Jun 12, 2023 Board of Trustees

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GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

IT IS 6:31 P.M, AND THE BOARD WILL NOW RETURN TO OPEN SESSION.

OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND WE WILL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND THE BOARD WILL LEAD THE PLEDGE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS WITH US TONIGHT.

[1. Closed Session under Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E]

[2. Pledge of Allegiance]

WE ARE SAYING GOODBYE, BUT NOT FOR TOO LONG TO OUR CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DEBBIE GILLESPIE, AND SO WE JUST HAVE, I THINK EVERYONE HAS SOME WORDS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, INCLUDING IST MEMBERS.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A BREAK AND CELEBRATE YOU AND I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU SO UNCOMFORTABLE TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO ALL OF THIS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY

[3. Trustee Tribute]

SO I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE MICS.

YOU GUYS CAN TAKE IT OVER.

WELL, MRS. DEBBIE, YOU AND ME MET 12 YEARS AGO, WHICH IS REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE AND DIDN'T THINK THAT WE WOULD GET THE CHANCE AT THE TIME TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH ONE ANOTHER.

HOPED SOMEWHAT, MAYBE INDIRECTLY, BUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON, AND I'M EVER THANKFUL TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME.

IT'S BITTERSWEET TO SEE YOU GO.

YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT COMING IN.

SHOWED ME THE ROPES.

WHEN IT CAME TO LEGISLATIVE ITEMS YOU CARRIED US BEFORE WE HAD STAFF THAT COULD HELP US DO SO, AND WE HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING THAT.

IN FACT, OVER ALL OF THESE YEARS, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF REALLY GOOD TIMES AND WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY DIFFICULT TIMES.

I THINK OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE CHAD RUDY ALWAYS PUT THAT BEST, SAYING THAT THIS JOB IS EITHER REALLY AWESOME OR IT'S REALLY TOUGH, AND HE'S RIGHT ABOUT THAT, AND I'M GLAD THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO SHARE A LOT OF THOSE WITH YOU.

I KNOW THIS IS NOT GOODBYE.

WE'LL BE SPENDING SOME TIME TOGETHER DOING SOME TEXAS ASSOCIATION SCHOOL BOARD THINGS OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND ALSO AROUND TOWN.

SO CHEERS TO 12 GREAT YEARS WITH FRISCO ISD, THE COMMUNITY.

I AM EVER THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THAT.

WELL, THANKS FOR THAT OFF THE CUFF MESSAGE I HAD TO WRITE MINE DOWN.

DEBBIE, I AM SO VERY THANKFUL FOR YOUR SACRIFICE OVER THESE PAST YEARS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR ME OVER THE PAST THREE, YOUR GENTLE SPIRIT AND KIND APPROACH TO ALL THINGS EDUCATION WILL BE WHILE YOU SHALL REMAIN THE BEST OF THE BEST.

THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS MAKING TIME FOR ME AND BEING A PART OF MY GROWTH AS A TRUSTEE.

I'M SO THANKFUL THAT I HAVE A LIFELONG FRIEND IN YOU AND A TRUSTED MENTOR.

THANK YOU. SO MY VERY FIRST EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT SCHOOL BOARD WAS THE MOMENT I STEPPED FOOT ON YOUR CAMPAIGN.

AND ANNE MCCAUSLAND, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT TO YOUR CAMPAIGNS IN 2017.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW CRITICAL OF A ROLE THIS WAS AND WANTING TO GET INVOLVED IN FRISCO ISD AND MEETING THE TWO OF YOU COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER.

I HAVE SEEN YOU GIVE AND GIVE AND GIVE OF YOURSELF IN WAYS THAT MOST PEOPLE JUST AREN'T WILLING TO DO, AND YOU SHOW UP EVERY DAY AND DO IT AND YOU HAVE FOR 12 YEARS AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO NOT ONLY FOR FRISCO ISD BUT FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND IT'S AN INCREDIBLE YOU HAVE FOUR FULL TIME JOBS OF WHICH PAY YOU $0, AND SO I THINK IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE WAY TO SPEND YOUR LIFE IN SUCH A SELFLESS MANNER FOR GENERATIONS OF KIDS.

I MEAN, YOU HAVE HELPED BUILD THIS DISTRICT TO WHAT IT IS TODAY, AND I YOU'RE MY FRIEND, BUT ALSO SOMEONE THAT I LOOK UP TO GREATLY, AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF JUST HOW PATIENT AND KIND YOU HAVE BEEN TO ME AS A FRIEND AND A FELLOW TRUSTEE, AND THAT YOU HAVE

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I'M APPRECIATIVE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

DANE, KATE AND CONNOR SHOULD BE CONGRATULATED AS WELL BECAUSE THEY GAVE A LOT OF THEIR WIFE AND MOM TO FRISCO ISD AND CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH YOUR WORK WITH TASB.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE'S HERE OR WATCHING, BUT TO THE GILLESPIE, WHERE'S DANE.

OH, HI, DANE.

SO LET'S GIVE EVERYONE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR DANE TOO.

AS A TRUSTEE, IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR, AND IT TAKES ALL OF OUR FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW US THE TIME AND GRACE AWAY FROM THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK THAT WE LOVE SO MUCH.

SO I THINK THAT IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO GIVE SOME LOVE TO THE GILLESPIE FAMILY FOR LENDING DEBBIE TO US FOR AS LONG AS THEY DID.

SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR YOU.

WE HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR YOU, TOO.

SO, JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO JOIN ME ON THE STAGE? AND DEB, LET'S GO DOWN AND TAKE SOME PICTURES, AND WE JUST HAVE A FEW TOKENS OF OUR APPRECIATION.

OKAY, SO SIX MONTHS AGO, I MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I WOULD NOT BE RUNNING FOR ANOTHER TERM, AND I KNEW THAT THIS DAY WOULD COME, BUT HERE WE ARE SIX MONTHS LATER, AND I AM NO MORE PREPARED TODAY THAN I WAS SIX MONTHS AGO.

I SPENT DAYS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, AND WHO I WANTED TO SAY IT TO, AND THANKFULLY WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME IN A WEEK OR TWO TO SHARE THOSE THOUGHTS.

I'M SURE THAT I WILL WALK AWAY TONIGHT THINKING I SHOULD HAVE SAID OR DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, LIKE MOST OF US DO.

JUST LIKE TODD SAYS, WE EDIT AFTER WE HIT SEND.

I'M ACTUALLY A PRETTY SHY PERSON AND I HAVE NEVER LIKED BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION.

SO YES, IT'S A LITTLE OVERWHELMING FOR ME.

I MAY NOT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST VOCAL IN PUBLIC, BUT MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE NO ISSUE ASKING QUESTIONS OR SHARING MY OPINIONS.

I DON'T NEED TO BE RECORDED TO TELL YOU WHAT I THINK.

ALL OF YOU, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK, AND AFTER THIS LAST FEW MONTHS AND THIS LAST YEAR, I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO SAY, BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE'S A TIME AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, AND THIS IS NOT THAT TIME.

PLUS, WHEN I FIRST WROTE THIS, I TIMED MYSELF AND IT WAS ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

SO I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU ALL WANT TO LISTEN TO ME FOR 15 MINUTES.

SO I CUT IT DOWN AS MUCH AS I COULD.

SO WHEN I RAN FOR SCHOOL BOARD THE FIRST TIME IN 2011, I DIDN'T RUN ON A PLATFORM OF IDEAS OR PROMISES.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PERSONAL MOTIVES OR AMBITION.

I HONESTLY RAN BECAUSE I WANTED TO CONTINUE GIVING BACK TO THIS GREAT DISTRICT THAT WAS OFFERING MY CHILDREN OPPORTUNITIES THAT I NEVER HAD.

I HAVE SERVED WITH SOME OF THE BEST LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHILE SUPPORTING AND ADVOCATING FOR OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY.

MY WORDS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY OWN WORDS, GOOD OR BAD.

I HAVE NEVER PROMISED ANYBODY ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO ALWAYS DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR KIDS, WHILE ALSO DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR THOSE WHO TEACH AND SUPPORT THEM.

DURING THE LAST 12 YEARS, WE HAVE GROWN BY APPROXIMATELY 31,000 STUDENTS, ADDED OVER 4000 STAFF POSITIONS, 24 CAMPUSES, AND WILL ADD TWO MORE THIS FALL.

WE HAVE CONTINUED TO EVALUATE AND EXPAND PROGRAMS THAT OFFER AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

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DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION PROJECT SEARCH, WHICH IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND ADDING TESTING COORDINATORS, RETENTION STIPENDS, A MULTITUDE OF COMMUNITY COMMITTEES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COFFEE TALKS, WHICH IS NOW COMMUNITY INPUT NIGHT, BOARD LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH LED TO OUR FABULOUS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, AND OF COURSE, AFTER MANY YEARS OF DISCUSSIONS, VOLUNTEERING AND MY UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF FINE ARTS, WE ARE FINALLY ON OUR WAY TO HAVING OUR OWN VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR FRISCO, I'VE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, AND I HAVE NEVER TAKEN FOR GRANTED THAT I WAS ELECTED BY MANY OF YOU, NOT ALL OF YOU, BUT HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ALL OF YOU.

I HAVE LOVED BEING A TRUSTEE.

MORE THAN I COULD POSSIBLY EXPRESS IN WORDS, BUT ALSO, AS WE SAID, THIS VOLUNTEER JOB IS NOT EASY AND IT'S VERY TIME CONSUMING.

MY HUSBAND, FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MY LOVE FOR VOLUNTEERING AND MY PASSION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

A LOT OF LIFE HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 12 YEARS AND I CANNOT THANK DANE ENOUGH FOR ALWAYS BEING BY MY SIDE THROUGH ALL THE HIGHS AND LOWS, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT , AND I CANNOT POSSIBLY LEAVE, OF COURSE, WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT ONE OF OUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GIFTS, WHICH IS OUR KIDS.

SO THEY'RE NOT HERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIFE AND THEY'RE OLDER, BUT AS I SAID EARLIER, BOTH GRADUATED FROM FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL. CAITLIN WENT ON TO MCCOMBS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT UT AUSTIN, AND WAS IN LONGHORN BAND FOR ALL FOUR YEARS, MOVED TO HOUSTON, THEN MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY, WHERE SHE IS A SENIOR PRODUCTION PLANNER FOR CALVIN KLEIN.

CONNOR GRADUATED FROM TEXAS A&M [CHUCKLING]--I WAS WAITING FOR IT--WHERE HE WAS ALSO IN THE CORPS ALL FOUR YEARS.

THEN HE WENT ON TO SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND IS NOW GRADUATE SCHOOL AT UT MCCOMBS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IN AUSTIN.

SO HE DOES HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ORANGE BLOOD IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

WHILE CONNOR WAS IN THE ARMY, HE WAS DEPLOYED TWICE, GOT MARRIED TO LAUREN TWICE, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF COVID.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LAUREN ATTENDED SPARKS ELEMENTARY PIONEER HERITAGE AND IS ALSO A FRISCO HIGH GRADUATE.

SHE PLAYED SOCCER AND GRADUATED FROM TWU, THEN WENT ON TO GRADUATE TO GRADUATE SCHOOL AT KANSAS STATE WHILE THEY WERE STATIONED AT FORT RILEY IN KANSAS.

SHE IS NOW AN SLP IN AUSTIN WHILE CONNOR IS IN GRAD SCHOOL.

I'LL ADMIT THAT WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF THEM, BUT I AM TELLING YOU ALL THIS BECAUSE ALL THREE ARE PRODUCTS OF THIS FABULOUS DISTRICT, FISD.

ALTHOUGH THEY ALL HAD GREAT PARENTS, I GIVE MANY THANKS TO AND MOST OF THE CREDIT TO THE AMAZING TEACHERS, DIRECTORS, COACHES, SPONSORS THAT TOOK THE TIME TO KNOW THEM, UNDERSTAND THEM, AND HELP GUIDE THEM INTO BECOMING THE INCREDIBLE ADULTS THAT THEY ARE NOW.

I DON'T HAVE ANY GREAT PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM OR VALUABLE ADVICE.

I MOSTLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO EVERY TEACHER THAT PREPARES AND CREATES A SAFE, HAPPY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE SUPPORT STAFF, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION STAFF, CAMPUS PRINCIPALS, APS, COUNSELORS, NURSES, LIBRARIANS, SPECIAL ED TEACHERS, PARAS, MUSIC, ART AND PE TEACHERS, BUS DRIVERS, JANITORS, CAFE CREW AND ALL OF THOSE THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR OUR TEACHERS TO TEACH OUR MOST PRECIOUS GIFTS.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS PROVIDING VALUABLE RESOURCES, MEALS, PROGRAMS AND HELPING HANDS TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF ON EVERY CAMPUS, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

TOGETHER, YOU ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN GROWING AND FOSTERING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR KIDS TO LEARN AND GROW.

IT HAS TRULY BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE PART OF SUCH AN AMAZING DISTRICT.

AS A PARENT, A VOLUNTEER, A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND ESPECIALLY AS ONE OF YOUR SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES, I WILL CHERISH EVERY MOMENT, BUT MOST OF ALL, I WILL CHERISH THE BONDS AND FRIENDSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT ALONG THE WAY.

SO THIS IS NOT A GOODBYE.

IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ADVENTURE, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE, AND IN THE WORDS OF MY FAVORITE LITTLE STUFFED BEAR, WINNIE THE POOH, HOW LUCKY I AM TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT MAKES SAYING GOODBYE SO HARD.

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YOU HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF MEMBERS AT HEART, AND YOU HAVE YOU HAVE ALWAYS FOUGHT FOR WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU STAND FOR AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR TIME IN FRISCO, DEBBIE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DEBBIE.

OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE.

OUR FIRST TRUSTEE THAT WE WILL BE REINSTATING MS. DYNETTE DAVIS. [CHEERING] COME ON DOWN, DYNETTE AND YOUR FAMILY.

[4. Administering of Oath of Office]

RIGHT HERE FIRST. YEAH.

ALL RIGHTY. I, DYNETTE DAVIS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY.

DID YOU ALL HEAR ME? OKAY.

OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

I, DYNETTE DAVIS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL BE THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

YOU'RE OFFICIAL.

THANK YOU. MARK HILL, WOULD YOU AND YOUR FAMILY LIKE TO COME UP AND JOIN ME.

OKAY. YOU'RE GOING TO READ YOUR STATEMENT.

I, MARK HILL, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISE ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

I, MARK HILL, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU.

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EVERYONE, CAN WE PLEASE CONGRATULATE DYNETTE AND MARK? SO I KNOW THAT BOTH DYNETTE AND MARK HAVE SOME WORDS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.

SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR STUDENT RECOGNITION, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO MS. DAVIS AND THEN MR. HILL. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ARCHAMBAULT.

I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE THANKS TO THE FRISCO ISD COMMUNITY FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND TRUST IN REELECTING ME TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

YOU SHOWED UP FOR ME IN RECORD NUMBERS AND FOR THAT I AM THANKFUL.

IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR SERVING THIS COMMUNITY AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO DO SO.

I WANT TO SEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, MAINLY MY RECENT GRADUATE.

RUNNING A CAMPAIGN DURING YOUR SENIOR YEAR REQUIRED A LOT OF SACRIFICE.

NO MATTER HOW TOUGH IT GOT.

YOUR SMILE MADE ME FEEL LIKE I COULD GO A LITTLE FURTHER.

I WANT TO THANK OUR PAST AND CURRENT CITY AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP.

THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO LAY THE FOUNDATION OF OUR DISTRICT IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE THE BEST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT MY CAMPAIGN JOURNEY.

MAYOR CHANEY, MAYOR SIMPSON, MAYOR [INAUDIBLE], AND FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN AND SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE BUDDY MINETT AND SO MANY OTHERS, I AM THANKFUL FOR YOUR WORDS OF WISDOM AND THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GAVE TO ME.

AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, MY MAIN GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO OUR CHILDREN.

WITH YOUR SUPPORT, I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN MAKE GREAT STRIDES TOWARDS ACHIEVING THIS GOAL.

YOUR VOICES AND YOUR OPINIONS MATTER, AND I PROMISE TO WORK HARD TO REPRESENT YOUR INTERESTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS REMAIN A BEACON OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THANK YOU.

FIRST WORDS.

