[IV.A. 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 Budget and Compensation Plan - Diana Sircar (Chief Financial Officer) and Kristen Eichel (Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services) (SPG1) (FOS)]

THE WORK SESSION TOPIC AND THE FIRST ONE IS THE BUDGET AND COMPENSATION PLAN, DR. HUNT, SO I'LL LET YOUR TEAM TAKE IT.

>> JUST A QUICK REMINDER ABOUT WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR CFO DIANA SIRCAR, AND ALSO COUPLED WITH THAT IS OUR COMPENSATION PIECE FROM OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, KRISTEN EICHEL AND I KNOW WE HAVE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HR KAREN DUKE.

WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TALK TONIGHT ABOUT COMPENSATION, EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS A BIG PART OF OUR BUDGET.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER BUDGETARY PLANNING PIECES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ARE ADDRESSED AS WELL.

THAT'S BIG COMPONENT OF WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING TONIGHT BUT WE DO ALSO HAVE SID GRANT HERE, WHO'S SERVING AS OUR BOND PROJECT MANAGER.

HE WILL UPDATE THE BOARD ON WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR BOND PROJECTS AND ALSO DISCUSS THE TIMELINE.

IN LIGHT OF THE WEATHER WE HAVE HAD, I HAD GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK FROM BOARD MEMBERS, HAS THAT IMPACTED THE TIMELINE AT ALL, AS WELL AS OTHER DECISIONS THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO BOND PROJECTS, AND SO THAT ITEM IS ALSO ON THE AGENDA.

THERE ARE THREE ACTION ITEMS. ONE IS THE BOARD APPROVING THE STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TOOL THAT WAS MENTIONED IN OPEN FORUM.

THAT'S A PIECE I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE SEEN ALREADY AND GIVEN SOME INPUT ON, BUT WE ARE BRINGING THAT TO YOU TONIGHT FOR A FINAL APPROVAL, AS WELL AS LOOKING AT BOND PROJECTS, AND IF YOU ARE INCLINED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THERE, WE WOULD WANT THOSE DECISIONS TO BE MADE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, AND SO THAT IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY, IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO TAKE ACTION AS WELL AS YOU ALL DISCUSSING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING SESSION, WHICH WILL BE HERE JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

THEN WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS TO TALK ABOUT IN CLOSE.

JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE AGENDA AND ALSO A REMINDER OF THE BUDGET DECISION MAKING TIMELINE.

WHICH THE BOARD HAS PREVIOUSLY SEEN AND CONFIRMED AT OUR PAST WORKSHOPS IN MAY AND ALSO THE MAY BOARD MEETING.

WITH THAT, WE WILL KICK IT OFF WITH OUR BUDGET PLANNING FROM OUR CFO, DIANA SIRCAR, AND THEN ALSO TO THE HRPS FROM MISS [INAUDIBLE] AND MISS DUKE.

YOU CAN SEE THE ALIGNMENT TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT GOALS, WHICH IS PARTY GOAL ONE.

THESE ARE THE NEW GOALS FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH YOU CAN SEE LISTED ON THE AGENDA, AND ALSO ALIGNED WITH OUR C VASCULAR FISCAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS. IT'S ON THE SAFE CORNER.

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>> THIS IS OUR BUDGET PLANNING CALENDAR.

WE'VE SEEN THIS IN EACH ONE OF OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS, AND AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS YEAR.

THE HIGHLIGHTED JUNE 10TH, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

THIS WORKSHOP WILL FOCUS ON THE SECOND DRAFT OF THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND THAT OUR COMPENSATION PLAN, WHICH WE WILL BRING TO THE BOARD FOR THE JUNE 24TH BOARD MEETING, AND THEN THE FIRST DRAFT OF OUR FOOD SERVICE BUDGET.

THIS IS JUST THE AGENDA WITHIN THE BUDGET.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT, WE'LL GO OVER THE BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT THE BOARD HAS SET.

WE'LL LOOK AT THE FOOD SERVICE BUDGET FIRST, THEN WE'LL GO ON TO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND BUDGET, AND TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE '24, '25 COMPENSATION PLAN.

THEN AFTER THAT, WE'LL GO OVER SOME DATA THAT THE BOARD HAD REQUESTED ON ATTRITION RATES AND TRENDS IN THE REGION, AS WELL AS SOME TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCIES.

THESE ARE THE BUDGET PRIORITIES THE BOARD SET LAST YEAR AND REAFFIRMED THIS YEAR, AND WE SHOWED THESE AT EACH ONE OF OUR WORKSHOPS AS JUST A REMINDER.

[NOISE] THIS IS OUR FIRST DRAFT OF OUR FOOD SERVICE BUDGET, AND IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE FOOD SERVICE BUDGET IS SPLIT INTO TWO FUNDS.

FUND 240 IS THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM, WHICH IS SERVED UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM, AND THE SECONDARY PROGRAM IS OUTSIDE OF THAT FEDERAL PROGRAM, AND IT'S IN FUND 482, AND SO WE HAVE A COMBINED BUDGET THERE.

YOU'LL NOTE IN THE '23, '24 COMBINED AMENDED BUDGET, THAT THE IMPACT BALANCE FOR THE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM IS ABOUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS NEGATIVE.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE FOOD SERVICE BUDGET CURRENTLY HAS A FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT $1 MILLION, AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND THAT DOWN AND TO REINVEST THOSE FUNDS INTO THE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM, SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.

THEY HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED, WHICH WILL BE INSTALLED, SO THAT'S WHY WE ANTICIPATE THAT IMPACT TO THE FOOD SERVICE BUDGET.

BUT THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE FOOD SERVICE BUDGET, WHAT WE HAVE PROJECTED FOR '24, '25, AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE LISTED THERE WITH THE IMPACT OF A PRETTY MUCH A BALANCED BUDGET FOR THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM AND ABOUT $100,000 ANTICIPATED SURPLUS IN THE SECONDARY PROGRAM.

>> I JUST WANT TO PAUSE FOR SECOND OR TWO, AS WE SAID IN THE INTRO, THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING IN THIS NEW SPACE, AS WE'RE HERE [NOISE] TEMPORARILY DURING THE SUMMER.

AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THE SCREENS, EITHER MOVE WHERE YOU NEED TO.

OBVIOUSLY, THESE ARE OUR SCREENS THAT ARE HELPFUL TO THE PEOPLE SITTING AROUND THE TABLE, BUT ALSO FOR OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS, AND THEN THOSE WATCHING AT HOME AND LISTENING AT HOME, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR LIVE FEED'S WORKING. GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE GO TO THE OTHER PART OF THE BUDGET? DO YOU RECALL ON THE '23, '24 ORIGINAL BUDGET, WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED FOR AN OVERAGE OR UNDER BECAUSE I SEE THIS IS THE AMENDED, BUT DO YOU REMEMBER ON THE ORIGINAL?

>> I THINK WE CAN TAKE OUT THAT $700,000 IN CAPITAL OUTLAY BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHERE THEY'RE SPENDING IT.

WE WERE ANTICIPATING ABOUT THE SAME $150,000.

>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, BUT I WASN'T SURE IF THAT MY MEMORY WAS RIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S WHAT I RECALL.

THEN IF WE MOVE ON TO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND BUDGET, AGAIN, WE HAVE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE USE.

SOME OF THESE WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL LATER IN THE SUMMER, SUCH AS TAXABLE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH, AND SO OUR CURRENT ESTIMATE IS 8%, AND THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BASING THE BUDGET ON.

THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE WOULD THEN BE COMPRESSED BY 3.39 PENNIES, WITH THAT TYPE OF GROWTH.

THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL TAX RATE MODIFICATION IF THERE WERE TO BE A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION, NOR DOES THE BUDGET INCLUDE THE REVENUE THAT WOULD BE GENERATED, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT $2.4 MILLION.

OUR REFINED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE STAYS THE SAME AS IN THE FIRST DRAFT BUDGET THAT WE BROUGHT.

THE REFINED ADA IS ABOUT 15 STUDENTS LESS THAN WE HAVE THIS YEAR.

THEN THIS BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A 2% COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND KEEPING THE HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION AT $350 PER MONTH FOR FULL TIME STAFF.

THESE ARE SOME ADDITIONS, AND SUBTRACTIONS, AND CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE TO THIS BUDGET FROM THE FIRST BUDGET, RECOGNIZING THAT WE DO HAVE ABOUT $6 MILLION BUDGETED FOR INTEREST EARNINGS.

WE ALSO HAVE INCREASED OUR FACILITY RENTAL REVENUE TO REFLECT NOT ONLY OUR INCREASED RATES, BUT ALSO THE INCREASED FACILITY RENTALS THAT WE'VE BEEN PURSUING.

INCREASE IN THE PAY-TO-RIDE REVENUE.

THEN JUST SOME UPDATES TO OUR STATE FUNDING REVENUE,

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WHERE IT GOES THROUGH OUR TEMPLATE AND THAT'S BASED ON OUR STATE FUNDING, SO WE'VE SEEN A REDUCTION THERE.

THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT EXPENDITURES, WE HAVE REDUCED DISTRICT LEVEL PAYROLL BY MOVING A POSITION OR SO INTO GRANT FUNDS.

WE REDUCED CAMPUS LEVEL PAYROLL BASED UPON ENROLLMENT, WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THAT WOULD BE.

WE'VE ALSO TAKEN A CHUNK OF PAYROLL OUT OF THIS BUDGET BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE VACANCIES.

IN THE PAST, WE HAVE TYPICALLY BUDGETED FOR 100% FILL ON ALL OF OUR POSITIONS, BUT WE KNOW THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, SO WE'VE BACKED OUT 1.1 MILLION FROM THE BUDGET.

WE HAVE DECREASED TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES BY ABOUT 255,000, WHICH MR. TROTTER WILL GET [NOISE] IN LATER.

THEN WE'VE DECREASED OUR CUSTODIAL BUDGET BASED ON THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND JUST SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CUT BACK ON SOME OF THOSE, SO WE REDUCED THAT BUDGET.

OVERALL TO DATE, WE'VE REDUCED POSITIONS THROUGH ATTRITION OF $2.5 MILLION.

AS WE REPORTED LAST TIME, THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE, A 2% COST OF LIVING IS ABOUT $2.1 MILLION.

THEN WE DID HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT WE NEEDED TO ADD FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THIS IS WHAT THE BUDGET LOOKS LIKE.

THESE ARE THE REVENUES.

THE SECOND DRAFT OF THE BUDGET.

WHAT I'VE GOT THERE IS THAT FIRST COLUMN IS THE FIRST DRAFT BUDGET, THE SECOND COLUMN IS THIS CURRENT SECOND DRAFT OF THE BUDGET, AND THEN THE VARIANCE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND.

YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE ADDED 207,000 IN LOCAL REVENUE AND REDUCED STATE REVENUE ABOVE THAT.

EXPENDITURE WISE, WITH THOSE SAME COLUMNS, AND YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENCES THERE.

WE'VE REDUCED THE OVERALL BUDGET BY ABOUT $2 MILLION FROM THE BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED IN MAY.

THIS IS ALL IN THE PACKET THAT THE BOARD RECEIVED DIGITALLY.

[INAUDIBLE] I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY [OVERLAPPING]

>> TRY THIS ONE. [LAUGHTER]

>> THERE YOU GO. HERE'S WHAT THE IMPACT IS TO BALANCE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE REVISED THIS SLIDE.

THE FIRST COLUMN SHOWS YOU THE DRAFT BUDGET WITH ABOUT A $9.9 MILLION DEFICIT.

THEN I'VE REVISED THE ESTIMATED END OF YEAR HIGH AND LOW FOR '23 '24.

HIGH BEING IF WE HAVE OUR CURRENT ACTUAL EXPENSES PLUS THE PROJECTED PAYROLL THAT WE EXPECT PLUS ANYTHING THAT'S ENCUMBERED AND ANYTHING THAT'S AVAILABLE REMAINING IN NON PAYROLL ACCOUNTS, IF OF THAT WAS SPENT.

THEN THE LOW IS LOOKING AT CURRENT ACTUALS PLUS PROJECTED PAYROLL PLUS ANYTHING THAT'S ENCUMBERED AS OF LAST WEEK.

ANYWHERE FROM A 4.8 MILLION TO ABOUT $8.1 MILLION DEFICIT IS WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING FOR '23 '24.

>> MRS. SIRCAR, AROUND WHAT TIME DOES THIS GET TO AN ACTUAL NUMBER FROM OUR RANGE?

>> WE WE WILL GET THE FINAL NUMBERS WHEN THE AUDITS DONE IN OCTOBER.

[NOISE] WE WILL KNOW WHAT A GOOD PART OF THOSE NUMBERS ARE IN AUGUST.

WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER AS WE GET CLOSER TO AUGUST BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ADJUSTING ENTRIES THAT HAVE TO COME INTO PLAY.

A LOT OF HAS TO DO WITH OUR STATE FUNDING, AND WHAT OUR ACTUAL REFINED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCES.

WE'VE JUST GOTTEN OUR LAST SIX WEEKS NUMBERS, WHICH SHOULD GIVE US A PRETTY GOOD ESTIMATE.

THESE SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD ESTIMATES, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME SUMMER ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAPPEN WITHIN TEAMS THAT ADJUST THAT NUMBERS.

THIS DOES INCLUDE OUR ESTIMATES FOR OUR REDUCTION IN OUR PAYROLL ACCRUALS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ACCRUE FOR THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF PAYROLL THAT WE HAD IN AUGUST, AND SO IF OUR OVERALL PAYROLL IS LOWER, OUR PAYROLL ACCRUAL SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER.

SAME THING WITH RECAPTURE.

WE HAVE TO ACCRUE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RECAPTURE FOR AUGUST, IT'S DUE NEXT YEAR, AND SO AS WE REFINE OUR STATE TEMPLATE TO DETERMINE WHAT OUR FUNDING IS GOING TO BE NEXT YEAR, THAT DOES CHANGE OUR RECAPTURE.

AND SO SOMETIMES IT CAN MEAN HALF A MILLION TO A $1 MILLION SWING IN OUR RECAPTURE ACCRUAL.

>> DID I HEAR YOU SAY OCTOBER, WHEN THE FINAL [OVERLAPPING]

>> THAT'S THAT'S WHEN THE FINAL AUDIT IS, SO BY THEN WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.

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WE'VE MADE ALL OF OUR END OF YEAR ENTRIES.

WE KNOW ONCE THE AUDITOR COMES IN, IF THERE'S ANY FINAL ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE, BUT WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA IN OCTOBER THAT GIVES US A CHANCE TO CLOSE THE WHOLE YEAR.

>> IN THIS, SIRCAR, YOU TALK ABOUT REAL ESTATE, YOU TALK ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF THE PROJECTIONS THAT YOU SEE ANY MAJOR CHANGES YEAR OVER YEAR.

>> IN PROPERTY VALUES?

>> IN PROPERTY VALUES.

>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SEEN IT'S JUST THE INITIAL NUMBERS THAT ARE OUT RIGHT NOW.

I BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT A 18% INCREASE, BUT WE EXPECT THAT WE'LL SEE THAT DROP.

WE SEE A HUGE DROP A LOT OF TIMES NINE, 10% FROM THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS THAT WE GET, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE USING AN 8% ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW.

IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW MANY THEY CAN GO IN AND TALK TO THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND TRY TO NEGOTIATE DOWN THEIR INCREASES.

