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OK. THE BOARD ENTERED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT SEVEN O'CLOCK, AND WE ARE NOW RECONVENING
[1.E. Reconvene from Closed Session]
INTO OPEN SESSION AT THIS TIME, FOLLOWING THE AGENDA.MR. ROGERS, WOULD YOU MIND READING THIS [INAUDIBLE]? YOU HAVE THAT BOOMING VOICE.
[CHUCKLING] OK? WILL YOU PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU'VE BLESSED US WITH. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS SEASON AS IT CHANGES AND THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY WE GET TO SEE AND THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER THAT YOU'VE BLESSED US WITH.
WE THANK YOU, FATHER FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE THANK YOU FOR EACH STEP MEMBER OF STUDENT PARENT, ALL WHO MAKE THIS DISTRICT RUN ON A DAILY BASIS. FATHER, WE PRAY THAT ALL DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE UP HERE AND THAT ARE MADE EACH DAY IN THIS DISTRICT ARE MADE WITH WITH YOU IN MIND.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY OVERSEAS.
WE PRAY THAT YOU BE WITH THEM.
WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE BRING THEM BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES, TO THEIR COMMUNITY SAFELY.
IN YOUR HOLY NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN.
WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE WITH ME AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC FORUM, AND I UNDERSTAND WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY THAT HAS SIGNED UP. IS THAT CORRECT, MS. LIBRE? YES, SIR. AWESOME.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNITION AND [INAUDIBLE].
[1.I. Recognition]
ISABELLA AND GRANT, COME UP HERE.OK, SO TONIGHT WE'RE [INAUDIBLE].
TONIGHT WE'RE RECOGNIZING TWO FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.
BOTH GRANT AND ISABELLA HAVE BEEN NAMED COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2022 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
THESE TWO PLACED AMONG THE TOP 50 THOUSAND STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION WHO ENTERED INTO THE COMPETITION BY TAKING THE 2021 PRELIMINARY SAT NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TEST.
TONIGHT, FRENSHIP ISD ADVANCED ACADEMICS COORDINATOR JULIE PRATT IS HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS ON THEIR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
THANK YOU, TIFFANY. SO, LET ME GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE, GRANT, AND ISABELLA.
AND SO THE PSAT, THEY TOOK AS A JUNIOR.
AND SO SHE SAID TOP 50 THOUSAND.
IT'S THE TOP THREE OR FOUR PERCENT OF ALL KIDS WHO TOOK IT IN THE NATION.
SO THEY ARE THE BRIGHTEST AND THE BEST ON THE PSAT.
AND SO WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
THEY ALSO GO INTO POSSIBLY AN OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THIS AND THEY'LL--CHECK YOUR EMAIL.
[LAUGHTER] JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THEM.
[APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO MAKE THEM SHARE ONE MORE THING.
WILL YOU ALL TELL THEM WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? YES, TELL US. [LAUGHTER] I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE TO BECOME A MATH TEACHER.
[APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR.
[APLPAUSE] WILL YOU COME BACK TO FRENSHIP, WHEN YOU START TO [INAUDIBLE] CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MS. PRATT. YOU'RE WELCOME.
WAS THAT IT? NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL BE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.
[2.A. Effectiveness report on Performing Arts program]
WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] REPORT ON THE PERFORMING ARTS GRANT.[00:05:04]
THAT'S US. THANK YOU.WHILE SHE'S PULLING THAT UP, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY HI.
FOR THOSE JUST TO REFRESH, I'M JAKE LIERMAN; I'M THE DISTRICT COORDINATOR FOR THEATER DEPARTMENT. AND THIS IS COURTNEY FERGUSON; SHE'S THE DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR THE DANCE DEPARTMENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE START, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE WHERE WE'RE AT.
WE FEEL CALLED TO DO WHAT WE DO.
WE ARE BLESSED TO BE IN THIS DISTRICT AND WE'RE JUST HERE TO BRAG ON OUR KIDS FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES. SO I'LL LET YOU START.
HERE WE GO. SO OVER THE PAST YEAR, DANCE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL AMAZING EVENTS.
NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE A DANCE COMPANY IN GODSPELL, BUT MY TOP TWO IN ADVANCE TOP CLASS HAS ALSO PERFORMED IN THAT MUSICAL.
WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, INCLUDING A BALLROOM SCENE, THE ICONIC BE OUR GUEST AND A BODY PERCUSSION PIECE FOR GASTON.
WE DID PERFORM A RECITAL LAST YEAR DUE TO COVID.
IT WAS JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
WE BROKE IT UP INTO SMALLER SECTIONS FOR A LOWER CAPACITY.
BUT THIS YEAR WE HOPE TO PUSH OVER THREE HUNDRED STUDENTS ACROSS THE STAGE AND PERFORM FOR RECITALS, ONE 9TH GRADE AND THEN THREE HIGH SCHOOLS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR EVERYBODY.
WE'RE ALSO VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I'LL GET TO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER.
OUR [INAUDIBLE] IS ALSO VERY ACTIVE.
THESE ARE THE TWO COMPETITIONS WE ATTENDED LAST YEAR AND THE ONE AT THE BOTTOM AD/DT WAS AT LUBBOCK HIGH. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, BOTH OF OUR SQUADS, JV AND VARSITY WON BEST IN CLASS. WE COMPETED AND WON OVER SCHOOLS SUCH AS LUBBOCK HIGH, ESTACADO, CAPROCK HIGH SCHOOL, AND [INAUDIBLE].
