June 23, 2026 at 5 PM Regular Meeting

001[00:00:10] JUNE 23RD, 2026. THIS MEETING OF THE CLEAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATING. OLIVER MINTZ, VICE PRESIDENT BRENDA ADAMS, SECRETARY SUSAN JONES, BOARD MEMBER. MARVIN RAINWATER, BOARD MEMBER. TINA CAPITO, BOARD MEMBER AND ME. BRET WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT AND PRESIDING OFFICER, ABSENT AND NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING IS TRUSTEE RODNEY GILCHRIST. FOR THE RECORD, A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IS PRESENT. A RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT A LATER DATE. WE'RE ALSO STREAMING THIS MEETING ON OUR CABLE CHANNEL 17 AND ON THE DISTRICT'S WEB PAGE. AS A REMINDER, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC FORUM MUST SUBMIT THEIR SIGN UP SHEET AT THIS TIME. MR. HARPER AND MISS WEAVER, I THINK, ARE INDICATING THAT

002AS OF THE MOMENT WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC [2. Closed Session (Part 1 of 3)] COMMENT, SO WE ARE NOW MOVING TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER TWO CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING AGENDA. ITEM TWO A CONSULTATION WITH THE DISTRICT'S LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER OR OTHER ISSUES. CONFIDENTIAL UNDER ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. AGENDA ITEM TWO B DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072. AGENDA ITEM TWO C DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT. EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 AGENDA ITEM TWO D DELIBERATE A MATTER REGARDING A PUBLIC

003SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT IN WHICH PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDENT WILL NECESSARILY BE REVEALED AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.0821. AGENDA ITEM TWO E DISCUSSION REGARDING PRELIMINARY GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR SUPERINTENDENT AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074. AGENDA ITEM TWO F LEVEL THREE PARENT GRIEVANCE AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 AND 551.0821. AGENDA ITEM TWO G LEVEL THREE PARENT GRIEVANCE AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071551.0821. NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION. ANY ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS IN CLOSED SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES IN THE OPEN MEETING. THE TIME IS NOW 5:02 P.M. AND WE'RE THE TIME IS NOW 6:01 P.M. AND WE ARE RECONVENING FROM CLOSED SESSION. NO ACTION OR VOTING TOOK PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION. NO ACTION

004IS NEEDED. THIS MEETING OF THE CLEAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL RESUME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POSTED AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING. WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME COLONEL MCCLELLAN FROM FORT HOOD, AS WELL AS. WHERE'S CHRISTINE? THERE SHE IS, OUR SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER. WELCOME TO OUR TEAM FROM FORT HOOD. ANYONE WHO DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC FORUM AT 5 P.M. AND WISHING TO SPEAK, MUST SUBMIT THEIR SIGN UP SHEET AT THIS TIME. IT HAS BEEN THE BOARD'S PRACTICE BEFORE EACH REGULAR MEETING TO HAVE INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG. TONIGHT, THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY TRUSTEE MARVIN RAINWATER, AND THE PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY STUDENTS JELANI HERNANDEZ AND ELIAS DE LA O FROM TIMBER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PLEASE STAND. NO MEDALS OR

005TRUSTEE. RAINWATER. MAY WE PRAY. OUR FATHER AND OUR GOD. WE'RE WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME COLONEL MCCLELLAN FROM FORT HOOD, AS WELL AS. WHERE'S CHRISTINE? THERE SHE IS, OUR SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER. WELCOME TO OUR TEAM FROM FORT HOOD. ANYONE WHO DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC FORUM AT 5 P.M. AND WISHING TO SPEAK, MUST SUBMIT THEIR SIGN UP SHEET AT THIS TIME. IT HAS BEEN THE BOARD'S PRACTICE BEFORE EACH REGULAR MEETING TO HAVE INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG. TONIGHT, THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY TRUSTEE MARVIN RAINWATER, AND THE PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY STUDENTS JELANI HERNANDEZ AND ELIAS DE LA O FROM TIMBER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PLEASE STAND. NO MEDALS OR TRUSTEE. RAINWATER. MAY WE PRAY. OUR FATHER AND OUR GOD. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR

006EACH PARENT THAT'S HERE TODAY AND FOR EACH CHILD THAT'S HERE TODAY. AND FOR ALL THE TEACHERS THAT HAVE SERVED AND WORKED WITH THOSE CHILDREN. WE'RE GRATEFUL, FATHER, TO HAVE SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEES WHO DEDICATE THEIR TIME AND THEIR LIVES SELFISHLY TO HELP THOSE AROUND HIM, TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT A BETTER PLACE. WE JUST ASK, FATHER THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO BLESS US AND GUIDE US AND HELP US MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE ALWAYS FAVORABLE IN THY SIGHT, IN THY NAME. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. OKAY. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANKS TO OUR STUDENTS

007FOR HELPING US OUT. A RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS [00:05:08] BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT A LATER DATE. WE'RE ALSO STREAMING THIS MEETING ON OUR CABLE CHANNEL 17 AND ON THE DISTRICT'S WEB PAGE. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE HONORS AND RECOGNITION. DOCTOR WILKERSON. [3. Honors and Recognition] GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WILLIAMS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR DAVIS. TONIGHT, WE'RE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO ARE ACCOMPLISHING INCREDIBLE FEATS IN KILLEEN ISD. BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN, A QUICK REMINDER, OFFICIAL PHOTOS FROM TONIGHT'S HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE MEETING AT W W W DOT KILLEEN ISD.ORG/PHOTOS. WE BEGIN TONIGHT BY RECOGNIZING A REMARKABLE GROUP OF STUDENT ATHLETES WHO RECENTLY REPRESENTED KILLEEN ISD AT THE 2026 SPECIAL OLYMPICS, TEXAS SUMMER GAMES. MEMBERS OF THE KISD DREAM

008TEAM COMPETED AGAINST ATHLETES FROM ACROSS TEXAS, DEMONSTRATING DETERMINATION AND SPORTSMANSHIP WHILE EARNING NUMEROUS MEDALS AND TOP TEN FINISHES IN TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS, NOA MARSH EARNED A GOLD MEDAL IN THE 100 METER RUN, WHILE CAMILA MARTINEZ BATISTA CAPTURED GOLD IN THE 400 METER RUN. ALLIE GREEN EARNED SILVER IN THE STANDING LONG JUMP AND BRONZE IN THE 100 METER RUN. JAIR SALSBURY EARNED SILVER IN THE SOFTBALL THROW AND ALANNA WHITFIELD BROUGHT HOME BRONZE MEDALS IN BOTH THE 100 METER RUN AND RUNNING LONG JUMP. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THAT'S INCREDIBLE. SO TO BEGIN TONIGHT, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AMY BALLARD. AMY IS THE THIRD PLACE FOUR BY 100 RELAY TEAM MEMBER AND TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER RUN AND RUNNING LONG JUMP. CONGRATULATIONS, AMY. THERE YOU GO. AWESOME.

009NEXT WE HAVE JAYDEN CARTER, TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER RUN AND RUNNING LONG JUMP. AND MEMBER OF THE FIFTH PLACE, FOUR BY 100 RELAY TEAM. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE MOLLY FLEMING. THIRD PLACE FOUR BY 104 BY 100. RELAY TEAM MEMBER AND TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER RUN AND RUNNING LONG JUMP. AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE ALLIE GREEN. SECOND PLACE IN STANDING LONG JUMP. THIRD PLACE IN THE 100 METER RUN AND MEMBER OF THE FIFTH PLACE, FOUR BY 100 RELAY TEAM. ALLIE GREEN. NEXT WE HAVE HAROLD HAMILTON. TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER BALLARD. AMY IS THE THIRD PLACE FOUR BY 100 RELAY TEAM MEMBER AND TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER RUN AND RUNNING LONG JUMP. CONGRATULATIONS, AMY. THERE YOU GO. AWESOME. NEXT WE HAVE JAYDEN CARTER, TOP

010TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER RUN AND RUNNING LONG JUMP. AND MEMBER OF THE FIFTH PLACE, FOUR BY 100 RELAY TEAM. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE MOLLY FLEMING. THIRD PLACE FOUR BY 104 BY 100. RELAY TEAM MEMBER AND TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER RUN AND RUNNING LONG JUMP. AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE ALLIE GREEN. SECOND PLACE IN STANDING LONG JUMP. THIRD PLACE IN THE 100 METER RUN AND MEMBER OF THE FIFTH PLACE, FOUR BY 100 RELAY TEAM. ALLIE GREEN. NEXT WE HAVE HAROLD HAMILTON. TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER [00:10:12] RUN AND RUNNING LONG JUMP AND MEMBER OF THE FIFTH PLACE, FOUR BY 100 RELAY TEAM. HAROLD HAMILTON. NEXT WE HAVE NOAH MARSH. NOAH IS FIRST PLACE IN THE 100 METER RUN AND MEMBER OF THE FIFTH PLACE, FOUR BY 100 RELAY

011TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS, NOAH. AWESOME. NEXT WE HAVE CAMILA MARTINEZ. BATISTA. FIRST PLACE. FIRST PLACE IN THE 400 METER RUN AND MEMBER OF THE THIRD PLACE, FOUR BY 100 RELAY TEAM. AWESOME JOB. NEXT WE HAVE EMMANUEL NELSON, TOP TEN FINISHER. TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER RUN AND STANDING LONG JUMP. AWESOME. NEXT WE HAVE JUNE PACHECO. THIRD PLACE. THIRD PLACE IN RUNNING LONG JUMP AND TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE 100 METER RUN. AWESOME. GOOD JOB. AND FINALLY, JAIR SALISBURY. SECOND PLACE IN SOFTBALL THROW AND FIFTH PLACE IN THE 50 METER RUN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WAY THESE STUDENTS REPRESENTED KILLEEN ISD AND SHINE AS THEY COMPETED AND SUPPORTED ONE ANOTHER. PLEASE JOIN US ONE MORE TIME IN CONGRATULATING THE KISD DREAM TEAM ON AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE. MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE PROUD

012TO RECOGNIZE A GROUP OF STUDENT ATHLETES WHO ACHIEVED THE ULTIMATE GOAL IN TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD. A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. YES. AT THE U. I CLASS SIX SIX, A STATE TRACK AND FIELD COMPETITIONS FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AUSTIN. SHOEMAKER HIGH SCHOOL'S FOUR BY 200 METER RELAY TEAM DELIVERED A RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE, WINNING THE STATE TITLE WITH A SCHOOL RECORD TIME OF ONE MINUTE 23.19 SECONDS, WHICH IS THE FIFTH FASTEST USA ALL TIME. COMPETING AGAINST THE BEST TEAMS IN TEXAS, JAMAL POLITE, JUNIOR. BRANDON BROWN, JUNIOR MICHAEL BICKHAM JUNIOR AND [00:15:03] JAYDEN FORD COMBINED SPEED, DISCIPLINE AND TEAMWORK TO BRING HOME THE GOLD MEDAL. THEIR VICTORY CAPPED AN INCREDIBLE THREE YEAR JOURNEY FOR THE GRAY WOLVES RELAY PROGRAM, WHICH EARNED A BRONZE MEDAL IN 2020 FOR A SILVER MEDAL IN 2025 AND NOW A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN

0132026. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT REFLECTS COUNTLESS HOURS OF TRAINING, SACRIFICE AND DEDICATION FROM THESE STUDENT ATHLETES AND THEIR COACHES. TONIGHT, WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE MEMBERS OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RELAY TEAM WHO ARE ABLE TO JOIN US. COME FORWARD MICHAEL BEACOM JUNIOR AND JAYDEN FORD. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THEIR TEAMMATES JAMAL POLITE, JUNIOR AND BRANDON BROWN JUNIOR, WHO HAVE ALREADY BEGUN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THEIR JOURNEYS AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. JOINING THEM TONIGHT IS HEAD COACH UEL FORD AND RELAY COACH OLAJUWON WHITE, WHOSE LEADERSHIP HELPED GUIDE THE GRAY WOLVES TO THE TOP OF THE PODIUM. PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN IN CONGRATULATING THE SHOEMAKER HIGH SCHOOL FOUR BY 200 METER RELAY ON BRINGING A U. I L CLASS SIX A CHAMPIONSHIP HOME TO KISD. AWESOME. CHAMPIONS. JUNIOR, WHO HAVE ALREADY BEGUN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THEIR JOURNEYS AT THE

014COLLEGIATE LEVEL. JOINING THEM TONIGHT IS HEAD COACH UEL FORD AND RELAY COACH OLAJUWON WHITE, WHOSE LEADERSHIP HELPED GUIDE THE GRAY WOLVES TO THE TOP OF THE PODIUM. PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN IN CONGRATULATING THE SHOEMAKER HIGH SCHOOL FOUR BY 200 METER RELAY ON BRINGING A U. I L CLASS SIX A CHAMPIONSHIP HOME TO KISD. AWESOME. CHAMPIONS. NEXT, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE A GROUP OF OUTSTANDING STUDENT VOCALISTS WHO HAVE EARNED ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS AVAILABLE TO YOUNG SINGERS IN TEXAS. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 1000 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE AUDITION FOR THE TEXAS CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HONORS CHOIR. BUT ONLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER ARE SELECTED THIS YEAR. SEVEN SEVEN KILLEEN ISD STUDENTS EARNED A PLACE IN THESE PRESTIGIOUS ENSEMBLES, SECURING THEIR SPOT AMONG THE TOP YOUNG VOCALISTS IN TEXAS. WE BEGIN WITH

015STUDENTS FROM NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ASHLEY HOGAN AND DEANNA DALE. LET'S WELCOME ALEC ALEXIS KUIPER. AUDREY NELSON, ROSALIND SANGOMA, BRAYDEN SEALY, ANDY SUNG. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. VERY GOOD. OKAY. WE WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS OUR OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES FROM LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JESSIE RIOS. WE HAVE SHEILA WANJIRU FROM PATTERSON, SHEILA FROM PATTERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JESSICA BARNUM. WE HAVE MICHAELA CARAWAY. THESE STUDENTS WILL REPRESENT KILLEEN ISD THIS JULY IN SAN ANTONIO, WHERE THEY WILL PERFORM ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE FINEST YOUNG SINGERS IN THE STATE. THEIR SELECTION REFLECTS NOT ONLY THEIR TALENT BUT ALSO THE STRENGTH OF OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM. AGAIN, LET'S [00:20:01] CONGRATULATE THESE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS. NEXT, WE ARE PROUD TO

016RECOGNIZE A STUDENT WHOSE LOVE OF READING AND PASSION FOR LEARNING RECENTLY EARNED HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT KILLEEN ISD ON A STATEWIDE STAGE. EMMA WYATT. EMMA IS A SIXTH GRADE STUDENT AT DOCTOR JIMMIE DON AYCOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE WAS SELECTED TO REPRESENT BOTH KILLEEN ISD AND TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION DISTRICT THREE AT THE PRESTIGIOUS TEXAS BLUEBONNET AWARD LUNCHEON HELD DURING THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON. EMMA HAD THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW AWARD WINNING AUTHOR MINDA DENTLER BEFORE AN AUDIENCE OF EDUCATORS, LIBRARIANS, AND READERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. AGAIN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING EMMA WYATT ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT. EXCELLENT. FOR OUR FINAL STUDENT RECOGNITION THIS EVENING, WE ARE PROUD TO HONOR AN OUTSTANDING YOUNG LEADER WHOSE CHARACTER, SERVICE AND DEDICATION HAVE EARNED STATEWIDE RECOGNITION. ELLISON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. VICTORIA CLICHE.

017WHO WAS NAMED THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA. TEXAS MILITARY YOUTH OF THE YEAR, ONE OF THE HIGHEST UN HONORS AWARDED TO MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENTS SELECTED FROM THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS TEXAS. VICTORIA VICTORIA WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, STRONG CHARACTER, AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS THROUGH A RIGOROUS APPLICATION PROCESS THAT INCLUDED ESSAYS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. VICTORIA DISTINGUISHED HERSELF AS AN EXCEPTIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MILITARY CONNECTED YOUTH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING VICTORIA ON THIS EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT. EXCELLENT. COME ON NOW, MR. RAINWATER. I LIKE THAT. I'M GONNA NEED THAT PICTURE. THIS CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S HONORS AND RECOGNITION. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PUBLIC FORUM, A CONTINUATION OF OUR 5 P.M. PUBLIC FORUM. MISS WEAVER, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? AND I WANT TO CONFIRM

018WITH MR. HARPER. WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PUBLIC FORUM, A CONTINUATION OF OUR 5 P.M. PUBLIC FORUM. MISS WEAVER, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? AND I WANT TO CONFIRM WITH MR. HARPER. WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL [5. Information Items for Discussion] NOW MOVE ON. MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. ITEM NUMBER FIVE INFORMATION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION. A DISCUSSION OF FISCAL YEAR 2027. DISTRICT BUDGET PLANNING. WELCOME. CAROLYN VADEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE KIND OF PART TWO FROM OUR MEETING LAST WEEK. LET ME SEE. I ASSUME THIS IS ON HERE. WAIT. ALL RIGHT. SO JUST KIND OF AS A REMINDER, THE FIRST PART OF THIS IS WHAT WE TALKED

019ABOUT AT OUR LAST MEETING. AGAIN, THAT WAS FOCUSED ON OUR REVENUE PICTURE. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT DECLINING ENROLLMENT NOT ONLY FOR KILLEEN ISD BUT ALSO STATEWIDE. SO THAT'S NOT UNIQUE TO US. WE TALKED ABOUT DECREASES IN IMPACT AID REVENUE AND OUR SA'S REVENUE, LOOKED AT OUR TAX RATES AS WE COMPARED TO [00:25:06] THOSE IN THE REGION. AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, OURS WAS ONE OF AND HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN OF ONE OF THE LOWEST IN OUR REGION. AND THEN WE DID LOOK AT THE THREE, TWO, ONE DISCOUNT THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS CHOSEN TO PROVIDE FOR OUR TAXPAYERS. TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS MORE ON OUR EXPENDITURES AND KIND OF THE OVERALL PICTURE OF WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE WITH OUR PROJECTED BUDGET. THE FIRST PART, WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF GIVE YOU THE BIG PICTURE OR THOSE

020ITEMS THAT WE FELT LIKE REALLY MET THE PRIORITIES THAT WERE RECENTLY ADOPTED BY YOU ALL. WE WILL LOOK AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE WILL LOOK AT WHERE WE STAND AS FAR AS OUR CURRENT BUDGET PROJECTIONS, LOOK AT WHAT THAT DOES TO OUR FUND BALANCE, AND THEN HAVE AN INITIAL DISCUSSION ABOUT POSSIBLE PAY INCREASES AND ASKING FOR YOUR DIRECTION AT THAT POINT. SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, I'M GOING TO LET THE LEARNING SERVICES TEAM TALK ABOUT, AGAIN, WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET AND HOW WE HAVE REALLY PUT RESOURCES IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THE PRIORITIES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT THAT OR NOT. THANK YOU. WELCOME DOCTOR CREIGHTON. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WILLIAMS. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR DAVIS, AS CAROLYN MENTIONED, WE'VE SHARED THIS INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY, BUT WE WANT TO SAY THANKS AGAIN FOR

021DOCTOR DAVIS'S INSIGHT. AND THEN OF COURSE FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THE ADDITIONAL LASER LIKE FOCUS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO FOCUS ON IMPROVING INSTRUCTION IN KILLEEN ISD FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR. SEVERAL STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT ALIGN WITH GOAL ONE, WHICH IS STUDENT SUCCESS. YOUR ADOPTED PRIORITIES SERVED AS A ROADMAP FOR FIRST STRENGTHENING TIER ONE INSTRUCTION, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE DISTRICT TO ALIGN TO THAT CONSIST OF THE RESTRUCTURE OF THE CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL COACH ROLE TO THE CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST ROLE. AND TWO OF THOSE POSITIONS WILL EXIST ON ALL CAMPUSES. ONE WILL FOCUS ON MATH, AND ONE WILL FOCUS ON READING. THE ADDITION OF DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL COACH POSITIONS AT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY. AND I WILL PAUSE HERE FOR JUST A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE

022THREE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES THAT HAVE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR MATH AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT FOR THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THE TEACHERS AND LEADERS, WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS FROM FOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO SEVEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, SO THAT PROGRESS CAN BE MONITORED AND ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE QUICKER WHEN IT COMES TO THE TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE WILL TARGET SPECIFIC SESSIONS FOR TEACHERS IN JOB ALIKE, WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ATTEND MAKEUP SESSIONS IF THAT LEARNING IS MISSED. WHEN IT COMES TO THE SECOND PRIORITY THAT YOU ADOPTED, WHICH IS ACCELERATING MIDDLE SCHOOL READING. THE ADDITION OF DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL COACH POSITIONS AT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY. AND I WILL PAUSE HERE FOR JUST A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE THREE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES THAT HAVE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR MATH AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN

023THE DISTRICT FOR THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THE TEACHERS AND LEADERS, WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS FROM FOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO SEVEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, SO THAT PROGRESS CAN BE MONITORED AND ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE QUICKER WHEN IT COMES TO THE TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE WILL TARGET SPECIFIC SESSIONS FOR TEACHERS IN JOB ALIKE, WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ATTEND MAKEUP SESSIONS IF THAT LEARNING IS MISSED. WHEN IT COMES TO THE SECOND PRIORITY THAT YOU ADOPTED, WHICH IS ACCELERATING MIDDLE SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, THERE WILL BE A CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE R, L, A AND THE MATH BLOCKS OF INSTRUCTION TO INCREASE FROM 45 MINUTES IN SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE TO 90 MINUTES IN SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE ON A DAILY BASIS. THERE'S ALSO ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT THAT'S BEING PROVIDED TO

024THE PLURALITY CAMPUSES. SO FOR THE DISTRICT SUPPORT, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR READING AND MATH IN ADDITION TO AN ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FROM COMMUNITIES AT SCHOOLS, AT THE PLURALITY CAMPUSES, FOR A TOTAL OF TWO AT BOTH OF THOSE SCHOOLS, THE SUPPORT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL WILL BE ONE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST, AND THEN TWO INSTRUCTORS. ONE WILL SUPPORT READING INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE TEACHERS, AND THEY COULD POSSIBLY SERVE AS SUBSTITUTES WHEN THERE ARE VACANCIES, IN ADDITION TO THE TWO INSTRUCTORS THAT WILL ASSIST FOR MATH, AND THEN FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL TARGETED INSTRUCTION, THERE IS A AN ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONIST THAT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE TWO PLURALITY CAMPUSES AS WELL. DOCTOR CREIGHTON, IF YOU WOULD JUST SO THE PUBLIC AT HOME, WE KNOW THE PLURALITY PLURALITY CAMPUSES.

