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>> RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT THIS TIME SO PLEASE MAKE A RECORD OF THAT.
[1.C. Reconvene from Closed Session]
>> THAT BEING SAID, GOOD EVENING, GUYS, EVERYBODY [INAUDIBLE].
IF WE'RE GETTING READY TO START SCHOOL, THAT'S A POOR RESPONSE.
>> GOOD EVENING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU. THERE WE GO THAT'S THE FRIENDSHIP WAY UP THERE.
[LAUGHTER] MR. ROBINSON, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN [INAUDIBLE] PLEASE.?
[1.D. Invocation]
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY LORD.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
AS ALWAYS, WE JUST ASK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE FOR THIS AMAZING SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE JUST LIFT UP ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE TEACHERS, THE ADMINISTRATION, AND ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS AS WE GET READY TO START BACK AND WE JUST PRAY FOR A SAFE AND JUST A JOYOUS RETURN TO SCHOOL AND WE JUST ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE GREAT FLAG [LAUGHTER].
[1.E. Pledge of Allegiance]
YOU MAY BE SEATED.[INAUDIBLE] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE RECOGNITION.
[1.G.1. PTA Reflections State Qualifiers]
THIS TIME IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE MEETING.[INAUDIBLE] THE FLOOR OVER TO MS. TIFFANY TAYLOR
WE HAVE TWO STUDENT GROUPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR STATE PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST.
[INAUDIBLE] IF YOU ALL COME UP [INAUDIBLE] JUST LINE UP RIGHT THERE.
IS THAT EVERYBODY? ANYBODY ELSE? WE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE SEVERAL OF OUR FRIENDSHIP STUDENTS FOR THEIR WORK IN THE 2021/2022 STATE PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST.
THE REFLECTIONS CONTEST HAS BEEN A STAPLE ARTS PROGRAM IN MANY SCHOOLS FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF OUR LOCAL PTAS, MILLIONS OF STUDENTS HAD FOUND A CREATIVE OUTLET IN THE AREAS OF DANCE, CHOREOGRAPHY, FILM PRODUCTION, LITERATURE, MUSIC, COMPOSITION, AND MUCH MORE.
THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD BY, AND THEY DO A PROJECT ON THAT.
TONIGHT WE HAVE JORDAN LENY COOGLE.
SHE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDSHIP PTA.
SHE'S HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS. JORDAN?
[LAUGHTER] SLOW MOVING. I'M SORRY.
WE'VE GOT SIX KIDDOS THAT ACTUALLY ADVANCED IN PLACE WITH THE STATE-LEVEL THIS YEAR WE HAVE HERE WITH US.
I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU KINGSLEY, IF THAT'S OKAY.
KINGSLEY HAD A ART PIECE THAT SHE SUBMITTED THIS YEAR AND RECEIVED THE AWARD OF MERIT AT THE STATE LEVEL.
[INAUDIBLE] JUST TO PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE WHAT THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM EVERY YEAR, THERE ARE ABOUT 300,000 KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM EVERY YEAR THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF THOSE COME FROM TEXAS.
THAT TELLS ME THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT THEY'RE COMPETING AGAINST EVERY YEAR TO JUST PLACE AT THE STATE LEVEL, IT'S 0.1 PERCENT, SO IT'S A PRETTY GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENT.
A LOT OF OUR KIDS UP HERE TODAY HAVE WON YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
>> LET ME INTERRUPT YOU FOR JUST A MINUTE.
ANY PARENTS THAT ARE HERE AND THESE ARE YOUR CHILDREN, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STEP BEHIND US BACK HERE ON THE BOARD SO THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET UP A GOOD PHOTO OR A GOOD PICTURE WITH YOUR PHONE.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, PLEASE GET UP, COME ON UP.
[LAUGHTER] GAVIN SUBMITTED A VISUAL ARTS PIECE WHICH IS LIKE YOUR COLLAGES, YOUR CHAINEES, THOSE PIECES OF WORK.
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[NOISE] I'LL BE A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED IN THESE [INAUDIBLE].BUT HE GOT HONORABLE MENTION AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHICH IS AWESOME, IN THE PRIMARY AGE DIVISION.
THEN I HAVE HIS SISTER HERE, RIGHT, SISTER? GENTRY DAFIELD AND SHE ENTERED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION IN INTERMEDIATE.
INTERMEDIATE IS THIRD THROUGH SIXTH GRADE.
SHE ALSO RECEIVED THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE.
THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST AWARDS THEY GIVE AWAY AT THE STATE LEVEL [INAUDIBLE].
THEN I'VE GOT INDIE AND HUDSON LINNIE COOGLE.
THEY BOTH PARTICIPATED IN FILM PRODUCTION AT THE STATE LEVEL.
INDIE RECEIVED THE AWARD OF MERIT AND HUDSON RECEIVED THE STATE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. WELL, YEAH. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER]
>> RIGHT THERE, OKAY? NOW GET TOGETHER. I LIKE THAT SMILE. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
ONE MORE ONE, TWO, THREE. THANKS. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]. WELL, THANKS.
>> GREAT JOB. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DON'T FEEL BAD, SHE DOES THAT TO REWARD EVERYBODY.
[1.G.2. One Act Play State Qualifiers and Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards]
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL THEATER DEPARTMENT THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING FOR COMPETING IN THE STATE UIL ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION.
THIS WAS THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE STAGE APPEARANCE AFTER MAKING HISTORY LAST YEAR AS THE FIRST CAST TO QUALIFY FOR STATE.
NOW THIS GROUP'S PERFORMANCE OF PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS EARNED 6TH PLACE IN STATE WITH TWO OF THE CAST MEMBERS RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL AWARDS.
I'LL LET JAKE EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER BUT IN ADDITION TO STATE ONE-ACT PLAY APPEARANCE, SEVERAL OF THESE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE STUDENTS EARNED ABOUT A DOZEN NOMINATIONS IN THE BROADWAY DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS FOR THEIR JEKYLL & HYDE PRODUCTION.
THEY TOOK HOME THE BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AWARD AND MR. LIERMAN TOOK HOME THE BROADWAY DALLAS 2022 OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] I ALSO HAVE TO BRAG ON LINDSEY PIERSON BECAUSE SHE WAS ALSO THE FRENSHIP ISD SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, TIFFANY. THANK YOU FOR GETTING US IN HERE.
