[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEARING WITH US HERE.
TIME IS 6:08. PRINCIPAL GOLLNER.
>> THANK YOU. TIME IS 6:08, AND I'M GOING TO CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO SESSION.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH US FOR A FEW MINUTES AS WE RESOLVED A LITTLE BIT OF TECHNICAL ISSUES WE HAD.
FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS JUST ESTABLISH A ROLL CALL.
TO MY RIGHT, WE HAVE TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, TRUSTEE RANNA RAVAL, TRUSTEE JOBBY MATTHEW, TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY, TRUSTEE LEIGH WALKER, MYSELF, AND TRUSTEE SETHI IS UNABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATES, DR. HUNT.
[III. DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATES]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. CAVINESS, AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE SOME RECENT DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATES.
FIRST, WE ARE #CISC PROUD OF COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI, CHIAKA OGBOGU, OR CHI AS WE CALLED HER BACK IN THE DAY.
SHE SERVED UP AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE AS PART OF THE USA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WINNING A SILVER MEDAL AT THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS, WHICH IS A NICE ADD TO HER TROPHY CASE BECAUSE SHE ALREADY HAS A GOLD FROM THE PREVIOUS OLYMPICS.
BUT SHE WAS ALSO NAMED THE BEST MIDDLE BLOCKER OF THE GAMES.
SHE'S BEEN A POWERFUL FORCE AT EVERY LEVEL.
PLAYING AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL BACK IN THE DAY, SHE BROUGHT US TO TWO STATE TITLES IN 2011 AND 2012.
SHE WAS NAMED THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN 2012.
AFTER A STELLAR COLLEGE CAREER AT UT, AND A PROFESSIONAL PLAY IN ITALY, POLAND, AND TURKEY, SHE CONTINUES TO BLOCK THE COMPETITION AS A MEMBER OF THE US NATIONAL TEAM SINCE 2018.
LET'S GIVE HER A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE].
SHE'S JUST AN AMAZING YOUNG WOMAN.
WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE CONVOCATION A FEW WEEKS AGO, ON AUGUST THE 9TH, THAT WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS.
WE HAD SEVERAL CORPORATE SPONSORS, INCLUDING BAILEY ORTHODONTICS AND ONCORE PRODUCTION COMPANY, BUT OUR KEY SPONSOR WAS THE COPPELL EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
THEIR FINANCIAL BACKING HELPED US REALLY ELEVATE THIS EVENT TO SOMETHING THAT WAS TRULY INSPIRATIONAL.
WE HAD OUR THEME OF THE PLACES RIGHT THAT GOES ALONGSIDE OUR DISTRICT THEME OF MY HOME IS CISD.
WE HAD FOUR-DAY WEEKEND THAT LED US INTO SEVERAL GAMES AND FUN EVENTS.
WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, HEYWARD JEAN, AMAZING SPEECHES FROM OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, CHASE WOFFORD FROM COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL AND HEATHER NARAGON FROM AUSTIN ELEMENTARY.
IT REALLY WAS A GREAT EVENT, A WONDERFUL WAY FOR US TO KICK OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH OUR STAFF, AND IT REALLY DID HELP RESONATE THAT COPPELL ISD IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR OUR INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AND STAFF.
SPEAKING OF INCREDIBLE STAFF MEMBERS, CONGRATULATIONS TO CHS9, AP COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER, SENECA HART.
SHE HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS ONE OF ONLY 50 EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE AND ONLY THREE IN TEXAS, FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS AMAZON FUTURE ENGINEER TEACHER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
THIS IS A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM, IT'S A PAID FELLOWSHIP, AND THAT WILL EMPOWER MS. HART TO ENHANCE HER COMPUTER SCIENCE SKILLS AND HELP HER BRING THAT INTO OUR CLASSROOMS AT CHS9.
SHE HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON STEAM FOR ALL OF HER STUDENTS, WHICH IS A GREAT CORRELATION TO OUR STEAM PROGRAM AS SHE'S FOCUSED ON STEM.
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, HART WILL ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO STEM, WHICH IS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH, A PILOT INNOVATIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES AND CONNECT WITH THE NETWORK OF EDUCATORS DEDICATED TO INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECH LEADERS.
WE'RE IN THE SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL, I KNOW IT WAS ONLY THREE DAYS LAST WEEK.
BUT YOU ASKED THE KIDS, IT'S THE SECOND WEEK WE ALL COUNTED AS THE SECOND WEEK.
WE HAD A GREAT FIRST DAY LAST WEDNESDAY, THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS, OUR PRINCIPALS, ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, AND OF COURSE, TO OUR AMAZING STUDENTS WHO HELPED MAKE LAST WEDNESDAY SUCH A BIG SUCCESS.
I WAS ABLE TO VISIT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, AND THE ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM WAS CONTAGIOUS, SO PROUD OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, SO PROUD OF OUR STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS.
YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT OUR BOND PRESENTATION THROUGH OUR BOND PRESENTATION OF SOME OF THE BIG PROJECTS WE HAD THIS SUMMER, WILSON AND MOCKINGBIRDS REFRESH.
THE ONGOING RENOVATIONS AT VALLEY RANCH.
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THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, MS. ARTERBERY, YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR BEING SHINING STARS AS YOU WORK THROUGH THOSE CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES THAT SEEM TO BE COMING YOUR WAY.BUT IT WAS A GREAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
THANK YOU TO OUR TRUSTEES FOR HELPING US TO DELIVER LUNCHES ON THE FIRST DAY TO OUR OFFICE STAFF.
LET'S KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING, AND I HOPE THAT THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR IS OUR BEST ONE YET.
THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON ATTENDANCE.
THAT STARTED LAST YEAR, WE'RE CONTINUING THAT FOCUS THIS YEAR.
YOU'VE HEARD A LOT FROM US ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE IS, KIDS LEARN BEST WHEN THEY'RE IN SCHOOL.
KIDS ARE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THEIR PEERS, AND DEVELOPS STRONG SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WHEN THEY'RE IN SCHOOL.
THAT'S ALSO HOW WE ARE FUNDED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WE REALLY HAVE BEEN PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDANCE, HOW STARTING STRONG IS THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR.
IT'S PART OF A VERY ROBUST ATTENDANCE MATTERS CAMPAIGN THAT MS. BROWN AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HAS REALLY PUT TOGETHER TO HELP US TRACK ATTENDANCE, REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDANCE.
AS I SAID, TEXAS SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED BASED ON AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, SO IT'S IMPORTANT IN THAT REGARD AS WELL.
LAST SPRING, WHEN WE WERE DOING OUR BUDGET PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, WE HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS THAT JUST SAID, DR. HUNT, WE HAD NO IDEA HOW IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE WAS, AND WE'RE REALLY MAKING A COMMITMENT AS A FAMILY TO FOCUS ON NOT HAVING ANY MORE THAN FIVE ABSENCES IF POSSIBLE.
OBVIOUSLY, IF SOMEBODY'S SICK, THEY NEED TO STAY HOME, BUT WE'RE REALLY WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR CAMPUSES TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW ATTENDANCE DOES MATTER.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, AND WAYS THAT WE ARE PROMOTING ATTENDANCE IS THE ISD AT THE ATTENDANCE HUB AT WWW.COPPELLISD.COM/ATTENDANCE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATES.
>> THANK YOU, DR. HUNT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE TONIGHT,
[IV. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Anthony Hill - Place 3]
LED BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL.>> IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE JOIN ME.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER FOR THE START OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR.
MAY YOU BLESS THE TEAM OF EIGHT AND THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
GIVE US THE WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, GIVE US THE EYES TO SEE AND THE EARS TO HEAR.
MAY YOU BLESS OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AT THE CAMPUS, AND THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION LEVELS SO THEY MAY BE WISE IN THE DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY HAVE.
MAY THEY LEAD THEIR CAMPUSES AND STAFFS AND OPERATIONS WITH DIGNITY, INTEGRITY, AND RESPECT.
MY YOU BLESS OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
MY YOU LOOK OVER THEM AND GIVE THEM GUIDANCE, AND MAY THEY HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN ALL AREAS IN PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.
MY YOU GUIDE OUR PARENTS AS THEY LEAD THEIR FAMILIES, BUT THEY ALSO ENGAGE, AND TO OUR VOLUNTEERS, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO MAKE THIS THE BEST PLACE POSSIBLE, AND TO OUR COMMUNITY, FOR THE SERVICE IT PROVIDES TO US AND TO SUPPORT THIS DISTRICT.
IN ALL THOSE THINGS, WE ASK YOUR SURNAME AND YOURS, AMEN.
>> TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> TRUSTEE HILL. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM, IS THAT CORRECT?
[VI. DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS - SUPERINTENDENT]
>> WE WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO OUR DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS. BACK TO YOU, DR. HUNT.
>> THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE TWO REPORT ITEMS TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH OUR COORDINATOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, MR. GREG ALEXANDER.
HE WILL UPDATE THE COMMUNITY ON WHERE WE ARE WITH GOAL 3, WHICH IS RELATED TO STUDENT STAFF SAFETY AND WELL BEING, AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM OUR BOND PROJECT MANAGER, MR. SID GRANT, WHO WILL LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR BOND.
BUT WE'LL BEGIN WITH MR. ALEXANDER.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CAVINESS, DR. HUNT, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I COME BEFORE YOU TO UPDATE YOU ON THE SAFETY AND SECURITY THAT'S BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN COPPELL ISD.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE DEPUTIES HAVE BEEN LARGELY PUT IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE ARE CURRENTLY UPDATING FACILITIES TO PUT THE [INAUDIBLE] CAMERAS, DOOR ACCESS, AND PANIC BUTTONS, AND WE HAVE COMPLETED THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE MORE CHANNELS FOR RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION ACCORDING TO HOUSE BILL 3.
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I WANT TO GIVE A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY CAMPUS ON THEIR DOOR SWEEPS.WE HAD 100% PASS RATE, NO FAILURES, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS COMING YEAR WORKING WITH YOU GUYS TO IMPLEMENT THE SAME STRATEGY.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE NEW TEA PLATFORM, WHICH IS A REPOSITORY FOR DOCUMENTS THAT WE CAN PUT IN FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
OUR DOOR SWEEPS, OUR DRILLS, WILL BE GOING INTO THIS REPOSITORY, AND IT JUST ALLOWS US TO SEE WHERE WE ARE NOW, AND IN THE FUTURE IF WE NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.
THEN I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY.
SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WE JUST HAD ONE THURSDAY ON AUGUST 15TH, WHERE I WENT IN MORE IN DEPTH OF WHAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY OUT TO THE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER THE 14TH AT 5:30 OR 4:30. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> QUESTIONS FOR MR. ALEXANDER.
>> SENTINEL. IS TEA REQUIRING US TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS? IS IT A STATE WIDE REQUIREMENT FOR EVERYBODY TO ENTER THEIR INFORMATION IN SENTINEL?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? [NOISE]
>> THEN OUR SECOND REPORT, AND AGAIN, THAT FIRST REPORT WAS ALIGNED WITH OUR GOAL 3 AND SEVERAL OF OUR SEABASS SPILLERS.
THE SECOND REPORT IS OUR BOND PROJECTS.
AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE MR. SID GRANT HERE, OUR BOND PROJECT MANAGER, WHO WILL UPDATE THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU, DR. HUNT, PRESIDENT CAVINESS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD.
IT'S GREAT TO BE UP HERE AGAIN.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A REALLY BRIEF UPDATE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SUMMER.
ROUGHLY WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY ABOUT $70 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, NON TECHNOLOGY RELATED PROJECTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE THAT EITHER TOOK PLACE THIS SUMMER OR ARE STILL IN PROGRESS.
TO START WITH THAT, JUST LOOKING AT THE WILSON AND MOCKINGBIRD REFRESH.
AT THE LEFT IS A BEFORE AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S LOOKING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS THE AFTER.
YOU CAN SEE IT HAS THE NEW WINS COATING ON THE WALLS, REPLACING THE OLD LAMINATE, NEW LVT FLOORING.
IT LOOKS LIKE WOOD, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY WOOD AND IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF ACOUSTICAL PROPERTY TO IT AS WELL AS A LITTLE BIT OF CUSH.
IT'S NOT LIKE THE VINYL TILE THAT YOU'RE USED TO.
IT'S SOFTER AND JUST HAS MORE PROPERTIES AND LOOKS BETTER.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE NEW LED LIGHTING THAT IS IN THE CEILINGS AND NEW PAINT ON THE WALLS.
THERE'S STILL A FEW THINGS LEFT TO DO THAT ARE ON THE PUNCH LIST AT WILSON AND MOCKINGBIRD, INCLUDING THE DOOR HARDWARE AND A FEW OTHER SMALL ITEMS. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WILSON AND MOCKINGBIRD, I'D SAY WE ARE 95% COMPLETE.
THIS IS ANOTHER PHOTO OF A TYPICALLY REFRESHED HALLWAY AT THOSE CAMPUSES, SO YOU CAN SEE CHARACTER WAS ADDED INTO THE AREAS AS WELL.
THIS IS THE NEW LIBRARY SHELVING ON THE LEFT AND ON THE RIGHT, AND THE NEW LIBRARY TABLES AND CHAIRS, AS WELL AS YOU CAN SEE THE NEW CARPET.
I THINK THE LIBRARIES TURNED OUT REALLY NICE.
THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD FEEL TO THEM.
THIS IS JUST SOME TYPICAL CLASSROOM FURNITURE.
