[1.0 Call to Order]
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>> GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CERTIFY THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041 SUBCHAPTER C GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED BY THE 73RD LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
I REQUEST THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MR. HANDY?
>> GOOD EVENING. TRUSTEE PLACE 1, NEDRA ROBINSON?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA WOODSON-MAYFIELD?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, DR. MIA HALL?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 4 JUNE W. DAVIS?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, DARYL DAVIS THE SECOND?
>> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, GARY GRASSIA? TRUSTEE PLACE 7, KELICIA STEVENSON?
>> SUPERINTENDENT DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND?
>> WE ALSO HAVE OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES WITH US THIS EVENING.
STUDENT TRUSTEE, GUADALUPE GOMEZ FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
>> STUDENT TRUSTEE, NAVEA HAMILTON ROBERTS FROM CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HANDY. 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'RE PLEASED THAT YOU'VE 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.
AGENDA ITEM 2.0 IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AT THIS TIME, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND WHILE CADET LIEUTENANT COLONEL COLLADO AND THE CROWLEY ISD CORP OF CADETS PRESENT THE COLORS. [NOISE]
>> MA'AM, CADET LIEUTENANT COLONEL COLLADO PRESENT OF CROWLEY ISD [INAUDIBLE] I AM HERE WITH DISTINCTION REQUEST PERMISSION TO PRESENT THE COLORS [INAUDIBLE].
LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
[3.0 Special Performance]
WHICH IS A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY HF STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOWCASE DANCE TEAM.DR. MCFARLAND, DO YOU HAVE WORDS?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD OUR HF STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOWCASE DANCE TEAM.
WE HAVE MS. LAWTON I BELIEVE THAT'S GOING TO BE BRINGING THESE STUDENTS FORWARD OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. MCFARLAND.
WE WANT TO WELCOME HF STEVENS DANCE ENSEMBLE.
THEY ARE LED BY MS. VICTORIA HACKNEY.
SHE'S THERE AND SHE DOES AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE DANCERS.
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THERE'S A PRESENTATION, MS. MOSS, YOU CAN COME FORWARD.>> HELLO, MY NAME IS AUDREY MOSS AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE SHOWCASE DANCE TEAM.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR INVITING US TO DANCE FOR YOU ALL.
WE WILL BE PERFORMING A LYRICAL DANCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THE VETERANS THAT SURFACE AND OUR COUNTRY.
BEFORE WE PERFORM, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR TEAM.
WE SERVE AS LEADERS FOR OUR CAMPUS BY BEING THE BEST, BY BEING THE EXAMPLE FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR, AND BY STEPPING UP IN OUR CLASSES TO HELP OUR PEERS.
TOGETHER, WE WORK TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AS SISTERS AND UPLIFT EACH OTHER IN ALL THAT WE DO.
WE ENJOY CELEBRATING OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOGETHER LIKE PASSING OUR CLASSES AND MASTERING NEW DANCE SKILLS.
BEING ON THIS DANCE TEAM HELPED US BOOST OUR CONFIDENCE AS WE GROW AND BECOME BETTER DANCERS.
TOGETHER, WE LEARN SELF-DISCIPLINE, SELF-RESPECT, PEOPLE SKILLS, AND MORE.
PARTICIPATING IN THIS DANCE TEAM EXTENDS BEYOND JUST DANCING.
IT'S A CONTINUING LIFE LESSON AND ON THAT NOTE, GIVE IT UP FOR THE HF STEVENS SHOWCASE DANCE TEAM. [APPLAUSE]
>> BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME DOWN AND HAVE A SEAT ON THE FRONT ROW, PLEASE.
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>> THANK YOU AGAIN, HF STEVENS AND MS. LOTON AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU.
IF THERE ARE ANY PARENTS, I KNOW THEY'RE LEAVING, BUT IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ANY ONE OF THOSE DANCERS, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU AS WELL [APPLAUSE]? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW YOU'RE VERY PROUD OF THOSE DANCES OF YOUR DAUGHTERS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERS AND IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, MS. LOTON DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER WORDS?
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CALL IT, BUT WHATEVER SHE READ IS IT THEIR MISSION? I LOVE THE MISSION.
I LOVE WHAT IT STANDS FOR, WHAT IT SAYS, AND THE CAMARADERIE AND TOGETHERNESS THAT IT BRINGS FOR THE GIRLS SO I LOVE THAT. YES, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> THEIR MISSION AND VISION AND VALUES.
>> THEY SAT TOGETHER AND WROTE THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS OCCASION.
THEY WANTED YOU GUYS TO KNOW WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT AND WHAT THEY STOOD FOR SO THEY PREPARED THAT FOR YOU.
>> LOVE IT. ABSOLUTELY AND THE PRINCIPAL?
>> YES. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I KNOW YOU ARE PROUD AS WE ARE.
THANK YOU AGAIN. WE APPRECIATE IT.
AS A PROUD VETERAN WIFE, I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT AND THE TRIBUTE.
JUST BY THE WAY, BECAUSE WE WEREN'T HERE DURING VETERANS DAY WEEKEND AND EVERYTHING, ARE THERE ANY VETERANS IN THE ROOM? IF YOU ARE A VETERAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? [APPLAUSE] LET US RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR COMMITMENT. THANK YOU.
WE ARE AT OUR AGENDA ITEM 4.0,
[4.0 Celebrations / Board Points of Pride]
WHICH IS THE CELEBRATION AND BOARD POINTS OF PRIDE.THIS IS WHEN WE AS A BOARD, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE CELEBRATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND WE WANT TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU.
AT THIS TIME, ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO START US OFF.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE TO CONTINUE IN HONORING AND RECOGNIZING OUR VETERANS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, CROWLEY HONOR CHOIR TRIBUTED OUR VETERANS WITH THEIR ANNUAL CONCERT.
THERE WERE OVER 100, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS WHO PERFORMED FROM ALL 16 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SO IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SHOW AND A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE WITH SONGS FROM AMERICAN OUR COUNTRY, AND MANY THAT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE.
>> YOU SAID YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE?
>> MY SECOND ONE IS ABOUT SUMMER CREEK.
TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY IS EVERY DAY AT SUMMER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THANK YOU TO PARENTS JAMES TOMER AND GLORIA MONGA TOMER FOR GIFTING OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF WITH DONUTS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH.
THE TOMERS WANTED TEACHERS TO KNOW THAT THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN STUDENTS' LIVES HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.
WE APPRECIATE THE PARENTAL SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT SO THANK YOU TO THE TOMERS,, [APPLAUSE]
I KNOW THE SCHOOL APPRECIATES THEM AND THEIR SERVICE, SO THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS? YES. TRUSTEE DAVIS.
>> I HAVE A POINT OF PRIDE FROM THIS RACE ELEMENTARY.
THE KINDNESS MOVEMENT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS.
WORLD KINDNESS DAY WAS CELEBRATED AROUND THE GLOBE AND RIGHT HERE IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS ON NOVEMBER 13TH.
AT BEST RACE, STUDENTS PLAYED THE KINDNESS GAME, PROMPTING THEM TO DO THINGS LIKE HOLD THE DOOR FOR SOMEONE, LEAVE A KIND NOTE, OR SIT WITH SOMEONE NEW IN THE LUNCH ROOM.
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO ACT LIKE A FAMILY.
>> GO BEST RACE. ANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS?
>> TODAY, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE ELECTION OF STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS AT POINTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SIX WEEKS AGO, STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.
IF SELECTED, THEY CAMPAIGNED AND CREATED MARKETING MATERIALS, PREPARED, A VIDEO CAMPAIGN, AND PRESENTED
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THEIR CAMPAIGN SPEECHES IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS DURING LUNCH.TODAY STUDENTS HAD A REAL-LIFE VOTING EXPERIENCE THAT INCLUDED FILLING OUT A VOTER'S REGISTRATION CARD, CASTING THEIR VOTE AT A MOCK VOTING BOOTH, AND RECEIVED THE I VOTED STICKER WHEN THEY FINISHED.
KUDOS TO DR. WILLIAMS AND STAFF FOR CREATING A REAL-LIFE LESSON AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
>> ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, STAFF AT THE BILL RJCTE CENTER JOINED WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO HOST A MIDDLE-SCHOOL CAMP.
STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THEIR TOP CHOICES FROM THE AVAILABLE PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND BY SIGNING UP FOR THREE HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES THAT CTE HAS TO OFFER.
IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLABORATION.
WE ARE ONE TEAM WITH ONE DREAM AT CROWLEY ISD.
>> OAKMONT EAGLES DRESSED TO LIGHT UP THE NIGHT WITH LITERACY AT THEIR SPOOKTACULAR EVENT ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 26TH.
STUDENTS, THEY DRESS IN THEIR BEST STORYBOOK CHARACTER COSTUMES OR PUT ON NEON COLORS TO ENJOY GAMES, PAINTING, SNACKS, AND VISIT FROM THEIR LOCAL AUTHORS.
FAMILY HAD A GREAT TIME LEARNING AND PLANNING TOGETHER, CROWLEY PRIDE UNIFIED.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE DADS OF DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY.
ON NOVEMBER 10TH, DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY HOSTED ANOTHER DRAGON-DAD'S BREAKFAST AND PLANNING SESSION.
THE DADS WERE ENCOURAGED TO BRING BREAKFAST FOR THEIR CHILD, TO SIGN UP FOR MORNING AND AFTERNOON DROP-OFF, AND TO REMAIN CONNECTED TO THE DEER CREEK FAMILY.
THANK YOU TO MR. BALDWIN, THE CAMPUS SEL SPECIALIST FOR HOSTING THIS IMPORTANT EVENT.
>> THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE DADS THAT SUPPORTED THE EVENT AND VOLUNTEERED.
I HAVE ONE, THIS IS REGARDING CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL'S SENIOR CLASS REPRESENTATIVE.
MS. KENNEDY BATTLES ON HER WIN AS THE 2023 MS. DEBUTANTE FOR THE ARLINGTON FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP WINTER BALL THIS PAST WEEKEND.
KENNEDY WAS ESCORTED BY FELLOW CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, CAMERON COLEMAN AND THE PAIR LOOKED STUNNING IN FORMAL ATTIRE, REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT WITH PRIDE.
LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SHOWCASE.
[APPLAUSE] ANY OTHER POINTS OF PRIDE? STUDENT TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE ANY POINTS OF PRIDE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE?
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT A CELEBRATION FROM NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
YESTERDAY, ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, ALL UNIONS, INCLUDING LATIN STUDENT UNION, AFRICAN STUDENT UNION, AND ASIAN PACIFIC UNION, JOINED TOGETHER AFTER SCHOOL AND SHARED SOME CUISINES FROM THEIR CULTURE AND WE JUST HAD A THANKSGIVING POTLUCK AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE.
WE ALL TRIED DIFFERENT THINGS, LISTENED TO DIFFERENT MUSIC, AND WE JUST HAD A GOOD TIME.
>> NEXT TIME MAKE SURE YOU INVITE US THOUGH, [LAUGHTER] SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING. DO YOU HAVE ONE?
>> I HAVE ONE FROM [INAUDIBLE]
>> THERE ARE 11 STUDENTS ADVANCING TO THE STATE FOR THE TAFE, TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR FUTURE EDUCATORS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I'M PROUD OF THEM.
>> ANY OTHERS BEFORE WE LEAVE? WELL, THEN AGENDA ITEM 5.0,
[5.0 Superintendent Report]
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, DR. MCFARLAND?>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS DEFINITELY JUST EXCITED TO SHOW REALLY JUST TWO ITEMS TONIGHT.
ONE, I'D LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT TO WANT US TO BE ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY.
