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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
THE TIME IS NOW SIX O'CLOCK AND I CALL THE APRIL 25TH MEETING OF THE E ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER.MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM?
[2. ESTABLISH A QUORUM]
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO
[3. CLOSED SESSION]
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 AND 551.074, AND WE WILL RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY SEVEN O'CLOCK.THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. WE WILL SEE YOU IN JUST A BIT.
[4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
TIME IS NOW SEVEN O'CLOCK AND WE WILL RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.I AM VERY GLAD YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD MEETING.
THERE'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LATER IN THE MEETING, SIX PEOPLE HAD SIGNED UP AND EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
LAST THING, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT NEAREST YOU.
THERE'S A DOOR THROUGH WHICH YOU ENTERED, AND THEN THERE'S A DOOR HERE AT THE END OF THE HALL.
IF THE NEED ARISES, PLEASE HEAD TO THE NEAREST EXIT IN AN ORDERLY MANNER.
WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR MAKING THE TIME THIS EVENING TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH US, AND WE WILL NOW BEGIN OUR REGULAR MEETING.
I'M GOING TO START WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT,
[5. EANES ISD MISSION STATEMENT]
UNITE, EMPOWER, INSPIRE EVERY PERSON.EVERY DAY WE UNITE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS, CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ALL.
WE EMPOWER STUDENTS, PROVIDING AN EXEMPLARY EDUCATION THAT DEVELOPS CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, AND INDIVIDUAL TALENTS, AND WE INSPIRE EACH OTHER TO LEAD PURPOSEFUL LIVES OF EMPATHY, GRATITUDE, AND COMPASSION.
NOW PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT DR. ARNETT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE DR. ARNETT THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE JEREMY TREMBLE, OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR OPERATIONS HERE. JEREMY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON DR. ARNETT AND SEVERAL ADMINISTRATORS ARE ACTUALLY ON A TRIP DOING SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH A CONSORTIUM THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
IT'S A CONSORTIUM THAT MEETS TWICE A YEAR, USUALLY IN APRIL AND SEPTEMBER, AND IT'S A CONSORTIUM OF SIX SCHOOLS ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE BEING HOSTED BY WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
WE ALSO HAVE EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MINNESOTA, MANHATTAN BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AND NEWTREA IN THE CHICAGO AREA.
THEY'RE OUT THERE, JEFF, ARNETT, CLAUDIA MCORDER, CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, AND MOLLY MAY, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION ARE OUT THERE.
WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY COLLABORATE WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE HAVING CHALLENGES WITH.
WE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND TRY TO BRING NEW IDEAS, NEW STRATEGIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY BACK HERE TO EANES ISD.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ACTIVITY FOR THEM AND I'M GLAD I COULD BE HERE TO SIT IN DR. ARNETT'S SPOT.
>> THANK YOU, JEREMY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JEREMY? HOW DO YOU SPELL CHRYSANTHEMUM? [LAUGHTER] LET'S MOVE ON.
[7. REPORTS]
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WE'RE GOING TO GET A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM HEATHER SHEFFIELD. HEATHER.>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANOTHER SLIDE? THANKS. YES. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON AT THE LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO, BUT IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE NO ONE IS AGREEING ON THINGS.
[LAUGHTER] THE ONE BIG THING THAT WE ALL NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO, THE ONE BILL THAT THEY HAVE TO PASS IS THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
RIGHT NOW THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE VERSIONS ARE VERY DIFFERENT, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY BOTH HAVE $5 BILLION ALLOCATED.
THE WAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT $5 BILLION IS VERY DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND IT ON, SO STAY TUNED. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
HERE ARE THE ONES THAT I THINK ARE SUPER IMPORTANT THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO BECAUSE THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, BUT THAT ARE ALSO HAPPENING AT THE CAPITAL THAT WILL IMPACT US ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
SENATE BILL 9 WAS REFERRED TO SENATE EDUCATION, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN HEARD.
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WITH THAT, THERE WILL BE A $6,000 RAISE FOR TEACHERS, NURSES, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS ONLY.THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR OTHER SUPPORT STAFF OR ANY OTHER STAFF.
IT'S ONLY $6,000, AND THAT WOULD JUST BE BECAUSE WE HAVE UNDER 20,000 STUDENTS.
I THINK THAT THAT'S INTERESTING, BUT AGAIN, THAT HAS NOT BEEN HEARD, SO I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT'S GOING ANYWHERE.
BUT HOUSE BILL 100 IS BEING HEARD TOMORROW ON THE FLOOR.
THAT IS THE ONLY BILL THAT IS GOING ANYWHERE THAT DISCUSSES THE BASIC ALLOTMENT AND THAT'S THE THING THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
THAT IS OUR BIG THING THAT WE NEED, IT'S A RAISE TO BASIC ALLOTMENT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BASICALLY SAYING THAT IT'S $140 RAISE, BUT IT'S A STRANGE THING BECAUSE IT'S LIKE SOME PART OF THAT $140 THE FIRST YEAR, ANOTHER PART THE SECOND YEAR.
BUT TOMORROW IT WILL BE HEARD ON THE HOUSE FLOOR.
THERE WILL BE AMENDMENTS MADE.
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE VOUCHERS POSTED ON IT.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.
AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOOD FOR US, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE OF A RAISE TO BASIC ALLOTMENT, IT'S BASICALLY $900 OF A RAISE JUST TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION FROM 2019, SO $140 IS NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THAT.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW.
THEN SAFETY AND SECURITY IS A BIG THING THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING HERE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BILLS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT TO PEOPLE SO THAT IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON THAT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET INVOLVED AND MAKE SOME PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS.
SENATE BILL 1631 WAS REFERRED TO EDUCATION, NO HEARING YET.
SENATE BILL 11, THIS IS ONE THAT TEN SENATORS SPONSORED, INCLUDING THE CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
THAT'S A GOOD INDICATION THAT THAT'S GOING PLACES AND MIGHT ALREADY PASSED THE SENATE AND IT WAS HEARD IN PUBLIC EDUCATION TODAY.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON THAT, I WOULD CONTACT THE HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND THAT REQUIRES WELL, YOU CAN READ IT, THERE'S THAT.
THEN HOUSE BILL 3 PASSED THE FULL HOUSE YESTERDAY, AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE ARMED SECURITY OFFICER ON EVERY CAMPUS.
THE SAD THING IS THAT IT ONLY GIVES US $10 PER STUDENT, WHICH RIGHT NOW WE GET $9 AND 64 CENTS OR SOMETHING RIDICULOUS.
IT'S NOT EVEN A FULL-DOLLAR RAISE.
IF THAT ONE LOOKS LIKE IT'S MAKING SOME MOVEMENT, WHICH IT DOES, I WOULD SUGGEST CONTACTING LEGISLATORS AND SAY, WE NEED MORE THAN $10 PER STUDENT TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL INVESTMENT ON OUR CAMPUSES.
WE HAVE THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES THERE, SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU REACH OUT TO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND, OR THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY AND WHAT YOUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S SEE, ELLEN AND THEN KIM.
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE FIRST SLIDE WHERE THE $5 BILLION FROM BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE, AND IN THE SENATE VERSION, THERE IS, I'M GUESSING MONEY OUT OF THAT 5 BILLION FOR VOUCHERS.
DOES THAT HAVE A FISCAL NOTE ON IT?
>> YES. SENATE BILL 8, IT HAS $8,000 PER VOUCHER.
>> OPEN-ENDED IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH [OVERLAPPING]
>> PER STUDENT. IF EVERY STUDENT IN TEXAS DECIDED TO GO THAT ROUTE, IT WOULD BE UNLIMITED.
>> YES. THERE IS A CLAUSE IN THAT THAT WOULD GIVE DISTRICTS ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THAT STUDENT FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT THEY LEAVE.
>> THEN ON THE NEXT LINE, IN TERMS OF TEACHER COMPENSATION, JUST TO CLARIFY, EVEN THOUGH THE SENATE HAS PASSED A BILL SUGGESTING $6,000, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR CERTAIN CLASSES OF EMPLOYEE, WOULD THE STATE PAY FOR THAT, OR WOULD IT BE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE TO US THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WITHIN OUR BUDGET, FIGURE OUT A WAY TO REDEPLOY?
>> THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS.
I THINK THE BIENNIUM, SO TWO YEARS AND SO THEN WE WOULD BE HAVING TO PAY FOR IT AFTER.
>> HEATHER. THANK YOU, AND REALLY, I JUST WANTED TO ADVOCATE SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID WHICH WAS FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S HERE AND IT'S LISTENING.
WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED ON YOUR SLIDE AND THAT'S PUBLIC.
THERE ARE THE PUB ED COMMITTEES, THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEES, AND THERE IS A WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THOSE MEMBERS AND THEIR OFFICES AND ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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>> ALLEN, THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS.
I HAD THAT UNFUNDED MANDATE [LAUGHTER] QUESTION AS WELL.
HEATHER, THERE'S SO MANY BILLS GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW AND IT'S HARD TO KEEP TRACK, ARE THERE ANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ONE-STOP SHOPPING THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE BILLS THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION? OR DO WE JUST NEED TO, WELL, I'M READING THEM.
[LAUGHTER] THESE IN PARTICULAR ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN TAKE ON THINGS.
THAT'S WHY I WOULD SAY READ THE BILLS FOR YOURSELF, DECIDE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM.
THERE ARE LOTS OF EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE ALL MARCHING ALONG THE SAME WAY, BUT AGAIN, JUST FROM THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE, THINGS ARE SO DIFFERENT.
I THINK IT REALLY IS UP TO PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION.
BUT AGAIN, YOU'VE ONLY GOT $5 BILLION, WHICH I DON T THINK IS ENOUGH FOR ANYTHING.
THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT I WOULD JUST ALWAYS ECHO TO ANYONE CALLING THEIR LEGISLATURE IS TO SAY WE NEED MORE MONEY.
THAT BEING SAID IF YOU WILL NOTICE, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT REPRESENT EANES ISD, REPRESENTATIVE GOODWIN, REPRESENTATIVE HOWARD, AND SENATOR ECKHART ARE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF THE LEGISLATION THAT WE HAVE IN OUR PRIORITIES.
THEY ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, SO THEY DON'T REALLY NEED TO BE CALLED.
IT'S THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT NEED THE PHONE CALLS.
IF ANYONE WANTS TO GO TO THE CAPITAL OR IF THEY WANT MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO CONTACT THEIR LEGISLATORS OR THESE PEOPLE OR ANYTHING, I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH ANYONE.
>> IT'S SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO?
>> THANK YOU. LAURA, ANYBODY ELSE?
>> QUICK QUESTION WITH RESPECT TO THE $5 BILLION, LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT THE HOUSE BILL.
WHAT DOES THAT WORK OUT TO IN TERMS OF A BUMP UP THE BASIC ALLOTMENT?
>> YES. THERE ARE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS.
THERE'S ALSO SOME OTHER ALLOTMENTS BASED IN THERE FOR RURAL SCHOOLS AND FINE ARTS.
