May 15, 2024 Special Board of Trustees

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.

I KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS MONDAY, BUT SURELY IT'S A GREAT MORNING.

THE SUN IS SHINING. WE'RE ALL HERE.

IT IS 9:04 A.M., AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FRISCO ISD.

WE HAVE ALL SEVEN TRUSTEES PRESENT, AND WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF AGENDA ITEMS TODAY.

THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM WOULD BE COMMUNICATION TO AND FROM THE BOARD, INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ONE SIGNED UP THIS MORNING FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM TWO, WHICH WILL BE OUR ACTION ITEMS BOARD.

BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE MINOR ADJUSTMENT ON OUR ACTION ITEM SHEET I AM GOING TO REPLACE.

I'M GOING TO SWITCH A AND B, WHERE WE WILL FIRST CONSIDER AND ACT ON THE 20 2425 COMPENSATION PLAN.

AND THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO A WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERING THE 20 2425 BUDGET.

AND I AM DOING SO BECAUSE ONE BASICALLY BENEFITS OR WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THE OTHER.

AND THEN WE'LL GO ON TO CANVASING AFTER THAT.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR ACTION ITEM 2B.

[2.B. Consider and act on 2024-2025 compensation plan ]

SECOND. MOTION BY MISS ARCHAMBAULT.

SECOND BY MR. LOWE. BOARD.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? MR. LOWE. YEAH.

I HAD A COUPLE OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE COMPENSATION.

PLAN. I KNOW WE NEED TO GET OUR MAKE SURE OUR TEACHERS ARE PAID.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

I WOULD NEVER VOTE AGAINST SOMETHING THAT INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR OUR TEACHERS.

MATTER OF FACT, I WOULD EVEN BE OPEN TO PAYING THEM MORE AND MAKING A WAY TO PAY THEM MORE.

BUT THE ONE CONCERN I HAVE WITH THE BUDGET IS THAT WE HAVE THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS ALREADY PAID OVER 100%.

THEY PAID MORE THAN 100% OF WHAT THE AVERAGE ADMINISTRATOR PAYS, AND WE'RE GIVING THEM A RAISE ALSO.

AND IT'S NOTHING AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION.

I MEAN, I LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE I'VE MET AND ALL THE PROFESSIONALS AND EVERYONE DOES A GOOD JOB.

I MEAN, I DID A LOT OF STUFF WITH PAM THIS YEAR AND GOING AROUND AND SEEING THE SCHOOLS, AND IT WAS GREAT.

YOU KNOW, ALL OF THEM ARE CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONALS, BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A BUDGET DEFICIT.

TO GIVE PEOPLE WHO ARE A GROUP OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE MAKING OVER 100% OF THE AVERAGE.

I JUST HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

SO I'M GOING TO MOVE TO TAKE THAT MONEY.

I'M GOING TO MOVE TO I'M NOT ABLE TO MOVE AT THIS TIME.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE TAKING QUESTIONS.

WE HAVE A FIRST OKAY.

SO AFTER THAT I COULD ADD AN AMENDMENT.

WE HAVE A WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.

SO WE HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE ON THE CURRENT MOTION.

THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

AM I CORRECT MR. PARLIAMENTARIAN. NO.

HE CAN HE CAN AMEND THE MOTION.

YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A SECOND ON THE AMENDMENT OKAY.

OKAY. SO AGAIN I MOVE TO AMEND THE THE COMPENSATION PLAN TO TAKE THE MONEY OUT, THE MONEY THAT WOULD BE GOING TO THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION AND USE IT FOR YOU KNOW, DECA THEY HAVE SOME THEY NEED SOME MORE ADVISORS, ANOTHER ADVISOR.

AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE SO YOU HAVE A MOTION, I KNOW, I KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EXPLANATION, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SECOND AND THEN WE CAN OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS.

OKAY, I MOVE THAT. WE AMEND THE COMPENSATION PLAN.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. LOWE. SECOND BY MISS ALLARD.

BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? YES, MR. HILL. MR. LOWE, WHAT ARE WHAT IS THE AMENDMENT YOU SEEK SPECIFICALLY? YEAH, SPECIFICALLY SEEK TO TAKE THE MONEY THAT WOULD BE GOING TO THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, THE 3% FROM THERE.

AND I SEEK TO USE THAT FOR DECA NEEDS ANOTHER ADVISOR.

THEY HAVE THEY'RE UNDERSTAFFED, AND THEN ANY EXCESS MONIES TO GO TO OUR DEBATE TEAM WHO HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB. BUT THEY ARE LIMITED BASED ON FUNDS TO GO INTO THE STATE OR NATIONALS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY THIS IS? YES. IT'S APPROXIMATELY $325,000.

DO YOU KNOW WHICH ADMINISTRATORS THIS IS COMING FROM?

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IT WAS JUST GIVEN A CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.

AND WE WERE ALL INFORMED THAT THERE ARE ALREADY BEING PAID MORE THAN OVER THE 100% OF WHAT THE AVERAGE ADMINISTRATOR IN OUR AREA IS BEING PAID. RIGHT.

SO MY QUESTION, THOUGH, IS, IS OF THE $325,000 THAT YOU SEEK TO MOVE.

FROM. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPENSATION TO DECA AND DEBATE WHICH ADMINISTRATORS, IF YOU KNOW, WOULD WOULD WOULD THAT BE COMING FROM? AGAIN, THE WAY THE IT WAS PRESENTED TO US WAS NOT IT DIDN'T TELL ME HOW ONE ADMINISTRATOR MAKES A CERTAIN AMOUNT, ANOTHER MAKES A CERTAIN AMOUNT.

IT WAS AGGREGATED.

SO WE LOOKED AT THE AGGREGATE STAFF THAT WE HAD, AND WE DISCOVERED THAT THEY WERE BEING PAID MORE THAN 100% OF WHAT THE AVERAGE ADMINISTRATOR IS PAID IN OUR AREA.

DID YOU INQUIRE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION? WHICH ADMINISTRATORS THIS FUNDING WOULD BE COMING FROM AFTER THAT PRESENTATION.

IT REALLY WOULDN'T MATTER WHO WAS EVER MAKING.

WE COULD DO IT SO THAT YOU COULD SAY, HEY, EVERYBODY WHO'S MAKING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OVER THE 100%.

BUT I JUST LOOK TO AMEND IT THE WAY IT WAS PRESENTED TO US.

OKAY. SO YOU DIDN'T YOU DIDN'T ASK WHICH ADMINISTRATORS ARE DO YOU KNOW IF ALL ADMINISTRATORS ARE PAID OVER 100%? AGAIN, MR. HILL, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS BEING PAID MORE THAN 100%.

DO YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT? YES. SO PART OF THE PRESENTATION WAS THE ADMINISTRATION AS A WHOLE, WHICH IS WHY I'M ASKING SPECIFICS.

WE WERE PRESENTED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION AS A WHOLE IS PAID BELOW THE MEDIAN.

NO, WE WERE NOT.

WELL, MATTER OF FACT, COULD YOU CORRECT.

COULD YOU LET ME KNOW HOW THAT IS? IS IT CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BEING PAID OVER 100% OF WHAT THE AVERAGE IS BEING PAID CAN.

I AM LOOKING FOR MY BENCHMARK DOCUMENTATION AS AS YOU GUYS ARE SPEAKING, THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMPENSATION INCREASE NUMBER THAT MR. LO WAS REFERRING TO IS FROM OUR WORKSHOP NUMBER FOUR.

THAT SLIDE DECK, IT WAS $324,000 FOR THE RAISE.

THAT INCLUDES ALL CENTRAL ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE DIRECTORS AND ABOVE.

AND THAT AMOUNT INCLUDES BOTH THE 3% RAISE THAT'S RECOMMENDED, AS WELL AS STEP INCREASES FOR ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THAT STEP PAY SCALE.

SO IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THE WAY OUR ADMINISTRATOR COMPENSATION WORKS, NEW ADMINISTRATORS ARE BROUGHT IN AT A LEVEL THAT WE CONSIDER BEGIN, YOU KNOW, INTRODUCTORY OR WITH ZERO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

AND THEN THEY'RE COMPENSATED FOR THAT LEARNING CURVE.

SO THEY RECEIVE A STEP EACH YEAR UNTIL THEY UNTIL THEY REACH EXPERIENCED COMP.

SO THAT $324,000 IS COMPRISED OF BOTH THOSE ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE STILL WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE STEP SCALE AS WELL AS THE 3% RAISE. AND IT'S THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE SLIDE THAT HE'S REFERRING TO IS DIRECTORS AND ABOVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ADMINISTRATION.

SO THEY ARE I GOT YOU OKAY.

WELL TWO THINGS.

AND I REMEMBER THE DOT THE DOT CHART.

SO MY RECOLLECTION LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION OF ALL THOSE DIRECTORS YOU JUST REFERENCED, ARE THEY ALL PAID OVER 100%? I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT I'M SORRY.

NO, THEY'RE NOT INDIVIDUALLY ALL PAID OVER 100% OF MARK.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

SECOND THERE WAS ANOTHER SLIDE YOU PRESENTED THAT I BELIEVE BASED UPON SOME OF THE PEERS OR THE STATE.

I DON'T RECALL IF IT WAS A PEER COMPARISON OR A STATE COMPARISON.

A CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE WAS AT OR BELOW THE MEDIAN COMPENSATION.

CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY CLARITY ON THAT? YEAH. IF YOU'LL GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT TO FIND THAT THOSE SLIDES, I WILL GET RIGHT BACK TO YOU.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THAT TO ME, THAT'S IMMATERIAL TO THE TO THE AMENDMENT THAT I'M OFFERING BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION AS A WHOLE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SUBSECTION OF IT, WHICH IS THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, WHICH WHO ARE CURRENTLY BEING PAID UP OVER 100% OF WHAT THE AVERAGE ADMINISTRATOR IS PAID IN OUR AREA.

AND SO I WOULD I'M NOT AGAINST ANYBODY GETTING PAID, BUT IN THIS TIME OF BUDGET DEFICIT THAT WE'RE FACING, I THINK THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO USE THAT MONEY THAN TO GIVE IT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY ABOVE WHAT THE AVERAGE PERSON OR THE AVERAGE ADMINISTRATOR IS MAKING IN THIS AREA, AND I JUST FIND IT HARD TO SEE WHY YOU WOULD ADAPT TO THAT.

MARK. WELL, BECAUSE I'VE ASKED YOU TO IDENTIFY FOR ME WHICH ONES ARE PAID OVER 100%.

I'M FOLLOWING YOU.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR ARGUMENT.

I JUST ASKED AND WE JUST ASKED MISS SMITH, AND SHE SAID OF THAT GROUP THAT THE 324 IS ALLOCATED TO, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE PAID OVER 100%.

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SO I AM NOT IN SUPPORT OF CERTAINLY NOT IN SUPPORT OF TAKING AWAY FUNDING FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT IN EXCESS OF THE MEDIAN.

OKAY. SO IF THERE WAS SOME DELINEATION BETWEEN THAT DONE, I COULD ENTERTAIN IT.

OKAY. HERE'S THE THING.

MARK, IF YOU REMEMBER WHAT DOCTOR LYNN GAVE US A.

SO YOU TALKED TO US ABOUT IT AND WHAT THEIR GOAL WAS, WAS TO BE IN BETWEEN 90, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS 110.

IS THAT CORRECT? RIGHT.

110% OF WHAT THE PERSON'S PAID.

SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADMINISTRATION THAT IS BELOW THAT 90%.

AND THAT'S THE TARGET THAT OUR DISTRICT LOOKS FOR.

SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY CENTRAL ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE BELOW THAT TARGET.

SO ONCE WE ONCE IF YOU WERE TO OKAY THIS AMENDMENT, IT WOULD NOT HURT THEM.

THEY WOULD STILL BE WITHIN WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.

AND IF I COULD CLARIFY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THAT CHART THAT CHART IS SORT OF AN AVERAGE OR AN AGGREGATE OF A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAT WE KIND OF CAN, CAN GROUP TOGETHER.

RIGHT? YOU CAN GROUP DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS SORT OF TOGETHER, EVEN THOUGH ALL THEIR ROLES ARE VERY DIFFERENT.

YOU CAN GROUP PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT POSITIONS TOGETHER, EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THEIR ROLES ARE VERY DIFFERENT.

RIGHT. PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT RANGES ANYWHERE FROM AN ACCOUNTANT IN OUR BUSINESS OFFICE TO A COUNSELOR AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS ALL OF OUR POSITIONS IN FRISCO ISD, WHEN YOU AGGREGATE THEM IN THOSE GROUPS, ARE PAID WITHIN WHAT WE CONSIDER AN APPROPRIATE MARKET RANGE, WHICH IS 90 TO 110% OF MARKET.

THE REASON WE USE 90 TO 110.

AND DON'T JUST LOOK AT WHAT IS MARKET, THAT 100% IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S JOB DESCRIPTIONS FROM ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER.

YOU HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE LEVEL AND HOW LONG THEY'VE WORKED IN THOSE ROLES.

SO 90 TO 110% GIVES US A GOOD RANGE TO AIM FOR.

WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER POSITIONS IN THE DISTRICT BESIDES JUST DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE PAID WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER ABOVE 100% OF MARKET.

SO STILL WITHIN THE 90 TO 110% RANGE.

BUT I BELIEVE THERE WAS ONLY ONE CATEGORY ON THAT SLIDE.

NO, I TAKE THAT BACK.

I'M LOOKING AT LAST YEAR'S.

SO THERE ARE OTHER CATEGORIES THAT ARE PAID ABOVE 100% BUT STILL WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE RANGE.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES WITHIN THOSE CATEGORIES, YOU WILL HAVE SOME EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ABOVE 100%, SOME EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BELOW 100%, DEPENDING ON THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION, DEPENDING ON THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THAT ROLE.

AND THE AVERAGE TOGETHER IS WHAT IS WHAT WHERE THAT CHART COMES FROM.

YEAH. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? ARCHAMBAULT. THANK YOU.

SO THIS NUMBER, JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, IS 0.0003% OF OUR ALMOST $1 BILLION BUDGET THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PASS TODAY.

MY CONCERN IS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT AD NAUSEAM HOW IMPORTANT RETENTION IS TO THIS BOARD.

AND I THINK WHEN YOU TAKE A GROUP OF PEOPLE OUT OF A COMPENSATION PLAN THAT IS GOING AGAINST SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT AS A BOARD FOR THE LAST YEAR, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE SAYING WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT RETAINING YOU IS AS IMPORTANT AS RETAINING THE OTHERS.

THAT'S CONCERNING TO ME THAT WE WOULD WE WOULD SHIFT OUR NARRATIVE AND OUR PHILOSOPHY ON THAT.

ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.

I THINK DECA IS AMAZING.

I'M NOT. THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH DECA OR ANY OTHER, BUT TAKING $324,000 AND EARMARKING IT FOR ONE GROUP OF STUDENTS OVER ANOTHER.

I THINK YOU HAVE TO GIVE EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY STUDENT GROUP A FAIR SHOT AT PRESENTING, WHETHER IT'S DEBATE OR DECA OR JUNIOR ROTC OR ACDAC OR FOOTBALL WRESTLING YOU.

WE HAVE SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND TAKING THAT MONEY, AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE THAT WE AS A BOARD, HAVE A BOARD POLICY THAT WOULD SUPPORT OUR DIVERSION OF FUNDS TO A STUDENT ORGANIZATION FROM A COMPENSATION PLAN.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD EVEN MECHANICALLY WORK.

SO I WOULD NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

I THINK BEFORE WE COULD REALLY HAVE A, A, AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW HOW MECHANICALLY WE WOULD DO THAT AS A BOARD.

BUT I WOULD WANT TO GIVE BASED ON STUDENT OPPORTUNITY.

I WOULD WANT TO GIVE ALL OF OUR STUDENT GROUPS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK BEFORE THE BOARD, BEFORE MOVING TO, TO MOVE MONEY TO ONE GROUP OVER ANOTHER.

SO THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS.

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YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO AGREE WITH YOU.

YOU KNOW, I.

I HAPPEN TO HEAR FROM SOME SOME OF THE ADVISERS OF DECA.

AND I WAS JUST SO IMPRESSED THAT THIS WORLD ORGANIZATION OF COMPETING FOR THE WORLD, WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE TOP TEN, TOP TEN.

I WAS JUST IMPRESSED.

AND SO I MAY HAVE A BIAS TOWARDS THEM.

I MAY HAVE A BIAS TOWARDS OUR DEBATE TEAM WHO'S BEEN DOING IT GREAT, BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FUND THEM TO DO TO GO BEYOND WHAT THEY HAVE.

SO YOU CAME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA.

I, YOU SUGGESTED, YOU KNOW, HAVING HAVING THEM COME UP HERE AND PRESENT TO US OR PRESENT TO SOMEONE AND MAKING THE DECISION FROM THERE.

I'M OPEN TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS AND I'M NOT AGAINST, AGAIN, THE I'M NOT AGAINST A RAISE FOR PEOPLE, BUT WE'RE IN A DEFICIT BUDGET.

SOME OF OUR CLUBS AND SOME OF OUR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE SUFFERING BUDGET WISE, BUDGET CRUNCH.

LET'S DO SOMETHING BETTER WITH THE MONEY THAN GIVING IT TO PART OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ALREADY ABOVE THE 100% PAY SCALE OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR AREA.

THANK YOU. CAN I CAN I CLARIFY ONE THING? SURE. FOR YOU GUYS, FOR FOR THIS PARTICULAR MOTION, YOU GUYS ARE BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION PLAN RIGHT NOW, NOT THE BUDGET.

SO YOUR I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT IF THIS IS YOUR MOTION, THAT YOUR MOTION IS JUST TO REMOVE WHATEVER GROUP YOU'RE SEEKING TO REMOVE FROM THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE RAISE.

THE BUDGET IS A SEPARATE VOTE.

AND SO TALKING ABOUT WHERE THOSE FUNDS SHOULD GO OR NOT GO THAT'S REALLY PART OF THE BUDGET VOTE.

I JUST I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION FOR YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, I REALLY DIDN'T I DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT THAT WAY.

SO THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT AND I ALSO, JUST FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SPENT AS A DISTRICT MORE THAN $250,000 ON DECA TRAVEL ALONE.

THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE THE PAYMENTS TO SUPPORT THE THE TEACHERS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT THEY DO.

OVER $600,000 IN TRAVEL ALONE FOR CTE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS JUST FOR TRAVEL TO COMPETITION, COMPETITIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I BELIEVE THAT'S TRAVEL.

