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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE APRIL MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
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I AM CHRIS POTEET, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, AND THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:05 P.M..DOCTOR HELLER, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THIS EVENING? YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT POTEET. GOOD EVENING.
I AM SO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY.
THEY ARE PART OF THE ALL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY CHOIR.
AND I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THIS EVENING LAURA FLEETWOOD, PENNY HEALY, EMMY HERNANDEZ, OLIVIA LEE, AND ELISE MOORMAN. JULIE MAYER, LUCY MAYBERRY AND GIBSON HAWKINS WHO ARE GOING TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES THIS EVENING. IF YOU ALL COULD PLEASE STAND. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND NOW FOR THE TEXAS FLAG HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH, STUDENTS. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY WHAT IS PROBABLY WEIGHING ON A LOT OF PEOPLE'S HEART IS THE TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED UP IN FRISCO, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING ISD'S. SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR US TO, FIRST OF ALL, TO JOIN EACH OTHER IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THINK ABOUT THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM, COLLEAGUES, IS TO. NOW IT'S NOW TIME FOR OUR RECOGNITIONS.
SO, DOCTOR HELLER. YES. THANK YOU. AND AS OUR BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM ARE COMING FORWARD IN FRONT OF THE HORSESHOE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
THE R ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS, STAFF, SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS. OUR TRUSTEES ALSO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS MAKE TO THE DISTRICT.
AT EACH REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING, WE TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS.
THIS ALLOWS EVERYONE TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION FOR EACH RECIPIENT.
THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RECOGNITION PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
ANY GUESTS WISHING TO LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM CAN DO SO AT THAT TIME.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR GUESTS FROM THE EISEMANN CENTER TO PLEASE COME FORWARD.
I BELIEVE PHIL NELSON, ALLY HAYNES-HAMBLEN AND SARAH HENDRICKS ARE HERE THIS EVENING.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND COME UP AND STAND TO MY LEFT OF THE PODIUM HERE.
IT'S IMPORTANT WE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THE EISEMANN CENTER AND RICHARDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE CONSISTENTLY PARTNERED TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES WITH GUEST ARTISTS FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.
OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP HAS ALLOWED OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN UNIQUE, ONE OF A KIND FINE ARTS EXPERIENCES, AS WELL AS PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FINE ARTS TEACHERS AS THEY DESIGN ENGAGING LESSONS AND CREATE REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU ALL AT THE EISEMANN CENTER FOR SUPPORTING EVENTS, AND FOR SEEING THE VALUE OF ARTS INTEGRATION THROUGHOUT RICHARDSON ISD IN THE CITY OF RICHARDSON. SPECIAL THANKS AGAIN TO PHIL NELSON, ALLY HAYNES-HAMBLEN, AND SARAH HENDRICKS FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING AND FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ARTS INTEGRATION AND COLLABORATION IN R ISD IN THE CITY OF RICHARDSON.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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AFTER EACH RECOGNITION, WE ARE GOING TO BE GRABBING A PHOTO THAT WE WILL BE SHARING ON OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.SO THOSE BEING RECOGNIZED WILL JOIN US WITH THE BOARD FOR A PHOTO.
OKAY, PHIL, WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A PHOTO. WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A QUICK PHOTO.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE EISEMANN CENTER . [APPLAUSE] APRIL IS ALSO NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH, AND TONIGHT WE ARE SHOWING SOME LOVE AND APPRECIATION FOR SOME OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH OUR REREAD TOGETHER PROGRAM.
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO GIVE YOUR TIME AND TALENT TO US IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
YOUR SUPPORT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO FULFILL OUR MISSION AND VISION TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEERS ARE PRICELESS TO OUR DISTRICT.
R ISD IS GRATEFUL FOR THE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THOUSANDS OF HOURS TO SUPPORT CLASSROOMS, CAMPUSES, AND DISTRICT ACTIVITIES EACH YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHOOSING TO VOLUNTEER IN R ISD.
REREAD TOGETHER IS A COMPLETELY VOLUNTEER, DONATION FUNDED OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS.
AND SO THIS EVENING, I KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR REREAD CHAMPIONS AND AMBASSADORS.
WE HAVE LISA AND ROBERT GRINSFELDER, WHO ARE REPRESENTING FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, RICHARDSON, AND FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, RICHARDSON AND THE GRINSFELDER'S HAVE BEEN HUGE CHAMPIONS BOTH AT DOVER AS WELL AS MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY FOR THE REREAD PROGRAM. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE WITH NORTHLAKE ELEMENTARY WE HAVE ELSA GONZALEZ CASEY AND GRACE CHURCH.
AGAIN, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR REREAD VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE EACH AND EVERY DAY HERE IN RICHARDSON ISD. SO THANK YOU.
AND WE ARE GOING TO GRAB THAT PHOTO.
AND YES, WE WANT THAT PICTURE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR REREAD.
[APPLAUSE] I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE OUR VERY OWN SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM TO PLEASE COME FORWARD.
WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR TABITHA THIS EVENING.
RECENTLY, TABITHA, AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE RICHARDSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAIRMAN'S AWARD AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING. SHE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND BIG HEART FOR THE RISD COMMUNITY IN SERVING THE NEARLY 37,000 STUDENTS AND 05,500 EMPLOYEES OF OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, TABITHA.
WE ARE SO VERY GRATEFUL YOU ARE OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] HEY! WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. YES. YOU GET TO BE IN THE MIDDLE.
CONGRATULATIONS, TABITHA. VERY WELL DESERVED.
THIS NEXT RECOGNITION, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THIS TEAM TO STAND AND NOT ASK THEM TO COME FORWARD, BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE ALSO HELPING TO SUPPORT THE MEETING THIS EVENING. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE OUR VERY OWN STRATEGY AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT,
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WHO RECENTLY WAS RECOGNIZED AT THE 2024 TEXAS SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL AWARDS.THIS STRATEGY AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM, I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO STAND RIGHT NOW.
AND THEY DON'T LIKE THIS. SO THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH ME THAT I'M MAKING THEM COME THIS EVENING.
THIS INCLUDED FOR BEST IN CATEGORY RECOGNITIONS.
RISD WON BEST OF CATEGORY FOR THE IMAGE IDENTITY PACKAGE FOR THE CHILD LEARNING ACADEMY.
SO THOSE LOGOS FOR THE CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES, THE HANDBOOK AND MANUALS, AND THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR OUR PROJECT RIGHT SIZE, THE PROGRAMS DIVISION FOR OUR TOGETHER WE GROW CONFERENCE, WHICH IS OUR SUMMER CONFERENCE FOR OUR TEACHERS.
AND IN THE BROCHURE DIVISION FOR PARTNER WITH RICHARDSON ISD.
THERE'S BRIAN, HE'S SITTING IN THE BACK AND JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR HARD WORK AND SUPPORT FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS WITH THE R ISD STAFF AND COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO DIG INTO SOME AWESOME STUDENT RECOGNITIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP OUR RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL ACDEC TEAM.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE.
[APPLAUSE] BRING YOUR NAME CARD. BE SURE AND BRING YOUR NAME CARD.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO LINE UP. MISS SONIA HERE IS GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE GETTING LINED UP.
AND I'M GOING TO READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR RECENT CELEBRATIONS.
THE RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL ACDEC TEAM RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN A STATE COMPETITION IN SAN ANTONIO.
WE ARE SO PROUD. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR EAGLES.
AND SO AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO INTRODUCE THIS TEAM.
WE HAVE JULIA SCHWOPE. [APPLAUSE] AISLINN FARR.[APPLAUSE] JOANNA YOUNG. [APPLAUSE] BENJAMIN JOHNSTONE.[APPLAUSE] ASHER MORRISON.[APPLAUSE] OMARA WAHEED. [APPLAUSE] CHASE CORBETT. [APPLAUSE] AND BRIANNA WALTERS.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL ACDEC TEAM.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A PHOTO. MAYBE ONCE WE FINISH THE RECEIVING LINE HERE.
IF A FEW OF YOU CAN COME OVER TO THIS SIDE AND WE'RE GOING TO GRAB THAT PHOTO. AND AS WE'RE GETTING THIS PHOTO, IF YOU ARE ONE OF OUR FOUR DELL SCHOLARS TO BE RECOGNIZED THIS EVENING, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND COME UP TO THE LEFT OF THE PODIUM HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE YOU NEXT. IF YOU'RE A DELL SCHOLAR.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE SO MANY AWESOME STUDENT CELEBRATIONS HAPPENING EACH AND EVERY DAY. THE NEXT IS FOR OUR STUDENT RECOGNITIONS FOR DELL SCHOLARS.
EACH YEAR, 500 NEW STUDENTS ARE SELECTED TO BECOME DELL SCHOLARS.
DELL SCHOLARS DEMONSTRATE A UNIQUE SET OF CHARACTERISTICS IN THEIR QUEST FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION DRIVE, TENACITY, AND AMBITION. THEIR AWARD INCLUDES $20,000, A LAPTOP, CREDITS FOR TEXTBOOKS, AND A PERSONALIZED, MULTIFACETED SUPPORT NETWORK TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE COLLEGE BOUND AND SUCCESSFUL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS, THEIR PARENTS, FAMILIES AND TEACHERS.
WELL DONE! SO AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR SCHOLARS.
WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] FROM RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.
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[APPLAUSE] CONGRATS. ESTHER WHALEY FROM BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL.[APPLAUSE] IRENE YEH FROM BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL.
AND ALEX VENTURA FROM PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL. WAY TO GO, STUDENTS.
[APPLAUSE] WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. AND WE WANT TO BE SURE AND GET THAT PHOTO.
AND AS WE ARE GATHERING A PHOTO WITH OUR DELL SCHOLARS, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR STUDENT RECOGNITIONS FOR SPELLING BEE TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
CONGRATULATIONS, DELL SCHOLARS! OKAY, WE ARE THRILLED.
WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR ANNUAL SPELLING BEE COMPETITION.
WE HAVE HAD GREAT RESULTS FOR BOTH OUR ENGLISH SPELLING BEE AND OUR RECENT SPANISH SPELLING BEE.
FOUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS EMERGED VICTORIOUS FROM EACH OF OUR LEARNING COMMUNITIES.
SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE THE ENGLISH SPELLING BEE RECOGNITION.
THOSE THAT WERE RECOGNIZING WE HAVE MISS PENNY HEALEY FROM SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE GRADY DOWLING FROM PRAIRIE CREEK.
[APPLAUSE] OKAY. AND WE ALSO HAVE ALYSSA HARUMI FROM YALE. [APPLAUSE] NOW, RISD ALSO HELD OUR FOURTH ANNUAL SPANISH SPELLING BEE. AND WE'VE HAD AND WE HAVE THOSE WINNERS HERE THIS EVENING.
OKAY. WE HAVE NYKAELA RASILLA FROM NORTHRICH WHO WON THE RISD SPANISH BEE.
[APPLAUSE]. WE ALSO HAVE FARAH AVILES FROM RICHARDSON ISD ACADEMY, WHO REPRESENTED RISD IN THE THIRD GRADE DIVISION AT THE REGION TEN SPELLING BEE AND WAS ALSO A REGION TEN WINNER, AND ALSO NYKAELA WAS IN THE REGION TEN SPELLING BEE.
AND THEN WE HAVE MARKOS ORTEGA SANCHEZ.
HE IS A STUDENT AT RICHARDSON WEST ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY MAGNET WHO REPRESENTED RISD IN THE GRADE SIX THROUGH EIGHT DIVISION AT THE REGION TEN SPANISH SPELLING BEE. AND EVERYBODY. MARCOS WAS THE REGION TEN WINNER AND HE WILL BE REPRESENTING US IN EL PASO AT THE STATE SPELLING BEE. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUPER SPELLERS.
CONGRATULATIONS SPELLING BEE. [APPLAUSE] IT'S BEEN A BUSY SPRING.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE STUDENTS THAT ARE EXCELLING THAT WE WANT TO CELEBRATE.
AND THAT INCLUDES OUR RICHARDSON WEST JUNIOR HIGH ADVANCED ORCHESTRA.
SO IF YOU ARE HERE AS ONE OF OUR ORCHESTRA STUDENT ORCHESTRA STUDENTS, IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD AND LINE UP TO MY LEFT AND WE ARE GOING TO SHARE WHY WE ARE CELEBRATING YOU THIS EVENING. THE RICHARDSON WEST JUNIOR HIGH ADVANCED ORCHESTRA WAS SELECTED AS A PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT FEATURED ENSEMBLE AT THE RECENT TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION 2025 CLINIC AND CONVENTION 30 RICHARDSON WEST JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS TRAVELED WITH THEIR DIRECTORS, MISS ANGELA SLEDGE AND ETHAN GASKIN, TO PRESENT A CLINIC AND A PERFORMANCE AT THE LARGEST MUSIC CONVENTION IN THE WORLD.
WE HAVE IAN MAUREEN. [APPLAUSE] JUDD DYSON. [APPLAUSE]
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MATTHEW LONG. [APPLAUSE] MADELINE PELUSO. [APPLAUSE] MAX NOR. [APPLAUSE] TATE BERKLINE. [APPLAUSE] NICHOLAS HARVEY. [APPLAUSE] ISAAC LEE.[APPLAUSE] BEN CAIRNS. [APPLAUSE] SAMANTHA GOMEZ.
[APPLAUSE] CLENNAM TAMAKLOE. [APPLAUSE] NORA THOMAS.
[APPLAUSE] ZOE FRASER. [APPLAUSE] PATRICK PRATHER. [APPLAUSE] RAPHAEL LUCEY. [APPLAUSE] TEJUMADE ADEPOJU. [APPLAUSE] SKYLA ANDREWS.[APPLAUSE] STELLA SMITH. AND OUR AWESOME, AWESOME FINE ARTS TEACHERS AND DIRECTORS, MISS ANGELA SLEDGE AND ETHAN GASKIN.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GRAB A PHOTO AND ORGANIZE THIS SO EVERYONE CAN BE CELEBRATED.
AND AS WE'RE GRABBING THIS PHOTO, IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE CITY OF RICHARDSON PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. WE'D LOVE TO CELEBRATE YOU.
WAY TO GO, RICHARDSON WEST BRONCOS. GOOD JOB.
WE HAVE ANOTHER FINE ARTS RECOGNITION FOR THIS EVENING.
WELL DONE. WE HAVE SIERRA SCHECT FROM RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] HEY, SIERRA. AND WE HAVE MAX YOUNG FROM LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. SO PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR RECENTLY COMPETING AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WRESTLING, DIVING, POWERLIFTING, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD.
IF YOU COMPETED IN A RECENT STATE COMPETITION FOR UIL FOR WRESTLING, DIVING OR POWERLIFTING, IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE YOU. IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD.
IT IS NO SMALL FEAT TO MAKE IT TO A STATE COMPETITION.
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AND SO RECENTLY WE HAD SEVERAL STUDENTS COMPETING AT THE STATE LEVEL, REPRESENTING NOT ONLY THEIR SCHOOL AND SPORT, BUT ALSO RICHARDSON ISD. SO AT THIS TIME, WE ARE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE WE HAVE KEANN GUTHRIE FROM LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL AND STATE DIVING.WE HAVE DAISY OMORODION, LAKE HIGHLANDS STATE WRESTLER.
SOFIA CDEBACA, LAKE HIGHLANDS, ALSO STATE WRESTLER.
[APPLAUSE] AND RAMI TEMENGIL, LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL STATE WRESTLER.
OH, WE HAVE SOME MORE. OH. OH MY GOODNESS. YES.
OKAY. AWESOME. MY APOLOGIES. WE'RE GOING TO ADD NOW WE HAVE THE BOY POWER.
AND THESE ARE ALL THESE ARE THESE ARE OKAY. THAT'S OKAY.
YEAH. GO AHEAD STATE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE STATE COMPETITION.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO ACADEMIC ALL-STATE. IF YOU'RE HERE FOR ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.
AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. AND FOR OUR FINAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING, WE HAVE OUR BASKETBALL, POWERLIFTING AND WRESTLING, AS WELL AS THE RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL SWIM AND DIVE TEAM.
WE ARE EXCITED TO TO RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING RECOGNIZED WITH ALL STATE ATHLETIC HONORS FROM THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION AND COACHES EDUCATION FOUNDATION, WE UNDERSTAND THAT A STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE IN THE CLASSROOM CAN SOMETIMES BE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE WHILE PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETICS, BUT THEIR HARD WORK HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.
