THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING OUR MEETING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE THIS EVENING, WHICH IS ALSO OPEN
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TO THE PUBLIC TO JOIN, WE HAVE VERY IMPORTANT BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO THIS EVENING.PLEASE ENSURE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, PLEASE SEND A TEXT MESSAGE OR E-MAIL TO MR. KIRCHNER. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OPEN FORUM COMMENTS SIGNED UP ANYONE [INAUDIBLE] AGENDA ITEMS.
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3.1 CISD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.[INAUDIBLE] ALREADY COMPLETED. THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING AND ALSO CONSTRUCTION [INAUDIBLE].
[INAUDIBLE] PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THE [INAUDIBLE] CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
MR. [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU, DR.
MCFARLAND. MS. HALL. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN THIS PRESENTATION WITH SOME PICTURES FROM OUR CTE BILL R.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH PUNCH LIST ITEMS FOR THIS FACILITY.
WE'RE WRAPPING UP SOME SOME ITEMS THAT WE NEEDED FOR OUR MEDIA STUDIO, TV VIDEO STUDIO.
WE HAVE BEGUN WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AVIATION BUILDING.
IF YOU'VE BEEN BY THERE THIS WEEK, YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE STARTING TO STAND UP THE STEEL AND THAT IS ABOUT A TWO MONTH PROCESS TO GET THE STEEL UP, TO GET THE METAL BUILDING UP, AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL BEGIN THE WORK ON THE INSIDE.
WE'RE WORKING WITH MS. DUVALL AND DR. PORTER AND WORKING ON GETTING THE FLOOR PLAN LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE FOR THE AVIATION BUILDING AND THE EQUIPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE THEY NEED IN THE BUILDING.
ONE THING I WANTED TO SHOW YOU ON THIS AERIAL IS IF YOU LOOK JUST TO THE EAST OF THE FACILITY, YOU CAN SEE ACROSS THE DRIVE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BUILDING WILL BE.
SO IT'S JUST NORTH OF THE PARKING LOT AND EAST OF THE AGRICULTURAL FACILITY.
THE NEXT PROJECT IS THE INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY.
THIS IS CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AT THIS STAGE.
WE'VE COMPLETED THE PIERS AND WE'LL BE STARTING WORK ON UTILITIES NEXT WEEK.
AND THEN THIS WEEK THEY'RE FRAMING UP ALL THE GRADE BEAMS AND THEY'LL BE POURING CONCRETE, WEATHER PERMITTING NEXT WEEK.
NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY.
THEY'VE POURED THE DRIVE THEY WILL BE STARTING ON THE PARKING LOT, WHICH WILL BE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THAT BUILDING FOR STAFF PARKING.
THE UTILITIES ARE PARTIALLY COMPLETE, AND THEN THEY'LL BE POURING THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE FOUNDATION NEXT WEEK ALSO.
SO WHAT I WANT TO DO IS TAKE YOU THROUGH THE DISTRICT [INAUDIBLE] COMPLEX AND THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IS REMIND ME OF THE INITIAL MASTER PLAN THAT WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE 2007 BOND PROGRAM.
AND IT SHOWS IN THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT, IT SHOWS THE STADIUM AND THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BUT IN THE CENTER DOWN THE LOWER PART WOULD BE WHERE THE HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE AND THEN DIRECTLY ABOVE IT TO THE NORTH WOULD BE THE NINTH GRADE FACILITY.
AND THEN THE STRUCTURE TO THE WEST, RIGHT THERE ON THE PROPERTY LINE WOULD BE STEEL HOUSES FOR ALL THE ATHLETIC FIELDS THAT ARE IN THAT AREA.
IN THIS LAYOUT. THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED TO BE IN THESE LOCATIONS, WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN HOW WE WOULD MOVE THIS AROUND FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
IT WAS JUST THE DESIGN WAS TO HELP LAY OUT AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING FIT IN WOULD ALLOW FOR A STADIUM SIZE THAT WE'RE CONSTRUCTING THERE ON THAT PROPERTY.
SO IF WE GO ON TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX.
THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING FROM THE NORTHEAST, THE FIELD HOUSE IS ON THE SOUTH END OF THE FIELD. AND YOU CAN SEE THE PRESS BOX WAS THE THE THE OPTION THAT WE CHOSE
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IN A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING WHERE IT HAD THE COMBINATION OF THE BRICK ON THE SIDES OF THE OF THE PRESS BOX AND THEN THE THE METAL WORK THAT WE WERE USING TO SCREEN THE STADIUM AS YOU APPROACH THE FRONT OF THE STADIUM, THIS DESIGN IS COMPLETE.HUNDRED PERCENT DOCUMENTS WILL BE ISSUED NEXT WEEK FORBIDDING AND THEN THE GMP WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD ON THE NOVEMBER 19TH BOARD MEETING.
THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
WHICH IS SITTING ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THAT MASTER PLAN.
IS CURRENTLY IN 50 PERCENT PRICING OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THIS ANTHONY IF YOU GO BACK TO THE YES, IF YOU LOOK YOU'RE LOOKING PRETTY MUCH NORTH AND EAST OF THE PROPERTY AND YOU CAN SEE THE STADIUM IN THE BACKGROUND AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE AREA THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE THE HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHER FUTURE PROJECTS. THE IN THIS PICTURE, ALSO THE DETACHED BUILDING THAT IS IN THE THE LOWER CORNER RIGHT THERE, THAT IS THE WELCOME CENTER, WHICH WILL ALSO HOUSE THE LANGUAGE PLACEMENT CENTER. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT? [INAUDIBLE]. SO THAT BUILDING IS THE WELCOME THE DISTRICT WELCOME CENTER AND IN IT IT WILL HOUSE THE LANGUAGE PLACEMENT CENTER THAT WE STARTED THIS YEAR.
