Jun 23, 2022 Regular Board Meeting

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I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION

[1.0 Call to Order]

PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.

I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

MR. KIRCHNER. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER.

AND THE TIME WAS 6:02.

THANK YOU. I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.

THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT REVIEW INFORMATION AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

DECORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.

PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THIS IS OUR ITEM.

AGENDA ITEM 2.0.

ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE AT AGENDA ITEM 3.0 BOARD, CELEBRATIONS.

[3.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride]

TRUSTEE ROBINSON.

SO THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE HAD A WONDERFUL HOT TIME DURING THE MARCH FOR FREEDOM WITH DR.

OPAL LEE CROWLEY ISD TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT, STAFF AND STUDENTS JOINED DR.

OPAL FOR A TWO AND A HALF MILE WALK THROUGH DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH TO CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH, A FEDERAL HOLIDAY TO COMMEMORATE THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. PARTICIPANTS BRAVED THE HEAT WE TRULY DID FOR THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH DR.

LEE AND TO OBSERVE THE FORTITUDE AND STRENGTH THAT SHE DISPLAYS AT 95 YEARS OF AGE.

KUDOS TO THE CISD TEAM FOR CONTINUING TO SERVE AND SHOW UP POSITIVELY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.

AND HOW HOT WAS IT THAT DAY? DID YOU. SO IT WAS IT WAS HOT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO VOLUNTEERED AND FOR THOSE WHO ACTUALLY WALKED.

SO THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.

FIVE MILES AND FIVE MILES.

THOUSAND STEPS.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER CELEBRATIONS? I HAVE ONE. ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEE DAVIS CROWLEY ISD HELD A JOB FAIR, AND I I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE JOB FAIRS, BUT I HADN'T HEARD OF ANY.

BUT CROWLEY ISD HAD A JOB FAIR FOR STUDENTS.

FOR STUDENTS? THIS ONE WAS FOR STUDENTS.

SO MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR OUR STUDENT JOB FAIR AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET FACE TO FACE WITH 30 PLUS EMPLOYERS. TUESDAY, JUNE 14 AT BILL R JOHNSON CTE CENTER.

MANY STUDENTS LEFT RESUMES, SCHEDULED INTERVIEWS AND MADE CONNECTIONS WHILE OTHERS WERE HIRED ON THE SPOT.

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IT REALLY, REALLY WAS.

SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, THERE ARE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AT SOME OF THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS, SOME OF THE STORES.

IF YOU FIND OUT THERE FROM CROWLEY, PLEASE CONGRATULATE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR PARTICIPATING.

THERE ARE NO THERE WERE A COUPLE THAT WORKED FOR MCDONALD'S THAT WERE HIRED ON THE SPOT.

SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU, DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND FOR SCHEDULING THIS.

DR. DUVALL, WHERE ARE YOU? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND MS. POLK AS WELL.

THERE YOU ARE. AWESOME.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER CELEBRATIONS? I HAVE ONE. OK TRUSTEE DAVIS.

THANK YOU. WE WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO JONATHAN PRATT, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2004 FOR BEING THE COWTOWN ART WINNER.

HIS DESIGN WILL BE FEATURED AS THE COWTOWN MARATHON CELEBRATES ITS 45TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2023.

SO WE WANT TO AGAIN SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO JONATHAN PRATT.

WOO WOO. WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS AND THE OTHERS.

IF I MAY, FOR OUR 2022 CISD CONVOCATION, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ACT LIKE A FAMILY AND WORK LIKE A TEAM.

THE FAMILY REUNION IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 5TH AT THE BAYLOR JOHNSON CTE CENTER.

EVERY CAMPUS WILL HOST A GAME AND STAFF WILL ENJOY MUSIC, FOOD, FUN AND FELLOWSHIP AND A RELAXED PEP RALLY SETTING. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT START TO OUR BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER, AND IF IT'S ANYTHING LIKE IT WAS LAST YEAR, WE ARE IN FOR A TREAT.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME LAST YEAR AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EVEN GREATER TIME THIS YEAR.

SO THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER CELEBRATIONS BEFORE YOU LEAVE? YES. SO IT SAYS STAFF WILL ENJOY MUSIC, FUN GAMES.

I'M NOT STAFF, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ENJOY THOSE THINGS AS WELL.

YOU ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND.

IS THAT RIGHT, DR. MCFARLAND? ABSOLUTELY. YOU ARE INVITED.

NO DOUBT. YOU ARE PART OF THE FAMILY.

SO AND WE WANT TO SEE YOU OUT THERE ON THAT DANCE FLOOR.

SO DON'T FORGET, LOTS OF DANCING.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

ANY OTHER CELEBRATIONS? YES. TRUSTEE LYONS.

IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE CROWLEY ISD ON THE MAP.

SO ON TUESDAY, JUNE THE 21ST, CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CRISTIAN CRUZ APPEARED ON NBC AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.

HAVING PARTICIPATED IN THE CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR PROGRAM, CHRISTIAN WAS WELL PREPARED.

AND WHEN I SAY WELL-PREPARED, SHE WAS WELL PREPARED.

HER RENDITION OF I SEE RED BY EVERYONE LOVES AND OUTLAW BROUGHT 3000 PEOPLE TO THEIR FEET, ACTUALLY ABOUT 3001 BECAUSE I WAS AT HOME WATCHING AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF CHRISTIAN.

GO CHRISTIAN.

THAT IS WONDERFUL.

AND DO WE HAVE A VIDEO POSSIBLY THAT WE COULD SHARE? AWESOME. MR. KIRSHNER.

NO. AND WHO ARE YOU? I AM KRISTIN CRUZ.

HELLO, KRISTIN CRUZ.

NICE TO MEET YOU. VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM, KRISTIN? I AM FROM CROWLEY, TEXAS.

OKAY. HOW OLD ARE YOU? I'M 19 YEARS OLD.

AND WHO ARE YOU HERE WITH? I'M HERE WITH MY PARENTS.

MY MOM AND MY DAD.

YEAH. TELL US ABOUT YOU.

SO I SING AND I MAKE DRINKS AND VIDEOS OF ME SINGING AT THE SAME TIME.

YES. YEAH.

OKAY, THAT'S INTERESTING.

I JUST REALLY KIND OF JUST SHARE MY LIFE.

I'LL LIKE MATCHA COFFEE PROTEIN SHAKES.

YEAH, YEAH. WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED TO COME FROM THERE TO HERE NOW? I TRIED GETTING A JOB AT HOME DEPOT, AND I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I WANT TO SING, YOU KNOW? I DON'T WANT TO NOT BELIEVE IN MYSELF AND NOT TRY, YOU KNOW? WHAT'S THE BIG DREAM? TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO.

TO MAKE THEM FEEL THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ANYTHING ELSE BUT YOURSELF.

I DON'T HAVE TO BE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD, YOU KNOW? BUT I DON'T THINK THE INDUSTRY HAVE GOT ANY IDEA WHAT THE STANDARD IS OF IT BEING HONEST WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, KRISTEN. BEST OF LUCK.

WE'RE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK.

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THAT GAVE ME CHILLS.

FOR REAL? WE HAVE SOME AWESOME STUDENTS, AWESOME STUDENTS HERE AND THOSE THAT HAVE COME THROUGH CROWLEY ISD.

SO THANK YOU, LEADERSHIP.

MR. SWANN FOR THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT, I TELL YOU.

WONDERFUL. AND SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE'S NOT HERE.

OKAY. MADAM PRESIDENT.

YES? WE'LL SEE A LOT OF HER.

SO WE ARE PROUD.

SO MAKE SURE YOU WATCH AND CONTINUE TO VOTE.

I THINK WE GOT A CHANCE TO VOTE FOR HER, RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW. SEEN IT IN A WHILE.

BUT DID WE GET THE CHANCE TO VOTE? PLEASE VOTE FOR HER.

AWESOME. MR. KIRCHNER, CAN YOU HELP KEEP US? WE WILL PROVIDE WEEKLY UPDATES.

OKAY, WONDERFUL.

I KNEW THERE WAS A WAY.

