Nov 16, 2020 Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRAD DRAPER, I'M PRESIDENT OF FRENSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[1A. Call to Order]

TO ENSURE A PARTICIPATE IS CONNECTED.

A ROLL CALL IS REQUIRED AS A STATE YOUR NAME.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PRESENCE IS KNOWN BY STATING PRESENT.

I SEE, JAMIE.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU, JAMIE. I'M SORRY.

OK, [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU CALL MY NAME, IT FROZE UP.

I APOLOGIZE.

OK, ON MARCH 16TH, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT REQUESTED OR GRANTED A REQUEST BY ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND A LIMITED NUMBER OF OPEN MEETINGS, LAWS TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO ALLOW TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETINGS.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE SUSPENDED RULES WE HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOLLOWING.

NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS, ALTHOUGH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE NOT GATHERED IN A CENTRAL PHYSICAL LOCATION.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM IN ATTENDANCE BY THIS MEETING VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE OR TELEPHONE CALL.

WE ARE MEETING BY USE OF MICROSOFT TEAM SOFTWARE APPLICATION, WHICH ALLOWS TWO WAY COMMUNICATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THIS MEETING. AS IN ANY IN-PERSON MEETING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE MEETING NOTICE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WILL BE UNMUTED FOR THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AT THAT TIME.

ALL OTHER MEETING PROCEDURES WILL ADHERE TO THE BOARD ADOPTED PROCEDURES TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE. A RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT A LATER DATE.

THE SOFTWARE APPLICATION ALLOWS FOR UP TO TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY PEOPLE TO INTERACT AT ONE TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE SUSPENDED LAWS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AT 888-672-6787.

WITH THAT BEING STATED, HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED. A NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN A TIMELY MANNER AS REQUIRED BY THE LAW.

THEREFORE, AS PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER. MR. ROBINSON, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN AN INVOCATION, PLEASE, SIR?

[1D. Invocation]

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER.

WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY LORD.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET.

WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS.

AND WE JUST PRAY FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR WISDOM AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. AND WE ASK THAT WATCH OVER EACH OF US AND EACH OF THE STUDENTS FACULTY AS WE GO INTO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

AND WE JUST ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. AMEN OK, THE NEXT ITEM IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[1E. Pledge of Allegiance]

THANK EACH OF YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC FORUM.

MS. LIBRE DID ANYONE SIGN UP TO COMMENT? NO, SIR, WE DID NOT HAVE [INAUDIBLE].

OK, THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO IS 2A, WHICH IS PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD.

[2. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD]

MS. COBB THE FLOOR IS YOURS. HI, MR. DRAPER. HI, EVERYBODY.

GOOD TO SEE Y'ALL. I WILL NOW SHARE MY SCREEN.

OK, CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME JUST A SHOUT OUT IF Y'ALL CAN SEE THAT.

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YOU HAVE YEAR FOUR GOALS AND THE EIGHT SPECIFIC RESULTS THAT WERE EMAILED TO YOU EARLIER TODAY. BUT WE WILL GO THROUGH THOSE AND THERE THEY ARE.

BUT WE WILL ADDRESS MOST OF THOSE TONIGHT.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU.

I'VE ALSO PROVIDED, LISA ALSO PROVIDED YOU IN AN EMAIL THE DISTRICT LEADERS THAT ARE LEADING THESE SPECIFIC COMMITTEES.

SO JUST A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THOSE DISTRICT LEADERS.

AND THE CURRENT PLAN IS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ONCE IN THE FALL AND TWO TIMES IN THE SPRING. SO LET'S JUMP RIGHT INTO GOAL NUMBER TWO.

WE WILL POSITIVELY SEEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE GROWTH.

THIS SPECIFIC RESULT IS IDENTIFY THE TYPE, QUALITY AND LOCATION OF SPACES TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT'S GROWTH AND ENROLLMENT.

SO IN EARLY NOVEMBER, WE PASSED A TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR BOND.

PROJECTS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE NEW CAMPUSES, ALONG WITH OTHER RENOVATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW CAMPUSES WILL SUPPORT THE DISTRICT'S ENROLLMENT AND THE DISTRICT'S GROWTH. CONTINUING ON WITH THAT SAME GOAL TO SEEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE GROWTH.

EXPAND COURSE OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE ACCELERATED, ADVANCED, CUSTOMIZED AND VIRTUAL COURSES.

