[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]
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THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED.
WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR OPENING CEREMONIES WITH PLEDGES TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
SO PLEASE REMAIN STANDING WITH US AFTER THE PLEDGES.
[3. ANNOUNCEMENTS]
ANNOUNCEMENTS. WELL, WE WANT TO WISH CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE TEAM ON PLACING FIFTH AT A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT.THIS IS THE HIGHEST NATIONALS FINISH IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO NORA AND GRANT [INAUDIBLE].
YOU ALL WILL RECALL THAT WE RECOGNIZED THEM RECENTLY.
THEY PERFORMED WELL AT THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY CONTEST.
ROUNDING OUT THIS YEAR'S STUDENT ACCOLADES ARE.
QUICK REMINDER THAT DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD WILL BE CLOSED THE WEEK OF JULY 1ST, AND THEN OUR DISTRICT WILL BE HOSTING A OPEN HOUSE AND COMMUNITY COFFEE HERE IN THE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP. NEXT ARE THE WEDNESDAY WHEN WE GET BACK, WHICH WILL BE JULY 10TH AT 10 A.M.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO TOUR THE BUILDING, VIEW THE HISTORICAL ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ON DISPLAY, AND VISIT WITH DISTRICT LEADERS OVER COFFEE, AND WE'RE POSTING MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AND THEN THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT THAT IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH.
AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, ONTO OUR RECOGNITIONS, DRIPPING SPRINGS EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
[4. RECOGNITIONS]
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT REINOLD.MEMBERS OF DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD SCHOOL BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT DR.
HOLLY MORRIS-KUENTZ, AND ESTEEMED GUESTS.
MY NAME IS LINDSAY HERRING, ALONG WITH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AMY EMBRY.
INCOMING PRESIDENT TEDDY WELLS, AND I'M SORRY, I JUST GOT, LIKE.
VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS BEN INGRAM, AND OUR PRESIDENT, GEORGE GOMEZ, WILL BE JOINING SHORTLY.
OUR MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF OF THE OUTSTANDING DISTRICT, AND I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES TOWARDS THAT GOAL.
TONIGHT, WE ARE THRILLED TO PRESENT A CHECK TO DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD IN THE AMOUNT OF $417,541.99.
THIS SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION IS A TESTAMENT TO THE GENEROSITY AND COMMITMENT TO OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT A VARIETY OF CRUCIAL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THESE AREAS WITH FUNDING INNOVATIVE TEACHING GRANTS.
SALARY SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN OUR SCHOOLS, WE ARE PROUD TO PROVIDE $335,000 TO SUPPORT THE SALARIES OF THREE LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND ONE STAFF WELLNESS COUNSELOR.
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EACH OF THESE ALLOCATIONS REFLECT OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF OUR EDUCATORS.YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR SCHOOLS IS TRULY INSPIRING AND TOGETHER WE'RE MAKING A LASTING IMPACT.
THANK YOU AGAIN. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING OF THE TAX RATE.
[5. PUBLIC HEARING]
OKAY. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY, SO THIS IS WORKING.ALL RIGHT, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT, THIS IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE 2024-2025 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.
OF COURSE, THE TAX RATE WILL NOT BE ADOPTED TONIGHT.
AFTER COMPLETION, THERE WILL BE A TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE AGENDA ITEM THAT COMES LATER TO OFFICIALLY ADOPT THE BUDGET HAS A MUCH MORE DETAILED DOCUMENT.
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF ALL OF THAT, BUT THERE IS DETAIL IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE IT AND IT ALSO HAS A MULTI-YEAR REVENUE EXPENDITURE AND FUND BALANCE DOCUMENT FOR 2024-25 THROUGH 2026-27.
SO THESE SLIDES KIND OF START OUT AND TAKE US THROUGH THE TIMELINE OF WHAT HAPPENED.
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THEN IN JANUARY WE KIND OF PUT THINGS ON HALT.WE WENT OVER SOME LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.
THERE WERE ABOUT FOUR SPECIAL SESSIONS--OR NOT ABOUT--THERE WERE FOUR SPECIAL SESSIONS.
THE LAST ONE DIDN'T CONCLUDE UNTIL EARLY DECEMBER, AND WE ALSO IN THAT SAME TIMELINE RECEIVED UPDATED ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, AND WE ALSO HAD SOME DELAYS WITH THE TAX OFFICE IN GETTING INFORMATION TO THE COMPTROLLER.
SO WE KIND OF HAD TO PUT THINGS ON HALT FOR A SECOND AND WENT OVER ALL OF THAT IN JANUARY.
THEN IN THOSE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, THE ENROLLMENT CHANGES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE KIND OF HAD US PIVOT AND ADDRESS A DEFICIT THAT EXCEEDED THE BOARD 2% POLICY.
SO IN FEBRUARY, THE BOARD APPROVED THE 24-25 BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND PARAMETER, AND THEN KIND OF THE WORK BEGAN ON HOW WE WERE GOING TO INCREASE REVENUE AND DECREASE EXPENDITURES. WE HAD BUDGET WORKSHOPS IN MARCH, APRIL AND MAY AND THEN OBVIOUSLY NOW.
SO YOU'VE GOT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH ME THIS YEAR.
IT'S BEEN THOSE TIME WERE SPENT UPDATING YOU KIND OF ON THE TAX COLLECTIONS, THE PROPERTY ESTIMATES THAT WE RECEIVED, AND ALSO STEPPING YOU THROUGH HOW WE WERE INCREASING REVENUE AND DECREASING EXPENDITURES.
SO AS I MENTIONED A FEW MINUTES AGO, THIS MEETING IS TO ADOPT THE 2024-25 BUDGET.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA THIS EVENING IS THE FINAL AMENDMENT FOR 23-24, OUR CURRENT YEAR.
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO KIND OF SOME NEXT STEPS.
AFTER THIS, IN JULY, WE WILL RECEIVE CERTIFIED VALUES FROM OUR CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS FROM TRAVIS AND HAYS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, AND THEN IN AUGUST, IF NOT EARLIER, WE'LL RECEIVE OUR MCR OR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE FROM TEA, AS WELL AS A NOTICE THAT WE CAN PROCEED WITH ADOPTING THE TAX RATE.
SO IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER, THE BOARD WILL ADOPT THE TAX RATE, AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS NEEDS ARISE, FUNDS ARE MOVED AROUND EITHER WITHIN FUNCTION OR BETWEEN FUNCTIONS. THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE MOVEMENT OF FUNDS WHEN IT CROSSES FUNCTIONS.
SO THERE ARE THREE BUDGETS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.
ONE IS THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET THAT COVERS THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT.
WE ALSO HAVE THE DEBT SERVICE BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES FUNDS TO COVER OUR DEBT PAYMENT, AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE CHILD NUTRITION BUDGET OR FUND, WHICH COVERS THE COST OF PROVIDING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO OUR STUDENTS.
THE BOARD AGAIN MUST APPROVE THE BUDGET AT THE FUNCTION LEVEL, AND AS MENTIONED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, IF FUNDS ARE MOVED BETWEEN FUNCTION, THE BOARD MUST APPROVE THOSE FUNCTION LEVEL CHANGES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AT THIS TIME.
THAT'S THE PROBABLY THE MOST TIME CONSUMING AND COMPLICATED BUDGET OUT OF THE THREE.
IT'S GOT THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FIRST.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M NOT POINTING THIS TO THE RIGHT PLACE, SO I APOLOGIZE.
SO, AS YOU KNOW, WE INCLUDED A 1% PAY INCREASE.
I KNOW THAT THE BOARD DID, BUT IN ORDER TO MEET THAT 2% DEFICIT PARAMETER AND NOT HAVE TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS, THE BUDGET COULD ONLY TOLERATE ABOUT A 1% PAY INCREASE FOR STAFF.
THOSE PARAMETERS INCLUDE INCREASING FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR, IF THAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE YEAR OR INCREASING ADA NEXT YEAR, OR ENROLLMENT COMES IN HIGHER THAN WHAT WE PROJECTED, THAT WILL BRING IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING, WHICH MAY ALLOW THE BOARD TO PROVIDE A ONE TIME PAYMENT, WILL ABSOLUTELY BRING THAT BACK IN.
IF WE SEE THAT, THAT'S AN OPTION AS WE PROCEED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THEN, OF COURSE, OTHER ACTION THAT WE TOOK, WE INCREASED LOCAL REVENUE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A FEW TIMES.
WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT $230,000.
THAT'S AN INCREASE IN FACILITY RENTALS AND PRE-K TUITION.
IT IS ALSO APPLYING THE HIGHEST INDIRECT COST RATE TO CNS FUNDS.
WE HAVE HISTORICALLY APPLIED AN INDIRECT COST RATE TO CNS FUNDS, BUT THIS IS THE HIGHEST RATE WE CAN APPLY AND IT GENERATES SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT, AND SO WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, AND.
WE ALSO REDUCED ABOUT 23 FTES.
SO THAT'S ABOUT $1 MILLION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
WE DID THAT THROUGH VARIOUS AVENUES.
THOSE INCLUDE INCREASING CLASS SIZE AT PRE-K.
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SO IT'LL BE 20 TO 1 INSTEAD OF THE 18 TO 1, AND THEN WE ALSO INCLUDE INCREASED SECOND THROUGH FOURTH GRADES FROM 22 TO 1 TO 23 TO 1.WE ARE AND HAVE ARE REPURPOSING THE CL&I AIDES, AND ADDITIONALLY, WE REDUCED ONE OF THE TWO LUNCH MONITORS THAT EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS HAS. SO THEY ARE MAINTAINING ONE, BUT THE OTHER ONE HAS BEEN REDUCED, AND THEN ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE REALLOCATED POSITIONS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.
OR I'M SORRY. I'LL GET TO THAT.
NEXT, WE'RE REALLOCATING POSITIONS TO ALIGN WITH STAFFING GUIDELINES.
SO THIS YEAR WE ANTICIPATED MORE ENROLLMENT AND WE HAD ALREADY ALLOCATED SOME STAFFING.
IF THOSE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS HAVEN'T BEEN MET, WE'VE MOVED THOSE POSITIONS TO A PLACE THAT THEY'RE NEEDED AND ADDITIONALLY WE DID REALLOCATE SOME FTE.
SO THIS IS KIND OF RESTRUCTURING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION AREA, AND WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE SOME OF THE POSITIONS OVER TO FEDERAL FUNDS, WHICH AGAIN REDUCED THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, AND CONTINUING ON.
THREE OF THOSE WERE IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE, AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE FROZE AN HVAC POSITION, A GENERAL MAINTENANCE POSITION, AND 3.5 CUSTODIAL FTES. THE POSITIONS WERE EITHER THE PERSON HAD MOVED OUT OF THE POSITION RETIRE OR IT WAS VACANT, AND SO THERE WASN'T IMPACT.
IT WASN'T LIKE WE SOMEONE LOST THEIR POSITION.
IT WAS EITHER VACANT WHEN WE'RE JUST NOT REHIRING.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT DOING THAT WILL MEAN THAT THOSE DEPARTMENTS WILL TAKE ON ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NO LONGER THERE. AS IT RELATES TO PAYROLL COSTS.
WE REDUCED ALL CAMPUS ALLOCATIONS BY 5%.
THAT WAS TO MAINTAIN EQUITY ACROSS THE CAMPUSES.
THE REDUCTIONS DO MEAN THIS IS A VERY, VERY TIGHT YEAR.
IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A REALLY TIGHT BUDGET.
WE'RE GOING TO BE MONITORING IT REALLY CLOSELY AS WE MOVE, MOVE THROUGH EACH MONTH.
ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD AGREED TO UTILIZE FUND BALANCE TO COVER A PORTION OF UTILITIES FOR THIS ONE YEAR ONLY AGAIN, TO AVOID ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS TO THE BUDGET OR TO STAFF, AND THEN OKAY THIS DOES NOT WANT TO WORK WITH ME.
