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>> THE BOARD, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT ALIGNS WITH ALL THREE GOALS: THRIVING STUDENTS, ENGAGED COMMUNITY, EMPOWER STAFF FOR THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, AS YOU MENTIONED.
AS YOU ALL KNOW THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PROCESS ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE DESIGNATED AS A DISTRICT INNOVATION ONCE THEY PASS THAT LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN.
WHAT THIS DOES, IT ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO BE EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN PARTS OF TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
IT MAY INHIBIT THE GOALS OF THE DISTRICT AS OUTLINED IN THAT LOVELY ADOPTED INNOVATION PLAN.
YOU'LL RECALL THAT LAST MONTH THE BOARD PASSED A RESOLUTION SAYING THAT THEY WILL ALLOW US TO DEVELOP, REVIEW, AND INITIATE CHANGES TO OUR LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN AND SO THAT WAS LAST MONTH.
IT'S NICE THAT PUBLIC HEARINGS ALLOWED OFF ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THAT PLAN.
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A REMINDER OF THE TIMELINE NEXT STEPS AFTER THIS, THE PUBLIC HEARING OF COURSE THIS TONIGHT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR DISTRICTWIDE EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL THIS SUMMER TO REVIEW THE PLAN, MAKING THE CHANGES TO THAT PLAN AND THEN IT'LL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND SENT TO THE TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND THEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL IN JULY.THERE YOUR BOARD BOOK, YOU SEE A LOT OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS JUST HIGH LEVEL. WHAT'S THERE? THERE IS A FLOWCHART THAT TALKS ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND THERE'S THE LIST OF MEMBERS WHO ARE ON [INAUDIBLE] AND WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT THAT COMMITTEE IS IT'S TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM EVERY SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT.
CAMPUS SPACE PROFESSIONALS, DISTRICT PROFESSIONALS, AND ALSO PARENT COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS MEMBERS WILL BE PART OF THAT PROCESS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THEIR INPUT AND GET ON THAT.
THE FINAL DOCUMENT IN THERE IN YOUR BOOK IS THE PREVIOUS INNOVATION PLAN, YOU CAN SEE WHAT EXTENSIONS WE TOOK.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT FROM THE BOARD ABOUT THIS PROCESS?
>> IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FORTH? THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER?
>> AT THIS TIME, OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS ADJOURNED AND WE WILL TRANSITION INTO OUR REGULAR.
WE'RE IN AGENDA ITEM 4.0 WHICH IS THE CELEBRATIONS AND MORE POINTS OF PRIDE.
TRUSTEES AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE?
>> IT'S VISUALLY SUMMERTIME, BUT STUDENTS AT THREE OF OUR CAMPUSES IN CROWLEY ISD HAS EXCEEDED THEIR LEARNING WITH ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS.
THE SCHOOLS ARE J.A. HARGRAVE, DAVID L. WALKER AND MEADOWCREEK ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.
THEY ARE OFFERED INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTIONS TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS.
MOREOVER, STUDENTS ENJOY SUMMER ENRICHMENT AND LOADS OF FUN BECAUSE CROWLEY ISD EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION IS OUR NUMBER 1 GOAL.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON. ANYONE ELSE?
>> SURE. AS MEMBERS OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN CONGRATULATING THE CLASS OF 2023.
YOUR REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS DESERVE OUR HEARTFELT APPLAUSE.
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WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE CAMPUS TEAMS AND CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR INAUGURAL GRADUATION AT A MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM.WE ARE CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED, AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO ALSO CONGRATULATE THOSE APPROXIMATELY 50 STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS OF 2023 WHO ALSO GRADUATED WITH THEIR ASSOCIATES DEGREE AS WELL AS THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. GREAT JOB.
>> THE NEW FAMILY ISD THE NATATORIUM AT THE RYAN FAMILY YMCA OFFICIALLY OPEN ON FRIDAY, JUNE 7 WITH THE GRAND CEREMONY.
THE PROJECT DELIVER ON THE PROMISE FROM A PREVIOUS VOTER APPROVED BOND PACKAGE AT A LOWER COST.
THANKS TO THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CISD AND THE YMCA.
THIS INCREDIBLE FACILITY WILL BE USED FOR YMCA SWIMMING PROGRAMS AND HIGH-SCHOOL MATES, BUT THE FIRST FLASH HAPPENED THIS WEEK WENT ON 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS DUMPED IN FOR SOME WATER SAFETY INSPECTION AND FUN.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START WITH SOME.
>> DEFINITELY AND I SEE THE PICTURE, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN.
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>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. ANYONE ELSE?
>> WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MIA FLORES; THE SENIOR AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP ON THE TEXAS LATINO SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.
MIA'S DEDICATION HARD WORK AND OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE RIGHTFULLY EARNED HER IN THIS RECOGNITION AND WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF HER. RIGHT TO GO MIA.
>> WONDERFUL AND I WILL OFFER ABOUT OUR WORK EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM.
DID YOU KNOW THAT CROWLEY ISD HAS PROGRAMS FOR BABIES AS YOUNG AS SIX WEEKS OLD,
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AND PRE-K REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW.YOUNG LEARNERS CAN GAIN CONFIDENCE AS THEY MASTER ACADEMIC CONCEPTS AND LEARN TO COOPERATE WITH THEIR PEERS HELPING THEM TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND.
PROGRAMS DO FILL UP QUICKLY SO PLEASE FIND YOUR STUDENTS, SO OUR FUTURE SOLVERS TODAY.
THESE ARE AWARD POINTS OF PRIDE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT THE BOARD LIKE TO MAKE AT THIS TIME?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OAKMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS STEM PLUS TEACHER LAUREN KELLY ON BEING NAMED A WHATABURGER WHAT A TEACHER.
SHE WILL RECEIVE $1,000 FOR HER CLASSROOM COMPLIMENTS OF WHATABURGER.
MS. KELLY WAS ALSO NAMED A STATEWIDE SEMI FINALISTS FOR THE 2023 HEB EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATIONAL AWARD.
MS. KELLY, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR TEACHING IN CROWLEY ISD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOU BOARD FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS.
AT THIS TIME, CAN WE GET ALL OF THOSE TEACHERS OF THE TEACHER AND THE STUDENTS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE]
OF COURSE THIS IS JUST A SAMPLING OF ALL OF THE PRIDE MOMENTS THAT WE HAVE, SO AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.
YES, DR. MCFARLAND. YOU'RE READY? WE'RE AT AGENDA ITEM 5.0, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I KNOW I INITIALLY SAID I WAS NOT GOING TO SHOW UP BUT I DECIDED COULDN'T AFFORD NOT TO.
BOARD TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET HERE IN A SECOND BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO CREATE SOME CONTEXTS FOR YOU.
AS YOU-ALL REMEMBER, WHEN WE WENT TO HOUSTON, AND WE WENT TO HOUSTON TO ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GENERAL IN CROWLEY SPECIFICALLY.
WE WENT TO THE HOUSTON AND THE STATE LEGISLATORS HAD $32.7 BILLION IN SURPLUS AND SO IN JANUARY WE WERE EXCITED.
WE WERE THINKING YES, WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME RELIEF, WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME HELP TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE BUT UNFORTUNATELY WHAT WE RECEIVED IT IS A LOT OF RHETORIC.
