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>> IT'S 6:00 P.M. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER
[I. CALL TO ORDER]
THE BUSINESS MEETING FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.WE'LL START OFF BY TAKING ROLL CALL.
TO MY LEFT, WE HAVE TRUSTEE POWERS.
WE HAVE MASTER TRUSTEE RUNNA RAVAL.
WE HAVE JOBBY MATHEW, TRUSTEE WALKER AND ANTHONY HILL AND MYSELF IN ATTENDANCE.
WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION AND PLEDGE.
[III. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE - Nichole Bentley - Place 6]
IF YOU'D LIKE TO STAND AND JOIN US, PLEASE DO.I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND SPACE TO GATHER THIS EVENING.
DURING THIS BUSY TIME OF THE YEAR, AS STAFF IS WORKING REALLY HARD TO PREPARE AND PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE FALL SEMESTER.
I JUST ASK FOR AN ABUNDANCE OF TIME FOR THEM FOR GRACE, PATIENCE, CLARITY, AND THAT JUST THINGS WOULD FALL INTO LINE FOR THEM AS THEY ARE MAKING FINAL PREPARATIONS.
WITH SO MANY OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TRAVELING THIS SUMMER, I PRAY FOR SAFE TRAVELS, I PRAY FOR REST AND REJUVENATION AND CLEAR HEADS AND JUST A READINESS TO COME BACK TO THE FALL, LORD AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LORD, I THANK YOU FOR OUR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT BEING HERE WITH US TODAY TO WORK WITH US.
WHILE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF A SEARCH, I ASK LORD THAT YOU GUIDE THE SEARCH FIRM TO BRING US THE RIGHT CANDIDATES FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND I ASK FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE WISDOM, GRACE, PATIENCE AND CLARITY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THIS EVENING AND THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
I ASK ALL THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME, AMEN.
THEN THE PLEDGE THIS EVENING, WE HAVE 11 SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM.
[IV. OPEN FORUM]
I'M GOING TO READ SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY AND THEN I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW HOW THE PROCESS IS GOING TO WORK.WE CAN JUST MAKE SURE WE HEAR WHAT EVERYBODY HAS TO SAY.
THE BOARD ENCOURAGES COMMENTS ABOUT THE COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT, ITS EMPLOYEES OR FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD POLICY AND PROCEDURES MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME.
THE BOARD ASKS THAT EACH PARTICIPANT'S COMMENTS PERTAIN TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BE NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES.
REMEMBER THAT PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS, THE PUBLIC CAN SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON OUR AGENDA.
IN ADDITION, THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED COMPLAINT POLICIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SECURE AT THE LOWEST ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL A PROMPT AND EQUITABLE RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS.
COMPLAINTS BROUGHT BY EMPLOYEES MAY BE HEARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES DGBA LEGAL AND DGBA LOCAL BY STUDENTS OR THEIR PARENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES FNG LEGAL AND FNG LOCAL, AND BY CITIZENS IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES GF LEGAL AND GF LOCAL.
EACH OF THESE PROCESSES PROVIDES THAT IF A RESOLUTION CANNOT BE ACHIEVED ADMINISTRATIVELY, THE PERSON MAY APPEAL THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION TO THE BOARD AS A PROPERLY POSTED AGENDA ITEM.
COPIES OF OUR DISTRICT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS AND FILING COMPLAINTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE COPPELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SPOKEN TONIGHT, I KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO RESPOND OR COMMENT ON ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS SAY, SO I KNOW THAT IS UNUSUAL AND A LITTLE STRANGE, BUT IT IS THE LOSS.
THE WAY IT'S GOING TO WORK IS YOU WILL COME UP AND IF YOU'RE A STUDENT, PLEASE DO NOT GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS, JUST TELL US YOUR NAME AND WHICH CAMPUS YOU ATTEND.
THEN ONCE YOU SAY WHICH CAMPUS YOU ATTEND, SECRETARY MATHEW, WILL START A THREE MINUTE TIMER.
WHEN YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT, HE WILL HOLD UP A PADDLE, LETTING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A MINUTE LEFT, AND WHEN YOUR TIME'S UP, WE NEED YOU TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS QUICKLY SO THAT WE ARE FAIRLY HEARING EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.
WITH THAT, I'LL CALL THE FIRST COUPLE OF PEOPLE.
THE FIRST ONE, ADULTS, WE DO NEED YOU TO SAY YOUR ADDRESSES, PLEASE.
THE FIRST ONE IS KRISHNA KELLY AND AFTER KRISHNA IS LIAM LANDER.
>> KRISHNA KELLY 424 GREEN RIDGE DRIVE.
THE NEW TECH NETWORK MODEL IS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM THE TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE INTO SOMETHING FAR MORE DYNAMIC,
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COLLABORATIVE AND FUTURE FOCUSED.THE NEW TECH APPROACH TREATS STUDENTS AS COLLEAGUES IN THEIR OWN LEARNING JOURNEY.
THIS COLLEGIAL ENVIRONMENT ENCOURAGES MUTUAL RESPECT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP THAT MIRRORS BOTH HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD.
CLASSROOMS AT NEW TECH ARE INTENTIONALLY STRUCTURED TO FOSTER SEMINAR STYLE DISCUSSIONS AND TEAMWORK.
STUDENTS REGULARLY COLLABORATE IN SMALL GROUPS, MUCH LIKE COLLEGE SEMINAR AND IN WORKPLACE TEAMS, WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE, CHALLENGE EACH OTHER'S THINKING, AND BUILD CONSENSUS.
THE PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL DESIGN OF NEW TECH'S CURRENT CAMPUS SUPPORTS THIS VISION.
THE GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FEELS MORE LIKE A TECH COMPANY OR A UNIVERSITY INNOVATION HUB THAN A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL.
STUDENTS MOVE FREELY BETWEEN COLLABORATIVE WORK SPACES, PROJECT ROOMS, AND QUIET ZONES, CHOOSING THE SETTING THAT BEST FITS THEIR CURRENT TASK.
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TECH MODEL.
STUDENTS ENGAGE IN AUTHENTIC, COMPLEX PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND COMMUNICATION, SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS.
ACCORDING TO RESEARCH BY THE LEARNING POLICY INSTITUTE, THE NEW TECH NETWORK, WHICH COMPRISES OF OVER 350 SCHOOLS ACROSS 37 STATES IN AUSTRALIA HAS SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED DEEPER LEARNING PRACTICES INTO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOL SETTINGS.
THE KEY FINDING FROM THE LEARNING POLICY INSTITUTE IS THAT DEEPER LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THRIVE WHEN SCHOOLS HAVE AUTONOMY TO DESIGN THEIR OWN STRUCTURE AND CULTURE.
NEW TECH'S CURRENT STANDALONE CAMPUS IS ESSENTIAL FOR FOSTERING THE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, FLEXIBLE SPACES, AND COLLABORATIVE CULTURE THAT DEEPER LEARNING REQUIRES.
SMALLER CLASS SIZES, CROSS GRADE NETWORKING TEAMS, AND A CULTURE OF MENTORSHIP FOSTERS STRONG CONNECTIONS AMONG STUDENTS AND STAFF.
A STANDALONE CAMPUS IS FUNDAMENTAL TO NEW TECH HIGH COPPELL'S MISSION AND SUCCESS.
BY INTENTIONALLY MODELING ITSELF AFTER COLLEGE, SEMINARS AND INNOVATIVE CORPORATE CAMPUSES, NEW TECH NETWORK SCHOOLS AND NEW TECH HIGH COPPELL PREPARE STUDENTS NOT JUST FOR GRADUATION, BUT LIFELONG SUCCESS.
THE NEED FOR A DEDICATED STANDALONE CAMPUS, SUCH AS WE HAVE NOW, IS ROOTED IN THIS VISION.
ONLY A PURPOSE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CAN THE NEW TECH MODEL FULLY DELIVER ON ITS PROMISE OF TRANSFORMING STUDENTS INTO EMPOWERED, COLLABORATIVE, AND FUTURE READY LEADERS.
HAVING OUR CURRENT CAMPUS PRESERVES THIS UNIQUE CULTURE, SUPPORTS DIVERSE LEARNING, AND ENABLES INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING MERGING WITH THE TRADITIONAL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> LIAM LANDER'S NEXT AND THEN ANNA MYERS.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS LIAM LANDER AND TODAY.
I WILL BE DISCUSSING DIVERSE LEARNING NEEDS.
AS A STUDENT WITH AUTISM WHO HAS BEEN IN CISD SINCE ELEMENTARY, I FEEL I AM QUALIFIED TO DISCUSS THIS TOPIC.
DIVERSE LEARNING NEEDS COVERS MORE THAN JUST STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
IT ALSO COVERS STUDENTS WHO BENEFIT FROM LEARNING IN A DIFFERENT SETTING.
NEW TECH PRIDES ITSELF IN BEING ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND STILL PROVIDE THEM WITH THE MATERIALS THEY NEED TO GROW.
NEW TECH CAMPUS ITSELF IS TAILORED TO THOSE WITH DIVERSE NEEDS.
THROUGH CLASSROOM LAYOUT, QUIET ROOMS, AND SAFE SPACES, BY RELOCATING, WE RISK LOSING THESE ACCOMMODATIONS.
BRIEFLY, TOUCHING ON STUDENT WELL BEING, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT FOR MANY LEARNERS, THEY HAVE CHOSEN NEW TECH DUE TO THE SMALLER CAMPUS SIZE.
AS A STUDENT MYSELF, WHO CARES A LOT ABOUT MY GRADES AND SUFFERS FROM EXTREME SOCIAL ANXIETY, WHEN I WAS MAKING THE CHOICE ON WHICH HIGH SCHOOL TO GO TO, I CHOSE THE CAMPUS THAT COULD BEST ACCOMMODATE ME.
THIS CONVERSATION COVERS MORE THAN JUST ME THOUGH.
NEW TECH HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION TO CHS.
STUDENTS WHO WANTED TO AVOID CROWDS, LARGE CLASSROOMS, AND OVERSTIMULATION, WERE WELCOME TO CHOOSE NEW TECH.
NEW TECH FUNDAMENTALLY IS DIFFERENT THAN CHS.
THE LEARNING STRUCTURE, THE SIZE, AND CULTURE WOULD ALL BE THREATENED IF IT WERE TO BE PLACED INSIDE CHS.
UNDERSTANDING THE IDEA OF CONSOLIDATION IS BEING BASED UPON THE BUDGET CISD IS BEING PROVIDED.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY OWN IDEA ON THE MATTER.
IT IS TRUE THAT IN THE PAST YEARS, NEW TECH ENROLLMENT HAS FALLEN.
IF THE DECISION TO CONSOLIDATE NEW TECH IS TRULY AS IMPORTANT AS IT HAS BEEN MADE TO SEEM, I URGE THOSE TO CONSIDER THE IDEA OF LETTING CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS GRADUATE WHILE NOT ACCEPTING MORE STUDENTS IN.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THOSE ALREADY USED TO NEW TECH CULTURE TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION WHILE STILL SLOWLY MOVING TOWARDS GAINING THAT BUDGET BACK FOR CISD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT, WE HAVE ANNA MYERS AND FOLLOWING ANNA IS OLIVIA GUERRA.
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WELCOME TO START WHENEVER, AND TRUSTEE MATHEW, WILL START YOUR TIME AFTER YOU SAY YOUR CAMPUS.>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANNA MYERS, AND I'M GOING TO BE A SENIOR THIS FALL AT NEW TECH.
NEW TECH SMALL CAMPUS ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY AS THE SMALLER CLASS SIZE HELPS STUDENTS TO INTERACT WITH THE CONTENT AND TEACHERS IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY, AS WELL AS DRIVE FOR GREATNESS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, I HAVE NOTICED A MISCONCEPTION ABOUT NEW TECH ACADEMIC RIGOR AND SUCCESS.
HOWEVER, OUR SCHOOL CONSISTENTLY PERFORMS HIGH ON AVERAGE TEST SCORES LIKE THE SAT AND ACT, AND OUR STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY WIN ACADEMIC AWARDS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE NEW TECH MODEL UN TEAM IS FOR ME AN INTEGRAL PART OF MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I CHOSE TO GO TO NEW TECH, AND IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, WE PLAN TO ATTEND HARVARD MON.
A CRUCIAL PART OF OUR ACADEMIC SUCCESS IS THE CURRICULUM THAT RELIES ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES.
NEW TECH BUILDING IS INTEGRAL TO THIS ASPECT OF OUR LEARNING DUE TO THE EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS HELD ALL THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS.
AT SOME POINTS, EVERY HALLWAY IS FULL OF PRESENTATIONS WHERE STUDENTS ARE INTERACTING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PEERS.
THESE EXPERIENCES HELP STUDENTS BUILD CONNECTIONS, CONFIDENCE, AND APPLY THEIR CLASSWORK.
OUR SCHOOL HOLDS US TO AN ACADEMIC STANDARD THAT PAYS OFF WHEN WE ENTER THE REAL WORLD.
NEW TECH IS FULL OF SMART, GIFTED STUDENTS WHO THRIVE IN THE PHYSICAL CAMPUS AND THE SAFE ENVIRONMENT IT PROVIDES TO NEW TECH GROWTH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OLIVIA, YOU ARE UP AND THEN LUCAS, I THINK, MARKHAM IS AFTER OLIVIA.
>> HELLO. I'M OLIVIA AND I GO TO NEW TECH.
AS I MENTIONED, MY NAME IS OLIVIA GUERRA, AND I AM AN INCOMING SENIOR AT NEW.
THIS SCHOOL HAS PROVIDED ME WITH MANY LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT GAVE ME THE SKILLS I NEEDED TO HELP FOUND THE NEW TECH NEWSPAPER, AS WELL AS START MY OWN BUSINESS.
I CREDIT MANY OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO BEING A NETWORKING TEAM CAPTAIN.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, NETWORKING IS ONE OF THE UNIQUE PARTS OF NEW TECH.
IT TAKES PLACE DURING FLEX FRIDAYS AND IS LEAD BAR NTCS.
THIS ACTIVITY BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM EVERY GRADE LEVEL FOR MENTORSHIP, A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION.
THERE ARE USUALLY AROUND 25 DIFFERENT NETWORKING TEAMS WITH EACH HAVING EIGHT TO TEN STUDENTS.
IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE KEEP THESE TEAMS SMALL SO THAT EVERYONE GETS A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE AND INTERACT WITHIN THEIR GROUP.
BECAUSE OF THIS, IT IS ALSO IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE 25 INDIVIDUAL SPACES.
AS IT IS INCREASINGLY HARDER TO FIND SPACES AT CHS DUE TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS.
IT WOULD BE UNFAIR OF US TO MAKE THAT EVEN HARDER FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY BY TAKING UP ALL OF THOSE SPACES.
IT WOULD ALSO BE INCONSIDERATE DURING OUR NETWORKING EVENTS SUCH AS SNACKER AND DONTECH OLYMPICS.
DURING THESE EVENTS, WE SHOWCASE SPIRIT AND BOND BY CHANTING AND BEING LOUD, WHICH COULD DISTRACT OTHER STUDENTS FROM THEIR LEARNING.
IT'S CRUCIAL WE HAVE OUR OWN SCHOOL TO HOLD THESE ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESS OF NETWORKING AND THE INTERNSHIP NTC AS A LEADERSHIP GROUP. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OLIVIA. LUCAS, AND THEN JIMIN PARK.
>> HI. I'M LUCAS MARKHAM, AND I AM A RISING JUNIOR AT NEW TECH HIGH COPPELL.
AM I GOOD TO GO? TODAY, I'M GOING TO BE SPEAKING ABOUT OUR UNIQUE SCHOOL CULTURE AND HOW IT ACTUALLY BENEFITS THE STUDENTS AT NEW TECH, AND WHY IT IS ALSO SO IMPORTANT TO PROTECT.
LAST SCHOOL YEAR, I HAD FOUR OF MY CLASSES AT CHS AND FOUR OF MY CLASSES AT NEW TECH.
I BELIEVE I HAVE A GOOD PERSPECTIVE IN BEING ABLE TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO CAMPUSES.
IN THE HALLS AT NEW TECH, I'VE SEEN STUDENTS THAT HAVE STRUGGLED TO MAKE FRIENDS IN THE PAST CHATTING WITH EVERYONE THEY GO BY IN THE HALLS COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE.
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, I NEVER REALLY FELT SAFE SHARING IN CLASS, AND THE THOUGHT OF SOMETHING LIKE GIVING A SPEECH IN FRONT OF THIS MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE MADE ME WANT TO CRY.
HOWEVER, NEW TECH HAS HELPED ME AND SO MANY OF MY PEERS IN A PLETHORA OF WAYS, WHETHER IT'S NETWORKING, SCHOOL EVENTS, OR JUST THE SMALL CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY.
IT'S GIVEN US THE SPACE TO GROW AS PEOPLE AND BECOME MORE CONFIDENT AND CAPABLE.
WHILE CHS IS A GREAT SCHOOL, I'VE SIMPLY NEVER FELT THAT SAME SENSE OF COMMUNITY OR SAFETY THERE.
AT NEW TECH, WE'VE WORKED HARD TO MAKE A CAMPUS WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS EACH OTHER AND CAN BE THEMSELVES.
I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT IF WE WERE MOVED TO THE CHS CAMPUS, NEW TECH WOULD LOSE ITS IDENTITY AS A SCHOOL AND JUST BECOME ANOTHER PROGRAM.
SO MUCH OF OUR CULTURE IS TIED TO OUR CAMPUS AND THE BUILDING ITSELF AND LOSING IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING.
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MANY OF MY FELLOW STUDENTS AT NEW TECH, HAVE TOLD ME THAT WHEN THEY WERE AT CHS FOR VARIOUS CLASSES, LIKE BAND, CHOIR OR FRENCH, THEY FELT REALLY NERVOUS, AND I'VE EVEN HAD FRIENDS QUIT ELECTIVES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T STAND BEING AT CHS.FURTHERMORE, I DON'T THINK THAT MANY OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE MADE NEW TECH CULTURE WHAT IT IS, LIKE NETWORKING AND THE NETWORKING TEAM CAPTAINS WOULD HAVE THE SAME IMPACT IF NEW TECH WAS CONSOLIDATED WITH CHS.
OUR SCHOOL DOES A LOT OF GOOD BY BEING AN ALTERNATIVE AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE PARTS OF NEW TECH THAT MAKE IT SUCH A GREAT SCHOOL BY BEING COMBINED WITH THE MAIN HIGH SCHOOL.
WHICH IS WHY I BELIEVE IT'S WORTH ALLOWING US TO STAY ON OUR OWN SEPARATE CAMPUS TO PROTECT OUR SCHOOLS IDENTITY.
IF THE DECISION IS MADE TO COMBINE CHS AND NEW TECH, I HOPE THAT THE PRESERVATION OF NEW TECH'S UNIQUE CULTURE REMAINS A HIGH PRIORITY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THANK YOU.
>> COME ON UP. THEN, SADHANA CHRISTOPHER IS NEXT.
>> MY NAME IS JIMIN PARK, AND I'M A RISING SENIOR AT NEW TECH.
WHAT I'VE LEARNED MOST AT NEW TECH WASN'T TAUGHT FROM A DESK; IT WAS TAUGHT ON THE CAFETERIA STAGE IN THE MEDIA CENTER AND IN THE GYM.
I LEARNED BY RUNNING AROUND AND USING EVERY CORNER AND INCH OF THIS CAMPUS.
WE SHOW THAT THROUGH HOSTING STUDENT-LED EVENTS LIKE HAUNTED HOUSE, SPRING FLING, FALL FESTIVAL, HOPE WALK, AND ART AND HART FAIR, AND BY DONATING PROCEEDS TO A LOCAL NONPROFIT CHARITY, WE CHOOSE TO SUPPORT EACH YEAR, NOT TO MENTION OUR PROJECT SHOWCASES LIKE SLIMMING FOR A CAUSE AND FOR EARTH'S SAKE, THAT BRING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN.
ONCE AGAIN, THESE EVENTS ARE ENTIRELY STUDENT-LED, FACILITATED BY THE TEACHERS.
THAT TAKES TIME AND SPACE, SPACE TO FIGURE THINGS OUT, TO TEST IDEAS, TO FAIL, AND MAYBE EVEN TO TRY AGAIN AND START OVER.
ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT, WE INVITE YOU TO COME TO AN EVENT, BE A PROJECT EVALUATOR, AND SEE WALKER HALLS WHEN THEY'RE BUZZING WITH PREPARATION AND CREATIVITY, AND SEE THE FAMILIES BRING THEIR KIDS, NEIGHBORS LINE UP, AND ALUMNI COME BACK DURING THE HAUNTED HOUSE, AND YOU'LL SEE HOW MUCH WE CARE AND HOW MUCH WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BUILDING TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN.
IF WE LOSE OUR BUILDING, WE'RE LOSING THE LEADERSHIP, THE TRADITIONS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS WE'VE BUILT ALL ALONG THE WAY.
DEAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO MAKE A DECISION THAT RESPECTS OUR SCHOOL AND ITS FISCAL SPACE, ITS CULTURES, ITS TRADITIONS, AND ITS VALUABLE CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS HOW MUCH WE CARE, AND THIS IS HOW MUCH THIS SCHOOL MEANS TO US AND OUR PEERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SADHANA, COME ON UP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE, AND ARJUN MADHU IS NEXT.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS SADHANA CHRISTOPHER, AND I GO TO NEW TECH HIGH @ COPPELL.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO MY THOUGHTS TODAY.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE INCREDIBLE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY OF NEW TECH HIGH @ COPPELL, A SCHOOL BUILT NOT JUST ON INNOVATION, BUT INTENTION.
AT NEW TECH, WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY AND PURPOSEFULLY.
WE BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION SHOULD EMPOWER, NOT CONSTRAIN.
IT SHOULD SPARK CURIOSITY, NOT STIFLE IT.
ABOVE ALL, IT SHOULD PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE, NOT JUST FOR TESTS.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK FOR SOMETHING THAT LIES AT THE VERY HEART OF OUR CULTURE, FLEX FRIDAYS.
THESE AREN'T JUST DAYS OFF SCHEDULE; THESE ARE DAYS DESIGNED WITH PURPOSE.
EVERY FRIDAY, OUR STUDENTS DON'T JUST ATTEND SCHOOL; WE BUILD OUR OWN SCHEDULES, CHOOSING SESSIONS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR ACADEMIC NEEDS, PERSONAL INTERESTS, AND FUTURE GOALS.
ON ANY GIVEN FRIDAY, YOU'LL SEE THE CAMPUS BUZZING WITH LIFE.
