Aug 21, 2023 Board Meeting

>> ARE THEY? IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME. THANK YOU, BOARD.

FIRST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE, I DO HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE WITH ME THAT MAKES EVERYTHING POSSIBLE FOR THE BUSINESS OFFICE.

THEY HAD GREAT IMPACT AND INFLUENCE ON EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.

FIRST OF ALL, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE MS. LELA VELA.

SHE IS OUR RIGHT HAND WHEN IT COMES TO WORKING WITH BUDGET AND FINANCE.

COORDINATOR OF ACCOUNTING, HUNTER LOCASCIO, ONCE AGAIN, WORKING GREAT DETAIL OUR BUDGET, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE CAMPUSES EFFICIENTLY AND ESTABLISHING THEIR BUDGETS AND THEIR REQUESTS.

SERENA WOOD IS ALSO HERE TONIGHT.

SERENA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING WITH DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

THIS YEAR IS ALWAYS CRITICAL TO THE LOCAL DUDE, BECAUSE SHE'S HIGHLY CRITICAL.

THEN GWEN HUGHES, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE OUR BUILDINGS HAVE THE EQUIPMENT, THE FURNITURE, THE SUPPLIESNESS.

LOCAL TRAILS AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITH LOCAL TRAILS, GETTING ALL THAT IN AND THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, THEY DID A GREAT JOB IN MAKING SURE IT'S ALL PREPARED.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO GO THROUGH AND WE'LL PUSH THROUGH THIS INFORMATION.

FEEL FREE TO STOP ME AND ASK ME QUESTIONS AS WE GO ALONG.

THE '22, '23 SCHOOL YEAR AND BUDGET YEAR, I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE END OF YEAR PROJECTIONS HERE.

AS WE DO SO, JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OCCURRED DURING THE '22, '23 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE DID HAVE A 4.2 PERCENT RAISE, WE DID HAVE A LARGE TECHNOLOGY REFRESH CYCLE IN PLACE.

WE ALSO PROVIDE A RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND RETENTION INCENTIVE IN THE LAST BUDGET YEAR.

THEN WE HEAD INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY, AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG HIGHLIGHTS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR.

THEN WE ALSO, NOT LISTED HERE, THE BOND.

SOME OF THE IMPACTS YOU WILL SEE HERE ON THIS POINT OF SALE.

WE ADOPTED A BUDGET ON AUGUST 15TH OF 2022, FOR $102,784,447.

WHAT YOU WILL HAVE IN YOUR FINAL PACKET THIS YEAR IS A FINAL BUDGET OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES THAT ARE $105,405,955.

I'LL DRAW THE ATTENTION TO THE AREA OF TRANSFERS AND OPERATING EXPENSES.

THAT IS WHERE WE SAW THE ADDITIONAL AID TO HELP SUPPORT THE BOND.

WE SEE THAT THROUGH SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE MOVED OVER FROM THE BOND FUND INTO THE 199 FUND.

YOU'LL SEE THEY'RE ALSO FOOD SERVICE BALANCE THAT WE CAME IN HERE WITH $3,974,041.

AND THEN DEBT SERVICE, YOU'LL SEE THERE THAT WE CAME IN WE'RE HAVING AN EXCESS IN REVENUES OF $3,365,076 AND LEAVING THE FUND BALANCE AT 11,334,950.

>> DOCUMENT.

[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]

>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT IS WHERE WE SEE THE 2022, '23 BUDGET WRAPPING UP.

ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU THIS TIME ON THAT?

>> NO, MAYBE SIRI HAS SOME.

>> SIRI? [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]

>> OH MAYBE IT WAS THE LAPTOP.

[BACKGROUND]

>> NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES YOU'LL SEE ARE JUST THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS HEARINGS TONIGHT.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THOSE ONES, UNLESS YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO, BUT PROBABLY NOT.

ONE OF THE MOST SPECIFIC ELEMENTS THAT I WILL DRAW ATTENTION TO, IS THIS MEETING HAD TO BE POSTED.

IT HAD TO BE POSTED NO LESS THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ON AUGUST THE 1ST, WE DID POST ABOUT A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IN THE AVALANCHE JOURNAL, AND WE ALSO MADE IT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME, WE DID NOT HAVE OUR CERTIFIED VALUES IN AT THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT, AND SO YOU WILL SEE TWO DIFFERENT SHEETS THAT WE NOTIFY THE PUBLIC ON THIS HEARING.

THE FIRST ONE IS THE ONE YOU SEE HERE, AND I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF DETAIL, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT THAT IS WHATEVER WAS POSTED ORIGINALLY, OUR TAX RATE COULD NOT BE GREATER THAN WHAT WE HAD POSTED AT THE TIME.

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IT COULD GO DOWN, ALWAYS BEING COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT, BUT IT COULD NOT INCREASE.

SO AS WE GOT OUR CERTIFIED VALUES IN, WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PUT THE ACTUAL NUMBERS IN PLACE TO DETERMINE WHAT OUR TAX RATE SHOULD BE BASED ON OUR DEBT SERVICE, AND LOOKING AT WHAT OUR M&O SHOULD BE WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS IN PLACE.

ON AUGUST THE 11TH OF 2023, THOSE ITEMS WERE POSTED HERE AT KC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AND ON THE WEBSITE.

CONTINUE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OR WHAT THE BUDGET MUST INCLUDE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HERE ON THIS SHEET, IT TELLS YOU HOW FUNDS MAY BE EXPANDED OR WHAT THE BUDGET MUST INCLUDE, AND HOW IT HAS TO BE ADOPTED BEFORE TAX RATES ARE CHOSEN AND ADOPTED, SO IT JUST LAYS OFF THE PROCESS THAT'S JUST THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THERE THAT YOU'VE SEEN.

THE VARIABLES. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT HELP DRIVE THE BUDGET, AND AS FAR AS GETTING US TO A POINT WHERE WE COULD START DEVELOPING OUR REVENUE SOURCE AND LOOKING AT OUR EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR.

IN 2023, OUR SNAPSHOT ENROLLMENT WAS 11,150 STUDENTS.

OUR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT FOR THIS YEAR BASED ON A ROLL UP OF THE STUDENT POPULATION FIRST TO SECOND GRADE, SECOND TO THIRD, AND SO ON, WE WERE LOOKING AT A PROJECTED POPULATION INCREASE OF ABOUT 170 STUDENTS.

WE HAVE NO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY.

SIRI? [LAUGHTER]

>> I AM HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT AFTER TODAY'S ENROLLMENT, WHICH CAME IN 11,408, SO WE ARE DEFINITELY ABOVE WHAT WAS PROJECTED ON A ROLL UP.

WE EXPECT THAT TREND TO CONTINUE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND IF IT STAYS CONSISTENT WITH THE PATTERN OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN YEARS PAST, THAT NUMBER IT'S 258 STUDENTS MORE THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR AT SNAPSHOT.

THAT'S A 2.314 PERCENT INCREASE, AND SO EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THIS BUDGETED ON THIS PROJECTED NUMBERS OF 171 STUDENTS, RIGHT NOW WE STAND TO BE BETTER OFF THAN THAT, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY GOOD NEWS.