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THIS WEEK WE HAD ACTUALLY MS. ANNA ROE, OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, SHE TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.THEY WERE HEARING TESTIMONY CONCERNING HOUSE BILL 1605 IN HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
SHE WAS ABLE TO GO TO AUSTIN AND SPEND THE DAY THERE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS, NOT ONLY IN CROWLEY ISD BUT ACROSS THE STATE.
SHE IS RECOGNIZED REALLY AS AN EXPERT IN THAT AREA SO WE DEFINITELY PROUD OF ROE AND THE THINGS THAT SHE WAS DOING IN AUSTIN.
WE KNOW THAT'S REALLY BRINGING A POSITIVE LIGHT BACK ON CROWLEY ISD.
THANK YOU, MS. ROE. THANK YOU BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO DO THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
ALSO, I'M GOING TO ASK DR. STAPINSKI TO COME FORWARD.
AS YOU ALL KNOW BOARD, WE ARE CONSIDERED A TEA INNOVATION LEARNING LAB, AND SO WE OFTENTIMES HAVE SITE VISITS.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL SITE VISITS THIS YEAR AND ACTUALLY THIS WEEK WE HAD QUITE A FEW AS WELL.
I'LL ASK DR. STAPINSKI TO JUST GIVE US A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE SITE VISIT, WHO WAS ON A SITE VISIT, WHAT OCCURRED, AND THEN WHAT WE GAINED FROM IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND CROWLEY ISD RECENTLY HOSTED THREE LEARNING LABS FOR NORTH LAMAR ISD, DUNCANVILLE ISD, GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, AND ALSO WAXAHACHIE ISD.
THESE DISTRICTS WERE IN DIFFERENT PHASES OF IMPLEMENTATION FROM ZERO YEAR TO SECOND YEAR.
THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OUR CURRENT YEAR 1 IMPLEMENTATION CAMPUSES TO OUR YEAR 3.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT-OUT TO KELLY CARLIN FOR HER ORGANIZATION AND COORDINATION OF THE LABS.
SHE'S TAKEN ON THAT ROLE AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DESPERATELY WANTING TO GET INTO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SEE ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN CROWLEY ISD.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE PRINCIPALS MS. MONTGOMERY, MOSLEY, GRAVLEY, AND NORFLIS FOR OPENING THEIR SCHOOL HOMES TO THESE DISTRICTS ANY AND EVERY TIME THAT WE ASKED.
THEY HAVE BEEN ACCOMMODATING AND AMAZING, AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS.
MEADOWCREEK AND DAVID L. WALKER HOSTED THE EUREKA MATH WALKS WHILE J.
A HARGRAVE AND DEER CREEK HOSTED AMPLIFY.
VISITORS APPRECIATED SEEING AND HEARING THE IMPACT AND JOURNEY OF THE HQIM AT OUR DISTRICT CAMPUS AND CAT CLASSROOM LEVEL.
THEY WERE EQUALLY IMPRESSED BY THE CULTURE, CLIMATE, AND BEHAVIOR OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE HALLWAYS AND CLASSROOMS. HQIM LEARNING LABS PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US FEEDBACK.
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE HAD FOR CROWLEY ISD.
THEY LOVE SEEING THE LESSONS AND HOW WE UTILIZE THE MATERIALS.
THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEAMS. THEY WERE SUPER EXCITED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE REAL TEACHERS DOING WHAT THEY CALLED REAL SCHOOL.
[LAUGHTER] IT DID NOT FEEL STAGED.
THEY LOVED THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GET FROM THE DISTRICT LEVEL, AND THEN GETTING TO ASK THEIR OWN QUESTIONS AND TALK THROUGH WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVED THE JOURNEY UP UNTIL THIS POINT.
THE ONLY NEGATIVE WE RECEIVED WAS THAT IT WAS TOO SHORT AND THEY WISH THEY WOULD HAVE BROUGHT MORE PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
AGAIN, A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO KELLY CARLIN AND THE AMAZING PRINCIPLES FOR MAKING THE EXPERIENCE AMAZING FOR PEOPLE WHO VISITED OUR DISTRICT.
THEN AS I CLOSE OUT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT NORMALLY IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, WE ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO OF THESE VISITS PER SEMESTER.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING WORD OF MOUTH OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN CROWLEY ISD, WE'VE HAD WAY MORE THAN THAT AND DEFINITELY WILL HAVE SOME HERE IN THE FUTURE.
WE HAVE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO COME TO SEE US NEXT SEMESTER, RED OAK, JEFFERSON, AND [INAUDIBLE].
DR. MCFARLAND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, DR. STAPINSKI, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> OH, I DO. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
WHAT WERE THE NAMES OF THOSE DISTRICTS THAT CAME AGAIN?
>> YES. THE DISTRICTS THAT CAME WERE NORTH LAMAR ISD, DUNCANVILLE ISD, GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, AND WAXAHACHIE.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL, STAPINSKI TO BE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR REPORT AND I DO JUST WANT TO APPLAUD ALL OF THE STAFF NUMBERS AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IN CROWLEY ISD.
I'M JUST HEARING THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS THAT YOU NAME.
I THINK IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE GREAT WORK WE'RE DOING BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT.
THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR OWN.
BUT THAT SAYS THAT OUR GOOD WORK IS RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE BOARD.
I'M VERY PROUD TO BE AFFILIATED WITH THAT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
>> THIS BRINGS US NOW TO OUR I THINK AM I IN THE RIGHT PLACE? THAT WAS 5.0 SUPERINTENDENT REPORT?
>> THANK YOU. I'M THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.
SUBSTITUTE OF THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER I THINK.
[6.0 Public Hearing]
THE RESULTS FROM THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS OUR FIRST REPORT. DR. MCFARLAND?[00:25:01]
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS REPORT.
WE HAVE MR. FISHER, OUR CFO, PREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. MR. FISHER?
MADAM DR. HALL, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
IT IS A PRIVILEGE TONIGHT TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.
AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
I WILL CONDUCT THIS HEARING TONIGHT BY FIRST, WALKING YOU THROUGH THE ORIGINS AND PROVIDING A DEFINITION OF WHAT THE PROGRAM IS, THE RATING SYSTEM IS.
THEN ALSO IDENTIFYING THE OBJECTIVES AND THEN WALKING YOU THROUGH EACH OF THE METRICS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN RATED ON.
THE FIRST RATING ORIGINATED AS SENATE BILL 218 AND THE 77TH LEGISLATURE 2001.
THIS IS WHERE THIS SYSTEM WAS AUTHORIZED.
IT BECAME KNOWN BY THE ACRONYM FIRST, F-I-R-S-T.
THE ACRONYM STANDS FOR FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS REPORT.
THE LAW REQUIRES THAT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING.
IT CAN BE PART OF A REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT AT THE PUBLIC MEETING, TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT, THE FIRST REPORT, IF YOU WILL AT THIS MEETING.
NOW THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE FIRST RATING IS TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT, THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY OBJECTIVES THAT THE FIRST WRITING SYSTEM HAS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT IS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AGAIN, TO INCLUDE FINANCIAL SERVICES.
IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FINANCE TO THE CITIZENRY OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT ENCOURAGES MEANINGFUL FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT.
THE CRITERIA THAT ARE ESTABLISHED IN THIS RATING ARE ACTUALLY EVALUATED EVERY THREE YEARS.
THE RATINGS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
TONIGHT, THE 2022-23 RATING SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY WRITING THE 2021-22 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL INDICATORS THAT HAVE A PASS-FAIL RATING.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THOSE INDICATORS ARE INDICATORS 1-4, 6, 17, AND 20.
THIS YEAR I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR DISTRICT SCORED A SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT, A RATING OF A THE HIGHEST RATING OF THE RATING SYSTEM.
WE SCORED 94 POINTS OUT OF A MAXIMUM OF 100 POINTS ON ALL INDICATORS.
LAST YEAR, WE SCORED 86 POINTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE RATING SYSTEM.
YOU'LL SEE HERE, 90 THROUGH 100 IS SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT, AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.
AGAIN, NO POINTS WERE AWARDED FOR CRITERIA 1-4, 6, 16-17, AND 20.
NOW BOARD I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH EACH INDICATOR.
JEREMY IF YOU GO BACK ONE, SLIDE, ONE MORE.
THE METRICS OF THE RATING SYSTEM REALLY MEASURE COMPLIANCE, LIQUIDITY, WHICH IS OUR ABILITY TO MEET OUR CURRENT OBLIGATIONS, AND SOLVENCY, WHICH IS OUR ABILITY TO MEET OUR LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS.
[BACKGROUND] THIS IS A COMPLIANCE ENDING.
WHAT'S THE COMPLETE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO TEA WITHIN 30 DAYS OF NOVEMBER 27TH OR JANUARY 28TH DEADLINE, DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR OF JUNE 30TH OR AUGUST 31ST? AS YOU'LL SEE, WE PASSED.
OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT WAS SUBMITTED NOVEMBER THE 18TH.
INDICATOR NUMBER 2, WAS THERE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION? WAS THERE A CLEAN AUDIT ON THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT? AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, WE PASSED.
INDICATOR NUMBER 3, WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PAYMENT TERMS OF ALL OF OUR DEBT SERVICE AGREEMENTS AT FISCAL YEAR-END? WE PASSED.
INDICATOR NUMBER 4, DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
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TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE? THESE ARE ALL PAYROLL OBLIGATIONS IF YOU WILL. WE PASSED.[NOISE] INDICATOR NUMBER 5 IS NOT BEING EVALUATED.
INDICATOR NUMBER 6, WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN THE ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES OVER THREE YEARS LESS THAN A 25% DECREASE, OR DID THE CURRENT YEAR'S ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES EXCEED 75 DAYS OF OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES? THIS INDICATOR WAS PASSED BECAUSE OUR FUND BALANCE INCREASED OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS.
INDICATOR NUMBER 7, WAS THE NUMBER OF DAYS CASH ON HAND AND CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN THE GENERAL FUND SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE OPERATING EXPENDITURES EXCLUDING FACILITIES ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION? WE PASSED WITH 10 POINTS.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE HAD 93 DAYS OF CASH ON HAND.
INDICATOR NUMBER 8, WAS THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES RATIO SUFFICIENT TO COVER SHORT-TERM DEBT? THIS IS THE LIQUIDITY MEASURE.
WE SCORED EIGHT POINTS ON THIS MEASURE.
INDICATOR NUMBER 9, DID THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND REVENUES EQUAL OR EXCEED EXPENDITURES? IF NOT, WAS THE DISTRICT'S NUMBER OF DAYS CASH ON HAND GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 60 DAYS? AGAIN, WE PASSED WITH 10 POINTS, 93 DAYS CASH ON HAND.
INDICATOR NUMBER 10 IS NOT BEING EVALUATED.
INDICATOR NUMBER 11, WAS THE RATIO OF LONG-TERM LIABILITIES TO TOTAL ASSETS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM SOLVENCY AND/OR WAS THE CHANGE IN DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP GREATER THAN 7% OR 1,000 STUDENTS IN MEMBERSHIP? WE PASSED WITH 10 POINTS, OUR CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP WAS 1,024 STUDENTS.
WHAT IS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FUTURE DEBT REQUIREMENTS AND THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE? PASSED AGAIN, EIGHT POINTS.
6.76 WAS OUR NUMBER, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS OUR ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUES ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY.
WHAT WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO? WAS IT EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD RATIO? AGAIN, EIGHT POINTS ON THIS INDICATOR.
INDICATOR NUMBER 14 IS NOT BEING EVALUATED, INDICATOR NUMBER 15 IS NOT BEING EVALUATED.
