[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]
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OCTOBER 20TH. THE TIME IS NOW 2:05 P.M. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH EVERYONE PRESENT.
THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AS A REMINDER.
SO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS FULLY PREPARED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING.
[4. LEARNING SPOTLIGHT]
[5. RECOGNITIONS]
AND WE WILL GO THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT SLIDES.[6. LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT]
WE HAVE LOTS OF WE HAVE LOTS OF FOOTBALL GAMES.WE HAD, LIKE, NO PICTURES FROM THAT WEEK. YEAH.
WITH THE PTA. [LAUGHTER] OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S THE NEXT SLIDE AND GO THROUGH? OH, THAT WAS OUR CAMPUS TOUR.
OKAY. THOSE ARE GREAT PICTURES. OKAY. WE CLEAN UP WELL.
ALL RIGHT. AND OUR TAXPAYER TUESDAY THIS MONTH.
THOSE ARE GREAT SLIDES. DID WE REDO THOSE? OH, THEY LOOK GREAT, KATIE.
GOOD JOB. THEY LOOK GREAT. LIAISON REPORTS WE WILL GO THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH OUR SUBCOMMITTEE.
ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING THAT'S FOR NEXT WEEK.
[7. PUBLIC HEARING]
CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. NOTHING TODAY. OKAY.INTO THE BOARD PACKET. WE'LL GO OVER IT NEXT WEEK WITH A PRESENTATION DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN GO TO THOSE.
PUBLIC POSTING IS THE MEETING'S ALREADY PUBLICLY POSTED. I SAW THAT THAT WAS IN THE NEWSPAPER THIS WEEK.
THE REPORT IS WHERE ALL WHERE ALL DOES THE REPORT GO? SO THE REPORTS IN THE BOARD PACKET RIGHT NOW.
BUT ONCE THE MEETING HAS TAKEN PLACE OR AT THAT THAT NIGHT, THEN IT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC.
OKAY. ANYWHERE, ANYWHERE ELSE, LIKE, BESIDES BOARD BOOK.
ON OUR WEBSITE. OKAY. WITH THE PRIOR YEAR FIRST REPORTS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. SO ALL PRIOR ALL PRIOR YEAR FIRST REPORTS ARE ALSO POSTED.
YES. YEAH. AND THEN THIS YEAR 100. JUST WANTED TO SAY IT OUT LOUD.
[9. CONSENT AGENDA]
A. IS JUST OUR MINUTES. ANY QUESTIONS ON BUDGET AMENDMENTS 25-26 9.B.TRICIA. I JUST HAVE 1 FOR B THE INSTRUCTIONAL 15,520 THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL.
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT CONSIST OF? I KNOW IT IS HIGHLIGHTED THAT IT'S FUNDS NEEDED TO COVER NEGATIVE ACCOUNTS THAT'S COMING OUT AND THEN BUT FUNDS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER EXPENSES NEEDED.
WHAT EXACTLY FALLS INTO THAT CATEGORY FOR 13,219.
WHAT FUNCTION MEMBERS FUNCTION 11 INSTRUCTION.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THESE ARE CROSS FUNCTION TRANSFERS COMING FROM THE CAMPUS.
IF I HAD TO GUESS WHICH I AM GOING TO AT THIS POINT WITHOUT HAVING THE BACKUP IT WAS PROBABLY PUT IN THE WRONG FUNCTION, AND THEY'RE MOVING IT TO THE PROPER FUNCTION BASED ON WHAT WAS TURNED IN.
A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THEY TURN IN THEIR REQUESTS AND WE REVIEW THEM, WE MAY HAVE TO KICK IT BACK OR PUT IT ON HOLD BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE IT IN THE PROPER ACCOUNT. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THEY SET UP THEIR BUDGETS.
THEY DON'T HAVE THEM OR THEY HAVE THEM WHERE THEY THINK IT FALLS.
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BUT BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT COMES IN, IT REALLY KIND OF GOES IN ANOTHER PLACE.AND I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE THE BACKUP RECORD HERE.
I DON'T SEE THE ACTUAL TRANSFER IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I CAN GET SOME MORE INFO FOR Y'ALL.
OKAY. MARY JANE SO THE 2 LOCAL POLICIES THAT ARE IN CONSENT AGENDA.
DO I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THAT WE ORIGINALLY GOT LIKE A MODEL POLICY FROM TASB, AND THEN OUR LAW FIRM MADE CHANGES TO BOTH IS THIS THE RED LINE. SO 1 OF THEM LOOKS LIKE A RED LINE.
I THINK IT'S THE SECOND ONE THAT HAS THAT. BUT WHAT WAS IN BLUE? I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WALSH'S CHANGES WERE.
BASICALLY GOOD QUESTION. KAREN, CAN YOU HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE GOT AS CHANGES FROM HALEY? YES. SO IS THE BLUE HIGHLIGHT FNCE JUST TO MAKE SURE ON THAT ONE, THERE WAS A COMPLIANCE PIECE THAT WE BROUGHT TO HALEY TURNER'S ATTENTION. AND BASICALLY IT JUST SAID ANNUALLY THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL REPORT TO THE BOARD IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE.
AND SHE SAID THAT IS JUST NOTED, POSSIBLY IN A HANDBOOK.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A POLICY. SO WE JUST TOOK THAT ONE LINE OUT.
AND THEN DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON FB? SO THAT ONE DIDN'T HAVE THE RED LINE.
THAT WENT STRAIGHT TO. SO WE GOT THE MODEL POLICY FROM TASB.
THERE WAS SOME CLEANUP LANGUAGE THAT WAS TAKEN OUT AND BROUGHT TO HALEY'S ATTENTION.
AND SO TASB LOOKED AT SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT AREN'T IN THE LEGISLATION.
SO WE REALLY STREAMLINED IT DOWN. AND WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT HALEY IS RECOMMENDING.
IS THAT AVAILABLE TO SEE? IT'S A BRAND NEW POLICY, SO IT'S THE WHOLE THING.
BUT I MEAN, HAYLEY'S CHANGES IN THE NEW POLICY.
I CAN GET YOU SOMETHING SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WAS TAKEN OUT.
WHAT WE WERE DOING WAS THE INFORMATION THAT Y'ALL GOT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE WERE IMPLEMENTING THESE 2. SHE JUST HELPED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAD THESE MODEL, WHAT WE THEN PUT IN POLICY LITERALLY MATCHED WHAT WE ARE DOING SO THAT IT'S TRACKING WITH EXACTLY WHAT DSISD IS DOING RATHER THAN BEING MORE GENERAL. OKAY. CAN I ASK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE SLACK? THERE'S A LINE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE SLACK SHALL RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD FOR ADOPTION THE THE PROCEDURES FOR CHALLENGING LIBRARY MATERIALS.
DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE ON WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN? YES. AND SO OUR 1ST SLACK MEETING DID TAKE PLACE LAST WEEK.
WE HAVE A SLACK MEMBER IN THE AUDIENCE. YEAH, I SAW THAT IN YOUR REPORT.
I DIDN'T, BUT YES, IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THAT IN YOUR REPORT TOO, IF YOU WANT.
ROB. OKAY. ON FNCE THIS IS GREAT POLICY LANGUAGE LOOKS PHENOMENAL.
AS DOES EFB, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IS NOT NECESSARILY WHAT'S WRITTEN IN THIS POLICY. THIS IS PRETTY GOOD. I THINK WE'RE ALL FULLY IN AGREEMENT IN THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CLASSIFY AS A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE.
WHERE IS THAT GOING TO LIVE IF NOT IN FNC? IS THAT GOING TO LIVE IN THE IN THE IN THE HANDBOOK? SO IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLUID ABOUT FLUIDS.
AND THEN THE THE POLICY LANGUAGE WILL BE THIS WHAT WE SEE BEFORE US.
I THINK THAT MAKES GOOD SENSE. OKAY, GREAT. WAS THAT A YES.
THAT IT'S BEING DEFINED? YES. IN STUDENT HANDBOOK.
TRICIA. AND THEN ON PAGE 15 OTHER REVENUE INVESTMENTS.
AND WE ARE TAKING OUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING. IS THERE A REASON SPECIFICALLY WHY WE WOULD TAKE THAT OUT? IT'S CROSSED OUT. WHERE ARE YOU? PAGE 15 ON UPDATE 125.
OH, LET ME SEE. THERE COULD BE A VERY VALID REASON FOR THAT, BUT I JUST WASN'T SURE.
I FELT LIKE IT WAS WRITTEN, SO I FELT LIKE IT WAS.
IT MAY BE REDUNDANT. NEXT PARAGRAPH, I BELIEVE.
SO. IS IT ACTUALLY PRINTED? 608. IT'S 608. IT'S NOT ACTUALLY 15. I THINK WHEN IF, YOU KNOW, OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD.
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BUT I THINK WHEN I LOOKED, IT'S ACTUALLY JUST REALLOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE.OKAY. I THINK IT'S JUST TO CLEAN UP. JUST TO CLEAN UP.
RANDY, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS IN THE INVESTMENT POLICIES FOR CDA? THAT CHANGE? LOOKING FOR IT RIGHT NOW. I SEE WHERE IT'S TAKEN OUT.
MY WONDERING IS IF IT WAS MOVED INTO ANOTHER POLICY ON COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
I KNOW THAT THE COMPETITIVE BID LAWS CHANGED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SO I THINK THAT MAY BE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PREPARE US FOR AS IT'S COMING INTO ANOTHER POLICY. BUT WE'LL CHECK ON THAT. OKAY. PERFECT.
I THINK, RANDY, DO YOU MIND TAKING THAT ACTION? I WILL, THANK YOU.
MY ONLY PAUSE HERE, BUT OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU.
DID THAT MAKE SENSE? BOARD MEMBERS LIKE THAT.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF HERE AND IT WAS PUT SOMEWHERE ELSE, ACTUALLY.
SO NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT. THAT'S POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
SO WE'LL LOOK. OKAY. OLIVIA, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF THAT CAN ALSO COME BACK THROUGH, YOU KNOW. YEAH.
OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR 1ST ACTION ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK IS THE CONSIDERATION,
[10. ACTION]
APPROVAL OF OUR 24-25 COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.YES. YOU SHOULD HAVE A DRAFT IN THE BOARD BOOK THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR ON THAT? I THINK IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD THIS YEAR.
ANY QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS? YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'RE BRINGING THE DELIVERY METHOD TO YOU GUYS FOR APPROVAL.
IT HELPS US GET A MORE EFFICIENT I THINK, PRODUCT.
PBK WILL BE HERE ON NEXT MONDAY TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU.
TO YOU ALL. THEY HAVE FOR YOU BOTH A SITE PLAN KIND OF LAYOUT AND THEN ALSO SOME INFORMATION ON JUST THE PROGRAM DESIGN IN THE BUILDING SPACE AND KIND OF OUTDOOR AREAS THAT ARE BEING ADDED IN ON THAT SITE.
SO YOU'LL GET TO SEE SOME INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PICTURES AND KIND OF GO THROUGH THE PLANS.
IF Y'ALL ARE HAPPY, THAT'S GREAT. I LOVE HOW IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE SYCAMORE, TOO.
SO IT KIND OF FLOWS NICELY. OH VERY COOL. OKAY.
WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING. GO AHEAD. CAN YOU KIND OF JUST GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE WILL BE DOING NEXT WEEK AS IT RELATES TO 18 PLUS? AND WE'VE ALL HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS. AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE WATCHING THAT PRESENTATION.
KIND OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE WORKED ON WITH BROOKE AND HIS STAFF, NADINE, BEFORE SHE LEFT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT WITHIN THE PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY INTO THE FUTURE. SO THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY WALK THROUGH SOME OF THEIR DESIGN. JUST TO CLARIFY TO I KNOW IT SAYS IN THESE PICTURES, 18 PLUS, BUT WE DID DISCUSS WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS AT A LATER TIME WITH LOTS OF INPUT FROM STAFF AND THE PROGRAM ON A BETTER NAME FOR THAT BUILDING.
SO IT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE TRANSFORMATIONAL IN NATURE, NOT JUST 18 PLUS ON THE OUTSIDE.
YEAH, IT'D BE NICE NOT TO PUT THAT ON THE OUTSIDE. YES.
YEAH. ROB. OKAY, SO WE'RE DOING THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN SINCE SINCE I GOT ON THE BOARD, BUT IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. NORMALLY IS WE'RE GETTING A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE COST BREAKDOWN BASED ON THE DESIGN FROM OUR CMAR.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE THAT PERSON ON BOARD YET, SO I'M I'M TOTALLY OKAY WITH THAT FOR ME.
NOT A NOT A DEAL BREAKER I THINK AT CDS THOUGH, WE GOTTA HAVE IT.
