May 10, 2022 School Board Special Meeting

>> [NOISE] LET'S SEE, THE TIME IS NOW SIX O'CLOCK AND I CALL THEM MAY 10 TEAM MEETING

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM?

>>WE DO.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO

[3. CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION]

WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY SEVEN O'CLOCK.

THE TIME IS NOW SEVEN O'CLOCK AND WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE EISD BOARD MEETING.

I'M VERY PLEASED THAT YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD WHEN I SAY WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED, BORING SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT I NEED TO QUICKLY COVER.

FIRST, THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS FOR THE BOARD TO DELIBERATE AND VOTE ON MATTERS ON THIS AGENDA.

THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO TREATING EVERYONE HERE WITH RESPECT, AND WE EXPECT THE SAME IN RETURN.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM OUTBURSTS OR ANY OTHER FORM OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.

THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LATER IN THE MEETING.

ONE SPEAKER HAS SIGNED UP, AND THAT SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

LAST THING IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE EXIT NEAREST YOU, IF THE NEED ARISES, PLEASE HEAD TO THAT EXIT IN AN ORDERLY MANNER.

THERE ARE TWO ON THIS FLOOR, THE DOOR THROUGH WHICH YOU ENTERED, AND THEN THERE'S ONE RIGHT BEHIND US HERE AT THE END OF THE HALL.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR SCHOOLS.

WE WILL NOW BEGIN OUR AGENDA WITH DR. LEONARD,

[4. REPORTS]

>> THANK YOU, JOHN. A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO REPORT ON, ONE IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND MOLLY MAY I KNOW IF YOU'RE IN HERE, BUT THE FIRST ONE, WE'RE STARTING OFF IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN THRILLED ABOUT, A PROGRAM THAT HAS BECOME A REALITY IN OUR DISTRICT, AND I'M HERE TO REPORT THAT THIS LAST WEEKEND, EANES HOSTED THE CENTRAL TEXAS BEST BUDDIES FRIENDSHIP WALK AT OUR STADIUM.

YOU'LL SEE AN AERIAL PICTURE THERE.

THIS SUPPORTS, BEST BUDDIES MISSION OF INCLUSION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

WE HAD TEAMS FROM EANES, HUTTO, LAKE TRAVIS AUSTIN ISD, AND MORE AND THEY WALK THE TRACK, THERE WERE GAMES, ACTIVITIES ALONG WITH FOOD AND VENDOR BOOTHS.

I SEE A COUPLE MORE PICTURES HERE.

THIS IS THE LEADING WALK IN THE COUNTRY SUPPORTING INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

DURING THIS WALK, THEY RAISED MORE THAN $36,000 FOR BEST BUDDIES AND TEAM EANES AND SECONDARY BEST BUDDIES TEAMS RAISED $7,754.

WE'RE PROUD OF THEM. [APPLAUSE] I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM.

[APPLAUSE] SECOND, OUR ATHLETES CONTINUE TO DO WELL.

WE HAVE SOME TENNIS PLAYERS WHO FINISHED IN THE STATE.

YOU CAN SEE SOME PICTURES.

CHLOE WAS SECOND IN THE STATE FOR GIRLS SINGLES.

THEN YOU HAVE DEVIN AND JAMES, THEY ARE THE THIRD PLACE IN THE STATE FOR DOUBLES.

NEXT YEAR DEVIN WILL BE PLAYING FOR NYU AND JAMES WILL BE PLAYING FOR BOSTON COLLEGE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

[APPLAUSE] THE LAST BIT OF INFORMATION, I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE ON BECAUSE IT'S BREAKING NEWS, TRUSTEES WILL KNOW THIS.

I CAN SHOW FIVE FINGERS AND YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

ANYONE WHO WANT TO TELL ME WHAT THAT WOULD PROBABLY MEAN?

>> GOLF.

>> GOLF. OUR GOLF TEAM, AGAIN, IT JUST HAPPENED.

I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE. I'VE GOT A PICTURE ON MY PHONE, BUT I CAN'T SHOW IT TO YOU.

BUT WE WON THE 2022, 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE FINISHED 11 UNDER PAR FOR THEIR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE AND THE PROGRAM'S 12TH CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND [APPLAUSE] WE'LL HAVE A PICTURE THE NEXT TIME WE DO A SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

BUT I JUST GOT THIS TODAY.

I JUST GOT THIS VERY RECENTLY.

THAT'S THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

>> THANK YOU, TOM. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO? HERE'S THE BEST BUDDIES SHIRT.

>> HOW IS IT?

>> HEATHER.

>> I GOT TO ATTEND THE BEST BUDDIES WALK AND I JUST WANT TO SAY SHOUT OUT TO MOLLY AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT CAME.

IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND IT WAS SUPER FUN.

SHOUT OUT TO TORCHY'S FOR THE FREE FOOD ALSO.

BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE OUT THERE DOING THE BUDDIES WALK AND IT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE?

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[5. OPEN FORUM]

THIS PERSON IS FAMILIAR WITH THE RULES, BUT I NEED TO READ THIS.

ANYWAY, JEFF, BECAUSE THERE'S COMPULSORY LANGUAGE, I GOT TO GET INTO THE RECORDS.

IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE OPEN FORUM PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER SIGNED UP THIS EVENING, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

I'LL CALL YOU FORWARD WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP.

ONCE YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT YOUR TIME IS UP, PLEASE FINISH YOUR SENTENCE AND THEN STOP.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE NO REASONS TO SUSPECT THIS WILL HAPPEN, BUT IF ANY SPEAKER REFUSES, THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A DESTRUCTION OF THE BOARD MEETING AND WE WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION AND RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY MAY BE FURNISHED IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES, BUT THE BOARD CANNOT DELIBERATE REGARDING ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AUDIO OF THIS OPEN FORUM PORTION OF THE BOARD MEETING IS RECORDED AS PART OF THE RECORDING OF THE ENTIRE BOARD MEETINGS PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION.

PERSONS WHO CHOOSE TO SPEAK IN OPEN FORUM ARE CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AND MAKING THE EFFORT TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS.

WE'RE READY FOR OUR FIRST SPEAKER.

JEFF, THAT'S YOU.

JEFF ALREADY IS HERE.

HE'S GOING TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT SOME CONCERNS HE HAS WITH THE ISD. WELCOME JEFF.

>> SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS IN OUR SCHOOLS VIOLATE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 247.2, STANDARD 3.9.

WHICH STATES THE EDUCATORS SHALL REFRAIN FROM INAPPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION WITH THE STUDENT OR MINOR, WHICH INCLUDES DISTRIBUTING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS.

IN ADDITION, GIVING OUR CHILDREN ACCESS TO THESE BOOKS IS SEXUAL GROOMING.

SEXUAL GROOMING IS DEFINED AS ANY EFFORT TO DESENSITIZE CHILDREN TO SEXUAL EXPERIENCES, OR DENORMALIZE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULTS OR CHILDREN WITH THE SAME OR OPPOSITE SEX.

YOU'RE PASSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS IN OUR CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES MAKES YOU COMPLICIT IN SEXUALLY GROOMING MINOR CHILDREN IN THE ENTIRE STATE.

YOU THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NEED TO STEP UP AND DEMAND MORE FROM THE LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS.

YOUR JOB IS TO PROTECT OUR KIDS FROM SEXUAL GROOMING WITH THE SAME VIGOROUS EFFORTS THAT YOU DISPLAY IN TRYING TO PROTECT ALL EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS FROM COVID-19.

HERE'S AN EXCERPT FROM A BOOK, HOUSE OF SKY AND BREATH BY SARAH MAAS, IN WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO KIDS 14-16 YEARS OLD.

"SHE'S SUCKED HIM HARD.

THE PRESSURE IS SO PERFECT.

IT WAS PRACTICALLY PAIN, WITHDRAWING NEARLY TO HIS TIP BEFORE TAKING HIM ALL AGAIN, BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO HER MOUTH, WAS SQUEEZED BY HER HAND IN FLAWLESS TANDEM.

HUNT TOOK IN SIGHT OF HIS COCK DISAPPEARING INTO HER MOUTH, HER HAIR SPRAYING OVER HIS THIGHS, HER BREASTS SWAYING.

SHE ONLY SLID HIM DOWN HER THROAT AGAIN, HER FREEHAND DIGGING INTO THE MUSCLES OF HIS THIGH WITH SILENT PERMISSION.

IN HER MOUTH, THAT WAS WHERE SHE WANTED HIM.

THE THOUGHT ALONE UNLEASHED HIM.

[NOISE] HE COULDN'T STOP HIMSELF AS HE WRAPPED HIS HANDS INTO HER HAIR, FINGERS DIGGING INTO HER SCALP AND RODE HER MOUTH.

SHE MET HIM, THRUST FOR THRUST, MOANING DEEPER IN HER THROAT SO THAT ECHOED THROUGH HIM.

AND THEN HER HAND SLIPPED DOWN TO HIS BALLS, SQUEEZING HARD AS HER TEETH GRAZED ALONG THE SHAFT.

[NOISE] HUNT BUCKED UP INTO HER, SPILLING DOWN HER THROAT.

SHE SWALLOWED AS HE CAME THE WALLS OF HER MOUTH FLUTTERING AGAINST HIM AND HE WAS GOING TO FUCKING DIE FROM THIS, FROM HER, FROM THE PLEASURE SHE WAS RINGING FROM HIM.

[NOISE] HE GROANED THE LAST OF THEMSELVES, SHOOTING IN HER MOUTH AND THEN HE WAS SHAKING AND PANTING AS SHE REMOVED HER MOUTH AND ONE WET SLIDE AND THEN HELD HIS GAZE AND SHE SWALLOWED ONCE MORE, LICKING HER LIPS.

[NOISE] HUNT COULD ONLY STARE AT THE LITTLE DROPLET THAT RAN DOWN HER CHIN GLEAMING IN THE DIM LIGHT OF HER STAR.

SHE NOTED THE DIRECTION OF HIS ATTENTION AND WIPED OFF HER CHIN, RUBBING HER FINGERS TOGETHER, AND THEN LICKING THEM CLEAN." GUYS, THIS IS DISGUSTING, AND IT'S EMBARRASSING.

I'M EMBARRASSED TO READ THIS.

YOU GUYS CAN DO SOMETHING.

IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. AARON. THAT CONCLUDES THE OPEN FORUM PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE FIRST OF OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION COMMITTEE, YEAR END REPORT.

>> LINDA, DR. GOODEN, WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

[6.2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Charter Revisions]

>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.

I'M GOING TO START OFF BY TALKING ABOUT THE CHARGE PORTION OF THIS AND THEN DR. GOODEN WILL GO TO THE REPORT.

FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE THIS IN YOUR PACKET.

WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD DO TONIGHT IS JUST GO OVER SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES WITH YOU, SO THAT IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS

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OUR GROUP CURRENTLY HAS 26 OF 31 MEMBERS.

I THINK THAT'S CORRECT.

OUR GOAL WAS TO FIND A WAY WHEN WE LOSE A MEMBER TO REPLACE THEM AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE WHOLE YEAR WITHOUT SOME POSITIONS IN PLACE BECAUSE THE WAY WE SET THIS UP INITIALLY WAS THE BOARD WAS TO A POINT EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE COMMITTEE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, I THINK FOR YOU ALL TO SUSTAIN OVER THE LONG TERM.

FIRST LET ME SAY THE EXPECTATION, THE WAY THAT WE HAVE MADE THE EDITS STAYS THE SAME IN THAT IT'S A TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT TO SERVE, BUT WE LEFT THE WORDING IN THAT THAT MAY BE EXTENDED.

OUR PEOPLE CURRENTLY ON THE COMMITTEE REALLY WANT TO STAY, AND ARE ANXIOUS TO CONTINUE SERVING IN SOME CAPACITY.

I'M EXCITED TO REPORT THAT THEY FOUND IT VERY WORTHWHILE.

YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE FROM 27 MEMBERS TO 31.

THAT'S BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR AT OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND FROM OTHERS THAT WE REALLY NEED MORE KIDS INVOLVED, THAT THE STUDENTS VOICES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE'RE ADDING FOUR STUDENTS FOR EIGHT STUDENTS TOTAL ON THE COMMITTEE.

ONE ADDITIONAL ONE FOR EACH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND TWO ADDITIONAL FOR WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE ALSO ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU LOOK AT THE REQUIREMENT WE HAD LAST YEAR THAT YOU HAD TO LIVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO REPRESENT A SCHOOL AS A PARENT OR A GUARDIAN.

THE DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE WANTED TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSIDER MAKING THAT OPEN TO TRANSFER PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AS WELL, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT'S A STIPULATION THAT YOU PUT ON ALL OF YOUR DISTRICT COMMITTEES.

IN TERMS OF THE SELECTION PROCESS, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD COME FORWARD TO YOU MUCH AS THEY DO WITH SHACK WITH A LIST OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS SO THAT YOU SEE EVERY YEAR WHO IT IS THAT'S SERVING.

THEY MAY SLIDE SOMEBODY INTO A SPOT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE A PARENT WHO NO LONGER HAS A CHILD AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHILD AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THERE'S AN OPENING THERE, AND SO THEY MAY RECOMMEND TO YOU THAT THAT PARENT BE MOVED INTO THAT SPOT.

OTHER THAN THAT, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE PRINCIPAL APPOINTING THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO SERVE, AND THE PRINCIPAL APPOINTING THE STUDENTS.

KEEP IN MIND, STAFF MEMBERS AND KIDS LEAVE NINE MONTHS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN ASK IN MAY AND THEN YOU JUST REPLACE THEM ALL ONE TIME A YEAR.

THIS HAPPENS ON A MONTHLY BASIS OR EVERY FEW MONTHS.

AGAIN, WE WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE THE STAFF AND THE KIDS WHO LEFT THE DISTRICT OR COULDN'T SERVE BECAUSE LIFE HAPPENS.

WE COULD HAVE DONE THAT VERY QUICKLY IF THE PRINCIPAL HAD BEEN ABLE TO APPOINT THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

THE BOARD WOULD STILL BE APPOINTING THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE PARENTS AT EACH SCHOOL.

WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THAT, THAT WE NOT MAKE ANY CHANGE IN THAT, AND THAT YOU USE THE SAME PROCESS, BUT THAT WE WOULD PULL THE PEOPLE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR LAST MEETING LAST NIGHT, BUT WE WOULD PULL THEM AGAIN AND ASK WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE WILLING TO SERVE, THEY STILL HAVE A CHILD AT THE SCHOOL WHERE THEY ARE.

WE ALWAYS CHECK THAT ANYWAY, WHETHER THE TEACHER PLANS TO RETURN, THE STUDENTS ARE WILLING TO SERVE AND ARE STILL GOING TO BE IN THE CAPACITY WHERE THEY WERE APPOINTED IN.

THEN WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FALL FOR YOU TO POST THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS NEEDED.

I THINK I COVERED MOST OF IT.

DR. GOODEN JUMP IN THERE AND IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, PLEASE JUMP IN AND ASK WE'RE GLAD TO EXPLAIN.

>> THANK YOU, LINDA. JANE, AND THEN HEATHER.

>> THANKS LINDA.

>> JAMES.

>> I LIKE THE CHANGES.

I THINK IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE PRINCIPLES TO BE APPOINTING THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS.

I THINK MY ONLY CONCERN IS MAYBE THE TIMELINE.

I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE COULD SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE BOARD, THE LIST OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO THAT WE COULD APPOINT ANY REPLACEMENTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

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I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY POSSIBILITY OF SPEEDING THAT UP A LITTLE BIT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SOMEONE IN THIS CLOSE TO THE START OF SCHOOL YEAR.

>> ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN HAVE THE LIST TO YOU BY THE FIRST OF JUNE.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. HEATHER, AND THEN JAMES.

>> FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I LOVE THAT WE'RE ADDING MORE STUDENTS.

I THINK THAT'S BEEN MY FAVORITE PART OF ALL OF THE SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS IS THAT STUDENT VOICE.

IT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

I'M REALLY GLAD THAT, THAT'S HAPPENING.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT IN THE PORTION THAT SAYS IMPROVING ACCESS, INCREASING BELONGINGNESS OF ALL STUDENTS.

IF WE ARE REALLY COMFORTABLE REMOVING THE EXPLICIT LANGUAGE OF WHO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE INCREASING THE BELONGINGNESS AND ACCESS FOR.

DO WE THINK IT'S OKAY TO BE VAGUE OR DO WE STILL NEED TO SPELL THAT OUT A BIT MORE?

>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, EACH OF THE BULLETED ITEMS IS INTENDED TO REFERENCE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MARGINALIZED DUE TO THEIR RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, GENDER, CULTURAL ABILITY, OR ECONOMIC STATUS.

WE FELT LIKE SAYING IT ONE TIME RIGHT THERE RATHER THAN REPEATING IT IN EVERY SINGLE BULLET, INDICATED THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE ARE REFERRING TO KIDS WHO ARE MARGINALIZED. I HOPE THAT HELPS.

>> OKAY. YEAH. I GUESS IT'S NOT AS EXPLICIT TO ME, BUT IF WE FEEL THAT'S OKAY THEN I WILL DEFER TO THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN DOING THE WORK.

THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT ATTENDANCE.

I KNOW THAT I'M ALWAYS A STICKLER ABOUT PEOPLE ATTENDING COMMITTEES THAT WE PUT THEM ON BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DO WANT TO BE INVOLVED.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT IF THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT SHOWING UP.

I WOULD PREFER THAT SOMEONE ELSE THAT WOULD SHOW UP BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT SPOT IF THAT BECOMES AN ONGOING THING. I'M JUST GOING TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

>> GREAT. WE'VE HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE.

WHEN WE HAVEN'T ONCE OR TWICE, IT'S MAINLY BEEN BECAUSE WE SCHEDULED A MEETING THAT ENDED UP BEING RIGHT BEFORE A DAY THAT EVERYBODY'S OFF.

NATURALLY THAT ONE WAS NOT AS WELL ATTENDED BACK RIGHT BEFORE THE WINTER BREAK I THINK.

I THINK WATCHING THE SCHEDULING OF THAT WILL HELP, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE'VE REALLY HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, HEATHER. JAMES?

>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, I LIKE WHERE IT'S GOING.

I THINK THIS IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT.

A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS I HAD OR MAYBE CONCERNS.

I HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS EARLIER ON.

THIS WAS MAYBE A YEAR AGO OR SO.

THAT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR ALL THE VOICES AND MAKE IT THROUGH ALL OF THE VOICES AND ALL OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WAS COMING IN THE MEETINGS.

DISCUSSIONS WOULD GO LONG WHICH JUST FEELS LIKE A GOOD THING SOMETIMES EXCEPT AT BOARD MEETING.

I'M KIDDING. BUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ADDRESS IT? HAS THAT CHANGED OVER TIME? MY CONCERN IS WITH HUGE COMMITTEES, DO YOU EVER GET ANYWHERE? IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE.

WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THAT IN A MOMENT, BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS ARE ABOUT THAT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, JAMES.

I THINK IN THE BEGINNING THE FOCUS WAS CLEARLY ON JUST DOING SOME FOUNDATIONAL STUFF LIKE BUILDING COMMUNITY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE MOVE FROM THERE IS WE DID HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE FOLKS SHARE IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

A BIG PART THAT WE DIDN'T DO AS MUCH OF IS MORE OF THAT ALONG THE LINES OF CREATING SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN BREAK OUT IN SMALL GROUPS AND WORK MORE OF THE CONTENT.

BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET MORE VOICE IN AND GIVE PEOPLE THE SPACE TO REFLECT.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD WANT TO JUST CHECK IN WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE SECOND YEAR TO SEE WHERE FOLKS WERE.

BUT WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS ON THAT, INCLUDING EVEN AT THE LAST MEETING.

ONE THING WE DID WAS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS, WE HAD A SITUATION WHERE WE WOULD REFLECT AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MEETING TO HAVE A CHECK-IN, SO FOLKS CAN SHARE WHAT WAS ON THEIR MIND.

WHILE THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, SOMETIMES IT DID STEER A LITTLE BIT LONGER BECAUSE WE WERE LISTENING TO WHAT FOLKS WERE SAYING AND WHAT THEY WERE SHARING AND HOW THEY WERE ENGAGING IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS, WE HAD TWO INSTANCES ONE WHERE THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS ACTUALLY WHERE THEY ELECTED ONE PERSON TO GET UP AND WRITE ON CHART PAPER ABOUT REFLECTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED OR WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE OVER THE YEAR AND WHAT THEY SAW AS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO SENT OUT A FORMAL SURVEY DONALD LINE WHERE THEY COULD ADD MORE OF WHAT THEY SAW AS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND THEN WHAT THEY SAW AS CHALLENGES,

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WITH THAT, I THINK WE MENTIONED A YEAR AGO.

I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT IT WAS THEN I THINK WE PROGRESSED OVER TIME.

WHAT WE SAY IS WE WERE TEASING EACH OTHER, LAUGHING A LITTLE BIT LAST YEAR BECAUSE AT THE BEGINNING, WE KNOW WE HAVE REALLY SOME HIGH-PERFORMING MEMBERS WE WERE TEASING ABOUT.

THE FOLKS WANTED TO SEE WHAT THEY CONSIDER THE DIFFERENT RESULTS.

BECAUSE WE LIVE IN DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT WE ALL REFLECTED ON THAT NEED TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND COME TOGETHER TO REALLY WORK ON WHAT CAN BE CHALLENGING WORK, WHERE WE ALL DID NOT AGREE, OR WE HAD DIFFERENT APPROACHES WHEN WE AGREED WITH WHAT WE THOUGHT SHOULD BE DONE.

I FEEL LIKE THAT WENT A LONG WAY TO INCLUDE MORE VOICE.

COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROVED POSSIBLY, BUT I FEEL LIKE I LEARNED A LOT FROM THEM JUST BEING COMFORTABLE SHARING.

>> LIKE I SAID, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE RIGHT.

IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT WAS WRONG. WHAT WAS GOING ON? MAYBE THERE WAS JUST CONCERNED OVER HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD IF WE'VE ALL GOT SO MUCH TO SHARE AND SAY.

I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE WORKED THROUGH SOME OF THAT.

WE USED TO SAY IN BOY SCOUTS, YOU WENT THROUGH THIS STORMING PHASE AND THEN THIS NORMING PHASE AND THEN YOU GOT TO PERFORMING.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE PHASES AND GETTING TO THAT PERFORMING TEAM THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

THE OTHER THOUGHT I HAD, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE THAT I HAVE A STRONG RECOMMENDATION HERE IS, KEEPING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON LONGER THAN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

IT FEELS LIKE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WANT TO BE INVOLVED.

IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE PREVENTING NEW ENERGY, BRINGING MORE PEOPLE AND KEEPING THE SAME PEOPLE.

I THINK IF YOU TAKE A STEP BACK OF COURSE, A MIDDLE-SCHOOL PARENT IS GOING TO AGE OUT OR A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WILL AGE OUT.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME TURNOVER.

I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT US TO GO.

ON THIS DAY, EVERYONE IS GONE AND WE START OVER AGAIN ON MONDAY.

I DON'T LIKE THAT IDEA EITHER.

THERE FEELS LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE TURNOVER.

IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S SOME NATURAL TURNOVER.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T WANT US TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE NOT ALLOWING NEW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME IN AND ADD THEIR VOICES.

THAT'S MY CONCERN AROUND EXTENDING THESE TERMS, IF YOU WILL.

>> ABSOLUTELY. I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT.

I THINK SOME OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD GIVEN THAT WE SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME BUILDING COMMUNITY.

NOW, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE INTEGRATE NEW MEMBERS? I THINK IT BECOMES EASIER TO INTEGRATE FOLKS.

WE WENT THROUGH A SET OF AGREEMENTS ABOUT GIVING FOLKS THE SPACE TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH.

I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE WE SHOULD DEFINITELY MAKE SPACE TO INCLUDE FOLKS.

AS IT IS NOW, I THINK HAVING FOLKS THINK ABOUT A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS IS GOOD AND IF THEY WANT TO STAY ON YOU HAVE THAT CONTINUITY.

BUT THERE WILL BE VACANCIES NEXT YEAR, MEANING OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE FOLKS.

>> THANK YOU, JAMES. LET'S SEE, KEVIN AND ELLEN.

>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS, AND THANK YOU TO THE DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT ARE OUT IN THE OFFICE.

THE AUDIENCE FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.

MY QUESTION IS SIMILAR TO WHAT JAMES WAS TALKING ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THE TWO OF YOU HAVE BEEN LEADING THIS GROUP FOR SO LONG AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A CHANGE NEXT YEAR.

I NOTICED THAT IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE ITSELF WOULD BE FACILITATED BY CO-CHAIRS APPOINTED FROM WITHIN ITS MEMBERSHIP.

HAS THERE HAVE BEEN THOUGHT ON HOW THOSE TWO CO-CHAIRS WOULD EITHER BE ELECTED OR CHOSEN OR IS THERE A CRITERIA OR IS THAT SOMETHING FOR THE COMMITTEE NEXT YEAR TO DECIDE UPON?

>> YES. THE TWO CO-CHAIRS WOULD COME FROM WITHIN AND HAVING A PERSON WHO IS ON THE STAFF.

IT WILL BE ONE OF THOSE CO-CHAIRS AND THE ONE PERSON WHO IS A PARENT AND ALSO A COMMUNITY MEMBER.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE RECOGNIZED EARLIER ON AND I KNOW BOARD MEMBERS PAINSTAKINGLY WENT THROUGH THOSE 260 APPLICATIONS IS, THERE'S A LOT OF TALENT IN WESTLAKE, AND PEOPLE JUST HAVE SUCH A BROAD VARIETY AND THERE'S A LOT OF DEPTH.

THERE IS EXPERTISE ON THE COMMITTEE AND AS WE WERE SHARING LAST NIGHT, FOLKS TALKED ABOUT GOING INTO THE FIRST MEETING FEELING INTIMIDATED LIKE, "WOW, WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? THEY'RE DOING SO MANY GREAT THINGS." BUT AS WE'VE COME TO WORK TOGETHER AND RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF FOLKS WHO CAN STEP INTO THOSE ROLES FEELS VERY AFFIRMING, AND I THINK THERE'S CERTAINLY AGREEMENT AROUND THAT.

THAT'S THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, HAVING A PERSON TO FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER AND A LEADER AND THEN THE PARENTING COMMUNITY.

>> GREAT. THANKS. I ASSUMED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF THOUGHT GOING INTO THAT,

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AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE.

>> WELCOME. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, KIM. ELLEN?

>> AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THE PUT TOGETHER THE ORIGINAL CHARTER.

AS YOU KNOW, JOHN AND I WERE ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND BRAINSTORM SOME OF THESE IDEAS.

COMING OUT OF THAT MEETING, WE HAD A LOT OF THINGS ON THE LIST OF PLEASE GO BACK AND GET THE FEEDBACK OF THIS GREAT TEAM BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES WHO'VE BEEN DOING THE WORK AND WALKING THE WALK.

I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW THRILLED I AM AT HOW THAT FEEDBACK LOOP.

APPARENTLY, HE'S WORKED EXTREMELY WELL, AND I'M EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH HOW THIS IS COME TOGETHER IN THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, ELLEN. LAURA, AND THEN JANE.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU-ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

I KNOW THESE LARGE COMMITTEES ARE NOT ALWAYS EASY.

THERE'S A LOT OF BIG PERSONALITIES AND BIG OPINIONS AND ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

FROM WHAT WE'RE HEARING THAT YOU ALL DID SOME AMAZING WORK. THANK YOU ALL.

I HAVE JUST ONE LITTLE THING, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL THE VOICES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY ARE REPRESENTED IN THIS COMMITTEE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS AS WE BRING IN NEW MEMBERS.

I'M NOT SURE IF THE LANGUAGE WHERE IT SAYS VOTING MEMBERS WITH EXPERIENCE OR INTEREST, THAT LITTLE BLURB.

IF THERE'S A WAY TO MAKE IT FEEL A LITTLE STRONGER, A LITTLE MORE INCLUSIVE IF YOU WILL SO THAT WE REALLY DO HAVE PEOPLE WITH SOME DIFFERENT OPINIONS FEEL THAT THEY ARE WELCOME TO JOIN THIS COMMITTEE AND HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD.

IT COULD BE JUST AS SIMPLE AS FLIPPING THAT EXPERIENCE AND INTEREST TO INTEREST AND EXPERIENCE.

IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

ALONG THE SAME LINES I GUESS, THE NEXT WITH THE BULLET POINTS WHERE IT SAYS DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST, NOW, I WASN'T ON THE BOARD WHEN THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER.

I MEAN, I'VE READ THIS MULTIPLE TIMES BUT I WASN'T PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

BUT THE THIRD BULLET POINT WHERE IT SAYS BASE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS, IT SAYS AND NOT ON SINGULAR ISSUES WHICH I GET BUT IT SAYS ALSO OR PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS.

I WONDER HOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS DON'T BRING THEIR PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS INTO THIS DISCUSSION.

>> YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT OBSERVATION LAURA.

LOOKING AT THIS AND THINKING BACK THROUGH THAT, I WOULD SAY THAT THEY ABSOLUTELY BRING THEIR PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES.

THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF BEING ON THE COMMITTEE.

I THINK IT NOT ONLY MAKES THEM WHO THEY ARE BUT IT GIVES US THE DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT AND HELPS US GROW AND STRETCH.

I THINK LANGUAGE THERE NEEDS TO BE CERTAINLY MORE INTENTIONAL AROUND THAT BEING A VALUE OR A VALUABLE PART OF THAT PROCESS.

THEN JUST TO ADD ANOTHER POINT ABOUT JUST THE WHOLE PIECE AROUND BUILDING COMMUNITY, I MEAN, THERE'S THE CONNECTION AROUND WORKING BUT WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE ON THE COMMITTEE IS THEY'RE FOLKS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF RUNNING GROUPS AND DOING INTER-GROUP DYNAMICS STUFF AND LEARNING HOW TO BRING FOLKS TOGETHER.

THAT SKILL SET REALLY, THE TWO CO-CHAIRS WILL HAVE THAT.

THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF GETTING FOLKS FORCE AND AS YOU KNOW WE, IF WE'RE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THAT AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN USE THOSE TYPES OF APPROACHES TO REALLY DO JUST THAT.

THEN THE SECOND PIECE YOU TALKED ABOUT WAS, I AGREE THE INTEREST AND THE EXPERTISE TO ME WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, FOLKS BROUGHT UP THIS IDEA LIKE, DO WE WANT TO HAVE A DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHERE EVERYBODY OR A LARGE NUMBER OF FOLKS ARE EXPERTS OR HAVE SOME EXPOSURE TO DEI? I THINK THE COUNTER TO THAT WAS, NO, THEY'RE FOLKS WHO ARE REALLY MAINSTAYS IN THE COMMUNITY, MAY NOT KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT DEI BUT THEY CAN BRING A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE.

WHATEVER WE NEEDED TO DO TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S AMPLIFIED AND GOING FORWARD.

I MEAN, THERE WAS TWO PIECES, WE THOUGHT WE'RE CAPTURING IT BUT IT DOESN'T HURT TO HAVE LANGUAGE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HAVING SO WE DON'T FORGET THAT.

I WILL JUST SAY THAT ONE LAST POINT IS I THINK THAT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE HAVING GREAT IN CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY NOT ONLY IN JUST ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS BUT EVEN IN SUPPORTING US IN DOING A COMMUNITY GROUP MEETINGS.

THEY WERE CHARGED WITH FINDING FOLKS WHO WOULD COME TO THOSE MEETINGS AND THEY CERTAINLY RONNIE AND SOME COLLEAGUES, SOME NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS WOULD NOT [INAUDIBLE] PRO DEI.

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>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU LAURA. JIM.

>> SORRY, ONE MORE. I DON'T NOTICE ANYTHING IN HERE ABOUT REPORTING BACK TO THE BOARD AND I THINK THAT WE NEED SOMETHING IN WRITING ABOUT I MEAN, A MINIMUM ONCE A YEAR.

THIS IS ONE OF OUR DISTRICT PRIORITIES SO I WOULD ALSO ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD NEED A REPORT FOR THAT MEETING WHERE WE PREP FOR OUR GOAL STRATEGY SESSION.

THEN TO THAT, THAT MAKES ME ALSO WONDER IF THE CO-CHAIRS SHOULD NOT BE ONE STAFF MEMBER AND ONE NON-STAFF.

WHO MIGHT FACILITATE? IS THAT WHAT IT SAYS? DID I MISS THAT? OKAY, THANK YOU. SORRY [LAUGHTER].

BUT YEAH, I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING IN THERE ABOUT REPORTING.

>> A GOOD OBSERVATION. HELLEN.

>> ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE CURRENTLY ON DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM? IF NOT, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD OVERLAP JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT CAN SPEAK TO THAT AT DLT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE DEPTH OR THE STEPS AND THAT STUFF.

GOING FORWARD I THINK THAT JUST MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU.

>> ANYBODY ELSE?

>> WHAT ABOUT, THAT'S WHAT HE'S ASKING [OVERLAPPING].

>> YEAH, [INAUDIBLE].

>> OKAY. ANYBODY. [BACKGROUND]

>> JONAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CO-CHAIRS ONE BEING A COMMUNITY MEMBER OR ONE BEING A STAFF MEMBER AND YOU-ALL SAID IT WAS OKAY.

I'M NOT SEEING IT IN THIS DOCUMENT.

IF SOMEBODY COULD POINT ME TO [OVERLAPPING].

>> IT'S NOT WRITTEN DOWN IN THE DOCUMENT THAT I SAW BUT THAT WAS THE ANSWER [INAUDIBLE]

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> LET'S SEE. I THINK THAT WRAPS UP THE COMMITTEE CHARTER REVISIONS DISCUSSION.

I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY YOU PUT INTO IT AND THE COMMITTEE'S TIME AND ENERGY AS WELL.

THANK YOU ALL.

[6.1. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee End of Year Report]

>> QUICK OPENING THOUGHTS WHILE I HAVE THE CHANCE RATHER HAVE THE PRIVILEGE I WILL JUST SAY IT'S BEEN A TRUE PLEASURE AND HONOR ENGAGING IN THIS WORK.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE AT THE END OF TWO YEARS BUT I'VE REALLY ENJOYED MY TIME.

WHITNEY'S INNOVATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE BROADER WESTLAKE COMMUNITY JUST LEARNING WITH YOU, THOUGH IT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN EASY TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS WORK IT'S CERTAINLY BE AN INVIGORATING AND REWARDING AND TO MANY POINTS TO ENUMERATE.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

SPEAKING OF THE WORKING AGENCY MOVING INTO THAT, IF THIS REPORT IS REALLY GOING TO BE ORGANIZED JUST AROUND THREE QUESTIONS, WE CAN FOLLOW THAT AND IT'S GOING TO BE A BROAD SWATH.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO COVER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

BUT I WILL SAY TO FOLKS, THERE WILL BE A FINAL REPORT WHERE YOU CAN GET MORE DETAILS ON WHAT'S GOING TO BE OFFERED HERE AND THAT END-OF-THE-YEAR REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF MAY.

IN TERMS OF REPORTED THE WORK DURING THE 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR, THOSE THREE QUESTIONS I REFERRED TO ARE, WHAT HAVE WE ACCOMPLISHED, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED, AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE. IN GENERAL, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A CULTURE OF ENGAGEMENT AND CURIOSITY AROUND DEI, WORK, AS WE HAVE MOVED INTO A SPACE WHERE WE HAVE FACILITATED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AT THE BOARD AND STAFF LEVELS.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD TWO BOARD TRAININGS THIS ACADEMIC YEAR.

WE'VE HAD STAFF TRAININGS THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS.

WE'VE SUSTAINED A STRUCTURE TO IMPLEMENT DEI WORK VIA NINE EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS. MANY FOLKS WILL RECALL THAT FIRST YEAR WE STARTED A PILOT FOCUS ON THE THREE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS. THEN THIS YEAR WE ADDED THESE SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS PART OF THAT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NINE EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS MOVING FORWARD.

WE'VE ALSO CONTINUED TO IMPROVE THE DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE BOARD.

WE'VE HAD SOME 17 MEETINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS MAKING SURE WE MEET MONTHLY,

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REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE SUGGESTIONS WE'VE JUST HEARD ON HOW TO IMPROVE THAT.

I I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT AN IMPACT NARRATIVE OF THE WORK.

THE STAFF STARTED THE YEAR WITH ONE BIG QUESTION AND THAT LIKE, WHAT ARE SOME WAYS WE CAN BETTER IMPLEMENT DEI WORK? HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT IT INTO OUR PRACTICE? IN SUPPORT OF THAT, WE STARTED THE YEAR JUST WORKING ON SOME PROBLEM-BASED DEI SCENARIOS.

WHILE WE GAVE A COUPLE OF THOSE AS EXAMPLES, THOSE SCENARIOS WERE GENERATED BY STAFF AND THEN THEY WORKED ON THEM AS REAL PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE WITH COLLEAGUES IN SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DID THIS YEAR.

FROM WHAT WE HEARD ON THE EVALUATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR COMFORT LEVEL IN DOING THE WORK AND THEIR ABILITY.

DID WE GET TO EVERYBODY? DID WE HAVE AS MUCH TIME? NO, BUT I THINK IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO GIVE FOLKS A HANDS-ON APPROACH AND TO INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE.

WHAT DO WE ACCOMPLISH? WE HAVE ALSO DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED THE SMALL GROUP COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

WE'VE DONE SEVEN OF THOSE.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS YEAR, WE STARTED IN FEBRUARY AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH ORGANIZING THOSE AND HAVING THOSE MEETINGS.

WE INCREASED ENGAGEMENT WITH STUDENT LEADERSHIP.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, HAVE CONDUCTED EIGHT FOCUS GROUPS WITH STUDENTS WITH THE LAST FOCUS GROUP BEING CONDUCTED LAST MONTH.

BUT WE'VE ALSO MET WITH THE ROBOTICS TEAM.

WE'VE BEEN INVITED BY STUDENTS TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT DEI WORK.

WE ALSO ENGAGED WITH THE STUDENT COUNCIL AND SOME OF THE OTHER STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUPS LIKE CHAPS FOR CHANGE.

I WILL SAY THE WORK THAT STUDENTS WERE DOING IN DEI PROCEEDED US, MIGHT SHOW UP IN THE DISTRICT.

WE HAVE TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT.