THERE'S A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS IN THAT BILL ALSO AND SO THERE ARE THE COLUMN DISTRICT RUNS AND SO I'VE SEEN THE DISTRICT RUNS.
CHRIS HAVE SEEN THE DISTRICT RUNS BUT THAT'S THE BASICS OF THE BILL AND OF THAT $140, 50% MUST GO TO COMPENSATION AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST TEACHERS, NURSES, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS, AND IT DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE REST OF OUR STAFF.
>> TUESDAYS AT THE CAPITAL, THOSE ARE PUB ED DAYS AND THAT'LL BE EVERY TUESDAY BETWEEN NOW AND CLOSE THE SESSION.
>> WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS MOST WEEKS NOW [LAUGHTER].
IT CAN BE PRETTY INTIMIDATING.
THE WHOLE IDEA OF GOING DOWN TO THE CAPITAL AND ADVOCATING FOR ANYTHING.
IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES YOU DO IT.
AT WHAT TIME WOULD SOMEBODY HEAD DOWN THERE? AND HOW WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE TO SUPPORT PUB ED?
>> WELL, THERE ARE LOTS OF PUB ED-FRIENDLY PEOPLE IN ALL OF THE HEARINGS.
>> NOT EVERY WEEK [LAUGHTER] SOME DAYS WE WEAR RED.
>> SOME DAYS YES. NOT TODAY THOUGH.
I WOULD SAY GRAB A BUDDY, FIND ME, FIND LAURA.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF US, KIM'S BEEN JOHN'S BEEN.
FIND SOMEBODY YOU KNOW, OR CALL ME AND TELL ME YOU'RE GOING AND I WILL HAPPILY ACCOMPANY YOU. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BUT I DON'T HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER.
>> I HONESTLY WANT IT TO BE AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM TO GO DOWN THERE.
THE LEDGE IS NOT TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MEANINGFULLY MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR US AND IF WE'RE GOING TO PAY TEACHERS WHAT THEY NEED TO BE PAID, IF WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US, WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE THAN $140.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE THAN $10 ALLOTMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOMETHING THAT SINCERELY ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE AND HELPS US SOLVE THEM AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'VE GOT IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW, JAMES.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO PUT A PER-TEACHER NUMBER ON THAT $140.
I THINK THAT IS ABOUT $50 A MONTH FOR A TEACHER.
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THAT MAY BE MAKE IT OR BREAK IT FOR SOME TEACHER, I'M NOT MINIMIZING THAT, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THEY CERTAINLY DESERVE A LOT MORE THAN THAT.WE AS A DISTRICT, ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING AT MORE THAN THAT FROM OUR OWN BUDGET BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE STATE WOULD KICK IN AS WELL AND THE FIVE BILLION SOUNDS LIKE A HUGE NUMBER, BUT SPREAD OUT OVER 1,100 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF KIDS.
IT'S NOT VERY MUCH WHEN IT GETS TO THE TEACHER'S NOT AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD THINK.
>> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? SEEING NONE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS, MARIA. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING.
>> WE DID HAVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND THIS MONTH AND AGAIN, THEY WERE JUST TRANSFERS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FROM DEPARTMENTS IN CAMPUSES.
JUST MOVING MONEY WITHIN THE FUNCTION CODES, THE NET EFFECT ON FUND BALANCE WAS ZERO.
THERE WAS NOT ANY BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND OR THE DEBT SERVICE FUND FOR THIS MONTH.
OUR TAX COLLECTIONS, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED A LITTLE BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE.
WE STARTED OFF BEHIND SCHEDULE, IF YOU RECALL, WHEN THE TAX BILLS WENT OUT A MONTH LATE, THAT DID PUT US BEHIND SCHEDULE AND THAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.
BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY A LITTLE BEHIND AT THIS POINT COMPARED TO WHERE WE NORMALLY ARE.
THERE COULD BE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ACCOUNT FOR THAT IT'S HARD TO SAY AND WE DO KNOW THAT THE VALUES THAT ARE LEVIED, THE TRUER VALUES THAT WE GET FROM THE TAX OFFICE WE'VE BEEN DELAYED.
THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEHIND AND SO WE KNOW THAT WHEN THOSE NUMBERS COME IN, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOWER THAN WHAT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PROJECTED BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING VALUES AND THOSE CHALLENGES ARE BEING SETTLED.
BUT IT'S HARD TO SAY WHERE THAT'S ALL COMING FROM.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE PIECES?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT A NUMBER ON THE SLIDE THAT I DON'T THINK YOU TALKED TO.
BUT MAYBE YOU DID THE REMAINING FUNDS IN THE BOND.
ARE THOSE COMPLETELY UNALLOCATED FUNDS AT THIS POINT, JEREMY, THOSE ARE SAVINGS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE BOND OR IS THAT MONEY THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED TO SOMETHING AND IS STILL YET TO BE SPENT?
>> YES. THERE'S STILL SOME REMAINING FUNDS TO BE SPENT, SOME PROJECTS AND IT'D BE COMPLETED OVER THE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL TO WRAP UP THAT BOND.
>> IT'S JUST REMAINING FUNDS TO BE SPENT FROM THAT BOND. THANK YOU.
>> THERE MIGHT STILL BE THINGS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN ENCUMBERED YET BUT SOME ITEMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENCUMBERED.
>> SORRY I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND YOU MENTIONED IT ON TAX COLLECTIONS AND IT BEING A LITTLE DOWN IN THIS ATMOSPHERE WHERE EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS.
NOTICES WENT OUT AND THAT MAY BE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR LOWER TAXES AND THEN YOU ALSO SAID THAT MAYBE I JUST MISUNDERSTOOD.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS CLEAR.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT CHALLENGED TAX ASSESSMENTS ARE GOING TO YOUR [OVERLAPPING]
>> WILL WE GET SO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE GET UPDATED VALUES ON A LEVEE AMOUNT FROM THE TAX OFFICE AND AS THOSE COME IN, WE UPDATE OUR LEVY ON THAT WORKSHEET THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, IT UPDATES IT OBVIOUSLY IT SHOWS WHAT AS A PERCENTAGE, THAT CHANGES THAT NUMBER, THAT LEVY NUMBER TYPICALLY GOES DOWN DURING THE YEAR BECAUSE AT THE BEGINNING IT'S BASED ON ESSENTIALLY THE 100% NUMBER AND IT ADDS THOSE CHALLENGES AND PROTESTS ARE ALL BEING SETTLED, THEN THAT LEVY NUMBER WILL COME DOWN.
>> IT'S CHALLENGING AND THERE'S SOME KIND OF A CALCULATION THAT YOU'RE ASSESSING THAT THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO COME IN LOWER BECAUSE THE TAX APPRAISER BOARD, IT'S GOING TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> AT THIS POINT, IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AS THEY PROVIDED AN UPDATE, BUT WE SHOULD PROBABLY SEE ONE COMING SOON, HOPEFULLY, [LAUGHTER] AND SO THEN THAT NUMBER WILL GET UPDATED ON THAT WORKSHEET AND SO THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO GO DOWN WHICH WILL MAKE THE PERCENTAGE GO UP A LITTLE BIT.
>> I ASKED THIS IN THE PAST, ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE MAY BE DOING, THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT UNCOLLECTABLE ASSESSMENTS, THAT SMALL PERCENTAGE BUT AGAIN, IT'S MONEY THAT WE OWE THE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IS THERE A WAY FOR COLLECTIONS THAT WE CAN GO AFTER.
> > WELL WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TAX OFFICE THAT THEY DO THE COLLECTIONS AND SO THERE ARE PROCESS ON FEBRUARY 1ST, THAT TAX BILL IS CONSIDERED DELINQUENT.
FEBRUARY AND MARCH IS REALLY WHEN THEY GET INTO A COLLECTION PROCESS.
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THEN AT THAT POINT THEY START MAYBE NOT MORE NOTICES REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE ESTABLISHING PAYMENT PLAN.YOU MAYBE IN THIS INSTANCE, DELINQUENCIES THAT WE HAVE, BUT PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY ON A PAYMENT PLAN AND THOSE PAYMENT PLANS CAN RANGE FROM 30 DAYS TO A YEAR.
NO. MARIA, YOU'RE DONE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A BOARD MEMBER ANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REPORT.
[LAUGHTER] JUST WAIT FOR IT. THIS IS A SCRIPT THAT I NEED TO READ.
IT AS A STATUTORY SCRIPT SO BEAR WITH ME, PLEASE.
UNDER THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE, COMPLETING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION EACH YEAR OF SERVICE IS A BASIC OBLIGATION AND EXPECTATION OF ANY SITTING BOARD MEMBER.
AS BOARD PRESIDENT, I AM REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF EACH MEMBER WHO HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION, HAS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND IS DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION.
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING ARE MEASURED AS OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE TRUSTEE'S ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT TO TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS TRAINING AS APPLICABLE.
THERE ARE SEVEN TRAINING AREAS FOR BOARD MEMBERS, CONTINUING EDUCATION; ONE, LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION, TWO, ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, THREE, POST-LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, FOUR, TEAM-BUILDING, FIVE, ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION, SIX, EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS, SEVEN, IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.
AS OF TODAY'S DATE, ALL TRUSTEES HAVE MET, EXCEEDED, OR WILL HAVE MET ALL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO THE MAY 6TH, 2023 ELECTION.
AS A SIDE NOTE, OUR STAR STUDENT THIS YEAR WAS JAMES.
JAMES PUT IN 72.5 HOURS OF BOARD TRAINING IN THE LAST YEAR.
>> GUESS HOW MANY HOURS CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO LOG EACH YEAR.
ZERO. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
[8. OPEN FORUM]
WHICH IS THE OPEN FORUM PORTION OF OUR MEETING AND I HAVE ANOTHER SCRIPT THAT I NEED TO READ, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME ONE MORE TIME.HERE WE GO. IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE OPEN FORUM PORTION OF OUR MEETING.
WE HAVE SIX SPEAKERS SIGNED UP THIS EVENING, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL 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.
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 MEETING AND IS PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION.
PERSONS WHO CHOOSE TO SPEAK IN OPEN FORUM ARE CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OR THEIR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING TIME AND MAKING THE EFFORT TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS.
WE ARE READY FOR OUR FIRST SPEAKER.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS BONNIE O'DELL.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS THIS EVENING ARE GOING TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY MATTERS.
THAT'S WHERE THE CAMERA WILL GET YOU.
>> HELLO, EANES BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
MY NAME IS BONNIE AND I LIVE IN WESTLAKE.
MY OLDEST DAUGHTER IS A RISING KINDERGARTENER, AND WE'RE ZONED TO ATTEND BRIDGE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I'M ALSO THE AUSTIN AREA LEAD FOR A PROGRAM CALLED BE SMART,
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WHICH SEEKS TO EDUCATE FAMILIES ABOUT HOW TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.IT TAKES A WHILE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM.
I'M JUST GOING TO FOCUS ON THE S TODAY.
S MEANS SECURING ALL FIREARMS IN OUR HOMES AND VEHICLES.
DATA SHOWS THAT APPROXIMATELY 75% OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, THE SHOOTER USED A FIREARM THAT THEY TOOK FROM A PARENT OR CLOSE RELATIVE'S HOME.
