS.
THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD POSITIVE COMMUNICATION AND TRUST, REALLY KEY TO DO THAT.
THEN I KNOW THIS ONE WON'T SURPRISE YOU AS MY LAST SLIDE, CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON BEING A RESPECTFUL LEADER AT ALL THE TIME.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED IN MANY YEARS OF DOING THIS WORK IS IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO BEING RESPECTFUL TOWARDS EACH OTHER.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY OKAY TO HAVE DISAGREEMENTS.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY OKAY TO HAVE A 5-2 VOTE, OR A 4-3 VOTE OR A 6-1 VOTE.
WELL, IN YOUR CASE, IT'S NINE. I'M SORRY.
A 9-0 VOTES FINE, BUT A 7-2 VOTE'S FINE, A 6-3 VOTE'S FINE. IT'S ALL FINE.
THE KEY IS BE RESPECTFUL AS YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH YOUR DIFFERENCES BECAUSE ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE SCHOOL BOARDS IS SO THAT YOU ALL REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY WITH DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS TO SOLVE BIG PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES THERE'S GOING TO BE TENSION.
THAT'S NORMAL, THAT'S HEALTHY.
BUT NAVIGATING THROUGH THAT AND BEING RESPECTFUL.
THAT IS REALLY ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT WILL HELP YOU.
I'VE REALLY ENJOYED MY TIME WITH YOU ALL.
I STILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE YEARS LEFT AT MY TIME AT TASB, AND YOU ALL KNOW HOW TO REACH ME.
I'LL SAY THIS TO YOU JUST LIKE I SAY TO EVERY OTHER BOARD MEMBER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IF YOU NEED ME, YOU KNOW HOW TO REACH ME.
REACH OUT, IF YOU NEED FIVE MINUTES, 10 MINUTES, 30 MINUTES, A COUPLE OF HOURS.
I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT RIGHT THEN, BUT WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT PRETTY QUICKLY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY COMMENTS?
>> IF I MAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR BOARD, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> I APPRECIATE ALSO THAT WE'VE STILL GOT YOUR PHONE NUMBER.
>> I WANT TO ECHO THAT. DAVID, YOU'VE REALLY HELPED US.
YOU'VE REALLY HELPED ME AS A BOARD OFFICER GOING THROUGH ALL OF THAT EXTENSIVE TRAINING.
IT REALLY DID HELP. STILL LEARNING.
THAT'S PART OF IT, BUT IT'S BEEN SUCH A GREAT SUPPORT TO HAVE YOU TO RUN THINGS OFF, TO BE ABLE TO JUST TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
LIKE YOU SAID, WE DON'T ALL HAVE TO AGREE ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S JUST ABOUT BEING RESPECTFUL.
YES, THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO REALLY HELP US MOVE FORWARD ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT ALSO WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.
I THINK FOR FOLKS THAT DON'T KNOW, IT REALLY IS HELPFUL FOR BOARDS LIKE US, AND BOARDS ACROSS STATE DO THIS ALL THE TIME.
THEY REACH OUT TO FOLKS LIKE [INAUDIBLE] TO TRY AND ENSURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THE BEST JOB THAT THEY CAN, THAT THEY'RE WORKING IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY POSSIBLE.
THE WORK THAT DAVID HAS DONE FOR OUR TEAM, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE LEVEL OF COMMITMENT.
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HE'S BEEN HERE AT EVERY MEETING.I THINK YOU ONLY MISSED ONE MEETING DURING THE TIME THAT YOU WERE HERE AND YOU WERE WATCHING FROM A HOTEL ROOM AND OUTSIDE OF THOSE MEETINGS HAS SPENT SO MUCH TIME WITH STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET, JUST TALKING AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING AND PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME PERSONALLY AS A MEMBER, AS A STEWARD ON THIS BOARD, AND I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW JUST HOW MUCH THAT WORK MEANS REALLY TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
>> I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SITTING DOWN WITH ME AND REALLY GIVING ME THAT GUIDANCE ON BOARD RESPONSIBILITY AND WHERE I LIE AS BOARD MEMBER.
>> WELL, I'M GOING TO DO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR YOU.
[APPLAUSE] YOU'RE NOT GETTING TO GO AWAY THAT EASILY TOUGH.
OUR NEXT ITEM ON INFORMATION ITEMS IS THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS. MISS CANSINO.
[IV.F. Monthly Financial Reports]
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. HARRIS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THIS IS THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
WE'LL BE REVIEWING THE INVESTMENT REPORT, A TAX OFFICE REPORT, A BUDGET REPORT, AND A BUDGET REPORT BY OBJECT, AND I ALSO INCLUDED SOME INFORMATION THAT HAD BEEN REQUESTED IN A PREVIOUS [INAUDIBLE] AND IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE Q&AS ON A BETTER INFORMATION, THAT'S A BORDER APPROVAL TAX RATE ELECTION.
I HAVE A LITTLE SLIDE TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION.
OUR PORTFOLIO IS AT ABOUT $400 MILLION WITH AN AVERAGE YIELD OF 5%.
OUR INTEREST FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS 1,724,000 BRINGING THE FISCAL YEAR TO DATE TO 18 MILLION.
THE MAJORITY OF THAT INTEREST GOES INTO OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND OR OUR BOND FUNDS.
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, NET TAX COLLECTIONS WERE AT 27,636.
WE PICK AROUND JANUARY, AND THEN YOU START SEEING THAT DECREASE THROUGHOUT.
NOW WE GET VERY LITTLE AND OUR NEXT TAX YEAR STARTS IN OCTOBER, SO WE PRETTY MUCH COLLECTED WHAT WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT FOR THE YEAR IN TAXES.
THIS IS FOR THE TAX YEAR STARTING OCTOBER THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY.
TAX COLLECTIONS ARE $107 MILLION, AND THAT INCLUDES BOTH MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND INTEREST IN COLLECTION.
>> OUR BUDGET REPORT FOR ENDING AGAIN, THE MONTH OF MAY, OUR BUDGET, IT'S AT $134.5 MILLION.
OF THAT, WE HAVE SPENT 120 MILLION AND WE HAVE ABOUT $2.1 MILLION ENCUMBERED, BRINGING OUR PERCENT SPIN OF OUR BUDGET TO 89% WITH 11 MONTHS OF THE YEAR SPENT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS PAGE.
>> CAN YOU PROVIDE US AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT OTHER OPERATING COSTS ARE AND EXPENDITURES THAT WERE IN THE NEGATIVE?
>> THOSE ACTUALLY WE HAVE IN A LATER AGENDA ITEM.
I HAVE A FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT TO MAKE A CORRECTION HERE.
BUT THOSE WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY, IF WE LOOK AT THE FUNCTION 34.
IF YOU LOOK AT PAYROLL COST,THAT'S WHERE LET ME GO BACK TO THAT ONE.
WE HAVE, AND THAT'S PRIMARILY OVERTIME COST.
FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, AND THE OTHER ONE WE HAVE ALSO ON PAYROLL COSTS FOR FUNCTION 36, WHICH ARE EXTRACURRICULAR, THAT'S DUE ALSO TO EXTRA DUTY PAY OR OVERTIME PAY.
THOSE ARE THE PRIMARY TWO AREAS.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY EXTRACURRICULAR? IS IT THE LEAD PROGRAM OR IS IT?
>> USUALLY TENDS TO BE BECAUSE IT'S A FUNCTION 36.
IT WOULD BE EITHER A UIL EVENTS, IT WOULD BE ATHLETIC EVENTS.
>> HOW DOES THAT DIFFERENT FROM THE STIPENDS THAT SOME OF THESE FOLKS ALREADY GET BASED OFF OF THE PAYROLL?
>> SOMETIMES THE EXTRA DUTY PAY IT MEANS IF WE HAVE STAFF THAT ARE WORKING EXTRA TIME TO COVER EVENTS, WHICH IT COULD BE SECURITY PERSONNEL.
THEY MAY GET PAID OUT OF THAT FUNCTION 36 BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING
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ON THAT EXTRA DUTY FOR THAT PARTICULAR EVENT.>> GOT IT. IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE STIPENDS THAT WE ALREADY GIVE FOLKS.
>> NO. IT MAY BUT IT'S A COMBINATION OF OTHER THINGS AS WELL, THAT IT MAY BE EXTRA DUTY PAID FOR OTHER POSITIONS OTHER THAN STIPENDS.
>> AS LONG AS IT'S OTHER THAN STIPENDS, I'M OKAY BECAUSE STIPENDS SHOULD ALREADY BE INCLUDED IN OUR BUDGET AND NOT IN THE NEGATIVE.
THERE IS NO CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE.
THE LAST TIME IT WAS UPDATED WAS WHEN WE HAD THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
I ACTUALLY THINK IT WAS LAST MONTH.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS STILL THE SAME.
WE STILL ARE PROJECTING A DEFICIT OF 267,304.
WHICH IS A LOT LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE HAD TO AMEND THAT WAS AT ALMOST $1.5 MILLION SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THAT.
THIS SLIDE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THE TAX RATE, AND TO MORE SPECIFIC, THE ONLY PART OF OUR TAX RATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT HERE IS OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX RATE.
I BRIEFLY WENT OVER THIS IN MAYBE TWO BOARD MEETINGS AGO WHERE I HAD WHERE WE HAVE THE TIER 1 PART, WHICH IS THE 0.662.
THAT'S THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE.
THAT IS THE ONE THAT TA TELL US THAT WE HAVE TO ADOPT.
THEN ON TOP OF THAT NUMBER, WE'RE ABLE TO ADD TIER 2, WHICH IS ENRICHMENT PENNIES, AND WE HAVE AVAILABLE, IT'S 17 ADDITIONAL PENNIES.
THE FIRST EIGHT ARE GOLDEN PENNIES, AND THE REASON THEY'RE GOLDEN PENNIES IS BECAUSE THEY YIELD HIGHER STATE REVENUE.
THEN WHAT YOU HAVE THE OTHER NINE ARE COPPER PENNIES, WHICH STILL YOU COLLECT TAXES ON, BUT THEY DO NOT YIELD STATE REVENUE.
FOR THOSE FIRST EIGHT PENNIES OF THAT TIER 2 GROUP, YOU GET ADDITIONAL STATE AID.
IT DEPENDS ON THE FUNDING FORMULA, BUT IT TENDS TO BE ABOUT A 60% TO THE DOLLAR.
YOU COLLECT $1 IN TAXES MORE, THEN BECAUSE OF THAT EFFORT THAT YOU'RE PUTTING FORTH, THE STATE WILL GIVE YOU ABOUT $0.60 FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT YOU GAIN.
THE DISTRICT CURRENTLY HAS FIVE OF THOSE PENNIES AND THEY WERE TAKEN THROUGH BOARD ACTION AFTER HOUSE BILL 3 WAS PASSED, AND THEN THIS IS WHEN WE STARTED COMPRESSING THAT FIRST PART OF THE TAX RATE.
THOSE FIVE PENNIES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO COMPRESSION.
EVERY YEAR, WE CANNOT ADOPT OUR TAX RATE UNTIL TA TELLS US THAT WE CAN AND THEY'VE DONE ALL THESE FORMULAS WHEN WE SEND THEM OUR PROPERTY VALUES AND THEY COMPRESS THAT FIRST PART.
THOSE FIVE PENNIES ARE NOT SO WHATEVER THEY GIVE US, WE ADD FIVE PENNIES TO IT.
IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE REMAINING PENNIES THAT WE HAVE AND WE STILL HAVE 12 AVAILABLE.
IS THROUGH A VOTER TAX RATE ELECTION.
THE FIRST THREE PENNIES THAT WE HAVE REMAINING ARE THE GOLDEN PENNIES THE REST ARE COPPER, SO THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE BECAUSE WE'RE JUST BELOW RECAPTURE.
I THINK IF WE GO ABOVE THE GOLDEN PENNIES, THOSE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE.
WE WOULD COLLECT THOSE TAXES AND END UP HAVING TO SEND THEM BACK TO THE STATE.
>> IS THAT FOR SURE THAT WE WOULD BE INTO RECAPTURE BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE IN RECAPTURE LIKE THREE YEARS AGO, AND NOW IT KEEPS PUSHING OUT AND PUSHING OUT.
>> WHAT WE DID ANTICIPATE ACTUALLY LAST YEAR WE DID GO INTO RECAPTURE LAST YEAR.
WE BROUGHT THAT FORTH AND WE AMENDED THE BUDGET.
THEN ACTUALLY WE ACTUALLY BOOKED A RECAPTURE PAYMENT.
THE REASON THIS YEAR THAT WE DID NOT GOING TO RECAPTURE IS BECAUSE THE STATE FURTHER COMPRESSED THE TAX RATE.
THEY DID THAT $0.10 REDUCTION, SO THAT KICKED US OUT AGAIN OUT OF RECAPTURE.
BUT IN THE WAY THE FUNDING FORMULA IS WRITTEN, AT LEAST FOR THIS YEAR, AND I THINK IT CARRIES ON FOR NEXT YEAR, THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN WAS THAT IF WE WERE IN RECAPTURE, AT LEAST THAT ONE YEAR, WHICH WE WERE LAST YEAR, AND THEN WE WERE KICKED OUT LIKE THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE NO LONGER IN RECAPTURE.
ACTUALLY, WE ENDED UP GAINING ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
WE WERE ONE OF THOSE DISTRICTS THAT BENEFITED FROM THAT.
IT'S ABOUT $1,000,000 DIFFERENCE FROM JUST BEING THAT ONE YEAR IN RECAPTURE AND THEN NOT BEING THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
THAT'S ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPENED THAT IT'S ALREADY FACTORED IN, BUT WE WERE IN RECAPTURE LAST YEAR. YES, MA'AM.
>> BY LAST YEAR, DO YOU MEAN JULY 1ST, 2022 TO JUNE 30TH, 2023?
>> YOU'RE SAYING THAT FOR SURE IF WE GET THESE ADDITIONAL GOLDEN PENNIES, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE GOING INTO RECAPTURE REGARDLESS OF WHAT?
>> BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU JUST SAID IF WE GO AND GET THEM WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE GIVING THEM.
>> THE COPPER PENNIES. I THINK THE THREE PENNIES,
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WE WOULD STILL BE UNDER RECAPTURE, BECAUSE WE WOULD INCREASE OUR TAX RATE AND WE WOULD HAVE MORE TAX EFFORT, AND THE STATE WOULD PROVIDE MORE FUNDING AS WELL.I THINK ONCE WE GO INTO THE COPPER PENNIES, WE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE RECAPTURE.
YOU COULD TAX THAT, BUT END UP HAVING TO PAY IT BACK TO THE STATE.
>> THAT'S WHY I'M WANTING TO VERIFY FOR SURE BECAUSE I WANT TO TRY TO GET AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITHOUT HAVING TO GIVE BACK TO THE STATE.
IF WE CAN POSSIBLY GET ADDITIONAL COPPER PENNIES OR WHATEVER, I WOULD PREFER TO DO IT NOW BEFORE WE DO GET INTO THAT, BUT IF IT IS GOING TO FOR SURE, PUT US INTO RECAPTURE, THEN I DON'T WANT TO JUST GET IT JUST TO GIVE IT BACK.
>> THE OTHER THING IS THAT THIS YEAR IS THE LAST YEAR OF THE BIENNIUM, AND THE NEXT YEAR WE GO INTO A DIFFERENT BIENNIUM AND IT'LL BE A DIFFERENT FUNDING FORMULA.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON TAX RATE WHETHER IT IS TO ELIMINATE IT COMPLETELY AND HAVE THE STATE FUND FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE END RESULT WILL BE, BUT AS WE KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND THERE IS NOT A LOT OF ACTION.
WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THAT, BUT WITH THE CURRENT FUNDING FORMULA AND IF OUR PROPERTY VALUES KEEP INCREASING THE WAY THEY HAVE BEEN, WE DO FORESEE GOING INTO RECAPTURE.
ACTUALLY, A TAX RATE ELECTION WILL HELP US BECAUSE WE'LL INCREASE OUR TAX RATE, INCREASE OUR STATE AID AS WELL AND WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP MORE OF THAT MONEY INSTEAD OF SENDING IT BACK TO THE STATE.
IT IS A GOOD THING ALSO UP TO PROBABLY THOSE THREE PENNIES, AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP MORE OF THAT MONEY HERE WITHIN THE DISTRICT, EVEN IF WE WENT INTO RECAPTURE.
>> I APPRECIATE TRUSTEE WOOD'S QUESTIONS.
I THINK IT RAISES A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS, AND YOU'VE JUST SPOKEN OF THIS IS THAT IS THAT GOLDEN PENNIES THAT WE GET THE FULL YIELD OF THOSE PENNIES.
THAT EVEN IF WE ARE IN RECAPTURE, WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BACK FROM THOSE PENNIES ON RECAPTURE.
I THINK FOR ME, IF OUR TAX RATE IS $0.62, THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED THAT THE BLACK OVAL THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT THERE, THE TIER 1 IS THAT THE YIELD ON THOSE AND THE COPPER PENNIES? IS THAT WHAT'S CONSIDERED AS FAR AS CROSSING THE RECAPTURE THRESHOLD?
>> WHAT WE DO IS THAT WE CALCULATE WITH BOTH, AND THEN THERE'S THIS LINE, WE PUT IN THE SAME NUMBERS, THERE'S A FORMULA, AND IT'S AN EXTENSIVE FORMULA THAT YIELDS ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.
NOW, I CAN RUN NUMBERS AND BRING BACK THAT INFORMATION.
IF YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THE THREE ADDITIONAL PENNIES WOULD BE AND WHAT THE FOURTH WILL COST BECAUSE I'VE DONE IT IN OTHER DISTRICTS, AND THAT'S REALLY THE SWEET SPOT IN CONSULTING WITH OTHERS.
WE CONSULT WITH MCS AS WELL, AND THEY HELP US RUN THESE NUMBERS.
IT'S THE SAME RECOMMENDATION THAT PROBABLY AT THAT FOURTH PENNY, THAT BECOMES A COPPER PENNY, THAT'S WHEN WE HIT RECAPTURE.
>> I THINK WHAT YOU JUST SAID MAKES SENSE.
I THINK WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS LIKE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE THRESHOLD OF ENTERING RECAPTURE, THE FUNDS THAT ARE YIELDED FROM THE GOLDEN PENNY.
IF WE INCREASE IT, IT'S FIVE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE INCREASE IT TO EIGHT, DOES THAT HAVE ANY BEARING ON OUR THREAD CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF RECAPTURE?
>> THEN WE COULD RAISE THOSE AND EVEN IF ON PAPER, THE COMBINED YIELD IS OVER THAT THRESHOLD OF WHAT THE STATE SAYS THAT WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR A MINIMUM.
THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO TECHNICALLY BE IN RECAPTURE BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE LIKE BACKWARDS THINKING LIKE, HEY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PENALIZE YOU FOR THESE GOLDEN PENNIES, BUT YOU'VE NOW INCREASED THEM AND NOW, NOW YOU'RE IN RECAPTURE.
RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY COPPER PENNIES.
WE JUST HAVE THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING, THE YIELD ON THAT $62.622.
THE YIELD ON THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S CONSIDERED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE BEEN RECAPTURE, IS THAT CORRECT? IF WE ADD ANY COPPER PENNIES, THEN THAT WOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED AND WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD SO DO WE KNOW WHAT EACH GOLDEN PENNY YIELDS RIGHT NOW?
>> I CAN BRING YOU THAT INFORMATION.
>> BUT I WILL GET YOU THAT EXACT NUMBER.
>> I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND JUST AN AGGREGATE WHAT EACH PENNY WOULD YIELD AS FAR AS REVENUES FOR THE DISTRICT.
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>> WHAT I WILL WORK ON IS PUTTING A CHART TOGETHER WHICH EACH ADDITIONAL PENNY WILL YIELD IN THAT WAY YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT IS THAT IT WILL CROSS INTO MAYBE RECAPTURE.
BECAUSE EVEN WITH THE TAX RATE WITH ONLY THE FIVE ENRICHMENT PENNIES, WE MAY HIT RECAPTURE.
BUT IF WE INCREASE OUR TAX RATE BECAUSE WE DO MORE TAX EFFORT, WE'RE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR STATE REVENUE AND THEREFORE, KEEP THAT MONEY INSTEAD OF SENDING IT BACK.
I'LL WORK A CHART AND HAVE THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
>> I DON'T MEAN TO ASK VERY DETAILED QUESTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT OUR TAX RATE, WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE, IF YOU GO BACK A FEW YEARS AGO, EVEN EIGHT YEARS AGO, WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE WAS LIKE OVER $1 RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE GOTTEN WAY LESS FUNDING FROM A TAX RATE STANDPOINT THAN WE CURRENTLY GET RIGHT NOW.
THEN IF YOU THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH THE STATE CONTRIBUTES AS A SHARE OF THE OVERALL POT OF MONEY THAT WE GET SO BACK IN SCHOOL YEAR 2014/2015, THE STATE WAS CONTRIBUTING 47% OF THE DISTRICT'S FUNDING.
IN 2023, THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR, IT WAS AT 6%.
41% LESS DIFFERENCE IS WHAT THE STATE'S CONTRIBUTING.
I THINK YOU PROBABLY HEAR PEOPLE CONSIDERING HOW MUCH MONEY COULD WE GET FROM RAISING THE TAX RATE.
I THINK IN PART, IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE THE STATE CONTRIBUTING WAY LESS MONEY NOW, NOT JUST AS A OVERALL SHARE OF WHAT WE GET, BUT ALSO OUR TAX RATE HAS BEEN COMPRESSED BY THE STATE AND SO WE CAN COLLECT LESS NOW THAN WE WERE BEFORE.
I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE THAT CONTEXT FOR FOLKS THAT ARE LIKE, WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT RAISING THE TAX RATE? I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A VERY SENSITIVE CONVERSATION, BUT THAT'S IN PART, WHY I'M CONCERNED ABOUT OUR TAX RATE RIGHT NOW.
I DO NOT BELIEVE WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY IN RECAPTURE.
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/23, WHAT WAS THAT AMOUNT? I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW.
THEN, IF YOU DON'T MIND LET ME KNOW LATER.
>> WAS THAT INCORPORATED IN THIS EXISTING BUDGET, OR WAS IT [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT WAS LAST YEAR, AND I BELIEVE WHEN I DISCUSSED THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT, I DISCUSSED HOW WE BOOKED THAT PAYMENT.
AS PART OF CLOSING OUT THE YEAR AND THE AUDIT.
I MENTIONED THAT THAT WE HAD ALREADY BOOKED THAT, AND I BELIEVE I TOUCHED BACK ON IT WHEN I MENTIONED THAT WE READ THE LETTER FROM TA ABOUT AN OVER-PAYMENT, THAT WE HAD TO SEND MONEY BACK.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS IN THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING, AND WE HAD ALREADY BOOKED THAT MONEY BACK, SO IT WAS NOT AFFECTING THIS BUDGET BECAUSE WE HAD RECOGNIZED THAT PAYMENT THE YEAR BEFORE.
>> WAS THAT THE APRIL 1 PAYMENT THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO?
>> MISS WOODY. THANK YOU FOR SUGGESTING THAT YOU CAN BRING US THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE FOR ME, I DON'T WANT TO INCREASE THE TAX RATE IF IT'S JUST GOING TO GO AND TELL THE COMMUNITY, LIKE, HEY, WE HAVEN'T INCREASED THE TAX RATE IN SOME IDEAS, BUT WE ARE NOW AND JUST FOR IT TO GO BACK TO THE STATE THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
IF WE CAN GET THAT AND FIGURE OUT HOW FAR WE CAN GO WITHOUT HAVING TO GIVE IT BACK, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
I'M SURE THE COMMUNITY WOULD AS WELL.
>> THE TIMELINE FOR A ORDER APPROVAL TAX ELECTION.
FIRST, THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS HAVE AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT THE BOARD MUST CONDUCT AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT BEFORE HOLDING A VDR.
THE AUDIT DEADLINES ARE FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE VDR.
WE NEED TO SELECT AN AUDITOR AND IT COULD BE OUR CURRENT FINANCIAL AUDITOR.
THREE MONTHS AFTER THE AUDITOR SELECTION, THE AUDIT MUST BE COMPLETED.
THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION POST THE RESULTS AND CONDUCT A PUBLIC MEETING, DISCUSS THE RESULTS.
A VDR HAS TO BE HELD ON A NOVEMBER UNIFORM ELECTION DATE, AND THAT REALLY IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO FIRST ADOPT A TAX RATE.
WHICH WE NORMALLY DO IN SEPTEMBER.
BUT IN ORDER TO CALL FOR AN ELECTION, WE WOULD NEED TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE BEFORE.
IT WOULD NEED TO BE BEFORE THE 78TH DAY BEFORE CALLING THE ELECTION.
YOU CAN ADOPT YOUR TAX RATE AND THEN CALL FOR THE ELECTION THE SAME DAY JUST HAS TO BE ONE BEFORE THE OTHER.
>> SO THAT WOULD BE IN MID AUGUST AND WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR TEA TO GIVE US APPROVAL ON THAT MCR RATE, THAT MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE, AND THEY USUALLY DO THAT IN THE EARLY PART OF AUGUST SO WE WOULD NEED TO MOVE THE PROCESS ABOUT ONE MONTH, WHICH I THINK IT'S FINE.
IT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR THE DISTRICT TO DO THAT.
THE DEADLINE TO ORDER THE ELECTION IS NO LATER THAN THE 78TH DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION DAY,
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USUALLY AROUND MID AUGUST, AND THE BOARD MUST ADOPT, WHAT I SAID, THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE BEFORE THE VADER.>> ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PROVIDE US THAT INFORMATION BEFORE WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE TAX RATE BY THE MID AUGUST TIME FRAME?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S FEASIBLE FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
JUST THE TIMELINE BECAUSE WE WOULD STILL NEED TO CONTACT AN AUDITOR, HAVE THE RESULTS SENT.
I CAN LOOK AT THE TIMELINE, BUT I DON'T KNOW. [OVERLAPPING]
>> ARE YOU GOING TO PROPOSE AN INCREASE IN TAX RATE WITHOUT PROVIDING THAT?
>> FOR THIS YEAR THAT WAS NOT BEING CONSIDERED.
WE WERE LOOKING AT IT FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
>> WHO ARE YOU LOOKING AT WHENEVER YOU SAY THAT? ARE YOU LOOKING AT DONOVAN, WHENEVER YOU SAY THAT?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING WE'RE CONCERNED WITH. WE'LL DISCUSS THIS LATER.
PERFECT. THEN THIS DISCUSSION IS JUST LIKE, HEY, FYI, NEXT YEAR, THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE, BUT THIS YEAR WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING, SO NO INCREASE IN TAX RATE DON'T EXPECT THAT ON NOVEMBER PROJECT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU. I THINK, MS. CANSINO,
[V.A. Discussion on Budget and Proposed Tax Rate]
YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAY UP THERE BECAUSE YOU'RE UP NEXT ANYWAYS FOR OUR DISCUSSION ITEM OF DISCUSSION ON BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.>> EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS PRINTOUT IN FRONT OF YOU, PRESENTATION.
>> ANNUALLY, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.
WE DID POST A NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE, BASICALLY, IT'S THE SAME PRESENTATION THAT WE DID FOR THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.
IT'S JUST UPDATING THE NUMBERS TO INCLUDE THE COMPENSATION THAT WAS APPROVED AND SOME ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE MADE TO EITHER REVENUES OR EXPENSES, AND I'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
>> WERE WE GOING TO GO OVER THE INVESTMENT REPORT?
>> I JUST DIDN'T FLIP THROUGH IT.
THAT ORDER FROM THIS ONE. DID WE?
>> WE DIDN'T GO INTO DETAIL. WE JUST WENT OVER IT BRIEFLY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED ALIGNED WITH OUR VISION TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO BE CRITICAL THINKERS AND INNOVATIVE WORLD CLASS VISIONARIES AND WITH OUR MISSION AS WELL, TO CREATE A BILATERAL CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, ENHANCED ACADEMIC FOUNDATION BY PROVIDING A FUTURE-READY EDUCATION WITH REAL WORLD OPPORTUNITY.
FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WHAT IS A DISTRICT BUDGET AND WHAT IS A DOCUMENT THAT WE REVISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHEN WE BRING AMENDMENTS? IT IS A DOCUMENT THAT DESCRIBES THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND THE DETAILED FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS MADE TO MAINTAIN DISTRICT OPERATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET YEAR SO THIS WOULD BE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, THE '24-'25.
THE PURPOSE OF THE BUDGET IS TO COMMUNICATE THE FINANCIAL PLAN ABOUT THE DISTRICT OPERATIONS TO THE PUBLIC, DEL VALLE ISD DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION BUDGET YEAR.
ONE OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS THAT WE USE WHEN WE BUILD OUR BUDGET IS OUR PROPERTY TAXES.
I'LL HAVE INFORMATION ON PROPERTY TAXES, AND THAT GOES ALONG WITH OUR TAX RATE.
OUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE FUNDS THAT ARE LEVIED, ASSESSED, AND COLLECTED ANNUALLY FOR THE FURTHER MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT AND TO PAY BOND ISSUED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THERE ARE THREE BUDGETS THAT ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO BE ADOPTED BY THE BUDGET, AND THAT'S THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND, THE FOOD SERVICE FUND, AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND OR SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS INTEREST AND SINKING.
WE'LL FIRST GO OVER THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND.
AGAIN, I KEPT THE SAME FORMAT THAT WE USED DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, JUST ADDED ONE SLIDE THAT WAS A LITTLE NEW THAT IT'S A REQUIREMENT AND THAT WILL BE THE SLIDE THAT FOLLOWS THIS.
THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE'LL DISCUSS IS OUR PRELIMINARY VALUES, AND THIS IS PROVIDED BY THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND THIS IS A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE.
THIS IS WHAT WE USE TO ESTIMATE OUR TAX COLLECTIONS AND THEN ALSO OUR STATE AID.
FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE IS AT ALMOST $14 BILLION,
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AND THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 1.8 BILLION OR A 14% INCREASE.FOR OUR INS, IT'S 20.2 BILLION OR ALMOST A FIVE BILLION DOLLAR INCREASE, AND THIS IS PRIMARILY TO THE TESLA THAT IS WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBERS IS THAT WE DO HAVE A CHAPTER 313 AGREEMENT WITH TESLA, AND THAT'S WHY THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE M&O PORTION OF THE TAX RATE OR TAX COLLECTIONS.
THIS IS REQUIRED, AS PART OF OUR FIRST, WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD TO SHARE THE LOCAL PROPERTY VALUES, AND FOR THE CURRENT YEAR IS THE ESTIMATED STATE PROPERTY VALUES.
IF YOU SEE THAT WOULD BE THE FOURTH ROW.
THAT IS THE STATE VALUES AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE THAT IS USED IN STATE FUNDING AND LOCAL TAX COLLECTIONS.
FOR OUR WADA, WE HAVE A SLIGHT INCREASE TO 15,728, AND THAT'S PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE ARE PROJECTING AN INCREASE IN OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
OUR WEALTH PER WADA IS ALSO INCREASING TO 897,629.
