1.G.1. Region 17 Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Assistant Principal of the Year

[2. CALLED PUBLIC HEARING: Conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on published school district budget and published proposed tax rate]

WHICH WAS A CALL PUBLIC HEARING [NOISE] FOR THE REASONS THAT HE CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT WAS C PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT BUDGET AND PUBLIC PROPOSED TAX RATE.

I'M NOT [INAUDIBLE].

SO [INAUDIBLE] WAS UP TO ME, SIR, [NOISE] I'LL GET STARTED HERE.

NOTHING THAT WE'RE NOW OFFICIALLY OPENING [INAUDIBLE] A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE HEARING ON THE BUDGET PROPOSED TAX RATE.

OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MR. FARLEY RANGE HAS PREPARED A PRESENTATION. THIS TOP I'M [INAUDIBLE]

>> FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE STAFF THAT HELPS KEEP THE SAME ROW, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMARY OF ALL THE THINGS THAT I HAD WITH ME.

BIRDS ARE TRIGGERED BY A SLAVE OF OUR ITALIAN STALLION ADHERENCE OR A HUNTER.

COSINE IS OUR CAMP AND THEN TSARINA, GOOD, WHICH IS OVER A PARALLEL SYSTEMS AND MIXED CARE BUT VERY INSTRUMENTAL, WE DO AS FAR AS PREPARING THE BUDGET AND PREPARING ALL THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE PURPOSE ENTITY.

IT WAS WHEN WE PUT THAT IN FRONT OF YOU.

LET'S GO FORWARD.

THIS IS THE YEAR IN REVIEW AND LOOKING AT THE PAST BUDGET FOR 2021.

I ASKED YEARS OF U-HAUL ACTUALLY HAD A 2.5 PERCENT RAISE, TWO, ONETIME LUMP SUM OPPORTUNITIES TO RETENTION INCENTIVE AND IN WHAT HE DID FOR THE STAFF ON FRIDAY THE 13TH.

YOU HAVE A NEW TWIST TO THAT PARTICULAR DAY.

WE HAD A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES BECAUSE OF SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT MR. [INAUDIBLE] WAS ABLE TO LAND WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE PROVIDED FOR THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL FUNDS AS WELL.

HE HAD FOUR ACTIVITY BUSES THAT IT SHOULD BE IN OUR PRESENCE NEXT WEEK EARLY.

THEN LOOKING AT CLOSING ON THE SECOND HOSPITAL ON WEDNESDAY AND THE LIGHTENED FROM INSIDE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY AS WE GO THROUGH THAT.

IN DOING SO, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE NUMBERS HERE IN THE BUDGET.

AS WE LOOKED AT THE PROPOSED BUDGET BACK IN AUGUST OF '20 AND NOW WE LOOK AT AUGUST OF '21.

TWO DIFFERENCE IS WHAT HAS OCCURRED.

WE ORIGINALLY HAD A TOTAL REVENUE BUDGET OF LITTLE SLOWER, $90.3 MILLION.

WE CAME IN AND FINISHING IT WITH $98.9 MILLION.

WE HAD AN INCREASED RATE OF THESE PRIMARILY BECAUSE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE SAW FOR PLANNED PURCHASE AND SO ON.

THEN LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURES.

OF COURSE, WE DON'T OPERATE OFF OF A BALANCED BUDGET.

WE WOULD MATCH THE SAME LEVEL OF EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAD IN OUR REVENUES FOR THAT PARTICULAR BUDGET.

LOOK AT FOOD SERVERS AND FOOD SERVICE ALSO, THERE'S A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT TOOK PLACE BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES.

WE'LL SEE YOU THAT THERE'S WHERE WE WERE BUDGETED AT THE 1.6 AND WE FINISHED OUT UNTIL ONE COMPANY TO IN [INAUDIBLE].

THEN FINALLY, ON DEBT SERVICE, LAST WEEK WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE ISSUE OF THE 2021 BOND ISSUE.

IN DOING SO, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE REVENUE.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE EXPENDITURES.

BASICALLY THEY'RE [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE OF THE COSTS AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH FOCUSING ON A PARTICULAR LAND SIDE ON THAT PARTICULAR BOND ISSUE.

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MOVING ON TO THE NEXT, THESE ARE THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

YOUR FEEL FREE TO READ THOSE ON YOUR OWN ACCORD.

I WILL NOT DO THAT FOR YOU, UNLESS YOU LIKE.

THEN THERE'S A MULTIPLE THINGS, EITHER JUST THE REQUIRED STATEMENTS OF NECESSARY FOR THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION.

DO YOU WANT TO WRITE THE NOTE THAT WE DID POST I BELIEVE IN A TIMELY MANNER? WE POSTED IT ON OUR WEBSITE BEGINNING ON AUGUST THE 2ND OF '21.

WE ALSO HAD POSTED ON WINDOW DOOR NUMBER 2 OUT HERE, AND THEN ALSO THE AJ AND ADD RANDOM ON AUGUST THE 2ND FOR 2021.

NOTICE OF THIS MEETING.

FURTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL LOOK VERY NEAR.

JUST TALKS ABOUT HOW WE HAVE TO ESTABLISH THE BUDGET AND ALL THE PIECES OF THE BUDGET.

AS WE LOOK AT THAT, THESE ARE THE VARIABLES THAT WE ARE CONSIDERED WHEN WE LOOK AT DEVELOPING THE BUDGET VERSUS THE ENROLLMENT.

