>> THE BOARD HAD ITS CLOSED SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY
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6:58 AND WE'RE NOW GOING TO RE-CONVENE THE OPEN SESSION AT THIS TIME.THAT BEING SAID, MR. ROGERS WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN THIS INDICATION, PLEASE, SIR.
[D. Invocation]
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO, THANK YOU. PROBABLY PLEASE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE DAY.
THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND DO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AND HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THOSE FATHER WHO HAVE DONE OUTSTANDING THINGS AND IT'S MY FAVORITE PART OF THE BOARD MEETING AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING THAT WE GET TO DO THIS.
ALL WE JUST ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BE WITH HIS DISTRICT AS THIS YEAR MOVES FORWARD WITH THEIR TEACHERS OR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS, AS WE NAVIGATE THROUGH EACH DAY OF THIS CHANGING WORLD FATHER.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE UP HERE AND TO DO THIS, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS DISTRICT TO BE A PART OF THESE KIDDOS IN THESE FAMILIES LIVES.
IT'S IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> PLEASE RISE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.
[E. Pledge of Allegiance]
FERNANDEZ THANK YOU. YOU MAYBE SEATED [INAUDIBLE] AT THE PUBLIC FORM.[F. Public Forum]
>> STYLING ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNITIONS. MS. TIFFANY TAYLOR.
[G.1. College Board National Recognition Program Awards]
>> HEY, MR. DRAPER, WE'VE SEVERAL DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE TODAY.
PARENTS, IF YOU'D LIKE, YOU CAN GO INTO THE BACK TO TAKE PICTURES IF YOU WANT.
DON'T BE SHY [LAUGHTER] OH, SORRY.
I DIDN'T SEE THAT THEY ALL LAUGHED [BACKGROUND] TONIGHT WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE MORE THAN 24 FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THEIR RECENT COLLEGE BOARD NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDS..
FRENSHIP STUDENTS EARNED RECOGNITION IN THREE OF THE FOUR AWARD CATEGORIES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN RECOGNITION AWARD, NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION AWARD, AND THE NATIONAL RURAL AND SMALL-TOWN AWARD.
IN ORDER TO EARN THESE ACADEMIC HONORS, THE STUDENTS HAD TO SCORE IN THE TOP 10% OF THE PSAT AND THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TEST WITHIN TEXAS, AND THEY ALSO MUST HAVE A GPA OF 3.5 OR HIGHER.
TONIGHT WE HAVE ADVANCED ACADEMICS COORDINATOR NICHOLAS [INAUDIBLE] TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOARD AND THANK YOU TIFFANY FOR THAT AWESOME INTRODUCTION.
THIS IS THE BRIGHT FUTURE OF FRENSHIP ISD THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE STUDENTS SCORE IN THE TOP 10% OF THEIR PSAT LAST YEAR SO REALLY INCREDIBLE HONOR THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.
I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT IF YOU DON'T MIND AND PASS OUT THEIR CERTIFICATES [INAUDIBLE] CHRISTIAN CASTILLO, JOHN CARLO RIVERA, FELLOW MEDRONO, GRADING CARTER, BLAKE MORRISON, ARBERY RODRIGUEZ, ANDRE YOUNG GRADY, AND ADDISON [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE]
>> YOU CAN GET A BIG GROUP PICTURE. THAT'S AMAZING.
>> THEN NEXT UP WE HAVE THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.
[G.2. National Merit Scholarship Corporation Awards]
SO IF YOU'RE A PARENT YOU'D LIKE TO GO TAKE A PICTURE, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO BACK THERE.NEXT ON OUR AWARDS LIST, WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THREE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, HAVE BEEN NAMED NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED STUDENTS, AND WE ALSO HAD ONE SENIOR, CATHERINE DIAL,
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WHO'S SELECTED AS A NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS, SEMI-FINALISTS.MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION JUNIORS IN ABOUT 21,000 HIGH SCHOOLS ENTERED THE 2024 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BY TAKING THE 2022 PRELIMINARY SAT AND NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TESTS.
OF THOSE, ABOUT 34,000 OF THE HIGHEST SCORES WERE DESIGNATED AS COMMITTED STUDENTS, INCLUDING THREE OF OUR VERY OWN FRIENDSHIPS STUDENTS.
THEN DIAL WAS ONE OF ONLY ABOUT 16,000 STUDENTS NATIONWIDE SELECTED AS A NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALIST, AND ACADEMIC DISTINCTION IS GIVEN TO ONLY THE TOP 0.5-1% OF TEST-TAKERS.
WE HAVE ADVANCED ACADEMICS COORDINATOR, NICHOLAS CAPLIN HERE AGAIN TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN [LAUGHTER] THIS IS GOING TO BE A PERSONAL ANECDOTE.
THIS IS MY PRESSURE ON THIS JOB.
I'VE BEEN TEACHING FOR FRIENDSHIP FOR 16 YEARS.
I HAVE THESE YOUNG MEN LAST YEAR AND IT DOES NOT SURPRISE ME TO SEE THEIR NAME ON THIS LIST.
THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN.
JUST THE NUMBERS, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, 1.3 MILLION STUDENTS WERE IN THIS POOL AND THE TOP 30,000, THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
FIRST WE HAVE KEVIN CHEN AND THEN IAN REGARNI [APPLAUSE]
>> NOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OF STAFF AWARDS THAT WE GET TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT.
[G.3. Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas Outstanding Young Teacher Award]
WE HAVE A FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND [INAUDIBLE] AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TEACHER IN FFA ADVISOR, MATTHEW HOUSTON, AND HE RECEIVED THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG TEACHER AWARD FROM THE AGRICULTURE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS.NOW, EACH YEAR, THE AGRICULTURE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS RECOGNIZES JUST THREE OUTSTANDING TEACHERS ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE WHO HAVE SHOWN A STRONG COMMITMENT TO TEACHING AND STUDENTS SUCCESS WITH A WELL-ROUNDED PROGRAM.
THE AWARD FOCUSES ON EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING PRACTICES, A RECORD OF OUTSTANDING TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM AND THE ABILITY TO INSPIRE, PROMOTE, AND SUSTAIN STUDENTS, GROWTH.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES SO YOU HAVE YOUR YOUNG TEACHER, WHICH IS 1-5 YEARS, YOUR MID TEACHER, 6-15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AND THEN YOU'RE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS 16 PLUS YEARS.
OUR VERY OWN, MATTHEW HOUSTON, WHO'S GOING INTO FOURTH YEAR TEACHING, WAS AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG TEACHER AWARD FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS.
TONIGHT WE HAVE LEAD ADD TEACHER RYAN QIAN TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THEM. RYAN, COME UP HERE [LAUGHTER]
>> WELL, SHE SAID PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING [LAUGHTER] I WAS GOING TO SAY BUT OUR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, WE DO RECOGNIZE EACH YEAR YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE NOMINATED BY FELLOW TEACHER CAN EVEN APPLY FOR THE AWARD AND THEY SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION, AND THERE IS A TAPE.
WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS THE APPLICATIONS AND THEN THEY NARROW IT DOWN AND THEY REVIEW THEM AGAIN.
IT'S A PRETTY PRESTIGIOUS HONOR AND HE SETS AMONGST A VERY HIGH-PROFILE TYPE AG TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE RECOGNIZED FOR THIS AWARD AND SO WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED THAT MR. HOUSTON RECEIVED THIS AWARD BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND PRETTY EXCITED ONE [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND].
>> OUR BUSINESS OFFICE, [INAUDIBLE] COME UP HERE.
