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>> [BACKGROUND] GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041, SUBCHAPTER C, GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 73RD LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MR. KIRCHNER.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TRUSTEE PLACE 1, NEDRA ROBINSON?
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD?
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PLACE 3, DR. MIA HALL?
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PLACE 4, JUNE W. DAVIS?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE PLACE 5, RYAN RAY?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE PLACE 6, GARY GRASSIA?
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PLACE 7, DR. LYNDSAE BENTON?
>> THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHAEL D. MCFARLAND.
>> ALL RIGHT. I EXTEND AND ESPECIALLY WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK IN PERSON.
THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION, AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
DECORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETING.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTERESTS IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
AT THIS TIME, PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM 3.1 TONIGHT IS OUR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, I LIKE TO HAVE JUST A SLIGHT DEVIATION OR EXTEND THE OPPORTUNITY TO OUR GUEST.
WHAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED IS THAT OUR GUEST WOULD GIVE WORDS AND BE RECOGNIZED DURING OUR NORMAL MEETING.
PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT WILL PROBABLY TAKE ABOUT 20-25 MINUTES, AND SO I LIKE TO MOVE OUR RECOGNITION OF OUR GUEST,
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SO IF YOU HAVE OTHER COMMITMENTS, YOU CAN DO THAT.WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU STAY THROUGH WITHOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE WANT TO RESPECT YOUR TIME AS WELL.
MR. KIRCHNER, WE WOULD MOVE ITEM 7.0, THE RECOGNITION OF OUR CROWD AS THE ALUMINA SERVING A CITY IN CROWLEY CITY HALL AND FORT WORTH CITY HALL. WE'LL MOVE THAT UP TO THERE.
>> FANTASTIC. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
THIS RECOGNITION TONIGHT ALIGNS WITH THE GOAL TO OUR VISION 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CROWLEY ISD AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE TONIGHT IS AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY OF CROWLEY ISD.
WE'RE VERY PROUD THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE OUR CROWLEY ISD ALUMNI WHO SERVED THE COMMUNITY WITH CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED FROM THE HALLS OF CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL TO THE HALLS OF CITY HALL.
THESE LEADERS MADE HUGE IMPACTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO IN OUR CITIES.
IT WAS AN HONOR FOR US TONIGHT TO HOST THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COWORKERS DURING THE RECEPTION PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.
NOW WE'D LIKE TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE EACH OF THEM TO THE BOARD AND GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO YOU.
WE WILL START WITH THE CROWLEY CITY MANAGER, MR. ROBERT LOFTIN FROM THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1979.
MR. LOFTIN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? [APPLAUSE] MS. MONTALVO HAS A PLAQUE FOR YOU AND WE'LL SAVE OUR REMARKS FOR THE AFTER I'M ABLE TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE.
THANK YOU, MR. LOFTIN. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.
NEWLY ELECTED TO FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL OF COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT 8, CHRIS NETTLES, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2006. MR. NETTLES.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, SIR.
CROWLEY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE 2 IS MR. JERRY BECK, CHS CLASS OF 1986.
THANK YOU, MR. BECK, FOR YOUR SERVICE.
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[APPLAUSE] MR. BECK'S WIFE, LISA, IS ALSO HERE.SHE'S ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE CLASS OF 1986.
THEY WERE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS.
[APPLAUSE] FOR FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 6, DR. JARED WILLIAMS, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2008.
MR. WILLIAMS. [APPLAUSE] FOR CROWLEY CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 5, WE HAVE MR. JIMMY MCDONALD, CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1987.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MR. MCDONALD, AND GREAT CROWLEY EAGLE PURPLE TONIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, I KNEW THIS GENTLEMEN WOULD ONE DAY EITHER BE MY BOSS OR MY PRESIDENT.
[LAUGHTER] I DID NOT KNOW IT WOULD HAPPENED ONE YEAR AFTER HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
FORT WORTH DISTRICT 6, DIRECTOR KINDLE LOCK, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2020.
[APPLAUSE] BOARD, THIS IS JUST A SMALL REPRESENTATION OF THE PRODUCTS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOW THEY'RE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND REALLY MAKING AN IMPACT.
WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE OF FOLKS WHO WORK ACROSS THE CITY OF CROWLEY.
WE HAVE THE CROWLEY FIRE CHIEF, CHIEF PLEASANT BROOKS, IS THE CLASS OF 1988, AND WE ALSO HAVE FROM CROWLEY PUBLIC WORKS, THE DIRECTOR THERE CLASS OF 1998, WELL, MIKE ROCAMONTES.
I GOT THAT RIGHT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE THEM AS WELL.
NOW, IF IT'S OKAY, I'D JUST LIKE TO OPEN THE MIKE TO OUR GUESTS AND GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HI AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR OUR CITIES.
MR. LOFTIN, WE'LL START WITH YOU.
>> ANTHONY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DR. MIA HALL, DR. MCFARLAND, DISTINGUISHED WITH BOARD.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL.
I'M VERY THANKFUL, LET THE OTHER SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
VERY THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER TO CREATE A UNIFIED.
WHEN I BEGAN MY CAREER HERE AT THE CITY 30 YEARS AGO, I HAD NO IDEA I WOULD BE STANDING BEFORE A SCHOOL BOARD AS A CITY MANAGER.
I BEGAN IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE REST IS HISTORY WITHOUT BORING EVERYONE.
BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, I'D ASK ANTHONY TO MENTION OUR OTHER TWO MEMBERS THAT WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT AS ALUMNI AS WELL.
I THINK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WITH THIS GROWTH OF THE CITY, WE HAVE BIG CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US, BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT GREAT PEOPLE IN PLACE TO MEET THOSE CHALLENGES HEAD ON AND MAKE CROWLEY THE BEST IT CAN BE.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING US BE HERE TONIGHT, FOR THE HOSPITALITY AND FOR KEEPING EVERYONE TOGETHER AND KEEPING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY BEFORE HE GOES JUST, MR. LOFTIN, WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY.
WE SEE ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING.
WE BELIEVE THAT AS THE CITY GROWS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GROWS, THAT WE WANT TO DEFINITELY GREAT TOGETHER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS CITY MANAGER.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, THIS IS A GREAT HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO STAND BEFORE THE BOARD.
I HAD THE GREAT HONOR OF GONE TO NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
[LAUGHTER] I HAVE SANG WITH MR. SHELTON AT ALL FOOTBALL GAMES WHILE I WAS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD PLAYING FOOTBALL.
[LAUGHTER] YES. THANK YOU, JERRY.
[LAUGHTER] ALTHOUGH SOUNDS STILL RINGING IN MY HEAD, BUT TO BE HONORED HERE TONIGHT.
I'LL TAKE THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS, I WAS ALSO ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT CREW AT 2006 ANNOUNCEMENTS IN NORTH CROWLEY.
I WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY THEN AND EVEN NOW.
I'M GOING TO TAKE WHAT I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM TO CROWLEY ISD TO CITY COUNCIL AND REPRESENT THE PRODUCTS TO FULL OF ABILITY.
THANK YOU AGAIN AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A CONTINUATION OF PARTNERSHIPS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD EVENING. TO THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD, I WANT TO THANK YOU-ALL FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
I WENT TO CROWLEY ISD FROM THE TIME I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY 'TILL I GRADUATED.
YEARS AGO, I WAS JUST TELLING SOMEONE I CAN REMEMBER MY MOM, THIS WAS A LIBRARY.
[NOISE] I CAN REMEMBER MY MOM BRINGING ME UP HERE BEFORE I STARTED KINDERGARTEN, AND ME BEING SO CONFUSED ABOUT SITTING IN THIS ROOM.
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THEY DID THE HEARING TESTS AND ALL THAT STUFF.GOING BACK TO THIS ROOM AND BEING ASKED DIFFERENT QUESTIONS ABOUT MY HEALTH.
NEVER THEN OR EVEN LATER DID I THINK I WOULD BE A COUNCIL MEMBER.
I ENDED UP ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER-WISE.
DURING THAT TIME, IT WAS UNDER ROBERT LOFTIN WHO WAS THE FIRE CHIEF AT THE TIME.
I WAS ENCOURAGED TO GET ON THE COUNCIL AND I THOUGHT, "GET PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR ME? THAT'S WEIRD." [LAUGHTER] I THINK Y'ALL CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT I EVENTUALLY DID, THEY TALKED ME INTO IT, GOT ON THE COUNCIL, I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE THEN.
I LOVED IT AND I LOVE IT NOW, AND I LOVE OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE ISD BOARD.
I'M HUMBLED BY YOUR RECOGNITION, AND I'M GLAD MY WIFE COULD JOIN ME TONIGHT TOO.
BUT THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. THANK Y'ALL.
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU-ALL IN THE FUTURE.
>> DR. HALL, DR. MCFARLAND, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WOW. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
I'M EXTREMELY HUMBLED TO BE ABLE TO STAND BEFORE YOU IN THIS MOMENT.
GROWING UP IN SOUTHWEST FORT WORTH, NOT ONLY DOES THIS BUILDING MEAN A LOT FOR THIS COMMUNITY, IT MEANS A LOT.
SEEING MY MOM WORK FOR CROWLEY ISD AS A 2ND GRADE TEACHER, SHE LOVED LITERACY, SHE LOVED INVESTING IN KIDS, AND SHE LOVED MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SHE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE, JUST LIKE SO MANY KIDS AND MANY OF YOU WERE THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
WHEN I WENT TO NORTH CROWLEY, WE HAD A CHANT ON OUR FOOTBALL TEAM, AND THERE'S A LINE THAT SAID, "WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT ONE PLAY AT A TIME, ONE GAME AT A TIME 'TILL IT IS VICTORY." I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
COMING OUT OF A PANDEMIC, THE CHALLENGES SEEM TALL AND ORDER, BUT WE GOT TO TAKE IT ONE PLAY AT A TIME, ONE GAME AT A TIME UNTIL IT'S VICTORY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT WITH Y'ALL, CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED ALL THE WAY.
THANK YOU-ALL AGAIN FOR POURING INTO MY LIFE, INVESTING INTO ME AS A STUDENT AND I HOPE TO PARTNER WITH Y'ALL TO DO THE SAME FOR GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT COME.
THANK Y'ALL AND GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
>> [NOISE] AGAIN, BOARD, I'M GOING TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HONORING US.
IT IS HUMBLING TO SEE THIS AND STANDING BEFORE Y'ALL.
THE LAST TIME I WAS IN THIS BUILDING, IT WAS BESS RACE ELEMENTARY WHEN I WAS IN KINDER.
I STARTED KINDERGARTEN WITH CROWLEY AND GRADUATED FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, THE TRUE HIGH-SCHOOL.
[LAUGHTER] THERE'S ALWAYS THAT LOVE THERE BETWEEN CROWLEY AND NORTH CROWLEY BUT THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THAT RIVALRY AS WELL.
WE APPRECIATE IT. BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH SCHOOL AND MAKING IT BETTER.
I'M NEWLY ELECTED ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN CROWLEY, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING WITH Y'ALL.
>> GOOD EVENING TO DR. MCFARLAND, DR. HALL, ALL OF THE BOARD.
WOW. TO BE STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS FOR YOU GUYS TO BE RECOGNIZING ME AND I JUST GRADUATED IN 2020, IT'S STILL SURREAL.
BUT I'LL SAY I CAME TO CROWLEY ISD IN 1ST GRADE.
EVER SINCE I STEPPED FOOT INTO JACKIE CARDEN ELEMENTARY TO THE TIME THAT I LEFT AT CROWLEY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN AN ADVENTURE.
WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT FROM 3RD GRADE, STARTING A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WITH ME AND SOME OF MY FRIENDS TO MOVING THROUGH MARY HARRIS AND STARTED TO DO OUTREACH TO PROMOTE THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD GOING ON TO MOVING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE I HAD, IS SHE STILL HERE? I DON'T THINK SHE IS. MS. [INAUDIBLE] , WHOSE MS. [INAUDIBLE] AT THE TIME, WHO ENCOURAGED ME AND TOLD ME, YOU'RE GOING TO DO UIL.
YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN THIS 10-MINUTE SPEECH AND MEMORIZE IT.
THEN TO MOVE INTO HIGH SCHOOL AND TO MOVING INTO THAT REALM OF JUST OPENING UP MY LEADERSHIP ABILITY, AND SO I JUST SAY THAT CROWLEY ISD IS DEFINITELY AN AMAZING DISTRICT.
I KNOW I COULDN'T BE NOT THE LEADER THAT I AM TODAY WITHOUT THE BOARD WHO I KNOW, OF COURSE, SUPPORTS EVERY STUDENT THAT WE HAD, BUT IT HAS PERSONALLY IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL WAY SUPPORTING ME ALONG MY JOURNEY.
TO ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATORS AND TO ALL OF THE STAFF.
CROWLEY ISD REALLY ALLOWS STUDENTS TO MOVE PAST JUST A CLASSROOM AND TO ACTUALLY OPERATE IN THEIR PURPOSE AND OPERATE IN THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILL.
I'M APPRECIATIVE. I ALWAYS SAY,
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IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO, JUST CALL [LAUGHTER] AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH YOU GUYS AND TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR CROWLEY.>> I DON'T WANT TO HUG THE FLOOR BUT I DO WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS.
I GUESS TO BE HERE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT AND TO SEE ALL THE CR LEGACY, I THINK THE CROWLEY ISD LEGACY IN FULL EFFECT.
IT FILLS ME WITH TREMENDOUS PRIDE, BUT IT IS ALSO VERY HUMBLING AT THE SAME TIME.
IT DEFINITELY MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO SERVE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT I SERVE, AND DEFINITELY SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THAT I LIVE AND THAT SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE, AND HAVE COMMITTED THEIR LIFE'S WORK, TO SUPPORT.
I DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU PERSONALLY, RATHER IT'S IN THIS ROLE OR ROLES IN A FUTURE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR DISTRICT.
I WOULD LOVE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO MIGHT WANT TO SHARE, THOUGHTS AND SENTIMENTS AS WELL.
>> I WAS ROOTING YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU SAID ALL THE WORDS I WOULD HAVE SAID, [LAUGHTER] AND I JUST ECHO YOU HONESTLY.
I THINK YOU SAID THE WORD LEGACY AND PROUD IN THE SAME SENTENCE AND SO THERE ARE NO WORDS RIGHT NOW.
I THANK YOU ALL. MR. BECK, I WORKED WITH HIM PERSONALLY AT ALCON.
THE SERVICE THAT HE'S DOING WITH CROWLEY IS THE SAME TYPE OF SERVICE HE GAVE AT OUR ECONOMY STILL THERE, AND SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE HIM.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL, I CONSIDER FRIENDS, NEW FRIENDS, AND I JUST SAY THANK YOU.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH YOU IN ACCOMPLISHING THE GOALS FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
BUT DR. HALL SAID IT ALL, SHE REALLY DID. THANK YOU.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY ONE THING DR. HALL DID NOT SAY, AND THAT IS TO POINT OUT THOSE CUTE, ADORABLE YEARBOOK PHOTOS THAT WERE SHARED.
[BACKGROUND] JUST AS A REMINDER THAT YOU'RE LOOKING THAT CUTIE RIGHT THERE.
[LAUGHTER] THAT IS JUST A REMINDER THAT ALL OF THESE SUCCESS STORIES STARTED WITH THEIR EXPERIENCES ALL THE WAY BACK TO KINDERGARTEN, AND OUR YEARBOOKS ARE FULL OF SUCCESS STORIES AND THIS IS JUST A VERY TANGIBLE REMINDER TONIGHT OF WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE FOR ALL OF OUR KIDS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE, AND OF COURSE, I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE CITIES OF CROWLEY AND FOR FORT WORTH AND FOR OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY ONE THING.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS FOR THAT REMINDER.
>> WELL, PRESIDENT HALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND, SOME OF OUR GUESTS HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS THEY NEED TO GET TONIGHT.
THIS IS A WORK NIGHT FOR THEM.
WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR SCHEDULES TO BE HERE.
YOU OF COURSE WELCOME TO SAY FOR OUR BUDGET HEARING AND DRESS CODE DISCUSSION [LAUGHTER] AND A LOT OF FUN THINGS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
BUT BEFORE YOU LEAVE, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GRAB YOUR SWAG BAG SOME UNDERNEATH YOUR CHAIR.
LOTS OF CROWLEY ISD, CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND NORTH CROWLEY GEAR IN THERE FOR EVERYONE TO WEAR PROUDLY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AROUND AND PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ON US WHERE WE CAN SERVE FOR YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU GUYS. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU. THIS MOVES US TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
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>> DR. HALL AND BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU KNOW TONIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT OUR BUDGET AND REALLY LOOKING AT WHERE WE ARE FINANCIALLY AS A DISTRICT AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WHAT I THOUGHT I WOULD DO FIRST THOUGH IS JUST GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF OUR DISTRICT FINANCIAL HEALTH, SO YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND THEN MS. ADRIAN PROVIDES YOU WITH THE REPORT FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR, YOU'LL MAYBE PUT THAT IN CONTEXT.
I LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO DO THAT.
I DO ALSO WANT TO JUST INVITE YOU TO STOP AND ASK QUESTIONS AS WE WALK THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION.
AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS THAT AT THE END, YOU'LL HAVE CONTEXTS IN WHICH TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT OUR BUDGET THAT MISS ANGEL WILL BE SHARING.
WE'D KNOW THAT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH A FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT WE REALLY ARE BASED ON A FORECASTING MODEL.
IN ORDER FOR US TO BUDGET WITH A FORECASTING MODEL, IT'S AN IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A LONGITUDINAL VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST SO THAT WE CAN MAKE PREDICTIONS ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
AS WE'RE DOING THIS, WE HAVE TO HAVE A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW WE MAKE DECISIONS.
YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD US TALK ABOUT IN THE PAST OUR FINANCIAL BIG SIX, BUT WHAT I WANT DO IS JUST WALK THROUGH THESE SIX ITEMS. THESE ITEMS WILL ACTUALLY EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY OR HOW WE MAKE DECISIONS AS IT RELATES TO BUDGETING AND AS IT RELATES TO MAINTAINING A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION.
THE FIRST ONE IS THAT WE WILL TAKE A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO OUR REVENUE GENERATORS.
OUR SCHOOL FINANCE FORMULA BASICALLY IS SET UP TO WHERE WE HAVE VERY CLEAR REVENUE GENERATORS.
THE CHALLENGE THOUGH IS THAT WE MUST PREDICT WHAT THOSE REVENUE GENERATORS ARE TWO YEARS UP.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS FALL, MS. ADRIAN AND I AND SEVERAL OTHERS WE SAT DOWN AND LOOKED AT OUR LONGITUDINAL DATA, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PREDICT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WILL HAVE ENROLLED IN OUR DISTRICT, THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IN OUR DISTRICT AND WE WERE TO SUBMIT THOSE NUMBERS TO TA IN DECEMBER.
THEN WHAT TA DOES IT TURN AROUND AND THEY WILL PAY US THE NEXT TWO YEARS BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS THAT WE GAVE TO THEM.
THE CHALLENGE IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE PREDICTIONS, THEN THEY COULD POSSIBLY OVERPAY YOU, AND IF THEY OVERPAY YOU, THEN DURING THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THEY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU RECEIVE OR THEY REDUCE YOUR ALLOCATION.
WHAT WE TRIED TO DO IS BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT BEING CONSERVATIVE WHEN WE TELL THEM HOW MUCH REVENUE WE THINK WE'LL GENERATE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE THINK THAT WE'LL HAVE 16,000 STUDENTS, BUT WE DON'T TELL TA THAT WILL HAVE 16,000 STUDENTS.
WHAT WE KNOW IS WE MAY HAVE 16,000 STUDENTS, BUT THE FIRST QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE 100 PERCENT ATTENDANCE? IF WE DON'T HAVE 100 PERCENT ATTENDANCE, WE HAVE TO REDUCE THAT 16,000 BY, LET'S SAY OUR ATTENDANCE IS 95 PERCENT OR 96 PERCENT.
THEN INSTEAD OF SUBMITTING 16,000, WE WOULD SUBMIT A LOWER NUMBER.
THEN WE HAVE TO TAKE IN ACCOUNT FOR ANY POSSIBLE SITUATION THAT COULD EMERGE THAT COULD AFFECT ATTENDANCE IN A NEGATIVE WAY.
DO WE HAVE TOURISTS MOVING TO OUR AREA? IS THERE A POTENTIAL FOR OTHER THINGS THAT COULD ACTUALLY DEPRESS ATTENDANCE? WE THEN LOOK AT, OKAY, WE KNOW THAT IT WON'T BE 16,000.
OUR AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 96 PERCENT, SO WE TAKE 96 PERCENT OF THAT NUMBER, THEN WE LOOK AT THAT NUMBER WE GET WHICH IS PROBABLY AROUND 14,900.
WE SAY, OKAY, LET'S BE VERY CONSERVATIVE, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE TOLD THEM THE LAST FOUR YEARS OR FIVE YEARS AND THIS THEY AS CLOSE TO THAT AS POSSIBLE, EVEN IF WE SEE A SPIKE IN ATTENDANCE AND A SPIKE IN ENROLLMENT.
LET'S NOT GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES.
WE DO THAT, WE GIVE THEM WHAT'S CALLED A REFINED ADA NUMBER.
WHAT THAT NUMBER IS, ADA STANDS BY AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AND IS REFINED BECAUSE THE PINNING ON THE PROGRAM THAT THE STUDENT IS A PART OF THAT WILL DEPEND UPON REALLY HOW MUCH REVENUE THEY GENERATE.
ALL 16,000 STUDENTS WILL NOT GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE.
IN PARTICULAR PROGRAMS IF THEY'RE IN AN IB PROGRAM, A GT PROGRAM, A SPECIAL PROGRAM, A CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
ALL THESE PROGRAMS HAVE DIFFERENT WEIGHTS.
WHAT WE GET IS A NUMBER THAT'S CALLED A WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT WE GET PAID ON.
THAT NUMBER IS ALWAYS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE ENROLLMENT.
ENROLLMENT IS IMPORTANT, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS ATTENDANCE.
WE HAVE THEM CODED PROPERLY SO THEY'RE WEIGHTED APPROPRIATE.
AGAIN, WE'RE CONSERVATIVE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR REVENUE GENERATORS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT NUMBER IS SOMETHING THAT'S HARD TO PREDICT.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT BEING CONSERVATIVE, IF WE TELL THEM WE HAVE 14,500 STUDENTS AS FAR AS WE'RE FINE ADA, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE 15,100 STUDENTS THEN, DURING THE NEXT BIENNIUM I MEAN NEXT TWO YEARS WE GET ADDITIONAL MONEY.
WE GET AN UPDATE, WE GET A PAYMENT.
WE ALWAYS GOING TO GET PAID ON WHAT X IN YOUR CLASS.
WE WANT TO PROJECT ON A VERY CONSERVATIVE,
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RECOGNIZING THAT IF WE'RE UNDER, WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THAT MONEY YET.WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE THE STATE IS REDUCING OUR ALLOCATION IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US IN THE FUTURE.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO REALIZE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET BECAUSE WHEN WE SUBMIT A BUDGET NUMBER, THAT NUMBER IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE LESS THAN WHAT WE THINK IS GOING TO BE A WORST-CASE SCENARIO FOR REVENUES.