WE'RE NOW IN A SPECIAL SESSION AND THE CONVERSATION AROUND SCHOOL FUNDING IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, NOWHERE TO BE FOUND, NOWHERE TO BE HEARD AND IT IS UNFORTUNATE AND I BELIEVE IT'S JUST A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ELECTED LEGISLATORS TO HAVE $32.7 BILLION TO GIVE LIP SERVICE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND THE IMPORTANCE AMONG SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND IMPORTANCE OF TEACHERS, AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SECURITY AND ALL THESE THINGS AND THEY HAVE ONLY $2.7 BILLION AND TO MAKE NO ADJUSTMENT TO OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT TO MAKE NO ADJUSTMENT TO THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED, TO MAKE NO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FUNDING FOR SAFETY SECURITY.
TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE DOES NOT ALLOW US TO SOLVE ISSUE AND SO WHAT I'M SAYING ON BOARD, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'VE SHOWN BUT THE REALITY IS WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO PREPARE A BUDGET WITH REVENUE THAT'S DIFFICULT TO PREDICT.
WE GAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS OF WHAT WE COULD DO TO OFFSET.
WELL, WE KNOW THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON OUR ADA; WE DO KNOW THAT, AND SO WHAT WE KNOW IS OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IS BASED UPON OUR ADA AND SO ACROSS THE STATE THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IS DOWN AND SO THERE WAS AN OPTION FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER HOLDING US HOMELESS FUNDING US BASED ON ENROLLMENT FOR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DIFFERENT FUNDING FORMULAS AND THEY CHOSE TO DO NOTHING BUT TALK.
WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT VOUCHERS AND NOT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS AND NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT HOW WE EDUCATE CHILDREN IN THIS STATE.
WE HAVE $32.7 BILLION AND I SAID THAT BECAUSE TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN CONSIDERING, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF THE BOARD IN THE PAST AND BECAUSE OF
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WORK RIGHT NOW WE'LL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE SOME BUDGET THAT IS GOING TO ADDRESS THE THINGS THAT WE VALUE.IT WILL ADDRESS IN FACT WE VALUE OUR TEACHERS, WE PAY OUR PARENTS.
BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VERY SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL HIT BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING THIS DECISION AND THE [INAUDIBLE] HAVE STILL NOT CHOSEN TO DO ANYTHING.
FIRST OF ALL, I'LL JUST AFFIRM YOUR BOARD FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
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WHAT THE LEGISLATORS ARE EXPECTING US TO DO IS TO NOT NOTICE, TO NOT REMEMBER, AND TO NOT BE ACTIVE IN OUR THOUGHT AND SO WHAT THEY HOPE IS THAT WE'LL FORGET.WHAT I HOPE IS THAT FOR PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU SAY IT MEANS NOTHING, BUT IF YOU DON'T REGISTER AND VOTE IN THE ELECTION THEN THE CONSEQUENCES ARE EXPERIENCED IN OUR SCHOOLS FOR THE NEXT THREE, FOUR YEARS AND SO WE APPARENTLY EXPERIENCE SOME VERY COST BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR TO THE BOARD IT IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON US FINANCIALLY.
WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT I JUST WOULD HOPE THAT THE LEGISLATORS BY THE WAY DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO BECAUSE UP TO THIS POINT THEY HAVE THAT.
THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. YES.
>> EXCUSE ME. I HAVE A COMMENT.
WHEN YOU STARTED DR. MCFARLAND, I THOUGHT YOU WANT TO SHARE SOME POSITIVE INFORMATION THAT HADN'T BEEN MADE PUBLIC YET.
IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY MOVEMENT IN FUNDING SCHOOLS WITH THAT SURPLUS ON HAND.
JUST TO SUPPORT WHAT YOU JUST SAID, IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO DO? I KNOW WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT GOING TO AUSTIN, BUT IS THAT ENOUGH FOR YOU AND FOR US?
>> WHAT I THINK WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW IS TAKE CARE OF CROWLEY ISD.
LIKE I SAID WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT SOME OPTIONS TONIGHT AS FAR AS BUDGET IS CONCERNED.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A BUDGET THAT IS NOT ONE THAT WE'RE USED TO PRESENTING JUST BECAUSE OF THE REALITY OF IT.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING FOR US TO DO AS IT RELATES TO ADVOCATING AT THIS POINT.
AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE IT IS UP TO THE LEGISLATORS TO DO WHAT THEY SHOULD DO.
AGAIN, IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO, WHAT WE JUST NEED TO DO IS REMEMBER.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST HAVE COMMENT. DR. MCFARLAND SAID THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO, BUT AS PARENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, THERE'S A LOT THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO.
NUMBER 1, IS CONTINUE TO STAY ON OUR LEGISLATORS.
THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO CALL, CONTINUE TO PRESS THE ISSUE, AND REMEMBER TO ALWAYS VOTE.
NO MATTER WHAT ELECTION IT IS, REMEMBER TO VOTE BECAUSE LIKE HE SAID, WELL A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE IN BAD POSITIONS BECAUSE WE DON'T GO OUT AND VOTE.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS, AS TEACHERS, AND LEADERS OF THIS COMMUNITY IS TO CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO YOUR LEGISLATORS AND CONTINUE TO VOTE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
GREAT POINT. THANK YOU AGAIN, DR. MCFARLAND.
WE'RE AT OUR REPORT ITEM AGENDA ITEM 6.1, THE STUDENT SAFETY PROTOCOLS COMMITTEE FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE REPORTS TO THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING YOU UPDATE ON THE STUDENT'S SAFETY PROTOCOLS COMMITTEE.
MS. [INAUDIBLE] HAS BEEN LEADING THIS COMMITTEE AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING REALLY GREAT WORK AND SO WE'LL CALL HER TO SHARE THE UPDATES TONIGHT.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND.
TONIGHT STUDENTS SAFETY PROTOCOLS COMMITTEE REPORT SPEAKS TO ALL THREE DISTRICT GOALS, THRIVING STUDENTS, ENGAGE COMMUNITY, AND EMPOWER STAFF.
I WOULD LIKE TO START OUT THIS EVENING BY SHARING SOME DATA.
WE PUBLISHED AN EXTERNAL SURVEY FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN MID-MAY AND IT CLOSED ON JUNE 1ST.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAD OVER 2000 RESPONDENTS TO THIS SURVEY.
THE WRITE-DOWN THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU WAS 61 PERCENT OF THE RESPONSES WERE FROM OUR STUDENTS.
STUDENT VOICE IS DEFINITELY IN THE SURVEY RESULTS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT AS WE GET TO SEE WHAT THE RESULTS REVEAL.
WITH 20 PERCENT BEING PARENTS, 17 PERCENT CAMPUS EMPLOYEES, AND 7 PERCENT AS DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY,
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WE GAVE THE RESPOND PARTICIPANTS A LIST OF SAFETY TOPICS AND WE ASKED THEM TO RANK THESE TOPICS IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE IF THEY WERE IN CHARGE OF SCHOOL SAFETY.THE TOP THREE AREAS THAT CONTINUE TO COME UP ON EVERYONE'S LIST WAS BULLYING, CONFLICTS, AND FIGHTING, AS WELL AS CAMPUS ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS.
TOP FIVE FOLLOWED BY THOSE THREE WERE ID CARDS AND THEN SECURITY PERSONNEL ON OUR CAMPUSES.
THESE ARE THE TOPICS THAT OUR STAKEHOLDERS FEEL ARE IMPORTANT TO SAFETY IN CROWLEY ISD.
SECONDLY, WE ASKED THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS HOW THEY FELT IN THEIR SCHOOL, DID THEY FEEL SAFE? I'M ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OVER 73 PERCENT OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY FEELS LIKE THEY ARE A STUDENT OR A PARENT OF A STUDENT OR AN EMPLOYEE IN OUR DISTRICT, THEY FEEL AT A LEVEL OF SAFETY IN OUR DISTRICT.