NEXT, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE,
[G.4. Texas Association of School Business Officials Certifications]
WE HAVE FIVE MEMBERS OF OUR BUSINESS OFFICE TO RECEIVE NEW CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS OR TASCO.TASCO HAS DEVELOPED, I'LL LET YOU GET INTO ALL THE MATH [LAUGHTER].
ITS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT'S DESIGNED TO OFFER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO THOSE WHO WISH TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS FURTHER AND SEEK EXCELLENCE IN THE PROFESSION.
OUR VERY OWN, FARLEY REEVES RECEIVED THE REGISTERED TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR.
I THINK YOU ACTUALLY HAVE YOUR OWN CERTIFICATE.
HE HAS SEVERAL MEMBERS ON HIS TEAM WHO ALSO RECEIVED NEW CERTIFICATIONS.
I'M GOING TO LET HIM TAKE IT AWAY.
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>> I HAVE THE HONOR AND PLEASURE OF EVERYDAY WORKING FOR THE GREATEST DISTRICT IN THE STATES OF TEXAS.
I HAVE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR THE TRANSPOSON STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO DO YOUR JOB.
YOU AS A BOARD ALLOWS US TO DO OUR JOB.
I'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH A FORTUNE OF HAVING GREAT PEOPLE TO WORK WITH.
THEY HAVE THE CHALLENGE DEALING WITH ME NEITHER.
ON HIGH DEMAND, I CHALLENGE THEM IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
PROFESSIONALLY, PERSONALLY, A SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND GROWTH IS WHAT WE DO TOGETHER.
WE WORK IN COMMUNITY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH A BOOK STUDY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
WE TALK ABOUT GROWING EACH OTHER AND CREATING THAT LEADERSHIP PROFILE.
ALL EACH OF THESE PEOPLE ARE SIGNIFICANT LEADERS IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE ISSUED THROUGH TASCO.
THE FIRST ONE AND I'M GOING TO GIVE IS THE CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED TO TEXAS BUSINESS SCHOOL OFFICIAL WHICH IS CRYSTAL.
CRYSTAL HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO THIS, YOU FIGHT HARD TO GET IT, FIGHT HARD TO KEEP.
TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIAL HUNTER [INAUDIBLE] OUR COORDINATED ACCOUNTING.
OUR ACCOUNTANT IS JENNIFER HOUSTON.
SHE IS A REGISTERED TEXAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OFFICIAL AS WELL.
GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND DOES A LOT WITH OUR PAYROLL AND CONTROLS OR PAYROLL SYSTEMS AND DOES WELL THE BUDGET.
SERENA WOOD IS ALSO A REGISTERED TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR.
WITHOUT THESE PEOPLE, WE WOULDN'T BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS WE ARE.
WELL-TO-DO. THE FIRST PRESENTATION.
THE FIRST IS A DIRECT REFLECTION ON THE WORK OF THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE GET TO DO.
THERE IS A PORTION OF OUR BUSINESS SERVICES.
>> [INAUDIBLE] LETS NOT SKIP OVER HERE.
>> REGISTERED TEXAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
>> THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH ME EVERY DAY.
>> THANK YOU-ALL. WE APPRECIATE YOU, EVERYTHING YOU DO.
GREAT FOR THAT WRAPS UP CURRENT EMISSIONS FOR TODAY.
>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARING.
[2.A. Conduct a public hearing for the district's rating on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas ("FIRST")]
WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE DISTRICT RATING ON THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS, WHICH IS THE FIRST RATE.HERE AS WELL, WE'RE NOW OFFICIALLY OPENING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING HAS PUBLIC HEARING, FOR THE DISTRICT'S RATING ON THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS REPORT, ALSO KNOWN AS FIRST.
OUR CERTIFIED CFO FARLEY REEVES [LAUGHTER].
I DIDN'T SAY CERTIFIED TO WHAT SIR, WILL PRESENT THIS REPORT. MR. REEVES.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER, THANK YOU BOARD.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT, THE GROUP THAT WE JUST PRESENTED AS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VALUABLE WORK DONE.
TODAY, THIS DAY OF CELEBRATION BECAUSE TODAY WE STARTED OUR ANNUAL AUDIT.
THEY'RE DEALING WITH THAT AS WELL.
WE'RE ACTUALLY PREPARING FOR THE YEAR AFTER NEXT FIRST RAY STARTING TO THAT.
IT'S A STRANGE SYSTEM DOES OPERATE A YEAR BEHIND WHERE THAT SCHOOL FIRST, FIRS STANDS FOR THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.
IT'S BASICALLY THE REPORT CARD ON THE BUSINESS SERVICES OF DISTRICT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE MET THE SUPERIOR RATINGS.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT JUST TO GET TO THE END QUICKLY, THERE WERE SUPERIOR DISTRICT ONCE AGAIN, THE FIRST IS BROKEN UP INTO A POINT SYSTEM.
THE FIRST FIVE QUESTIONS ARE YES, NO RESPONSES, AND THEN QUESTIONS SIX THROUGH 20 OR MORE DEALING WITH SEVERE SOLVENCY AND COMPETENCIES AS AN OPERATION.
YOU'LL SEE HERE THE HISTORICAL VALUES THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAD A SCORE OF 94% FOR THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH YOU'LL NOTICE, IT GIVES ME 21, 22 AUDITED FINANCIALS.
WITH THAT, WE KNOW AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE REASON
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FOR THE 94 VERSUS THE 96 AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.YOU HAVE THE CRITICAL INDICATORS.
IN CRITICAL INDICATORS, YOU MUST ANSWER YES TO EACH OF THE FIVE QUESTIONS OR YOU FAIL AUTOMATICALLY..
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO ON THE REST OF IT.
IF YOU DON'T NEED A YES ON THE FIRST FIVE CRITERIA, THEN YOU AUTOMATICALLY ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE REST OF THE CATEGORIES.
THE FIRST FIVE CRITICAL INDICATORS ARE SEVERAL.
THERE ARE TIMELY SUBMISSION OF ALL INFORMATION.
WE HAVE YES, UNMODIFIED OPINION FROM THE AUDIT. THAT WAS YES.
WE ADD COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OUR DEBTORS OR BILLS ARE PAID ON TIME AND THOSE THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THAT ANSWER WAS YES.
TRS, WE'RE MAKING TIMELY PAYMENTS TO THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN TEXAS AND WE'RE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THEM.
THEN THE UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION IS GREATER THAN ZERO.
THAT INDICATOR IS NOT ACTUALLY SCORED IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR FOR THE SCORING SYSTEM.
WE DID MEET ALL FIVE CRITICAL INDICATORS.
THAT'S THE OVERARCHING UMBRELLA.
THEN YOU'LL SEE THE FINANCIAL SOLVENCY AND THE FINANCIAL COMPETENCIES THAT WE'LL SEE NEXT.
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY. QUESTION NUMBER 6.
WELL, IS THERE AN AVERAGE CHANGE IN THE FUND BALANCE OVER THREE YEARS, LESS THAN 25%? WE HAVE HAD AN INCREASE, NOT A DECREASE OUR FUND BALANCE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
THE ANSWER IS YES, A FUND BALANCE DID HAVE LESS THAN A 25% DISAGREE NOT DECREASE.
IS THERE ENOUGH CASH ON HAND? LAST YEAR WE WERE AT 202 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION OF CASH ON HAND.
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU HAVE 90 DAYS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO OPERATE THE DISTRICT.
WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 212 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION OF OPERATION EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US.