025WILL YOU STATE THOSE AGAIN, PLEASE? YES, SIR. CHARLES PATTERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ONE PLURALITY CAMPUS IN ADDITION TO NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH IS THE OTHER PLURALITY CAMPUS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU DOCTOR CREIGHTON, PRESIDENT WILLIAMS, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR DAVIS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON SPECIALIZED LEARNING AND THE INVESTMENTS INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED 2627 BUDGET. THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIALIZED LEARNING SERVES STUDENTS ACROSS [00:30:04] A BROAD RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING SPECIAL EDUCATION, SECTION 504 DYSLEXIA RELATED SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS, ASSESSMENTS AND TRANSITION SERVICES. EVERY DAY, OUR STAFF WORKS ALONGSIDE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES TO ENSURE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY. AS THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, OUR SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT MUST EVOLVE AS WELL. OVER THE

026PAST YEAR, WE HAVE TAKEN A THOUGHTFUL LOOK AT HOW WE CAN STRENGTHEN SERVICES, IMPROVE SUPPORT TO CAMPUSES, INCREASE EFFICIENCY, AND POSITION THE DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUED GROWTH AND SUCCESS. THE RESULT IS A STRATEGIC REORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO BETTER SUPPORT STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES ACROSS KILLEEN ISD. ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET IS THE EXPANSION OF THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR SPECIALIZED LEARNING. HISTORICALLY, MANY OF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WERE CARRIED BY CAMPUS FACILITATORS. MOVING FORWARD, THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE SUPPORTED THROUGH SPECIFICALLY TRAINED ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, WHO WILL NOW WORK DIRECTLY WITH CAMPUSES, TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SCHOOLS AND OUR DIRECTORS OF SPECIALIZED LEARNING. THIS CHANGE CREATES A STRONGER CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, INCREASES DECISION MAKING CAPACITY, AND ENSURES CAMPUSES HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WHEN ADDRESSING STUDENT NEEDS. MOST

027IMPORTANTLY, IT STRENGTHENS COLLABORATION BETWEEN CAMPUS SUPPORT STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES ACROSS KILLEEN ISD. ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET IS THE EXPANSION OF THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR SPECIALIZED LEARNING. HISTORICALLY, MANY OF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WERE CARRIED BY CAMPUS FACILITATORS. MOVING FORWARD, THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE SUPPORTED THROUGH SPECIFICALLY TRAINED ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, WHO WILL NOW WORK DIRECTLY WITH CAMPUSES, TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SCHOOLS AND OUR DIRECTORS OF SPECIALIZED LEARNING. THIS CHANGE CREATES A STRONGER CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, INCREASES DECISION MAKING CAPACITY, AND ENSURES CAMPUSES HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WHEN ADDRESSING STUDENT NEEDS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT STRENGTHENS COLLABORATION BETWEEN CAMPUS LEADERSHIP AND THE SPECIALIZED LEARNING STAFF. DECISIONS CAN BE MADE EFFICIENTLY AND CONSISTENTLY THAT BEST INTEREST OUR STUDENTS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO TARGETS INVESTMENTS IN AREAS

028THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. THESE INVESTMENTS STRENGTHEN OUR CAPACITY IN ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS, COMPLIANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS, DATA MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAM SUPPORT. AS STUDENT NEEDS CONTINUE TO GROW AND BECOME MORE COMPLEX, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE PERSONNEL, SYSTEMS, AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT CAMPUSES EFFECTIVELY WHILE MAINTAINING A STRONG FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE NOT SIMPLY ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES, THEY ARE ABOUT ENSURING STUDENTS RECEIVE TIMELY SERVICES AND SUPPORT. THEY'RE ABOUT ENSURING TEACHERS AND THE RESOURCES GUIDANCE NEEDED TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR LEARNERS. THEY ARE ABOUT STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES, AND ABOUT CREATING CONSISTENCY AROUND CAMPUSES SO THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY SERVICES REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ATTEND SCHOOL, AND ULTIMATELY, THEIR ABOUT IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. EVERY CHANGE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET IS DESIGNED

029TO ACCOMPLISH ONE GOAL, AND THAT IS PROVIDING STRONGER SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WHILE GIVING CAMPUSES THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SERVE THE STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY. SO AS WE PREPARE FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR, I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF SPECIALIZED LEARNING. WE HAVE ASSEMBLED A STRONG LEADERSHIP TEAM, COLLABORATION WITH CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, AND CREATED A STRUCTURE THAT ALIGNS SUPPORT TO CAMPUSES AND MAKES STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS FOR YEARS TO COME. SO I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR SPECIALIZED LEARNING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR INPUT. AS WE ARE OFTEN ASKED AS WE MAKE PRESENTATIONS. I'VE HEARD IT ASKED, DO YOU HAVE THE

030RESOURCES YOU NEED? WHAT CAN WE ADD AS FAR AS RESOURCES? AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE A LOT OF RESOURCES AND WE ANTICIPATE THIS WILL MAKE OUR STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL. HOPEFULLY, EVERYTHING THAT THAT NEEDS AS FAR AS THESE, THIS TEAM, WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S BEEN INCLUDED. THE LAST ITEM I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS SAFETY AND SECURITY. VERY BRIEFLY, ADDITIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S PLANNED BUDGET. AT THIS POINT, THERE HAS BEEN A REORGANIZATION OF THE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES TEAM. AGAIN, AS YOU'VE HEARD WITH THE LASER LIKE FOCUS ON INSTRUCTION, THIS SUPPORT SERVICES TEAM HAS TAKEN ON THE ROLES THEY'VE TAKEN WITH TEAMS, THEY'VE TAKEN ON A ROLE OR ENHANCED ROLE WITH SECURITY AND SECURITY DEVICES, GRIEVANCES, ETC. AND SO [00:35:01] ADDITIONS TO SUPPORT THOSE ROLES. WE ARE PLANNING TO ADD SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AT

031ALL OF OUR ON POST SCHOOLS. WE MET WITH COLONEL MCCLELLAN AND HIS TEAM, I THINK, IN THE SPRING, AND LOOKED AT WHAT THAT WOULD TAKE TO PUT THAT IN PLACE. AND SO WE HAVE AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. WE HAVE A THIRD OF THE BUSSES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE THREE POINT SEAT BELTS. AND SO AT THIS POINT, THAT HAS TO BE IN PLACE BY 2029. SO WE'VE GOT THREE YEARS TO DO THAT. ADDITIONS TO SUPPORT THOSE ROLES. WE ARE PLANNING TO ADD SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AT ALL OF OUR ON POST SCHOOLS. WE MET WITH COLONEL MCCLELLAN AND HIS TEAM, I THINK, IN THE SPRING, AND LOOKED AT WHAT THAT WOULD TAKE TO PUT THAT IN PLACE. AND SO WE HAVE AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. WE HAVE A THIRD OF THE

032BUSSES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE THREE POINT SEAT BELTS. AND SO AT THIS POINT, THAT HAS TO BE IN PLACE BY 2029. SO WE'VE GOT THREE YEARS TO DO THAT. SO WE INCLUDED A THIRD OF THE BUSSES THAT NEED TO HAVE THAT SEAT BELT RETROFIT. SMART TAG IS INCLUDED. THIS IS A STUDENT RIDERSHIP SOFTWARE PROGRAM WITHIN TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS AN RFID TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS OR GUARDIANS TO TRACK IF THEIR STUDENTS GET ON OR OFF THE BUS. IT'S NOT GOING TO TRACK THEM ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT IT WILL JUST LET THEM KNOW WHETHER THEY GOT ON OR GOT OFF THE BUS. THERE IS A PROGRAM CALLED MINGA THAT IS CURRENTLY INCLUDED. THIS IS LISTED AS A DIGITAL HALL PASS. THIS WILL, I THINK, THE ONE I HEAR MORE OFTEN. AS FAR AS AN EXAMPLE,

033IF YOU HAVE STUDENTS THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE HALLWAY AT THE SAME TIME AS ONE STUDENT, IF THEY GET A PASS TO GO OUT TO THE BATHROOM OR WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING OUT FOR, IF THE OTHER STUDENT WERE IN ANOTHER ROOM AND TRIES TO GET A PASS TO GO OUT, IT WILL GIVE AN ALERT AND THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE OUT. AT THE SAME TIME, IT ALSO HAS A ROLE. IT MONITORS TARDIES AND DOES HAVE THE REQUIRED REPORTING PIECES TO IT. AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS FAR AS SAFETY AND SECURITY, X-RAY SCANNERS ARE INCLUDED AS WELL. WE PILOTED THAT AT CHAPARRAL. AND SO THIS DOES INCLUDE INCLUDE SCANNERS AT THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THE NOTE IN RED

034AT THE BOTTOM. AT THIS POINT, THE NUMBERS YOU WILL SEE DO NOT INCLUDE A GENERAL PAY INCREASE. QUESTIONS UP TO THAT POINT. TRUSTEE RAINWATER, COULD YOU TELL ME THE COST OF THE DIGITAL HALL PASS SYSTEM? OH. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN I MAY YEAH I MAY CAN IF YOU'LL GIVE ME A MINUTE. THANK YOU. I KNEW YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE ANSWER. SO I ASK IN ADVANCE. THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S ON. IT'S OKAY. IF YOU COULD JUST GET IT TO ME AND I WILL GIVE US A CHANCE TO. I WILL. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. I HAVE AN IDEA IN MY HEAD, BUT I'D RATHER NOT SAY SOMETHING THAT'S INCORRECT. LET ME MAKE A NOTE. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS SCREEN YOU'VE SEEN MANY TIMES. THESE ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS

035THAT HAVE GONE INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE REVENUES AGAIN AT OUR LAST MEETING. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED. LOOKING AT THE EXPENDITURES, I WANT TO POINT OUT JUST A FEW OF THOSE. AGAIN, THE SECOND ITEM AND THE THIRD ITEM. AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NOT A GENERAL PAY INCREASE INCLUDED. SO THAT PUTS OUR OUR STARTING TEACHER PAY LEAVES OUR STARTING TEACHER PAY AT THE 590001 60. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THE HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT THAT THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTES STILL REMAINS AT THE $425 A MONTH. DOES INCLUDE THE ELIMINATION OF THE PRE-K PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN PULLED OUT. AND THEN JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE AT THE BOTTOM UNDER TRANSFERS, AT THIS POINT, WE ARE USING THE STRATEGIC FACILITIES PLAN TO COVER THAT ANNUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET. THIS IS JUST A REMINDER.

036THIS IS WHERE WE WE ENDED LAST WEEK, TALKED ABOUT OUR REVENUES. THESE NUMBERS HAVE NOT CHANGED. LOOKING AT THIS POINT AT AT WORKING REVENUES OF JUST OVER 506 MILLION, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING. IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE CATEGORIES ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL. THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT THAT SOURCES AND USES, AND THESE ARE ARE TYPICALLY UNUSUAL, UNUSUAL OR INFREQUENT ITEMS. SO AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE AS WE SELL ONE OF OUR EMPTY BUILDINGS, TYPICALLY WE DO NOT SELL OFF ASSETS. SO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WOULD FALL IN THAT CATEGORY. BUT THAT IS VERY RARE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A VERY SMALL THESE NUMBERS HAVE NOT CHANGED. LOOKING AT THIS POINT AT AT WORKING REVENUES OF JUST OVER 506 MILLION, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ONE

037THING. IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE CATEGORIES ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL. THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT THAT SOURCES AND USES, AND THESE ARE ARE TYPICALLY UNUSUAL, UNUSUAL OR INFREQUENT ITEMS. SO AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE AS WE SELL ONE OF OUR EMPTY BUILDINGS, TYPICALLY WE DO NOT SELL OFF ASSETS. SO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WOULD FALL IN THAT CATEGORY. BUT THAT IS VERY RARE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OUR REVENUE BUDGET. AND WE'RE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT [00:40:05] EXPENDITURES. SO THE APPROACH AT THIS POINT IS TO START WITH OUR CURRENT YEAR BUDGET. SO YOU WILL SEE THAT TOP SECTION THERE WHERE IT SAYS FISCAL YEAR 26 ADOPTED BUDGET. THAT'S THIS CURRENT YEAR THAT WE ARE IN. YOU CAN SEE THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR AGAIN, THIS YEAR

038WAS 520.5 MILLION. AND SO THEN TRYING TO TALK THROUGH OR WORK THROUGH CHANGES THAT WE EITHER KNOW WILL HAPPEN OR THAT WE ANTICIPATE TO HAPPEN. THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ARE STAFFING EXPENDITURE CHANGES. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THAT DECREASED BY 6.4 MILLION, ALMOST ENTIRELY RELATED TO THE CLOSING CAMPUSES AND THE OPTIMIZATION. WE AGAIN, WE STARTED TALKING THROUGH THE OPTIMIZATION PIECE, I THINK, TO TO LOOK AT BUDGET DEFICITS. BUT THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY ALSO A PIECE TO THAT OF HIGHER QUALITY FACILITIES AND THEN HIGHER PERFORMING CAMPUSES. AND SO I THINK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THAT AS WELL. THEN PULLED IN ANY NON STAFFING CHANGES. SO I HAVE A FEW OF THEM LISTED HERE WITH SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS. WE'VE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST THREE EARLIER, THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ON POST IS JUST UNDER $1 MILLION.

039THE SEAT BELT RETROFIT FOR THE THIRD OF THE FLEET THAT NEEDED IT IS 2.8 MILLION. AND THEN THE SMART TAG SYSTEM FOR THE RIDERSHIP IS RIGHT AT 300 000. THEN I WANT TO TALK THROUGH THESE NEXT ONES. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE PULLED FUNDING FROM DUAL CREDIT DUE TO THE FAST PROGRAM. THIS WAS WAS THE HOUSE BILL THAT PROVIDES TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES FUNDING FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS ENROLLED IN DUAL CREDIT. I'M GOING TO SAY THIS TWICE. THIS DOES NOT REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR DUAL CREDIT STUDENTS, DOES NOT REDUCE ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR DUAL CREDIT STUDENTS. THEY WILL STILL BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST. THIS SIMPLY PULLS FUNDING DOWN THAT HAS NOT BEEN NEEDED DUE TO LAW CHANGES AND FUNDS AVAILABLE AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEN LOOKING AT NATATORIUM HAVE

040ESTIMATED A DECREASE OF HALF $1 MILLION RELATED TO RESTRUCTURING OF CONTRACTS WITH THE ARMED SERVICES YMCA AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, AND THEN HAVE KIND OF A LAUNDRY LIST OF OTHER CHANGES. I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THEM ALL IN HERE, BUT ANOTHER HALF, A HALF A MILLION. AND I HAVE A LIST OF THOSE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THEM. SO THEN WHERE THAT PUTS US AT THIS POINT IS AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE REVENUES WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK AND ESTIMATED 516 MILLION EXPENDITURES WOULD SHOW A NET CHANGE TO FUND BALANCE OF 9.9 MILLION. NOW, THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THOSE ITEMS WE TALKED ABOUT AS FAR AS PRIORITIES. AND THAT DOCTOR CREIGHTON AND DOCTOR LARSON MENTIONED AS WELL, YOUR REFERENCING AS A -9.9. BUT THAT'S SUBJECT TO US SAYING THAT'S TECHNICALLY IT'S A $9

041MILLION DEFICIT, JUST SHORT OF $10 MILLION DEFICIT THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BALANCE THAT. CORRECT. IF YOU YOU EITHER CAN ADOPT A DEFICIT, CORRECT. OR IF WE NEED TO BALANCE IF IF THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR PRIORITY, THEN YES, WE WOULD NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE THAT. AND THEN WHEN WILL WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION. AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'M JUMPING AHEAD ON THE OFFSET FOR ANY POTENTIAL COMPETITION DOLLARS, OR WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. NOW, THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THOSE ITEMS WE TALKED ABOUT AS FAR AS PRIORITIES. AND THAT DOCTOR CREIGHTON AND DOCTOR LARSON MENTIONED AS WELL, YOUR REFERENCING AS A -9.9. BUT THAT'S SUBJECT TO US SAYING THAT'S TECHNICALLY IT'S A $9 MILLION DEFICIT, JUST SHORT OF $10 MILLION DEFICIT THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW

042WE'RE GOING TO BALANCE THAT. CORRECT. IF YOU YOU EITHER CAN ADOPT A DEFICIT, CORRECT. OR IF WE NEED TO BALANCE IF IF THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR PRIORITY, THEN YES, WE WOULD NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE THAT. AND THEN WHEN WILL WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION. AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'M JUMPING AHEAD ON THE OFFSET FOR ANY POTENTIAL COMPETITION DOLLARS, OR WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT FUND BALANCE A LITTLE BIT. SO THAT WOULD BE FEED INTO THAT DISCUSSION LATER BEFORE SHE CONTINUES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE RAINWATER. WELL, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT TEACHER PAY RATES AND LACK OF OPTIONS. I THINK THAT'S COMING AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. VICE PRESIDENT, MR. BIDEN, IT SHOWS HERE THAT WE'RE SPENDING NEARLY $1 MILLION ON SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AT ON POST SCHOOLS. CORRECT.