I KNEW THERE IS A WAY TO DO THAT.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR INDULGING US FOR A MOMENT.

WE ARE NOW AT AGENDA ITEM 4.1.

[4.0 Public Hearing]

THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.

AND SO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE DESIRING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC MEETING WERE REQUIRED TO SIGN UP AT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE TONIGHT'S MEETING.

WE WILL START THE PRESENTATION FROM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER STACY ADRIAN AND COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO AT THIS TIME.

DR. MCFARLAND.

MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU HAVE STATED, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND SO MISS ADRIAN IS PREPARED TO REPORT ON THIS ITEM, MS. ADRIAN. THANK YOU, DR.

MCFARLAND. DR.

MAYFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

TONIGHT, WE ARE CONDUCTING OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE.

LATER IN THE MEETING, WE'LL BE APPROVING OUR BUDGETS, BUT WE WON'T APPROVE THE TAX RATE UNTIL AUGUST.

BUT HOPEFULLY I CAN GIVE YOU A BRIEF SYNOPSIS.

SO OUR NOTICE IS REQUIRED TO BE POSTED, AND WE POSTED THAT IN THE STAR-TELEGRAM ON MAY 31ST AND JUNE 7TH TO ADVERTISE THE MEETING TONIGHT.

JUST TO RECAP A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR TAX RATE ITSELF BEFORE WE GET INTO THE BUDGET DUE TO HOUSE BILL THREE AND THE CISD TAX VALUE'S INCREASING.

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HOUSE BILL THREE CONTINUES TO REQUIRE THE STATE TO CALCULATE OUR TAX RATE SO WE WILL RECEIVE OUR TAX RATE THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST FROM TEA AND THEN WE WILL APPROVE IT AT THE AUGUST BOARD MEETING LATER IN THE MONTH.

JUST AS ANOTHER REMINDER, TEXAS PROPOSITION 2, INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM 25 TO 40000.

AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO STILL OFFER THE 10% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR OUR TAXPAYERS AS WELL.

SO GIVEN THAT, I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS JUST A SMALL ILLUSTRATION COMPARING OUR TAX RATE TO OUR TAX REVENUE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LAST FOUR YEARS, HOUSE BILL THREE HAS WE OUR TAX RATE HAS DECLINED BECAUSE OF HOUSE BILL THREE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, OUR TAX REVENUE HAS INCREASED.

AND BASICALLY THAT'S THE RESULT OF THE FACT THAT OUR TAX VALUES CONTINUE TO GROW AS WELL AS OUR NUMBER OF ROOFTOPS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE DISTRICT. AND SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A DECREASING TAX RATE AND THE INCREASE IN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH IS GREAT FOR OUR TAXPAYERS, BUT OUR TAX REVENUE CONTINUES TO INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE VALUES IN OUR DISTRICT, WHICH IS NOT CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

BUT WE ARE STILL VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE OUR TAX VALUES INCREASE AND THE TAX BASE.

SO LATER IN THIS EVENING, YOU WILL BE HAVE A CHANCE TO APPROVE THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND FOR THE BUDGETS.

THIS IS JUST THE GENERAL FUND PRELIMINARY.

OUR LOCAL REVENUE IS ESTIMATED AT 91 MILLION, STATE REVENUE AT 73 MILLION.

OUR MAC AND CHARS PROGRAMS AT 3 MILLION.

AND OUR FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION OF $9 MILLION.

THIS BALANCES OUR BUDGET BETWEEN REVENUE EXPENDITURES AT $177 MILLION FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE 21-22 BUDGET THAT WE APPROVED LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, WE HAD A FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION OF $8.7 MILLION, BUT THE PROJECTED HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN IS WHAT I'M PROJECTING.

AND THE FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION HAS DECREASED TO 1.4, GIVING US A $41 MILLION FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS AT THREE MONTHS OF OUR EXPENDITURES, ARE BASICALLY 25%, WHICH IS AT THE TOP OF OUR OPTIMUM FUND BALANCE RANGES.

SO LOOKING AT 21-22, WE'RE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE GOING INTO 22-23 AND THEN LOOKING AT THE $9 MILLION OF POSSIBLE FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION WOULD STILL LEAVE US WITH OVER TWO MONTHS WORTH OF EXPENDITURES AND 18%.

SO LUCKILY WE ARE IN A GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION.

BUT ALSO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE JUST A LITTLE BRIEF HISTORY OF OUR GENERAL FUND AS WELL IN 18-19.

THERE YOU GO. THOSE ARE AUDITED NUMBERS FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS.

WE APPROVED THE BUDGET IN 18-19 WITH A $5.6 MILLION FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE DID HAVE A 2.4 MILLION REALIZED FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION, BUT IT STILL LEFT US AT 24% FOR ENDING FUND BALANCE. THE 19-20 YEAR, WE APPROVED A $6 MILLION FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION, BUT INSTEAD WE INCREASED OUR FUND BALANCE BY $5 MILLION THAT YEAR AND THAT BROUGHT US UP TO 26% FOR OUR FUND BALANCE.

THE 20-21 YEAR WE APPROVED $6.9 MILLION FUND BALANCE ALLOCATION AND WE ADDED $3.5 MILLION TO THE FUND BALANCE THAT YEAR, WHICH TOOK US WELL OVER 26%, WHICH IS ABOVE OUR OPTIMUM FUND BALANCE PERCENTAGE.

AND THEN IT SHOWS AGAIN THE 21-22 YEAR AND THE PROJECTED 21-22 YEAR.

AND LOOKING AT THAT PROJECTED AMOUNT, WE WILL STILL BE AT THE 25% FOR OUR FUND BALANCE.

SO AGAIN, THAT LEAVES US IN REALLY GOOD CONSISTENT RANGES FOR OUR FUND BALANCE GOING INTO THE NEXT YEAR FOR OUR 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? IF NOT THE NEXT FUND THAT WE WILL APPROVE LATER TONIGHT IS OUR CHILD NUTRITION FUND.

WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET BETWEEN REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AT $12 MILLION, AND THAT INCLUDES THE $1.6 MILLION OF THE GUARANTEE THAT ARAMARK GUARANTEES US TO BE REINVESTED IN THE PROGRAM AS WELL.

AND THEN THE OTHER FUND IS OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND.

LOCAL REVENUE OF 46 MILLION.

OUR BUDGETED EXPENDITURES AT 41.

AND THIS IS WHILE WE ARE KEEPING OUR FUND BALANCE.

I MEAN, SORRY, STUCK ON OUR DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE AT THE 50 CENT MARK.

WE WILL ADD A LITTLE BIT TO OUR FUND BALANCE AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

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AND HOPEFULLY BY DOING SO WE MIGHT USE SOME OF OUR FUND BALANCE.

BUT IN THE LONG TERM, WE WILL SAVE OUR TAXPAYERS OVER THE LONG TERM, THE NEXT 30 YEARS BY RESTRUCTURING OUR DEBT PORTFOLIO.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS FOR ME TO ANSWER, I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO SO.

OK BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME OR COMMENTS? OH, SORRY.

YOU SAID IT WOULD SAVE THE COMMUNITY OR THE HOMEOWNERS, BUT YOU SAID I'M SORRY.

YOU SAID YOU WOULD SAVE THEM OVER A TIME PERIOD.

ON THE DEBT SERVICE? YES.

BASICALLY, WHAT IT IS, IS LIKE REFINANCING YOUR MORTGAGE.

AND IF YOU REFINANCE, WE WITH A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, WE COULD PAY OFF A LITTLE EARLY SAVING THAT INTEREST.

AND JUST RESTRUCTURING LIKE THAT.

BUT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A DOZEN DIFFERENT BOND SALES THAT WE HAD AND SOME OF THEM ARE CALLABLE.

AND WHEN IT'S AN OPPORTUNE TIME WITH INTEREST RATES AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE CALLABLE, THEN WE CAN SAVE TAX DOLLARS OR INTEREST RATES BASICALLY GOING FORWARD OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

SO MISS ADRIAN, THE TERM THAT THAT'S USED, THE TERM THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING ARE THAT WE MAY DO THAT TERM IS CALLED REFUNDING.