FURTHER, 4.6 MILLION KIDS IN AMERICA LIVE IN A HOME WITH AT LEAST ONE UNLOCKED AND LOADED FIREARM.
TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, WE NEED TO PREVENT KIDS FROM ACCESSING GUNS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
DID YOU KNOW THAT TEXAS LAW IMPOSES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WHO FAIL TO SECURE A FIREARM IF A CHILD GAINS ACCESS TO THAT FIREARM? IT'S TRUE. SECTION 46.13 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE, WHICH I'VE INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS, PROHIBITS LEAVING UNSECURED FIREARMS WHERE CHILDREN MIGHT GAIN ACCESS TO THOSE FIREARMS. NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS LAW AND THAT'S WHY I'M IMPLORING THE DISTRICT TO PLEASE PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEXAS LAW THAT REQUIRES SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DISTRICTS REQUIRE PARENTS TO A TEST, IN OTHER WORDS, SIGN A FORM THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS LAW REGARDING SECURE STORAGE.
MANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION, BUT CLOSE TO HOME FOR SCO AND THE HOUSTON ISDS ALREADY DO SOME FORM OF THIS AND I'VE INCLUDED A COPY OF THE HOUSTON ISD ATTESTATION IN YOUR MATERIALS.
YOU'LL SEE IT'S LITERALLY JUST A COPY AND PASTE OF THE STATUTE AND THEN A LITTLE SIGN THAT SAYS I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION.
I BELIEVE THAT SCHOOL REGISTRATION WOULD BE THE IDEAL PLACE FOR THIS AND I'VE INCLUDED A DRAFT RESOLUTION FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
IF I HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, I'D LIKE TO SHIFT GEARS AND TALK ABOUT HB3, WHICH I'M EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT.
I'VE OPPOSED HB3, I'VE BEEN UP TO THE CAPITAL MANY TIMES AND ATTENDED HEARINGS AND SPOKEN PERSONALLY TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THE PROBLEM WITH HB3 IS YOU ALREADY POINTED OUT IS IT DOESN'T NEED NEARLY ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OR TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT PEACEKEEPER TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS.
AS A RESULT, HB3 AUTHORIZES WHAT'S CALLED THE MARSHALL PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS TO HAVE BASICALLY ANYONE BUT A TEACHER AND A STAFF OR ADMINISTRATION CARRY A FIREARM TO SCHOOL WITH ONLY MINIMAL TRAINING.
IT ONLY REQUIRES 16 HOURS OF TRAINING.
NOW, THE BEST COPS HAVE POOR ACCURACY AND THEY'RE NOT SHARPSHOOTERS.
TEACHERS DON'T NEED TO HAVE GUNS IN SCHOOLS AND 16 HOURS VIDEO TRAINING JUST DOES NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JUNIOR MOODAY MCKNIGHT.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
YOU ALL HAVE HEARD THE DATA AND HEARD THE STRONG POINTS AS TO WHY IMPLEMENTING SROS ON EACH CAMPUS IS VITAL TO SCHOOL SAFETY.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO RESTATE ALL OF THOSE.
I DO, HOWEVER, FEEL I NEED TO RELAY ALL OF OUR FRUSTRATION THAT IT HAS NOW BEEN WEEKS SINCE ANXIOUS PARENTS BROUGHT THESE CONCERNS TO YOUR ATTENTION AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
MEETINGS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS ARE NOT ENOUGH.
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW EVERY DAY SEEMS TOO LONG.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREA MARWAL.
MS. MARWAL? SHE DID NOT CHECK-IN.
WE'LL GO BACK TO HER AT THE END.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ASHLEY SCRIPT. ASHLEY? GOOD EVENING ASHLEY.
>> GOOD EVENING. SORRY. ONCE AGAIN, I HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING SO I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK AT YOU GUYS.
[LAUGHTER] DEAR BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND LISTENING TO US.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY TO HEART.
WHEN I ATTENDED THE PARENT COFFEE AT BRIDGE POINT AND THEN THE TOWN HALL DISCUSSING THE BONDS I WAS SET BACK.
IT BAFFLES ME THAT PROPERTY HAS SECURITY WRITTEN ALL OVER IT, BUT WHEN YOU DIG INTO THE DETAILS, THERE'S VERY LITTLE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, BUT ALLOCATING ONLY EIGHT MILLION OF THE 118 MILLION TO WHAT YOU CONSIDER SAFETY, IT'S A JOKE.
YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY SHOULD BE SAFETY BECAUSE IF OUR SCHOOLS AREN'T SAFE FOR THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY, NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.
THIS BOARD WERE THE ONES WHO APPOINTED THE PEOPLE ON THE BOND COMMITTEE AND YOU ARE THE ONES WHO APPROVED THESE BONDS TO GO TO THE VOTING POLLS.
YOU ARE THE ONES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE
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OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND YOU'RE FAILING AT YOUR JOB.WE ARE TOLD THAT YOU CAN'T PAY SALARIES OR PAY FOR PEOPLE THROUGH THE BONDS YET WE HAVE 200,000 TO GO TO A FUTURE BOND CONSULTANT, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW THAT ISN'T AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF PEOPLE? WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT A FUTURE SECURITY CONSULTANT IN THIS AS WELL? ONCE AGAIN, SHOWING THAT YOU DON'T CARE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS AND STAFF.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS OUT THERE TO HELP ENSURE OUR SAFETY, AND JEREMY, ALONG WITH THE SECURITY COMMITTEE ARE LOOKING INTO THOSE, BUT THEY CAN JUST RECOMMEND ITEMS AND IT FALLS ON YOU, THE BOARD.
I KNOW THESE GREATER MEASURES OF SAFE ROOMS AND TECHNOLOGY ASIDE CAN TAKE TIME TO IMPLEMENT, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THIS BOND TOWARDS SECURITY THAT AREN'T.
WE COULD HAVE PUT A HEAVY-DUTY PLANTERS STRATEGICALLY AROUND THE PLAYGROUND SO THAT IF THERE WAS A SHOOTER ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, IT WOULD GIVE THOSE KIDS OUT THERE SOMETHING TO TAKE COVER BEHIND.
WE COULD PUT THE PRICE OF POLICE CARS IN THESE BONDS AND TAKE THAT COST BURDEN OFF.
NOT PAYING FOR RESOURCE OFFICER THROUGH THE BOND BUT WE COULD GET EVERYTHING THAT OFFICER MAY NEED, SO ALL WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON IS THEIR SALARY THROUGH THE MNO.
I HEARD A STORY FROM A BOARD MEMBER ABOUT THEIR OLDEST GOING OFF TO EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT HOW EMOTIONAL THEY WERE.
I BET THERE'S A REASON WHY THEY DIDN'T SEND THEM OFF WHEN THEY WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU WOULD FEAR TOO MUCH FOR THEIR SAFETY.
OUR KIDS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MANY MAY NOT KNOW WHAT A REAL GUNSHOT SOUNDS LIKE, AND WHEN THEY RUN THESE DRILLS, THEY ARE BEING KEPT IN THE DARK ON THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SCARE THEM HALF TO DEATH.
OUR TEACHERS ARE TOLD NOT TO OPEN THE DOORS FOR ANYONE EXCEPT THE POLICE.
WHAT IF A CHILD IS IN BATHROOM THE ALARM GOES OFF? WILL THEY STAY IN THE BATHROOM AND HIDE OR WILL THEY TRY AND GET BACK TO THE ROOM FOR SAFETY? WILL THEIR TEACHER LET THEM BACK IN, OR WILL THEY KEEP THE DOORS LOCKED FOR THE REST OF THE KIDS TO STAY SAFE? THESE ARE NOT DECISIONS THAT SHOULD HAVE TO FALL ON A TEACHER SHOULDERS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PARENTS THINK ABOUT ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS AS WE DROP OUR LITTLE ONES OFF AT SCHOOL.
IF THE SCENARIO EVER CAME INTO PLAY, I WOULDN'T BLAME THE TEACHER FOR NOT OPENING THE DOOR AND PUTTING THE OTHER KIDS AT RISK.
THIS WOULD FALL ON YOUR SHOULDERS BOARD MEMBERS, AND I HOPE THAT'S TRULY RESONATES WITH YOU.
YOU KEEP LOOKING AT US STRAIGHT IN THE EYES AND TELLING US THAT YOU CARE ABOUT OUR KIDS SAFETY, BUT YOU ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE POWER TO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING AND YOU ARE DOING NOTHING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS BECAUSE NONE OF YOU HAVE KIDS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN OFFICER HERE TONIGHT, PROTECTING ALL OF US, BUT YOU CHOOSE NOT TO PUT THEM IN OUR SCHOOLS IS VERY SAD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN SCRIBS.
MR. SCRIBS, YOUR TURN. WELCOME.
>> THE BOARD MENTIONED SECURITY A LOT, BUT VERY LITTLE OF THE FUNDS ARE ACTUALLY FOR SECURITY.
I HAVE DRIVEN PAST THE HIGH SCHOOL MANY TIMES IN THE YEARS THAT I'VE LIVED HERE, AND THERE'S ALWAYS A SHERIFF VEHICLE THERE ON SCHOOL DAYS, ASSUMING WITH AN ARMED SHERIFF.
EVEN HERE TONIGHT, THERE'S AN ARMED OFFICER HERE IN THE BUILDING.
IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD AND SAFE THAT THERE'S SOMEONE HERE CLOSE BY THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO TAKE ACTION IF AN INCIDENT SHOULD ARISE.
AS A PARENT I AM THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR MY CHILD AND WHEN AT SCHOOL, YOU AND THE FACULTY ARE THE FIRST-LINE OF DEFENSE.
I HEAR AT THE BOARD MEETING, THE WORD EQUITY AND EQUITABLE USED BEING FAIR AND IMPARTIAL.
YOU PROVIDE SECURITY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL AND A BIT FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT NONE FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEAVING THEM A SOFT TARGET.
A SOFT TARGET IS A LIMITED SECURITY ARE PROTECTED MEASURES LEAVING THEM VULNERABLE TO AN ATTACK.
A QUOTE FROM JEREMY TREMBLE TAKEN FROM THE COMMUNITY IMPACT.
"IT ALL STARTS WITH PREVENTION, BUT WE CAN'T PREVENT EVERYTHING, SO A LOT OF IT GOES BACK TO RESPONSE AND HAVING THE RESOURCES THERE TO RESPOND TO SOMETHING OUT OF OUR CONTROL." I ASK YOU NOW TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO SOMETHING OUT OF OUR CONTROL AND TO PROVIDE SECURITY THE CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS NEED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GEORGE SALIMI.
GOOD EVENING GEORGE, DID I PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME PROPERLY?
>> YOU ACTUALLY DID. THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I GUESS THE ORDER MATTERS BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS GOING TO SAY IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT REPETITIVE, BUT HOPEFULLY WITH A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SPIN.
MY NAME IS GEORGE SALIMI, I HAVE THREE KIDS IN THE EANES.