OBVIOUSLY, YES. WAS A MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES RATIO FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO COVER A SHORT-TERM DEBT? YES. ONCE AGAIN, OUR RATIO CONTINUES TO BE HIGH. ON 3.589.
REMIND YOU THAT WHAT ARE THE ACID TO THE LEVEL THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE OF THE BONDS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE DEAL WITH THEM BOND ISSUES, BECAUSE WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANCE RECENT ONE, THE HYPERLINK GOES TO SELECT YOUR CREDIT RATING.
THE MORE DATA YOU HAVE VERSUS REVENUES CHANGES THAT DECIDES WHERE YOU'LL SEE SOME POINT LOSS GIVES US A 94%.
DID THE DISTRICT SCHOOL REVENUE FUND REVENUE IS EQUAL OR EXCEEDED EXPENDITURES? YES. YOU'LL SEE THERE OUR TOTAL REVENUES WERE 99,544,000.
OUR EXPENDITURES WERE NOT IN 1,247,000.
DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AVERAGE LESS THAN 10% VARIANCE WHEN COMPARING BUDGETED REVENUES TO ACTUAL REVENUES? ONCE AGAIN, YES, THE VARIANCE WAS VERY SMALL.
OR THE LONG-TERM DEBT LIABILITIES AND ASSETS SUFFICIENT FOR LONG-TERM SOLVENCY.
THIS IS ANOTHER AREA THAT GOES BACK TO THE BOND DEBT.
NOW BECAUSE OF THE BOND DEBT WE DO SEE THAT OUR NUMBERS ARE HIGHER BECAUSE OF THE HOW MUCH WE DO HAVE IN BONDS TO BUILD THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL, THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL TO JUST OPEN THIS YEAR, AND THE TRAILS, AND THEN THE UPCOMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
WELL, BUT WE'RE STILL BECAUSE OF OUR POPULATION GROWTH AND IT CONTINUED GROWTH OVER THAT TIME PERIOD.
AS LONG AS WE'RE GROWING IN POPULATION, WE WILL RECEIVE A LOVING SCORE.
WHAT'S THE TOTAL OR CORRELATION BETWEEN FUTURE DEBT REQUIREMENTS AND A DISTRICT'S ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE? AS YOU KNOW, ONCE AGAIN, WE CONTINUE TO GROW.
THE PROPERTY VALUES CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD AND CONTINUE TO MEET THOSE EXPECTATIONS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT NUMBER FLUCTUATE.
WE ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR.
JUST BECAUSE OF THAT, BUT THE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE RATIO IS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE ARE ALL FUTURE DEBT REPAYMENTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN EXPECTED THRESHOLD.
THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON STUDENT POPULATION VERSUS THE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE IN OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT.
BECAUSE OF OUR FAST GROWTH STATUS.
BECAUSE IF WE DO PUTTING IN LIKE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLE THIS YEAR, THAT'S AN OPERATION WE HAD SCHOOLS AREN'T FUNCTIONING OR OPEN YET.
THAT IS AN COUNTS AGAINST OUR RATIO.
YOU'LL SEE THAT NUMBER BECAUSE OF THE FAST GROWTH PROCESS, WE HAVE LITTLE HIGHER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS RATIO BECAUSE WE KEEP OPENING BUILDINGS.
WE ALSO WANT TO HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL THAT WILL BE HIRING THAT WILL BEGIN IN JANUARY.
THAT CONTINUES TO CARRY TOWARDS THAT COST RATIO FOR ADMINISTRATION.
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DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT HAVE A 15% DECLINE IN THE STUDENTS, THE STAFF, RACIAL OF THREE YEARS? WE CONTINUED TO GROW.WE HAVE NOT HAD A DECLINE IN OUR STUDENT RATIO, BUT OUR STAFF AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT, WHERE MAIN THING A STEADY NUMBER THERE.
YOU'LL SEE THAT FOR YOUR REPORT AS WELL.
FINANCIAL COMPETENCE INDICATORS, WAS A SCOTTISH OUTSIDE DNA WITHIN THE ALLOTTED RANGE OF THE DISTRICT BIENNIAL PUPIL PROJECTION? EACH YEAR WE HAVE TO REACH BY [NOISE], WE HAVE TO PROJECT WHAT WE EXPECTED [INAUDIBLE].
THAT IS HOW A FORECAST AMOUNT OF REVENUES THAT ARE DISTRICT SHOULD RECEIVE.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE WITHIN THAT RANGE OF YOUR PROJECTIONS.
SOME DISTRICTS MAY OVER-PROJECT, THEREFORE BRINGING IN MORE REVENUES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND THEN NOT HAVE THE POPULATION, THE MAIN THING.
THAT'S WHY THIS IS INDICATORS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FALL WITHIN THE RANGE.
WE TYPICALLY FALL WITHIN LESS THAN A PERCENT OF WHAT IS PROJECTED.
IS PAINS DATA WITHIN 3% OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND FINDINGS, WE HAD AN $85 VARIATION IN OUR $91,247,105 BUDGET QUESTION.
POCKET CHANGE WHEN YOU LOOK AT NUMBER, STILL TAKE $5, WOULD LIKE TO FIND NOT EVER GOING TO GIVE UP ON THAT. WE'LL CONTINUE WITH IT.
DID THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR, INDEPENDENT AUDITOR REPORT THAT THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REVIEW WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL WEAKNESS OR INTERIOR INTERNAL CONTROLS? YES, WE ARE FREE OF SUCH INSTANCES.
WE HAVE GOOD SOLID PRACTICES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VENOM SITUATIONS THERE IS A RISE AND WE HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS THOSE IN [INAUDIBLE].IS THE DISTRICT FREE OF ANY INSTANCE OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE? YES, WE ARE FREE. THERE'S NO INDICATION OF THAT DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POSTS REQUIRED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE AS REQUIRED? YES. YOU WILL FIND ALL THAT INFORMATION ON OUR FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCIES WEBSITE OR A WEBPAGE.
DID THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY VALUES AT A BOARD MEETING WITH THE 120 DAYS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADOPTED ITS BUDGET? YOU'LL REMEMBER EACH YEAR IN JULY, WE GET THE PLEASURE TALKING ABOUT THOSE PROPERTY VALUES AND WHAT THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS IN OUR DISTRICT.
FIRST RATING OVERALL, WE HAVE YES TO ALL FIVE CRITICAL INDICATORS 1-5.
WE HAD A 94 POSSIBLE 100 POINTS ON INDICATORS 6320.
WE, FOR THE 20TH YEAR IN A ROW, MET A SUPERIOR RATE.
YOU WILL FIND ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MANAGEMENT REPORT.
HERE, YOU WILL HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.
IT IS LINKED, BUT IT'S ALSO ON OUR FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY WEBSITE PAGE.
YOU'LL SEE A SUMMARY OF THE SCHEDULE OF THE REIMBURSEMENTS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TRUSTEE IS THIS IS THE ANNUAL REPORT OF ANY EXPENDITURES THAT YOU MAY HAVE AS A BOARD THAT WAS REPORTED, YOUR SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION.
THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT IN REFERENCE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
THE SUMMARY OF SCHEDULED GIFTS TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS.
ONCE AGAIN, NOTHING TO REPORT.
THE SUMMARY SCHEDULED BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BY THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH THE DISTRICT.
ONCE AGAIN, NOTHING'S LEFT TO REPORT THERE.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE FULL REPORT IN YOUR PACKET.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> JUST ONE COMMENT, YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT CONTINUED TO DO A GREAT JOB AND WATCH YOUR TASKS TO DO.
I KNOW THIS BOARD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> HONOR AND PRIVILEGE FOR US.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OVER.