I TOOK THESE WHILE THE FURNITURE INSTALLERS WERE ACTUALLY ON SITE, SO THE CHAIRS WEREN'T IN THIS PARTICULAR CLASSROOM YET.
BUT ALL THE NEW FURNITURE FOR MOCKINGBIRD AND WILSON ARE IN PLACE AT THIS TIME. LIBRARY MURAL.
YOU CAN SEE THE WILSON RANGERS.
WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE LIBRARY AND YOU SEE THAT, YOU CAN'T HELP, HAS A REALLY GOOD FEELING TO IT.
AS WELL AS JUST THE WHOLE LIBRARY IS MUCH BRIGHTER AND HAS A REALLY GOOD FEEL TO IT.
THIS IS THE MURAL AT MOCKINGBIRD.
QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT STYLE, BUT THE PRINCIPALS WORKED WITH THE INTERIOR DESIGN ARCHITECT IN DESIGNING THESE.
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THIS WAS TAKEN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF VALLEY RANCH ELEMENTARY, FORMERLY THE LIBRARY AND THE ADMINISTRATION AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE DOING AND RE-ROUTING PLUMBING.
THAT'S WHY THE FLOOR IS CUT OUT.
IT'S GOING TO BE READY AT THE END OF WINTER BREAK.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE READY TO OCCUPY, AS WELL AS THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY.
THESE ARE THE GRADE BEAMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY.
THAT WILL BE THE NEW ENTRANCE FOR THE CAMPUS, AND THEN YOU'LL ENTER THE CAMPUS ONCE YOU GO THROUGH THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY.
THEY WILL BE POURING THE CONCRETE ON THIS DECK SUPPOSEDLY TOMORROW MORNING.
THAT WILL HAVE CONCRETE, AND YOU CAN SEE IT HAS CRAWL SPACE UNDERNEATH IT, AND IT'S A PIER AND BEAM STRUCTURE.
THOSE BEAMS GO WELL DOWN INTO THE BEDROCK SO THAT WITH THE POOR SOILS IN THE VALLEY RANCH AREA, THAT BUILDING SHOULD NEVER MOVE.
MOCKINGBIRD AND WILSON. THIS IS THE RECEPTION AREA.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S MUCH BRIGHTER, CLEANER, AND HAS A MUCH BETTER FEEL TO IT AS WELL. THEY'VE CLEANED IT UP.
THIS WAS STILL DURING THE MOVE IN PHASE. NEW PLAYGROUND.
ALL OF THE PLAYGROUNDS, THEY'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THE PUNCH LIST PHASE.
THEY WERE ALL ACTUALLY USABLE AT THIS POINT.
THE IRRIGATION HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND WE ONLY LACK DOWN CENTER FOR THE NEW GRASS SOD.
BUT THE FALL SURFACING, YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD AT RICHARD J LEE ELEMENTARY.
THE PLAYGROUND COMPANY, WHEN THEY POUR THIS FALL SURFACING, THAT'S REAL CUSHIONY, THEY HIRE SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY SPENDS THE NIGHT WITH IT SO THAT IT CAN ENSURE NO PERSON OR ANIMAL WALKS ACROSS IT UNTIL IT'S FULLY CURED.
WELL, THE PERSON THAT THEY HIRED FOR RICHARD J LEE ELEMENTARY DECIDED TO LEAVE TO GO GET A SNACK. GUESS WHAT? SOMEONE CAME AND WALKED ACROSS THAT PLAYGROUND SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND REDO THAT ENTIRE SURFACE MATERIAL, AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT OF COURSE.
JUST FUNNY STORY, BUT NOT NOT SO FUNNY TO CANTEL.
>> THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE NEW 3RD-5TH GRADE PLAYGROUND.
THE TRACK, WITH THE SURFACE MATERIAL THAT THEY PUT DOWN, WE DID END UP HAVING TO REPLACE ALL THE ASPHALT FOR THE TRACK.
ONCE THEY SCRAPED THE OLD TRACK SURFACE OFF, IT WAS IN POOR CONDITION.
WE ALREADY HAD IT IN THE BID, DIDN'T COST ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM WHAT YOU APPROVED, BUT THEY HAD TO REDO THE ENTIRE ASPHALT.
THE ASPHALT HAS TO CURE FOR SO LONG, AND THEN THEY CAN ONLY PUT DOWN THE TRACK UNDER A CERTAIN DEGREE.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BLACK TRACK FOR A WHILE BEFORE THEY CAN ACTUALLY LAY THE TRACK.
BUT WE WANT IT DONE RIGHT, AND WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY CHANCE THAT STRUCTURALLY WON'T HOLD UP LIKE WE EXPECTED.
WHEN YOU SEE BUDDY ECHOLS FIELD, THE TRACK, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO IT PERHAPS DURING OUR BY WEEK.
THERE WON'T BE ANYONE ON IT FOR THREE WEEKS, BUT THAT'S STILL TO BE DETERMINED, RIGHT COACH WILL? [LAUGHTER] TENNIS CENTER EXPANSION, THE BUILDINGS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE, BUT THEY'RE TURNED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
WE BELIEVE WE'VE ACTUALLY IMPROVED ON THAT, AND COACH NOONAN LIKES IT.
THIS AREA, LET'S SEE IF THE ARROW SHOWS UP, THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE AN OPEN AREA WITH A CANOPY OVER IT.
IF SOMEONE GOES TO THE CONCESSION STAND, THERE'LL BE A SEATING AREA HERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SIT, BE IN THE SHADE, AND SO FORTH.
THIS WILL BE THE MAIN ENTRANCE.
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IF IT'S AN EVENT THAT TICKETS ARE SOLD, THEY'LL GET THEIR TICKET HERE AND ENTER HERE.THEN TO GO TO THE COURTS, YOU'LL GO OUT HERE ONTO THE TENNIS COURT.
CURRENTLY, THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING.
IT'S CURRENTLY BEING RENOVATED, AND OUR HOPE IS TO HAVE IT AVAILABLE TO BE OCCUPIED BY THE COACHES AND THE STUDENTS BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
THEY'RE MOVING REALLY QUICKLY ON THAT.
WE TEMPORARILY HAVE A PORTABLE OUT THERE FOR THEM WITH WATER, AIR CONDITIONING AND AND REST ROOMS. THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GO OUTSIDE THE TENNIS COURTS FOR THOSE NEEDS, AND THERE'S ROOMS TO CHANGE CLOTHES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'VE GOT THAT THERE FOR THEM TEMPORARILY UNTIL THIS BUILDING IS COMPLETE.
THERE WE GO, THE AIR CONDITIONED PORTABLES.
WE ARE WAITING ON THE FINAL CITY PERMIT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THE TWO ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS FOR THAT.
THE UPDATE ON FINE ARTS BUILDING, THE DEMO OF THE EXISTING BASEBALL FIELD HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
THE GRADING OF THE SITE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, BUT WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE FINAL PERMIT FROM THE CITY TO START CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.
THERE'S BEEN SOME COMMENTS FROM THE CITY, AND THEY WILL COME BACK TO THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERS. THEY'LL ANSWER THEM.
THOSE COMMENTS WILL GO BACK TO THE CITY AND THEN OFTEN THE CITY HAS ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH, BUT WE THINK WE ARE ALMOST THERE.
CORE CONSTRUCTION IS READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING THE MOMENT WE HAVE THE PERMIT FOR THIS BUILDING.
LOOKING FORWARD, ACTUALLY TOMORROW MORNING, WE ARE GOING TO WALK COPPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH TO START PLANNING FOR THE FINE ARTS EXPANSION AND THE REFRESH OF THAT BUILDING.
WE HOPE TO START THAT NEXT SUMMER, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE FURNITURE REPLACEMENT AS PART OF THE BOND FOR NORTH.
ALSO, WE ARE LOOKING AT IN JANUARY, WE WILL PUT A BID OUT FOR THE TURF AND TRACK REPLACEMENT AT COPPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH AS PART OF THE BID AS WELL.
AS THE LIBRARY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AT VALLEY RANCH FINISH UP AT WINTER BREAK, WE WILL HAVE FURNITURE READY TO GO IN THERE OVER WINTER BREAK.
WHEN THE STUDENTS AND STAFF COME BACK, THOSE AREAS SHOULD BE 95% COMPLETE WITH NEW FURNITURE.
THEN WE WILL DO THE REMAINDER OF VALLEY RANCH FURNITURE NEXT SUMMER AS THAT PROJECT FINISHES UP.
WE WILL ALSO BE STARTING PROBABLY RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, LOOKING AT THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL CTE CENTER DESIGN.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON THAT BECAUSE THAT PROJECT WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER BAND AND CHOIR MOVE INTO THE NEW FACILITY.
CONSTRUCTION ON THAT CANNOT BEGIN UNTIL THEN, WHICH IS HOPEFULLY AUGUST OF 2025.
THAT MEANS CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CTE CENTER CAN HAPPEN WHILE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION, BUT WILL LIKELY BE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025 WHEN THAT PROJECT WILL BEGIN.
FOR NEXT SUMMER, WE'LL ALSO BE LOOKING AT THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL, THE FIELD HOUSE, THE INDOOR TURF REPLACEMENT, AND ALSO THE OLDER GYM FLOORING REPLACEMENT AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL.
THEN AS YOU KNOW, ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITIONS AND REFRESHERS ARE ON HOLD UNTIL DECISIONS ARE MADE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GRANT? MS. WALKER.
>> I DO. I HAVE A COMMENT AND THEN A QUESTION.
MY FIRST ONE IS, CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS IS MASSIVE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS GOING ON AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT TIMES WITH DIFFERENT VARIABLES, AND I AM SO IMPRESSED AT HOW SMOOTHLY IT IS GOING.
I WOULD JUST ALSO OFFER UP THAT I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS THAT HAVE YOUNG KIDS AT BOTH MOCKINGBIRD AND WILSON, AND THEY SAID THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WAS SO MUCH FUN, THAT THE PARENTS AND THE KIDS DID NOT EXPECT IT TO LOOK LIKE BRAND NEW SCHOOLS.
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MY QUESTION IS, AS WE LOOK AT VALLEY RANCH IN PARTICULAR, HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING THOSE CAMPUSES THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS THEY NAVIGATE BEING IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE?>> WELL, FOR ONE, WE'VE ENSURED THAT ALL THE LIFE SAFETY MEASURES ARE IN FOR THE PORTABLES, EVERYTHING.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH FIRE MARSHAL AND THE CITY BUILDING OFFICIALS IN THE CITY OF IRVING.
ALSO WITH CORE CONSTRUCTION LEADERSHIP AND WORKERS ON SITE, AS THINGS AS THEY WILL HAPPEN, AS AIR CONDITIONERS GO DOWN, AS OTHER ISSUES COME UP, THEY ARE ALREADY ON SITE TO HELP ASSIST WITH ANY MATTERS THAT COME UP.
TECHNOLOGY, MYSELF, MAINTENANCE, WE'RE ALL OVER THERE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO ASSESS AND FIND OUT WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND TAKE CARE OF THEM.
WE KNOW THERE WILL BE SOME SURPRISES ALONG THE WAY OR THINGS WE DON'T ANTICIPATE, BUT WE WILL BE THERE ABSOLUTELY TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE.
>> LAST QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK LOW KEY I'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE WRONG INFORMATION.
ALREADY ECHOLS FIELD IS GOING TO BE READY FOR THE FIRST FOOTBALL GAME, BUT THE TRACK WILL NOT BE DOWN, TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
>> SURE. THE TRACK, IT'S AN ASPHALT SURFACE, SO THEY CAN WALK ON IT, DO ANYTHING. IT'S JUST FINE.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN THE STANDS LOOKING DOWN ON IT FOR THAT FIRST GAME, INSTEAD OF SEEING THE TERRA COTTA COLORED TRACK LIKE THEY DID BEFORE, IT WILL JUST BE A BLACK SURFACE.
IT'S EXACTLY LIKE THE OLD TRACK WAS, JUST WITHOUT THE COLORED SURFACING ON IT.
>> WE HAD A SCRIMMAGE THERE SATURDAY MORNING.
I WAS IN ATTENDANCE. IT WENT VERY WELL.
THERE'LL BE SOME WORKAROUNDS FOR THE TRACK, AS MR. GRANT SAID, WITH GROUPS LIKE CHEERLEADERS, DRILL TEAM, BAND THAT MIGHT BE STANDING THERE.
THE COMPANY THAT PUT THE TRACK DOWN, HELLAS, IS COMMITTED TO HELPING US MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE NOT ONLY SAFE, BUT ALSO COMFORTABLE FOR ALL OF THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING.
I DID WANT TO GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO MS. ARTERBERY AND THE WHOLE VALLEY RANCH TEAM.
WE LAUGH BECAUSE WE LOVE, BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, IT'S HARD.
WE FORGET WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN CHS WENT UNDER MAJOR RENOVATIONS.
SOME OF THAT WAS WHILE KIDS WERE LEARNING ONLINE, BUT IT'S STILL HARD.
WHEN EAST WENT UNDER MAJOR RENOVATIONS WHEN STUDENTS AND STAFF WERE THERE.
WHEN OLD WEST BECAME CHS 9, MY DAUGHTER WAS THERE FOR TWO YEARS AND I GOT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY, [LAUGHTER] FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS AT HOME.
IT'S HARD. BUT WE'VE NOT HAD THIS AT ELEMENTARY, AND IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.
BUT OUR KIDS HAVE BEEN GREAT, THE PARENTS HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING, AND MS. ARTERBERY AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PORTABLES OVER THERE, BUT THE PORTABLES LOOK GREAT.