FIRST WORDS. I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO MAKE MY FIRST WORDS ANOTHER.

THANK YOU TO DEBBIE GILLESPIE.

THESE ARE VERY BIG SHOES TO FILL.

I HAVE NOT KNOWN DEBBIE TERRIBLY LONG OTHER THAN THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION OR THROUGH THIS BOARD, AND I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT.

SHE WILL BE MISSED AND I WILL DO MY VERY BEST TO BEGIN TO FILL THOSE SHOES, AT LEAST IN SOME REGARD.

SO I WANT TO ALSO JUST BEGIN BY THANKING MY FAMILY.

THANK YOU, TIFFANY AND MY DAUGHTER EMILY, FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

MY MOM, KATHY, MY MOTHER IN LAW, JERI, MY FATHER IN LAW, BOB, WHO TRAVELED FROM SAN ANTONIO TO BE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.

I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU TO SO MANY FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT FROM BOTH THE FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION, SOME COLLEAGUES

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MAYOR CHENEY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY FOR SO LONG.

MAYOR SIMPSON, THANK YOU AS WELL FOR BEING HERE, AND SANDY HAVE BEEN INSPIRATIONS TO ME, HAVE BEEN WITH ME IN THIS PROCESS FROM THE BEGINNING, AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT, ALONG WITH BUDDY.

BUDDY MINETT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL.

I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT I'M AWARE THAT IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SIT IN THIS SEAT, TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION.

YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR DR.

WALDRIP FOR YOUR IST SITTING UP HERE, AND FOR MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS BOARD.

I BELIEVE ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE FOR YEARS A TERRIFIC JOB.

YOU HAVE MADE THIS DISTRICT ONE OF THE VERY BEST IN THE STATE.

YOU HAVE MADE IT A DISTRICT IN WHICH OTHER DISTRICTS ASPIRE TO BECOME, AND YOU HAVE MADE IT A DISTRICT IN WHICH PEOPLE FIGHT TO GET INTO AND TO MOVE TO THE CITY FOR.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE PHENOMENAL PARENTS.

THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT ALL PARTS OF THE CITY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE TERRIFIC EDUCATORS.

ALL 4000 PLUS OF THEM, 9000 EMPLOYEES, BUT I KNOW WE GOT A LOT OF EDUCATORS.

I'VE MET A LOT OF THEM.

TRULY, TRULY SPECIAL PEOPLE, AND I REALLY JUST LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, ALL OF YOU ALL TO CONTINUE THE EXCELLENCE THAT IS THE FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL JUST END WITH THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU BOTH AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, AND THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILY FOR BEING HERE, AND THANK I MEAN, LIKE WE MENTIONED WITH DEBBIE, IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR.

SO I'M GLAD YOU HAVE A YOUNG CHILD.

SO YOU'RE USED TO THE PACE OF WHAT A LOT OF RUNNING AROUND LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE JUST SIGNED UP FOR.

[CHUCKLING] SO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING OUR FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES FAMILY.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE, OUR RECOGNITIONS, FIRST RECOGNITIONS, STATE BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, TRACK AND GOLF ATHLETES.

MR. MCCLENDON.

[5. Recognitions]

ALL RIGHT. JUST SO YOU KNOW, MY ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ABANDONED ME TONIGHT, SO YOU ARE STUCK WITH ME DOING ALL OF THE STUDENT RECOGNITIONS.

THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOWN AT THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CONFERENCE.

THE STATE CONFERENCE DOWN IN AUSTIN, AND I WANT TO SHARE TWO REALLY POSITIVE GOOD PIECES OF NEWS WITH YOU ALL FROM THAT CONFERENCE.

FIRST OF ALL, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN UIL RELEASED TODAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT GRACE MCDOWELL, OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, IS NOW THE ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR UIL WHICH IS PRETTY BIG NEWS.

SO A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR GRACE MCDOWELL , AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE OF NEWS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW AS WELL, UIL POSTED THAT COACH K, OUR LONGTIME ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, BEFORE GRACE MCDOWELL TOOK OVER, HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ASSOCIATION HALL OF HONOR YESTERDAY AS WELL.

SO BIG APPLAUSE FOR HIM.

SO FRISCO ISD IS REPRESENTING WELL DOWN AT THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CONFERENCE, AND SO BEFORE WE JUMP INTO OUR LAST BIT OF RECOGNITIONS FOR ATHLETICS THIS YEAR, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU JUST AN AMAZING YEAR.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ EVERYTHING BUT THREE BULLETS.

YOU'VE GOT TO HEAR THIS AND WE SAY THESE NUMBERS SO MUCH.

THINK ABOUT WHAT I'M SAYING RIGHT HERE.

SO THIS YEAR WE HAD 74 PLAYOFF TEAMS IN FRISCO ISD.

LAST YEAR WE HAD 37.

THIS YEAR WE HAD 74 PLAYOFF TEAMS. WE HAD FIVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS WITHIN FRISCO ISD.

SO A REGIONAL GAME IS THE GAME BEFORE YOU MAKE IT TO STATE.

WE HAD FIVE TIMES WE HAD IT IN VOLLEYBALL, TEAM TENNIS, GIRLS SOCCER, SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL WHERE TWO

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FIVE TIMES THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR, AND THEN THE LAST THAT I'LL READ TO YOU THEN HAVE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS.

I WON'T DO THAT, BUT WE HAD TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS, SEVEN STATE RUNNER UP TEAMS AND FOUR THIRD PLACE TEAMS THIS YEAR IN FRISCO.

AMAZING NUMBERS.

SO BEFORE WE GET ON WITH REEDY BASEBALL, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE BACK HERE IN THE CORNER, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OFF CONTRACT RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE ADMINISTRATORS, IF YOU WOULD, WAIVE ADMINISTRATORS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, EVERYBODY.

CHAN YOU TOO. THEY CAME TO SHOW UP TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS.

SO A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS HERE, AND SO WE ARE GOING TO START WITH BASEBALL COACH.

DO YOU WANT TO LEAD YOUR GUYS DOWN HERE? I'LL TURN OVER THE MIC TO YOU AND YOU CAN HONOR THE REEDY BASEBALL TEAM.

WE CAN SEE EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE 2023 REGION, TWO CHAMPION STATE SEMIFINALIST REEDY BASEBALL TEAM.

STARTING OVER HERE.

ASSISTANT COACH CALEB ZODA.

ASSISTANT COACH GARRETT BURNS.

NUMBER TWO.

SENIOR COLE FUJITA.

NUMBER THREE SOPHOMORE GRANT DEVITIS.

NUMBER FOUR SENIOR.

RYAN ALEXANDER.

NUMBER FIVE SENIOR JALEN STRINGFELLOW.

NUMBER SIX.

SOPHOMORE. ETHAN DOWNUM.

NUMBER SEVEN.

JUNIOR. TJ NELSON.

NUMBER EIGHT SENIOR COLE CLOUTIER.

CLOSE ENOUGH, RIGHT.

NUMBER NINE, SENIOR MADDOX SILVA.

NUMBER TEN, SOPHOMORE JACK JORGENSEN.

NUMBER 11 SENIOR.

BRANDON HUFF. NUMBER 14 JUNIOR BRADEN HERNANDEZ.

NUMBER 15.

SOPHOMORE. MARCUS FINNEY.

NUMBER 16.

JUNIOR. NICK TRUJILLO.

NUMBER 18 JUNIOR.

TOPHER MCDANIEL.

NUMBER 19.

SOPHOMORE. GAVIN BARKER.

NUMBER 23.

SENIOR. CADEN JONES.

NUMBER 33.

SENIOR WILL JOHNSON.

NUMBER 24.

SOPHOMORE. JACK [INAUDIBLE].

NUMBER 25 JUNIOR SETH SMITH, AND OUR STUDENT MANAGER, SOPHOMORE NATHAN GARTNER.

PROMISED THESE GUYS I'D MAKE IT SHORT AND SWEET, AND I ABSOLUTELY WILL.

THESE GUYS SET A GOAL LAST DECEMBER TO MAKE IT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT, AND THEY MADE BELIEVERS OUT OF THIS COACHING STAFF.

I THINK THEY MADE BELIEVERS ABOUT OUT OF EVERYBODY WHO CAME AND WATCHED THEM PLAY, AND THEY ARE A TRUE TESTAMENT TO WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF YOU SET A GOAL AND WORK EVERY DAY TOWARDS THAT GOAL, AND SET THE EXPECTATIONS HIGH AND WORK TO LIVE UP TO THEM.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK, NUMBER ONE, THE SUPPORT OF OUR ADMINISTRATION FROM THE TOP DOWN, FROM DR.

WALDRIP, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

EVERYBODY HAS BEEN FANTASTIC ALONG THE WAY AND FANTASTIC IN MY TIME HERE IN FRISCO ISD, AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK THE PARENTS WHO ALLOWED US TO WORK WITH THEIR THE YOUNG MEN DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND PUSH THEM AND.

I JUST CAN'T THANK EVERYBODY ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY WHO WAS INVOLVED AND ALLOWED US TO WORK WITH THESE FINE YOUNG MEN.

SO YOUR 2023 REGION TWO CHAMPION STATE SEMIFINALIST BASEBALL TEAM , AND IF YOU'RE A REEDY BASEBALL PARENT, IF YOU WOULD STAND UP AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GIVE YOU A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GIVE THEM TIME TO TRANSITION, AND WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT GEARS TO SOFTBALL.

WE HAVE THE HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL COYOTES HERE.

COACH MAXTON'S COMING ON DOWN.

GOOD EVENING. I'M JENI MAXTON AND IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE 2023 STATE SEMIFINALIST HERITAGE COYOTE SOFTBALL TEAM TONIGHT.

I'LL START WITH AN ASSISTANT COACH, BRUCE GOWAN, AND OUR HEAD COACH, TIM O'BRIEN, COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.

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THE COYOTES ARE BACK TO BACK UNDEFEATED DISTRICT CHAMPS THIS SEASON.

WE OUTSCORED OUR DISTRICT OPPONENTS 132 TO 2.

WE FINISHED THIS SEASON WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 34-4-1, AND 21 OF THOSE WINS WERE SHUTOUTS.

THIS TEAM BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST WINS IN HERITAGE SOFTBALL HISTORY AND WAS THE FIRST HERITAGE SOFTBALL TEAM TO ADVANCE BEYOND ROUND THREE IN THE PLAYOFFS.

WE DEFEATED THE COLONY IN ROUND ONE MESQUITE POTEET IN ROUND TWO.

FRISCO WAKELAND IN ROUND THREE.

MELISSA IN ROUND FOUR AND FRISCO LONE STAR IN ROUND FIVE TO PUNCH OUR TICKET TO STATE.

THOSE WERE FIVE WEEKS OF EXCITING, NAIL BITING EDGE OF YOUR SEAT SOFTBALL GAMES THAT MAY HAVE GIVEN A FEW FANS AND COACHES A HEART ATTACK OR TWO.

THE COYOTES MADE THEIR FIRST EVER APPEARANCE AT THE 5A STATE TOURNAMENT WHERE THEY FACED THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE NATION AND BROUGHT HOME THE STATE SEMIFINALIST TROPHY.

THESE COYOTES ARE THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CLASS 5A NUMBER ONE RANKED SOFTBALL TEAM IN DFW , BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS RECORD BREAKING TEAM IS MADE UP OF A GROUP OF INCREDIBLE YOUNG LADIES WITH INTEGRITY AND PASSION TO WIN, WHO CONTINUOUSLY REPRESENT HERITAGE AND FRISCO ISD WITH CHARACTER AND CLASS AND NOW I'M EXTREMELY PROUD TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE MEMBERS OF THE COYOTE SOFTBALL TEAM, SENIOR PITCHER JENSIN HALL.

SHE RECORDED MORE STRIKEOUTS THAN ANY OTHER PITCHER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THIS YEAR AND FINISHED EIGHTH IN THE NATION WITH 379 STRIKEOUTS.

PRIOR TO STATE, SHE WAS RANKED NUMBER TWO IN TEXAS WITH AN ERA OF 0.337.

JENSIN THREW 16 SHUTOUTS, NINE NO HITTERS AND A PERFECT GAME THIS SEASON, FINISHING NUMBER ONE IN TEXAS AND NUMBER TWO IN THE NATION FOR NO HITTERS.

JENSIN WAS SELECTED AS THE DISTRICT TEN 5A MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ACADEMIC, ALL DISTRICT AND DFW FAST PITCH ALL AREA PITCHER OF THE YEAR.

SHE'LL BE CONTINUING HER SOFTBALL CAREER AT DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY.

SENIOR CATCHER KAILEY SWEEZEY WAS SELECTED AS THE DISTRICT CATCHER OF THE YEAR, ACADEMIC, ALL DISTRICT AND ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.

KAILEY WILL BE CONTINUING HER SOFTBALL CAREER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS.

SENIOR OUTFIELDER MADELYN GARZA EARNED THE HONORS OF SECOND TEAM, ALL DISTRICT OUTFIELDER ACADEMIC, ALL DISTRICT AND TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION ACADEMIC ALL-STATE. SENIOR OUTFIELDER AMARI SIMMONS HONORS INCLUDE ACADEMIC, ALL DISTRICT AND ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.

JUNIOR INFIELDER ALLISON LAZAR WAS SELECTED FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT INFIELDER.

JUNIOR OUTFIELDER MADDISON YOUNG RECEIVED THE HONORS OF FIRST TEAM, ALL DISTRICT OUTFIELDER AND ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT.

JUNIOR OUTFIELDER SAVANNA HUNTER WAS SELECTED HONORABLE MENTION ALL DISTRICT OUTFIELDER AND ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT.

JUNIOR INFIELDER NATALIE LOPEZ WAS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION ALL DISTRICT INFIELDER AND ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT.

JUNIOR UTILITY PLAYER VYANNA QUEZADA EARNED ACADEMIC.

ALL DISTRICT.

SOPHOMORE INFIELDER KAIRA NETZEL RECEIVED THE HONOR OF ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT.

FRESHMAN PITCHER AND THIRD BASEMAN SAM RILEY'S HONORS INCLUDE DISTRICT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR, ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT.

SHE ALSO FINISHED NUMBER ONE ON THE LEADERBOARD FOR HOME RUNS AND RBIS IN DISTRICT 10 5A.

FRESHMAN OUTFIELDER MELANIE HALL.

JUNIOR STUDENT, ATHLETIC TRAINER VIVIAN DE LA ROSA.

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS INCREDIBLE GROUP OF STUDENT ATHLETES TONIGHT AND THEIR UNFORGETTABLE ROAD TO STATE.

WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT FRISCO ISD ON THE DIAMOND.

GO COYOTES, AND IF YOU'RE A HERITAGE PARENT, IF YOU'RE A HERITAGE PARENT, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND. WE'LL GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION TO TRACK.

I THINK WE HAVE INDEPENDENCE FIRST.

IF YOU ALL CAN KIND OF MAKE YOUR WAY UP HERE AND WE'LL GO WITH INDEPENDENCE AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAND OFF, NO PUN INTENDED, THE BATON TO EACH COACH, AND WE'RE GOING TO HONOR A LOT OF TRACK ATHLETES AND JUST KNOW WE'RE OBVIOUSLY IN SUMMER.

SO ALL THESE ATHLETES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY, THEY'RE COMING ON THEIR OWN DIME.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

HI, I'M COACH BROWNLEE AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE CAITLYN JOHNSON REPRESENTING FRISCO INDEPENDENCE.

CAITLYN HAD A STELLAR SOPHOMORE SEASON.

SHE RAN A 24.95 IN THE 200 AT REGIONALS.

SHE WAS ON OUR FOUR BY TWO TEAM THAT BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD AT AREA AND QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS WHERE THEY PLACED FIFTH PLACE.

SHE PLACED FOURTH AT REGIONALS IN THE TRIPLE JUMP WITH A RECORD AND PERSONAL WITH A SCHOOL RECORD AND PERSONAL RECORD OF 39FT, SEVEN INCHES AND A QUARTER.

SHE PLACED FIRST AT REGIONALS WITH A PERSONAL AND NEW SCHOOL RECORD OF 19FT, NINE INCHES AND A HALF IN THE LONG JUMP TO QUALIFY FOR STATE.