MANY TIMES THEY WERE JUST INVITING US TO COME IN AND SHARE VERY BRIEFLY WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF DEI, BUT ALSO SHOWCASE WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

WE'VE SUPPORTED THE BOARD IN INSTITUTIONALIZING AND REFINING THE DEI GOALS.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, YOU CAME UP WITH THOSE GOALS LAST YEAR, AND THEN THIS YEAR, I'M HAPPY TO SAY YOU KEPT THOSE DEI GOALS AND YOU WERE ABLE TO GO BACK AND REFINE THEM.

BUT THE EXCITING PART FOR A LOT OF FOLKS IS THOSE GOALS HAVE BEEN INSTITUTIONALIZED, THEY ARE PART OF ALL OF YOUR GOALS AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

WE'VE ALSO WORKED TOWARD INTEGRATING THOSE DEI GOALS IN A DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND ONE IMPACT NARRATIVE I WILL SHARE HERE IS, OUR STUDENT VOICE AND ENGAGEMENT TRULY ENHANCED THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

AS HEATHER WAS SAYING EARLIER, WE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN FROM PARENTS, FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT BRING ON MORE STUDENTS.

JUST HEARING THE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE AND I'VE JUST HAD SO MUCH FUN WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS AND HEAR THEM ENGAGE AND TALK THROUGH CONVERSATIONS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THAT LAST FOCUS GROUP WE DID, WE HAD STUDENTS THERE WHO WERE PRO-DEI, WE HAD STUDENTS THERE WHO WERE NOT.

BUT THEY WERE JUST SO CORDIAL IN THEIR DISCUSSION AROUND SHARING WITH EACH OTHER, AND EVEN WHEN THERE WAS DISAGREEMENT.

IT WAS JUST SO WONDERFUL TO BE IN THE SPACE AND WATCH THEM IN.

I THINK THE TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THE JOB YOU'RE DOING AND THE PARENTS AS WELL.

WHAT DID WE LEARN? PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AT THE BOARD AND STAFF LEVELS BENEFITS FROM COORDINATION AND PLANNING.

WHILE IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO THINK ABOUT ADDING AND INCREASING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, I THINK WE CAN GET A LOT OUT OF PLANNING WELL AROUND WHAT WE HAVE AND THE TIME THAT WE HAVE AND INCREASING REACH IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ASPIRE TO.

BUT ONCE YOU COORDINATE AND PLAN WELL, I THINK YOU CAN BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY WHAT YOU CAN GET.

THINKING ABOUT BUILDING ON THAT, EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS REQUIRE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ATTENTION AND SUPPORT TO WORK WELL.

THOSE ARE REALLY WAYS IN WHICH THOSE TEAMS CAN THINK ABOUT WHAT IS NEEDED AT THE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS AROUND EQUITY, AND IF THERE ARE WAYS TO ADD IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MOVE THAT CONVERSATION FORWARD, I THINK THOSE TEAMS CAN IN SEVERAL CASES LEAD IN THAT CONVERSATION.

DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS A POWERFUL SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR THE BOARD THAT CONNECTS TO THE COMMUNITY.

I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS REALLY TALK AS PARENTS AND TALK AS STAFF MEMBERS WE TALK TO NEIGHBORS IN THE DISTRICT.

AS I SAID TO THEM LAST NIGHT, I THINK OUR WORK HAS BECOME SO MUCH EASIER BY THOSE REALLY ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS THAT DON'T TEND TO GO INTO A REPORT.

THEY DON'T GET RECORDED ANYWHERE, BUT IT'S REALLY THE THING WHERE FOLKS FIND THAT COMMON UNDERSTANDING BY JUST TALKING NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR ABOUT WHAT THIS IS AND EXPLAINING TO PEOPLE, WHAT IS IT THAT DISTRICT IS DOING UNDER THIS BANNER OF DEI WORK? QUICK IMPACT NARRATIVE, THERE.

EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS REALLY BUILD COMMUNITY AND COMMIT TO LEARN TOGETHER AS CULTURE SHIFTS HAPPEN. WE'VE SEEN THAT.

WE PARTICIPATE IN THOSE MEETINGS, THEY'VE HAD FUN WITH EACH OTHER, THEY'VE LEARNED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, THEY'VE WORKED THROUGH SOME OF THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS.

AGAIN, I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TOTALLY LEARNED FROM THIS WORK. WHAT ELSE HAVE WE LEARNED?

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WE WANT PLACES WHERE FOLKS CAN COME TOGETHER AND DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING AND WE INDEED HAD PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF THOSE MEETING, NOT EVERYBODY WAS IN AGREEMENT, BUT THERE WAS AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT WHERE PEOPLE SAY, "OH, I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING", AND EVEN OFFER SUGGESTIONS TO SAY, IF THIS IS DEI WORK, IF THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THIS MORE PROMINENT IN THE NEWSLETTER? BECAUSE IT HIGHLIGHTS WHAT STUDENTS ARE DOING.

I FOUND THAT TO BE ONE OF SEVERAL POINTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER AND BE MORE EDUCATED TOGETHER AROUND THIS WORK.

INCREASED ENGAGEMENT WITH STUDENT LEADERSHIP CAN FACILITATE CONNECTIONS TO THE BROADER STUDENT BODY.

WE HEARD THAT EARLIER ABOUT THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP, AND WHILE WE KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO TRY TO GET TO ALL THE STUDENTS, FEEL LIKE THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP IS A GREAT INTRO WAY INTO THINKING ABOUT THAT AND BUILDING FROM THAT AND MOVING FORWARD.

ALL GOES IN DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION OF DEI REQUIRES CONSISTENT MONITORING.

YOU HEARD ABOUT THOSE TWO CO-COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND YOUR QUESTIONS INDEED HAVE COME RIGHT BACK TO THE BOARD WANTING TO BE CONNECTED TO THE DEI ADVISOR COMMITTEE AND THEIR WORK.

THEN ALSO WHAT DO WE DO TO MONITOR THAT WORK AND IMPROVE ON HOW WE CAN HELP YOU MONITOR THAT WORK.

THEN IMPACT NARRATIVE HERE IS, WE STARTED THIS WORK BASED ON THESE CONVERSATIONS AND CONCERNS AROUND BIAS AND RACIST LANGUAGE AND WHAT THAT MEANT TO STUDENTS, BUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN NOW IN TERMS OF IMPROVEMENT, IS STUDENTS HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS WHEN THEY HEAR BIASED LANGUAGE AND HOW THEY SPEAK UP, AND WHAT HAPPENS.

AT ONE POINT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS, WE HAD SOMETHING LIKE A NARRATIVE SAYING, PEOPLE POINTING OUT THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS RACIST OR BIASED LANGUAGE AND THEN BEING TOLD THAT, OH, WELL, THAT'S A JOKE AND YOU'RE BEING TOO SENSITIVE.

NOW WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM STUDENTS AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD IS, FOLKS ARE MORE UP TO STAND UP FOR THAT AND THEY'RE SAYING WE'RE HEARING MORE IN THE CLASSROOMS, WE'RE HEARING EVEN MORE ENGAGEMENT FROM TEACHERS.

I THINK THAT THAT'S CERTAINLY AN IMPROVEMENT IN A COMFORT LEVEL IN DEALING WITH DIFFICULT CONTENT THAT WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON.

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? LEADERSHIP SHOULD INTENTIONALLY AND CLEARLY THINK THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY OF DEI WORK AND YOU'VE HEARD SOME OF THAT TONIGHT AND WE'LL HEAR IT MORE IN THE FUTURE.

IDENTIFY PERSONS WHO CAN MONITOR AND SUPPORT COMPONENTS CONSISTING WITH BOARD GOALS.

LEADERSHIP SHOULD ALSO IMPLEMENT MORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF AND LEADERS.

SECOND SLIDE, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WE WANT TO SUPPORT PRINCIPALS AND OUR CAMPUS EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS. AS I NOTED EARLIER, BECAUSE OF HOW WE STARTED AND BECAUSE FOLKS ARE IN DIFFERENT PLACES ON THEIR LEARNING JOURNEY, THOSE EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS ARE GOING TO BE IN DIFFERENT PLACES, IT'S JUST TO BE EXPECTED.

BUT WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE THERE'S SOME MENTORING GOING ON WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND HOW TO WORK THROUGH THIS WORK.

AT LEAST WHAT WE'VE SEEN INITIALLY HAS GONE OVER VERY WELL.

IDENTIFY CO-CHAIRS OF THE DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE'VE ALREADY TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. THAT'S THERE.

COORDINATE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

WE'VE HAD AN INCREASED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN AS MANY WAYS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

MORE STUDENT ENGAGE IN THE DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

REALLY, I ALMOST SAID MONITORING, BUT IT'S REALLY TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE DOING, MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE ENGAGED IN DEI WORK.

HAVING MET WITH THEM, THEY HAVE REALLY SOME GREAT IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO MOVE THIS CONVERSATION FORWARD, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING WHEN THEY COME TOGETHER AT OUR SMALL GROUP COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND PEOPLE GET A CHANCE TO HEAR OUR STUDENTS CHAIR THAT.

BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TAKEN ON LEADERSHIP ROLES WHERE THEY HAVE FACILITATED SOME OF THOSE TABLE MEETINGS, TABLE CONVERSATIONS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST ON THIS SLIDE IS, REVIEW, MONITORING, AND IMPLEMENT THE BOARD'S DEI GOALS, THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND OTHER RELATED OBJECTIVES.

JUST CONTINUING THIS WORK, INSTITUTIONALIZING AND INTEGRATING IT AND EVERYTHING THAT THE DISTRICT DOES ALONG GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IS I THINK WHERE WE WANT TO GO, AND CERTAINLY WHERE WE WANT TO CONTINUE.

THAT'S IT. HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.

>> I THINK WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU, LINDA.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY? KIM.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION AND IT MAY NOT BE FOR THE TWO OF YOU, IT MAY BE FOR ADMINISTRATION.

BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THIS I PUT THIS INTO BUCKETS OF WHERE WE'VE GONE, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE, AND MAYBE WHERE WE CONTINUE.

THERE'S THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THERE'S WORK TO DO, AND SO THAT GOES ON.

THERE'S THE LEADERSHIP, BUT THEN THERE'S THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT.

I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF EMPHASIS PUT ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EARLY ON.

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WE'VE GOT STAFF THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND MOVE IN AND OUT.

ARE THERE THOUGHTS ON HOW WE CONTINUE THAT? WHAT I'VE SEEN, OUR STAFF HAS BENEFITED FROM THE TOOLS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS SO THAT THEY CAN HANDLE SITUATIONS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE IN OUR DISTRICT.

I WOULD HATE FOR THAT TO NOT BE AS STRONG GOING FORWARD BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE JUST GOT CONTINUOUS LEARNING TO DO, AND IT'S GOT TO STAY TOP OF MIND OR IT SLIPS.

>> I CAN TAKE A SHOT AT THAT, BUT LINDA YOU CAN JOIN IN.

YOU HAVE YOUR DISTRICT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND SO YOU HAVE THREADS OF THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.

SUSAN AND THEN NOW MOLLY AS WE TRANSITION A LITTLE BIT, OVERSEE THAT WHOLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR.

THAT WORKS INTO THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND TIME IS ALLOCATED.

TIME IS VALUABLE AND THERE'S COMPETING THINGS FOR TIME.

BUT THAT'S HOW WE KEEP TRACK OF WHERE WE ARE ON THIS.

THEN OBVIOUSLY EVERY YEAR WE'D COME IN AND THERE'S A REPORT IN JANUARY-ISH, [LAUGHTER] CHANGES A LITTLE BIT ONCE IN A WHILE ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE YEAR AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.

THEN ALSO WE HAVE NEW STAFF THAT COME IN EVERY YEAR.

THERE'S AN INDUCTION PROCESS AND CERTAIN INITIATIVES AND THINGS THAT WERE GOING.

THERE'S TRAINING THAT GOES ON JUST SPECIFICALLY WITH NEW STAFF.

WE HAVE OUR CAMPUS EQUITY TEAM LEADERSHIP AND THEY CAN ALSO DO SOME THINGS IN THAT DOMAIN TO KEEP US MOVING FORWARD.

BUT IT'S A COORDINATED EFFORT IN TERMS OF NOT ONLY THIS INITIATIVE, BUT ALL THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE THINGS THAT THE STATE BRINGS IN, AS WE KNOW WITH READING ACADEMIES AND ALL OF THESE THINGS, AND WE JUST GOT TO TRY TO FIND THE BEST WAY WE CAN FIT IT ALL IN.

BUT I THINK THERE'S A COMMITMENT TO THIS AS WELL AS ALL OUR OTHER INITIATIVES. THAT'D BE MY ANSWER.

>> WELL, CAN I JUMP IN? AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHO THE QUESTION SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON OR GEARED TO, BUT IN MY MIND AT LEAST WE ALL BRING OUR EXPERIENCES TO THIS.

THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARE GREAT TOOLS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

BUT IN MOST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOME EXPERTISE THAT COMES TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMPONENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S WHAT I DIDN'T SEE.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S A LOT OF STRAINS, BUT I GUESS I'M LOOKING FOR A COMMITMENT THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS CONTINUED FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO DO. I MEAN, WE REALLY DO [LAUGHTER].

>> RIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, KIM. LET'S SEE, HEATHER AND THEN JEN.

>> LET ME [INAUDIBLE].

>> OKAY. JEN THEN HEATHER.

>> THANK YOU. I'M PIGGYBACKING ON KIM'S COMMENTS.

IN THE CURRENT MODEL WE'VE HAD THE TWO OF YOU AND LINDA SPECIFICALLY, WE'VE HAD YOU REALLY AS THAT LIAISON BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE AND CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.

MOVING FORWARD, WHERE DOES THAT LIE? I MEAN, WE'LL HAVE THE CO-CHAIRS, BUT WHO IS THAT LIAISON TO CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION?

>> LINDA WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME INDIVIDUALS INTERNALLY WHO WE BELIEVE CAN DO THAT AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS. [OVERLAPPING].

>> IF IT'S NOT FIRM YOU DON'T NEED TO ANSWER RIGHT NOW [OVERLAPPING].

>> THEY HAVE BEEN RIDING SHOTGUN DURING THIS PROCESS WITH THE IDEA THAT THERE WOULD BE A TRANSITION.

>> OKAY. THERE IS A PLAN IN PLACE TO HAVE [OVERLAPPING]

>> YEAH. I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT.

WE HAVE DIANE CARTER AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL WHO WILL BE STEPPING INTO LEAD AND WILL BE ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS FOR THE DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE ALONG WITH MONIQUE PICAS IN THE COMMUNITY SO WE'RE THRILLED WITH THAT.

LESLIE RYAN AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL WHO WILL BRING THAT PERSPECTIVE AND WEAR THAT HAT.

THEN FLORENCIA GONZALEZ WHO'S BEEN WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH US THIS YEAR WHO WILL BE THE HIGH SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE.

I THINK HAVING THOSE VOICES IN THE ROOM, I HEAR YOUR CONCERN IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE WE

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I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE STAFF REALLY PROBABLY OF ALL THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, I MEAN, MAYBE THAT'S SWEEPING, BUT THEY REALLY ENJOYED THAT BECAUSE THAT'S PRACTICAL FOR THEM.

TEACHERS TEND TO LIKE THINGS THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN TAKE BACK TO A CLASSROOM AND THEY CAN USE RIGHT AWAY.

I FEEL LIKE THERE'LL BE ACCOUNTABILITY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO KEEP THAT GOING, BOTH FOR NEW TEACHERS AND EXISTING TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THAT ON THE FRONT BURNER AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING CHANGES THERE.

THE KIDS ARE SAYING TO US.

WE HEARD IT LAST NIGHT FROM STUDENTS ON THE DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT THE STAFF'S GETTING INVOLVED.

THEY'RE STEPPING IN.

OTHER STUDENTS ARE STEPPING IN.

THE CLIMATE IS SHIFTING, THE CULTURE IS CHANGING.

THE PARENTS ON THE COMMITTEE FEEL IT AS WELL.

WE WANT TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM HEADED THAT WAY.

I THINK YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THAT STRUCTURE.

>> THANK YOU, JEN. HEATHER.

>> YEAH, I'M JUST GOING TO ECHO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PIECE ONE MORE TIME JUST BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT AND I HAVE HEARD FROM SOME TEACHERS THAT THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS THAT THEY WANT OR NEED TO HANDLE SOME OF THESE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS.

I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM THE SUPPORT AND THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED.

THIS MIGHT BE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK IT ANYWAYS.

DO OUR STAFF MEMBERS GET A PRINTOUT OF OUR BOARD GOALS AND PRIORITIES? I KNOW IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, BUT I JUST THINK THAT MAYBE IF THEY DON'T THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL SO THAT THEY CAN SEE IT EXPLICITLY SPELLED OUT FOR THEM.

>> WE DO SHARE THE GOALS EVERY YEAR WITH THE STAFF.

WE DO SHARE THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS WITH THE STAFF AND THE GOALS ARE ALL EMBEDDED THERE AS WELL.

I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S A PRINTED COPY THAT'S HANDED TO PEOPLE, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE DIGITAL COPIES.

>> I KNOW IT'S DIGITAL. I KNOW IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, BUT SOMETIMES IT IS MORE IMPACTFUL TO GET SOMETHING THAT SAYS HERE IS WHAT THE [LAUGHTER] BOARD FEELS ARE OUR GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE DISTRICT.

I THINK THAT DEI IS A BIG ONE.

WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT INITIATIVES AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE ACTUALLY KNOWS ABOUT THEM.

BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT DIRECTING, HEY, YOU NEED TO GO TO THE WEBSITE IN THIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, YOU MAY NEVER GO TO THAT PAGE ON THE WEBSITE. JUST SAYING.

>> THANK YOU, HEATHER. ELLEN. [NOISE]

>> I JUST WANT TO ARTICULATE HOW PLEASED AND PROUD I AM WITH THIS WORK THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE IN THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE.

IT'S BEEN A VERY, VERY, VERY LONG COUPLE OF YEARS [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC.

WHICH CHANGED EVERYTHING AND CREATED ALL SORTS OF BARRIERS BUT YOU HAVE FOUND WAYS TO TURN THOSE INTO OPPORTUNITIES AND HOPEFULLY THAT HAS GIVEN US ALL A FRESH PERSPECTIVE OF HOW WE CAN LOOK AT THE WORLD AND LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I JUST THINK IT'S EXCITING THAT WE ARE TO THIS POINT AND MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE THAT SINCE WE HAVE SO MANY OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE ROOM WITH US TODAY, THAT IF ANY OF THEM HAVE ANY BURNING OBSERVATIONS, COULD WE LET THEM SHARE?

>> IS ANYBODY BURNING TO SHARE? [LAUGHTER].

>> MAYBE THAT'S NOT A GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE IT.

[LAUGHTER]

>> IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, IF THERE ARE ANY OF YOU WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP FORWARD AND SHARE A THOUGHT OR AN OBSERVATION, PLEASE DO SO.

WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO SHARE.

[LAUGHTER].

>> DON'T BE SHY.

>> ONLY IF YOU WANT US TO HEAR YOU BURN.

[LAUGHTER]

>> NO BUT [INAUDIBLE] NEVER LIKED IT.

>> NO. THEN WE CAN FIX THAT.