SCHOOL DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY, AS YOU'VE HEARD TONIGHT, IS A TOP PRIORITY, NOT JUST FOR THOSE OF US IN THE ROOM, BUT ACROSS DISTRICT.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS WITH ANY GOOD EARLY, IT DOESN'T APPEAR AS THOUGH THAT PRIORITY WAS REFLECTED IN THE BOND AND PREPPING OF THE BOARD.
I WAS GOING TO CITE SOME NUMBERS BY YOU ALREADY HEARD SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS, BUT I CAME UP WITH 1.3 AND 1.6 MILLION RESPECTIVELY FOR SECURITY, AT LEAST ASSOCIATE WITH SECURITY OUT OF 117 MILLION.
BUT I THINK THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE ARE OTHER POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING, INCLUDING GRANTS THAT CAN BE USED TO CONTINUE IMPROVEMENTS OF SAFETY AND SECURITY.
I THINK THE REAL CHALLENGE THOUGH IS WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE AND HOW THEY GET IMPLEMENTED.
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I THINK THIS IS WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS IN TERMS OF RESOURCE OFFICERS, PEOPLE ON SITE, ETC.WHILE MANY PARENTS HAVE ASKED THE BOARD TO EXPAND THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, IN ALL NINE CAMPUSES AND NOT JUST WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
I ASK THAT YOU STRONGLY CONSIDER THE APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE MULTI-HAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.
BUT THAT PLAN WOULD INCLUDE MAN-MADE HAZARDS, INCLUDING SOME TYPE OF ACTIVE SHOOTER, BUT OTHER MAN-MADE HAZARDS AS WELL.
IT WOULD INCORPORATE DIFFERENT AREAS SUCH AS MITIGATION AND PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHERE THE SECURITY RESOURCE OR SAFETY RESOURCE OFFICER IS COMING AND RECOVERY.
I THINK ANY PLAN REALLY HAS TO INCORPORATE PEOPLE PROCESS IN SOME TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY.
I THINK THE PEOPLE WE TALK ABOUT COULD BE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, IT COULD BE A SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT COULD BE MARSHALL'S.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, BUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES.
BUT IT ALSO COULD BE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT PEOPLE PART.
PROCESSES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT THAT'S BEEN DONE THERE.
JEREMY, YOU GAVE A PRESENTATION IN 2019 ALONG WITH DR.
ARNETT REGARDING THE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN, I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
THEN IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY, I THINK THERE'S VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES THAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY REFERENCED.
WHETHER IT'S VISUAL OBJECT RECOGNITION FOR SOMETHING LIKE A GUN, WHETHER IT'S DRONES, WHETHER IT'S SAFE ROOMS, IN OTHER WORDS, MULTIPLE LAYERS OF DEFENSE I THINK IS WHAT'S REALLY REQUIRED.
CHECKING MY TIME. IN CLOSING, I REALIZE THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF OPINIONS, YOU HAVE HEARD SOME NOW, YOU'VE HEARD SOME OF THE PAST AND THEY'LL BE MORE.
I JUST SIMPLY ADVOCATE FOR A BALANCED APPROACH THAT PROMOTES A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT, OR SECURITY PERSONNEL DUTIES ARE ONLY RELATED TO HOW ENFORCEMENT INTERVENTION AND NOT TASKS, WHAT BEHAVIOR ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES BETTER ADDRESSED BY OTHER DISTRICT PERSONNEL.
FINALLY, ANY MEASURES TAKEN BY THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO ENSURE THEY DO NOT INFRINGE UPON THE RIGHTS OF TEACHERS, PARENTS, CHILDREN, OR OTHER STAFF.
I THINK I HAVE FIVE SECONDS OF SPARE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S SEE.
DID MS. [INAUDIBLE] ENTER IN THE ROOM? NO. MR. SALIMI, YOU ARE OUR LAST SPEAKER.
WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME YOU GUYS TOOK THIS EVENING TO COME VISIT WITH US.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY, OF COURSE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
[9.1 Elementary Health Curriculum - SSHAC Recommendation]
AND THAT IS THE ELEMENTARY HEALTH CURRICULUM.>> THANK YOU. MARAM AND I ARE HERE TONIGHT.
WE ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF SSHAC AND WE WOULD LIKE TO WALK THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR ELEMENTARY HEALTH CURRICULUM.
JUST TO REMIND YOU WHERE WE WERE, WE WERE HERE LAST SPRING WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT OUR SECONDARY HEALTH CURRICULUM, AND AT THAT TIME, THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANYTHING THAT WAS ADOPTED OR PROVIDED BY THE STATE FOR THE ELEMENTARY.
WE DID BEGIN THROUGH OUR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, LOOKING AT THAT ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING FORWARD.
QUAVER ED WAS ONE OF THE RESOURCES ACTUALLY THAT THE STATE DID REVIEW, BUT THEN ULTIMATELY DIDN'T ADOPT AND SO THIS ALLOWS FOR US TO HAVE OUR HEALTH AND PE RESOURCES IN ONE PLACE.
IT REALLY DOES KEY IN ALL THOSE FOUR DIMENSIONS OF THE STUDENT HEALTH, THE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH.
WE WERE EXCITED BECAUSE IT DID PROVIDE SPANISH RESOURCES TO OUR DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
IT ALSO PROVIDED SOME ADAPTIVE PE FOR OUR PE TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO USE IN THAT CURRICULUM.
HERE IT SHOWS YOU THAT JUST A FEW OF THE LESSONS THAT WERE PROVIDED IN JUST A SCOPE AND SEQUENCE AND THE TOPICS THAT THEY WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THROUGH FOURTH-GRADE LESSONS.
THEN ALSO TO SHOW YOU IN GROUPS OF MODULES WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THOSE UNITS, FOR HEALTH AND PE.
AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM, THEY HAVE THE SPECIAL TOPICS, THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT, PUBERTY, THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS, AND THE BODY SYSTEMS. TO LET YOU KNOW, THE TWO PIECES THAT ARE OPT-IN ARE PUBERTY AND THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM.
THAT WOULD BE OPT-IN FOR THE PARENTS IF THEY WANTED THEIR CHILDREN TO BE A PART OF THIS.
AS WE MOVE ALONG, I SHOULD HAVE SAID ON THE BACK PART, I CAN'T GO BACKWARDS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN, JEREMY, BUT TO JUST MENTION THAT IN EACH OF THESE AREAS, OUR COUNSELORS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR PE TEACHERS, AND OUR REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, AND OUR NURSES,
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ALL WOULD TAKE A VITAL COLLABORATIVE ROLE IN THIS WHEN THEY'RE TALKING WITH OUR STUDENTS.IT REALLY WOULD BE A COLLABORATIVE TEAM EFFORT AT OUR CAMPUS WHEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS CURRICULUM.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A TIMELINE, WE BEGAN LOOKING AT THIS REALLY LAST YEAR, AND THEN IN JANUARY WE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD WITH MATERIALS TO OUR TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ACTUALLY OUR SSHAC.
WE THEN BEGAN IN MARCH TO SHARE THAT PARTICULAR CURRICULUM WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO DID THAT THROUGH OUR CAMPUS NEWSLETTERS.
WE HAVE THE DEDICATED WEBSITE TO THAT AND THEN WE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STAFF TO HAVE INPUT AND OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE INPUT.
WE DID THAT THROUGH A ZOOM MEETING.
WE ALSO DID THAT IN PERSON, AND WE HAD AN ONLINE SPACE WHERE THEY COULD ACTUALLY GO AND PUT COMMENTS FOR THE CURRICULUM AFTER IT WAS REVIEWED.
WE DID GET SOME COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, WILL LET MARAM SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
BUT THAT WAS THROUGH THE ZOOM MEETINGS AND OUR IN-PERSON SSHAC MEETING.
WE ALSO HELD A OPEN FORUM FOR THAT TOO.
>> THANK YOU. AS LAURIE MENTIONED, WE DID HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP, BUT THERE WERE ABOUT SIX ONLINE PARTICIPANTS WHO ENGAGED AS WELL.
DURING THAT MEETING, WE HELD AN IN-PERSON ONE DURING OUR SSHAC MEETING ON APRIL 5TH IN THIS ROOM.
WE HAD SOME ENGAGEMENT AND ESPECIALLY PRIMARILY FROM THE SSHAC COMMITTEE.
AS LAURIE HAS ALLUDED TO, THERE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS WHO WERE IN FAVOR OF THIS CURRICULUM.
AS THE ROLE OF THE SSHAC WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE AND TO REALLY PLAY AROUND WITH THE ONLINE CURRICULUM, WHICH WAS REALLY TAILORED AND ADAPTED BY AGE AND IT ALSO ENCOMPASSES THE HEALTH IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO LOOK INTO IT.
IT HAS ONE CATEGORY FOR HEALTH AND ONE PE.
IT ALIGNS WITH THE SEL CURRICULUM THAT WAS ADAPTED FEW YEARS AGO.
IT WAS PART OF OUR COMMITTEE THAT WE RECOMMENDED THAT CURRICULUM AND IT REALLY TAILORED FOR KIDS, HAD TO TEACH THEM ABOUT KINDNESS, EMPATHY.
ITS MIND AND BODY AND THAT'S WHAT OVERALL HEALTH, AND WHAT REALLY EXCITED US THAT WE WANT TO START AT THE BEGINNING [LAUGHTER] FROM ELEMENTARY AND EANES IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE VERY FEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PROVIDES HEALTH EDUCATION, WELL, HOPEFULLY FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
ALSO GIVING THE FEEDBACK THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT ONE OF THEM SAID, "I LIKE THE KID-FRIENDLY LAYOUT OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SO THAT IT'S REALLY VERY READABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR STUDENTS." ALSO ANOTHER PERSON SAID, "THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD RESOURCE AND I TRUST MY CHILDREN'S TEACHERS." THERE WAS ANOTHER TOPIC, ANOTHER COMMENT THAT WAS, I DON'T THINK THIS CURRICULUM IS APPROPRIATE FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS SUCH AS YOUNG AGES.
THE TOPICS ARE VERY SENSITIVE." AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE AGE APPROPRIATE SO PERHAPS THIS INDIVIDUAL DID NOT REALLY GO THROUGH WHAT TOPICS WERE, AND THERE ARE SOME TOPICS THAT ARE OFTEN AND PARENTS WILL BE INFORMED WHAT THE TOPIC OF THE DAY.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, INPUT FROM STAFF.
THE COMMENTS WERE VERY POSITIVE.
THEY WANTED A CURRICULUM THAT CAN REALLY STREAMLINE THE EDUCATION AND IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THEM RESOURCES.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS.
THEY WANTED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
THEY'RE VERY BUSY IN FINDING AND TRYING TO DEVELOP THESE RESOURCES AND CURRICULUMS ON THEIR OWN CAN BE CUMBERSOME AND ALSO IT'S NOT STREAMLINED ACROSS ALL THE STUDENTS.
ONE TEACHER MAY TEACH, MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE APPLICABLE TO OTHER TEACHERS AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL.
JUST MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING THE APPROPRIATE AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION FOR THEIR AGE.
ALSO THIS CURRICULUM WILL BE TAUGHT BY THEIR PE TEACHERS AND AS WELL THEIR NURSES AND THEIR HEALTH SCIENCES TEACHERS.