NOW WE DO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO, BUT THAT IS A GREAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT FEEL SAFE IN OUR SCHOOLS CURRENTLY.
WE ASKED OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES IF ON THEIR CAMPUS THEY HAD CLEARLY IDENTIFIED EXPECTATIONS OR BEHAVIOR AS WELL AS SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH.
AGAIN, OVERWHELMINGLY THEY DID, 77 PERCENT KNEW THOSE EXPECTATIONS.
AGAIN, WE'VE GOT SOME WORK TO DO, BUT WE'RE IN A GREAT PLACE RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF OUR SYSTEMS BEING UNDERSTOOD BY ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR EMPLOYEES.
TONIGHT I'M GOING TO LIFT DRESS CODE OVER ANY OF THESE SAFETY TOPICS, BECAUSE WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU A DRAFT DRESS CODE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AT THE JUNE 22 BOARD MEETING.
WE ASKED ON THE SURVEY IF THE SAFETY CONCERN WHEN A STUDENT WAS OUT OF DRESS CODE.
WE HAD 22 AND EIGHT OTHER, 30 PERCENT AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE,
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AND THEN CLOSE TO 70 PERCENT DISAGREE.WE HAD ALSO A QUESTION ABOUT DRESS CODE AS A SOCIAL DISTRACTION, AND THAT WAS SIMILAR RESULTS.
BUT AGAIN, KEEP IN MIND THAT 61 PERCENT OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE STUDENTS, SO THEIR PERSPECTIVE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
OUR COMMUNITY IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR DIFFERENT SUB-COMMITTEES.
THREE OF THESE TEAMS ARE NEXUS TEAMS AND THEY COLLABORATE AROUND RELATED SAFETY TOPICS.
NEXUS TEAM 1 HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE DRESS CODE, IS ONE OF THEIR TOPICS AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF GREAT WORK IN THE MEETINGS.
CURRENT CONVERSATIONS THAT I WANTED TO BRING FORTH TONIGHT, THAT NEXT TEAM 1 IS TALKED ABOUT IN DRESS CODE, WAS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A DRESS CODE THAT IS ALIGNED TO OUR RATIONALE FOR WHAT IS SAFETY AND SOCIAL DISTRACTIONS.
ALSO, WE NEED TO HAVE CLEARLY DEFINED ENFORCEMENT EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL AS THERE'S BEEN A CALL IN SOME AREAS FROM SOME OF OUR INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS FOR SOME ALIGNMENT WITH SECONDARY, CURRENTLY OUR DRESS CODE IS PK-8 AND THEN 9-12 WITH PK-8 BEING A STANDARDIZED DRESS.
THOSE WOULD BE CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHAT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE.
WE HAVE PARENTS ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT SPOKE OUT TODAY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE JUST PRELIMINARY DATA THAT WE FEEL LIKE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS STILL NEED TO HAVE THAT STANDARD OF DRESS.
WE USED TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THOSE ENFORCING EXPECTATIONS ARE.
NEXUS TEAM 2, THEY ARE HAVING DISCUSSIONS AROUND BULLYING ON OUR CAMPUSES.
THEIR CONVERSATIONS HAVE REVEALED THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A TIGHTER CONSISTENCY OF OUR ABILITY INVESTIGATION.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ADMINISTRATORS IN OUR DISTRICT SO GETTING THEM TRAINED ON OUR EXISTING BULLYING INVESTIGATION FLOWCHART.
DOING SO, I WILL BE FROM THE STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT COMING OUT WITH SOME COMMUNICATIONS FOR PRE-INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS POST-INVESTIGATION, SUPERVISE OUR PARENTS AT THE ONSET OF A BULLYING ALLEGATION, AS WELL AS THE CONCLUSION, SO THAT THEY WILL KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS IN THAT INVESTIGATION.
ALSO, WE HAVE ON OUR STUDENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT LIKE NURSES.
WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING UP WITH SOME PROTOCOLS TO SUPPORT THE VICTIM OF BULLYING AS WELL AS THE PERPETRATOR.
WE KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE IN A DEVELOPMENTAL AGE WITH THEIR ADOLESCENT BRAIN, AND SO SOMETIMES WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE DOING AS WELL AS IF THEY HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE IF THEY WERE A VICTIM OF BULLYING.
FINALLY, WITHIN NEXUS TEAM 2, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME STUDENT-LED ANTI-BULLY INITIATIVES COMING SCHOOL YEAR AS BULLY MONTH IS IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
WE HOPE TO HAVE THOSE INITIATIVES KICKING OFF IN OCTOBER OF 2023.
THE NEXUS TEAM 3, THEY ARE COLLABORATING AROUND
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OUR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS OUT-OF-SCHOOL AND IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION.IN THESE CONVERSATIONS, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME MANDATORY AND DISCRETIONARY PLACES FOR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL, AND THIS COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON DEVELOPING SOME PRE-PLACEMENT CHECKLIST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT AS WELL AS FAIR AND EQUITABLE AS WE PLACE OUR STUDENTS IN DAP FOR DISCRETIONARY PLACEMENTS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ALIGNING SOME SEAT ASSIGNMENTS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF SEATS IN RELATION TO THE ENROLLMENT FOR THE CAMPUSES.
RIGHT NOW THEY'RE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME EFFORTS TO HAVE THEM BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLMENTS.
THEN FINALLY, WE ARE IMPROVING OUR CENTRALIZED DUE PROCESS HEARINGS.
OUR FOURTH COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE COMMITTEE IS OUR STEERING COMMITTEE.
THIS COMMITTEE TAKES INFORMATION FROM THE NEXUS TEAMS. WE SYNTHESIZE THAT INFORMATION, WE'LL BE SUMMARIZING AND MAKING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU BASED ON THE INPUT FROM THE NEXUS TEAMS. IN OUR MEETINGS, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT MEETING MORE SPECIFICITY AND OUR CURRENT DRESS CODE AS WELL AS ENFORCEMENT EXPECTATIONS MAKING SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ADHERING TO THE PROFESSIONAL DRESS CODES THAT WE ARE DEFINING AND ENFORCING A PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DRESS AS WELL AS POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO MOTIVATE ADHERENCE TO OUR DRESS CODE.
THEN WE HAVE A SAFETY TEAM THAT HAS BEEN MAKING OBSERVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT FROM THE ENTIRE SPRING SEMESTER AND THEY HAVE SOME GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEY'RE BRINGING FORTH O THE STEERING COMMUNITY BASED ON THEIR OBSERVATION AND CONVERSATIONS WITH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION.
OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO JUST ELEVATE THE EXPECTATION FOR THE STANDARD OF DRESS FOR PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE DRESS FOR OUR STUDENTS ON ALL OUR CAMPUSES.
NOW WHAT? NEXUS TEAMS MEETINGS WILL BE ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE AND JULY.
WE WILL HAVE MORE DEEPER DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE DATA OF THE SURVEYS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED, AS WELL AS WORKING AS THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP THESE DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, AND THEN HOPE TO BRING YOU A REVISED DRESS CODE FOR JUNE 22ND AND THEN FINALLY IN JULY, OUR UPDATED AND IMPROVED STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.
THIS WAS OUR DISCIPLINE METRICS WHICH WILL INCLUDE OUR EXTRA-CURRICULAR STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR.
ANY QUESTIONS? I'M GLAD TO ANSWER THOSE.
>> THANK YOU, MS. [INAUDIBLE].
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> PRESIDENT. I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.
>> I GUESS THERE'S A CLARIFYING QUESTION HERE.
WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE ALTERNATIVES SCHOOL, YOU SAID THAT THERE ARE SOME MANDATORY AND TWO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS, DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR. THIS DATE IN THE CHAPTER 37 OF OUR TECH CODE, SOME BEHAVIOR OFFENSES ARE REQUIRED, THEN REQUIRE A PLACEMENTS AT THE DISCRETION OF CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION.
WE ARE WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO HAVE A CONSISTENT CHECKLIST SO AS A DISTRICT, ANY STUDENT THAT GOES FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACEMENT WOULD HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH A SPECIFIC SET OF CHECKLISTS.
WHAT HAS DONE HAPPENED PRIOR TO PLACEMENT SO WE'RE NOT JUST HASN'T ACCUSED AUSTRIAN SCHOOL ON DISCRETION AND PLACES WANT TO HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY AS A DISTRICT.
>> YES. I KNOW WE DIDN'T HAVE VERY MANY TO RESPOND TO THE SURVEY.
BUT DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME BY JUST GO?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF HOW THAT FEELS ABOUT DRESS CODE BECAUSE THEY'LL ONLINE?
>> IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD TO KNOW WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE CURRENT DRESS CODE, CHANGES TO DRESS CODE.
LIKE YOU SAID, STUDENTS SAY, IT IS JUST FINE WITH IT.
BUT IN TERMS OF ENFORCING THE DRESS CODE DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF HOW IT FEATURES THE STUDENTS?
>> I DO. WE INITIALLY SENT OUT AN INTERNAL SURVEY AND NOT A LOT OF RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED, AND MOST OF THEM WERE FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SO THAT'S WHERE IT IS.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS FROM THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON COMMITTEES, THERE'S ALWAYS WANT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ENFORCEMENT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE SO THEY FEEL THAT WE DEFINITELY USE DRESS CODE.
THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENFORCING IT CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT CAMPUSES AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THE CURRENT DRESS CODE.
IT'S REALLY MORE ABOUT ENFORCEMENT AND BE CLEARLY DEFINED AS WHAT WE BELIEVE STUDENTS SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT WEAR TO SCHOOL.
>> MY QUESTION IS VERY SIMILAR JUST TO CLARIFY DRESS CODE BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SAID PRE-K THROUGH
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8TH GRADE THEY ARE IN UNIFORM OR THEIR DRESS OR A COLOR CODED STANDARD OF DRESS.>> BUT THE HIGH SCHOOLERS ARE NOT, BUT THERE ARE SOME EXPECTATIONS OF HOW THEY DRESS.
>> PRE-K THROUGH 8 IS STANDARDIZED DRESSES, IT'S NOT UNIFORM BUT STANDARDIZED RATES SO THE COLLARED SHIRTS AND THREE DIFFERENT COLUMNS.
HIGH-SCHOOL HAS A TRADITIONAL DRESS CODE EXPECTATION, SO IT'S MORE TRADITIONAL, SAFETY FOR SHOES, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THEM INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHES WHERE THEY'RE BUYING PARSER SHOES THAT ARE COVERED.
IT'S PRETTY TRADITIONAL WHAT WE SEE IN OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS WHERE THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE NATURAL.
>> THIS IS A CRITICAL ITEM FOR US AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE PULLING THESE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND REALLY TALK ABOUT THIS PUBLICLY.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU BEGIN TO ENFORCE DRESS CODE, IT IMPACTS EVERYONE, SO WE NEED PARENTS TO BE ENGAGED.
EVERYBODY ENGAGED UNDERSTAND LIKE WE HAVE TO HAVE A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND EXPECTATION OF DRESS.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE DRESS CODE AND WE HAVE INFORMATION ON OUR BOOKS IF WE ARE NOT ENFORCING.
IT IS AS IF WE DON'T HAVE LAW.
IF YOU GO ON OUR CAMPUSES, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE NOT ENFORCING JUST SAYING THIS IS ACROSS THIS AS A GENERALIZATION THAT IF YOU COMPLETE THE DATE AGO, OUR CAMPUS, YOU'LL FIND MULTIPLE STUDENTS OUT OF DRESS CODE IN REGULAR BASIS.
IF I'M A TEACHER ON A CAMPUS, I'M A WAY THAT'S BEEN OBLIGATED TO DO THAT.
I SPEND MY ENERGY TEACHING THE CLASS AND ALL THAT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
THIS IS THE DRESS CODE WE'VE PUT IN PLACE AND THEN WE WILL ENFORCE IT AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS AND WHEN THE CONSEQUENCE PRESENT THEM AND IT IMPACTS PEOPLE AT HOME, THEN WE GOT TO BE ABLE TO THINK SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE TAKING THAT TIME TO TALK THROUGH THIS.
DRESS CODE IS AN ISSUE AND I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT.
IT MAY NOT BE THE SAME ISSUE, IT MAY NOT BE A SOCIAL RACE, IS AN ISSUE WHEN STUDENTS THINK THEY CAN WEAR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO THE SCHOOL, THEN THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT CERTAIN THINGS IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTS YOU SHOULDN'T.
I THINK OUR JOB IS TRYING TO TEACH THEM THAT AND WE'RE NOT ENFORCING RIGHT NOW.
>> IN QUESTION 2 IN FACT, HE SAID SOMETHING THAT SHOES.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT DRESS CODE WHEN IT COMES TO SHOES?
>> YES, MA'AM, THEY HAD TO HAVE ON CLOSED TOE SHOES.
>> MY SECOND QUESTION AND NO EXIT BUT IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AROUND HIGH SCHOOL STANDARD DRESS?
>> YES, WE'RE DISCUSSING PRE-K THROUGH 12TH STANDARDS DRESS CODE SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MIDDLE EDNA SHE KNEW AND I.
WE ACTUALLY SPENDING MOST OF OUR TIME AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
MOST OF OUR DISCUSSION IS STEERING COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THEY SEEM ONE HAS BEEN AROUND HIGH SCHOOL DRESS.
>> I KNOW IT'S NOT POPULAR IN FACT IT'S VERY UNPOPULAR.
AGAIN, I'M NOT DOING CLASSROOM BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT MAY BE EASIER TO INVOLVE THAN [INAUDIBLE] ONE.
>> THE OTHER THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT IF IT'S A STANDARD FOR THE DRESS CODE, WOULD BE THE ALTERNATIVES.
I'M ALSO LOOKING AT AND MAYBE OTHER PARENTS AS WELL HAS AND WHAT PARENTS ARE EQUAL TO.
BUT I WAS ALSO GOING TO ASK IF THE SCHOOLS STILL HAVE THE CLOTHING.
THAT MAY BE A SOURCE SO THAT IF THEY'RE OUT OF UNIFORM OR I'M OUT OF UNIFORM, OUT OF DRESS CODE, THAT THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE SO THAT THEY'RE NOT OLD AND PARENTS AREN'T DISTURBED, WE HAVE PROVISIONS FOR THEM IN THAT SCHOOL.
>> SURE. AS WE WORKED THROUGH OUR PROTOCOLS AND OUR POLICIES, WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE AN EXPECTATION FOR WHAT TO DO WHEN STUDENTS HAVE DRESS CODE.
THAT MEANS EVERY CAMPUS WILL HAVE STEPS SO AS TO GIVE THEM BACK AND DRESS CODE WHAT THOSE RESOURCES ARE, WHETHER IT'S COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL OR IF THE CAMPUS HAS THEIR OWN MONEY FOR YOU, MIKE MORRIS CROWLEY.
IT'LL BE EVERY CAMPUS HAS SOME SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE A DRESS CODE.