IN JULY OF 2020, WE COMPLETED TWO ONLINE ACCELERATED SUMMER COURSES, BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION.

REALLY BUSY IN AUGUST OF 2020, AND WE'VE IMPLEMENTED FIVE NEW CTE COURSES AND ONE NEW AP COURSE.

YOU CAN SEE PICTURED ABOVE ADVANCED FLORAL DESIGN, READY SET TEACH, DUAL LANGUAGE BROADCAST MEDIA PROGRESS, PROJECT BASED ENGINEERING INDEPENDENT STUDY, GOVERNMENT AP.

AND THEN JUST A QUICK REMINDER, OUR E-SPORTS, WHICH WAS A CLUB LAST YEAR THAT'S ACTUALLY TURNED INTO A COURSE THIS YEAR.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR INCUBATOR COURSE FORMERLY KNOWN AS ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

SO THE LOTS OF GREAT WORK, LOTS OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES, AS YOU CAN SEE PICTURED ABOVE.

ALSO OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF FROM SPRING, FROM LAST SPRING, FROM MARCH INTO AUGUST THIS YEAR, WE'VE BEEN SUPPORTING TEACHERS THROUGH VIRTUAL LEARNING.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE JUST OCCURRED ARE WE TRAINED OUR STAFF IN SCHOOLOGY THROUGH SUMMER PD, ALSO THROUGH THE INNOVATION SUMMIT TO EQUIP THEM FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING, SHORT TERM REMOTE AND FACE TO FACE INSTRUCTIONAL OPTIONS.

THE CNI TEAM DEVELOPED DIGITAL CURRICULUM FOR PRE-K THROUGH EIGHT VIRTUAL LEARNERS AND ALSO ALIGNED THE APEX CONTENT THROUGH THE FRENSHIP SCOPE AND SEQUENCE.

FOR THIRTY ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL COURSES.

VIRTUAL LEARNING, PARENT INFORMATION AND A PARENT ORIENTATION HAVE BEEN POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE TO EQUIP OUR PARENTS.

TRAINING FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING TEACHERS AND SPED RESOURCE TEACHERS REGARDING OUR DIGITAL PROGRAMS AND OUR PLATFORMS. AND FINALLY, OUR VIRTUAL STUDENT ORIENTATION AND EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW DO KIDS ENGAGE AND HOW DO THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR TEACHERS.

SO LISTED ABOVE THOSE TWO PICTURES ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES, A SECONDARY EXAMPLE OF A SCIENCE TEACHER DOING AN EXPERIMENT.

AND THEN ONE OF OUR FANTASTIC KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS ALSO DEMONSTRATING A PROJECT TO HER STUDENTS VIRTUALLY.

SO IN CONTINUED EFFORTS TO RECRUIT HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYEES OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HR RHONDA DILLARD PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE VIRTUAL JOB FAIRS THIS PAST SPRING AND IS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND SOME JOB FAIRS THIS COMING SPRING.

THE HR DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE FRENSHIP EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND PROGRAM.

FRENSHIP STAFF HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE TO THE [INAUDIBLE] FUND EACH YEAR.

THE MONEY GOES INTO THE [INAUDIBLE] ACCOUNT AND IS USED TO HELP FRENSHIP EMPLOYEES THAT ARE IN NEED. LAST YEAR WE GRANTED 20 OF THOSE REQUEST AT TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS.

IN EFFORTS TO RETAIN TEACHERS.

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THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION FOR LEADERSHIP LAUNCHED A SIX WEEKS VIRTUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020 WITH THE GOAL OF RAISING FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FRENSHIP TEACHER GRANTS.

THROUGH CORPORATE GIVING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION EXCEEDED THAT GOAL AND CONCLUDED THE CAMPAIGN AT ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE POINT THIRTEEN PERCENT, RAISING A TOTAL OF FIFTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS. TEACHER GRANT RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER OF 2020 AND FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE SPRING OF THE 2021 SEMESTER.

IN ADDITION, YOU CAN ALSO SEE PICTURED ABOVE ALL [INAUDIBLE] ENTERING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUR FIRST YEAR TEACHER ACADEMY, WHERE OUR LEARNING IS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF OUR FIRST YEAR TEACHERS IN OUR DISTRICT.

THEY'RE A PRETTY FANTASTIC GROUP RIGHT THERE.