JUST IMAGINE A FRIDAY FILLED WITH CRICKET MATCHES ON THE FIELD, YOGA SESSIONS IN THE GYM, DECA ACTIVITIES IN THE COURTYARD, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING LECTURES IN THE MEDIA CENTER, ALL HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME, FREE FROM THE CONSTRAINTS OF A RIGID SCHEDULE OR LIMITED SPACE.
IT'S NOT JUST CHAOS, IT'S CUSTOMIZATION.
IT'S STUDENTS LEARNING TO MANAGE THEIR TIME, FOLLOW THEIR PASSIONS, AND COLLABORATE ACROSS GRADE LEVELS, AND BECOME LEADERS OF THEIR OWN LEARNING.
BUT HERE'S THE TRUTH: NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR OWN DEDICATED CAMPUS.
THE FREEDOM, THE FLEXIBILITY, THE CREATIVITY.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON HAVING A SPACE DESIGNED FOR OUR OWN UNIQUE WAY OF LEARNING.
MOVING US INTO A SHARED BUILDING WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL WOULDN'T JUST LIMIT OUR SPACE, IT WOULD LIMIT OUR SPIRIT.
IT WOULD TURN FLEX FRIDAYS INTO LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARES INSTEAD OF LEARNING PLAYGROUNDS.
IT WOULD REPLACE STUDENT AND VOICE WITH SCHEDULING CONFLICTS.
IT WOULD DILUTE EVERYTHING THAT MAKES NEW TECH NEW TECH.
THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT PHYSICAL SPACE; THIS IS ABOUT CULTURE, ABOUT IDENTITY, ABOUT PROTECTING A MODEL OF EDUCATION THAT WORKS,
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WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SEEN, HEARD, AND INSPIRED.FLEX FRIDAYS AREN'T OPTIONAL, THEY'RE ESSENTIAL.
THEY GIVE US RESPONSIBILITY, FREEDOM, AND A DEEP CONNECTION TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
THEY TRANSFORM US FROM PASSIVE LEARNERS INTO ACTIVE CREATORS OF OUR FUTURES.
TONIGHT, I ASK YOU TO IMAGINE WHAT'S AT STAKE.
I ASK YOU TO PICTURE WHAT HAPPENS IF WE LOSE OUR CAMPUS, AND THEN I ASK YOU TO FIGHT FOR WHAT WE KNOW WORKS: A SCHOOL THAT PUTS STUDENTS FIRST, THAT TRUSTS THEM TO LEAD, AND GIVES THEM SPACE TO STORE.
LET'S NOT DISMANTLE SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT.
LET'S PRESERVE IT BECAUSE IT'S WORKING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ARJUN, AND THEN WE HAVE VIDYA VENKAT.
I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT NEW TECH HIGH @ COPPELL.
WHEN I THINK OF NEW TECH, I IMMEDIATELY THINK OF THEIR PROJECT-BASED LEARNING MODEL, A SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED IN OVER 200 SCHOOLS THAT GOES BEYOND TRADITIONAL ACADEMICS, HELPING STUDENTS IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING, READING, COLLABORATION, AND REAL-WORLD LEARNING.
BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, RATHER THE LEARNING POLICY INSTITUTE, WHICH FINDS PBL RESULTS IN DEEPER LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN UNDERSERVED IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS. BUT THESE OUTCOMES DEPEND ON SCHOOLS HAVING THE AUTONOMY TO SHAPE THEIR OWN STRUCTURES, SPACES, AND CULTURES.
ACCORDING TO THE NEW TECH NETWORK, PBL SCHOOLS LIKE OURS THRIVE WHEN THEY HAVE STAND-ALONE CAMPUSES.
WHEN INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS ARE MERGED PHYSICALLY WITH TRADITIONAL ONES, THEY OFTEN LOSE THEIR AUTONOMY, CULTURE, AND EFFECTIVENESS.
SHARED SPACES BREED LOGISTICAL TENSIONS, INEQUITIES, AND IDENTITY LOSS.
NEW TECH COLLABORATIVE SPACES AND FLEXIBLE TECH TOOLS DESIGNED FOR PROJECT-BASED LEARNING CAN BE MISUNDERSTOOD BY OTHER STUDENTS AS SPECIAL TREATMENT.
FLEX FRIDAYS AND NEW TECH EVENTS MAY BE MISINTERPRETED.
TEACHERS AT NEW TECH INNOVATE WITH FREEDOM.
THAT SAME FLEXIBILITY MAY SEEM UNFAIR TO TEACHERS AT OTHER CAMPUSES.
LET ME BE CLEAR. WE'RE NOT SAYING WE'RE BETTER THAN CHS OR ANY OTHER SCHOOL.
WE'RE SAYING WE'RE DIFFERENT, AND THAT'S GOOD.
IT'S PRECISELY THAT DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES A DIVERSITY OF LEARNING MODELS THAT MAKES COPPELL ISD STRONG.
BUT PRESERVING THAT STRENGTH REQUIRES MORE THAN WORDS; IT REQUIRES INVESTMENT.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PRIVILEGE; IT'S A PLEA TO PROTECT A PROVEN MODEL, TO THINK CRITICALLY, WORK COLLABORATIVELY, AND GROW INTO COMPASSIONATE AND CONFIDENT CITIZENS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. VIDYA. THEN SAMA SRINIVAS IS NEXT.
MY ADDRESS IS 933 BRENTWOOD DRIVE.
MY SISTER, VISSA, IS A RISING SOPHOMORE AT NEW TECH HIGH.
I'M HERE TO EXPLAIN WHY NEW TECH DESERVES TO HAVE ITS OWN CAMPUS.
BACK IN THE 2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR, CHS OFFERED STUDENTS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM CALLED THE ACADEMIES.
THERE WERE THE EMERGING MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION ACADEMY, THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACADEMY, AND THE STEM ACADEMY.
THESE ACADEMIES WERE MEANT TO BE UNIFIED, SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITIES WITH CERTAIN PRE-SELECTED ELECTIVES THAT WERE THE FOCUS OF EACH ACADEMY.
CURRENTLY, THESE ACADEMIES DO NOT EXIST AT CHS.
THE ONLY SPECIALIZED SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT STILL EXIST IS THE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM, WHICH IS OPEN TO 11TH AND 12TH GRADERS.
WHILE THE IB PROGRAM STILL EXISTS, THE QUESTION TO ASK IS THAT THAT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BE A PROGRAM WITHIN A TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL; IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE A SCHOOL.
IT DOES NOT REQUIRE ITS OWN CAMPUS IN ORDER TO SUCCEED, WHEREAS NEW TECH AND THE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING MODEL REQUIRE ITS OWN CAMPUS TO SUCCEED, AS EXPLICITLY STATED BY THE NEW TECH NETWORK.
THE NEW TECH MODEL WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE A PROGRAM; IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A SCHOOL WITH A UNIQUE CULTURE THAT EMPOWERS ITS LEARNERS BY PROMOTING AGENCY, COLLABORATION, MENTORSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP.
IT IS NOT JUST A UNIQUE CURRICULUM OR A UNIQUE SET OF CLASSES.
IT'S A UNIQUE LEARNING MODEL AND PHILOSOPHY THAT WORKS BEST WHEN LEARNERS AND FACILITATORS HAVE AUTONOMY OVER THEIR OWN SPACE.
LOOKING AT PREVIOUS RESULTS, HAS CISD RESEARCHED WHY INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS LIKE THE ACADEMIES FAILED? FURTHERMORE, WHAT RESEARCH HAS CISD DONE ON THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS WHEN GOING FROM A DEDICATED NEW TECH CAMPUS TO A SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL MODEL? THERE'S LOTS OF DATA FROM THE NEW TECH NETWORK THAT SHOWS THAT THE SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL MODEL IS NOT A SUCCESSFUL MODEL IN THE LONG TERM.
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ALREADY HAD A DEDICATED NEW TECH CAMPUS FOR 16 YEARS.
NOW, MOVING NEW TECH INTO OVERCROWDED CHS WOULD NOT BE FAIR TO THESE STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
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AND THEN SAMUEL VERLA IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER.>> HELLO. SAMA SRINIVAS FROM NEW TECH HIGH.
>> YOU CAN PULL THAT MIC CLOSER TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO. THERE YOU GO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND FELLOW CISD RESIDENTS.
THERE'S A SIMPLE SUMMARY OF WHY CLOSING NEW TECH DOESN'T SOLVE THE BUDGET ISSUES.
OUT OF THE PROJECTED $11 MILLION DEBT FOR THE 26/27 SCHOOL YEAR, CUTTING NEW TECH'S BUILDING WOULD ONLY SAVE TWO.
IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND WHAT'S WORSE, THE COST TO CISD WOULD BE FAR MORE THAN JUST MONETARY.
NEW TECH WORKS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PULL OFF HUGE EVENTS FROM [INAUDIBLE] FOR A CAUSE TO AN EARTH DAY SUSTAINABILITY SHOWCASE.
THIS INVOLVES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF FUNDRAISING AND CHARITY WORK.
COMPARED TO THE BIG BUDGET TOPICS FREQUENTLY DISCUSSED IN THIS ROOM, THIS MAY SEEM LIKE PENNIES.
THAT'S UNTIL YOU CONSIDER WHO MAKES THESE EVENTS.
IT'S NOT THE TEACHERS AND ADULTS; IT'S INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS WHO CALL BUSINESSES, PROPOSE FUNDRAISER IDEAS, AND CHOOSE THE CHARITY.
WE MAY ONLY RAISE A FEW THOUSAND, BUT THE IMPACT IT LEAVES ON US LEADS TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN THE FUTURE.
WE GET THE CONFIDENCE FOR THIS BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL FREELY LETS US BORROW THE SPACE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THAT'S 350 CHANGEMAKERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS, AND EVENT ORGANIZERS EVERY FEW YEARS, WORTH WAY MORE THAN THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT IN UTAH.
IF NEW TECH WERE CONSOLIDATED, COULD CHS MAKE THE SAME PROMISE THAT OUT OF THE DOZENS OF ATHLETICS PROGRAMS AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, THE SCHOOL WILL STILL GIVE US THE SPACE TO PLAN EVENTS, INVITE GUESTS, BUSINESSES, AND SPEAKERS, AND GROW AS LEADERS.
THIS COMMITMENT TO LEARNING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE DOESN'T JUST APPLY TO POPULAR ISSUES; IT'S APPLIED EVERYWHERE.
WHY, JUST IN THE AUDIENCE, YOU'LL SEE MORE STUDENTS READY TO GIVE UP PRECIOUS HOURS OF OUR SUMMER TO SPEAK IN DEFENSE OF OUR SCHOOL BUILDING THAN IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT.
WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT OUR CAMPUS, WE'RE ALSO HERE BECAUSE OUR CAMPUS EVENTS INTRODUCE US TO THE MANY REALISTIC SITUATIONS, LIKE DEBATES AND SPEECHES.
TO US, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SPACE TO PRACTICE ADVOCACY FOR OUR BELIEFS WITH YOU, THE BOARD MEMBERS, AS OUR GUEST EVALUATOR.
PLEASE DON'T LET ANY IMPEDIMENTS COME TO OUR ABILITY TO UTILIZE NEW TECH'S SPACE TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND LEARN TO STAND UP FOR OUR BELIEFS IN THE WORLD.
PLEASE DO YOUR BEST TO CONTINUE TO STAND BY OUR BEST INTERESTS AS YOU ALWAYS HAVE IN THE PAST.
BEFORE WE GET CONSOLIDATED, I HOPE IT IS FIRST DISCUSSED WHETHER THE CONSOLIDATION WILL STILL GET US ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY SPACES FOR GROWTH AND LEARNING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
>> THANK YOU, SAMA. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS SAMUEL.
>> GOOD EVENING, COPPELL ISD STEFF, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
MY NAME IS SAMUEL VERLA FROM 616 QUAYLE LANE, AND I AM AN ALUMNI FROM NEW TECH CLASS OF 2023, CURRENTLY AT UT DALLAS, AND SPEAKING ON THE TOPIC OF POTENTIALLY MERGING NEW TECH WITH CHS.
DURING MY TENURE AT NEW TECH, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH MANY THINGS AT NEW TECH, INCLUDING BEING A NETWORKING TEAM CAPTAIN AND PART OF FIRST TECH CHALLENGE.
BOTH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ACTIVITIES THAT NEED A SPECIFIC SPACE TO HOST THESE EVENTS.
NTC HAS NEW TECH OLYMPICS, SNACKER CHALLENGE, AND FALL FESTIVAL THAT USE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SPACE.
THESE EVENTS ARE WHAT MAKE OUR SCHOOL UNIQUE, CONNECT US WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND ALLOW US TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
FTC HAS A DEDICATED MAKER SPACE FOR THE ROBOT DEVELOPMENT AND USES THAT BUILDING FOR LEAGUE MEETS FROM SCHOOLS ALL OVER THAT ATTEND.
THESE GROUPS ALLOWED ME TO WORK WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT I STILL CONNECT WITH TODAY AS A COLLEGE STUDENT.
THESE EVENTS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT OUR BUILDING PROVIDES.
WITHOUT THE SIGNIFICANT SPACE OUR BUILDING PROVIDES, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IN A SMALL SECTION OF CHS BUILDING.
IT IS ALREADY DIFFICULT TO SCHEDULE USE OF THE CHS AREAS.
THEREFORE, NEW TECH EVENTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AS THEY CURRENTLY HAVE, THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIMINISHMENT AND FADE OUT OF NEW TECH AS AN INSTITUTION, AS IT IS, AND THE SCHOOL CULTURE WE ARE TOLD REPEATEDLY WILL BE PRESERVED.
ALL THESE EVENTS HAVE MADE ME A BETTER LEADER AND TEAMMATE, WHICH HAVE HELPED ME BECOME A TERRY FOUNDATION SCHOLAR.
THE TERRY FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON FOUR MAIN PILLARS: SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE OF MY TIME AT NEW TECH, I COULD SHARE MANY EXAMPLES OF EACH, AND PARTICULARLY MY EXPERIENCES IN LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY WERE IMPRESSIVE TO THE FOUNDATION COMMITTEE.
AS SUCH, I'M ABLE TO BUILD ON THE GROWTH I STARTED AT NEW TECH, IN COLLEGE, NOT ONLY IN MY CLASSES, BUT IN CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE FROM MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.
MY FRESHMAN YEAR, I, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER NEW TECH ALUMNI, WON THE UT DALLAS INNOVATION IDEA TECHNOLOGY TECH TANK CONTEST OVER MORE EXPERIENCED TEAMS DIRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE SKILLS WE LEARNED AT NEW TECH.
I CANNOT SAY THAT WE HAVE WON THIS IF WE WERE PREPARED IN ANY OTHER WAY.
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NEW TECH HAS PREPARED ME FOR COLLEGE, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.>> THANK YOU. THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND PROVIDING YOUR COMMENTS.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SIT THROUGH THE WHOLE MEETING, NOW WOULD BE A NATURAL EXIT OPPORTUNITY, AND IF YOU WANT TO STAY, WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MR. WILLIAMS.
[V. DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS - SUPERINTENDENT]
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
ADVOCACY IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, AND YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF THAT.
ALSO, I DO APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION FOR NEW TECH AND FOR COPPELL ISD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT.
MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE YOUR EMAILS.
THE FIRST THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT IS WE ARE GOING TO TAKE AN ABBREVIATED LOOK AT OUR MULTI-YEAR BALANCED BUDGET PLAN.
DIANA, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU AT THIS TIME.
MR. WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
[NOISE] THIS IS A REMINDER OF THE SLIDES THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED FOR THE MULTI-YEAR BUDGET PLAN.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT REDUCTIONS TO THE BUDGET HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE PRIOR TO THIS.
THE DISTRICT EXAMINED EVERY POSITION THAT CAME OPEN DURING THE 2024/25 SCHOOL YEAR AND ONLY REPLACED THE ONES THAT WE FELT WERE THE MOST CRITICAL.
THE DISTRICT HAS ELIMINATED 44 POSITIONS SO FAR WITH AN ESTIMATED IMPACT OF NEARLY $2.7 MILLION.
THAT INCLUDES REDUCTIONS MADE AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, REDUCTIONS MADE DUE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT, AND DUE TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF PINKERTON, SUCH AS THOSE STAFF MEMBERS THAT DECIDED TO RETIRE.
THOSE SAVINGS WILL CONTINUE TO REAP BENEFITS FOR THIS BUDGET AND EVERY YEAR AFTER.
>> SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE SAVINGS ARE ON THIS SLIDE.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE 25-26 BUDGET AND BEYOND.
AGAIN, 13 DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT POSITIONS WERE ELIMINATED, SIX POSITIONS AT ELEMENTARY, 22 POSITIONS WERE IMPACTED BY THE PINKERTON DLI CONSOLIDATION.
ALL OF THE FOLKS AT PINKERTON WERE OFFERED POSITIONS AND THEY ALL HAVE A POSITION.
IF THEY CHOSE TO STAY WITH THE DISTRICT, THESE WERE ALL POSITIONS THAT WERE ELIMINATED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SYSTEM DUE TO THAT CONSOLIDATION, AND THEN THREE SECONDARY STAFFING POSITIONS.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE POSITIONS THAT WERE REDUCED AND MOVED TO EARMARK WHEN WE MADE THAT PARTNERSHIP.
TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCIES FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDE THE REDUCTION OF 12 SHUTTLES FOR A LITTLE OVER $200,000, AND SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS ARE LISTED THERE.
THE ONE I WANT TO POINT OUT, WHICH WILL BE COMING TO YOU LATER THIS EVENING IS THAT CONTRACT NEGOTIATION THAT WILL RESULT IN $900,000 OF SAVINGS OVER SEVEN YEARS.
YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT FROM MR. GRANT LATER.
NOW, WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO WORKING ON THOSE SUSTAINABLE CHANGES THAT WILL IMPACT THE 26-27 BUDGET.
THIS WORK INCLUDES A RECOMMENDING CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS FOR BOARD APPROVAL AT THE SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING IN RESPONSE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND ADDRESSING THE AREAS AND PROGRAMS IN WHICH THE DISTRICT IS OPERATING INEFFICIENTLY.
WORK MUST CONTINUE TO REDUCE COST DISTRICT WIDE, INCLUDING OUR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PROGRAMS AND SCHEDULING.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK TO ESTIMATE THE IMPACT OF THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE CHANGES ON REVENUES AND COSTS THAT THE DISTRICT WILL NEED TO ADJUST FOR.
WE WILL BRING THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.
HOWEVER, WE DO KNOW THAT THOSE FUNDS, LIMITED AS THEY MAY BE, WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO FIX THE DISTRICT'S DEFICIT.
>> I'M GOING TO TAKE OVER JUST THE NEXT PORTION.
I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO MAJOR INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THIS SUMMER.
FIRST THING THAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME ELEMENTARY CAMPUS PLANNING TO ADDRESS DECREASING ENROLLMENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE ARE PROJECTING NEXT YEAR TO HAVE FOUR CAMPUSES UNDER 450 STUDENTS.
TWO OF THOSE WILL HAVE SOMEWHERE AROUND 425, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TWO CAMPUSES THAT WILL OPEN WITH PROJECTED AROUND 350 STUDENTS EACH.
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WE DO HAVE FOUR FAIRLY SMALL CLASSES OR FAIRLY SMALL CAMPUSES, SHOULD I SAY.WE MET WITH A DEMOGRAPHER TODAY TO BEGIN TO DISCUSS SOME SCENARIOS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME LOGISTICS ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BALANCE THE DISTRICT BY BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE ELEMENTARIES IN CERTAIN AREAS, AND WE DO WANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME ON THE WESTERN BOUNDARY, SOME EAST, AND THEN, OF COURSE, SOUTH, NORTH AS WELL.
WE MET WITH THE DEMOGRAPHER THIS MORNING, SPENT SOME TIME WITH HIM, AND HE AND HIS GROUP ARE GOING TO GO TO WORK.
WE ANTICIPATE A REPORT BACK FROM HIM ON JULY 7TH, THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH US AND WE PLAN ON PRESENTING THAT TO YOU AT OUR WORKSHOP, JULY THE 14TH.
AGAIN, JUST STEP 1 AS WE DISCUSS WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CAPACITY OF THE CAMPUSES, IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE TO HAVE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES UNDER 400 STUDENTS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON A PLAN, AGAIN, STARTING THE PROCESS.
YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT IT IN JULY AND THAT WILL REALLY RAMP UP WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO AUGUST.
OUR NEW TECH SPECIAL PROGRAM TEAM, WE HELD OUR FIRST MEETING LAST TUESDAY, A COUPLE OF OUR STUDENTS THAT SPOKE WERE REPRESENTED.
I BELIEVE WE HAD 22 TOTAL PEOPLE.
WE HAD SOME NEW TECH STUDENTS.
I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
WE HAD TWO STUDENTS FROM COPPELL HIGH, SOME PARENTS FROM COPPELL HIGH.
WE ALSO HAD A COUPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THEN WE HAD SOME MEMBERS OF OUR SAT TEAM.
WE STARTED REALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT HOPES AND DREAMS THE STUDENTS HAD, AND I LOVE TO HEAR THE STUDENT VOICE, WHAT HOPES AND DREAMS THEY HAD NOT ONLY FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT GOING FORWARD.
GOOD TO SEE ONE OF OUR ALUMS HERE, THAT IS HEADED TO SAVANNAH TO GO TO COLLEGE OUT EAST.
WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT THAT PROGRAM HAS HAD.
WE SPENT SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT.
WE LOOKED AT THE FINANCIAL ASPECT.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS NOT A SITUATION THAT WAS CAUSED BY THIS DISTRICT.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS.
WE WILL NOT REVISIT THAT AGAIN.
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME HERE, SCHOOL FINANCE 101 AND YOU GOT 30 MINUTES, I'D LOVE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.
BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO THE SITUATION THAT THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN ALONG WITH ABOUT 80% OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, AND SO WE'RE WORKING TOWARD THAT.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT.
TOMORROW NIGHT WE WILL BE COMING TOGETHER.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT SOME DATA.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID LAST WEEK WAS WE ASKED ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS TO WRITE DOWN SOME THINGS THAT THEY NEEDED TO KNOW.
WE LOOKED AT THAT DATA, AND WE'LL BE PRESENTING THAT TOMORROW NIGHT.
THEN TOMORROW NIGHT, WE WILL ACTUALLY START TALKING ABOUT OPTIONS.
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATORS, FROM STAFF.
BUT THEN WE ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR TEAM AS TO WHAT OPTIONS THEY BELIEVE ARE IMPORTANT.
TOMORROW NIGHT, WE WILL ALSO HEAR FROM OUR ADVISORS AND OUR ADVISORS ARE MEMBERS OF OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM.
WE WILL BE HEARING EVERYTHING ABOUT FROM FINANCES.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PERSONNEL.
BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROGRAMS, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
DR. BROOKS WILL BE MEETING WITH MR. PORTER, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE LAYING OUT PROGRAMS AND REALLY WHAT NEW TECH COULD LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOME REBRANDING, BUT NOT ONLY REBRANDING, BUT DO SOME RE-IMAGING AS WELL AS WE LOOK AT NOT JUST NEXT YEAR, NOT JUST 26-27, BUT WE LOOK AT IT GOING FORWARD AS WELL.
WE WILL HAVE ONE MORE MEETING BEFORE WE GET BACK TOGETHER AS A GROUP.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE JULY THE 8TH.
JULY THE 8TH WE WILL BEGIN TO NARROW OUR FOCUS,
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AND SO WE WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL REPORT FOR YOU ON JULY 14TH AT OUR JULY WORKSHOP.NOT READY FOR RECOMMENDATIONS YET, BUT JUST AN UPDATE AS TO WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS.
I'LL PAUSE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE IN REGARD TO THESE TWO MAJOR INITIATIVES WE'RE WORKING ON.
>> I GOT A QUESTION ON THE ELEMENTARY PIECE AND MENTIONING DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WILL BE PRESENTED AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW THE FACILITIES EVALUATION TOOL THAT WE SAW IN PLAY LAST TIME, HOW THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OPTIONS THAT YOU ALL ARE LOOKING AT?
>> YEAH, I DO THINK THAT IT WILL BE A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
WE DO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CAMPUSES THAT WE BELIEVE HAVE THE MOST SHELF LIFE, SO TO SPEAK.
NOW, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER THAT ARE SET FOR GETTING SOME REFRESH OR SOME A COUPLE BUT WILL ACTUALLY BE GETTING COMPLETE RENOVATION.
WE HAVE ENTERED THAT INTO THE EQUATION.
BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD TO SPEND ANY ADDITIONAL BOND FUNDS, OF COURSE, WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AS TO WHICH ONES WE WILL BE UTILIZING GOING FORWARD.
>> A FEW OF US SAT IN AT SLI SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN A SESSION WHERE A DISTRICT LET THEIR DECLINING ENROLLMENT GET AWAY FROM THEM.
THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT WALKED IN TO VISIT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE FIRST SEVEN CLASSROOMS HE ENTERED WERE EMPTY BECAUSE THE ENROLLMENT HAD GOTTEN AWAY FROM THEM.
I'M NOT REALLY ON BOARD WITH SOME OF WHAT THEY DID.
THEY CLOSED ALL THREE OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS AND BUILT TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOLS.
IT WAS BEYOND RIPPING OFF THE BAND AID.
>> I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE DISTRICT.
>> I FIGURED YOU WOULD BE IF I SAID ENOUGH.
BUT SOME OF WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT, REALLY RETHINKING ABOUT HOW THEY'RE USING THEIR BUILDINGS, LIKE THEY TOOK ONE OF THE OLD HIGH SCHOOLS AND UPDATED IT AND USED IT AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT CONSOLIDATED A COUPLE OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WHICH JUST HAS MADE ME WONDER WITH US POTENTIALLY CLOSING MULTIPLE ELEMENTARIES WHICH WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE ON THE LAST BOND.
IT MADE ME WONDER, IS THIS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES THAT ARE REMAINING TO REALLY FEEL LIKE NEW CAMPUSES? COULD IT BE THAT IT MAKES SENSE TO REMODEL THE ONES THAT ARE REMAINING, AND MAYBE WE HAVE FEWER, BUT ALL OF THEM ARE ESSENTIALLY NOT JUST REFRESHED, BUT BRAND NEW IN THE INSIDE? I DON'T WANT TO THROW EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A LOOP AND THIS ISN'T SOME BAIT AND SWITCH, BUT IT'S JUST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FUNDS THERE THAT WE AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE FOR THE INTENDED USE.
IT JUST MAKES ME WONDER IF THERE'S NOT A WAY TO MAKE EVERYTHING FEEL AS NEW AS IT POSSIBLY COULD.
WE DON'T TEAR DOWN AND SCRAPE BUILDINGS AND BUILD NEW ONES JUST TO PASS BOND DOLLARS.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR THINGS, WE USE THEM AS LONG AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
I JUST SAY THAT IN THE SPIRIT OF, I'M REALLY OPEN TO US LOOKING AT THIS EVEN MORE CREATIVELY THAN PERHAPS WE HAVE UP TO THIS POINT.
I FELT INSPIRED BY THEM DOING THAT BECAUSE IN FOUR YEARS, THEY HAD REALLY MADE A SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO THEIR FUND BALANCE BECAUSE OF SOME REALLY HARD THINGS THAT THEY DID.
I'M NOT SAYING IT ALL WOULD WORK FOR US, BUT IT WAS THOUGHT PROVOKING.
>> IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY TOUGH STRETCH FOR THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT TWO YEARS OF ABSOLUTE JUST MISERY.
YES, WHICH I'M NOT SIGNING UP FOR THAT OR SIGNING OUR COMMUNITY UP FOR THAT.
>> I THINK PART OF THAT WAS THEY RE-BRANDED A COUPLE OF HIGH SCHOOLS, AND JUST ALMOST STARTED OVER.
IN LOOKING AT THE BOND AND I THINK SID HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN MANAGING THAT WORK.
BUT AS WE LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT'S LEFT OF THE BOND, I THINK THAT ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS WAVE MAY GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY AFTER THERE ARE SOME DECISIONS MADE, WHAT'S AVAILABLE GOING FORWARD? NOW, I THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH THE ARCHITECT CONSTRUCTION TEAM TO HOW COULD WE RE-CONFIGURE THAT FOR THE INTERIM AS WE PREPARE.
BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH HAVING THAT DISCUSSION MAYBE LATER ON IN THE FALL.
>> I'M ALSO WILLING TO RE-PURPOSE SOME BUILDINGS AND GET RID OF BUILDINGS THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS COULDN'T EVER USE LIKE THIS BUILDING, FOR INSTANCE.
I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX OF WHAT WE'VE DONE OR DISCUSSED SO FAR.
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>> I'LL CHIME IN MR. WILLIAMS IN REGARDS TO THAT.
AFTER GOING TO SLI AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND GOING TO SOME OTHER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, THINKING ABOUT THE RE-IMAGINING, I THINK YOU HAVE OPENED THAT DOOR OF HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS OF LOOKING AT THESE THINGS FROM A WIDER LENS IN TERMS OF HOW CAN WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SPACES AND BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE, UTILIZE THEM TO EITHER DRIVE ENROLLMENT OR RETAIN ENROLLMENT OF THE DISTRICT? BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, AND OVER THE YEARS, I'VE LOOKED BACK AT SOME OF THE PROJECTED NUMBERS BY THE TIME WE GOT TO 25-26, AND THOSE NUMBERS LOOK TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE SEE TODAY.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF REASONS THAT HAVE DRIVEN US TO THAT POINT.
HOWEVER, WHEN I ALSO TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT THE VALUE THAT COPPELL ISD HAS, AND HOW DO WE RETAIN THAT AND MAINTAIN THAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, MAINTAINING AS MANY PROGRAMS AS POSSIBLE, AS MANY THINGS THAT CREATE THE IDENTITY TO GIVE US A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.
BECAUSE WE KNOW AS YOU CONSOLIDATE, YOU CAN LOSE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THIS PROCESS AS WELL.
I WOULD BE OPEN, AS TRUSTEE BENTLEY TALKED ABOUT GOING OUT TO THESE CONFERENCES AND SPEAKING TO PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT AREAS TO LOOKING AT THIS TO WIDEN THAT LENS AND HOW COULD WE GET THAT UP TO YOUR POINT OF HAVING AN ENROLLMENT AT FOUR CAMPUSES AT THE RATE WE'RE GOING IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A SUSTAINABLE OPTION.
BUT, WHAT COULD WE DO TO HAVE A SUSTAINABLE OPTION IN THIS PROCESS?
>> I HAVE SOME PRETTY STRONG ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, TRUSTEE BENTLEY AND HILL AS WE HAVE ALL OF THESE MOVING PIECES, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT MAKING DECISIONS IN ONE PIECE THAT IMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE.
I KNOW WE'LL BE ABOUT TEACHER COMPENSATION AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT WHO? WE'RE MAKING SOME CHOICES TONIGHT, SOME VOTES TONIGHT THAT CONTINUE TO USE OUR MONEY.
WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY IS, HOW DO WE KEEP ALL OF THIS MOVING FORWARD AND NOT MAKE DECISIONS THAT THEN IMPACT, LOCK US IN TO THINGS MOVING FORWARD? THAT HAS BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE.
I'M EXCITED, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, ABOUT THE NEW TECH SPECIAL PROGRAM TEAM.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PEOPLE ON IT.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE CONVERSATION YOU HEARD TONIGHT, AND WE'VE ALL RECEIVED AMAZING AND ARTICULATE AND THOUGHTFUL EMAILS ABOUT HOW CAN WE DO DIFFERENT THINGS.
I WOULD JUST OFFER UP THAT I REALLY DO HAVE THE DESIRE AND WISH FOR THIS TO BE A BLANK SLATE, AN OPEN CANVAS OF WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WOULD REALLY SERVE US WELL WITH NEW TECH MOVING FORWARD.
>> BECAUSE I DO FEEL LIKE, AS YOU HEARD TONIGHT, IT'S NOT JUST A PROGRAM, IT IS A SCHOOL AND THAT CARRIES ITS OWN WEIGHT AND CONSIDERATION.
I'M THRILLED. I SAW THE LIST OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM TEAM.
YOU HAVE ALUMS AND PEOPLE WITH ALL DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AS YOU LOOK AT NEW TECH AND MOVING FORWARD? IS IT A DONE DEAL? IS THIS THING CONSOLIDATED? WHAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE MOVING FORWARD?
OUR TIME IS REALLY VALUABLE RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WE NEED TO DO THIS SUMMER, SO FOR US TO BE SPENDING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE ARE SPENDING IN LOOKING AT ALL OPTIONS, EVERYTHING FROM CURRICULUM REVAMP, AND PROGRAMS, AND STAFFING, AND SPENDING TIME WITH ARCHITECTS, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO BE IN RELATION TO NEW TECH HIGH, I'LL BE LASER-FOCUSED ON THOSE COMMENTS.
WE HAVE TO BE AS FLEXIBLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
WE TALK ABOUT PBL, I THINK THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING IS TRUE PBL, THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING.
WE'RE BRINGING IN VARIOUS EXPERTS, AND WE ARE GETTING INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, AND WE ARE TRYING TO DESIGN SOMETHING THAT WE BELIEVE WILL NOT, AGAIN, NOT JUST GET US TO '26,
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'27, NOR REDUCE THE DEFICIT.WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A DEFICIT, WE MUST ADDRESS THAT, BUT YET WE ALSO ARE TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL LIKE WILL BE SUSTAINABLE, TO ME, I THINK THAT'S THE CHALLENGE.
IN RELATION TO WHERE WE ARE WITH ELEMENTARY CAMPUS PLANNING AND BONDS, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO NEED TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE WAY THE BONDS ARE STRUCTURED AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE'LL DISCUSS LATER.
EACH OF THE REFERENDUMS CREATED DIFFERENT BUCKETS FOR WHERE WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY.
IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS, WELL, WE KNOW WE'VE GOT, I THINK AT ONE POINT WE HAD $240 MILLION.
THERE WERE CERTAIN BUCKETS THAT WE TOLD THE VOTERS, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY HERE, SO THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY HAS TO BE SPENT, BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME FUNDS AVAILABLE, I BELIEVE MAYBE IN PROP A THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAYBE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY WITH.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF WE SAID, OH, WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS FOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, RENOVATIONS, REFRESHERS, IT WASN'T TIED TO A SPECIFIC CAMPUS.
YOU HAVE THAT GENERAL BUCKET TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT AS YOU HAVE TO USE IT FOR A SCHOOL RENOVATION AND THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, BUT IT'S NOT TIED TO ONE CAMPUS ONE TIME, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> NO. BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN REFERENDUMS THAT SPECIFIED THAT THESE FUNDS HAD TO BE SPENT IN THIS AREA.
>> WE HAVE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOMS, AND THAT WAS PROP D, SO PROP D FUNDS MUST BE SPENT IN THAT MANNER.
THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES FROM, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME THAT WOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCRETION.
>> I THINK PARTICULARLY ABOUT PROP A, THAT WAS THE BIGGEST. THAT WAS THE BIG ONE.
>> TAKE CARE OF ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
>> YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY WHEN IT COMES TO THAT BECAUSE I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF FIGURING OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE EVENTUALLY AND IT'LL WORK FOR THAT.
>> WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO WORK FOR IS OVERALL? I KNOW THE MORE YOU RELY ON THINGS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE IN YOUR HAND RIGHT NOW, IS NOT A GOOD THING, BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BOND PROJECTIONS IS ALL, THE THING I WOULD SUGGEST IS DON'T NECESSARILY BE LIMITED BY WHAT FUNDS WE HAVE IN THIS BOND PACKAGE OR NOT.
IF WE'RE THINKING ABOUT FUTURE BOND PACKAGES, WHERE WE WANT TO BE, AND IF THAT VISION IS STRONG ENOUGH, THEN I BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY WOULD GET BEHIND THAT VISION, AND IF IT'S A MULTI-STEP PROCESS BECAUSE IT MAY TAKE THAT IF WE ARE REALIGNING SCHOOLS AND WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY RIGHT NOW TO DO FULL ON RENOVATIONS OF THINGS.
AS YOU'RE THINKING THROUGH THAT, I WOULDN'T BE LIMITED BY WHAT'S IN CASH IN HAND TODAY, WHERE CAN WE GET TO, BECAUSE THAT I THINK IS THE GOAL, WHERE DOES COPPELL ISD WANT TO BE, THEN LET'S WORK TO GET THERE.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT 100%, JOBBY, LEIGH, AND NICHOLE, WHAT YOU SAID.
IN MY MIND, RIGHT-SIZING, THE WORD THAT COMES TO MY MIND AND INSTEAD OF CLOSING OR CONSOLIDATING, WE ARE IN A PROCESS OF RIGHT-SIZING AT THIS TIME AND PLACE.
IT CAN BE BUDGET, IT CAN BE OUR ENROLLMENT, IT CAN BE JUST OUR CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
I DO WANT TO KEEP REMINDING MYSELF THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET PRIORITIES OR PROGRAMS, IT HAS TO ALIGN WITH STUDENT OUTCOMES BECAUSE WE ARE HERE FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF THE KIDS ARE IN OUR DISTRICT.
OUR PRIORITIES HAVE TO ALIGN WITH OUR CORE VALUES AND OUR MISSION STATEMENT.
THAT'S THE CONSTANT THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE REGARDLESS, AND OUR CHOICE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN OUR STRENGTHS.
JUST CREATIVE WAYS TO KEEP WHAT WE CAN, ALSO BEING STRATEGIC WITH OUR BUDGET, RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR MONEY.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A WAY MOVING FORWARD.
>> ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS AREA, SUPERINTENDENT?
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS.
[VI.A. CONSENT]
THE FIRST ACTION ITEM WE HAVE IS CONSENT.IF NOBODY HAS ANYTHING TO PULL FROM CONSENT, I WOULD WELCOME A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONSENT AS PRESENTED.
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE RAVAL, TO APPROVE CONSENT AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM B,
[VI.B. Discuss and consider approval of a Resolution for the 2025-2026 Employee Compensation Plan]
WHICH IS DISCUSSING AND CONSIDERING APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FOR THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR '25, '26.>> GOOD EVENING, MR. WILLIAMS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FOR THE AUDIENCE AND THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS KRISTEN EICHEL, AND I'M THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AND UNDER MY UMBRELLA OF RESPONSIBILITY IS THE HR TEAM.
TOGETHER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR BUSINESS DEPARTMENT, WE DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND ADMINISTER THE COMPENSATION PLANS FOR ALL CISD EMPLOYEES, WHICH NUMBER APPROXIMATELY 1,200 INDIVIDUALS.
IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE BOARD MEETINGS FOR THE LAST MONTHS, YOU KNOW WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BUDGETS, NOT JUST COMPENSATION, BUT OVERALL BUDGETS, PLANNING FOR THE '25, '26 SCHOOL YEAR AND BEYOND.
WELL, THE FOCUS OF THESE DISCUSSIONS HAVE CENTERED AROUND SOME HARD DECISIONS AND BUDGET DEFICITS BEFORE EVEN CONSIDERING ANY TYPE OF RAISES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
IN FACT, TONIGHT, MS. SARKAR SHOWED A SLIDE THAT WE'VE SEEN DURING OUR WORKSHOPS AND BOARD MEETINGS THAT THERE'S ZERO DOLLARS FACTORED IN THERE.
BUT AT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS, THE PRIORITY OF MAKING SURE COPPELL ISD REMAINS A LEADER IN COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND CONTINUES TO EMERGE AS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES AS A DISTRICT, AND REALLY IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE AND DISCUSS THESE HARD DECISIONS THAT ARE BEFORE US.
WITH ALL OF THIS IN MIND, I'M EXCITED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ALONG WITH MRS. SARKAR, TO PRESENT A COMPENSATION PLAN THAT DOES PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF A 3% RAISE FOR ALL.
THE SLIDE THAT WE ARE SHOWING NOW SHOWS THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS INFORMATION ENTAILS AND WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING, AND THEN MS. SARKAR IS GOING TO COME UP AND GIVE SOME MORE SPECIFICS ON WHAT THIS MEANS TO OUR BUDGET AND WHAT THIS MEANS AS FAR AS CONTINUING TO HAVE SOME OF THE HARD CONVERSATIONS MOVING FORWARD.
DURING THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, HOUSE BILL 2 WAS PASSED AND SOME FUNDS ARE BEING PROVIDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PAY FOR RAISES FOR SOME EMPLOYEES.
A KEY FOCUS OF THIS BILL IS AROUND TEACHER RAISES, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND WE APPLAUD THAT.
THE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM ARE WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD.
YOU HEARD OUR STUDENTS TONIGHT TALK ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES AND THE LEARNING THAT THEY HAVE WHEN THEY INTERACT WITH THOSE EDUCATORS IN THE CLASSROOM.
WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT HELP AND SUPPORT.
AS MS. SARKAR WILL GET INTO, IT PROVIDES SOME MONEY MOVING FORWARD, BUT IT DOESN'T PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO ALL OF THE PIECES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
BUT FOCUSING ON COMPENSATION TONIGHT, THE RAISES THAT THE STATE IS PROVIDING THROUGH HOUSE BILL 2 FOCUS ON MOST OF OUR TEACHERS.
THEY ACTUALLY START AT TEACHERS WITH THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AND THE STATE IS REQUIRING AND PROVIDING US FUNDS TO PROVIDE A RAISE OF $2,500 FOR TEACHERS THAT HAVE AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR PAY PLAN, THAT'S APPROXIMATELY A 3.6% RAISE FOR EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS DEPENDING UPON WHERE THEY FALL IN THAT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WINDOW.
FOR TEACHERS WITH MORE THAN FIVE OR FIVE OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, WHAT THE STATE HAS DICTATED FLOWS THROUGH FOR A RAISE IS A $5,000 RAISE.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE. THAT IS CLOSE TO DOUBLE WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE IN THE PAST.
AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, THE AVERAGE PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR OUR TEACHERS WITH FIVE OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WILL BE 7.2%, AND WE ARE EXCITED AND APPLAUD THAT.
THOSE FUNDS ARE FLOWING THROUGH WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT OR TRA.
LIKE I SAID, IT INCLUDES MOST TEACHERS, BUT IT DOESN'T FUND RAISES OR COMPENSATION INCREASES FOR OUR BEGINNING TEACHERS.
THOSE TEACHERS NEED A WAGE IN WHICH THEY CAN PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND A FAMILY ON.
MANY OF THESE EDUCATORS ARE COMING RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE, AND SO WE ALSO HAVE TAKEN THAT INTO
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CONSIDERATION AND LOOKED AT OUR TEACHER COMPENSATION PLAN, AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE INCREASE OUR BEGINNING TEACHER SALARY BY $2,000, AND THEN ALSO PROVIDE A RAISE TO TEACHERS WITH ONE OR TWO YEARS, SO ZERO TO LESS THAN THREE YEARS, A RAISE OF $2,000, WHICH IS AN APPROXIMATE 3.1% RAISE.FOR ALL OTHER STAFF, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE PROVIDE A 3% OF MIDPOINT RAISE, WHICH IS WHAT YOU AS A BOARD, HAVE PROVIDED IN RECENT YEARS.
THAT IS A SUBSTANTIAL RAISE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND CONTINUES TO HONOR THE WORK THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS DISTRICT DOES, NOT ONLY TEACHERS, BUT ADMINISTRATORS, CHILD NUTRITION WORKERS, SUPPORT PERSONNEL THROUGH OUR BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICES, OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE MEASURABLE VALUE, SUPPORT AND AID IN CLASSROOMS, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER EMPLOYEES.
APPROXIMATELY 1,200 INDIVIDUALS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAVE THEIR WORK VALIDATED THROUGH THE COMPENSATION.
THIS PLAN WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN A LEADER IN EDUCATION IN THE DFW AREA.
AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, WE'RE IN A VERY COMPETITIVE MARKET, NOT ONLY FOR TEACHERS, BUT FOR ALL ASPECTS OF EMPLOYEES IN EDUCATION.
MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES DRIVE THROUGH SEVERAL OTHER DISTRICTS TO GET TO US BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO REWARDED WITH APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BROUGHT FOR THEIR FAMILIES FOR.
THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION WE'RE BRINGING THIS EVENING.
>> I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL, COMMEND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE BOARD FOR YOUR STEADFASTNESS IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
THE STATE DIRECTED RAISES FOR TEACHERS, I COMMEND THE LEGISLATURE FOR THAT.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ONE TO BE HESITANT TO COMMEND, BUT I WILL COMMEND THEM, GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT IN A TIME OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY FOR YOU TO STEP UP AND CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR STAFF, BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE GREATEST RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE QUALITY INSTRUCTION FOR OUR STUDENTS ARE QUALITY TEACHERS, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ALL OF THOSE OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT ARE SO IMPACTFUL IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
MS. SARKAR, MS. EICHEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I THINK THIS IS A COMPETITIVE PACKAGE, AND IT'S GOING TO ALLOW COPPELL ISD TO CONTINUE TO GET THE BEST AND KEEP THE BEST.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT STEP. THANK YOU.
>> THERE ARE A FEW MORE PIECES WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT HOW THIS MONEY IS FLOWING THROUGH, AND THAT IS MS. SARKAR'S EXPERTISE, AS WELL AS SOME HEALTHCARE IMPLICATIONS THAT SHE IS GOING TO SPEAK TO AS WELL THIS EVENING.