BUT WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD SURPRISE US, PRETTY MUCH IS FOLLOWING WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS MINUS THAT COVID YEAR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TRS PREMIUMS, WE PRESENTED THIS SLIDE LAST TIME JUST TO SHOW THE BOARD HOW TRS HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS ARE INCREASING, ABOUT 11% FOR NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OVER $600 A YEAR FOR JUST THE EMPLOYEE ONLY PLAN, AND HOW THAT COMPARES TO A COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR TEACHERS AT 1% OR 2% OR 3%.

AND THEN THE BOARD HAD REQUESTED SOME INFORMATION ON A ONE-TIME PAYMENT FOR EACH FULL TIME EMPLOYEE.

IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OVER A MILLION DOLLARS TO COMPENSATE FOR THAT HEALTHCARE INCREASE.

THOSE ONE-TIME PAYMENTS COULD BE CREDITABLE FOR TRS, AND THEY DON'T BIND THE EMPLOYER TO PAY THAT AGAIN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

BUT A HEALTHCARE ALLOWANCE IS NOT TRS CREDITABLE COMPENSATION.

THE COST OF INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S HEALTHCARE CONTRIBUTION FROM $350 TO $400 PER MONTH WOULD COST THE DISTRICT ABOUT $700,000, AND THEN EACH COST OF LIVING PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF IS A LITTLE BIT OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?

>> I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MISS DUKE SHARE BETWEEN THE LAST BOARD WORKSHOP AND TONIGHT.

SEVERAL OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE ACTUALLY BROUGHT FORWARD AND ADOPTED THEIR COST OF LIVING INCREASES.

SEVERAL OTHER BOARDS ARE WHERE WE ARE, CONTINUING TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS, BUT MISS DUKE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GATHER SOME DATA AND INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SURROUNDING DISTRICTS THAT WE COMPETE WITH FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, THAT OUR EMPLOYEES DRIVE THROUGH, MANY OF THEM, TO GET TO US AS A DISTRICT, SO I'D LIKE FOR HER TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION TONIGHT.

>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OUR FRIENDS AT CFD REACHED OUT ACTUALLY LAST WEEK AND THEY SETTLED UPON 3% AND MOVED THEIR STARTING TEACHER PAY TO 61,000.

OUR FRIENDS FROM PROSPER ARE LOOKING AT A 3.5% RAISE, DALLAS, OF COURSE, 3%, IRVING, 3%, PLANO, MCKINNEY, RICHARDSON, ROY CITY, 3%, WILEY, 3%, BRISCOE LANDING AROUND 2.1, AND ROCKWALL AROUND 2%.

>> THOSE ARE THE DISTRICTS THAT WE COMPETE WITH IN REGION 10.

WE DON'T HAVE AS CONCISE INFORMATION FOR REGION 11.

WE SIT ON THE BORDERS OF THE GREAT LINE COLVILLES, THAT HEVS, AND KELLERS, ALL REGION 11, BUT WHAT WE HAVE ALSO SEEN AND WHAT WE ARE HEARING IS THEY ARE ADOPTING AND ARE PROPOSING AT LEAST A 3% INCREASE.

THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS SUCH AS ARLINGTON THAT HAVE ADOPTED A 4%, AND SO I KNOW IT'S MY ASSUMPTION BASED ON FEEDBACK THAT THERE WAS A COMFORT LEVEL WITH THE 2%.

WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A 3% RAISE, BUT I FEEL STRONGLY THAT I'D LOVE FOR YOU GUYS AS APPROPRIATE TONIGHT TO REALLY PAUSE AND TAKE A HARD CONSIDERATION AT PROVIDING A 3% RAISE FOR OUR STAFF.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS SLIDE AND WE LOOK AT JUST HEALTH CARE COSTS ALONE, EVEN A 3% DOES NOT FULLY COVER THE INCREASE OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AN EMPLOYEE AND THEIR FAMILY.

LET ALONE ALL OF THE OTHER COSTS AND INFLATIONARY PRESSURES THAT WE'RE ALL FEELING,

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REGARDLESS OF WHAT INDUSTRY THAT YOU'RE IN.

GOING BACK TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT YOU ASKED US TO LOOK AT IN THE BIG SCHEME OF THINGS, THERE'S NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.

I KNOW THE ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF 650, WHICH WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, WHICH WOULD ESSENTIALLY COVER THE COST OF THE INSURANCE INCREASE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, ROUGHLY EQUATES TO 1% OF A TEACHER COMPENSATION RAISE.

WHEN YOU ONLY GIVE THE ONE-TIME PAYMENT, IT JUST COMMITS US AS A DISTRICT TO PAY IT FOR THAT ONE YEAR, BUT IT DOESN'T MOVE OUR SALARY PAYMENT SCHEDULES FORWARD.

WHILE I DON'T THINK THE IMPACT AND FOR THIS YEAR, IT KEEPS US EVEN.

MY CONCERN IS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION FOR A YEAR FROM NOW WHEN OUR SALARY TABLES ARE PUBLICIZED ON OUR WEBSITE AND THERE'S COMPARISONS AND SOME OF THE TEACHER AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DO COMPARISONS AND ADVERTISE THAT FOR ALL OF US, GOOD BAD OR OTHERWISE, I THINK THE FUTURE IMPACT TO US COULD BE DETRIMENTAL.

I KNOW MISS DUKE IN A MINUTE, WILL TAKE A LOOK AT OUR RETENTION RATES AS COMPARED TO SOME NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AS WELL AS TO THE STATE.

WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WAYS TO REDUCE THE BUDGET, HOPING TO AT LEAST REMAIN EVEN, LOOKING FOR THAT, $3 MILLION ULTIMATELY, KIND OF EVEN.

WE'RE MARCHING IN THAT DIRECTION.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AS WE'RE LOOKING TO BE CREATIVE WITH POSITIONS AND COMBINING SOME POSITIONS, REALLY LOOKING AT STAFFING TEACHERS BASED ON STUDENTS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY ENROLLED, THAT ACTUALLY HAVE SAID THEY'RE SHOWING UP.

I WOULD, AGAIN, ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER 3% AND MOVING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE 2% THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.

>> OF THE DISTRICTS THAT KAREN NAMED, THE STAFF THAT ARE RESIGNING THIS YEAR, ARE WE SEEING A TREND WITH A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO? WHEN IT SAYS, GONE TO ANOTHER ISD, IS THERE ANYBODY THAT STANDS OUT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE IN MIND WHAT THEY'RE PAYING?

>> NO. THEY DON'T TELL US WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

OBVIOUSLY, WHEN THEY COME IN, WE CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE GETTING THEM, AND I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

>> BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

>> NO.

>> IT'S GOOD THAT [INAUDIBLE] INFORMATION, WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING FROM A PERCENTAGEWISE.

WE HAVE BEEN PAY LEADERS.

WHAT ABOUT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF THE PAY LEADERS, THE DIFFERENCE OF TWO AND 3% LEAVE US FROM THE ACTUAL STARTING PAY OR A FIVE-YEAR? WE DO A COMPARISON OF STARTING PAY, FIVE YEARS, 10 YEARS, 20 YEARS.

WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US?

>> BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, WE HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS WHEN WE'VE SHARED DATA IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS.

AT ALL THOSE BENCHMARK YEARS, SO AS YOU SAID, 0, 5, 10, 20, WE TEND TO BE IN THE TOP FIVE AND IN MANY TIMES THE TOP THREE.

WHEN YOU DON'T MATCH THAT SAME PACE FROM YEAR TO YEAR, IT IS VERY EASY TO FALL BEHIND BECAUSE THERE'S NOT TYPICALLY A HUGE MARGIN OF DIFFERENCE EVEN IF YOU'RE IN THE LEAD.

THE DIFFERENCE IN A 2% TO A 3% WOULD PROBABLY PUT US EVEN WITH SOME OF THESE DISTRICTS WHO HAVEN'T CONSISTENTLY GIVEN THREE, AND EVEN SOME YEARS, YOU ALL HAVE BLESSED US WITH A 4% RAISE, BUT VERY QUICKLY, WE CAN LOSE OUR STANDING IF WE DON'T CONTINUE TO KEEP UP.

>> IT GOES BOTH WAYS, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT MULTIPLIES.

IF WE ARE AHEAD AND WE KEEP ON KEEPING UP THE DIFFERENCE GETS EVEN BROADER, WHICH IS GOOD IF WE CAN AFFORD IT, AND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IT GETS REDUCED VERY QUICKLY TOO.

>> I THINK MY CONCERN TOO, THOUGH IS WHEN WE TALK TO INDIVIDUALS, SO THOSE THAT GO TO OTHER DISTRICTS, SOMETIMES IT IS A LATERAL MOVE.

I DON'T THINK IN COMPLETE HONESTY, IT'S TYPICALLY ABOUT PAY, SOMETIMES IT'S CONVENIENCE TO WHERE THEY LIVE.

SOMETIMES IT'S PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THOSE OPENINGS AT THE TIME THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS READY TO MAKE THAT CHANGE.

SOMETIMES IT IS A BETTER FIT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL IN COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY.

MY CONCERN IS THAT WE SEE INDIVIDUALS LEAVING EDUCATION BECAUSE OF PAY AND BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL, AND AS I SAID, WE'RE ALL EXPERIENCING WITH INFLATION AND EVERYTHING COSTING MORE.

IN FACT, SOME OF US, AS WE HAD DINNER BEFORE THIS,

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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF OUR OWN ADULT CHILDREN AND STARTING OUT IN THE ENVIRONMENT TODAY.

FOR ME, THE BIGGER PUSH IS WHEN YOU JUST LOOK AT EVEN THE HEALTH INSURANCE IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 75% OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE INSURANCE EITHER JUST FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILIES WITH US, TO PROVIDE A RAISE THAT QUITE HONESTLY, UNLESS IT'S THEN INDIVIDUALLY DOESN'T EVEN COVER THAT, FOR ME, I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT NOW.

YOU AS THE BOARD, WE AS ADMINISTRATION HAVE MADE THAT A PRIORITY, AND I JUST WOULD HATE TO SEE US LOSE OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO OTHER DISTRICTS, BUT BIGGER THAN THAT, OTHER INDUSTRIES AS SOME OTHER DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE MOVING FORWARD.

I KNOW IT'S NOT AN EASY ASK, BUT THANK YOU EVEN FOR THE PAUSE AND TO CONSIDER.

WHAT IS THAT CEILING THAT CAN BE PUSHED TO GET US INTO NEXT YEAR TO FIGURE OUT THE OTHER PIECES THAT I KNOW EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM IS GRAPPLING WITH AS WELL?

>> BECAUSE WE'RE ALL ADVOCATING FOR OUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY OUR TEACHERS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF.

IT IS HARD BECAUSE SOME OF THESE DISTRICTS ARE NOT APPLES TOPPLES.

ARLINGTON'S A PHENOMENAL DISTRICT, AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT THINGS THERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S OUR BIGGEST COMPETITOR FOR STAFF MEMBERS, BUT WE STILL WANT TO STAY COMPETITIVE.

WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT ONLY ATTRACTING HIGH QUALITY STAFF, BUT THAT WE'RE RETAINING OUR HIGH QUALITY STAFF.

WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT TAKING CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

THAT IS A GENERAL THEME OF ALL OF US AROUND THIS TABLE, BUT WE ALSO KNOW TOO, WHAT WE'RE INVESTING IN NOW IS GOING TO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE SOMETHING WORK THIS YEAR, BUT LONG TERM TO MR. SEDE'S POINT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S NOW A PART OF THE BUDGET YEAR AFTER YEAR, SO WE JUST NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE.

>> ONE OTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION.

THE LAST TIME WE TALKED, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AMONGST OTHER DISTRICTS ABOUT INCREASING THE INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION, AND I KNOW MISS DUKE HAS SOME OF THAT DATA, THAT BOTTOM LINE.

IT APPEARS THAT MORE DISTRICTS OPTED FOR A BIGGER RAISE FOR THEIR ENTIRE STAFF VERSUS CHANGING THAT CONTRIBUTION.

MANY OF THESE SAME DISTRICTS THAT SHE LISTED ARE SITTING BETWEEN $25 AND $350 A MONTH TOWARDS THE CONTRIBUTION, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE, 350.

I DO FEEL LIKE IF WE WERE TO REMAIN AT 350, THAT KEEPS US AT THE UPPER END WITH THAT, AND THAT ANY KIND OF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OVER THE 2% THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT WOULD IMPACT EVERYBODY, WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD ADVOCATE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION VERSUS LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T IMPACT EVERY EMPLOYEE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

I'M GOING TO GO TO THIS CYCLE BECAUSE YOU'RE BOTH TALKING ABOUT COMPENSATION.

ONE, I THINK TO 3%. DOES MAKE SENSE? ABSOLUTELY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT YOU MAY LOOK AT, BUT THEY HAVEN'T MADE DECISIONS, DO YOU THINK THEY WILL BE GOING HIGHER IN 3% BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW TODAY AND WHAT YOU'RE HEARING IN YOUR OWN NETWORKS?

>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD BE SURPRISED.

I THINK EVERYBODY'S PAMPERING DOWN AROUND THIS NUMBER AND MAKING A COLLECTIVE DECISION QUITE HONESTLY.

HONESTLY, I CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW AS A PART OF THIS STUDY WHAT THEY GAVE LAST YEAR OR WHY THEY'RE LANDING AT THIS NUMBER.

FOR EXAMPLE, ARLINGTON JUMPING TO 4%.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.

>> BUT I THINK TO YOUR POINT, SOME DISTRICTS MAY BE CATCHING UP TO BEING REPETITIVE.

MAYBE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THOSE BIGGER INCREASES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

SOME MIGHT HAVE USED THEIR SER FUNDS AS A MORE SUPPLEMENTAL ONE TIME BUT DIDN'T ADD THAT INTO THEIR YEAR AFTER YEAR SALARY, SO THAT HAS TO BE A DIFFERENT ADJUSTMENT.

WE'RE ALL IN DIFFERENT PLACES.

SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FARTHER ALONG WITH THE TEXAS TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, AND SOME THEY HAVE THOSE FUNDS AVAILABLE.

SOME DON'T HAVE AS HEALTHY A FUND BALANCE AS WE HAVE, AND SO THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO EVEN GO THE 2% ROUND.

I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME OUTLIERS THAT ARE GOING LOWER.

I JUST THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STAFF AND WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS NOT ONLY TONIGHT, BUT PREPARE YOU ALL FOR JUNE 24.

>> I THINK THAT PART BIB OR OTHERWISE, IS THERE HAS BEEN THE ABILITY FOR THE BOARD TO BE GENEROUS AND 3% REALLY HAS BEEN THE STANDARD.

LIKE I SAID, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF YEARS RECENTLY THAT IT'S BEEN 4%,

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BUT I'M NOT SURE IN THE NINE YEARS I'VE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT THAT THAT RAISE HAS BEEN ANYTHING LESS THAN THREE.

WHILE DR. HUNT AND MR. SIRCAR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE GONE FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS AND HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH THE BUDGET AND THE HARD DECISIONS THAT ARE NEEDING TO BE MADE.

I THINK WE REALLY HAVE TO HELP OUR STAFF UNDERSTAND WHY WE COULDN'T MEET WHAT'S BECOME THE EXPECTATION, GOOD BAD OR OTHERWISE.

>> ALSO, TOO, I THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THAT WE'RE FINDING, BUT WE'RE SAVING COSTS BY ELIMINATING POSITIONS THROUGH ATTRITION HAS BEEN THE DIRECTIVE AND THE PRIORITY OF THE BOARD AND ALSO STAFF.

PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

IT MEANS THE WORK STILL THERE, IF NOT EVEN INCREASE, BUT THE WORKLOAD IS NOW ON LESS PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO MORE.

IT'S ANOTHER DIFFICULT PILL TO SWALLOW IS WHEN YOU'RE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE TAKING ON MORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT THE COMPENSATION IS GOING TO REMAIN RELATIVELY THE SAME OR EVEN LOWER IF YOU FACTOR IN WHAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR HEALTHCARE.

>> I'LL JUMP IN AND ANSWER THE QUESTION.

FOR MYSELF, THE OPTION I WOULD LIKE IS A 3% TO LOOK AT MOVING FORWARD FOR JUNE 24, THREE REASONS.

NUMBER 1, IT'S VERY COMPELLING TO ME THAT A 3% DOESN'T EVEN COVER THE COST OF HEALTHCARE RAISING THAT INCREASE.

TO AT LEAST TRY AND MATCH THAT SO YOU'RE NOT GOING BACKWARD IS VERY COMPELLING.

SECONDLY, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER DISTRICTS. THAT IS HELPFUL.

YET, OUR CORE VALUE IS GREAT TEACHING, AND OUR BUDGET PRIORITY, NUMBER 1, IS TAKING CARE OF OUR STAFF.

DESPITE WHAT ALL, IF EVERYONE ELSE WAS GIVING A 1%, IF WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO A THREE, I THINK THAT IS A HUGE PART OF WHO WE ARE AS A DISTRICT.

A 3% RAISE, I THINK AFFIRMS AND REINFORCES OUR CORE VALUES AND ALSO OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES.

THOSE ARE TWO I HAVE TO SAY AS A SIDE FRUSTRATION NOTE, THAT NOT TO ANYONE HERE AT THIS TABLE, THINGS HAVE CHANGED IN THE STATE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE FACT THAT THE STATE HAS NOT RELEASED, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING IN A BILL WHERE THE STATE WAS GOING TO GIVE A $3,000 RAISE TO ALL TEACHERS.

IT WENT THROUGH PIECES OF THE HOUSE BUT WAS DID NOT CROSS THE FINISH LINE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY ON RECORD THAT THE STATE HAS NOT CROSSED THE FINISH LINE IN TERMS OF FUNDING.

WE AS COPPELL ISD, ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE.

IF THE STATE DOESN'T, WE WILL TRY AND DO THAT IS MY FEELING.

I KNOW THESE ARE VERY REAL DOLLARS.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS AND WHAT YOU SAID IN BETWEEN DISTRICTS, I KNOW THE NUMBERS BETWEEN DON'T LOOK LIKE A LOT, BUT TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEHIND RECEIVING THESE PAYCHECKS, EVERY DOLLAR MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

ALL OF THAT BEING SAID IS WHERE MY HEAD IS AT 3% IS WHAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER FOR THE 24TH.

>> GO [INAUDIBLE].

>> I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE WALKER.

AT THE SAME TIME, IT DOES MAKE OUR NEXT TOPIC AND THE CONVERSATION THAT COMES AFTER APPROVING SALARY CAN MUCH HARDER.

JUST TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE.

THIS IS YET THERE WAS A SENSE OF, WE ARE DOING ABOUT 20 HALF MILLION DOLLAR SAVINGS THROUGH SOME POSITION ELIMINATIONS AND OTHER FACTORS AND THIS INCREASE WILL JUST BE A WASH. WE WERE MORE FOCUSED ON LAST NIGHT.

IF WE HAVE TO INCREASE THE PAY ADDITIONAL MILLION PLANS, THAT'S ABOUT 50% OF THE SAVING WE GET FROM OUR SO CALLED SILVER BULLET OF CLOSING DOWN A ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THAT'S A VERY BIG THING.

IT MAKES THOSE DECISIONS THAT MUCH HARDER.

YES, WE DO HAVE SURPLUS WHICH CAN TAKE CARE OF IT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE ALSO WAITED FOR ALL THIS TIME TO USE THE SURPLUS.

WE DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA YEAR OF SURPLUS.

IF WE DON'T MAKE THOSE CHANGES THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING DEBREED FROM NEXT YEAR ON.

WE'LL MAKE THOSE HARD DECISIONS, BUT WE HAVE TO STICK TO OUR.

THAT'S WHERE WHENEVER YOU MAKE A FRAMEWORK, IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO HAVE YOUR TRUE KNOT,

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WHICH IS TAKE CARE OF OUR TEACHERS AND TAKE CARE OF THE STAFF.

AT THIS POINT, WHEN I'M BEING TURN INTO DIFFERENT DIRECTION, HAVING THAT FRAMEWORK IS HELPING ME TRYING THE VOICES WITH PLUS WALKER SAID IS KEEPING 3% SET OF.

>> I SAID ALREADY 3%.

YOU KNOW, I DOUBLED DOWN ON THAT ONE.

BUT I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE DISCUSSIONS BECOME MUCH MORE COMPLICATED.

AS YOU JUST STATED, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT HE HAS 3% WILL DEFINITELY SUPPORT THE VISION, THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.

BUT ALSO NOW, HOW DO YOU GO BACK AND DO SOME OF THE OTHER ANALYSIS THAT YOU NEED TO DO TO ASSESS AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAINTAIN THE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY, THE CULTURE THAT YOU HAVE HERE, AND ALSO STAY VIABLE FINANCIALLY THAT'S THE END OF THE DAY.

I THINK THAT'S THE TOUGH PART, LONG TERM, SHORT TERM.

THINK WE IT'S A MUST HAVE.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT. THERE'S NO OPTION IN MY MIND NOT TO DO IT.

>> I'M ALIGNED WITH THE THREE OF YOU FOR A LOT OF THE REASONS THAT YOU'VE SAID, I THINK WE HAVE TO BE AT 3% TO BE COMPETITIVE.

WE'VE SAID STAFFS A PRIORITY.

BY SAYING STAFFS A PRIORITY, THE BOARD HAS MADE THAT ONE OF THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITHIN.

IT IS GOING TO LEAD TO SOME OTHER DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS.

WE ALL KNOW WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING AND KEEP EVERYTHING THE WAY IT IS, IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE AND VIABLE.

SO I THINK WE'VE GOT HARD CONVERSATIONS TO COME.

BUT IF WE CAN START PUTTING IN PLACE SAYING YES TO WHAT SOME OF OUR CONSTRAINTS ARE THEN.

SOME OF THAT'S WEGANICALLY GOING TO LEAD US DOWN SOME ROADS.

I THINK 3% IS A NONSTARTER, AND I DO AGREE I WAS SITTING HERE THINKING BEFORE YOU SAID IT.

I REALLY DO WANT IT TO BE ON THE COMPENSATION SIDE AND NOT SO MUCH TOWARDS THE HEALTHCARE.

THAT'S MY PERSONAL FEELING BECAUSE I DO WANT EVERYBODY TO BENEFIT FROM IT, AND I DON'T WANT IT TO FEEL LIKE THERE'S ANY INEQUITY IN PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE COMPENSATION BOOST, HOW THEY DECIDE TO SPEND THAT IS THEIR CHOICE.

BUT I REALLY WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF US MAKING THIS HARD DECISION.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> I JUST HAD ONE OTHER QUICK THOUGHT.

WE WERE DOING A NORTH TEXT ASSOCIATION SCHOOL BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY.

I WAS WITH TRUSTEES FROM READING 10 AND 11, THE SAME CONVERSATIONS GOING AROUND.

EVERYBODY IS HAVING THAT SAME STRUGGLE.

WE'RE NOT ALONE IN THAT TRYING TO GO FIGURE THAT OUT AS A BOARD MEMBER, SO.

BUT I THINK, THE DIRECTION WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW AND THE DISCUSSION WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW IS APPLICABLE TO THAT SAME CONVERSATION.

>> OUR NEXT PIECE IS THE ATTRITION RATE AND TRENDS, WHICH CONTINUATION OF THE HR TEAM?

>> YES, SIR. THANK YOU. AS YOU REQUESTED, WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A CHART TO SHOW YOU THE ATTRITION RATES FOR DISTRICTS WITHIN REGION 10 AND REGION 11.

AS YOU CAN READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, I STARTED WITH 2019 AND 20.

I WANTED TO INCLUDE THE STATE AVERAGE.

YOU'LL SEE IN THE 1920 SCHOOL YEAR, ATTRITION RATES, MORE TEACHER TURNOVER RATES RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 11.1%-15.3%.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE STATE AVERAGE WITH 16.8.

YOU CAN SEE THAT COPPELL ALONG THE WAY, STAYING WELL WITHIN THOSE LIMITS.

IN 2021, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ATTRITION RATE WAS 10.8-17.8.

AGAIN, THE STATE AVERAGE BEING 14.3, AND YOU CAN SEE IN THAT YEAR, COPPELL HANGING OUT AT 12.10, SO THAT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD, 2021, YOU SEE THE RANGES FROM 12.9%-17.9%, AND THAT STATE AVERAGE HOVERING AT 17.7%.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE COPPELL THERE AT 15.8.

IN 2023, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY HAD QUITE A BIT OF A JUMP THERE WITH TURNOVER RATES, AND SO IT RANGED ANYWHERE FROM 82.5-24.5%, AND AGAIN, THE STATE AVERAGE WAS 21.4%.

I CAN SAY THAT, WHEN WE TALK TO YOU, TEACHERS ENTERING THE DISTRICT OR RETAINED IN THE DISTRICT, THEY LOVE THIS DISTRICT.

THEY LOVE WORKING HERE, THEY WANT TO COME HERE BECAUSE IT'S TOP TEN.

I HEARD IT JUST TODAY, THE DESTINATION DISTRICT AND ALL THE THINGS.

I JUST THINK THAT WITH THESE RATES, I THINK IT DEMONSTRATES THAT THAT PEOPLE LOVE THIS DISTRICT.

>> ANY THOUGHTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS?

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>> SWELL I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU GO BACK TO THE CHART.

THANK YOU FOR SWELL FOR CONTEXTUALIZING IT AND GIVING US MULTIPLE YEARS OF LONGITUDINAL DATA.

I KNOW WE ASK FOR THAT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BEING HEARD AND BEING REPRESENTED HERE.

NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN THE CONTEXT, THE THING I WONDER IS WHAT EVENTS DID WE HAVE HAPPEN IN THE DISTRICT IN THOSE YEARS? DID WE HAVE A PRINCIPAL CHANGE ON A CAMPUS? DID WE HAVE WERE THERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS BECAUSE I DO I THINK IT'S INTERESTING THAT WE HAD SUCH A BIG JUMP LAST YEAR.

WELL SO I JUST I WONDER IF WE HAVE I GUESS MY SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE, DO WE HAVE ANY SPECULATION ON WHAT THE CAUSATION OF THAT JUMP MIGHT BE? I SEE EVERYBODY HAD A JUMP, BUT WHAT WOULD WE ATTRIBUTE OUR JUMP TO?

>> SAY SOME, AS CYCLE HAS ALREADY MENTIONED, IS JUST HOW HARD IT IS TO BE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

NOW, CERTAINLY FOR TEACHERS, AND WE'RE ALWAYS FOCUSING ON OUR TEACHERS BUT OTHER POSITIONS AS WELL.

AND WHEN PEOPLE HAVE OPTIONS AND CHOICES, SOME OF THEM WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE.

WE SEE THOSE LOSSES, NOT ONLY IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT ALSO OUR TECHNICAL POSITIONS.

YOU CAN GO OUT INTO INDUSTRY AND MAKE MORE MONEY, YOUR ENVIRONMENT MAY BE DIFFERENT AND IN YOUR VACATION DAYS MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT.

BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO MONEY AND OPTIONS, PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME IS ALWAYS A BIG OPTION FOR SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

SOME OF IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO LEADERSHIP CHANGES.

SOME OF IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO ADVANCEMENT.

>> AND WHAT DAMAGE?

>> THAT'S ALL OF THAT.

>> I LIKE THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DIARIES AND THEN YOU THINK ABOUT PEOPLE LEAVING EDUCATION.

WE SAW A HUGE SHIFT WITHIN THERE WITHIN THOSE PRIME YEARS WITHIN THAT AND THEN YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE THE STABILITY AGAIN.

IT IS HOLDING NOW.

IT SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE SO WITHIN THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STILL LOSING, BUT I THINK THAT HAD A HUGE IMPACT FOR ALL OF THEM.

>> SURE. I GIVE IT.

I THREE OR FOUR YEARS THAT WE WERE INTO THAT.

STILL TO DOCTOR BROOKS STILL JUST SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF AN TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THAT, BUT IT'S TOUGH TO BE A TEACHER THESE DAYS, AND IT'S TOUGH TO BE A PUBLIC HEAD.

BUT I KNOW YOU ALL TALK MORE TO THE STAFF MEMBERS.

>> WELL, I AGREE WITH WHAT ALL OF YOU SAID.

I I THINK OF THAT 21, 22 SCHOOL YEAR, THE WHOLE QUIET QUITTING AND WHATEVER TERM WAS COINED BACK THEN, PEOPLE WERE LEAVING EDUCATION AND REALIZING THAT THE GRASS WASN'T GREENER, SO THEY ARE STARTING TO COME BACK.

I THINK THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT THERE THAT CUT OFF.

>> I DO THINK. I AGREE WITH YOU GUYS, ALL OF THESE MORE GLOBAL ON ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING EDUCATION.

I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE THINK IS SPECIFICALLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO CISD?

>> I WILL SAY, AS WE CONDUCTED STAY INTERVIEWS THIS YEAR, AND WE WERE VERY SPECIFIC IN TARGETING TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES THAT WERE EITHER TEACHERS OF THE YEAR ON THEIR CAMPUSES OR RECEIVED THE GYM AWARDS THIS YEAR.

AGAIN, TO UNDERSTAND WHY THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE CONTINUE TO STAY.

ONE PIECE THAT CONSISTENTLY COMES UP IS LEADERSHIP, NOT ONLY DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, BUT CLOSER TO HOME FOR THOSE TEACHERS CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, AND THAT DOES HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON DECISIONS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE LEADERS THAT ARE DRIVING THE DAILY EXPECTATIONS.

WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, DOCTOR BROOKS, I AND OTHER MEMBERS OF ELT, WHEN WE MEET WITH OUR PRINCIPALS MONTHLY AND WE MEET WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS, BUT TO YOUR POINT, THAT IS A HUGE IMPACT FOR THE PROS OR THE CONS WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO EACH YEAR.

>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT I'M GOING TO DIRECT TO MISS DU CYCLE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TRENDS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, RIGHT, THAT A LOT OF EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS ARE LEAVING THE PROFESSION.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF YOUNGER PEOPLE COMING IN.

ALSO OFF CERT IS WHAT WE TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

DO YOU SEE THAT TREND IN TERMS OF THE LEVEL OF ATTRITION HIGHER IN THOSE AREAS THAN YOU WOULD SEE AND SAY THE BACK END WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE COME IN THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND BEEN HERE CREATED IN FIVE YEARS OR LONGER?

>> WELL, IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, WE'RE SAYING I THINK STAY WIDE, JUST THE NEW KIDS AREN'T STAYING AS LONG, THOSE 3-5 YEAR PEOPLE ARE LEAVING.

ALSO, I THINK IT'S INTERESTING.