INDICATOR NUMBER 16, DID THE COMPARISON OF OUR PEIMS DATA TO LIKE INFORMATION IN THE SCHOOL'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, HAVE A TOTAL VARIANCE OF LESS THAN 3% OF ALL EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION? AGAIN, PASSED. INDICATOR 17, DID THE AUDITOR'S REPORT INDICATE ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS? AGAIN, WE PASSED OR WAS IT COMPLIANT WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL FUNDS AS WELL? WE PASSED. INDICATOR NUMBER 18.
DID THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR INDICATE THAT THE AFR, THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE IN GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AND OTHER LAWS RELATED TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL FUNDS? TEN POINTS ON INDICATOR NUMBER 18.
INDICATOR NUMBER 19, DID THE DISTRICT POST THE REQUIRED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT STATUTES? FIVE POINTS.
>> THAT WAS THE MAXIMUM, YES, MA'AM.
INDICATOR NUMBER 20, THE FINAL INDICATOR.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATION AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS ANY CHANGES AND/OR IMPACT TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL FUNDING AT A BOARD MEETING WITHIN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADOPTED ITS BUDGET? WE TALKED FREQUENTLY ABOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS. WE PASSED.
THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FIRST REPORT.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL ANSWER THOSE NOW.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MR. FISHER, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
THIS IS CERTAINLY IMPORTANT, NOT JUST FOR THE DISTRICT, BUT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE ACTING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR TAXPAYERS AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
MY ONLY QUESTION IS JUST ON THE REPORTING PERIOD BECAUSE THIS REPORT WAS FOR THE '22/'23 SCHOOL YEAR?
>> BUT THE REPORT WAS FILED NOVEMBER 18TH OF 2022, SO THAT WAS BEFORE THE END OF THAT REPORTING PERIOD.
I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND DO WE SUBMIT A PARTIAL REPORT OR HOW DOES THAT WORK?
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>> IT IS ACTUALLY A REPORT FOR 2023, BUT IT IS BASED UPON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF 2021/'22.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
THIS IS VERY CRITICAL TO WHAT WE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT DO AND HAVING THIS RATING JUST HELPS TO VALIDATE WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE DO BUSINESS, SO THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS BOARD? [NOISE] THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. GREAT JOB.
WAS THAT THE ONLY REPORT YOU HAD? I HEARD YOU SAY THIS FIRST REPORT. THAT'S IT RIGHT NOW? [NOISE] SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL ASK MR. HANDY IF ANYONE SIGNED UP TO THE COMMENTS AND THE ANSWER IS NO.
>> NO. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE ARE ADJOURNING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TRANSITIONING INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS IS THE HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD.
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 8.1, DR. MCFARLAND.
[8.0 Recognition Item(s)]
>> MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING BACK THE HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD WINNER ACTIVITY, AND WE HAVE MS. DIGGLES HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MS. DIGGLES.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES, DR. MCFARLAND, ONE OF OUR TRADITIONS HERE IN CROWLEY ISD IS TO AWARD THE HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD TO AN EMPLOYEE WHO GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND AND TONIGHT WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING FORTH OUR FIRST HEARTBEAT TEAM AWARD FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WATCH THIS VIDEO [APPLAUSE]
>> WE ARE HERE FOR YOU? COME ON IN.
TODAY WE'RE RECOGNIZING HIM FOR IS HOW HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND HERE AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, NOT ONLY HERE IN THE CLASSROOM BUT ACROSS THE CAMPUS, WHETHER IT'S THE E SPORTS CLUB, CHESS CLUB, ANNOUNCING THE SCORE, KEEPING ATHLETIC EVENTS, DR. WEIR IS ALWAYS STEPPING UP TO THE PLAY TO TAKE CARE OF STUDENTS.
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ASKED AND HE IS ALWAYS VISIBLE AND HE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP US.
FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, DR. WEIR IS OUR HEARTBEAT AWARD WINNER FOR ALL OF CROWLEY ISD FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
>> THIS YEAR WE HAVE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON THE CALL TO ACTION, BE THE ONE AND I THINK HE EMBODIES THAT, EXEMPLIFIES THAT LIKE NONE OTHER.
HE CARES ABOUT HIS STUDENTS, HE VOLUNTEERS AND SINCE HE'S BEEN A PART OF SO MANY PROGRAMS ON CAMPUSES, AND YOU COULD REALLY TELL THAT HE POURS HIS HEART INTO EACH AND EVERYTHING HE DOES.
>> I'VE NEVER MET ANOTHER TEACHER LIKE HIM WHO'S JUST CONSTANTLY GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO BE THERE FOR HIS STUDENTS IN ANY WAY HE CAN.
HIS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IS JUST SO UNIQUE IN THAT YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES BUT YET YOU STILL WANT TO SUPERSEDE ALL THOSE EXPECTATIONS.
I THINK HE ABSOLUTELY DESERVES THE HEARTBEAT AWARD.
>> JUST MAKE SURE THE GLASS IS NICE AND HOT WHEN YOU START DOING YOUR TESTING BECAUSE THEN YOU KNOW THAT THE REACTION'S HAPPENING.
>> DR. WEIR WAS MY CHEMISTRY TEACHER LAST YEAR.
I WOULD SAY HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST TEACHER I'VE EVER HAD.
HE'S VERY UNDERSTANDING, I'LL SAY PATIENT, HE'S HELPED ME GROW AND BE A LOT MORE INDEPENDENT, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP.
YOU'RE NOT EXPECTED TO KNOW EVERYTHING BUT WHEN WE DO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, IT'S LIKE HE LETS YOU KNOW THAT IT'S OKAY TO BE SMART AND BE CONFIDENT IN WHAT YOU KNOW.
>> I THINK HE'S REALLY PATIENT.
WHEN DOCTORS STARTED, ALL OF US WERE PRETTY NEW AND HE WAS JUST REALLY PATIENT WITH US WHEN WE WERE LEARNING AND TRYING TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT IT IS.
IT'S A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT AND HE DIDN'T GET UPSET AND GET FRUSTRATED OR EVEN DISPLAY ANY TYPE OF NEGATIVE EMOTION.
>> WHEN I FIRST CAME TO SCHOOL I WAS NERVOUS AND STUFF AND IN ALL MY CLASSES, I HARDLY KNEW ANYONE BUT HE JUST LIGHTENED THINGS UP, MAKING EVERYBODY FEEL WELCOMED.
>> I THINK THE SCHOOL JUST REALLY APPRECIATE HIM FOR HIS CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, THE WAY THAT HE APPROACHES HIS TEACHING AND LEARNING BUT THEN JUST THE PERSON HE IS.
>> I WANT TO BE AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST AND TO BE AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST I HAVE TO DO A LOT OF SCIENCE CLASSES, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY.
I'M EVEN STILL THINKING ABOUT DOING CHEMISTRY PROGRAMS JUST TO BE WITH HIM CURVING OUT.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HIM AS A TEACHER AGAIN, SO HE CAN HELP ME BOOST MY CONFIDENCE EVEN MORE.
>> I THINK IT SAYS A LOT THAT HE'S ALWAYS
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CONSTANTLY PLANNING FOR HIS NEXT LESSON FOR HIS STUDENTS, BUT ALSO GOING OUT OF HIS WAY TO TEACH NEW ADVANCED CHESS PLAYERS OR HELP WITH ORGANIZING E SPORTS EVENTS.THEN EVEN AFTER THAT, GO TO THE STADIUM TO HELP WITH THEIR GAMES AND VOLUNTEER FOR ALL THAT.
I THINK IT JUST REALLY SHOWS HOW MUCH DEDICATION AND PASSION HE HAS AS A TEACHER.
>> I JUST HOPE I'M MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR THEM.
SOMETIMES IT'S KNOWLEDGE, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S SKILLS, OR MAYBE IT'S JUST THAT I'M THE ONE ADULT THAT ACCEPTS THEM FOR WHO THEY ARE.
ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT A YEAR FROM NOW, TWO YEARS, 10 YEARS, THAT THEY ARE IN A BETTER PLACE, EVEN IF IT'S 1% BETTER, THEN THAT I'VE DONE MY JOB.
>> DR. WEIR IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE HIM TO THE PODIUM.
>> JUST BRIEFLY. I KNOW THAT I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO COME TO CROWLEY ISD, FALLING DOWN AT MY LAST PLACE AND I KNOW MS. FLORES PULLED ME IN AND INVITED ME TO COME BE A PART OF THIS, AND I'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM THAT I WORK WITH.
I'M REALLY FEELING LIKE I FOUND A HOME HERE IN CROWLEY ISD, SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> ANY FAMILY MEMBERS HERE OR ANYONE THAT'S VISITING WITH [INAUDIBLE]?
>> MY FAMILY IS A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY HERE.
I INVITED TWO OF MY FELLOW TEACHERS.
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] IS EITHER LAST YEAR MY PARTNER FOR CHESS CLUB AND HE'S A FORCE ON A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.
I'LL JUST HAVE TO SAY WHEN THE STUDENTS SAY REALLY KIND WORDS AND YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY MEAN IT, AS SERIOUSLY, THAT WAS HEARTFELT.
THEY WERE PASSIONATE AND SO WE JUST THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING OUR STUDENTS TO GREATNESS.
WHEN YOU MADE THE COMMENT ABOUT EVEN IF THAT 1%, THAT LITTLE INCREASE IF YOU'VE HELPED ONE PERSON, I HEAR THAT A LOT.
IT MEANS A LOT TO YOU SO WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR OUR DISTRICT, FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR FAMILIES.
BECAUSE BASICALLY WHEN OUR STUDENTS SUCCEED, OUR WHOLE FAMILIES SUCCEED SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE [APPLAUSE] WE ARE NOW AT OUR STUDENTS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.
INTRODUCTIONS AND ALSO ANY UPDATES THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE, THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 9.1.
[10.0 Student School Board Trustee Program]
AT THIS TIME, DR. MCFARLAND, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEM, PLEASE.>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO HAVE TRUSTEE GOMEZ AND TRUSTEE HAMILTON ROBERTS HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
WE'LL START WITH YOU, TRUSTEE GOMEZ.
ANY UPDATES OR ANY INTRODUCTIONS OR INFORMATION YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? WE'RE DEFINITELY OPEN TO THAT AT THIS TIME.
DR. MCFARLAND. IT'S AN HONOR BEING HERE WITH YOU ALL.
FOREIGNERS, KALI, WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM THAT REMAINS UNDEFEATED AND CONTINUES TO PLAYOFFS THIS FRIDAY AGAINST ODESSA PERMIAN.
I KNOW OUR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM HAS GONE A LONG WAY.
ALSO WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS.
THIS IS THEIR SECOND TIME IN COMPETITION AND BOTH TIMES THEY'VE GONE TO STATE, SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THEM AND HOPEFULLY THEY USE ON INTO SOME VICTORIES.
>> HELLO. WE'RE CELEBRATING COLOR GUARD AND WINTER GUARD.
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IT HAS GROWN FROM THREE STUDENTS TO OVER 40 STUDENTS SO THAT'S GREAT.I'M SO PROUD THAT WE'RE GROWING, AND NOW THE CAMPUS HAS VARSITY AND AGING UNIVERSITY.
I'VE ALREADY SAID THIS, BUT I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, 11 STUDENTS ADVANCE TO STATE FOR THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS AND I'M SO PROUD OF THEM FOR THAT.
>> DO YOU HAVE SOME OTHER EVENTS, DO YOU WANT TO SHARE?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TRAILERS, THE BAND KIDS REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I APPRECIATE IT AS A BAND KID MYSELF.
>> PRECEDING TO OUR CAMPUS EVENTS, UPCOMING, WE HAVE OUR SILVER STARS WINTER SHOW ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, AT 6:00 PM IN OUR AUDITORIUM.