THE SECOND THING IS BEING AGGRESSIVE AS IT RELATES TO OUR EXPENSE DRIVERS.
WELL, THE REALITY IS IN MOST DISTRICTS 80-85 PERCENT OF THE EXPENSES ARE IN PERSONNEL.
THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT REDUCING DISTRICTS BUDGETS, YOU'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT REDUCING PERSONNEL.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION.
WE WANT TO BE REALLY AGGRESSIVE IN OUR APPROACH TO EXPENSE DRIVERS.
FOR EXAMPLE, A TEACHER STARTING SALARY IN ADDITION GETS 50, WELL, WE'LL BE HOPEFULLY WE APPROVE THAT WILL BE AROUND 57,000.
WELL, WE DON'T BUDGET 57,000 FOR A TEACHER BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE ARE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND WE HAVE TO PAY THOSE.
WE USE ACTUALLY, I THINK WE WERE USING 65, I BELIEVE WE MOVED IT UP TO 70.
YEAH, WE MOVED IT UP TO 70 THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S BEING AGGRESSIVE.
WE'RE SAYING THAT A TEACHER IN OUR DISTRICT COSTS US $70,000.
STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT GENERATE ABOUT $10,000.
BUT WE ACTUALLY, WHEN WE DO OUR PLANNING, WE USE A $7,000 NUMBER FOR REVENUE THAT WE SAY ONE STUDENT GENERATE 7,000.
THEY REALLY GENERATE 10, BUT WE SAY SEVEN BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE CONSERVATIVE.
A TEACHER COST US 57,000, PROBABLY ABOUT 65 WITH BENEFITS, BUT WE USE A $70,000 NUMBER WITH OUR WITH OUR EXPERIENCE, JUST BECAUSE WE CAN'T PREDICT WHETHER WE HAVE A 15-YEAR A TEACHER OR A FIRST-YEAR TEACHER, AND SO WE WANT TO BE AS AGGRESSIVE AS POSSIBLE.
JUST THOSE DECISIONS THERE HELP TO BUILD A CUSHION INTO OUR BUDGET, AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE, WHEN WE PRESENTED OUR BUDGET TO YOU, OFTENTIMES YOU'LL SEE A SIGNIFICANT DEFICIT.
BUT WHAT IT IS, IT'S A REALIZATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN CONSERVATIVE IN REVENUES AND AGGRESSIVE WITH EXPENSES AND SO THERE WILL BE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PERFORM WITHOUT BUDGET DOING IT.
THE THIRD PRINCIPLE IS REALLY HAVING A STUDENT IN CLASSROOM CENTRIC BUDGET MANAGEMENT MODEL.
NOW, THIS WILL BE REALLY EVIDENT THIS YEAR AND CAUSE YOU'LL HEAR LATER PROBABLY IN JULY WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS EXTRA FUNDING, WHICH WE WILL GET ABOUT 25 MILLION ADDITIONAL DOLLARS WHEN WE ADD UP AS ANSWER 1, ANSWER 2 AND ANSWER 3.
THE QUESTION IS, YOU HAVE THIS MONEY, AND SO HOW WILL YOU SPEND? WHAT'S THE MOST PRODUCTIVE AND PRUDENT WAY TO SPEND IT? WE'LL TALK ABOUT A MODEL THAT WE USE, BUT JUST IN SUMMARY, WE ALWAYS WANT TO ADD WHEN WE RECEIVE FUNDS, WE WANT TO APPLY IT AS CLOSE TO THE CLASSROOM AS POSSIBLE.
WHEN WE HAVE TO REDUCE, WE WANT TO REDUCE AS FAR AWAY FROM THE CLASSROOM AS POSSIBLE.
I'LL SHOW YOU A GRAPHIC THAT WEEK HOW TO USE A HELP US TO THINK THROUGH THOSE DECISIONS.
THE FOURTH ONE IS CONNECTING AN EXPENSE DRIVER TO A REVENUE GENERATOR.
NOW, THIS IS CRITICAL AND WHEN DISTRICTS HAVE PROBLEMS IS BECAUSE THE TOOLS TO CONTROL YOUR EXPENSES OR CONNECT YOUR EXPENSES WITH REVENUE MAY NOT BE IN PLACE.
WHAT HAPPENS IS, AS WE GET MORE STUDENTS, YOU WOULD EXPECT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MORE TEACHERS.
BUT THE REVERSE IS ALSO TRUE, SO IF WE HAVE A REDUCTION LIKE OF COURSE, WE KNOW THE PANDEMIC CAUSED A REDUCTION THIS YEAR IN ENROLLMENT.
IF WE HAVE THAT REDUCTION IN ENROLLMENT AGAIN, THEN WE HAVE TO START LOOKING CRITICALLY AT WHAT WE REDUCE STAFF IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS.
THE CHALLENGE IS WHEN YOU HAVE REDUCTIONS IN ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS A REVENUE GENERATOR, AND YOU HAVE NO CHANGE IN STAFFING, YOU IN ADVERTENTLY CREATE A STRUCTURAL DEFICIT, THEREFORE BECAUSE OF WHAT DO YOU DO THAT THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE IN 5,6,7 YEARS IF WE DON'T MAKE THAT CHANGE WITH STAFFING.
ALSO, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TOOLS THAT WE USE TO HELP US TO MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN A STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR EXPENSE DRIVERS AND OUR REVENUE GENERATORS.
WE ALSO TALK WITH PRINCIPLES AND WE SAY VERY CLEARLY THAT IF STUDENTS ARE WITHDRAWING, IF YOU HAVE SEVEN STUDENTS WITHDRAW FROM A CAMPUS THEN WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT'S $70,000, THEY JUST WALKED OUT THE DOOR AND IT COULD BE A REDUCTION IN A TEACHER ON YOUR CAMPUS.
THE MOTIVATION TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL AND THAT WE GET THEM THERE IS CRITICAL AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO SHARE THERE.
THE FIFTH OF THE FINANCIAL BIG SIX IS THAT WE PROTECT FUND BALANCE FOR A RAINY DAY.
NOW, WE KNOW THAT COVID CREATED MORE THAN A RAINY DAY.
IT CREATED A SIGNIFICANT EVENT FOR US, AND SO FUND BALANCE IS SO CRITICAL IN SITUATION LIKE THAT.
LAST YEAR THE PANDEMIC HIT, AND SO WE HAD TO BUY DEVICES VERY QUICKLY.
I MEAN, WE HAD TO PIVOT REALLY QUICKLY AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO PHONE EITHER IN FUND BALANCE OR IN GENERAL FOR REALLY GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY TO OPERATE.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE WANT TO COUNT ON OUR STATE FOR FUNDING AND THEN THEY GOT TO MAKE ALL THEIR PAYMENTS ON TIME, BUT THEY DIDN'T ALWAYS OCCUR.
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OUR FUND BALANCE IS LIKE OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT THAT HELPS US TO GET THROUGH IF WE'RE IN NEED.YOUR BOARD HAS SET A CLEAR EXPECTATION FOR A RATIO FOR FUND BALANCE, AND AGAIN, YOU'LL HEAR IN OUR BUDGET HOW WE HAVE STAYED WITHIN THAT RATIO.
IT REALLY PROTECTS US QUITE FRANKLY.
NOW, THE LAST ONE IS ONE THAT SOMETIMES IT'S MAYBE A DIFFICULT CONCEPT TO EXPLAIN, BUT ONCE WE EXPLAIN IT, PEOPLE WILL GET IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT A SCHOOL SYSTEM IS WE'RE SET UP NOT TO JUST TO MAKE MONEY AND BANK ROLL MIND AND KEEP A LARGE FUND BALANCE.
WE GOT TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS OF BEING STEWARDS OF THE FUNDS MEANS THAT THE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW AND THE PARENTS WHO ARE PAYING TAXES RIGHT NOW, THEY DESERVE TO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE PREPARED FOR OUR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL HEALTH.
YOU'LL HEAR US TALK TONIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MAKING A PURCHASE OFF OF OUR REPLACEMENT CYCLE.
YOU'LL HEAR US CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT REINVESTING OUR FUND BALANCE ONCE WE WERE OVER THE 25 PERCENT.
WELL, YOU'LL HEAR US TALK ABOUT, HOW DO WE REINVEST THIS INTO THE PARENTS, AND THE KIDS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING THE TAXES TODAY. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE OUGHT TO BE USING THESE FUNDS THAT WE'RE COLLECTING AFTER WE ARE SURE ABOUT OUR FUTURE FINANCIALLY TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS ARE GETTING THE BEST OPTIONS AVAILABLE.
THESE ARE THE SIX PRINCIPLES THAT WE USE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT OUR BUDGET.
YOU'LL SEE THE DECISIONS WE'VE MADE LATER THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING, BUT THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
I WANTED TO JUST END THERE, LET ME SEE FIRST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL BIG SIX BOARD OR IN ANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE SHARE IT AT THIS POINT.
WE'LL WALK ON THROUGH QUICKLY JUST ON BUDGET MANAGEMENT TOOLS BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW WE ARE ACTUALLY MANAGING OUR BUDGET.
WE HAVE TWO REALLY BIG BUCKETS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET MANAGEMENT TOOLS.
THE FIRST ONE IS STAFFING GUIDELINES.
WHAT BASICALLY ARE STAFFING GUIDELINES, WHAT THEY DO IS THEY CONNECT OUR EXPENSE DRIVERS TO OUR REVENUE GENERATORS.
BASICALLY, WE KNOW THAT IF WE HAVE 15 KIDS THEN WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL TEACHER.
IF WE HAVE 10 KIDS, WE MAY NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL TEACHER.
WE END UP BASICALLY DIVIDING THOSE KIDS UP AND SPLITTING THEM UP AND PUTING THEM IN CLASSROOMS WHERE WE HAVE SPACE.
WE HAVE OUR CLASS RATIOS AND ALL OF THESE RATIOS THAT WE CREATE ARE INITIALLY A DESIRE TO ENSURE EQUALITY ACROSS THE BOARD.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING IS EQUAL FIRST.
NOW, WE KNOW EQUAL IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT'S EQUITABLE SO THE FIRST THING IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS EQUALLY STAFFED.
BUT THEN AFTER THAT, WE LOOK FOR EQUITY.
WE KNOW SOME CAMPUSES MAY HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS THAN OTHERS, AND SO IN THAT CASE, WE LOOK AT WHERE ARE SOME EQUITY ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
WE LOOK AT PERFORMANCE, WE LOOK AT OTHER REASONS, AND WE MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE WE ASSIGN STAFF BASED UPON EQUITY ONCE WE HAVE EVERYTHING EQUAL.
THEN THE NEXT STEP IS, ACTUALLY, WE THINK ABOUT KEY INITIATIVES.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE STARTING A MONTESSORI PROGRAM AND SO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE EARLY CHILDHOOD FOCUS AND WE HAVE STEM FOR ALL FOCUS AND WE HAVE THE P-TECH AND CT. ALL THESE ARE SPECIAL INITIATIVES THAT REQUIRE STAFFING THAT MAY BE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE EQUALITY AND THE EQUITY.
THESE ARE THINGS WE SAID ARE IMPORTANT SO WE HAVE TO STAFF THEM.
THAT WILL HELP US TO, IN SOME CASES, ALLOCATE STAFF THAT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR RATIOS THAT WE MENTIONED EARLIER.
THOSE GUIDELINES ARE CRITICAL AND WHEN DISTRICTS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BUDGET CREEP AND WITH FINANCES IT'S NORMALLY BECAUSE THE STAFFING GUIDELINES ARE NOT BEING ADHERED TO AND NOT BEING FOLLOWED.
DR. KOHLER HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB, PROBABLY THE BEST I'VE SEEN, AT REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE ADHERE TO THOSE GUIDELINES AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND REALLY CALL INTO QUESTION.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS, ASIDE THOSE GUIDELINES, TO ASK THE QUESTION IS THIS REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO? WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
THAT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A GOOD THING FOR US.
THE NEXT THING IS OUR RATIONAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FRAMEWORK.
AT TIMES, WE'LL BE REDUCING THE BUDGET AND AT OTHER TIMES WE'LL BE INCREASING THE BUDGET.
IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A SYSTEMATIC WAY OF THINKING THROUGH HOW DO WE REDUCE THE BUDGET? WHERE DO WE START? THEN ALSO HOW DO WE INCREASE THE BUDGET LIKE WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR, WHICH IS GREAT.
WE HAVE FUNDING AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRUDENT IN HOW WE DO THAT AND SO WE HAVE A FRAMEWORK THAT WE'LL FOLLOW.
THIS IS JUST OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW DO WE ASSIGN STAFF, WE SET A NUMBER BASED ON A COURSE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN SCIENCE, WE HAVE 25:1.
SO IF WE HAVE 40 STUDENTS, THEN WE'LL TRY TO HAVE 20 KIDS IN EACH CLASS, BUT YOU COULD HAVE 25 KIDS IN ONE CLASS AND 15 IN THE OTHER.
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IF YOU HAVE 55 STUDENTS AND IT'S 25:1, THEN THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH STUDENTS TO ADD ANOTHER FTE? THE ANSWER IS NO.SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE 25:1 AND WE HAVE 55 STUDENTS, THEN YOU MAY HAVE A CLASS OF 26 OR A CLASS OF 27.
THAT'S NOT IDEAL BUT IT'S JUST DEFINITELY NOT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE A CLASS FOR FIVE KIDS.
SO WE MAKE SHIFTS AND MAKE MOVES.
SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE LOWER CLASSES.
IF IT'S AN ALGEBRA CLASS AND WE KNOW THERE'S SOME TESTING REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER THINGS, WE HAVE A CONVERSATION, BUT THIS IS THE STARTING POINT AND IN EVERY CAMPUS, IN EVERY POSITION, WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED SEL SPECIALISTS AND SEL POSITIONS AS A REQUIRED PART OF OUR STAFFING GUIDELINES.
WHEN WE STARTED, IT WAS AN INITIATIVE AND NOW WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REQUIRED, AND SO WE'VE ADDED THAT IN AND WE'RE ALSO MAKING SOME MODIFICATIONS TO COUNSELING TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS GET WHAT THEY NEED BECAUSE OF WHAT'S OCCURRING RIGHT NOW.
BUT AGAIN, THESE GUIDELINES ARE WHAT WE USE TO MANAGE OUR BUDGET.
THIS GRAPHIC IS JUST A GRAPHIC THAT WE HAVE USED QUITE A BIT TO REALLY GUIDE OUR THINKING AS WE TALK ABOUT ESSER FUNDING AND AS WE REALLY THINK THROUGH: HOW ARE WE GOING TO SPEND THIS MONEY? WHERE ARE WE GOING TO SPEND IT? WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE? WHEN WE RECEIVE MONEY, WE START ON THE INSIDE.
WE START IN THE CLASSROOM AND WE MOVE OUT.
NOW, WHAT WE'LL DO IN JULY WHEN WE PRESENT TO YOU OUR ESSER PLAN, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE SPENDING IN THE RED, WHICH IS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THEN HOW MUCH ARE WE SPENDING IN THE GREEN AND THE BLUE.
WE'LL ACTUALLY TAKE OUR BUDGET AND WE'LL BREAK IT DOWN SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE USING THIS MODEL TO HELP US TO THINK THROUGH AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ABOUT HOW WE DEAL WITH INCREASES IN FUNDS.
NOW, ON THE FLIP SIDE, IF WE WERE THREE YEARS FROM NOW AND WE'RE HAVING TO REDUCE THE BUDGET, WE'LL USE THIS SAME APPROACH.
WE'LL SEE WHAT KIND OF DECISIONS CAN WE MAKE AS IT RELATES TO TRAVEL OR AS IT RELEASED THE PROGRAMS. WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN BEFORE WE GET TO PERSONNEL IN THE CLASSROOM.
HOWEVER, IF 80 PERCENT OF THE BUDGET IS PERSONNEL, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S NO WAY FOR US TO REDUCE WITHOUT REDUCING PERSONNEL.
THIS IS JUST A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T START THERE FIRST.
[NOISE] I JUST WANT TO SHARE THOSE TWO TOOLS WITH YOU AND THEN I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A FINANCIAL PICTURE OF THE LAST 10 TEN YEARS, AND THEN WE GOT PROJECTIONS, JUST SO YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
I'LL GIVE YOU A SECOND TO JUST GLANCE AT THIS CHART.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT TREND LINES, OF COURSE, THE MAIN THING IS TO NOTICE THE SLOPE OF THE LINE.
YOU ALWAYS WANT IT GOING UP INTO THE RIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SPEAKING OF REVENUE.
DEFINITELY LOOKS THAT WAY, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK SECOND.
THE SHADED MEANS THAT IT'S UNAUDITED.
THE SHADED NUMBER IS THE UNAUDITED NUMBER AND THE BLUE NUMBER IS ACTUALLY THE PROJECTED NUMBER.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING GOING FORWARD.
CAN YOU GO BACK FOR A SECOND, [INAUDIBLE]? ANY QUESTIONS, JUST THINKING ABOUT WHAT'S OCCURRED AND THINKING ABOUT WHERE WE'VE BEEN? ANY QUESTIONS THAT JUMP OUT AT YOU AS IT RELATES TO REVENUE FROM THIS CHART? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MYSELF.
[LAUGHTER] WHEN YOU LOOK, THERE'S AN ANOMALY ON THIS CHART.
YOU SEE THAT SLOPE IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER, RIGHT? IN '18, WE ACTUALLY STARTED, WE OPENED UP THE EARLY CHILDHOOD, '19, WE REALLY DID A SIGNIFICANT PUSH FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD, BUT WE ALSO REALLY BEGAN TO FOCUS ON ATTENDANCE.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT AND AN INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE.
IT COMES OUT IN HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON YOUR REVENUE.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT, IF WE WERE TO PUT OUR PROPERTY VALUE HERE, YOU'LL SEE PROPERTY VALUE HAS BEEN INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY. WE KNOW THAT.
HOWEVER, THE WAY THE STATE FUNDING FORMULA WORKS IS EVEN IF THE PROPERTY VALUE INCREASES TO SOME ASTRONOMICAL LEVEL, WHICH IT PROBABLY IS, IT'S HAPPENING REALLY RIGHT NOW, THE FORMULA IS SUCH THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THE STATE SENDS US ACTUALLY OFFSETS THAT INCREASE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE AT THE STATE THAT YOU SHOULD BE GENERATING TAXES BECAUSE OF YOUR PROPERTY VALUE.
SO THERE'S A MITIGATING FACT FOR INCREASE IN LOCAL PROPERTY VALUE.
AGAIN, THAT'S CRITICAL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR FUNDING REALLY COMES FROM ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE.
AGAIN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS LINE, THIS LINE REPRESENTS EXPENSES.
WE KNOW THAT IF OUR REVENUE IS GOING UP THAT MEANS
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WE'RE GETTING MORE KIDS AND SO WE GET MORE KIDS, OUR JOB IS TO EDUCATE KIDS SO OF COURSE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE EXPENSE LINE GO UP AS WELL.WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EXPENSE LINE WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE REVENUE LINE, IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
SO THE NEXT CHART SHOULD JUST SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WHAT WE DID IS LAY EXPENSE OVER REVENUE AND WHERE YOU SEE THE GREEN LINE, THE REASON WHY YOU KNOW THAT BUDGETING PROCESS IS HOW IT NEEDS TO BE OR THE DECISION IS THE RIGHT DECISION IS BECAUSE YOU SEE EITHER AN OVERLAP, IN MOST CASES, AN OVERLAP OF THE GREEN AND RED OR YOU SEE REALLY A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
THAT MEANS THAT THE BUDGET CONTROLS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, THEY ARE WORKING.
ALSO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROJECTED, WHEN I TALKED ABOUT HOW WE ARE AGGRESSIVE WITH EXPENSE DRIVERS AND CONSERVATIVE WITH REVENUE GENERATORS, YOU'LL SEE THAT PLAYED OUT IN THE PROJECTIONS.
YOU SEE WE PROJECT FOR THE RED TO BE ABOVE THE GREEN.
BUT THERE ARE VERY FEW YEARS WHEN THE RED HAS BEEN ABOVE THE GREEN BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO GIVE YOU WORST-CASE SCENARIO WHEN WE'RE BUDGETING. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SO THOSE ARE THE FINAL REVENUE NUMBERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS LAST ONE WHICH IS JUST THE ESTIMATE?
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. ALL THE NUMBERS ARE OUR FINAL NUMBERS EXCEPT THE GRAY IS UNAUDITED.
WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THAT.
THEN THE BLUE ARE JUST OUR PROJECTIONS.
JUST FOR OUR CONVERSATION, THE REVENUE PER STUDENT, THAT WAS ON 2020 SO BASED ON IF THE NEW REVENUE ESTIMATES ARE AS THEY NEED TO BE, THEN THE REVENUE FOR STUDENTS WOULD GO UP TO ABOUT $10,000.
AGAIN, ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE US A QUICK GLANCE AT THE ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE NUMBERS.
YOU'LL SEE ENROLLMENT HERE AGAIN.
THIS IS A 100 PERCENT ENROLLMENT.
BUT WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THAT OUR PROJECTION FOR THE PANDEMIC, AGAIN 2021, WE JUST SUBMITTED OUR PEIMS INFORMATION RECENTLY AND 15,780 IS OUR ENROLLMENT NUMBER, NOT OUR REFINED ADA, BUT IT IS OUR ENROLLMENT NUMBER.
WE SEE THAT DROP THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
THE MAJORITY OF THAT DROP WAS OUR 3,4-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM.
IT'S 193 OF THE 220 OR SO WAS IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPACE.
>> THE 2021 [INAUDIBLE] , IS THAT FOR THIS UPCOMING FALL OR IS THAT FOR THE SPRING?
>> THAT IS ACTUALLY FOR THE SPRING THAT WE JUST ENDED, IS STILL PROJECTION BECAUSE IT'S WHAT'S CALLED NEURAL FINAL, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEND INFORMATION EVEN THOUGH THEY'LL FIND IT.
>> THOSE WERE ENROLLMENTS. LET'S LOOK AT AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
THIS RATE ACTUALLY IMPACTS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE GET PAID ON.
WHEN YOU SAW THE 1920 BUMP, OUR ATTENDANCE RATE WENT FROM 95.2 PERCENT TO 96 PERCENT.
THAT'S WHY THE SLOPE OF THAT LINE INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY.
NOW THIS YEAR, NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE THE DROP IN ENROLLMENT, BUT WE ALSO ATTENDANCE, WE'RE ABOUT 95.9.
THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR REVENUE SLIGHTLY AS WELL.
>> I KNOW I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE.
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO LOOK AT? I'VE GOTTEN EMAILS.
THERE'S NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN MY KIDS WERE ENROLLED ONLINE THAT THEY WEREN'T IN SCHOOL WHEN THEY WERE THERE ALL DAY IN SCHOOL.