BASICALLY, WHAT IT IS, IS OUR STATE VALUE IS DIVIDED BY OUR WADA, GIVES US OUR WEALTH PER WADA.
OUR WEALTH PER WADA IS BASED ON, AGAIN, THE STATE PROPERTY VALUES, AND THAT ALSO DETERMINES OUR STATE AID FOR OUR FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT WOULD BRING OUR AID TO ALMOST $11 MILLION.
THAT IS INCREASE PROJECTED FROM ENDING THIS YEAR AT ALMOST 15 MILLION.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT.
KIND OF TRUSTEE WAGNER'S POINT EARLIER, IS THE FY 2023 STATE AID OF 1.3 MILLION, IS THAT A REFLECTION OF THAT MOMENTARY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE STATE AID. IS THAT A REFLECTION OF THAT MOMENTARY LAPSE WHERE WE WERE CONSIDERED TO BE IN RECAPTURE?
>> THAT'S WHY I JUMPED BACK UP BECAUSE THEN WE WEREN'T IN RECAPTURE BECAUSE THEY COMPRESSED THE TAX RATES.
>> RIGHT. BECAUSE THEY COMPRESSED THE TAX RATES.
YES. FOR THE GENERAL FUND, THE TAX RATE AND I HAVE HERE THE CURRENT TAX RATE, SO WE HAVE A SLIGHT DECREASE.
FOR THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING, FOR PUBLISHING PURPOSES, WE USE THE CURRENT TAX RATE.
WE CAN ALWAYS ADOPT A TAX RATE THAT IS BELOW WHAT WE PUT IN OUR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING, BUT WE CANNOT GO ABOVE THAT RATE.
SINCE WE STILL DON'T HAVE TEA'S FINAL APPROVAL ON ADOPTING A TAX RATE, WE ARE ESTIMATING THAT IT WOULD SLIGHTLY COMPRESS TO THE 0.6669.
THAT WOULD YIELD ALMOST $93 MILLION IN TAX COLLECTION.
FOR INTEREST AND SINKING, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT THE TAX RATE REMAIN THE SAME AT 0.33 AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TESLA THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TAX THOSE VALUES ON OUR I&S SIDE AND AGAIN, DEFEASE SOME MORE DEBT THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE DEFEASED FIVE MILLION AND ADDING SOME OF THAT MONEY THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DEFEASED IN TO OUR FUND BALANCE TO BUILD OUR I&S FUND BALANCE SO THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE OUR DECEMBER PAYMENT BECAUSE OUR PAYMENT IS BEFORE WE COLLECT TAXES, SO IT GOT A LITTLE DIFFICULT THIS YEAR, BUT WE SHOULD BE FINE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
THAT WOULD BRING OUR TOTAL TAX COLLECTIONS TO $159 MILLION.
SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE CONSIDERED WHEN BUILDING OUR REVENUES WERE, AGAIN, OUR PROPERTY VALUES THAT WE REVIEWED.
WE TOOK, OF COURSE, INTO CONSIDERATION, OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND ADA, THAT IS A BIG FACTOR WHEN WE LOOKED AT OUR STATE THAT IS USED PRIMARILY TO DETERMINE THAT.
OUR SHARS REIMBURSEMENT A REDUCTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU WHERE THE STATE DID A STATEWIDE DECREASE ON THE RATE.
IT'S ABOUT 53% COMBINED FOR THE DISTRICT SO WE TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT OUR CHAPTER 313 REVENUE PROTECTION PAYMENT.
A REDUCTION IN FEDERAL GRANTS.
ESSER GRANT WILL BE GOING AWAY THE YEAR AFTER WE STILL HAVE SOME MONEY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
OUR INVESTMENT INTERESTS, ALSO, AS YOU SAW, FOR THE YEAR, WE'VE EARNED $18 MILLION ON OUR INVESTMENT, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ALSO IS PART OF THIS BUDGET AND CONSIDERED.
OUR STUDENT DATA, AND WE USE A DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT TO PROJECT THIS STUDENT DATA.
WE USED ONE LAST YEAR AND IT WAS VERY CLOSE, SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS NUMBER.
ALSO, WITH AN INCREASE IN THE SECOND SEMESTER ENROLLMENT WAS ABOUT 11,500, SO WE DID SEE THAT INCREASE LATER IN THE YEAR AS OPPOSED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
WE ARE PROJECTING OUR ENROLLMENT TO BE AT 11,712 AND OUR REFINED IDA AT 10,016.
FOR FUNDING PURPOSES, THE NUMBER THAT TA USES IS A REFINED ADA THAT 10,016.
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IT'S REFINED, IT'S ADJUSTED FOR PRE-K AT HALF DAY FUNDING AS OPPOSED TO FULL DAY FOR ALL THE OTHER GRADE LEVELS.SHARS. I KNOW THAT WE DISCUSSED IT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT AGAIN, THAT DECREASE THAT WE HAVE FOR THE DISTRICT, IT WAS AN ALMOST $2.4 MILLION DECREASE.
AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED EVEN THE REDUCED AMOUNT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE STILL DISCUSSING.
FOR NEXT YEAR, WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT REIMBURSEMENT TO BE ABOUT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
FOR THIS YEAR, WE HAD ANTICIPATED 4.1 AND IT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO ABOUT 1.4.
THEN THE YEAR BEFORE IT WAS AT 3.8 MILLION.
THE CHAPTER 313 AGREEMENT FOR TESLA, IT IS A BIG SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE [INAUDIBLE].
THE CHAPTER 313, THE DISTRICT BASICALLY GRANTS TESLA A VALUE LIMITATION ON THE M&O SIDE, BUT NOT ON THE I&S.
WE DO NOT COLLECT TAXES ON M&O.
THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROVIDES FOR AN ADDITIONAL REVENUE PROTECTION PAYMENT.
THE PAYMENT IS CALCULATED YEARLY BASED ON THE APPRAISED GROWTH FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR.
A SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT OF ABOUT ONE MILLION IS ALSO PART OF THE AGREEMENT, AND THAT WILL STAY TRUE FOR 10 YEARS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP WAS THAT AT SOME POINT, THE VALUE WILL RISE AND IT WILL NOT BE GROWING AS RAPIDLY AS IT HAS THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND AT THAT POINT, WE MAY NOT GET THE REVENUE PROTECTION PAYMENT OR AS LARGE OF A PAYMENT AS WE HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS PAST FEW YEARS.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A FEW SCENARIOS IF AGAIN, THIS PAYMENT IS CALCULATED ON THE GROWTH OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
LET'S SAY THAT FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, TESLA ONLY GREW BY $500 MILLION AND THAT REVENUE PROTECTION PAY WOULD BE ABOUT $408,000.
FOR THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE, AND IT'S ALSO A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.
THE GROWTH IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $2.5 MILLION, BRINGING THAT REVENUE PROTECTION PAYMENT TO 17 MILLION, AND THEN WE ADD THE ONE MILLION THAT WE GET IN SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS SO THAT BRINGS THE ESTIMATED PAYMENT TO 18 MILLION, AND THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT WE USE FOR BUDGET PURPOSES.
WHEN I SAY THAT IT IS A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER IS BECAUSE AFTER WE HAD THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, THERE WAS FURTHER INFORMATION THAT THEIR INCREASE IS HIGHER THAN THE 2.5 SO THAT PAYMENT MAY BE CLOSER TO 20 MILLION, SO THERE MAY BE TWO MORE MILLION DOLLARS THAT THE DISTRICT WILL GET.
WE WILL NOT GET THOSE NUMBERS UNTIL THE JULY CERTIFIED VALUES, AND THEN WE'LL BRING BACK THAT INFORMATION FORWARD.
HERE ARE A SUMMARY OF THE REVENUES.
THE CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR TAXES.
WE ARE AT $93 MILLION FOR STATE FUNDING.
TRS ON BEHALF, IT'S 6.4, OTHER LOCAL INCOME, IT'S 3,147,000, THAT'S PRIMARILY FROM INTEREST EARNINGS.
THE REVENUE PROTECTION PAYMENT AT $18.4 MILLION.
THE 0.4 IN THAT PAYMENT IS THE ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR THE TESLA-FUNDED POSITIONS.
IN OTHER FEDERAL REVENUE, IT'S THE SHARS PAYMENT, ANOTHER INDIRECT COST THAT WE RECEIVE.
THAT'S 2.6, BRINGING OUR TOTAL REVENUES TO $138.5 MILLION.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUDGET AND WE LOOK AT OUR EXPENDITURE, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE CONSIDERED WERE A 3% PAY INCREASE WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET.
AN INCREASE IN SUBSTITUTE COST, AN INCREASE IN OVERTIME.
WE ALSO HAD A PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE INCREASE.
WE DID PUT OUT AN RFP, AND THEN WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL, WHICH IS THE SAME COMPANY THAT WE HAD, SO IT IS THE 30% INCREASE.
WE ALSO ARE ANTICIPATING AN INCREASE IN UTILITIES AS WE HAVE A BUILDING OPENING FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL STAFF REQUESTS DUE TO STUDENT ENROLLMENT GROWTH, AND WE ALSO BUDGETED A TRANSFER OUT TO THE CDC.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ON INCREASE IN SUBSTITUTE COST.
HOW DID YOU FIGURE OUT THAT TOTAL COST AND WHY ARE WE ANTICIPATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INCREASE IN THAT?
>> WHEN WE LOOKED AT OUR CURRENT BUDGET, WE ARE IN THE SUBSTITUTE COST FROM WHAT WE BUDGETED.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE BUDGETING IS WHAT WE SPENT THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL BE AN INCREASE OVER THE BUDGET THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY ADOPTED.
>> YOU'RE DOING THE SAME THING FOR THE INCREASE IN OVERTIME?
>> NO. IN THE FINANCIAL REPORTS,
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THERE IS A BREAKDOWN THERE AND I THINK MAYBE ONE TIME I DID TOUCH ON THE SUBSTITUTE COST, BUT NO.>> MAYBE THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE LATER, BIGGER DISCUSSION ON WHY WE'RE SPENDING SO MUCH ON SUBSTITUTES AND OVERTIME AND HOW CAN WE ADJUST THAT.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT ORIGINALLY, I REQUESTED THAT WE HAVE THE MONTHLY UPDATES ON THE FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE DISTRICT IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE DIDN'T GET THOSE MONTHLY UPDATES, AND THEN WE GOT A MONTHLY UPDATE AND I SAW A BIG INCREASE OR A BIG DEFICIT IN WHAT WE BUDGETED COMPARED TO WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR SUBSTITUTE COSTS, WE HAD GONE WAY OVER.
I WAS LIKE, THIS IS VERY CONCERNING.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I ORIGINALLY ASKED TO HAVE THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS.
>> OTHER DECREASES IN EXPENDITURES IS THE ELIMINATION OF SOME POSITIONS DUE TO ATTRITION.
ALSO, WE HAD DISCUSSED THE MOVEMENT OF OUR SOFTWARES, SOME OF OUR SOFTWARES AND LICENSES AND MAINTENANCE CAPITAL COSTS BE MOVED TO OUR BOND FUND, AND THAT'S ABOUT $1.4 MILLION.
DURING THE LAST BOARD MEETING, ALSO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE 3% PAY INCREASE THAT SETTING OUR STARTING TEACHER PAY TO 59,000.
THE COST OF THE INCREASE IS ABOUT $4.8 MILLION AND ALSO APPROVED WAS A RETENTION STIPEND, AND WE ARE ESTIMATING THAT COST TO BE ABOUT $1.2 MILLION, INCLUDING BENEFIT.
ALSO ADJUSTED THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $18.
THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT INCREASE ON THE COST OF THE PAY INCREASE AS THERE IS A AGENDA ITEM LATER THAT'S ADDRESSING A PAY PLAN.
>> DOES THIS INCLUDE THE ACT AND THE REVIEW OF THE 3%?
>> I WAS ASKING ABOUT WE APPROVED THE 3% RAISE FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CERTAIN LEVELS.
WE DIDN'T APPROVE IT FOR ALL LEVELS.
WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM TO DECIDE IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DOING IT FOR ALL LEVELS, AND THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL ONE THAT WE DID NOT APPROVE.
>> WHICH ITEM BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER HAVING THAT DISCUSSION.
>> IN OUR LAST MEETING WHEN WE APPROVED THE 3% RAISE, IT WAS ONLY FOR LEVELS 1 THROUGH.
>> THIS NUMBER IS JUST FOR THE LEVELS 1-5, AND WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS LEVEL 6 LATER TODAY AND THAT WOULD BE AN INCREASE TO THIS ABOUT.
>> WHAT IS THAT? I GUESS, WE'LL GO OVER IT LATER.
>> CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE IN THE LAST MEETING FOR THE COMPENSATION PLAN, THE TOTAL OF THAT IS A $6 MILLION CHANGE, IS IT?
>> INCLUDING THE RETENTION STIPEND, THEN YES, 6 MILLION.
>> 4.8 IS THE COST OF THE PAY INCREASE, THE 3% INCREASE IN THE ADJUSTMENT TO $18.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WERE TWO STIPENDS THAT WERE APPROVED.
ONE WAS THE ESSER STIPEND, WHICH IS $1,000 FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT TO BE ABOUT 2 MILLION AND A RETENTION STIPEND.
THE REASON WHY THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE SAME COUNT OF STAFF IS BECAUSE IN THE RETENTION STIPEND, AT LEAST THIS IS THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD IT, SO IF WE NEED TO CLARIFY THIS, THE 1,000 FOR EMPLOYEE IS FOR EMPLOYEES WITH 5-9 YEARS OF DVISD EXPERIENCE.
THEN FROM 10 AND MORE EXPERIENCE WITH THE DISTRICT IT'S 1,500.
IT'S NOT THE SAME COUNT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT INCLUDING 0-4.
THAT'S WHY ONE WILL BE ESTIMATED AT 2 MILLION AND THE OTHER ONE ABOUT 1.2.
>>THEN FOR THE SSRIR FUND STIPENDS, FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, SO HOW DOES THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT STIPEND WORK FOR THOSE THAT ARE HOURLY AND THOSE THAT ARE TRANSPORTATION.
>> FOR EXAMPLE, OUR FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY COME BACK, THEY GET AT THE BEGINNING, THEY GET TRAINING.
THAT TRAINING THAT THEY WILL ATTEND WILL COUNT TOWARDS THEIR STAFF DEVELOPMENT.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IT'S TWO DAYS OF TRAINING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO ATTEND, AND THEN WHEN WE GET THEIR CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE IN SEPTEMBER 20TH, WE WILL PAY THAT $100.
>> EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THAT'S THE DEAL, RIGHT?
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>> YES. WE HAVE SENT OUT COMMUNICATION, AND THEN ESPECIALLY FOR CAMPUSES, IT'LL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, OUR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, THOSE WILL BE HANDLED WITH A DIFFERENT STAFF DEVELOPMENT, AND THOSE SUPERVISORS ARE AWARE OF THAT AND ARE WORKING TOWARDS MEETING THOSE GUIDELINES.
>> WHAT ABOUT FRONT OFFICE [INAUDIBLE]
>> FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE SOME OF OUR CLERKAL STAFF THAT ATTEND A BUSINESS, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A BUSINESS TRAINING AND JUST ON DISTRICT PROCEDURES, AND THAT'S OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.
ALL THOSE WILL COME TO THAT AND THEY GET ONE DAY OF TRAINING, AND THEN THEIR SUPERVISORS WILL ARRANGE FOR THE SECOND DAY OF TRAINING.
WE HAVE SENT OUT THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.
IT HAS TO BE PAID OUT BY SEPTEMBER 30TH.
WHAT WE DISCUSSED WAS MOVING IT TO THE SEPTEMBER 20TH, AND THAT WAY IT GIVES US TIME IN CASE WE LEAVE SOMEBODY OUT THAT WE CAN STILL GET THAT PAYMENT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30TH. YES.