RIGHT. AND SO HOW IS HOW DOES THAT I MEAN, EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

LIKE, WHY IS IT CALLED REFUNDING WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH BONDS VERSUS REFINANCING WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH HOMES? IT DEPENDS. LIKE I SAID, IF THEY'RE CALLABLE OR IF THEY'RE.

I WANT TO SAY CALLABLE, BUT ALSO WE CAN PAY THEM OFF EARLY EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT CALLABLE.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE BONDS THAT WERE SET UP IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND SO WHEN JEFF ROBERTS COMES AND TALKS TO US ABOUT THE BONDS ALL THE TIME, HE WILL SET IT UP SO THAT WE HAVE CALLABLE AND EARLY PAYOFFS STRUCTURED THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF OUR DEBT, BASICALLY.

SO. I'M SORRY.

I HAVE A QUESTION. JUST WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TAX SAVINGS OR THE THE SAVINGS THAT WE HAVE FROM I WANT TO SAY REFINANCE, BUT REFUNDING THE BONDS.

WHAT ULTIMATELY DOES THAT TAX SAVINGS DO FOR THE DISTRICT? WELL, THE TAX RATE RIGHT NOW IS IS BASICALLY.

I'M ASKING US TO LEAVE IT AT $0.50 SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE THE FUND BALANCE.

AND IT'S THE FUND BALANCE ITSELF THAT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY PAY THE BONDS OFF EARLY.

SO BASICALLY IT'S THE TAX RATE BRINGS IN THE TAX REVENUE EVERY YEAR, BUT IT'S THE FUND BALANCE THAT WE WOULD USE FOR THOSE REFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THE TAX REVENUE ITSELF ONLY PAYS FOR THOSE DEBTS OR THE PAYMENTS COME AND DO THAT YEAR.

BUT IN SAY, IN THE 30 YEARS OF SAVINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, WHAT DOES THAT ULTIMATELY DO FOR THE TAXPAYER? IS THERE ANY END BENEFIT TO THE TAXPAYERS AS A RESULT OF US RESTRUCTURING OUR DEBT? IT VERY WELL COULD BE.

I'M NOT GOING TO GUARANTEE THAT.

BUT, YEAH, IF IF OUR DEBT GETS PAID OFF EVENTUALLY, THEN WE CAN EASILY DROP THE TAX RATE TO SAVE OUR TAXPAYERS MONEY.

BUT ALSO BASED ON THE VALUES TO WE, WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH CAPACITY TO SELL BONDS.

AND SO FOR THE DISTRICT, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL BECAUSE IF AS WE CAN AS IF WE'RE ABLE TO LOWER THAT TAX RATE, BUT THEN IF WE NEED A BOND BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING AND WE NEED ANOTHER SCHOOL, THEN WE HAVE THAT CAPACITY BETWEEN THE TAX RATE AND THE TAX VALUES TO SELL THOSE BONDS AND BUILD A NEW SCHOOL, BASICALLY.

SO IT HELPS US BOTH.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I JUST THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS, THE TAXPAYERS, TO UNDERSTAND ULTIMATELY HOW THIS WOULD BENEFIT THEM.

SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

YES. WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE DAVIS. YOU HAD ONE.

I HAVE AN EASY ONE FOR YOU.

OH, GOOD. WOULD YOU TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SHARS AND HOW WE GET THAT MONEY? YES. MAC AND SHARS IS A PROGRAM.

IT'S FEDERAL DOLLARS.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S UNDER THE FEDERAL REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND.

BUT BASICALLY, IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY MEDICAID HELP.

THANK YOU. WE GET REIMBURSED FOR THE TIME SPENT THROUGH THE MEDICARE.

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GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.

MCFARLAND. MISS DAVIS, THE MAC AND SHARS PROGRAM IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT IS FOR MEDICAID ELIGIBLE CHILDREN THAT HAVE SCHOOL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED WHILE THEY'RE IN OUR CARE.

THOSE CARES CAN BE AND THEY'RE BILLABLE.

SO BASICALLY OUR WE GO THROUGH A THIRD PARTY VENDOR, HOUSTON MEDICAID.

AND SO BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS IF MS. ADRIAN IS PROVIDING ME PERSONAL CARE SERVICES, WHETHER IT'S FOR DIGNITY CARE OR FOR HELPING ME GET TO CLASS ON TIME OR HELPING ME WITH WORK SHE CAN BUILD FOR THAT TIME THAT SHE'S PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES.

GRANTED THAT THE PARENTS GAVE US PERMISSION TO DO SO AND SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS REIMBURSES US FOR THAT.

SO WE HAVE A SYSTEM, A COMPANY THAT'S TAKING CARE OF THAT FOR US.

BUT ON OUR END, WE HAVE TO BE SURE AND SUBMIT THAT.

CORRECT.. AND TRACK THAT RIGHT.

AND IT ALSO WE ALSO GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR SPECIAL ED TRANSPORTATION.

THEY CAN BILL FOR THAT TOO.

SO YOU'LL GET REVENUE SOURCES FOR THAT.

AND THE MAJORITY OF OUR MAC & SHARS DOES COME FROM SPECIAL ED TRANSPORTATION.

BUT YES. AND YOU FEEL CERTAIN WE'RE TRACKING IT AND GETTING AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITH ALL SYSTEMS. THERE'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, HUMAN AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ON OUR RADAR.

AND WE DO TRACK IT AND WE DO PUT A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN PLACE TO MAXIMIZE OUR DOLLARS.

THE ONLY THING IS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO PRESS YOUR PARENTS TO SIGN THE FORM BECAUSE THEN THAT MAKES IT LIKE WE'RE ASKING THEM OR THEY FEEL LIKE I HAD NO CHOICE AND WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. RIGHT.

RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. TRUSTEES.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SHE SAID THAT WAS AN EASY QUESTION.

I ONLY KNOW THE FINANCE PART OF IT, MS..

DAVIS. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, MR. KIRCHNER, DID ANYONE SIGN UP FROM FOR THE PUBLIC? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS..

ADRIAN, I APPRECIATE YOU.

ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS ADJOURNED AND WE WILL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.

AT 6:30.

[7.0 Superintendent Report]

THIS IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

DR. MCFARLAND SO, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION BACK TO OUR MISSION STATEMENT, AND I THINK WE ACTUALLY SAW OUR MISSION IN ACTION.

JUST A LITTLE CLIP EARLIER, YOU SAW A STUDENT THAT WAS REALLY, YOU KNOW, ACHIEVING HER FULL POTENTIAL AND PURSUING HER FULL POTENTIAL.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT SAYS VERY CLEARLY THAT WE WILL PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SO THAT ALL OF THEM ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DEFINITELY ATTEMPT TO DO.

WHAT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO DO IS TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU OUR STAAR PROJECTIONS.

WE DO HAVE OUR PRELIMINARY RESULTS IN, AND WE SEE THAT MANY DISTRICTS ARE RELEASING THE PRELIMINARY SCORES, AND SO WE'RE RELEASING OURS AS WELL.

AND SO WE KNOW THAT THESE SCORES WILL BE MADE FINAL SOMETIME DURING THE 1ST OF AUGUST.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT IN THE SCORES THAT WE HAVE AND WE'RE EXCITED.

AND SO DEFINITELY WANT TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE HAVE UP TO THIS POINT.

I START OUT WITH THIS PICTURE, BECAUSE ACT LIKE A FAMILY, WORK LIKE A TEAM.

THAT'S OUR YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR TAGLINE.

THERE'S ANOTHER PART TO THAT TAGLINE.

AND ONCE WE GET OUR FINAL SCORES BACK, THE, THE THIRD PART OF THE TAGLINE WILL BE ACT LIKE A FAMILY, WORK LIKE A TEAM AND PARTY BECAUSE WE ROCKED STAAR, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DID. I JUST MADE THAT UP.

I'M JUST SAYING. SO YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT ON THE T SHIRT ALREADY.