043WHAT IS THE HOW MANY HOW MANY RESOURCE OFFICERS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? I WANT TO SAY IT WAS NINE OFFICERS AND TWO SUPERVISORS. I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. MAYBE EIGHT OFFICERS AND TWO SUPERVISORS. SO THAT'S NOT AN. IS THAT WHAT WE WOULD PAY FOR THOSE SAME OFFICERS AT OUR OWN SCHOOLS? IT'S IT'S PRETTY CLOSE. I'D HAVE TO DO THAT EXACT COMPARISON, BUT WE WE WERE AGAIN, AS PART OF THIS, THEIR RECOMMENDATION AS FAR AS COSTS AND WHAT WHAT THEY COULD FULFILL THAT FOR IS WHAT'S IN THIS PROPOSAL. OKAY, SO THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT WE WOULD PAY FOR THOSE SAME OFFICERS AT OUR SCHOOLS. THERE'S NO PREMIUM TO. IT'S PROBABLY SLIGHTLY MORE. AGAIN, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT [00:45:05] THOSE EXACT AMOUNTS. WHEN YOU INCLUDE LIKE THE PAYROLL BENEFITS THAT WE PROVIDE AS WELL. IT'S, IT'S

044PROBABLY SLIGHTLY MORE, BUT NOT SIGNIFICANT, I WOULD SAY THANK YOU, MISS. AND I JUST WANT TO. SO EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THIS ISN'T FOR US TO HIRE BECAUSE WE ARE CONTRACTING WITH FORT HOOD. SO IT'LL BE IT'LL BE SOLDIERS. AND SO THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A FLAT RATE. IN ESSENCE, IT'S CONTRACT LABOR THEN. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, IT WILL BE PERSONNEL, NOT SOLDIERS. SO IT WOULD BE CIVILIANS THAT ARE FUNDED FROM KISD FUNDS BECAUSE THEY'RE DA CIVILIANS. THEY MEET THE PAY SCALE OF THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE. AND SO IT WASN'T A ONE FOR ONE BASED ON THE KISD PAY SCALE AND THE AND THE DA CIVILIAN PAY SCALE, WE HAD TO BASICALLY SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE THINK THE, THE, THE LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY WOULD BE. AND WE TALKED TO THE KISD TEAM AND THEY AGREED AND WE SAID,

045THAT'S ABOUT A GUESS. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE GUESS LEVEL, BUT THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP TO THE, THE PAY SCALE FOR THE ACTUAL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND THEIR, AND THEIR TWO SUPERVISORS. AND THEY'LL ALL BE, I KNOW THEY'RE ON THE FORT, SO IT COULD BE DIFFERENT. ARE THEY ALL CLOSE THEIR CERTIFIED. WHAT ARE THEIR CERT LEVELS COMPARED TO THE CERT LEVELS FOR ALL OF OUR OFFICERS? I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR QUALIFICATION LEVELS WOULD BE, BUT THEY WOULD MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE OFFICER ON A KSD CAMPUS. THANK YOU COLONEL. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT SAID, THEN, THIS LEADS INTO A GENERAL PAY INCREASE DISCUSSION. I WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS JUST INITIAL DISCUSSION AND LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK ON HOW TO PROCEED. SO AGAIN

046GOT SOME OPTIONS. AND WE WILL TALK THROUGH THEM, BUT REALLY NEED TO FIND YOUR COMFORT LEVEL WITH THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS. SO FOR THIS DISCUSSION PUT IN JUST A FEW OPTIONS. ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS I KNOW THAT THE BOARD HAS HAD IS A PAY INCREASE THAT WOULD COVER THE INCREASE IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE COST FOR EMPLOYEES. SO FOR THE EMPLOYEE ONLY COVERAGE, THAT WAS $46 A MONTH, ROUNDED THAT UP AND SAID, LET'S DO $50 A MONTH. SO FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE, $50 A MONTH OR A $600 ANNUAL INCREASE, YOU SEE THE AMOUNT, THERE WOULD BE 3.4 MILLION, WHICH THEN WOULD PUT THE DEFICIT AT 13.3 MILLION. THAT'S THE FIRST SO AGAIN GOT SOME OPTIONS. AND WE WILL TALK THROUGH THEM, BUT REALLY NEED TO FIND YOUR COMFORT LEVEL WITH THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS. SO FOR THIS DISCUSSION PUT

047IN JUST A FEW OPTIONS. ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS I KNOW THAT THE BOARD HAS HAD IS A PAY INCREASE THAT WOULD COVER THE INCREASE IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE COST FOR EMPLOYEES. SO FOR THE EMPLOYEE ONLY COVERAGE, THAT WAS $46 A MONTH, ROUNDED THAT UP AND SAID, LET'S DO $50 A MONTH. SO FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE, $50 A MONTH OR A $600 ANNUAL INCREASE, YOU SEE THE AMOUNT, THERE WOULD BE 3.4 MILLION, WHICH THEN WOULD PUT THE DEFICIT AT 13.3 MILLION. THAT'S THE FIRST ONE. THE SECOND OPTION THAT SAYS 1% FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IS EXACTLY THAT. EVERY EMPLOYEE WOULD GET 1%. YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN THERE OF NONEXEMPT STAFF VERSUS EXEMPT STAFF. IF WE WANTED TO, TO SPLIT THAT OR, YOU KNOW, HAVE HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES, THAT WOULD BE 3.1 MILLION. AND YOU

048SEE THERE, THE DEFICIT WOULD STILL BE AROUND 13. THE NEXT FOUR OPTIONS CAME OFF OF WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR FOR EMPLOYEES STARTED. I KNOW THE DISCUSSION WAS GETTING TO A $13 PER HOUR MINIMUM. AND SO LAST YEAR WAS A 1% INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. AND THEN IF THAT DIDN'T GET THEM TO $13 AN HOUR, THEY WERE THEN RAISED TO $13 AN HOUR. SO EVERYBODY GOT AT LEAST 1% AND THEN BUMPED TO $13 PER HOUR. IF THEY HAD NOT MET THAT MINIMUM. SO BASED ON THAT, LOOKED AT THESE NEXT OPTIONS, IF WE MOVED ONLY THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE NOT AT 14 MINIMUM PER HOUR, IT WOULD COST US 300, RIGHT AT $350,000 TO JUST BUMP THOSE UP TO $14 AN HOUR. AND YOU SEE THERE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK AS FAR AS THE DEFICIT. THEN

049IF WE DO LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR, EVERYBODY GOT 1%. AND IF YOU WERE NOT AT THE MINIMUM, YOU WOULD BUMP UP TO THE $14 PER HOUR MINIMUM. THE NEXT TWO OPTIONS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR $15. IMMEDIATELY WHEN I DID THIS, I GOT LOTS OF FEEDBACK. AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED OR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU KIND OF PUT A MINIMUM AND YOU DON'T KEEP THE STRATIFICATION ON THE PAY GRADES, OR I SAY KEEP THE INTEGRITY, THE PAY GRADES, YOU, YOU WIND UP WITH EMPLOYEES THAT THEIR SUPERVISORS MAKE VERY LITTLE MORE THAN THEY DO. AND SO WHILE THESE ARE HEARING FOR [00:50:04] DISCUSSION, WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND MOVING TO, IF WE DO PUT A MINIMUM IN PLACE, REALLY ADJUST ALL OF THE PAY GRADES SO THAT WE DO KEEP THAT STRATIFICATION. SO JUST AS AN EXAMPLE,

050AND AGAIN, KEEPING THE STRATIFICATION AND LOOKING AT A $15 PER HOUR MINIMUM, AT THIS POINT, THAT ESTIMATE IS SIX, 6.6 MILLION AND WOULD PUT THE DEFICIT AT 16.5. SO AS PRESENTED, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THAT STRATIFICATION THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING. IT DOES NOT. OKAY. I MEAN, AS PRESENTED IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE PREVIOUS NUMBERS WE LOOKED AT. DO NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THESE OPTIONS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE. OKAY, SO I KNOW ONE OTHER THING I'M I'M GOING TO THROW OUT THERE. I KNOW SOMETIMES IN THE PAST WE'VE DONE ONE TIME PAYMENTS, LIKE A RETENTION PAYMENT. THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION IF THE BOARD SO CHOOSE TO GO THAT WAY AS WELL. AND AGAIN, COULD COULD DIVIDE BY CATEGORIES OF EXEMPT OR NONEXEMPT. SO I'M GOING TO STOP RIGHT THERE. AGAIN. I SAID I WANT SOME INPUT. KIND OF

051GIVE ME SOME DIRECTION AND OR. LET'S GET HER DONE. I GET COMFORT LEVEL, I GUESS WITH THE BOTTOM LINE TRUSTEE RAINWATER. WHY? NOW WE'RE IN A BUDGET DEFICIT. KAREN. HAVE WE HAVE WE ABSORBED ALL THE HOUSE BILL TWO MONIES AT $8.5 BILLION AT THE. OUR FRIENDS IN AUSTIN PROMISED. WE HAVE ALL THAT. WELL, IT'S AN ANNUAL PIECE. YES, THAT COMES THROUGH THE STATE FUNDING PIECE. AND THAT WAS ALL INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET. I MEAN, THAT SOME OF THAT WILL CONTINUE. IT'S AN ANNUAL FUNDING. SO, FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF THE CHANGES WAS INCREASED TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT THAT STAYS IN PLACE. AND AGAIN, COULD COULD DIVIDE BY CATEGORIES OF EXEMPT OR NONEXEMPT. SO I'M GOING TO STOP RIGHT THERE. AGAIN. I SAID I WANT SOME INPUT. KIND OF GIVE ME SOME DIRECTION AND OR.

052LET'S GET HER DONE. I GET COMFORT LEVEL, I GUESS WITH THE BOTTOM LINE TRUSTEE RAINWATER. WHY? NOW WE'RE IN A BUDGET DEFICIT. KAREN. HAVE WE HAVE WE ABSORBED ALL THE HOUSE BILL TWO MONIES AT $8.5 BILLION AT THE. OUR FRIENDS IN AUSTIN PROMISED. WE HAVE ALL THAT. WELL, IT'S AN ANNUAL PIECE. YES, THAT COMES THROUGH THE STATE FUNDING PIECE. AND THAT WAS ALL INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET. I MEAN, THAT SOME OF THAT WILL CONTINUE. IT'S AN ANNUAL FUNDING. SO, FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF THE CHANGES WAS INCREASED TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT THAT STAYS IN PLACE. SIGNIFICANT. NOT REALLY IN TERMS OF A 1%. WHAT ABOUT IT'S NOT GOING TO PROVIDE ANY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING OUR ENROLLMENT LOSS TO BE 1195 STUDENTS. WELL, THAT IT'S ABOUT THAT

053NUMBER APPROXIMATELY SOMEWHERE. AND IN TERMS OF THAT IN HERE TOO, THAT'S OKAY. I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT LIKE 393 OR RIGHT AT 39000 STUDENTS. SO THAT'S, THAT'S NOT REALLY SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF LESS TEACHERS IN TERMS OF BUDGET STAFFING EITHER. I GUESS ANY ANY CHANGES TO STAFFING AGAIN, WERE REFLECTED. THE FIRST PART OF THAT EXPENDITURE PIECE. OKAY. ANY, ANY CHANGES OR REDUCTION IN STAFFING WAS REFLECTED IN THAT NUMBER. SO TALK TO ME ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS OF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND TALK TO ME ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS OF USING SOME OF THAT MONEY FOR TEACHER PAY RAISE LONG TERM, HOW THAT BLEEDS OUT. WELL, IT'S AS FAR AS INVESTMENTS ARE CONCERNED, WE WILL STILL MONITOR CASH FLOW AND, AND FUNDS THAT WE DEEM AVAILABLE FOR INVESTMENT. WE WOULD CERTAINLY DO THAT. I WANT

054TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND CAUTIOUS IF WE DO. AND WHAT RAISES WE DO INCLUDE WILL GO ON, YOU KNOW, IN PERPETUITY FOREVER. SO WE'RE ABOUT 83 TO 85% OF OUR BUDGET GOES TO EMPLOYEE PAYS RIGHT NOW, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 80 AND 85. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND WHAT WOULD BE THE RAMIFICATIONS OF BEING $15 MILLION IN DEBT? IF WE COULD GO TO A 2% TEACHER PAY RAISE AND THE MINIMUM TWO THAT WOULD, WE'D HAVE TO AMEND THE BUDGET BY 26 BY 6 MILLION. I'M SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN. IF WE WENT TO 2% PAY RAISE, WE'D HAVE TO AMEND THE BUDGET DEFICIT BY 6 MILLION. 6.4. YES, SIR. ADDED TO THE TEN. SO THAT'S 16 MILLION. SO WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN FOR US IN TERMS OF OPERATION AVAILABLE MONEY? I THINK IT MEANS TWO THINGS. ONE, I

055THINK GOING FORWARD WE NEED TO AGAIN, I'VE SAID THAT BEFORE. WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS. SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN SUSTAIN LONG TERM. SO REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS. THE OTHER THING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS OUR FUND BALANCE. AND FOR OUR FIRST RATING THAT WE ARE AND OUR POLICY, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THREE MONTHS OR MORE, BUT A MINIMUM OF THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES OF. THAT'S FURTHER IN MY NOTES. BUT WE HAVE WE FINISHED LAST YEAR, NOT THE YEAR THAT WE'RE IN. WE [00:55:03] FINISHED LAST YEAR WITH 3.8 MONTHS. GOOD. I, I DID NOT MAKE A PROJECTION FOR WHERE THIS YEAR WILL END. SO ASSUMING THIS YEAR COMES IN EXACTLY. EVEN REVENUES. EXACTLY. MATCH EXPENDITURES. COULD YOU GIVE US THESE CHANGES? THE 9.9 WOULD GET US TO 3.4 MONTHS. SO NOT REALLY CONCERNED

056PARTICULARLY ABOUT FUND BALANCE. AGAIN KNOWING THAT WE'D HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN THE YEARS TO COME IF WE USED THE 0.8% IN THE FUND BALANCE. HOW MUCH MONEY IS THAT? I'M SORRY. THAT'S THAT'S TOUGH. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING, IS IT CONCEIVABLE TO TAKE THAT POINT, THAT 80.8 AND USE IT FOR TEACHERS PAY RAISES? AND LIKE YOU SAID, A 3% THREE MONTHS FUND BALANCE? AGAIN, YOU CAN THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, I UNDERSTAND. WELL, HOW MANY OPENINGS DO YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW? SIR? LAST I LOOKED ABOUT A WEEK AGO, ABOUT 300, 300. QUANTIFY THAT IN TERMS OF THE FIELD, JUST SO TO GIVE HIM CLARITY, WE BUDGET ON A FIELD RATE OF 90 SOMETHING PERCENT 95%. AND WHAT IS HOW MUCH MONEY IS THAT? I'M SORRY. THAT'S THAT'S

057TOUGH. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING, IS IT CONCEIVABLE TO TAKE THAT POINT, THAT 80.8 AND USE IT FOR TEACHERS PAY RAISES? AND LIKE YOU SAID, A 3% THREE MONTHS FUND BALANCE? AGAIN, YOU CAN THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, I UNDERSTAND. WELL, HOW MANY OPENINGS DO YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW? SIR? LAST I LOOKED ABOUT A WEEK AGO, ABOUT 300, 300. QUANTIFY THAT IN TERMS OF THE FIELD, JUST SO TO GIVE HIM CLARITY, WE BUDGET ON A FIELD RATE OF 90 SOMETHING PERCENT 95%. AND WHAT IS THAT PUT US AT? WHEN YOU SAY THE 300. WE'VE GOT WHAT, SEVEN? CAN I DO SOME MATH IN MY HEAD? YES, SIR. I SAY, WELL, BEFORE YOU DO YOUR MATH, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS CONVERSATION OR ASK OR GET

058INPUT ON? GOOD JOB KYLE. WHAT DID YOU SAY? ANYTHING ELSE? I'M TRYING TO TRACK EVERYBODY IN ORDER HERE. MADAM JONES. SO YOU KNOW MY POSITION ON APPROVING DEFICIT BUDGETS. I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT. 3 MILLION LAST YEAR, I THINK WE STARTED OUT THE YEAR WITH WHICH WHEN WE. LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, WHEN WE APPROVED IT, WE. WE. IT WAS RIGHT AT A RIGHT AT A $4 MILLION DEFICIT. AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I THINK WE'VE REALLY APPROVED A DEFICIT BUDGET. IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE ON THIS BOARD. SO I SAID, WELL, THIS YEAR MAY HAVE BEEN THE SECOND. YEAH. YES. SO WE WENT FROM ONCE WE START THIS PROCESS IN MY BUSINESS WORLD MIND, IT JUST PERPETUATES ITSELF. WE DID IT LAST YEAR. SO WE'LL DO IT THIS YEAR AND THEN WE'LL DO IT

059NEXT YEAR. SO WE'RE AT 3 MILLION LAST YEAR, 4 MILLION LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR WE'RE ALREADY AT 9 MILLION WITHOUT PAY RAISES. AND THEN IF WE THROW IN THE PAY RAISES, THEN WE'RE AT 13 MILLION OR 16 MILLION. AND SO MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES. AND WE HAVE NO GUARANTEE ON WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE COMING FROM OR HOW MANY STUDENTS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. SO I THINK THAT WHAT WE REALLY HAVE TO START LOOKING AT IS WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET SWEEP UP SOME MONEY TO COVER SOME OF THESE COSTS, WHETHER IT'S TAKING SOME KIND OF DEPARTMENT CUTS ON TRINKETS AND UNNECESSARY SHIRTS AND POM POMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I DON'T KNOW, WE COULD PROBABLY FIND SOMETHING THERE, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO COME BACK AND START LOOKING AT SOME OF THE

060SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE THAT ARE ALL FOR FREE, AND MAYBE WE NEED TO COME BACK AND LOOK AT THE THREE, TWO, ONE TAX BENEFIT THAT WE GIVE OUR TAXPAYERS MAYBE THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST TIME THAT MIGHT BRING IN AN EXTRA $2 MILLION. YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT HELP COVER THE 1% PAY RAISE WITHOUT CAUSING TOO MUCH OF A HICCUP. MAYBE WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT THOSE UNFUNDED POSITIONS THAT WE BUDGET FOR AND SQUEEZE DOWN AS FAR AS WE CAN ON THOSE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE SIGNIFICANT MONEY SET ASIDE FOR UNFUNDED POSITIONS, AND THEN SHARED INCOME FROM OUR TIA PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT I THINK THAT WAS A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. SO WHAT I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS SOMEBODY BEING ABLE TO COME

061IN AND SAY, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT, BUT THIS IS WHERE WE CAN SCOOP UP SOME FUNDS. THIS IS WHERE WE CAN KIND OF MAYBE BRING IN SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO KIND OF COMPENSATE FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS, BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT. EVERYBODY'S STRUGGLING. OUR TEACHERS STRUGGLE WITH THEIR PAY RAISES, OUR EMPLOYEES STRUGGLE WITH THEIR PAY RAISES, BUT SO DO OUR CONSTITUENTS OUT THERE ON THE ECONOMY WHO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. AND WE CAN JUST GO IN AND RAISE TAXES, I GUESS. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO DO THAT THROUGH A VOTE. AND AGAIN, IT [01:00:01] ALL IT ALL STRINGS, STRINGS RIGHT BACK DOWN TO THE TAXPAYER. SO HOW CAN WE FIX THAT DUAL CREDIT? YOU KNOW, WE HAVE KIDS WHO GRADUATE WITH TWO YEARS OF EDUCATION THROUGH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE,