THESE ARE THE SAME THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND DISCUSSED BACK IN THE WORKSHOP IN JULY.

WE BUDGETED AT 10,396 STUDENTS AND WE CAME AT A 10,353.

WE WERE A LITTLE SHORT IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE WERE REJECTING LAST YEAR.

THEN THIS YEAR WE'RE REJECTING 10,447 STUDENTS, AND PRELIMINARY NUMBERS LOOK GOOD. LOOK PRETTY GOOD.

WE ALSO HAVE THE PROJECTED INCREASE THAT 0.9 PERCENT OR 94 STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET TO THE PROPOSED '21, '22 BUDGET.

THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE ALSO IS ONE OF THOSE FACTORS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE THREE AREAS THAT WE LOOK AT, OUR ADA, WE FINISH OUT THE YEAR AT 9751 OR FOR ADA.

OUR ORIGINAL BUDGETED NUMBER WAS 9787.

CODE A BIT IMPACT OUR OVERALL ADA AS WELL AS OUR ENROLLMENT.

WE ARE PROJECTING A ADA OF 1940 AT 0.298.

THAT IS AT AN INTENDED TARGET OF 96 PERCENT.

WE HELD STRONG THAT THIS YEAR, OUR ATTENDANCE RATE WAS WELL OVER 96 PERCENT.

THE OLD HARMLESS NUMBER WAS 96 PERCENT.

WE WERE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM NOT HAVING TO DEPEND ON HARMLESS BASED ON OUR ATTENDANCE RATE.

PROPERTY VALUES ARE THE THIRD OF THE ELEMENTS.

AS WE LOOK AT THE PROPERTY VALUES, WE DID COME IN A LOT STRONGER THAN WE WERE REJECTING.

WE ARE NOT SURPRISED, BUT WE'LL SEE THE TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE.

THIS IS THE NUMBER THAT'S UTILIZE FOR 2020.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN 2021, $5.29 MILLION AND THE INCREASE OF 430 MILLION, ALMOST $430,454,601.

THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE BY 8.86 PERCENT IN A VERY TOUGH MARKET, TOUGH YEAR.

THE LOBBY CONTINUES TO BREAK THE TREND.

WHEN WE LOOKED AT BONDS WHILE IT CONTINUES TO BREAK THE TREND, AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAD SO MANY DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH COVID, SNOVID STORM URI, WE STILL SEE THAT GROWTH IN OUR VALUES.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS FOR US OBVIOUSLY.

WHAT REALLY CAME IN AS A SURPRISE TO ME, WAS THE AMOUNT OF NEW PROPERTY VALUES IN OUR DISTRICT, $254 MILLION IN NEW PROPERTIES IN THIS DISTRICT.

AS WE LOOK IN A FEW SLIDES LATER, WE'LL SEE THE DIFFERENCE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, PRETTY REMARKABLE IN A YEAR THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE].

BY LAW, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE FUNDING LAG, IF YOU REMEMBER HOUSE BILL 3, WE USED TO GO OFF FUTURE VALUES, NOW WE GO OFF CURRENT YEAR VALUES.

THE VALUES THAT WE'RE GOING OFF OF FROM THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, ARE THE VALUES THAT WE USED TO DETERMINE THE FUNDING WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR.

BEFORE, IT WAS A PROJECTED ESTIMATE.

WHAT THAT DOES IS, IT ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE FORMAL ENTITLEMENT, FUNDING IS BASED ON STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

IT GIVES YOU YOUR LOCAL SHARE YOUR PROPERTY VALUES, AND HAS A CONSISTENT ELEMENT.

THEN YOUR SAY, THEY MAKES UP THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ENTITLEMENT THAT YOU SHOULD RECEIVE FROM YOUR [INAUDIBLE] AND YOUR PROPERTY VALUE.

THOSE ARE THE THREE AREAS THAT YOU LOOK AT THE FUNDING WIDE, AND IN DOING SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PROPERTY VALUES BRIEFLY.

OUR CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS NET TAXABLE VALUE, EXCLUDING ANYTHING UNDER PROTEST.

WE CAME IN AT $5.290 BILLION OVER THE 4.824 OF LAST YEAR, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INCREASED TO EARN NET TAXABLE VALUES.

OUR CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS HAVE TAXABLE VALUE OF ALL PROPERTY.

OUR TOTAL PROPERTY VALUES AS $5.65 BILLION.

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YOU COMPARE THAT AGAIN TO THE 4.865 SINCE LAST YEAR, A BIG JOB OR THE BIG DIFFERENCE.

JUST ROUGHLY ONLY CAD NET TAXABLE, THAT IS AN EIGHT PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR, SO THAT REFLECTS BACK TO THE SLIDES YOU SAW EARLIER.

THE NEW TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUES ONCE AGAIN LAST YEAR, THIS IS A BIG NUMBER WHERE 191, 679,345.

YOU ARE $254 MILLION OF BRAND NEW TO THE DISTRICT PROPERTIES.

WHAT'S SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THAT IS, WE'RE HELD TO A PROPERTY TAX GROWTH ON OUR EXISTING VALUES.

BUT THIS NEW VALUE IS NOT HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS, SO WE GET THE FULL INCREASE ON THE NEW VALUES, BUT ANYTHING THAT WAS EXISTING, YOU'RE CAPPED OFF AT 2.5 PERCENT.