MAY WAS A CRAZY MONTH FOR THE THEATER PROGRAM AND ONCE WE GET SUMMER WITH MISSION TRIPS AND CHURCH CAMPS, AND I THINK COVID HIT SEVERAL OF US RIGHT BEFORE THE LAST BOARD MEETING, SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME THREE MONTHS LATER AND BRAG ON THESE KIDDOS.
THIS IS A LITTLE OVER HALF OF OUR GROUP, A LOT OF OUR KIDS HAVE MOVED INTO THEIR DORM ROOMS ALREADY.
BUT SOMETHING ABOUT ONE- ACT, AND I KNOW I SAY IT EVERY TIME I'M IN HERE WITH YOU GUYS, BUT TO GET TO A STATE IN A COMPETITION WHERE IT'S BASED ON A SUBJECTIVE OPINION ON ART, IT'S NOT COMMON, ESPECIALLY AT THE SIX, EIGHT LEVEL TO MUCH LESS MAKE IT TWO YEARS IN A ROW.
IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO THESE KIDS AND HOW HARD THEY WORK AND THE DEDICATION THEY PUT TO THIS ART FORM.
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FOR BETTER OR WORSE, WHEN YOU WORK IN THEATER, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO LEARN HOW TO LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE'S EYES AND IT TEACHES YOU EMPATHY AND COMPASSION.THESE KIDS DO THAT WITH SUCH GRACE AND WITH A MATURITY THAT IS BEYOND THEIR YEARS, SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM REALLY QUICK.
STARTS, ON THE OTHER HAND, SORRY.
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL HUMAN THAT LED HIM THAT [LAUGHTER] ISAIAH WANZOR, NATE TALAMANTEZ, ABBY MILLS, TAYLOR STEPHENS, KATELYN QUINTANILLA, BREE BURCHETT, MADILYN SALLEE, JAKE JACKSON, SYDNIE NABONNE, ELLY LONG, KATY BERNARD, CARLEY NELSON, MCKENNA WHITE, AND HUDSON BOWYER.
IT IS OUT OF THIS GROUP A LOT OF THOSE NOMINATIONS FOR BROADWAY DALLAS CAME OUT OF THIS GROUP AS WELL, BUT IT WAS ALSO MY ENTIRE OR OUR ENTIRE MUSICAL THEATER CLASS, WHICH IS THE FOURTH GRADE.
WE REHEARSED EVERY DAY IN THE CLASS, AND THEN IN JANUARY WE PUT THE SHOW ON BROADWAY DALLAS, AND JUDGES FOR BOTH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AND JEKYLL & HYDE.
THOSE NOMINATIONS WERE BEST MUSICAL, BEST DIRECTION, BEST CHOREOGRAPHY, WHICH OUR CHOREOGRAPHERS WERE TWO HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, RACHEL [INAUDIBLE] AND COURTNEY BOARD.
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION WHICH WAS LINDSEY WISEMAN.
JUST TO BRAG ON LINDSEY FOR TWO SECONDS, SHE JUST MOVED INTO HER NORMAN, OKLAHOMA CITY.
BUT I THINK DISTRICT BY DISTRICT AND REGION BROUGHT HOME BEST PERFORMER FOR ONE- ACT AND THEN AN ALL-STAR CAST AT STATE.
ON TOP OF THAT, GETTING THE BEST SLEEP PERFORMER NOMINATION FOR JEKYLL $ HYDE.
BECQUEREL IS GOING TO DO BIG THINGS.
I WISH SHE WAS HERE [INAUDIBLE] SHE WAS ALSO MY ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR JEKYLL & HYDE, SO THAT NOMINATION WITH HER.
BEST SCENIC DESIGN, BEST CREW, WHICH WAS LED BY OUR STAGE MANAGERS.
THEY NEED THE BEST ENSEMBLE AND BEST LIGHTING DESIGN WHICH BRING A LINK FOR IT. SHE'S NOT HERE.
SHE WAS IN CHARGE OF OUR LIGHTING.
MADELINE CELINE WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS AT BROADWAY DALLAS.
KATELYN QUINTANILLA WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST FEATURE ACTRESS OR PERFORMER AT THE BROADWAY DALLAS. DON'T MISS ANYTHING.
LET'S THEATER [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
>> THE STUDENTS LOOK FAMILIAR.
ABBY MILLS, HELPFUL CONVERSATION, AND SYDNEY.
SHE'S THE ONE THAT SIGNED [INAUDIBLE] [BACKGROUND] BUT THAT WILL WRAP UP [INAUDIBLE]
>> WRITE YOUR MISTAKE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WAS GRIDS.
[2. CALLED PUBLIC HEARING]
YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE DICE? WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PUBLISHED SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET AND PROPOSED PUBLISHED TAX RATE.AS YOU'RE GETTING PREPARED, I'M GOING TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THIS PART OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY OPENED IN THIS MEETING AS PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.
OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOLLOWS READINGS AS PREPARED PRESENTATION. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER. THANK YOU, BOARD.
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I'D LIKE YOU TO MARK THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.AS WE GO THROUGH, WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS PARTICULAR END OF YEAR PROJECTION FOR 21/22 SCHOOL YEAR.
HERE YOU WILL SEE I INCLUDED THAT WE HAD THE 2 PERCENT RAISE.
WE HAVE $1.1 MILLION TECHNOLOGY REFRESH.
WE HAVE ONE TON LONESOME AND INCLUDED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THOSE OTHER THINGS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE PROPOSED FINAL BUDGET FOR 21/22.
[INAUDIBLE] $2,000,650 GREATER THAN WE ORIGINALLY PROJECTED WITH REVENUES AND THEREFORE EXPENSES AS WELL.
[NOISE] HERE ARE THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE PUT FORTH IN FRONT OF US TO MEET TONIGHT'S BUDGET DEPARTMENT MEETING.
YOU'LL SEE THOSE AS YOU GO THROUGH YOUR HANDOUT AND SAY WHAT IS EXPECTED.
ON AUGUST 1ST, WE DID PROVIDE A PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE AVALANCHE-JOURNAL.
ON AUGUST 1ST WE ALSO POSTED THAT ON WEBSITE AND IN AUGUST 5TH 2022 WE ALSO MADE SURE ALL THE UPDATES AND EVERYTHING THAT 10-DAY NOTICE FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
AS WE LOOK THROUGH, AND JUST TALKING ABOUT THE VARIABLES ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT IN PREPARING THE BUDGET.