THE ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAMS RECOGNIZE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES WHO EXCEL IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES GPA, CLASS RANK, AND THEIR ACT, SAT SCORES. WE APPLAUD THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO PERFORM AT THE HIGHEST OF EXCELLENCE, BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY. SO WE HAVE 23 STUDENTS THIS SPRING, DISTRICT WIDE THAT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AND SEVERAL WERE ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
[APPLAUSE] JOSHUA FOX RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL ALL STATE SWIM AND DIVE.
[APPLAUSE] JACKSON BUCKLEY, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL, ALL STATE SWIM AND DIVE.
[APPLAUSE] BRADY FREEMAN, PIERCE HIGH SCHOOL, ALL STATE BOYS BASKETBALL.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE AVERY FARRELL, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL, ALL STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL.
[APPLAUSE] SIENNA SMITH D UMM LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL, ALL STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, DAD. CONGRATULATIONS.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO JACKSON JARVIS RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL ALL STATE SWIM AND DIVE.
[APPLAUSE] CHASE DAI, ALSO RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL ALL STATE SWIM AND DIVE.
[APPLAUSE] HI. MATTHEW MALDONADO RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL ALL STATE SWIM AND DIVE.
[APPLAUSE] AND JACKSON SAFIR PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL ALL STATE WRESTLING.
[APPLAUSE] LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THESE AMAZING STUDENT ATHLETES.
AND WE ARE GOING TO GET ONE LAST PICTURE THIS EVENING.
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CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE PARENTS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND TEACHERS, SPONSORS, COACHES, THAT ARE ALSO HERE THIS EVENING.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO SUPPORT RISD.
AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS MONTH.
OUR NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
[II. PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION]
MISS MCGOWAN, DO WE HAVE ANY PERSONS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? THANK YOU, MR. POTEET. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, I WELCOME OUR VISITORS.DURING TODAY'S MEETING. SPEAKERS MAY COMMENT ON BOTH AGENDA AND NON AGENDA ITEMS. AS A REMINDER, SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PROTOCOL AS NOTED ON THE RISD WEBSITE.
SPEAKERS PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AT THE FRONT OF THE AUDITORIUM WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.
I DID LOOK AT THE COUPLE MONTHS BACK. THE REPORT CAME OUT FROM TEXAS SCORECARD.
WE ARE ALLOWING GENDER CONFUSED BOYS TO STAY WITH GIRLS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS ON FIELD TRIPS.
SO I TAKE BIG ISSUE WITH THAT. OKAY.
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TAKE SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH THAT, BOYS STAY WITH BOYS.GIRLS STAY WITH GIRLS. IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE.
IT'S THE SAFETY ISSUE. RESPECT TO THE GIRLS. THE BOYS NOT BE IN THE SAME AREA AS GIRLS BECAUSE, I MEAN, BACK IN THE DAY, I MEAN, COME ON. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN THIS WAY FOREVER, FOR DECADES.
THE SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S A HEALTH ISSUE. PRIVACY ISSUE.
I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, WITH Y'ALL, WITH LITTLE GIRLS, WOULD YOU WANT BOYS TO BE HANGING WITH THEM ON FIELD TRIPS? I DON'T THINK SO. WE CAN DO BETTER. WE SHOULD DO BETTER.
AND GENDER CONFUSED BOYS WITH RESPECT THAT'S COMING FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OFTEN ALLOWING LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE INDOCTRINATION THAT ALLOWS BOYS TO GET CONFUSED ABOUT WHO THEY ARE. IT'S REAL SIMPLE. GOD, I THINK PRETTY MUCH ALL FAITHS EXCEPT FOR SATANIC AND ATHEIST JUST DON'T QUESTION THAT. WHEN YOU'RE MADE IN THE BODY, YOU'RE.
YOU WERE BORN A BOY. YOU'RE A BOY. YOU'RE BORN A GIRL.
YOU'RE A GIRL. THE GENDER CONFUSION IS COMING FROM MY OPINION, FROM DEMONIC.
BUT WITHOUT BRINGING IN FAITH, PRETTY MUCH EVERY FAITH AGREES.
YOU'RE BORN IN THE CORRECT BODY. SO KEEP BOYS WITH BOYS.
GIRLS WITH GIRLS. KEEP IT SIMPLE. KEEP IT SAFE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MR. CHARLES HERMES.
I AM DOCTOR CHARLES HERMES. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT.
HOW WE MAKE OUR STUDENTS FEEL MATTERS. PROBLEM.
WE'VE HAD ICE RAIDS IN THE REGION. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD ICE RAIDS NEAR OUR SCHOOLS.
WE'VE HAD ADMINISTRATORS TELL STAFF THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO SPEAK IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE.
IT'S WHAT YOU JUST DID. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.
AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT MATTERS, WHAT WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE IS MANY OF US HAVE PRIVILEGE.
ONE OF THE MOMENTS IN MY EDUCATION THAT ACTUALLY WAS MY BEST MOMENT BEING TAUGHT WASN'T FROM A TEACHER, IT WAS FROM A STUDENT. I HAD A STUDENT WALK INTO MY OFFICE ONCE, AND SHE WAS.
I WAS AN ADVISOR AND A TEACHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ARLINGTON.
AND SHE WAS COMING INTO MY OFFICE TALKING ABOUT CLASSES SHE NEEDED FOR NEXT SEMESTER.
BUT ONE THING I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY WAS THIS SHE JUST DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. SHE DIDN'T.
SOMETHING WAS OFF. SO I ASKED HER WHAT HAPPENED.
THE DAY BEFORE HER SISTER WAS DEPORTED. SHE WAS DACA.
AS SHE SAT THERE IN MY OFFICE, AS SHE SAT THERE IN MY OFFICE, SHE WAS WONDERING WHY WE WERE TALKING ABOUT NEXT SEMESTER BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T SEE HER EVER GRADUATING. SHE WAS CONVINCED IT WAS A WASTE OF TIME.
WHY TALK ABOUT MORE MONEY FOR NEXT SEMESTER? WHY TALK ABOUT WHAT CLASSES I NEED TO TAKE NEXT SEMESTER? I WON'T BE HERE LONG ENOUGH TO GRADUATE. THAT FEAR, THAT ANXIETY, WAS CRIPPLING HER SO MUCH, SHE WAS LOOKING AT DROPPING OUT AT THAT MOMENT. TWO YEARS AGO, SHE ENDED UP HAVING AN INTERNSHIP AT YALE LAW.
THIS LAST YEAR, SHE GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WITH A LAW DEGREE.
AND THE REASON FOR THIS IS PART OF WHAT YOU JUST DID HERE THIS MORNING.
ONE THING WE'VE GOT TO RECOGNIZE IS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THERE'S MANY PEOPLE, THERE'S OUR LGBT STUDENTS, THERE'S OUR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS, THERE'S OUR DACA STUDENTS.
THERE'S MANY STUDENTS WHO HAVE GOT A LOT OF FEAR AND ANXIETY.
SHOW THEM WE CARE. DO WHAT WE CAN TO LISTEN TO THE VOICES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU IS THIS BECAUSE OF MY PRIVILEGE, I OFTEN DON'T SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE, TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE GOT MORE DIRECT EXPERIENCE IS WHERE I WILL LEARN THE BEST.
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MY NAME IS STEPHANIE PLANCARTE, MOTHER OF YARITZA, WHO'S HERE TODAY.SHE GOES TO DOBIE PRE-K. DOBIE PRE-K THERE'S KIRSTYN HART AND PAIGE ARATA, BOTH TWO WELL KNOWN IN THE DISTRICT FOR BEING PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THAT SCHOOL. BUT TO THEIR STAFF AND FACULTY AND FAMILIES OF THE COMMUNITY, THEY ARE NOTHING MORE BUT RACIST AND BULLIES THAT MAKE THE WORK ENVIRONMENT TERRIBLE AND MISERABLE PLACE.
YET THE DISTRICT HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN FORMERLY.
THERE HAS BEEN A FORMAL COMPLAINT FOR ONE OF THEM. THE DISTRICT.
AND IT'S HONESTLY EMBARRASSING BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE GETTING RECOGNIZED FOR CARING AND GIVING A CRAP, BUT YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY DON'T. SO I'M JUST HERE TO WASTE MY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN I CAN BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE WITH MY DAUGHTER, BUT HOLDING YOU GUYS ACCOUNTABLE FOR STUFF LIKE THAT.
IF THERE IS A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND WE'RE GOING ABOUT YOUR PROCESSES, YOU GUYS SHOULD BE DOING THE PROCESS. YOU GUYS SHOULD BE HOLDING THOSE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, BECAUSE IT'S SCARY TO KNOW THAT MY FOUR YEAR OLD IS GOING TO A SCHOOL WHERE THERE'S NOT ONE, BUT TWO RACISTS THERE, ALLOWING STAFF, FACULTY, AND PROBABLY THE STUDENTS AS WELL TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
AND THAT DOESN'T FOSTER A GOOD LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OR A WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR ANYBODY.
AND I THINK THAT GOES TO SHOW FOR EVERYBODY. AND DEBBIE, THAT'S YOUR DISTRICT.
SO YOU SHOULD ALSO BE INVOLVED IN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN ADMIN POSITIONS.
BECAUSE I KNOW I MEAN, I THINK I SAW YOUR BIO AND I THINK YOUR DAUGHTER WENT TO RICHARDSON.
SO THAT'S SCARY BECAUSE AS A PERSON THAT'S A PARENT AND AS A PERSON THAT'S SITTING UP HERE IN THE HORSESHOE, YOU GUYS SHOULD CARE NOT ONLY FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE THERE NOW, BUT THE STUDENTS THAT YOU'VE HAD OR HAVE CURRENTLY THAT ARE ALSO PART OF THE DISTRICT. SO DO YOUR JOB. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY. MR. SAMUEL HALL.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BOARD. MY NAME IS SAMUEL HALL.
I'M THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF PATRIOTS FOR AMERICA.
WE'RE A NONPROFIT 508 C1A THAT STRIVES TO RESCUE CHILDREN OUT OF SEX TRAFFICKING.
SO WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THIS I'VE DEDICATED MY LIFE TO PROTECTING CHILDREN.
I'VE PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS ON THE BORDER, INTERCEPTING CHILDREN BEING TRAFFICKED BY CARTEL ALONG WITH OUR TEAM AND HELPING GETTING THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY. SO WHEN I HEAR SOMETHING KIND OF REALLY DUMB, LIKE GIRLS AND BOYS BEING ABLE TO DORM TOGETHER ON SCHOOL EVENTS, THAT MAN DIDN'T COUGH ONE DAMN TIME DURING HER SPEECH, AND NOT ONE TIME DURING HIS SPEECH.
THIS IS AN INTERRUPTION AND HE NEEDS TO GET GONE RIGHT NOW.
HE INTERRUPTED. HE COUGHED FOR THREE WHOLE MINUTES DURING MICHAEL CONWAY'S SPEECH.
I WANT MY TIME PAUSED AND I WANT HIM REMOVED.
PLEASE. THANK YOU. PLEASE CONTINUE WITH YOUR TIME.
PLEASE TELL THIS GENTLEMAN TO EITHER GO OUTSIDE OR COUGH ELSEWHERE. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. IT'S OBVIOUSLY INTENTIONAL.
CLEARLY EVERYBODY SEES THAT'S INTENTIONAL. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. GIRLS AND BOYS ROOMING IN THE SAME DORM IS ONLY GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. IT'S ONLY GOING TO CAUSE LAWSUITS. IT'S ONLY GOING TO HAVE RAMIFICATIONS OF A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION, NOT POSITIVE. NOW, I WASN'T RAISED THAT WAY. WE WEREN'T RAISED THAT WAY.
IN FACT, IF ANYBODY THOUGHT ABOUT ROOMING WITH A.
HOW MUCH MORE TIME DOES HE GET TO TAKE? YEAH.
JUST CONTINUE. WE'RE LISTENING. I SURE APPRECIATE IT, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT STUDENTS? NOT JUST STUDENTS, BUT PARENTS.
I'M NOT HERE TO TO SAY THAT YOU'RE WRONG OR ANYBODY'S WRONG.
WHAT I'M HERE TO SAY IS THAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY ZERO COMMON SENSE PRINCIPLE, SIR.
MR. POTEET, I KNOW YOU HAVE A HARD JOB. I KNOW EACH OF YOU HAVE A HARD JOB.
YOU KNOW, I'M A FATHER OF FIVE, AND I HAVE A GRANDBABY AS WELL.
ALL WE WANT TO DO IS PROTECT CHILDREN, RIGHT? MRS. MCGOWAN, IS THAT TRUE? WE WANT TO PROTECT CHILDREN.
RIGHT? MEGAN. THAT'S TRUE. SO WHAT IS THIS PRINCIPLE?
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WHAT IS THIS POLICY? AND WHO CAME UP WITH IT? AND WHERE'S THE METHODOLOGY OF THOUGHT BEHIND IT? IS IT COST SAVING? BECAUSE AS FAR AS KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE, ALL I CAN FORESEE, UNFORTUNATELY, IS SEXUAL ASSAULTS, LAWSUITS INDICTMENTS OF COACHES AND TEACHERS.AND MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
Y'ALL HAVE A BLESSED EVENING. MR. LAWRENCE CANTOR.
GOOD EVENING. RISD BOARD. MY NAME IS LAWRENCE CANTOR.
I'M A RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND PROUD LEGACY DAD OF A SON NOW AT CHRISTOPHER CANTOR.
SO GO EAGLES. I HAND OUT AND SOME OF YOU HOPEFULLY HAVE THAT TO READ ALONG.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'D LIKE TO JUST READ SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT I HAD PUT ON THERE, STARTING WITH THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. AND MY COMMENTS TONIGHT ARE ABOUT STUDENT CLUBS, SOCIAL SKILLS IMPROVEMENT, AS WELL AS WHAT I WOULD CALL RETHINKING THE ROLE OF STUDENT CLUBS.
AS AN RHS GRADUATE IN 1969, IT'S BEEN FUN FOR ME TO REMINISCE ABOUT MY DAYS AT RHS BACK IN THE 60S, ESPECIALLY ENJOYING MY TIME SOCIALIZING WITH CLASSMATES IN CLUBS.
I WAS AN OFFICER IN FOUR CLUBS AND ALSO ON THE TENNIS TEAM.
AND AS I'VE RECENTLY SHARED WITH SOME OF YOU HERE ON THE BOARD THE CULTURE FOR DEVELOPING STUDENT SOCIAL SOFT SKILLS FOR ME BACK THEN LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT THAN IT DOES FOR MY SON TODAY AT RHS. SO WHEN I SAY SOFT SKILLS IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT THE GRAPHIC BELOW, WHAT I'M REALLY REFERRING TO IS NETWORKING TEAMWORK, CREATIVE THINKING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, TEAM MANAGEMENT, AMONG OTHERS. NOW ON THE BACK I'VE ACTUALLY WRITTEN A 16 PAGE REPORT COMPILING INFORMATION ACROSS THE USA ON SOME OF THE DISTURBING AND DECLINING TRENDS IN SOCIAL SOFT SKILLS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AND IN THIS CHART, I'VE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED FOUR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CONCERNS.
ONE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AND THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND THE STATE LEVEL AND THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
AND AS A PARENT, I GUESS I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE YONDER POUCH.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A PRIORITIZATION OF WHAT'S CALLED SEL OR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND LEARNING SKILLS.
SO HOPEFULLY BEING ABLE TO FOLLOW SOME OF THOSE BEST PRACTICES WOULD BE HELPFUL.
SO SPECIFICALLY WHILE AT RHS AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT, I KNOW PRINCIPAL CHOAT WAS HERE, SO I WANT TO THANK HE AND HIS STAFF VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME I'VE SPENT DISCUSSING THIS WITH THEM.
BUT CURRENTLY AT RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL AND LIKELY ACROSS RISD THERE ARE A LACK OF FORMAL METRICS, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HOPEFULLY INCLUDE THOSE.
OOPS. I DIDN'T MANAGE MY TIME VERY WELL, BUT I DID LEAVE A HANDOUT FOR YOU.