WE'VE HAD A VOTE ON APRIL 5TH I BELIEVE [LAUGHTER] AND IT WAS UNANIMOUS, 17 VOTES WHO FAVORED THE ADOPTION OF THIS CURRICULUM.
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WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO YOU TODAY THAT YOU ADOPT THIS CURRICULUM AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR IT.THAT IS IT OF THAT CURRICULUM.
[LAUGHTER] IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM, AND FINALLY, BEFORE I FORGET, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT OUR MAY 10TH SSHAC HERO CELEBRATION.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ATTENDED THE CELEBRATION WHERE WE HONOR OUR HEROES IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND THIS YEAR WE WILL BE ALSO HONORING SOME STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS WELL WHO HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB THIS YEAR TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS WELL AND SAFE. THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO GO LAURA, HEATHER, ELLEN.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF JUST CLARIFICATIONS AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT HERE IT SAYS THAT THE CHEEKS WERE UPDATED BUT SVOE DID NOT APPROVE A HEALTH CURRICULUM.
DOES THIS CURRICULUM INCLUDE ALL OF THE UPDATED TEEKS?
>> I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT FOR THOSE AREAS THAT ARE MORE SENSITIVE, THAT IT IS AN OPT-IN AND NOT AN OPT-OUT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. IT IS AN OPT-IN.
>> THANK YOU. THEN MY LAST QUESTION WAS BECAUSE THESE CAN BE JUST VERY SENSITIVE, MORE DELICATE CONVERSATIONS, SOME OF THEM AND I APPRECIATE THAT THEY'RE VERY AGE-APPROPRIATE, I'M CURIOUS IF YOU ALL REALLY LOOKED AT THIS WITH A DEI LENS BECAUSE THERE ARE CULTURAL SENSITIVITIES, THERE ARE ABILITY SENSITIVITIES.
I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU ALL LOOKED AT THAT.
>> DEFINITELY [LAUGHTER] IT'S ALSO CONSIDERED.
IT'S PART OF OUR WAY OF REVIEWING THINGS.
I THINK WE ALWAYS MENTIONED THAT DURING OUR MEETINGS.
FOR INSTANCE, ONE TOPIC IS HYGIENE [LAUGHTER] TEACHING LITTLE KIDS HOW TO APPROPRIATELY WASH YOUR HANDS.
THAT IS REALLY PART OF THE CURRICULUM.
I THINK WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
FOR INSTANCE, IF KENDA WAS UPSET WITH THEIR BRAND, HOW DO THEY REALLY SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS? IT'S LITTLE BUILDING BLOCKS, IF YOU MAY SAY.
IT IS REALLY PART OF IT AND WE ALWAYS HAVE REALLY LOOKED AT IT FROM AN EQUITY LENS, AND THOSE SPECIAL TOPICS ARE BASED ON THE PARENTAL DISCRETION.
BUT WE, AS A COMMITTEE, DID NOT SEE ANYTHING, ANY RED FLAGS.
THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ASKED OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO REALLY REVIEW THIS MATERIAL AND WE ALSO HAD SUBCOMMITTEES AS WELL.
WE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT IT THOROUGHLY AND WHAT WAS REALLY COMFORTING.
BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE AIMS OF GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, REALLY.
THAT'S REALLY THE ESSENCE OF THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. OTHER THAN ANYONE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU GUYS JUST ANSWERED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD, SO THAT'S GREAT.
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION.
OUR SCHOOL SAFETY HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB.
I REMEMBER BEFORE I WAS EVEN ON THE BOARD GOING INTO THE SHOCK AND I LOVED THAT WE HAVE THE EXTRAS IN THERE THEN THAT NOT ALL DISTRICTS ARE THE SCHOOL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
I JUST APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK AND I LOVED THAT YOU SOLICIT OUTSIDE OPINIONS ALSO IN THAT EVERYONE IS INVITED TO GO TO THESE MEETINGS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I KNOW THIS WAS A LOT AND IT'S ALWAYS A LOT BECAUSE WE TASK YOU ALL WITH A LOT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND LEGISLATIVELY AS WELL [LAUGHTER] WE'RE OBLIGATED AND I THINK EVERY YEAR THEY ADD THINGS ON OUR PILES AS WELL.
>> WELL, THAT IS A GOOD ONE [LAUGHTER]
>> HOPEFULLY, THIS WON'T PILE ON.
LAURA'S QUESTION GOT IT THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'M A BIT CONFUSED THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION UPDATED THE TEXAS EDUCATION ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, THE TEEKS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOR HEALTH.
BUT THEN THEY CHOSE NOT TO ADOPT ANY CURRICULUM MATERIALS?
>> IS THAT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY THEY THOUGHT WERE APPROPRIATE,
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GOOD ENOUGH, MATCH THE NEW STANDARDS THEY SET? WHY DID THEY LEAVE EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A FAIRLY STRENUOUS PROCESS AND TRY TO FIND RESOURCES TO MATCH WHAT THEY SAY WE HAVE TO INSTRUCT STUDENTS ON?>> THAT'S THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW.
>> I'M NOT SURE I WILL HAVE TO REQUEST [OVERLAPPING]
>> BECAUSE THEY GAVE US A LIST OF THINGS TO SUGGEST OR ONES TO LOOK AT.
WE FOUND IT TO BE A WONDERFUL CURRICULUM, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY DID NOT MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.
>> AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THEY DIDN'T DANG IT IN ANY PARTICULAR WAY [OVERLAPPING] THERE'S AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT IT DOES MATCH THE TEEKS.
>> STANDARD WHICH WE ARE TEACHING TOO.
>> BECAUSE IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD OUR OWN WHICH WE HAD RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, OR THE RSP PROGRAM, WHICH WAS A HOMEGROWN PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM HAS A VERY THOROUGH CURRICULUM THAT WE CAN GIVE TO OUR TEACHERS AND EVERYONE IS EXECUTING IT IN THE SAME WAY.
>> I THINK THAT REALLY COMES THROUGH CLEARLY IN YOUR PRESENTATION ABOUT HOW COMPREHENSIVE THIS IS AND REALLY ADAPTIVE TO SO MANY OF OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FINDING THAT FLEXIBILITY ABOUT THAT SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS.
>> IF YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR DURING THE SEX-ED CURRICULUM, OUR TEACHERS WANTED ITS RESOURCES, AND THIS PROVIDES THEM WITH THIS.
>> THEY HAVE BEEN CRYING FOR THOSE.
>> THEY JUST HAVE TO PULL UP A CURRICULUM FOR THAT DAY, A LESSON, AND THAT'S IT.
AS FAR IN TERMS OF EFFORT AND THEN IMPLEMENTING IT AS WELL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM ANYTHING.
>> I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE FOR YOU. JAMES.
>> REAL QUICK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT WAS PUT INTO THIS.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE GOT FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS AND STAFF AND FROM THE COMMUNITY. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
HOW MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE THERE? I SAW THAT IT WAS A 17-0 VOTE.
WERE ALL MEMBERS PRESENT FOR THAT VOTE OR DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY WERE NOT?
>> THAT'S OKAY. BUT PROBABLY A MAJORITY?
>> WHAT MAKES OUR COMMITTEE VERY UNIQUE, THEY'RE VERY ENGAGED.
IN OUR MEETINGS, ALWAYS ACTUALLY WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE SEE IT HERE, WE'RE USUALLY HERE IN THIS ROOM, AND IT'S QUITE FULL OF MEMBERS.
OUR MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND ALSO STUDENTS AS WELL AND WE GET THEIR INPUT.
>> I THINK REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL CAMPUSES.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY TRUSTEES, THE HERO'S CELEBRATION IS ON OUR TRUSTY EVENTS CALENDAR.
IF YOU'RE SUBSCRIBED TO THAT CALENDAR, IT'S ON THAT CALENDAR.
>> WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC AS WELL, AND STUDENTS TO SHOW UP.
>> IT'S A GOOD EVENT. IT'S NICE TO CELEBRATE THE HEROES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT GETS DONE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING NO MORE QUESTIONS, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR THE NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
>> MA'AM, THANK YOU FOR THIS IS ABOUT THE FOURTH TIME YOU'VE PRESENTED TO US.
>> SEE ME NEXT MONTH, I BELIEVE.
>> LET'S SEE. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR BUDGET UPDATE.
[9.2 2023-24 Budget Update]
LAURA, YOU'RE STAYING.I WANT TO START OUT JUST TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BUDGET.
THANK YOU. MY CHAIR IS SINKING.
I'M SUDDENLY SHORT. [LAUGHTER] LAURIE JUST GOT TALLER. I'M NOT SURE WHICH.
WE MET LAST MONTH AND WE GAVE YOU THE PRELIMINARY AND SINCE THEN A COUPLE OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
WE'VE RECEIVED ARE ESTIMATE OF CERTIFIED VALUES.
NOW, WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT'S CHANGED, BUT IT'S STILL NOT CERTAIN, ALTHOUGH IT'S LESS OF A GUESS THAN I GAVE YOU IN JANUARY.
THIS OUGHT TO BE PRETTY CLOSE TO WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE, ALTHOUGH IT WON'T BE EXACT.
THEN COMING UP IN MAY IS WHEN WE WILL TALK TO YOU.
WE'LL BEGIN THE CONVERSATION TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT COMPENSATION, BUT IT'S IN MAY WHEN WE WILL ASK YOU TO ACTUALLY COMMIT TO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AS FAR AS COMPENSATION INCREASES FOR NEXT YEAR.
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THEN IN THE SECOND MEETING IN JUNE IS WHEN YOU'LL ACTUALLY ADOPT THE BUDGET.ALSO YOU'LL NOTE IN THERE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDS ON MAY 29TH.
THAT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TIME TO INCORPORATE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN INTO THE BUDGET THAT WE ADOPT IN JUNE.
BUT WE'LL HAVE A DECENT IDEA WHAT IT MEANS.
THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND TELL YOU EXACTLY WHERE WE STAND IN THE FALL.
BUT WE PROBABLY WON'T HAVE TIME TO MAKE THE CHANGES TO THE BUDGET TO INCORPORATE THAT BEFORE YOU ADOPT IT IN JUNE.
HERE'S WHERE WE LEFT OFF AND THAT WAS WITH MAKING A COUPLE OF ASSUMPTIONS, INCLUDING A HIGHER TAX BASED GROWTH AND WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAD, INCLUDING A 2% SALARY BENEFITS CHANGE, A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FTE TOTAL PERSONNEL.
WHAT THAT ENDED UP BEING WAS A SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE BUDGETED DEFICIT.
THAT SHOWS A BUDGET DEFICIT OF ABOUT $260,000, ALTHOUGH NOT FOR YOU BECAUSE I SAY THIS EVERY TIME I TALK TO YOU, BUT FOR ANYBODY NEW WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING, WE SHOW A BUDGET DEFICIT OR SURPLUS, AND THEN WE SHOW A PROJECTED SURPLUS OR DEFICIT.