LIKE IS ANY PART OF THIS, HAVE WE INVESTIGATED THAT LIKE BECAUSE I MEAN, IT COULD BE THAT KIDS WERE THERE AND JUST IMPROPERLY MARKED BECAUSE OF JUST SOME ISSUES WITH WHATEVER TEACHER WAS DOING THEIR ATTENDANCE PERIOD HAVE WE INVESTIGATED THAT?
>> WE JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED THIS NUMBER.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME VARIANCE THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THAT AND BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC JUST CREATED A DIFFERENT SET OF CHALLENGES.
ONE THING THAT I DO KNOW IS THAT THERE IS A HOLD HARMLESS OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
THIS IS A NUMBER AS IT IS ACTUALLY, HOWEVER, THEY MAY HOLD US HARMLESS TO OUR ATTENDANCE RATE AND REFINED ADA FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
IT STILL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH OF A DROP AND WHAT PERCENT OF THE DROP AND ALL THAT.
BUT TO YOUR POINT, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WE DID HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY WITH MAKING SURE THAT ENROLLMENT WAS TAKEN AND JUST A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH THAT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] MY DAUGHTER IS ACTUALLY [INAUDIBLE].
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I JUST GOT A LETTER FROM ONE OF THEM, THAT LETTER OF, "HEY, WE'RE GOING TO CONTACT." THAT SCARY ONE, THAT TERRIFIES PEOPLE, BUT SHE WAS ACTUALLY IN SCHOOL AND SOMEHOW SHE KEPT GETTING MARKED ABSENT.I KNOW IT DOESN'T HAVE, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK ON IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I GET A LOT OF UPSET, ANGRY MESSAGES FROM PARENTS SAYING, ''HEY, I GOT THIS LETTER, BUT MY KID IS THERE.'' WE COULD HEAR YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT MEETING ATTENDANCE, MEETING ENROLLMENT BECAUSE IT'S OUTSIDE THE BUDGET.
WE'RE SENDING OUR KIDS BUT THEY'RE NOT GETTING MARKED THERE.
>> WELL, I'D SAY YOU'VE DEFINITELY IDENTIFIED A CHALLENGE.
IT'S NOT ONLY CONNECTED TO YOU AND YOUR CHILD, MANY PARENTS HAVE SHARED THAT CONCERN.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ADOPTING A NEW APPROACH TO HOW WE DEAL WITH ATTENDANCE AND WE'LL HEAR THAT LATER TONIGHT.
BUT YEAH, THIS IS A KEY ISSUE AND IT'S JUST A CHALLENGE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON FOR SURE.
AS WE LOOK AT ENROLLMENT VERSUS ADA, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
THE ENROLLMENT IS IMPORTANT, BUT ADA IS REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT, WHICH IS IMPACTED BY ATTENDANCE AND MAKE ASSURANCE.
AGAIN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DATA, YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING.
THE GOOD THING IS THAT I KNOW LAST YEAR WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE NUMBER, WE LOOKED AT THE 4,685 NUMBER AND WE DETERMINED WHAT NUMBER WE WOULD GIVE TO THE STATE.
WE WERE PRETTY CLOSE BECAUSE WE WERE BEING CONSERVATIVE, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING AT THAT NUMBER.
I BELIEVE WE'RE PAYING FOR THE 14,650, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S STILL BEING REFINED.
I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ON THE POINT TO WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE WITH ADA BASED ON OUR PROJECTIONS LAST YEAR.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. WITH THOSE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED.
ONE MORE SLIDE BACK, MR. KIRSCHNER. THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE THE LEGITIMATE CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY DURING COVID TIMES, JUST WORKING IN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER DISTRICT LEADERS, I WILL SAY COMING OUT OF 2020 AND 2021 WITH OVER 95 PERCENT ATTENDANCE RATE IS PRETTY AMAZING.
THOSE ARE LEGIT CHALLENGES AND EVERY KID THAT'S NOT HERE IS, THAT'S TERRIBLE EVERY DAY THAT THEY'RE NOT HERE AND EVERY MISTAKE THAT'S MADE THAT'S TERRIBLE OBVIOUSLY.
BUT I DO JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, WHERE WE TOO LOOK AT THESE SAME GRAPHS FOR OTHER SURROUNDING DISTRICTS IN THE DFW AREA AND BEYOND.
THAT REALLY IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF, ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN GET THOSE CHALLENGES FIXED.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD WORK, YOU MAY GO ON.
MR. SWANN AND MR. HAMLET AND THE ENTIRE TEAM HAS WORKED, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK LONGITUDINALLY, WHERE WE BEGAN WITH ATTENDANCE AND THEN YOU SEE WHAT OCCURRED IN 19 AND 20.
YOU CAN TELL THAT WE ARE HITTING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WE'RE GOING TO DEFINITELY, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A NEW PARTNER COMING ON AND WE THINK WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY MOVE THE NEEDLE.
WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE SEL IS SPECIAL, BECAUSE WE KNOW OFTENTIMES KIDS, THEY JUST DON'T COME TO SCHOOL FOR A MYRIAD OF REASONS AND WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY'RE NOT COMING.
MOST OF THEM HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT REASONS WHY THEY'RE NOT.
WE THINK THAT WITH SOME PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION WE CAN GET THEM TO WORK EITHER BE.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE CHARTS TO SHOW YOU THE RELATIONSHIP.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHART AND THE REASON IS YOU HAVE THE ENROLLMENT, AND IF YOU NOTICE THE SLOPE OF THE LINE THAT IS SO CRITICAL.
IF YOUR ENROLLMENT IS INCREASING, THE GREEN LINE REPRESENTS ENROLLMENT.
YOU'LL SEE THE SAME TRENDS THAT YOU'VE SEEN ON THE OTHER REVENUE CHARTS.
BUT THE GREEN LINE REPRESENTS ENROLLMENT.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND A NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS? AS THE ENROLLMENT INCREASES, IF YOU CAN MINIMIZE THE INCREASES IN TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS STILL MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS, THEN YOU CAN REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THE BUDGET IS IN A STRONG POSITION.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE DID ADD ABOUT 15 TEACHERS AS THE ENROLLMENT INCREASED, BUT WE ACTUALLY REDUCED THE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS AND PRIMARILY ADMINISTRATORS AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE.
WE ACTUALLY REDUCED BY FIVE OR WE REALLY DIDN'T REDUCE, WE JUST DIDN'T REPLACE AND WE TRIED TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL WHEN WE NEED TO REPLACE.
THE MANAGEMENT OF THAT PIECE HELPS US TO BE IN A GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION.
FUND BALANCE MANAGEMENT AND THE LAST PART, I'LL ASK MS. ADRIAN TO COME UP AND SHOW US WHERE WE'RE GOING.
FUND BALANCE MANAGEMENT IS CRITICAL AND SO WE TALK ABOUT AS IT RELATES TO FUND BALANCE MANAGEMENT.
REMEMBER, FUND BALANCES LIKE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
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IT'S WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK WHEN THERE'S AN EMERGENCY.WE DON'T LIVE OUT OF FUND BALANCE.
WE DON'T MAKE LONG-TERM PURCHASES OUT OF FUND BALANCE, WE MAKE EMERGENCY PURCHASES AND THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS TO PREVENT AN EMERGENCY.
WE MAY END UP PAYING FOR A ROOF OUT OF FUND BALANCE.
IF WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE TO OUR BUDGET IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULDN'T GIVE REOCCURRING EXPENSES.
WE WOULDN'T USE FUND BALANCE TO PAY REOCCURRING EXPENSES WHEN WE CAN AVOID IT.
LET'S LOOK AT OUR FUND BALANCE MANAGEMENT.
AGAIN, THIS IS A REPORT FROM WEAVER, OUR AUDITORY, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE END AT 2020 WITH 26 PERCENT OF OUR EXPENDITURES IN OUR FUND BALANCE.
THESE ARE ACTUAL AUDITS AND NUMBERS.
AGAIN, IF YOU'VE NOTICED A TREND, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FUND BALANCE EVERY YEAR FROM 2016, WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY ADDED TO THE FUND BALANCE.
THE ONLY YEAR WHERE THERE WAS A DROP, AS YOU REMEMBER, WE WERE THE VICTIM OF THAT EMAIL FISHING SCHEME.
THERE WAS A $2 MILLION AND YOU SEE THAT $2 MILLION DROPPED THERE IN 1920.
BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, YOU'LL SEE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES.
IN, SIGNIFICANT TO ME IS A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANT AND SO YOU'LL SEE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES TO FUND BALANCE IN SOME CASES SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN A MILLION.
BUT WE DEFINITELY PROUD OF THAT FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION TODAY BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE WITHIN A DISTRICT.
I WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO FIX YOUR EYES ON THIS.
THE GREEN REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE.
THE RED REPRESENTS THE BUDGETED CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE.
FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S START IN 2017, WE PRESENTED A BUDGET AND WE SAID THAT ''HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO INTO FUND BALANCE BY $2.5 MILLION.'' THAT'S WHAT WE TOLD YOU BECAUSE OF HOW WE BUDGETED AND WE TOLD YOU IT'S GOING TO BE $2.5 MILLION HITS OF FUND BALANCE.
HOWEVER, ONCE WE COMPLETED THE AUDIT, WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T REDUCE THE FUND BALANCE BY $2.5 MILLION.
WE ACTUALLY INCREASE THE FUND BALANCE BY $3.8 MILLION.
AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THE TREND ALL THE WAY.
YOU'LL SEE THE SAME THING HAPPEN IN 18, WE INCREASED THE FUND BALANCE BY 2.3 MILLION.
THEN IN 2019, OF COURSE, WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE TO GO INTO FUND BALANCE.
HOWEVER, WE SAY THAT WE WOULD GO INTO FUND BALANCE BY FIVE MILLION.
WE ACTUALLY WENT INTO FUND BALANCE BY A TWO MILLION.
AGAIN, THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF THE EMAIL OF SCHEME THAT WAS, I GUESS OCCURRED.
AGAIN IN 2020, YOU'LL SEE WHAT WE SAY IT WE WILL BE GOING INTO FUND BALANCE BY SIX MILLION, BUT WE ACTUALLY ADDED 4.9 MILLION TO THE FUND BALANCE.
YOU'LL SEE THIS TREND OCCURRING IS BECAUSE WE ARE ADHERING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF BUDGETING THAT WE SHARED EARLIER.
I WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS JUST ABOUT THAT CHART.
THIS CHART HERE IS ONE OF THE REPORTS THAT ARE PART OF OUR AUDIT.
IT'S BURIED IN THERE AND YOU HAVE TO REALLY LOOK FOR IT.
BUT IT'S A COLUMN THAT TALKS ABOUT THE VARIANCE OR THE CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND OVER THE BUDGET, THE CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE OVER WHAT YOU BUDGETED.
IT REALLY IS A SUM OF THE PRIOR CHART.
IN 17, WE HAD $6.3 MILLION EACH IN WHAT WE BUDGETED, COMPARED TO WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED.
IN 18, YOU HAVE 5.5 AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THOSE NUMBERS.
I WANT TO POINT OUT IN 20 WE HAD $11 MILLION CHANGE.
WE SAY THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE A NEGATIVE.
I THINK IT'S FINE AND ENDED UP WITH SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THAT.
AGAIN, SO YOU SEE THAT TREND GOING ALL ACROSS THE BOARD.
AS LONG AS WE STAY ALONG THE LINE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A STRONG BUDGET AND BEING IN A STRONG FINANCIAL HEALTH.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? I JUST WANTED TO JUST SHARE THAT SO WE WOULD HAVE CONTEXT WHEN WE BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT THAT GOING FORWARD.
AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL BIG SIX AND WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE ENTIRE TEAM, THE ENTIRE CABINET, AS WELL AS PRINCIPALS UNDERSTANDING AND BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH AND ACCEPT THE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING AS IT RELATES TO FINANCE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING OUR FUND BALANCE, THAT WE'RE PROTECTING OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH.
THEN WE'RE ENSURING THAT WE CAN DO GOOD WORK NOW AND ALSO IN THE FUTURE.
MS. ADRIAN, IF YOU WILL SHARE WITH US WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND WHAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING LATER TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, DR. HALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
YOU'RE SMILING. [LAUGHTER] I ALREADY STOOD UP HERE TWICE ALREADY, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
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[LAUGHTER] TONIGHT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE.OF COURSE, THE BUDGET WILL BE APPROVED LATER THIS EVENING, BUT THE TAX RATE WILL NOT BE APPROVED UNTIL AUGUST AND I'LL GO THROUGH THAT IN JUST A MINUTE AS WELL.
IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING, WE HAD TO PUT A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER.
WE HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE PAPER BETWEEN 14 AND 30 DAYS BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING DATE AND WE DID THAT.
I POSTED $1.5398 AS OUR TAX RATE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT OUR CURRENT TAX RATE IS.
BUT AGAIN, TEA WILL LET US KNOW WHAT OUR TAX RATE IS THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST.
BECAUSE OF HOUSE BILL 3, WE ARE STILL REQUIRED TO HAVE THE STATE CALCULATE OUR TAX RATE.
THEREFORE, AFTER THEY RECEIVE ALL THE CERTIFIED VALUES FROM EVERYBODY JULY 25TH, THEY WILL LOOK AT ALL THE THE TAX-BASED INCREASES.
THEN ALL OF OUR TAX RATES HAVE TO BE WITHIN THAT 10 PERCENT VARIANCE NOW.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY COMPILE ALL THAT INFORMATION, YOU MIGHT KNOW.
BEFORE THEY KICK OUT OUR TAX RATE, BUT THEY DO, SO WE'LL RECEIVE IT SOMETIME AROUND THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST, AND THEN WE'LL APPROVE THE TAX RATE AT THE AUGUST 26TH, I THINK, BOARD MEETING.
GOING FORWARD, OUR PRELIMINARY BUDGET THAT WE'RE PRESENTING THIS EVENING IS NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, ANTHONY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT $163.2 MILLION FOR REVENUE AND 171.9 FOR EXPENDITURES, WITH A POSSIBLE USE OF OUR FUND BALANCE OF $8.7 MILLION.
BUT LIKE DR. MCFARLAND JUST STATED, IT'S A PRELIMINARY BUDGET.
WE'RE REQUIRED TO APPROVE OUR BUDGET AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I DON'T HAVE JULY CERTIFIED VALUES YET.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR TAX RATE IS YET.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY KIDDOS ARE COMING YET.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, TYPICALLY, EVEN UTILITIES, I OVERESTIMATE UTILITIES AND WE NEVER GO OVER UTILITIES.
BUT EVEN OUR STAFFING TYPICALLY, THOSE CHANGES IN THE USE OF THE FUND BALANCE OCCUR BECAUSE WE'RE NOT 100 PERCENT STAFFED ALL YEAR LONG.
WE MIGHT NOT HIRE PEOPLE RIGHT AWAY.
MAINTENANCE GUYS ARE HARD TO HIRE, SO A LOT OF THE SAVINGS COMES FROM THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT 100 PERCENT STAFFED, BUT WE BUDGET FOR IT OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE WE NEED TO.
AGAIN, THIS IS VERY PRELIMINARY, BUT THIS DOES INCLUDE A THREE PERCENT RAISE AS WELL, AND I'LL DISCUSS THAT IN A MINUTE AS WELL.
THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND IS ON THE NEXT PAGE.
THIS IS A BALANCED BUDGET OF 11.9 MILLION FOR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES.
BUT THAT EXPENDITURE AMOUNT DOES INCLUDE THE GUARANTEE OF $1.6 MILLION, WHICH WE ALWAYS INVEST IN THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.
THEN THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE DEBT SERVICE WITH 43 MILLION OF REVENUE, 35.9 OF EXPENDITURES, LEAVING US AN INCREASE OF THE FUND BALANCE OF 7.4 MILLION.
AGAIN, THIS IS GOOD TO ADD TO THAT FUND BALANCE BECAUSE WE WANT TO REFINANCE OR REFUND IN THE FUTURE THAT HELPS GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY AND THE CASH FLOW IN THAT FUND ITSELF.
JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS IS THE 2021 BUDGET.
WE DID APPROVE OF POSSIBLE USE OF FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR OF 7.2 MILLION, BUT MY PROJECTED END OF YEAR, I BELIEVE, WE'LL ONLY HAVE TO USE A MILLION DOLLARS OF FUND BALANCE, AND I THINK THAT STILL WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
I THINK THE REVENUE IS SPOT ON, BUT THE EXPENDITURES, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO USE SR FUNDS, SEE WHAT WE CAN RECODE.
AGAIN, I PROJECTED ON THE HIGH-END STILL, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS JUNE.
WE'RE NOT DONE WITH JUNE YET, SO I'M HOPING THAT IS THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
BUT EVEN WITH THAT BEING THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO, THE NEXT SLIDE, I GUESS I SKIPPED ONE.
THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTS SHOW THAT IF WE DO DIP INTO FUND BALANCE BY A MILLION DOLLARS, WE'LL STILL END UP WITH 37.9, WHICH IS 2.86 MONTHS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE OPTIMAL MONTHS ON THE LEFT.
WE WOULD BE AT BASICALLY 24 PERCENT, WHICH OUR OPTIMUM FUND BALANCE IS 17-25 PERCENT.
THEN GOING INTO NEXT YEAR, WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
THAT $8.7 MILLION IS WITH RAISES, NOT WITHOUT RAISES.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. I DIDN'T CHANGE THAT, BUT THAT WOULD STILL GIVE US AN OPTIMUM FUND BALANCE OF 2.04 OR 17 PERCENT.
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I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THAT.[LAUGHTER] JUST A LITTLE HISTORICAL INFORMATION.
DR. MCFARLAND DID A GOOD JOB PRESENTING IT, BUT THIS IS REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FROM 15-16 ON THE RIGHT, MOVING BACKWARDS TO THE LEFT.
BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE 15-16 YEAR THAT THE REVENUE EXPENDITURES WERE ONLY $31,000 APART.
[LAUGHTER] THAT IS JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING HOW IT TURNED OUT THAT WAY.
WE HAD A $30 MILLION FUND BALANCE OR 2.9 PERCENT, 24 PERCENT.
IF YOU'LL GO TO THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR FUND BALANCE WAS AT 3.16, THEN 3.18, 2.88, WHICH WAS STILL VERY CLOSE TO THREE MONTHS, 3.09.
THEN EVEN WITH OUR PROJECTION OF A MILLION DOLLAR DIP, IT WOULD STILL BE AT 2.86 MONTHS AND ALMOST 24 PERCENT.
WE DO HAVE A GOOD HISTORY OF BEING CONSERVATIVE AND PROTECTING OUR FUND BALANCE.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE ALSO JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, ESPECIALLY AT A PUBLIC HEARING, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER POSSIBILITIES.
THESE ARE NOT FUNDS THAT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY YOU, BUT THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING TO SAY THIS IN A NOTICE OF OUR INTENT TO APPLY FOR THE FOLLOWING FUNDS.
WE ALWAYS APPLY FOR THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT OR THE SR GROUPING.
IT INCLUDES TITLE 1, TITLE 2, TITLE 3, AND TITLE 4.
PERKINS AS OUR CTE GRANT, AND THEN THE SPECIAL ED CONSOLIDATED GRANT WHICH INCLUDES ALL THE SPED GRANTS AS WELL.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE WILL SHOW YOU THAT WE ALSO HAVE THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND OR THE SR FUNDS.
WE'VE ALREADY SPENT AND RECONCILED ESSER I, BUT WE WILL BE APPLYING FOR ESSER III AND ESSER III.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE 21ST CENTURY GRANT THAT WE'LL BE APPLYING FOR AGAIN THIS FALL.
[LAUGHTER] WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE THOSE BUDGETS LIKE I SAID, BUT WE DO NEED TO JUST POST THEM HERE AND THERE AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU AS WELL THIS EVENING.
AGAIN, THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET WILL TAKE PLACE LATER THIS EVENING IF ITS YOUR WISH AND WILL THAT ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE WILL BE IN AUGUST, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANYTHING YOU HAVE THIS EVENING.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO THE FLOOR IS OPEN TO BOTH TRUSTEES AS WELL AS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR QUESTIONS FROM MS. ADRIAN.
>> I KNOW I SAY THIS A LOT BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN.
MS. ADRIAN, I APPRECIATE HOW YOU TAKE SOMETHING SO VERY COMPLICATED, AND DR. MCFARLAND, YOU CONTRIBUTED TO THAT AS WELL TODAY TOO.
TAKING SOMETHING SO VERY COMPLICATED AND REALLY PUTTING IT IN A FORMAT THAT WE ALL CAN UNDERSTAND.
ALSO, I THINK THOSE GRAPHS AND CHARTS DEFINITELY TELL A STORY OF HOW THAT CONSERVATIVE APPROACH HAS WORKED FOR US AND WE'VE STILL BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN EXCELLENT STAFF AND DO GREAT THINGS FOR KIDS.
I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOUR TEAM DOES, AND THEN OF COURSE, ALL OF THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS RUNNING THOSE CAMPUS BUDGETS AS WELL.
IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK BY A LOT OF PEOPLE, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
YOU'RE FORGIVEN ONE MISPLACED ASTERISK.
[LAUGHTER] DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'VE LOOKED AT THIS? I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? [INAUDIBLE] YEAH, JUST A QUESTION.
IT LOOKS IN OUR LAST YEAR 2021 SLIDE, PAGE SEVEN, THE BUDGET AND THE PROJECTED WERE REALLY CLOSE TO THE LOCAL REVENUE.
I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT ACCOUNTED FOR THAT INCREASE OF ABOUT 2.2 MILLION FROM THE STATE.
WAS THAT THEM TRICKLING FEDERAL FUNDS? WHAT WAS DROVE THAT UP?
>> I CAN'T TELL YOU OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT TYPICALLY, I DON'T BUDGET FOR ANY GROWTH IN OUR ADA AS WELL.
AGAIN, THEY OFFSET EACH OTHER, STATE REVENUE AND THE LOCAL REVENUE.
BUT IF WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN KIDDOS, THAT'S WHERE IT WILL DRIVE UP THE STATE REVENUE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I SAW IT ON HERE.
IS THE DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE, I SEE PROJECTED INCREASE TO THE FUND BALANCE, WHAT IS THE FUND BALANCE NUMBER? DO WE HAVE THAT?
>> OFF THE TOP MY HEAD, I'M NOT SURE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S FINE. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.
>> I CAN GET YOU THAT ANSWER THOUGH.
I'LL BE VERY HAPPY TO GET YOU THAT ANSWER.
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ACTUALLY, THE FUND BALANCE AND THE DEBT SERVICE IS A LITTLE OVERSTATED BECAUSE WE HAVE A JUNE 30 YEAR END, SO IT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THAT AUGUST PAYMENT THAT'S ALWAYS DUE.
BUT YEAH, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU THAT INFORMATION, SHOW YOU WHAT IT IS, BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE OFF 35 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE BOND PAYMENT.
BUT WE HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND DEBT SERVICE, AND LIKE I SAID WE REALLY CAN USE THAT WHEN OUR FRIENDS AT [INAUDIBLE] SOUTHWEST COME AND WANT TO REFINANCE OR REFUND FOR US.
NOT THAT THEY WANT TO, BUT GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO.