[NOISE]

>> I'M VERY SHORT.

>> I CAN HOLD IT. CAN I HOLD IT?

>> YEAH.

>> OKAY. NO,NO [LAUGHTER] I DON'T WANT TO STAY TOO LONG.

[LAUGHTER] EVERYBODY WAS REAL TALKATIVE LAST NIGHT.

[LAUGHTER] BUT NOW, YOU GUYS, I CAN TELL YOU WITH CERTAINTY RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.

BUT WE DO, I GUARANTEE YOU HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE COMMITTED NOT JUST ON THIS COMMITTEE,

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WE HAVE MADE SOME POSITIVE STEPS AND WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF WAYS TO GO, AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET THERE AND I'M EXCITED, AND I SHOULD BE QUIET NOW.

[LAUGHTER]

>> THANK YOU, DIANE. [LAUGHTER] SINCERELY, THANK YOU.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? BEFORE YOU, I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THIS IS FOR YOU, DR. GOODEN.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR YOU AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT BORROWING PROBLEMS. WE HAD JUST RE-ENGAGED.

WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THE YEAR THAT WE HAD AHEAD OF US AND THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO DO AND THE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T GET DONE THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THAT KIND OF STUFF.

WE WERE DISCUSSING HOW WE WOULD KNOW WHETHER WE HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR RECOGNIZING THAT THIS WORK IS JUST GOING TO GO OFF FOR A LONG TIME.

WHAT WE AGREED AT THE TIME WAS THAT THE MEASUREMENT, THE METRIC, IF YOU WILL, WOULD BE NINE FUNCTIONING AND SELF-SUSTAINING EQUITY TEAMS. DO YOU THINK WE MADE IT?

>> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT, I DON'T REMEMBER THE CONVERSATION.

WHAT WE WANT TO REMIND FOLKS IS WE TEND TO HAVE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO HOW WE LOOK AT DATA, HOW WE COLLECT DATA AND I THINK THAT WHEN WE SAY NINE THAT'S A NUMBER OF EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS BUT WHEN WE GET TO LOOK INSIDE QUALITATIVELY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THOSE TEAMS. I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE SEE THE RICHNESS.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE SEE THINGS THAT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THE MOST MEASURABLE SO I'M GOING TO USE A DYING CARD AS EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR INSTANCE.

REMEMBER I SAID WE CREATED SCENARIOS THAT TEACHERS COULD USE.

THOSE ARE GENERATED BY TEACHERS, AND WE STILL HAVE THOSE BUT I'VE HAD LEADERS REACH OUT AND SAY THAT TEACHERS ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING ACCESS TO THOSE SCENARIOS THAT ARE ON [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TAKE THOSE AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AND USE IT AS A PART OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

WHILE WE DON'T HAVE AN EXPERT AT THE HELM, WE HAVE EXPERTISE FROM OUR TEACHERS.

I THINK WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE HAD A GROUP OF TEACHERS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND THE SECONDARY LEVEL WHO WERE REALLY ENGAGED IN DEI WORK.

THEY'VE SHARED SOME READINGS WHAT THEY WERE DOING BUT AS WE GET THOSE FOLKS MORE ENGAGED IN SHARING WITH COLLEAGUES AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET SPACE WITHIN A SHARED BROADLY, I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE THAT INTERNAL LEARNING FROM PEERS OR PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING.

I'D SEE THAT AS PEOPLE WHO STICK AROUND.

WE HAVE NINE EQUITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN VARIOUS AREAS, BUT THEY ARE ALSO ESTABLISHED.

TWO YEARS AGO YOU DIDN'T HAVE [INAUDIBLE] LEADERSHIP TEAM.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE FOLKS REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE CONTENT OF WHAT THAT MEANS AND HOW WE SUPPORT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR FOLKS WHEN THERE ARE THINGS THAT COME UP AROUND THESE REALLY HARD QUESTIONS.

I SEE THOSE AS STRONG QUALITATIVE POINTS AROUND THE WORK WE'RE DOING BUT THEN IT CAN ALSO BE QUANTITATIVELY ANALYZING WHERE THE SS WAS GOING TO BE CREATED AS WELL.

>> SAID ANOTHER WAY WE WERE, I THINK YOU AND I, WERE HOPING THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE DEVELOPED THE CAPACITY TO HAVE, WE WOULD HAVE EANES, EXPERTISE TO ADDRESS EANES ISSUES WITH EANES SOLUTIONS.

THIS IS ALL HOMEGROWN FROM NOW ON AND WE GOT THERE. YOU THINK SO?

>> I WOULD SAY WE ARE CERTAINLY ARE ON THE WAY, I BELIEVE AS YOU LOOK AT NEXT YEAR.

I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO CONTINUE ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS, THINKING THROUGH WHERE WE WANT TO BE AND HOW WE WANT TO HAVE THESE DI GO'S AT THE FOREFRONT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THEY HAVE THIS POINT EARLIER.

WHEN WE DID THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, EACH ONE, WE WENT BACK TO THE BOARD GOALS AND WE PUT THOSE UP SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THEM.

AND WHILE THAT REALLY WAS WONDERFUL FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE GOALS AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THEIR WORK, FOLKS RAISE QUESTIONS LIKE, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THERE? WHAT SHOULD WE DO? AND THAT'S HOW QUESTION KEEPS COMING BACK IN.

I THINK IF WE LISTENED CAREFULLY TO THE TEACHERS AND THE LEADERS OF THE DISTRICT, THEY'LL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT NEEDING A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN WE'RE NEEDING THIS IN.

BUT THEY CAN ALSO HAVE SOLUTIONS AROUND HOW TO CREATIVELY GET TO THAT SO I'M JUST SO IMPRESSED WITH THE THOUGHT OF TEACHERS THINKING THROUGH HOW TO CREATIVELY CONTINUE THE PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING PIECE AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.

LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THAT IS A WAY TO SAY WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY TO THE HOME GROWN,

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IT COULD BE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUDGET AROUND THIS WORK.

WE'RE FINDING THAT THERE'S MORE OF IT HAPPENING AND WE WANT TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT THIS.

HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE TOO ELUSIVE OF AN ANSWER, BUT THAT'S MY THOUGHT.

>> THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER. THANK YOU.

LINE UP WITH WHAT DIANE SAID. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> FIRST OF ALL, YOU CAME RUNNING UP HERE AND GRABBED THE CHAIR.

[LAUGHTER]

>> SHE WAS NOT RUNNING.

[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]

>> JUST IN CASE YOU CAME UP TO SAY SOMETHING [LAUGHTER].

>> I JUST WANTED TO CREATE A RUCKUS.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT JUST CAME UP, SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS THEM BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, AND SO I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PLAN.

THIS SUMMER, ACTUALLY THE FIRST DAY OF OUR ADMIN RETREAT, WHICH IS TWO DAYS.

THE FIRST DAY IS IN AUGUST 1ST AND AUGUST 2ND.

AUGUST 2ND, ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WILL BE GETTING SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH LESSON CAST.

WE'RE GOING TO START TURNING OUR FOCUS ONTO THAT CURRICULUM PIECE OF THAT.

ALL THE PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, THEY'LL ALL BE THERE TO GET THAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

DURING THIS PAST SPRING, THE CIA DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH LESSON CAST.

THEN ON OUR DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DAY, ALL OF THE STAFF IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE DISTRICT WILL BE ENGAGED IN THAT WORK.

WHEN YOU'RE SAYING WHAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WILL LOOK LIKE, IT'S DEFINITELY LOOKING DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, FOCUSING MORE ON THAT PIECE AROUND THE CURRICULUM PIECE.

BUT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT, THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT ALREADY IN THE WORKS.

THEN WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE DEI COMMITTEE AND WHO'S GOING TO BE THERE, HEATHER MEEK WILL ALSO BE THERE ON THE DEI COMMITTEE AND THEN AS THE CIA REPRESENTATIVE.

ALONG WITH THE THREE PEOPLE THAT LINDA MENTIONED, WE ALSO HAVE HEATHER.

JUST LOOKING AT HOW ALL OF THOSE PIECES ARE GOING TO LOOK TOGETHER, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS THE END OF THE TIME WITH DR. GOODEN, BUT JUST SHOWING YOU GUYS WHERE WE'RE HEADED TO WITH THE WONDERFUL WORK IN THE FOUNDATION THAT HE SET FOR US.

>> THANK YOU, MOLLY. THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK REFLECTIONS BEFORE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE LEAVE US.

I REMEMBER TWO YEARS AGO THERE WAS AN OUTPOURING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR US TO SPEND SOME TIME AND EXAMINE THIS AREA ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AGO.

I MAY BE OFF A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'M CLOSE.

ONE THING I'VE LEARNED IN EANES WHEN WE DO ANYTHING IN EANES, WE TRY TO DO IT WELL.

IF IT'S A MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, A ROBOTICS PROGRAM, A FOOTBALL PROGRAM, A GOLF PROGRAM, WE TRY TO DO IT WELL.

WE TRY TO HIRE THE BEST INTERNAL STAFF WE CAN FIND.

WE TRY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, AND BRING IN COMMUNITY EXPERTISE.

SOMETIMES WE TRY TO GET AN EXPERT, WHETHER IT'S A MATHEMATICS EXPERT, A READING EXPERT THAT WE BRING IN FROM THE OUTSIDE, WE'VE DONE THAT MULTIPLE TIMES.

WHEN WE'RE BUILDING A POOL, WE GET AN AQUATICS EXPERT AND TAP COMMUNITY EXPERTISE ON WHAT WE WANT IN A POOL.

I JUST WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY, THANK YOU, PARTICULARLY TO TWO PEOPLE AND THE COMMITTEE BEHIND THEM, BUT TWO PEOPLE.

ONE, LINDA IS A PRO.

SHE REALLY IS.

WHEN WE THOUGHT ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVELY, HOW ARE WE GOING TO LINK THIS AND HAVE SOMEBODY TO WATCH OVER THIS I COULDN'T THINK OF ANYONE BETTER.

WHEN I WAS INTRODUCED TO DR. GOODEN, DR. GOODEN, YOU ARE A NATIONAL EXPERT IN THIS AREA.

WE WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN AS FAR AS WE HAVE WITHOUT YOU.

I KNOW YOU SAID AT ONE POINT THIS WORK IS HARD, AND IT IS HARD, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT.

I KNOW THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME THAT YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE BOARD, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT LINDA, NOTHING AGAINST YOU BECAUSE I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU, [LAUGHTER] BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY THANK YOU.

WHEN WE WORK ON THINGS WE WANT TO DO IT AS WELL AS WE CAN DO IT, AND THAT MEANS SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO GET SOME GOOD PEOPLE TO TAKE THIS ON, AND I THINK YOU'RE MOVING IT TO THE NEXT STAGE AND HANDING THE BATON.

THESE ARE ALL GOOD PEOPLE.

BUT THEIR WORK IS IMPORTANT, SO I JUST PUBLICLY THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE].

>> WITH THAT, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DR. GOODEN, AND THANK YOU, LINDA, AND THANK YOU COMMITTEE.

WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTY AND WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT.

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>> BEEN A PLEASURE.

>> ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[6.3. 2022-23 Employee Compensation and Benefits]

>> CHRIS, THERE MAY BE A TIME WHEN I PULL YOU UP HERE TOO, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE CONVERSATION GOES IF THAT'S OKAY, SO JUST BE READY IN CASE WE GOT TO [LAUGHTER] MOVE YOU FORWARD.

[LAUGHTER] NOTHING AGAINST YOU LAURIE, BUT THERE'S SOME STUFF THAT [OVERLAPPING].

>> AS I SAID, HE CAN JOIN IF HE WOULD LIKE.

>> [LAUGHTER] YOU'RE A TEAM.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

WE'LL GET STARTED WITH A REVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TONIGHT WITH OUR DISTRICT COMPENSATION.

ALL OF OUR SALARY INCREASES FOR AROUND THE AREA.

WE'LL ALSO LOOK AT ANY SUPPORT STAFF INCREASES TOO, WHICH ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT, AND THEN BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS.

WE'LL ALSO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT TRS HAS COME OUT WITH, SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A REVIEW.

IF YOU REMEMBER, WHEN WE LOOK BACK TO 2019 WHERE WE HAD HOUSE BILL 3 AND WE HAD THOSE REALLY LARGE INCREASES, THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT HAPPENED OVER THOSE LAST FOUR YEARS AND HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY.

REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH SALARIES AROUND US AND HOW THAT'S AFFECTING OUR DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY.

I THINK IT PASSED UP A LITTLE BIT THERE.

THIS WAS WHAT IS AS OF ABOUT 24 HOURS BECAUSE THEY'RE CHANGING EVERY NIGHT, I FEEL.

JUST RECENTLY WE DID HAVE THE CHANGE, I THINK EVEN TO WHAT WAS POSTED ORIGINALLY, WHERE DEL VALLE HAS VOTED ON THE SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE FOR STAFF AND FOUR PERCENT INCREASE FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATION.

YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING.

OBVIOUSLY, WE STILL ARE WAITING ON A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS.

I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MOST OF THEM AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME LOOKING AT THIS IN THE NEXT MONTH LIKE WE ARE MAKING A DECISION.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT DEL VALLE THOUGH, I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT SEVEN PERCENT.

THEY ALSO WILL BE REDUCING OR ELIMINATING THEIR PLCS IN ORDER TO DO THIS.

THERE IS SOME GIVE AND TAKE, I THINK, BEHIND THE SCENES THERE'S GOING ON WITH ALL THESE DISTRICTS AND I THINK WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT TOO.

DEL VALLE, YES.

THEN WE REVIEW THIS SIGN ON BONUSES.

WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE DOING SIGN ON BONUSES ALONG WITH THOSE ONE TIME PAYMENTS.

I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE SOME ONE TIME PAYMENTS.

PEOPLE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR NEXT YEAR.

I MIGHT HAVE EVEN HEARD SOME PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE EVEN ONE TIME PAYMENTS AGAIN FOR THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

LIKE TRAVIS HAD MENTIONED, WE HAD A SPLIT.

THEY'RE ALSO TALKING AGAIN ABOUT ADDING ANOTHER ONE TIME PAYMENT AND THAT WILL COME OUT OF ESSER FUNDS.

THEIR ORIGINAL ONE TIME PAYMENT WAS A TRE MONEY AND SO THAT'S HOW THEY HAD GIVEN THAT FIVE PERCENT DURING THE YEAR.

SO REALLY WE'LL SEE A FEW DISTRICTS THAT ARE GOING TO COME ALONG WITH SOME ONE TIME PAYMENTS.

BUT THESE ARE ALL SIGN ON BONUSES FOR OTHER DISTRICTS AND WE'RE SEEING THAT INCREASE OUT CONSISTENTLY ACROSS THE BOARD.

THEN WE HAD THIS LIVING WAGE CHART WHERE WE REALLY WANTED TO SHOW THAT FOR THE SUPPORT STAFF, FOR OUR TEACHERS, FOR EVERYBODY.

I THINK ORIGINALLY WHEN WE HAD THIS LIVING WAGE CHART, IT WAS UP THERE AND IT HAD CHANGED EVEN SINCE WE'VE HAD IT, SO NOW IT'S AT 18.30 AN HOUR.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS OF THE $15 AN HOUR, JUST LIVING WAGE.

REALLY THAT IS FAR BEHIND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW ON THIS CHART.

WE DO HAVE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND US WHO ARE TRYING TO INCREASE THAT FLOOR OF THEIR SUPPORT STAFF AND THEY REALLY ARE LOOKING AT THAT $15 AN HOUR INCREASE.

WE ARE SEEING THAT BE REALLY FOREFRONT THIS YEAR.

WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK, AS WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, AT OUR SUPPORT STAFF, PARTICULARLY IN OUR CUSTODIAL, OUR CHILD NUTRITION, WHO FALL AT THAT VERY BASE OF OUR OPERATIONS STAFF.

THOSE ARE ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE AND REVIEW THEM.

WHEN THEY'RE STARTING AT $11 AN HOUR, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE WORKING HERE AND TRAVELING THROUGH MULTIPLE DISTRICTS AS WE'VE TALKED BEFORE TO GET TO US TO COME HELP US WITH THESE JOBS. THE GOOD NEWS IS,

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SOME OF THEM CAN BE UP TO 16 PERCENT.

WE'RE SEEING QUITE IT'D BE 100 DOLLARS IN THEIR PAYCHECK DEPENDING ON IF THEY CARRY A FAMILY OR NOT.

THAT IS A REALLY NICE BONUS FOR TRS.

I KNOW THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A LOT OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WERE COVID FUNDS TO HELP IN THIS PROCESS HERE.

WE HAD A MEETING WITH TRS YESTERDAY.

THEY ARE THINKING THAT SOME OF THOSE COVID FUNDS MAY MOVE TO NEXT YEAR TOO.

THEY MAY SEE PROBABLY NOT A DECREASE, BUT MAYBE THEY'LL EITHER STAY OR THEY WON'T HAVE AS HIGH AS IT INCREASES THERE AS THEY MIGHT NORMALLY DO.

THAT'S A PLUS FOR EVERYBODY AND WE'LL GET THOSE RATES OUT TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY CAN SEE THAT THIS WEEK.

THEN WE WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT AND I THINK TOMMY, YOU WANTED TO JOIN IN ON THIS.

>> YEAH. I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE FLAVOR.

LAURIE, YOU CAN JUMP IN.

CHRIS, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP IF YOU DON'T MIND AS WELL.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION GOING ON BETWEEN HR PERSONNEL, BETWEEN CFOS, AND BETWEEN SUPERINTENDENTS AROUND A LOT OF THESE DIFFERENT TOPICS.

WE HAD LENGTHY CONVERSATIONS AT THE CABINET LEVEL.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE FLAVOR OF BOTH THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE AREA AND A LITTLE CLARITY IN TERMS OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD AMONGST US.

EVENTUALLY THE BOARD HAS TO WRESTLE WITH A LOT OF THE SAME THESIS.

BUT I DON'T THINK IT HURTS TO AT LEAST HAVE A STARTING POINT IN TERMS OF SOME THINKING.

THIS IS A TIME LIKE WE HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

[LAUGHTER] HAVE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME WHERE THERE'S A NATIONWIDE.

THERE'S A DEFINITE SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL.

THIS IS, UNEMPLOYMENT AS LOW AS IT'S EVER BEEN, INFLATION IS KICKING BACK UP AT THE SAME TIME.

WE'RE GOING TO JOB FAIRS WHERE THERE'S 105 SCHOOL OR A 100 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT THE JOB FAIR AND THERE'S 105 TOTAL PEOPLE COMING TO THE JOB THERE.

THAT IS JUST REALLY RARE.

WHEN WE START LOOKING AT WHAT SOME OF THESE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE DONE, WE GOT TO KEEP SOME THINGS IN CONTEXT, AS WE'VE SAID, SOME OF THE ESSER MONEY THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN OURS.

THAT MONEY HAS ALLOWED THEM TO SUPPLANT THAT, TO COVER OTHER EXPENSES AND MOVE THAT INTO SALARIES.

YOU'RE SEEING THAT IN AUSTIN ISD IN PARTICULAR.