WITH THAT, COMPETING WITH THE VARIABLES THAT YOU LOOK AT THE ADA, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A FINAL BUDGET YEAR FOR ADA IN '23 AT 10,254.168 STUDENTS ADA.

WE UTILIZE THIS YEAR WITH THE INCREASED ENROLLMENT.

WE ADJUSTED OUR PERCENTAGE RATE TO A 10,452.529 ADA REJECTION, AND SO THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENT IN THIS BUDGET IN THIS YEAR.

CONTINUE TO THAT IS THE PROPERTY VALUES.

NOW, AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HEARD, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE HOUSE BILL 3 HAS BROUGHT FORTH WHERE YOU WILL GO INTO A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IN NOVEMBER OF $100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

BY THE GUIDANCE OF TEA, THE STATE CONTROLLER, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND TAX COLLECTIONS, THE BUDGET IS BUILT OFF OF THE FACT THAT $100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS INCLUDED IN WHAT WE DO HERE.

WHEN THAT EXPECTED VOTE COMES IN, AND WE DO EXPECT THAT IT WILL PASS, THE HOMEOWNERS WILL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THEIR HOMESTEAD VALUES OR THEIR TAXABLE VALUES BY THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF $100,000.

THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS BUDGET AND THE TAX PROPOSALS.

IF YOU LOOK HERE, OUR TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE IS UP FROM $5,991,666,156, THERE'S A $6.320 BILLION [NOISE]

>> YOU SEE THERE.

THAT IS AN INCREASE OF $20,421,254 TO OUR PROPERTY TAXABLE VALUES.

OUR APPRAISED VALUES FOR OUR NEW PROPERTY CAME IN RIGHT AT $555 MILLION.

YOU'LL SEE HERE THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THAT $555 MILLION APPRAISAL IS $411 MILLION, SO $144 MILLION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE APPRAISED VALUES AND THE TAX VALUES.

AS YOU LOOK HERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT HISTORICAL TRENDS IN THE FIVE YEARS OF THESE TAXABLE VALUES.

THE FIRST GRAPH TO THE LEFT IN THE BLUE SHOWS YOU WHAT THE TAXABLE VALUES ARE, EXCLUDING THE VALUES OF PROTESTED PROPERTIES.

THAT IS THOSE WHO ARE PROTESTING THE VALUES PLACED ON THEIR HOME,

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SO THAT IT DOESN'T EXCLUDE THAT.

BUT YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE THERE, THE $6.016 MILLION VERSUS THE 6.240.

ALSO ON THE TAXABLE VALUE OF ALL PROPERTY, IT DOESN'T GO LOWER THAN $300 BILLION IN THE INCREASED VALUE OF ALL PROPERTY TAX.

TAXABLE VALUE OF NEW PROPERTIES.

ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE SHOWING THIS TO YOU.

BUT FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR YOU'LL SEE THE $282 MILLION THAT WE HAD IN NEW PROPERTIES.

THESE ARE PROPERTIES THAT DID NOT EXIST BEFORE, WHETHER IT BE HOUSING, COMMERCIAL, OR SO ON.

THIS HAS NOW GONE UP FROM THE 282 TO THE 411, SO WE DO SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE OVERALL NEW PROPERTIES TO OUR DISTRICT.

THEN THE OVERALL EXISTING PROPERTY VALUES THERE YOU'LL SEE THE $200 MILLION INCREASE OVERALL ON THE EXISTING PROPERTY VALUES.

NOW CONSIDER THAT, THAT IS AFTER THE $100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

I CAN IMAGINE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION NOT TAKEN PLACE.

>> THAT BRINGS US TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED BUDGET HERE, YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE WORKED TO INCLUDE THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR ALL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.

WE ALSO HAVE THE CONTINUATION OF DURHAM CONTRACT INCLUDING THE SECOND YEAR OF THE REFRESHMENT CYCLE WITH 12 NEW ADDITIONAL BUSES AS EXPECTED THIS YEAR.

THE STARTUP COSTS FOR THE NINTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

WE DO NOW HAVE ORCHESTRA UNDERWAY AND FOR ALCOVE TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUTGOING TRUCKS, WHICH HAS NOW COME NEAR COMPLETE.

YOU'VE SEEN IN THIS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, BEAUTIFUL FACILITY AND EXCITED TO SEE IT COMPLETE WITH ALL THE PUNCH LIST ITEMS, WE GET THOSE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF.

THE BUDGET MUST REQUIRE THESE ELEMENTS THAT MUST SHOW REVENUE BY SOURCE, THE EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY, EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR OBJECT.

THEN WE HAVE THE STATUTORY REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICES.

I WILL JUST POINT THOSE OUT TO YOU RIGHT NOW, IF YOU LOOK HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE WHERE THE BLACK IS, THESE ARE THE TWO REQUIRED STATUTORY NOTICES WHICH BASICALLY TALKS ABOUT OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TASB, FAST GIRLS SCHOOLS AND SO ON.

THEN ALSO WHAT OUR PUBLICATION COSTS ARE [NOISE] EVEN THE ADS AND BE PLACED IN A PAPER FOR THIS HEARING, THAT BECOMES PART OF THE STATUTORY NOTICE FOR ANY PUBLICATIONS WHEN WE PUT IT.

FOR AS THE BUDGET ITSELF, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT FOR YOU, IT IS A BALANCED BUDGET.

IT HAS A 0.2 PERCENT DECREASE FROM THE '23, '24 BONDS.

WE'RE COMING FORWARD WITH A BUDGET, A LITTLE LESS REVENUE, LESS EXPENDITURES THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU THE BOND EXPENDITURES, THAT WE DID MOVE FROM BOND FUNDS INTO 199 THE GENERAL BUDGET.

THAT IS WHERE YOU SEE THAT GAP, THAT DIFFERENCE COMES FROM.

THIS PROPOSED BUDGET IS BALANCED, AND DOES ACCOUNT FOR CONTINUED GROWTH.

THAT'S HOW OUR STARTUP COSTS FOR OUR 9TH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, INCLUDING STAFFING FOR AUGUST OF 24TH.

THEN ALL THE OTHER STARTUP COSTS COME ALONG WITH THAT OUR '23, '24 COMPENSATION PACKAGES, AND WE'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THE IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FLEET, AND OF COURSE ORCHESTRA.

IF WE LOOK AT THE SPECIFICS OF THE BUDGET, SOME OF THE AREAS I WILL SEE SOME OF THE MOST CHANGES TECHNOLOGY.

WE'LL SEE A LITTLE CHANGE OF TECHNOLOGY, BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE'RE OPERATING AND WE'VE UTILIZED US REFUNDS IN THE YEARS PAST.

BUT TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR STAFF, AND RESPONSIBLE TO THE BUDGET SCENARIO THAT YOU'LL SEE DECREASING.

THEN YOU'LL SEE AN INCREASE OBVIOUSLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT OPERATIONS UTILITY COSTS ARE HIGHER, TICKET PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE IS INCREASING CONTINUED.

THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE IMPACTING THAT ARE BIG TICKET ITEMS, AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT AFFECTED IN OUR 51 OPERATIONS BUDGET.

MOST EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'LL SEE THERE, THIS IS INTERESTING AS WE GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES.

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I'LL TRY TO POINT THESE THINGS OUT TO YOU,18 PERCENT.

LET US BACK UP HERE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, WE HAVE REDUCED THE LOCAL REVENUE BY 18 PERCENT, THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE STATE CONTRIBUTION IS 18.89 PERCENT, THAT HAS BEEN THE SHIFT.

THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND THE HOLD HARMLESS.

THE HOLD HARMLESS IS WHERE YOU SEE THAT SHIFT IN THE STATE MONEY.

STATE CONTRIBUTION SEEMS TO BE A LOT LARGER, 18.89 PERCENT MORE THAN IT WAS BEFORE, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE SHIFT FROM LOGO.

THEN YOU'LL SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE THERE WITH OUR FEDERAL FUNDS.

WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE FOR THE '23, '24 BUDGET IS THE TRANSFERS IN AND OUT, AND OTHER EXPENSES WHICH IS GOES BACK TO THE 199 SUBSTITUTE FOR BOND FUNDS.

THOSE THINGS MAY BE ADJUSTED, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS NECESSARY FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THE STATE IS TECHNICALLY INCREASING THEIR CONTRIBUTION BECAUSE THROUGH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, YOU MIGHT HEAR A SOUND BITE THAT THE STATE HAS INCREASED THEIR CONTRIBUTION, MAKING IT APPEAR AS IF WE'RE GETTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT THE STATE CAN SAY, LOOK, IN THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR WE INCREASED OUR CONTRIBUTION.

BUT THAT WAS THROUGH TAKING AWAY REVENUE LOCALLY, SO THAT THEY CAN SAY THEY INCREASED.

YES. IT'S REALLY JUST A SHELL GAME, AND IF ANYBODY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW THE MATH REALLY RUNS ON THAT, THEN [OVERLAPPING]

>> PROBABLY.

>> THERE'S PROBABLY TWO PEOPLE MAYBE IN THE STATE, THAT ARE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THOSE CALCULATIONS.

AND SO THERE'S STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, ABOUT HAVE WE REALLY BEEN HELD HARMLESS? ARE THOSE FORMULAS ACCURATE? THAT SORT OF THING.

BUT FOR NOW WE PROPOSE THE BUDGET BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW.

AGAIN ON THE LEDGER SO TO SPEAK, IT MAKES IT LOOK AS IF THE STATE HAS PROVIDED US MORE MONEY.

THEY TOOK AWAY MONEY AND THEN THEY PUT IT.

>> THEY HAVEN'T ACTUALLY VOTED ON HOMESTEAD.

HOLD HARMLESS HAVE THEY?

>> THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED.

BUT CAN WE FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW THEY GOT THAT CALCULATION.

I DON'T GIVE REALLY CERTAIN, THAT WE HAVE BEEN HELD HARMLESS DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.

THEY VOTED BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE, PEOPLE ARE.

THE GREAT MINDS OF SCHOOL FINANCE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT, AND IT'S BEEN ADMITTED THAT WE ARE NOT HAS BEEN AT QUITE AS STRESSED, AS OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO HAVE A JULY 1 BUDGET.

BUT ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED A BUDGET FOR JULY 1, AND SO THEY'RE HAVING TO GO BACK AND SCRAMBLE.

WE'RE SCRAMBLING AND THEN IN OCTOBER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROBABLY OVER 30 YEARS, THERE'LL BE A SPECIAL SESSION REGARDING EDUCATION FUNDING AND IT WILL INCLUDE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT VOUCHERS OR AN EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT OR WHATEVER BET.

>> IF THAT OCCURS, THAT FUNDING WILL TARGET THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM AND PER STUDENT ALLOCATION.

IT WAS DURHAM CONTRACT THAT ARE REFERRING TO THE PERSON, AND ALLOCATION FOR THE STATE HAS NOT CHANGED.

THAT'S WHERE WE'LL SEE IF THEY PROVIDE MORE FUNDING.

THAT'S WHERE THE FUND COME FROM, AND SO THAT'S A WAY TO SEE THROUGH OCTOBER.

>> AT THE SOUND BITE FOR NOW IS, THAT THE STATE INCREASE THEIR SHARE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, THAT 18 PERCENT.

>> PUT IT IN ONE POCKET, IT COULD HAVE BE.

>> THIS IS THE GENERAL FUND FOR REGULAR 1191.

>> IT'S NOT YOUR POCKET.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? WE HAVE THE FOOD SERVICE, WHICH HAVE THE THREE COMPONENTS AS THE GENERAL BUDGET, THE FOOD SERVICE, AND THE DEBT SERVICE.

FOOD SERVICE, HERE WE'RE LOOKING AT A BUDGET OF $4.9

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MILLION AS OPPOSED TO LAST YEAR IN $4.574 MILLION.

THEN OF COURSE, THE DEBT SERVICE THAT WILL COME IN, DEBT SERVICE IS DETERMINED PRIMARILY BY THE AMOUNT OF DEBT YOU HAVE CALLABLE OR PAYABLE EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

THAT'S HOW YOU DETERMINE YOUR I&S SERVICE.

WE'VE BEEN HELD AT $0.48, WE'LL DISCUSS THAT IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL HERE IN A FEW SLIDES.

AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, YOU'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE GENERAL REVENUES WILL SHOW THAT THOSE EXACT THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THE LOCAL FUNDS, WE'RE LOOKING AT 42 PERCENT, STATE FUNDS ARE 57 PERCENT, AND THEN THE FEDERAL FUNDS WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ONE PERCENT.

OF COURSE, THESE ARE JUST ROUNDED NUMBERS.

WE HAVE 100 PERCENT HERE, BUT IT'S 1.3 PERCENT FOR FEDERAL.

WE LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND AND ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S ILLUSTRATES AGAIN WHAT DR. MCCORD WAS LEADING TO.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL FUNDING, THE TOTAL FUNDING HAS ACTUALLY DECREASED FOR STUDENTS.

YOU LOOK AT THE STATE FUND, WHICH IS THE ORANGE LINE, IT'S GOING TO SHOW THAT IT INCREASED BECAUSE OF THE FLIP OF THOSE TWO SOURCES.

THAT ALSO INDICATES THAT LOCAL FUNDS HAVE DECREASED, ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE 42 PERCENT INSTEAD OF THE 53 PERCENT THAT WE WERE AT LAST YEAR.

THOSE TWO NUMBERS YOU SEE THERE WERE QUIET EVEN BEFORE, HAS SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT.

LET ME DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FEDERAL FUNDS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FEDERAL FUNDS WE'VE INCREASED THE REVENUES UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME PER STUDENT THOSE FUNDS ARE REDUCING BECAUSE WE'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT A FASTER PACE THAN THE REVENUES WERE INCREASING.

EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY, 76 PERCENT OF THE REVENUES GO DIRECTLY TOWARDS INSTRUCTION.

