May 01, 2025 Regular Board Meetings

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE MAY MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

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 TWO VERY SPECIAL STUDENT GROUPS.

OUR FIRST GROUP THAT WILL BE LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGES OUR STUDENTS FROM JESS HARBEN ELEMENTARY.

AND THEY ARE RECENT RECIPIENTS OF THE HEART OF HARBEN AWARD, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO HONOR THEIR FORMER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, JENNY LEWIS. AND SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE WE HAVE HANNAH J.

MARSHALL, HAZEL SPARKS, MALIK ABU TALIB. [INAUDIBLE] JACKSON BALL, CAMPBELL GOLDBERG, SUNG PARR, NORAH BOOKER, PETER LYNN, AND LEVI SCOFIELD.

I'M GOING TO INVITE THOSE STUDENTS TO COME FORWARD.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF STUDENTS.

THEY REPRESENT THEIR STUDENT COUNCIL FROM YALE ELEMENTARY.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO INTRODUCING TO YOU RAYMOND ALVAREZ, MILLIE ARZAK, ELLA GRACE FORTNEY, DEACON HENRY, JORDAN HUBBARD, AND KINGSTON [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, SIR.

IF YOU GUYS WOULD STAND AND PLEASE COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU, KINGSTON. AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE RISE TO JOIN US IN OUR PLEDGES.

LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THESE AWESOME STUDENT GROUPS.

[APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB STUDENTS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL. NOW, IF I COULD ASK THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, IT IS NOW TIME FOR OUR RECOGNITIONS, DOCTOR HELLER.

YES. AND AS OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM ARE COMING FORWARD TO THE FRONT OF THE HORSESHOE, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.

THE RICHARDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS, STAFF, SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS. OUR TRUSTEES ALSO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, AND WHAT THEY DO TO SUPPORT OUR DISTRICT.

AT EACH REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING, WE TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS.

WE ASK THAT ALL GUESTS AND VISITORS HELP CELEBRATE THESE RECOGNITIONS BY STAYING TO ENJOY THE ENTIRE RECOGNITION PROCESS.

THIS ALLOWS EVERYONE TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION FOR EACH RECIPIENT.

THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RECOGNITIONS PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

ANY GUESTS WISHING TO LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM CAN DO SO AT THAT TIME.

BLESS YOU. AND IT'S SO AWESOME TO SEE SUCH A FULL HOUSE.

YOU CAN TELL WE ARE HITTING THE HOME STRETCH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE ARE AT THE LAST REGULAR MEETING BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND GRADUATION, SO WE HAVE LOTS TO CELEBRATE THIS EVENING.

SO I THOUGHT, I HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR COMFORTABLE SHOES. OUR FIRST CELEBRATION AND RECOGNITION THIS EVENING IS GOING TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT PARTNER RECOGNITION. WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU OUR RISD AMBASSADORS, THE CLASS OF 2025.

AND AS THEY ARE COMING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SONIA PARKER, GOOD DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR.

SO AMBASSADORS COME FORWARD. I WILL HELP GET YOU LINED UP.

AND SONIA, PLEASE SHARE A LITTLE BIT WITH US ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR HELLER, AND THANK YOU TO OUR CABINET AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THOSE WHO CAME OUT AND HELPED MAKE THIS YEAR'S AMBASSADOR PROGRAM A SUCCESS.

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THIS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES IS DESIGNED TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM INSIDE OUT.

ULTIMATELY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTS THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO GRADUATE AS AMBASSADORS TO FEEL EMPOWERED TO ACTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR RISD STUDENTS AND STAFF. RISD AMBASSADORS GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM, UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF THEIR VOICE, AND MAY BE CALLED UPON TO SUPPORT AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN STRATEGIC PLANNING, DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT TEAMS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND OTHER ISD COMMITTEES. TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE.

IT IS MY GREAT HONOR. THIS IS MY FIRST COHORT AS WELL.

WE CELEBRATE THE GRADUATION OF OUR SECOND CLASS OF THIS NEW PROGRAM, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR RISD AMBASSADORS FOR 2025. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. WE HAVE SOME OF OUR AMBASSADORS ARE NOT HERE, BUT I AM GOING TO CALL THEM OUT TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

AMY HICKOX, ARIE SPRUELL, BLAKE SAWYER, BROOKE BAILEY, AND THEN DINA AL-SAYEGH.

AL SAEED, DUSTY KIRCHNER, EMMA KILLINGWORTH, ERICA MAZZEO.

ERICA WAS HERE, DR. AARON GOPHER SELFRIDGE, GINGER GREENBERG, GINGER HANNAH, HILARY BEAUCHAMP CAMPBELL, HOPE KING, JENNIFER SMITH, JULIA FORD, JULIE HUANG, CATHERINE ZIMMERMAN, KATHY LEE, KATIE SMITH, KENNEDY EVERETT FULBRIGHT, CHRISTY GARDNER, LISA KAYS, MARISSA DUNLAP, LE'ANDRIA WALKER, MATTHEW SOUTHERLAND. ALMOST, MEGAN PRICE, MELANIE PERROTTA, MELISSA HANNON, OLIVIA MAYBERRY, PAMELA HUGHES, QUINN CUMMINGS, BECCA CUMMINGS, SARAH CASEY, SARAH MATHISON, MATHESON, SHARI BARRATT, SHELLY BRIGGS, STEPHANIE LOUVIS, SUMMER LINDSEY, TERESA MARTINI AND TRAVIS FITZGERALD. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TRY AND TAKE A PICTURE AFTERWARDS.

PLEASE STAY STANDING. YOU ALL. WE ALL WILL TAKE A PICTURE AT THE END.

YEAH. HELP, HELP. LIKE GATHER THEM. THIS IS A LARGE GROUP.

OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S TAKE A GROUP. ONE OUT.

BACK. OUT. BACK. THE AMBASSADORS TO COME OUT BACK AT THE END OF AT THE END OF RECOGNITIONS, AND WE'LL DO A PICTURE. OH, SOME OF THEM HAVE.

OKAY. SO WE'LL DO A PICTURE. OKAY, WELL MAYBE NOT.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S GO.

TABITHA. TABITHA. PICTURE. SHE'S LIKE, THEY CAN'T SEE ME ANYWAY.

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THANK YOU ALL. AND IF YOU'RE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE OR WATCHING ONLINE AND ARE INTERESTED AND WANT TO BECOME AN AMBASSADOR. WE WILL BE POSTING INFORMATION AND RECRUITING FOR THE CLASS OF 25-26 THIS COMING MONTH, AND SO BE LOOKING IN RICHARDSON ISD COMMUNITY NEWS OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THE WEBSITE, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU APPLY AND JOIN US NEXT YEAR.

YES, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AMBASSADORS.

WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THEM. WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER STAFF RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE FORWARD MR. LONNIE JORDAN.

LONNIE, CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? HE'S HERE.

YES. AS HE'S COMING FORWARD, CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH LONNIE JORDAN FOR BEING NAMED.

YES. MISTER JORDAN OR COACH JORDAN, AS HE IS ALSO REFERRED TO COACH LONNIE. HE IS COMING BACK HOME AND WAS RECENTLY NAMED THE RICHARDSON ISD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS.

HE WILL RETURN TO RICHARDSON ISD AFTER SERVING AS HIGHLAND PARK ISD DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, AS WELL AS MOST RECENTLY IN PLANO ISD. COACH JORDAN PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN ISD AS ATHLETIC COORDINATOR AND HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL FROM 2015 TO 2023, AND AS THE LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR FROM 2007 TO 2010.

HE HAS ALREADY BEGUN TRANSITIONING INTO HIS NEW DUTIES.

I KNOW HE WAS HERE MEETING WITH US EARLIER TODAY HERE AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO HAVE YOU BACK.

COACH. WELCOME HOME. [APPLAUSE] AND AFTER EACH RECOGNITION, WE ARE GOING TO GRAB A PHOTO WITH THE BOARD.

SO COACH JORDAN, WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A PHOTO REAL QUICK.

WE WILL DO THAT FOR EACH GROUP OR TEAM INDIVIDUAL WE ARE RECOGNIZING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COACH. WELCOME BACK. WELCOME HOME.

YES. AND AS I WAS JUST REMINDED BY SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM, HE IS OFF TO SUPPORT OUR PLAYOFF GAMES THIS EVENING.

SO LET'S GO GET THEM. I KNOW WE HAVE BASEBALL PLAYING.

YEAH. BRING HOME A W COACH. OKAY. OUR NEXT STAFF RECOGNITION IS FOR CARLENE JOLLY.

IF SHE COULD COME FORWARD PLEASE. CARLENE SERVES WITH A LOT OF HEART IN OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT, AND HELPS SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM.

AND SHE WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AS THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR.

YES, WE ARE SO EXCITED! SHE IS BEING RECOGNIZED BECAUSE WE, ONE THE DISTRICT HAD AN INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT THIS PAST YEAR, AND THEY GIVE A LOT OF THAT CREDIT TO CARLENE.

SHE RESPONDED TO EVERY COMMUNICATION, WAS TRANSPARENT, SHOWED TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM AND CHAMPIONED THE WORK, AS WELL AS ADVOCATED FOR THE BETTERMENT OF EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL THAT WALKED THROUGH THE DOORS HERE IN ISD.

THEY KNOW SHE HAS A GREAT PASSION AND WORK ETHIC FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND SHE IS BEING CELEBRATED, AND I KNOW THEY'RE HAVING A BIG CELEBRATION UP AT FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS GAME, SO CONGRATULATIONS, CARLENE.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO SUPPORT OUR ISD. OUR NEXT STAFF RECOGNITION IS FOR BRANDI JACKSON.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. YES. WE ARE EXCITED AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR BRANDI FROM ARAPAHO CLASSICAL MAGNET FOR BEING NAMED THE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS SPECIAL SERVICES EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR.

YES. EVERY YEAR, THE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, ALSO KNOWN AS ATPE,

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THESE EDUCATORS CHANGE LIVES AND INSPIRE EXCELLENCE, AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE IN RICHARDSON ISD.

CONGRATULATIONS, BRANDI. AND WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A PHOTO.

CONGRATULATIONS FOR REPRESENTING RISD. AND BEFORE WE GET INTO A HOST AND LOTS OF AWESOME STUDENT RECOGNITIONS, WE DO HAVE ONE MORE STAFF RECOGNITION. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP MR. LEE GIFFORD. IF MR. GIFFORD, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MR. GIFFORD IS ON THE STAFF AT RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS DECA FOR HIS DEDICATION TO DECA.

HE RECEIVED THE 2024-25 OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD.

YES. HE HAS SERVED AS THE TEXAS DECA, AS AN ADVISOR FOR 15 YEARS, AND FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS HE HAS BEEN DISTRICT 11 DIRECTOR FOR TEXAS DECA.

HE CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE TEXAS DECA BOARD AND RUNS DISTRICT 11, WHICH INCLUDES DALLAS COUNTY.

ELLIS COUNTY. ROCKWALL COUNTY AND KAUFMAN COUNTY.

THEY'VE SEEN HUGE INCREASES IN STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITION SUCCESS.

SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING RICHARDSON ISD.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A PHOTO. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A PHOTO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO OUR STUDENT RECOGNITIONS.

THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE FOR OUR DECA STUDENTS.

SO IF YOU ARE HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR DECA, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STAND TO MY LEFT AGAINST THE WALL HERE.

BE SURE AND BRING YOUR NAME CARD SO WE CAN PRONOUNCE AND HONOR THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR NAME AND OTHER STUDENT GROUPS.

WATCH DECA, THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW US HOW TO DO IT HERE.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THEIR LEAD WHEN WE ANNOUNCE YOUR STUDENT GROUP DECA, WHICH STANDS FOR THE DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA, PREPARES EMERGING LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS FOR CAREERS IN MARKETING, FINANCE, HOSPITALITY AND MANAGEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AROUND THE GLOBE.

WE HAVE LOTS OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE COMPETED AT STATE, AND SOME HAVE EVEN QUALIFIED FOR UPCOMING NATIONAL COMPETITION.

AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS. SO WE ARE GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU AT THIS TIME.

WE HAVE AVA SMITH FROM RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

LONDON FOX, ALSO FROM RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

MR. THATCHER BARTLETT FROM RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

SEAN FLETCHER, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. LUCY FISK, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

WE HAVE SAFF MUHAMMAD, BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL.

HE'S CHOWDHURY. BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS.

KEVIN THOMAS, ALSO FROM BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. YES.

IRENE YEH, BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. CHRISTY VU, BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL.

JEREMY CARO. BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. NAIVE AMAN, ALSO FROM BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A PHOTO.

STUDENTS IF YOU CAN COME AROUND AND BALANCE OUT OVER ON THIS SIDE, WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A QUICK PHOTO.

AND AS THEY'RE AS THEY'RE GETTING THEIR PHOTO, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR SKILLS USA IF YOU COULD IT'S NOW YOUR TURN.

YOU'VE SEEN HOW DECA DOES IT. IF YOU COULD LINE UP TO MY LEFT ALONG THE WALL HERE.

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CONGRATULATIONS, DECA. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS.

OKAY. THE NEXT STUDENT GROUP THAT WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE ARE THOSE THAT HAVE RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE SKILLS USA.

THE COMPETITIONS OF THE SKILLS USA CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE CREATED AND JUDGED BY INDUSTRY TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING THE REAL WORLD, REAL WORLD SKILLS EMPLOYERS DEMAND FROM ENTRY LEVEL PROFESSIONALS.

THAT SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE OUR GRADUATE PROFILE, DOESN'T IT? THESE COMPETITIONS REPRESENT SOME OF THE MOST HIGHLY SKILLED, IN-DEMAND, SKILLED TRADE AREAS IN THE NATION.

WE HAVE WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING THAT HAVE COMPETED AT THE STATE.

AND AGAIN, SOME HAVE EVEN QUALIFIED FOR UPCOMING NATIONALS.

SO WE ARE GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU AT THIS TIME.

WE HAVE MUAZ ZAMAN FROM BERKNER. CHLOE SCOTT FROM PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL.

IRIS COREY, PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL. JONAH GOLDSTEIN, PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL.

BALAN [INAUDIBLE] PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL.

DREW BAKER RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. WHITNEY VINTON, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. CLAIRE CROWELL, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

RACHEL YOHALEM, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. LUX WALKER, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. SABINA VERDUGO, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

LONDON MILLER, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

PROTHIAN POTHE, PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL. CHRISTINA NGUYEN, BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. PROJIN TALCHA, PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE INCREDIBLE STUDENTS. AND WE'RE GOING TO GRAB A PHOTO. STUDENTS.

OKAY. OUR NEXT GROUP IS GOING TO BE FOR TAFE.

TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS.

YOU CAN STAND RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU. THAT'S AWESOME.

CONGRATULATIONS, SKILLS USA. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS THAT ARE HAVING SUCCESS BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR AND OUT-OF-CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES.

THIS NEXT GROUP IS VERY EXCITING. SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BECAUSE THIS IS OUR TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS.

AND YES. THIS IS HOW WE GROW OUR OWN AND HOW EXCITING.

AND I THINK I'M NOT OUT OF LINE. DOCTOR GOODSON, IF I CAN TELL THEM YOU GUYS FINISH, GET YOUR TEACHING DEGREE, YOU WILL HAVE A CONTRACT. COME BACK HERE AND TEACH IN RICHARDSON ISD.

OKAY. THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS, ALSO KNOWN AS TAFE, IS A CO-CURRICULAR, STATEWIDE, NONPROFIT STUDENT ORGANIZATION CREATED TO ALLOW YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE TEACHING PROFESSION.

IT WAS CREATED IN 1984 TO PROVIDE THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TEXAS WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT PURSUING CAREERS IN EDUCATION. AS YOU CAN TELL, RICHARDSON ISD WAS WELL REPRESENTED AT THE STATE COMPETITION, AND BEST WISHES TO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE ALSO GOING TO NATIONALS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU AT THIS TIME. AND YES, WE ALSO HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL CLUB,

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SARAH HELMICK FROM BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. CESAR DELGADO BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL.

LAUREN HARPER, BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. SORA BODY .

BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. NADIA BAZAN BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL.

HALEY SOLIS. BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. GUADALUPE. VARGAS.

BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. YASMIN TORRES. BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL.

LYRIC DURHAM. BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. LEON. LEONA HO, BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL. MIA MANGELSDORF RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. PEYTON RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. NADIA MARTIN RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. MADIHA ASHRAF KHAN, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. AUTUMN BROWN, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

KIMBERLY FLORES, ALSO RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

ANNA LEE ZAMORA RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. MARIA HERRERA RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

MIA LAURA RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. CECILY HUNT, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

BRIANNA JUAREZ RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. SADIA BALUCH, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. NADIA CLIFTON RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. MIA BAILEY RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

AVA ANNE KIM, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. AND WE HAVE ADELYNN THOMAS RICHARDSON WEST JUNIOR HIGH. ELLA COCHRAN, RICHARDSON, WEST JUNIOR HIGH. LILY RICHARDSON, WEST JUNIOR HIGH.

AND CHANNING LAWSON FROM PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET A PICTURE. BUT LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THESE FUTURE EDUCATORS HERE IN RICHARDSON ISD.

AND AS WE ARE GETTING THEM ORGANIZED FOR A PICTURE, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP THE RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL FIRST ROBOTICS CLUB, THE CYBIRDS.

WOOHOO! OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE YOU COME BACK AND TEACH HERE IN RICHARDSON ISD.

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THE NEXT STUDENT GROUP THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS THE RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL FIRST ROBOTICS CLUB, THE CYBIRDS. YES. THE. THE SKY.

THE CYBIRDS EARNED AN INVITATION TO THE FIRST IN TEXAS UIL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AS ONE OF THE TOP 90 TEAMS OUT OF.

LET'S SEE. LOOKS LIKE 187 TEAMS THAT COMPETED IN TEXAS THIS SEASON.

YES, THE CYBIRDS FUNCTION AS A COMPLETELY STUDENT LED TEAM AND FREQUENTLY COMPETE AGAINST TEAMS THAT UTILIZE ADULT INDUSTRY MENTORS OR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN ROLES SUCH AS DRIVE COACH. FOR OUR STUDENTS TO COMPETE AT THIS LEVEL IS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, AND THEIR ABILITY TO ANALYZE AND APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY IN A HIGH PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT.

THAT'S KIND OF STRESSING ME OUT. JUST HAVING TO READ THAT FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.

100% OF THE GRADUATING SENIORS ARE COLLEGE BOUND, SO WE WANT TO BE SURE AND CELEBRATE THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS. SO I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THOSE FROM THE TEAM THAT COULD BE HERE THIS EVENING.

SADIQ AKHTAR, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL ANGIE HALL.

AND RIDGLEY HANCOCK CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS.

COME ON UP.

AND AS THEY'RE GETTING THEIR PICTURE, IF YOU'RE SITTING OVER HERE AND YOU ARE HERE, ONE OF THE FINE ARTS STUDENTS FOR THE VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT TO BE RECOGNIZED, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. DID ANY OF THE STUDENTS COME HERE? ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OUR STUDENT ARTISTS HERE THIS EVENING.

WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE THIS COMPETITION, I BELIEVE, JUST HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND.

THAT'S THE VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT. WE HAD SEVEN QUALIFYING ENTRIES AND STUDENTS FROM RICHARDSON ISD THAT COMPETED IN THE STATE VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT. OUT OF 2359 ENTRIES QUALIFIED TO ADVANCE FROM OVER 32,000 ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT COMPETED IN THE STATE BASED. THAT'S THE TOP 8%. WE HAD FOUR ART STUDENTS FROM RICHARDSON ISD THAT SCORED EXEMPLARY AND RECEIVED A STATE MEDALLION.

WE HAD ONE SCORE, A SUPERIOR, AND TWO RECEIVED THE HIGHEST SCORE OF A FIVE ART AWARD AT THE STATE, WHICH IS A GOLD SEAL MEDALLION. A TOTAL OF 164 GOLD SEAL WINNERS WERE SELECTED, REPRESENTING THE TOP 1% OF TEXAS.

HOW EXCITING THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THESE ARTISTS RIGHT HERE IN RISD.

I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, EMMA READ FROM PIERCE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE HAVE CHARLOTTE JONES FROM PIERCE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND LANA WONG FROM RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES.

AND AS WE GRAB THEIR PHOTO, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ANY OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES THAT ARE BEING RECOGNIZED THIS EVENING.

IF YOU ARE HERE FOR SOCCER, TENNIS, GOLF, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND IS YOUR TURN.

OKAY.

CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. AND SO WE HAVE OUR FINAL STUDENT GROUP TO RECOGNIZE THIS EVENING.

WE ARE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING SOCCER, TENNIS, AND GOLF ATHLETES.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT STUDENTS 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 WITH THE HIGHEST OF EXCELLENCE ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY. WE HAVE 62 STUDENTS SO FAR DISTRICT WIDE.

BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL WE STILL HAVE SPORTS PLAYING, SO WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER GROUP OF STUDENTS TO INVITE BACK NEXT MONTH.

AND SEVERAL WERE ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, SO WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU.

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ISAAC BUTLER, SOCCER AT RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL JACKSON JUDGE, SOCCER, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

SARAH MANNING, TENNIS, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

JANE BIERWAGEN, TENNIS, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

CARTER JACOB, TENNIS. PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL. ALBERTO MINJAREZ, SOCCER, RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL PAIGE TREMEL, GOLF. LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL, BROOKE INNS, IN GOLF.

LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL. REECE BARNHART, GOLF, LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL.

AVA, MERCER GOLF. LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND JAKE BROZAK GOLF, LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE AWESOME STUDENT ATHLETES.

WE'RE GOING TO GRAB ONE FINAL PHOTO WITH THEM.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE GOT ALL THE PHOTOS.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND BEFORE WE CONCLUDE THE RECOGNITIONS PORTIONS OF THIS AGENDA.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND AMBASSADORS YOU ALSO HAVE YOUR YARD SIGN, YOUR OFFICIAL I'M AN RISD AMBASSADOR YARD SIGN.

YOU NEED TO BE SURE AND PICK UP ON YOUR WAY OUT.

ALSO, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY PARENTS, FAMILY, TEACHERS, SPONSORS, COMMUNITY HERE TO SUPPORT ALL OF THOSE THAT WE RECOGNIZE.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND AND WE COULD RECOGNIZE YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT FOR THESE STUDENTS AND STAFF.