YOU'RE SEEING REDUCTIONS IN STAFF THAT YOU DON'T SEE, TYPICALLY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN STAFF IN A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS IN HAYS ISD THAT GAVE ONE OF THE 7 PERCENT INCREASES HERE.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER AT THE HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL IN AN EIGHT PERIOD DAY, THE TEACHERS ARE TEACHING SEVEN OF THE EIGHT PERIODS, WHICH WE DO NOT DO AND WE TRIED TO KEEP IT MUCH LOWER THAN THAT.

DEL VALLE HAS ELIMINATED NOT ONLY THEIR PLCS FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT THEIR BLOCK SCHEDULING FOR NEXT YEAR.

BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY FEEL THEY CAN REDUCE STAFF ENOUGH TO GIVE THE RAISES THAT THEY'RE GIVING.

WHERE WE STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW IS WE LOOK AT OUR BUDGET AND OUR FORECASTS WITHOUT THAT SIGNIFICANT ESSER MONEY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STRUGGLED AT OUR LEVEL, AS WE LOOK AT LEAST FOR NEXT YEAR, I WOULDN'T GO TOO FAR ON, BUT AT LEAST FOR NEXT YEAR, WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE IN TERMS OF A SURPLUS OR A DEFICIT IN TERMS OF OUR SPENDING.

I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHAT THE RIGHT THING IS BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE.

WE STRUGGLED WITH SOME ASSUMPTIONS AND WE'VE CHANGED A COUPLE AND I CAN TALK ABOUT THAT IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOME SPREADSHEETS, [NOISE] BUT EVENTUALLY THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DECIDE.

YOU SEE SOME DISTRICTS THAT HAVE SEPARATED DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENT GROUPS.

I CALL THESE LICHEN FORMING GROUPS.

WE DIVIDED OURS INTO TWO CATEGORIES, SALARIED AND HOURLY BECAUSE WE WEREN'T USED TO BE CERTIFIED, BUT AS WE STARTED REALLY THINKING ABOUT IT, WE HAVE SOME SALARIED EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT CERTIFIED.

BUT IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT WHEN YOU DO SALARY, SALARIED, AND HOURLY IT MAKES MORE SENSE IN OUR WORLD.

DO WE WANT TO PAY OUR TEACHERS ABSOLUTELY AS MUCH AS WE CAN PAY THEM, ABSOLUTELY [LAUGHTER] AND WE ARE LOSING SOME TEACHERS AND WE ARE LOSING PEOPLE TO COMMUTE TIMES AS WELL IN THIS DISTRICT.

THAT'S AN ADDED ISSUE THAT WE HAVE THAT SOME OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND US DO NOT HAVE.

BUT WE ARE ALSO LOSING CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION.

WE'RE ALSO LOSING OTHER PEOPLE AND OUR DIFFERENCES IN TERMS OF THOSE GROUPS ARE BECOMING MORE SIGNIFICANT.

WHEN WE LOOK NEXT DOOR TO LAKE TRAVIS AND WE NOTICED THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN 3,

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WHILE YOU DO THAT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WINDS UP BEING 11, 12 PERCENT MORE THAN THEY ARE MAKING NOW.

BUT THAT'S NOT MY TEACHERS, THAT'S OFFICE OF MIDDLE LEVEL.

IN SOME CASES OUR LOWER-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION AND NOTHING AGAINST THEM JUST IN TERMS OF THE HIERARCHY, THE ASSISTANT BILLS ARE NOT MAKING THAT MUCH MORE NECESSARILY THAN THE TEACHING POSITION THEY JUST CAME OUT OF.

WHEN WE START DIFFERENTIATING AMONG LIKE EMPLOYMENT GROUPS, I WOULD CAUTION US IN THAT AREA.

AT THE CABINET LEVEL, WE DECIDED THAT WASN'T PROBABLY OUR BEST PIECE.

BUT THEN SECONDLY, WE FELT THAT YES, WE DO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH OUR LOWEST PAID EMPLOYEES AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT.

PARTICULARLY THE GROUP THAT LAURIE MENTIONED, THE CUSTODIANS AND CHILD NUTRITION, AND WE NEED TO START BRINGING THOSE UP.

IT'S A PRETTY GOOD PRICE TAG WHEN YOU START THINKING ABOUT BRINGING THAT UP.

WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME IF YOU WANT TO KEEP A BALANCED BUDGET, THAT'S BECOMES WHERE DO YOU TAKE THE MONEY FROM OR WHERE DO YOU TAKE IT FROM DIFFERENT PLACES.

IN THE SPREADSHEETS THAT YOU'VE SEEN WE FELT THAT BETWEEN THE SALARIED AND NON SALARIED, WE CAME TO A CONCLUSION THAT WE WOULD GIVE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER PERCENTAGE TO THE NON SALARIED.

THEN IN ADDITION, WE PUT IN A 100,000 DOLLARS IN A CATEGORY THAT WOULD PARTICULARLY TARGET THE CUSTODIANS AND THE CHILD NUTRITION AND A COUPLE OF OTHER CRITICAL POSITIONS AND MOVE THEM UP SO THEY WOULD WIND UP ACTUALLY GETTING A DOUBLE-DIGIT PERCENTAGE INCREASE WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER SAID AND DONE IN THOSE GROUPS THAT ARE WAY DOWN.

AGAIN IT WON'T BE BRINGING THEM UP TO THE 18 DOLLARS, WON'T AT LEAST GETTING THEM A LITTLE HIGHER, BUT NOT THAT HIGH.

ONETIME PAYMENTS.

I'D LOVED TO BE GIVEN UP ONE TIME PAYMENTS.

BUT WHEN WE PUT THAT IN OUR SPREADSHEET EVERY TIME WE GAVE A ONETIME PAYMENT TO KEEP A BALANCED BUDGET, WE HAD DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE.

YOU CAN GO EITHER WAY.

IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE BALANCE BUDGET AT THE BOTTOM, IF YOU GIVE A BIG ONETIME PAYMENT, YOU'LL DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE YOU CAN GIVE.

WE FELT ON ALL, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE WAS MORE BETTER THAN A ONETIME PAYMENT.

THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH ONE TIME PAYMENT, IF YOU DON'T KEEP MAKING THAT ONETIME PAYMENT YEAR AFTER YEAR IT DOES LOOK LIKE A DECREASE.

MIDPOINT ADJUSTMENT.

BECAUSE ALWAYS, SOMETIMES THEY'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WOULD WE DO THIS? WHEN WE SAVE WHATEVER PERCENT WE SAVE, X PERCENT, IT DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONE GETS THE X PERCENT.

IT MEANS YOU TAKE X PERCENT ON THE MIDPOINT, AND THEN YOU BASICALLY THEN DISTRIBUTE THAT THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.

WE DID NOT COME UP WITH THAT.

[LAUGHTER] EANES ISD DID NOT COME UP WITH THAT.

THAT'S TESSA AND TASB THAT SAID THIS IS THE WAY YOU SHOULD DO IT.

ALL THE DISTRICTS AROUND US WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT A PERCENTAGE INCREASE, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A MIDPOINT ADJUSTMENTS.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS COMMON.

WHAT THAT MEANS BY THE WAY IS, I'M GOING TO GIVE A NUMBER.

NOW, IF YOU SAID THREE PERCENT, I'M JUST MAKING SOMETHING UP, SOMEBODY AT THE LOWER END, LESS EXPERIENCED WOULD GET MORE THAN THREE PERCENT AND SOMEBODY AT THE UPPER END WOULD GET LESS THAN THREE PERCENT.

COULD, BECAUSE IF YOU DO THE MATH, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS OUT.

BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING MORE AND YOU GIVE THEM TO THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT, IT JUST CHANGES.

WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE IN OUR SALARY GRID, WE HAVE CERTAIN BUILT-IN STEP ADJUSTMENTS.

LAURIE, CAN YOU REMIND US WHERE THOSE ARE?

>> THE 5, THE 10, THE 15. I MEAN 20.

>> AT THAT LEVEL THERE'S A JUMP AND IT'S TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE WITH US FOR A DIFFERENT PERIOD OF TIME AND IT'S BEEN HELPFUL.

BUT I JUST WANT MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT THAT DOES ALSO HAPPEN.

WHEN YOU GIVE A PERCENTAGE RAISE IF YOU'RE MAKING ONE OF THOSE JUMPS AT THE 5, 10, 15, WE HIT THOSE POINTS.

IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT THAT'S BUILT INTO THE GRID.

THE CURRENT JOB MARKET IS TOUGH.

JUST AS TOUGH LIKE I SAID ABOUT THE JOB FAIR.

I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER IN THE NEAR-TERM.

I'M REALLY HOPING IT WILL GET BETTER, BUT I'M NOT SURE IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER IN THE NEAR-TERM.

WHICH MEANS WHEN WE LOOK OUT, WELL RIGHT NOW IT'S ALMOST EIGHT PERCENT, BUT EVEN IF IT'S AT THREE OR FOUR PERCENT IN THE FUTURE, A LONG-TERM IDEA OF STAYING AT TWO PERCENT IN OUR PROJECTIONS IS PRETTY TOUGH.

I DO THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD.

I DON'T KNOW, WHEN WE DID THIS AS A TEAM AND REALLY TRIED TO REALLY WANTING AND BELIEVING WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AS POSSIBLE

[01:20:03]

IT'S HARD WHEN DISTRICTS AROUND US WHO BENEFIT A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM THE FORMULA, EITHER FROM HB3 OR BENEFIT A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM FEDERAL AID ARE ABLE TO DO THIS AND THE OTHER THING.

WE ALSO WANT TO KEEP THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE ALIVE AND THE SUPPORTS WE HAVE ALIVE.

THIS WILL BE DR. BURNETT'S JOURNEY WITH THE NEXT BOARD, I GET THAT, BUT CABINET ASKED ME TO AT LEAST ARTICULATE SOME OF THAT THINKING.

I DO HAVE IF THE BOARD WISHES.

AGAIN, YOU HAVE A BUDGETED AMOUNT, BUT WE NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL DO.

WE WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE SOMETHING BEFORE THE END OF MAY.

WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM TONIGHT THAT YOU COULD TAKE ACTION ON IF YOU WANT.

ONE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IF I COULD.

WHEN WE ADJUST THE PERCENTAGE, WHATEVER YOU GIVE US FOR THE SALARIED GROUP, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE ON THE SALARY GROUP, WE DO THAT ALSO IN STIPENDS.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS OUR STIPENDS HAVE FALLEN BEHIND TOO IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

WAY BACK WHEN WE WOULD KEEP STIPENDS FLAT.

BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENED IS YOU WOULD GET SO FAR BEHIND THAT YOU HAVE TO DO LIKE A 20 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE STIPEND SINCE WE FELT, "OKAY, IF WE HAVE A TWO OR THREE PERCENT SALARY INCREASE, WILL DO IT TWO OR THREE PERCENT STIPEND INCREASE." IT'S NOT A HUGE NUMBER WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL AND CHRIS COULD GIVE YOU THE TOTAL NUMBER, BUT IT KEEPS YOU FROM FALLING TOO FAR BEHIND.

WE ALSO DO THAT WITH SUBSTITUTE PAY.

WE RAISE THAT A PERCENTAGE.

NOW WE'VE ALREADY RAISED SUBSTITUTE PAY THIS YEAR, A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE.

WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT RAISE IT, WHATEVER THE FULL PERCENTAGE WAS, WE'D PROBABLY WE WOULD JUST CATCH IT UP TO WHATEVER THAT TOTAL WOULD BE.

THERE ARE THOSE MICRO ADJUSTMENTS THAT LAURIE, WHEN SHE LOOKS ACROSS DIFFERENT GROUPS HAS TO MAKE.

BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE A FULL CONTEXT OF BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE FULL CONTEXT.

NOW I WILL BE QUIET.

I DO, IF THE BOARD WANTS, I HAVE A BUNCH OF EXCEL SHEETS I CAN PULL UP, BUT I DON'T NEED TO PULL THEM UP.

ANY QUESTIONS? I WANT CHRIS, CLOSE, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HIM.

>> THANK YOU. DR. LEONARD. THANK YOU, CHRIS.

THANK YOU, LAURIE. WELL, LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES.

WHAT WILL WE NEED IN TERMS OF SUPPORT MATERIALS IF THE COMPENSATION GOES ALONG.

JAMES, LEAD US OFF, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. REAL QUICK, QUESTION FOR MY CLARIFICATION.

WHEN YOU DID THE STEP INCREASES IS THAT YEARS OF TEACHING OR YEARS IN TESTING?

>> NO, IT'S YEARS OF TEACHING.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF FRIENDS WHO ARE TEACHERS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

WE'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF FRIENDS WHO ARE TEACHERS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

CONSISTENTLY, I TRIED TO TELL THEM THAT THE BOARD IS COMMITTED TO DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.

WE'LL PROBABLY HEAR THAT AS WELL.

I WON'T SPEAK FOR THE BOARD, I'LL SPEAK FOR JAMES.

WE COMMIT 86 PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET TO PEOPLE.

IT'S A HUGE PART OF OUR BUDGET.

WE'RE NOT BACKING DOWN ON THAT.

PREPARING FOR THIS MEETING WAS VERY TOUGH BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO SO MUCH FOR OUR TEACHERS.

I'M HEARING THEIR CONCERNS AND WITH INFLATION HITTING EIGHT PERCENT, IT'S PAINFUL.

SALARIES AREN'T KEEPING UP EVEN LIKE TRAVIS AT SEVEN PERCENT.

THAT'S AN EFFECTIVE DECREASE IN PAY FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES.

DR. LEONARD, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB IN THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT OF EXPLAINING THAT THE SR FUNDS WE GOT WERE SO MUCH LESS.

WE HAVE OFFERED TO SIT DOWN WITH FRIENDS, WITH TEACHERS AND TALK THEM THROUGH THESE SPREADSHEETS AND EXPLAIN WHERE WE COME FROM.

DO YOU KNOW THAT IT DOESN'T PAY THE BILLS, DOES IT? I CAN GIVE YOU A GREAT EXPLANATION BUT IT DOESN'T PAY THE BILLS.

COMING INTO THIS MEETING, IT'S JUST HEART-WRENCHING THAT WE AS A BOARD CAN'T DO AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO DO, AS MUCH AS WE'D LIKE TO DO.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS.

I WILL SAY DR. LEONARD, THAT I PROBABLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SPREADSHEET ONCE WE START SETTLING IN ON SOME NUMBERS.

I PARTICULARLY LIKED THE CABINET SUGGESTION SHEET AND THE PERCENTAGES THERE AND IT WOULDN'T DO ME ANY GOOD TO SIT HERE AND SAY THOSE BECAUSE NO ONE OUT THERE CAN PICTURE THAT IN YOUR MIND.

BUT IT GETS US TO A POINT OF BASICALLY PLANNING FOR A BREAK-EVEN BUDGET, WHICH IS I'D MUCH RATHER BE PUTTING MONEY IN THE BANK FOR A RAINY DAY.

[01:25:04]

THIS IS THE DAY THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIN BUDGETS TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES PAID THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE PAID AND THE WAY THEY DESERVE TO BE PAID.

I'LL END THERE.

WE CAN TALK SPECIFIC PERCENTAGES AS WE GO.

I THINK IT WOULD HELP TO SEE HIS SPREADSHEET EVENTUALLY BEFORE WE FINALIZE A RECOMMENDATION.

I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR WHAT WE'VE SHARED I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM THE CABINET VIEW OF FOUR PERCENT ON SALARY EMPLOYEES, SIX PERCENT ON HOURLY EMPLOYEES.

THE APPROXIMATE A 100K HOURLY PAY FOR CUSTODIANS AND CHILD NUTRITION.

I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT I GOT, I HATE TO SAY CORNERED BY A FRIEND AT A SCHOOL.

SHE DIDN'T TALK TO ME ABOUT HER SALARY.

SHE TALKED TO ME ABOUT THE STRUGGLES AND THE EXTRA WORK THAT SHE'S DOING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A FULLY CUSTODIAL STAFF.

THAT WAS HER CONCERN.

THE FACT THAT WE CAN'T FULLY STAFF OUR CUSTODIANS IMPACTS TEACHERS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BUILDINGS THERE.

THIS IS A HOLISTIC PROBLEM.

THAT'S MY LONG-WINDED WAY OF SAYING WHAT I SAID.

>> THANKS JAMES. ALLEN.

FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY THANK YOU TO THE CABINET FOR THE VERY THOUGHTFUL PROPOSAL THAT WE GOT WITH YOUR DISCUSSIONS.

I THINK THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND VERY INSTRUCTIVE, AND I KNOW IT WASN'T AN EASY CONVERSATION.

I THINK THOSE WERE GREAT.

I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE INCREASE THE SALARY FIGURE TO FOUR-AND-A-HALF PERCENT, AT LEAST.

I AGREE THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO DO A HIGHER AMOUNT, SIX PERCENT FOR HOURLY, AND I AGREE WITH 100K FOR THE CUSTODIANS AND CHILD NUTRITION.

I'LL TALK IN A MINUTE ABOUT ADJUSTMENT TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE, BUT HOLD THAT THOUGHT FOR A SECOND.

THE REASON I THINK WE COULD GO A LITTLE HIGHER IS I'M BULLISH THAT THE BASIC ALLOTMENT MIGHT IN FACT BE RAISED.

I'M WILLING TO BET THAT THERE'S A HIGHER PROBABILITY IT WILL THAN IT WON'T.

I THINK WE CAN CREATE SOME ENROLLMENT UPSIDE.

I THINK THAT'S WITHIN OUR POWER TO CONTROL, AND YOU'VE SEEN ME ARGUE THIS FOR YEARS.

I'M A BIT MORE BULLISH ON USING MORE OF THE FUND BALANCE.

I THINK WE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT WE COULD PULL OUT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR BECAUSE I THINK THIS PARTICULAR YEAR IS A VERY CRITICAL ONE, BOTH IN TERMS OF US RETAINING STAFF THIS YEAR BUT ALSO IN A SETTING OURSELVES ON A TRAJECTORY FOR THE FUTURE.

I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT BOTH WAYS.

I WOULD RECOMMEND AT LEAST FOUR-AND-A-HALF PERCENT.

I WOULD CHALLENGE EEF TO COME UP WITH THE OTHER HALF PERCENT SO THAT WE COULD GO TO FIVE IN THIS PARTICULAR CRITICAL YEAR AND I'LL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO DONATE IF THEY WANT TO DO A SECOND-MILE GIVING CAMPAIGN.

I DO THINK WE'RE TO THE POINT WHERE WE JUST HAVE TO LAY IT OUT IN TERMS OF WHAT WE NEED FROM THE COMMUNITY.

BUT THEN EVEN WITH A 5 PERCENT INCREASE, I LOOK AT THE CHART ON PAGE 34, AND I THROW UP BECAUSE WE ARE NOT CLOSE TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

IT PUTS US A LITTLE BIT BETTER FOR THE LONG HAUL, BUT IT DOES NOT SOLVE OUR PROBLEM, AND WE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT SMALL CHANGE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN FIGURES LIKE THIS BEFORE IN TERMS OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND I FIND IT VERY FRIGHTENING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN DO TO GET IN THE ONE, TWO, OR THREE RANKING, WHICH IS WHERE OUR WESTLAKE ALWAYS LIKES TO BE.

BUT I WOULD ASK IF WE COULD LOOK AT WHAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO IN TERMS OF ADJUSTING THOSE STEPS, PARTICULARLY AT 5, 10, 20 YEARS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE OUR SWEET SPOTS.