AND I DID SPEAK WITH MR. POTEET AND DOCTOR HELLER.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THIS OFFLINE LATER.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THAT TIME AND MAKING THAT EFFORT.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[III. CONSENT / CONFIRMATION AGENDA ITEMS]
DOES ANYONE WISH TO PULL ANY CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION? YES. PRESIDENT POTEET, PLEASE. AND THE ADMINISTRATION REQUESTS THAT THE ACTION ITEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK MIDDLE SCHOOLS FROM PART A, THE ADMINISTRATION WILL RESUBMIT THIS ITEM AT A LATER BOARD MEETING.[00:50:01]
FROM PART A. SO MOVED. THANK YOU, MISS PACHECO.IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MS. TIMME .
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS MOTION? NO. OKAY. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. OUR NEXT INFORMATION ITEM IS TO RECEIVE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
[IV.A. Legislative Update]
MS . BRANUM. THANK YOU. YES, I'M GOING TO INVITE MISS MORRIS.SO, MISS MORRIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING BOARD.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE TONIGHT. AND I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A.
IT ENDS JUNE 3RD. TIME IS ROLLING RIGHT ALONG.
YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF BILLS THAT WERE FILED IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
I WANT TO REFLECT MOSTLY ON THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE EDUCATION EDITOR BEING EDUCATION.
YOU SEE THERE, CLOSE TO 900 BILLS ALREADY BEEN FILED, AND YET ONLY 35 HAVE BEEN PASSED OUT OF THE COMMITTEE TODAY IN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE 10 BILLS WERE PASSED. SO WHEN I FIRST WROTE THIS, THERE WERE ONLY EIGHT.
AND WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE THOSE BILLS CHANGE FROM WHAT IS ORIGINALLY FILED AND ONLINE.
AND AS THEY CHANGE, WE NEED TO BE UPDATED. AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THAT RIGHT AWAY.
AND MY LAST SLIDE WILL SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE IN OUR LONG WAY TO GO.
REGARDING OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, DISCIPLINE IS OUR TOP ONE.
AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS TO REPORT TONIGHT.
AND THAT IS THAT HOUSE BILL SIX THAT INCLUDED A LOT OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE DISCIPLINED THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR, OR PASSED OUT OF THE COMMITTEE. SO THERE ARE LOTS MORE STEPS TO GO.
BUT THAT'S A REALLY. THAT'S GOOD. DO WHAT? 13 TO 1 I KNOW.
OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE COMMITTEE, JOHN BRYANT, DID VOTE FOR IT.
SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. YOU SEE ON THERE TOO, THAT THE SENATE HAS A LOT OF BILLS.
BUT IT'S STILL REALLY GOOD. THAT HOUSE BILL SIX PASSED AND THAT WAS SOMETHING GREAT TO REPORT.
WE HAVE OTHER BILLS ON SOME OF YOUR OTHER FUNDING THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH BEFORE. THOSE BILLS ARE ALL MOVING THROUGH, AND I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE. BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THESE ARE THE MAJOR BILLS THAT ADDRESS THE THINGS THAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT STARTED ABOUT IN 2015, IN WITH PLANO AND RICHARDSON TOGETHER, AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD HELP OUR CONSTITUENTS UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN THOUGH YOUR TAX RATES GO UP, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS GET MORE MONEY.
AND WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON EVERYBODY'S TAX STATEMENT.
THAT PART DIDN'T MAKE THE BILL. BUT WHAT DID MAKE THE BILL IS PUTTING THAT INFORMATION ONLINE.
SO AS PEOPLE GO ONLINE TO LOOK AT THEIR PROPERTY TAX STATEMENT, THEY WILL SEE THE BREAKOUT BETWEEN HOW MUCH IS GOING ACTUALLY TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOW MUCH IS GOING BACK TO THE STATE. AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL JUST CLEAR SOME OF THAT UP FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE CONCERNED.
YOU SEE, THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE PASSED A CS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL TWO, AND THEY SAID DURING THE MEETING THAT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT.
THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ARE NOT FARING WELL, AND THEY'RE SOME OF OUR BIGGER DISTRICTS, NEIGHBORING DALLAS, AUSTIN THAT NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE HELP.
AND SO THEY'RE WORKING ON IT STILL. SO MY GUESS IS BY THE TIME THAT GETS ASSIGNED TO A FLOOR VOTE, THE BILL WILL LOOK EVEN DIFFERENT. ALSO TODAY THE HOUSE PASSED THE VOUCHER BILL, WHICH IS A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL TWO.
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WE ALSO HAD A SUPPLEMENTAL BILL PASSED, WHICH IS ANOTHER PIECE OF GOOD NEWS THAT HAS SOME SHARS FUNDING IN IT.IT'S AN EMERGENCY BILL. SO IF IT CAN PASS WITH TWO THIRDS OF VOTE IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, IT WILL GO RIGHT AWAY. IT'LL BE IMPLEMENTED RIGHT AWAY, WHICH IS GOOD.
THERE'S $934 MILLION IN IT TO BACKFILL WHAT FEDERAL FUNDING CAME OUT OF SHARS.
AND I THINK AFTER TALKING TO MISTER PATE, DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OR.
THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. SO I WON'T SPOIL IT.
THEN LET'S SEE. WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE? SO THAT WAS TODAY. OKAY. SO WHAT I WANTED TO GIVE HERE, AND THIS IS PROBABLY, I HATE TO DO ALL THESE WORDS ON A SLIDE, BUT BASICALLY THIS IS WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE SENATE BILL TWO, WHICH IS THE VOUCHER BILL. THAT'S DIFFERENT. THE HOUSE HAS REALLY LIMITED WHO WAS ELIGIBLE FOR VOUCHERS, SAYING THAT ONLY 20% OF THE PROGRAM'S TOTAL BUDGET COULD BE FROM FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT DISABILITIES OR FROM NON LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD.
SO THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE SENATE BILL. THE OTHER THING THAT THE HOUSE PUTS IN IS THAT THESE THINGS EXPIRE AFTER 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH MEANS THAT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN 2027, THEY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS AGAIN.
OH, BOY. BUT THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT IT.
THEY ALSO EXEMPT PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ANY TESTING BELOW THIRD GRADE AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT KIND OF MAKE SENSE, AND I WON'T GO INTO THAT THERE. YOU ALL CAN READ THAT IN YOUR DOCUMENTS, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE SENATE.
AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW IF THIS PASSES IN THE HOUSE, WHICH THERE I'VE HEARD THERE ARE LOTS OF AMENDMENTS GOING TO BE HAPPENING AND PROPOSED FOR THIS BILL. BUT IF IT PASSES IN THE HOUSE, THEN IT WILL GO TO THE SENATE AND THEY WILL HAVE A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
SO WE'RE STILL A LONG WAY FROM ANYTHING HAPPENING FOR SURE.
THESE ARE SENATE BILLS. ALL OF THESE HAVE PASSED IN THE WHOLE SENATE.
AND THERE ARE A LOT AND THEN HOUSE BILLS THE SAME.
DISCIPLINE. I AGAIN THE DISCIPLINE THING CAME UP TODAY AND SO IT PASSED.
THAT WAS GOOD. THIS IS WHAT I REALLY WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
AND RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF THESE IN THE HOUSE HAVE JUST MADE IT TO NUMBER TWO.
THE ONES THAT HAPPEN TODAY ARE IN THE SECOND STEP.
SO THERE'S SEVERAL STEPS MORE TO GO BEFORE IT'S FINISHED.
SO ANY ANXIETY YOU WOULD HAVE I WOULD SAY WAIT.
WAIT FOR YOUR ANXIETY AND REALLY WAIT FOR ANY REAL ACTION UNTIL THEY HIT THE FLOOR.
AND THERE ARE SOME AMENDMENTS AND THINGS DAVID AND I OR MR. PATE AND I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH REPRESENTATIVE BRYANT AS WE WENT THROUGH THE FUNDING BILL.
SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION AND A LOT OF TEXTING GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE REPRESENTATIVE AS HE'S GOING THROUGH THESE BILLS AND THAT'S IT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT BOARD THIS IS YOUR IT'S CHANGING BY THE DAY.
SO THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO ASK. BY THE MINUTE.
BY THE MINUTE ANY CLARIFICATIONS OR QUESTIONS.
ANSWERS YOU GET TODAY MAYBE DIFFERENT TOMORROW.
SO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU, MISS MORRIS.
WE APPRECIATE THAT. OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM IS TO CONSIDER AND ACCEPT GIFTS.
[IV.B. Consider and Accept Gifts]
MISS BRANUM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUTSIDE OF RECOGNITIONS, THIS IS ALWAYS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PARTS OF OUR MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL OF OUR PTAS AND OUR OTHER SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WHO JUST CONTINUE TO GIVE AND POUR INTO OUR CAMPUSES TO ENSURE AN AMAZING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.SO, MR. PATE, I'VE ASKED HIM TO PRESENT OUR GIFTS OF $5,000 OR MORE.
SO, MR. PATE, THANK YOU, MRS. BRANUM. I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT GIFTS RECEIVED THIS MONTH.
WE HAVE THREE GIFTS OVER $5,000 SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
THE LAKE HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY PTA DONATED $11,123.71 TO LAKE HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY.
THE PRAIRIE CREEK ELEMENTARY PTA DONATED $25,919 TO PRAIRIE CREEK ELEMENTARY, AND THE WHITE ROCK ELEMENTARY PTA DONATED $7,500 TO WHITE ROCK ELEMENTARY FOR A TOTAL OF $44,542.71.
AND WE HAVE FOUR GIFTS, LESS THAN $5,000 FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT, TOTALING $2,588, WHICH ARE SUBMITTED FOR THE BOARD'S INFORMATION.
OUR TOTAL GIFTS THIS MONTH ARE $47,130.71. THANK YOU, MR.
[01:00:05]
PATE. AND WITH THAT, I DO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE GIFTS OF $5,000 OR MORE AS LISTED.THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE GIFTS? SO MOVED. SO MOVED. THANK YOU. MR. EAGER, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MISS HARRIS. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE GIFTS AS THEY WERE LAID OUT? NO. OKAY, GREAT. THEN HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY. THAT MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
ALWAYS ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE THE THE COMMUNITY GIVE BACK.
[IV.C. Consider and Approve Low Attendance Waiver]
OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM IS TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE LOW ATTENDANCE WAIVER, MISS BRANUM.THANK YOU. TRUSTEE POTEET. OCCASIONALLY IN A SCHOOL YEAR, WE WILL HAVE DAYS THAT, FOR A VARIETY OF REASON CAUSE US TO FALL BELOW WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE A NORMAL THRESHOLD FOR OUR ADA AND TEA DOES PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SUBMIT A LOW ATTENDANCE WAIVER SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, REMEMBER, I JUST WANT TO PLUG THAT WE ARE NOT PAID BASED ON ENROLLMENT.
WE ARE OUR REVENUE IS GENERATED BY ADA. SO EVERY DAY THAT A STUDENT MISSES, THAT'S ABOUT $40 LESS REVENUE THAT THE DISTRICT RECEIVES. SO WHEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH, WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF MISSED DAYS, THEN THIS ALLOWS US TO RECOUP THAT MONEY. SO, MR. JASSO, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM.
THE WAIVERS CAN BE DISTRICT WIDE OR BY INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS.
YOU CAN SEE THE 2025 LOW ATTENDANCE RATE VERSUS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
AND FOR CONTEXT, THIS IS TRIGGERED WHEN THERE'S A 10% OR MORE DIP IN THAT ATTENDANCE RATE.
THEN AS YOU GO DOWN, YOU SEE THE DISTRICT WAIVER WE WOULD BE APPLYING FOR ON FEBRUARY 19TH.
AND JUST FOR CONTEXT, YOU ALSO HAVE ALL OF THE CAMPUSES AND THEIR ATTENDANCE AS WELL.
AND SO WITH THAT, I ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE WAIVER AS PRESENTED.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM, MR. JASSO. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LOW ATTENDANCE WAIVER? SO MOVED. THANK YOU, MS. TIMME . IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. MS. RENTERÍA. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON THIS? AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WE'VE GOT THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE A MISSED DAY WAIVER.
OH, SORRY. DID I SAY MISSED DAY? NO NO, NO. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF THERE WERE QUESTIONS, WE'RE GETTING TO THAT. SO I DIDN'T WANT TO COMBINE THE TWO.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
NOT HEARING ANY ARE THERE? ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[IV.D. Consider and Approve Missed Day Waiver]
MISS BRANUM. ABSOLUTELY. SO, AGAIN WHEN WE THERE ARE MANY TIMES THAT WE HAVE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE OUT OF CONTROL OF THE DISTRICT.OFTEN THIS IS WHEN WE HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY WEATHER EVENT.
OR IT MIGHT BE A OUT OF ORDINARY, FOR EXAMPLE, A PLUMBING EVENT WHICH MISS HAYES AND HER TEAM HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF THAT THIS YEAR AS WE HAVE SOME AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO AGAIN, TEA PROVIDES US THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND SO, MR. JASSO, YOU PLEASE SHARE SOME INFORMATION ON OUR MISSED SCHOOL DAYS WAIVER.
YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. AND SO TEA GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT A DISTRICT CAN APPLY FOR THE MISSED SCHOOL DAY WAIVER AFTER THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF MISSED FOR ANY REASON HAVE BEEN MADE UP. WE HAVE ENOUGH MINUTES IN OUR CALENDAR ALREADY WHERE WE WE WILL HAVE THAT IN PLACE.
AND SO AS YOU LOOK DOWN THE TWO DAYS, BY THE WAY, THAT THE DISTRICT WAS CLOSED WAS JANUARY.
JANUARY 9TH AND 10TH, 2025. SO AS YOU LOOK AT THE TABLE, IF I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TABLE, YOU CAN SEE THE CAMPUSES. JUST FOR INSTANCE, THE FIRST ROW IS PRESTONWOOD ELEMENTARY ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2024. LOST A DAY OF INSTRUCTION DUE TO MAJOR PLUMBING ISSUE, RESULTING IN NO OR LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER.
AND SO I CERTAINLY WON'T READ THE REMAINDER OF THAT TABLE TO YOU.
BUT YOU SEE EACH ONE OF THE CAMPUSES THAT'S IMPACTED THERE.
I WILL, HOWEVER, DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A GROUP OF THINK OF FIVE, WHICH IS ACM, DOVER, HEIGHTS,
[01:05:01]
WEST, AND RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. THEY WERE ALL PARTY TO THE CITY OF RICHARDSON WATER BOIL NOTICE IF YOU IF YOU RECALL THAT.THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MISSED DAY WAIVER? SO MOVED. THANK YOU. MR. EAGER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MS. MCGOWAN. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM OR.
YEAH. GO AHEAD, MISS PACHECO. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF WE PROVIDED, LIKE, BACKUP TO THESE MISSED DAYS WHEN WE SUBMIT THE INFORMATION FOR THE ATTENDANCE. YES, MA'AM.
OFTEN, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IT MAY BE THAT WE HAVE A I WILL JUST USE IN THE PAST, WHEN WE HAD THE TORNADO EVENT, WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE TO SUBMIT, LIKE, HEADLINES AND A METEOROLOGICAL REPORT THAT SHOWED THAT WE ACTUALLY WERE HIT BY THAT F5 TORNADO.
SO YES, THERE IS JUSTIFICATION IN TERMS OF IT WOULD BE THE OFFICIAL WATER BOIL NOTICE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF RICHARDSON THAT WE WOULD SUBMIT TO, TEA AS EVIDENCE. OFTENTIMES WE'LL SUBMIT THE WAIVER FIRST.
AND THEN IF TEA COMES BACK AND ASKS US TO SUBMIT THAT, WE WILL DO THAT.
OFTENTIMES THEY WILL JUST APPROVE IT AS IS. PERFECT.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, MS. MCGOWAN. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON THIS ONE AS WELL.