THERE ARE SOME EXPENSES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO POINT THOSE OUT.
THIS IS ONE OF THEM. INSURANCE PREMIUMS WENT UP THIS YEAR.
OURS INCREASED ABOUT $250,000.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT REALLY ARE NOT IN OUR CONTROL, BUT WE DO HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO COVER TO COVER THAT IN OUR BUDGET, AND THEN LASTLY, WE ALSO INCLUDED SEVEN TEACHER CONTINGENCY POSITIONS.
WE CONTINUE TO BE A FAST GROWTH DISTRICT.
SO HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS INCREASED AND IN RESPONSE WE ARE INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S CONTRIBUTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE FROM 330 TO 380 PER MONTH.
WE'RE ALSO REDUCING THE DISTRICT'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE HRA AND HSAS FROM 75 TO $25 A MONTH.
THE EARLY PROPERTY VALUE ESTIMATES SHOW 5.11% GROWTH.
WE WILL RECEIVE CERTIFIED VALUES AGAIN IN JULY.
AT THAT TIME, THEY WILL HAVE HAD TIME TO EVALUATE ALL PROPERTIES OR APPRAISE ALL PROPERTIES.
USUALLY IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
THE $100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS INCLUDED IN OBVIOUSLY, THE CALCULATIONS.
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THAT RESULTS IN LOWER COLLECTIONS, BUT IT ALSO RESULTS IN A DECREASE IN RECAPTURE, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN SOME SLIDES THAT ARE COMING UP.IF IT IS THE 0.7552, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HEARING THE FLOOR IS GOING TO BE AND WE WILL BE AT THE FLOOR.
THEN THAT'S A SMALL DECREASE IN THE NO TAX RATE.
SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DECREASE.
IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT THE DEBT RATE WILL REMAIN THE SAME AT $0.35, BUT WE'LL PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION SURROUNDING THE TAX RATE IN AUGUST, AS I'VE PREVIOUSLY SAID.
WE DO PROJECT ENDING THIS YEAR 23-24, CLOSE TO SIX MONTHS OF FUND BALANCE.
SO WE ARE WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS, AND THE BUDGET DOES FALL WITHIN THE 2% DEFICIT LEVEL AS OUTLINED IN THE BOARD POLICY, AND I INCLUDED THIS SLIDE JUST AS A REMINDER OF POLICY CE(LOCAL).
IT STATES THAT THE BUDGETED DEFICIT SHALL NOT EXCEED 2% OF BUDGETED REVENUES.
SO I PUT THAT IN HERE JUST TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING REFLECTS WHAT WE USE IN ESTIMATING 24-25 REVENUE.
THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD INCLUDED ADA OF 95.25%.
THAT IS BASED ON THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING AT THIS TIME.
WE ARE OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT SOME EFFORTS THIS NEXT YEAR, INCENTIVES TO INCREASE THAT ADA, WHICH IT WILL INCREASE OUR FUNDING, BUT WE DID BUDGET OFF THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE.
FORMULA FUNDING FORMULAS ARE SET BY THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THE BASIC ALLOTMENT CONTINUES TO BE $6,160 PER STUDENT.
THAT HAS NOT INCREASED SINCE 2019.
THAT'S FIVE YEARS THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCREASE FOR FOR FUNDING PER STUDENT.
THE FUNDING FORMULAS ALSO INCLUDE THAT $100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AS OUTLINED IN SENATE BILL TWO.
AGAIN, DUE TO THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WE ARE SEEING LOWER COLLECTIONS, BUT WE'RE ALSO SEEING A DECREASE IN THAT RECAPTURE PAYMENT THAT WE'LL SEND TO THE THAT WILL SEND BACK TO TEA AND SOME SLIDES WILL SHOW THAT HERE IN A SECOND THE DETAIL OF THAT.
WE PUBLISHED THE CURRENT TAX RATE OF 1.1075, BUT WE ANTICIPATE IT TO BE SLIGHTLY LOWER.
OKAY. IN THIS SLIDE HERE IS ABOUT THE REVENUE.
SO IT SHOWS THE ACTUAL REVENUE FOR 22-23.
SO IT'S NOT AMENDED BUT IT'S ADOPTED 23-24 REVENUE, AND THEN PROPOSED 24-25.
SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S A DROP IN COLLECTIONS OF ABOUT $24 MILLION RIGHT THERE IN THAT TOP LINE AND THE SECOND TOP LINE, AND THEN YOU ALSO WILL SEE THAT THERE'S A DROP IN RECAPTURE OF ABOUT $24 MILLION.
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE SEEING THE LESS COLLECTIONS, BUT ALSO THE DECREASE IN THAT RECAPTURE PAYMENT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHANGE IN LOCAL TAXES FROM 23 TO 24, IT APPEARS WE MIGHT BE RECEIVING LESS LOCAL REVENUE AS COMPARED TO 23-24, BUT AGAIN, REMEMBER WHEN WE ADOPTED AGAIN ADOPTED THE BUDGET, WE WERE PROJECTING OVER LIKE 8850 STUDENTS, AND FOR 24- 25 WE'RE PROJECTING 8900.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT WE'RE PROJECTING TO RECEIVE MORE IN STATE AID THAN IN 23-24.
THAT'S AGAIN, KIND OF A RESULT OF SENATE BILL TWO AND INCLUDES SOME HOLD HARMLESS, AND THIS GRAPH REFLECTS THE PERCENT WE RECEIVE IN VARIOUS REVENUE FUNDING SOURCES.
SO JUST LIKE IN PAST YEARS, THE MAJORITY OF OUR REVENUE COMES FROM LOCAL TAX COLLECTIONS.
THAT'S BEEN TRUE FOR SOME TIME.
WE'RE RECEIVING THIS YEAR OR ANTICIPATE RECEIVING ABOUT 10% IN 24-25.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.
AGAIN, THAT'S DUE KIND OF TO SENATE BILL TWO AND THAT 100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
THE STATE WILL KICK IN A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SEE LESS IN TAX COLLECTIONS.
WE RECEIVE LESS THAN 1% IN FEDERAL FUNDING.
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GATE RECEIPTS, THOSE FACILITY RENTALS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT PERCENT RIGHT THERE.SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT EXPENDITURES.
THE PAYROLL INCREASE INCLUDES A 1% PAY INCREASE FOR STAFF.
IT ALSO INCLUDES ESSER EXPENSES RETURNING TO THE GENERAL FUND.
SO WHENEVER WE RECEIVED ESSER FUNDS, THEY HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON THEM, AND SO WE MOVED OVER ITEMS FROM GENERAL FUND LIKE SUMMER SCHOOL COSTS OVER INTO ESSER FUNDS.
NOW WE'RE BRINGING THOSE BACK BECAUSE THE ESSER FUNDS ARE EXPIRING.
SO THOSE INCREASE IN PAYROLL DOES INCLUDE BRINGING THAT COST BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
THAT INCREASE WAS DONE MID-YEAR IN 23-24.
SO THOSE ARE CARRIED OVER INTO 24-25, AND THEN, OF COURSE, BUILT INTO THE 23-24 BUDGET WERE THE BUS DRIVER INCREASES AND SOME CUSTODIAL RATE INCREASES. THOSE ARE ALSO OBVIOUSLY CARRYING OVER TO 2024-25 AS WELL.
WE DID DECREASE PAYROLL ABOUT $1.5 MILLION, AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER IN THE SLIDES, AND THEN WE ALSO DECREASED NON PAYROLL BY ABOUT 620,000. OKAY.
THIS SLIDE YOU CAN SEE IT'S REVENUE INCREASES AS THE STUDENTS INCREASE.
YOU'LL SEE AT THE TOP THE INCREASE FROM 22-23 TO 23-24.
AGAIN BUDGET WAS ABOUT $3 MILLION, AND THAT WAS THAT WAS THE ANTICIPATION OF THOSE ADDITIONAL STUDENTS THAT ALWAYS BRINGS IN THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT 23-24 VERSUS 24-25, IT'S ONLY ABOUT A MILLION, BUT AGAIN, WE HAD TO ADJUST OUR REVENUE THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE DID NOT SEE AS MANY STUDENTS AS WE HAD PROJECTED, AND SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE RECEIVING A LOT MORE IN ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEXT YEAR, BUT IT IS AN ALIGNMENT.
IT DOES ALIGN WITH KIND OF THE ENROLLMENT THAT WE'RE PROJECTING.
SO AS FOR EXPENDITURES, THEY INCREASED A TOTAL OF $900,000.
YOU'LL NOTICE THERE'S A LOT OF LINE ITEMS THAT ARE DECREASED.
AGAIN, THAT'S DUE TO THE BOARD APPROVING THE USE OF FUND BALANCE IN 24-25, AND IT APPEARS LIKE TRAVEL HAS INCREASED, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT INSURANCE INCREASE I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IS INCLUDED IN THAT LINE ITEM.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CODED, AND SO IT'S NOT REALLY TRAVEL.
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT TRAVEL COSTS REALLY DIDN'T INCREASE, AND THIS REFLECTS A PROPOSED DEFICIT OF ABOUT $1.9 MILLION, AND THIS DEFICIT IS IN LINE AGAIN WITH THE 2% BUDGET PARAMETER, THE TRANSFERS IN OF 300,000 AND THE TRANSFERS OUT OF 117,000 ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT 2% PARAMETER CALCULATION, AND NEITHER ARE OBVIOUSLY FUND BALANCE DESIGNATIONS, WHICH WHICH ARE LISTED HERE, AGAIN FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT GROSS REVENUE UP AT THE TOP.
THAT INCLUDES ALL YOUR STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL REVENUE AS WELL AS RECAPTURE, AND THE 2% OF GROSS REVENUES IS THE 1,948,723, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED DEFICIT.
SO IT IS WITHIN THE BOARD POLICY, AND THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE PAYROLL.
IN FACT, IT'S CLOSE TO 84%, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, AND THE GRAPH MAKES IT VERY APPARENT THAT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REDUCE BUDGETS WITHOUT IMPACTING STAFFING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDS ARE SPENT, THE REMAINDER OF IT, A LOT OF THOSE ARE UNCONTROLLABLE.
AGAIN, THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE THE BUDGET BY FUNCTION.
YOU CAN, AND SO THIS IS A GRAPH THAT SHOWS YOU HOW WE SPEND MONEY AT THE FUNCTION LEVEL.
SO LIKE THE MAJORITY IS SPENT ON INSTRUCTION, AND AS IT SHOULD BE IT'S 59% 5,960% IS TYPICALLY WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THAT IN THAT FUNCTION, AND THEN INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT INCLUDES YOUR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP LIKE YOUR PRINCIPALS, YOUR APS AND YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP.
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WE SPEND ABOUT 6% IN THAT AREA.STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDES YOUR NURSES AND YOUR COUNSELORS.
SO WE'RE SPENDING ANOTHER 4% IN THAT AREA, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE OTHER MINIMAL PERCENTAGES LIKE FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND 71 IS DEBT SERVICE, WHICH IS LIKE YOUR LEASES.
THOSE ARE VERY SMALL COMPONENTS IN THE BUDGET.
OKAY. SO THIS WRAPS UP THE GENERAL FUND PIECE, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO WALK INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES ARE SPECIFIC TO DEBT SERVICE AND TO CHILD NUTRITION. SO I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THOSE FOR JUST A SECOND.
SO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAYMENT OF LONG TERM DEBT, PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.
OKAY, AND THEN HERE'S THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, AND THIS FUND INCLUDES FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT REVENUES FROM THE USDA, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AS WELL AS REVENUE FROM FEES THAT ARE CHARGED FOR MEALS.
THE EXPENDITURES INCLUDE YOUR STAFFING COSTS, AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES.
HERE WE ARE NEEDING TO SPEND DOWN FUND BALANCE.
SO THIS IS AN INTENTIONAL BUDGET DEFICIT.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.