THOSE ARE DIFFERENT. THE PROJECTED IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE HIGHER THAN THE BUDGETED.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE MUST ADOPT OUR BUDGETS AS TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE HAVE TO BASICALLY BUILD IN SOME PADDING BECAUSE NOT ONLY CAN THE ENTIRE BUDGET NOT EXCEED WHAT'S ADOPTED, BUT THE INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONS, SO SUB BUDGETS WITHIN THE BUDGET ALSO CAN'T EXCEED.
WE BUDGET IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE HAVE ROOM TO MOVE THINGS AROUND.
HISTORICALLY, WE CAN ANTICIPATE THAT OUR BUDGET WILL PERFORM ABOUT $1 MILLION BETTER THAN WHAT'S BUDGETED, WHICH IS WHY WE SHOW BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.
WHAT I WANT TO MENTION HERE IS THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROJECTION THAT YOU'RE SEEING TONIGHT.
ONE OF THOSE IS M&O SAVINGS THAT WE PROJECTED WE WOULD SAVE IF THE 2023 BOND PASSES.
NOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL KNOW BEFORE YOU HAVE TO ADOPT A PAYROLL PACKAGE FOR NEXT YEAR.
WHEN LAURIE COMES TO YOU WITH THAT IN MAY, I'LL COME UP AND OUT AND I'LL SHOW YOU IF, THE BOND PASSED, THIS IS THE IMPACT.
ALSO AGAIN, I'M NOT INCLUDING ANYTHING THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED.
BUT JUST FYI, THE BILL THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, HB 100, THE RUNS ARE SHOWING AN INCREASE OF ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS FOR NEXT YEAR.
AS FAR AS SPENDING 50% OF THAT ON TEACHERS, NURSES, LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS WON'T BE AN ISSUE.
THE 2% RAISE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS $1.4ISH MILLION.
TEACHERS OF COURSE MAKE UP ABOUT 70% OF THAT.
ESSENTIALLY, ALL OF THAT WOULD GO TO TEACHERS UNDER THIS CONSERVATIVE SCENARIO OF 2%.
HOWEVER, THERE'S ANOTHER BIT OF MONEY THAT WE WOULD RECOGNIZE IN THAT BILL IF IT PASSED AS IS THAT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RUNS.
THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S AN ESOTERIC THING AND IT'S HARD TO KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WOULD DO THAT ON A PER CAMPUS BASE OR A PER DISTRICT BASIS.
THAT HAS TO DO WITH CHANGING OF THE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE.
IT'S NOT JUST SAYING YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR TEACHERS, AT LEAST THIS.
IT'S ALSO SAYING THAT THE STATE HAS A PORTION OF THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM THAT THEY PAY.
IT'S THEIR PART AND IT'S BASED ON THE SALARY THAT THE TEACHER IS BEING PAID.
HOWEVER, NOT EVERY DISTRICT PAYS THE SAME AMOUNT.
WHAT THE STATE PAYS IS BASED ON THE MINIMUM TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE, AND WHAT YOU PAY, THE DISTRICT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THAT PORTION OF THE STATE'S TRS CONTRIBUTION.
IT'S CALLED STATUTORY MINIMUM PAYMENT.
IF THEY INCREASE THE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE, THEN THAT WILL NECESSARILY DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE PAYING IN STAT MEN.
I'VE NOT RUN A CALCULATION ON WHAT THAT WOULD BE FOR US.
MY GUESS IS A COUPLE OF $100,000.
I BELIEVE THAT IT ALSO SAYS THAT ANY MONEY WE SAVE THERE ALSO HAS TO HAVE THAT 50% CONTRIBUTION.
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THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY IN THERE, I THINK, THAN WHAT THE STATE RUNS ARE SHOWING.HERE'S SOME DATA THAT WE ARE INCLUDED.
JUST LAST WEEK WE GOT OUR ESTIMATE OF CERTIFIED VALUES FROM TCAD.
IT'S LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED.
IF YOU REMEMBER, I HAD BASED AT 9% ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT RESIDENT HOMESTEADS WOULD SEE AN INCREASE OF 10% AND THAT WE WOULD SEE ACTUALLY A 5% GROWTH IN OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT DIDN'T COME TO PASS.
THE 10% GROWTH IN RESIDENT RECOGNIZED VALUES, OF COURSE, WAS THERE BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY THERE.
HOWEVER, WE SAW A DECLINE IN THE VALUE OF OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
INSTEAD OF 9%, WE'RE LOOKING AT A 4.3% INCREASE, WHICH THE FIRST BULLET AND THE LAST BULLET ARE THE ONES THAT OBVIOUSLY ARE THE BIG MOVERS ON THIS ONE TONIGHT.
THAT IS MOVING US IN THE NEGATIVE DIRECTION BY ABOUT $800,000.
THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM IS MOVING US IN THE POSITIVE DIRECTION.
THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CONTINUUM MOVES BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE, WHICH IS CHANGING THE OVERNIGHT RATE IN ORDER TO TRY TO FIGHT INFLATION.
THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MOVES SINCE JANUARY AND I'M NOT INCORPORATING IN MY PROJECTIONS ANYTHING THAT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED.
BUT I'M NOT GOING IN THERE AND SAYING EVERYBODY'S SAYING THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN, SO I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN THERE.
I DON'T PUT IT IN TO MY MODEL UNTIL IT HAPPENS.
BUT WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY HAS MOVED OUR NUMBER ABOUT PLUS A MILLION BECAUSE OF INCREASED INVESTMENT REVENUE THAT WE'RE SEEING THERE.
NOW, PEOPLE ARE SAYING YOU COULD MOVE AGAIN AND WHEN AND IF THAT HAPPENS, THEN I'LL ADJUST AGAIN.
PART OF WHERE WE'RE SEEING BIG MOVEMENT IS NOT JUST NEXT YEAR, BUT WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF MONTH GAP BETWEEN THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR AND BETWEEN THEN AND WHEN WE PAY OUR RECAPTURE.
THERE'S A FEW MORE MONTHS THERE THAT WE HAVE THE MONEY THAT WE'RE STILL EARNING MONEY, INVESTMENT INCOME ON THAT.
SOME OF THE STUFF THAT TOOK US IN THE NEGATIVE DIRECTION HAD TO DO WITH SOME PAYROLL STUFF.
THERE ARE ALWAYS SOME PAYROLL GROUPS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT, LOOKING AT STIPENDS.
THIS IS NOT AN OVERALL STIPEND REVIEW, BUT IT WAS JUST LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF PARTICULAR GROUPS THAT HAVE GOTTEN PARTICULARLY OUT OF WHACK, WHICH HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.
THERE'S AT LEAST ONE OR TWO GROUPS THAT WE LOOK AT.
WE'VE ADJUSTED OUR PAYROLL TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT.
ON THE THIRD ONE, WE HAD BEEN SHOWING A DECLINE IN FTE OF ABOUT SEVEN BASED ON WHAT WE ANTICIPATED WAS LOWER ENROLLMENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND IN SOME POTENTIAL PERSONNEL SAVINGS RELATED TO THAT IN SOME OTHER AREAS.
THIS IS WHY LAURIE SITTING HERE IF SHE NEEDS JUMP IN AND SOME OTHER PERSONNEL AREAS, WE'VE FOUND THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADD SOME STAFF UNRELATED TO THOSE ELEMENTARIES.
BUT WE THINK THAT OVERALL IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A WASH. WE THINK THAT OUR PAYROLL AS FAR AS NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL BE PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT IT IS THIS YEAR.
>> WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOU JUST AN IDEA OF WHAT OUR AREA DISTRICTS ARE DOING AROUND US.
THERE'S CONVERSATION GOING ON.
IT SEEMS LATE, BUT I THINK EVERYONE FEELS LIKE WE'RE WAITING.
THAT'S WHAT EVERY DISTRICT I'VE TALKED TO HAS THE SAME PERCEPTION OF LEGISLATION AND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS SUMMER.
I THINK EVERYONE'S IN THAT HOLDING PATTERN.
YET WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE KNOW WE NEED TO ADOPT SOMETHING FOR OUR BUDGET.
LOOKING AT OUR COMPARABLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE NORMALLY TAKE A LOOK AT EVERY YEAR, THIS IS ABOUT AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AUSTIN IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAME OUT REALLY EARLY ON SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE THAT 5%.
THEY ARE SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE THEY HAD GIVEN SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT LAST YEAR, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO GIVE SOMETHING ELSE.
BUT THE REST OF THEM REALLY ARE LANDING I BELIEVE ON 3%.
IT MAY BE SAYING 2-3, BUT I THINK REALLY BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT A FLAT 3%.
IT WAS INTERESTING DEL VALLE IS SAYING BETWEEN THREE AND SIX,
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THEY'RE GOING TO PROPOSE SIX, WHICH WILL BE ANOTHER HIGH YEAR FOR THEM.BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT ULTIMATELY TAKES PLACE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN DEFINITELY LET US KNOW.
>> HIT THE BUTTON. BECAUSE EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE TALKING 2-3%, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU 2-3%, BUT I'LL JUST SHOW YOU AGAIN.
THIS IS WHERE WE WERE IN JANUARY WITH A $260,000 DEFICIT AND A $740,000 PROJECTED SURPLUS.
WITH ALL OF THOSE MOVES THAT I TALKED ABOUT JUST A WHILE AGO, IT DIDN'T MOVE A WHOLE LOT.
AT 2% RAISE, IT INCREASED, EXCUSE ME, THE BUDGET DEFICIT BY A COUPLE $100,000 AND LOWERED THE PROJECTED SURPLUS BY THAT SAME AMOUNT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $500,000 SURPLUS AT 2%.
AT 3%, THEN THAT PUTS US, WELL, IT'S $100,000 DEFICIT ON A PROJECTION.
I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH AT PROJECTING TO NAIL IT THAT CLOSE.
THAT'S ROUGHLY BALANCED FOR PROJECTED SURPLUS.
I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU CHRIS.
THANK YOU, LAURIE. HEATHER AND THEN ELLEN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING AND GIVES ME A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
IT'S DISAPPOINTING ABOUT OUR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. WE MOVE FORWARD.
THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION PIECE, ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT AUSTIN ISD WITH THEIR PROPOSAL OF 5%.
I KNOW THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR THEY HAD 200 AND SOMETHING OPENINGS.
IS THAT THE REASON THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO OFFER BECAUSE THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE POSITIONS FILLED AND SO THEY HAVE THAT IN THEIR BUDGET OR IS THIS IN ORDER TO ATTRACT MORE DO WE THINK? IS THERE A REASON?
>> I THINK IT'S IN ORDER TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE STAFF THAT THEY HAVE. YES.
ARE SOME OF THESE DISTRICTS, DO THEY STILL HAVE ESSER FUNDS THAT THEY CAN USE FOR THIS THAT WE DON'T HAVE? BECAUSE THOSE HAVE ALL PRETTY MUCH, THEY'VE HAD TO USE THEM.
OR THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE ESSER FUND RAISES? [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE FUNDING THIS FROM.
THEY COULD VERY WELL STILL HAVE SOME ESSER FUNDS AVAILABLE.
