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[1A. Call to Order ]
[INAUDIBLE] CLOSED SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 7:05.WE'RE NOW GOING TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT THIS TIME.
[1D. Invocation ]
[INAUDIBLE] WE ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET TONIGHT.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR BLESSING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS.
AND WE JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US TONIGHT AS WE CONSIDER THINGS FOR THE DISTRICT, MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE DISTRICT.
WE ASKED FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE DO THAT.
WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME.
AMEN. CHIEF, WOULD YOU MIND TELLING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEASE?
[1E. Pledge of Allegiance ]
THANK YOU. AND NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.[INAUDIBLE] NO SIR, WE DID NOT.
[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER. IT IS A FAVORITE PART, NOT FOR ME AS WELL.
AND WE DO HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT, AND WE'RE STARTING OFF WITH SOMEONE WHO IS VERY SPECIAL TO THE DISTRICT AND A SPECIAL FRIEND OF OURS AS WELL.
[1G1. Covenant Children's Hospital and Covenant Health Foundation ]
AMY THOMPSON, AND SHE IS THE CEO OF COVENANT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND COVENANT HEALTH FOUNDATION OR COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM.EXCUSE ME. SO, DR. THOMPSON, IF YOU'LL JOIN ME UP HERE FOR A MINUTE, I'M GOING TO SAY A FEW MORE THINGS. SO, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
IT TOOK US SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET DR.
THOMPSON HERE. AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, SHE IS ON THE FRONT LINES EVERY DAY AND HAS BEEN FOR A GRUELING AMOUNT OF TIME AND SEVERAL MONTHS INTO THIS PANDEMIC.
AND SHE STILL SHOWS UP WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE AND HER WILLINGNESS TO BE HERE IS EVERYTHING. BUT THEN SHE ALSO HER ORGANIZATION MADE A HUGE IMPACT ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS WITH A LARGE DONATION OF FACE COVERINGS FOR SCHOOL AGED KIDS.
I BROUGHT ONE TO SHOW YOU ALL THAT IS THE GAITER, AND THOSE WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THE FALL.
AND SO TEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE OF OUR KIDS RECEIVED A FACE COVERING FROM COVENANT. BUT I THINK SOMEWHERE AROUND 75000, MAYBE ACROSS 100000.
AND SO WHAT A HUGE IMPACT AND A HUGE PARTNERSHIP COVENANT'S PLAYED IN THAT.
SO WE JUST WANT TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO YOU AS A RESOURCE THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC THAT ALSO FOR THE LARGE DONATIONS.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO OPEN IT UP FOR Y'ALL TO SAY SOMETHING TO DR.
THOMPSON, OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ONE THING.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
I HEARD SOMEBODY EARLIER IN THE MEETING SAYING MAYBE WE'RE GOING TOO FAR.
MAYBE PEOPLE ARE DOING TOO MUCH.
AND I WAS LIKE, THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH.
MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU FOR IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC FALL.
I HAVE SAID THAT TO YOU. BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR GETTING KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL AND STILL DOING IT SAFELY. HATS OFF TO YOU FOR THAT.
I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE HERE THE FIRST TIME AND HOW OUTSPOKEN YOU WERE AND THE PASSION OF WHAT WE DO FOR THAT.
WE APPRECIATE YOU FOLKS THAT ARE ON THE FRONT LINES AND DOING WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY.
AND DR. TOM THOMPSON, THIS ISN'T A HUGE TOKEN.
DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO? I HEARD LOTS OF TEACHERS SAY AFTER WHEN YOU WERE HERE FOR CONVOCATION OF JUST SORT OF PUT THEM AT EASE.
MIGHT I ENCOURAGE THEM FOR ALL OF YOU TO GET A VACCINE? THANK YOU. BUT WE'RE STILL NOT ON THE THAT LIST.
OK, WELL, THEY POSE FOR A PHOTO.
CAN WE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] YES.
AND SHE [INAUDIBLE] BUT SHE SPENT SOME TIME LIVING IN HIGHLAND PARK.
AND YOU CAN CERTAINLY STAY HOME IF YOU WANT TO.
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OK, SO THE NEXT RECOGNITION WE HAVE IS OUR ALL STATE CROSS-COUNTRY QUALIFIERS.[1G2. All-State Cross Country ]
AND TO BE ACADEMIC, ALL STATE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A 94 OR HIGHER AND BE AS GOOD CHARACTER AS WELL. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE THE THE [INAUDIBLE] CROSS-COUNTRY.SPEAKERS] SHE BROKE MY FINGERS.
PATRICK IS GOING TO SHARE SOME MORE ABOUT HER STUDENT.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE FOR THIS.
I'M EXCITED ANY TIME I GET TO COME.
BUT THIS GROUP OF SENIORS, THEY'RE MY FIRST GROUP.
AND IF I WAS EMOTIONAL, I WOULD CRY RIGHT NOW.
SO OUR OTHER SISTER GOT ALL THE TEARS IN THE FAMILY.
BUT THEY ARE REALLY A SPECIAL GROUP TO ME AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT ALL THEY ACCOMPLISH IN LIFE. AND I'M EXCITED TO SAY THAT I HAD SEVEN SENIORS THIS YEAR AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE SIX OF THOSE TONIGHT AS ACADEMICAL ALL STATES.
SO PRETTY IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE A 94 GPA OPEN FOR GOOD STANDING AND COMPETED FOR ME OVER THE YEARS.
THERE WAS ONE OF MY SISTERS [INAUDIBLE].
ALL RIGHT, [INAUDIBLE] IS OUR FIRST SENIOR.
THIS IS A NICE FRAME OF RULES CERTIFICATE.
[APPLAUSE] AND OUR SECOND ONE IS GAGE [INAUDIBLE].
WE GO FROM OUR SHORTEST TO OUR TALLEST.
[INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] NEXT IS ZACHARY GORDON, AND I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE TOO WE HAVEN'T GOT HAVEN'T PUSHED IT OUT YET BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WAITING ON CROSS COUNTRY ORGANIZATION THAT ZACH ACTUALLY AND IS GOING TO RECEIVE A ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS SCHOLARSHIP WITH [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] SO PROUD OF MY KID.
SHE'S ALSO A CAPTAIN, SOME OF OUR OTHER MEMBERS ARE GOING UP AGAINST MORE INFORMATION, PROBABLY MORE. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
HER TWIN HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE.
SO I THINK THEY FREQUENT THIS PLACE.
[INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] AND COLLIN [INAUDIBLE].
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE DEFINITION OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND INTEGRITY, I THINK THE DEFINITION OF INTEGRITY IS WHAT YOU DO WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS LOOKING.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
OK. AND NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO DO ACADEMIC ALL STATE FOOTBALL.
[1G3. All-State Football]
THERE ARE 15 ATHLETES WHO ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT.ONE WHO ACTUALLY MADE THE ELITE TEAM, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION YOU CAN GET.
SO WE HAVE COACH JAY [INAUDIBLE] HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HIS STUDENT ATHLETES.
GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD TO BE HERE. [INAUDIBLE] THERE WAS A VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE.
THESE WERE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN JUGGLING ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS AND COVID AND DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF IT.
THEY'RE VERY BRIGHT. I THINK THE FACT THAT THEY MADE THIS TEAM, YOU KNOW, REALLY LETS US KNOW THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT ALSO MEANS THAT THEY'VE WORKED VERY, VERY HARD.
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MANY OF THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE AT THE TOP OF THEIR CLASS.ONE OF OUR STUDENT TRAINERS IS NUMBER FIVE IN HER CLASS.
AND WE HAVE A NUMBER 17 AND WE HAVE THE NUMBER 38.
AND SO THEY'RE REALLY PERFORMING AT A HIGH LEVEL, SOMETHING VERY, VERY PROUD OF.
WE'VE GOT ONE THAT MADE 1450 ON HIS S.A.T.