SO LET'S LOOK, I WANT TO SHARE THIS PICTURE WITH YOU BECAUSE OFTENTIMES AND THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT OUR ENTIRE TEAM, BUT THIS DEFINITELY REPRESENTS A CRITICAL PIECE.

THIS IS OUR BOTH OUR CNI DEPARTMENT, OUR LEADERSHIP DEPARTMENT, OUR TRANSFORMATION DEPARTMENT, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

ALL OF THESE GREAT EMPLOYEES HAVE SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY TO DAY REALLY PORING OVER OUR DATA AND REALLY GETTING A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF REALLY WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND THEN WHAT KIND OF ENHANCEMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE TOMORROW.

SO THIS TEAM IS OUTSTANDING.

YOU DON'T SEE ALL OF THEM, BUT I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A PICTURE.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A CRAZY PICTURE, BUT WE ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE WE HAD THE SAME ONE THERE.

SO YOU GET THE SAME PICTURE TODAY, SO.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

SO LET'S LET'S MOVE ON. I JUST WANT TO WALK BRIEFLY AND KEITH, IF YOU WILL KIND OF JOIN ME JUST TO REALLY WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH WITH YOU AT THE BOARD, JUST SHARE YOU HIGH LEVEL INFORMATION.

SO OUR DISTRICT PROJECTIONS, THE FIRST SLIDE WITH OUR DISTRICT PROJECTIONS WILL SHOW THAT 100% IN OUR IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT.

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AND MISS DAVIS USED TO ASK ME ALL THE TIME, DO YOU KNOW THE MISSION? DO YOU KNOW THE MISSION? AND SO I TOOK THAT TO MEAN I NEED TO KNOW THIS MISSION.

AND SO NOW I THINK THE ENTIRE DISTRICT KNOWS THE MISSION.

BUT IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT, IT SAYS THAT ALL STUDENTS, NOT SOME, ALL.

AND SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT OUR DISTRICT, WHAT I'M PROUD TO SAY RIGHT NOW IS THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD A PARENT CHOOSES TO LIVE, WHETHER IT'S A WHETHER IT'S IN IN THE AREA AROUND JUNE DAVIS OR WHETHER IT'S AT SYCAMORE POINT OR REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE, IF THEY ARE AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT, IF THEY ARE AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT IN CROWLEY ISD, THEY WILL BE ATTENDING A SCHOOL THAT HAS MET OR EXCUSE ME IF THEY ARE A STUDENT IN CROWLEY ISD, NOT JUST ELEMENTARY, ANY STUDENT IN CROWLEY ISD THEY WILL ATTEND A SCHOOL THAT HAS MET OR EXCEEDED STATE STANDARDS.

THAT'S AWESOME. THAT IS LIVING THE MISSION IN REAL TIME.

SO WHEN I SAY 100%, YA'LL SAY, ALL, 100%.

THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS. 100%, ALL.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT THE NEXT THE NEXT SLIDE REALLY JUST GIVES YOU THIS THE OVERALL PROJECTION.

WE ARE ALSO PROJECTED TO BE A B AGAIN.

AGAIN, THAT'S I THINK THAT'S A REMARKABLE TOOL TO HAVE BOUNCED BACK AND RECOVERED FROM THE FROM THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PANDEMIC.

WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH SOME THINGS, BUT WE FEEL LIKE WITH THE RIGHT SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.

WE THINK THAT THE PROJECTED RATING WILL BE A B, WE THINK IT WILL BE AROUND THE 83.

AGAIN, THAT WILL BE FINAL IN AUGUST.

SO NOW WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS, KEITH, WHY DON'T YOU JUST TAKE US THROUGH EACH DOMAIN AND I JUST WANT US TO TAKE SOME TIME TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE DOMAIN IS AND SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ALL IS MADE UP OF THAT OF THAT ALL SCORE.

SO. MR.. KEITH ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. DR. MCFARLAND GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS.

SO TONIGHT I'LL JUST WALK YOU AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL THROUGH THE THREE STATE DOMAINS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND WE'LL LOOK AT OUR PROGRESS FROM 2018 TO 2022.

SO THE FIRST DOMAIN THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS CALLED THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DOMAIN.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A DOMAIN, ALL THAT MEANS IS A CERTAIN PART OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT MEASURES A CERTAIN THING.

SO EACH DOMAIN MEASURES SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

AND SO WITH DOMAIN ONE, WHAT THIS MEASURE IS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL IS HOW STUDENTS PERFORMED ON STAAR.

HOW WE'RE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND THEN OUR GRADUATION RATE.

SO WE PUT THOSE THREE THINGS TOGETHER.

IT SPITS OUT WHAT'S CALLED A RAW SCORE, AND THEN THAT SCORE IS SCALED ON A SCALE OF 0 TO 100.

SO EVERY DOMAIN GOES FROM 0 TO 100.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT WE'VE MADE THIS MUCH GROWTH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, MOVING FROM A 71 TO A 78 FROM 2018 TO 2022 IN DOMAIN ONE, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

ALL RIGHT. THEN GOING TO DOMAIN TO A SO DOMAIN TO A IS CALLED THE STUDENT GROWTH DOMAIN.

AND WHAT THE STUDENT GROWTH DOMAIN MEASURES IS STUDENT GROWTH.

THEY LOOK AT HOW STUDENTS PERFORMED ON THE STAR TEST IN A PREVIOUS YEAR.

THEY LOOK AT WHERE THOSE STUDENTS ARE THIS YEAR AND THEN THEY CALCULATE HOW MUCH GROWTH DID WE ACHIEVE FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GROWTH? AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN THE STUDENT GROWTH AREA SINCE 2018, MOVING FROM A 65 SCALE SCORE TO AN 84.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN MOVING TO DOMAIN TO BE HERE.

SO DOMAIN TO B IS CALLED THE RELATIVE PERFORMANCE DOMAIN.

AND WHAT DOMAIN TO BE DOES IS IT TAKES YOUR THAT FIRST DOMAIN ONE SCORE THAT WE SAW AND IT COMPARES IT TO OTHER DISTRICTS WITH THE SAME ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS.

SO BASICALLY IT'S A COMPARISON OF HOW ARE YOU PERFORMING COMPARED TO OTHER DISTRICTS THAT LOOK LIKE YOU? AND SO FOR US, WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN THIS AREA AS WELL, WHERE WE WERE 64 IN 2018 AND RELATIVE PERFORMANCE, WE'RE PROJECTED TO BE AN 87 IN THAT DOMAIN FOR 2022.

AND AN 87 MEANS YOU'RE SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPERFORMING OTHER DISTRICTS WITH A SIMILAR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERCENTAGE.

AND SO AND SO BOARD WHAT THE WAY THE STATE DOES IS THEY LOOK AT DOMAIN 1, 2A 8 AND 2B AND THEY TAKE THE HIGHEST OF THOSE THREE TO IDENTIFY THE FIRST PART. AND SO THE HIGHEST, AS HE MENTIONED, WOULD BE AN 87.

SO WE'LL TAKE THE 78, THE 84 AND THEN THE 87.

AND SO THE HIGHEST WOULD BE 87.

SO DOMAIN ONE AS A DISTRICT, YOU WOULD SEE AN 87 WHEN YOU GET THE REPORT.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN JUST ANOTHER PIECE KIND OF DIGGING DOWN DEEPER THAN JUST THE DOMAINS, BUT LOOKING AT THE 20 STAAR TESTS THAT ARE ADMINISTERED ALL THE WAY FROM THIRD GRADE UP THROUGH THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL WITH OUR EOCS.

OUT OF THOSE 20 TESTS, 19 OF THOSE THAT WERE ADMINISTERED HAS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS MEETING GRADE LEVEL.

THAT PERCENTAGE IS AT OR ABOVE WHERE WE WERE IN THE PRIOR YEAR.

SO WE'RE MAKING A RECOVERY FROM THOSE 20-21 SCORES AND WE'RE DEFINITELY HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THERE.

