>> [NOISE] GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE CALLED MEETING OF CROWLEY ISD
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[INAUDIBLE] AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANT WITH DIVISION, SUBSECTION 551.041, THE CHECKLIST [INAUDIBLE] GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE SPENDING THIRD LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE ABOUT THIS MEETING AND THAT QUORUM IS PRESENT.I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TRUSTEE PLACE 1, NEDRA ROBINSON?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, DR. MIA HALL?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 4, JUNE W. DAVIS?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, GARY GRASSIA?
>> SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MCFARLAND?
>> I JUST SEND A WARM WELCOME TO [NOISE] EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE'RE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION, AND MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PROMPTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED [NOISE] TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THE FORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR MEETING.
[NOISE] AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.
OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT IS OUR CELEBRATION AND BOARD POINT OF PRIDE.
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FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO CELEBRATE AN IMPORTANT PART THIS EVENING.WE ARE CONTINUING TO CELEBRATE SOME OF THE AMAZING ART WORK DONE BY OUR STUDENTS DURING SCHOOL YEAR IN OUR MONTHLY MOBILE TRAVELING GALLERIES.
THE MAIN GALLERY IS ON DISPLAY AT CHISHOLM TRAIL RECREATION CENTER.
THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT 10, JUNE W. DAVIS ELEMENTARY.
>> SURE. I'LL GO. CONGRATULATIONS, FORMER NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, TYLER SMITH, WHO'S BEEN SELECTED TO NFL, OH, DALLAS COWBOYS.
[LAUGHTER] I SAW SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK ANYWAY.
[LAUGHTER] HE GRADUATED NCHS IN 2019.
WELL, DID HE MOVE TO TULSA? NOW HE'S GOING TO DALLAS COWBOYS? [OVERLAPPING]
>> OKAY. SORRY, YOU SHOULD HAVE READ THIS STUFF.
>> ANYONE ELSE HAVING [INAUDIBLE].
>> MINE IS REGARDING THE STEM SCHOLAR? WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR OUR OWN JASMINE PAZ.
MISS PAZ GRADUATED FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN 2018 AND RECEIVED A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AS A STEM SCHOLAR.
SHE'S A FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT AND IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR.
MS. PAZ GRADUATED LAST WEEKEND.
>> I DO. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY WIFE AND I AS FAR WE DONATED TO THE PANTHER OLYMPICS EVERY YEAR.
EVERYONE WAS ALL SMILES ON FRIDAY, APRIL THE 29TH AT THE 2022 PANTHER OLYMPICS.
STUDENTS FROM CROWLEY AND NORTH CROWLEY WERE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019.
BOTH ATHLETES AND COACHES GAVE THEIR BEST EFFORT ALLOWING EVERYONE TO WALK AWAY AS [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M A BASEBALL FAN.
PARTICULARLY CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FAN.
COWLEY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL WILL BE PLAYING UIL TYPE AREA AROUND WITH A BEST OF BREED GANG SERIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
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BEGINNING TONIGHT [OVERLAPPING] AT 7:00 PM, THE FIRST DIGITS OF THIS NIGHT AND WE ARE SENDING ALL OF OUR BEST TO OUR ATHLETES TO RECALL ALL OUR VICTORY TONIGHT.>> NORTH VALLEY TOO. [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER WE'RE [INAUDIBLE]?
PATHFINDER TEXAS COUNTY, WHICH IS A [INAUDIBLE], THEY WILL BE OFFERING FREE FINANCIAL COACHING TO FAMILIES.
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, I COULD USE ANY FINANCIAL FAMILY HELP I COULD GET.
IT'S ALL DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, SO THERE'S STILL A LOT OF TIME.
PARTICIPANTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR $8,200 FOR DOLLAR SAVINGS MATCH AFTER COMPLETING FOUR SESSIONS.
CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ON TUESDAYS AT 7:30.
PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS OR IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
>> PLEASE AVOID CELEBRATIONS, IT WILL INTERFERE WITH REPORT ITEMS.
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AGENDA ITEM 3.1; SUMMER LEARNING UPDATE.>> FOR MEMBERS PRESENT BOARD MEMBERS IS DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
AS WE KNOW, IN A FEW WEEKS WE WILL BE REINSTALLING OUR SOLID MOVEMENT.
WE HAVE REALLY BEEN WORKING REALLY WELL THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER.
INNOVATED, ENGAGED IN SUMMER ACTIVITIES.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS.
TONIGHT I WILL BE GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
THIS ALIGNS WITH GOAL ONE, THRIVING STUDENTS.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SUMMER PROGRAMS AND PROUDLY WE REALLY FOCUS ON THREE THINGS.
WE WANT TO ACCELERATE, WE WANT TO ENRICH, AND WE WANT TO EXTEND.
FOR EVERY STUDENT REGARDLESS OF PROGRAM, THESE ARE THE THREE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TAKE YOU THROUGH AND GIVE YOU A FEW DETAILS ON EACH OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE OFFERING AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT AN OVERVIEW OF JUST HOW BUSY THE MONTH OF JUNE IS GOING TO BE IN CROWLEY ISD.
THEN I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE PROGRAMS. STARTING WITH OUR PRIMARY SUMMER CAMP.
THIS IS A TWO-WEEK PROGRAM THAT HAPPENS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE.
IT DOES LAST FOR A [NOISE] WHOLE DAY.
IT IS GOING TO BE HELD AT FOUR DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.
THIS IS STRUCTURED BY FEEDER PATTERN AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE.
THESE TARGETS OUR FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS WITH THE GREATEST ACADEMIC NEEDS.
WE USE PERFORMANCE DATA FROM OUR STUDENTS AND SPECIFICALLY TARGET A SET NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM EACH CAMPUS BASED ON THE ENROLLMENT AT THAT SCHOOL.
OUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE TARGETED LESSONS IN READING, MATH, AND SCIENCE.
WE ALSO ARE INCORPORATING MULTIPLE RECESS OPPORTUNITIES EACH DAY.
WE HAVE A SPECIALS AND ENRICHMENT ROTATION, JUST LIKE YOU WOULD DURING THE NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE EXTERNAL PARTNERS COMING IN AND PARTNER WITH US FOR ENRICHMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE CONNECTED WITH THE FORT WORTH ZOO.
THE ELEPHANT KEEPER AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO IS COMING IN ON ONE OF THESE DAYS OFF TO SPECIFICALLY PRESENT TO OUR FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS AND HE'S ROTATING TO THOSE FOUR DIFFERENT CAMPUSES IN ONE DAY.
HE'S JUST SO EXCITED TO COME IN AND PRESENT TO OUR STUDENTS.
WE'RE DEFINITELY LEVERAGING THOSE EXTERNAL PARTNERS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
>> THE BIGGER CATEGORY IN EACH CAMPUS.
THIS IS A WORKSHOP, A BOARD SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE STOPPED AND ASKS THESE QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE PROCESS.
ARE WE TAKING THE KIDS OVER THE TRIP TO THE ZOO DURING THE SUMMER?
>> FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM, WE HAVE THE FOLKS COMING OUT TO THE CAMPUS FOR THIS [INAUDIBLE]
>> IS IT REQUIRED? I KNOW YOU SAID THAT IT'S TARGETED, BUT THESE ARE STILL VOLUNTARY, SO PARENTS THEY GET THE OPTION TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN.
THAT'S STRONGLY ENCOURAGED OR IS IT REQUIRED?
>> OKAY. THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, IS IT INDEPENDENT LEARNING, THAT [INAUDIBLE] OR IS IT LEARNING OR JUST LIKE WHAT THEY DO, DO THEY WRITE?
>> THAT'S GREAT QUESTION. IT'S REALLY A MIX AND YOU'LL SEE THIS IN SOME OF OUR THIRD AND FIFTH GRADE PROGRAMS CAN BE EXPLICITLY CALLED OUT, BUT IT'S REALLY A MIX OF TEACHER-LED INSTRUCTION, SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, STATION ROTATIONS, AND THEN THAT INDEPENDENT WORK FOR STUDENTS.
WE TRY TO KEEP THEM GOING AND IT'S STILL A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY, IT'S LINKED TO A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY, SO WE TRY TO MIX IT UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
>> A FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS THAT, IS TRANSPORTATION PRIVATE?
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>> YES, MA'AM. WE OFFER FREE TRANSPORTATION TO ALL OF OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS AND FOR THIS PROGRAM AND A FEW OF THE NEXT ONES YOU'LL SEE, WE OFFER NEIGHBORHOOD ROUTE, SO WE GO STRAIGHT AS CLOSE TO THE STUDENTS HOUSE AS WE CAN GET TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THEM THERE.
>> THE OTHER THING AND I THINK YOU'VE MENTIONED IT.
BUT ONE THING IS, THERE'S REALLY DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, IS THE ENTIRE THING.
IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD [INAUDIBLE] SUMMER PROGRAMS, MAKES IT DIFFICULT SOMETIMES FOR PARENTS.
IN THIS PROGRAM WON'T BE INTENDED ABOUT KEEPING IT THE ENTIRE DAY.
WE KNOW IT LOOKS RIGHT ON YOU.
PLUS YOU'VE MENTIONED ABOUT THE FACT THAT RECESSES MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE JUST NOT IN THE CLASS, WORKING ON PAPER, BOOKS ALL DAY.
WE TRY TO REALLY GET CREATIVE.
>> YOU GOT TO HOLD TRANSPORTATION [INAUDIBLE].
THE SCHOOLS LIKE WALKER, IT'S ALREADY GOING AN EXTRA MONTH.
THE APP WHEN HE GETS THERE, THAT WOULD BE THIS PROGRAM? I HOPE THEY DON'T DARE TO GET A LOT OF EXTRA INSTRUCTION BUT I MEAN [INAUDIBLE].
>> WITH DAVID WALKER, THEIR EXTENDED YEAR GOES UNTIL JUNE 10TH, ABOUT FRIDAY, THIS PROGRAM, IT STARTS ON JUNE 13TH.
SO A STUDENT WHO ATTENDS AN ADDITIONAL DAYS SCHOOL YEAR CAN STILL ATTEND THESE PROGRAMS. WE PULL DATA ON THE STUDENTS AT THOSE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL YEARS AND THEY HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SEATS RESERVED FOR THEM BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT THAT CAMPUS.
IT'S PROPORTIONAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT REPRESENTATION.
>> FREE LUNCH IS PROVIDED FOR THEM?
>> BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. THEN WE'LL CONTINUE, SO RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO HAVE OUR ELEMENTARY READING AND MATH CAMPS.
THESE ARE FOCUSED ON OUR THIRD TO FIFTH GRADERS.
NOW THESE ARE ONE-WEEK PROGRAMS, SO WE HAVE A ONE-WEEK READING CAMP AND A ONE-WEEK MATH CAMP.
I'LL SHOW YOU WHY IT'S STRUCTURED THAT WAY IN JUST A MINUTE.
THIS ISN'T THE SAME FOR CAMPUSES AGAIN STRUCTURED BY FEEDER PATTERN.
THESE CAMPS ARE FOCUSED ON THIRD TO FIFTH GRADERS WHO DID NOT PASS THE READING AND/OR THE MATH STAAR.
THE REASON THAT THESE ARE ONE-WEEK PROGRAMS IS BECAUSE THE STUDENT WHO DIDN'T PASS READING AND MATH NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO GO THEM BOTH.
WE DO READING THE FIRST WEEK AND MATH THE SECOND WEEK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN TOUCH IN BOTH OF THOSE.
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO SOME NEW LEGISLATION FROM THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT'S CALLED HB 4545 AND REALLY WHAT 4545 SAYS IS, IF A STUDENT DOESN'T PASS STAAR, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL HOURS OF ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION.
SO, OUR GOAL IS TO GET AS MANY OF THOSE HOURS AS POSSIBLE DURING THE SUMMER BUT OF COURSE, STUDENTS WILL STILL BE IN TUTORING AND INTERVENTION AND EVERYTHING ELSE DURING THE FALL STILL.
THIS GOES BACK TO THE QUESTION ABOUT, WHAT DOES LEARNING LOOK LIKE THROUGHOUT THE DAY? EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE AN ENTIRE DAY FOCUSED ON READING OR AN ENTIRE DAY FOCUSED ON MATH, IT'S NOT GOING TO FEEL THAT WAY.
IT'S TEACHER-LED, IT'S A SMALL GROUP, IT'S STATIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGHOUT.
WE'LL BE DOING CHARACTERSTRONG LESSONS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON TENACITY AND PERSEVERANCE BECAUSE WE KNOW WITH A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTENDING SUMMER SCHOOL, THAT'S A SPECIFIC AREA THAT THEY WANT TO TARGET FOR THEM.
AGAIN, MULTIPLE RECESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THEY WILL ALSO HAVE SPECIALS AND ENRICHMENT ROTATIONS.
SO A COMBINATION OF ART, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR STUDENT PLUS TEAM ON THIS ONE, MUSIC TEACHER THERE AND STUDENTS WILL ROTATE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] BUT YOUR SPEAKING ABOUT TARGETED STUDENTS?
>> A PART OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IS ACCELERATED TO.
COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ACCELERATED? THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS, WHEN YOU SAY TARGETED STUDENTS, I'M THINKING THOSE THAT YOU SAID, THAT DIDN'T PASS STAAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT THE ACCELERATE PART OF THAT MEANS?
>> ABSOLUTELY. MATH IS A GREAT WAY TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
I'M A THIRD GRADER WHO DIDN'T PASS THE MATH STAAR.
THAT MEANS I HAVE SOME GAPS IN SOME AREAS, BUT I'M STILL MOVING ON TO FOURTH GRADE.
THE ACCELERATION THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE IS GOING TO FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT THAT STUDENT NEEDS MOST TO BE READY FOR FOURTH GRADE.
WE REALLY USE A VERY FOCUSED CURRICULUM THAT SAYS IF THEY DON'T HAVE THESE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS FROM THIRD GRADE, THEY'RE GOING TO STRUGGLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN FOURTH GRADE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE REALLY HONED ON.
SO WE ACCELERATE BY GOING BACKWARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD.
>> IF THERE WAS A KID WHO, MAYBE THE PARENT JUST WANTS THE KID TO BE IN THE SUMMER PROGRAM BUT THE KID DIDN'T FAIL STAAR, IS THAT OPTIONAL, DO YOU INCLUDE THEM?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THOSE PARENTS DIDN'T REGISTER AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE A REGISTRATION WAIT LIST OPENED, AND SO WE'LL PRIORITIZE THE SEATS FOR STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE THE ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN UP THE REST OF THOSE SEATS TO ANY STUDENT WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
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>> [INAUDIBLE] THIS PARTICULAR CAMP IS FOR STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL [INAUDIBLE] IT'S NOT JUST, I WANT TO GO, OKAY I GOT IT, SORRY.
>> BUT THEY CAN'T GO. [OVERLAPPING] THERE WERE MULTIPLE TIMES AND MULTIPLE WAYS OF BOTH REACHING OUT TO THE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEIR CHILD IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, RIGHT?
>> I CAN GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.
WE HOLD, AFTER SPRING BENCHMARK, WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE HOW A STUDENT WILL DO ONE-STAR RIGHT, THAT HAPPENS AROUND SPRING BREAK.
CAMPUSES HOLD AFTER THAT, WHAT ARE CALLED ACCELERATED LEARNING COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND FOR STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T PASS, THEY ARE INVITING THE PARENT TO COME TO A MEETING WITH AN ADMINISTRATOR, WITH THE TEACHER OF RECORD AND SAYING, THIS IS WHAT YOUR STUDENTS NEEDS FOR THE SUMMER.
NOW IF THEY PASS STAAR, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO COME BUT THEY WOULD STILL BE ENCOURAGED.
THEN FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T PASS THAT SPRING BENCHMARK, WE'RE EMAILING DIRECTLY TO THEM AND FOLLOWING UP WITH COMMUNICATION ABOUT SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTRATION.
>> THEY JUST TOOK THE STAAR FROM FOURTH GRADERS LAST WEEK, SO DO YOU HAVE THE RESULTS ALREADY? [INAUDIBLE]
>> WE DON'T, WE'LL HAVE RESULTS BACK FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL TESTING ON MAY 16TH.
YOU WILL HAVE RESULTS BACK FOR ELEMENTARY TESTING ON MAY 23RD.
WE WANTED TO MOVE OUR TIMELINE UP AFTER SPRING BENCHMARKS BECAUSE WE KNOW PEOPLE MAKE SUMMER PLANS.
THEY KNOW A STUDENT MAY HAVE TO ATTEND THE SUMMER PROGRAM.
[NOISE] WE WANTED TO CATCH THEM EARLY AND THEN IF THE STUDENT HAS TO START IMMEDIATELY.
>> THE IDEA IS THAT, OF COURSE, WERE GOING TO PRESENT THIS, AND IF WE FIND THAT THEY ARE PARENTS WHO WANT KIDS, EVEN KIDS DID NOT FAIL, BUT THEY WANTED TO BE IN SUMMER PROGRAMS. WE'VE PUT THEM ON A WAIT LIST SO THEN WE CAN LOOK AT EXACTLY HOW MUCH STAFF WILL WE NEED AND HOW TO PLAY IT THEN.
MY GOAL WOULD BE THAT ANY KID WHO WANTS THE SUMMER OR BE IN THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE, WHETHER THEY PASS OR NOT, WE WON'T STOP BUT WE WILL OFFER THAT.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE BEFORE WE SET UP.
>> COULD THAT BE THE NEXT PART OF THIS?
>> ABSOLUTELY. [OVERLAPPING] INTO THIS, SAY I PASS 3RD GRADE STAAR BUT I WON'T BE ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM ALL BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CURRICULUM AND EVERYTHING WILL BE [INAUDIBLE] CELEBRATED.
THEY'LL REALLY WORK ON 4TH GRADE MATERIAL AND GETTING RID OF IT.
EVEN IF I FAIL STAAR AND IF I PASS STAAR AT THE 3RD GRADE, I COULD BENEFIT BY BEING IN THE [INAUDIBLE].
IF I FAIL, THEN THERE MAYBE TARGETED THINGS THAT ARE INVOLVED, BUT IF I PASS THEN THERE ARE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED.
>> I'VE MENTIONED A FEW TIMES THAT THESE WILL HAPPEN AT FOUR CAMPUSES JUST SO YOU SEE HOW THIS IS STRUCTURED.
YOU CAN SEE HOW WE'VE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
THESE, OF COURSE, ARE 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THESE ARE THEIR FEEDER PATTERN STRUCTURES BASED ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THEY FEED INTO.
THE CAMPUS THAT'S CIRCLED IN EACH OF THOSE FEEDERS IS THE HOST CAMPUS FOR THAT FEEDER PATTERN.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE BESS RACE, SH CROWLEY, DEER CREEK FEEDER, ALL OF THE STUDENTS FOR BOTH THE 1ST AND 2ND GRADE PROGRAM AND THE 3RD-5TH PROGRAM, THEY WOULD ATTEND THAT DEER CREEK.
WE'RE DISTRIBUTING THESE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT FOR PARENTS WHO ARE BRINGING THEIR OWN STUDENTS BUT ALSO STILL PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE CAMPUSES.
THEN SHIFTING A BIT INTO OUR BILINGUAL PROGRAMS, WE'LL BE HAVING A PROGRAM FOR OUR PRIMARY, IT'S PK THROUGH 2ND ESL/BILINGUAL STUDENTS.
THIS IS A THREE-WEEK PROGRAM AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHY HERE IN JUST A MOMENT THAT LAST FOR THREE WEEKS.
THIS IS HOSTED AT PARKWAY ELEMENTARY, AND THIS TARGETS OUR PRE-K THROUGH 2ND GRADE BILINGUAL/ESL STUDENTS.
THE REASON THAT THIS PROGRAM LASTS FOR THREE WEEKS IS THERE'S A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT THAT WE PROVIDE 120 HOURS OF ENRICHMENT FOR THOSE PRIMARY-AGE BILINGUAL STUDENTS.
THREE WEEKS AT EIGHT HOURS A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK IS EXACTLY 120 HOURS.
SO THAT'S HOW WE MADE THAT FEDERAL REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION.
OF COURSE, THEY WILL HAVE LESSONS IN READING, MATH, AND SCIENCE, MULTIPLE RECESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND THEY WILL ALSO HAVE THAT SPECIALS AND ENRICHMENT ROTATION AND THEN WE'RE WORKING ON SOME POSSIBLE FIELD TRIPS HERE.
WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PROGRAM?
>> JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR [NOISE] [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE HAVE TO OFFER, BUT THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND.
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>> NO, WE DON'T. AS LONG AS WE'RE OFFERING.
WE INVITE EVERY ELIGIBLE STUDENT [INAUDIBLE].
>> I NOTICED [INAUDIBLE] THERE'S FIELD TRIPS [LAUGHTER].
THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM USES THE CURRICULUM FROM AMERICAN READING COMPANY.
IN THE PAST, THE GROUP THAT WORKS ON THIS HAS ALIGNED THOSE FIELD TRIPS WITH THE WORK THEY DO WITH THE CURRICULUM BEFORE.
>> BECAUSE I WAS THINKING IT'S MORE, IT'S LONGER.
SO MAYBE THAT WOULD FREE UP SOME TIME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS EDUCATION.
>> THEY DO TYPICALLY TAKE PART OF THOSE TWO FRIDAYS THAT ARE PART OF THAT THREE-WEEK PROGRAM.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE [INAUDIBLE].
>> BILINGUAL/ESL, THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] ENGLISH, SPEAKING THE WHOLE LANGUAGE?
THEN AT THE SAME TIME AS THAT PREFERENCE IS GOING ON, WE HAVE SPECIFIC READING AND MATH CAMPS FOR SPANISH BILINGUAL STUDENTS.
THESE ARE ONE-WEEK PROGRAMS. THEY ALIGN WITH OUR OTHER READING AND MATH CAMPS.
AGAIN, THESE HAPPEN AT PARKWAY ELEMENTARY, AND THESE ARE FOCUSED ON 3RD-5TH GRADE BILINGUAL STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PASS READING OR MATH STAAR.
WE BRING OUR BILINGUAL TEAM TOGETHER ON CAMPUS TO SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS.
AGAIN, MULTIPLE MODES OF LEARNING, MULTIPLE RECESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND THAT SPECIALS AND ENRICHMENT ROTATION THERE.
THEN MOVING UP TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL READING AND MATH CAMPS.
THESE ARE FOR 6TH-8TH GRADERS.
AGAIN, ONE-WEEK PROGRAMS FOR A FULL DAY.
THESE ARE HOSTED AT ALLIE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL AGAIN BY FEEDER PATTERNS THERE.
THESE ARE 6TH THROUGH 8TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PASS READING OR THE MATH STAAR, MULTIPLE MODES OF LEARNING.
THEN ONE THING THAT WE DO TO REALLY ENTICE THESE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO COME UP IS WE ARE HIRING PE TEACHERS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING THERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING TOURNAMENTS AND COMPETITIONS.
A WALK IN THE MORNING, A WALK IN THE AFTERNOON AND THAT WILL BE ALL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S AGAIN, IT'S A FULL DAY OF MATH, THERE ARE TOURNAMENTS AND COMPETITIONS GOING ON AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
[BACKGROUND] JUST SO YOU CAN SEE OUR FEEDER PATTERNS FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THEN THE CAMPUSES WITH IT [INAUDIBLE].
THEN MOVING UP INTO HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT RECOVERY AND ORIGINAL CREDIT.
THIS IS A FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM THAT REALLY LASTS THROUGH THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE.
WE USE EDGENUITY CREDIT RECOVERY SOFTWARE.
IT'S KIND OF OUR INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR CREDIT RECOVERY ACROSS THE STATE.
THIS ALSO ALLOWS STUDENTS TO COMPLETE WORK ON A FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE.
SO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO TAKE SUMMER JOBS OR TRAVEL DURING THE SUMMER.
THEY CAN STILL PARTICIPATE IN CREDIT RECOVERY AND ORIGINAL CREDIT BECAUSE IT IS ASYNCHRONOUS, SO IT'S SELF-PACED.
BUT WE ALSO HIRE CROWLEY ISD TEACHERS TO BE AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY.
THEY HOST OFFICE HOURS, THEY PROVIDE LIVE INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DURING THAT SCHOOL DAY.
THEN ALSO THROUGH THE EDGENUITY PLATFORM, WE HAVE LIVE CHAT AND WHITEBOARD TUTORIAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS FROM 7:00 AM TO 9:00 PM.
WE HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH EDGENUITY THAT BASICALLY ANYTIME A STUDENT IS WORKING, THEY HAVE SUPPORT.
WE DON'T JUST RELEASE STUDENTS TO WORK THROUGH THIS ON THEIR OWN.
NO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? THEN MOVING FORWARD, THESE ARE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION INTENSIVE, OUR EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM, AND OUR SPEECH ACADEMY.
THE INTENSIVES FOCUS ON OUR HIGHEST-NEEDS STUDENTS FROM OUR CENTRALIZED PROGRAMS. SO THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE FUNCTIONAL ACADEMICS, RISE, AND LIFE SKILLS.
THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE STUDENTS [NOISE] AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TWO SESSIONS.
THEY DO A THREE-WEEK JUNE SESSION AND A THREE-WEEK JULY SESSION FOR THOSE STUDENTS, ALONG WITH THE SPEECH ACADEMY AND THE EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR ALSO RUNNING IN JUNE AND JULY.
OUR SPEECH ACADEMY IS FOCUSED ON ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED THOSE SERVICES FROM LICENSED SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS.
OUR SPED DEPARTMENT DOES AN AMAZING JOB MAKING SURE THAT ANY STUDENT WHO NEEDS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE SUMMER HAS THAT IN THE FORM OF THESE PROGRAMS. THEN AT OUR BILL R. JOHNSON CTE CENTER, WE HAVE A POTPOURRI OF PROGRAMS THAT GOES ON THERE DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE.
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WE HAVE OUR CTE SUMMER PROGRAM.THIS FOCUSES ON MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.
THIS IS A ONE-WEEK PROGRAM WHERE THEY CAN COME AND EXPLORE CTE PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
WE SCHEDULE THIS PRIOR TO THE READING AND THE MATH CAMP SO REALLY, A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT MAY BE ENGAGED IN THREE WEEKS OF SUMMER PROGRAMMING.
THEY MIGHT NEED READING, THEY MIGHT NEED MATH SO WE DIDN'T WANT THOSE TO EXCLUDE THEM FROM HAVING THAT CTE OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE OUR TSI PREP COURSE, THIS IS FOR A ONE-WEEK PREP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED TO PASS TSI IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TAKE COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES.
WE HAVE OUR GATE CAMP FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS GIFTED AND TALENTED THAT ALSO HAPPENS AT BRJ CTE.
WE HAVE OUR ALGEBRA READINESS PROGRAM FOR RISING 8TH GRADERS.
THIS IS A TWO-WEEK PROGRAM TO PREPARE RISING 8TH GRADERS FOR ALGEBRA AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE GOING ON AT THE BRJ CTE CENTER.
>> FIRST TIME OR JUST PART-TIME.
>> SURE. THAT ONE IS REALLY OPEN TO ANY STUDENT WHO NEEDED TSI.
YOU MAY HAVE A JUNIOR WHO IS NEEDING TO PASS TSI JUST PICK TSI COMPLETE.
YOU MAY HAVE A NINTH-GRADER WHO NEEDS TO PASS TSI TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE DUAL CREDIT COURSES THAT REQUIRE TSI.