SO THE LANGUAGE PLACEMENT CENTER IS OK.
OK, SO THE LANGUAGE PLACEMENT CENTER IS WHERE WE HAVE NEW ARRIVALS OR STUDENTS WHO ARE [INAUDIBLE] BILINGUAL PROGRAM. [INAUDIBLE] OK, AND THEN THIS IS JUST ANOTHER VIEW FROM STANDING AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE NEXT YOU, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FLOOR PLAN, SO IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THAT WELCOME CENTER THERE IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER.
THE FLOOR PLAN ON THE LEFT IS THE MAIN FLOOR.
AND THE FLOOR PLAN ON THE RIGHT IS THE SECOND STORY.
ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT ON THE FIRST FLOOR PLAN, THE LARGEST AREA IN ORANGE IS THE BOARDROOM. AND THEN THE SPACE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF IT IS ALSO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IN MEETING ROOMS ALONE THAT ARE THAT ARE PART OF THE BOARDROOM ACTIVITY.
OK, AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE I WANTED TO SPEAK TO OUR POLICY CH LOCAL.
THE UPDATE 14 THAT WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER THE 12TH, 2019, IT SPOKE TO THE FACT THAT THE DISTRICT HAS SET A GOAL OF 20 PERCENT FOR WORK ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO BE AWARDED TO HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES AND MINORITY WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES.
AND IN THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF THE PROJECTS, I WANT TO JUST REMIND YOU OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE OF LATE.
AND WHEN THE GMP PROJECTS WERE APPROVED.
THE INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY IS THE ONLY PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED SINCE WE ADOPTED THE LOCAL POLICY.
AND SO. IT CAME IN AT A 15 PERCENT OF THE WORK AWARDED TO THE HUBS OR THE WDES, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE REASON OF THIS IS THAT FOR THAT TYPE OF PROJECT, THERE ARE REALLY JUST THREE MAIN CONTRACTORS IN THIS TYPE OF WORK.
THERE'S YOUR GRADING, YOUR EARTHWORK, THERE'S YOUR STEELWORK, AND IT'S THE TURF GRASS THAT'S GOING IN IN THAT FACILITY.
SO IN SPEAKING WITH OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR ABOUT THE UPCOMING PROJECTS OF THE SPORTS COMPLEX AND THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE DISTRICT'S GOAL OF 20 PERCENT CAN BE MET DUE TO THE FACT THERE'S GOING TO BE MANY SUBS ON THESE PROJECTS.
SO THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
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THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE].ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATION.
I'M REALLY EXCITED JUST LOOKING [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU . [INAUDIBLE] I WAS JUST WONDERING, JUST WONDERING, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE OF BUSINESSES AND THE 20 PERCENT.
SO THAT WE GOT THE ISSUE OF THE SUBCONTRACTORS, THE CONTRACTORS, HOW ARE THOSE NUMBERS CALCULATED? 20 PERCENT OF EVERY DOLLAR SPENT GOES TO A HUB BUSINESS, OR IS IT 20 PERCENT OF THE SUBCONTRACTING DOLLARS OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? MR. RAY. THAT WOULD BE 20 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL GMP OF THE PROJECT.
THANK YOU MR. RAY GREAT QUESTION.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NOTHING, THANK YOU MR. [INAUDIBLE]. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 3.2 2020-2021 CROWLEY ISD BUDGET REVIEW AND REALLOCATION.
DR. MCFARLAND. MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, THIS NEXT ITEM IS DEFINITELY AN ITEM I AM PROUD TO BRING FORWARD.
THIS ITEM IS DEALING WITH OUR BUDGET REVIEW AND REALLOCATION PROCESS.
WE, OF COURSE, OVER THE LAST MONTH HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN REALLY REVIEWING OUR BUDGETS AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS CREATED A DIFFERENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO WORK WITH THE PRESIDENT, BACK WHEN WE ACTUALLY CREATED A BUDGET IN MARCH AND APRIL.
AND SO WHAT WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO DO IS TO REALLY REVIEW HOW WE VALIDATE THE FUNDS, REALLOCATE SOME FUNDS A COMMITMENT THAT SAID ONCE WE HAD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR ADA AND ONCE WE HAD, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF [INAUDIBLE] WITH OUR BUDGET, WHICH IS THROUGH FINANCE IN GENERAL THEN WE WOULD BRING BACK A CONSIDERATION FOR A COMPENSATION.
AND SO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE COMPENSATION THEN WE DECIDED WE NEED TO REALLOCATE SOME OF THE FUNDS WE HAVE CURRENTLY OF ALLOCATING [INAUDIBLE] CENTRAL OFFICE [INAUDIBLE] AND SO MS. ADRIAN WILL BRING FORWARD THIS NEXT ITEM IT WILL BE KIND OF AN UPDATE ON ACCOUNT OF RESULTS OF THE BUDGET ALLOCATION PROCESS.
I DO WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY THANK YOU TO ALL THE CENTRAL OFF ICE LEADERS.
WE WERE ABLE TO REALLOCATE FUNDS TO THE TUNE OF RIGHT AROUND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
AND ONE [INAUDIBLE] THAT WE HEAR ABOUT THAT I BELIEVE WILL PUT US IN A PRETTY POSITIVE POSITION FINANCIALLY.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS COMPENSATION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
MCFARLAND MS. HALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT'S BUDGET REVIEW ALIGNS WITH ALL THREE OF OUR DISTRICT GOALS.