SO AS WE LOOK AT OUR ELEMENTARY PROJECTIONS AND THIS IS ONE I WANT TO DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

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I MEAN, ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ALL OF THEM, ALL OF THEM WILL BE HAVE A RATING OF A OR B THAT IS PRETTY, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

AND I THINK THE WORK THAT THE PRINCIPALS AND THE TEACHERS AND THE TEAM HAS DONE HAS JUST BEEN OUTSTANDING.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

AND AGAIN, JUST WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

IF WE BREAK IT DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER AND WE LOOK AT THE SO THE QUESTION IS ALWAYS, SO HOW MANY OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY AS SO EIGHT OF OUR SCHOOLS OR WE RECEIVE AN A IN THE STUDENT GROWTH DOMAIN WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GROWING IN THAT CAMPUS, SEVEN OF THOSE SCHOOLS HAD A B IN THE STUDENT GROWTH DOMAIN.

SO WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED, EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN MOVING ON, AS WE LOOK INTO OUR DIGGING DOWN INTO OUR SECONDARY DATA HERE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE INCREASES, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STUDENTS PASSING STAAR. YOU CAN SEE READING HAS SIGNIFICANT INCREASES EVEN COMPARED TO 2019.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WITH OUR PRELIMINARY DATA.

THAT'S A PRE-PANDEMIC COMPARISON FOR READING.

SO WE'RE SEEING A SIGNIFICANT REBOUND IN READING AND THEN WE'RE ALSO SEEING SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PASSING IN MATH COMPARED TO LAST YEAR AND SCIENCE AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, AND ALSO BOARD JUST TO JUST JUST TO EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT MATH HAS IS STILL LAGGING.

IT'S MATH REALLY TOOK THE HARDEST HIT AS IT RELATES TO THE PANDEMIC.

AND SO WE HAVE INCREASES.

BUT AGAIN, WE HAD A LOWER STARTING POINT WITH MATH.

AND SO WE KNOW WE HAVE WORK TO DO FOR SURE AT THAT LEVEL.

AND THEN JUST LOOKING AT THE NEXT SLIDE, ALL OF OUR END, OF COURSE, EXAMS, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS MEETING GRADE LEVEL IS AT OR ABOVE OUR PRIOR YEAR PERCENTAGES.

SO THESE ARE OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL TESTS, THE FIVE THAT THEY HAVE TO PASS TO GRADUATE.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR AS WELL.

SO I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE.

TSI AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS.

YOU KNOW, THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY COMPLEX, BUT I THINK IT GIVES US THE, THE BEST PICTURE OF THE JOB THAT WE ARE INTENDED TO DO.

SO AGAIN, THIS TSI INITIATIVE, WE'VE GONE FROM 24% OF OUR STUDENTS MEETING THE STANDARD WITH THE TSI INITIATIVE TO NOW 64%.

AGAIN, THERE'S MANY FACTORS INVOLVED IN THAT.

AND SO THIS IS A GENERALITY HERE.

BUT AGAIN, YOU SEE THE POSITIVE TRAJECTORY, AND WE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN LOOKING AT OUR OVERALL WHEN WE TALKED DOMAIN ONE, I MENTIONED THAT THE STATE IS LOOKING AT HOW STUDENTS PERFORM ON STAR, HOW WE'RE PREPARING THEM FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND GRADUATION RATE.

AND SO WHEN WE LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT OUR COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS INDICATOR, WE'VE MOVED FROM A SCALE SCORE OF 64 IN 2018 UP TO A 91 IN 2022.

SO THAT PUTS US AT AN A FOR CCMR FOR COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS.

SO AGAIN, BOARD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR JUST THE TIME TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU ALL AGAIN.

THESE ARE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.

WHAT WE WILL REQUEST IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A WORKSHOP WHERE WE ABLE TO DIVE DEEP INTO THE DATA.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES, LOOK AT SUBGROUPS, AND WE CAN COMPARE OUR RESULTS WITH OUR LONESTAR GOVERNANCE GOALS AND WITH OUR NORTHSTAR GOALS TO KIND OF SEE WHERE WE ARE AND HOW WE SHOULD REFOCUS GOING FORWARD.

BUT OVERALL, WE'RE DEFINITELY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS, DEFINITELY THANKFUL TO THE TEAM KEITH AND I ARE PRESENTING.

BUT WE ARE. WE ARE.

WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES. IT'S THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL THAT HELPED US TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. KEITH.

AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU DR.

MCFARLAND. BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT.

YES. TRUSTEE DAVIS.

SO THIS IS SO SIGNIFICANT.

FOR ME, HAVING BEEN HERE AS LONG AS I HAVE, AND TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE MADE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT.

AND THAT'S INCLUDING GOING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND THE LOSS, THE ACADEMIC LOSS THAT EVERY DISTRICT AND A LOT OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCE.

TO SEE A REPORT LIKE THIS SAYS TO ME THAT THE STAFF HAD THEY'VE BEEN WORKING HARD.

THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD.

AND, OF COURSE, THE LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN THERE TO SUPPORT THEM.

BUT KUDOS TO YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE THE WORK AND IT SHOWS.

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SO THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS.

EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO, FOUR YEARS AGO, IT YOU KNOW, JUST EVEN LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, 64 TO 84 TO 91. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN, DR.

MCFARLAND, FOR YOUR VISION.

BUT JUST TO ECHO TRUSTEE DAVIS, THE LEADERSHIP, I MEAN, IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK.

I YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MATH, I'M LIKE I'M A LIVING WITNESS FOR THE MATH.

AND TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, IT'S HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND TO GET TO THAT THIS POINT, JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE YOUNG LADY SINGING, IT BRINGS CHILLS TO ME BECAUSE IT'S FOR ALL STUDENTS.

IT'S ABOUT ALL THE STUDENTS.

AND WE'RE ALL DOING YOU KNOW, YOU ARE ALL DOING THE WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO SAY YES. TRUSTEE.

YES, TRUSTEE ROBERTS.

I CAN REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO WE CELEBRATED IN SUNDANCE SQUARE BECAUSE WE WENT FROM A C RATING WITH IRA CAMPUSES TO TO HAVING NO IMPROVEMENT REQUIRED CAMPUSES.

AND SO TO MAINTAIN THAT IN SPITE OF A PANDEMIC, IN SPITE OF A LEARNING LOSS, AS TRUSTEE DAVIS SAID, IS PHENOMENAL.

SO AGAIN, KUDOS TO STAFF STUDENTS FOR PUTTING IN THE WORK IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING THAT WAS THROWN THEIR WAY.

VIRTUAL LEARNING, HYBRID LEARNING, EVERYTHING TO SCORE AT THAT LEVEL AND TO BE 100% AGAIN.

AND THEN YOU HAVE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES ARE A AND B, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES.

DR. MCFARLAND.

AND WE HAVE ANOTHER CELEBRATION AT SUNDANCE SQUARE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WILL.

WE'LL SEE. AWESOME.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

WE ARE NOW AT AGENDA ITEM 8.0, THE OPEN FORUM.

[8.0 Board President Reviews Open-Forum Regulations / Open Forum]

IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN OPEN FORUM, YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A SPEAKER CARD ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS AND INDICATE THE TOPIC YOU WILL ADDRESS.

THE SPEAKER CARD IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.CROWLEYISDTX.ORG/OPENFORUM.

WHEN CALLED SPEAKERS SHALL STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS.

SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY ARE REGISTERED TO SPEAK.

COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS FOR THE BOARD SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO SPEAK.

ONLY ONE PERSON MAY SPEAK AT A TIME.

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ARE ALLOTTED 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WILL SIGNAL YOUR REMAINING TIME UPON EXPIRATION OF THE TIME LIMIT YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO STOP SPEAKING AND CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS. GROUPS CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SHALL APPOINT ONE PERSON TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE BOARD.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING SPECIFIC NAMES WHILE MAKING COMMENTS AND PLEASE FACE THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE DAIS WHILE MAKING COMMENTS PER BED. LOCAL. THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

IF, AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRECEDING OFFICER MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.

THANK YOU. MR. KIRCHNER, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT? YES, MA'AM, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS JUSTIN MCLAUGHLIN.

MR. MCLAUGHLIN.

UH, HELLO, MADAM.

BOARD CHAIR. BOARD TRUSTEES TRUSTEE'S DR.