THEY'RE VERY COMFORTABLE, VERY SAFE.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN RESTROOMS, THEIR OWN AC.
[LAUGHTER] THAT MIDDLE PART IS CLOSED OFF TO STUDENTS.
WE DO HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH CORE CONSTRUCTION.
MR. GRANT IS WORKING WITH THEM CONSTANTLY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS AS PLEASANT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, EXPERIENCE AS YOU CAN POSSIBLY HAVE, JUST KNOWING THAT THE END RESULT IS GOING TO BE GREAT, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AT TIMES GETTING THROUGH THERE.
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU, MS. ARTERBERY AND THE WHOLE VALLEY RANCH STAFF, PARENTS.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
CHIPPING IN. THE FIRST TWO FIRST TWO WORDS OF OUR MISSION STATEMENT ARE WORKING TOGETHER.
CANYON RANCH OPENED THEIR DOORS TO HELP OUT.
OTHER SCHOOLS CAME OVER TO HELP OUT.
SAME THING WITH MOCKINGBIRD AND WILSON.
WE HAD LIBRARIANS COME AND HELP STOCK THE LIBRARY.
JUST PEOPLE PITCHING IN AND HELPING OUT BECAUSE IT IS A LOT TO DO, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND HELPING MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> MR. GRANT, REAL QUICK QUESTION.
I KNOW MR. ALEXANDER SPOKE ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT SAFETY AND SECURITY AT VALLEY RANCH BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON?
>> THE SAFETY AND SECURITY AT VALLEY RANCH?
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>> SURE. OF COURSE WE HAVE A FULL TIME SRD ON CAMPUS THAT WALKS AROUND.
OF COURSE, PART OF HIS ROUTINE IS WALKING THE PORTABLES AS WELL.
ALSO, WHEN STUDENTS INGRESS OR EGRESS OUT OF THE PORTABLES, THERE'S A COVERED WALKWAY SYSTEM.
WE ACTUALLY POURED CONCRETE, A COVERED WALKWAY, AND IT HAS FENCING ON EITHER SIDE OF IT.
THEY HAVE EMERGENCY EXITS OUT OF THAT WALKWAY THAT ARE ONE WAY.
THEY HAVE A PANIC BAR ON ONE SIDE IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY.
YOU PUSH THAT BAR, THE GATE OPENS, BUT THEN WHEN IT CLOSES, YOU CANNOT GET IN FROM THE OUTSIDE.
THAT SYSTEM IS STILL BEING TWEAKED SOMEWHAT, BUT THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TO HAVING THAT WHERE WE WANT.
STUDENTS, ONCE THEY ENTER THE BUILDING OR THE PORTABLE AREAS, THEY CAN GET TO OUR TEMPORARY PLAYGROUND AREA.
THANKS TO LEA PARK AND PLAY FOR NOT COMPLETELY DONATING IT, BUT THEY GAVE US A REALLY GOOD DEAL ON PUTTING UP A TEMPORARY PLAYGROUND ON THAT SITE.
BUT STUDENTS ARE CONFINED IN THAT AREA AND CANNOT GET OUT TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA.
WE DO HAVE, JUST AS YOU DO ON ANY OTHER CAMPUS, IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY OR THE FIRE ALARM GOES OFF, FOR EVERY CLASSROOM, INCLUDING THE PORTABLES, THERE IS A PRIMARY EXIT AND A SECONDARY EXIT.
THAT IF ONE AREA IS BLOCKED, THE STUDENTS HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE, AND STAFF HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE DIRECTION THAT THEY CAN GO IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
OF COURSE, THE FIRE MARSHAL REQUIRES IT, WE'VE TRIED TO COVER EVERYTHING WITH THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION GOING ON TO MAKE THESE BUILDINGS AS SAFE AS ANY OTHER BUILDING.
BETWEEN CORE, CORGAN AND THEIR DESIGNS, WORKING WITH THE CITY OF IRVING AND GETTING THIS IN, WE'VE ALREADY TWEAKED THINGS THREE OR FOUR TIMES, AND I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO ADDITIONALLY AS WELL OR MORE TIMES AS WELL.
BUT EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING IS WITH SAFETY IS THE NUMBER 1 GOAL FOR OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. GRANT? JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK.
THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING ON AND YOU'RE JUGGLING SOME BALLS TO KEEP THINGS MOVING AND ON SCHEDULE.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CAVINESS. THANK YOU, BOARD.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GRANT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. HUNT. I'LL TAKE US INTO OUR ACTION ITEMS.
[VII.A. CONSENT]
FIRST UP IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONSENT AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, TO APPROVE CONSENT AS PRESENTED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
WE'LL TAKE US ON TO OUR MAIN EVENT, ITEM B,
[VII.B. Discuss and consider approval of the 2024-2025 Campus Improvement Plans (SPG1, SPG2, & SPG3) ]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2024/2025 CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CAVINESS, DR. HUNT, AND BOARD.
OUR PRINCIPALS ARE HERE AND ARE SO READY TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN ALL OF THEIR PLANS THAT THEY HAVE DETAILED FOR YOU THIS EVENING. THEY'RE ALL JUST SMILING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> HERE WE GO. STARTING WITH GOLLNER, I'M FEELING THAT WOULD BE A GREAT START.
NO, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A STATE REQUIREMENT FOR NOT ONLY A DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, BUT CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS EACH YEAR.
OUR CAMPUS HAS WORKED VERY HARD, ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND PRINCIPALS AND THEIR TEAMS. I HAVE PRESENTED FOR YOU THEIR DIFFERENT PLANS THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS YEAR.
WITHIN EACH OF THEIR PLANS, YOU NOTICED THAT THEY HELP TO ALIGN NOT ONLY WITH THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, BUT ALSO TOO WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT GOALS, OUR WORK WITH CBAS, AS WELL AS PIECES SUCH AS HOUSE BILL 3, WHICH WILL BE UPDATED, AND I NOTED THAT TOO AFTER THIS EVENING AND YOU COME TO YOUR CONSENSUS ABOUT THOSE PARTICULAR GOALS.
BUT AT THIS TIME, I JUST ASKED FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD NEED AND WE HAVE, ONCE AGAIN, ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS HERE TO STEP UP FOR ANY SPECIFICS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR THEIR CAMPUS AS WELL.
>> I'LL ONCE AGAIN REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS WILL ALL BE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE OF EACH SCHOOL ONCE APPROVED,
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AND THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN I THINK HAS BEEN POSTED SINCE IT WAS APPROVED IN JULY.>> IT HAS. WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS, AND JUST REMEMBER, ALL OF THOSE ARE FLUID DOCUMENTS, BUT WE'LL ALSO HAVE THOSE POSTED AND THE REQUIREMENTS TO YOU FOR THOSE PLANS IN SPANISH AS WELL, WHICH IS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR CERTAIN CAMPUSES IN THE DISTRICT PLAN.
>> DOES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR?
>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK COMMENT.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
I KNOW THAT WAS THE CATALYST FOR THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND THE GREAT WORK THAT WAS DONE.
THE OTHER THING TOO IS THE ALIGNMENT, LIKE YOU TALKED ABOUT, YOU SEE THAT THROUGHOUT AND I KNOW THAT AT EACH LEVEL, IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT SOME OF THE KEY THINGS LIKE THE MTSS.
JUST FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OTHERS AND AWARENESS, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF THE MULTI TIER SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT BECAUSE WE SEE THAT THROUGHOUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE IN THESE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS?
>> THAT'S GREAT. I THINK I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE TOO THAT WHENEVER THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN WAS THERE SPEAKING TO MTSS AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
ACTUALLY, THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE A VOLUNTEER FROM OUR PRINCIPALS THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ABOUT MTSS AS A WHOLE FOR YOUR CAMPUS AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS AND YOUR GOAL WITHIN THERE.
YEAH, THIS IS FUN. I LIKE THIS. THIS IS GREAT.
COME ON, PEOPLE, YOU'RE GOOD AT IT.
THERE YOU GO, ASHLEY MINTON. COME ON DOWN. HERE YOU GO.
>> IT'S LIKE THE PRICE IS RIGHT.
>> BECAUSE YOU'LL HEAR A LOT FROM ME, SO I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU TO HEAR TOO FROM THAT PRINCIPAL PERSPECTIVE.
THANK YOU, ASHLEY. ALL OF YOU NOW OWE ASHLEY A FAVOR.
I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT TOO.
MTSS IS OUR MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT, AND IT IS REALLY LOOKING AT THE WHOLE CHILD.
WE HAVE PEOPLE INVOLVED AS THE COUNSELORS, THE GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, OUR SUPPORT STAFF, MAYBE OUR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION SPECIALIST, EVERYONE COMING AROUND THE TABLE TOGETHER TO LOOK AT DATA AND LOOK AT HOW OUR KIDS ARE PERFORMING AND WHAT GROWTH THEY ARE MAKING OR MAYBE NOT MAKING, AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO PUT IN PLACE FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO HELP THEM MAKE THAT GROWTH.
ANOTHER THING WE'RE REALLY GOING TO FOCUS ON THIS YEAR IS THAT ATTENDANCE PIECE AS WELL, AND LOOKING AT HOW DOES THAT FALL INTO MTSS, AND SUPPORTING OUR KIDS TO GET THEM HERE, BECAUSE WE KNOW WHEN THEY'RE HERE, THEN WE CAN DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO WITH THEM.
REALLY JUST PUTTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND WORKING AS A TEAM SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THE PICTURE ALTOGETHER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT?
>> THIS IS FUN. WHO ELSE HAS A QUESTION?
THROUGHOUT THIS, WE TALK ABOUT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE EFFORTS IN THESE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS? BECAUSE I KNOW IT GOES FROM THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL WITH STEAM AND OTHER AREAS ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL AREAS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE EFFORTS AND THE THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN DO FOR THIS YEAR TO HELP SUPPORT CTE IN THE DISTRICT?
>> THAT'S GREAT. I'M GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE ONE OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES WHO WANTS TO COME UP THIS EVENING.
ANGIE IS HAVING A LITTLE FUN TONIGHT.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT CTE AND YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY SOME OF OUR PIECES FOR CCMR, THAT CAREER COLLEGE AND MILITARY READINESS, IT DOESN'T JUST START IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT DOESN'T JUST START IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IT REALLY STARTS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND THAT CAREER AWARENESS TALKING ABOUT, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE? WHO DO YOU WANT TO BECOME WHENEVER YOU ARE LEAVING US FROM YOUR JOURNEY HERE? YOU THINK, "OH MY GOSH, MY CHILD IS JUST STARTING PRE K OR KINDERGARTEN." BUT THOSE ARE THE KIND OF DISCUSSIONS AND THAT'S THE FORWARD THINKING THAT WE ALSO WANT OUR KIDS TO THINK ABOUT.
IT'S NOT PUTTING THAT ADDITIONAL PRESSURE, BUT IT'S TALKING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK THAT DURING EACH OF OUR PLANS THAT WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE WAY OF HOW WE'VE SHARED THAT.
I WOULD INVITE LAURA SPRINGER DOWN THIS EVENING TO BE ABLE TO JUST SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO CHS AND SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING SPECIFICALLY WITH CTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MRS. SPRINGER.
>> I LOVE TALKING ABOUT OUR CTE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING.
I WANT TO FIRST OFF SAY, HAVING EVERYONE HERE, LIKE YOU SAID, OUR ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS AND WHAT THEY DO FOR KIDS AND THESE PRINCIPALS AND WHAT THEY POUR INTO THEIR KIDS ALL THE WAY THROUGH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND UP.
WHEN THEY GET TO US, I LOOK LIKE A CHAMPION.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW BECAUSE OF ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO PREPARE THESE KIDS.
WE HAVE A HOST OF PROGRAM THAT REALLY OUR KIDS WALK OUT OUR DOOR, THEY CAN GO IN PHARMACOLOGY SOMEWHERE AND WORK AT SOME OF THE PHARMACISTS AROUND TOWN.
WE HAVE AN MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM THAT IS REALLY THRIVING.
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WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS FOR THE AMOUNT OF KIDS THAT WANT TO TAKE MEDICAL ASSISTANT.WE HAVE AN EMT PROGRAM THAT GARY BYER RUNS. HE'S GETTING OLD.
I SAID, "DUDE, YOU GOT TO HANG ON." [LAUGHTER] WE STILL GOT A LOT OF KIDS WE GOT TO GET THROUGH.
BUT ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS, AND THEN YOU TAKE THAT WHOLE HOST OF PROGRAMS OUT TO OUR TRAINING ROOM, AND I HAVE TRAINERS WHO ARE TRAINING OUR KIDS TO BE PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS WHO CAN GO AND TAKE CARE OF THEM.
THANK GOODNESS, CAVINESS' SON IS A TRAINER BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN HE'S GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK AT THESE MEETINGS.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S JUST FANTASTIC TO WATCH OUR KIDS AND ALL THE MEDICAL PART.
THEN YOU MOVE OVER TO TSA, AND WE ARE ONE OF THE LEADERS.
WE HAVE GONE TO STATE EVERY YEAR INTO NATIONALS AND OUR KIDS ARE OUT-PERFORMING LIKE CRAZY.
OUR TECHNICAL, EVERYTHING WE DO FROM COMPUTER SCIENCE TO ROBOTICS, IT'S JUST HUGE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ONE DAY HAVING MORE SPACE TO EVEN EXPAND OUR CTE PROGRAM BECAUSE OUR POOR LITTLE ROBOTICS HAS TO GO IN LITTLE SQUARES IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THEN YOU GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO OUR DECA PROGRAM, AND WE ARE THE STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
WE'VE GOT OUR KIDS TWO YEARS IN A ROW.