THANK YOU MR. REEVES IS ALWAYS.
>> THAT ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD AT EFFECTIVENESS REPORT,
[3.A. Effectiveness Report on Performing Arts Program]
PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM [INAUDIBLE] AND JACOB LIEBERMAN [LAUGHTER].>> THANKS FOR HAVING US SIT BACK. I DO.
I KNOW THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY GET TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT [LAUGHTER].
MY NAME IS JAKE LIEREN AND THIS IS MY NINTH YEAR HERE AT FRIENDSHIP.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE FINE ARTS MUSICAL AND ONE [INAUDIBLE] ACCIDENT DISTRICT UTERINE DEPARTMENT HEAD.
>> HE IS THE ONE THAT WE FIT AND I'M THE ONE WITH THE NOTE CARD [LAUGHTER].
MY NAME IS COURTNEY [LAUGHTER].
I'M CURRENTLY IN MY NIKE HERE IN FRENCH.
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I CURRENTLY DO THE DANCE DEPARTMENT HEAD ON THE JV COACH, AND I CHOREOGRAPH FOR THE FINE ARTS MUSICAL.MY PASSION FOR DANCE WAS RECENTLY INTENSIFIED AND MADE WHEN I GRADUATED WITH MY MASTER'S IN DANCE FROM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY.
IN THE PROGRAM, I STUDIED HIGHER-ORDER THINKING PROCESSES, MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION, AND HISTORICAL INFLUENCE OF DANCE, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR THE 21ST-CENTURY LEARNER.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE I'M REALLY EXCITED TO START IMPLEMENTING THAT MY CLASSROOM THIS YEAR.
THIS PROGRAM APPARENTLY HAS THREE FULL STUDIOS AND THREE FULL-TIME DANCE TEACHERS.
WE OFFER JAZZ 1 THROUGH 4, HAVE ONE THROUGH FOUR, AND COACH BOTH THE JV AND VARSITY PUMPS.
ALL FREE DANCE TEACHERS, CRAIG GROUND FOR THE FINE ARTS MUSICAL, THIS SHOW, THERE ARE TOTAL OF 12 DANCE NUMBERS IN THE CABINET THIS YEAR.
WE HOPE FOR DANCE RECITAL PERFORMANCES TO MAKE SURE ALL 300 PLUS OF OUR STUDENTS NINTH THROUGH 12TH, GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM FOR FREE FOR THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THIS YEAR, OUR PUMPED SQUAD IS ALSO AT A PROGRAM HISTORY HIGH WITH 36 TOTAL MEMBERS BETWEEN THE TWO SQUAD.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 18 VARSITY AND 18 JB.
OUR THEME THIS YEAR IN OUR PROGRAM IS MAKING A CONNECTION.
NOT ONLY ARE WE CONSTANTLY STRIVING AS TEACHERS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS.
BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL DANCE AND DANCE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
AGAIN AT WGU CAN SEE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER IS A FRIENDSHIP 2021 ALUM.
HE CAME RECENTLY TO SPEAK TO OUR STUDENTS ABOUT HIS DANCE EXPERIENCES AT THE COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL LEVEL.
IN NOVEMBER AS THE COACH OF A DESK THAT COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL COME TO OUR CLASSES TO TALK ABOUT THE AUDITION AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A COLLEGIATE COACH.
WE ALSO RECENTLY TOOK 15 DANCE AND THEATER STUDENTS TO THE TEXAS TECH DANCE AND THEATER DAY, WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE COLLEGE CLASSES AND TALK TO COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES.
WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO MAKE A CONNECTION AND OUR PUMPS FINE BY CONNECTING HARDWARE TO SUCCESS.
LAST YEAR, BOTH OF OUR SLIDES, WON BEST OVERALL SQUAD AT TWO SEPARATE COMPETITION.
OR IT COULD BE ONE FIRST-PLACE OVERALL HERE AND LOOK AND LOVING.
THE JV SQUAD, ONE THAT'S OVERALL JV SQUAD AT COUNTIES OR COMPETITION THEN NEW BRONCHIOLES.
OUR GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN THIS LEVEL OF SUCCESS IN OUR PROGRAM.
>> I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN THAT.
[LAUGHTER] AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, YOU ALL GOT TO MEET SOME PRETTY INCREDIBLE KIDDOS AT THE BOARD RECOGNITION.
THEY GOT TO STAND UP THEIR PRIDE, HOLD THAT TROPHY UP WHERE THOSE METALS.
BUT THE THING I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT IS WHAT MAKES US THE MOST PROUD OF THE THEATER DEPARTMENT.
WE'VE LEARNED THAT THE REWARD FROM WHAT WE DO DOESN'T COME IN HARDWARE.
WE GOT TO TALK AND SHOES THAT THESE KIDS WOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN TO WALK INTO BEING INTRODUCED TO THE DEAF COMMUNITY, BEING ABLE TO BE A VOICE FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY, BEING ABLE TO MIX THOSE TWO WORLDS AND GROW FROM THAT.
THEY WORK HARD. I MAKE THESE GUYS WORK HARD AND THEY WORKED HARD.
BUT WHEN YOU COUPLE THAT WITH EMPATHY, LOVE, KINDNESS, IT BEARS A LOT OF FRUIT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M MOST PROUD OF, WHAT THESE KIDS ON WITH OUR PROGRAM.
THIRD PLACES PRETTY COOL AND WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR FIRST THIS YEAR.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, WATCHING THEM WALK OFF THE STAGE AND IN AUSTIN, SIDE NOTE, GETTING TO PERFORM FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY AND NOT HAVING TO HAVE SOMEONE THERE TO SIGN OUR SHOW BECAUSE THE DEAF COMMUNITY COULD WATCH THE SHOW WITH US.
IT'S PRETTY COOL. THEN BROADWAY, DALLAS, SAME THING WITH SIX NOMINATIONS.
CAITLIN CANTONESE, WHO PLAYED MRS. LOVETT AND SWEENEY TODD LAST YEAR, BROUGHT HOME THE SPIRIT OF BROADWAY AWARD, WHICH IS NOT BEST ACTRESS, BUT IT'S THE AWARD THAT THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION VOTES LINE AS FAR AS CHARACTER AND BRINGING WHAT? LOVE, EMPATHY, SPIRIT, THE SPIRIT OF LOVE.
BROADWAY STANDS TO THE FOREFRONT.
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] SHOULD READ THE NOTE CARDS. [LAUGHTER]
>> FOR THE FUTURE, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO GROW OUR PROGRAM AND OFFER SKILL-BUILDING AND YOUNGER GRADE LEVELS.
THE STAFF WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO ATTEND THE TEXAS DANCE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION EVERY YEAR WHERE OUR PALM CAPTAIN REPRESENTS FRIENDSHIP AS ONE OF 400 ALLSTATE DANCERS.
WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO STAY INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EVENTS SUCH AS TIGER BITES, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS.
BY THE WAY, MY SQUAD LOVES TO GO PLAY WITH THOSE KIDS THAT TIGER RIDE.
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THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T ADD THE LEGACY BY A FAMILY READING NIGHT OUT OF IT.WE DID ELEMENTARY FALL FESTIVALS AND END-OF-YEAR CELEBRATIONS.
WE'VE HAD MENTAL HEALTH WALKS THIS YEAR.
WE DID GO HARVEST FESTIVAL PARADE ARE CITYWIDE SUMMER MANY PALM CAMP WHICH YOU SEE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER.