AND THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR HELLER AND TEAM FOR THE RECOGNITIONS.

THOSE ARE ALWAYS GREAT, ESPECIALLY AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN WE HAVE SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

[II. PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION]

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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 WEBSITE.

SPEAKERS, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AT THE FRONT OF THE AUDITORIUM WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.

MR. MICHAEL CONWAY.

HEY GOOD EVENING BOARD. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN WITHOUT THE COUGHING FIT THAT I HAD LAST MONTH.

Y'ALL MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAR ME. THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAR ME, TOO. WANT TO ADDRESS ONE THING THAT HAPPENED BACK IN FEBRUARY 1ST? BECAUSE IT WAS A BIT OF A SIGN OF DISRESPECT AND AN INSULT TO ME, AND NOT FAULTING Y'ALL, PER SE. I CAME IN YOUR WEBSITE HAD CONFLICTING INFORMATION.

ON ONE SIDE IT SAID SIGN UP WHEN YOU COME HERE TO SPEAK, AND THE OTHER, WHICH NONE OF, NONE OF MY FRIENDS SAW, WAS SAID. YOU SIGN UP IN ADVANCE. SO I SHOWED UP.

I WAS TOLD THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ABOUT THAT.

SO SHE PROCEEDED THAT TO BRING IN THE RICHARDSON POLICE DEPARTMENT, SEEMED A LITTLE BIT ODD TO ME, A LITTLE BIT DRAMATIC BECAUSE I SAID, WELL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU GOT TWO PAGES CONFLICTING AND NORMALLY IN ANY SITUATION YOU WOULD HAVE LIKE YOU GO TO A STORE IF THEY GOT THE PRICE TAG IN THE REGISTER RINGS UP, THEY'RE GOING TO HONOR THE PRICE TAG.

SHE CHOSE NOT TO HONOR. AND I SAID, WELL, WHY DID YOU BRING THE POLICE IN AND BROUGHT ANTONIO OVER AND SAID, WELL, BECAUSE YOUR VOICE. I'M LIKE, WE WERE IN A CROWDED ROOM. MY VOICE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN. I'VE STAYED NOTHING BUT RESPECTFUL. SO I TAKE ISSUE WITH THE FACT OF THAT BEING THE DRAMATIC ISSUE THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.

THE WHOLE REASON WE CAME UP HERE TO SPEAK WAS REGARDING GENDER CONFUSED BOYS BEING ALLOWED TO STAY WITH GIRLS ON FIELD TRIPS, AND THE SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THAT. I SHOULD NEVER TAKE PLACE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE INVITING LAWSUITS, YOU'RE SEXUAL ASSAULT POTENTIALLY TO HAPPEN.

JUST NOT A SAFE AREA TO BE IN GUYS, WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.

THESE KIDS DESERVE IT. I MEAN, BOYS STAY WITH BOYS.

THE GIRLS STAY WITH GIRLS, PERIOD. I DON'T THINK ANY ONE OF YOU ALL THAT HAS DAUGHTERS WOULD WANT A BOY TO ROOM WITH A GIRL.

AND I REMEMBER TALKING WITH ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN, THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? AND THE LAST THING THAT COMES TO MIND, YOU'RE ASKING WHAT THE COMMAND, THERE WAS ABOUT TEN COMMANDMENTS BEING PUSHED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WHY IS THE BIG PUSH AND SOMEONE BROUGHT UP SAYING, WELL, IT'S ON THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. OKAY. AND THEY ALSO SAID THE BASIS OF FOUNDATION FOR OUR LAWS IN OUR COUNTRY.

OKAY. LAST I CHECKED, THAT'S A BIPARTISAN ISSUE.

I DON'T KNOW OF ANY DEMOCRAT THAT IS FOR KILLING.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THEY MAY WE MAY DISAGREE POLITICALLY, BUT NOT ON SAFETY.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED A BIPARTISAN ISSUE.

AND, YOU KNOW, SIGNAGE MATTERS. WE'VE GOT TWO KIDS THAT ARE DEAD THIS YEAR ALREADY, BOTH IN KILLEEN AND IN FRISCO FROM STABBINGS.

WE ALL KNOW SIGNAGE, PUBLIC, WHEREVER IT IS, IT AFFECTS SUBCONSCIOUS AND CONSCIOUS.

THERE'S NO DENYING IT REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE.

SO HAVING THE SIGNAGE IN THERE TO PROMOTE SAFETY, PROMOTE RESPECT CAN HELP ENSURE BETTER SAFETY FOR THE STUDENTS.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER PUTTING THE COMMANDMENTS BACK IN THERE. HELP THESE KIDS LEARN RESPECT AND SAFETY.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. LEAH GRANADOS.

HI, Y'ALL. SO THIS IS MY 11TH YEAR AS A PARENT IN RICHARDSON ISD, AND IT'S A SPECIAL ONE BECAUSE MY KIDS GRADUATING, I'VE GOTTEN TO EXPERIENCE HOW THE DISTRICT IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS.

BUT I PERSONALLY AM A COLLEGE ACCESS PROFESSIONAL.

I HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FROM MOST PEOPLE.

LIKE ALL OUR ISD STUDENTS, MY SON WAS OFFERED AND ENCOURAGED TO EARN DUAL CREDIT, INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS, PARTICIPATE IN ON RAMPS, ON AND ON. ALL THESE SHOULD BE PREPARING STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITIES.

YET WHEN I WOULD VOLUNTEER AT FINANCIAL AID EVENTS IN NOVEMBER, I WOULD RUN INTO STUDENT AFTER STUDENT THAT HAD STILL NOT APPLIED TO A SINGLE COLLEGE.

MOST STUDENTS HAD GOOD GPAS, GOOD TEST SCORES, AND STILL THEY SEEMED TO HAVE LITTLE MOTIVATION TO COMPLETE COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.

IN THE COLLEGE ACCESS WORLD, THIS IS BOTH SURPRISING AND DETRIMENTAL.

STUDENTS DELAYING THEIR APPLICATIONS CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT MANY THINGS, INCLUDING FINANCIAL AID.

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UNFORTUNATELY, OUR ISD DOES NOT RANK ITS STUDENTS.

BUT WHY? I HAVE RESEARCHED, I'VE ASKED. I'VE GOTTEN NO REAL DEFINITIVE ANSWER.

THE ONE EXPLANATION I HAVE GOTTEN IS THAT IT MINIMIZES COMPETITION AND TO BENEFIT STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH.

FROM A COLLEGE PERSPECTIVE, I CAN ONLY SEE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DECISION.

STUDENTS WILL BE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT APPLYING, WILL MISS OUT ON FINANCIAL AID, AND WILL ULTIMATELY UNDERMATCH.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS QUALIFIED STUDENTS WILL NOT APPLY TO OR ENROLL IN COLLEGES THAT ARE A GOOD FIT FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ABILITY AND POTENTIAL.

RANKING CAN BE VERY COMPETITIVE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT GRADUATING CLASSES OF 100 OR LESS.

ALL RISD HIGH SCHOOLS GRADUATE AT LEAST 500 STUDENTS, WHERE MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE TOP 10% RULE.

MOST DON'T REALIZE THAT MANY PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING MANY OF OUR LOCAL ONES, EXTEND THEIR AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS TO THE TOP 25 AND THE TOP 50% AS WELL. SO IN A CLASS OF 500, LET'S SAY 50 KIDS KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE ACCEPTED, BUT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR RANK, 75 KIDS HAVE NO CLUE THAT UNIVERSITIES ARE JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION SO THEY CAN ACCEPT THEM.

ANOTHER 125 STUDENTS, THOSE THAT ARE IN THE TOP HALF, COULD STILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTED AS LONG AS THEY MEET CERTAIN SAT AND ACT CRITERIA, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THAT. ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, THE CLASS OF 2023 HAD 2430 GRADUATES.

OF THOSE, ONLY 544 ENROLLED IN A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY.

I SUSPECT THAT RANKING THE SIMPLE IS A SIMPLE CHANGE THAT COULD INCREASE THAT NUMBER.

I PARTICIPATED IN LOTS OF STUFF. I KNOW Y'ALL WANT TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS.

THIS IS ONE MORE YOU GUYS CAN DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS KIMMY ADEPOJU.

GOOD EVENING, ALL. IN 2020, LESS THAN FIVE DAYS AFTER MY CHILD REGISTERED AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN RISD, SHE WAS GRUESOMELY BULLIED AND SEVERELY INJURED.

SHE WOULD SPEND THE NEXT THREE MONTHS IN ICU.

I BOUGHT MY CASE BEFORE THE BOARD AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL WROTE THAT WHAT HAPPENED WAS AN ACCIDENT, FALSELY CLAIMING THAT I STATED THIS. WHEN I QUESTIONED THIS STATEMENT AND REQUESTED A CORRECTION OF IT.

NOTHING WAS DONE AND THIS FALSE CLAIM WAS SENT TO TA.

I WANT TO VEHEMENTLY STATE THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS YOUNG STUDENT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT, IT'S AN INJUSTICE.

NO CHILD SHOULD EVER WALK INTO SCHOOL AND LIVE IN PAIN BECAUSE OF NEGLECT, CARELESSNESS AND FAILURE TO PROTECT.

THESE ARE THREE THINGS THAT HAS RUN RAMPAGE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE ENTRUST RISD WITH OUR CHILD EXPECTING SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPASSION.

BUT THIS TRUST IS BROKEN AND THE RESULTING EFFECT IS AN EXODUS OF BRIGHT, TALENTED STUDENTS OUT OF THE DISTRICT.

SINCE THE INCIDENT AND CONTINUED INJUSTICE FACED IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, I HAVE QUESTIONED WHY DOES THIS SEEM LIKE INJUSTICE HAS PREVAILED? THE CONSENSUS ARE IN TWOFOLD. ONE, BECAUSE THOSE WHO SHOULD BRING ABOUT JUSTICE ARE NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED, AND BECAUSE SAFETY AND COMPASSION IS NOT IN THE TOP AGENDA OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THIS IS WHY I AM STATING THAT MOVING FORWARD, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHOULD BE BOARD MEMBERS WHOSE AGENDA IS HIGHLY INCLUSIVE OF SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND COMPASSION FOR THEM. LEADERS WHO BRING ABOUT JUSTICE, EVEN IF IT DOES NOT BENEFIT THEM DIRECTLY.

AS AN AMBASSADOR, I HAVE MADE THE HARD CHOICE THAT WHEN JUSTICE IS QUESTIONED, LIVING IS IMMINENT.

BUT I LIVE WITH THE PROMISE IN EXODUS 1414 WHICH STATES THAT THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR ME.

I ONLY NEED TO BE STILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. EWEN BLACKMAN.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PRESIDENT POTEET, SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM, ESTEEMED EMPLOYEES.

I RISE TO TALK ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. POLICIES, DISTRICT POLICIES, GOVERNANCE.

HOW DO WE COME ABOUT WITH THOSE DECISIONS? I ALSO WANT TO CELEBRATE A LITTLE BIT OF OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL.

AS WE SAW TONIGHT, PLENTY OF STUDENTS DOING GREAT THINGS.

I'M CONCERNED THAT POLICIES CHANGE WITHOUT OPEN DISCUSSION.

NEW RULES ARE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT CLEAR INPUT FROM PARENTS, TEACHERS, STAKEHOLDERS OR STAFF, LEAVING US FEELING SIDELINED. FOR INSTANCE, THE WORDING ON ONE OF OUR POLICIES TONIGHT ABOUT ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION REFERS IN ONE PARAGRAPH TO EMPLOYEE AND IN THE PARAGRAPH TO

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CONFUSION ABOUT WHO IS IMPACTED AND HOW. HOW TRANSPARENT THE PROCESS AND PRECISE LANGUAGE WE USE IS FOR CRITICAL IS CRITICAL TO FAIRNESS BEING PARAMOUNT. OF COURSE, IT ALSO TAKES ISSUE WITH THE NICOTINE BAN THAT WE SPOKE OF LAST TIME WAS CORRECTED TO SAY NO, WE ALLOW FOR CESSATION OF SMOKING TECHNIQUES, BUT LET'S GO ONE STEP FURTHER.

WHY DO THEY NEED TO SEEK THEIR SUPERVISOR'S PERMISSION? [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS NOT A CHILD, OBVIOUSLY, FOR PERSONAL CHOICES, WHETHER THEY CHOOSE TO CHEW NICOTINE OR HAVE A NICOTINE PATCH.

WHY ARE THEY HAVING TO INFORM THEIR SUPERVISOR THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN ORDER TO GET AN EXEMPTION FROM THAT POLICY? WHEN WE GO ABOUT CONTROLLING ADULTS, CONTROLLING THEIR CHOICES, THAT SEEMS LIKE A STEP TOO FAR.

POLICING ADULTS PERSONAL CHOICES UNDERMINES THEIR AUTONOMY AND UNDERMINES TRUST.

SO IT ALLOWS ME TO TURN UP TO THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS.

I'M TROUBLED BY THE BOARD'S LACK OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH DIFFERING IDEAS.

SELECTIVELY ENGAGING ONLY WITH THOSE WHO ALIGN WITH YOUR VIEWS IS THE EMBODIMENT OF BAD GOVERNANCE.

INCLUSIVE DIALOG WHERE ALL ARE ENGAGED, WHERE ALL PERSPECTIVES ARE HEARD, STRENGTHENS OUR SCHOOLS. I URGE THE BOARD TO HOST OPEN FORUMS, ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO PARTICIPATE TO ENSURE THAT OUR ELECTED LEADERS REFLECT OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE TO ENGAGE, AND SOMETIMES DISAGREEMENT IS DIFFICULT, BUT WHEN YOU SHUT PEOPLE OUT, YOU GET WHAT YOU HAVE STANDING BEFORE YOU. NOW, SOMEBODY WHO IS GOING TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE BOARD EVERY TIME. AND BY THE WAY, SEVERAL OF YOU AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, I SHALL NOT NAME THEM, ENGAGE VERY WELL IN THIS.

AND GOOD OUTCOMES COME FROM THAT. STAFF GET GREAT PAY RAISES WHEN YOU ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME.

GOOD POLICIES COME OUT THAT HELPING BOYS BECOME MEN COME OUT OF THAT.

WHEN YOU ENGAGE PEOPLE LIKE ME. SO WHEN YOU STOP, YOU SHOULD BE ELECTED OUT OF OFFICE.

THAT'S HOW THAT SHOULD WORK, FOLKS. AND SO, MY RICHARDSON RESIDENTS, I ENCOURAGE YOU, PLEASE.

THE ELECTION IS JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AWAY. MAKE A CHOICE.

MAKE A CHOICE FOR CHANGE. IF WE DON'T GET CHANGE, THEN EINSTEIN SAYS DO THE SAME THING.

EXPECT DIFFERENT RESULTS IS INSANITY. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

DOES THAT COMPLETE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, MISS MCGOWAN? YES, SIR. IT DOES. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND SPEAKING TONIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[III. CONSENT / CONFIRMATION AGENDA ITEMS]

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED. THANK YOU, MISS HARRIS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MISS PACHECO. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. NOT HEARING ANY. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALRIGHT. THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN INFORMATION ITEM TO RECEIVE A LEGISLATIVE

[IV. A. Discussion of Legislative Issues]

I'LL INVITE MISS MORRIS TO COME FORWARD. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT FEELS LIKE WE WERE JUST HERE AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AND NOW WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF THE END OF THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

AND I WISH I COULD SAY THAT WE HAVE MORE CERTAINTY AT THIS POINT IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAN WE DO, BUT I HAVE, AS MISS MORRIS, JUST TO PROVIDE A HIGHLIGHT OF WHERE WE ARE, MAYBE SOME THINGS TO WATCH.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO STILL ENGAGE WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE SURE RICHARDSON ISD IS HEARD IN AUSTIN? SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MISS MORRIS. THANK YOU. AND GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND CABINET.

I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU ALL THE THINGS THAT AREN'T HAPPENING.

NOT REALLY. OKAY. SO WE'LL START, AND I GUESS I NEED THE, I'M GOING TO DO JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW. WE HAVE FOUR WEEKS LEFT IN THIS SESSION AND IT HAS FLOWN BY.

IT'S MAY ALREADY. 8700 BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED.

I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW THIS WEEK, AND THAT'S THE BILL FILING DEADLINE WAS MARCH 14TH.

WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW IS THAT BILLS COULD STILL BE FILED THAT DEALT WITH VERY LOCAL ISSUES, AND ALSO THAT WERE PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY ITEMS. SO THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS FILED IN THE SENATE.

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AND OF COURSE, I WAS SURPRISED UNTIL I WAS EDUCATED ON THAT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING INTERESTING. THAT NUMBER GROWS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET OUT THERE.

SO 8704 BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED. YOU SEE THE NUMBER OF HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS.

OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MORE HOUSE MEMBERS. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE BILLS.

WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME IS THAT 32 OF THOSE BILLS, OF ALL THOSE BILLS, HAVE BEEN PASSED AND SENT TO THE GOVERNOR, AND THE GOVERNOR HAS ONLY SIGNED ONE. SO, AGAIN, MY REFERENCE TO THE STATEMENT AT THE BOTTOM THAT I'M AFRAID YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, LIKE, TO THE VERY LAST DAY, IS THAT WE'D STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SENATE ED AND THE HOUSE ED, THEY BOTH HAVE HUNDREDS OF BILLS IN THE HOPPER, SO TO SPEAK, AND VERY FEW THE PERCENTAGES LOW THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED.

OBVIOUSLY, THE SENATE IS AHEAD OF THE HOUSE, BUT THE BIG BILLS WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO ON THOSE.

SO THERE WE ARE. NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR OUR DISTRICT.

DISCIPLINE. I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE PEOPLE TODAY ABOUT DISCIPLINE.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THOSE BILLS THAT THE HOUSE BILL, IN PARTICULAR HOUSE BILL SIX, THAT WE WERE REALLY, REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF IS GOING TO BE HEARD IN THE SENATE NEXT WEEK, AND THAT THE SENATE BILLS ARE HAVE JUST PASSED, EXCEPT ONE OF THEM, 1924, I BELIEVE, HAS NOT GOTTEN OUT OF THE SENATE YET.

ALL THE REST HAVE GONE OUT OF THE SENATE. AND THEY ARE NOW WAITING FOR A HEARING IN THE HOUSE. SO THOSE BILLS ARE MOVING.

HOUSE BILL SIX IS A PRIORITY BILL, SO THAT WILL BE PUSHED A LITTLE BIT HARDER, WE HOPE.

REGARDING FUNDING, WE HAVE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT IN HOUSE BILL TWO.

THAT'S SOMETHING I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT LATER. SAFETY AND SECURITY.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS THAT I CAN REPORT THOSE TWO.

SENATE BILL TWO 60 AND HOUSE BILL 124 HAVE COME TOGETHER AND THEY ARE IN A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SITUATION.

AND SO WE WILL FIND OUT THE HOUSE ONLY HAS 400 MILLION.

THE SENATE HAS 500 MILLION. IN THIS CASE, WE WE LIKE THE SENATE BILL FOR US.

SO BUT THAT IS GOOD NEWS. THOSE PARTS ARE IN A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

SO THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SPECIAL EDUCATION.

WE HAVE SOME BILLS THERE THAT ARE IMPORTANT. HOUSE BILL TWO COVERS THAT. SO SENATE BILL ABOUT 568.

PRE-K HAS SOME OTHER BILLS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF THESE ARE GOING TO COME TOGETHER UNDER ONE BILL.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO MOVING HOUSE BILL 20 TEACHERS.

THAT WAS THE SENATE BILL THAT GAVE THOSE TEACHERS REALLY BIG RAISES. AND HOUSE BILL TWO DOES TWO.

THOSE ARE DIFFERENCES THAT WILL HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT BETWEEN THE TWO BODIES. AND THEN ACCOUNTABILITY WAS HEARD THIS TUESDAY.

AND THE SENATE BILL HAS ALREADY PASSED AND IS IN THE HOUSE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ARE REALLY BIG BILLS. THEY'RE REALLY COMPLEX, AND THEY HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT REALLY NEED TO BE WORKED ON.

SO LET'S TALK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT THE TEXAS HOUSE LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES, BECAUSE THESE ARE BILLS THAT WE'VE BEEN REALLY WORKING ON A LOT.

HOUSE BILL TWO. AND I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS. SO WE'RE WAITING FOR A HEARING IN THE SENATE BUILDING.

I HAVE BEEN AND THESE ARE THINGS I'VE BEEN HEARING.

SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE PUBLISHED. SO THEY'RE NOT GOLDEN, BUT THEY'RE CLOSE.

THE BILLS BEING REWRITTEN IN THE SENATE. AND THEY WANT TO INCLUDE SOME OF THEIR PRIORITIES.

THE BIG DEAL BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM IS THAT.

AND YOU'LL SEE THIS IN A MINUTE. I'LL SHOW YOU.

THE SENATE BILL IS ABOUT $2 BILLION LESS THAN THE HOUSE BILL.

SO THE EFFORT IS GOING TO BE ON KEEPING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THEN TRYING TO PUT IT IN PLACES THAT BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE CAN AGREE ON.

BUT TO AGREE ON THAT HIGHER NUMBER, AND THAT'S TAKING A LOT OF WORK.

I KNOW THERE WERE HEADS OF LOTS OF EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS MEETING TODAY IN THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT THAT HOUSE BILL FOUR THAT WAS HEARD THIS WEEK.

IT WAS. HERE'S SOMETHING REMARKABLE. IT WAS HEARD AND PASSED OUT OF THE COMMITTEE THIS TUESDAY, WHICH IS UNUSUAL. ALMOST ALWAYS THEY LEAVE BILL PENDING.

THE OTHER THING ABOUT THAT, THAT WAS COOL IS IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF THAT COMMITTEE.

SO THAT'S A REAL IMPORTANT PIECE FOR US TO KNOW ABOUT.

IT'LL NOW GO TO THE FULL HOUSE. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT WILL GO.

AND I'VE GOT SOME POINTS ON THAT TOO. HOUSE BILL SEVEN AND HOUSE BILL 19 ARE ALSO BILLS THAT HOUSE BILL SEVEN IS STILL LEFT.

IT HAS NOT EVEN BEEN VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE YET. AND HOUSE BILL 19, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OF COMMITTEE. BOTH OF THOSE BILLS HAVE SOME REAL CONCERNS FOR US, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON TRYING TO WORK WITH THE AUTHORS OF THE BILLS TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

AND NOT JUST US. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WILL HAPPEN.