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I THINK FOR CDS, THOUGH, WE GOT TO HAVE IT, Y'ALL.AND SO IN THE IN THE MEANTIME, IF THERE'S A ROM THAT I COULD SEE FROM PBK, I'M FINE WITH THAT.
I THINK TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL THAT THE BOARD HAS TO GET THIS THING REALLY MOVING.
TOTALLY OKAY WITH THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, FROM A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE NUMBERS RIGHT ON THE PROJECT BEFORE WE APPROVE. I APPROVE CDS, SO IS THAT FAIR? IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? NO, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. I MEAN, WE FAST TRACKED THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT, SETTLING ON SITE AND THEN QUICKLY LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER PIECES. DO WE THINK CMAR CAN HAVE THAT? WHEN ARE Y'ALL THINKING CD? ARE WE THINKING NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER? SO WE'LL BRING CMAR FOR THAT PROJECT IN NOVEMBER.
OKAY. AND JUST AS A REMINDER FOR THE BOARD TO THE REASON THIS PROJECT KIND OF WENT A.
AND THAT WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD QUALITATIVELY IN PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT? YEAH. NO, NO PROBLEM WITH THE PROCESS.
PROCESS HAS BEEN GOOD AND EFFECTIVE. BUT AND I THINK WE DID HAVE A GOOD BALLPARK CONVERSATION THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAVE TAXPAYERS A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE WE'RE USING LAND WE ALREADY OWN, AND THE SITE SEEMS TO WORK FOR THAT.
BUT IN ORDER TO KIND OF START GETTING SOME NUMBERS, WE HAVE TO DO A DESIGN FOR THAT 100%.
SO I KNOW WE MAY HAVE TO. I DON'T WANT TO RUSH IT.
SO YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT IT. THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT FOR ME.
THANKS, KIM. YEAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO GRADUATE IN THAT BUILDING? WILL THERE BE A LIKE A CEREMONIAL PLACE OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE LIKE TO BRING THEM TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR? JUST CURIOUS, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED IN THE FUTURE.
THERE IS SOME SPACE THERE THAT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE.
THERE'S ALSO SOME OUTDOOR SPACE. SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON THE PROGRAM AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. BUT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES. OLIVIA, I WAS JUST CURIOUS FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, FROM A BALANCE SHEET, BECAUSE THIS IS SO UNIQUE.
THE BOND I THINK WE BUDGETED, I THINK WE DID LIKE $3.1 MILLION, MAYBE JUST UNDER $3.2.
BUT BECAUSE WE OWN THE LAND FROM A BALANCED BUDGET STANDPOINT, DO WE DO LIKE LAND LIKE 0 OR DO WE GO BACK AND ALLOCATE WHAT WE THINK THAT THAT PORTION OF THE LAND WAS BASED ON, LIKE A PERCENTAGE OF LAND MASS FOR THE LOCATION? OR IS IT JUST LIKE A NON-ISSUE IS NOT. I'M GOING TO LET OUR BOND ACCOUNTANT DECIDE THAT AND TRY TO NOT TRY TO MESS IN HER WORLD.
BUT I WILL. WE CAN CHECK ON THAT. OKAY. THANKS.
SO WE HAVE 2 PROJECTS THAT ARE UNFUNDED THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ALLOCATE 2018 BOND FUNDS FOR.
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY WELL, NOT APPROXIMATELY.
WE HAVE $339,606 FROM THE 2018 BOND THAT THAT IS UNALLOCATED TOWARDS ANYTHING ELSE.
IT'S SAVINGS ON PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETE AND THEN ALSO INVESTMENTS REVENUE.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE THE HVAC OF THIS ROOM.
ACTUALLY, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON IT, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER.
AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT THAT, AND THAT'S FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES, $70,000.
AND THEN ALSO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE'S A MAINTENANCE YARD.
IT IS NEAR THE SOFTBALL FIELD, AND THEY'RE BUILDING A SUBDIVISION LITERALLY RIGHT BEHIND IT.
THEY'VE CLEAR CUT. YOU HAVE A AN AERIAL OF THAT, BUT THERE ARE NO TREES BEHIND IT ANYMORE.
AND IT'S JUST WIDE OPEN FOR ANYBODY TO SEE. AND RIGHT NOW IT'S UNPROTECTED.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THE 2018 BOND FUNDS TO PUT FENCE AROUND IT.
AND THEN ALSO THAT BACK PIECE BETWEEN THE SUBDIVISION AND THE, THE MAINTENANCE YARD WOULD PUT SOME SORT OF PRIVACY, WHETHER IT BE SLATS OR A WINDSCREEN, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
DO YOU KNOW, HAVE YOU. SO THIS IS THE BACK OF THESE HOMES.
IS THE DEVELOPER PLANNING TO FENCE THAT? I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEVELOPER IS PLANNING.
THAT'S HERITAGE, RIGHT? THAT'S IS THAT HERITAGE? BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF THE HOMES IN THERE. THEY HAVE A PRIVACY FENCE ON THE BACKSIDE, BECAUSE THERE'S ACTUALLY A LOT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT THEY WERE KIND OF LIKE, OH, THERE'S GOING TO BE HOMES RIGHT BACK THERE.
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HAVE YOU? YOU HAVEN'T ASKED THEM IF THEY'RE. THEY'VE ACTUALLY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO REACHED OUT AND JUST ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO DO A PRIVACY FENCE AT SOME POINT.I THINK, JAMES, YOU CAN SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL.
BUILD OUR OWN NO MATTER WHAT. OKAY. THERE'S ALSO A 6 FOOT ELEVATION CHANGE THAT THEY CUT THAT OUT SO THOSE HOMES ARE LOWER ELEVATION.
OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING WE DON'T NEED IT.
I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO LIKE, WAS THERE GOING TO BE ONE THERE? SO. TRICIA. COULD THIS BE PAID FOR FROM STATE MONEY BY CHANCE? NO. OUR SECURITY FENCING IS LIKE FOR SCHOOLS JUST ON US.
YEAH. THIS ONE. THIS IS REALLY JUST FOR PROTECTING OUR EQUIPMENT.
OKAY. NOT THE SAME KIND OF FENCING, UNFORTUNATELY.
ROB. ALL RIGHT, SO IF I HAVE THIS RIGHT, WE DIDN'T HAVE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY LAND IN THE 2018 BOND. CORRECT? NO, THERE IS LAND. OH THERE IS. SO EVEN IF WE FULLY EXPAND THIS MONEY AND LET'S JUST SAY WE CAME UP WITH WHATEVER IT IS TO FULLY EXPAND $339,606, WE CAN'T CLOSE THAT 2018 BECAUSE OF THE OBLIGATED LAND PURCHASES.