SHE IS THE FIRST JUMPER TO QUALIFY FOR STATE FOR INDEPENDENCE, AND AT STATE SHE PLACED THIRD WITH A JUMP OF 19FT, TWO INCHES AND A HALF. CONGRATS, CAITLYN, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYTHING YOU ACCOMPLISH OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

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HE'S A SOPHOMORE. HE'S A THREE SPORT ATHLETE.

HE WAS PART OF OUR DISTRICT WINNING TRACK TEAM AND AREA WINNING TRACK TEAM.

WE FINISHED FOURTH AT REGIONALS.

HE WAS DISTRICT CHAMPION IN THE LONG JUMP.

HE WAS AREA CHAMPION IN THE LONG JUMP, FINISHED SECOND AT REGION REGIONALS AND HE FINISHED SECOND AT STATE.

THE GREATEST THING ABOUT CARLETON, WE HAVE HIM FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.

HE'S ALSO AN ALL DISTRICT FOOTBALL PLAYER.

SO GREAT JOB, YOUNG MAN.

I'M COACH STEWART. I'M STEPPING IN FOR HEAD COACH STACEY SHOPE.

I'M PRESENTING MYLA CANTY HERE TODAY.

MYLA CANTY HAS BEEN A VARSITY TRACK ATHLETE FOR US FOR ALL FOUR YEARS.

WE HATE TO SEE HER GO.

SHE'LL BE CONTINUING HER CAREER BOTH ACADEMICALLY AS WELL AS ATHLETICALLY AT CAL BERKELEY NEXT YEAR.

MYLA BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD FOR TRIPLE JUMP LAST YEAR WITH A JUMP OF 40 FOOT TEN INCHES, AND SHE BROKE HER OWN RECORD THIS YEAR WITH A JUMP OF 41'7".

MYLA WAS ALSO THE DISTRICT CHAMP, AREA CHAMP, REGIONAL CHAMP, AS WELL AS THE STATE CHAMPION THIS YEAR , AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A GREAT YEAR, MYLA.

SO IT WAS A PLEASURE TO COACH YOU THIS YEAR.

HI, I'M COACH KIRBY.

I HAVE THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING AND GETTING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MISS LAILA HACKETT.

LAILA IS I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M VERY PROUD OF HER.

SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL PERSON INSIDE AND OUT AND AN OUTSTANDING ATHLETE, AND IT WAS AN HONOR AND A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO COACH HER THIS YEAR.

LAILA DID HER THING THIS YEAR.

SHE FACED A LITTLE BIT OF ADVERSITY.

SHE GOT INTO A CAR WRECK, GOT A LITTLE SORE AROUND SOME AREAS, BUT SHE CAME BACK AND HER FIRST OPENING MEET AFTER HER CAR WRECK WAS TEXAS RELAYS, AND SHE PLACED THIRD AT TEXAS RELAYS AND THEN AT DISTRICT SHE WENT ON TO BE THE 100 CHAMP AND THE 200 CHAMP, AND AT DISTRICT SHE SET A SCHOOL RECORD RUNNING 11.36 IN THE 100 METER DASH.

SO THAT'S VERY FAST.

AFTER DISTRICT SHE WENT ON TO AREA TO BECOME THE 100 AND 200 HUNDRED CHAMP ONCE AGAIN, AND THEN AFTER AREA, SHE WENT ON TO REGIONALS.

SHE PLACED FIRST IN THE 100 AND SHE WAS RUNNER UP IN THE 200 AND SHE SET HER PR AND SET A SCHOOL RECORD RUNNING A 23.77.

AFTER THAT, SHE CONTINUED AND WENT ON TO STATE AND SHE BECAME A STATE CHAMPION IN THE 100 METER DASH.

YEAH. IN ADDITION TO THAT, SHE PLACED THIRD IN THE 200.

SO SHE IS A THIRD PLACE FINISHER FOR THE STATE IN THE 200 AS WELL.

LAILA WILL BE GOING TO A&M UNIVERSITY AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE HER OFF AND WATCH HER GO FORTH AND PROSPER.

GOOD EVENING. I'M COACH HOOVER AND I AM THE HEAD GIRLS TRACK COACH AT PANTHER CREEK.

FRISCO NEWEST SCHOOL.

SO IT IS VERY EXCITING FOR US TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY WITH TWO STATE MEDALISTS IN A BRAND NEW HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE HANNAH FORD.

HANNAH IS A THREE TIME STATE QUALIFIER AND A TWO TIME STATE MEDALIST IN THE TRIPLE JUMP.

SHE SET THE SCHOOL RECORD THIS YEAR AT 37.725 AND WAS ALSO A PART OF OUR SCHOOL RECORD FOUR BY 100 TEAM.

IN ADDITION TO BEING A STATE SILVER MEDALIST IN THE TRIPLE JUMP, SHE WAS THE DISTRICT AND AREA CHAMPION, TRIPLE JUMP, THE DISTRICT AND AREA RUNNER UP AND THE LONG JUMP, AND SHE WAS RECENTLY NAMED TO THE TGCA ALL-STATE TEAM.

[INAUDIBLE], WHO IS A RISING SENIOR AT PANTHER CREEK, IS A THREE TIME STATE QUALIFIER AND A THREE TIME STATE MEDALIST.

IN ADDITION TO BEING A STATE CHAMPION IN THE 300 HURDLES, SHE WAS THE STATE RUNNER UP IN THE LONG JUMP AND THE 100 HURDLES, AND SHE WAS THE FOUR STATE INDIVIDUAL HIGH POINT SCORER, SCORING 29 INDIVIDUAL POINTS AT THE STATE MEET.

AT THE DISTRICT MEET THIS YEAR, SHE WON FIVE GOLDS.

SHE WON THE LONG JUMP, THE HIGH JUMP, THE 100 HURDLES, THE 300 HURDLES, AND WAS A PART OF OUR RECORD SETTING FOUR BY ONE.

HER DOMINANCE CONTINUED THROUGH AREA AND REGIONALS.

AT THE REGIONAL MEET, SHE SET THE NEW 4A REGION LONG JUMP RECORD AT 20FT 3.5IN, AND SHE WAS RECENTLY NAMED TO THE TGCA 1-4A ALL STAR TEAM, AS WELL AS BEING A 4A ALL STAR TEAM MEMBER.

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THE SECOND PLACE FINISH, WE FINISHED SECOND AT STATE IN 5A AND IT WAS SOME SELFLESS INDIVIDUALS THAT HELPED US TO OBTAIN THAT GOAL, AND THOSE GUYS WON.

TWO OF OUR GUYS ARE NOT HERE TODAY.

ONE HAD TO REPORT TO ILLINOIS BECAUSE HE HAD TO GO TO CAMP OR HE HAD EASTERN ILLINOIS, SORRY, AND I HAVE ANOTHER ATHLETE.

HE'S OUT OF TOWN, BUT THE TWO GUYS HERE THAT I'M GOING TO HONOR IS EUGENE [INAUDIBLE].

HE'S ONE OF THE GUYS THAT'S VERY SELFLESS.

THAT WAS HE HAD THE SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 400M.

AT THE SAME TIME, HE HAS THE SCHOOL RECORD AND THE FOUR BY ONE, FOUR BY TWO SILVER MEDALIST AND THE FOUR BY ONE AND FOUR BY TWO.

EACH ONE OF THOSE RELAYS IN THE TOP 15 IN THE NATION, THE FOUR BY ONE IS IN THE TOP TEN IN THE NATION, ONE OF THE FASTEST TIME IN THE HISTORY. RAN IN THE FOUR BY ONE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THESE GUYS ASKED ME BEFORE ALL THIS STUFF HAPPENED, HEY, HOW MANY POINTS WE NEED TO WIN? I JUST TOLD THEM WE HAVE A MAX OF 40 POINTS AND THEY SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO GO GET IT.

WE DIDN'T WIN IT.

WE HAD 32 POINTS.

WE HAD TO LEAD ALL THE WAY TO THE LAST TWO MINUTES, BUT WE [INAUDIBLE] WAS ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT GAVE UP HIS 400M.

HE WAS A FINALIST IN THE 400M IN REGIONALS, GAVE IT UP, WANTED TO RUN ON THE FOUR BY TWO SO HE COULD LEAD THE TEAM TO TRY TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A TEAM SUCCESS BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS TEAM SUCCESS EQUAL INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS, AND [INAUDIBLE] HE'S A JUNIOR.

HE'LL HAVE ANOTHER YEAR TO COME BACK.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD FOR GREAT THINGS AND BETTER THINGS FOR HIM TO CONTINUE TO LEAD LONE STAR TO ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY TO COME SECOND, BUT WE ALREADY ACHIEVED THAT, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO WIN IT NEXT YEAR.

DYLAN THOMPSON. DYLAN THOMPSON IS ANOTHER ATHLETE THAT, YOU KNOW, I ASKED HIM A QUESTION BACK IN DECEMBER WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO WHEN HE GRADUATED.

HE TOLD ME HE DON'T KNOW, AND I ASKED HIM WOULD HE LIKE TO RUN TRACK.

HE TOLD ME, WELL, DO YOU WANT ME TO? I SAID, NO, DO YOU WANT TO? AND JANUARY, HE GOT WITH ME IN JANUARY, WE STARTED WORKING.

WE STARTED GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND I TOLD HIM I TOLD HIM SOMETHING IN JANUARY.

YOU KNOW, YOU JUST BUY INTO A PROCESS, GREAT THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

I SAID, TALK TO ME IN APRIL.

APRIL CAME AROUND AND DYLAN THOMPSON, HE ECHOED THOSE SAME WORDS, AND AT THE SAME TIME, HE HE KEPT PROGRESSING AND PROGRESSING.

NOT ONLY THE SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER IN THE WITH A 21.7 AND HIS PR IN THE 200M IS 21.6, AND HE'S ONE OF MY SCRATCH LEG WHICH IS THE FIRST LEG IN MY FOUR BY ONE AND FOUR BY TWO.

ALSO SILVER MEDALIST IN BOTH EVENT BUT DYLAN WILL BE ATTENDING THE CITADEL TO ATTEND SCHOOL MECHANICAL ENGINEER A GUY BACK IN JANUARY I MEAN IN DECEMBER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO.

I AM SO PROUD OF DYLAN AND THESE ARE A BUNCH OF SELFLESS INDIVIDUALS THAT GAVE UP THEIR INDIVIDUAL RACES TO HAVE SOME SUCCESS FOR THE TEAM, AND I'M SO HONORED AND BLESSED TO BE A PART OF THESE GUYS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD FOR SOME GREAT THINGS WITH OUR YOUNGER GUYS AND THE GUYS THAT WE HAVE COMING BACK, BUT I'M ALSO A PROUD OF DYLAN BECAUSE DYLAN THOMPSON IN DECEMBER DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE, BUT HE STUCK TO A PLAN.

HE STUCK TO A PROCESS AND NOW HE'S GOING TO THE CITADEL TO RUN TRACK ON A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP , AND IF ALL YOU TRACK PARENTS WOULD STAND UP PROUD TRACK PARENTS.

WE'LL GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT, COACH HOLSTON, IF YOU BRING YOUR GOLFERS DOWN, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE A WAKELAND GOLF TEAM WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE.

ALL RIGHT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING US COME AND RECOGNIZING US.

I GOT THREE MEMBERS OF OUR STATE GOLF TEAM HERE.

PULLED THEM OFF THE COURSE JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO, SO THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW OFF THEIR HAT HEAD.

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OUR WAKELAND TEAM, WE HAD A GREAT YEAR THIS YEAR, PLAYED IN 11 GOLF TOURNAMENTS.

I THINK WE WON EIGHT OF THEM, FINISHED TOP THREE IN THE OTHERS.

SO [INAUDIBLE] LEADERBOARD HAD A GREAT SEASON.

AS FAR AS THESE THREE GUYS GO.

CHRIS TAYLOR, OUR SENIOR HAD THE SECOND BEST SCORING AVERAGE FOR THE TEAM THIS YEAR.

I THINK IT WAS A 74 POINT SOMETHING SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE.

PLAYED THE FALL SEASON EXTREMELY WELL.

TORE HIS LABRUM IN HIS SHOULDER IN EARLY FEBRUARY HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR.

REHABBED VERY QUICKLY, MADE IT BACK FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

STATE TOURNAMENT WAS HIS FIRST TOURNAMENT BACK PLAYED SOLIDLY THROUGH THAT ONE AND HELPED US CLAIM THAT THIRD PLACE FINISH AT STATE.

HE WILL BE GOING OFF TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FORT SMITH TO PLAY GOLF IN THE FALL.

NEXT UP IS [INAUDIBLE]. HE'S A SOPHOMORE, SO HE'S BACK NEXT YEAR TO HELP US HOPEFULLY MAKE A BACK TO BACK APPEARANCE.

STATE TOURNAMENT TRIP WAS TEAM ALL DISTRICT AND.

SECOND TEAM ALL REGION IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, HE HAS OUR THIRD BEST AVERAGE ON THE TEAM.

SOLID PLAYER AND A LOT TO IMPROVE ON AND A LOT TO IMPROVE ON.

SO [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN MAXTON BROWN IS A FRESHMAN.

A LOT OF SOLID FRESHMEN ON THE TEAM.

A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO THERE.

MAXTON WAS A FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT AS WELL.

THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] AT THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT.

SO SOLID SCORE THERE AS WELL.

I'M DONE. ANY PARENTS, GOLF PARENTS, IF YOU ALL WANT TO STAND UP? WE'LL GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THERE THEY ARE.

NICE JOB, EVERYONE.

CAN WE GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES? WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM B UNDER RECOGNITIONS.

STATE ACADEMIC.

DR. CUNNINGHAM I'M GOING TO ASK DR.

NIKKI MOUTON, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, TO COME TO THE PODIUM.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT WALDRIP.

IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO PRESENT OUR WINNERS OF THE STATE UIL ACADEMIC COMPETITION, RECENTLY HELD IN MID-MAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

THE UIL ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS ARE DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR MASTERY OF ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN A VARIETY OF AREAS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACCOUNTING, SPEAKING, WRITING, HISTORY AND MATHEMATICS.

TONIGHT, WE CELEBRATE SEVEN STUDENTS WHO EARNED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AND 13 WHO MEDDLED WITH TEAMS FROM HERITAGE AND LEBANON TRAIL, WHO ALSO CLAIMED THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SO AS I CALL YOUR NAME STUDENTS, PLEASE COME UP FRONT.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED THERE, BUT CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

OKAY. CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL HAD A THIRD PLACE MEDAL THERE IN INNOVATIVE SPEAKING.

HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.

AWESOME. AT HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL WE HAD MANU [INAUDIBLE] WHO WON FIFTH PLACE INDIVIDUAL MEDAL IN PROSE INTERPRETATION AND WAS COACHED BY MICHELE ROBINSON. WE ALSO HAVE BIANCA SHAW, WHO WON A FOURTH PLACE INDIVIDUAL MEDAL IN NEWSWRITING AND WAS COACHED BY AARON KASINITZ. THE TEAM OF [INAUDIBLE], [INAUDIBLE], AND [INAUDIBLE] TOOK THE TEAM STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN MATHEMATICS AND WERE COACHED BY HOLLY [INAUDIBLE].

THEY WERE ONE OF THE FIVE TEAMS WHO COMPETED IN ADDITION TO WINNING FIRST PLACE AS A TEAM.

[INAUDIBLE] SARKAR.

WHERE IS [INAUDIBLE]? RIGHT THERE.

YES. PLACED AS AN OVERALL STATE CHAMPION IN MATH AND ALSO WON A THIRD PLACE INDIVIDUAL MEDAL IN NUMBER SENSE.

CONGRATULATIONS, HERITAGE.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

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GREAT. OH, TURN THAT [INAUDIBLE] TESTING. OH, THERE WE GO.

OKAY. LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL.

THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

THE TEAM OF ELLISON ZHU, ADAMS ZHU, SAHARAAD CHIPPA AND ARKADEEP DUTTA TOOK THE TEAM STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. THEY ARE COACHED BY CARYN LOVELESS.

THIS TEAM WAS ALSO THE TOP SCORING TEAM FOR ALL SIX DIVISIONS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS TEAM AS A WHOLE.

IN ADDITION TO WINNING FIRST PLACE AS A TEAM.