I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S DUE TO ECONOMY AND THE INTEREST RATE, BUT WE HAVE SAVED TAXPAYERS A LOT OF MONEY GOING FORWARD, SO I'M PRETTY PROUD OF THAT.
I WANT TO STATE THAT WHEN I STARTED THIS PROCESS, MY HAIR WAS BLACK. [LAUGHTER]
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OR FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS?
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE STAKEHOLDERS, THANK YOU FOR SAVING THAT MONEY.
>> THANK YOU. I'M ONE OF THEM, SO YEAH, I APPRECIATE IT [LAUGHTER].
>> WELL, I AGREE WITH YOU DR. MIN, I THINK DR. MCFARLAND TAUGHT HALF OF SCHOOL FINANCE HALF A SEMESTER.
OTHER PEOPLE CAN CONCUR WITH ME.
I THINK WE LEARN HALF OF THAT OVER THE COURSE OF A SEMESTER THOUGH.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLIFF NOTES VERSION [LAUGHTER].
MS. ADRIAN, FOR ALWAYS GIVEN US SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY TANGIBLE TO TIE IT TO.
I THINK THAT'S WHY WE ACED THAT CLASS SO.
I GUESS WE DID REALLY [OVERLAPPING] , WE WERE TRAILBLAZERS IN THAT FINANCE CLASS [OVERLAPPING].
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, THEN THIS CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MS. ADRIAN. ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE NOW TRANSITIONING INTO OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING,
[6.0 Board Celebrations]
AND WE ARE GOING TO START THIS EVENING WITH BOARD CELEBRATIONS.AGENDA ITEM 6.0, BOARD CELEBRATIONS.
ARE THERE ANY TRUSTEES I WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CROWLEY ISD GRADUATE, TANNER WRIGHT.
WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE PARALYMPICS.
OH, THANKS FOR PULLING OF THE PICTURE. THANK YOU.
HE QUALIFIED FOR THE 2020 US PARALYMPIC TEAM AND IS HEADED TO TOKYO.
THAT IS REALLY [APPLAUSE] SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.
HE APPARENTLY STARTED HIS EDUCATION AT DALLAS PARK AND WENT TO SUMMER CREEK NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE.
>> THANK YOU, DR. VINTON, ARE THERE ANY OTHER CELEBRATIONS? WELL, I'M GOING TO CELEBRATE GRADUATION.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR RECENT GRADUATES, THE CLASS OF 2021.
THERE ARE A LOT OF US IN THIS ROOM WHO HAD STUDENTS GRADUATE THIS YEAR.
I HAD A STUDENT GRADUATE MY ONLY, AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, NOT JUST BECAUSE IT WAS MY KID'S GRADUATION, BUT BECAUSE I ENJOY GLOBE-LIKE FEEL.
AS ALWAYS THE STAFF DOES A FANTASTIC JOB OF GETTING DOWN TO EVERY MINUSCULE DETAIL.
EVERYTHING IS SO ORGANIZED AND IT'S JUST EASIER.
YOU MAKE GRADUATION LOOK REALLY EASY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING INNOVATIVE AND THE SOLUTION.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US OUT OF THE TEXAS EXTREME HEAT BECAUSE I THINK WITH 300 DEGREES THAT DAY OUTSIDE [LAUGHTER] I WAS VERY HIGH.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CELEBRATIONS?
>> I HAVE SOMETHING. IT'S NOT REALLY A CELEBRATION, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP JUST BECAUSE THAT I FELT THAT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT AND COMING OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC AND ALL OF THIS CRAZY STUFF WORLD WE'VE BEEN LIVING IN.
I WAS SITTING AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE AND AS ABOUT THREE O'CLOCK OR WHATEVER, AND I GOT AN E-MAIL AND IT SAYS THAT THERE'S A WEBINAR COMING ON IN 30 MINUTES OR WHATEVER LIVE FROM STAR TELEGRAM, AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT CAN'T REALLY BE LIVE.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT, SO BUT ANYWAYS, GENTLEMAN NAMED STEVE KAUFMAN, DIRECTOR OF STAR TELEGRAM AND BELIEVE HAD ON DR. ELIZABETH BRANDS, AND SHE'S WITH THE MORRIS FOUNDATION AND READ FORT WORTH ALONG WITH MARGARET SPELLINGS.
SHE IS WITH TEXAS 2036, AND SHE'S ALSO THE FORMER US SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, ALONG WITH DR. FRANK HERNANDEZ,
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WHICH IS THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WITH TCU AND A GENTLEMAN NAME [LAUGHTER] , GO FROGS.RAVENDOR SINGH, I BELIEVE, I'M SORRY.
I'M SURE I'M MISPRONOUNCING IT AND I APOLOGIZE.
HE IS THE HEAD OF SCIENCE WITH THE ONCE AGAIN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS A REALLY COOL FORUM ABOUT THE LOSS OF THE STUDENTS AND FACING WITH COVID-19 AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP OUR CHILDREN GET THROUGH THIS.
THERE WAS ONE STORY THAT MR. SINGH WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED, THE SEVENTH GRADERS ARE NOW GOING TO BE THROWN INTO HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY'VE LEARNED HOW TO BECOME A COLLEGE STUDENT, GETTING ALL OF THEIR CLASSES ONLINE AND NOT HAVING A TEACHER BEHIND THEM ALL THE TIME, BEING ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR TIME WISELY, WHICH THAT WAS AN X ON MY REPORT CARD EVERY SIX WEEKS FAILS TO MANAGE TIME PROPERLY, BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY.
THE THING THAT I CAME OUT WITH IS TWO THINGS.
ONE OF THEM IS THAT DR. BRANDS TALKED ABOUT CONTINUING AND THIS IS MY PLEDGE OR MY REQUEST FOR TEACHERS, EITHER INCOMING OR TENURED TEACHERS, IS THAT WE CONTINUE THIS ZOOM CRAZE BECAUSE ALL OF THESE KIDS NO ZOOM NOW, LARGE MAJORITY OF THE PARENTS KNOW ZOOM.
THAT WE THAT WE CONTINUE ON THIS ZOOM CRAZE, AND INSTEAD OF MAYBE MEETING IN-PERSON, WHICH WE COULD STILL DO.
BUT WE CONTINUE THE ZOOM WITH SIX WEEKS.
EVERY SIX WEEKS THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT, HOW FAR WE'VE COME, WHAT IS TO COME UP IN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, WHAT YOUR CHILD SHOULD EXPECT TO LEARN OVER THE NEXT SEMESTER, AND ON AND ON AND ON.
I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THIS, AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A HUGE STEPPING STONE FOR WHAT IS TO COME, AND I THINK THERE'S FROM EVERY DARKNESS THERE BECOMES LIGHT, AND I THINK THAT THIS LIGHT IS THAT WE HAVE A NEW WAY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING AND IN ENGAGING THE STUDENTS AND TECHNOLOGY, ALL STUDENTS REALLY LOVE TECHNOLOGY.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING. THE SECOND THING IS THAT THIS REALLY HAS TO DO WITH DR. MCFARLAND AND I.
THEY BROUGHT UP THE SR FUNDS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THESE STUDENTS THAT HAVE LOST SOME READING OR ARITHMETIC AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO USE THESE SR FUNDS TO ENGAGE THESE STUDENTS TO FURTHER THEM INTO THE STUFF THAT WE'VE ALREADY LOST FROM THE FUTURE OR FROM THE PAST AND EXCEL THEM INTO THE FUTURE.
THAT'S WHAT I HAVE, IS REALLY COOL.
IF YOU GO TO START TELEGRAM.COM AND WANT TO SEE IT, IT'S A NEAT LITTLE WEBINAR SO.
>> YOU CAN MODEL YOUR TECHNOLOGY AND SHARE IT OR IT'S ON FACEBOOK THE LINK.
>> OKAY I APPRECIATE. [LAUGHTER] DROP THE LINK FOR US.
THANK YOU. THAT'S PRESIDENT GARCIA.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? ANY OTHER CELEBRATIONS? ALL RIGHT.
THIS NOW MOVES US TO OUR RECOGNITION ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM SET A 7.1 RECOGNITION OF CROWLEY ISD ALUMNI.
OH, SORRY, WE ALREADY DID THAT ONE.
SORRY. AGENDA ITEM 8.2 MY FAVORITE.
[7.0 Recognition Item(s) (Part 2 of 2)]
MINE SAYS 8.2, BUT I GUESS THAT IS A 7.2.THANK YOU, SECRETARY ROBINSON.
WITH THE ACCOUNTING CROWLEY [LAUGHTER] , I THINK HEARTBEATS TEAM BEFORE. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING THE HEARTBEAT AWARD WINNER FORWARD TONIGHT.
ACTUALLY, I AM ACTUALLY INTRODUCING THE HEARTBEAT AWARD FOR VERY SPECIFIC REASONS.
THIS BECAUSE THE PERSON WHO NORMALLY GOES AROUND THE DISTRICT AND IDENTIFIES THE HEARTBEAT AND RECOGNIZE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND AND MAKING PEOPLE CRY AND DO ALL THOSE THINGS IS NOW THE ONE THAT IS THE HEARTBEAT AWARD WINNER THAT IS MR. ANTONY KIRSHNER [APPLAUSE]
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YEAH, I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT THAT'S A CURVES OF A LOVES CROWLEY ISD AND IS DEFINITELY TRULY THE HEARTBEAT.I AM JUST PERSONALLY THANKFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM JUST TO SEE HIS PASSION.
IT ACTUALLY HELPS YOU TO KEEP GOING ON TOUGH DAYS.
I APPRECIATE YOU, KIRSHNER, YOU'VE BEEN PHENOMENAL AND I'M THANKFUL TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OR TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU FOR SURE.
>> [MUSIC] MS. MARTINEZ, WE ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU ARE THE HEARTBEAT WINNER FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER FOR ALL CROWLEY ISD, CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].
LET'S HEAR FROM MS. MONROE, HEARTBEAT WINNER FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER FOR ALL OF CROWLEY ISD.
MR. B IS THE HEARTBEAT WINNER FOR ALL OF CROWLEY ISD FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR HIM [APPLAUSE]. EXCUSE US.
WE HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE HEARTBEAT TEAM HERE WITH A BIG AWARD FOR AN EMPLOYEE IN THIS ROOM.
FEBRUARY HEARTBEAT AWARD WINNER, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND, MS [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER].
>> [MUSIC] YOU KNOW IT WAS HARD TO PULL ONE OVER HERE AT THE BREAK, BUT WE DID IT.
[LAUGHTER] WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE FOR SO LONG BEEN GOING AROUND THE DISTRICT RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING GREAT BUT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF CROWLEY ISD.
[APPLAUSE] THIS WAS DEFINITELY AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND FOR THE TEAM.
BECAUSE, ANTHONY, HE'S THE ONE THAT'S NORMALLY DOING THE SURPRISING AND ORGANIZING IT AND KNOWING EVERYTHING AND WHERE EVERYTHING IS.
IT WAS TOUGH TO TRY TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM HIM.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT WAS TOUGH, BUT WE WERE COMMITTED TO KEEPING IT AWAY FROM HIM BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT HE DESERVED THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE HEARTBEAT.
HE IS TRULY THE HEARTBEAT AND I'M SO GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE HIM.
>> RECEIVING THE HEARTBEAT AWARD WAS UNEXPECTED, BUT SO VERY APPRECIATED.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING HERE AT CENTRAL OFFICE TO PLAN THAT SURPRISE, I WAS COMPLETELY IN THE DARK.
[APPLAUSE] MY JOB IS TO HELP RECOGNIZE OTHER PEOPLE AND I LOVE THAT PART OF MY JOB.
BUT TO RECEIVE IT MYSELF, IT MEANT A LOT.
>> THERE'S NOBODY ELSE THAT'S MORE OF THE HEARTBEAT OF CROWLEY THAN THE ANTHONY KIRCHNER FOR THIS ENTIRE YEAR.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE THAT'S MORE DESERVING OF THE AWARD THAN HIM.
>> THE PANDEMIC HAS REALLY STRESSED US ALL, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHAT HE'S DONE AND WHAT WE'VE HAD TO DO TOGETHER IS JUST REALLY MAKE DECISIONS WITH UNCERTAIN INFORMATION AND WE'RE CHANGING INFORMATION.
WHAT HE'S DONE IS HE'S GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND BY BEING INFORMED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, HE IS DEFINITELY A STEP OUTSIDE OF THE ROLE OF ONLY JUST COMMUNICATING THE MESSAGE, BUT ACTUALLY HELPING US CRAFT THE MESSAGE, CRAFTING THE STRATEGY, AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE OPERATING IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION.
>> [MUSIC] ANTHONY IS NOT ONLY VERY EFFECTIVE IN HIS ROLE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, HE IS ALSO A GOOD MAN AND THAT'S THE REASON HE IS DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION.
EXAMPLE OF THAT IS, IT'S A QUIET EXAMPLE THAT NO MANY PEOPLE KNOW, HE'S COME ALONGSIDE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR AS A MENTOR WHICH IS JUST POWERFUL AS AN IMPACT, NOT ONLY FOR THE CAMPUS, BUT TRULY FOR THE CHILD THAT HE'S COMING TO MEET WITH.
OUR KIDS NEED TO KNOW THAT THEIR COMMUNITY BELIEVES IN THEM.
THERE IS NO DOUBT IN THE STUDENT'S MIND THAT ANTHONY BELIEVES IN HIM, AND THAT MR. KIRCHNER DOES.
>> YOU'RE A LEADER. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO BE A LEADER FOR THOSE YOUNGER STUDENTS HERE AT SYCAMORE?
>> I'LL TELL YOU HIS LOVE FOR PEOPLE AND HIS LOVE FOR GOD ARE THE MOST AWESOME QUALITY THAT HE POSSESSES.
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IT SHOWS THROUGH HIS WORK, THROUGH HIS LIFE, THROUGH EVERYTHING HE DOES.>> HE'S DEFINITELY A OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN ARGUE WITH THAT.
BUT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE PROFESSIONAL, BUT WHAT SEPARATES HIM, IN MY OPINION IS HIS HEART.
HE'S GOOD AT IT, AND HE CARES ABOUT THE WORK, AND HE CARES ABOUT CROWLEY ISD.
THERE'S NO DECISION THAT I MAKE THAT I DON'T RUN BY ANTHONY AND NO DECISION THAT WE MAKE COLLECTIVELY WHERE WE'RE CROWLEY ISD, AND THE BUSINESS OF THE CROWLEY ISD IS NOT AT THE FOREFRONT.
>> TO SEE WHAT CROWLEY ISD IS PROVIDING ALL STUDENTS.
DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, WHAT YOUR PARENTS DO, WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND IS.
CROWLEY ISD PROVIDE THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS.
WHAT AN HONOR THAT WE GET TO WORK IN A PLACE LIKE CROWLEY ISD, AND TO PROVIDE THOSE THINGS TO OUR STUDENTS.
THEN TO GET TO TELL THOSE STORIES AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT CROWLEY ISD.
>> WELL, YOU CAN HAVE A JOB OR YOU CAN HAVE A MISSION.
I BELIEVE THAT KIRCHNER'S MISSION IS TO BE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD, AND TO HELP US TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING GOOD WORK FOR KIDS, WE'RE DOING THAT AND WE'RE PROUD OF KIRCHNER BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT HE IS OPERATING AS THE HEARTBEAT OF CROWLEY ISD.
>> WOW. I DO NOT LIKE BEING ON THIS SIDE OF IT, [LAUGHTER] BUT I RECEIVE IT AND I'M SO GRATEFUL.
THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR AND THE RECOGNITION.
I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW EVERYONE IN THIS BUILDING KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I DIDN'T KNOW, I THOUGHT I WAS IN THE KNOW WHEN I WASN'T.
[LAUGHTER] BUT THE BEST PART ABOUT CROWLEY ISD IS THE PEOPLE.
IT'S OUR STAFF, IT'S OUR STUDENTS, AND I'M BLESSED TO BE PART OF THE TEAM.
BUT WE MADE IT AND WE MADE IT TOGETHER, AND IF WE CAN DO IT THIS YEAR, WE CAN DO IT NEXT YEAR, AND WE DO NEXT TIME.
WE KNOW HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
BUT WE DID IT, WE DID IT TOGETHER AND SO LET'S KEEP IT UP.
THANK Y'ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, THANKS FOR TRUSTING AND THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD SAY IT ANY BETTER THAN THE SENTIMENTS THAT WERE SHARED IN THAT VIDEO BECAUSE THE HONOR IS MORE THAN DESERVED.
YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME IN HOW YOU ALWAYS SHOW UP.
YOU'RE ALWAYS YOUR BEST SELF WHENEVER, I DON'T KNOW, WHATEVER WE INTERACT WITH YOU, YOU'RE IN DIFFERENT LANES ALL THE TIME AND YOU ALWAYS BRING EXCELLENCE IN THE SPECIALIZED TOUCH.
SO IT'S SO WELL-DESERVED AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I LOVE WORKING WITH YOU AND I'M GLAD SOMEONE ELSE CRIED FOR THE CROWLEY ISD HEARTBEAT OTHER THAN ME, BUT I ALWAYS CRY.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
>> Y'ALL DID GOOD, THAT'S A BIG SECRET, GOOD JOB.
TRUSTEE ROBINSON, I THINK I'M NOW AT OPEN FORUM, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM 8.0.
WE ARE NOW AT OPEN FORUM PER BED LOCAL,
[8.0 Board President Reviews Open-Forum Regulations / Open Forum]
THE BOARD SHALL ALLOT 30 MINUTES TO HEAR PERSONS WHO DESIRE TO MAKE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD.IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN OPEN FORUM, YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A SPEAKER CARD ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS AND INDICATE THE TOPIC YOU WILL ADDRESS.
THE SPEAKER CARD IS AVAILABLE AT OUR WEBSITE, WWW.CROWLEYISDTX.ORG/OPENFORUM.
WHEN CALLED, SPEAKERS SHALL STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS FOR THE BOARD SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO SPEAK.
ONLY ONE PERSON MAY SPEAK AT A TIME.
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ARE ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WILL SIGNAL YOUR REMAINING TIME.
UPON EXPIRATION OF THE TIME LIMIT, YOU'LL BE EXPECTED TO STOP SPEAKING AND CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.
GROUPS CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SHALL APPOINT ONE PERSON TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE BOARD.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING SPECIFIC NAMES WHILE MAKING COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
MR. KIRCHNER, WHO DO WE HAVE AS OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT, I HAVE MS. I WANT TO SAY TARA LIKE MASCARA, IS SHE IN?
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I KNEW HAD FIT FIT CHANCE. SO MS. SHEEIN.>> WOW. YOU GUYS ARE MAKING ME FOLLOW THAT.
I'M TARA SHEEHAN , DR. HALL, DR. MCFARLAND BOARD.
I'M COMING TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT SCHOOL UNIFORMS. FOR THOSE WHO MAYBE RECOGNIZE THE NAME, I'M THE ONE THAT'S ON FACEBOOK ALL THE TIME, AND BLOWN UP STUFF ABOUT THE DISTRICT.
I RUN THE CROWLEY MOMS COMMUNITY GROUP, WHICH HAS GROWN FROM A FEW 100 BACK IN 2022.
WE'RE LIKE RIGHT AROUND 1200 PEOPLE NOW.
I ALSO WORKED WITH CROWLEY ALUMNI, CROWLEY CRIME RESOURCE, AND I COULD GO ON, BUT LET'S JUST SAY I'M VERY MOLD IN CROWLEY.
I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT PARENTS WANT REGARDING UNIFORMS. IT BECAME A THING ON FACEBOOK.
I ASKED EVERYBODY SEND ME YOUR OPINIONS, WHICH WAS A VERY BIG MISTAKE.
REALLY, WHAT IT CAME DOWN TO IS 80 SOMEWHAT PERCENT SAID THEY DON'T WANT UNIFORMS, AND THE REST DO.
BUT SINCE DR. MCFARLAND IS OBVIOUSLY VERY WELL-EDUCATING STATS, HE KNOWS THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN EXTRAPOLATE THAT DATA OUT TO THE THOUSANDS OF KIDS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS DISTRICT.
REALLY, I TOLD EVERYBODY THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE A BIASED OPINION, THAT I WAS GOING TO COME HERE TONIGHT TO JUST PRESENT THE DATA AND LET YOU GUYS MAKE A DECISION GOING FORWARD.
HONESTLY, BASED ON THE THINGS THAT I'VE TALKED WITH, THE PEOPLE, THE OPINIONS, I THINK WE SHOULD CUT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.
I THINK WE SHOULD ADD JEANS, HENCE, THE REASON I'M WEARING JEANS TO REMIND YOU GUYS, HIGH JEANS, THIS IS TEXAS.
YOU CAN BUY JEANS ON STREET CORNER IN THE STATES.
FINANCES ARE HARD, COVID HAS HIT THINGS HARD, IT WOULD HELP WITH STUFF TO SEEING CONFIDENCE, FINANCIAL ISSUES.
I MEAN, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF REASONS TO ADD JEANS.
I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP THE SCHOOL UNIFORM TOPS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE T-SHIRT FUNDRAISERS ARE REALLY BIG IN THE DISTRICT.
A LOT OF SCHOOLS SELL T-SHIRTS FOR CERTAIN REASONS TO RAISE MONEY, SPORTS, AND THE SCHOOLS ALLOW THE KIDS TO WEAR THOSE CISD SPECIFIC SPORTS OR SCHOOL SHIRTS.
ANOTHER THING, SORRY, I'M TRYING TO TALK VERY FAST.
A BIG ISSUE I HAD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I WAS TRYING TO GET MY KIDS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE SINCE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S MY THING.
WE WENT AROUND AND GATHERED HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF UNIFORM CLOTHING AND TRY TO DONATE IT TO THE DISTRICT, AND WE COULDN'T, SO WE TRIED TO DONATE TO CROWLEY HOUSE A HOPE, AND WE COULDN'T.
I ENDED UP DONATING IT TO BURLESON, WHICH CROWLEY TAUGHT ME IS THE ENEMY BECAUSE I'M AN ALUMNI.
THAT WAS REALLY HARD ON ME, AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF WE COULD CREATE A CROWLEY CLOSET HERE IN THE DISTRICT, WHETHER IT'S A CENTRAL LOCATION THAT WE COULD CREATE A RELATIONSHIP, A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH HOUSE OF HOPE OR HAVE AN ISD BUILDING OR TWO, ONE IN CROWLEY AND ONE AT FORT WORTH WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO DONATE UNIFORM.
IF YOU WANT MORE, YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO REACH ME, I'M ALL OVER FACEBOOK.
BUT REAL QUICK, I JUST DO WANT TO SAY TO ANTHONY, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, BUT MENTAL HEALTH IS A HUGE PILLAR OF MINE WITH CROWLEY MOMS AND ALL THE OTHER GROUPS THAT I'M INVOLVED IN.
ANTHONY IS THE REASON I SURVIVED COVID IN 2020 AND 2021.
THIS WAS SUCH A DIFFICULT YEAR BEING A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, SITTING ON CITY COUNCIL BOARDS.
I HAVE MY PHONE [LAUGHTER] UP CALL THE TIME.
