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>> TO OPEN THE MEETING, IT'S BEEN DETERMINED THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
[1.C. Reconvene from Closed Session]
THE TIME OF MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND NOTICE OF MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN A TIMELY MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW.THEREFORE, AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR.
[1.D. Invocation]
WE HAVE THE IMPLICATION AND IT'S A SPECIAL REQUEST BUT WOULD YOU MIND MR. ROBINSON READING THIS. [OVERLAPPING] [NOISE]>> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY LORD.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND GET TOGETHER IN THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT.
WE JUST THOUGHT AS ALWAYS TO ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR GUIDANCE AS WE GO AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR THIS DISTRICT AND WE JUST LIFT UP EVERYBODY.
AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON WE PRAY FOR SAFETY AND JUST BLESSINGS OVER EVERYONE.
AS WE SAY THAT IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.
>> EVERYONE, PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
[1.E. Pledge of Allegiance]
TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. [NOISE] MS. LIBRARY DID EVERYBODY SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC FORUM.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNITION.
[1.G.1. UIL State Marching Band Contest Qualifiers]
THAT'S MY FAVORITE TIME SO I'M GOING TO TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MS. TIFFANY TYLER.TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BAND LEADER.
PARENTS, IF YOU ALL WANT TO GO INTO THE BACK, OFF YOU GO BEHIND THE BOARD MEMBERS TO TAKE A PICTURE IF YOU LIKE.
>> WE DON'T BITE. [BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING]
>> TONIGHT WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BAND ON THEIR RECENT PARTICIPATION IN THE UIL SIX A'S STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, AND THE BAND HAS EARNED A SPOT AT THE STATE COMPETITION AND THE THIRD OVERALL STATE APPEARANCE IN THE SIX A CLASSIFICATION.
NOW, WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STAFF AND APPROXIMATELY 340 BAND STUDENTS WHO DILIGENTLY WORKED ON PERFECTING THEIR SHOW CALLED THE LANGUAGE FIELD.
OUR FRENSHIP BAND DIRECTOR, DR. RYAN SMITH IS HERE TONIGHT TO TELL US ABOUT THEIR PERFORMANCE AND RECOGNIZE HIS STAFF AND STUDENT LEADERS.
>> DEAR SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND FRENSHIP ADMINISTRATION, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THESE DEDICATED WORK OF THE FRENSHIP MARCHING BAND.
OF COURSE, WE CAN'T HAVE 340 STUDENTS IN HERE.
[LAUGHTER]. IT'S REPRESENTED THIS EVENING WITH THESE EIGHT STUDENTS.
STANDING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, IS THE BEST OF THE BEST THAT FRENSHIP HAS TO OFFER OF OUR MOST GIFTED MUSICIANS AND OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADERS.
THE MARCHING BAND SUCCESS THIS YEAR IS COMPLETELY ATTRIBUTED TO THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR SERVICE TO THEIR PEERS AND TO US, OUR DIRECTORS.
WE STAND BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE OUR WOODWIND CAPTION HEAD, EMILY WYLIE, WE HAVE OUR BRASS CAPTION HEAD, SIDNEY WOLF, OUR PERCUSSION AND CAPTION HEAD, DAVID WINGER.
OUR COLOR GUARD, CAPTION HEAD, CADENCE, ICE IN HER VEINS, KURT MICHAEL.
[LAUGHTER] I SAY THAT BECAUSE IF YOU'RE EVER LOOKING FOR THE PERSON THAT'S THROWING THE HUGE RIFLE 10 FEET NEAR AND ALWAYS CATCHES IT, IT'S HIM.
[LAUGHTER] DRUM MAJORS, ALLEN SEAGUS, ARBERY VIRIDIAN, AUDREY ALLEN AND WILSON CARDIS.
[APPLAUSE] OF COURSE, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT THANK PROBABLY THE OTHER DIRECTORS ON STAFF FOR THEIR MANY HOURS OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AND IN FRONT OF THE STUDENTS.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO WRANGLE 340 STUDENTS AND THIS CREW IS THE BEST AROUND.
WE HAVE AMANDA KNIGHT, SCOTT CARTER, MICHELLE LESSING, AJ PEZZANI, AND AARON BREADS, AND THEY'RE HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL.
PLEASE HELP ME THANK THEM. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
>> THEN IF I CAN HAVE YOU ALL GO INFRONT TO TAKE A PICTURE. [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE].
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>> THEIR DIRECTORS. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU PARENTS WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU ALL.
[1.G.2. Morrison Plumbing Supply Donation to CTE Plumbing Program]
NEXT ON OUR LIST OF RECOGNITIONS, WE WANT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE MORRISON'S SUPPLY COMPANY FOR STEPPING UP AS A COMMUNITY PARTNER TO SUPPORT THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOLS CTE PLUMBING PROGRAM.OUR PLUMBING COURSE WAS ADDED AS A NEW FRENSHIP'S CTE PROGRAM THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH MANY STUDENTS ALREADY ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM AND AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR PROGRAM, THESE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EARN A TRADESMEN LIMITED LICENSE.
MORRISON'S SUPPLY GENEROUSLY DONATED MORE THAN $5,000 FOR THE STARTUP MATERIALS AND TOOLS TO GET THE PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING.
TONIGHT, FRENSHIP TT COORDINATOR, ARA FLORES JOINS US TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THIS COMMUNITY PARTNER. YOU'RE UP.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
TODAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING MORRISON'S SUPPLY COMPANY.
THEY OFFERED TO PURCHASE ALL OF THE STARTUP'S SUPPLIES COST FOR THE PLUMBING PROGRAM.
THAT WAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR US TO PARTNER WITH THIS BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PARTNER.
ANYTHING THAT WAS ON THE STARTUP LIST, THEY BOUGHT WITHOUT A QUESTION.