SO IT'S REALLY ANY STUDENT WHO IS IN NEED OF THAT.
>> YOU HAD SAID TSI TO GO TO STATE SCHOOLS?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S THAT'S TSI COMPLETION COMPONENT, IT'S A REQUIRED TRANSISTANCE.
>> OKAY. SO ALL OF OUR SENIORS SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT ALREADY.
THAT'S THE QUIZ. IT'S LIKE A SENIOR GRADUATE LOTTERY TICKET AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO THEM.
>> RIGHT. IT ABSOLUTELY WOULD AND WE ALSO IF A STUDENT IS STRUGGLING TO PASS THE TSI, WE ALSO OFFER WHAT ARE CALLED COLLEGE-PREP MATH AND COLLEGE-PREP ENGLISH COURSES AND CERTAIN SCHOOLS IN THE STATE SEE THAT AS BEING TSI.
WE HAVE THOSE OTHER OPTIONS FOR THEM.
WE REALLY WANT THEM TO BEAT TSI COMPLETELY IN TERMS OF-
>> WHEN IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE [INAUDIBLE] TSI?
>> FOR TSI? STUDENTS CAN TAKE THAT AS EARLY AS EIGHTH GRADE, BUT FROM NINTH GRADE, STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TAKE DUAL CREDIT, WE HAVE SETS OF DUAL CREDIT COURSES THAT DON'T REQUIRE TSI, AND THEN THEY CAN MOVE INTO THAT. YEAH, GO AHEAD.
>> AS WE OPERATE [NOISE], AS THEY'RE COMING INTO NINTH GRADE.
THEN THEY HAD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES [INAUDIBLE].
>>THEN JUST GOING BACK TO THE IDEA OF TARGETING OUR HIGHEST NEED STUDENTS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL.
I MENTIONED THIS LAST YEAR, BUT JUST A REMINDER, WE'VE REDUCED OUR CREDIT RECOVERY COSTS BY 75 PERCENT, SO WE DO $40 PER CREDIT HOUR.
MOST STUDENTS ARE TAKING HALF CREDIT, SO $20 FOR THOSE STUDENTS, THAT'S A REDUCTION FROM $160, WHICH IS WHAT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST, BUT WE ALSO DO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH GILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES, WHICH WILL PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WHO CAN'T EVEN AFFORD THAT REDUCED COST.
WE MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO DO CREDIT RECOVERY REGARDLESS, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
>> WE MENTIONED FREE BUS TRANSPORTATION TO ALL PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN THE DISTRICT.
WE PROVIDE FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT ALL OUR PROGRAM SITES.
THEN I MENTIONED EARLIER THE ACCELERATED LEARNING COMMITTEES THAT HAVE MET WITH THE FAMILIES THAT ARE TARGETED STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE SUMMER SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT THAT'S [INAUDIBLE].
THEN THE LAST PART IS REALLY JUST A TIMELINE.
THIS IS THE MONTH OF JUNE UP THERE, THE FOUR WEEKS IN JUNE STARTING JUNE SIXTH THROUGH 10TH.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR PRIMARY SUMMER CAMP AT OUR ELEMENTARY READING AND MATH CAMPS FALL ON THOSE WEEKS.
THAT'S OUR PRIMARY ESL/ BILINGUAL PROGRAM.
THEN OUR BILINGUAL READING AND MATH CAMPS.
SO OUR MIDDLE-SCHOOL READING AND MATH CAMPS, THE MIDDLE OF JUNE IS VERY BUSY FOR US.
THEN WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT RECOVERY AND ORIGINAL CREDIT THAT RUNS THROUGH THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE OR SPECIAL EDUCATION INTENSIVE, THAT WOULD BE EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR, AND SPEECH ACADEMY.
THEN WE HAVE OUR CTE CAMPS, TSI PREP, GATE, AND ALGEBRA READINESS.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR FINE ARTS CAMP THAT RUNS THROUGH MR. SWANS DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON K THROUGH FIVE ELEMENTARY FINANCE EXPOSURE.
THEN WE HAVE OUR 21ST-CENTURY SUMMER EXTENSION FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO WERE PART OF THE 21ST-CENTURY AFTER-SCHOOL CARE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE THAT SUMMER EXTENSION FOR THEM THAT RUNS THROUGH THAT ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE.
JUST AS A REMINDER, OUR GOAL HERE WITH SUMMER LEARNING IS TO ACCELERATE, ENRICH, AND EXTEND.
NO MATTER WHAT PROGRAM A STUDENT IS IN,
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WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM THAT ARE POSSIBLE, TO GIVE THEM THE BEST POSSIBILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL [INAUDIBLE].>> IS THIS GOING TO BE ON OUR WEBSITE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW? YES. PROBABLY ISDTX.ORG SLASH SUMMER.
>> I ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S SO INTERESTING, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I WAS LOOKING AT ANOTHER DISTRICT'S WEBSITE [NOISE] FOR A SUMMER [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND IT SAID COMING SOON AND I'M THINKING THIS IS MAY 8TH, 9TH, 10TH, WHEN IS IT GOING TO COME FOR SUMMER.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL BECAUSE THAT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR ME.
>> I DO WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR.
THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST TEAM EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT DOMINION.
YOU SEE EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS, THERE'S SOMEONE AT CENTRAL OFFICE COORDINATING THOSE [NOISE] PLUS SOME PARTNERS IN ARAMARK IN DURHAM AND EVERYWHERE ELSE.
THIS IS 100 PERCENT ALL HANDS ON DECK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
>> [INAUDIBLE] THE WEBSITE [INAUDIBLE].
I LOVED THE DROP-DOWN, IT IS SO ORGANIZED, THE ACCESS AND TO NAVIGATE.
KUDOS TO THAT. MY QUESTION, I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO TSI, BACK TO DELIVER THAT POINT.
BECAUSE IT CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR SOME STUDENTS AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY BENCHMARK TO GUYS WHO WANT TO POLISH [INAUDIBLE] FOR STUDENTS THAT DO TAKE ENRICHMENT OR [INAUDIBLE] WILL THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE TSI THIS SUMMER AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO WAIT TILL THE FALL [INAUDIBLE] I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE AN AUTHORIZED TESTING CENTER OR WHATEVER.
JUST HOW STUDENTS TAKE THE TEST AT [INAUDIBLE]
>> OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE BOTH TESTING SITES AND WE GIVE IT CONTINUALLY.
[OVERLAPPING] SO WE CAN GIVE THEM THE TSI THIS SUMMER.
>> AND FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM, THEY'LL TAKE A DIAGNOSTIC IN THE BEGINNING OF THAT WEEK AND THEN THEY'LL GO TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOCUSED ON THEIR SPECIFIC AREA OF NEED AND THEY'LL TEST ON SATURDAY.
AS SOON AS THEY'RE [OVERLAPPING]
>> MY LAST QUESTION, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO WORRY ANYMORE [INAUDIBLE].
HOW ARE YOU MARKETING THIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL? I FEEL LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY ARE ALWAYS KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON AT SCHOOL.
AT HIGH SCHOOL, I FELT LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW IT MUCH, AND I NEEDED TO KNOW.
THEY ARE PROBABLY MORE HIGH STATES, I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A COLLEGE REQUIREMENT.
IS THERE AN EXTRA PUSH TO MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS WHO ENTRUST THEIR STUDENTS TO BE MATURED [BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING]?
>> WE PARTNER VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR COUNSELORS TO IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS WHO NEED THAT CREDIT RECOVERY COMPONENT AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING HOME, SOMETIMES THROUGH, AND SOMETIMES AROUND THE STUDENTS.
>> PLEASE GO AROUND [LAUGHTER].
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE?
>> ONE CLARIFICATION I WANT TO MAKE, WELL NOT CLARIFICATION, REALLY SOME REQUEST CLARIFICATION [INAUDIBLE] PLEASE MR. KEITH, [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO US THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RISE AS FUNCTIONAL ACADEMICS AND LIFE SKILLS?
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THE RISE ARE OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE AUTISM AND NEED A LOT MORE STRUCTURE AND NOT HAVING A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN LEARNING, BECAUSE THEY MAY LOSE OR WHAT WE CALL REGRESS, SOME OF THOSE SKILLS THEY LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THEN LIFE SKILLS ARE OUR PROFOUND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO MAY BE CONFINED TO WHEELCHAIRS AND HAVE REAL LOW COGNITIVE SKILLS.
THEN OUR FUNCTIONAL ACADEMICS ARE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BASICALLY LOWER IQ SCORES, BUT THEY'RE STILL ACADEMIC.
JUST AGAIN, KEEP THEM IN THE FLOW OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, GIVING THEM THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE THAT THE MORE TIME THEY HAVE, THE MORE THEY GAINED.
THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE ESY EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SERVICES, MUCH LIKE THE BILINGUAL PROGRAMS, THAT MR. KEITH SPOKE ABOUT WHERE IT'S REQUIRED THROUGH THE ART COMMITTEE, BUT NOT EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE ART COMMITTEE FOR THAT, WE'D WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL LEARNERS AT ALL TIMES.
THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE A GROUP OF OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE MILD LEARNING DISABILITY AS IN DYSLEXIA THROUGH THE HB
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4545 OPPORTUNITIES THAT MR. KEITH SPOKE ABOUT AND ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, ETC.WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RISE AND IMPACT BECAUSE IMPACT IS KNOWN AS-
>> IMPACT, THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT JUST SOMETIMES, I'LL DO THIS IF YOU DON'T MIND AN EXAMPLE.
LET'S SAY ANTHONY IS NOT HAVING SUCH A GREAT DAY, AND HE JUST NEEDS TO COME TOUCH BASES WITH ME AND LET ME GET HIM BACK FOCUSED ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND HE CAN GO ON AND HAVE A GIFTED AND TALENTED DAY OR AN AP DAY, OR JUST DO REALLY WELL IN THE GENERAL SETTING, BUT SOMETIMES HE NEEDS TO COME BACK AND BE TOUCHED EVERY NOW AND THEN.
THEY DON'T REQUIRE AS MUCH AS, AND LET'S SAY NICHOLAS MAY BE ONE OF MY RISE STUDENT THAT NEEDS A LOT OF STRUCTURE AND REMINDING [INAUDIBLE]
>> YOU KNOW I GOT TO ASK, BUT THE FINE ARTS, DOES THAT INCORPORATE ANY [INAUDIBLE] OR ANYTHING?
>> [NOISE] SURE. MUSIC DOES INCORPORATE [INAUDIBLE], RIGHT?
>> YOU'RE A NEWS GUY. I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU GUYS THAT FORT WORTH ACTUALLY HAS A PERSON THAT WAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR, THAT'S A PERCUSSIONIST.
HE'S A MUSIC INSTRUCTOR THERE. HE WORKS AT OUR CAMP.
>> WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, BUT YES, [NOISE] MATH IS INCORPORATED IN MUSIC, ALSO DANCE.
>> WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE OFFERED TO OUR CLASSES?
>> WE'VE GOT [INAUDIBLE], WE'VE GOT VIDEO, WE'VE GOT DANCE, WE'VE GOT CHEER, WE'VE GOT A STARTER CHOIR.
ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAVE AN INSTRUMENTAL EMPHASIS, ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A MOVEMENT TYPE EMPHASIS, THOSE THINGS IS GOING TO BE PRESENT, THEY'LL BE THERE.
[NOISE] WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS THERE.
IF YOU CAN COME THERE, CERTAINLY, I'M GOING TO DO A [INAUDIBLE].
ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE OUR UL ACADEMICS.
IF YOU GUYS WANT TO GO TO THE CTMC, ALL OUR 15 CAMPS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THAT, AND THAT EVENING IT'S GOING TO BE THE [INAUDIBLE] SPRING SHOW.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW FOR US IN FINE ARTS, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE EVERYBODY THERE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS TODAY I'M EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE WE ARE EVALUATING OUR FACILITIES AND REALLY LOOKING AT OUR DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY, LOOKING AT GROWTH PATTERNS OF OUR DISTRICT, AND SO WE'RE NOW AT A POINT WHERE WE HAVE BUILDING FACILITY CONDITION INDEX FOR ALL OUR BUILDINGS.
WE'RE NOW READY TO GO TO THE NEXT STEP WHICH IS IDENTIFYING SPECIFICATIONS FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITHIN THOSE.
MR. KIRSCHNER WILL BE PRESENTING THIS SEARCH. MR. KIRSCHNER.
>>GOOD EVENING MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
THIS PRESENTATION ALIGNS WITH ALL THREE GOALS OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
AS DR. MCFARLAND MENTIONED, THE EDUCATION SPECIFICATIONS COMMITTEE WILL BE PART OF THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS.
EDUCATION SPECIFICATIONS ARE DESIGNED STANDARDS AND CONCEPTS THAT WILL HELP US GUIDE OUR NEW FACILITY CONSTRUCTION, BUT ALSO MAJOR SPACE RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING FACILITIES, TO CREATE ENGAGING AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
THIS IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW AS PART OF LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS.
WE'VE DONE THINGS LIKE THIS BEFORE.
WE'VE BUILD FACILITIES IN CROWLEY ISD.
YOU REMEMBER THE CHARRETTE PROCESS, THERE'S A PICTURE HERE FROM THAT.
THIS IS WHEN WE'RE DESIGNING TO BUILD OUR [INAUDIBLE] CENTER, AND THE GREAT THINGS THAT COME OUT OF THINGS LIKE THIS IS THE INPUT WE GET FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS BUT ALSO INDUSTRY PARTNERS.
YOU GET REALLY SPACES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE BOX AND ARE REALLY ENGAGING ACADEMICALLY.
THE NEXT SLIDE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHO THIS COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF.
THEY'RE RECOMMENDING 30 PARTICIPANTS, YOU'LL SEE THE BREAKDOWN THERE; TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, STAFF, DISTRICT-LEVEL STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
TRUSTEES, WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE ANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THOSE CATEGORIES OR IF YOU THINK OF SOMEONE ELSE THAT [INAUDIBLE] RESPONSES, [NOISE] WE'LL MAKE SPACE FOR THEM.
THERE ARE GOING BE TWO MEETINGS [NOISE] IN JUNE; JUNE 6TH AND JUNE 20TH, THREE HOURS FOR EACH MEETING,
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AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DESIGN THOSE EDUCATION SPECIFICATIONS, AND THEN TRANSITION THOSE INTO OUR LONG RANGE FACILITIES PLAN.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE, AND WHAT IT DOES, AND WHO NEEDS TO BE ON IT?
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PANEL INFORM WHAT THEY'VE BEEN LEARNING THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE THAT'S VERY SPECIFIC TO THE GENERAL [INAUDIBLE].
>> ABSOLUTELY. THEN LOOKING ALSO IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL, WHAT DOES KINDERGARTEN NEED VERSUS HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS AND SETTING THOSE SPECIFICATIONS BY THE LEVEL AND BY PROGRAMS. GOOD QUESTION.
>> ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT, AS WE BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT MONTESSORI, AND EVEN OTHER KIND OF CT PROGRAMS, [INAUDIBLE] EDUCATION PROGRAMS THERE ARE SPECIFICS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL OR RENOVATING THE SPACE.
THIS COMMITTEE GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY TALK TO US ABOUT EACH ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS, KINDS OF SPACE IN AN IDEAL WORLD WHEN WE WILL CREATE.
WE SAY WE WANT TO HAVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SERIES AND WHAT GOES INTO THAT SPACE.
MORE BATHROOMS, WE NEED CLASSROOMS, WE NEED A HALL OR WHATEVER.
THIS COMMITTEE IS REALLY THE VERY BEGINNING STAGES THAT REALLY HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND THE KIND OF FACILITIES WE'LL NEED IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK THE COMMITMENT FOR THE COMMITTEE.
>> THE BIG COMMITMENT IS THE TWO MEETINGS IN JUNE, THREE HOURS FOR EACH OF THE MEETINGS.
ONE'S GOING TO BE IN THE AFTERNOON FROM 1:30 TO 4:30, THE NEXT MEETING IS FROM 8:30 TO 11:30.
>> BUT JUST THOSE TWO ITS NOT.
>> FOR THIS COMMITTEE? THIS COMMITTEE IS JUST THOSE TWO MEETINGS.
>> THEY'LL COME UP WITH DESIGN STANDARDS AND THEN FROM THERE THEY'LL BE OTHER COMMITTEES THAT WILL EVOLVE, SO IT'LL CREATE A LONG-RANGE PLAN.
BEFORE WE CREATE THE LONG-RANGE PLAN, WE WANT TO GET CLEAR ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE DIFFERENT.
>> IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT SOME OF THESE COMMITTEE MEMBERS CAN ACTUALLY TRANSITION INTO THIS OTHER COMMITTEES AT WORK.
>> THEN PRIOR TO THE COMMITTEE, I KNOW BEFORE THERE WAS A SURVEY.
IS THERE STILL A SURVEY THAT WILL BE A PART OF THIS PLANNING?
>> IT WILL BE. WHAT WE ANTICIPATE IS WITH THIS COMMUNITY, WELL, ONE OF OUR ARCHITECT WILL LEAD US THROUGH THE PROCESS.
THEY WILL LIKELY BRING IN DESIGN STANDARDS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THOSE DIFFERENT STANDARDS AND IDENTIFY WHAT WORKS FOR CROWLEY.
THEY WON'T WORK FOR NOTHING, BUT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO [INAUDIBLE].
>> WITH THESE MEETINGS HAPPENING IN JUNE AND CALENDAR [INAUDIBLE] SUMMER, I'M ASKING THAT ANY NOMINATIONS BE SUBMITTED BY MONDAY, MAY 16TH.
I KNOW IT'S A TIGHT TURNAROUND.
WRITE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE WEEKLY BOARD COMMUNICATION [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT NOMINATIONS THAT WERE ACCEPTED.
IF YOU HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION, WRITE IT.
IF NOT, WE CAN FIND THAT AND WE'LL REACH OUT TO THESE INDIVIDUALS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE INVITED.
>> MR. [INAUDIBLE], CAN YOU REPEAT THE DATES AGAIN?
>> YES, MA'AM. MONDAY, JUNE 6TH AND THAT ONE'S 1:30 TO 4:30.
THEN MONDAY, JUNE 20TH FROM 8:30 TO 11:30. [NOISE]
>> IT'S TIME FOR OUR GUESTS TO SPEAK IN OUR OPEN FORUM.
[4.0 Board President Review Open-Forum Regulations - Open Forum]
[INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] OPEN FORUM [INAUDIBLE] ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO EXPRESS YOUR DESIRE, TO MAKE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD.IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN OPEN FORM YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A SPEAKER CARD ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS AND INDICATE [INAUDIBLE] ADDRESS.
THE SPEAKER CARD IS AVAILABLE AT [INAUDIBLE].
WHEN CALLED, SPEAKER SHALL STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY REGISTER TO SPEAK.
COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS FOR THE BOARD SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO SPEAK.
[NOISE] ONE PERSON MAY SPEAK AT A TIME.
RESIDENTS AND LISTENERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WILL SIGNAL THE REMAINING TIME.
UPON EXPIRATION OF THIS TIME, YOU'LL BE EXPECTED TO STOP SPEAKING AND CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.
GROUPS CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SHALL APPOINT
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ONE PERSON TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE BOARD.PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING SPECIFIC NAMES WHILE MAKING COMMENTS AND PLEASE FACE THE BOARD AT THE DESK WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS.
[INAUDIBLE], THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCES.
IF AFTER THIS ONE WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO [INAUDIBLE] COMMITTING VIOLENCE THROUGH WORDS OR ACTIONS, PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. THANK YOU
>>MR. CARSON, [NOISE] WHO IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER OF THIS MEETING? [NOISE]
>> [NOISE] OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MRS. JOY WALTON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JOY JACKSON WALTON, 2340 CAPROCK LANE.
IT'S SUCH A BLESSING JUST TO STAND BEFORE YOU ALL.
MY JOURNEY IN TRYING TO BECOME A BOARD MEMBER HAS BEEN A VERY INTERESTING ONE.
IT GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SO MANY PEOPLE, TO HEAR SO MANY NEEDS FOR THE BOARD TO HEAR, AS WELL AS THE ENCOURAGEMENT.
I THANK GOD FOR THE SUPPORTERS, I WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.
I THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU I'M GOING TO CONTINUE BEING ENGAGED IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A READER IN OUR SCHOOLS, AS A PERSON THAT'S WALKING THROUGH THE HALLS, PRAYING FOR THE STUDENTS AND FOR OUR CHILDREN IN THE STREETS BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED AND GO DOWN, SOME KIND OF WAY [INAUDIBLE] JOY GETS WORD.
I'M STILL PRAYING FOR YOU ALL.
YOU ALL SHOWED YOUR HEARTS AND THAT'S SOMETHING HUGE AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE TRANSFORMATION.
I KNOW YOU'VE SEEN IT BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT IN OTHER INDIVIDUALS ALMOST WHERE IT MAKES YOU ASK THE QUESTION, IS THAT REAL? IS THAT RIGHT? ARE THEY STILL IN THIS WAY NOW? YES, THEY'RE STILL IN THIS WAY NOW BECAUSE PRAYER HAS MOVED FORWARD AND GOD HAS ANSWERED IT AND SO THERE'S NO LIMITATIONS TO WHAT THE LORD IS GOING TO DO, LIFTING YOU ALL UP AND MAYBE THIS IS A GREATER POSITION THEN THE POSITION THAT I WAS SEEKING TO STAND IN THE GAP FOR OUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, OUR CLASSMATES, OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF AND THE REST OF YOU ALL.
BLESS YOU. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
>> OPEN FORM FOR TONIGHT LEADS US INTO OUR STUDY SESSION,
[5.0 Study Session]
AGENDA ITEM 5.1, WHICH IS OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP.>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU-ALL KNOW, WE ARE DEFINITELY FAST APPROACHING OUR WET SEASON.
YOU KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE TO DOUBLE THE BUDGET BY THE END OF JUNE.
BUT TONIGHT IS A BUDGET WORKSHOP, AND SO WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO START THIS PROCESS, OR WE COULD GO ABOVE IT.
SO WE JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP US, AND ASK QUESTIONS, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU-ALL HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ACTION ON THE BUDGET, SPECIFICALLY TONIGHT, SO WE'RE JUST BUILDING THE WORK.
NOW, IS THE TIME FOR US TO ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AND GET CLARIFICATION.
MS. ADRIAN IS HERE WITH THE PARENTS TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. DR. CALLAN, DR. HALL, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT, YES, YOU DO HAVE THE POWER POINT IN YOUR SETTINGS SO THAT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE NOTES, YOU CAN, AND HOPEFULLY I PUT AS MANY NOTES AS I COULD AND STILL BE LEGIBLE ON THE BIG BOARD.
LET'S GET INTO OUR BUDGET PROCESS.
THE FIRST SLIDE IS OUR BUDGET CALENDAR.
YOU CAN SEE BACK IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY IS WHEN I GET STARTED ON IT, WE HAVE TO PREPARE OUR SOFTWARE FOR BEING ABLE TO PULL IN THE SALARIES FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT, TO JUST CREATE THE NEW YEAR, THE ACCOUNT CODES AND WHATNOT.
SO WE GET STARTED EARLY, BUT THEN YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE MISCELLANEOUS.
I MEET AT CAMPUSES WITH OUR DIRECTORS, AND ESPECIALLY DR. HARRY, THE HR PART.
YOU'LL SEE ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN 512 IS TODAY'S MEETING AND IT'S OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP.
WE PLAN ON HAVING A FEW INTERNAL WORKSHOPS AS WELL WITH THE NEW TRUSTEES, AS WELL AS THE FEEDBACK COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE ON WITH OUR PLANTING AND PROCESSES FOR THE LONG-TERM PLANNING AND OUR FACILITY PLANNING.
THEN MAY 26TH, AND JUNE 9TH, AND JUNE 23RD ARE REGULAR SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS.
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I WILL HAVE UPDATED NUMBERS AT THOSE MEETINGS.THEN ON THE 23RD OF JUNE IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE AND LATER ON IN THAT MEETING, TO APPROVE THE BUDGET ITSELF.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, AS WELL AS A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
THE PURPOSE OF OUR BUDGET IS REGARDLESS OF SIZE, EVERY DISTRICT HAS TO HAVE A BUDGET.
THE BUDGET IS SIMPLY A VEHICLE FOR TRANSLATING EDUCATIONAL GOALS INTO THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
IT'S ALSO A WAY TO SHOW FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR CITIZENS AND OUR TAXPAYERS, AND TO HOLD US ALL ACCOUNTABLE.
WE USE THE LINE-ITEM BUDGETING, BUT I THINK THAT'S USED MOST EVERYWHERE.
THE LEGALITIES OF BUDGET, STATE MANDATES IN TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 44, THAT WE HAVE TO PROPOSE A BUDGET COVER IN ALL ESTIMATED REVENUE AND PROPOSED EXPENDITURES FOR THE DISTRICT.
TEA ALSO REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE THE BUDGET APPROVED BY JUNE 30TH BECAUSE THAT IS OUR YEAR-END.
WE DO APPROVE THE GENERAL FUND, CHILD NUTRITION FUND, AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.
BUT TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON THE GENERAL FUND AND JUST THE FINANCIAL FUNDAMENTALS OF SCHOOL FINANCE.
ONE OF THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WE USE HERE IS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR CISD FINANCE.
WE HAVE A VERY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO REVENUE GENERATORS.
WE AGGRESSIVELY APPROACH THE EXPENSE DRIVERS, MEANING BASICALLY, THAT I BUDGET VERY CONSERVATIVELY.
I DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE REVENUE ON PURPOSE, BUT IF THERE IS A RANGE AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT LATER LIKE IN THE TAX RATE OR OUR PROPERTY VALUES, I WILL GO WITH THE LOWEST POSSIBILITY THAT I THINK IS REASONABLE JUST TO UNDERESTIMATE THE REVENUE A LITTLE BIT.
WE ALSO OVEREXTEND OUR NEEDY EXPENSE DRIVERS LIKE OUR UTILITIES.
WE USUALLY HAVE MONEY LEFT IN OUR UTILITY BUDGET AT THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BAD WINTER LIKE WE DID TWO YEARS AGO.
SO THOSE EXPENDITURES ARE ON THE HIGH SIDE ON PURPOSE, JUST IN CASE, SOMETHING UNFORESEEN SHOULD HAPPEN IN THE DISTRICT.
WE ALSO USE THE STUDENT CLASSROOM-CENTRIC BUDGET MANAGEMENT MODEL, THAT I WILL SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
BASICALLY, WE'RE SAYING, WELL, I'LL GET TO THAT NEXT SLIDE.
THEN WE WANT TO CONNECT EXPENSE DRIVERS TO REVENUE GENERATORS.
WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR FUND BALANCE, WHICH I WILL DISCUSS TONIGHT AS WELL.
THEN, OF COURSE, WE WANT OUR CURRENT STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS TO RECEIVE THOSE BENEFITS IN THE CURRENT YEAR, NOT SAVE MONEY FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR THE NEXT YEAR, BUT TO ACTUALLY SPEND THEM WHEN WE HAVE THOSE STUDENTS IN OUR CLASSROOMS.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO POINT OUT LIKE, NUMBER 4, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EXPENSE DRIVER, REALLY FOR US, THE KEY EXPENSE FOR MOST OF IT, IS SO WHEN WE GET REQUESTS FOR PERSONNEL, THEN WHAT WE ATTEMPT TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN REVENUE WHEN WE ARE ADDING THAT PERSONNEL FOR EXAMPLE, IF CAMPUSES ARE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TEACHER, OR COUNSELOR, OR WHATEVER POSITION, WE LOOK FIRST TO SEE, OKAY, IS THERE AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS ATTENDING THAT CAMPUS? IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN THAT'S AN EASY REQUEST, RIGHT? THAT'S A MATCH.