IS THAT CORRECT? OH, DOGGONE IT, I GUESS I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WHAT, LIKE 2018, Y'ALL. LIKE, I'M READY TO CLOSE THIS OUT. SO THE ONLY POINT AT WHICH WE CAN DO THAT IS WHEN WE USE THE 2018 MONEY TO PAY FOR THE LAND PURCHASES THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO HERE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR 2. OKAY. SO THERE'S NOTHING EXPEDIENT ABOUT OKAY.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE ARBITRAGE AGAIN. NO. ALL RIGHT.
COOL. NO QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECT, [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO REPORTS AND INFORMATION, LEARNING AND INNOVATION.
[11. REPORTS AND INFORMATION]
OKAY. SO BACK TO SLACK. WHICH IS ON THERE. IT DOES SAY OUR 1ST SCHOOL LIBRARY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING WAS HELD ON TUESDAY THE 14TH.SO REGARDING THE CHALLENGE PROCEDURES I PULLED UP THEIR MINUTES FROM THEIR MEETING AND THEY THAT SAYS THAT THE DISCUSSION WAS MADE ABOUT THE CHALLENGE PROCESS CURRENTLY, AND THEY WILL BE RECOMMENDING THIS IS GOING TO PROBABLY HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE OF THE WAY OUR BOARD ITEMS ARE DUE.
IT WAS BEYOND THE TIME THAT IT WAS DUE. AFTER THEY MET AND THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO VOTE.
SO CURRENTLY IT SAYS THAT SLACK MEMBERS WILL RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD ANY SLACK MEMBER MAY CHOOSE TO BE A PART OF THE REVIEW COMMITTEE, SO KEEPING THE SAME PROCESS, IT'S A PRINCIPLE LED COMMITTEE, AND THEN ANY SLACK MEMBER CAN BE A PART OF IT.
SO ALL OF THE SLACK MEMBERS, WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM A CHOICE.
DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THE INITIAL OR DO YOU JUST WANT TO HEAR THE RECOMMENDATION? I BELIEVE THAT'S COMING TO YOU IN NOVEMBER FOR A VOTE, POTENTIAL VOTE. AND I DO KNOW THAT ALICIA HAS BYLAWS THAT THE SLACK COMMITTEE IS CURRENTLY LOOKING AT AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK VIA AN ONLINE FORM, AND SO THEY CAN THEN MEET POTENTIALLY IN A GOOGLE BEFORE THAT NOVEMBER MEETING IN A GOOGLE MEET.
DID THAT ANSWER THAT QUESTION? OKAY. WHAT OTHER UPDATES DO I HAVE? LET'S LOOK. BOY. LET'S SEE. UIL WE HAVE 350 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS DOING UIL WHICH IS FABULOUS.
SO 350 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IS PRETTY PHENOMENAL.
AND THEN ALSO 2NDARY ARE THERE OFFERING CONFERENCES AS WELL DURING THEIR CONFERENCE PERIODS.
OLIVIA. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU GO BACK ON SLACK? THE.
I KNOW THAT THE BOOKS, THE SLACK DOES THE RESEARCH.
THEY PROPOSE THE LIST. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC TO REVIEW FOR 30 DAYS, AND THEN THE BOARD APPROVES THAT LIST. SO IT'S PUBLIC REVIEW. I'M JUST MAKING SURE, BECAUSE THIS IS ALL NEW AND STATE HAD A BIG PART OF IT.
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SLACK PUTS TOGETHER THE LIST ACTUALLY. CAN I STOP RIGHT THERE? OUR SLACK DOESN'T PUT TOGETHER THE LIST. OUR FLIES, WHICH ARE LIBRARIANS, PUT TOGETHER THE LIST AND THEY REVIEW THAT WITH SLACK.AND ONCE THE SLACK VOTES THAT THAT LIST CAN BE POSTED, IT'S POSTED FOR 30 DAYS.
AND THEN, YES, THAT'S THE SLACK COMMITTEE COMES FOR RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THAT LIST TO OUR BOARD.
OKAY. SO PRIOR TO OUR FLIES IS BECAUSE I KNOW SOME STATE LEGISLATION WAS KIND OF UPHELD, IF YOU WILL, LIKE. HOUSE BILL 9 DIDN'T END UP PASSING IN THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
SO OUR FLIES. IS THERE ANY WIDE NET THAT THEY'RE LOOKING THROUGH PRIOR TO THEIR LIST? YES. THEY'RE STILL USING THEIR THEIR NORMAL CURATION LENS IN THERE.
IT WAS POLICY F OF HOW THEY'RE GETTING THEIR LIST CREATED.
IT'S FOLLOWING ALL THE GUIDELINES IN THE LAW.
OKAY. SO THE FLIES ARE FOLLOWING F, THEN SLACK AND THEN IT'S POSTED.
I APOLOGIZE, I JUST REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS PROCESS. IT'S NEW FOR ALL OF US. SO THANK YOU. YES. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN EXPLAIN IT TO PARENTS. BUT I ALSO DON'T KNOW THAT A TEAM OF 8T IS GOING TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE BOOK.
SO WHERE IS THAT POSTING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC FOR 30 DAYS.
NO, FOR RIGHT NOW, IF YOU GO TO OUR COMMITTEES PAGE AND YOU GO TO THE SLACK COMMITTEE, THERE IS A BUTTON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THAT SAYS, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT ACTUALLY SAYS. IT SAYS DSISD LIBRARY PURCHASE REQUESTS.
THIS IS JUST THE AND IT'S A BIG LONG LIST. OKAY.
6 PAGES. AND THAT PURCHASE WILL BE ARBITRARY.
WHEN WE NEED BOOKS, THAT PURCHASE WILL BE DONE ONCE A YEAR, TWICE A CALENDAR YEAR.
SO THIS IS WHERE OUR LIBRARIANS HAD TO ADJUST.
THEY ARE USED TO PRIOR TO THIS NEW REGULATION.
THEY ARE USED TO ORDERING MONTHLY AND THEY ORDER THOUSANDS OF BOOKS MONTHLY.
LIKE THIS IS JUST THEIR NORMAL. THEY WEED AND THEN THEY GATHER MORE.
AND THIS IS THEIR NORMAL PROCESS. WE HAVE STREAMLINED IT.