AND WENT BACK TO TAKE IT AGAIN TO GET A 1500.
AND SO THAT SAME KID, MARK [INAUDIBLE], HAS ALSO INVENTED A VENTILATOR DURING COVID THAT HE'S IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET PRODUCED.
SO HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL KIDS.
AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE'LL GET HIM INTRODUCED.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT PROCESS THAN NORMAL.
[INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] TRISTAN LOFLIN. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] MADISON [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] GOOD JOB. TREVOR [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] ARIANA [INAUDIBLE].
WE DIDN'T BREATHE ON Y'ALL. WE'VE BEEN BREATHED ON.
DAVID KIRKPATRICK. [APPLAUSE] HOW THEY'RE RELATED. OH.
[LAUGHTER] CONGRATULATIONS. ROSA RAMIREZ.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, [INAUDIBLE] SANCHEZ.
[APPLAUSE] SO CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THE JOB YOU'RE DOING THAT REALLY SHOWS THAT YOU APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT GROUP OF STUDENT ATHLETES THAT WILL BE RECOGNIZED IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL
[1G4. All-State Volleyball ]
VARSITY TEAM, VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM.[00:15:02]
SO THIS IS ACADEMIC ALL STATES VOLLEYBALL.AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE COACH [INAUDIBLE] HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
AND I'M WHITNEY [INAUDIBLE] ASSISTANT VOLLEYBALL COACH.
I WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
I'M VERY PROUD TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THIS ACADEMIC ALL STATE AWARDS TO THIS GREAT GROUP OF GIRLS.
THIS SEASON, OUR FIRST [INAUDIBLE] WENT 8-2 OVERALL AND WE WERE 12 AND OH UNDEFEATED DISTRICT CHAMPS.
AND THEY ALSO PUSHED FOR A TRIP TO THE AREA ROUND THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS A SIX A CLASSIFIED SCHOOL.
SO THE GIRLS REALLY GREAT THIS SEASON.
AND THESE GIRLS HAVE PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS OF WORK OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS.
I KNEW WHEN THIS GROUP ARRIVED THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR THAT THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS PROGRAM, NOT JUST THROUGH THE SPORT, BUT THROUGH THEIR POSITIVE AND HARDWORKING CHARACTER.
THESE 9 SENIORS HAVE BEEN DEDICATED TEAMMATES OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, ALL WHILE MAINTAINING AN AVERAGE OF 94 OR ABOVE IN THE CLASSROOM.
VERY IMPRESSIVE. ALONG WITH VOLLEYBALL, ALL THESE GIRLS PARTICIPATE AND SUCCEED IN MANY OTHER EXTRACURRICULARS, INCLUDING NHS, OUR MENTOR PROGRAM, BASKETBALL, TRACK AND CHEER.
THESE KIDS HAVE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN FRENSHIP VOLLEYBALL SUCCESS, AND THEY'VE SET A VERY HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARD FOR OUR PROGRAM.
I KNOW THESE GIRLS WILL GO ON TO PROUDLY REPRESENT FRENSHIP AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN ANYTHING THAT THEY DO. I'M BEYOND PROUD OF THESE YOUNG LADIES.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM. OK, SO FIRST WE HAVE OUTSIDE HITTER NUMBER EIGHT, LINDSAY [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
WE HAVE NUMBER 11 OUTSIDE HITTER GRACIE HARRISON.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE NUMBER NINE MIDDLE BLOCKER GENTRY KENNEDY.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE NUMBER ONE DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST, CAMILLE [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE NUMBER 10 KENDALL [INAUDIBLE].
SHE'S SAYING CONGRATS TO HER FRIEND.
KENDALL [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] NUMBER TWENTY ONE, HANNAH PAIGE.
[APPLAUSE] NUMBER SIX, CHLOE [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] WE HAD NUMBER SEVEN, ADDIE WILSON.
SHE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.
AND WE HAVE NUMBER FOUR SETTER [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] ONLY MADE ACADEMIC ALL STATE, BUT SHE WAS PICKED TO BE ON A TEAM OF ONLY 50 FOR OUR SIX A ALLSTATE VOLLEYBALL TEAM.
JUST A COUPLE OF HER IMPRESSIVE CAREER STATS WERE 100 ACES, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIVE DIGS AND TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN ASSISTS.
[APPLAUSE] SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GIVE OUR ADMINISTRATORS A MINUTE TO MAKE THEIR WAY IN .
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BUT IT'S NOT. NO, NO.THEY'RE ASKING WHO DID THESE COLORING BOOK PAGES. ERIN, OUR COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST.
[APPLAUSE] ABILITY TO DRAW DIGITALLY.
AND SHE DID BOTH FOR TRUSTEES.
SPEAKERS] AND SHE'S ALSO GOT THIS DEAL
[1G5. School Board Appreciation ]
AS YOU CAN TELL, WE ALL SHOWED UP IN LARGE NUMBERS FOR YOU GUYS.IT IS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
AND SO IT'S OUR HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO GET TO SAY THANK YOU IN THIS FORMAT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS NAVIGATING TO SUCCESS.
AND SO YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN IF YOU'RE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU'VE SEEN THE FEATURES THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, TIGER TALES FEATURES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE SAYING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR FRENSHIP.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO START TONIGHT WITH A VIDEO.
AND I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO TIFFANY TAYLOR, WHO HAS UNENDING TALENTS, BUT ESPECIALLY IN HER ABILITY TO TELL A STORY THROUGH VIDEO.
SO SHE SAT DOWN WITH SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND ASKED THEM WHAT SUCCESS MEANT TO THEM. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED TO SEE THIS IN ADVANCE.
[LAUGHTER] TO ME, SUCCESS IS WORKING HARD EVERY SINGLE DAY.
TO ME, SUCCESS MEANS BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING THAT YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO BEFORE.
SUCCESS MEANS FOR ME, PUSHING YOUR LIMITS AND TRYING YOUR BEST AT WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO IN LIFE. SUCCESS TO ME MEANS BEING ABLE TO ENJOY WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO.
LIKE FOR ME, I AM HAPPY THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BASKETBALL SEASON THIS YEAR.
WORKING HARD AND DOING THEIR BEST.
TO ME, SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE PUTTING A SMILE ON A KID'S FACE, FORMING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE LAST YEAR.
SUCCESS MEANS TO ME IS YOU TRY HARD, YOU DON'T GIVE UP.
SUCCESS IS REALLY JUST BASED OFF OF HOW YOU FEEL AS LONG AS YOU'RE HAPPY AND PROUD OF WHERE YOU ARE. IT'S PRETTY SUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESS MEANS LIKE YOU'RE WORKING SO MUCH HARD FOR IT AND YOU GOT TO DO THE RIGHT THING TO GET IT DONE. IT ALL STARTS WITH BELIEVING IN YOURSELF AND THINKING THAT YOU CAN DO IT.
PERSONALLY, MY SUCCESS IS ACHIEVING A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE I'M THE MOST CONTENT WITH MYSELF. TO ME, SUCCESS MEANS HAVING STUDENTS IN OUR CLASS.
BUT SUCCESS IS JUST MAKING PROGRESS IN ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
BEING DETERMINED TO DO IT AND BEING CONFIDENT IN YOURSELF.
SUCCESS HAS THE AUDACITY TO DREAM BIG.
IT IS IN THE LACING UP OF YOUR SHOE LACES AS YOU CHASE YOUR DREAMS, ALL WHILE ALLOWING EVERY TEARDROP, EVERY DROP OF SWEAT TO BECOME AN ENTHUSIASTIC REMINDER TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER.
AND IT MEANS LIKE JUST DOING THE RIGHT THING.
MAKING [INAUDIBLE] FEEL AS NORMAL AS I CAN.
IT MEANS TO ME TRYING YOUR BEST TO ENCOURAGE YOU.