WE'RE ABLE TO BENEFIT THE FULL 8 PERCENT THAT WE WOULD SEE OVERALL GROWTH FROM THAT PIECE OF THE MONEY.

THEN THE EXISTING PROPERTY VALUES, YOU CAN SEE HOW WE CONTINUE TO GROW ON EXISTING PROPERTY VALUES FROM 20 TO 21 TAX YEAR.

NOW FOR A PROPOSED BUDGET, WHILE WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT, AND WE'LL LOOK AT IN A LITTLE WHILE, OUR PROPOSED BUDGET, WE'RE LOOKING AT AN OVERALL BUDGET, $92,931,382.

ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE PRESENTING A BALANCED BUDGET SO OUR EXPENDITURES WILL MATCH OUR REVENUES.

DO HAVE TO SPECIFICALLY POINT THESE THINGS OUT, YOU WILL SEE THE OBJECT CODE 6214.

OBJECT CODE 6214, MADE STATUTE PURPOSES FOR US IDENTIFYING HOW MUCH MONEY WE SPEND TOWARDS LOBBYISTS.

THEN OBJECT CODE 6491 IDENTIFIES WHAT WE SPEND TOWARDS PUBLICATIONS OR WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED TOWARDS PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS PARTICULARLY EVENING.

THOSE ARE TWO REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE SO IT'S BEEN PUBLICLY STATED.

THIS BUDGET BECAUSE OF ALL THE INCREASES THAT WE HAD FOR LAND PURCHASES, THE BUSES, ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE FOR 2020, IT ELEVATED THE REVENUES, ELEVATED EXPENSES.

THIS BUDGET SHOWS TO BE 6.53 PERCENT LESS THAN THE 2021 BUDGET.

WE'LL SHOW A MORE DETAIL AS WE GO THROUGH.

THIS IS THE SORRY, LOCALS BUDGET AND OUR GENERAL REVENUE, WE ARE SHOWING THAT WE WILL HAVE A GENERAL INCREASE IN REVENUE FOR THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS IN 4.51 PERCENT.

YOU SEE THERE AT THE TOP, WE'RE LOOKING AT A LITTLE OVER $47 MILLION IN TAX LEVY THAT WE WILL RECEIVE FOR, ARE PROJECTING BASED ON THESE NUMBERS PRESENTED WITH STUDENTS IN ADA.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THE STATE NUMBER COMES IN JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT THE LOCAL VALUES ARE, AND OF COURSE, OUR FEDERAL VALUES ARE LIMITED FOR US WHAT WE HAD THERE, BUT AS WE CLOSE OUT THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET, SORRY CANNOT SEE.

WE WILL SEE THAT COMPARISON BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022 AS YOU GO DOWN THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF THE MAJOR OBJECTS.

I'LL SHOW THOSE TO YOU IN THE CHART GRAPH.

A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO SEE HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.

DEBT SERVICE, WE WILL SEE DEBT SERVICE HAS INCREASED THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE ISSUED THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE 2020, A BOND THAT WE HAD FROM [INAUDIBLE].

BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'LL SEE THAT OUR REVENUES HAVE, IT WILL INCREASE BASED ON THE OVERALL PROPERTY TAX VALUE THAT WE'LL BE PROPOSING.

WE LOOK AT EXPENDITURES, OR THE NEW INTERESTS CHARGES, AND THE NEW PRINCIPAL CHARGE.

INCLUDED IN THAT, WE'LL SEE THE INCREASE IN WHAT WE HAVE FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

EASIER TO SEE WHERE IS THE GENERAL REVENUE IS COMING FROM, YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THE REVENUES ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED TO US FROM OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS.

THEN YOUR STATE REVENUES, THEY'RE AT 48 PERCENT.

HOW MUCH ARE WE SPENDING PER STUDENT? THE PINK LINE IS THE TOTAL REVENUE SPENT PER STUDENT BASED ON THE 10,447 STUDENTS.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE DARK BLUE LINE, THAT IS OUR LOCAL REVENUE SPEND AT $4,347.88.

THEN THE WHITE THERE, I'M SORRY, THOSE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY FLIPPED.

THE WHITE, THE YELLOW LINE SHOULD BE THAN 4347, THAT IT IS YOUR STATE REVENUE.

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THE LOCAL REVENUE HAS THE $4,487 PER STUDENT.

THEN OF COURSE AT THE BOTTOM, WHICH THIS IS NOT INCLUDING IN THE [INAUDIBLE] FUNDS OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, THOSE ARE KEPT SEPARATE FROM THIS BOOK.

THIS IS YOUR [INAUDIBLE] MONEY FOR HEALTH REIMBURSEMENTS.

MAJOR CATEGORIES, YOU WOULD HOPE THAT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT SPENDING THE MAJORITY OF MONEY TOWARDS INSTRUCTION.

A LITTLE BIT OVER $54 ALMOST $55 MILLION GOING TOWARDS INSTRUCTION AND IN THE SUPPORTS AND DISTRICT OPERATIONS OR YOUR OTHER TWO LARGE AREAS PROVIDING THE REST OF THEM THE MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET.

THE NEXT THING IS BY OBJECT.

YOU CAN SEE PAYROLL AS AN ANY INDUSTRY IS THE LARGEST ELEMENT OF THE BUDGET.