MCFARLAND. MY NAME IS JUSTIN MCLOUGHLIN.

320 MESA VISTA DRIVE.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY COMPANY.

I OWN A COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FLYERS BEFORE YOU.

IF WE GET TO SLIDE THREE, DON'T WANT WASTE ANYBODY'S TIME.

SO ANYWAYS, MY COMPANY IS CALLED XENIA ROASTERY.

WE ARE A COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY.

I MYSELF WAS A FORMER FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE TEACHER.

I TAUGHT INTERMEDIATE AT DAVID L WALKER INTERMEDIATE WHEN IT WAS THAT SCHOOL, I BELIEVE HAS CHANGED NOW.

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DAN POWELL, WAS AROUND AT THE TIME AND THEN GOD REST HIS SOUL.

MR. JOHNSON SO ANYWAYS, I STARTED THIS COMPANY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND WE'RE LOCATED HERE ABOUT 15 MINUTES AWAY.

RENDON TECHNICALLY, BUT IT'S FORT WORTH ON THE BOOKS.

AND SO WHAT I'VE COME TO TALK ABOUT IS DURING MY TIME AS AN EDUCATOR, WE'RE ABOUT ON SLIDE.

SO I PAGE THREE.

THANK YOU. I REALIZE THAT, LIKE, I WAS SPENDING A LOT OF SUPPLIES AND MONEY ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR MY KIDS.

RIGHT. LIKE BECAUSE OF THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUSES.

SOMETIMES KIDS DID NOT COME PREPARED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES OR AS THE SCHOOL YEAR WORE ON.

I WAS HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE STUDENTS I TAUGHT.

AND AS I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT I'VE BEEN ALMOST SEVEN YEARS REMOVED NOW FROM THE CLASSROOM.

AND THAT DILEMMA OF TEACHERS HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO PAY FOR THE COST OF CHILDREN'S SCHOOL SUPPLIES IS STILL A PROBLEM.

AND SO THE FEELINGS THERE BUT I JUST KIND OF LOOKED AT KIND OF LAST YEAR FORT WORTH ISD, ACTUALLY, THEY HAD A I BELIEVE, LIKE A GRANT OR SOMETHING THAT THEY ISSUED ABOUT $250 PER KID IN A SUPPLY THAT TO THEIR DISTRICT SO THAT THEIR TEACHERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OR KIND OF MAYBE ABSORB SOME OF THOSE COSTS THAT COME OUT OF POCKET FOR.

AND THEN THERE'S THE WELLMAN PROJECT IN ANYWAYS NEWSLINK.

SO ANYWAYS, I KIND OF DID SOME, SOME WORK AND PUT SOME THOUGHT TO IT AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A SOLUTION.

WELL, MAYBE A PARTIAL ONE.

AND OUR SOLUTION IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO.

OUR COMPANY XENIA ROASTERY LLC, KIND OF CREATE A DEDICATED REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ITSELF THAT WILL GO STRICTLY TOWARDS HELPING OFFSET SOME OF THAT BURDEN TO TEACHERS PURCHASING SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS.

HOW WILL WE DO THAT? SO THANK YOU FOR IN ORDER FOR A VENDOR TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE DISTRICT, RIGHT, YOU HAVE TO DO A COUPLE OF STEPS.

ONE OF THOSE STEPS IS YOU HAVE TO REGISTER IN THE DISTRICT SYSTEM.

WE'VE DONE THAT. THEN THE SECOND STEP, YOU HAVE TO GET THE WATER TO BID.

THERE'S A BID THAT CLOSED TODAY THAT WE APPLIED FOR.

HOPEFULLY, THAT BID WILL ENABLE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE DISTRICT.

IF WE'RE ABLE TO.

I WILL KIND OF LOOK AT TWO DIFFERENT STREAMS AND WHAT WE COMMIT TO IS LIKE A GIVEBACK PROGRAM OR A REVENUE SHARE PROGRAM WITH THE DISTRICT.

SO IF WE RECEIVE $100, WE COMMIT TO GIVING BACK FIVE OR TEN OF THOSE DOLLARS FOR EVERY HUNDRED THAT WE RECEIVE ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

HOW WILL WE DO THAT? WE CAN TALK FURTHER IF WE HAVE TIME, BUT.

QUESTION SORRY. MR. KAUFMAN. NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. OH, WASN'T HE MY COFFEE SAMPLES? I BROUGHT SAMPLES. YOU CAN LEAVE THEM WITH MR. KIRCHNER. THAT WILL BE FINE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE SOME A CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

[9.0 Consent Agenda]

9.5, THE 2022-2023 DISTRICT INSURANCE PORTFOLIO.

9.6 2022-2023 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER.

REGION 11, RENEWAL CONTRACT SUMMARY AND MASTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BOARD.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE? OR ARE ANY AGENDA ITEMS YOU'D WISH TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS.

MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.

OK. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. WE ARE ALSO AT AGENDA ITEM 10.1 AND IT IS A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.

[10.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s)]

DR. MCFARLAND.

MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MS..

ADRIAN IS PREPARED TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TONIGHT.

MS. ADRIAN. THANK YOU.

DR. MCFARLAND, DR.

MAYFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE NEED TO APPROVE OUR BUDGETS FOR THE 22-23 YEAR.

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FOOD SERVICE.

OUR PROPOSED BUDGET IS $12 MILLION FOR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES, USING $1.6 MILLION OF THE GUARANTEE TO BE REINVESTED INTO THE PROGRAM.

AND OUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET IS $46 MILLION IN REVENUE AND 41 MILLION IN OUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS.

WITH THAT INCREASE TO THE FUND BALANCES TO BE USED LATER IN THE FALL FOR OUR RESTRUCTURING OF OUR DEBT PORTFOLIO.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET? I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 2022-23 GENERAL OPERATING FUND BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE 22-23 FOOD SERVICE AND DEBT SERVICE BUDGETS AS PRISONERS. THANK YOU TRUSTEE.

ROBINSON. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE DAVIS.

MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'RE AT AGENDA ITEM 10.2, TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS THE BOARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, REGION 11 POSITION A.

DR. MCFARLAND.

MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS.

MR. KIRCHNER WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM.

MR. KERSHNER. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.

MCFARLAND. AS YOU ALL KNOW, AT OUR LAST SEVERAL MEETINGS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SCHOOL BOARD TO NOMINATE ONE OF OUR TRUSTEES TO SERVE ON TASB'S BOARD.

REGION 11 POSITION A, THE INFORMATION IS THERE IN YOUR BOARD PACKETS, BUT OUR TIME IS RUNNING TO A CLOSE ON OUR TIMELINE FOR THIS NOMINATION MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NEXT THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH.

AND SO IF THERE'S ANYONE ON THIS BOARD THAT'S INTERESTED IN SERVING AND THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT TONIGHT, THIS WOULD BE THE EVENING TO DO SO.

THANK YOU, MR. KIRSHNER.

BOARD ARE THERE ANY.

IS THERE ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING NOMINATED FOR THE POSITION? REGION 11, POSITION A.

AT THIS TIME. OKAY.

HEARING NONE.

THEN WE ARE GOOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.

[11.0 Future Action Item(s)]

DR. MCFARLAND.

SO, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, THE FUTURE ACTION ITEMS ARE ITEMS THAT WE COULD BRING BACK TO YOU IN A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.

AND SO THIS NEXT ITEM IS ACTUALLY OUR 2022, 2023 COMPENSATION PLAN.

MANY OF THE ITEMS WITHIN THIS COMPENSATION PLAN WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED AT LENGTH.

BUT TONIGHT WE'RE PRESENTING THEM AND WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK FOR ACTION AT A FUTURE MEETING.

MS. ADRIAN IS PREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

MISS ADRIAN, THANKS.

DR. MCFARLAND, DR.

MAYFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM.

BUT JUST TO DISCUSS THE COMPENSATION PLAN QUICKLY, I WANT TO GO BACK AND ADDRESS THE 21-22 COMPENSATION PLAN AND WE WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THAT PLAN AS WELL.