TO ME, SUCCESS IS SOMETHING YOU ACHIEVE WHEN YOU WORK VERY HARD.
YOU CAN LOOK BACK AND SAY THAT YOU'RE HAPPY WHERE YOU ARE.
THEN THAT'S PRETTY SUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESS TO ME FOR THIS YEAR IT MEANS SEEING OUR FRENSHIP STUDENTS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND GROW AND LEARN TOGETHER IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND PROBABLY WILL BE PROUD OF YOURSELF [INAUDIBLE].
SUCCESS TO ME MEANS ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS, WHETHER IT'S YOUR GRADES OR WHETHER IT'S A SPORT
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YOU DO. SUCCESS TO ME AS A VIRTUAL TEACHER MEANS I'M REACHING MY VIRTUAL STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. SUCCESS.IT REALLY JUST IS A GREAT FEELING TO HAVE.
I DEFINE SUCCESS AS JUST BEING BACK TO BEING BACK IN THE BUILDING, BEING TOGETHER WITH THE TEAMS, THE DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS, THE KIDS BEING BACK, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE LIVE FOR. SUCCESS TO ME IS TAKING CARE OF OUR FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY.
AT FRENSHIP, OUR SUCCESS CAN BE SEEN EVERY DAY.
WHEN WE SEEK PERFECTION AND CAPTURE EXCELLENCE.
IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD.
LOOKS OUT FOR OUR BEST INTEREST.
A SCHOOL BOARD THAT SERVES FOR US.
[APPLAUSE] AND SO NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO-- I WANT TO POINT YOUR ATTENTION TO SOME THINGS THAT ARE AROUND YOUR SEATS, AND WE DID COMBINE THE TALENTS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT WE'RE CALLING A GALLERY OF ART IN FRONT OF YOU WITH THE CARICATURES AND THE NAVIGATING SUCCESS COLORING BOOK PAGES.
ALL EIGHT OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE REPRESENTED.
AND IT'S [INAUDIBLE] IN FRONT OF YOU TOO.
THIS MORNING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU.
AND WE ALSO IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE A BOX.
IT IS ACTUALLY ANYONE'S OPENING YET.
IT CONTAINS SOME TREATS FROM THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CULINARY PROGRAM THAT PUTS US TOGETHER TODAY AS THEIR PROJECT.
AND THAT CLASS IS LED BY SKYLAR JONES, I BELIEVE IS HER NAME.
AND SHE'S DOING A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THAT PROGRAM.
SO YOU'RE SEEING THOSE AS WELL.
AND THEN THERE'S LOTS OF GOODIES.
I'M GOING TO TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE WOOD PLAQUE THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU AND ASK MR. GRANT HERNANDEZ IF YOU'LL COME UP AND EXPLAIN SOME MORE ABOUT THAT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS EVENING? ON BEHALF OF ALL THE PRINCIPALS, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A SMALL TOKEN HERE OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOU, NOT ONLY FOR THIS MONTH, BUT EVERY DAY, EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU AND NAVIGATING TO SUCCESS.
YOU ALWAYS MADE A POINT WHERE YOU BEGIN SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE A GOAL YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE AND YOU ALWAYS REFER BACK TO THAT POINT OF ORIGIN.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOARD, THE COORDINATES ON THERE UP [INAUDIBLE].
SO THIS IS OUR POINT OF ORIGIN.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US, FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND MOST OF ALL OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] OK, ONE LAST THING, IT WOULDN'T BE APPROPRIATE IF WE DIDN'T [INAUDIBLE].
IF I CAN GET YOU ALL TO TELL US HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN SERVING FRENSHIP ISD AS WE GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PRESIDENT MR. BRAD DRAPER. TIFFANY WILL--.
JUST KIDDING. SO SHOULD I COME BACK HERE? YES. OK. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SERVING FRENSHIP ISD? 17 YEARS.
[APPLAUSE] AND NEXT, WE HAVE VICE PRESIDENT MR. DAVID MILLER. DAVID, WILL YOU TELL US HOW MANY YEARS YOU'VE SERVED FRENSHIP ISD? 14 YEARS. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE MR. KYLE ROGERS, OUR SECRETARY.
MR. ROGERS, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT? TEN YEARS. 10 YEARS.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING THIS WAY.
MS. MIKELLA NEWSOM, IF YOU'LL TELL US HOW MANY YEARS HE'S BEEN SERVED.
AND THEN I WAS ON THE FOUNDATION THREE YEARS BEFORE THAT.
[APPLAUSE] AND THEN MR. GREG ROBINSON, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SERVING AS A BOARD MEMBER? 8TH YEAR. [APPLAUSE] ALL THE WAY AROUND TO MS. JAMEY PHILLIPS.
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU SERVED? THAT'S GOING ON SIX.
SIX YEARS. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR NEWEST MEMBER, ANDREW COX, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN SERVING.
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IF YOU ASK HOW MANY YEARS YOU'VE SERVED AND NOT HOW MANY, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SERVED? [LAUGHTER] I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN DOING IT SO.WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR FRENSHIP AND [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING. I DON'T THINK I CAN ADD ANYTHING WITHOUT CRYING, BUT JUST ALWAYS THANK YOU. BUT I WOULD SAY TO THIS WHOLE GROUP THIS YEAR, MORE THAN EVER, I'M SO GRATEFUL.
TO SEE THE KIDS. I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THAT VIDEO.
[LAUGHTER] BUT YOU CAN SEE THE GRATITUDE AND I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR FRENSHIP AND FOR EACH ONE OF THESE PRINCIPALS, I SENT THEM AN E-MAIL BEFORE, RIGHT BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS BREAK.
ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THEM EVERY DAY AND EVERYONE BUT WE STOOD UP AND WE STOOD IN THE GAP IN THE PANDEMIC AND WE'VE COME BACK AND WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THINGS THAT NO ONE ELSE AROUND US HAS. I DON'T SAY THAT TO BRAG.
OUT OF JUST HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR EVERYBODY AND THE BOARD.
THEY ALWAYS ENTRUST US WITH ALL THIS WORK.
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM A GREAT BOARD.
BUT THIS YEAR, MORE SO THAN EVER, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SCHOOL WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
AND THEY TRUSTED US TO DO IT AND TO DO IT WELL.
AND THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN ARE ENTRUSTED INTO YOUR BUILDINGS.
AND SO I THINK JUST SO AND THIS YEAR, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, STAFF, LEADERS AND FORGED IN CRISIS AND THEY STOOD UP AND THEIR COURAGEOUS LEADERS IN CRISIS.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US DO THIS WORK AND FOR TRUSTING US TO DO IT, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR, BECAUSE, HEAVEN KNOWS, WE HADN'T REALLY ALWAYS KNOWN WHAT WE WERE DOING EVERY DAY. [LAUGHTER] BUT DON'T TELL.
BUT THANK YOU ALL. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
[APPLAUSE] SAY BEFORE YOU LEAVE ON THAT, I WANT TO SAY THIS AND HOPEFULLY MY FELLOW BOARD TRUSTEES WILL JOIN ME AND AGREE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS, A LOT OF DEDICATION TO FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND I THINK THAT'S WELL-DESERVED.
THE ONE GROUP THAT I DO THINK THAT GETS OVERLOOKED AND I DO KNOW IT'S ON A LOT OF PARENTS HEARTS, IS OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, BECAUSE DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE WENT TO A TIME WHERE PEOPLE WERE READY FOR THEIR KIDS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND READY FOR THAT, AT LEAST START TRYING TO RESEMBLE SOMETHING NORMAL.
AND, YOU KNOW, FROM MY HEART AND I KNOW FROM ALL OF US, IF YOU LOOK AT A COACHING METAPHOR, YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF THE GREAT COACHES.