ADAM ZHU. WHERE'S ADAM? OKAY. ADAM INDIVIDUALLY EARNED THIRD PLACE AND ELLISON ZHU.

WHERE'S ELLISON? GOT IT. INDIVIDUALLY EARNED FIRST PLACE, WHICH MADE HIM THE STATE CHAMPION.

ELLISON WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO MADE A PERFECT SCORE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.

CONGRATULATIONS, LEBANON TRAIL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS LOVELESS.

ARE THERE ANY FAMILIES HERE FROM LEBANON TRAIL? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE OUR WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HERE WITH US, BUT WE HAVE MINAMI KREMBS WHO WON FOURTH PLACE INDIVIDUAL MEDAL IN CURRENT ISSUES AND EVENTS FROM WAKELAND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX INVOCATION MS. ELAD. SO THIS PRAYER THAT I'M ABOUT TO READ IS READ A VERSION OF IT, AT LEAST IN MOST, IF NOT ALL, SYNAGOGUES ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND PERHAPS BEYOND EVERY SATURDAY ON SHABBAT.

SO I WILL READ IT.

IT IS IN ENGLISH, I PROMISE.

NO HEBREW. OUR GOD AND GOD OF OUR ANCESTORS GRANT TO OUR COUNTRY THE WILL AND WHEREWITHAL TO FULFILL ITS CALLING TO JUSTICE, LIBERTY AND EQUALITY.

[6. Invocation]

MAY OUR JUDGES, ELECTED LEADERS, AND THOSE WHO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE EXERCISE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WITH WISDOM, FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

OUR CREATOR AND PROTECTOR WATCH OVER OUR ARMED FORCES AND ALL THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH OUR SAFETY AS THEY DAILY PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK TO PROTECT US AND OUR FREEDOMS. FILL US ALL WITH THE GIFTS OF LOVE AND COURAGE THAT WE MAY CREATE A WORLD THAT REFLECTS YOUR GLORY.

MAY WE EACH RESPOND TO THE CHARGE OF YOUR PROPHET? FOR WHAT DOES ADONAI DEMAND OF YOU BUT TO ACT JUSTLY, TO LOVE KINDNESS, AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD? THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN, BOARD REPORT BOARD, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO REPORT OUT? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION QUICKLY OF THE BIGGEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN OUR DISTRICT SINCE THE LAST TIME THAT WE WERE TOGETHER, AND THAT IS OVER 5200 SENIORS CROSSING THE STAGE AT OUR TEN GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOLS.

THAT WAS A HUGE FOUR DAYS FOR FRISCO ISD TO WATCH 5200 KIDDOS STEP OUT INTO THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF THESE

[7. Board Report]

IT'S AN AWESOME THING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SIT AND WATCH OVER THAT FOUR DAYS, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND IT TAKES A LOT OF PLANNING BY OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS TO PULL OFF AN EVENT OR MANY EVENTS LIKE THAT.

SO I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE KIDS AND JUST SAY THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT MADE THAT SUCH A SPECIAL TIME FOR OUR GRADUATING SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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ANY OTHER ANYTHING ELSE YOU ALL WANT TO REPORT OUT? OKAY. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT DISCUSSION REGARDING 2023-2024 BOARD PRIORITIES.

I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THOSE UP ON THE SCREEN BOARD.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO THIS IS JUST FOR US TO DISCUSS.

WE, AS YOU REMEMBER, HAD A WORKSHOP WHERE WE WENT OVER OUR BUDGET AS WELL AS OUR PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. WE WILL BE VOTING ON OUR PRIORITIES AS WELL AS OUR BUDGET AT A FORTHCOMING MEETING HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND SO THIS IS JUST A TIME FOR

[8. Discussion regarding 2023-2024 Board Priorities]

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS TYPE OF PRIORITY SETTING, I GUESS, FOR THE BOARD.

THIS THESE FOUR PRIORITIES, WHILE THEY'RE VERY HIGH LEVEL, THEY HAVE COME TO US FROM A MYRIAD OF STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, THE DAC COMMITTEE, OUR CAMPUSES HAVE ALL BEEN VERY INNER, KIND OF TWINED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS OF SAYING, HEY, HERE'S WHAT WE NEED, HERE'S WHAT THE GOAL, HERE'S WHAT WE BELIEVE.

AS YOU KNOW, AS A CAMPUS, THAT OUR GOAL SHOULD BE TAKING STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOLKS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THAT INTEREST IN WHAT THE PRIORITIES WILL BE AND WHAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR CAMPUSES.

THOSE PRIORITIES HAVE THEN BEEN KIND OF FLOATED UP TO THE BOARD FOR US TO DISCUSS.

THEY AS WE DISCUSSED THEM.

I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT ONCE OUR GOALS ARE ADOPTED, THEN THE DISTRICT WILL TAKE THOSE GOALS AND START THEIR WORK IN MAKING MEASURABLE, SMART GOALS TO KIND OF BE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF, YOU KNOW, I GUESS FOR LACK OF A BETTER PHRASE, KIND OF AMENDMENTS TO THESE GOALS LIKE THOSE WILL BE HIGH LEVEL AND THEN MEASURABLE GOALS WILL BE SET TO KIND OF HELP US GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN SAY, OKAY, THIS WAS EFFECTIVE, THIS WASN'T.

SO I JUST WANT TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION SO THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS, AND SO I'LL OPEN IT UP.

A COUPLE THINGS. SO FIRST, I DO APPRECIATE ON ITEM FOUR THAT THE CALL OUT REGARDING DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING, I THINK WITH SOME OF THE LEARNINGS THAT WE HAD WITH THE PILOT AND I THINK I SAW THE TERM DIFFERENTIATED BEING USED A COUPLE OTHER PLACES IN THE PRESENTATION WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD RECENTLY.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT INCLUDED IN IN THIS DISTRICT PRIORITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, YOU KNOW, HOW WE DO THAT OVER THE YEAR.

I THINK THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD PROBABLY ADD TO THIS IN REGARDS TO BULLET TWO IS I THINK IT SHOULD SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT RETENTION.

I THINK STAFF RETENTION HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE.

I KNOW THAT THE BOARD IS GOING TO GET AN UPDATE.

I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MRS. MCCUNE ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS, AT LEAST HIGH LEVEL SURVEY RESULTS.

I THINK JUST IN LIGHT OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THAT REGARD, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO CALL THAT SPECIFICALLY OUT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFITS OF CREATING AND MAINTAINING A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETENTION.

EXCUSE ME, RETAINING OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS.

I WAS JUST SPEAKING TO THE PROCESS A BIT HERE.

THE THING I LIKE ABOUT THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU GUYS THE THING I LIKE MOST ABOUT THE PRESENTATION THAT THE IST PRESENTED, DURING OUR WORKSHOP A FEW WEEKS AGO WAS THE PROCESS THAT GOT US TO THIS POINT.

IN YEARS PAST, WE'VE DONE WE'VE HAD SOME YEARS WHERE WE'VE GONE THROUGH A GOOD ITERATION OF DEVELOPING GOALS.

AS A BOARD IN A TIMELY MANNER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEN THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER YEARS WHERE IT HASN'T BEEN AS WELL DEFINED.

THE THING I LIKE MOST ABOUT THIS PROCESS IS THAT IT'S INFORMED AND EDUCATED AS FAR AS INVOLVING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OF OUR STAFF COMMUNITY THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED TO GET YOU TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'VE GOT FILTERED DOWN TO THESE FOUR BULLET POINTS.

THE THINGS THAT AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL WE WANT THE DISTRICT TO BE FOCUSED ON OVER THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

I REALLY LIKE AND I'VE SHARED WITH YOU GUYS THAT THESE ARE UNDERSTANDABLE PHRASES THAT IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ABOVE MY HEAD AS SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T WORK IN EDUCATION, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS, AND WHETHER THEY'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND OR WHETHER THEY'VE JUST KIND OF TALKED TO OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT IT, THEY KNOW THAT THESE HAVE BEEN SOME THINGS THAT THE DISTRICT MIGHT NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL FOCUS ON GOING FORWARD.

[01:05:03]

I'D LIKE TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT JOHN JUST SHARED IN TERMS OF OUR DAC COMMITTEE AND HOW THEY PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN HELPING RECOMMEND THE PRIORITIES THAT WE HOPE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WILL BE ADOPTED OR NOT.

MORE SPECIFICALLY, AS FAR AS THE BOARD PRIORITIES ARE CONCERNED, THE FOUR THAT WE HAVE HERE BEFORE US, I THINK THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IS THAT THEY WILL BE ALIGNED WITH OUR FUTURE READY FRAMEWORK, AND SO I DO I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THAT AND IT ALSO FEELS WITH THESE PRIORITIES THAT IT WILL GIVE OUR CAMPUSES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN UNISON, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALIGNED ACROSS THE BOARD WITH WHAT WE DO AS A DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I THINK TOO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS LOOKING OVER WELL, LISTENING TO THE PRIORITIES THAT WERE KIND OF PUT BEFORE US DURING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMPONENT OF OUR WORKSHOP, YOU KNOW.

I LIKE THE HIGH LEVEL NATURE OF THEM KNOWING THAT THERE WILL BE THAT ACTIONABLE THOSE ACTION PLANS THAT WILL COME, THAT WILL THEN ALLOW THE BOARD TO LOOK AT A METRIC TO SAY, YES, THIS WORKED OR NO, IT DIDN'T.

I LIKE THE FLEXIBILITY IN THESE GOALS AND THAT YES, THEY ARE HIGH LEVEL, BUT IT ALLOWS US TO KIND OF ITERATE.

SO IF WE MISS THE MARK A LITTLE BIT, THEN NEXT YEAR WE ITERATE A LITTLE BIT MORE AND REFINE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SO I APPRECIATE THE NATURE OF THAT.

I AGREE WITH JOHN THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE OF US NOT IN K-12 EDUCATION, THIS IS A VERY IT'S VERY KIND OF EASY FOR US ALL TO KIND OF DISTILL THIS INTO KIND OF AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND PATH FORWARD.

I THINK THAT IN THE PAST WITH OUR BOARD GOALS, THAT SOME THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT THEY'VE BEEN A BIT MISALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT.

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PLAN IS THAT FOR US TO FINISH A BOOK, WE ALL NEED TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AND I FEEL LIKE THIS ALLOWS US TO ALL BE ON THAT SAME PAGE FROM OUR VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES COMPRISED OF PARAS, STAFF AND IN SOME CASES STUDENTS TO STAFF COMMITTEES AND THEN ALL THE WAY TO THE BOARD ITSELF.

SO I APPRECIATE THE ALIGNMENT MORE SO THAN ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ALL NEED TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE, SO [INAUDIBLE].

YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? OKAY. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THAT POINT, RENE, WHEN OR WHAT FREQUENCY DO WE REVIEW THE BOARD PRIORITIES? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THOSE HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT, AT LEAST NOT TO MY RECOLLECTION OR VOTED ON IN THE PAST YEAR.

SO IS THAT WHAT FREQUENCY DO WE DO THAT? MY UNDERSTANDING, I THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT KIND OF REMEDIES THE LACK OF A SET SCHEDULE.

FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETHING LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WE DIDN'T DO IT LAST SUMMER OR LAST FALL.

THIS GETS US BACK INTO A REGULAR HABIT OF DOING IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, ADOPTING PRIORITIES IN THE SUMMER.

I UNDERSTAND FROM OUR WORKSHOP WE'RE GOING TO BE ACTUALLY ADOPTING GOALS IN THE FALL THAT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC AND THEN GET US INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR TO WHERE WE'LL BE BACK AND WE WILL DO THIS AGAIN AND REVISE THEM NEXT JUNE.

RIGHT. THE PLAN ON A GO FORWARD BASIS WOULD BE FOR YOU ALL TO ADOPT PRIORITIES IN JUNE.

LET LEADERSHIP DEVELOP SOME GOALS AND ACTION PLANS THAT ARE THEN PRESENTED TO YOU OVER THE SUMMER AND THEN ADOPTED AS PART OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT YOU GUYS WOULD ADOPT IN SEPTEMBER.

SO THAT WOULD BE AN ANNUAL THING.

SO WOULD THIS THEN REPLACE THE BOARD PRIORITIES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST? OKAY. THANK YOU.

BOARD, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS SMITH OR COMMENTS? I'LL MAKE A FEW QUICK COMMENTS.

ONE I WAS THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE WORKSHOP THAT YOU ALL PUT TOGETHER FOR THIS BEING NEW TO THE BOARD.

I KIND OF SAW IT FIRSTHAND THE AMOUNT OF WORK, EFFORT AND THOUGHT PUT INTO IT AND THE QUALITY OF THE OUTPUT THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO SEE AND TO REVIEW.

I FOUND THAT VERY HELPFUL.

I THINK I'LL JUST WITHOUT REPEATING THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES, WHICH I THOUGHT WERE ALL VERY GOOD.

I'LL TELL YOU A COUPLE OF THESE PRIORITIES.

IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET THEM RIGHT, WE'LL HAVE A REAL MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE AS A BOARD.

STUDENT BEHAVIOR, SOMETHING THAT I HEARD A LOT.

I THINK THE SUCCESS WE HAVE AT THAT WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS BOTH AS TO THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF THE STUDENTS, BUT ALSO ON TEACHER RETENTION AND OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY IMPACTFUL THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT, AND THEN THE THIRD PIECE, THE COMMUNICATION PIECE, I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL PUTTING IN THERE AND FOR

[01:10:02]

I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR LONG, OBVIOUSLY, BUT DOING THAT IN A GOOD WAY THAT INFORMS THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

OUR PARENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR DOING GOOD WORK AND WE'RE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE THAT.

SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT I LIKE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THE SPECIFICS OF THE GOALS IN THE FALL.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

AWESOME. OKAY.

THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE DISCUSSION REGARDING UPDATE ON INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY.

MR. GROOVER. OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITY FOR THE FINAL QUARTER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

THIS SHOWS HOW WE'RE MOVING THROUGH THE AUDIT PLAN FOR 23.

[9. Discussion regarding update on Internal Audit Department activity]

YOU RECEIVED THOSE DURING THE QUARTER AND YOU ALSO HAVE THOSE IN YOUR MATERIALS THIS EVENING.

THE REMAINING TWO AUDITS FOR THIS YEAR ARE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION.

THOSE ARE BOTH GOING WELL AND THEY ARE ALSO IN THE FIELDWORK STAGE.

RECOMMENDATION TRACKING THIS SLIDE JUST SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF IMPLEMENTATION BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WHAT YEAR THEY'RE ASSOCIATED WITH.

YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE HIGHER IMPLEMENTATION RATES AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THOSE FORWARD.

THIS SLIDE JUST SHOWS THE DETAIL OF WHICH AUDITS GO WITH WHICH OUTSTANDING RECOMMENDATIONS.

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY FOR THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE 13 INCIDENTS THAT CAME THROUGH.

FOUR WERE SUBSTANTIATED AND EIGHT WERE UNSUBSTANTIATED, AND ONE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW.

SO THAT'S THE BASIC STANDARD UPDATE.

I DO HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE THAT'S REQUIRED BY OUR INTERNAL AUDITING STANDARDS.

RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE AUDIT ACTIVITY.

THE STANDARDS STATE THAT THE CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE MUST CONFIRM TO THE BOARD ANNUALLY THE ORGANIZATIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE ACTIVITY.

THE ACTIVITY MUST BE FREE FROM INTERFERENCE IN DETERMINING SCOPE OF INTERNAL AUDITING, PERFORMING WORK AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS.

YOU HAVE A LETTER FROM ME IN YOUR MATERIALS CONFIRMING THE INDEPENDENCE.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH ANY SCOPE PERFORMING WORK OR COMMUNICATING RESULTS.

IF THERE WERE, YOU'D DEFINITELY HEAR ABOUT IT BEFORE TONIGHT.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY BRIEFING.

BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS? NO? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM TEN DISCUSSION REGARDING ESSER SPENDING PLAN AND STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK.

MRS. SMITH THANK YOU.

SO AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING ESSER MONEY BACK IN 2021, WE ARE REQUIRED EVERY SIX MONTHS OR SO TO SEEK STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK TO ENSURE THAT OUR SPENDING PLAN IS IN LINE WITH THE COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATIONS.