AND SO IF I CAN JUST REMIND US THAT IN JUNE OF TWENTY TWENTY, WE APPROVED THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET THAT INCLUDED THE USE OF SEVEN POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS OF THE FUND BALANCE.
SO AT THAT TIME, NO SALARY INCREASES WERE APPROVED DUE TO THE USE OF FUND BALANCE, BUT ALSO ALL THE UNCERTAINTIES OF COVID-19.
BUT RECENTLY, EACH DEPARTMENT IN THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION WAS ASKED [INAUDIBLE] REVIEW THEIR CURRENT BUDGET AND WE JUST LOOK FOR POSSIBILITIES TO REDUCE THEIR BUDGETS, TO REALLOCATE FUNDS AND HOPEFULLY, FINDING SOME FUNDS TO GIVE ONE TIME PAYMENTS TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF CISD.
SO WE REVIEWED THE BUDGETS, BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE UNCERTAINTIES OF ADA PROJECTIONS, THEREFORE STAFFING AND THE ADDITIONAL COVID EXPENDITURES THEMSELVES AS WELL.
BUT THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION CAME TOGETHER AND CAME UP WITH FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT COULD BE REALLOCATED FOR ONE TIME PAYMENTS FOR EVERYONE IN CISD. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE A COST AVOIDANCE.
OUR VACANT POSITIONS CURRENTLY TOTAL AROUND TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
SO IF WE COULD GET BY OR CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STAFFING REQUESTS AND REQUIREMENTS, WE
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CAN POSSIBLY SAVE A FEW MILLION DOLLARS IN THE VACANT POSITIONS AS WELL.WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH THAT MONEY IS THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE HAD A DISCUSSIONS THAT POSSIBLY IF WE CAN GIVE TO ALL THE PARA'S A THOUSAND DOLLAR EITHER ONE TIME PAYMENT, OR TWO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PAYMENTS.
WE HAVE ROUGHLY FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT WOULD COST FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AND THEN IF WE GAVE THE PROFESSIONALS A TWO PERCENT RAISE THAT WOULD COST US ONE POINT NINE, NOT A RAISE I'M SORRY, ONE TIME PAYMENT THAT WOULD COST ONE POINT NINE MILLION.
AND IF WE AWARDED THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF WITH A THREE PERCENT, ONE OR TWO TIME PAYMENT, IT WOULD COST US TWO POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT'S JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT, BUT CURRENTLY WITHOUT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST FROM THE TIME THAT WE APPROVED THE BUDGET IN JUNE UNTIL NOW, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE SOME ANSWERS.
SO RECALCULATING THE REVENUE FOR 2021 I'M PROJECTING IT'S COMING IN AT ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THE EXPENDITURES I'M JUST BUDGETING AT THE MOMENT BASED ON ONE MONTH SEPTEMBER PAYROLL IS PAYROLL FOR EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT.
IF I TAKE THAT AND JUST KIND OF LOOK AT THE OTHER BUDGET NUMBERS TO SEE IF IT'S REASONABLE TO SAVE MONEY ANYWHERE, BUT I'M CALCULATING EXPENDITURES CAME IN AT ONE SIXTY TWO POINT SEVEN, SO I'M STILL LOOKING AT A DECREASE THE FUND BALANCE OF FOUR POINT FOUR MILLION. IF WE WERE TO REALIZE THAT OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE WOULD BE SOMEWHERE AROUND THIRTY NINE FOR THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE SCHOOL YEAR.
IF WE REALIZED THE FOUR POINT FOUR DOLLARS MILLION DEFICIT, WE WOULD COME IN AT THIRTY FOUR POINT SIX MILLION IN OUR FUND BALANCE, WHICH WOULD BE TWO AND A HALF MONTHS WORTH OF EXPENDITURE, OR WE'D BE AT TWENTY ONE PERCENT.
THAT DEFICIT THAT DECREASED THE FUND BALANCE WOULD INCLUDE I'M SORRY IF WE REALLOCATED THE MONEY THAT CENTRAL OFFICE FOUND IN THEIR BUDGET.
IT WOULDN'T COST US ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT.
AND IF WE DID NOT HIRE THE VACANT POSITIONS THAT ARE STILL OPEN, WE WOULD STILL REALIZE THIS FOUR POINT FOUR, BECAUSE JUST HOW IT WAS BUDGETED, I'M NOT COMPARING BUDGET TO ACTUAL I'M COMPARING JUST OUR ACTUAL CURRENT TIMES 12 MONTHS.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME, BUT IT'S JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
WE'LL BRING BACK INFORMATION AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING, ABOUT ONE TIME PAYMENTS OR POSSIBLY ASKING YOU TO APPROVE TWO ONE TIME PAYMENT, THERE'S STILL DISCUSSION GOING ON AT THIS POINT ABOUT HOW WE WOULD IMPLEMENT THAT, BUT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER AND QUESTION.
THANK YOU MS. ADRIAN. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.
GO AHEAD MS. BENTON. MS. ADRIAN COULD YOU JUST REMIND US WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED RANGE FOR THE MONTHS AND PERCENTAGE FOR THE FUND BALANCE? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. YES, WE PREFER ANYWHERE BETWEEN TWO AND THREE MONTHS OR TWO AND A HALF IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
.I DON'T THINK WE TALKED ABOUT.
MAYBE I GOT THIS STRAIGHT THE HB THREE FUNDING.
SO IT WAS WE DID THE INCREASES LAST YEAR BASED OFF THE HB3 FUNDING REQUIREMENT.