WELL, THE REASON WHY THEY ARE A GREAT COACH A LOT OF TIMES IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ACE TEAM. THEY'VE GOT A TEAM THAT PUT TOGETHER WITH TREMENDOUS TALENTED PEOPLE.
AND AS A BOARD MEMBER, THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL HERE.
YOU TRULY MAKE THIS DISTRICT LOOK GOOD.
YOU POUR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE GOT, HEART AND SOUL INTO THOSE KIDS.
YOU SEE IT IN THE PERFORMANCE.
YOU SEE IT IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.
AND TO ME, THIS IS A TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK IT'S FROM ALL THE HARD WORK AND ALL THE LOVE AND DEDICATION YOU POUR INTO THESE KIDS AND IT SHOWS.
SO FROM MY STANDPOINT, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING AS COURAGEOUS AS YOU WERE AT FACING THIS PANDEMIC, SHOWING UP EVEN WHEN THERE WERE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS, STARTED TEACHING KIDS AS A VENDOR.
I TRAVEL ALL ACROSS THE STATE AND I SIT IN FRONT OF THEIR BOARDS A LOT LIKE A GENTLEMAN THAT IS GOING TO DO THE TALK ABOUT OUR AUDIT REPORT IN A MINUTE.
[INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] BUT A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT I'M REPRESENTING.
WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT I SIT ON THE BOARD OF FRENSHIP ISD, THEY'RE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU. AND SO THIS BOARD GETS A LOT OF CREDIT.
AND DON'T GET ME WRONG, I'M PROUD OF EACH AND ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE VERY TALENTED GROUP. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EVERY ONE OF US PUTS YOU FIRST, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT EASIER JOB ON US WHEN YOU GUYS KEEP PERFORMING THE WAY YOU'RE DOING.
AND WE DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] RECOGNITION'S . THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
AND WHILE THEY'RE FILTERING OUT, I'M GOING TO MOVE THE AGENDA AROUND HERE A LITTLE BIT
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[INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE] AND I HAVE BEEN IN HIS SHOES[3A1. Auditor's Report (Part 1 of 2) ]
AND HAVE TO SIT AROUND WHILE EVERYBODY DOES THEIR BUSINESS.AND THEN THEY GET TO ME IN ABOUT NINE, 30 AND GET HOME VERY, VERY LATE AND TRY TO GET HIM OUT OF HERE. YOU'RE TRAVELING THROUGH THE COUNTRY.
[INAUDIBLE] AND THEN I'LL GO WITH THREE A ONE AUDITORS REPORT.
AND AFTER THAT, WE'LL COME BACK [INAUDIBLE].
THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME, BECAUSE COVID HAS CAUSED US TO HAVE TO DELAY THE REPORT AS THE REPORT ITSELF, BECAUSE THE FEDERAL FUNDING SO THANKFUL AND VERY GRATEFUL YOU [INAUDIBLE] REQUIRES A COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, SHALL BE FILLED WITH THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THEY AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, SUCH AS JANUARY 28.
IF THE BOARD DOES NOT APPROVE THE AUDIT REPORT, IT SHALL NEVERTHELESS, WHILE A COPY OF THE REPORT WITH THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
WITH THAT BEING AS THE ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT FOR 19-20 WAS PREPARED BY [INAUDIBLE] HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THAT BOARD REPORT TO YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS REPORT.
I TURN IT OVER TO THE [INAUDIBLE].
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
YES, I'M JEREMY STEPHENS WITH [INAUDIBLE], AND OUR FIRM HAS COMPLETED THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT AS OF FOR THE YEAR AND AUGUST 31ST TWENTY TWENTY.
LEFT A COPY OF THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EVERYBODY SPOT AS I WAS LEAVING THOSE OUT OF NOTES, ALL THE GOODIES YOU HAVE THERE.
SO I THINK I HAVE THE DISTINCTION OF HAVING AT LEAST [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS [INAUDIBLE].
BUT YOU FOLLOW ON THE AUDIT [INAUDIBLE] PRESENTATION THAT HE WANTS THAT TO [INAUDIBLE] VERY WELL THIS YEAR. DO NOT HAVE ANY ADJUSTING JOURNAL ENTRIES AS A RESULT.
AUDIT PROCEDURES ADDITIONALLY WERE NOT REPORTING ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS.
SO OVERALL, IT'S A GOOD, CLEAN AUDIT HERE.
SO THAT MEANS THAT GETTING INTO THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM WAS I'LL START WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT STARTS ON PAGE NUMBER TWO.
THAT GOES ON OVER TO PAGE NUMBER FOUR.
OUR REPORT MAKES THREE MAIN POINTS, WHICH ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE SLIDE.
FIRST OF ALL, IT DOES INDICATE THAT MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. ADDITIONALLY, MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE INTERNAL CONTROLS. IT THEN GOES ON TO DESCRIBE OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS AUDITOR.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO EXPRESS AN OPINION AS TO WHETHER THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S A NARRATIVE REGARDING OUR APPROACH TO INTERNAL CONTROLS, WHICH IS THAT WE GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRICT'S INTERNAL CONTROLS IS ON OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT TEST THOSE INTERNAL CONTROLS TO AN EXTENT THAT ALLOWS US TO EXPRESS AN OPINION ON THEM.
SO WE'RE NOT EXPRESSING AN OPINION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROLS.
AND LASTLY, IT IS OUR OPINION FOUND AT THE TOP OF PAGE NUMBER THREE, BASICALLY THAT [INAUDIBLE] FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRESENT FAIRLY AND ARBITRARY, REFLECTS THE POSITION OF DISTRICT. THIS IS KNOWN AS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OR A CLEAN AUDITOR REPORT ON THOSE OF FINANCIALS. MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE BASIC FINANCIAL LITERACY SKILLS.
I WILL START WITH THE STATEMENT OF THAT POSITION, WHICH STARTS ON PAGE NUMBER 15.
THIS PARTICULAR STATEMENT PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF ALL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE DISTRICT AS OF AUGUST 31ST, 2020.
UP ON THE SLIDE, I HAVE A VERY CONDENSED VERSION OF THAT STATEMENT ON THAT POSITION FOLLOWING THE DETAILED ASSESSMENT.
INITIALLY, THE SLIDE HAS PREPARED ACCOUNT FOR TWENTY NINETEEN.
YOU'LL SEE ON THE SLIDE TOTAL ASSETS AT YEAR ENDS.
OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST TWENTY TWENTY ABOUT 316 MILLION.
LAST YEAR IS ABOUT THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN MILLION.
SO WE'RE ALL PRETTY COMPARABLE YEAR OVER YEAR.
SO THE [INAUDIBLE] WENT UP OR DOWN BETWEEN ATHLETIC CLASSIFICATIONS, BUT OVERALL PRETTY COMPARABLE.
TOTAL LIABILITIES FOR THE IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT MILLION.
IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, ABOUT THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN MILLION.
TOTAL LIABILITIES DID DECREASE YEAR OVER YEAR BY ABOUT NINE MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THAT DECREASE LARGELY DRIVEN BY PAYMENTS ON YOUR LONG TERM DEBT AS YOU PAID OFF THOSE
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MAKE THOSE BOND PAYMENTS OR LONG TERM DEBT BALANCES DECREASED.IF YOU ADDED UP YOUR ASSETS, LESS YOUR LIABILITIES, YOUR TOTAL NET POSITION THAT YOU'RE IN. IT'S ABOUT EIGHTEEN MILLION THIS YEAR.
IT WAS ABOUT TEN AND A HALF MILLION LAST YEAR.
SO TOTAL DEBT POSITION DID INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR, ABOUT SEVEN DOLLARS DOLLARS.
AGAIN, LARGELY DUE TO THOSE PAYMENTS ON THOSE LONG TERM OBLIGATIONS.
THE NEXT STATEMENT THAT I'LL TOUCH ON IS THE BALANCE SHEET OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS.
THAT'S ON PAGE NUMBER 17 OF OUR REPORT.
