[00:00:03] >> GOOD EVENING. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER [1.0 Call to Order] THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CROWLEY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CERTIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 551.041, SUB-CHAPTER 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. KIRCHNER. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TRUSTEE PLACE 1, NEDRA ROBINSON. >> PRESENT. >> TRUSTEE PLACE 2, DR. LA TONYA MAYFIELD. >> PRESENT. >> TRUSTEE PLACE 3, DR. MIA HALL. >> PRESENT. >> TRUSTEE PLACE 4, JUNE. W. DAVIS. >> PRESENT. >> TRUSTEE PLACE 5, DARYL. R. DAVIS II. >> PRESENT. >> TRUSTEE PLACE 6, GARY GRASSIA. >> PRESENT. >> TRUSTEE PLACE 7, KELICIA STEVENSON. >> PRESENT. >> SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MICHAEL MCFARLAND. >> PRESENT. >> THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER. I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE PRESENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US AS WE CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT, REVIEW INFORMATION, AND MAKE POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF CROWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE TIME DESIGNATED FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. DECORUM AND COURTESY ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CROWLEY ISD SCHOOLS. THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO [2.0 Executive Session] TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND 551.074 PERSONNEL. THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE ARE ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:02 P.M. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 6:46 P.M. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 3.1, [3.0 Public Hearing] PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. INDIVIDUALS DESIRING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING WERE REQUIRED TO SIGN UP AT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE TONIGHT'S MEETING. WE WILL START WITH THE PRESENTATION AND THEN COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC COMMENTS. MR. FISHER WILL REPORT ON THIS ITEM, BUT DR. MCFARLAND, I WILL TURN IT TO YOU. >> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. FISHER IS PREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. MR. FISHER. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND. TONIGHT, I'LL BE WALKING US THROUGH A DISCUSSION ON THE DISTRICT'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2024 '25, AND ALSO MAKING BRIEF MENTION TO SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INPUT VARIABLES IN DEVELOPING THE BUDGET, THE TAX RATE, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY THE M&O, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE. ONE OF THE FIRST REQUIREMENTS BOARD FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS THAT WE POST AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE MEETING IN OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER. WE POSTED OUR ADVERTISEMENT, AS YOU SEE ON JUNE 11TH AND JUNE 18TH. TONIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE BUDGET PRIOR TO APPROVING THE TAX RATE. WHY DO WE DO THAT? WELL, WE DO THAT BECAUSE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, SECTION 44.004 REQUIRES THAT THE BUDGET BE APPROVED PRIOR TO THE TAX ADOPTION. AS I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OR THE M&O TAX RATE, THIS IS ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE TOTAL TAX RATE, THE OTHER IS THE INS OR THE DEBT SERVICE. WE KNOW THAT THAT AMOUNT HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT AT $0.50 PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUATION. BUT HERE, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF RECAP TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME SINCE HB3 BACK IN 2019 WAS BROUGHT INTO LEGISLATION. CISD WAS REQUIRED TO REDUCE THE 2023 '24 M&O TAX RATE FROM $0.94 OR 0.9429 TO $0.75 PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUATION. THAT IS ABOUT AN 18.5 PENNY DROP. BASED UPON THOSE CERTIFIED VALUES, THE STATE CALCULATED THE '23 '24 M&O TAX RATE AT 0.7575. HB3 WILL CONTINUE TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATE CALCULATE OUR M&O TAX RATE, SO THEREFORE, [00:05:01] AFTER RECEIVING ALL CERTIFIED VALUES FROM ENTITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, TEA WILL PROVIDE CISD WITH ITS M&O TAX RATE APPLICABLE