062AND IT COSTS THEM NOTHING, NOT A DIME FOR THEIR BOOKS OR THEIR COMPUTER OR FOR THEIR TUITION. IT COSTS THEM NOTHING. SO MAYBE WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THERE. ONE OF THE CLASSES I TOOK THIS WEEK WHEN WE WERE IN CONTINUING EDUCATION WAS A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT'S DOING ONLINE CLASSES, AND THEY'RE CHARGING TUITION AND THEY'RE TELLING THE THEY'RE PUTTING UP BILLBOARDS. THEY SAID ACROSS TEXAS AT BUCKIES PLACES TO BRING IN STUDENTS FROM ALL ACROSS TEXAS INTO THEIR INTERNET PROGRAM, THEIR ONLINE COURSE PROGRAM TO BRING IN REVENUE. AND THEY'RE CHARGING TUITION. SO I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF IDEAS. BUT I MEAN, 9.9 AND THEN 13.9. AND THEN POSSIBLY IF WE WANT TO DO A 2%, WHICH WOULD BE LOVELY, IS 16 MILLION, WE'VE GOT

063TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME OF THIS MONEY. THANK YOU. AND MADAM SECRETARY, I'M COMING TO YOU NEXT. BUT HERE'S ONE THING. I'M JUST GOING TO ENCOURAGE EVERY TRUSTEE TO DO. I HOPE WE'RE ALL SCRIBING NOTES, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DETERMINE A CONSENSUS TO SAY, HEY, GO START HUNTING DOWN THIS TRAIL. BECAUSE IF NOT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SEVEN OF US SIX HERE TONIGHT. AND I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR FOR US TO SEND THEM DOWN SIX TRAILS WITH THE DETAIL THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY COULD TURN IT AROUND THAT QUICK. AND SO EVERYBODY SCRIBE DOWN SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT, KIND OF GET A CONSENSUS ON THE ONES THAT WE WANT TO HAVE THEM GO PURSUE, MADAM SECRETARY. THANK YOU SIR. MOST

064OF THE CONVERSATION LENDS TO WHAT WAS OUR NEGATIVE LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS ANSWERED ABOUT THREE FOUR MIL IN THE NEGATIVE. THAT WAS THAT WAS THE BUDGET. YES. OKAY. AND WE STARTED IN THAT DEFICIT LAST YEAR, THE FIRST TIME EVER. SO THIS YEAR WOULD BE THE SECOND YEAR. I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING THOUGH. LAST YEAR, AS YOU SAID, LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED AT A $4 MILLION DEFICIT. WE ACTUALLY FINISHED THE YEAR WITH AN $18 MILLION NO. THAT WAS THE YEAR BEFORE AN $11 MILLION SURPLUS. OKAY. SO AGAIN, WE WE BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY. IN MY TIME HERE, WE'VE GOTTEN LESS CONSERVATIVE. YOU KNOW, YOU REMEMBER THE TIME WE'VE HAD MUCH MONEY TO TO TRANSFER TO THE FACILITIES PLAN. BUT SO THE HOPE IS, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT BARRING AN UNFORESEEN EMERGENCY

065OF SOME SOME KIND, WE WILL COME IN BETTER. IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT TO TO PREDICT HOW MUCH THAT'S GOING TO BE. I HAVEN'T HEARD OR MAYBE WE HAVE NOT. SO EVEN THOUGH WE ADOPTED A DEFICIT BUDGET WE HAVE NOT HAD WHERE WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD A DEFICIT AT THE END, HAVE WE ALREADY GONE INTO STATE COMPETITION? IS THAT WITH SALARIES OR. I KNOW LAST YEAR WE HAD SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT STATE COMP MONIES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO USE. HAVE. HAS THAT ALREADY BEEN BLENDED IN? IT HAS NOT THAT MONEY IS SET ASIDE. THE FUND BALANCE PIECE. AS FAR AS THE CALCULATIONS, LET ME PUT IT THAT WAY, ANY RELATED EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN BUILT IN SO THAT I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. BUT AS FAR AS THE THE FUNDS THEMSELVES FROM PRIOR YEARS, THAT IS STILL SET

066ASIDE. AND BECAUSE OF THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE HAVE MUCH MORE FLEXIBILITY IN WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT. SO AT THIS POINT, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE STATE COMP. WE ARE STILL REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. WE JUST DON'T HAVE TO SHOW AN EXACT ACCOUNTING FOR THOSE. YEAH. SO IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO THE FUNDS ARE STILL THERE. BOTTOM LINE, I GUESS MY CONCERN LINES UP WITH WHAT OUR PRESIDENT JUST SAID. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A COLLECTIVE BALLPARK BUT AS FAR AS THE THE FUNDS THEMSELVES FROM PRIOR YEARS, THAT IS STILL SET ASIDE. AND BECAUSE OF THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE HAVE MUCH MORE FLEXIBILITY IN WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT. SO AT THIS POINT, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE STATE COMP. WE ARE STILL REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THOSE

067SERVICES. WE JUST DON'T HAVE TO SHOW AN EXACT ACCOUNTING FOR THOSE. YEAH. SO IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO THE FUNDS ARE STILL THERE. BOTTOM LINE, I GUESS MY CONCERN LINES UP WITH WHAT OUR PRESIDENT JUST SAID. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A COLLECTIVE BALLPARK FIGURE THAT WE CAN GIVE TO YOU OR TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND YOU TO SAY, WE NEED TO CUT TO THIS LEVEL AND BRING US BACK SOMETHING, AND WHAT MIGHT THAT LOOK LIKE? OR HOW WOULD IT IMPACT STUDENT LEARNING AND SO FORTH? THAT'S WHAT I'M I'M HOPING TO GET RIGHT. AND, OR AGAIN, DEPENDING ON DOCTOR DAVIS'S WISHES, IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TIME TO THINK ABOUT AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT TO HIM IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. BUT THAT'S MY GOAL TO GET SOME DIRECTION. YEAH. I'M VERY

068CONCERNED ABOUT THE PAY RAISE, THE INCREASE IN INSURANCE. BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO START WITH A $16 MILLION DEFICIT EITHER. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS WISE STEWARDSHIP. OKAY. MADAM CAPITO OKAY, I HAVE A FEW [01:05:01] QUESTIONS HERE. SORRY. ONE IS HOW MUCH MORE TIME DO WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONIES INDEFINITELY? OKAY. AND HOW MUCH IS STILL LEFT THERE FOR US? THAT'S AVAILABLE 33 MILLION. OKAY. AND IS THERE A CAP ON HOW MUCH WE CAN USE AT EACH YEAR? NO, MA'AM. SO WE COULD USE MAYBE 3 TO 5 MILLION THIS YEAR. AND WE WOULD IF WE DID THAT, WE WOULD HAVE MONEY FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS IF WE DID IT AT A RATE OF THAT. CORRECT. OKAY. SO THAT'S ONE. THE NEXT ONE IS WE HAD TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF

069THESE, AND I'M JUST BRINGING THEM BACK TO THE FOREFRONT. MAYBE YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN ACCOUNT FOR THEM. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IS ONE IS WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO SOUND HORRIBLE, PLEASE, BUT ABOUT KIDS FAILING CLASSES AND WE CONTINUING TO REPAY FOR THOSE THAT WAS COSTING US A BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY WHEN WE WERE PAYING FOR RETAKES. I ABSOLUTELY AM FOR PAYING FOR A CHILD TO GO GET COLLEGE CREDITS, BUT IF YOU'RE FAILING AND YOU DON'T PASS IT, THEN I HAVE A PROBLEM. I THINK THEN MAYBE THE PARENT NEEDS TO HAVE SOME BUY IN TO THAT. WE ALSO NEED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS OF THE KIDDOS THAT ARE HAVING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, BECAUSE COLLEGE IS NOT. EVERY HIGH SCHOOL KIDDO IS READY FOR COLLEGE, AND THAT'S OKAY. THEY DON'T NEED TO

070BE. BUT IF THEY ARE, THEN WE NEED TO PAY FOR THAT ONCE AND NOT TWO AND THREE TIMES, WHICH WE HAVE IN THE PAST PAID FOR THAT TWO AND THREE TIMES. SO HAS ANY OF THAT BEEN CONSIDERED INTO THIS? THE THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE TO THAT PARTICULAR POLICY OR PROCESS BUILT INTO THIS. COULD WE FIND OUT HOW MUCH THAT WOULD SAVE US IF WE WENT TO. WE TAKE IT ONE TIME. IF THEY FAIL IT, THEN IT BECOMES A PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY VERSUS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE HARSH. I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF OTHER WAYS TO FIND MONEY. THE SECOND ONE IS THERE WAS A CONVERSATION AT ONE POINT ABOUT PRINTERS, AND THAT WE HAD ALMOST $1 MILLION WORTH OF PRINTERS. WE PROBABLY COULD REDUCE. HAVE WE DONE ANYTHING WITH THAT? WE

071ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN RFP LOOKING AT COPIERS. OKAY. AND SO DEPENDING ON OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL NEED TO BE SOME EVALUATION AS FAR AS PRINTERS AND YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY ARE PLACED IN THE NEEDS. I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF OTHER WAYS TO FIND MONEY. THE SECOND ONE IS THERE WAS A CONVERSATION AT ONE POINT ABOUT PRINTERS, AND THAT WE HAD ALMOST $1 MILLION WORTH OF PRINTERS. WE PROBABLY COULD REDUCE. HAVE WE DONE ANYTHING WITH THAT? WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN RFP LOOKING AT COPIERS. OKAY. AND SO DEPENDING ON OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL NEED TO BE SOME EVALUATION AS FAR AS PRINTERS AND YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY ARE PLACED IN THE NEEDS. BUT THE EXPECTATION IS WITH THAT BID IN THOSE PLACES, THE PLACEMENT OF THOSE COPIERS, THAT THERE WILL BE A REDUCTION

072IN PRINTERS. OKAY. SO BECAUSE I MEAN, EVERY MILLION COUNTS AT THIS POINT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE THAT I HAD ON HERE WAS WE HAD TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE INITIATIVES AND THAT OUR DISTRICT HAD SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF INITIATIVES THAT WE WERE PAYING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO SOME COST ANALYSIS AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF IF THERE WERE. AND I'M MAKING THIS UP AND I'M GOING TO SHOW MY AGE. BUT AS KIDS, WE USED TO HAVE RAZ KIDS AND I. WOW, I SEE THE JUDGINESS OF SOME PEOPLE. I SAID I WAS GOING TO SHOW MY AGE. I'M SO SORRY. ANYWAY, SO ALL CAMPUSES WERE GETTING THAT. BUT IF WE KNOW THAT ONLY 2 OR 3 ARE GETTING THOSE, WE SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR A DISTRICT WIDE SUBSCRIPTION OF THOSE

073THINGS, WHICH THAT GOING FORWARD COULD REALLY PROBABLY SAVE US A GOOD MILLION OR MORE DOLLARS IF WE WERE CUTTING DOWN ON SOME OF THESE INITIATIVES. PLUS, I'M ASSUMING DOCTOR CREIGHTON AND HER TEAM ARE REALLY WANTING TO FOCUS ON GOOD QUALITY, TIER ONE INSTRUCTION THAT WE DON'T WANT TO BE PAYING FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T REALLY NEED THEM USING. BUT I THINK THAT WE HAD, AND I DON'T NEVER HEARD A END RESULT OF SOME OF THAT. AND IF WE'VE EVALUATED SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE HAVE IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO, OKAY, BEGAN TO PULL THAT ALL BACK UP. MR. HECKENBERG IS NEW SINCE THAT ORIGINAL DATA AND THAT LIST WAS PUT IN PLACE. AND SO HE'S KIND OF TAKEN THE LEAD LATELY ON WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, WHAT INITIATIVES WERE CHANGED BASED ON EVALUATION

074AND DISCUSSION. AND SO I WOULD EXPECT INFORMATION COMING SOON. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW SOON. WELL, I MEAN, JUST WITH SOME OF THOSE THINGS, THAT COULD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2 AND $4 MILLION THAT WE COULD PUT BACK INTO THE BUDGET. AND THEN USING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT MONEY, WE COULD PROBABLY GET OURSELVES CLOSER TO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SUBTRACTING 6 TO 8 MILLION OFF OF THE DEFICIT. SO, MR. VICE PRESIDENT. SO OUNCES MAKE POUNDS. THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS, I THINK, THAT WE CAN CHOP THIS DOWN. I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH A FEW OF THEM THAT ARE JUST KIND OF TIP OF MY OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. AND THEN ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. MISS VADEN, IS THERE AN OFFICIAL SCRIBE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE OR ARE YOU DESCRIBE I'M MAKING NOTES. I DON'T KNOW

075IF THERE'S AN OFFICIAL SCRIBE, BUT THE TEAM IS HOPING. SO THIS WILL BE ONLINE EITHER TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY, AND WE'LL GET WATCHED AGAIN AND MAKE SURE THAT, YEAH, WE SHOULD MAKE YOUR INPUT IS YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK THAT HARD. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. SOMEONE SHOULD BE SCRIBING. SO BECAUSE I'VE GOT I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS. EVIDENTLY THERE'S MULTIPLE SCRIBES. SO WHAT'S OUR CURRENT [01:10:05] SFP BALANCE? AT THE END OF LAST YEAR'S AUDIT IT WAS AROUND 80. I DON'T THEN PROBABLY HALF THAT TOWARDS THE. WE WERE PROJECTING 17 MILLION AFTER THE ADMIN BUILDING AND AFTER SOME ROOFS FOR THE INSURANCE. DID YOU HEAR THAT PROJECTING 17 MILLION AFTER ADMIN BUILDING AND ROOFS. OKAY. AND AND THEN WE ARE. AND HOW MUCH OF THAT ARE WE GOING TO MOVE OVER TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT

076PROJECTS? IS THAT STILL A IT'S 1.25, 1.25 SOMEWHERE IN THE $6 MILLION RANGE. SO WE'RE MOVING ABOUT $6 MILLION OUT OF. IS THAT OUT OF THE. 17 OR IS THE 17 NET OF THE. OKAY. AND AND THEN WE ARE. AND HOW MUCH OF THAT ARE WE GOING TO MOVE OVER TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS? IS THAT STILL A IT'S 1.25, 1.25 SOMEWHERE IN THE $6 MILLION RANGE. SO WE'RE MOVING ABOUT $6 MILLION OUT OF. IS THAT OUT OF THE. 17 OR IS THE 17 NET OF THE. OF THE SIX THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THE. 17 SO REALLY, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE. 17 MINUS SIX OKAY. SO REALLY WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 11 MILLION IN OUR IN THE SFP. AND WE'RE GIVING YOU 6 MILLION TO FIX ACES AND ROOFS AND

077TENNIS COURTS, AS IT WERE. OKAY. LET'S TALK ABOUT INVESTMENTS, SECURITY, LIQUIDITY. I GET I UNDERSTAND THAT IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN WHAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE THERE? AND I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THAT COME FLOWS IN AND OUT BASED ON, HEY, WE'RE TALKING BUDGETS. HERE'S MY POINT. I DON'T DON'T WORRY ABOUT HOW MUCH IT IS. WE CAN AGREE THAT IT'S A LARGE NUMBER BY ANY MEASURE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE OVER 300 MILLION, OVER $300 MILLION. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN ADJUST WHILE STILL SECURING LIQUIDITY YIELD AND AND SAFETY TO MAKE IT THROW OFF A THIRD OF A PERCENT OR TWO THIRDS OF A PERCENT, CLOSING OUR GAP BY 1 OR $2 MILLION RIGHT THERE. YES, THAT'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION MY TEAM AND I HAVE HAD OVER THE LAST 2 TO

0783 WEEKS, LOOKING AT A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN SCHOOL FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS, THAT'S REALLY ALL THEY DO AND FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IF WE DO WIND UP WORKING WITH THEM AND THEY GO THROUGH OUR CASH FLOW AND OUR PROCESS, THAT THE ADDITIONAL INCOME THAT IS PROVIDED WOULD MORE THAN COVER THEIR COST. AND THEN SO SOMETHING AVAILABLE FOR THIS ZERO COUPON BONDS OR SOME BONDS THAT WE ARE TRADING ON A SHORTER TIME FRAME TO CAP. AGAIN, $300 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY CLOSE GETTING A $10 MILLION YIELD FROM 300 MILLION. I MEAN, I THINK WE WE PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO RETAIN WARREN BUFFETT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. FILL RATE. SO WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT AND THE FILL RATE. SO WE BUDGET BASED ON 95%. WHAT WAS OUR ACTUAL LAST YEAR WILL LAST YEAR I DON'T KNOW.

079RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 88. WE'RE AT 88. OKAY. SO THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DELTA. YEAH. RIGHT. SO THAT'S, THAT IS COST SAVINGS RIGHT THERE. WE AND I UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE NOT I'M NOT CRITICIZING THE PROCESS. WE HAVE TO BUDGET TO WHAT WE WHAT WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE. BUT IF WE'RE IF WE'RE FILLING TO A FILL RATE THAT WAS BASED ON LAST YEAR'S STUDENT POPULATION OR WHAT WE EXPECTED TO BE. BUT WE KNOW THAT IT'S A DECLINING BY 100 PEOPLE A YEAR, THEN THAT DELTA IS IS WIDENING FURTHER. IF WE'RE BUDGETING FOR 95, WE'RE FILLING IT 88, AND THEN WE HAVE FEWER STUDENTS TO SERVE. I THINK WE WE, WE CAN CAPTURE SOME OF THAT WITHOUT MEANINGFULLY IMPACTING THE NUMBER THE TEACHER TO STUDENT TO STUDENT RATIO. IF ALL THAT, IF ALL MY

080MATH IS IS RIGHT, WHICH IT'S PROBABLY NOT, BUT AT LEAST I WOULD EXPECT US TO GET HIGHER. THIS IS 88 RIGHT NOW. WE STILL HAVE A MONTH AND A HALF TO HIRE BASICALLY. BUT EVEN IF WE EVEN IF WE SQUEEZE THAT ANOTHER PERCENT, RIGHT, IF WE SQUEEZE IT, IF WE'RE AT WE'RE AT 95 AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. CORRECT. SO IF WE COULD MAYBE AS WE CALCULATE THOSE THINGS, LET'S LOOK AT IT A LITTLE MORE, A COUPLE OF OPTIONS, RIGHT? THE. SIMILARLY TAX COLLECTIONS. LET'S LOOK AT WHAT THOSE ACTUAL NUMBERS ARE. AND THERE'S BEEN SOME LEGISLATIVE MOVEMENT ON THIS. AND SO LET'S JUST LOOK AT WHAT WE PROJECTED VERSUS WHAT WE ACTUALLY WHAT WE ACTUALLY COLLECTED. AND WE TYPICALLY THAT THERE'S, AGAIN, THERE'S SOME BUFFER IN THERE AND OUNCES

081MAKE POUNDS. WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST PUTTING TOGETHER PIECES HERE. I KNOW MR. RICH OVER THERE WILL WILL PROBABLY HAVE KITTENS IF WE START CUTTING HIS, HIS BUDGET. SO I DON'T I'M NOT LET'S LOOK AT WHAT THOSE ACTUAL NUMBERS ARE. AND THERE'S BEEN SOME LEGISLATIVE MOVEMENT ON THIS. AND SO LET'S JUST LOOK AT WHAT WE PROJECTED VERSUS WHAT WE ACTUALLY WHAT WE ACTUALLY COLLECTED. AND WE TYPICALLY THAT THERE'S, AGAIN, THERE'S SOME BUFFER IN THERE AND OUNCES MAKE POUNDS. WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST PUTTING TOGETHER PIECES HERE. I KNOW MR. RICH OVER THERE WILL WILL PROBABLY HAVE KITTENS IF WE START CUTTING HIS, HIS BUDGET. SO I DON'T I'M NOT [01:15:01] PROPOSING TO DO THAT. BUT LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I'M GOING TO SAY THIS AND IT'S PERHAPS CONTROVERSIAL. COLONEL MCCLELLAN, NO OFFENSE TO YOU. THIS