WE ARE BASICALLY WE LOSE MONEY WHEN THIS HAPPENS, RIGHT? FOR THE LOW ATTENDANCE WAIVER SPECIFICALLY, YES, WE MISS OUT ON FUNDING.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE HAVE A CAMPUS THAT WAS HIT BY THE FLU OR HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY HEALTH EVENT WHEN EVERY DAY THAT A STUDENT IS NOT HERE, THAT IS $40. AND WHAT THIS WAIVER ALLOWS US IS, IS BASICALLY TO SAYS, WE KNOW SOMETIMES THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF THE CONTROL OF THE DISTRICT. AND SO INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THAT TO HARM YOUR AVERAGE ADA, WE'RE GOING TO ASSUME THAT IT HAD BEEN A TYPICAL DAY YOUR ADA WOULD BE WHAT IT WAS THE YEAR BEFORE. SO IF IT WAS 91% LAST YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO ASSUME ON THIS DAY, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THIS FLU OUTBREAK, THAT IT WOULD BE 91%. AND SO IT IS KIND OF A WAY TO HAVE A HOLD HARMLESS.
BUT AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO IT HAS TO BE FOR YOU KNOW, REALLY EXTRAORDINARY REASONS.
SO WE DON'T SUBMIT THIS REGULARLY. THIS IS A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
RIGHT. SO WE CAN EXPECT I MEAN, THAT HAPPENS, RIGHT.
AND SO WITH BONDS AND STUFF WE GO THROUGH AND TRY AND GET AHEAD OF THOSE.
BUT WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IS 58 YEAR OLD BUILDINGS, SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP.
SHE DOES. AND WE HATE TO HAVE TO REACT WHEN SOMETHING COMES UP LIKE THAT, BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE HAVE VERY LIMITED TIME OFF WHEN WE HAVE TO TACKLE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THANKS FOR JUMPING ON THOSE. OKAY WITH THAT LET'S SEE, WHERE WERE WE AT? I TALKED MYSELF RIGHT OUT OF THE AGENDA. SO WE HAD THEM.
OKAY. HOLD MEUP. OKAY. HEARING NONE, I'M ON THE NEXT ITEM.
HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY, THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. NOW WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.
[IV.E. Consider and Approve Nomination of Trustee Harris for a Region 10 seat on the TASB Board of Directors]
OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM IS TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE NOMINATION OF TRUSTEE HARRIS FOR A REGION 10 SEAT B ON THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS.MISS BRANUM DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING OR DO YOU WANT TO? I CAN. SO, SO JUST FOR SOME CONTEXT HERE, I'LL FILL IN THAT EACH REGION WITHIN TEXAS HAS DELEGATES OR DIRECTORS THAT WILL BE ON THE TASB BOARD, AND THEY HAVE TWO, I BELIEVE. AND SO THEY HAVE SOME THEY HAVE A TERM ON THERE.
AND THE ONE THAT'S CURRENTLY FILLING THIS ROLE IS TERMED OUT.
AND SO WE'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ONE OF OUR OWN AND NOMINATE HER TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE.
WE DO A LOT OF WORK WITH TASB. THEY DO A LOT OF WORK ON OUR BEHALF, BUT I THINK IT'S THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF SHOWCASE R ISD AT A STATE LEVEL. AND KIND OF SHOW OTHER DISTRICTS AND THE STATE LEVEL ORGANIZATION WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR R ISD.
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO BRING THIS MOTION FORWARD, TO NOMINATE MISS HARRIS FOR THAT ROLE ON THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOMINATION OF TRUSTEE HARRIS FOR REGION 10, SEAT B?
[01:10:06]
SO MOVED. THANK YOU. MS. RENTERÍA. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MS. TIMME . OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR MISS HARRIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I MAY HAVE STOLE YOUR THUNDER. I APOLOGIZE IF I DID.I HAVE TRIED MY BEST TO REPRESENT RICHARDSON ISD FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAPACITIES, FROM PTA TO STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEES. NOW, ON THE BOARD, IT'S LIKE, WHAT'S NEXT? WHAT ELSE COULD THERE BE? BUT I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST FROM THE BOARD.
I STILL HAVE TO TAKE A FEW OTHER STEPS BEFORE I'M ACTUALLY THERE, BUT I WILL ASK FOR YOUR YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS I DO THIS AND WOULDN'T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY BUT TO BE HERE REPRESENTING OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND OUR AWESOME DISTRICT.
SO THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, MISS PACHECO? I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU DECIDED TO TAKE THIS NOMINATION.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REPRESENTING US.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES, MISS RENTERIA, I JUST WANTED TO DITTO WHAT MISS PACHECO SAID.
SO I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT SHE'S GOING TO REPRESENT US WELL.
AND YOU KNOW, I WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK. AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO WELL.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS FOR US. THANK YOU, MS. RENTERÍA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MISS MCGOWAN? I JUST WANT TO DITTO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE SAYING AS WELL.
AND I SAY CONGRATULATIONS. GO REPRESENT US AT THE STATE LEVEL.
CAN'T WAIT TO SUPPORT YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY. EXCELLENT. MR. EAGER. DITTO. AND ALL KIDDING ASIDE YOU'VE DONE GREAT THINGS HERE, AND IT'S JUST TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU REPRESENT US.
THANK YOU. MR. EAGER. ANYONE ELSE? YES, MISS TIMME.
LISTEN, DITTO FOR CHERYL AND ALL THE THINGS. HOWEVER, I WANT TO ADD TO THAT, IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS VOICE AND WILL OF THE BOARD AND REPRESENTING ALL OF OUR THOUGHTS FOR LIKE THE BEST OF ALL CHILDREN, IT IS YOU, MS. HARRIS. SO WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU IN THAT ROLE.
THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. GREAT COMMENTS OF SUPPORT AND I'VE ALREADY SAID MY PIECE.
SO SO AT THIS TIME, HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. WELL, EX-OFFICIO, THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK. WE HAVE IN HERE, BREAK.
[IV.F. Board of Trustees Training Hours]
REGARDING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD TRAINING HOURS.SO BEAR WITH ME. THERE'S A LOT HERE THAT I HAVE TO READ.
SO BUT THIS IS A NECESSARY PART. SO COMPLETING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION EACH YEAR OF SERVICE IS A BASIC OBLIGATION EXPECTATION OF ANY SITTING BOARD MEMBER. THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ARE ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
AS BOARD PRESIDENT, I AM REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF EACH MEMBER WHO HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION, HAS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND IS DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION.
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING IS MEASURED AS OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE TRUSTEE'S ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT, OR TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS TRAINING, AS APPLICABLE.
THERE ARE EIGHT TRAINING AREAS FOR BOARD MEMBER CONTINUING EDUCATION.
LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION. ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
TEAM BUILDING, ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION, EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND GOAL SETTING, IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN, AND SCHOOL SAFETY.
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TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OR DEFICIENCY AS TO THE REQUIRED TRAINING FOR MEMBERS WHO STILL HAVE TIME REMAINING TO COMPLETE REQUIRED TRAINING.BOARD MEMBER COMPLETION OF REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION.
I WILL GO THROUGH A QUICK BREAKDOWN ON EACH OF THESE ITEMS THAT I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED.
LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION THAT IS PRIMARILY NEW MEMBERS.
HERE'S ANOTHER NEW MEMBERS ONE ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
AGAIN, NO NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
TRAINING FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
THIS TRAINING IS REQUIRED OF EXPERIENCED BOARD MEMBERS AFTER EACH LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THE ENTIRE BOARD, ALONG WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, HAVE COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TEAM BUILDING TRAINING.
EACH MEMBER MUST COMPLETE FIVE HOURS OF ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION EACH YEAR.
EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS COMPLETED THE ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.
NOTE THIS TRAINING MUST BE COMPLETED EVERY TWO YEARS.
CHRIS POTEET, RACHEL MCGOWAN, REGINA HARRIS, DEBBIE RENTERÍA, MEGAN TIMME, AND VANESSA PACHECO.
MR. ERIC EAGER. IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.
THIS TRAINING MUST BE COMPLETED EVERY TWO YEARS.
THE LAST CATEGORY IS SCHOOL SAFETY. THIS TRAINING MUST BE COMPLETED EVERY TWO YEARS.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING.
BOARD MEMBERS EXCEEDING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION.
EACH BOARD MEMBER EXCEEDED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING.
BOARD MEMBER CHRIS POTEET. TOTAL HOURS COMPLETED 11.
NUMBER OF EXCESS HOURS SIX. EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED TRAINING BY FIVE HOURS.
BOARD MEMBER ERIC EAGER EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 2.25 HOURS.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS EXCEEDED FOR OUR BOARD IN THIS TIME PERIOD IS 73 ADDITIONAL HOURS.
MR. POTEET. YES. YES, MISS PACHECO. ARE THE HOURS BETWEEN MEGAN TIMME AND
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MYSELF REVERSED BECAUSE IT LOOKS DIFFERENT ON MY SHEET.IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, MISS PACHECO. LET'S SEE.
I HAD MEGAN TIMME AT SEVEN ADDITIONAL HOURS. MISS PACHECO AT 13.5.
DID I READ THEM BACKWARDS OR. OKAY. WE'LL CHECK THAT AND MAKE SURE BEFORE WE SIGN OFF ON IT.
BUT YOU BOTH HAVE EXCEEDED THE NUMBER OF HOURS, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. EXCELLENT.
HIGH FIVES. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. AS WE SAID, THAT'S AN INFORMATION ITEM.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME GO THROUGH THAT AS WAS REQUIRED.
AND WITH THAT, THE BOARD WILL NOW TAKE A BRIEF BREAK AT 7:26.
AT 7:26 AND WE WILL BE BACK AT 7:40. WE'LL START AGAIN.
THANK YOU. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK TO THE APRIL BOARD MEETING.
WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF NUMBERS TRANSPOSED. AND FOR THE EXCESS OR THE EXCEEDED NUMBER OF TRAINING HOURS REQUIRED MISS VANESSA PACHECO HAD 13.5. IS THAT CORRECT, MISS PACHECO? HOW MANY? SEVEN. I'M SORRY. AND MISS MEGAN TIMME HAD 13.5.
SO I STILL HAD THOSE TRANSPOSED. SO GOOD. TEN MINUTES.
OKAY, SO I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION FOR THE RECORD ON AN INFORMATION ITEM.
[IV.G. Update on Grant Funding]
SO NOW OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN INFORMATION ITEM TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON GRANT FUNDING.FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING. MISS BRANUM. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT POTEET.
AND THANK YOU, BOARD. I'M GOING TO INVITE DOCTOR BEUTEL TO COME UP. AND I KNOW MR. PATE MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTRODUCTION, BUT REALLY WE HAVE WE HAVE TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS PRESENTATION.
FIRST AND FOREMOST AS WE THINK ABOUT BUDGET. AND AS WE START TO PLAN FOR OUR 25, 26 BUDGET, IT'S IMPORTANT TO, FOR ALL OF US TO REMEMBER THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDING AND HOW WE TARGET THOSE THAT REVENUE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS.
SPECIFICALLY, AS DOCTOR BEUTEL GOES INTO PROGRAMS LIKE TITLE ONE SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, WE'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY POUR MORE RESOURCES IN TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACCESS THOSE THAT THAT HB THREE STUDENT OUTCOMES PIECE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO THOUGHT THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
WE ALSO JUST WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS OF HERE IS IN OUR DISTRICT WHAT FEDERAL FUNDS WE RECEIVE.
AND HOW OUR DISTRICT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THOSE FEDERAL FUNDS.
AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS LEVEL SET.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. PATE AND DOCTOR BEUTEL.
AND I'LL JUST QUICKLY ADD ON. CONTINUING INTO THE BUDGET DISCUSSION WITH THIS.
SO MOST OF WHAT DOCTOR BEUTEL IS GOING TO GO OVER IS NOT WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDS, IS NOT FUNDS THAT YOU, AS THE BOARD ADOPT A BUDGET FOR. BUT SHE WILL BE DISCUSSING BRIEFLY THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND.
AND YOU DO ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR THAT FUND. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT CONTEXT IN HERE.
AND WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR BEUTEL. GREAT.
TO BEGIN, I THOUGHT I'D JUST START WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF KIND OF THE FLOW OF FUNDS.
THE USDE IS AWARDED THE, IS APPROPRIATED THE FUNDS, AND THEN OUR STATES APPLY AND BECOME THE THE RECIPIENT OF THE USDE FUNDS. AT THAT TIME, THEN THE IN OUR CASE, TEA IS THE GRANT GRANTEE, BUT THEY QUICKLY BECOME THE PASS THROUGH ENTITY BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES, THEY THEN APPLY FOR THE GRANTS AND TEA PASSES THOSE FUNDS TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES TO COMPLETE ALL THE ACTIVITIES, TO USE THE GRANT FUNDS TO MEET THE NEEDS AND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANTS.
SO THERE'S KIND OF TWO BUCKETS WHEN WE THINK ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING.
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POPULATION. ESSA WHICH IS EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS SUCCEEDS ACT.AND THAT'S ALL OF OUR TITLES. TITLE ONE, TITLE TWO, TITLE THREE, TITLE FOUR.
AND SO BASED ON THAT PERCENTAGE IS ESSENTIALLY HOW MUCH MONEY.
THERE'S A FORMULA WHICH WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY PRIVY TO, BUT ESSENTIALLY THAT'S HOW THE STATE THEN DETERMINES HOW MUCH FUNDING WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE. IDEA WHICH IS OUR FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
AND THEN PERKINS, WHICH IS OUR CTE FUNDING. THE NEXT BUCKET IS WHAT IS CALLED DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.
BUT GRANTS THAT FALL IN THIS CATEGORY NOT EVERYONE RECEIVES.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS NOT EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS.
SO EXAMPLE FOR THAT WOULD BE LIKE WE HAVE A GROW YOUR OWN GRANT WHERE WE ARE OUR CTE PROGRAM IS WORKING WITH OUR EDUCATION PATHWAYS TO GROW OUR OWN EDUCATORS THAT'S A DISCRETIONARY GRANT THAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED.
WE ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED DISCRETIONARY NONCOMPETITIVE GRANTS, WHICH IS BASICALLY YOU CAN APPLY FOR THIS GRANT IF YOU ARE ON THIS PARTICULAR LIST. AND THAT'S USUALLY IN RESPONSE TO A PARTICULAR NEED THAT THE FEDS HAVE DECIDED THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY NEED THESE FUNDS OR, THE STATE HAS DECIDED THAT THE FUNDS CAN BE EARMARKED FOR THAT.
AND SO AND THEY WILL USUALLY POST A LIST AND SAY YOU'RE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS, AND THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY YOU WOULD BE AWARDED IF YOU CHOOSE TO FUND, IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPLY.
BUT THE FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
SO ALL OF THAT BEING SAID THIS IS A HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE ENTITLEMENT GRANTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN RED, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
WHAT IS EXCLUDED OUT OF HERE IS THIS IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE CHILD NUTRITION FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE, BUT THIS DOES INCLUDE IDEA B, PERKINS, MCKINNEY-VENTO AND OUR ESSA GRANTS.
2025 IS LEFT OFF OF THERE, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OUR EXPENDITURES, BUT OUR ENTITLEMENTS THIS YEAR TO DATE HAVE BEEN $22,981,000. AND DENISE, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR ESSER FUNDING.
CORRECT? CORRECT. AND WE DID THAT TO TRY TO SHOW YOU THE REGULAR RECURRING GRANTS, AND NOT THE ONE TIME FUNDING THAT KIND OF DISTORTS THE VIEW OF OUR REGULAR, RECURRING FEDERAL FUNDING.
THIS NEXT GRAPH IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE CHILD NUTRITION FUNDING IN THE BLUE.
YOU SEE THE FEDERAL AWARD AND IN THE RED YOU'LL SEE THE TOTAL CHILD NUTRITION EXPENDITURES.
AND UNLIKE THE ENTITLEMENT SIDE, THE CHILD NUTRITION GRANTS THE FEDERAL AWARD, YOU'LL SEE, REALLY MAKES UP A GREAT PORTION OF THE CHILD NUTRITION EXPENDITURES.
OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY.
TITLE ONE, WHICH IS FOR FAIR, EQUITABLE EDUCATION IT'S THE FIRST OF ESSA GRANTS.
WE HERE'S A HISTORIC LOOK OF THE ENTITLEMENT AWARDS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, IN OUR DISTRICT, 90% OF THE FUNDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE CAMPUS.
AND SO TO SUPPORT CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN ACTIVITIES AND TO GREATLY IMPACT THE INSTRUCTION THAT'S TAKING PLACE AT THE CAMPUS, THINGS LIKE TUTORING.
CLASSROOM LEARNING MATERIALS. WE ALSO USE THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT SCHOOL GARDENS.