LASTLY, AN EFFORT TO RETAIN OUR EMPLOYEES LAST YEAR, FRENSHIP WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE AN AVERAGE TWO POINT FIVE PERCENT PAY RAISE FOR OUR TEACHERS.

AS WE MOVE INTO GOAL NUMBER SEVEN, WE WILL CAPITALIZE ON ALL COMMUNICATION METHODS, IMPLEMENTED MENU OF COMMUNICATION TOOLS TO INCREASE PATHWAYS WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

FRENSHIP IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS INFORMED ON CHANGES MADE TO THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE REOPENING GUIDES WERE CREATED WITH INPUT FROM ALL STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, INCLUDING ACTION TEAMS COMPRISED OF DISTRICT AND CAMPUS LEVEL STAFF, AND FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE, OF COURSE, FROM CDC AND TEA, FRENSHIP DEVELOPED THE REOPENING GUIDES CUSTOMIZED FOR ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS.

THE GUIDES COMMUNICATE THE OVERALL PLAN FOR SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY REOPENING SCHOOLS IN PERSON AND ONLINE.

THE REOPENING GUIDES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRINT FOR ADMINISTRATORS, DIGITALLY FOR TEACHERS AND ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE FOR OUR PARENTS.

IN ADDITION, OUR FANTASTIC PR DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED TO ENHANCE AND STREAMLINE CURRENT CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION, SUCH AS REMIND, SKYWARD MESSAGE CENTER, SCHOOL MESSENGER AND THE WEBSITE. A NEW TOOL THAT WAS INTRODUCED THIS YEAR FOR COMMUNICATION IS CALLED THOUGHT EXCHANGE, AND THE THOUGHT EXCHANGE WAS USED TWO TIMES THIS FALL TO GATHER FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS. JUST AS BEST PRACTICE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE USAGE OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM.

SO SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION, WE DEFINED OUR CURRENT CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION FOR OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE PICTURED ABOVE, IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE ENGAGEMENT TOOLS PROVIDED IN OUR REOPENING GUIDE, AND IT OUTLINES THE USE OF THESE TOOLS FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS. AGAIN, JUST A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR PR DEPARTMENT.

THEY JUST WORK CONTINUALLY TO KEEP US ALL, TO KEEP THOSE GUIDES UPDATED, TO KEEP US ALL MOVING FORWARD. AND SO FINALLY, THE DISTRICT HAS FOCUSED ON ENGAGEMENT TOOLS FOR OUR VIRTUAL LEARNING STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

OUR DISTRICT CRISIS COUNSELOR, AMY SMALLWOOD, HAS PARTNERED WITH OUR CAMPUS COUNSELORS TO DEVELOP SOCIAL EMOTIONAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS LEVEL WEB PAGES UNDER THE COUNSELING SERVICES.

CAMPUSES HAVE PUSHED OUT COMMUNICATION ABOUT THESE RESOURCES TO OUR VIRTUAL FAMILIES THROUGH REMIND ONCE A SIX WEEKS.

SO WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND CHANNELS AND TO ADJUST TO NEW CHANNELS TO KEEP OUR VIRTUAL FAMILIES CONNECTED TO THEIR HOME CAMPUS AND IN HOPES THAT THEY STILL FEEL A STRONG PART OF THE FRENSHIP FAMILY.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO MEASURE THESE RESULTS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT METRICS AND ADDITIONAL CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION AS NEEDED.

SO THAT CONCLUDES THE FALL STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.

AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE ACTION TEAM LEADERS FOR THEIR WORK AND THEIR WORK WITH OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? CINDI, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

THAT IS A GREAT PRESENTATION AND IF WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS WE'LL ENCOURAGE BOARD

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THANK YOU, SIR. OK, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA 3A IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

[3. PUBLIC HEARING]

FARLEY REEVES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER HAS A PRESENTATION.

MR. REEVES WE'LL GIVE THE FLOOR TO YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER. THANK YOU, BOARD.

EACH YEAR, THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC AS MANDATED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

AND IN DOING SO TONIGHT, WE BRING TO YOU OUR REPORT.

AND SO LET ME GET THE SHARE TO YOU.

DOES EVERYBODY HAVE VISIBILITY OF THAT? YES. ALL RIGHT.

SO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT A FEW THINGS ABOUT THIS.