LATELY, WE'VE HAD SOME EDUCATORS, THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO JUST STAY HOME WITH THEIR NEW BABIES, I'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF THAT.

I DON'T NECESSARILY ATTRIBUTE IT TO [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE,

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I THINK IT'S JUST THE 3-5 YEAR GOING, WHOA, WHAT IS THIS?

>> I THINK THAT [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAMS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WITH WHAT SUPPORT AND TRAINING.

WE'VE GOT SOME STELLAR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THOSE RANKS, BUT I DO THINK THERE'S A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE THAT THINKS EDUCATION'S GOING TO BE EASY OR THEY HAVE A PASSION OR A LOVE FOR A CONTENT AREA AND THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS WITH THE MANAGERIAL PIECES WITH PARENTS, WITH STUDENTS AND THOSE THINGS.

WE ARE WORKING TO BE MORE CREATIVE ON BOTH OF THOSE ENDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN RECENT YEARS.

WE HAVE SOME JOB SHARING GOING ON, AND WE'VE GOT THAT TAKING PLACE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH SOME HIGH LEVEL MATH COURSES WHERE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE RETIRED ARE ABLE TO COME BACK AND BECAUSE OF THERE ARE THE SAME CONSTRAINTS TO BE WORKING PART TIME.

WE'RE ALSO NEXT YEAR STEPPING INTO TWO SPEECH THERAPISTS THAT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY HOME WITH CHILDREN AND SO THE OPTION TO WORK PART TIME AND HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

WE ARE LOOKING TO BE CREATIVE AND WE'RE PILOTING SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AT BOTH ENDS.

WHILE THAT DOESN'T DIRECTLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN KEEP THE BEST IN EDUCATION FOR THE LONG TERM, WE'RE TRYING TO STEP OUT INTO THAT.

THEN WHILE THIS DOESN'T WORK WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS, BUT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SUPPORT AREAS SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY THAT DR. HUNT TALKED ABOUT, JUST FLEXIBILITY AND SCHEDULING, WHEN THEY CAN BE ON AND OFF THE CLOCK AND ALSO REMOTE WORK FOR SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS HAS REALLY BEEN A GREAT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PIECE AS WELL.

MUCH LIKE ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF EDUCATION, IT'S NOT REALLY A ONE SIZE FITS ALL EVEN FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CHOOSING IT AS A CAREER.

WE'RE HAVING THROUGH THE HR TEAM AND LEADERSHIP DISCUSSIONS HAVING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN PIVOT AND MAKE SOME OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> PROUD TO SAY WHEN I LOOK AT THIS DATA, IT'S VERY AFFIRMING.

BUT WE'RE CONSISTENTLY BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE THAT'S WHAT REALLY POPS TO ME.

I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE CONTINUING CIRCUMSTANCES EACH YEAR AND IT'S GOING TO MOVE BUT FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE STAYED BELOW THAT AVERAGE AND THAT SEEMS EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

ANECDOTALLY, I TAUGHT FOUR YEARS AND STAYED HOME AND I'M DOING THIS.

I THINK IN THAT TIME SOMEONE WHO HAS A 22-YEAR-OLD, ALMOST 23-YEAR-OLD, THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OF HIS LIFE, HE'S ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND SO I KNOW WHEN YOU BEGIN TEACHING, THAT'S TOUGH TOO.

IT'S A VERY INTENSE, VERY VOLATILE, AND GOOD WAY TIME.

BUT ALL THOSE THINGS THAT MAKES ME THINK OF 9-5 THE MUSICAL, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS AND BE CREATIVE AND KEEP US BELOW THAT STATE NUMBER, I REALLY APPLAUD THAT.

>> YOU ALSO ASKED FOR SOME TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY INFORMATION, AND SO MR. TROTTER WILL UPDATE EVERYONE ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].

>> I'M A NUMBERS GUY, SO I THOUGHT I'D THROW A FEW NUMBERS OUT.

APPROXIMATELY 6,800 OF OUR CHILDREN REQUESTED TRANSPORTATION DURING THEIR ENROLLMENT PROCESS OR THEIR ANNUAL UPDATE.

WE HAVE ABOUT 42% AT ABOUT 5,750 THAT ACTUALLY RIDE THE BUS REGULARLY.

OUR DAILY ROUTES TO AND FROM, AND THAT'S ALL THREE TIERS, SO THAT'S AN ELEMENTARY TIER, A MIDDLE SCHOOL TIER, AND A HIGH SCHOOL TIER.

MORNING AND AFTERNOON COST US ABOUT $50,000 FOR EACH BUS ROUTE.

DURING THE SPRING, WE WERE CHALLENGED TO LOOK AT REDUCING SHUTTLE COSTS, CAMPUS TO CAMPUS FROM NEW TECH TO THE NINTH GRADE, NINTH GRADE TO HIGH SCHOOL, NEW TECH TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'RE LOOKING AT REDUCING OUR SHUTTLE ROUTES ALMOST BY HALF TO 15 FOR NEXT YEAR AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH CREATIVE AND FOCUSED MASTER SCHEDULING.

FOR INSTANCE, NEW TECH HAS 3-5 KIDS THAT ARE SWIMMING, WE WOULD ONLY TAKE THOSE CHILDREN ONE TIME VERSUS THREE OR FOUR TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

BUILDING THE MASTER SCHEDULE THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS, BUT YET WE COULD CUT OUT THREE SHUTTLE RUNS.

FROM NINTH GRADE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, LOOKING AT, DO WE GO THREE TIMES VERSUS FOUR AND BACK AND MAKE SURE WE USE THE SAME BUS TO GO TO AND FROM?

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WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT AND WE'VE TALKED TO ZANE, ZANE WAS IN BOTH LOCATIONS BUT JOSEPH AT THE TIME, AND THEN ALSO CODY AT THE NINTH GRADE CENTER AND THEY ALL FELT LIKE WE COULD CUT THOSE SHUTS DOWN VERY EASILY WITH BUILDING A BETTER, MORE EFFICIENT MASTER SCHEDULE.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT OUR SPECIAL SERVICE ROUTES, WE DID SUE SOME PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT COST SAVINGS IS UNDER REVIEW.

BUT WE HOPE TO ANTICIPATE MAYBE ONE LESS SPECIAL NEEDS OR SPECIAL SERVICE ROUTE THAT WE CAN PLUM CHILDREN TOGETHER BETTER.

THEN OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ROUTES, STUDENTS THAT DO HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE ONLY HAVE ONE, AND WE WILL ANTICIPATE HAVING THAT ONE NEXT YEAR, AND THAT COST IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING OUT OF DISTRICT.

THEN THE LAST ONE IS JUST, Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT MCKINNEY VENTO OR OUR HOMELESS STUDENTS.

WHEN WE HAVE CHALLENGES WITH OUR FAMILIES, I HAVE TO GIVE ANNA LISE A LOT OF CREDIT.

MISS FORD, SHE DOES A GREAT JOB COMMUNICATING WITH US.

BUT IT DOES ALMOST CHANGE BY THE WEEK.

WE HAVE SEVERAL HOTELS ON 121, WE HAVE SEVERAL HOTELS ON 635.

THOSE PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE WANTING TO STAY IN OUR DISTRICT.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT WITH MCKINNEY VENTO, WE DO SPLIT THE COST WITH A NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR IF THEY DO HAVE TO RELOCATE.

WE HAD ONE SITUATION WHERE THEY RELOCATED ACROSS TOWN AND SO WE MADE THAT ACCOMMODATION UNTIL THE PARENTS ENROLLED IN THAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT WE GAVE THEM SEVERAL WEEKS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEEDS AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CHILD'S EACH AND EVERY DAY.

THAT'S A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED IN '24/'25 IS TO CONTINUE.

WE DON'T SEE THAT THAT 42% IS GOING TO CHANGE MUCH.

WE'VE BEEN AT THAT NUMBER AT 5,750 FOR [INAUDIBLE].

>> ON THE REDUCTION IN THE DAILY SHUTTLES.

ARE THE SHUTTLES FOR 28-15, DO WE OFFER BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL SHUTTLES BETWEEN CHS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL AND NEW TECH AND THE HIGH SCHOOL?

>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT WHAT PROGRAMS THOSE MAY BE INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO OR THREE, WE MAY HAVE ONE.

BUT JUST LIKE FOR SWIMMING COACH, THE ZERO HOUR KIDS HAVE TO COME, BUT THEN WE TAKE THEM BACK TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE DON'T GO AND PICK THEM UP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, SO THEY HAVE TO GO TO THEIR FIRST LOCATION. DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?

>> YOU DID. I AM HEARKENING BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN WE WERE AT NEW TECH WHERE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING OFFERED BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL.

IF MY CHOIR OR BAND KIDS HAD SOMETHING AFTER SCHOOL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE ACTUALLY HAD TO GET THEM OVER THERE.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DIDN'T DO IT ORIGINALLY, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE WERE AT ON THAT.

>> WE'RE STILL INVESTIGATING AS THEY'RE FINISHING UP MASTER SCHEDULE, BUT I THINK 15 IS A GREAT TARGET VOICE.

>> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

THREE IDEAS, NUMBER 1, I'M STILL INTERESTED IN KNOWING CAN WE CHANGE THE RADIUS OF HOW OUR TRANSPORTATION THAT 42%.

DO WE GO FROM TWO TO ONE MILE? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

>> MAKE SENSE.

>> THEN WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF DOING THAT? WHAT IS THE REVENUE THAT WOULD BE GENERATED? SECONDLY, IS THERE ANY PAY-TO-RIDE ABILITY THAT WE WOULD HAVE EXPLORING WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AND WHAT REVENUE THAT WOULD GENERATE? THEN UNRELATED TO THE BUDGET, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR AS WE HAVE REPORTS.

I KNOW THAT WHEN WE TOOK ON DURHAM AS OUR PROVIDER, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE EFFICIENCY REPORTS.

THEY WERE GOING TO COME AND DO STATUS REPORTS TO US YEARLY.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT CALENDAR IS AND WHAT EXACTLY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE REPORTING TO US TO KNOW HOW EFFICIENT THE ROUTES ARE GOING AND HOW THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS.

I KNOW THAT DOESN'T REALLY FIT INTO THE BUDGET QUESTION, BUT JUST AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AS AN ISLANDER I HAVE.

>> YES, MA'AM. AS FAR AS THE RADIUS, THAT IS SOMETHING WE COULD CONSIDER. PAY TO RIDE.

WE ARE INCREASING THE PAY TO RIDE.

WE HAD A RIDE AT 100 KIDS THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF STUDENTS, FAMILIES, THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT FIRST SEMESTER.

OBVIOUSLY, SOME PEOPLE CHOSE NOT TO THE SECOND SEMESTER, AND OUR CHILDREN GOT THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO THEY NO LONGER NEEDED TO PAY TO RIDE AT 16, 17.

SOME PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR LICENSE MUCH LATER THAN WHAT MAYBE I DID.

WE'RE LOOKING AT RAISING THE PAY TO RIDE.

WE EXPECT THE SAME AMOUNT MENTAL GENERATED A LITTLE BIT OF DRIVER.

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THEN AS FAR AS THE DURHAM STATUS, DR. HUNT AND I WILL NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS, MONTHS BACK TO SCHOOL, MAYBE RIGHT AFTER BACK TO SCHOOL AND PROVIDE SOMETHING, BUT I'LL DEFAULT TO YOU.

>> DURHAM HAS HAD SOME LEADERSHIP CHANGES, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND THEY ANTICIPATE MORE, AND SO ONCE THAT THIS SETTLES THERE, WE'LL GET WITH THEM AND LOOK AT WHAT THAT NEEDS TO BE.

THEN TO MR. TROTTER'S POINT, WE ARE INCREASING THE PAY TO RIDE FROM.

>> ONE FIFTY TO 250.

>> PER SEMESTER?

>> PER SEMESTER.

>> [NOISE] MR. TROTTER, HAZARDOUS ROUTES, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE THAT WOULD AFFECT THE RADIUS FOR GETTING STUDENTS TO AND FROM?

>> THE ONLY ROUTES THAT WE COULD COMMUNICATE WITH WERE BASICALLY THE FOUR LANE ROADS.

THERE ARE SOME OTHER THAT ARE INDUSTRIAL AREAS.

BUT AS FAR AS HOW MANY AFFECT US, VERY FEW, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TRAIN, THE WAY THE BOUNDARIES ARE DRAWN NOW, WE WOULD REDUCE VERY FEW ROUTES ACCORDING TO THE HAZARDOUS ROUTES.

>> [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU, MR. TROTTER.

>> YES, SIR.

>> MR. GRANT IS GOING TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD WHERE WE ARE WITH SEVERAL OF OUR BOND.

[IV.B. Bond Project Timeline and Planning - Sid Grant (Bond Project Manager) (SPG1) (FOS)]

PROJECTS, AS I MENTIONED IN THE INTRO, THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.

WE DO WANT TO SHARE WITH THE BOARDING COMMUNITY WHERE WE ARE.

>> THANK YOU, DR. HUNT. YES. SINCE OUR PROJECTS HAD STARTED, WE'VE HAD 6-7 " OF RAIN AS WELL AS 70-90 MILE/HOUR WINDS.

[NOISE] WHILE THIS COULD HAVE HAD A HUGE ENORMOUS EFFECT ON US, GIVEN THE TIME IT WAS WITH CORE, OUR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, JUST GEARING UP, IT REALLY DIDN'T AFFECT US AS MUCH AS WHAT WE ANTICIPATED THAT IT MIGHT.

THE ONE THING WAS THAT, AT WILSON ELEMENTARY, THEY WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR A WEEK.

THE CONTRACTORS, THEY'RE DEMOING OUT THE CAR BIT AND SOME OF THE FURNITURE AND ALL THAT, IN THERE WITH PORTABLE LIGHTS AND ALL.

IT DID NOT SLOW THEM DOWN A BIT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DARK IN PLACES THEY HAD IT LIVE WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE.

NOW, OUR PLAYGROUNDS ARE COMING ALONG VERY NICELY.

THEY DID SLOW DOWN THE DEMOLITION OF SOME OF THE OLDER PLAYGROUNDS, BUT THEY'RE CATCHING BACK UP ON THAT.

THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE PLAYGROUNDS IS THAT WE ANTICIPATE THEM ALL BEING COMPLETED BY THE START OF SCHOOL.

IF WE DON'T GET AS LONG AS WE DON'T GET TOO MUCH MORE.

[LAUGHTER] NOW, ONE THING THAT DOES CONCERN ME A LITTLE BIT IS THAT WE ARE RELYING ON ONCOR TO PROVIDE VALLEY RANCH WITH A SEPARATE POLE WHERE WE WILL GET POWER FROM OUR TRANSFORMER THAT IS AT VALLEY RANCH ELEMENTARY UP TO THE SIX PORTABLES THAT ARE AWAY FROM THE BUILDING.

WE HAS TO BE BORING UNDER THE FIRE LANE AND SO FORTH TO DO THAT.

BUT THE MAIN THING IS ONCOR HAS TO COME OUT THERE AND SET ANOTHER TRANSFORMER.

WELL, THEY WERE 6-8 WEEKS OUT AS OF LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, IS WHAT THEY WERE TELLING US.

NOW, WE KNOW THAT ONCOR HAS BEEN QUITE BUSY THROUGHOUT THE METROPLEX, REBUILDING POWER LINES AND PULPING BACK POLES, AND GETTING ELECTRICITY.

WE KNOW THAT THAT COULD BE DELAYED.

