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OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MISS JOY JACKSON LOFTON.
MISS LOFTON. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
I'M JOEY JACKSON LOFTON, RESIDENT OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, IN THE CROWLEY DISTRICT.
TODAY, I COME TO SAYING THANK YOU ALL FOR GOING FORWARD AND HELPING THIS FAMILY.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THE LOSS OF THE YOUNG MAN AS WELL.
WHEN DR. MCFARLAND WAS TALKING ABOUT IT, I WAS SAYING YES, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED RIGHT NOW.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING IT BACK UP AFTER WE'VE BEEN CHEERING AND ALL THAT, BUT.
THIS WEEK WAS EARLY VOTING AND STARTING ON SUNDAY TO WALK INTO YOUR CHURCH TO FIND OUT THAT THE FRIEND OF YOUR PASTOR'S DAUGHTER HAS GOTTEN SHOT.
IT TOOK ME OVER AND IT JUST STAYED WITH ME, YOU KNOW? EACH ONE OF MY RUNNING MATES AND THOSE THAT WERE THERE AT THE POLLS, THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT'S UP, JOY? AND I'M LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M NOT FEELING THIS.
I FEEL LIKE I SUPPOSED TO BE AT CROWLEY SCHOOL, SITTING IN THAT CLASSROOM, BEING A PART OF ENCOURAGING THOSE CHILDREN THAT'S MISSING THEIR FRIEND. BUT I FOUND OUT IT'S NOT JUST CROWLEY, IT'S PASCHAL AND IT'S OTHER SCHOOLS.
BECAUSE HE RAN FOR JAMAICA, FLIERS THAT MEAN FROM LITTLE TO OLDER.
OUR CHILDREN ARE TRAUMATIZED, Y'ALL.
RESPECT THE PROCESS THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND HELP THEM TO TELL THEIR MOMS, TELL THEIR FATHER, TELL THEIR FRIENDS, BECAUSE ALL OF THEM ARE NOT GOING TO COME TO COUNSELORS. SO WHEN I'M OUT THERE AND YOU ALL ARE OUT THERE, KNOW THAT WE'RE TALKING TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SAYING YOU CAN MAKE IT.
I PRAY THAT THE PARENTS THAT COME IN VIEW WITH THIS TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING, THAT THEY WOULD SEE THAT THEY NEED ACCOUNTABILITY TO HELP THESE CHILDREN ALL AROUND THIS SCHOOL, TO HELP THESE CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF THIS SCHOOL, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT RASHARD LIVED HIS LIFE.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS CHARLENE SHIELDS.
MS. SHIELDS. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
DR. MCFARLAND, PRESIDENT HALL.
MY NAME IS CHARLENE SHIELDS, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF FORT WORTH, CROWLEY ISD DISTRICT.
MY CHILDREN HAVE ATTENDED SCHOOL SINCE PRE-K IN THIS DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I'M VERY PROTECTIVE OVER MY KIDS.
WELL, THIS YEAR, MY SON, WHO'S A STUDENT OVER AT SUMMER CREEK HAS A BULLY.
I'VE GONE TO THE PRINCIPAL, MS. GROSSMAN, MS..
AS RECENT AS OF FRIDAY LAST WEEK, MY SON WAS PUNCHED IN HIS RIBS BY THIS CHILD.
MY SON DIDN'T WANT TO GET UP AND GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE HE WAS TERRIFIED.
HE WOULD GET A TICKET AND THE D.A.
OF TARRANT COUNTY WOULD NOT CONVICT THIS CHILD.
MY SON HAS BEEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS IN OCTOBER WHERE THE CHILD HAD PUSHED HIS FACE INTO THE RAILING AND IT WAS DEEMED AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT PUNCTURED HIS TEETH FROM HIS BRACKET ON HIS BRACES BREAKING.
IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE I STOOD THERE TODAY OR NOT TODAY YESTERDAY I APOLOGIZED AND TOLD MY SON IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY WHEN I HAD TO PICK HIM UP FROM SCHOOL FOR BEING BULLIED FOR HIS HAIRCUT. BY THIS CHILD AND BY ALL OF HIS FRIENDS CIRCLING HIM AROUND SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO JUMP HIM AND HIM BEING AFRAID AND HAVING TO DEEM EVERYTHING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT'LL BE WORSE ON HIM IF HE TELLS SOMEBODY.
I HAVE BEEN UP TO THE DISTRICT.
WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO LEGALLY.
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I'M TIRED OF IT BECAUSE IF THE ROLES WERE REVERSED AND I HATE SAYING THIS, BUT MY HUSBAND SAID IT PERFECTLY FINE AND HE'S BLACK.HE TOLD THE STAFF YESTERDAY, WHAT? MY SON DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE HE'S WHITE.
IT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED AND IT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED NOW BECAUSE I'M ABOUT TO GO FILE A POLICE REPORT AGAINST THIS CHILD, A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THIS CHILD, BECAUSE I AM HIS MOTHER AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING TO PROTECT MY KID.
AND YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE THE PRINCIPALS AVAILABLE FOR THE PARENTS, ESPECIALLY FOR SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, BECAUSE EVERY TIME I CALL UP THERE, THEY'RE IN A MEETING, THEY'RE UNAVAILABLE. YOU CAN PULL THEM OUT OF THAT MEETING FOR 5 MINUTES.
YOU CAN TAKE 10 MINUTES OUT OF THAT MEETING.
OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS ANGIE HUNT.
MISS HUNT. HUH? GOOD EVENING, GUYS. THAT'S FAIRLY HARD TO FOLLOW.
I LIVE ON SLIPPERY ROCK DRIVE.
I'VE BEEN COMING HERE AND SPEAKING TO YOU GUYS FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND TODAY I WAS LIKE, WHAT DO I TALK ABOUT? I'VE TALKED ABOUT MY TEACHERS, I'VE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS.
AND I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? JUST PRAY ABOUT IT.
AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, SO WHAT AM I TALK ABOUT TONIGHT? IT'S LIKE, WELL, YOU JUST NEED TO PRAY ABOUT IT.
AND THEN I REALIZED WHAT I ACTUALLY NEED TO DO TONIGHT IS PRAY WITH YOU ALL.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
SO IF YOU WANT TO YOU PRAYER, PRAY WITH ME RIGHT NOW.
DEAR LORD, I JUST WANT TO LIFT UP CROWLEY ISD TO YOU AND ALL OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, ALL OF THEIR STRUGGLES AND THEIR SWEET SOULS. AND I PRAY THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN HEAR EACH OTHER.
AND DON'T LISTEN TO REACT BUT LISTEN TO HEAR.