IT REALLY HORRIBLE HOURS ON THE NIGHT FOR ALL KINDS OF CRAZY STUFF.
THERE'LL BE TIMES IT'LL BE SO STRESSFUL, AND I FELT LIKE CRYING, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I COULD GO TO ANTHONY, AND HE WOULD TALKED TO ME.
WHEN MY KIDS SUCCEED AND HAD REALLY GREAT THINGS HAPPEN THIS YEAR, I WOULD GO TO ANTHONY AND TELL HIM, "HEY, THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND MY KID DID THIS." SOME DAY WHEN THEY GRADUATE, ANTHONY IS GOING TO GET INVITED [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE HE DOESN'T JUST THE HEARTBEAT OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE TEACHERS AND FOR ALL OF YOU.
HE'S THE HEARTBEAT FOR PARENTS.
WE KNOW WE CAN GO TO HIM, AND HE'S GOING TO POST THROUGH A PANDEMIC.
HE'S GOING TO PULL US THROUGH VIRTUAL LEARNING AND ALL THE OTHER CRAZINESS.
SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING HIM THAT WORD BECAUSE THERE'S LITERALLY NOBODY ELSE IN THIS DISTRICT THAT DESERVES MORE THAN HIM RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW I WENT OVER ABOUT THREE MINUTES. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, MS. SHEEHAN FOR YOUR COMMENT AND YOUR RECOGNITION OF OUR MR. KIRCHNER.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS OUR ONLY SPEAKER FOR THIS EVENING,
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AND THIS NOW MOVES US TO OUR REPORT ITEMS AND PRESENTATION.[9.0 Report Item(s)]
AGENDA ITEM 9.1, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EMERGENCY EDUCATION RELIEF, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ESSER TO A FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
MS. POLK IS PREPARED TO NOW PRESENT ON THIS ITEM. MS. POLK?
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. HALL, DR. MCFARLAND, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.
TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION ALIGNS WITH ALL THREE OF OUR BOARD GOALS.
THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO CALL CRRSA, $54.0 BILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, $5.5 BILLION HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO TEXAS, AND CROWLEY ISD WILL RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY $11 MILLION OF THOSE FUNDS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE ESSER II GRANT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ESSER III GRANT.
HOWEVER, THE ESSER II GRANT IS GOING TO HONE IN MORE ON YOUR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS, YOUR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, AND YOUR ACADEMIC NEEDS.
THE ALLOWABLES ARE VERY SIMILAR AGAIN TO THE ESSER III, WHICH ARE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, EXTENDED LEARNING, SUMMER LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER SUPPORT, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND FOR TECHNOLOGY AS WELL.
THIS GRANT FUNDS WILL ASK A LITTLE BIT SHORTER THAN OUR ESSER III FUNDS.
THESE GRANTS WILL END SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2023, BUT WE WILL HAVE A PRE-AWARD COST WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO REALLOCATE FUNDS FROM MARCH 13TH OF 2020.
THIS ALSO SERVES AS OUR NOTICE OF PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION FEDERAL FUNDS.
TONIGHT IS OUR BOARD REPORT, AS WELL AS IT WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS MS. ADRIAN INTRODUCED EARLIER IN HER REPORT, AND IT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU AGAIN IN JULY WITH OUR MAIN ESSER PLAN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT THIS TIME, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> THANK YOU, MS. POLK. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> IT MAY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED EARLIER, AND I DON'T REMEMBER.
BUT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS, WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? IS THAT GOING TO BE IN THE FORM OF ADDITIONAL STAFF OR IS THAT HOW JUST WHAT ABOUT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS, AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT?
>> WHAT WE DO FOR ESSER III IS WE DID A COMMUNITY SURVEY, WE DID A TOWN HALL SURVEY AS WELL.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE TAKING SURVEY FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS TO FIND OUT WHAT'S THE BEST NEEDS THAT THEY NEED AND THAT THEY'RE SAYING.
WE'LL TAKE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND SYNTHESIZE IT TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE BEST WAY AS A DISTRICT THAT WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL VOICES IN.
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU IN JULY WITH THAT EXACT ANSWER ON WHAT WE'VE DECIDED WITH ONCE THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN SYNTHESIZED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? DR. MCFARLAND?
>> YES, MADAM PRESIDENT AND ALSO BOARD MEMBERS TO THE QUESTION THAT MS. DAVIS ASKED.
ALSO, EARLIER, THE STATEMENT THAT MR. GRASSIA MADE ABOUT THE USE OF ESSER FUNDS.
WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IS IN JULY SPIN THE MAJORITY OF THAT BOARD MEETING REALLY SLOWING DOWN AND TALKING THROUGH HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE THESE FUNDS.
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IS WHAT WE RECEIVED FOR THE ESSER III.
ESSER II, WE'RE NOT SURE YET EXACTLY HOW THEY WILL DISBURSE IT AND HOW MUCH IT WILL BE, BUT WE DO BELIEVE IT'LL BE SOME.
BUT WE LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU ALL EXPLICITLY ABOUT HOW WE'RE USING IT, HOW WE'VE ALLOCATED STAFF OR OUR PROGRAM OR EXPERIENCES.
BUT WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE WE MOVE TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD THAT YOU'LL HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT OUR APPROACHES WITH ESSER FUNDS.
AGAIN, WE DEFINITELY PLAN TO SHARE THAT IN JULY.
>> DR. MCFARLAND OR MS. PAUL, I'M SURE YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION.
WE DID DO, I WON'T SAY A FOCUS GROUP.
WE DID A SURVEY OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR SUGGESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOW THEY WOULD LIKE US TO SPEND THOSE MONIES, CORRECT?
>> YES, MA'AM, WE SURE DID. WE WILL ALSO PUT THOSE RESULTS FOR YOU ALL IN THE BOARD UPDATE, SO THAT WAY YOU WILL SEE THEM BEFORE COME JULY.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> JUST SO WHEN WE APPLY FOR THE FUNDS, DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A BUDGET DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR OR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THEM AT THAT TIME?
>> WE HAVE TO HAVE A, BASICALLY, ESTIMATE IN CATEGORY AND CODES OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO EXPEND THOSE.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE DONE ALL THE COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND THE DIFFERENT SURVEYS TO PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE US OF WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO GO, SO YES.
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>> THANK YOU, MR. RAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MS. PAUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT AND YOUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
THIS MOVES US NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 9.2, PROGRAM EVALUATION, ADVANCED ACADEMICS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS PROGRAM EVALUATION.
I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST OF FOUR THAT WE HAVE DONE AND MS. [INAUDIBLE] HAS DONE AN AWESOME JOB WITH THE PROGRAM EVALUATION PROCESS.
WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
TONIGHT WE ARE EVALUATING OR SHARING WITH YOU THE EVALUATION OF OUR ADVANCED ACADEMICS. MS. [INAUDIBLE].
DR. HALL, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. MCFARLAND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
I PRESENT TO YOU A REPORT ITEM THIS EVENING, AS DR. MCFARLAND SAID, AN UPDATE TO ADVANCED ACADEMICS PROGRAM EVALUATION.
IT WILL INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE FINDINGS.
THIS PRESENTATION DOES ALIGN WITH ALL THREE GOALS.
I WANT TO SAY ALSO BEFORE I START THAT I DO HAVE MR. ROBERT GILLIES, IN THE ROOM WHO ALSO IS THE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED ACADEMICS, AND WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH ME TO BUILD AND DESIGN THE COMMITTEE.
HE'S HERE TO ANSWER WORKED QUESTIONS IF YOU SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONS AT THE END.
THE PROGRAM EVALUATION OBJECTIVE IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF ALL OF THE OTHER OBJECTIVES THAT I PRESENTED TO YOU WITH THE OTHER THREE PROGRAM EVALUATIONS.
IT'S SIMPLY TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS LAUNCH OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WITH THE WORK THAT WE DID, DRAWING FROM THE QUALITATIVE AND THE QUANTITATIVE DATA, AND PULLING IT TOGETHER TO THEN TALK ABOUT WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN YEAR 1, YEAR 2, AND YEAR 3.
TWO, HAVE ESTABLISHED METRICS TO BE ABLE TO SHOW EVIDENCE THAT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN THESE AREAS AND THAT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS PROGRESSING.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU FIRST THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK THAT WE USED.
I DON'T EXPECT US TO REMEMBER, BUT SIMILAR TO THE OTHER PRESENTATIONS, WE HAD RUBRICS THAT WE USE TO SET THE FOUNDATION OF, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A STRONG AND VIABLE PROGRAM? IF WE DON'T, WHAT ARE WE GAUGING THAT AGAINST? FOR THE ADVANCED ACADEMICS EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, WE DREW FROM THE AVID RUBRIC.
THAT IS AN AREA THAT REALLY WE WERE ABLE TO DRAW FROM BECAUSE, OF COURSE, IT'S CENTERED AROUND CCMR AND THOSE EXPECTATIONS.
OF COURSE, IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS, WE DID NOT PULL FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE BINDERS AND THOSE THINGS, BUT YOU'LL SEE HOW SOME OF THAT RESONATED INTO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUR FINDINGS IN THE NEXT SLIDE, BUT I'LL TOUCH ON THIS BRIEFLY.
I DON'T WANT TO READ IT FOR YOU.
I THINK THAT IF YOU WANT TO DELVE ANY DEEPER, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE FRAMEWORK AND I'VE LINKED IT AT THE END, BUT IT CENTERS AROUND DOMAIN SUCH AS THE FOSTERING OF CULTURE IN A BUILDING.
THE SECOND ONE IS INSTRUCTION FOSTERING AND PROMOTING A STRONG AND VIABLE AND GUARANTEED INSTRUCTION ON A CAMPUS AND AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
THEN LEADERSHIP, TO ENSURE THAT OUR LEADERSHIP ARE FOLLOWING MODELS TO ENSURE ADVANCED ACADEMICS IS EVIDENT IN THE BUILDING AND SUPPORTING THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THINK THROUGH THE LENS OF SYSTEMS WHEN WE THINK ABOUT CHANGE.
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT ON OUR COMMITTEE EVALUATION.
NOW LET'S DELVE DEEPLY INTO THOSE FOUR DOMAINS AND LOOK AT THE FINDINGS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
WE LOOKED AT SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTION.
IT CENTERS AROUND ADVANCED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS.
OUR FINDINGS TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED TO PROMOTE A RIGOROUS COLLEGE READY SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE TO ENSURE COLLEGE READINESS AND COLLEGE GOING.
WHAT DID WE DECIDE THAT LOOK LIKE IN RECOMMENDATION? WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD DEVELOP A CISD PORTRAIT OF AN ADVANCED ACADEMICS PROGRAM, WE'D ALSO FOCUS ON TRAINING STAFF IN BEST INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES.
THEN WE WOULD DEVELOP A RUBRIC OF STRATEGIES ON CCMR. TO IMPLEMENT ADVANCED CURRICULUM WITH A DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY IS VERY CRITICAL.
LOOKING AT THROUGH THE LENS OF RIGOR.
THEN AVID, THAT WE'RE HAVING THAT DISCUSSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUSH AVID ON ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND ABSORB THAT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.
THE FUNDING SOURCES WILL SHOW YOU THAT WE ARE ALREADY IN ROUTE TO WORK ON THESE.
ALSO, NICK KEITH IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND HE'S SPOKEN TO MANY OF THESE ALREADY AND PRESENTED TO YOU THE AP SUMMER INSTITUTE, AVID INSTITUTE.
HE'S SPOKEN ON SPRINGBOARD AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO ADOPT IN THAT AREA IN ADI SCIENCE, AND TCI TO ADDRESS SOCIAL STUDIES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO SCHOOL WIDE INSTRUCTION AT THIS TIME?
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WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT DOMAIN AND THAT'S IN SYSTEMS. THAT'S LOOKS INTO, ONCE AGAIN, THE COLLEGE AND READINESS, IMPROVEMENT IN THE SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO PROMOTE THIS ON A CAMPUS.LOOKING AT GOVERNANCE, CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, AND STUDENT AND PARENT OUTREACH TO ENSURE CCMR AND READINESS ON A CAMPUS.
THE FINDINGS INDICATED THAT WE NEED DISTRICT-WIDE, SCHOOL-WIDE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THOSE AREAS THAT I JUST STATED.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE COMMITTEE DECIDED, THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHOWED US THAT WE NEEDED TO DEVELOP A STUDENT RECRUITMENT ADVISEMENT AND RETENTION RUBRIC TO DEVELOP ONGOING TRAINING TO INTERVENE AND SUPPORT NON-TRADITIONAL ADVANCED ACADEMICS STUDENTS, AND TO DEVELOP ONGOING TRAINING TO STRENGTHEN THE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT FOR ADVISING, AND TO CREATE A PROCESS TO COLLECT DATA BY GENDER, RACE, AND ETHNICITY, AND IDENTIFY THOSE EQUITY GAPS.
WE ALSO LOOK AND SEEK TO EVALUATE MERGING IN ADVANCED ACADEMICS AND CTE UNDER THE CCMR UMBRELLA TO BETTER GRAB THE GIST OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE FOR STUDENTS AND PULL IT UNDERNEATH A CCMR UMBRELLA FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
FOR THE FUNDING, WE LOOKED AT EQUITY OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS.
I'M PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM EOS AND WE'RE LOOKING TO DRAW FROM THEM TO WORK WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOLS TO LOOK AT DATA AND TO BE ABLE TO ABSORB HOW THEY CAN USE THIS DATA TO PROMOTE GROWTH IN THEIR BUILDINGS.
THEY'LL SPEAK MORE ON THAT TO YOU IN THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING.
THEN, OF COURSE, THE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES ARE JUST IN TIME AND EFFORT OF STAFF.
THE THIRD DOMAIN THEN IS IN LEADERSHIP.
THE FINDINGS WERE THAT WE NEED FOR SCHOOL-WIDE LEADERSHIP TO SET THE VISION AND TONE TO PROMOTE COLLEGE-GOING ENVIRONMENT.
THIS LOOKS FOR ALSO TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND, OF COURSE, THE ENTIRE CULTURE OF THE BUILDING SO THAT LEADERSHIP IS PROMOTING THIS ON THEIR BUILDING.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS AREA.
THE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE A YEARLY CALENDAR OF PD FOR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP.
THEY ALSO SEEK TO ESTABLISH DATA WALKS WITH CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN ADVANCED ACADEMIC GOALS.
ALSO, THEY WANT TO WORK TO PROMOTE AND EMBED ADVANCED ACADEMICS ACADEMIC GOALS IN CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
IN THE FUNDING AREA THERE, WE ARE LOOKING TO SEEK AVID SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO VISIT SOME DEMONSTRATION SITE CAMPUSES AND SEEK TO TAKE OUR SECONDARY LEADERS TO COLLEGE FOR ALL, THAT'S FIRST AND ONE OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN LEARN HOW TO BUILD THAT CAPACITY OF LEADERSHIP IN THAT AREA.
THE FINDINGS IN THAT AREA WAS THAT WE NEED A CULTURE OF RIGOR TO HELP STUDENTS ACCESS RIGOROUS COURSES TO BECOME COLLEGE CAREER READY, AND CHANGE MINDSETS ON TAKING ADVANCED ACADEMIC COURSES.
FINALLY, THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS AREA IS TO TRAIN CAMPUS LEADERSHIP ON EFFECTIVE USE OF THE ADVANCED ACADEMIC WALK-THROUGH FORM THAT ALREADY EXIST IN THE BUILDING.
BUT IN QUESTION IS, ARE WE ALL CALIBRATED AND UNDERSTAND IT? THEN WE ALSO SEEK TO ALIGN WALK-THROUGH FORM WITH THE PORTRAIT OF THE ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT IN THE FIRST DOMAIN.
THEN TO CREATE A YEARLY MARKETING STRATEGY TO ENSURE STAKEHOLDERS ARE AWARE OF COURSES REQUIREMENTS AND TIMELINE FOR REGISTRATION.
LASTLY, TO DEVELOP A YEARLY AWARENESS CALENDAR TO INFORM ALL STUDENTS OF THE OPPORTUNITIES IN ADVANCED ACADEMICS.
ONCE AGAIN, IN THIS AREA IS TIME AND EFFORT FUNDING THROUGH LOCAL FUNDS.
FINALLY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH SOME RESOURCES, SOME LINKS THAT YOU CAN SEEK TO LEARN MORE FROM IN TERMS OF WHAT WE USED AS THE FRAMEWORK AND ALSO THE COACHING FORM THAT I SPOKE ABOUT.
IF YOU WANT TO DELVE ANY DEEPER.
BASICALLY I JUST WANT TO END BY SAYING THANK YOU.
WE HAD FOUR VERY EFFECTIVE, I THINK WITH THE HELP OF ABOUT 130 INDIVIDUALS IN THE DISTRICT, AWESOME PROGRAM DIRECTORS THAT HELP US MOVE IT FORWARD AND WE DID IT IN A PANDEMIC AND WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
HAVING SAID THAT TO YOU, I WANT YOU ALSO TO KNOW AND DR. MCFARLAND HAS ALREADY MET WITH THE DIRECTORS.
WE'VE MET WITH THE DIRECTORS, WERE TALKING ABOUT ACTION PLANS AND WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
HE HAS BEEN WORKING VERY EFFECTIVELY TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHERE ARE WE GOING IN THE NEXT YEAR.
AT THIS TIME, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ONE OF THE DIRECTORS IN THE ROOM CAN TOO.
>> THANK YOU MS. GOETSCH FOR YOU PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YES, ROBINSON.
>> YES. I JUST WANT TO SAY UNDER SYSTEMS,
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I DO LIKE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR INCLUDING ADVANCED ACADEMICS AND CTE UNDER COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BECAUSE THEY JUST MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF THAT PIPELINE.I DO LIKE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE ENTIRE PROGRAM EVALUATION.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROBINSON. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MS. GOETSCH?
>> I DO HAVE A COMMENT AND A QUESTION.
THIS IS A GREAT FORMAT OF FRAMEWORK THAT YOU HAVE HERE.
I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, YOU MAY HAVE SAID IT, AND I MISSED IT OR IT MAY HAVE COME UP WITH SOME OTHER TIME AND I MISSED IT BUT THIS IS FOR SECONDARY, RIGHT?
>> WELL, ADVANCED ACADEMICS OF THE COURSEWORK IS IN SECONDARY.
WE STILL ARE WORKING VERTICALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE A BULK OF GIFTED STUDENTS.
IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF ADVANCED ACADEMICS, BUT WE ARE STILL SEEKING TO CONTINUE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL TO UNDERSTAND HOW CAN WE GET MORE INTO.
BUT YES, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, LET ME ANSWER IT, MY ANSWER IS YES.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR SECONDARY.
>> THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS THE COMPANION FRAMEWORK, I GUESS, FOR ELEMENTARY BECAUSE IF WE WAIT UNTIL THEY GET THERE AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY DONE ANYTHING TO PROMOTE OTHER THAN THE GIFTED PROGRAM BUT WITH ALL STUDENTS, THEN WE MAY HAVE A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
>> THAT'S DEFINITELY A GREAT QUESTION, MS. DAVIS.
MR. GILLIES HAS SOME REALLY AWESOME INFORMATION TO SHARE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH GT AND SO WE ANTICIPATED THAT WOULD BE THE QUESTION BECAUSE THAT WAS THE QUESTION I HAD ONCE WE HEARD THIS, SO WHAT ABOUT ELEMENTARY? MR. GILLIES, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GIVE US A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND HOW THAT IS A FEEDER TO THE SECONDARY?
>> ALL RIGHT. DR. HALL, DR. MCFARLAND, BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU.
WE BEGAN TO LOOK AT GT AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND WE NOTICED SOME ACCESS ISSUES WITH OUR STUDENTS.
WORKING OFF AN OLD SYSTEM THAT WAS IDENTIFYING STUDENTS WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED THE GIFTED STUDENTS WAS NOT WANTING TO BE HAPPENING IN CROWLEY ISD.
OUR FIRST STARTING POINT WAS LOOKING AT THE FEDERAL LAW SAYS ABOUT HOW YOU IDENTIFY GIFTED STUDENTS AND IT SAYS THAT A STUDENT WHO SHOWS THE CAPACITY OR THE POTENTIAL TO OUTPERFORM A STUDENT OF SIMILAR AGE, SIMILAR EXPERIENCE, AND SIMILAR ENVIRONMENT.
WE BEGAN THE CHARGE THIS YEAR BY GETTING A READ OF USING ONLY NATIONAL NORMS TO IDENTIFY OUR STUDENTS.
EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS THEIR OWN UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION NORMS, AS WELL AS DOWN TO SUB-POPULATIONS.
A STUDENT AT JUNE DAVIS WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT NORM TO QUALIFY THEM THAN A STUDENT AT BESS RACE.
IT'S BASED ON A THREE-YEAR TREND OF WHAT THE AVERAGE OF THOSE QUALIFYING SCORES WERE FOR THOSE SUB-POPULATIONS.
WHEN WE BEGAN THIS YEAR, WE HAD AN INEQUITY IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS IN GT AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND THEN THE DISCREPANCY WAS 22.8 PERCENT.
I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE HAVE LOWERED THAT TO 11.1 PERCENT THIS YEAR AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED ALMOST 400 ADDITIONAL GIFTED STUDENTS IN CISD.
I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR IT, THE WORK WAS DONE BY THE GIFTED SPECIALISTS WITH THE INTENSE AND VERY INTENTIONAL PUSH IN PROGRAM WE HAD, ESPECIALLY AT KINDERGARTEN AND SECOND GRADE BECAUSE AS I TOLD THE GIFTED SPECIALISTS, SOMEONE HAD TO TEACH MOZART HOW TO COMPOSE AND WE CAN'T EXPECT A STUDENT TO PERFORM AT AN ADVANCED LEVEL IF THEY'VE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO RIGOR AND SO WE DID THAT AND WE HAVE THE RESULTS THIS YEAR WITH OUR GIFTED POPULATION.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CISD HISTORY, WE HAVE MET WHAT THE STATE SAYS, WELL, ACTUALLY WE'VE EXCEEDED WHAT THE STATE SAYS.
OVER 10 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOW IDENTIFIED AS GT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CROWLEY ISD HISTORY, SO WE'RE HAPPY FOR THAT.
[APPLAUSE] MS. DAVIS, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE AVID FORM WE USED, THAT IS THE COACHING AND CERTIFICATIONS THAT WE USE TO CERTIFY OUR CAMPUSES EVERY YEAR.
AVID LAST YEAR USES THE SAME EXACT FORM TO CERTIFY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS THEY DO SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WANT EVERY CAMPUS IN CISD TO BE AN AVID CAMPUS FOR THE 21 AND 22 SCHOOL YEAR SO THEY ALL WILL HAVE THAT SAME RIGOROUS FOUR PILLARS THAT AVID HAS TO CERTIFY THOSE CAMPUSES TO MAINTAIN THEIR AVID CERTIFICATION, SO THEY'LL ALL BE EXPOSED TO IT.
>> MR. GILLIES, NOT TO DITCH YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHAT [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
YOU MENTIONED THOSE FOUR PILLARS.