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TRUSTEE DAVIS'S POINT ABOUT SHOES.THE STANDARD OF DRESSES THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE A CLOSE TOE SHOES.
>> WELL, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT THEY CAN HAVE ON STEEL TOE SHOES AND THAT THERE AREN'T FOOTWEAR EXPECTATIONS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I WAS JUST THINKING THEIR SLIPPERS THAT ARE CLOSED TOE SHOE BUT IT MIGHT ALL BE A SAFETY ISSUE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS MORE SPECIFICALLY DEFINED VERSUS CLOSED TOE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE EVEN GOING TO BE ADDING MORE SPECIFICITY TO THOSE EXPECTATIONS.
>> OKAY. THE OTHER, I GUESS, QUESTION THAT I HAVE ALMOST TWO PRESIDENTS POINT ABOUT PARENTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO FORCE CERTAIN THINGS AND WHATNOT.
I GUESS MY ONLY CONCERN IS THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE HEAVILY ON THE STUDENTS.
THIS IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT BECAUSE OF COURSE, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL HAVE TO ENFORCE, STUDENTS HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE THAT THEY WEAR.
PARENTS SHOULD SOMEWHAT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, I GUESS, WHAT THEY ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO LEAVE.
I REALLY WISH THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO TO REALLY TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH SO THAT EVERYONE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONSEQUENCES, IT SEEMED LIKE THE CONSEQUENCES ONLY FLOW TO THE STUDENTS.
THAT'S DON'T KNOW WHAT IMPACT THAT WILL HAVE ON WILD, OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
I MAY BE CHASING A WILD RABBIT, BUT THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE THOUGHTS THAT CAME TO MY MIND.
>> THEN I THINK TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> I JUST SAY ONE COMMENT AND THEN APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
>> WORKING 12-HOUR SHIFTS, BUT MY CONCERN I GUESS WOULD BE THE INFORMATION GOING OUT.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DISTRIBUTE THIS INFORMATION GOING OUT TO IGNORANCE AND WHAT TIME-FRAME SO PARENTS CAN GET HERE.
>> SURE. IT WAS HARD FOR ME. YES, MA'AM.
ONCE WE GET THE DRESS CODE APPROVED WE WILL SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS, WILL PUT IN OUR AREA LOCATED WHERE WE HAVE DRESS CODES CLOTHING SOLD, SO WE ALWAYS HAVE THEM IN OUR LOCAL STORES.
WILL ALSO USE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, OUR WEBSITE, CALL-OUTS, ANY TYPE OF COMMUNICATIONS AT CAMPUSES SEND AFTER NEWSLETTERS, IT WILL GO OUT THERE.
WE'LL DEFINITELY MAKE A VERY CONCERTED EFFORT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS CLEAR ON WHAT THE DRESS CODE IS.
>> TIME-FRAME SHOULD BE LATE JUNE OR LATE JULY.
IT'LL BE BEFORE, AT LEAST A MONTH AND A HALF BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AND IT'S HAS TIME FOR MAKING.
>> THE ORIENTATIONS TOO THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION.
>> SURE WE ABSOLUTELY NEED BEFORE THAT.
>> THEN FASHION SHOW ADDRESSED.
>> PARENTS HAVE TO SIGN ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT, THAT'S THIS RIGHT.
>> IT IS A PART OF REGISTRATION WHEN THEY GET THE PSEUDO CODE OF CONDUCT, OUR DRESS CODE IS A PART OF THEIR DOCUMENTS.
>> I'M THINKING ABOUT ANY PUSHBACK HAVING THAT SIGNATURE WAS THE BOARD THAT THEY WERE NOTIFIED AND ACQUIRED.
>> I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE SURVEY RESULTS.
I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY COLLABORATION ON THE SECURITY PERSONNEL IN PARTICULAR, BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE OR WAS THERE ANYTHING WITH THAT?
>> I THINK IT'S MORE TRAINING AND PREPARATION OF OUR EXISTING PERSONNEL, MAKING SURE THAT OUR HALL MONITORS, OUR HIGH SCHOOL SUSPENSION, PARAPROFESSIONALS AND ANYONE, LUNCH ROOM MONITORS, BATH MONITORS.
ANYONE THAT WE HAVE THAT IS MONITORING AND SUPERVISING OUR STUDENTS IN ANY FACILITY, THAT THEY ARE TRAINED IN OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR SAFETY BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS.
REALLY APPEARING AND HAVING A WELL PREPARED SECURITY PERSONNEL ON OUR CAMPUS AND THAT CAN BE OKAY.
>> THEN ALSO THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
I THINK THAT WE JUST SEPARATE ALL OF OUR STUFF.
DO YOU KNOW ANY MORE INFORMATION ON THAT ONE AS WELL?
>> I DO NOT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE'VE UPGRADED A LOT, AND I KNOW THAT THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ARE TRAINED ON THOSE CAMERAS.
TECHNOLOGY DOES A WONDERFUL JOB AS WELL AS SAFETY AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT TRAINING IN OUR NEW APS, AND [INAUDIBLE] GET THE CAMERAS ON THEIR LAPTOPS AND TRAIN THEM ON HOW TO USE THEM.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I CAN SEE HERE THE COORDINATE AS I WORK WITH THEM WEEKLY,
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MONTHLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL WORKING AND THEN THEY KNOW HOW TO USE THEM.>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES SIR.
>> ONE THING I WANT TO BUILD ON.
YOU SAW BUS TRANSPORTATION AND ALL THERE.
BUT ONE THING THAT I CAN TELL YOU IS, I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE, BUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO RIDE THE BUS BACK AND FORTH TO CTE THAT'S A BENEFIT FOR US.
THE CHALLENGE IS THOUGH WE WONT ALLOW KIDS TO DRIVE TO CTE.
THAT CREATES A [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE KIDS LEAVING, FAMILY CTE COMING BACK AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
YOU HAVE BUS LEAVING AND GOING.
REALLY REQUIRING ALL STUDENTS TO RIDE THE BUS WHEN THEY GO INTO CTE JUST LIKE THEY WOULD WHEN THEY'RE GOING ON ANY OTHER SCHOOL EVENT OR SCHOOL TRIP.
WE WOULDN'T LET OUR BASKETBALL TEAM DRIVE TO MANSFIELD.
WE WON'T SAY YOU GET ON THE BUS GO TO MANSFIELD AND COME BACK.
I THINK IS IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW THEY CAN GO BACK FORWARD, AND THEY CREATES A LOT OF CHALLENGES AS FAR AS IN HIGH SCHOOLS.
DR. MCFARLAND AND I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION.
>> I JUST HAD A QUESTION BECAUSE THAT WAS A CONCERN THAT I HAD WITH STUDENTS GOING BACK AND FORTH.
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE BADGES THAT THE STUDENTS WEAR CHECKING, SAY FOR INSTANCE, IF I WANTED TO SCAN A BADGE TO SEE WHERE STUDENTS SHOULD BE AND CONSIDERING LOOKING AT THAT OPTION IN TO, ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO BE A CTE CENTER.
YOU CAN TELL IF I SCAN THE BADGES.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO.
>> RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY, OUR STUDENTS BADGES IT'S FOR IDENTIFICATION.
THEY DON'T HAPPEN AT ATTACHED TO EACH TYPE OF SCANNER THAT'S ONE FOR EMPLOYEES.
BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO REQUIRE ID CARDS.
WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS THAT ARE TRAVELING TO CTE, CTE WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT CAR.