>> WHAT ABOUT AND I'M SORRY, IT WAS REDUNDANT QUESTION, OUR HOUSEKEEPING? DO THEY RECEIVE TRAINING AS WELL?
>> YES. WE WILL ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY MEETS THE REQUIRED TRAININGS TO RECEIVE THE PAYMENT?
>> I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION, I'M GOING TO DIRECT IT AT JONATHAN, AND THEN IF IT NEEDS TO BE FILTERED DOWN BY ALL MEANS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I'M LOOKING AT THE EMAIL FROM THURSDAY WHERE, OF COURSE, I'M GOING TO OPEN A NEW EMAIL, BUT IT INDICATES THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STIPEND REQUIREMENTS.
NOW, IS THIS THE SAME AS THE ESSER III STIPEND?
>> AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT, AND SO THAT THIS ONE IS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF BOTH FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND AND THEN TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH, THE STIPEND WILL NOT BE PRO RATED FOR PARTIAL COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED DAYS, MAKEUP DAYS, WE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. YOU APPROVE THAT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES GET THE 12 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN THE TIME FRAME OF THE ESSER FUNDS BEING RELEASED BECAUSE ESSER FUNDS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.
>> THERE'S NOT ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO IF THEY MISS A DAY OR ANYTHING TO MAKE IT UP?
>> THAT IS BASED ON THE TIME CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE WITH PAYROLL, WITH HUMAN RESOURCES, TO MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS WELL.
IN ADDITION TO THE EMAIL THAT WE SENT OUT TO THE STAFF, WE'RE ALSO ISSUING POSTCARDS OUT TO EVERYBODY FOR THOSE WHO ARE CHECK IN THEIR EMAIL DURING OFF HOURS AS WELL.
>> THAT BRINGS OUR EXPENDITURES TO $139.6 MILLION WITH ADDING TO THAT THE TRANSFER OUT TO THE [INAUDIBLE] FOR ESTIMATING $1.8 MILLION, BRINGING OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES TO 141,009,000 THIS INCLUDES A REDUCTION OF $4 MILLION THAT WE WERE MOVING INTO ESSER GRANT.
WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP WHERE WE HAVE $6 MILLION AVAILABLE.
TWO, WE'RE USING FOR THE RETENTION STIPEND AND FOUR IS TO CONTINUE PAYING SOME OF OUR STAFF FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS.
THIS IS A RECAP, PUTTING TOGETHER REVENUES AND OUR EXPENDITURES, WE HAVE TOTAL REVENUES OF 138.5 MILLION, TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF 141.4, AND THAT BRINGS A DEFICIT O$2.8 MILLION.
THIS INCLUDES ESSER ADJUSTMENT OF $4 MILLION FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL STAFF POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE AND THE TESLA REVENUE PROTECTION PAYMENT OF 17 MILLION.
THIS MAY CHANGE, LIKE I MENTIONED, THAT THE TESLA NUMBER THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAVE, IT IS A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER.
WHEN THAT CHANGES, WE WILL BRING BACK A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO RECONCILE THIS, AND THEN THAT WILL THEN BECOME OUR OFFICIAL BUDGET.
THE BUDGET THAT BECOMES OUR OFFICIAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR IS THE BUDGET THAT SUBMITTED TO TEAMS ON OCTOBER 25 SNAPSHOT, SO WE STILL HAVE TIME TO COME BACK AND REVISIT OUR REVENUES.
>> WE HAVEN'T GOT TO THAT ENGINE I KNOW, BUT WE'RE ALREADY IN A DEFICIT, BUT THEN SOMEBODY STILL WANTS US TO PROPOSE AN INCREASE FOR THE OTHER PAVE GRADES THAT WE DIDN'T TALKED ABOUT THE LAST BUDGET?
>> THEN I WILL MENTION THAT ALTHOUGH I DID NOT INCLUDE THAT NUMBER IN THE $4.8 MILLION, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK OUT THAT INCREASE WITHOUT INCREASING THAT $2.8 MILLION.
IT'S ALREADY INCORPORATED THERE, WHERE WE HAVE ENOUGH IN THE POSITIONS.
WHAT OUR BUDGET IS, AND YOU'LL SEE IT, AND THAT'S WHY AT THE END,
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PEOPLE SAY WHEN WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA LEFTOVER IS WE DON'T FULLY BUDGET WELL, WE BUDGET FOR ALL OUR POSITIONS, BUT WE'RE NEVER FULLY STACKED AT 100%.WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT LEFT OVER ON THE FUNCTIONS.
WE CAN DISCUSS IT WHEN WE GET THERE, BUT IT WOULD NOT INCREASE THE BOTTOM NUMBER, THE 2.8 MILLION.
>> WE CAN DISCUSS IT THERE. BUT TO ME, IF WE HAD SOME EXTRA MONEY, I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED IT TO GO TO MAYBE AN INCREASE IN STIPEND FOR OUR 10 YEAR PLUS FACULTY AS AN INCREASE IN STIPEND.
I'M INTERESTED TO SEE WHERE THAT EXTRA MONEY IS COMING FROM.
>> WE'LL DO THAT IN AND WE PROBABLY HAVE QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.
>> THE GENERAL FUND, THIS IS BY MAJOR OBJECT FOR PAYROLL COSTS.
WE ARE ALMOST $122 BILLION IN THE 7% OF OUR BUDGET.
THEN YOU HAVE THERE THE DIFFERENT BREAKDOWN.
OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES IS THE SECOND LARGEST WITH $8.6 MILLION, AND THAT IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF UTILITY.
THEY ARE PAID UNDER CONTRACTED SERVICES.
>> QUESTION ON THAT PREVIOUS LINE.
I BELIEVE YOU CAME FROM OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IN YOUR CAREER.
THIS PERCENTAGE OF PAYROLL COSTS IS THAT COMMON FOR A DISTRICT OUR SIZE?
>> NORMALLY, I WOULD SEE IT MORE ABOUT 81%, EITHER IN THE HIGHER 70S OR LOWER 80S. IT IS HIGH.
MOST OF OUR BUDGET, IT GOES TOWARDS PAYROLL COSTS, WHICH IS VERY TYPICAL, BUT IT IS HIGHER THAN USUAL COMPARED TO IN MY EXPERIENCE TO OTHER SCHOOL IS THAT I WORKED.
ALSO TO THE STATE, IT'S HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE.
>> POINT OF THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW MOST DISTRICTS SEEM TO BE AROUND 85%.
WE ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF SERVICES THAT A LOT OF DISTRICTS DON'T.
WE HAVE FULL TIME LIBRARIES, ART, MUSIC, PE, AND OUR ELEMENTARIES.
WE HAVE SOCIAL COUNSELORS IN EVERY CAMPUS.
WE HAVE OUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS.
BECAUSE OF THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR FAMILIES, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF STAFF THAT OTHER DISTRICTS DON'T PROVIDE, AND IT'S TO THE DETRIMENT OF THEIR STUDENTS A LOT.
I THINK WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR THAT HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE AND THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
>> ALSO THE DISTRICT, THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS MADE AN INVESTMENT IN INCREASING OUR TEACHER PAYING, SO IT'S ALSO REFLECTIVE OF THAT.
THIS IS A SUMMARY AT THE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL.
WHEN WE GET TO THE ACTION ITEM FOR APPROVAL BUDGET, THIS IS WHAT IS BEING ASKED TO BE APPROVED.
IT IS THE SAME NUMBERS THAT WERE PULLED FROM HERE EXCEPT THAT NOW HERE THEY'RE BROKEN DOWN BY FUNCTION.
OUR LARGEST FUNCTION IS OUR INSTRUCTION WITH ALMOST $77.8 MILLION, AND OUR SECOND LARGEST WOULD BE OUR 51 FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WITH 15 MILLION, AND THE BULK OF THAT BEING OUR UTILITY COST.
THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES TO A 139.6.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM, WE ARE ANTICIPATING AGAIN THAT $2.8 MILLION DEFICIT, WE ARE PROJECTING OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL BE OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE, JULY 1ST, SHOULD BE AT ALMOST $54 MILLION.
IT IS A SLIGHT DECREASE, ALMOST STAYING THE SAME, BRINGING OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE TO $51.1 MILLION.
JUST SOMETHING ALSO THAT I WENT OVER DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP WAS HOW OUR FUND BALANCE AND OUR CASH FLOW WORKS, AND I DISCUSSED IT AS OUR PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GROWN, AND WE HAVE BECOME MORE RELIANT ON OUR TAX COLLECTIONS, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT'S THE LARGE PERCENT OF OUR REVENUES, THEN WE'LL RELY MORE ON THOSE TAX COLLECTIONS, WHICH DO NOT START COMING IN UNTIL DECEMBER, MAINLY JANUARY, BUT WE START SEEING THEM COME IN IN DECEMBER, A LITTLE BIT JANUARY, PEAK IN FEBRUARY AND THEN IT DROPS OFF FROM THERE.
WE BASICALLY SURVIVED THE FIRST, SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR ON THAT TAX COLLECTION OR ON OUR FUND BALANCE THAT WE HAVE.
THIS YEAR, WE WILL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY FROM THE STATE.
THIS TABLE IS FACTORING IN, GETTING $10.4 MILLION IN STATE 8.
FOR TA PURPOSES, THEY HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PAYMENT CLASSES, AND THAT MEANS IF YOU'RE A PAYMENT 1, YOU BASICALLY GET MONTHLY PAYMENTS FROM TEA FOR YOUR STATE AID.
IF YOU ARE A PAYMENT 2, YOU GET LESS PAYMENTS AND IF YOU ARE THREE, YOU GET THREE PAYMENTS, WHICH ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND AUGUST.
WE'LL GET THAT BULK OF OUR 70% AND BY OCTOBER, AND THAT'S FACTOR INTO THIS.
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THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING OUR DECEMBER TO LOOK LIKE.NOW, THIS YEAR, IT WAS A LITTLE TIGHT THIS PAST YEAR, BUT WE STILL PULL THROUGH.
THIS IS JUST PROJECTING AS IF WE WERE SPENDING OUR ENTIRE BUDGET ON PACE, AND THAT WOULD BRING US TO ABOUT $11.6 MILLION A MONTH IN EXPENDITURE.
SOMETIMES THERE IS THE QUESTION, WHY DO YOU HAVE A HIGH FUND BALANCE? THIS IS A REASON WHY WE HAVE A HIGH FUND BALANCE, BECAUSE WE DO RELY ON IT FOR MAKING OUR PAYMENTS UP UNTIL THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
THEN WE GET OUR TAX COLLECTIONS, AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR CASH FLOW, BUT NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT BANK EVERY SINGLE DAY AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY OUR UTILITIES AND PAY OUR BILLS.
>> FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS AND SOME OF THE ITEMS, THAT POSSIBLE REDUCTION IN A CHAPTER 3 REVENUE PROTECTION PAYMENT.
RIGHT NOW AGAIN, THAT PAYMENT IT'S AT 17 MILLION.
WE ARE BUDGETING 18 BECAUSE WE GET THAT ONE ADDITIONAL MILLION, BUT THAT COULD POSSIBLY REDUCE NEXT YEAR.
SE3 IS GONE IN 25, 26, THAT'S A FOUR MILLION-DOLLAR REDUCTION.
CONDUCT A STAFFING STUDY, WE HAVE ALREADY SCHEDULED ONE FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND IN TURN WE WILL DEVELOP AN ATTRITION PLAN BASED OFF OF THAT STUDY.
INCREASING OUR ATTENDANCE, A 1% INCREASE IS WORTH $685,000 SO THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVE OUR ATTENDANCE RATE.
POSSIBLE RECAPTURING 25 26, AGAIN, IT MAY BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUNDING FORMULA, SO WE'LL WAIT TO SEE ON THAT.
THEN WHAT I MENTIONED ON OUR FUND BALANCE AND CASH FLOW.
I THINK FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, CONSIDERING A VOTER APPROVAL TAX RE-ELECTION, IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA AS WELL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T ADD HERE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THE BOARD FEELS ABOUT IT, BUT MAYBE OPEN ENROLLMENT RIGHT NOW OUR STUDENTS GO TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT WE CAN'T GET ANY OF THEM BACK BECAUSE WE'RE A CLOSED DISTRICT.
THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO BE CONCERNED.
>> LET ME JUST MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT BEFORE THAT GETS INTO PEOPLE'S HEAD.
WE HAVE OVER 2,000 AND 3,000 STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT IN OUR DISTRICT THAT LIVE IN OUR DISTRICT.
I PERSONALLY THINK THAT WE AS A DISTRICT NEED TO GET THOSE STUDENTS BACK BEFORE WE EVER CONSIDER OPENING UP OUR DISTRICT.
JUST THROWING THAT COMMENT OUT THERE.
WHEN WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN BETTER, WE CAN TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY.
>> I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT, GIVEN TO WHAT TRUSTEE HUBINGER SAID, WE INVEST SO MUCH IN OUR STUDENTS AND THAT THEY'RE NOT EVEN COMING TO US, OUR OWN KIDS.
TO WHAT'S BEING SAID, I WILL OPEN ONCE WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN STUDENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE RESOURCES WE'RE MAKING INVESTMENT ON.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MENTION AS IT IS AN OPTION TO INCREASE OUR ENROLLMENT AND BY INCREASE OUR ADA AND GENERATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS ARE OPEN ENROLLMENT, SO THEY TAKE FROM US, BUT WE CAN'T TAKE FROM THEM.
IT IS JUST SOMETHING FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION AS A WAY TO INCREASE REVENUE.
THE NEXT FUND THAT'S ALSO REQUIRED TO BE LEGALLY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD IS OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND IS USED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE PAYMENT OF LONG TERM DEBT PRINCIPAL INTEREST IN ANY RELATED FIELDS.
FOR OUR LOCAL REVENUE, AND THESE ARE OUR TAX COLLECTIONS, BECAUSE WE HAD SUCH A HIKE IN OUR PROPERTY VALUES ARE SEEING THAT IN OUR LOCAL REVENUE INCREASING TO $67.3 MILLION.
OUR STATE REVENUE IS AT $1.7 MILLION, AND THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL REVENUE TO 69 MILLION.
OUR EXPENDITURES FOR FUNCTION 71 ARE $69 MILLION, AND WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.
FOR THAT DEBT PAYMENT, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DETAIL HERE AND WHAT OUR PAYMENT FOR NEXT YEAR IS OUR DEBT PAYMENT, IT'S AT $45 MILLION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT $69 MILLION.
THE REASON BEING IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO KEEP OUR TAX RATE THE WAY IT IS SO THAT THE EXCESS COLLECTIONS CAN GO INTO DE-PEICING SOME OF THAT DEBT THAT WE HAVE AND PAY OFF THE BONDS SOONER.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU SEE THAT.
FOR THIS IS OUR DEBT SCHEDULE.
THROUGH 2047, AND YOU SEE THERE AT THE BOTTOM LINE, WE HAVE IN PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING $647 MILLION OUR INTEREST AT $315 MILLION FOR A TOTAL DEBT OF 962.5 MILLION.
FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, OUR DEBT PAYMENT WILL BE AT $45 MILLION.
FOR OUR FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM, AS YOU KNOW, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND IS SELF SUSTAINING FUND.
COSTS ARE PRIMARILY FINANCED THROUGH THE SALE OF FOOD TO STUDENTS AND STAFF AND STATE AND FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT, MAINLY FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS.
FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS QUALIFYING FOR THE FREE AND REDUCED MEALS.
FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO OPERATE THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM AT ALL CAMPUSES,
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WHICH MEANS THAT ALL OUR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.YES. [APPLAUSE] FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, OUR LOCAL REVENUE IS AT $504,000, OUR STATE REVENUE IS 50,000, AND OUR FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT IT'S AT 9,223,000.