YEAH. THANK YOU. KIMBERLY. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO BECAUSE YOU ARE RIGHT, WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION DURING THE BUDGET.

I HAVE ONE MORE CAN I HAD ONE MORE THING TO ADD.

IS IT CONCERNING THE COMPENSATION PLAN? YEAH. IN OTHER WORDS, ANYTHING ELSE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT, TALK ABOUT DURING THE BUDGET OKAY.

NO PROBLEM. OKAY.

SO AGAIN I MOVED TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NOT COMPENSATE THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION WITH THAT 3% RAISE.

YOU'RE AMENDING YOUR AMENDMENT.

THAT'S THE AMENDMENT.

OKAY. IS THAT THAT'S THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT RIGHT, OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT AMENDMENT? YES. BECAUSE WHAT KIM SUGGESTED, I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE AMEND THE COMPENSATION PLAN TO EXCLUDE THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. AND DO WE HAVE THE RACE? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL, ALL SECOND, JUST SO THAT WE CAN VOTE ON IT AND MAKE OUR VOTES KNOWN.

BUT SO YOU YOU ARE SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN I'LL EXPLAIN.

AFTER MR. LOWE MADE THE MOTION, STEPHANIE ALLARD HAS SECONDED.

WE ARE OPEN AGAIN FOR QUESTIONS.

AND WE DO HAVE ONE TRUSTEE THAT HAD HIS LIGHT ON.

SO I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MR. CASEY. BEFORE WE GET TO THE VOTE ON IT.

I JUST HAD TWO POINTS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE ON.

THE AMENDED MOTION.

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.

MOST OF THE TIME, UNIFORMITY IN THE COMPENSATION RAISES THAT WE GIVE TO STAFF HAS BEEN WHAT THE BOARD HAS SUPPORTED.

AN EVEN PERCENTAGE ACROSS THE BOARD, WHETHER THAT'S AT MIDPOINT OR WHETHER THAT'S FOR EVERYBODY.

HAS IT ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY? NO. SOMETIMES THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO GIVE A DIFFERENT PERCENTAGE TO A CERTAIN GROUP OF STAFF MEMBERS VERSUS.

ANOTHER GROUP OF STAFF MEMBERS.

BUT I WOULD ARGUE THAT WITH THE PROCESS WE'VE GONE THROUGH, THE WORKSHOPS, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THAT.

URGENT. YOU'RE URGING OF DOING THAT SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED MONTHS AGO.

NOT TODAY, NOT AT THE LAST MINUTE, RIGHT BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE ON IT, SO THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN STUDIED SO THAT NUMBERS COULD HAVE BEEN CRUNCHED, SO THAT WE COULD HAVE LOOKED AT HOW THAT MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THE BUDGET.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, ADMINISTRATORS, FROM THE TOP DOWN TO THE CLASSROOM TEACHER, TODAY IS NOT THE DAY TO TRY TO SWAP ONE IN FOR ANOTHER, IN MY

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THE BOARD SHOULD DO IT.

I ALSO THINK THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO.

DIRECT TAKING CERTAIN COMPENSATION RAISES AWAY FROM STAFF MEMBERS AND PINPOINT IT TOWARDS A PARTICULAR STUDENT ORGANIZATION IS A LEVEL OF MICROMANAGING WAY BELOW WHERE THIS BOARD SHOULD BE INTERFERING.

IF YOU THINK A PARTICULAR STUDENT ORGANIZATION ISN'T RECEIVING ITS DUE AS A PARENT, YOU SHOULD TAKE THAT UP WITH THE CAMPUS.

AS A BOARD MEMBER, YOU SHOULD TAKE THAT UP WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT.

BUT TO DIRECT WHERE THE VOTE TO TAKE SOMETHING AWAY FROM CERTAIN STAFF MEMBERS AND GIVE IT TO CERTAIN GROUPS WITHOUT ANY STUDY ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT GROUP RECEIVES OR OTHER GROUPS AT THAT CAMPUS OR ACROSS THE DISTRICT RECEIVE, AND JUST WILLY NILLY GO AND DO IT, I THINK IS POOR GOVERNANCE.

SO I DON'T SUPPORT IT FOR THOSE TWO REASONS.

THANK YOU, MR. CLASSE, MR. PONANGI AND THEN MR.LOWE.

ALL RIGHT, FIRST OF ALL, THE TYPICAL THREE PERSON, TWO PERSON RAISES ARE TO MATCH THE INFLATION.

SO ACCORDING TO ME I CONSIDER EACH AND EVERY PERSON AS THEIR FAMILY.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN INFLATION GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

AND THIS 3% IS TYPICALLY AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE INFLATION.

SO EVEN IF THEY ARE RECEIVING 10% MORE THAN A DISTRICT AND ALDINE OR, YOU KNOW, AUSTIN OR SOME OTHER PLACE, BUT THE ECONOMICS WITHIN THE FAMILY ARE STILL GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THE INFLATION.

AND THEN REMOVING THAT 3% OR WHATEVER THAT WAS PLANNED FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF THE STAFF YOU KNOW, IT WILL IMPACT THE INDIVIDUALS.

SO THAT'S ONE POINT.

AND THEN ANOTHER POINT LIKE MISS ARCHAMBAULT SAID, THERE IS A FIERCE COMPETITION FOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ESPECIALLY BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE BEING ON ASB LEADERSHIP, ASB.

SO WE DO NOT WANT ANY STEPS OR ACTIVITIES OR ACTS THAT WILL REDUCE THE THE MOTIVATION AND THEN, YOU KNOW, LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OUR DISTRICT.

SO A THING LIKE THIS I THINK WILL IMPACT.

AND THEN IF THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT THE.

THE COMPENSATION THAT IS GOING HIGH FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN I THINK THAT THERE HAS TO BE A DISCUSSION WITH THE HR TO SEE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES CAN BE PROVIDED TO THEM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THEN I THINK BASED ON THE PREVIOUS WORKSHOP, WORKSHOP FIVE, SOME OF THOSE ARE ALREADY HAPPENING WHEN SOME POSITIONS ARE BEING MOVED, AND THEN THE SAME RESPONSIBILITY IS BEING SHARED BY OTHERS.

AND ANOTHER THING IS WITH RESPECT TO THE SUPPORTING CERTAIN GROUPS LIKE DECA AND OTHERS, I'M ALL IN.

WE HAVE TO DEFINITELY SUPPORT THEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN CERTAIN GROUPS ARE COMING TO THE FINALS NATIONALS AND THEN YOU KNOW THEY NEED SOME SUPPORT.

WE SHOULD DO THAT, BUT MAYBE AS A DISTRICT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME PLAN.

IF WE ARE, IF IT'S A DIFFERENT PROJECT BY ITSELF, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT WHO ARE THE SPONSORS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEM BE AVAILABLE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING UPON THE NEED, WE SHOULD SORT OF ADDRESS THAT PARTICULAR ONE.

AND THEN FROM THE OVERALL THING, I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THE DEFICIT THIS YEAR IS A TEMPORARY ONE, AND THEN WE'LL GET SOME SUPPORT FROM THE LEGISLATION NEXT YEAR COME JANUARY OR COME NEXT YEAR.

AND WE ALREADY HAVE SOME FUND BALANCES TO TAKE CARE OF THE DEFICITS AND OTHER THINGS.

SO CONSIDERING ALL THESE POINTS, I STILL THINK THAT THE 3% INCREASE FOR THE LEADERSHIP ALSO IS VERY VALID.

THANK YOU, MR. PONANGI, MR. LOWE. YEAH.

MR. CLASSE, YOU MADE SOME ASSUMPTIONS THERE THAT I DIDN'T TALK TO THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THIS, AND I DID MAKE MY CONCERNS KNOWN TO THEM.

AND THAT WAS AN ASSUMPTION, AND I.

WHY YOU MADE IT, I DON'T KNOW.

WE HAVE. WE'VE CONSISTENTLY DONE IT ONE WAY.

WHEN WE'VE HAD MONEY, WHEN WE HAD A SURPLUS IN THE BUDGET.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO USE THOSE FUNDS TO GET THE BEST EDUCATION TO OUR STUDENTS.

OKAY. RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE TEACHERS THAT ARE MAKING OVER 100% OF WHAT THE AVERAGE TEACHER IN OUR AREA MAKES.

SO AT THE VERY LEAST, THAT MONEY SHOULD GO TO THE TEACHERS.

YES, IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT, BUT WE IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

WE JUST DON'T NEED.

I WOULD NOT EVEN RAISE THIS POINT IF WE WERE NOT IN A DEFICIT BUDGET.

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I'M FOR OUR ADMINISTRATORS MAKING MORE MONEY THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M FOR OUR TEACHERS MAKING MORE MONEY THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

SORRY, WE'RE NOT IN THOSE BUDGET TIMES RIGHT NOW.

AND WE HAVE TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO PLACES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BEST IMPACT.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BEST IMPACT BY PUTTING IT TOWARDS ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE ALREADY MAKING OVER 100%.

OUR TEACHERS ARE NOT.

SO I WOULD EVEN BE OPEN TO LETTING GIVING THAT PART TO THE TEACHERS.

MR. LOWE, WE DO HAVE TEACHERS WHO MAKE MORE THAN 100% OF THE AVERAGE IN OUR AREA.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE AGGREGATE, THE AVERAGE OF OUR TEACHERS, THE AVERAGE, OUR TEACHERS ARE NOT MAKING OVER 100%.

THE AVERAGE OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE.