NEXT HERE, SO I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE FUNDING THINGS BECAUSE THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO US.

IN THE TEXAS HOUSE, THEY HAVE ALMOST $8.1 BILLION.

YOU CAN SEE THERE WHERE THE MONEY IS ALLOCATED AND THAT PLACE.

I'LL LEAVE THAT THERE FOR A MINUTE. WE'RE INCLUDING HOUSE BILL 124 BECAUSE THAT WAS ALSO THE SCHOOL SAFETY BILL. SO WE WILL COUNT THAT AS SOME FUNDING.

AND THEN GIVES EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT FOR A MINUTE.

AND THEN THE SENATE WILL LOOK AT THAT. AND THAT'S 5.6 BILLION.

SO YOU SEE THERE ARE AND THERE'S SOME ROUNDING IN HERE.

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BUT BASICALLY IT'S ABOUT IT'S AROUND $2 BILLION.

IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM AND WHAT I UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW, THE SENATE'S REALLY WANTS TO DO THIS REALLY BIG PAY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS.

THE SMALL RURALS REALLY WANT THEIR PIECE. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HAGGLING GOING ON.

AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL COME OUT ON THE GOOD END WITH WHAT THE HOUSE BILL HAD FOR US.

SO THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT HOUSE BILL FOUR FOR A MINUTE.

THAT'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY BILL. AND I THINK THERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS IN THERE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, OBVIOUSLY, IF THEY PASSED IT UNANIMOUSLY, THEY ALL LIKED IT. IT REPLACES THE STAAR TEST WITH NATIONALLY NORM REFERENCED THROUGH YOUR PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR MATH, READING AND SCIENCE. THAT WOULD BE HUGE. AKA MAP.

RIGHT, RIGHT. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WE'RE A LITTLE HESITANT THAT THE SENATE WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.

BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT OKAY. SO THAT'LL BE ONE OF THE THINGS WE WORK ON THAT IN HOUSE BILL TWO.

IT INCORPORATES LOCAL INDICATORS IN THE A THROUGH F RATINGS, SO YOU CAN CONSIDER THINGS LIKE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT ALL THE LEVELS, EARLY CHILDHOOD READINESS, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND EXTRA AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

THINGS THAT REASONS PARENTS GO TO OUR SCHOOLS FOR.

SOME OF THESE THINGS WOULD ACTUALLY COUNT IN THE A THROUGH F RATINGS, SO THAT WAS A POSITIVE. THE OTHER THING THAT WE REALLY LIKED WAS THAT ALL RULES WOULD BE FINALIZED JULY 15TH BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. THAT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT THE MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITY CHANGES WOULD REQUIRE LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL.

AND THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD APPRECIATE. SO I THINK OVERALL, HOUSE BILL FOUR IS DEFINITELY A BILL THAT WE SUPPORT AND HOPE THAT THE MAJOR PIECES OF THIS WILL GET THROUGH. SO YOU'VE SEEN THIS SLIDE BEFORE, BUT WHAT'S UPDATED IS THE PROGRESS COLUMN.

IF YOU NOTICE THESE ARE THE SENATE BILLS THAT ARE PRIORITY BILLS REGARDING EDUCATION.

ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN PASSED IN THE SENATE. ONLY SENATE BILL TWO HAS BEEN PASSED AND IS AWAITING THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS SATURDAY. THAT'S THIS SATURDAY.

EVERYTHING ELSE HAS PASSED IN THE SENATE AND IS IN THE HOUSE WAITING FOR A HEARING.

THE HOUSE IS STILL TRYING TO GET THROUGH A LOT OF THEIR PRIORITY BILLS, WHICH I SHOWED YOU BEFORE, WHICH YOU WILL SEE ALSO HERE. OH, SORRY. THE HOUSE BILLS THAT ARE THEIR PRIORITY, THEIR EDUCATION.

IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT SO MANY OF THEIR REALLY LOW NUMBER BILLS DEAL WITH EDUCATION.

AND A LOT OF THESE IN THE HOUSE HAVEN'T EVEN MADE IT OUT OF THE HOUSE YET.

SO THE HOUSE BILL 20 HAS AND OBVIOUSLY THE SCHOOL SAFETY BILLS HAVE, BUT THAT'S IT OUT OF THE HOUSE.

SO THERE'S AGAIN A LONG WAY TO GO. A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, A LOT OF SAUSAGE TO BE MADE.

AND WE ARE REALLY IN THE UGLY PART OF SAUSAGE MAKING RIGHT NOW.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THIS.

BOARD MEMBERS? YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AGAIN, JUST WAITING ON CLARITY ON A LOT OF THIS.

SO WE KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT IS. BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE MISS MORRIS HAVING HER PULSE ON IT CONNECTING WITH US WHEN WE NEED TO SEND A COMMUNICATION ROUTE. YOU KNOW, JUST WHEN WE NEED TO RALLY A MESSAGE.

WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SURE. YEP. IT'S A LOT OF EFFORT TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THIS.

AND. YEAH, IF NOBODY KNOWS, I MEAN, THEY'RE WORKING 24 OVER SEVEN DOWN THERE.

SO FOR YOU TO KEEP UP WITH IT, MEANS SOME LATE NIGHTS WATCHING TESTIMONY AND EARLY MORNINGS AS WELL.

AND THEY ALSO DO A LOT OF BACKROOM STUFF THAT WE DON'T FIND OUT ABOUT SOMETIMES TILL LATER.

AND THAT'S ALWAYS FUN TO FIND OUT ABOUT LATER.

YEAH, IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS, RIGHT? WELL, NO, NOT EXACTLY.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO THINK THAT. YES. COLE. RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MISS MORSE. ALRIGHT. OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM IS TO CONSIDER GIFTS.

[IV. B. Consider Gifts]

FOR OUR CAMPUSES, FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND WE'RE JUST SO APPRECIATIVE.

AND I'VE ASKED MR. PATE TO PRESENT TONIGHT'S GIFTS REPORT.

THANK YOU, MRS. BRANUM. I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT GIFTS RECEIVED THIS MONTH.

WE HAVE FIVE GIFTS, OVER $5,000 SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL.

THE LAKE HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY PTA DONATED $109,206.20 TO LAKE HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY.

THE MOSS HAVEN ELEMENTARY PTA DONATED $48,100.33 TO MOSS HAVEN ELEMENTARY.

THE MERRIMAN PARK ELEMENTARY PTA DONATED $12,969.15 TO MERRIMAN PARK ELEMENTARY.

THE PRESTON WOOD ELEMENTARY PTA DONATED $5,369 TO PRESTON WOOD ELEMENTARY.

AND THE WHITE ROCK ELEMENTARY PTA DONATED $4,734 TO WHITE ROCK ELEMENTARY, FOR A TOTAL OF $180,378.68. AND WE HAVE 11 GIFTS, LESS THAN $5,000 FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO CAMPUSES ACROSS THE

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OUR TOTAL GIFTS THIS MONTH ARE $192,328.57. AND BOARD AND PRESIDENT POTEET, I THINK IT'S WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT THAT AMOUNT OF WHERE 175,000 AND NOT THAT WE TRY TO WE GOT TO BEAT THE AMOUNT OF GIFTS FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT.

BUT JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE WE HAVE WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE OF $175,000 OF JUST THOSE THAT ARE GIVING OF OUR SCHOOLS AND, JUST WANTING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IS JUST AMAZING.

SO WITH THAT, I DO ASK THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE GIFTS OF $5,000 OR MORE AS LISTED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM. THANK YOU, MR. PATE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GIFTS? SO MOVED. WHO WAS THAT? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, MISS TIMME.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MISS MCGOWAN.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS? YES. MISS MCGOWAN. THANKFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT DOES THIS AND PTAS AND PARENTS AND TEACHERS THAT ALL SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND SCHOOLS.

I'M REALLY CURIOUS. DO THE TEACHERS, I MEAN, DO THE SCHOOLS HAVE TO REPORT THESE GIFTS OR IS IT JUST.

YES, MA'AM. SO IN ORDER FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DISBURSED, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO SUBMIT THE, IT'S AN ACTUAL GIFT A GIFT FORM, SO THAT WE CAN DOCUMENT IT. WE CAN SHOW WHAT THEIR THOSE MONIES ARE GOING TOWARDS.

OFTENTIMES IT INVOLVES LIKE A PROJECT LIKE THE TURF PROJECT, LAKE HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY.

SO THAT ACTUALLY HAS TO GO THROUGH THE DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT IMPLEMENTING ANYTHING OR BUILDING ANYTHING OR IN ANY WAY CHANGING THE SCOPE OF THE SCHOOL IN A WAY THAT WE CAN'T SUPPORT OR SUSTAIN LONG TERM, OR MAYBE EVEN A PROJECT THAT MIGHT HAVE GOOD INTENT.

BUT IT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THE VISION, THE NORTH STAR GOAL OF THE DISTRICT.

SO YES, THESE ALL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED AND REPORTED.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. AND I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID ON THE INCREASE.

WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE THIS KIND OF SUPPORT. THAT'S ABOUT 23% INCREASE SINCE LAST YEAR.

AND IF YOU DIDN'T SEE WE'RE CLOSING IN ON $1 MILLION IN CONTRIBUTIONS OR INCOME, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.

SO OKAY, HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN INFORMATION ITEM TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE SCHOOL HEALTH

[IV. C. Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) Presentation]

THIS IS OUR ANNUAL REPORT IN WHICH WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FORWARD THE WORK OF OUR SHAC COMMITTEE.

I ABSOLUTELY WANT TO SEND AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR TIME.

AND AGAIN, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EDUCATORS ON THE COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE PARENTS WE HOPE SOMEDAY TO HAVE STUDENT VOICE ON THERE, TOO.

WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO TAKE A DAY, OR THEY TAKE A HALF A DAY OFF OF WORK IN ORDER TO BE A PART OF THIS, AND WE JUST EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO THEM. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR GIBBONS, WHO'S GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR AMAZING SHAC CO-CHAIRS.

AND I ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE LINDSAY LEDFORD, WHO IS ONE OF OUR NEW ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTORS.

AND AS YOU KNOW, SHE'S SUPPORTING P.E. AND TRYING TO FILL THE SHOES.

AND SHE'S DOING A BEAUTIFUL JOB OF THE ONE AND ONLY KELLY SELLERS.

AND ONE OF HER NEW RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO LEAD SHAC.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER AND HER FIRST OFFICIAL PRESENTATION.

WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO DO AN AMAZING JOB. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, DOCTOR GIBBONS. THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. AND AGAIN, JUST REALLY WHAT TABITHA OR MISS BRANUM JUST TALKED ABOUT? WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN A PART OF.

JUST AS A QUICK HEADS UP MISS LEDFORD IS, YOU KNOW, SHE'S NEW TO THE JOB SHE STARTED IN JANUARY, SO SHE'S REPORTING ON A WHOLE YEAR OF WORK. BUT HAS NOT BEEN TO ALL THE MEETINGS, OF COURSE, AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALREADY SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT SHE'S BROUGHT FORWARD, OF COURSE, WITH HER PARTNER IN CRIME OVER HERE AS WELL.

SO WHAT YOU'LL HEAR TONIGHT IS REALLY JUST ABOUT WHAT THE INTENT OF SHAC IS, WHAT THE GOALS HAVE BEEN UP TO THIS POINT FOR THIS YEAR, WHERE THEY ARE, IF THEY'VE ACHIEVED THEM OR THEY'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THEM, AND THEN WHAT THE FUTURE PLANS ARE FOR SHACK MOVING FORWARD.

SO I WILL STOP TALKING AND LET YOU GUYS GO AHEAD AND START.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND JUST THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BRINGING US HERE TODAY AND GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH SHACK. WE JUST ALSO THANK OUR BOARD AS WELL.

SEVERAL OF Y'ALL HAVE ATTENDED OUR MEETINGS. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND JUST FOR KEEPING UP WITH US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO AS I STATED, MY NAME IS LINDSEY LEDFORD. I'M AN ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IN THE DISTRICT AND DIRECTOR OF PE AND HEALTH.

HI Y'ALL. I'M SARAH KOSZYK. I'M A PARENT AT RISD.

I HAVE A SET OF TWINS, SEVENTH GRADERS AT NORTH JUNIOR HIGH, AND I HAVE A SECOND GRADER AT PRAIRIE CREEK ELEMENTARY,

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AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE OF SHAC, SO I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS WELL.

IF Y'ALL COULD STAND REAL QUICK OR WAVE OR SOMETHING.

OKAY, SO SHAC PROVIDES AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE A PART OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN RISD IN REGARDS TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND WE ARE PROVIDING SO MANY EXPERIENCES FOR OUR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT LIFETIME WELLNESS, WHETHER THAT'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL, ALL OF THE THINGS REGARDING HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

SO WHAT IS SHAC?SHAC IS OUR SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.

IT IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR EVERY DISTRICT TO HAVE.

WE HAVE A PARENT CO-CHAIR, AS YOU JUST MET HER AND THEN AN EMPLOYEE SERVED AS THE CHAIR AS WELL.

WE DO MEET FIVE TIMES A YEAR, AND WE ALSO MEET IN BETWEEN THOSE.

OUR SUBCOMMITTEES MEET VIA ZOOM, AND THEN WE HAVE TO REPORT TO THE BOARD EVERY YEAR AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO TODAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR. AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WE KIND OF TOOK A LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

AND THEN WE FORMULATED SOME GOALS MOVING FORWARD.

AND THESE WERE THE THINGS THAT WE AS A SHAC DECIDED TO FOCUS ON.

AND THIS WAS BASED ON INCORPORATING THE WHOLE CHILD MODEL, LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN BRING IN, LIVE WISE, LIVE HEALTHY AND HOW WE CAN BASICALLY, WE WANT OUR KIDS TO IMPROVE THEIR LEARNING AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE WHOLE CHILD MODEL IS. WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE HEALTHY, SAFE, ENGAGED, SUPPORTED, CHALLENGED.

YOU CAN FIND ALL THAT AT THE CDC WEBSITE. WE DIDN'T WANT TO THROW IT UP THERE BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A CONFUSING GRAPHIC, BUT.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF ONE OF OUR ALL ENCOMPASSING GOALS THIS YEAR.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WAS WE LOOKED AT HOW WE CAN ADAPT, LIVE WISE, LIVE HEALTHY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS.

AND DOCTOR MARTIN HELPED US TO ADAPT ONE OF THE TOILET TALKS TO BE TARGETING OUR UPPER ELEMENTARY AGED KIDDOS.

WE LOOKED AT THE WELLNESS PLAN AND HOW WE CAN HELP ENCOURAGE OUR CAMPUSES TO ENGAGE WITH THAT.

AND SO WE ARE GOING TO BE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

THIS IS KIND OF WHAT CAME UP. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO BE LOOKING AT SOME AWARDS OR RECOGNITION ABILITIES TO KIND OF ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THAT.

WE BROUGHT IN HR AND THEY GAVE US A PRESENTATION ON ALL THE GREAT THINGS THE DISTRICT DOES TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF AND OUR EDUCATORS, BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BE HEALTHY.

AND THAT MEANS TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN. AND THEN OUR SUBCOMMITTEE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN GROW AND MENTOR OUR, OUR YOUTH. AND ESPECIALLY WE'RE FOCUSED ON YOUNG MEN'S PROGRAMING.

SO DOCTOR MARTIN WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT AS WELL. WE REALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING.

WE ARE, AS I SAID, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INCENTIVIZING AND RECOGNITION PROGRAMS. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT FOR FUNDING FOR THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING TO LEVERAGE SOME PARTNERSHIPS. MAYBE SOME OF OUR PARENTS THAT ENGAGE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONNECT US WITH SOME POTENTIAL FUNDERS FOR THAT.

AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT, WE REALLY WANT TO ADD STUDENT VOICE TO SHAC.

AND LINDSAY HAS ALREADY REACHED OUT TO SOME CONTACTS TO TRY TO ENGAGE SOME OF OUR KIDS WHO ARE ON THE MEDICAL TRACK, I THINK IS HOW WE SAY IT. I DON'T HAVE HIGH SCHOOLERS YET, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT LANGUAGE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT OUR YOUTH WHO ARE ALREADY INTERESTED IN THIS WORK AND FIND A WAY TO GET THEM ENGAGED.

SO. OKAY. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES, AND WE ARE USING MODELS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS WHO HAVE MORE MATURE SHAC'S.

I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY. SO GOOSE CREEK IS ONE THAT HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION ONLINE, TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY GET THEIR SHAC ENGAGED HOW THEY'VE BASICALLY GROWN THEIRS TO A LEVEL THAT WE HOPE TO ASPIRE TO. AGAIN, I'VE TALKED ABOUT WHOLE CHILD AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO INCORPORATE THAT MORE INTO ALL OF OUR APPROACHES AND HOW WE GROW OUR CHILDREN THAT WAY.

I'VE ALREADY KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE YOU KNOW, OTHER DISTRICTS, WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

WE HAVE WE HAVE DATA FROM THE 21 DAY CHALLENGE.

AND WE IMPLEMENTED A SURVEY LAST YEAR, AND I'M JUST GOING TO OKAY, WE IMPLEMENTED A SURVEY AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

AND WE HAD REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK BASICALLY FROM OUR LEADERSHIP.

AND WE SAW THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF IT. THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE AREAS THEY WANT TO GROW AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT THAT GROWTH.

BUT OVERALL, OUR CAMPUSES ARE DOING GREAT THINGS.

AND SO THAT'S PART OF WHY WE WANT TO INCORPORATE THE RECOGNITION, BECAUSE WE WANT TO PRAISE THEM FOR THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO HELP THEM ADDRESS THESE AREAS OF GROWTH. SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF TAKE NINE.

WE'RE GOING TO ADD A CHECKLIST FOR PRINCIPALS, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE STAFF DEVELOPMENT ON BRAIN BREAKS.

AND WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT OUR PROGRAM RECOGNITION AND AWARDS, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CAMPUSES HAVE DONE AND WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. WE'RE TRYING TO MODEL THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING. OKAY.

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AND NOW WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON OUR PARENTS AND OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON STAFF WELLNESS. THIS IS LOOKING AT HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO FOLLOW THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING WITH SOME OF OUR STUDENTS. SO YOU'LL SEE UP IN THE CORNER THERE'S A PHOTO OF A COUPLE OF MOSS HAVEN STAFF MEMBERS.

THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE 21 DAY SNACKING CHALLENGE WITH THEIR STUDENTS, AND THEY HAD THE BEST PARTICIPATION IN THE DISTRICT.

SO THEY GOT A FREE LUNCHEON THAT DAY ALONG WITH STAFF WELLNESS.

SARAH SPOKE ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT, JUST THAT CLINIC.

WE'VE GOTTEN SUCH GREAT FEEDBACK ON THAT. AND JUST THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THAT. I'VE USED IT MYSELF AND IT'S JUST A PHENOMENAL RESOURCE FOR US.

WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SO MANY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO FOR OUR STAFF, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL AWARE OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL.

AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT SHAC STUDENT INVOLVEMENT. WE JUST REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT OUR KIDS VOICES ARE. AND WE THINK THAT THEY'LL BE SUPER VALUABLE TOWARDS OUR SHACK.

IN REGARDS TO THE WELLNESS PLAN, WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT THE SURVEY AGAIN IN THE SPRING.

SO 2026, AND WE WANT TO USE THE DATA FROM THAT TO WRITE OUR GOALS FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR, AS WELL AS FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT OUR CAMPUSES AND UTILIZING THAT WELLNESS PLAN IN ALL ASPECTS OF IT.

AND THEN WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT OUR CAMPUS RECOGNITION AND AWARDS PROGRAM THAT SARAH SPOKE ON AS WELL.

JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. THIS FIRST YEAR, IT'LL PROBABLY JUST BE MORE ABOUT BRAGGING RIGHTS AND FIGURING OUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

PILOTING IT AND EDITING IT AS WE GO. AND THEN, LIKE SHE SAID, WE WANT TO GET SOME FUNDRAISING AS FAR AS SPONSORSHIPS SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY REWARD OUR CAMPUSES FOR THE GOOD THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING.

OKAY. AND THEN OUR GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR JUST SPOKE ON THE SURVEY RECOGNITION PROGRAM INCREASING MOVEMENT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MAKING SURE OUR TEACHERS ARE AWARE OF SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO IN THE CLASSROOM SOME ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES TO GET THEIR KIDS OUT OF THEIR SEATS. BRAIN BREAKS, TAKE NINE THINGS LIKE THAT TO GET SOME MORE MOVEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM.

WITH ME BEING NEW TO THIS ROLE, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BYLAWS AND RESEARCH WHAT SOME OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING AS WELL.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE OUR CONTINUING GOALS THERE THAT SARAH TOUCHED ON AS WELL, THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT WE HAVEN'T FULLY FINISHED FROM THIS YEAR. THIS SLIDE REALLY JUST SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT SHAC SUPPORTS HEALTH AND PE, COUNSELING SERVICES, NUTRITION. CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES AND HEALTH SERVICES ARE ALL A PART OF SHAC, AND THESE ARE THE MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT WE SUPPORT AS A SHAC.

WE UPDATE OUR SHACK AT EVERY SINGLE MEETING ABOUT HOW THESE THINGS ARE GOING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE'RE JUST REALLY PROUD TO HAVE ALL OF THESE INITIATIVES IN OUR ISD.

AND THEN MY FAVORITE SLIDE ARE SHAC CELEBRATIONS.

SO FROM THE 21 DAY SNACKING CHALLENGE THAT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN, WE GOT ALMOST $8,000 IN INCENTIVES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS.

THIS WENT TOWARDS SEVERAL OF THEM GOT A FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THIS SUMMER.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO THE TAPERED CONFERENCE HOTEL IS PAID FOR.

EVERYTHING'S PAID FOR FOR THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM THROUGH MEDICAL CITY AND UNITED WAY.

AND SO TAPERED IS OUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT OUR PE AND HEALTH TEACHERS ARE A PART OF.

SO IT'S REALLY SPECIAL THEY GET TO DO THAT. WE ACTUALLY JUST FOUND OUT YESTERDAY AS WELL, TWO OF OUR TEACHERS, THE TWO FEATURED IN THE MIDDLE THERE, CHRISTINA FULLER AND HEIDI RODRIGUEZ.