THEY ARE ALSO SERVING ON OUR CTE ADVISORY BOARD THIS YEAR AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THAT.
WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING THEM COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT KIDS CAN SEEK DIFFERENT PATHWAYS WITHIN THE PLUMBING INDUSTRY.
I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND PATHWAYS AS STUDENTS ARE TAKING THE PICTURE.
LIKE TIFFANY SAID, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS OUR STUDENTS GETTING THEIR TRADESMEN LIMITED LICENSE, AND THAT WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR THAT THEY'RE IN THE PROGRAM.
RIGHT NOW, WE APPLIED FOR THEIR APPRENTICESHIP LICENSE SO THEY CAN START CLOCKING HOURS UNDER THAT LICENSE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
BUT TONIGHT, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE MORRISON SUPPLY.
THIS IS RENE VALDEZ, AND THIS IS JOE KIM EZZY.
WE JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THE DONATIONS AND THE SUPPORT, AND YOU SERVING ON OUR ADVISORY BOARD. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [OVERLAPPING]
>> [BACKGROUND] I BELIEVE DR. MCCORD HAS A RECOGNITION OF HER OWN.
[Additional Item]
>> I DO. I HAVE A COUPLE OF RECOGNITIONS.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO NOT INTRODUCE BUT HAVE HER COME TO THE FRONT, IS MRS. JACY ROBERSON.
IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP TO THE STAND ON THE MAT. SO MANY CAMERAS.
[BACKGROUND] OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT INTRODUCING JACY BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN WITH FRENSHIP FOR MANY YEARS.
SHE IS FROM A LITTLE TOWN CALLED DIMMITT IN WESLEY.
[LAUGHTER] SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR 18 YEARS, AND SO SHE WAS PROBABLY 12 WHEN SHE STARTED.
[LAUGHTER]. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HER AT OAK RIDGE OR AT A SPORTING EVENT, YOU'VE SEEN HER RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE ROAD.
[LAUGHTER] WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT SHE CAME TO FRENSHIP TO THE OAK RIDGE CAMPUS.
>> FOUR YEARS AGO. SHE WENT FROM BEING A TEACHER AT BENNETT TO BEING AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT OAK RIDGE.
WITH THE RECENT PROMOTION OF SHANE LANGEN INTO FACILITIES DIRECTOR THEN JACY JUST SEAMLESSLY STEPPED INTO THE ROLE AS INTERIM PRINCIPAL.
THEN TONIGHT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO,
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SO IT'S NOT OFFICIAL YET, SO [LAUGHTER] DON'T GO ANYWHERE, NO I'M JUST KIDDING.[LAUGHTER] IT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WHERE YOU ACTUALLY GET APPROVED, SO I'M JUST INTRODUCING YOU AT THIS POINT.
>> THIS IS AN ASSUMPTIVE CLAUSE.
>> YES. [LAUGHTER] TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO YOUR SPECIAL GUEST IS THAT YOU BROUGHT AND YOUR KIDS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE DISTRICT.
>> THAT'S BRANDON, MY HUSBAND.
HE COACHES HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL.
WE HAVE OUR OLDEST IS A JUNIOR, MY SON.
THEY ARE PLAYING FOOTBALL TOMORROW.
I HAVE A 7TH GRADER AT [NOISE]. TWO BOYS.
HE'S PLAYING BASKETBALL RIGHT NOW.
>> WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE JACY IN THE ROLE AND SHE REALLY ALREADY HAS IMPROVED THINGS.
NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER]
>> DOES TODAY SEEM LIKE YOUR FIRST DAY [OVERLAPPING]
>> I JUST LEARNED FROM THE BEST.
>> WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
AGAIN, SHE IS CERTAINLY NOT NEW TO THE DISTRICT, BUT NEW TO THIS ROLE, AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC AND WELCOME YOU TO THE NEW ROLE.
>> THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY WORDS OF WISDOM YOU WANTED TO SHARE WITH US.
>> THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I DID, LIKE I SAID, LEARN FROM SOME OF THE VERY BEST.
RANDLE WAS MY FIRST PRINCIPAL AND THEN I WORKED WITH SHANE FOR FOUR YEARS.
I'M EXCITED TO JUST CONTINUE ON.
>> YOU'RE ALREADY DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO [APPLAUSE]
>> THEN NEXT, WE HAVE ANOTHER FAMILIAR FACE, BUT A NEW ROLE.
SO, MRS. JENNIFER PIERCE, IF YOU WOULD MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE MAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WRESTLING BUT IT'S NOT.
[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] YOU STAND ON THE MAT SO WE CAN SEE YOU ON THE CAMERA.
BUT JENNIFER HAS BEEN SERVING AS THE PRINCIPAL MOST RECENTLY OF WILLOW BEND, STILL IS SERVING AS PRINCIPAL OF WILLOW BEND.
BEFORE THAT, SHE WAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT WILLOW BEND AND CAME TO US I THINK BY WAY OF THE SERVICE CENTER.
BUT IS FROM WEST TEXAS AND HER SPECIAL GUEST, HER HUSBAND, SHE I THINK FOLLOWED HIM AROUND SOME AS A COACH.
>> [LAUGHTER] JENNIFER HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB AT WILLOW BEND AND REALLY SHE'S STEPPING INTO THIS ROLE OF SPECIAL ED DIRECTOR PENDING BOARD APPROVAL.
I HATED TO SEE YOUR LEAVE WILLOW BEND BECAUSE SHE'S REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB THERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE'S DONE AS THE LEADER OF WILLOW BEND IS SHE'S DONE REALLY A GREAT JOB OF TRAINING UP HER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
I WANT TO CALL HER SKYLAR DOBSON, THAT'S NOT HER LAST NAME. WHAT IS IT?