THIS IS ONLY FOR ONE OF THE ESSER GRANT PROGRAMS THAT WE GET, SO WE HAVE TO SEEK STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK ON THE ESSER THREE GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE SMALLER

[10. Discussion regarding ESSER spending plan and stakeholder feedback]

WE ALSO HAD THE ESSER SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM THAT WAS CLOSER TO $36 MILLION.

THAT ONE DOESN'T REQUIRE THE SAME TYPE OF SURVEY TO BE SENT OUT.

SO I HAVE UPDATED I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS TONIGHT, BUT I'VE UPDATED THE SPENDING PLAN.

IT STARTS ON PAGE 76 OF YOUR BOARD BOOK.

IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE PUBLICLY ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

THE ESSER SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM IS ENDING AUGUST 31ST, SO WE'RE EXHAUSTING THOSE FUNDS AS WE SPEAK, AND WE'LL CLOSE THAT OUT AND DO ALL OF OUR FINAL REPORTING, AND THEN THAT ESSER THREE PROGRAM, THE SMALLER ONE, WE HAVE ONE MORE YEAR OF SPENDING AVAILABLE, AND SO YOU'LL SEE SOME ADDITIONAL EXPENSES THAT WILL BE HIT THERE. WE DID SEND OUT WE USE OUR DAC AND ALSO OUR LLC, THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, JUST TO GET A BROADER GROUP OF PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO THESE SURVEYS.

SO WE USE THOSE TWO COMMITTEES TO SEND OUT THE SURVEY EVERY SIX MONTHS AND JUST REAFFIRM THAT WE ARE WHERE WE NEED TO BE WITH OUR SPENDING PLAN.

WE SENT THAT OUT. WE DID GET 76 RESPONSES, WHICH IS AWESOME CONSIDERING THAT IT'S SUMMER AND SCHOOL IS OUT, AND SO OVERWHELMINGLY THE FEEDBACK WAS THAT THE COMMUNITY AGREES WITH WHERE WE'VE PLACED OUR SPENDING PLAN.

THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE KIND OF AN OPEN ENDED QUESTION.

IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL MONEY AVAILABLE THAT DOESN'T GET SPENT, WHERE SHOULD WE ALLOCATE IT? OVERWHELMINGLY, THE RESPONSE WAS MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, WHICH HAS BEEN THE SAME RESPONSE SINCE WE STARTED SENDING THE SURVEY OUT.

SO THAT'S THE UPDATE FOR YOU.

[01:15:03]

SO THE PLAN, I DON'T BELIEVE, CAN BE AMENDED BEYOND THIS AND WE JUST FINISH OUT THE YEAR.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

FIRST WHEN WILL ALL ESSER FUNDS BE DONE? SO THE MAJORITY OF THEM, THE ESSER [INAUDIBLE], WHICH IS THE $36 MILLION, THE BIG GRANT THAT WE GOT, WE ARE SPENDING IS IS FINISHED.

WELL, PURCHASING IS FINISHED.

WE'RE WORKING ON EXPANDING THE REST OF THOSE FUNDS.

SO PURCHASE ORDERS I THINK WERE DUE IN JUNE FOR ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PURCHASED OVER THE SUMMER, AND THEN WE WILL FINISH EXHAUSTING THOSE FUNDS BY AUGUST 31ST.

THE ESSER THREE GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE SMALLER ONE, WE HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 31ST OF 2024, I BELIEVE, TO FINISH SPENDING THAT MONEY.

SO THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL EXPENSES THAT WILL INCUR OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR FOR THAT PLAN.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.

I KNOW THAT WE HAD SEVERAL POSITIONS.

MAYBE MORE THAN SEVERAL THAT WERE FUNDED THROUGH ESSER GRANTS.

THE ONE THAT COMES TO MIND THAT I RECALL.

MOST CLEARLY IS IT WAS RELATED TO HANDLING WHEN STUDENTS WOULD TRANSFER OUT OF FRISCO, MAYBE THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED OR WHATEVER.

THEY WERE OUT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO COORDINATE THEIR RETURN.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT JOB TITLE, BUT I THINK WE HAD 1 OR 2 OF THOSE, AND THEN THERE WAS THIS WHOLE LIST OF ROLES.

SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THOSE ROLES? HAVE THEY HAVE THEY BEEN ALL ELIMINATED AS OF THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR? SO IT DEPENDS ON--AARON CAN SPEAK ABOUT THE HOSPITAL LIAISON THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE ROLE, SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES, SOME OF THOSE ROLES WERE SET UP TO SORT OF CREATE NEW PROCESSES THAT THEN WE COULD REABSORB WITH EXISTING STAFF ONCE THE, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS WAS SORT OF UP AND RUNNING, SOME OF THOSE ROLES ARE BEING TRANSITIONED TO OTHER PEOPLE.

SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS WILL BE GOING AWAY AT THE END OF THE GRANT.

SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION, BUT IF YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT THE HOSPITAL LIAISON SPECIFICALLY, AARON CAN PROBABLY SPEAK TO THAT.

THAT WAS ONE EXAMPLE. YES, SURE.

I CAN SPEAK TO BOTH OF THOSE.

WE HAD TWO THAT WE HIRED WITH ESSER FUNDS, AND OF THOSE TWO, THEY OUR GOAL WAS OBVIOUSLY TO BE ABLE TO ABSORB THEM.

THEY HAVE ALREADY FOUND NEW POSITIONS AND WE WILL NOT BE REHIRING FOR THOSE POSITIONS, AND SO WE HAVE JUST ABSORBED THAT WITHIN OUR STAFF.

SO IT HASN'T BEEN PROBLEMATIC FOR US, BUT ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE OUR STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.

SO WE'RE ABSORBING THAT.

ONE WAY WE'RE DOING THAT IS THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE SOCIAL WORKERS.

WE'VE STARTED USING THEM JUST WITH OUR TITLE SCHOOLS AND STARTING TO USE OTHER STAFF TO KIND OF ABSORB SOME OF THE JOBS THAT THEY WERE DOING AS WELL.

SO WHEN WE HIRED THESE PEOPLE, WE HAD TO HAVE AN EXIT PLAN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, AND SO WE MADE SURE THAT WITH THESE POSITIONS, IF THEY HAVE FOUND OTHER JOBS, WE'VE JUST KIND OF NOT REHIRED AND JUST STARTED THE PROCESS OF ABSORBING, AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING PRETTY WELL.

SO WHEN YOU SAY THEY LEFT, DO YOU MEAN THEY RESIGNED AND LEFT THE DISTRICT OR ARE THEY.

YES, THEY FOUND THEY FOUND OTHER POSITIONS.

OKAY. YEP. SO THEIR POSITIONS WERE ELIMINATED? YES AND THEY KNEW THAT.

SO THEY WERE GOING TO BE.

YES IN THE FUTURE. THEY WERE GOING TO BE, AND THEY ALWAYS KNEW THAT, AND SO THEY HAD TWO OF THEM HAD ALREADY FOUND NEW POSITIONS OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT.

OKAY. SO SO RELATED TO ANY RULE THAT WE ELIMINATE, WHETHER IT'S ESSER FUNDED.

I KNOW IT WAS PROBABLY DR.

LINTON WHO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PROVIDE THE LIST BECAUSE I THINK I HAD REQUESTED A LIST OF ALL OF THE POSITIONS THAT WERE BUDGETED BUT NOT FILLED, AND ALSO INCLUDING ONES THAT HAD BEEN ELIMINATED. WERE THOSE INCLUSIVE OF ESSER FUNDED POSITIONS? NO. THE LIST THAT YOU WERE PROVIDED WAS THE FOR THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET SPECIFICALLY.

SO YOU WON'T SEE ESSER FUNDED POSITIONS IN THERE.

OKAY. APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY POSITIONS HAVE BEEN THAT WERE FUNDED BY ESSER HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED? DO WE KNOW? I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

OKAY. YEAH, I WOULD BE INTERESTED JUST TO SEE THE NUMBERS, AND THEN DID WE ATTEMPT TO RETAIN THESE FOLKS, WHEN WE INFORM THEM THAT THEIR POSITION WAS BEING ELIMINATED FOR ANOTHER ROLE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

I CAN SPEAK TO PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF THOSE.

TYPICALLY, IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THEM WITHIN THE DISTRICT, THEN WE DO, BECAUSE IN SOME OF THESE ESSER FUNDED POSITIONS, WE MAY HAVE HAD CLASSROOM TEACHERS WHO ASSUMED THEM AND THEY'RE STILL UNDER CONTRACT.

SO ABSOLUTELY, THAT WAS THAT WAS OUR GOAL.

[01:20:03]

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. BOARD, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 11 PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 2023-2024 PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE.

MRS. SMITH.

OKAY, THIS IS A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION, MOSTLY SUMMARIZING.

WHAT WE WENT OVER IN THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, BUT I DID WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SET THIS UP SINCE THIS IS OUR OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET.

[11. Public Hearing regarding the 2023-2024 proposed budget and tax rate]

INFLATION, OF COURSE, IS A BIG THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE WORKSHOP.

IT'S HIT US JUST AS HARD AS IT'S HIT EVERYONE ELSE.

WE ACTUALLY CHECKED LAST WEEK AND THE TEXAS NUMBER FOR INFLATION SINCE 2019 IS UP TO 18.5%.

WE WERE USING A 17% NUMBER AS OF JANUARY.

NOW IT'S UP TO 18.5%.

IF YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE TEXAS ECONOMY SPECIFICALLY, AND WE KNOW THAT THE LEGISLATURE DID NOT COME THROUGH WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT PASSED.

THERE HAS BEEN NO PROPERTY TAX RELIEF YET.

THAT FIRST SPECIAL SESSION ENDED WITHOUT ANY ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT ON PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.

I ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION TO WORK OUT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF COME LATER THIS SUMMER OR EARLY IN THE FALL.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE WERE SORT OF EXPECTING TO SEE FUNDED BUT DIDN'T WAS FUNDING FOR VIRTUAL EDUCATION.

SO THOSE WERE KIND OF THREE BIGGIES THAT WE WERE EXPECTING AND DIDN'T SEE, AND SO WE'VE HAD TO BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

PROPERTY VALUES ALSO ARE SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS PLAY A FACTOR IN OUR BUDGET, NOT SO MUCH ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE STATE'S FORMULA WORKS.

IF PROPERTY VALUES GO UP, THE STATE SHARE OF FUNDING JUST GOES DOWN, BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE DEBT SERVICE SIDE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SET OUR DEBT TAX RATE WITH AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY OFF DEBT, AND LUCKILY FOR US, PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GROWN ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO.

WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT 27 CENT DEBT TAX RATE AGAIN.

NOW WE AREN'T DISCUSSING THE TAX RATE TONIGHT AND YOU GUYS WON'T HAVE THAT UP FOR A VOTE UNTIL AUGUST, UNTIL AFTER WE GET OUR CERTIFIED VALUES FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS IN JULY.

ALSO, THERE IS A POTENTIAL, A HIGH LIKELIHOOD ACTUALLY, THAT THE TAX RATE THAT WE USED IN THE BUDGET WILL COMPLETELY CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THAT WE ACTUALLY ASK YOU TO ADOPT IT.

SO MOST LIKELY WE'LL BE HAVING A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OVER THE TAX RATE AT THE AUGUST BOARD MEETING BEFORE YOU GUYS ADOPT THE TAX RATE.

JUST A QUICK LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE FOR THE 22-23 FISCAL YEAR, THE ONE THAT WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO CLOSE OUT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE EXPECT TO END THE YEAR.

YOU CAN SEE THERE, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS CHART IN DETAIL, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR CURRENT BUDGET, WHERE OUR PROJECTED ACTUAL IS.

I PUT THIS UP HERE FOR A COUPLE REASONS.

ONE, IT I'M PROJECTING BASED ON HISTORICAL SPENDING THAT WE WILL END THIS YEAR BETWEEN 15 AND $18 MILLION DEFICIT. I PUT THE HIGH END OF THAT ON THE SLIDE TO BE MORE CONSERVATIVE, BUT I'M PROJECTING 15 TO 18 MILLION BASED ON HISTORICAL SPENDING.

NOW, I WILL SAY IF THAT NUMBER GOES DOWN EVEN FURTHER, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

THAT'S JUST MORE MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO HELP REBALANCE THE BUDGET AND PAY FOR NEXT YEAR'S DEFICIT.

[01:25:01]

WE DID SUPPLANT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH ESSER FUNDS THIS YEAR.

SO THAT PROGRAM THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT A MINUTE AGO THAT'S EXPIRING AT THE END OF AUGUST.

WE TOOK A GOOD CHUNK OF THAT MONEY, $9.3 MILLION, AND USED IT TO PAY FOR POSITIONS THAT ARE BUDGETED IN THE GENERAL FUND, AND THAT HELPED US COVER THIS YEAR'S DEFICIT SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE FUND BALANCE AND THAT RAINY DAY FUND MOVING FORWARD.

SO THOSE WERE THOSE POSITIONS THAT WE USED THAT MONEY FOR WERE IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, ARE AGAIN IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT WE DIDN'T SEE THE EXPENSES BECAUSE WE USED THE GRANT MONEY. WE ALSO HAVE CLOSE TO $8 MILLION OF POSITIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND THAT ARE VACANT, VACANT FOR A PORTION OR ALL OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

I WILL TELL YOU A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER, PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE IN OUR OPERATIONS.

ON OUR OPERATIONS SIDE, THINGS LIKE BUS DRIVERS AND CUSTODIANS, THOSE POSITIONS WILL REMAIN BUDGETED.

AS WE EXPECTED TO FILL THEM, BUT THAT REPRESENTS SORT OF A CUSHION FOR US WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGETING VERSUS ACTUAL.

RIGHT. WILL WE HAVE ALL 8 MILLION OF THOSE FILLED BY THE VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND SPEND ALL OF THAT MONEY BY THE END OF THE YEAR? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT BUT THAT JUST KIND OF PAINTS A REALISTIC PICTURE FOR YOU OF WHERE WE MIGHT END UP NEXT YEAR, AND THEN IF YOU REMEMBER IN THE WORKSHOP WE TALKED ABOUT.

SOME OF THE COSTS THAT WE ELIMINATED FROM THE PAYROLL BUDGET TO HELP.

PUT MONEY TOWARDS A RAISE.

SO THERE'S $4.4 MILLION IN THERE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE WORKSHOP THAT WAS ELIMINATED FROM THE BUDGET ALTOGETHER, AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE SAVINGS FOR THIS YEAR, TOO.

SO, IT'S STILL A PROJECTED DEFICIT, BUT THE HOPE IS THAT HELPS KEEP FUND BALANCE WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE SO THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH NEXT YEAR, POTENTIALLY GET THROUGH A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND SEE WHAT THEY DO.

SO THAT KIND OF SETS UP WHERE WE ARE EXPECTING TO END THIS YEAR.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET, WHICH IS ON THE SCREEN NOW, YOU'LL SEE WE'RE PROPOSING A $24 MILLION DEFICIT.

IF YOU LOOK UP IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THAT SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE KIND OF THE FUND BALANCE, THE RAINY DAY FUND AND WHAT WOULD BE REMAINING IF WE WERE TO ADMINISTER THE FULL $24 MILLION OF THAT DEFICIT, AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THERE'S ONLY THREE WAYS THAT WE CAN INCREASE REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT THAT'S ADDING STUDENTS, WHICH COMES WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS, RAISING OUR TAX RATE, WHICH REQUIRES US TO GO TO A VOTE IN THE COMMUNITY OR THE LEGISLATURE INTERVENING AND INCREASING OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT OR OUR FUNDING IN SOME WAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, BALANCING THE BUDGET IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO.

WE CAN'T SUSTAIN A DEFICIT BUDGET FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO WE HAVE THOSE THREE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US ON THE REVENUE SIDE, AND THEN WE'LL ROLL RIGHT INTO THE FALL CONTINUING TO LOOK AT COST SAVINGS MEASURES.

WE TALKED A LOT IN THE WORKSHOP ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T WANT TO REDUCE COSTS IN A WAY THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT OPERATIONS BEFORE WE KNEW WHAT THE LEGISLATURE WAS GOING TO DO, AND SO I THINK THE SAME GOES FOR A POTENTIAL SPECIAL SESSION.