THEY SUBMITTED SOME ACTIVITY VIDEOS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN THE DIGITAL RECIPE BOOK IN THE FALL NEXT YEAR FOR THIS SNACKING CHALLENGE, SO WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM FOR THAT. THE SCHOOL MENU ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS AMAZING.

WE'VE HAD MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COME IN AND TASTE TEST SOME DIFFERENT FOODS THAT ARE OFFERED IN OUR SCHOOLS, SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY NEAT TO SEE.

OUR LEAD TEAM, WHICH IS WHO YOU SEE IN THAT PHOTO RIGHT THERE. THAT'S MY ELEMENTARY PE LEAD TEAM.

THEY PRESENTED AT THE WINTER TAPERED CONFERENCE, DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.

AND THEN RENEWAL OF QUAVER, WHICH IS OUR ELEMENTARY HEALTH CURRICULUM.

WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. AND THEN WE'VE ALREADY RENEWED CHOOSING THE BEST, WHICH IS OUR HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM.

OKAY, SO THIS IS WHERE I ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING.

WE WANT TO RECRUIT MORE MEMBERS. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY.

WE NEED MEMBERS FROM EVERY SINGLE LEARNING COMMUNITY.

AND I WILL BE EMAILING YOU AND ASKING YOU TO REACH OUT OR REFER PEOPLE TO US SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY PULL SOME PEOPLE IN AND GET SOME NEW PEOPLE AND NEW FACES.

TECHNICALLY, WE DO HAVE A TIME LIMIT ON HOW LONG WE CAN BE IN, SO SOME OF US WILL BE AGING OUT EVENTUALLY, AND WE WANT MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXCITED AND WILLING TO STEP UP AND TAKE THE REINS. SO LOOK FOR AN EMAIL FROM ME AND LINDSAY, AND THEN I WILL PROBABLY REMIND YOU AGAIN IN AUGUST. SO JUST LOOK FOR THAT. AS LINDSAY MENTIONED, IT'S TIME FOR A BYLAWS REVISION.

SO WE WILL BE TAKING A LOOK AT OUR BYLAWS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY SERVE US WELL, AND THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN BUILD UP THE RECOGNITION PROGRAMING.

AND AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO HOPEFULLY COLLECT SOME NEW DATA WITH THAT SURVEY.

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AND WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE IDENTIFYING AREAS OF NEED. AND THESE ARE HOW THESE ARE THE WAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT. SO WHERE'S THE CLICKER.

OH THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO US TALK ABOUT SHACK.

WE LOVE IT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S NICE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN.

I'VE SEEN SOME OF YOU AT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR YOUR PASSION AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM. I KNOW PERSONALLY I'M GOING TO CHALLENGE CABINET IN THE BOARD TO JOIN US IN THE SNACKING CHALLENGE AND EATING YOUR COLORS NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT'S MY I'M THROWING IT DOWN RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO ALL WORK ON EATING MORE HEALTHY.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP BOARD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANY COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE.

ALL RIGHT MISS TIMMY. YEAH. THANK YOU, GUYS FOR THAT.

THAT THAT WAS REALLY YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB OF GIVING US THE INFORMATION AND LETTING US KNOW YOUR FOCUS AND ALL OF THAT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUR ENDEAVOR.

I DID WANT TO JUST SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THAT.

FIRST, THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS WHO ARE ALREADY DOING BEST PRACTICES. THERE'S NO NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. AND I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT IF THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE WHO'S DOING SOMETHING GREAT, I MEAN, IN EDUCATION WE SHARE ALL THESE THINGS. AND SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING THAT PIECE ON.

I ALSO KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF DISTRICTS TO RESEARCH, SO IT'S NOT LIKE THAT'S A SMALL UNDERTAKING EITHER.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME ON THAT. AND ALSO TO UTILIZING HR.

I MEAN, THERE ARE ALWAYS THESE HIDDEN BENEFITS THAT WE DON'T EVER KNOW THAT WE HAVE. AND FOCUSING ON TAKING CARE OF OUR STAFF WHO TAKES CARE OF OUR KIDS.

I MEAN, IT'S SUCH A GREAT PIECE THAT ONLY BENEFITS EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN OUR STAFF IS FEELING THEIR BEST AND THEY'RE ENCOURAGED TO DO THAT, THEY CERTAINLY HAVE MORE TO GIVE. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR FOCUS AND HOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING ABOUT IT.

SO PLEASE EXTEND MY THANK YOU TO YOUR ENTIRE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU. YES, MISS HARRIS, SO I LOVE THIS TOO.

I WAS LIKE REALLY GETTING EXCITED WHEN I WAS READING IT THE OTHER NIGHT, BUT TODAY I'M JUST SUPER EXCITED.

A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS I REALLY LIKE THIS BECAUSE AS WE LEARNED IN OUR LAST WORK SESSION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, ALL KIDS ARE NOT INTO ATHLETICS. RIGHT. AND SO THEY NEED THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT THERE AND DO SOMETHING HEALTHY TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND IT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? HOW DO WE EAT? HOW DO WE MOVE? BECAUSE I'M NOT A FOOTBALL PLAYER.

I'M NOT A BASKETBALL PLAYER. SO HOW DO I DO THAT? AND SO I LOVE THIS PROGRAM FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE OTHER THING ALSO IS I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS BOARD.

I MEAN, I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAY IT BEFORE TAM SAID IT.

I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO DO SOME TYPE OF CHALLENGE.

SO WHATEVER YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT, COME TO US WITH.

IT SOUNDS GOOD. I THINK WE'RE ALL ON BOARD. ARE WE TAKING A VOTE ON THAT? YEAH. BE CAREFUL. I KNOW I'M OVERSTEPPING MY BOUNDARIES HERE, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT.

I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YES. MS. RENTERÍA. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.

I MEAN, AS YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A LOT OF THE MEETINGS AND SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE BOARD AT YOUR MEETINGS.

I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.

I THINK I ALSO LOVE HEARING ABOUT THE PARENT COMPONENT.

I LOVE HOW MUCH YOU GUYS ARE BRINGING IN WHAT OUR PARENTS.

I THINK AS PARENTS, WE ALL WANT OUR KIDS TO BE HEALTHY AND WE WANT THEM TO FEEL SAFE.

AND SO ALL OF THOSE COMPONENTS THAT YOU COVER WITH THAT, YOU KNOW DOCTOR MARTIN, I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE PRESENTATIONS THAT, THAT, THAT SHE'S GIVEN THIS YEAR. I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN YOU HAVE THINGS LIKE I WAS SO I REMEMBER BEING SO EXCITED, BUT ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT I COULDN'T MAKE IT ON THE THE LUNCH MENU COMMITTEE.

I KNOW THAT I INVITED MANY OF OUR PARENTS BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHILE THE ACADEMICS IS DEFINITELY OUR PRIORITY.

RIGHT. AND THAT'S SUPER, SUPER IMPORTANT. I THINK, AGAIN, THE HEALTH AND THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS IS ALSO JUST AS IMPORTANT.

AND, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER FOR OUR KIDS TO, TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY, I MEAN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY'RE HEALTHY.

RIGHT. AND I THINK FOR OUR PARENTS TO GET INVOLVED AND ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS, I LOVE THE IDEAS AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS COME UP WITH.

I ALSO LOVE, LIKE AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE UP THEIR TIME.

I THINK TABITHA TOUCHED ON THIS. MISS BRANUM AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT EVERY TIME THAT YOU GUYS MEET.

I MEAN, THESE PARENTS TAKE TIME OFF TO BE THERE.

ALL OF YOU GUYS HAVE COME SO WELL PREPARED, AND YOU BRING SO MUCH RICH INFORMATION.

AND SO DEFINITELY, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME. AND I KNOW I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THAT WE WILL RECRUIT AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN.

I KNOW, WE ALL KNOW PARENTS. AND TO HAVE I KNOW THAT I LOVE THAT YOUR GOAL IS ABOUT GETTING AND COVERING AND REPRESENTING THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

SO REALLY MAKING SURE AND FOCUSING. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE SO INTENTIONAL ABOUT GETTING THOSE REPRESENTATIVES ON THERE AND RECRUITING PARENTS TO,

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AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I ALSO LOVE THAT YOU'RE READY TO HELP THOSE OTHER PARENTS THAT ARE COMING IN AGAIN TO RE-ENERGIZE, BRING NEW IDEAS AND JUST FOCUS EVERYTHING ABOUT, AGAIN, NOT ONLY ACADEMICS, BUT THE SAFETY AND THE HEALTH OF ALL OF OUR KIDS.

SO I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES, MISS PACHECO. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, GOOD WORK. I LOVE YOUR PRESENTATION. I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE THE FUTURE OF WHAT YOU ALL DO.

I REALLY LIKE HOW YOU ALL RESEARCH AND PROVIDE WELL-DOCUMENTED INFORMATION.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PACKAGE SO THAT ANY PARENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO WANTS TO JOIN CAN JUST JUMP IN.

IT'S JUST AMAZING. AND IT MAKES ME SO EXCITED.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR REALLY LOOKING INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS, NOT JUST OF OUR TEACHERS, BUT TO OPENLY TALK AND DISCUSS HOW WE PROTECT AND PREVENT SUICIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU GUYS TASTE TESTED THE LUNCH MENU.

I THINK THAT'S EXCITING. I REMEMBER ASKING MISS BRANUM THAT QUESTION A WHILE BACK, AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. I SAY THIS ONLY BECAUSE MY SON WOULD HAVE, LIKE A TRIPLE LUNCH SOMETIMES.

NOT JUST THE ONE I WOULD PACK, BUT THE ONES THAT HE WOULD BUY.

SO I'M JUST SAYING AND I ALSO THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU ALL ARE INCORPORATING OR TRYING TO INCORPORATE OUR STUDENT VOICE.

I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE A VOICE.

LOOK AT THE VISION AND JUST LEARN AND UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS HAPPEN AND WHY THEY'RE HAPPENING THE WAY THEY ARE AROUND THEM.

I THINK THAT'S AWESOME AND AMAZING. I LOVE YOUR GOALS.

I LOVE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO EAT THOSE SNACKS OR IF I CAN DO THAT.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT OUT LOUD. OKAY, I'M PICKY EATER.

SO THERE'S A WHOLE RECIPE BOOK. IT IS A CHALLENGE.

THAT'S TRUE. SO MAYBE I'M BEING CHALLENGED TO TRY NEW THINGS.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. I'M THERE WITH YOU, MR. PACHECO.

WE'LL SEE. WE'LL SEE. OTHER COMMENTS? YES, MISS MCGOWAN.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING Y'ALL DO. I THINK IT IS AN AMAZING COMMITTEE AS WELL.

BUT YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT BOYS. CAN YOU TELL ME AGAIN? BECAUSE I REMEMBER COMING TO THE MEETING, I DID COME TO YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT AND KIND OF A PLAN THAT YOU WANT TO PUT IN ACTION ABOUT THE LITTLE BOYS.

CAN YOU TAP ON THAT? JUST A QUICK SECOND. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DOCTOR MARTIN TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE SHE'S REALLY BEEN LEADING THE TEAM ON THAT.

AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE RESEARCHING ALL THE DIFFERENT GREAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT CAN BRING THINGS INTO OUR SCHOOL TO HELP US.

SO SOME OF THE ONES WE'VE TALKED TO ARE WATCHDOGS AND ALL PRO DADS.

THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE THAT WE HAVE SO FAR. AND AFTER SCHOOL IS OUT, WE HAVE A MEETING THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL THE LAST WEEK OF MAY.

I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT A MENU OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR CAMPUSES TO BRING IN WHATEVER WORKS FOR THEIR CAMPUS BECAUSE THEY ALL NEED SOMETHING, BUT IT'S GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT FOR EACH CAMPUS.

SO WE WANT TO BRING IN ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES.

YOU CAN CHOOSE WATCHDOGS, YOU COULD CHOOSE ALL PRO DADS.

YOU CAN WORK WITH BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WE'RE TRYING TO GET IN LAST MINUTE MEETINGS BECAUSE WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT EVEN MORE THAT ARE OUT THERE. SO LINDSAY IS GOING TO SEND OUT THE APPOINTMENT FOR THAT LAST WEEK OF MAY FOR ALL OF US TO SIT DOWN AND GO, HERE ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND CREATE THAT MENU AND WORK WITH ADMINISTRATION AND MISS BRANUM TO GET THAT OUT TO THE PRINCIPALS.

AWESOME. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PART, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING THAT AND SEEING HOW ALL THAT WORKS OUT NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS AROUND HERE.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YEP. I'LL ASK LATER. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE NEXT ITEM, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN WE'LL HIT A BREAK AFTER THAT. SO OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN INFORMATION ITEM TO RECEIVE A YEAR IN REVIEW PRESENTATION ON THE CHILDCARE LEARNING ACADEMIES.

[IV.D. Childcare Learning Academies Year in Review]

AND REALLY, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY.

THIS WAS A DREAM THAT WE EMBARKED ON NOT THAT LONG AGO.

AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE KNEW THAT WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING THAT CREATED A UNIQUE IDENTITY, THAT CREATED A UNIQUE DRAW OF WHY STAFF MEMBERS NOT ONLY WOULD WANT TO COME TO RICHARDSON ISD, BUT THAT WHY THEY WOULD WANT TO STAY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU AS A BOARD COMMITTED TO WAS WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A BENEFITS

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BUT WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE THAT IS GOING TO SET US APART, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH OUR MATERNITY, PATERNITY, FAMILY LEAVE, BEREAVEMENT LEAVE, OUR WELLNESS CLINICS THAT OUR SHAC TEAM JUST HIGHLIGHTED, OR OUR CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES. AND NOT ONLY DID WE WANT TO COMMIT TO ENSURING THAT WE HAD HIGH QUALITY CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES, BUT THAT THEY WERE AFFORDABLE AND THAT THEY WERE AFFORDABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEE TYPES.

THIS IS FOR OUR AUXILIARY STAFF, OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS, OUR TEACHERS.

AND REALLY, WE HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES THAT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

WE ARE EARLY ON IN OUR JOURNEY, AS YOU KNOW, WITH OUR CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES.

BUT I DID THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO STOP FOR A MOMENT, AND AT LEAST TO THE EXTENT WE CAN BEGIN TO REPORT TO YOU SOME OF THOSE OUTCOMES.

WHAT ARE WE HEARING FROM STAFF AROUND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION? WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES? BECAUSE WE DO RECOGNIZE WHAT AN INVESTMENT THIS IS.

AND OUR DOLLARS ARE LIMITED AND WHERE YOU ALL CHOOSE TO PRIORITIZE THEM, WE FEEL THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE WE DELIVER ON THOSE OUTCOMES.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. HASSO FOR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD AS YOU KICK IT OVER TO KATIE? SURE. THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM BOARD. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. LIKE MISS BRANUM SAID, TO PROVIDE YOU A YEAR IN REVIEW AND REALLY JUST A TON OF HIGHLIGHTS.

I WILL PLAY SPOILER JUST A LITTLE BIT THAT I NEED YOU TO GET READY TO SMILE, BECAUSE SOME OF THE PICTURES YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ON THIS SLIDE DECK, EVEN I HAD TO SMILE WHEN I SAW THEM. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REACTIONS.

JUST A REMINDER THAT THE CLA, THE CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES, SERVE CHILDREN FULL TIME RISD EMPLOYEES STARTING AT SIX WEEKS OLD THROUGH WHEN THE CHILD BECOMES ELIGIBLE FOR PRE-K AT AGE THREE. WE CURRENTLY OPERATE TWO CLAS, WHICH IS LITTLE EAGLES, WHICH OPENED IN AUGUST OF 2023, AND LITTLE MUSTANGS, WHICH OPENED IN JANUARY OF 2024.

AND SO I WILL I THINK MISS PHINNEY IS ACTUALLY GOING TO INTRODUCE THE DREAM TEAM THAT'S SITTING HERE WITH US TODAY, BUT I CAN'T I CAN'T SAY OPENLY ENOUGH HOW PROUD I AM OF THIS TEAM BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID THEY, IN ESSENCE, OPEN TO SCHOOLS, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SCHOOL THE LICENSING, THE REGULATORY, THE STATUTORY TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO STAY ABREAST OF.

THAT I TOOK A CRASH COURSE IN WAS JUST ASTRONOMICAL.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS PHINNEY.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM AND CABINET.

THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION, MR. HASSO. I AM KATIE PHINNEY, THE COORDINATING DIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES.

YOU'RE USED TO SEEING ME UP HERE PRESENT ABOUT PRE-K.

BUT TONIGHT I HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING OUR CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES AS MR. HASSO SO NICELY LED INTO THAT. WE STARTED THE YOUNGEST AGE OF SIX WEEKS OLD.

SO STARTING TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THAT I DO HAVE MISS SHAUNA BALLAST HERE TONIGHT WITH US.

SHE'S OUR SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP INTERVENTION.

MISS JESSICA WHITE IS ALSO HERE WITH US, SHE IS THE CHILD LEARNING ACADEMY DIRECTOR AND EXPERT.

SO IF I MISS ANYTHING, SHE'S GOING TO TAG IN.

AND RISD, WE LOVE OUR FAMILIAR FACES IN NEW PLACES.

AND YOU'LL SEE UP HERE. MISS HART IS OUR CURRENT PRINCIPAL AT DOBY PRE-K SCHOOL.

BUT SHE WILL BE ROLLING INTO A POSITION WITH US OVERSEEING THE ENTIRE BUILDING.

SO THE CLA SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND OUR PRE-K SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

SO SHE IS UP THERE AS OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM. AND AS ALWAYS, I WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE MISS JOCELYN CASTILLO.

SHE'S OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. AND LET'S JUST BE REAL, WE WOULD NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT HER.

SO TONIGHT, I HAVE AN EXTRA GROUP JOINING US, AND IT IS THE LEADERS FROM THE CLA.

SO MISS DEBORAH BILLS IS OUR SITE MANAGER AT LITTLE EAGLES.

AND MISS STEPHANIE TAYLOR IS OUR SITE MANAGER AT LITTLE MUSTANGS.

AND EVEN MISS LAURA CARRION JOINED US TONIGHT.

SHE IS OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AT LITTLE MUSTANGS.

SO AS MR. HASSO ALSO SHARED THE OPENING DATES.

LITTLE EAGLES HAS BEEN OPEN NOT QUITE TWO YEARS.

LITTLE MUSTANGS JUST OVER A YEAR. AND WITH LITTLE RAMS AND WILDCATS COMING SOON OPENING IN AUGUST OF 2025.

SO WHERE I WANTED TO START TONIGHT AND OF COURSE I CLICKED ONE TOO MANY.

THERE WE GO IS WITH OUR NORTH STAR GOAL. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT TO START HERE BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE OUR CLAS MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.

SO IN ORDER FOR OUR TEACHERS AND LEADERS AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO FOCUS ON THE NORTH STAR GOAL, THEY HAVE TO BE FOCUSED IN THE CLASSROOM. AND SO WHEN THEY SEND THEIR LITTLE ONES TO US AT THE CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES, WE PROVIDE THAT PEACE OF MIND FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE DO NOT ALSO FOCUS ON THE NORTH STAR GOAL WITH OUR LITTLE ONES AND WITH OUR OWN STAFF AT THE CLA.

BUT I WILL CATCH THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

SO THE RISD CREATED, JUST AS MISS BRANUM SAID, THE CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

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SO OFFERING HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE. WE'RE NOT ONLY ATTRACTING THAT TALENTED THOSE TALENTED EDUCATORS AND STAFF TO OUR DISTRICT, BUT WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO KEEP THEM HERE. SO TO HIGHLIGHT THE REAL IMPACT, WE DID A SURVEY TO OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SAY HOW IS THIS WORKING WITHOUT HEARING DIRECTLY FROM THEM? SO RIGHT HERE WE'RE GOING TO START FOCUSING ON THE LIGHT BLUE, WHICH IS THE RECRUITMENT. AND YOU CAN IMAGINE SINCE WE'VE ONLY BEEN OPENING FOR TWO YEARS, WE HAVEN'T BEEN RECRUITING FOR TOO LONG. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT'S UNDER THE 0 TO 2 YEARS OF SERVICE.

SO WHEN WE ASKED OUR FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 0 TO 2 YEARS OF SERVICE.

WE ASK THEM, WHEN YOU ARE CONSIDERING EMPLOYMENT AT RISD, HOW MUCH OF A FACTOR WAS THE AVAILABILITY OF THE CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES IN YOUR DECISION TO ACCEPT A POSITION, AND 85% RESPONDED THAT IT WAS A MAJOR FACTOR.

SO THEN WHEN YOU SWITCH OVER TO THE BLUE COLUMNS, THE RETENTION SIDE, WE ASK THAT TO EVERYONE BECAUSE THEY EITHER WERE RETAINING CURRENTLY IN THE CLAS OR BECAUSE THEY ACCEPTED THE SEAT.

SO THE QUESTION WE ASKED THEM WAS HOW MUCH OF A FACTOR WAS YOUR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE CHILD LEARNING ACADEMIES IN YOUR DECISION TO REMAIN EMPLOYED WITH RISD? AND YOU CAN SEE ACROSS ALL YEARS OF SERVICE FROM 0 TO 2, ALL THE WAY TO 20 PLUS, WE'RE ABOVE 90% IN STAYING, STATING THAT THEY IT WAS A MAJOR OR A SOMEWHAT MAJOR FACTOR IN THEIR CHOICE TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT OR EXCUSE ME TO RETAIN WITH US IN RISD.

SO RIGHT HERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS JUST A COMMENT FROM ONE OF OUR VETERAN STAFF MEMBERS HERE IN RISD WHO'S JUST GLOWING ON OR BRAGGING ON THE GROWTH OF HER CHILDREN WHEN THEY'VE BEEN WITH US AT THE CLAS AND PREPARING THEM FOR PRE-K AND ALSO THE FINANCIAL SAVINGS HAS BEEN VERY NICE FOR THEIR FAMILY AS WELL. WHICH KIND OF BRINGS US TO THE MAJOR FACTORS OF WHAT MATTERED TO THEM.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE TOP THREE. THIS IS ALSO PART OF THE SURVEY THAT WE CONDUCTED, THE TOP THREE.

NUMBER ONE, OF COURSE COST THAT AFFORDABILITY IS IMPORTANT TO OUR FAMILIES.