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TITLE TWO HISTORICALLY OR JUST KIND OF NOMENCLATURE, WE REFER TO THAT AS OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING GRANT, BUT IT'S USED TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.SO MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS ARE EQUIPPED, WITH THE BEST RESEARCH BASED PRACTICES, PROVEN METHODS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE SKILLS NEEDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
SO THE WAYS WE USE THAT IS LIKE FINDING SUBS FOR WHEN WE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
WE HAVE THE BILINGUAL AND ESL LANGUAGE SYMPOSIUM OVER THE SUMMER.
THE GROW CONFERENCE AS WELL AS HOSTING THE NEW TEACHER ACADEMIES, SUPPORTING OUR NEW TEACHERS WHEN THEY COME IN, MAKING SURE THAT THAT TRANSITION TO BEING A TEACHER IN R ISD IS A SMOOTH TRANSITION.
TITLE THREE IS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. AND THIS REALLY HELPS TO GOES TO SUPPORT OUR EMERGING BILINGUAL PROGRAMS. REALLY ENHANCES OUR SUPPORTS OUR EXISTING SCHOOLS WITH THEIR PROGRAMING, MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ARE EMERGING BILINGUAL STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUCCEED.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PROGRAMS AND FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.
TITLE THREE IMMIGRANT IS A PART OF OR A SUBSET OF THE TITLE THREE GRANT.
YOU CAN SEE SOMETIMES WE GET IT, SOMETIMES WE DON'T.
AND WE JUST KIND OF WAIT TO SEE. [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW, REALLY THE BEST, THE BEST WAY WE WE ARE TOLD USUALLY IN MAY IF WE ARE A RECIPIENT OF THE FUNDS.
AND FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE AFTER HAVING A TWO YEAR GAP.
SO THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE REGULAR TITLE THREE GRANT.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO DO THAT ABOVE AND BEYOND, SPECIFICALLY ONLY FOR OUR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS.
IT'S SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS, WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION AND EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
SO IT'S KIND OF THREE DIFFERENT BUCKETS THAT WE HOW WE USE THOSE ENTITLEMENT FUNDS.
SO WE SUPPORT OUR TEAM AND THE ACTIVITIES OF OUR TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE USING EFFECTIVE USES OF IMPLEMENTING THE BEST USES OF TECHNOLOGY. WE SUPPORT CRISIS COUNSELING.
WE SUPPORT DRUG EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS, WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, AND THEN EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
SO THAT COMPLETES OUR ESSA BUCKET. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO IDEA B.
AND IDEA B IS OUR WHAT THE FUNDING GOES TO SUPPORT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AND AS YOU WILL SEE A LARGE PORTION OF THIS FUND OF THE ENTITLEMENT GOES TO FUND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PERSONNEL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND ABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS IN AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY. IDEA B PRE-K IS SPECIFICALLY FUNDS FOR STUDENTS THAT RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES THAT ARE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. THEN WE'LL GO.
WE HAVE MCKINNEY-VENTO OR WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE TEHCY GRANT.
THE TEXAS EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
AND SO WE HAVE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, TUTORING.
WE ALSO SPEND A LOT OF FUNDS HELPING TO TRANSPORT THE STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GET TO SCHOOL AND CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. LAST AS FAR AS OUR ENTITLEMENT GRANTS ARE CARL PERKINS, WHICH IS OUR CTE GRANTS. AND THESE FUNDS GO TO SUPPORT THE ROBUST PATHWAY PROGRAMING THAT CREIGHTON AND THE CTE
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TEAM HAVE GOING ON AT OUR JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS.ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT TWO SLIDES SPEAKS SPECIFICALLY TO CHILD SERVICES AND CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES.
THESE FUNDS GO TO HELP FUND OUR FOOD SERVICES PROGRAMS, EVERYTHING FROM THEIR SALARIES TO THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE GREAT MEALS THAT THEY DO HERE AT SCHOOL.
AND THEN THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE, WHICH ARE OUR COMMODITY FUNDS, WHICH ARE GO TO SUPPORT THE FOOD COSTS FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.
WE DO HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY FEDERAL AWARDS.
ONE SUCH GRANT IS EFFECTIVE SCHOOL GRANTS. THOSE ARE TO SUPPORT OUR [INAUDIBLE] GRANT, OR CAMPUSES THAT MAY NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE FOCUSED ATTENTION ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ORGANIZATION. AND SO WE DO EFFECTIVE SCHOOL GRANTS.
AND WHILE THEY'RE TAKING THEIR COURSEWORK TO SERVE AS AN EXTRA ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ON THE JOB TRAINING AS THEY ARE BECOMING A PRINCIPAL, WE HAVE OUR REFUGEE SUPPORT IMPACT GRANT THAT MR. MINISCALCO AND THE STUDENT SERVICES PROGRAM HAVE BEEN WORKING SO DILIGENTLY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE REFUGEES.
AND THAT'S KIND OF THE FIRST GATEWAY THAT STARTS THAT FORMULA FUNDING.
THEY DO ALLOW US TO OFFER VALUABLE SERVICES TO MEET UNIQUE NEEDS OF STUDENTS.
AND WE DO HAVE A LIST OF ALL R ISD STATE AND FEDERAL AWARDS ON THE RISD WEB PAGE.
AND UNDER FEDERAL GRANTS AND PERKINS PROGRAMS. AND WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK OR FOR INPUT ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN OUR GRANTS.
AND THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS TO DO THAT. WE HAVE THE DISTRICT PLANNING COMMITTEE WHERE WE OFTEN SEEK FEEDBACK, AND OUR REPRESENTATIVES ASK QUESTIONS AND, HELP TO THINK ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN EFFECTIVELY USE THOSE FUNDS AND IT'S REPRESENTED IN OUR DIP CAMPUS SITE BASED DECISION MAKING. TEAMS ALSO OPERATE IN THAT SAME WAY, AND THEY DISCUSS THE PLAN FOR THE USE OF THEIR FEDERAL FUNDS.
AND THAT'S THAT'S INDICATED IN THEIR CIPS. AND THEN WE ALSO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES VIA LET'S TALK FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE FEEDBACK THAT WAY. DOCTOR BEUTEL, CAN YOU JUST QUICKLY AND AT A HIGH LEVEL AS POSSIBLE, SHARE A LITTLE BIT, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH TITLE ONE HOW WE WANT TO ALWAYS ENSURE THAT AND HOW WE'RE DIRECTED TO ENSURE THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE BEING USED REALLY TO ENRICH WHAT'S HAPPENING AND NOT, FOR EXAMPLE, TO SUPPLANT OUR BUDGET IN ORDER TO SAVE OUR DISTRICT BUDGET.
INSTEAD, WE'RE JUST GOING TO USE THAT TITLE FUND TO PAY FOR WHAT EVERYONE'S GETTING.
SO CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW KIND OF WE'RE MANDATED IN THAT WAY? YES. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE FOR ALL FEDERAL GRANTS.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S CALLED SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT, AND THAT OUR FEDERAL FUNDS ARE ESPECIALLY EARMARKED NOT TO REPLACE OUR OPERATING BUDGET. FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMETHING IF A CAMPUS REQUESTS SOMETHING THAT LET'S JUST SAY THEY WANT COPY PAPER AND THEY SAY, CAN I USE MY TITLE FUNDS FOR COPY PAPER? AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I'M SORRY, BECAUSE THE DISTRICT PAYS FOR COPY PAPER.
AND SO THE DISTRICT, IT'S THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE COPY PAPER.
AND SO TITLE FUNDS ARE REALLY IN ALL OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDS ARE FOR ABOVE AND FOR EXPENDITURES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPLEMENT THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE OF THE GRANT RECIPIENTS OF THE GRANT FUNDS NOT TO REPLACE WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
THANK YOU. AND I JUST I WANT TO REALLY APPLAUD DOCTOR BEUTEL AND HER TEAM.
AS YOU CAN SEE YOU KNOW, THIS IS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT THEIR TEAM IS HAVING TO ENSURE,
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NUMBER ONE, THAT WE HAVE A GREAT PLAN IN WHICH WE ARE USING THE DOLLARS IN THE WAY THAT THEY'RE INTENDED, BUT ALSO ENSURING THAT OUR CAMPUSES ARE SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE SPEND THIS YEAR'S DOLLARS ON THIS YEAR'S STUDENTS.AND HER TEAM DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB IN SUPPORTING THAT.
AND THEN JUST MAKING SURE ALSO, AS A REMINDER, THESE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT NEED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION SO THAT WE CAN PRODUCE THE REPORTS AND DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN THE WAY THAT WE EXPEND THOSE.
SO I JUST I REALLY THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND WITH THAT, MR. POTEET, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. IF I COULD JUST ADD ONE MORE THING, DENISE, COULD YOU GO OVER THE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO IDEA B AND THE ESSA FUNDS, TOO, BECAUSE THAT DOES HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET ALSO.
YES. SO WITH MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AND FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN AT ANY POINT.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO SHOW THAT WE SPEND THE SAME AMOUNT OF AT LEAST THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS EVERY YEAR, WE CAN'T DECREASE THE WAYS THAT WE USE USE OUR IDEA FUNDS.
YES. SO YEAH, IT LOCKS US IN. WE CAN'T DECREASE OUR SPENDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.
AND SO EVEN IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING BETTER OR AS AS GOOD AS WE'VE BEEN DOING, IF WE CAN DELIVER THE SERVICES THAT WE'VE BEEN DELIVERING, THERE'S NO INCENTIVE TO REDUCE TO DELIVER THOSE SERVICES MORE COST EFFECTIVELY BECAUSE THE THE MEASURE IS NOT WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO THE STUDENTS. IT'S PURELY JUST THE DOLLARS WE'RE SPENDING.
NOW, I WILL SAY WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO DELIVER THE, YOU KNOW, THE MOST OUTCOME BASED TREATMENT THAT WE CAN IN ANY, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL EDUCATION OR ANY OF OUR SPENDING.
AND SO IF WE DO FIND A WAY TO DO IT MORE EFFICIENTLY, IT MEANS THAT THEN WE HAVE AVAILABLE RESOURCES WITHIN IDEA B, FOR EXAMPLE, TO CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, DOUBLE DOWN ON SOMETHING ELSE OR PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE OR SUPPORT FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.
SO WE ARE WE ALWAYS ARE LOOKING TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SPEND THAT AMOUNT OF DOLLARS IN THAT WAY.
YES. I'M SORRY, I DID NOT MEAN TO SAY THAT WE WERE NOT TRYING TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
JUST THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED DOES NOT ENCOURAGE THAT EFFICIENCY.
THANKS FOR THAT ADDED PIECE THERE. WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE. SO BOARD MEMBERS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
YES. MS. RENTERÍA. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, DOCTOR BEUTEL, FOR, YOU KNOW, GIVING THIS PRESENTATION AND, YOU KNOW, TABITHA FOR PROVIDING THIS BECAUSE I THINK I KNOW THAT FOR MYSELF.
AND I'VE HEARD THIS FROM OTHERS THAT WITH EVERYTHING HAPPENING ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. RIGHT.
AND WITH THE NEWS THAT WE GET EVERY DAY WITH THE DISMANTLING OF THE DOE I THINK THAT MOST OF THE QUESTIONS ARE, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR ALL OF THIS, BUT IT'S LIKE, HOW DOES THAT PERTAIN TO ME RIGHT HERE? LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN R ISD OR IN MY PARTICULAR SCHOOL.
BUT I'M WONDERING I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE THINGS ON OUR WEBSITE AND THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO COMMUNICATE, BUT HOW CAN OUR PARENTS, YOU KNOW, HOW OR WHAT'S THE BEST METHOD FOR THEM TO GET NOT ONLY THIS INFORMATION, BUT TO HAVE IT BROKEN DOWN FOR THEM IF THEY NEEDED THAT.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF OPPORTUNITIES. AND WITH OUR ALL OF OUR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS HAVE DEDICATED FUNDS FOR PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. AND AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR, THEY OFFER AT MINIMUM OF TWO MEETINGS WHERE THEY ARE OPEN MEETINGS WHERE THEY EXPLAIN TO THEIR FAMILIES THAT THEY ARE THAT WERE A TITLE ONE CAMPUS.
AND WE ENCOURAGE YOUR INPUT. AND THESE ARE THE WAYS IN WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THESE FUNDS.
AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, THERE ARE PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT NIGHTS WHERE WE DO SEEK INPUT AND FEEDBACK NOT ONLY FOR THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE THAT NIGHT, BUT ALSO FOR THE PROGRAM THAT'S TAKING PLACE AT THE CAMPUS.
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THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS IS ALSO DONE LIKE IN THE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.AND I KNOW THAT DOCTOR HELLER AND HER TEAM DO A GREAT JOB OF GETTING ALL THAT INFORMATION OUT.
SO THIS IS GOOD TO KNOW. AND AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS IN-DEPTH INFORMATION, I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU, MS. RENTERIA. YES, MS. TIMME. YEAH, MS. BRANUM I'M GOING TO DIRECT THESE TOWARDS YOU AND YOU CAN DIRECT THEM TO WHOEVER YOU WANT TO.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR FUNDING AND YOU LOOK AT OUR FEDERAL GRANT NUMBERS. I MEAN, THEY LOOK THEY LOOK HIGH. IT LOOKS LIKE A TON OF MONEY. IT IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY. I KNOW SOME OF IT COMES IN AFTER THE FACT.
YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE GOING BACK AND REDOING THOSE.
BUT SPECIFICALLY SAY WITH LIKE OUR IDEA B DOES THAT FULLY FUND OUR SPECIAL ED SERVICES THAT WE GIVE? OH, NO, MA'AM, IT DOESN'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO SPENDING.
SO BACK TO THE POINT OF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
SO YOU SPEND WE'RE SPENDING THAT MUCH EXTRA AND THAT IS NOT AN OPTION TO SPEND LESS.
SO THAT IS A COST THAT WE HAVE TO INCLUDE ON TOP OF THE FUNDS, RIGHT, THAT WE GET FEDERALLY.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IN OUR BUDGET THAT WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR. YES MA'AM AS WELL.
OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INFORMATION.
I'M SORRY. AND YOUR DOCUMENTATION. IT IS A LOT.
I KNOW, IT'S SO MUCH DOCUMENTATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT. THANKS.
THANK YOU, MS. TIMME . ALL RIGHT, MS. MCGOWAN.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION. I AGREE THIS IS, WELL, VERY MUCH NEEDED.
WHO SETS THE LIMITS? LIKE WHO SETS THE. I MEAN, THESE ARE FEDERAL GRANTS AND STATE FUNDED GRANTS.
SO TEA TELLS US AND IT'S CALLED OUR ENTITLEMENTS.
AND WE WAIT. WE START CHECKING THE EMAIL USUALLY AT THE END OF APRIL, AND WE CHECK EVERY DAY UNTIL THEY POST AND SAY, THESE ARE YOUR ENTITLEMENTS FOR NEXT YEAR. AND SO WE WAIT FOR THAT FIGURE TO COME.
OKAY. ALSO, HOW WOULD A COMMUNITY MEMBER OR LIKE A PARENT FOLLOW THE GRANTS FUNDED TO US? HOW WOULD THEY FOLLOW THOSE? LIKE JUST SAY A PARENT WANTED TO KNOW HOW TITLE ONE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT IN OUR DISTRICT.
IS THERE AN EASY WAY FOR PARENTS TO FOLLOW THOSE FUNDS, THOSE DOLLARS? YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO PART OF THE REQUIREMENT, BOTH IN THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, IS TO SPECIFICALLY OUTLINE HOW YOU ARE USING ANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, LIKE IF YOU'RE A TITLE ONE CAMPUS, YOU HAVE TO SPECIFICALLY OUTLINE AND YOU HAVE TO PUT DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, I'M GOING TO USE X DOLLARS FOR ADDITIONAL TUTORING.
I'M GOING TO USE X DOLLARS TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SATURDAY ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT CAMPS.
I'M GOING TO USE X DOLLARS BECAUSE I'M GOING TO HIRE A FULL TIME INTERVENTIONIST FOR MY CAMPUS.
SO ALL OF THOSE HAVE TO BE DOCUMENTED ON THE CIP.
DO YOU GUYS EVER SOMETIMES LOOK AT A CAMPUS,A TITLE ONE CAMPUS AND SAY, YOU GUYS MAY.