BUT OFTENTIMES, THEY REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL, AND THERE'S NO REVENUE GENERATOR ATTACHED TO IT.
FOR EXAMPLE, MAYBE YOU HAVE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND IT'S MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE TO AMEND IT, THE PROBLEM IS STUDENT NEEDS AN AID AND IT'S REQUIRED FIRST TO GIVE THAT KID AID, WE WILL MAKE THE DECISION BASED ON NEED AND GO DO IT.
BY DOING THAT, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE TAKING A HIT ON REVENUE AND EXPENSE.
BUT WHERE POSSIBLE, WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT, AS WE ADD PERSONNEL, WE CAN POINT TO SOME REVENUE.
IF NOT, THEN THERE'S ANOTHER LEVEL OF STUDENT THAT WILL GO THROUGH.
THAT'S WHY THAT IS CRITICAL AND WHEN DISTRICTS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BUDGET, IT'S OFTENTIMES YOU HAVE A PERSONNEL, SO WE ADD PEOPLE WITH NO ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
THE OTHER THING IS, WHEN WE LOOK AT NUMBER 6, AND I THINK THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT AS WELL, IS WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IDEA THAT CURRENT STUDENTS AND CURRENT TAXPAYERS SHOULD GET THE BENEFIT OF THE INVESTORS WE HAVE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE MADE A DECISION, WE LOOK AT OUR FUND BALANCE.
WHEN WE DO THIS RECEIPT BACK EVERY YEAR, WE LOOK AT, OKAY, AFTER THE AUDIT, HOW MUCH ARE WE CONTRIBUTING BACK TO OUR FUNDAMENTALS? SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED A RANGE FOR OUR FUNDS.
OUR RANGE IS 2-3 MONTHS AND IF WE'RE OVER THE THREE LATER IN FUND BALANCE, THEN THE QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE CURRENT NEEDS WITHIN OUR CAMPUS, WHETHER IT'S ROOFING NEEDS OR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS,
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OR ARE JUST NEEDS IN OUR CAMPUS THAT OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND TAXPAYERS CAN BENEFIT FROM.WE MAY MAKE A DECISION AT THAT POINT TO SAY, INSTEAD OF PUTTING ALL OF THIS IN FUNDAMENTALS, LET'S TAKE CARE OF THESE NEEDS AND SO WE USE THESE PRINCIPLES STANDARDS TO GUIDE US AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
>> THE NEXT SHEET IS ANOTHER TOOL WE USE.
THIS IS JUST REALLY TRULY PART OF THE PRACTICE.
THE RED CIRCLE IS IN THE CLASSROOM, FUNCTION 11 AND FUNCTIONS 12 THAT YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.
ANYTHING THAT'S IN THE CLASSROOM, THAT'S OUR TARGET AREA FIRST, WHEN IT COMES TO SPENDING EXTRA MONEY.
THE DIRECT SUPPORT IS THE GREEN CIRCLE, AND THAT IS THE OTHER CAMPUS EMPLOYEES LIKE, THE PRINCIPAL, COUNSELOR, AND HEALTH SERVICES THAT HAVE A DIRECT SUPPORT OF THEIR DISTRICT OR THE CAMPUS AND THE STUDENTS.
THEN THE YELLOW CIRCLE IS THE INDIRECT SUPPORT, WHICH SHOWS THE OTHER FUNCTIONS OF 1,321 AND 34 THROUGH 61, WHICH IS TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
ANYTIME WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT BUDGET CUTS, WE'RE GOING TO START AT THE OUTSIDE CIRCLE FIRST AND WORK OUR WAY IN BECAUSE WE KNOW WE NEED THOSE EMPLOYEES IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE KIDS ALSO.
THAT'S ANOTHER BUDGETING PRIORITY THAT WE USE IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE ALSO DO NOT GO INTO THIS BLINDLY, WE DO SURVEYS.
YOU CAN SEE THERE, FOR THIS YEAR, WE HAD 368 RESPONSES, MOST OF WHICH WERE CAMPUS-BASED EMPLOYEES.
SECONDLY, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, WHICH WAS GREAT TO SEE, THEN DISTRICT LEVEL EMPLOYEES.
OUT OF THOSE 368 PARTICIPANTS, THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE RESULTS.
THE RESULTS DON'T USUALLY CHANGE FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR.
EMPLOYEE RAISES IS USUALLY THE TOP ONE OR TWO.
SMALLER CLASS SIZES WOULD BE GREAT, BUT THOSE ALMOST HAVE AN INVERSE RELATIONSHIP.
THEY'RE CONFLICT WHEN I ONLY HAVE CERTAIN [NOISE] BUDGET NUMBERS TO USE.
SOMETIMES WE CAN'T DO BOTH IF WE WANTED TO DO SMALLER CLASS SIZES THAN THAT IN CAMPUSES THAT HAVE MANY STUDENTS.
THERE'S A FEW CONFLICTING ONES ON THERE, BUT SPECIALIZED RESOURCES, WE'VE TRIED TO ADDRESS.
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, WE'RE DEFINITELY ADDRESSING PRE-K. WE'RE DOING A BIG JOB, I THINK BY RESPONDING TO THESE PRIORITIES.
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, BUT WE DO TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION.
THIS IS A REALLY BUSY SPREADSHEET.
I'M SURE MR. RAY CAN READ THAT, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE HERE, AND IT'S TYPICAL FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
BUT THIS IS GOVERNMENTAL OR COUNTY AND ALTHOUGH WE'RE ALL CROWLEY ISD, WE HAVE DIFFERENT FUNDS SET UP BECAUSE IT'S REQUIRED, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT EACH FUND HAS DIFFERENT REVENUE SOURCES AND THEN ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES.
I'D LIKE TO WALK THROUGH THAT WITH YOU TONIGHT AND THE FIRST COLUMN IS THE GENERAL FUND.
>> YEAH, I HAVE THIS SHEET TOO.
THE FIRST GENERAL FUND I HAVE THAT'S NOT HIGHLIGHTED IN GRAY IS I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE REVENUE PART OF OUR GENERAL FUND.
ROUGHLY 50 PERCENT OF OUR REVENUE COMES FROM THE STATE IN THE GENERAL FUND.
THESE ARE OUR FOUNDATION PAYMENTS THAT COME THROUGH TEA ACTUALLY.
THEY GIVE US BASICALLY $6,160 PER STUDENT.
THAT IS THE REGULAR ED KID, NOTHING, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE.
EVERYTHING ELSE ON TOP OF THAT IS WEIGHTED, SO IF IT'S A SPECIAL ED STUDENT, WE GET A LITTLE MORE FUNDING FOR THEM AND GET A LITTLE MORE FUNDING FOR CT, TECH KIDS, A LITTLE MORE MONEY FOR THE BILINGUAL KIDS.
IT'S ALL WEIGHTED BUT IT STARTS AT 6,160 PER STUDENT.
THEN THE STATE PAYS US EVERY MONTH EXCEPT FOR THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH, AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT ON THE NEXT COLUMN OVER.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS TEA DECIDES, WITH OUR HELP, BUT THEY DECIDE WHAT OUR ADA WILL BE FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
THEY DECIDE WE'RE GOING TO PAY YOU FOR 15,000 ADA THIS YEAR AND THE PAYMENTS COME IN, OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED TO SPEND IT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IF WE ONLY HAD 14,008 IN OUR ADA, THEY'VE OVERPAID US.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THERE'S A SETTLE UP, WE DON'T PAY IT BACK,
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THEY JUST TAKE IT OFF THE NEXT YEAR'S.BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, IF WE WIND UP WITH 15,500 ADA, THEN I'LL BOOK A RECEIVABLE AND THEY WILL PAY US A LITTLE BIT EXTRA STARTING THE NEXT YEAR.
WE ACTUALLY GET PAID WHAT WE EARN BUT MONTHLY, WE GET PAID ON WHAT'S PREDICTED.
THERE'S A SETTLE UP AT THE END AND YOU DON'T WANT TO OVERSPEND, ASSUMING OUR ADA COMES IN LOWER THAN WHAT WE'VE EARNED, I SHOULD SAY.
THEN THE BOTTOM OF THAT COLUMN SHOWS YOU WHAT WE SPEND $199.
WE PAY EVERYDAY EXPENSES, WE PAID SALARIES, UTILITIES, MAINTENANCE, AND TRANSPORTATION.
NOW, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT I UNCOVERED THE OTHER GENERAL FUND BUT IT'S ALL 199, IT'S ALL ONE FUND.
BUT, AGAIN, HALF OF OUR REVENUE COMES FROM THE STATE AND HALF FROM THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS.
THE LOCAL REVENUE IS TAX MONEY FROM THE TAXPAYERS AND THE REASON WE RECEIVE THE STATE PAYMENTS, EXCEPT DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH, IS BECAUSE OUR TAX PAYMENTS COME IN IN NOVEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY.
WE GET TAX PAYMENTS ALL YEAR LONG BUT THEY'RE VERY MINOR.
THE MAJORITY OF THE TAX REVENUE COMES IN NOVEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY.
FOR CASH FLOW PURPOSES, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE BECAUSE WE HAVE $10 MILLION A MONTH FROM THE STATE, EXCEPT FOR WHEN WE'RE GETTING $10 MILLION A MONTH FROM TAX REVENUE.
NOW, ALSO, THEY CONNECT IN THE FACT THAT THE STATE DECIDES EVERY KID'S GETTING 6,160.
IF OUR TAX REVENUE COMES IN HIGHER, THEN THE STATE WILL PULL BACK SOME OF THEIR MONEY TOO.
AS LONG AS EVERY KID GETS 6,160, THE STATE WILL CALCULATE BASED ON WHAT THEY OWE US AND IT'S BASED ON OUR TAX REVENUE BUT IT'S ALSO BASED ON OUR TAX EFFORT.
IF THEY DON'T FEEL THAT WE ARE COLLECTING WHAT WE SHOULD BASED ON OUR TEACHING VALUES.
TARRANT COUNTY COLLECTS OUR TAXES.
NO ONE HAS THE TAX OFFICE ANYMORE BUT BACK IN THE DAY IF WE DIDN'T COLLECT EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO, [INAUDIBLE].
THEY STILL DO THAT EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN TAX OFFICE.
WHEN YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE STATE REVENUE, THE LOCAL REVENUE FACTORS IN, THE ADA FACTORS IN, SO IT'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS JUST TO FIGURE OUT THE GENERAL FUND AND THE REVENUE SIDE AND THERE'S ONLY REALLY TWO BIG REVENUE NUMBERS, LOCAL TAX DOLLARS AND THE STATE MONEY.
AGAIN, THE BOTTOM PART JUST SHOWS YO, U AGAIN, WHAT WE USE FOR THE 199 AND ITS SALARIES, IT'S OUR EVERYDAY EXPENDITURES.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS, JUST TO ADD, IF YOU COULD SLIDE DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT THERE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TAX AND WHAT SHE WAS MENTIONING, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT SOMETIMES IF DISTRICTS ARE GROWING LIKE WE ARE AND THERE ARE COMPANIES AND INDUSTRY MOVING HERE, THEN OFTEN TIMES TAX ABATEMENT OR TAX INCENTIVES ARE EXTENDED.
WHEN YOU DO THAT, THE STATE SAYS, "WELL, WE SHOULD HAVE COLLECTED TAXES," SO IT ENDS UP HURTING THE DISTRICT.
IT HELPS IN BRINGING PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY BUT IT HURTS BECAUSE THE DISTRICT ASSUMES THAT YOU'VE COLLECTED THAT MONEY.
THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAXIMIZING THAT.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS AND WE KNOW THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW WITH HOMESTEADS EXEMPTION, OUR HOMEOWNERS REALLY HAVE A BENEFIT IN OUR DISTRICT.
A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE ACTUALLY MODIFIED THAT, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO COLLECT MORE.
WELL, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT BUT THE STATE STILL VIEWS US AS IF WE ARE.
WHEN WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS AT THIS TABLE, IT DOES HAVE IMPACT ON US AS IT RELATES TO REVENUE.
THE OTHER THING YOU MENTIONED WITH REVENUE THAT I THINK SOMETIMES WE'RE NOT CLEAR ABOUT, WE TALK ABOUT HAVING 16,300 STUDENTS.
IF WE WERE NOT CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR BUDGET, WE ACTUALLY EVERY TWO YEARS WE HAVE TO TELL TEA WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT OUR WATER WILL BE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, OVER THE NEXT BIANNUAL.
WE GIVE THEM A NUMBER AND THAT NUMBER, IF WE'RE NOT CONSERVATIVE IN OUR PROJECTIONS, THEN THE NUMBER WE GIVE THEM COULD CREATE A PROBLEM FOR US.
BECAUSE WE TELL THEM WE HAVE 16,000 KIDS AND ACTUALLY, WE MAY HAVE 16,000 BUT IF OUR ATTENDANCE RATE IS 90 PERCENT, THEN MAYBE WE ONLY HAVE 15,000 OF THAT SHOWS UP.
THE STATE PAYS US ON 16,000 KIDS BUT THEY CAN COME BACK AND THEY GET THEIR MONEY BACK, WHICH CREATES DEFICITS TWO OR THREE YEARS DOWN THE LINE AND IT JUST SENDS A BAD MESSAGE.
THE THING THAT THE STATE DOES IS THERE'S
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ALSO BEEN THE TEAMS THAT WE ARE REALLY CONSERVATIVE.IF WE THINK THAT WE HAVE 16,000, WE MAY TELL THE STATE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 14,000.
THEN THAT WAY IF WE'RE SHORT, WE END UP GETTING PAID BACK FROM THE STATE.
>> OBVIOUSLY, WE TRY TO MAKE A GOOD ESTIMATE BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING PAID ON THAT, SO IT SETTLES UP AT THE END BUT WE DON'T WANT TO SHORT OURSELVES TOO MUCH BECAUSE OF CASH FLOW FOR BUSINESS.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THANKS TO THIS DISCUSSION BUT I KNOW BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE STATE [INAUDIBLE] TO ENROLLMENT; IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WELL, THAT'S THE CONVERSATION.
THEY HAVEN'T COME OUT WITH A FINAL DECISION YET BUT THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE DISCUSSING
>> NO, IT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE STAFF FOR ENROLLMENT.
WE WANT THE KIDS HERE SO I GET WHY THEY WANT TO PRESSURE US INTO THE ATTENDANCE PART BUT WE HAVE TO STAFF, WE HAVE TO HAVE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOMS IN CASE THEY COME.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT BUT SO FAR, NOT SO MUCH. OH, SORRY.
>> CLARIFICATION ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
IN DALLAS, THEY'VE GOTTEN ABOUT 20 PERCENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, [INAUDIBLE].
WE'RE THE ONLY ONE [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE A 10 PERCENT RATE.
ARE YOU SAYING WE'RE PENALIZED BECAUSE OF THAT 10 PERCENT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SELECTING THE NEXT THING THAT WE COULD OR ARE YOU SAYING WE'RE NOT GETTING PENALIZED FOR THAT? WE WOULD GET OUR REVENUE.
I MEAN, PENALIZED, THEY'LL ASSUME THAT WE'RE MAXIMIZING OUR TAX REVENUE AND WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT MAXIMIZING OUR TAXES.
THEY LOOK AT IT AS IF WE WERE COLLECTING THAT FULL 100 PERCENT AND NOT THE 90 PERCENT? YEAH.
>> THE MOST RECENT ELECTION PROPOSITIONS THAT [INAUDIBLE]
>> IT IS NOW 40,000 INSTEAD OF 25,000.
BUT I ALREADY CALCULATED THAT END BECAUSE I FIGURED THAT WAS THE BEST.
IT'S GOOD FOR US, OUR TAX BASE IS GROWING CONSTANTLY.
AGAIN, BY 12 PERCENT WE GET THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEW HOUSES IN THE INDUSTRY GOING UP AS WELL AS OUR VALUES GOING UP.
OUR INCREASE WILL OFFSET THE INCREASE IN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH I'LL TELL YOU IN A MINUTE.
[NOISE] THERE IS A DOWNSIDE TO THAT AS WELL.
[BACKGROUND] BUT BEFORE I GO ON, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE ALREADY MENTIONED WE WILL BE APPROVING THE BUDGET BY JUNE 30TH, AND SOME OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD, YOU KNOW THAT WE WON'T RECEIVE OUR CERTIFIED TAX RULES.
OUR TAXABLE VALUES TILL JULY 25TH AND WE WON'T RECEIVE OUR TAX RATE UNTIL THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST.
WE'RE BUDGETING ON QUITE A FEW UNKNOWNS AND THOSE ARE THE R2P GRAB FOOD SOURCES.
THEN OF COURSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR ADA WILL BE THERE. WE DO OUR BEST.
>> BUT THEY ARE EDUCATED GUESSES.
>> IT'S OUR EDUCATED GUESS AND A LOT OF PRAYER [LAUGHTER].
BUT THEN I WANT TO GO ON TO, SEE THE TOP BOX, THAT LITTLE BEIGE AREA UP THERE.
THAT WILL MOVE US INTO OUR NEXT FUND, WHICH IS OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND.
THE BEIGE AREA IS SHOWING YOU OUR CURRENT TAX RATE.
THE DEBT SERVICE FUND IS $0.50.
FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND ARE TAXED.
REVENUE COMES IN AND IT'S DIVIDED ACCORDINGLY, ALMOST 1/3 TO 2/3.
THE PAYMENTS COME IN AGAIN, MOSTLY NOVEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY.
BUT IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, AGAIN, THIS IS REQUIRED FUND.
THAT SECTION OF OUR TAX REVENUE CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON THE BOND PAYMENTS.
IT CAN'T BE SPEND ON UTILITIES, CAN'T BE SPENT ON PAYROLL.
IT'S ONLY SET UP AS WE SELL BONDS AND WE INCUR THAT DEBT, THAT'S WHAT 1/3 OUR TAX RATE WILL GO TO AS THE DEBT PAYMENTS THAT WE PAY IN AUGUST 1ST AND FEBRUARY 1ST.
THERE'S A CORRELATION BETWEEN 199 AND 599, BUT AGAIN, IT'S JUST THE TAX REVENUE PORTION, BUT THEY HAVE DEFINITE DIFFERENT EXPENDITURES FOR EACH FUND.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION UP TO THAT POINT? THEN I WENT ON TO COMPARE THE DEBT SERVICE FUND WITH OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS.
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THEY ARE INTERRELATED AS WELL.WHEN WE SELL BONDS, THAT MONEY WE RECEIVE FROM THE SALE, LIKE THE $12 MILLION WAS ONE.
THAT $12 MILLION GOES INTO THE 600 FUND OR THE CAPITAL FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN BUILD FOR THIS, SO AS THE EXPANSION OF WHY AND OTHER BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.
WE USE THAT MONEY IN THAT FUND TO DO ALL THE BIG BUILDING PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING ON.
THEN WE RECEIVE THE TAX REVENUE TO PAY OFF THAT DEBT WHEN WE'RE PAYING THE BONDS BACK.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOUR HOME MORTGAGE.
YOU BORROW THE MONEY, WE BUILD YOUR HOUSE, BUT YOU STILL HAVE THOSE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS TO PAY EVERY MONTH,AND YOUR REVENUE ON THAT IS [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT.
BUT THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO FUNDS.
THEY'RE VERY RELATED, BUT THEY ARE SEPARATE FOR PURPOSE.
THAT CLEAR AS MUD. YOU'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE.
THE NEXT FUND THEN IS THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND.
FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAVE SOME LOCAL REVENUE, BUT IT'S MOSTLY FEDERAL FUND AND THAT'S WHY WE JUMP THROUGH HOOPS WHEN THERE'S ANY KIND OF [INAUDIBLE] AUDIT OR YOU CAN ASK RANDY TO LEON ABOUT THOSE.
THAT IS FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS FOR OUR KIDDOS THAT ARE ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAMS. WE GET OUR FEDERAL MONEY THROUGH F&R [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT GOES BACK TO PAY ARAMARK AND OTHER LOCAL EXPENDITURES WE MIGHT HAVE FROM FOOD SERVICE FUND.
WHEN WE RE-INVEST THE EARMARKS GUARANTEE, THEN IF YOU GO FOR THINGS LIKE TO IMPROVE THEIR LUNCH LINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THAT REIMBURSEMENT IS ONLY FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND.
IT CAN'T BE USED IN THE CAFETERIA.
IT'S JUST TO TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDDOS, TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE GOOD LUNCHES EVERY DAY.
THE LAST COLUMN ARE ALL THE OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.
ALL THE 200 FUNDS ARE FEDERAL FUNDS. THEY RANGE.
WE HAVE TO APPLY FOR ALL THOSE INCLUDING TITLE 1, TITLE 4, AND WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE THAT PENSION EVERY YEAR.
THEN THEY LET US KNOW OUR AMOUNT THROUGH THE NOGA OR THE NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD.
BUT AGAIN, FEDERAL FUNDS HAVE REALLY TIGHT RESTRICTIONS THAN WHAT WE CAN SPEND IT ON.
EVEN OUR ESSER FUNDS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR.
IT'S VERY DETAILED OF WHAT WE CAN SPEND THAT ON, SO WE CAN'T SPEND ON UTILITIES OR ANYTHING ELSE, OR BOND PAYMENTS. IT'S SPECIFIC.
AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS.
AS YOU NOTICE, I DIDN'T GO IN ORDER ACROSS THE TOP.
I DIDN'T GO IN 100, 200 BECAUSE I LEFT OUT THREE AND 400S FUNDS BECAUSE THOSE ARE JUST LOCAL SMALL AMOUNTS 400 FUNDS AND INCORPORATES THIS CAMPUS ACTIVITY FUND.
IF A CHILD HAS A FUNDRAISER AND WHATNOT, IT RUNS THROUGH FUND 461.
A COUPLE OF CRYSTALS I THINK RUNS THROUGH A 300 FUND, BUT THEY'RE REALLY MINOR AND A LOT OF THEM COME FROM THE STATES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I DIDN'T INCLUDE THOSE ON THERE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR DIFFERENT FUNDS AND WHAT WE NEED, WHY WE NEED TO CLASSIFY THEM THE WAY WE DO?
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, I HAVE A COMMENT.
ONE IS THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO THIS, AND THE OTHER ONE IS THANK YOU FOR TAKING US THROUGH.
[LAUGHTER] I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG.
TO ME, IT'S COMMON SENSE, BUT IT'S REALLY NOT TO HAVE OUTSIDE ENTITIES.
I REALLY LIKE THIS CHART, PAT MYSELF ON THE BACK.
I KNOW IT'S REALLY HARD TO READ, BUT I USE THIS FOR PRINCIPAL TRAINING THIS YEAR TOO, AND IT'S JUST A GOOD DIAGRAM.
I THINK THAT'S HOW THEY ALL WORK IN CHARGE.
>> I TRY TO KEEP IT ALL ON ONE PAGE, BUT THEN IT GETS REALLY SMALL.
>> OKAY, THANKS. THE NEXT GRAPH, YOU'LL SEE AGAIN, THE BLUE IS THE LOCAL REVENUE AND THE RED IS THE STATE.
THIS IS STILL JUST THE GENERAL FUND, SO WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANY OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.
BUT BASICALLY ACROSS THOSE 10 YEARS WE AVERAGE ABOUT 50 PERCENT.
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HOWEVER, YOU CAN SEE IN THE 21-YEAR, OUR LOCAL REVENUE WAS ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET AND THE STATE WAS 48 PERCENT.THIS YEAR I'M PREDICTING THAT YOU'LL COME IN AT 53 PERCENT FOR LOCAL, AND YOU'LL NOTICE THE STATE DROPPED TO 44 PERCENT.
THEY JUST DECIDE 61/60 PER KID AND THEY DON'T CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH AS THEY WOULD HAVE LIKE A YEAR BEFORE.
IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD THAT SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THERE'S SOMEWHAT OF AN INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT IT'S ALSO NOT DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER FACTORS IN THERE AS WELL.
BUT IT IS, LIKE I SAID, AN INVERSE RELATIONSHIP.
THE YELLOW LITTLE TOP THERE ARE THE MAC AND CHARS PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.
WE DO GET A LITTLE FEDERAL MONEY IN 199 FUND.
BUT IT'S USUALLY ROUGHLY MAYBE $2 MILLION IN YEARS.
IT'S MINIMAL COMPARED TO OVERALL.
>> SURE YOU DO. WHY [INAUDIBLE] DROP IN REVENUE.
>> BASICALLY OUR ADA CURRENTLY.
>> BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST PAYING OFF THE LOAN FROM LAST YEAR?
>> NO. BECAUSE OUR ADA IS DOWN THIS YEAR.
LAST YEAR, THE STATE HELD US HARMLESS, AND SO IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE OUR ADA WOUND UP BEING 14,879 I THINK, ALMOST 15,000.
SO FAR THIS YEAR IT'S COMING IN LOWER THAN THAT.
THEY'RE NOT HOLDING US HARMLESS THIS YEAR, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE FIRST 4, 6 WEEKS AND MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS.
IF OUR ENROLLMENT'S GROWING, THEY WILL GIVE US CREDIT FOR THAT EVEN THOUGH THE ADA WAS DOWN.
BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE YET.
RIGHT NOW BE CONSERVATIVE AGAIN.
THAT'S WHAT I'M CAPTIVATING, AND IT'S MOSTLY. YEAH.
>> AS FAR AS YOUR ADA [INAUDIBLE] STABLE THIS YEAR?
>> YES. I'M TOLD OUR SYSTEM IS AS BAD AS A LOT OF THEM.
KNOWING 16,000 ENROLLMENT, I BUDGETED 15,000 PRETENDER KIDDOS FOR ADA.
RIGHT NOW I'M CALCULATING AT 148.
SO IT'S A LOT LOWER THAN I BUDGETED FOR.
I THINK I'M PRETTY CONSERVATIVE, BUT I HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS COMING.
I HOPING THIS IS A LOW ESTIMATE ON THAT PART STILL.
>> WHEN KIDS WERE QUARANTINING FOR COVID FOR TWO WEEKS, DOES THAT COUNT, [INAUDIBLE]? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I JUST SAID, WHEN THE KIDS WERE OUT QUARANTINING BECAUSE THEY HAVE COVID EXPOSURE.
>> I WASN'T SURE IF THEY COUNTED THAT.
BECAUSE LAST YEAR THEY HELD OFFICE BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] PROBABLY LOST A LOT OF IT.
>> DO WE KNOW EXACTLY [INAUDIBLE]? IS THERE ANY BETTER WHERE THE KIDS ARE? NOT SPECIFICALLY OURS, BUT JUST STATE WHERE ARE ALL THE KIDS?
>> THERE IS A QUESTION [LAUGHTER] REALLY PROCESSING.