THEY IF YOU LOOK AT THE SLACK REGULATIONS, YOU HAVE TO MEET AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR.
YES. AND SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO IT'S PAINFUL FOR THEM TO TRY TO GET THE LIST PRIOR TO LIKE THINKING AHEAD. WHAT WILL I NEED BEFORE THIS TIME? BLUEBONNET WAS 1 THAT CAME UP LIKE MAKING SURE WE HAVE ALL THE BLUEBONNET BOOKS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO THIS I THINK WILL WORK JUST FINE. THEY'RE GETTING ALL THEIR LISTS.
AND SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS A CULMINATION OF THE WHOLE DISTRICT.
WE'RE USUALLY IN THE PAST THIS HAS HAPPENED CAMPUS BY CAMPUS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
THAT IS SO HELPFUL. SO I THINK WE'LL GET THE HANG OF IT AS WE GO FASTER.
AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION ON THAT BOOK FAIR STILL IS NOT GOING TO FALL UNDER THIS SAME NET.
WE HAVE OVER THE YEARS, HAVE TAKEN OUR SAME LENS WITH OUR LIBRARY COLLECTION AND APPLIED IT TO OUR BOOK FAIR BOOKS, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT BIG LIST THAT THEY JUST GIVE US.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT ALIGNS. AND SO THEY REVIEW THAT LIST AND THEY EVEN DO IT WITH A PARTNER, ALMOST LIKE A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY WHERE I'M GOING TO LOOK AT YOUR, YOUR COLLECTION, YOUR BOOK FAIR, AND YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT MINE TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING. AND SO WE HAVE DONE THAT FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AS A LOCAL, AS A LOCAL CHOICE. THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SO WE HAVE A LIAISON FOR THE SHACK.
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A LIAISON FOR THE SLACK? YEAH, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT. YEAH. OKAY.
WE WILL. HOLLY AND I WILL GET TOGETHER AND. YEAH.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. SHANDA. I QUESTION I PULLED UP THE LIST.
I LOVE THAT IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO CATEGORIES OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL. SO FOR EXAMPLE, ARE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL LIST.
OR IS IT JUST. I WOULD THINK THAT EACH CAMPUS IS INFORMING THE LIST AND THEY'RE NOT.
EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL IS GOING TO GET THIS WHOLE ENTIRE LIST. SO IF YOU WANT IT BROKEN DOWN BY WHO'S ASKING FOR WHAT? MAYBE THIS BOOK ALREADY EXISTS AT ONE OF THE CAMPUSES, SO GOOD POINT.
THIS IS ALLOWING US TO DO IS REALLY COLLABORATE ON WHAT WE ARE ORDERING.
SO YEAH, IT'S GREAT. BUT IF YOU WANT THAT SPECIFICITY, I'M HAPPY TO ADD THAT TO OUR REQUEST.
I DON'T KNOW I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S NECESSARY.
I, I CHECKED SPECIFICALLY, I WAS LIKE, OH GOSH, HOPEFULLY IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH. AND CERTAINLY IT IS. SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
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DO YOU WANT ME TO KEEP GOING? OKAY. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS DO.OH, I LOVE THIS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. I LOVE THAT THEY'RE 20 ASPIRING LEADERS.
LOVE IT. ARE THESE IS THIS INVITATION, OR IS THIS VOLUNTEER? ANYBODY CAN VOLUNTEER, BUT YOU GET AN INVITATION.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUR SUPERVISOR.
RIGHT? SO YOU CAN NOMINATE ANYBODY. IT'S OPEN.
SO IT'S IT'S A LOT IT'S A BIG COMMITMENT. BUT THIS GROUP, THIS YEAR'S GROUP IS AMAZING.
GREAT EDUCATORS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO MAYBE SOMEDAY BUILD A PIPELINE, IF YOU WILL.
YEAH. I MEAN, SEEING WHO WE'VE CHOSEN TO LEAD THAT IS PHENOMENAL.
AND YEAH, BUILDING A KNOWING HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO GROW AND BUILDING THAT PIPELINE OF LEADERS THAT I MEAN, I'M A HUGE FAN OF OF PROMOTING WITHIN. AND SO I, I LOVE THAT.
THE OTHER QUESTION, CAN I GO TO THE HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPIC? SO I THERE'S A DOCUMENT ON OUR WEBSITE THAT SAYS OH, LET ME SEE IF I CAN.
IT SAYS THAT THE FULL CURRICULUM IS ON THE PARENTS CANVAS ACCOUNT.
IS THAT STILL TRUE? I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.
OKAY. A PARENT ASKED ME ABOUT IT, AND I SAID, I SENT THEM THIS DOCUMENT, AND I THOUGHT, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S EVER BEEN, BUT IT'S I CAN FORWARD IT TO HOLLY. BUT IT SAYS THE FULL CURRICULUM IS IN IF YOU LOG IN AS A PARENT ON CANVAS.
YEAH. IF YOU'LL SEND IT TO ME, WE'LL DO THAT FOR YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL LOOK AT THAT. AND THEN.
OH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY LIKE THE NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE SINGLE SUBJECT ACCELERATION IN THERE, TOO. I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY BRINGING IN THOSE KIDS THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SIT AT THAT TOP OF THE LIST THAT, YOU KNOW, TIPPED OFF THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, THAT WE DON'T WANT TO NOT SERVICE THEM IN A WAY, AND BUT ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE JUST JUST PUTTING THE KIDS THAT REALLY NEED IT IN TO THAT AREA.
SO WELL DONE ON THAT. I LIKE THAT A LOT. GREAT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HUMAN RESOURCES.
LINDA, I DON'T THINK YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON. MY FRIEND WILL SHARE WITH ME.
OH, THERE WE GO. 1 THING ABOUT CERTIFICATION THAT Y'ALL HEARD EARLIER, OUR BRAND NEW TEACHERS WHO ARE ON AN INTERN OR PROBATIONARY CERTIFICATE, THEIR PROGRAMS ACTUALLY DO NOT LET THEM TAKE ADDITIONAL TESTS UNTIL THEY GET THEIR STANDARD CERTIFICATE.
SO MARCIA AND THE ACADEMIC SERVICES TEAM WORK WITH THEM THAT 1ST YEAR TO PREPARE THEM, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT EVEN ABLE TO GET AN ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATE UNTIL THEY GET THEIR STANDARD CERTIFICATE.
SO THEY ARE IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE COMING IN UNPREPARED.
SO THEY WORK SO HARD ALL YEAR WITH BOOT CAMPS AND TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES.