THE TWENTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS COMING IN FOR HB3 EARMARKED FOR TEACHER RAISES OR WHATEVER, PROFESSIONAL WHATEVER IT WAS, SO THIS YEAR IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT'S COMING IN FROM HB THREE FUNDING THAT HAS TO BE EARMARKED FOR RAISES.
BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING [INAUDIBLE] THING IN PERPETUITY, EVERY TIME WE GET AN EXTRA DOLLAR THAT WAS SOMEHOW ATTRIBUTABLE TO HB THREE NO THAT REQUIREMENT IS JUST THAT THEY CHANGED OUR ADJUSTED BASIC ALLOTMENT, ANYTIME THEY
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CHANGE IT WAS 130, I THINK, AND NOW IT'S SIXTY ONE SIXTY.ANYTIME THEY CHANGE THAT ADJUSTED BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR PEOPLE THEN THERE'S A REQUIREMENT TO SPEND SO MUCH ON RAISES FOR THE TEACHER AND LIBRARIANS AND COUNSELORS.
CORRECT. OK, SO THERE'S NOTHING EARMARKED SPECIFICALLY FOR OK. I GUESS WELL, AND THE ONLY QUESTION I WOULD HAVE ON THE TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN SAVINGS FROM THE VACANT POSITIONS IS WHAT OR HOW MANY OF THOSE POSITIONS CAN WE LIVE WITHOUT OR WHAT ARE WE SACRIFICING SOME POSITIONS THAT WE REALLY WHAT'S THE STATUS THERE? SO THE END OF JULY, I BELIEVE, IT WAS WE INSTITUTED A HIRING FREEZE, BASICALLY WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD NUMBERS TO JUSTIFY ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, SOME OF THEM ARE CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND OTHER POSITIONS WERE AIDES AND OTHER NON INSTRUCTIONAL POSITIONS.
SO IF THERE IS A NEED IF WE HAVE REACHED A NUMBER FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS WE'RE HIRING.
BUT FOR AIDES AND OTHERS THAT ARE NON-INSTRUCTIONAL, WE'RE HOLDING ON THOSE UNTIL WE ABSOLUTELY NEED THEM.
SO WE THINK THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE ABOUT 4 MILLION ON HOLD SO WE FREED UP 2 MILLION [INAUDIBLE] NUMBERS WE'RE CARRYING ABOUT 15 SEVEN, I BELIEVE ABOUT 15 SEVEN SO AS THE NUMBERS GET CLOSER TO SIXTEEN HUNDRED OR 16 THOUSAND.
[INAUDIBLE] WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EXPENSE DRIVERS.
SO WE HAVE A PHILOSOPHY AS IT RELATES TO BUDGETING IN OUR EXPENSE [INAUDIBLE].
SO I PERSONNEL ARE TO BE [INAUDIBLE] AND SO WHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T COMMIT TO AN EXPENSE DRIVER WITHOUT HAVING A REVENUE GENERATOR, WHICH OUR STUDENTS ARE OUR REVENUE GENERATORS.
SO YOU'VE JUST BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL AND [INAUDIBLE], GOING ABOUT ADDING POSITIONS, ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE STUDENTS IN PLACE WE WILL END UP ADDING THESE POSITIONS AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AND CUT NEXT YEAR.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A CLEAR PRESENT NEED.
WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CLASSES NOW THAT WE HAVE GONE BACK FACE TO FACE.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CLASSES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS BUT RIGHT NOW, THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY, INCONSISTENT.
OK, SO THAT TWO MILLION REPRESENTS ABOUT HALF OF THE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THOSE POSITIONS.
AND I GUESS THERE'S NO PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME.
NO, THERE'S ARE NO PROPOSAL TONIGHT.
AND SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK WITH YOU ALL [INAUDIBLE] AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WE'LL BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION MS. HALL.
YES MA'AM. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, I HAVE A COMMENT, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION FOR US TO LOOK AT AND CONSIDER.
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED IF IN AT ALL POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN DO THIS, BUT THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.
AND I ECHO TRUSTEE DAVIS' SENTIMENTS AS WELL, WE DEFINITELY SAW A LOT OF HARD WORK AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF HARD WORK TO GET [INAUDIBLE] SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPTION AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SIT BACK INTO THE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING GREAT NEWS FOR OUR STAFF.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD BEFORE? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
[INAUDIBLE] FUTURE ACTION ITEM SECTION OF OUR AGENDA.
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AGENDA ITEM 4.1 [INAUDIBLE] WITH JP MORGAN CHASE, [INAUDIBLE].[INAUDIBLE] REPORT ON THIS FUTURE ACTION ITEM.
MCFARLAND, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TODAY.
I WILL GO OVER THE FUTURE ACTION ITEM FOR THE CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY, FOR TARRANT COUNTY, WITH JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, WHICH IS CROWLEY ISD DEPOSITORY BANK AT THE MOMENT IS ACTUALLY SEEKING TO ESTABLISH A PURCHASING CARD OR FOR SHORT [INAUDIBLE]
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PROGRAM THAT'S INITIALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEVERAGING ACTUAL DISTRICT DOLLARS SPENT WITH APPROVED VENDORS WHO WOULD ACCEPT THE [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAM AND ULTIMATELY GENERATE A REVENUE REBATE FOR THE DISTRICT.IF YOU CAN RECALL, BACK IN I BELIEVE IT WAS JUNE OF 2019, I BROUGHT TO THE BOARD OF THE AGREEMENT WITH BANK OF AMERICA.
WE ACTUALLY STARTED THE [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAM OR WORKING WITH THEM REGARDING THE [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAM.