NUMBER TWO RANKED OUR QUALITY OF SERVICE. AND THEN NUMBER THREE, THE QUALITY OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND THE CURRICULUM WE HEAR DAY IN AND DAY OUT HOW EXCITED OUR PARENTS ARE ABOUT WHAT'S ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE INSIDE THE CLASSROOMS. AND THAT'S ONLY IN YEAR TWO. SO WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO HEAR THAT AS WE'RE GETTING THE BUILDING OPEN AND GOING.

AND THERE IS JUST AMAZING STUFF GOING ON INSIDE OUR CLASSROOMS, AND THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME THAT ARE IN THERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

SO A COUPLE OTHER FACTORS THAT WERE CONTRIBUTORS, JUST NOT THE TOP THREE THAT WE HAVE THE LOW TEACHER TO CHILD RATIOS, THE STRONG REPUTATION OF JUST SAYING, I'M BRINGING MY KIDS TO RISD LOCATION AND CONVENIENCE, HOURS OF OPERATION AND THAT FLEXIBILITY AND SUMMER SCHEDULES WHERE IF YOU'RE A TEACHER OR ON A CONTRACT THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORK IN THE SUMMER, YOU GET TO TAKE YOUR CHILDREN HOME WITH YOU. AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE EVERYWHERE WHEN YOU'RE IN CHILDCARE.

SO I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING THAT ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS A QUOTE FROM ANOTHER FAMILY TALKS ABOUT JUST TEACHERS.

BUT AS A REMINDER, AS MISS BRANUM STATED AT THE BEGINNING, THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.

SO FROM FACILITIES TO NURSES TO ADMINISTRATORS, OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS, EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS AND WE HAVE ALL TYPES OF EMPLOYEES IN THE PROGRAM. SO THERE WE GO. ANOTHER POINT TO FOCUS ON IS THE CHILD RETENTION.

WE KNOW ENROLLMENT IS IMPORTANT, RIGHT. SO ARE WE RETAINING OUR CHILDREN? AND THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS YES. EXCITED TO SHARE THAT AT OUR CLASS THIS PAST YEAR, FROM 2324 GOING INTO 2425, KEEP IN MIND LITTLE MUSTANGS WAS ONLY OPEN FOR SIX MONTHS.

WE RETAINED 79% OF THOSE KIDDOS. AND THEN OUR RETENTION GOING FROM THE CLA INTO PRE-K THREE OR ANY CSC TYPE CLASSROOM WAS AT 69%.

AND NOW GOING FROM 24-25 INTO 25-26, WE ARE OVER 90% IN ALL IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS.

SO WE LOVE TO SEE THAT GROWTH. AND JUST EXCITED TO IT'S JUST HUGE GROWTH.

WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE'RE KEEPING THEM. WE'RE RETAINING THEM. AND THEY ARE CHOOSING TO REMAIN IN RISD.

IF I CAN JUST HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMITMENT TO CMR AND ALLOWING OUR KIDS TO SEE WHAT CAREERS ARE AVAILABLE EVEN WHILE THEY ARE TODDLERS. SO WE APPRECIATE OUR CTE DEPARTMENT IN INVESTING, IN CREATING, IT'S, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S AMAZING FOR KIDS TO IMAGINE AND TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE AND IMAGINE AND DRESS UP AND BEGINNING TO LEARN EVEN JUST THAT LANGUAGE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE, YOU KNOW, A FIREMAN OR A DOCTOR OR AN ASTRONAUT.

SO I JUST I HAD TO HIGHLIGHT LIKE, THIS IS AT THE VERY BEGINNING, AND I DID NOT PLUG TABITHA TO SAY THAT.

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SO I PURPOSELY PUT THEM IN FOR YOU ALL TO SEE BECAUSE, I MEAN, COME ON NOW.

THEY'RE ADORABLE. MOVING ON. SO, YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE INSIDE THE CLA. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE ABOUT WE'RE SERVING ABOUT 120 CHILDREN ACROSS LITTLE EAGLES AND LITTLE MUSTANGS.

EXCITED TO SAY THAT LITTLE RAMS AND WILDCATS WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE 110 MORE CHILDREN.

SO WE WILL BE AT A TOTAL OF 230 LITTLE ONES ACROSS ALL THREE BUILDINGS.

AND NOW MY SUPER FUN TIME, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST TALKING NUMBERS, IS GETTING TO SHARE A HIGHLIGHT ON MISS JESSICA WHITE, OUR DIRECTOR. SO NONE OF WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SHARE IS MY WORK.

IT IS ALL HER WORK AND GETTING TO HIGHLIGHT HER AND ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE IS DOING.

SO I TALKED ABOUT THE NORTH STAR GOAL AND GOING BACK TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AT OUR CLASS AND OUR STAFF.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT SHE'S WORKING ON AND IMPLEMENTING ACROSS, AND GUYS, THE AMOUNT OF WORK SHE HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN HER SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WITH US IS JUST I HAVE NO WORDS. SO TO START WITH OUR TODDLER TALK YOU CAN IMAGINE AT THE CLA, WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT START AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING, AND THEY WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT END AT 5:30. SO THERE IS NO STAFF MEETING THAT CAN BE HELD WITH EVERYONE AT ONCE BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY CARING FOR CHILDREN.

SO WE HAVE TO KIND OF THINK OUT OF THE BOX ON HOW TO DO THAT.

AND SHE HAS IMPLEMENTED THE TODDLER TALKS MORE.

THAT IS JUST A WAY TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION ACROSS ALL OF OUR CLAS AND FOCUS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUST LITTLE SNIPPETS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

AND SO THAT'S BEEN A BIG HIT. SHE HAS ALSO IMPLEMENTED A VIDEO SERIES FOR OUR FAMILIES FOCUSED ON TOILETING, BECAUSE YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT AS A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION ALL THE TIME AT THE CLAS, ALONG WITH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.

SO I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST AS WELL.

ONE THING AT THE BOTTOM LEFT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS, LIKE LITTLE SCREEN GRAB THAT WE HAVE HERE, BUT WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE ARE OFFICIALLY ALIGNED WITH THE PRE-K 12 MODEL OF UTILIZING STRIVE FOR OUR DOCUMENTATION OF OUR OBSERVATIONS.

SO THAT MAY SOUND REALLY BIG, BUT OUR MISS BILLS AND MISS TAYLOR ARE CONSTANTLY IN CLASSROOMS. THEY'RE WATCHING AND CHECKING IN WITH THE CAREGIVERS AND SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE WE ARE, AGAIN, COMMITTED TO THOSE GROWTH GOALS. AND THERE WE DIDN'T HAVE A FORMAL SYSTEM YET ON OKAY. WE WALKED IN THERE. BUT LIKE, WHERE DOES THAT INFORMATION GO AND HOW DO WE TRACK THAT? AND SO BETWEEN MISS WHITE AND MISS ABBY RAYFORD.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT PUT INTO STRIVE THIS YEAR.

AND Y'ALL, WHEN I ASKED OF THAT GOAL OF HERS, I DID NOT EXPECT IT TO GET FINISHED THIS YEAR.

AND LO AND BEHOLD, IT IS IMPLEMENTED IN IN ACTION.

AND FINALLY, MOVING OVER TO OUR LITTLEST LEARNERS YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE CLI ENGAGE THAT'S UP ON THE SCREEN.

THAT IS WHERE PRE-K DOES OUR PROGRESS MONITORING.

SO YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THAT BEFORE, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE INFANT AND TODDLER DEVELOPMENTAL CHECKLISTS.

SO WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON THAT WITH THEM. MISS BILLS AND MISS TAYLOR WORK WITH THE CAREGIVERS TO GO THROUGH THOSE DEVELOPMENTAL CHECKLISTS AND HAVE PARENT CONFERENCES WITH OUR STAFF, EMPLOYEES AND THEIR CHILDREN SO THAT WE ARE ALSO MOVING THEM ALONG IN THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, BECAUSE WHAT IS A EARLY CHILDHOOD PRESENTATION? WITHOUT GETTING TO SEE OUR LITTLE BABIES, YOU'LL JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX.

AND HOPEFULLY THIS PLAYS WITH SOUND. DON'T GO TO SLEEP.

YOU CAN'T. THANK YOU. WHOEVER'S CLICKING FOR YOU.

THERE WE GO. MOVING ON TO NEXT STEPS. SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN OUR FUTURE AT THE CLAS.

IS CONSIDERING ADDING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION QUESTIONS TO THE CLIMATE SURVEY.

TONIGHT YOU HEARD FROM THE SURVEY FROM OUR CURRENT FAMILIES.

BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S FAMILIES THAT CAME TO RISD THAT DON'T EVEN NECESSARILY HAVE CHILDREN YET, AND WE WANT TO HEAR GET SOME NUMBERS FROM THAT AS WELL.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO FINDING WAYS TO GET THAT INTO THE CLIMATE SURVEY.

WE ARE MOVING INTO SUMMER PROGRAMING AT LITTLE EAGLES.

THAT MEANS IF OUR TEACHERS OR OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE AND OUR CENTRAL OFFICE, WHOEVER IS ON A CONTRACT MORE THAN A 187, IF THEY ARE HERE AND THEY ARE IN THE CLAS THAT WE SERVE THEM IN THE SUMMER AS WELL.

SO THAT IS STARTING RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL ENDS. WE ARE STAFFING AND OPENING LITTLE RAMS AND WILDCATS.

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I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED IN THE LITTLE QUICK VIDEO.

BUT WE HAVE TEAMS FROM THE FINE ART FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SHOUT THEM OUT.

WESTWOOD JUNIOR HIGH PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT AND THE LAKE HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOW CHOIR BOTH MADE TRIPS OUT TO THE CLAS AND PERFORMED FOR OUR LITTLE ONES.

THAT WAS FUN. WE HAVE CTE A FUTURE EDUCATOR PROGRAM STUDENT THAT IS COMING INTO OUR CLAS.

WE'VE GOT DALLAS COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT ARE OBSERVING AND WORKING IN OUR CLAS.

AND WE'RE JUST COMMITTED TO DOING ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO KEEP BUILDING THAT PIPELINE.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO ANY PARTNERSHIPS YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT, THROW THEM OUR WAY.

AND THEN MOVING FORWARD, THERE WILL BE A KEEPING TABS SOON ON AN UPDATE AT THE SPRING RIDGE BUILDING.

SO AND A SHOUT OUT TO KRISTEN ODOM ON OUR CUTE LITTLE MASCOTS BECAUSE THEY'RE ADORABLE.

THEY ARE ADORABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KATIE. THAT'S LIKE A MIC DROP.

LIKE THAT JUST IS WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE. IT'S TRULY SO VERY SPECIAL.

FIRST OF ALL, IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE INVESTMENT THAT THIS BOARD MAKE AND I MADE.

AND I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO LIFT YOU UP AND CELEBRATE YOU FOR THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT. I KNOW WE MAY NOT REALIZE AND I THINK MR. HASSO ALLUDED TO THIS AS WELL. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE TAKING AN EXISTING BUILDING AND YOU HAVE TO REDESIGN IT TO MEET THE NEEDS AND THE STANDARDS OF A DAYCARE.

IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO IN BUILDING, YOU KNOW, A K-6 BUILDING OR K-5 BUILDING, EVEN A PRE-K FIVE BUILDING. AND SO I JUST WANT TO REALLY ALSO CELEBRATE OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, JAMES WATSON AND SANDRA AND LEE AND JUST THE TEAM FOR, YOU KNOW, TAKING, GETTING AN INSIDE OF A SPACE AND REIMAGINING IT IN A WAY THAT IT'S VERY FUNCTIONAL AND MAKES OUR PARENTS FEEL SAFE. IT FEELS GOOD TO OUR KIDS.

OUR STUDENT, OUR LITTLEST LEARNERS ARE THEIR ARTWORK IS EVERYWHERE.

IT'S JUST A IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE. AND SO AGAIN, I JUST CELEBRATE THIS TEAM TALK ABOUT SELFLESS LEADERS.

AND THEY'RE ALL WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

AND YOU MIGHT SEE THEM COVERING IN A CLASSROOM.

YOU MIGHT SEE THEM ROCKING A BABY LIKE THEY JUST DO IT ALL.

AND THEY DO IT ALL BECAUSE THEY LOVE OUR KIDS AND THEY LOVE RICHARDSON ISD.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR ANY FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS.

FROM THE BOARD. ALL RIGHT. YES, MISS TIMME. YEAH.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING BACK AROUND AND SHARING THAT WITH US. I'VE STATED THIS BEFORE, BUT I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.

LIKE MY THREE KIDS WENT THROUGH WENT THROUGH THE PRE-K PROGRAM HERE, BUT IT WAS ONLY THREE YEAR OLD AND FOUR YEAR OLD CLASS.

ACTUALLY, MR. GOODSON'S KIDS WERE THEY WERE IN CLASS TOGETHER.

BUT I HAVE TO SAY, LIKE, IT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I STAYED AND KNOWING THAT WHEN I WAS TEACHING, BUT ALSO WHEN I WAS A PRINCIPAL AND THE HOURS ARE LONG AND THEIR NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE HAD.

AND TO YOUR POINT, YOU SAID THIS, AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT AGAIN, LIKE I COULD FOCUS ON MY JOB AND I COULD BE THE BEST I COULD BE FOR THE KIDS THAT I WAS IMPACTING THAT DAY, BECAUSE I KNEW MY KIDS WERE SO WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND I KNEW IF THERE WERE ANY ISSUES, I KNEW I WAS GOING TO GET A CALL AND I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO.

THEN, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WERE SICK OR WHATEVER, PICK THEM UP. BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I KNEW THEY WERE IN GREAT HANDS, AND I KNEW I WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE DISTRICT IF I BECAUSE OF THAT, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THREE OF MY KIDS GOT THROUGH THAT PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WAS SO INVALUABLE. I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW MUCH BETTER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD IT BEEN FROM A YOUNGER AGE. BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT.

AND AT THE TIME IT WASN'T. I DON'T THINK IT WAS OPEN TO EVERYBODY. I BELIEVE IT WAS OPEN TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT COULD BE WRONG AT THAT POINT. SO THE FACT THAT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT, I THINK, IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFTS THAT WE CAN GIVE TO PARENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO AND SO THAT THAT IS THE FIRST POINT. I THINK IT'S GREAT.

I ALSO TO LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT YOU GUYS FOLLOW THAT NORTH STAR GOAL AND THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT CHILDREN'S MILESTONES AND THAT YOU GUYS ARE TRACKING SATISFACTION. YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHERE YOU CAN GET BETTER. YOU'RE FINDING WAYS TO COMMUNICATE. I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC.

I THINK THE FACT THAT YOUR STAFF IS DOING THAT AND FINDING AND I KNOW IT'S ALSO HARD TO CHECK THOSE MILESTONES WHEN YOU'RE ALSO CHASING CHILDREN.

THEY DON'T JUST SIT THERE AND DO WHAT YOU NEED. THEY KIND OF HAVE LITTLE MINDS OF THEIR OWN.

I BELIEVE MY SON LOCKED HIMSELF IN A LOCKER ONE TIME. THAT WAS ADVENTUROUS.

I MEAN, IT EXPLAINS SO MUCH, DOESN'T IT? I DON'T KNOW.

STILL A MYSTERY. THAT BEING SAID, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING TIME TO DO THAT BECAUSE HAVING THEM COME IN READY AND FOR TEACHERS TO KNOW THAT THEIR KIDS ARE PROGRESSING IN ALL OF THOSE PIECES IS ALSO IMPORTANT. IT GOES BACK TO THEN THE FACT THAT THAT YOU THE VALUE THAT WE PLACE ON THAT.

SO I APPRECIATE NOT ONLY OUR BOARD INVESTING IN THAT, BUT THERE ARE ALSO PREVIOUS BOARDS WHO HAD A VISION FOR SOME OF THESE PIECES AND MAKING SURE AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THAT AS WELL.

SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISS TIMME. OTHER COMMENTS, MS. RENTERÍA, THEN WE'LL GO AROUND.

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AND THAT WAS AWESOME. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, I LOVE GOING TO THE ONES THAT WE DID GO TO THE OTHER, THE LITTLE THE MUSTANG ONE. AND IT'S JUST SO GREAT WHEN YOU SEE THE FACILITY AND HOW GREAT IT'S PANNED OUT.

AND WHEN YOU SEE ALSO THE COMMITMENT AND THE LOVE, RIGHT, THAT ALL THE STAFF HAS FOR ALL OF THAT.

BUT I THINK FOR ME WE. JUST CELEBRATED ADOBE'S LAST CALL JUST YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY. RIGHT. MR. POTEET, YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, ADOBE FOR, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS, BUT. IT'S A PRE-KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL, RIGHT. SO TO SEE THESE LITTLES.

AND FOR ME, IT WAS WONDERFUL TO BE THERE LAST NIGHT BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE LEGACY, RIGHT, THAT HAS REALLY POURED INTO THAT, YOU KNOW, TYPE OF SCHOOL.

AND FOR THESE LITTLE BITTY LEARNERS. RIGHT. BUT ALSO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SEE THE COMMITMENT.

YOU GOT TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO WERE PAST PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS WHO CAME BACK FOR THIS LAST FINAL CALL.

AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. AND I THINK THAT I SAW THERE JUST A REPRESENTATION OF THE LOVE AND THE AND THE APPRECIATION THAT THE PARENTS HAVE, RIGHT, FOR ALL OF THESE TEACHERS WHO JUST LOVE ON THESE LITTLE ONES AND GOT THEM SO PREPARED RIGHT AS THEY WENT ON TO, YOU KNOW, THE BIG KIDS SCHOOL. AND BUT I THINK THAT WITH THIS, IT REALLY BRINGS TO ME, LIKE, I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT FOR OUR STAFF, RIGHT? THE VERY PEOPLE WHO ARE ALWAYS CARING FOR OUR CHILDREN.

RIGHT. I KNOW THAT FOR I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S POURED EVERYTHING INTO MY KIDS, BUT THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THAT CONFIDENCE. AND AS MISS TIMME JUST MENTIONED, THAT THEY CAN COME HERE AND DO THE WORK THAT THEY LOVE TO DO AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK THAT THEY'RE SO GOOD AT, BUT ALSO FEEL SO JUST SAFE AND COMFORTABLE WITH THE FACT THAT MY BABIES ARE GETTING ALSO TAKEN CARE OF.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT IMPACT THAT THAT YOU'RE MAKING.

AND TO ALL OF YOUR STAFF TO EVERYONE WHO JUST EVERY SINGLE DAY JUST KEEPS ON COMING, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WE THINK, OH, WELL SCHOOL'S ENDED, SO IT'S ALL DONE.

BUT YOU GUYS ARE 24 OVER SEVEN EARLY IN THE MORNING.

I MEAN, YOU'RE THE FIRST ONES THERE. YOU'RE THE LAST ONES TO LEAVE AND YOU'RE THERE YEAR ROUND.

AND SO FOR THAT, I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ANDREA. I'M GOING TO GO WITH MISS PACHECO AND THEN COME BACK OVER HERE.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

I'M SO EXCITED. I LOVE TO SEE THE GROWTH OF WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE.

I LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOU DID WITH USING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE HOW YOU COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR, YOU KNOW, LITTLE EDUCATORS OR EDUCATORS FOR OUR LITTLES, I SHOULD SAY.

I THINK THAT'S GREAT. I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR STRIPE, AND YOU GUYS EVEN HAVE THAT PORTFOLIO IN THERE.

I CAN'T I MEAN, I'M JUST, LIKE, SO IMPRESSED AND SO PROUD THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS FOR OUR ISD TEACHING AND STAFF FAMILIES. I'M ALSO REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT YOU HAVE THIS DEVELOPMENTAL CHECKLIST.

I AM A CHECKLIST PERSON JUST BY NATURE, SO I ALWAYS KEPT THAT FOR MY OWN KIDS.

AND THE DOCTORS ALWAYS LOOKED AT ME LIKE, DO YOU ALWAYS CARRY THAT? AND I'M LIKE, WELL, IF I'M SEEING YOU, YES. BUT IT'S SO HELPFUL BECAUSE SOME OF US ARE LIKE, REALLY BUSY, RIGHT? OR SOME OF US AREN'T AS ORGANIZED.

AND LIFE HAPPENS. SO TO GIVE OUR FAMILIES A LEG UP ON, YOU KNOW, HOW TO DO THAT AND ALL, THEY DIDN'T MISS, YOU KNOW, THAT LITTLE THING THAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR STUDENT? NOW YOU SEE IT. NOW YOU CAN WATCH IT WITH YOUR, YOU KNOW, AT HOME AND TALK TO EVERYBODY ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE EVERYONE'S PROUD. SO I JUST THINK THAT'S GREAT.

AND THEN WHAT ELSE? THE LAST ONE I HAD WAS I'M JUST ALSO REALLY EXCITED THAT WE'RE RETAINING OUR KIDS.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HERE. THEY'RE IN OUR LEARNING ACADEMIES.

WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO DO 230 TOTAL.

I WISH WE COULD DO 500, BUT THAT'S A THAT'S A DIFFERENT DREAM.

THAT'S A DIFFERENT PIPELINE. BUT I'M JUST EXCITED.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

IT MEANS A LOT. IT MEANT A LOT FOR ME AS A WORKING MOTHER TO HAVE MY KIDS IN CHILDCARE.

AND I KNOW THAT QUALITY CARE REALLY MATTERS FOR OUR YOUNG KIDS, SO I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH FROM ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS PACHECO.

MISS MCGOWAN. YES. SO I AM EQUALLY JUST AS EXCITED AS ALL OF THESE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HERE.

I WANTED TO SAY, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THIS IN PLACE ONLY BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE BRINGING IN YOUNGER MOMS TO TEACH OR FATHERS TO TEACH IN OUR DISTRICT, WE NEED AFFORDABILITY. AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THAT AFFORDABILITY PIECE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THE I MEAN, OF COURSE, THAT'S GOING TO HELP US WITH RETENTION.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY NEED. SO TO RETAIN THOSE NEW YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMING IN, IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT.

AND THAT MAKES ME SUPER HAPPY BECAUSE I REMEMBER HAVING MULTIPLE KIDS IN DAYCARE AND WORKING AND IT'S LIKE, WHY GO TO WORK? I CAN'T AFFORD DAYCARE. THIS IS NO POINT.

SO ANYHOW, I LOVE THAT AND I LOVE THAT IT'S AFFORDABLE.