OKAY. THE LAST ITEMS THAT I WANT TO REVIEW ARE FUTURE YEARS FOR THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK OUT INTO THE FUTURE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHAT'S COMING AND MAYBE WE'LL KNOW WHAT'S COMING THERE.
SO THIS SLIDE AGAIN OUTLINES THE IT'S 2024-25, WHICH IT MIMICS THE SHEETS THAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE, BUT I'VE ALSO DONE 2025-26 AND 2026-27. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE GROWTH IN REVENUE IS IN LINE WITH THE GROWTH IN STUDENTS.
COMING BACK IN KIND OF LINE WITH WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN PAST YEARS, AND OF COURSE, IF WE INCREASE ADA OR ENROLLMENT IN GENERAL WILL RECEIVE MORE FUNDING AS WELL, AND THEN THIS SLIDE ARE THE ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES.
AGAIN, 24-25 IS MIMICKING EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN THAT I'VE SHOWN IN THE SLIDES BEFORE THAT WE'RE UP FRONT, BUT LOOKING OUT, IF NOTHING CHANGES WITH LEGISLATION AND ASSUMING OUR ENROLLMENT AND ADA REMAIN THE SAME, WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS IN 2025-26 OF ABOUT $1.5 MILLION.
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION DOESN'T END UNTIL EARLY JUNE OF 2025, AND THAT IS OBVIOUSLY WAY TOO LATE TO MAKE REDUCTIONS AT THAT TIME IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY. PLANNING IS GOING TO BE KEY FOR US IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE.
IF THE LEGISLATURE COMES THROUGH AND WE RECEIVE MORE FUNDING, WE CAN ALWAYS BACK AWAY FROM REDUCTIONS THAT MAY THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT INSTRUCTION OR CLASSROOM. WE CAN ALWAYS BACK AWAY FROM THAT, BUT WE DO NEED TO BE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD IF WE HAVE TO.
THAT WAS THE LAST BIT OF INFORMATION THAT I HAD, AND SO I BELIEVE NOW IT'S TIME FOR COMMENT OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, GINA.
WE DO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT JUST ON THIS SECTION OF OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT? I'LL JUST GIVE A LITTLE FOREWARN.
TERRI, I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS, BUT THE SAME RULES THAT APPLY TO PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING OUR GENERAL MEETING ALSO APPLY TO COMMENTS DURING PUBLIC HEARINGS OR REMARKS FROM A PERSON OR REPRESENTATIVE ARE LIMITED TO AND MAY NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES, EXCEPT THAT PERSONS REQUIRING TRANSLATOR WILL BE GIVEN SIX MINUTES.
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WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, PLEASE END YOUR COMMENTS AND RETURN TO YOUR SEAT.A SPEAKER WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO PRESENT COMMENTS ONCE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SPEAKERS SHOULD KEEP COMMENTS OR CRITICISM CIVIL AND COURTEOUS.
SPEAKERS ARE TO AVOID USING PROFANITY AND REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS ON OTHERS.
SPEAKERS SHALL AVOID FROM NAMING EMPLOYEES OR STUDENTS DURING THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND COMPLAINTS MAY BE REFERRED TO THE MORE APPROPRIATE FORUM UNDER THE DISTRICT'S COMPLAINT AND GRIEVANCE POLICIES.
TERRI PURDY PARENT TO TWO STUDENTS IN DSISD, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT TO GINA AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO TO DISTRICT STAFF, ESPECIALLY IN OPERATIONS AND CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, WHO HAVE WORKED SO INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND LITERALLY EVERY PENNY TO SQUEEZE TO FIND WAYS TO WORK WITH THIS VERY CHALLENGING BUDGET YEAR.
I ALSO JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY HOPE THAT AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH THE IMPACT OF RISING OPERATING COSTS, VOLATILE PROPERTY VALUES, AND APPLYING FUND BALANCE TO DIFFERENT EXPENSES THAT MAYBE WEREN'T EXPECTED, THAT HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO EFFECT TO THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL RATINGS AND BONDING CAPACITY.
HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO IS CRITICAL.
SO JUST KEEPING THAT IN MIND AND MAKING SURE THAT AS GOOD STEWARDS OF THE DISTRICT'S FINANCES, THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE BIG PICTURE IN MIND EVEN AS WE'RE DEALING WITH THE THE, THE YEAR TO YEAR CRISIS, AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A REQUEST.
I KNOW THE BOARD IS WELL AWARE OF HOW IMPORTANT ADVOCACY IS, AND AS WE GO INTO A LEGISLATIVE SESSION STARTING IN JANUARY, THAT I THINK EVERYBODY AGREES THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION AT THE LEVEL THAT WAS SET SIX YEARS AGO IN 2019, WHEN IT WAS A DIFFERENT WORLD, WHEN IT WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND JUST THE INCREASED COSTS OF LITERALLY EVERYTHING THAT WE ALL FEEL EVERYTHING FROM FROM INSURANCE TO UTILITIES, JUST THE GENERAL OPERATIONS, BUT ALSO THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WE JUST CANNOT CONTINUE TO HAMSTRING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM BOARD MEMBERS? ROB. WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO HAVE ALL THE CONVERSATION NOW, INSTEAD OF WHEN WE GET TO NINE C ON THE ACTION ITEMS? WOULD THAT BE, IS THAT HOW YOU'D LIKE TO DO IT TONIGHT, STEFANI? I MEAN, THIS IS JUST THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FOR THE PUBLIC MAINLY.
SO IF YOU WANT TO WAIT ON SPECIFIC ACTION, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.
OKAY, GREAT, BECAUSE MOST OF MINE IS REALLY MORE COMMENT ANYWAY, AND SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO IT NOW.
SO FIRST TO OUR ADMINISTRATION AND OUR NOT SO NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ANYMORE.
YOU'VE BEEN HERE NOW FOR A YEAR OR SO.
I'M EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH THE METHODOLOGY THAT YOU'VE WALKED US THROUGH.
AS SOON AS WE IDENTIFIED WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS CHALLENGES FACING US FOR THIS BUDGET YEAR.
BAD NEWS DOESN'T GET BETTER WITH AGE.
YOU BROUGHT THIS BODY ON EARLY, AND AS A RESULT, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO FIND A PRETTY, PRETTY SEAMLESS PROCESS TONIGHT AND SO FIRST I WANT TO DO THAT.
WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? WOULD YOU GO TO THE CHART THAT BREAKS DOWN OUR FUNDING SOURCES? LOCAL TAX COLLECTION VERSUS STATE FUNDING.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'M GOING TO MOVE THE TIMER.
IF WE COULD DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING HERE THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS, I FORGET WHAT CHART IT IS.
YEAH, THE PIE CHART. THERE YOU GO.
KEEP GOING, AND GO UP A LITTLE BIT.
IT WAS THAT ONE. THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.
FIRST, YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY LOCAL TAX COLLECTIONS FUNDS THIS DISTRICT.
RIGHT. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT, AND SO ESSENTIALLY MONEY THAT WE'RE COLLECTING THROUGH M&O AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE RATE THAT WE CAN SET RIGHT NOW, WHICH FOR NEXT YEAR, IT'S I KNOW WE'RE NOT APPROVING THIS TONIGHT, BUT IT'S LOOKING AT .7552, WHICH WOULD BE A SLIGHT REDUCTION AGAIN.
I HAVE OUR RECAPTURE PERCENTAGE AT 10.7% OF LOCAL OF OUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION.
THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. HOPEFULLY THE RECORD WILL REFLECT THAT'S INDEED ACCURATE.
SO EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE USE TO FUND THIS DISTRICT IS COMING FROM LOCAL PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS.
I THINK THAT'S A CRITICAL THING TO POINT OUT, AND AND SO AS WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR THE MAIN DRIVER FOR THAT IS TIED TO THE STUDENT ALLOTMENT AND THE STUDENT ALLOTMENT NOT INCREASING, AS WAS POINTED OUT DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PART OF THIS NOT INCREASING SINCE 2019 FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE.
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THE CONVERSATION I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS, IS THAT WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP MORE OF OUR PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION TO FULLY FUND THIS DISTRICT. RIGHT.PERFECT. WHICH IS EXACTLY THE POINT THAT I'M MAKING, RIGHT? I'D JUST MAYBE NOT DO IT AS ELOQUENTLY AS YOU WOULD DO IT.
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS A MATTER OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT.
SO AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE'RE COMPLETELY FUNDING THIS DISTRICT BASED ON LOCAL FUNDING, WHEN IT ALL THE DUST SETTLES FROM ALL THE EXPENDITURES AND THE REVENUES IT TIES OUT, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE COMMITTED TO KEEPING OUR TAX RATE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
WAS THAT 21 MILLION THE PROJECTION? THAT'S CORRECT. $21 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL DEBT REDUCTION.
THAT SAVES US MILLIONS IN INTEREST.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
I THINK IT'S FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT.
SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS A MATTER OF THE RECORD THERE I ALSO WANT TO REFLECT THAT AS THE TAX RATE IS PROJECTED IN THIS ON PAGE 33 REFLECTS THE LOWEST TAX RATE THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY ADOPT ON THIS CHART.
SO I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE FUND BALANCE THIS IS TOUGH BECAUSE YES, WE'RE GOING TO HIT THE BOARD 2%, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $775,000 OF MONEY TO KEEP LITERALLY KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
RIGHT. THINK OF OTHER THINGS WE COULD BE DOING WITH THAT.
RIGHT, AND SO OF THIS WHOLE BUDGET THAT REALLY HITS ME A LITTLE BIT.
I APPRECIATE WHY WE'RE DOING IT.
I COMPLETELY AGREE YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT, BUT THAT IS A SECOND ORDER EFFECT TO LOSING SO MUCH OF OUR LOCAL TAX COLLECTIONS RIGHT IS THAT WE HAVE TO BORROW FROM OUR FUND BALANCE JUST TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT, AND LASTLY, I'LL BE QUIET.
MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR [INAUDIBLE] ME ON THIS.
I THANK YOU FOR FALLING IN LINE WITH THE CRITICAL TENANT THAT I HAD, AND I WANT TO SAY MY COLLEAGUES ALSO HAD WAS FINDING A WAY TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE TEACHER COMPENSATION AND SALARIES. WE DID 1%.
WE KNOW THAT, BUT WE DID IT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE HAD WE NOT WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASE, MOST OF OUR TEACHERS WOULD HAVE HAD LESS MONEY THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR, AND FOR ME, THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
I'M THANKFUL THAT WE FOUND A WAY TO DO IT TO OUR STAFF.
JUST KNOW THIS IS WE'RE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO DO THAT.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS.
WE HAVE LOCAL CONTROL OVER THIS BUDGET.
WE HAVE LOCAL CONTROL OVER THINGS THAT HAPPEN, THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRAINTS.
I THINK YOU ALL THREADED THE NEEDLE VERY WELL THIS YEAR.
SO IN ALL THAT, I GOT SOME THINGS OUT OF THERE.
I JUST NEEDED TO SAY I APPRECIATE THAT THIS BUDGET HAS MY FULL SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. KIM FIRST OF ALL, GREAT JOB.
I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE SPENT HOURS, HOURS AND HOURS.
EXCUSE ME PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, AND I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE.
THERE ARE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT ARE CLOSING PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP THEM OPEN.
WE'RE NOT CUTTING PROGRAMS. WE'RE GIVING A 1% INCREASE.
I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE ATTENDANCE BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING WITHIN OUR CONTROL, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TONIGHT TO APPROVE THOSE ATTENDANCE TIMES AT EACH CAMPUS AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SITTING AT ROUGHLY 95%, AND IF OUR ATTENDANCE INCREASED 1% TO 96%, THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT $700,000 AND THAT'S ENOUGH TO GIVE A TEACHER RAISE THAT I WOULD 100% SUPPORT.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE KNOW THE ACCOUNTING PERIODS AT EACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IT'S GOING TO BE 845 MIDDLE SCHOOL, 945 AND HIGH SCHOOL 1050.