AM I CORRECT WITH THAT? YES, BUT WE HAVE 4500 TEACHERS AND MUCH A LOT LESS ADMINISTRATORS, RIGHT? SO WHEN YOU AVERAGE THEM OUT, YOU'RE AVERAGING A LOT MORE PEOPLE TOGETHER WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AVERAGE OF A TEACHER.

BUT I BELIEVE ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT I SHOWED YOU GUYS IN THE WORKSHOP WAS THAT OUR TEACHERS, WHO HAVE MORE THAN ABOUT EIGHT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, ARE MAKING MORE THAN THE AVERAGE FOR TEACHERS WHO ARE MAKING WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE IN THE AREA.

AND THAT'S GREAT. WELL, WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT WAS THE OVERALL, ARE OUR TEACHERS MAKING OVER 100%? IT DEPENDS ON WHICH ARE YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON WHICH GROUP OF TEACHERS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

BECAUSE WE LOOK AT THEM YEAR BY YEAR IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT THEY'VE BEEN TEACHING.

SO WE HAVE ABOUT HALF OF OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE MAKING MORE THAN THE AVERAGE IN OUR AREA FOR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE.

AND ABOUT HALF OF OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE MAKING A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THE SAME YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN OUR AREA.

WELL, PHILOSOPHICALLY, I WOULD JUST THINK THAT WE WOULD WANT TO BRING THOSE TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT MAKING IT UP.

IN OTHER WORDS, I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN USE THE MONEY FOR PEOPLE, FOR A GROUP OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE MAKING OVER 100%.

I DON'T BEGRUDGE THEM A RAISE, BUT IN THESE BUDGET TIMES, WE NEED TO ALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES WELL AND MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE MAXIMUM OUT OF THAT.

THANK YOU, MR. LOWE. WE HAVE WE ARE TWO MINUTES SHY OF REACHING OUR 20 MINUTES OF DISCUSSION.

I DO HAVE ONE MORE, TOO.

IF YOU GUYS CAN GET IT DONE IN THIS NEXT TWO MINUTES, THEN WE WILL HAVE MISS ARCHAMBAULT AND THEN MRS. ALLARD. SPEAK.

BUT WE DO HAVE TO STOP IN TWO MINUTES.

I'LL BE FAST. I JUST HAVE A CLARIFICATION QUESTION FOR KIM.

CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO WHY A CERTAIN, I GUESS, STAFF MEMBER? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO I MEAN.

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION TEACHER, WHOEVER.

WHY THAT PERSON WOULD BE COMPENSATED ABOVE 100%.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE REASONS BEHIND THAT? THE AS QUICKLY AS I CAN, THE THE MARKET AVERAGE IS TRULY AN AVERAGE OF OTHER POSITIONS THAT ARE SIMILARLY TITLED IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

SOMEBODY COULD BE COMPENSATED MORE THAN 100% BECAUSE THEIR JOB DUTIES LEND TO THEM BEING PAID MORE THAN A SIMILAR LEAD TITLED POSITION IN ANOTHER DISTRICT COULD BE BECAUSE OF THEIR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

COULD BE THAT THEY MAKE LESS THAN 100% BECAUSE THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OF SOMEBODY IN ANOTHER DISTRICT IS SO GREAT THAT THEY'RE SKEWING THE AVERAGE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE USE A RANGE IN A NUTSHELL.

THERE'S A LOT.

THANK YOU. SO I SECONDED THE MOTION BECAUSE NOW THAT WE CAN'T HAVE DISCUSSION UNTIL THE MOTION IS SECONDED, THAT'S WHY I DID IT, BECAUSE I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT WHAT IT WAS THAT WAS BEING SAID.

THAT BEING SAID, THOUGH, I, I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS IMPORTANT AND COMPLICATED.

IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST COMPLICATED THINGS.

AND I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT 100% OF AVERAGE OR HOWEVER WE'RE.

WE'RE DISCUSSING THAT, OR HOWEVER WE'RE CATEGORIZING THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE IN THAT.

THERE IS. I MEAN, WE WOULD REALLY HAVE TO LIKE, DIG IN AND LOOK AT THAT, AND MAYBE THERE IS SOME OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT INSTEAD OF DOING A FLAT 3%, MAYBE SOME SOME PRINCIPALS.

RIGHT. WHO WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS? GROUP. RIGHT PRINCIPLES.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEM.

NO. SO JUST JUST ADMINISTRATORS.

OKAY, THAT DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE MY COMMENTS, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME ADMINISTRATORS FOR WHOM A 4% RAISE MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE OR A 2% RAISE JUST BASED ON WHERE THEY ARE IN THE RANGE. I THINK THOSE ARE FAIR QUESTIONS TO ASK AND FAIR DISCUSSIONS TO HAVE.

WE CAN'T DO THAT NOW BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE DONE THAT.

AND I'M NOT EVEN SAYING I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT THING.

THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT OUR HR DEPARTMENT WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE IN THAT, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE FAIR TO ANY OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO JUST SAY NO WHEN SOME OF THEM ARE UNDERPAID, SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE AT

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AND SO TO DO A BLANKET NO RAISE FOR THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WITHOUT REALLY HAVING LOOKED AT IF THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE THING TO DO, I CANNOT SUPPORT. BOARD IF, WELL, WE CAN'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS, SO I WILL LOOK FOR A VOTE.

TO CLARIFY, THIS IS A VOTE ON THE AMENDED MOTION.

YES. AMENDED MOTION I APOLOGIZE.

THIS IS A VOTE IN SUPPORT OF MARVIN'S.

AMENDED MOTION TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

AND MOTION FAILS WITH SIX NO'S AND ONE.

YES. NOW WE'LL GO VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO WE'LL GO BACK TO.

DO WE NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION THOUGH? YOU HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER MOTION.

NO, NO, NO. IT'S ALREADY ON THE TABLE.

SO NOW WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO CONSIDER AND ACT ON THE 24-25 COMPENSATION PLAN.

BOARD. I LOOK FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HEALTHY DIALOG.

AND THANK YOU, KIMBERLY, FOR THE CLARIFICATION AND EXPLANATIONS CONCERNING THE COMPENSATION PLAN.

[2.A. Consider and act on 2024-2025 budget ]

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE 24-25 BUDGET AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. SO WELL.

WE HAVE MOTION MADE BY MRS. ARCHAMBAULT. AND THEN EVERYONE TO MY LEFT MADE A MADE A SECOND.

I CANNOT DO THAT.

MICHELE BECAUSE THEY REALLY DID SAY IT IN UNISON.

IT WAS LIKE A CHOIR.

I HAVE TO PICK ONE.

OKAY. MARVIN LOWE SECOND.

WE'LL SELECT MARVIN.

BUT THAT WAS GOOD. HOW? YOU ALL WERE IN SYNC LIKE THAT? BOARD, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

MRS. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF REMARKS ABOUT THE BUDGET AND THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE BEFORE, BEFORE WE VOTE, AND I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF.

BUT I DID WRITE THEM OUT SO THAT I WOULDN'T FORGET ANYTHING.

SO THIS IS THE THIRD BUDGET THAT I VOTED ON, AS IN MY TIME AS A TRUSTEE.

AND AS MUCH AS I KEEP TELLING MYSELF THAT IT WILL BE EASIER NEXT TIME, IT IT NEVER IS.

AND IT WAS NOT THIS YEAR.

AND IT ALSO SEEMS THAT THE MORE I LEARN ABOUT SCHOOL FINANCE, THE MORE I REALIZE HOW MUCH THERE IS TO KNOW.

SO I JUST WANT TO BEGIN MY REMARKS WITH A COUPLE COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR.

I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS.

THANK YOU KIMBERLY AND PHONE CALLS ALSO.

THANK YOU, KIMBERLY.

AND THE WILLINGNESS TO ANSWER MY MANY QUESTIONS.

AND I'M ALSO GRATEFUL THAT WE STARTED EARLIER THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.

I THINK THAT THAT HELPED AS WELL.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I UNDERSTAND AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO FUND THE CURRENT RAINY DAY PROGRAM, AND I APPLAUD THOSE FOLKS, MANY OF WHOM ARE SITTING UP HERE TODAY ON THE DAIS FOR THEIR WORK AND THEIR DILIGENCE IN SAVING THE MONEY WHEN IT WAS THERE TO SAVE.

AND I HOPE THAT THOSE FOLKS CAN ALSO APPRECIATE WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR OUR TRUSTEE, WHO'S BEEN PRESENTED WITH THREE DEFICIT BUDGETS IN A ROW WITHOUT A CONCRETE PLAN TO GET TO BALANCE, IT'S A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

BUT I ALSO THINK A VALID ONE.

I AM VERY ENCOURAGED THIS YEAR BY THE TONE IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE MAY NEED TO SOLVE THIS LOCALLY, AND THAT WE WILL NEED TO LOOK AT SOME SAVINGS MEASURES AND REVENUE GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEXT YEAR.

AS MUCH AS I WISH WE HAD STARTED THIS A BIT EARLIER, I AM HOPEFUL NOW.

IN MY OPINION, WE CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER TO START EVALUATING THESE MEASURES AND PUTTING PLANS IN PLACE TO FAIL.

TO DO SO I THINK WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE.

RECENTLY, WE LEARNED THAT THE INCREASE IN HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE INCREASE FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND ELIMINATED ENTIRELY FOR A PORTION OF OUR STAFF.

THIS IS NOT WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S CONTROL.