AND I JUST PRAY THAT YOU HELP US WITH OUR HEARTS AND SEE COME TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF CROWLEY
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ISD AND THAT WE SEE EACH OTHER TRYING TO FIGHT FOR THESE KIDS EVERY DAY.AND THAT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO REACT TO EACH OTHER, WE WORK TOGETHER AND WE MAKE CROWLEY BETTER.
AMEN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, GUYS. OK, THIS CONCLUDES OUR OPEN FORUM AND MOVES US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT OR LIKE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM AS CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, DR.
MAYFIELD. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
I HAVE A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE RAY MOVED TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE NOW MOVE TO OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 9.1 SALARY INCREASES PARAPROFESSIONAL, AUXILIARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.
DR. MCFARLAND. SO, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, DR.
BERRY IS HERE PREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD AND DR.
MCFARLAND. TONIGHT'S ITEM RELATED TO SALARY INCREASES ADDRESSES GOAL THREE OUR EMPOWERED STAFF.
BOARD SINCE THE LAST HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UPDATE THE TEAM, THE DISTRICT STAFF HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE BENCHMARKING WHERE WE ARE IN RELATIONSHIP TO DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA.
IN ADDITION BOARD, WE'VE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM BOTH OUR DEWITT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS OUR C FACT COMMITTEE, OUR FACILITIES COMMITTEE, WHICH WE MET WITH JUST A FEW DAYS AGO RELATED TO THIS ITEM.
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BASED UPON OUR CONVERSATIONS, WE FEEL THAT IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST AT THIS TIME TO CONDUCT A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE DISTRICT'S OPPORTUNITY FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR OUR PARA PROFESSIONALS.AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM MANY, AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THEM THIS EVENING, AND WANTING TO TAKE THE TIME TO POTENTIALLY MOVE THIS ITEM INTO A BUDGET WORKSHOP TO BE HELD POTENTIALLY IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
BOARD WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A DISTRICT TO THOROUGHLY EXAMINE THIS INFORMATION IN GREATER DETAIL BY PROVIDING EACH OF US BENCHMARK DATA OF OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND JOB SPECIFIC AREAS THAT OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS HOLD.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MANY, MANY PARAPROFESSIONALS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT RANGE FROM STAFF MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE SECRETARIES, TO OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE MONITORING OUR CLASS, OUR HALLWAYS, AS YOU MET THE GENTLEMAN THIS EVENING.
SO IN RECOGNIZING THAT EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE AT A VARIETY OF PAY GRADES THROUGHOUT THE COMPENSATION PLAN AND THAT A BLANKET PAY RAISE WOULD IMPACT THEM DIFFERENTLY, WE WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT THAT WITH THIS GROUP.
SO WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOU IN THE UPCOMING BOARD MEETING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS BENCHMARK INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS AREA IN ORDER TO COME TO A RECOMMENDATION THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF ALL OF OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS RESPONSIVE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR US AS A DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, DR. BERRY, FOR YOUR UPDATE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DR.
BERRY? I APOLOGIZE FOR MY VOICE.
BUT BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING THIS APPROACH, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PARAS.
I THINK THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TRULY NEED TO LOOK AT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORKSHOP AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL THAT ARE TO COME.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR DR.
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BERRY ON THE SUBJECT? ALL RIGHT.AGENDA ITEM 9.2, EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE CLINIC SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
MS. ADRIENNE HAS LED THIS INITIATIVE AND WILL BE PROVIDING A REPORT ON THIS ITEM.
DR. HALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AS YOU RECALL, APRIL 2019, THE BOARD APPROVED THE AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS HEALTH PHYSICIANS GROUP TO PROVIDE CLINIC SERVICES FOR OUR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.
OUR ANNUAL EXPENSE FOR THIS IS $271,000.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBER OF VISITS, BY MONTH PER YEAR, WE AVERAGE APPROXIMATELY 980 VISITS AND WE HAVE 965 DIFFERENT PEOPLE OR AND DEPENDENTS THAT HAVE USED THE CLINIC IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.
SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE WENT AHEAD AND DID AN RFP THAT WE PUT ON THE STREETS ON MARCH 3RD, AND THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD WOULD BE AUGUST 1ST, 2022 TO JULY 31, 2023, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THAT FOR AN ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR FOUR OR MORE YEARS AFTER THAT.
THE CROWLEY SITE, THE CLINIC HERE IN CROWLEY, WE ARE GOING TO PROPOSE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE WITH TEXAS HEALTH PHYSICIANS GROUP, BUT WE'RE NOT DONE YET.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RENEW IT FOR A YEAR, BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET BETTER RESOURCES, MORE MANAGEABLE, PLANNED, ANYTHING.
BUT I DO FEEL LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD BENEFIT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
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BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, 8 TO 5 IS STILL THE HOURS.BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD WORK ON THAT WITH US AND TRY TO GET SOME KIND OF EXTENDED HOURS.
BUT AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T HAVE THAT YET.
BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH US.
SO THE COST SCHEDULE IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT I CIRCLED THE ANNUAL COST RIGHT NOW IS $271,000.
BUT COMPARED TO TOTAL CARE, IT'S DEFINITELY A BARGAIN.
BUT THEY ALSO BROUGHT BACK AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.
IF WE HAVE LESS THAN 1000 VISITS PER YEAR, IT COULD COST US 200,000, BUT IT'S BASED ON TWO YEARS.
AND IF WE GO OVER THAT 1000, 1000 VISITS PER YEAR, WE WOULD JUMP UP TO THE $271,000.
SO WE WANT OUR EMPLOYEES TO USE THIS.
WE WANT UP TO AT LEAST 1500 EMPLOYEES TO USE IT AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.
IT'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
IT'S $10 A VISIT WITH OR WITHOUT INSURANCE.
IT'S IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO I AM GOING TO ASK TONIGHT THAT WE TAKE ACTION ON IT.
BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THOUGH, WE'RE STILL GOING TO SEEK OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS NEXT YEAR TO SEE IF WE CAN BRING SOMETHING THAT'S EVEN BETTER FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR HEALTH CARE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS ADRIAN. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MS. ADRIAN FROM THE BOARD? TRUSTEE, RAY? WELL, SHE'S REALLY EAGER.
I'M RATHER DISAPPOINTED WITH TOTAL CARE, BUT I MEAN, SO THE ONE THING I WANTED TO CLARIFY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST A TYPO OR IF IT'S BECAUSE IT WOULD BE IT SHOWS ON THEIR ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE PRESENTATION THAT IT'S PER PATIENT, NOT PER VISIT, IS IT? 1000 VISITS OR 1000 PATIENTS? 1000 VISITS.