THE WORST CASE SCENARIO IS THAT IF WE SEE THAT ONCOR IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY US POWER IN TIME FOR WHEN THE FEATURES RETURN, WE WILL RENT LARGE GENERATORS TO SUPPLY THAT POWER.

WE'LL HAVE ALL THE ELECTRICAL READY TO GO FOR ONCOR, BUT SOMETIMES IS TEMPORARY GENERATORS.

THAT'S OUR DISCUSSION IN ONCOR.

CONSTRUCTION HAS THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

JUST A REAL QUICK FILE PROJECT STATUS.

VALLEY RANCH IS RIGHT ON TIME.

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IF YOU GO IN THERE, I'LL SHOW YOU A PHOTO OF IT.

HERE IN A MINUTE, THE CEILINGS ARE OUT, THE CARPETS GONE, SOME OF THE WALLS HAVE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN.

THE GOAL BY THE END OF THE SUMMER IS A HALL, C HALL, CAFETERIA, GYMNASIUM, AND ALL THE UPSTAIRS CLASSROOMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OCCUPANCY.

WHILE WE MOVED ALL THE FURNITURE OUT, PUT IT IN THE GYM IN THE CAFETERIA.

WE'LL MOVE IT ALL BACK INTO THOSE AREAS FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL.

THEN MOCKINGBIRD AND WILSON, THE DEMO IS COMING RIGHT ALONG.

IN FACT, THEY'VE EVEN STARTED THE PAINTING AND PUTTING THE WAINSCOTING ON THE WALLS.

WE'VE TAKEN OFF THAT OLD, THE WALLS AND THE TILE BLUE, P-LAM, IS WHAT IT'S CALLED.

THAT'S GONE, AND WE HAVE REALLY NICE, IT'S A WHITISH TILE THAT'S GOING BACK AND PLACING THAT.

IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

THIS IS THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF VALLEY RANCH.

THAT'S ONE OF THE END UPSTAIRS CLASSROOMS. THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THE ONE ON THE LEFT FROM OUR FOOTPRINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LOOKING DOWN THE HALLWAY, WITHOUT ALL THE WALLS WE MOVED AND IN THE CEILING.

THEN THIS IS, IT WAS A CLASSROOM, THE ONE ON THE FAR RIGHT IS BECOMING A COLLABORATIVE AREA.

>> THIS IS THE START OF SOME OF THE CORE WORK AT MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY, AND THAT'S SOME OF THE NEW LED LIGHTING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOMS AT MOCKINGBIRD.

THEY'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED INSTALLING SOME OF THOSE.

COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS BUILDING, THE OLD BASEBALL FIELD THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME, IS BASICALLY ALMOST ALL BEEN DEMOTED AND BEING REMOVED.

WE ARE STILL WAITING ON FROM THE CITY ON THE ISSUANCE OF OUR EARLY GRADING PERMIT TO START THE GRADE WORK ON THAT SITE.

THE TENNIS CENTER, THE MALL AT THE EXISTING TENNIS CENTER, THE INTERIOR OF THE EXISTING BUILDING IS ALMOST COMPLETE.

THE GOAL IS THAT WE HAVE THIS BUILDING READY FOR THE STUDENTS AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL SO THEY'LL HAVE A PLACE TO GO.

THEY WILL HAVE RESTROOMS. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO COOL DOWN AND IT WILL BE A PLACE THAT THEY CAN PLAY SOME THINGS.

THIS WILL BE WHILE THE NEW STRUCTURES ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED.

NOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY IN CORE, AND CORGAN AND COPPELL ISD ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ON THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AT THE TENNIS CENTER.

THERE ARE SOME SURVEY CONCERNS THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH AND WORKING WITH THE CITY TO RESOLVE.

EVEN IF THIS DOES DELAY THE NEW BUILDINGS SOMEWHAT, THE ONE THING THAT WE CAN ENSURE IS THAT WE WILL NOT PREVENT STUDENTS OR THE COMMUNITY FROM USING THE TENNIS COURTS AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE SUMMER.

THERE WILL BE SOME DOWNTIMES, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THEY HAVE TO RESURFACE THE TENNIS COURTS, AND WHEN THEY PUT THE NEW LED LIGHTS.

BUT OTHERWISE, FOR THE MOST PART, THE COURTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO STUDENTS.

I'LL GET YOU MORE INFORMATION, MAYBE IN THE NEXT BOARD REPORT REGARDING HOW WE'RE COMING ALONG WITH THE PERMITTING ON THAT ON THE NEW BUILDINGS FOR THE TENNIS COURT.

>> YOU SAID ON THE TENNIS COURT RESURFACING, WILL WE RESERVE SOME OF OUR OTHER COURTS AT SOME OF OUR OTHER PROPERTIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO USE AND JUST INCONVENIENCE THE COMMUNITY IF WE HAVE TO, BUT [OVERLAPPING] COMMANDEER SOME OF OUR OTHER STUFF?

>> IT CAN ALSO BE DONE BECAUSE THERE'S A LARGE NUMBER OF COURTS, THOUGH I ANTICIPATE THAT THEY WILL DO IT A SECTION AT A TIME.

OF COURSE, IT CURES AND DRIES REALLY QUICKLY, AND SO WE SHOULD HAVE SOME AVAILABLE, AND THEN THEY MOVE TO THE NEXT SECTION AND THEN TO THE NEXT.

>> COACH PEHL HAD STEPPED OUT, BUT THAT IS OUR PLAN, IS DOING IT SECTION BY SECTION, SO WE SHOULDN'T REALLY IMPACT PEOPLE TOO MUCH.

>> THANKS FOR PAINTING [OVERLAPPING] THAT PICTURE FOR ME.

>> RESURFACING GOES REALLY QUICKLY.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR TAKING PLACE.

BUDDY ECHOLS FIELD, IF YOU'VE BEEN BY THERE, THE TURF IS GONE, THE TRACK IS GONE, AND NOW STARTS THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IT ALL BACK TOGETHER.

AGAIN, THE CONCRETE WORK ON THE TWO FINAL PLAYGROUNDS, PINKERTON AND TOWN CENTER HAD BEGUN.

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AGAIN, WE ANTICIPATE IT ALL TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL.

PINKERTON ROOF REPLACEMENT IS COMING ALONG REALLY NICELY.

IT WAS DELAYED THREE OR FOUR DAYS DUE TO RAIN, BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE MOVING ON THAT REALLY QUICKLY NOW.

THAT'S WHAT THE TRACK AND THE TURF LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW AT BUDDY ECHOLS FIELD.

>> WE HAVE GRADUATION. [LAUGHTER]

>> THAT TAKES US TO PHASE 2 PROJECTS.

CORGAN, NOW THAT THEY'VE FINISHED ALL THE PLANS FOR THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE ON, THEY ARE READY TO START THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH ACCORDING TO OUR TIMELINE THAT WE PRESENTED.

OF COURSE, WE KNOW TIMELINES ARE FLEXIBLE AND CHANGE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING CORRECT ABOUT THE TIMELINE IS IT'S WRONG AND IT WILL CHANGE.

BUT ANYWAY, THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE NEXT IN LINE FOR CORGAN TO START DOING THEIR VISIONING AND THEIR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ON THE LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS WITH CONSTRUCTION TO START AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SUMMER.

PINKERTON ELEMENTARY REFRESH AND FOUNDATION, SAME TIMEFRAME.

TOWN CENTER REFRESH TO BEGIN IN THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SUMMER AS WELL.

COPPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH, THEY HAVE A FINE ARTS EXPANSION AND A REFRESH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL.

ON THE TIMELINE, THE PLAN MOVING TO START THAT NEXT SUMMER AS WELL.

NOW, THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE THE FINE ARTS BUILDING IS READY, THE BAND WILL INQUIRE, DRILL TEAM, DANCE, ETC WILL MOVE FROM THE MAIN BUILDING, OUT TO THE NEW BUILDING, AND AT THAT POINT, CORE CAN BEGIN THE RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING MAIN HALL AND FIRE HALL TO CREATE THE CTE/STEM RENOVATION ON THAT CAMPUS.

THAT MIGHT NOT START UNTIL AUGUST OF 2025 WHENEVER THE BAND FIRST START AND CHOIR OCCUPIES THE NEW BUILDING, BUT CORGAN WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ON THAT REALLY SOON AS WELL.

>> I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE TOTALLY FIVE DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REFRESH FOR CORGAN DESIGN WORK, WHEN ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO START THAT?

>> ON THESE THREE SCHOOLS, ON PHASE 2.

>> THEY WOULD START THE REFRESHES, WELL, I'M GETTING TO THE SLIDE, THAT CORGAN WOULD LIKE TO START WORKING ON ALL OF THESE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

AT THE VERY LATEST, LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUMP TO THAT SLIDE, THEY SAY THAT THE LATEST THAT THEY CAN START AND GUARANTEE THAT WE'D HAVE THE PLANS DONE, WE'RE ABLE TO PUT IT OUT TO BED, BRING IT TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION, THAT THE LATEST THEY CAN START, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LENGTH SIDE, BECAUSE THAT'S A MUCH LARGER PROJECT THAN JUST A REFRESH, THAT WOULD BE AUGUST 1ST.

IF WE GO PAST AUGUST 1ST, WE WOULD NEED TO PUSH THAT PROJECT OFF A YEAR, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

BECAUSE WITH IT NEEDING TO BEGIN AT THE START OF THE SUMMER.

>> CAN YOU GO BACK A SLIDE TO SEE AGAIN WHICH ONES WERE REFRESHES AND WHICH ONES WERE REDESIGN? LAKESIDE IS THE ONLY RENOVATION.

YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION, MANISH.

ON PHASE 1, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW I HAVE MY HEAD STRAIGHT.

PINKERTON IS THE ONLY ELEMENTARY THAT WE'RE REPLACING THE ROOF ON, EVERYTHING ELSE MIGHT HAVE A LEAK OR REPAIR WORK, BUT WE ONLY HAVE ONE ELEMENTARY ROOF WE'RE REPLACING RIGHT NOW.

>> VALLEY RANCH IS [OVERLAPPING] COMPLETELY GETTING ROOFING BUT LAKESIDE WILL NOT.

>> BUT THIS SUMMER, IT'S ONLY PINKERTON AND VALLEY RANCH THEY'RE HAVING ROOF WORK DONE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

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>> HOW DOES THIS AFFECT OUR UPCOMING CONVERSATIONS? WE'LL BE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, IF NOT MILLIONS, STARTING ON THIS AND HAVING A CONVERSATION OF CONSOLIDATING OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

I KNOW IT'S TWO DIFFERENT BUDGET, BUT STILL, MONEY, IT DOESN'T MAKE TOO MUCH SENSE TO BE SPENDING ALL THIS TIME, ALL THESE RESOURCES, MONEY, AND HUMAN EFFORT ON SOMETHING WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNCERTAIN.

WE KNOW OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POPULATION HAS LESS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT.

ALL THESE SCHOOLS ARE IN NORTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT.

THIS DOES NOT GIVE ME A COMFORTABLE FEELING OF SPENDING ALL THIS TIME AND MONEY ON SOMETHING EVEN THOUGH IT'S A BOARD-APPROVED MONEY.

WE JUST DON'T SPEND MONEY FOR THE SAKE OF SPENDING MONEY JUST BECAUSE IT'S APPROVED WHEN WE COULD BE CONSOLIDATING MONEY.

I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE CONSOLIDATING ANYONE ON THESE, BUT WE COULD BE ANY ONE OF THESE.

WE HAVEN'T STARTED THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

>> WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS? TRUMP WAS BEING STARTED SPENDING ALL THAT TIME AND MONEY ON THESE SCHOOLS AND THAT ONE SCHOOL HAPPENED TO BE IN THE LIST OF SCHOOLS BEING CONSOLIDATED.

WHAT ARE THE LOSSES WE'RE LOOKING AT OR WASTED EFFORTS WE'RE LOOKING AT? WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF WINNING VERSUS MOVING FORWARD?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT IF WE DELAY, OF COURSE, CORGAN HAS A SEVEN TEAM OF ARCHITECTS.

OR HAS A TEAM OF PROJECT MANAGERS AND ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGERS AND JOB SUPERINTENDENTS THAT THEY HIRED FOR OUR PROJECTS.

IF WE DELAY VERY MANY PROJECTS, THEY WILL HAVE TO PLACE THEM SOME WITH SOME OTHER PROJECTS.

NOW, I WAS LOOKING AT IF YOU DECIDED TO DELAY SOME OF THE ELEMENTARY PROJECTS, OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN STILL MOVE FORWARD WITH, PLANNING FOR THE CTE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, CUP MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH, AND SOME OF THE OTHER SMALLER PROJECTS, BUT A LARGE PART OF OUR FUTURE PROJECTS ARE THE ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS OF COMING LAKESIDE AND AUSTIN.

AUSTIN COMES AFTER LAKESIDE, OR I MEAN, THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY WERE ON THE TIMELINE.

THEN THE REFRESHERS OF ALL OF THE FOOTPRINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT AREN'T BEING ADDED ONTO.

I'M NOT MAKING A SUGGESTION OR A RECOMMENDATION, BUT IF THERE ARE ANY OF THESE FOOTPRINT SCHOOLS OR OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE TAKEN OFF THE TABLE FOR CONSIDERATION, WE COULD ASK CORGAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE, IN OTHER WORDS, CHANGE OUR ORDER OF RENOVATION.

>> I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

ANYTHING MORE THAN NEEDED MAINTENANCE? I THINK IT'S ROOF MAINTENANCE, THIS IS ROOF REPLACEMENT.

ABSOLUTELY NEEDED MAINTENANCE.

THOSE SHOULD CONTINUE.

BUT ANY OF THESE ADDITIONS, WHAT WE'RE CALLING PAY SLIPS VERSUS MAJOR RENOVATIONS, I THINK WE SHOULD PUT THOSE ON HOLD FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGAIN AS ME AS INDIVIDUAL SAY, YOU GUYS TIME, BUT IT'S VERY DIFFERENT WORLD WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW WHEN ALL THESE PLANS WERE MADE.

I DON'T FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE SPENDING THIS TIME AND EFFORT.

WHEN WE HAVE OTHER PARTS LINED UP, WE CAN SWITCH FOR, WHICH WE KNOW ARE NEEDED.

>> ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, SAID, ONE THING I WONDER.

LIKE LAKESIDE IS A RENOVATION, WE ALREADY HAVE PLANS FROM RENOVATING VALLEY RANCH.

TOWN CENTERS ARE REFRESH.

WE WILL HAVE ALREADY REFRESHED TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THIS SUMMER.

HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK IS THERE TO BE DONE CONSIDERING FOOTPRINT,

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WOULD IT BE SOMEWHAT COOKIE CUTTER, WHEN YOU'RE DOING A REFRESH AT ONE OF OUR FOOTPRINT ELEMENTARIES TO THEN JUST DUPLICATE AND MAYBE CHANGE OUT COLORS OR WHATEVER THE NEXT SUMMER.

IS THERE REALLY A LOT OF ADDITIONAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE RENOVATIONS AND THE REFRESHES? I THINK IS MY FIRST QUESTION, AND MAYBE YOU GUYS NEED TO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT IT SEEMS THE COST SHOULD BE LESS WHEN WE'RE WORKING AT THE FOOTPRINT ELEMENTARIES.

I LIKE HUMAN ISH, I DO NOT FEEL GOOD, THESE ARE TAXPAYER DOLLARS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A DIFFERENT BUCKET.