THE CROWD PLEASER COMPETITION THAT YOU SEE ON THE TOP IS A DALLAS COMPETITION THAT WE DID VIRTUALLY, WHICH IS VERY INTERESTING.
WE VIDEOED EVERYTHING AND SENT IT IN.
AGAIN, BOTH OF OUR TEAMS, JV AND VARSITY WON THEIR CATEGORIES AND THREE OF OUR SOLOISTS WON THEIR DIVISION.
WE ALSO GOT THE ACADEMIC AWARD, WHICH I'M VERY PROUD OF FOR THEM AS WELL.
SO THIS PAST WEEKEND, I WAS A PART OF A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION AT A ONE ACT CLINIC AND SMALLER SCHOOLS GOT TO ASK US QUESTIONS AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I GOT WAS HOW DO YOU GET YOUR KIDS TO THE LEVEL THAT THEY GET TO? AND IT'S A REALLY SIMPLE RECIPE.
IT'S YOU EXPECT GREATNESS, THEY WILL GIVE YOU GREATNESS.
AND I TOLD THEM, YOU EXPECT MEDIOCRITY, THEY WILL GIVE YOU MEDIOCRITY.
SO THESE KIDS THIS PAST YEAR IN ONE ACT, WATCHING THEM SET ALL OF THESE RECORDS FOR FRENSHIP BEING THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY THAT WE MADE IT TO THE STATE LEVEL AND THEN GETTING THERE AND WATCHING THEM JUST TAKE OVER THIS AUDIENCE AND DELIVER A STORY, YOU KNOW, I'M BIASED, I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE WON.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE WERE UP AGAINST THIS YEAR WAS COVID.
YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE WEAR A MASK WHEN WE PERFORM? SHOULD WE NOT? YOU KNOW, AND THEY ENDED UP LEAVING IT UP TO THE SCHOOLS.
AND IN MY OPINION, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HURT US IN THE ARTSY WORLD, THINGS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND WE CHOSE NOT TO WEAR A MASK.
YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO DELIVER OUR STORY.
WE WANTED THEM TO SEE THE FACES OF THESE CHILDREN AND WHAT THEY COULD GIVE THEM AND WALKING AWAY FROM THIS, I'VE NEVER BEEN A PART OF SOMETHING SO COOL IN MY LIFE WATCHING THESE KIDS DO THIS AND JUST SEEING THAT REWARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WORLD WAS A LITTLE CHAOTIC IN THE PROCESS.
SO THE STATE FINALISTS, WE ENDED UP FIFTH THERE, BUT ONE OF THE JUDGES THOUGHT WE WERE THE STATE CHAMPION AND GAVE US FIRST.
WE ALSO WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN DSM, AND YOU ALL HAVE SEEN A LOT OF KIDS COME IN HERE THAT HAVE BEEN JIMMY NOMINEES.
THIS PAST YEAR, WE WON BEST ENSEMBLE, WHICH HAS BEEN A DREAM OF OURS ALONG THE WAY BECAUSE ENSEMBLE MEANS FAMILY TO ME, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD SEE THAT CAMARADERIE ON STAGE AND SEE THAT THESE KIDS LOVE EACH OTHER AND THEY LOVE PERFORMING TOGETHER.
AND THEN SAVANNAH PRUITT, WINNING BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS THIS YEAR, WATCHING HER FACE.
IF YOU KNOW SAVANNAH, SHE'S ONE IN A MILLION.
SO WE'RE NOW SITTING ON FORTY FOUR NOMINATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE AND UNMATCHED BY A LOT OF SCHOOLS.
ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL SO FAR TO [INAUDIBLE].
YES, THEY DO EVERYBODY ELSE THAT WE COMPETE IN IS IN THAT DALLAS AREA.
THERE'S A FEW SCHOOLS OUT THERE, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE RIGHT THERE IN THE DFW AREA.
BUT I MEAN, THEY FLY TO US TO COME SEE OUR SHOWS.
SOME OF THEM WILL DRIVE THAT DISTANCE AND THEY LIKE WHAT THEY SEE, WHICH IS AWESOME, AND THEY LOVE OUR COMMUNITY.
EVERY YEAR THEY'RE LIKE, MAN, THEY COME OUT FOR THESE SHOWS.
YEAH, THEY DO. SO WE LOVE THAT SUPPORT AS A PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY.
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WE TRY TO GET OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO GIVE BACK.ALTHOUGH THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE TOUGHER, THE THESPIANS SOCIETY WASN'T ABLE TO GET INTO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LIKE THEY NORMALLY DO.
WE WERE ABLE TO DO SEVERAL EVENTS.
WE HOSTED OVER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE DANCERS AT THE MINI CAMP.
WE GOT TO DO TIGER RIDES, WHICH IS SO COOL WE DELIVERED IT TWICE AND BOTH TIMES MY KIDS WERE LIKE, THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE A PART OF THAT.
WE GO TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND VISIT ON FRIDAYS.
WE WERE PART OF THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION GRANT PARADE, WHICH WE WERE VERY HONORED TO BE A PART OF. KCBD HOMETOWN TOUR AND THEN THAT [INAUDIBLE] PICTURE I WAS REALLY PROUD OF.
TWO OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS WERE ACTUALLY IN TEXAS THE MUSICAL THIS YEAR, WHICH I THINK IS JUST A PART OF HISTORY WHEN IT COMES TO WEST TEXAS.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY NEAT.