DID WE HAVE THAT LOWER TIER BEFORE? WE DID NOT. SO THAT'S GOOD.
BUT YEAH, I TALKED ABOUT THE PRICE PER VISIT SEEMS KIND OF HIGH.
THE ONE THING I WAS WONDERING IS HOW DOES IT WORK IF THEY HAVE INSURANCE? DOES DOES THEN TEXAS HEALTH JUST GET REIMBURSED AND THEN? NO, IF THEY HAVE INSURANCE? YOU STILL PAY THE $10 FOR THE ACUTE CARE.
YOU CAN USE YOUR INSURANCE IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL CARE NEEDED OR LABS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THEN YOU CAN CLAIM IT ON YOUR INSURANCE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO THERE. BUT IF YOU HAVE A DEDUCTIBLE TO MEET STILL, YOU KNOW IT DOESN'T HELP YOU ANYWAY.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE LIKED ABOUT IT WAS $10 FLAT WITH OR WITHOUT INSURANCE.
AND IT'S FOR ALL THE ACUTE CARE THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE.
SO YOU JUST USE YOUR INSURANCE IF ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE NEEDED.
AND THEY WORKED. THEY'RE REALLY GOOD ABOUT WORK.
YOU GO IN THERE WITH [INAUDIBLE] CROWLEY ISD AND THEY ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET FOR US.
THAT'S COOL. OKAY. YEAH, GOOD.
DR. MAYFIELD, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY. I'M SORRY.
ARE THEY UNIQUE OR UNIQUE PATIENTS WAS WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT EARLIER, AND WE HAD 965 UNIQUE PATIENTS THAT USE THIS OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD.
SO IT'S A PRETTY GOOD BENEFIT FOR US.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS ADRIAN? THANK YOU. SO THIS PRESENTATION.
I'M SORRY. SO THIS QUESTION, THIS RFP IS FOR US TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER YEAR, IS IT? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ANOTHER YEAR AND THEN WE MAY BE CONSIDERING OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YEARS TO COME.
AND AS MISTY WALKS IN AT THIS.
RIGHT. SO WE ARE SEEKING OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE AS A DISTRICT INSTEAD OF GOING OUTSIDE.
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HOW DO THEY KNOW ABOUT IT OR HOW DO THEY ACCESS IT OR I MEAN, MY QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THIS BENEFIT? MR. KIRCHNER CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.THANK YOU, DR. HALL, FOR THAT QUESTION.
IT HAS ALL THE GREAT INFORMATION.
AND BUT SINCE THE END OF COVID, WE HAVE NOT DONE MUCH INTENTIONAL MARKETING.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WITH THE RENEWAL OF THIS PARTNERSHIP.
IF THAT PASSES THE BOARD'S APPROVAL, WE WOULD DO ANOTHER PUSH AND WORK WITH TEXAS HEALTH TO GET SOME OF THOSE MARKETING MATERIALS BACK TO OUR EMPLOYEES, REMINDING THEM ABOUT THIS GREAT BENEFIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. KIRCHNER. WELL, I THINK THAT THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS.
THIS IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION OR IS THERE ACTION FROM THE BOARD? I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE OF TEXAS HEALTH PHYSICIANS GROUP PROPOSAL FOR THE CROWLEY ISD EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE CLINIC FOR ONE YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1ST, 2022 THROUGH JULY 31, 2023.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION TRUSTEE RAY.
IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU FOR YOUR SECOND TRUSTEE.
ROBINSON. MOVE TO VOTE PLEASE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THIS NOW MOVES US TO 9.3 STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
DR. MCFARLAND. SO, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. LEON FISHER WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS ITEM.
MADAM BOARD. PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
TONIGHT WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU FOR YOUR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION AND ACTION.
THE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION RFP.
WE'VE SUBMITTED A TON OF INFORMATION.
AND DR. MCFARLAND, I'LL CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION.
OKAY. SO THE TRANSPORTATION RFP, WE TALKED ABOUT THE TIMELINE.
WE FIRST BROUGHT THIS TO YOU IN FEBRUARY, IF YOU WILL.
IT WASN'T VERY HARD THIS TIME.
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THIS BACK TO YOU TONIGHT.
AND THE RFP, THE START DATE FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT WOULD BE JULY ONE, 2022.
AS YOU REMEMBER, BOARD, WE TALKED ABOUT AND WE HEARD ALL OF THE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS REGARDING THE TWO RFP OPTIONS, THE HYBRID OPTION, WHICH THE DISTRICT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING THE CAPITAL ASSETS, THE BUSSES, THE CAMERAS, THE VIDEO, THE RADIO EQUIPMENT, AND THEN THE FULLY OUTSOURCED OPTION, WHICH IS WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE NOW, WHERE THE EXTERNAL PROVIDER IS PROVIDING ALL OF THE HIRING TRAINING BENEFITS FOR THE SUPPORT STAFF, BUT ALSO INVESTING IN THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AS WELL.
AND WE WE REALLY LIKED THE MODEL, THE HYBRID MODEL.
BUT WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE THE SUPPLY CHAIN, WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD WAS THAT THERE MAY NOT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR DISTRICT TO OBTAIN ITS OWN FIXED ASSETS, THE BUSSES, IF YOU WILL.
SO WHAT WE DID, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDED VERBIAGE IN THE RFP THAT WOULD ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO RETAIN THE RIGHT TO BUILD ITS FLEET WHEN IT BECAME ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT, NO MATTER WHICH METHOD WE CHOSE, WHETHER IT BE THE HYBRID OR THE FULL OUTSOURCED MODEL. AND SO I KIND OF MADE LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT IT WASN'T HARD THIS TIME.
WE ONLY HAD ONE RESPONSIVE BIDDER.
WE DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PROVIDE THAT FULL FLEET BY BY JULY ONE, 2022.
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AND SO WE ONLY HAD ONE RESPONSIVE BIDDER.AND AT THAT TIME IN FEBRUARY, THERE WAS A 250 DAY LEAD TIME ON BUSSES.
AND AS OF TODAY, I CHECKED WITH SEVERAL VENDORS AND THERE'S A 270 DAY LEAD TIME FOR BUSSES.
AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST TO SLOWLY WALK YOU THROUGH THE NEGOTIATED RESPONSE THAT WAS PRESENTED BY DURHAM AND WHAT I I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH IT.
LOOKING AT THE SIX OPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED.
OC AND THESE OPTIONS ARE BASED ON THE AGE OF THE FLEET.
AS YOU RECALL, BOARD, WE PLACED IN OUR RFP THAT WE DID NOT WANT THE AGE OF THE FLEET, THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE BUSSES TO EXCEED EIGHT YEARS, AND NO BUSSES IN OUR FLEET WOULD BE GREATER THAN 12 YEARS.