I DON'T FEEL GREAT ABOUT COMMITTING FUNDS LIKE THIS WHEN WE JUST HAVE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

ON THE RENOVATION AND REFRESH, IS THERE A LOT OF ADDITIONAL COST OR IS IT PRETTY COOKIE CUTTER?

>> IT'S SOME OF BOTH.

BECAUSE OUR PROPERTIES ARE ARE DIFFERENT EVEN THOUGH THE BUILDINGS ARE VERY SIMILAR, THE PROPERTIES ARE DIFFERENT.

THEY MAY HAVE TO MODIFY HOW THE ADDITIONS LOOK, HOW THEY'RE PLACED LIKE LIGHT SIDE.

AS AN EXAMPLE, IT'S ON THE, I CAN'T GET MY DIRECTION.

I THINK IT'S THE WEST SIDE.

THE BUILDING IS VERY CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MODIFY HOW THAT STRUCTURE IS BUILT.

THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE THINKING. YOU'RE CORRECT.

THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY DONE AND LEARNED THAT THEY CAN USE [OVERLAPPING].

IT'S QUICKER, IT'S MORE EFFICIENT.

[OVERLAPPING] COST SAVINGS.

>> WHAT I'M HEARING THEY HAVE A BASE PLAN, BUT A DESIGN OF EVERY CAMPUS IS SEPARATE BECAUSE OF THE BOMB LINES.

THEY JUST CANNOT BE BLINDLY EXPANDED THE SAME WAY, WELL RANCHED EXPANDED IT SO IT CAN'T BE JUST EXPANDED THE SAME WAY THEY HAVE KEEP INTO CONSIDERATION FOR EVERY CAMPUS.

EVEN THOUGH THE LESSONS LEARNED, IS A REAL NEW DESIGN FOR EVERY CAMPUS.

IS THAT CORRECT UNDERSTANDING?

>> IT'LL HAVE ITS OWN SET OF PLANS AND DESIGN.

I GO THROUGH EVERYTHING.

EVERY EVEN MR. TROTTER AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT EVEN OUR FOOTPRINTS AND THE CLASSROOMS ARE DIFFERENT AND DIFFERENT SIZES.

THEY DO HAVE TO PHYSICALLY GO THROUGH AND DO A FIELD STUDY FOR EACH CAMPUS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE DOING IS SPECIFIC TO THAT CAMPUS.

BUT THERE ARE ECONOMIES OF SCALE THAT THEY LEARNED FROM VALLEY RANCH THAT WILL DEFINITELY ASSIST IN THAT PROCESS.

>> ANTHONY, DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS?

>> MR. GRANT, QUICK QUESTION ON THE FOUNDATION REPAIRS BECAUSE THAT'S THE ANOMALY HERE WITH THE ELEMENTARY.

ANY STRUCTURAL ISSUES THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED OR IS THAT JUST BUSINESS AS USUAL WHAT IS THAT FOUNDATION REPAIR IN THE LEVEL OF.

>> IN FACT, WE ALREADY HAD A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER GO THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND THERE, WHENEVER I AND MR. TROTTER CAME INTO THIS, WE NOTICED THERE WAS A LINE ITEM IN THE BOND FOR FOUNDATION REPAIR FOR PINKERTON.

WHEN WE WENT AND LOOKED AT PINKERTON AND SPOKE WITH THEM, SPOKE WITH MAINTENANCE, WE FOUND SOME CRACKS AND IN PARTICULAR ONE REST ROOM IN A CLASSROOM, THAT THERE'S SOME DEFINITE MOVEMENT.

WE HAD A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER CAME IN, HE SPENT A FULL DAY OUT THERE.

THEY HAVE DO ALL THE MEASUREMENTS AND AND HE FOUND THAT IT'S REALLY ISOLATED TO A SMALL PORTION OF THE BUILDING.

THE FIX IS NOT GOING TO BE AS COMPLEX AS I BELIEVE WITH THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS ON ON THAT FRONT FOR THE PINKERTON FOUNDATION.

>> THAT'S SLATES SLATED RIGHT NOW FOR [NOISE] 2025.

>> WITH THE WAY IT'S ON THERE, IT WOULD BE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN [OVERLAPPING] 2025.

NO. THERE ARE NO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE FOUNDATION.

IT'S JUST IT'S CRACKS.

>> YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS, I THINK IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO GO IN AND SPEND THE MONEY AT THIS POINT WITHOUT HAVING THE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE.

I KNOW THE DELAY WILL COST MONEY BECAUSE DELAYS GENERALLY DO COST MONEY,

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AND THE COSTS ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.

BUT I THINK IT'S MORE PRUDENT TO GET IT RIGHT TO JUST SAY, WE'RE GOING TO MEET A TIMELINE THAT HAS BEEN SET AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

OBVIOUSLY, THE LAST TWO BULLET ITEMS DEFINITELY WOULD BE [NOISE] UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE'RE MISSING IN THIS CONVERSATION, IT WOULD BE PREMATURE, JUST TO GO IN AND JUST SPEND IT AND COME BACK LATER AND SAY, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

THAT WOULD NOT GO OVER WELL.

I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD GO OVER WELL.

>> WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SUGGESTING IS THAT WE PUT A POLE ON LAKESIDE PINKERTON AND TOWN CENTER UNTIL OCTOBER.

>> YOU DON'T GET THROUGH OUR TIMELINE IS MY PERSONAL THOUGHT, AND FOR STAFF TO SEE, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN SHIFT INTO THOSE SPOTS TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN DO THAT? I KNOW SOME OF THE OTHER WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, IS THAT THE SAME AS A REFRESH OR A RENOVATION.

BUT IN MY MIND, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE TO MOVE FORWARD TO AT LEAST TRY TO KEEP SOME OF THE TEAM INTACT AND TO MINIMIZE OUR DELAY EXPENSES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE?

>> HAS THERE BEEN ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE?

>> YES. LIKE I SAID, WHEN THEY HAD THEIR PRESENTATION, I GUESS IT WAS AT THE MAY BOARD MEETING WHEN MISS SIRCAR AND MISS BROWN AND I DID OUR BUDGET INPUT AND FEEDBACK PRESENTATIONS.

THIS WAS A COMMON QUESTION FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND SO WE REITERATED THAT IT REALLY WASN'T STAFF'S DECISION TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS.

IT WOULD REALLY BE ULTIMATELY UP TO THE BOARD, BUT WITH INPUT FROM THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

THEY DID THEIR PRESENTATION AT THE MAY BOARD MEETING, AND I KNOW BOTH MR. HILL AND MR. MATTHEW ARE THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE.

>> MR. MATTHEW, AT THE LAST MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT, HE SHARED THOSE COMMENTS ABOUT BEING PRUDENT AND GOOD STEWARDS OF THE MONEY.

OBVIOUSLY, THEY KNOW THEY DON'T MAKE THE DECISION, BUT THAT WAS THEIR OVERALL STATEMENT.

ALSO, I THINK HE SHARED THAT OUT IN DEPTH ABOUT WHAT THE THOUGHTS WERE IN REGARDS TO DOING THAT.

IT'S NOT JUST THE MONEY FOR THE SAKE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE IT ON THE TIMELINE, BUT IN LINE WITH THE PRUDENT DECISION OF BOTH THE M&O AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THAT WOULD GO INTO THESE FACILITIES.

I THINK THAT WAS REALLY OVERWHELMING, OVERARCHING COMMENTS THAT THEY MADE ABOUT THAT.

IT WASN'T SAY, DON'T DO IT AT ALL, BUT, DO IT WHEN YOU HAVE MADE DECISIONS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH SPENDING THE DOLLARS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECTS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT TOO TO KEEP IT BROAD TO YOUR POINT, MISS WALKER IS ONE IS, I THINK YOU SAID, MR. SETH SEVERAL PEOPLE, THESE THREE SCHOOLS ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE IN DECISION, BUT THEY'RE CERTAINLY A FACTOR OR IT'S TWO OTHER SCHOOLS, BUT THESE THREE SCHOOLS ARE THE RECEIVING SCHOOLS, AND SO IS IT THE RIGHT TIME TO HAVE NEW KIDS COMING IN WHILE, JUST THERE IS SOME GOOD THOUGHT, I THINK TO JUST LETTING STAFF REVIEW ALL THAT.

MR. GRANT IS VERY MUCH WELL-VERSED WITH PROJECTS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO AGAIN, NOT LOSE ANY MOMENTUM, BUT ALSO NOT PUT MONEY IN A SITUATION THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN THE FUTURE.

>> THERE'S SO MANY POSSIBILITIES THAT THERE RIGHT MEANS MAYBE NOW THESE THREE SCHOOLS TO BE AFFECTED.

SOME OTHER SCHOOLS GET AFFECTED, BUT ONE OF THE PROGRAMS FROM THOSE SCHOOLS MOVE TO THIS SCHOOL, THAT COULD AFFECT THE DESIGN OF THIS SCHOOL.

THERE'S JUST SO MANY FACTORS, SO MANY ARE NOT RIGHT.

>> RIGHT HERE. IT'S THE TIME IS WRONG.

>> WELL, AND AS IT'S BEEN SAID, BUT JUST TO REITERATE AGAIN, WHEN THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER AND WHEN THE COMMITTEE VOTED, IT WAS A DIFFERENT SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

TO TEMPORARILY TAP THE BRAKES, I DON'T THINK IS INAPPROPRIATE AND CERTAINLY WOULD ALLOW US TO KIND OF REVIEW ALL OF THAT HOLISTICALLY, BUT AGAIN, STILL STAY COMMITTED TO WHAT WAS PROMISED TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE MADE THESE PROMISES TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I BELIEVE WE ALL FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH WHAT WE'VE PROMISED.

>> I THINK I MEAN, IT'S TO ME IT'S SO UNCERTAIN.

IT WOULDN'T MATTER TO ME WHAT THREE ELEMENTARY NAMES WERE ON THIS SLIDE RIGHT NOW.

I WOULD FEEL THIS WAY REGARDLESS OF THE NAMES, LIKE IT IS THAT UNKNOWN.

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>> ANYTHING ELSE, MR. GRANT OR QUESTIONS FOR MR. GRANT?

>> NO, SIR.

>> CHANGING THE TIMELINE DOES NOT REQUIRE A MOTION BY THE ACTION BY THE BOARD, I DON'T BELIEVE, DOES IT?

>> WE HAVE IT LISTED FOR YOU TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER.

I THINK IT'S A PRETTY, SIGNIFICANT THING. YOU'RE ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING SORRY.

>> CHANGING THE TIMELINE OF PROJECTS IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, CORRECT?

>> PERSONALLY, I THINK THE BOARD WOULD I MEAN, THIS TIMELINE HAS BEEN OUT THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD TO FORMALIZE.

>> AS A STAFF, WE DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE MAKING THAT DECISION.

WITHOUT DIRECTION FROM YOU ALL.

>> I JUST WANTED TO ASK ALL. THERE'S A POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM REGARDING THIS REPORT.

>> THANK YOU, MR. GRANT. BYE. AND THEN OUR NEXT ITEM IS

[V.A. Discuss and consider approval of the 7.1.1 Strategic Plan Implementation Team Tool]

FACILITY EVALUATION TOOL FROM STRATEGIC PLAN SPECIFIC RESULTS 7111, AND I'M GOING TO ASK CHRIS [INAUDIBLE] TO COME TO THE TABLE TWO, BOTH OR ALL THREE CHRIS KHNER, CHRIS TROTTER, AND ANGELA BROWN, WERE THE THREE CO-FACILITATORS THAT WORKED ON THIS PIECE.

I'M FILLING IN FOR MISS BROWN AND HER ABSENCE.

YOU'LL BE MOVING THE SLIDES FOR ME OR WHOEVER HAS THE DEVICE. THANK YOU.

AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS IN THE VIEWING AUDIENCE.

THIS IS SPECIFIC RESULT 7111, WHICH FALLS UNDER THE FISCAL OPERATIONAL PILLAR.

IT'S OBJECTIVE 7, STRATEGY 71, SPECIFIC RESULT 711, WHICH SAYS, DEVELOP AN EVALUATION PROCESS THAT PROMOTES MORE EFFICIENT FACILITY AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, COST SAVINGS, IMPROVED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, TRANSPARENCY, DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING, LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, BY PRIORITIZING EXPENDITURES AND ADDRESSING LONG TERM NEEDS.

ALSO, AS A REMINDER, THIS COMMITTEE HAD THE THREE CO-FACILITATORS, AS I HAD ALREADY MENTIONED, SEVEN PARENTS AND SIX STAFF MEMBERS.

THEY WERE PART OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.

THEY WERE TASKED WITH DEVELOPING THIS TOOL TO EVALUATE THE FACILITIES AND ALSO OUR LAND AND COPPELL ISD BASED ON UTILIZATION AND EFFICIENCIES IN LIGHT OF OUR BUDGET CHALLENGES AND DECLINING ENROLLMENT.

AGAIN, JUST THANK THE THREE FACILITATORS, AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE THEY DID A REALLY NICE JOB.

JUST AGAIN, ANOTHER REMINDER ABOUT THE TIMELINE THAT WAS FOLLOWED.

YOU ALL PROVIDED FEEDBACK TO THIS GROUP FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS.

THAT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, EITHER IN PERSON OR VIA EMAIL, AS YOU ALL SHARED SOME REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS AWARE.

AS A REMINDER OF THE FACILITIES EVALUATION TOOL IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS, THE OPERATIONAL FACTORS AND THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, PROGRAMMATIC FACTORS FOR EACH OF THESE FACTORS, THEY RELATE TO CAMPUSES ONLY CAMPUSES AND BUILDINGS OR CAMPUSES BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY, AND THEY'RE DESIGNED BY THE COLORS ON THE KEY THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT GREEN, BLUE, AND MAYBE THAT'S PROP I'M NOT REALLY SURE.

BUT THAT WILL ALLOW US TO LOOK AT THE OPERATIONAL FACTORS FIRST.

AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, AS THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, AND OUR BOARD HAS SEEN IT MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE FACTORS HAVE A DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THE FACTOR, THE DATA NEEDED, THE MATRIX FOR THE RATING.

THERE ARE EIGHT TOTAL FACTORS WITH FOUR IN EACH CATEGORY, THE OPERATIONAL FACTORS ARE OBJECTIVE AND DATA-DRIVEN.

THE FACTORS ARE BUILDING AGE AND CONDITION, WHICH YOU CAN SEE LISTED ON THE SCREEN, BUILDING CAPACITY, UTILIZATION, WHICH HAS TWO DIFFERENT METRICS.

YOU CAN SEE THE SECOND METRIC IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

THERE WAS FEEDBACK ASKING ABOUT WHY THE COMMITTEE INCLUDED TWO METRICS FOR THE FACTOR, THE COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT BOTH METRICS PROVIDE A NEED TO LOOK INTO THE FACILITIES AND PROPERTIES AND BOTH ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE EVALUATION.

ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT, GILBERT AND TROTTER?

>> I THINK WE HAD ONE COMMITTEE MEMBER THAT HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH THE HIGHLIGHTED PORTION THAT TALKS ABOUT FLOOR AREA RATIOS.

THE COMMITTEE FELT VERY STRONG ABOUT INCLUDING THAT.

>> I'LL SAY ONE MORE PART ABOUT THAT HIGHLIGHTED BECAUSE YOU ALL DIDN'T REALLY PROVIDE ANY SPECIFIC FEEDBACK ON THIS PIECE, BUT IT WAS THROUGH DOING SOME PRELIMINARY REVIEWS OF THE DATA.