>> I WILL START WITH THE ONE THAT'S ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS ABOUT HEALTH CARE.
TRS ACTIVE CARE PREMIUMS ARE INCREASING 10-11%.
REGION 10, WHICH IS THE REGION THAT WE'RE IN HERE IN NORTH TEXAS, R RATES ARE GOING UP BY THE MOST IN THE STATE.
THE LEGISLATURE DID PROVIDE SOME FUNDING TO TRS TO HELP TO OFFSET SOME OF THOSE INCREASES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, GIVEN MARKET PLACE, WE ARE EXPERIENCING THOSE INCREASES IN PREMIUMS. THE DISTRICT HAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO JUST PROVIDE $350 PER MONTH FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE.
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,036 OR ABOUT 66% OF OUR STAFF THAT UTILIZE THE TRS HEALTHCARE PLAN THROUGH COPPELL ISD, JUST AS A REFERENCE.
THEN THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT, THIS IS REALLY WHAT I WOULD CALL A ONE-TIME RAISE, IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE FUNDED.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT TEACHER MAY GET A $2,500 RAISE OR A $5,000 RAISE THIS YEAR, AND NEXT YEAR, IT WILL BE MAINTAINED.
IT WON'T BE TAKEN AWAY, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY WILL BE GIVEN ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR A RAISE NEXT YEAR.
AS WE TALK ABOUT FUTURE BUDGETS, WE NEED TO ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT NEXT YEAR.
WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO NEXT YEAR? THAT IS ALL PART OF THAT MULTI-BUDGET PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE ABILITY OR THE BOARD TO PROVIDE A RAISE NEXT YEAR.
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AS YOU REMEMBER, WHEN I STOOD UP BEFORE YOU, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, I HAVE SAID, WE CANNOT AFFORD A RAISE UNLESS THE LEGISLATURE COMES THROUGH, AND YES, THEY DID COME THROUGH.WHILE THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A RAISE FOR EVERYBODY, WE DO APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING A RAISE FOR ALL OF OUR OTHER STAFF TOO.
WITH THAT, I WOULD TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.
>> MR. CLARK, JUST A QUICK QUESTION IN TERMS OF WHAT PERCENT DID THE STATE COVER OF OUR STAFF OF THAT 1,200 VERSUS WHAT WE'RE COVERING AS A DISTRICT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS HERE,
OR THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED? >> ABOUT HALF. TYPICALLY, OUR 3% RAISE WOULD BE A LITTLE OVER $3 MILLION, 3.1, $3.2 MILLION AND THE DISTRICT WILL BE SPENDING ABOUT 1.6 TO PROVIDE THIS RAISE.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RESPONDING DUE TO MY EMAIL SO WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT CONTEXT.
TO YOUR POINT IF YOU HAD COME TO US LAST YEAR AND SAID WE WANT TO GIVE A 7% RAISE TO OUR TEACHERS, WE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? THIS IS A LITTLE INTERESTING AND UP AND DOWN, BUT TO YOUR POINT, THE FACT THAT R FIVE PLUS EXPERIENCED TEACHERS GET A $5,000 RAISE, THAT'S A WIN.
AGAIN, IT'S A LITTLE WONKY HOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY ELSE.
WHERE MY QUESTION IS, AND I WANT TO UNDERSTAND IT DEEPLY, IS THAT 0-3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT AS TO WHY THE LEGISLATURE DID NOT PROVIDE FOR THAT.
IS IT TO INCENTIVIZE, YOU TEACHERS TO STAY IN THE PROFESSION? THAT SORT OF THING. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO WHY THEY DID IT THAT WAY.
SECONDLY, WHAT IS IT GOING TO COST US TO DO THAT? I KNOW THAT YOU HAD TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS OTHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT.
PART B OF THAT QUESTION WE TALKED ABOUT IS, COULD THAT MONEY THAT WE'RE USING TO PAY FOR THE 0-3 BE USED IN SOME OTHER ASPECT OF THE BUDGET? ARE ALL THOSE QUESTION, DOES THAT ALL MAKE SENSE?
>> SURE. LET ME TRY TO REMEMBER BACK TO THE FIRST QUESTION.
>> I THINK THE FIRST QUESTION WAS, WHY DID THE LEGISLATURE DECIDE TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN 0-3 AND THREE PLUS? FIRST OF ALL, EVERYTHING IS ABOUT ADVOCACY OR LOBBYING, BUT THE PERCEPTION HAS BEEN ACROSS THE STATE THAT BEGINNING TEACHER SALARIES CONTINUE TO GO UP, AND THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER DOES NOT SEE A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE RAISE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS WHEN I WORKED WITH OUR CFO, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STRETCHED THAT SO THAT OUR 15, 20-YEAR VETERANS WERE SEEING AN AMPLE PERCENTAGE RAISE.
I THINK THAT THE LEGISLATURE HEARD THAT.
THEY ALSO FELT LIKE THAT IT WAS INCUMBENT ON TRYING TO REWARD THOSE THAT HAD BEEN IN THE PROFESSION AND STAYED IN THE PROFESSION.
WE SEE A LOT THAT WILL ENTER THE PROFESSION, THEY'LL GET OUT AFTER THREE YEARS.
WHAT I THINK THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS THEY'RE TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE THOSE TO POSSIBLY GET IN THE PROFESSION AND STAY IN.
I THINK IT WAS THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING.
IN RELATION TO THE 0-3, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE COMPETITIVE IN RECRUITING FOR THAT.
YOU LOOK AT DIFFERENT DISTRICTS PAY SCALES, AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT A SCHOOL DISTRICT SUCH AS OURS.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE BETWEEN 5-10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, WHY? THEY ENJOY COMING HERE AND THEY STAY, BUT YET BUDGET WISE, WE DO NEED TO FILL IN WITH SOME ZERO, ONE, AND TWOS.
THEREFORE, IF WE DON'T KEEP THAT COMPETITIVE, THEN I THINK THAT WE LOSE OUT ON THOSE TEACHERS THAT WILL GO TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT JUST TO THE WEST THAT WEARS A LOT OF GREEN OR LOUISVILLE OR SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE OUT ON
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SOME QUALITY TEACHERS SO THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND WE CAN RECRUIT.I THINK THAT'S THE REASON THAT THAT 3.1% BOOST WAS REALLY IMPORTANT IN TRYING TO KEEP THAT NUMBER COMPETITIVE.
I SAID THAT, I'LL SHUT UP NOW.
>> I DO THINK THE KEY IS THE WORD RETENTION IN THAT TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT.
THEY USE THAT WORD FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
I AM A TEACHER WHO HAS THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, I'M GOING TO GET A $2,500 RAISE.
IF I AM A TEACHER TODAY WHO HAS ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE, IN TWO MORE YEARS, I'M GOING TO GET THAT $2,500 RAISE BECAUSE THE STATE IS GOING TO BE PAYING COPPELL ISD $2,500 TO GIVE TO ME.
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT EVERY YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE TEACHERS GOING FROM TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDING THEM THAT $2,500 RAISE, AND EVERY YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE TEACHERS THAT ARE GOING FROM 4-5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THAT $5,000 RAISE.
IT'S THAT INCENTIVE TO CONTINUE IN THE PROFESSION.
>> I THINK THE OTHER PIECE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE IS WE ALL KNOW THAT, INFLATION, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE IS TAKING PLACE, AND SO FOR US TO BRING FORWARD THE TYPE OF RAISE THAT WE ARE, KNOWING THAT IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY DISTRICT FUNDED FOR ZERO, ONE, AND TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
IN FACT, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE, AND DIANA SPOKE TO IT, THE INSURANCE PREMIUM IS GOING UP $660 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THE MOST AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE OPTION THAT WE OFFER.
THAT 660 IS COMING OUT OF THAT $2,000 ALREADY.
THIS RAISE WILL HELP COVER THE COST OF INSURANCE, WHICH MOST OF OUR BEGINNING YEAR TEACHERS DO TAKE THROUGH US BECAUSE THAT'S TYPICALLY THEIR ONLY OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN, THEY'RE RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE TYPICALLY AND STARTING THEIR CAREERS.
IT GIVES THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A RAISE THEN TO BE ABLE TO APPLY IN WHATEVER AREA OF THEIR LIFE THEY NEED OR WANT TO IN ADDITION TO THAT.
TO NOT HAVE CONSIDERED SOME RAISE THERE AND KEEP THAT FLAT, REALLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED OUR TEACHERS ROLLING INTO ONE YEAR OR TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO COME BACK AND EARN LESS PER YEAR NEXT YEAR THAN THEY WOULD IF WE DIDN'T CONSIDER THIS.
>> THEN THINK ABOUT THE OTHER STAFF.
THINK ABOUT YOUR PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO ARE MAKING 30,000 A YEAR.
THEY GET A 3% RAISE. THAT'S $900.
THEN 660 OF THAT IS GOING TO INCREASE IN HEALTH CARE.
THEIR NET RAISE AFTER THAT WHAT, 240?
>> THEY GET 3% OF THEIR MIDPOINT.
>> WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF JOB YOU HAVE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, TOO, THAT THE DISTRICTS AROUND US, WHAT ARE THEY DOING FOR THOSE 0-2-YEAR TEACHERS? BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO HIRE TEACHERS WITH ZERO, ONE OR TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
WHAT WE FOUND, I THINK MS. SIGEL WOULD AGREE WITH ME HERE, IS THAT DISTRICTS ARE PROVIDING SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW IF ONE DISTRICT THAT'S NOT PROVIDING A RAISE TO THEIR ZERO, ONE, AND TWO-YEAR TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP THAT SALARY SCHEDULE COMPACT, THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKETPLACE.
>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS THE CONTEXT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS, THEN WHAT IS THE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS? HOW MUCH IS THAT COSTING? I UNDERSTAND THE WHY, SO NOW TELL ME HOW IT APPLIES TO OUR BUDGET.
>> THE TOTAL FOR ALL OF THE OTHER STAFF, AND THAT INCLUDES THOSE 0-3-YEAR TEACHERS, THAT INCLUDES OUR LIBRARIANS, OUR COUNSELORS, OUR NURSES THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATE DIRECTED RAISES FOR TEACHERS, USUALLY THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THAT GROUP, BUT THEY WERE NOT, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR OTHER STAFF, THE PARAPROFESSIONALS, ETC.
ALL OF OUR SUPPORT STAFF, IT'S $1.6 MILLION, IS THE TOTAL.
>> IF YOU PULL OUT JUST THE 0-3 TEACHERS, HOW MUCH IS THAT?
>> DID I GIVE YOU THAT NUMBER?
>> WHAT NUMBER DID I TELL YOU THAT WAS?
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT 600 [OVERLAPPING]
>> AROUND 300 TEACHERS IN THAT GROUP.
IT'S ABOUT A THIRD OR THIRD A THIRD.
>> THEN YOU ALSO SAID VERY WELL THAT THERE IS SOME OTHER ALLOTMENT THAT WILL COVER A PORTION OF THAT. COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT.
>> THAT'S ON THERE, AND THAT'S CALLED THE STAFF RETENTION ALLOTMENT.
THAT IS ABOUT $500,000 IS WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING, THAT IS HELPING TO FUND THE RAISES FOR OTHER STAFF.
IT HAS TO VERY SPECIFICALLY BE USED FOR CERTAIN GROUPS OF PEOPLE,
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THE 0-2-YEAR TEACHERS BEING ONE OF THOSE GROUPS THAT WE CAN USE THAT FOR.THAT WAS THE LEGISLATURE'S WAY TO HELP FUND THE TEACHERS, THE NURSES, THE COUNSELORS, THE FOLKS THAT THEY SORT OF LEFT OUT.
>> I DO WANT TO MAKE A POINT THERE THAT IF THEY PROVIDED AROUND $500,000 IN THAT ALLOTMENT, WE CALCULATED THAT TO BE AROUND $600 PER EMPLOYEE, WHICH IS LESS THAN HOW MUCH THE INSURANCE WENT UP.
JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT HAD WE ONLY FUNDED IT AT THAT LEVEL, WHAT WAS "MANDATORY", THEN THEY WOULD HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL TAKE HOME PAY.
>> I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WITH THOSE STATE DIRECTED RAISES, THAT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PAYROLL TAXES THAT ARE DUE ON THOSE RAISES SO THAT THE DISTRICT WILL BE ABSORBING THE COST OF THAT.
THE STATE IS PROVIDING THE RAISE, BUT NOT THE MONEY FOR ALL OF THE PAYROLL TAXES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
>> THAT WAS ABOUT $250,000 OF MEMORY SERVES.
>> THEN JUST SO I HAVE THIS RIGHT, AS I'M TALKING ABOUT IT, IT'S GOING TO COST AN ADDITIONAL 1.6 TO PROVIDE ALL THE OTHER RAISES AND WE GET THAT ABOUT $500,000 TO OFFSET THAT.
IT'S ABOUT ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
DO I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, HONESTLY?
>> AS WE LOOK FORWARD NEXT YEAR, AS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, I HAVE IN MY MIND, AS WE START THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WHEN I LOOK AT HOW DO WE TAKE CARE OF OUR EDUCATORS AND STAFF, I KNOW COMPENSATION IS A HUGE PART OF THAT, HATS OFF, AND YET WE OFFER OTHER THINGS THAT OTHER DISTRICTS DO NOT OFFER, SUCH AS THE PLC THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN OUR SCHEDULING.
ALL OF THOSE HAVE TANGIBLE BENEFITS THAT TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE INTERESTED, I WOULD BE INTERESTED MOVING FORWARD AND HAVING SOME PRETTY TARGETED QUESTIONS WITH OUR STAFF OF, WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE, MOST OF ALL, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRIVE HERE TO COPPELL ISD? WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE FOUR OR FIVE THINGS THAT ARE PART OF YOUR WORK AND COMPENSATION HERE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT REALLY MATTERS BECAUSE THEY REALLY DO ALL COME WITH A VERY HEFTY PRICE TAG, AND SO I WOULD BE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT ACTUALLY GIVES US THE MOST FOR OUR RETENTION AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION.
>> ARE YOU TALKING OTHER THAN MONEY, OTHER THAN COMPENSATION?
>> BECAUSE COMPENSATION ALWAYS WILL BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST ALWAYS.
>> FOR THOSE NEW TO THE DISTRICT OR TO THE BOARD, SOME WAYS THAT WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT, OF COURSE ARE THROUGH SURVEYS, BUT WE ALSO IN PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE DONE WHAT WE CALL STAY INTERVIEWS, WHICH INSTEAD OF TALKING TO EMPLOYEES AS THEY'RE EXITING, TYPICALLY, THERE'S AN EXIT INTERVIEW AS YOU'RE LEAVING AND YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE GOOD THINGS, BUT WHY THEY'RE LEAVING.
WE'VE BEEN INTENTIONAL TO GO TO CAMPUSES AND HAVE STAY INTERVIEWS AND TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT, WHY ARE YOU STAYING? WHY DID YOU COME TO COPPELL ISD? WHY ARE YOU HERE? YES, COMPENSATION IS ALWAYS NUMBER 1, AND IT ALWAYS COMES UP.
THE TRUSTEE WALKERS SO DO SO MANY OTHER THINGS, THAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY TIME, THE ABILITY TO PLAN WITH YOUR PEERS, THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT'S AVAILABLE AND EMBEDDED IN THEIR JOBS, THE CALENDAR THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE THAT ALLOWS TARGETED PL DAYS DURING THE YEAR, BUT ALSO FLEXIBLE DAYS THAT THEY CAN BE OFF DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE THEY'VE GIVEN OF THEIR OWN TIME DURING THE SUMMER TO GO TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE PRACTICES TO MAKE SURE THAT IN ADDITION TO COMPENSATION, WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER THINGS THAT SET US APART AND KEEP PEOPLE HERE IN THE DISTRICT.
>> MS. SARKAR, BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE MIC, CAN YOU JUST TALK ABOUT HOW LONG YOU'VE DONE IT? BECAUSE JUST TO GIVE PEOPLE CONTEXT THAT YOU'VE DONE IT MORE THAN ONCE DURING THE STAY INTERVIEWS, YOU'VE DONE IT OVER A SPAN OF TIME.
>> WE HAVE. WE STARTED INITIALLY A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE COVID, SO ABOUT 2018 AND WE'VE DONE THEM IN VARIOUS FORMATS.
AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT, WE'VE LEARNED, WE'VE DONE SOME SMALL GROUP FORMATS WHERE WE'VE PULLED TEAMS TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE AND THEY FEED OFF OF EACH OTHER WITH IDEAS AND INFORMATION.
WE'VE HAD ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE AT TIMES THAT'S A MORE COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, BOTH WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE CHANGE.
WE'VE DONE IT WITH SOME VERTICAL TEAMS, AND SO AGAIN, WE CAN REGROUP BASED ON WHERE WE ARE AS A DISTRICT, BUT WE GO OUT, WE GO TO THE CAMPUSES, WE MAKE IT CONVENIENT.
WE'VE EITHER SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS AT TIMES OR OTHER TIMES WE'VE BEEN AVAILABLE DURING PLANNING PERIODS OR LUNCH TIME SO THAT PEOPLE CAN FIND US,
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AND OF COURSE, BRIBERY WITH GOOD SNACKS AND SWAG ON THINGS NEVER HURTS TO HAVE PEOPLE STOP BY AND VISIT WITH US, BUT WE'VE GAINED A LOT OF GREAT INSIGHTS THROUGH THOSE CONVERSATIONS.>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE COMPENSATION PLAN, IF NOT, I WOULD ACCEPT THE MOTION.
>> I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE COMPENSATION PLAN.
A COMPENSATION PLAN FROM ONE OF THE DISTRICTS IN THE METROPLEX CAME INTO MY CONVERSATION WITH SOME TRUSTEES FROM OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, AND THEN ALSO A COUPLE OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
>> THEY HAVE SHARED A GRAPHIC ON THEIR WEBSITE AND I THINK SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING WHAT WAS APPROVED AND A 7% RAISE TO MIDPOINT FOR ALL STAFF AND HIGHER SALARIES FOR TEACHERS WITH FIVE PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
I'M SURE THE BOARD IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT I THINK THIS WOULD BE A PERSPECTIVE, IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR THE BROAD AUDIENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO COMPARE THAT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.
I WAS JUST CURIOUSLY LOOKING AT HOW ARE THEY, BRINGING THE MONEY IN FOR THIS? SOME CHALLENGES ARE COMMON FOR US ALL.
THEY SAID THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A MIX OF SUPPORT FROM PTO/PTA GROUPS, CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THEIR COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS MADE FOR PLED, BOND MONEY, STAFFING EFFICIENCY, AND HB 2 FUNDING.
NOW, SOME OF THESE FACTORS LIKE HB 2 AND THE NEED TO FIND STAFFING EFFICIENCY ARE THINGS EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS IS WORKING WITH.
BUT OTHERS LIKE [INAUDIBLE] ARE MORE UNIQUE TO THIS DISTRICT.
THIS CAMPAIGN STARTED OVER 25 YEARS AGO AND ENCOURAGES FAMILIES TO DONATE ONE DOLLAR A DAY.
THAT'S THAT. THEY ALSO HAVE AN EDUCATION FOUNDATION CALLED LEAD FOR TOMORROW, WHICH STARTED IN 2020, AND LAUNCHED FULLY IN 2023 WITH A 40 MILLION FUNDRAISING GOAL.
WELL, HERE AT HOME, WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A STRONG EDUCATION FOUNDATION AS WELL MADE UP OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO DO GREAT WORK FOR OUR DISTRICT.
THAT SAID, OUR NEEDS ARE LARGER COMPARED TO THAT DISTRICT.
THEY ARE SEVEN CAMPUSES, AND WE ARE OPERATING MORE THAN TWICE THAT NUMBER.
IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THEY PASSED A BOND AND A WAITER, ALSO RECENTLY CUT 70 TO 80 STAFF POSITIONS THROUGH EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES.
FROM WHAT I COULD TELL, THEIR SALARY INCREASES SEEM TO BE BRINGING THEM UP TO THE MARKET LEVEL SINCE THEY WERE ON THE LOWER END BEFORE THAT.
I THINK IT'S JUST THE END OF THE DAY, PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE FINDING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS BASED ON THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND THE APPETITE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
I THINK THIS IS A BIG PIECE OF INFORMATION.
SOMEONE JUST BEING CREATIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
>> I'LL JUST SAY, I FEEL LIKE THE PIECE THAT WE'RE ADDING ON AND THAT YOU ALL RECOMMENDED THAT WE ADD ON FOR 0-3 YEARS TEACHERS AND OUR OTHER STAFF, THAT REFLECTS WHAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS ASKED OF US.
WE SEE IT IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CERC.
THE TOP RECOMMENDATION WAS TAKE CARE OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING THAT PART OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION AND THEN I HAVE DISCUSSION, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU ALL UP THERE FOR NO REASON.
THE INFLATION FROM 2019, THE LAST TIME THEY GOT A PAY RAISE, WHAT PERCENTAGE WAS THAT AGAIN? DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND THE INFLATION INCREASE?
>> INFLATION HAS GONE UP OVER 20% SINCE 2019, YES.
>> I JUST WANTED THAT LEVEL SET THERE.
>> WITH TRUSTEE RAVAL'S COMMENTS THERE, I DO BELIEVE THAT THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS BEHIND COPPELL ISD AND BRINGING THEIR COMPENSATION UP TO MARKET.
HOWEVER, I STILL BELIEVE THAT THEIR STARTING TEACHER SALARY IS BEHIND COPPELL ISD.
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>> IT'S THERE ON THEIR WEBSITE.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK ANY FURTHER.
>> BENTLEY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION INCREASE AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE HILL AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE POWERS TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE 25/26 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN. ANY DISCUSSION?
BECAUSE I THINK THIS LEGISLATIVE ACTION CREATED A VERY UNIQUE SCENARIO FOR US HERE AS THE NUMBERS HAVE PROVEN OUT.
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE INFLATION PERCENTAGE BECAUSE ON THE ONE HAND, YOU'RE LIKE, GREAT, WE GOT SOME MONEY, AND THAT'S AWESOME.
BUT IT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE TOTAL HOLE THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE IN.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THIS IS OFTEN THE CASE OF SOME NARRATIVE THAT RUN IT LIKE A BUSINESS, OR WHATEVER, AND HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD A JOB WHERE NOBODY GOT AN INCREASE BECAUSE COSTS WENT UP.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE WRONG TO ASSOCIATE A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOW IT OPERATES TO BE LIKE A BUSINESS.
BECAUSE IN A BUSINESS, YOU HAVE PRODUCT THAT YOU ARE PUSHING OUT, AND THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH COGS A COST OF THE GOOD SOLD.