THIS IS A MAP, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME WE DO THIS, WE PUT THIS SLIDE IN THERE AND I JUST NEED TO ADD IN OUR KIDS.
THIS IS THE ACTIVE KIDS RIGHT NOW, SO I TAKE KIDS OFF OF IT THAT HAVE ALREADY GRADUATED.
WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE IN NEW YORK RIGHT NOW PURSUING THEIR DREAMS, SOME IN L.A.
BUT THIS IS A MAP OF OUR ACTIVE KIDS WITHIN COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS AND NOT JUST COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS. BUT YOU SEE NYU UP THERE, UCLA, PEPPERDINE, SOME OF THE TOP THEATER AND DANCE PROGRAMS, OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY, THE TOP PROGRAMS IN THE NATION.
THIS IS ME. YEAH, JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S COMING UP, HERE IN A FEW WEEKS, NOVEMBER 12TH THROUGH THE 15TH IS THE JUNGLE BOOK.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING IT IN THE NINTH GRADE CENTER IN A WAY THAT WE'RE ALLOWED. WE'RE BRINGING IN ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES TO WATCH THE SHOW DURING THE DAY. THERE'S ONE DAY WHERE THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE COMING IN AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM A TOUR OF OUR CAMPUSES.
LET THEM SEE THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, IT IS A BEAST OF A SHOW, BUT IT'S GOING TO GET THERE.
IT'S GOING TO GET THERE. BUT IT'S DECEMBER 3RD THROUGH THE 5TH.
WE'RE IN TALKS OF POSSIBLY BRINGING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INTO THAT AS WELL.
WITH THESE SHOWS, CAN WE GET THEM DURING THE DAY? SO WE'RE KIND OF FIGURING OUT IF WE CAN DO THAT, BUT FINGERS CROSSED WE'LL GET THE FOURTH GRADERS IN THERE LIKE, WE USUALLY DO.
JEKYLL AND HYDE'S COMING UP AND THE END OF JANUARY.
BOTH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AND JEKYLL AND HYDE THIS YEAR WILL BE IN THE DSM COMPETITION.
GIVES OUR KIDS THAT MUCH MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SEEN BY BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS.
THAT PROGRAM, I'LL TELL YOU, IT GIVES IT GIVES A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY.
CIARA ROBESON WAS ONE OF OUR JIMMY NOMINEES A FEW YEARS AGO AND THIS PAST WEEKEND GOT TO SING WITH KRISTIN CHENOWETH LIKE THINGS HAPPEN FROM THAT PROGRAM.
AND SO WE WERE LIKE, LET'S PUT TWO SHOWS IN THERE, AND MAYBE WE CAN GET THEIR FACES OUT THERE MORE. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT DANCERS? GO AHEAD. I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE DANCE RECITAL ON APRIL 19TH AND 21ST.
IT'S [INAUDIBLE] WE GET TO OPEN THE FINE ARTS FESTIVAL, WHICH HAPPENS IN APRIL.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO, LIKE I SAID, THE NINTH GRADE CENTER SHOW.
WE'LL DO THREE HIGH SCHOOL SHOWS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR EVERYBODY.
AND THEN THE 2022 OAP STATE CHAMPION.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS IN OUR AUDIENCES THIS YEAR.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
I THINK I'VE TOLD YOU ALL THIS WHEN YOU CAME TO PRESENT YOUR DISTRICT EFFECTIVENESS REPORT THAT I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE BUT PARTICULARLY EXTRACURRICULAR IN THE FINE ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS.
SO LIKE WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A FOOTBALL GAME OR A BASKETBALL GAME, YOU CAN'T SAY, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO GAMES.
AND SO PARENTS, YOU KNOW, A THROUGH M CAN COME THE FIRST TIME AND THEN THE REST OF THE PARENTS COME THE REST OF THE TIME.
BUT OUR PERFORMING ARTS, FINE ARTS, WE KNEW THAT THE, YOU KNOW, WE NEEDED TO LIMIT THE CAPACITY TO ABOUT 50 PERCENT.
AND SO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND, HIGH SCHOOL BAND, THEATER, CHOIR, DANCE, THEY DID EXTRA PERFORMANCES SO THAT EVERYBODY COULD GET TO COME.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT, IN MY OPINION, THEY DID WHAT WAS EASIER FOR THE ADULTS. AND IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE DIDN'T DO THAT.
AND SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
IT WAS IT WAS A CHALLENGE, BUT IT WAS ALSO OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF SHOW WHO WE ARE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND SO THAT KIDS COULD HAVE SOME KIND OF NORMALCY LAST YEAR. SO THANK YOU ALL.
WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
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[APPLAUSE] MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.[3.A. Conduct a public hearing for the district's rating on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas ("FIRST")]
WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE DISTRICT RATING ON THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM IN TEXAS, THE FIRST.SO NOW WE ARE OFFICIALLY OPENING THIS MEETING AS A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY REPORT.
WE'RE NOW OFFICIALLY OPENING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING AS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE DISTRICT'S RATING ON THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS REPORT.
[CHUCKLING] ALSO KNOWN AS THE FIRST.
CFO, FARLEY REEVES WILL PRESENT THIS REPORT.
THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER. THANK YOU BOARD FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS.
EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF THE FIRST RATING SYSTEM TO THE PUBLIC.
AND SO TONIGHT I PRESENT TO YOU THE FINDINGS FROM THE 2019-20 BOARD REPORT.