BUT THEY ARE THEY'RE READY TO GO AND THEY'RE DOING THE WORK.
BUT I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, THAT IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO DO IT. THEY LITERALLY JUST CANNOT TAKE IT UNTIL THEY GET THEIR STANDARD CERTIFICATE. SO AND OTHER THINGS IN HR WORLD WE ARE LOOKING WE HAVE A LONG TERM SUB FOR OUR ORCHESTRA TEACHER RIGHT NOW AND ARE LOOKING WORKING CLOSELY WITH NEIGHBORING UNIVERSITIES.
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF VACANCIES RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
BUT WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO BUILD THAT POOL COMING INTO NEXT YEAR.
AND SO AS WE START TO THINK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAY BE RETIRING OR MOVING INTO OTHER POSITIONS, THAT'S WHAT WE START TO BUILD. JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE WE DON'T HAVE REALLY ANY POSITIONS BUT ONE ENGLISH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR SPECIALTY ORCHESTRA POSITION.
OLIVIA. 1 I APOLOGIZE IF I MISSED IT. I DON'T THINK THAT I DID.
DID WE GET THAT INFORMATION ON THE PAIR I'D ASKED FOR? THE HOURLY RATES TOTAL PAIR IS NOT JUST OUR ENTRY LEVEL.
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YEAH, SHE'S WORKING ON THAT. WE DON'T HAVE THAT FOR YOU YET. OH, YEAH. THANK YOU. KIM.YEAH, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SUBSTITUTES EARLIER IN OUR WORKSHOP.
SO WHAT A GREAT USE OF THEIR TIME TO COME IN AND SUB AND THEN WIND UP BEING A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE, AND I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE COMING IN READY TO GO.
THEY KNOW WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE. SO I APPRECIATE THAT IN YOUR REPORT.
ABSOLUTELY. WE TELL THEM THE BEST INTERVIEW IS BEING A SUBSTITUTE.
AND SO WE DO THE SAME THING AT OUR JOB FAIRS.
COME GET ON OUR CAMPUSES, FIGURE OUT WHICH CAMPUS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST FIT FOR YOU.
WE'VE GOT WONDERFULLY UNIQUE PRINCIPLES AND CULTURES ON THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, AND SO WE DEFINITELY WANT THEM TO GET THEIR THEIR FEET WET AND GET IN THERE AND GET TO KNOW OUR KIDS AND OUR STAFF AND FIND THE BEST FIT FOR THEM.
AND I DO HAVE SOME TRS INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.
AND DID Y'ALL WANT TO HEAR THAT TODAY OR NEXT WEEK? YEAH, I HEAR NEXT WEEK. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. ON THE FINANCIALS JUST LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND.
WE'VE COLLECTED, EXCUSE ME. ALMOST $4 MILLION IN REVENUE SO FAR.
AND THIS IS THROUGH AUGUST. YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES THROUGH AUGUST ARE ABOUT $6.5 MILLION.
SO THROUGH AUGUST, OUR FUND BALANCE HAS GONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR TAX COLLECTIONS FOR THE YEAR WE HAVEN'T ADJUSTED LEVY OF ABOUT $120.2 MILLION.
AND WE'VE COLLECTED 99.35% OF THAT. OUR AUGUST COLLECTIONS ARE $124,000.
AND SO HERE, QUICKLY, WHEN THE NEW TAX BILLS GO OUT WE'LL START GETTING OUR CURRENT YEAR LEVY AND START SEEING COLLECTIONS AGAINST THAT ON THE INVESTMENT REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIALS, ON THE FINANCIALS, ON THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT, THIS IS FOR THE TIME PERIOD JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
OUR ENDING PORTFOLIO VALUE IS $364 MILLION. THAT'S UP FROM ABOUT 100, RIGHT AT $119 MILLION FROM JULY 1ST. BUT THAT'S DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE BOND SALE THAT TOOK PLACE IN LATE JULY.
OUR WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY IS 116 DAYS, AND WE ARE YIELDING JUST ABOUT 4.13% WHICH WENT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT FROM THE LAST QUARTER OF 4.24, BUT IT'S HOLDING STEADY WITH MARKET CONDITIONS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE THE INVESTMENTS AND HOW THEY'RE BROKEN OUT, YOU HAVE ABOUT 44, A LITTLE OVER $44 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND, ABOUT $28.5, $28.6 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE, A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION IN CHILD NUTRITION.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, YOUR 2018 23-24 BONDS MAKE UP THE THE BULK OF OF THE PORTFOLIO AT $286.6 MILLION. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER FUNDS, ABOUT $33 MILLION AND SOME PAYROLL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, CLEARING ACCOUNTS, SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND THE LIKE.
AND IN NOVEMBER, WE SHOULD SEE 1 OF OUR INVESTMENTS MATURE A LITTLE OVER $20 MILLION.
OLIVIA, CAN YOU QUICKLY COVER FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ON THE BOND SALE? CAN YOU SHOW ME WHERE I CAN SEE THE INTEREST RATE? THAT'S ONE RATE THAT THAT WAS SOLD AT. CORRECT? YES, IT WAS 5%. AND WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF DEFEASANCE THAT WAS WAS THAT A 30 YEAR OR A 40 YEAR? I BELIEVE IT WAS. BUT CAN YOU SHOW ME? TELL ME A PAGE NUMBER AND SHOW ME WHERE I SEE THAT DATA.
ON THE INVESTMENT REPORT, OR. PARTICULARLY FOR THAT BOND YEAH.
OKAY. AND ELAINE IS OUT OF TOWN, BUT SHE'LL BE HERE ON MONDAY.
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SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITH OUR BOND ACCOUNTANT TO SET ALL OF THAT UP.SO SHE MAY BE BETTER ABLE TO ANSWER THAT. RANDY, IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE.
I WAS LOOKING FOR IT, AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
I WANTED TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON WHERE WE SEE IT, BUT THAT'S GOOD NEWS TO HEAR.
SHE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT THE BOND SALE ANALYSIS FOR Y'ALL ON MONDAY.
OKAY, SO YEAH, IF YOU'LL LOOK ON. ON THE INVESTMENT REPORT, PAGE 8, IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT SECTION ON THE 2025 BOND. YES, YOU CAN SEE THE WHERE THE MONEY, THAT IS THE MONEY THAT HAS COME IN ON THE 2025 BOND.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TITLE, YOU KNOW THE BEGINNING PAR VALUE.