WE DO ANTICIPATE A SMALL DECREASE IN OUR FEDERAL REVENUE BECAUSE WHEN WE MOVE OVER TO THE C PROGRAM, EVERYBODY WILL RECEIVE A FREE MEAL, BUT IT ALSO THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE IS A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE TRADITION OF THE PROVISION 2 THAT WE WERE OPERATING.
WE'LL STILL OPERATE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE DO ANTICIPATE OPERATING WITH A SURPLUS.
OUR FUNCTION 35 FOR OUR FOOD SERVICE IS AT 9.6 MILLION DOLLARS FOR OUR MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONS AT 149,000 BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO 9,777,000, SO WE ARE PROPOSING A BALANCED BUDGET IN OUR FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM.
>> AWESOME. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I LOVE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING MEALS FOR STUDENTS AT NO COST.
I BELIEVE I ASKED THIS BEFORE, BUT IS THAT BEING COMMUNICATED TO THE PARENTS? BECAUSE I KNOW HOW THE PARENTS WHO TALK TO ME LIKE, I NEED TO FILL ALL THIS PAPERWORK.
I'M LIKE, IT'S LUNCHES FREE, BREAKFAST FREE. YOU HAVE NO ISSUES.
IT SHOULD BE FINE, BUT THEN THEY'RE LIKE, NO, AND IT BECOMES BACK AND FORTH AND I'M LIKE, GO TO THE DISH.
>> WE'LL REFER TO MR. HARRIS ON THE COMMUNICATION OF THE CEP PROGRAM.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE, AND IT'S PART OF THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS.
>> YES. WE CAN COVER THAT WITHIN OUR ROMAN PROCESS, BE A LITTLE MORE EXPLICIT WITH COMMUNICATION ON IT.
>> THESE ARE THE THREE BUDGET SIDE-BY-SIDE.
IT'S EVERYTHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED.
IT IS ALSO PART OF AN ADDITIONAL THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS AND I'LL GO OVER THOSE.
WHEN THAT ITEM IS UP, YOU'LL SEE THERE THE BOTTOM LINE FOR EACH ONE HAS A FUND BALANCE.
OVERALL, FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THE THREE FUNDS, THAT IT HAS TOTAL REVENUES OF 217,372,620 WITH EXPENDITURES OF 280,400,425 WITH OUR TRANSFER OUT OF 1.8 MILLION, BRINGING OUR ESTIMATED DEFICIT TO $2.8 MILLION, AND FOR ALL FUND BALANCES INCLUDED TO 62.7 MILLION.
WE ALSO PROVIDED A LIST OF CONTRACTED SERVICES OVER 50,000.
IT IS PART IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT IF YOU GO TO PAGE 198 OF YOUR AGENDA PACKET, THE WHOLE LIST IS INCLUDED THERE.
WE ALSO INCLUDED THAT LIST IN THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS.
>> I HAVE QUESTIONS ON SOME OF THOSE CONTRACTS.
WHEN IS THE BEST APPROPRIATE TIME TO BRING UP THOSE QUESTIONS? DURING THIS ONE OR DURING THE FOLLOWING ACTION ITEM?
>> PROBABLY WHEN WE GO OVER THE BUDGET APPROVAL AND THEN THAT'S WHEN THE CONTRACTS ARE GOING TO GET APPROVED.
>> I DO WANT TO SAY BOARD MEMBERS.
WE ACTUALLY PRINTED OUT THE LIST OF ALL THOSE CONTRACTS, WHEN THE AGENDA ITEM COMES UP IN YOUR PACKET THAT HAS THE COMPENSATION SECOND HALF OF THAT MANUAL ARE ALL THE CONTRACTS OVER 50,000 TO REFERENCE.
>> THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
>> APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION.
>> YES, WE CAN GIVE HER A LOUD OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR A CONSENT AGENDA.
[VI. Consent Agenda]
WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, EIGHT ITEMS. CONSENT AGENDA A THROUGH H. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PULL? THAT ANY BOARD MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL? WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A THROUGH H?>> I MOVE TO APPROVE ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IS THAT EVERYBODY? THAT'S ALL, 8-0.
ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
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WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR ACTION ITEM.[VII.A. Consider and Act on Procurement Methods for District Wide Improvement Projects]
OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM IS CONSIDER AND ACT ON PROCUREMENT METHODS, THE DISTRICT WIDE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, [INAUDIBLE]>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MR. HARRIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
BEFORE YOU HAVE A ACTION ITEM THAT WE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EARLIER IN THE FISCAL YEAR, OUR GOAL IS TO BRING THIS EACH JUNE AS OPPOSED TO HOW WE DID IT THIS YEAR, WHICH WE BROUGHT IT, I BELIEVE IN OCTOBER.
OUR INFORMATION HERE IS THE PROCUREMENT METHODS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO SCHOOL PURCHASES.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE BEFORE YOU IN CONSENT WITH THE BUSINESS OFFICE ARE THE PURCHASING CO-OPS, THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING, COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSALS, REQUESTS FOR QUALIFICATIONS, REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, AS WELL AS REQUESTS FOR QUOTES AND JOB ORDER CONTRACTING.
THE DISTRICT UTILIZES A VARIETY OF METHODS, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE METHODS ON THE SAME PROJECT OR PURCHASE TO GET THE BEST VALUE FOR THE DISTRICT.
OUR GOAL IS TO BRING THIS FORWARD EACH JUNE FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR APPROVAL.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. JUST TO CLARIFY, EVEN THOUGH THE PROCESS IS A PROCESS, YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO BE APPROVING PARTICULAR PROJECT WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL?
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
WE WOULD NOT APPROVE ANY PROJECT WITHOUT DOING WHAT WE NORMALLY DO, WHICH WAS INFORM THE BOARD, BRING IT FORWARD.
WHAT THIS DOES, TRUSTEE, WHAT HE IS, ALLOW US, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD A WATER HEATER GO OUT.
THAT WATER HEATER COST $11,000.
THE BEST VALUE TO THE DISTRICT WAS ACTUALLY USING A CO-OP PRICING FOR THAT WATER HEATER AND PURCHASED THE WATER HEATER DIRECTLY.
THEN WE CONTRACTED WITH A JOB ORDER CONTRACT TO INSTALL THE WATER HEATER.
USING A VARIETY OF METHODS, WE CAN FIND THE BEST VALUE, BUT WE WOULD NOT START ANY PROJECT OVER $50,000 WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.
>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT NO MORE MASSIVE IMPROVEMENTS UNTIL WE HAD THAT FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT.
I WANT TO CLARIFY AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT EVEN THOUGH WE APPROVE, IF WE DO APPROVE THIS, THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> WE WOULD BRING YOU ONLY THE ITEMS THAT ARE UNEXPECTED OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING OF THOSE, BUT WE WOULD STILL BRING THOSE BACK IF, LET'S JUST SAY WE HAD AN EMERGENCY FLOOD OR A CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WAS OVER 50 GRAND, WE BRING IT FORWARD TO THE BOARD.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS AGENDA ITEM OF THE RECRUITMENT METHODS FOR DISTRICT WIDE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. WEINGER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 8-0. MOTION PASSES.
OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS FOR ACTION ITEM IS CONSIDER AND ACT ON
[VII.B. Consider and Act on the Memorandum of Understanding Amendment for the Thinkery Partnership at the Center Child Development Center (Part 1 of 2)]
THE MEMORY SANDING AMENDMENT FOR THE THINKERY PARTNERSHIP AT THE CENTRAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT.IS IT POSSIBLE TO PULL THIS ITEM AND HAVE IT DISCUSSED WITH THE ATTORNEY IN CLOSED SESSION?
>> DO WE HAVE SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS FOR THE ATTORNEY?
>> YES. BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE ORIGINAL.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOOD WITH HIM AS FAR AS THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> WE CAN MOVE THIS INTO CLOSED AND THEN DO THE ACTION AFTER A CLOSED SESSION.
>> SINCE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THINKERY HERE, AND SINCE THE LAST TWO MEETINGS, YOU DO NOT WANT TO STAY TILL THE END OF OUR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS BECAUSE THEY GO INTO THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING, UNFORTUNATELY.
I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR YOU TO ONCE WE COME BACK AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION, UNLESS WE WANT TO DO TWO OR THREE EXECUTIVES THAT YOU WOULD REACH OUT TO THEM TO LET THEM KNOW TOMORROW.
>> THAT WOULD WORK. WE CAN EITHER REACH OUT TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO STAY, YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
WE CAN MAYBE EVEN PUT IT AT THE FIRST ITEM OF OUR CLOSED SESSION.
IT'S UP TO YOU ALL. I DON'T MIND.
>> I JUST DON'T WANT SOMEONE SITTING AROUND FOR HOURS WAITING FOR US, IT WAS ON THE ACTION ITEMS.
>> NO. I UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL.
I JUST HAVE ATTORNEY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
[VIII. Closed Session (Part 1 of 2)]
>> ARE WE ALL IN FAVOR TO MOVE TO CLOSE SESSION NOW TO DISCUSS THIS ONE ITEM WITH CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY IN REFERENCE TO THE THINKERY MOU AND THEN COME BACK OUT AGAIN?
>> THAT WOULD BE AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, ATTORNEY, TGC 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY REGARDING THE CONSIDERED ACT ON THE MOU FOR THE THINKERY PARTNERSHIP.
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WE WILL DO THAT AND WE WILL BE BACK.WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 9:42.
[VII.B. Consider and Act on the Memorandum of Understanding Amendment for the Thinkery Partnership at the Center Child Development Center (Part 2 of 2)]
YOU HAVE A QUESTION? GO AHEAD.>> MS. HOODY YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP.
PERFECT. I ONLY HAD ONE QUESTION THAT I NEEDED SOME CLARIFICATION ON REGARDING, WHERE WAS THAT AT? I CAN'T FIND IT NOW. IT IS, I GUESS, PAGE 144 OR PAGE 3 OF THE MOU LINE F.
>> IT SAYS, THE THINKERY PROVIDE COACHING FROM THE THINKERY INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING AND MATERIALS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOL EDUCATORS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
GREAT. THANK YOU. MY QUESTION WAS, HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM THE CONTRACTS OVER $50,000 THAT THE DISTRICT IS PAYING TO THINKERY TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR STAFF?
>> YES. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO?
>> IF WE CAN GET SOME CLARIFICATION, I'LL PULL THE CONTRACT FROM OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES AND WE CAN GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT PART AND THEN THE MOU CAN BE PERFECT THE WAY IT IS, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY ELSE?
>> THAT'S A SEPARATE CONTRACT.
>> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE $50,000.
IT'S $100,000 FOR INSTRUCTIONAL THAT WE'RE PAYING.
>> I'M ASKING IF YOU-ALL ARE PROVIDING IT AS A THINKERY TO OUR DISTRICT FOR STAFF AND DEVELOPMENT, WHY ARE WE PAYING AN ADDITIONAL 100,000 FOR THE SAME SERVICE, OR IS IT SEPARATE THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH DIFFERENT STAFF? I JUST NEED TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE TO ME IT SAYS FREE, AND THEN OVER HERE IT SAYS $100,000.
SO IF WE COULD GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I'LL PULL THE CONTRACT FROM OUR BUDGET, AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AT A LATER TIME. IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> I THINK THAT WORKS. WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE MOU DISCUSSION AND THEN THIS WOULD BE A SEPARATE PIECE.
IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE WORDING WAS SO CLOSE THAT WE HAD QUESTIONS ON IT, BUT WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT AFTER THIS MEETING.
>> I CAN MAKE THE MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOU AS PRESENTED.
>> DO WE HAVE A SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES, 8-0. [APPLAUSE]
>> ON A PERSONAL NOTE AND COMMENT, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PARTNERSHIP SO THANK YOU-ALL AND THANK YOU-ALL FOR STAYING.
>> WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM.
[VII.C. Consider and Act on Ordering Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Jonathan Harris]
CONSIDER AND ACT ON ORDERING ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024.CAN WE HOLD ON ONE MOMENT? IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE ONLINE. SORRY.
>> MR. FRENCH WAS THE LAST VOTE RECORDED ON AUDIO AND VIDEO?
>> THANK YOU. YES, WE CAN MOVE ON.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, ELECTION LAW REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORDER AN ELECTION PRIOR TO THE ELECTION.
FOUR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS ARE UP FOR ELECTION THIS YEAR, SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 1 FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY ANNE HUEBERGER, SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 2 FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY DAMIAN PANTOJA.
SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 4 FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY RICHARD RENDON, SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 6 FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY CHANTE RAY HAYWOOD.
TRAVIS COUNTY CONDUCTS OUR ELECTIONS AND THEIR EARLY VOTING PLACES, TIMES AND ELECTION DAY PRECINCT LOCATIONS ARE USED.
BY LAW, WE WILL POST WITH THE ORDER ALL EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY LOCATION.
SINCE LOCATIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN SET FORTH BY TRAVIS COUNTY,
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TRAVIS COUNTY ELECTIONS WEBSITE IS LISTED ON THE ORDER.WE WILL POST THE FEBRUARY, MARCH 2024 ELECTION SITES, AND WE'LL UPDATE THEM WHEN NOTIFIED OF LOCATIONS FOR THE NUMBER OF ELECTIONS.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ORDER THE ELECTIONS FOR SMD1, SMD2, SMD4, AND SMD6 FOR THE NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 ELECTION.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS WOODY?
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 8-0. MOTION PASSES.
[VII.D. Consider and Act on Final Budget Amendment]
CONSIDER AN ACT ON FINAL BUDGET.>> I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW ARE WE GOING TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON FINAL BUDGET? IS THIS JUST THE AMENDMENTS? [BACKGROUND] NEVER MIND. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY.
>> [BACKGROUND] THIS IS THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
IF YOU'LL SEE THE BOTTOM LINE, IT'S STILL THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
IT IS JUST REALIGNING OUR REVENUES AND OUR EXPENSES SO THAT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE DON'T GO OVER OUR FUNCTIONS FOR AUDIT PURPOSES.
>> I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. 8-0 MOTION PASSES.
OUR NEXT ONE IS, CONSIDER AN ACT ON FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
[VII.E. Consider and Act on Food Service Management Company]
>> THIS YEAR, WE ISSUED AN RFP, A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SOLICITING FOR A FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
AT THE TIME THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS PREPARED, WE HAD NOT IDENTIFIED OR WE HAD NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE TDA FOR THE COMPANY.
WE RECEIVED APPROVAL LAST WEEK.
FINALLY, YOU HAVE THERE THE TIMELINE.
WE STARTED THE PROCESS ON APRIL 19TH AND AGAIN, WE JUST RECEIVED THE APPROVAL FROM THE TDA WITH A COMPANY THAT BASED ON THE EVALUATION AND THE TABULATION ONE OUT, THAT IS A SODEXO.
THEY HAVE SERVICED THE DISTRICT FOR THE PAST 24 YEARS AND THEY WERE APPROVED BY TDA TO CONTINUE BEING THE FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
>> CAN I ASK HOW DID THEY STAND OUT FROM THE OTHER VENDORS?
>> THIS IS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PROCESS.
IT IS VERY MUCH DICTATED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
THE WHOLE RFP PROCESS, IT IS THEIR DOCUMENT.
THEY HAVE THE CRITERIA, AND THEY HAVE THE SCORING POINTS, EVERYTHING.
WE GET A COMMITTEE, WE PUT IT OUT AND THEY HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC PROCESS.
WE HAVE TO INDIVIDUALLY MAIL ALL THE PROVIDERS, ALL THE FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY SO THAT THEY'RE ALL AWARE, AND THEN WE HAD FIVE RESPONSES.