NOT THAT WE DON'T VALUE OUR FIRST-YEAR TEACHERS, BUT I THINK IT'S BEEN A LONG-HELD VALUE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THE WIZARDS, WE HAVE THAT APPROVED THEMSELVES AT 5, 10, AND 20 YEARS, THEY ARE OUR MASTER TEACHERS THAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE.

I THINK I KNOW THAT BEFORE IN YEARS PAST WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THE STEP WORKS SO THAT IF YOU GET TO THE FIVE-YEAR POINT, THEN THERE'S A READJUSTMENT INTERNALLY TO THE SCHEDULE.

I'M I MAKING THAT UP? I'M NOT MAKING THAT UP.

WELL, PROBABLY NOT INTERNALLY, BUT ACTUALLY TO THAT STEP SCHEDULE OR THAT SCHEDULE.

[01:30:02]

THANK YOU, ANN. LET'S SAY WE'RE GOING TO GO LAURA, JANE, AND HEATHER, AND KIM.

I LOVE A GOOD SPREADSHEET, BUT I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE.

I'M NOT READY TO THROW OUT NUMBERS YET.

I ACTUALLY JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.

IS THAT LIKE TRAVIS, DID THEY TAKE AWAY THEIR PLC? WE KNOW THAT HAYES AND DEL VALLE BOTH LOST THEIR PLC, SO THEY'RE NOW TEACHING.

NO. THEY DID NOT TAKE AWAY THEIR PLC, BUT THEY DID A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO MOVE FROM A 22 TO ONE RATIO AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, AND THEY KICK THAT UP.

I THINK THEY KICKED IT UP TO 24.

AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING TO DO THAT, I'M JUST SAYING IS THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THEY FELT THEY NEEDED TO DO IN ORDER TO WORK WITH OUR BUDGET.

WE'RE LOOKING AT DEL VALLE AND HAYES, BOTH WITH THE SEVEN PERCENT INCREASES.

IS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, OR ALL LEVELS LOST TO PLC? DOES ELEMENTARY HAVE PLC? YEAH, THEY DO.

YES.

I THINK IT WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVELS TO WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE.

I'D HAVE TO CHECK AT THE ELEMENTARY.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT SEVEN PERCENT, IT'S APPLES TO ORANGES.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD SAY THAT.

I WOULD SAY THEY'RE GETTING THAT MONEY.

I THINK SOME OF THE DISTRICTS ARE ACTUALLY IN A WORSE SITUATION WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

I THINK THEY'RE DOWN ABOUT 60 CERTIFIED STAFF RIGHT NOW.

WHEN THEY CUT 60 CERTIFIED STAFF, THEY'RE REALLY NOT CUTTING 60 CERTIFIED STAFF BECAUSE THEY'RE EMPTY POSITIONS.

THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE FILLING THEIR POSITIONS, WHICH IS MEANING THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE THE TEACHERS THAT THEY HAVE TEACHING MORE.

MORE.

THE SUPERINTENDENT, ACTUALLY, WHEN SHE TALKED TO THE STAFF, SHE SAID, THE ONLY WAY I CAN DO THE RACES THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TO TAKE THE PLC AWAY.

I KNOW THAT FOR SURE.

I WON'T NAME THE DISTRICT BUT IN A CFO MEETING LAST WEEK, ONE OF THE CFO SHARED THAT ONE OF THE WAYS THAT THEY'RE MAKING THEIR BUDGET WORK THIS YEAR WITH THE RAISES THEY'RE GETTING, IS THEY ARE ASSUMING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF TEACHER ROLES THAT THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO FILL.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A HINT. THIS PERSON IS COUNTING ON THE FACT THAT THEY WON'T FILL ALL THEIR ROLES.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO PUT TEACHERS IN ALL THE SPOTS THAT WE NEED THEM.

NOT THAT THEY'RE NOT WORKING AT IT, BUT THEY ARE JUST ASSUMING THAT THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO FILL ALL THOSE ROLES.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE EXTREME MEASURES THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING.

ONE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT, THE LAST NORMAL YEAR, 2019-20.

IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, OUR ENROLLMENT ON SNAPSHOT WAS 8160 RIDE AROUND IN THERE.

THIS BUDGET THAT THE CABINET GAVE TO YOU AS A SUGGESTION OR A RECOMMENDATION, RECENTLY USED THE NUMBER 7,800.

THAT'S A DECREASE OF 360 KIDS, WHICH ROUGH MATH, A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION.

OUR NEIGHBORS ARE GROWING, AND WE HAVE A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE WE'RE LANDLOCKED.

WE'RE NOT DROPPING NEW HOUSETOPS IN.

EVERYBODY AROUND US IS BUILT IN LIKE CRAZY.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE KNOCKING DOWN HOUSES AND BUILDING NEW OR BIGGER ONES BUT THERE WERE TWO KIDS IN THAT OLD HOUSE AND THERE'S TWO KIDS IN THE NEW HOUSE FOR THE MOST PART.

THAT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING WITH US AND THE FACT THAT OUR ENROLLMENT IS NOT GOING UP IS PART OF WHAT'S PLAYING INTO THIS DISCREPANCY WE'RE SEEING WITH THESE OTHER DISTRICTS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET THAT INTERACTIVE SPREADSHEET PULLED UP? MINE IS DOING STRANGE THINGS IN ISN'T GIVING ME ACCURATE.

THE ONE IT'S V14 IS THE ONE THAT THE CABINET RECOMMENDED WITH 100,000. THANK YOU.

[BACKGROUND].

[01:35:34]

>> FOUR PERCENT IS NOT SIGNIFICANT BUT IT IS A COUPLE OF $100,000.

ABOUT 150 PERCENT ISH.

>> IT WAS MAYBE $400,000 FOR THAT LITTLE JUMP HERE.

>> THE POINT BEING HERE IS WE HAVE RESIDUAL INCREASE IN HOUSING THAT HAPPENED THIS LAST YEAR THAT WE DIDN'T GET BECAUSE IT WAS CAPPED AT 10 PERCENT IN TERMS OF WHAT WAS COMING IN.

WE BELIEVE THAT UNLESS THERE IS A HOUSING JUST COLLAPSE BECAUSE OF THE RESIDUAL EFFECT, WE'LL BE HIGHER THAN 9.1, SO WE WENT TO 12.

WE THINK THAT'S STILL CONSERVATIVE.

SECOND, WE WERE WITH AN ENROLLMENT PROJECTED AT AROUND 7,750.

WE ARE RIGHT NOW AT ABOUT 7,850.

WE BASICALLY SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE A 100 KIDS, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE ABOUT 50.

WE'RE HOPING WE CAN HOLD THAT.

THAT WILL BRING IN A LITTLE MONEY.

THE OTHER NUMBERS WE CHANGED, WE WENT OFF AT TWO PERCENT IN BOTH AND WE WENT FOUR AND SIX.

WE WERE JUST TRYING TO GO SOMEWHERE.

WE ADDED THE $100,000.

THEN DOWNSTREAM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE 23, 24 SCHOOL YEAR, 24, 25 AND 25, 26.

WE SAID IF, AND THIS IS AN IF, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IF WE KEEP GOING DOWN ABOUT A 100 ISH KIDS PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, AND AS CHRIS SAID, WE USED TO BE AT ABOUT 8,100, IF WE KEEP GOING DOWN IN ENROLLMENT, WE MAY HAVE TO LOSE SOME STAFF.

REMEMBER WE'VE GOT ABOUT 1,000 OR SOMETHING STAFF GUYS.

WHEN WE PUT A DECREASE OF SEVEN IN THE 23, 24 SCHOOL YEAR, FIVE IN THE 24, 25.

THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO AT THE VERY BOTTOM, KEEP NOT A LOT OF SURPLUS.

FOURTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IS BASICALLY AND THE BUDGET WE HAVE IS A BREAK-EVEN BUDGET.

WE TRIED TO KEEP THAT 42, 46 NUMBER FAIRLY EVEN.

YOU HAVE TWO LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS IN THIS THING THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN, CHANGE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, THE WHOLE GAME CHANGES AND IT CHANGES TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

BUT I ALSO THINK WHAT MAY NOT CHANGE TO OUR ADVANTAGE IS THE ABILITY AS ELLEN POINTED OUT, TO KEEP GOING TWO PERCENT IN FUTURE YEARS BECAUSE WE'LL NEVER CATCH UP TO SOME OF THESE DISTRICTS IF WE KEEP DOING THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU WHAT WE CHANGED PUBLICLY AND NOW YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT. I'M SORRY.

>> I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO [LAUGHTER] ADD RIGHT AT THIS TIME.

I HAD THAT QUESTION. NO, I WILL.

I'M NOT WHERE YOU ARE AND I'M NOT WHERE YOU ARE WITH EEF.

THEY DO AMAZING WORK WITH THE FOUNDATION AND THEIR ABILITY TO FUND A STAFF MEMBER THIS YEAR WAS AMAZING AND I HOPE TO SEE THAT GROW.

BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO WORK WITHIN THIS AND I DO THINK WE HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE ENROLLMENT.

I CAN'T GET MY THING, IT'S NOT WORKING SO I CAN'T PLAY WITH IT TO SEE EXACTLY.

WE'RE AT 8,150 THIS YEAR, RIGHT? IT'S TWO YEARS AGO?

>> 8,150 WAS 1920.

THIS YEAR, I THINK WE'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 7,900 RIGHT NOW?

>> THIS YEAR WAS 7,082.

>> RIGHT. WE GREW AFTER THE NEW YEAR, BUT YEAH, I THINK SNAPSHOT WE WERE AT 7,850.

>> WE JUST STILL HAVE SOME ROOM.

I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME ROOM TO PLAY THERE.

ELLEN, YOU WERE AT 4.5 PERCENT.

CAN WE JUST SEE THAT? CAN WE SEE 4.5 PERCENT WHAT THAT DOES? THE FUND BALANCE, MY PROBLEM WITH GETTING TOO LOW IS THAT PROJECTED AND I KNOW YOU'RE BULLISH ON THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.

I'M JUST GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSERVATIVE ON THAT.

[01:40:02]

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> I CAN DO THAT TOO.

>> YOU COULD TAKE IT TO, I WOULDN'T DO IT OVER.

>> I'LL MAKE IT ROUGHLY WHAT I THINK IT IS RIGHT AT THE MOMENT, WHICH I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO THERE.

>> I COULD DO THAT.

>> NOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET, I DON'T KNOW [INAUDIBLE].

>> BUT I WOULD NOT GO TO EEF WITH THAT OTHER 0.5 PERCENT.

I COULD DO 4.5 PERCENT.

I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BARGAINING HERE.

YEAH, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE TEACHERS AND WE HAVE STAFF THAT HELP TEACHERS TEACH AND I THINK THE HOURLY, THAT INCLUDES SOME EMPLOYEES THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR TEACHERS ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS.

>> THANK YOU. LET'S SEE.

JANE HEATHER KIM.

>> THANK YOU. MY THOUGHTS ARE MORE ON LINE WITH YOURS, ELLEN.

IN FACT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US PUSH THAT BUDGET TO FIVE PERCENT UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT PUTS US IN DEFICIT.

I AGREE WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS ELLEN SAID PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE.

I AM RELATIVELY OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY WILL DO SOMETHING WITH THE BASIC ALLOTMENT CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SITTING ON $12 BILLION OF SURPLUS.

HOW MUCH NOW? TWENTY SIX? I DON'T EVEN KNOW, WHO CAN KEEP TRACK.

IF THEY DON'T PUT SOME OF THAT MONEY INTO PUBLIC EDUCATION, IT IS SHAMEFUL.

THAT BEING SAID, I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE PROJECTION GOING FORWARD BUT THE REALITY IS IF WE DON'T GIVE A SIGNIFICANT RAISE, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE STAFF AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET.

WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT.

I UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT DOWN THE ROAD BEING THAT WE WILL LIKELY HAVE TO MAKE HARD CHOICES.

THAT WILL COME SOONER OR LATER DEPENDING ON THE ACTIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY DO THIS SESSION OR THIS COMING SESSION WILL DETERMINE THAT FOR US, HOW FAST THAT HAPPENS.

BUT THE PATH THAT WE HAVE BEEN PUT ON BY THE FUNDING MODEL, WE KNEW THIS WHEN HP3 WAS ENACTED.

WE KNEW IT THEN, WE SET IT THEN THAT IT WAS AN UNSUSTAINABLE PATH AND THAT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND THAT IT WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED THIS WAY TO HURT DISTRICTS LIKE EANES ISD BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALLOCATED AS MUCH MONEY AS OTHERS, WHICH ULTIMATELY IMPACTS OUR STAFF.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WEALTH IN THIS COMMUNITY, IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR STAFF.

I UNDERSTAND THAT GOING INTO DEFICIT IS NOT THE IDEAL BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT WE HAVE A CHOICE.

WHEN I PUT THE NUMBERS IN AT FIVE PERCENT WITH A SIX PERCENT FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES, THAT PUTS US AT A LITTLE LESS THAN A $0.5 MILLION PROJECTED SURPLUS AND OF COURSE, THAT CONTINUES GOING FORWARD.

BUT WE'RE JUST AT THAT CROSSROADS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN THE WAY THAT WE SPEND MONEY GOING FORWARD AND THAT IS GOING TO HAVE TO DO WITH THE AMOUNT OF STAFF THAT WE HAVE AND THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER AND HAVING CLASS SIZE, EVERYTHING.

WE'RE JUST AT THOSE CROSSROADS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

>> [OVERLAPPING] AS I WAS TRYING TO MATCH YOUR NUMBERS, I MOVED THE ENROLLMENT BACK TO 7,800.

THE 50 STUDENTS, SWINGS YOU ABOUT $300,000.

I CAN TYPE IN ANYTHING.

>> YOU'RE RIGHT. WHAT I HAVE. I AGREE WITH YOU, LAURA, ALLEN.

IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE WE COULD GO UP 50-100 STUDENTS.

WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN OUR TRANSFER POLICY TO ASSIST WITH THAT.

WE'VE DONE SOME MARKETING CAMPAIGNS IN THE PAST THAT ARE INEXPENSIVE BUT ALSO HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE THAT I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY DO AGAIN THIS SUMMER, AND THAT ARE PROBABLY ALREADY IN THE WORKS [LAUGHTER].

OUR COMMUNITY DOES STEP UP. WE KNOW THAT.

I DON'T THINK IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT EEF WOULD BRING IN MORE FUNDS, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO BANK ON THAT.

[01:45:01]

>> THANK YOU JEN. HEATHER, AND THEN KIM.

>> OUR LAST MEETING, THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE GOT FOR OUR BUDGET WERE BETTER THAN EXPECTED.

NOT AWESOME, BUT BETTER.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE REALIGNMENT, AND WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO TRANSFERS COMING IN.

THAT GIVES ME SOME HOPE.

I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF HOPE FOR THE LEGISLATORS AND THE DECISIONS THAT THEY WILL MAKE FOR OUR SCHOOLS.

HOWEVER, I DO PUT A LOT OF HOPE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS TEACHERS, AND OUR COMMUNITY VALUES OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHY WE'RE AMAZING AT PROVIDING THE EDUCATION THAT WE DO, AND WHY OUR KIDS WIN EVERYTHING AND DO SO WELL IN LIFE IS BECAUSE OF THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE.

I THINK THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT THEM AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

I WOULD LOVE TO PAY OUR HOURLY CUSTODIAL AND FOOD SERVICE PEOPLE AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN ALSO.

IF WE THINK THAT THE AMOUNT THAT WAS IN THE CABINET IS ENOUGH TO GIVE THEM A LIVING WAGE WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY COME TO WORK FOR US, I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THAT, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S ENOUGH TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I'M NEVER IN FAVOR OF CUTTING STAFF, BECAUSE THAT MAKES EVERYBODY ELSE'S JOBS HARDER.

I'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR TEACHERS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO CUT POSITIONS, BECAUSE THEN IT DOES MAKE IT HARDER ON THEM, AND THEN THAT FEELS LIKE IT'S NOT AN INCREASE IN PAY ANYWAYS.

I AM AT FIVE PERCENT.

BUT I HAD ASKED FOR ANOTHER SPREADSHEET WITH A BREAKOUT FOR TEACHERS OR THE HB3 GROUP, THE TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS, NURSES, I MIGHT BE MISSING SOMEBODY.

THEN THE HOURLY, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE FOR ADMIN.

WHILE I LOVE ADMIN AND ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE, I DO THINK THAT OUR TEACHERS FALL IN THE SAME BUCKET AS OUR HOURLY PEOPLE IN THEIR PAY, AND THEY NEED TO GET A BOOST MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN SOME OF OUR ADMIN POTENTIALLY.

I'D ASK FOR THAT, BECAUSE I THINK, AND I HAVE NOT PLAYED WITH THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD BE IF WE DID FIVE PERCENT FOR OUR HB3 GROUP, FOUR PERCENT FOR ADMIN AND SIX PERCENT FOR HOURLY.

>> [INAUDIBLE] WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST, I DON'T KNOW.

>> I WANT TO GO.

>> THIS BREAKS OUT SALARY EMPLOYMENT [INAUDIBLE].

IT TAKES A SALARY GROUP, MAKES ONE GROUP OF [INAUDIBLE] TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, AND NURSES, AND THEN EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS NOT A LIBRARIAN [INAUDIBLE] SALARY GROUP B. CHRIS POINTED OUT THAT FOR EVERY PERCENT DIFFERENCE, CHRIS.

>> THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OFF BECAUSE I HAVEN'T INCORPORATED ALL OF THE NINE SALARY ONES.

>> LET ME DO IT THIS WAY. HERE YOU STILL HAVE THE 12 PERCENT GROWTH.

YOU HAVE 7,800 STUDENTS JUST SO YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.

I'M GOING TO GIVE HEATHER THE NUMBER SHE WANTS, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

IS THAT FAIR? HEATHER YOU WANTED FOR THIS GROUP, YOU SAID FIVE.

>> CORRECT.

>> LET ME DO THAT. THEN YOU WANTED FOR THE OTHER SALARY, FOUR, AND YOU WANTED HOURLY, SIX. CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> THEN THOSE WOULD BE THE NUMBERS, BASED ON ALL THE OTHERS, IT'S ABOUT 390 NEGATIVE.

>> BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET TO PLAY WITH THIS BEFORE THE MEETING, I'M NOT COMPLETELY MARRIED TO THIS SEPARATION OF THE DIFFERENT STOP, BUT I KNOW THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE GONE.

IT FEELS BETTER TO ME HONESTLY, BUT I'M NOT COMPLETELY 100 PERCENT.

BUT ANOTHER THING IS, LIKE ALLEN SAID, WITH EEF, AND AS LAURA AND JEN POINTED OUT, WE CAN'T BE DEPENDENT ON THEM, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN BETTER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS, AND WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THAT AMOUNT YET.

I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL GET THAT AMOUNT SOON.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE YOU.

YOU HAVE IT, I WILL BE SECOND IN LINE TO DONATE IF THEY WOULD DO A CAMPAIGN FOR ONE TIME BONUSES FOR STAFF.

I KNOW THAT WE CAN'T COMMIT THEM TO PERCENTAGE PAY RAISES, BUT I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THAT, BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE,

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>> WHILE EEF HAS NOT MADE ANYTHING PUBLIC YET AND I WON'T UNTIL THEY DO.