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE REALLY WASN'T A SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH RANGE, AND SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT FLOOR RATIO.

WELL, THIS BUILDING WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE.

I MEAN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE SPACE,

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YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE FIELDS, ELEMENTARY IS LOOKING AT PLAYGROUNDS AND FIELDS THERE, THE PARKING LOT.

IT WAS IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED THAN WHAT WAS ANTICIPATED.

SOME SLIGHT VARIANCES WERE MADE.

AGAIN, MISS BROWN IS THE PERSON THAT NOTICED THAT FIRST, BUT SHE DID E MAIL THE COMMITTEE AND GOT FEEDBACK FROM THEM ON THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING MORE THAT YOU ALL HAD FROM THAT PIECE.

AND THEN THE FOURTH FACTOR IS BUS ROUTES AND TRANSPORTATION COST.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FACTOR CONSIDERS NOT ONLY THE CAMPUS ROUTES, BUT THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVEL BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS.

THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THIS FACTOR, AND THAT CONCLUDED THE FIRST PIECE.

DID I MISS ANYTHING?

>> NO, IT'S CORRECT.

>> THEN THE SECOND PART IS THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND PROGRAMMATIC FACTORS.

>> THIS SECTION HAD FOUR FACTORS.

CURRENT ENROLLMENT TRENDS, PROJECTED ENROLLMENT, AND NATURAL COMBINATIONS OF ATTENDANCE ZONES.

THESE FACTORS ARE MORE SUBJECTIVE IN NATURE, BUT THE COMMITTEE DID DEVELOP A RUBRIC TO BE CONSISTENT AND PROVIDE CLARITY IN THESE FACTORS.

>> THESE TWO FACTORS ARE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AND GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO OTHER CAMPUSES AND BUILDINGS.

THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROXIMITY FACTOR THEY WERE SEVERAL AND SO I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME CLARITY.

THE FACTOR IS EXAMINING IF OUR CAMPUSES ARE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

IS IT ASKING HAVE WE CREATED A MAP OF CAMPUSES THAT ALLOWS FOR ALL NEIGHBORHOODS TO HAVE ACCESS TO A CAMPUS.

THIS PARALLELS WITH OUR PHILOSOPHIES WE'VE HAD IN THIS DISTRICT FOR MANY YEARS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPT BETWEEN MOST OF OUR ELEMENTARY, BUT EVEN OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO THE CERTAIN EXTENT.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO LOOK AT BALANCING ENROLLMENT THROUGHOUT REZONING.

THIS IS THE RUBRIC THAT'S HELPING TO LOOK AT MANY OF THOSE DIFFERENT ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO HELP ALIGN EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY.

THAT COULD BE, AGAIN, A BALANCING ENROLLMENT, REZONING, SELLING PROPERTY, CONSOLIDATION, COMBINING ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS, ETC.

THIS IS ONE FACTOR TO LOOK AT IN THE STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING.

THEN THE IMPACT DESIGN MATRIX.

AFTER THE FACILITIES EVALUATION TOOL WAS COMPLETED, THE POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.

THE IMPACT DECISION MAKING METRIC WILL BE USED TOO.

THERE IS A WAY TO THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDER THESE OPTIONS THAT COME FROM IT.

THAT IS THE IMPACT THE DECISION AND THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS TO BE MADE.

WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS? WE KNOW THAT CAN BE SIGNIFICANT AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S FACTORED IN.

WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON STAFF? THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

OUR OWN CORE VALUES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, HOW THAT ALL ALIGNS SPECIAL PROGRAMMING, WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH INTERVENTION SERVICE AND SPECIAL EDUCATION OR INTERNATIONAL [INAUDIBLE] WHICH WE HEARD FROM A PARENT TONIGHT.

DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION.

ANY OF OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED.

WHAT IS THE DISRUPTIVE NATURE OF THIS CHANGE? WE KNOW THAT CHANGE IN AND OF ITSELF CAN BE DISRUPTIVE, BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DISRUPTIVE, SO WE WANT TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL IN THAT PIECE.

A POTENTIAL VALUE OF THE FACILITY OR THE PROPERTY, IF WE WERE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH IT LONG TERM, AND THEN AGAIN, FUTURE PLANNING.

BASED ON YOUR SPEEDBACK, THAT'S WHERE THE YELLOW PART COMES INTO PLAY.

THIS WAS FEEDBACK THAT WAS PROVIDED FROM AT LEAST ONE, AND MAYBE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS.

THAT WAS THE ASK TO CONSIDER THIS CONSIDERATION OF THE INTENDED OR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTION, AS WELL AS CONSIDERATION OF HOW ONE DECISION COULD OR WOULD IMPACT OTHER AREAS OF THE DISTRICT AND THE SUBSEQUENT SOLUTIONS OR PLANS IF NEEDED.

WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ADD, NOT JUST BECAUSE IT WAS THE BOARD'S FEEDBACK, BUT ALSO WAS GOOD AS WE LOOKED AT SOLUTION BEING SOLUTION FOCUSED.

THOSE WERE TWO IMPORTANT AREAS TO ADD.

THEN UNDER RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF FAMILIES BECAUSE WE ALSO KNOW, AND AGAIN, WE HEARD THAT TONIGHT FROM ONE OF OUR PARENTS, WHATEVER DECISIONS ARE MADE, WE DON'T WANT IT TO INDIRECTLY HURT THE DISTRICT AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL CHANGES.

THEY ALL SAY YOU DON'T WANT TO CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THOSE THINGS, BUT IT'S HARD TO PREDICT.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL.

AS MUCH AS WE CAN HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY, THAT WILL HELP IN THAT SITUATION.

BUT THAT THREE OR FOUR THEY WERE ADDED WERE THE CONSIDERATION IF THE DECISION CREATED HAD A POTENTIAL VOID CAUSING A LOSS OF ENROLLMENT OR EVEN STAFF MEMBERS, ANTICIPATED IMPACT ON RETENTION OF FAMILIES.

AGAIN, WITHIN CISD, WE'RE TRYING TO RETAIN OUR GREAT FAMILIES, WE'RE TRYING NOT TO LOSE ANY.

CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL FOR CREATING A VOID IN SERVICES OR PROGRAMS. AGAIN, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH INTERVENTION SERVICES OR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND THE CONSIDERATION OF MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS AND CHOICE OFFERINGS.

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BECAUSE AGAIN, WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, OUR FAMILIES LIKE CHOICES, EVERYBODY LIKES TO HAVE OPTIONS AND CERTAINLY, AS WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR OPEN ENROLLMENT AND ALSO OUR EMPLOYEES BRINGING THEIR CHILDREN TO CISD AS A RECRUITMENT TOOL, WANT TO HAVE A GOOD VARIETY OF OPTIONS.

OTHER THAN THAT, THERE WERE NO CHANGES MADE TO OPERATIONAL IMPLICATIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS TO THIS POINT OR DID I MISS ANYTHING FROM CHRIS AND CHRIS? [LAUGHTER].

>> I THINK ONE POINT THAT I TOOK AWAY AS A VALID POINT IN THE OPERATIONAL, WAS THE PARENT AND COMMUNITY IMPACT OF DROP OFF PICK UP, STACKING, IF YOU WILL, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT AT THE START OF SCHOOL AND MAKE THAT A STRONG FOCAL POINT.

THIS COMMITTEE DID NOT TAKE THEIR TESTS FOR GRANTED.

IT WAS VERY MUCH A FOCUSED, GET THE WORK DONE.

SHARE IN YOUR THOUGHTS.

>> I AGREE WITH LOTS OF UNIQUE EXPERTISE.

SOMEONE, I THINK IN THE COMMITTEE WAS PART OF A TEAM THAT, LOOKS AT GROCERY STORES AND THEY LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THOSE GROCERY STORES ARE FUNCTIONING THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STORES THAT THEY HAVE.

WE HAD A UNIQUE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE VERY ACTIVE AND VERY INVOLVED AND THAT WE DIDN'T TAKE THIS DECISION LIGHTLY.

THIS IS A BIG DECISION.

I NOT ONLY WORK IN THIS DISTRICT, BUT I ALSO HAVE KIDS AND LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SO IT'S A BIG THING.

I THINK LOOKING AT, THAT IMPACT OF, HOW DOES THIS IMPACT OUR CHILDREN, WAS VERY IMPORTANT AND DROVE A LOT OF THE DIRECTION THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALSO THAT IT CAN BE OBJECTIVE AND NOT SO SUBJECTIVE.

HOPEFULLY, WE MAKE THESE TOUGH DECISIONS.

WE CAN MAKE IT WITH THAT CORRECT ONE SO FAR.

>> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE IT'S THE NEXT SLIDE IS AGAIN, JUST SOME REMINDERS THAT THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED PROCESS FOR THE USE OF THE FACILITY EVALUATION TOOL AND THE IMPACT DECISION FILTER.

WE ARE ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THIS TONIGHT SO THAT IT DOESN'T SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TIMELINE THAT WAS ALREADY REINFORCED BY THE BOARD.

IT'S A CRITICAL PIECE TO THE NEXT STEP THAT WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE NEXT GROUP THAT WILL BE TAKING THAT INFORMATION AND THEN EVENTUALLY BRINGING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD.

>> ON A LITTLE BIT CLARIFICATION.

I WOULD REINFORCE THAT TIMELINE BECAUSE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT TIMELINE, WHAT WE DISCUSSED AND FEW OF US HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT TIMELINE.

A TOOL WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED SO CONSCIOUSLY WITH SO MUCH EFFORT, START GOING TO PUT TWO PLUS MONTHS IN FILLING UP THAT MATRIX, CREATING ALL THE DATA BASED ON THIS FRAMEWORK AND WE HAVING ONE MEETING WHEN WE WILL BE PRESENTED THAT AND TO CHURN IT AND IN THE NEXT MEETING, VOTING ON IT IS NOT A FAIR PROCESS TO US TRUSTEES, NEITHER TO OUR COMMUNITY.

I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THIS LAST TIME, ANY UPDATES FROM THE STAFF?

>> WELL, THAT REALLY IS A TIMELINE FOR THE BOARD.

WHEN WE BROUGHT THAT TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD GAVE THEIR INPUT AND THEN HAD SOME FEEDBACK THE LAST TIME, THAT REALLY WILL BE UP TO YOU ALL AS FAR AS WHAT YOU ARE SEEING THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE CHANGED.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HEAR FROM YOU ALL BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A TIMELINE.

IT'S ONLY FAIR NOT ONLY THE STAFF BUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.

ONE, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS GOING TO BE APPROVED OR NOT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT.

THEN WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO REVISIT THE TIMELINE IS REALLY UP TO THE BOARD.

>> THE OFFICERS AT AGENDA SETTING, CAROL DID REACH OUT TO THE BOARD TO POTENTIALLY SET A DATE FOR ANOTHER MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, BASED UPON THE FEEDBACK AT THAT LAST BOARD MEETING.

>> I REQUESTED POSSIBLY HAD TWO MEETINGS FOR US TO DISCUSS BECAUSE IF WE HAVE SOME CHANGES FROM WHATEVER IS GIVEN, AGAIN, HAVING TWO DISCUSSIONS WOULD BE [OVERLAPPING]

>> I'M NOT SAYING TWO IS SUFFICIENT, BUT I DO KNOW CAROL HAD SENT AN EMAIL OUT TO ALL OF US ASKING ABOUT SOME DATES SINCE WE DID AGENDA SETTING AS OFFICERS BASED UPON THAT FEEDBACK.

>> YEAH. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S THE MONTH THERE.

>> I KNOW.

>> I READ THAT EMAIL, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE TASK AWAY.

>> IT ADDS MORE TO SEPTEMBER.

>> TRYING TO SOLVE THAT OVER OUR EMAIL IS DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO HELP.

I WOULD PERSONALLY WANT SOME MORE PONCHOS EFFORTS ON THE TIMELINE.

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IT'S A VERY BIG THING.

THIS DECISION WILL CHANGE THE HISTORY OF COPPELL DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME AND HAVING ZERO MEETING IN BETWEEN OF PRESENTATION AND VOTING.

>> TO ME, THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.

I WISH WE GAVE OUR COMMUNITY AND OURSELVES MORE TIME TO DELIBERATE IT MORE THOROUGHLY AND GIVE OUR COMMUNITY MORE CHANCE WHEN THEY KNOW HOW THEY WILL BE AFFECTED RATHER THAN JUST SHOOTING IN THE AIR, GIVING THEM TIME TO PROCESS THAT INFORMATION, HOW THEY'LL BE AFFECTED, COMING UP WITH THE IDEAS, COMING UP WITH THEIR CONCERNS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS THAT IS IN BETWEEN THIS BEING PRESENTED TO US AND WE TAKING A DECISION.

>> DO YOU WANT THAT ADDED TO AN AGENDA RATHER THAN ADDING MEETINGS VIA EMAIL?

>> WITH THE OFFICERS DOING YOUR THING, MAN.

I KNOW HOW IT WAS BEING THERE.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM. I HAVE FULL FAITH IN.

IF YOU GUYS TAKE YOU DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.

I DON'T MIND GETTING SIGN UP GENIUSES, I'M FINE EITHER WAY.

I JUST WANT AT THE END, AT LEAST TWO FULL DELIBERATED MEETINGS ON THIS TOPIC BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DATA PRESENTED TO US.

THERE'LL BE A LOT FOR US TO ADJOURN FOR US TO HEAR COMMUNITY'S INPUT, WHICH COULD AFFECT OUR THOUGHT PROCESS.

I WANT TO GIVE THAT PROCESS IS DUE TIME.

>> I KNOW THEY GO HAND IN HAND, BUT IF WE COULD STICKING WITH THE FACILITY EVALUATION TOOL, I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER SLIDE.

IT MAY JUST BE THE DISCUSSION SLIDE, BUT IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FACILITY TOOL? SEPARATE FROM THE TIMELINE FOR THE FACILITY TOOL.

>> I WILL ANSWER THE QUESTION OF FACILITY TOOL.

I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTION OF FACILITY TOOL.

I THINK THE FACILITY TOOL WILL DRIVE US TO HAVE THE DISCUSSIONS IF THERE'S ANY OMISSIONS THAT WE MADE FIND AFTER WE START GOING THROUGH THE DATA TO TRUSTEES AT THIS POINT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO FLUSH THAT OUT AT THAT POINT IN TIME WITHOUT HAVING THE DATA.

I THINK THE TOOL ITSELF WILL FACILITATE THAT AND PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK AND PARAMETERS, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE NEXT STEP OF DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THIS PROCESS.

>> TOOL IS QUICK, I AGREE WITH THAT I'M THINKING THIS NEXT STEP.

>> SURE. I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE JUST DIDN'T LIST THE TIMELINE AS AN AGENDA ITEM, AND SO I WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS OF THAT.

BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN THIS PROCESS EITHER BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S A GROUP THAT'S GOING TO BE READY TO TAKE ON THIS NEXT STEP IF THE TOOL IS APPROVED.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE, YOU HAD QUITE A BIT OF FEEDBACK, SO DID WE CAPTURE WHAT YOU HAD SHARED?

>> YEAH. I APPRECIATE THE CHANGES, PARTICULARLY IN THE DECISION MAKING, THE IMPACT REPORT, I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO, IN FACT DECISION MATRIX IS RIGHT THERE.