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OKAY. SORRY. AWESOME. OKAY. SORRY. I'M SO SORRY.

OKAY. ANOTHER THING. QUESTION LIKE FOR THE SUMMER.

I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT SUMMER'S OPEN FOR STAFF, SO IF YOU DON'T FILL ALL OF YOUR STAFF SEATS, WILL Y'ALL OPEN THAT UP TO ANY OF THE COMMUNITY OR ARE YOU FULLY FULL FOR SUMMERTIME? SO WE RIGHT NOW WE'RE ONLY SERVING THOSE WHO ARE HIRED BY OUR RISD.

AND CURRENTLY IN IT IS ALSO HARD FOR OUR OWN STAFF TO WORK IN THE SUMMER, SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO SERVE THE CHILDREN THAT ARE CHILDREN OF RISD STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN RISD AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE SUMMER.

SO THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST STAFF TO SERVE THE ONES THAT ARE WORKING.

I THINK THAT'S ALSO REALLY EXCITING BECAUSE SUMMER CARE IS EXPENSIVE, SO I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

MY OTHER QUESTION, AND THIS IS PROBABLY I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T ASK THIS ONE, BUT I'M LIKE, I HAVE TO.

SO FORGIVE ME IF IT'S IF I DON'T KNOW, I'LL ASK.

I KNOW YOU KNOW THE ANSWERS. I'M SURE YOU GUYS DO. SO IF YOU HAVE LIKE, SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS.

DO YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS THAT YOU GUYS SEE IN THAT AGE GROUP? AND YOU GUYS ARE FULLY EQUIPPED? SO IF Y'ALL NEED THAT SUPPORT FROM US AS WELL, WE JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT WE WERE OPEN TO SUPPORTING THAT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU.

OUR TO CLARIFY THAT THE AT THIS AGE IT IS NOT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THAT COMES IN NECESSARILY UNLESS THEY ARE THREE.

ONCE THEY TURN THREE AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST WE CAN BRING RISD STAFF MEMBERS IN.

IT IS CURRENTLY THEIR OWN THERAPIST COMING IN.

SO IF IT'S SOMEONE THAT'S THROUGH THE WARREN CENTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING SPEECH SERVICES OR OT SERVICES, THEY CAN COME INTO OUR CLAS AND BE SERVED WHILE THEY'RE WITH US.

SO YES, EARLY INTERVENTION. 100%. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MCGOWAN.

MISS HARRIS. SO, OF COURSE I LOVE THIS PROGRAM, RIGHT? I LOVE THIS PROGRAM, I LOVE PRE-K. I THINK THEY'RE JUST AMAZING.

I THINK IT'S A GAME CHANGER. FOUNDATION BUILDER I LOVE IT, BUT I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT MY LAST CORPORATE JOB, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE WHO ACTUALLY HELPED BUILD OUT THE THE CHILD PROGRAM CENTER IN OUR BUILDING, IN OUR CORPORATE OFFICE.

AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I MEAN, WE LOVED IT BECAUSE UNLIKE OUR CENTERS, IT WAS IN THE BUILDING.

SO WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE KIDS COME RIDING THROUGH IN THAT BIG BUS.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YES, I MEAN, WHAT A MORALE BUILDER.

YOU KNOW, IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN AND SEE THE KIDS.

WHAT I DID GET EXCITED ABOUT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR PHOTOS IS THAT THOSE KIDS SITTING THERE WATCHING THE BAND.

AND SO JUST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO BRING IN SOME OF YOUR STAFF, KIDS, YOU KNOW, TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KIDS I THOUGHT WAS AWESOME.

WE USED TO LOVE IT, TO SEE THE KIDS COME THROUGH THE BUILDING. THE OTHER THING THAT I LIKE TOO IS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS OPEN TO ALL STAFF.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING THAT'S GOING ON ACROSS CAMPUSES, BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES YOU HAVE STAFF THAT ARE JUST BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL, AND NOW HERE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

SO I THINK THAT PART IS AMAZING AS WELL. SO LOVE THIS, LOVE THIS, LOVE THIS.

I LOVE ALL THE BABIES. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, MISS HARRIS. ANY OTHER MR. EAGER? YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A A PROGRAM THAT WAS AN INVESTMENT. AND, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE.

IT WAS THIS IDEA OF, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GET THE BEST TEACHERS AND KEEP THEM HERE IN THE RHD FAMILY.

AND WE KNOW THAT ONCE YOU GET, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE PART OF THE ISD FAMILY, IT'S HARD TO LEAVE.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO LEAVE. YOU'RE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY NOW AND GREAT TEACHERS ARE GOING TO HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON OUR KIDS.

IT'S BY FAR, BUT THE ONE THING I ALSO WANT TO DO IS JUST, YOU KNOW, I WANT PEOPLE TO REALIZE THAT THE INVESTMENT WE MAKE IN THAT THINK ABOUT IT, 220 TEACHERS, PARENTS, ETC. THE COST SAVINGS.

AND I DON'T MEAN TO PUT THIS, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO SHOW THAT WE'RE BEING, YOU KNOW, GOOD, YOU KNOW, RESPONSIBLE FIDUCIARIES OF THE TAXPAYERS MONEY.

WELL, IF YOU HAVE 220 AND THEY STAY ONE EXTRA YEAR, THAT'S LITERALLY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF NOT HAVING TO RECRUIT, NOT HAVING TO RETRAIN, REEDUCATE. YOU DON'T START THE WHOLE CYCLE OVER.

AND IT'S NOT THAT PEOPLE DON'T. I MEAN, BELIEVE ME, ALL OF US REALIZE THE COST OF CHILDCARE PUTS FAMILIES INTO DIFFICULT DECISIONS, AND WE JUST TAKE THAT OFF THE TABLE THAT YOU'RE HERE, YOU'RE GOING TO STAY HERE.

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KUDOS TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING THE EFFECTS OF THAT.

AND IT'S PART OF WHY PEOPLE COME. IT'S JUST ANOTHER REASON NOT ONLY FOR THE FAIR COMPENSATION THE OTHER THINGS.

IT'S THAT OTHER EXTRA THING. HEY, COME ON OVER TO RISD BECAUSE IT'S WHERE IT'S HAPPENING.

IT'S THE ONE, AS WE LIKE TO SAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. EAGER. ANY OTHERS? NO, I THE WORD THAT KEPT COMING TO MIND WHEN EVERYBODY WAS SPEAKING WAS LIKE A CULTURAL GAME CHANGER. AND THIS IS, I THINK, SOMETHING THAT'S JUST YOU WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE AGAINST ALL OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND US THAT PEOPLE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO POTENTIALLY GO TO.

THIS IS IT. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. SO AND THERE'S IT'S ALL WINS YOU KNOW.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANKS FOR THE TEAM FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

WE'RE ALL EXCITED AND BEHIND YOU 100%. SO ALL RIGHT MISS BRANDON WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK AT THIS POINT.

SO I'VE GOT 8:09. LET'S SAY 8:10 ROUNDING. WE'LL GO TILL.

WHAT DO WE NEED? TEN MINUTES. 820 OKAY. WE'LL BE BACK AT 8:20.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN INFORMATION ITEM TO RECEIVE A

[IV.E. 2025-2026 Budget and Compensation Presentation]

MISS BRANUM. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT POTEET. BOARD TONIGHT, THERE'S GOING TO BE REALLY TWO PARTS OF THIS PRESENTATION.

THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO LEAD YOU IN IS JUST A REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION AND THE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING, AS WE ALWAYS DO AT THIS FIRST MAIN MEETING PENDING, IF THE BOARD FEELS LIKE WE ARE IN A COMFORTABLE SPACE TO DO SO WE DO ASK FOR SOME DIRECTIONAL APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE POSTING AND WITH THE COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING OF WHAT WE ARE ASKING IN TERMS OF OUR COMPENSATION PLAN.

AND NUMBER ONE ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY TO OUR, OUR RETURNING STAFF.

THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF YOUR SALARY FOR NEXT YEAR.

IT ALSO IS A RECRUITMENT TOOL. AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME CERTAINTY AROUND THAT.

AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, AS YOU KNOW FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE 14 SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITIONS, WE NEED TO BE MARKETING AND FINDING THOSE AMAZING INDIVIDUALS RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE ARE ASKING FOR SOME DIRECTIONAL APPROVAL ON THOSE POSITIONS AS WELL.

AND THEN MR. PATE AND I THINK MISS DAVENPORT IS THERE GOING TO DO A QUICK PRESENTATION ON A COUPLE OF OUR OTHER FUND SERVICES JUST TO PROVIDE YOU INFORMATION AS, AGAIN, WE CONTINUE TO GET YOU READY TO ADOPT OUR BUDGET IN JUNE.

DISCLAIMER, THIS IS ALL BASED ON CURRENT FUNDING LAWS.

SO JUST EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS BASED ON CURRENT FUNDING LAWS.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE TEAM. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT BRANUM.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. WE'LL GET STARTED HERE IF THE CLICKER WORKS.

AS AS WE GET INTO THE DISCUSSION REGARDING COMPENSATION AND ALL THINGS BUDGET, OBVIOUSLY WE ARE ALSO STILL ALIGNING OUR EFFORTS AND INTENTIONS TOWARD OUR NORTH STAR GOAL AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, OUR STRATEGIC GOAL.

NUMBER TWO IN THE DIP. REFERENCING RISD WILL REIMAGINE THE WAY WE RECRUIT AND RETAIN QUALITY STAFF THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES.

ONE THING THAT YOU HAVE CONSISTENTLY DONE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IS THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN YOUR FOCUS AND YOUR INTENTION TO BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS. AND YOU'VE GOT AN EXAMPLE OF THOSE TONIGHT WHEN YOU GOT THE UPDATE ON THE ON THE CLAS.

SO THOSE ARE ALSO ELEMENTS OF THAT. BUT THIS, THESE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES ARE A TESTAMENT TO THAT AS WELL.

AND OBVIOUSLY AS WE LOOK AT THOSE EFFORTS AND THOSE GOALS, WE ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE DO WE WANT RISD TO BE THE ONE FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE ALSO NEED RISD AND WANT RISD TO CONTINUE BEING THE ONE FOR THE BEST STAFF AROUND.

SO AGAIN, THE REMINDERS THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU IN THE LAST MEETING ARE THE SAME FOR RIGHT NOW AS WELL.

WE STILL HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. YOU GOT AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE BILLS THAT ARE STILL IN PROCESS.

SO A LOT OF THE NUMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT IN WHAT WE'RE SHARING WITH YOU TONIGHT IN TERMS OF THE RECOMMENDATION FOR COMPENSATION, TO TRY TO GET YOUR APPROVAL, YOUR DIRECTIONAL APPROVAL.

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WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER DISTRICTS AND FIND OUT SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THOSE DISTRICT COMPARISONS AND THEN MOVE INTO OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR COMPENSATION, NOT ONLY FOR T-TYPES BUT FOR OUR OTHER EMPLOYEE GROUPS.

AND THEN, AS MISS BRANUM SHARED, MR. AND MISS DAVENPORT WILL GIVE INFORMATION REGARDING CHILD NUTRITION AND DEBT SERVICE FUND.

SO AGAIN, WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR IS STILL VERY LIMITED BECAUSE DISTRICTS ARE STILL SLOWLY ROLLING OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WE'VE ADDED A FEW MORE DETAILS BASED ON NOT ONLY WHAT WE'VE SEEN ON DISTRICT WEBSITES, BUT ALSO ADDITIONAL ADVERTISING.

WE'VE STILL TRIED TO CONTACT OTHER DISTRICTS.

AND SO AGAIN, I SHARE THE GARLAND INFORMATION WITH YOU BEFORE.

PLANO IS STILL THE SAME. WE DID FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE DISD WEBSITE REGARDING CRITICAL NEEDS SIGNING BONUSES FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS MENTIONED THERE.

WE ALSO HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE AND SEEN A COUPLE OF SCREENSHOTS OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS REGARDING A $10,000 STIPEND FOR SLPS.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ON THE WEBSITE, BUT WE WE DO RECOGNIZE THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT ARE BEING SHARED.

WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT HIGHLAND PARK HAS APPROVED A 4% PAY INCREASE FOR THEIR RETURNING STAFF, AND THEIR STARTING TEACHER SALARY IS GOING TO BE 60,500.

BUT WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT IS THEIR NEXT STEP.

FOR ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE, THEY HAVE JUMPED TO 63,338.

SO THAT IS THAT'S A LITTLE UNIQUE TO HAVE THAT BIG OF A GAP BETWEEN ZERO YEAR TEACHER COMING IN AND A FIRST YEAR TEACHER, BUT IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THEY'RE FOCUSING ON TRYING TO GET EXPERIENCED TEACHERS COMING IN AS WELL.

AND THEY ALSO HAPPEN TO PROVIDE A $3,000 MASTER'S DEGREE STIPEND.

AND THEN FINALLY ROCKWALL, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY ONE OF THE DISTRICTS WE BENCHMARK AGAINST.

AGAIN, WE'RE JUST SHARING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE FOUND OUT THEIR NEW TEACHER STARTING SALARY FOR NEXT YEAR WOULD BE 60,500.

AND THEY UTILIZE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CRITICAL NEEDS SIGNING BONUSES.

THEY HAVE ONE FOR $5,000 FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES, AND THEN THEY ALSO PROVIDE A $5,000 HARD TO FILL STIPEND AND A $4,000 CRITICAL NEED STIPEND. AND THEN THEY HAVE APPROVED A 3% PAY INCREASE FOR THE REST OF THEIR STAFF.

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEW TEACHER STARTING SALARIES AGAIN, WE HAVE CHECKED WEBSITES AND BOARD MEETING AGENDAS AND VIDEOS AND CALLED SOME OF OUR FRIENDS IN OTHER DISTRICTS. WE STILL DO NOT SEE CONFIRMATION FROM MANY OF THE NEW TEACHERS STARTING SALARIES FOR THESE DISTRICTS, AND FOR A COUPLE OF OUR HR BUDDIES, THEY SAID, WE'RE JUST NOT READY TO SHARE THAT YET, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY HURT FEELINGS.

BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE TRYING TO SEE WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS GOING TO DO AND THEN SOME.

AND HONESTLY, WE'RE STILL COMPETING. AND SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET SOME NUMBERS FROM OUR BUDDIES SOMETIMES.

SO BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU GAVE US THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU REGARDING THE PROPOSALS, WE ARE CIRCLING BACK TO THE THIRD OPTION THAT REFERENCED A PARTICULAR APPROACH TO THE PAY RAISE STRUCTURES.

AND SO AS WE WORKED WITH MR. PATE AND HIS TEAM, WE WERE ABLE TO COST OUT THE APPROXIMATE COST FOR THE PAY RAISE STRUCTURE FOR T TYPES. THAT INVOLVED RESTRUCTURING THE STEPS FOR ZERO ALL THE WAY TO 30 AND BEYOND FOR THE NEW TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE, AND THEN USING THOSE SAME ELEVATED STEPS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR A PAY RAISE FOR RETURNING TEACHER TYPES.

AND SO AGAIN, WHAT WE LOOKED AT IS FOR TEACHERS WITH TEN OR FEWER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, THEY WOULD BE ADJUSTED TO THE NEW STEP OR A RECEIVE $2,500, AND THEN FOR TEACHERS WITH 11 OR MORE COMPLETED YEARS OF SERVICE, THEY WOULD BE MOVED TO THE NEXT STEP OR RECEIVE A $3,000 INCREASE. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THE APPROXIMATE COST THERE ON THE SIDE FOR THAT AT 9.7 MILLION.

THIS MODEL ALSO ASSUMES THAT ALL NON-TEACHER TYPES WOULD GET A 3% PAY INCREASE.

SO AGAIN ALL CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, PARAPROFESSIONAL STAFF REALLY ANYBODY WHO IS NOT A TEACHER TYPE.

AND THEN WE ALSO PROVIDED THE COST FOR THE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, WITH A TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST OF 14.4 MILLION.

SO THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THE NEW TEACHER STRUCTURE WOULD LOOK LIKE.

THE SALARY SCHEDULE WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE'VE COMPRESSED IT HERE A LITTLE BIT.

AND I DON'T MEAN THAT IN A BAD WAY. WE ARE USING THIS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE COULD GET IT ON THE SLIDE.

BUT WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS, FOR EXAMPLE, A ZERO YEAR TEACHER COMING INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT NOW IS RECEIVING A EVEN A $61,000 SALARY.

THAT TEACHER, AFTER THEY COMPLETE A YEAR OF SERVICE WITH US FOR 2526, WE CAN PROJECT THAT THEIR THAT THEIR SALARY WOULD BE 63,500.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE WE'RE STARTING AT 63,000 NEXT YEAR FOR ZERO LEVEL.

AND THEN USING THE $500 STEPS FOR 0 TO 10 AND THEN THE $1,000 STEPS FOR 11 AND UP.

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AGAIN, WELL ABOVE ALL OF OUR OTHER DISTRICTS FOR TEACHERS COMING IN WITH THOSE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, THAT TEACHER WITH TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE NEXT YEAR WOULD BE MAKING A PROJECTED $69,000, SO A $3,000 INCREASE FOR THEM.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT LEVELS GOING FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, A 20 YEAR TEACHER, IF WE HIRED THEM THIS YEAR, BE 76,000, NEXT YEAR THAT SALARY WOULD BE 78, 70, NO.

OKAY. SORRY. COME ON BUTTON. SO AGAIN, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

KEEPING THE STEPS THE WAY THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE STARTING TEACHER SALARY WOULD BE $63,000.

RETURNING TEACHER TYPES. AGAIN, WE WOULD DO THE GREATER OF THE NEW SALARY STEP.

OR FOR 0 TO 10 YEARS, $2,500, 11 PLUS YEARS 3000.

WHAT WE HAVE WORKED VERY CAREFULLY TO LOOK AT AND CONSIDER IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT INTRODUCING ANY KIND OF COMPRESSION BACK INTO THOSE SALARY SCHEDULES.

YOU DID WHEN YOU APPROVED OUR NEW SALARY STRUCTURE FOR TEACHERS COMING INTO THIS YEAR, YOU IMPACTED COMPRESSION GREATLY.

IT IS IT IS MUCH MORE SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE SALARY SCHEDULE.

BY TAKING THIS APPROACH, WE'RE KEEPING THAT DISTANCE BETWEEN THOSE STEPS AND BETWEEN EXPERIENCED TEACHERS AND NEW TEACHERS WHEN IT COMES TO THE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS. AGAIN, WE'RE BRINGING THIS BACK.

THESE ARE IDENTIFIED GROUPS THAT ARE GREATER THAN 5% UNDER THE BENCHMARK.

WHEN WE COMPARE TO A HANDFUL OF OUR DISTRICTS IN THESE SPECIFIC POSITIONS.

ONE POINT OF CLARITY IS THIS THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ON THE RIGHT ARE THE ADDITIONAL IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.

WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A MISCONCEPTION THAT, OKAY, WE WOULD TAKE THE NUMBER OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS THAT WE HAVE AND DIVIDE THAT INTO $246,000, AND THAT WOULD BE THEIR RAISE. THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS NUMBER INDICATES.

WHAT WE LOOKED AT IS THIS WOULD BE THE APPROXIMATE COST TO MOVE THE ENTIRE JOB CLASSIFICATION AND THEIR SALARIES CLOSER TO THE MARKET.

WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL STILL NEED TO BE ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS, BUT THESE ARE THE GROUPS THAT NEEDED TO BE IDENTIFIED TO HAVE THAT NEXT STEP IMPLEMENTED GOING INTO 2526. WHAT WE ALWAYS WILL DO IS IF WE GET DIRECTIONAL APPROVAL FROM YOU, WE APPLY THESE CHANGES, HR WORKS WITH THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY, TO LOOK AT THESE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS, AND THEN WE CAN COMMUNICATE WHAT THE ACTUAL PAY INCREASE WILL BE FOR THEM. SO AGAIN, NOT TO CONFUSE PEOPLE WITH THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT WE JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE THAT THAT'S THE IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.

AGAIN, AS MISS BRANUM MENTIONED, WE SHARED THIS WITH YOU IN OUR LAST MEETING.

THESE WERE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL BUDGET INCREASES INVOLVING ALLOCATED POSITIONS.

AND AGAIN, ALL OF THEM, WHETHER IT'S CENTRAL SPECIAL EDUCATION, PRE-K, THE LITTLE RAMS, WILDCAT STAFFING IS THERE AND ADDITIONAL TEACHING POSITIONS.

THESE ARE ALLOCATIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR A LOT OF OUR PROGRAM EXPANSION FOR THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. AND SO IN CLOSING, AGAIN, THE NEW TEACHER, WE'RE PROPOSING A NEW TEACHER STARTING SALARY AT 63,000.

THE T TYPE RATE STRUCTURE DOES NOT CREATE NEW COMPRESSION.

WE'RE PROPOSING THE 3% PAY INCREASE FOR NON-TEACHER TYPES AS IT RELATES TO COMMUNICATION.

IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED. PART OF OUR PLAN IS TO COMMUNICATE WITH ALL EMPLOYEES, TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WAS APPROVED AND WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES OR THE STRUCTURE OF THE PAY INCREASE FOR THEM INDIVIDUALLY.

AND THEN LATER ON, WHAT WE WILL DO IS SEND OUT AN ACTUAL SALARY VERIFICATION, A PROJECTED SALARY VERIFICATION TO ALL, ALL EMPLOYEES SO THEY WILL SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY THEY WOULD EXPECT AS A 2526 SALARY.

ALL OF THIS, KEEP IN MIND, IS STILL CONTINGENT UPON A SATISFACTORY APPRAISAL AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS IN AN ALLOCATED POSITION.

THAT'S WORRYING THAT WE CONSISTENTLY USE AS WE APPLY ANY PAY INCREASES.

BUT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WILL GET AN IDEA OF THE STRUCTURE OF WHAT'S APPROVED, AND THEN THEY WILL GET AN INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION OF WHAT THEY THEMSELVES WILL GET WITH THEIR BASED ON THEIR CURRENT SALARY AND BASED ON 2526.

ANOTHER BIG PART OF WHAT WE'LL DO IS COORDINATE WITH THE STRATEGY AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST, TO UPDATE ALL OF OUR MATERIALS TO GET THOSE UPDATED NUMBERS ON THERE, BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE ARE STILL ATTENDING JOB FAIRS.