>> SKYLAR RODDY. SKYLAR WILL BE SERVING AS INTERIM AFTER THANKSGIVING BECAUSE AFTER THANKSGIVING BREAK, JENNIFER IS GOING TO COME OVER HERE TO THE CASEY BUILDING AND WON'T BE HERE IN THE BUILDING VERY OFTEN.
SHE'S GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT THE CAMPUSES AS OUR [NOISE] SPECIAL ED DIRECTOR.
SHE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS AND EXPAND HER INFLUENCE AND LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HER SERVING IN THIS NEW ROLE.
I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN HER.
WHERE DID YOU COME TO US BEFORE THIS? YOU'VE GOT A LONG BIO.
>> [NOISE] YOU HAVE TO TELL IT ALL.
>> WE'VE BEEN IN LITTLEFIELD, WIMBERLEY, I DON'T KNOW, GLEN ROSE.
[LAUGHTER] WE'VE BEEN IN LOTS OF PLACES THEMSELVES.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE LONGEST I'VE STAYED IN ONE DISTRICT, SO THAT'S SUPER EXCITING FOR ME AND THEN JUST AS I MOVE ON UP AND SERVE IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
I'M SUPER GRATEFUL TO THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
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I'M EXCITED TO GET STARTED HERE.>> WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU?
>> MY HUSBAND, MONTE. [LAUGHTER]
>> YES. I HAVE TWO BOYS. THEY'RE IN COLLEGE.
>> AS LONG AS THIS BOAT GOES OKAY, THEN [LAUGHTER].
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JENNIFER.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB.
>> I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY DIRTY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THAT.
I'M GOING TO GO OUT OF ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUMP
[4.A. Consent Agenda]
DOWN THE CONSENT AGENDA AND GET THIS OVER WITH.>> YOU GUYS CAN TAKE DR. MCCORD OUT IN THE FOYER BEFORE YOU'RE LOCKED UP BY THE CHIEF.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO WORK HER OVER.
>> YOU'VE GOT BASKETBALL COURT?
>> BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE GOING TO JUMP DOWN TO 4A, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IN YOUR PACKETS THAT WAS ISSUED TO YOU THERE WERE SOME ITEMS THAT WOULD MAKE UP THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THIS TIME I'LL CONSIDER ANY MOTIONS.
JAMEY WILL FIRST. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JAMEY PHILIPS TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. KYLE ROGERS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
[APPLAUSE] NEW MEMBERS, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE NEW TO THIS ROLE, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES YOU GET THE PERMISSION.
[2.A. Conduct a public hearing for the district's rating on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas ("FIRST")]
WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.I BELIEVE MR. FARLEY REEVES IS HERE TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DISTRICT'S RATING FOR THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS CALLED THE FIRST RATING.
TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE READY, FARLEY, AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.
>> OKAY. WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY OPENING A PORTION OF THE MEETING AS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE DISTRICT'S RATING ON THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS REPORT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FIRST REPORT.
OUR CFO, FARLEY REEVES, WILL PRESENT THIS REPORT. TAKE IT AWAY, SIR.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, LELA VERA HERE, AND THEN OUR COORDINATOR FOR ACCOUNTING, HUNTER LOCASCIO HERE.
THESE GUYS ARE THE TWO MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT WE GET DONE IN OUR OFFICES.
I GET THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THEM.
THEY ARE THE MINDS BEHIND THE MATTERS AND I AM THE MATTERS.
[NOISE] WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS RATING SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2002.
SINCE 2002 WHEN THIS RATING SYSTEM WAS ESTABLISHED AND IT HAS CHANGED ON SOME OF THE CRITERIA, BUT WE'VE BEEN A SUPERIOR RATED DISTRICT EVERY YEAR, AND THAT CONTINUES THIS YEAR.
THIS IS AN INDICATOR THAT IDENTIFIES THE LAST TWO YEARS, 20 ELEMENTS.
THEY REVIEW OUR FINANCES FROM OUR AUDIT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE FIRST REPORT IS BASED ON OUR 2020/2021 FINANCIALS.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S ALWAYS A YEAR-OFF PLUS.
THIS GOES BACK TO THE 2021 DATA.
YOU'LL SEE HERE THERE ARE FIVE RESPONSES THAT WE LOOK AT THAT ARE YES-NO RESPONSES, AND THEN THERE ARE 15 ADDITIONAL RESPONSES THAT HAVE A CRITERIA THAT YOU'LL GO THROUGH.
I DON'T REALLY LIKE THIS CHART IN THE GRAPH BECAUSE IT LOOKS REALLY BAD.
WE DID DROP TO 94 PERCENT THIS YEAR OVER 96.
THE PRIMARY REASON IS BECAUSE JUST LIKE YOUR PERSONAL CREDIT RATING, WE WENT OUT AND DID A $299.7 MILLION BOND.
THAT'S ADDITIONAL DEBT. THEREFORE, OUR DEBT RATIO HAS CHANGED, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS TO THIS YEAR.
YOU HAVE YOUR OVERARCHING TOPICS, YOU HAVE YOUR FINANCIAL SOLVENCY, AND YOUR COMPETENCIES AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT EACH OF THOSE IN SOME DETAIL.
FIRST ARE THE FILE CRITICAL INDICATORS.
IF YOU FAIL ONE OF THESE, YOU AUTOMATICALLY FAIL THE ENTIRE RATING SYSTEM.
BASICALLY, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR BUSINESS IN A TIMELY MANNER.
OUR SUBMISSIONS ARE TIMELY? YES. DID WE HAVE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION IN OUR AUDIT? YES. DID WE COMPLY WITH ALL OUR DEBTORS IN TIME,
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MAKE SURE PAYMENTS WERE MADE ON TIME? THE ANSWER IS YES, WE DID.WERE WE TIMELY IN PAYMENTS OF THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM? YES, WE DID.