WE DO PERFORMANCES AT THE TEXAS TYPE BASKETBALL GAMES AND THE LUBBOCK HOSPICE FUNDRAISER FOR HOPE.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER DANCE TRAINING TO ANY STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TAP IN.
>> WE ASKED A FEW OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS TO JUST SPEAK AND TO LOVE THE PROGRAM.
FOR THEM, THIS IS LITERALLY WISE, BUT SHE'S A SOPHOMORE AT OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAMS IN THE NATION.
SHE SAYS, "THE FRIENDSHIP DANCE, AND THEATER DEPARTMENTS TRULY PROVIDED ME WITH A HOME THROUGHOUT MY TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT THAT I FOUND THEY'RE COUPLED WITH THE INCREDIBLE HIGH CALIBER AND IMPORTANT WORK WE WERE DOING GENUINELY HELPED SHAPED ME INTO THE PERSON AND PERFORMER I AM TODAY."
>> THE NEXT COAT WE GOT THIS FROM BELLA.
SHE DANCES ON THE TEXAS TECH PALMS WIDE, WHICH IS A SIX, MAYBE SEVEN NOW A NATIONAL CHAMPION.
WE WERE REALLY PROUD OF HER FOR MAKING THAT SQUAD.
SHE SAYS, "THIS PROGRAM WAS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR ME TO DISCOVER WHO I AM.
I WOULD SIMPLY NOT BE WHERE I AM TODAY WITHOUT IT, I AM GRATEFUL EVERY DAY FOR FRIENDSHIP, DANCE AND THEATER, FOR LOVING ME." OUR LAST QUOTE IS FROM GETTING IN DUFFY, I TALKED ABOUT HIM EARLIER.
HE CAME BACK TO TEACH ONE OF OUR CLASSES.
HE HAD A CONTRACT THIS SUMMER AT A AMUSEMENT PARK.
YOU CAN SEE HOW UNDER MUSIC PART OF NORTH DOING HIS THING, THEY'RE ON STAGE.
HE SAYS, "THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS PROGRAM IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN WEST TEXAS.
THE FACULTY MEMBERS INVOLVED HAD MADE IT THEIR MISSION TO INSTILL PASSION AND CREATIVITY INTO THEIR STUDENTS.
PERSONALLY, I FEEL AS THOUGH THE FINE ARTS PROGRAM AT FHS SET ME ON THE PATH AND EQUIPPED ME WITH WHAT I NEEDED TO PURSUE THE CAREER OF MY DREAMS."
>> HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP. COME SEE US.
[INAUDIBLE] IS IN A FEW WEEKS.
[LAUGHTER] NOT AT THE NON CRAIG CAMPUS.
THEY'RE ALSO TRAVELING FOR ONE DAY, TAKING IT TO TWO OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS NEXT FRIDAY, I BELIEVE.
THEN ANASTASIA IS DECEMBER 1ST TO THE 3RD, AND THAT WILL BE OUR BIG ONE IN THE PACK AND A VEDA IN JANUARY IN THE LAB THEATER.
>> THE RECITAL WILL BE THE OPENING TO THE ALL FINE ARTS WEEKS WHERE THE BAND PERFORMS AND ACQUIRE PERFORMANCE AND THEATER HAS A NIGHT AND WE OPEN UP THAT WEEK, APRIL 16TH THROUGH 18TH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
[3.B. Strategic Plan Update]
>> CONTINGENT PLAN UPDATE. MS. PATRICK.
>> YES. THANK YOU. [OVERLAPPING]
>> SIR, ARE YOU WILLING IN THIS ONE?
>> WHAT'S THAT? NO, I BROUGHT SOME SLIDES, BUT THAT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE ACT TO FOLLOW.
>> WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
AS YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, YOU ADOPTED THIS PLAN BACK IN 2021.
IT WAS DEVELOPED BY OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF TOGETHER.
I WON'T READ THE GOALS TO YOU, BUT A REMINDER OF THOSE AND WHAT IT'S GUIDING US TOWARD AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENT PIECES THAT OUR COMMUNITY TOLD US ARE IMPORTANT AS FAR AS OUR FUTURE AND WHERE FRIENDSHIPS GOING.
JUST A REMINDER OF LAST YEAR, WHICH IS YEAR 1 OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION.
QUICKLY THROUGH THOSE, DEREK COBB LED A TEAM BUILDING A PLAYBOOK FOR FACILITY EXPANSION.
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE PIECES OF THAT, IT DID INCLUDE A FULL REWORK OF OUR BOOK OF STANDARDS, WHICH IS NOW INCLUDED IN THERE.
IT'S ALL DIGITAL, ACCESSIBLE, CLICKING TABLES OF CONTENTS AND ALL THE THINGS, AS WELL AS RESOURCES FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE TO OUR NEW PRINCIPALS AND ACROSS THE BOARD FOR WHEN WE DO OPEN A NEW CAMPUS, ESPECIALLY FUTURE ADMINISTRATORS TO HAVE A GUIDE TO GET THEM THROUGH.
DR. MCCORD AND TIFFANY TAYLOR LED A TEAM THAT REALLY THE MAIN WORK YOU SAW FROM THAT WAS THE BOUNDARIES AND THE NAMING OF THE OPENING OF ALCATRAZ MIDDLE-SCHOOL AND THE PROCESSES THAT GOVERN THAT, THE WAY THAT WE TOOK SOME OF THAT INFORMATION IN SOME UPDATES TO OUR COMMUNITY FORUMS,
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AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE BUILT THROUGH THAT.I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT AS WELL.
JOE HERNANDEZ, MICHELLE ELLIOTT LEAD A GREAT TEAM THAT BUILT A TECHNOLOGY PLAYBOOK THAT PROVIDED A FANTASTIC RESOURCE FOR OUR TEACHERS TO ACCESS RESOURCES ABOUT TECHNOLOGY BOTH PHYSICALLY AND THE TROUBLESHOOTING SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL SIDE AND THE WAY WE USE IT AND REALLY BUILT A GREAT FOUNDATION THERE.
THERE'S A TON OF GREAT INFORMATION AND IT'S ALL IN ONE PLACE, IN A USER-FRIENDLY WAY FOR OUR TEACHERS TO ACCESS IT.
MS. DILLARD LEAD A TEAM LOOKING AT INCENTIVIZING OUR EMPLOYEES AND BROUGHT SOME REALLY NEAT DO THINGS TO THE TABLE LIKE STAY INTERVIEWS, WHICH ARE INFORMING OUR WORK AS WE GO FORWARD IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND INVOLVED AN ASPIRING ADMINISTRATOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IN THAT AS WELL.
CINDY KOTLIN LEAD A TEAM THAT LOOKED AT WHAT OUR COUNSELORS DO ON A DAILY BASIS, ON TEAM OF COUNSELORS REALLY, AND WE ENDED UP WRITING A NEW JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THOSE COUNSELORS AND ENSURING THAT THEY'RE AS EFFECTIVE AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN BE FOR OUR STUDENTS IN PROVIDING THOSE SUPPORTS AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, AND AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
THEN MS. TAYLOR LED A TEAM THAT TOOK REALLY THE MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD FEEDBACK YOU'VE RECEIVED FROM THE STUDENTS IN OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING AS BEST AS WE CAN.
BOTH THE HISTORY AND THE MEANING OF SEE PERFECTION CAPTURE EXCELLENT STAR COMMUNITY, AND I THINK YOU SAW THAT PUBLICLY IN A LOT OF WAYS LAST YEAR.
AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THIS YEAR, [NOISE] WE RENEWED 1.2.