WE'LL YOU'LL SEE AN INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY OF OUR POSTING, NOT ONLY WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT REALLY ON THE WEBSITE AND ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE WE CAN.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE MET DURING OUR JOB FAIRS.

AND WE CAN USE OUR SYSTEM, OUR APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM, TO SEND OUT A NOTIFICATION TO EVERY APPLICANT THAT IS IN THE SYSTEM RIGHT NOW TO GIVE THEM THIS UP TO DATE INFORMATION. WE ACTUALLY ALREADY HAVE A TARGETED JOB FAIR PLAN SPECIFICALLY TARGETING SPECIAL EDUCATION AND BILINGUAL STAFF BECAUSE WE

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AND SO WE ALREADY HAVE A JOB FAIR LINED UP JUST FOR THOSE CANDIDATES.

AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO CONNECT WITH OUR HIGHER ED AND ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PARTNERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL GETTING PEOPLE ENROLLING IN THEIR PROGRAMS. AND WE WANT THEM TO KEEP RICHARDSON ISD ON THE FRONT BURNER WHEN IT COMES TO, HEY, WE HAVE A DISTRICT THAT YOU CAN CONNECT WITH TO GET YOUR OBSERVATIONS DONE AND GET YOUR GET YOUR CERTIFICATION WITH. AND WE'RE GOING TO STOP RIGHT THERE.

SO JUST TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD, YOU WILL FORMALLY ADOPT THE COMPENSATION IN THESE.

ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS WHEN WE ADOPT THE THE BUDGET IN JUNE.

HOWEVER, AS YOU KNOW, WE WOULD NEVER MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT KIND OF RECEIVING FEEDBACK AND MAKING SURE WE KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN SUPPORT WHEN YOU DO MOVE FORWARD.

AND WE MAKE OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT BUDGET IN JUNE.

SO AT THIS TIME, IF WE COULD JUST STOP FOR A SECOND.

AGAIN, THERE'S NOTHING NEW THAT WE'VE PRESENTED TO YOU.

THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME SLIDES. WHAT WE DID DO IS BASED UPON WHAT YOU SHARED WITH US AT THE LAST MEETING, WE WENT BACK. MISS TIMME, FOR EXAMPLE. YOU ASKED SPECIFICALLY.

I NEED TO BE ASSURED THAT THERE IS NO NEW COMPRESSION THAT'S REINTRODUCED.

SO WE JUST EVALUATED EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE COGNIZANT OF THOSE PIECES.

SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK FOR FEEDBACK. WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

IF THIS IS SOMETHING THE BOARD CAN FEEL LIKE YOU CAN SUPPORT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THAT UP. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

I KNOW THERE'S SOME. YES, MISS TIMME. OH, YOU KNOW I HAVE SOME.

NO, I WANT TO SAY FIRST OFF, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GOING BACK AND DOING THIS THIS THIRD MODEL THAT YOU GUYS PROPOSED.

I THINK OUR BOARD, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, HAS REALLY PRIORITIZED TEACHER PAY AND STAFF PAY TO WHERE WE CAN AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING ALL OF THOSE MODELS, ALL OF THE NUMBER CRUNCHING, MOVING THINGS AROUND TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HERE WOULD DISAGREE WITH THE FACT THAT THE YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE WANT TO HAVE HIT THAT NORTH STAR GOAL, THEN WE HAVE TO HAVE THE BEST PEOPLE IN THAT CLASSROOM.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION? DOCTOR GOODSON, ARE APPLICANTS OF POOLS HIGHER SINCE WE HAVE MADE THIS LIKE SWITCH WITHIN OUR PAY STRUCTURE, AS FAR AS FOR POSITIONS? YES, YES, WE HAVE SEEN THE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS COMING IN INCREASE, PARTICULARLY THE VOLUME OF EXPERIENCED TEACHERS INCREASE.

GREAT. I THINK THAT AT LEAST FOR ME, I CAN SAY WAS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD HOPE FOR.

I WOULD LOVE FOR EVERYBODY TO WANT TO COME TO RICHARDSON. AND WE PICK THE BEST PEOPLE WHO FIT WHAT WE WANT IN OUR CLASSROOMS. AND TO ME, I THINK THAT THAT'S HOW WE WILL GET TO THAT OUTCOME.

MS. TIMME, IF I CAN JUST COUPLE THAT WITH AND AGAIN, I WANT TO KNOCK ON ALL THE WOOD.

BUT WE ALSO DO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED OUR ENROLLMENT MEETINGS EVERY WEEK AND WE EVALUATE HOW MANY OPENINGS THAT WE HAVE.

AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS OPENINGS THAN WE'VE EVER HAD AT THIS TIME.

SO I THINK WE ARE KEEPING STAFF AND WE ARE HAVING A STRONGER APPLICANT POOL TO PULL FROM.

THAT HONESTLY, LIKE I OF ANYTHING THAT IN MY OPINION, ANYTHING THAT THIS BOARD DOES TO ME THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST THING THAT WE'VE DONE AS A BOARD LIKE FOR OUR GROUP. IT IS AMAZING. I MEAN, THAT IS CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR. WHEN I FIRST CAME ON THE BOARD, WE WERE ONLY LOOKING AT STARTING TEACHER SALARY.

REALLY WEREN'T LOOKING PAST THAT. WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT HOW WE COMPARED WITH OUR STARTING TEACHERS, WITH OUR DISTRICTS, LOOKING AT THE REST OF THIS. I HOPE SHOWS NOT ONLY OUR STAFF THAT WE VALUE THEIR EXPERIENCE, BUT ANYBODY COMING IN, HOW MUCH WE VALUE AND RECOGNIZE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE.

BECAUSE IT YOU DON'T DEVELOP YOUR CRAFT IN YOUR FIRST YEAR.

THAT'S I MEAN, I WAS JUST TRYING NOT TO CRY EVERY DAY, LET'S BE HONEST. I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE I WAS, RIGHT? LIKE, I WAS JUST TRYING NOT TO CRY EVERY DAY AS A FIRST YEAR TEACHER. AND YOU KNOW, YOUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR AREN'T YOUR FIRST YEAR TEACHERS.

THEY MAY BE ON THEIR WAY. THEY MAY BE GETTING THERE, THEY MAY BE GREAT, BUT IT'S WHEN THEY DEVELOP THEIR CRAFT LATER IN TIME.

AND I WOULD I WANT A CALIBER OF A TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM, FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, IN EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF THAT. SO I AND I'M SUPER GLAD THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS MODEL, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANKS. MISS PACHECO. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

I DEFINITELY WILL ECHO EVERYTHING MISS TIMME HAS SAID.

WE DO VALUE OUR TEACHERS. WE VALUE THEIR EXPERIENCE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST A GREAT MODEL TO LOOK AT.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, JUST FOR CLARITY, FOR THE AUDIENCE AND MYSELF.

THE MARKET ADJUSTMENT THAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE IS THAT IN ADDITION TO THAT 3% RAISE FOR STAFF.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS MEANS A LOT. THANK YOU, MISS PACHECO.

MISS MCGOWAN. YES, I AGREE. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT BEING REALLY AGGRESSIVE WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE PAY OUR TEACHERS, AND I'M TOTALLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, I NOTICE WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN YOU WENT OVER THE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT COMPARE OR IN OUR AREA, AND HIGHLAND PARK DOES A 3000 MASTER'S DEGREE STIPEND BONUS.

AND LIKE MISS TIMME SAID, I AGREE 100%. WE WANT TEACHER OF THE YEARS.

WE WANT THOSE TEACHERS IN ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS. ARE WE DOING THE SAME KIND OF STIPEND FOR TEACHERS WITH OUR MASTER'S DEGREES? WE DON'T PROVIDE A MASTER'S STIPEND. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, FOR EXAMPLE, HIGHLAND PARK PROVIDES THAT IS IT'S ALSO A REQUIREMENT.

SO THEY REQUIRE ALL OF THEIR TEACHING STAFF TO GET THAT MASTER'S.

AND THEY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME IN ORDER TO GET THAT.

AND SO I THINK IT'S PART OF THAT KIND OF THEIR COMMITMENT. IF WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO GO GET YOUR MASTERS, THEN WE'RE GOING TO ALSO PROVIDE A STIPEND THERE, YOU KNOW, THEREAFTER.

WE FOR YEARS HAVE HAD THAT CONVERSATION AROUND, YOU KNOW, MASTER'S PROGRAM, NOT AND IT KIND OF A LITTLE BIT ALIGNS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF OUR PHILOSOPHY THAT WE'VE ALL KIND OF CREATED TOGETHER AROUND.

WE'RE TRYING TO INVEST OUR DOLLARS, OUR LIMITED DOLLARS IN THE PLACES WHERE IT IMPACTS THE MOST EMPLOYEES.

WE VALUE OUR MASTER'S DEGREE. PLEASE DON'T LIKE WE VALUE THAT.

WE HAVE TEACHERS THAT ARE TEACHING DUAL CREDIT CLASSES AND OTHER.

WE COULDN'T DO THAT IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEIR MASTERS. SO WE ABSOLUTELY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE ADD.

BUT WE CAN'T DO IT ALL. AND SO IT REALLY HAS BEEN LET'S PRIORITIZE THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE IN THE WAY THAT IMPACTS THE MOST EMPLOYEES.

OKAY. AND THEN AS BUT AS FAR AS OUR STIPENDS, WE ARE GOING TO ARE WE GOING TO INCREASE THOSE OR ARE WE GOING TO JUST STICK WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING? WE FEEL WE EVALUATE OUR STIPENDS EVERY YEAR.

WE FEEL THAT FOR THE MOST PART, OUR STIPENDS ARE PRETTY ON PAR WITH THE MARKET.

WE DON'T FEEL AT THIS POINT THERE'S ANY OF OUR STIPENDS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT JUMP.

WE EVALUATE THAT EVERY YEAR. WE MAY HAVE ONE STIPEND THAT'S $1,000 MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR PEER DISTRICTS.

AND WE MAY HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT'S $1,000 SMALLER, BUT THEY'RE ALL WITHIN RANGE.

AND I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THEY'RE ALL REPRESENTATIVE ALSO OF IN A DISTRICT LIKE WHAT IS HARDEST FOR US TO FIND.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE STILL STRUGGLE TO FIND THE NUMBER OF BILINGUAL TEACHERS THAT WE NEED.

AND SO WE HAVE WE HAVE MADE SURE THAT THAT STIPEND STAYS AT THE TOP OF OUR BENCHMARK, SO THAT WE CAN USE THAT AS A RECRUITING TOOL.

BUT WE DO AND A RETENTION TOOL. DOCTOR GOODSON, IF YOU'D WANT TO ADD ANYTHING FOR STIPENDS.

NO, I THINK THAT REALLY SUMS IT UP WELL BECAUSE WE DO HAVE WE HAVE MOST OF OUR STIPENDS ARE COMPETITIVE.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BENCHMARK JUST THE STIPENDS.

AS YOU KNOW, WE CAN BENCHMARK SALARIES. WE CAN BENCHMARK SALARIES FOR DIFFERENT POSITIONS. WE CAN ACTUALLY BENCHMARK OUR ACADEMIC STIPENDS, WE CAN BENCHMARK OUR OTHER STIPENDS AS WELL. AND SO WE CAN SELECT A HANDFUL OF DISTRICTS, THE ONES THAT WE COMPETE THE MOST AGAINST.

AND WE CAN CHOOSE WHAT STIPENDS DO THEY HAVE FOR THEATER, WHAT STIPENDS DO THEY HAVE FOR ATHLETICS, WHAT STIPENDS DO THEY HAVE FOR BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION OR SELF-CONTAINED SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMING? AND SO THEN IT GIVES US A READOUT OF WHERE WE FALL COMPARED TO THE BENCHMARK.

AND SO AS MISS BRANUM SAID, FOR BILINGUAL WE ARE AT THE TOP.

MOST DISTRICTS DO NOT HAVE A $6,000 BILINGUAL STIPEND.

WE HAVE A $2,000 SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE STIPEND.

WE HAVE A $4,000 SELF-CONTAINED SPECIAL EDUCATION STIPEND.

SO WE ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE FOR THOSE HARD TO FILL POSITIONS.

AND THEN AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT IN SOME OF THE OTHERS, BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT WITH THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE TEACHER SALARIES, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT INCREASE, PARTICULARLY WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HAS HELPED OFFSET ANY OF THOSE OTHER TYPES OF STIPENDS AT THE TEACHER LEVEL IN PARTICULAR, THAT MAY NOT BE AS COMPETITIVE. THEY MAY NOT BE, BUT OUR TEACHER SALARIES ARE.

AND SO IT DEFINITELY KIND OF LAYS IT OUT. THANK YOU, MISS MCGOWAN.

YES, MISS HARRIS. I JUST WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK, I APPRECIATE MISS TIMMY ASKING THE QUESTION ABOUT HAVE WE SEEN AN UPTICK IN, YOU KNOW, RECRUITING AND JUST PEOPLE INTERESTED? BECAUSE JUST FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, WHEN WE HAD THE JOB FAIR, I RECEIVED SO MANY CALLS FROM

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AND INITIALLY, I KIND OF THOUGHT, THIS IS KIND OF WEIRD. WHY ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, REACHING OUT TO ME, YOU KNOW? BUT THEN I STARTED TO THINK, YOU KNOW, AND I REALLY THINK THAT WE ARE GETTING THE WORD OUT THAT WE ARE THE ONE.

SO, YEAH, I, YOU KNOW, MY PERSONAL, YOU KNOW, METER, I SAW AN UPTICK.

SO. YEAH. THANK YOU, MISS HARRIS. MS. RENTERÍA.

I HAVE TO DITTO EXACTLY WHAT MISS HARRIS SAID.

I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAVE, YOU KNOW, REACHED OUT TO FORMER COLLEAGUES OR JUST, YOU KNOW, FAMILY, FRIENDS WHO REACHED OUT RIGHT AWAY AND SAID, HEY, I SAW THAT YOU GUYS ARE PAYING, YOU KNOW, X AMOUNT OR I HEAR THAT THIS IS AND I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL BECAUSE I THINK WHEN WE GET THAT WORD OUT, ESPECIALLY LIKE IF YOU GO TO CERTAIN PARTS OR CERTAIN REGIONS OF TEXAS THAT SAY THERE'S MORE BILINGUAL SPEAKING TEACHERS, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THEY CAN SEE NOT ONLY THE PAY, BUT AS WE SAW TODAY, YOU SEE THE CULTURE THAT THEY CAN COME INTO.

AND THEN JUST AGAIN, YOU KNOW, LIVING IN RICHARDSON AND HOW GREAT THAT WOULD BE.

SO I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY A PLUS. I DID HAVE A QUESTION.

NOW DO WE BY ANY CHANCE, I MEAN, DO WE FORESEE OR CAN WE KIND OF PREDICT, WILL THERE BE ANY MAJOR CHANGES ONCE WE KNOW THAT THE TEXAS LEDGE HAS MADE THEIR FINAL DECISIONS ON EVERYTHING? CAN, YOU KNOW, WILL THAT IN ANY WAY CHANGE ANYTHING? YES, MA'AM. THE I WOULD SAY RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO COMPENSATION AS YOU HEARD MISS MORRIS MENTION, WHEN THE HOUSE BILL AND THE SENATE BILL AROUND FUNDING, WHEN THAT IS RECONCILED BOTH OF THEM HAVE A PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENT THAT IS COMMITTED TOWARDS TEACHER COMPENSATION.

HOW THEY DEFINE TEACHERS, TEACHERS VERSUS T TYPES.

ONE OF THEM SETS A FIXED AMOUNT FOR TEACHERS WITH A CERTAIN YEAR OF EXPERIENCE.

OTHERS JUST SAY A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR INCREASE IN FUNDING HAS TO BE SPENT ON TEACHER COMPENSATION.

SO ONCE WE KNOW THAT, WE MAY HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO A LITTLE BIT OF RECONCILIATION AROUND WHAT WE'VE PROVIDED.

BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW AND WHAT WE ARE CONFIDENT IS BECAUSE OF THIS MODEL.

AND WE DO HAVE THAT STRATIFICATION WHERE WE ARE DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN OUR 11 PLUS TEACHERS AND OUR 0 TO 9 TEACHERS, WE ARE AT LEAST WELL ON OUR WAY TO MEETING THAT REQUIREMENT.

BUT THAT FOR ME AND I DON'T KNOW IF DAVID, IF YOU WOULD WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I THINK THAT FOR ME IS THE BIGGEST THING WE JUST NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO.

AND WE MAY HAVE TO COME BACK. IT WOULD NOT BE A REDUCTION OF WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED TO.

IT WOULD BE WE MAY HAVE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, INCREASE WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING FOR A VETERAN TEACHER TO MEET WHAT THEY'RE ASKING US TO DO.

THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THE LANGUAGE THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU AT THE LAST MEETING RELATED TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WE USE BACK IN 2019 WITH HOUSE BILL THREE, THAT WILL BE PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS AGAIN, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THESE CHANGES AS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATION PASSED. AND SO WE DON'T CAUSE OUR EMPLOYEES A PROBLEM WITH TRS OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT.

RIGHT. AND THAT'S GREAT TO KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK THAT I THINK WE'RE ALL KIND OF JUST WAITING, RIGHT. AND IT'S SUCH A MOVING TARGET. AND EVERY DAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT AS AS MISS MORRIS KIND OF GAVE US AN UPDATE ON. SO BUT I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE HAVE THIS ESTABLISHED AND THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO BECAUSE THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT YOU'RE LOOKING RIGHT TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THOSE PLANS AS TO WHERE WILL I WORK OR WHAT COMMITMENT WILL I MAKE? SO I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT ALL OF THIS IS LAID OUT.

AND JUST TO KNOW WHAT THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID.

I ALSO SUPPORT THIS AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLAN AND THANK YOU.

ALSO, AS MISS TIMME POINTED OUT, I KNOW THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, INTENSIVE AND ALL EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS PUT OUT TO MAKE THIS THIS REPORT VERY ACCURATE AND VERY DETAILED AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. RENTERÍA. YES, MR. EAGER. I ALSO SUPPORT THIS, YOU KNOW, TO THE.

AND I HAVE ALSO HAD FRIENDS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT THAT WERE A VERY EXPERIENCED TEACHERS THAT HAVE SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, RICHARDSON YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT OVER THERE.

SO I DITTO THAT. I DITTO ALL THE OTHER COMMENTS.

ONE THING I DO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS YOU ALWAYS HEAR ME SAYING THIS, BUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LEGISLATURE IN GETTING US ADDITIONAL FUNDING. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA WITHOUT MAKING REAL COMPLICATED MATH HERE, BUT THE $14 MILLION RAISE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR.

OKAY, I WANT YOU TO GO BACK TO 2018 AND ASSUMING THAT WE DID A 3% RAISE, 18, 19, 20 AND GO ON, WHAT HAPPENS IS THE RAISE YOU GIVE IN 2018 THAT 14 MILLION IT CONTINUES.

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SO TOP OF THE NAPKIN. OVER THIS TIME FRAME, WE HAVE BASICALLY EXPANDED RAISES OF 250 TO $300 MILLION COMPOUNDED OVER THAT PERIOD. OKAY. WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.

YOU DO THE MATH AND THERE ARE ABOUT TO IF THEY PASS.

LAST ESTIMATE WAS $24 MILLION. OKAY. SO DO THE MATH 250 TO $300 MILLION OVER THIS TIME PERIOD.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO FINALLY GIVE US SOME FUNDING.

YOU KNOW, SO WE'LL TAKE IT. I'M JUST SAYING THAT THIS IS A CONTINUED SQUEEZE EVERY PENNY.

FIND OUT WHERE WE CAN SO THAT WE CAN PAY OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF THE INCOME THAT THEY DESERVE FOR THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THAT THEY HAVE. AND SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.

AND SO I JUST STRESS, PLEASE CONTINUE TO TALK TO OUR FRIENDS DOWN IN AUSTIN AND STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS AFFECTING NOT ONLY US, BUT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.

AND IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS IN RICHARDSON, TEXAS, TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A GREAT PUBLIC EDUCATION.

I WANT TO STRESS THAT TO A GREAT PUBLIC EDUCATION PRODUCT, BECAUSE I GET SICK AND TIRED OF EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND.

THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MINIMIZE AND YOU KNOW, AND SAY THAT THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS NOT AS GREAT AS WE SEE. WE SEE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE THINGS.

SO I'LL GET OFF MY I'LL GET OFF MY SANDBOX OR WHATEVER.

BUT THANK YOU. YEAH. SOAPBOX SANDBOX. WHATEVER.

IT'S A SOAPBOX. IT COULD BE SANDBOX. YEAH. I FEEL LIKE QUICKSAND SOMETIMES.

JUST CALL OUR FRIENDS DOWN IN AUSTIN, AND PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEY PASS THE LEGISLATION.

THEY IT'S CRITICAL FOR US TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GREAT OUTCOMES FOR KIDS.

GREAT PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER BEFORE WE ROLL INTO.

YES, GO AHEAD, MISS MCGOWAN. I'M JUST GOING TO READ MISS BRANUM AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER TODAY, AND I JUST WANT TO READ THIS OUT LOUD. AND YOU CAN TELL ME IF THIS IS PART OF THE WHOLE COMPRESSION PIECE.

FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE. CURRENTLY, MY DAILY RATE FOR RISD IS 395, $395.90 AFTER 21 YEARS OF SERVICE, SEVEN AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, COMPARED TO A TEACHER WITH 21 YEARS MAKING $411.70 PER DAY.

UNDER THE NEW PROPOSAL, A 22 YEAR TEACHER WOULD MOVE TO $420.85 A DAY, WHILE A 3% INCREASE FOR ME WOULD BRING MY DAILY RATE TO $407.77 A DAY. THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE.

I'M JUST GIVING THAT BECAUSE THIS IS REAL LIFE. SO CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN TO ME, LIKE WITH THIS KIND OF HELP WITH THIS, WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY OR TALKING ABOUT TODAY, WOULD THAT HELP CLOSE SOME OF THAT? WOULD THAT BRING THIS PERSON UP TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE? IS THAT OUR ULTIMATE GOAL? YEAH. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND I THINK WE HAD A SERIES OF VERY LONG, ARDUOUS CONVERSATIONS LAST YEAR WHEN WE MOVED AND SHIFTED OUR SALARY SCHEDULE.