THEN WE HAVE A RESTRICTED NET POSITION GREATER THAN ZERO.
THIS PARTICULAR INDICATOR IS NOT BEING SCORED.
DO YOU ASK YOURSELF WHY IS IT STILL THERE? SO DO I. [LAUGHTER] [NOISE] FINANCIAL SOLVENCY. AS WE LOOK THROUGH HERE, [NOISE] THIS WAS WHERE WE START LOOKING INTO SOLVENCY QUESTIONS.
WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN THE FUND BALANCE OVER THREE YEARS LESS THAN A 25 PERCENT DECREASE? OR DID THE CURRENT YEAR'S ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE EXCEED [NOISE] 75 DAYS OF OPERATING EXPENSES? WELL, YES, IT DID.
TWO THINGS; WE MET BOTH OF THE CRITERIA, BOTH THE FUND BALANCE HAD LESS THAN 25 PERCENT DECREASE, AND WE'LL ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE FUND BALANCE ON ONE OF THE SUBSEQUENT QUESTIONS.
[NOISE] IS THERE NO CASH ON HAND AND INVESTMENTS TO COVER OUR OPERATING EXPENSES? WELL, HERE'S YOUR ANSWER TO THE NUMBER 6, YES.
WE HAVE 200.57808 DAYS OF FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE, SO IF WE HAD LOST OUR FUNDING, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE THIS DISTRICT FOR 200 PLUS DAYS.
THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS. IT'S RECOMMENDED, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A REQUIREMENT, RECOMMENDED TO HAVE 90 DAYS OF FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
YOU CAN SEE WE'RE 110 DAYS ABOUT WHAT'S REQUIRED.
IS THERE ENOUGH CASH ON HAND? YES, [NOISE] TO ANSWER THAT.
WAS THE MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES RATIO FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO COVER SHORT-TERM DEBT? ONCE AGAIN, OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION ALLOWS US TO COVER ALL OUR SHORT-TERM DEBT, SO YES, WE MEET THE CRITERIA.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND REVENUES EQUAL OR EXCEED EXPENDITURES? YES, OUR REVENUES OUT-GAINED OUR EXPENDITURES.
YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE ROUGHLY AROUND NINE MILLION DOLLARS.
THEN DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AVERAGE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT VARIANCE? THE ANSWER, ONCE AGAIN, IS YES.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE FIVE QUESTIONS HERE? CONTINUOUS SOLVENCY.
ARE THE LONG-TERM DEBT LIABILITIES TO TOTAL ASSETS SUFFICIENT FOR LONG-TERM SOLVENCY? YES, ALTHOUGH WE ARE DOWN TO 9.98 PERCENT STUDENT POPULATION GROWTH.
I'LL TELL YOU THREE YEARS AGO, WE WERE IN THE 13 PERCENT RANGE ON OVERALL BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT A FIVE PERCENT GROWTH PERIOD.
AS YOU KNOW, THE COVID YEAR [NOISE] WHERE OUR GROWTH WAS LIMITED A LITTLE BIT, IT SLOWED THAT GROWTH DOWN A LITTLE BIT OVERALL, AND SO WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 9.98 PERCENT GROWTH THROUGH THE TIME PERIOD.
WAS THE DEBT PER $100 OF ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE RATIO SUFFICIENT TO COVER FUTURE DEBT REPAYMENTS? HERE, ONCE AGAIN, YES, IT WAS.
[NOISE] OUR RATIO [BACKGROUND] BASED ON OUR POPULATION, OUR GROWTH, AND ALL THE EXPENDITURES AND DEBT, [NOISE] ONCE AGAIN WE DO MEET THE REQUIRED CRITERIA.
THAT IS WHERE WE DID SEE THE BOND IMPACTED, AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE SEE THE REDUCTION AT TWO POINTS FROM THE OVERALL EXPENDITURE.
WAS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE EXPRESS THRESHOLD? IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, THEY LOOKED AT YOUR POPULATION, THEY LOOK AT YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE COST, AND THEN ISSUE BASED ON YOUR STUDENT POPULATION, WHAT YOUR EXPECTED ADMINISTRATIVE RATIO SHOULD BE.
THAT ONE IS WHERE WE LOST SALE TO TWO POINTS, WHICH FAST GROWTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON.
THEN NUMBER 14, DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE 15 PERCENT DECLINE IN THE STUDENT TO STAFF RATIO OVER THE YEARS? WE'VE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB AS A DISTRICT IN THAT AREA.
WE'VE NOT HAD A DECLINE, WE ACTUALLY [NOISE] CONTINUE TO MAXIMIZE IN OUR POTENTIAL IN OUR STAFF.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE FOUR? MOVING TO THE FINANCIAL COMPETENCIES.
WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADA WITHIN THE ALLOTTED RANGE OF THE DISTRICT'S BIENNIAL PUPIL PROJECTION? EVERY TWO YEARS, I HAVE TO TURN IN OUR PROJECTION FOR POPULATION, AND THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVER-PROJECTING OR UNDER-PROJECTING.
WHEN THEY SET A FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM FUNDING, [NOISE] IT'S RELEVANT AND CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
YOU HAVE A 10 PERCENT GAP THAT YOU CAN WORK WITH THERE.
HAS THE PIMS HAD THREE PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTING FINDINGS? I REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO, I WAS UPSET ABOUT $208 THAT WE HAD MISSING.
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BASICALLY, IT'S POCKET CHANGE.WELL, WE'VE INCREASED OR IMPROVED, NOW WE'RE DOWN TO $93 OUT OF $100 MILLION BUDGET. KEEP DIGGING.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. THESE GUYS ARE DOING GREAT.
[NOISE] THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR REPORT TO THE AFR, THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REVIEW, WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL WEAKNESS OR INTERNAL CONTROLS.