WE HAVE THE STATE PRESIDENT FOR DECA, BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST AMAZING.
OUR KIDS GO IN THROUGH MARKETING AND THEY JUST ARE READY TO WALK OUT, AND LIKE I SAID, AND GO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND GET THEM BECAUSE THEY JUST KNOW HOW TO PRESENT THEMSELVES, HOW TO MARKET THEMSELVES.
IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC TO WATCH ALL ACROSS EVERYTHING WE DO I THINK THROUGH OUR CTE PROGRAMS. BUT THEN THIS YEAR, WE HAD TO ADD TWO COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS BECAUSE OUR COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMS ARE GOING STRONG.
WE'VE STARTED MOVING SOME OF OUR COMPUTER SCIENCE EVEN DOWN INTO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS MORE.
WHEN THEY GET TO US, THEY'RE REALLY GOING INTO COMPUTER SCIENCE 1, 2, 3, AND 4.
I HAVE A TEACHER NAMED MICHAEL FINNEGAN WHO IS PHENOMENAL.
HE LEFT THE CORPORATE WORLD TO COME TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR US, AND HE IS AMAZING AT WHAT HE DOES, AND HE TRAINS ALL MY NEW TEACHERS THAT COME IN.
I CAN'T BRAG ENOUGH ABOUT MY STAFF.
ALL OF OUR CTE TEACHERS ARE JUST AMAZING.
I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO JOSH WHO'S COME OVER, JOSH HOWARD.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIFT TO OUR WHOLE CTE PROGRAM FROM THE BOTTOM UP.
JOSH IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING GUYS TO WORK WITH.
I KNOW HE TAKES MY ORDERS, AND IT'S FANTASTIC.
WE'RE SO LUCKY AT WHAT WE HAVE IN COPPELL, AND OUR KIDS KNOW THAT, AND WE STRESS THAT ALL THE TIME.
WHEN YOU WALK OUT THESE DOORS, YOU'RE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH WITH OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER.
BUT ALSO OUR MILITARY, WE HAVE KIDS WHO ARE REALLY STRIVING TO GO INTO SERVICE ACADEMIES, BUT ALSO VOLUNTEER INTO THE MILITARY RIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL.
I COULD BRAG ALL DAY ABOUT OUR KIDS AND OUR PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE ARE LUCKY IN COPPELL.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING WHAT YOU DO AND HOW WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GROW OUR PROGRAM EVEN MORE.
OUR CTE PROGRAM RIVALS EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOOD.
>> THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEETINGS BECAUSE WE GET TO HAVE ALL THE PRINCIPALS IN THE ROOM AT THE BEGINNING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY AS A FORMER TEACHER, MY PRINCIPAL WAS THE ONE WHO INSPIRED ME TO COME TO SCHOOL.
I WORKED FOR THREE DIFFERENT PRINCIPALS AND I HAD THREE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES, AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE IN YOUR STAFF AND YOUR FAMILIES.
THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED.
YOU WORK INCREDIBLY HARD ALL THE TIME TO WELCOME THESE BABIES AND THESE FAMILIES TO YOUR HOME, TO WELCOME OUR STUDENTS HOME.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, I SUBSTITUTED BACK IN THE DAY IN I THINK THE '90S.
I SUBSTITUTED THE FOOTPRINT ELEMENTARIES, AND I KNEW, EVEN THOUGH THEY ALL LOOKED THE SAME, EVERY SINGLE ONE HAD A DIFFERENT FEEL, LIKE A DIFFERENT FAMILY HOME.
WHAT YOU GUYS DO IN PRINTING WITH CULTURE, AND YOUR PERSONALITIES, AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
LOOKING AT THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, ALL THE ALIGNMENT, YES.
I JUST WISH FOR YOU GUYS TO HAVE AN INCREDIBLE YEAR AT YOUR CAMPUSES BECAUSE WE'RE BEHIND YOU, 100%.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> WE TALK ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.
BUT ALSO, WE TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE WORK AND HOW YOU SUPPORT THEM.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE SO THERE'S A BALANCE, IF WE CAN CALL IT A BALANCE, TO GET THE WORK DONE, BUT TO ALSO LOOK AT PEOPLE AS HUMAN BEINGS, AND THEY GET THE WORK DONE?
>> RIGHT. I THINK IT'S A HOLISTIC VIEW.
MISS MINTON TALKED ABOUT THE WHOLE CHILD.
I THINK THAT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LEARNING ORGANIZATION AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR CAMPUSES, AND I LOVE THE EMPHASIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE PRINCIPALS DON'T GET THIS ENOUGH.
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SOMETIMES IN THE ATTENTION AND CERTAIN ROLES WITHIN THAT SUPPORT LENS WITHIN THERE ARE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND THINGS WITHIN THAT TOO.IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS PUTTING THEIR ENERGY AND EFFORTS INTO OUR KIDS, INTO OUR PEOPLE, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONNECTIONS, WE'RE HAVING THAT ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
I THINK THAT THAT'S A BIG MEASUREMENT PIECE TOO.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND YOUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, HOW ARE YOU UTILIZING YOUR PEOPLE? EACH OF THESE LEADERS RIGHT HERE AT THE CAMPUSES ARE USING THEIR PEOPLE.
THEY'RE USING ALL OF THE RESOURCES, EVERYTHING AT THEIR FINGERTIPS, AND WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE SOMETHING, THEY'RE ASKING AND THEY'RE SAYING, "HEY, WHAT CAN WE DO? HOW CAN WE PROBLEM SOLVE TOGETHER TO THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR OUR KIDS?" I DO THINK IT'S THAT HOLISTIC VIEW OF THE SYSTEM. THANK YOU, MR. HILL.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE JOBBY MATTHEW, TO APPROVE THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS PRESENTED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRINCIPALS, FOR BEING HERE AS WELL TOO. THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> YEAH. CAN I JUST SAY, WE MENTIONED IT EARLIER TOO, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR KIDS, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I KNOW THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE OF BUDGET CYCLES, WE'VE MADE SOME CUTS, AND YOU GUYS HAVE JUST TAKEN THOSE IN STRIDE AND FILLED IN THE GAPS WHERE YOU NEEDED TO.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR, YOU ALL, FOR US, DAY ONE, WE'RE GETTING BLOWN UP BY EMAILS, AND TEXT, AND HONKING PEOPLE, AND SCREAMING PEOPLE.
IT WAS LIKE THE QUIETEST FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL I'VE HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR US BECAUSE THAT MEANS EVERYTHING'S RUNNING SMOOTHLY, AND THAT'S YOU GUYS AND YOUR STAFF AND THE THINGS YOU DO, AND I'M DOWN TO ONE STUDENT DROP OFF THIS YEAR, BUT EVEN THAT LINE WAS MOVING DOWN AND I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT ON ANYTHING.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT WORK.
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING ON HOUR 13 OR 14 IN YOUR DAY.
GO HOME, GO BE WITH THE FAMILIES, GRAB DINNER.
>> THANK YOU, PRINCIPALS, FOR BEING HERE.
>> YEAH. SAVE ME A SEAT, SPRINGER.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COOPER HILTON.
>> WHOA. COOPER, FRONT AND CENTER.
>> SIXTIES ARE GOOD. [LAUGHTER]
[VII.C. Discuss and consider approval of the Resolution approving and adopting the budgets for 2024-2025 fiscal year; (General, Food Service, and Debt Service Funds) appropriating funds for each department, project, and account; and authorizing other matters related to the subject]
>> THE NEXT FEW ITEMS ARE RELATED TO OUR BUDGET, SO WE'LL HAVE OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER COME TO THE PODIUM.
>> THE FIRST RELATES TO 2024-25 BUDGETS, AND THE THREE THAT THE BOARD ADOPTS EACH YEAR, GENERAL OPERATING, FOOD SERVICE, AND DEBT SERVICE ARE ALL PRESENTED HERE.
THEY WERE PRESENTED EARLIER IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THOSE.
THE BUDGET WILL BE ADOPTED USING THESE NUMBERS, WHETHER OR NOT THE BOARD CHOOSES TO CALL THE VATRE.
THE NUMBERS INCLUDE THE REVENUE FROM THE ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE IN THE VATRE, BUT IF THE BOARD CHOOSES NOT TO CALL THE VATRE, A BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER AND THE DEFICIT WOULD RISE BY $2.4 MILLION.
>> AS WE HEARD THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THE BEGINNING AT 5:30, AGAIN GOT THE VERY LONG PRESENTATION, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS NOW FOR SOME TIME, BUT ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FOR MISS SARKAR?
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE OFFICIAL BUDGETS AT THE FUND AND FUNCTION LEVEL FOR THE GENERAL FOOD SERVICE AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2024, AND ENDING AUGUST 31, 2025 AS PRESENTED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 44.002-44.006.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE, RANNA RAVAL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
CAN I JUST SAY, RANNA, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM? I KNOW YOU GET TO BE THE MEAN PARENTS SOMETIMES AND SAY NO, BUT WE'VE PUSHED A LOT DOWN ON YOU THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN THE BUDGET AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
I THINK OUR COUNCIL MEMBER HAS LEFT, BUT WE'VE GOT HALF OF ONE HERE, I GUESS.
PART OF OUR BUDGET, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AND TALKED ABOUT OUR SROS EARLIER, HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR STEPPING UP AND FUNDING OUR SRO COST FOR OUR CITY OF COPPELL PROPER SCHOOLS THIS YEAR.
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I THINK THAT'S BEEN A HUGE HELP TO KEEP OUR DEFICIT LOWER THAN WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE AND THEN NOW, THE LAST THING, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO OUR PTOS, OUR BOOSTER CLUBS HAVE STEPPED UP IN THE ABSENCE OF SOME OF THE FUNDING AND THE THINGS WE ARE MISSING FROM THE STATE AND FILLING SOME OF THOSE GAPS AND OUR BOOSTER CLUBS AS WELL, WE HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT, WELL, JUST CUT YOUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OR CUT YOUR WHATEVER, BUT OUR EXTRA CURRICULAR.ATHLETIC, FINE ARTS, EVERYTHING IS AFFECTED AS MUCH AS EVERYBODY ELSE.
BEING PART OF ONE OF THOSE BOOSTER CLUBS, I KNOW THAT WE'RE HAVING TO STEP IN AND FILL IN THE GAPS.
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THAT AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THOSE THAT ARE DEDICATING NOT ONLY THEIR PROFESSIONAL TIME TO FILL IN, BUT I KNOW SOME ARE WRITING SOME DECENT CHECKS TO COVER SOME COST FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENT PROGRAMS, AND I THINK THAT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT OUR COMMUNITIES ALWAYS STEPPED UP.
IN THIS PERIOD WHERE WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR OWN FISCAL CHALLENGES, THEY'RE REALLY COMING THROUGH FOR US.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER.
>> I JUST LIKE TO CHIME IN AS WELL, MR. CARTER.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES.
I KNOW BEHIND THE SCENES, YOU ALL DO OTHER THINGS TO SAVE MONEY IN TERMS OF HOW YOU PROCESS THINGS EFFICIENTLY, HOW YOU ENSURE AUDITABILITY, ALL THOSE THINGS, EVEN IN THE TIGHT SITUATIONS THAT WE'RE OPERATING IN AS PRESIDENT CAVINESS TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE A LOT OF BUDGET MEETINGS, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF CHURN AND BURN THAT TAKES YOU AWAY WITH YOUR STAFF FILLS IN THE GAP, AND THEY WORK WITH YOU SO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT OPERATION IN PLACE AND THAT INTEGRITY IN PLACE TO DO THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
TO ALSO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PTOS, AND BOOSTERS, ETC, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE BEING DONE RIGHT AND EFFECTIVELY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HILL. I APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW WE COULDN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN.
HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES SIX, ZERO.
>> I WANT TO THANK, MR. CARTER.
ALSO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS BUDGET REALLY FOR WELL OVER A YEAR.
SOME OF THE QUESTION THAT YOU ANSWERED, MR. HILL ABOUT WAYS THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING CAMPUSES.
THAT IS A CONCERN THAT WE HAVE.
WE'RE WORKING OUR BEST TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENT OUTCOMES ARE NOT IMPACTED IN A NEGATIVE WAY AND ALSO TRY TO KEEP MORALE UP.
BUT THAT'S DIFFICULT TO DO WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH FEWER PEOPLE, BUT THE WORKLOAD IS STILL THE SAME IF NOT GREATER.
THAT IS A CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE HAD AS WE HAVE OUR CUTS GO AS FAR AWAY FROM THE CLASSROOM AS POSSIBLE, BUT IT STILL DOES IMPACT OUR CAMPUSES.
WE HAVE AMAZING PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, THEY WORKED VERY HARD NOT ONLY ON THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, BUT LEADING THEIR CAMPUSES.
THAT IS A TOUGH JOB AS YOU ALL KNOW.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AS A DISTRICT, YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT BIG DECISIONS THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS, BOTH ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT IDEAS.
WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT SINCE LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE REALIZE THAT INPUT AT COPPELL ISD IS A WAY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT INPUT.
WE SEND OUT UPDATES AFTER EVERY ONE OF OUR WORKSHOPS AND BOARD MEETINGS.