FOR 2024 '25. WE WON'T GET THAT UNTIL AUGUST OF 2024. THUS, THE APPROVAL OF OUR TAX RATE WILL ACTUALLY OCCUR AT THE AUGUST 2024 MEETING. ALSO, JUST WANTED TO PUT AND KEEP AT THE FRONT OF EVERYBODY'S MIND AND REMEMBRANCE CISD IS ONE OF THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE AREA SPECIFICALLY THAT CONTINUES TO OFFER THE 10% LOCAL OPTIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO OUR TAXPAYERS. AS WE BEGIN THIS DISCUSSION ON THE BUDGET, ANYTIME WE HAVE THESE FINANCIAL DISCUSSIONS, WE TALK ABOUT OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES, THE BIG 6, WE TALK ABOUT THE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO REVENUE GENERATORS. WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IS JUST THAT WE'RE ESTIMATING REVENUE, AND WE'RE ESTIMATING OUR REVENUE EVERY YEAR, WE'RE ACTUALLY ESTIMATING THAT REVENUE A LITTLE LOWER THAN WHAT MAY BE REALIZED GOING FORWARD. WE DO THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'RE ECONOMIC SHIFTS, TIMING OF REVENUES CAN CHANGE AND SO WE'RE JUST ATTEMPTING TO BE CONSERVATIVE WITH THAT. OUR AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO EXPENSE DRIVERS. WE ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY ALL OF THE EXPENSES AND WE EVEN LOOK FOR COST ACCELERATORS THAT MAY IMPACT OUR EXPENSES AS THEY'RE IDENTIFIED IN OUR BUDGET. WE TALK ABOUT A STUDENT OR CLASSROOM-CENTRIC BUDGET MODEL. WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IS IN TIMES OF SURPLUS, WE WANT TO INVEST EVEN MORE IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CUTTING AS FAR AWAY FROM THE CLASSROOM AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONNECTING OUR EXPENSE DRIVERS TO OUR REVENUE GENERATORS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE ADDING A POSITION, WE'RE ADDING A TEACHER OR WHATEVER IT IS, THAT WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO DRIVE THAT COST. ALMOST FINALLY, AT NUMBER 5, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT AND CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE FUND BALANCE, THE RAINY DAY FUND. BUT ITEM NUMBER 6, GUIDING PRINCIPLE NUMBER 6, THERE'S A DELICATE BALANCE BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY GETS THE BENEFIT OF THE INVESTMENTS, THE MONIES THAT OUR TAXPAYERS HAVE ENTRUSTED US WITH IN THE CURRENT YEAR. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE DISCUSSION ABOUT '24 '25, I THINK IT'S REALLY PERTINENT TO IDENTIFY WHERE DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO END UP IN '23 '24 BECAUSE THAT LEADS INTO THE '24 '25 DISCUSSION. BOARD, YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS INDICATE THAT WE ARE PROJECTING $178,246,104 IN REVENUE FOR THE FINAL 2023 '24. WE'RE ALSO PROJECTING $188,027,382 IN EXPENDITURES. WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT INDICATES A UTILIZATION OF OUR FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT $9.8 MILLION, LEAVING OUR FUND BALANCE AT ABOUT 27.4 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT 15% OF OUR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS REALLY WHERE WE PLANNED TO BE WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET IN JUNE. THE NUMBERS HAVE SHIFTED BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL TAX COLLECTIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT REALLY, RIGHT WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE, AT ABOUT 15% OF OUR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES IS WHERE WE PROJECT TO BE. THEN FOR '24 '25, WE ARE PROJECTING REVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $186,435,457. YOU'LL SEE OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGET, $188,375,931 WITH A PLANNED UTILIZATION OF FUND BALANCE OF ONLY $1.9 MILLION. THIS WILL LEAVE US AT APPROXIMATELY 14% OF OUR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES FOR 2024 '25. WE'LL REQUIRE BOARD TO PRESENT THREE OF OUR FUNDS, IF YOU WILL, GENERAL FUND, FOOD SERVICE, AND DEBT SERVICE. WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE FOOD SERVICE, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, REVENUES IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $10,049,461, [00:10:03] EXPENDITURES OF $9,549, 461. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE $500,000 GUARANTEE THAT WILL BE REINVESTED INTO THE PROGRAM WITH THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. OUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET IS NOT APPROXIMATELY IS $57,645,621 AND OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR EXPENDITURES IS $53,807,257. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN THOSE NOW. >> THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. I YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET AND OR PROPOSED TAX RATE? SPEAK NOW FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> MR. KIRCHNER, DID WE HAVE ANYONE TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE TO MAKE COMMENTS DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> NO, SIR. >> THANK YOU, SIR. AT THIS TIME, OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS ADJOURNED AND WE WILL TRANSITION TO OUR REGULAR MEETING. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 5.0 OPEN FORUM. [5.0 Board President Reviews Open-Forum Regulations / Open Forum] PER BED LOCAL, THE BOARD SHALL ALLOW 30 MINUTES TO HEAR PERSONS WHO DESIRE TO MAKE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD. IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN OPEN FORUM, YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING THE ELECTRONIC FORM ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS AND INDICATE THE TOPIC YOU WILL ADDRESS. THE ELECTRONIC FORM IS AVAILABLE AT CROWLEYISDTX.ORG/OPENFORUM. FOR INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO SIGN UP WITH THE ELECTRONIC FORM, A PAPER COPY OF THIS FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE CROWLEY ISD CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND MUST BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING. WHEN CALLED, SPEAKERS SHALL STATE THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESS. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THAT THEY REGISTER TO SPEAK. COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS FOR THE BOARD SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO SPEAK, AND ONLY ONE PERSON MAY SPEAK AT A TIME. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ARE ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WILL SIGNAL YOUR REMAINING TIME. UPON EXPIRATION OF THE TIME LIMIT, YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO STOP SPEAKING AND CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS. GROUPS CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SHALL APPOINT ONE PERSON TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE BOARD. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING SPECIFIC NAMES WHILE MAKING COMMENTS, AND PLEASE FACE THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE DIAS WHILE MAKING COMMENTS. PER BED LOCAL, THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. IF AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. THANK YOU. MR. KIRCHNER, WHO IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT? >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MS. DANIEL ROBINSON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, DANIEL ROBINSON, 900 MATISSE DRIVE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND. I'M HERE TODAY ABOUT AN ACTION ITEM REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. BEFORE YOU ACT ON VOTE TO APPROVE A DIFFERENT FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP FOR OUR 14 YEARS OF SERVICE. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE WITHIN THIS PARTNERSHIP. WE'VE PASSED MULTIPLE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS WITH NO FISCAL FINDINGS, INCREASE CROWLEY ISD FOOD SERVICE WORKER WAGES AT A COST OF $400,000 ANNUALLY AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE DISTRICT. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH CROWLEY ISD TO PROVIDE COVID19 MEALS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, PROVIDED 50,000 MEALS TO STUDENTS DURING THE WINTER STORMS IN THE MATTER OF HOURS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE CONTRACT, WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE CHILD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT'S FUND BALANCE BY OVER $30 MILLION. >> WE'VE LED CROWLEY ISD THROUGH UNPRECEDENTED SIMULTANEOUS FOOD AND LABOR INFLATION, WHERE WE CONTINUE TO MEET ALL EXPECTATIONS FOR FOOD QUALITY AND SERVICE. BY PARTNERING WITH SOME OF OUR SUPPLY CHAINS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO DISRUPTION TO THE DISTRICT. WE COLLABORATED WITH THE STUDENT CULINARY DEPARTMENT AT CTE, [00:15:03] WE ESTABLISHED THE STUDENT NUTRITION CULINARY COUNCIL, ESTABLISHED GARDEN PARTNERSHIPS AT OAKMONT AND SYCAMORE. WE GREW THE MEALS BY 