THIS PARTICULAR STATEMENT, AGAIN, PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE DISTRICT AS OF AUGUST 31ST, 2020.
HOWEVER, THIS PARTICULAR STATEMENT IS PRESENTED ON WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING.
SO THIS PARTICULAR STATEMENT IS DIFFERENT IN THE STATEMENT OF THAT POSITION AND THAT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY LONG TERM ASSETS.
SO THERE'S NO FIXED ASSETS, PROPERTY, PLANT EQUIPMENT INVOLVED HERE.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS NO LONG TERM LIABILITIES OF YOUR BONDS PAYABLE NET POSITION LIABILITIES THAT HAVE LIABILITIES.
THIS PARTICULAR STATEMENT ITS FOCUS IS CURRENT OBLIGATIONS AND THE DISTRICT'S ASSETS TO MEET ITS CURRENT OBLIGATIONS.
YOU'LL SEE TOTAL ASSETS ON THE BALANCE SHEET GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS AT THIS YEAR END ABOUT 63 MILLION DOLLARS. LAST YEAR AT ABOUT FIFTY EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION.
SO TOTAL ASSETS INCREASED A LITTLE OVER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS YEAR OVER YEAR.
LARGEST ASSET CATEGORY IS CASH AND INVESTMENTS.
YOU'LL SEE IT'S UP TO ABOUT FORTY TWO POINT FOUR MILLION THIS YEAR, COMPARED ABOUT FORTY POINT SEVEN MILLION LAST YEAR.
AS FAR AS LIABILITIES, PRETTY COMPARABLE YEAR OVER YEAR IS JUST UNDER 10 MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR WAS JUST OVER 10 MILLION DOLLARS.
SO IF YOU HAVE THIS ONE OF YOUR ASSETS, LESS YOUR LIABILITIES, YOU GET YOUR TOTAL FUND BALANCE THAT YEAR. AND THIS YEAR IS ABOUT 53 MILLION DOLLARS.
LAST FISCAL YEAR IS ABOUT 48 MILLION.
SO [INAUDIBLE] INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR, ABOUT 4.
8 MILLION. THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE I'VE INCLUDED.
SO THE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF THAT FUND BALANCE AT YEAR, END OF THE COMP.
TOTAL FUND BALANCE AT YEAR END IS ABOUT 53 MILLION DOLLARS.
WE SEE THAT IN PERSON LAST YEAR.
THAT'S AN INCREASE OF ABOUT FOUR POINT EIGHT MILLION THAT I REFER TO.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL CLASSIFICATIONS MOST ARE PRETTY COMPARABLE.
THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES WHERE THE INCREASE CAME IN UNASSIGNED FORMALIZES THE FUNDAMENTALS AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT TO FUND REGULAR OPERATING ACTIVITIES.
THIS FISCAL YEAR IT IS ABOUT THIRTY FOUR POINT EIGHT DOLLARS MILLION.
YOU CAN AS ONE MEASURE OF THAT, YOU CAN KIND OF USE TO GAUGE THE HEALTH OF YOUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS TO COMPARE TO YOUR AVERAGE MONTHLY GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
I DID THAT CALCULATION FOR THE DISTRICT BASED ON THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE ON AUGUST 31ST, 2020 AND THE FISCAL YEAR IN 2020 EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND.
I CALCULATED OUT THAT THE UNASSIGNED FUND MOUNTS IS ABOUT FOUR POINT EIGHT TIMES THE AVERAGE MONTHLY GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
GENERALLY, WHAT IS A RECOMMENDATION IS KEEP A MINIMUM OF A TWO TO THREE TIMES YOUR AVERAGE MONTHLY GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
AND THE LAST THING I'LL TOUCH ON IS THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES OR THE INCOME STATEMENT OF THE DISTRICT'S PAGE NUMBER 19.
AGAIN SUMMARIZED UP ON THE SLIDE.
WE'LL SEE TOTAL REVENUES FOR THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR, ABOUT 170 MILLION DOLLARS.
LAST YEAR, ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN MILLION.
SO TOTAL REVENUES DID INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR BY ABOUT 10 MILLION DOLLARS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL SOURCES, YOU'LL SEE THE MAJORITY OF THAT INCREASE IS IN THE STATE REVENUES UP TO ABOUT FORTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
AND THAT'S DUE TO THE CHANGE IN THE WAY THAT THE STATE ALLOTMENT WAS CALCULATED THIS YEAR. AS FAR AS EXPENDITURES OF THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT YEAR FISCAL YEAR EXPENDITURES, ABOUT 109 MILLION DOLLARS.
SO TOTAL EXPENDITURES INCREASED A LITTLE OVER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR OVER YEAR.
IF YOU LOOK THE INDIVIDUAL EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES PRETTY CONSISTENT YEAR OVER YEAR, LARGEST EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES, THE CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES, IT'S AT ABOUT FIFTY THREE POINT FOUR MILLION THIS YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF TOTAL DISTRICT EXPENDITURES.
AND THAT WAS EVERYTHING FROM THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THERE'S TWO OTHER REPORTS FROM THE BACK THAT WERE ISSUED THAT I QUESTION JUST BRIEFLY.
FIRST OF ALL, PAGE NUMBER 71, THAT'S OUR REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
AGAIN, THIS REPORT REITERATES I'M NOT EXPRESSING AN OPINION ON [INAUDIBLE] CONTROLS.
HOWEVER, WE REPORTED MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES IN ITS [INAUDIBLE] REPORT. AGAIN, HAVING TO REPORT THOSE [INAUDIBLE].
ADDITIONALLY WE'RE NOT REPORTING ANY INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
SO THIS IS AN UNMODIFIED REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL, OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING, ON
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NONCOMPLIANCE. AND THEN LASTLY, ON PAGE NUMBER 73, OUR REPORT ON COMPLIANCE REQUIRED BY UNIFORM GUIDANCE. THIS IS OUR SINGLE AUDIT REPORT.AS A PART OF EACH AUDIT, EACH YEAR, WE SELECT A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE A MAJOR FEDERAL PROGRAM BASED ON VARIOUS SELECTION CRITERIA.
AND THEN WE PERFORM TESTS ON THAT PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN EXPRESS AN OPINION AS TO WHETHER THE DISTRICT COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE TESTED WERE THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM AND THEN THE CARES ACT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND, THAT CARES ACT IS ACTUALLY WHY WE'RE PRESENTING NOW AND USUALLY WE COME IN DECEMBER.
BUT THE US GOVERNMENT DID NOT ISSUE THE COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT FOR THAT CARES ACT UNTIL DECEMBER 23, LIKE WE DID LAST MINUTE.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT WAS ISSUED DECEMBER 23 AND WE WERE ABLE TO FINISH SOME OF OUR TESTING DOCUMENTATION AND TEST THAT CARES ACT FUNDING FOR YOU.
THE OPINION IS FOUND AT THE TOP OF PAGE NUMBER 74, BASICALLY STATES THAT, IN OUR OPINION, THE DISTRICT COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE TWO PROGRAMS. AGAIN THEY CLEAN OPINION ON COMPLIANCE FOR THOSE TWO MAJOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS. AND THAT IS EVERYTHING I HAVE AND THE QUESTIONS ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER, THOSE I KNOW 2020 WAS NOT ANYBODY'S FAVORITE YEAR BY ANY MEANS, AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO CHANGE AND BE FLIPPED ON ITS OWN.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO ALL THE PERSONNEL YOU HAVE IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE. WE PERFORMED ALL OF OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES REMOTELY SO THAT WE COULD KEEP OUR PEOPLE, OUR PEOPLE SEPARATE AND STAY SAFE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
BUT YOUR PERSONNEL DID A GREAT JOB GETTING EVERYTHING TO HELP.