082WHOLE SROS ON FORT HOOD IS IS POLICY IS A POLICY PROBLEM THAT'S COSTING THIS DISTRICT MONEY. IF WE WERE TO TAKE FOR SR, HOW MANY CAMPUSES DO WE HAVE ON FORT HOOD FOR EIGHT, I BELIEVE IT'S EIGHT. SO WOULD THE COST BE THE SAME IF WE PUT EIGHT SROS, ONE SRO IN EACH SCHOOL? HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST US VERSUS HOW VERSUS NEARLY $1 MILLION? I'M NOT SAYING I HAVE THE ANSWER. I'M JUST SAYING LET'S. THAT IS A LITTLE BIT BOTHERSOME TO ME, AND I THINK THAT'S A POLICY ISSUE MORE SO I BELIEVE WE WERE NOT ALLOWED BECAUSE IT WAS ON. I'M NOT MISTAKEN. I'M NOT SAYING WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO, OKAY. BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO IS DRIVEN BY POLICY. IT'S NOT DRIVEN BY SECURING SCHOOLS. AND THAT'S A POLICY PROBLEM THAT'S

083COSTING US MONEY. THREE, TWO, ONE DISCOUNT. AS MISS JONES SAID, PERHAPS WE COULD LOOK AT A TWO TO 1 OR 2 ONE DISCOUNT SOMETHING, SOMETHING AGAIN, JUST TO START CLOSING. CLOSING THE GAP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER ON THE STATE COMP. ED. HERE'S MY QUESTION. WE HAVE $30 MILLION WITH NO. WHEN THAT THAT MONEY THAT DOESN'T EXPIRE, DOES MORE MONEY GO INTO THAT POT EVERY YEAR? IT SHOULD NOT. I'M GOING TO SAY IT WILL NOT BECAUSE THOSE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN RELEASED. THERE IS NOT A REASON GOING FORWARD TO SEPARATE UNSPENT STATE COMP ED MONEY. SO THAT IS A FINITE POT TO TAP. CORRECT. OKAY. WHAT MISS CAPITO SAID ABOUT PAYING FOR DUAL CREDIT CLASSES, 1,000% AGREE. THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME OWNERSHIP. WE'RE PAYING FOR TESTS TO BE TAKEN TWO TIMES AND THREE TIMES. THAT'S

084THAT'S ABSURD. THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME KIND OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. AND I SEE A WHOLE NUMBER OF THINGS SEAT BELTS, SMART TAGS, MINGA, X-RAY MACHINES. TO ME, THOSE SEEM LIKE CAPITAL PROJECTS, AT LEAST ARGUABLY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET LIKE YOU DO. IS THERE A WAY BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING THOSE OUT OF OPERATING COSTS? BUT ARE THOSE TO ME SEEM TO BE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY BUDGETARY WAY TO MOVE THAT OFF INTO A DIFFERENT POT OF MONEY THAT WE CAN TAP. MAYBE THERE'S GRANTS, MAYBE THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE'S MONEY WE CAN SPEND ON IT ON THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. I WILL LOOK THROUGH ADDITIONAL OPTIONS, REALLY TRY AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. MY INITIAL RESPONSE IS BECAUSE ESPECIALLY ON THE SEAT BELTS,

085BECAUSE THAT IS MANDATED, THEN THEN YOU GET INTO SUPPLEMENTS OF PLANT ISSUES WITH ANY FEDERAL DOLLARS. SO I DON'T SEE AN OPTION OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND. I WILL ADD TEA ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR I THINK IT'S CALLED SCHOOL BUS SAFETY GRANT. NOT A TON OF MONEY STATEWIDE, BUT DISTRICTS CAN APPLY FOR FUNDS TOWARDS THESE RETROFITS AT $6,000 PER BUS. SO I GUARANTEE YOU WE WILL COMPLETE THAT APPLICATION. SO THAT COULD ASSIST AS WELL. WE HAVE A $500 MILLION BUDGET. WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE A GAP OF 10 MILLION. IT'S NOT A LOT. AND THEN MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SUMMER SCHOOL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE SPEND ON SUMMER SCHOOL. I AND AGAIN, I KNOW NOBODY WANTS TO GET RID OF SUMMER SCHOOL, BUT IF YOU COULD SHRINK SUMMER

086SCHOOL, I DON'T KNOW, 20% AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REDUCED STAFFING ON IT, CUT DOWN SOME OF THE OVERHEAD, CLOSED DOWN. THE OPTION TO FOLKS WHO HAVEN'T WORKED, HAVEN'T SHOWN UP FOR SCHOOL AND HAVEN'T MAINTAINED DISCIPLINE WHILE THEY'RE IN CLASS. SHRINK THAT PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT AND RECAPTURE SOME OF THAT MONEY. SO THAT'S A WHOLE BUNCH WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE A GAP OF 10 MILLION. IT'S NOT A LOT. AND THEN MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SUMMER SCHOOL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE SPEND ON SUMMER SCHOOL. I AND AGAIN, I KNOW NOBODY WANTS TO GET RID OF SUMMER SCHOOL, BUT IF YOU COULD SHRINK SUMMER SCHOOL, I DON'T KNOW, 20% AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REDUCED STAFFING ON IT, CUT DOWN SOME OF THE OVERHEAD, CLOSED DOWN. THE OPTION TO FOLKS WHO HAVEN'T WORKED,

087HAVEN'T SHOWN UP FOR SCHOOL AND HAVEN'T MAINTAINED DISCIPLINE WHILE THEY'RE IN CLASS. SHRINK THAT PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT AND RECAPTURE SOME OF THAT MONEY. SO THAT'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF WAYS, A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS. JUST I'M KIND OF SITTING HERE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THESE LITTLE THINGS. WHEN WE ADD UP, THAT BUDGET DEFICIT IS GOING TO CLOSE UP PRETTY DARN QUICK. AND IT WILL ALSO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO GIVE, TO GIVE TEACHERS TO GIVE TEACHERS PAY RAISES. AND AGAIN, BACK TO MY FAVORITE TOPIC OF SUMMER SCHOOL. WE'RE POTENTIALLY NOT PAYING TEACHERS AS MUCH AS WE COULD TO RUN A PROGRAM THAT IS, THAT PARTIALLY BENEFITS FOLKS WHO AREN'T UPHOLDING THEIR HALF OF THE BARGAIN. SO I WOULD JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. AND THAT'S MY MY

088LAUNDRY LIST. THANK YOU, MISS BARTON. SO CAN I GOT I KNOW I WAS HOPING I COULD GET [01:20:05] IN, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A SECOND TIME BECAUSE I'M THAT I'M THAT NICE OF A. HAND. SO THE NUMBERS ROUGHLY 3% OF OUR BUDGET, THE POTENTIAL DEFICIT WE'RE LOOKING AT. SO THAT WAS I KNOW MR. MINTZ WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT. I'LL SAY THIS WHEN IT COMES TO THE RAISES, BRETT IS NOT IN FAVOR OF ACROSS THE BOARD RAISES ANYMORE. I'VE SAID IN MEETINGS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE IS GOING TO START PUSHING US TOWARDS PERFORMANCE BASED. OKAY. AND SO WE CAN EITHER GET IN FRONT OF IT OR WE CAN BE BEHIND THE CURVE AND THEY'LL TELL US TO DO IT. SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. THERE'S A COLA, A COST OF LIVING

089ADJUSTMENT. AND I THINK WE HAVE TO SAY, WHEN DO WE DO COLAS. AND THEN THERE'S A MERIT BASED RAISE SYSTEM, WHICH IS WHAT I FAVOR. THE OTHER THING IS, IS WHEN YOU'RE IN TIMES ARE TIGHT LIKE THIS, WE'RE LOOKING AT EXEMPT AND NONEXEMPT IN THE SAME YEAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE DON'T EXPLORE THOSE IN OPPOSITE YEARS. SO THEN YOU STAGGER THE IMPACT SO YOU DON'T BEAR THE BURDEN IN ONE YEAR. AND MY MUNICIPAL LIFE, YOU KNOW, YOU DID CIVIL SERVICE ONE YEAR AND THEN THE OTHER YEAR YOU DID NON CIVIL SERVICE. JUST SOMETHING THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPLORE. I'LL TELL MY COLLEAGUES ALL THE MONEY IS IN PEOPLE. ALL THE MONEY'S IN PEOPLE. MY ROUGH MATH HERE, OUT OF A $515 MILLION BUDGET, HALF A BILLION IS I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE I THINK

090THERE'S LIKE A $77 MILLION CUP, WHICH IS NOT IN PEOPLE WHEN I DO THE MATH. AND SO I REALLY WANT TO KNOW, WHAT'S THAT 77 MILLION? WHAT IS THAT CUP? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEN WHEN YOU SEE THAT, YOU CAN START SAYING, YEAH, MAYBE THAT RIGHT THERE ISN'T THAT IMPORTANT. SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING. THERE'S THE THREE, TWO, ONE. I AGREE WITH TAKING A LOOK AT THAT. IT'S I KNOW IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SACRED COW AND FRESH OFF AN ELECTION. SO I CAN SAY IT. I GOTTA LIVE WITH ME FOR THREE YEARS. THERE'S THAT, THAT INSURANCE BENEFIT THAT WE PAY TO PEOPLE THAT OPT OUT. AND THAT'S GREAT WHEN YOUR COFFERS ARE FULL. BUT MAYBE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. THE DUAL CREDIT, I DO THINK THERE COULD BE SOMETHING THERE,

091BUT HERE'S WHAT I'LL SAY ON DUAL CREDIT. WE GOT TO THINK ABOUT STUDENT RETENTION, YOU KNOW, AND HOW YOU START MAKING PEOPLE NOT WANT TO ATTEND YOUR DISTRICT AT A TIME WHERE IT'S COMPETITIVE OUT THERE. AND SO WE DO NEED TO KEEP IN MIND HOW WE CAN BE COMPETITIVE WITH KEEPING OUR KIDS IMPACT. EIGHT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. THERE'S THAT DRAW DOWN. I HADN'T SEEN A SLIDE ON WHAT THE IMPACT A DRAW DOWN IS, BECAUSE AT SOME POINT IN TIME IT'S GOING TO LEVEL OUT. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S ANOTHER DROP NEXT YEAR, I'M ASSUMING. AND AND SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THREE YEARS. THERE'S THAT, THAT INSURANCE BENEFIT THAT WE PAY TO PEOPLE THAT OPT OUT. AND THAT'S GREAT WHEN YOUR COFFERS ARE FULL. BUT MAYBE WE TAKE

092A LOOK AT THAT. THE DUAL CREDIT, I DO THINK THERE COULD BE SOMETHING THERE, BUT HERE'S WHAT I'LL SAY ON DUAL CREDIT. WE GOT TO THINK ABOUT STUDENT RETENTION, YOU KNOW, AND HOW YOU START MAKING PEOPLE NOT WANT TO ATTEND YOUR DISTRICT AT A TIME WHERE IT'S COMPETITIVE OUT THERE. AND SO WE DO NEED TO KEEP IN MIND HOW WE CAN BE COMPETITIVE WITH KEEPING OUR KIDS IMPACT. EIGHT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. THERE'S THAT DRAW DOWN. I HADN'T SEEN A SLIDE ON WHAT THE IMPACT A DRAW DOWN IS, BECAUSE AT SOME POINT IN TIME IT'S GOING TO LEVEL OUT. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S ANOTHER DROP NEXT YEAR, I'M ASSUMING. AND AND SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW. AND THERE'S ONE OTHER THING. NOW

093THAT'S, THAT'S A IMPACT. A, THE SFP IS IMPORTANT. VADER. THAT WAS WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE. THIS GROUP WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION TO DO A VADER, WHICH WOULD THEN DEDICATE FUNDING THAT COULD BE USED. I'LL DEFER TO YOU TO HELP ME, KELLEN, BUT WHERE WE COULD SAY, HEY, THIS X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS AND IT GOES TO TEACHER COMPENSATION ONLY, AND IT COULD BE ALMOST A DEDICATED AMOUNT EVERY YEAR ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT'S IN OUR BASE. WHAT I'LL CALL OUR BASE BUDGET, IN MY LINGO MAY BE A LITTLE OFF, BUT THAT WOULD ALLOW OUR COMMUNITY TO SAY, THIS IS HOW IMPORTANT TEACHER COMPENSATION IS TO US. AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS, I'M GOING TO ASK DOCTOR DAVIS

094TO WEIGH IN ON THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SWITCHING OUR BUDGET CYCLE AND POTENTIAL FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGING FROM A SEPTEMBER 1ST BUDGET NOW TO A JULY 1ST TO A JULY 1ST BUDGET. AND SO IF Y'ALL WOULD INDULGE DOCTOR DAVIS FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN I'M BACK IN WITH THE CONVERSATION TO MADAM CAPITO. SO, MR. SUPERINTENDENT AND KEVIN, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO YOU. I MEAN, I KNOW IT CAN BE VERY CONFUSING, BUT IT'S IT'S A ONE TIME DEAL, BUT BUT IT'S NOT A RECURRING REVENUE STREAM, BUT IT IS A ONE TIME. SO CAN YOU DIVE INTO THAT A BIT TO TRY AND MAKE IT SIMPLE? THE INITIAL YEAR THAT YOU MAKE THAT TRANSITION, YOU WOULD HAVE FULL 12 MONTHS OF REVENUE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR WOULD FALL IN THERE, BUT ONLY TEN MONTHS OF

095EXPENSES. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, IT DOES CREATE THAT ONE TIME INCREASE TO FUND BALANCE. AND SO THEN GOING FORWARD, SOME OF THESE DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND WHAT THAT DEFICIT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WOULD WOULD CHANGE BECAUSE OF THAT INCREASE TO FUND BALANCE FOR THAT INITIAL YEAR, GIVE THEM THAT MAGICAL NUMBER THAT WE THINK THAT COULD BE THAT ONE TIME INFUSION WITH THAT TRANSITION, WHICH COULD NOT OCCUR THIS YEAR, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE NEXT YEAR. CORRECT? CORRECT. BECAUSE OF THE TIMING, WE WOULD HAVE TO NOTIFY TO THE BOARD VOTE. AND [01:25:07] THE MINUTES FROM THAT MEETING WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO T PRIOR TO JULY 1ST. OKAY. SO INFORM THE TRUST TRUSTEES ABOUT WHAT THAT AMOUNT ROUGHLY. I'M THINKING IT WAS LIKE 5 MILLION. I COULD GET THAT EXACT NUMBER FOR YOU. SOUNDS A LITTLE

096SKIMPY TO ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE MORE ROBUST. YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE MORE ROBUST THAN THAT. LET ME LET ME GET THAT. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON. I'M GOING TO LET HER ASK THE QUESTION BECAUSE THERE WAS THE SAME QUESTION I HAD, AND I THINK I WAS CONVINCED THAT ITS OPPOSITE IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. SO, MADAM JONES, PRESENT YOUR YOUR STATEMENT, PLEASE. SO CHANGING OUR BUDGET CYCLE. WE'RE WE'RE NOT GETTING MAGICALLY EXTRA MONEY FROM ANYWHERE. IT'S NOT AN EXTRA 5 MILLION OR 10 MILLION. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY THAT WE'RE ACCOUNTING FOR IT. CORRECT. AND SO BECAUSE OF WHERE THE EXPENDITURES FALL WITHIN THAT YEAR, WHICH YEAR THEY GET RECORDED IN, RIGHT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IT'S NOT EXTRA MONEY. IT'S JUST HOW WE'RE

097PUTTING IT IN THE BALANCE SHEET AND PUTTING IT ON A PIECE OF PAPER. SO ONE UNDER ONE SHELL OR UNDER THE OTHER SHELL. BUT AGAIN, WHEN WE'RE IT WAS A LITTLE MORE ROBUST THAN THAT. LET ME LET ME GET THAT. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON. I'M GOING TO LET HER ASK THE QUESTION BECAUSE THERE WAS THE SAME QUESTION I HAD, AND I THINK I WAS CONVINCED THAT ITS OPPOSITE IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. SO, MADAM JONES, PRESENT YOUR YOUR STATEMENT, PLEASE. SO CHANGING OUR BUDGET CYCLE. WE'RE WE'RE NOT GETTING MAGICALLY EXTRA MONEY FROM ANYWHERE. IT'S NOT AN EXTRA 5 MILLION OR 10 MILLION. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY THAT WE'RE ACCOUNTING FOR IT. CORRECT. AND SO BECAUSE OF WHERE THE EXPENDITURES FALL WITHIN THAT YEAR, WHICH YEAR THEY GET RECORDED IN, RIGHT? I JUST

098WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IT'S NOT EXTRA MONEY. IT'S JUST HOW WE'RE PUTTING IT IN THE BALANCE SHEET AND PUTTING IT ON A PIECE OF PAPER. SO ONE UNDER ONE SHELL OR UNDER THE OTHER SHELL. BUT AGAIN, WHEN WE'RE HAVING THESE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS AND AND WHERE THE YEAR FINISHES, THE PRIOR YEAR WOULD, WOULD BE HIGHER WITH THE CHANGE. THAT'S NOT HOW I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I IF THAT'S BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT, BUT I, I THOUGHT OF HOW IT MOVED AND HOW THE EXPENSES FAILED, THAT IT WAS GOING TO CREATE A ONE TIME INFUSION BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU'D GO, WHY WOULD YOU DO IT? IT IS WHERE THE EXPENSES FALL, BUT THE INFUSION IS FUND BALANCE. IT'S NOT ADDITIONAL FUNDS. AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU HAVE YOU GO FROM 12 MONTHS, OBVIOUSLY, TO TEN MONTHS

099OF EXPENSES. THAT INCREASES YOUR WHAT SHOWS AS YOUR FUND BALANCE THAT WOULD IMPACT, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR THREE MONTHS, PERCENT, THREE MONTHS OPERATING EXPENSES, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND IT, IT WOULD HAVE A MORE POSITIVE OUTCOME AS FAR AS BUDGET AND THE PICTURE THAT THAT PRESENTS, BUT IT IS NOT ADDITIONAL DOLLARS. OKAY. THANK YOU COLONEL. PRESIDENT, THERE IS AN INFUSION EVERY YEAR THAT COMES FROM YOUR TAXPAYERS. AND SO YOU'RE APPLYING THAT INFUSION AGAINST TEN MONTHS OF TIME VERSUS 12 MONTHS BECAUSE YOU'RE MOVING THE DATE WHEN THE YEAR STARTS UP TWO MONTHS. SO IT IS AN INFUSION BECAUSE YOU GET IT EVERY YEAR. JUST NOW YOU'RE GOING TO USE THAT MONEY AGAINST TEN MONTHS VERSUS USING IT AGAINST 12. LET ME PUT TOGETHER AN EXAMPLE WITH SOME DOLLAR AMOUNTS, AND MAYBE THAT WILL MAKE IT CLEARER.