DO YOU ADVISE THEM SOMETIMES ON HOW THEY SHOULD USE THOSE FUNDS? I WOULD SAY WE HAVE CRITICAL COACHING CONVERSATIONS.
ARE YOU USING YOUR TITLE ONE DOLLARS IN A WAY THAT IS GOING TO HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT AND HELP SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND OUTCOMES? AND IF WE SEE THAT A CAMPUS IS NOT MOVING AND HOW THEY ARE CURRENTLY SPENDING THOSE, THEN ABSOLUTELY WE WILL COACH THEM ON MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.
WE ALSO AND THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE REALLY TIGHT AROUND EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE THESE ARE OUR IMPORTANT RESOURCES, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY AROUND THE NEEDS OF THE CAMPUS.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT'S A CAMPUS THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT BILINGUAL POPULATION, WHAT THAT CAMPUS MAY NEED TO USE THEIR TITLE FUNDS MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN A CAMPUS THAT DOES NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BILINGUAL, BUT STILL HAS STUDENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE COMING FROM VERY SIGNIFICANT POVERTY. AND THE ISSUES THAT THEY PRESENT MAY BE DIFFERENTLY.
SO THEY MAY NEED TO USE THOSE TITLE FUNDS DIFFERENTLY.
HOW WE ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT, THAT HAS TO BE TIGHT.
SO TO ADD ON TO THAT AND UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. JASSO THE CYCLE REALLY STARTS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHERE THE SCHOOL SITS DOWN WITH THEIR SITE BASED DECISION MAKING TEAM.
THEY DISAGGREGATE THEIR DATA, THEY LOOK AT, THEY LOOK AT THEIR POPULATION.
THEY SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE, THIS IS WHO WE ARE.
AND THEN THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO GO. AND THEY SET GOALS.
THEN THEY DO THEIR CIP THEY AWARD THEIR FUNDS AT THAT PLACE, AND THEN THE NEXT CRITICAL PIECE IS THEN COMING BACK WITH THEIR CIP, WITH THEIR SITE BASED DECISION MAKING TEAM TO SIT DOWN AND GO, OKAY, SO THIS IS WHAT WE SAID WE WANT TO DO.
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HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO GETTING THERE? WHAT'S WORKING FOR US? WHAT'S NOT? WHAT DO WE NEED TO ADJUST FOR NEXT YEAR? AND THEY DO THAT IN REALLY LIKE MAY JUNE FOR THEIR PLANNING FOR THE FUNDS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.ONE AN ADDITIONAL KIND OF I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOR US TO ALWAYS REMEMBER, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVERALL BUDGET AND AS WE THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AS WE INCREASE COMPENSATION. IF YOU THINK ABOUT, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THAT IDEA B AGAIN, THAT FUNDS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OUR CENTRAL EDUCATION AND OUR CAMPUS BASED EDUCATION STAFF. SO EVERY TIME WE GIVE A RAISE, FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S SAY WE JUST GIVE A, YOU KNOW, A 3% RAISE YOU TAKE 3% OF THOSE 96 CAMPUS BASED SALARIES AND SUDDENLY IT MAY BE THAT THERE IS NO LONGER ROOM IN THE GRANT TO FUND 2 OR 3 POSITIONS, AND THEN WE HAVE TO MAKE THE CRITICAL DECISION OF EITHER DO WE ABSORB NOW FOR SPECIAL ED, WE HAVE TO ABSORB THOSE IN OUR BUDGET. BUT FOR EXAMPLE, FOR TITLE ONE, IT MAY BE THAT A CAMPUS THIS YEAR COULD HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS, BUT NOW WITH THE RAISE, THERE'S ONLY ENOUGH FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THAT CAMPUS TO HIRE THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL AND THEN HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL TO SUPPORT TUTORING.
SO THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT EVERY YEAR EBBS AND FLOWS BECAUSE AS WE GIVE RAISES AS WE SHOULD, BUT AS WE GIVE RAISES, THAT MEANS THERE'S LESS ROOM FOR THAT CAMPUS TO POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, USE THOSE FUNDS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. OKAY, AMAZING.
I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU ALL DO, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.
MY LAST QUESTION IS HOW COMPETITIVE IS IT TO GET THESE GRANTS, LIKE, DO WE ALWAYS GET AWARDED THE GRANTS THAT WE APPLY FOR AND THE AMOUNTS THAT WE WANT? SO THE ENTITLEMENT GRANTS, AS I MENTIONED, ARE BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT FIT A PARTICULAR OR LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STUDENTS AND THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, ETC.. SO ENTITLEMENT GRANTS WE JUST APPLY IN AND WE RECEIVE THE FUNDS, THE COMPETITIVE GRANTS. SOME ARE MORE COMPETITIVE THAN OTHERS.
AND IT OFTEN DEPENDS LIKE THEY HAVE THE STATE OR THE, THE FEDS HAVE SET A PARTICULAR DOLLAR AMOUNT.
AND FINALLY, YOU KNOW, WE WERE AWARDED THAT GRANT.
AND THEN WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE WERE AWARDED A CONTINUATION GRANT FOR YEAR TWO.
SO THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE AND IDENTIFIED TEN MORE INTERNS.
AND SO THAT MANY OF THEM ARE VERY COMPETITIVE.
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I ASK THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW.
AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU GUYS DO WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MS. MCGOWAN.
OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. YES, MISS PACHECO.
I SEE THAT THIS IS ADDED INTO OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN WHEN WE GET THIS SUPPLEMENT.
IS IT DISTRICT WIDE? AND THAT'S THE NUMBER BASED ON OUR NEEDS FOR THAT FORMULA.
YES. THAT'S THE AWARD THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THOSE PARTICULAR YEARS THAT ARE INDICATED.
I SEE. AND IS THERE LIKE A REASON WHY THAT CHANGED SO MUCH OVER THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
FOUR YEARS? DO WE KNOW? IS IT JUST THE POPULATION THAT WE HAVE? DO WE HAVE LESS LANGUAGE LEARNERS? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE LESS LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
I WOULDN'T THINK SO. I THINK IT REALLY I THINK IS A MULTI FACTOR.
BUT WE BOTTOM LINE WE DON'T KNOW. BUT IT ALSO DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH MONEY THE STATE RECEIVES HOW MANY.
AND THEN THEY HAVE TO DISPERSE THAT AMONGST ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND SO IT IS A FORMULA THAT'S BASED ON OUR POPULATION.
BUT WE DON'T REALLY WE'RE NOT REALLY PRIVY TO WHAT THAT IS.
WE CAN'T CONTROL HOW THAT FORMULA WORKS OR IF IT GOT CHANGED.
CORRECT. OKAY. IT LITERALLY IS WAITING UNTIL, YOU KNOW, APRIL WHEN WE HIT AND WE OPEN IT, DO WE FIND OUT THIS IS HOW MUCH WE'VE BEEN AWARDED? AND IT CAN CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. YOU CAN SEE TITLE TWO, FOR EXAMPLE.
THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT IT REALLY IS BASED UPON WHATEVER IS ADOPTED AS PART OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET.
AND THEY DECIDE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO COMMIT TO THESE STATE FUNDS.
THEN IT GOES THROUGH TEA, AND THEN TEA THEN MAKES THEIR DECISION ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO CALL THROUGH, AND THEY'RE GOING TO AWARD TO THE DISTRICT. OKAY.
PERFECT. SO THIS IS A SUPPLEMENT. WE ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING AS A DISTRICT.
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OH YES MA'AM. ABSOLUTELY STUDENTS. YES, ABSOLUTELY.AND REALLY TITLE THREE LESS THAN OR OTHERS REALLY ARE SUPPORTING SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMING.
THEY DON'T REALLY PAY FOR EXAMPLE, FOR OUR BILINGUAL TEACHERS, IT REALLY IS THOSE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS TO HELP ADDRESS THE WHOLE CHILD AND WHAT THE WHOLE CHILD NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. PERFECT. AND HAVE WE SEEN I MEAN, I'VE SEEN IMPROVEMENTS, BUT HAVE WE SEEN THAT IMPROVEMENT OVER TIME AS WE PROVIDE THESE ADDITIONAL WAYS THAT WE SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS? YES, MA'AM. YES, ABSOLUTELY. AND AGAIN, THAT'S PART OF WHEN WE BRING YOU THE UPDATES, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE DIRECTLY TIE, HOW ARE WE SPENDING THE FEDERAL FUNDS AND HOW ARE THEY BEING ACTUALIZED IN OUTCOMES.
WHETHER IT IS WE'RE LOOKING AT DISCIPLINE, WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU KNOW, ATTENDANCE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW ACTUAL PERFORMANCE ON STAAR TELPAS.
HOW ARE WE MEASURING THAT? OKAY. I REALLY LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR USING THE FUNDING IN THAT WAY.
IT'S REALLY GREAT. AND I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES, FOR THE IMMIGRANT, THE IMMIGRANT PART OF TITLE THREE. ARE WE RECEIVING IT NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE POPULATION WITHIN OUR DISTRICT OR JUST KIND OF THEY JUST GIVE IT TO US BASED ON THEIR FORMULA? OKAY, WELL, I HOPE IT'S STILL THERE BECAUSE I KNOW OUR IMMIGRANT POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW.
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. AND THEN WHEN WE GO TO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MCKINNEY-VENTO GRANT, I KNOW, IS IT BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE HIGHER NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED MORE FUNDING FOR THIS? SO SUPPLEMENT BASED ON OUR NUMBERS. WE DO RECORD THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
PERFECT. AND I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS GREAT. I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS.
I LOVE THAT WE HAVE TUTORING AND SOCIAL WORK WITH THAT.
AND I KNOW THERE'S TRANSPORTATION AND THAT PROBABLY IS A LITTLE BIT OF IT A LOT.
WELL, I SHOULD SAY A LOT. I SHOULDN'T DIMINISH IT IS A LOT.
BUT EVERY, EVERY ONE OF OUR KIDS NEEDS THIS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE THAT I HAD. LET ME SEE HERE WHERE IS IT.
OUR GROW OUR OWN RIGHT. THIS IS YOU GAVE THE EXAMPLE OF OUR LEARNING PATH FOR TEACHERS.
DO WE KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE? I MEAN, I KNOW YOU SAID WE DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S A SUPPLEMENT.
SO ARE WE PLANNING AHEAD? SO I KNOW THAT THE CTE PATHWAY AND DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE] CAN SPEAK TO THIS FAR BETTER THAN I, BUT THE CTE PATHWAY OF GROWTH FOR OUR FUTURE EDUCATORS, THEY THAT IS A THRIVING PROGRAM THAT IS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND HAS BEEN AND ARE CONTINUING.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT, BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO TO EDUCATION CONFERENCES AND HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES TO HELP ENHANCE THEIR, EXPERIENCES.
BUT I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THAT PATHWAY GOING AWAY IN CTE AT ALL.
I JUST, YOU KNOW, I JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS A SUPPLEMENT AS WELL.
EXACTLY RIGHT. SO I HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
I'VE MET SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS AND THEY LOVE IT.
AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED AND HOPE THEY COME BACK AND WORK FOR US.
YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THOSE WERE ALL MY QUESTIONS. YES, MS. TIMME , GO AHEAD. I JUST WANTED TO ADD I JUST WANTED TO ADD A QUICK COMMENT.
YOU ANSWERED A QUESTION FOR MS. MCGOWAN, AND I JUST WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON A COMMENT OF THERE WAS A TIME LONG AGO FROM WHEN I WAS IN THE DISTRICT, THAT WHEN WE WOULD GET OUR TITLE FUNDS, WE WOULD ALL HAVE TO SPEND IT THE SAME WAY, AND THERE WOULD BE THIS PRESCRIBED PIECE AND WE WOULD ALL HAVE TO DO IT.
AND IT WAS REGARDLESS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL NEEDS.
IT WAS JUST THIS IS HOW THE DISTRICT SPENDS IT. AND EACH SCHOOL IS GOING TO DO THIS, AND THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT TO SAY I FOR ONE AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF Y'ALL. I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT MORE WORK TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO TAKE THEIR CONTEXT INTO CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINE WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN SO THAT IT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THAT OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL.
WE'VE SEEN IT NOT JUST HERE IN TITLE FUNDS, BUT WE'VE SEEN IT IN THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU OFFERED.
HOW WE'VE DONE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. TO YOUR POINT, YOU SAID THAT WHAT OUR BILINGUAL CAMPUSES NEED IS NOT THE SAME AS WHAT SOME OF OUR OTHER CAMPUSES NEED. AND I WOULD BE SO DISAPPOINTED IF WE DID ONE PROGRAM.
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AND FOR A GOOD PORTION OF OUR STUDENTS, IT DIDN'T MEET THEIR NEEDS BECAUSE A WE DIDN'T LOOK THROUGH A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU SAID YOU GUYS DO AT THE EITHER AT THE END OF THE YEAR FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT PRACTICE. NOT EVERYBODY DOES IT.
I'M APPRECIATIVE THAT Y'ALL TAKE THAT EXTRA STEP. I'M APPRECIATIVE YOU DO ALL THAT EXTRA WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAPPENS. BUT THAT THAT IS HOW OUR SCHOOLS ACTUALLY GET WHAT THEY NEED. SO I JUST WANTED TO TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. I DIDN'T WANT THAT TO GO UNSEEN OR UNDISCUSSED.
GREAT POINT, MS. TIMME . AND WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT WAS EMPOWERING CAMPUS LEADERS.
WHAT THAT DOES ALSO IS EMPOWER THOSE LOCAL LEADERS AS WELL, WHICH IS GREAT.
OTHER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BEUTEL. AND THANK YOU, MR. PATE. THAT AND THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM. OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN INFORMATION ITEM TO DISCUSS THE 2025 2026
[IV.H. 2025-2026 Budget Discussion]
BUDGET. MISS BRANUM. YES. AS WE CONTINUE TO GET CLOSER TO NEEDING TO ADOPT OUR BUDGET FOR 25-26, ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT THERE'S STILL INCREDIBLE UNCERTAINTY AROUND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN AUSTIN AND WHAT OUR POTENTIAL FUNDING WILL LOOK LIKE FOR NEXT YEAR, WE WANTED JUST TO CONTINUE TO BRING OUR BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY ALONG WITH THOSE PIECES THAT WE DO KNOW AT THIS POINT.AND I ALSO REALLY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REMIND EVERYONE.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT THEY ARE LIKE. OUR BUDGET IS ABOUT ENSURING WE ARE SPENDING THE RIGHT DOLLARS IN THE RIGHT PLACES, SO THAT WE CAN IMPACT STUDENT OUTCOMES. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE LEVERAGE EVERY DOLLAR TO IMPACT STUDENTS, BOTH ACADEMICALLY, IT MIGHT BE THROUGH EXTRACURRICULARS, IT MIGHT BE THROUGH COUNSELING SUPPORTS.
SO JUST WANTED TO TO FRAME THAT BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES WE CAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S.
WHAT'S THE BUDGET? WELL, NO, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO.
BECAUSE IT IS DIRECTLY TIED TO OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. PATE TO LEAD US IN TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION.
WELL, I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO FOLLOW THAT. SO JUST ONE OTHER THING I'LL ADD IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE FUND BALANCE IN THE PAST. AND ONE THING I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED AT THE START OF MISS BEUTEL'S DOCTOR BEUTEL'S PRESENTATION IS THOSE GRANTS ARE ALL REIMBURSEMENT BASIS GRANTS.
SO ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT HAVING A FUND BALANCE IS WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT MONEY AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO EXPEND THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS FIRST AND THEN ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT. AND SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT OUR HEALTHY FUND BALANCE HELPS US DO IS TO HAVE THOSE GRANT PROGRAMS AND EXCUSE ME AND RUN THOSE GRANT PROGRAMS EFFECTIVELY. SO AGAIN, I JUST APPRECIATE DOCTOR BEUTEL AND HER TEAM.
I SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT THEY ARE HELPING MANAGE OUR GRANT FUNDING IN THE DISTRICT.
AND WITH THAT, SO TONIGHT WITH OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE AND THEN MOVE ON TO OUR WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND. A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CHASS.
I THINK MISS MORRIS, DOCTOR BEUTEL AND I ALL ARE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHASS TONIGHT, AND THEN DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPRAISING THE PROPERTY.