WHAT WE PROVIDE IS THE EXPERIENCE OF EDUCATORS AND THEIR ABILITY TO COMMAND A CLASSROOM TO CAPTURE THE HEART OF A STUDENT AND BRING THEM ALONG AND FIND A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH OR BRING SOMETHING OUT OF THEM.
THAT I THINK IS WHAT THE GOAL IS IS TO RECOGNIZE THEM.
THAT IS THE CHOICE THAT THIS BOARD IS MAKING, THAT THE STAFF IS MAKING AND THEN COPPELL ISD HAS CONSISTENTLY MADE.
IS TO INVEST IN THOSE TEACHERS AND THOSE WHO DRIVE OUR KIDS AND STUDENTS FORWARD.
YOU SEE THAT EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF WHAT THAT IS BY OUR NUMBERS AND HOW WE LEAD ACROSS THE STATE, PUNCHING WELL ABOVE OUR WEIGHT AND BEING IN THE UPPER ECHELONS OF RANKS IN MOST THINGS.
I THINK IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING THAT WE'RE DOING THIS OR EVEN ENTERTAINING THIS NOW IN LIGHT OF THE OTHER COST PRESSURES THAT WE HAVE.
THOSE ARE LARGELY OUT OF CONTROL.
EVEN IN THIS LEGISLATIVE ACTION, YOU CAN SEE HOW LESS OF A CONTROL THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF WHERE OUR DOLLARS CAN GO.
IN THIS PARTICULAR ONE WE GUESS WE GET TO SAVE BECAUSE IT'S ONLY $1 MILLION BUT AS YOU WERE POINTING OUT, TRUSTEE WALKER, THAT COMES WITH A DECISION.
THAT IS A DECISION THAT WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY MADE IN INVESTING IN OUR TEACHERS AND SAYING, HEY, THIS IS A PLACE I WANT YOU TO COME GROW.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO CHIME IN ON THAT BECAUSE I'M THE MOST TENURED MEMBER ON THE BOARD.
ONLY ONE YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, WE DID NOT DO IT AND THAT WAS BECAUSE ACROSS THE STATE AND MISS WILLIAMS, YOU KNOW WHEN THAT TOOK PLACE.
I THINK AS A DISTRICT, WE'VE CONTINUALLY LEANED IN TO DO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AND NEEDED TO DO ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, THE TEACHERS, AND THE STUDENTS.
HOWEVER, TO TRUSTEE MATHEW'S POINT, WHAT THEY HAVE DRIVEN LOCAL DISTRICTS TO DO IS TO RUN THEM LIKE A FOR PROFIT BUSINESS, AND IT IS A NOT A FOR PROFIT BUSINESS, AND THAT IS THE DISCONNECT.
THAT IS THE REASON THAT YOU SEE US IN THIS POSITION EVEN MORE SO THAN EVER BEFORE.
I KNOW MR. WILLIAMS CAN GIVE US THE RUNDOWN ON THE FINANCE 101 FROM A STATE LEVEL.
BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT IT IS NOT, IT DOES NOT FUNCTION WELL, AND THAT'S THE DYSFUNCTION OF WHAT YOU SEE HERE.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONIES THAT WERE GIVEN TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND YOU LOOK GOING BACK AT THE GOVERNORS TASK FORCE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS REQUIRED, THERE'S STILL A DISCONNECT THERE IN TERMS OF THAT.
THIS GAP ONLY GETS LARGER IF YOU JUST ROLL THIS FORWARD WITH 2027 COMING UP.
YOU ADD THE ANNUAL RATE OF INFLATION, WHICH YOU CAN GET THAT FROM FEDERAL RESERVE, THEY WILL TELL YOU WHAT THAT IS, AND YOU ADD ON TOP OF THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST.
TO MAKE THESE DIFFICULT DECISIONS IS PROBABLY A LIGHT WAY TO SAY, BUT THIS IS AN ASTRONOMICAL LIFT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND I COMMEND THE STAFF FOR THE CONTINUED WORK THEY DO EACH AND EVERY YEAR TO COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING TO HELP SUPPORT PEOPLE THAT ARE FUNDED EITHER THROUGH A DIRECT STATEWIDE COMPENSATION PASS THROUGH OR LOCALLY BECAUSE COMPREHENSIVELY, WE ALWAYS HAVE BELIEVED AND CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE SEE THE LEGACY OF OUR GRADUATES, WHO NOT ONLY GRADUATE, BUT ALSO COME BACK, WORK IN THIS DISTRICT, LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT, AND BRING THEIR KIDS BACK HERE BECAUSE OF THAT.
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>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A VENDOR FOR
[VI.C. Discuss and consider approval of vendor for iPad storage carts for Elementary classrooms for grades Pre-K through Fourth]
IPAD STORAGE CARTS FOR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS FOR GRADES PRE-K THROUGH FOURTH.>> DOCTOR BROOKS AND DWIGHT GOODWIN, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY, ARE GOING TO LAY THIS ONE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, AS WELL AS OUR SCHOOL BOARD.
WE ARE HERE TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT NOT ONLY ABOUT A SPECIFIC VENDOR THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, BUT ALSO TO JUST TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS AGAIN THAT WAS EMAILED OUT EARLIER AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IF YOU REMEMBER THE EMAIL THAT WAS SENT OUT.
WE ARE GOING TO BE COMING BACK IN 2020, WITH THE LOVELY PANDEMIC THAT WE ALL EXPERIENCED.
WE DID START SENDING OUR IPADS HOME WITH OUR LEARNERS.
WE SAW SOME GREAT BENEFITS, OF COURSE, NEEDED DURING THE PANDEMIC, AS WELL AS ALSO TO WITH SOME OF THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE FOR OUR KIDS.
AS YOU KNOW IN THE WORLD TODAY, EVERYONE IS STRUGGLING TO FIND THAT BALANCE OF SCREEN TIME, USING TECHNOLOGY, WHEN TWO, THE SOCIALIZATION SKILLS, ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU'VE EITHER READ, HEARD RESEARCH, ALL THE DIFFERENT ARTICLES THAT ARE OUT THERE.
AS A DISTRICT, WE ARE ALSO TO HEARING THAT, TALKING WITH OUR STAFF, BEING REFLECTIVE ON ALL OF OUR PRACTICES, KNOWING THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT BALANCE, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE WITH AN INSTRUCTION IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT ALSO HEARING THAT NEED.
AT THIS TIME RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE GOT THE NEW DEVICES, IF YOU'LL RECALL, WHEN THOSE WERE, IS IT BEEN TWO YEARS NOW? MY YEARS ARE RUNNING TOGETHER. ONE YEAR, TWO YEARS.
>> I WAS CLOSE. THERE WE ARE SO WE'RE THAN THAT.
BUT WITH OUR NEW DEVICES, WE DID HAVE OLDER CARTS AT THE TIME BACK IN THE DAY.
THOSE CARTS NO LONGER WILL ACTUALLY WORK WITH OUR UPDATED IPADS.
WE ALSO TOO STARTED GETTING RID OF SOME OF THOSE CARTS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE, WHAT'S IT CALLED WHENEVER YOU SELL THINGS WITHIN THAT.
>> SALVAGE WITHIN THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT FOR THOSE CARTS.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE SEEING THE NEED SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR CLASSROOMS PRE-K THROUGH FOURTH GRADE.
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR FIFTH GRADE LEARNERS SPECIFICALLY ON THAT TRANSITION TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALSO PREPARED FOR THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT INDEPENDENCE AS THEY'RE TRANSITIONING WITHIN THAT, BUT ALSO STARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF, AS WE ALWAYS DO, REALLY DIGGING INTO OUR DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, AS WELL AS TALKING ABOUT WHAT DOES THAT BALANCE LOOK LIKE? WE'RE ALSO GOING THROUGH PUT A LITTLE SHOUT OUT HERE DURING PART OF THE SLIDE AS WELL FOR OUR TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT I'LL BE LEADING UP THIS FALL ALONG WITH MR. GOODWIN AS WELL BY MY SIDE.
BUT SOME OF THE BULLET POINTS THERE YOU CAN SEE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE WILL BE DOING WITHIN THAT COMMITTEE.
ONCE AGAIN, IF WE DO HAVE ANYONE WHO'S LISTENING THIS EVENING THAT IS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE, PLEASE GO TO THE DISTRICT WEBSITE WHERE WE HAVE ALL THE COMMITTEES THAT ARE THERE.
FEEL FREE TO GO AHEAD AND SIGN UP BECAUSE WE ARE STILL COLLECTING NAMES OF INTEREST FOR THAT FOR STAFF, AS WELL AS PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
BUT THIS EVENING, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS JUST TO TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE PURCHASE OF THESE CARTS WITHIN THERE.
THEN YOU'LL NOTICE THE LAST LINE OF THIS TOO.
THIS IS NOT TO TALK ABOUT CELL PHONES RIGHT NOW, BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED, AND WE ALSO HAVE A GROUP THAT'S WORKING ON THOSE DIFFERENT NEXT STEPS SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO HAVE THAT AWARENESS FACTOR AS WELL THIS EVENING.
MR. GOODWIN, COME ON UP AND TALK ABOUT OUR VENDOR.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IPAD CARTS, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.
NUMBER ONE IS SHE JUST EXPLAINED THE WHY AND I GET TO DO THE HOW.
THE CARTS COME UP AND WE DID A VENDOR JOB INTERVIEW.
WHAT'S YOUR CART? WHAT IS IT DO? HOW MUCH IS IT? HOW MUCH IS IT? HOW MUCH IS IT? WE KEPT ON COMING BACK TO THAT.
WE WORKED AND WE SETTLED ON ONE VENDOR AND ONE VENDOR CAME BACK TO US AND THEY'RE LIKE, WE CAN DO THE BETTER.
I'M LIKE, WELL, I AM LISTENING.
THEY WENT BACK, LITERALLY, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THIS.
THEY WENT BACK TO THEIR ENGINEERS IT'S LIKE THAT APOLLO 13. HERE'S WHAT WE GOT.
HERE'S HOW MUCH IT'S GOT TO BE, AND THEY CAME BACK AND THEY DESIGNED ONE.
THEY UNDERCUT THE OTHER COMPANY, AND I'M LIKE, THIS IS AWESOME, THIS IS AWESOME. BUT CAN YOU PROVE IT? THEY GOT FIVE DEMOS, AND I'M SO BUMMED BECAUSE ONE OF THE PROTOTYPES WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT IT'S NOT, I'M STILL A LITTLE BIT UPSET ABOUT THAT.
THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THE CAPEL LOGO ON IT.
BUT HERE'S THE BEST PART WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, I WAS LIKE, WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS AND THEY'VE ALREADY SHIPPED FOUR OTHERS OUT ALSO BECAUSE THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING IT TOO.
I WAS LIKE, I WANT TO ASK YOU ALL A FAVOR.
I WAS LIKE, IF THIS HITS IT OFF, I WANT THIS CART TO BE NAMED THE CAPEL.
THEY WERE LIKE I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.
I'M LIKE, GOOD BECAUSE WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS.
TO SAYING ALL THAT, WE'VE GOT A REALLY GREAT CART WITH STATE OF THE ART CHARGING.
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THE OLD CARTS WOULD CHARGE THEM AND THEY WOULD OVERCHARGE AND IT WOULD HEAT THE BATTERIES UP AND THE BATTERIES WOULDN'T LAST.THIS IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR INVESTMENT.
IT'S EVEN HAS LITTLE LIGHTS ON IT THAT WAS GREEN. YOU CAN USE IT.
RED. KEEP CHARGING ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS THE OTHER I'M GOING TO SAY THIS ONE THING BECAUSE WHEN I TOLD THE TECH DEPARTMENT, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH TIME AND EFFORT BECAUSE YOU WOULD USE THOSE CORDS THAT CAME WITH THE IPAD AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO THIS MAZE THING TO GET THROUGH THEM AND MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY.
ALL THE CARTS TODAY, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, ARE ALL SELF WIRED.
WHAT USED TO TAKE HOURS NOW TAKES MINUTES.
FROM THE TECHNOLOGY POINT OF VIEW, WE LOVE THAT TOO.
SAYING ALL THAT, WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE A VERY GOOD, THE SCREEN TIME, BUT WE'VE ALSO DONE THE DISTRICT, AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO USE THIS WORD FIDUCIARY STATEMENT TO USE OUR MONEY APPROPRIATELY AND WISELY.
WITH ALL OF THAT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE IPAD CARTS FROM CDW.
>> I'M DIGGING YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
I LOVE IT. THAT'S SO EXCITING.
[LAUGHTER] CLARIFYING QUESTION.
THIS COMES OUT OF BOND DOLLARS, CORRECT?
>> THIS IS NOT M&O. THIS IS COMING OUT OF BOND.
>> WONDERFUL. THEN, THANK YOU, DR. BROOKS, FOR PUTTING THIS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR TRUSTEE POWERS, BUT WHEN I WAS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THIS LAST YEAR, TECHNOLOGY IS ONE OR TWO AND PROBABLY NUMBER ONE, TOPIC THAT PARTICULARLY YOUNG PARENTS.
OUR PARENTS WITH YOUNG KIDS ARE TALKING TO ME, TALK TO US ABOUT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE'RE GOING IN EYES WIDE OPEN COLLABORATIVELY.
I'LL SAY IT RIGHT NOW, A SHOUT OUT FOR A LOW-TECH SCHOOL.
I STILL THINK IT WOULD BE AN AMAZING IDEA, BUT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO COME UP WITH SOME INCREDIBLE IDEAS IN THIS COMMITTEE BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
I THINK WE WILL LOOK BACK IN A DECADE OR SO AND SEE THAT THIS WAS REALLY A CRUCIBLE, AN INTERESTING TIME WITH OUR KIDS WITH TECHNOLOGY.
THE WAY WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER, WORKING WITH OUR PARENTS, IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THEN YEAH, I'M REALLY EXCITED.
ANOTHER THING WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT IS SLI A LOT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WENT TO WAS TEACHER TIME.
WE WANT TO PAY OUR TEACHERS WELL AND THEN TEACHER TIME.
I KNOW IT MIGHT SOUND LIKE A SILLY THING, BUT TO GO INTO A CLASSROOM AND KNOW THAT YOUR KIDS ARE GOING TO HAVE WHAT THEY NEED FOR YOU TO DO THE LESSON THAT YOU PREPARED IS HUGE.
YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
THERE'S A LOT EMBEDDED IN HERE THAT I'M REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF, AND PARTICULARLY THAT IT'S COMING OUT OF OUR BOND DOLLARS AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
>> MR. GOODWIN, A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF THE ELEMENTARY IPAD CARD? HOW MANY CAN THEY HOLD, AND HOW MANY IN TOTAL WILL YOU BE PURCHASING?
>> WE ARE PURCHASING 230, AND THEY WILL HOLD 30 APIECE. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. GOODWIN.
WHAT'S THE GENERAL LIFESPAN OF THESE CARDS?
>> WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY WILL PROBABLY LAST 100 YEARS.
BUT BY THE TIME THE 100 YEARS COMES TO BE, WE PROBABLY WON'T BE USING IPADS.
BUT JUST EVEN LIKE THE CARDS WE STILL HAVE, WILL STILL HOLD IPADS.
THEY JUST WON'T CHARGE THEM EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY FOR THE DEVICE TO LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
>> HOW MANY COMPANIES SUBMITTED BIDS?
>> THEY WEREN'T TECHNICALLY BIDS. WE JUST TALKED TO THEM.
>> HOW MANY COMPANIES DID YOU TALK TO OR INTERVIEW?
>> IF NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION.
I MOVED THAT THE COP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM CDWG FOR THE DELIVERY, ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION OF THE IPAD CARDS FOR THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS, GRADES PRE-K THROUGH FOURTH, FOR A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $220,000.
>> SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR MADE BY TRUSTEE MATHEW FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE IPAD STORAGE CARTS FOR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS FOR GRADES PRE-K THROUGH FOURTH, WITH A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE WALKER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 6-0.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS. NEXT, DISCUSS AND APPROVAL.
I BET I KNOW WHO'S COMING UP, REPLACING THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOMS, SPORTS FLOORING, ALSO BOND DOLLARS.
>> THE NEXT SIX ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL ALL BE PRESENTED BY MR. GRANT.
ALL OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE FUNDED BY OUR BOND PROPOSITION.
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NONE OF THEM WILL COME OUT OF OUR M&O.I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION AS WE WORK THROUGH THESE.
SAID, I'M GOING TO TURN THEM OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE BENTLEY, AND OTHER TRUSTEES.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO STAND HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE NUMBER OF ITEMS I HAVE.
WE ACTUALLY, AS PART OF THE 2023 BOND ELECTION, WE HAVE ABOUT 150 SEPARATE PROJECTS.
AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE AND HAMMER ALL THROUGH THE PROGRAMS, I WILL CONTINUE BRINGING YOU NUMEROUS.
[VI.D. Discuss and consider approval of replacing the Coppell High School weight rooms sports flooring - 2023 Bond Proposition D]
>> THE FIRST ON THE LIST FOR TONIGHT IS TO CONSIDER REPLACING THE FLOORING IN THE WEIGHT ROOMS AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL.
NOW, THIS IS PROPOSITION D, WHICH JUST A PORTION OF THE BALLOT LANGUAGE READ FOR SCHOOL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL.
WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT THE 9.5 MILLION THAT WAS IN THIS PROPOSITION CAN ONLY BE SPENT FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL.
AND NOTHING ELSE AND NOWHERE ELSE IN THE DISTRICT.
SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE ALLOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7.2 MILLION OF THAT TO THE TENNIS CENTER FOR THE ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS RIGHT UNDER 2.3 MILLION ALLOCATED TO THE OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH ALREADY INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INDOOR PERF AND IN THE FIELD HOUSE, WHICH THAT WAS ABOUT $782,000.
WE STILL HAVE REMAINING ABOUT 1.5 MILLION IN DOLLARS IN PROPOSITION D. THE NEXT PROJECT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ENTERTAIN WOULD BE THE WHITE ROOM IN THE FIELD HOUSE AND THE MAIN BUILDING OF COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, KIT PEHL, IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ACTUALLY ON THIS IN THE NEXT THREE MEMORANDUMS OR CONSIDERATIONS.
I CAN TALK ABOUT THE MONEY PART.
HE CAN TALK ABOUT DETAILS OF THE PROJECTS OR WHAT THE EQUIPMENT LOOKS LIKE, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT ANYWAY, IF LOOKING AT THIS FIRST PHOTO, THAT'S THE WEIGHT ROOM. HERE'S THE FLOORING.
THE FLOORING WAS INSTALLED IN 2017 IN THE WEIGHT ROOMS, AND IT'S A VERY THIN MATERIAL, AND IT HAS WORN DOWN QUICKLY, AND IN FACT, MUCH OF IT IS LESS THAN ONE-EIGHTH OF AN INCH.
IF YOU DROP WEIGHTS, AS YOU KNOW, OFTEN HAPPENS, THERE'S NO ABSORPTION, THERE'S NO SHOCK ABSORPTION IN THAT MATERIAL.
COACH PEHL AND COACH WILEY LOOKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
LET'S SEE, WAS IT FOUR DIFFERENT BIDS FROM SPORTS PORING COMPANIES AND FOUND THE ONE FROM RF SPORTS TO BE THE BEST VALUE AND TO BE THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE WAY THESE WEIGHT ROOMS ARE UTILIZED.
THE GOOD THING IS TALKING ABOUT CDW, FOR THE QUOTES FOR THE IPAD CARTS.
WELL, THESE ARE PURCHASING COOPERATIVES.
SO THEY'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY COMPETITIVELY BID THESE PROJECTS OR BID THESE PRODUCTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE METROPLEX AND IN THIS CASE, ALL OVER TEXAS, BEING PART OF THE TIPS OR THE INTERNATIONAL PURCHASING SYSTEM.
THIS PRODUCT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPETITIVELY BID.
WHEN COACH PEHL AND COACH WILEY GET WITH THEM AND THEY GIVE US THEIR COMPETITIVE BID, THEN WE SAY, WELL, WE'RE GETTING OTHER BIDS, AND WE CAN EVEN GET A BETTER PRICE THAN THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THIS CASE.
WITH THAT, THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THESE FLOORS WITH SOME CONTINGENCY BUILT IN IS $329,348.78.
WE'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY A COACH PEHL QUESTION,
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SO HE CAN MAKE HIS WAY UP BEFORE I START ASKING.JUST TO CONTEXTUALIZE THIS FOR PEOPLE.
I KNOW HOW MANY HOURS MY WRESTLER SPENT IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.
BUT HOW MANY STUDENT ATHLETES DO YOU THINK ARE USING OUR WEIGHT ROOMS? CAN YOU LIST OFF THE SPORTS? I SEE THE PICTURES ON INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK.
I KNOW FROM HAVING KIDS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT EVERYBODY DOESN'T KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT.
IF YOU COULD JUST PAINT THAT PICTURE A LITTLE BIT, AND HOW MUCH THE WEIGHT ROOMS ARE USED WOULD BE GREAT.
>> LITERALLY EVERY PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.
THAT INCLUDES SWIM AND DIVE, WHO WORKS OUT AT THE YMCA, A GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY, BUT EVERY PROGRAM THAT HAS A VARSITY TEAM UTILIZES OUR WEIGHT ROOM EQUIPMENT, WHETHER IT'S IN THE WEIGHT ROOM THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE GYM OR IT'S THE WEIGHT ROOM THAT'S IN THE FIELD.
>> ABOUT HOW MANY ATHLETES DO WE HAVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL?
>> YOU'RE LOOKING AT 12-1,300 ATHLETES.
>> I KNOW IT GETS A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR.
I WAS SURPRISED THAT IT'S BEEN SINCE 2017, TO BE HONEST.
>> I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF THE MATERIAL AND LONGEVITY.
CONSIDERING THAT THE FLOORING WAS INSTALLED IN 2017, HOW LONG SHOULD THAT FLOORING HAVE LASTED? THE SECOND QUESTION THAT IS THE NEW PRODUCT THAT'S GOING TO BE INSTALLED, WHAT IS THE USEFUL LIFE OF THAT PRODUCT?
>> I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 9-11 YEARS.
THE PRODUCT THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT INSTALLING IN PLACE OF THIS PRODUCT IS ITS SHELF LIFE IS CONSIDERABLY BETTER, NOT ONLY FOR THE FLOOR ITSELF, BUT FOR OUR EQUIPMENT.
THIS FLOOR IS EXTREMELY HARD ON OUR EQUIPMENT.