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AWAY. YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T, YOU KNOW, TAKE IT BACK AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND THE MORE THAT WE COULD KEEP HERE, YOU KNOW, I'M ALL ABOUT THAT, AND I REALLY WANT TO PROMOTE THAT PARTICULAR TOPIC, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT PARENTS ARE AWARE HOW CRITICAL OUR FUNDING IS TIED TO STUDENT ATTENDANCE EVERY DAY AND THE TIME OF DAY THAT ATTENDANCE IS TAKEN, AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS WE'RE NOT CUTTING PROGRAMS. THERE'S DISTRICTS OUT THERE THAT ARE CUTTING PROGRAMS, THEY'RE CUTTING TRANSPORTATION COSTS.OUR, OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES NEXT YEAR, AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY PUTTING THEIR HEADS TOGETHER AND THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. OLIVIA I CAN I CONCUR SO MANY THINGS.
CAN YOU REFRESH MY MEMORY AND MAYBE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BOARD AND PUBLIC ON THE CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES, WHAT IS THE REASONING OR THE PARAMETERS THAT I REMEMBER? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS EVERY YEAR IN THE BUDGET.
WHAT ARE THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND THAT FUND BALANCE DOWN? YOU CAN'T CARRY IT.
REMIND ME. THANK YOU, AND THIS IS NOT MY EXPERT AREA.
THIS IS ELAINE OVERSEES THIS, BUT TDA WE'RE NOT IT'S NOT A FOR PROFIT FUND.
SO THEY THEY MONITOR THAT, AND THEY HAVE ASKED US TO DEPLETE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE IT BUILT UP SO MUCH. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DIRECTING SOME OF THAT WHICH ALLOWS US TO BUY SOME EQUIPMENT, SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED ANYWAY AND MAYBE NOT DO THAT OUT OF GENERAL FUND OR BOND. WE'LL DO IT OUT OF THE CNS FUND.
QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE SEVEN CONTINGENCY POSITIONS.
IF WE DON'T USE THOSE, WE DON'T NEED THEM.
DO WE KEEP THEM FOR THE ENTIRE BUDGET YEAR OR DO THOSE GO BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND? HOW DO THOSE WORK? TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO, IT'S REALLY IT'S JUST MONEY.
RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST MONEY FOR SEVEN POSITIONS, AND WE WOULD HAVE THAT AS SAVINGS, AND THEN WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE FUTURE YEAR, WE WOULD SEE WE WOULD DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE STILL NEEDED OR IF WE NEED TO ADD POSITIONS THEN THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE BUDGET, BUT WE USUALLY TRY TO KEEP SOME CONTINGENCY POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET JUST DUE TO HOW FAST THINGS CAN CHANGE, AND GO OVER THAT 22 TO 1 OR 23 TO 1 RATIO AND WE'RE NEEDING TO ADD A POSITION INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND WAIT A MONTH OR SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WE LEAVE SOME POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.
OKAY. SO NOT SAYING IT WAS JUST THAT WE WOULD SAY, OH, LET'S JUST SPEND IT ON SOMETHING ELSE.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
THESE ARE THE SAME RULES AS BEFORE.REMARKS FROM AN INDIVIDUAL MUST MAY NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS NOT PERMITTED TO DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON. THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING MEANS THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO DELIBERATE, ASK QUESTIONS, PROVIDE YOU WITH A RESPONSE, OR TAKE ANY ACTION RELATED TO YOUR COMMENTS. FOR ISSUES NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND PRESENTED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAY DIRECT A SPEAKER TO THE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. ONCE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING, THE TIMER WILL BEGIN.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIMER SOUND, PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME.
AGAIN, I'M WITH MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA.
WE ARE A SECURITY INTEGRATOR WHO IS ROOTED HERE IN TEXAS BUT BASED OUT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
WE'RE JUST 30 MINUTES UP THE ROAD IN AUSTIN, RIGHT AT 290 AND 35, AND WHILE I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PRICE DISCREPANCY OR A PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND WHO Y'ALL ARE LOOKING TO AWARD THE PROJECT TO, I'D BE REMISS NOT TO COME AND SPEAK WITH THE DISTRICT HERE AND SPEAK TO YOU ALL ABOUT OUR SERVICE TO THE CUSTOMER, WHETHER IT'S INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL, AND SO MCA IS A SERVICE FIRST COMPANY WHILE WE ARE SECURITY INTEGRATOR AND WE CAN PERFORM WONDERFUL INSTALLATIONS, WE REALLY SHINE ON THE SERVICE ASPECT, AND WE DO THAT WITH OUR SECURE PLAN SERVICE LEVEL OFFERING.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE GUARANTEED RESPONSE TIMES OF FOUR HOURS FOR OUR END USERS, AND WITH THAT GUARANTEE, WE REALLY PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS, AND SO IF WE MISS A DEADLINE FOR YOU GUYS, THE NEXT MONTH OF THE SERVICE IS ACTUALLY FREE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TOO MUCH ON THAT.
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SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT WE SUPPORT, TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION ACROSS 25 STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS AND STATE HOSPITALS.WE SUPPORT ALMOST 11,000 CAMERAS.
ALL OF THEIR SERVERS, NETWORK SWITCHES, EVERYTHING FROM SOUP TO NUTS.
WE HAVE A 98% UPTIME, AND WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE, AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I WANTED TO COME HERE IS BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE, AND I THINK THAT FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS, HAVING A LOCAL PRESENCE WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT, AND BEING ABLE TO SERVICE YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND, AND THE STUDENTS. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE HERE ALLOWING ME THE TIME TODAY.
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, FORMERLY NIGHT SECURITY SYSTEMS, HAS BEEN BASED IN TEXAS SINCE 1983, SUPPORTING THOUSANDS OF TEXANS FROM FROM THE GULF TO WEST TEXAS, NORTH TEXAS, ALL THE WAY OUT IN EAST TEXAS.
SO WHILE WE IT APPEARS YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY MADE A SELECTION FOR YOUR DIVISION 28 SPEC, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CONSIDER US FOR FUTURE WORK, THEN WE'D BE GRATEFUL TO GET THAT OPPORTUNITY.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION.
[7. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION]
OUR BOARD HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS MONTH.FIRST IS OUR 18 PLUS GRADUATION, AND MARY JANE AND OLIVIA MADE IT TO THAT.
OLIVIA, DO YOU HAVE REMARKS? I WOULD JUST SAY I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MARY JANE.
OVER THE YEARS, I'VE WATCHED HOW INVOLVED YOU ARE WITH OUR WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
JUST MEETING A LOT OF FRIENDS, A LOT OF FAMILY SEEING WHAT THE STUDENTS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMING, BUT ALSO REALIZING THAT SO MUCH OF OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH WE OFFER OFFER THIS POPULATION AND IN THE DISTRICT.
THEN WE WENT TO OUR GRADUATION, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL.
ROB, DID YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL REMARKS? MAN, I LOVE THE PHOTO WE GOT THERE.
THAT'S AWESOME. AS YOU CAN TELL, I'M HAVING A BLAST HERE.
I THINK WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AS A TEAM.
OF COURSE, BECAUSE WE GET TO RECOGNIZE WHAT WAS, UNTIL NEXT YEAR, THE LARGEST GRADUATING CLASS IN THE HISTORY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS, BUT THIS WAS THAT LAST YEAR. IT WASN'T THIS YEAR? OH, WELL, DOGGONE IT, THERE WE GO.
WELL, OKAY, DIDN'T READ THE FINE PRINT ON THAT.
THANKS, JENNIFER. APPRECIATE IT.
EXACTLY. YOU JUST LET ME GO WITH IT? [CHUCKLING] I DON'T WANT TO--SEE I DON'T WANT THE RECORD ALL MESSED UP BECAUSE OF ME.
DON'T DO THAT. YOU GOT TO SAVE ME FROM THAT? OKAY. THIS WAS A PACKED HOUSE AT TIGER STADIUM.
PARENTS, FAMILY, EXTENDED FAMILY ALL COMING TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE DELIVERABLE THAT THIS COMMUNITY EXPECTS OUT OF THIS DISTRICT, AND THAT IS A 18 YEAR OLD ISH YOUNG MAN OR YOUNG WOMAN THAT IS READY TO GO OUT INTO THE WORKFORCE, TO COLLEGE, INTO THE MILITARY, INTO ONE OF OUR SERVICE ACADEMIES, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE.
THIS IS OUR DELIVERABLE, YOU KNOW, DRIPPING SPRINGS.
THAT WAS GREAT, AND IT WAS ALSO A SPECIAL TREAT.
HOLLY, TO SEE YOU CELEBRATE THIS WITH YOUR SON AND TO GET A BEAST.
JUST BE A PART OF THAT, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL FALLS ON THOSE SHOULDERS, BUT IT WAS THE RIGHT CALL.
THE LIGHTNING CAME IN AT 807, AND GRADUATION WAS SUPPOSED TO START AT EIGHT.
YOU DID IT. KEEP THAT METEOROLOGIST ON OUR SIDE.
WELL DONE, AND WHAT A GREAT EVENT, AND IT'S SOMETHING FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS TO BE PROUD OF EVERY YEAR THAT WE DO THIS AND TO OUR STAFF THAT'S SO INTEGRATED IN THIS ALL Y'ALL WONDERFUL JOB.
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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.WE GOT OUR SWEARING IN OF OFFICERS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE VOTERS FOR MY OWN PERSONAL REELECTION, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DOCTOR MARY JANE HETRICK, AND A SPECIAL WELCOME TO MISS SHANDA DELEON. SHANDA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE? OKAY. THAT'S OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, AND OUR SLI, OUR FIRST BIG TEAM BUILDING OF THE SUMMER.
WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE KIND OF SHARE.
WE WENT TO LOTS OF AMAZING PRESENTATIONS, BUT WE ALL KIND OF HAVE ONE THING WE WANT TO SHARE.
OKAY? YEAH, WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICTURES, WE GET ALONG PRETTY WELL IN THOSE PICTURES, BUT IT WAS FUN.
ONE OF MY SESSIONS THAT I WENT TO THAT ARE REALLY LIKE WAS CALLED LISTENING CIRCLES, AND WHAT IT IS, IS YOU TAKE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU BRING THEM TOGETHER AND PUT THEM IN GROUPS OF 10 TO 15, AND YOU HAVE A MODERATOR AND YOU ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT EDUCATION, AND EACH PERSON IN THE CIRCLE GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL A PERSONAL STORY, EITHER ABOUT THE DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY LIVING IN OR ABOUT AN EXPERIENCE THEY HAD RELATING TO THAT TOPIC GROWING UP, BUT SUCH A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY AND LISTEN TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WORK ON DISTRICT ISSUES TOGETHER BY, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT INPUT. ONE OTHER LITTLE THING KIND OF STUCK OUT TO ME.
ONE OF THE KEYNOTE PRESENTERS WAS TALKING ABOUT FREE WAYS TO GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT, AND YOU CAN USE THOSE MARQUEES OVER THE SUMMER TO PUT MESSAGES UP ABOUT STATISTICS THAT HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, LIKE HOW MANY MILES OUR SCHOOL BUSSES TRAVEL THE ENTIRE YEAR, HOW MANY SQUARE FEET WERE CLEANED IN EVERY SINGLE BUILDING BY OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR? HOW MANY MEALS DID WE SERVE TO STUDENTS DURING THE YEAR AND EVEN DURING OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM? THOSE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN JUST PUT ON THOSE MARQUEES THAT ARE ALREADY OUT THERE, BE IT DIGITAL OR BE IT THE LITTLE HAND LETTERS WHERE YOU GO OUT THERE ALL VOLUNTEER.