I THINK TO YOUR POINT, YOU SAID IT VERY WELL, DR. HUNT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT AFFECT THE RETENTION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY INVESTED IN OUR DISTRICT, AND SO I WANTED TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT, THAT WAS A CLEAR PART OF IT.

THEN I HAD CONCERNS AT YELLOW AT THE BEGINNING, THAT THE OPERATIONS PIECE OF A BUILDING SIZE AND AGE WAS DOUBLE COUNTED.

I APPRECIATED THE COMMITTEE AND AGE THINKING ABOUT THAT AND THINKING THAT THAT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO HAVE TWO DISTINCT CATEGORIES.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S DOUBLE COUNTING, BUT IF THE GROUP FEELS LIKE IT, THEN I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

BUT THIS IS THE PART THAT I DON'T WANT TO SALUTE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES, AND I THINK EVERYONE HAS SAID AND I BUY INTO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A TOOL.

THIS IS SOMETHING IN OUR TOOLBOX TO HELP US TAKE IN QUITE A BIT OF DATA AND BE OBJECTIVE AND HAVE A STARTING POINT, BUT THIS IS JUST ONE THING TO HELP US AS WE FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS.

ALL OF THAT IS TO SAY, YES, MY FEEDBACK THAT AS PARTICULARLY IN THIS AREA, HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED TO CISD? HOW DOES THIS AFFECT OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES? I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS REFLECTED, AND IT IS.

YES, THE ANSWER TO THE BIG QUESTION IS, I WOULD APPROVE THIS TOOL.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TOOL OR COMMENT?

>> I HAVE A TOOL QUESTION.

I'M GREAT WITH THE TOOL.

MY QUESTION ABOUT THE SECOND CATEGORY, THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTAL AND PROGRAMMATIC FACTORS, THAT'S SUBJECTIVE.

THE EXECUTION OF THAT, LIKE, WILL THERE BE AN AVERAGE OR A RANGE PROVIDED?

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LIKE WHEN IT'S SUBJECTIVE, I'M LIKE, WHO'S GOING TO BE FILLING IT OUT AND WHEN IT'S SUBJECTIVE, HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT THE RANGE IS, OR THE VARIANCE BECAUSE SOME OF THAT'S PERSPECTIVE.

>> REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I'M PUTTING IN FRONT OF THOSE.

>> THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAD WITH THE COMMITTEE?

>> YEAH.

>> THE FIRST NIGHT, WE JUST DID THE TOOL AND THEN THE SECOND NIGHT, THEY ALL BROUGHT BACK THEIR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS, AND IT WAS LIKE, WE NEED THE OBJECTIVE PIECE, BUT WE NEED THE SUBJECTIVE PIECE TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.

IF WE HAVE THE MATRIX, AND THEN WE NEED VALIDITY TOWARDS THE MATRIX, THAT THE IMPACT, SOCIAL EMOTIONALLY, ALL THE VERBIAGE THAT WE HAD THERE, THEY PUT THOSE IN A SEPARATE CATEGORY FOR A SECOND REVIEW.

SINCE THERE WERE TWO OR THREE THAT WERE, NUMBER WISE CAN SIMILAR OR.

>> THAT'S LIKE, DATA ALLOWS US TO ASK QUESTIONS.

>> RIGHT.

>> THAT SECOND PIECE PROVIDE SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT, THAT DATA IS GOING TO PROVIDE IF IT'S LIKE HE SAID, IT IS CLOSE, IF IT'S NOT, BUT IT'S STILL THINGS TO ALWAYS CONSIDER AND TO LOOK AT BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN IT COMES OUT TO OUR DISTRICT.

>> DID YOU GUYS ENVISION THAT THAT SUBJECTIVE PIECE BEING A RANGE ON LIKE ON A NUMBER SCALE? DID YOU GUYS ENVISION THE COMMITTEE THAT FILLS THAT OUT DOING AN AVERAGE.

WHAT WAS THE VISION FOR DECIDING WHAT THE FINAL DATA PIECE WOULD BE ON THE SUBJECTIVE PART?

>> I THINK IT WAS THE PLUS MINUS THAT WAS THERE, AS YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN IN THE.

>> IT'S THE SECTION ABOUT THIS ONE, IT'S THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTAL AND PROGRAMMATIC.

>> BUT WHAT I GOT FROM MISS BROWN TOO AND YOU CAN ADD TO THIS.

>> IS IT THIS COMMITTEE WHO WILL BE IMPLEMENTING?

>> IT'S A DIFFERENT IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE.

>> THAT IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE IS TAKING TWO MONTHS, THE COMMITTEE WHICH MADE THIS AND THE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTING IT, THEY MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT.

IT'S GOING TO GROW ORGANICALLY OVER TWO MONTHS WHEN YOU COMMITTEE WORKS ON AND THEN IT WILL BE ON US TO ABSORB ON THAT DATA.

>> I CAN PAUSE MY QUESTION FOR LATE, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT FILL OUT THIS SUBJECTIVE QUESTION AND GIVE IT A VERY DIFFERENT SCORE THAN WHAT I MIGHT AND SO I'M LIKE, HOW IS THAT GET RESOLVED?

>> I DON'T WANT TO BOX ANYBODY FOR SOMETHING WHICH IS YET TO GROW ORGANICALLY OVER TWO MONTHS OF WORK.

>> I HESITATE TO DO TOO MUCH OF THAT SO THAT WE DON'T DO JUST AS YOU'RE SAYING.

I'M HEARING YOU ALL THAT TIMELINE NEEDS TO BE ON THE AGENDA FOR A GOOD DISCUSSION FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

WHAT I DID GET FROM MISS BROWN AND CERTAINLY TROTTER AND GELDNER CAN WEIGH IN, OR IF MISS SIMPSON, I KNOW, WAS MADE AWARE OF SOME OF THESE WORK TOOL.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ONE AREA THAT'S GOING TO CARRY MORE WEIGHT THAN THE OTHER IT'S A COMBINED AMOUNT AND SO THERE'S SOME OBJECTIVITY THERE, OBVIOUSLY, AND THERE'S SOME SUBJECTIVITY.

IT'S TRYING TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND THEN BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS.

BUT AGAIN, AS FAR AS THE EVALUATION TOOL.

>> I'M GREAT WITH THE TOOL, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR MR. GELDNER, SINCE YOU WERE A BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR, ETC, YOU SEE THE TOOL IN THAT PROCESS.

WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST TAKEAWAY GOING INTO THIS AND WHAT WAS YOUR TAKEAWAY AFTER YOU SAW THE PROCESS?

>> BIGGEST TAKEAWAY. HONESTLY, JUST THINK ABOUT THE DECISION THAT HAS TO BE MADE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME TOUGH DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE, AND I AM AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL AND SO WE SEE THAT ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING IN ELEMENTARY.

THERE'S A GAUNTLET OF FACTORS FOR THAT, FACTORS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL.

I ALSO AM IN THE COMMUNITY, UNDERSTAND THE TOUGH DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE.

MY KIDS ALSO GO TO ELEMENTARY, WELL, ONES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ONES IN ELEMENTARY AND I THINK LOOKING AT IT, I LOOKED AT IT IN MULTIPLE AVENUES, I LOOKED AT IT AS A PARENT, I LOOKED AT IT AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND THEN ALSO AS AN EDUCATOR.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SUBJECTIVE BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES OBJECTIVE GETS US INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE TROUBLE.

THE OTHER WAY AROUND, I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS OBJECTIVE AND NOT SUBJECTIVE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME DATA TO LOOK AT THAT'S QUANTIFIABLE, THAT SOME DECISIONS CAN BE MADE TO BEST SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND OUR STUDENTS.

I THINK THAT WAS A BIG THING.

>> ULTIMATELY, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO, LIKE I SAID, TOUGH DECISIONS, BUT OVERALL, IT'S LOOKING AT OUR STUDENTS AND FIGURING OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP SUPPORT THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THE GREAT DISTRICT THAT WE KNOW IT IS,

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THAT DESTINATION DISTRICT AT THE FOREFRONT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE LOOKED AT.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF IT, IT'S DONE, NOW READY FOR THOSE NEXT STEPS.

THE THING IS I THINK WE THE LATTER WORRIED AND NERVOUS.

THEY'RE READY TO HEAR WHAT THOSE DECISIONS ARE GOING TO BE BAD, GOOD, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

BUT ULTIMATELY, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IT TOGETHER. [INAUDIBLE]

>> THAT'S THE OVERARCHING FEEDBACK I GET FROM EVERY PARENT THAT REACHES OUT TO ME, STAFF MEMBERS.

IT'S JUST THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT SOMETHING'S COMING AND AS SOON AS THEY CAN FIND OUT THE BETTER.

I I RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO DISSOLVE IT.

>> ABSORB.

>> ABSORB AND PROBLEM SOLVE AND THINK THROUGH.

BUT I WOULD JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN LAND ON THE TIMELINE, AND MAYBE THERE'S NO ADJUSTMENTS TO WHAT WE'VE ALREADY PUT UP TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT JUST MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT AND THAT COMMUNITY INCLUDES OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR WONDERFUL PARENTS.

>> PRINT FROM YOUR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF BC, IS THERE ANY OTHER POINT YOU HAVE CONSIDERED FROM FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY ELEMENTARY FACILITY, WHICH IS NOT COVERED IN THE FRAMEWORK?

>> I MEAN, THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, SO MUCH.

WE'VE HAD AMPLE DISCUSSION FROM PARENTS.

WE'VE HAD THE ROAD SHOW THAT DR. HUNT AND HIS CREW HAVE COME ON AND TALKED TO ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS ASK FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAFF.

WE'VE HAD NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.

WE'VE HAD SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

NOT ONLY WE AS STAFF, YOU WANT TO SAY AS A PARENT, TOO, AND I'VE SEEN, CAN I SAY THAT 100% THAT EVERYTHING'S IN THERE THAT I CAN EVER THINK OF I CAN'T MAKE THAT PROMISE.

BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THERE IS A LOT TO IT, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION, AND WE WANTED TO LOOK AT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT ARE GOING TO BE TASKED WITH SOME VERY TOUGH DECISIONS.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, HEY, LET'S LAY IT ALL OUT THERE SO THAT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, IT'S CLEAR AND IT'S OBJECTIVE SO THAT ALL ARE ABLE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT IS BEST FOR THIS DISTRICT MOVING FORWARD.

I FEEL CONFIDENT IN IT. I DO.

BUT COULD THERE BE ANOTHER PIECE? COULD THERE BE SOMETHING? THERE'S ALWAYS POSSIBLE MEANS.

HINDSIGHT 20 AS FAR AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE, FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVE, WHICH IS VERY UNIQUE FROM THE CITIZEN OF THE COMMUNITY, FROM PARENT, AND FROM ADMINISTRATOR, YOU BELIEVE THIS TO SET SHOULD GIVE US A WHOLE RANGE OF DATA FOR US TO MAKE THOSE DOGLETS.

>> I DO. LIKE I SAID EARLIER ON, YOU KNOW, LIKE DATA LAWS ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS CORRECT.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT DOGLET OF DATA, JUST LIKE YOU TALKED ABOUT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LOT.

ARE WE GOING TO BE DATA RICH, AND THESE DECISIONS THAT COME FROM AND HOW CLOSE ARE THESE VALUES? WE HAVE TO UTILIZE IT FIRST TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S OVERALL SUCCESS.

I THINK, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, THANKFULLY.

I'VE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS NOW, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

I KNOW THERE IS A LEAD BACK IN THE DAY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

THIS IS A GREATER THING.

I GUESS WE DO TO SEE WHAT THE DATA SHOWS AND WHAT IT SAYS.

I DO FEEL CONFIDENT IN IT.

BUT OF COURSE, WHEN THAT DATA IS ALL LAID OUT, DID WE GET EVERYTHING? DOES IT SHOW THAT THE IMPORTANT NUMBERS THAT WE WANT TO SEE OR NEED TO SEE? I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG QUESTION.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE TONIGHT AND YOU TO, MR. TROTTER.

I KNOW YOU ALL TALK ABOUT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

>> THAT'S ALL THE APPROVAL THAT YOU NEED ON 711.

>> JUST A FEEDBACK. THEN THERE'S ACTION ITEMS FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT I KNOW YOU ALL WANTED TO TALK ABOUT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

I THINK, FIRST, OR DID YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND THAT'S WE'RE DONE WITH PRESENTATION EXCEPT FOR WHAT YOU ALL HAVE FOR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO [INAUDIBLE]?

>> WE REALLY ARE INTO THE ACTION ITEMS. EXCEPT TO YOU GUYS, DO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS THE BOND PROJECTS NEXT OR DO YOU GUYS WANT TO GO INTO THE LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION?

>> I THINK OUR REAL ORDER WAS 711.

>> TRUE.

>> BUT DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL.

>> YOU WANT FORMAL, YOU WANT TO?

>> YES.

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING BEFORE.

>> SORRY. THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD.

>> IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON 711 STRATEGIC PLANNING TOOL?

>> I LOVE THAT WE APPROVED THE 7112 AS STRATEGIC PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION TEAM AS PRESENTED SCHEMATIC.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? AS IN FAVOR THE MOTION PASSES FOR ZERO.

[02:00:05]

THEN WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE PRESENTATION ON THE BOND PROJECTS,

[V.B. Discuss and consider taking action regarding previously approved bond projects]

SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ACTION WE WANT TO TAKE THERE?

>> I MOVED THAT WE POSTPONE THE EFFORTS ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESIGN FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESIGN, WHICH WAS FOR PINKERTON, LAKESIDE, AND TOWN CENTER UNTIL FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.

>> SECOND ANY.

>> I SECOND.

>> DID YOU GET ALL THAT? WHAT IF YOU REPEAT THE MOTIONS AGAIN?

>> WELL, THE MOTION IS TO POSTPONE THE ELEMENTARY PROJECTS FOR PHASE 2 UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE ABOUT ELEMENTARY CONSOLIDATION OR CLOSURE.

ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES 4,0.

THEN WE'RE ON TO THE LEGISLATIVE AND ADVOCACY RESOLUTIONS.

[V.C. Discuss and consider adoption of Coppell ISD’s Legislative Advocacy Resolutions for the Texas Association of School Boards Consideration for the TASB 2024-2026 Advocacy Agenda]

>> I THINK WE GO ON.

>> I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAVE ALL SEEN, THERE IT IS, THE DRAFT RESOLUTION.

WE TALKED LAST TIME ABOUT HAVE THESE FOCUSES REALLY GOING TO BE TWO AREAS AND THAT OUR THINGS WOULD POTENTIALLY FALL WITHIN FUNDING AND LOCAL CONTROL ARE THE TWO BIG TOPICS.

>> I STILL THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE OCCUPANCY AS A BIG FACTOR.

>> WHERE WOULD YOU JUST TOTALLY DEFINE.

JUST AS ITS OWN BULLET, I GUESS?

>> YES.

>> WHAT YOU SAID MEANS A TRANSPARENCY, WHAT DOES THAT MEANS?

>> THE TRANSPARENCY WITH THE ROBIN HEARD FUNDS WHEN THEY GO IN GENERAL FUND IS NO WAY.

THIS TWO ASPECT OF THE TRANSPARENCY.

FIRST IS ON OUR TAX BILL WHICH WE GET AS CITIZENS.

THE STATE COULD EASILY SAY HOW MUCH OF THOSE DOLLARS OR AT LEAST [INAUDIBLE] IS GOING BACK TO STATE IN CAPTURED.