FROM THE FIRST REPORT, THIS ASSIGNMENT, WE BEGAN THE AUDIT FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR TODAY, AND SO BASICALLY THIS OPERATES [INAUDIBLE].
I AM PLEASED TO COME TO YOU AND LET YOU KNOW.
FIRST OF ALL, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF OUR KEY KEYS TO MAKING THIS DISTRICT SUCCESSFUL? LELA VELA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HUNTER [INAUDIBLE] AND THEY ARE HERE TO THEY DESERVE THE CREDIT FOR THE WORK THAT'S DONE.
I APPRECIATE THEM GREATLY AND ALL THE THINGS THEY PROVIDE TO US.
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, I DO WANT TO START OUT WITH THE GOOD NEWS AS WE ONCE AGAIN HAD A SUPERIOR RATING, AND THAT'S THE NINETY SIX, OUT OF A SCORE OF ONE HUNDRED.
THAT'S THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT.
THE FIRST RATING HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND BREAKING YEARS IN A ROW.
WE'VE HAD A SUPERIOR RATING, SO THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NEWS FOR US TO SHARE WITH YOU.
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS REPORT, YOU'LL NOTICE HERE IS A GRAPH SHOWING IT TO YOU.
BUT IT TURNS OUT THERE'S FIVE QUESTIONS ARE SIMPLE YES, NO QUESTIONS.
AND THEN THERE ARE 6-20 TOTALING 100 POINTS.
THIS IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU HAD LAST YEAR.
SO IN YOUR PACKET, YOU DO HAVE A COMPARISON REPORT TO COMPARE THE LAST THREE YEARS, SO YOU CAN SEE WHICH INDICATORS ARE NEW AND WHICH ONES ARE PREVIOUS INDICATORS AND ALSO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME REFERENCE AS WE GO THROUGH.
THE CATEGORIES ARE THESE: YOU HAVE THE CRITICAL INDICATORS.
IF YOU FAIL ONE OF THE FIVE CRITICAL INDICATORS, THE FIRST [INAUDIBLE] OF QUESTIONS, IT'S AN AUTOMATIC NO PASS TO THE ENTIRE REPORT.
THEN YOU HAVE FINANCIAL SOLVENCY AND THE COMPETENCY DIVIDED AMONG THE OTHER TWO AREAS OF QUESTIONS. WE CAN SUCCESSFULLY ANSWER YES TO ALL THE QUESTIONS ONE THROUGH FIVE.
EXCEPT FOR NUMBER FIVE, IS NOT SCORED.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT THIS INDICATOR WAS NOT SCORED, BUT WE ARE TIMELY IN OUR SUBMISSIONS.
WE ARE TIMELY IN OUR PAYMENTS TO TRS.
WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR [INAUDIBLE], ALL THOSE.
THE NUMBER FIVE IS DO WE HAVE AN UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION GREATER THAN ZERO? THIS INDICATOR'S NOT BEING SCORED DUE TO THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGES FROM GASB, WHICH IS THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD AND LIKE I JUST STATED IT'S THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE DID NOT COUNT [INAUDIBLE].
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS THAT WE WILL LOOK THROUGH.
YOU'RE GOING TO READ THE QUESTIONS THERE, BUT I'LL JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A LINE ITEM COMPARISON. WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE OVER THREE YEARS, LESS THAN TWENTY FIVE PERCENT DECREASE.
WE DID NOT HAVE THIS INDICATOR.
LAST YEAR I WAS ON [INAUDIBLE] AND YES, OUR FUND BALANCE HAD LESS THAN TWENTY FIVE PERCENT DECREASE, AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE OUR FUND BALANCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
IS THERE ENOUGH CASH ON HAND AND INVESTMENTS TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES? LAST YEAR WE HAD THIS WAS THE INDICATOR NUMBER SIX LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE HAD ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO POINT ONE ZERO FIVE FOUR EIGHT NINE DAYS OF FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE.
WE DO HAVE THIS YEAR WE'RE DOWN TO ONE SEVENTY SEVEN POINT FORTY TWO THAT IS PRIMARY RESULT WE USED SOME FUNDS FOR BUSSES, WE USED SOME FUNDS IN LOOKING FOR LAND.
AND THEN WE ALSO DID SOME THINGS WITH SOME SALARY OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT KIND OF IMPACTED.
WAS THE MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS TO THE CURRENT LIABILITIES RATIO FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT FOR SHORT TERM DEBT.
THIS QUESTION WAS INDICATOR SEVEN LAST YEAR, AND YES, ONCE AGAIN THE ANSWER WENT TO
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3.4629, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY AN INCREASE OF FOUR SIX SIX.SO WE'RE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN WE WERE IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
INDICATOR NINE, THERE IS NO CHANGE THAT, YES, WE DID HAVE THE REVENUES THAT EXCEEDED OUR EXPENDITURES AND IT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S CONDENSED TO, AND THEN INDICATOR TEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AVERAGE LESS THAN A 10 PERCENT VARIANCE.
THIS PARTICULAR QUESTION ONCE AGAIN IS A NEW INDICATOR THIS YEAR.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
AND SO OUR VARIANCE, BASICALLY FROM OUR BUDGETED REVENUES TO OUR ACTUAL REVENUES, WAS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
SO WE'RE VERY ACCURATE IN HOW WE PROJECTED OUR REVENUE SOURCES.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST GROUP OF THE FINANCIAL SOLVENCY.
ARE THE LONG TERM DEBT LIABILITIES, THE TOTAL ASSETS SUFFICIENT FOR LONG TERM SOLVENCY.