IT'S A VERY AMAZING SHOW, I WOULD RECOMMEND FOR ALL ABOUT TO GO SEE IT.
JUST BECAUSE I USED TO BE A SILVER STAR AND THOSE GIRLS PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK INTO IT SO HOPEFULLY WE GET TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.
THEN ALSO OUR THEATER ARTS PERFORMANCE HAS AN UPCOMING SHOW.
IT'S A MYSTERY AND IT'S CALLED CLUE THAT'S COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 30TH FOR SHOWTIME, DECEMBER 1ST AND DECEMBER 2ND.
I KNOW THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON A MUSICAL COMING UP.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH DETAILS ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT'S VERY EXCITING. I LOVE MUSICALS. [LAUGHTER]
>> FOR OUR EVENTS, PARENT FAFSA INFO'S TONIGHT AT 6-7:30 PM.
CHRISTMAS IN CROWLEY IS DECEMBER 2ND, 6-8:00 PM.
MY DIEGO BAND WILL PERFORM AT THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW CROWLEY AMPHITHEATER AND I'M EXCITED TO DO THAT MYSELF.
THANKS. ALL OF YOU JOIN AND COME SEE US.
[LAUGHTER] IT'D BE SUPER COOL, I PROMISE.
WINTER CONCERT IS DECEMBER 11TH FROM 6-9:00 PM.
WE SHOULD ALSO COME TO THAT, I WORKED SO HARD FOR THAT.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE PLAYING THE BEST JAZZ TYPE MUSIC EVER, IT'D BE SO COOL.
DONUTS FOR DADS WILL BE DECEMBER 13TH, 8-8:45 AM, AND JAZZ CHRISTMAS CONCERT WILL BE DECEMBER 14TH AND 7-8:00 PM, SHALL ALSO GO TO THAT.
THEY WORK SO HARD. I LISTEN TO THEM EVERY LUNCH.
>> YOU ALL ARE BUSY [LAUGHTER] A LOT.
DO YOU HAVE THE DATE FOR THE GRAND OPENING? IF NOT, WE CAN GET IT.
WHEN I'M IN THE CLASSROOM, THEY DO WALK DOWN THE HALLS EVEN THOUGH THE DOORS IS A LOCKED, AND I'M LIKE WHY AREN'T YOU IN CLASS? YOU KNOW HOW THE TEACHERS HAVE TO KEEP THE DOORS LOCKED AND ALL KID'S HAVE TO BE IN THERE, BUT THERE'S NO KIDS IN THERE.
PERSONALLY, I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK MORE INTO HALLWAY SAFETY BECAUSE WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THOSE KIDS IN THE HALLWAY.
>> FOR MY CONSIDERATIONS FOR NORTH CROWLEY.
I WAS THINKING OF MAYBE ALLOWING SOME STUDENTS FOR OPEN CAMPUS LUNCH.
I KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING REALLY BIG TO ASK BECAUSE OF SECURITY, AND WE ALL KNOW SECURITY IS IMPORTANT BUT IT WOULD REALLY MOTIVATE KIDS TO TRY THEIR BEST WITH ATTENDANCE, GRADES AND EVEN CREDITS, ALLOWING THEM THEM TO GET A WAIVER APPROVED WOULD VERY RARELY BENEFIT SOME KIDS WITH THEIR GRADES BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN OPEN LUNCH.
ALSO, TALKING ABOUT SAFETY, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT OUR STUDENT RESTROOMS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF, BUT WE MAINTAIN A RESTROOMS OPEN, THE MAIN DOORS OPEN.
ALTHOUGH I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A SECURITY MAJOR, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT SOME MORE PRIVACY, AS WELL AS KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN, ALLOWS SOME CERTAIN ODORS AROUND THE HALLWAYS.
IF THERE'S NOTHING MUCH TO DO ABOUT KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN BECAUSE OF SECURITY MAJORS, WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO TAKE INTO SOME CONSIDERATION.
SOME AIR FRESHENERS OR JUST HELP BOOST HIGHER BETTER HYGIENE, AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE GOOD CONSIDERATIONS.
WITH THE OPEN LUNCH, I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
THE INCENTIVE WOULD BE FOR STUDENTS THAT WANT
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THE OPEN LUNCH IT WOULD BE BASED ON THEIR ATTENDANCE. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?>> ATTENDANCE WE COULD GET WAIVERS APPROVED.
WE WOULD SEE HOW THEIR CREDITS ARE, THEIR GRADES, ATTENDANCE.
I WOULD REALLY DID THINK THAT WILL BOOST A LOT OF KIDS REASONS TO GO TO SCHOOL.
>> WONDERFUL. WELL, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE IDEAS.
[OVERLAPPING] ANYTHING ELSE? QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO JUST, I KNOW YOU DID GIVE US YOUR NAME, BUT JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ALSO TELL US WHAT GRADE YOU'RE IN AND ANY ASPIRATIONS YOU HAVE FOR YOUR FUTURE.
REALLY AT A HIGH LEVEL, JUST TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR MIND AS RELATED TO YOUR FUTURE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS GLOALUPE GOMEZ.
THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FIRST TIME BEING A STUDENT TRUSTEE.
I GO TO NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, THIS IS MY SENIOR YEAR.
I'VE BEEN IN CROWLEY ISD FOR FOUR YEARS NOW.
I CAME IN AS FRESHMEN FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
ALSO I WON'T TO SAY I LOVE SCHOOL, BUT I LOVE BEING INVOLVED IN SCHOOL.
I AM A PRESIDENT FOR LATIN STUDENT UNION AT MY CAMPUS.
I AM ALSO A CLASS OFFICER, I RUN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CLASS OF 2024.
ALSO I'M JUST INVOLVED IN THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE IN THAT STUDENT COUNCIL.
I JUST LIKE BEING AMONG SCHOOL.
I ALSO PLAY SOCCER. AM I GOOD AT? NO, BUT I PLAY SOCCER [LAUGHTER] I JUST LIKE BEING INVOLVED IN SCHOOL AND I'M GLAD I WAS GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND SEE HOW THINGS WORK FROM THE INSIDE. THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS NAVEER HAMILTON ROBERTS.
I AM A JUNIOR, AND THIS IS ALSO MY FIRST TIME BEING A STUDENT TRUSTEE, SO I AM EXCITED TO DO THAT.
I AM NOT INTO AS MUCH COOL STUFF, BUT I AM IN [BACKGROUND] BAND.
[LAUGHTER] WE PLAY MUSIC AND WE DO FUN STUFF.
I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS COUNTS, BUT I STARTED A CLUB AT MY SCHOOL, IT IS DAMSELS AND DRAGONS.
[LAUGHTER] WE DO. I AM PROUD OF IT, ALWAYS.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE AND TO MEET NEW PEOPLE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU, LADIES.
YOU ALL ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB, OUTSTANDING LEADERS.
ALSO, I KNOW YOU MAY HAVE PARENTS, IF THERE ARE ANY PARENTS OR RELATIVES IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU WILL STAND; WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO WORK WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
[APPLAUSE] SO MADAM PRESIDENT, WE WILL TAKE THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE STUDENTS SHARE AND WE'LL TALK WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND DEFINITELY SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY MEET. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN, TRUSTEES.
WE ARE NOW AT AGENDA ITEM 10.0,
[11.0 Board President Reviews Open-Forum Regulations / Open Forum]
WHICH IS OUR OPEN FORUM.>> DR. MAYFIELD, [OVERLAPPING] BEFORE WE GO ON.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. FISHER TO PLEASE STAND.
I WAS JUST NOTIFIED THAT THERE ARE EIGHT DISTRICTS IN TEXAS THAT FAILED THE FIRST RATING.
THANK YOU FOR NOT HAVING US ON THAT LIST. [LAUGHTER].
>> JUST TO KNOW IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO FAIL IT?
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. [APPLAUSE]
>> WITH THE CLEAN WHITE SHOES ON, THOSE LOOK NICE.
[LAUGHTER] WE DO HAVE OPEN FORUM. ARE THERE ANY? NO SIGN-UPS OR INDIVIDUALS THAT WANTED TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD TONIGHT DURING THE OPEN FORUM SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[12.0 Consent Agenda ]
WHICH IS THE APPROVAL, 11.2, THE APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 26TH, 2023, REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES, AND THEN NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023, CALLED BOARD MEETING MINUTES.11.3, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,11.4 BUDGET AMENDMENT, 11.5 NEW COURSE OFFERINGS FOR THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR, AND 11.6 ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY EASEMENT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NUMBER 16.[00:55:02]
AT THIS TIME, BOARD, I WILL JUST ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA. DR. HALL.>> PERHAPS THIS IS MY CONFUSION.
I DID NOT SEE 11.4 IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
I SEE IT GOES FROM 11.3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE COURSE OFFERINGS, BUT I DIDN'T SEE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. IS THERE? THERE IS NOT ONE? THERE IS NOT ONE.
[BACKGROUND] THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 11.4 BUDGET AMENDMENT, WHICH IS BEING REMOVED?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. DR. HALL. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE.
BOARD, AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 12.1, WHICH IS THE 2022/2023 ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT, DR. MCFARLAND.
[13.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING OUR AUDIT FOR THIS 2023 SCHOOL YEAR TO A CLOSE AND SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
MR. FISHER IS HERE PREPARED TO DISCUSS OUR AUDIT AND ACTUALLY SHARE OUR AUDITORS AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AS WELL, SO, MR. FISHER.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT, I HAVE A VERY HIGHLY ESTEEMED GUEST, MR. TRAVIS STEGNER OF WEAVER [INAUDIBLE] HE WILL BE PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR 2022/23.
BUT BOARD FIRST, I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK.
WE ALWAYS PREFACE ALL OF OUR FINANCIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH JUST BRINGING TO EVERYBODY'S REMEMBRANCE THE FINANCIAL BIG 6.
BOARD, IF YOU REMEMBER, THE FINANCIAL BIG 6 ARE AS FOLLOWS.
NUMBER 1, WE ENSURE A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO ALL OF OUR REVENUE GENERATORS.
NUMBER 2, WE TAKE A VERY AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING THE EXPENSE DRIVERS.
NUMBER 3, WE HAVE A STUDENT AND CLASSROOM-CENTRIC BUDGET MANAGEMENT MODEL.
NUMBER 4, WE ATTEMPT TO CONNECT ALL OF OUR EXPENSE DRIVERS TO OUR REVENUE GENERATORS.
NUMBER 5, WE PROTECT OUR FUND BALANCE FOR A RAINY DAY.
LAST AND NOT LEAST, NUMBER 6, OUR CURRENT STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS SHOULD RECEIVE CURRENT BENEFITS AND INVESTMENTS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
THERE'S A DELICATE BALANCE, AND WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THIS PRESENTATION IS THE EMBODIMENT OF SOME OF THOSE GUIDING SIX, BIG 6 PRINCIPLES. MR. STEGNER.
>> THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND, DR. WOODSON-MAYFIELD, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL LETTING ME COME HERE TONIGHT.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO OVER THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR.
TODAY'S AGENDA. WE'LL GO THROUGH THE AUDIT TEAM, OUR AUDIT PROCESS AND RESULTS, FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, AND DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WEAVER WE'RE A NATIONAL AUDIT, TAX AND ADVISORY SERVICES WITH THE HEAVY FOCUS ON GOVERNMENTS.
WE'RE BASED IN FORT WORTH AND WE HAVE OFFICES ALL OVER TEXAS AND THE EAST AND WEST COAST.
JACKIE GONZALEZ IS YOUR ASSURANCE PARTNER.
SHE'S BEEN IN PRACTICE FOR 19 PLUS YEARS WITH FOCUS ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
I'M YOUR MANAGER FOR THE AUDIT.