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ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT AVID IS ACTUALLY THE SKILLS AND THE TOOLS THAT YOU START TO TEACH STUDENTS AT A VERY EARLY AGE.THAT WE KNOW THAT MOST STUDENTS WHO EITHER HAVE BEEN IN ADVANCED ACADEMICS FOR THEIR ENTIRE EXPERIENCE AGAIN THROUGH PROCESS OR SOME OF THEM MAY NOT EVEN NEED THEM BUT WE WOULD KNOW THE STUDENTS THAT WE'RE NOW GETTING INTO ADVANCED ACADEMICS.
THEY NEED THE SKILLS TO GO ALONG AND HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL.
WHY DON'T YOU TALK JUST BRIEFLY ABOUT THOSE FOUR FROM AVID?
>> THE FOUR PILLARS ARE INSTRUCTION, CULTURE, LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMS. IT LOOKS AT THOSE AS BEING INTEGRAL PARTS AND THE SUCCESS OF A SCHOOL.
WE HAVE A NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT, WHICH IS SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEN WE HAVE A NATIONAL SHOWCASE SCHOOL, WHICH IS JACKIE CARDEN.
IF YOU TOUR THOSE SCHOOLS, THE FIRST THING YOU SEE IS THE LEADERSHIP ON THOSE CAMPUSES IS INVESTED IN AVID.
WHAT I MEAN BY INVESTED IN IT IS, THEY DO CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CAMPUSES, THEY HAVE A WELL-DEVELOPED SITE TEAMS THAT LOOK AT THOSE FOUR PILLARS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOMS. IF YOU WALK THE BUILDING A JACKIE CARDEN, YOU SEE KINDERGARTENERS DOING CORNELL NOTES.
CORNELL NOTES ARE A HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE THING.
THE JACKIE CARDEN, WE'VE GOT PRE-K K DOING TYPE OF WORK.
IT IS MAKING ITS WAY TO THE OTHER CAMPUSES RAPIDLY.
THE GOAL OF AVID IS TO MOVE AWAY FROM COLLEGE AWARENESS THAT I KNOW TCU UNIVERSITY, I KNOW BAYLOR UNIVERSITY.
NOW WHEN I WALK INTO A CLASSROOM, I WITNESS COLLEGE GOING AND THAT'S THE LEVEL OF RIGOR THAT A TEACHER IS EXPECTING FROM THREE-YEAR-OLDS ALL THE WAY THROUGH 18-YEAR-OLDS AND SOME 19-YEAR-OLDS AT HIGH SCHOOL AS WE ALL WELL KNOW.
BUT IT HELPS THAT IT STARTS AT THE TOP WITH THE LEADERSHIP.
WHEN DR. MCFARLAND, I MET EARLIER IN THE YEAR, HE SAID, WE HAVE FIVE CAMPUSES THAT AREN'T AVID CAMPUSES, LET'S MAKE THOSE AVID CAMPUSES.
IT STARTS AT THE TOP, THE SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE GETTING CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN THE CLASSROOM, AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE AND ALSO WHEN THEY GET TO THE AVID SECONDARY, IT'S THAT CONTINUAL PRESENCE OF, THIS IS HOW YOU APPLY FOR COLLEGE, IS HOW YOU WRITE YOUR ESSAYS, THIS IS HOW YOU STAY ORGANIZED AND STAY ON TOP OF STUFF.
THEN ALSO THAT SYSTEM OF AVID TUTORIALS THAT SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, USUALLY WHO ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE GOING, AS WELL AS TAKING THEIR FIRST ADVANCED ACADEMIC COURSES. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
ALL CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO BECOME AVID CAMPUSES?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING OF AVID NOW IS THAT STUDENTS ENROLL IN AVID AND THEN THEY RECEIVE THESE SUPPORTS.
WHEN YOU SAY THAT CAMPUS IS GOING TO BECOME AN AVID CAMPUS, WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK? I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TRAIN THESE OTHER TEACHERS BUT WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE?
>> THERE'S TWO TYPES OF AVID PROGRAMS. AVID SCHOOL-WIDE IS AT YOUR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT EVEN A TEACHER WHO'S NOT AN AVID ELECTIVE TEACHER IS STILL USING THOSE CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES OR USING THE BINDERS OR USING INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS, THE TEACHER IS DOING THOSE JOURNAL RESPONSES TO THE STUDENTS WHEN THEY TAKE UP THEIR JOURNALS.
THAT IS AVID SCHOOL-WIDE, THAT HAPPENED AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
WE WERE DOING PRE-K REGISTRATION AND ONE OF THE COORDINATORS WENT DOWN TO A SATURDAY TUTORIAL AND THE KIDS WERE DOING ONE PAGERS.
THEY WERE TRANSFERRING ALL THIS INFORMATION ONTO A SINGLE PAGE TO GET READY FOR STAR.
THAT'S WHAT AVID ELEMENTARY LOOKS LIKE.
THOSE CONSISTENT STRATEGY THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM AND THE SITE TEAM AT EACH CAMPUS IDENTIFY AS A PRIORITY ON THE CAMPUS.
THEN YOU MOVE INTO HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU STILL HAVE THAT AVID CAMPUS-WIDE, BUT YOU NOW YOU ALSO HAVE THE AVID ELECTIVE WHERE THE KIDS APPLY FOR THAT.
THEY'RE INTERVIEWED AND THEN THEY'RE PUT IN THE CLASS.
THOSE ARE USUALLY YOUR FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE GOERS THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THEY RECEIVE AND SO PART OF THAT REQUIREMENT IS THAT THEY HAVE TO BE IN AT LEAST ONE ADVANCED ACADEMIC CLASS BE AT PRE-AP OR AP OR SOMETHING AT THE CTE CENTER.
IF IT'S ONE OF THE BIG INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS.
WHAT THEY GET AS SUPPORT THROUGH THOSE AVID TUTORIALS.
FOR EXAMPLE, AT CCA, EVERY STUDENT IS IN AVID ELECTIVE CLASS. DOES THAT MAKES SENSE?
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. GOETSCH OR MR. GILLIES? DR. MCFARLAND, YOU HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS?
>> NO MORE QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE, MR. GILLIES.
I DO WANT MS. HARRIS JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE, WELL,
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING FROM A COUNSELING ASPECT AS IT RELATES TO ADVANCED ACADEMICS, AND PRIMARILY WITH THE GROUP THAT WE TARGETED TO ADDRESS EQUITY ISSUES.>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, DR. HALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING ME TONIGHT.
WHEN DR. MCFARLAND IDENTIFIED, ALONG WITH THE COMMITTEE OF MEMBERS AT LEADERSHIP AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE, THERE WERE SEVERAL STUDENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED 2.7S OR GREATER THEIR ENTIRE SCHOOL CAREER, AND THOSE STUDENTS WERE IN REGULAR CLASSES.
SO WE LOOKED AT THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE POTENTIAL TO RECRUIT AND TO ENHANCE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCEMENT FOR THOSE STUDENTS BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT THE RIGOR AND THE RELEVANCE OF THE CURRICULUM CAN BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE MET WITH COUNSELORS AND WE WERE VERY INNOVATIVE AND JUST SHARED WITH THEM THE VISION.
DR. MCFARLAND SPOKE TO EACH COUNSELOR AND LET THEM KNOW JUST HIS PASSION FOR EQUITY AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED.
WE CAME UP WITH WHAT WE CALL SOAS, SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS.
THOSE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN A PARENT MEETING WHERE WE SPOKE TO THEIR PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS AND JUST LET THEM KNOW THE EXCITEMENT AND THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE FOR THEM.
THESE MOSTLY WERE STUDENTS THAT HAD NEVER BEEN ENROLLED IN ANY ADVANCED OPPORTUNITY IN THEIR ENTIRE SCHOOL CAREER.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, ALONG WITH THE WORK AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR BOARD AS WE LOOK TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS THROUGH EQUITY AND OUR GPA, THOSE STUDENTS ARE PUT INTO AN ADVANTAGE POINT AS FAR AS THEIR GPA AS WELL AS THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES BECAUSE WE KNEW MANY OF THE STUDENTS WERE NOT USED TO THE ATMOSPHERE OF MAYBE AN ADVANCED CURRICULUM OR ADVANCED CLASSROOM WITH THOSE EXPECTATIONS.
SO THERE WERE AVID TUTORS THAT TAUGHT THEM AVID STRATEGIES THAT ARE HIRED, A COUNSELOR THAT WORKED EXTRA HOURS WHERE SHE SUPPORTED THOSE STUDENTS WITH NEEDS, AS WELL AS WE LOOKED AT THE TEACHERS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAD THE SUPPORT TO REALLY MEET THE NEEDS AND DIFFERENTIATE THOSE THINGS FOR STUDENTS, FOR ALL STUDENTS, RATHER THAN THE STUDENT POPULATION THAT THEY HAD SERVED IN THEIR CAREER ENTIRETY.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID IN BECOMING INTENTIONAL AND WE PLAN TO DO MORE AS WE MOVE FORWARD THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE DAVIS? [LAUGHTER]
>> GREAT. THAT SOUNDS REALLY GREAT.
I THINK YOU MAY HAVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS EARLIER.
>> ACTUALLY, IT WAS IN AUGUST.
WE MET WITH ALL THE COUNSELORS AND WE WENT BACK AND WE IDENTIFIED ALL THOSE STUDENTS THROUGH OUR DATA AND WE CHANGED THEIR SCHEDULES.
WE PERSONALLY MET WITH EACH ONE OF THEM, CHANGED THEIR SCHEDULES, MADE A BIG TO-DO ABOUT IT.
WE SENT OUR PARENT LETTERS AND STUDENT LETTERS, WE HAD REMIND 101, WE HAD WISDOM WEDNESDAYS WHERE WE HAD SPEAKERS FROM THE COMMUNITY COME IN TO MOTIVATE THEM ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS JUST THEIR OVERCOMING STORIES TO MOTIVATE THOSE STUDENTS SO THEY CAN SEE PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE THEM THAT HAD GONE THE SAME ROUTE AND STILL BEEN A SUCCESS AND REALLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE THERE FOR THEM.
>> HAVE WE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE DATA, THE RESULTS YET?
>> NOT AT THIS TIME. WE ARE STILL REVIEWING INTO THE YEAR DATA BUT WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU ALL.
>> I WAS JUST CURIOUS, NO EXTRA WORK
>> NO. I THINK THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS, MS. DAVIS AND SO IN AUGUST, THE PLAN WAS FOR US TO PROVIDE AN EQUITY UPDATE.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS THE EQUITY AUDIT REALLY LED TO ALL OF THESE ACTIONS YOU HEAR US TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
WITH THAT EQUITY UPDATE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW THE STUDENTS PERFORMED THAT WE PLACED IN THOSE CLASSES AND EVEN HOW THE GT STUDENTS THERE PERFORMED WITH A NEW IDENTIFICATION STRATEGY.
SO WE DO PLAN TO GIVE AN UPDATE IN AUGUST ABOUT WHERE WE ARE.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I FEEL LIKE AFTER THAT THERE SHOULD BE A DISCLAIMER.
DR. MCFARLAND HAD THAT FIAT TONIGHT [INAUDIBLE].
BUT I DO WANT TO SHOUT YOU OUT FOR ALL BEING SO PREPARED TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION, FOR KNOWING YOUR CRAFT, KNOWING YOUR WORK, AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THE RESPONSES TO THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE TOOK A DEEP DIVE AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING READY.
IT JUST EXCITES ME ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT'S HAPPENING.
I REMEMBER WHEN YOU EMBARKED UPON THIS WORK AND IT'S BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OVER A VERY LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME, MY SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM IS KIND OF SKEWED WITH COVID, BUT TO SEE HOW IT'S MANIFESTING IN BEING FACILITATED IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND IN OUR DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU, DR. HALL. THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. DR. MCFARLAND, YOU GOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM? NO? OKAY. [LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT.
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THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT ITEMS AND PRESENTATIONS.IT BRINGS US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
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ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE BOARD MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT OR PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THIS TIME? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA, ARE THERE ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS THERE A MOTION?>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, TRUSTEE ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> OKAY. MR. RAY, THANK YOU FOR SECONDING THE MOTION. MOVE TO VOTE.
>> TRUSTEE MAYFIELD MAY BE LOGGED OUT RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED TO VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS, PRESIDENT HALL.
>> MOVE TO VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ALRIGHT, THIS MEANS IT'S NOW TO OUR CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS.
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AGENDA ITEM 11.1, THE 2021-2022 BUDGET APPROVAL. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MS. ADRIAN IS HERE TO PRESENT THE POTENTIAL BUDGET. MS. ADRIAN.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, DR. HALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AS PRESENTED EARLIER THIS EVENING, WE WILL NEED TO APPROVE THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND TONIGHT.
GENERAL OPERATING FUND SHOWS A 171 MILLION OF REVENUE USING POSSIBLY 8.7 OF FUND BALANCE TO OFFSET THE $171 MILLION WORTH OF EXPENDITURES.
FOOD SERVICE, BALANCE BUDGET OF $11.9 MILLION WHICH INCLUDES THE GUARANTEE OF 1.6 TO RE-INVEST IN THE PROGRAM, AND THE DEBT SERVICE OF 43 MILLION IN REVENUE, 35 IN DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS GIVING US AN INCREASE TO THE FUND BALANCE OF $7 MILLION.
JUST TO NOTE ON THE RECOMMENDATION, THE GENERAL FUND INCLUDES TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, NURSES RECEIVING AT LEAST AN $1800 PAY INCREASE BY UPDATING THEIR PAY SCHEDULE AND THE STAFF RECEIVING A 3% INCREASE TO THE MIDPOINT OF THEIR PAY GRADE.
THAT'S HOW THE RAISES WERE CALCULATED AND ENTERED IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
>>THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. ADRIAN, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I WILL RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 2021, 2022 GENERAL OPERATING CHILD NUTRITION AND DEBT SERVICE BUDGET AS PRESENTED TO INCLUDE THE PAY INCREASES AS PRESENTED.
>>THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, DR. BENTON.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN BETWEEN BEFORE WE GET OUR SECOND.
I HAVE A QUESTION JUST BASED ON, I GUESS WE'RE ALL DOING THIS AT THE SAME TIME, BOARD ACROSS THE NORTH TEXAS.
I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SOME BOARDS THAT ARE PROPOSING NOT ONLY A RAISE IN THE FORM OF PERCENTAGE LIKE WE DO TRADITIONALLY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO ASKING TO DO STIPENDS OR FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.
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THEY'RE USING ESSER FUNDS TO DO THAT.IS THERE ANY, POSSIBILITY, PROBABILITY, MAYBE, THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO STAND SUCH A PAYMENT AS WELL?
>>THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.
WE ARE ALL IN CONVERSATIONS AND PLANNING PROCESS, SO POSSIBLY DO THAT.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GET CLEAR ABOUT ESSER II AND WHAT'S ALLOWABLE AND REALLY HOW MUCH OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WE'LL ACTUALLY RECEIVE.
THEN AFTER WE DO THAT, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND PUT FORTH AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WILL ALLOW US TO COMPENSATE OUR TEACHERS IN ADDITION TO THE THREE PERCENT.
BUT AGAIN WE'RE NOT READY TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT ON IT, BUT AS SOON AS WE GET A CLARIFICATION ON ESSER II FUNDS, WE DO ANTICIPATE COMING BACK WITH THE IDEA OF DOING SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT WE DID IN THE PAST, WHERE WE'VE HAD A NOVEMBER PAYMENT.
WE'RE THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT WE DO THINK THAT IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THE ADDITIONAL PAYMENT, WE PLAN TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE A RANGE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING, BUT AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO DEPEND UPON WHAT THE ESSER II FUNDS WILL ALLOW AND WHAT OUR BUDGET WILL ALLOW AT THAT POINT.
WE SHOULD KNOW SOMETHING BY JULY.
>> AMEN. [LAUGHTER] IS THERE A SECOND? [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT [INAUDIBLE]. I MOVE TO VOTE.
BY A SHOW OF HANDS ALL IN FAVOR OF THE PASSAGE OF THE 2021, 2022 BUDGET APPROVAL.
THIS EVENING? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU. THIS MOVES US TO AGENDA ITEM 11.2, 2021, 2022 COMPENSATION PLAN, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE DR. COLEY HERE, TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. DR. COLEY?
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, DR. HALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M TONIGHT PRESENTING THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS YEAR'S 2021, 2022 COMPENSATION PLAN.
IT ALIGNS WITH GOAL 3, HAVING FOR OUR EMPOWERED STAFF AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
EACH YEAR ANY CHANGES TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN CAN BE CATEGORIZED INTO THREE MAJOR BUCKETS.
THE FIRST ONE OF THOSE WOULD BE CHANGES THAT ARE MADE THAT DON'T HAVE ANY FISCAL IMPACT FOR THE DISTRICT.
THINGS LIKE JOB TITLES THAT MIGHT BE CHANGED IN THE COMP PLAN OR POSITIONS [NOISE] THAT NO LONGER EXIST THAT NEED TO COME OUT OF THE COMP PLAN.
THE SECOND BIG BUCKET THAT CHANGES CAN BE REFLECTED ARE NEW APPROVED POSITIONS AND FOR THIS YEAR, YOU WILL NOTICE THINGS LIKE THE EXECUTIVE ZONE OFFICERS, THE EXECUTIVE PRINCIPLES, THE PRINCIPLES AND RESIDENTS, THOSE POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED THIS YEAR, AND APPROVED BY YOU.
THEN THE OTHER BIG BUCKET ARE ANY NEW STIPENDS.
STIPENDS ARE A HUGE PIECE OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN.
THIS YEAR'S PLAN INCLUDES THE STIPENDS FOR ADD SEA THE ADDITIONAL DAY SCHOOL YEAR AT DAVID WALKER, THE STIPENDS FOR THE STAFF THERE.
THEY INCLUDE A NEW STIPEND FOR MONTESSORI TEACHERS TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING THAT THEY RECEIVE IS VERY RIGOROUS TRAINING AND THE TIME IT TAKES TO COMPLETE THAT TRAINING.
WE ADDED A STIPEND FOR A LEAD DYSLEXIA TEACHER THIS YEAR, SOMEONE TO BE A LIAISON WITH THE SPECIALISTS BETWEEN THEM AND CENTRAL ADMIN, SO ONE TEACHER WILL BE RECEIVING THAT STIPEND.
I'M GOING TO ASK MR. KIRCHNER TO PULL UP OUT OF THE DRAFT PLAN, THE TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULES SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WHAT ALSO IS INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT TONIGHT ARE THE SALARY RAISES THAT YOU JUST APPROVED WITH THE BUDGET, THEY'RE REFLECTED IN THIS COMPENSATION PLAN.
WHAT I WANTED TO JUST POINT OUT FOR YOU ALL AND FOR THE PUBLIC IS THAT THE STARTING SALARY FOR THIS YEAR, MOVING FORWARD FOR THE '21, '22 SCHOOL YEAR, FOR A ZERO-YEAR TEACHER WILL BE $57,090.
THAT'S AN INCREASE OVER OUR CURRENT ZERO YEAR OF 56,590, SO WE'VE INCREASED OUR ZERO-YEAR PAY.
THEN AS MISS ADRIAN MENTIONED, EVERY TEACHER WHO'S CURRENTLY TEACHING WILL SEE A MINIMUM OF $1,800 OVER THEIR CURRENT SALARY, AND THOSE WERE REFLECTED THROUGHOUT THE STEPS IN THE PLAN.
IF YOU WOULD GO MAYBE JUST TO THE NEXT PAGE, MR. KIRCHNER, ON PAGE 3, JUST TO SPEAK TO HOW THE CALCULATION FOR THREE PERCENT OF THE MIDPOINT.
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YOU ALL MIGHT REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE TASBY AUDIT, THAT IS WHAT TASBY RECOMMENDS WHEN YOU GIVE A RAISE TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE PAY SCALE.FOR INSTANCE, ON THIS PAGE, IN PAY GRADE 1, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE PAY GRADE FOR THE POSITION AND CALCULATING THREE PERCENT OF THAT AMOUNT, AND THEN EVERYBODY IN THAT PAY GRADE WOULD GET THAT AMOUNT OF A RAISE.
JUST TO SPEAK TO HOW THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN JUST GIVING SOMEONE A THREE PERCENT RAISE, IT'S REALLY INTENDED TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE PLAN.
I JUST WANTED TO USE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF YOU.
[NOISE] THEN JUST LAST I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT IT IS A POLICY REQUIREMENT THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE COMP PLAN, PER POLICY DEA LOCAL THE BOARD MUST APPROVE THE COMPENSATION PLAN ANNUALLY.
TONIGHT WE BRING THE PLAN FOR YOU, WE BRING IT FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
I WILL SAY THAT THE STAFF WORKED SO TIRELESSLY THIS YEAR TO NAVIGATE THIS PANDEMIC AND THEY'RE SO DESERVING OF THIS INCREASE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THEIR EFFORTS.
THANK YOU TO MISS ADRIAN AND HER TEAM.
IT'S DEFINITELY A COLLABORATION BETWEEN HR AND THE BUSINESS AND FINANCE OFFICE TO PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT AND DELIVER COMPENSATION.
AS DR. MCFARLAND SAID, IT COMPRISES THE BULK OF OUR BUDGET, ANYWHERE FROM 80-85 PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET SITS IN COMPENSATION.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ACCURATE AND GET IT RIGHT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COLLABORATION, STACY, ALWAYS AND YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU.
TONIGHT WE BRING FOR APPROVAL THE 2021, 2022 COMPENSATION PLAN, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, DR. KOHLER, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. DR. KOHLER, I KNOW IT'S NOT PART OF THIS COMPENSATION PLAN, AND FORGIVE ME FOR NOT KNOWING THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT CAN YOU REMIND ME WHERE WE ARE IN RELATION TO THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT?
>> YES. ACTUALLY, YOU'LL SEE A REFERENCE TO IT IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN AND IT'S JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, IT'S NOTED ON PAGE 14.
WE'VE SUBMITTED OUR APPLICATION.
WE'VE RECEIVED OUR FIRST ROUND OF FEEDBACK BACK FROM TEA, IT WAS VERY MINIMAL.
JUST A FEW LITTLE ITEMS THEY'VE ASKED US TO ADD A FEW MORE PIECES OF INFORMATION ABOUT.
WE PLAN TO HAVE THAT SUBMITTED BY THE END OF THIS COMING WEEK.
THEN IN AUGUST, WE SHOULD HAVE OUR FINAL ANSWER ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT OUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED.
>> [OVERLAPPING] WOULD THAT MEAN THAT THIS WOULD BE A DATA COLLECTION YEAR, THIS COMING YEAR.
>> THIS IS OUR DATA COLLECTION YEAR COMING UP.
BUT TO YOUR POINT ABOUT WHAT'S ADDED INTO THE COMPENSATION PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD HIRE A TEACHER INTO OUR DISTRICT THIS YEAR WHO'S ALREADY EARNED A DESIGNATION OR A DISTINCTION BECAUSE THEY RECEIVED IT FROM A DISTRICT WHO WAS IN A COHORT AHEAD OF US.
THERE IS INFORMATION IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN ABOUT HOW WE WOULD COMPENSATE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CAME TO US WITH A DESIGNATION ALREADY.