THE FIRST VARIABLE IS THAT OF THE SNAPSHOT ENROLLMENT.
THIS YEAR, SNAPSHOT ENROLLMENT FOR 21/22 WAS 10,871 STUDENTS.
THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT FOR 22/23 IS 11,191 STUDENTS, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE IN 320 STUDENTS OR 2.86 PERCENT INCREASE PER STUDENT POPULATION.
YOU LOOK AT THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE WE COMPLETED IN 2021 WITH AN ALL TIME HIGH AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE OR WHAT'S COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS ADA, WAS 9947.099.
THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE WE BUDGETED THE YEAR AT 9839.523.
WITH OUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS AND A 95 PERCENT PROJECTED ATTENDANCE RATE, WE'RE PROJECTING AN ADA FOR THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR AT 10239.2841.
ANOTHER GOOD YEAR IN PROPERTY TAX VALUES.
WE SAW REMARKABLE GAINS IN PROPERTY VALUES ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR.
OVERALL AS A DISTRICT, WE'RE UP 13.26 PERCENT IN OUR PROPERTY VALUES.
YOU SEE THE NUMBERS THERE REFLECTING.
ALSO, JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK REMINDER THAT WE DO OPERATE AND PROJECT OFF OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR VALUES TO DETERMINE THE STATE FUNDING, AS OPPOSED TO THE PROJECTED FUTURE VALUES THAT WE DID THREE YEARS AGO AS A RESULT OF THE HOUSE BILL 3.
TAXABLE VALUES. HERE, THIS GRAPH SHOWS YOU AND PROVIDES YOU THE HISTORY OF THE TAXABLE VALUES OVER THE FIVE YEARS AND THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE DISTRICT.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE CONTINUOUSLY HAD AN INCREASE AS FAR AS THE VALUES ARE CONCERNED.
HERE IS A HISTORY OF THE NEW PROPERTY VALUES AND EXISTING VALUES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
JUST DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE BLUE GRAPH THERE.
THE STEEP INCLINE WE SEE IN THE NEW PROPERTY VALUES AND WE'VE SEEN IN OUR DISTRICT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, ESPECIALLY THE PAST THREE, WE'VE SEEN A RELATIVELY STEEP INCLINE ON A PROPORTIONAL RATIO.
OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.
INCLUDED IN THE END YEAR'S BUDGET, AS WE WORK TO PREPARE FOR '22, '23, WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU A PROPOSED BALANCED BUDGET OF $102,794,427 OF BUDGET.
THAT IS A 7.04 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE '21, '22 BUDGET.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS BALANCED AND DOES ACCOUNT FOR CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE OPENING OF A FOURTH MIDDLE-SCHOOL, WHICH WE WILL HAVE A MONTH OF SALARIES AND OPERATIONAL COSTS FROM NEXT AUGUST SO FROM AUGUST 2023.
YOU ALSO SEE THAT WE HAVE IN '22 TO '23, COMPENSATION PACKAGES ARE INCLUDED IN THAT BUDGET, WHICH WE'LL BE PROPOSING TO YOU A LITTLE WHILE.
THE IMPROVING OF THE TRANSPORTATION FLEET WITH DURHAM TRANSPORTATION, AND THE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKING TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING NEWEST EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR TRANSPORTATION.
THEN A YEAR OUT, BUT IN ORDER FOR US TO BEGIN OUR ORCHESTRA PROGRAM,
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WE HAVE TO BEGIN BUYING INSTRUMENTS NOW WHERE WE WILL NOT HAVE INSTRUMENTS WHERE WE WEREN'T ON THIS PROGRAM IN '23, '24, AND SO THAT HAS ALSO BEEN INCLUDED.AS YOU LOOK HERE AT A CLOSER LOOK, YOU'LL NOTICE AN INCREASE OF 9.25 PERCENT IN THE LOCAL REVENUES AND AN INCREASE OF 4.1 PERCENT IN THE STATE REVENUES.
YOU WILL NOTICE ITS FUNCTIONS 61.
AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THE BUDGET, FUNCTION 61 HAS A SLIGHT DECREASE, THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF VARIOUS FUNCTIONS ARE BEING ATTRIBUTED TO RECLASSIFICATION.
SO THEY'VE BEEN RECLASSIFIED FROM ONE FUNCTION TO ANOTHER, THUS SHOWING A DECREASE IN OVERALL BUDGET.
YOU ALSO SEE FUNCTION 51, THIS HAS A RESULT OF INCREASE IN CONTINUING PROPERTY VALUES, WHICH COSTS US MORE TO ENSURE BUILDINGS BECAUSE OUR BUILDINGS AND THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION HAVE INCREASED AND ALSO THE INCREASE IN UTILITIES, AND SO WE SEE THE TRICKY ONE IS INCREASING AS FAR AS THE OVERALL BUDGET.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
FOOD SERVICE, DEBT SERVICE, OR TO THE OTHER FUNCTIONS OR IN OTHER AREAS OF THE BUDGET.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE PROPOSAL FOR FOOD SERVICE IS A BALANCED BUDGET AS WELL.
AND THEN THE DEBT SERVICE, JUST A QUICK DISCLAIMER ON THE DEBT SERVICE, THE EXCESS REVENUES THAT YOU SEE HERE OF THE $3,365,076 WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE DISTRICT TO DEFEAT A CERTAIN OUTSTANDING BONDS RELATED TO THE DISTRICT UNLIMITED TAX SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS SERIES 2014 AND UNLIMITED TAX REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2014.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR REVENUES WHERE REVENUES ARE COMING FROM, OVER 51 PERCENT OF THESE REVENUES ARE COMING FROM YOUR LOCAL TAX [INAUDIBLE], YOU'LL SAY THE 47 PERCENT COMES FROM THE STATE, REMAINING COMING FROM THE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM AND CHARS.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE AN ELEMENT OF $1.21 MILLION, THAT IS FOR THE ADDITIONAL COSTS AND PAYING OF THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TO LAND FOR THAT SECOND HIGH SCHOOL, SO WE WENT AHEAD AND PRETTY MUCH FOR THIS BUDGET.
HERE, YOU'LL SEE THE AVERAGE SPENT PER STUDENT.
WE HAVE GONE FROM THE $8,895 PER STUDENT TO $9,071 PER STUDENT AS OUR AVERAGE SPEND IN THIS PROJECTED BUDGET.