WE HAVE THE INTERNAL CONTROLS IN PLACE AS WOULD BE EXPECTED AND WE RECEIVED HALLMARKS THERE AS WELL. QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
THEN FINAL THREE YEARS, IS THE DISTRICT FREE OF ANY INSTANCE OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE? WE ARE INDEED FREE.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POST REQUIRE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE? WE HAVE INDEED.
DID THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY VALUES AT THE BOARD MEETING WITHIN [NOISE] 120 DAYS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADOPTED THIS BUDGET? WE DID INDEED ON IT AS WELL.
YOU REMEMBER SOME OF THOSE EXCITING BUDGET WORKSHOPS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE SUMMER. ANY QUESTIONS? [NOISE] FINAL THING IS YOU'LL SEE HERE, IT'S BASIC INFORMATION.
WE DID RECEIVE 94, POSSIBLE 100 POINTS.
ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S 19 CONSECUTIVE [NOISE] YEARS THAT THAT HAS OCCURRED.
THERE'S ANOTHER ANNUAL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING MOBILITY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION THERE.
BASICALLY, IT'S A SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.
INDEED THAT LINK IS IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT YOU CAN ALSO FIND THAT ON OUR FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCIES WEBSITE PAGE.
WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE OF REIMBURSEMENT.
ANY TRIPS OR MEALS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED DURING ANY TRIPS THAT YOU HAVE HAD, MAYBE THROUGH TESTS, TACITASBY, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE REPORTED THROUGH THIS.
THEN OBVIOUSLY ANY GIFTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED OR NONE REPORTED, AND THEN ALSO THE SCHEDULE BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WHERE THE BOARD ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT THERE.
QUESTIONS THERE? THAT LEADS US TO ANY QUESTIONS.
[LAUGHTER] [NOISE] IF NOT, THAT'S MY REPORT.
>> DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO [NOISE] THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OVER.
MR. REAVES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PRESENTING.
>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD.
[3.A. Report on progress of middle school attendance zone meetings]
WE HAVE A REPORT ON THE PROGRESS WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONE MEETINGS.MR. RICHARD DEAN, WE'LL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU.
>> MR. EDMUND, BOARD. MAYBE YOU KNOW BECAUSE YOU CAME TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS WE HAD ON THE BOUNDARIES FOUR OUR ADDITIONAL FOURTH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH BJA LOCAL, WE'RE BRINGING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARY CHANGES, SO THE ADDITION OF A FOURTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAD THREE TOWN HALLS THAT WERE ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 141 STAKEHOLDERS.
THAT INCLUDED PARENTS, KIDS, AND STAFF.
THEY WERE ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES.
THE COMMENTS RANGED FROM WANTING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO REMAIN TOGETHER TO THE EFFECT CHANGE HAS ON STUDENTS, ROAD CONDITIONS UP IN OUR DISTRICT, THE GRANDFATHERING CLAUSE THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE.
THEY'RE ASKING IF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE OFFERING THE SAME ACTIVITIES AS THE OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
WE ALSO HAD THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EMAIL SHARED ONLINE AND AT THE WORKSHOP AND WITH A TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
WE RECEIVED 16 EMAILS CONCERNING MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARIES.
THE EMAILS RANGE FROM WANTING TO KEEP FRIENDS TOGETHER AGAIN TO GRANDFATHERING, THE STAKEHOLDERS EXPRESSING THE PREFERENCE OF BOUNDARIES.
THEN ALSO, THERE WERE FOLLOW-UP EMAILS FROM THOSE THAT ATTENDED THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
THESE COMMENTS AND EMAILS WERE PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO YOU IN A BOARD WORKSHOP, AND WE HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THESE COMMENTS AND WORKING WITH DEMOGRAPHER TO ADJUST OUR BOUNDARIES WITH THESE COMMENTS IN MIND AND THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THE DISTRICT, AND THE OPENING OF A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'LL BE BRINGING THESE ADJUSTED MAPS TO THE BOARD IN DECEMBER AND PRESENTING THOSE TO THE BOARD, AND THEN DURING THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING, IT COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND BOARD DISCUSSION.
WE'LL POST THESE PROPOSED CHANGES ON OUR WEBSITE PRIOR TO THAT MEETING AND IT'LL BE THERE FOR REVIEW.
AGAIN, OUR TIMELINE FOR COMPLETING THIS PROCESS.
NOVEMBER, WE DO THIS REPORT ON WHAT OUR COMMENTS HAVE BEEN.
IN DECEMBER, WE PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC MEETING, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THEN IN JANUARY, WE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD WILL APPROVE OF BOUNDARY. ANY QUESTIONS?
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THANK YOU, MR. DEAN. WE APPRECIATE IT.>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS EFFECTIVE AND SUPPORT ON THE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM.
[3.B. Effectiveness report on Visual Arts program]
[INAUDIBLE] COME FORWARD, PLEASE SIR.>> YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING THERE YOU NEED?
[NOISE] THERE IT IS. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS JOEY MCCLAIN I AM [NOISE] A TEACHER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO THE VISUAL ARTS COORDINATOR, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE DER REPORT FOR THE VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT FOR LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND I THINK WHAT I REALLY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THOUGH IS THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND IT HAPPENS AT ALL THREE LEVELS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I'LL START WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
LOTS OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN THE ART DEPARTMENTS AT ALL OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
ONE THING I'M REALLY PROUD OF IS THEY MEET WITH 100 PERCENT STUDENT PARTICIPATION.