I HAVE SEVEN PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTING, CONSULTING AND WORKING WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
ARE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDED? SAMUEL KAISER, WHO IS THE SENIOR ASSOCIATE, HELPING COMMUNICATE BETWEEN OUR OFFICE AND WITH MR.
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FISHER AND HIS TEAM AND OTHER AUDIT ASSOCIATES AND SUPPORTING STAFF THAT HELPED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE AUDIT PROCESS.THE AUDIT CYCLE IS AN ONGOING ALL YEAR LONG.
WE WORKED WITH MR. FISHER AND HIS TEAM.
WE GO THROUGH INITIAL PLANNING.
WE START FIELD WORK AROUND SEPTEMBER AND THEN THAT GOES THROUGH OCTOBER WHEN WE START OUR DRAFTING OUR REPORT AND COMMUNICATING WITH MR. FISHER AND HIS TEAM AND KIND OF FINISHING UP OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES, WILL ISSUE OUR FINAL REPORT TONIGHT.
WITH YOUR APPROVAL AND THE BOARD THIS BOARD PRESENTATION.
THEN AFTER WE FINISH, WE JUST START OVER AGAIN AND WE WORK WITH MR. FISHER AND HIS TEAM AND DISCUSS THE FUTURE ENGAGEMENT.
AS PART OF THE AUDIT PROCESS, WE'RE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW AUDIT STANDARDS, SO WE PERFORM THE AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS, AS WELL AS GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.
WE ALSO PERFORM A SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH IS A COMPLIANCE AUDIT OVER FEDERAL AWARDS AND ALSO KNOWN AS THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE.
WE ALSO PERFORM OTHER COMPLIANCE PIECES AS PART OF THE AUDIT, WHICH INCLUDES THE PUBLIC FUND INVESTMENT ACT AND TEA STATE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.
OUR AUDITS A RISK-BASED APPROACH.
WITH THAT, THAT MEANS WE FOCUS ON SPECIFIC RISKS FOR THE DISTRICT.
NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY WRONG, IT'S JUST HIGHER RISK AREAS.
THERE'S A LOT OF TRANSACTIONS, A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND THAT HELPS US TAILOR OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES SO THAT WE PERFORM AN EFFICIENT AUDIT.
THIS YEAR ARE SPECIFIC RISKS INCLUDE A MISAPPROPRIATION OF DISTRICT ASSETS, IMPROPER REVENUE RECOGNITION OF EXCHANGE AND NON EXCHANGE REVENUES.
THE STATE FOUNDATION PROGRAM REVENUE AND RELATED ESTIMATES.
MISCLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES AND CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS INCLUDES CAPITALIZING THE ASSETS AND THE RELATED USEFUL LIVES.
AS PART OF THE AUDIT, WE ALSO TEST INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE.
AS I MENTIONED, AND TESTED COMPLIANCE WITH MAJOR PROGRAMS OF FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE AND TESTED COMPLIANCE OF OUR VARIOUS LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
THE RESULTS OF OUR AUDIT INCLUDE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS A CLEAN OPINION.
THAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF OPINION WE CAN GIVE.
WE DID NOT KNOW ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES THROUGHOUT THE AUDIT AND NO NON-COMPLIANCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AS PART OF THE SINGLE AUDIT OVER FEDERAL AWARDS.
AGAIN, WE HAD AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS A CLEAN OPINION.
CROWLEY ISD QUALIFIES AS A LOW-RISK ODDITY, WHICH JUST MEANS THERE'S BEEN NO PRIOR REPORTABLE FINDINGS REGARDING FEDERAL AWARDS.
AGAIN, WE DIDN'T IDENTIFY ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, AND NO FINDINGS THAT ARE REPORTED UNDER UNIFORM GUIDANCE.
THE MAJOR PROGRAMS THAT WE AUDITED THE SHEAR WAS THE EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND, ALSO KNOWN AS ESSER, AND THE SPECIAL SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER.
SOME OF THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS WILL FOCUS ON SOME OF THE MAJOR PROGRAMS ARE MAJOR FUNDS WHICH INCLUDE THE GENERAL FUND AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
FOR THE GENERAL FUND, ENDING FUND BALANCE IS APPROXIMATELY $37 MILLION, AS OF JUNE 30, 2023.
ENDING FUND BALANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 21% OR ABOUT THREE MONTHS OF CURRENT EXPENDITURES, WHICH ARE YOU'LL SEE AT THE BOTTOM BULLET POINT, EXPENDITURES WERE ROUGHLY 177.7 MILLION.
THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE UNASSIGNED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35.4 MILLION.
THE GENERAL FUND BALANCES ARE MADE REMAIN WITHIN THE PARAMETERS SET BY THE BOARD OF ABOUT 18 TO 24% AND FLUCTUATE TO YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS.
HERE WE'RE JUST SHOWING THE BUDGETED AMOUNTS TO ACTUAL.
AS YOU CAN SEE, TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE BIG FOCUS.
COMPARED TO THE FINAL BUDGET TO THE REVISED BUDGET CAME IN UNDER ACTUAL EXPENDITURES APPROXIMATELY 6.6 MILLION.
THEN YOU'LL SEE THE ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 37.1 MILLION.
THEN THIS IS JUST A TREND OF GENERAL FUND BALANCE.
YOU'LL SEE, LIKE I SAID, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 21% OF CURRENT EXPENDITURES, WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
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OBVIOUSLY, WITH ESSER AND COVID MONEY COMING THROUGH.YOU'LL SEE THAT KIND OF TREND.
WE'RE SEEING SIMILAR TRENDS ACROSS THE STATE OF SR. FUNDS ARE BEGINNING TO COMING TO AN END AND THERE'S EXPENDITURES ARE COMING BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
THIS IS PRETTY NORMAL FOR WHAT WE'RE SEEING AND CROSS OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AS FAR AS THE CAPITAL PROJECTS GO OUT, AS OF JUNE 30, 2023, CASH BALANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18.6 MILLION, WHICH CONSISTS MAINLY OF UNSPENT BOND PROCEEDS.
ENDING FUND BALANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13.3 MILLION, WHICH IS RESTRICTED FOR CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.
THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WERE EITHER ONGOING OR COMPLETED INCLUDED THE MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM, THIS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, THE CROWLEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY, AND THEN AUDITORIUM.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AREA OF FOCUS.
WE FIRST LIKE TO THANK MR. FISHER AND MS. HANDY, THE ENTIRE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE OTHER STAFF IN THE DISTRICT THAT HELPED US COMPLETE THIS AUDIT.
EVERYONE WAS EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE AND HELPFUL AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THAT MAKES FOR A SUCCESSFUL AUDIT.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITH AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.
AS PART OF THE AUDIT AND THE AUDITORS IN GENERAL, WE ALWAYS COME WITH BEST PRACTICES AND WAYS TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
AND AS I MENTIONED IN THE AUDIT CYCLE, AFTER WE COMPLETE THIS YEAR, MR. FISHER AND OUR TEAM WILL MEET AGAIN BEFORE NEXT YEAR AND DISCUSS WAYS TO IMPROVE SOME OF THE THINGS WE IDENTIFIED OR JUST THROUGH THE TRANSITION OF THE MR. FISHER BECOMING CFO.
JUST ENSURING CONTINUED TO ENSURE THAT ACCOUNT RECONCILIATIONS AND YEAR-END ADJUSTMENTS ARE BEING PERFORMED.
OBVIOUSLY, WITH LOTS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS GOING ON THAT THOSE ARE BEING MONITORED AND RECORDED PROPERLY.
JUST TO CONTINUED COMMUNICATION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS WITH ESPECIALLY WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENTS SO THAT THEY ARE MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE CORRECT PERIOD AND CORRECTLY.
THAT'S THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. STEGNER.
KNOW IF MS. GONZALEZ IS HERE, BUT SHE'S ISSUE HERE.
>> OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU.
MR. FISHER. I JUST HAD A QUESTION AND IT'S A GENERAL QUESTION.
ONE OF THE FIRST SLIDES YOU MENTIONED OR WHERE THE CHECKBOXES WERE, THINGS THAT YOU WERE COVERING, THIS PROCREATION, THAT LIST, I THINK THE VERY BEGINNING.
IS THAT LIST EVER CHANGE? DO YOU PICK AND CHOOSE OUT OF A BIGGER LIST WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO COVER IN AN AUDIT SO THAT IT'S NOT THE SAME EVERY SINGLE TIME OR?
>> YES. SIMPLY IN AN AUDIT, OBVIOUSLY, REVENUE RECOGNITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES ARE PRETTY MUCH GOING TO ALWAYS BE A SPECIFIC RISK.
THEY DO CHANGE YEAR-TO-YEAR, BUT IF THERE'S NOT, THAT'S PART OF THE AUDIT CYCLE TWO IS OUR INITIAL PLANNING.
WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. FISHER AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE YEAR WENT AND WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I THINK WITH ALL THAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAPPENING, THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE NEWER RISKS AND ONCE THAT STARTS DYING DOWN, THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUCH A HIGH RISK WITH NOT A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING, SO IT DOES CHANGE, BUT YOU WILL SEE SIMILAR RISKS YEAR TO YEAR IF THERE'S NOT LARGE OPERATIONAL CHANGES.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW ALL OF THIS IS SAYING THAT WE DID REALLY, REALLY GREAT, SO JUST FROM YOUR OWN WORDS, I JUST WANTED TO HEAR YOU SAY IT AS WELL [LAUGHTER].
>> I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH LEON AND PREVIOUSLY WITH STACY AND THEY HAVE A GREAT TEAM.
EVERYONE'S VERY KIND AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE COME OUT HERE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND EVERYONE SAYS HELLO, SMILES, AND IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO BE AND WE REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, TRUSTEE DAVID.
>> BECAUSE THIS IS FINANCIAL LANGUAGE, WHEN THE STATISTICAL SECTION SAYS UNAUDITED,
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? UNAUDITED?>> WE DON'T PERFORM PROCEDURES AROUND THE STATISTICAL SECTIONS.
THERE'S CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO GET DIFFERENT LIKE THE GFOA EXCELLENCE THAT'S AT THE BEGINNING OF THE REPORT AND CAN'T THINK OF THE RIGHT WORD, BUT THOSE ARE JUST REQUIREMENTS THAT HELP JUST GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT, SO THEY'RE NOT PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THEY'RE AUDIT PIECES, IT'S JUST INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES.
>> BUT YOU GATHER THE INFORMATION.
>> IT IS PROVIDED BY MR. FISHER AND WE DO HAVE, I MEAN WITH JUST STARTED OUR NORMAL PROCEDURES AND INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE WHILE WE'RE AUDITING, WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.
>> IS THERE ANOTHER ENTITY THAT AUDITS THAT INFORMATION? MOST OF IT COMES FROM DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT ENTITIES LIKE OBVIOUSLY THE TAX OFFICE, TO GET PROPERTY VALUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO IT COMES FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES.
>> BUT EVERYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THAT SECTION, YOU AUDIT IT?
>> YES, JUST MORE GENERAL INFORMATION.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I COULD?
>> SO THAT SECTION OF MS. DAVIS, OFTENTIMES WHEN WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER REPORTS, EITHER JUST TALKING DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY OR EVEN WITH THE BOND OF BEFORE.
THIS IS INFORMATION A LOT OF IT, AS HE MENTIONED, IT COMES FROM MULTIPLE AGENTS, SOME DELINEATED COMING FROM THE COUNTY AND FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
WE ALSO EXTRACT SOME OF THIS INFORMATION FROM RPMS SYSTEM AND SPECIFICALLY LIKE THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS WE HAVE IN RELATION TO STUDENTS AND ALL THAT, SO WE USE THIS INFORMATION TO PAINT A PICTURE OF WHERE WE ARE FINANCIALLY WITH THE DISTRICT.