FOR US IT'S 82 PERCENT, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHERE WE HAD BEEN IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

WE ALWAYS IN 81, 83 PERCENT IN OUR BUDGET IN PAYROLL.

BREAK IT DOWN BY THE PROGRAM INTENT.

YOU CAN SEE THE TWO-BOOK ENDS AT EACH END.

BASIC INSTRUCTION IN UNDISTRIBUTED, THIS IS WHAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE SIGNALS OF MODELS.

THEN YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH THE DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS I'LL GO THROUGH.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION IS LOWER WITH SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT DYSLEXIA ACTUALLY SHOWS UP IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT THEY APPROACH.

YOU CAN SEE, ANY NUMBER OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAM INTENT CODES, AND HOW ALL THIS MONEY IS BEING ALLOCATED.

FOOD AND NUTRITION.

YOU'LL SEE THAT WE ARE COMING IN, A LOT OF CHANGE TOOK PLACE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE STUFF THAT HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF COVID, ALL THE PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDING DIFFERENT MEAL SERVICES AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

WE'LL SEE OUR FOOD NUTRITION BUDGET COMING IN.

I HAVE $4,544,000 AS FAR AS THE OVERALL EXPENDITURES, WE DO SEE OUR REVENUE TOTAL OF $4,639,000.

WE ARE OPERATING AND WE'LL HAVE EXCESS REVENUES AT THE END OF THE YEAR ON THE PROJECTION.

THEN DEBT SERVICE WILL BE THE LAST OF THE MAJOR AREAS, AND THIS IS HOW WE'VE DISCUSSED.

WE HAVE ONE MORE PAGE.

WELL, THE OVERALL REVENUE SOURCE OF $24,806,000.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE EXPENDITURES OF $24,648,000.

WE HAVE PROJECTED $157,000 REMAINING IN THAT PARTICULAR BUDGET SURPLUS.

ONE THING I DO WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO IS THE BOTTOM LINE, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPLE DEBT LAST YEAR WAS $271,000,000.

YOU CAN NOW UNDERSTAND THAT, WHEN YOU SELL UP TO $99,750,000 OF BOND, IT GOES HERE.

THAT'S A BIG JUMP AND THE OVERALL IN DEBTS.

WHAT WE BRING TO YOU ALSO IS VOTER PROPOSED TAX RATE.

THE LEGAL TERMINOLOGY IS THERE FOR YOU, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A RATE OF A $1.3759 PER $100 IN TAXABLE VALUE.

THIS IS $5.22 LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR OR FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE TAX RATE WILL BE DRAWING.

I CAN SEE THAT INDICATED HERE AS WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THE HISTORICAL TRENDS OF OUR DISTRICT.

WE HAVE UNDER CELLS FROM A $1.4281 DOWN TO THE $1.3759.

THE INS RATE STAYS THE SAME EVEN WITH THE ADDITION OF THE BOND.

THEN WE SEE OUR INS RATE [INAUDIBLE] CONTINUOUSLY DROPPING AS PART OF THE COMPRESSION OF HOUSE BILL 3.

BUT THERE'S ALSO, WITH THE GROWTH OF THE DISTRICT [INAUDIBLE] AND ON THE ACADEMIA SQUEEZE.

HERE YOU'LL SEE JUST A CONVERSION TABLE.

THESE ARE A COUPLE OF REMINDERS OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE; 2005, IF YOU WENT INTO BOTTOM PORTION OF THE THING OF THE CHARTER THAT SAYS 2021 VOTER APPROVAL RATE COMPARISON.

IN 2005 MAINTENANCE OPERATION RATE WAS A DOMINANT FIT.

[INAUDIBLE] READY TO GO WITH IT.

THAT WAS COMPRESSED DOWN, AND REMEMBER AT ONE POINT WE'RE DOWN TO A $1.17 WAS YOUR TOTAL TAX RATE.

ELEVEN OF THE 17 CENTS WAS, YOU'LL HAVE COPPER PENNIES AND THEN YOU HAD GOLDEN PENNIES.

I WANT TO THROW YOU BACK TO THE TRE, THAT WE HAD BACK SEVERAL YEARS AGO NOW, SINCE [INAUDIBLE] 17.

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THE TRE ALLOWED US TO DO THE PENNY SWAP, AND SO THAT 17 CENTS, ALTHOUGH 17 CENTS, SIX OF THEM WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GOLD PENNY SWAP.

THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THIS TAKING PLACE HERE, IT HAS IN THAT $0.8973, SIX OF THOSE PENNIES ARE THE PENNIES THAT WE HAD FROM THE TR, WHERE TWO OF THOSE FROM TRE, BUT FOUR FROM THE COMPRESSION THAT TOOK PLACE AROUND THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE TAX RATE.

I'M JUST MUMBLED NOW, SORRY.

[LAUGHTER].

IN YOUR PACKET WHEN WE GET TO IT, YOU WILL SEE THAT PROPOSED TAX RATE WITH A $1.3750.

IT HAS DECREASED FROM THE $1.4281.

YOU WILL SEE THIS, AS FAR AS THIS WILL BE OUR ORDINANCE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOUR APPROVAL AS WE GET INTO THAT. ANY QUESTION?

>> DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK?

>> THAT COMPLETES THIS PART OF THE PUBLIC MEETING. I'LL BE BACK LATER.