>> SURE.

>> THEY HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH US AND CHRIS.

CHRIS, YOU HAVE PUT IN TO YOUR ANALYSIS THE MOST RECENT CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM.

I WANT THEM TO DISCLOSE THEIR NUMBER WHEN THEY'RE READY, BUT THAT IS BAKED IN RIGHT NOW.

>> OKAY.

>> MAY I JUST ADD, I HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN ABOUT OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND OUR PRINCIPLES [BACKGROUND].

OUR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BE REALLY CONCERNED OF LEAVING OUT OF THAT GROUP AND PLACING IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.

>> THAT'S FAIR, AND WHY I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT.

>> BUT WE'VE ALSO LOST PEOPLE AT THIS BUILDING [OVERLAPPING].

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> WELL, THE BOARD NEEDS TO GO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.

>> WE NEED TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE.

>> I THINK IT'S, WELL.

>> I JUST WANTED TO SEE IT AGAIN [OVERLAPPING].

>> WHEN YOU ASKED WE GAVE YOU WHAT YOU ASKED FOR.

>> I WASN'T MARRIED TO THIS, I HADN'T SEEN IT.

I JUST WANTED TO HEAR YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND SEE WHERE WE WERE ON THIS.

>> THANK YOU, HEATHER. KIM?

>> THANKS FOR EVERYONE'S OPINION.

>> [LAUGHTER] YOU SHOULD SEE HER NOTES. [LAUGHTER]

>> DON'T TELL US WHAT TO DO.

>> I THINK THAT WE'RE ALL IN LINE BOTH WITH RECOGNIZING THE CHALLENGES AND ALSO OUR HOPES AND OUR ASPIRATIONS FOR OUR STAFF.

I DON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF DEVIATION.

I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP INTO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I PLAYED WITH TODAY.

THANK YOU, CHRIS AND LAURA FOR ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS.

WHERE I ENDED UP IN PLAYING AROUND WITH THE CABINET, THAT FORMAT, WAS I'D LIKE TO SEE A FIVE PERCENT SALARY INCREASE FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES.

I'D LIKE TO REMAIN WITH THE SIX PERCENT FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES.

WHAT HAS REALLY RESONATED WITH ME LAST MEETING AND THIS MEETING AND THINKING THROUGH WAS THAT LIVING WAGE.

THAT BREAKS MY HEART IN TERMS OF ASKING OUR STAFF AND OUR PEOPLE TO REMAIN AT THAT AMOUNT WHEN WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE DOING IT OUT OF DEDICATION FOR OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE THEY CAN GO AND ALMOST DOUBLE THEIR SALARY SOMEWHERE.

I LIKE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE A NICE INCREASE FOR CUSTODIANS AND CHILD NUTRITION, BUT I ALSO SAW IN THE DATA THAT CDC EMPLOYEES WERE AT THE LOWER END.

MY DAUGHTER WENT THROUGH CDC.

THESE ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S A LARGE NUMBER, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THEM.

MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE, INCLUDE THEM ON AN INCREASE HOURLY PAY TO BUMP THEM UP.

>> ONE POINT ON THAT IS THAT CDC IS NOT PAID OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

THEY ARE IN REVENUE-GENERATING FUND.

THE GOAL IS FOR THEM TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING.

ACTUALLY, I'M NOT SURE WHO ELSE MIGHT BE IN THAT PAY GRADE, BUT PRELIMINARY LOOKS AT THE CDC BUDGET, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY SUPPORT A LARGER INCREASE THERE.

WE CAN LOOK AT THAT CLOSER, BUT I THINK THAT'S A REAL POSSIBILITY.

>> BUT I SEE THOSE AS PEOPLE THAT NEED SOME INCREASES.

>> BUT IT WOULDN'T AFFECT OUR BOTTOM LINES SPREADSHEET HERE, IS WHAT HE'S SAYING.

>> IT WOULD NOT IMPACT WHAT YOU SEE HERE.

>> THE FIVE PERCENT AND THE SIX PERCENT IS WHERE I END UP.

I THINK THAT WE CAN BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT AND MOVE IT UP TO 79, 78.5 OR 79.

I'M FINE WITH GOING INTO A DEFICIT.

BUT I THINK THAT WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH CONTROL, AND THAT LINE, LINE 10 IS WHERE WE HAVE SOME CONTROL.

WHERE ELSE ARE MY NOTES?

>> SEVENTY NINE.

>> SEVENTY OR FIFTY OR SEVENTY-NINE.

IT MOVES AROUND, BUT I'D LIKE TO BE AGGRESSIVE ON THAT SO THAT WE CAN BE AT THE FIVE AND THE SIX.

WHY DID YOU GO TO 78?

>> SEVENTY-FIVE.

>> SEVENTY-FIVE? OKAY.

>> [OVERLAPPING] YOU KEPT SAYING TWO NUMBERS.

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>> WELL, I GUESS THE POINT BEING THAT WE'RE AGGRESSIVE, AND WE'RE USING THE TRANSFER PROGRAM TO GET US TO HONORING OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF. THAT'S WHERE I AM.

>> THANK YOU, KIM. LET'S SEE A QUICK CLARIFYING QUESTION FOR JANE, THEN WE'RE GOING TO JAMES.

>> THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT THE CDC EMPLOYEES THAT IT'S AN ENTERPRISE FUND SO THAT IT'S SELF-SUSTAINING.

HOW DOES THAT DIFFER FROM OUR CHILD NUTRITION STUFF?

>> THEY'RE ALSO IN AN ENTERPRISE. YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

HOWEVER, THEIR SALARIES ARE TIED TO THE CUSTODIANS AND SO ONE DOESN'T MOVE WITHOUT THE OTHER, BUT IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT WORK, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE MORE REVENUE IN THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, WHICH WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WELL.

>> UNDERSTOOD. APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU. JAMES.

>> GOING BACK, I STARTED SO I GET TO COME BACK.

[LAUGHTER] IT'S THE WHITE ELEPHANT THING.

>> [OVERLAPPING] JOHN AT SOME POINT TOO.

>> YOU WANT TO GO JOHN?

>> NO, YOU CAN GO.

>> SEE? [LAUGHTER]

>> I'M THE CLOSER.

>> [LAUGHTER] IT'S A CLOSER. LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS.

FIRST OF ALL, A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS.

I'M GOING TO CHANNEL MY INNER JASON FOR A MOMENT.

WE PLAY THE HAND WE'RE DEALT.

I DO THINK THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

I THINK SPECIFICALLY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS TEACHER RETENTION AND GETTING PEOPLE TO GO INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION. I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT.

I HOPE THAT WE GET RELIEF ON THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, BUT THAT'S NOT TODAY.

THAT'S NOT THE HAND WE'RE DEALT.

THAT'S NOT WHAT'S SITTING IN FRONT OF US AND WE CAN'T PLAY THAT HAND RIGHT NOW.

I ALSO SINCERELY BELIEVE, AND I'VE SAID IT HERE BEFORE, THAT IF WE KEEP SOLVING THE STATES PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NO REASON TO SOLVE IT ON THEIR OWN.

WE'RE ON A FIXED INCOME AND WE ARE RELIANT UPON THE ALLOTMENT TO MAKE THESE RAISES, AND THEY KEEP MAKING DECISIONS THAT HURT US AND WE KEEP MAKING UP FOR IT ON THEIR BEHALF, AND I DON'T LOVE THAT, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE TALKING PEOPLE, WE'RE TALKING PEOPLE'S LIVES, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN AND WE DO WANT TO DO THAT.

I'M OKAY WITH THIS.

WE'VE GOT IT MODELED RIGHT NOW.

I THINK WE'VE ALL SAID THAT WE CAN'T STICK TO TWO PERCENT IN THE FUTURE YEARS.

I THINK IF YOU PUT FOUR PERCENT IN THOSE, YOU'RE GOING TO HATE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, SO WE HAVE TO GET SOMETHING.

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE AS WELL THAT THE HARDEST THING I HAD TO DO AS A BOARD MEMBER WAS TO GIVE A FOUR-AND-A-HALF PERCENT RAISE ONE YEAR AND ZERO THE NEXT.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT WE'RE SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR.

WE ARE EITHER GOING TO HAVE TO DEFICIT SPEND AND HID IN TO THE FUND BALANCE, WHICH CHRIS HAS WARNED US ABOUT, OR LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE PLCS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR US TO DO FOUR, FIVE PERCENT EVERY YEAR INTO THE FUTURE WITHOUT SOME HELP FROM THE STATE.

>> LET'S DO ONE MORE.

I'M GOING TO COME UP WITH [INAUDIBLE].

>> THANKS. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I WANTED TO CLARIFY.

TOM, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CABINET WAS FOUR PERCENT AND SIX PERCENT, AND THERE WAS A DELTA OF TWO PERCENT BETWEEN THOSE TWO.

>> YEAH.

>> IS THERE ANY REASON FOR US TO KEEP THAT DELTA OF TWO PERCENT?

>> THE TWO PERCENT WASN'T MAGICAL.

WE FELT THAT WE DIDN'T WANT THEM GETTING SO FAR APART.

I THINK THAT WAS JUST TO THE CONVERSATION.

>> I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THE HOURLY SIDE TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE UP TO WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A LIVING WAGE, BUT NOW WE FIND THAT THAT IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE.

SECONDLY, IF WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT LEVEL FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY, IF WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPARISON TO OTHER DISTRICTS BY LEVEL, IS IT DIFFERENT FOR THEIR HEADQUARTERS EMPLOYEES VERSUS THEIR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP OR NOT? ARE WE UNCOMPETITIVE ACROSS THE BOARD, OR MORE SO IN ONE TYPE OF ADMINISTRATION VERSUS THE OTHER?

>> I CAN TELL YOU, I BELIEVE L&A ARE MOVING AHEAD OF US VERY RAPIDLY, JUST LIKE THEY ARE ON THE TEACHER'S BOARD.

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>> [OVERLAPPING] ACROSS THE BOARD.

>> WE'RE SEEING THAT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING US CURRENTLY TO GO TO DISTRICTS AROUND US BECAUSE THE INCREASE IS SO SIGNIFICANT.

>> THEN THERE'S PROBABLY NOT TIME TO DO THIS BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING, BUT I HEAR THAT STIPENDS ARE INCREASED BY THE PERCENT THAT THE SALARIES ARE INCREASED, BUT MY SENSE IS THAT AS YOU SAID, OVER TIME, OUR STIPENDS HAVE PROBABLY GOTTEN OUT OF KILTER, AND IT PROBABLY IS TIME FOR US TO DO A STIPEND STUDY AND SEE WHERE WE ARE VIS-A-VIS THOSE STIPENDS.

BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY TEACHERS THAT WE ASKED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN SO MANY WAYS AND THAT'S WHAT ENRICHES OUR PROGRAMS SO DEEPLY.

>> I THINK YOU'D FIND THE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE IS REALLY SIMILAR TO THE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE YOU SEE ON THE SHEETS THAT LORI GAVE YOU.

>> IF IT'S THE SAME.

>> [OVERLAPPING] UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S ABOUT THE SAME.

>> IF BETWEEN CATEGORIES, THINGS HAVE SHIFTED OVER TIME, THAT WE HADN'T DONE A STIPEND SURVEY IN A LONG TIME.

IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR US TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN.

>> YES. I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT QUICK.

I'M GOOD WITH US [LAUGHTER] AND I APPRECIATE YOU-ALL WORKING ON IT AND SHOWING ME THAT THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN GIVE MORE.

IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE OUR TEACHERS MORE THAN THIS. IT REALLY IS.

JEN, I COULD FEEL YOUR FRUSTRATION WITH THE STATE, [LAUGHTER] AND I'M WITH YOU.

[LAUGHTER] IT'S INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING THAT WE'RE IN THIS POSITION.

IT IS JUST MIND-BLOWING THAT WE ARE IN THIS POSITION WITH OUR TEACHERS AND THAT WE'RE NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE THESE PEOPLE FOR EDUCATING OUR KIDS.

THE PULLING ADMIN OUT, I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF THAT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF GOING DOWN THAT ROUTE.

JUST TO THROW THIS OUT THAT IF WE'RE LOOKING AT CENTRAL OFFICE, EVEN THOUGH WE CAN'T PAY THEM MORE, MAYBE THINKING ABOUT WAYS THAT WE COULD BE COMPETITIVE, PARTICULARLY WITH PRIVATE SECTOR, SO LOOKING AT FLEXIBLE WORKDAYS, THAT SORT OF THING.

SORRY. JUMP BACK TO TEACHERS.

I THINK THEY NEED THAT PLC.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT OURSELVES IN THE SITUATION WHERE WE DO HAVE TO TAKE THAT AWAY.

THIS LOOKS GOOD WHERE TEACHERS ARE ABLE TO KEEP THAT PLC, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY MORE THAN THE TWO PERCENT.

THANK YOU-ALL FOR GETTING US THERE.

>> THANK YOU, LORA. KIM.

>> I GUESS I'M THINKING OUT LOUD A LITTLE BIT, BUT I LOOK AT THESE FOR YEARS AND I'VE COME TO BOARD MEETINGS FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS OFF AND ON, AND I SEE THESE BUDGETS.

WHEN I LOOK AT '24/'25, '25/'26, I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES THAT CAN CHANGE THAT I DISCOUNT THEM A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

IT'S CRYSTAL BALL LOOKING.

I'M LOOKING AT 2022/'23, '23/'24 AND MY MODELING, IF WE GET TO 78, 75, I LIKE THAT, AND IF WE KEEP THAT, MY MODELING GAVE NEXT YEAR MORE THAN A THREE PERCENT RAISE.

AGAIN, KNOWING WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT'S NOT THE SCENARIO, JAMES, THAT YOU GUYS HAD TO DEAL WITH A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS GOOD AND THEN NOTHING.

AGAIN, I DON'T WANT THAT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOOK TOO FAR OUT AND MAKE DECISIONS ON SOMETHING THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION.

>> THANK YOU. ELEN.

>> I ALMOST HESITATE TO SAY THIS OUT LOUD BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT IT MIGHT BE TRUE BUT HOUSE BILL 3,

[02:05:04]

BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, FOR THE 30 SOME ODD YEARS THAT I'VE WATCHED RECAPTURE, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A FEW ADVANTAGES UNTIL HOUSE BILL 3.

THEN THE PLAYING FIELD WAS LEVELED.

BUT WHAT WE'VE BUILT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE MODEL THAT CANNOT BE SUSTAINED WITH THE FUNDING OF HOUSE BILL 3.

WE GIVE MORE TIME TO OUR TEACHERS.

THEY HAVE A LOWER-CLASS LOAD.

WE HAVE FAR MORE PROGRAMS, WE GO MUCH DEEPER WITH STAFF.

WE HAVE A LOT MORE RESOURCE PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT TEACHERS ON ANY GIVEN CAMPUS.

OUR MODEL IS A WONDERFUL MODEL.

IT IS WHAT PUBLIC EDUCATION SHOULD BE ABLE TO OFFER, BUT IT IS AN EXPENSIVE MODEL BECAUSE IT IS VERY STAFF RICH.

QUITE HONESTLY, I'M NOT SURE HOW WE GO FORWARD IN ANY COMPETITIVE WAY WITHOUT REALLY EXAMINING AND FIGURING OUT A WAY OF HOW TO CHANGE OUR MODEL TO A LESS EXPENSIVE VERSION.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY DOOMSDAY, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND WE HAVE PULLED RABBITS OUT OF THE HAT VERY CONSISTENTLY, BUT THERE ARE PRECIOUS FEW RABBITS LEFT IN THE HAT NAIL BECAUSE THE PURPOSE OF HOUSE BILL 3 WAS TO LEVELIZE, EQUALIZE.

>> ELLEN CHRISTO, A NUMBER THAT BEARS OUT A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, CHRIS WHAT IS OUR RECAPTURE PAYMENT THIS YEAR?

>> IT'S GOING TO BE JUST OVER A 100 MILLION, A 103, A 104, DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR FINAL COLLECTIONS ARE.

>> THERE WILL BE 103 MILLION THIS YEAR.

NEXT YEAR IT'S 124.

>> ONE TWENTY FIVE.

>> ONE TWENTY FIVE. THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME CHRIS. WE'LL TALK LATER.

[LAUGHTER] BUT NOTICE HOW IT JUMPS TO 173, JUST IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

THAT IS THE HP3.

THAT'S THE COMPRESSION.

THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU SAY THAT IS REALLY TRUE.

WE ARE NOT RUNNING THE PROGRAM THAT THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE WANTS TO FUND.

WE ARE RUNNING [OVERLAPPING] A MUCH BETTER PROGRAM AND I'M PROUD AND I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE DOING THAT.

[LAUGHTER] I'M NOT CRITICIZING.

>> THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

>> BUT THEY'RE NOT FUNDING US AT A PER PUPIL STATE.

THE OTHER THING THEY'RE NOT DOING IS WHEN THEY TOOK THE OTHER PIECE, IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS THAN IT IS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE.

THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE, IF YOU'RE LIVING IN SOME PARTS OF TEXAS, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY'RE GIVING YOU PER PUPIL ACTUALLY WORKS.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE IN AUSTIN [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE OUR COST OF LIVING HAS GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY, MUCH MORE THAN IT HAS, PARTICULARLY IN RENTS AND THAT TYPE OF THING THAT IN OUR PRESENT STATES SO IT'S HARD.

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS SUMMARY. I'VE JUST TRIED TO AGREE WITH YOU.

>> OKAY.

>> LET'S SEE.

I'M GOING TO JUMP IN HERE AND WRAP UP THIS PORTION OF OUR DISCUSSION WITH SOME THOUGHTS.

I'LL START WITH MY NUMBER. I'M AT 4.5 OR FIVE.

I'M THERE BECAUSE I THINK THE TAV IN THE OUT YEARS IS GOING TO BE HIGHER.

SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF OUR VAR AD VALOREM IS SINGLE-FAMILY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE, BUT I'VE GOT ABOUT 10 YEARS WORTH OF [LAUGHTER] A FREE BOARD OR WHATEVER THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT CALLS ALL THAT VALUE THAT THEY HAVEN'T TAPPED YET.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT GO FOR A COUPLE MORE YEARS.

I ALSO THINK WE'VE GOT MORE CONTROL OVER OUR ENROLLMENT THAN WE'RE SHOWING HERE.

I THINK THAT WE WILL HAVE HIGHER ENROLLMENT THAN IN MORE SHOWING.

WHAT I'M WATCHING IS THAT YEAR FOR FUND BALANCE PERCENTAGE AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO GET BELOW 25 AND I DON'T WANT US TO LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE RAISES THAT ARE GREATER THAN TWO PERCENT IN 23, 24, 25, 26.

OF COURSE I CAN'T PREDICT ALL THE VARIABLES THAT WILL INFLUENCE OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT.

I LIKE 4.5, MORE THAN I LIKE FIVE.

[02:10:04]

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CHRIS HAVE SAID THAT I'D LIKE YOU TO WORK ON OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO BRING IN ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE FOLKS THAT WORK IN THOSE AREAS.

A LIVING WAGE, CDC FOLKS, CHILD NUTRITION FOLKS AND I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHY CHILD NUTRITION EMPLOYEES ARE TIED TO THE SALARIES OF CUSTODIAL EMPLOYEES.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A CODING THING OR WHAT, BUT I'D LIKE US TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO INCREASE REVENUE IN THOSE DOMAINS.