WE'VE GOT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE, AND THEN THE LEGISLATURE COMES IN AND CHANGES THINGS.

SO WE'LL BE WATCHING VERY CAREFULLY.

WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME BUDGET WORKSHOPS IN THE FALL DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS.

SO THAT'S THAT PICTURE.

THIS LAST SLIDE IS THE FULL PROPOSED BUDGET.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT YOU'RE ASKED TO VOTE ON JUNE 20TH NEXT WEEK.

SO IT'S THE BUDGET FOR THE THREE MAJOR FUNDS, THE GENERAL FUND, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND BY FUNCTION.

THIS IS KIND OF THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT WE ASK YOU TO VOTE AT, AND THIS IS THE FULL PICTURE OF WHAT YOU WOULD BE VOTING ON.

IN ADDITION TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN, WHICH WE ALSO WENT OVER IN DETAIL AT THE WORKSHOP.

SO I THINK THAT'S THE END.

YEP. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW.

RIGHT AFTER I'M DONE TALKING, AND THEN THE BUDGET ADOPTION IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 20TH.

TAX RATE HEARING AND ADOPTION, LIKE I MENTIONED, WILL BE IN AUGUST, AND THEN ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR PUBLIC WEB PAGE ON THE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY WEB PAGE UNDER BUDGETS.

SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND THEN WE CAN ROLL INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[01:30:04]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS SMITH.

LAST YEAR, DID WE? WE HAD A PROJECTED BUDGET DEFICIT OF ABOUT $10 MILLION.

IS THAT CORRECT? IT WAS I THINK IT'S 22 OR 23 MILLION IS WHAT THE ADOPTED DEFICIT WAS.

OKAY. OKAY.

THANKS. SO I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND I'VE HAD A LITTLE CHANCE TO REFLECT ON SOME OF THIS SINCE OUR WORKSHOP ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, AND SOME ARE QUESTIONS AND SOME ARE, I THINK, PROBABLY MORE GENERAL COMMENTS.

SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ADOPTING A SECOND DEFICIT BUDGET.

I KNOW LAST YEAR IT WAS OUR FIRST TIME AND WE HOPED THAT WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS PLACE AGAIN, AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY NEW AT THAT TIME AND I REMEMBER THINKING, GOSH, I HOPE THIS ISN'T GOING TO BECOME THE NORM, AND I KNOW NONE OF US WANT THAT, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GOING INTO THIS WITH THAT IN MIND.

IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THAT RAINY DAY FUND, BUT THIS ISN'T REALLY A RAINY DAY SITUATION.

IT'S OUR BUDGET, RIGHT? AND SO SO THAT IS A CONCERN OF MINE AND SOMETHING THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON.

ALSO THE TEACHER SALARIES, I APPRECIATE THE INCREASE.

I THINK THAT'S.

YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THAT WAS A TOUGH DECISION.

DO WE DO AN INCREASE OR DO WE NOT, BASED ON THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN WITH THE BUDGET? I THINK THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE IN THAT REGARD, THOUGH, IS THAT FOR MANY TEACHERS.

PERHAPS THE MAJORITY OF THEM.

A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR INCREASE WILL BE TAKEN UP BY THE INCREASE OF THE COST OF THEIR BENEFITS.

SO AT LEAST THEY WON'T BE NEGATIVE, RIGHT, IN MOST CASES, BUT I DO THINK THAT'S A CONCERN , AND AGAIN, I'M SURE THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK DONE AND A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS HAD TO HAVE NOT JUST TEACHERS, BUT ALL STAFF, ALL STAFF WERE PROPOSED FOR AN INCREASE.

SO I DO CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT MUST HAVE BEEN DONE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, THAT TEACHERS AREN'T REALLY GOING TO BE SEEING IN A LOT OF CASES THAT MUCH MORE IN THEIR TAKE HOME PAY.

THE LAST THING THAT I'LL SAY AND THEN I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT DEBT SERVICE, BUT THE LAST THING THAT I'LL SAY ABOUT THE BUDGET IS THE OTHER REASON OR THE OTHER AREA THAT I'M STRUGGLING WITH AS I LOOK AT THESE THINGS AND OBVIOUSLY I HAVE TO DECIDE HOW I VOTE ON THIS BUDGET, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M STRUGGLING WITH IS NOT BEING ABLE TO GET SOME OF THE INFORMATION, AND BY THE WAY, I'VE BEEN PROVIDED A LOT OF INFORMATION.

I THINK I ASKED THE MAJORITY OF THE QUESTIONS, AND I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION.

SO I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR TIME IN PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK WHERE I'M STRUGGLING IS WHERE AT LEAST 1 OR 2 OF THE BUDGET CATEGORIES THAT I ASKED ABOUT, A LITTLE MORE DETAIL WASN'T ABLE TO BE PROVIDED, AND I UNDERSTAND THE REASONS THAT I WAS GIVEN REGARDING WHY THAT INFORMATION COULDN'T BE PROVIDED, BUT WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD IS BEING ASKED TO APPROVE A $700 MILLION BUDGET, IF WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND ALONE, IT JUST CONCERNS ME THAT AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANT EVERY LINE ITEM.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO.

I DON'T WANT THAT, BUT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF BUDGET CATEGORIES THAT I DID WANT TO SEE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD THINK ABOUT THE DETAIL WHEN I GOT IT, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO GET IT, AND SO THAT IS A CONCERN OF MINE AS I PERSONALLY EVALUATE HOW I'M GOING TO APPROACH MY VOTE ON THIS BUDGET.

SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

I CAN STOP THERE IF ANYONE WANTS TO RESPOND.

IF NOT, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT DEBT SERVICE.

JUST FOR JUST FOR CLARIFICATION FOR STAFF'S PART, WERE YOU SAYING THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT TEACHERS TO GET A RAISE SO THE BUDGET DEFICIT IS LOWERED? OR ARE YOU SAYING YOU WANTED A BIGGER BUDGET DEFICIT TO GIVE TEACHERS A RAISE? LIKE WHAT WAS YOUR. NO, NO.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY.

I WANT TEACHERS TO GET A RAISE AND I WANT TO NOT HAVE A DEFICIT BUDGET, AND WE ALL WANT THAT.

OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN I SAY THAT, WE ALL WANT THAT.

THAT WAS WHY I THINK FOR ME, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DEEPER DIVE IN SOME OF THESE OTHER BUDGET CATEGORIES SO THAT I COULD SEE WHAT SOME OF THAT SPENDING LOOKED LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SEE AGAIN, IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY, HEY, YOU'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH HERE OR THERE WITH EACH LINE ITEM BECAUSE THAT'S NOT MY ROLE AS A TRUSTEE , BUT TO JUST SEE LIKE, HOW MUCH DO WE SPEND ON, YOU KNOW, CURRICULUM, SOFTWARE.

HOW MUCH DO WE SPEND ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

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I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT, BUT THAT'S WHERE MY STRUGGLE IS AS I'M EVALUATING THIS PERSONALLY, AND SO I DO WANT TO JUST FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD'S JUST KIND OF AWARENESS, I GUESS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE IS A BREAKDOWN OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT, AND I MENTIONED TO YOU GUYS IN BACK IN FEBRUARY AND THEN MAYBE WE TALKED ABOUT IT AGAIN AT THE AT THE WORKSHOP. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING A NEW BUDGETING TOOL THAT WILL, IT'S A TOOL CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE PRIORITIES BASED BUDGETING LIKE WE DO.

ONE OF THE STRUGGLES THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE WE IMPLEMENTED PRIORITIES BASED BUDGETING YEARS AGO WAS THAT WE DON'T OUR SYSTEM DOESN'T ALLOW US TO CATEGORIZE BUDGETS BASED ON THE WHAT WHAT WE'LL CALL PROGRAMS OR SERVICES THAT WE OFFER.

IT'S A LINE ITEM BUDGET BASED ON TEA'S PRESCRIBED BUDGET CODES, AND SO THIS TOOL ALLOWS US TO ORGANIZE OUR BUDGETING AND OUR SPENDING BASED ON THOSE THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS BY ALLOCATING COSTS.

WHEN WE SAY, YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE SPEND 15% OF THEIR YEAR DOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR VARIOUS PEOPLE, AND SO IT'LL HELP ALLOCATE PORTIONS OF THEIR SALARY, IT HELPS ALLOCATE PORTIONS OF THE BUDGET.

WE CAN MANIPULATE BUDGETED COSTS BASED ON THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

WE I REALLY HOPED THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS BUDGET USING THAT TOOL, BUT LIKE WITH ANY NEW SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION, SOMETIMES THERE ARE KINKS AND IT IT WE HAVE A FEW MORE TO WORK OUT BEFORE I CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY THAT'S REPORTING.

SO I DO EXPECT THAT IN THE FALL WE'LL BE ABLE TO START PRESENTING BUDGET UPDATES USING THAT TOOL AND SOME OF THOSE BREAKDOWNS.

SO I DID JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT AT THIS POINT TO GO BACK AND HAVE EVERYBODY KIND OF COMB THROUGH AND FIGURE THAT OUT MATHEMATICALLY ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT THE USE OF OF A TOOL LIKE THAT.

SO YEAH, I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING ON THAT PIECE.

OKAY. SO JUST A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS.

AGAIN, RELATED TO THE DEBT SERVICE.

SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD MUCH OF AN EXPLANATION ON THE DEBT SERVICE, AT LEAST NOT THAT I'M RECALLING RIGHT NOW, BUT I LOOK AT THAT LINE ITEM ON THE SLIDE, WHICH WAS, I THINK, A SLIDE BACK.

YES, RIGHT THERE.

SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN JUST VERY HIGH LEVEL HOW THAT WORKS AND WHAT OUR STRATEGY IS AROUND MANAGING THAT? BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT NUMBER, IT LOOKS VERY LARGE BUT I THINK AND I DID GET A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AND I CERTAINLY WASN'T ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND ENOUGH OF WHAT THAT $176 MILLION IS FOR AND WHAT WE DO WITH THAT AND WHAT OUR STRATEGY IS AROUND MANAGING OUR DEBT.

SURE. IN GENERAL. SURE.

SO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THERE IS THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS REQUIRED TO BE MADE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR FOR DEBT SERVICE.

WE BUDGET BASED ON A CALENDAR YEAR INSTEAD OF A FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE 100% OF DEBT SERVICE IS PAID WITH PROPERTY TAXES.

SO PROPERTY TAXES, WE DON'T START GETTING REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES UNTIL DECEMBER.

SO OUR BUDGET IS BASED ON PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS THAT ARE DUE BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2024 AND GOING THROUGH FOR THAT CALENDAR YEAR . IT'S PURELY A FACTOR OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THE BONDS THAT WE HAVE ISSUED OVER TIME, AND THEN HOW WE MANAGE THAT REVENUE WISE IS WE ARE REQUIRED TO SET A TAX RATE SUFFICIENT TO A DEBT PORTION OF OUR TAX RATE, SUFFICIENT TO PAY OFF WHATEVER BONDS WE HAVE OUTSTANDING, WHATEVER PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST IS COMING DUE.

SO THERE IS A TRUTH IN TAXATION CALCULATION THAT THE TAX OFFICE DOES FOR US BASED ON HOW PRELIMINARY ASSESSED VALUES IN THE DISTRICT AND HOW MUCH TAX RATE IT WOULD REQUIRE FOR US TO PAY THAT DEBT OFF.

WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE IN FRISCO TO BE PART OF A TIRZ ZONE.

TIRZ IS TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

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TAXES FROM THAT AREA ARE PUT INTO A FUND THAT WE USE WITH THE CITY TO PAY FOR PARTNERSHIP TYPE THINGS, AND THEN ALSO ANYTHING THAT IS COLLECTED FROM THE FISDS PORTION OF THE TAX RATE THAT'S COLLECTED IN THAT AREA, THAT'S NOT USED TOWARDS PARTNERSHIPS COMES BACK TO US AND WE CAN USE THAT FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THAT ARE EITHER WITHIN OR DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THAT ZONE.

SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE FOR YEARS TO UTILIZE SOME OF THAT TAX REVENUE COMING BACK TO US TO HELP MAKE DEBT PAYMENTS ON THE NEW SCHOOLS THAT WE BUILD AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND REALLY THAT THE GROWTH IN THAT AREA ALONE, THE PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH IN THAT AREA, HAS HELPED US KEEP THE DEBT TAX RATE AT $0.27.

MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE GROWING LIKE THIS ARE MAXED OUT AT $0.50.

SO THAT'S THE HIGHEST YOU CAN GO ON A DEBT TAX RATE.

YOU CAN'T ISSUE DEBT IF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SET A TAX RATE THAT'S ABOVE $0.50.

SO MOST DISTRICTS THAT ARE FAST GROWING LIKE US WOULD HAVE A DEBT TAX RATE OF $0.50 SO THAT YOU CAN PAY OFF THE DEBT THAT YOU'RE ISSUING TO BUILD THESE NEW SCHOOLS AND THINGS.

WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT OURS IS $0.27 AND HAS BEEN SINCE 2018 WHEN WE HAD OUR LAST BOND PROGRAM, AND THAT'S LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE TIRZ REVENUE.

SO THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR, VALUES HAVE GROWN SO MUCH THAT WE EXPECT WE CAN MAINTAIN THE 27 CENT DEBT TAX RATE AND RELY A LITTLE BIT LESS ON THE TIRZ ZONE, WHICH THEN MAKES GIVES US SOME FLEXIBILITY TO USE THAT TIRZ MONEY FOR, FOR OTHER PURPOSES BESIDES DEBT PAYMENT.

THEY HAVE TO BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

THAT MONEY HAS TO BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, BUT IT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO USE IT TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY COST OVERAGES FROM THE 2018 PROGRAM BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION PRICE INFLATION OR OTHER THINGS RELATED TO THAT.

SO THAT'S HOW WE MANAGE DEBT SERVICE IN A NUTSHELL.

THANK YOU, AND SOME OF THAT SOUNDS FAMILIAR, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING IT IN CONTEXT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST ANSWERED THIS AS IT RELATES TO TAX RATE, BUT I'M NOT TOTALLY SURE.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK IT ANYWAYS.

IS THERE A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT WE CAN.

HAVE SET BY THE STATE OR IS IT JUST RELATED TO THE TAX RATE? THAT IS, YOU CAN'T GO OVER THAT.

WE CANNOT ISSUE NEW DEBT IF WE CAN'T PAY IT OFF WITH A 50 CENT DEBT TAX RATE.

THERE'S ALSO A METRIC THAT'S USED CALLED THE NOW I'M DRAWING A BLANK.

THE LEGAL DEBT MARGIN.

THAT'S PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.

IT'S JUST A METRIC THAT'S USED TO KIND OF CALCULATE WHETHER OR NOT, AS AN ORGANIZATION, YOU HAVE TAKEN ON TOO MUCH DEBT, AND SO THAT'S ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF OUR FINANCIAL REPORT, AND WE ARE WELL, WELL UNDER OUR DEBT CAPACITY, AND SO I HAD A SLIDE.

I CAN'T PULL IT UP ON THIS SCREEN, BUT I HAD A SLIDE IN THE WORKSHOP THAT SHOWED OUR CAPACITY FOR ISSUING NEW DEBT IF WE WERE TO GO ALL THE WAY UP TO $0.50.

SO YOU CAN OH, SORRY, YOU COULD SEE WE ALMOST DOUBLE OUR CAPACITY IF WE FOR HOW MUCH DEBT WE COULD TAKE ON IF WE WERE TO GO UP TO $0.50. WE ALSO CAN'T ISSUE DEBT BEYOND WHAT IS AUTHORIZED BY VOTERS IN A BOND PROGRAM.

SO WE CAN'T WE CAN'T ISSUE MORE DEBT THAN THE VOTERS HAVE AUTHORIZED.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING, AND I'M FAMOUS IN MEETINGS FOR REPEATING SMART THINGS THAT KIMBERLY SAYS, BUT WHAT SHE JUST EXPLAINED IS WHY WE HAVE THE LOWEST TAX RATE IN THE AREA. I MEAN, OUTSIDE, WE'RE ABOUT TIED WITH PLANO, AND PLANO HASN'T BEEN FAST GROWTH FOR 20 YEARS, BUT OUTSIDE OF US BEING ABOUT TIED WITH PLANO, EVERYTHING SHE JUST TALKED ABOUT IS WHY WE HAVE SUCH A LOW TAX RATE HERE IN FRISCO ISD.