THE AUDIT GOES QUITE SMOOTHLY AND FOR THAT EFFORT THIS YEAR AS WELL.
WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] WE DON'T HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU.
[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] TEAM THAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN.
I GET THE PLEASURE OF LEADING, FIRST OF ALL, AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] ALSO THE FINANCE SIDE IS [INAUDIBLE] JOINED US THIS YEAR.
HE IS STRAIGHT OUT OF RED RAIDER LAND.
BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO THE TEAM.
REALLY APPRECIATE HIM. AND THEN SERENA WOOD.
SERENA REALLY SHE'S OVER THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT AND SYSTEM CONTROLS AND HELPS KEEP HER DATA IN LINE, HELPS US TO ORGANIZE, TO GET THINGS IN PLACE.
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE THEM ATTENTION BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES RESPONSIBLE.
I HAD THE PLEASURE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OK, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK OUT TO AGENDA NUMBER TWO, A PUBLIC REPORT,
[2A. Public hearing on the annual report including the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) ]
INCLUDING THE TEXAS [INAUDIBLE] REPORT TAPR.[INAUDIBLE] WELL, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT OR WE CAN DO IT, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING.
YES, SIR. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MR. DRAPER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
HAPPY NEW YEAR. ONE, WE HAVEN'T SEEN YOU OR SO SOME OF US HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE THE NEW YEAR. AND ALSO A HAPPY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS.
LIKE YOU SAID, WE ARE HERE WITH OUR ANNUAL REPORT, AND THIS DOES FULFILL OUR REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TO HOLD THIS MEETING AND ULTIMATELY TO REALLY FINALIZE THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH I KNOW THAT SOUNDS WEIRD, SINCE WE'RE ALREADY INTO THE TWENTY, TWENTY, TWENTY ONE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT WE'RE GOING TO FINALIZE IT.
ARE YOU READY FOR ME TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THE MEETING? ABSOLUTELY. [INAUDIBLE] MOVES OVER THERE.
OK, WE'RE NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN TO PORTION OF THE MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
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ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH INCLUDES A TEXAS REPORT [INAUDIBLE] PRESENTATION.THIS REPORT IS GOING TO COMPRISE SEVEN DIFFERENT SECTIONS, ALL OF WHICH YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU. THESE SECTIONS HAVE ALL BEEN COVERED IN PRIOR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE [INAUDIBLE], THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.
THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY WHERE ALL THE NEW INFORMATION WILL COME THIS EVENING.
AND JUST TO KIND OF BREAK THROUGH THIS [INAUDIBLE] REPORT, IT IS COMPRISED OF TWO DIFFERENT DATA SOURCES.
SO OUR PIMS INFORMATION, WHICH IS THE SKYWARD STUDENT ENROLLMENT, AS WELL AS STUDENT ASSESSMENT DATA.
AND THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO VIEW THE [INAUDIBLE] REPORT.
ONE IS THE PDF VERSION, WHICH IS IN YOUR REPORT TALKS THIS EVENING.
IF YOU CHOOSE THE ONLINE VERSION IT IS A MORE ENHANCED DOES HAVE A FEW MORE DATA SOURCES, WHEREAS YOUR PDF VERSION IS JUST THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS.
AND WITHIN THE TAPER REPORT, THE COVER SHEET IS REALLY KIND OF THAT HAS A COUPLE OF CULMINATING PIECES.
NUMBER ONE BEING THE 2020 ACCOUNTABILITY RATING, THE OFFICIAL RATING.
THAT IS FOR ALL CAMPUSES AND DISTRICTS, THE NOT DECLARED AND NOT RATED DECLARED STATE OF DISASTERS. ALL DISTRICTS AND CAMPUSES WITHIN THE STATE RECEIVED THAT OFFICIAL RATING.
ALSO ON THAT COVER SHEET, YOU WILL SEE A 2020 SPECIAL EDUCATION DETERMINATION STATUS.
OUR DISTRICT MET THE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS.
THE OTHER TWO BULLETED ITEMS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, THOSE DO NOT APPEAR ON THE COVER SHEET THIS YEAR.
NUMBER ONE THE [INAUDIBLE] TEST, BUT IS LISTED HERE, IT WOULD ONLY APPEAR IF WE DID NOT COMPLETE THAT TEST.
BUT WE DID DO THAT IN THE FALL OF 2019.
AND THEN THE DISTRICT DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS, THOSE ARE NOT THERE DUE TO THE WAGE STAAR ASSESSMENT. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY DISTINCTIONS TO REPORT FOR THE TWENTY TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
NEXT, WITHIN THE [INAUDIBLE] REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THESE TWO DIFFERENT MAIN SECTIONS THAT WOULD MAKE UP THE REPORT, THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH FOR OUR STATE ASSESSMENTS, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE WAIVER THAT WAS PUT INTO EFFECT IN MARCH, THAT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE TESTING SEASON HAPPENED.
SO THERE IS NO NEW DATA TO REPORT FOR THIS PORTION OF THE TAPER REPORT.
AND SO YOU WILL STILL JUST SEE THE SEVENTEEN, EIGHTEEN AND THEN THE 18-19 DATA IN THAT SECTION. THE NEXT MAIN SECTION WITH [INAUDIBLE] REPORT WOULD INCLUDE ATTENDANCE, GRADUATION RATES AND THE COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS.
THE INFORMATION, THE DATA WITHIN THIS SECTION IS UPDATED BECAUSE THIS IS OUR 18 19 GRADUATES. SO THE INFORMATION THAT YOU DO SEE IN THIS SECTION WOULD BE CURRENT INFORMATION TO LOOK AT.
AND THEN THE FINAL SECTION WITHIN THE [INAUDIBLE] REPORT OUTLINES JUST STUDENT INFORMATION AS WELL AS STAFF AND PROGRAM INFORMATION.
AND SO THAT IS CURRENT BASED OFF OF OUR 19 20 SCHOOL YEAR.
WE MOVE INTO SECTION TWO OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, AND THIS IS COMPRISED OF THE FINANCIAL REPORTS AND IT IS VERY LACKING INFORMATION, SO THIS ABOUT TWO YEARS BEHIND.
SO IT IS THE 18, 19 SCHOOL YEAR FOR BOTH THE DISTRICT AND THE CAMPUS LEVEL.
AND THERE WERE NO ADJUSTMENTS OR CHANGES IN THERE.
SO THIS IS ALL AS YOU HAVE SEEN IT LAST IN THE 18 19 SCHOOL YEAR IS CONTINUATION.
SECTION THREE IS ADDRESSES THE DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS.
THIS IS UPDATED ANNUALLY AT THE END OF JANUARY.
SO OUR CURRENT STATUS IS ACCREDITED.
THIS WAS AWARDED TO US IN 19-20, JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
SO JANUARY 2020 IS WHEN THIS WAS LAST ASSIGNED.
SO THEY'LL UPDATE THIS AGAIN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, FULLY EXPECT TO SEE A CONTINUATION OF THAT ACCREDITED STATUS.
SECTION FOUR IS OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT OBJECTIVES, THIS CAMPUS AND DISTRICT.
THESE ARE BROUGHT TO YOU IN THE SUMMER BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS FOR APPROVAL.
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, CAMPUSES AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT REVISIT THOSE GOALS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS AND REACHING THEM.
IN YOUR BOARD DOCS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A FINAL REFLECTION FROM THE SCHOOL YEAR ON THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS THOSE GOALS.
SECTION FIVE IS COMPRISED OF THE VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.
SO WITHIN YOUR BOARD DOCS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ALL THE POLICIES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS HOW TO MITIGATE THEM IN THE FUTURE.
AND THEN SECTION SIX IS ANOTHER PIECE THAT'S VERY LACKING DATA.