IT IS LIKE OUR BUMPER PLATES OR THE HARDWARE, AND OUR BUMPER PLATES ARE IT'S WE'RE CONSTANTLY PUTTING BACK IN THIS PARTICULAR FLOOR, WHILE SUPPOSEDLY WAS EASY TO CLEAN.
THERE'S NO GIVE, THERE'S NO SHOCK ABSORPTION, AND IT'S WHAT LITTLE EXISTED HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME TO THE POINT NOW WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE EXPOSED CONCRETE, THAT'S WHERE BUMPER PLATES THAT THEY'RE CONSISTENTLY HITTING.
WE'RE DOWN TO CONCRETE AT THIS POINT.
>> ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH WHAT BUMPER PLATES ARE, BOARD? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH BUMPER PLATES?
>> YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE BUMPER PLATES THEY'RE THE RUBBER PLATES THAT ARE THICKER AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO WHERE IF YOU'VE GOT IRON PLATES, WHEN YOU'RE DOING OLYMPIC LIFTING, AND YOU'RE HAVING TO PICK UP WEIGHTS, PUT THEM DOWN, AND THERE'S A DROP ELEMENT TO THEM WITH RUBBER BUMPER PLATES, THEIR ABILITY TO HIT THE GROUND AND NOT DESTROY THEMSELVES AND DESTROY THE FLOOR, IT'S CONSIDERABLY BETTER THAN IRON.
>> LIKE DEADLIFTS, POWER CLEANS, ANYTHING THAT THEY LIFT, AND THEN THEY DROP, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THIS FLOOR.
BUT YOU'RE ALSO, IN MY OPINION, WHEN THIS CAME IN, I ACTUALLY WENT I WENT OUT TO EXAMINE IT.
IT'S IN POOR CONDITION. IT REALLY IS.
NOT ONLY IT'S YOU'VE GOT SOME DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERNS HERE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE COPPELL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM RF SPORTS FLOORING IN LOCKERS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WEIGHT ROOM FLOORING AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL FOR A TOTAL COST, NOT TO EXCEED $329,348.78.
>> SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY TRUSTEE HILL, SECONDED BY MYSELF TO APPROVE REPLACING THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM'S SPORTS FLOORING, ACCORDING TO THE MEMO.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 6-0.
THANK YOU. MOVE RIGHT ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
[VI.E. Discuss and consider approval of replacing the Coppell High School weight rooms weight equipment - 2023 Bond Proposition D]
>> THIS IS THE SAME EXACT SAME PROPOSITION AND A CONTINUATION OF THE PREVIOUS CONSIDERATION.
THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT EQUIPMENT IS EIGHT YEARS OLD, AND IT'S STILL IN GOOD CONDITION.
HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS BELOW, THIS IS NOT AT THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL.
SOME OF THIS IS THE EQUIPMENT WE MOVED FROM THE OLD WEIGHT ROOM EIGHT YEARS AGO.
SOME OF THIS, A LOT OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS 20 YEARS AND OLDER, AS WELL AS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IT'S JUST A HODGEPODGE SELECTION OF DIFFERENT WEIGHT EQUIPMENT.
WITH THIS PROPOSAL, WE ARE PROPOSING TO REPLACE THE WEIGHT EQUIPMENT AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL AND USE
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THE GOOD EQUIPMENT TO GO TO CHS 9 MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS FAR AS IT'LL GO AND AS WELL AS THE TENNIS CENTER.THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO HAVE A RACK OR TWO IN THE TENNIS CENTER SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE MAIN BUILDING WHEN THEY LIVE.
I KNOW I SAW THREE DIFFERENT PROPOSITIONS FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
AGAIN, COACH PEHL AND WILEY REALLY DID THEIR HOMEWORK TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION FOR COPPELL ISD, AND THE BEST VALUE WAS THE SORINEX EQUIPMENT.
PART OF THIS EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS THE BUMPERS WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT AND THE DUMBBELLS, ACTUALLY HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY.
THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT FOR BOTH WEIGHT ROOMS, IN ADDITION PLUS SOME CONTINGENCY DOLLARS FOR UNFORESEEN COME TO $400,523.45.
AGAIN, THIS IS ALL PART OF PROPOSITION D THAT CAN ONLY BE SPENT FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT COPPELL HIGH.
>> IF WE APPROVE THIS, THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE WOULD GET RID OF AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND CHS 9, IS THERE ANY SALVAGE VALUE LIKE I'M LOOKING AT THIS AND I'M LIKE, OLD SCHOOL, YOU WOULD LIKE DUCT TAPE WHERE THE HOLES ARE ON THE BENCHES, BUT IS THERE ANY SALVAGE OR IS IT.
>> PART OF THE DEAL TO HAVE THE EXISTING WEIGHT OF EQUIPMENT MOVE TO CHS 9, MIDDLE SCHOOLS TENNIS CENTER IS THAT THEY WILL TAKE AWAY THE OLD EQUIPMENT AND THEY WILL SALVAGE IT SO THAT IT MINIMIZES OUR COST OF MOVING, IF AT ALL.
>> YOU'RE DOING ALL OF OUR MOVEMENT FOR US.
THEN IN EXCHANGE FOR HAULING IT OFF KIND OF LIKE I MIGHT HAVE SOMEBODY HAUL OFF MY OLD WASHING MACHINE INSTEAD OF GREAT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE COPPELL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM SORINEX EXERCISE EQUIPMENT INCORPORATED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WEIGHT ROOM EQUIPMENT AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL FOR A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $401,523.45.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE MATHEW, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HILL, TO APPROVE REPLACING THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM WEIGHT EQUIPMENT BY SORINEX AS OUTLINED IN THE MEMO.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 6-0.
[VI.F. Discuss and consider approval for the purchase of furniture and equipment for the Coppell High School Tennis Center - 2023 Bond Proposition D]
>> NEXT IS ALSO PROPOSITION D, BUT PART OF THE TENNIS CENTER ALLOCATION.
THIS IS SIMPLY FURNITURE TO FURNISH THE NEW FACILITIES IN THE CONCESSION STAND AT THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS CENTER.
SCHOOL SPECIALTY IS THE ONE THAT THEY WORKED WITH COACH NOONAN AND COACH PEHL IN DESIGNING AND COMING UP WITH SOME DIFFERENT AREAS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THIS ON YOUR SCREEN.
THIS IS THE AREA BETWEEN THE CONCESSION STAND AND THE EXISTING BUILDING.
VISITORS THEY CAN BUY THEIR CONCESSIONS AND THEN GO SIT UNDER THIS COVERED AREA.
THIS IS A NEW STRUCTURE WHICH IS CONSIDERED AN EDUCATIONAL SPACE.
THAT'S THE OUTDOOR, AND OF COURSE, THE TABLES AND CHAIRS CAN BE CONFIGURED IN ANY WAY, BUT IT ACTUALLY OPENS THIS AREA UP AS A SPACE WHERE THE STUDENTS AND STAFF CAN GATHER, OR THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE INSTRUCTION.
AGAIN, WE'RE STILL WELL WITHIN OUR OVERALL ALLOTMENT FOR THE TENNIS CENTER, AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER STEP.
WE MAY STILL HAVE ANOTHER ONE OR TWO MORE ITEMS TO BRING BACK TO YOU TO FINISH UP THE TENNIS CENTER, BUT THIS IS FOR THE CLASSROOM FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THE CLASSROOM IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY USE.
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LIKE THE CLASSROOM SETUP THERE; ANY PROGRAM THEY NEEDED TO COME USE IT, IT'S NOT JUST LIKE THE TENNIS CENTER. RIGHT?>> RIGHT. IT'S A COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL SPACE.
IF THE TENNIS CENTER WEREN'T USING IT, IT COULD BE USED AS WELL.
AS YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY USE OUR FACILITIES A LOT, SO THERE'S ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES WITH THESE SPACES.
>> I WANT TO SAY THAT'S A FANTASTIC IDEA THAT IS THERE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE COPPELL IST BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE QUOTE FROM SCHOOL SPECIALTY FOR THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FURNITURE FOR THE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS CENTER AT A TOTAL COST OF $98,096.45.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 6-0.
WE'RE ON TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
[VI.G. Discuss and consider approval for the purchase and installation of exterior lighting for the new Coppell High School Track and Field Events area - 2023 Bond Proposition C]
>> THANK YOU. THIS NEXT ONE, THIS IS PROPOSITION C, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY BUDDY ECHOLS FIELD.
THESE DOLLARS AS THE WAY THE PROPOSITION WAS WRITTEN AND APPROVED BY THE VOTERS WERE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT BUDDY ECHOLS FIELD WITH THE LARGEST BEING THE TURF AND TRACK REPLACEMENT AT BUDDY ECHOLS FIELD.
AS WE ARE MOVING THE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS FROM RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE TENNIS CENTER AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE CREATING NEW PARKING SPACES WHERE THE EXISTING TRACK AND FIELD ARE, THE TRACK AND FIELD ARE GOING OVER BEHIND OR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NEW FINE ARTS CENTER THAT WAS OPEN FIELD, GRASSY AREA, VERY DARK.
WHEREAS FOR THE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS WERE LOCATED NOW, THEY GOT THE AMBIENT LIGHT FROM THE STADIUM AND SUCH.
WELL, THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FINE ARTS BUILDING.
AGAIN, COACH PEHL, WE WERE LOOKING AT WHENEVER YOU HAVE EARLY MORNING PRACTICES, EVENING TRACK MEETS, IT WOULD RENDER THAT SPACE UNUSABLE.
WE LOOKED INTO ADDING LIGHTING OUT THERE.
DON'T EVEN PICTURE TENNIS COURT LIGHTING.
THIS IS LIKE STADIUM LIGHTING; TWO POLES WITH 18 LIGHTING FIXTURES ON IT EACH, FOR A TOTAL OF 36 LIGHTS.
THEY FITTED CANDLEPOWER STUDY THAT SHOWED THE CANDLEPOWER VARIED BY LESS THAN 2-5 CANDLEPOWER ALL OVER THAT AREA.
BUT WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THE LED LIGHTING, YOU STEP OUTSIDE THAT AREA AND IN THE BACK.
YOU STEP BACK IN, YOU'RE BACK IN A WELL-LIT ENVIRONMENT.
WHILE THERE'S NO HOMES REALLY CLOSE TO THAT, THERE WILL NOT BE LIGHTING SPILLOVER.
THIS WOULD BE INSTALLED BY HELLAS, THE SAME PEOPLE THAT DID OUR TURF AND TRACK.
THEY WON THE BID WITH CORE TO DO THE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS, SO LONG JUMP, THE HIGH JUMP, ETC.
THEY QUOTED FOR US THESE LIGHTS.
AS THEY CONSTRUCT THE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS, THEY WOULD JUST COME RIGHT ALONG AND DO THE FIELD LIGHTING.
SIMULTANEOUSLY, THEY'LL BE WORKING FOR CORE, AND THEY'LL BE WORKING FOR US IF THIS IS APPROVED.
THE TOTAL COST OF THE LIGHTING, AND AGAIN THIS IS WITHIN PROPOSITION C, AND EVEN AFTER THIS EXTENDED EXPENDITURE FOR BUDDY ECLESFIEL, WILL STILL HAVE ABOUT $350,000 REMAINING IN THAT PROPOSITION TO BE SPENT AT SOME OTHER FUTURE TIME.
THOSE BONDS ALL HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD, SO WE HAVE THAT CASH ON HAND.
THE TOTAL COST IS $128,900. QUESTIONS?
>> I'LL MOVE. THE MOTION IS THE COPPELL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PROPOSAL
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FROM HELLAS CONSTRUCTION INC FOR THE ADDITION OF LIGHTING AT THE BUDDY ECHOLS TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS AREA FOR A TOTAL COST OF $128,900.>> WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE POWERS, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HILL, THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FOR THE NEW COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS AREA FROM BOND PROPOSITION C. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 6-0.
>> THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL TAKE A PIVOT AWAY FROM
[VI.H. Discuss and consider approval for the purchase and installation of a new HVAC boiler and air handler system for Coppell High School - 2023 Bond Proposition A]
PROPOSITION C AND D AND GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO PROPOSITION A, LOOKING AT SOME HVAC AND BOILER REPLACEMENT AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL.I HAD NO IDEA THERE'S SIX BOILERS AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL THAT PRIMARILY TAKE CARE OF BOTH OF THE GYMNASIUMS, NOT THE ARENA, BUT THE GYMNASIUMS, THE AUDITORIUM, THE MAIN CORRIDOR, AND THE LARGEST PORTION OF THE CAFETERIA.
SO SIX BOILERS. ALSO ENCOMPASSES, LET'S SEE, I BELIEVE THAT'S 24 AIR HANDLERS.
IF YOU THINK OF YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AT HOME, IT'S CALLED A SPLIT SYSTEM.
YOU HAVE THE CONDENSERS THAT SIT OUTSIDE, AND THAT'S WHAT ACTUALLY CONDENSES OR COMPRESSES THE FREON THAT GOES IN AND COOLS THE COILS IN THE AIR HANDLER.
THE BLOWER BLOWS THAT AIR TO COOL YOUR HOME.
WELL, IN THE WINTERTIME, YOU EITHER HAVE GAS OR ELECTRIC THAT HEATS THE COILS, SO AS THE AIR BLOWS THROUGH IT, IT HEATS YOUR HOME.
WELL BOILERS ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY'RE USING WATER TO DO THAT SAME PURPOSE.
YOU'RE HEATING THE WATER IN THE BOILER, AND IT CIRCULATES THROUGH THE SYSTEM, AND IT RUNS THROUGH THE COILS, AND THE AIR HANDLER BLOWS THROUGH THAT, AND IT HEATS THESE AREAS.
WELL, THE BOILERS WERE INSTALLED IN 1988, SO 37 YEARS OLD.
LAST WINTER, IF YOU HAPPENED TO BE IN THE AUDITORIUM AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL OR IN THE GYMNASIUMS, YOU MIGHT KNOW IT WAS A LITTLE BIT COOL.
THEY ARE UNREPAIRABLE AND AT THEIR LIFE'S END.
IT WAS DIFFICULT FINDING COMPANIES THAT WERE ADEQUATE AND VERY SKILLED IN COMING AND MAKING THIS KIND OF REPLACEMENT.
OUR HVAC TECH, CHRIS DAVIS, HE'S AMAZING.
HE HAD SEVERAL COMPANIES OUT HE TALKED TO THAT WE GOT PRICING FROM.
THE COMPANY THAT WE FINALLY LANDED ON, TEXAS AIR SYSTEMS, BECAUSE THEY SENT THEIR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS OUT, THEY TRULY STUDIED THE SYSTEM, DETERMINED EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED.
THEY EVEN LOOKED AT SOME ALTERNATIVES GOING BACK WITH THE TRADITIONAL SPLIT SYSTEM LIKE YOU HAVE AT YOUR HOUSE.
BUT THEY DECIDED THAT THIS WAS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO GO BACK WITH A LIGHT FOR LIGHT SYSTEM FOR WHAT IS THERE.
WE WISH WE COULD HAVE STARTED THIS PROJECT EARLIER, BUT TRYING TO GET A REPUTABLE COMPANY THAT'S ABLE TO DO THIS AND CAN DO IT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS.
THIS WAS PRICED. IT'S ALSO A TIPS OR INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM.
IF APPROVED, WE WILL HAVE THE PURCHASE ORDER TO THEM IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, SO WE'LL IMMEDIATELY ORDER THE EQUIPMENT.
THE EQUIPMENT WILL TAKE 4-8 WEEKS TO RECEIVE, BUT THEN THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY START.
THEY WILL START IN SMALL INCREMENTS AND CONTINUE TO REPLACE THIS EQUIPMENT EVEN AFTER SCHOOL STARTS UNTIL COMPLETE WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF HAVING THIS ALL IN PLACE AND OPERATIONAL BEFORE COLD WEATHER REALLY GETS.
OF COURSE, IT'S A HUGE SYSTEM THAT HAS, I DON'T REMEMBER WELL.
THERE'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE BOILERS, AND JUST SHOWING HOW THE PIPE PIPING RUNS THROUGH THE BOILER.
I'M NOT VERY TALL. IF I'M STANDING BESIDE THAT, I'M ABOUT THREE-FOURTHS AS TALL AS THAT AIR HANDLER RIGHT THERE.
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ANYWAY, THAT IS THE PROPOSAL AND THE PROPOSITION.WE DID HAVE 3,093,000 ALLOCATED FOR HVAC REPLACEMENTS AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED 72,000 FOR THE UNITS ABOVE THE LECTURE HALL.
WE'LL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL UNITS TO REPLACE OVER THE LIFE OF THIS BOND.
THIS WOULD BE 2.5 MILLION OF THAT $3 MILLION THAT ARE REMAINING.
WE DO STILL HAVE SOME DOLLARS LEFT AS WE HAVE UNITS THAT HAVE ISSUES THAT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO REPLACE, BUT THIS BY FAR IS THE MOST CRITICAL HVAC PROJECT, NOT JUST TO COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WITHIN COPPELL ISD.
WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
I MOVE THAT THE COPPELL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE TEXAS AIR SYSTEMS TO REPLACE THE BOILER AND RELATED AIR HANDLER SYSTEMS AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL AT A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $2,515,137.
>> THE MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE HILL TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC BOILER AND AIR HANDLER SYSTEM FOR COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL AS DETAILED IN THE MEMO FROM BOND PROPOSITION A.
>> AS WE LOOK AT THE REMODELING OF CHS THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR AFTER THE FINE ARTS BUILDING IS DONE, IS THERE ANY IMPACT WITH THE HVAC? I SAW ALL WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE, BUT HOW DO THEY IMPACT EACH OTHER?
ALL THE WORK FOR THE CTE CENTER, THE FINE ARTS, ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S OCCURRING AT COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL HAS NO RELATION TO THIS.
THIS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE PLACE IN COMPLETE ISOLATION OF ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS IN THE BOND FOR COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL. GREAT QUESTION.
>> I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS.
TRUSTEE BENTLEY, WE TALK ABOUT THE BOILER. I SAW 37.
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE OF A BOILER, AND HOW DO WE PREVENT IT IN THE FUTURE FROM GETTING TO THAT STAGE, THAT IT'S 37 YEARS? WHEN I LOOK AT THE REPLACEMENT OF BUILDING EQUIPMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, I THINK OF A NUMBER OF MUCH LESS THAN 37, BUT I WOULD DEFER TO YOUR EXPERTISE ON WHAT THAT IS.
>> TWENTY TO TWENTY-TWO YEARS IS WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
INTERESTINGLY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS EITHER AT A FUTURE MEETING OR BOARD WORKSHOP.
BUT ARAMARK, COMING IN AS PART OF THEIR PACKAGE, DID A HUGE NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR OUR DISTRICT OF ALL OF OUR ASSETS SO WE NOW HAVE A VERY, VERY GOOD RECORD OF OUR ASSETS AND THE AGE AND AT WHAT POINT WE SHOULD ENTERTAIN REPLACING THEM.
>> I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT IN THE JULY WORKSHOP. THAT'S SOMETHING SAID.
I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GETTING GETTING ARAMARK TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF ARAMARK WILL COME IN AND PRESENT.
WE MAY JUST KEEP THE PRESENTATION IN-HOUSE FOR EXPEDIENCY PURPOSES. IS THAT A GOOD WAY OF SAYING IT?
>> ONE MORE FOLLOW ON TO THAT.
IS THE AGE OF THE AIR HANDLER AND THE BOILERS ABOUT THE SAME IN TERMS OF USEFUL LIFE?
>> WE COULD PROBABLY GET ANOTHER THREE OR SO YEARS OUT OF THE AIR HANDLERS.
BUT THE ISSUE IS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE BOILERS, THE AIR HANDLERS HAVE TO COME OUT.
SO THEY WOULD COME OUT, GO BACK IN, AND THEN NEXT BOND, WE'D BE PULLING THE AIR HANDLERS RIGHT BACK OUT AGAIN.
THE COST AND THE LABOR AND ADDITIONAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE AIR HANDLERS IT WOULDN'T BE COST EFFECTIVE TO REMOVE THEM, PUT THEM BACK, AND THEN THREE OR FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, PULL THEM OUT AGAIN AND REPLACE.
FOR REPLACING, IT MADE SENSE FROM AN ECONOMY OF SCALE STANDPOINT TO JUST GO AHEAD AND DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME SO THAT THREE YEARS FROM NOW, WE WOULDN'T BE PULLING IT ALL OUT AGAIN JUST TO CHANGE OUT THE AIR HANDLER.
>> HEARING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
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>> THANK YOU. ALSO, THIS IS ALSO A PROPOSITION A,
[VI.I. Discuss and consider approval for concrete additions and repairs at the Coppell ISD Service Center and bus parking lot - 2023 Bond Proposition A]
AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END.IT WAS TO MAKE CONCRETE REPLACEMENTS AND ADDITIONS AT THE COPPELL ISD SERVICE CENTER.
FOR 30 YEARS, OR AT LEAST OVER 25, HEAVY BUSES HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER THE FIRE LANES THROUGH THE PARKING LOTS AND SO FORTH.
MINOR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT THE POTHOLES HAVE REALLY TAKEN THEIR TOLL.
SOME OF THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PAST HAD BEEN MADE TO THE FIRE LANE STANDARDS.
FIRE LANE STANDARDS ARE 4,000 PSI CONCRETE.
LET'S SEE, THE GAUGE OF THE STEEL IS NUMBER 4 REBAR.
THAT'S A REALLY THICK REBAR ON 12-INCH SQUARES AND EIGHT-INCHES THICK CONCRETE.
SOME OF THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE COME BACK HAVE BEEN SIX INCHES WITH SMALLER REBAR AND SO FORTH.
IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE ILLUSTRATION, THIS IS NOT TO POINT OUT EVERY LITTLE PLACE, BUT IT'S JUST TO SHOW THE SHEER NUMBER OF AREAS AND SEVERELY CRACKED CONCRETE.
THE BLUE AREAS, THESE ARE ADDITIONS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS ONE HERE, THIS WILL ACTUALLY ALLOW 4-5 MORE BUSES TO BE PARKED, AND THIS WILL ALLOW OUR MAINTENANCE VEHICLES INSTEAD OF PARKING ON MUD AND GRAVEL TO ACTUALLY BE PARKED ON CONCRETE.
WE ACTUALLY HAD ARAMARK PUT THIS OUT TO QUOTE FOR US.
THEY OBTAINED MULTIPLE BIDS, AND THE BEST VALUE CAME BACK AT $535,126, 84 CENTS.
THIS IS 77,000 MORE THAN WHAT WAS ALLOTTED FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT THEN AGAIN, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS, THESE ESTIMATES WERE MADE THREE YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WERE PLANNING THE BOND ELECTION, AND THERE'S JUST A WHOLE LOT MORE POTHOLES AND CRACKS, AND ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PARKING LOT, THAT WEREN'T THERE THREE YEARS AGO.