[INAUDIBLE] SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STUDENTS THEY DID NOT RETURN. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>>DON'T YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT YOUR KID AT HIS HOME-SCHOOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> YOU HAD TO. IF YOU WERE GROWING THIS, YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT FORM, TELL US WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT, BUT YOU JUST DON'T SEND THE KID BACK TO SCHOOL, THERE'S NO WAY FOR US TO KNOW WHETHER [INAUDIBLE]
>> BUT IS THAT AN ISSUE, THAT IS OUR ENROLLMENT AS WELL.
>> TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. ONE IS, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR BOARD, THE 1480 IS A PROJECTION BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE DONE AT THIS POINT.
BUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO WITH TA IS NOT DEFINED.
THEY HADN'T SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHOLE HORMONES, WHAT THEY SAID, THEY WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ADJUSTMENTS ARE GOING TO BE.
IF THEY COME OUT AND SAY, WHOLE HORMONES, WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HORMONE WILL BE.
IF THEY ADJUST AS GOOD A LITTLE BIT ADJUSTMENTS, WE'RE JUST TAKING WHAT IT IS.
THE REASON WHY WE'RE 148, THAT'S BECAUSE WE LOOK AT OUR ATTENDANCE AND OUR ROLES TOGETHER WE DO THE CALCULATION, THAT'S WHAT [INAUDIBLE].
IT IS, RIGHT, THAT WE PLAN TO DO WITH WHAT OUR FUTURE WORKSHOPS IS TO HAVE JUST A REPORT ON OLD WATER, IN ALL ATTENDANCE SO WE CAN REALLY SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
[INAUDIBLE] PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AROUND 92-93 PERCENT.
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>> THAT IS CORRECT, SIR. I SHOULD SAY [OVERLAPPING]
>> OR IS USED HERE, IT'S LIKE OVERSTATE, DIFFERENT THAN WHAT [INAUDIBLE]
>> BUT IT'S AVERAGE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.
I THINK OUR ATTENDANCE IS INCREASING RIGHT NOW. [INAUDIBLE]
>> THE FIRST THE FORCES WHICH HAD THE BIGGEST TENDENCY STATEWIDE, NATIONWIDE IT SO WE SAW OR THAT AFFECTED EVERYBODY AS DR. [INAUDIBLE] STACEY SAID, THERE WAS JUST GOING TO BE BOOKED THAT BASED ON THE 18TH, 19TH OR THE COURSE FOR SIX WEEKS.
BUT WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT IT'S LIKE FITNESSES AS WE'RE CONSISTENT AND LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE DAY, THERE IS INFORMATION THAT'S OUT TO ALL TWO PRINCIPLES.
SUPERVISORS, PEOPLE GET INTO [INAUDIBLE] THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE ADDRESSING WITH THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT'S ACTUALLY THE CARERS OF THE GOVERNOR.
ALSO MIKE [INAUDIBLE] SIMPLY TALKED ABOUT, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SUPPORT TO [INAUDIBLE]?
>> OTHER HAPPY NEWS TO THAT IS THEY'VE PREDICTED WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
>> YOU-ALL KNOW WE READ THROUGH THE BUDGET ON IT IN OCTOBER SO IT WILL BE FAST TURN AROUND WHEN WE FIGURE OUT THE BOTTOM LINE THIS YEAR AS WELL.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR FUND BALANCE.
JUST TO EXPLAIN THE FUND BALANCE A LITTLE MORE IN DETAIL, A LOT OF PEOPLE ASSUME THIS IS LIKE OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT, IT'S OUR CASH, IT'S NOT REALLY.
IT WOULD BE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY LIABILITIES.
WHAT IT'S LIKE, AGAIN, I'M USING THE MORTGAGE.
IF YOU HAVE A $200,000 HOME AND YOU STILL OWE 50,000.
THAT'S WHAT THE FUND BALANCES FOR US.
IT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN ASSETS THAT'S CLEAR LIABILITIES.
WHAT WE TARGET IS 2-3 MONTHS WORTH OF EXPENDITURES, OR BASICALLY 17- 25 PERCENT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THOSE LAST 10 YEARS, WE HAD ONE LOW YEAR BACK IN JUNE 13, BUT IT WAS STILL 20 PERCENT.
WE HAVE COVERED RIGHT AROUND 25 PERCENT FOR NINE YEARS.
WE'RE PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE IT JUST SHOWS HOW RESPONSIBLE WE ARE AS A DISTRICT AND [NOISE] IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US TO HAVE THAT [INAUDIBLE].
>> WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE THAT AFTER THE SCHOOL HAS MORE FUNDS THAN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO? WHAT IS THAT PERCENTAGE THAT THEY GET? IS IT THERE IS A PENALTY OR SOMETHING AFTER YOU HAVE?
[OVERLAPPING] THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE US NOW MAKING HUGE FORM BALANCE, BUT THERE AREN'T ANY PENALTIES OR ANYTHING.
BUT FOOD SERVICE FUND, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND THERE IS, AND IT'S NOT REALLY A PENALTY, BUT IF THEY WANT A PLAN OF HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND DOWN THAT MONEY BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO MAKE MONEY ON THE KIDS LUNCHES.
SO THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL HAVING TO PUT FUND BALANCE AND CHILD NUTRITION.
AGAIN, BUT OUR SIXTH GUIDELINE IS TO SPEND THE CURRENT MONEY ON THE CURRENT KIDS.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE MORE THAN 25 PERCENT.
BUT IT'S NOT BAD BECAUSE IF WE HAVE TO EVER DIP INTO A LITTLE BIT, WE HAVE PRETTY GOOD QUESTION.
IT'S NOT TERRIBLE, BUT I THINK WE'VE BEEN PRETTY REASONABLE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
>> WELL, JUST GOING BACK TO MR. BRAXTON'S QUESTION.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE WANTED QUANTITY PRODUCTION ACROSS THE STATE, THERE WAS THIS POLITICAL BOOM TO TRY TO REDUCE FUNDING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY USE WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD MORE THAN THREE MONTHS IN THEIR FUND BELTS AND THEY SHOULD USE THEIR OWN FUNDS, AND SUPPOSEDLY YOU CAN SAY SO.
YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE IT WAS AN IDEA.
THERE WAS TALKING ABOUT SAY, THREE MONTHS FUND BALANCE, THEN YOU HAVE TO [INAUDIBLE]
>> IT COMES UP LIKE EVERY LEGISLATIVE SESSION REALLY [INAUDIBLE]
>> I THINK IS ACTUALLY COVERED BACK UP [INAUDIBLE]
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>> OKAY. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS A FOUR-YEAR TREND.
I JUST WANT TO WALK THROUGH THIS WITH YOU.
THE FIRST COLUMN OF NUMBERS ARE THE AUDITS AND NUMBERS FROM '18/'19.
WE HAD TOTAL REVENUE OF 130 MILLION, EXPENDITURES OF 142 MILLION.
OUR EXCESS REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES WAS A LITTLE LOW, BUT WE HAD OTHER RESOURCES THAT THEY SOLD SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT WE DID JUMP INTO OUR FUND BALANCE.
WE HAD 36 MILLION AND IT DROPPED TO 34.
BUT WHEN WE APPROVED THAT BUDGET IN '18/'19, WE HAD A FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION THAT WE SAID WE COULD USE POSSIBLY OF FIVE TO $6 MILLION, AND YET WE ONLY USE THE FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION OF $2 MILLION AS YOU CAN SEE THERE.
SAME WITH, '19 AND '20; WE HAD A FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION OF $6 MILLION, AND THEN '19/'20, WE ACTUALLY ADDED TO THE FUND BALANCE WHICH BROUGHT US BACK AGAIN, UP TO 26 PERCENT OF OUR FUND BALANCE WHICH IS A LITTLE HIGH BUT THAT'S NOT BAD.
TWENTY TWENTY ONE AUDIT, WE HAD A FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION OF $7.2 MILLION.
AGAIN, WE ADDED TO THE FUND BALANCE, SO WE MADE IT 26 PERCENT.
JUST TO REMIND YOU, OUR '21/'22 BUDGET, WE HAD A FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION OF $8.7 MILLION, WHICH WOULD DROP US TO 19 PERCENT.
WE'RE STILL IN THAT GOOD RANGE, BUT I'M PROJECTING THAT OUR SPENDING WOULD DROP ABOUT $1.5 MILLION TO LEAVE US AT 25 PERCENT, WHICH IS PRETTY PERFECT.
WE OVERCOME OUR FUND BALANCE ALLOCATIONS, BUT IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE BUDGET, WE HAVE TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.
WE CAN AFFORD TO PUT THAT FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION UP THERE AS ALMOST A PLACE HOLDER FOR ALL THE UNKNOWNS WE HAVE.
BUT WE USUALLY COME OUT BETTER THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED.
>> YOU SAID 1.5, BUT IT SHOULD BE 3.2, BECAUSE THAT'S 1.5 OR 1.6 EXACTLY.
>> NO. THE REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES IS THIS 3.2 MILLION.
BUT WE HAVE OTHER RESOURCES AND USES THAT WE CAN PULL IN, AND 1.5 IS OVER IT.
WE HAVE WORKERS COMP CLAIMS THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO, SO I CAN [INAUDIBLE] EVEN OFFSET THAT, SO THE TOTAL BETWEEN THE TWO IS 1.5, 1.6 MAYBE.
WE'RE JUST DROPPING JUST A LITTLE BIT.
BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD LEAVE US AT THAT 25 PERCENT MARK.
AGAIN, IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.
>> ALSO IN THE OTHER RESOURCE COLUMN, WE'LL SEE, YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE PROCEEDING THE PROCESS OF FIRST SELLING THE PROPERTY.
IF YOU COULD REMEMBER BACK IN 2020, WHEN WE SOLD [INAUDIBLE] ANYTIME WE SELL PROPERTY, OR SELL LAND, OR ALL PROPERTY, AND RECEIVE REVENUE [INAUDIBLE]
>> LET'S TALK TAX RATE FOR A SECOND.
AS YOU ALL ARE VERY AWARE, HOUSE BILL 3 WAS PASSED IN 2019, THAT CUT PROPERTY TAXES IN THE FIRST YEAR BY AN AVERAGE OF EIGHT CENTS.
OVERALL, IT DROPPED EVERYBODY FROM A $1.17 TO A $1.5.
OURS DROPPED TO A $1.684, THAT I'LL SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES AUTOMATIC TAX REDUCTIONS POINT FOR WORK IN THE SECOND YEAR IF OUR PROPERTY VALUES GROW MORE THAN 2.5 PERCENT, AND OURS ARE GROWING IN DOUBLE DIGITS, SO IT'S GOING TO DROP OUR TAX RATE.
BUT IT ALSO STATES THAT THE TAX RATES ACROSS THE STATE HAVE TO BE WITHIN THE 10 PER CENT DIFFERENCE OF EACH OTHER.
THEY ALL HAVE TO BE WITHIN THAT 90 PERCENT OF EACH OTHER.
WHEN EVERYBODY GETS THROUGH JULY CERTIFIED VALUES, END OF JULY THE STATE DOES THEIR QUICK MATH AND WITHIN A WEEK, WE'LL KNOW WHAT OUR TAX RATE IS BASED ON OUR GROWTH, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE'S GROW BECAUSE THE TAX RATES HAVE TO BE WITHIN THAT 10 PERCENT RANGE.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS.
YOU CAN SEE FROM [LAUGHTER] 2014 TO 2019, BEFORE HOUSE BILL 3,
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WE WERE AT A $1.17 BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TRE, WE HAD THOSE 13 EXTRA PENNIES.IN 2020, WE DROPPED TO A $1.6, '21, $1.4, PRETTY MUCH, 2022, WE DROPPED TO 98 CENTS THIS YEAR, AND I'M PREDICTING THAT WE'LL DROP TO 94 CENTS NEXT YEAR.
THAT'S JUST MY PREDICTION OF HOW IT'S CALCULATED, BUT THE STATE WILL TELL ME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING.
>> DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE 10 CENTS THAT YOU WERE ALSO REFERRING TO ON? WHAT WAS THE ADDITIONAL THING, THE CISD? WELL, 10 PERCENT, THAT'S ALSO ON TOP OF THIS AS WELL?
>> IT'S FACTORED IN THERE, YES.
>> CLEVERER OR SOMEBODY, YOU SAID IT'S 93 CENTS, CLEVERER MADE 97 CENTS OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT 10 PERCENT OR, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL. IS THAT RIGHT?
>> NO. THE 10 PERCENT IS REALLY SEPARATE.
WHEN THEY LOOK AT OUR TAX RATES, ALL THIS IS TAX RATE [NOISE] AND AS OUR PROPERTY VALUES GROW, OUR TAX RATE WILL GO DOWN.
BUT IT DOES DEPEND ON EVERYBODY ELSE.
IF WEST TEXAS OR SOMEWHERE, IF THEIR PROPERTY VALUES DROPPED, THEN THEIR TAX RATE WILL GO UP AGAIN WITHIN THAT RANGE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT BUT THE HOMESTEADING TAX, JUST STRAIGHT TAX RATE.
>> OKAY. [NOISE] BUT BECAUSE WE HAD THE TRE, I GUESS.
>> ANOTHER FORCING THINGS DOWN [INAUDIBLE] BUT OUR RATES IS STILL SOMEWHAT HIGHER BECAUSE OF THE TRE RATE, SO WE [OVERLAPPING] STILL DO NOT STRIP THAT DOWN.
>> THE WAY I CALCULATED IT, THERE ARE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE, WAS LIKE 80 CENTS, BUT WE CAN ADD THAT 13 CENTS BACK IN, SO THAT PROCESS.
>> I GUESS UNDER THE 10 PERCENT THING, THE ONE THING ABOUT IT IS THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR RATE IS HIGHER OUR TAX BURDEN, WHEN I RAN THE COMPARISON FOR THE 21 SCHOOL DISTRICT [INAUDIBLE].
WE HAVE NINE AS FAR AS THE TAX RATE, THE NINE, LOWEST, SO JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THE MEDIAN.
OUR TAX RATE IS HIGHER OR WAS HIGHER THAN THE [INAUDIBLE] BUT BECAUSE OF THAT 10 PERCENT HOMESTEAD CAP IF YOU'RE A HOME OWNER IN GENERAL, YOU'RE PAYING LESS AT THE END OF THE DAY THAN IF YOU'VE LIVED IN [INAUDIBLE], I COULD BE WRONG.
BUT WHAT THAT DOES IS, IN MY OPINION [INAUDIBLE] LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE HIGHER TAX RATES [NOISE] AND HAS THE 10 PERCENT HOMESTEAD CAPITALIST BECAUSE THEN IT SHIFTS THE BURDEN MORE COMMERCIAL.
COMMERCIAL TAXPAYERS ARE PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT MORE A TAB AND HOMEOWNERS ARE PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN A TAB, AND THAT'S THE MAIN ADVANTAGE.
THIS ALSO MEANS MENTORS ARE PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A TAB OR LAMP DOORS WHICH ARE PASSED ON EVENTS, WHICH RAISES RENTS IN THE AREA, WHICH DETERMINES WHETHER THAT'S GOOD OR BAD, BASED ON OTHER FACTORS.
BUT IT DOES SHIFT THE BURDEN TOWARDS THE COMMERCIAL SIDE.
THAT'S WHY IT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
BUT THEN, PEOPLE SEE A HIGHER TAX RATE AND THEN THEY GET SOME OF THAT, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE PAYING LESS THAN MOST OF THEIR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.
>> IN THE DISTRICT AND THE CITY.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE HOMESTEAD [INAUDIBLE] AT ALL? EVERYBODY [INAUDIBLE]
>> DULY NOTICED. THE HOMESTEAD CAP IS TREATED LIKE HOMESTEAD CAP.
SO WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR VALUE OF THIS, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN CROWLEY FOR THE FIRST TIME [NOISE] GET THEIR VALUE NOTICED.
LET'S SAY YOU WERE AT 250,000 LAST YEAR, NOW YOU'RE 300,000.
SO YOU'VE GONE UP, LET'S SEE, ABOUT 20 PERCENT, BUT YOU HAVE THE 10 PERCENT CASH,
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WHICH WOULD SAY YOUR TAXABLE VALUE, SO YOU'LL GET TWO NUMBERS ON YOUR STATEMENT OF THE MARKET AND ASSESS.YOU ASSESS WILL GO UP TO 275,000.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE PAYING THE [NOISE] TAX FOR.
AFTER THAT, YOU'VE GOT THE CAP AT 25,000, NOW IT'S GONE TO 40,000, COMES OFF THE BOTTOM WHEN YOU PAY YOUR SCHOOL TAX.
THEN WE GIVE YOU 10 PERCENT, SO $275,000.
THEN 10 PERCENT OFF OF THAT IS 27,500, SO YOU DROP IT DOWN AND THEN YOU TAKE THE 40,000 THAT EVERYBODY GETS AS A HOMESTEAD OFF OF THAT.
SO IF YOU WERE IN [INAUDIBLE] THEN YOU'RE ONLY REDUCING TO 40,000.
IF YOU'RE A CROWLEY ISD, YOU'RE REDUCING 67,500.
THEN THE CALCULATIONS MAY BE A CERTAIN TAX RATE.
YOU CAN'T EVEN KNOW OUR TAX RATE'S HIGHER WITH A 10 PERCENT IF YOU'RE PAYING LESS.
[INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU FOR CHIMING IN IT.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS RIGHT NOW HOW I'M CALCULATING OUR BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND OVER THE YEAR.
WE HAVE 166 MILLION FOR REVENUE AND 173 FOR EXPENDITURES, LEAVING US POSSIBLE FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION OF 7 1/2 MILLION, WHICH IS PRETTY STANDARD FOR WHERE WE ARE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR EVERY YEAR.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY I GOT WORRIED ABOUT IT.
I DIDN'T, BUT I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
THIS IS BUDGETING ON ADA AT 15,500 KILOS BECAUSE OUR ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING AND 15,500 I THINK IS STILL A LOW NUMBER.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE HOW THIS IS BROKEN DOWN BY FUNCTION NUMBERS.
AGAIN, THEY'RE CODED TO MATCH THE GRAPH THAT WE SAW EARLIER.
FUNCTION 11 AND 12 ARE INSTRUCTIONAL, BASICALLY EVERYTHING IN THE CLASSROOM.
YOU'LL SEE BASICALLY 57 PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET IS IN THE CLASSROOM IN THAT TARGET CIRCLE THAT I SHOWED YOU EARLIER.
THE GREEN IS THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS ON THE CAMPUS, PRINCIPALS, COUNSELORS, NURSES, AND THEN THE REST IN YELLOW.
BUT THAT RIGHT NOW MAKES UP $173 MILLION.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I STILL LOOK TO SEE IF I HAVE ANYTHING DOUBLE-BOOKED IN THERE, BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OBVIOUSLY, SEEN, WE'VE PUT OUR MONEY IN THE CLASSROOM.
THAT'S WHY WE JUST WANT TO TARGET THAT BY A FUNCTION NUMBER.
>> I DO HAVE THE TEACHER RAISES IN THERE.
>> THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, THAT TEACHER PAY SCHEDULE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE; NO PARENTS, NO ADMINISTRATORS.
WE'LL GET TO THAT LATER ON DR. BARRY'S PRESENTATION.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS, AGAIN, BASICALLY THE FOUR-YEAR TREND, BUT NOW IT'S SHOWING THE FIVE-YEAR TREND.
AGAIN, BASICALLY TELLING YOU THAT EVERY ONE OF THOSE YEARS WE HAD AT LEAST FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN BALANCE ALLOCATION WHEN WE APPROVED THE BUDGET.
SO I JUST MARKED IT IN THE END OF THAT '21/'22.
WE ARE COMING OUT OF THAT FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION BY 5, 6, 7 MILLION DOLLARS, WITH MY ADDED 1 1/2 MILLION.
BUT EVEN WORST-CASE SCENARIO, WE WOULD STILL BE AT 19 PERCENT FOR OUR FUND BALANCE IF THAT CAME TO FRUITION NEXT YEAR.
I DON'T THINK IT WILL, BUT I HAVE TO BUDGET WHAT I HAVE NUMBERS ON.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT NUMBERS AT THE MOMENT.
BUT, AGAIN, TODAY IS OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP.
WE WILL HAVE SOME INTERNAL WORKSHOPS BETWEEN NOW AND MAY 26TH.
JUNE 9TH AND 23 ARE JUNE MEETINGS TO UPDATE YOU ON BUDGET NUMBERS OR [NOISE] ANY OF OUR PROBLEMS, SUCCESS, WHATNOT.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS THE MEETINGS PROGRESS DURING THE YEAR.
WE'LL APPROVE THE BUDGET ON JUNE 23RD.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> ARE YOU STILL OFFERING ONE-ON-ONE TUTORIALS ON SPREADSHEETS? [LAUGHTER]
>> SURE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO TUTOR YOU ANYTIME.
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[LAUGHTER] I HOPE I CAN ANSWER EVERYTHING YOU ASK.>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE SAME? [INAUDIBLE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] I LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY YEAR.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A CHANGE, BUT I ALWAYS LEARN, I GUESS, A LITTLE BIT MORE IN-DEPTH EACH YEAR FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
>> THANKS FOR ALWAYS BEING CONCERNED WITH [INAUDIBLE] IN YOUR PROJECTIONS AND ALSO FOR MAKING [INAUDIBLE]
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR CHARTERS.
[LAUGHTER] IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A LITTLE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
[6.0 Consent Agenda (Part 1 of 2)]
>> THIS BRINGS US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS OR ANY QUESTIONS TOMORROW?
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CUSTODIAL CONTRACTOR.
WHAT WAS THAT WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT?
FIRST, I NEED SOME INFORMATION FROM [INAUDIBLE] APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 6.3 FROM [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME MORE INFORMATION INSIDE THAT DATE ON THAT AND RAISE SOME QUESTIONS ON BOTH [INAUDIBLE].
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT 6.104? IF THERE IS NOT ANY QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION, [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION.
[INAUDIBLE] SO THE MOTION IS FOR US TO APPROVE MINUS AGENDA ITEM 6.3. WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE.
>> YEAH, BUT IT ONLY SHOWS 6.1, NOT THE FULL CONSENT AGENDA, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SEPARATED.
>> SINCE WE'VE MODIFIED THAT MOTION, CAN WE VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS?
>> YEAH, SURE. [INAUDIBLE] ARE YOU GOING TO DO ALL OF IT AT ONCE?
>> THIS MOTION FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT 6.3 [INAUDIBLE] YES, MA'AM.
>> THE MOTION BY MR. RAY, [INAUDIBLE] ITEM 6.3, SEGMENT [INAUDIBLE] ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE MOTION PASSES [INAUDIBLE] THIS BRINGS TO
[7.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s)]
OUR CONSIDERATION TO POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM WITHIN ITEM 7.1, SALARY INCREASES [INAUDIBLE]>> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THIS [INAUDIBLE]
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
THANKS AGAIN FOR AN OPPORTUNITY.
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING OVER THE LAST FEW BOARD MEETINGS OUR PROCESS FOR SALARY INCREASES.
IN OUR LAST CONVERSATION, WHERE WE CENTERED RIGHT ON BENCHMARKING, WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR PARAPROFESSIONAL STAFF.
YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN THE GREAT PRESENTATION.
SHE IS A GREAT TEACHER BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ON THERE.
I KNOW THIS FIRST HAND REGARDING OUR TONIGHT PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND WE'LL TALK BRIEFLY AS WELL ABOUT OUR PROFESSIONAL SALARIES.
AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR KEY STRATEGIES FOR OUR COMPENSATION PLAN IS STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING.
SINCE WE'VE LAST BEEN TOGETHER, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DIGGING INTO, SO TONIGHT WE HELP TO BE ABLE TO JUST PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR APPROACH TO STRATEGIC STAFFING AND JUST BENCHMARKING, AS WELL AS SHOW YOU A COMPARISON OF OUR COMPENSATION SALARIES TO REGION 11, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER SURROUNDING COHORT GROUPS.
AS WE DIG INTO THAT, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE'RE USING THESE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
YOU'LL SEE THE SAME COLOR SCHEME THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN ADRIAN'S PRESENTATION AS WELL
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BECAUSE THIS IS THE TOOL THAT WE USE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AS IN OUR DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, AS WELL AS WE'RE PRIORITIZING ITEMS. AS WE THINK ABOUT OUR SALARY BENCHMARKING, AS MS. ADRIAN STATED IN HER PRESENTATION, WE START WITH THE CLASSROOM SUPPORT.THOSE WHO ARE DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
THERE'S A VARIETY OF STAFF EMPLOYEES THAT FALL IN THAT CATEGORY.
WE'LL LOOK TONIGHT AT JUST A COUPLE OF EACH OF THESE JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW WE APPROACH THIS PROCESS AS WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SALARY INCREASES.
THIS EVENING WE'LL BE LOOKING FIRST AT AREA OF DIRECT CLASSROOM SUPPORT.
I WILL LOOK AT THE SALARIES OF OUR CLASSROOM TEACHER AIDES AS WELL AS SPECIAL EDUCATION AIDES.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A FEW MOMENTS.
I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT EACH OF THE SLIDES AND WALK THROUGH.
NOTICING THIS FIRST GROUP, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE ARE OUR MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SALARIES OR WHAT WE HAVE FOR OUR STARTING PAY AND WHAT WE HAVE AT OUR TOP SALARIES IN EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES.
THAT FIRST GROUP THERE ARE OUR TEACHER AIDES.
THOSE THAT ARE AGAIN DIRECTLY IN THE CLASSROOM AND SERVING ALONGSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOM AIDES.
YOU'LL NOTICE THEIR MINIMUM SALARIES OR STARTING SALARIES AS WELL AS THEIR MAXIMUM.
IN THAT NEXT GROUP, YOU'LL NOTICE OUR MINIMUM AND STARTING SALARIES FOR OUR SPECIAL ED PARAPROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS OUR TOP SALARIES FOR OUR SPECIAL ED PARAPROFESSIONALS.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU JUST A COUPLE OF MOMENTS TO GLANCE THROUGH THAT, AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU NOTICE OR ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE AS WE LOOK AT THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.
>> YES, MA'AM. LET ME BACK UP.
OUR REGION 11 COHORT WILL BE WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE THAT'S REFLECTED IN RED.
THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF THEIR STARTING SALARIES OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR REGION.
THE GRAY IS CROWLEY ISD STARTING SALARIES AND TOP SALARIES.
>> THE MAIN THING IS WE DON'T HAVE A SET CATEGORY FOR SPED AIDES?
>> OUR SECOND GROUP THAT'S REFLECTED OVER HERE ARE SPECIAL [INAUDIBLE]
>> THEY'RE PAID THE SAME AS GEN ED WHATEVER AIDES IN CROWLEY ISD BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IN MOST DISTRICTS, THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. WITH OUR SPECIAL ED TEACHERS, WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS JUST THEIR BASE SALARIES.
WE DO OFFER STIPENDS IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS OUR SPECIAL ED TEACHERS, MATH, SCIENCE, BUT OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M SAYING THAT CORRECTLY [INAUDIBLE] BUT I DON'T BELIEVE RIGHT NOW OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS RECEIVE [INAUDIBLE] ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME.
>> BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.
>> I DON'T THINK AIDES AND GENERAL PRACTICE [INAUDIBLE].
I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE REFLECTED [INAUDIBLE]
>> JUST WITHIN THE RANGE [OVERLAPPING]
>> EVERYTHING THAT IS BEING REFLECTED IN REPORTS IS BASE SALARY.