SO MY FAVORITE PART OF THE WEEKEND, THOUGH, WAS THE FRIDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
HIS NAME WAS ANTHONY ROBLES, AND HE WAS BORN WITHOUT A RIGHT LEG, BUT DESPITE THAT, HE STARTED WRESTLING IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HE WAS FROM ARIZONA, AND HE WAS A WENT ON TO BE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP STATE CHAMPION WRESTLER AND THEN APPLIED TO COLLEGE, WANTED TO WRESTLE IN COLLEGE AND NO ONE WOULD TAKE HIM EVEN THOUGH HE WAS A STATE CHAMPION.
SO HE WALKED ON TO THE WRESTLING TEAM AT THE WHAT, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA? NO, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND ENDED UP A THREE TIME WRESTLING ALL-AMERICAN.
HIS THE QUOTE THAT I REMEMBER MOST FROM HIM, AND I WAS A SOBBING MESS THE ENTIRE TIME.
THE ENTIRE TIME HE WAS SPEAKING WAS DON'T LET YOUR CHALLENGE BECOME YOUR EXCUSE, AND HE KEPT THAT THROUGHOUT, YOU KNOW, HIS JOURNEY, AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS INSPIRING, AND I BROUGHT IT HOME.
I TOLD MY KIDS, AND IT WAS AWESOME, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ALSO THAT ONE OF MY NEW BOARD MEMBER FRIENDS THAT WAS PRETTY INCREDIBLE THAT I MET AT OUR SMALL GROUP TABLE WAS ALEX OKAFOR, WHO WAS A UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOOTBALL PLAYER AND WENT ON TO PLAY NINE YEARS IN THE NFL, AND HE'S NOW A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IN PFLUGERVILLE.
[CHUCKLING] IF YOU NEED AN AUTOGRAPH, I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU.
I WILL SAY MY FAVORITE PART OF IT WAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH OF US TO GET TOGETHER AND SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER AND JUST REALLY GET BACK TO, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND HAVE A MEAL AND THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SESSIONS THAT WE WENT TO.
SO THAT'S REALLY NICE TO DO ONCE A YEAR.
THE ONE THAT I SELECTED TO SHARE ABOUT WAS ACTUALLY CALLED SCHOOL FINANCE FACTS VERSUS FICTION, AND WHAT WE LOOKED AT WAS KIND OF WHAT YOU HEAR IN THE MEDIA VERSUS WHAT THE STATE PUTS OUT VERSUS THINGS THAT QUICKLY GAIN FIRE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR LOCALLY, AND IT STRUCK ME SO MUCH
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BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB AT IS BEING EXTREMELY TRANSPARENT AND REALLY TRYING TO INFORM, ENGAGE AND INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY IN THIS PROCESS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT TWO THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO EVERYBODY TAXES AND KIDS.RIGHT? I MEAN, THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND I'VE ALWAYS SAID THIS, BUT I THINK DRIPPING SPRINGS CAN BE THE LEADER, AND I THINK THAT WE CAN DO EDUCATION RIGHT FOR ALL OF OUR KIDS, BUT PART OF THAT IS HAVING GOOD RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY, AND PART OF THAT BARRIER HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF TAXATION.
SO THE EFFORT THAT WE PUT FORTH THROUGH TAXPAYER TUESDAYS, THROUGH INFORMATION THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN NEWSLETTERS, INFORMATION THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND HAVING FAIR CONVERSATIONS I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.
SO I LEARNED A LOT THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT, BECAUSE THIS WAS AREAS THAT I FOUND.
OTHER DISTRICTS WERE REALLY STRUGGLING, BUT ALSO JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE US ALL AS WE GO OUT AND ADVOCATE THAT THE MORE WE KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERY BOARD MEMBER TO HAVE SUCH A HIGH LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND SCHOOL FINANCE AND TAXATION TO HELP US BRIDGE THOSE GAPS IN THE COMMUNITY AND JUST CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE OUR DISTRICT TO MAKE THAT A TOP PRIORITY THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS.
I'M. SO WE WENT TO A SESSION FROM HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ON THEIR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, AND IT REMINDED ME ONCE UPON A TIME WE HAD A VERSION OF THIS, BUT WHAT STRUCK ME IS THAT IN THE PAST WE HAD SOMETHING THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT SIMILAR TO LEADERSHIP DRIPPING SPRINGS, BUT FOR MORE LIKE LEADERSHIP DSISD, BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY DRIVEN BY STAFF, AND I REMEMBER SOMETIMES BEING THE TOKEN BOARD MEMBER WHO WOULD COME TALK TO THE GROUP.
WE'RE MORE LIKELY TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE IS MISINFORMATION AND JUST BUILDING UP A CADRE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MIGHT RUN FOR THE BOARD ONE DAY AND COME IN DAY ONE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, BUT EVEN IF THEY DON'T RUN FOR THE BOARD, THEY'RE IN THE COMMUNITY TO CORRECT MISINFORMATION, AND A FUNNY ANECDOTE WAS THEIR COMMUNICATION STAFF WOULD KIND OF BE ITCHING TO JUMP IN ON SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WAS FACTUALLY INCORRECT, AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR LONG WHEN ONE OF THESE GRADUATES OF THEIR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM WOULD INSTEAD CORRECT AND SO YOU YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO, AND THEN ALSO JUST AS STRIKING TO ME WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
SO IT'S LIKE HOLLY'S SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, BUT KIND OF NEXT LEVEL.
THEY WOULD ACTUALLY COME TO EVERY BOARD MEETING AND HAVE INTERACTIONS WITH THE BOARD, AND THEN, IF I MAY, SINCE KIM ALREADY MENTIONED THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER THAT TALKED ABOUT MARQUEES, HE GAVE ALL OF US THIS FLYER, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD DO WITH THIS, BUT THIS IS SINCE PUBLIC EDUCATION STARTED, AND , YOU KNOW, JUST THIS BOTTOM PART ARE THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SINCE 2000.
SO, YOU KNOW, FEDERAL AND TEXAS LIKES TO ADD ITS OWN.
SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT, A COUPLE TRUSTEES WITH THEIR STAFF, THEY IMPLEMENTED THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, THE TIA, AND IT WAS REALLY COOL BECAUSE HE BASICALLY THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY TRIED TO IMPLEMENT IT, BOMBED, IT FAILED MISERABLY.
SO HE WALKED US ALL THROUGH THEIR METHODOLOGY, WHAT FAILED IN THEIR PROCESS AND HOW THEY GOT THAT, AND THE RESULTS FOR THEIR SMALL, RURAL, SMALL TOWN DISTRICT THAT IS NOWHERE NEAR IN THE FINANCIAL POSITION THAT WE ARE HERE IN DSISD HAS BEEN ENORMOUS AND SO A CONVERSATION FOR US, HOPEFULLY TO CONTINUE TO HAVE AS WE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
THE OTHER ONE WAS WESTWOOD ISD DID A PHENOMENAL TRAINING ON SAFETY AND SECURITY DEAL.
USING SPECIAL STAFF TRAINING DAYS TO ECHELON THE TRAINING ALL AT ONE TIME, AND SO THEY AND THEY ACTUALLY EVERYTHING THEY WOULD DO, THEY WOULD KIND OF CRAWL, WALK, RUN THE TRAINING WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME.
SO EVERYTHING FROM TABLETOP ALL THE WAY TO ACTUAL PRACTICAL EXECUTION, THEY WERE ACTUALLY LITERALLY AND THIS IS HARD TO REALLY KIND OF CONCEPTUALIZE, BUT LIKE FIRING BLANK ROUNDS IN A SCHOOL. SO A TEACHER IN THAT SCHOOL COULD HEAR OR NOT HEAR WHERE IF A GUNSHOT WAS FIRED, AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS UNSETTLING, RIGHT, BUT
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AS YOUR APPOINTEE, THE SAFETY SECURITY COMMITTEE, THOSE ARE THINGS WE GOT TO THINK ABOUT, AND WE GOT TO THINK THROUGH AS A DISTRICT.HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRAIN OUR STAFF TO WORK WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS? THEY HAVE A PRETTY COOL MODEL AND SOMETHING TO TALK MORE ABOUT AS WE GO, BUT IT'S ALSO IT'S ENCOURAGING, BUT ALSO REALLY DISHEARTENING THAT ALL THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FIND WAYS, RIGHT, TO MAKE OUR CAMPUSES THE ABSOLUTE SAFEST THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN.
I LOVE KIND OF SOME THINGS THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THERE.
SO A COUPLE GOOD SESSIONS, NOT TO MENTION LOOK AT OUR PHOTOS.
JUST GETTING TO, YOU KNOW, THIS BOARD THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ELECTED OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS FOR US TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER AND TRULY BECOME A TEAM OF EIGHT VERSUS A GROUP OF EIGHT, I RELISH THAT OPPORTUNITY.
SO THANKS FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME.
TRICIA. I AGREE WITH ALL OF THEIR STATEMENTS.
I THINK I WENT TO ALL MOST OF THOSE SESSIONS AS WELL, BUT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT I ROB AND I ACTUALLY WENT TO STRONG FATHERS AND STRONG FAMILIES LLC, WHERE THEY PRESENTED JUST KIND OF GETTING DADS A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED INTO THE SITUATION BECAUSE DADS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, AND WHILE THIS SESSION WAS MORE ABOUT MORE FUNDING AND HELPING DISTRICTS FIGURE OUT MORE FUNDING, I THINK OUR PTA DOES AN AMAZING JOB AT GETTING THE MOMS IN THERE, AND MOMS ARE VERY HANDS ON, BUT WE I DID LEARN SOME STRATEGIES ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF GETTING THE DADS IN THERE AS WELL, AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE COMING TO THE SCHOOLS AND EVEN THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD EVEN HELP WITH LIKE ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE, AND JUST HAVING THE DADS THERE JUST BRINGS MORE OF A CALMING SITUATION TO MOST OF THE KIDS.
SO IT WAS JUST I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS JUST KIND OF NICE TO BE AROUND A BUNCH OF BOARD MEMBERS AND PLAY GAMES THAT DADS WOULD PLAY WITH THEIR KIDDOS AND JUST KIND OF LEARN SOME STATISTICS ON HOW IMPORTANT DADS ARE TO OUR KIDS, AND SOMETHING THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO HOME AND TELL MY HUSBAND ABOUT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU READ TO THE KIDS EVERY DAY, LIKE YOUR VOICE IS BETTER AT FOR THEM READING THAN MY VOICE IS, AND THERE'S LIKE SPECIFIC STATISTICS THAT KIND OF GO WITH THAT.
IT'S JUST DADS ARE JUST MORE CALMING THAN MOMS IN THAT REGARD, BUT IT WAS AN AMAZING SESSION AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND CAN'T WAIT TO TALK TO THE PTA ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD START DOING AT OUR SCHOOLS.
EVERY TIME I GO TO THESE CONFERENCES, I JUST I'M REMINDED AT ACTUALLY HOW HOW SIMILAR THESE KIND OF STATEWIDE PROBLEMS ARE, DESPITE HAVING VERY DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND I ALWAYS WALK AWAY ACTUALLY FEELING KIND OF THE SENTIMENT THAT WE'RE FEELING THAT WE'RE NOT IN THE WORST.
WE'RE NOT IN THE WORST POSITION.
YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT LINDA AND GINA, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE TO OUR CREDIT, YOU KNOW, FROM, I THINK A LOT OF PAST GREAT DECISIONS AND JUST THE WAY THE FUNDING FORMULAS HAPPENED TO WORK FOR US THIS YEAR, WE ACTUALLY, I THINK, FARE BETTER THAN A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS RIGHT NOW AND SO I KIND OF LEFT WITH THAT AND I AND NOT JUST FINANCIALLY TOO, BUT ALSO JUST PROGRAMMATICALLY AND EVEN I WILL SAY FROM A GOVERNANCE STANDPOINT BUT THERE IS ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT I JUST LOVE.