100OKAY, I GOT TO GRAB MADAM CAPITO. THEN I GOT YOU SECRETARY ADAMS. OKAY. BECAUSE OF WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY AT, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PLANNING ON A ONE YEAR BUDGET. BUT REALLY, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT TWO YEARS. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO THESE BUSSES. IF WE DO A THIRD NOW WE DO A THIRD IN A YEAR AND ANOTHER THIRD. NOW I HEAR THERE'S A GRANT, BUT WE WOULD NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT IS. WE'RE GOING A BUS TODAY IS GOING TO COST A LOT MORE IN A YEAR. WOULD IT BE MORE WORTH IT FOR US TO BUY THOSE BUSSES NOW AND BALANCE OUR BUDGET A LITTLE BIT MORE MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE THOSE BUSSES WILL GO UP. WE ALREADY KNOW WE HAVE TO

101BUY THEM. WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. WHY NOT BUY THEM NOW AT A LOWER RATE THAN HAVING TO WAIT TWO AND THREE YEARS TO BUY THOSE BUSSES, BECAUSE THAT WILL SAVE US MONEY OVER TIME. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT WE DO. WE ARE NOT EXACTLY CASH POOR LIKE SOME DISTRICTS. SOME DISTRICTS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING AND HAVE HUGE DEFICITS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE'RE CLOSING SOME MORE SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR THAT WE ALREADY DID. SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD? AND SO WHAT I'M REALLY LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND IS I SEE WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY, BUT THIS IS NOT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE AT IN TWO YEARS. AND I THINK WE NEED TO START ACCOUNTING FOR SOME OF THAT, BECAUSE IF WE CLOSE A COUPLE MORE SCHOOLS, THAT IS GOING TO

102SAVE ADDITIONAL MONIES WITH BUILDING, WITH MAINTENANCE, WITH ALL THOSE THINGS, PLUS IT WILL REALIGN STAFF OR WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND SO I KIND OF WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, NOT JUST THIS YEAR, BUT WE KNOW FOR SURE WE WILL BE CLOSING SCHOOLS. WE KNOW FOR SURE WE HAVE TO BUY THESE BUSSES. IS IT COST EFFECTIVE TO DO SOME THINGS OR HOW WE LOOK AT THAT KIND OF MORE THAN JUST THIS YEAR? BECAUSE IF WE WERE BUT THIS IS NOT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE AT IN TWO YEARS. AND I THINK WE NEED TO START ACCOUNTING FOR SOME OF THAT, BECAUSE IF WE CLOSE A COUPLE MORE SCHOOLS, THAT IS GOING TO SAVE ADDITIONAL MONIES WITH BUILDING, WITH MAINTENANCE, WITH ALL THOSE THINGS, PLUS IT WILL REALIGN STAFF OR WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE.

103AND SO I KIND OF WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, NOT JUST THIS YEAR, BUT WE KNOW FOR SURE WE WILL BE CLOSING SCHOOLS. WE KNOW FOR SURE WE HAVE TO BUY THESE BUSSES. IS IT COST EFFECTIVE TO DO SOME THINGS OR HOW WE LOOK AT THAT KIND OF MORE THAN JUST THIS YEAR? BECAUSE IF WE WERE [01:30:04] LOOKING AT IT A LITTLE LONGER RANGE, I THINK THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY IN OTHER PLACES AS WELL. I DEFINITELY THINK THERE'S VALUE IN THAT. THE PIECE I WOULD WANT TO CAUTION IS THE OPTIMIZATION PIECE WAS MAINLY IN RESPONSE TO LOSING IMPACT AID. SO WHEN WE CLOSE THOSE, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT GIVES US MONEY THAT'S UNANTICIPATED, YOU KNOW, TO SPEND ON SOMETHING ELSE. IT IS TO OFFSET A CURRENT DECREASE IN

104REVENUE. SO THAT REALLY, IN ESSENCE, IS ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR. I UNDERSTAND THAT, I'M JUST SAYING, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT BECAUSE ONCE THAT DOES DECREASE, WE ALSO, LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST LIKE THE BUSSES. I'D RATHER PAY $1,000 FOR A BUS. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S HOW IT IS. BUT THEN 1500 IN A YEAR. I'M JUST SAYING WE I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT THINGS A LITTLE BIT LONGER. I THINK SOMETIMES WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT SUCH SHORT TERM AND WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING SOME OF THE OTHER IMPACTS. OKAY. MADAM SECRETARY. IS AFTER HEARING EVERYONE IN THE LIST THAT WE'RE TAKING DOWN OUT THERE, IT'S JUST GROWING AND GROWING. AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE, OUR BOARD PRESIDENT, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, THE BUDGET TEAM, WE NEED TO PROBABLY PRIORITIZE THE LIST BECAUSE IT'S GROWING. SO WE

105NEED TO GIVE CALLEN AND TEAM AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT SOME GUIDANCE ON HOW DO WE TAKE THIS, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEND HER OFF WITH ALL THESE IDEAS. AND HOW IS SHE GOING TO COME BACK AND HELP US? SO I'M JUST TRYING TO WALK IN HER SHOES FOR ONE MINUTE. BUT THAT'S MY CONCERN. AND AGAIN, KIND OF BRINGING THINGS BACK AROUND MY MY MAIN INTENT AT THIS POINT IS KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR LEVELS OF RAISES AND COMFORT WITH DEFICIT AND FUND BALANCE. SO THAT'S THE PIECE I REALLY WANT TO HEAR, AND I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO MADAM JONES. BUT THAT WAS THE WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO SAY. I THINK THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE'VE GOT TO DO IS, OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT VOTING ON ANYTHING TONIGHT, BUT WE'VE GOT TO

106GET SOME TYPE OF CONSENSUS ON WHAT THEY NEED TO WORK TOWARDS IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. I THINK EVERYBODY IN HERE KNOWS IT'S THAT YOU GOT TO SAY YAY OR NAY, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO DRIVE THE BUDGET. THAT'S THE NUMBER. AND SO JUST KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND. WELL, ACTUALLY IN THE FRONT OF YOUR MIND, MADAM JONES. SO I THINK THAT I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE, BUT I THINK WE ALL COULD AGREE THAT WE WANT TO REWARD OUR EMPLOYEES AND GIVE THEM SOME TYPE OF COST, SOME TYPE OF PAY RAISE TO OFFSET THE COST OF LIVING, ETC. I THINK THAT'S ULTIMATELY OUR GOAL EVERY YEAR THAT WE TRY TO DO THAT. SO I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO THINK WE COULD TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING. IT'S WHETHER

107WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT AS MERIT BASED PAY WITH A COLA OR WHETHER IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD PAY RAISES. BUT I AGREE WITH YOU, IF WE START BUMPING UP SALARIES FROM 12 OR 13 TO 14 TO 15, THAT THERE'S GOT TO BE A SYSTEM IN THERE THAT BALANCES EVERYBODY ELSE IN THAT HIERARCHY OR IN THAT LADDER, BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT'S IT MAKES NO SENSE. SO THERE'S JUST SO MANY VARIABLES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. AND SO ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I KEEP THINKING ABOUT IS I WATCH PRICES IN THE ECONOMY GO UP, FUEL, ELECTRICITY, WATER, ALL OF THOSE COSTS. SO THOSE VARIABLES WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. SO HOW DO WE BUDGET FOR THOSE? DO WE HAVE A 10% VARIANCE PUT ON THOSE ESTIMATED COSTS ON OUR BUDGET. I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S JUST THINGS THAT I

108THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. BUT I GO BACK TO WHAT MISS CAPITO SAID, AND I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE LOVELY TO BE ABLE TO SEE SOMETHING ON A TWO OR A THREE YEAR KIND OF PROJECTED BUDGET, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE DO THIS YEAR, YOU, IF WE START BUMPING UP SALARIES FROM 12 OR 13 TO 14 TO 15, THAT THERE'S GOT TO BE A SYSTEM IN THERE THAT BALANCES EVERYBODY ELSE IN THAT HIERARCHY OR IN THAT LADDER, BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT'S IT MAKES NO SENSE. SO THERE'S JUST SO MANY VARIABLES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. AND SO ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I KEEP THINKING ABOUT IS I WATCH PRICES IN THE ECONOMY GO UP, FUEL, ELECTRICITY, WATER, ALL OF THOSE COSTS. SO THOSE VARIABLES WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. SO HOW DO WE BUDGET

109FOR THOSE? DO WE HAVE A 10% VARIANCE PUT ON THOSE ESTIMATED COSTS ON OUR BUDGET. I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S JUST THINGS THAT I THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. BUT I GO BACK TO WHAT MISS CAPITO SAID, AND I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE LOVELY TO BE ABLE TO SEE SOMETHING ON A TWO OR A THREE YEAR KIND OF PROJECTED BUDGET, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE DO THIS YEAR, WHEN IT COMES TO EMPLOYEE PAY RAISES, ROLLS INTO NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT'S A PERPETUAL SYSTEM THAT KEEPS GROWING, NOT COMPLAINING, JUST EXPRESSING THAT THAT'S A REALITY. SO THAT WOULD HELP GOING FORWARD. AND OF COURSE, IMPACT AID, YOU KNOW, IMPACT AID ALLOWED US TO DO A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY FROM BUILDING SCHOOLS WITHOUT HAVING TO GO OUT FOR BOND ISSUES WITH EARLY COLLEGE,

110HIGH SCHOOL, WITH DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS, WITH ALL OF THESE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS. BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN TO HAVE TO PULL BACK IF NECESSARY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES TO MIND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EDUCATE ME ON THIS IS OUR SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM. WE GET MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT, BUT WE ALSO FUND ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING OR ADDITIONAL MEALS. SO WE HAVE FOOD FOR ALL, WHICH IS LOVELY WHEN WE CAN AFFORD THAT. BUT WHAT DOES THAT EXTRA MONEY THAT WE AS A DISTRICT PUT INTO THAT PROGRAM OUTSIDE OF WHAT USDA GIVES US AT THIS POINT, IT IS SELF-FUNDED. I MEAN, IT COMPLETELY PAYS FOR ITSELF. [01:35:04] OKAY. THE GENERAL FUND DOES NOT ADD ANYTHING TO THE SCHOOL NUTRITION BUDGET. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S GOOD THEN. AND WE CAN

111CONTINUE DOING THAT. AND EVERYBODY GETS FOOD. YES, WE WE LIKE TO HAVE HEALTHY STUDENTS. TRUSTEE. RAINWATER. EXCUSE ME, I THINK. WELL, MAYBE IT WAS THE PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENT LOOKED AT ALL SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE WERE GOING TO EVALUATE AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE WORTHWHILE. AND WE WANTED TO SUSTAIN THOSE. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT WENT OR WE NEVER GOT A REPORT BACK, BUT THAT MIGHT BE A CHANCE. THE OTHER THING IS THERE'S OUTSTANDING PURCHASE ORDERS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE PROBABLY 18 MONTHS A YEAR, TWO YEARS OLD, THAT WE COULD CANCEL THOSE OR SOMETHING AND RETRIEVE SOME MONIES. AND THE OTHER THING IS YOU, YOU'VE WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT BEATING YOU UP. AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR YOUR WORK. AND THIS IS A TASK. I'M SORRY. BUT

112THE OTHER THING IS THAT IF YOU ALWAYS SAY WE'RE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN OUR BUDGET, BUT I'M ASKING IF WE WEREN'T SO CONSERVATIVE INSTEAD OF BEING THIS CONSERVATIVE, IF WE WERE JUST NOT SO CONSERVATIVE, HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD THAT GENERATE? JUST IN THE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS? AND IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH NOT CONSERVATIVE YOU WANT TO BE. WELL, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME NUMBERS ABOUT AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE TAKING A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE BUDGET. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY. THAT'S WHAT MR. MINTZ WAS REFERRING TO AS WELL. SO I WILL COMBINE THE JOLLY. OKAY MR. PORTFOLIO AND THAT JUST TO PURSUE THEN WHAT HOLLY AND I HAVE MENTIONED IS WITH 300 MILLION IN THE PORTFOLIO, SURELY THERE'S, THERE'S MONIES THERE WE CAN RECOUP, RECOUP OR GAIN. AND THE OTHER THING

113I THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT. ADA, DID YOU ESTABLISH THIS BUDGET ON AT THIS POINT? 92%. AND HOW DOES THAT FIT ACROSS CONSERVATIVE AS WELL? OKAY. I THINK WE FINISHED THIS YEAR RIGHT AT THE HIGH 93, 93. SO MAYBE WE COULD LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. AND THE OTHER THING IS, AND I DON'T I WON'T SAY IT'S FAR AWAY FROM THE KIDS. TO PURSUE THEN WHAT HOLLY AND I HAVE MENTIONED IS WITH 300 MILLION IN THE PORTFOLIO, SURELY THERE'S, THERE'S MONIES THERE WE CAN RECOUP, RECOUP OR GAIN. AND THE OTHER THING I THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT. ADA, DID YOU ESTABLISH THIS BUDGET ON AT THIS POINT? 92%. AND HOW DOES THAT FIT ACROSS CONSERVATIVE AS WELL? OKAY. I THINK WE FINISHED THIS YEAR RIGHT AT THE HIGH 93, 93. SO MAYBE WE COULD LOOK

114AT THAT AS WELL. AND THE OTHER THING IS, AND I DON'T I WON'T SAY IT'S FAR AWAY FROM THE KIDS. IT'S FAR AWAY FROM THE STAFF AS WE CAN. BUT WITH 4500 EMPLOYEES, IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, 47,000, 7000 EMPLOYEES, SURELY WE CAN TAKE A REASONABLE LOOK AT OUR STAFFING AND COME UP WITH SOME MONEY, SOME SAVED MONIES THAT MIGHT HELP EVERYONE VERSUS THE, THE, THE OTHER OPTION OF CUTTING STAFF. SO I MEAN, DOWN THE LINE, MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU SAY CUT STAFF, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT BODIES AND SEATS OR VACANCIES? WELL, IN THIS CASE THE VACANCY THING WE'VE DISCUSSED, BUT I'M ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT REFINING OUR STAFFING AND TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE TO SEE BECAUSE THERE'S JUST SO MANY STAFFING POSITIONS WE CAN LOOK AT. OKAY, JUST MAKING SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE

115DIRECTION. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. AND I WOULD ADD TO THAT, I MEAN, WE DID AS YOU SAW, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF REDUCTION OVERALL IN STAFFING INITIALLY AS FAR AS THE CHANGE IN THE STAFFING, BUT THEN FELT LIKE BACK TO THIS LASER LIKE FOCUS ON INSTRUCTION AND PUTTING THOSE RESOURCES IN PLACE TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS COULD BE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU, MR. VICE PRESIDENT. I WOULD JUST SAY FROM A PROCESS PERSPECTIVE, I'M, I'M I'M FOR RAISES. AND I THINK EVERYBODY HERE IS FOR RAISES, BUT I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S WE CAN WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME, BUT I, I KIND OF WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH WE CAN, WHAT OUR ACTUAL NUMBERS ARE, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A VERY GOOD SENSE THAT WE KNOW WHAT, WHAT OUR

116ACTUAL NUMBERS, WHAT OUR ACTUAL AVAILABILITY TO GIVE THAT RAISE IS JUST YET. AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS. AND WE SAY THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE X NUMBER OF DOLLARS, THEN THIS IS WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT IT'S GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO, TO THE DEFICIT OR WHAT? LET ME REPHRASE THAT. WHAT WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST US. BUT IF WE CAN TIGHTEN UP A WHOLE, A WHOLE BUNCH OF THESE THINGS HERE THAT EVERYBODY'S TALKED ABOUT, I THINK WE'RE PUT ONCE WE HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE, IT PUTS US IN A BETTER POSITION TO SAY, OKAY, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE IMPACT OF GIVING A 1%, 2% ALTERNATING ONE TIME STIPEND, WHATEVER IT LOOKS LIKE. SO THAT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I THINK THIS IS STEP ONE. LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT WE HAVE TO

117SPEND. AND THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OPTIONS ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND IT. MISS VADEN. WELL, SO MY, MY TRUSTEES, [01:40:01] I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD PROCESS AND I DON'T I LIKE OUR APPROACH TO BUDGETING BECAUSE I DON'T WANT US TO THINK THAT LIKE, WE HAVE THIS MAJOR, LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 3%. OKAY. AND I DON'T WANT TO DISMISS THAT, BUT I'M GOING. TRUST ME, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LOVE TO BE STANDING WHERE CALVIN IS STANDING RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE GOING LIKE, THAT'S ALL I GOTTA DO. NOT THAT IT'S NOTHING. AND SO I THINK WE CAN DO IT AND STICK TO OUR CURRENT PROCESS BECAUSE I LIKE, WE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT MONEY TO GO LEVERAGE. HAD WE NOT BEEN TRUE TO THAT PROCESS FOR YEARS AFTER YEAR

118AFTER YEAR. AND SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M READY TO JUST ABANDON THAT. BUT TO TO DOCTOR DAVIS, I WOULD SAY TO YOUR TEAM, I'M TEN TOES IN ON CREATING COMPETITION IN THE SYSTEM, REWARDING EXCELLENCE. BECAUSE I THINK WHEN WE DO THAT, BECAUSE I THINK IF THE SYSTEM GETS RIGHT AND PEOPLE START PERFORMING IN OUR CAMPUSES START TO IMPROVE, I THINK OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT WILL GO UP BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE MARKET. NOW PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AROUND GOING, WHERE DO YOU RATE IT? AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WHERE SERVICES ARE GOOD AND THEY'RE LEAVING WHERE IT'S NOT GOOD. AND THAT'S THE FIRST THING IS BE A VERY, VERY GOOD OPTION. AND I'M JUST TELLING YOU, THE FOLKS THAT ARE UNDERPERFORMING, WHAT IS YOUR HAD WE NOT BEEN TRUE TO THAT PROCESS FOR YEARS AFTER YEAR

119AFTER YEAR. AND SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M READY TO JUST ABANDON THAT. BUT TO TO DOCTOR DAVIS, I WOULD SAY TO YOUR TEAM, I'M TEN TOES IN ON CREATING COMPETITION IN THE SYSTEM, REWARDING EXCELLENCE. BECAUSE I THINK WHEN WE DO THAT, BECAUSE I THINK IF THE SYSTEM GETS RIGHT AND PEOPLE START PERFORMING IN OUR CAMPUSES START TO IMPROVE, I THINK OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT WILL GO UP BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE MARKET. NOW PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AROUND GOING, WHERE DO YOU RATE IT? AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WHERE SERVICES ARE GOOD AND THEY'RE LEAVING WHERE IT'S NOT GOOD. AND THAT'S THE FIRST THING IS BE A VERY, VERY GOOD OPTION. AND I'M JUST TELLING YOU, THE FOLKS THAT ARE UNDERPERFORMING, WHAT IS YOUR INCENTIVE TO PERFORM BETTER? IF YOU GET THE SAME RAISE THAT EVERYBODY

120ELSE GETS, THAT IS GOVERNMENT AT ITS WORST. I'M SERIOUS. AND I'M JUST LIKE, LET'S CREATE COMPETITION IN THE SYSTEM. I'M FOR IF YOU'RE A PRINCIPAL AND YOU'RE AN A RATED CAMPUS, BY GOLLY, YOU SHOULD GET MORE THAN A PERSON WHO'S OVER AN F CAMPUS. NOTHING AGAINST THE PERSON AT THE F CAMPUS. WE JUST GOT TO BE BETTER. AND IF YOU'RE A TEACHER AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE SCORING, I MEAN, I WANT TO SEE THAT. I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES AGREE WITH ME THAT YES AND YES, THERE'S COLAS, BUT MAN, REWARD THE PERSON THAT'S JUST GETTING IT DONE. THAT'S HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS IN THE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. AND IT'S JUST WE JUST CAN'T KEEP FUNCTIONING HOW WE CURRENTLY FUNCTION BECAUSE THE STATE'S NOT JUST WRITING BLANK CHECKS ANYMORE. I'M JUST TELLING YOU, GO TO MIKE MORATH'S

121SEMINAR. THIS GUY HAS BEEN IN THERE AND HE'S SAYING ONE THING. WHAT PERFORMANCE? PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE. AM I EXAGGERATING THAT, DOCTOR DAVIS? I THINK HE'S GOING TO REWARD THE SYSTEMS THAT ADOPT THAT PHILOSOPHY AND THOSE THAT DON'T ADOPT THAT PHILOSOPHY. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND YOURSELF STRUGGLING TO GET FUNDING BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO JUST DOLE IT OUT. AND HE'S FOCUSED ON ONE THING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THOSE THAT DO IT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON TOO. SO I'M OFF MY SOAPBOX. MADAM JONES. SO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. SO I LOOK AT THE CORRELATIONS. AND WE HAD 45,000 STUDENTS AT ONE TIME, GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED. AND WE HAD 6200, 6300 EMPLOYEES, GIVE OR TAKE A FEW. NOW WE HAVE A PROJECTED 39,000 STUDENTS. AND