WE PUT A COMMITTEE TOGETHER THAT THEY EVALUATED BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT IT SET FORTH, AND BASED ON THOSE EVALUATIONS, WE SENT ALL THE SCORINGS, AND THEN THE TDA ENDS UP APPROVING THE TOP WINNER, THE ONE THAT HAD THE MOST POINTS.
>> WE DON'T APPROVE IT. TA APPROVES IT.
>> RIGHT. THEN THE BOARD RATIFIES THAT, BUT WE CAN'T BRING IT TO THE BOARD OR SIGN IT UNTIL THEY GIVE US APPROVAL.
>> NO, WE SUBMIT ALL THE RANKINGS, AND THEN WE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON WHO HAD THE HIGHEST POINTS AND THEN THEY GO THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS AND THEY APPROVE THAT FINAL CONTRACT.
>> WILL WE SEE THOSE FIVE SUBMISSIONS, WHO THEY WERE, AT LEAST AND WHAT THAT RANKING LOOK LIKE?
>> I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION, YES.
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I WAS NOT PART OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE.
[INAUDIBLE] OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION AND EMAIL IT.
>> DOES THIS HAVE TO GET VOTED ON TONIGHT?
>> YES. THIS IS FOR A JULY 1ST START DATE.
AGAIN, AT THIS POINT, IT'S MORE RATIFYING BECAUSE THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE CONTRACT.
>> WHO IS ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PROCESS?
WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY OPERATIONS, FINANCE, AND THE CNI DEPARTMENTS.
>> THEN DO YOU MIND GIVING ME THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE? WAS IT LIKE FIVE OR 25?
>> I BELIEVE IT WAS FIVE. FIVE.
>> THEN IS IT LIKE AN INTERVIEW PROCESS? IS IT A FOOD TASTING, HOW DOES IT WORK OUT?
>> NO, IT'S BASED ON THE RFP DOCUMENTS, IT'S THAT CRITERIA THAT THEY GIVE US.
THEY SUBMIT THEIR RESPONSES OR BASED ON THE RESPONSES.
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TWENTY FOUR YEARS WITH THE SAME VENDOR.>> ALL I KNOW IS THAT THEY'VE ALWAYS GONE UNDER BUDGET AND WE'VE ACTUALLY MADE MONEY OFF WORKING.
REMEMBER, WE NOW FUND ELECTRICITY, THEY'VE BOUGHT EQUIPMENT, AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
TO ME, IT'S BEEN A GOOD PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE WHEN I TELL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IN DISTRICTS AND ASK THEM, THEY'RE AMAZED AT HOW MUCH WE'RE ABLE TO FUND THAT COMES OUT OF OUR GENERAL BUDGET, OPERATING BUDGET, IT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE FOOD SERVICE BUDGET.
[OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY. TO ME, MY KID ACTUALLY HAS TO EAT THE FOOD.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME OF THE LUNCHES AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT GOES IN HERE IF YOU ARE.
I WOULD HOPE THAT WE GET SOME IMPROVEMENT ON THE FOOD BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO CONVENTIONS, AND THERE ARE SOME OUTSTANDING VENDORS OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THEM WERE PART OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE, BUT WE NEED TO UPGRADE ON OUR STANDARD ON WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO OUR CHILDREN.
I AGREE COST EFFICIENT, COOL, WE'RE GETTING MONEY BACK, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE OUR KIDS QUALITY FOOD SO THAT THEY FEEL SATISFIED.
I KNOW THEY'RE GETTING THE NUTRITION, BUT THEY WANT TO EAT IT AND NOT HAVE TO GO HOME STARVING BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LIKE WHAT THEY ATE FOR LUNCH.
>> THIS YEAR, THE PROCESS WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET IT GOING.
FIRST OF ALL, THE TDA WAS REVIEWED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THEY HAD CHANGES TO THE RFP, WHICH IN TURN IS THE AGREEMENT.
REALLY THIS IS WHY WE'RE SO RUSHED TO GET IT IN BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF DELAYS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THAT SET US ON THIS TIMELINE.
HOWEVER, FOR NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BID OUT THE CONTRACT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
>> I THINK IF WE CAN EVALUATE FOR NEXT YEAR WITH A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO SEE WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE.
>> FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT AND NOT A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT?
>> IT IS A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.
WE CAN REBID NEXT YEAR AND WE ARE ON THE TDA LIST FOR NEXT YEAR.
I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM TODAY AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE WOULD BE DOING THAT.
>> WITH THAT IN MIND, AND I REALIZE WE STARTED APRIL THE 19TH, BUT WHAT IS THE DATE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO START THAT FOR MORE COMFORT FOR ALL OF US, AS YOU CAN HEAR OUR SURPRISE AND SHOCK AT THIS POINT.
WHAT IS THE START DATE? [OVERLAPPING] THE START DATE IS JULY 1ST.
NO, MA'AM. THAT GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT YEAR, WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, APRIL THE 19TH, AND WE'RE CUTTING IT TO THE WIRE, WHAT WOULD BE THE TIME FRAME THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO START NEXT YEAR?
>> NO, WE STARTED THE PROCESS A LOT EARLIER THAN THIS.
IT WAS DELAYS WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THAT KEPT PUSHING IT BACK AND POSTPONING BECAUSE THEY HAD CHANGES ON THEIR DOCUMENT.
FOR NEXT YEAR, I KNOW THEY'VE ALREADY WORKED THAT OUT SO HOPEFULLY, WE'RE PART OF THAT.
THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE THAT WOULD BENEFIT US FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THAT REBID LIST AGAIN.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF SODEXO FOLKS ARE HERE OR NOT, BUT I'VE SEEN THEM AT CONVENTIONS AND THEY HAVE SOME AMAZING FOOD AT THE CONVENTION, BUT THEN FOR OUR SCHOOL, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SO DO WE HAVE A SET MENU THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH OUR KIDS OR LIKE THROUGH OUR SCHOOLS OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? DO YOU KNOW?
>> THERE IS A MENU THAT WE HAVE AND I KNOW WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE.
>> LIKE I SAID, I'VE SEEN YOU ALL AT CONVENTION.
I'VE SEEN YOU ALL PROVIDE EXCELLENT FOOD FOR US THERE.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MY KID'S SCHOOL, IT'S JUST LIKE [NOISE] DID THIS GET MICROWAVED?
>> WE CAN RESPOND TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS NOW, BUT IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO NEXT YEAR, WE CAN ONLY BE THESE AS BOARD UPDATES AS WELL.
>> I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THE PROCESS BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS PROVIDE GREAT QUALITY FOOD.
IT'S NOT HAPPENING HERE IN OUR DISTRICT, SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE HAPPENING?
>> I'M JENA HOLLAND, I'M THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR SODEXO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE ARE PARAMETERS.
WHEN YOU GET INTO SCHOOL NUTRITION, THERE ARE PARAMETERS ON WHAT WE CAN DO AND HOW WE CAN DO IT.
THERE IS BY AGE GROUP NUMBER OF CALORIES THAT WE CAN SERVE, NUMBER OF GRAMS OF FAT.
WE HAVE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS ON THE AMOUNT OF SODIUM THAT WE SERVE IN OUR MENUS.
IN FACT, THE SODIUM REQUIREMENTS ARE LOWER FOR WHAT WE SERVE IN A DAY FOR CHILDREN THAN IF I WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL TODAY IN RENAL FAILURE.
THEY'RE THAT LOW SO THAT AFFECTS THE TASTE PROFILE.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO WHOLE GRAINS, WHICH ALSO AFFECTS THE TASTE PROFILE.
IT'S WHOLE GRAINS AND ALL YOUR FLOUR PRODUCTS, ALL YOUR RICES, ANY OF YOUR PASTAS.
THERE ARE SOME PARAMETERS AROUND CHILD NUTRITION THAT
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HEAVILY AFFECT THE FLAVOR PROFILE OF WHAT WE DO.IF YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL DAYS, THE PROGRAM IS 360 DEGREES DIFFERENT THAN WHEN ANY OF US IN THIS ROOM WERE IN SCHOOL.
IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT PROGRAM.
THAT DOES AFFECT WHAT WE CAN DO.
THEN WE ARE RELEGATED TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS THROUGH THE USDA COMMODITY ENTITLEMENT ON HOW WE NEED TO USE THOSE PRODUCTS WITHIN THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF REGULATIONS THAT PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THAT IMPACT WHAT THAT OVERALL PRODUCT IS IN THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING AND I APPRECIATE IT.
>> IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I MOVE TO APPROVE.
THE NEXT ONE IS CONSIDER AN ACTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE PAY PLAN.
[VII.F. Consider and Act on Administrator Pay Plan]
THIS ONE HAS MY NAME BY IT, SO I WILL DO MY BEST TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS.I MAY NEED SOME HELP FROM STUFF.
WHAT THIS IS IS WE BOUGHT IT UP EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMPENSATION IN THE BUDGET.
WHEN WE APPROVED THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, WE APPROVED FOR LEVELS 1 THROUGH 5 TO RECEIVE A 3% PAY RAISE.
WE DID EXCLUDE LEVEL 6, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAY SCALE GOES UP TO AN AP 12.
>> AP 12, SO WE EXCLUDED ANYTHING ABOVE THAT FIVE.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. AP 6 THROUGH 12 WAS INCLUDED ON THE BOARD VOTE, CORRECT.
>> WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW TO CONSIDER AND ACT ON IS, DO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THOSE WHO WE ORIGINALLY EXCLUDED FOR THAT 3%? THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AFTER THAT.
IT WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION THAT DAY SO MAYBE IT WAS NOT CLEAR ON WHAT WE ALL AGREED UPON AND WANTED TO BRING IT FORWARD AGAIN, JUST TO MAKE SURE THE WHOLE BOARD WAS AWARE OF WHO WAS EXCLUDED.
I THINK SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE ARE, HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING TO COST US? IF WE DO INCLUDE THAT, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WE LOOKING AT? I CAN IMAGINE THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS.
>> I CAN GIVE YOU BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE THAT PROPOSED THE AGREEMENT.
I PURPOSELY DID THAT BECAUSE I WANTED TO FOCUS ON THE CERTAIN SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO FOCUS ON.
WE ARE IN A BUDGET DEFICIT SO WHEREVER THEY FOUND MONEY, IF WE COULD, I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED IT TO GO MORE TOWARD THE LIVING WAGE BECAUSE WE ONLY WENT TO $18 AN HOUR.
IF THEY FOUND MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE, I WOULD PREFER IT TO GO TO OUR HOURLY WAGES EMPLOYEES BECAUSE $18 AN HOUR IS NOTHING.
IT'S NOT A LIVING WAGE, SO IF MONEY WAS FOUND SOMEWHERE, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD, AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT POSSIBLY INCREASING OTHER ITEMS. I PURPOSELY MADE THAT DECISION TO FOCUS ON MY PRIORITIES.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD AGREED.
>> YEAH. SO THIS IS A CONSIDER.
THIS IS FOR US TO ALL COME TOGETHER AND DECIDE.
>> WE ARE IN A DEFICIT BECAUSE WE APPROVED THAT.
NOW, HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST US?
>> CONSIDERING WHAT WE APPROVED TO ME, AND THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION, I DON'T LIKE LEAVING ANYBODY OUT AND 162,000 IS REALLY A DROP IN THE BUCKET TO WHAT WE APPROVED.
I THINK IF WE WANT TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU NEED STRONG LEADERS ON THE DISTRICT, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT GROUPS LEFT OUT OF THAT.
WE APPROVED AT THE DROP OF A HAT JUST BECAUSE YOU PROPOSED IT TO PAY UP TO $200,000 TO DO A SURVEY, AND WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN ALL THE RESULTS ON THAT SURVEY.
SO THE BOARD HAS SPENT SOME MONEY THIS YEAR ON WHAT WE INDIVIDUALS AND BOARD MEMBERS WANTED.
I THINK WE NEED TO TELL OUR ENTIRE STAFF WE VALUE THEM, WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THEY DO AND I THINK IT COULD CREATE ANIMOSITY AND WE WANT STRONG LEADERS.
I'VE HAD SO MANY PRINCIPALS IN MY 30-YEAR CAREER AS A SCHOOL LIBRARIAN, I CAN STILL NAME THE STRONGEST PRINCIPALS I HAD THAT CREATED SUCH A DIFFERENCE ON OUR CAMPUSES, ESPECIALLY, I KNOW WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR APS
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WORK AT OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES WITH ALL OF THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT THEY'RE EXPECTED TO GO TO IN THE EVENINGS, IN THE WEEKENDS.OUR COUNSELORS, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY ALL THE GROUPS, BUT I AM GOING TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
>> I CAN MOVE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS AFTER.
>> WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION LATER, MA'AM.
>> THIS IS ON THE ASSIGNMENTS AS WELL SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION.
>> UNDER ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, TECHNICALLY, YOU SHOULD MAKE A MOTION, HAVE A SECOND AND THEN HAVE THE DISCUSSION.
>> HOLD ON. LET'S KEEP THIS AS COOL AS WE CAN.
I THINK THERE ARE SOME MORE QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT, MISS HUBER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO SO.
>> I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED PAY SCALE FOR PAY GRADES, PAY SCALE 6 THROUGH 12.
IS THAT SPECIFIC ENOUGH? NO, IT'S 6 THROUGH 12.
>> A 3% FOR ADMIN OR JUST PAY SCALE 6 THROUGH 12.
A SCALE A 3% PAY RAISE FOR AP SCALE 6 THROUGH 12.
>> POINT OF ORDER. CAN WE HAVE A DISCUSSION?
>> [OVERLAPPING] CAN I START THE ONE IN THERE AND THEN WE'LL SWITCH OVER TO THIS SIDE SO THAT WE HAVE SOME CONVERSATION FROM HERE TOO. OKAY, GO AHEAD.
>> WE APPROVED THE 3% INCREASE FOR LEVELS 1 THROUGH 5 INITIALLY.
SO WE'RE HERE IN DISCUSSION ON LEVELS 6 THROUGH 12 AP. WHO DOES THAT LEAVE OUT? DOES THAT COVER THE UMBRELLA OF EVERYONE FROM THE BOTTOM UP OR WHO'S ALL INCLUDED IN THAT AND JUST FOR MY CLARITY BECAUSE I'M ALL FOR EQUALITY, AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE.
>> HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
>> ATHLETIC COORDINATOR, CYBERSECURITY COORDINATOR, DISTRICT POLICE LIEUTENANT, PROGRAMMER, SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, ALL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS, ALL DIRECTORS, BASICALLY ALL PRINCIPALS, ALL DIRECTORS, ALL PRINCIPALS, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, THE CHIEF OF POLICE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS, AND CHIEFS.
>> HYPOTHETICALLY, IF THIS WAS APPROVED, THIS LEAVES NO ONE OUT OF GETTING ANY TYPE OF 3% RAISE OR ANYTHING? WE WOULDN'T LEAVE HERE TONIGHT AND THEN ANOTHER GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS OR STAFF IS LIKE, WELL, WHAT ABOUT ME? YOU FORGOT.
>> CORRECT. THAT COVERS BASICALLY, IT'S BEEN A GENERAL PAY INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE OF THE DIAS?
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I WILL MAKE A COMMENT AT THE VERY END.
>> WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU.
MR. WORTHINGTON, AND WE'LL KEEP GOING THAT WAY.
>> THE LAST WHEN WE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE THE COMPENSATION PLAN DURING THE MAY MEETING, THE BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US, THE ORIGINAL 3% PLUS $1,000 STIPEND, THAT WAS A BALANCED BUDGET WITH A $100,000 OR SOMETHING LEFT OVER.
WE WERE NOT IN A DEFICIT AT THAT POINT.