IT'S NOT OUR FAULT, BUT IT IS OUR PROBLEM AND WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

A FEW DAYS AFTER I LEARNED THAT I WAS TRYING TO COORDINATE A MEETING WITH THE TEACHER A FEW WEEKS FROM NOW WHO HAD ASKED TO SPEAK WITH ME, I SUGGESTED A DAY AND TIME, AND SHE

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HER SECOND JOB.

THIS TEACHER CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN FRISCO, BUT SHE WORKS HERE BECAUSE SHE LOVES IT HERE.

THE COST OF LIVING IN FRISCO SEEMS TO BE RISING BY THE DAY, AND INFLATION SEEMS TO BE THE NEW NORMAL NOW.

I'M REMINDED OF THAT EVERY TIME I GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, SO I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE VOTE AGAINST A RAISE FOR OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF AS PART OF THIS BUDGET, ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS ARE INCREASING PAY.

FAILING TO GIVE OUR STAFF THIS RAISE WOULD LEAD TO INCREASED TURNOVER, WHICH IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE, AND TURNOVER COSTS THE DISTRICT NOT ONLY IN STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES BUT ALSO MONEY.

I AM ONLY ONE VOICE ON THIS BOARD, BUT I HOPE MY VOICE RINGS LOUD AND CLEAR WHEN I SAY THAT THIS DISTRICT CANNOT CONTINUE WITH DEFICIT BUDGETS.

THE RAINY DAY FUND WE KNOW WILL RUN OUT SOMEDAY.

I ALSO IMPLORE THIS DISTRICT TO BECOME LASER FOCUSED ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE REASONS WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE TO LEAVE.

WE HAVE LOST 3500 STUDENTS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS TO CHARTER HOME AND PRIVATE SCHOOL OPTIONS.

IF THAT NUMBER WERE 2500 INSTEAD OF 3500, WE'D HAVE AN ADDITIONAL $7 MILLION IN REVENUE THIS YEAR.

I THINK WE NEED TO BECOME EXTREMELY CURIOUS ABOUT WHY THAT IS OCCURRING AND WHY OUR ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING.

WHILE HOMES AND APARTMENTS ARE STILL GOING UP EVERYWHERE AROUND TOWN.

I FEAR WE ARE AT RISK OF LOSING MORE STUDENTS DUE TO ISSUES THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED.

THIS IS A HUGE RED FLAG AND NEEDS SERIOUS ATTENTION, REFLECTION AND A PLAN.

I ALSO WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR USING THE TERS FUNDS TO HELP COVER OPERATING EXPENSES IN 2425 SCHOOL YEAR, AS WELL AS ADJUST OUR FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR AN ACCURATE STAFFING MODEL, RATHER THAN ONE THAT ASSUMES 100% STAFFING ALL YEAR.

IF WE HAD DONE THOSE TWO THINGS FOR THIS BUDGET, WE'D BE LOOKING AT A $10 MILLION PROPOSED DEFICIT INSTEAD OF 30, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE EASIER FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ACCEPT.

TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE DISAPPOINTED BY ME VOTING YES ON A DEFICIT BUDGET, I UNDERSTAND.

PLEASE KNOW THAT I WRESTLED WITH IT AS MUCH AS I'VE WRESTLED WITH ANY DECISION IN MY TIME ON THIS BOARD.

IN THE END, I HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE TO VOTE YES OR TO VOTE NO, AND I COULDN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE NOT SUPPORT A RAISE FOR OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF WHEN THE RAINY DAY FUND WILL COVER THE EXPENDITURES THIS YEAR.

FINALLY, WE HAVE HEARD A LOT AS OF LATE AS WHAT MAKES FRISCO ISD SPECIAL AND THE STUDENT OPPORTUNITY MODEL.

I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN BALANCE OUR BUDGET AND KEEP OUR DISTRICT SPECIAL.

IN FACT, I KNOW WE CAN.

IT MAY NOT BE EASY, BUT NOTHING THAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED AS A DISTRICT WAS EASY.

WE MADE THE DECISION TO DO IT AND THEN WE MADE IT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU, MR. CASEY. NOT A LOT.

I JUST WAS GOING TO SAY I APPRECIATED WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY, STEPHANIE.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON THE BOARD.

YOU GET TO A POINT WHERE YOU REALIZE THAT YOU ARE FACED WITH SOME VERY TOUGH DECISIONS.

A LOT OF WHICH THE VARIABLES ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.

IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE BUDGET, NECESSARILY, BUT I GUESS IT GOES.

IT'S WORTH SAYING, BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU SAID, THAT.

AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE WE NEED TO GET INTO THE MODE OF COMPETING OR COMFORTABLE WITH COMPETING.

I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING DOWN A PATH WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BECOME EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, HOWEVER.

IT'S EASY TO SAY THAT, BUT THEN YOU ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER THE FACT THAT, AND THIS IS MY OPINION.

THE STATE WANTS YOU TO COMPETE.

THE STATE WANTS US TO COMPETE.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE STATE TIES AT LEAST ONE OF OUR ARMS BEHIND OUR BACKS.

SO WE SHOULD GET USED TO COMPETING.

BUT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS WE GEAR UP TO DO THAT, THEY NEED TO DEMAND A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD SO THAT WE CAN COMPETE, BECAUSE I THINK THE PRODUCT WE OFFER IS SECOND TO NONE. BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO OFFER THAT SO THAT THEY CAN'T POINT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS FAILING WHILE THEY STARVE THEM. MR. HILL. YES.

I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY CONSIDERING THE BUDGET AND, YOU KNOW, OUR DELIBERATION ON THE BUDGET.

IF FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NOT YOUR TYPICAL DISTRICT.

IT'S ONE OF THE TEN LARGEST FOR THOSE WATCHING.

IT HAS 67,000 STUDENTS, EMPLOYS 5000 TEACHERS, AND OPERATES 77 CAMPUSES DAILY.

IN A WORD, TO ME, IT IS EXTRAORDINARY.

THE FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, LIKE THE CITY OF FRISCO, IS A DESTINATION.

PEOPLE RELOCATE THEIR FAMILIES HERE, PAY PREMIUM MONEY TO BUY OR RENT A HOME HERE, ALL TO GET WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION.

OUR STAKEHOLDERS EXPECT BOTH A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT AND PRUDENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE SPENDING OF THEIR TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE SENT TO AUSTIN.

BUDGETS LIKE THAT.

THUS FOR THE FISD ARE COMPLEX, DELIBERATE, AND THOUGHTFUL MATTERS.

AT THE FINAL BUDGET WORKSHOP LAST WEEK, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR FOUCHE REFERENCED VARIOUS REQUESTS MADE TO THE ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THIS PAST YEAR BY TRUSTEES, SUCH AS

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THAT'S A REFLECTION OF US DOING OUR JOBS.

THAT IS US AS TRUSTEES, ADVOCATING FOR YOU, THE STAKEHOLDER PUBLIC RESPONDING TO YOUR INPUT EVEN IN THE FACE OF DEFICITS AND CHALLENGING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.

WHY DO WE DO THAT? BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE A VERY GOOD FISD PRODUCT EVEN BETTER.

TO MR.'S LOWE POINT ON TRANSPARENCY.

THIS PAST SUMMER, I MADE I, ALONG WITH MY FELLOW TRUSTEES, MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE WANTED A MORE ENGAGED BUDGET PLANNING PROCESS.

THIS PAST YEAR, THE ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING MRS. SMITH AND HER TEAM, PREPARED AND CONDUCTED FOUR BUDGET FOCUSED WORKSHOPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF US, THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC.

ALL OF THEM WERE ACCOMPANIED WITH DETAILS, BUDGET DETAILS, SPECIFIC BUDGET PROPOSALS AND SUPPORTING DATA.

THESE WORKSHOPS WERE ALSO EVOLVING IN NATURE, MEANING AS MYSELF AND OTHER TRUSTEES EXPRESSED CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND MADE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE ADMINISTRATION WENT BACK AND WORKED TO FIND ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCIES AND BUDGETARY IMPROVEMENTS.

IN ADDITION TO THESE WORKSHOPS, DOCTOR WALDRIP ALSO MADE MISS SMITH AND HER TEAM ACCESSIBLE TO ALL THE TRUSTEES.

MOST, IF NOT ALL, THE TRUSTEES TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS ACCESS.

THESE BUDGET EFFORTS BY THE ADMINISTRATION ARE TO BE COMMENDED.

I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE IT TO BE REPEATED AND EXPANDED WHERE POSSIBLE.

THIS INTENTIONAL ACCESS AND BUDGET PLANNING RESULTED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS IN SAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THESE SAVINGS WERE DETAILED THROUGHOUT THE PROGRESSION OF THE WORKSHOPS.

IN REVIEWING THE PROPOSED BUDGET I EXAMINED THIS PAST YEAR.

I WANT TO REFLECT, WHILE I HAVE A FEW MOMENTS ON WHAT LAST YEAR'S BUDGET APPROVAL HELPED DELIVER TO THE FISD PARENTS AND TAXPAYING COMMUNITY.

113 FISD STUDENTS WERE NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS.

14 FISD STUDENTS EARNED TOP POSSIBLE SCORES ON AN ACT AND SAT.

CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL WON THE TEAM STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

SIX FISD TEAMS MADE THE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, WITH EMERSON MAKING THE SEMIS FOR SWIMMING, AND DIVING DOMINATED THE REGION.

PANTHER CREEK WON SECOND, REEDY GIRLS WON STATE.