I HAVE BEEN TO LIKE 3 OR 4 OF THEIR SESSIONS.
GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD, THEY'RE ACTUALLY OUTSIDE CORPUS CHRISTI.
THEY ARE BEHIND US A LITTLE BIT IN GROWTH.
THEY'RE NOT AS FAST GROWTH, VERY DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS FROM US, BUT I THINK SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF US IN SOME OF THEIR GOVERNANCE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS IN PARTICULAR THEY'RE DOING, THEY TALK ABOUT A LOT OF THE THINGS WE'RE ALREADY DOING, LIKE A SELF-ASSESSMENT, THEIR BOARD RETREAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF STRUCTURED THINGS FOR THEIR SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION, A LOT OF THINGS WE'VE PUT IN PLACE, BUT ONE THING THAT I'M LOOKING TO ADD FOR THIS YEAR.
SO SPOILER ALERT IS SOME ACTUAL CONCRETE BOARD GOALS.
WE HAVE A GREAT SUPERINTENDENT AND HER EVALUATION THAT KIND OF MELDS WITH THAT, BUT WE DON'T REALLY, AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, WE HAVEN'T REALLY SET LIKE CONCRETE. THESE ARE OUR BOARD GOALS, AND THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING THIS YEAR IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SO I THINK WE CAN KIND OF BE ACTUALLY ACCOUNTABLE TO EVEN LIKE 3 TO 5 GOALS WE SET AS A BOARD.
SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT BUT ALSO JUST YOU KNOW, REITERATE WHAT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID.
IT'S JUST SO FUN TO KIND OF BE IN NOT A FORMAL ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF BUILD THAT COHESION OF YOUR TEAM, AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT, AND THE SPEAKERS WERE WERE WONDERFUL THIS YEAR TOO.
ALL RIGHT, AND OUR LAST EVENT FROM THIS MONTH WAS OUR GROUNDBREAKING.
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THANKS TO ROB FOR OUR AWESOME PICTURE IDEA.IT'S GOING TO BE ON A CALENDAR LATER, DON'T YOU ALL WORRY.
TRICIA, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE GROUNDBREAKING? WELL, I MEAN, I FLEW RIGHT IN FOR MY NAME.
THAT WAS FUN, BUT NO, IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
IT WAS SO FUN TO JUST HANG AROUND THE KIDS AFTERWARDS AND LET THEM KIND OF PLAY WITH THE SHOVELS, AND EVERYBODY WAS JUST SO HAPPY, AND I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEM GETTING THE ELEMENTARY THAT I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.
SO IT WAS JUST A LOT OF FUN TO GET THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND THE KIDDOS AND THE CHEERLEADERS AND THE DANCERS AND, I DON'T KNOW, EVERYBODY JUST HAD A BIG SMILE ON THEIR FACE THE WHOLE TIME, AND IT WAS SUPER FUN.
YEAH, AND A FEW OF US KIND OF DROVE AROUND TO ACTUALLY SEE THIS SITE.
IT IS UP ON THIS HILL; Y'ALL, IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT IS LIKE GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF SUNRISE, SUNSET, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY WONDERFUL CAMPUS.
ALL RIGHT, ONTO OUR LIAISON REPORTS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY LIAISON UPDATES? ROB, ANY LIAISON UPDATES? NOTHING TO REPORT. MARY JANE, JUST AT LAST MONTH'S CHAMBER MEETING.
OUR LEADERSHIP, DRIPPING SPRINGS CLASS SEVEN GRADUATED, INCLUDING OUR OWN DOCTOR MORRIS-KUENTZ, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY FUN TO SEE THE CAMARADERIE AND MUTUAL RESPECT THAT HAD DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST YEAR.
YES. HOW WAS THAT? IT'S GREAT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO DO IT.
IT REALLY IT'S A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF OUR DISTRICT, AND I FELT LIKE BEING HERE THREE YEARS, I WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, KNOWN SOME OF THIS, BUT THEY REALLY TAKE YOU BEHIND THE SCENES AND SEEING THE NONPROFITS, SEEING BUSINESSES MEETING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IT WAS VERY WELL WORTH THE TIME INVESTMENT, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE SO FAR AS SUPERINTENDENT.
OLIVIA. YES, I'VE GOT TO LOOK AT MY NOTES HERE TO MAKE SURE I SAY THINGS CORRECTLY, BUT SO PARKS AND REC WORKS FOR AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A VERY SIMILAR TIME AND GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AS THE DISTRICT IS AS IT RELATES TO OUR PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, ETC.. SO WE HAD AN RFQ OUT FOR AN ENGINEER TO WORK ON THE MASTER PLAN.
SO EVERYONE KNOWS THE MASTER PLAN INCLUDES THE PARKS, CONNECTIVITY, ETC.
I THINK WE HAD NINE SUBMITTALS SCORED THOSE, CHOSE TWO, DID INTERVIEWS.
I'M ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THE VISION THAT'S COMING TOGETHER FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS AND THE CONNECTIVITY AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE OUR PARKS AND OUR ATHLETICS OFFERINGS.
$335,000 OF THAT IS FUNDING ADDITIONAL COUNSELORS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS.
THEY HELD AN OPEN HOUSE THIS PAST MONTH FOR INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND ADDING THEM LATER THIS WEEK. THEY WERE ALSO LOOKING AT LAUNCHING AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, AND ACTIVELY SEEKING HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVEL INTERNS FOR THAT PROGRAM, AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT DATES FOR FUNDRAISERS FOR NEXT YEAR AND TEACHER APPRECIATION OPPORTUNITIES. AWESOME.
THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO REPORT IS JUST OUR DATES FOR THE SUMMER.
SO JUST A REMINDER, WE DO NOT HAVE A JULY BOARD MEETING, BUT WE DO HAVE TO OUR BOARD RETREAT AND OUR OTHER SOCIAL EVENT, AND THEN WE DO NOT HAVE AN AGENDA REVIEW IN AUGUST.
WE COME INTO OUR GENERAL AUGUST MEETING.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
ANY DISCUSSION OR I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.I WAS JUST GOING TO DO THE MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE PROPOSED 2024--NOPE, THAT'S THE WRONG ONE.
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OH, THERE YOU GO.MARY JANE. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
THE MOTION FROM MARY JANE, A SECOND FROM ROB.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.
SO THIS IS CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF SAFETY SPECIALISTS.
[9. ACTION]
WE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET THE PROPOSED SAFETY SPECIALIST LAST WEEK.I'M SORRY. I DON'T WANT TO GET IN YOUR WAY, HOLLY.
OKAY, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT, SO I JUST WANT TO DO MY COMMENT.
ROB, YOU CAN DO YOUR COMMENT. ALRIGHT, I'M DOING MY COMMENT.
SO, LISTEN OBVIOUSLY I WAS I WAS AN EARLY ADOPTER ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARSHALL PROGRAM HERE AT DSISD, AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AS WE BRING ON, WE VOTE TO BRING ON ANOTHER SAFETY SPECIALIST, WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT TERM FOR THIS HERE AT ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT THE WAY THAT THE DISTRICT HAS IMPLEMENTED THIS PROGRAM HAS FAR EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS, AND AGAIN, THAT'S AS AN EARLY ADOPTER.
SO MY EXPECTATIONS WERE ALREADY PRETTY HIGH ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM.
WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WE WANTED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH HB THREE THAT WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HAVE THE SAFEST AND MOST SECURE SCHOOLS WE POSSIBLY CAN, AND AN ARMED OFFICER, EVERY SCHOOL IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THAT, RIGHT? NOT THE ONE THING, BUT A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THAT, AND SO HATS OFF TO THE, TO, YOU KNOW, MORRIS-KUENTZ FOR IMPLEMENTATION TO SIRENNA CUMBERLAND, WHO CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT TO HEAR ALL THE GREAT THINGS I'M SAYING ABOUT HER.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE, AGAIN THESE FOLKS HERE ARE, NUMBER ONE, HIGHLY QUALIFIED THAT WE'RE HIRING EXCEPTIONALLY SKILLED, BUT THEY'RE ALSO YOU GOT TO SHARPEN THE KNIFE ALL THE TIME AS IT RELATES TO YOUR, YOUR APTITUDE AND YOUR TECHNICAL COMPETENCE, AND WE HAVE A PROGRAM TO DO JUST THAT.
THANK YOU, AND I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO SERENA.
SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT AND SHE IS AT A SAFETY TRAINING, SO IMAGINE THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY OUT WITH OUR STAFF GETTING MORE TRAINING AND SO SHE'S DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BRING YOU ANOTHER EXCELLENT CANDIDATE.
TRICIA. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO HOW EXCELLENT THIS CANDIDATE IS TO YOU.
LIKE, I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR DSE AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT FIT, AND IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE TO GET TO TALK TO HIM AND HEAR HIS WHY AND IT JUST THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUPER EXCITED.
SO I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THEM, BUT THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
GINA. I WANT TO ECHO THAT TO YOU THAT MY KIDS ARE AT DSE, AND SO IF ANYONE HE WAS PHENOMENAL AND I THINK ECHO EXACTLY THAT I'M EXCITED TO SEE HIM ON CAMPUS IF YOU KNOW HE'S THE ONE.
SO, AND JUST TO SAY PUBLICLY, YOU KNOW, WE DEFINITELY IT IS OUR BOARD'S PRIORITY AS A DISTRICT'S PRIORITY TO FILL THESE POSITIONS WITH SROS. SO TO ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE OFFICERS, AND THE COUNTY HAS CONFIRMED THAT FOR US, AND SO WE ARE ABIDING BY LEGISLATIVE STATUTE THAT WE NEED AN ARMED OFFICER AT EVERY CAMPUS.
I LOVE YOU. I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
A MOTION FROM OLIVIA, A SECOND FROM TRICIA.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO CONSIDERATION.
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS.
SO FOR ITEMS B THROUGH E, NOW IS THE TIME TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS SO THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH THESE ACTION ITEMS QUICKLY, AND IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, BECAUSE WE HAVE ASKED AND YOU HAVE ANSWERED MANY OF OUR QUESTIONS ALREADY, I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE THING.
I JUST I HAVEN'T DONE THIS AND I FEEL REALLY BAD, BUT I DO HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND JOSEPH'S HERE AND I NEED TO THANK HIM AND THE TEAM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE GIVEN ME THIS FIRST YEAR IN ORDER TO GET ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.
SO I JUST REALLY NEEDED TO SAY THAT.
YES. THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE FINANCE TEAM.
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LITTLE CALVIN.THAT'S A CUTE NAME. CONGRATULATIONS, ELAINE.
ALL RIGHT, MARY JANE. I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, SINCE THERE PROBABLY WON'T BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION TONIGHT, IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH MULTIPLE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, MORE THAN ANY YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND, BUT IT'S BEEN AMAZING BECAUSE YOU SHOWED US WHY THERE HAD TO BE CHANGES MONTHS AGO, AND THE WHY BEHIND EACH COMPONENT, AND THEN WE'LL, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FEELING OUR, YOU KNOW WILLINGNESS TO GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, AND YOU JUST LISTENED.
YOU AND THE WHOLE TEAM LISTENED AND.
I HOPE THAT YOU'VE HEARD ALL OF THE SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION FOR WHAT WAS A STUNNING AMOUNT OF WORK.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND THE TEAM AND EACH CAMPUS, TOO.
I MEAN, JUST GOING THROUGH THEIR BUDGETS AND JUST TIGHTEN THINGS UP, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEEDED, AND YOU GUYS PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE MONEY THAT WAS FOUND AND HOW WE CAME ABOUT AND ALL THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT AND PRIORITIES, AND YOU REALLY PROVIDED EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU, THE TEAM AND THE REST OF THE ADMINISTRATORS THAT WORKED ON IT.