THEY SEE ALL THE KIDS K THROUGH FIVE AND THAT'S A FANTASTIC THING BECAUSE THEY BUILD A FOUNDATION AND THERE'S LOVE FOR THE PROCESS OF BEING CREATIVE AND BEING AN ARTIST AND WE SEE THIS AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN WE HAVE OUR FINE ARTS FESTIVAL IN THE SPRING AT THE PARK WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE HAVE GREAT ATTENDANCE FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS THERE AND THEY'RE ALL EXCITED TO SHOW THEIR WORK AND SOME OTHER GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST SCHOOL YEAR.
LOTS OF DISPLAYS AND LOTS OF CONTESTS WE HAD A COUPLE OF WINNERS, HAVE BEEN IN ELEMENTARY.
SEE THEM PICTURED. ONE OF THEM PICTURED THERE.
ONE WAS A LITTLE CLIENTS DRUG AWARENESS CONTEST, THE FOURTH PLACE WINNER FOR THAT AND ANOTHER WAS A STATE QUALIFIER IN PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST.
MOVING ON TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, [NOISE] LOTS OF SUCCESS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL.
AT MIDDLE SCHOOL WE HAVE 36 PERCENT PARTICIPATION IN ARTS ALL THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL POPULATIONS, LOTS OF DISPLAYS, EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER DISPLAYS IN THE FOUR YEAR AND HERE YOU SEE THAT ARTWORK ALL THE TIME.
THEY ALSO DISPLAY AT THEIR OWN SCHOOLS, THEY DO CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER TEACHERS AND OTHER COURSES.
[NOISE] THEY DO ALL KINDS OF CONTESTS.
THEY DESIGNED LAST YEAR, THE CHRISTMAS CAR, [INAUDIBLE] WHERE TO SEND IT OUT THAT CAME FROM HERITAGE AND-
>> SURE. [NOISE] WE'RE ABOUT READY TO SEND THIS.
>> YES. WE'RE ABOUT READY TO SEND IT WE'LL SEND IT TO THE PRINTER AND A LOT OF GREAT SO THAT [NOISE] WE SWITCH SCHOOLS EVERY YEAR AND THE ART STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO DRAW THE PICTURES FOR THE [NOISE] SD CARD AND WE GET GREAT PARTICIPATION.
GOT SOME GREAT ONES FOR THIS YEAR TOO. GREAT ARTISTS.
>> SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEY DISPLAY OUR WORK AT THE FAIR AND AT THE LOT OF CARS FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS OUR [NOISE] EVERY-YEAR SHOWCASE THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE TWO MAIN CONTESTS THAT WE ENTER OUR STUDENTS IN.
LAST YEAR WE HAD FIVE STUDENTS WITH THEIR ARTWORK QUALIFY FOR STATE AND THREE OF THOSE WON MEDALS AT STATE.
TWO OF THEM ARE PICTURED UP THERE.
THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BUBBLE AND THEN THE PAINTING ON THE RIGHT AND THEN OUR OTHER CONTESTS THAT WE DO IS CALLED SCHOLASTIC.
IT'S A REGIONAL CONTEST AND WE HAD 36 FIRST-PLACE WINNERS LAST YEAR AT SCHOLASTIC, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS SECOND IN THE REGION FOR MOST AWARDS SO THAT IS REALLY OUTSTANDING.
THE SHOE ONE UP THERE IS ONE OF THOSE WINNERS.
ALSO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAD SOME STUDENTS PAINT NEW LOGOS IN THE PE EACH YEAR, THERE'S LOTS OF FUN.
THE PE TEACHER WAS VERY GRATEFUL.
WE ALSO DID MOVEMENT PATHS AT THE END OF THE YEAR AT BEN ELEMENTARY FOR THE PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS TO USE.
LET ME SEE WHAT I'M FORGETTING HERE [NOISE] [BACKGROUND], OUR ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASS, WE HAD 93 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS GET COLLEGE CREDIT AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT ART CLASS.
I WAS DISAPPOINTED IT WASN'T 100, BUT THAT'S STILL REALLY GOOD [LAUGHTER] I'M STARTING TO SHOOT FOR THIS YEAR, AND THEN OUR BIG SUCCESS REALLY IS THIS FINE ARTS FESTIVAL THAT WE HOLD AT THE END OF THE YEAR,
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WE HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE.FINALLY, COVID WAS OVER AND SO EVERYBODY COULD COME AT THE SAME TIME AND EVERY SCHOOL AND EVERY ART TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT DISPLAYS ARTWORK [NOISE].
WE HAVE HIGH-SCHOOL KIDS THAT COME AND THEY DO ART ACTIVITIES WITH THE YOUNGER KIDS AND IT IS A GREAT TIME AND A GREAT PARTICIPATION AND WE HAVE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FOR THE STUDENTS.
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR IS A THREE-ON PLAY ON THAT.
>> IS THAT HANDS-ON JUST BEGINNING OR IS THAT?
>> YEAH I SEE [LAUGHTER] WE'LL GET YOU GUYS ON THERE THIS YEAR [LAUGHTER].
>> I'M NOT TALENTED ENOUGH FOR THAT.
>> BUT REALLY OUR BIG SUCCESS AS WE KNOW, AS STUDENTS GO THROUGH OUR PROGRAM THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING A LOVE FOR THE ARTS AND THEN WE'RE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF PREPARING THEM FOR CREATING ART AT THE NEXT LEVEL IF THEY WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE.
>> IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ONE, THE GREAT PRESENTATION BUT TWO, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE KIDS.
YOU CAN SEE THEY REALLY ENJOY IT.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU GUYS HERE. [NOISE]
>> HAVE A GREAT BREAK, EVERYBODY.
[3.C. Construction update]
>> WHY DON'T YOU HOP UP HERE AND LETS [NOISE] ON IT GET ON THIS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE PLEASE.
>> SURE. [NOISE] THANK YOU MR. DRAKE AND BOARD, GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION AS PART OF THE 2020 BOND PROGRAM.