WE WOULD COMPENSATE THEM IN THE SAME WAY, WE WOULD COMPENSATE OUR OWN TEACHERS WHEN THEY ARE EARNING DESIGNATIONS, BUT THAT VERBIAGE IS IN THERE IN THE COMP PLAN, SO IT'S AVAILABLE SHOULD WE HIRE SOMEBODY AND OUR SPENDING PLAN FOR THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT IS THAT 90 PERCENT WOULD GO TO THE TEACHER DIRECTLY.
>> THANK YOU, DR. BENTON, FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE NUANCE.
I HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT THAT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DR. KOHLER? IF THERE AREN'T OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE 2021, 2022 COMPENSATION PLAN AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, DR. WILSON MAYFIELD. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND FROM TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE, BY SHOW OF HANDS.
>> ARE YOU READY? [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER].
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>> WE'VE BEEN VOTING ON ZOOM AND WITH HANDS AND YES, MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
I'M SO EXCITED. BEFORE YOU HAVE A SEAT DR. COHLER, IS THIS YOUR LAST MEETING?
>> YES, MA'AM. IT'S MY LAST DAY.
>> IT'S YOUR LAST DAY. WE HAVE TO GIVE YOU A STANDINGINNOVATION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO CROWLEY ISD.
[APPLAUSE] WE LOVE YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU BUT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE YOU BACK.
>> YOU THOUGHT YOU'RE GOING TO SNEAK OUT OF HERE WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED. NO, MA'AM.
>> NO MIC DROP. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ALWAYS AND THIS BOARD IS GREAT TO WORK WITH.
MY COLLEAGUES, OF COURSE, ARE AMAZING.
MY FAMILY AND MY HUSBAND'S HERE TONIGHT, WHICH IS SO WEIRD LIKE HE SNUCK IN SOMEHOW.
WE WERE GOING THROUGH PICTURES FOR MY RECEPTION THE OTHER NIGHT AND LAST NIGHT, MY HUSBAND SAID, I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE I SHARE YOU WITH, HOW BIG YOUR WORK FAMILY IS, AND HOW CONNECTED YOU ARE TO SO MANY PEOPLE, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU.
BUT AS I SAY, WE EXPECT TO SEE YOU AROUND.
HUSBAND, THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER WITH US.
SHE IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE AND HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS BLESSING.
THE SHORT TIME THAT I'VE KNOWN YOU, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR SERVICE AND THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT WE'VE MADE, SO THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE THE ENVY. YOU'RE LIVING MY DREAM NOW.
[LAUGHTER] THIS NOW BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 11.3, STUDENT DRESS CODES, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING THIS NEXT ITEM FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD EARLIER. MS. KUNSHIK.
>> THANK YOU. DR. HALL, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. MCFARLAND, THIS EVENING, I DO BRING TO YOU AS AN ACTION ITEM, THAT OF STUDENT DRESS CODE FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR.
BEFORE WE STARTED, WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS JUST TO HAVE YOU TO FEEL ASSURED THAT WE DREW COMMITTEES IN AND WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER.
IN DOING SO, I WANTED TO GO THROUGH QUICKLY THE REVIEW CYCLE OF HOW WE LOOKED AT THIS.
WE ASKED CAMPUS PRINCIPALS TO PUT TOGETHER A CAMPUS DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE.
MAY 3RD THROUGH MAY 21ST, THEY THEN TOOK SOME TIME TO REVIEW THESE DOCUMENTS.
THEY TOOK A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT POLICY REVIEW, THE FINES, FEES, CHARGES, ELEMENTARY DRESS, AND SECONDARY DRESS.
THEY WERE ALSO GIVEN LINKS TO OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS SO THAT THEY CAN REVIEW THEIR DIRECT DRESS CODE AND GET SOME IDEAS OF WHAT ARE OTHER DISTRICTS DOING.
THEN WE WENT ON TO, OF COURSE, SEEK THEIR FEEDBACK.
EACH OF THE DISTRICTS, INDIVIDUALLY, WERE ABLE THEN TO TURN IN THEIR FEEDBACK SPECIFICALLY TO THEIR NEED AND WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO OBSERVE FOR THIS PAST ACADEMIC YEAR.
FROM THERE, WE WENT ON TO HAVE DISTRICT MEETINGS.
WE HAD FOUR DISTRICT CALIBRATION REVIEW MEETINGS, WHERE WE THEN MET WITH THE COMMITTEES OR A DESIGNEE IF IT WAS NOT THE PRINCIPAL, WE ALL CAME TOGETHER AND WE REVIEWED WHAT IS IT THE CAMPUSES ARE DOING? WE SOUGHT TO LOOK FOR RECURRING THEMES.
IN THE DISCUSSION IN THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OUT ABOUT FIVE ITEMS THAT RESONATED MOSTLY ON MOST CAMPUSES.
I WANT TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU.
THESE WERE THE HIGH-DISCUSSION POINTS WE DISCUSSED.
SHOULD WE MAINTAIN A STANDARDIZED DRESS VERSUS NON-STANDARDIZED DRESS CODE? WE ALSO DISCUSSED HEAD COVERINGS, DIVERSIFYING SHIRT PRINTS SUCH AS DO WE ALLOW MORE OF STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO WEAR SPORTING SHIRTS OR COLLEGE SHIRTS, AVID SHIRTS? THAT WAS A HOT TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.
THEN WE DISCUSSED, THIS ONE SURFACES ALMOST EVERY YEAR, YOGA PANTS VERSUS LEGGINGS IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS AND SO WE TALKED IN-DEPTH ABOUT THAT AREA.
IN THIS LAST LAYER AREA, WE SPOKE HEAVILY ABOUT JEANS.
THERE WAS A HIGH-RECURRING THEME THAT RESONATED IN SAYING THAT IN THIS PAST YEAR, WE REALIZED THAT STUDENTS FOR VARIOUS REASONS, SHOULD WE CONSIDER ALLOWING JEANS? PRINCIPALS TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THAT THEY THOUGHT JEANS ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND SOMETIMES, WELL MOSTLY WHEN YOU THINK OF HOW STUDENTS ARE GROWING THAT THE TOPS, THEY CAN WEAR THEM MORE LENGTH OF A TIME THAT THEY CAN THE PANTS.
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WE TALKED ABOUT SHOULD WE OPEN UP JUST YET ANOTHER AVENUE FOR STUDENTS, FOR THE PANTS? SO WE TALKED ABOUT JEANS.DRUMLINE, THE CHANGE AND RECOMMENDATION THAT WE PROPOSE TO YOU THIS EVENING FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION AND ACTION IS THAT WE RECOMMEND TO MAINTAIN CURRENT STANDARD OF DRESS IN ALL RESPECTIVE AREAS AND CONSIDER TO ADD JEANS TO THE LIST OF BOTTOMS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I ALSO WANTED TO ADD A SIDE NOTE JUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS IS THE PARENT COMMITTEE THAT WAS PRESENTED THIS EVENING FROM TERRA SHEEHAN, WE HAVE BEEN IN DIALOGUE WITH HER.
SHE OF COURSE, AS YOU UNDERSTOOD, LEADS THE CROWLEY MOMS COMMUNITY GROUP.
THEY TALKED ABOUT REALLY ESTABLISHING THIS HUB ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THE SOUTH SIDE TO HELP US ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.
THEY'RE COMMITTED TO THAT AND I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION THIS EVENING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND BOARD ACTION.
I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU, MS. [INAUDIBLE]. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?
>> I HAVE A COMMENT. [OVERLAPPING] I WANT TO SAY.
THANK YOU, MRS. KUNSHIK FOR CONSIDERING THE PARENT'S CONCERNS.
THANK YOU, MRS. SHEEHAN AND THE CROWLEY MOMS FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.
I WILL SAY PERSONALLY, UNIFORMS ARE CONVENIENT FOR ME BUT LIKE OTHER PARENTS THIS PAST YEAR, MY FAMILY ALSO EXPERIENCED LOSS AND JEANS WERE SO CONVENIENT BECAUSE AS MANY OF YOU MIGHT KNOW, MY HOUSE WAS DAMAGED SO WE'RE LIVING IN A HOTEL.
I'M GOING TO GET EMOTIONAL. BUT TRYING TO FIND SCHOOL CLOTHES AND UNIFORMS SOUNDS LIKE WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO WEAR? [LAUGHTER] GET SOME JEANS.
THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES MY DAUGHTER, THEY HAVE TOPS, BUT WE COULD NOT FIND UNIFORM BOTTOMS AND I WAS LIKE, "IT'S TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, I'M NOT GOING TO BUY UNIFORM BOTTOMS. GET SOME JEANS AND PUT THOSE ON AND JUST GO TO SCHOOL." I KNOW LIKE OTHER PARENTS, I FELT THE SAME WAY AND IT IS JUST THE CONVENIENCE.
AGAIN, THEY'RE GROWING, LET THEM WEAR WHAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?
>> JUST THAT MY DAUGHTER WILL BE EXTREMELY HAPPY.
[LAUGHTER] SHE HAS BEGGED FOR THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND THE INVOLVEMENT WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL, HAVING THEIR CONSIDERATIONS HEARD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. KUNSHIK. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME SURROUNDING THE TOPIC? WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE OUR STAKEHOLDERS, OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS OUR PRINCIPALS, HAVE BEEN CONSULTED AND THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND A PLATFORM TO SHARE THEIR PAINS SURROUNDING THE SUBJECT, AND YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TONIGHT ARE REFLECTIVE OF THOSE.
>>WE DO HAVE THE DRESS CODE BEFORE US TONIGHT.
IT IS IN CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BOARD, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE STUDENT DRESS CODES FOR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, DR. MAYFIELD. IS THERE A SECOND?
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. IT'S NOT A CELEBRATION.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, JEANS ON THE TABLE.
AGENDA ITEM 11.4, PURPOSES OF RAAWEE.
RAAWEE. AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? RAAWEE K12 SOLUTION TRUANCY AND DROPOUT PREVENTION SYSTEM, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE TALKED EARLIER DURING OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDANCE AND ENSURING THAT KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL AND NOTIFYING PARENTS WHEN THEY'RE NOT.
WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
MR. SWANN AND DR. HAMLET HAVE DONE AN EXTENSIVE WORK IN LOOKING AT A SOLUTION FOR TRUANCY AND ALSO DROPOUT PROVISION.
WE'RE PROUD TONIGHT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU A FULL CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
MR. SWANN, IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD AND INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS TO TALK ABOUT RAAWEE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. HALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT, PROCURING OF THAT DEGREE THERE.
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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND, WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE YOU WITH ANOTHER GLIMPSE AT A NEW SYSTEM FOR DROPOUT AND PREVENTION.IT'S A CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND TRUANCY PREVENTION SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SYSTEM OF SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS FOR IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES AND INTERVENTIONS FOR PREVENTING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.
IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE ACTIVE ATTENDANCE PARTICIPATION CONSISTENTLY IN SCHOOLS.
ALSO, RAAWEE CREATES AN AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF STUDENT ABSENTEEISM AND THE BARRIERS THAT AFFECT THE WHOLE CHILD, FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
AS WE KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE A CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
THIS IS [INAUDIBLE] THRIVING STUDENTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS A REVENUE GENERATOR.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AROUND $55,500.
TODAY, WE HAVE QUASI SALIM, CEO TO SHARE A BRIEF OVERVIEW ALONG WITH THE VITAL PACKAGE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO USE IN CISD.
WELCOME TO THE PODIUM, MR. SALIM.
>> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
[INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE] , THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS MY FIRST BOARD PRESENTATION.
NORMALLY THIS PRESENTATION THAT I DO WHEN I HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE SOFTWARE DOES, IT TAKES UP 1.5 HOURS AND I WAS TOLD I HAVE ONLY 3-5 MINUTES MAX [LAUGHTER] AND I HAVE USED THIRTY SECONDS.
MY NAME IS SALEEM QAZI, AND I'M ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS OF THIS SOFTWARE.
WE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT ATTENDANCE, AND THOUGH MR. SWANN MENTIONED ABOUT THE BEST PRACTICES.
FIRST LET ME QUICKLY GIVE YOU WHAT BEST PRACTICES MEAN IN ATTENDANCE DOMAIN.
WHAT IT MEANS FOR US IS THAT, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO ARE DOING EXCESSIVE ABSENCES IMMEDIATELY, VERY QUICKLY, WITHOUT ANY EFFORT FROM OUR STAFF RATHER THAN RUNNING REPORTS AND IN FIGURING OUT WHO ARE DOING ABSENCES AND ALL THAT.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS AND WITHOUT ANY EFFORTS. THAT'S NUMBER 1.
NUMBER 2 IS BASICALLY WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THEM VERY QUICKLY AS WELL.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND TALK TO THEM VERY QUICKLY AS WELL, WITH THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.
RATHER THAN WAITING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, 2, 3, 4 WEEKS LATER, WHEN THEY HAVE ACCUMULATED LOTS OF ABSENCES, WE REACH OUT TO THEM, WE FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF THEIR ABSENCES? WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS? THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRACK HOW WE HELP THEM AND WHETHER OUR HELP ACTUALLY MADE ANY IMPACT TOWARDS OUR ATTENDANCE. THAT'S THE SECOND.
THE THIRD POINT IS BASICALLY THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, AND THE THIRD POINT I WOULD SAY IS THE DATA, UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT, AND HOW TO CALIBRATE OUR INTERVENTIONS AND OUR APPROACH TO IMPROVE WHAT WE ARE GETTING.
BASICALLY IN THIS CHART, WHAT WE DO IS WE AUTOMATE THE WHOLE INTERVENTION PROCESS FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT.
THEY ARE NOT DOING ANY GUESSWORK OR THEY'RE NOT DOING BEING SELECTIVE, NO STUDENTS FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, AND THE SYSTEM WILL TELL THEM EVERY MORNING AT THE CAMPUSES THAT, WHO ARE THE STUDENTS WHOM WE SHOULD BE SENDING OUT THE LETTERS, WHO ARE THE PARENTS WHOM WE SHOULD BE CALLING OUT AND FINDING OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW WE CAN HELP, AND WHO ARE THE STUDENTS NOW FOR THE CONTRACT AND THE OTHER INTERVENTIONS THAT THE DISTRICT WANTS TO DO.
NO FIGURING OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THE SYSTEM WILL ALERT THE STAFF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR WHAT STUDENTS.
THAT'S NUMBER 1. SO IDENTIFICATION, AND IMMEDIATELY REACHING OUT.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. HERE WE ARE SHOWING SOME DATA HERE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT BARRIERS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF ABSENCES IN YOUR DISTRICT AND IN YOUR COMMUNITIES, IN YOUR CAMPUSES, IN YOUR DIFFERENT GRADES.
WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CAUSE? AGAIN, IT WILL ALSO SHOW YOU WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ABOUT IT.
WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS JUST A SAMPLE OF MY DEMO, THOSE ARE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE WHO ARE DOING EXCESSIVE ABSENCES DUE TO THOSE CAUSES.
IT COULD BE TRANSPORTATION, IT COULD BE MENTAL HEALTH, IT COULD BE PHYSICAL HEALTH, WHATEVER THE BARRIERS ARE THERE, LIST OF BARRIERS IN OUR SYSTEM.
THIS IS A DATA. ONE OF THE GAME CHANGERS THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR, WE INTRODUCED IN OUR SYSTEM IS, DUE TO THE COVID WE ALSO IMPROVED, IS THAT NOW YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CONNECT THE PARENTS OR THE STUDENTS AS SOON AS YOU FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE DISTRICT RESOURCES IMMEDIATELY.
THAT'S OKAY. WE WERE TALKING TO MOM AND SHE SAID, THE STUDENT HAS A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE.
EARLIER, YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE, YOU NOTE DOWN,
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AND THEN SOME POINT IF YOU REMEMBER, TWO WEEKS LATER, OR A WEEK LATER, YOU FOLLOW UP ON THAT.HERE, YOU'D IMMEDIATELY CONNECT THEM TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CALL WILL KNOW ABOUT IT.
THIS IS GOING ON AND WE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THAT PARENT.
THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE EXAMPLES AND THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER THINGS AS WELL.
IT WILL SHOW YOU, WHO ARE THE STUDENTS, HOW MANY STUDENTS, HOW MUCH FUNDING IS BEING LOST DUE TO THOSE BARRIERS.
IF YOUR TRANSPORTATION IS COSTING YOU A LOT OR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE COSTING YOU A LOT, SO THAT YOU CAN ALIGN YOUR RESOURCES ACCORDING TO THAT FUNDS ALSO.
BECAUSE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IS ONE THING, BUT ANOTHER THING IS HOW MUCH FUNDING WE ARE LOSING BECAUSE OF THOSE ABSENCES.
THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE THING THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AGAIN, I BECAME PASSIONATE ABOUT, LIKE ALMOST SIX YEARS AGO, ABOUT ATTENDANCE WHEN I STARTED DOING THIS PROJECT HERE.
IT HAS GROWN, NOW WE HAVE MORE THAN, I WOULD SAY, 20 DISTRICTS HERE IN TEXAS WE ARE SERVING.
SOME OF THEM ARE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, GARLAND ISD, HEB ISD, PASADENA ISD, DEER PARK ISD, LAREDO ISD, KATY ISD.
LOTS OF DISTRICTS WE ARE WORKING WITH, SEGUIN ISD, AND MANY OTHERS ACROSS TEXAS AND IN UNITED STATES.
WE HAVE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WHOM WE ARE NOW SERVING IN CALIFORNIA AND STATE OF WASHINGTON AND OHIO.
ALL OF THESE DISTRICTS, WHAT WE NOTICE IS THAT THEY WERE OFFERING DISTANCE LEARNING.
EVERYBODY WAS LEARNING, AND SOME WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER DISTANCE LEARNING GOING FORWARD IF THE LAW ALLOWS THEM.
WHAT OUR SYSTEM CAN DO IS THAT IT CAN IDENTIFY AND CAN SHOW YOU THAT WHAT YOUR DIFFERENT LEARNING MODES ARE YOUR ADA LOOKS LIKE, HOW MUCH FUNDING YOU ARE LOSING.
LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, MAYBE YOU MAY NOTICE, WE ARE OFFERING DISTANCE LEARNING AND OUR DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS HAVE BETTER ATTENDANCE THAN IN-PERSON STUDENTS, AND WE'RE LOSING LESS AND DISTANCE LEARNING, SO MAYBE WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE THAT OR VICE VERSA.
THAT ACTUALLY WILL ALSO HELP YOU IF YOU COME TO THAT.
IF YOU HAVE DIFFERENT LEARNING MODES, YOU CAN IDENTIFY YOUR ADA, YOUR REVENUE LOSS, YOUR ABSENCES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN WE ARE CALLING, BECAUSE THIS SYSTEM YOU'RE GOING TO ENGAGE YOUR STAFF, YOUR COUNSELORS, YOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, TO DOCUMENT AND ENGAGE WHAT'S GOING ON.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT, THEY SPOKE TO MOM OR THEY SPOKE TO THE FAMILY, AND THEY CAN DOCUMENT HERE IN ONE OF THE CALL PARENTS.
THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON, AND THEY CAN DOCUMENT HERE.
THEY GET THE LIST OF ALL WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR WHAT STUDENT, AND THEY CAN SIMPLY DOCUMENT, SO EVERYTHING IS IN ONE PLACE.
RIGHT NOW WHAT YOU HAVE IS, YOU HAVE LETTERS GOING OUT SOMEWHERE ELSE, YOU HAVE HOME VISITS SOMEWHERE ELSE, YOU HAVE CALL PARENTS SOMEWHERE ELSE, CONTRACTS THAT ARE IN ANOTHER PLACE, ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THIS SYSTEM IS GOING TO COMBINE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IT'S WORKING, BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE AND THIS IS WORKING. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SORRY. JUST TWO MORE MINUTES, RATHER ONE MORE MINUTE.
THIS IS ABOUT ADA BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] MENTIONED ABOUT THE ADA, IMPORTANCE OF ADA.
THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE TINY PIECES OF THE ADA ANALYTICS THAT WE HAVE BUILT IN OUR SYSTEM.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE, ALL THE YEAR, HOW YOUR ADA IS COMPARING TO THE PAST YEARS.
ONCE WE HAVE THE DATA, WE ARE HOPING THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO CAPTURE YOUR THIS YEAR'S DATA.
IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW WE ARE DOING NOW AS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
ONE OF THE PIECES OF THIS SCREEN IS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE HERE, IS YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH REGULAR ADA FUNDING YOU'RE LOSING, AND THAT ADMINISTRATORS AT CAMPUSES CAN SEE ALSO, NOT JUST ABSENCES, BUT THAT ALSO WE HAVE SEEN SOME POSITIVE IMPACT THAT ADMINISTRATORS CAN SEE, THIS IS HOW MUCH WE ARE LOSING, WE HAVE TO BE DOING MORE ABOUT ATTENDANCE.
THOSE ARE ONE OF FEWER THINGS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AGAIN, THIS IS SHOWING YOU THE ABSENCES TREND ON THE DATA ANALYTIC SLIDE.
THIS IS A REAL-TIME SYSTEM, SO THAT WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT ANY REPORT, IT IS SHOWING YOU THIS IS WHERE WE STAND AS OF THIS MORNING.
WE ARE READING YOUR ABSENCES DATA EVERY NIGHT.
IN THE MORNING YOU HAVE UPDATED DATA HERE, AND WE CAN SEE IN JULY EVEN MY DEMO DISTRICT STARTED, WE HAVE THOSE MANY ABSENCES.
AS WE STARTED PROVIDING INTERVENTIONS, AS WE ARE ENGAGING FAMILIES BETTER, OUR ABSENCES GET REDUCING.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHETHER IT'S REDUCING OR NON-REDUCING IN REAL TIME.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR PARTNER DISTRICTS, HEB ISD.
THEY HAVE BEEN OUR PARTNER FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS.
NOW, THIS WILL BE THE 5TH YEAR.
JOHNNY VISITED WITH THEM, AND THIS IS THEIR COMMENTS TO THEM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> THANK YOU, MR. SALEEM, YOU DID
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A REALLY GOOD JOB SHORTENING YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR THAT.TRUANCY IS ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS I HAVE IN THE DISTRICT WHERE I WORK.
I'M A GEEK ABOUT THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR SCHEDULING LAST BOARD MEETING AND TRUANCY FOR MENTIONING THIS FOR ME, I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I LOVE THE FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM WITH REGARDS TO ALL OF THE INTERVENTIONS, AND THEN BEING ABLE TO BE IN ONE LOCATION.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A REAL DIFFICULTY IN THE DISTRICT WHERE I SERVE, SO I THINK THAT THAT'S VERY VALUABLE.
I ALSO LOVE THE COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF WHERE THE DIFFERENT MODES THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW THAT'S IMPACTING US AND WITH THAT.
JUST BE ABLE TO BREAK OUT HOW THAT ATTENDANCE IS IMPACTING US, AND WHERE STUDENTS ARE BEING SUCCESSFUL.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT, SO I JUST HAD TO COMMENT ON IT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM OR QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT FIRST.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THE QUESTION I HAVE IS THE DATA COLLECTION.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS JUST THE TECHNOLOGY ITSELF, THE SERVICE, OR THE FOLLOW-UP, THE INTERVENTION COMES IN FROM INTERNAL, RIGHT?