YOU'LL SEE THEM IN LARGE BLUE, AND THE ORANGE PORTIONS OF THE PIE, THOSE ARE REPRESENTED INSTRUCTION ON WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE, AND SO THE MAJORITY OF THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED AND THAT'S OUR STUDENTS, SO 76 PERCENT OF THAT IS GOING STRAIGHT TO THE INSTRUCTION OF OUR STUDENTS.

AS ANY BUDGET OF ANY ORGANIZATION, PAYROLL MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF IT.

WE'RE AT 82 PERCENT, THAT HOLD STEADY FOR LAST THE SEVERAL YEARS, UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 81 AND 83 PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO OUR PAYROLL, AND THAT IS CONSISTENT INDUSTRY-WIDE AND OTHER INDUSTRIES AS WELL.

YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER AREAS, GENERAL SUPPLIES IS LISTED THERE, OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT LARGEST AREA.

THE GENERAL SUPPLIES IS WHERE WE PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NEEDED FOR THE CLASSROOMS AND OUR TEACHERS.

YOU WANT TO LOOK INTO THE DIFFERENT AREAS ABOUT PROGRAM INTENT, AND SO THESE ARE YOUR PROGRAMS LIKE DYSLEXIA AND SAY SPECIAL ED, LISTED HERE, CAREER IN TECHNOLOGY AND SO ON.

BUT BASIC INSTRUCTION AND UNDISTRIBUTED ARE YOUR TWO LARGEST SEGMENTS, THAT IS WHERE YOUR LARGEST PERCENTAGE IS GOING TO BE DEDICATED BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOUR POPULATION IS IDENTIFIED.

UNDISTRIBUTED COVERS ALL STUDENTS, BASIC INSTRUCTION COVERS ALL STUDENTS, THE REST OF THESE AREAS IN BETWEEN THE TWO LARGE BOOKMARKS, THERE ARE MORE FOCUS POPULATION SEGMENTS OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION.

YOU CAN SEE JUST BASED ON POPULATION, AND THIS REFLECTS THAT THROUGH THE DIFFERENT BARS IN THE CHART.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE GENERAL FUND? MOVING TO FOOD SERVICE, CHILD NUTRITION HERE.

I DO WANT TO BRING UP THE POINT, WE BEGAN BACK ON FREE AND REDUCED SCHEDULE, BASICALLY, NOW THE STUDENTS WERE PAYING.

A PRIOR TO THAT BECAUSE OF COVID, THE TWO YEARS PRIOR THAT ALL STUDENTS ATE FOR FREE.

LAST YEAR, '22, '23 THE STUDENTS CAME BACK TO FREE AND REDUCED PRICES, AND THEY ONLY HAD THOSE STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T QUALIFY HAD TO PAY FOR THEIR LUNCHES.

ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THAT IS THOSE PRICES THAT THEY WERE PAYING LAST YEAR WERE FROM PRE-COVID, THEY WERE FROZEN AT THE SAME LEVEL.

UNFORTUNATELY, IN THIS YEAR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS PUT BACK IN PLACE WHERE WE HAD TO CATCH BACK UP TO WHERE IT SHOULDN'T BE NOW BASED ON COST OF FOOD AND PRODUCTION, AND SO THOSE THINGS WILL BE INCLUDED HERE.

BUT WE DIDN'T SEE A RETURN TO THAT NOW, AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU WILL SEE IN THE PROCESS FOR THE BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES, WHERE THEY'RE COMING OUT FOR THE MEAL COSTS FOR STUDENTS.

BUT ALL THAT IS INCLUDED HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT REVENUE SOURCES THAT WE HAVE, FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITY, ALL THE LOCAL REVENUE.

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WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $1.29 MILLION STATE REVENUES, VERY SMALL PORTION OF WHAT YOU RECEIVE AND PUT IN SERVICE, THIS IS FEDERALLY FUNDED THE AREA.

YOU'LL SEE THE FEDERAL FUNDS COMING IN AT $3.5 MILLION FOR THIS PROGRAM, FOR A TOTAL OF $4.9 MILLION IN REVENUES AND PROJECTED EXPENSES WERE AT ZERO BUT OF BALANCED BUDGET.

QUESTIONS? DEBT SERVICE.

LAST YEAR WE EXPERIENCED OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE DEBT SERVICE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS MAINTAINING A 48-CENT I&S TAX RATE.

BECAUSE OF THE REVENUE SOURCES THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD WITH ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY DEFEASANCE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT DEFEASANCE THAT'S A PROVISION IN A CONTRACT THAT VOIDS A BOND OR LOAN ON A BALANCE SHEET WHEN THE BORROWER SETS ASIDE CASH OR BONDS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO COVER SERVICE DEBT.

AS WE LOOKED THROUGH THIS BUDGET AND LOOKING AT THE REVENUES THAT WE HAVE, THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO DEFEASE A PORTION OF THE 2020 BOND.

OF COURSE, THAT ISN'T BUILT INTO THIS BUDGET HERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE HERE WE ARE EXPECTING IN LOCAL REVENUES, $28,988,000 FROM ABOUT $29 MILLION IN LOCAL REVENUE.

STATE REVENUE, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE FACILITY ALLOTMENTS AND THOSE THINGS THAT ARE INCLUDED AS IS, AND THEN EXISTING DEBT ON ALLOCATION AND ALLOTMENT, THERE'S ABOUT $2.2 MILLION PROJECTED THERE FOR US FROM THE EDA.

THEN IF YOU TAKE ALL THAT AND LOOK AT OUR PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS FOR THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING AT $7.7 MILLION.

INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR THE SAME SCHOOL YEAR IS $15.187 MILLION.

OF COURSE, YOU CAN SEE THE COMPOUNDED INTERESTS AND THE FEES AND PUT IT THERE, FOR A TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF $23,222,445, LEAVING US AN EXCESS $7.991 MILLION.

THAT EXCESS IS WHAT WE WOULD USE FOR DEFEASANCE.

MOVING INTO THE TAXABLE VALUES, OR OVERSEEING OF TAXABLE VALUES, WHAT WE WILL BRING TO YOU TONIGHT IS PROPOSED TAX RATE OF $1.15900 CENTS PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE.

THIS IS WITH THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE $100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AS STATED EARLIER, THE GUIDANCE OF TEA AND THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

AS WE LOOK THROUGH HERE, WE'D SEE THE TAX RATE HISTORY, WE'RE GOING FROM $1.34440-$1.1590 WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT.

THAT IS A LITTLE OVER $0.18 PER $100 REDUCTION IN THE TAX RATE.

HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE IT STILL IS CONSIDERED AN INCREASE IN THE TAX.

WE CAN SEE THAT THEY WERE CHARGED AS FAR AS THE ELECTION OF THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, WHICH SHOWS $1.107410, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF OUR GOLDEN PENNIES THAT WE RECEIVE, WHICH IS ROUGHLY SIX GOLDEN PENNIES.

IN EFFECT, WE RECEIVE $0.0958 OF GOLDEN PENNIES.