BOARD, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET? AND WE'LL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, AS WELL AS A SECONDARY MEETING WHERE WE'LL ACTUALLY VOTE ON THIS BUDGET HERE IN A WEEK OR TWO. SO WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO PICK KIM'S BRAIN.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY.[INAUDIBLE].

IT'S OKAY. NOT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

NOT FOR THE PUBLIC. NO, NOT ON THE BUDGET.

WE'RE GOOD. WELL, JUST SOME GENERAL THOUGHTS ON WHERE WE'RE AT AND IN RELATION TO THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE EARLIER AND SOME OF THE ANSWERS THAT WE GOT. SO THE DEFICIT COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE BEING ABLE TO OFFER IN TEACHER PAY IS A TUG OF WAR,

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I CONTINUE TO READ ARTICLES.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE THAT ARE ADOPTING DEFICIT BUDGETS.

I THINK THERE ARE MORE AND MORE OF THEM THAT ARE DOING IT, AND I CAN ONLY SPECULATE AS TO HOW LONG THAT WILL GO ON BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

THEY CLEARLY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AT THIS POINT, AND FOR REASONS THAT I COULD SPECULATE.

WE DON'T HAVE IT YET.

I THINK PARENTS, IT'S NOT AN ALARM THAT I WOULD SOUND AT THIS POINT, BUT I THINK PARENTS NEED TO PAY ATTENTION FROM THE POINT THAT WE'RE AT NOW BECAUSE.

WE CAN'T GO TOO MUCH FURTHER WITH DEFICIT DEFICIT BUDGETS BEFORE.

THE RATE OF TEACHER PAY INCREASES STARTS TO AFFECT ATTRITION IN A GREATER WAY.

TO THE EXTENT THAT CLASS SIZES MAY HAVE TO GET LARGER AS A MEANS OF CONTROLLING BUDGET DEFICITS, AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO RETAIN TEACHERS.

WE COULD PAY THEM MORE.

WE COULD GIVE THEM FEWER STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOM, OR WE COULD HIRE SUPPORT STAFF TO TAKE THE LOAD OFF.

ALL THREE OF THOSE THINGS COST MONEY, AND IF YOU THINK THAT THE TEACHERS NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF MORE, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME FROM LEGISLATIVE CHANGE.

SO I WOULD START PAYING ATTENTION.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, EVEN IF YOU THINK EVERYTHING'S GOOD AND YOUR KID'S CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THE TIME TO ADDRESS THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF INFLATION IS UPON US AND WE HAVE TO ADOPT A BUDGET IN A WEEK, BUT WE WON'T HAVE ANSWERS FROM THE LEGISLATURE UNTIL MUCH LATER THIS YEAR.

SO THAT'S THAT PIECE.

MANAGING OUR DEBT. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK THAT THE WHATEVER MEETING IT WAS WHERE WE HAD BRIAN GRUBBS OUT, AND HE GAVE US THE UPDATE THERE.

THAT'S A GREAT ONE TO GO BACK AND REFER TO OR WATCH.

WHERE HE TALKS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF DEBT SERVICE IN FISD, THE REFUNDINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AND THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INTEREST SAVINGS THAT HAVE COME AS A RESULT OF THOSE.

I MEAN, IT'S VERY EDUCATIONAL.

I'M GLAD THAT HE BRINGS IT UP EVERY TIME THAT HE COMES TO PRESENT.

SO IT'S WORTH I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT MEETING THAT WAS, BUT WORTH GOING BACK TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR THIS TONIGHT.

THANKS. I KNOW I MENTIONED THIS DURING OUR WORKSHOP, BUT I THINK WITH.

THE COMPARISON BETWEEN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR NEIGHBORS AND WHAT THEY ARE ADOPTING FOR DEFICIT BUDGETS BUT CONTRIBUTING TO TEACHER PAY.

I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE THINGS THAT OUR TEACHERS RECEIVE SO THAT IT CAN HELP GIVE US.

SOME RELIEF AS TO WHY WHAT WE'RE DOING VERSUS WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE DOING.

WE ARE DEFINITELY WORKING ON THAT.

WE'VE PUT AS MUCH OF IT ONLINE AS WE CAN, BUT I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO QUANTIFY THE COST OF SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

THE COST OF SOME OF THOSE BENEFITS.

SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

I DO ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL FUTURE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE DID TALK ABOUT DURING THE WORKSHOP IS IF AND WHEN THE STATE COMES THROUGH WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THE FIRST THING THAT WE WILL LOOK AT IS SOME ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.

WE DON'T HAVE A KIND OF A PLAN B TO COMMUNICATE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF STRINGS MIGHT BE ATTACHED TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET WHATEVER REQUIREMENTS ARE PLACED ON US WHEN ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PROVIDED BUT THAT WILL BE THE ABSOLUTE FIRST THING THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN AND IF WE GET ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE STATE.

WELL, AND I THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT AS WELL.

I MEAN, WE ARE ALWAYS ABLE TO AMEND OUR BUDGET.

WE'RE ALWAYS ABLE TO DO THAT.

WE'RE NOT LIMITED. WE COULD DO IT EVERY MONTH NEXT YEAR IF WE NEED TO.

SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HEARING THE SAME CONCERN THAT YOU ALL HAVE.

WE ALL HAVE THE SAME CONCERN.

WE WANT TO PUT AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CAN IN THE POCKETS OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF.

WE WANT TO ADOPT A BUDGET.

WE WOULD LOVE TO ADOPT A SURPLUS BUDGET.

THOSE WERE FUN YEARS, BUT IT'S JUST NOT OUR REALITY RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE WAITING ON THE BULK OF THE FUNDING THAT COMES OUR WAY.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

WE ALSO DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT ARE PASSED THAT WILL THEN BE REQUIRED TO SPEND MORE OF OUR FUND BALANCE TO, YOU KNOW, TO COUNTERBALANCE WHAT THOSE. WELL, I'M CHOOSING MY WORDS VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO BE KIND TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, BUT IT IS A FRUSTRATING POSITION TO SIT IN,

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SO WE'RE IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION RIGHT NOW AND I WISH WE HAD ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT THAT MAY NOT COME FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT A SPECIAL SESSION BEFORE THE FALL WILL BE SUBSTANTIVE FOR SCHOOL FINANCE AND FUNDING REFORM.

I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT UNTIL SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER, AND AS A SCHOOL BOARD, WE ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT SOME TYPE OF BUDGET SO THAT OUR 9000 STAFF MEMBERS CAN BE PAID IN JULY.

BECAUSE IF WE DON'T ADOPT A BUDGET, THEN THERE IS NO MECHANISM BY WHICH OUR 9000 EMPLOYEES CAN RECEIVE A PAYCHECK, AND SO IT IS A DIRE SITUATION THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN.

I KNOW THAT IT IS ALWAYS A VERY THOUGHT, THOUGHTFUL AND THOUGHT PROVOKING PROCESS AS WE GO THROUGH OUR BUDGETING, BUT ESPECIALLY HAVING SO MANY VARIABLES THAT ARE YET TO BE DETERMINED. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN SO THAT WE CAN RETAIN THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF EDUCATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS SO THAT OUR KIDS HAVE CLASSROOMS AND CAMPUSES THAT ARE FULL OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN AUGUST WHEN SCHOOL STARTS.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL SO MUCH.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE LEAST FUN BUDGET TO HAVE TO PRESENT TO THIS BOARD.

I KNOW IT KEEPS KIM UP AT NIGHT.

I KNOW IT KEEPS ALL OF US UP AT NIGHT, BUT I DO THINK THAT IT HAS BEEN A TRUE BALANCING ACT, AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THIS BUDGET NOT BEING THERE ARE DISTRICTS THAT ARE ADOPTING TWICE AND THREE TIMES THIS THIS DEFICIT, AND I CAN'T IN GOOD FAITH IMAGINE VOTING ON A BUDGET THAT WOULD BE 2 OR 3 TIMES HIGHER THAN WHAT'S ALREADY BEING PRESENTED.

THEN OUR RAINY DAY FUND IS I MEAN, WE ARE REALLY SKATING ON THIN ICE, AND I APPRECIATE HOW CONSERVATIVE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN IN THIS PRESENTATION, SO IT IS STRESSFUL, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

SO THANK YOU.

BOARD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO GET TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE READY TO VOTE ON THIS BUDGET HERE IN ABOUT A WEEK.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 12 COMMUNICATIONS TO AND FROM THE BOARD, INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THIS EVENING AND SO, MISS DAVIS, IF YOU WILL, KICK US OFF AND THEN WE WILL GET GOING.

JEEZ, I MISS DEBBIE.

WE NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION OF OUR AGENDA.

THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS THIS EVENING, WHICH ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE OPEN

[12. Communication to and from the Board including public comments]

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE INFORMATION SHARED IN PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE INFORMATION SHARED BY THE PRESENTER AND SOLELY PROVIDES THE OPINION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER, NOT THE DISTRICT.

DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ONLY, NOT OTHER ATTENDEES, AND ONLY MADE ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED UPON TO SPEAK. TO ENSURE THAT ALL SPEAKERS ARE TREATED EQUALLY AND HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME, THE PODIUM MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TIME FOR EVERY SPEAKER.

PLEASE KEEP ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO DISTRICT BUSINESS AND GOVERNANCE.

IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN RELATED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT OR A SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU SHOULD UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICIES DGBA(LOCAL), FNG(LOCAL) AND GF(LOCAL).

EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE ARE FIVE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SAME TOPIC, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY POSTED ON THE AGENDA.

IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN ITEM NOT ON THIS MEETING'S AGENDA, PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING ON DECEMBER--I'M SORRY, NOT DECEMBER--ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023.

THE FIRST PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION IS STAKEHOLDER TESTIMONY WHEN THE BOARD WILL HEAR FROM PARENTS OF FRISCO ISD STUDENTS, FRISCO ISD EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS

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ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A FULL NAME AND HOME ADDRESS WHEN SIGNING UP TO SPEAK.

IF WE ARE UNABLE TO VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS AS A STAKEHOLDER BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE CALLED UPON TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY. EACH STAKEHOLDER SHALL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.

STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

THE NEXT PORTION.

IS THAT IT? YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AUDREY MCGINNIS.

I JUST WANTED TO COME IN TONIGHT, AND YOU ALL HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY VOTED ON IT, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S A POLICY ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT THAT YOU ALL WILL BE LOOKING AT, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TOGETHER AS A COMPLETE BOARD AND HOPEFULLY PASSING THE COMMON SENSE ADDITION TO YOUR POLICY REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF STUDENTS AND WHILE IT DID NOT COME IN TIME TO PROTECT MY OWN CHILDREN, I AM GRATEFUL THAT IT'S GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE.

I WOULD LIKE ALSO TO THANK MRS ARCHAMBAULT, MS. ELAD AND MR. LOWE FOR REACHING OUT TO ME DURING THE PROCESS DURING THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

YOUR COMPASSION IS APPRECIATED AND WHILE I DID NOT HEAR FROM THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS OR THE SUPERINTENDENT, I DO GREATLY APPRECIATE THE THREE OF YOU REACHING OUT ON SUCH A SENSITIVE TOPIC.

AS THIS IS PASSED, I DO WANT TO, HOWEVER, CHALLENGE YOU ALL, BECAUSE WHEN THE SITUATION COMES AROUND AND SADLY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, IT PROBABLY WILL.

MY HOPE IS THAT THIS BOARD AND OTHER DISTRICT LEADERS WILL HAVE THE COURAGE TO ENFORCE IT.

WE WERE WARNED THAT CURRENT CODE OF CONDUCT WOULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED WHEN OUR FAMILY FACED OUR SITUATION, BUT WE WERE TRULY SHOCKED WHEN A LACK OF ACTION WAS EXHIBITED.

OUR STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER, AND UNTIL TRUE CONSEQUENCES ARE FELT FOR UNACCEPTABLE AND OFTENTIMES ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR, IT SADLY IS GOING TO CONTINUE.

I WAS ENCOURAGED TO SEE YOUR RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU PUT UP ON THE SCREEN TONIGHT FOR DISTRICT PRIORITIES TO BE PUT IN PLACE, WHICH INCLUDES BEHAVIOR ISSUES, AND I SINCERELY WILL BE PRAYING THAT THE SEVEN OF YOU WILL COME FORWARD AND AS THIS GOES FORWARD, THAT YOU WILL MOVE TOGETHER IN COURAGE AND IN WISDOM TO HOLD OUR CHILDREN ACCOUNTABLE, BECAUSE IF THEY'RE NOT IN THE SCHOOLS HELD ACCOUNTABLE, IT WILL CONTINUE.

THANK YOU.

BOARD WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEM 13A CONSIDER AN ACT ON REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SO EVERY YEAR WE DO A REORGANIZATION OF OUR BOARD OFFICERS, AND SO WE WILL WE WILL DO THAT AHEAD OF OUR 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KICK THAT OFF BY MAKING A NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT OF MS. DYNETTE DAVIS. SECOND.

[13.A. Consider and act on the reorganization of the Board of Trustees]

SECOND BY MR. CLASSE. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ONE. YES.

I SAW YOU RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES. FIVE ONE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS DAVIS FOR BEING THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES , AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO SWITCH SEATS.

THANK YOU, RENE, FOR THE RECOMMENDATION AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN NOMINATING AND ELECTING ME PRESIDENT OF OUR CURRENT BOARD, AND NOW BOARD, WE NEED A MOTION TO NOMINATE THE FOLLOWING ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

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SECOND. WE RECEIVED A FIRST, AND SECOND FOR GOPAL PONANGI AS VICE PRESIDENT OF FRISCO ISD SCHOOL BOARD.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED, AND SIX ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. PONANGI, ON YOUR VICE PRESIDENT ROLE, AND NOW BOARD, WE WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO NOMINATE THE BOARD SECRETARY TO THE ELECTED OFFICERS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

I MOVE TO NOMINATE RENE ARCHAMBAULT AS SECRETARY OF THE BOARD.

SECOND. BOARD, WE HAVE RECEIVED A FIRST AND SECOND FOR RENE ARCHAMBAULT AS BOARD SECRETARY.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. FIVE ONE.

CONGRATULATIONS, MS. ARCHAMBAULT, AND NOW BOARD WE WILL CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 8TH REGULAR MEETING, MAY 17TH, SPECIAL CANVASS MEETING, MAY 25TH, SPECIAL MEETING AND MAY 30TH SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING BEFORE MOTIONS MADE.

I DID NOTICE THAT ON THE MAY 30TH MEETING MINUTES IT SAID THAT THERE WERE SIX TRUSTEES PRESENT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THERE WERE FIVE.

SO I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED.

[13.B. Consider and act on approval of minutes from May 8 regular meeting, May 17 special canvass meeting, May 25 special meeting, and May 30 special workshop meeting]

I WAS ALSO GOING TO ASK THAT THEY BE SEPARATED OUT.

I WAS NOT PRESENT FOR ANY OF THEM OTHER THAN THE MAY 30TH, AND SO IF WE COULD HAVE TWO VOTES, ONE ON THE MEETINGS IN ADVANCE OF MAY 30TH AND ONE IN WHICH I'LL ABSTAIN FROM AND THEN A VOTE ON THE 30TH, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THOSE MOTIONS.

I MOVE TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM MAY 8TH REGULAR MEETING MAY 17TH SPECIAL CANVASS MEETING AND MAY 25TH SPECIAL MEETING.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

WE RECEIVED A FIRST AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? SIX ZERO, AND WE NEED A MOTION FOR THE MAY 30TH SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING.

MOVE TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 30TH SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE MINUTES STATING THAT THERE WERE ONLY FIVE TRUSTEES PRESENT.

I'VE A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE ELAD.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? SIX ZERO, AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO C, CONSIDER AND ACT ON THE NOMINATION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGION TEN POSITION E.

BOARD, I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO NOMINATE JOHN CLASSE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGION TEN POSITION E POSITION.

SEEMS REDUNDANT.

THAT SOUNDED WEIRD. SECOND.

BOARD, WE HAVE A FIRST FROM RENE ARCHAMBAULT SECOND FROM DYNETTE DAVIS.