THIS IS OFF OF OUR 17, 18 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
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AND SO WHAT THIS SECTION DOES IS TALK ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN A POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION AND GIVES US AN AVERAGE OF THEIR GPA, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF COURSE CREDITS THEY HAVE EARNED UP TO THE SUMMER OF TWENTY NINETEEN.AND THE FINAL SECTION IS THE [INAUDIBLE] GLOSSARY.
WE DO INCLUDE THIS, AS YOU SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF ACRONYMS INVOLVED IN THERE, BUT IT ALSO OUTLINES JUST THE METHODOLOGIES IN CALCULATING THAT DATABASE.
AND THEN JUST LASTLY, AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, WE WILL HAVE THIS POSTED ON OUR DISTRICT AND CAMPUS WEBSITES WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO FULFILL THAT OBLIGATION. AND THEN ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PAPER COPY OR ANY SECTIONS OF THIS REPORT, THEN THEY CAN SEE ME AND I'LL BE GLAD TO GET THOSE FOR THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME? ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? A PUBLIC HEARING NOW OVER.
THANK YOU, DR. [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] BACK TO ITEM THREE, A ONE AUDITORS REPORT.
[3A1. Auditor's Report (Part 2 of 2) ]
THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. YOU'VE HAD THE PRESENTATION FROM MR. JEREMY STEPHENS A FEW MINUTES AGO.I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANY QUESTIONS, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS WOULD COME UP WITH? ONE MORE TIME TO DIGEST IT.
IF NOT, [INAUDIBLE]STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE 2019-2020 FRENSHIP ISD ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED IN AUGUST 31 2020.
[INAUDIBLE] ALL THOSE OF FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOTIONS CARRIES. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. BOARD MEMBERS, IN YOUR BOARD PACKET THERE WAS A CONCERN AGENDA THAT WAS
[3B. Consent Agenda ]
SUBMITTED.JUST ENTERTAINING MOTIONS WITH REGARDS [INAUDIBLE].
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA OF THE BOARD [INAUDIBLE] HUMAN
[4A. Effectiveness Report on Human Resources ]
RESOURCES.[INAUDIBLE] ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
IT LOOKS JUST SO NICE TO SEE ALL THE KIDS ART WORK AND SEE YOU BEING HONORED FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT.
IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO LEAD THE H.R.
DEPARTMENT. AND THIS PAGE JUST SHOWS YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT H.R.
DOES AND HOW WE SUPPORT THE EMPLOYEES OF FRENSHIP.
AND I ADDED A COUPLE OF THINGS THIS YEAR, COVID AND EMERGENCY, PAID SICK LEAVE TRACKING IN AND KEEPING UP WITH THAT.
ALSO, TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, HIRING QUALITY PERSONNEL TO KEEP UP WITH THAT AND RECRUIT VIRTUALLY. IT'S BEEN QUITE A CHALLENGE IN THE NATURAL WORLD.
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT WE HAVE STEPPED UP TO THAT.
THESE ARE SOME OF MY LADIES THAT HANDLE ALL THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THOSE PEOPLE IN MY DEPARTMENT TO HELP WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE SUPPORT.
AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR MAJOR GOALS, IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO SERVE AND SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE STAFF, BUT ALSO THE STUDENTS.
AND WE KNOW THAT IF WE ARE WORKING HARD TO RECRUIT IN HIGHER QUALITY PEOPLE, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STUDENT SUCCESS.
HAS VERY MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON STUDENT SUCCESS.
WE HELD AN EXIT INTERVIEW WITH EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT LEAVES THE DISTRICT AND THESE ARE JUST THE WORDS THAT THEY USED TO DESCRIBE THE DISTRICT.
AND SUPPORTIVE, CARING, GOOD SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
DIVERSITY. TALKED ABOUT THEIR HIGH EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE PART OF FRENSHIP AND ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW WE HANDLED THE COVID TIME DURING FROM MARCH TO MAY.
AND SO THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THAT.
AND WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE VERY SAD TO LEAVE THE DISTRICT.
I THOUGHT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE LEAVE THAT IT WAS PRETTY NORMAL AND TO THE
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SAME NUMBER THAT WE USUALLY HAVE EVERY YEAR, IN FACT, MOSTLY RELOCATING, STAYING HOME, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. I THINK PEOPLE THE ONES THAT STAYED HOME AND LIKED IT AND THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I COULD GET USED TO THIS AND SAY, NOW WITH LITTLE KIDS, WE LOST SOME OF THOSE MOMS TO STAY HOME WITH THE CHILDREN.SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT THEY SAY IN EXIT INTERVIEWS.
SOME CHALLENGES TO SHARE, HAS DEFINITELY BEEN COVID ABSENCES AND SUBSTITUTE COVERAGE.
I'M SURE YOU'LL HAVE HEARD THAT.
SO WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO RECRUIT SUBSTITUTES.
WE'VE DONE SOME INNOVATIVE THINGS AND TRY TO GET PEOPLE RECRUITED.
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE PRETTY WELL IN THAT AREA.
I NOW WE HAD ABOUT A MONTH THAT WE WERE REALLY, REALLY STRUGGLING.
BUT AS I TALKED TO PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE AND THEY WERE OPERATING AT A FORTY FIVE PERCENT RATE, I THOUGHT, WELL, WE'RE NOT DOING SO BAD.
THERE WEREN'T MANY DAYS THAT WE DROPPED BELOW 80 PERCENT.
ALL RIGHT. AND WHEN WE DID, WE WERE WILLING TO SEND OUR CENTRAL OFFICE PEOPLE.
I HAVE A LIST OF PEOPLE FROM HERE THAT WILL GO OUT AND ASSIST AS NEEDED.
AND OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN AMAZING TO STEP UP AND FILL THEIR OWN POSITIONS AND MOVE PEOPLE AROUND AND DO WHAT THEY CAN.
THEIR HANDS ARE KIND OF TIED BECAUSE USED TO YOU CAN CAN GET SOME CLASSES AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT. BUT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SEEN COHORTS, WE'VE HAD TO GET A LITTLE BIT CREATIVE.
AND WE'VE RECRUITED MOSTLY VIRTUALLY.
WE HIRED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PROFESSIONALS.
AND MOST OF THAT WAS DONE THROUGH EITHER VIRTUAL JOB FAIRS OR VIRTUAL INTERVIEWS OR WORD OF MOUTH AND RECRUITING FROM WITHIN OUR OWN PEOPLE AND FROM YOU ALL.
SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE SENT ME RECRUITS AND SENT PEOPLE TO OUR DISTRICT TO FOR US TO INTERVIEW AND POSSIBLY HIRE SOME.
THANK YOU. TEACHER RETENTION AND TEACHER ATTRITION.
THAT'S SOMETHING I WORK ON CONSTANTLY.
JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FINDING OUT IN THE EXIT INTERVIEWS WHAT PEOPLE LOVE ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND WHAT WE NEED TO WORK ON.
WE ALWAYS NEED TO BE WILLING TO WORK IN THOSE AREAS.
SO WE CERTAINLY TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE LEARN THE THINGS THAT THEY DID NOT THINK WAS SOMETHING GOOD ABOUT FRENSHIP.
THE DECLINE OF TEACHER CANDIDATES IN TEXAS REALLY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE NOT SIGNING UP TO BE TEACHERS AS OFTEN, BUT WE ARE RECRUITING A LOT FROM OTHER PROFESSIONS AND SO ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION.
AND SO WE'VE HAD SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE AND THEY'VE TURNED OUT TO BE REALLY GREAT EMPLOYEES. AND THEN TEACHER COMPENSATION WILL ALWAYS BE A CHALLENGE JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT MONEY. [INAUDIBLE] ALWAYS TELLS US THAT WE HAVE NONE.
[INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] SO, YEAH, I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN THAT AREA, YOU THE SALARY COMMITTEE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE SUITABLE, THAT COMMITTEE.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN THAT AREA TO STAY COMPETITIVE WITH THE DISTRICTS AROUND US.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AREA THAT WE'RE GOING TO STRUGGLE IN A LITTLE BIT SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAD AN EIGHT PERCENT CAP WITH FIRST GRADE THIS YEAR, WHICH WE GOT NEGOTIATED DOWN TO SEVEN AND A HALF.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE A CAP FOR THIS YEAR.
AND WITH ALL THE COVID AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO RUN INTO SOME TROUBLE IN THAT AREA.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT HOW WE WORK WITH MARSH MCLENNAN.
THANK YOU. SEE HEATHER REYNOLDS.
AND THEY WILL BE GETTING THAT.
OF COURSE, THEY WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN TO GET SOME COMPETITIVE BENEFITS.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE REALLY TRY TO STAY COMPETITIVE IN BECAUSE WE OFFER THE 20 THOUSAND DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE POLICY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE EXTENDED SICK LEAVE THAT WE OFFER OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY'LL CONTINUE TO WANT TO COME TO FRENSHIP.
IT'S JUST CONTINUE TO FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS.
RIGHT NOW, MOST OF THE JOB FAIRS ARE COMING OUT AS VIRTUAL.
AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT VIRTUALLY.
IF THEY OFFER THEM IN PERSON, I CERTAINLY WILL BE THERE.
AND CONTINUE TO WORK ON WAYS TO MAINTAIN MORALE AND RETAIN STAFF.
JUST TALKING TO OUR STAFF, FINDING OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM HERE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR APPROVING THE RETENTION BONUS.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S BEEN A HUGE THING, A HUGE MORALE BOOSTER FOR OUR TEACHERS TO SEE THAT THEY HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THEY'VE EVALUATED THEM AND GAVE THEM BACK SOMETHING. AND THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN A VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
IN 19-20 MORE ABLE TO GIVE A PERCENT INCREASE AND THEN IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE OR TWO PERCENT. AND OUR EMPLOYEES JUST CONTINUE TO BE AMAZED BY THE THINGS THAT Y'ALL WORK TO PROVIDE FOR THEM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO SEARCH FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO STAY CURRENT IN OUR TRAININGS.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF OUT THERE TO LEARN RIGHT NOW ABOUT COVID, AN EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY DOING WEBINARS AND BECOMING VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE VIRTUAL WORLD AND THEN TRAINING THAT WAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN DISTRICT INITIATIVES AND TRAINING, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO STAY UP TO DATE ON ALL OF THE CURRENT RULES AND LAWS AND THINGS THAT WE NEED TO [INAUDIBLE].
ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.NEXT ON THE AGENDA THROUGH 2021-2022 CALENDAR COMMITTEE.
[4B. 2021-2022 Calendar Committee ]
HELLO AGAIN.THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE.
AND THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF RIGHT AT 30 MEMBERS AND THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LEVEL, AS WELL AS SOME FRENSHIP PARENTS.
AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONNECT US TO THEIR CAMPUSES AND THE COMMUNITY DURING THE CALENDAR DESIGN PROCESS.
AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON A DESIGN FOR THE TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO SCHOOL YEAR.
AND THAT PROCESS KICKED OFF WITH MEETINGS LAST WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, AND WE'LL MEET THREE TIMES THIS MONTH IN JANUARY TO DESIGN A CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND AS ALWAYS, WE FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD POLICY AS WELL AS THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, AND THAT INCLUDES THE SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED MINUTES OF INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS AND 187 TEACHER CONTRACT DAYS.
SO AT YOUR SEAT, YOU SHOULD HAVE A COUPLE OF DRAFTS IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE CALENDAR DRAFT COMPARISONS WHICH PUT THE TWO DRAFTS SIDE-BY-SIDE WE KIND OF GIVE YOU THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO.
I THINK DR. [INAUDIBLE] HAD THOUGHT OVER THIS AS A FEELING IN YOUR MEETINGS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BEFORE I CONTINUE WITH THE REPORT.
OK, SO LAST WEEK THE COMMITTEE MET AND WE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY WIDE SURVEY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT MEETING THAT ALLOWS US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, OUR STAFF, OUR PARENTS AND JUST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN GENERAL.
AND THE SURVEY WAS DISTRIBUTED ON ALL OF THE DISTRICT'S COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.
THE SURVEY IS SET TO CLOSE THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20TH.
AND RIGHT BEFORE I CAME IN, I CHECKED THE TOTAL RESPONSE AND WE WERE ALREADY OVER SIXTEEN HUNDRED RESPONSES, WHICH PUTS US MORE THAN WE'VE HAD TOTAL LAST YEAR.
SO THAT'S WE'RE GETTING SOME GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN AFTER REVIEWING THAT FEEDBACK THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET THIS WEEK, WE'LL MEET AGAIN AND THEN WE'LL MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO FOR THE FINAL DRAFT.
AND THEN TO PLAN IS THAT I WILL PRESENT A RECOMMENDATION ON A FINAL VERSION AT OUR FEBRUARY 15 BOARD MEETING.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN ENROLLMENT UPDATE.
[4C. Enrollment Update ]
JUST A REAL QUICK UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT FROM SEPTEMBER WHEN WE HAD ENROLL OF THE STUDENTS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE TEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE STUDENTS ENROLLED.NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE OF THOSE, OR NINETY THREE POINT FOUR PERCENT, ARE FACE TO FACE IN PERSON.
SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX OF THOSE OR SIX POINT SIX PERCENT ARE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY.
AND SEPTEMBER WE HAD EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX IN PERSON AND ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR VIRTUAL.
SO WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW COME BACK.
AND THE SHIFT IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY NUMBERS.
CAMPUSES ARE CONTACTING AND WORKING WITH PARENTS TO GET STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE BEST INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT. SOME OF THEM WEREN'T BEING AS SUCCESSFUL AS WE WANT THEM TO BE VIRTUALLY. SO WE ARE HAVING THEM COME BACK.
AND TEA IS ALLOWING FOR US TO BRING FAILING OVER STUDENTS THAT AREN'T ATTENDING VIRTUALLY TO COME BACK FACE TO FACE.
PARENTS ARE ALSO GAINING CONFIDENCE IN OUR HANDLING OF THE COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED AND TWO TEACHERS THAT ARE INSTRUCTING VIRTUALLY.
ELEMENTARY THERE ARE 19 DESIGNATED FULL TIME AND SECONDARY THERE'S 83 CONDUCTING AT LEAST ONE SECTION OF VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION.
BACK IN SEPTEMBER, WE HAD ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR TEACHERS INSTRUCTING VIRTUALLY AND ELEMENTARY HAD THIRTY FOUR DESIGNATED FULL TIME AND SECONDARY HAD 111 BACK IN SEPTEMBER.
AND IT'S A REPORT [INAUDIBLE].
[INAUDIBLE] ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THE FEDERAL AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING MEETINGS.
[4D. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]
WE HAVE A FEBRUARY 1ST TWENTY TWENTY ONE [INAUDIBLE] WORKSHOP AND SPECIAL MEETING.[INAUDIBLE] WE'RE PLANNING ON STARTING THAT MEETING AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
WE HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP AND A TRAINING AND BUDGET WORKSHOP.
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AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR JEFF ROBERT, WHO WILL BE PART OF THAT WORKSHOP, AND WILL KIND OF TALK US THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS OF OUR 2020 BOND, BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, THE ELECTION PASSED, THAT WE STILL DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.AND SO HE'LL TALK US THROUGH THE SELLING OF BONDS.
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO ACTUALLY GET SOME MONEY TO BEGIN THE PROJECTS.
[INAUDIBLE]JUST LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] YOU'VE YOU ORDER MYSELF AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT SPECIFIC ISSUES SO THAT.
ALL RIGHT, IS THERE ANY OTHER NEWS, AT LEAST WE DISCUSSED? THAT BEING SAID, [INAUDIBLE].
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.