[1. Discussion regarding 26-27 Budget]
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WE HAVE ONE AGENDA ITEM AND THAT IS THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.AND WITH THAT, WE'LL HAVE MRS. SMITH. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING. OKAY? HERE'S OUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SALARY BENCHMARKING FOR YOU TONIGHT.
TYPICALLY, WE WOULD DO THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PROCESS, BUT WE HAD IT READY.
SO I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT ON YOUR RADARS AND GO THROUGH THAT WITH YOU.
I'M GOING TO GO BACK THROUGH THE WORKING BUDGET.
I'LL GO VERY QUICKLY BACK THROUGH THE CHANGES THAT YOU GUYS SAW IN JANUARY.
AND THEN UPDATE YOU ON THE NEW CHANGES TO THE BUDGET SINCE THEN.
AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK OVER THE BUDGET ADOPTION TIMELINE AND AT THE VERY END, NOT ENTIRELY CONNECTED, WE HAVE A VPAC UPDATE FOR YOU GUYS, BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE OF THOSE IN A WHILE, AND WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS A GOOD TIME TO DO IT.
SO LET'S JUMP IN. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS.
THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF SALARY BENCHMARKING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.
I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LET YOU GUYS STOP ME AND ASK QUESTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY, I WON'T MAKE YOU HOLD THEM UNTIL THE END.
SO IF YOU REMEMBER, EVERY YEAR WE DO TWO TYPES OF BENCHMARKING.
WE DO FINANCIAL BENCHMARKING AND COMPENSATION BENCHMARKING.
OKAY? FINANCIAL BENCHMARKING ISN'T AVAILABLE YET.
THAT INFORMATION COMES FROM TEA. WHAT WE'RE DOING WHEN WE LOOK AT FINANCIAL BENCHMARKING IS WE'RE LOOKING AT A WHOLE YEAR'S PAST AUDITED FINANCIAL DATA. SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE 24-25 FISCAL YEAR.
THAT'S DATA THAT GETS REPORTED STATEWIDE BY TEA AND THE PURPOSE THERE IS TO JUST.
SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF FINANCIAL BENCHMARKING.
AGAIN, THE DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM TEA YET.
I'M REALLY HOPING THAT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE SOMETIME IN APRIL.
BUT IF IT'S NOT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER GOOD WAY OF GETTING THAT DATA.
SALARY BENCHMARKING, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS BASED ON CURRENT COMPENSATION ACROSS DISTRICTS.
SO TASB DOES SALARY BENCHMARKING. BASED ON 25-26 COMPENSATION, WE PULL 19 OTHER DISTRICTS SO THAT THERE'S 20 TOTAL, IF YOU COUNT US, THAT WE TYPICALLY COMPETE WITH FOR STAFF.
SO WE CONSIDER THOSE 19 OTHER DISTRICTS, THE LOCAL PAY MARKET.
SO JUST A SUBSET OF THOSE 19. IT DEPENDS ON KIND OF THE LEVEL OF THE POSITION.
BECAUSE YOU'LL SEE POSITIONS CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF A DISTRICT.
SOME POSITIONS ARE COMPARED TO WHAT WE CALL NON-SCHOOL MARKETS.
SO THAT WOULD BE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUS DRIVERS OR CUSTODIANS.
WE'RE COMPETING FOR DRIVERS WITH AMAZON AND OTHER BIG BOX RETAILERS.
WE'RE COMPETING FOR CUSTODIANS WITH PRETTY MUCH ANY BUSINESS IN THIS AREA.
SO WE HAVE NON-SCHOOL MARKETS IN ADDITION TO SCHOOL MARKETS THAT ARE PART OF THAT COMPARISON.
OKAY? SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING POSITION BY POSITION TO SAY, ARE YOU PAID RIGHT? ARE YOU OVERPAID? ARE YOU UNDERPAID INDIVIDUALLY? WE'RE LOOKING AT A SUBSET OF POSITIONS KIND OF WITHIN A GENERAL GROUP TO SEE, ARE OUR PAY SCALES COMPETITIVE? OKAY, SO HERE ARE THE 19 DISTRICTS THAT WE BENCHMARK AGAINST.
THESE DISTRICTS HAVE NOT CHANGED IN A NUMBER OF YEARS.