AND WE NOTICED DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE THAT WHAT THEY HAD TO OFFER TO THE DISTRICT AT THAT POINT WAS NOT REALLY CONDUCIVE AS FAR AS WHAT THE DISTRICT NEEDS ARE.
SO WE ENDED UP CANCELING THAT AGREEMENT.
AND AFTER WE CANCELED THE AGREEMENT IS RIGHT WHEN COVID CAME AROUND.
AND SO WHEN COVID CAME AROUND, OBVIOUSLY, WE WERE TRYING TO DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CAMPUSES AND EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT WERE GETTING WHAT THEY NEEDED.
SO WE STARTED LOOKING AT [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAMS AGAIN, OF COURSE, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK.
THEY PROVIDED US WITH INFORMATION.
WHEN THEY PROVIDED US THAT INFORMATION, THEY LET US KNOW DUE TO COVID THEY ACTUALLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT THAT YOU HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBATE.
SO THE THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT WAS A MILLION DOLLARS AND THEY ACTUALLY REDUCED IT TO TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SO WHEN THIS ITEM DOES GO BACK TO THE BOARD FOR CONSENT, IF APPROVED, THEN WE WOULD HAVE ABOUT EIGHT TO NINE MONTHS WORTH OF TIME WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY TRY AND CLEAR A REALLY NICE REBATE FOR THE DISTRICT.
SO THIS DOES NOT HAVE A BUDGETARY AMOUNT, WILL NOT COST ANYTHING FOR THE DISTRICT.
WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO AGREE AND APPROVE THE CONSORTIUM TO UTILIZE THEM.
AND SO WE'LL ACTUALLY REQUEST FOR BOARD APPROVAL AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. THIS BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 4.2.
[INAUDIBLE] INNOVATION [INAUDIBLE] DR.
MCFARLAND. MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS [INAUDIBLE] I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF, OUR CUSTODIANS, MR. VOGLER, [INAUDIBLE] AND OTHERS, THEY HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB REALLY BUILDING UP THE LEVEL OF CLEANING AND MAKING SURE OUR FACILITIES ARE SAFE.
SO I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR ALL THEIR WORK.
Y'ALL ARE KIND OF WORKING IN THE SHADOWS.
AND WE ARE DEFINITELY THANKFUL, ESPECIALLY DURING A PANDEMIC, WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM LED BY MR. [INAUDIBLE]. THIS NEXT ITEM DEALING WITH HVAC [INAUDIBLE] THE PILOT PROJECT.
WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND WE KNOW THAT AIR QUALITY NOW IS AS IMPORTANT NOW AS IT AS EVER BEEN.
[INAUDIBLE] AND SO WE KNOW THAT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR CAMPUS [INAUDIBLE].
[INAUDIBLE] WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS FUTURE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
MCFARLAND. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS YOU ARE AWARE, THERE'S A GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH THAT HAS CONTEMPLATED THE POSSIBILITY OF AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS THROUGH VENTILATION SYSTEMS OF BUILDINGS.
MCFARLAND TALKED ABOUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS. SO WE'VE BEEN RESEARCHING SOLUTIONS TO THIS POTENTIAL ISSUE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. AND AS YOU SEE ON YOUR POWERPOINT, WE'VE INCLUDED A WORKS REVIEW PAGE IT'S THE LAST PAGE IN YOUR POWERPOINT THAT REALLY LISTS SOME OF THE SOURCES THAT WE REVIEWED IN RESEARCHING THIS ITEM.
AND AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES ON THIS EVOLVING TOPIC AND A BUNCH OF COMPANIES THAT ARE OFFERING PRODUCTS IN THIS SPACE.
SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO TONIGHT IS TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO WALK YOU THROUGH A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO INTRODUCE YOU TO WHAT WE BELIEVE MAY BE A VIABLE SOLUTION TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF AIRBORNE ALLERGENS AND VIRUSES AT OUR CISD CAMPUSES.
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BUT BEFORE I START MY PRESENTATION, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MY GUESTS TONIGHT, MR. JEFFREY POSTELL, OWNER OF THE POST L.GROUP, THE PROPOSED VENDOR FOR THIS PILOT, MR. JOSHUA PULIS, VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING FOR DUST FREE, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PRODUCT. AND MR. TIM [INAUDIBLE] PARTNER OF AIR SOLUTION PARTNERS.
I'LL ASK THESE GUYS TO JUMP IN TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW AS TO HOW THE SYSTEM REALLY WORKS.
WELL, LET'S JUMP INTO THE PRESENTATION NOW AS WE AS WE JUMP INTO THE PRESENTATION.
I'D LIKE TO START BY JUST FRAMING THE PROBLEM.
COVID-19 REALLY HAS PROVIDED US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM.
AND EACH YEAR WE KNOW THAT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, YOU KNOW, STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE ABSENT BECAUSE OF AIRBORNE ALLERGENS, BACTERIA AND VIRUSES.
AND WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THIS EXPOSURE CAN HAPPEN ALMOST IN ANY SETTING AT HOME, THE GROCERY STORE OR THE MALL, ETC..
AND SO STUDENTS AND STAFF CAN TRANSMIT THESE VIRUSES TO OTHERS WHILE THEY'RE AT SCHOOL.
AND THIS TRANSMISSION CAN OCCUR ON SHARED SURFACES AND NOW WE REALLY BEGIN TO FOCUS ON AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION.
NEXT SLIDE. AND SO, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S AN IMPACT, THERE'S AN IMPACT, A GENERAL EDUCATIONAL IMPACT AS THE STUDENTS ARE ABSENT FROM CLASS AND THEY LOSE VALUABLE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. BUT THERE'S ALSO A FISCAL IMPACT WHERE WE INCUR HIGHER SUBSTITUTE TEACHER COSTS AND ALSO LOWER STATE REVENUE AS A RESULT OF DECLINE, AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. NEXT LINE, ANTHONY.