THAT'S REALLY THE BEGINNING BOOK MARKET. IT WAS 0.
AND SO THOSE ARE ALL THE BONDS THAT HAVE COME IN THIS QUARTER.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE RATE THAT THEY'VE BEEN INVESTED IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS.
SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ARBITRAGE, WE'RE NOT EARNING OVER, YOU KNOW, THE 5%.
THAT'S THE STATED VALUE ON THE ON THE SALE. AND SO DEPENDING ON WHICH POOL THEY'RE IN AND WE'VE LADDERED OUT SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE GETTING LIKE 4.84, 3.9.
SO IT'S AVERAGING FOR ALL CAPITAL PROJECTS, JUST A LITTLE OVER 4%.
4.115. AND AS HOLLY MENTIONED, THERE IS A BOND SALE ANALYSIS THAT'S INCLUDED IN THERE TOO.
AND IT'S RATHER LENGTHY. BUT IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT, I CAN TRY TO ANSWER THOSE AS WELL.
I JUST THINK WHEN WE DO HAVE BOND SALES, I JUST THINK FOR ME IT HELPS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT RATE WE SOLD AT WHAT TERM WE SOLD AT SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND BOND 2023 SOLD 40 YEARS AT 4.7%. SO IT'S ON OUR RADAR AS RATES FLUCTUATE.
YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT 1 OF OUR INVESTMENTS VALUED AT AROUND $20 MILLION.
THAT'LL BE COMING UP FOR MATURATION. AT WHAT POINT DOES THAT INVESTMENT INCOME, WHETHER IT'S IN CHILD NUTRITION, DEBT FUND, GENERAL FUND OR OR TIED TO A BOND INVESTMENT, BECOME INCOME IN THAT SPECIFIC FUND.
SO LET'S JUST FOCUS IN ON OUR GENERAL FUND FOR AN EXAMPLE.
RIGHT. WE WE ACCRUED $500,000 LOOKS LIKE IN ONE QUARTER.
ARE WE INCLUDING THAT ON AN ANNUAL INCOME FOR THE GENERAL FUND? DO WE IS THAT IS THAT IS THAT BEEN IN THE BUDGET? I JUST MISS IT ALL THESE YEARS. I'M JUST CURIOUS KIND OF. HOW IS THAT WORKING? SO A WHILE AGO, I SAID THAT WE GOT ABOUT $3 MILLION SO FAR. SO THAT'S THIS QUARTER.
AND SO THOSE THAT $3 MILLION IS INTEREST INCOME THAT IS POSTED MONTHLY.
AS WE GET OUR STATEMENTS AND WE KNOW THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST THAT COMES IN.
SO THE $3 MILLION HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED AS INCOME.
NOW THE YOU'RE POSTING THAT MONTHLY RANDY. YES THAT'S CORRECT.
NOW THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT IS IN THE BOND FUNDS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE INVESTMENTS.
UNDERSTOOD. AND SO IF I TIE THAT BACK TO I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT IN THE WEEDS.
BUT THIS IS WHY WE DON'T HAVE TO EVER ASK THE QUESTION AGAIN ON OUR FINANCIAL REPORT.
RIGHT. ON THE REVENUE SIDE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE IN THE REVENUE SIDE.
RIGHT? IT SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE. IT WOULD BE IN THE REVENUE SIDE.
BUT IT'S PROBABLY ALL LUMPED TOGETHER AS LOCAL OR OTHER THAT'S.
BUT WHAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE IN THE PAST IS I'VE KIND OF TRIED TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR.
AND YOU SEE IT HERE ON THE INVESTMENT REPORT AS WELL.
IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 6 YOU CAN SEE. IT'S A 24 MONTH HISTORY. AND IN THIS PAST QUARTER WHERE RATES ARE FOR THE DISTRICT VERSUS THE 90 DAY AND 180 DAY TREASURY BILLS. AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF DO A LITTLE. BIT OF FORECASTING BY JUST DOING SOME TEND ANALYSIS AND FORECAST THAT OUT.
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AND I'M SURE THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT THEY DID WHEN THEY DID THE BUDGET FOR THE INTEREST.THAT'S WHAT I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. BECAUSE INTEREST IS KIND OF A FLUCTUATING NUMBER.
A LOT OF IT DEPENDS ON A STAGNANT NUMBER. RIGHT, EXACTLY. EXACTLY. OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL.
NOW, I UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS. RANDY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.
OPERATIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START WITH CONSTRUCTION.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF PLANNING RIGHT NOW FOR OUR SUMMER AND SPRING PROJECTS COMING UP.
I DID WANT TO. I DID NOT INCLUDE THIS IN THE REPORT BECAUSE IT HADN'T HAPPENED WHENEVER I WROTE IT.
BUT I DID WANT TO UPDATE YOU GUYS ON THE WILDWOOD SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND.
AND THE THE PART THAT WE'RE WAITING FOR IS IN AND THE ORANGE FENCING AND THE 2 BY 4S ARE GONE.
AND SO THAT IS 100% USABLE. KIDS ARE HAVING A BLAST ON IT NOW.
ALSO THE ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, THIS IS KIND OF A VISIBLE ONE AS WELL.
THE ADA RAMP THE GUARDRAILS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, AND I THINK THERE'S ONE PIECE WE'RE WAITING ON.
IT SHOULD COME IN OR IT'S IN. WE JUST HAVE TO INSTALL IT PRETTY QUICK.
IT'S TO KEEP KIDS FROM RIDING THEIR SKATE BOARDS DOWN THE REALLY STEEP PIECE, SO.
BUT IT'S USABLE. THERE'S A, THERE'S A TEMPORARY RAILING IN ON THAT SPOT RIGHT NOW.
SO FOR TECHNOLOGY, ASIDE FROM JUST THEIR DAY TO DAY.
ANSWERING WORK ORDERS AND THAT SORT OF THING, I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR THEIR INTEGRAL IN OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY PIECE EVERY DAY. THEY ENSURE THAT OUR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY IS STRONG.
IT'S CONTINUALLY ADAPTING AND IMPROVING. AND TO DO THAT, THEY HAVE TO CONTINUALLY ADAPT THEMSELVES.
AND ALSO YOU KNOW, CONTINUALLY EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE.
THEY DO THAT WITH WEBINARS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
WE HAVE FOLKS GETTING CERTIFICATION FOR NETWORK SECURITY.