THIS REPORT IS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY PAGE OF THE FRENSHIP ISD WEBSITE FOR OUR PUBLIC AND SO INTERESTED PARTIES MAY LOOK AT THAT AND FIND THAT INFORMATION. THIS HEARING MUST BE CONDUCTED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF RECEIVING THE OFFICIAL FIRST RATING FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

WE RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION ON NOVEMBER THE 6TH OF 2020.

AND SO WE'RE WELL WITHIN THAT TIMEFRAME AND IT IS BASED ON THE 2018, 19 FINANCIAL DATA.

SO JUST QUICKLY TO START OUT, FRENSHIP ONCE AGAIN RECEIVED A SUPERIOR RATING AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT IS PREPARED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC MEETING THAT HAS BEEN POSTED FOR YOU.

AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

A FEW THINGS REMIND YOU THAT THIS IS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED IN AUGUST OF 31 OF 2019.

THE FIRST REPORT IS BASED ON THAT INFORMATION.

AND YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE 15 INDICATORS THAT WE'LL GO THROUGH AS WE GO THROUGH THIS REPORT. THIS IS OUR FIVE YEAR HISTORICAL DATA.

OF COURSE, THE YELLOW BAR THERE INDICATES TO THE 2019, 2020 REPORT THAT I PROVIDE TO YOU TODAY, WHICH IS BASED ON THE 18 19 DATA.

THERE ARE FIVE RESPONSES THAT ARE YES, NO RESPONSES.

AND SO NUMBER QUESTIONS ONE THROUGH FIVE AS WE GO THROUGH THE REPORT WILL REFLECT THAT.

QUESTION SIX THROUGH 15 WILL BE POINT BASED RESPONSES FOR A TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED POINTS.

AND SO YOU WILL SEE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS AND TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT DISCLOSURES AS WELL. FIRST READING IS BROKEN INTO THREE CATEGORIES, CRITICAL INDICATORS, THE FINANCIAL SOLVENCY AND FINANCIAL COMPETENCY.

CRITICAL INDICATORS IN THIS ARE BASED ON THESE FIVE THINGS THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

WITH THAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT IF A DISTRICT SHOULD FAIL TO ANSWER ANY OF THESE FIVE OF THE YES RESPONSE, THE DISTRICT AUTOMATICALLY FAILS THE FIRST RATING.

I'M HAPPY TO SAY, OBVIOUSLY, THE FRENSHIP ISD DOES MEET ALL THE CRITERIA.

THOSE INCLUDE TIMELY SUBMISSION, BASICALLY RESUBMITTING OUR DATA AND INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. DID WE HAVE ANY UNMODIFIED OPINIONS? THE ANSWER IS NO. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY UNMODIFIED OPINIONS.

THEREFORE, YES, WE PASSED THAT INDICATOR.

ARE WE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR DEBTORS? YES, WE HAVE MET ALL REQUIREMENTS AS OUR DEBT IS REQUIRED.

AND AS FAR AS MAKING TIMELY PAYMENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

DID WE MAKE OUR TRS, OUR TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM PAYMENTS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND ON A CONSISTENT AND REQUIRED BASIS? AND THE ANSWER IS YES.

AND THEN AS LONG AS FRENSHIP IS FAST GROWTH DISTRICT, THE UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION GREATER THAN ZERO, WE WILL NOT BE SCORED ON THAT AS A RESULT.

AND SO AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO BE A GROWTH DISTRICT, YOU WILL NOT SEE A RESPONSE NUMBER FIVE. SO WE ARE BASICALLY IMMUNE TO THAT PARTICULAR QUESTION THIS TIME.

FINANCIAL SOLVENCY, THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY THE SOLVENCY OF THE DISTRICT. AND SO BASICALLY, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH CASH ON HAND IN OUR INVESTMENTS TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES? BY LAW THIS IS A 90 DAY REQUIREMENT AND BY POLICY, WE HAVE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO DAYS AND SOME CHANGE THERE.

BUT YES, WE DO HAVE A VERY STRONG FUND BALANCE AND OPERATING CASH FOR OPERATING EXPENSES.

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THESE THINGS ARE DETAILED IN GREAT DETAIL IN THE ACTUAL REPORT.

THE PRESENTATIONS PROVIDE YOU THE ANALYSIS.