19.4% DURING THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT WHILE ENROLLMENT ONLY INCREASED BY ABOUT 11.9%. IN OUR TIME HERE, WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED THE BREAKFAST IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM, AN AFTER-SCHOOL DINNER PROGRAM AND FOCUSED ON MADE-TO-ORDER OPTIONS FOR THE KIDS AND ELEVATED THE CATERING PROGRAM, AND CREATED THE SEASONING BAR. WE INSTALLED COFFEE SHOP IN THE POD FOR THE GRAB-AND-GO FOR THE SECONDARY STUDENTS. WE UTILIZED OUR MWBE VENDORS TO PROVIDE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS, INSTITUTED A VISIT TO CROWLEY ISD FROM THE FORMER US SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, DR. RODERICK PAIGE. WE IMPLEMENTED THE STYROGENIE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND HELPED REDUCE OVERALL WASTE AND PROVIDED OUR HOURLY ASSOCIATES WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A COLLEGE DEGREE. WHILE WE HAVE HAD MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE YEARS AS YOUR PARTNER, I AM SADDENED THAT THE DISTRICT IS CONSIDERING TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. DURING THIS TIME, I KNOW A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE ADOPTING DEFICIT BUDGETS, AND THE DECISION TODAY TO POSSIBLY CHOOSE A DIFFERENT VENDOR AT A HIGHER RATE THAT OUR PROPOSED PRICE TAKES FUNDS AWAY FROM ENHANCING OUR PROGRAM AND PURCHASING NEW EQUIPMENT. AS I CLOSE, ON BEHALF OF ARAMARK STUDENT NUTRITION FAMILY, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE YOU ALL AND TO BE ABLE TO FEED TOMORROW'S FUTURE DOCTORS, AND LAWYERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS AND SO MANY OTHERS THAT YOU ALL HAVE CONTINUED TO PURSUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, MS ROBERTSON. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER TONIGHT IS ELIZABETH CALVO. MS. CALVO. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH YOU THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH CALVO, AND I'M THE MANAGING PARTNER OF PERDUE BRANDON FIELDER COLLINS & MOTT. WITH ME THIS EVENING ARE MY PARTNERS ELENA FERNANDEZ, BRUCE MEDLEY, ALISON CALLISON, AND ATTORNEY CHARLES DAUB, AND WE ARE YOUR CURRENT DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION FIRM. PERDUE BRANDON HAS PROUDLY REPRESENTED CROWLEY ISD SINCE 2009. SINCE THAT TIME, THE DISTRICT HAS SENT OUT OUR DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION CONTRACT FOR RIGOROUS RFP, AND THE DISTRICT HAS CONTINUED TO TRUST US WITH YOUR COLLECTIONS. WE VALUE THAT TRUST AND THAT TRUST IS NOT LOST ON US. WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN GO WITH ANY FIRM, BUT YOU'VE CHOSEN US OVER THE YEARS AND WE REALLY ARE PROUD OF THAT PARTNERSHIP. WE BELIEVE THAT THAT TRUST CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO OUR UNQUESTIONED REPUTATION IN THE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 54 YEARS. OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHISHOLM EDUCATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY STUDENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT. WE EDUCATE YOUR TAXPAYERS WITH OUR TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SINCE 2009, WE'VE COLLECTED OVER $19 MILLION FOR THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE VALUE OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF OUR CLIENTS. IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MEET WITH DR. MCFARLAND WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS TO GO OVER ANY ISSUES OR CONCERNS THE DISTRICT MAY HAVE, AND WE WERE VERY PROUD OF THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE NOT ONLY MET, WE'VE EXCEEDED OUR COLLECTION GOALS THAT WE HAVE, OUR OWN HIGH STANDARDS FOR OURSELVES, AND WE ARE PROUD TO STAND BY THOSE RESULTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. AGAIN, WE VALUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT AND LOOK FORWARD TO OUR ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. CALVO. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ELENA FERNANDEZ. >> ELENA FERNANDEZ, ADDRESS 500 EAST BORDER STREET, ARLINGTON, TEXAS. SPEAKING TODAY ON RFQ 041 2024 THROUGH 2025, THE CONTINGENT FEE CONTRACT FOR SERVICES RELATED TO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS. GOOD EVENING, MR. DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. MCFARLAND. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU. I'VE BEEN WITH THE FIRM, PERDUE BRANDON FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS NOW AND HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING ON THE CROWLEY ISD ACCOUNTS IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE MY FORMER COLLEAGUES TOOK THE REIGN AS BEING THE FACE THAT YOU'VE ALL COME TO LOVE. BUT WHILE THEY AREN'T HERE WITH US TODAY, I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THE WORK IS STILL BEING DONE AND WE ARE STILL VISIBLE AND ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF YOU HAVE EVEN MET MY LITTLE PERSON WHO ENJOYED RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE SIDELINE OF THE NEW STADIUM. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM WHO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT, WE HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE GRADUATES OF CROWLEY ISD, CHURCH, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS OF THE FIRM WHO SUPPORT US IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT. AS MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED EARLIER, SINCE 2009, [00:20:04] WE HAVE COLLECTED MORE THAN $19 MILLION FOR THE DISTRICT IN OUR DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION WORK. ALSO THROUGH OUR AUDIT APPEAL PROPERTY VALUE STUDY WORK, WHERE WE HAVE RECOVERED MORE THAN 12 MILLION AND OUR ESTIMATED 2.2 MILLION IN RECOVERED FUNDS FOR THE 2022 AUDIT. EACH DOLLAR COLLECTED AND BROUGHT TO THIS DISTRICT ARE BENEFITS TO THE STUDENTS WHO WE ALL HOPE TO SEE SUCCEED AND TO THIS COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU AS WELL AS WE KEEP CROWLEY ISD THE DISTRICT TO BE A PART OF, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP. THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED TRUST IN OUR WORK TO GET THE JOB DONE. JUST KNOW THAT YOU ARE A PRIORITY OF OURS IN TARRANT COUNTY AND WE WILL ENSURE TO KEEP GIVING YOU THE SERVICE AND RESULTS THAT YOU COME TO KNOW AND STAND BEHIND. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. FERNANDEZ. OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS JORDAN STIMPSON. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND. MY NAME IS JORDAN STIMPSON AND I'M AN ATTORNEY AND PARTNER WITH LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & STIMPSON. HERE WITH ME THIS EVENING ARE ALL OF THE ATTORNEYS FROM THE FORT WORTH OFFICE, MANAGING PARTNER BARBARA WILLIAMS, PARTNERS COREY FICKES, GLENN LEWIS, JAKE BATTENFIELD, MARIO PEREZ, CHARLES BRADY, MARCUS HANNA, AND A PARTNER FROM OUR BANKRUPTCY TEAM, SHERREL KNIGHTON. WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE ON OUR CROWLEY ISD TEAM WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING. THOSE INCLUDE THE MEMBERS OF OUR DALLAS BANKRUPTCY TEAM, WHICH CONSIST OF AN ADDITIONAL THREE ATTORNEYS, PLUS EIGHT STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR BANKRUPTCY DEPARTMENT IN HOUSTON, WHO WILL ALSO SERVE THE DISTRICT. ON BEHALF OF OUR FIRM, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO SUPERINTENDENT MCFARLAND, AND TO THE HARDWORKING ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF FOR THEIR DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM IN COMPLETING THIS RFQ PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BID ON THE RFQ FOR DELINQUENT [INAUDIBLE] TAX COLLECTIONS. TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LINEBARGER, OUR FIRM IS TEXAS-BASED AND IS THE LARGEST COLLECTION FIRM IN THE COUNTRY FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. WE REPRESENT NEARLY ALL OF CROWLEY ISD'S OVERLAPPING JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING TARRANT COUNTY, THE CITY OF CROWLEY, AND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. WE WOULD BE HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. FROM DAY 1, OUR FOCUS WILL BE TO ENSURE THAT EVERY DOLLAR OWED TO THIS DISTRICT AND TO THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THE CROWLEY ISD IS PURSUED DILIGENTLY, COMPASSIONATELY, AND PROFESSIONALLY. IT'S CRITICAL NOW MORE THAN EVER THAT WE RETURN EVERY DOLLAR OWED TO THE STUDENTS AND TO THE TEACHERS OF THIS DISTRICT. AS I SIT DOWN, I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TARRANT COUNTY HAVE CONDUCTED AN RFP OR AN RFQ PROCESS FOR DELINQUENT TAX SERVICES. AFTER A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS, ALL FIVE DISTRICTS HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO SWITCH TO LINEBARGER AND HAVE SINCE SEEN REVENUE INCREASE. THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS MADE THE CHOICE TO