IF YOU ARE DULLY ENROLLED, YOU TAKE CLASSES ON YOUR HOME CAMPUS AS WELL AS CTE, YOU WILL HAVE AN ID FOR BOTH.
SO WHEN YOU'RE ON THAT CAMPUS, YOU HAVE THAT ID [INAUDIBLE] THAT ID WAS NO QUESTION AS TO WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ANY GIVEN TIME.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THAT.
WILL, THE CARS AND BADGES BE COLOR-CODED BASED ON CAMPUS? IF A STUDENT GOES TO CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, THEY WON'T GET ON THE BUS WHEN WE GO TO THE NORTH VALLEY AND HANG UP OR VICE VERSA.
>> THE BADGES HAVE THE CAMPUS MASCOT PRINTED ON THEM FOR THE MOST PART.
A LOT OF OUR CAMPUSES EVEN COLOR-CODE THE LANYARDS BASED ON GRADE LEVEL.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SYSTEMS IN PLACE ALREADY.
AGAIN, LIKE ARE SOME POLICY THAT WE JUST NEED TO BE BETTER AT IT IF POSSIBLE WE HAVE OTHER OUTLOOKS.
>> ARE WE THINKING WE'RE GOING TO START THAT IN THE FALL DR. MCFARLAND?
ANY CHANGES WE MADE WANT TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU IN JUNE AND FINALIZED IN JULY.
MEANING THEY [INAUDIBLE] WOULD BE THE GOAL.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GREAT REPORT AND GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE ON AGENDA ITEM 8.1 THE 2022-2023.
BUDGET UPDATE AND PRELIMINARY 2023, 2024 BUDGET REVIEW. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. FISHER IS HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEMS, MR. FISHER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
DR. MCFARLAND DID A GREAT JOB IN LEADING US INTO THIS DISCUSSION.
WE ARE DISAPPOINTED BY THE INACTION OF OUR STATE LEGISLATURES.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS STILL EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF WE'RE GOING TO DO MOVING FORWARD.
TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO BRING TO YOU A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2023, '24 WE'LL ALSO GIVE YOU A LOOK AT WHERE WE PROJECT 2022, '23 TO END.
AGAIN, IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
THESE PRINCIPLES LEAD US THROUGH BOTH GOOD TIMES AND CHALLENGING TIMES.
WE TAKE THAT CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO OUR REVENUE GENERATORS DR. MCFARLAND WILL TALK ABOUT HOW THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION HAS REALLY FORCED US TO BE A LOT MORE AGGRESSIVE.
WE CONTINUE TO BE AGGRESSIVE WITH OUR IDENTIFICATION OF THE EXPENSE DRIVERS.
WE'RE STILL FOCUSED ON STUDENTS NO MATTER WHAT THE CHALLENGES, WE ARE STILL FOCUSED ON OUR STUDENTS, THE CLASSROOM CENTRAL BUDGET MODEL.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO CONNECT THOSE EXPENSIVE DRIVERS AND THE REVENUE GENERATORS.
WE WANT TO PROTECT THE FUND BALANCE.
YOU'LL SEE A SLIDE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING OUR STUDENTS THE BENEFIT OF THE RESOURCES THAT THE TAXPAYERS HAVE ENTRUSTED TO US.
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WE SPOKE QUICKLY ABOUT THOSE LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATIONS EARLIER.THOSE THAT YOU SEE WITH THE STRIKE THROUGH, THOSE ARE ALL DEAD NOW, HOUSE BILL 1 ACTUALLY HAS BEEN REVISED.
IT WAS PASSED AND HADN'T BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR YET.
IT WILL CERTIFY BY THE COMPTROLLER ONE YESTERDAY.
HOWEVER, AS WE KNEW IT, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE THAT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD.
IT HAS NOW BEEN REVISED AND HAS TAKEN NEW FORM.
IT IS NOW AND REFERENCED AS SENATE BILL 1.
WE GOT TO UPDATE AS RECENTLY AS 4:00 PM TODAY FROM OUR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
>> MR. FISHER, GO BACK FOR A SECOND.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, EVEN [INAUDIBLE] OF THREE.
THAT'S NOT A POSITIVE FOR US RIGHT NOW.
>> I DON'T HAVE [INAUDIBLE] ABSOLUTELY.
>> OUR BUDGET INPUT BARRIERS, DR. MCFARLAND ALLUDED TO EARLIER ABOUT HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, ROAMING OUR KIDS COMING TO SCHOOL.
WE ENDED THE YEAR APPROXIMATELY 14,865,
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WHICH IS AGAIN RIGHT ABOUT 92 PERCENT.SOME OF THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SAYS VALUATIONS HAVE INCREASED.
BASED ON THAT GROW, OUR TAX RATE WILL DECREASE.
WE WON'T NECESSARILY GET THE BENEFIT OF THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE AS IT RELATES TO THEM.
WE'LL SET THE TAX RATE IN AUGUST.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS TO PRESENT AS THIS CONVERSATION REALLY CENTERS AROUND COMPENSATION, IF YOU WILL, AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE BUDGET.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS TO PROVIDE A HISTORY OF THE SALARY INCREASES THAT WE PROVIDED ANNUAL BASE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE, AND I'LL JUST DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PAST TWO OR FOR THREE YEARS, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN '21, '22, WE PROVIDED A THREE PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD.
HERE WE'RE PAYING THE AMOUNT OF THOUSAND DOLLARS IN '22, '23, WE BEGAN THE DIFFERENTIATED COMPENSATION, IF YOU WILL, RUNNING TO FOCUS ON HONORING SPECIFICALLY THOSE TEACHERS.
THERE'S LONGEVITY IN OUR SYSTEM.
WE GAVE PAY RAISES RANGING FROM 3.2 PERCENT TO FOUR PERCENT.
ALSO A PAIR OF PROFESSIONALS, THOSE PAIR OF PROFESSIONALS WE GAVE SALARY INCREASES IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE PERCENT.
THEN ALL OTHER PROFESSIONALS AT THREE PERCENT.
THIS YEAR AGAIN, AS WE'VE SPOKEN TO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WE ARE CONTEMPLATING MOVING ALL OF OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT MADE THEM LESS THAN $15 AN HOUR UP TO A MINIMUM OF $15 AN HOUR, AND ALSO AN EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THOSE PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT MAKE MORE THAN $15 AN HOUR, THAT WILL BE COMMENSURATE WITH RAISING THESE PAIRS THAT MAKE LESS [INAUDIBLE].
HERE'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO HERE WITH THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE.
WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN INDICATION OF FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHAT HAS BEEN OUR HISTORICAL CHAIN.
YOU'LL SEE WE'VE COUPLED THE ADOPTED BUDGET WITH THE AUDITED NUMBERS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE YEAR FROM 2021 THROUGH 2021-22 WITH A PROJECTION FOR 2022-23.
IF I CAN JUST DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PROJECTED NUMBERS FOR 2022-23, WE ARE PROJECTING TO END THE YEAR WITH A PLAN UTILIZATION OF OUR FUND BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $4.7 MILLION.
WE WILL TRANSFER OVER SOME MONIES TO COVER SOME OF THAT COST AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT $1.5 MILLION DEFICIT IMPACT, IF YOU WILL, I'LL USE THE FORMAT OF THAT.
WE WILL END THE YEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT OF OUR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES IN FUND BALANCE.
THAT IS SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERING ALL THE CHALLENGES.
THEN AS YOU'LL SEE, 2023-24, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS PROVIDED THREE SCENARIOS.