YES, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS DOWN A LITTLE BIT FROM THE LAST YEAR.
THIS WAS INDICATOR EIGHT LAST YEAR AND NUMBER 12 HERE WAS NOT AN INDICATOR LAST YEAR WAS THE DEBT PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE PROPERTY RATIO SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT FUTURE DEBT BECAUSE OF CONTINUED EXPANSION AND GROWTH [INAUDIBLE] DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY [INAUDIBLE] AND PROJECTED GROWTH, OUR ANSWER IS GOING TO BE YES HERE FOR A WHILE.
WE DO HAVE THE CAPACITY OUT FOR FURTHER BOND IN A FEW YEARS IF WE NEED TO.
AND I THINK WHAT WE SAW EARLIER MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT COMES UP ANOTHER FOUR OR FIVE YEARS. I THINK THAT'S JUST THE PATTERN WE'RE GOING TO BE IN FOR A WHILE.
NUMBER 13 WAS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE EXPECTED THRESHOLD.
THIS IS ALSO ONE OF THOSE THAT TYPICALLY WE'RE GOING TO LOSE SOME POINTS AS A FAST GROWTH SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS IS WHERE WE ONLY GOT 8 OF THE 10 POSSIBLE POINTS THAT IS EXPECTED BECAUSE OF THE FAST GROWTH.
WE HAVE, BECAUSE OF THAT GROWTH, ACCELERATED USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN OBTAINING THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS, WHETHER IT BE ADDING NEW STAFF FOR PREVIOUS BUILDINGS.
AS WE OPEN UP THESE NEW BUILDINGS, WE'LL BE ADDING ADDITIONAL STAFF.
WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE THINGS THE DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS BECOME PART OF THIS ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTATION.
AND SO THE NUMBER 14, THE DISTRICT NOT HAVE 15 PERCENT DECLINE IN STUDENTS TO STAFF OVER THE THREE YEARS.
NOW WE HAVE NOT HAD A DECLINE IN OUR STUDENT TEACHER RATIO.
WE CONTINUE TO CLOSE THAT GAP EVEN FURTHER.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SOLVENCY? AND THEN WE GET INTO COMPLIANCE INDICATORS.
SO BASICALLY, DO WE HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE GASB LAWS, THE THINGS THAT ARE EXPECTED OF US? AND SO THE DISTRICT'S ADA WITHIN THE ALLOTTED RANGE OF THE DISTRICT'S BIANNUAL PUPIL PROJECTIONS. EVERY TWO YEARS, I PRODUCE A PROJECTIONS OF WHAT THE PROJECTED OUTPUT OR STUDENT ENROLLMENT WILL BE A BOARD ISSUE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY SOLID THERE IN THOSE PROJECTIONS.
IS PEIMS [INAUDIBLE] WITHIN THREE PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FINDINGS.
15 WAS NOT AN INDICATOR LAST YEAR.
THERE WAS A VARIATION LAST YEAR OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS.
UNFORTUNATELY, ADD A VARIATION OF TWO HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS THIS YEAR.
BUT YOU LOOK AT THE $93M BUDGET AND TAKE THE POCKET CHANGE THAT ADDS UP TO [INAUDIBLE] DOLLARS [INAUDIBLE].
THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR REPORT THAT THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REVIEW IS FREE OF ANY INSTANCE OF MATERIAL WEAKNESS.
WE ARE FREE OF ANY TYPE OF WEAKNESS AND THEN THE NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS THE LAST THREE, ARE WE FREE OF INCIDENTS OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE? YES, WE ARE ONCE AGAIN FREE OF ANY TYPE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
AND THEN THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR POSTINGS IN PLACE, ALL OF OUR REQUIRED POSTINGS.
SO IF YOU LOOK ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE UNDER ABOUT US, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR REQUIRED POSTINGS SO IT HAS ANNUAL AUDITS, UTILITIES, ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.
ALL THOSE THINGS ARE POSTED PUBLICLY.
AND THE LAST QUESTION IS THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY VALUES AT A BOARD MEETING. ONCE AGAIN, REMIND YOU BACK TO OUR JULY BOARD MEETING WE HAD A DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY VALUES AND AS WELL IN THE AUGUST MEETING.
SO WE HAVE MET ALL OF THOSE INDICATORS.
ALL THAT TOTALS UP TO 96 OUT OF 100 POINTS.
NEXT PIECE IS JUST ON THE EFFECTIVENESS REPORT OF ALL THE FIRST RATING.
WE DO HAVE THAT FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
IF YOU LOOK ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE DID HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WAS REFLECTED THIS AND THIS PRESENTATION IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC.
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT IS MADE AVAILABLE AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE SUMMARY SCHEDULE
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REIMBURSEMENTS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEES.THAT INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED IN THE REPORT THAT YOU HAVE ACCESSIBLE TO YOU.
AS FAR AS THE LAST THREE SUMMARIES, THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPORT FROM ANY OF THOSE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE EXERCISED ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN.
OKAY. I'LL BE JOINING FORCES WITH MR. DEAN ON THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AT THIS TIME, WE'LL CLOSE THIS PART OF THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU AGAIN TO HUNTER AND LELA FOR YOUR HELP.
AND HUNTER AND I DID BOND WHILE FARLEY WAS GONE BECAUSE I GOT TO COSIGN THE FIRST [INAUDIBLE] BABY ELECTRIC BILL.
YEAH, I WAS GOING TO TWEET IT.