IT WON'T INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL STIPENDS [INAUDIBLE] AS A PRACTICE TO KEEP US LEGALLY SOUND PARAPROFESSIONALS [INAUDIBLE] IN CROWLEY OUR SPECIAL AID OR GENERAL ED ARE PAID THE SAME.
IN OTHER DISTRICTS, THEY ARE PAID BASED ON [OVERLAPPING] NOT NECESSARILY DIFFERENT.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE]
>> I THINK THAT HOW WE AS A DISTRICT WENT IN TERMS OF TEACHER SALARY, IS THERE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS? WHERE DO WE RIGHT NOW AS A DISTRICT IN TEACHER SALARIES?
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>> IN TEACHER'S SALARIES, ONE.
THERE'S BEEN SOME WORK DONE [OVERLAPPING]
>> MY POINT IS, SHOULD THE SALARY FOR OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS REFLECT THE SAME APPRECIATION AS OUR TEACHERS?
>> TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION.
YOU HAD THAT RANKING SCALE THAT THEY PUT OUT FOR TEACHER SALARIES.
THEY DON'T HAVE ONE THAT IS SPECIFIC TO JUST THE PARAPROFESSIONAL THAT IS AS OUTLINED.
OUR EFFORTS HERE WERE TO TRY TO DO THAT FOR OURSELVES.
THAT IS WHAT YOU'LL SEE REFLECTED HERE WHEN LOOKING AT REGION 11.
WE DID JUST THE FEW OF THE AREAS.
WE ARE ABLE TO PULL BY SPECIFIC DISTRICTS IN PLACES IN THERE.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO LOOK AT AS WELL.
YOU'LL SEE LATER ON, WE HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT SOMEWHAT AS WE LOOK AT OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF ALSO.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE EVALUATED.
WE DIDN'T BRING IT ALL THIS EVENING, BUT DEFINITELY CAN PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED CHART FOR THAT.
>> THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION, BUT GOING BACK TO THIS AS AN AVERAGE.
WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, MS. AVERY, IS ANY OF THIS BUDGETED?
LIKE I SAID, THE TEACHERS ARE IN THERE WITH THE NEW INCREASE.
THESE ARE NOT YET. POSSIBLE ACTION TONIGHT, BUT YOU'LL SEE IT'S DOABLE.
>> WELL, MAYBE NOT [INAUDIBLE] BUT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT GETTING THEM TO DIFFERENT LEVELS.
WE CAN'T CATCH THEM UP IN ONE YEAR PROBABLY, BUT IT IS OUR TARGET.
>> WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN RELATION TO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
AS SHE MENTIONED, WE NORMALLY JUST USE AIDES FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT GENERATIONS.
TONIGHT WE REALLY WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW WE PREPARE THIS IN DIFFERENT AREAS.
THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR ADDRESSING RAISES FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS TONIGHT, BUT THE NEXT STEP FOR US IS TO COME BACK WITH A PLAN TO GET ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AT OR ABOVE THE MORTGAGE RATE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
WE HAVE A STEP-UP PLAN THERE, BUT TONIGHT WE'LL ASK FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RAISES [INAUDIBLE]
>> THE NEXT, AND THESE FALL IN THE SAME TO YOUR POINT YOU HAVE MENTIONED, AVERAGE.
THE NEXT SLIDE, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
THIS IS THE AVERAGE SALARY AGAIN FOR DISTRICTS IN OUR REGION THAT REPORTED.
ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ASKED TO GIVE A FULL REPORT OF ALL OF THEIR SALARIES IN THE DISTRICT ANNUALLY.
THOSE THAT SUBMIT THAT REPORT IN OUR REGION, THERE ARE ABOUT 38 THAT HAVE SUBMITTED IT.
ALL THE DATA THAT YOU'LL SEE THIS EVENING IS BASED UPON THAT SALARY SURVEY.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT SAME GROUP THAT WE'VE JUST LOOKED AT, THE TEACHER, PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND THE SPECIAL ED TEACHER PARAPROFESSIONALS.
THIS IS A REFLECTION OF OUR AVERAGES.
YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN THERE.
YOU NOTICE WHAT THAT MAY SPEAK TO US AS A DISTRICT AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS [INAUDIBLE]
>> FOR THE REGION 11 COMPARISON, IS THAT TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ONLY OR DOES THAT INCLUDE [INAUDIBLE]
>> IN THIS PARTICULAR SURVEY, IT IS JUST PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
>> THAT REGION 11 IS AN AVERAGE AND THAT'S AN AVERAGE FOR US AS WELL?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS, OR REFLECTIONS THERE BEFORE WE GO ON TO THAT NEXT RING IN THE CHART? THE NEXT GROUP, AGAIN, JUST NOW WORKING OUR WAY INTO THAT OUTER RING WE STARTED IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE CLASSROOM,
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DIRECT INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THEN THAT NEXT RING IS OUR GENERAL CAMPUS SUPPORT.AGAIN, SEVERAL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AS MS. ADRIAN MENTIONED IN HER FUNCTIONS REPORT TONIGHT ARE PLACED THERE, BUT WE SPECIFICALLY GAVE YOU JUST A GLIMPSE TONIGHT OF THE CAMPUS SECRETARY IN OUR ATTENDANCE AND PEIMS CLERK, LIBRARY AIDES.
WE DIDN'T PROVIDE THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR GROUP BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF VERY FEW DISTRICTS REPORTED OF THEIR LIBRARY AIDE SALARIES.
WE WENT WITH THE OTHER TWO CATEGORIES.
BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THERE THAT AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STARTING SALARIES AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MAXIMUM SALARIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN THE TASB REPORTS.
THAT VERY FIRST COLUMN ARE OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES AND THAT IS THEIR STARTING SALARY COMPARISONS.
THAT NEXT COLUMN IS THEIR MAXIMUM, OUR TOP SALARIES OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
>> SECRETARIES. [OVERLAPPING].
>> WHEN YOU SAY, THE GRAY IS WHAT?
>> EVERY TIME YOU SEE THE GRAY WILL BE CROWLEY ISD.
>> SO IT'S SHOWING ONE OF THOSE IS CROWLEY, ONE IS CROWLEY?
>> I GUESS I'M CONFUSED BY [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHAT'S THE STARTING SALARY AND WHAT IS THE MINIMUM WHAT'S MAXIMUM?
>> SO 25 IS THE MINIMUM AND 30 IS THE MAXIMUM.
>> WE ARE PAYING OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES MORE THAN THE AVERAGE.
>> IN OUR REGION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THOSE FIRST TWO SETS ARE OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES, THE MINIMUM AS WELL AS THE MAXIMUM.
BUT THEN WHEN WE MOVE OVER TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> I PRESUME LONGEVITY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT, $30 AN HOUR AND YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ONE POSITION THAT EACH CAMPUS, IT'S NOT LIKE FOR HIGH SCHOOL IS TWO POSITIONS THERE'S NOT A LOT.
>> ON AVERAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY ELEMENT ARE UNCOMPENSATED OR COMPENSATED? [INAUDIBLE] I MEAN, AS FAR AS THE SECRETARY COMPENSATION [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
>> IT'S NOT THE MAX OF THE SCALE PROBABLY JUST LONGEVITY 10 YEARS. I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE ALONE.
>> WE'LL DEFINITELY COME BACK TO THAT ALSO.
BUT I DO WANT TO FLIP TO NEXT SLIDE THAT YOU HAVE.
AGAIN, IS THE SAME CATEGORIES AND THAT'S A REFLECTION OF THE AVERAGE, THE AVERAGE I WOULD SAY.
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT THE HOURS THEY WORK BECAUSE 2000?
>> THEY ARE PARAPROFESSIONALS AND THEY WORK 38 AND HALF HOURS, AND THEY ARE PAID FOR THE HOURS.
>> ACTUALLY IT DEPENDS ON WHAT AREA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SOMEONE LIKE THE CAMPUS SECRETARIES, THEY WORK ALMOST AS LONG AS THE PRINCIPAL.
THEY MIGHT HAVE WORK WITH 221 OR SO THEY WORK MORE THAN 187 LIKE THE TEACHERS TOO.
>> ARE THEY PAYING ELEMENTARY FROM 17 APRIL TO '21.
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ANY OTHER NOTICES OR NOTES? NOTE IN THEN LOOKING AT SPECIFICALLY THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL RANGE AS WELL.>> THESE WERE JUST AN HOURLY RATE [INAUDIBLE] THESE FIGURE BASED ON THE HOURS?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. YES. I THINK WE WERE FIRST TALKING LAST WEEK, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS ABOUT MINIMUM WAGE AND HOW WE EXAMINED IT MORE. [INAUDIBLE]
>> I'LL LOOK AT THAT $30 AN HOUR.
BUT DEFINITELY KNOW WHICH DO AT TIMES 217 [INAUDIBLE] IT'S 52,000 EUROS.
>> ANY THE OTHER REFLECTIONS? THE NEXT CATEGORY, THAT OUTER RING OF WHAT WE CALL IN THIS CATEGORY CENTRALIZED CAMPUS SUPPORT FOR OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS, LOOKING AT THOSE GROUPS OF OUR BEST DRIVERS, HOME MONITORS, OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF.
AGAIN, JUST WANT TO STOP AND PAUSE A LITTLE BIT AND GIVE YOU TIME IF YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR PACKETS IN FRONT OF YOU, BUT ALSO REFLECT IT HERE TO SEE ANY NOTICING THOUGHTS OR REFLECTIONS THAT YOU HAVE RELATED TO THIS AREA AS CENTRALIZED SUPPORT.
WE KNOW WHAT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT THESE ARE ALL STRAIGHT.
I GUESS AND I JUST WANT TO, SO IS IT THE 11TH, 13TH? IS ARAMARK PAYING PEOPLE MORE AND OTHER LIKE FORT WORTH COMPANY OUT HERE OR IS THAT MOSTLY WHERE THE CAMPUS IS THE HABIT OR SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN FOOD SERVICE ARE PAYING MORE THAN DISTRICTS THAT HAVE OUTSOURCED ARE PAYING LESS, DO WE KNOW?
>> WITH THIS PARTICULAR SALARY THEREFORE THE ONLY THINGS THAT ARE RECORDED IN HERE ARE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN, WE CAN JUST PUT THESE NETWORK CONTRACTED SERVICES.
WE PUT THEM ALONGSIDE WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PRACTICING.
IF THEY TOO CONTRACTED SERVICES, IF YOU LOOK AT CROWLEY AXE THIS SALARY REPORT WE WILL NOT HAVE THE DATA FOR THESE CATEGORIES.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A REPORT ON THESE THREE [NOISE].
>> THAT IS DEFINITELY THE ONE YOU NEED TO DIG DEEP AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS LATER ON BUT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO DISTRICTS TO SEE WHO THE CONTRACT IS WITH, WHAT YOU ALL DO.
I DO KNOW WHEN WE WERE WORKING WITH THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACTED SERVICES EARLY ON A CONVERSATION DID CENTER AROUND WHAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE THEY CONSTANTLY HAVE EMPLOYEES AND WILL ABOUT THIRD GOVERNMENT THINGS.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS THUS EVENTUALLY.
>> THE ONLY THING I THOUGHT WAS JUST, WE NOW HERE ALL BEFORE US, RIGHT NOW THE LUNCH LADIES ARE MAKING AN AVERAGE ABOUT $10 AN HOUR STARTING WITH THEIR AIDS, THE CAFETERIA AIDS AND STAFF ARE MAKING 11.89 AS THE MINIMUM SALARY.
I'M SAYING WE'VE GOT THIS LITTLE WORK HERE.
>> ONE THING WE ALL ASK THESE QUESTIONS ALREADY THAT CAUSES TO LOOK EVEN DEEPER INTO THIS, AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WHAT WE FIGURED IS THAT, WITH BENCHMARKING IT CAN ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO SETTLE THIS ACROSS THE BOARD AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES AND THEN COME BACK AND REALLY MAKE A CHANGE TO OUR COMPENSATION STRUCTURE.
EVEN IF WE GAVE EVERYONE FOUR PERCENT OR FIVE PERCENT RAISES, WE STILL GOING TO HAVE NOTHING TO SPARE.
WE ACTUALLY ADDRESSED THE CONVERSATION STRUCTURE.
WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IS RECOMMEND THE RAISE TODAY, LEAVE AND COME BACK AT THAT MAYBE BY JUNE BUT SADLY WE'VE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET.
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YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE COMPATIBLE BASICALLY MARKET ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THESE BENCHMARKS.WE WANT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU, IT JUMPED OUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THERE WAS ONE CHART THAT WE SHARED WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT WAS CLEAR THAT WE HAD ISSUE BUT WE WOULDN'T GET CAFETERIA STAFF FOR EXAMPLE.
IT'S CLEAR WHEN WE LOOK AT CLEAN CLASSROOM THE RE-BRANDS WE'RE LIKE ALONE.
THE RE-BRAND GREAT AT THE VERY BEGINNING, WE KNOW THE RATE WILL HELP IF YOU HAVE A REALLY BASIC COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS.
WE NEED MORE TIME THAN TODAY, THEY GOT EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO IS FIGURE OUT HOW TO DETACH OR BOOKMARK WITHIN SOME YEARS.
>>THEN AGAIN, SAME CONVERSATIONS OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS THAT AVERAGE SLIDE THAT YOU JUST ALLUDED TO, BUT KNOWING THAT WE DEFINITELY HAVE WORK TO DO WITH THAT CAFETERIA STAFF, CUSTODIAL STAFF AS WELL WHEN WE LOOK AT AVERAGE SALARY AND THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT ACROSS ALL OF THE BOARD ITSELF.
BARRY, ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR REFLECTIONS, QUESTIONS THERE BEFORE WE ADVANCE.
>> I WANTED TO PULL IT BACK OUT TO THE CAFETERIA STAFF THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
THE FACT THAT WITH OUR CURRENT CONTRACT IS PRETTY MUCH SIT BUT AS WE BEGIN TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EACH YEAR WE WOULD DEFINITELY ADDRESS THE COMPENSATION WITHOUT CHALLENGE.
THE OTHER THING IS BECAUSE THOUGH YOU SUM, I KNOW THERE WAS A QUESTION BEFORE.
THERE WAS AN ITEM THAT WE PULLED OFF THE AGENDA WE WANT YOU TO COME AND TALK WITH THEM ABOUT THAT ITEM AND THEN WHENEVER WE GET READY TO TAKE ACTION WITH.
>> GOOD EVENING MADAM PRESIDENT.
LET ME SEE WHAT DOCUMENT THAT WAS FROM.
THERE WAS A QUESTION TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN WE PRESENTED THE CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR ABM SPECIFICALLY FOR CUSTODIAL SERVICES.
AS YOU ALL WILL REMEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT BRINGING 105 EMPLOYEES THAT MADE BELOW $11 AN HOUR.
THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE CLASSIFIED AS REGULAR CUSTODIANS.
WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR WAS WE BROUGHT THE CUSTODIAL LEAD, THOSE ARE THE SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL.
WE BOUGHT THOSE LEADS UP TO A $1.50 AN HOUR.
WHAT WE WERE PROPOSING THIS YEAR AND YOU'LL SEE HERE THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL, $691,000 THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO PROPOSE AN INCREASE FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE MAKING $10 AN HOUR AND $10.30 AN HOUR.
WE WERE PROPOSING REALLY TO BRING THOSE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN UP TO $11.50 PER HOUR IF YOU GUYS WANT.
THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE MARKET RATE BUT AS DR. MCFARLAND MENTIONED, WE ARE MAKING THESE PROPOSALS ATTEMPTED TO, THERE'S SO MANY UNCERTAINTIES, THERE ARE SO MANY UNKNOWNS RIGHT NOW WITH THE ADA, HOW THAT'S GOING TO FUND IT.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BE PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT TO THAT, AND A STRATEGY THAT WILL BRING ALL OF OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES EMPLOYEES UP TO OR ABOVE MARKET OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN IN ONE YEAR.
THAT IS WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR CUSTODIANS ARE YET TO SEE THAT WE HAD 28 OF THOSE POSITIONS WERE ACTUALLY VACANT RIGHT NOW.
WHAT WE KNOW IS WE NEED THOSE POSITIONS IN ORDER TO KEEP UP BUILDINGS CLEAN AND SAFE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THE HOURLY RATE DISPARITY INCREMENTALLY IF YOU WILL.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO THAT HERE IN YEAR ONE AND THEN PERHAPS IS DR. MCFARLAND STATED EARLIER, BRINGING THOSE EMPLOYEES UP TO MARKET OR ABOVE MARKET IN YEAR TWO SIMPLE AS THAT. [NOISE]
>> WHAT WOULD BE THE TOTAL COST TO BE ABLE TO BRING IT UP TO MARKET?
>> $1.3 MILLION REALLY ABOUT $1.4 MILLION, 1.38 MILLION DOUBLE THIS 691 AND THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO $13 AN HOUR, THE REGULAR CUSTODIANS UP TO $13 AN HOUR.
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>> BUT THE RECOMMENDATION IS LIKE $15.
FOR US THE IDEA WAS TO GO HALFWAY THIS YEAR IN THE FULL NICHE, THAT IS ARTIFICIAL RECOMMENDATION.
>> I KNOW IT'S WAY TOO, BUT THEN YOU'RE TRYING TO MOVE ON TO 13.
ARE WE TRYING TO GET TO THAT MAGIC NUMBER 13 OR ARE WE ALSO BE GIVING SOMEONE WHO IS, LET'S SAY SOMEONE AT 13.25 PAGES NOT GOING TO GET A RAISE? [OVERLAPPING] HOW DO YOU WORK AS WELL?
>>THEY WILL BE MOVED PROPORTIONATELY AS WELL, HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO REGULAR CUSTODIANS THAT AND THEN 13.
>> WE KNOW THAT WE HAD AN [INAUDIBLE] ISSUE MONEY OVER IN THE WORKMAN'S COMP.
IS THAT REAL MONEY, IS THAT IMAGINARY MONEY? [LAUGHTER] YEAH THAT'S REAL MONEY.
JUST REMINDED WHEN WE DID THE RAISES FOR THE TEACHERS, ON ANNUAL LEASE, SO THAT MAY BE THREE PERCENT OR FOUR PERCENT.
HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST [INAUDIBLE]? [OVERLAPPING] YEAH, I THINK [OVERLAPPING] SO.
OKAY. [OVERLAPPING] OKAY, AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THAT LAST SLIDE, IT'S TOTAL FOR ALL THREE CATEGORIES.
SO WHEN WE MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, FOR LIKE [INAUDIBLE] HOW MUCH IS SAVED IN A 3.75? I JUST WANT TO KNOW. IS THERE A WAY TO GET TO THE 1.3 THIS YEAR? I'M JUST ASKING, NOT ONE PERSON, BUT IS THERE A WAY TO GET TO 1.3 MILLION FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] TO MARK THE PATH FOR THAT.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY WE WANT TO TAKE AWAY ANYBODY ELSE'S [INAUDIBLE] OUT THERE AND [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] FOR THESE POSITIONS, EITHER DURHAM, ABM, [INAUDIBLE] DOES [INAUDIBLE] COMPENSATE THEM OR IS THAT SOMETHING [INAUDIBLE] WITH THESE VENDORS.
WILL THEY INCREASE THE COMPENSATION [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
IT IS BOTH TRUST ME, SO BECAUSE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THE CONTRACT, WILL ACCOMMODATE OUR REQUEST TO INCREASE THOSE HOURLY RATES FOR THOSE THAT WILL BE PASSED.
SO HE CAN MAKE THAT [INAUDIBLE] REMEMBER, WE WILL BE PRESENTING TONIGHT SO YOU COULD THINK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THIS WORKSHOP.
YOU COULD THINK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE, IS THAT, THERE IS A DESIRE FOR US TO REVISIT [INAUDIBLE] SOONER RATHER THAN LATER IF WE COULD DO THAT.
WE ARE NOT LOCKED IN TONIGHT, WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON FOCUSING ON OVERSIGHT.
WE CAN COME BACK AND SAY WE WANT TO BRING THEM TO MARKET THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WE WORKED THROUGH THE BUDGET.
THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CLOSE BY JUNE 30TH WHERE THE POINTS WOULD SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO GO WITH SO WE HAVEN'T [INAUDIBLE] BRINGING BACK THE OPTION OF RANGES ACROSS THE BOARD WITH NO MARKET ADJUSTMENTS OR HERE'S A FOUR PERCENT RAISE WITH THE MORTGAGE.
WE COULDN'T DO A FORMAL SET RAISED AT NIGHT THEN YOU CAN INSTRUCT US TO GO BACK AND SEE WHAT THE MARKET ADJUSTMENT WOULD BE IF WE MADE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS THIS YEAR.
SO WE COULD DO A FOUR PERCENT TONIGHT, GO BACK, LIKE THEY WEREN'T EXISTING, BRING IT BACK TO YOU ALL, YOU CAN SAY, ONCE WE HAD IT DONE BEFORE WE APPROVE THE BUDGET, WE'RE FINE.
THEN IF YOU CAN DO IT AFTER THE BUDGET IS APPROVED IT'S JUST A WHOLE LOTS OF PROCESS,
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SO MANY ARE THE TIMES WHERE WE SAY, IN ORDER TO DO [OVERLAPPING].1.4, WAS THAT JUST FOR THE STUDY? THAT WAS JUST FOR THE STUDY.
[OVERLAPPING] OKAY. SO WHY? OKAY. [LAUGHTER] WE'RE GOOD.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING THE CUSTODIANS UP TO MARKET.
WHAT ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE? I'M JUST ASKING THE QUESTION.
WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING THEM UP TO MARKET, AND NOT THE CAFETERIA WORKERS OR THE PARAPROFESSIONALS? EVERYONE. [OVERLAPPING].
ESPECIALLY [INAUDIBLE] THAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT CAME UP.
[INAUDIBLE] I DON'T WANT TO BRING EVERYONE [INAUDIBLE] HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS EVERYBODY? I JUST ASKED HER WHERE WE WERE AT THE SLIDE.
I THINK WE SKIPPED A [OVERLAPPING] TALK ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] WELL, THAT'S THE REASON.
I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION ALL THIS TIME BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LAST TIME JUST KIND OF A VACUUM.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY LOOKED AT THE BUDGET.
TELL ME, WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT A $7.5 MILLION DEFICIT, WHICH WON'T BE A $7.5 MILLION DEFICIT.
IF WE GO AND DO ALL THIS, WE MAY BE LOOKING AT IT AS $10.5 BILLION DEFICIT IF WE RAISE UP $3 NOW THEN ON THEIR SOCIAL STATUS.
THEN WE CAN'T DO CAFETERIA FOR WHATEVER REASON.
SO LET'S COME UP THE TABLE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THEIR MARK CONTRACT.
BUT, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE BUSING.
THE BUS DRIVERS ARE ABOVE MARKET RIGHT NOW SO IT'S REALLY JUST CUSTODIAL PARENTS.
BUT WE HAVEN'T APPROVED THE ADMINISTRATIVE RACES YET, SO THAT'S GOT TO BE FACTORED IN, WHICH I'M SURE.
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, IF WE DO ALL THIS, [INAUDIBLE] JUST AS A MERE VACANT BUDGET DEFICIT GO INTO THE NEXT YEAR.
WHICH MAYBE, STATES ALMOST CERTAINLY ARE GOING TO COME BACK AND DO SOMETHING ON THAT ADA, WHAT THEY DO SO THAT THEY NECESSARILY HELP US NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, PUT MORE MONEY TO FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR.
I JUST THINK IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE WHOLE CONTEXT, THEN WE COULD GO THROUGH AND FIGURE OUT EVERYTHING.
[INAUDIBLE] IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT HAD DIFFERENT CATEGORIES ON [INAUDIBLE].
FOR US, WE DO IT AS BENCH-MARKING.
THEN, ONCE WE GET THE RESULTS FROM THIS ONE, THE OTHER QUESTION IS, WHERE DO YOU START? BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS THE QUESTION WHICH I THINK PEOPLE WERE ASKING.
WHAT I'M HEARING HER SAY, WE WANT TO BRING UP PEOPLE TO MARKET ALTHOUGH ITS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE.
HERE THE QUESTION IS, WHERE DO WE START.
SO WE WOULD LOOK AT THE TARGET.
WE WOULD START WITH THE CLASSROOM SUPPORT, CLASSROOM TEACHER AID, LOBES IN EACH WORKOUT WEIGHT, THEN BRING BACK TO YOUR PLAN.
HERE'S SOMETHING YOU CAN GET THERE IN ONE YEAR USING THIS PROCESS, HERE'S HOW WE GET THERE TO USE THIS ONE COSTS THEN WE CAN AGAIN MAKE PLANES LIKE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT TO GET ALL THESE UNKNOWN NUMBERS, BY OCTOBER, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, ONCE THE AUDIT IS FINALIZED, THEN WE CAN KNOW.
WE CAN THEN GO BACK AND REVISIT SOME OF THESE.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ALL DECISIONS TONIGHT, BUT WHAT WE CAN DO, IS MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A PLAN BEFORE JUNE 23RD THAT WILL SHOW US HOW WE CAN GET ALL THE FOLKS TO THE MARKET.
WHAT I WANTED TO BRING UP THOUGH IS THAT, IF YOU GO TO YOUR AVERAGE CELEBRATED REPORT, WHICH IS YOUR TEACHER AID, YOU SPENT OVER 10% AND I THINK WE'RE AT 11% OR RIGHT AT 10%, NEGATIVE? OR UNDER SHALL I SAY.
WE'RE ONLY LOOKING TO ERASE THREE.
I'M THINKING THAT, THAT RIGHT THERE, SHOULD AT LEAST BE, IF WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT CORRECTLY, YOU SAID TWO YEARS?
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IN TWO YEARS.I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF FIVE BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] $15 DOLLARS AN HOUR.
SO, I THINK INSTEAD OF THREE, IT SHOULD BE ROUND UP 5%.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOUR, RIGHT? THAT'S IT.
LIKE I SAID, WE CAN RE-PURPOSE WITH US TONIGHT, WHICH IS WHAT YOU-ALL [INAUDIBLE] I'M SORRY BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE YOUR PRODUCT, BUT IF WE'RE TRYING TO HIT THAT [NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] NEXT YEAR.
OKAY, SO WE ARE TRYING TO BRING EVERYBODY UP TO MARKET THERE, RIGHT? THAT'S MOVING TIME REALLY.
SO BACK TO YOUR POINT MR. GRASSIA TRYING TO BRING THEM UP TO MARKET TODAY.
CORRECT. [OVERLAPPING] GUESSING BUT THAT'S WHY I SAID AT LEAST FIVE, WHICH WE KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO STAY CONSTANT, BUT AT LEAST WE DON'T MAKE INDIRECT DIRECTION ON [INAUDIBLE] SOMETHING.
>> CAN YOU GIVE US A BIT HISTORY OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRAINING AS FAR AS THREE YEARS FOR PROFESSIONAL, TO KNOW WHERE WE'VE BEEN PUTTING THOSE PERCENTAGES.
JUST FOR THIS LAST THREE YEARS [OVERLAPPING] JUST TO GET AN IDEA.
[INAUDIBLE] WHEN WE DID SOMETHING LIKE CIGS OR WHEN WE DID SOMETHING [INAUDIBLE] JUST FOR RECOLLECTION, [LAUGHTER] IF IT IS [INAUDIBLE].
>> IT SOUNDED LIKE THAT OTHER SLIDE WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE GREEN, RED, YELLOW CHART.