IN THE DISTRICT, THE RICHARDSON ISD HAS NO POWER OVER WHAT OUR TAXPAYERS PROPERTY VALUES ARE.
THAT COMES FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. AND THEN CONTINUING ON OUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT BENCHMARKING, AND I'M BRINGING YOU SOME STAFF BENCHMARKING WITH CURRENT YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 25 INFORMATION FOR RICHARDSON ISD.
UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE THAT FOR THE OTHER DISTRICTS YET, BUT I DO HAVE OUR DATA.
SO ON HEALTH INSURANCE. WE DO ANTICIPATE TRS MEETING IN MAY TO ADOPT THE RATES.
THE PREMIUMS FOR 25, 26, IT COULD BE JUNE. IT REALLY ALL DEPENDS ON LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
AS MISS MORRIS SAID EARLIER. THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION YEARS ARE KIND OF A HURRY UP AND WAIT, AND WE HOPE THEY'LL GIVE US INFORMATION SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
WE DO KNOW THAT BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE APPROPRIATION BILLS INCLUDE $450 MILLION IN FUNDING TO LIMIT THE TRS ACTIVE CARE PREMIUMS TO A 10% INCREASE PER YEAR. I WISH IT WAS LOWER.
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I KNOW WE ALL WISH IT WAS LOWER, BUT THAT IS THEIR TARGET.THE RATES FOR THE 2425 YEAR ON AVERAGE INCREASE TO 11.2%.
SO IF WE IF THEY HOLD IT TO 10%, THAT IS AN IMPROVEMENT.
AGAIN, I WISH IT WAS. THEY'D HOLD IT TO A LOWER INCREASE.
SERIES OF 61. AND. EXCUSE ME, I CAN'T TALK. 61% OF TRS ACTIVE CARE DISTRICTS STATEWIDE DID NOT INCREASE THEIR PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN A MINUTE WITH A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE FOR RICHARDSON ISD.
AND APPROXIMATELY 98% OF DISTRICTS HAVE ELECTED TO STAY IN TRS ACTIVE CARE.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT DISTRICTS HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT ON THEIR OWN FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT MOST DISTRICTS ARE STAYING IN TRS ACTIVE CARE, WHICH IS BENEFICIAL BECAUSE IT DOES GIVE US A LARGER RISK POOL THAT WE'RE PARTICIPATING IN. AND I'D CERTAINLY RATHER BE TRYING TO PURCHASE INSURANCE AS A GROUP OF 98% OF DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAN JUST OUT THERE BY OURSELVES.
AND OF COURSE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION WITH TRS ACTIVE CARE AND KEEP YOU UPDATED.
SO HERE ARE STARTING ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS SLIDE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT RANGES EVERYWHERE FROM $451 A MONTH IN IRVING ISD, DOWN TO 275 A MONTH IN WYLIE. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT ONLY ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS IN THE AREA HAS GONE OUT ON THEIR OWN MESQUITE ISD.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS STILL IN TRS ACTIVE CARE. AND AS FAR AS OUR PARTICIPATION WE HAVE FOR THIS YEAR 34, A LITTLE OVER 3400 OF OUR EMPLOYEES, OR 61% OF OUR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES, ARE PARTICIPATING IN TRS ACTIVE CARE.
LAST YEAR WE HAD 35, A LITTLE OVER 3500. AND THAT REPRESENTED ABOUT 62% OF OUR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.
AND AS I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY MANY TIMES WHEN WE INCREASE SALARY AND THIS GOES BACK TO 61% OF DISTRICTS STATEWIDE DID NOT INCREASE HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS THAT THEY'RE PAYING. WE INCREASED SALARIES.
WE BENEFIT ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE DISTRICT. WHEN WE INCREASE OUR PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE, WE'RE ONLY WE'RE ONLY BENEFITING A SUBSET OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND THE OTHER THING IS SALARY INCREASES GO TO TRS AND THEY HELP OUR EMPLOYEES.
RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE PREMIUM INCREASES DO NOT IMPACT THE TRS RETIREMENT CALCULATION.
I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY. WE WANT TO DO BOTH.
WE WANT TO LOWER PREMIUMS THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE PAYING AND WE WANT TO PAY MORE IN SALARIES.
ALL OF THE OTHER FUNDS OF THE DISTRICT PAY INTO OUR WORKERS COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE FUND PREMIUMS ARE A PERCENTAGE OF THE EMPLOYEES SALARY WITH DIFFERENT RATES FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES. THE HIGHER THE CLAIMS FOR PARTICULAR CATEGORIES, THE HIGHER THE PREMIUMS ON HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF SALARIES FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES. SURPRISINGLY, TEACHERS ARE A HIGHER RISK CATEGORY THAN YOU WOULD NORMALLY THINK BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF THEM THAT STAND IN ROLLING CHAIRS TO HANG THINGS ON THE WALL OR FROM THE CEILING.
WE ARE. HOWEVER, WE DID, EXCUSE ME, CHANGE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
AND WE'LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU UPDATED ON HOW THE WORKERS COMPENSATION IS LOOKING.
WE WERE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE TO MAKE A TRANSFER INTO WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND THIS YEAR TO KEEP THEM FROM HAVING A DEFICIT BALANCE, AND AGAIN, WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON THAT TOWARDS THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
CHARLES. AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE IT'S A PROGRAM FOR MEDICAID ENROLLED STUDENTS OR RELATED TO
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SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEDICAID ENROLLED STUDENTS.STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. EDUCATION PROGRAM. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
B BETWEEN 3 AND 20 YEARS OF AGE, HAVE A DISABILITY OR CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITION.
HAVE AN IEP DOCUMENTING THE DISABILITY AND MEDICAL NECESSITY, AND HAVE WRITTEN PARENTAL CONSENT.
AND THAT IS WHERE MISS MORRIS MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THERE HAS BEEN A BILL OR BILL MOVING THROUGH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE THAT WOULD RESTORE SOME OF THAT FUNDING THAT WE LOST DUE TO THE RULE CHANGES.
WE'RE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'LL GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
I'LL ALSO REMIND YOU THAT REVENUE WITH SHARS IS RECORDED WHEN RECEIVED.
SO THE REVENUE YOU SEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 THERE OR FISCAL YEAR 24, THOSE ARE SERVICES PROVIDED A YEAR OR MORE PRIOR. SO THE PROCESS TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THOSE SERVICES IS A IS AN ARDUOUS PROCESS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT DOCTOR BEUTEL AND HER TEAM WORK WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM ON, AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK. AND THE SPECIAL STUDENT SERVICES TEAM THIS YEAR PROVIDED TRAINING TO ALL STAFF, THAT BILL FOR OUR SERVICES AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF AND OUR STAFF THAT ARE BILLING.
BILL. ENTERING THE BILLING, BECAUSE THE SERVICES THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING TO OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THOSE DOES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR IT.
IT IS. WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO IT BY LAW, AND AT LEAST WE CAN GET SOME RECOVERY IF THEY'LL BILL.
AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THEM DOING THAT. AND THAT MONEY DOES GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND AND ALLOWS US TO FUND RAISES AND OTHER INFORMATION OR OTHER OTHER ITEMS TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING CHANGING SHA'S BILLING PROVIDERS THIS YEAR.
WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU LATER. ONCE WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
AND AS MISS MORRISON. THE HOUSE BILL 500 WITH THE $934 MILLION THERE.
SO, MOVING ON TO DCAD. WE JUST RECEIVED THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2526.
IT'S UP $20,000 FROM THE FEES WE'RE PAYING FOR THIS YEAR.
SO A 1.5% INCREASE. REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF DCAD TO MANAGE AND CONTROL THEIR BUDGET ALSO.
AND I'LL, WHICH IS UP A LITTLE BIT FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
AND I'LL REMIND YOU THAT THE WAY THEY SELECT A PROPERTY FOR REAPPRAISAL IS THEY REAPPRAISE PROPERTIES THAT ARE LESS THAN 95% OR MORE THAN 105% OF WHAT THEIR EXPECTATION IS FOR THAT PROPERTY.
THEY ALSO REAPPRAISE 100% OF ALL BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY EVERY YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN WE DID HAVE DECLINES IN TAXABLE VALUE, AND THE AMOUNT FOR 2425 IS ESTIMATED. AND I'LL JUST REMIND YOU THAT ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE, WE DON'T RECEIVE ANY BENEFIT FROM THE INCREASES IN TAXABLE VALUE. EVERYTHING ALL THE FUNDING IS TIED TO HOW MANY STUDENTS WE HAVE.
AND SO RECAPTURE SLOWLY GOES UP. ALSO IN THAT SITUATION THE DISTRICT DOES BENEFIT ON THE DEBT SERVICE FUND SIDE FROM INCREASES IN TAXABLE VALUE. AND THEN WITH THE CHANGE IN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE REQUIRED RECALCULATION OF FROZEN LEVIES FOR OUR OVER 65 TAXPAYERS WE NOW HAVE SIX, 16,000 OVER 65 ACCOUNTS WITH A LEVY FREEZE IN PLACE, OUT OF OUR TOTAL OF 54,000 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS.
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SO A LITTLE OVER 29% OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES HAVE A LEVY FREEZE.AND OF THOSE 16,000 ACCOUNTS WITH AN OVER 65 LEVY FREEZE 9000 OF THOSE ACCOUNTS ARE FROZEN AT ZERO.
SO THEY ARE NO LONGER PAYING TAXES TO RICHARDSON ISD.
AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE TAXES THEY'VE PAID IN THE PAST, BUT THE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN PASSED.
AND SO WE NOW HAVE 9000 FROZEN ACCOUNTS AT ZERO.
NOW MOVING INTO STAFFING BENCHMARKS. OH, JUST GOING BACK QUICK BRIEFLY TO THAT SLIDE.
WE DO RECEIVE SOME HOLD HARMLESS FUNDING RELATED TO THESE OVER 65 A FROZEN ACCOUNT.
SO THE STATE IS MAKING UP SOME OF THAT LOSS. ON THE STAFFING BENCHMARK SIDE, ALL THE SLIDES WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT ARE IN RELATED TO FULL TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE TWO HALF TIME EMPLOYEES, THEY ARE ONE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT.
AND THIS IS ALL FUNDS, IT'S GENERAL FUND, ALL THE GRANT FUNDS.
DOCTOR BEUTEL MENTIONED OUR CHILD NUTRITION FUNDS AND THE FTE FOR ALL OF THE DISTRICTS.
THEY REPRESENT PEOPLE NOT AUTHORIZED STRENGTH.
THE 2019 THROUGH 2024 HAS DATA FOR OUR PEER DISTRICTS.
AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER WE DO HAVE 24, 25 DATA FOR RICHARDSON ISD.
THAT DATA IS JUST WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT THROUGH EARNINGS REPORTS YET FOR OUR OTHER DISTRICTS.
SO WE'RE LOSING POSITIONS THROUGH ATTRITION IN THAT PROCESS.
NOT THROUGH ANY KIND OF LAYOFF. SO KEEP THAT IN CONSIDERATION AS YOU'RE REVIEWING THESE NUMBERS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, POSITIONS CAN AND WILL BE ELIMINATED AS APPROPRIATE WHEN VACANCIES DO OCCUR.
AND AGAIN, ALL THE DATA COMES FROM TEAM SUBMISSIONS TO TI.
JUST A REMINDER OF WHO OUR PEER DISTRICTS ARE.
WE HAVE OUR STATEWIDE PEERS ON THE LEFT. AND THEN WHICH ARE THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE THE MOST LIKE RICHARDSON ISD AS FAR AS SIZE, WEALTH FOR WADA ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND OTHER FACTORS LIKE THAT.
AND SO WE CERTAINLY WANT TO LOOK AT HOW WE STACK UP AGAINST OUR COMPETITORS IN THIS PROCESS ALSO.
AND THEN GOING AGAIN TO OUR JUST A REMINDER, I KNOW WE'VE SHOWN THIS SLIDE TO YOU BEFORE, BUT OUR STUDENT POPULATION, YOU KNOW, AS OUR WHILE OUR ENROLLMENT HAS DECLINED SINCE 2018 OUR, OUR THE CHALLENGES OUR STUDENTS FACE ARE, YOU KNOW, STABLE OR INCREASING.
WE STILL HAVE ABOUT THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WE HAD IN 2018.
EMERGENT BILINGUAL IS UP. OUR IMMIGRANT PERCENTAGE OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS IS UP.
HOMELESS. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MCKINNEY-VENTO FUNDING EARLIER.
YOU CAN SEE WENT FROM 0.4% OF OUR POPULATION IN 2018 TO 3.8% IN 2025.
OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IS INCREASING, AS WELL AS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS RECEIVING DYSLEXIA SERVICES.
SO OUR POPULATION MAY BE DECLINING, BUT IT IS MORE CHALLENGING.
AND THEN SO MOVING INTO THE BENCHMARKS THEMSELVES, OUR STUDENTS PER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ALL OF THESE SLIDES ARE LAID OUT THE SAME. IT'S THE WAY WE PRESENTED BEFORE.
AND RICHARDSON ISD IS THE YELLOW LINE THERE. AND SO FOR THE THE YELLOW LINE, OF COURSE, THAT IS US.
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ALL THE OTHERS. IT'S WHOEVER WAS THE MAXIMUM OR MINIMUM THAT YEAR.SO THE SAME DISTRICT IS NOT ALWAYS THE MAXIMUM.
AND THE SAME DISTRICT IS NOT ALWAYS THE MINIMUM.
JUST AS A REMINDER, OUR LOW NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER STAFF, FTE IS RELATED TO OUR SMALLER CAMPUS SIZE, SMALLER CAMPUS SIZES, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY.
AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO TRY TO KEEP THIS OUR EMPHASIS ON STUDENT SUPPORT.
OUR COUNSELOR FTES AGAIN SLIGHT CHANGE FROM 24 TO 25.
AGAIN, COUNSELORS ARE BASED ON THE CAMPUS. AND THIS AGAIN TIES INTO OUR SMALLER CAMPUS SIZES AND TRYING TO KEEP OUR SUPPORT THERE WITH THE STUDENTS. THE STUDENTS PER INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FTE.
SO THIS INCLUDES THE TYPE OF PEOPLE WE HAVE CODED TO THIS TEAMS CODE FOR THAT.
TRYING TO THINK OF THE WORD NOW I JUST LOST IT. BUT THE STAFF RESPONSIBILITY CODE, THAT INCLUDES OUR 504 DEPARTMENT, CTE, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, FINE ARTS INTERVENTION, MATH AND SCIENCE, STUDENT SERVICES, SOCIAL STUDIES, SPECIAL STUDENT SERVICES. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER FTE DID INCREASE GOING FROM FISCAL YEAR 24 TO FISCAL YEAR 25.
WE ARE, HOWEVER, STILL AT THE MINIMUM FOR LAST YEAR.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE WE STACK UP FOR THIS YEAR.
AGAIN, THESE ARE STAFF LOCATED AT THE CAMPUS AND IS IMPACTED BY OUR SMALLER CAMPUS SIZES.
SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER STAFF FTE THERE.
OUR STUDENTS PER EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIAN. SLIGHT DECREASE THERE, BUT AS WE DISCUSSED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDES, YOU KNOW STUDENTS PER FTE, YOU KNOW OUR STUDENT OUR STUDENTS NEEDS ARE INCREASING.
SO WE'RE HAVING TO SERVE A LARGER POPULATION OF STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
AND YOU'RE SEEING THAT ACROSS THE STATE. STUDENTS PER INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL.
THAT INCLUDES OUR IT DEPARTMENT AND OUR SPECIAL AND OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM STAFF.
SLIGHT INCREASE THERE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER FTE.
OUR STUDENTS PER LICENSED SPECIALIST IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY.
AGAIN, THAT'S RELATED TO OUR INCREASING SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT.
AND THEN STUDENTS PER AUXILIARY STAFF THAT ARE NONEXEMPT AUXILIARY STAFF, WHICH IS OUR BUS DRIVERS, OUR CUSTODIANS, OUR CHILD NUTRITION STAFF CAMPUS AND OFFICE AND CLERICAL POSITIONS CENTRAL OFFICE CLERICAL AND OUR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. AND THEN OTHER CAMPUS PROFESSIONAL, OTHER CAMPUS EXEMPT PROFESSIONAL AUXILIARY SUPPORT OR AUXILIARY FTES. EXCUSE ME.