THEY'RE STILL THE DISTRICTS THAT WE CONSIDER TO BE MOST COMPETITIVE WITH FOR STAFF.
I WON'T READ THEM ALL TO YOU. THERE ARE TWO THAT HAVE AN ASTERISK BY THEM.
THOSE TWO DID NOT PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR IN THE TASB SALARY STUDY.
WE DO HAVE THEIR TEACHER PAY SCALES THAT WE CAN GET OFF THEIR WEBSITES, BUT FOR OTHER TYPES OF JOBS, THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SUBMIT DATA TO TASB.
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YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS GRAPH BEFORE. THIS IS THE SAME GRAPH WE GIVE YOU EVERY YEAR.WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS THE GREEN LINE IS FRISCO ISD.
THIS IS BY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. SO THIS IS TEACHER PAY FOR A NEW TEACHER COMING IN.
SO IT'S OUR HIRING SCALE. SO IF YOU'RE A BRAND NEW TEACHER COMING INTO FRISCO ISD, WHETHER YOU HAVE ZERO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OR TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT, THIS IS THE HIRING SCALE. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HIRE YOU IN AT.
SO THE GREEN LINE IS FRISCO ISD. THE BLUE LINE IS THE LOCAL MARKET MEDIAN.
SO THE MEDIAN OF THOSE 19 OTHER DISTRICTS. THE GRAY BOXES ARE THE INTERQUARTILE RANGE.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET BASICALLY FROM 25% TO 75%.
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE IN THE GRAY BOX, RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT TO BE AN OUTLIER. OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO BE CLOSE TO MARKET, CLOSE TO THAT MEDIAN LINE.
THAT KEEPS US COMPETITIVE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED ABOUT OUR TEACHER PAY SCALE IS C, WE CROSS THE LINE, WE CROSS THE MEDIAN LINE AT THE TEN YEAR MARK.
AND THIS IS, HISTORICALLY THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED IN FRISCO ISD.
HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE PAID OUR MORE TENURED TEACHERS ABOVE THE MARKET MEDIAN, AND WE'RE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE MARKET MEDIAN KIND OF ON THE LOWER END OF THE EXPERIENCE SCALE. SO THIS IS WHAT OUR GRAPH LOOKED LIKE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
IF YOU KIND OF LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS, YOU CAN TELL WITH A BRAND NEW TEACHER FIRST COMING OUT OF COLLEGE INTO OUR DISTRICT, WE'RE PAYING $300 A YEAR LESS THAN THE MARKET MEDIAN.
IF YOU LOOK AT LAST YEAR. THIS IS WHAT WE LOOKED LIKE LAST YEAR.
WE STOPPED CROSSING OVER THAT LINE. WE WORKED TO CHANGE OUR TEACHER PAY SCALES FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR TO GET US BACK TO KIND OF WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE, WHERE WE CROSSED THAT MEDIAN LINE AT THE TEN YEAR MARK.
SO WE SHIFTED SOME OF OUR PAY FOR MORE TENURED TEACHERS TO GET THAT BACK UP.
IN TOTAL, THE LOCAL PAY MARKET FOR TEACHERS SHIFTED ABOUT 6% THIS PAST YEAR, OR $3,800 ON AVERAGE.
AND THAT WAS DUE TO THAT LEGISLATION THAT PASSED THAT REQUIRED TEACHERS WITH 3 OR 4 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO GET A $2,500 PAY RAISE, AND TEACHERS WITH 5 OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO GET A $5,000 PAY RAISE.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE'RE TRENDING FOR TEACHERS? YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE TIA AT THE TOP, RIGHT? CORRECT. IT'S JUST BASE SALARY. IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY STIPENDS.
I DON'T THINK IT DID, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO SAY FOR OTHER PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE.
YES. THANK YOU. YES. IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION TO BRING THE SALARY BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S ONLY $300. YES. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT EVERY YEAR IS HOW CLOSE.
SO THAT MARKET, THAT NEW TEACHER PAY IS GOING TO SHIFT UP, RIGHT? THAT'S THIS YEAR'S STARTING TEACHER PAY FOR THE MARKET.