THERE. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL FOR CLASSROOM SUPPORTS? IS THAT TONIGHT OR IS IT JUST [NOISE] THE PROPOSAL IS, THE FOUR PERCENT, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT CLASSROOM SUPPORT FIRST, GETTING THEM UP.
THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, WE'D NEED JANITORIAL STAFF AND STUFF.
THEY'RE MAKING DO, I GUESS, WITH THE SHORT STAFF.
BUT YOU GOT PEOPLE IN THE CLASSROOM.
IF WE'VE GOT [INAUDIBLE] STORIES, A LOT OF THESE PARENTS ARE BASICALLY TEACHERS RIGHT NOW.
WE KNOW WITH SHORTAGES, THAT KIND OF STUFF.
THAT DOES SEEM TO BE THE FIRST PRIORITY THAT WE'VE GOT UNLIMITED [INAUDIBLE] RESOURCES FOR A GO.
I WASN'T SURE HOW YOU GUYS WOULD STRUCTURE IT.
>> FOR US, IT WAS THE FOUR PERCENT FOR ALL CATEGORY OF THE PARENTS, JUST OFF THE TOP.
BEFORE WE DO THE COHORT ANALYSIS AND LIMITED STAFF CATEGORY.
BUT THEN, WE WERE ANTICIPATING COMING BACK.
LET'S SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO GET US TO ADD OUR ABOVE MARKET OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY BY TWO YEARS FOR SURE, WE'RE ABOVE ONE.
BUT FROM A CONSERVATIVE STANDPOINT, WE SAID WE CAN GET FOUR PERCENT APPROVED.
TWO REASONS. NUMBER 1 IS WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIRING SEASON.
WE WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR PARENTS THAT HEY, WE UNDERSTAND YOUR VALUE [INAUDIBLE] BASED ON THAT, SO FOUR PERCENT [INAUDIBLE].
BUT THEN THE NEXT STEP FOR US IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IS TO SAY, THIS IS REALLY DIG DEEP OR EVEN SAY, OKAY, WHAT WOULD IT COST? REALLY THE QUESTION THAT YOU ASKED, WHAT WOULD IT COST US OR WHETHER WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY.
BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE COME FOR THE JUNE 23RD ADOPTION OF THE [INAUDIBLE], WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU A COMPENSATION, A STRATEGY TO GET EVERYBODY TO ADD ABOVE THE MARKET, WHICH IS ADD ABOVE THE AVERAGE WITHIN TWO YEARS.
IF ONE YEAR COST THIS NUMBER, THEN TWO YEARS WILL COST THIS NUMBER.
YOU MAY SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO GET THERE IN ONE YEAR.
THEN WE MAY SAY, OKAY, OUR STRATEGY COULD BE FIVE PERCENT RAISE FOR PARENTS,
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THEN REVIEW ALL OF THE COMPENSATION ONCE WE GET OUR AUDIT COMPLETE.THEN WE SAY, RIGHT NOW WE GOT 24 PERCENT IN OUR FUND BALANCE, WE WANT TO TAKE TWO PERCENT OF OUR FUND BALANCE AND ATTRIBUTE TO THESE POWER SALARIES AND COMPENSATION.
WE CAN DO THAT, IT'S JUST THE [INAUDIBLE] EFFECT, IT MEAN WE WILL KNOW WHEN THEY DO IT WITH CONFIDENCE AND KNOW THAT OUR FUND BALANCE STILL STAYS WITHIN THE RANGE.
GOOD THING IS WE'RE HAVING THE CONVERSATION TODAY.
MAYBE WE CAN GET TIME TALKING THROUGH THAT.
>> RELAXING THIS TARGET, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO GO WITH THIS FORMULA.
WHERE THERE MIGHT BE THE GREATEST DISPARITY AND EQUITY OR GAP, AND THE LACK OF A BETTER WORD, OBVIOUSLY, FINANCE.
BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT THIS POSSIBLY END UP ADDRESSING [NOISE] A YELLOW BEFORE GREEN? DOES THAT MAKES SENSE?
>> YES, IT DOES. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT DOES. WE'RE NOT RESTRICTED TO FOLLOWING THIS TARGET, BUT IT GIVES US A STARTING POINT.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, I'M JUST SAYING, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IS YOU'RE SAYING.
I THINK OUR CONVERSATION IS INVOLVED.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TARGET AGENCY PERHAPS YEARLY IN ADDRESSING ALL OF THIS AT ONE TIME OVER A PERIOD OF TIME?
>> WE'RE JUST SPIT BALLING POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT IT COULD BE, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE RIDGE IN ISOLATION BEFORE YOU TAKE CARE OF SOMETHING IN GREEN AND ALL THAT?
>> THIS IS GREAT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE'RE LOSING FORM, LOOKING IN THEORY, BUT I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
[LAUGHTER] I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS ONE, THE ONES WITH MS. ADRIAN, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TARGET WAS THE BULL'S EYE AND WORKED OUT FROM THERE.
NOW WE'RE SAYING, NO, WE DON'T WORK OUT FROM THERE, [OVERLAPPING] YOU CAN DO ANY WAY WE WANT TO DO IT.
>> LET'S TAKE A COMMERCIAL BREAK. [INAUDIBLE] NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TAKE COMMERCIAL BREAK. [LAUGHTER]
>> CAN WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE OR SEVEN MINUTES OR ANY LONGER?
>> TEN MINUTES. LET'S TAKE A BREAK.
WE ARE BACK [INAUDIBLE] DR. BARRY.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT BACK IN.
WE'LL ONLY JUST REALLY LOOK AT ONE MORE WORK THIS EVENING AS IT TALKS ABOUT THE CIRCLE AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THAT CONVERSATION OF WHAT ARE POSSIBLE TO EACH OF THE NEXT STEPS AS IT RELATES TO HOW WE CATEGORIZE THEM TONIGHT.
WE CAN GO FORWARD TO THE SLIDES THAT ARE SELECTED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL OR THE PRINCIPALS.
THE LAST GROUP THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT, [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL, WE SEE MULTIPLE COLORS [INAUDIBLE] GO IN AND ALSO PROVIDING FIGURES INTO NOT JUST THE REGION IN THIS AREA BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE MORE CLEAR, IF YOU WILL, BUT ALSO A FEW OF OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS OUR STARTING SALARY FOR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS.
YOU'LL NOTICE CROWLEY IN GREEN THERE.
YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE OUR REGION 11 COMPARISON, SO THAT'S OUR 37 DISTRICTS AND [INAUDIBLE] THAT HAVE REPORTED.
THEN WE'LL ALSO SEE BURLESON IN GOLD, EVERMAN, FORT WORTH, MANSFIELD, AND ARLINGTON.
AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE REPORT OUR SALARIES IN OCTOBER.
THIS WAS RECORDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER [INAUDIBLE].
WE DO PICTURES, [INAUDIBLE] HISTORY.
>> YES. WE HAVE NOT APPROVED ANY PRINCIPALS RIGHT AT THIS TIME.
AGAIN, FOR ALL OF THESE DISTRICTS REPORT, THIS WILL BE [INAUDIBLE].
[NOISE] ANY POSITIVES OR REFLECTIONS, THOUGHTS HERE? [INAUDIBLE] ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE.
[LAUGHTER] MOVING ON TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
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AGAIN, SAME DATA, SAME CATEGORIES OF CAMPUSES.THIS IS OUR STARTING SALARY AT THE BEGINNING AT THE [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL YEAR.
REGION 11 COMPARISON THAT IS NEXT TO US.
AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THE DISTRICTS THAT IS ALSO COMPARED TO US TO.
FINALLY, OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
AGAIN, THIS IS OUR STARTING SALARY FOR THIS YEAR.
SAME INFORMATION YOU WILL KNOW AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE TALK TO OTHER DISTRICTS.
THIS IS JUST THEIR BASE STARTING SALARY, SO, IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL STIPEND OR BOND [INAUDIBLE] OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WHAT THEY GOT THEY WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE FOR [INAUDIBLE].
[NOISE] THIS CLASS [NOISE] ARE NOT YET SINCE THERE'S ONLY ONE CLASS.
[INAUDIBLE] I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER.
THE RED AS WE CAPTURED WORK THROUGH THAT GRID IN THE MIDDLE.
THE YELLOW AND THE GREEN REALLY WAS JUST A WAY FOR US TO CENTRALIZE HOW MAY HOW WE APPROACH THIS IN BENCHMARKING.
WE WANTED TO LOOK AT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FOR OUR GROUPS THAT ARE IN THAT FACTION 11 AND FACTION 12, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TARGET.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN GENERAL, AGAIN KNOWING THAT THERE'S SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS CATEGORIZE THERE.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE WORKING OUR WAY OUT.
MS. ADRIAN THE CURRENT TEAM AS WELL AS THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TEAM, COME AND GOT TOGETHER AND LOOKED AT A FEW DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
THIS IS REALLY HOW WE CAME ABOUT INITIALLY TO THAT FOR.
SO WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IN SCENARIO ONE? FOR CALCULATED RAISES FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS TO RECEIVE A 3 PERCENT RAISE AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL RAISES ALSO AT 3 PERCENT.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT'S ABOUT A $4.7 MILLION INCREASE.
YES. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE VERY FIRST ROUND THAT YOU'VE ALREADY [NOISE] PAID FOR WITH THE TEACHER, NURSES, LIBRARIAN SALARY SCALE.
THIS IS ALL INCLUSIVE WITH THE TWO [INAUDIBLE].
[OVERLAPPING] SCENARIO 2. THE SAME THING, INCLUDING THAT TEACHER STEP SCHEDULE, NOTICE THAT AT THE VERY TOP AND THEN THIS SCENARIO 2B WITH A 3.5 PERCENT RAISE FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS, THREE PERCENT RAISE FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
SCENARIO 3 OUTLINES A FOUR PERCENT RAISE FOR OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS [NOISE] AND A THREE PERCENT RAISE FOR OUR PROFESSIONALS FOR A TOTAL OF $4.899 MILLION.
JUST A FEW INSIGHT INTO OUR ATTEMPT TO, WHICH WE'VE SEEN TONIGHT, THERE ARE VARIETY OF PERSONNEL SALARIES WITHIN EACH OF THESE CATEGORY.
SO HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS THAT EITHER GLOBALLY, HOLISTICALLY TOWARD THE CATEGORY, AS WELL AS SPEAKING TO MAKE STEPS IN OUR GOAL IS TO GET ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AT OR ABOVE MARKET SALARIES WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, [INAUDIBLE] IN 2025 AS WELL AND HOW WE'LL WORK TOGETHER TO REALLY DIG IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS.
THE MIDDLE CIRCLE, THE OUTER CIRCLE, FOR EVERY STAFF MEMBER WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THAT IT MIGHT BE THAT THERE'S NOT A BLANKET APPROACH, IF YOU WILL, TO RECOMMENDED SALARY, BUT IT MAY BE A DIFFERENT WAY TO ADDRESS THAT IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN, THAT WILL BE APPROVED LATER IN JUNE AS WELL, TO ADDRESS EACH OF THOSE AREAS WHERE WE SEE THE DIFFERENCES, MAYBE EVEN WITHIN THE SAME CATEGORY.
IF WE LOOK AT THAT IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PERHAPS IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
[INAUDIBLE] DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS? [NOISE]
>> YES. NO. I ASKED ADRIAN ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL AWARD FROM SITS THAT WE WERE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT POSSIBLY PREPARE A FIVE PERCENT.
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HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT US TO FOLLOW UP?>> SEE THAT ONE PERCENT UP THERE THAT SAYS $168,000?
>> WE HAVE TO ADD THAT. [NOISE]
>> WELL, ISN'T THE FIVE PERCENT ALREADY ON THERE OR 843 TO ACCEPTANCE RIGHT AFTER [INAUDIBLE] [NOISE]
>> YEAH. I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE.
SO YEAH, YOU CAN SEE FROM 4-5 IT'S $170,000 DIFFERENCE [INAUDIBLE]. [NOISE]
>>OKAY. SO THE 843 WOULD BE THE BOTTOM LINE AT FIVE? IT'D BE FIVE OR-.
>> THIS IS TO [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE OF THAT.
WHAT IS THAT NUMBER IN THE WHITE COLUMN, IT SAYS THREE PERCENT, THIS IS $506,051.40 BUT THEN OVER THERE IT SAYS $556,656.54.
>> THAT IS ESTIMATED 10 PERCENT FOR BENEFITS.
SO BASICALLY, WHAT'S IN THE SCENARIO COLUMNS ARE 1.1 PERCENT HIGHER [INAUDIBLE]. [NOISE]
>> SO RIGHT NOW THE PROJECTIONS FOR FOUR PERCENT RAISE FOR PARAS WOULD BE $742,200 IF WE'RE DOING IT FIVE, SO IT'D BE THE 843 TIMES 1.1?
>> YEAH, WE JUST HAVE TO MULTIPLY IT, JUST TO GET THE BENEFITS, BUT JUST FOR SALARIES ALONE IT WOULD BE 843.
>> CAN YOU SCROLL TO THE RIGHT? DR. BARRY (PHON) STARTS TO TALK.
WE DID ADDRESS POSSIBLY THE INNER CIRCLE AND THEN WORKING OUR WAY OUT.
SO POSSIBLY GIVING THE INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS FOUR PERCENT, THE GREEN RING, WHICH WOULD BE THE CAMPUS FIRST PARAPROFESSIONALS, THREE AND ONE HALF, AND THEN THE YELLOW CIRCLE WITH THAT 3.2.
IT SAVES A $100,000 IF WE DID IT THAT WAY, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IT FROM THE TARGET, THE TARGET POINT OUT.
BUT THAT'S WHY WE TRIED TO PUT IT ALL ON ONE SHEET FOR YOU TO GIVE YOU DIFFERENT OPTIONS, [NOISE] SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK AT JUST TONIGHT, BUT THOSE ARE JUST DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WHILE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION, CAN YOU CREATE A SCENARIO 4 WHICH HAS A FIVE PERCENT RAISE FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND THEN PURCHASE THAT RAISE FOR ADMINISTRATORS FOR US TO CONSIDER OR NOT.
>> ALL RIGHT. [NOISE] [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE].
>> IN THE MEANTIME CAN WE HAVE ANY [INAUDIBLE]
>> YEAH. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> THE TOTAL THEN FOR A FIVE PERCENT RAISE AND THREE PERCENT FOR PROFESSIONALS WOULD BE $5.085 MILLION.
>> FIVE MILLION EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND AGAIN, I ALREADY HAVE 3.5 IN THE BUDGET.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO IT'D BE A MILLION AND A HALF?
>> THIS DOESN'T COUNT GSA OR [INAUDIBLE]
>> YES. DOES INCLUDE [INAUDIBLE].
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>> SO [NOISE] THIS IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS, SO WE CAN TAKE ACTIONS BASED ON THE SCENARIOS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED? EVERYONE'S CLEAR ON THAT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> FOR THE FIVE PERCENT FOR THE PARAS AND THREE PERCENT FOR THE [OVERLAPPING] ADMINISTRATORS. OKAY.
>> [NOISE] [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE HAVE A SECOND. DAVID [INAUDIBLE] CAN WE VOTE?
>> YES, MA'AM. [NOISE] [OVERLAPPING]
>> I UPDATED THE MOTION WITH THE FIVE PERCENT AND THREE PERCENT.
>> IT'S BEEN [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU MEAN PRETTY MUCH ABOUT IT.
>> I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO BRING BACK A PROPOSAL THAT WILL SHOW YOU OUR MARKET ANALYSIS.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE POSSIBLY ALL OF OUR POSITIONS TO MARKET ONE-YEAR YEAR PLAN AND ALSO TWO-YEAR PLAN AND THE COST [INAUDIBLE].
WE WILL SEE WHEN WE ARE ABOUT TO FINISH.
>> THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU ALL, FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT. [INAUDIBLE]
>> MY UNPRECEDENTED BOARD MEMBERS AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE WE ARE PROUD OF THIS TRANSPORTATION REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR TROUBLE TIME.
WE NOW BRING YOU BACK TONIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
THIS IS OFFICIAL WILL BE PRESENTED BESIDE.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
YES, WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING THE TRANSPORTATION RFP TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
>> SIR, GENERAL WE'RE GOING TO DO A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
>> WE SUBMITTED A WEALTH OF INFORMATION TO THE BOARD ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
BUT WE KNEW THAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE LIKE THREE MONTHS TO DIGEST [LAUGHTER].
SO WE HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ AND DIGEST THAT INFORMATION.
IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT WE WANT INSPIREMENT TO OUR BE OUR CURRENT PROVIDER DOING THEM.
YOU'LL SEE THIS IS THE CALENDAR, THIS IS THE TIMELINE FOR THAT RFP, WE BEGAN THIS PROCESS.
WE ACTUALLY BEGAN TALKING ABOUT THIS BACK IN OCTOBER AND HERE WE ARE TONIGHT WE PRESENTED IT TO THE BOARD ON THE 28TH.
WE WERE HERE TONIGHT COMING BACK TO REVISIT THIS.
BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE TRANSPARENT, WE WANTED TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THIS IS A BIG DECISION, THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTRACT AND SERVICES THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD.
SO WE WANTED TO TAKE OUR TIME AND WE WANTED YOU TO TAKE YOUR TIME AND HAVE THE INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO READ THROUGH.
ONE OF THE SALIENT POINTS THAT I REALLY WANT TO ADDRESS TONIGHT WAS WE HEARD THE BOARD'S CONCERN AND THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD TO PRESENT THE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY WITH THIS PARTICULAR FUNCTION, THIS CONTRACT, THIS SERVICE AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID
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IN THE RFP WAS WE INCLUDED LANGUAGE AND YOU WILL SEE THAT LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENT ITSELF AND IF I DON'T FORGET TO POINT THAT OUT, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS WE CREATED TWO SCENARIOS TO LET ALL OF THE RESPECTIVE VENDORS KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT WANTS TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO BUILD ITS OWN FLEET.WE LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS AROUND BUILDING OUR OWN FLEET AND THE COST SAVINGS THAT COULD BE REALIZED FROM BUILDING OUR OWN FLEET AND SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT THOSE NUMBERS IN JANUARY 2021, I BELIEVE IT WAS AND WE LOOKED AT THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN IN MARCH 2022 OR THAT IS ONE OF THE EXHIBITS THAT YOU HAD TO REVIEW.
SO YOU SAW THE COST DIFFERENTIAL, YOU SAW THE IMPACT OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN RIGHT? WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY WHEN IT BECAME ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE.
THAT MAY NOT BE TODAY, BUT WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY AND WE HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY NOW AND SO YOU SEE HERE, THE HYBRID MODEL, WHICH IS WHERE THE DISTRICT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING ITS OWN CAPITAL ASSETS.
RIGHT NOW THE DISTRICT DOES NOT OWN ANY OF THAT BUSES.
OUR CONTRACTOR OWNS ALL OF THE BUSES THAT WE CURRENTLY USE AND THAT IS WHY THE BOARD EXPRESSED A CONCERN SAYING, WE WANT TO HAVE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY TO PURCHASE OUR OWN BUSES AND REALIZE THE COST DIFFERENTIAL FROM ACTUALLY PURCHASING OUR OWN BUSES.
THE FULL OUTSOURCE AUCTION IS WHAT WE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WITH [INAUDIBLE] THE DOOR.
WE'VE INCLUDED THAT LANGUAGE THAT SAYS WE MAINTAIN OUR ABILITY TO PURCHASE OUR OWN BUSES.
WE'VE INCLUDED THAT IN THE TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT DURHAM SERVICES WHERE WE PUT OUT AN RFP, THEY WERE THE ONLY RESPONDED IN PART WHEN WE GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE THAT DID NOT RESPOND TO SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE ENTITIES THAT WERE CONTACTED TO RESPOND TO THE RFP.
SUPPLY CHAIN INTERRUPTIONS HAS HAD AN ADVERSE IMPACT IN THEIR ABILITY TO COMBINE THE 201 BUSES THAT WE HAD REQUESTED IN OUR RFP BY JULY 1 AND THAT'S WHAT THE BUSINESS IS REQUIRED TO DO.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE ESTIMATE OF LEAD TIME ON THE DELIVERY OF NEW BUSES IN FEBRUARY 2022 IT WAS PROJECTED AT OVER 250 DAYS.
THAT IS THE REASON REALLY THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE RESPONDENT.
HERE, WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS JUST PROVIDE THE DISTRICT WITH CLOSEST SCENARIOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO US FROM OUR ONE RESPONDENT.
WHAT YOU SEE IS, THERE WERE SIX OPTIONS, THE BOTTOM TWO REFLECT THE COST OF WHAT THE SERVICES WOULD BE IF THE DISTRICT OWNED ITS OWN BUSES.
WHAT YOU SEE IS A QUOTE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON THE FIRST ROW, WHAT YOU SEE IS OUR RFP THAT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE BOARD AND THE UPPER ADMINISTRATION HAD EXPRESSED A CONCERN IN THE AGE OF OUR BUS FLEET, SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE MAYBE THEY WERE MISHAPS ON WHILST THAT HAD BEEN RUN.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR FLEET WAS MAINTAINED AT AN AVERAGE AGE OF EIGHT YEARS AND THAT IS THE ENTIRE FLEET CANNOT HAPPEN IN AVERAGE AGE THAT EXCEEDS EIGHT YEARS AND THE OLDEST BUS FLEET ONLY BE 12 YEARS OLD.
SO THAT OPTION AND THEN THEY ALSO GAVE US AN OPTION WHERE THEY HAD THE AVERAGE YEAR OF EIGHT YEARS AND THE MAXIMUM AGE OF THE BUS COULD BE 14 YEARS.
SO THEY GAVE US TWO ADDITIONAL OPTIONS WITH BOTH OF THOSE ATTRIBUTES.
THE THIRD COLUMN WHICH YOU SEE IS THE NUMBER OF BUSES THAT DURHAM WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BASED ON THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE FLEET.
WITH OPTION NUMBER ONE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED A 101 BUSES OVER A PROPOSED FIVE YEAR TERM.
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IN OPTION THREE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 58 BUSES OVER THE AVERAGE TERM OF THE CONTRACT.THEN OBVIOUSLY IN OPTION FIVE, THE DISTRICT WOULD OWN ALL OF THIS FLEET.
ALRIGHT SO WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE IS THE RATE PER ROUTE AND WHAT YOU SEE IN 2021-2022 IS THE ACTUAL ROUTE RATE THAT THE DISTRICT IS PAYING NOW $261.65 CENTS PER ROUTE AND YOU'LL SEE THE 2022-2023 RATE PER ROUTE BASED ON EACH OF THOSE OPTIONS.
THE NEXT COLUMN SIMPLY JUST GIVES THE READER THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT ROUTE RATE AND THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE OUT YEARS, YEARS TWO, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE FOR THE BUSES.
ALSO, WE INCLUDED THE ESTIMATED YEAR ONE COST AND THEN WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD HAD THE TOTAL COST FOR CONTEXT OVER THE FIVE YEARS.
HERE WE SEE A SCHEDULE OF THE BUS REPLACEMENTS BASED UPON THOSE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS WE HAD EIGHT YEARS, 12 YEAR MAX, EIGHT YEARS-14 YEAR MAX.
YOU SEE THE BUS REPLACEMENT CYCLE HERE LAID OUT BY YEAR OVER THE FIVE YEARS.
THEN YOU SEE THE AVERAGE FLEET AGE IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE MODEL THAT HAS THE, BECAUSE WE'VE NEGOTIATED WITH DURHAM AS NEGOTIATION ON BOTH SIDES DURHAM HAS SAID THAT WHAT WE'VE NEGOTIATED IN THE CONTRACT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR OPTION RENEWABLE YIELDS.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE NEGOTIATED THAT WITH DURHAM AND SAID, "OKAY, CISD, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WHAT [INAUDIBLE] PURCHASE OF YOUR OWN BUSES" YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS TO US AND SO THE ONLY OPTION AT THIS POINT THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US IS THE OPTION THAT YOU GO BACK TO THE 21 PER CENT INCREASE IN BLUE, WHICH IS THE TOP OPTION.
AND AS YOU'LL SEE, THE AGGREGATE PROPOSED COST IS 11.6 MILLION BARRELS A YEAR IN YEAR ONE.
THE ROUTE RATE FOR 2022-2023 WOULD BE $316.86.
IF YOU COULD JENNY, THERE IS A CONTRACT DOCUMENT.
THE ONE THAT HAS THE DATE OF 12 MAY, 2022.
I'D LIKE THE BOARD TO SEE THAT DOCUMENT AND TO SEE THE RED LINE.
WHEN YOU SEE THE CHANGES IN THE CONTRACT THAT WAS PROPOSED THEN YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THE VERBIAGE THAT THE BOARD HAS COMMUNICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THAT CONTRACT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOG IN TO MAKE THE TETHER IN THE PROCESS.
LET ME TRY TO CHANGE THAT REAL FAST.
>> WHILE YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THAT I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> I'M TRYING TO [OVERLAPPING]
>>PROBABLY CONTRACT, AND THEN TODAY'S DATE.
[OVERLAPPING] YOU SEE THAT ONE?
>> YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THAT FIRST OPTION, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> OKAY. WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PURCHASING OUR OWN BUSES?
>> IT GIVES US THE OPTION TO DO THAT.
IF WE DECIDED TO APPROACH ALL THESE, WE COULD WITH THAT OPTION.
>> RIGHT. BUT IF WE DON'T THEN IN YEAR 2, IF YOU DON'T SAY SOMETHING [OVERLAPPING].
>>NO, MA'AM. NO NOT AT ALL [LAUGHTER].
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>> IN YEAR 2 THEN IT GOES DOWN.
>> OKAY. YEAR 1 WE'RE GOING TO PAY THIS REALLY KIND OF BALLOON PAYMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE MONEY GIVING US THAT ONE-YEAR OPTION, RIGHT?
>> WITH US THINKING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT ON FOOT.
TELL ME SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE I'M THINKING THE SECOND SECOND YEAR THEN WE OBVIOUSLY WILL NOT HAVE OUR OWN FLEET BY THEN, RIGHT?
>> [OVERLAPPING] WHAT WILL YEAR TWO LOOK LIKE?
>> ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, WE WILL NOT HAVE A TOTAL FLEET.
>> OKAY. BUT WE WOULD HAVE SOME?
>> THAT'S UP TO THEM YOU GOT TO HAVE A BOND [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING].
>> OKAY. LET ME FINISH THIS QUESTION.
WE WON'T HAVE OUR OWN FLEET? THEN IN YEAR 2 WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ANOTHER INFLATED RATE, I'M I CORRECT?
>> PERHAPS. THAT RATE WILL BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE DISTRICT.
>> OKAY. BUT IF WE'RE IN THE SAME SITUATION IN YEAR 2 THAT WE'RE IN IN YEAR 1 [OVERLAPPING].
>> THE ONE-YEAR CONTRACT. YES, MA'AM.
>> YEAH, WITH A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT, WE CAN EXPECT IT MAY BE ELEVATED?
>> WE'RE NOT LOCKED IN JUST TO LET THEM KNOW.
>> NO MA'AM [OVERLAPPING]. WE OFFER ONE YEAR.
>> FOR ONE YEAR BUT BECAUSE THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE].
>> TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION, YES.
>> WELL, IS IT NOT THAT WE'RE ON OPTION 1, THAT IT'S 21.1 PERCENT AND THEN THREE PERCENT INCREASE EVERY YEAR.