NOW TIFFANY AND MR. SHEETS ARE LEADING THAT GROUP, OF COURSE, WITH TWO CAMPUSES TO OPEN IN THE COMING TIME FRAMES, WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROCESSES TO GO THROUGH AND THERE'LL BE RUN UNDER THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAM AS FAR AS NAMING AND BOUNDARIES, AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER PROCESS THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT IN JUST A MOMENT.
IN 1.3, CASSANDRAS LATENT LEADING A TEAM THAT WILL LOOK AT ENGAGING OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND STAFF, AND THEY HAVE HAD SOME FANTASTIC IDEAS AND ARE LOOKING AT SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND FINDING WAYS FOR US TO SHARE THOSE IDEAS AND TO EXPAND THE WAY THAT WE DO THAT.
MICHELLE ELLIOTT LEADING A TEAM THIS YEAR THAT WILL BUILD ON THE FOUNDATION OF THAT TECHNOLOGY PLAYBOOK AND TURN IT INTO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ALSO IDENTIFY WITH OUR STAFF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE.
WHAT ARE YOU MISSING? WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? THIS IS ONE THAT REALLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WILL COME WITH A LOT OF REALLY RICH GROWTH IN THAT AREA AS FAR AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
CRAIG THOMPSON IS LEADING A TEAM OF COUNSELORS NOW LOOKING AT A PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE TIERED INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUUM FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WAYS THAT, HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS NOW? THOSE AREAS, WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES WE'RE USING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS? WHAT DO WE NEED TO ADD? WHERE ARE THE GAPS IN THAT AND HOW CAN WE TURN THAT INTO ONE REALLY COHESIVE WAY OF SERVING OUR KIDDOS PRE-K THROUGH 12TH.
THEN [INAUDIBLE] IS LEADING A TEAM LOOKING AT OUR ONBOARDING PROGRAMS FOR STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES THAT REALLY REINFORCE WHO WE ARE AND FRIENDSHIP. WHAT IS OUR CULTURE? I WAS STRUCK SITTING THERE THINKING BASICALLY EVERYTHING JAKE, LURBAN, AND COURTNEY VERSUS JUST SAID, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STAFF, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT? PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY WALK IN OUR DOORS FOR THE FIRST TIME, OR IF A FAMILY COMES IN FEBRUARY, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE LEARNING THOSE THINGS, SEEING THOSE THINGS, AND THAT WE'RE MODELING THEM.
A LOT OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE, A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ALREADY HAPPENING THAT WE CAN GATHER IN AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND.
CASSANDRA AND HEATHER ARE GOING TO DO A LOT OF COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN THOSE TWO TEAMS. THERE'S A LOT ABOUT ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS WITHIN THAT.
SPECIFICALLY, I WANTED TO MENTION 1.2 TO YOU.
THAT ONE IS THE ONE THAT WE RENEWED THAT WE LOOK AT BOUNDARIES AND NAMING.
THEY'VE COME THROUGH THAT BEFORE AND IT WILL AGAIN FOR THE NINTH ELEMENTARY AND THE SECOND HIGH-SCHOOL, THAT PROCESS WILL BE SIMILAR HERE THROUGHOUT THE FALL.
OF COURSE, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS OR MEETINGS ARE ALL BEGINNING RIGHT NOW FOR US TO GET THAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE THOSE GOOD DECISIONS.
BUT THERE'S ANOTHER PROCESS THAT WILL COME IN THAT THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT AS WELL AS DR. MCCORD SAYS, WE ONLY HAVE OPENED A HIGH-SCHOOL ONCE EVERY 90 YEARS.
IN THE SPRING, ONCE YOU HAVE ADOPTED FINAL ATTENDANTS BOUNDARIES AND ONCE THE NAME HAS BEEN FINALIZED FOR THAT HIGH SCHOOL, [NOISE] WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE HAVE ENGAGED TO LEARN.
ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE USED MANY TIMES.
THEY'LL BE HELPING US THROUGH A PROCESS IN THE SPRING OF IDENTIFYING A MASCOT FOR THAT CAMPUS AND A COLOR, AND I SAY A COLOR.
WE'VE DETERMINED ALREADY AS ADMINISTRATION, THERE'LL BE A COMMON FRIENDSHIP COLOR.
WE KNOW THAT. THERE'LL BE LOOKING AT WHAT'S THE OTHER COLOR GOING TO BE? WHAT'S THE MASCOT GOING TO BE.
THE NUMBER 1 QUESTION WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE BEGINNING.
THAT GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARENTS, STAFF, ALUMNI, STUDENTS FROM FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND STUDENTS THAT WILL BE OPENING THE SECOND HIGH-SCHOOL WILL BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS WILL BE IN FEBRUARY.
WILL VERY SIMILAR I CAN COMPARE IT TO THE LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THOSE OF YOU
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THAT REMEMBER THAT SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS TO THAT PROCESS DEVELOP, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.THEY'LL SEND US TO WORK AFTER THAT MEETING AND WE'LL SPEND ABOUT A MONTH-AND-A-HALF OF GATHERING ALL THE INPUT THEY ASKED FOR, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN APRIL AND GET PAIR THOSE LISTS DOWN TO SOMETHING THAT CAN BE VOTED ON BY THE STUDENTS OF THAT UPCOMING HIGH-SCHOOL.
OF COURSE, AT THAT POINT, WE'LL KNOW WHO THEY'RE GOING TO BE WITH BOUNDARIES SET.
THEN AFTER THAT DECISION IS MADE OR THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS MADE, WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU NEAR THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, LATE SPRING. IT'S EXCITED.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM ENGAGED TO LEARN ON BOARD AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE A GREAT PROCESS IN PLACE AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT FOLKS IN THE ROOM, BOTH ADULTS, BUT I THINK THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE A REALLY FUN THAT PROCESS.
BEYOND THAT COMMITTEE, THOSE STUDENTS WILL BE ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AS WELL IN THAT TIME IN-BETWEEN GETTING INFORMATION AND OF COURSE, VOTING AS WELL.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I APPRECIATE THE WORK HE HAS DONE AND ALL OF THE TEAM LEADERS, AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES AGAIN FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT THEN IT'S A LOT OF WORK ONGOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HONORED THAT WORK AND DIG THROUGH THE DETAILS.
THE THING THAT WE ONLY DO ONCE EVERY 90 YEARS, IS OPEN A HIGH SCHOOL, AND SO IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, BLUE, WE'RE STAYING WITH FRENSHIP BLUE AND UNLESS SOMEBODY, NOT FRENSHIP GOLD, SO FRENSHIP BLUE.
THEN THE OTHER THING I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THE ELEVATED VOICE OF THE STUDENTS IN DECIDING ULTIMATELY THEIR MASCOT FOR THEIR SCHOOL AND OF COURSE, HAVING ADULTS INVOLVED.
I THINK OFTENTIMES, I KNOW I'VE BEEN GUILTY OF THIS TOO, IS NOT CAREFULLY LISTENING TO AND SOMETIMES NOT EVEN ALLOWING A SEAT AT THE TABLE, FOR THOSE WE SERVE AND THE STUDENTS.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO HAVE A SAY WITH SOME GUARDRAILS YES.
BUT WE HAVE GREAT KIDS, GREAT TEACHERS, GREAT STAFF, AND HISTORIC TOWERS, SO I'M EXCITED/TERRIFY.
>> [LAUGHTER] ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE JOB SIR. APPRECIATE IT.
>> NEXT, I DON'T KNOW [INAUDIBLE] DISTRICT OPERATIONS BOARD MEMBERS
[4.A. Consent Agenda]
RECEIVED THEIR CONSENT AGENDA IN YOUR PACKETS, HOPEFULLY THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED.AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS.