AND WHATEVER DISTRICTS ADOPT FOR THEIR RAISES OR FOR THEIR NEW TEACHER PAY, OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO ADOPT SOMETHING THAT KEEPS US IN THAT COMPETITIVE RANGE. SOMETIMES WE KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO DO, AND SOMETIMES THEY KEEP THAT HELD VERY TIGHTLY AND WE'RE GUESSING.
AND SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE. TO ATTRACT NEW HIRES.
TO ATTRACT TO ATTRACT NEW HIRES, YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS GRAPH? IS IT FAIR TO SAY, KIM, THAT MAYBE WE REALLY DO A GOOD JOB OF ATTRACTING NEW HIRES.
AND PART OF THE REASON THIS IS SET UP THE WAY IT IS, IS SO THAT WE'RE HONORING EXPERIENCED TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT, TOO. YES, I THINK THAT'S FAIR TO SAY. SO THIS IS JUST SOME MORE DATA ABOUT OUR TEACHER PAY.
THE CHART ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THIS IS THE AVERAGE PAY DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
SO YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THIS. IF YOU HAVE A TEACHER THAT'S BETWEEN 0 AND 5 YEARS, THEY'RE GOING TO GET ON AVERAGE, OR AT THE MEDIAN, IN THE LOCAL PAY MARKET A $966 INCREASE FROM YEAR ZERO TO YEAR ONE, OR YEAR ONE TO YEAR TWO.
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IF YOU DROP DOWN TO 16 TO 20 YEARS ON AVERAGE, WELL, AT THE MEDIAN, BETWEEN 16 AND 17 YEARS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A $431 A YEAR DIFFERENCE.AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT GAP WIDENS FOR US AS TEACHERS GET MORE TENURED.
SO THAT KIND OF GOES TO WHAT TODD WAS JUST SAYING.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO, IS HONOR TEACHER EXPERIENCE BY ENSURING THAT THAT PAY DIFFERENTIAL KIND OF STAYS EVEN AS THEY GO UP IN EXPERIENCE. IF YOU LOOK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE OUR ACTUAL AVERAGE TEACHER SALARIES.
SO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ON THE GRAPH ON THE LAST PAGE WAS, IF WE'RE HIRING A NEW TEACHER INTO FRISCO ISD, ONCE THEY'RE IN FRISCO ISD, THEY ARE NOT ON THAT HIGHER END SCALE ANYMORE.
THEY'RE GETTING THE BENEFIT OF WHATEVER RAISES THE BOARD ADOPTS.
ASSUMING THAT THOSE RAISES ARE GREATER THAN WHATEVER THEIR STEP IS ON THE SCALE.
SO THE AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY IN FRISCO ISD IS JUST UNDER $70,000.
THE AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY IN THE LOCAL MARKET IS $70,762.
SO FAIRLY CLOSE. AND THEN I KIND OF MENTIONED THESE, BUT I'LL JUST READ IT TO YOU ANYWAY, IN THIS YEAR'S COMPENSATION PLAN, WE DID DECOMPRESS THAT PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR NEW HIRES FOR FIVE OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
SO THAT GOT US BACK UP TO CROSS THAT MEDIAN LINE FOR OUR MORE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS.
WE ALSO DID SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS REALLY WORKING IN OUR FAVOR.
WE ADDED THOUSAND DOLLAR STEPS AT EACH FIVE YEAR MILESTONE.
SO ON THE TEACHER PAY SCALE, IF YOU LOOK AT SOMEBODY COMING IN, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE $1,000 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YEAR 9 AND YEAR 10 AND $1,000 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YEAR 14 AND YEAR 15.
SO TYPICALLY, ANY RAISE THAT WE WOULD APPROVE FOR A TEACHER WOULD BE GREATER THAN $1,000.
AND THEN ACROSS THE BOTTOM HERE, I JUST PUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS BY YEARS OF SERVICE.
THIS IS JUST KIND OF FOR YOUR INFORMATION. TYPICALLY, THIS DISTRIBUTION HASN'T CHANGED FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT WE DO LOOK AT THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE THAT NEW TEACHERS OR THAT TEACHERS ARE WORKING IN THE DISTRICT WITH.