YOU ALSO NOTICED THAT THAT TREND, THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS COMING FROM YOUR LOCAL TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
OUR PROPOSED BUDGET BY EXPENDITURE AND MAJOR EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS AS ANY EDUCATION LEGEND, INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND ADDS UP 75 OF THE OVERALL BUDGET AND THE EXPENSES.
THE REST OF IT COMES THROUGH THE OPERATIONS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO FIND OR PROVIDE HEATING, ELECTRICITY, LIGHTING, AIR, ALL OF THE MAJOR OPERATIONS WERE BUILT.
BY OBJECT CODE, AS IN ANY BUDGET FOR ANY ORGANIZATION, PAYROLL REMAINS TO BE THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF THE BUDGET.
HERE, WE'RE SHOWING THAT WE HAVE 80 PERCENT OF OUR PROPOSED BUDGET WILL GO TOWARDS PAYROLL.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHERE WE HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
FINALLY, WE BASED THE BUDGET BASED ON PROGRAM INTENT.
I ANNOUNCED THAT THERE ARE TWO BASIC AREAS, THE BOOKENDS OF THE CHART, IF YOU WILL, BASIC INSTRUCTION AND UNDISTRIBUTED AND FUNDS.
THESE ARE THE TWO AREAS THAT IMPACT ALL STUDENTS.
AND SO EVERY STUDENT FALLS INTO BASIC CONSTRUCTION.
BUT IF YOU'LL LOOK THROUGHOUT THE REST, YOU'LL SEE THAT A GIFTED AND TALENTED AND CAREER IN TECHNOLOGY AND SO ON.
THOSE ARE MORE FOCUSED WEIGHTED PROGRAMS AND SO THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS IMPACTED ON BOTH CAMPS CHARGING DRAFT.
NUTRITION AS LORRY MENTIONED HERE, OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THIS YEAR, IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BENEFITED FROM FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS TO A-FRAME CHARGE THOSE PROGRAMS IN THE SENTENCE, IT'S TO EXPIRE WILL NOT BE RENEWED AND SO WE'LL BE RETURNING BACK TO FEE STRUCTURE.
THEY DID ADJUST AND MODIFY THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR REDUCED STUDENTS.
SO IF YOU WERE FREE AND QUALIFIED FOR FREE, YOU STILL REMAIN FREE.
IF YOU IN THE FALL BUT UNDER REDUCE, THAT RATE INCREASED A LITTLE BIT FOR THEM SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY AS MUCH ON A REDUCED RATE, BUT THEY'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND PAY.
WE'VE DONE A LOT AND TRY AND MAKE SURE WE'RE
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COMMUNICATING TO THEIR PARENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLETING THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT IMPACTED ON THAT PERSONALLY.DEBT SERVICE FUND. WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY.
WE'RE GOING TO BRING AGAIN TO YOU AND PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR THESE SINCE LORRY ANNOUNCED THAT DOES ALLOW US TO THESE PART OF THE 14TH SERIES OF ATTACKS, SCHOOL BUILDING LAWNS AND THE UNINTERRUPTED REFUNDING BONDS, AND SO THOSE FUNDS BE UTILIZED IN THAT PROCESS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT AS WE CAN THROUGH THEM ALL.
FINALLY, ON THIS, WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WE'LL BE BRINGING TO YOU PROPOSED THE 30.440 FOR $100.
THIS IS A 3.1506 DECREASE FROM THE '21 '22 TAX RATE.
OUR HISTORICAL RATES CONTINUE TO DRAW BIG PART OF THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE COMPRESSION RATES OF THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.
WE WILL SEE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
WE LOOK AT THESE NEXT PAGE HERE, YOU'LL SEE THE STEADY TREND OF THE 48 PERCENT FOR INS RATE IN THE DARK BLUE, AND THE YELLOW YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE DROPPING OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION IN THIS PROPOSED RATE TO AN 86.40 CENTS PER DOLLAR.
WE LOOK AT OUR OVERALL, AS WE TALKED, TRUTH IN TAXATION, NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE CALCULATED BY LOVING COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS A $1.28193.
THIS REPRESENTS THE RATE IN WHICH THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE TO TAX TO COLLECT THE SAME AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE'RE LEVERING FOR 2021, LESS ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES FOR 2022.
THE OTHER RECOMMENDED TOTAL TAX RATE FOR 2022 IS THE $1.34440 WHICH IS 4.873 PERCENT MORE THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.
BEFORE YOU, HERE IS THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD SET THE INTEREST AND SINKING RATE AND THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE THAT WILL LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE LATER PORTION OF ME.
WITH THAT INFORMATION, [INAUDIBLE] ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THAT BEING SAID, THIS PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW MR. REEVES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES TO TAPER REDUCTION IN TAX RATE AS WHO YOU ARE, BUT SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THIS PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OR NOT, THEY'RE BUSY SCHEDULE AND SHE WILL GIVE YOU A BREAK [BACKGROUND].
WE HAVE AN EFFECTIVE REPORT ON
[3.A. Effectiveness Report on Frenship Foundation]
THE FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION OR YOU DIDN'T ALL YOURS DONE WITHIN ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO, AREN'T YOU?>> IT ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN FOR ME, WHEN SCHOOL STARTS.
>> THE PRIVILEGE OF TALKING ABOUT OUR FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION FOR LEADERSHIP AND THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEIR BOARD IS DOING FOR OUR DISTRICT AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF, AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO START OFF AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE THE REPORT THAT BREAKS DOWN A LOT OF [NOISE] PEOPLE DID WITH OUR INITIATIVES, BUT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON OUR MAIN ONES.
THE TEACHER GRANTS LAST YEAR WE GAVE ALMOST $80,000 IN TEACHER GRANTS AND THAT TOUCHED 13 CAMPUSES ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
THERE WERE 38 GRANTS AND IT IMPACTED STUDENTS IN ALL GRADE LEVELS.
THE TEACHER THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT THERE IS DONALD BRANCH, AND SHE'S ONE OF OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED TEACHERS, AND YEAR AFTER YEAR, THEY PUT IN A GRANT, AND THEY GET IT EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEIR PROJECTS ARE INNOVATIVE AND THEY'RE CREATIVE, AND THAT IMPACTS ALL THE STUDENTS IN OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
THEN THE GROUP THAT YOU JUST SAW THEATER, WE ACTUALLY GAVE THE BIGGEST TEACHER GRANT THAT WE HAD EVER GIVEN.