>> PUBLIC MEETING IS NOW OVER. THANK YOU MR. RECCE.

CATCH YOUR BREATH AS YOU WILL BE BACK ON HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

[NOISE] THE NEXT PRESENTATION WE HAVE THE BOARD,

[3.A. Report on Student Performance]

IS A REPORT ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE, [NOISE] AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE MS. LILLIAN FISHER TO PRESENT THAT.

>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].

>> THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].

>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].

>> WE'LL CHANGE THE TUNE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR A FEW MINUTES.

I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TONIGHT AND JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE AS FAR AS OUR ANNUAL ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS FOR LOOKING OUT FOR THE 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR.

JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A REMINDER, OUR REFRESHER HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT SINCE WE'VE PROBABLY TALKED ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT IT IS PART OF THE HOUSE BILL 22 THAT WAS PASSED BY THE INFANT LEGISLATIVE SESSION A FEW YEARS BACK.

IN 2018 OUR DISTRICT SAW THE FIRST RATING FROM THIS HOSPITAL THAT PASSED, AND IN 2019 OUR CAMPUSES RECEIVED THEIR FIRST RATING.

YOU CAN SEE FROM THE GRAPHICS JUST A LITTLE BIT, A VERY BROAD 30,000 FOOT OVERVIEW OF HOW THAT READING IS CALCULATED EACH YEAR.

WITHIN OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, THERE IS THE LETTER RATINGS THERE A THROUGH F, WHAT THEY STAND FOR AND JUST AS A REMINDER, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT.

BUT OUR CAMPUSES AND DISTRICTS EACH RECEIVE ONE OF THOSE FIVE RATINGS.

WITH THE 2021 RATING, WE NOW HAVE FOUR YEARS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT.

OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE DISRUPTION OF SCHOOL IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS DUE TO GLOBAL PANDEMIC, BOTH THE 2020 AND THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR, WE RECEIVE THE NOT RATED DECLARED STATE OF DISASTER, AS DID EVERY CAMPUS AND DISTRICT WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS OR WE DO, IT'S THE NOT RATED DECLARED STATE OF DISASTER, WE DO USE OTHER WAYS TO MEASURE HOW OUR KIDS ARE DOING AND LOOKING AT THEIR GROWTH AND WAYS THAT WE CAN INTERVENE AND HELP WHEN NEEDED.

THESE ARE A COUPLE OF THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE DO PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR TO HELP US WITH MONITORING THAT GROWTH AND PROGRESS.

OBVIOUSLY, OUTSIDE OF TESTING, OUR KIDS ARE SO SUCCESSFUL BEYOND THE TESTING.

WE SEE THAT IN THE CLASSROOM, WE SEE IT OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, AND WE'RE SEEING IT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL IN THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING.

WITH THAT, THAT'S ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE 2021 YEAR.

NOT A LOT GOING ON.

WE ANTICIPATE SEEING SOME THINGS THIS SCHOOL YEAR, BUT THAT'S THE SAME. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MISS [INAUDIBLE].

NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA, THE BOARD IS ROUTINE DISTRICT OPERATIONS.

IN YOUR PACKET THAT YOU RECEIVED, THERE IS A CONSENT AGENDA.

[4.A. Consent Agenda]

THIS TIME IF NOT ANY QUESTIONS I'LL [BACKGROUND].

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. [INAUDIBLE].

>> SECONDED.

>> SECONDED BY MR. ANDREW COX.

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THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> ANY OPPOSED, SAME SOUND.

MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, FOR OUR WAY BACK UP TO THE PODIUM.

>> MICROPHONE. [NOISE]

>> WHEN WE TALKED IN THIS MISSION YOU DIDN'T GET MUCH OF A RISK OR MAYBE EVEN.

>> [INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] MORE LONG-WINDED THAN THAT. [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] AND LEAD TO.

[4.B.2. Adopt the 2021-2022 professional hiring schedule and employee pay grades]

>> MR. [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE ADOPT THE 2021, 2022 PROFESSIONAL HIRING SCHEDULE AND EMPLOYEE PAY GRADES.

>> I DON'T HAVE THE VISUAL FOR YOU ON THAT, BUT THE [INAUDIBLE] STATE THIS.

THE STAFF AVERAGE CHANGES PRIOR TO IMPROVE ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO APPROVING THE BUDGET.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND THE PAYROLL PLAN.

THE FIRST IS, CURRENTLY, THE TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS, AND NURSES ARE THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL, ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THEIR CURRENT SALARY STEP, PLUS A $325 INCREASE TO THAT STEP.

YOU WILL SEE, DEPENDING ON WHAT STEP TEACHERS ARE ON, AN AVERAGE INCREASE OVER TWO PERCENT OVERALL.

I ORDER FROM 0.98 PERCENT OR ONE PERCENT UP TO 3.4 PERCENT, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE AT HOME ON SCALE.

NEW TEACHERS OF THE DISTRICT, THEY WILL BE HIRED AT THEIR PARTICULAR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ON THAT SCALE, AND WE'LL FOLLOW THAT SCHEDULE WHICH IS ONE OF THE ATTACHMENTS THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET.

BEGINNING TEACHER SALARY HAS INCREASED OR WILL INCREASE WITH $43,000 TO $43,325.

THAT IS, I WILL SAY, $325 INCREASE FROM THE 2021 SALARY SCHEDULE.