WE'LL SEND ANOTHER ONE OUT FROM COMMUNICATIONS AGAIN TONIGHT JUST TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO TRY TO MAKE DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE SITUATION DOWN IN AUSTIN IS NOT IN OUR FAVOR, AND SO WE JUST HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT AS WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT, BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS NEEDS ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF, AS WELL AS OUR STAFF.
>> THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU IS TO ADOPT THE 2024 TAX RATE.
[VII.D. Discuss and consider adoption of the 2024-2025 Maintenance and Operations and Debt Service Tax rates]
THIS SHOWS THE LAST THREE YEARS OF THE TAX RATE AND THE PROPOSED '24 '25 TAX RATE.IT EXCEEDS THE CURRENT VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE BY 3.17 PENNIES.
THAT'S THE NUMBER OF PENNIES THAT THE BOARD MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE THE VOTERS APPROVE WITH A VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION.
THE BOARD WILL NEED TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE OF 1.0343 IF IT PLANS TO CALL FOR THE VATRE ELECTION.
IF VOTERS DO NOT APPROVE THE INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE, THEN THE TAX RATE WILL BE 1.0026.
THE TOTAL RATE OF 1.0343 IS A 1.53 PENNY REDUCTION IN THE M&O RATE AND 0.39 PENNY REDUCTION IN THE INTEREST AND SINKING RATE FOR A TOTAL REDUCTION OF 1.92 PENNIES.
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WITHOUT VATRE WOULD BE A 4.7 PENNY REDUCTION IN M&O AND 0.39 PENNY REDUCTION FOR INS.THE MOTION IN FRONT OF THE BOARD REQUIRES THE BOARD TO QUOTE AN INCREASE IN THE TOTAL TAX RATE COMPARED TO THE NO NEW REVENUE TOTAL TAX RATE.
THIS IS NOT A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ACTUAL ADOPTED RATE FOR THIS YEAR VERSUS LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE RATE IS GOING DOWN, IT IS A COMPARISON OF WHAT THE TAX RATE IS THAT WOULD PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS REVENUE IF IT WAS APPLIED TO THE SAME PROPERTIES THAT ARE TAXED IN BOTH YEARS.
WHEN APPRAISAL VALUES INCREASE, THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE DECREASE.
>> YES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MISS SARKAR ON THE TAX RATE.
IF NOT, WE HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE REGARDING CALLING A VATRE OR NOT.
>> COULD WE POSTPONE A VOTE ON D AND MOVE ON TO E AND DECIDE IF WE'RE GOING TO CALL A VATRE OR NOT?
>> THE BOARD NEEDS TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE PRIOR TO THAT.
>> I'M GUESSING THAT'S A LEGISLATIVE.
>> REMEMBERING THAT IF THE BOARD WERE TO CHOOSE NOT TO CALL THE VATRE, THAT THE TAX RATE WOULD GO DOWN OR TO 1.0026, IT'S IN THE RESOLUTION BOTH WAYS.
>> YOU HAVE TO PICK ONE OF THOSE AND READ IT.
>> WITHOUT KNOWING HOW WE ARE GOING TO VOTE.
>> WHICH ONE WE'RE GOING TO GO.
>> WHAT ARE YOU GUYS THINKING IN TERMS OF THE VATRE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF WORKSHOPS NOW AND GONE OVER THAT THOUGHTS, COMMENTS.
WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AND THEN MAKE A DECISION HERE.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT WHEN IT'S THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM?
>> WE'VE GOT TO MAKE A DECISION IF WE ARE CALLING THE TAX RATE WITH OR WITHOUT THE VATRE, SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION CENTERED AROUND WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL A TAX RATE WITH OR WITHOUT THE VATRE.
>> COULD ONE OF US JUST MAKE A MOTION ABOUT ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS, WHICH WOULD SHOW OUR HAND ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE?
>> MAKE ANY MOTION YOU'D LIKE REGARDING THE SIGNUM?
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND SHOW MY HAND.
I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR THE TAX RATE, INCLUDING THE VATRE.
>> ARE YOU READING THAT WHOLE THING, PLEASE?
>> YEAH, WE HAD TO READ IT IN.
>> YEAH. NO PROBLEM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT THE RIGHT ONE, SO ONE SECOND.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT THE COPPELL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ADOPTING THE TAX RATE THROUGH A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION VATRE.
WHEREAS ON THIS DATE, WE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE COPPELL SCHOOL DISTRICT HEREBY LEVY OR SET THE TAX RATE ON $100 VALUATION FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THE TAX YEAR OF 2024 2025, AT A TOTAL TAX RATE OF $1.0343 TO BE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE DULY SPECIFIED ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR AS FOLLOWS, 0.7869 PER $100 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND 0.2474 PER $100 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYMENT AND PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON DEBTS.
WHEREAS SUCH TAXES ARE TO BE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE TAX OFFICIALS DESIGNATED BY THE DISTRICT.
WHEREAS ALL RATES ARE CONDITIONED ON THE APPROVAL OF THE VOTERS AT THE ELECTION ORDERED BELOW, SHOULD THE VOTERS NOT APPROVE THE RATES SET ABOVE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HEREBY ADOPT THE TOTAL TAX RATE AS SHOWN IN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
AS THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE, WHEREAS THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 8.8%, AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY NEGATIVE $15.30.
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WHEREAS, SHOULD THE VOTERS NOT APPROVE THE RATE SET IN PARAGRAPH ONE ABOVE, WE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HEREBY LEVY OR SET THE TAX RATE ON $100 VALUATION FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THE TAX YEAR 2024 AT A TOTAL TAX RATE OF 1.0026 PER $100 TO BE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE DULY SPECIFIED ASSESSOR, AND COLLECTOR AS FOLLOWS.0.7552 PER $100 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND 0.2474 PER $100 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON DEBTS.
WHEREAS THE TAX RATE IN PARAGRAPH 2 REPRESENT THE 2024 VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE AS CALCULATED FOR THE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO TAX CODE 2608N.
WHEREAS IT ALSO ORDERED RESOLVED AND ORDAINED THAT A SPECIAL VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE ELECTION BE CALLED FOR NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 TO RATIFY THE RATE HERE AND LEVIED.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SORRY, I'M TRYING TO GET. I'M STILL GOING.
>> I JUST READ THE RESOLUTION THAT INCLUDES CALLING THE VATRE.
THE 11.8 RATE, GUYS? 11.8%? YES. THAT'S CORRECT.
>> I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF $1.0343, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY AN 11.8% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN CAPS.
THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE, AND THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 8.18% AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY NEGATIVE $15 AND 30 CENTS.
I BASICALLY READ EVERYTHING RELATED TO THE VATRE AT THIS POINT.
[LAUGHTER] SORRY, IT WAS IN THE MEMO, IT WASN'T IN THE MOTION LANGUAGE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES SIX, ZERO..
[VII.E. Discussion of school finance and budgeting, with Consideration and Possible Approval of an Order Calling a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE)]
>> THE VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE ELECTION.
THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU IS IN ORDER TO CALL THAT THE VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION.
THIS IS THE SAMPLE VALID, AND IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST READ IS VERY DIFFERENT IN THIS LANGUAGE.
IT INDICATES THAT THE TAX RATE WILL INCREASE M&O TAX REVENUE BY 8.28%, WHICH IS $11,000,166,995.
THE 8.28% INCREASE IN THE M&O TAX REVENUE IS A COMPARISON OF THE M&O TAX REVENUE CALCULATED ON THE TAXABLE PROPERTY BASE IN 2023 VERSUS THE M&O TAX REVENUE CALCULATED ON THE TAX BASE IN 2024.
THE TAX BASE HAS INCREASED THIS YEAR BASED UPON COMPLETION OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, AND THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THOSE PROPERTIES HAS ALSO INCREASED, THOSE ARE BOTH FACTORS IN THE INCREASE IN THE M&O REVENUE.
ONE THING TO NOTICE, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DOES MAKE UP 58% OF COPPELL ISD'S TAX BATE.
OF THE $11 MILLION CITED ON THE BALLOT, 5.2 MILLION OF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCREASED JUST DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THE TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUE OF RESIDENCES AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, AND NONE OF THAT WILL INCREASE THE DISTRICT'S FUNDING, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE RECAPTURED BY THE STATE.
OF THE REMAINING 5.88 MILLION, CISD WILL KEEP APPROXIMATELY $2.4 MILLION WITH THE REST BEING RECAPTURED BY THE STATE.
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IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADAPT THE RESOLUTION CALLING A VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION.>> I HAVE COMMENTS AND A QUESTION.
I DIDN'T SAY MY COMMENTS BECAUSE WE WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT THE VATRE YET.
BUT I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND, WE APPROVED A TRE, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED TO A VATRE IN 2009.
WE HAD THIS MONEY AND IT WAS TAKEN AWAY IN 2019.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.
STAFF HAS EXHAUSTED A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO REDUCE OUR EXPENSES.
WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES ACROSS THE STATE GOING THROUGH THIS, AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE ALREADY PASSED US HAVING ACCESS TO THIS MONEY, AND FOR US TO NOT HAVE HAD ACCESS TO IT AND DONE WHAT WE COULD AS A DISTRICT AND AS A BOARD, TO DO WITHOUT THIS MONEY, TO ME IT'S CRIMINAL, AND THEN ON TOP OF IT TO MAKE IT CONTRIVED AND CONVOLUTED AND HARD AND DICTATED TO US LOCALLY WHEN WE HAVE TO CALL AN ELECTION FOR US TO SET A TAX RATE WITHOUT HAVING VOTED ON A VATRE WHEN WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO VOTE, IT ALL JUST GOES AGAINST OPEN MEETINGS ACT, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ABOUT.
I HOPE OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS WE'VE BEEN TRANSPARENT, WE'VE DONE AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE, AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST LEVERS THAT WE HAVE TO FLIP, AND KNOWING WHAT IT COSTS THIS YEAR FOR US TO GIVE OUR STAFF A PAY RAISE, AND AS A BOARD, WE'VE DECIDED STAFF IS WHAT WE VALUE, IT'S GOING TO BE WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE CLASSROOM.
SO I HOPE OUR COMMUNITY CARES ABOUT THAT, BUT HOW MUCH WAS OUR PAY RAISE THIS YEAR, DIANA?
>> YES. IT WAS 3%, A COST OF LIVING INCREASE, WHICH WAS A LITTLE OVER $2,000 FOR A TEACHER.
>> IT WAS WHAT? A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS ADDITIONAL EXPENSE.
>> BASICALLY, THIS DATA ESSENTIALLY HELPS US MAYBE HAVE A PAY RAISE AGAIN IN A YEAR.
ANYWAY, I HOPE THE COMMUNITY IS PAYING ATTENTION.
I HOPE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM US, WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED IT.
I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS OBVIOUSLY WITH MY PREVIOUS MOTION, BUT I HOPE OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS US BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS THAT WE CAN BE DOING TO INCREASE REVENUE BESIDES THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE.
I JUST FIND IT FRUSTRATING AND DISGUSTING AND IN KEEPING WITH HOW TRICKY AND DIFFICULT THINGS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR US TO DO WELL BY OUR STUDENTS, SO I HOPE THE COMMUNITY STANDS ALONGSIDE US.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ITEMS?
>> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT TRUSTEE BENTLEY, BECAUSE HAVING BEEN ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME WHEN THAT TRE WAS PASSED, SIMILAR SITUATION WE HAD GONE THROUGH, FINANCIAL EXIGENCY THE YEAR BEFORE, AND THEN COMING BACK TO DO THAT, IT MADE A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE, AND IT REALLY DID HELP THE DISTRICT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS TO GET TO WHERE IT'S GOTTEN.
IN 2019, WHILE WE WERE RELATED TO GET THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE STATE.
ALSO WHAT WE SEE IS, IN 2021 AND 2023, NOTHING HAPPENED TO SUPPORT THE SUPERINTENDENTS, THE STAFF, AND COMMUNITIES AS THEY WOULD LIKE, AND SO THOSE EXPECTATIONS ARE STILL THERE, THEY DON'T GO AWAY.
AS WE JUST HEARD THROUGH THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND THE WORK THAT OUR CENTRAL ADMINISTRATORS DO TO MEET ALL THE NEEDS, NOT ONLY FOR THE STAFF, BUT FOR THE STUDENTS, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO DO THAT, AND TO YOUR POINT ACROSS THE STATE, EVERYBODY IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING, SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE DISTRICTS, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO DO THINGS, AND THERE'S ONLY SO MANY WAYS TO CUT.
AS DR. HUNT HAS SAID ON MANY OCCASIONS, THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WE HAVE CUT TO THE BONE, AND WE'RE AT THE BONE, AND SO THE REALITY IS, IF WE DO THIS, WE NEED THIS IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN AND MAINTAIN AND GET US THROUGH THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD, BUT IT IS DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE LEARNING THAT TAKES PLACE, BUT ALSO OUR COMMUNITY OF EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE DILIGENTLY VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO GET THAT AND WE SEE THAT THROUGH OUR GRADUATES AS DR. HUNT POINTED OUT THROUGH ONE OF OUR GRADUATES AT THE BEGINNING IN THE RECOGNITION, SO IT IS ESSENTIAL.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD, GENERALLY, LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO SEE THAT THERE'S A 5.28 MILLION INCREASE IN TAXABLE VALUE OF DOLLARS THAT SHOULD STAY WITHIN COPPELL ISD TO HELP OUR KIDS AND OUR EDUCATORS DO [INAUDIBLE] US.
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WE'RE CAPTURED BY THE STATE IN WHOLE.THEN, WHICH I'M HOPING WE DO, WE ADVOCATE, WE WILL FIGHT FOR THE MONEY THAT WE HAD ALREADY APPROVED PREVIOUSLY, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME MORE OF THAT.