ARE LONG TERM DEBT LIABILITIES TO TOTAL ASSETS SUFFICIENT FOR LONG TERM SOLVENCY? YES, WE HAVE A TWELVE POINT SIX SEVEN PERCENT STUDENT POPULATION GROWTH.

ONCE AGAIN, AS LONG AS OUR POPULATION IS GROWING, THAT PAYS THE BILLS AND WE MAINTAIN THAT FAST GROWTH SCHOOL POPULATION GROWTH PATTERN THEN WE ALWAYS RECEIVE THE TEN POINT CREDIT HERE. IS OUR GENERAL FUND EQUAL TO OR EXCEED EXPENDITURES? YES, IT IS. AND THE NUMBER IS 10 AND 11.

THE TWO THAT WE HAVE WHERE WE SEE THE NINETY SIX PERCENT, THESE ARE THE TWO AREAS THAT WE WILL MISS TWO POINTS ON EACH OF THE TWO.

IS OUR DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE RATIO SUFFICIENT TO MEET DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS? THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT WE ONLY RECEIVE EIGHT OF 10 POINTS IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.

AS LONG AS WE HAVE CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT.

ONCE AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE A PATTERN WITH OUR FAST GROWTH DISTRICT STATUS AND THE GROWTH IN OUR STUDENT POPULATION.

WE HAVE TO BUILD BUILDINGS.

AND SO AS WE CONTINUE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE NEED FOR BUILDING AND GROWTH, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WE WILL PROBABLY EIGHT POINTS WILL BE THE HIGHEST WE CAN ACHIEVE HERE UNTIL WE STOP THE GROWTH PATTERN.

AND THEN IS IT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE EXPECTED THRESHOLD? ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS AN AREA BASED ON BEING A FAST GROWTH SCHOOL THAT WE WILL NOT ACHIEVE THE TEN POINT STATUS HERE.

SO THESE TWO AREAS EACH 10 AND 11 [INAUDIBLE] TWO POINTS FOR EACH OF THOSE.

SO THE FOUR POINTS OF THE HUNDRED ARE LOST ON THESE TWO AREAS.

WE HAVE NO CONTROL ON THOSE THINGS UNTIL WE AS A FAST GROWTH DISTRICT SEE THAT GROWTH PATTERN. DID STUDENT ENROLLMENT INCREASE? YES, ONCE AGAIN, THE FAST GROWTH, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT PATTERN FOR SOME TIME TO COME. FINANCIAL COMPETENCE INDICATORS.

WERE WE WITHIN THREE PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT IN OUR FINDINGS? AND YES, WE HAD ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT DOLLAR VARIATION FROM THE 80 MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS IN EXPENDITURES.

IF YOU WERE TO TAKE THE CHANGE FROM EACH OF THE EXPENDITURES ADDED UP, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND YOUR HUNDRED EIGHT DOLLARS.

IS THE DISTRICT FREE OF ANY INSTANCE OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE? YES, WE ARE FREE OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE.

WE HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE NEXT YEAR THAT WE'RE COMPLIANT IN ALL AREAS AND WE WERE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT, RECEIVING ALL 10 POINTS.

IS THE DISTRICT FREE OF AN ADJUSTED, ADJUSTED REPAYMENT SCHEDULE AS A RESULT OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP? YES, WE ARE FREE OF THAT ONCE AGAIN, RECEIVING THE TOTAL POINT ALLOTMENT FOR THAT. WHEN LOOKING AT THE FINANCIAL EFFECTIVENESS EFFECTIVENESS REPORT OVERALL? YES, WE CAN ANSWER TO ALL FIVE CRITICAL INDICATORS, WE RECEIVED NINETY SIX OF A POSSIBLE ONE HUNDRED POINTS ON THE INDICATORS SIX THROUGH 15.

WE DID RECEIVE A SUPERIOR RATING, WHICH THIS IS THE FRENSHIP ISD'S 17TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF SUPERIOR RATING.

BASICALLY, SINCE THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IN PLACE, FRENSHIP HAS HAD THE SUPERIOR RATING.

YOU ALSO SEE FROM THIS THE REPORT REFLECTS DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION THAT YOU'VE JUST WITNESSED.

THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT IS ALSO PART OF THIS REPORT AND THERE IS ACCESS TO THAT ON THE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY PAGE.

PLUS, YOU HAVE A LINK TO IT HERE.