[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] IT'S BEEN LIKE 11 YEARS, SO THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME EVER CO-SIGNING A CHECK. YEAH, SO WE PAID THE ELECTRIC BILL.
[INAUDIBLE] OK, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ROUTINE DISTRICT
[4.A. Consent Agenda]
OPERATIONS [INAUDIBLE] HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS.
I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MR. DAVID MILLER AND THE SECOND FROM MS. JAMEY PHILLIPS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[4.B. Action Items 1. Health insurance presentation and renewal]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN ACTION ITEM.WE HAVE THE HEALTH INSURANCE PRESENTATION AND RENEWAL.
WHY DO THEY PUT YOU AT THE END AT ALL OF THE TIME? SUCH AN EXCITING SUBJECT.
I KNOW, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU [INAUDIBLE] I'M GOING TO BRING COURTNEY BACK IN HERE [INAUDIBLE].
I'M SURE YOU CAN SEE I'M NOT HEATHER REYNOLDS, BUT [INAUDIBLE] SHE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU HOW SORRY SHE WAS THAT SHE COULDN'T BE HERE IF SHE HAD ANOTHER MEETING IN DALLAS.
SO SHE DID PUT TOGETHER THE PRESENTATION AND I'M GOING TO GO OVER IT FOR HER.
BUT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN ALL THE MEETINGS AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE FOR LETTING ME PRESENT ON OUR HEALTH PLANS.
AS YOU KNOW, INSURANCE IS NOT GREAT ANYWHERE THAT WE'RE GOING AND YOU'RE ALL IN BUSINESS AND YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.
FRENSHIP DID NOT HAVE A STELLAR YEAR THIS YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
SO, WE'RE CURRENTLY WITH SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH PLANS, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY FIRST CARE AND SO FIRST CARE GOT BOUGHT OUT AND NOW IT'S CALLED SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH PLANS.
AND WHEN THEY FIRST CAME IN WITH THEIR RENEWAL, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT OUR CURRENT CARRIER FIRST, AND THEY CAME IN AT ABOUT A 25 PERCENT INCREASE AND WE WERE LIKE, OH, OK, SO WE CAN'T DO THAT. SO WE HAD THEM GO OUT FOR AN RFP AND THANK YOU TO [INAUDIBLE] FOR WORKING REALLY HARD WITH HEATHER TO GET THE RFP DONE TO GET ADVERTISED AND ALL OF THAT.
AND SO THIS IS JUST THE PROCESS THAT HAPPENED THROUGH GOING THROUGH THE RFP AND MAKING SURE THAT WE PUT IT OUT THERE FOR OTHER COMPANIES TO SEE.
SO HERE'S OUR CLAIM TO PREMIUMS OVER TIME.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DARK BLUE ARE CLAIMS AND THE LIGHT BLUE ARE PREMIUMS THAT ARE PAID IN EACH MONTH.
AND SO THERE ARE MANY MONTHS OR MOST MONTHS THAT WE ARE.
WE'RE PAYING OUT MORE IN CLAIMS THAN WE ARE IN PREMIUMS. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT JUNE WAS A TOUGH MONTH.
WE WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT IT.
SOME OF IT WAS COVID, BUT MOST OF OUR BIG CLAIMS WERE CANCER-RELATED.
SO THIS IS A GRAPH OF THE BIG CLAIMS AT FRENSHIP.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT FIVE OF THE TOP ONES WERE CANCER.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THREE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE TOP ARE NO LONGER WITH US.
AND SO THAT WAS REALLY SAD, AND IT'S SAD FOR ME TO LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION.
ONE GOOD THING ABOUT OUR HIGH CLAIMS IS THAT WHEN IT REACHES ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE, IT'S RE INSURED.
SO, WE ONLY PAY UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE OF IT, BUT IT PUT US AT A VERY HIGH PREMIUM TO CLAIM RATIO.
YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR MEDICAL USAGE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACTUALLY USED OUR CLAIMS AT SIXTY
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FOUR PERCENT FOR MEDICAL AND SEVENTY ONE PERCENT FOR PRESCRIPTION, THAT NUMBER SEEMS A LITTLE HIGH SIMPLY BECAUSE WE STARTED OFF IN JANUARY AND THEN CAME BACK AND SAID, OH, WE FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT THE CHRONIC PREVENTATIVE MEDICATIONS ARE FREE BECAUSE WE WERE ALL GOING TO PICK UP OUR PRESCRIPTIONS AND THEY WERE FREE.AND WE'RE LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WELL, THEY DIDN'T GIVE IT TO OUR PPO PLANS.
WE WENT BACK AND RENEGOTIATED AND SAID, THAT'S NOT REALLY FAIR BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TELL THEM THAT THERE WOULD BE FREE.
THEY MIGHT HAVE CHOSE A PLAN WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO GET FREE MEDICATIONS.
SO THEY WENT BACK AND INCLUDED OUR PPO PLANS.
SO THOSE CHRONIC MEDICATIONS FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DIABETICS, A LOT OF THINGS WERE COVERED. AND SO IT KIND OF DROVE UP THE MEDICAL COSTS, ALTHOUGH THEY WEREN'T CHARGED, OUR PLAN WAS CHARGED. SO WE'VE GONE BACK AND REVISITED THAT AS WELL.
SO THIS IS OUR TOTAL PREMIUMS PAID IN A LITTLE OVER THREE POINT FIVE MILLION AND OUR TOTAL CLAIMS PAID OUT.
THIS IS, I THINK, THROUGH AUGUST FOUR MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SO WE WERE AT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE PERCENT RATIO.