IT WAS ABOUT $18,000, AND IT WAS TO PURCHASE NEW SCREENS FOR THE PACK TO HELP ENHANCE THEIR PERFORMANCES, AND IT DID.
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IF YOU WENT TO BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AND YOU SAW IT WAS THE BIG BACKGROUND THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO, SO THEY'RE ABLE TO ADD A LOT OF DIFFERENT VISUAL ELEMENTS TO THEIR PERFORMANCES, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE HIGH-SCHOOL THEATER PROGRAM, IS ANYONE WHO USES THE PACK, THEY'RE ABLE TO USE THAT.THE GROUP DID A LOT OF GREAT THINGS WITH THE TEACHER GRANTS.
THEN ANOTHER THING THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO WITH THE TEACHER GRANTS IS, WE'VE BROUGHT BACK IN OUR DONORS WHO HELPED SPONSOR SOME OF THOSE GRANTS.
WE REALIZED THAT REALLY MADE AN IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE GIVING TO THE TEACHERS.
THEY GOT TO PRESENT THE CHECK, THEY GOT TO SEE THE TEACHERS FIRST-HAND, AND THEN THE TEACHER HAS GOT TO THANK THEM PERSONALLY.
THAT HAD A REALLY BIG IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE GIVING TO THE TEACHER GRANTS, SO MUCH SO THAT THOSE DONORS ARE COMING BACK.
WE ACTUALLY HAD ONE DONOR JUST SAY THAT HE WAS GOING TO GIVE $10,000 BECAUSE IT MADE THAT BIG OF AN IMPACT WHEN HE PARTICIPATED IN THE TEACHER GRANT PRIZE PATROL LAST YEAR, AND THEY GOT TO MEET THE TEACHERS.
IT REALLY DOES MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON THOSE DONORS, WHEN THEY GET TO SEE WHERE THEIR MONEY IS GOING.
THEN WE ALSO DO CHARACTER SCHOLARSHIPS.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT SINCE 2004.
THIS YEAR WE GAVE 45 SCHOLARSHIPS TO FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SOME OF THOSE LOOK FAMILIAR ON THE SCREEN.
AGAIN, WE GOT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS IN FRONT OF THE DONORS THAT WERE AT THE GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND AGAIN, THAT MAKES A BIG IMPACT WHEN THEY CAN ACTUALLY PUT FACES TO THE STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE HELPING.
WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT, AND THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE.
WE ALSO GIVE OUT FREE SCHOLARSHIPS.
WE GAVE OUT FOUR LAST YEAR; TWO IN DECEMBER, AND TWO IN MAY.
I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE YOUNG LADY ON THE SCREEN THERE.
I'M NOT GOING TO GET TOO MUCH INTO OUR HISTORY, BUT SHE HAD A DIFFICULT CHILDHOOD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE PUT IN HER SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY IS THAT SHE WAS STRUGGLING WITH SCHOOL, AND BECAUSE SHE WAS STRUGGLING WITH THINGS AT HOME, BUT SHE TOOK THE INITIATIVE.
SHE SOUGHT HELP FROM HER TEACHERS, THEIR RACE, AND SHE RUN OUR GRADES BACK UP.
ONE OF THE DRIVING FORCES BEHIND THAT WAS TO MAKE HER YOUNGER SISTER PROUD, AND TO SERVE AS A ROLE MODEL TO HER, AND THAT'S WHAT STUCK OUT ABOUT HER SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY.
THEN I ALSO HAVE BEEN WRONG THERE TOO, BECAUSE WE DON'T JUST GET THESE SCHOLARSHIPS TO KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES.
SHE'S GOING TO A WELDING TRADE SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA.
SHE'S ABLE TO USE THAT SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP PAY FOR THAT WELDING TRADE SCHOOL THAT SHE'S GOING TO.
WHEN WE TOLD MR. SIMS THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS THIS YEAR, HE SAID IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED TO A BETTER STUDENTS, SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THOSE THREE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WE'RE GIVING EACH YEAR.
THEN WE ALSO TRIED TO GET OUR STUDENTS INVOLVED IN OUR DIFFERENT EVENTS. THAT'S BIG FOR US.
WE WANT TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY AND OUR DONORS THE AMAZING THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING IN THE CLASSROOMS, AND SO IN ONE OF THE PICTURES RIGHT THERE WITH THAT CUSTOM METAL FIRE PIT, ARE AG DEPARTMENT STUDENTS WHO CREATED THAT.
WE WERE ABLE TO AUCTION THAT OFF AT OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND IT WENT FOR $2,500.
A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT OUR STUDENTS WERE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM.
THEN WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO AUCTION ALL FLOWERS FOR A YEAR DURING THE CONCERT FROM OUR FLORAL DEPARTMENT, AND THEN CULINARY MADE THE DESERTS FOR THE CONCERT AS WELL.
WE REALLY LOVE BEING ABLE TO SHOW OFF WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING.
THAT'S ACTUALLY CASSANDRA SLAYTON RIGHT THERE IN THAT PICTURE.
PRINCIPLE BRANDS. THIS IS SOMETHING NEW THAT WE DID THIS YEAR AFTER THE CONCERT, AND WE HAD MADE A DECENT AMOUNT OFF OF OUR FIRST BENEFIT CONCERT LAST SEPTEMBER, AND SO THE BOARD VOTED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR OUR PRINCIPALS.
EACH PRINCIPAL WERE AWARDED $1,000 TO USE FOR WHATEVER THEIR CAMPUS NEEDS WERE.
CREST VIEW, THEY HAD RAISED MONEY, THEY'RE PTA, AND THROUGH OTHER CAMPUS FUNDRAISING EVENTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO BUY A BOOK VENDING MACHINE, AND SO THE $1,000 THAT WE GAVE THEM THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL GRANT, THEY WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO FILL THE VENDING MACHINE WITH BOOKS.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY THAT THE CAMPUS FOUND A WAY TO CREATE THAT SPARK, THAT LOVE OF READING, TO IMPROVE LITERACY ACROSS THE CAMPUS.
IN EACH OF OUR PRINCIPLES, THEY USE THOSE GRANTS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
SOME WERE TO REWARD CHARACTERS STUDENTS.
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SOME WERE TO TREAT THEIR STAFF, AND SO I THINK THAT WAS A $14,000 WELL SPENT FOR THOSE PRINCIPLES AS FAR AS GIVING THEM THE FLEXIBILITY TO USE WHAT THEY NEEDED IT FOR, FOR THEIR CAMPUS.THEN WE'RE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS THIS YEAR.
THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPRING OF 2003 OUT OF A NEED TO HELP FRIENDSHIP EMPLOYEES WHO ARE GOING THROUGH FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS, AND SO IN 2023, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BIG, AND WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE OUR 20 YEARS OF GIVING AND SERVING OUR FRIENDSHIP STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND SO WE HAVE SOME CELEBRATIONS THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING RIGHT NOW WHERE WE WANT TO BRING IN SOME PAST BOARD MEMBERS, AND JUST CELEBRATE THOSE DONORS AND OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE HELPED TO MAKE THE FOUNDATION A SUCCESS.
ANY QUESTIONS? I BREATHE THROUGH THAT.
>> ANY QUESTION? YOU STARTED? THANK YOU
>> THIS IS ONE OF OUR FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS.
>> YES. [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE HERE. MAYBE, YES.
>> PAPERWORK IN YOUR PACKET THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED.
[4.A. Consent Agenda]
THERE WAS A CONSENT AGENDA THAT HAD NUMEROUS ITEMS ON THERE.HOPEFULLY ALL OF THEM THEY'RE ALL GONE TO ZERO, THE CHANCE TO REVIEW THAT.
THIS TIME I WAS PLAYING WITH THEIR EMOTIONS TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
MS. JAYNE, YOU BLOWS AND MR. CARL ROGERS.
ALL THOSE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSE? MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT ITEM WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA.
[4.B.1. Consideration of construction documents for future elementary school]
MR. DEREK CALAM IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO US CONSIDERATION THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR FUTURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND YOU HAVE GUESSED IT, THE JACOBIAN?>> I DO. THE BCR ARCHITECTS DESIGN THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGH OUTPATIENT SERVICES GROWTH.
OUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS PART OF THE 2020 BOND PROGRAM LOOKS A WHOLE LOT LIKE NOTHING.
THERE'S A CENTERED AREA IS COMMENTARY CLASSROOM, LIBRARY, AND THE CLASSROOMS WILL GO FROM THERE LIKE REPUBLIC.
AS YOU CAN TELL, IT HAS A LOT OF SIMILARITIES TO OUR OWN HIDES THAT WAS IN FRONT OF YOU, AND HERE'S THE BACK.
[OVERLAPPING] GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. [LAUGHTER]
>> I THINK JOE DOES A SOLE PURPOSE. [LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] HERE'S THE COVER PAGE FOR THE 2020 MARK PROGRAM NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
HERE'S THE SITE PLAN, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S FACING IN A SOUTH EASTERN POSITION FROM FRONT TO THE BACK.
YOU'LL SEE THE PLAYGROUND PARTS ON BOTH SIDES AS WE HAVE IN UP AND HIGH.
THIS WILL INCLUDE THE CONCRETE RIBBON, ROUND UP PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WITH THE MULCH INSIDE.
THIS IS AN OVERALL FLOOR PLAN OF THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AGAIN, A LOT LIKE [INAUDIBLE], HAS A FULL COMPETITION GYM IN IT, LIBRARY, MEDIA CENTER IN THE MIDDLE, CAFETERIA BEHIND THAT.
THIS SOME EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS OF WHAT THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAMPUS WOULD LOOK LIKE.
THE K-WING, THE KINDERGARTEN WING OF THIS FACILITY WILL ALSO DUPLICATE AS A STORM SHELTER, SO THIS IS THIS HIGHLIGHTED AREA HERE.
THIS WILL BE BE THE TORNADO SHELTER IN THE [INAUDIBLE], JUST A BLOWN-UP CROSS-SECTION OF THAT AREA.
THAT WILL BE WHERE OUR STORM SHELTER IS AND THIS IS JUST A CODE REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE CAMPUS. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, BUT DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR US MR. [INAUDIBLE].
>> I DO. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION DOCS FOR THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. DAVID MILLER.
>> SECOND BY MR. ANDREW [INAUDIBLE].
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
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>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
>> THANK YOU, JERRY. MR. BRIGGS, WOULD MIND, PLEASE, APPROACHING FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR MEETING HERE.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WHILE YOU PREPARE THERE.
[4.B.2. Adopt the 2022-2023 professional hiring schedule and employee pay grades]
MR. FARLEY, IS ADOPT THE 2020, 2023 PROFESSIONAL HIRING SCHEDULE AS EMPLOYEE PAY GRADES.>> THANK YOU, SIR. THIS EVENING THE PRACTICE OF THE DISTRICT HAS APPROVED THE HIRING SCHEDULE AND PAY GRADES TO PUT THE EXISTING PAYROLL CHANGES PRIOR TO IMPROVING SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET.
YOU WILL NOTICE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THE 2022/23 SCHEDULE, THE DISTRICT PAYROLL PLAN.
YOU HAVE THREE ITEMS IN YOU WORK PAY.
FOR SCHEDULE A IS THE TEACHER, LIBRARIAN, COUNSELOR, AND NURSE STEPS.
THAT PARTICULAR PLAN WILL SHOW THAT WE HAVE INCREASED EACH STEP BY A TOTAL OF $1,550, SO IT'S $1,550 RAISED BY STEP.
THEN OVERALL INCREASES WILL RANGE FROM $1,550 TO $4,175 WITHIN THOSE STEPS.
THIS IS AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF 4.18 PERCENT.
THEN WE ALSO WILL SEE THE BEGINNING OF OUR FIRST-YEAR TEACHER SALARY INCREASES WILL NOW BE AT 455 WITH YOUR APPROVEMENT TONIGHT.
SCHEDULE B IS THE PAY GRADES AND ACROSS THE BOARD, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FOUR PERCENT PAY INCREASE ON PAY GRADES OFF THE MIDPOINT.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE ONE COMMON DENDUM, WHICH IS SCHEDULE C. ANY QUESTIONS OF ANY OF THE [INAUDIBLE] RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> WITH THAT, THE ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE 2022/23 PROFESSIONAL HIRING SCHEDULE AND EMPLOYEE PAY GRADES SCHEDULES A THROUGH C OR [INAUDIBLE] AS PRESENT.
>> I THINK WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY ADMINISTRATION.
THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT ANY MOTION TO MOVE TO ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. CARL ROGERS AND A SECOND BY MR. [INAUDIBLE] TO ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE SIDE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MR. REEVES, OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA HERE IS TO ADOPT AND ACCELERATE
[4.B.3. Adopt an accelerated instruction budget for the 2022-2023 school year]
INSTRUCTIONAL BUDGET FOR THE 2020/2023 SCHOOL YEAR.>> SIR, A DISTRICT DOES REQUIRE TO PROVIDE ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION UNDER SUBSECTION B1, SHELL SEPARATELY BUDGET SUFFICIENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS UNDER SECTION 42152 OF THE EDUCATION CODE FOR THAT PURPOSE.
THE PORTION OF THE OVERALL BUDGET MUST BE ADOPTED BEFORE ANY OTHER FUNDS ARE APPROVED.
THESE FUNDS ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE THOSE STUDENTS WHO DO NOT PASS THE END COURSE EXAM.
ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUND? I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE AND ADOPT THE END OF THE COURSE ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION BUDGET FOR '22/23 SCHOOL YEAR.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. DAVID MILLER.
>> SECOND BY MR. GREG ROBINSON.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, MR. REEVES,
[4.B.4. Adopt the district budget for the 2022-2023 school year (Part 1 of 2) ]
IS ADOPT THE DISTRICT BUDGET FOR THE 20222/2023 SCHOOL YEAR.>> LEGAL POLICY, CCA PROVIDES THE BOARD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEVEL, TO LEVY, PLEDGE, ASSESS, AND COLLECT ANNUAL AD VALOREM TAXES.
SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS AS OR BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL AND INTERESTS BECOME DUE.
THE DISTRICT HAS ISSUED AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING, THE DISTRICT'S UNLIMITED TAX SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS SERIES 2014 AND IT'S UNLIMITED TAX REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2014.
TO THE FEES, THEIR MATURITY DATES, A PORTION OF 2014 BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $2,840,000 ARE SCHEDULED TO MATURE ON FEBRUARY 15TH OF 2024, AND A PORTION OF THE 2014 REFUNDING BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $300,000 ARE SCHEDULED TO MATURE ON FEBRUARY 15TH OF 2025.
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THE DISTRICT HEREBY DIRECTS THE 2014 SCHOOL BUILDING, THE FEAST BONDS, TO BE DIFFUSED TO THEIR MATURITY DATE OF FEBRUARY 15TH OF 2024 AND THE 24/14 REFUNDING OF THESE BONDS TO BE THE FEES TO THE MATURITY DATE OF FEBRUARY 15TH OF 2025.IT IS NECESSARY AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE DISTRICT TO AUTHORIZE THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO THE FEES A PORTION OF THE OUTSTANDING 2014 BONDS SERIES WITH FUNDS LAWFULLY AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSES ON FEBRUARY 15TH OF 2023.
>> THE AGENDA THAT WE WERE ON WAS TO ADOPT THE DISTRICT BUDGET FOR THE 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR. THAT'S OKAY.
YOU'RE HALFWAY INTO THIS, SO LET'S JUST GO TO THIS ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THAT AGENDA ITEM.
I BELIEVE YOU'RE SPEAKING [OVERLAPPING]. THAT'S OKAY.
[4.B.5. ORDER OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FRENSHIP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DEFEASING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING BONDS; AUTHORIZING AN ESCROW AGREEMENT; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO]
LORD KNOWS WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF AGENDA OTHER THAN THAT.PART OF WHAT FARLEY IS SPEAKING TO IS THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FRIENDSHIP OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE FEES IN CERTAIN OUTSTANDING BONDS, AUTHORIZING AN ESCROW AGREEMENT AND WE'RE RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THAT TOO. CORRECT?
>> DO I NEED TO REPEAT ANYTHING FROM PREVIOUSLY SAID? [LAUGHTER]
>> I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, BUT I GOT TO GET IT OUT THERE [OVERLAPPING].
>> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FEES?
>> I THINK WE'RE GOOD, FARLEY.
>> I DO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
>> WE'D LOVE TO HEAR IT. [LAUGHTER]
>> I'M EXCITED TO RECOMMEND THAT FRIENDSHIP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE ORDER, APPROVE THE DISTRICT FEESING OUTSTANDING BONDS, AUTHORIZING ESCROW AGENT AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TO THE DISTRICT'S UNLIMITED TAX BUILDING BONDS SERIES 2014 AND IT'S UNLIMITED TAX REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2014.
>> WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY ADMINISTRATION.
MOTION BOUND. CARL ROGERS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT IT.
[BACKGROUND] I'M LOOKING FOR A SECOND, THIS [INAUDIBLE].
>> I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. GREG ROBINSON.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES, 7-0. [INAUDIBLE]
[4.B.4. Adopt the district budget for the 2022-2023 school year (Part 2 of 2) ]
ADOPT THE DISTRICT BUDGET FOR THE 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR.>> ALREADY HAVE A MOTION TO AFFIRM [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU PRESENTED A FEW MINUTES AGO.
[LAUGHTER] I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. [INAUDIBLE].
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES, 7-0.
[4.B.6. Adopt an ordinance setting the 2022 no-new-revenue tax rate]
ADOPT AN ORDINANCE SETTING TO 2022.NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE. MR. REEVES.
>> ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION THAT WE ARE BRINGING FORTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT AN I&S RATE FOR 48 CENTS AND AN M&O RATE OF 86440 CENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATION.
THE ADOPTED MOTION WILL BE THE PROPERTY TAX TO BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF A $1.34 OR 0.40, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 4.873 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF RECOMMENDS BOARD APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE OF 86440 AND THE INTERESTS IN SINKING I&S TAX RATE 48 CENTS FOR THE YEAR 2022.
THE ADOPTED MOTION WILL BE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF A $1.34, OR 0.40, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 4.873 PERCENT INCREASE IN TAX RATE.
>> WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
>> I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. GREG ROBBIN.
>> I HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. ANDREW [INAUDIBLE].
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ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES, 7-0.
MR. REEVES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[LAUGHTER] YOU GOT FANS IN THE GALLERY.
[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] ANOTHER BOARD BUSINESS.
WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS ALL SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER 19TH,
[5.A. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]
2022, WORKSHOP AND REGULAR MEETINGS, CORRECT? [NOISE] SO REEVES IS UP AGAIN?>> NO, THIS TIME IT'S GOING TO BE CINDI COBB, [OVERLAPPING] AND CASSANDRA SLAYTON, WHO ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND STUDENT ASSESSMENTS SO THAT YOU-ALL CAN GET YOUR [INAUDIBLE].