ADMINISTRATIVE HOURLY EMPLOYEES WOULD BE RECOMMENDED THAT A TWO PERCENT MIDPOINT DOLLAR INCREASE ON THE PAY GRADE.

THIS DOES INCLUDE AN ADDENDUM FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE ONETIME OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS CONSIDERATIONS FOR UPCOMING HEALTH BENEFITS.

AS WE SEE THOSE THINGS OCCUR.

ANY QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THE PROPOSAL FOR SALARY?

>> DOES THE [INAUDIBLE] THIS TERMS OR?

>> ARE THERE RECOMMENDATIONS?

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE 2021, 2022 PROFESSIONAL HIRING SCHEDULE AND EMPLOYEE PAY GRADES.

I WOULD SCHEDULE A THROUGH D AND ITS PRESUMED.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> MOTION ABOUT THIS GENERAL [INAUDIBLE]?

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY [INAUDIBLE].

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE [OVERLAPPING].

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

>> ANOTHER STATUTORY REQUIREMENT

[4.B.3. Adopt an accelerated instruction budget for the 2021-2022 school year]

IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION BUDGET.

THIS IS A ANNUAL REQUIREMENT THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

WE DO A LOT OF OTHER THINGS AND WHEN WE PREPARE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND PROVIDE A LOT OF OTHER RESOURCES.

THIS IS A DEDICATED AREA SPECIFIC TO ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION.

THAT PARTICULAR BUDGET THAT IS FOUND ALSO IN YOUR PACKET IS $20,000 INCREMENT, AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE NEED FOR THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR HELP PROVIDED, THIS IS UNIQUE AND SPECIFIC.

ANY QUESTIONS WITH THAT?

>> IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY AT THIS TIME.

DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR US DR. [INAUDIBLE]?

>> IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF ADMINISTRATION THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE AND ADOPT THE EOC ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION BUDGET FOR 2021, 2022.

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION.

CARL ROGERS [NOISE].

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING].

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

>> ALL RIGHT, I SUPPOSE WE'RE MOVING ALONG HERE.

THE DISTRICT BUDGET. NOW'S THE TIME I WANTED TO POINT THESE THINGS OUT.

[4.B.4. Adopt the district budget for the 2021-2022 school year]

WHAT WE HAVE IN THIS PROPOSAL IS THAT, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PLAN WHICH WE PROVED A FEW MINUTES AGO.

WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED, ALL SUBMITTED TO ABOVE ALLOCATION REQUEST INTO THE BUDGET, AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE THINGS WORK WITHIN THE CONFINES AND REMEDIES PROVIDED.

I HAVE HERE BROKEN DOWN FOR YOUR REVENUES BY SOURCE, BY MAJOR CATEGORY, AND BY MAJOR OBJECT.

WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THESE STATUTORY PUBLIC NOTICES.

OUR BUDGET IN TOTAL WOULD BE THE $92,931,382.

THIS IS A INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS YEAR BUDGET, BUT THIS DOES PROVIDE WITH THIS DISTRICT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY IS PRESENTED IN THE PREVIOUS TWO PIECES, ALONG WITH ALL THE REVENUES NEEDED FOR THE EXPENSES FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

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ANY QUESTION ON THE BUDGET? [NOISE] THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FRENSHIP OF ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 2021, 2022 BUDGET FOR THE FOLLOWING FUNDS FOR TEA RESOURCE GUIDE 2.6.2.

>> THIS FOR APPROVAL?

>> MOTION FOR APPROVAL, MR. DAVID OR MILLER?

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE SECOND ON [INAUDIBLE].

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> [INAUDIBLE] MOTION CARRIES.

>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ADOPT OR ORDINANCE SETTING 2021.

[4.B.5. Adopt an ordinance setting the 2021 no-new-revenue tax rate]

NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE [OVERLAPPING].

>> THE ORDER OF REVENUE TAX RATE IS WE ARE EXPECTED TO FORMULATE YOUR TAX RATE BASED ON REVENUES RECEIVED LAST YEAR, AND WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT OUT.

IN SO DOING SOME OF YOUR PROPERTY VALUE'S INCREASING, THAT MEANS YOUR TAX RATE, IF IT COMES DOWN TO MAINTAIN THE SAME [INAUDIBLE] OF REVENUE TO PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBERS THAT ENSURE EDUCATING IN A YEAR.

IN THAT, YOU WILL HAVE IN YOUR PACKET SOME INFORMATION.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT RECOMMENDS A BOARD APPROVAL, IN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT, THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION M&O TAX RATE OF INTERESTS AND SINKING FOR THE TAX RATE FOR THE YEAR 2021.

INS RATE IS AT 0.89590 CENTS.

YOUR INS RATE IS 0.48 CENTS.

FOR A TOTAL RATE OF $1.37, BOTTOM OR 100, THAT A DOLLAR EVALUATION ALONE.

THAT IS AS STATED EARLIER, A 6.43 PERCENT INCREASE TO TAXES, ACCORDING TO STATUTE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?

>> DO YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS MR. [INAUDIBLE]?

>> [NOISE]. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF RECOMMENDS BOARD APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS TAX RATE AND THE INTERESTS AND SINKING AND TAX RATE FOR THE YEAR 2021.