WHICH IS BASICALLY YOU ALL REMEMBER THE TRE FROM 17, THAT IS WHAT'S REMAINING FROM THE TRE OF 17.

THE STATE HAS NOW INCLUDED THE 5-7, SO WE GET TO CARRY OVER THE REST OF THE $0.01.

WHAT THIS INDICATES TO US HERE.

WE HAVE TO BE BETWEEN THE $1.10 AND THE $1.17 IN OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE, WE'RE AT THE $1.15 LINE.

THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS $1.17 HERE IS IF WE WENT TO $0.50 IN OUR I&S RATE, THAT WOULD KICK US UP WITH THE $1.17, WE DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT NEXT TIME.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. YOU WILL SEE AFTER THE HEARING LATER TONIGHT, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF $1.15900 PER $100.

THIS IS $67.67900 FOR M&O AND $0.48 FOR I&S.

YOU'LL SEE THERE AT THE $0.0598, THAT IS WHAT'S CONSIDERED THE GOLDEN PENNIES [INAUDIBLE], BUT EVERY SCHOOL IN THE STATE NOW GETS FIVE OF THOSE $0.6 WITHOUT A TRE NECESSARY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STANDING ABOUT.

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QUESTIONS? ON TO ERIC.

>> DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR HAVE A QUESTION? THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OVER, THANK YOU CARLEY, AND THANK YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE DISTRICT.

>> YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

[3.A. Effectiveness Report on Frenship Foundation]

>> NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF AN EFFECTIVE REPORT ON FRENSHIP FOUNDATION, MS. TIFFANY TAYLOR.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. I HAVE THIS PRIVILEGE OF TALKING ABOUT THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING WITH OUR FOUNDATION AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2003, SO WE'RE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS.

WE'VE REACHED 1.5 MILLION AND GIVING BACK TO OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND THAT'S OUR MAIN INITIATIVES OF TEACHER GRANTS, STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THEN FEERF WHICH IS OUR FRENSHIP EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND.

THEN WE ALSO JUST WELCOMED NINE NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO THE FAMILY.

[NOISE]

>> WELL, AT THE END. THAT WAS IT.

>> FIRST OF WE HAVE TEACHER GRANTS.

LAST FALL, WE AWARDED NEARLY 40 TEACHER GRANTS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTED ABOUT 70 TEACHERS ACROSS 12 CAMPUSES, AND IT TOUCHED STUDENTS IN PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING READY TO AWARD OUR TEACHER GRANTS FOR THE FALL, SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING OUR PRIZE PATROL FOR THE END OF AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER WHERE WE WILL INVITE OUR DONORS TO COME OUT, AND HELP US PRESENT THOSE TEACHERS WITH GRANTS.

BUT WE HAD JUST UNDER 65,400 IN TEACHER GRANTS FOR LAST YEAR.

THESE ARE JUST TWO OF THE STORIES WE DID ON TEACHER GRANTS FROM LAST YEAR.

WE HAD A BENNETT HYDROPONIC GARDENING, AND SO THAT WAS A SECOND GRADE GRANT THAT WAS AWARDED TO TEACH THE KIDS, THE STAGES OF THE PLANT CYCLE, WHAT PLANTS NEED TO SURVIVE.

BUT THESE GRANTS GO BEYOND JUST WHAT THEY WERE INTENDED FOR.

FOR THE SECOND GRADE CLASS AND THE TEACHER WHO GOT IT, THEY ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THE KINDERGARTNERS AND THE FIRST GRADERS, AND THEY INVITED THEM TO COME HELP THEM GROW VEGETABLES AND TO WATCH THAT PROCESS.

THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW THESE GRANTS ARE IMPACTING MORE THAN WHAT THEY WERE INTENDED FOR.

THEN WE ALSO HAD A REALLY FUND GRANT THAT WE AWARDED AT OAK RIDGE WITH THE SET OF UKULELES, AND THAT IMPACTED STUDENTS SECOND THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT STUDENTS IN THE MUSIC PROGRAM AT OAK RIDGE FOR YEARS TO COME.

I THINK THEY ACTUALLY USE THOSE UKULELES FOR ONE OF THEIR MUSIC PROGRAMS, AND IT WAS REALLY CUTE.

THEY MAY GET A TEACHER GRANT FOR ONE YEAR, BUT THOSE GRANTS CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE STUDENTS YEAR AFTER YEAR ACROSS THE CAMPUSES.

THEN WE ALSO HAD A REALLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR WITH STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS.

WE AWARDED 60 STUDENTS WITH CHARACTER SCHOLARSHIPS LAST YEAR, THAT WAS 56 FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND FOUR REES GRADUATES.

THAT WAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WE HAVE AWARDED IN A SINGLE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT WAS THANKS IN PART 2 A VERY SUCCESSFUL GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT WE HAD.

THAT'S THE PICTURE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF FOUR, AND SO THAT WAS OUR 19TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.

THEY STARTED IN 2004, SO WE'LL BE HAVING OUR 20TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR.

BUT THAT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT WE'VE HAD TO DATE.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR CHARACTER SCHOLARSHIPS ARE IMPACTING OUR GRADUATES, BUT THEN THEY'RE COMING BACK AND IMPACTING THE FOUNDATION AS WELL.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF JD HARVEY, HE GRADUATED IN 2001, AND HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A CHARACTER SCHOLARSHIP WHEN HE GRADUATED.

AFTER GRADUATION, HE WENT ON TO START HIS OWN BALLOON INTO CORE BUSINESS.

HE JUST CELEBRATED HIS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THAT BUSINESS, AND OUT OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HE COULD HAVE CHOSEN TO BENEFIT FROM HIS ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION THAT HE HELD, HE CHOSE TO GIVE BACK TO THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION, BECAUSE IT MEANT THAT MUCH TO HIM.

HE SAW AS A STUDENT THE IMPACT THAT IT HAD AS FAR AS CHARACTER SCHOLARSHIPS,

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AND THEN HE WAS ALSO PURSUING A CAREER IN EDUCATION.

HE SAW THE IMPACT THAT THE TEACHER GRANTS HAD AS WELL.

THE FOUNDATION WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY CLOSE TO HIS HEART, AND SO HE DECIDED TO GIVE BACK THIS SUMMER.

I THINK HE RAISED ABOUT $1,000 TO GIVE BACK TO THE FOUNDATION.

THEN HE TURNED AROUND, AND DURING OUR 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, NOT ONLY DID HE HELP US WITH THE DECLARATIONS FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY EVENT BUT HE ALSO GAVE BACK DURING THAT EVENT, DURING THE LIVE AUCTION, AND SO IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT WE MAY AWARD A STUDENT A SCHOLARSHIP ONE YEAR, WE MAY AWARD A TEACHER [NOISE]

>> GRANT ONE YEAR, BUT THE IMPACT CONTINUES YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT HE OBVIOUSLY WANTED TO CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK AS A FRENSHIP GRADUATE, AND SOMEONE WHO HAS BENEFITED FROM THE FOUNDATION.

THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF A CHARACTER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT.