THANK YOU. YOU ESSENTIALLY DID AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT.
[CHUCKLING] YEAH, YOU REALLY DID.
KIM. I KNOW HOW HARD THIS WAS, AND I PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
SO THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
FIRST, I'M SUPER GLAD THAT IT DIDN'T IMPACT THE CLASSROOM, AND SO WELL DONE IN THAT, OBVIOUSLY MAINTAINING OUR PRIORITY OF THE SMALLEST CLASS SIZES WE CAN AFFORD OUR CLASSES, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME SMALL ADJUSTMENTS IN VERY SELECT GRADES IN A COUPLE CAMPUSES.
SO THAT'S TRUE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WERE SOME OTHER POSITIONS THAT WE HAD TO SUNSET, AND FOR THOSE IMPACTED IN THAT, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE DO WITHOUT A SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AND UNDERSTANDING, AND SO I BELIEVE MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE OFFERED OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, OR IF NOT ALL OF THEM WERE OFFERED OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, BUT THEY MAY HAVE LOVED AND THEY PROBABLY DID LOVE WHAT THEY WERE DOING, AND SO THAT'S A HARD CALL FOR US TO MAKE, AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL THAT AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND WE'RE SORRY FOR THAT.
AT THE SAME TIME, THOUGH PRIORITIZING THE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND SMALL CLASS SIZES WAS MET IN THIS BUDGET EFFORT, AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT, AND I KNOW OUR PARENTS DO AS WELL, SO THANK YOU. I'LL ENTERTAIN SOME MOTIONS STARTING WITH NINE B.
I MOVE THAT I MOVE TO APPROVE THE 23-24 FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING DEBT SERVICE AND CHILD NUTRITION FUNDS AS PRESENTED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. NINE C.
ROB. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE $45,800 OF THE 2024-2025 PROPOSED BUDGET TO BE UTILIZED FOR ADDITIONAL ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR TO COMPLY WITH LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS.
MOTION FROM ROB. A SECOND FROM OLIVIA.
ANY LAST WORDS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. NINE D OUR ANNUAL BUDGET.
ROB. I'M ON A ROLL; LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
EXCUSE ME. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE 2024-2025 DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD GENERAL FUND CHILD NUTRITION AND DEBT SERVICE BUDGETS AS PROPOSED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. MOVING ON TO NINE E, COMMITTING AND ASSIGNING FUND BALANCE.
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TRICIA. I'LL TRY THIS AGAIN.I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024-15, COMMITTING FUND BALANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH JASB 54, AS ATTACHED IN MOTION FROM TRICIA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT, NINE F.
DONE WITH OUR BUDGET. GO, TEAM! ALL RIGHT.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THOSE PROPOSALS WERE DUE ON JUNE 3RD.
WE RECEIVED PROPOSALS FROM FIVE EXCELLENT FIRMS, AND WE ARE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS THE TOP RANKED FIRM TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT-RISK SERVICES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL TWO PROJECT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY, AS YOU KNOW, IN SCHEMATIC DESIGN ON THAT PROJECT, AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING A CMAR FIRM AT THIS TIME TO PROVIDE PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND EXPERTISE IN CONSTRUCTABILITY AND COST ESTIMATING, AND SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU APPROVE AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS THE TOP RANKED FIRM. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CLINT? SO I'M DEBATING SINCE IT'S YOUR LAST WEEK HERE, HOW HARD I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS ON CLINT.
I APPRECIATE YOU, AND WE MAY BE DOING SOMETHING FOR YOU.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING, AND I ASK YOU A LOT OF TOUGH QUESTIONS, AND I APPRECIATE YOU TOOK THE TIME TO BE THOROUGH AND DELIBERATE AND GIVE ME ANSWERS TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM SO I CAN BEST DO MY JOB AS A NEW TRUSTEE ON THIS BOARD AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SOME FOLKS COME UP, YOU PICK THE STUFF.
SO I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THAT, AND SECONDLY, I JUST NOTE REALLY FOR THE RECORD HERE, HOW IMPORTANT BRINGING ON A CMAR IS AT THIS JUNCTURE WITH A PROJECT AT THIS SCALE.
RIGHT, AND FEEL FREE TO FILL IN ANY HOLES HERE, CLINT, BUT THE BIGGEST VALUE TO US IN THIS AT BRINGING ON AT THIS STAGE FOR $100,000 IN PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, IS WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO A BOND CONVERSATION AT A POINT TO BE DETERMINED.
CLINT, DO I HAVE THAT CORRECT? YOU'RE 100% CORRECT.
I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF, SO I WON'T TRY.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT AND SO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, I UNDERSTAND THE DILIGENCE WE TAKE, AND WE'RE TAKING IN THIS PROJECT IN PARTICULAR TO GET THE BEST POSSIBLE NUMBER WE CAN IN CONSTRUCTING THIS HIGH SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY THE DESIGN TEAM.
SO THIS IS A GREAT THING IN MY OPINION.
SO TAKING THAT THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND HAVING A CMAR ON BOARD AT THIS TIME IS WILL DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU DESCRIBED, WHICH IS WILL ALLOW US TO WITH A LITTLE BIT OF, YOU KNOW, ESCALATION GIVE A VERY CLOSE ESTIMATE TO WHAT THAT PROJECT WILL COST.
WHEN THE DISTRICT DOES DECIDE TO TAKE THAT OUT TO THE VOTERS.
THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED TO YOU, BROTHER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR DISTRICT.
YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED.
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I THINK THE TIMING IS PERFECT FOR THIS, THAT WE'RE READY TO CONSIDER BRINGING SOMEBODY ON BOARD NOW, BECAUSE I THINK DOWN THE ROAD IT'S GOING TO SAVE US A LOT OF MONEY AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING THAT STUCK OUT TO ME, AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.THANK YOU. I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO GIVE MY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU AND APPRECIATION ALL IN ONE.
THIS IS OUR LAST TIME TO HEAR FROM YOU AS A BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SO JUST HEAR THAT FROM ME AND THIS BOARD.
THANK YOU. THANKS, CLINT, AND I WILL JUST SAY OUR CABINET HAS SAID GOODBYE TO CLINT A NUMBER OF TIMES, SOME WITH QUITE A BIT OF TEARS FROM ALL OF US, AND IT IS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN SO AMAZING TO WORK WITH AND WHO HAS DEDICATED SO MUCH TIME TO THIS DISTRICT, IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND YOUR FINGERPRINTS ARE EVERYWHERE ACROSS DRIPPING SPRINGS, AND SO YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED HERE, AND WE HAVE TOLD HIM TO COME BACK ANYTIME AND VISIT BECAUSE IT WILL ALWAYS STILL BE HOME, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW IT'S FAR FROM WHERE YOU'RE LIVING, AND WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR YOU, FOR ALL OF THE BENEFITS THAT PROVIDES YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SON SENIOR YEAR AND DON'T BE A STRANGER.
THANK YOU. WELL, I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING THE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE SUCCESS OF THIS DISTRICT.
TRICIA. I MOVE TO APPROVE AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS THE TOP RANKED OFFER TO YOU.
PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK (CMAR) SERVICES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO PROJECT.
ALL RIGHT. A MOTION FROM TRICIA.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU.
OUR LAST ACTION ITEM THIS EVENING IS FOR CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF OUR CAMERA EQUIPMENT.
CINDI. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING.
THE RFP WAS RELEASED ON MAY 23RD, 2024 AND DUE ON THE 13TH OF JUNE.
WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO RECEIVE FIVE GOOD RESPONSES, AND WE DID AFTER THOROUGH REVIEW.
SCORE 360 INTEGRATED HIGHEST IN OUR REVIEW.
WE DO RECOMMEND THEN THE AWARD OF RFP 23-24-018 CAMERA EQUIPMENT TO 360 INTEGRATED AS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE, COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD.
MARY JANE. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD.
PARDON ME. MOVE THAT. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARD RFP 23-24-018.
CAMERA EQUIPMENT TO 3560 INTEGRATED, WAIT, 360 INTEGRATED AND PERMIT THE DSISD ADMINISTRATION TO PURSUE A CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $1,489,310.
A MOTION FROM MARY JANE, A SECOND FROM KIM.
THE LAST THING I'LL SAY ON THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I DID NOTICE THAT THE TOP TWO BIDS, INCLUDING FROM OUR SPEAKER TONIGHT, WERE VERY CLOSE IN THEIR SCORING, AND ULTIMATELY, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE RECOMMENDATION COMES JUST BECAUSE WE WERE LITERALLY TRYING TO CUT COSTS EVERYWHERE ELSE, AND SO I'M JUST KIND OF MAKING THAT AS MAKING THAT CONNECTION.
YOU KNOW, THIS WAS ANOTHER AREA THAT THROUGH BOND FUNDS AND OTHER THINGS, BUT YOU KNOW, MONEY IS THAT BOTTOM LINE SOMETIMES, AND SO I'M JUST GUESSING.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE HUNGRY AND YOU WANT THE BUSINESS.
I MEAN, I'M IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
I'VE LOST BIDS BY A LOT CLOSER THAN THIS AMOUNT.
SO I FEEL YOU FOR BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO COME HERE AND DO THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, MISS CINDI APPRECIATE YOU GOING THROUGH THIS DILIGENTLY.
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AS SOME OF SOME OF THE CAMERAS ARE PART OF OTHER PROJECTS, BUT EFFECTIVELY, YES, THIS WILL FINISH UP THAT WORK.YES. SO BIG PROJECT, BUT JUST HIGH LEVEL.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO US.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT.
[10. REPORTS AND INFORMATION]
L&I, IS THERE ANYTHING MORE TO ADD FROM LAST WEEK? NO, MA'AM. THERE ARE NO. OKAY.THANK YOU. FINANCE WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF FINANCE.
THANK YOU, GINA. YOU ARE SO WELCOME.
I WILL MAKE ONE SMALL COMMENT ON THE BUDGET TO ACTUALS I MENTIONED THIS LAST WEEK.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S A POSITIVE A NEW STATE AID TEMPLATE HAS COME OUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING, AND I ANTICIPATE IT WILL INCREASE REVENUE SO OUR DEFICIT WILL DECREASE.
SO IN AUGUST, WE WILL BRING BACK SOME DETAIL AND KIND OF WALK THROUGH THAT.
OPERATIONS. ANYTHING MORE TO ADD? I KNOW WE'VE ADDED SOME NEW OPERATIONS REPORTS.
HR. I THINK THE ONLY THING I REQUESTED WAS FOR JAMES TO WALK THROUGH THE BOND PROJECTS, IF HE COULD BRIEFLY, MADAM PRESIDENT. OH, YES, THAT IS.
SEE IF [INAUDIBLE] TWO CAN BE BETTER THAN [INAUDIBLE] ONE.
SITE WORK CONTINUES. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME ELEVATION CHANGES.
I THINK YOU GUYS WERE ALL OUT THERE THIS WEEK TO KIND OF SEE THAT.
THAT'S A BIG THING FOR ME. WE CAN HAVE ON SITE MEETINGS.
I'M ALSO WORKING THROUGH SOME VIOLATIONS.
APPARENTLY WE HAD TOO MANY PEOPLE ON A TRACTOR TAKING A PHOTO, SO I'LL GET TO-- [CHUCKLING] THAT WON'T STOP US.
THAT WAS GOOD, JAMES. ALRIGHT, THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN WITH JAMES.
I LIKE THIS. YOU GOT TO THROW IN A LITTLE ZINGER IN THERE, MAN.
COME ON. EXPANSION AT SYCAMORE, IT'S GOING GREAT.
YOU GUYS CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS THERE WE GOT THE FRONT OFFICE DEMOED, SO WE GOT ALL THAT DONE.
THE FRONT VESTIBULE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED.
WE'RE ACTUALLY FIXING THE STANDPIPE.
WE STILL NEED TO DO THE HALLWAYS.