THREE TO SIX PERCENT SOUNDS LIKE WE DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M ALWAYS IN FAVOR OF GIVING OUR TEACHERS EVERY PENNY WE POSSIBLY CAN.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ELLEN. THEN JAMES.
>> THANK YOU. AT WHAT POINT WILL WE BE ABLE TO SEE THE COMPARISON CHARTS IN TERMS OF WHERE OUR COMPENSATION IS VIS-A-VIS OTHER DISTRICTS? IT GOT SO WILD AND CRAZY OVER THE YEARS WHERE ESSER FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE.
DO WE FEEL LIKE WE KNOW THIS YEAR WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE STACK?
>> YES, WE CAN DEFINITELY GIVE THIS YEAR'S NOW.
IT WOULD BE REAL DIFFICULT TO THINK ABOUT THE PROPOSED [OVERLAPPING].
>> BUT WE CAN EXTRAPOLATE FROM THAT.
>> BUT YES, WE CAN DEFINITELY PROVIDE YOU THIS YEAR'S.
>> BECAUSE I JUST FEAR THAT WE WERE SO OUT OF LINE LAST YEAR AND OF COURSE WE DID GO TO 5%, BUT DID THAT GET US UP THE CHART [OVERLAPPING]
>> OR DID IT NOT REALLY? I DIDN'T THINK IT REALLY GOT US TOO FAR BECAUSE THINGS WERE SO OUT OF WHACK.
THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
>> COULD I REQUEST CHRIS, THAT WE ALSO SEE A 5%? WHAT THE BUDGET LOOKS LIKE WITH A 5% AND ALSO AN ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION OF HOW WE WOULD GET THERE, BECAUSE CLEARLY WE'D HAVE TO START CUTTING THINGS OUT IN OTHER PLACES.
DO THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS WE ARE LOOKING AT INCLUDE ANY INCREMENTAL SAFETY PERSONNEL?
>> I GUESS YOU'RE SEPARATELY WORKING COST IN THAT THING THERE.
>> WE WORKED UP THE COST ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS ON THAT.
WE CAN SHOW THOSE TO YOU WHENEVER YOU ARE READY FOR US TO PRESENT THEM.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON MAY 9TH ABOUT SOME OF THESE ITEMS AND THERE WILL PROBABLY BE NUMBERS THERE, YES?
>> BECAUSE DEPENDING ON HOW THOSE NUMBERS NET OUT, THEN OBVIOUSLY THE BUDGET WOULD HAVE TO BE REORGANIZED TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT TOGETHER.
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I'M GLAD WE'RE ADJUSTING SOME OF THE STIPENDS.I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT IT WASN'T AN OVERALL STIPEND REVIEW.
IF DR. ARNETT WERE HERE, I WOULD SAY I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE ASKED FOR WAS AN OVERALL STIPEND REVIEW.
>> IT WAS ACADEMIC FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS. IT WAS OVERALL.
YES. NOW, WE MAY NOT HAVE TOUCHED EVERYBODY AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT CHRIS WAS MEANING, BUT WE DID LOOK AT EVERY STIPEND THERE WAS.
>> IN CLEANING THINGS LIKE DEPARTMENT CHAIRS [OVERLAPPING].
>> YES. THAT WOULD BE OUR ACADEMIC.
>> CAN WE GET DETAIL OF WHAT WE LEARNED IN THAT AND WHERE WE STAND VIS-A-VIS WITH INTERNALLY AS WELL AS EXTERNALLY IN THOSE COMPARISONS, PLEASE.
I'M GUESSING AT SOME POINT WE'LL GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE REALLOCATION OF THE SEVEN FTE THAT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE BASICALLY TO SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS.
I'M GUESSING WE'LL GET AN UPDATE ON THAT AS SOON AS IT'S AVAILABLE.
>> YES. AT THIS TIME THEY WERE THINKING MAYBE THREE UP OF FTE THAT THEY WEREN'T EXPECTING THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR.
>> IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL SEVEN WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MORE GENERAL NEEDS THAT MIGHT COME AVAILABLE WITH ENROLLMENT SHIFTS AND THAT THING.
BUT IT'S JUST THREE OUT OF THE SEVEN?
BUT I CAN GET YOU EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE HAVE TOO. YES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S SEE. JAMES, KIM, LAURA.
>> COULD WE PLEASE GET A LIST OF THE STIPEND ADJUSTMENTS, THE AMOUNTS, EXACTLY WHO THAT IS? WELL, NOT PEOPLE, BUT THE ROLE [OVERLAPPING].
>> THE ROLE OF STIPEND. YES. THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
>> THEN I'M BUGGED BY THE CHANGE IN THE SEVEN FTE REDUCTION, BUT I GUESS WE'LL GET DETAILS ON THAT.
IN A DECLINING ENROLLMENT, IT JUST SURPRISES ME THAT OUR STAFF STAYS THE SAME.
IN FACT, COULD WE PLEASE GET A NUMBER OF STAFF YEAR OVER YEAR CHANGE?
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE WORKING THIS YEAR AND HOW MANY YOU'RE PROJECTING FOR NEXT YEAR? MAYBE GO BACK FIVE YEARS.
TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS CHANGE.
SEE, I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WELL, I'VE GOT KIM NEXT.
I'M SORRY, AND THEN I'VE GOT LAURA AND I'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
>> I'LL JUST ADD IN MY VOICE I HAD ON MY LIST, THE STIPEND REVIEW.
I APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO AS ELLEN HAD ASKED FOR THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION IF 5%.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THOSE.
YOU MENTIONED THAT WE HAD EARNED ROUGHLY A MILLION DOLLARS ON THE INCREASED INVESTMENT EARNINGS.
THAT'S OVER AN ANNUAL BASIS, OR IS THAT SINCE JANUARY?
>> THE WAY I RUN MY MODEL IS I PROJECT NEXT YEAR THAT WE WILL HAVE THE SAME EARNING PERCENT THAT THEY WERE CURRENTLY EARNING.
AS IT'S GONE UP THIS YEAR, THEN MY NEXT YEAR'S EARNING PROJECTIONS ARE INCREASE IN SO OF COURSE THAT RUNS FROM JULY 1 TO JUNE 30.
>> I'M TRYING TO GET TO NUMBER 1, I'M SO THRILLED THAT WE HAVE INVESTMENT EARNINGS BECAUSE I REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN IT WAS SO NEGLIGIBLE.
BUT SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO A NUMBER OF WHAT WE MIGHT SEE OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS UNTIL WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT RECAPTURE PAYMENT.
>> HOW MUCH WE EXPECT TO EARN?
>> ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY A MONTH OR?
>> RIGHT NOW IT'S MORE LIKE 750,000 A MONTH, ROUGHLY.
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT [OVERLAPPING]
>> GOOD MONEY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THANK YOU.
THEN ALSO, CHRIS, THE LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO END END OF MAY, IF WE HAVE THOSE ANY PROPOSED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS PROJECTIONS IS THAT GOING TO GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME AS WE CONSIDER THE BUDGET IN JUNE TO REALLY WORK THOSE PROJECTIONS IN.
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>> I HIGHLY DOUBT IT, IT'S POSSIBLE THE PROJECTIONS THAT COME OUT THAT THEY SAY WE THINK THESE DISTRICTS WILL GET X AMOUNT.
THOSE ARE REALLY BROAD AND NOT VERY ACCURATE.
IN ORDER TO REALLY INCLUDE THEM, THEY'LL HAVE TO COME OUT WITH A NEW TEMPLATE FOR US TO DO THAT, AND THAT USUALLY TAKES A LITTLE TIME AND SO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF I EVEN HAD A TEMPLATE BEFORE YOU HAVE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET.
I THINK IT'LL PROBABLY COME THIS SUMMER, HOWEVER, LIKE I SAID, WE'LL KNOW THE BROAD PARAMETERS OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND I MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL YOU, HEY, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MEAN ABOUT, LIKE I DID TONIGHT, ABOUT MILLION DOLLARS.
I CAN DO THAT. BUT I WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING THAT ESTIMATE INTO THE BUDGET THAT YOU ADOPT.
WE CAN COME BACK IN AUGUST AND TRUED UP BECAUSE BY THEN I SHOULD KNOW.
BUT YEAH, SO I THINK I WOULD BE MOST COMFORTABLE IF YOU'RE MAKING YOUR DECISION BASED ON WHERE WE STAND AS OF MAY AND THEN WE'LL KNOW.
IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING AND THEN THEY CALL A SPECIAL SESSION AND ADDRESS SOME THINGS AND MAYBE IT DOESN'T EVEN HAPPEN UNTIL MUCH LATER THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY PASS SOMETHING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNS IT RIGHT AWAY AND EVERYBODY SAYS WE'RE DONE WITH EDUCATION, BUT I REALLY DOUBT IT.
>> BUT I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT AND WHERE I WAS HOPING TO GET SOME CLARITY WAS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MODELS FOR US AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR BEST ESTIMATE MORE AS FOLLOWING MAY 29TH IF THERE ISN'T A SPECIAL AND IF WE HAVE SOME CLARITY, YOU'RE GOING TO DO YOUR BEST GUESS SO THAT WE HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION TO MAKE [OVERLAPPING]
>> EXACTLY SO ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BUDGET THAT YOU WILL BE ADOPTING ON JUNE 20TH, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS WAY BEFORE THAT BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO ADVERTISE THAT IN THE NEWSPAPER 10 DAYS BEFORE YOUR MEETING, WHICH MEANS I'VE GOT TO GET IT TO THE NEWSPAPER FOUR DAYS BEFORE THAT AND SO WE'RE PUSHING TO THE EARLY PART OF JUNE, AND SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED MAY 29TH WOULD PROBABLY BE REALLY DIFFICULT TO INCORPORATE, PARTICULARLY IF WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING IN THERE WHERE YOU CAN GIVE SOME INPUT ON THAT.
BUT ON THAT NIGHT OBVIOUSLY I'LL SAY, HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND MAYBE YOU TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS YOU PREPARE OR AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS AT THE END OF MAY THAT HEY THIS IS WHAT IT'S LOOKING LIKE.
MAYBE YOU TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT, BUT I REALLY DON'T THINK I'LL HAVE A PROJECTION THAT I FEEL LIKE I CAN STAND BEHIND AT THAT TIME.
>> WAIT, I'VE GOT ALISON OVER HERE AND SHE NEEDS TO JUMP IN.
>> BILLS HAVE DIFFERENT EFFECTIVE DATES DEPENDS ON WHEN THEIR SIGN DEPENDS ON THEY MIGHT PHASE IN OVER THE BIENNIUM.
AT THE TIME YOU ADOPT THE BUDGET, WE FOLLOW THE LAWS THAT ARE IN PLACE AT THAT TIME, AND THEN IF WE NEED TO COME BACK AND ADOPT BASED ON RESOURCES FROM TEA OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE CHANGES OR LAWS THAT ARE FACED PHASED IN WE DO BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
WE MIGHT HAVE A SENSE, BUT WE'LL FOLLOW THE LAW EVEN IF THEY'RE THE OLD LAWS, WE FOLLOW THOSE WHEN YOU ADOPT THE BUDGET.