THAT'S SO THAT THEY BUILD IN THAT 20-50 PERCENT ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND THEN A LITTLE CUSHION THERE. SO WE WERE WAY OVER.
THEY COULD HAVE CAME IN WITH A FORTY FIVE PERCENT INCREASE.
SO, WE'VE GOT THE 25, WE THOUGHT, OH, GOODNESS, IS THIS THE BEST WE CAN DO? SO I SENT OUT A SURVEY AND WE SURVEYED THE EMPLOYEES TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO KNOW THAT.
DID THEY WANT TO CONTINUE WITH AN HSA? DID THEY WANT TO GO TO A CO-PAY PLAN? DID THEY LIKE THE FREE PRESCRIPTIONS? WAS THAT HELPING THEM FINANCIALLY? SO WE LOOKED AT EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD, AND GUESS WHAT THE SURVEY SHOWED? IT WAS ABOUT HALF AND HALF ALL THE WAY.
HALF LIKED HSA, HALF WANTED A CO-PAY.
HALF LIKED THE FREE PRESCRIPTIONS.
HALF SAID I DIDN'T REALLY USE IT, BUT THE ONES THAT DID USE THE FREE PRESCRIPTIONS WERE SAVING WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SOME OF THEM [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT TWO AND THREE THOUSAND FOR DIABETIC MEDICATIONS.
SO WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT THAT THEIR MEDICATIONS ARE UP TO THREE THOUSAND A MONTH. SO THEY WERE MEETING THEIR DEDUCTIBLE AFTER A MONTH AND A QUARTER, YOU KNOW, SO TO THEM, THAT WAS THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD BENEFIT.
WE DID HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT CAME IN.
WE WOULD PUT IT OUT TO FOUR DIFFERENT COMPANIES, AETNA DECLINED TO BE IN, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD CAME OUT OF 14 PERCENT, BUT THEY HAVE A FULL NATIONAL NETWORK.
BUT THERE WAS NO OPTION FOR SMALLER NETWORK WITH THE LOWER PREMIUM.
THEY WEREN'T REALLY WILLING TO WORK FOR THIS MUCH.
THEY JUST CAME IN AND SAID, THAT'S OUR BEST SHOT AND IT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO, AND THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE US LIKE A FOURTEEN POINT NINE PERCENT RATE CAP.
SO UNITEDHEALTHCARE, THEY CAME IN WITH A TWENTY SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE.
THEY DID DROP IT DOWN, BUT IT WAS GOING TO BE A VERY SMALL, VERY SKINNY NETWORK.
WE WERE ONLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO UMC.
AND WHEN WE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE, WE REALLY REALIZED THAT IF WE PUSHED A THOUSAND OF OUR EMPLOYEES ONTO UMC, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT MANY PEOPLE JUST GOING THERE. WE ALSO DID A MARSH MCLENNAN LOOKED AT ALL THE DATA TO SEE HOW MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE USING COVENANT ONLY.
AND SO WE HAD LIKE SIXTY EIGHT PERCENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE USING COVENANT ONLY.
SO THEY HAD NO INSTANCES THAT THEY WENT TO ANY NETWORK OUTSIDE OF COVENANT.
AND SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT OUR RENEWAL PLAN, WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOME COVENANT ONLY PLANS. AND IF THEY GO WITH THE COVENANT ONLY PLANS, WHETHER IT'S THE CO-PAY PLAN, WHICH SOME PEOPLE WANTED CO-PAY SOME WANTED HSA, THE BENEFITS OF THE HSA THAT THE PEOPLE WERE SAYING, I GET TO PUT THAT IN THERE? I GET TO KEEP THAT. IT'S MINE, I DON'T LOSE IT.
IT STAYS THERE. IF I DON'T USE IT, I KEEP GETTING TO COLLECT IT.
BUT THE CO-PAY PLAN, PEOPLE FEEL SAFE WITH THAT AND THEY LIKE TO PAY THAT CO-PAY AND THEY LIKE THE PRESCRIPTION OF IT.
SO WE WANTED TO THROW THOSE IN THERE.
IF WE HAVE SIXTY EIGHT PERCENT, EVEN IF SOME OF THEM WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A DECREASE IN PREMIUM SO THAT THREE DOLLARS AND 19 CENTS, THAT THE LOWEST PREMIUM WE HAD LAST YEAR WAS TWENTY TWO DOLLARS.
SO IF THEY GO WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE PLANS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GETTING A DECREASE.
IF THEY DON'T WANT TO GO WITH THE PLAN THEY WERE ON AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CHANGE OVER AND GO TO COVENANT ONLY. THE OTHER THREE PLANS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE OFFERED LAST YEAR. THE DISTRICT AND WITH YOUR BLESSING, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE THE WHAT WE'VE BEEN PAYING TOWARDS EMPLOYEE HEALTH.
IT WAS THREE HUNDRED AND WE RAISED IT TO THREE TWENTY FIVE.
THE LAST MONTHLY WE RAISED, THAT WAS IN 2015, SO WE HADN'T LOOKED AT THAT FOR A WHILE.
SO WE RAISED IT BY TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS AND SO WE TOOK AWAY SOME OF THE INCREASE THAT THE EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE. SO I DIDN'T CALCULATE ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
BUT ON THAT FIRST ONE, THE BIGGEST INCREASE THERE IS AROUND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS IF THEY GO WITH THE WITH THE BEST PLAN, THE PPO PLAN, THAT'S THE PRESENTATION.