WE'RE MISSING A COLOR, SO WE'LL GET THAT KNOCKED OUT.
CAFETERIA WORK IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
THE SLAB WORK IS GOING GREAT OUTSIDE ON THE SITE, SO WE GOT THE GRADE BEAMS IN.
WE GOT THE BIG RETAINING WALLS UP AND THE GRADE BEAMS ARE GOING IN AND RIGHT AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE THE SLAB GOING IN AND STRUCTURAL STEEL GO UP.
THAT IS LOOKING GREAT, BY THE WAY.
I DRIVE BY THAT EVERY DAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE SUBSTANTIAL.
YEAH, GUYS ARE DOING GOOD. ALL OF OUR CREWS ARE DOING GOOD.
SO I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR PEOPLE.
DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I'M GOING TO KIND OF PUT THOSE IN ONE.
WE HAD ALL THE DEMO DONE IN EIGHT DAYS.
THAT'S PHENOMENAL. SO THOSE GUYS ARE RUNNING ABOUT 200 GUYS A DAY THROUGH THOSE SITES.
SO A LOT OF WORK'S REALLY HAPPENING.
SO AGAIN, KUDOS TO THE TEAMS. THE PLUMBING ROUGH IN IS DONE.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOT ALL THE STRUCTURAL STEEL UP, AND WE'RE GOING TO START FRAMING THAT UP.
90% OF THE HVAC ARE ACTUALLY INSTALLED.
WE'RE MISSING A FEW THAT ARE COMING.
THOSE ARE ENROUTE NOW, BUT WE'RE OUT.
WE'RE STARTING TO COMMISSION THOSE ALREADY AND TURN THOSE THINGS ON.
NEW TECH CABLING IS BEING INSTALLED AND THE CEILING IS ALREADY GOING BACK IN.
WE'RE ALSO DOING PAINT CORRECTIONS AND PAINT START UP ALREADY, SO GUYS ARE DOING GREAT.
WE'RE ON TRACK ACROSS THE BOARD WITH EVERYTHING.
DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AGAIN, I THREW THOSE INTO KIND OF THE SAME CATEGORY.
SEE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S GOING ON FRONT.
YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT RIGHT THERE BEING DEMOED, BEING RECONSTRUCTED.
WE GOT ALL THE PLUMBING IN. WE GOT THAT BATHROOM GOING IN THE FRONT TO HELP WITH OUR VISITORS.
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SO THEY'RE WORKING ABOUT 18 HOURS A DAY RIGHT NOW.I. HIGH SCHOOL FLOORING AND LIGHTING.
THIS THIS PHOTO IS A LITTLE BIT OLD.
THE LIGHTING WAS COMPLETE. YOU GUYS GOT AN UPDATE ON THAT LAST MONTH? RIGHT NOW WE GOT. THE FLOOR IS DONE.
WE'LL START SANDING AND FINISHING THAT STARTING NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AGAIN ON SCHEDULE. SO IT LOOKS GREAT.
THAT'S REALLY AN UPDATE ON THAT.
YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER ON ANY OF THAT? ON THE HVAC.
REMIND ME BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF INFORMATION I COULDN'T REMEMBER.
IS THIS A SPLIT PROJECT FOR DSE OR IS SO BOTH OF THEM ARE? YES, MA'AM. OKAY, SO IT WON'T COMPLETELY BE FINISHED FOR THE WHOLE BUILDINGS ON EITHER OF THEM UNTIL NEXT SUMMER, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. OKAY. I THINK I DID REMEMBER THAT.
YES. SO WHEN YOU SAID THE NEW THAT'S FOR HALF THE CAMPUS FOR THOSE AREAS, WE SAW A, B AND C RIGHT.
YES. SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT, THE BIG AIR HANDLERS ARE LIKE 52 WEEKS OUT.
SO WE JUST BY THE TIME WE RELEASE THIS PROJECT, WE COULDN'T GET IT DONE, AND THEN, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IN 59 DAYS, THERE'S NO CONTRACTOR ON EARTH THAT COULD DO THAT WHOLE SCHOOL IN ONE SUMMER.
SO IT'S PRETTY AGGRESSIVE GETTING IT KNOCKED OUT IN TWO SUMMERS.
RIGHT, I THINK LET ME JUST REPEAT BACK WHAT YOU SAID, KIND OF.
SO IT WAS A VENDOR ISSUE, RIGHT? LIKE WE COULDN'T ACTUALLY GET THE HVAC IN TIME.
TWO THINGS, MANPOWER ISSUE GETTING GETTING THAT DONE.
THE WHOLE SCHOOL WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
YEAH. IS IT SAFE AT ANY POINT FOR US TO GO WALK SOME OF THESE PROJECTS? I'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU GUYS A TOUR.
YEP. OKAY. JEANS, CLOSE TOED SHOES.
I'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU GUYS LOVE TO GIVE YOU GUYS A WALKTHROUGH.
I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS.
AND I, I DID TELL THEM THAT FRONT GATE IS FOR THE BAD KIDS.
SO OKAY, YOU GUYS GET IN THE FRONT.
I'LL LEAVE IT UP. I'LL LEAVE IT UP FOR THE BAD KIDS.
SO I JUST LIKE THAT'S FOR THE BAD KIDS, AND SO ANYWAYS, JUST SOME FUN THAT I HAVE MY ON MY OWN, BUT I APPRECIATE THE THOROUGHNESS OF THIS PRESENTATION TO ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO KIND OF SEE THE BIG PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, AND I APPRECIATE THE 18 PLUS SITE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR THE 18 PLUS FACILITY.
SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE SUPER EXCITED THAT ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT IT BRINGS. ROB.
SO THIS IS FOUR ACTUALLY FIVE ACTIVE PROJECTS.
ARE WE ALSO DOING SOME OF THOSE THIS SUMMER JAMES.
YES SIR OKAY, AND ARE WE THOSE ACTIVE NOW AS WELL.
YES SIR. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE JUST IN THIS AS I GET TO MY COMMENT PIECE THAT'S FIVE ACTIVE PROJECTS WHICH IS HALF OF OUR CAMPUSES, MORE THAN HALF, EXCUSE ME, OF OUR CAMPUSES, NOT TO MENTION ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL SAFETY SECURITY MEASURES BEING IMPLEMENTED AT OTHER CAMPUSES, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE MAINTENANCE GOING ON ALL THIS SUMMER, ALL LED BY YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
THAT'S IMPRESSIVE, SIR, SO MAKE SURE YOU GET ENOUGH SLEEP AT NIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE IT. I'VE BEEN GETTING A COUPLE CALLS FROM FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY GOING.
I'M UP JUST BY DRIVING BACK BY THE SCHOOL.
THEY'RE STILL WORKING. I SAID, YES, SIR.
THEY'RE STILL WORKING. THEY'RE STILL WORKING.
BECAUSE THE TIMELINE THAT IS ON IS CRITICAL AND WE'RE GOING TO HIT IT, AND I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THAT, AND THE EXECUTION HAS BEEN LOOKING LOOKING REALLY GOOD, BUT ALL THE PLANNING TO GET US TO THIS POINT HAS BEEN CRITICAL.
RIGHT, AND SO WELL DONE ACROSS THE BOARD ON THIS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FINISHED PRODUCTS ON AUGUST THE WHAT? WHAT DAY IS IT AGAIN? AUGUST THE 13TH.
WE WANT TO GET DONE SO WE CAN PUNCH COMMISSION, GET THE TEACHERS BACK.
YOU KNOW WHAT I SAY? UNDER-PROMISE OVERDELIVER, MAN, UNDER PROMISE.
THANK YOU. YEAH. WE GOT TO GET OUR STAFF BACK IN.
YOU'RE RIGHT. THE PLANNING IS CRITICAL ON THESE PROJECTS.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT. IT'S NOT REAL SEXY, THAT BACK END, BUT IT'S SO CRITICAL TO WHAT WE DO IF WE DON'T PLAN RIGHT, YOU JUST CAN'T EXECUTE, RIGHT. SHANDA.
ONE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE FUTURE SCHOOL SITES.
I KNOW IN DESIGNING ELEMENTARY SIX, WE THE IDEA WAS TO DESIGN IT AS A-- PROTOTYPE. PROTOTYPE. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT FUTURE POSSIBLE.
I KNOW OUR OPTIONS AREN'T LIMITLESS WITH LAND, BUT ALSO KNOW THAT ELEMENTARY SIX SITE IS REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT, ARE WE, DO WE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT SITES TO GO, WELL, THIS MAY NOT BE SUCH A GOOD ONE FOR THAT PROTOTYPE.
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OR ARE WE LIKE WE'LL TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET.ELEMENTARY SIX. WE ACTUALLY SUNK PART OF IT.
SO WE CAN ROTATE IT, WE CAN MOVE IT UP AND DOWN, WE CAN FLIP THE SIDES ON IT.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY WITH THAT DESIGN.
SO I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT, BUT WE WILL TEST FIT THAT WITH ANYTHING THAT THE REAL ESTATE AGENT, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE GET WITH SIBEL, WE'LL GET AN ENGINEERING TEAM THAT WILL ACTUALLY TEST FIT THAT TO MAKE SURE WE NOT ONLY GET THAT IN THE CRITICAL PART WITH THE SITE, AND THE SHAPE OF IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE BUILDING.
SO IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE SITES AND REALLY THE BUILDING.
HR. ANYTHING NEW? NOTHING NEW. WE JUST DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
I'VE BEEN HANGING OUT WITH GINA A LOT.
WE SPENT A LOT OF THE SPRING TOGETHER, SO DID SOME GINA MATH, AND FOR OUR ANALYTICS, FOR OUR APPLICATIONS, WE INCREASED, AND THIS IS 100% THE HR TEAM, BUT WE INCREASED OUR CERTIFIED APPLICATIONS, MAINLY THOSE ARE TEACHERS, BUT BY 52% FROM APRIL 2024 TO JUNE 2024 FROM APRIL LAST YEAR.
SO JUST GOING FROM 534 TO 812.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE SO FAR AHEAD, ALMOST FULLY STAFFED IN OUR TEACHERS, AND OUR PRINCIPALS WILL GET TO ENJOY THEIR NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE GONE OUT AND FOUND JUST SUCH FANTASTIC HIRES, AND SO WE'RE JUST SUPER, SO EXCITED, BUT JUST A REALLY, REALLY HIGH QUALITY POOL, AND SO WORKING TOWARDS THAT STRATEGIC PLAN TO REALLY GET THE BEST OF THE BEST IN FRONT OF OUR KIDS, BUT 100% THANKS TO THE HR STAFF.
I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT SINCE BEING ON THE BART, SO THAT'S WONDERFUL THIS TIME TO BE THERE, AND HOLLY, I THINK HAD SHARED IN OUR LAST UPDATE EMAIL KIND OF THOSE YEAR OVER YEAR NUMBERS.
SO BOARD MEMBERS, YOU CAN SEE THAT I THINK FROM FRIDAY WE CAN IT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT.
WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNICATIONS BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT FOR HIRING AND THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND THE IMAGERIES AND THE POSTS, LIKE I'M SEEING THEM THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, I'M SEEING PEOPLE SHARE THEM ON COMMUNITY SITES LOOKS REALLY, REALLY GOOD, AND THAT'S ESPECIALLY TO ANDREA, WHO'S OUR RECRUITER, HER WORK WITH BLAKE AND GETTING THAT OUT.
SO UNLESS YOU ALL HAVE ANY OTHER FEEDBACK OR CHANGES, THIS IS AFTER OUR DISCUSSION LAST WEEK.
WE THINK WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, AND I WILL SAY, I'M GLAD TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NO AGENDA REVIEW IN AUGUST, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN SAM HAS A MOVE IN DATE OUT OF STATE. SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE ON A PLANE.
THAT WILL BE IN NEW MEXICO INSTEAD.
THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING AND WATCHING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.