AND SO DURHAM PREPARED THE SCHEDULE FOR US.
THEIR UNDERSTANDING OR THEIR PROPOSAL WAS A FIVE YEAR TERM.
AND SO DURHAM HAS COMMUNICATED THAT BASED ON THESE THE FLEET AGES, IF YOU WILL, THERE ARE DIFFERENT.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR AGING OUT OF BUSSES.
AND IF WE GO WITH THE 12 YEAR, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE 101 BUSSES OVER THE FIVE YEAR TERM.
AND SO I'LL GO FOR MR. FISHER. BEFORE YOU GO ON, I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ACTION TONIGHT BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION.
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD KNOWS WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ACTION TONIGHT.
USUALLY I AM ON THE SHOT CLOCK, SO TONIGHT I CAN TAKE MY TIME.
ALL RIGHT, SO OPTION ONE, IF WE READ LEFT TO RIGHT, WHAT YOU SEE IS THE EIGHT YEAR AVERAGE.
AND SO FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THAT DURHAM HAS SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE 101 BUSSES OVER THE OVER THE TERM OF THAT FIVE YEARS. AND SO WHAT I WOULD WHAT I ADDED HERE WAS THE CURRENT 2021, 2022 RATE PER ROUTE OF $261.65.
THE PROPOSED RATE FOR THIS PARTICULAR OPTION FOR 2020 223 WOULD BE $316.86.
THAT IS A 21% INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT RATE.
AND IN THE OUT YEARS, YEARS, TWO THROUGH THROUGH FIVE, IT WOULD ALSO HAVE A 3% INCREASE.
WHAT I TRIED TO DO WAS ALSO TO PRESENT THE ESTIMATED ONE YEAR COST, BUT THEN ALSO TO SHOW THE BOARD THE IMPACT OVER THE FIVE YEARS BASED ON THE VARIABLES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, THE 21% IN YEAR ONE AND THE 3% IN THE OUT YEARS.
AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS A TOTAL COST ESTIMATE, IF YOU WILL, OF APPROXIMATELY $61.3 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS AND SO FORTH AND SO ON DOWN THE SCHEDULE.
AND WHAT YOU SEE IS A DECREASE OVER THE CURRENT RATE IN OPTION NUMBER FIVE OF 7.6%.
NOW AGAIN, I PREFACED MY COMMENTS BY SAYING THERE'S A 270 DAY LEAD TIME RIGHT NOW.
AND SO. WHAT WE THINK IS, IS THAT THE DISTRICT OWNED MODEL IS A GOOD MODEL, BUT AT THIS POINT, IT MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE.
AND SO WHAT WE'D LIKE YOU TO DO IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT MODEL.
AND DURHAM HAS PRESENTED TO US, IF WE WERE TO SELECT THIS MODEL, EITHER, I'M SORRY, OPTION FIVE OR SIX, THEN THEY WOULD CHARGE US BASED ON THE EIGHT YEAR AVERAGE AND THE 14 YEAR LIMIT ON THE THE THE AGE OF THE OLDEST BUS.
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FIXED ASSETS THAT WE WE MIGHT WANT TO.QUIET. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I WANTED TO WALK THROUGH THAT.
NEDRA, YOU GOT A QUESTION TO ASK? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.
SO WE WENT WITH OPTION FIVE OR SIX WHEN THE TIME BECAME FEASIBLE.
IS THAT THE HYBRID OPTION? IT'S THE HYBRID OPTION.
THE OPTIONS FIVE AND SIX ARE THE HYBRID MODEL.
OKAY. WE TALKED ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS YESTERDAY BESIDE THE ON THE COMMITTEE. THE SO I MEAN, HERE'S KIND OF WHERE I LAND, WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW IS I DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT WE ARE KIND OF AT THE MERCY OF OF DURHAM.
RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THEY OWN ALL THESE ASSETS.
IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERNIGHT, YOU KNOW, GET 200 BUSSES.
RIGHT. AND THE BUT THIS GIVES US, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO BUILD UP BECAUSE WE COULDN'T EVEN IF WE COULD GET 200 BUSSES TOMORROW, WE DON'T WANT 200 BUSSES TOMORROW BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT 200 BUSSES THAT ARE ALL GOING TO AGE OUT AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THEN EVERY, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, EIGHT YEARS OR TEN YEARS, YOU'VE GOT TO BUY ALL NEW BUSSES.
EVEN SO OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, WE GET OUR WHOLE FLEET AND THEN WE CAN BE IN A POSITION WHERE, ONE, WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING FROM MULTIPLE VENDORS TO MANAGE THE FLEET AND DO THE BUSSING RATHER THAN A BID WHERE THERE'S NO COMPETITION AT ALL OR CONSIDER BRINGING IT BACK IN-HOUSE AT THAT TIME, IF THAT'S REALLY THE BEST, BEST OPTION.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
AND I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED IT AND WE'VE, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS A DIFFERENT PICTURE.
YOU KNOW, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO BEFORE THE SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGES AND THEN EVEN INTEREST RATES GOING UP BECAUSE YOU LOOKED AT LEASING OPTIONS AND INTEREST RATES ARE ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT THEY WERE AND AND THEN OR 60% OR WHATEVER.
AND THEN AND THEN THE LEAD TIMES.
AND SO ANYWAY, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE MY HEAD'S AT.
I'M SORRY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO, MR. FISHER, I GUESS MY QUESTION I'M A NOVICE AT THIS, AND I TYPICALLY DO RELY ON MR. RAY TO KIND OF SPELL OUT THE INTRICACIES OF IT.
IT'S LIKE 80 DAYS SHORT OF A YEAR.
I GOT THAT PART. THAT'S MY MATH.
DOES THAT THEN MEAN THAT WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR OUR RFP SOONER TO TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY HAVE PEOPLE TO COMPETE WITH DURHAM WITH REGARDS TO THEIR PRICING? DOES MY QUESTION MAKE SENSE? LIKE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ME TO RESPOND TO YOUR RFP BECAUSE I CAN'T DELIVER IT.
SO IF WE HAD GONE IF WE GO OUT FOR AN RFP BECAUSE EACH YEAR WE HAVE AN OPTION TO RENEW, RIGHT? WE DO WITH THIS. SO IF WE WERE TO GO OUT FOR AN RFP, I DON'T KNOW THE RULES FOR THAT EITHER.
COULD WE GO OUT SOONER SO THAT PEOPLE COULD FEASIBLY DELIVER THE 200 BUSSES THAT WE NEED AND THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO ACTUALLY COMPETE IN THIS PROCESS? TO MR. REA'S POINT, I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS VALID FOR SURE.