WE'LL START OFF WITH THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THIS IS A FLYOVER OF THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I'LL SAY, THIS WAS TAKEN A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO, SO SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR ROOFING IS PROGRESSING VERY WELL, WE'RE NOT EVEN SENT DRIVING THE DRY WORKING WEST TO EAST WHERE YOU SEE THE GRAVEL ON TOP OF THE ROOF.
I'LL TELL YOU THE APPROACHES OF STARTING TO GO IN THAT DRIVE US FURTHER ALONG BEHIND THE SCHOOL, THE TRACK THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY ASPHALT NOW.
IT'S ABOUT A FIVE-MINUTE VIDEO, SO I TOOK IT FROM EAST TO WEST, YOU SEE THE ATHLETIC PARTS OF THE FACILITY ARE HERE, FROM A LOT OF THE STANDPOINTS OF THE SCENE IT CONTINUES.
THIS IS A DISSOLUTE FROM THE STREET.
BRICK IS CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED.
THIS SECTION OF BRICK HAS ALREADY BEEN ACID WASH, SO WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
INTERIOR FRAMING IS ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
THE HOLLOW METAL FRAMES ARE GOING IN.
WE'RE STARTING TO GET SOME FINISHED WORK IN SOME AREAS IT'S NOT FINISHED WORK BUT GETTING CLOSER TO THAT, THAT PARK SCENARIOS ARE SOME APPROACH THAT HAS BEEN POURED.
THERE'S COPPER WATER LINES, FIRE LINES, ROOF DRAINS, SOME PLUMBING ROUGH-INS, THEY ARE ONGOING THROUGHOUT, ELECTRICAL ROUGH-INS AS WELL.
MORE ELECTRICAL ROUGH-INS IN THE WALL.
IT'S MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE HAVE SOME AIR DUCT IT'S IN AS WELL.
THERE'S SOME TILE WORK ON THE RESTROOMS. GOOD TILE WORK IS ONGOING.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT PRINCIPAL WHIPKEY REALLY LOVES THE COLOR SCHEME THERE FOR THE COLORS [LAUGHTER] SHE'S REALLY SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. RIGHT.
>> THERE YOU GO. TILE WORK IS ONGOING AS WELL.
I'LL START WITH THIS FLYOVERS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.
THERE'S OUR STOCKPILE OF DIRT AT THE SIDE.
WE HAVE STARTED MOVING THAT TO LEVEL THE SIDE ALL AROUND.
WE'VE STARTED WITH THE BERMS THAT FOLLOW THE TRACK ON THE NORTH SIDE BUT THAT BIG SO STAFF WILL BE GOING AWAY AS WELL.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE STARTING TO PUT WHERE THEY'RE PUTTING THAT SOIL IS UNDER PARKING LOTS.
WE'RE [INAUDIBLE] UP TOP THAT IS THE CERTIFIED FOUNDATION FOR THE HOSPITAL ITSELF THAT IS COMPLETE.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE SEEING GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS EITHER A, LEVELING THE SAND OR B, GETTING READY FOR SOME PARKING LOTS, AND GETTING ALL THAT DONE.
YOU SEE THE MOUNTAIN OF DIRT OVER HERE TO MY LEFT AND ALSO A BIT TO YOUR LEFT.
THIS IS NOT TAR BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE GYM WILL BE SO WE'LL BE GOING IN THE GROUND TO BUILD THAT GYM.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A VERY BIG TRACK.
YES, SIR, AND 43RD STREET IS OPEN.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG THERE AS WELL.
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE'RE MOVING DIRT AND LOTS OF IT, NOT A LOT GOING ON OTHER THAN THAT, CURRENTLY THIS HAS SOME LITTLE PROCESS TO START IT, SO WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS, BUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS UNDERWAY.
WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS GOING ON THE SAME TIME. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT REMINDED ME WHEN MR. MCCLAIN WAS HERE BUT JUST AS A REMINDER THAT FOR THE FOURTH MIDDLE SCHOOL,
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BRANDON ARTERY ENGINEERING DID THE ENGINEERING FOR THAT PROJECT AND BASICALLY WE'RE PREPARING KIDS FOR THE WORKPLACE IN THE FUTURE AND WE HAVE FOUR KIDS WHO ARE FRENSHIP GRADUATES THAT HELPED TO WORK ON THE PLANS FOR THAT FOURTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SO THEY [NOISE] WENT FROM THEIR ENGINEERING PROGRAM AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND ROBOTICS, AND THEN MR. AUTRY HIRED THEM AS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND I WENT OVER TO THAT OFFICE [NOISE], AND I DON'T KNOW, OVER A YEAR AGO AND THOSE COLLEGE STUDENTS HAPPEN TO BE THERE AND THEY WERE REALLY PROUD YOU CAN [NOISE] THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON THAT SCHOOL AND MANY OF THEM HAD ATTENDED TERRA VISTA OR HERITAGE AND IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME LAYOUT AND AS NOTES SO ANYWAY, IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS DO AND THE PARENTS INVEST IN AND YOU ALL INVEST IN.>> ANYWAY, THANK YOU, MR. COBB.
THE BOARD WILL GO TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM,
[4.B.1. Consideration and possible action regarding resignation of Board of Trustee Greg Robinson pursuant to Board Policy BBC(LEGAL)]
WHICH WILL BE 4B, THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANT TO DO BUT I DO UNDERSTAND.ACTION ITEM IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING RESIGNATION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, GREG ROBINSON, PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY, BBC LEGAL.
I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO DR. MCCORD.
>> MR. ROBINSON, I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT CONTACT BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO BE HERE IN DECEMBER.
BUT HE AND I VISITED IN AUGUST AND HE HAS BEEN A BOARD MEMBER AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN A SUPERINTENDENT AND LONGER THAN THAT.