THAT'S WHY WE ANTICIPATE THIS WAS UNDER-ALLOCATED A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WE DO HAVE 24 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY DOLLARS IN PROPOSITION A FOR THE BOND OVERALL, AND THIS COULD SIMPLY COME OUT OF THIS OR SAVINGS THAT WE ENJOY SOMEWHERE ELSE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> TALK TO US ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE WORK AND HOW THAT MIGHT OVERLAP WITH THE START OF SCHOOL, NOT OVERLAPPING.
>> GREAT QUESTION. THEY WILL COMPLETE AS MUCH WORK AS THEY CAN BEFORE THE BUSES START TO ROLL.
THEY MAY HAVE TO STOP AND THEN COME BACK OVER HOLIDAYS AND DO SOME MORE UNTIL IT'S ALL COMPLETE.
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT FINISHED BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS, BUT THAT'S HELPFUL.
>> I JUST HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION.
THE NUMBER OF BUSES THAT ARE PARKED IN THIS AREA.
HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? [LAUGHTER]
>> LET'S SEE. ONE. [LAUGHTER] I WILL GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT.
IF I THROW OUT A NUMBER, I PROMISE YOU, I'LL BE WRONG.
I APOLOGIZE, BUT I WILL GET THAT NUMBER TO YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. NOW YOU SAID FIVE MORE BUSES, SO THAT MADE ME THINK ABOUT, WELL, HOW MANY BUSES DO WE HAVE? [LAUGHTER]
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE COPPELL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE ARAMARK FACILITIES MANAGEMENT TO COMPLETE THE CONCRETE REPLACEMENT AND ADDITIONS AT THE COPPELL ISD SERVICE CENTER THROUGH HOLMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. FOR A TOTAL COST OF $535,126 AND 84 CENTS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE RAVAL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE POWERS, TO APPROVE THE CONCRETE ADDITIONS AND REPAIRS OF THE COPPELL ISD SERVICE CENTER AND BUS PARKING LOT FROM BOND PROPOSITION A DOLLARS AS OUTLINED IN THE MEMO.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 6-0.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE BOND-RELATED QUESTIONS.
THE NEXT ONE IS ACTUALLY CONSIDERING AN AGREEMENT EXTENSION WITH DURHAM.
[VI.J. Discuss and consider extending the Agreement for the Transportation of Pupils with Durham School Services, L.P.]
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DURHAM APPROACHED US BACK IN MARCH TO CONSIDER US EXTENDING OUR CONTRACT IN EXCHANGE FOR $130,000 YEAR.ACTUALLY, WE NEGOTIATED A LITTLE BIT ON THIS AND AND IMPROVED THE DEAL, BUT THEY SAY THEY UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL STRIKES THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS ARE HAVING, AND SO ALL OF THEIR TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS THEY ARE GOING BACK AND OFFERING SOME FINANCIAL INCENTIVES.
WITH THIS CASE, THEY OFFERED IF WE WOULD CONSIDER A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION ON OUR AGREEMENT, SAME TERMS, THAT THEY WOULD PAY US A TOTAL OF $910,000, OR ACTUALLY, GIVE US CREDIT OF 910,000 OR 130,000 A YEAR.
THE REASON THAT WORKS OUT AS IT IS IS WE HAVE TWO YEARS LEFT ON OUR CONTRACT, INCLUDING THE '25/'26 AND '26/'27, THEN PLUS FIVE YEARS AFTER THAT FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN YEARS.
WE DO CONTRACTUALLY IN OUR CONTRACT AND IT PRIMARILY COVERS RAISES FOR THE BUS DRIVERS, BUT ALSO AS FUEL PRICES AND OTHER COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS GO UP WE DO HAVE A FLAT OF 3% COLA THAT OUR CONTRACT INCREASES BY EACH YEAR.
THIS $130,000 A YEAR EQUATES TO ABOUT 2.4% FOR THE FIRST YEAR.
WE ARE OFFSETTING A GOOD PART OF THAT COLA WITH THIS OFFER.
WE'VE HAD DURHAM AS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, AND I ORIGINALLY BROUGHT BROUGHT THEM IN WHEN DALLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS WENT OUT.
WHILE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION IS NEVER PERFECT, WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH DURHAM, AND THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN EAGER TO MEET OUR NEEDS, AND ANYTIME THERE IS ANY ISSUE, THEY'RE ALWAYS VERY UPFRONT IN HELPING TO US SOLVE ANY ISSUES THAT WE DO HAVE.
THIS WOULD BE OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO ACCEPT THIS EXTENSION, ALONG WITH THE INCENTIVE TO DO SO.
>> I WILL SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED US TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON AND BRING TO YOU.
MEASURES LIKE THIS WILL PROVIDE US SOME CERTAINTY AS WE BUDGET GOING FORWARD, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
WERE WE TO LET THIS CONTRACT EXPIRE, REGARDLESS OF THE INCENTIVE THAT WE'RE GETTING, THAT WOULD REALLY PUT US IN A SITUATION THAT WE COULD BE SUBJECT TO SEE QUITE A LARGE INCREASE IF WE HAD TO GO OUT AND DO RENEGOTIATION.
THIS WILL NOT KEEP US FROM DOING SOME COST AVOIDANCE RELATING TO SHUTTLES AND SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION IN DISTRICT, I THINK THAT WE CAN MAKE SOME GOOD DECISIONS RELATING TO THAT.
BUT THIS DOES PROVIDE US QUITE A BIT OF CERTAINTY AS WE LOOK AT IT.
NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS, BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS FELT LIKE WAS IMPORTANT WAS TO LOOK AT OUR ELECTRICITY RATES, ENERGY USAGE, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I KNOW I THINK SID BEAT ME BY A COUPLE YEARS THERE AS WELL IN SECURING THOSE RATES, BUT AGAIN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE FIXED COSTS THAT DISTRICTS HAVE, IF YOU CAN CREATE SOME CERTAINTY IN THAT, I THINK THAT DOES ALLOW US TO JUST KNOW GOING IN, THIS IS HOW MUCH OUR TRANSPORTATION IS GOING TO COST.
WHEN SID BROUGHT THIS TO ME, I JUST FELT LIKE THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE NEEDED TO PURSUE.
>> THIS IS GREAT. BIG TIME SAVINGS ON IT.
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ASK IS, WHEN YOU EXTEND IT LIKE THIS, AND WE'RE CONTEMPLATING A PAY-TO-RIDE OPTION EVENTUALLY, WHAT DOES THAT DO TO OUR ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE INCREASED SLAS, LIKE THAT?
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>> FOR EXAMPLE. MY EXPECTATION IS IF WE'RE DOING ANY NEGOTIATIONS OR WE'RE SWITCHING TO A PAY-TO-RIDE SYSTEM, AND WE HAVE MAYBE INCREASED EXPECTATIONS FOR RIDE TIME AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND ALL THAT STUFF.
IS THAT ABILITY STILL THERE TO LOOK AT THOSE, TO REVAMP THOSE? ARE THOSE SCHEDULES REVIEWED ANNUALLY TO SEE HOW WE DID IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR?
>> YES. I REVIEWED THE CONTRACT BEFORE BRINGING THIS, AND PART OF THE CONTRACT IS WE GUARANTEE A 35 MINIMUM ROUTES.
WE CAN HAVE A DECREASE OF 10%, SO 34 ROUTE.
IF WE WERE TO DROP BELOW THAT, THEN THAT OPENS UP THE RENEGOTIATION ON THE CONTRACT.
IF WE CAN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT, THEN EITHER PARTY WITHIN X AMOUNT OF TIME COULD TERMINATE THE CONTRACT.
WHEN I SPEAK OF A ROUTE, IT'S MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SOME OF OUR ROUTES ARE THREE-TIERED, THEY PICK UP AND DROP OFF ELEMENTARY, AND THAT SAME BUS GOES AND PICKS UP AND DROPS OFF MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEY GO PICK UP, DROP OFF HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN THEY DO THE SAME IN THE EVENING IN REVERSE, AND THAT'S ONE ROUTE.
WE CURRENTLY THIS YEAR HAVE 42.
THERE ARE NO MINIMUM SHUTTLES IN THE CONTRACT.
THERE IS SOME MINIMUM FIELD-TYPE TRIPS, BUT WE HAVE NO TROUBLE MEETING THOSE NUMBERS.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CONTRACT THAT SAYS WE COULDN'T DO PAY TO RIDE, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT THE ONLY TRIGGERING FACTOR FOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATION WOULD BE IF WE DROP BELOW 34 ROUTES, THE WAY I READ THE CONTRACT.
>> ARE THERE SERVICE-LEVEL AGREEMENT TYPE THINGS IN THIS CONTRACT, SO LIKE WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON TIME X% OF TIME? OUTSIDE OF TRAFFIC FACTORS, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY DELIVER THIS SET OF TIME.
IS THERE SCHEDULES LIKE THAT IN THE CONTRACT?
>> NOT SPECIFICALLY TO THE MINUTE OR MAXIMUM RIDE TIMES, BUT THERE'S LANGUAGE THAT THEY MEET OUR EXPECTATIONS OR WE RENEGOTIATE, OR WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT IF THEY'RE NOT MEETING OUR EXPECTATIONS.
>> THE ONLY REASON I ASK IS, IF WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A PAY TO RIDE, THEN THE SCRUTINY UPON THE SERVICES DELIVERED IS MUCH HIGHER.
[OVERLAPPING] WE'RE EXTENDING AND THAT'S GREAT, BUT THAT EXPECTATION TO DELIVER SUPERIOR SERVICE HAS BEEN MUCH HIGHER.
THAT'S WHY I WAS JUST WONDERING. THEN THESE SAVINGS COULD POTENTIALLY HELP OFFSET SOME OF THAT PAY-TO-RIDE COST AS WE'RE KICKING AROUND THAT NUMBER.
WOULD THAT BE AN ACCURATE STATEMENT? WE'RE SAVING $130,000 PER YEAR, 910 OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVEN SCHOOL YEARS.
IF WE'RE COMING UP WITH FIGURES ABOUT, HEY, WHAT IS THE COST IF YOU WERE GOING TO SWITCH TO A PAY-TO-RIDE SYSTEM, THESE SAVINGS ULTIMATELY HELP REDUCE WHATEVER COST WE WOULD CHARGE FOR A PAY TO RIDE.
>> OR IT JUST COVERS THE COLA.
IT'S NOT GOING TO COST ANY MUCH MORE.
>> THE ONE THING TO THINK, WITH THE RIDING ON THE BUS TIME FROM PICKING UP SOMEONE AT THEIR BUS STOP AND GETTING THEM TO SCHOOL, OF COURSE, THE VARIABLES, WE ALL KNOW WHAT COPPELL TRAFFIC IS LIKE.
THE OTHER THING IS IS THAT IF YOU RE-TIERED UNITS WHEN THEY'RE PICKING UP, DROPPING OFF, THAT'S SOMETIMES WHEN THAT LAST ONE THAT HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'LL GET THERE A LITTLE BIT LATER BECAUSE THEY GOT CAUGHT IN A TRAFFIC JAM AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BEFORE THEY COULD GO AND PICK UP THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GROUP.
THE THINGS THAT IMPROVE DRIVE TIMES, AND PICK UP AND DROP OFF TIMES ARE TWO THINGS.
SPREADING YOUR TIME OUT BETWEEN THE START TIMES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST, AND THE OTHER IS ADDING ADDITIONAL BUSES AND DRIVERS.
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MS. [INAUDIBLE], FEEL FREE TO SPEAK UP, BUT THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE BEYOND THE BUS COMPANY'S CONTROL IN THE MORNING.NOW, IF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:40, AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A ROUTE DOWN LIKE THE BRIDGES OR PARKSIDE EAST, PARKSIDE WEST, THEY'RE HAVING TO PICK UP REALLY EARLY THERE IN ORDER TO GET THOSE KIDS ON SCHOOL IN TIME AND GO TO THEIR NEXT ROUTE.
>> THEY CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT, AND IF THEY PICK THOSE KIDDOS UP EVEN EARLIER, BUT THEN THAT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE PARENTS HAPPY EITHER.
>> I GUESS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, AND AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE.
NOT NECESSARILY THE CASCADING IN THE THREE TIER.
I UNDERSTAND THINGS HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC AND ALL THAT STUFF.
BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ARRIVAL TIME AT THE FIRST STOP, SO YOU DON'T GET DELAYED LATER, LIKE INFIDELITY TO THAT ARRIVAL TIME.
THAT'S A GOOD THING TO LOOK AT.
CONSIDERING THIS, THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PARENTS WILL LOOK AT AND BE LIKE, ABSOLUTELY.
>> YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE THREE THINGS, COME TO MIND.
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, YOU DID A REALLY GREAT JOB OF ANSWERING SOME OF THE THINGS IN MY MIND.
THEN, TRUSTEE MATHEW, YOU BROUGHT UP SOMETHING ELSE THAT WAS IN MY MIND, BUT I JUST WANT TO HIT IT AGAIN.
NUMBER 1, BUDGET, NUMBER 2, FLEXIBILITY FOR THE BOARD FOR FUTURE DECISIONS, AND THEN NUMBER 3, CUSTOMER SERVICE.
WHEN I LOOK AT OUR TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, FIVE, $6 MILLION, YOU TALK ABOUT WHERE WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGE AND GO BACK TO TRUSTEE HILL TO OUR DALLAS COUNTY BUS DAYS, WHAT YOU REMEMBER SAID, WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE.
WE'RE LIGHT YEARS AWAY FROM THAT, BUT WE'RE ALSO COST YEARS AWAY FROM THAT.
HEARING YOU TALK ABOUT THAT, I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT MAKING A DECISION TONIGHT THAT WOULD MAKE US NOT AS FLEXIBLE WITH OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.
YOU'VE HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL HAVE FLEXIBILITY WITH TRANSPORTATION, WITH OUR SHUTTLES AND DECIDING TO PAY-TO-RIDE, ETC.
THANK YOU. THE THIRD THING IS, I REMEMBER WHEN DURHAM PITCHED TO US, WE WERE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
I WONDER, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT IN THAT CONTRACT? WHAT DO WE HAVE WITH THE APP? FOR INSTANCE, WHAT DO WE HAVE BUILT IN FOR OUR CLIENTS, THE BUS RIDERS, FEEDBACK, AND PARENT LOOPED FEEDBACK TO DURHAM, AND HOW THAT CHANGES? IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT THAT I PUT A KID ON A BUS AND THEN YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THOSE THINGS, BUT I KNOW THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO PARENTS' HEART.
I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT APP AND THAT CUSTOMER FEEDBACK LOOP.
>> I CAN, AND I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE LOOP FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WITH TRANSPORTATION.
[LAUGHTER] MS. BROWN HAS BEEN IN THE LOOP.
>> ANGELA, HAS YOU SAID [OVERLAPPING].
>> FORMER TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR WHO HAS GIVEN THE ROLE BACK.
DURHAM HAS RECENTLY CHANGED TO A NEW APP BECAUSE OF THAT.
KNOWING THAT, AND I WAS IN THE ROLE FOR JUST RIGHT AROUND ONE YEAR BECAUSE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS PART OF WHAT I DO.
I HAD FREQUENT CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT FEEDBACK LOOPS, ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE, ABOUT ON TIME, ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE'VE JUST BEEN DISCUSSING, THAT WAS A DAILY CONVERSATION.
I THINK THE BUSZONE APP THAT WAS LAUNCHED AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND WILL WORK FOR NEXT YEAR.
I'M JUST GOING TO HELP WITH THAT.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO ALLOW PARENTS TO A, BE ABLE TO TRACK BETTER WHERE THEIR STUDENTS ARE, IS IT ON TIME, IS IT PROVIDING THE SERVICE THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE? I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH DURHAM ON HOW WE CAN ENGAGE OUR FAMILIES IN A FEEDBACK LOOP AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
I WILL ENCOURAGE THE NEW TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT'S AN AREA, USUALLY, I WOULD BE INVOLVED IF THERE WAS SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED, AND THAT'S WHEN I WOULD GET INVOLVED AND BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THE SITUATION.
BUT WE NEED TO GET INFORMATION BEFORE THAT HAPPENS SO THAT WE CAN REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WHETHER I WAS TALKING WITH A STAFF MEMBER OR WITH A FAMILY,
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I THINK, CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH DURHAM ABOUT HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE.I WILL SAY THIS. THE DURHAM TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, JAKE SUTTON, IS FANTASTIC.
HE DOES A GREAT JOB, AND I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE ROLE THAT HE PLAYS IN MAKING IT EASY FOR US TO APPROACH HIM AND TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
HE'S A GREAT LIAISON, AND I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH HIM.
I THINK HE IS RECEPTIVE TO EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE SAYING AND IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED US TO BRING FORTH THE BUSZONE APP.
I WOULD ALSO SAY HE'S WORKING WELL WITH US AS WE TRANSITION A NEW BUS PASS PROCEDURE AND REALLY LOOKING AT THE TRANSPORTATION AUDIT.
WE'VE DONE THAT THIS WHOLE YEAR AND DIGGING IN DEEP INTO HOW CAN WE FIND EFFICIENCIES, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A LOT OF THEM.
WE REPORTED ON A FEW OF THEM TONIGHT, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO REPORT ON THOSE.
THAT JAKE AND I DUG IN DEEP THIS YEAR AND REALLY LOOKED AT A LOT OF PIECES.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CUT BACK ON 13 SHUTTLES NEXT YEAR IS A BIG THING.
WE'VE GOT SOME BIG WINS, AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO A DURHAM THIS YEAR.
>> MS. BROWN, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS ON [OVERLAPPING], AS A TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, AND NEGOTIATING THIS.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL IN THIS CLIMATE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT OF NEGOTIATIONS.
THEY ACTUALLY HAD FOUR OF US AT THE TABLE.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW, BUT THE FOUR WHO WERE WALKING IN.
WE WERE STRONG. [LAUGHTER] WE WON.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT.
>> PUSH YOUR BUTTON, THERE WE GO.
>> THERE I AM. I WOULD OFFER UP THAT I WOULD LIKE, AS A PART OF THIS CONTRACT, TO TAKE THIS WITH WEIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE A REPORT FROM DURHAM ONCE A YEAR WITH THAT CUSTOMER. HOW ARE WE DOING? BECAUSE I FEEL A LITTLE OUT OF WATER LIKE, WELL, NOW THIS IS SEVEN YEARS.
AS A PIECE OF THIS, TO HAVE IT BE IN OUR CALENDAR, TO HAVE A REPORT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
I HAVE A SIDE NOTE, AND I HOPE IT APPLIES TO THIS.
OUR SCHOOL BUSES, SCHOOL PROPERTY.
I'M THINKING IN TERMS OF CELL PHONES.
OUR SCHOOL BUS IS CONSIDERED SCHOOL PROPERTY FOR CELL PHONES.
THAT COMES BACK AS WE'RE LOOKING [OVERLAPPING] IN THE NEXT 5-7 YEARS.
IT'S ONE THING AS A PARENT WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO TRACK YOUR KID WITH LIFE360.
IT'S ANOTHER IF WE HAVE A CELL PHONE BAN, AND THE ONLY ACCESS WE HAVE IS THE DURHAM APP.
>> I THINK NO, BECAUSE IT SAYS INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.
IN MY HEAD, I'M GOING BACK THROUGH MY BRAIN DURING THE SCHOOL DAY INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.
>> SORRY, I WAS GOING BACK THROUGH MY MIND.
>> FOR CELL PHONE PURPOSES, HOWEVER, WHEN IT RELATES TO STUDENT CONDUCT, CHAPTER 37, THINGS LIKE THAT, THEN IT IS CONSIDERED SCHOOL PROPERTY AND ON SCHOOL GROUND.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN A RABBIT HOLE.
I THINK THE BIG IDEA IS, I WOULD LIKE SOME YEARLY REPORT.
>> THAT'S GREAT. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS, AND WE HAVE 81 BUSES.
>> MR. HILL, WE HAVE 81 BUSES.
>> TO FOLLOW UP WITH TRUSTEE WALKERS, BECAUSE THE THOUGHT IN MY MIND WAS THE BUSZONE APP, AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WAS HANDOFF.
IF YOUR BUS WASN'T THERE AND YOU KICK OUT ON ANOTHER BUS, THEN YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, GOOD LUCK.
THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP SOMETIME.
THAT WAS THE FEELING GENERALLY AND PERSONALLY AS WELL.
BUT AS A SIDE AS, YOU GO UP WITH THAT ONE.
I ASKED THEM ABOUT THAT WHEN THEY INVEST.
>> I WANT TO COME BACK TO THIS CONCEPT OF DROPPING DOWN TO MAYBE 34 ROUTES.
IS THERE ANY RISK IF, AND I SAY THIS AS AN IF, IF WE MADE CHANGES TO OUR CAMPUSES GOING FORWARD THAT PUT US CLOSE TO THAT NUMBER? IS THERE A CHANCE THAT HAPPENS? IF YES, IS THERE ANY COSTS TO THE TERMINATION OR RENEGOTIATION THAT MIGHT BE TRIGGERED BY THAT?
>> IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT WAS RE-NEGOTIATED AND IF IT WERE WITH DURHAM.
OF COURSE, IF IT WERE, IF WE COULDN'T AGREE, THEN WE'D HAVE TO PUT OUT AN RFQ OR RFP AND SEEK A NEW WRITER.
BUT I KNOW DURHAM, THERE ARE PARTNERS.
I JUST WOULD FORESEE THAT ANYTHING THAT COMES UP.
THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT TEXAS SCHOOLS ARE GOING THROUGH.
CLIENT IN ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS CLOSING SCHOOLS,
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AND THEY'RE IN THE TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS, AND THEY WILL WORK WITH US ON RESOLUTIONS TO ANY OF THOSE ISSUES.I'M TOTALLY CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT A DECLINING ENROLLMENT DISTRICT, LET'S JUST SAY THAT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DECLINES BY 10%.
YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO GET THOSE STUDENTS TO SCHOOL, GET THOSE STUDENTS TO SCHOOL TIMELY.
IF YOU HAD A 10% REDUCTION IN RIDERSHIP, YOU'D GO FROM 42 ROUTES TO 38.
I THINK THAT YOU WOULD STILL HAVE THAT, YOU WOULD BE WITHIN THAT THRESHOLD.
I THINK THAT YOU HAVE MORE ROUTES OUT COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF KIDS.
UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF DRIVING A ROUTE YEARS AGO.
BUT IF I'M PICKING UP 60 STUDENTS, IT JUST TAKES LONGER THAN IF I'M PICKING UP 50 STUDENTS.
I THINK THAT HELPS PERFORMANCE A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT A 10% REDUCTION, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE 4-6 ROUTES OVER TIME.