I DON'T KNOW IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, IF GOING OUT SOONER WOULD HAVE.
WE NONE OF US KNEW THAT THIS SUPPLY CHAIN THING WAS GOING TO WAS GOING TO HIT LIKE THIS.
SO, AGAIN, WHEN WE DID GO OUT, IT WAS 250 DAYS THEN.
AND AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER, BUT WE ACTUALLY STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 2021 BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WANTED TO GET SOMETHING OUT ON THE STREET SOONER THAN LATER.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IF NO, WE'RE NOT TAKING ACTION TONIGHT BUT SAY WE TAKE FUTURE ACTION, IS IT IS IT INAPPROPRIATE FOR US TO THEN BE PLANNING TO DO ANOTHER RFP SO THAT WE CAN NOT HAVE THE HURDLE OF THE LEAD TIME?
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YES, MA'AM. FOR THE FUTURE FOR NEXT YEAR.BUT I MEAN, WE COULD PUT OUT AN RFP, YOU KNOW, SOON.
AND AND AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AT THIS POINT.
OKAY. WELL, I ONLY ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I DO FEEL THE SAME WAY AS MR. RAY WITH REGARDS TO NOT HAVING ANY OPTIONS OTHER THAN THE OPTION.
RIGHT. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THAT WAS IF THAT WAS FEASIBLE OR POSSIBLE, BUT JUST TRYING TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES OR IDEAS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE LIKE COMPETITION.
AND COMPETITION IS GOOD FOR THE CONSUMER.
AND, AND WE, WE BELIEVE IN COMPETITION.
AND THAT'S WHY WE WE DID THE RFP.
IT WAS ADVERTISED TO EVERYBODY, BUT THERE WAS ONLY ONE VENDOR THAT RESPONDED.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I ALSO TELL YOU, BOARD.
IN YOUR PACKAGE, YOU'VE ALSO GOT TRUSTEE RAY ALLUDED TO THOSE EARLIER.
YOU'VE ALSO GOT A JANUARY 2021 LEASE PURCHASE OPTION AND A MARCH 2022 LEASE PURCHASE OPTION.
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THOSE PRICES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT.
MY EXPERIENCE IS BUYING FURNITURE AND BEING TOLD THAT IT'LL TAKE SEVEN MONTHS TO BE DELIVERED.
OKAY. AND IF I WAIT, LIKE, IF I DON'T GET IT TODAY, IF I WAIT, IT'S GOING TO BE LONGER.
AND I'M ON SLIDE THREE WHERE WE ADDED THAT STATEMENT ABOUT THE THAT ONE.
DOES IT ALLOW US TO DO PHASES? SO THE THE FLEET, THE 192, IS THAT ALL OR NOTHING? ARE WE JUST SAYING ONCE THERE'S 192, THEN WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE? OR DOES THAT MEAN WHEN TEN ARE AVAILABLE, WHEN 20 ARE AVAILABLE? SO YEAH, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO INCREMENTALLY BUILD OUR FLEET THROUGHOUT THIS DURATION OF WHATEVER OUR CONTRACT TERM IS AT OUR DISCRETION ONCE IT BECOMES ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE.
YEAH. WHAT IS THE COST ON AVERAGE FOR A BUS? JUST FOR ROUND NUMBERS, $100,000.
NOW, AGAIN, THAT WAS PROBABLY THREE YEARS AGO.
HOW MANY? HOW MANY OF US TODAY? RIGHT. $115,000.
YES. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S NOT TOO MUCH INFLATION FROM THREE YEARS AGO.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. FISHER TODAY? OKAY.
I'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE SLIDES.
AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO HERE WAS JUST KIND OF SHOW YOU GUYS THE REPLACEMENT CYCLE BASED ON THESE TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS OF THE EIGHT YEAR AVERAGE AND THE 12 YEAR MAX OR THE EIGHT YEAR AVERAGE AND THE 14 YEAR MAX, AND YOU'LL SEE THE PLANNED REPLACEMENT FOR EACH YEAR.
AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO SEE ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE WITH THAT PLAN REPLACEMENT, THE AVERAGE FLEET AGE, HOW IT IS IMPACTED OVER THE TERM.
AND SO OUR NEXT STEPS WILL BE TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED CONTRACT THAT DURHAM HAS PRESENTED US WITH.
WE'VE ALREADY DEVELOPED A VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER SURVEY.
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PRINCIPALS THAT HAVE RESPONDED AND EXTRACURRICULAR SPONSORS.
I BELIEVE WE HAD 32 RESPONDENTS ALTOGETHER.
MS.. POWELL WAS WAS WAS SO GRACIOUS TO PROVIDE THAT THAT SURVEY FOR US.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING ACCURATE DATA.
AND ON CRITICAL CUSTOMER METRICS, LIKE ON TIME, BUS ROUTES, THE AGE OF THE FLEET, THE AGE OF THE FLEET THAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
MR. FISHER, REMIND ME, DOES THE ACTUAL DOES DURHAM ACTUALLY HANDLE THE, I GUESS, THE TECHNOLOGIES WITH REGARDS TO LIKE PARENTS BEING ABLE TO TRACK THEIR STUDENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? IS THAT SEPARATE AND APART? BECAUSE I SLIPPED SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
THEY THEY DO HAVE A TRACKER AND IT'S AN APPLICATION THAT CAN GO ON.
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AND THAT'S A PART OF THIS PURCHASE AND WE AUTOMATICALLY GET THAT ENHANCEMENT.YES, MA'AM. I JUST WANTED TO CHECK ON THAT.
THANK YOU. THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
SO WE WILL RESERVE THIS ITEM FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AT OUR AT A FUTURE MEETING.
IT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 9.4, FOOD SERVICE VENDOR CONTRACT RENEWAL, DR.
SO MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. FISHER IS HERE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM AS WELL.
AND AGAIN, THIS ITEM WILL ALSO BE UP FOR DISCUSSION TONIGHT AND ACTION ON THE AT THE BOARD WORKSHOP.
BUT TONIGHT WE WILL BE SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOOD SERVICE ESPECIALLY.
THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, DR.
HALL. DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
MCFARLAND. SO THE FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY CONTRACT IS A HIGHLY REGULATED, HIGHLY REGIMENTED, CONTRACTED SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE DISTRICT.
AS YOU KNOW, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OVER THAT FUNCTION.
AND THEY ARE VERY RIGID IN HOW THEY FACILITATE THE PROCESS.