RELY ON LINEBARGER TO IMPROVE THEIR COLLECTION RATES, EFFICIENTLY MANAGE LARGE PORTFOLIOS OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS, AND TO PROVIDE ROBUST BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION, AND TO RETURN EVERY DOLLAR POSSIBLE TO THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN THOSE DISTRICTS. AS CROWLEY ISD CONTINUES TO GROW, IT IS VITAL TO THE DISTRICT THAT THEY HIRE A FIRM WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE, RESOURCES, AND ABILITY TO HANDLE THE CHALLENGES THAT THIS GROWTH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING. THAT FIRM IS LINEBARGER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF OUR FIRM TO DO THIS VERY IMPORTANT WORK AT THIS VERY CRITICAL TIME, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A PLENTIFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL CONCEDE THE REST OF MY TIME. >> THANK YOU, MS. STIMPSON. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS ON TONIGHT. WE WILL MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 6.1, [6.0 Consent Agenda ] APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS IN CONSENT TONIGHT, SO IT WILL BE AGENDA ITEM 6.2, APPROVAL OF THE MAY 30TH, REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES AND JUNE 6TH, CALL BOARD MEETING MINUTES. UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION AGENDA ITEM 6.3, THE 2024, 2025 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RENEWALS. FINANCE CATEGORY, AGENDA ITEM 6.4, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AGENDA ITEM 6.5, YEAR-END BUDGET AMENDMENT. AGENDA ITEM 6.6, 2024, 2025 COMPENSATION PLAN. AGENDA ITEM 6.7, CONSIDERATION APPROVAL AND ACT ON ADOPTION OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT UNLIMITED TAX REFUNDING BONDS, TAXABLE SERIES 2020 ESCROW FUND. AGENDA ITEM 6.8, CONSIDER ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT UNLIMITED TAX SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS, SERIES 2024, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES, [00:25:03] AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY FOR THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF SUCH BONDS. AGENDA ITEM 6.9, RFP-039-2024-2025, SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES. AGENDA ITEM 6.10, RFP-023-012-15-008, FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. AGENDA ITEM 6.11 2024, 2025, DISTRICT INSURANCE PORTFOLIO RENEWAL. AGENDA ITEM 6.12 2024, 2025, ABM CUSTODIAL SERVICES CONTRACT RENEWAL. THESE NUMBERS ARE STARTING TO RUN TOGETHER ON ME. [LAUGHTER] AGENDA ITEM 6.13, 2024, 2025, DURHAM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES CONTRACT RENEWAL. AGENDA ITEM 6.14, 2024, 2025, SAND TRAP SERVICES DISTRICT-WIDE GREASE TRAP CLEANING SERVICES CONTRACT RENEWAL. AGENDA ITEM 6.15, 2024, 2025, GORILLA SHOWERS, KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD, FLOOR AND CEILING SURFACE CLEANING CONTRACT RENEWAL. AGENDA ITEM 6.16, 2024 THROUGH 2029, DISTRICT BEVERAGE VENDING SERVICES CONTRACT. UNDER SPECIAL EDUCATION, AGENDA ITEM 6.17, SPECIAL EDUCATION 2024, 2025 PROGRAM SOFTWARE RENEWALS AND CONTRACT SERVICE PROVIDERS. THEN UNDER STUDENT SERVICES, AGENDA ITEM 6.18, JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING, TARRANT COUNTY AND JOHNSON COUNTY. AGENDA ITEM 6.19, OPERATIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM, AND AGENDA ITEM 6.20 2024, 2025 STUDENT DRESS CODES. UNDER TECHNOLOGY, AGENDA ITEM 6.21, RFP-042-2024, 2025, TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL USE, CHROMEBOOKS, AND CHROME CARDS. THEN LASTLY, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, AGENDA ITEM 6.22, RFP-045-2024-2025, TECHNOLOGY MICROSOFT SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS. [NOISE] [LAUGHTER] BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FOR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WOODSON-MAYFIELD. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> THANK YOU. SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT HALL. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE. MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE. LET'S VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS, [7.0 Consideration and Possible Action Item(s)] AGENDA ITEM 7.1, THE 2024, 2025 BUDGET APPROVAL. DR. MCFARLAND. >> MR. PRESIDENT [LAUGHTER] THE EIGHT YEARS, MAN, I GOT [INAUDIBLE] >> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU JUST HEARD EARLIER, WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR FINANCE. WE REVIEWED THE BUDGET. I'LL ASK MR. FISHER TO JUST REVIEW, AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, OUR '24, '25 BUDGET, AND AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, WE'LL GO THROUGH OUR '24, '25 BUDGET ONLY, AND THEN WE WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS BOARD AT THAT TIME. >> THANK YOU AGAIN, DR. MCFARLAND. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND. THE PROPOSED 2024, '25 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET HAS A PROPOSED REVENUE BUDGET OF $188,375,931 WITH EXPENDITURES TOTALING $188,375,931. [00:30:15] THE FOOD SERVICE FUND OR CHILD NUTRITION FUND HAS A REVENUE BUDGET OF $10,049,460, AND AN EXPENDITURE BUDGET OF $9,549,461. OUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET HAS A REVENUE BUDGET OF $57,605,621, AND AN EXPENSE BUDGET OF $53,807,257. BUT, WHAT I ALSO LIKE TO SAY, IS THAT, OUR GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET KEEPS COMPENSATION CONSISTENT FOR THE 2024, '25 SCHOOL YEAR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR. >> THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, ON THE BUDGET? >> THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE BUDGET. BOARD MEMBERS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. >> MAKE AMEND APPROVAL OF THE 2024, '25 BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND AS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU, SECRETARY ROBINSON, FOR THE MOTION. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> THANK YOU. FIRST, VICE PRESIDENT GRACIA. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU BOARD. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 7.2 RFQ-041-2024-2025, CONTINGENT FEE CONTRACT FOR SERVICES RELATED TO DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION. DR. MCFARLAND. >> MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MR. FISHER HERE WHO'S PREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM, MR. FISHER. >> THANK YOU, DR. MCFARLAND. GOOD EVENING. AGAIN, MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCFARLAND. THE DELINQUENT TAX RFQ WAS ADVERTISED ON MAY 10TH, 2024 AND CLOSED ON MAY 27TH, 2024. THERE WERE FOUR EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THIS PARTICULAR RFQ. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: LOCAL TAX COLLECTION EXPERIENCE, LITIGATION EXPERIENCE, DEMONSTRATED RESULTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT CLIENTS LOST OR GAIN IN THE LAST 10 YEARS IN TARRANT COUNTY. EVALUATION CRITERIA NUMBER 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRM AND THE TEAM WHO WILL REPRESENT CROWLEY ISD, BIOGRAPHIES OF THE LEGAL PERSONNEL, SUPPORT PERSONNEL INVOLVED, A COLLECTION OF PROGRAM DETAILS, AND DATA SECURITY MEASURES. EVALUATION CRITERIA NUMBER 3. DOES THE FIRM PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE BANKRUPTCY SERVICES AND THE ABILITY TO HANDLE COMPLEX DELINQUENT TAX LITIGATION? EVALUATION NUMBER 4. WAS ANY OF THE OTHER SERVICES AND BENEFITS TO CROWLEY ISD OFFERED BY THE RESPECTIVE FIRM? THE DISTRICT REVIEWED AND EVALUATED THE CRITERIA, THE PROPOSALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED, AND THE DISTRICT IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR, AND STIMPSON, TO SERVE AS THE DISTRICT CONTINGENT FEE CONTRACT TURF FOR DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTIONS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE A MOTION, BUT PRIOR TO THE MOTION PURSUANT TO COUNSEL ADVICE, I HAVE INFORMATION I NEED TO READ FIRST? >> YES, MA'AM. >> AFTER HAVING PROVIDED ADEQUATE NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2,254.1036 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT FOR TAX COLLECTION SERVICES WITH LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR AND STIMPSON, LLP, IS APPROVED AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, [00:35:02] IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING ITS DUE DILIGENCE, THE CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION FINDS THAT, NUMBER 1, THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL NEED FOR THE LEGAL SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT. NUMBER 2, THESE LEGAL SERVICES CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY PERFORMED BY THE ATTORNEYS AND SUPPORTING PERSONNEL OF THE DISTRICT AT A REASONABLE COST. NUMBER 3, THESE LEGAL SERVICES CANNOT REASONABLY BE OBTAINED FROM