>> I THINK WE'D ALSO HAVE TO WATCH.
WE SAW A TREND WITH IT, IT HAPPENED MAYBE THREE YEARS AGO? IT STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO OF OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, MORE OF THEM RIDING BUSES AND FEWER OF THEM DRIVING TO SCHOOL.
WE ACTUALLY HAD AN UPTICK EVEN THOUGH ENROLLMENT.
I THINK THAT'S THE OTHER VARIABLE IN THE EQUATION IS JUST THE COMPOSITION OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION.
>> IS MS. BROWN ALLUDED? DURHAM HAS CONDUCTED A THIRD-PARTY EFFICIENCY REVIEW OF ALL OF OUR ROUTE, AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE RESULTS OF THAT.
WITHIN THE COMING WEEKS, WE'LL SEE THE RESULT OF THAT AND SEE IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCIES THAT WE CAN GLEAN, NOW, EVEN AS ROUTES ARE BEING BUILT.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE COPPELL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS WITH DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES LP THROUGH JULY 31, 2023, IN EXCHANGE FOR AN ANNUAL CREDIT OF $130,000 PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS OR A TOTAL OF $910,000.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR MADE BY TRUSTEE MATHEW TO APPROVE EXTENDING THE AGREEMENT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS WITH DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES AS OUTLINED IN THE MEMO.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I WAS GOING TO SAY, MY ONLY COMMENT IS LIKE TALK NET PICKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONTRACT.
BUT THEY DO PROVIDE AN INCREDIBLE SERVICE.
I'M VERY HAPPY THEY'RE WORKING WITH US ON THIS.
THEY ARE THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO GREET OUR KIDS WHEN THEY GO TO SCHOOL, AND THEY SET THE TONE FOR THE DAY.
THEN, AS THEY BRING THEM HOME, THEY SET THE TONE FOR OUR NIGHT AS IN TERMS OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT GO THERE.
THEY DO PROVIDE A GREAT ENVIRONMENT.
I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT FOR THEM.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY TO MS. BROWN, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT BUS TRANSPORTATION, IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT IN THE BUS TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS, BUT IT AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO HAVE A QUALITY DAY, AND TO YOUR POINT, TRUSTEE MATHEW, IT SETS THE TONE.
BUT ALSO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE FACT THAT I'M MAKING THE UPDATES, BECAUSE I KNOW THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MAKING THE UPDATES TO THE QUALITY OF CUSTOMER SERVICE IS IMPORTANT AND CAN SET THE TONE FOR SOME OTHER THINGS DOWN THE LINE THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS DOING.
I THINK, HAVING REGULAR REPORTS IS ALWAYS A POSITIVE AT THE END OF THE DAY TO MATCH AND SEE WHERE WE ARE TO BENCHMARK, NOT ONLY FOR THAT, BUT FOR OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO AS WELL, BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT ALL OF OUR VENDORS, NOT JUST THIS VENDOR.
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> OUR LAST ITEM BEFORE DISCUSSION IN THE REPORTS
[VI.K. Nominate and elect two Board members to serve as the District's official voting delegate and alternate to the 2025-2026 TASB Delegate Assembly]
IS NOMINATING AND ELECTING TWO BOARD MEMBERS TO SERVE AS THE DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY IN HOUSTON IN SEPTEMBER.>> VICE PRESIDENT, BENTLEY, THE QUESTION I WANT TO PUT ON THE TABLE IS, WHO IS GOING TO DETERMINE WHO I VOTE FOR AND RECOMMEND?
>> GREAT QUESTION. I'M GOING, BUT I CAN'T VOTE.
>> [LAUGHTER] YOU CAN'T SERVE AS A DELEGATE EITHER.
>> I'M GOING, WHO'S GOING OVER HERE?
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>> I HAVE A CHILD WHO JUST ACCEPTED A JOB IN LONDON AND IS MOVING SOMEWHERE WHEN HIS VISA IS PROCESSED, WHICH IS 6-10 WEEKS.
BUT IF IT IS THAT WEEK, I WILL GO, BUT I WILL FIND OUT BEFORE JULY 22.
I THINK WE WILL PROCESS THAT NOTE.
BUT IF I AM IN AMERICA, I WILL GO.
THEN, TO ADD TO THAT CONVERSATION, DON'T WE TYPICALLY SEND OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS? ISN'T THAT PART OF THAT NEW BOARD MEMBER EXPERIENCE? I'M NOT EVEN BEING SASSY HERE.
TYPICALLY, DON'T WE HAVE OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS GO AND DO THAT? HAS THAT BEEN OUR PRACTICE?
>> YES, IT HAS BEEN OUR PRACTICE.
WE'VE ALSO HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SINCE THEY ARE THERE REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT AND ARE BRAND NEW IS THAT THE MOST STRATEGIC THING TO DO.
I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT, BUT IT WAS AN INITIATION.
>> IT WAS WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE.
>> PREVIOUSLY, I'M GOING TO BE AS DELICATE ABOUT THAT AS I CAN.
BUT WE [OVERLAPPING] HAD SINCE DISCUSSED.
I THINK PAIRING SOMEBODY WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS DONE IT BEFORE, WHICH WOULD BE JOBBY, ANTHONY, ME.
I THINK PAIRING SOMEBODY NEW WITH SOMEBODY EXPERIENCED WOULD PROBABLY BE WISE.
>> TO YOUR POINT, MR. HILL, [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE HERE WHO'VE NEVER DONE IT, I BELIEVE, IS THAT TRUE? HAVE YOU DONE IT? [OVERLAPPING] YOU WERE AN ALTERNATE.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INTEREST?
>> WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY TO REPRESENT.
I THINK THAT IS NUMBER 1, AND SO WE HAVE A NEW MASTER TRUSTEE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND AS THE DELEGATE FOR THIS PROCESS IN HOUSTON, AND THAT WOULD BE MY THING IF SHE SO DESIRED.
>> THAT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT I'M NOT SURE IF YOU MIGHT HAVE AN ANSWER.
OUR GROUP OF TRUSTEES WILL BE PRESENTING.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON SCHOOL FINANCE 101.
>> THERE ARE NO SESSIONS DURING DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
IT'S DURING A BREAK BETWEEN SESSIONS, [OVERLAPPING] THERE'S NO CONFLICT.
IT IS THE ONLY THING GOING ON AT THAT TIME.
>> LOVE IT. I'D LOVE FOR JONATHAN TO BE THE BACKUP, BUT MAYBE WE NEED A BACKUP IN-CASE IT TURNS INTO A [NOISE].
>> I'M HAPPY TO BE A BACKUP IF I HAVE A BACKUP BACKUP.
>> YOU WANT TO BE THE BACKUP BACKUP?
WELL, I'M GOING TO CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE THEN.
I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOUR SECRETARY.
>> ASSISTANTS TO THE ASSISTANT.
>> ASSISTANT TO THE REGION. I WILL WEAR GLASSES IN A SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT IF YOU WANT ME TO.
>> ANTHONY, DO YOU WANT TO FORMALIZE THE NOMINATION SINCE YOU STARTED IT?
>> WELL ONCE I GET BACK INTO MY COMPUTER.
>> IF SHE'S DROPPING. IF SOMEONE ELSE IS UP, PLEASE PROCEED AHEAD OF ME.
>> I NOMINATE TRUSTEE RAVAL TO BE THE DISTRICT'S OFFICIAL DELEGATE AND JONATHAN POWERS TO BE THE ALTERNATE, AND JOBBY MATHEW TO BE THE SECOND ALTERNATE.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 6-0. CONGRATS YOU ALL.
>> WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS.
[VII. DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS - BOARD OF TRUSTEES]
I HAVE SOME OF DAVID'S, BUT NOT ALL OF IT.THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH AND UPDATE IS WHAT I HAVE AND ON THE BOARD COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, WATCH FOR AN EMAIL.
THE BOARD KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT JUST SO THE COMMUNITY KNOWS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE SEARCH FIRM HAS INTERVIEWED WITH TRUSTEES ONE ON ONE TO GET OUR SENSE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT PROFILE.
THIS WEEK, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLUG IN AND PROVIDE INPUT INTO THE QUALITIES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN A SUPERINTENDENT.
ALL OF THAT IS GOING TO BE COMPILED AND ON JULY 7, THERE'S GOING TO BE A SPECIAL MEETING WHERE OUR SEARCH FIRM COMES AND ACTUALLY PRESENTS THE FINDINGS, MAKES A RECOMMENDATION OF WHAT IS IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT PROFILE.
IF THERE'S APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD THAT NIGHT, THE INTENTION IS FOR THEM TO GO AHEAD AND POST THE JOB AND HAVE IT
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OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED SEPARATE FROM THE RECRUITING THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING BEHIND THE SCENES ALREADY.THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE PROCESS.
IT SHOULD BE POSTED FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
THEY WILL BE VETTING CANDIDATES AS APPLICATIONS COME IN, AND WE WILL PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH AN UPDATE AND I SUSPECT THERE WILL BE AN UPDATED TIMELINE WHEN THEY PRESENT ON JULY 7.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE SEARCH PROCESS, IF YOU'RE IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU HAVE ANY ONE ON ONE OR A STAFF PERSON AND YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO GRAB ANY OF US OR SHOOT US AN EMAIL AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS.
BUT I HOPE A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL PLUG IN.
WE REALIZE IT IS A TIME OF YEAR WHERE A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT AROUND AND WE ARE JUST MAKING THE MOST OF IT.
HONESTLY, I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF MOMENTUM.
I FEEL CONFIDENT SAYING THIS FOR THE OTHER TRUSTEES THAT WERE AT SLI.
IT IS THE SEARCH THAT, EVERYBODY, PRESENTERS, VENDORS, TRUSTEES, EVERYONE KNEW THAT OUR POSITION WAS OPEN.
IT IS A JOB THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AND ACROSS THE STATE, WHICH IS REALLY ENCOURAGING.
THEN MY REPORT IS ON THE TASB SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD US REFER TO SLI A LOT TONIGHT, TRUSTEES AND ITS SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
IT WAS LAST WEEK IN FORT WORTH IN THE SUMMER.
IT'S HELD TWO TIMES THE WEEK BEFORE IT WAS HELD IN SAN ANTONIO, AND RANNA WAS VERY BUSY FINISHING HER LEADERSHIP TASB CLASS, AND WE GOT TO CELEBRATE HER ON FRIDAY NIGHT, SO WELCOME TO THE RANKS OF BEING A MASTER TRUSTEE.
IT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.
[APPLAUSE] I KNOW SHE'S GIVEN US REPORTS AS SHE'S DONE HER FIELD TRIPS AND HER WORK THIS YEAR, BUT IT WAS FIVE TRIPS THAT LASTED 3-4 DAYS PER TRIP TAKEN OUT OF HER PERSONAL TIME PLUS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT GROUP PROJECT THAT'S DONE OUTSIDE OF THAT AND PRESENTED.
THERE ARE NOW FOUR OF US SITTING UP HERE WHO'VE DONE IT, AND IT'S A REAL COMMITMENT.
CONGRATS. THEN JONATHAN WAS REALLY BUSY WITH OTHER FRESHMAN TRUSTEES FROM ACROSS NORTH TEXAS, KNOCKING OUT A LOT OF THE REQUIRED TRAINING FOR NEW SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES.
THE THRESHOLD IS MUCH HIGHER YOUR FIRST YEAR THAN IT IS IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.
BUT I'M GLAD THAT YOU GOT TO JOIN US FOR A COUPLE OF THE KEYNOTES.
OUR KEYNOTES THIS YEAR, WE HAD THREE OF THEM.
I FEEL REALLY LUCKY THAT THESE ARE THE TYPES OF PRESENTERS WE GET TO HERE, BUT IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF A GUY THAT'S CHASING DOWN, DOING 100 THINGS, AND HIS LIST IS QUITE FASCINATING, HIS NAME IS SEB.
HE WAS OUR KICKOFF KEYNOTE PRESENTER.
THEN WE HAD KRISTEN ZIMAN, WHO WAS THE FIRST CHIEF OF POLICE IN AURORA, ILLINOIS, AND BOY, SHE HAVE SOME STORIES TO TELL AND SHE'S WRITTEN A BOOK ABOUT THAT.
THEN OUR CLOSING KEYNOTE, THANK GOODNESS, HE BROUGHT THE ENERGY.
IT WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHEN PEOPLE WERE CHECKED OUT AND DONE AND HIS NAME WAS MICKEY SMITH JUNIOR, AND HE ACTUALLY WON THE 2020 EDUCATOR GRAMMY AWARD.
WE GOT LIVE MUSIC AND A PRETTY INSPIRING TALK BY SOMEBODY WHO IS ACTUALLY STILL IN THE CLASSROOM AND STILL TEACHING KIDS IN ADDITION TO DOING MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING.
THE REST OF US WHO WERE THERE, WENT TO SESSIONS ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE OUTCOMES AND WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS MEAN AND WHAT HAS TO HAVE RULES CREATED BY TEA VERSUS WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ALREADY KNOW? THERE WERE SESSIONS ABOUT SCHOOL FINANCE AND DISTRICTS FACING DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND HOW TO ENGAGE YOUR COMMUNITY AND EVEN MAYBE GET YOUR COMMUNITY TO HELP WITH FUND RAISING AND LOOKING AT OUR SCHOOL FINANCE IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN WE HAVE.
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP PLANNING, ONBOARDING NEW TRUSTEES.
THE TOPICS RUN THE GAMUT, BUT IT IS A SESSION A FEW DAYS REALLY GEARED TOWARDS TRUSTEES.
IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SPEND TIME WITH ANTHONY, AND DAVID, AND LEE TO HAVING LUNCH OR SITTING TOGETHER AT THE KEYNOTES.
WE MISSED YOU, MAYBE NEXT TIME, BUT YOU WERE DOING IMPORTANT THINGS TOO.
THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT ON SLI AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO TRUSTEE HILL ABOUT TASB RISK MANAGEMENT FUND AND NORTH TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE BENTLEY.
FIRST, I'M GOING TO GO TO TASB RISK MANAGEMENT FUND.
BEING A PART OF THAT IS CONFERENCE SEASON.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE PRIMA CONFERENCE 25.
IT WAS JUNE 1ST THROUGH THE FOURTH.
SECOND WAS THE MONDAY, AND SO THE SESSIONS WERE JUNE SECOND THROUGH THE FOURTH.
IT WAS LOCATED IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON AT THE SEATTLE CONVENTION CENTER, THE ARCH.
I GOT INSIGHT FROM TRUSTEE MATHEW ON WHAT TO DO IN SEATTLE.
THEN THERE WERE TWO GENERAL SESSIONS.
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ONE WAS TURN STRESSED TO SUCCESS, HONDO AS VIETNAMESE.HE SPOKE ABOUT MANAGING STRESS IN THREE AREAS, PHYSICAL.
HE SPOKE ABOUT MENTAL AND CONCLUDED WITH THE EMOTIONS IN A HEALTHY WAY IN MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS.
HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT CHANGE YOUR PLAY LIST A SPIRITUAL HEALTH, AND WHAT ACTIVITIES RECHARGE YOU.
HE WAS A CONTESTANT IN AMERICAN INDIAN WARRIORS, I BELIEVE AND SO THAT WAS THE THING THAT HE TALKED ABOUT THAT JOURNEY.
THEN ON TUESDAY, IT WAS SHATTER PROOF, LEADERSHIP, ELEVATING RESILIENCE AND PURPOSE IN THE WORKPLACE.
SHE IS A ESP AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPORTER AND SPEAKER.
SHE TALKED ABOUT HER JOURNEY IN INSPIRATION, TRANSFORMATION, EMPOWERMENT TO DISCOVER THE LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES THAT ARISE WHEN WE EMBRACE OUR STORIES AND LEAD WITH PURPOSE.
THE SESSIONS INCLUDED A WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS.
MANAGING AIR RISK FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES.
PETER SIMONSON IS THE DIRECTOR OF CYBER LIABILITY PRACTICE AT ARTHUR J GALLAGHER.
HE TALKED ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF AI AND THIS RISK, IDENTIFY AI RISK AND LEARN AI MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES.
HE HAD FOUR TAKEAWAYS FOR THE ATTENDEES.
HE SAID ASK QUESTIONS, DEVELOP POLICIES, PROTECT YOUR DATA, AND UNDERSTAND YOUR VENDORS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY WITH SAFETY INCENTIVES.
WE TALKED ABOUT SAFETY IN TERMS OF MANAGING AND KEEPING SAFE WORKOUT SPACES AND OTHER SPACES.
THIS INDIVIDUAL, VICTOR LAW, HE'S A SAFETY OFFICE FOR THE CITY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NORTH CAROLINA.
THERE WERE THREE LEARNING OBJECTIVES FROM HIM.
DEVELOP A SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAM, IDENTIFY WHICH INCENTIVES WILL WORK FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION AND EVALUATE WHEN IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE SAFETY INCENTIVES TO MATCH THE CULTURE.
THEN TUESDAY HAD A LOT OF SESSIONS.
I'M GOING TO JUST GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF THOSE, HOW TO THRIVE IN A MULTIGENERATIONAL WORKFORCE.
JACKIE HEIDELBERG IS THE AVP AT TRAVELERS OF ENTERPRISE EXPERIENCE RESEARCH.
HAVE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF GENERATIONAL COMPOSITION OF THE WORKPLACE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.
UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE AND SHARED NEEDS, EXPECTATIONS, AND VALUES ACROSS GENERATIONS IN ORDER TO BETTER ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT, AND PROCESS KNOWLEDGE, AND INSIGHTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BUILD TALENT AND OTHER CRITICAL HR STRATEGIES TO ENSURE A FUTURE SUCCESS AS A PUBLIC ENTITY EMPLOYER.
THEN THE NEXT ONE WAS HOW TO CREATE A RESULTS FOCUSED CULTURE.
RANDI ANDERSON WAS WITH E3 PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS, THE INDEPENDENT TRAINING CONSULTANT.
HISTORY LEARNING INJECTORS WAS LEARNED TO ASSES YOUR ORGANIZATION, CURRENT CULTURE, DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE AND HOW TO LEAD FOR GREATER OUTCOMES AND RESULTS, RESHAPE YOUR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PROCESS TO CREATE A GOING FORWARD APPROACH RATHER THAN A LOOKING BACK REVIEW, AND UTILIZE IT AS A BASIS FOR INDIVIDUALIZED GROWTH PLAN FOR EACH TEAM MEMBER, AND INCORPORATE A DOUBLE BARRELED STRATEGY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT COMBINES COACHING AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN A STRUCTURED WAY TO ENSURE ACHIEVEMENT OF KEY OBJECTIVES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE ORGANIZATION.
THEN THERE WERE A COUPLE RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.
BUT I WILL GO TO THE LAST ONE, WHICH IS ON WEDNESDAY.
IT WAS A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER, SUPPLY DEMAND, IMPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS.
MICHAEL LACROIX, MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT THE HARTFORD AND ANNABEL CLOUTIER PEREZ, CLINICAL MANAGER, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AT THE HARTFORD.
THEIR THREE LEARNING OBJECTIVES WERE APPRECIATE THE SEVERITY OF WHAT IS NOW EFFECTIVELY A MENTAL HEALTH EPIDEMIC.
UNDERSTAND HOW ECONOMIC FACTORS ARE DRIVING A SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND WHY THIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE OVER TIME AND IDENTIFY HOW EMPLOYERS CAN SOLUTION THEIR EMPLOYEES BY THINKING OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN TERMS OF SEVERITY TRANCES THAT CAN BE LINKED TO A RANGE OF TREATMENT OPTIONS.
THAT CONCLUDED THAT AND SO HEAVY TOPICS AND GOING THROUGH THAT AND TALKING THROUGH THINGS TO PUT THAT AUDIENCE.
THEN I'M GOING TO JUMP OVER TO THE NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION SCHOOL BOARDS.
WE MEET AT ALL TIMES TRYING TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
IT IS A 15 MEMBER BOARD MADE OF TRUSTEES ACROSS REGIONS 10 AND 11, LOUISVILLE.
THE PRESIDENT IS KATHERINE SALES AND SHE'S THAT PRESIDENT FROM LOUISVILLE, MYSELF AS THE VICE PRESIDENT, ROBERT SELDERS TREASURER FROM GARLAND, SARAH MCMURRAY IS THE SECRETARY.
THEN REPRESENT AT VANAUSTIN, LAKE DALLAS, IRVING, DENTON, MANSFIELD, NORTHWEST, WILEY, ATB, AND THOSE THAT DID NOT ATTEND, BUT ARE PART OF IT IS CARLTON FARMERS BRANCH, BLUFFDALE, AND BIRDVILLE.
WE HAVE FOUR PROGRAMS THAT ARE PLANNED, THREE ARE THROUGH US, AND ONE IS THROUGH THE GRASS ROOTS.
SEPTEMBER 24TH IN NORTHWEST ISD IS CALLED CONNECTED DISTRICTS CONNECTED FUTURES OF THE A ROUND ROBIN DISCUSSION AND DINNER AND PANEL DISCUSSION.
THEN GOING TO NOVEMBER 19TH AND WILEY IS THE POWER OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, STORIES WORTH TELLING.
ALSO WE WOULD LEVERAGE THE LONE STAR MAGAZINE.
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IF YOU GO INTO THE LONE STAR MAGAZINE, THERE ARE A LOT OF STORIES THERE FOR JONATHAN WHO'S NEW, THAT IS A GREAT RESOURCE TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE STORIES GOING AROUND THE TEXAS AREA AND THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN LEVERAGE THERE FROM THAT STANDPOINT.THEN IN FEBRUARY, IT IS TASMANIA GRASSROOT MEETINGS.
ONCE AGAIN, SO WE MEET IN REGION 10 AND 11.
WE'RE REGION 10, THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN LEVERAGE YOUR VOTE.
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, BUT WANT TO SEE ANOTHER REGION, REGION 11, IS WHERE YOU CAN GO INTO 10, BUT YOU CANNOT VOTE AT THAT ONE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT A PART OF THAT.
THEN APRIL WE'LL COME BACK AT LAKE DALLAS ISD.
ALL KIDS CAN LEARN HOW SPECIAL DISTRICTS EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO THRIVE.
THEN THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO
[VIII. CLOSED SESSION (Texas Government Code, Section 551.074 - Personnel and Section 551.076- Security Devices or Security Audits) ]
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL AND SECTION 551.076 SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS.IT IS 8:56 PM AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO CLOSED.
[IX. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION ]
I'M GOING TO CALL US BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.WE HAVE NO ACTION TO TAKE FROM OUR DISCUSSIONS IN CLOSED, SO I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MATHEW FOR US TO ADJOURN.
>> THANKS FOR THE RAISES, GUYS.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. [OVERLAPPING]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.