FISD WRESTLING HAD NUMEROUS CLASS WINNERS.

FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FINISHED THIRD IN STATE.

LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM WON STATE TITLE AGAIN.WAKELAND GIRLS SOCCER TEAM WON STATE TITLE.

WAKELAND BOYS SOCCER TEAM FINISHED SECOND.

WAKELAND BOYS GOLF TEAM WON SECOND.

CENTENNIAL. GIRLS GOLF TEAM WON SECOND.

FISD WAS NAMED A DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION BY THE TEXAS EDUCATIONAL THEATER ASSOCIATION.

50 PIECES OF FISD STUDENTS ARTWORK RECEIVED PLATINUM MEDALS.

79. FISD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE NAMED REGION REGIONAL HONOR CHOIR.

LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL'S ONLINE NEWSPAPER WINGSPAN EARNED THE COVETED ONLINE PEACEMAKER AWARD.

LONE STAR'S BAND WON THE OUTSTANDING PROGRAM AWARD GOES ON AND ON.

MOST RECENTLY, FISD'S NAVY NATIONAL DEFENSE CADET CORPS EXCELLED SO MUCH IT RECEIVED EXPEDITED ELEVATION TO JROTC PROGRAM AND FEDERAL FUNDING. I'M STILL STUNNED BY THAT ONE.

AS A PRODUCT OF JROTC MYSELF.

NUMEROUS OTHER FISD PROGRAMS WERE ALSO COMPLETED, INCLUDING DECA, WHICH MR. LOWE REFERENCED, AND INCUBATOR.

ALL OF THEM LITERALLY REDEFINING WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE FUTURE READY.

THESE ACHIEVEMENTS SPANNED ACADEMICS TO FINE ARTS TO ATHLETICS.

TO BE SURE, THESE ARE NOT SIMPLY FISD ADMINISTRATION SUCCESSES.

MORE THAN ANYTHING, THESE ARE STUDENT, TEAM, PARENT, TEACHER, AND COACH SUCCESSES.

WITH ALL THIS SUCCESS.

THE FISD FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HOWEVER, IS NOT WITHOUT A FEW AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT WHICH I MUST TOUCH ON.

A MATERIAL. PART OF OUR JOB AS TRUSTEES IS TO LISTEN AND LEARN FROM THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, TO GET OUT THERE AND EXPERIENCE THE DISTRICT FIRSTHAND.

I WANT TO ADDRESS A FEW ITEMS. I BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION CAN FOCUS FUTURE MONETARY RESOURCES AND PLANNING EVEN BETTER.

FIRST, MAKE IT MEMORABLE.

THE SIZE AND SUCCESS OF OUR DISTRICT DEMANDS, IN MY VIEW, THAT WE GO ALL IN TO RECOGNIZE AND REWARD OUR EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATORS AND CAMPUS SUPPORT PERSONNEL.

EVENTS LIKE CONVOCATION, TEACHER OF THE YEAR, STANDING OVATION AND SERVICE AWARDS ARE TO BE COMMENDED, AND THEY DESERVE ROBUST AND RENEWED ATTENTION.

THIS IS 100% EDUCATOR FACING.

ALL OF THE FUNDING WOULD GO TO THE EDUCATORS, AND I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE MATERIALLY BENEFICIAL TO FUTURE TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

MY ASK IS SIMPLE MAKE SURE ALL OF THESE RECOGNITION EVENTS ARE UNPARALLELED.

IT WOULD BE A VERY SMALL FRACTION OF LESS THAN 1% OF OUR OF OUR BUDGET, ALL FOR THE EDUCATORS.

SO PLEASE MAKE THEM MEMORABLE.

MAKE SURE THE EVENTS ARE SO GOOD THAT OTHERS NOTICE THE PUBLIC IN OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS SEE IT, MAKE IT FUN AND ENJOYABLE, AND MAKE THEM A PROFOUND SOURCE OF

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I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH PRESIDENT DAVIS ON THIS ISSUE, AND WILL PROPOSE A TRUSTEE SUBCOMMITTEE BE FORMED THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE EFFORTS. SECOND BEHAVIOR AND BULLIES.

WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF PARTICULAR OF A PARTICULARLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC OF AN EXTREME BEHAVIOR CRISIS.

TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS BY NO MEANS AN FISD ISSUE.

IT'S FAR FROM IT.

THE ISSUE IS ALSO NOT SOMETHING THAT FALLS SOLELY AT THE FEET OF FRISCO ISD ADMINISTRATION AND EDUCATORS.

IT BEGINS AT HOME IS A JOINT RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS AND EDUCATORS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

I BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS ISD CAMPUSES TO BE A STANDARD BEARER FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.

WE DO A GOOD JOB, AND AS DOCTOR FOUCHE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, IT HAS IMPROVED YEAR OVER YEAR.

OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATION IS HIGHER.

MY EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGHER.

PLEASE MAKE AN INTENTIONAL AND RENEWED EFFORT TO EXAMINE AND, WHERE NECESSARY, ALLOCATE RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL TO MAKE FISD A LEADER IN ON CAMPUS BEHAVIOR NEXT YEAR.

LASTLY. BUDGET NEUTRALITY.

I DESPISE DEFICIT BUDGETS LIKE PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY HERE.

I MANAGE MY OWN FAMILY BUDGET AND EXPECT THIS ADMINISTRATION TO MANAGE THE DISTRICTS.

AS LONG AS WE ARE PROPOSING DEFICITS, I WILL BE INCREASINGLY CRITICAL.

THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT MY OPPOSITION TO DEFICITS, HOWEVER, IS SHARED BY MANY ON THIS DAIS.

I HAVE PERSONALLY MET WITH MISS SMITH AND ADMINISTRATION, AND THEY TOO BELIEVE WE NEED TO FIND REASONABLE AND PROMPT WAYS TO SOLVE THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.

TO THAT END, THIS BELIEF IS ONLY AS GOOD AS OUR PRACTICE.

THIS FALL, I WILL ADVOCATE AND REQUEST THE ADMINISTRATION TO PREPARE A PLAN AIMED AT GETTING US TO BUDGET NEUTRAL OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS.

THIS PLAN SHOULD BE SHARED AND EVOLVE AT OUR FORTHCOMING BUDGET WORKSHOPS.

THIS INCLUDES SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING VARIOUS TOURS ITEMS LIKE MISS ELAD MENTIONED.

ATTENDANCE BOOST CAMPAIGNS LIKE MISS SMITH MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, AND OTHER THOUGHTFUL PROPOSALS FROM TRUSTEES AND THE COMMUNITY.

I BELIEVE THIS PLAN WILL AFFORD ADEQUATE TIME TO MAKE REASONABLE CHANGES, ALLOW FOR THOUGHTFUL DEBATE AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION.

IN CLOSING. I WANT TO SHARE A QUOTE THAT I THOUGHT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS MEETING.

IT'S FROM A GRADUATION SPEECH EARLIER THIS WEEK BY JERRY SEINFELD, WHICH HE GAVE TO THE STUDENTS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY.

IN IT, HE SAID, PRIVILEGE TODAY SEEMS TO BE THE WORST THING YOU CAN HAVE.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOMENT TO DEFEND IT.

WE'RE EMBARRASSED ABOUT THE THINGS WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF, AND PROUD OF THE THINGS WE SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT.

TO BE CLEAR, IT IS A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SIT UP HERE AND SERVE ON A BOARD OF THE PREEMINENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IT IS A PRIVILEGE FOR DOCTOR WALDRIP TO SERVE AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THIS DISTRICT.

IT IS A PRIVILEGE FOR OUR PARENTS TO GET TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO OUR CAMPUSES.

IT IS A PRIVILEGE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GET TO LEARN AT OUR SCHOOLS.

AND IT IS A PRIVILEGE FOR OUR TEACHERS TO GET TO TEACH IN OUR CAMPUSES.

MY SUGGESTION IS EMBRACE THAT PRIVILEGE.

BE PROUD OF THAT PRIVILEGE.

HOLD YOUR HEAD UP AND SPEAK WITHOUT HESITATION.

OF THE COUNTLESS SUCCESSES THAT I LISTED IN MANY MORE IN LAST YEAR.

BE A LEADER, POSITIVE VOICE FOR THIS WONDERFUL DISTRICT AND EVERYTHING IT HAS ACHIEVED.

TO DOCTOR WALDRIP, DR.

FOUCHE IST. ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS AND ALL EDUCATORS AND SUPPORTING STAFF SERVING OUR 77 CAMPUSES LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND PROUD OF YOUR HARD WORK.

IN MY OPINION, OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY WELL SERVED.

THOUSANDS OF OUR STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE IN THE COMING DAYS AND BENEFIT FROM THIS EXEMPLARY WORK FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

YOU HAVE DELIVERED TO THE PARENTS AND TAXPAYERS WITHIN FISD AN UNDENIABLY EXEMPLARY WORK PRODUCT THIS PAST YEAR.

AND YOU HAVE ALSO EARNED MY YES VOTE ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2024-2025.

AND I RESPECTFULLY ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES TO VOTE YES AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

MR. LOWE.

I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING, MOST OF THE THINGS YOU SAID TODAY, BUT ONE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU MISSED IS MY SON MADE VARSITY AT CENTENNIAL IN HIS FRESHMAN YEAR ON THE TRACK TEAM, SO..

I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY IF YOU SNUBBED, YOU SNUBBED MY SON.