WE HAVE EVALUATED THE SERVICES OF OUR CURRENT PROVIDER ARAMARK AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD THE POSSIBLE RENEWAL FOR 2022 2023.
WE KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD, IF YOU WILL.
ARAMARK IS IS MAKING A VALIANT EFFORT TO RESOLVE THOSE ISSUES.
AND FOR US, IT'S ABOUT CONSISTENCY.
AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT AND WE'VE EXPRESSED THAT TO ARAMARK.
AND SO THE GUARANTEED RETURN FOR 2022-23 WILL AGAIN BE $1,650,000.
ARAMARK HAS IMPLEMENTED A TWO SURVEY PER YEAR FORMAT, ONE IN OCTOBER, ONE IN APRIL.
86% OF THE STUDENTS SAID THAT THEY WERE HAVING AN AVERAGE TO EXCELLENT DINING EXPERIENCE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, MIDDLE SECONDARY LEVEL, I SHOULD SAY. 74% OF THE STUDENTS SAID THAT THEY WERE HAVING AN EXCELLENT OR GOOD DINING EXPERIENCE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH EVERYTHING EVERY DAY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE ITEMS. WE KNOW THAT ARAMARK HAS HOSTED A FOCUS GROUP TO DISCUSS HOW DOES FOOD CONNECT TO CULTURE? AND SO THAT IS PART OF OUR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT PIECE.
THOSE WERE THE EVALUATION CONSIDERATIONS.
BREAKFAST WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNIVERSALLY FREE, BUT STUDENT LUNCH MEAL PRICES FOR 2020 TO 2023.
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WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE YET BECAUSE WE THE PAID LUNCH EQUITY TOOL, WON'T BE RELEASED UNTIL JULY.WHAT WE DO KNOW IS AT THE MAX, IT WILL BE IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1920 RATES AND AT THE MAX IT WILL ONLY BE A DIME MORE FOR EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES AT THE MAX.
ALL RIGHT. BUT WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT NOW.
OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW PANDEMIC THE LUNCH WAS FREE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS FOR ALL STUDENTS.
SO WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FUND BALANCE IN THE FOOD SERVICE FUND.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO THE CONCEPT OF FUND BALANCE, BUILDING FUND BALANCE IN THE 199 FUND IS DIFFERENT THAN IT IS IN FUND 240.
AND SO I'VE KIND OF CALCULATED IT HERE, AND YOU SEE THAT OUR CURRENT FUND BALANCE, WE'VE GOT A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, BUT OUR CURRENT FUND BALANCE IS APPROXIMATELY $2.7 MILLION ABOVE THE ALLOWABLE FUND BALANCE.
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REEVES IS DEFINITELY GOT A PLAN TO SPEND THAT DOWN.THAT PROJECT IN AND OF ITSELF IS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS, THIS EXCESS FUND BALANCE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU GUYS AWARE OF THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE QUESTIONS POSED TO THAT.
AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ARAMARK HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE A 3% INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES FOR HOURLY RATE INCREASE FOR 2022-23.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR, DR.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON SLIDE TWO.
WHAT ARE OUR ESTABLISHED GOALS SO THAT IF WE'RE REGULARLY DOING THE SURVEYS, MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SATISFIED WE HAVE THE RESULTS, WHAT ARE THE ESTABLISHED GOALS THAT WE'RE REACHING FOR? WELL, MR. [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE SEVERAL ARAMARK REPRESENTATIVES AND MR. REEVES HERE GOOD EVENING.
OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW IN LINE WITH THE REGULATIONS, BUT IF THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO START IMPLEMENTING ON OUR RECIPES AS WELL AS WORKING WITH VENDORS WITH THAT'S WHAT WE PLAN ON DOING WITH THAT.
GREAT. SO THAT WOULD BE OUR BENCHMARK SORT OF, SO TO SPEAK.
YES. JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. IN ADDITION BOARD, DURING OUR [INAUDIBLE] MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT OTHER WAYS OF COLLECTING FEEDBACK AND DATA FROM FROM STUDENTS AND ALSO FROM PARENTS.
ALSO WANT TO WANT TO KIND OF REPORT.
I KNOW IN THE [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNITY, WE TALKED ABOUT A DESIRE TO, AS WE NEGOTIATE GOING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SALARIES OF OUR WORKERS IN THE CAFETERIA.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORKERS IN THE CAFETERIA THAT ARE BEING COMPENSATED AT THE HIGHEST RATE TO THE POINT WHERE WE WOULD BE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE ON GUARANTEES TO PUT MORE MONEY BACK INTO, EXCUSE ME, BACK INTO THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE BOTH WORKING IN THE CAFETERIA AS MONITORS, BUT ALSO AS CAFETERIA WORKERS.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE DEFINITELY HEARD THAT COMMENT, MR. RAY AND ALSO MR. GRASSIA. AND SO WE ARE AS WE START TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THIS IS A ONE YEAR OPTION, WE WILL IMMEDIATELY START NEGOTIATING FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE LOOK AT HOW WE CAN SHIFT SOME OF THE GUARANTEE TO SALARY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. RAY? I JUST.
I JUST LIKE I SAID, I'D LIKE TO SEE US MAYBE INVEST MORE OF THAT DIRECTLY INTO PERHAPS IMPROVING THE SALARIES FOR SOME OF THE STAFF AND IMPROVING THE, YOU KNOW, THE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR KIDS.
BECAUSE I ANYWAY, AND I'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT MAYBE DOING SOME ROUNDTABLES AND STUFF WITH KIDS FROM THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND THAT KIND OF THING. AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO DO THAT TO BE A PART OF THAT OR NOT JUST, BUT WHATEVER WE DO SOMETHING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN, WE CAN.
MR. RAY SO TO THAT POINT, WE HAVE HAD THAT DISCUSSION AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WHAT YOU MENTIONED, THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES THAT YOU HAVE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL TO PUSH THAT DOWN ALSO INTO THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
EXCUSE ME. IS REGARDING LUNCHES.
I KNOW SORRY THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
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SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COVERED THAT.WHAT IS OUR COMMUNICATION GOING TO BE COME JULY? SO THAT PARENTS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE REASON WHY? BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE GOTTEN ACCUSTOMED TO NOT PAYING FOR LUNCH OVER TWO YEARS.
EXCUSE ME. AND SO THEY MAY WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT JUST MAY COME AS A SURPRISE TO SOME PEOPLE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE PRETTY ADAMANT ABOUT WAS CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS KNEW AND EVEN THROUGH OUR REGISTRATION PROCESS, THAT THERE IS STILL AN EXPECTATION TO COMPLETE THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATION.