WHAT IS THE RESULTING DEFICIT FROM THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE? HOW MUCH WAS THE NET INCREASE DUE TO THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE?
>> I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS FOR.
WHAT I RECALL, IT WAS ABOUT 3.3 MILLION I BELIEVE WITH A 3% GENERAL PAY INCREASE, AND IT ENDED UP BEING A 4.8 WITH THE EXCLUSION OF THOSE.
>> IT ACTUALLY AMOUNTED TO ABOUT 2.9. WE COULD GET THAT.
>> RIGHT AROUND THREE MILLION.
>> RIGHT NOW, WE AT $2.8 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> RIGHT. BUT THAT INCLUDES THE RETENTION STIPEND.
THE 2.8 INCLUDES A RETENTION STIPEND.
>> WHICH WAS PART OF THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE?
>> I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT WE MADE CHANGES THAT BEFORE WE WERE AT $100,000 SURPLUS AND NOW WE'RE AT A $2.8 MILLION DEFICIT.
>> SO YOU COULD DO THE MATH AND ASSUME THAT THE TOTAL CHANGES WERE IN THE BALLPARK OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS, $2.9 MILLION.
[02:30:03]
AS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM, I THINK THAT MY CAMPUS LEADER WAS PARTICULARLY TRANSFORMATIVE IN THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD.I KNOW THAT TEACHING IS AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT POSITION AND HAVING FOLKS THAT YOU CAN RELY ON THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE YOUR LIVES EASIER, THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR YOU IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
I THINK PASSING THIS IF WE'RE ALREADY GOING INTO A DEFICIT OF ROUGHLY THREE MILLION DOLLARS, I THINK IF THE CONCERN WAS HEY, LET'S NOT GO INTO A DEFICIT, WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER PASSED AND MADE THE CHANGE THAT PASSED LAST TIME.
SO I THINK THAT IF WE'RE OKAY WITH GOING INTO A DEFICIT RIGHT NOW, THEN ADDING $162,000 TO ENSURE THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR TEACHERS AND THAT ARE LEADING SOME OF OUR BUILDINGS ARE KEEPING OUR BUILDING SAFE IN THE CASE OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS, THAT WE OUGHT TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ALSO REALIZING THOSE RAISES AS WELL.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MISS WEGMAN?
>> DOES THIS INCLUDE THE STIPENDS? BECAUSE THERE WERE STIPENDS CUT FOR STAFF THAT WENT TO ECHS ONCE THE NEW BUILDING OPENS.
>> THE $160,000 IS ONLY 3% PAY INCREASE.
>> RIGHT. WHO MAKES THE DECISION ON THE STIPEND? THIS LIST THAT WE'RE GIVEN, THE STIPEND LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE THE TEACHERS THAT ARE GOING TO ECHS WHO HAVE HAD STIPENDS PREVIOUSLY.
>> IF THEY ARE DOING THE SAME POSITION, IF THERE'S A PLC LEAD OR DEPARTMENT CHAIR THAT'S CONTINUING IN THAT POSITION, THEY WOULD GET A STIPEND.
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WILL BE ANY PLC LEADS OR DEPARTMENT CHAIRS OVER AT THE ECHS.
>> OKAY. WELL, I GUESS I'LL BRING THAT ONE UP [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES, THE STIPEND ONE IS PROBABLY ON THE NEXT.
>> TO CLARIFY TO THE BOARD, I DIDN'T JUST LEAVE THAT GROUP OUT.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON THAT LIST ALREADY GET A STIPEND BETWEEN $1,500 AND $10,000 A YEAR AS A STIPEND SO THEY'RE ALREADY TO ME GETTING IN ADDITION TO THEIR BASE PAY SOME EXTRA FUNDING.
MY FOCUS WAS TO BE FOCUSED ON THE CLASSROOMS, OUR HOURLY PAY. YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD.
>> THERE'S ONLY TWO ADMINISTRATORS IN SIX THROUGH 12 WHO WEREN'T RECEIVING A STIPEND.
>> THERE IS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THAT'S GETTING A YEARLY STIPEND ACCORDING TO THIS PLAN.
>> I APOLOGIZE. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ALSO GET A STIPEND.
>> I DID IT FOR A REASON BECAUSE I DID WANT US TO FOCUS ON OUR HOURLY PAY BECAUSE $100,000 A YEAR IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM $30,000 A YEAR.
I WANTED US TO FOCUS ON MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO HELP OUR HOURLY PAY AS WELL AS OUR TEACHER PAY AND KEEPING RETENTION FIRM, THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
I'M NOT SAYING NO ONE DESERVES IT, SO IF I DON'T GIVE YOU A RAISE, THAT MEANS I DON'T THINK YOU DESERVE IT.
I'M FOCUSING ON TO ME WHAT WAS A PRIORITY TO ME AT THE TIME.
IF WE HAVE SOME EXTRA FUNDING SOMEWHERE AND WE WANT TO GO INTO A DEFICIT, THEN I WOULD PROBABLY PROPOSE US TO GO TO $20 AN HOUR, $21 AN HOUR, OR EVEN INCREASE THE PAY FOR OUR HOURLY TUTORS OR LEAD STAFF BECAUSE THOSE AREN'T EVEN GOING UP TO $18 AN HOUR.
IF WE WANT TO REDO THE BUDGET, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US AND WHAT'S GOING TO HELP OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE THESE TUTORS ARE WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON, PEOPLE WHO ARE WITH MY KID, OUR KIDS EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR.
I GET PRINCIPALS TO HELP OUT THE TEACHERS.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT, AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
BUT I HAD A PRIORITY WHEN I WENT INTO THIS BUDGET, AND I ASSUMED THE REST OF THE BOARD AGREED UPON IT.
AGAIN, ALSO, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ALREADY GET STIPENDS.
>> AGAIN, WE ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO HAVE OUR OPINIONS AND AND MOVE TO DO THIS.
WE'VE HAD A SECOND. CAN WE MOVE ON TO WHAT I CALL THE QUESTION?
>> YEAH. I'D LIKE TO MAKE [INAUDIBLE]
>> IF WE'RE JUST ADDING STUFF, WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED IF WE INCREASE THE TUTORS THAT ARE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATE DEGREES TO $18 AN HOUR.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN MAKING THE MINIMUM WAGE.
>> POINT OF ORDER, THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT CALLED.
>> WE NEED TO MOVE TO CONTINUE ON.
WOULD WE BE ABLE TO CONSIDER THAT AT A LATER TIME THEN?
[02:35:02]
>> I THINK AT A LATER TIME WE CAN DISCUSS OTHER THINGS AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE ONLY ITEM ON THERE AND THIS WAS A CONSIDER AN ACT.
I UNDERSTAND AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF US THAT IT WAS AN INTENTIONAL, YOU MADE THAT DECISION INTENTIONALLY AND EXPLAINING WHY.
>> SEVERAL TIMES. EVERYBODY AGREED.
>> I DO THINK THAT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND YOU ALSO SHARED THAT YOU DO APPRECIATE THE PRINCIPLES AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND YOU DON'T WANT BY YOU NOT ADDING THIS 3% TO THEM TO MAKE THEM FEEL THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE IT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT IT, YOU WOULD JUST PREFER TO PRIORITIZE THE MONEY TO ANOTHER AREA.
THAT SAID, I THINK THERE'S OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO MAY WANT TO DO THAT.
I THINK I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE AND DO THE CONSIDER AND ACT ON THIS ITEM AND THE OTHER ONE CAN BE PUT UP LATER.
>> I HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
FOR THIS 162,000, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES IS THAT, PLEASE?
WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION. WE ALREADY HAVE A SECOND.
TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, 6-0, MOTION PASSES. OH, SORRY.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME IN CHECK BOARD.
IF YOU WANT TO CLAP, GO AHEAD.
NEXT, WE'LL MOVE TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON BUDGET FOR 2024 2025.
MS. WALLACE, YOU'RE RIGHT UP THERE.
CONSIDER AND ACT ON THE 2024 2025 COMPENSATION MANUAL.
[VII.G. Consider and Act on the 2024-2025 Compensation Manual]
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MR. HARRIS.
TONIGHT, ADMINISTRATION IS BRINGING FORWARD THE 24,25 COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION MANUAL FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
THE COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL INCLUDES THE 24 25 PAY PLANS FOR ALL EMPLOYEE TYPES, AS WELL AS PROPOSED STIPENDS FOR THE 24, 25 SCHOOL YEAR AND COMPENSATION GUIDELINES FOR SUBSTITUTE LEAD STAFF AND TUTORS.
THE PAY PLANS INCLUDE THE TASB RECOMMENDED CLERICAL PARAPROFESSIONAL AND AUXILIARY PLANS BASED ON THE BOARD APPROVED MINIMUM WAGE OF $18 AN HOUR, THE 24 25 TEACHER LIBRARIAN AND NURSE SALARY SCHEDULE, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL PAY PLAN UPDATES BASED ON THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT.
THE COMPENSATION MANUAL INCLUDES OTHER IMPORTANT COMPENSATION INFORMATION SUCH AS COMPENSATION GUIDELINES, TERMINOLOGY, AND THE PAY ROLL SCHEDULE.
AT THIS TIME, ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE 24, 25 COMPENSATION.
>> I'M GOING TO START [OVERLAPPING] ON THIS SIDE BECAUSE THIS SIDE HASN'T HAD AS MUCH DISCUSSION THIS WHOLE MEETING. GO AHEAD.
>> ALL OF THIS IS PRESENTED AS ONE ON HERE, BUT SHE JUST SAID THE COMPENSATION.
THEN THE CONTRACT IS GOING TO BE SEPARATE, OR IS IT ALL ONE?
I'M WRONG. THEY ARE SEPARATE. WE JUST GOT THEM [INAUDIBLE]
>> ON THIS SIDE OF THE DIAS, MR. WETHINGTON?
>> TRUSTEE PENTA HAVE THE SAME QUESTION BECAUSE THE ENTIRE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR IS AN ATTACHMENT IN THIS DOCUMENT, AND SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT APPROVING THE COMPENSATION PLAN IS NOT THE SAME THING AS APPROVING THE BUDGET, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS NEXT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
I THINK THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO SAVE SOME PAPER AND SOME STABLES.
WE GOT IT TOGETHER. MS. [INAUDIBLE]
>> I HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT THE LETTER FROM EARLIER.
DO WE NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ME TO ASK MY QUESTION? AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AGAIN. I APOLOGIZE.
>> CAN YOU CLARIFY WHICH? [OVERLAPPING].
>> GO PERSONNEL SO IT DOES [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING].
>> AS I WAS SAYING, CAN WE SET THIS ASIDE UNTIL AFTER WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? [OVERLAPPING] BECAUSE IT IS THE LIST OF [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU.
>> WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEMS THEN AND THEN WE WILL BRING THIS ONE BACK.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS PACKET.
GOING TO THE SUBSTITUTES LEAD AND TUTOR COMPENSATION CHART.
JUST SO EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THE TUTORS THEY DO GET PAID HOURLY, BUT THEY'RE NOT IN LINE WITH WHAT WE PROPOSED AS OUR MINIMUM WAGE.
[02:40:03]
>> LEAD AND TUTORS COME FROM GRANT FUNDED FUNDS, SO WE'LL NEED TO RE EVALUATE THOSE BUDGETS.
>> WAIT, I THOUGHT LEAD CAME OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND.
>> IT COMES OUT OF OUR ACE GRANT CURRENTLY.
>> ALL OF IT? I THOUGHT SOME OF IT WE PAID OUT OF GENERAL FUNDS.
>> TO CLARIFY, THAT WOULD BE EXTERNAL PEOPLE ONLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
THAT WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO TEACH A COOKING CLASS AT LEAD AND ONLY COMES FOR THE HOUR A DAY TO TEACH THE COOKING CLASS AFTER SCHOOL.
THEY'RE NOT FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE ONES THAT ARE ASSOCIATE DEGREES, THOSE ARE STILL EXTERNAL?
>> THESE ARE DVIS, THE CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
THEN FOR TUTORING, HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> IT'S TYPICALLY THE SAME THING BECAUSE A CURRENT TEACHER WOULD HAVE A RATE.
IF IT WAS A PARAPROFESSIONAL WHO WAS TUTORING, THEY WOULD GET TIME AND A HALF.
IF THEY WORKED MORE THAN 40 HOURS.
>> LESS THAN 40 HOURS IS 16 OR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
I GUESS WE'RE ALL OKAY WITH THAT, NOT BEING IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR MINIMUM WAGE.
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY EXTERNAL TUTORS THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
>> GUIDELINES IN CASE THAT WE NEEDED IT.
>> THEN WHAT ABOUT SUBSTITUTES? DID WE BRING THOSE UP? I COULDN'T FIND IT UNDER ALL OF THESE.
WHAT ARE THEY GETTING PAID AN HOUR? SUBSTITUTES?
>> SUBSTITUTES DON'T GET PAID AN HOUR.
THEY GET PAID BY A HALF DAY OR FULL DAY.
>> WHAT DOES THAT COME UP TO HOURLY? BECAUSE ISN'T IT LIKE $100 FOR [OVERLAPPING].
BASE PAY FOR A NON-DEGREED SUB IS 130, AND THEY WORK APPROXIMATELY SIX AND HALF HOURS.
>> THAT ABOUT THAT [INAUDIBLE] IS THAT RIGHT?
>> [INAUDIBLE] WOODY. SUSIE IT'S ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUBSTITUTE PAGE.
THEY HAVE RUGEN OUT BY HOW MUCH THEY GET COMPENSATED A BASE PAY FOR FOUR HOURS VERSUS EIGHT HOURS?
>> THEN 31-60 DAYS OF SERVICE, 61 PLUS DAYS OF SERVICE.
THEN IF YOU HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, IF YOU'RE A CERTIFIED TEXAS TEACHER.
>> I GUESS MY MAIN THING IS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN ALIGNMENT THAT EVERYBODY IS GETTING A GOOD PAY REGARDLESS OF YOUR SUBSTITUTE, TEMPORARY, WHATEVER THAT WE AS A DISTRICT ARE PAYING, OUR HOURLY FOLKS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A LIVING WAGE, BUT GETTING CLOSE TO THAT.
I GUESS IF THEY HAVE A BACHELOR'S.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? YES.
>> MS. SUZY WALLACE, I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BRING IT UP EVERY YEAR.
STIPENDS. WE HAVE NOT TOUCHED THEM IN YEARS.
YOU JUST MADE A CLAIM ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T GET A RAISE THIS YEAR STIPENDS.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS LIKE PEOPLE GET TOO MUCH STIPENDS, BUT OUR STIPENDS HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED.
>> I KNOW WE'RE IN A DEFICIT ALREADY.
BUT WHAT'S THE PLAN? WE HAVE STAFF ON THIS LIST WHO GET HERE AT FIVE IN THE MORNING, FOUR IN THE MORNING, AND LEAVE ALSO AT MIDNIGHT, WHO ARE NOT ADMINISTRATORS, WHO ARE MATH TEACHERS, DOING A SECOND DUTY, GETTING STIPEND FOR THAT, BUT ALSO PUTTING IN THE 16 HOUR DAY.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE? I'VE LOOKED AT OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE.
SOME OF THESE STIPENDS ARE A LOT LOWER THAN WHAT WE PAY.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT. WE ACTUALLY REVIEWED STIPENDS WITH TASB THIS YEAR, AND THERE ARE SOME AREAS WE ARE BELOW MARKET, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO RECOMMEND THE RAISE ACROSS THE BOARD, THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION AT THAT TIME.
WE THEN ARE RECOMMENDING WE WORK WITH TASB TO DO A STAFFING STUDY THIS SEPTEMBER AND MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE RECOMMENDATION FOR STAFFING SALARIES, STIPENDS, ALL OF THAT FOR THE 25 26 BUDGET, IS THAT RIGHT? YES, 2026.