BUT THAT'S OKAY. YOU'RE TO BE COMMENDED.

IT'S OKAY.

THE ACCOLADES THAT MR. HILL, MS. ELAD LAID ON THE ON OUR DISTRICT ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

IF I HAD TO CHOOSE A DISTRICT, I COULDN'T CHOOSE A BETTER ONE.

I COULDN'T CHOOSE. I MEAN, NO DISTRICTS ARE PERFECT, BUT THIS DISTRICT HAS ALLOWED MY KIDS OPPORTUNITY IN ALL AREAS.

MY SON IS AT A&M NOW.

HE HAD A PERFECT, GREAT EDUCATION HERE.

I HAVE DAUGHTERS WHO ARE IN MUSIC AND THEY'VE ALL DONE GREAT.

SO WE CAN ALL PRAISE THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE GREAT THINGS THAT THIS DISTRICT HAS ACCOMPLISHED.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO VOTE ON.

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WE'RE HERE TO VOTE ON A DEFICIT BUDGET.

WHEN WE'RE IN A DEFICIT SITUATION, WE HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS.

BUT MY PERSPECTIVE.

SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE CUT.

WE HAVE TO SAY, WE CAN'T DO THESE THINGS.

WE CAN'T DO AS MUCH OF SOME THINGS AS WE WOULD.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND ONE OF THE BOARD MEETINGS, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE WERE WE HAD WASTED MONEY ON SOME SOFTWARE.

WE PURCHASED THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF LICENSES THAT WE REALLY NEEDED.

I WANTED TO EXPLORE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SO I PUT IN A TRUSTEE INFORMATION REQUEST TO SAY, HEY, LET'S LOOK AT THE REST OF OUR SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE.

IS THIS HAPPENING ANYWHERE ELSE? THESE ARE FUNDS WE COULD USE FOR IMPROVED SALARIES, FOR TEACHERS, FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

I WAS DENIED THAT REQUEST.

I THEN MADE IT KNOWN TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

EXCUSE ME? AND HE SAID HE'D GET BACK TO ME ON IT.

WELL, HE HE NEVER DID UNTIL I ASKED HIM AGAIN THAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE THIS TO ME.

AND I WAS LIKE, OH, OKAY, I'LL GET IT TO YOU.

I'M SORRY. I FOR, IT WAS IN MY DRAFT OR SOMETHING.

I FORGOT WHAT THE EXCUSE WAS.

THEN WHEN I GET IT, IT'S JUST LIKE THE SAME DENIAL THAT I GOT WHEN I ASKED IT EARLIER.

SO I LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THIS, AND IT JUST, IT JUST DOES NOT ENGENDER TRUST IN ME THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS TIGHTEN ITS BELT IN EVERY WAY. THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I FOUND OUT HAPHAZARDLY.

IT'S JUST WE'RE GOING ALONG, AND I FIND THAT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE LOOKED A LITTLE DEEPER? I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TASKED TO DO AS TRUSTEES.

WE'RE NOT HERE TO PAT THE ADMINISTRATION ON THIS BACK OR TO DOG THEM OUT WHEN THEY'RE NOT DOING WELL.

WE'RE HERE TO OVERSEE THE ADMINISTRATION.

SOMETIMES WE SEE THINGS THAT THEY MAY MISS.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE.

AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S A PART OF THE BUDGET.

I THINK THERE'S THINGS THAT WE CAN BETTER WAYS TO USE MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT, RATHER THAN GIVING IT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY MAKING OVER 100% OF WHAT THE AVERAGE PERSON MAKES.

THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THE BUDGET BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FUND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS GREAT DISTRICT.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I THINK WE COULD DO A MUCH BETTER JOB WITH TIGHTENING OUR BELT AND WITH TRANSPARENCY.

THANK YOU. MR. PONANGI. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT I HAVE SAID IT BEFORE, THAT THE CURRENT DEFICIT.

I THINK IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY.

ONCE THE LEGISLATION COMES BACK NEXT YEAR, THEN THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES TO THE 2019 FORMULA WHICH WE ARE USING RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN BETWEEN 2019 AND THEN NOW, THERE HAS BEEN AN ABOUT 18 TO 20% INFLATION.

SO CONSIDERING THAT AND THEN WE HAVE TWO CHOICES.

ONE IS TO REDUCE THE PROGRAMING AND THEN BALANCE THE BUDGET OR THE OTHER ONE IS.

CONSIDER THE FUND BALANCE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, WHICH IS ABOUT OVER 60 MILLION.

AND THEN PUT TOGETHER A DEFICIT BUDGET WITH THE FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT.

THERE WILL BE SOME SAVINGS ALONG THE LINE.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT NEED SOME TEACHERS TO BE HIRED, BUT MAYBE WE DON'T FILL THEM.

OR MAYBE WE ARE JUST LIKE WE ARE ADJUSTING THE.

IF ONE OF THE LEADERSHIP PERSON IS LEAVING, THEN YOU KNOW, WE ARE ADJUSTING THE ROLE AMONGST THE I DON'T SAY WE, BUT THE THE ROLE IS BEING ADJUSTED AMONG THE LEADERSHIP TEAM.

SO THINGS LIKE THAT WILL SORT OF HELP ENSURE THAT THE BUDGET NUMBER THAT WE HAVE THOUGHT TODAY, LIKE 30 MILLION, WILL GRADUALLY, YOU KNOW, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME OVER THE PERIOD OF THIS YEAR, MAY HOPEFULLY BE REDUCED TO 10 MILLION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THAT'S MY HOPE.

AND THEN I'M ALSO ENCOURAGED BY THE REVENUE INCREASE PLANS THAT WERE SHOWN LAST TIME IN THE LAST MEETING, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS TO RECONSIDER OR TO FIGURE OUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS LIKE THE CONVOCATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT, HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, CAN WE DO SOMETHING? SO THE I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING, I'M NOT FOR OR AGAINST THAT.

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AND AS I'VE SAID EARLIER, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS FROM REVENUE INCREASING PLANS IS TO SEE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROVIDING OUR FACILITIES DURING SUMMER TO THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THERE'S A LARGE GROUP OF COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR.

CONCERTS TO BE ORGANIZED, AND THEN THEY LOOK FOR FACILITIES OUTSIDE OF FRISCO.

I THINK THAT THAT REVENUE SHOULD COME TO FRISCO, ESPECIALLY FRISCO ISD.

SO WE HAVE 12 AUDITORIUMS, HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUMS. WE CAN MAKE BETTER USE OF IT.

SO OVERALL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW I'M NEVER IN FAVOR OF DEFICIT BUDGETS AT ALL.

BUT CONSIDERING THE SITUATION WE ARE IN FROM THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE, AND ALSO CONSIDERING THAT WE HAVE A FUND BALANCE, CONSIDERING THAT THERE ARE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BEING MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE COSTS ARE REDUCED, CONSIDER THAT CONSIDERING THAT THERE ARE SOME REVENUE INCREASE PLANS THAT ARE HAPPENING. SO I'M IN FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET.

MS. ARCHAMBAULT.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS.

MARK, I REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR REMARKS TODAY.

I THINK THAT YOU SYNTHESIZED JUST HOW PRIVILEGED WE ALL ARE TO BE SITTING AT THIS DAIS.

AND NOT ONLY MENTIONING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO OUR STAFF.

I'M JUST, I'M SO APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU SPENT THE TIME TO PULL THAT TOGETHER AND PRESENT THAT TO THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK YOU SHOULD MAYBE MAKE A VIDEO, AND THAT SHOULD GO FAR AND WIDE, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHY FISD IS SPECIAL.

YOU JUST DID THAT IN ABOUT 11 MINUTES AND IT WAS BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN.

SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT.

I, YOU KNOW, I, I'M COMPLETELY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BUDGET.

I THINK THAT MISS SMITH AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB UNDER VERY.

YOU KNOW, WE SAY THE WORD UNPRECEDENTED AND WE'VE SAID IT A LOT SINCE COVID.

AND I DO NOT LOVE THE WORD BECAUSE IT JUST BRINGS ABOUT JUST SOME NAUSEA.

BUT WE WE ARE CONSISTENTLY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION FACING SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

BUT WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS APPRECIATED AS A PARENT AND AS A TRUSTEE IS THAT EVERY TIME WE ARE FACED WITH DIFFERENT, WE STILL MEET THAT DIFFERENT WITH STUDENT OPPORTUNITY, AND WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT OUR KIDS DON'T LOSE ONE DAY IN THE CLASSROOM.

THEY DON'T LOSE ONE OPPORTUNITY.

THIS TEAM IS ALWAYS THINKING FUTURE FOCUSED, FUTURE READY.

AND I'M JUST APPRECIATIVE THAT EVEN WHEN WE ARE FACED WITH YET ANOTHER VARIABLE THAT COULD CRUSH A DISTRICT WE'RE NOT ASKING OR LAMENTING ABOUT THE HARD.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK WITH THE HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY AS GOOD AS WE ARE.

AND, DOCTOR WALDRIP, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT IN THAT SPACE, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN INNOVATIVE AND PUSHED YOUR PEOPLE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND TO BE PROBLEM SOLVERS INSTEAD OF YOU KNOW, SITTING IN THAT SPACE OF WHAT DO WE DO? HOW DO WE DO IT? AND NOT EVER COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS.

YOU'VE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED EVERYONE, INCLUDING THIS BOARD, TO BE PROBLEM SOLVERS.