THEY ACTUALLY AUDIT OUR PRACTICES AND OUR INTERNAL CONTROLS OF HOW WE HANDLE THE FUND.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM, SO IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE 2022/2023 ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT?
>> THE DISTRICT RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPTS AND APPROVE THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS PRESENTED FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 2023.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
MY SCREEN LEFT SO YOU WANT US TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS? MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES, THANK YOU.
I'LL SHOW WHAT HAPPENED. WE'RE AT AGENDA ITEM 12.2.
>> I'M SORRY, MADAM PRESIDENT, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE JUST A COMMENT THAT OFTENTIMES WE JUST ASSUME THAT PROGRESS JUST HAPPENS AND THEN THINK OF MARTIN LUTHER KING THAT SAY THAT PARTLY THAT SOMETIMES WE ASSUME THAT PROGRESS IS EVOLUTIONARY, BUT WHAT HE SAID IS IT'S NOT AN EVOLUTIONARY IS NOT JUST AUTOMATIC THAT WE GET A CLEAN FINANCIAL AUDIT, AND WHAT MAKES THIS YEAR EVEN MORE UNIQUE IS THAT MR. FISHER HAD TO STEP IN DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER IN THE MIDDLE OF US PLANNING FOR BUDGET FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND ALSO WITH A BUDGET THAT WAS INCOMPLETE FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR, SO BEING ABLE TO BALANCE THOSE TWO WITH ACTUALLY ONE FEWER PERSON BECAUSE MS. ADRIAN HAD HIM, BUT HE HAD VERY LITTLE HELP AND SO I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE, MR. FISHER HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND THEY KEEP IT TOGETHER, VERY DIFFICULT TO AS AN AUDIT HAPPENS, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL ALL THE DOCUMENTATION TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE DETAILS OF WHAT'S HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WERE NOT THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY WILL OVERSEE THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN, SO I JUST WANT TO JUST PUBLICLY THANK YOU, MR. FISHER FOR YOUR EXPERTISE AND FOR YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR IT COMING THROUGH IN THIS SITUATION, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
>> DR. MCFARLAND, THIS ALSO KNOWN AS BUILDING THE AIRPLANE IN THE AIR.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND.
AGENDA ITEM 12.2 TO 2024/2025 TARRANT
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APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION BALLOT. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MS. MONTAVO HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MS. MONTAVO.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES.
IN LINE WITH DISTRICT GOAL TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY, WE BRING CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 12.2 AND 12.3.
WE'LL START WITH 12.2 2024/2025 TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION BALLOT.
THE INFORMATION WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICTS STATES THE FOLLOWING, TAXING UNITS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BUT IF CHOSEN TO DO SO, THE GOVERNING BODY CAN DETERMINE THE VOTES BY ADOPTING A RESOLUTION ALONG WITH THE OFFICIAL BALLOT.
SAD RESOLUTION AND BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE INTERIM CHIEF APPRAISER OF TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BEFORE DECEMBER 15TH.
FROM THE CALCULATION OF TAXING ENTITY VOTES CROWLEY ISD IS ENTITLED TO 134 VOTES.
FOR THE 2024/2025 TODD BOARD ELECTION.
VOTES MAY BE DIVIDED AMONGST CANDIDATES AS A GOVERNING BODY WISHES TO CAST.
THE OFFICIAL BALLOT AND BIOS FOR EACH OF THE NOMINEES WERE INCLUDED IN THE BOARD PACKET.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AS IT RELATES TO TODD.
I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> I'M NOT LOGGED IN, SO I DON'T SEE THE SCREEN. THANK YOU.
MRS. MONTAVO, AT THIS TIME, THIS IS A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM, IS THERE A MOTION? WE'LL DISCUSS THIS.
ACTUALLY, WE'LL HAVE ONE MORE BOARD MEETING BEFORE THEN, BUT I KNOW I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE INFORMATI ON THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND THE INDIVIDUAL THAT CAME TO SPEAK TO US, GARY LOSADA.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, TO CAST THE VOTES FOR GARY LOSADA OR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER RECORDS.
>> I DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE SERVED ON THE BOARD.
WE'RE GOOD HERE FOR ZONING COMMISSION WITH JAY FOREMAN.
HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS A ZONING COMMISSIONER, SO I AM FAMILIAR WITH HIS CREDENTIAL AND HIS PROFESSIONALISM, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO OFFER.
I DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY THE SAME, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THEM.
I DO KNOW THAT ALAN BLAYLOCK IS A CURRENT CO BOARD COUNCIL MEMBER AND HE WAS A PREVIOUS ZONING COMMISSIONER OR CERTAINLY ZONING COMMITTEE.
HE DID SERVE ON TAD BEFORE, HE DIDN'T SERVE I THINK THIS LAST TERM IS SEEKING REELECTION.
I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE MY TAB UP UNTIL 4:00.
>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO ASK ON THIS MOTION OR GO AHEAD AND MAKE A DECISION.
WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4 INDIVIDUALS, NAMES THAT WERE MENTIONED TONIGHT AND THE BALLOT IS DUE DECEMBER 15TH.
WE DO HAVE ANOTHER BOARD MEETING BEFORE THEN, WHICH IS THE DECEMBER 14TH.
>> WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE IT TO DISCUSSION AND MAKE THE DECISION ON THAT NIGHT AND SUBMIT IT ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. IS THAT ENOUGH TIME FOR YOU?
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MRS. MONTALTO, WE WILL TABLE IT AND THEN HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU.
A RECOMMENDATION AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
>> IF I MAY, THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM 12.3, 2024, 2025 CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION BALLOTS,
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SIMILAR TO OUR [INAUDIBLE] ELECTION.AGAIN, TAXING ENTITIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO VOTE.
IF THE GOVERNING BODY CHOOSES TO DO SO, DO SO BY A RESOLUTION ACCOMPANYING THE BALLOT.
AGAIN, THIS INFORMATION IS DUE TO THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT OFFICE BEFORE DECEMBER 15TH.
PER CALCULATION OF TAX AND TAXING ENTITY VOTES, CROWLEY ISD IS ENTITLED TO 12 VOTES.
THE BOARD MAY CHOOSE TO CAST ITS VOTES AS IT WISHES.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? WE WILL PASS AND GET YOU HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU.
WE DO HAVE A FEW FUTURE ACTION ITEMS.
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AGENDA ITEM 13.1, WHICH IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AWARD OR THE STRONGER CONNECTION GRANT. DR. MCFARLAND.>> MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING FORTH THIS NEXT ITEM.
AGAIN, THIS IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM, BUT WE WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE COMING INTO THE DISTRICT AND WE HAVE MS. POLK HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. MCFARLAND.
TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION WILL ALIGN WITH ALL THREE OF OUR BOARD GOALS.
I'M EXCITED TONIGHT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A FEW GRANTS THAT CROWLEY ISD HAS RECEIVED.
OUR FIRST GRANT TONIGHT AS OUR STRONGER CONNECTIONS GRANT.
CROWLEY ISD WILL RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY $1.5 MILLION.
THIS GRANT WILL BEGIN 11/15 AND GO THROUGH 9/30 OF 2025.
THE HOMAGE OF THIS GRANT IS TO HELP DECREASE BULLYING, VIOLENCE, AND ACTS OF HATE.
IT IS TO HELP IMPROVE THE OVERALL GOAL, IS TO HELP IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND OF COURSE OUR SEL, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING WITH MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH WELL-BEING AND FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IT'S ALSO TO HELP WITH DECREASING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.
I'M SORRY, I CAN'T SAY THAT TONIGHT.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I THANK A FEW OF OUR PEOPLE WHO CAME AND TRULY HELP BECAUSE WRITING GRANTS IS TRULY A TEAM SPORT.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK MS. BOOK HOLTON FOR HER DATA THAT SHE PROVIDED FOR US AND MS. TRINA LANE AND EVEN TRUSTEE DARREL DAVIS FOR ALL YOUR EXPERTISE THAT YOU PROVIDED.
OUR NEXT GRANT THAT CROWLEY ISD RECEIVED AS OUR SAFETY AND FACILITIES ENHANCEMENT GRANT, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO CALL OUR SAFE GRANT.
MS. MANNING AND CHIEF MASTING WERE ABLE TO PUT IN A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR CROWLEY ISD.
IT PIGGYBACKS OFF OF OUR OTHER GRANT, WHICH IS OUR SAFE FORMULA GRANT AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXPAND SOME OF THE NEEDS THAT WE NEED THAT ARE MANDATED BY THE STATE.
CROWLEY ISD WILL RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE HERE IN OUR DISTRICT.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE GRANT, WE WON'T NECESSARILY DISCUSS HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE THE MONEY.
BUT ON THE NEXT SLIDE WE CAN SEE SOME OF THE ALLOWABLE ITEMS THAT CROWLEY ISD WILL BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS FOR.
AT A LATER DATE THEY WILL COME BEFORE YOU IN CLOSED SESSION AND TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW THESE FUNDS WILL BE EXPENDED.
WITH BOTH OF THOSE GRANTS COMBINED, WE HAVE AT $2.9 APPROXIMATELY MILLION FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER FOR GRANTS.
[APPLAUSE] THESE ARE PRELIMINARY FUNDS.
WE WENT TO RECEIVE OUR NOGA, WHICH STANDS FOR NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD.
WE WILL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU ON TO THE CONSENT ONCE WE RECEIVE OUR NOGA.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
>> I WAS WONDERING WHY YOUR SMILE WAS SO BIG WHEN YOU CAME UP.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MS. POLK.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YES, TRUSTEE ROBINSON?
>> I HAD A QUESTION FOR TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE] AND HAMILTON ROBERTS.
HOW DOES THIS MAKE YOU FEEL, YOU HAVE A SAFE PRINT, ADDRESSES BULLYING AND VIOLENCE IN SCHOOL AND ALSO ONE THAT LOOKS AT SAFETY, YOU ABOUT SAFETY IN THE HALLWAY? I WANTED TO KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU, THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S ACTUALLY VERY BENEFICIAL BECAUSE THAT DOES HELP SECURITY A LOT.
ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE GRANT FOR THE BULLYING AND TO IMPROVE SECURITY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, BUT THANK YOU.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF LITTLE KIDS THAT STRUGGLE A LOT WITH THAT AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP THEM GET BETTER SERVICE FOR THAT. THANK YOU.
>> I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
I KNOW SOME KIDS WHO DO UNFORTUNATELY DEAL WITH BULLYING.
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WAS THERE A SLIDE THAT HAD MENTAL HEALTH ON THERE TOO? I KNOW LIKE A MAJORITY OF US DEAL WITH THAT A LOT.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STRIVING TO HELP KIDS WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO YOU, MS. POLK FOR JUST THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WITNESS AND EXPERIENCE YOUR PASSION AND YOUR DEDICATION FOR REALLY GOING AFTER THESE GRANT FUNDS.
YOU JUST HAVE AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF FAITH AND BELIEF OF NOT ONLY IN WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE, BUT JUST IN THE FACT THAT IF WE ASK FOR MORE THAN LIKELY WE'RE GOING TO GET IT.
I APPRECIATE THAT. AS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD, IT IS GOING TO CERTAINLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS.
HATS OFF TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM.
>> WISH I HAD POM POMS SO WE COULD CHEER YOU.
YOU WORK REALLY HARD AND THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS, I HEARD YOUR NAME MENTIONED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERTISE AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORTING THESE EFFORTS.
WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE'RE GOOD? WE ARE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 13.2, REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. DR. MCFARLAND.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BRING THIS NEXT ITEM.
THIS ITEM AGAIN, WILL HELP US TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT.
WE HAVE MR. JARVIS WALKER HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. MR. WALKER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. MAYFIELD, BOARD MEMBERS, AND DR. MCFARLAND.
I COME TO YOU TO SEEING YOU IN REGARDS TO OUR LATEST REQUESTS FOR KITCHEN AND POINT-OF-SALE CAMERAS.
ALL IN ALL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 70 CAMERAS DISTRICT-WIDE.
AS I SAID, THEY WILL PRIMARILY BE IN THE KITCHEN AND AT THE POINT-OF-SALE LOCATIONS WHERE TRANSACTIONS ARE MADE.
THESE CAMERAS HAVE GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND VIDEO AND RECORDING CAPABILITIES IN OUR KITCHEN AND SERVING LINES.
THEY'LL HELP US DOCUMENT PURCHASES AND TRANSACTIONS, AS WELL AS MONITOR THE TRANSACTIONS OR FUNDS.
THEY ALSO ASSIST WITH LOSS PREVENTION.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THIS PURCHASE HAS ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE TEXAS UNIFIED NUTRITION PROGRAM SYSTEM.
I'LL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THIS IS 70 CAMERAS, AND HOW ARE THEY GOING IN ALL THE SCHOOLS?
>> EVERY SCHOOL, YES, MA'AM. EVERY SCHOOL IN THE CAFETERIA AT THE POINT-OF-SALE, THE REGISTERS WHERE THE TRANSACTIONS TAKE PLACE, WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THEIR NUMBERS, WE ARE PAINTING AS WELL.
ALSO, WE'LL HAVE CAMERAS THAT TRACK THE FUNDS AS THEY'RE BEING PICKED UP BY THE CARRIER.
WE'LL HAVE THAT ABILITY TO SEE A DOLLAR FOR WHEN IT GOES INTO THE REGISTER TILL IT'S PICKED UP BY THE ARMED SECURITY.
>> HOW ARE WE LODGING OUR LOSS, CURRENTLY?
>> IT HAS NOT BEEN SEVERE, BUT AS MS. POLK MENTIONED, THIS WILL HELP US UPDATE OUR CURRENT CAMERA SYSTEM.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCHOOLS WE HAVE IN PLACE, IT'S DUE FOR AN UPGRADE.
LIKE I SAID, THIS WILL DEFINITELY ASSIST IN PREVENTING THAT LOSS.
>> ALSO TRUSTEE ROBINSON, WE'LL WORK WITH ARAMARK TO GET TO THAT NUMBER.
AS HE MENTIONED, THIS IS JUST MORE OF AN UPDATE FOR OUR CAMERAS.
BUT WE'LL GET THE NUMBER PROBLEM.
>> OKAY. IF IT'S AN UPDATE, THAT MEANS WE ALREADY HAVE CAMERAS THERE AND THESE ARE REPLACEMENT CAMERAS?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. YES, MA'AM.
THESE HAVE 360 CAPABILITIES, OUR CURRENT CAMERAS DO NOT.
THESE ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE RECORD AUDIO AS WELL.
>> NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY [LAUGHTER] SO THAT'S NEW TO ME AND TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE AT THE POINT-OF-SALE.
>> BECAUSE LIKE TRUSTEE ROBINSON, MY QUESTION WOULD BE, ARE WE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A LOSS TO SEE A NEED FOR?
>> WE HAD SOME SITUATIONS LAST YEAR WHERE WE HAD TO REIMBURSE SOME FAMILIES.
IT WASN'T NECESSARILY ON THE SCHOOL'S SIDE WHERE THE LOSS HAPPENED, BUT MAINLY PERIOD TO PERIOD WHERE WE HAVE SOME SITUATIONS POPPING UP.
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>> THESE CAMERAS, I'M SORRY, I FORGOT TO MENTION THEY HAVE A ZOOM CAPABILITY.
YOU COULD PROBABLY SEE THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE DOLLAR WITH THE ABILITIES THAT THESE CAMERAS HAVE.
WHO'S MONITORING THE CAMERA SYSTEM? THE ZOOM, THE 360, I GUESS SOMEONE CONTROLLING THESE AT PARTICULAR TIMES, ARE THEY SIMPLY RECORDING BUT WE CAN GO BACK AND PULL FOOTAGE? WHAT IS? [OVERLAPPING].
>> YES, SIR. THAT'S IT. IT RECORDS, AND AS WE NEED, WE CAN GO BACK AND PULL THE FOOTAGE.
RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE IT'S A 21-DAY STORAGE SYSTEM WHERE WE CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT VIDEO AND AUDIO.
IN THIS CASE, ONCE WE GET THESE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT VIDEO AND AUDIO IN 21 DAYS.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXTEND THE DAYS ONCE WE GET THE CERTIFICATES AND THE LICENSING OF THE NEW PRODUCT.
THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK INTO AS WELL.
>> MANY OF THE FUNCTIONALITIES OF THE CAMERAS, SOMEONE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO CONTROL.
BUT ORDINARILY, THEY ARE JUST GOING TO BE RECORDING POINT-OF-SALE TRANSACTIONS UNLESS SOMEONE IS MANUALLY THERE, MANNING THE CAMERA?
>> NO. YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE ANYONE MANNING THESE CAMERAS AT ALL.
YOU CAN MAN THEM LIVE AT THE TIME, BUT NO, EVEN WITH THESE CAMERAS, THEY WILL ENLARGE RECORDED.
>> IN ENLARGE IT FROM THE RECORDINGS AND ENHANCE THE VIDEO, I BELIEVE.
>> IT'S MULTIPLE NEEDS, BUT ONE OF THE NEEDS FOR THESE CAMERAS IS TO REDUCE LOSS. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. YES, MA'AM.
>> WILL THERE BE ANY SPOT-CHECKS JUST WITHIN THAT 21-DAY PERIOD TO JUST SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING OR?
>> MOST OF THE TIME, IT'S NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM PARENTS WHEN THEIR CHILD MAYBE SHARES THEIR ID NUMBER, WHERE ANOTHER STUDENT MAY BE USING IT.
WE WILL GET THE NOTIFICATION THROUGH MY SCHOOL BOOKS, MAYBE WHERE PARENTS SEE THAT THEIR CHILD'S ACCOUNT IS GETTING LOW.
THEN WE'LL GET THAT PHONE CALL AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF LOOKING INTO IT, DOING THE RESEARCH, AND TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE SITUATION WAS.
>> WE HAVEN'T LOST DOLLARS? THE DISTRICT HASN'T.
>> NO, MA'AM, WE HAVE. BECAUSE WE REIMBURSED SOME OF THE PARENTS BASED ON THE LOSS THAT THEY HAD.
WE REIMBURSED SOME OF THE PARENTS.
SOME OF THESE SITUATIONS WE COULDN'T PROVE, BUT THERE ARE A FEW THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVE, BUT SOME OF THEM WE COULD.
>> MS. DAVIS AND BOARD. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS OFTEN IS THAT A STUDENT WILL GO TO GET THEIR LUNCH OR BREAKFAST AND USE THEIR ID NUMBER.
IT WILL SHOW THAT STUDENT HAS ALREADY EATEN, BUT IT MEANS ANOTHER KID MAY HAVE THEIR ID NUMBER OR THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED.
WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
WE USE THE CAMERAS TO TRY TO BACKTRACK AND FIND OUT THAT.
THIS SYSTEM HELPS US TO DO THAT.
STUDENTS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTION.
I SAW YOU NOD GOMEZ, YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON THIS ONE?
>> NO. I DO AGREE ABOUT THE SITUATION TO WHERE A STUDENT IS TRYING TO PURCHASE OR HAVE LUNCH, AND SOMEBODY ALREADY SAYS, THEY'VE ALREADY HAD BREAKFAST OR SOMETHING.
>> TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
>> DR. MCFARLAND, TO TRUSTEE DAVIS' IS POINT.
IS IT POSSIBLE RATHER THAN A REACTIVE MOMENT, WHERE WE WAIT UNTIL WE HEAR FROM A PARENT? ARE THERE RANDOM AUDITS OF THE SYSTEM WHERE THAT WILL HAPPEN?
>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL IMPLEMENT AS WELL.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT LATELY, BUT WE WILL PUT THAT INTO PLACE AS WELL.
>> I THINK IT'S A GREAT SYSTEM.
I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS.
>> WITHOUT THE PARENT NOTIFYING YOU, HOW WILL YOU KNOW SOMEONE ELSE USED ANOTHER PERSON'S ID NUMBER?
>> WE WILL NOT KNOW UNLESS WE GET NOTIFIED BY A STUDENT OR BY A PARENT.
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I THINK, WE DID HAVE A SITUATION LAST YEAR, WHERE A STUDENT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BUT THE PARENT, KATE, MENTIONED IT TO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION AND FROM THERE, WE DID THE RESEARCH AND THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TALKED TO THE PARENT OF THE STUDENT THAT WAS USING THE NUMBER, AND THEY GOT THE SITUATION SQUARED AWAY.
>> DO STUDENTS PIN THEIR NUMBER ON THE KEYPAD? ARE THEY ABLE TO SWIPE THEIR BADGE?
>> BOTH. WE'RE HOPING TO EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY FOR MY NEXT RFP WITH THE FOOD SERVICES OR MAYBE EVEN DOING A CELL PHONE WHERE THEY COULD SCAN THROUGH A CELL PHONE, PAYMENT OR BATCH.
>> THE SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THIS NUMBER HAS ALREADY BEEN USED ONCE WHEN IT IS USED AGAIN?
>> ANOTHER QUESTION. IS THIS HAPPENING WHEN KIDS LOSE THEIR BADGES AND ANOTHER KID FIND IT? IS THAT HOW THINGS ARE GOING OR? BECAUSE I'M WONDERING IF THEY LOSE THEIR BADGE, DO THEY GET A DIFFERENT NUMBER OR DO THEY KEEP THE SAME NUMBER OR DO THEY DEACTIVATE THE FIRST CARD?
>> WE DID CHANGE NUMBERS ON A FEW STUDENTS LAST YEAR.
WE FOUND THAT IT'S A COMBINATION OF KIDS LOSING BADGES.
WE ALSO FOUND THAT WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS WHO WILLINGLY HAD GIVEN THEIR NUMBERS TO OTHER STUDENTS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD, OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT WAS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM, SO WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE.
ARE YOU THERE FOR THE NEXT ONE AS WELL?
>> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] AGENDA ITEM 13.3, THE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE PURCHASE OF STYROFOAM RECYCLE UNITS. MR. WALKER.
>> ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED THE RECYCLE UNITS STYROFOAM RECYCLE UNITS AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, CROWLEY NINTH GRADE, NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH CROWLEY NINTH GRADE AND BRJ.
NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN JUST KNOCKING IT OUT APART WITH THE SUCCESS THAT THEY'VE HAD WITH THE RECYCLE PROGRAM. NEXT SLIDE.
YOU SEE A STACK OF WHAT WE CALL BRICKS AND EACH BRICK REPRESENTS ABOUT 1,000 TRADES.
RIGHT THERE ALONE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 95,000 TRAYS THAT HAVE BEEN RECYCLED.
NOW, IF YOU JUST PICTURE 95,000 TRAYS UP AGAINST A WALL ON THE PALETTE, THAT WHOLE WALL WILL BE COVERED.
THIS PARTICULAR STYROFOAM RECYCLE UNIT CAN HOLD UP TO 1,100 TRAYS AT ONE TIME, ALLOWING THE CAMPS TO RUN THE MACHINE 1-2 TIMES A WEEK.