THEY'D STILL BE OBLIGATED FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS SO WE'RE STUCK ON THE CONTRACT, RIGHT? ORDER.
>> NO. BECAUSE NOW, AGAIN, REMEMBER I TOLD YOU THAT THIS WAS OVER OUR FIVE YEAR PERIOD, POST FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
WE HAVE TAKEN THAT OFF THE TABLE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THAT WAS THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD.
WE THOUGHT THAT THE DESIRE WAS TO HAVE A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT AND TO BEGIN TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY GOING FORWARD TO BUILD OUR OWN FLEET, AND YOU DON'T BELIEVE.
>> HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE US TO BUILT THAT FLEET? I THINK WE NEED 132 BUSES.[OVERLAPPING].
>> TWO HUNDRED AND ONE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> TWO HUNDRED AND ONE. HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE US TO BUILD OUR OWN FLEET?
>> HERE MS. DAVIS ITS REALLY ABOUT SUPPLY CHAIN AND LEAD TIME, WHICH WE WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT SUPPLY CHAIN AND LEAD TIME.
NOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE X FACTOR IS, HOW LONG WOULD THE SUPPLY CHAIN CHARGE? HOW LONG WOULD THIS LAST? WE DON'T KNOW.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THAT IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER.
>> THE OTHER ISSUE IS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, [NOISE] JUST LOOK AT IT, RIGHT.
[INAUDIBLE] AVAILABLE FLEET AT ONCE, BUT YOU BUY THE WHOLE FLEET AT ONCE, THEY BECOME OBSOLETE AT ONCE.
>> THEN YOU'RE IN A SITUATION LIKE THE DISTRICT WAS BEFORE.
I THINK WE'D GET A POSITION WHERE YOU BUY 10 OR 20 PERCENT A YEAR AND THEN OVER A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WE'VE GOT NOW A FLEET IF WE DID 20 PERCENT A YEAR.
THEN WE'VE GOT TWO OPTIONS, WE EITHER GO IN-HOUSE AT THE END OF THAT FIVE YEARS OR WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING WITH OTHER BUSSING COMPANIES.
BECAUSE NOW WE'VE PUT OUT A BID AND ONLY ONE PERSON SHOWS UP, AND IT'S PARTLY BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAINS.
BUT IT'S ALSO HARD IN A REGULAR YEAR TO GET 201 BUSES OVERNIGHT ANYWAY.
>> [OVERLAPPING] CAN WE BUY OUR ON BUSES? AND AS WE BUY OUR OWN BUSES ARE WE ARE OPERATING OUR OWN BUSINESS AND THEREFORE PRICES ARE GOING DOWN? OR ARE THE RATES STILL THE SAME?
>> IF THEY'RE OPERATING IT THE RATES ARE RIGHT THERE ON FIVE AND SIX.
IF WE HAVE THE BUS AND THEY'RE OPERATING IT, THEN WE'RE PAYING $75.
WELL, COMPARING OPTION 1 TO OPTION 5, $75 LESS.
> A ROUTE, AND [OVERLAPPING] WE OWN THE BUS.
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>> [INAUDIBLE] THAT NUMBER MIGHT CHANGE IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FOUR ROUTES.
>> IT WILL CHANGE THE ENTIRE, RIGHT?
>> ARE WE [OVERLAPPING] FIVE YEARS?
>> THE IDEA WHEN WE ACTUALLY STARTED THE PROCESS THE QUESTION REALLY WAS WITHIN OUR [INAUDIBLE], HOW CAN WE GET THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY YEAR AFTER YEAR? WE DIDN'T WANT TO COMMIT TO A FIVE YEAR PLAN UP FRONT, RECOGNIZING THAT WE MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BEGIN TO BUY OUR OWN BUS.
NOW, WHAT ARE WE ABLE TO BUY? TWO HUNDRED PLUS OVER THE FIVE YEARS [INAUDIBLE] SAID.
BUT WE COULD BUY 10 OR 15 AND WE COULD SAY THAT FOR OUR PARTICULAR GROUPS WE COULD HAVE RANDOM BUSES THAT WE CAN CONTROL.
WE DO THAT YEAR OVER YEAR AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE COULD HAVE OUR OWN.
WHAT WE KNOW IS RIGHT NOW THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN JUST BECAUSE OF ALL THE REALITY.
WE FELT LIKE WE NEED THE FLEXIBILITY TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE AND REALLY SEE IF WE GOT A GOOD DEAL NEXT YEAR.
BUT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO FIVE YEARS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, UNTIL FOUR OR FIVE YEARS DOWN THE LINE.
WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS GIVE OURSELVES MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY.
DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO BUY BUSES? MAYBE IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE, OR MAYBE NOT [LAUGHTER] IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE. [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DON'T THINK THEY ARE EITHER. HAVING OUR OWN FLEET AND BUYING THEM AT THAT RATE, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN PERPETUAL BUS BUYING MODE.
>> IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR FLEET, OUR AVERAGE, YES, WE ARE.
THEY ARE VERY OLD RIGHT NOW AND SO THAT'S WHY THEIR FLEET HAS THE RANKS THAT IT DOES.
WE CAN BUY 20 IN ONE YEAR, AND 20 THE NEXT YEAR, THEN 20 THE NEXT YEAR.
>> THAT WOULD BE [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S BUYING ASSUMING THE LEAD TIME BECAUSE RIGHT NOW PER BUS IS [OVERLAPPING]
>> I GUESS MY QUESTION IS THE ASSUMPTION IS [INAUDIBLE] FROM LAST WEEK'S IN QUESTIONS.
IF WE HAD JUST SEND IT OUT THE FIVE YEAR WAY, WOULD WE HAVE ANTICIPATED THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE PEOPLE COME TO THE TABLE WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND THEREFORE HAVE MORE COMPETITION?
>> WE DON'T WE DON'T THINK SO. [OVERLAPPING].
>> I THINK ACROSS THE STATE WHAT'S IMPACTED THIS IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE CANT GET PAST THE SUPPLY CHAIN.
THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T GET THE BUSES.
TO BE ABLE TO GET A NEW CONTRACT MEANS THEY HAVE TO HAVE NEW BUSES AVAILABLE OR THEY ARE LEAVING WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT.
WE'VE SEEN THE SAME THING ACROSS THE BOARD.
AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE OR SOMETHING [INAUDIBLE] HAVE SEEN THE SAME THING SO IT'S A CHALLENGE.
>> BECAUSE THEY'RE NATIONAL AND SO MUCH BIGGER, ARE THEY GOING TO SQUEEZE US OUT [INAUDIBLE] ARE WE GOING TO BE COMPETING IN A RESTRICTED PROPORTION? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? ARE WE GOING TO BE FIGHTING WITH THEM TO BE TRY AND GET A BUS? SO USING THESE SAME SCENARIOS AND DR. PAUL, I AGREE.
USING THAT SAME SCENARIO THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT BY A FEW AND THEN FOR OUR FIELD TRIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE WOULD HAVE OUR OWN BUSES WITH THAT SAME THOUGHT PROCESS.
COULD WE HAVE THE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THEM AND STILL PURCHASE OUR OWN BUSES? OVER THAT FIVE-YEAR PERIOD AND THEN WE'RE ACCUMULATING BUSES, THAT'S ONE QUESTION.
COULD WE HAVE THE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT AND BUY OUR OWN BUSES? THEN ALONG WITH THAT, AS WE GET BUSES, IS IT POSSIBLE TO ADD A PARTIAL CONTRACT RETURN? SO THAT WE DON'T NEED AS MANY OF THEIR BUSES.
AS WE GET MORE BUSES THEN WE DON'T NEED AS MANY AS THEIRS?
>> YES. THE HYBRID MODEL GIVES US THE OPTION BUT THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE NOW, IT WILL GIVE US THE OPTION TO DO WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING,
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IN THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION.THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION [NOISE] ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME, LET ME MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR.
YOU ASKED COULD WE GET A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT AND ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ALL LIST.
BASICALLY A FIVE-YEAR HYBRID CONTRACT?
>> [OVERLAPPING] THE ONE-YEAR OPTION WHICH IS GOING TO COST US MUCH MORE.
THE OTHER THING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS IS WITH THE ONE-YEAR OPTION, IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO GO BACK OUT FOR BID NEXT YEAR.
THERE IS A MORE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT PERHAPS, TO STRIKE A BETTER DEAL.
PERHAPS THE THINGS THAT THE MARKET IS EASED, THERE MAY BE MORE COMPETITION AT THAT POINT IN TIME, BUT IT GIVES US THAT ABILITY.
>> BUT ALSO IF WE DON'T JUMP ON IT, ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE STILL AT A LATE TIME OF 250 DAYS.
IF WE DON'T JUMP FOR THIS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO MISS THE MARKET AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR ON YOUR OPTIONS [OVERLAPPING].
THAT'S THE QUESTION. YOUR QUESTION IS THE BASE QUESTION.
FOR MATURE QUESTION ON THIS [INAUDIBLE] WAS, I'VE FORGOTTEN. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> I SAID, OKAY, EVEN IF WE MAKE THE DECISION, DO WE HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY THE BUSES WE NEED IN 250 DAYS?
>> LET'S GO BACK TO OUR PLEDGE. WE WILL GET TO A POINT WHERE WE WILL KNOW, HOW WE PERFORMED THIS YEAR, WHICH IS PROBABLY AROUND OCTOBER.
WE CAN GET TO OCTOBER AND BY THAT TIME WE CAN SAY, OKAY, BASED ON OUR AUDIT, WE'RE GOING TO PUT THREE MILLION DOLLARS THERE, FROM THE AUDIT.
WE COULD SAY, LET'S TAKE 200,000 OF THE THREE MILLION IN THE FUND BALANCE AND BUY TWO BUSES OR FIVE OR WHATEVER.
THE IDEA IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO START TO BUY BUSES, WE COULD DO THAT THIS YEAR.
IF WE HAVE A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT, WE MAY BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE A HYBRID CONTRACT, THEN WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR OWN BUSES AND BE IN A CONTRACT WITH DURHAM.
THE HYBRID MODEL GIVES US FLEXIBILITY TO DO THAT.
>> WHY CAN'T WE HAVE OUR OWN BUSES? WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM, BUT THIS IS SEPARATE AND APART FROM THERE.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO BUY BUSES?
>> WELL, WE WOULD STILL BE PAYING FOR THEIR BUSES.
>> THEN BUY OUR OWN BUSES IN ADDITION.
>> NOW WE'VE ESTABLISHED WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT IF WE WANTED TO BUY OUR OWN BUSES, IF IT BECAME ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT AND TO RENEGOTIATE THESE BUS ROUTES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BASED UPON US PURCHASING OUR OWN PHYSICAL ASSETS.
>> OFTENTIMES, FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULD GET TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND BECAUSE OF GROWTH PATTERNS OR CAMPUS CAPACITY, OR WHATEVER, WE MAY NEED TO ADD 20 ROUTES.
WITH OUR CURRENT CONTRACT, WE COULD ADD 20 ROUTES OR WITH OUR CURRENT CONTRACT I BELIEVE [NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] IF WE OWNED OUR OWN BUSES, WE CAN ACTUALLY ADD 20 ROUTES.
WELL, LET ME BACK THAT. WITHIN 20 ROUTES, IF IT'S ABOVE THE NUMBER OF ROUTES, I'M LOOKING AT YOU BRIEF CRITICAL FROM ROME.
BUT WITHIN OUR CURRENT CONTRACT, AS LONG AS THE NUMBER OF ROUTES IS WITHIN WHAT IS IN OUR CONTRACT, THEN WE'RE GOOD WE CAN ADD THOSE ROUTES.
BUT IF WE GO ABOVE THAT, THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL COST OF THE CONTRACT.
IF WE HAVE OUR OWN BUSES, LETS SAY, WE ONLY HAVE SEVEN BUSES.
IF WE HAVE OUR OWN BUSES, WE COULD ADD THOSE ROUTES OURSELVES AND FUND THEM OURSELVES.
WE BEGIN TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO FUND ROUTES.
LIKE SUMMER, WE DO HAVE TRANSPORTATION IN SUMMER.
WE COULD ACTUALLY DO ALL THOSE THINGS IF WE NEGOTIATED IN OUR CONTRACT.
IF THERE ARE OUR BUSES, WE CAN DO THAT OUTSIDE OF THE CONTRACT WITH A HYBRID MODEL.
IF WE DON'T HAVE A HYBRID MODEL, THERE COULD BE STIPULATIONS THAT RESTRICT ALL THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO HAVE THEM GO THROUGH THE [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE OUR OWN DRIVERS FOR OUR BUSES?
>> WELL, [OVERLAPPING] IT DEPENDS.
I'M SORRY, WITH THE HYBRID MODEL OR WITH THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> ANY BUSES THAT WE GOT, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE DRIVERS.
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OUR OWN DRIVERS FOR THEM?>> WITH THE HYBRID MODEL, WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO.
BUT WITHOUT HAVING A HYBRID MODEL WE WOULDN'T.
>> OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY LIABILITY? [OVERLAPPING].
>> WHAT KIND OF LIABILITY [INAUDIBLE]?
>> WHEN THINGS HAPPEN ON THE BUS, LIKE WHEN A BUS HAS AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING.
>> THAT'S JOHN'S RESPONSIBILITY.
>> THAT'S JOHN'S RESPONSIBILITY.
>> WITH OUR BUSES WHEN WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY?
>> IT'S OUR LIABILITY. AS WE MAKE THIS SWITCH, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY AND SOME LIABILITY?
>> WE DO. BUT THAT'S AN INSURANCE, MS. BOARD.
>> THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING THEN.
THAT'S MY POINT, IS THAT WE WOULD THEN INCUR SOME OF THAT LIABILITY.
>> IT'S REALLY JUST THE COST OF FLEXIBILITY.
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN [INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] ISN'T FLEXIBLE.
>> IT'S THE MOST [INAUDIBLE] TONIGHT.
ITS RECOMMENDATION [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING [INAUDIBLE] FLEXIBILITY IS.
IS THAT 11 MILLION MORE THAN WHAT WE WOULD HAVE PAID WITHOUT THE FLEXIBILITY? WHAT IS THE COST OF FLEXIBILITY? I GUESS TO THE POINT, IS THAT 11 MILLION NUMBER?
>> IN SOME RESPECTS, IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DISTRICT-OWNED AND THE 11.5 MILLION.
>> NO. I'M SAYING LIKE THIS YEAR WE'RE NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT BASED ON HAVING FLEXIBILITY.
IF WE WEREN'T NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT WITH FLEXIBILITY, HOW MUCH WOULD WE PAY? DO WE KNOW THAT? MAYBE THAT'S NOT EVEN IMPORTANT.
>> DID THEY UP THE PRICE BASED OFF OF US PURCHASING BUSES? IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY JUST UPPED THE BUS PRICE BASED OFF OF THE CONTRACT TERM OVER ONE YEAR AND NOT BASED OFF PURCHASING THE BUSES.
>> AT THIS POINT, WE GOT TO GO ON ONE OF THESE OPTIONS SO THAT WE CAN INVESTIGATE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN INVESTIGATE NEXT YEAR.
[OVERLAPPING] THE POINT IS IF WE DO NOT VOTE FOR ONE OF THESE HYBRID OPTIONS, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WONDER ABOUT FOR NEXT YEAR, RIGHT? OR DO WE?
>> EVERY PROPOSED CONTRACT OPTION SCENARIO THAT WE HAVE ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW IS IN FACT A HYBRID MODEL.
WE HAVE DECISIONS THAT WE CAN MAKE.
THE DECISION IS, WE CAN ELECT TO DO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT, WE CAN ELECT TO DO A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT, AND TAKE ONE OF THESE OTHER OPTIONS AT A LOWER ONE-YEAR COST.
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE WANTED TO PUT THE FIVE-YEAR COST IN HERE WAS SO YOU COULD SEE THE IMPACT OVER THE TERM OF THE PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR TERM.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR DOING MATH RIGHT.
FIVE YEARS AGO THAT WASN'T THE CASE. THERE YOU GO.
>> FISHER, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US WHAT A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WILL COST US AND WHAT A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WILL COST? OR JUST POINT TO IT JUST SO WE MAKE SURE OF EVERYTHING.
>> YES, SIR. A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT, BECAUSE DURHAM HAS SAID, [NOISE] YOU WANT A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT, YOU DON'T WANT A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT THAT SAYS WE GOT A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT.
THE COST IS GOING TO BE THE $11.5 MILLION IN YEAR 1.
>> NOW, WHAT WILL A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT BE?
>> YOU WANTED A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT.
WELL, WHAT THE DISTRICT SAYS ARE EIGHT-YEAR AVERAGE, 12-YEAR MAX.
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WHICH IS THE 61 MILLION 470, OR IT COULD BE THE 61,326 AS THE TOP TWO.THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THE 14-YEAR MAX.
WE DON'T WANT THE 14-YEAR, WE WANT THE 12-YEAR.
WHAT YOU SEE IS, YOU SEE THE ONE-YEAR COST OF $11.5 MILLION, BUT WHAT YOU DON'T SEE IS WHAT HAPPENS IN YEAR 2, 3, 4, AND 5, WHICH IS WHAT MS. DAVIS WAS TALKING ABOUT, WHERE THERE COULD BE AN EXORBITANT NEGOTIATED FEE GOING FORWARD, NOT THE THREE PERCENT.
IF WE TAKE THE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT, WHAT WE KNOW IS THE OUT YEARS, 2, 3, 4, AND 5 [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE THREE PERCENT INCREASE. YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> ONE THING, I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION, BUT FUEL IS NOT CALCULATED.
>> THE 21 PERCENT INCREASE [INAUDIBLE] SIGNS THAT MAYBE A FEW PRICES DROP NEXT YEAR WHEN YOU NEGOTIATE SOMETHING BETTER, BUT IT'S NOT.
>> THE DISTRICT PAYS ITS OWN FUEL, BUT WE GET IT WHOLESALE.
THAT'S WHY IT'S BENEFICIAL TO US.
>> THIS 11.5 IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST THIS YEAR, FOR YEAR 1?
>> BECAUSE WE'RE JUST DOING ONE YEAR?
>> IF WE DO THE FIVE YEARS, WHAT WOULD YEAR 1 COST?
>> IT'S STILL GOING TO COST 11.5?
IT WILL BE 11.5 IN YEAR 1, BUT THEN THE COST WILL BE INCREASED AT A RATE OF THREE PERCENT IN THE OUT YEARS.
>> ON THE FIVE-YEAR COLUMN, THAT'S THE TOTAL.
I THINK WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE MATH THERE.
>> IT WOULD BE ON AVERAGE PER YEAR OVER FIVE YEARS WITH OPTION 1 OF WHATEVER IT IS, $12,260,000.
THEN FOR OPTION 2, IT WAS CHEAPER IN THE FIRST YEAR, BUT OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS, THAT FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT ULTIMATELY COULD PAY MORE BY 150,000.
IT'S AN EXTRA 30,000, IT'S NOT A LOT.
BUT FOR MY TWO CENTS, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT, I WOULD GO WITH OPTION 2 OR WITH OPTION 1, WHICH HAS THE HIGHER UPFRONT, BUT THEN YOU'RE ULTIMATELY PAYING LESS THAN ONE.
>> JUST THE MATH AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE RIGHT.
LAST TIME WE DID THIS, NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT THE MATH AND I WAS TRYING TO GETTING IT.
THAT IS DONE CORRECTLY, CALCULATED CORRECTLY.
IT MAKES ME HAPPY. THEY PROMOTE IT, THEY MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THEM ULTIMATELY OVER THE COURSE OF RETURN.
I THINK THEY WANT YOU TO TAKE OPTION 2.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S CHEAPER, BUT REALLY YOU'RE PAYING MORE OVER TIME.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS WE TAKE THIS ISSUE OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2.
BUT REALLY OPTION 1 IS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DISTRICTS.
[BACKGROUND] OPTION 1 IS BASED ON A FIVE-YEAR TERM.
>> WELL, OPTION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> GO AHEAD. NO, GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY.
>> IF WE'RE DOING THE ONE-YEAR TERM THEN WE HAVE TO TAKE OPTION 1.
>> IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A FIVE-YEAR TERM, WE CAN TAKE OPTION 2.
>> WHAT I'D LIKE FOR US TO DO, WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK IS THAT WE DON'T TAKE ANY ACTION TONIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] BECAUSE WHAT I WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE ALL ARE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.
>> SO THIS IS NOT TIME TO [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE NEED TO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'LL PRESENT EXACTLY WHAT YOUR ONE COST WILL BE, YOUR TWO COST, YOUR THREE COST, AND WE'RE ONLY GOING TO PRESENT OPTIONS 1 OR 2, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO [INAUDIBLE] TO GIVE YOU THE ACTUAL BOTTOM LINE, THIS IS WHAT IT WILL COST US.
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THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT A LITTLE CLEARER [INAUDIBLE].>> [INAUDIBLE] THAT THE COSTS WOULD HAVE TO [INAUDIBLE] THE IDEA OF OPERATING OUR OWN FLEET? I'M JUST TRYING TO [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] THE APPREHENSION.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GAUGE WHERE WE'RE ALL COMING FROM. [OVERLAPPING]
>> [OVERLAPPING] LET ME SAY THIS BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE OBVIOUSLY NEXT TIME WE TALK ABOUT THIS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE WOULD TALK ABOUT FOR 10 YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD.
JUNE WAS THE ONLY ONE HERE WHEN THE GREAT CALAMITY IN 2008 OR WHATEVER, [NOISE] THE MARKET CRASHED AND THEN THE STATE DIDN'T COME IN AND SAID, OH, WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU MONEY, FEND FOR YOURSELVES.
THEY HAD TO SLASH EVERYTHING AND THAT'S WHEN ALL THE [INAUDIBLE] SO THAT'S WHEN ARAMARK AND GCA AND DURHAM CANYON.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WITH DURHAM, I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT THIS ON JUNE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, BUT THE WAY THAT I UNDERSTOOD IT, IS THAT THE BOARD PRIOR REALLY DID NOT PLAY VERY WELL WITH THE BUSES AND SO THEY GOT IN THIS SITUATION WHERE THEY REALLY HAD AN AGING FLEET THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN DOING A REGULAR REPLACEMENT CYCLE ON [BACKGROUND] AND THEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO IT.
I THINK, AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY FOR JUNE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] NO, NO, NO AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT AND THAT'S WHY I SAID, ONCE WE GET BACK IN THAT MARKET, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CONTINUALLY FINE BUSES.
[NOISE] IN ORDER TO KEEP THE FLEET HEALTHY FORM [INAUDIBLE].
ANYWAY, WE'LL HAVE TO BE IN [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE'LL HAVE TO BE IN PERPETUAL MOTION OF BUYING BUSES SO THEN THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
>> [OVERLAPPING] EXACTLY AND THAT'S BEEN MY POSITION, IS THAT I JUST FEEL WHEN THEY OWN A FLEET, WE'RE AT THEIR MERCY AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION, WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES, IF WE CAN BUILD UP OUR OWN FLEET GRADUALLY, 10 PERCENT A YEAR BY 20 BUSES, TWO MILLION DOLLARS, IT IS GOING TO COST.
IF YOU COME OUT OF PRESUMABLY OUT OF THE FUND BALANCE, BUT IT'S A SAVINGS THAT WE WILL GET.
WE'LL SAVE AT LEAST THAT MUCH ON OUR CONTRACT DURHAM IF THEY'RE STILL OPERATING THE BUSES AND THEN WE GET TO THAT.
WE GET FIVE YEARS, WE GET HALF OF IT, OR WE GET TO THE 10-YEAR POINT AND THEN WE COULD GO BACK IN-HOUSE.
OBVIOUSLY, I SAID WE, I DON'T KNOW ANY OF US ARE GOING TO BE ON THE BOARD IN 10 YEARS, BUT DELILAH.
>> I DON'T WANT TO GET EITHER, IN THAT WAY [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] THE DISTRICT HAS THE FLEXIBILITY.
BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO THINK THE BOARD HAS TO BE DILIGENT IN [OVERLAPPING] ADMINISTRATION AND PUT THAT REPLACEMENT CYCLE IN OR NOT, SAY OH, WE USED THAT MONEY FOR SOMETHING ELSE THIS YEAR.
BECAUSE WE'RE SAVING THAT MONEY, IT'S GOING TO PAY FOR ITSELF, THE OWNING OF THE BUSES, VERSUS PAYING DURHAM TO BUY THEM AND THEN PLUS THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ON TOP OF THAT AND ALL THAT STUFF.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. IN THE WORLD WHERE SOMEONE HAS ADDITIONAL [NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] COMPARATIVELY IN OPERATIONS COSTS BECAUSE THEY'RE IN-HOUSE.
ARE WE SO FAR OFF BEING CONTRACT-BOUND? DO WE KNOW THAT? IS THAT A RELEVANT QUESTION? APPLES TO APPLES, IF THERE WAS ANOTHER DISTRICT THAT HAS 16,000 KIDS AND HOWEVER MANY ROUTES WE HAVE, ARE THEY SAVING A LOT MORE MONEY BY BEING IN-HOUSE AT THIS TIME IN THE WORLD THAN WE ARE [INAUDIBLE]? IS THAT A REASONABLE QUESTION?
>> I'M SAYING COMPARATIVELY, ARE WE PAYING A MUCH LARGER TAB THAN THE DISTRICT THAT'S OPERATING IT IN-HOUSE?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
>> THAT'S FAIR. I WAS JUST WONDERING, I'LL HAVE TO DO RESEARCH FOR IT.
>> THERE WILL BE [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] MAKING A DECISION, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
[OVERLAPPING] WE CAN FIND OUT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN OUTSOURCED AND THEN WENT BACK TO IT,
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RUNNING THEIR OWN FLEET AND THEN WE'VE HAD THE OPPOSITE.WE KNOW A COUPLE THAT WE COULD AT LEAST COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S WHAT THEY REPORT.
>> THE QUESTION I HAD EARLIER AND YOU MAY HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, I HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION, IS DURHAM THE MIDDLE COMPANY PLUS THE MANUFACTURERS OR DO THEY MANUFACTURE?
>> THEY'RE JUST THE OPERATOR? [BACKGROUND] SO WHEN WE'RE READY TO BUY OUR OWN, IS THAT THE MIDDLE STOP OR DO WE GO STRAIGHT TO THE MANUFACTURER?
>> WE COULD GO STRAIGHT TO THE MANUFACTURER.
YES, WE CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE MANUFACTURER.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO TALK [INAUDIBLE].
WE SHOULD BE CLASSIFYING OUR COMMITMENT TO THIS BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE ALL THOSE THINGS WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE TREAT THAT [INAUDIBLE]. THAT'S ONE OF THESE, RIGHT?
>> [OVERLAPPING] THIS IS A RIPPLE EFFECT.
>> IF WE DECIDE TO DO FOR ONE YEAR AND START BUYING OUR OWN FLEET, COULD WE START THAT THIS YEAR?
>> WELL, THAT WILL BE A CONVERSATION THAT WE WOULD HAVE.
IF WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE YEAR, OUR PLAN IS TO BUY A FLEET, THEN WE COULD REALISTICALLY START AFTER WE GET OUR BUDGET ASSURED, REVIEWING HEY, HOW DO WE GET TO OUR OWN FLEET? SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES.