IT JUST FEELS LIKE THE CARDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US, BUT THIS IS A TIME WHERE US AS A BOARD ALL WE CAN DO IS SAY, LOOK, WE WANT TO RESTORE TO WHERE WE WERE AND THEN TURN OUR HANDS TO THE COMMUNITY AND ASK.
IT'S UP TO YOU ALL TO GO AND VOICE YOUR OPINION ABOUT THIS.
BY MY PREVIOUS VOTE AS WELL, YOU CAN SEE WHERE I STAND ON THAT, MAYBE IN THE PLEAS I MAKE HERE.
>> I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH JOBBY AND NICOLE AND MR. HILL.
THE DISTRICT HAS TRIED SO MANY WAYS, AND AGAIN, THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY WAYS TO CUT BACK ON THINGS.
THEN AGAIN, EVERY TIME WE CUT BACK ON OUR RESOURCES, WE ARE COMPROMISING THE STUDENT OUTCOME.
I THINK THIS IS ONE WAY TO BRING IN SOME MONEY AND, I GUESS, ASK COMMUNITY FOR THAT SUPPORT, SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS, AND EDUCATION AS A WHOLE.
WE DON'T SEE ANY MIRACLE HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEVEL RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO AT LOCAL LEVEL, SO I AGREE.
>> REALLY CONFIDENT ABOUT THIS PROCESS, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU DR. HUNT AND YOUR STAFF.
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE COME INTO THIS EYES WIDE OPEN.
WE'VE BEEN MEASURED, WE'VE BEEN INTENTIONAL, WE'VE REALLY LOOKED AT EVERYTHING, AND SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE AT THIS POINT WITH THE PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO VOTE TODAY, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, IT'S BEEN MONTHS IN THE MAKING.
THINGS KEEP RESONATING WITH ME.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT MY CONCERN IS, MY CONCERN IS I DON'T LOVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GENERATING 5.88 MILLION, AND WE KEEP 2.4.
YET, I KEEP COMING BACK TO TRUSTEE MATTHEW, WHEN YOU SAID, WE HAVE A FEW LEVERS THAT WE CAN PULL, I THINK WE'VE ALL SAID THIS IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, AND WE OWE IT TO OUR COMMUNITY TO PULL THEM ALL, TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
THAT HAS POPPED ME IN MY MIND SEVERAL TIMES.
DR. HUNT, EVERY SINGLE TIME, YOU SAY WORKING TOGETHER, I HEAR THAT.
LET'S OPEN IT UP TO OUR COMMUNITY, LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO DO WHAT WE CAN.
FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, I SUPPORT THIS, ALTHOUGH I TOO HAVE INTENSE FRUSTRATION WITH WHERE WE ARE.
BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED, THIS IS ONE OF OUR SOLUTIONS THAT WE DO HAVE CONTROL OVER, SO LET'S EXECUTE AND THEN DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN.
WE TALK ABOUT GOING TO THE VOTERS ASKING FOR MORE MONEY, WE DID THAT LAST YEAR.
I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING BACK AND DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS, I'D SAY, LET'S PUSH THIS OFF A YEAR.
BUT TO YOUR POINT LEIGH, THIS WAS NOT OUR FIRST REACTION, WE'VE TRIED TO PUT THIS OFF, I THINK, AS LONG AS WE COULD OR AS FAR DOWN THE ROAD AS WE CAN, BUT WE DO OWE IT TO THE COMMUNITY TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF OUR EDUCATION.
THE ABSENCE OF FUNDING OUR TEACHERS, THE ABSENCE OF FUNDING, OUR SPRINGER ROLLED OUT ALL THE CTE THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
THE ABSENCE OF FUNDING MEANS THOSE THINGS WILL INEVITABLY HAVE TO GO AWAY OR WE'LL HAVE TO START REDUCING THOSE.
I FEEL LIKE OUR BACK'S AGAINST THE WALL IN THIS SITUATION.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT SCHOOL FINANCE IS THE WAY IT IS IN OUR GREAT STATE, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING LEVERS THAT WE HAVE TO PULL, AND I THINK IT'S TIME TO PULL IT.
IT'S UP TO OUR COMMUNITY TO SAY, YES, WE AGREE WITH YOU, NO WE DON'T, BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY THE COMMUNITY'S DECISION ON WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
I THINK IT'S OUR ROLE TO GO TO THEM AND SAY, WE THINK THIS IS THE BEST THING FOR THE DISTRICT AND TO FULFILL THE NEEDS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TOLD US THAT YOU VALUE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER, I KNOW COMMUNICATIONS ARE GOING TO HAVE A BIG JOB TO DO, BUT YOU GUYS WILL STEP IN AND DO THAT, SO THANK YOU AHEAD OF TIME FOR THAT WORK.
WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE AN ORDER CALLING A VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024.
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>> MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE DAVID CAVINESS, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> I JUST LIKE TO WEIGH IN ONE MORE COMMENT.
WE TALK ABOUT LOCAL CONTROL AND STATE CONTROL, AND WE LOOK AT THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION ON ARTICLE 7 IN SECTION 1, AND IT REALLY TALKS TO THAT IN THE SECOND PART OF THIS, SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE TO ESTABLISH AND MAKE SUITABLE PROVISION FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN EFFICIENT SYSTEM OF PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
PRESIDENT CAVINESS, YOU STATED THAT SO WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE'RE AT, AND WE'RE DOING THAT HERE LOCALLY, BUT WE KEEP LOOKING FOR THE STATE TO DO THEIR PART AND MEET US HALFWAY.
THERE ARE FORCES OUT THERE AND INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE WHO ARE TRYING TO DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION.
THIS IS THE WAY THAT WE CAN PREPARE FOR THE ROAD AHEAD, BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE CAN PROBABLY READ SOME TEA LEAVES TO SEE WHICH DIRECTION IT'S GOING TO GO IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
BUT ARMING OURSELVES WITH THE MOST FLEXIBILITY THAT WE CAN IS PROBABLY THE SMARTEST PLAY THAT THERE IS.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEAR NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE, ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES 6-0.
WE DO KNOW THAT THE STATE IS DOING EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO PASS TAX CUTS, REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES.
IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER, REMEMBER THAT LAST YEAR, EVERYBODY GOT A BIG TAX DECREASE, BECAUSE THE STATE IS FORCING THAT COMPRESSION.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'RE LEAVING IT TO LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO INCREASE TAXES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THAT SAME LEVEL OF FUNDING.
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLE.
[VII.F. Discuss and consider approval of the Resolution of the 2024 Certified Appraisal Roll as required by the Texas Property Tax Code, Section 26.01]
THAT RESOLUTION IS IN FRONT OF YOU.AS YOU KNOW, THE CHIEF APPRAISER PROVIDES THE CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLE.
THIS IS WHAT THE CERTIFIED TAXABLE VALUES LOOK LIKE IN 2023, AND THEN IN 2024 WITH A 10.39% INCREASE IN CERTIFIED VALUES.
AGAIN, COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY MAKE UP OVER 58% OF THE TOTAL TAXABLE BASE.
THAT MEANS THAT BUSINESSES PAY 58% OF THE TAXES FOR COPPELL ISD.
THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE 2024 APPRAISAL ROLE AND ALL OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL ROLES THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 2024 APPRAISAL ROLE AS CERTIFIED IN ADDITION TO ALL SUPPLEMENT TAX ROLE CHANGES PRESENTED BY THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, DALLAS COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR.
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY.
>> YES. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT HERE. SORRY.
>> MY HUSBAND AND I JOKE NOT JOKE THAT OUR TAXES GO UP, AND I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMIND PEOPLE YOUR TAXES ARE NOT GOING UP BECAUSE WE'RE INCREASING THE TAX RATE, YOUR TAXES ARE GOING UP BECAUSE YOUR PROPERTY VALUES ARE INCREASING.
IF THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT DOES NOT INCREASE THEM ENOUGH TO THE LEGISLATURE'S SATISFACTION, THE LEGISLATURE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO COME IN AND TELL THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT WHAT RATE OUR PROPERTY VALUES SHOULD INCREASE BY.
I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO REMEMBER, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT YOUR TAX RATE, IT IS ALSO ABOUT THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME.
>> OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.
>> THEN THE LAST RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU HAS TO DO WITH
[VII.G. Discuss and consider delegating authority to the superintendent to obligate the school district under TEC §11.1511(c)(4) solely for the purpose of obligating the district under TEC §48.257 and TEC, Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D, and the rules adopted by the commissioner of education as authorized under TEC §49.006. This includes approval of the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit]
THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 48.266, 48.202, AND CHAPTER 49.FOR THE '24/'25 SCHOOL YEAR COPPELL ISD'S REVENUE FROM TIER 1 AND TIER 2 FUNDING WILL EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE DISTRICT'S ENTITLEMENT.
THAT DETERMINATION IS MADE BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY ON ESTIMATED ENROLLMENT AND TAXABLE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUES THAT ARE CERTIFIED BY THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR TAX YEAR 2024.
THE DISTRICT MUST REDUCE ITS EXCESS LOCAL REVENUE LEVEL FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
TYPICALLY, THE DISTRICT CHOOSES TO DO THAT THROUGH THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDIT.
IT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE AGREEMENT FOR
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THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS USING THE MOTION AS PRESENTED, AND IN ADDITION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS, THAT WE RECOMMEND THE BOARD DELEGATE CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT SO THAT HE CAN SUBMIT THAT CONTRACT THROUGH TEA'S ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY, THERE IS VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT MUST BE USED AND THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE THE MOTION.
>> I KNOW ONE OF OUR OPTIONS IS TO CONTRACT TO EDUCATE NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS FROM A PARTNER DISTRICT.
I KNOW BEFORE RECAPTURE, EARLY IN THE DAYS OF RECAPTURE, YOU GOT PAIRED WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT AND THAT WAS IN HOW IT WAS ACCOUNTED FOR.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'VE DONE IN RECENT YEARS, I'M NOT PROPOSING IT FOR THIS YEAR, BUT COULD YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE, IN MY MIND, I'M LIKE, WELL, AT LEAST I WOULD KNOW IT WAS GOING TO ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL AND NOT TO THE GENERAL FUND?
OPTION NUMBER 4 IS TO CONTRACT TO EDUCATE NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS.
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WOULD WORK WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PUT A CONTRACT TOGETHER TO SHARE THAT REVENUE.
HOWEVER, THE AGREEMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER CERTIFIES THAT THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE WILL NOT RESULT IN EITHER THE CONTRACTING DISTRICT'S LOCAL REVENUE BEING GREATER THAN THE LEVEL ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 48.257 OR THE RECEIVING DISTRICT.
TEA WILL STILL HAVE A HAND IN DETERMINING EXACTLY HOW MUCH.
YES, COPPELL ISD WILL STILL BE PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT IN RECAPTURE, WE CAN MAKE ONE PAYMENT TO THE STATE OR WE COULD MAKE A PAYMENT TO ANOTHER DISTRICT AND THE REMAINDER TO THE STATE.
IF WE DON'T MAKE THAT PAYMENT TO THAT PARTNER DISTRICT, THE STATE WILL MAKE THAT IDENTICAL PAYMENT TO THAT PARTNER DISTRICT, SO IT'S REALLY JUST A MATTER OF WHAT FUNNEL THE MONEY GOES THROUGH FOR THE SAME EXACT RESULT FOR BOTH DISTRICTS.
>> IF WE HAD THAT AGREEMENT IN PLACE IN REGARDS, BUT THE TEA CONTROLS BOTH THE SETTING OF THE RATE AND HOW MUCH MONEY WE WOULD HAVE AND THE APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT THAT WE WOULD HAVE.
>> SURE, BUT REALLY, IT'S MORE HOW FUNDING EACH DISTRICT IS ENTITLED TO.
NEITHER WE NOR A PARTNERING DISTRICT WOULD GET A DIME MORE THAN ARE ENTITLED TO, THE STATE WOULD STILL TAKE THE REMAINDER OF WHAT COPPELL ISD OWES.
>> TEA IS THE ONE WHO DETERMINES HOW MUCH WE'RE ENTITLED TO GET, RIGHT?
>> YES. THAT'S BASED ON THE FUNDING FORMULA THAT THE LEGISLATURE PUTS IN PLACE, AND TEA ADMINISTERS.
>> THAT'S NOT DETERMINED UNTIL LATE NEXT SUMMER, CORRECT, AFTER WE'VE GONE THROUGH A SCHOOL YEAR AND ALL THE EXPENSES?
>> YES. THE FUNDING FORMULA REALLY DOESN'T FINISH UP UNTIL APRIL AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS.
IT'S ALL ESTIMATES UNTIL THAT POINT.
THAT'S WHY SOMETIMES OUR RECAPTURE PAYMENT WILL FLUCTUATE EVEN AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS ENDED.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, OR I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION FOR THE 2024/'25 SCHOOL YEAR, WE DELEGATE CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, TEC 11.151(C)(4) TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBLIGATING THE DISTRICT UNDER TEC 48.257 AND TEC CHAPTER 49 SUBCHAPTERS A AND D, AND THE RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER TEC 49.006.
THIS INCLUDES APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDIT OR THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDIT.
>> TRUSTEE HILL, COULD YOU REPEAT THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE NUMBER AGAIN, IN YOUR MOTION, SORRY? COULD YOU REPEAT THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE? I THINK YOU DROPPED A ONE OFF OF THAT WHEN YOU READ IT.