>> YES. BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT HEALTH, BUT 100, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT BRIDGE WITH THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, A SMUDGE THAT HAS A FISCAL YEAR START OF 2024, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK FOR THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY ASKED ALL MY QUESTIONS EXCEPT THE INTERACTIVE BUDGET SPREADSHEETS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHAT I USE TO MAKE THE PROJECTIONS THAT I SHOW YOU.
IF I CAN GET THAT OUT TO YOU, I'LL TALK TO JEFF LATER THIS WEEK AND SEE IF THERE'S A PARTICULAR TRIGGERS HE WANTS TO PUT IN THERE FOR YOU TO PLAY WITH.
OR IF THERE'S ANY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, LET ME KNOW.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
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TO MOVE THE SALARY AMOUNTS HOWEVER YOU WANT SO THAT'S THE BIG ONE.BUT IF THERE'S ANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO LOOK AT.
IF YOU WANT TO SAY, SHOW US WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF THE BASIC ALLOTMENT CHANGE WE WANT TO HAVE THAT TRIGGER LET ME KNOW AND I CAN PLUG THAT IN TOO.
>> THANK YOU. JOHN WE'VE HAD A PRETTY NOT TIGHT SCHEDULE, BUT WE HAVE A VERY SET SCHEDULE AND THERE WERE A LOT OF REQUESTS.
WOULD YOU MIND DOING A WRAP-UP OF ALL THE REQUESTS SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUESTED?
>> OH, JEREMY'S GOT 11 [LAUGHTER]
>> ACTUALLY, JEREMY WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO JUST WRAP IT UP SO THAT WE'RE ALL COMPETENT THAT WE HAD REQUESTED IS THEN COMMUNICATED TO.
>> LAURA, HAVE YOU PRESENTED YOUR QUESTION AS WE'VE FINISHED? DID YOU HAVE ANY [OVERLAPPING]?
>> THAT WAS MY REQUEST IS ONCE EVERYBODY HAS PUT IN THEIR REQUESTS THAT.
>> LET ME JUMP TO HEATHER AND THEN ELLEN AND THEN ONCE WE'RE FINISHED WITH THAT, I HAVE A QUESTION AND JEREMY, WOULD YOU MIND RECAPPING FOR US?
>> THANK YOU. MY QUESTION IS MORE OF YOU REQUESTED THE FIVE-YEAR THING.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THAT, BUT IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO SEE WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEED NOW, IN MY OPINION AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THESE CONVERSATIONS AND I'M ASKING, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO AN ENROLLMENT DISCUSSION IN TERMS OF OUR CAMPUS NEEDS AND MAYBE THAT'S WHERE IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE OUR GREATER NEEDS ARE FOR SPECIFIC CAMPUSES AND STUDENTS SO JUST TYING ALL THAT INTO OUR ENROLLMENT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> I BELIEVE I'VE I'VE ASKED FOR A BY CAMPUS COST STRUCTURE.
IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT'S OUR BY CAMPUS COST BECAUSE WE HAVE WILDLY FLUCTUATING ENROLLMENT AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS THAT OCCURS, WE LOOK AT IT ON A BY-CAMPUS.
>> TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR LIKE TOTAL COST PER STUDENT PER CAMPUS.
WE HAVE THAT AND WE CAN GET THAT FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE SUPER SIMPLE, I THINK AND THEN WE'LL JUMP TO JEREMY.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT MULTIYEAR PROJECTIONS THAT YOU'VE GOT HERE 22, 23, WE HAD 9% AV GROWTH THIS YEAR WE THOUGHT WERE GOING TO HAVE NINE WE ENDED UP WITH 4.3, BUT WE JUMPED BACK UP TO 9 AND 24, 25, 26, 26, 27 WHY ARE WE HOLDING NINE INTO THE FUTURE WHEN WE ADD 4.3 THIS YEAR?
>> WE SEE LOTS OF SWINGS, A BIG AMOUNTS, BUT OUR LONG-TERM AVERAGE IS ABOUT NINE AND SO MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT LONG-TERM IT'LL GET BACK THERE, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE TRIGGERS THAT YOU GUYS CAN PLAY WITH ON THE MODEL WHEN I GET IT TO YOU CAN PLUG IN A LOWER NUMBER, YOU CAN SAY AND REALISTICALLY, I THINK DEPENDING ON THE EXTRA MONEY THAT WE'RE MAKING ON INVESTMENTS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE INVERSELY RELATED TO THE GROWTH OF OUR TAX BASE.
SO THE BETTER THE INVESTMENT EARNINGS, THE LOWER THE TAX BASE GROWTH AND VICE VERSA.
>> LAST LITTLE NOW. SO OVER THE YEARS WE'VE BEEN TRAINED TO GUARD TO FUND BALANCE.
WE DON'T WANT TO FUND BALANCE TO DROP BELOW 25% AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM ROW HERE, WE'VE GOT A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND THAT EVEN THOUGH WE MAY BE SHORT ON CASH, WE DO HAVE RESERVES THAT WE DIP INTO FROM TIME TO TIME TO HELP US BRIDGE CHALLENGES LIKE THOSE WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW.
SO JUST GLANCE DOWN THERE AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
JEREMY, CAN YOU RECAP ALL THE THINGS THAT FOLKS HAVE ASKED FOR.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I WILL DO MY BEST.
LET ME KNOW IF I MISS ANYTHING BUT WHAT I'VE HEARD AS I'LL START WITH THE SCENARIOS AND HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FOR A 5% COMPENSATION INCREASE SCENARIO SO WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT.
WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT WHAT IS OUR CURRENT TEACHER COMPENSATION LOOK LIKE AND HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO SOME OF THESE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO COMPARE TOO.
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ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO JUST THE STIPENDS AND THAT BULLET POINT THAT WE DISCUSSED WAS, WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THAT IN ANY KEY TAKEAWAYS, BUT ALSO SOME OF THE DETAILS SURROUNDING SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS THAT WERE ADJUSTED AND THROUGH THAT RESEARCH.THEN LOOKING AT FTE, JUST WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF TOTAL STAFF CHANGE YEAR OVER YEAR LOOKING BACK A FIVE-YEARS AND I THINK THAT COULD BE A CONVERSATION AND WE WRAP THAT INTO OUR ENROLLMENT UPDATE WHEN WE GET TO THAT IN MAY AND THEN AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE WENT FROM SEVEN TO NEUTRAL WHERE DID THOSE SEVEN GET REALLOCATED AND AGAIN, I THINK WE CAN FOLD INTO ENROLLMENT CONVERSATION.
WE ALSO DID HEAR ABOUT TOTAL COST PER STUDENT PER CAMPUS, WHICH CHRIS REFERENCE WHERE WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU IN ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANYTHING SURROUNDING SECURITY PERSONNEL.
THAT WHEN WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON MAY 9TH THAT WE TRIED TO BRING SOME OF THOSE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SCENARIOS, DID I MISS ANYTHING?
>> THE INTERACTIVE BUDGET TOOL ABOUT THAT.
>> THEN ELLEN, I THINK THAT YOU ACTUALLY ASKED FOR A STIPENDS COMPARISON TO OTHER DISTRICTS.
>> I MEAN I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT'S PART OF HOW WE EVALUATED THE REVIEW THAT WE DID.
>> WE DO THAT TO MARKET BASED ON REGION 13 AREA.
SO WE MAY NOT HAVE SPECIFIC AS EACH DISTRICT, BUT WE WOULD HAVE MARKET INFORMATION THAT WE'RE GOING BY.
>> ELLEN AND MAYBE IT'S WHEN WE HAVE THE INTERACTIVE TOOL.
BUT IF THERE IS A WAY THAT WE COULD LOOK AT THE SECURITY PERSONNEL AND HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT THE OVERALL BUDGET AND I'LL BE LOOKING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOW WE GET TO WHERE WE MAY WANT TO GO.
>> LET'S SIT ON THAT TOPIC A LITTLE BIT.
BUT NOW THAT WE WILL DIG IN AND WE'LL DIG IN DEEP ON THE NINTH.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? WELL THIS IS OUR FIRST RUN THROUGH.
HERE WE GO, THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED AND ALL THAT YOU'VE JUST COMMITTED TO PROVIDING?
>> CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? GIVEN THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THE FUND BALANCE, WE RUN THE FUND BALANCE THINGS BEFORE.
THE NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IF YOU WOULD JUST RUN THEM AGAIN SO WE KNOW WHAT OUR BOTTOM LINE IS.
BECAUSE WE MAY WANT TO SEE IF WE HAVE SOME ROOM TO MANEUVER THIS YEAR.
>> YOU GOT IT. ESSENTIALLY, YOU JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE FUND BALANCE SCENARIO AT THE 5% OF COURSE.
>> VERY GOOD. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[10. ACTION - CONSENT AGENDA]
DO I HAVE A MOTION? ELLEN. I HAVE A MOTION FROM ELLEN. DO I HAVE A SECOND?>> WHAT HAPPENS? I'VE GOT A MOTION FROM ELLEN, YOU'LL HAVE A SECOND.
>> VERY ENTHUSIASTIC SECOND FROM JAMES.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS.
>> COULDN'T GET YOU GUYS DON'T PLAY ALONG.
>> WAIT SOMEBODY ELSE CAN MOVE.
>> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM,
[11.1 Elementary Health Curriculum]
OUR ELEMENTARY HEALTH CURRICULUM.>> LAURA, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED QUAVER ADDHEALTH KEY AS THE ELEMENTARY HEALTH CURRICULUM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SHACK.
>> I HAVE A MOTION FROM LAURA AND A SECOND FROM KIM.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? AS HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
[11.2 Westlake High School Parent Teacher Organization Donation]
>> CURRENT TEACHERS' ORGANIZATION.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPT THE DONATION OF
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$178,811.17 FROM THE WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION.>> I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM LAURA.
>> IT'S AMAZING THE LINKS WILL GO TO TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN.
>> YES, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PTO AND THE PARENTS AT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THIS GENEROUS DONATION AND IT'S A GREAT IDEA WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S AMAZING THAT OUR STUDENTS TAKE UP EVERY SINGLE SPACE, ESPECIALLY FOR LUNCH AND SO GIVING THEM MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE MORE SPACES WHERE THEY CAN ENJOY THE CAMPUS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
>> THIS IS JUST SUCH A GREAT AMOUNT THAT THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING.
I'M REALLY IMPRESSED HAVING BEEN A PTO PRESIDENT AT THE HIGH-SCHOOL GRANTED A LONG TIME AGO.
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY'VE RAISED.
>> THANK YOU PTO, KIDS LIKE TO EAT. THEY ENJOY THIS.
>> ELLEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER WHEN WE'RE OUTSIDE SO AM I APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS OUTDOOR AREA FOR OUR STUDENTS.
>> IS VERY COOL, ISN'T IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET ME POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS ON
[12. UPCOMING MEETINGS]
THE UPCOMING MEETING CALENDAR, MAY 9TH, WHICH WE'VE SORT OF DAY LIT A LITTLE BIT THIS EVENING AND THERE'LL BE A SPECIAL MEETING AND THEN MAY 23RD, WE WILL HAVE A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE TIME IS NOW 831 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.