[13.C. Consider and act on the nomination for TASB Board of Directors, Region 10, Position E]

I JUST SAY BRIEFLY, MISS GILLESPIE BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION.

SINCE SHE IS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD NOW, SHE'S FILLED THIS SPOT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND ASKED ME IF I WOULD CONSIDER DOING IT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR AND I'M REALLY HONORED TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT.

SO I'M GLAD TO DO IT, AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALLOWING ME THE CHANCE.

ALL RIGHT, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM D, CONSIDER AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN.

MR. GROOVER. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES HERE.

EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND CONDUCT A RISK ASSESSMENT, UTILIZING A RISK BASED METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF THE DISTRICT TO BE

[13.D. Consider and act on approval of the fiscal year 2024 Internal Audit Plan]

WE'VE GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

THIS SLIDE JUST SHOWS YOU THE METHODS OR THE ITEMS THAT WE WENT THROUGH TO GET FROM A ALMOST TO Z.

SO IN EARLY APRIL, WE REVIEWED AUDITABLE AREAS AND RISK RATINGS.

[02:05:02]

WE MET THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, MET, AND WE REVIEWED THE DETAIL ITEMS THAT ARE IN YOUR MATERIALS TONIGHT.

AUDIT COMMITTEE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE PROPOSED PLAN, AND SO NOW WE'RE AT THE YELLOW DOT TONIGHT FOR APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 24 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN.

SO WITH THAT, I GIVE IT TO YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

THANK YOU. BOARD, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

THANK YOU, MR. GROOVER. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN AS PRESENTED.

MOTION MADE BY MR. CLASSE, SECOND BY MISS ELAD.

ALL IN FAVOR? SIX ZERO.

BOARD, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM E, CONSIDER AND ACT ON BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2022-23 BUDGET. BOARD, I LOOK FOR A MOTION? I HAVE A QUICK EXPLANATION, IF THAT'S OKAY.

YES. THIS IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND.

TYPICALLY, WHEN WE BRING YOU THESE, THEY'RE FOR OUR GENERAL FUND.

YOU MAY REMEMBER WE REFUNDED SOME BONDS, SOME OUTSTANDING DEBT IN MAY, AND IN ORDER TO CLOSE ON THOSE, WE NEED TO SUBMIT AN ADDITIONAL

[13.E. Consider and act on budget transfers and amendments for 2022-2023 budget]

SO THIS AMENDMENT IS SPECIFICALLY TO ALLOW US TO PAY THAT INTEREST PAYMENT.

WE WILL HAVE OUR FINAL YEAR END AMENDMENT FOR THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AT THE JUNE 20TH MEETING.

THANK YOU. BOARD, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2022-2023 BUDGET AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT SECOND BY MR. CLASSE. ALL IN FAVOR? SIX ZERO. BOARD, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM F, CONSIDER AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF BOARD POLICY FDB(LOCAL). MR. STOCKTON? YES.

THANK YOU. BOARD.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS POLICY PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU VOTE ON IT.

SO CURRENTLY, STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WHEN WE HAVE A VICTIM OF BULLYING OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, WHO IS ASSIGNED TO THE SAME CAMPUS

[13.F. Consider and act on approval of the amendment of Board Policy FDB(LOCAL)]

THIS IS AFTER ANY PLACEMENT AT OUR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM, OR ANY EXPULSION, BECAUSE AS A REMINDER, WE USE THE TERM EXPULSION, BUT EVEN EXPULSION IS TEMPORARY UNDER STATE LAW, WE HAVE A MAXIMUM LIMIT OF HOW LONG PEOPLE CAN BE PUT INTO DAEP OR EXPELLED.

SO AFTER THEY'RE BACK AND WOULD BE THEORETICALLY COMING BACK TO THE SAME CAMPUS AS THE VICTIM CAN ACTUALLY REQUEST THAT THEY BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER CAMPUS.

THAT'S STATE LAW CURRENTLY.

WE DO NOT HAVE IN STATE LAW AND WE HAVE NOT HAD IN OUR POLICY THE ABILITY FOR THAT SAME TRANSFER TO OCCUR IF THE VICTIM IS NO LONGER ENROLLED AT THAT CAMPUS, BUT THEIR SIBLING IS, AND THIS IS NOT A SITUATION THAT HAS COME UP FREQUENTLY BECAUSE USUALLY IF WE HAVE A SIBLING, THE VICTIM IS ALSO STILL ENROLLED, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE WE'VE HAD A VICTIM WHO IS NO LONGER ENROLLED AND THE SIBLING IS AND OBVIOUSLY FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BULLYING AND CERTAINLY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPACTING THE ENTIRE FAMILY, AND SO THIS POLICY PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT WOULD ALLOW US TO TRANSFER THE PERPETRATOR OF BULLYING OR SEXUAL ASSAULT IF THE VICTIM IS ASSIGNED TO THE I'M SORRY IF THE VICTIM'S SIBLING IS ASSIGNED TO THE CAMPUS, EVEN IF THE VICTIM IS NO LONGER ENROLLED IN THAT CAMPUS.

SO THAT'S THE POLICY RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU ALL ON THIS THIS POLICY AMENDMENT, AND, DANNY, THIS ALLOWS FOR THE DISTRICT TO MAKE THAT TRANSFER DECISION WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL, CORRECT? CORRECT. THE WAY THE POLICY IS WORDED, IT SAYS THE BOARD MAY TRANSFER, BUT YOU ALL HAVE GENERALLY DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE AND APPROVE TRANSFERS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, AND THEN APPEALS WOULD COME BACK TO YOU ALL, BUT THAT TRANSFER COULD OCCUR WITHOUT COMING TO THE BOARD, CORRECT.

I THINK THAT THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT POLICY AMENDMENT THAT I WOULD NOT WANT IT TO BE CONTINGENT UPON WHO'S SITTING IN THESE SEVEN SEATS.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THATTHAT AUTHORITY WAS DELEGATED APPROPRIATELY.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. STOCKTON.

BOARD, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I WANTED TO JUST COMMENT ON HOW FAST AND EFFICIENT THE ADMINISTRATION WORKED TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED WHEN THEY REALIZED IT WAS A

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ANTICIPATED SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEING A PROBLEM, BUT I WAS REALLY PLEASED WITH HOW EVERYONE CAME ALONG.

ON ONE ACCORD, GOT IT DONE, AND WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THIS POLICY, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WELL.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT AND THANK MS. MILLER, BECAUSE I KNOW HER TEAM HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THIS WHOLE SITUATION AS WELL AS YOU, MR. STOCKTON, FOR GETTING THIS DONE SO QUICKLY FOR THE BOARD, BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK MS. MCGINNIS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

IT TOOK A LOT OF BRAVERY AND COURAGE FOR YOU TO COME SPEAK AND ADVOCATE SO HARD FOR THE KIDS IN OUR DISTRICT.

THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO BOARD POLICY FDB (LOCAL) AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY STEPHANIE ELAD, SECOND BY MRS ARCHAMBAULT AND MR. LOWE. ALL IN FAVOR? SIX ZERO. THANK YOU.

BOARD, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM G.

CONSIDER AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FRISCO ISD LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN.

MR. STOCKTON.

YES. SO BOARD TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO OUR LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

IN 2017, THE STATE CREATED THE CONCEPT OF DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION, WHICH ALLOWS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPT OURSELVES OUT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION

[13.G. Consider and act on approval of proposed amendments to the Frisco ISD Local Innovation Plan]

THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO EXEMPT OURSELVES FROM, BUT OTHER THINGS WE ARE.

THERE'S A PROCESS BY WHICH WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT.

YOU ALL HAVE TO RENEW OUR DESIGNATION AS A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION EVERY FIVE YEARS.

Y'ALL DID THAT LAST JANUARY, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT LEVEL PLANNING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT HAS TO REVIEW ALL OF THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, AND THEY HAVE TO VOTE TO APPROVE THEM BEFORE THEY COME TO YOU ALL.

THESE HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND THEN Y'ALL CONSIDER THEM AND APPROVE THEM, AND IF YOU APPROVE THEM, THEY GET ADDED TO OUR PLAN AND THEY BECOME THINGS THAT WE ARE EXEMPT FROM. SO I HAVE TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FOR YOU ALL THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE DAC IN APRIL.

BOTH ARE ACTUALLY RELATED TO HOW OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROCESS WORKS, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO KIND OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT YOU ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT SO MUCH RECENTLY AND THEN ALSO TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE DAC.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE PROCESS FOR HOW WE PUT STAFF ON THE DAC.

SO THIS DOES NOT IMPACT HOW WE PUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE DAC, JUST STAFF.

SO CURRENTLY TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, SECTION 11.251E REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE TO NOMINATE AND THEN ELECT CAMPUS BASED STAFF OR TEACHING STAFF AND OTHER STAFF TO BE ON THE DISTRICT LEVEL PLANNING COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE 125 STAFF SPOTS ON OUR DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAD FEWER THAN THAT NUMBER APPLY TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE. SO WE HAD AN ELECTION FOR THIS CURRENT COMMITTEE WHERE WE ELECTED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EVERY CAMPUS AND THEN EVERYBODY ELSE ALSO GOT PUT ON TO FILL ALL OF THE OTHER SPOTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE.

SO ESSENTIALLY THE ELECTION WAS JUST KIND OF NOT PARTICULARLY USEFUL BECAUSE WE PUT EVERYBODY ON THERE.

SO WE HAVE SUCH A LARGE COMMITTEE.

WE'VE DECIDED TO DO THIS WITH SUCH A LARGE GROUP THAT WE REALLY DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION PROCESS.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH FOR ALL OF OUR OTHER COMMITTEES.

THAT APPLIES TO STAFF AND THAT'S WHERE THEY APPLY VIA THE DISTRICT COMMON APPLICATION, AND THEN THE FACILITATORS OF THE DAC WILL GO THROUGH AND SELECT AND AGAIN, WE HAVE 125 SLOTS. SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE'RE ASKING CAMPUSES TO SUGGEST PEOPLE TO HELP FILL SOME OF THOSE SPOTS TO MAKE SURE WE GET ENOUGH, BECAUSE IT IS A TIME COMMITMENT.

IT'S NOT FOR ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN ON ONE OF THESE COMMITTEES, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP SOME TIME AND WORK ON THIS AND WE DO A LOT OF IMPORTANT WORK.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS RELATED TO THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND MS. SMITH WAS REFERENCING THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT YOU ALL ADOPT LATER THIS FALL.

YOU ALL ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE ON THOSE EVERY YEAR, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

RIGHT NOW, THE CONTENT OF THOSE PLANS IS EXTREMELY THEY'RE PRESCRIBED QUITE A BIT BY THE STATE BY STATUTE, AND THEY'RE REALLY BASED ON KIND OF STATEWIDE GOALS.

LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION IN IS ABOUT DROPOUT PREVENTION, WHICH IS A STATEWIDE GOAL.

WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGED IN DROPOUT PREVENTION AS WELL, BUT IT'S NOT AS HIGH ON OUR PRIORITY LIST GIVEN OUR COMMUNITY AS AS IT MIGHT BE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE OR IN ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR THE STATE AS A WHOLE, AND SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE ALIGNED TO THIS NEW STRATEGIC CHANGE PROCESS THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH, ALIGNED TO OUR FRAMEWORK, ALIGNED TO HOW WE'RE MOVING THROUGH THESE CAMPUS NEEDS

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SO THAT'S A REALLY MEANINGFUL DOCUMENT THAT ACTUALLY IS TARGETED TO THE NEEDS OF OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR DISTRICT SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY REALLY UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE DOING, SO THAT YOU ALL FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A USEFUL DOCUMENT THAT YOU'RE VOTING ON EVERY YEAR ABOUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE AS A DISTRICT, NOT JUST A CHECKBOX FOR WHAT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE. SO THAT'S THE SECOND AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT TO EXEMPT OURSELVES FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE SPECIFIC, WHAT SPECIFICALLY HAS TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THOSE PLANS.

I DID JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THE COMMITTEE VOTES WERE.

SO AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WAS APPROVED BY A VOTE OF 105 TO 4, AND AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WAS APPROVED BY A VOTE OF 107 TO 2.

SO OVERWHELMINGLY, THE CAC APPROVED THOSE IN THEIR APRIL MEETING, AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

OH, I'M SORRY. YOU WANT TO GO? OKAY. JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

SO WITH THIS NEW FORMAT, I GUESS, WILL THE TEA GRADE THAT THEY ASSIGN TO OUR SCHOOLS, WILL THAT BE INCLUDED OR WILL THAT NOT BE IN THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS? YES, I'M NOT SURE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

KIM? THE GRADE THAT THEY ASSIGN IS AN ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.

SO THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS OUR PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT, WHICH IS SEPARATE THAN THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING THAT THEY GIVE US.

SO WHEN WE TALKED AT THE WORKSHOP, WE TALKED ABOUT AN ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT THAT WE'LL BE PUBLISHING, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THIS DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT DANNY IS TALKING ABOUT AND THE TAPR IS ALSO A SEPARATE REPORT WHICH HAS ALL OF THAT ACCOUNTABILITY INFORMATION THAT YOU ALL GET; THAT IS NOT THE SAME THING AS THIS EITHER.

OKAY. SO WE CAN'T EXEMPT OURSELVES OUT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

OKAY. WELL, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT MAY BE COMING.

I KNOW WE ADDRESSED THAT IN A RECENT--DR.

CUNNINGHAM ADDRESSED THAT IN A RECENT BOARD MEETING--AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE YET.

IS THAT CORRECT, STILL? NO, WE'RE STILL IN THE ZONE OF UNCERTAINTY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YES WE DON'T EXPECT THAT FROM TEA UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

I KNOW WE HAD A REALLY GOOD POLICY MEETING COVERING THIS NEW POLICY, AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WERE NOT ADDRESSING OUR DROPOUT, AND NOT HAVING SOMETHING THAT REALLY TALKED TO THAT.

COULD YOU TELL US WHY WE DON'T REALLY NEED TO HAVE THAT PIECE IN THERE? YEAH. SO, I MEAN, IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO.

LET ME CLARIFY. SO JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO INCLUDE THE INFORMATION THAT IS KIND OF ENCAPSULATED BY THESE REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT IN A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT FORMAT, BUT THE POINT THAT YOU BROUGHT UP IN THE POLICY COMMITTEE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS THAT OUR DROPOUT RATE IS SO LOW AND I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD NOW WHAT IT IS, BUT AARON, DO YOU REMEMBER IT'S LIKE MINUSCULE, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT.

YEAH, IT'S EXTREMELY SMALL.

SO SOMETHING REALLY IT'S WHAT 0.4.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES.

BOARD, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? WITH THAT I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FRISCO ISD LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. A MOTION BY MRS. ARCHAMBAULT SECOND BY MR. CLASSE. ALL IN FAVOR? SIX ZERO. THANK YOU.

BOARD, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM H, WHERE WE WILL CONSIDER AND ACT ON THE RECOMMENDED SELECTION OF CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ALBERT LEAL, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.

SHANNON SMITH, PRINCIPAL OF LASCANO ELEMENTARY.

CAROL DAVIS, PRINCIPAL OF RIDDLE ELEMENTARY AND CRYSTAL COLLINS, PRINCIPAL OF SEM ELEMENTARY.

BOARD, I'LL OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

[13.H. Consider and act on the recommended selection of contractual personnel including]

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED SELECTION OF CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ALBERT LEAL FOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.

SHANNON SMITH FOR PRINCIPAL OF LASCANO ELEMENTARY, CAROL DAVIS, FOR PRINCIPAL OF RIDDLE ELEMENTARY AND CRYSTAL COLLINS FOR PRINCIPAL OF SEM ELEMENTARY.

SECOND. MOTION MADE BY MRS. ARCHAMBAULT. SECOND BY MR. CLASSE AND MR. LOWE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? SIX ZERO.

BOARD, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION OR BOARD IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

IF NOT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT.

SECOND. MOTION BY MISS ARCHAMBAULT.

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ALL IN FAVOR? SIX ZERO. THANK YOU, BOARD.

[13.I. Consent Agenda]

HAVE A WONDERFUL BREAK.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK IN JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS, AND THANK YOU.

PLEASE HAVE SOME FUN.

WITH THAT, I WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING AT 8:52 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.