THESE SCENARIOS INDICATE BOTH THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OF 42,339,000, THE REVENUES FOR EACH YEAR, 182 MILLION YOU CAN SEE THOSE THERE,
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AND THE EXPENDITURES FOR EACH YEAR, $186 MILLION FOR EACH SCENARIOS, $186 MILLION.WHAT YOU SEE DOWN BELOW, YOU SEE THE $5.4 MILLION.
THAT REPRESENTS $3.4 MILLION, WHICH WOULD BE OUR COST ESTIMATE OF A THREE PERCENT RAISE FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN THOSE PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT MAKE AN HOURLY RATE.
>> $2 MILLION WITHIN THAT $5.4 MILLION.
THAT WILL BE FOR THE PARAPROFESSIONALS, BRINGING THEM UP TO $12 OUT OF $15.
THEN SCENARIO 2 IS SIMPLY JUST ONLY INCORPORATING THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARAPROFESSIONALS, BRINGING THEM UP TO $15 AN HOUR AND ALSO THE EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THOSE THOSE PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT GROUP.
IN SCENARIO 3, REALLY, THERE IS NO SALARY INCREASE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THAT PARTICULAR SCENARIO.
YOU'LL SEE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM THE IMPACT ON FUND BALANCE 18 PERCENT IF WE DO THE 5.4 MILLION, WHICH WOULD OFFER A PAY RAISE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, THE PARAPROFESSIONALS IN SCENARIO 2 ONLY, WHICH WILL LEAVE US ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
THEN SCENARIO 3, WE DON'T PROVIDE ANY RAISES FOR ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES, WILL BE ABOUT 21 PERCENT OF OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE.
THAT THE LAST TIME, IT'S REALLY JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT I JUST SAID.
OPTION 1, INCLUDES THE TWO MILLION FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND THE EQUITY ADJUSTMENT.
IT ALSO INCLUDES THE THREE-POINT MILLION FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.
OPTION 2 INCLUDES ONLY THE $2 MILLION FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND THE EQUITY ADJUSTMENT.
THEN AGAIN, AS I SAID EARLIER, OPTION 3 DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY FUNDING FOR PAY RAISES IN 2023-24.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL ANSWER THOSE NOW.
I DIDN'T SEE A PERCENTAGE, BUT CAN YOU SHARE WITH US HOW BAD IS IT LIKE?
>> YES. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 13 PERCENT.
MADAM PRESIDENT, IF YOU'LL RECALL, WHAT WE DID, THERE WERE 273 EMPLOYEES THAT EARNED LESS THAN $15 AN HOUR AND THE COST AND INCREASE THOSE EMPLOYEES WAS TO $15 AN HOUR WAS APPROXIMATELY $682,000, WHICH WAS AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF SOMEWHERE AROUND $2,500.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE TOOK THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE FOR THESE EMPLOYEES.
IT WAS $13.27 AND THEN WE INCREASED THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE BY 1.73 PER HOUR TO BRING THEM UP TO THE $15 AN HOUR.
SO WE EQUATED THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 13 PERCENT INCREASE.
>> IF WE GO BACK TO THE NEXT TO LAST SLIDE 3.
I KNOW WE HAVE THE PERCENTAGES OF FUND BALANCE THAT WE WOULD HAVE AFTER EACH ONE OF THESE AND I KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN THREE MONTHS.
>> HOW DOES 18 PERCENT EQUATE TO THREE MONTHS, IF 21 PERCENT EQUATE TO THREE MONTHS?
IS APPROXIMATELY RIGHT AT THREE MONTHS AND 18 PERCENT.
>> YES MA'AM. THOSE OTHERS ARE APPROXIMATELY, I WOULDN'T GUESS [INAUDIBLE]
>> IN OUR RANGE, KEEP THE RANGE THAT WE SAID WAS LIKE 18-21, MAYBE 18-25. THOSE ARE [INAUDIBLE]
>> I HAVE A QUESTION AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO THIS TODAY.
>> IN REGARDS TO INCREASING WAGES, WHAT DO WE DO TO LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF INSURANCE THAT STAFF ARE PAYING FOR.
IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE PERCENTAGE? I GUESS MY MAIN CONCERN IS BECAUSE IF WE'RE GIVEN AN INCREASE, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE GET INCREASES AND RAISES, THEN SOMETIMES OUR INSURANCE GO UP, ARE WE LOOKING INTO THAT OR ARE WE GOING TO DISCUSS THAT ANY TIMES SOON?
>> WE JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED THE TRS HEALTHCARE WAGES RAISES,
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INCREASES I SHOULD SAY, AND THEY INCREASED APPROXIMATELY 11 PERCENT.NOT AS BAD AS WE THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE, BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT IN THE COST.
THE DISTRICT FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ELECT TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE IS APPROXIMATELY $2,700 IS WHAT WE CONTRIBUTE $225 A MONTH IF YOU WILL, APPROXIMATELY.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS ON OUR SURVEYS, AND OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH EMPLOYEES THAT PEOPLE HAVE ADDRESSED AS AN ISSUE.
HOWEVER, IN SOME RESPECTS, AT THIS POINT IT HAS BEEN COST-PROHIBITIVE TO ATTEMPT TO INCREASE THAT, AS YOU'VE SEEN, SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT IT MIGHT MAKE ON OUR FUND BALANCE.
>> DO WE HAVE ONE OPTION OR DO WE HAVE AND I'M GOING TO GO LOOK.
>> WE HAVE AN OPTION FOR HEALTH WORKERS.
>> YES MA'AM. THAT IS SET BY STATE STATUTE AT THIS POINT.
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE HEALTHCARE CONTRIBUTIONS, I FEEL THAT SET FOR WE CONTRIBUTE THE BASE AMOUNT, AND WE WERE LOOKING AT OUR MOU THAT OUR HEALTH CLINIC.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW WE EVALUATE THOSE COSTS, WHETHER WE CONTRIBUTE MORE INTO THE PHASE, OR LIVING AT HOW MUCH WE SPEND ON OUR MOU, BUT I PROVIDED IN SEEING HOW THAT EQUALS.
>> SO MRS. ADRIAN HAS REALLY LED US THROUGH AN EVALUATION OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEALTH CARE CLINIC.
WHAT WE SEE NOW IS THAT WE PROVIDED A GREAT BENEFIT.
IT HASN'T BEEN UTILIZED AS MUCH AS WE WOULD'VE LIKE IT TO HAVE BEEN UTILIZED BY OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE ARE CONTEMPLATING A SHIFT IN THE ALLOCATION OF THOSE RESOURCES.
>> THEN WE CAN TRANSFER TO HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTIONS.
>> PERHAPS. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, TRUSTEE ROBINSON.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE GET REALLY GOOD DATA.
>> LIKE ONE MORE YEAR TO REALLY LOOK AT THAT, WE CAN'T MAKE A DECISION.
WE JUST FELT LIKE WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ON IT, RIGHT AFTER THE PANDEMIC, THEN WE SHOULD MAKE A DECISION, YET THERE IS THAT IS SOME THINGS ON THE TABLE AS WE LOOK FOR NEXT YEAR.
>> THERE WAS SOME PUSH TO GET MORE ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVITY THERE.
>> THE EFFORTS WERE THERE, YES MA'AM.
>> SO MY QUESTION IS WITH THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE AND ALL AT THE TIME, FIRST OF ALL IT'S GREAT PRESENTATION.
WITH MS. ADRIAN'S BEST KNOWLEDGE OF PRIOR HISTORY AND STUFF LIKE THAT, HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU ON THE NUMBERS, AND ARE YOU AS OPTIMISTIC AS YOU HAVE BEEN THE LAST SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD? OR ARE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE NERVOUS THIS YEAR THAN PREVIOUS?