AND SO OUR DISTRICT, WE REALLY HAVE MOUNTED A VERY CONCERTED EFFORT TO MITIGATE THE COVID-19 VIRUS AND SICKNESS FROM ANY OTHER VIRUSES, AND SO WE'VE DONE THAT BY LIMITING CONTROL ACCESS TO OUR BUILDINGS, BY MONITORING STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR SYMPTOMS. WE'VE ENFORCED THE SOCIAL DISTANCING AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CDC AND THE MASK WEARING.
WE'VE ALSO MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN PPE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
AND YOU SEE THAT IS EVIDENCED BY THE PICTURE THAT YOU SEE THERE.
THAT'S A PICTURE OF NORTH CROWLEY [INAUDIBLE] THE CAFETERIA.
AND SO THE PRODUCT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS AN AIR FILTRATION PRODUCT.
IT USES WHAT WE CALL BI-POLAR TECHNOLOGY, BI-POLAR IONIZATION TECHNOLOGY, AND THIS TECHNOLOGY ACTUALLY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
IT WAS USED IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY AND FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS TO ELIMINATE BACTERIA AND VIRUSES FROM ADHERING TO THE MEAT AND THE VEGETABLES IN THOSE PROCESSING PLANTS.
IT'S ALSO BEEN USED IN THE SPACE STATION TO PROVIDE CLEAN AIR IN THE SPACE STATION.
AND IT WAS ALSO USED AND CONTINUES TO BE USED AS A PART OF THE PROCESS FOR PURIFICATION OF WATER. SO, MR. PULIS, WOULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THE BOARD AND ACTUALLY PROVIDE A TECHNICAL OVERVIEW OF HOW THE PRODUCT ACTUALLY WORKS? SURE, MR. FISHER, THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING US DUST FREE AND AND OUR PARTNERS IN THE DISCUSSION TO HELP YOU DEVELOP A PLAN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF YOUR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION AND STUDENTS.
THE DUST FREE ACTIVE PRODUCT WAS DEVELOPED BY OUR COMPANY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
WE'VE BEEN IN THIS SPACE OF [INAUDIBLE] AIR PURIFICATION FOR GOING ON THIRTY EIGHT YEARS NOW. BUT THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT WE DEVELOPED BASED ON OUR BASE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE AIR PURIFICATION MARKET TO UTILIZE DUAL TECHNOLOGIES SO AS MR. FISHER SPOKE TO, WE USE BI POLAR IONIZATION TO TARGET MICROSCOPIC PARTICULATE.
THE DROPLET NUCLEI THAT WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT IN THE THE NEWS TODAY ON THE REPORTS FROM THE WHO AND THE CDC TO COMBAT THE TRANSMISSION OF VIRUSES, BACTERIA, IT GOES EVEN FURTHER TO HELP REDUCE ALLERGENS, AS MR FISCHER SPOKE TO EARLIER.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS TO THIS PRODUCT OUTSIDE OF JUST TRYING TO HELP REDUCE EXPOSURE TO COVID-19.
BUT WE ALSO UTILIZE YOU'D BE [INAUDIBLE] ENERGY COMBINED WITH THE QUAD METALLIC CORE TO CREATE AIR SCRUBBERS THAT ACTIVELY PURIFY THE AIR IN THE SPACE THAT WERE MORE ACTIVE IN
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THAT WE'RE SITTING IN CLASSROOMS. WE'RE EATING IN THE CAFETERIA RATHER THAN HAVING TO PASS ALL THE AIR THAT IS IN THAT SPACE BACK THROUGH A FILTRATION SYSTEM, PUTTING IT THROUGH THE FILTER AND THEN PUMP IT BACK OUT INTO THE OCCUPIED SPACE.AND WE'RE PROACTIVELY CREATING AIR SCRUBBERS THAT ARE USING THE FORCED AIR SYSTEM TO TRANSMIT THEMSELVES OUT INTO THE OCCUPIED SPACE WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO ENCOUNTER THE THE THREE CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN THAT THE CDC HAS IDENTIFIED.
SO WE'VE GOT GERMS, WHICH ARE THE BACTERIA AND VIRUSES, INCLUDING THE COVID-19.
WE'VE GOT ODORS WHICH ARE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, OFF GASSING FROM CLEANING PRODUCTS THAT WE USE, NEW CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE PARTICULATE THAT CAN CAUSE THE ASTHMATIC REACTIONS AND THE ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.
THIS THIS PRODUCT USES THOSE TWO TECHNOLOGIES TO DIRECTLY TARGET ALL THREE CONTAMINANTS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE CDC.
SO THE WAY WE DO THAT IS THROUGH CARBON FIBER BRUSHES, AS WELL AS THE PHOTO IONIC OXIDATION, WHICH IS THE UV LIGHT AND THE METALLIC CATALYST.
THOSE CREATE THE AIR SCRUBBERS THAT GO OUT INTO THE OCCUPIED SPACE AND HELP TO ALLEVIATE THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY OR THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY ISSUES IN THE SPACE ITSELF.
THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AND SO WE KNEW THAT OUR BOARD WOULD WANT TO KNOW HOW THIS PRODUCT WAS BEING USED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND SO IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE STATEMENT TO SAY THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN HAS INSTALLED THIS PRODUCT IN THEIR ATHLETIC FACILITIES.
LIVINGSTON ISD HAS INSTALLED THIS PRODUCT IN THEIR CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD HAS ALSO INSTALLED THIS PRODUCT IN THEIR CAMPUS BUILDINGS.