>> THE FIRST ONE, THE 11.151 ONE?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY.
>> YES. I AM COMPLETELY INDIGNANT AND FEEL LIKE I AM SORRY TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE SENDING AWAY THIS MONEY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BY LAW, WHILE WE ARE ASKING YOU TO COME OUT AND PAY MORE TAXES AND APPROVE EVADER.
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JUST ALL OF THIS HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE, INDIGNANT IS THE ONLY WORD I CAN THINK OF, AND I AM SORRY THAT THESE ARE THE RULES UNDER WHICH WE ARE OPERATING.>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 6-0.
>> IT WAS A LOT. THANK YOU, MS. SARKAR.
>> THANK YOU, MS. SARKAR. AS DR. BROOKS MENTIONED,
[VII.H. Discuss and consider approving House Bill 3 Goals and Implementation Plan for Coppell ISD (SPG2) (SR) (SLP)]
WHEN YOU ALL CONSIDER AND EVENTUALLY APPROVE THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND JUST GOOD PRACTICE IN GENERAL, WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES AND STUDENT PERFORMANCE, AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT THE BOARD MUST ADOPT, SPECIFIC GOALS AND FOCUS AREAS, AND SO THAT IS RELATED TO HOUSE BILL 3.MARY KENNINGTON IS A PART OF THAT TOO.
LIKE I SAID, DR. BROOKS HAD MENTIONED IT, BUT MS. KENNINGTON, OUR MTSS DIRECTOR AND ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.
>> ACCOUNTABILITY, DON'T FORGET THAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. HUNT, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO GIVE YOU UPDATES ON OUR BOARD OUTCOME GOALS AS REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL 3.
AS A REMINDER, HOUSE BILL 3 BOARD OUTCOME GOALS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2019 BY THE 86 LEGISLATURE TO ADDRESS STUDENT OUTCOMES IN THREE AREAS OF EARLY LITERACY, MATH, AND COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS, ALSO KNOWN AS CCMR. PRIOR TO TONIGHT, THE BOARD WAS ABLE TO REVIEW, I THINK ABOUT A 20-MINUTE VIDEO CONNECTION WHERE I DOVE INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THESE THREE GOALS AND THEIR VARIOUS GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES, ALSO KNOWN AS GPMS. IN THAT VIDEO, WE REALLY HIT MORE INFORMATION ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO REACH THESE GOALS AND THAT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE THREE GOALS THAT ARE OVERARCHING.
WITHIN THOSE GPMS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THOSE GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE A VERTICAL ALIGNMENT.
WE'RE VERY INTENTIONAL WITH THAT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIRD-GRADE.
WE DON'T JUST WAKE UP AS THIRD GRADERS ONE DAY, WE HAVE TO BUILD THAT PLAN STARTING IN THOSE EARLIER YEARS.
ON THE SCREEN, IT'S HARD TO SEE, BUT IT IS THAT HOUSE BILL 3 MONITORING CALENDAR BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY HOW INTENTIONAL AND SPECIFIC WE WERE AND MEASURING PROGRESS ON THESE GOALS OVER TIME AT OUR VARIOUS BOARD MEETINGS.
ALSO, THESE GOALS WILL BE ABLE TO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT THAT DIRECT LINK AND WE'LL UPDATE THEM AFTER THE MEETING TONIGHT.
OUR FIRST GOAL IS RELATED TO THAT EARLY LITERACY.
OUR BASELINE, YOU'LL SEE THERE IN THE BLUE STAAR FOR SPRING 2024.
OUR READING STAAR ASSESSMENT WAS AT 72% MEETS GRADE LEVEL AND ABOVE FOR THIRD-GRADE READING.
LOOKING AT GETTING INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR '28/'29, WE WANT TO GROW THAT BY 10%.
IN MY VIDEO CONNECTION, I BELIEVE I HIGHLIGHTED THE FACT THAT WE ARE ALREADY ABOVE THE FEDERAL TARGETS OF WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
TAKING VARIOUS THINGS INTO ACCOUNT IS WHERE WE GOT THAT 82% FOR ALL STUDENTS FOR MEETS GRADE LEVEL OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
IN THE TABLE TO THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE VARIOUS SUBPOPULATIONS THAT THE STAAR TEST PROVIDES US, OUR BASELINE, AND THEN OUR SPRING 2025 GOAL FOR THOSE VARIOUS POPULATIONS THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.
OUR EARLY MATH OVERARCHING GOAL, WE'RE LOOKING AT 65% MEETS GRADE LEVEL AND ABOVE FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THIS PAST SPRING 24 STAAR EXAM FOR THIRD-GRADE MATH.
IN THE '28/'29 SCHOOL YEAR, AND SO IN JUNE OF 2029, WE'RE WANTING TO GROW THAT, AGAIN, BY UP TO 10% BY 75%.
AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE IN TABLE 2 TO THE RIGHT THE VARIOUS SUBPOPULATIONS AND HOW THOSE GROW JUST FOR THIS FIRST YEAR.
FINALLY, THAT CCMR, PERCENTAGE OF OUR CISD ANNUAL GRADUATES, THAT'S IMPORTANT, EARNING COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS WILL INCREASE FROM 83%, THAT'S BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE JUST RECEIVED, WHICH LAGS A YEAR, AS YOU KNOW FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD DATA REVIEWS, AND THAT'S TALKING ABOUT OUR SPRING 2023 GRADUATES.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT LOOKING BACK.
THAT'S WHY THE YEARS ARE DIFFERENT DOWN BELOW, THAT WILL GROW TO 93% FOR OUR 2028 ANNUAL GRADUATES.
WE TALK ABOUT, IN OUR GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES, HOW WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THOSE INDUSTRY [INAUDIBLE] CERTIFICATIONS REACHING THAT COMPLETER STATUS THROUGH THOSE AS WELL AS OUR RISE IN OUR TSI, OUR TEXAS ASSESSMENT.
>> MS. KENNINGTON, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STUDENT GROUPS BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGES, THE PERCENTAGES ARE IN DIFFERENT PLACES, DIFFERENT ACCOUNTABILITY LEVELS, BUT ALSO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THESE GROUPS VARY WIDELY AS WELL?
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CAN YOU TALK JUST ABOUT THAT PIECE BECAUSE IT CAN LOOK LIKE PEOPLE ARE DOING REALLY BAD WHILE THE NUMBERS MAY NOT REPRESENT THE SIZE OF THOSE POPULATIONS?>> IT'S WAYS THAT NUMERATOR OVER THE DENOMINATOR.
IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY KIDS YOU HAVE IN A CERTAIN SUBPOPULATION DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL OF YOUR TEST, SO THOSE ACCOUNT FOR THOSE VARIOUS DIFFERENT NUMBERS.
I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IN [INAUDIBLE], THE TEAM OF EIGHT SCHOOL BOARD TRAINER NOTED THAT OUR PLAN GAVE HER GOOSEBUMPS AND WE WISH THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MODEL OUR HOUSE BILL 3 PLANS OFF OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE.
I WANT TO COMPLIMENT DR. BROOKS AND HER LEADERSHIP AND THE TEAM, AND CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION FOR COLLABORATING AND WORKING TOGETHER ON THESE GOALS.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT, WHEN THE ORIGINAL GOALS WERE PRODUCED, IT WAS PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
>> THAT'S WHY COMING BACK NOW, TAKING A MORE MEASURED APPROACH IS BEING APPLIED FOR THIS PARTICULAR ROUND AS WELL.
>> I MADE IT VERY CLEAR WITH VARIOUS GROUPS, REGION 10, [INAUDIBLE], THAT IF GOD FORBID, ANOTHER PANDEMIC HIT US OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE ARE ABLE TO GO BACK AND EDIT THOSE GOALS AND THOSE TARGETS, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO IN THE PAST.
WE'VE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
OR IF ONE OF OUR GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES USES NWEA MAP, IF, FOR SOME REASON, WE GOT A NEW UNIVERSAL SCREENER, THEN WE WOULD, OF COURSE, BE LOGICAL AND GO BACK AND UPDATE THOSE GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF BRINGING US ALONG IN SOME DIFFERENT AREAS, AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY ON STAFF FOR YOUR WORK ON GETTING US TO THIS POINT. THANK YOU.
>> MY COMMENT IS I WOULD SAY, THANK YOU AGAIN TO ECHO TRUSTEE BENTLEY'S COMMENTS.
ALSO, I KNOW THESE ARE JUST NUMBERS ON TESTS AND WE ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE WHOLE CHILD, BUT THERE ARE MEASURABLE THINGS THAT YOU CAN FOCUS ON.
I THINK ALSO THESE GOALS ARE GREAT BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD TEST OF CULTURE, OF A SCHOOL, LIKE A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS.
EVERYBODY'S GOING TO LEAN IN AND TRY TO MATCH SEASON, AND THAT'S I'D LIKE TO SEE.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON UPDATING THAT PROGRESS, REALLY HONING IN NOT JUST ON THOSE QUANTITATIVE DATA POINTS, THOSE QUALITATIVE DATA POINTS AS WELL AS BECAUSE AS WE'VE ALL HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT, IT'S REALLY A HOLISTIC OVERVIEW WITH DATA AND YOU HAVE TO UTILIZE ALL THOSE DIFFERENT TOOLS OF YOUR DATA TOOL BELT, SO GREAT POINT.
>> MS. KENNINGTON, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS A BIG DISCUSSION POINT AND HOW THAT APPLIES TO THIS WORK TO MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN AND MAKE THAT PROGRESS IN OUT YEARS A POSSIBILITY.
>> OH, YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT MY LOVE RIGHT THERE.
YOU'RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE WITH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, PLCS, THAT IS REALLY THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR KIDS.
WITHOUT THAT, WE DON'T HAVE A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS.
IF WE FOLLOW THAT TEMPLATE IN ANSWERING THOSE FOUR QUESTIONS OF A PLC, WHAT DO WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO KNOW? HOW DO WE KNOW IF THEY'VE LEARNED IT? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF THEY DON'T? THEN HOW CAN WE EXTEND IT FOR THOSE? YOU SEE THAT LIVING AND BREATHING WITHIN MTSS, AS MANY HAVE MENTIONED, MULTI-TIER SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, AS WELL AS EVEN IN OUTCOME GOALS, YOU CAN SEE THAT.
REALLY LOOKING AT HOW OUR PLCS ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD THROUGH THOSE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA POINTS ALONG THE WAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT I THINK THAT TESTS HAVE THEIR PLACE.
THEY ARE A SLICE OF THE PIE, THEY ARE NOT THE PIE.
I THINK SOME TIMES PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE THE PIE.
NO, THEY'RE A SLICE OF THE PIE AND THEY CAN BE VERY HELPFUL.
I THINK WE HAVE TO SHINE A LIGHT ON EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IN COPPELL ISD IN A VERY INTENTIONAL WAY. I THINK THIS DOES THAT.
I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE HOW THESE ARE ACHIEVABLE BYTES.
HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT, ONE BITE AT A TIME? I REALLY LIKE HOW THESE LOOK ACHIEVABLE TO ME.
TO YOUR POINT, THE QUESTION IS, WE DON'T GO BACK AND CHANGE THOSE ACTUAL NUMBERS.
WHAT CAN WE CHANGE? BECAUSE THIS ISN'T REALLY A LIVING BREATHING DOCUMENT LIKE OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS OR OUR LOCAL TYPE THINGS.
COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT DIFFERENCE?
>> WE ARE ABLE TO EDIT GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES, NOT THE BASELINE, OBVIOUSLY.
UNLESS LIKE I SAID, A PANDEMIC, WE CHANGED THE INSTRUMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT, WE WOULD NOT GO BACK AND CHANGE SOMETHING IF OCISD DID BAD.
THOSE WERE THE WORDS OF ALL THE PEOPLE I SPOKE TO.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SETTLE ON YOUR LEAVES, AND YOU WANT TO HAVE THOSE STRETCH YEARS WITH OUR GOALS AND CHALLENGE OURSELVES,
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BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BE FOOLISH AS WELL.>> SAID THAT SO WELL. THAT'S WHERE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN THAT SPACE WHERE THIS IS ACHIEVABLE, DOABLE, BUT IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME INTENTIONALITY.
THEN I WOULD JUST ECHO WHAT EVERYONE SAID.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE CAPACITY BUILDING IN THIS SPACE BECAUSE YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT AND GETTING US READY.
I FEEL LIKE THESE REALLY REPRESENT THINGS THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE AND SHINE A LIGHT ON WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> DO YOU LEAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? QUESTIONS, IF NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE HOUSE BILL 3 SCHOOL BOARD GOALS AND GROWTH PROGRESS MEASURES AS PRESENTED.
>> BY TRUSTEE, ANTHONY HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LEIGH WALKER, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> TAKE US TO ITEM. I'M MR. GRANT.
[VII.I. Discuss and consider approval of the purchase of field and track equipment for Buddy Echols Field]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, CAVINESS.
AS PART OF THE 2023 BOND ELECTION PROPOSITION C, WHICH INCLUDES ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AT BUDDY ECHOLS FIELD, WE INCLUDED THE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS AS PART OF IT.
IN FACT, YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS AS PART OF THE CORE PACKAGE THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ACTUALLY BE BUILT NEXT SUMMER OR THE SUMMER OF 2025.
BUT ATHLETICS AND TRACK ARE IN NEED OF THE POLE VAULT AND HIGH JUMP EQUIPMENT AT THIS TIME.