A PART OF OUR LONG-RANGE PLAN, ALTHOUGH THE LONG-RANGE PLAN IS A LONG-RANGE FACILITIES PLAN, IT IS ALSO A LONG-RANGE PLAN TO RISK THINGS LIKE BUSES AND OTHER [INAUDIBLE].
>> SO EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS CRAZY [INAUDIBLE]?
>> WELL, I THINK BACK TO MS. [INAUDIBLE] POINT, IF WE WANTED TO HAVE OUR OWN BUSES NEXT YEAR, WE NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION THIS YEAR TO START, AT LEAST EVEN PURSUE, [OVERLAPPING] TO SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES [INAUDIBLE].
>> THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS ISSUED, TO MY UNDERSTANDING AT LEAST.
IT'S NOT THAT WE CAN'T GET BUSES, WE COULD EVEN GET 200 OVERNIGHT.
BUT WE COULD GET 20 BUSES, IT'S GOING TO TAKE 6, 7, 8 MONTHS TO GET THEM.
BUT IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO DO THIS AND IF YOU DON'T [INAUDIBLE].
[OVERLAPPING] [BACKGROUND] WE DO IT, WE ORDER THE 20 BUSES OR WHATEVER [LAUGHTER] AND THEN WE GET THEM 250 DAYS LATER.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A QUESTION OF IF WE CAN GET THE BUSES.
IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET THEM.
>> [OVERLAPPING] YEAH. ABSOLUTELY.
>> DR. MCFARLAND, CAN I OFFER YOU ONE LAST [INAUDIBLE]? MY SLIDE IS FLAWED. LET ME TELL YOU WHY.
THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER OPTION UP HERE THAT JUST SHOWS THE ONE YEAR AT $11.5 MILLION AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUT-COSTS ARE GOING TO BE.
>> THAT'S THE FLAW. WE WON'T KNOW.
WE SHOULD JUST BASICALLY PUT A QUESTION MARK, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEGOTIATED TERMS WOULD BE FOR YEAR 2-5.
[OVERLAPPING] AFTER YEAR 1 BECAUSE WHATEVER THEY WANT TO NEGOTIATE OR WHATEVER THAT RATE IS, RIGHT?
>> NOT NECESSARILY. [OVERLAPPING] BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO BACK OUT FOR AN RFP. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE RESOLVED [OVERLAPPING] THEN IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO GET ANOTHER [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] TO HAVE MORE COMPETITIVE [INAUDIBLE] A THOUGHT PROCESS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE FEDS JUST [BACKGROUND] ALL REPORTING IS THAT SUPPLY CHAIN IS GETTING BETTER, SO SLOWLY.
>> THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION FOR OUR VANTAGE POINT IS REVEAL SOME KEY THINGS OR KEY AREAS THAT WE NEED TO ACTUALLY PRESENT AND HAVE REALLY CLEAR GOING FORWARD AND THE GOOD THING IS WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTION VIA THIS ONE AND SO WE'LL DEFINITELY TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN [INAUDIBLE].
>> ONE LAST THING, AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT GETTING BUSES NOW WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEM.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE SIX MONTHS TO GET [INAUDIBLE].
SO HOW LONG DO WE THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET A BUS?
>> [OVERLAPPING] [NOISE] [LAUGHTER]
>> IS THAT WHAT YOU AFFORDED LAST TIME?
[BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING] OKAY 84 PASSENGERS, 158, AND THAT WAS AS OF MARCH.
>> BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN.
>> YEAH. [OVERLAPPING] YEAH I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.
[OVERLAPPING] I SAID THAT THAT STATEMENT WAS MY LAST ONE.
>> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHAT WE ALL DO HERE.
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>> THIS IS JUST FOR A PREVIEW.
IS THE FOOD SERVICE VENDOR CONTRACT [INAUDIBLE].
>> [LAUGHTER] NOT AT ALL. [OVERLAPPING]
>> NOT AT ALL. OKAY[LAUGHTER] ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT 7.3 BEFORE WE MOVE ON? [LAUGHTER].
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 7.3 FOOD SERVICE VENDOR CONTRACTOR [INAUDIBLE]
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS HERE, JUST TO PRESENT THIS ITEM AT A HIGH LEVEL.
WE SHARED THIS ITEM MULTIPLE TIMES, SO WE'RE REALLY JUST ASKING FOR AN ACTION ON THIS ONE, THE FOOD SERVICE VENDOR CONTRACT DISTRIBUTION.
>>YES, THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> IT'S NOT VERY IMPORTANT, THERE IS AN APP AND YOU CAN TRACK THE KIDS ON THE APP.
WE GOT IT, WE ARE GOOD. CONVERSATION OVER.
[NOISE] [BACKGROUND]BECAUSE I TALKED ABOUT THIS AND THEN EITHER WAY I FOUND OUT.
[LAUGHTER] [NOISE] [OVERLAPPING]
>> OKAY. WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME HOW REGULATED THE FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT IS WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE EVALUATED THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR FOOD SERVICE VENDOR HERE IN 2021-22 AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONTRACT WE MADE.
THE GUARANTEED RETURN FOR 2022-23 IS $1.65 MILLION THE SAME AS IT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM OUR STUDENTS.
[NOISE] WE'VE TALKED ABOUT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH FAMILY.
STUDENT MEAL PRICING FOR 2022-23, WE KNOW THAT THE BREAKFAST WILL BE UNIVERSALLY FREE, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS WHAT THE STUDENT LUNCH MEAL PRICES WILL BE JUST YET FOR 2022-23.
WE WILL KNOW THAT AFTER WE HAVE COMPLETED THE PAID LUNCH EQUITY TOOL IN JULY, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE RELEASED UNTIL JULY.
AT THE MAX THOUGH, WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT IT WILL ONLY BE 10 CENTS MORE THAN EACH OF THE CAMPUS LEVEL CATEGORIES THAT YOU SEE HERE REPRESENTING FISCAL YEAR 2019-20.
WHAT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT WAS THE USAGE OF THE FUND BALANCE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE WITH THE FOOD SERVICE FUND BALANCE AND THAT WE CAN ONLY MAINTAIN THREE MONTHS WORTH OF THE AGGREGATE OR THREE MONTHS WORTH OF OPERATING EXPENSES.
EVERYTHING, OVER THERE, IS CONSIDERED WHAT THEY CALL EXCESS FUND BALANCE.
WE'VE CALCULATED THE EXCESS FUND BALANCE FOR YOU AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE WILL DO WITH OUR SPEND DOWN PLAN.
DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE'VE PROPOSED THE KITCHEN, I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE SHORTLY.
KITCHEN ADDITION FOR THE COOLER FREEZER AREA ABOUT 300 SQUARE FEET.
[BACKGROUND] WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT, IN THAT PROJECT, WE WILL INCREASE THE SERVING LINES FROM ONE TO TWO WHICH WILL INCREASE BOTH THE FOOD STORAGE CAPACITY WITH THE COOLER FREEZER AND THE STUDENTS SERVING CAPACITY WITH THE ADDITION OF THE SERVING LINE.
THE SCHOOL CURRENTLY HAS SEVEN LUNCH PERIODS RIGHT NOW.
[NOISE]I BELIEVE THEY ARE ACTUALLY, YES AND THE OPTIMUM IS REALLY FULL, I THINK SO.
THEY START LUNCH AT 10:30 AND THEY DON'T END UNTIL 1:30.
[NOISE] THIS IS GOING TO BE OF TREMENDOUS BENEFIT TO THEM [OVERLAPPING].
I WANTED TO BE SURE AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SALARIES AND HOURLY RATES, THE ARAMARK EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A $100 RETENTION BONDS IN AUGUST OF 2021, THEY RECEIVED A DOLLAR INCREASE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021 TO THE STARTING PAY AND THEY RECEIVED A 2.5 PER CENT MERIT INCREASE IN JANUARY 2022.
ARAMARK HAS COMMUNICATED THAT THEY WILL HONOR OUR REQUEST FOR A THREE PERCENT RAISE IN OCTOBER.
>> WITH ALL OF THAT, THEY'RE STILL AT THE LEVEL THEY ARE NOW?
>> I GUESS WAS THE STARTING PAY NINE DOLLARS AN HOUR AND NOW IT'S 10?
>> YEAH [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING].
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE MARKET RATE HAS EXPLODED.
THE GAP WASN'T ALWAYS THAT BIG.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING, TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE WAGES, HOPEFULLY.
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE MARKET.
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[BACKGROUND] OKAY, FOR ME IT MEASURES THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FAST-CASUAL RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA [INAUDIBLE] AND WE ARE TRYING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP PACE WITH THOSE CHANGES THAT STARTED GOING ON.TO BE NOTED TOO THERE'S OTHER INCREASES.
THEY WEREN'T A LIABILITY [INAUDIBLE] PROPERLY.
WE JUST TOOK THAT OUT OF OUR [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]
>>YES. MY NAME IS DAVE PARSONAGE, THE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT.
[NOISE] I LIVE UP IN MCKINNEY, I RAISED MY KIDS IN MCKINNEY. WE NOW LIVE IN AUBREY.
WE WERE THERE ALMOST 38 YEARS, AND IN THE K12 SECTOR FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS.
[NOISE] I WAS TRANSFERRED RIGHT DOWN HERE ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO FROM ANOTHER REGION TO MANAGE THIS BUSINESS.
WHEN I WAS SHARING THIS, THERE'S LOTS GOING ON RIGHT OBVIOUSLY, THE SUPPLY CHAIN BUT ALSO ON THE LABOR SIDE IT'S LIKE THE SPANISH AND WORKFORCE THOUGH.
[OVERLAPPING] WE BELIEVE A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE LEFT THE INDUSTRY.
THEY'RE NOT COMING BACK. THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING THE WAGES UP.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO PLAY CATCH UP WITH PROACTIVELY RAISING THE RATES SO THAT WE CAN FILL THE POSITIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT, THREE PERCENT IS ON TOP OF THOSE OTHER RAISES.
TDA, WE'RE KIND OF BOUND BY A FIXED PRICE TO CROWLEY.
ALL THE FOOD INFLATION, ALL THE LABOR INFLATION IS REALLY OUT OF ARAMARK, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE BID PROCESS TO GET HIGHER RATES.
BUT RECOGNIZING OUR COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE SAID WE WILL DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND FOLKS HAVE BEEN INTERESTED WITH THE PROGRAMS SINCE THE RATES HAVE BEEN GOING UP.
>> THE THREE PER CENT LIABILITY IS GOING TO BE ON YOU TOO?
>> IS THAT THREE PER CENT ON TOP OF THE TWO-AND-A-HALF PER CENT NEXT YEAR. [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO, IT'S AN ADDITION TO IT.
>> WHAT'S YOUR STATE BEEN IN LIKE LAST YEAR AT CROWLEY?
>> IT'S BEEN 80 PERCENT FULL, PUSHING 90.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME FOLKS SHOW BACK UP TO FIND WORK ASSOCIATES THAT ARE COMING BACK TO WORKFORCE.
IT'S IN THAT ALLIANCE WITH THE INDUSTRY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THERE'S SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND AUSTIN, IT'S EVEN TOUGHER.
THE RATES HAVE GONE UP AND EVERYWHERE WE GO, EVERY MARKET THERE IS, THE MAJOR URBAN MARKETS ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE SCARCITY OF ASSOCIATES.
YOU GET OUT IN THE RURAL AREAS AND [NOISE] THOSE ARE GOOD-PAYING JOBS AND [NOISE] RATE DECREASES OUT OF BETTER SUCCESSION BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE [INAUDIBLE].
>> HEY, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S CLARITY OR LESS BEING ABLE TO USE A GUARANTEE TO INCREASE WAGES.
WE ARE BOUND TO [OVERLAPPING] I WOULD SAY, ON INCREASE IN THAT AREA.
>> IT'S THE CONTRACT RATE PLUS CPI.
AS FAR AS USING THE FOOD FUNDS BALANCE FOR ADDITIONAL WAGES THEN TDA COULD NOT ALLOW THAT BECAUSE IT MEANS BUILDING OUTSIDE THE MEAL.
THAT'S WHY WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DO IT ON OUR OWN.
>> I'M NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ANYONE EXCEPT FOR MYSELF, BUT I'M DOING INTUITED STREETS.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO FIND PEOPLE [NOISE] WHO ARE NOT IN THE INDUSTRY, IT'S HARD TO FIND [INAUDIBLE].
I KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH ALL THE STUFF WAS ON SMALLER SCALE, BUT ONCE AGAIN I THINK I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR ANYONE.
BUT ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS JUST [OVERLAPPING] SORRY.
[LAUGHTER] MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS QUALITY, THE CONTINUED QUALITY BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF READING EMAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OUR FOOD.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SIGN OFF ON SOMETHING WE'VE HAD JUST IN THIS LAST YEAR, JUST IN SIX MONTHS OR WHATEVER.
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>> BASICALLY, IT'S THAT WILL HAPPEN, TO SELL A PRODUCT THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SELL.
IT SHOULD FURTHER SELL FOR ITSELF JUST LIKE MY RESTAURANT OR ANY OTHER RESTAURANT.
IT SELLS ITSELF AND IF IT DOESN'T, IT'S NOT BUSINESS FURTHER.
I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS.
>> WE'VE HAD PROBABLY RETURNS.
>>THIS YEAR. YES, MA'AM [NOISE].
>> THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR [OVERLAPPING].
>> WHAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IS GET INTO A DEFENSIVE MOTION MOST OF YOU HAVE CONCERN.
WE SAY, OKAY, TWO OF THE THREE THAT WE WOULD ARGUE WERE, ONE WAS THE SUPPLIER OR MANUFACTURER ISSUE THAT CAME THROUGH.
SEE THE DANGER OF SOCIAL MEDIA TOO.
THEY TAKE PICTURES, THEY TAKE [INAUDIBLE] OFF THE PLATE THEY PROBABLY STUFF UP THAT WE'RE FACING SOME OF THAT TOO.
WE HAD LAST WEEK SOMEONE ALLEGED THAT THEY GOT RAW CHICKEN AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY RAW CHICKEN.
THERE'S SOME OF THAT. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF THAT OUT THERE.
HEY, MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT WE'VE HAD SOME MISSTEPS.
WE BROUGHT IN ONE OF OUR TOP MANAGERS.
WE'VE PUT IT IN A DISTRICT MANAGER IN, I'M MORE ACTIVE, RESOURCES OF THE REGION, THERE ARE A LOT MORE BECAUSE WE WANT TO DEMONSTRATE TO [INAUDIBLE] THAT WE CARE.
FORTY PERCENT OF WHAT WE ORDER ON MONDAY DOESN'T SHOW UP ON WEDNESDAY AND YOU'RE FORCED INTO SCRAMBLING TO FIND SUBSTITUTIONS WHICH CHANGES TIMING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S BEEN BUMPY BEHIND THE SCENES AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE AWARE OF AND WE'VE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT TOWARDS SOLVING.
WE VALUE THE PARTNERSHIP, WE WANT TO STAY, WE HAVE OUR COMMITMENT AND WE PUT FORWARD THE RIGHT TEAM IN, WE'LL PAY MORE WAGES.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE CRITICAL SKILL POSITIONS THAT WE CAN'T LEAVE EMPTY.
THOSE RATES HAVE GONE UP FASTER THAN THE OTHERS [INAUDIBLE].
THERE'S AN EXHAUSTIVE ACTION PLAN IN MOTION BEHIND THE SCENES TO TRY TO PUT A LOT OF DISTANCE BETWEEN THESE FOOD COMPLAINTS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MEALS WE SERVE A DAY.
>> [OVERLAPPING] NINETEEN THOUSAND.
>> [OVERLAPPING] NINETEEN THOUSAND A DAY.
>> BECAUSE WE HAVE [OVERLAPPING] BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER AND SNACK.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF [OVERLAPPING].
HOW MANY MEALS DO YOU PREPARE IN A YEAR FOR STUDENTS?
>> OUT OF THAT MILLION AND A HALF, WE HAVE WHAT? THREE MISSTEPS? WOW, ONE IS TOO MANY? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S ALL THAT MADE IT TO SOCIAL MEDIA, L AM NOT TRYING TO [OVERLAPPING] INTERRUPT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT'S JUST THE ONES THAT MADE IT [OVERLAPPING].
>> RIGHT. DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME, ONE IS TOO MANY.
>> BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, DID YOU SAY A MILLION AND A HALF? A MILLION AND A HALF IN THE RUN OF A YEAR AND WE HAD THREE REPORTS.
I HAVE TO SAY THREE REPORTS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE, IN THE MIDST OF HAVING A CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT.
I GUESS FOR ME AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SAY, ONE IS TOO MANY.
BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEALS SERVED, A MILLION AND A HALF AND WE HAD THREE MISSTEPS, I'M JUST REALLY NOT OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
NOW I COULD SAY, ONE IS TOO MANY BUT IN THE BIG PICTURE OF THINGS, THAT'S A LOT OF MEALS PREPARED RIGHT.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT IN THE MOST PART.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MEALS THAT ARE THROWN AWAY BECAUSE MY KIDS, ALL THREE OF THEM THEY EAT LUNCH AT SCHOOL ALMOST EVERYDAY.
HALF THE TIME, THEY SAY IT'S OKAY AND HALF TIME, THEY SAY IT IS.
THE OLDER KIDS THEY HAVE THREE DIFFERENT LINES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL OR WHATEVER, SO THEY GET PICKY.
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OBVIOUSLY KIDS CAN BE PICKY.BUT I JUST WANT TO HAVE MORE OPTIONS AND BETTER QUALITY FOOD.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE MADE THE COMMITMENT TO STEP UP THE QUALITY OF FOOD.
I'D LIKE TO SEE, MAYBE AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS, DOING SALAD BARS OR SOMETHING IS AN OPTION I KNOW SOME PLACES DO THAT.
IT'S JUST SOME OTHER OPTIONS TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIVERSITY WITH THE HEALTHIER DIVERSITY AND MORE LOCAL FOOD IF POSSIBLE LIKE IF THEY HAVE JUST BETTER QUALITY FOOD.
I MEAN, THAT I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT I STILL DON'T THINK THAT IT'S AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD BE.
>> I MEAN TO SUPPORT BOTH OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I DO.
[INAUDIBLE] I THINK SHOULD WE TAKE ACTION ON THIS MOVING FORWARD THAT WE CONTINUE REGULARLY OR PERIODICALLY SURVEY THE QUALITY OF LIGHT, SO THAT THERE'S A REFLECTION OF COMMITMENT [OVERLAPPING].
THAT'S THE BEST THAT WE CAN DO.
>> WE CAN SET UP FOOD GROUPS IN EACH SCHOOL.
AROUND TABLES, GET SOME FEEDBACK IN REAL TIME. WE CAN DO ALL OF THAT.
WE CAN SURVEY AS OFTEN AS WE NEED TO, WE HAVE THIS BASELINE, WE'LL SEE IF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WORKING.
WE GET THE FOOD GROUPS IN PLACE.
WE'VE MET WITH ALL THE PRINCIPALS TO GIVE ANY FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THEY'RE TRYING TO SOLICIT THE FEEDBACK WE NEED TO IMPROVE. THAT'S MY OPINION.
>> WELL, IF THERE AREN'T ANY. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH[OVERLAPPING].
>> IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THIS PETITION?
>> I HAVE JUST ONE FOR REMY BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT THE 14.7 MILLION BEING SPENT ON [INAUDIBLE] PER MODEL OR?
>> SORRY. DO WE HAVE PLANS FOR WHERE THE REST OF THAT MONEY IS GOING OR IS THAT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM WE VOTED.
>> THIS IS A POSSIBLE OPTION ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR [INAUDIBLE].
>> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR OPTION YEAR TWO TO BE EXERCISED WITH ARAMARK AS FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR CROWLEY ISD AS PRESENTED.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. CAN WE MOVE TO VOTING PLEASE?
>> THE MOTION PASSES WITH FIVE [INAUDIBLE].
[6.0 Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2)]
BACK TO AGENDA ITEM 6.4 BEFORE WE GO TO OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEM.>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]. SIX POINT THREE OUR AGENDA ITEM THAT WE HAVE TOLD [INAUDIBLE] CONTRACT RENEWALS.
>> I THINK WE'VE ADDRESSED IT BUT SORT OF ENSURE WE PULL THIS OUT OF THE SAFE BECAUSE IF THERE'S A QUESTION ASKED ABOUT CUSTODIAL COMPENSATION IN REFERENCE TO OTHERS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE ADDRESSED THIS, BUT WE DO NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE OF THE CUSTODIAL VENDING CONTRACT.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM NOW THAT WE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY. BACK TO YOU.
>> I WANT YOU TO JUST GIVE US AN UPDATE ON [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO PROBLEM. GIVE US AN UPDATE ON CUSTODIAL CONTRACT AND THE QUESTION WAS REALLY ABOUT THE AVERAGE SALARY OF CUSTODIANS.
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>> YES SIR. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO MOVE OUR CUSTODIANS WHO ARE MAKING $10 AN HOUR OR $10.30 AN HOUR UP TO $11.50.
THAT'S OUR OBJECTIVE. WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT IS NOT THE CURRENT MARKET RATE.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO TAKE A TWO-YEAR PERIOD TO INCREMENTALLY MOVE THOSE CUSTODIANS, TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADN TO MOVE THOSE FACILITIES UP TO MARKET, THE FINANCIAL COMMUNITY.
THE TWO-YEAR INCREMENTAL PERIOD. THAT IS OUR OBJECTIVE.
>> SORRY. THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US TONIGHT WILL INCLUDE THAT 680.
>> SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE THOUSAND?
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
>> I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CUSTODIAL STAFF CONTRACTS WITH [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] OR ABM AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE RECOMMENDATION [INAUDIBLE].
DO WE NEED TO SPECIFY ABM [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE A MOTION.IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND FROM [INAUDIBLE]
>> WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO IN HERE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I ALMOST HAD TO SAY I'M IN THE WRONG SPOT.
>> [OVERLAPPING] SHOULD BE 6.3.
>> EVERYONE MOVE BACK TO OUR FUTURE ACTION ITEMS WHICH IS
[8.0 Future Action Item(s)]
[INAUDIBLE] CHILD NUTRITION RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT [INAUDIBLE]>> MADAM PRESIDENT [INAUDIBLE], THE NEXT THREE ITEMS ARE ACTUALLY FUTURE ACTION ITEMS, SO THERE'S ELECTION TONIGHT.
IT'S JUST INFORMATION ON WHAT WE PLAN TO DO.
WE WILL PLAN TO RECOMMEND IN THE FUTURE.
IT'S OFFICIAL [INAUDIBLE] CHILD NUTRITION, RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE EXCESS FUND BALANCE, THE SPEND DOWN PLAN.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE GOOD CONSIDERATION ON.
THE DEER CREEK RENOVATION, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
THAT IS THE KITCHEN, INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE KITCHEN IN THE STORAGE AREA FOR THE COOLER FREEZER, 312 FEET AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE SERVING LINES THAT WERE A PART OF THAT PROJECT.
WE INCREASED THE SERVING LINE FROM ONE SERVING LINE TO TWO SERVING LINES.
THEN THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR POSSIBLE APPROVAL AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING IS THE PURCHASE OF THE STYROGENIES.
THAT IS AN ECO-FRIENDLY WAY TO DISPOSE OFF OUR WASTE, OUR FOAM, OUR PLATES AND OUR PLASTIC FORKS.
THAT WILL BE COST REDUCTION ALSO BECAUSE YOU ELIMINATE SOME OF THE TRASH.
WE'RE PROPOSING THIS FOR FIVE CAMPUSES.
I THINK I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
I MAY HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS, THE TWO NINTH GRADE CENTERS AND THE BRJ CTE CENTER.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, [INAUDIBLE] ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
>> WAS THAT NEVER A [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SEEING [INAUDIBLE].
I JUST SAID PLEASE BUY THE STYROGENIE [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].
>> I TALKED ABOUT THIS LIKE SIX YEARS AGO.
>> THEN TO ITEM 8.2, [INAUDIBLE].
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, THIS IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM.
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OUR BOARD IS INVITED TO NOMINATE ONE OF OUR TRUSTEES TO SERVE ON THE TASK AND BOARD REGIONAL AND THE POSITION A.IT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY MS. BECKY ST. JOHN FROM GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD.
SHE HAS INDICATED SHE'LL BE RUNNING AGAIN, BUT OTHERS CAN BE SELECTED TO RUN AGAINST HER.
OUR BOARD, WOULD SEEM TO LET TASB KNOW BY JUNE 30TH, SO WE HAVE LITTLE TIME TO DECIDE IF THERE'S ANYMORE I CAN EXPLORE AND [INAUDIBLE] I'M GOING TO ADVANCE THIS ONE AND THEN.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD, WE DISCUSSED THIS, OUR LAST MEETING, THE TIMELINE FOR SUBMITTING RESOLUTIONS FOR THE ADVOCACY AGENDA.
WE JUST WANT TO KEEP THIS ON YOUR RADAR AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP IT IN COMMUNICATIONS.
WE HAVE UNTIL JUNE 15TH TO TAKE ACTION ON THESE, SO THAT JUNE CALLED MEETING TO TAKE ACTION BY.
ONE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT, YOU SHOULD HAVE THEIR PLACES AND ALSO THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE FOLDER, THE NEW INTERIM CHARGES THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED TOGETHER.
IT GIVES AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE STATE LEVEL, BUT ALSO ADDED IN YOUR PACKETS AS A REMINDER OF WHAT THE ADVOCACY RESOLUTIONS WERE FOR 2020-2022, AND A LOT OF THE SPEC WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME OBLIGATIONS AS TO DO THIS.
ONE THING I HEARD EARLIER TONIGHT IS FUNDING BASED ON ENROLLMENT, NOT ADA.
LIKE THE RECENT SOMETHING. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE? [BACKGROUND]
>> [INAUDIBLE] THOUGH THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] DAVID AND I WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TABLE.
REGION ITEM, THE MOTION PASSES.
THIS NOW BRINGS US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[9.0 Executive Session]
[INAUDIBLE] TRY THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ATTORNEY AND 551 ONE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.[NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] THIS SQUARE ROOT
[10.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s)]
OF CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 10.10 POINTED AS ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, [INAUDIBLE] MOTION INTERESTS.AND ROXANNE, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND. BY SHOW OF HANDS, ALL IN FAVOR, PUT YOUR HAND.
AGENDA ITEM 10.3: THE EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL SECONDARY SCIENCE COORDINATOR. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I RECOMMEND CATHERINE EVANS FOR THE POSITION OF SECONDARY SCIENCE COORDINATOR AS WELL.
[INAUDIBLE], IS THERE A SECOND?
ALL IN FAVOR PUT YOUR HAND UP.
AGENDA ITEM 10.4: APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, SPECIAL EDUCATION.
>> I RECOMMEND TAMICA WILLIAMS FOR THE POSITION OF SPECIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR AS RECOMMENDED.
>>THANK YOU VERY MUCH [INAUDIBLE].
[INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] WE'LL BE OPENING WITH MEETING AT 10:19PM.
[04:00:02]
WE HAD PUT IN OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION PRIOR TO PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 10.5: 2022-2023 PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONTRACTS.>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ROSS'S SECONDED BY TRACY DAVIS.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THERE WAS NO ACTION ON 10.6.
>> NO FURTHER ACTIONS. NOW STATING BEFORE THIS BOARD, YOU'RE ADJOURNED UNTIL [INAUDIBLE].
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.