>> THANK YOU, MR. GRASSIA, FOR PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT THERE.
>> THIS HAS BEEN A ROUGH YEAR.
I'M WORKING WITH LEON ON THE BUDGET, BUT WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN AUSTIN, THIS IS A MORE CHALLENGING YEAR THAN I FELT WE HAD IN THE PAST.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS YOU OR NOT, BUT IT'S JUST THE UNKNOWNS ARE GREATER THIS YEAR THAN WE HAD IN THE PAST.
>> WELCOME. YOUR YELLS WORK HAS BEEN GREAT, AND ALMOST EVERY TIME THERE'S MORE MONEY THAN WHICH I'LL ORIGINALLY FILE WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY DURING AT THE END OF THE DAY.
I WANT TO SURE, OBVIOUSLY, THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING OR NOT BINDING ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GRASSIA. COUNCIL MCFARLAND?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, ONE MORE, I DEFINITELY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT WE HAD TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS BUDGET IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A REALISTIC BUDGET FOR YOU.
I CAN TELL YOU, THERE IS VERY LITTLE TO NO ROOM IN THIS BUDGET.
WE'RE GOING TO BE IMMEDIATELY GOING INTO THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING WHAT WE CAN ELIMINATE AS FAR AS POSITIONS ARE BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION.
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IT IS DEFINITELY AS TIED AS WE'VE EVER BEEN.>> WHAT CAN I DO? JUST A SIDE COMMENT, YOUR CLUSTER IS DEFICIENT.
THIS AGENT IS MAKING ME VERY NERVOUS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE ALWAYS OPERATED WITH A CONSERVATIVE BUDGET.
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TODAY, AND THE UNKNOWNS IN PARTICULAR, MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE IN SPITE EVERYTHING, IN WANTING TO GIVE RACES.
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN RATHER CONSISTENT IN MAY IN SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS WANT TO DO, SO WEIGHING THAT AND OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IS MAKING ME VERY NERVOUS.
I KNOW YOU'VE HAD PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, BUT IT'S UNSETTLED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO I WANT TO APPRECIATE IS THERE IS A SHORTER DISTANCE BETWEEN OUR PROJECTED REVENUE AND EXPENSES.
I KNOW IN OTHER YEARS, WE'VE BEEN $7, $8, $9 MILLION HIGHER IN EXPENSES COMPARED TO REVENUE.
THIS PROPOSED BUDGET IS LOOKING MORE LIKE $3.5 MILLION, SO I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE, FROM LAST YEAR'S PROJECTED BUDGET TO THIS YEAR, THERE'S ALMOST $20 MILLION MORE IN EXPENSES.
I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT MAKES UP THAT LARGE INCREASES THAT JUST A RESULT OF THE INCREASED COST OF DOING BUSINESS? IS THAT A RESULT OF INFLATION? WHAT IS THAT INCREASED $20 MILLION?
>> THE BIGGEST COMPONENT ABOUT BUDGET, AS YOU KNOW, TRUSTEE DAVIS, IS SALARY.
THEY CAN SEE THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
WE BUDGET THE FULLY LOADED COST IN THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET AND THE ADAPTIVE BUDGET.
WE BUDGET THAT, THE FULLY LOADED, BENEFITS, EVERYTHING.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS EVIDENCE OF THOSE VACANCIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE [INAUDIBLE] MEAN FILLING THE POSITION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> DR. MCFARLAND, TO YOUR POINT OF US LOOKING AT WHAT POSITIONS CAN BE ELIMINATED, ARE THESE POSITIONS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN, AND IT MAY NOT BE NEEDED, OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT LAYOFFS? BECAUSE WITH PEOPLE HERE, WE'RE LOOKING TO ELIMINATE POSITIONS THAT COULD BE INTERPRETED AS LAYOFFS.
BUT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR, THEY JUST HAVE IT, THEY FILL.
WE TALK ABOUT ELIMINATING, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BOX THIS IN, SO I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT I'M JUST WANTING CLARITY OF THE SCENE.
WHEN WE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO START ELIMINATING POSITIONS, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE BUDGETED POSITIONS THAT WE'VE LEARNED TO LIVE WITHOUT?
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT VACANT POSITIONS AND THEN OTHER POSITIONS THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING THAT MAY NOT BE CURRENTLY BEING USED.
IN SOME CASES, WE HAVE POSITIONS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS.
THOSE DON'T REALLY HELP US WITH THIS BUDGET.
BUT WE HAVE SOME POSITIONS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FUNDED THROUGH 199, THROUGH OUR GENERAL FUND.
THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE FUNDED BACK SO WE CAN MOVE.
THERE'S A LOT OF CLEANUP AND [INAUDIBLE] THE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE THE BUDGET AS IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 17,500 STUDENTS AVERAGE.
WE HAVE A BUDGET FOR THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM. THIS IS A CHALLENGE.
WHEN WE TRY TO HOLD THE BUDGET TIGHT AND THEN WE'LL GET TO AUGUST AND WE HAVE 17,000 KIDS SHOW UP, THEN WE GOT TO FIND TEACHERS.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE, WE DON'T WANT TO CUT TOO MUCH NOW AND THEN HAVE TO ADD BACK LATER.
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE CLASSES WHERE WE HAVE A CHOIR TEACHER WITH 28 KIDS IN THE [INAUDIBLE], FOR EXAMPLE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH ALL OF THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> UNDERSTOOD. I THINK THE LAST POINT THAT YOU'VE MADE,
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NOT THAT IT WILL AMOUNT TO MUCH RIGHT NOW, PROBABLY OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.BUT I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF US BEING FUNDED BASED ON ENROLLMENT, OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO EDUCATE EVERY SINGLE STUDENT.
WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP EVERY SESSION, BUT WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE THAT EDUCATION.
I'M SURE THOSE STATE LEGISLATORS ARE WATCHING OUR BOARD MEETING RIGHT NOW, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY FOR THE RECORD.
>> BUT THIS IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND WHY IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO JOIN THE OTHER WHATEVER STATES IN THE COUNTRY THAT FUND BASED ON ENROLLMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO EDUCATE THOSE STUDENTS FROM DAY 1.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
ANY OTHERS BEFORE WE CLOSE IT UP HERE, OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. FISHER.
VERY THOROUGH AND THANK YOU FOR THE BULKINESS OF THIS REPORT.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 551.074 TO DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL AND BOARD DISTRICT GOALS.
THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE WERE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:12 PM.
>> WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 8:21 PM.
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM.
AGENDA ITEM 2.1, THE EMPLOYMENT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, THE PRINCIPAL AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
BOARD, IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND DR. MARIO LAYNE FOR THE POSITION OF PRINCIPAL IN NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AS RECOMMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
BY A SHOW OF HANDS, ALL IN FAVOR.
THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. MARIO LAYNE, NEW PRINCIPAL AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
AT THIS TIME, WE'VE LIST THIS EARLIER, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SAY THIS TODAY.
WE HAVE TWO BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH.
WE ARE GOING TO EMBARRASS YOU.
NO. WE ARE GOING TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PLEASE IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> WE HAVE VICE PRESIDENT GRASSIA WHO IS CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY ON MONDAY, JUNE 11TH, [APPLAUSE]
>> AND ALSO TRUSTEE DARYL DAVIS WHO IS TURNING 34.
>> FORTY-TWO, HE'S OKAY WITH THAT.
>> TELL US YOUR BIRTHDAY, JUNE?
>> JUNE 17. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE JOIN US IN SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BELOVED BOARD TRUSTEES.
ON THE COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR TRUSTEES.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:24 PM.
THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.