SEVERAL ENTITIES MAY HAVE GONE LAX ON THAT, BUT MR. REEVES WAS PRETTY ADAMANT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS KNEW THAT THIS IS STILL AN EXPECTATION NOW THAT WE GET 100% PARTICIPATION.
THAT'S HOW WE'LL CONTINUE TO TO PUSH THAT OUT.
AND AGAIN, WE JUST ANTICIPATED THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE THIS RETURN TO THE TO THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM AS OPPOSED TO THE SSO SEAMLESS SUMMER OPTION THAT WE'RE USING RIGHT NOW.
OKAY. I THINK YOU ANSWERED A QUESTION THAT I'VE HAD FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS JUST NOW.
OKAY. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS JUST REGARDING THE FUND BALANCE, AND I'M SURE WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS IN OUR WORKSHOP WITH REGARDS TO LIKE OUR FOOD TRUCK AND OTHER THINGS WITH REGARDS TO ENHANCEMENTS AND SPENDING ON OUR BALANCE.
BUT WE I GUESS WE CAN THROW IDEAS AT YOU MR. REEVES AT THE NEXT MEETING, IF THAT'S OKAY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. YES, THEY PUT AGENDA ITEM 9.5, THE STUDY CUSTODIAL VENDOR CONTRACT RENEWAL.
DR. MCFARLAND. MADAM PRESIDENT.
MR. FISCHER WILL ADDRESS THIS NEXT ITEM.
THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT.
DR. MCFARLAND, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY LAST ITEM TONIGHT IS THE CUSTODIAL VENDOR CONTRACT RENEWAL.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, ABM IS OUR CURRENT CUSTODIAL CONTRACTOR.
WE ARE ACTUALLY THIS IS A AN AGREEMENT THAT HAD, I BELIEVE, THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WAS JULY 21 THROUGH JUNE 2023.
SO THERE'S A TWO YEAR ENGAGEMENT UPFRONT WITH THREE POSSIBLE YEARS FOR RENEWAL.
WE ARE IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE TWO YEARS.
ABM HAS HAS 162 PEOPLE THAT WORK IN OUR CROWLEY ISD CAMPUSES, BUT THEY ONLY OCCUPY 148 FTE.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS SEVERAL OF THEM DO NOT OCCUPY FULL TIME POSITIONS.
WHAT I ATTEMPTED TO DO HERE WAS TO SHOW THE FTE IMPACT OF THE CURRENT YEAR AND HOW IT WILL BE CHANGING FOR THE NEW YEAR.
AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS WE HAVE A PART TIME POSITION THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE ATHLETIC STADIUM AND WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CAPACITY.
TWO OF THOSE NEW POSITIONS, THOSE FTES, WILL BE AT THE ADMIN BUILDING.
SO WE'LL HAVE A TOTAL OF 151 FTE NEXT YEAR.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ATTEMPTED TO DO BOARD, WHEN YOU YOU INCREASE THE SALARY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION, BUS DRIVERS AND MONITORS. LAST YEAR, WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD CONTINUITY OF SERVICE AND THERE WAS NO SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS TO OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
WELL, WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT SAME THOSE SAME ISSUES, THE COMPETITIVE WAGES.
WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT IN THE CUSTODIAL MARKET AS WELL.
WE PRESENT IT HERE THE MARKET RATE FOR THE CUSTODIANS WITH ONE YEAR OR LESS OF EXPERIENCE IN TEXAS.
AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 105 OF OUR ABM EMPLOYEES THAT THAT MAKE LESS THAN $11 AN HOUR.
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BUT IF THERE'S INCREMENTAL PROGRESS TOWARD THAT MARKET RATE, WE BELIEVE THAT THAT THAT IS A FEASIBLE SOLUTION.BUT IT WILL HELP US TO BRING MANY OF THOSE REGULAR DAY AND NIGHT CUSTODIANS THAT MAKE $10 AN HOUR OR $10.30 AN HOUR, UP TO $11.50 PER HOUR.
IT WILL ALSO GIVE THOSE DAYTIME LEADS AND NIGHTTIME LEADS A 50 CENT PER HOUR RAISE.
AND THOSE GUYS REALLY RECEIVE THE RAISE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.50 PER HOUR LAST YEAR THE LEADS DID.
THAT. I THINK I HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE.
OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. FISHER ON THIS SUBJECT? OKAY. I DO. OKAY.
NOW, I REALLY NEED A SIDE BY SIDE BECAUSE WE'VE COVERED A LOT OF BUDGETARY THINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH REGARDS TO TEACHER SALARY AND BEING FIRST AND OUR LEAD IN THAT. AND THEN TONIGHT, JUST KIND OF SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'VE EXPLORED WITH REGARDS TO OUR PARAS AND AUXILIARY.
AND NOW I HEAR CUSTODIAL AND MOVING CLOSER TO THE MARKET RATE BUT NOT THE MARKET RATE.
AND SO I'M GOING TO THROW THIS OUT HERE AND THIS IS JUST MY OPINION.
SO HOWEVER, RIGHT, IF THERE'S ONLY 162, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID, 162 PEOPLE, RIGHT? SO TO MOVE 162 PEOPLE OR THE 105 PEOPLE TO THE MARKET RATE IS A BUDGETARY IMPACT OF, I DON'T KNOW, X DOLLARS, BUT WE ARE NUMBER ONE IN PAY FOR STARTING FOR TEACHERS AND SOME OTHER THINGS AND YADDA YADDA YADDA YADDA.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WE CAN GET TO THE PEOPLE, TO THE MARKET RATE.
THAT'S 105 PEOPLE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEGATIVE BUT $0.70.
I MEAN, LIKE, THAT'S NOT MY DECISION TO MAKE UNILATERALLY, BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW LIKE HOW BIG OF A STRIDE AND LIKE WHERE CAN WE SACRIFICE IN ANOTHER AREA? BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A REALLY BIG ASK.
SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS AND THIS IS THIS IS DISCUSSION TONIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, MR. FISHER. ALL RIGHT.
THIS BRINGS US TO OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.
OUR FIRST ITEM IS 10.1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION HEALTH CURRICULUM.
DR. MCFARLAND. MADAM PRESIDENT.
BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE MR. FISHER HERE TO.
EXCUSE ME. SORRY, BUT MR. FISHER. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ACTUALLY WE HAVE MR. NICHOLAS KEITH HERE TO PRESENT THIS NEXT ITEM SUPPORTED BY NURSE VANCAMPEN.
MCFARLAND. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HALL AND BOARD MEMBERS.