NEXT SLIDE. AND SO OUR OBJECTIVE, AGAIN, IS TO IDENTIFY A SYSTEM THAT CAN REALLY BE UTILIZED TO CREATE A STANDARD FOR ALL CISD CAMPUSES.
AN OUR PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS, AS THEY ALWAYS ARE, IS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRODUCT COST AND SUSTAINABILITY AND THE SCALABILITY OF THE PRODUCT.
NEXT SLIDE. AND SO THE PILOT LOCATIONS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS CHOSEN ARE OUR TWO OLDEST ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, AND THESE PARTICULAR CAMPUSES ARE ALSO THE TWO CAMPUSES WHERE WE'VE HAD IN PREVIOUS YEARS SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY.
THE EARLY HEAD START AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, WHICH IS THAT OR I SHOULD SAY EARLY HEADSTART THE JACKIE AT AT HARGRAVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND JACKIE CARDEN HOUSES THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
AND WE THE PREMISE FOR THAT SELECTION WAS THAT THESE ARE OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS, IF YOU WILL. AND WE THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD THEY ARE THE MOST MEDICALLY FRAGILE, IF YOU WILL, STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, BECAUSE THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS HAVE NOT MATURED AS OF YET.
AND THEN THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FIELDHOUSE AND CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL FIELDHOUSE BECAUSE OF THE ATHLETIC COMPETITION, THE.
OUR ATTEMPT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO STAPH INFECTION OR SPREAD OF ANY VIRUS, THAT [INAUDIBLE]. NEXT SLIDE.
AND THIS LAST SLIDE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER, THIS IS OUR WORK'S REVIEW, WE REVIEWED SO MANY ARTICLES AND RESEARCH PAPERS WITH REGARD TO THIS TECHNOLOGY, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDED THAT FOR THE BOARD FOR YOUR OWN REVIEW AS WELL.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, WE WILL ANSWER THOSE FIRST.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. FISHER. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE A QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS PRODUCT BEING CONSIDERED FOR OUR CAMPUSES AND FACILITY.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE PILOT, THE NATURE OF THE PILOT, SO IN TERMS OF THOSE I BELIEVE IT WAS 6 FACILITIES THAT [INAUDIBLE].
YES, MA'AM. SO WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE THE EQUIPMENT AT THESE SIX FACILITIES FOR THE NEXT NINE WEEKS NOW THERE IS A FOUR TO SIX WEEK LEAD TIME FOR INSTALLATION.
SO WE WILL PROVIDE A PROJECT SCHEDULE ONCE WE HAVE DEFINITIVE SCHEDULES AS FAR AS THE
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INSTALLATION IS CONCERNED.AND WE WILL EVALUATE THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE NINE WEEKS AFTER THAT.
AND THEN WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH PURCHASING THE PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS [INAUDIBLE]? YES, I HAVE A COUPLE I'LL PIGGYBACK [INAUDIBLE] QUESTION.
RELATED TO THE PILOT PROGRAM WHEN YOU'RE EVALUATING THE PROJECT WHAT'S THE SCORECARD LIKE SO IF, ARE WE USING A BENCHMARK TO DETERMINE WHERE THOSE SCHOOLS ARE THOSE FACILITIES ARE TODAY SO [INAUDIBLE].
I THINK YOU ANSWERED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR THE PILOT, AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS RELATED TO FISCAL IMPACT.
I KNOW WHEN WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR HOME [INAUDIBLE] OUR HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE, DOES ADDING A SYSTEM LIKE THIS, A FILTRATION SYSTEM TO OUR DISTRICT GIVE US A FINANCIAL BENEFIT, AND DISCOUNTS ON INSURANCE OR ANYTHING OF THAT [INAUDIBLE] COST AS PART OF THE FISCAL IMPACT [INAUDIBLE] ON THE OTHER SIDE.
MAYFIELD. [INAUDIBLE] THE FIRST QUESTIONS ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].
SO WE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS, [INAUDIBLE] DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT THAT SCORECARD WILL BE. BUT WHEN WE BRING IT BACK FOR ACTION [INAUDIBLE] I CAN TELL YOU FROM THE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WE TALKED ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].
AND SICKNESS OF THAT CAMPUS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND COMPARE IT TO WHAT [INAUDIBLE] ALSO TALK ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] AND HOW A CAMPUS THAT IS CURRENTLY [INAUDIBLE] OPERATING SYSTEMS AND THE CAMPUS [INAUDIBLE] ONE OF THE REASONS [INAUDIBLE] FISCAL QUESTION, ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE [INAUDIBLE] THERE WAS SOME [INAUDIBLE] IMPACT BEFORE WE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS BOARD.
AND SO WE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW WE STRUCTURE THIS PILOT.
AND IT REALLY CAME DOWN TO [INAUDIBLE] OVER THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS AND [INAUDIBLE].
AND WE BASICALLY SELECTED THOSE CAMPUSES BECAUSE THE QUESTION BUT WE SELECTED THEM BASED ON AIR QUALITY, OF COURSE, [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL.
SO WE WILL BRING THAT WE WILL BRING THAT AROUND [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT FINANCIAL IMPACT [INAUDIBLE]. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE [INAUDIBLE] COVID FUND.
WE ARE CREATING A LIST [INAUDIBLE] ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT [INAUDIBLE] NOW IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'LL APPROVE IT.
[INAUDIBLE] WE GO LONG LIST RIGHT NOW, I THINK ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] MILLION OR SO ALREADY, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE THAN IN THAT [INAUDIBLE].