THEN JUST RECENTLY, THE 12TH WE HAD OUR 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT WERE THERE, SEVERAL SPONSORS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT ALSO HELPED US OUT WITH THAT.

WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT A BIG CELEBRATION, TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS TO HONOR THE PAST WORK OF OUR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS.

WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL SPECIAL GUESTS, INCLUDING RHONDA WHO WE GAVE AN AWARD TOO FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE.

SHE IS OUR LONGEST SERVING FRENSHIP FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER.

SHE HAS SERVED ALL 20 YEARS ON THE FOUNDATIONS, SO WE WERE PROUD TO OFFER HER SOMETHING.

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]

>> I THINK SHE WANTED TO GET UP ON STAGE.

WE WERE EXCITED TO JUST CELEBRATE, AND HAVE A BIG, JUST TO HONOR THE PAST WORK OF OUR FOUNDATION MEMBERS, WHO HAVE MADE THE FOUNDATION SO SUCCESSFUL AND WHAT IT IS TODAY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING.

LIKE I SAID, WE'LL HAVE OUR 20TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IN MAY WHERE WE WILL AGAIN RECOGNIZE CHARACTER SCHOLARSHIPS, WE'LL AWARD A REES SCHOLARSHIP THIS DECEMBER, ANOTHER ONE IN MAY.

THEN IN LATE AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, WE'LL AWARD OUR TEACHER GRANTS. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, I KNOW YOU HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THAT EVENT THE OTHER NIGHT, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY WELL DONE, AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

IT WAS HOT BUT WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

>> YEAH.

>> ACTUALLY, I HAVE MORE FANS.

>> NOT YOUR FAULT.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE I'VE HEARD SPOKE WELL OF IT, THAT WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

JD IS A FRIEND OF OURS AND HE'S A GREAT KID.

HE REALLY LIKES TO GIVE IT BACK LIKE THAT.

>> YES. HE FEELS VERY PASSIONATELY ABOUT THE FOUNDATION, AND SO WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE HIM NOT ONLY AS A VENDOR BUT AS A SUPPORTER, AND AS A PAST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT THERE.

HE BROUGHT HIS FAMILY, AND IT WAS A GOOD TIME.

>> THANKS FOR SENDING US. GOOD WORK.

[4.A. Consent Agenda]

>> NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

YOU WILL GIVE THEM [NOISE]

>> A COPY OF THAT [INAUDIBLE] BOOKS.

IT'S TIME TO ENTERTAIN THE CONSENT FOR APPROVAL.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> I SECOND.

>> FOR APPROVAL BY CARL ROGERS, SECOND BY MS. JAMIE PHILIPS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

>> OPPOSED, SAME SIGN? MOTION CARRIED.

NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION,

[4.B.1. Consideration of Lee Lewis Construction guaranteed maximum price for construction of athletic facilities at future high school]

AND GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES IN FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL TO KEVIN CAMPBELL.

>> GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE PRESENTS TO NOT JUST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ATHLETIC FACILITY AT FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH INCLUDES FOOTBALL FIELDS, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS, SOCCER PITCH AND TENNIS COURTS.

A COMPETITION RUNNING TRACK, AND A BAND MARCHING PRACTICE AREA, WITH SUPPORTING FACILITIES SUCH AS FIELD HOUSE LOCKER ROOMS, INDOOR PRACTICE COMPLEX, AND CONCESSION STAND.

THIS IS A BASIC OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE GMP.

ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE FACILITY ITSELF OR RECOMMENDATIONS?

>> ON AGENDA SIR.

>> MINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND PREMIUM OF GMV DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE FACILITY FOR FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,354,471.

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>> UNDER BUDGET?

>> YES, SIR.

>> DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> I'LL MOVE.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> MOTION WAS MADE BY MS. JENNY PHILLIPS, SECOND BY ANDREW COX.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

>> OPPOSING SIGN? MOTION CARRIED.

>> REUNITED AGAIN?

>> YES, SIR.

[4.B.2. Consideration of construction plans from BGR Architects for the conversion of the current Ninth Grade Center to the future location of Frenship Middle School]

>> THIS ITEM B, LOOKING AT TONIGHT IS THE CONSIDERATION OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, WITH THE CONVERSION OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER TO THE FUTURE LOCATION OF FRENSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THIS FIRST PAGE OF THE DOCUMENT IS A SITE PLAN OF THE EXISTING NINTH GRADE CENTER, HIGHLIGHTED IN GRAY WITH THE CURRENT STANDING PARKING LOTS.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE AS OF TODAY.

HERE WE HAVE THE SAME SITE PLAN WITH THE AMENITIES ADDED TO THE CONVERSION.

AT THE TOP CENTER OF THE PAGE, WE HAVE OUR TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS, SIX-LANE RUNNING TRACK WITH FIELD VENTS AND TO THE LEFT, WE HAVE FOUR MIDDLE-SCHOOL TENNIS COURTS.

THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING, WHICH CONSIST OF AN ATHLETIC ADDITION TO THE NORTH, AND A FINE ARTS WING TO THE SOUTH.

THERE'S ALSO A RENOVATION OF FOUR EXISTING CLASSROOMS ON THE SOUTH-END OF THE BUILDING, WHICH BECOME A NEW LIFE SKILLS, EXCUSE ME.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FLOOR PLAN OF THE EXISTING CLASSROOM CONVERTED INTO LIFE SKILLS, WHICH INCLUDES KITCHEN, COMMONS AREA, MOTOR ROOM, ACTIVITIES AREA, AND CLASSROOM.

THIS IS A FLOOR PLAN OF THE ATHLETIC ADDITION TO THE NORTH.

IT WILL INCLUDE LOCKER ROOMS, SHOWERS, WEIGHT ROOM, COACH'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS TWO ADDITIONAL RESTROOMS AND SHOWERS.

THIS SHOWS THE ADDITION TO THE SOUTH, WHICH WOULD BE THE FINE ARTS ROOM.

IT WILL INCLUDE A BAND HALL, ORCHESTRA AREA, CLASSROOM, A CHOIR ROOM, OFFICES, PRACTICE ROOMS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL RESTROOMS. THESE ARE THE INTERIOR ELEVATIONS OF THE FINE ARTS AREA, WHICH SHOWS THE ACOUSTIC PANELS, DRYWALL, DOOR FRAMES, AND [INAUDIBLE].

LASTLY, THE EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS OF THE TWO ADDITIONS WHICH SHOW THE BRICK WORK TO MATCH THE EXISTING FACILITY. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> NOT A QUESTION, BUT JUST A COMMENT.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ALONG WITH US FOR THIS RIDE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, WHEN WE WERE PROPOSING THE 2020 BOND, WE DID GET SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, THAT NINTH GRADE CENTER IS BRAND-NEW, WHY ARE YOU REMODELING IT? WE'RE NOT REMODELING IT.

IT WAS BUILT AS A NINTH GRADE CENTER, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE THESE THINGS.