ATTORNEYS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE UNDER ANY AGREEMENT, PROVIDING ONLY FOR THE PAYMENT OF HOURLY FEES WITHOUT REGARD TO THE OUTCOME OF THE MATTER, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF DELINQUENT TAX PENALTIES PROVIDED BY TEXAS TAX CODE SECTION 6.30, 33.07, 33.08, 33.11 AND 33.48. BECAUSE THE DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY THE ESTIMATED AMOUNTS REQUIRED UNDER AN AGREEMENT ONLY FOR THE PAYMENT OF HOURLY FEES. NUMBER 4, LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR AND STIMPSON, LLP IS WELL QUALIFIED AND COMPETENT TO PERFORM THE LEGAL SERVICES REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. NUMBER 5, LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR AND STIMPSON, LLP HAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED THESE SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO THE DISTRICT, WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, MANY NEARBY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER TAXING ENTITIES HAVE RELIED ON THE COLLECTION EXPERTISE OF THE LINEBARGER LAW FIRM FOR 45 YEARS. THOSE ENTITIES HAVE BEEN WELL SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY AND OUTCOME OF THE LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED. NUMBER 6. THE APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR AND STIMPSON, LLP, IS A RESULT OF AN ARM'S LENGTH TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR AND STIMPSON, LLP, AND IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. WITH THAT, I NOW MAKE A MOTION TO AWARD RFQ, -041-2024-2025, CONTINGENT FEE CONTRACT FOR DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTIONS, THE LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR AND STIMPSON, LLP AS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAVIS FOR THAT EFFECTIVE MOTION. [LAUGHTER] I WILL ENTERTAIN A SECOND. >> A SECOND. >> THANK YOU. FIRST, VICE PRESIDENT GRACIA. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE. THE MOTION PASSES 6:1. THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> EXCUSE ME. THE MOTION PASSES SIX IN FAVOR AND WITH ONE ABSTAIN. I WANT TO CORRECT THE RECORD. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 7.3, EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, DR. MCFARLAND. >> MR. PRESIDENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE NAME. >> NATALIE MORA. >> YOU GOT IT. I THINK ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE IT? >> YES, SIR. >> IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION? >> YES, MR. PRESIDENT. I RECOMMEND NATALIE MORA FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AS RECOMMENDED. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WOODSON-MAYFIELD. FOR THE MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE STEVENSON FOR THE SECOND. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY UNREADINESS? HEARING NONE, MOVE TO VOTE, PLEASE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. MORA, THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CROWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 7.4, TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, REGION 11, POSITION D. DR. MCFARLAND. >> MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, [00:40:01] MR. KIRCHNER IS PREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. >> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. MCFARLAND, AS WE DISCUSSED IN OUR LAST MEETING, TASB HAS INVITATION TO OUR BOARD TO SEE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ANYONE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE REGION 11 POSITION C, D ON THE TASB BOARD. THAT SEAT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY MR. NEWCOMBE OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN-SAGINAW ISD. HE HAS INDICATING THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEEK REELECTION, BUT AS CROWLEY SCHOOL BOARD, YOU SAW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT ANY NOMINATIONS. WE DO HAVE A TIGHT TIMELINE BECAUSE THOSE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO TASB BY MONDAY JULY 1ST. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PROCESS? >> TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ANY NOMINATIONS. THANK YOU, MR. KIRCHNER. THANK Y'ALL. SILENCE WAS RESOUNDING. THANK YOU ALL. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 7:25 PM. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. [NOISE] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.