AND THIS INCLUDES OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS AND OUR INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONIST.
AND AGAIN, IT'S RELATED TO OUR SMALLER CAMPUS SIZES.
AND OUR DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL AUXILIARY INCLUDES OUR SPECIAL STUDENT SERVICES FOLKS GRANTS FACILITIES, STUDENT SERVICES. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IS MOVING UP THE NUMBER OF STUDENT STUDENTS PER STAFF FTE IS INCREASING THEIR OUR STUDENTS PER NURSE. FTE AGAIN IS RELATED BECAUSE THOSE ARE CAMPUS BASED RELATED TO OUR SMALLER CAMPUS SIZES.
AGAIN, RELATED TO OUR SMALLER CAMPUS SIZES. STUDENTS PER TEACHER FACILITATOR FTE RELATED TO SMALLER CAMPUS SIZES. AND FINALLY, IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR 2526 BUDGET.
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WE WILL CAN AS ALWAYS. AND AS MISS BRANUM SAID AT THE START OF THIS PRESENTATION, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS OUR EDUCATION, OUR EXPENDITURES ON THE CLASSROOM. WE EXIST TO SERVE THE STUDENTS.THERE ARE COSTS WE HAVE VERY LITTLE INFLUENCE ON, LIKE OUR DCAD COSTS.
I WILL JUST ADD AND REMIND THE BOARD THAT BASED ON THE COMMUNITY BUDGET STEERING COMMITTEE, ONE OF THE CHARGES THAT THEY GAVE US WAS TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE OUR CENTRAL OFFICE EXPENDITURES.
AND SO PART OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE IDENTIFIED $2.2 MILLION IN CUTS THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD FOR 25, 26. AND WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF IDENTIFYING MORE EFFICIENCIES.
SO WE ARE EXCEEDING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CBSC TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY YOU KNOW, WE OUR GOAL IS TO STAY AT THE BOTTOM QUARTER OF OUR BENCHMARK DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF CENTRAL STAFFING AND CENTRAL EXPENDITURES.
THANK YOU, MR. PEYTON. WITH THAT, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM.
MR. PATE, APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. I'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS.
LET'S START WITH MISS PACHECO, THEN GO TO MR. EAGER. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. PERRY, FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION.
MISS BRANUM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US, THE COMMUNITY WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP A LOWER RATIO, FOR EXAMPLE, NURSES AND TEACHERS AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF FOR OUR KIDS.
SURE. SO I SAY THERE THERE ARE THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS OF THAT.
SO FIRST AND FOREMOST WE WE WORKED TO BE WITH PROJECT RIGHT SIZE TO IDENTIFY EFFICIENCIES.
WE HAD 9500 ELEMENTARY SEATS, AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THOSE EFFICIENCIES.
AND AS MR. PATE SAID, AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE OUR FTES DECLINE AS WE OFFICIALLY REPORT THAT INFORMATION WITH WITH TEAMS. DESPITE THAT, WE STILL HAVE RELATIVELY SMALL ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.
AND AGAIN, THAT IS PART OF THE COMMITMENT BY THE BOARD AND BY OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE BELIEVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL CONCEPT ALONG WITH, AGAIN, STRENGTHENING OUR MAGNET PROGRAMS. THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS, FOR EXAMPLE WE DO WANT TO TO MAKE SURE IF, YOU SEE, WE HISTORICALLY HAVE CONTINUING TO DECLINE, DECLINE THE NUMBER OF OVER 22 CLASS SIZE WAIVERS.
BECAUSE AGAIN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT FOR THAT THAT KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, WHILE WE MIGHT THINK GOING TO 23 OR 24 IS NOT, DOESN'T HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WHEN YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, DESPERATELY TRYING TO TEACH THOSE FOUNDATIONS.
YOU KNOW, 1 OR 2 STUDENTS CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.
AND THEN SAME THING IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER, OUR NURSES, FOR EXAMPLE.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETIMES WE THINK ABOUT OUR NURSES OF JUST THEIR, YOU KNOW, AND NOT JUST WHAT THEY DO IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, HANDING OUT MEDICINES. AND WHEN A STUDENT COMES DOWN AND THEY'RE ILL.
FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES.
AND SO AGAIN, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHILE THEY'RE DOING THOSE PROCEDURES, WE ALSO HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENT WHO, YOU KNOW, DOES FALL ON THE PLAYGROUND AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AS WELL.
SO THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE HAVE JUST RIGHT NOW HELD AS A NON-NEGOTIABLE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO CUT NURSES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, WE NEED THAT HIGHLY TRAINED INDIVIDUAL.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE SUPPORT THAT WE'RE PROVIDING AT THE CAMPUS.
SO THAT BRINGS THAT STUDENT RATIO DOWN EVEN MORE.
BUT IT'S BECAUSE AS A TITLE, CAMPUS, IF I'M A TITLE CAMPUS WHERE IF YOU IF YOU TAKE A CAROLYN BOOKER ELEMENTARY OR A FOREST LANE ACADEMY WHERE ALMOST 100% OF MY STUDENTS ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, THEY RECEIVE A SUBSTANTIVE TITLE ONE ALLOTMENT, THEY ARE SPENDING THAT ON THOSE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL UNITS SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE MORE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION TO THEIR STUDENTS, SO THAT THOSE ARE ADDITIONAL FTES THAT IS BRINGING DOWN THAT STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO.
AND IT'S HARD TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT IN A TEAM'S REPORT.
BUT BUT ALL OF THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT IN TERMS OF HOW DO WE BEST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. MISS BRANUM, I WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR FOCUSING ON OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES AND THEIR NEEDS.YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. MR. EAGER. WILL YOU NEXT. MISTER, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION ON, LIKE ON CHART, ARE THERE WHEN WE, WE HAVE THESE WHERE WE HAVE TO EXTEND OR DO THE EXPENSES AHEAD OF TIME.
AND THEN WE SUBMIT. ARE THAT IS THAT A. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT.
DO WE DO THE EXPENDITURES THEN WE SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
AND IS THERE A RISK OF THEY DON'T REIMBURSE? AND DO WE HAVE YOU KNOW, IS IT THAT CASE OR IS IT THE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED, WE GET EXPENDITURE AND THEN WE GET REIMBURSED BECAUSE IT'S BEEN PRE AUTHORIZED.
NO, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY A RISK, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHAH'S FUNDING AND WAY BACK.
IN HERE. OOPS. YOU SEE THAT BIG FALL OFF FROM FISCAL YEAR 23 TO FISCAL YEAR 24. THAT IS RELATED TO A CHANGE IN THE GUIDANCE AND AFTER THE FACT, CHANGE IN THE GUIDANCE.
WITH SHAH'S FUNDING THAT CAUSED THAT BIG FALL OFF IN OUR REIMBURSEMENT.
WE STILL HAD TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES. AND WE ARE GOING TO SERVE THE STUDENTS, BUT WE AND WE SUBMITTED THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, AND THEY SAID NO. THE RULES HAVE CHANGED. AND IN FACT YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO FUND THIS AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO FUND THIS GOING FORWARD.
SO IT IT HURTS, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO THOSE STUDENTS. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THIS WAS NOT JUST TO RICHARDSON ISD.
YES. CHANGE. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT IMPACTED DISTRICTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.
YES. IT WAS A STATEWIDE ISSUE AND A FEDERAL REINTERPRETATION OF THE RULES.
GOSH, THAT WAS THAT'S BEEN DRAGGING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
AND SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THAT RISK ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE.
NOW, ON THE FEDERAL GRANT SIDE, ONCE WE HAVE THE DOCUMENT THAT DOCTOR PATEL AND HER TEAM IS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR EVERY DAY, THE NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD, ONCE WE GET THAT NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD, WE HAVE A VERY REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT FUNDING.
WE JUST HAVE TO TURN. BASICALLY, WE HAVE TO TURN IN OUR EXPENSE REPORT.
AND WE WILL GET THAT FUNDING SO THAT ONCE THAT ONCE THE NODE IS THERE, WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
AND THERE'S A OH, GOSH, A LITTLE OVER $200 MILLION IN ESSER FUNDING THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN EXTENSION. AND THEN NOT EVERYBODY SPENT THEIR MONEY.
AND SO THEY'RE NOW LOSING ACCESS TO ABOUT $200 MILLION OF ESSER FUNDING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
RICHARDSON ISD HAS EXPANDED ITS ESSER FUNDS, HAS CLAIMED ITS ESSER FUNDS.
AND I KNOW ESSER SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE ESSER, AND THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO I KNOW I, I GAVE YOU PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU WANTED THERE IN THAT ANSWER.
YOU KNOW, THANK YOU. BECAUSE I JUST KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, WE GOT A WE GOT TO BASICALLY LOOK FOR EVERY DOLLAR, AND WE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR IS, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET EVERY DOLLAR WE CAN TO HELP WITH OUR KIDS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YES, MISS MCGOWAN. SINCE WE ARE STILL ON THIS.
CHASS. WHEN DO WE KNOW? LIKE WHEN THE STATE RULES CHANGE.
OH, SORRY. I, I WILL APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR SOUNDING LIKE A SMART ALECK.
IT'S IT'S WHEN THE GUIDANCE COMES OUT. SO THEY EXPECT FOR US TO HAVE THIS IN OUR BUDGET TO PAY.
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RIGHT. AND THEN JUST WAIT ON REIMBURSEMENT WHENEVER THEY DECIDE TO REIMBURSE US.AND IF THAT'S IF THEY DECIDE TO REIMBURSE US.
YES, MA'AM. AGAIN, I WILL ADVOCATE AND JUST APPRECIATE THAT AT LEAST OUR LEGISLATORS ARE RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT GAP AND THAT THEY NEED TO SHORE THIS UP.
AND SO THERE IS THAT PENDING LEGISLATION. AND SO I, YOU KNOW, I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR LETTING OUR LEGISLATORS KNOW THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED. YES. I MEAN, AND IT IS THE STATE IS BACKFILLING THIS FEDERAL ISSUE WITH STATE DOLLARS WITH THAT LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU, MISS MCGOWAN. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYBODY OVER HERE? OKAY, MISS PACHECO. SORRY, I JUST REMEMBERED I HAD A NOTE HERE WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT MR. PATE. THE NO HOLD HARMLESS BY DCAD OR, I GUESS, THE 0% OR THE ZERO TAXES PAID BY SOME OF THESE OVER 60 FIVES. AND THEN WE RECEIVE A NO HOLD HARMLESS TYPE OF BENEFIT.
YEAH. SO THE THE STATE FUNDING CALCULATIONS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT WE HAVE HISTORICALLY THAT THE A FROZEN LEVY OF ZERO IS A BRAND NEW AND UNUSUAL THING. AND SO THEY BUILT HOLD HARMLESS INTO THE STATE FUNDING FORMULAS.
SO IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A COMPLETE LOSS FOR US.
WE'RE NOT BEING PENALIZED FOR THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE OUR OVER 65 TAXPAYERS AND THEIR SUPPORT FOR RICHARDSON ISD AND THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THEM ARE LONG TERM HOMEOWNERS, AND THEIR CHILDREN AND POSSIBLY EVEN GRANDCHILDREN HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR SCHOOLS.
SO AND WE APPRECIATE THE STATE GIVING THEM A BENEFIT AND IN TURN, NOT AND, AND IN TURN ALSO TAKING CARE OF US IN THAT PROCESS WITH THE HOLD. HARMLESS. SO THERE THERE'S A FUND ADDED TO THAT FORMULA, I GUESS, OR SOME SORT OF. THERE'S A YES, MA'AM, THERE'S A LINE ITEM IN THE CRAZY BIG SPREADSHEET THAT I WORK THROUGH TO GUESS HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE GOING TO GET. HAS A WHOLE HARMLESS CALCULATION IN THERE.
GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MR. PACHECO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, MISS HARRIS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT IN REFERENCE TO SCHOOL BUDGETING, FINANCE.
JUST WHAT I THINK ABOUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT SCHOOL BUDGET, MONEY, FINANCE.
YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS ARE RUN LIKE A CORPORATION, RIGHT? IT'S JUST INTERESTING HOW CORPORATIONS MAKE THESE COOL WIDGETS.
THEY PRODUCE THEM, PUT THEM OUT THERE, BUT THEY'RE ALMOST GUARANTEED TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK.
RIGHT? AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE MAKING THESE AWESOME, PRECIOUS, WONDERFUL WIDGETS DAILY ONLY TO, YOU KNOW, JUST SIT ON THE FENCE, JUST KIND OF WAITING.
ARE WE GOING TO GET PAID FOR THIS AWESOME THING WE JUST DID? YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S REALLY IT'S REALLY INTERESTING HOW THAT WORKS.
YOU KNOW, HOW WE CONTINUE TO CARE AND PRODUCE.
BUT WE'RE ALWAYS JUST KIND OF, AS RACHEL STATED, JUST KIND OF WAITING TO SEE, ARE WE GOING TO GET PAID FOR THAT WONDERFUL THING THAT WE JUST DID? SO IT IS IT IS SO SIMILAR TO CORPORATE AMERICA EXCEPT FOR THAT WAITING PERIOD.
WE HAVE ALL THE AREAS THAT ARE CORPORATE AMERICA DOES AS WELL.
WELL, AND I THINK ALSO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IN WHAT OTHER BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY DO YOU ARE, YOU ASKED TO BE GENERATING A BUDGET, HAVE TO CREATE A COMPENSATION AND A BENEFIT PLAN WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW YET WHAT LEVELS YOU'RE GOING TO BE FUNDED.
RIGHT. AND SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT DYNAMIC, AND HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE TO OUR OUR STAFF LIKE, HEY, WE WANT YOU TO STAY AND HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO CONTINUE TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING WHEN WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT OUR FUNDING LEVEL IS GOING TO BE YET FOR 2526. SO AGAIN, JUST THAT LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY I THINK SOMETIMES MAY GO MISSED.
BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE ALL DO THIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, BUT SOMETIMES OUR COMMUNITY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THAT'S THAT'S NOT A VERY COMMON THING OUTSIDE OF EDUCATION.
THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. AND JUST THROW IN THE COMPLEXITY.
ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THANK YOU ALL. YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB.
SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. YES. MISS MCGOWAN, JUST PIGGYBACKING OFF OF WHAT MISS HARRIS SAID AND WHAT YOU SAID, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CHARGE OUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO START COMING TO OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND PAYING ATTENTION,
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LIKE REALLY, TRULY GETTING MORE INVOLVED IN LISTENING TO WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE GOING THROUGH BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES MAKING A LOT OF THESE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY AND WHAT YOU DO SO WELL, AND YOUR STAFF DOES SO WELL TO PRODUCE THESE AMAZING WIDGETS.RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT CHARGE WE SHOULD SET OUT.
IT'S SO INTERESTING. IN MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE YOU KNOW, WE ALL EXPERIENCE WHEN WE SAT DOWN WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, FOR EXAMPLE, AND WE JUST SHOWED THEM OUR EXPENDITURE CHART IN WHICH AN ALL OF THESE MAJOR AREAS, WHETHER IT'S SPECIAL EDUCATION, WHETHER IT WAS SAFETY AND SECURITY, TRANSPORTATION, HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL MONEY WE WERE SPENDING VERSUS WHAT WE WERE FUNDING, OUR FUNDING LEVELS WERE AND THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PER STATE LAW.
AND I THINK ALL OF EVERYONE THAT WE WENT TO, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A YEAH.
AND SOME OF THEM ARE TAXPAYERS TO RISD AS WELL.
SO IT MAKES IT INTERESTING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM. THANK YOU, MR. PATE, FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND FIELDING OUR QUESTIONS.
[V. CLOSED MEETING]
THE BOARD WILL TAKE A BRIEF BREAK AND WILL RECONVENE UPSTAIRS IN CLOSED SESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXANS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SECTION 551.071.
CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND SECTION 551.074.
PERSONNEL MATTERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
IT IS NOW 9:01 P.M. AND WE WILL HEAD UPSTAIRS.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD IS RETURNING TO OPEN SESSION AT
[VI. RECONVENE]
10:16 P.M., HAVING TAKEN NO ACTION WHILE IN CLOSED SESSION.THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 10:16 P.M. ON APRIL 3RD,
2025.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.