AND THIS ITEM ADDRESSES GOAL ONE, THRIVING STUDENTS AND GOAL TWO, ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
SO AFTER PRESENTATIONS FOR MULTIPLE PUBLISHERS TO OUR TEXTBOOK COMMITTEES, THE FINAL SELECTION FOR MATERIALS FOR OUR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH ADOPTION WAS SELECTED AS MATERIALS FROM CATCH.ORG AND CATCH STANDS FOR COORDINATED APPROACH TO CHILD HEALTH AND IS A NONPROFIT THAT CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 50% OF THE K THROUGH EIGHT SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO CATCH HAS AN IMPRESSIVE EVIDENCE BASE AND IT'S BEEN THE FOCUS OF OVER 120 PEER REVIEWED STUDIES.
IT'S BEEN PROVEN TO INCREASE DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, REDUCE DAILY ENERGY INTAKE FROM FAT AND DRIVE HEALTHY BEHAVIOR CHANGES THAT PERSIST THREE YEARS POST IMPLEMENTATION.
NOW RESOURCES FROM CATCHDOT.ORG ARE ALIGNED TO THE NEW PE AND HEALTH STANDARDS.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND THESE GO INTO EFFECT IN THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR.
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WELL AS IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH CLASSROOMS. SO AS A PART OF OUR TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PROCESS, YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE ALWAYS MAKE OUR MATERIALS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER REVIEW AND COMMENT. SO BETWEEN NOW AND MAY 13, COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN GO TO THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, CLICK ON INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION AND CREATE A FREE CATCH.ORG PREVIEW ACCOUNT.AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A FEEDBACK FORM THERE WHERE WE ARE GATHERING COMMUNITY INPUT DURING THIS TIME.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, MR. KEITH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MR. KEITH TONIGHT? THIS WAS THE BEST NIGHT EVER TO PRESENT, MR. KEITH. SEEMS LIKE A GOOD ONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ALL RIGHT. THIS NOW MOVES US TO AGENDA ITEM 10.2, REVIEW OF INVESTMENT POLICY.
MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MS. ADRIAN TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.
OF COURSE, ALL OUR INVESTMENTS ARE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES IS SAFETY, LIQUIDITY, PUBLIC TRUST AND INTEREST EARNINGS, WHICH ARE ACTUALLY GETTING A LITTLE BETTER AT THE MOMENT, BUT STILL SAD THIS YEAR.
THIS IS IT TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS EDUCATION LAW.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, HAVING THE SAFETY OF THE PRINCIPAL IS KEY TO OUR INVESTMENTS.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE INVESTMENTS.
I MEAN, WE HAVE CHASE, WHICH WE USE AS OUR DEPOSITORY.
WE HAVE INVESTMENTS IN TEXAS CLASS AND LONE STAR AT THIS POINT IN TIME, CDA LEGAL AND LOCAL DICTATE TO US, AND WE HAVE AN ADMIN REG AS WELL, BUT I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY CHANGES IN ANY OF THE POLICIES YET.
I'LL BRING THIS BACK IN MAY OBVIOUSLY, BUT I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY CHANGES AND I'VE REACHED OUT TO OUR INVESTMENT POOLS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ON THEIR END THAT THEY CAN PROPOSE TO US TO MAKE IT EVEN A LITTLE MORE SAFE.
IT SAYS THAT THAT'S IN CDA LOCAL.
IS THAT UNIQUE TO CROWLEY ISD OR IS THAT PRETTY MUCH THE STANDARD ACROSS STANDARD? IT'S PRETTY. YES.
LEGAL IS OBVIOUSLY DICTATED TO US, BUT LOCALS ARE SUGGESTED.
IT'S PRETTY STANDARD. IT'S LIKE A.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS..
ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM 10.3 2022-2023.
REGION 11 RENEWAL CONTRACT SUMMARY AND MASTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
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DR. MCFARLAND.SO, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MR. KIRCHNER WILL REPORT ON THIS ITEM.
HALL AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WE'RE WORKING WITH CENTRAL OFFICE DEPARTMENTS AND CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TO LOOK THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT, AND MANY OF THE OTHER SERVICES OFFERED BY THE SERVICE CENTER.
WE'RE EVALUATING THOSE TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO CONTINUE OR POSSIBLY BE ADDED OR REMOVED.
AND WE'LL BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU AT A FUTURE MEETING FOR POSSIBLE ACTION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR. MR..
KIRCHNER. IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL SEE WITH OUR NEXT MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. THIS BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 10.4, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 2022-2024 ADVOCACY AGENDA. MR. KIRCHNER. THANK YOU DR.
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HALL. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.MCFARLAND. YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THESE OPTIONS TO THE BOARD TO PRESENT POSSIBLE ADVOCACY AGENDA ITEMS TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD, AND WITH AN UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPON US.
AND THE SUBMISSION PERIOD IS NOW OPEN, AND WE DO HAVE UNTIL JUNE 15TH TO SUBMIT THOSE.
AND THERE'S INFORMATION THAT TASB PROVIDED THERE ABOUT THAT PROCESS.
YOU CAN ALSO VIEW THEIR THEIR PREVIOUS ADVOCACY AGENDAS.
AND SO WE WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO AGAIN, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED TONIGHT OR EVEN IN MAY, BUT BY JUNE 15TH IS WHEN WE NEED TO SUBMIT ANY OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. MR. KIRCHNER, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? SO WHATEVER'S EASIEST FOR YOU ALL IN THE BOARD UPDATES WILL START INCLUDING INFORMATION, HOW TO SUBMIT THOSE IN AND OR YOU CAN ALSO SEND THOSE TO DR.
IF YOU COULD IN FUTURE COMMUNICATION, COULD YOU SHARE LIKE IF YOU COULD KIND OF CONSULT, GO BACK AND SEE WHAT WE'VE SUBMITTED IN THE PAST JUST TO KIND OF LET US KNOW WHERE WE'VE BEEN. ACTUALLY, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND ACCEPTED.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KIRCHNER? ALL RIGHT.
THIS NOW BRINGS US TO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 551.074 TO DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL AND 551.072 TO DISCUSS PROPERTY.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022.
BEGINNING. THE BOARD ENDED IT'S CLOSED SESSION AT 11:22.
THANK YOU. WE'RE BACK IN SESSION AT 11:27 P.M..
WE'RE NOT OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 12.1 EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.
SH CROWLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS ALL IN FAVOR OF.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AGENDA ITEM 12.2, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.
JACKIE CARDIN, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY TRUSTEE ROBERTSON.
THANK YOU. RAISE YOUR HAND TO.
I'M SORRY. RAISE YOUR HANDS TO SHOW YOUR VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE. RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AGENDA ITEM 12.3, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
IS THERE MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE WE TABLE THIS.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, I MOVE TO VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 11:28 P.M..
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