>> CAN I MAKE A REQUEST THAT WE GET FROM THE GRADE 6 AND ABOVE THE TOTAL AMOUNT PER EACH GRADE THAT 3% IS GOING TO COST US, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
[02:45:10]
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO.
>> NO. WE'RE TABLEING IT UNTIL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> CONSIDER AN ACT ON THE 2024 2025 COMPENSATION MANUAL, AS WELL AS THE BUDGET FOR 2024, 2025 TO AFTER CLOSED SESSION.
THE NEXT ONE ON OUR AGENDA IS CONSIDER AN ACT ON
[VII.I. Consider and Act on Employee Benefits Enrollment Services]
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT ENROLLMENT SERVICES, MS. CONSINO.>> EVERY YEAR, THE DISTRICT HAS AN OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD WHEN EMPLOYEES MAY LET OR CHANGE THE BENEFIT OPTIONS AVAILABLE.
THE BENEFITS INCLUDE HEALTH, DENTAL, LIFE INSURANCE, AND ANCILLARY OR VOLUNTARY BENEFITS RANGING FROM DISABILITY TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
THE DISTRICT HAS USED MARSH MCLENNAN AGENCY MMA FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ENROLLMENT SERVICES SINCE 2004.
THE ENROLLMENT SERVICES ARE OF NO COST TO THE DISTRICT, AND THE INSURANCE CARRIERS PAY FOR THE COMMISSION MPS, MMA DIRECTLY.
THE REASON THIS WAS BROUGHT BACK WAS BECAUSE MMA REVISED THEIR AGREEMENT, AND IN DISCUSSION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, AND HE HAS REVIEWED THE AGREEMENT, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE BRING IT FOR BOARD APPROVAL, EVEN THOUGH THE DISTRICT DOESN'T PAY OUT ANYTHING DIRECTLY TO MMA.
>> WHEN DO WE GO OUT FOR BID FOR THAT SERVICE? EVERY FIVE YEARS OR?
>> NO. WE HAVE NOT. NO, MA'AM.
WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO BID IT OUT BECAUSE THE DISTRICT DOESN'T PAY ANYTHING TO THEM DIRECTLY.
>> BUT STILL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR CERTAIN THINGS FROM OUR DISTRICT STANDPOINT? I THOUGHT WE HAD.
>> DISCUSSIONS FOR ANOTHER TIME.
>> CAN WE REQUEST THAT IT'S DONE SINCE THEY'VE ALSO BEEN OUR PROVIDER SINCE 2004?THANK YOU.
>> A MOVE APPROVAL OF THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ENROLLMENT SERVICES.
>> SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? EIGHT, 0. MOTION PASSES.
OUR LAST ACTION ITEM BEFORE WE GO INTO SESSION IS
[VII.J. Consider and Act on Modifying or Adopting the Board Operating Procedures]
[INAUDIBLE] AND ACT ON MODIFYING OR ADOPTING THE BOARD OPERATING GROUP.THIS IS THE ONE THAT MR. CAMPBEL BROUGHT UP EARLIER THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE WAS A COMMITTEE PUT TOGETHER TO WORK ON THIS THAT WAS A PART OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, AND WE CAME UP WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON IT GOING THROUGH IT, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE SUGGESTIONS OR IDEAS THAT WE'VE COME UP AFTER OUR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE THAT MANY OF US ATTENDED.
WE DO HAVE 22 ITEMS ON THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THEM AND LOOK AT THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT HAVE BEEN CAPTURED, NOT BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, BUT JUST BY THE COMMITTEE.
DUE TO TEXAS OPENS MEETING ACT, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ALL MEET AND DO IT TOGETHER UNLESS WE HAD A WORKSHOP.
I JUST WANTED TO PRESENT IT FOR CONSIDER TO SEE IF WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND IF THERE WAS ANY ITEMS OF THESE ONE THROUGH 22 THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TO HAVE IT HELD, AND THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AT A LATER TIME.
IF THERE ARE ITEMS, THEN WE WILL HOLD THEM, AND THEN ALL OTHERS CAN BE ADOPTED AT THIS TIME. GO AHEAD, MS. WOODIE.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY REQUEST THAT WE POSTPONE THIS MATTER UNTIL THE BOARD CAN MEET IN A WORKSHOP AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE, THAT WE WOULD DO JUST SO WE COULD HAVE THAT CANDID DISCUSSION IN A WORKSHOP AND MAKE SURE THEY WERE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT WAS PROPOSED BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, IT WAS JUST THE COMMITTEE THAT PROVIDED IT, AND I WOULD LIKE ALL THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT AS WELL.
>> IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE AFTER GOING TO SLI, THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT I LEARNED AND I MIGHT WANT TO DISCUSS TO SEE IF WE MIGHT WANT TO.
[02:50:01]
>> CAN I [INAUDIBLE] A REQUEST BECAUSE I AGREE WITH THAT AS WELL.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF GREAT STUFF HERE.
I THINK THE VERSIONS THAT I GOT, I THINK IT WAS REALLY HARD AT TIMES TO INTERPRET THE TRACK CHANGES.
I TRIED IT IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS AND I THINK I GOT THE GENERAL GIST, AND THERE'S THINGS THAT THIS IS GREAT.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I'D BE INTERESTED IN MODIFYING BASED OFF OF SOME OF THE SESSIONS AT SLI.
BUT OVERALL, I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE.
IF WE ACCEPTED ALL THE CHANGES, HERE'S WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH ALL THE CHANGES ACCEPTED AND MAYBE JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT.
BUT WITH THE TRACK CHANGES, I KNOW THE INTENT WAS REALLY REALLY GOOD TO TRY AND LET PEOPLE SEE THAT.
BUT I THINK SEEING THE COMPLETE DOCUMENT, I THINK WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
>> TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON, I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU.
ONE CONCERN I HAVE IS, THIS 22 ITEMS, AND IF WE DO IT A BOARD WORKSHOP, WE'RE TALKING AN EIGHT HOUR DAY.
I DO BELIEVE AS A BOARD WE SHOULD READ THIS INDIVIDUALLY, WRITE DOWN OUR QUESTIONS ON THE PIECE OF PAPER, PRINT IT OUT WRITE DOWN OUR QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT IS A LOT WE MET FOR WEEKS AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE.
WE MET FOR WEEKS AND ENDED UP BEING ALMOST THREE HOUR LONG MEETINGS SOMETIMES AND I WANT TO DO THE WORKSHOP.
I'M ON 100% SUPPORT OF THIS, BUT 22 ITEMS FOR A WORKSHOP IS GOING TO BE A LONG DAY.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF MEETING TO DO A WORKSHOP.
WE JUST NEED TO COMMIT THAT WE WILL BE PREPARED WITH OUR QUESTIONS AND HAVE READ EVERYTHING AHEAD OF TIME.
I KNOW THAT WE DID RECEIVE IT.
I KNOW THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION WITH WHEN YOU'RE READING IT, TRACKING CHANGES AND WHATNOT.
I CAN WORK WITH MR. CAMPOS WELL TO TRY AND GET SOMETHING IN A LITTLE BETTER FORMAT IF WE WOULD PREFER.
BUT IF WE CAN JUST COMMIT TO DOING THAT, I THINK IT SEEMS WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF VOTING THIS UNTIL WE HAVE A WORKSHOP.
>> IF NECESSARY, WE COULD DO TWO, FOUR HOUR WORKSHOPS.
I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE THIS A MARATHON.
>> WELL, IT ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN WHY WE DID CERTAIN THINGS OR WHY THIS WAS THAT WITHOUT WORKING CORE RENEW THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE DID THIS OR THIS IS WHY THIS WAS SUGGESTED.
>> YES. I THINK THAT'S GREAT AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE HAD SOME GREAT DISCUSSION OVER OUR LONG THREE HOUR, MULTIPLE MEETINGS.
WE HAD SOME GREAT DISCUSSION AND REALLY, I THINK AS A COMMITTEE UNDERSTOOD A LOT MORE ABOUT OUR PERSPECTIVE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE.
WE'LL TAKE THAT AS AN ITEM TO SET UP A BOARD WORKSHOP HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO.
>> SHAIRA, I AGREE TOTALLY THAT YOU AND DAMIAN THAT WE NEED TO COME PREPARED.
BUT WAS IT DAMIAN THAT SAID WE NEED TO PUT OUR QUESTIONS DOWN AND MAYBE SEND THEM TO SHAIRA TO ORGANIZE THEM FOR US? WELL, I HAVEN'T READ THIS YET. I HAVEN'T HAD TIME. LET ME LOOK THROUGH THIS.
I DO THINK WE NEED TO BECOME PREPARED TO THE WORKSHOP, MAKE SURE WE'VE ALL READ IT.
WE'VE ALL IDENTIFIED AREAS OF CONCERN.
I DON'T REALLY NEED TO HEAR A GREAT DISCUSSION OF WHY YOU ALL DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING.
WE PUT THE TRUST IN OUR COMMITTEE TO DO THAT.
>> THEN DON'T ATTEND THE WORKSHOP.
>> I JUST THINK WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS, AND I THINK TO BE EFFICIENT AS A BOARD, WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO COME PREPARED AND BRING OUR QUESTIONS AND OUR CONCERNS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE NEED A WHOLE LONG DISCUSSION OF WHY YOU CHOSE TO DO SOMETHING.
>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON THE BOARD MEMBERS.
THERE MAY BE SOME WHO WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHY, AND THEN THERE MAY BE SOME WHO DON'T NEED TO KNOW ALL WHY, BUT I THINK THAT WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE A WORKSHOP AND WE CAN DISCUSS THE LOGISTICS OF WHAT AND HOW LONG.
>> MY CLARIFICATION WAS NOT TO SEND ANYTHING TO ANYBODY BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BY A WORKING QUORUM.
>> YES. WE CAN TALK. I CAN TALK WITH MR. AMPLE ABOUT THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AND BE PREPARED FOR OUR WORKSHOP.
WE WILL. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD.
YOU CAN DO YOUR MOTION. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. BASICALLY MOTION.
>> POSTPONING IT, YES. MOTION PASSES TO POSTPONE THIS UNTIL AFTER WE'VE HAD A WORKSHOP.
>> NOW WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN AND GO INTO CLOSE SESSION
[VIII. Closed Session (Part 2 of 2)]
[02:55:02]
UNDER TGC 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY.TGC 551.07 CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION MATTERS.
TGC 551.07 AND TGC 551.074, HEAR AND CONSIDER THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING TEMPORARY DISABILITY LEAVE AND CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SAME.
TGC 551.074, REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STUFF, DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL MATTERS.
CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION.
CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF OJEDA SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF POPHAM ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.
WE ALSO HAVE TGC 551.074, DISCUSSION OF BOARD ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, TGC 551.076, DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS AND THEN WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE ACTION ITEMS THAT WERE POLLED, WHICH ARE CONSIDER AN ACT ON 2024, 2025 COMPENSATION MANUAL, AND CONSIDER AN ACT TO BUDGET FOR 2024, 2025.
>> HOLD ON. YES, I DID. A PERSONNEL MATTERS.
I CAN DO IT AGAIN JUST IN CASE, TGC 551.074 DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL MATTERS.
WITH THAT, WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 3:35 AM.
HOPEFULLY, YOU TOOK A LITTLE NAP WHILE WE WERE IN CLOSED SESSION.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO APPROVE ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
[IX. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]
THE FIRST ONE THAT I'M GOING TO BRING UP IS CONSIDER AN ACT ON THE 2024, 2025 COMPENSATION MANUAL.>> CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? I THOUGHT WE PASSED THE COMPENSATION PLAN EARLIER BECAUSE WE CLARIFIED THAT THE BUDGET WAS AN ATTACHMENT IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN AND THAT WAS THE ONLY THING.
WE HAD CLARIFIED THAT THE BUDGET WAS NOT A PART OF THE MOTION TO PASS.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADD A $10,000 STIPEND TO THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACT ON THE 2024, 2025 COMPENSATION MANUAL, ADDING THE 10,000 STIPEND FOR THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL?
>> SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN, SO MOTION PASSES.
NEXT ONE IS CONSIDER AN ACT ON BUDGET FOR 2024, 2025.I DO HAVE A MOTION.
>> YES, MA'AM. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE FOLLOWING VENDORS BE PULLED UNTIL THE BOARD RECEIVES FURTHER CLARIFICATION REQUESTED BY THE BOARD, THINKERY, WIRELESS PHONE SERVICES, VERIZON, AT&T, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, CARRY INTEGRAL CARE, BREAKTHROUGH AUSTIN, EVERYDAY LABS, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ACRONYM, S-A-B-B-A-S, AND THEN THE LAW VENDORS AS WELL.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE, TWO
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, PREVIOUSLY,
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NOT THIS RECENT MOTION, BUT THE MOTION BEFORE THIS ABOUT THE COMPENSATION PLAN.DID WE ONLY PASS THE INCLUSION OF THE STIPEND AS PART OF CONSIDERATION FOR THE COMPENSATION PLAN OR DID WE ALSO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION PLAN?
>> I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION LEGAL COUNSEL TO NEGOTIATE A POSSIBLE RESOLUTION OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION CLAIM AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN, ZERO, MOTION PASS.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATION PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS PRESENTED.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? GO AHEAD.
SECOND, MATT, MR. WORTHINGTON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE, TWO.
>> I HOPE I GET THE NAMES CORRECT.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE HIRING OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION, DR. MARGARET DELAROSA.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEEN, ZERO.
MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS. IS SHE HERE? SHE WAS RIGHT HERE.
>> WE'LL INTRODUCE AFTERWARDS.
>> WE'LL INTRODUCE AFTERWARDS.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE HIRING OF DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUAN HERNANDEZ.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. PANTOJA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? WE HAVE 1,2,3,4.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL THOSE ABSTAINING? THREE. THAT DOES IT.
IT DOES 4,3 BECAUSE IT WAS 4,3 HERE. THANK YOU.
I'M TATE LATE, SO 4,0,3. MOTION PASSES.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE HIRING OF OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, JOAQUIN GUERRERO.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND IT.
ALL THOSE ABSTAINING? TWO. MOTION, IT DOES CARRIES.
IT DOES PASS. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REQUIRING THE HIRING OF THE POPHAM ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, CLAUDIA.
>> SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? FIVE, TWO. MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I'D LIKE TO CALL UP OUR NEW PRINCIPALS, OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF CURRICULUM.
>> I STILL HAVE NEW BUSINESS. [APPLAUSE]
>> WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, DR. MARGARET DELAROSA.
WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MR. JOAQUIN GUERRERO.
I'D L LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL JUAN HERNANDEZ, AND OUR NEW POPHAM ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL CLAUDIA MALUY.
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>> THE NEXT ITEM IS NEW BUSINESS FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS.
[X. New Business/Future Board Agenda Items]
DO WE HAVE ANY?>> I DO. YES, MA'AM. CAN WE GET A STATUS ON THE FORENSIC AUDIT SINCE THAT RF, WHATEVER WE DID CLOSED ON JUNE THE 19TH?
>> THANK YOU. I REALIZE IT'S JUST BEEN RECENT, BUT STILL THANK YOU.
>> FOR THE FORENSIC AUDIT, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS?
>> DO WE HAVE A DISCUSSION? ARE WE ASKING FOR AN RFP OR FOR LOOKING AT POTENTIAL NEW LAW FIRMS? DO WE WANT TO JUST TALK ABOUT IT NEXT MONTH? I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
>> LET'S ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA ITEM FOR JULY TO DISCUSS THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING A TWO REPRESENT LEGAL COUNSEL, LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS OR ITEMS? OKAY. WITH THAT, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH, AT 3:45 AM.
>> THANK YOU.
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