>> THAT WOULD BE THE INTERNAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE PARENTS COMPLETING, I GUESS A FOLLOW-UP OR THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS? I SAW ONE OF THE EXAMPLES WAS ABOUT BULLYING AND SOME STUDENTS DON'T GO TO THEIR PARENTS, SO WILL THAT LATER COME THROUGH COUNSELING A TEACHER TO UPDATE THIS SO THAT WE KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT THOSE EXAMPLES ARE?
THANK YOU, DR. HALL, DR. MCFARLAND, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WE HAVE PUT A PROCESS TOGETHER AND PLANNING WITH HIM.
THE THING THAT I LIKE ABOUT THE PROGRAM IS THAT IT'S NOT JUST SENDING OUT LETTERS BUT WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE IN WHICH AFTER SO MANY UNEXCUSED ABSENCES, WE HAVE AN SEL CAMPUS-BASED INTERVENTION COMPONENT THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
THEN THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, BEFORE WE EVEN FILE TRUANCY, THERE ARE SEVERAL SEL INTERVENTION COMPONENTS WITH THIS PROCESS AND ALSO AN ATTENDANCE CONTRACT WITH THE PARENTS.
ALSO, JUST ALLOWING OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP.
I LOOKED AT THIS PROGRAM, IT'S BEEN A RELATIONSHIP TYPE OF PROGRAM.
THAT'S THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
IN ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, MR. RAY, WE DID DO SOME INVESTIGATION, THE THING I DO LIKE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM ALSO IS THE FACT THAT EACH CAMPUS HAS CONTROL OF THE PROCESS.
SO AS THEY LOOK AT THAT ACTION BOARD, THEY ARE ABLE TO SEE IF A STUDENT RECEIVES AN ABSENCE BY ACCIDENT, THEY CAN GO IN AND SUPPRESS THAT LETTER AND NOT SEND THAT LETTER OUT.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THIS PAST YEAR, THE STATE ALSO REQUIRED US TO PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS, LIST THE STUDENTS WITH INTERVENTIONS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL ALREADY HAVE THOSE INTERVENTIONS AND WE CAN BE PROACTIVE WITH THE PROCESS WITH THE INTERVENTIONS AT THE FRONT END OF IT BECAUSE IN THE END, WE'RE NOT HERE TRYING TO PROVIDE TRUANCY, WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE EDUCATED.
WE'VE GOT TO REACH THEM AND WE GOT TO KEEP THEM. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION, TWO QUESTIONS, I THINK.
ONE, THIS IS PROBABLY FOR DR. MCFARLAND, THE STAFF THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ONCE THESE THINGS HAPPEN OR ENTERING THIS INFORMATION IN, WHO IS IT? THE SEL STAFF THAT'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEN GETTING THE LETTERS OUT AND DOING THE FOLLOW-UP AND ALL OF THAT?
>> ACTUALLY, THE SEL STAFF, THEY'RE MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERVENTIONS AND ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS.
AS FAR AS THE PROCESSING OF THE LETTERS AND ALL THAT, THAT WE HAVE AN ATTENDANCE OF FOLKS ON CAMPUS, BUT A LOT OF IT WILL BE AUTOMATED, GETTING THE LETTERS OUT WILL BE AUTOMATED FOR THE MOST PART.
HOWEVER, THERE IS AN ATTENDANCE PERSON THAT'S A CLERICAL PERSON THAT'S ON ALL CAMPUSES TO ADDRESS THAT.
>> OKAY. MY OTHER QUESTION IS THE ONLINE TRUANCY CLASS, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT?
>> WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU IS JUST A SAMPLE.
ONE OF OUR PARTNER [INAUDIBLE] , A YEAR BEFORE COVID,
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THEY HAD THIS INTERVENTION.WHEN STUDENTS REACH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF UNEXCUSED THRESHOLDS, SAY EIGHT UNEXCUSED ABSENCES, THEY MADE IT MANDATORY FOR THE PARENTS TO ATTEND THAT ONLINE WEBINAR WHERE THEY HAVE TO TAKE A TEST AND PASS AT LEAST WITH 80%.
WHAT WE SHARED WITH YOU, IT IS CUSTOMIZED.
WHAT THE DISTRICT DOES, THAT SHOWS THERE.
>> SO THAT CLASS IS FOR PARENTS?
>> FOR THE PARENTS, ONLINE TRUANCY CLASS.
IT WAS ONLY IN ONE DISTRICT THAT WE WORKED WITH [INAUDIBLE].
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. SALIM, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CROWLEY K12 SOLUTIONS TRUANCY AND DROPOUT PREVENTION SYSTEM FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, TRUSTEE ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SECOND, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. MOVE TO VOTE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THIS BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 11.5, TASK B, BOARD POSITION, REGION 11 D, CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRSHNER IS HERE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. MR. KIRSHNER.
>> DR. MCFARLAND, DR. HALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WE DISCUSSED AT A PREVIOUS MEETING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR TRUSTEES TO NOMINATE SOMEONE FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD TO BE CONSIDERED TO RUN FOR THE TASB BOARD POSITION REGION 11 D.
INFORMATION THERE IS IN YOUR PACKETS ABOUT THE POSITION.
THE CURRENT INCUMBENT WHO HAS INDICATED SHE WILL BE SEEKING RE-ELECTION FROM VALLEY VIEW ISD.
JUST THE GUIDELINES IN THERE FOR THE NOMINATION PROCESS ARE ALL THERE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.
THE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTICE THOUGH, IS THAT IF OUR BOARD WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE, THEY MUST BE RECEIVED BY TASB BE BY NEXT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30TH.
SO THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TONIGHT ON THAT IF YOU'RE SO INTERESTED. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, MR. KIRSHNER. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART, I WAS HOPING THAT WAS GOING TO COME OUT IN THE FORM OF A COMMENT OR A QUESTION [LAUGHTER]
>> I MEAN, I WOULDN'T MIND RUNNING, I RAN LAST TIME BUT IT WAS AN INTERESTING PROCESS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THESE DECKS ARE PRETTY STACKED, YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY IN THERE [LAUGHTER].
IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE TASB TO RECOMMEND ANYBODY ELSE.
ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW, IS ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED? [LAUGHTER].
>> MR. RAY HAS INTEREST AND WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO SUBMIT THE NOMINATION FORM, CORRECT?
>> THERE'S A PACKET THAT THE CANDIDATE WOULD HAVE TO FILL OUT.
THE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, AN APPLICATION, I BELIEVE.
THE IMPORTANT PART OF THAT, THAT HAS TO BE RECEIVED BY TASB NO LATER THAN NEXT WEDNESDAY.
>> MR. RAY, YOU'RE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE IN COMPLETING THE PACKET BY NEXT WEEK?
>> I'LL DO IT IF NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO.
>> THERE'S NOT A LINE. [LAUGHTER]
>> WE SUPPORT YOU. PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN ASSIST.
>> COOL. DO WE HAVE TO FORMALLY TAKE ACTION?
>> TAKE ACTION ON THAT HE'S YOUR NOMINEE FROM THE CROWLEY ISD SCHOOL.
>> ALL RIGHT. WILL SOMEONE MAKE THAT MOTION OR NOMINATION FORMALLY?
>> I MOVE THAT THE CROWLEY ISD SCHOOL BOARD ENDORSES THE CANDIDACY OF TRUSTEE RYAN RAY TO FILL A POSITION ON THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGION 11 POSITION A.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR EMOTION, DR. MAYFIELD. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SECOND, TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE]. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION DOES PASS WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
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OKAY. THANK YOU. IT PASSES SUCCESSFULLY.MOVING ON [LAUGHTER] TO AGENDA ITEM 11.6, APPROVAL OF REPLACEMENT CYCLE ITEMS, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AS WE ARE MANAGING A BUDGET THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL OUR REPLACEMENT CYCLE.
ITEMS ON OUR REPLACEMENT CYCLE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO BUDGET FOR, BUT ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ONCE WE KNOW WHAT THE CONDITION OF OUR BUDGET IS, NORMALLY IT HAPPENS AFTER THE AUDIT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ON THE LIST THAT WE LIKE TO ADDRESS WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
ONE WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY, AND SO I'LL ASK MR. SWANN TO COME FORWARD AND JUST GIVE US THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ON THE FINE ARTS LIST, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT JUST ONE THAT WE LIKE TO ADDRESS.
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY ASKING FOR ACTION ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT BECAUSE IT IS NOT AT THE THRESHOLD, HOWEVER, WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IT.
MR. SWANN, IF YOU CAN GIVE US JUST THE OVERVIEW OF THE FINE ARTS ITEMS THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ONE WE'D LIKE TO ADDRESS.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. HALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
THERE ARE ABOUT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ITEMS THAT WE'D LIKE TO ADDRESS, CERTAINLY WITH OUR REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A PRIORITY OF BAND INSTRUMENTS FOR THE FIRST TREND FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR.
THAT WOULD BE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO MIDDLE SCHOOL, OF COURSE, THAT'S GOING TO BE A PLETHORA OF INSTRUMENTS THAT WOULD BE NEEDING.
WE KNOW THAT THE BAND DIRECTORS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB THIS PAST YEAR ALONE WITH THE CHOIR DIRECTORS, ETC.
SO WE KNOW THAT THESE THINGS ARE NEEDED.
FOR PRIORITY TWO, WE ACTUALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE INSTRUMENTS, CERTAINLY IF WE COULDN'T GET TO PRIORITY ONE, WE LOOKED AT THOSE THINGS AS BEING, AGAIN, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR PROGRESSION IN THEIR PARTICULAR ART.
BUT ALSO SOME THINGS THAT WE NEEDED AT KANSAS WERE MICROPHONES ALONG WITH CHAIRS FOR THE CHOIR.
NOW, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO ADDRESS THE CHAIRS FOR THE CHOIR CERTAINLY.
WE WANT TO DO IT ALL, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'S A FUTURE AUDIT THAT'S PENDING.
WE KNOW THAT DR. FALL IS REALLY DOING HIS DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
I JUST WANTED YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT EVERY STAKEHOLDER OUT THERE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN CONTACT, CERTAINLY WITH OUR OFFICE.
THEY TALKED TO ME, THEY TALK TO TRACY BRANDENBURG, WE KNOW WHAT THEY NEED AND THOSE GUYS HAVE DONE THEIR DUE DILIGENCE IN TRYING TO WHITTLE DOWN TO JUST THE BARE NECESSITIES TO MAKE OUR PROGRAMS EXCEPTIONAL, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE.
>> ALL RIGHT. OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND MADAM PRESIDENT, WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDRESSING THE CHOIR ITEMS ON THE LIST ARE THOSE ITEMS THAT DEAL WITH REALLY DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, AND SO WE'LL BE ADDRESSING THOSE ITEMS FIRST.
I THINK THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS AROUND $30,000, PRETTY CLOSE 29,000-30,000 DOLLARS, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE ITEMS. WHAT WE WILL DO IS BRING BACK TO YOUR PLAN TO ADDRESS THE MUSIC INSTRUMENTS, THE BAND INSTRUMENTS.
THAT AMOUNT IS NEAR 500,000 AND A LITTLE BIT MORE IN SOME OTHER AREAS, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO BRING THOSE TONIGHT, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THOSE ITEMS ARE ON OUR PRIORITY LIST FOR REPLACEMENT, AND SO WE WILL BE BRINGING A PLAN BACK TO ADDRESS THE 500,000 OF BAND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED ON OUR REPLACEMENT CYCLE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS WILL MOVE TO OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS,
[12.0 Future Action Item(s)]
AGENDA ITEM 12.1, 2021, 2022, STUDENT FEES FILES AND CHARGES, DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MRS. KUNSCHIK WILL BE ADDRESSING THIS ITEM. MRS. KUNSCHIK?
>> THANK YOU, DR. MIA HALL, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. MCFARLAND.
THIS EVENING, I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON FINES, FEES, AND CHARGES.
WE REALLY ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING, AND WE'RE FOLLOWING THE SAME CYCLE REVIEWS, SO THE BUILDINGS ARE INVOLVED, THEY'VE GIVEN FEEDBACK, AND WHAT I'VE SHARED WITH YOU IS THE ARTIFACT THAT IS LINKED FOR YOU TO VIEW, AND IT'S ALSO TRACKED, SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE AS A DRAFT AND WE PLAN TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE STUDENT FINES AND CASH, I LOST MY PLACE, STUDENT FEES, FINES, AND CHARGES FOR MRS. KUNSCHIK? ALL RIGHT, WE LOOK FORWARD TO UPDATE IN OUR NEXT MEETING.
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS MOVES US TO AGENDA ITEM 12.2, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AND WE DEFINITELY ARE PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP, SO WE HAVE MR. SWANN HERE TONIGHT TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE'D LIKE
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TO DO GOING FORWARD WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP. MR. SWANN.>> YES, SIR. THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AS WE KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIP, CERTAINLY WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE WITH US TONIGHT, LINDSAY GARNER, SHE'S THE CEO, OF TARRANT COUNTY.
SHE'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB GUYS.
ABOUT 16 MONTHS AGO, THEY COULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD A PANDEMIC IN 2020, IN SPRING OF THAT.
THEY'VE ACTUALLY WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY STARTING WITH THEIR STAFF TO EVEN START OFF THE YEAR, MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL HAD THE NECESSARY ITEMS THAT WERE NEEDED TO GO AHEAD AND HELP OUR KIDS BE EFFECTIVE IN THE CLASSROOMS. AGAIN, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS.
THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM TONIGHT, IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM CERTAINLY, BUT WE SEE THE 13 CAMPUSES THAT WE STILL ARE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THROUGH THEIR SERVICES.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN ADSY CAMPUS NOW THAT'S GOING TO BE STARTING HERE ON JULY THE 6TH WITH PD AND ACTUALLY STARTING SCHOOL ON THE 12TH.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED YEAR, ANOTHER $1,500 WITH THAT.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT REALLY THEIR PARTNERSHIP, AND WE ALL ALSO TRYING TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS GET WHAT THEY NEED.
AGAIN, WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT AND SERVICES, WE COULDN'T HAVE HAD THOSE GUYS FOR THE 12 YEARS THAT WE HAD.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A 13TH YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, MR. SWANN. DR. BENTON.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK THAT I AM IN MY SIXTH YEAR ON THE CROWLEY ISD SCHOOL BOARD, AND I AM SO EXCITED THAT THIS AGENDA ONLY CAME OUT BECAUSE NOW I GET TO DO, I THINK, WHAT IS SIX YEARS IN A ROW TO SAY, A, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS MAKES, I'VE SEEN THAT MYSELF AS PRINCIPAL.
B, THE QUESTION I ASKED EVERY YEAR, YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
>> ARE WE GOING TO BE ADDING ANY SCHOOLS TO THIS LIST OF 13?
>> OUR GOALS ARE ALWAYS TO ADD WHAT WE CAN CERTAINLY.
WE ACTUALLY START LOOKING AT HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS ALONG WITH OUR OWN DEPARTMENTS IN MARCH.
WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE WITH FUNDING.
AS WE BEGIN TO WORK THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES, CERTAINLY WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS.
WE DO KNOW THAT WHEN WE RETURN BACK FROM THE BREAK, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN A DIRECTIVE FOR US TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT ALL SUPPORT AND SERVICES THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE TO COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS, AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THAT PLAN COULD IN FACT AFFECT WHAT THAT SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE, BUT IT HAS TO TAKE A COMMUNITY, AND A COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THAT WOULD BE.
SO YES, MA'AM, WE ARE LOOKING INTO IT.
>> THANK YOU, I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, I HOPE WE ADD MORE SCHOOLS WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING WORK THAT IS DONE THERE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS FOR MR. SWANN TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MS. GARNER, AND THANK YOU, MR. SWANN.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD FOR MORE INFORMATION NEXT TIME.
WE ARE NOW CONCLUDED WITH OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS AND WE'RE MOVING TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
[13.0 Board Member Comment(s)]
TONIGHT I WANT TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THAT I HAVE RECENTLY ACCEPTED A POSITION AS THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN LAKE TRAVIS ISD.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY IN PART BECAUSE IT WILL MEAN THAT I GET TO WORK WITH STEPHANIE ALLEN AGAIN AND AS MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT SHE AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR OVER A DECADE.
STARTING HERE, WHEN WE WERE STARTED AS PRINCIPALS TOGETHER IN CROWLEY ISD.
WE MADE AN AMAZING TEAM BACK THEN, AND I LIKE TO THINK THAT WE MADE A PRETTY BIG IMPACT THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION.
CURRENTLY, PRIDE UNIFIED DIDN'T EXIST AT THAT TIME, BUT WE WERE DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
[LAUGHTER] WE DID THAT BOTH AS MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THIS HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER IN LAKE TRAVIS.
ONE BAD THING ABOUT THIS JOB CHANGE MEANS THAT I NEED TO STEP DOWN FROM MY POSITION ON THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ALTHOUGH I WILL STILL RETAIN MY RESIDENTS IN FORT WORTH AND RETURN HERE ON THE WEEKENDS, I KNOW THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE PRESENT FOR BOARD MEETINGS NOR TO DEVOTE THE TIME THAT THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF CROWLEY ISD SO DESERVE.
TONIGHT WILL BE MY LAST BOARD MEETING.
I HAVE LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF MY SERVICE TO CROWLEY ISD, BOTH AS A TEACHER, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL, AND LASTLY, FOR THE PAST FIVE-AND-A-HALF YEARS AS A BOARD MEMBER.
I AM SO SORRY THAT I HAVE TO LEAVE BEFORE MY CURRENT TERM ENDS IN MAY.
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I APPRECIATE SO MUCH WHAT THIS DISTRICT HAS DONE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.OUR JOURNEY WITH THIS DISTRICT STARTED BACK IN 1999, WHEN BRIAN AND I MOVED FROM OKLAHOMA WITH OUR LITTLE BABY, OLIVIA, IN HANDS, AND I LOST MY PLACE.
ALLEN RELATIVELY RECOMMENDED CROWLEY ISD IS A GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THIS IS AN AMAZING DISTRICT FULL OF SIMPLY INCREDIBLE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS AND OF COURSE, PLEASE DON'T TELL MY NEW BOSS, BUT THE GREATEST SUPERINTENDENT IN THE STATE.
[LAUGHTER] I MEAN THAT, DON'T TELL MY NEW BOSS.
[LAUGHTER] I AM PROUD THAT MY DAUGHTER ATTENDED KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE HERE.
I AM PROUD TO HAVE TAUGHT HERE AND TO HAVE BEEN AN ADMINISTRATOR HERE AND I AM PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ON THE BOARD WITH THIS AWESOME TEAM OF EIGHT.
I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW TRUSTEES FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO FOR THIS DISTRICT.
AS WE SAW EARLIER TONIGHT, WHAT OUR CISD TEAM OF EDUCATORS AND BOARD MEMBERS CAN DO TOGETHER MATTERS FOR OUR STUDENTS, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
I WILL MISS SERVING WITH ALL OF YOU AND FOR YOU.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE GETTING TO KNOW YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR SERVICE ON THE BOARD.
I DID NOT KNOW YOU AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, BUT I DID GET TO KNOW YOU AS A BOARD MEMBER AND ALSO AS NOW I GUESS WE'RE ALUMNI.
THIS WAS MY ROOMIE FOR THREE YEARS.
WE DID SOME HOMEWORK TOGETHER, WE HAD SOME LONG NIGHTS TOGETHER, AND LYNDSAE ALWAYS TURNS IN THE FIRST.
IT ALWAYS GAVE ME A GOAL OF GETTING MINE IN NEXT.
[LAUGHTER] I APPRECIATE THAT, FOR BLAZING THE TRAIL.
BUT ON A NOTE FROM OUR FAMILY, ON BEHALF OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND, OUR CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF, AND OUR EXTENDED CROWLEY ISD FAMILY, WE HAVE SOME TOKENS OF APPRECIATION FOR YOU.
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL KEEP THESE KIDS SAFE AS, I DON'T KNOW, MEMORABILIA OF YOUR SERVICE HERE AND OUR LOVE FOR YOU, AND ALSO AS A SHOWCASE OF YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT AS A STAKEHOLDER, AS A PARENT, AS AN EDUCATOR, ADMINISTRATOR, AND TRUSTEE.
WE LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]
>> WE'RE WORKING ON IT. WITH THAT SAID, THAT MOVES US INTO- THERE'S EXECUTIVE SESSION? NOW THIS MOVES US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION,
[14.0 Executive Session]
WHICH MEANS A LOT OF YOU ALL BE GONE WHEN WE COME BACK.[LAUGHTER] WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 55-1.074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL, 55-1.071 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, AND 55-0.072, I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A ONE THERE, PROPERTY.
BUT WE WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 8:59, AND IF WE DON'T SEE YOU, Y'LL HAVE A FANTASTIC BREAK FOR THE JULY, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 9:35 PM.
WE ARE A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS.
[15.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
AGENDA ITEM 15.1, CONSIDER AND TAKE POTENTIAL ACTION ON IMPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A RESOLUTION TO ACQUIRE BY EMINENT DOMAIN 25,557 SQUARE FEET OF PROPERTY, LAND SITUATED IN LOT 1, BLOCK 1, CITY OF FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, OWNED BY DR. MUCTOR ANICE.I'M GUESSING, FORGIVE ME, IF I DID NOT DO THAT CORRECTLY. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE ADMINISTRATION TO PROCEED WITH OUR EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS OR THE PURCHASE OF THE 25,557 SCORE FOOT PROPERTY SITUATED IN LOT 1, BLOCK SOMETHING, SEEN A RANCH AND FARM, CITY OF FORT WORTH IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, MR. RAY. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
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THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.AGENDA ITEM 15.2, CONSIDER INTAKE POTENTIAL ACTION ON THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE TERM CONTRACTS FOR EMPLOYEE SIMONE JOHNSON. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND NON-RENEWABLE OF THE TERM CONTRACT OF SIMONE JOHNSON AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, DR. VIN. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> I'M SORRY, MR. GRASSIA. I APOLOGIZE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AGENDA ITEM 15.3, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> YES. I MOVE THAT I RECOMMEND, MS. CALABRIA BUNDY, FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AS RECOMMENDED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, DR. MAYFIELD, FOR YOUR SECOND.
TRUSTEE RAY. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CONGRATULATIONS, MS. CALABRIA BUNDY.
WELCOME TO THE CROWLEY ISD FAMILY.
AGENDA ITEM 15.4, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JA HARGRAVE, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> YES. I RECOMMEND QUINTILLION KNOTS FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JA HARGRAVE ELEMENTARY.
>> THERE'S A MOTION OF VIA TRUSTEE ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> A SECOND BY MR. RAY. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. QUINTILLION KNOTS.
WHERE WERE WE? WE RAN OUT OF AGENDA.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? [LAUGHTER] IS THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS THIS EVENING OR ACTION TO BE BROUGHT WITHIN THIS BOARD? WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU LYNDSAE, AND CONGRATULATIONS.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:39 PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.