>> AWESOME. LIKE A GOOD RESPONDENT.
NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WE HAVE UPCOMING EVENTS.
[5.B. Upcoming Events]
WE HAVE THE TASA/TASB CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 23RD TILL 25TH, 2022, IN SAN ANTONIO, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE].>> [INAUDIBLE] STARTING TO PACK NOW. [LAUGHTER]. DR. MCCORD, IS THERE ANYTHING WE'RE TICKING OFF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, ANYTHING YOU'D LOVE TO ADD OR?
I WOULD SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR JUST YOUR GENEROSITY, TO FARLEY AND HIS GROUP FOR SHARPENING IT'S PENCIL AND PAYING VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO OUR FINANCES SO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK OF THE BOARD, PROVIDE THE, WHAT IS IT CALLED, THE HIRING INCENTIVE OF $500 TO STAFF AND $1,000 RETENTION BONUS.
IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO START A SCHOOL YEAR, TO GET KIDS CLOTHES, AND THEY LIKE TO EAT, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
FOR THE BOARD'S HARD WORK, AND FARLEY AND HIS TEAM WITH DOING THE SALARY STUDY THAT WAS DONE THIS PAST SPRING.
SO THROUGH THAT STUDY AND REALLY SHARPENING THE PENCIL ONCE AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO DOUBLE THE PAY INCREASE, THE PERCENTAGE FROM LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR, WE GAVE A TWO PERCENT AVERAGE RAISE.
THIS YEAR IT WAS FOUR PERCENT.
WE ARE JUST EXCITED TO KICK OFF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
A LOT OF THINGS CHANGED, BUT ONE THING THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS, THE KIDS COME, LIKE THEY'RE COMING.
READY OR NOT, [OVERLAPPING] HERE WE COME.
>> FILL THE GRAINS. [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM ANOTHER RECORD YEAR, FOR LAST YEAR WAS A RECORD, EVERY YEAR IT'S BEEN A RECORD.
BUT WE'RE PUSHING PAST THE 11 [INAUDIBLE].
>> I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A CONVOCATION WITHOUT GETTING A BOARD MEMBER INJURED THIS YEAR. [LAUGHTER]
>> THOSE OF YOU THAT GOT INTO LAST YEAR, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE.
[LAUGHTER] OTHER THING BEFORE WE CLOSE, THERE WAS A RATHER LARGE MAN THAT TRIED TO GIVE FLOWERS [LAUGHTER] TO OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, AND HE SENT HIM DOWN YOUR WAY.
>> WELL, I WAS HAVING DINNER NEXT DOOR AT [INAUDIBLE], SO APPARENTLY, WE WERE CELEBRATING MORE THAN JUST BIRTHDAY DAY.
[OVERLAPPING] CONGRATULATIONS.
>> OKAY. I'M GOING TO SAY ONE MORE THING.
I'M NOT GOING TO ASK TIM TO SAY ANYTHING.
I JUST KEPT GLANCING OVER THERE AT MR. WILLIAMS, AND THIS WOULD BE HIS LAST BOARD MEETING TO SIT IN THAT SEAT.
HE HAS SERVED THE DISTRICT FOR 21 YEARS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR LONGER THAN THAT.
I JUST WANT TO INVITE ALL OF YOU AND ANYBODY LISTENING, WE'RE HAVING A RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE HIS TIME HERE.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE A PARTY, AND I SAID THIS IS NOT FOR YOU, THIS IS FOR SO WE CAN HAVE SOME CLOSURE.
[LAUGHTER] ANYWAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, BUT I APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AT A RECEPTION.
BUT NEVER FORGET WHEN I CAME TO INTERVIEW FOR THE JOB AND ACCEPTED THE JOB,
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IT WAS IN MARCH.THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THAT TIME, I WAS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, WE WENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S HOUSE AND ANDY PENNEY WORKED HERE AT THAT TIME AND HE HAD TWO LITTLE BOYS.
ONE WAS AT THE BABYSITTER AND THE OTHER WAS LIKE THREE WEEKS OLD AND SO HE CAME.
I DON'T KNOW, HE'S PROBABLY IN COLLEGE NOW.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE NOT COLLEGE, [LAUGHTER] BUT PRETTY CLOSE.
THEN ROXIE WILLIAMS WAS THERE AND SHE GAVE ME A SWISS CARD AND A FRENSHIP [INAUDIBLE] TO PUT ON OUR CAR THAT NIGHT.
TIM IS GOING TO BE THE LAST PERSON WHO WAS HERE SERVING ON CABINET WITH ME, NOT AS A SUPERINTENDENT.
HE SAYS HE'S NOT CHANGING HIS PHONE NUMBER.
[LAUGHTER] HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO TAKE OUR CALLS.
I'M SORRY, TIM, BUT I HAD TO DO IT.
>> WELL, I'LL SAY SOMETHING THEN, DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING OFF EASY TONIGHT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> RIGHT. WE'RE NOT DONE WITH YOU, MY FRIEND.
>> I'M GOING TO BE LOADED FOR BEAR [LAUGHTER] AT YOUR RECEPTION, SO I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THERE.
[OVERLAPPING] I'VE HAD THE GREAT DISTINCTION OF BEING AROUND THIS DISTRICT FOR A GREAT NUMBER OF YEARS AND ONE THING THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TRUE ANCHOR WHEN THINGS HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT A CHANGE, AND THIS DISTRICT IS ALWAYS GROWING, TIM HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG PART OF THAT.
I THINK ALL OF US DO MEAN IT FROM THE HEART.
TIM HAS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD, AND IT'S AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM AND IT'S AN INCREDIBLY GREAT, I WANT TO JUST KEEP SAYING AN OPPORTUNITY TOO MUCH FOR GROWTH AND CONTINUING HIS CAREER.
TIM GETS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CALLS FROM A LOT OF DISTRICTS THAT RELY ON AND GET HIS EXPERTISE ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT SUBJECTS, AND I THINK IT'S AWESOME THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THEM.
THAT'S PART OF YOUR NEW CAREER.
[OVERLAPPING] AGAIN, WE'RE NOT LOSING TIM.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO SHARE YOU MORE WITH MORE FOLKS.
>> I WANTED TO TELL PARTY, I APPRECIATE HIM.
I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
>> THANK YOU, AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE YOU ALL.
>> YEAH. I'LL SEE YOU-ALL MONDAY AT THE PARTY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE STAND ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.