IN ORDER TO ATTRACT SUMMER WORKERS FOR THIS SUMMER, WE INCREASED OUR HOURLY RATE TO $40 INSTEAD OF $30 FOR TEACHERS, AND WE INCREASED THE PARAPROFESSIONAL RATE FROM $11 TO $15.

SO THAT WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU TO THE FUTURE BOARD MEETING TO AMEND THE CURRENT YEAR COMPENSATION PLAN.

BUT GOING FORWARD AND TALKING ABOUT THE 22-23 YEAR, I FIRST WOULD JUST LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN.

WE HAVE A MATRIX FOR TEACHERS, NURSES AND LIBRARIANS WHERE THEY'RE ON A STEP AND THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE SALARY THAT THEY WOULD EARN ON THAT PARTICULAR STEP OR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE MINIMUM MIDPOINT AND MAXIMUM SALARY RANGES FOR ADMINISTRATION AND PROFESSIONAL.

AT CLERICAL AND PARAPROFESSIONAL AUXILIARY EXTRA DUTY STIPENDS IS LISTED AS WELL FOR WHAT SPORTS RECEIVE, WHAT STIPENDS AND THEN ADDITIONAL PAY PROCEDURES LIKE SUBS AND SUMMER SCHOOL.

AND SO BASICALLY THIS IS THE COMPENSATION PLAN THAT REALLY DRIVES THE DISTRICT AS FAR AS WHO SHOULD BE PAID WHAT.

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WHEN WE'RE HIRING PEOPLE AND TITLE CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT JUST DRIVES THE COMPENSATION THAT IS AWARDED TO OUR EMPLOYEES. SO THIS IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM.

IT'S BEING REVIEWED AND REVIEWED AND REVIEWED.

SO WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU AT A FUTURE AT THE JULY 28TH BOARD MEETING, I THINK IS THE PLAN.

ALL RIGHT, BOARD.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME FOR MISS ADRIAN? I DO HAVE ONE, YES.

BACK ON SLIDE ONE, YOU SAID THIS IS FOR THE CURRENT SUMMER.

RIGHT. THE INCREASE IN PAY FOR TEACHERS AND PARAS? YES. DID IT HELP? I DO BELIEVE IT DID.

I MEAN, NICK CAN ATTEST TO THAT FACT THAT, YES, IT WAS VERY HELPFUL.

AND WE HAD ALL SORTS OF YOU KNOW, HE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL THE SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT WE WERE DOING ALL THIS BASICALLY THIS MONTH.

IT WAS VERY HELPFUL.

SO A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

WE WERE RUNNING THE RISK OF MAYBE NOT HAVING ENOUGH TEACHERS TO DO WHAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE DONE IS.

ABSOLUTELY, WE JUST KNEW THAT THIS HAD BEEN AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT YEAR FOR TEACHERS.

AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BALANCED WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEEDED AND WHAT OUR TEACHERS DESERVED FOR WORKING THOSE SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. AND SO BECAUSE OF THE ESSER FUNDS THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR LEARNING RECOVERY AND TO ADDRESS LEARNING LOSS FOR THIS SUMMER, BASED ON THOSE GRANT FUNDS WE WERE ABLE TO PAY AT THIS RATE FOR TEACHERS AND PARAS.

I THINK IT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU. AND I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

I PROMISE IT'S QUICK. HOW DO WE COMPARE WITH NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS FOR THE COMPENSATION? FOR SUMMER SCHOOL.

I MEAN, SUMMER SCHOOL RATES REALLY WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO $15 AN HOUR TO 30 TO $32 AN HOUR.

I'M NOT AWARE OF ANOTHER DISTRICT THAT IS PAYING THIS RATE THIS YEAR.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING TO HEAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS ADRIAN.

THANK YOU. 11.2, CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH TARRANT COUNTY TAX OFFICE FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES.

DR. MCFARLAND.

MADAM PRESIDENT, MS. ADRIAN WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM ALSO.

MS. ADRIAN. THANK YOU.

DR. MCFARLAND. DR.

MAYFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

TONIGHT WE ARE JUST TELLING YOU AGAIN, THIS IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM.

WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU IN JULY.

BUT CHAIR COUNTY TAX OFFICE IS OUR TAX OFFICE THAT COLLECTS OUR TAXES ON BEHALF OF CROWLEY ISD.

THEY AGAIN HAVE OFFERED US A THREE YEAR CONTRACT.

THEY'RE KEEPING THEIR COMMISSION RATE THE SAME AT $0.98 PER ACCOUNT AND THE OUT OF COUNTY ACCOUNTS AT $2 PER ACCOUNT.

BASICALLY, THIS IS THE LOWEST COLLECTION FEE OF ANY URBAN IN TARRANT COUNTY.

I MEAN, YOU'RE.

IT'S THE LOWEST COLLECTION FEE OF ANY URBAN COUNTY IN TEXAS.

THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE, BUT IT'S STILL AN AGREEMENT.

WE HAVE TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THEM AND AND WE'LL SIGN ANOTHER THREE YEAR CONTRACT IF, IF YOU WILL APPROVE IT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

THANK YOU. MS. ADRIAN.

BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS ADRIAN? I HAVE A QUESTION.

AND LET ME JUST SAY, I FEEL LIKE I WAS VOTED OFF THE ISLAND TONIGHT.

BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE? OK. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY.

I'VE ONLY USED TARRANT COUNTY TAX OFFICE AND THEY COLLECT OUR TAXES FOR JOHNSON COUNTY AS WELL.

SO I DON'T KNOW OF ANY.

DO YOU? ARE YOU DISAGREEING WITH YOU? YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK ONCE UPON A TIME, YOU KNOW, WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAD THEIR OWN TAX OFFICE, ONCE UPON A TIME THEY DID APPRAISALS AND COLLECTION.

AND I THINK THAT OBVIOUSLY MORPHED INTO TARRANT COUNTY TAX OFFICE, BUT THEY DO A LOT MORE THAN JUST COLLECTION OF TAXES, BUT THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB FOR US.

WE GET PAID IMMEDIATELY.

I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WHATSOEVER WITH THEM.

AND I WAS JUST ASKING FOR CLARITY.

I ASSUMED THERE WAS NO ALTERNATIVE, BUT JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

THANK YOU. THAT'S OKAY.

SO, MISS ADRIAN, AS IT RELATES TO THIS TAX COLLECTION, IS THAT A SERVICE THAT'S NORMALLY OR IS THAT A SERVICE THAT IN OTHER PLACES IS PUT OUT FOR BID?

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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, BOARD.

I'M SORRY. LAST QUESTION.

THAT'S OKAY. AND SO CONSIDERING THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE, THEY PRETTY MUCH GIVE US THEIR RATE IN THERE.

I'M SURE THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION, RIGHT? CORRECT. BUT WE THEY DID LEAVE THE RATE THE SAME AS IN THE CONTRACT FROM THREE YEARS AGO.

AND THEN PRIOR TO I'VE BEEN HERE TEN YEARS AND HAVE SEEN THE SAME RATE.

SO PART OF THE LETTER WITH THE CONTRACT EXPLAINED THAT THEY THEY FEEL THAT THEY CAN LEAVE THE RATE THAT LOW BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH TECHNOLOGY, EVERYBODY'S GETTING ON BOARD WITH BETTER TECHNOLOGY, FASTER TECHNOLOGY, AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY THEY CAN EASILY USE THOSE SAME RATES FOR US GOING FORWARD. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS ADRIAN.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

AGENDA ITEM 11.3, POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS TO BOARD POLICY DAEB LOCAL, ITS WORK WEEK DEFINED.

DR. MCFARLAND.

MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE SHOULD HAVE MOVED THIS MEETING TO MS. ADRIAN'S OFFICE BECAUSE MS. ADRIAN IS HERE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. DR. MCFARLAND.

DR. MAYFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS IS JUST REALLY A CLERICAL CHANGE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

CURRENTLY, OUR WORKWEEK IS DEFINED AS SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING MIDNIGHT, BASICALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.

SO ALL OF SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY IS HOW IT'S DEFINED CURRENTLY.