THERE'S A SUMMARY SCHEDULE, REIMBURSEMENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEES AND SO AND REPORTING PROCESS.

WE TAKE ANY COMPENSATION BY THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO AN OUTSIDE OF WHAT HAPPENS THROUGH OUR SECTOR.

SO IF WE'RE DOING ANY TYPE OF CONSULTING WORK OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.

A SUMMARY OF GIFTS TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS, THERE'S NONE TO REPORT.

AND THEN TO SCHEDULE SUMMARY SCHEDULE, A BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BY THE BOARD.

THERE IS NOTHING TO REPORT AS WELL THERE.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DO OPEN THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. REEVES AT THIS TIME? MS. LIBRE, DO YOU HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS FIRST REPORT?

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OK, WELL, THAT BEING SAID, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

MR. REEVES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THAT TO US. THANK YOU AS WELL BOARD, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS. YOU GOT IT.

NEXT, THE NEXT ACTION ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 4A.

[4A. Consider and act on an order canvassing returns and declaring the results of a bond election held in the Frenship Independent School District on November 3, 2020]

MS. LIBRE WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

MS. LIBRE? THANK YOU AGAIN.

MR. DRAPER.

THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO ACT ON AN ORDER CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER THREE BOND ELECTION.

YOUR PACKET INCLUDED THE ORDER AND THE REPORTS FROM LUBBOCK COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE VERIFYING THE RESULTS, WHICH WAS A TOTAL OF TWENTY THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE VOTES TOTAL, FOURTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE AGAINST.

I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF PAGES IN YOUR PACKET, SO I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED? IN YOUR PACKET.

IF NOT, I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON BEHALF OF ADMINISTRATION, AND THAT IS THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE ORDER CANVASING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER THREE BOND ELECTION.

OK..

APPROVAL BY MR. GREG ROBINSON. SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. DAVID MILLER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AS I STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YOUR VOTE ON THE MOTION BY SAYING AYE OR NO.

MR. ANDREW COX? AYE. MR. DAVID MILLER? AYE. MIKELLA NEWSOM? AYE.

MS. JAMEY PHILLIPS? AYE.

MR. GREG ROBINSON? AYE. MR. KYLE ROGERS? AYE. AND I VOTE AYE AS WELL, SO THE MOTION IS SET AND APPROVED BY THE MOTION IS APPROVED BY A VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU BOARD.

THANK YOU MS. LIBRE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A CONSENT AGENDA, IF THERE IS ANY CONSENT ITEMS THAT A

[4B. Consent Agenda]

STATE YOUR NAME AS PART OF MAKING YOUR REQUEST.

I WILL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME PRIOR TO MAKING THE MOTION OR SECOND.

KYLE ROGERS, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

ANDREW COX, SECOND.

OK, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. KYLE ROGERS AND A SECOND BY ANDREW COX FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AS I STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YOUR VOTE ON THE MOTION BY SAYING AYE OR NO.

ANDREW COX? AYE. DAVID MILLER? AYE. MIKELLA NEWSON? AYE. JAMEY PHILLIPS? AYE. MR. GREG ROBINSON? AYE. MR. KYLE ROGERS? AYE. AND I VOTE AYE AS WELL, THE MOTION IS APPROVED BY A VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RISK MANAGEMENT REPORT.

[5A. Risk Management Report]

THE FIRST REPORT IS RISK MANAGEMENT AND BE PROVIDED IN TONIGHT'S PACKET.

FARLEY, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE REPORT? NO, SIR. THAT IS BEING PROVIDED TO YOU AS INFORMATION ONLY TONIGHT.

AND SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D ENTERTAIN THOSE.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING THAT.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION REPORT, EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION FOR WAS

[5B. Educators Certification Report]

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BUT I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY ON IT.

OK. OR LET MS. DILLARD KNOW ABOUT THE REPORT AT THIS TIME.

LAST COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, OUR TENTATIVE MEETING DATE FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, WE

[5C. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD AN ITEM, PLEASE CONTACT DR.

MCCORD OR MYSELF.

ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF THE MONTH INSTEAD OF OUR NORMAL THIRD MONDAY, MEETING DUE TO THE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.

[5D. Upcoming Events]

IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT, PLEASE LET MS. LIBRE KNOW. OTHERWISE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.

OK.

WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO CONDUCT, THIS CONCLUDES THE FRENSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.

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