IT DIDN'T HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOL TO USE, IT DIDN'T HAVE A BAND HALL, AND A CHOIR HALL BECAUSE THEY WALK ACROSS THE STREET TO FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, IT DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE LOCKER ROOMS ON THE NORTH END BECAUSE WE HAD LOCKER ROOMS, IT WAS PART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, SO JUST AS A REMINDER.

I'M SURE THERE ARE LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING ONCE WE RECORD THIS MEETING AND IT'S POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, THAT IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT THAT IT'S NOT REALLY RENOVATING AN EXISTING SPACE OTHER THAN CREATING IT SO THAT IT HAS A SETUP LIKE OUR EXISTING MIDDLE SCHOOLS, TERRA VISTA, HERITAGE, AND NOW ALCOVE TRAILS.

>> IT'S DUE TO THE TRANSITION FROM A NINTH GRADE CENTER OVER TO THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL?

>> YES, SIR. NOT THAT IT NEEDED RENOVATING, BECAUSE IT'S STILL VERY NEW.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> YES.

>> THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER TO THE FUTURE LOCATION OF FRENSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION?

>> I MAKE A MOTION.

>> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY CHELSEA SALAZAR AND A SECOND BY CARL ROGERS.

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ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES.

>> ONE MORE TIME?

[4.B.3. Consideration of construction plans from BGR Architects for athletic facilities renovations at Frenship High School]

>> ONE MORE TIME.

>> BEFORE WE GET STARTED, THE FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE FOCUSED ON THREE AREAS.

>> THREE TIME'S A CHARM.

THE FIRST BEING BY THE SOCCER PITCH AT THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COMPLEX, THE SECOND AREA IS AT THE EXISTING FIELD HOUSE, AND THE THIRD IS AT THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL JUST EAST OF THE TIGER PITCH.

LET'S START WITH THE SOCCER PITCH AREA.

HERE WE'RE LOOKING AT AN OVERALL SITE PLAN OF THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX WITH A COUPLE OF GRAY HATCHED IN AREAS AROUND THE EXISTING SOCCER FIELD.

THE AREA TO THE NORTH IS A NEW SOCCER LOCKER ROOM, THE HASHED AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE SOCCER FIELD IS AN ADDITION TO THE STANDS.

HERE WE HAVE AN ELEVATION DETAILING THE STANDS ADDITION, WHICH WILL ADD ENOUGH SPACE FOR APPROXIMATELY 250 MORE SPECTATORS.

THIS SHEET IS A FLOOR PLAN OF THE NEW SOCCER LOCKER ROOM, WHICH INCLUDES COACH'S OFFICE, SHOWERS, RESTROOMS, AND A STORAGE AREA.

IT IS THE EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS OF THE SOCCER LOCKER ROOMS, WHICH WOULD BE SEEN IN THE BLOCK TO MATCH THE EXISTING ATHLETIC COMPLEX FACILITIES.

FROM THERE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE SECONDARY OF THE RENOVATION, WHICH IS THE EXISTING FIELD HOUSE.

HERE WE'LL CONVERT THE EXISTING SOCCER LOCKER ROOMS INTO LOCKER ROOMS FOR TRACK AND CROSS-COUNTRY, AND CONVERT THE JV LOCKER ROOMS INTO HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 ATHLETICS LOCKER ROOMS. FROM THERE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE THIRD AND FINAL AREA TO BE RENOVATED AT THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL.

AT THE LOWER CENTER PORTION OF THIS FLOOR PLAN, WE HAVE AN EXISTING STUDENTS CENTER CONVERTING TO A WRESTLING MATCH ROOM.

AT THE TOP CENTER OF THE FLOOR PLAN, THERE'S NEW BOYS AND GIRLS RESTROOM AND LOCKER ROOMS AND OFFICE FOR THE COACH.

ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FLOOR PLAN, WE'RE CONVERTING A CLASSROOM AND A SMALL PORTION OF A RESTROOM INTO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CHILDREN LOCKER ROOMS.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>>YES, MA'AM.

>> BACK ON YOUR LOCKER ROOMS.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> SO YOU'RE CONVERTING THE JV LOCKER ROOM. I THINK I JUST MISSED IT.

THE JV LOCKER ROOM WILL BECOME THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 LOCKER.

SO WHERE WILL JV? [OVERLAPPING]

>> THEY NEED A PLACE FOR A LOCKER ROOM.

>> SINCE WE'RE ACTUALLY TRANSFERRING SOME OF THESE JV KIDS TO THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WILL FREE UP SOME ADDITIONAL ROOM FOR THESE CHILDREN, FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING.

>> SO THEY'LL JUST GO IN WITH THE VARSITY INTO THE ONE LOCKER ROOM?

>> I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT, YES.

>> THEY'LL GO IN THE OTHER LOCKER ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, NOT THE VARSITY.

>> VARSITY LOCKER ROOMS AROUND THE FACILITY.

THE VARSITY WOULD STILL JUST BE VARSITY.

>> I GUESS THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2, SO VARSITY WON'T NEED LOCKER ROOMS IN THEIR BUILDING? [BACKGROUND]

>> THEY HAVE THEIR OWN.

[BACKGROUND]

>> AGAIN, TO BRING EVERYBODY UP THAT HADN'T BEEN ON THIS RIDE WITH US, IS THAT WE ARE NOT BUILDING A SECOND VARSITY FOOTBALL STADIUM.

AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL IT'LL HAVE A JV FIELD, FRESHMEN FIELD, BUT THE VARSITY TEAM WILL PLAY AT PEOPLE'S BANK STADIUM.

THAT WILL BE A GAME ONLY FIELD, AND SO WHEN HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 COMES OVER TO PLAY THEIR HOME GAMES, THEN THEY DON'T WANT TO BE IN A VISITING LOCKER ROOM OR BE INTERMINGLING WITH SOMEBODY'S STUFF THAT'S IN FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU'LL, IN ESSENCE, HAVE TWO VARSITY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LOCKER ROOMS. [OVERLAPPING]

>> THE VISITOR'S LOCKER ROOM?

>> IF THAT MAKE SENSE. THEY WOULDN'T BE UTILIZED AS A VISITOR WHEN THEY'RE NOT THERE.

>> OH, NO.

>> NO.

>> NO VISITORS WOULD GO.

>> WE HAVE THE SEPARATE VISITOR'S SPACE WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW, AND THEN THE EXISTING LOCKER ROOM STAYS, AND WE'RE ADDING THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 LOCKER ROOM THAT IS ONLY DEDICATED TO THEM.

>> INTO JV'S SPACE, I GOT IT. THEN SOMEDAY, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT WHEN FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER VARSITY FOOTBALL, THAT WILL HAPPEN SOMEDAY, I DON'T KNOW WHEN, THEN THEY WOULD BOTH WANT A LOCKER ROOM.

>> HAVE THEIR DEDICATED LOCKER ROOM.

>> THEY'LL HAVE THEIR DEDICATED LOCKER ROOM.

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>> ANYMORE QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU.

>> SURE.

>> WE NEED A RECOMMENDATION.

>> YES.

>> THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE ATHLETIC FACILITY RENOVATIONS AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.

>> WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ATHLETIC HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATIONS.