THEY'RE TAKING CERTIFICATION COURSES. AND THEN ALSO THEY NETWORK WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN THE INDUSTRY, OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THEY'RE MEMBERS OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
SO TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT AREAS FOR GROWTH FOR OUR PEOPLE AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
BUT WE ON THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SIDE, WE HAVE SENT ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO THE NATIONAL LOCKSMITH INSTITUTE FOR CERTIFIED FACILITY TRAINING. SO PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT THE KEYS IN A DISTRICT, BUT IT IS A MASSIVE JOB.
AND SO HE'S GONE. HE'S BEEN TRAINED AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR FACILITIES.
IT'S DIFFERENT THAN JUST AN INDIVIDUAL LOCKSMITH.
HE FOCUSED ON VALVE AND HYDRANT MAINTENANCE AND THEN ALSO WATER TREATMENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE JUST STARTED DOING AND WE'VE DONE ONE, WE CALL THEM LUNCH AND LEARNS AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE MANY COURSES AND THE, THE ONE THAT WE'VE DONE, WE TRY TO DO THEM MONTHLY.
THE ONE THAT WE DID WAS OPERATING A PLUMBING OR SEWER LINE CAMERA.
SO IT TURNS OUT WE HAVE A CAMERA, BUT NOBODY KNEW HOW TO USE IT.
SO WE FOUND SOMEBODY TO COME TRAIN US ON IT. AND SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE I WANT ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TO BE PROACTIVE. WE'RE GOING TO REACT ALWAYS, BUT IF WE CAN FIND THINGS AHEAD OF TIME, THAT'S BETTER.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL ALLOW US TO FIND PROBLEMS IN SEWER LINES.
IT WILL KEEP US FROM HAVING TO CONTACT CONTRACTORS TO DO THIS FOR US.
SO IT WAS JUST A WIN WIN ALL THE WAY AROUND. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT MONTHLY.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE MENTIONED. I GET A LOT OF EMAILS IN TRANSPORTATION, AND WHEN YOU READ THEM, MOST OF THEM ARE, YOU KNOW, MY STUDENTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE RIDING THE BUS TUESDAY OR WHATEVER, AND THEY ADJUST FOR THAT. BUT THIS PAST MONTH, SEVERAL HAVE COME IN JUST VERY POSITIVE.
WHEN THEY'RE NOT THERE, THEY'RE UPSET BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE THEM.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE THAT'S WHAT I LOVE TO HEAR.
THAT'S THE FIRST PERSON THEY SEE, THE LAST PERSON THEY SEE.
SO IF THEY CAN GET THE KIDS STARTED RIGHT, THAT'S JUST GOING TO BENEFIT IT ALL THE WAY AROUND.
I'VE KIND OF HIT ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THESE GROUPS.
SO OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE CDL TRAINING, WHICH IS NOT UNIVERSAL.
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A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AREN'T ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT.WE DO. IT'S NOT EASY TO PROVIDE IT. IT'S NOT EASY TO DO IT.
IT TAKES A LONG TIME. BUT WE DO. AND SO WE'VE HAD ONE NEW BUS DRIVER COMPLETE THE CDL TRAINING.
IN SEPTEMBER WE HAD ANOTHER 1 STARTED. SO THESE ARE NEW TO BUS DRIVING.
THESE ARE GOING TO GO INTO OUR FLEET OR INTO OUR FOLKS THAT CAN DRIVE THE FLEET.
SO WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. CHILD NUTRITION I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.
I DIDN'T DO THIS LAST MONTH. HOW MUCH THEY DO, HOW MANY MEALS THEY SERVE.
SO BREAKFAST OR BREAKFAST EQUIVALENT. THEY SERVE APPROXIMATELY 15,073.
IN SEPTEMBER, THE NUMBER OF LUNCHES OR LUNCH EQUIVALENTS WAS 128,004.
SO THAT'S ABOUT 6810 MEALS A DAY. AND I, I JUST GOOGLED THIS.
LUBY'S, IN ITS HEYDAY, SERVED ABOUT 2000 MEALS A DAY.
OUR CAFETERIAS, THE HEALTH INSPECTORS, THEY COME TWICE A YEAR AND THEY'VE STARTED ALREADY.
AND SO NOT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED.
BUT SO FAR, ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE RECEIVED EXCELLENT REPORTS ON THAT.
AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE IS GETTING READY FOR THE THE TDA ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW, WHICH IS BASICALLY THEIR AUDIT. IT'S IT'S BROAD AND IT'S IN-DEPTH.
ALL IT'S IT'S A LOT THAT'S GOING TO BE IN FEBRUARY, BUT THEY'RE ALREADY PULLING THINGS AND MAKING SURE OUR NUTRITIONAL COUNTS AND THE FINANCES ALL OF IT, IT'S GOOD. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT ELSE THEY'RE WORKING ON.
THAT'S MY REPORT. KIM, I LOVE THIS REPORT. I MEAN, I JUST LOVED READING IT.
IS IT COMMON FOR MOST DISTRICTS TO OFFER THIS MUCH TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS? I MEAN, I'VE JUST NEVER HEARD OF THAT MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.
AND IS THAT STANDARD? IT HASN'T BEEN MY EXPERIENCE.
KIM, I THINK THAT'S REALLY WHAT.
AND I JUST LOVE THE DETAILS IN THE REPORT. AND THESE ARE JUST DEPARTMENTS.
I REALLY ENJOYED READING IT AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING.
I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO SAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH FOR THESE FOLKS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM TOO. SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING TO BRING THAT ALONG.
IT HELPS THEM, BUT IT HELPS US AS WELL. SO. BUT THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. SAFETY REPORT. DO YOU JUST WANT TO READ IT TODAY SERENA, SINCE YOU'RE DOING IT ENCLOSED? NO. YEAH. OKAY. NO WORRIES. SERENA, WE HAVE 1 INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT FINDING.
YOU HAVE TO SAY YOUR STATEMENT IN OUR GENERAL MEETING NEXT WEEK.
SO, YEAH, THAT'S FINE. OKAY. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
SO FOR Y'ALL REAL QUICKLY, A COUPLE THINGS. WE HAVE SOME OUT OF STATE TRAVEL.
AND THEN WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE HEADED TO MASSACHUSETTS FOR COMPETITION.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF OUT OF STATE TRAVEL THIS MONTH.
MASSACHUSETTS. MARY JANE, I JUST WANTED TO ASK, IS THAT A FIRST FOR US WITH THE MICRO CREDENTIALING? YES. YES, THAT IS NEW. AND OUR CTE TEACHERS FOUND THIS.
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