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DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] ANY QUESTIONS, DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT, OR WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO WITH SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH PLANS AND WE'LL OFFER FIVE MEDICAL PLANS FOR THE 2022 SCHOOL YEAR. [INAUDIBLE] I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION.SECOND. MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MR. KYLE ROGERS SECOND BY MR. GREGG ROBINSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO RONDA AND FARLEY AND TIM AND JUST, YOU KNOW AND WE HAVE CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVES FROM EVERY CAMPUS AND THEY TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND IF WE WERE MEMBERS OF TRS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY NEGOTIATION POWER.
AND SO WE GET NEGOTIATION POWER.
BUT IT ALSO COMES WITH A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND A LOT OF HARD WORK.
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I JUST MENTIONED AND ALSO MARSH MCLENNAN AND HEATHER REYNOLDS DO US A GREAT JOB IN HELPING.
AND OF COURSE, HEATHER HAS A VESTED INTEREST WITH CHAD REYNOLDS, OUR BASEBALL COACH, AS ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL HERE.
BUT IT IS, I'M REALLY THANKFUL ALSO THAT THE BOARD IS ALLOWING US TO INCREASE OUR CONTRIBUTION. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, SINCE WE'RE NOT TRS ACTIVE CARE, OUR HEALTH INSURANCE RUNS ON A CALENDAR YEAR, SO IT'S JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31.
SO THESE CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT IN JANUARY.
IS THAT RIGHT? YES, JANUARY 1, AND ONE THING AND I'M SORRY, THE COMMITTEE DID MEET ONCE IN PERSON, ONCE VIRTUALLY, THEY SAW THE SURVEY RESULTS.
WE WENT OVER IT. THEY TOOK THE INFORMATION BACK TO THEIR CAMPUSES.
AND ANOTHER THING THAT SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH PLAN DID IS THEY GAVE US A RED CAP FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD BECAUSE IF WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE PATTERN THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW, WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER BAD YEAR.
AND SO THE MOST IT COULD GO UP WOULD BE NINE POINT SIX PERCENT FOR A COUPLE OF THE PLANS.
AND THEN, IT'S A LITTLE BIT VARIANCE THERE.
BUT THEY DID GIVE US A RED CAP, WHICH WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL.
AND HEATHER IS LIKE, SHE IS NOT GOING TO, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO JUMP STRAIGHT TO THE RED CAP. SHE'S GOING TO NEGOTIATE DOWN AND SHE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB.
AND SO I WAS ALSO REALLY EXCITED THAT DEPENDING ON WHAT PLAN YOU CHOSE, SO THE DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO GIVE A RAISE.
THE DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO GIVE A ONE TIME LUMP SUM AND THEN A RETENTION BONUS AND A SIGNING BONUS.
AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT JUST COVERS WHAT ENDS UP BEING THE INCREASE OF THE INSURANCE IN JANUARY. SO THEY'RE LIKE EXCITED.
AND THEN IT'S LIKE, OH, THIS IS JUST ENOUGH TO COVER MY INSURANCE INCREASE.
AND THIS YEAR, IF THEY CHOOSE, DEPENDING ON HOW THEY CHOOSE, THEY GET TO KEEP ALL OF THAT RAISE AND ALL OF THAT ONE TIME LUMP SUM AND ALL OF THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY IT IN JANUARY. YEAH.
OK, OTHER BOARD BUSINESS, WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING MEETINGS, WHICH IS
[5.A. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings 1. November 15, 2021 Workshop and Regular Meeting]
NOVEMBER 15 2021, WHICH IS A WORKSHOP AND REGULAR MEETING.IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED PLACED ON THE AGENDA OR WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS PUTTING ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE GIVE DR.
MCCORD OR MYSELF A CALL, WE'LL BE GLAD TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.
5B WOULD BE THE STRATEGIC PLAN UPCOMING EVENTS.
[5.B. Strategic Plan Upcoming Events 1. Community Summits: October 6 at Legacy Elementary & October 19 at FHS Ninth Grade Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 2. Community Focus Groups: October 19, Casey Administration Building, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 3. Design Team: November 16-17, Casey Administration Building,8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m]
I DID GET TO HEAR A LOVELY INTERVIEW DONE AT HALFTIME OF THE FRENSHIP-ABILENE GAME.MS. CINDI COBB AND SHE DID A GREAT JOB EXPLAINING WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS IN STORE FOR.
SO WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY SUMMIT OCTOBER 6TH AND LEGACY ELEMENTARY.
OCTOBER 19TH AT THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL NINTH GRADE CENTER FROM 5:30 TO 7:30.
ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO ADD ON THAT ONE? IT'S TOMORROW. IT'S TOMORROW.
OK, THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS, WHICH IS OCTOBER 19TH, CASE ADMINISTRATION EIGHT A.M.
AND WE HAVE THE DESIGN TEAM WILL BE TOGETHER NOVEMBER 16TH AND 17TH CASE ADMINISTRATION
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BUILDING 8:30 TO 4:30.I BELIEVE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF YOU ASSIGNED TO THAT.
AWESOME. SO YOU'LL GET TO SEE US.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, BUT NOVEMBER THE 15TH, WE'LL SEE YOU LAST THING, AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING WE'LL SEE YOU.
AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING WE'LL SEE YOU, THREE DAYS IN A ROW.
YES. AND [INAUDIBLE] DISCUSSED HERE TONIGHT? BASED UPON THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. APPRECIATE [INAUDIBLE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.