>> SO MOVED.

>> I'LL SECOND

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY JAMEY PHILLIPS AND A SECOND BY CHELSEA SALAZAR.

ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE

>> OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES.

>> THANK YOU MR. PARKER.

>> THANK YOU.

>> EVERYBODY, THANK YOU.

[BACKGROUND]

>> I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP.

>> NEXT, TALK ABOUT BUSINESSES, TO 2023,

[4.B.4. Adopt the 2023-2024 professional hiring schedule and employee pay grades]

2024 PROFESSIONAL EARNING SCHEDULE AND EMPLOYEE PAY GRADES.

>> MR. FARLEY?

>>THANK YOU MR. MILLER. THE DISTRICT'S PRACTICE IS TO APPROVE A HIRING SCHEDULE AND THIS EXCEPT PAYROLL CHANGES APART OF THE APPROVING THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR'S BUDGET.

THE CURRENT HIRING SCHEDULE MAINTAINS THE SAME INTENT TO TARGET CERTAIN CELLS AND TO RETAIN EXPERIENCED TEACHERS.

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS YEAR'S HIRING SCHEDULE, CURRENT TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS, AND NURSES WILL RECEIVE A $1,600 INCREASE TO THEIR SALARIES OF THOSE WHO INCLUDE THEIR STAFF.

DEPENDING ON THEIR STAFF, WE'LL DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF RAISE.

THE OVERALL AVERAGE PERCENTAGE IS THREE PERCENT, BUT IT GOES ANYWHERE FROM 2.22 PERCENT TO 3.52 PERCENT RAISE ACROSS A SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYEES.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO THE DISTRICT, WE WOULD START OUT THE 23, 24 HIRING SCHEDULE, SO YOU WILL SEE THAT AS SCHEDULED AID IN YOUR PACKET.

BEGINNING TEACHER'S SALARY WILL INCREASE FROM 45,500-46,500.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG HIGHLIGHTS THERE.

ONE IMPORTANT THING I DO NEED TO KNOW THAT THE SCHEDULE DOES BECAUSE OF THE PENDING LEGISLATION AND OCTOBER SPECIAL SESSION, THE SALARY RANGES IN THE SPACE SCHEDULE DO NOT REFLECT ANY STATUTORY REQUIRED SALARY LAW THAT'S ENACTED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS LEGISLATURE AND THE ADA SESSION.

THE DISTRICT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJUST SALARY AMOUNTS WHERE THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR IN RESPONSE TO ANY PENDING LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.

ANY QUESTIONS ON SALARY SCHEDULE? OR DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? LET ME SAY THIS ALSO BEFORE, THE SCHEDULE B IS WITH YOUR PAYING GRADE, SO THAT IS ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT ON THE FOUR CATEGORIES.

AS USUAL YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE IN YOUR HOURLY EMPLOYEES, THAT IS A THREE PERCENT ON AVERAGE OF THE MIDPOINT.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE INCLUDED, ONCE AGAIN, A LUMP SUM OPTION FOR THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR DEPENDING ANY CHANGES THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH LEGISLATION.

FINALLY, YOU WILL HAVE SCHEDULE D, WHICH INCLUDES SUBSTITUTE EXTRA DUTY STIPENDS AND SO ON, THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE ENTIRE COMPENSATION PACKAGE.

WITH THAT, NOW I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE '23, '24 PROFESSIONAL HIRING SCHEDULE AND EMPLOYEE PAY GRADE SCHEDULES A-D AS PRESENTED.

>> WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> MOTION FOR APPROVAL

>> I HAVE A MOTION FOR KYLE ROGERS. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND

>> SECOND FROM ANDREW COX.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? [NOISE]

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

>> FARLEY, CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT WHEN WOULD THAT GO INTO EFFECT?

>> THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE WITH SEPTEMBER 1 WITH THE BUDGET.

ALL TEACHERS, ALL THOSE FOREIGN CATEGORY WILL START SEPTEMBER 1, WE'LL CHECK, IN SEPTEMBER WE'LL REFLECT THAT.

ANYONE THAT IS ON A CONTRACT OF 211 DAYS OR LONGER, IT STARTS IN JULY, THERE WILL BE SOME RETRO PAY INCLUDED FOR THAT GROUP.

WE INTEND TO ISSUE A CHECK FOR THAT FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER.

[01:10:02]

THEIR SEPTEMBER CHECK WOULD BE THEIR NORMAL CHECK, THE RETRO PACKET WILL BE SEPARATE THAT WAY THEY CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YES MA'AM.

[4.B.5. Adopt an accelerated instruction budget for the 2023-2024 school year]

>> WE'RE RIGHT AT THE BUDGET INSTRUCTION.

THE DISTRICT IS REQUIRED ON TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 29.081, WHICH BASICALLY IDENTIFIES BEFORE COMMITTING ANY FUNDS FROM COMP ED, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY A BUDGET SPECIFIC IN THE COURSE EXAMS AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE DEDICATED FUNDING TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE PASSING THEM.

THIS HAS BEEN IN PRACTICE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, SO YOU'LL SEE THERE IT IS A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT BECAUSE THAT IS JUST FOR THE COURSE EXAM PREPARATION FOR ANY SUITS AND STRUGGLE.

ALL OTHER FUNDS ARE RETAINED THROUGH COMP ED OR HANDLED IN A DIFFERENT ALLOCATION.

ANY QUESTIONS AWAY? IF NOT DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT? IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE AND ADOPT THE END OF COURSE, ACCELERATED INSTRUCTIONS BUDGET FOR '23, '24.

>> WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF ON APPROVAL.

DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> I MAKE THE MOTION.

>> MOTION MADE BY CHELSEA SALAZAR. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY MIKELLA NEWSOM.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

[4.B.6. ORDER BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FRENSHIP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AUTHORIZING THE DEFEASANCE AND REDEMPTION OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING BONDS; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ESCROW AGREEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE ENGAGEMENT OF A VERIFICATION AGENT; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO]

>> WE HAVE AN ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OF THE FRIENDSHIP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DEFEASING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING BONDS, AUTHORIZING AN ESCROW AGREEMENT IN RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO.

IT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER, THE DISTRICT HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEASE AND REDEEM ALL OR A PORTION OF THE OUTSTANDING BONDS IN ADVANCE OF THEIR MATURITIES.

IN THIS CASE, WE'RE LOOKING AT A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,609,000.

THE OUTSTANDING BOND ORDER AUTHORIZES THE DISTRICT TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH DEFEASANCE AND REDEMPTION BY PROVIDING A NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY THE OUTSTANDING BOND ORDERS AND DEPOSITING WITH A QUALIFIED ESCROW AGENT.

THE DISTRICT DESIRES TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN ESCROW AGENT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEPOSITS OF SUCH LAWFULLY REDEEMABLE BONDS.

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PIECE? I DO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.

>> WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STAFF.

DO I HEAR A MOTION OF APPROVAL? WE HAVE A MOTION BY KYLE ROGERS. DO I HEAR A SECOND.

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> SECOND BY MIKELLA NEWSOM.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.