AND WE MADE THAT INVESTMENT IN T TYPES, KIND OF A DOUBLE DOWN THAT WHERE WE ARE, WHERE YOU WANT TO GO WITH THE NORTH STAAR GOAL.

OUR HOUSE BILL THREE STUDENT OUTCOMES. WE WANT HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND WE WANT TO INVEST IN OUR VETERAN TEACHERS.

WE KNEW THAT WHEN WE DID THAT, WE COULDN'T THEN ADJUST EVERYONE ALL IN ONE TIME TO MATCH KIND OF THAT SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FOR OUR T TYPES. AND AGAIN, IT KIND OF GOES BACK TO WHAT I SAID EARLIER LIKE THE MASTER'S DEGREE.

WE DON'T HAVE UNLIMITED RESOURCES. SO WE HAVE TO WITH WHAT WE BELIEVE WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE THAT? SO IT DOES MEAN THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT MARKET ADJUSTMENT LIST, THAT THERE ARE EMPLOYEE TYPES WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING VERY PATIENTLY, AND WE SO APPRECIATE THAT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WAITING FOR A MOMENT WHERE WE COULD ADD THAT, THAT THAT EMPLOYEE TYPE TO THAT LIST TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.

WE WISH IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOONER. AND SOME OF THESE, WE MAY STILL NOT BE 100% TO MARKET, BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THAT 95, 97% OF THE MARKET RATE.

SO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE AN EMPLOYEE TYPE THAT IT WILL HELP TO ADDRESS WHAT THAT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

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BUT TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DAILY RATE IS MORE BECAUSE BEING AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS ALSO ABOUT CREATING THE EXPERIENCES AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY, WHERE AT ONE POINT WHEN THAT PRINCIPALSHIP IS OPEN, YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCES NECESSARY TO SIT IN THAT INTERVIEW AND GET THAT FIRST JOB.

SO IF YOU'RE IF SOMEONE'S DOING IT SIMPLY FOR THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD GET A RAISE.

NOW WE'RE AT LEAST GIVING THEM OPTIONS IF THEY WANT TO STAY IN THE CLASSROOM AND CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS IN THE CLASSROOM, THEY CAN DO THAT. IF THEY WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD A BIGGER CLASSROOM IN TERMS OF A BUILDING.

WE WILL GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY. IT JUST MAY NOT BE AT SUCH A DIFFERENT RATE THAN WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR TEACHERS.

I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE. BUT WE ARE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FOR OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN ADDRESSING WHERE THEY ARE, ACCORDING TO BENCHMARK. I HOPE ALL THAT MADE SENSE.

WE'RE TRYING. YES, YES, MISS TIMME. I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHEN WE INITIALLY HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS, THAT WE WERE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT I KNOW THAT I TALKED ABOUT, AND I THINK SEVERAL OF THE OTHERS OF US HAD THOUGHT WOULD BE A GREAT PRIORITY, IS THAT WE DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM WHERE WE FELT LIKE THEY WERE EFFECTIVE, WHERE THEY LOVED, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR EARNING POWER, SO THAT IF THEY WANTED TO INCREASE THEIR EARNING POWER, THEY ONLY HAD ONE OPTION, AND THAT WOULD BE TO GO INTO ADMINISTRATION. IT IS.

THEY ARE ALL HARD JOBS IN EDUCATION THESE DAYS.

THEY'RE ALL HARD JOBS AND I DON'T WANT TO DEVALUE BY ANY MEANS.

I'VE BEEN IN AP. I KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS. I WAS A PRINCIPAL FOR YEARS. I KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS.

BUT I ALSO KNOW HOW HARD BEING A TEACHER IS, TOO.

AND TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE WAY TO INCREASE YOUR EARNING POWER THAN JUST GOING INTO ADMINISTRATION IS HOW WE IMPACT FOLKS STAYING.

HAVING GREAT TEACHERS STAY IN THE CLASSROOM WHO LOVE IT. IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE JOBS AS BEING IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT TO IN ORDER TO INCREASE MY SALARY, I DID NOT HAVE A CHOICE.

THAT WAS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME AS A TEACHER. IF I NEEDED TO INCREASE AND MOVE MY FAMILY INTO A HIGHER BRACKET, I HAD TO MAKE A MOVE. AND SO I THINK OUR WHILE I CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT EMAIL IS COMING FROM, I THINK WE ALSO STRATEGICALLY WANTED TO MAKE OTHER OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO INCREASE THEIR EARNING POWER, AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN THERE BEFORE STAYING IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO I THINK THAT WAS JUST A PART THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AS A BOARD IS, YOU KNOW, PRIORITIZING FOR FOLKS.

WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ARE ON THIS LIST.

YES. YES. YES. NO, I KNOW YOU KNOW. YES. GOOD CONVERSATION.

GOOD UPDATE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GOODSON. DO WE WANT TO NOW GO INTO MR. PATE AND WHO MISS DAVENPORT IS PRESENTING ON THE NEXT SECTION? GO AHEAD. YES. WELCOME, MISS DAVENPORT, TO THE PODIUM SO THAT SHE CAN PRESENT ON THE OTHER FUNDS THAT Y'ALL ADOPT A BUDGET FOR.

GOOD EVENING. AS WE FINISH UP, WE WILL QUICKLY LOOK AT THOSE TWO OTHER FUNDS THAT WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU IN JUNE. WE WILL START WITH OUR CHILD NUTRITION FUND.

YOU CAN, AS THE RAISES THAT DOCTOR GOODSON HAS JUST PRESENTED ARE CARRIED THROUGH TO THIS CHILD NUTRITION FUND.

SO THESE ARE OUR NON T TYPE EMPLOYEES THAT WILL ALSO GET THAT 3% RAISE.

WE ALSO WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR 23 SEP CAMPUSES FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR.

THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS THERE WILL EAT AT NO CHARGE.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FILL OUT THOSE INCOME VERIFICATION FORMS. NEXT, OUR SEP WILL CONTINUE TO FILL OUT THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH FORMS. AND AS PRESENTED IN THE LAST MEETING, YOU WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN THE LUNCH ONLY PAID LUNCH PRICE BY A QUARTER. YEAH, THIS IS THE COMPARISON OF OUR ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 24-25 COMPARED TO OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 25-26.

AT THE PROPOSED REVENUE BUDGET WILL MORE ACCURATELY ALIGN WITH THE CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAM.

AND ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, IT DOES LOOK LIKE A DECREASE IN THE CHILD NUTRITION EXPENDITURES.

BUT IF YOU RECALL FROM LAST YEAR, WE HAD AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES DUE TO REQUIRED FUND BALANCE LEVELS.

WE HAD SOME CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THAT WERE BUDGETED FOR LAST YEAR, SO WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING THE NEED FOR THOSE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THIS YEAR.

AND WE WILL LOOK AT OUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET. THE DEBT SERVICE BUDGET CONTINUES TO BE BUILT UPON A 35 CENT INS TAX RATE.

THAT IS THE SAME TAX RATE WE HAVE HAD SINCE OUR 2016 BOND ELECTION.

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SO FAR FROM THE 2021 BOND, WE HAVE ISSUED 725 MILLION AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO ISSUE THE FINAL 25 MILLION NEXT MONTH.

PROPERTY VALUE, JUST LIKE IN OUR GENERAL FUND, IS ESTIMATED GROWTH AT 5%, AND THE HOLD HARMLESS IS STILL BASED UPON CURRENT LAW.

OF THAT $100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND JUST A REMINDER OF OUR BOND RATING, WE HAVE A TRIPLE-A FROM MOODY'S, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST THAT CAN BE ISSUED, AND WE ARE ONE OF SIX ISDS IN THE STATE WITH THAT RATING.

AND WE ARE RATED AA+ FROM S&P, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST RATING THAT S&P HAS OFFERED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND BECAUSE OF THOSE TWO RATINGS TOGETHER, WE STILL DO QUALIFY FOR THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND GUARANTEE.

AND WHICH CONTINUES TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN ADVANTAGE IN THE MARKET THAN TO TRIPLE-A RATINGS WOULD DO.

NEXT IS OUR DEBT SERVICE MULTI-YEAR FORECAST.

THIS CONTINUES TO BE BUILT WITH THAT 35 CENT INS RATE.

YOU CAN SEE OUR SCHEDULED DEBT PAYMENTS THAT ARE IN THERE.

YOU CAN SEE OUR FEES AND OUR TIF PAYMENT AND FOLLOWED BY THE CAPACITY FOR FUTURE BOND ISSUANCES.

THIS COULD BE NEW. MONEY ISSUANCES FROM FUTURE BOND ALSO COULD BE CURRENT REFUNDING OR CALLABLE BONDS.

THE GOAL IS TO KEEP THAT FUND BALANCE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MILLION.

IF YOU REMEMBER, OUR THE REVENUE COMING IN FROM HERE DOES NOT COME IN UNTIL TAX COLLECTIONS COME IN.

AND SO WE NEED MONEY AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO MAKE THAT AUGUST PAYMENT THAT WILL COME DUE BEFORE THOSE TAX COLLECTIONS START TO COME IN.

AND WE ARE ALWAYS WORKING TO MANAGE THAT DEBT RATE AND MAKE SURE WE KEEP IN MIND THAT FIVE YEAR BOND CYCLE THAT THE DISTRICT HAS RUN ON FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

NEXT, WE WILL HAVE OUR COMPARISON OF OUR ADOPTED 2425 COMPARED TO THE PROPOSED 25-26.

YOU WILL SEE A SLIGHT GROWTH IN REVENUE. AND THEN AN INCREASE IN THAT DEBT SERVICE PRINCIPAL THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PAY DOWN ADDITIONAL DEBT TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT TAX RATE. YOU WILL ALSO SEE THE ELIMINATION OF THE TIF PAYMENT.

AND SO WITH THIS YEAR, WE SHOULD BE AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR OBLIGATION TO THAT TIF.

AND GOING FORWARD, WE WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT.

AND THEN LASTLY, YOU HAVE THE BUDGET CALENDAR WHICH IS PRESENTED TO YOU.

AS ALWAYS. I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO MR. PATE.

THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT WE'LL ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE RELATED TO CHILD NUTRITION AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES, QUESTIONS? YES, MISS PACHECO.

SO I SEE THAT WE'RE INCREASING THE CHILD RATE BY A QUARTER FOR LUNCH.

IS THAT DOES THAT INCLUDE, LIKE, BREAKFAST, TOO, OR WHAT HAPPENS WITH BREAKFAST? NO, MA'AM. WE'RE ONLY INCREASING THE LUNCH PRICE THIS YEAR.

MISS HAYES, MISS GUSTAV AND MR. WATSON HAVE REVIEWED THAT AND ARE RECOMMENDING ONLY A CHANGE IN THE LUNCH PRICE.

THERE ARE FEDERAL STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR LUNCH PRICE WITHIN CERTAIN RANGES.

AND SO WE DO NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE THIS YEAR TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.

OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION TO MISS BRANUM.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO HELP SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR LUNCH FORMS. AND THAT WAY THEY DON'T RUN INTO. PAST DUE BALANCE.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE EVERY FAMILY TO FILL OUT THE FORM. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE SOME CAMPUSES THAT ARE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF A CEP IN WHICH THEY AUTOMATICALLY, ALL STUDENTS IN THAT CAMPUS ARE RECEIVING FREE BREAKFAST AND FREE LUNCH.

HOWEVER, THEY'RE STILL EVEN AT OUR CEP CAMPUSES, THERE'S STILL A FORM BECAUSE WE STILL NEED TO DOCUMENT THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

AND SO OUR CAMPUSES WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FORMS ARE TURNED IN.

ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE, NOT ONLY DOES IT SUPPORT CHILD NUTRITION AND MAKING SURE KIDS ARE GETTING THE FOOD THAT THEY NEED, BUT IT ALSO HAS IMPACT ON ACCOUNTABILITY TITLE FUNDING.

SO THERE'S LOTS OF LAYERS OF WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THAT, OUR CAMPUSES, YOU KNOW, THEY WILL SEND HOME A, YOU KNOW, A PAPER COPY.

THEY WILL SEND IT IN THEIR NEWSLETTERS. I KNOW AT OPEN HOUSE, IT WAS SITTING ON MY DESK.

AND THEN IN EVERY NEWSLETTER THERE'S A BECAUSE YOU CAN ALSO FILL IT OUT ONLINE.

OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, WE HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION RATE.

AT OUR IF YOU LOOK ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES, WE HAVE A PRETTY STEADY NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH,

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IT COULD INVOLVE SCHOLARSHIPS. IT COULD INVOLVE HAVING ACCESS TO OTHER FREE COLLEGE AND TRADE SCHOOLS.

SO WE WORK HARD TO TRY TO EDUCATE THEM ON THAT.

BUT THERE FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS, THERE'S A STIGMA AROUND THAT.

AND IT IS HARD TO SOMETIMES GET THEM TO TURN THAT IN.

BUT OUR CAMPUS IS REALLY POOR. EVERYTHING THEY HAVE INTO CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS WILL, WILL FILL THAT FORM OUT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING WITH THAT, BUT OKAY.

THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

DO THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE SEP CAMPUSES, DO THEY KNOW? DO THE FAMILIES KNOW THAT THEIR CHILD WILL EAT FOR FREE? OKAY, PERFECT. AND FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE NOT IN THOSE CAMPUSES AND, YOU KNOW, CHOOSE TO OPT IN AND MAKE PAYMENTS THROUGH THE APP OR HOWEVER IT IS THAT WE MAKE PAYMENTS. IS THAT LIKE AN EASY PROCESS? I MEAN, HOW DO PARENTS PAY FOR LUNCH? SO GREAT. SO YES. AND SO I CAN TELL YOU, BECAUSE, AGAIN, I HAVE A FOURTH GRADER AND HE LOVES HE TAKES HIS LUNCH EVERY DAY, BUT ON FRIDAYS HE LOVES ICE CREAM. AND SO THERE'S THROUGH THERE'S AN APP THAT THAT YOU USE AND YOU CAN LITERALLY LIKE THAT YOU CAN ADD FUNDS TO YOUR CHILD'S ACCOUNT. WHEN YOU HIT A CERTAIN THRESHOLD FOR A DOLLAR AMOUNT WHERE YOU KNOW YOU'RE RUNNING LOW, YOU'LL GET A REMINDER, HEY, YOU'RE RUNNING LOW.

KASON NEVER FORGETS TO TELL ME BECAUSE HE WANTS THAT ICE CREAM.

BUT IF YOUR CHILD HAPPENS TO FORGET TO TELL YOU, YOU DO GET ALERTS.

OUR CHILD NUTRITION STAFF, IF YOU'RE AT RISK OF MOVING INTO A A DEFICIT ON YOUR LUNCH ACCOUNT, THEY WILL EMAIL. THEY WILL MAKE PERSONAL PHONE CALLS HOME TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO DEPOSIT MONEY INTO THEIR ACCOUNT.

BUT IT IS SUPER, SUPER EASY. AND IN THE END, KIDS CAN ALSO STILL BRING A CHECK IF A PARENT WANTS TO DO IT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY OR IF THEY WANT, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE $10 IN YOUR COAT POCKET AND YOU WANT TO BRING THAT.

WE STILL ACCEPT THAT AS WELL. SO WE TRY TO PROVIDE AS MANY WAYS AS POSSIBLE FOR PARENTS TO MAINTAIN THAT LUNCH ACCOUNT.

PARENTS CAN ACTUALLY GO ON AS WELL, AND THEY CAN TRACK WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE EATING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY ARE THEY GOING DEFICIT BECAUSE THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, BUYING THREE LUNCHES EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE PACKED ONE.

OR MAYBE THEY'RE BUYING THREE ICE CREAM CONES AND GIVING TWO TO THEIR FRIENDS.

SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY TRACK WHAT YOUR, YOUR KIDS ARE BUYING AS WELL.

PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN FUND THEIR EATING HABITS, LIKE I DID FOR ONE OF MY KIDS. AND, YOU KNOW, OR IF THEY RECEIVE FREE LUNCH.

I KNOW THAT AS LONG AS THEY CAN PURCHASE, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LIMIT AS TO HOW MANY LUNCHES THEY CAN GET.

SO I THINK THIS IS REALLY STILL A VERY AFFORDABLE RATE.

I'M GLAD IT DOESN'T IMPACT BREAKFAST. AND THANK YOU.

THOSE WERE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS PACHECO.

YES, MISS MCGOWAN, I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO MISS PACHECO'S QUESTION.

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IN RISD.

WE DO WELL COLLECTING YES, FEES FROM PARENTS THAT HAVE TO PAY ON KIDS LUNCH ACCOUNTS.

VERY GOOD JOB. ANY OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT NOTE? YES, MR. HARRIS. JUST FOR SOME CLARITY. SO THE PROCESS FOR REDUCED LUNCH AND JUST REGULAR LUNCH IS THE SAME OR.

YES, MA'AM. SO. OH, YOU MEAN LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO GET YOUR LUNCH FOR THE PAYMENT? SO HOW DOES THAT WORK IF YOU'RE. I'M SORRY IF YOU'RE ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.

YES, YES. SO IF, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU QUALIFY FOR A FREE LUNCH.

OKAY. THEN THE ONCE YOU FILL OUT THAT FORM AND YOU'VE MET THE CRITERIA, THEN YOU GO THROUGH THE LUNCH LINE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE YOU PUT IN YOUR NUMBER AND YOU JUST GO. OKAY. AND BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY THIS IS THE OTHER THING WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE OUR KIDS BECAUSE NOW IT'S ALMOST ALL DIGITAL.

NO ONE REALLY KNOWS. RIGHT? WHETHER OR NOT WHEN YOU PUNCH IN YOUR NUMBER, WHETHER IT'S BEING DEDUCTED FROM YOUR ACCOUNT OR IF WE IDENTIFY YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT FREE LUNCH. SO THE PROCESS IS THE SAME ONCE YOU GET IN THE LINE, IF YOU ARE REDUCED OR YOU NEED TO PAY THE FULL AND AGAIN, JUST A $3.05 AT ELEMENTARY THE PROCESS TO DEPOSIT MONEY IS THE EXACT SAME.

OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT. OKAY.

PERFECT. THANK YOU, MISS HARRIS. OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YES, MS. RENTERIA. I JUST WANTED TO JUST COMMENT ON.

I KNOW THAT SOMEONE MENTIONED ABOUT HOW. OH, IT WAS MISS BRANUM.

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AND I KNOW THAT IN WORKING IN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING, LIKE THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT.

SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE DOING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CONVEYING THAT TO THE PARENTS BECAUSE IT'S JUST SUPER IMPORTANT, RIGHT? THAT I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WITH TEENAGERS, KIDS ARE LIKE, NO, MOM, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

LIKE, LET'S NOT DO THAT. BUT THE PARENTS DON'T REALLY FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT ELSE TIES INTO IT.

SO I APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION THAT'S REAL EFFECTIVE AND THAT, YOU KNOW, PARENTS ARE GETTING ALL OF THE INFORMATION SO THAT THEY MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS. RENTERÍA.

ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. APPRECIATE IT.

DOCTOR GOODSON AGAIN. DOCTOR PATE, MISS DAVENPORT, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

OUR NEXT ITEM AND WILL WE BE WILL SOMEBODY BE COVERING FOR.

OKAY, SO OUR FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO RECEIVE AN INTRUDER AUDIT REPORT.

[IV.F. Intruder Audit Report]

WE HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS, DOCTOR GIBBONS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

PRESSURE IS ON BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF I MESS THIS UP, I'M GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IT TOMORROW FROM MISS HAYES. SO I'LL JUST COVER THIS BRIEFLY, IF YOU DON'T MIND. FROM A BACKGROUND INFORMATION STANDPOINT, YOU CAN SEE ON THE INFORMATION ITEM THAT BASED ON THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE HAD 43 CAMPUSES THAT HAVE HAD AN UNANNOUNCED INTRUDER AUDIT.

THIS LAST MONTH, WE HAD ONE IRREGULARITY, I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY, AND ONE AUDIT FINDING.

AND THAT WAS AT THURGOOD MARSHALL STUDENT SUCCESS ACADEMY.

THERE WAS ONE DOOR THAT WASN'T PROPERLY SEALED.

AND I REMEMBER SANDRA SHARING JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS WITH US, AND IT WAS REALLY JUST AN ISSUE WITH THE HINGE THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED.

SO THEY HAVE ALREADY PUT IN THE WORK ORDER. IT'S ALREADY BEEN FIXED.

BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING. AND THAT'S REALLY HONESTLY THE INTENT OF THE AUDITS AS WELL. SO THAT WAS HAS BEEN FIXED AND BASED ON WHAT THIS IS SAYING, THAT THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION IS BEING SUBMITTED TO THE STATE AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.

SO. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR COVERING DOCTOR GIBBONS.

WE WILL TELL MISS HAYES THAT YOU DID GREAT. THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU, I NEED THAT. SHE MAY LEAN ON YOU MORE OFTEN NOW.

SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YES, MISS HARRIS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.

I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT THESE INTRUDER ALERTS OR VISITS ARE STILL VERY SUCCESSFUL AND THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE STILL DOING REALLY WELL, BECAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WAS WE WERE GOING TO BEGIN TO GET LAX, AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO START TO SEE AN UPTICK IN, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, GETTING HAVING, YOU KNOW, DOORS OPEN AND KIDS GOING IN AND OUT AND THINGS THAT THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO.

SO IT'S REALLY GOOD TO HEAR THAT OUR REPORTS ARE STILL REALLY GOOD THIS LATE IN THE GAME.

SO GOOD JOB PRINCIPALS. AMAZING. YES, MISS PACHECO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REPORT. I WANT TO ECHO AGAIN WHAT MISS HARRIS HAS SAID.

I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, PASSING OUR SURPRISE AUDITS.

I GUESS THEY'RE NOT SURPRISED. OR MAYBE THEY ARE.

THEY ARE RIGHT. THEY'RE SURPRISED RIGHT? SO THAT'S AWESOME.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE DOING REALLY GREAT WORK. OUR TEAM IS DOING GREAT WORK.

AND, YOU KNOW, SAFE AND WELL FED STUDENTS HAVE IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMES.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MISS PACHECO.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE AUDIT FINDINGS? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS BRANUM. WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF, OUR VISITORS, MY COLLEAGUES, FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO IN THIS MEETING.

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 9:17 P.M.. GOOD JOB, MR. POTEET.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.