IT REDUCES, AS I SAID, THE TRAYS INTO SMALL WHAT WE CALL BRICKS FOR SAFE DISPOSAL.
REDUCE STYROFOAM WASTE VOLUME BY 95%.
SAVES ON WASTE COLLECTION FEES, SIGNIFICANT REDUCED LANDFILL VOLUMES, AND ALSO FEW CARBON EMISSIONS FROM REDUCED WASTE HAULING.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THE CAMPUSES WHERE THESE ARE GOING TO BE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES, RAMPS.
SOME ARE PRE HF STEVENS AND CMS.
>> I THINK I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOUNT HOW PASSIONATE OUR FORMER TRUSTEE RYAN RAY WAS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I REMEMBER WHEN IT FINALLY CAME TO FRUITION, I DID UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF RECYCLING BECAUSE I DO RECYCLE MYSELF.
BUT TO SEE IT VISUALLY HERE AND ACTUALLY HAVE THE ACCOUNTING OF JUST HOW MUCH IS BEING SAVED WITH REGARDS TO THE REDUCTION OF WASTE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT CONTINUING THIS AND EXPANDING THE PROGRAM.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BEFORE THE BOARD.
>> I APPRECIATE THE VISUAL AS WELL BECAUSE I COULDN'T VISUALIZE IT WHEN WE WERE HEARING ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME, SO TO SEE THIS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HALL. ANY OTHER COMMENT?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION? HOW DO STUDENTS DISPOSE OFF THEIR TRAYS THAT THEY GO INTO A SEPARATE CONTAINER?
>> INSIDE THE CAFETERIA, THEY'RE RECYCLING UNITS AND THERE'S A TRASH CAN RIGHT NEXT TO THEM.
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THE ACTUAL FOOD WASTE, THEY CAN THROW IN THE TRASH CAN AND THEY TAKE THE TRAYS AND PUT IT ON THE RECYCLING UNITS CONTAINERS.>> YOU MENTIONED CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AS THE BEST-IN-CLASS OR GOOD EXAMPLE?
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S ACTUALLY A PICTURE OF WHAT CROWLEY HIGH HAS PRODUCED.
>> I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE MARKETING IS OR HOW THEY'RE ENCOURAGING THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS.
MAYBE IF WE CAN MODEL IT FOR THE OTHER CAMPUSES SO THAT WE CAN SEE THE SAME TYPE OF VOLUME, THAT'D BE GREAT.
>> HOW MANY OF THESE DO WE HAVE NOW?
>> WE HAVE FIVE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AT THE SECONDARY CAMPUSES PLUS BILL R. JOHNSON.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THIS TIME AROUND WOULD BE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
IN THE FUTURE WE MAY ACTUALLY DO ELEMENTARY AS WELL.
>> TEACH THEM GOOD HABITS. STUDENT TRUSTEE, GOMEZ.
>> I KNOW HOW WE HAD MENTIONED THAT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE.
IS THERE ANY MORE POSSIBLE WAYS TO GET NORTH CROWLEY OR EVEN THE BILL R. JOHNSON CENTER TO BE MORE ACTIVE? BECAUSE I DO HAVE LUNCH AT THE CTE CENTER AND IT'S NOT VERY ACTIVE WITH THE RECYCLING.
I DO KNOW THE THE BINS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE GREEN METAL BINS.
BUT THERE ISN'T MUCH ACTIVENESS RECYCLING.
IS THERE ANY OTHER WAYS TO HELP, OR DO YOU KNOW WHAT CROWLEY IS ACTUALLY DOING?
>> THE ADMIN STAFF FOR CROWLEY, STARTING LAST YEAR, THEY WERE REALLY ON BOARD WITH RECYCLING EFFORTS.
THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH THEIR STAFF, WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS AND THE STUDENTS IN TERMS OF BEING ON BOARD WITH IT.
WE'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE OTHER CAMPUSES, TRY AND GET THOSE CAMPUSES ON BOARD AS WELL, TRYING TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION.
>> TRUSTEE GOMEZ, THERE'S ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT I'D LIKE YOU TO EASILY SO IF YOU CAN GET WITH DR. WRIGHT AND ALSO MR. BROWN AT THE BRJ.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO AT BRJ TO CREATE MORE AWARENESS AROUND THIS.
THEN ALSO, MS. HAMILTON ROBERTS, AGAIN, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO LEAD UP, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU DO THAT AS WELL.
>> ACTUALLY, I HAVE A QUESTION. ARE THEY VISIBLE AT HE CTE CENTERS?
>> YES. IT IS VISIBLE AFTER WE ARE DONE WITH LUNCH.
THE TRASH CANS ARE RIGHT NEXT THE METAL BINS.
BUT NOT MANY KIDS GO THROUGH THE TIME TO DO IT.
THEY JUST SIMPLY THROW THEIR PLATE AWAY OR JUST IN THE TRASH CAN?
>> I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU. SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS. I WILL NOTICE [INAUDIBLE]
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE STUDENTS.
ARE THERE ENVIRONMENTAL OR SUSTAINABILITY CLUBS?
>> LEAVE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
BECAUSE THAT CAN BE AN INCENTIVE AS WELL, ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE INCENTIVES FOR RECYCLING. YES. TRUSTEE DAVIS?
>> SO I WAS NOT UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS OPTIONAL, BUT IT IS OPTIONAL FOR THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS.
>> WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE AS THE UNITS ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRASH CANS.
AT THE MAJORITY OF OUR CAMPUSES, THEY'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THEM.
IT'S NAME A FOOT AWAY FROM THE TRASH CAN.
IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING LEARNERS TO TAKE THAT EXTRA SECOND TO JUST PUT THROUGH THAT TRAY OVER 10 INCHES AND PUT IT IN A DISCIPLE UNIT.
>> THANK YOU. ONE OTHER QUESTION.
>> IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN DO COMPETITION WISE? AT THE END OF THE CYCLE OR MONTH OR WHATEVER, DO THEY CALCULATE HOW MUCH WE RECYCLED?
>> NO, MA'AM. WE HAVE NOT BEEN DOING THAT.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN START HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT AND SEEING HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT SOME TYPE OF, I GUESS, CONTEST BECAUSE OUR ALERTS DO WELL COMPETING.
IF WE CAN TURN TO SOME TYPE OF COMPETITION.
>> I HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
EARLIER YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT RFP AND FOOD SERVICES AND COMBINING THE TWO.
WILL YOU GO BACK TO THAT, WHAT'S YOUR SAY?
>> YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT FOOD SERVICES, RFP.
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>> SO WILL YOU REVISIT THAT COMMENT BECAUSE I MISSED IT.
>> MR. WALKER, WHY DON'T YOU JUST SHARE, GIVE US AN UPDATE AND THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON AN ACTION EXCUSE ME, A FUTURE ACTION ITEM.
AND SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST TALK TO US ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH THE RFP OR CHILD NUTRITION, AND THEN WE CAN CONNECT THE TWO.
OUR FIRST DATE IS DECEMBER 1ST, SO BY THAT DAY WE WILL SUBMIT TO TEA THAT WE PLAN ON GOING BACK OUT FOR RFP FOR FOOD SERVICES.
AND SO THAT WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET BIDS FROM COMPANIES.
WE'RE GOING TO TELL THEM THIS IS WHAT WE WANT AND NEED AS A DISTRICT, AND THEN THEY WILL GIVE US PRICING, AND FROM THERE THEY'LL GIVE US OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE STUDENTS AND PRINCIPLES ARE SAYING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN OUR CAFETERIA AS WELL.
THAT'S DECEMBER 1ST, WE GO OUT, LET THE STATE NOTE, AND THEN FROM THERE I THINK IT'S FEBRUARY 1ST IS ANOTHER TARGET DATE WITH THE FINAL SELECTION BEING MADE BY APRIL 1ST, I BELIEVE.
>> I JUST THOUGHT THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT.
>> YES, YOU'RE CORRECT. THIS WILL GIVE US LAST TIME AROUND WE HAD ABOUT FOUR COMPANIES SUBMITTING FOR SERVICES, AND I EXPECT TO PROBABLY HAVE MORE THAN FOUR THIS TIME AROUND AS WELL.
>> MR. WALKER AND AS IT RELATES TO THIS STEROID GENIES AND REALLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH MS. STEVENSON'S QUESTION, IN OUR RFP, WE COULD PUT IN THE RFP THAT WE WANT THE STEROID GENIES AND ALL OF OUR CAFETERIAS AS A RESULT OF THE CONTRACT, RIGHT?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH THAT, SIR.
I'LL HAVE TO RESEARCH IT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THIS WAS AVAILABLE THE FIRST TIME AROUND THAT WE HAD TO FIRST RFP.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WALKER. WE APPRECIATE IT.
AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO
[15.0 Executive Session]
EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074, TO DELIBERATE ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES WHO RESIGN THERE CONTRACTS AFTER THE 45TH DAY, BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION OF THE 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR.THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 07:56. THANK YOU.
THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE WILL REVIEW AND EXECUTIVE SESSION ARE 551.071, WHICH IS THE PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 551.074, PERSONNEL, 551.072, PROPERTY, AND 551.076, WHICH IS THE EXECUTIVE BRIEFING ON SAFETY AND SECURITY.
AND I BELIEVE I MENTIONED THE OTHER ONES.
WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 07:57 P.M. THANK YOU.
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 09:07 P.M. WE DO HAVE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM 15.1,
[16.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item (s)]
WHICH IS FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER MAKING A FINDING THAT EMPLOYEES RESIGN THEIR CONTRACTS AFTER THE 45TH DAY BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION OF THE 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE.IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BOARD?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, THE BOARD MAKES THE FINDING THAT GOOD CAUSE DID NOT EXIST UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 21.210 C2 FOR BREA FARRIS, RESIGNATION OF HIS PROBATIONARY CONTRACT FOR THE 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE BOARD DID NOT CONSENT TO HIS RESIGNATION.
BREA FARRIS HAS FAILED TO PERFORM HIS CONTRACT AND THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATORS CERTIFICATION TO SEEK SANCTIONS FOR HIS ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
ALL IN FAVOR. OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, THE BOARD MAKES THE FINDING THAT GOOD CAUSE DID NOT EXIST UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 21.210 C2 FOR RUSSELL BRANHAM,
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RESIGNATION OF HIS PROBATIONARY CONTRACT FOR THE 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR.THE BOARD DID NOT CONSIDER HIS RESIGNATION.
RUSSELL BRAND THEM HAS FAILED TO PERFORM HIS CONTRACT, AND THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION TO SEEK SANCTIONS WERE THE ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THE MOTION PASSES. IS THERE ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION?
>> BOARD MAKES THE FINDING THAT GOOD CAUSE DID NOT EXIST UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 21.210 C2 FOR AARON FRAY RESIGNATION OF HER PROBATIONARY CONTRACT FOR THE 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE BOARD DID NOT CONSENT TO HER RESIGNATION.
AARON FRAY HAS FAILED TO PERFORM HER CONTRACT AND THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION TO SEEK SANCTIONS FOR HER ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
MOVE TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT, AND THE MOTION PASSES.
>> THE BOARD MAKES THE FINDING THAT GOOD CAUSE DID NOT EXIST UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 21.210 C2 FOR ELIZABETH BELT, RESIGNATION OF HER PROBATIONARY CONTRACT FOR THE 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE BOARD DID NOT CONSENT TO HER RESIGNATION.
ELIZABETH BELT HAS FAILED TO PERFORM HER CONTRACT AND THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION TO SEEK SANCTIONS FOR HER ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON.
MOVE TO VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT, AND THE MOTION PASSES.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THIS BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 09:11 P.M.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND AND ENJOY YOUR FAMILY TIME NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU.
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