MAY I REMIND YOU THE MOTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE SETTING A TAX RATE THAT EXCEEDS THE EFFECT OF TAX RATE IS PROVIDED FOR YOU.

>> IT'S TIME FOR ENTERTAINING THE MOTIONS.

A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ABOUT JAMEY PHILLIPS.

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY MR. ANDREW COX.

FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAYING AYE?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> ANY OPPOSE SAY SIDE? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[INAUDIBLE], THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE HAVE OTHER BOARD BUSINESS HERE.

WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING MEETINGS,

[5.A. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]

SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2021, WORKSHOP AND REGULAR MEETING.

BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA OR LIKE TO DISCUSS, WE'LL CREATE TIME TODAY.

DR. MCCORD, MYSELF WILL BE HANDLING THE TENTATIVE [INAUDIBLE] GETTING THING FOR THE DEMAND, MA'AM.

>> NO, SIR.

>> THANK YOU. ALSO HAVE UPCOMING EVENTS,

[5.B. Upcoming Events]

THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION BENEFIT CONCERT WITH BIG & RICH IS SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2021.

IT'S UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA AND AS WE JUST SAID, YOU'LL BE HERE THE NEXT DAY FOR THE BOARD MEETING.

[LAUGHTER] I'LL CHECK AND SEE IF YOU TENDENCY TO GET COTTON IN YOUR EARS.

[LAUGHTER] BEFORE WE END.

[Additional Item 2]

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ENROLLMENT OF ANYTHING FOR TODAY?

>> WE DO. THEY ARE UNOFFICIAL BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE CAME IN HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER THAT WE PROJECTED.

WHERE WERE WE, RICHARD?

>> TEN THOUSAND, FOUR EIGHTY.

[BACKGROUND] WAS THAT OFFICIAL? THERE WE GO.

OVERLAPPING] NO.

TEN THOUSAND, FOUR EIGHTY, AND TYPICALLY WHAT WE SEE OCCUR IS, WELL, UP THROUGH THE EARLY FALL IS YOU SEE THE ENROLLMENT CLIMB.

YOU'LL SEE THE ENROLLMENT CLIMB AND THEN IT STABILIZES USUALLY IN OCTOBER AND THEN OUR OFFICIAL SNAPSHOT DATE,

[00:45:06]

WHICH IS WHAT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTS FOR THE YEAR IS ALWAYS THE LAST FRIDAY IN OCTOBER, AND WE EXPECT TO SEE A HIGHER NUMBER THAN 10, 480.

I ALWAYS ASK RICHARD, WHAT'S THE GRADE LEVEL THAT CAME IN AT THE HIGHEST NUMBER AND I BELIEVE, ARE THE INCREASE FOR THIS YEAR? WHAT WAS THAT NUMBER?

>> EIGHT EIGHT THREE.

>> EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE STUDENTS.

THEY OUTPACED THE CLASS.

WHAT CLASS IS THAT? WHAT YEAR DO THEY GRADUATE? [OVERLAPPING]

>> 2025.

>> 2025. THEY'RE FRESHMEN THIS YEAR.

WHEN THEY WERE IN KINDERGARTEN, I WAS HERE, THEY WERE IN KINDERGARTNERS, [LAUGHTER] AND THAT WAS OUR FIRST CLASS OF OVER 700 KIDS.

ALONG THE WAY, THEY'VE INCREASED. WHAT'S THEIR NUMBER?

>> EIGHTY SEVENTY THREE.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> THOSE TWO CLASSES ARE LARGE CLASSES [BACKGROUND] AND LAST YEAR AROUND THE STATE, WE SAW A DECLINE OF ABOUT 22 PERCENT IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN AND WE THINK THAT'S RELATED TO PARENTS JUST DECIDING JUST NOT STARTING THEIR KIDS IN SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC BECAUSE YOU'RE LEGALLY NOT REQUIRED TO BRING YOUR KIDS IN SCHOOL UNTIL THEY'RE 6 AND FIRST GRADE, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO KINDERGARTEN.

I DIDN'T GO TO KINDERGARTEN.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE KINDERGARTEN, [LAUGHTER] AND WE WERE HAPPY.

SOME OF THE COOL KIDS WENT TO PRIVATE KINDER BUT I DID NOT.

MY MOM HAD A DAYCARE, SO I WENT TO DAYCARE.

BUT THE NUMBERS WE'LL LOOK IT UP, IT'S EXCITING TO SEE.

LAST YEAR WE WERE SCRAMBLING AND WONDERING WHERE THE KIDS WERE BUT [INAUDIBLE].

>> THERE'S A LOT OF SCRAMBLING GOING ON NOW.

>> SCRAMBLING. YES, LOTS OF SCRAMBLING.

BUT WE'RE EXCITED. IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE THE KIDS BACK IN.

THE FIRST DAY IS ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT CHAOTIC, BUT THE TEACHERS WERE DOING THEIR THING AND IT ALL SEEMED TO BE FAIRLY CALM ONCE EVERYBODY FOUND THEIR PLACE AND A FEW TEARS AND DEREK, I HAVE TO GO ON THE RECORD.

LAURIE, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.

AT BENNETT, OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DIDN'T COME IN.

IT WAS DELAYED, AND SO THIS LITTLE BOY, I ASK HIM AND I SAID, "HOW WAS YOUR DAY?" IT WAS AT LUNCH.