HE IS GOING TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS GRANDCHILD AND HIS DAD WHO RECENTLY MOVED HERE TO WOLFORD FROM HARFORD, AND WE BETTER SWEEP, BUT THE BOARD IS REQUIRED BY BOARD POLICY TO ACCEPT HIS RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE THE END OF DECEMBER.
NEXT MONTH AT THE BOARD MEETING WOULD BE HIS LAST BOARD MEETING.
ONCE YOU TAKE ACTION ON THIS, THIS EVENING, OUR NEXT STEPS ARE TO GO TO OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND FOLLOW THOSE GUIDELINES.
WE WILL DO THAT AND THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING AND SO PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN NOT NECESSARILY RUNNING FOR THE BOARD, THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO APPOINT SOMEONE.
WE'LL FOLLOW THAT PROCESS ACCORDING TO OUR BOARD PROCEDURES.
WITH THAT, ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD ACCEPTS THE RESIGNATION OF TRUSTEE ROBINSON EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2022.
>> BEFORE WE TAKE MOTIONS ON THAT, ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, GREG HAS BEEN A FRIEND, AN ACQUAINTANCE, I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW GREG A LOT CLOSER SINCE HE'S BEEN ON THE BOARD.
I WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY I KNOW THIS IS HARD FOR YOU AGAIN, I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT, BUT GREG, I DO WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY YOU ARE THE MODEL THAT WE WOULD LOOK FOR IN A BOARD MEMBER.
YOU HAVE BEEN ROCK SOLID, COMMUNICATES VERY EFFECTIVELY WITH EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
UNDERSTANDS THE PROCESS WHEN YOU'RE A BOARD MEMBER, WE DON'T RUN THE SCHOOL WE JUST MAKE POLICY AND YOU DO KNOW THAT IF YOU EVER WERE TO TELL GREG, HE'S GOING TO BLEED THAT BLUE AND GOLD, [LAUGHTER] SO THAT DOWN.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVE AND [NOISE] I'M JEALOUS THAT YOU GET TO MOVE ON [LAUGHTER] I DO RESPECT YOUR REASONS AND I THINK YOU'VE DONE THEM FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MADE AN IMPACT.
YOUR FIRST DRAFT WILL BE HARD TO FILL.
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>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
IT'S BEEN THE HIGHEST HONOR OF MY LIFE. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS [LAUGHTER].
>> YOU COULD HAVE DIED IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY MOTIONS [LAUGHTER]. I'M JUST SAYING.
>> TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF MR. DAVID MILLER.
>> SECONDED BY MR. CARL ROGERS.
AGAIN, GREG WILL STILL BE AROUND [LAUGHTER].
>> HE'LL STILL BE VOTING, TRUST ME.
BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, WE'LL GET ANOTHER SHOT AT HIM NEXT MONTH, I CAN PROMISE YOU.
WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
WASN'T AS HARD AS YOU THOUGHT, WAS IT?
>> NO. THAT'S WHAT I KEEP THINKING.
>> NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA 5.
[5.A. Risk Management Report]
OUR NUMBER 5 WILL BE RISK-MANAGEMENT REPORT MR. GREECE.NOW YOU'RE BACK TO THE DESK, SIR.
CK LOCAL REQUIRES THAT THE DISTRICT SHALL TAKE EVERY RESPONSE OR REASONABLE PRECAUTION REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES, VISITORS, AND ALL OTHERS WHOM IT CONDUCTS BUSINESS WITH.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND PROMOTING A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PROGRAM.
THIS INCLUDES AREAS OF HEALTH BENEFITS, WORKERS COMPENSATION, PROPERTY-LIABILITY COVERAGE, UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, AND STUDENTS ACCIDENT HEALTH.
INSIDE YOUR PACKET, YOU'VE RECEIVED THIS YEAR'S REPORT AND AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY TYPES OF QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THOSE FIVE MAJOR AREAS THAT YOU WOULD FIND IN THE REPORT.
I'M GOING TO DO THE MONITORING. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO OFFER.
>> THE THIRD ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS EDUCATORS, CERTIFICATION BOARD.
[5.B. Educators Certification Report]
I CAN'T TALK WITH THAT.I'M SORRY. MS. RON DILLARD [NOISE].
>> THANK YOU. THIS USED TO BE A REQUIRED REPORT AND IS STILL CONTINUING TO REPORT IT, BUT IT BASICALLY IS IN YOUR REPORT AND IT JUST TELLS YOU WHERE WE'RE PULLING OUR CERTIFICATIONS FROM AND WHO WE'RE HIRING.
IT'S NOT FOR ACTIONS, IT'S JUST TO REPORT ON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. DILLARD. NEXT ITEM ON
[5.C. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]
THE AGENDA IS WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS.NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 19TH, 2022, WHICH WILL BE A REGULAR MEETING.
[5.D. Upcoming Events]
WE HAVE THE RESEARCH EDUCATION CENTER FALL GRADUATION, WILL BE HELD FRENCH OF PASCO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.I BELIEVE THAT IS SLATED FOR DECEMBER 20TH, 2022 AT 06:00 PM WHICH IS TUESDAY EVENING.
>> ANYTHING I FORGOT TO MENTION.
>> NO. USUALLY THAT FALLS ON A THURSDAY, THAT'S WE ARE HAVING IT ON TUESDAY BECAUSE IT'S USUALLY THAT THE DAY BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION OF THE FALL SEMESTER.
THIS YEAR, IT'S BEEN UNUSUAL BUT WEEKEND OUT OUR LAST DAY OF THE FALL SEMESTER, IS ACTUALLY WEDNESDAY MIDWEEK.
WE HAVE THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, AND THEN REECE GRADUATION.
I THINK WE'RE EXPECTING ABOUT 20-ISH GRADUATES.
>> ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME BEFORE BUSINESS?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.