THAT'S WHERE I AM.

I AM NOT AS DOOM AND GLOOM AS SOME.

I AM VERY ANGRY WITH OUR LEGISLATORS FOR PUTTING US IN THIS SPOT.

I DON'T HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF HOPE THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING US OUT.

I THINK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT LIBRARY BOOKS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND NOT THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, WHICH IS PITIFUL BUT AGAIN, THAT'S A PREDICTION.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WRAP UP THIS AGENDA ITEM.

WE'RE GOING TO COME TO IT AGAIN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

[OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY.

>> [BACKGROUND]

>> YEAH. I'M SORRY.

>> ALISON, THIS QUESTION IS FOR YOU, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE COALESCING AROUND SOME CONSENSUS.

IF WE WERE TO MAKE A MOTION THIS EVENING WITH THIS BALLOT LANGUAGE, DOES THE OR, WITH THIS LANGUAGE HERE IN THE MOTION. I'M SORRY.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> DOES IT INCLUDE THE CONSIDERATION FOR THE PAY INCREASE FOR CUSTODIANS AND CHILD NUTRITION OR WOULD I HAVE TO ADD ANOTHER LINE HERE?

>> YOU COULD ADD THAT HERE.

>> WITHIN THE MOTION THAT I MAKE.

>> IT COULD BE IN THIS BOOK YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT, COULD WE JUST INCLUDE IT IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE THERE'S PROBABLY [INAUDIBLE] WHERE YOU PUTTING COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE? [NOISE]

>> IF I DID THAT, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN HERE, I HAVE SPECIFIC PERCENTAGES.

WHAT I NEED TO BE SPECIFIC IN THAT INCREASE FOR HOURLY PAY FOR CUSTODIANS AND CHILD NUTRITION.

[OVERLAPPING] BUT I COULD SAY BUDGETED INCREASE.

>> BUDGETED INCREASE FOR THE GRADE 1.

>> RIGHT. THAT'S A $100,000 ALLOCATION TO PAYROLL AS PRESENTED IN THE BUDGET OR ADJUSTED IN THE BUDGET.

>> GOT IT. THANK YOU.

>> I'M SORRY, HANNAH?

>> WE DID NOT DISCUSS SUBSTITUTE COMPENSATION, PRETTY WELL, NOT IF.

>> NOT AT LENGTH. WE DID DO AN INCREASE IN SUBSTITUTE COMPENSATION EARLIER IN THE YEAR, LAURIE, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.

THEN THERE WOULD ALSO BE THIS PERCENTAGE INCREASE.

WHATEVER YOU DO FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES, THAT WOULD BE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN SUBSTITUTE EMPLOYEE AND SUBSTITUTE TOO TO PAY.

LAURIE, MAYBE I SHOULD JUST LET YOU TALK.

YOU SAID WE GAVE WHAT PERCENT EARLIER.

DO YOU REMEMBER EXACTLY?

>> NO, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT PERCENTAGE EXACTLY [OVERLAPPING]

>> THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT A SUBSTITUTE PAY, WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT CABINET WOULD GO UP BY WHATEVER YOU DID WITH SALARIED EMPLOYEES.

IF WE GAVE IT TWO PERCENT EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND YOU WENT FOUR, WE'D GIVE ANOTHER TWO PERCENT NOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, TO GET IT TO FOUR PERCENT.

THAT WAS WHAT WE WERE TALKING [OVERLAPPING] RIGHT.

THEY WOULD GO UP THE SAME PERCENTAGE EVERYONE ELSE WOULD GO.

THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

>> WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA,

[6.4. School Safety and Health Advisory Council (SSHAC) Health and Human Sexuality Curriculum Recommendation Human Sexuality Curriculum Recommendation]

OH, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR PATIENCE [LAUGHTER] AND THANK YOU JANE FOR REMINDING ME TO THANK CHRIS AND LAURIE.

YEAH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU, TOM.

>> WE PUT ONE MORE CHEER UP JEFFERSON, SLIDE ONE THROUGH. THANK YOU.

>> WE HAVE LAURIE LEE, MOLLY MAY, AND MARAM MUSEITIF [OVERLAPPING]

[02:15:02]

>> EVERYONE'S HERE.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMING THIS EVENING.

>> WELL, THANK YOU. I'M ALSO A BOARD MEMBER FOR CENTRAL HEALTH AND I UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY DURING BUDGET SEASONS, SOMETIMES OURS GO BEYOND MIDNIGHT.

[LAUGHTER] THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> SURE. WELL, AGAIN, WE'RE BACK AND WE'VE FOLLOWED THROUGH SOME, WE HAD A RECOMMENDATION TO GO BACK TO SSHAC AGAIN FOR A SECOND VOTE.

WE WERE VERY AGGRESSIVE WITH THEIR GOALS.

WE EMAILED, WE TALKED TO FOLKS TO ATTEND OUR SECOND VOTING MEETING, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON MAY 11TH AND OUR STRATEGY WORKED.

>> SORRY, IT WAS.

>> NOT MAY.

>> WHY I'M THINKING MAY 11? OH, THIS MEETING, SORRY.

[LAUGHTER]

>> IT TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 28.

YES, IT TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 28 AND WE ACTUALLY HAD ABOUT 25 ATTENDEES ATTENDED OUR MEETING, SO IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND WE ALSO OPENED IT TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

WE HAD FEW WHO SIGNED UP AND ONE ACTUALLY JOINED AFTER OUR VOTE, BUT SHE WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE VOTE THAT TOOK PLACE.

DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS?

>> OPS, WRONG WAY.

JUST TO REMIND Y'ALL, THERE WERE TWO MATERIALS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

SO WE WERE CONSIDERING A TEXTBOOK, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT A PHYSICAL TEXTBOOK.

THE ONLINE MATERIALS AND THIS AGAIN WAS WHAT THE STATE HAD GIVEN US TO CONSIDER.

THEN WE WERE USING LIFEGUARD AS A SUPPLEMENTAL HUMAN SEXUALITY CURRICULUM.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH AND THEN WE ADDED AGAIN THIS VOTE ON APRIL 28TH AND WE MADE SURE THAT WE HAD A QUORUM ON THE 28TH, WHICH WAS WE HAD 18 MEMBERS PRESENT OUT OF THE 26 TOTAL THAT ARE IN OUR COMMITTEE.

ON OUR VOTE, THE GOODHEART-WILCOX, 18 OUT OF 18 VOTED TO ADOPT THIS CURRICULUM, AND THEN LIFEGUARD 12 RECOMMENDED NOT TO RECOMMEND THIS, AND SIX VOTED TO RECOMMEND.

THE RECOMMENDATION OF SSHAC AS FAR AS ADOPTING MATERIALS IS THAT THE SSHAC IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE GOODHEART-WILCOX CURRICULUM BEGINNING IN THE 2022/23 SCHOOL YEAR.

JUST SOME OTHER DISCUSSION THAT CAME UP IS, THERE WAS SOME POSSIBILITY OF US LOOKING FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL HUMAN SEXUALITY CURRICULUM.

IT IS CONTAINED IN THE TEXTBOOK THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED, SO IT WILL BE TAUGHT.

THE TEACHERS THAT TEACH IT ARE HEALTH CERTIFIED, SO THEY ARE CERTIFIED TO TEACH THAT.

IT'S JUST LOTS OF DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE JUST DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO COME IN SOMETIMES AND TEACH THAT PARTICULAR UNIT OF STUDY, AND SO THERE MAY BE AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION THAT WE LOOK AT.

THERE'S A COUPLE THAT CAME UP.

UT HAS ACTUALLY PUT OUT A CALL FOR PEOPLE, THEY'RE DEVELOPING WHAT THEY'RE CALLING A TOOLKIT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND HUMAN SEXUALITY AND THEY'VE ASKED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO RECOMMEND SSHAC MEMBERS OR HEALTH TEACHERS TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN A REVIEW SESSION AND THEN A DEBRIEF OF THE MATERIALS.

THAT'S I THINK SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN AND WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THAT TWO DAYS AGO.

>> YESTERDAY.

>> OH, YESTERDAY. YEAH. SO WE WERE EXCITED TO SEE THAT.

THEN WE HAD RECOMMENDED OR DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING THAT NOT NECESSARILY IN HEALTH CURRICULUM, BUT SSHAC HAS BROUGHT UP THAT THEY DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LBGTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL INCLUDED IN DIFFERENT CURRICULUM OR DIFFERENT DISCUSSIONS AND THAT MIGHT BE THROUGH A HEALTH CLASS OR IT MIGHT BE THROUGH SOMETHING ELSE.

BUT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT CAME UP IN OUR DISCUSSIONS.

AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, THAT IS NOT PART OF THE TEKS.

THERE IS NOWHERE IN THE TEKS THAT THAT'S ADDRESSED SPECIFICALLY.

A HEALTH CURRICULUM WOULD NOT CONTAIN THAT PARTICULAR INFORMATION.

THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE A SUPPLEMENTAL ADOPTION OR SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS THAT WE WOULD BRING TO THE BOARD AFTER IT HAD BEEN EMBEDDED.

>> I ALSO WANT TO ITERATE SIX OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL THEY HAD ALSO, ACTUALLY, MORE THAN HALF OF THEM HAD A CAVEAT THAT THE BOARD LOOKS INTO ANOTHER RESOURCE.

THEY APPROVED THIS UNDER A CONDITION THAT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS.

[02:20:01]

ALSO OUR PAST VOTE, IF YOU REMEMBER, IT WAS FOR WHO VOTED NO, TWO WHO VOTED YES AND ONE ABSTAINED.

WITHIN THOSE FOUR VOTES THEY WERE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS AS WELL.

WE HAVE COLLECT THEM ALL, THE VOTES WHO WERE NOT UNSUPPORTIVE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL IS GREAT, IS AT LARGE AND WE HAD OPENED PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE HAD OVER 35 PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADDITION TO THOSE WHO ALSO SPOKE TO US AND EMAILED US AND NOT IN FAVOR OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL.

JUST TO REITERATE, WE LIVE IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES WHERE WOMEN'S HEALTH IS AT RISK AND WHAT INFORMATION WE SHARE FOR OUR CHILDREN CAN SAVE THEIR LIVES.

PREVENTION IS THE KEY THAT IS MISSING, A COMPONENT THAT IS MISSING IN THIS CURRICULUM.

WE AS A DISTRICT, AS THE FIRST PRESENTATION WE HAD WITH EQUITY AND INCLUSION, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL SHOULD INCLUDE THAT AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S SEE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? [NOISE]

>> YEAH.

>> LAURA.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS, AND FOR GOING BACK AND GAINING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMITTEE.

[NOISE] IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR TO WEIGH HEAVILY THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DISTRICT COMMITTEES THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR US.

YOU-ALL ARE A RESOURCE FOR US AND WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TO US.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SUPPORT ALL KIDS.

WE HAVE A WIDE, DIVERSE GROUP OF KIDS, AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO REACH ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS.

I THINK THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

WE CAN BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WITH THE REGARDS TO HEALTH CURRICULUM.

THANK YOU-ALL VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU LAURA. KIM.

>> I JUST WANTED TO ALSO THANK YOU FOR GOING BACK, HAVING THE ADDITIONAL MEETING.

THE PUBLIC RAISED THE QUORUM ISSUE, AND SO IT WAS ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

I APPRECIATE EVERYONE PUTTING IN THAT ADDITIONAL TIME.

>> SOMETHING I FORGOT TO MENTION.

SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS RECEIVED, PART OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL HAS A RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION.

THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANTED IN THE FUTURE, HOWEVER YOU VOTE, OR WHATEVER YOU BRING FORTH, TO NOT BE ASSOCIATED BY ANY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION.

ALSO THAT THE HEALTH TEACHERS TAKE PART IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE AS WELL.

THEY WANTED TO BE INVOLVED.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I SPOKE ON THEIR BEHALF.

>> THANKS FOR THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

I APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? WELL, LET ME THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LONG COMMITMENT [LAUGHTER] TO THIS ISSUE.

WE DO APPRECIATE IT.

>> YEAH, COMMITTED TO HEALTH, WHEREVER I CAN HELP. [LAUGHTER]

>> YEAH, THANKS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THAT GETS US TO THE ACTION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

[7.1. Award Request for Qualifications for Annual Financial Audit]

DO I HAVE A MOTION?

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARD THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT SERVICES TO PATILLO BROWN&HILL, AND DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE THE FINAL COST.

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION FROM JAMES AND A SECOND FROM ELLEN.

DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

>> AYE.

>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS

[7.2. School Safety and Health Advisory Council (SSHAC) Health and Human Sexuality Curriculum Recommendation Human Sexuality Curriculum Recommendation]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? LAURA.

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE SSHAC COMMITTEE, AND ADOPT THE GOODHEART-WILLCOX HEALTH INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO BEGIN IN THE 2022-'23 SCHOOL YEAR.

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION FROM LAURA AND A SECOND FROM HEATHER.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NON, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> AYE.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE '22,-'23 EMPLOYEE

[7.3. 2022-23 Employee Compensation and Benefits]

>> YES.

>> JEN.

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO IMPLEMENT

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SALARY INCREASES FOR CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES SUCH AS TEACHERS, NURSES, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS, EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, EQUAL TO FIVE PERCENT OF THE MIDPOINT YEAR ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE.

SALARY INCREASES FOR ALL NON-CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES OR HOURLY SUPPORT STAFF EQUAL, TO SIX PERCENT OF THE MIDPOINT FOR EACH RESPECTIVE PAY GRADE.

BUDGETED PAYROLL INCREASED TO PAY GRADE 1 AS PRESENTED, MAINTAINING THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AT $473 PER MONTH.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE 2022, '23 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PLAN AFTER THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR AS REQUIRED BY LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE RULE, OR IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? KIM.

>> I SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION FROM JEN AND A SECOND FROM KIM IN THE DISCUSSION. ELLEN.

>> END THE MICROPHONE. I DIDN'T HEAR THE DISTRICT STIPENDS AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAY RATES AND SUBSTITUTE COMPENSATION. DID YOU LEAVE THOSE OUT?

>> WELL, I DID. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE PRESENTATION THAT THOSE WERE AUTOMATICALLY TIED TO THE OTHER PAY RAISES, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> IT IS SO.

>> YEAH. BECAUSE IT WAS LISTED HERE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> DO I NEED TO ADD THAT, ALLISON?

>> YEAH, I THINK IT IS INCORRECT [INAUDIBLE]. FIND THE AMENDMENT TO DO THAT.

>> WE'RE SORRY, BUT WE WANTED THEM TO BE HIGH [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING].

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT, [OVERLAPPING] SO FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.

[LAUGHTER] LET'S SEE, WHERE AM I? A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE ON ALL DISTRICTS STIPENDS AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAY RATES, AND A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE FOR SUBSTITUTE COMPENSATION.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A SECOND QUESTION.

THE $100,000 POOL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, IS THAT SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN THE MOTION AS STATED?

>> THAT'S WHAT SHE ADDED.

>> THAT'S WHAT YOU ADDED? [OVERLAPPING] SORRY.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE TWO THAT WEREN'T HERE.

ANY OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE SALARY SCHEDULE AT THE [INAUDIBLE].

DO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TONIGHT IN THIS MOTION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS, OR IS THAT NEED TO BE DECOUPLED?

>> THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IS IT'S DECOUPLED, BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH MONEY THAT YOU'RE ASKING CHRIS TO BUDGET.

I THINK WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

>> THOSE ARE NOT BUDGETS THAT YOU ADOPT.

>> RIGHT.

>> BUT WE WILL LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS THINKING OF THE BUDGET.

>> IS THAT [INAUDIBLE]?

>> I KNOW IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED INTERNAL PROCESS, AND I JUST WASN'T SURE IF IT NEEDED TO BE ANOTHER FRIENDLY AMENDMENT [LAUGHTER] TO THE MOTION OR NOT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, ELLEN

>> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THEY I'D LIKE TO SHARE? HEATHER.

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I WISH WE COULD PAY OUR TEACHERS MORE, AND I THINK WE ALL FEEL THAT WAY.

I THINK THAT I WOULD LOVE FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO NOT ONLY GIVE TO EEF, BUT TO ALSO REACH OUT TO LEGISLATORS AND THEIR FRIENDS AT OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE WHO HAVE LEGISLATORS, WHICH IS EVERYONE.

EVERYONE SHOULD REACH OUT TO THEIR LEGISLATORS TO ASK FOR A RAISE TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, BECAUSE THAT MONEY, THE AMOUNT THAT WE GET IS AN ARBITRARY AMOUNT.

IT HAS NO BASIS ON WHAT EDUCATION ACTUALLY COSTS.

WE NEED SOME WORK TO BE DONE ON BEHALF OF OUR CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 5.4 MILLION IN TEXAS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, HEATHER. LAURA.

>> I'M SO SORRY TO ASK THIS.

THE INCREASE FOR SUBSTITUTE COMPENSATION, AREN'T WE ESSENTIALLY MAKING THEM WHOLE? WILL THAT LANGUAGE HOLD?

>> I'M HOPING IT IS. THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF THE CONVERSATION WE HAD TONIGHT.

IS THAT THE FOUR PERCENT WOULD BE THEIR INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR.

IT WOULD INCLUDE WHATEVER CHANGES WE'VE MADE THIS YEAR.

THAT'S THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT.

>> FIVE.

>> FIVE.

>> I'M SORRY. I SAID FOUR. I MEANT FIVE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT YOU'RE MAKING.

>> YEAH, CUMULATIVE, SO THE CHANGE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR TO NEXT YEAR WOULD BE THAT.

[02:30:01]

[BACKGROUND] IT'S PRETTY CLEAR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO DO. [LAUGHTER]

>> FIVE PERCENT?

>> FIVE PERCENT TOTAL. ANY OTHER CLARIFYING REMARKS, QUESTIONS? NO? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION AS AMENDED?

>> AYE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT BRINGS US TO A RECITATION OF OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS.

[8. UPCOMING MEETINGS UPCOMING MEETINGS]

THEN ON JUNE 7TH, WE HAVE A STUDY SESSION, AND WE WILL HAVE IT ON JUNE 14TH.

>> WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO CANVAS THE VOTE IN A VERY NARROW WINDOW.

WE GET THE RESULTS ON THE 16TH OF MAY, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE BY, I THINK, THE 18TH OF MAY.

THEY DON'T GIVE YOU A LOT OF WINDOW.

WE'RE GOING TO CANVAS TO VOTE ON MAY 17TH.

WE ONLY NEED TO HAVE ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS THERE FOR THAT MEETING.

BASICALLY, AS WE GET THE VOTE TOTALS FROM THE COUNTY CLERK AND WE JUST PUT THEM INTO THE RECORD.

THAT'S WHY WE WILL HAVE A MEETING ON MAY 17TH.

THAT'LL BE A ONE AGENDA SHORT MEETING.

>> THE MEETING WILL BE POSTED, SO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED SHOULD WATCH OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE.

>> I WANT TO SEE [INAUDIBLE].

>> WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

IT IS 9:31 PM.

THANK YOU FOR THE FOLKS THAT STUCK WITH US THIS EVENING.

FOR ANYBODY WHO'S WATCHING US ONLINE, THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH US AS WELL. GOODNIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.