SO I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

I DO, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THAT'S WHY I RAN FOR THE SEAT IN 2018 AND AGAIN IN 21, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HUGE, LOUD SUPPORTER OF FRISCO ISD AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

AND I THINK IT'S WORTH SUPPORTING AND PROTECTING.

I THINK THAT WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO FIND OURSELVES IN A SPACE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $1 BILLION, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S MONEY, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE IN A SPACE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COME TOGETHER AND COLLABORATE ON THE PROPER FUNDING.

YOU KNOW, HERE LOCALLY, I THINK WE WE DO HAVE THE ANSWERS.

WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED.

IT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN PLACE AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, THAT DON'T PUT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN A BAD SPOTLIGHT, THAT DON'T PUT MISINFORMATION OUT ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION.

BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE SUCCESSES THAT MR. HILL MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE ONE DISTRICT OF OVER 1100.

THOSE SUCCESSES EXIST IN EVERY DISTRICT ACROSS THIS GREAT STATE AND ACROSS OUR NATION.

AND WE NEED FUNDING FOR IDEA FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

WE NEED FUNDING FOR THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.

WE NEED FUNDING FOR YOU KNOW, OUR TEACHER INCENTIVE PAY.

THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT BUCKETS THAT WE NEED TO BE FULLY FUNDED AND WE ARE NOT.

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IT'S NOT TRUE.

THERE MAY BE MORE MONEY IN, BUT IT'S NOT CAUGHT UP WITH INFLATION.

AND IT'S NOT WE ARE NOT IN A SPACE WHERE WE ARE EVEN CLOSE TO WHOLE BASED ON WHAT WE NEED.

OUR TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE.

WE NEED THE STATE TO DO THE SAME.

SO I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BUDGET.

BUT WHAT I'M HOPEFUL OF IS THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO ITERATE ON THIS SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA AND CONTINUE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OUR LEGISLATORS, OUR LEGISLATORS WILL COME TO THAT TABLE IN GOOD FAITH.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO MANY HAVE.

BUT I THINK AS A COLLECTIVE THEY HAVE NOT.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING OUR 89TH SESSION TO SEE HOW PERHAPS THAT COLLABORATIVE NATURE COULD BE IN A BIT MORE GOOD FAITH, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S NOT THE TRUSTEES THAT ARE SUFFERING.

IT'S NOT OUR ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE SUFFERING.

IT'S OUR KIDS.

OUR KIDS NEED THE FUNDING.

OUR SCHOOLS NEED THE FUNDING SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS WITH THE FULL AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT OUR CHILDREN DESERVE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

WERE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? I'LL RESERVE MY COMMENTS FOR THE END AFTER WE'VE TAKEN THE VOTE BEFORE WE ADJOURN.

IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, I WILL LOOK FOR A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

WHEN WE ARRIVED IN THIS SPACE LAST YEAR.

AS A BOARD. WE WERE.

INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST YEAR OF NORMALCY WITHIN FRISCO ISD.

AND I THINK BESIDES STEPHANIE AND MARK AND MARVIN, I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY TRUSTEE THAT DIDN'T KNOW AS A TRUSTEE, WHAT FRISCO ISD LOOKED LIKE BEFORE COVID.

AND WHAT OUR BUDGETS LOOKED LIKE BEFORE COVID.

I UNDERSTAND THE SACRIFICES THAT WERE MADE, TO COME TO THE DECISION AND WHAT YOU ALL BROUGHT TO US TODAY.

UM KIMBERLY, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR DILIGENTLY WORKING WITH US AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

I'M REMINDED OF A MEME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I LIKE TO LAUGH, TO KEEP FROM CRYING, WHERE THERE WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER AND SHE HAD A VERY SERIOUS FACE, BUT MAYBE EVEN A I DON'T KNOW, SHE WAS A LEADER.

AND THE MEME SAID, MY FACE, WHEN PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I DO, TRY TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO. AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANYBODY ELSE, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE WERE TIMES WHERE I CALLED AND I QUESTIONED YOU ON THINGS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS AND I APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR GRACE THAT YOU GAVE ME EACH TIME, AND YOUR PATIENCE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONE ON THIS DAIS HAS SAID HOW PATIENT YOU WERE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS WITH US.

ANSWERING QUESTIONS SEVEN TIMES, MAYBE, SOMETIMES THE SAME QUESTION.

AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT, I APPRECIATE THAT.

I REALIZE THAT YOU ARE REALLY USED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS THIS YEAR.

YOU WALKED US ALONGSIDE YOU.

IN THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT.

WE WERE ABLE TO THEN GO BACK OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE FACTUAL AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

AND SO FOR THAT, I AM TRULY GRATEFUL.

DOCTOR WALDRIP, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES WE MISUNDERSTAND WHAT OUR PURVIEW AS TRUSTEES CAN BE? AGAIN, I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR ANYBODY BUT MYSELF.

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I KNOW YOU WON'T LET ME, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

I DO APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR DILIGENCE IN MAKING SURE THAT YOUR TEAM IS NOT ONLY ALIGNED, BUT THAT THEY ARE PREPARED.

THE SIGN OF A TRUE LEADER IS NOT THAT YOU HEAR OR SEE THEM IN EVERY, EVERY WAKING MOMENT, RIGHT? BUT THAT THE MACHINE IS MOVING IN A IN AN AMAZING AND IMPACTFUL WAY.

WITHOUT THAT LEADER HAVING TO EVEN SAY A WORD BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ARMY OF SOLDIERS, AN ARMY OF ADMINISTRATORS LIKE OUR IST TEAM THAT HE'S PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DISTRICT IS MOVING AND THRIVING IN THE WAY THAT IT HAS.

WE'RE REALLY OVER 100 YEARS.

SO WITH THAT, THE DISTRICT WAS OVER 100 YEARS OLD WHEN WE ALL JOINED THIS BOARD.

100 YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN WE ARE NO LONGER IN THESE SEATS, THE DISTRICT AND ITS RESPONSIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE.

THE TRUSTEES BEFORE US ESTABLISHED A CULTURE OF VOTING THAT ENCOURAGES MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION BY THE DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY, EMPLOYEES AND AND STUDENTS.

THERE ARE MANY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT DEPEND ON US AS TRUSTEES, WHICH IS OUR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND RELEVANT INFORMATION. I'M PROUD TO SIT IN THIS CHAIR AND REPRESENT A DISTRICT THAT DOES NOT SHY AWAY FROM PROVIDING THE BEST EDUCATION TO OUR 67,000 STUDENTS, AND EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING AN ADMINISTRATION THAT WORKS TIRELESSLY FOR OUR FRISCO ISD COMMUNITY.

FELLOW TRUSTEES.

I BELIEVE WE MADE A VERY RIGHT AND IMPORTANT DECISION TODAY FOR THE FUTURE OF FRISCO ISD AND THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT WE WILL SERVE.

AND WITH THAT, IT IS 1010.

OH, NO.

WE GOT TO GO TO THE CAMPUS.

OH, I DON'T WANT TO LET JOHN AND RENEE GO.

OKAY, I DO KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE SHERRY, I'M READY.

I'M READY FOR..

I'M READY FOR THEM. I MEAN, I'M READY FOR YOU TO COME.

OKAY. SHE GOT BUSTED.

OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE TO ACTION ITEM 2C, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE THE CANVAS FOR FRISCO ISD,

[2.C. Act on approval of the Canvass of the Frisco ISD May 4, 2024, General Election ]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MOTION BY MR. CLASSE, SECOND BY MISS ARCHAMBAULT.

I THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO READ THIS, SAYS MICHELE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO RECOGNIZE THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 4TH, 2024 ELECTION AND TO FORMALLY WELCOME IN OUR TRUSTEES AND PLAY SIX AND SEVEN TO START THEIR THREE YEAR TERMS OF OFFICE.

WHO. TO BEGIN, THE BOARD NEEDS TO CONDUCT AN OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE BALLOT RESULTS FROM THE MAY 4TH, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ON MAY 4TH, THE ELECTION FOR PLACE SIX AND PLACE SEVEN WAS HELD.

ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN CAST THEIR VOTES OR THEIR BALLOTS THROUGH EARLY VOTING, BY MAIL AND ON ELECTION DAY.

ALL VOTES HAVE BEEN COUNTED BY COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTIES, AND HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AND PROVIDED TO FRISCO ISD FOR OFFICIAL CANVASING THIS MORNING. THE VOTE COUNT SHOWS THAT CANDIDATE CHERI SALAS WAS ELECTED TO PLACE SIX, RECEIVING 7056 VOTES, REPRESENTING 55.6% OF THE VOTE.

I'LL PAUSE THERE SO Y'ALL CAN CLAP.

OKAY. THE VOTE COUNT SHOWS THAT CANDIDATE KEITH MADDOX WAS ELECTED TO PLAY SEVEN, RECEIVING 8360 VOTES, REPRESENTING 63.3% OF THE VOTE. I'LL PAUSE AGAIN.

BASED ON THE VOTE TALLIES, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, CANVASING THE RETURNS, AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 4TH, 2024.

THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY MR. CLASSE. SECOND BY MRS. ARCHAMBAULT. AND WITH THAT, DO WE TAKE A VOTE? OH, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO VOTE.

CAN WE JUST DO IT ON THIS? THEY WANT TO DO IT ONE MORE TIME.

OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

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THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL'S TIME TODAY, AND IT IS 10:14.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.