A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE CHANGED IT, BUT SOME HAVE LEFT IT THE SAME.

BUT WE FEEL IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER ON EVERYONE AND IT'D BE A LITTLE MORE COMMON TO RUN THE WORKWEEK SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SO ALL WE'RE DOING IS CHANGING IT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY, ENDING THE WEEK INSTEAD OF MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO END THE WEEK.

WE'RE NOT ENCOURAGING SATURDAY OR SUNDAY WORK.

STILL, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN PAYROLL COMES INTO US.

A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ASSUME THEY WOULD GET PAID TIME AND A HALF ON SATURDAYS, BUT IF THAT SATURDAY IS GOES INTO THE NEXT WEEK, THEN IT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING SOMETIMES AND IT STILL USUALLY COMES OUT THE SAME.

BUT IT'S IT'S JUST A HARDER CONCEPT TO REALIZE SATURDAY IS NEXT WEEK INSTEAD OF SATURDAY BEING THE ENDING DAY OF THE CURRENT WEEK.

SO THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS JUST TO TWEAK IT JUST A LITTLE BIT AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU.

SO THIS IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM IF YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S REALLY A SIMPLE ADJUSTMENT.

SO IT'S JUST AN ACCOUNTING.

YES. IT'S IT'S FOR EASE OF PAYROLL, BUT ALSO JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT POPULATIONS OF EMPLOYEES THIS YEAR THAT QUESTIONED IT.

AND I THINK DEFINING IT THIS WAY, THEY'LL REALIZE IF THEY WORK OVER 40 SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, THEY WILL GET PAID TIME AND A HALF ON THAT SATURDAY, ANYTHING OVER 40.

AND THAT'S A LITTLE MORE EASY TO DIGEST.

HAVING DEFINED THAT WAY.

SO, MISS ADRIAN, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE US A AN EXACT EXPERIENCE WHERE THAT WAS AN ISSUE SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF MAKE SURE WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING? WELL, AND WHEN WE HAVE MONDAYS OFF, FOR EXAMPLE, WE CAN ONLY PAY OVERTIME AT TIME AND A HALF WHEN THEY WORK 40 HOURS.

SO IT'S SOME IT'S WHEN THEY HAVE MONDAY OFF, THEY WOULDN'T GET PAID TIME AND A HALF VERSUS THAT SATURDAY ANYWAY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WORK 40 WITH HAVING THE MONDAY OFF, BUT THEY WOULD AT LEAST GET PAID STRAIGHT TIME FOR THAT SATURDAY.

BUT IF WE HAD THE SATURDAY IN THE NEXT WORKWEEK, THEY MIGHT OPT POSSIBLY TO WORK THAT SATURDAY AND THEN TAKE OFF FRIDAY WHEN WE REALLY NEED THEM AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY ALREADY PUT IN THAT TIME.

AND SO BY HAVING IT AS THE LAST DAY OF THE WEEK AND THEY KNOW THEY CAN EARN TIME AND A HALF, IT'S A LITTLE MORE ATTRACTIVE TO WORK THAT SATURDAY.

THAT MAKES SENSE. SO CURRENTLY SATURDAY IS CONSIDERED.

THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER WEEK.

AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT SATURDAY BE CONSIDERED IN YES, THE CURRENT WEEK.

SINCE YOU SAID SATURDAY MIDNIGHT? YES. SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY INSTEAD OF SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

AND I. OH, I'M SORRY.

SO IT JUST FOLLOWS THE CALENDAR.

SO. YES, YES.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.

AND I KNOW LEON APPROVES ALL THE OVERTIME.

AND WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS THIS YEAR ON THAT.

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IT WOULD JUST SIMPLIFY THINGS IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING.

YES. GOOD EVENING, MADAM.

BOARD. PRESIDENT. BOARD.

DR. MCFARLAND. YES? I THINK THAT THIS WOULD GREATLY SIMPLIFY THE PAYROLL PROCESS, THE UNDERSTANDING FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE EMPLOYED IN PARAPROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND ALSO IN THE CALCULATION OF OVERTIME FOR PAYROLL.

AND I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION, LIKE THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT, SINCE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MAY, YOU KNOW, IMPACT OR PEOPLE'S HOW THEY'VE CALCULATED FOR A WHILE, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS REGARDING IT.

BUT HOW IS THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION? THERE IS A PLAN FOR THAT.

WE DO IF IF THIS GETS APPROVED, WE WOULD LIKE TO START SEPTEMBER ONE SO THAT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL FIRST AND THEN AMPLE TIME TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO EVERYONE.

WE WOULD CHANGE OUR PAYROLL CALENDAR DEADLINE DATES AS WELL, SO THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF COMMUNICATION OUT BEFORE SEPTEMBER ONE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS ADRIAN.

ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE NO OTHER AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME.

THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071.

[12.0 Executive Session]

TO DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.

THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:09 P.M.

OKAY. WE ARE BACK IN THE OPEN SESSION AT 8:56 P.M.

[13.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]

IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND DR. JOY REYNOLDS FOR THE POSITION OF PRINCIPAL AT S.H.

CROWLEY ELEMENTARY AS RECOMMENDED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROBINSON, MOVED TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM 13.2, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL PRINCIPAL OF PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE AND LIKE TO RECOMMEND DR.

LAQUITA REEVE FOR THE POSITION OF PRINCIPAL AT PARKWAY ELEMENTARY AS RECOMMENDED.

OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ROBINSON MOVED TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM 13.3, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL PRINCIPAL OF STEPHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND DR.

ANDREA ROBINSON FOR A POSITION FOR PRINCIPAL AT H.F.

STEPHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL AS RECOMMENDED.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE LYONS.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND. THANK YOU TRUSTEE ROBINSON MOVED TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM 13.4 EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL PRINCIPAL OF CROWLEY LEARNING CENTER.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND SEAN HARRIS FOR THE POSITION OF PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY LEARNING CENTER AS RECOMMENDED.

K, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE LYONS.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE ROBINSON.

MOVED TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM 13.5, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

IS THERE A MOTION? OH, I'M SORRY.

DALLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 13.6.

EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.

IS THERE A MOTION? OH 13.

OKAY.

ALL

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AGENDA ITEM 13.5 EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT DALLAS PARK ELEMENTARY.

IS THERE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND CHRISTIAN GREEN FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT DALLAS PARK ELEMENTARY AS RECOMMENDED.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE LYONS.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS.

THANK YOU. MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM 13.6, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JUNE W DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND SUREETHA JOHNSON HINTON FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JUNE DAVIS ELEMENTARY AS RECOMMENDED.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND? OK.

IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROBINSON, MOVED A VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM 13.9, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE.

I'M SORRY. THE NUMBER THE NUMBERS ARE NOT COORDINATED.

SO LET'S JUST SAY WE'RE GOING TO GO OFF THIS EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JUNE W DAVIS NO, JUNE W DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND CHRISTI STINSON FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JUNE W DAVIS ELEMENTARY AS RECOMMENDED.

K IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND OK.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE ROBINSON.

MOVED A VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

OK. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM 13.9.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND BRANDI MCCREARY FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AS RECOMMENDED.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS.

IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND? IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROBINSON.

MOVED TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 13.11, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND JESSICA PAYNE FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AS RECOMMENDED.

OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MEAN, IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE ROBINSON MOVED TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

OK MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

OK 13.12, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL FOR THE POSITION OF DISTRICT MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY COORDINATOR.

IS THERE A MOTION I RECOMMEND GREGORY WILLIAMS FOR THE POSITION OF DISTRICT MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY COORDINATOR AS RECOMMENDED.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ROBINSON.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU TRUSTEE DAVIS, MOVED TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND FINALLY, 13.3, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL FOR THE POSITION OF THE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER.

PROJECT DIRECTOR.

IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND NAKITA COLEMAN FOR THE POSITION OF THE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER PROJECT DIRECTOR AS RECOMMENDED.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE ROBINSON.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE DAVIS MOVE.

MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WHEW. ALL RIGHT.

IS THAT IT? WE'RE GOOD.

GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:03 P.M..

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.