122YOU'RE TELLING ME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 7000 EMPLOYEES. WE'RE ABOUT 6600 EMPLOYEES. HOW MANY? 6600 EMPLOYEES. BUT REMEMBER, OUR SPECIAL ED POPULATION IS NOW 22%. AND OUR THE MANDATE FOR HIRING THE SECURITY POLICE, SECURITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE'VE ALSO ADDED FOR OUR PLCS. WE ADDED TEACHERS LAST YEAR. AND THEN THIS YEAR, I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO A DOUBLE BLOCK, WHICH ADDED ADDED PERSONNEL. WE'RE TRYING TO ADD WHERE WE'RE ADDING PERSONNEL IS WHAT'S KEY, RIGHT? WE WANT TO ADD PERSONNEL IN THE CAMPUSES. I THINK DOCTOR DAVIS IS MANDATED THAT AS WELL AS WHEN WHEN WE LOOK AT ADDING STAFF, WE'RE DOING THAT. SO BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. AS FAR AS AS FAR AS OVERALL NUMBERS. BUT I DID THINK CALLUM PRESENTED THAT WE DID CUT STAFF THIS YEAR. YES. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE THROW OUT NUMBERS LIKE 7000,

1236 MILLION. IT'S IT'S REALLY MORE LIKE 6600. IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE STARTLING BECAUSE I'M DOING THE CORRELATION. I'M THINKING, HOLY SMOKES. AND THEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND THINGS ARE, HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT OUR THIRD FUTURE PROJECT? IT SHOULD NOT. IT SHOULD NOT. NO, THEY THEY ARE FUNDED BASED OFF THE ADA. OKAY. AND, AND THE SHARED COMPENSATION THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH WITH THIRD FUTURES, HOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF IT. AND THEY GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF IT THAT'S GOING THAT'S ALL FACTORED INTO THIS. YES. IT SHOULD NOT. NO, THEY THEY ARE FUNDED BASED OFF THE ADA. OKAY. AND, AND THE SHARED COMPENSATION THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH WITH THIRD FUTURES, HOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF IT. AND THEY GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF

124IT THAT'S GOING THAT'S ALL FACTORED INTO THIS. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MADAM CAPITO, WHEN YOU COME BACK, COULD YOU GIVE US WHAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE? I MEAN, I THINK I NEED TO SAY WE ALL HAVE ABOUT 5000 IDEAS UP HERE, AND YOU ARE ONE PERSON. AND SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. AND YOU'RE THE PERSON WHO SEES THE NUMBERS EVERY DAY. AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE FULL GRASP LIKE YOU DO. SO COULD YOU COME BACK WITH LIKE WITH THE COMP, LIKE, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK WOULD BE REASONABLE FOR US TO [01:45:01] USE EACH YEAR AND FOR HOW LONG SO THAT WE COULD KIND OF YOUR COMFORTABILITY? AND I THINK THAT THE WAY THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT IS WHY WE'RE NOT A CASH POOR SYSTEM. SO WE DON'T WANT

125TO. I AGREE WITH BRETT. WE DON'T WANT TO COMPLETELY ABANDON THAT METHODOLOGY BECAUSE IT HAS WORKED FOR US, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANTLY. SO BEING CONSERVATIVE, DOING SOME OF THE CONSERVATIVE BUDGETING HAS HELPED US SIGNIFICANTLY. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM IT. BUT I DO THINK WE ALL AGREE ABOUT RAISES TAKING CARE OF OUR PEOPLE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT SOME OF THIS, YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE A THOUGHT AND YOUR THOUGHT MATTERS HERE. I MEAN, IT DOES SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE IF YOU THINK WE SHOULD USE 2 MILLION OF THE COMP ED FOR THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, TEN, 13 YEARS OR WHATEVER THAT IS, THEN THEN LET'S LOOK AT WHAT MAYBE WE SHOULD DO WITH THAT. AND IS THERE ANY RISK THAT THAT MONEY COULD GO AWAY AND WE NEED TO USE IT WITHIN

126TEN YEARS OR FIVE YEARS OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE KNOW SOME OF THAT. OKAY. TWO TWO COMMENTS. FIRST ONE IS I MAY BE THE ONE STANDING UP HERE, BUT THERE'S A GREAT TEAM BEHIND ME THAT'S WORKING WITH THE NUMBERS EVERY DAY. COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. SO I CERTAINLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AS WELL. AND THEN KIND OF, I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO TAKE OUT OF ALL OF THIS DISCUSSION, THERE ARE SEVERAL PRETTY IMMEDIATE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT, LIKE THE VACANCY FACTOR, MAYBE TAX COLLECTION PERCENTAGE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. PRETTY IMMEDIATE THINGS THAT I WILL FOLD INTO THESE NUMBERS, TRY AND COME, COME UP WITH AGAIN, SOME SCENARIOS AS FAR AS EMPLOYEE RAISES AND COMBINATIONS. SO YOU CAN, CAN SEE WHAT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY DO AGAIN. AND THEN THE

127OTHER ITEMS, YOU KNOW, WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK AT THOSE AND NOT SURE THAT I CAN CAN GET ALL THAT DONE NEXT MEETING OR HOW MUCH OF THAT CAN GET DONE. BUT CERTAINLY WE'LL LOOK INTO THE REST OF THOSE AS WELL. DOCTOR DAVIS, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT? SORRY. GO AHEAD. OKAY. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO SAY IS, AND I KNOW THAT WE ADOPT A NEGATIVE BUDGET, AND THEN WE COME OUT WITH A SURPLUS. IS THERE ANY WAY, MAYBE, MAYBE TO SHOW US THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF MAYBE A PERCENTAGE OF A SURPLUS THAT OR A PROJECTED SURPLUS THAT WE COULD THINK? BECAUSE, I MEAN, YES, WE ADOPT NEGATIVE, BUT THEN WE ALWAYS COME BACK POSITIVE. IF YOU COULD SAY WE PROBABLY ARE GOING TO COME BACK POSITIVE, ABOUT 3 MILLION MAKES MY

128HEART FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND NOT, YOU KNOW, STRESS EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY. AND I THINK I KIND OF ALLUDED TO THAT EARLIER. I KNOW WHEN I GOT HERE, WE WERE LOOKING AT $50 MILLION THAT WE TRANSFERRED, YOU KNOW, THEN OVER TIME THAT WENT TO NOW WE'RE AT 18 AND, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T DIDN'T MAKE A TRANSFER, JUST ADDED 18 LAST TIME, ADDED 11. SO AS WE'VE GOTTEN LESS CONSERVATIVE, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT SURPLUS HAS DEFINITELY DECREASED. SO TRUST ME THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADING. IF IF. CALLAN JUST HAD A RANDOM THOUGHT ABOUT THE BLUEBONNET CURRICULUM, THE STATE REIMBURSES US $40 OR $80 PER STUDENT PLUS $8 PER STUDENT FOR COPYING STUFF. $40 PER STUDENT, 20 FOR PRINTING. THANK YOU. SAY WE PROBABLY ARE GOING TO COME BACK POSITIVE, ABOUT 3 MILLION MAKES MY

129HEART FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND NOT, YOU KNOW, STRESS EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY. AND I THINK I KIND OF ALLUDED TO THAT EARLIER. I KNOW WHEN I GOT HERE, WE WERE LOOKING AT $50 MILLION THAT WE TRANSFERRED, YOU KNOW, THEN OVER TIME THAT WENT TO NOW WE'RE AT 18 AND, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T DIDN'T MAKE A TRANSFER, JUST ADDED 18 LAST TIME, ADDED 11. SO AS WE'VE GOTTEN LESS CONSERVATIVE, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT SURPLUS HAS DEFINITELY DECREASED. SO TRUST ME THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADING. IF IF. CALLAN JUST HAD A RANDOM THOUGHT ABOUT THE BLUEBONNET CURRICULUM, THE STATE REIMBURSES US $40 OR $80 PER STUDENT PLUS $8 PER STUDENT FOR COPYING STUFF. $40 PER STUDENT, 20 FOR PRINTING. THANK YOU. THANKS, JOJO. AND THE OTHER THING I WAS WONDERING IF BY ADOPTING THE BLUEBONNET

130CURRICULUM, WHICH IS CLOSELY ALIGNED TO THE STARS TEST AND PROBABLY IS THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS, THIS LASER LIKE FOCUS WE'RE TRYING TO ESTABLISH. IF THAT DOESN'T JOJO TAKE AWAY SOME SOME OF THESE OTHER PRO CURRICULUM PROGRAMS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE AND, AND MAYBE WE DON'T NEED THEM ANYMORE AND DON'T NEED TO PAY THAT EXPENSE. THANK YOU. AND I WILL SAY THAT THOSE PURCHASES THAT COME OUT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ALLOTMENT FUNDING. SO THAT IS NOT IN HERE AS WELL, BUT THAT IS TAKEN CARE OF THROUGH ADDITIONAL OTHER FUNDING. THANK YOU COLIN. I WOULD SAY. I WON'T SUPPORT ANY BUDGET, AND I'M JUST ONE PERSON. I WON'T SUPPORT ANY BUDGET THAT REDUCES INSTRUCTIONAL TIME IMPACTS IN THE CLASSROOM. AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, YOU SOMETIMES FORGET IT. BUT I HEARD THE

131GUY WHO HEADS UP TEA MADE THE COMMENT LAST WEEK AND HE GOES, Y'ALL ARE DOING BUS SCHEDULES BASED ON WHAT, WHAT MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE AND NOT WHAT MAKES EDUCATIONAL SENSE. AND I WAS LIKE, MAN, THAT'S A VERY SIMPLE BUT PROFOUND STATEMENT. AND I SAID TO MYSELF THAT I WAS NO LONGER GOING TO BE THE PERSON THAT THAT DOES THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO I'M JUST SAYING, I, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS WE DO IN THIS ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE OF EDUCATING KIDS. AND BEFORE I HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT IMPACTING THE CLASSROOM AND OUR ABILITY TO TEACH KIDS, I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, SWIMMING, GOLF, TENNIS, DANCE. HECK, MY KIDS IN DANCE. I'M SAYING BECAUSE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE, I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN THROW A FOOTBALL 100 YARDS, IF YOU

132CAN DANCE FOR THREE HOURS NONSTOP, THAT'S NOT OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE. IF YOU CAN'T GO BE A SUCCESSFUL, PRODUCTIVE CITIZEN. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE MAIN THING AS THE MAIN THING, AND THAT'S COMING FROM THE ATHLETIC GUY, BUT THE ATHLETIC [01:50:02] GUY THAT DOESN'T PLAY ATHLETICS ANYMORE AND DIDN'T PLAY ANY ATHLETICS IN COLLEGE. HE WAS A SCHOLAR. AND SO THAT IS THE MAIN THING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO SACRED COWS IN MY EYES OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. EVERYTHING ELSE IS ON THE BLOCK. OKAY. FOR ME. ANY OTHER INPUT FROM TRUSTEES? OKAY, DOCTOR. TRUSTEE. TRUSTEE. RAINWATER. WHERE DOES WHERE DOES THE $1 MILLION A YEAR FOR TEEN LEADERSHIP COME FROM? FOR TEAM LEADERSHIP, FOR TEEN LEADERSHIP, I MEAN, FOR CAPTURING KIDS ART, I'M SORRY, THAT HAS BEEN

133FUNDED THROUGH TITLE ONE. I THINK FEDERAL DOLLARS. I KNOW FEDERAL DOLLARS. SO THAT WOULD IMPACT, I THINK MAYBE SOME SOME OF THE OTHER TITLE PROGRAMS. BUT THAT HAS COME THROUGH. THANK YOU. LET THE SHOW BEGIN. IS BUDGET SEASON START HAVING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS. SO I SAY, IS THERE ANY PIECE TO THAT DOCTOR DAVIS YOU WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE MOVE ON CORRECTIONS FOR THESE GUYS. ARE YOU OKAY. FIRST OF ALL ARE YOU GOOD. NO NO NO NO GUYS THANK THANK YOU MISTER PRESIDENT. ALL BOARD MEMBERS DO WE KNOW. WE KNOW WHAT'S AT HAND GUYS. THERE'S THERE'S TOUGH DECISIONS THAT LIE AHEAD. AND AGAIN I JUST REMIND THE BOARD COMMUNITY STAFF AT THE END OF THE DAY GUYS WE'RE STILL BLESSED. WE STILL ARE IN A SITUATION WE CERTAINLY GOTTA TIGHTEN UP. BUT I JUST REMIND EVERYONE

134THERE'S SOME SOME NICE TO HAVES AND, AND, AND SO WE GOT TO REALLY MAKE SOME, SOME TOUGH DECISIONS ON SOME THINGS. SO I JUST REMIND EVERYONE TO THINK FROM THAT LENS AND CONSIDER MAYBE SOME SOME OF THE OTHER TITLE PROGRAMS. BUT THAT HAS COME THROUGH. THANK YOU. LET THE SHOW BEGIN. IS BUDGET SEASON START HAVING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS. SO I SAY, IS THERE ANY PIECE TO THAT DOCTOR DAVIS YOU WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE MOVE ON CORRECTIONS FOR THESE GUYS. ARE YOU OKAY. FIRST OF ALL ARE YOU GOOD. NO NO NO NO GUYS THANK THANK YOU MISTER PRESIDENT. ALL BOARD MEMBERS DO WE KNOW. WE KNOW WHAT'S AT HAND GUYS. THERE'S THERE'S TOUGH DECISIONS THAT LIE AHEAD. AND AGAIN I JUST REMIND THE BOARD COMMUNITY STAFF AT THE END OF THE DAY GUYS WE'RE STILL BLESSED.

135WE STILL ARE IN A SITUATION WE CERTAINLY GOTTA TIGHTEN UP. BUT I JUST REMIND EVERYONE THERE'S SOME SOME NICE TO HAVES AND, AND, AND SO WE GOT TO REALLY MAKE SOME, SOME TOUGH DECISIONS ON SOME THINGS. SO I JUST REMIND EVERYONE TO THINK FROM THAT LENS AND CONSIDER AND IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE BUDGET, SOME THINGS THAT WE, WE MUST, WE SHALL HAVE. WE HAVE TO. IN ORDER FOR CHILDREN TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN. THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT MAY BE UP FOR DEBATE AS IT RELATES TO, TO, TO A NICE TO HAVE. AND ALSO, KELLEN, I WILL SAY, AND A FEW BOARD MEMBERS BROUGHT IT UP. WE WE I APPRECIATE THE LONG STANDING. AND I AM FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT I DO THINK WE MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER LOOSENING UP

136SOME THINGS TO, TO, TO WHETHER THAT BE FIELD RATE OR, OR A D A AND THEN SO ABSOLUTELY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE CONSERVATIVE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE MAY NEED TO LOOK AT SOME THINGS TO FINAGLE, TO LOOSEN IT UP, TO GENERATE A BIT MORE REVENUE PROJECTIONS. ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO ADD ONE MORE THING BECAUSE I WANT I WANT ADAM RICH TO, TO HEAR THIS. I MEAN, ADAM HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP, BUT WE NEED TO PUT SOME MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL BECAUSE THE GRAFFITI THAT REMAINS AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE STUDENT SIDE OF ELLISON HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH I HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERY TIME I GO OVER THERE FOR SOME EVENT, IT'S TERRIBLE. WE NEED WE NEED TO GET RID OF THAT. AND

137ADAM KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, BUT I WANT IT TO BE AN ASTERISK IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT EXISTED. ANY OTHER CAMPUS WHERE THERE'S LIKE AND IT'S BEEN REMOVED, BUT IT'S BEEN SOFTLY COVERED WITH LIKE PAINT. SO LET'S, LET'S JUST GET THAT BRICK, A GOOD NEW LITTLE COAT OVER THERE. SO, SO WHEN THE KIDS TAKE THEIR PICTURES, THERE'S NOT THE PARENTS, THE PAINT JOBS. I DON'T HAVE ANY. WE'RE GOING TO PUT A BIG MURAL OVER THERE OR SOMETHING. SO YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU. SO NEXT SLIDE HAS TO DO WITH FUND BALANCE AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A FUND BALANCE. NOW THAT WE'VE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A POTENTIAL DEFICIT GOING FORWARD. SO AGAIN VERY AWARE OF THAT AND KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT. BUT AGAIN YOU KNOW TOUGH DECISIONS AND AND WHAT WE WANT

138THAT FUND BALANCE TO LOOK LIKE. SO REASONS YOU WOULD HAVE FUND BALANCE. THE A BIG PIECE OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH CASH FLOW. TAX COLLECTIONS COME IN ALMOST ENTIRELY. MOST OF THEM COME IN IN JANUARY. THEY'RE DOING JANUARY AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE DISCOUNT. SOME COME IN EARLIER THAN THAT. BUT THAT THAT IS A CASH FLOW PIECE FOR US. THE NEXT ONE IS AS WELL. OUR FEDERAL GRANTS ARE ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT. WE HAVE TO MAKE THE EXPENDITURES AND THEN REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. SO WE'VE GOT TO HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO DO THAT. OF COURSE, TO OFFSET ANY DECLINES IN ENROLLMENT OR ADA, ANY UNEXPECTED EVENTS, DISASTERS, INSURANCE ITEMS AGAIN, TILL YOU CAN CAN SETTLE WITH INSURANCE AND SEE WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SO WE'D HAVE TO

139FUND THOSE. AND AGAIN, JUST OVERALL UNANTICIPATED ITEMS THAT COULD COME UP DURING THE YEAR, HOW MUCH IS NEEDED. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ACCORDING TO THE FIRST RATE AND ACCORDING TO OUR POLICY, IS THE THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES AS A MINIMUM. AND THEN HOW IS FUND FUND BALANCE REPLENISHED SIMPLY EVERY YEAR? IT'S REVENUES, HOW MUCH REVENUES YOU HAD OVER EXPENDITURES OR VICE VERSA. BUT BUT WHATEVER THAT PICTURE LOOKS LIKE, REVENUES IS LESS EXPENDITURES WOULD ADD THAT UNEXPECTED EVENTS, DISASTERS, INSURANCE ITEMS AGAIN, TILL YOU CAN CAN SETTLE WITH INSURANCE AND SEE WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SO WE'D HAVE TO FUND THOSE. AND AGAIN, JUST OVERALL UNANTICIPATED ITEMS THAT COULD COME UP DURING THE YEAR, HOW MUCH IS NEEDED. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ACCORDING TO THE FIRST RATE AND ACCORDING TO OUR POLICY, IS THE THREE MONTHS

140OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES AS A MINIMUM. AND THEN HOW IS FUND FUND BALANCE REPLENISHED SIMPLY EVERY YEAR? IT'S REVENUES, HOW MUCH REVENUES YOU HAD OVER EXPENDITURES OR VICE VERSA. BUT BUT WHATEVER THAT PICTURE LOOKS LIKE, REVENUES IS LESS EXPENDITURES WOULD ADD THAT [01:55:01] AMOUNT TO FUND BALANCE. SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE AS WELL, JUST KIND OF NEXT STEPS IN THIS PROCESS. WE WILL GET AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH, WE WILL GET OUR OUR PROPERTY TAX VALUES AND LOOK AT WHAT THAT DOES AS FAR AS OUR BUDGET PLANNING. HAVE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS ON GPI AND HOPEFULLY CAN CAN NARROW DOWN AND MAKE SOME DECISIONS ON THAT. FINALIZE COMPENSATION BASED ON THAT. THEN WE WILL PLUG THOSE SALARIES INTO THE BUDGET AND SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY, PRETTY FINAL PICTURE OF WHAT THAT'S GOING