HE SAID, "WELL, I REALLY MISS THE PLAYGROUND." I SAID, "OVER THE SUMMER?" HE WAS LIKE, "NO, I WONDER WHO DESTROYED THE PLAYGROUND." [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] YOUR PICTURE.

BUT THEY'RE LIKE, "WHO DESTROYED THE PLAYGROUND?" [OVERLAPPING] YEAH. [INAUDIBLE]

>> GREAT TIMES TO BE A TODDLER, GUYS.

GRINCH WENT TO VENICE. [LAUGHTER]

>> BUT WE WILL HAVE THE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT BENNETT, BUT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST DELAYED AND IT WILL BE HERE WITH DELAY.

IT RUINS THAT LITTLE GUY'S FIRST DAY, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, [LAUGHTER] PEOPLE HAD A GOOD DAY.

>> MY WIFE AND I HAD THE BENEFICIARY OF SHOWING UP AT THE UPLAND HEIGHTS TO SEE TWO OF OUR GRANDDAUGHTERS START THEIR FIRST DAY IN KINDERGARTEN.

QUITE HONESTLY, IT WAS TRULY A BLESSING.

WE TOOK OUR LIFE IN OUR OWN HANDS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THERE [INAUDIBLE] CARS BECAUSE.

CHIEF, PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO MIND THE TRAFFIC.

WELL, I'LL SPEND ALL OF THOSE CREDIT SCORE.

[LAUGHTER]

>> BUT HE'S RUNNING A LITTLE WHILE THERE. YEAH.

>> THEY MAKE THEIR OWN PATH.

ANYWAYS, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE HAD A GREAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

I THOUGHT I'LL TAKEN IT ON A POSITIVE NOTE THAT I LOOK AROUND AND I'M LIKE WE WERE ONE OF THE ONLY SCHOOLS TO START TODAY.

>> SO MANY OTHERS, SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS START WEDNESDAY.

>> THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE USED TO BEING BLAZING THE PATH FOR EVERYONE.

[LAUGHTER] WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO DO SO.

BUT ANYWAYS, I KNOW EVERYBODY'S HAD A LONG DAY AND APPRECIATE EVERYBODY.

GET IN THERE AND ROLL UP SLEEVES AND GET IT DONE TAKING CARE.

BEFORE WE DISMISS, DO YOU HAVE A WOUND UPDATE YOU WANT TO GIVE US [INAUDIBLE]? [LAUGHTER]

>> I'M GOOD AFTER TWO NIGHTS IN THE HOSPITAL.

[00:50:04]

[LAUGHTER]

>> THAT WAS TIFFANY'S IDEA TO HAVE CONFETTI CANNON. [LAUGHTER]

>> I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO TELL.

WE HAD CONFETTI CANNONS AS THAT CONVOCATION BECAUSE WE HAD A BIG SURPRISE THAT WE TELL PEOPLE ABOUT AND MR. ROGERS BECAUSE HE'S MET ME AND I'M NOT THE MOST COORDINATED PERSON IN THE WORLD.

HE SAID, "NOW BE SURE AND POINT THAT THING AWAY FROM YOU BECAUSE IT'S PRESSURIZED AND IT WILL HURT." I'M GLAD HE TOLD ME BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE PAID ATTENTION AND SO I FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS, BUT HE DID NOT AND HE SHOT HIMSELF IN THE [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE CONFETTI CANNON.

>>YOU WERE RUSHING. [LAUGHTER]

>> IT WAS ALL CAPTURED ON VIDEO.

>> I CALLED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR FILLING IN FOR ME.

THE FIRST THING HE DOES, [LAUGHTER] DON'T EVEN.

I'M LIKE, WHAT? THAT IS CALLED THE SAFE THINKING.

>> IT'S AMAZING HOW THAT GETS AROUND TOWN SO QUICK. [LAUGHTER]

>> IF THEREFORE WE WERE ON THE STAGE, HE TELLS US "I'M NOT PAYING ATTENTION, I'M FIRING OFF MY OWN CANNON.

I'VE GOT MY OWN PROBLEMS TO DEAL WITH." THEN HE WHISPERS WHAT HAPPENED THAT HE SHOT HIMSELF WITH IT AND I'VE BEEN OVER LAUGHING.

[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE]

>> JOE, YOU HAVE IT ON TAPE ON THERE?

>> I HAVE IT. [LAUGHTER]

>> SEND IT TO US. [INAUDIBLE]

>> I HAVE A FEELING SOMETHING THAT [INAUDIBLE] IS GOING POP UP.

>> YEAH, YOU WERE DOING THE RIGHTS OF THE ZIP-LINING WRONG WITH THAT OVER THERE.

[LAUGHTER]

>> IT REALLY WAS A GREAT DAY AND THERE ARE BIG CHALLENGES AHEAD, THERE ALWAYS ARE, BUT WE'VE GOT A GREAT GROUP AND IT'S PRIVILEGED TO SEE ALL THESE KIDS AND GET A CHANCE TO BE PART OF THEIR LIVES..

>> WELL, WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO THINK OF TURNING OUT THE BEST THAT YOU CAN FOR THESE KIDS BECAUSE THAT'S A FABULOUS GROUP.

ANYWAYS, NO OTHER COMMENTS BEING MADE, THEN WILL STAND ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. HAVE A NICE TIME.

>> THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Aug 16, 2021 Board Meeting

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