THE OTHER IS AT ITS END OF LIFE, AND THEY'VE ASKED IF THEY COULD GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE THE ACTUAL POLE VAULT AND HIGH JUMP EQUIPMENT AT THIS TIME RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL NEXT SUMMER.
BSN SPORTS THROUGH TASB BOARD, HAS GIVEN US THE PRICING AND COST FOR THIS, AND IT'S WELL WITHIN WHAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THIS WITHIN THE BOND.
IT'S HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> QUESTIONS FOR MR. GRANT ON THIS ITEM.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION IF THERE IS NO QUESTION.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BOARD OF COP IC TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM BSN SPORTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIELD AND TRACK EQUIPMENT FOR BUDDY ECHOLS FIELD AT A TOTAL COST OF $66,547.91.
>> BY TRUSTEE JOE MATTHEW, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE RANNA RAVAL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. SORRY.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I HOPE I SEE SOMEBODY USING THAT IN LOS ANGELES IN 2028.
>> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEAR NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> WE'LL TAKE US TO OUR LAST ITEM FOR TONIGHT,
[VII.J. Discuss and consider endorsement of a candidate for TASB Board of Directors Region 10, Seat A]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ENDORSEMENT OF A CANDIDATE FOR TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REGION 10 CA.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM?
>> THE ONLY COMMENT I HAD, I DID CHECK WITH MY CONTACTS AND THEY SAID THE CONTACT GOOD PERSON AND IS ALREADY ON THE BOARD JUST GOING UP FOR REELECTION AND RUNNING UNPOLL.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT, BUT I THINK THE PERSON IS WILLING TO WORK AND GO THROUGH AND DO IT AND FROM THE DISTRICT THAT SHE REPRESENTS IN APRIL, SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD CHOICE TO MAKE.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, DO WE WANT TO MAKE AN ENDORSEMENT OR NOT? IF WE DO, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CAP ENDORSE TRISHA ECKHART AS THE REGION 10 CA CANDIDATE FOR THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING AND NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.
THAT WE'LL CONCLUDE OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR TONIGHT AND MOVE US INTO OUR DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS.
[VIII. DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS - BOARD OF TRUSTEES]
I'LL JUST TAKE THE FIRST ONE.AS IS CUSTOMARY, AS WE'VE BEEN PRACTICING AFTER OUR WORKSHOPS, SPECIFICALLY, OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS, JUST A DEBRIEF OF LAST WEEK'S WORKSHOP AND THANK YOU, NICOLE FOR RUNNING THAT IN MY ABSENCE.
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AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO AS WE MOVE TOWARDS SEPTEMBER 9TH, OUR NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP WHERE WE REALLY START DIVING INTO THE 2025, 2026, AND SPECIFICALLY OUR FACILITY EVALUATIONS WORK, ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS I KNOW.WE TALKED ABOUT THAT THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS AS FAR AS WHAT WE HAVE OR WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FROM STAFF.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE IN TERMS OF THAT I SHOULD SAY BEFORE WE LEAD INTO THAT.
I KNOW DR. HUNT AND HIS TEAM ARE STILL PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON.
THAT EVALUATION TOOL THAT WE'VE ASKED THEM TO DO, SO THEY'LL BE GETTING THAT TO US AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT YOU'LL HAVE TIME TO REVIEW AND GET QUESTIONS IN.
BUT AS THEY'RE PREPARING THEIR FINAL THING, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THAT SEPTEMBER 9TH BUDGET WORKSHOP.
IF NOT, THEN THEY'LL GET THAT TO US HERE IN THE COMING WEEKS AHEAD OF TIME AND THEN I THINK OUR PROCESS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN EXEC, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE USED IN THE PAST, WE'LL HAVE A PROCESS TO SUBMIT AS YOU WORK THROUGH THE MATERIAL AND THE PRESENTATION, JUST SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS IN SO THAT THOSE CAN BE COMPILED AND EITHER, GIVEN BACK TO US AT THE MEETING BEFORE THE MEETING OR WORKED INTO THE PRESENTATION.
WILL JUST CONTINUE ALONG THAT SAME PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING UNDER SEVERAL YEARS WITH THAT. GO AHEAD.
>> JUST TO AND AGAIN, ASK FOR CLARITY.
WE'RE PREPARING OPTIONS AS ASKED BY USING THE BOARD BUDGET PRIORITIES AS A GUIDE AND A TOOL.
EVERYTHING IS STILL ON THE TABLE.
USING THAT FACILITIES INSTRUMENT TO REVIEW ALL OF OUR FACILITIES, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY, AS WELL AS OUR SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
IF THERE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AGAIN, LET US KNOW BECAUSE THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING BASED ON ALL THIS WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
>> YEAH, I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH ALL THAT.
ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE, NOT FOR NOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS HOW THE TOWN HALL MIGHT LOOK.
I KNOW YOU ALL WILL COMMUNICATE THAT VERY WELL, BUT I'M GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN FOR THAT, AND SO I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
BUT THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY QUESTION THAT I WOULD WANT TO KNOW MOVING FORWARD.
>> IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND GOING OUT OF ORDER SINCE I'M ALREADY TALKING, I'LL DO MINE REAL QUICK AND THEN TRUSTEE HILL, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU BECAUSE MINE IS GOING TO BE SUPER QUICK.
I WAS AT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING LAST THURSDAY THAT WAS HELD IN THIS ROOM, NOT MUCH TO REPORT BECAUSE MR. ALEXANDER GAVE US THAT RUNDOWN IN HIS REPORT AT THE VERY BEGINNING, BUT I THINK THE MAIN THING IS, ALL OF OUR SROS ASIDE FROM TWO ARE IN PLACE, AND I BELIEVE THOSE TWO HAVE BEEN HIRED ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING HIRED AND THE SPOTS WILL BE FILLED, BUT THEY'RE BEING COVERED NOW BY ADJACENT SCHOOLS.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, IT WAS REALLY A KICKOFF FOR THE YEAR AND A RUNDOWN WITH SOME OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, JUST IN TERMS OF THE SENTINEL THAT HE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT'S COMING DOWN FROM TEA OR ADDITIONS IN CASE OF THE DOOR CHECKS, THERE'S NOW WHEN THEY DO THE SURPRISE, THERE'S GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT ARE TACKED ONTO THAT THIS YEAR FOR THE CAMPUSES TO BE AWARE OF AND MAKING SURE THAT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY IS THERE, SO THAT'S ALL I HAD, TRUSTEE.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT THE CAVINESS.
THE TASB FUND BOARD HAD ITS QUARTERLY MEETING ON THURSDAY, JULY 25TH AND FRIDAY, JULY 26TH IN EL PASO, WE WERE AT THE HOTEL PASO DEL NORTE.
IT WAS ON THURSDAY, WE HAD A WORK SESSION.
THE FIRST PART WAS A PRESENTATION BY BRENT DOUGLAS FROM MAGELLAN EXECUTIVE PARTNERS, LLC ON THE PROCESS DEVELOP AND ADOPT A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE FUND FOR THE YEARS 2025 THROUGH 2028.
THEN THE SECOND PART WAS A TRUSTEE DEVELOPMENT ENGAGEMENT CONVERSATION.
I WAS A PART OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE FUND.
THIS WAS OUR THIRD CONVERSATION ON THIS TOPIC.
THE REPORT DISCUSSION WAS ON THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO ENHANCE OUR PROCESS TO MAINTAIN A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE BOARD.
WE HAVE LOST BOARD MEMBERS JUST BECAUSE OF ATTRITION, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A SMOOTH PROCESS IN PLACE FOR THE ONBOARDING OF TRUSTEES, BUT ALSO GETTING THEM UP TO SPEED WITH THE FUND.
ON FRIDAY, WE HAD TWO MEETINGS, ONE IN THE MORNING IN THE AFTERNOON.
FIRST PART OF THAT WAS THE TASB FUND BOARD APPROVED THE 2024,
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'25 TASB ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND RMS SERVICE OF WORK PLAN THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO OUR BUDGET.THAT WAS APPROVED, THE TASB RMF BOARD APPROVED THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH MAGELLAN EXECUTIVE PARTNERS TO LEAD TO STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
THEN WE ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE SELECTION OF PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPER AS THE ACTUARIAL SERVICES FIRM.
THAT WAS DONE IN JUNE TO REPLACE GEORGE TURNER, WHO HAD BEEN THE FUNDS ACTUARIAL PARTNER FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION TO MAKE BECAUSE THAT ALSO DETERMINES THE RATES THAT ARE CHARGED OUT TO MEMBERS.
WE ALSO APPROVED IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA OF THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL MEETING.
WE ALSO APPROVED PROTIVITY, WHO IS THE INTERNAL AUDIT FIRM FOR US FOR THE FUND, ALSO THE 2024, '25 STOP LOSS AND REINSURANCE PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDES WORKERS' COMPENSATION, LIABILITY, EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN, AND PRIVACY AND INFORMATION SECURITY, AND THEN ALSO APPROVED THE CONSULTING ACTUARY AGREEMENT WITH GEORGE TURNER TO LOOK OVER THE WORK OF PWC TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY AND TRANSITION OF THE WORK TAKES PLACE.
WE ALSO APPROVED THE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
IN ADDITION, WE APPROVE THE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT AT TASB ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT EVENTS, AND ALSO APPROVED THE EXTENSION WITH VECTOR SOLUTIONS.
THEY PROVIDE ONLINE TRAINING SERVICES FOR ONE YEAR FOR COVERAGE FOR SPECIFIC AND COMPLIANCE RELATED TRAINING.
AS MEMBERS SIGN UP AND GO THROUGH THAT TRAINING, THEY DO THAT THROUGH THEM AND IT HAS BEEN HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
THE LAST PART I'LL COMMENT ON IS THE CLAIMS COMMITTEE WHICH I CHAIR.
WE DID DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANT NOTABLE CLAIMS AROUND PROPERTY, WHICH INCLUDED HAIL AND HIGH WIND AND TORNADOES SINCE THE APRIL MEETING.
WE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT VEHICLE FLEET INHALE ISSUES.
BECAUSE OF THE HAIL DAMAGE, FLEET OF A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.
WE TALK ABOUT SLIPS AND FALLS IN ADDITION TO CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT AND THE LITIGATION, WHICH IS THE LIABILITY THAT GOES ON.
ALSO DISCUSSED THE SPRING STORM SEASON WITH COMPARISONS FROM YEAR TO DATE JUNE 2023 TO YEAR TO DATE JUNE 2024.
THE WEATHER RELATED CLAIMS FOR THE FUND MEMBERS WERE DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR BY 36%.
THERE WERE 75 CLAIMS POSTED FOR JUNE 2024, BUT THERE WERE 118 IN JUNE 2023.
WE ALSO HAD A REPORT ON THE 2023 WORKERS COMPENSATION PHARMACY.
RESULTS WITH SPENDING 2021-2023.
IT HAD AVERAGED OUT TO ABOUT 600 PLUS K. ALSO, THE VOLUME IS ABOUT 15,000 BEFORE 2022, '23 YEAR.
ALSO, OPA PRESCRIPTIONS WERE DOWN BY 44% OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
ACRE DRIVERS TO THAT WAS HEIGHTENED AWARENESS, AND OVER 90% OF THE PRESCRIBING PHYSICIANS WERE IN NETWORK.
WE USE A LOT OF NETWORK TO MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN AS WELL.
THE LARGE CLAIMS IS GENERAL PROPERTY, HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF THOSE, AND THE HAIL CLAIMS WERE THE KEY DRIVER AND PROPERTY.
THAT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR OVER A DECADE NOW, BASICALLY.
THE SECOND WAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND THE POOL, AND THAT GENERALLY SLIPS AND FALLS.
THE ONE THING THAT WAS NOTED, AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND GOING ABOVE BEYOND.
THEY HAD LOOKED AT SLIP AND FALLS, AND THERE WAS A FEW DEATHS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.
THEY TALKED ABOUT WHAT THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO, AND THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO BLOOD CLOTS PRIOR TO AND EVEN AFTER SURGERIES.
THEY HAVE CREATED A PRE-AUTHORIZATION PROCESS FOR POST PATIENT EDUCATION INITIATIVE.
THERE'S A DOCTOR ON STAFF WITH THE FUND TO DO THAT.
IF YOU HAVE MEMBERS, THEY WOULD REACH OUT TO THEM, TALK TO THEM ABOUT THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP PREVENT THOSE SERIOUS SITUATIONS FROM OCCURRING.
LAST, WE HAD A REPORT ON AUTO DIRECT REPAIR NETWORK PILOT.
IT IS A PILOT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO OFFER IT ON THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES THAT HAS A NETWORK OF REPAIR SHOPS, OVER 2,400 AFFILIATES.
THE BENEFIT OF THAT WOULD BE COST SAVINGS THROUGH SHORTER CLAIM CYCLES, REDUCED REPAIR COSTS AND LOWER RENTAL CAR EXPENSES. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORTS.
THAT WILL CONCLUDES OUR DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS. I WILL NOW CALL US INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE
[IX. CLOSED SESSION ]
551 SPOT 074 PERSONNEL. TIME IS 7:57.THANK ALL Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE, TOO.
[LAUGHTER] TIME IS 9:04 AND I WILL
[X. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION ]
CALL US BACK INTO OPEN FROM CLOSED AND WE'LL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE.>> I COULDN'T TELL WHICH ONE. SORRY. MOTION BY TRUSTEE NICOLE BENTLEY, SECOND BY TRUSTEE ANTHONY HILL, TO ADJOURN.
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WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.[BACKGROUND]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.