141TO LOOK LIKE. LOOK AT OUR OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS AGAIN, LIKE SPECIAL ED FUNDING, THE STATE COMP FUNDING, GIFTED AND TALENTED FUNDING. MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY SPENDING PIECES FOR THAT. AND THEN THEN GET INTO MORE, I'LL CALL IT THE COMPLIANCE PIECES ACTUALLY GET A PROPOSED BUDGET. THE NOTICES ON THE WEBSITE WITH STATE CONTROLLER NOTICES THAT ARE REQUIRED, NEWSPAPER ADS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC HEARING, ETC. AND SOME OF THIS OVERLAPS, BUT TRIED TO PUT DATES TO TO ALL OF THESE PLANNING GOING FORWARD. TONIGHT YOU CAN SEE WE HAD THE EXPENDITURE AND FUND BALANCE DISCUSSION LOOKING AT PROPOSED BUDGETS. AGAIN, POTENTIAL PE DISCUSSIONS AGAIN AT OUR NEXT MEETING. THAT'S WHEN WE ON THE 25TH OF JULY, WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE OUR PROPERTY TAX VALUES. ONCE WE HAVE THOSE, THERE'S A SUBMISSION THAT WE HAVE

142TO SEND TO TEA FOR THEM TO APPROVE WHAT'S CALLED OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE. AND AGAIN THEN THEN FOLLOWING THAT ARE MORE THE COMPLIANCE TYPE ITEMS, THE THE NOTICES AND THE PUBLICATIONS. WITH AN EXPECTED APPROVAL OF A BUDGET ON AUGUST 25TH. MADAM SECRETARY, I'M SURE THIS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DISCOUNT RATE, ARE WE ONE OF THE FEW DISTRICTS, ONLY DISTRICTS THAT ARE STILL OFFERING THAT OF THE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, RIGHT. THAT THE BELL COUNTY TAX APPRAISAL DISTRICT COLLECTS FOUR OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS? WE ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT OFFERS. WE'RE THE ONLY ONE. WE ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT OFFERS THAT. THANK YOU. I THOUGHT I REMEMBERED THAT. LAST CALL BEFORE KELLEN MAKES HER WAY TO HER SEAT. JONES, YOU DON'T GOT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. GOOD

143DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW GO TO ITEM SIX, THE CONSENT [6. Consent Agenda] AGENDA. THESE ITEMS IN THIS CASE ITEM CAN BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE. WE'VE GOT A CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION. SPEC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLEARINGHOUSE AND DISCUSSION OF REQUIRED DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE 2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS IS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MADAM SECRETARY, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SIX A ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN. SIR, WE HAVE A MOTION BY SECRETARY BRENDA ADAMS. WE HAVE A SECOND BY MADAM TINA CAPITO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY TRUSTEES? THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS. WE HAVE SIX IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, ONE ABSENT AND NOT PARTICIPATING. AND TRUSTEE [7. Action Items for Consideration]

144RODNEY GILCHRIST. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION. A CONSIDERATION OF THE PROCUREMENT OF 272 PASSENGER DIESEL SCHOOL BUSSES. 154 PASSENGER DIESEL SCHOOL BUS WITH THREE WHEELCHAIR SPACES AND TWO F250 CREW CAB TRUCKS. WELCOME, MR. MYRON WILSON. HELLO, PRESIDENT WILLIAMS, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS AND THE BOARD. MYRON WILSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. I'M HERE TO REQUEST. TALKING ABOUT MONEY, THE CONSIDERATION FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF SOME ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. LET ME GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. CURRENTLY, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF OUR FLEET, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 278 SCHOOL BUSSES AND 238 WHITE FLEET VEHICLES THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. AS THOSE DISTRICTS, AS THOSE VEHICLES AGE, WE START LOOKING TO REPLACE THEM. WE LOOK AT HIGH MILEAGE AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE, BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ENHANCING OUR

145STUDENT SAFETY, REDUCING LONG TERM MAINTENANCE COSTS, AND MAKING SURE WE'RE ALIGNING WITH CURRENT SAFETY STANDARDS WITHIN OUR WITHIN OUR VEHICLES. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CURRENTLY USING A 12 YEAR, 200 000 MILE DISTRICT FLEET LIFE CYCLE TO COME UP WITH THOSE PARTICULAR VEHICLES. THIS YEAR IN THE BUDGET, 700 GRAND WAS ALLOCATED [02:00:02] FOR FLEET REPLACEMENT, AND THEREFORE WE ARE SEEKING TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS TO PURCHASE FIVE FLEET VEHICLES, THREE SCHOOL BUSSES AND TWO F-250 TRUCKS, AS MENTIONED, AND THE ESTIMATED COST WILL FALL UNDERNEATH. THAT BUDGET WILL NOT EXCEED THAT FOR THOSE ALLOCATED FUNDS. QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. MADAM CAPITO. YEAH, I'M SORRY. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THE 272 PASSENGER DIESEL SCHOOL BUSSES, 154 PASSENGER DIESEL SCHOOL BUS AND TWO 250 CREW CAB TRUCKS THROUGH THE TEXAS BY BOARD PURCHASING

146COOPERATIVE AS PRESENTED OF A MOTION BY MADAM CAPITO. WE HAVE A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT. MINCE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY TRUSTEES THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SHOW OF HANDS. WE HAVE SIX IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, ONE ABSENT, NOT PARTICIPATING. AND TRUSTEE RODNEY GILCHRIST. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. WHEN I MOVE TO [8. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Agendas and Trustee Remarks] AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSSION OF A FUTURE BOARD MEETING. AGENDAS AND TRUSTEE REMARKS WILL START WITH MADAM JONES. MADAM CAPITO. AND CHARITY. OH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW THIS IS A HARD, A HARD TIME OF YEAR, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO. TRUSTEE MARVIN RAINWATER. YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET'S A DIFFICULT DECISION FOR US TO MAKE. AND I REGRET THAT THERE'S

147NO CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT AT THIS POINT. IF THERE'S SOME WAY WE COULD CRAFT A WAY TO GET RESPONSES FROM OUR CITIZENS AND THE TAXPAYERS, I THINK YOU WOULD HELP GIVE US DIRECTION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS BUDGET PROCESS. I KNOW THERE'S A TIME FRAME, AND DOCTOR DAVIS PROBABLY. HAS A LOT OF THINGS TO DO, BUT I FEEL LIKE IF SOMEWHERE WE COULD GET OUR CITIZENS INVOLVED AND HELP US MAKE SOME SOME OF THESE DIFFICULT DECISIONS, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'RE THE GUYS AND THEIR KIDS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS THAT THE SIX OF SEVEN OF US MAKE HERE. I THINK IT'S REAL IMPORTANT. MADAM SECRETARY. VICE PRESIDENT MINTZ. A LOT OF WE GET INTO BUDGET SEASON. THERE'S A LOT OF YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN SUMMER NOW. FOLKS

148ARE GETTING SOME REST AND RELAXATION. I HOPE THEN WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND AND HIT IT HARD. SO I THINK I, I SENSE THAT WE'RE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE. IT'S GOOD WORK. WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. GET SOME REST HELP GIVE US DIRECTION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS BUDGET PROCESS. I KNOW THERE'S A TIME FRAME, AND DOCTOR DAVIS PROBABLY. HAS A LOT OF THINGS TO DO, BUT I FEEL LIKE IF SOMEWHERE WE COULD GET OUR CITIZENS INVOLVED AND HELP US MAKE SOME SOME OF THESE DIFFICULT DECISIONS, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'RE THE GUYS AND THEIR KIDS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS THAT THE SIX OF SEVEN OF US MAKE HERE. I THINK IT'S REAL IMPORTANT. MADAM SECRETARY. VICE PRESIDENT MINTZ. A

149LOT OF WE GET INTO BUDGET SEASON. THERE'S A LOT OF YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN SUMMER NOW. FOLKS ARE GETTING SOME REST AND RELAXATION. I HOPE THEN WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND AND HIT IT HARD. SO I THINK I, I SENSE THAT WE'RE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE. IT'S GOOD WORK. WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. GET SOME REST TIME, COME BACK READY TO READY TO HIT IT WHEN CALLEN STANDS UP HERE AND WE WE PEPPER HER WITH QUESTIONS AND GRAND IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A WHOLE STAFF OF FOLKS THAT DON'T GET THE RECOGNITION THAT ARE BEHIND HER WORKING TO MAKE THAT ALL POSSIBLE. IT IS GRINDING WORK. IT IS TOUGH WORK. SO THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO

150TO GET THIS DONE. SAME IN MR. BAKER'S HR DEPARTMENT. A LOT OF FOLKS WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THINGS ARE THAT ARE HAPPENING. AND THEN ON THE CURRICULUM SIDE, THERE'S FOLKS THAT ARE STILL WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW. SO A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES THAT WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING VERY HARD FOR OUR KIDS. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PUBLICLY SAY THANKS TO THOSE WHO WE DON'T SEE ON TV AND DON'T SEE THEIR NAME IN THE PAPERS, THAT WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT THEM, THE WHEELS WOULD COME OFF THE BUS. THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, BUS. DEFINITELY COMBUSTION AND NOT ELECTRIC. SO I, I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON MR. RAINWATER AND HE TALKED ABOUT CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT. SO I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S LIKE AN EMAIL THAT YOU CAN SEND

151INFORMATION TO THAT TRADITIONALLY WE'VE HAD, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S, BUT LET'S MAYBE GO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT AND DO A COUPLE OF MAYBE TOWN HALLS AND JUST GO MEET THE PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT. AND I KNOW THAT IT'S JUST TIME AND WE'RE ALL BUSY, BUT WE'RE CITIZENS CAN COME IN WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE, NOT IN THIS BIG ARENA HERE, AND THEY COULD PROVIDE SOME INPUT. AND IF NO ONE SHOWS UP, IT WON'T. YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T SAY THAT YOU DIDN'T OFFER IT TO THEM, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO TRY TO REACH OUT. THE OTHER THING I'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BUDGET AND THERE'S IDEAS COMING EVERYWHERE. I JUST WANT TO REMIND ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE AT HOME THINKING, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET A

152RAISE. OH MY GOODNESS, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYEES. OKAY. BRETT'S TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. WE ARE GOING TO BE OKAY. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO BE OKAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 3% OF THE OVERALL [02:05:05] BUDGET, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED TO CORRECT. BUT HERE'S THE DEAL. YOU'RE ONLY OKAY BECAUSE YOU GO ABOUT IT LIKE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE OKAY. BUT IF YOU JUST ASSUME YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY, THEN YOU'LL BE FOUND YOURSELF IN A AWKWARD POSITION. AND SO I KNOW THIS GROUP IS COMMITTED TO DOING THE HARD WORK. BUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES OUT THERE, I WOULD SAY JUST KEEP DOING THE HARD WORK EVERY DAY AND YOU WILL BE OKAY. THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT NEED TO WORRY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT GETTING AFTER IT. IF YOU'RE GETTING AFTER

153IT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY BECAUSE THERE'S NO SUCH AS HAVING TOO MANY HARD WORKERS. OKAY, SO IF YOU'RE A HARD WORKER DOING WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, YOU'LL BE OKAY, YOU KNOW? AND SO, BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK FROM MISS BATON AND KAITLYN VADEN. I HAVE TO SAY IT ALL TOGETHER AND HER TEAM AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO, DOCTOR DAVIS. ANYTHING FOR THE GROUP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST IN CLOSING, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY TO TO OUR FAMILIES, TO TO OUR TEAM, TO OUR TEACHERS, ALL THOSE OUT THERE WHO'S LISTENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AS WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR. I'M EXCITED AS I KEEP TELLING THE BOARD WE GOT TO CELEBRATE THE SMALL WINS. PEOPLE THAT NEED TO WORRY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT

154ARE NOT GETTING AFTER IT. IF YOU'RE GETTING AFTER IT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY BECAUSE THERE'S NO SUCH AS HAVING TOO MANY HARD WORKERS. OKAY, SO IF YOU'RE A HARD WORKER DOING WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, YOU'LL BE OKAY, YOU KNOW? AND SO, BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK FROM MISS BATON AND KAITLYN VADEN. I HAVE TO SAY IT ALL TOGETHER AND HER TEAM AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO, DOCTOR DAVIS. ANYTHING FOR THE GROUP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST IN CLOSING, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY TO TO OUR FAMILIES, TO TO OUR TEAM, TO OUR TEACHERS, ALL THOSE OUT THERE WHO'S LISTENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AS WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR. I'M EXCITED AS I KEEP TELLING THE BOARD WE GOT TO CELEBRATE THE SMALL WINS.

155ALTHOUGH WE HAVE PRELIMINARY SCORES IN. I WILL TELL YOU AS SUPERINTENDENT, I'M THANKFUL. I'M PROUD OF THIS TEAM. WE HAVE LOTS OF WORK TO DO. WE HAVE LOTS OF GROWTH THAT WE HAVE TO TO MAKE, BUT WE ALSO MADE GREAT STRIDES. AND I WANT TO SAY TO THE TEAM, I KNOW THIS IS HARD AS WE'VE TALKED, WE GOTTA LEARN TO DO HARD BETTER BECAUSE IT WON'T GET EASIER SO WE DON'T CURL UP IN THE CORNER AND CRY ABOUT IT. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP COMING TO WORK AND GET AFTER IT. AND GUYS, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOU GOT AFTER IT. AND SO I'M PROUD OF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. FOR THOSE WHO REGRESSED. WE'LL HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS, BUT WE'LL KEEP GETTING AFTER IT. RIGHT? AND SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. HAVE A LITTLE

156FUN. COME BACK TO US. REST AND AND READY TO GO AND GET AFTER IT FOR, FOR 2627 THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD [2. Closed Session (Part 2 of 3)] WILL NOW GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS CLOSED SESSION. WE'LL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEM TWO. I'M LOOKING OVER THERE AT JOEY, BUT OKAY, I GOT IT. THE BOARD WILL NOW GO IN CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEM TWO F LEVEL THREE PARENT GRIEVANCE AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071551.0821. NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION. ANY ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS IN CLOSED SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES IN THE OPEN MEETING. THE TIME IS NOW THAT'S US. WE ARE RECORDING. I KNEW I WAS GOING

157TO SAY THAT. NO ACTION OR VOTING TOOK PLACE IN CLOSED [9. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding Level III Parent Complaint] SESSION. WE'LL NOW MOVE FORWARD ON THE AGENDA TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A LEVEL THREE PARENT COMPLAINT. MR. JUST TO BE CLEAR, BECAUSE WE HAVE CHANGED, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST THE FIRST ONE WE HEARD. CORRECT. DO YOU NEED ME TO CALL A NAME OR CAN I JUST SAY, OKAY, SO ITEM NINE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A LEVEL THREE PARENT COMPLAINT. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS HEARD BY THE THE BOARD. WHAT IS THE ACTION? WHAT IS THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES? SAYING A LACK OF EMOTION. THEN THE BOARD IS NOT TAKING AN ACTION WHICH RESULTS IN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION BEING UPHELD. THAT IS CORRECT.

158ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THE BOARD WILL NOW GO TO MR. VICE PRESIDENT. ACTUALLY, IF I IF I MAY. IF IT'S NOT TOO LATE. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION BECAUSE THE SCOPE OF THE GRIEVANCE IS OUTSIDE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THIS BOARD. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD JUST SAY FOR A POINT OF ORDER, FOR A POINT OF ORDER TO ADDRESS MR. MINTZ, TYPICALLY, WE WOULDN'T MOVE TO NOT TAKE ACTION. BUT YOUR POINT IS WELL RECEIVED. CERTAINLY. I MEAN, Y'ALL CAN MOVE TO NOT TAKE ACTION. BUT THE THE TYPICAL PROCESS WOULD JUST BE NO ACTION. BUT YOUR POINT TO SPEAK TO THAT IS CERTAINLY WHAT WE RECEIVED. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO SAY. SO IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT AN ACTION. HE IS PROVIDING CLARIFICATION FOR THE LACK OF ACTION. MR. PRESIDENT, I

159WITHDRAW THE MOTION AND SIMPLY MAKE IT A POINT OF ORDER. THAT'S A ACTUALLY, IF I IF I MAY. IF IT'S NOT TOO LATE. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION BECAUSE THE SCOPE OF THE GRIEVANCE IS OUTSIDE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THIS BOARD. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD JUST SAY FOR A POINT OF ORDER, FOR A POINT OF ORDER TO ADDRESS MR. MINTZ, TYPICALLY, WE WOULDN'T MOVE TO NOT TAKE ACTION. BUT YOUR POINT IS WELL RECEIVED. CERTAINLY. I MEAN, Y'ALL CAN MOVE TO NOT TAKE ACTION. BUT THE THE TYPICAL PROCESS WOULD JUST BE NO ACTION. BUT YOUR POINT TO SPEAK TO THAT IS CERTAINLY WHAT WE RECEIVED. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO SAY. SO IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT AN ACTION. HE IS PROVIDING CLARIFICATION FOR THE LACK OF ACTION. MR. PRESIDENT,

160I WITHDRAW THE MOTION AND SIMPLY MAKE IT A POINT OF ORDER. THAT'S A POINT OF CLARIFICATION OF THE LACK OF AN ACTION BEING TAKEN. FAIR ENOUGH. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE SECOND OF THE TWO [02:10:02] GRIEVANCES WERE HEARD IN CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THAT LEVEL THREE PARENT COMPLAINT. I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT. I DID RECUSE MYSELF AT 9:17 P.M. FROM THOSE DELIBERATIONS. AND MR. VICE PRESIDENT OLIVER MINTZ ORCHESTRATED THAT HEARING. AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HIM TO EVEN GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE OF THAT. REGARDING SPECIFICALLY. YEP. SO REGARDING THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE LEVEL THREE PARENT GRIEVANCE, IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S. ADMINISTRATION'S RULINGS ARE LEVEL TWO. DECISION. LEVEL TWO DECISION.

161THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO UPHOLD THE LEVEL TWO DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. RAINWATER, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS CAPITO AND A SECOND BY MARVIN. MR. RAINWATER, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? A SHOW OF HANDS. VOTE PASSES, FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. AND MR. WILLIAMS ABSTAINING. I'M SORRY, MR. GILCHRIST. ABSENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU, MR. VICE PRESIDENT. WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. AND BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO PROVIDE CLARITY TO THE GRIEVANT WHO IS HERE, THAT THE DECISIONS HAVE BEEN RENDERED IN THAT CLOSES OUT THOSE PROCEEDINGS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A DISCUSSION OF ANY POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION BEING PROVIDED IN TERMS OF THE SECOND ONE, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T MISS THAT AS

162AS THERE IN [2. Closed Session (Part 3 of 3)] ATTENDANCE. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING, AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551 DOT. I'M GOING TO BE OUTSIDE MY PAPERS. AND I THINK SPECIFICALLY YOU WANT TO HIT TWO BE TWO SENT HER LIKE ADAM IS HERE TO BE. OKAY. ITEM TWO BE. I USUALLY JUST CALL THE NUMBERS OUT AS ALLOWED UNDER 551.072 AND 551.074. AM I MISSING ONE COUNCIL? ALSO, WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE 551.0712551.071. MY APOLOGIES TRUSTEES ON THAT. NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION. ANY ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS IN CLOSED SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES

163IN THE OPEN MEETING. THE TIME IS NOW 10:09 P.M. AND WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION, AND THE TIME IS NOW 10:57 P.M. AND WE ARE RECONVENING FROM CLOSED SESSION. NO VOTING OR NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. AND UNLESS THERE IS DISSENT, WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING UNDER UNANIMOUS CONSENT AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.