SO WE ARE [INAUDIBLE]. WOULD THIS BE COMING OUT OF [INAUDIBLE] OR.
IT WILL BE COMING OUT OF CAPITOL.
[INAUDIBLE]. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAD A ACTUALLY TO THE GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE SYSTEM AND WAS THE 2ND OR 3RD SLIDE [INAUDIBLE] BRUSHES.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR? HOW MUCH IS THAT UNIT OR IS IT? HOW DOES THAT WORK? THIS IS JOSH PULIS AGAIN.
THAT CELL IS REPLACED EVERY FOUR YEARS.
SO THERE IS MAINTENANCE REQUIRED ON THE PRODUCT AT TWO YEARS AND THEN AT FOUR YEARS.
AND I HAVE TO LET MR. POSTELL SPEAK TO THE COST ON THAT.
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I'M SORRY I WAS TRYING TO UNMUTE MYSELF THERE.SO WE WE'VE GIVEN SOME MAINTENANCE COST TO THE DISTRICT REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF CELLS. AND JOSH, THERE WAS ALSO THERE WAS SELL REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH A [INAUDIBLE] R EPLACEMENT IS AT.
SO [INAUDIBLE] REPLACEMENT AT TWO YEARS.
AND THEN OUR CELL REPLACEMENT AT, THE SELL REPLACEMENT WAS AT FOUR YEARS.
THERE ARE SOME MAINTENANCE COSTS.
THE MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE MINIMAL.
AND I COULDN'T SPEAK TO EXACTLY THOSE COST PER UNIT AT THIS MOMENT.
BUT I THINK THAT'S SOME INFORMATION WE CAN GET TO LEON SPECIFICALLY [INAUDIBLE] THAT'D BE GREAT, THANK YOU.
[INAUDIBLE] OK, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS [INAUDIBLE]AND EXCITED ABOUT EXPLORING THIS OPPORTUNITY AND ALSO THAT [INAUDIBLE] WITH REGARD TO [INAUDIBLE] THE IMPACT OF THE PRODUCT SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK ON THIS ITEM NEXT TIME.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HALL. ALRIGHT NOW THIS BRINGS US TO OUR
[5.0 Executive Session]
EXECUTIVE SESSION.AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION [INAUDIBLE] PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND 551.074 SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION PROCESS AND INSTRUMENT.
EITHER PARTICIPANTS MAY REMAIN ON THIS LINE AND THE BOARD WILL RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE ARE ADJOURNING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE ARE BACK IN SESSION AT 8:39 P.M.
BEFORE ADJOURN, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? I HAVE SOMETHING I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE UIL PROCEDURES AT THIS THIS TIME THAT THE KIDS THE STUDENTS HAVE AND THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND PARENTS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO HELP US MUCH AND WANTED TO ADDRESS THE SIX WEEKS AND THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT MAYBE A WAIVER FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO HAVE AS MUCH HELP IF NEED BE. [INAUDIBLE] DR.
MCFARLAND IF YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT. ALL RIGHT, DEFINITELY.
YOU'RE DEFINITELY RIGHT. IT'S BEEN A DIFFERENT TIME. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY FOR STUDENTS IN THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF GETTING ALL THE ACCESS.
AND SO WE WANT TO TAKE ALL THE CONSIDERATION AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM, HAVE PULLED TOGETHER A TEAM, HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS INTERNALLY, BUT WE ALSO FEEL LIKE THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE TAKEN TO THE BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE UNTIL WE HAVE TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY, BECAUSE WE KNOW THE END OF THE SIX WEEKS IS COMING UP PRETTY QUICK. AND SO WE'D LIKE TO POSSIBLY NEXT WEEK HAVE A POLICY COMMITTEE.
AND IF THERE'S EVER BEEN A TIME OR A GRACE PERIOD, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, [INAUDIBLE] TO MAKE SURE THAT POLICY HAS SOME KIND OF GRACE PERIOD IN PLACE FOR KIDS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED ASSIGNMENTS DUE TO THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OR OTHERS [INAUDIBLE].
IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN YOU WHEN YOU MENTION UIL AND YOU FELT IMPORTANT THAT WE DO IT QUICKLY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT ONCE WE ISSUE GRADES AND ONCE THERE IS A FAILING GRADE AND EVERY INDICATION [INAUDIBLE] UIL.
AND SO IT MAY MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO DO A QUICK [INAUDIBLE] POSSIBLY BECAUSE THERE MAY HAVE THESE POLICY CHANGES RELATIVE TO THE GRADE.
WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT WE FILED A WAIVER FOR THE ADDITIONAL WE'LL PROBABLY [INAUDIBLE] WAIVER FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE VIRTUAL LEARNING, WE HAD TO ALSO SAY THAT OUR POLICY, OUR GRADING POLICY WAS THE SAME FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING AS IT IS TO FACE TO FACE.
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AND SO WE MAY HAVE [INAUDIBLE] POLICY, ADD IN A GRACE PERIOD POSSIBLY, SO THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS SO [INAUDIBLE] HAVE A TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT ARE EVALUATING THAT AND WE WILL TAKE IT TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE AND HOPEFULLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THE END OF THE [INAUDIBLE] ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR A QUESTIONS? WELL [INAUDIBLE], I THANK YOU FOR [INAUDIBLE].AND DR. MCFARLAND I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR RESPONSE.
I DO BELIEVE THAT I LIKE [INAUDIBLE] A GRACE PERIOD AND SOME FURTHER EXAMINATION OF OUR OPERATING POLICY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE DEFINITELY ASKED FOR A LOT OF GRACE AND I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR FOR US TO EXTEND GRACE IN RETURN.
SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:42.
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