>> I PREFERRED OVER CONSENT AGENDA.
>> THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MICHAEL KYLE ROGERS, SECOND BY MS. JENNY PHILLIPS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
WHILE YOU'RE GETTING SET UP, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING HERE.
THE NEXT ACTION ITEM THAT WE HAVE ACTION ITEM 1,
[4.B.1. Consideration of Lee Lewis Construction guaranteed maximum price for construction of the conversion of the current Ninth Grade Center to the future location of Frenship Middle School]
CONSIDERATION OF LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONVERSION OF THE CURRENT CONSECRATE CENTER TO THE FUTURE LOCATION OF THE FRENSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL.I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN AND SIT THIS ONE OUT BECAUSE I HAD BEEN HIRED, MY FIRM HAS BY LEE LEWIS TO LOOK AT A PROBLEM IN WATER VALLEY.
IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION AND NOT WANT TO HAVE ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM COMMENT AND OR VOTE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU MR. DRAPER, AND THE BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAVE TWO GUEST WITH US TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE YOU TO DO IS WE HAVE A JOSH WEEM FROM LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION AND MR. JIM MILTON, BGR ARCHITECTS.
TONIGHT ADMINISTRATION IS BRINGING THE GMP FOR CONVERSION OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER TO FUTURE LOCATION OF FRENSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
THE GMP TOTAL OF $12,462,135 INCLUDES ONE ADDITION TO THE NORTH OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS AND WANTED TO SET OFF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOUR HOURS.
ALSO INCLUDED IS A NEW SIX LANE RUNNING TRACK TO NEW FOOTBALL FIELDS, FOUR NEW TENNIS COURTS, AND EXISTING CLASSROOM CONVERSION FROM NEW LAB SKILLS CENTER,
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS WERE APPROVED ON AUGUST 21ST, 2023.AS A REMINDER, PURPOSE OF THE ADDITIONS OF THE RENOVATIONS PROPOSED TO THE NINTH GRADE CENTERS TO CREATE STANDALONE MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH FACILITIES THAT ARE EQUITABLE TO OTHER FRENSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THE CONVERSION OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER ALLOWS THE FACILITY DESERVES A FUTURE LOCATION OF FRENSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE GMP DOCUMENTS FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE NINTH GRADE CENTER TO A FUTURE LOCATION OF FRENSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL TOTALING $12,462,135.
>> YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT.
FOR APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATION ABOUT DISTRICT.
>> APPROVAL, RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL BY THE DISTRICT.
MR. ROGERS'S SAID THAT AS A MOTION.
>> ANOTHER SECOND FROM MR. ANDREW COTTONS, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX BOTH WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
ITEM NUMBER 2 IS A CONSIDERATION OF LINGUISTS CONSTRUCTION
[4.B.2. Consideration of Lee Lewis Construction guaranteed maximum price for construction of the athletic facilities renovations at Frenship High School]
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES, RENOVATIONS AT THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.AGAIN, I WILL ABSTAIN FROM THIS ITEM UNTIL OUR DUTIES ARE COMPLETE AT WATER VALLEY.
>> ADMINISTRATION, WE BRING IN THE GMP OR THE ATHLETIC FACILITY RENOVATIONS IN FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.
FOR BOARD APPROVAL, THE GMP TOTAL OF $3,494,167 IS FOR THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES RENOVATIONS AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.
THE GMP INCLUDES A NEW BUILDING.
THEY WILL HAVE SOCCER LOCKER ROOMS, FILL HOUSE RENOVATIONS THAT WILL INCLUDE [INAUDIBLE] DRESSING ROOMS AND THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL DESIGNATED DRESSING ROOM.
RENOVATIONS AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL THAT WILL INCLUDE A MAT AND LOCKER ROOM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS RESTROOM AND DRESSING ROOMS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS CHILLING.
AS A REMINDER, ADDITIONAL BOND FUNDS HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR REFRESH AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AFTER THE OPENING OF THE SECOND HIGH SCHOOL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE GMP FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ATHLETIC FACILITY RENOVATIONS AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL TOTALING $3,494,167.
>> I'LL AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION.
>> YOU GET A MOTION SUPPORT SECOND APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION [INAUDIBLE] SECONDED BY MR. DAVID MILLER, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THE SKILLS AND TOOLS.
>> THAT WILL ONLY GIVE IS CONSIDERATION OF RENEWABLE,
[4.B.3. Consideration of renewal of fully insured group medical insurance]
FULLY INSURED GROUP MEDICAL INSURANCE.>> I KNOW WHY YOU SAID GET INSURANCE FOR CLASS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY GUESTS TONIGHT.
I HAVE SHARLENE HACK AND JULIE BARD HAIL, THEY'RE [INAUDIBLE] AND IT [INAUDIBLE] AS MARCH, THE PLANET AGENCY, THAT'S ALSO HEATHER REYNOLDS, AND SHE IS IN DALLAS TO NOT BURDEN IMPORTANT MEETING THAT SHE COULD NOT BE AWAY FROM, SO SHE SAID TO TAKE HOUSEWIFE, SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
WE DID GO OUT FOR [NOISE] FREE ON OUR MEDICAL INSURANCE BECAUSE WE ARE CURRENTLY WITH BERRY SCOTTWINE, AND THEY CAME BACK WITH A 38 PERCENT PREMIUM INCREASE BASED ON OUR PREMIUM TO CLAIM RATIOS AND SO WE SAID, OH GOSH, NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT SO WE WENT OUT FOR AN RFP.
WE HAD THREE COMPANIES BAN, WE HAD [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE BLUE CROSS, BLUE SHIELD, AND UNITEDHEALTHCARE COME BACK WITH VS ON OUR PROPOSALS.
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MEAN FAILURE TO COMPLY WENT DOWN TO 33 PERCENT, WE'RE STILL THINKING, OH LORD.
THEN WE WENT ON TO UNITEDHEALTHCARE.
THEN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD CAME IN.
THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH THE BIGGEST HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AROUND, AND THEY CAME IN WITH A BALANCE 10.4 PERCENT AVERAGE INCREASE.
WE DID CUT DOWN TO THREE PLANS.
WE HAVE AN HMO PLAN, WE HAVE A PPO HSA PLAN AND A PPO CO-PAY PLAN.
WE THINK THAT THE HMO PLAN IS GOING TO BE A GOOD PLAN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE IT HAS FREE DOCTOR CARE VISITS AS SICK AND WELLNESS.
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IT HAS A 50 DOLLAR URGENT CARE AND THEN IT HAS A PRESCRIPTION CARD.WE FEEL LIKE THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A POPULAR ONE FOR THEM.
BUT IT ALSO GOES BACK TO GO INTO HMO AND HAPPENED TO ALSO IDENTIFY YOUR PCP SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF EDUCATING ON HOW TO GET THEM TO ADJUST TO THE NEW PLAN, BUT IT'S KIND OF THE WAY OF THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.
WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE SOME OF THOSE THINGS DOWN AND COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF 2968 FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY AND ALTHOUGH THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, THAT'S PRETTY MINIMAL COMPARED TO WHAT INSURANCE STATUS RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S FOR AN EMPLOYEE ONLY AND SO SOME OF THE OTHER FAMILY EMPLOYEE CHILDREN WENT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE SO YOU'LL PROBABLY HEAR ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE DID THE BEST WE CAN TO NEGOTIATE WITH HOW PREMIUMS. WE WERE AT 127 PERCENT PREMIUM TO CLAIM RATIO.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD A GREAT YEAR.
I DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING HERE BASED ON WHAT THEY'VE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS WITH US, THEN YOU HAVE STRETCHED OVER 678 YEARS AND CONTINUE TO GIVE US MINIMAL INCREASE IS TRYING TO WORK WITH THIS AND KEEP OUR BUSINESS.
WE KEPT NEGOTIATING AND ADJUSTING THINGS TO TRY TO STAY WITH THEM.
BUT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD.
WE HAVE BEEN WITH THEM BEFORE.
THEY'RE GREAT TO WORK WITH AS WELL AND SO WE FELT LIKE THE TRANSITION WILL BE FIRST MOOD FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE ALSO STILL HAVE THE WELLNESS BENEFIT OF THE EMPLOYER DOES NOT CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WELLNESS AND THAT'S THROUGH A WELLNESS THAN THEY WERE IN KARNAK AND INCREASING THE PREMIUM.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL FOR BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD FOR THE 2024 CALENDAR SCHOOL YEAR.
>> DO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION PUT FORTH BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
>> THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. DAVID MILLER AND SECOND BY MS. JAMIE PHILLIPS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES AT NO.
>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS OTHER FORM OF BUSINESS.
[5.A. TASA/TASB Conference Update]
WE HAVE THE TASKS AND TELLS ME CONFERENCE UP-TO-DATE WITH DR. MCCORD.>> SEVERAL OF US TRAVELED TO DALLAS A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS AGO AND I APPRECIATE THE BOARD MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT WENT WITH US AND I WOULD SAY THAT THESE ARE STORMY SEAS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION IS THE WAY THAT I WOULD PUT IT IN TERMS OF JUST THINGS THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON WHERE IN THE MIDST OF A THIRD SPECIAL SESSION, CURRENTLY, THERE ARE FIVE OR SIX THINGS ON THE AGENDA.
ONE OF THOSE BEING EDUCATION AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND ONE IS BORDER SECURITY AND COVID RESTRICTIONS IS ONE OF THEM.
I THINK JUST OVERALL SAFETY AND SECURITY AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO ATTENDED, IF YOU HAD SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OR LOAN THAT YOU'VE LEARNED.
BUT IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME OF LEARNING ND THEN ALSO HEARING WHAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE DOING AND OTHER SCHOOL BOARDS ARE DOING AND MANY OF THE THINGS ARE VALIDATED, SOME OF THE SYSTEMS AND THINGS WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE, AND THEN IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO LEARN NEW THINGS THAT OTHER FOLKS ARE DOING AT OTHER SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THAT'S REALLY ALL WE CAN [INAUDIBLE]
>> I THOUGHT OF HAVING GOOD TO SEVERAL.
I THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BETTER ONES AND IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A SPECIAL SESSION COMING UP.
JUST A LITTLE BUZZ, A LITTLE MORE TALKING THAT PARTICIPATED DIVIDE IT USED TO IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, BEHIND THE CAMERA AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE REGARDING VOUCHERS IN THE STANCE OF A SUBTASK B, WHICH WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT I WOULD OCCURRED SO IT WAS A GOOD ARTICLE ON CASE CBD TODAY, MR. MILLER SINBAD.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE WITH VOUCHERS VERSUS PUBLIC EDUCATION, BECAUSE IT'S GOOD.
I HATE IT THAT THE GOVERNOR IS HOLDING HOSTAGE THE SALARIES AND LIVES OF OUR TEACHERS FOR HIS PETTINESS ON VOUCHERS. THANK YOU.
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>> YES, THERE YOU GO. ANYWAY, BUT I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT, AND ALSO WOULD SAY, JUST START LEGISLATORS, THAT IS NOT AN EASY JOB EITHER AND THAT MANY OF OUR LEGISLATURES, THEY'RE WORKING PEOPLE,AND SO THEY'RE HAVING TO CONTINUE TO GO BACK TO AUSTIN AND SPEND TIME AWAY FROM THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND SO IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR MAYBE A WORKING PERSON TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN A LEGISLATURE THAT HAS MADE IT A HABIT THE LAST FEW YEARS OF CALLING SEVERAL SPECIAL SESSIONS.
ANYWAY, IT'S A BIG AND DIVERSE STATE AND SO THE DECISIONS THEY ARE TO MAKE ARE HARD AND THE DECISIONS THAT [NOISE] HAVE TO TAKE AND MAKE OUR INCREASINGLY HARD AND THE PAY IS NOT A PAID POSITION ON AND SO I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU GUYS DONATE AND THAT YOUR FAMILIES DONATE TO US.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE KIDS THAT WE SERVE.
IT'S GREAT TONIGHT TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF THE KIDS AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT AND WE HAVE NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING SUCCESSFUL, BUT OUR STAFF IS TOO.
THAT'S GREAT DAY HEADTEACHER GET THAT AWARD AND THEN YOU KNOW WHY PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THEY JUST EXUDE ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION.
>> [INAUDIBLE] DR. SMITH [OVERLAPPING] YOU ALL GO TELL HIM I ASKED.
>> YES, SOMEBODY'S ALREADY PUT THAT OUT THERE.
>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING MEETING AND
[5.B. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]
SAY NEXT MEETING IS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2023.YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE PLACED ON THE AGENDA AT THAT TIME, PLEASE LET'S SLEEP OR A DOCUMENT CORD OR MYSELF KNOW, EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.
[5.C. Upcoming Events]
WE HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING FOR THE ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE ZONES, WHICH OUGHT TO BE A LOT OF OCTOBER 17TH AND 18TH.17TH IS A LITTLE BIT ELEMENTARY AT 06:00 P.M. OCTOBER 18TH WILL BE LOCATED AT ELEMENTARY AT 06:00 P.M. MR. DEAN, YOU AND YOUR STAFF, WE WILL KEEP YOU ON OUR FRESH [LAUGHTER] LOTS OF COMMENTS ON ME.
WE ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONES.
WE HAVE OCTOBER 23RD AT HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, 06:00 P.M. OCTOBER 24TH AT TERRA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 06:00 P.M. OCTOBER 25TH THAT FRENSHIP NEW SCHOOL AT 06:00 P.M. AND OCTOBER 26, THAT OUTFIELD DRILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 06:00 P.M. GOOD LOCKING FOR DAYBREAK AND THEN IT'S HALLOWEEN.
>> ALSO MR. DRAPER, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO ALL OF THEM.
ANY OF THEM. I'M GOING TO, FOR THE ELEMENT TREES, IT IS THE SAME MEETING HELD IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES.
THE DIFFERENCE IN THE MEETINGS WOULD BE MAYBE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE ASKED, BUT IT'S THE SAME MATERIAL.
ALSO, WE WILL POST THOSE MEETINGS.
THEY WILL BE VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDED, THOSE WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, WE WANT YOU TO STILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS, AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, WE HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU CAN EMAIL TO ITS FRIENDSHIP BOUNDARIES AT FRIENDSHIP.NET OR [INAUDIBLE].
THEN THE HASSLE. IT SOUNDS ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S THE SAME MEETING HELD IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES.
THAT AGAIN, WELCOME TO COME TO ONE.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TO FOUR.
AGAIN, ALL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.
VIDEO, AUDIO RECORDING AND THE EMAIL ADDRESS AND SAME EMAIL ADDRESS WITH QUESTIONS.
TRULY, I HOPE THIS SHOWS THAT WE REALLY DO WANT YOUR FEEDBACK, BIG DECISIONS AND SO.
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>> ANYTHING NICE VISCOSITY HERE, THIS IS A JOURNEY
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.