THAT ALSO KIND OF HELPS US ESTIMATE WHAT RAISES MIGHT COST BECAUSE WE CAN LOOK AT THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF TEACHERS THAT COME IN WITH A CERTAIN LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE TO HELP US ESTIMATE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS TEACHER PAY RAISE EXAMPLE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
AND WHAT WE DID WAS WE STARTED WITH A TEACHER HIRED BACK IN THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE SHOWED YOU THE PROGRESSION OF THEIR SALARY SO THAT YOU COULD UNDERSTAND HOW TEACHER PAY RAISES WORK. IT IS OFTEN CONFUSING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A TEACHER PAY SCALE THAT WE USE TO HIRE NEW TEACHERS IN WITH, BUT ONCE A NEW TEACHER HAS BEEN HIRED ON, THEY GET THE BENEFIT OF WHATEVER THE BOARD APPROVED RAISES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THIS TEACHER'S FIRST YEAR, RIGHT.
THEY WERE HIRED IN AT 53,000. THAT WAS OUR STARTING TEACHER PAY BACK IN 2018.
AND THEN IN 2019, WE GAVE A $2,000 TEACHER RAISE.
BUT WE UPDATED THE TEACHER HIRING SCALE SO THAT A ONE YEAR TEACHER MADE $55,050.
IF YOU TRACE THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH, YOU'LL SEE THAT A TEACHER THAT'S BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME WILL START TO PULL AWAY FROM TEACHERS THAT COME IN WITH THE SAME YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. AND THAT'S BY DESIGN, RIGHT? WE WANT TO REWARD TEACHERS TO A DEGREE THAT HAVE BEEN WITH FRISCO AND STAYED WITH FRISCO, COMPARED TO TEACHERS COMING IN FROM THE OUTSIDE.
IF YOU TRACK ALL THE WAY DOWN AND YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS TEACHER THAT STARTED IN 2018 WAS MAKING $63,668 DURING THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR.
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AND THEN BASED ON THAT LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED RAISE, BECAUSE THIS TEACHER HAD MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, THEY GOT $5,000. SO NOW THEY'RE AT $68,668, WHICH IS ABOVE WHAT A NEW TEACHER COMING IN WITH SEVEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WOULD BE. AND IF YOU TRACE IT ALL THE WAY BACK AND YOU LOOK FROM THIS TEACHERS KIND OF BEGINNING OF CAREER TO TODAY, THEIR COMPENSATION IS INCREASED BY JUST OVER $15,000 OR 29.6%.AND TO SHERRIE'S POINT EARLIER, THIS IS JUST SALARIES.
TEACHERS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN STIPENDS BASED ON EXTRA DUTIES, ADVANCED DEGREES, CRITICAL STAFFING AREAS, THAT KIND OF THING. THEY'RE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN TIA.
THE AVERAGE TIA DESIGNATED TEACHER WILL GET ABOUT $5,600 ON TOP OF THEIR SALARY, BUT IT CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM $3200 TO $12,700. OKAY. WE DO BENCHMARK OTHER DISTRICT POSITIONS BESIDES TEACHERS. I'VE KIND OF JUST PLOTTED ALL OF THESE ON THE GRAPH FOR YOU.
WE CAN KIND OF TRACK THAT GRAPH, COMPARED TO OTHER DISTRICTS.
WITH THESE OTHER TYPES OF POSITIONS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED TO COMPARE DISTRICT TO DISTRICT BECAUSE YOU HAVE DIFFERENCES IN TENURE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT. YOU HAVE DIFFERENCES IN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, EVEN IF POSITIONS HOLD THE SAME TITLE BETWEEN DISTRICT AND DISTRICT.
YOU ALSO HAVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS.
SO YOU HAVE DIFFERENCES THERE. SO IN ORDER TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THAT, WE TYPICALLY CONSIDER OURSELVES COMPETITIVE, IF AVERAGE PAY WITHIN A GIVEN AREA FALLS BETWEEN 90% AND 110% OF THE MARKET MEDIAN.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, 10% ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MARKET MEDIAN.
GENERALLY, WE WILL ATTEMPT TO ADJUST PAY SCALES IF WE SEE A GROUP OF POSITIONS THAT ARE FALLING BELOW 90% OF MARKET FOR TWO OR MORE CONSECUTIVE YEARS. TYPICALLY, THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE JUST NOT RAISING THE PAY FOR THAT TYPE OF POSITION FAST ENOUGH TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE. AND SO WE DO TYPICALLY LOOK AT THAT.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, WE DO HAVE A FEW POSITIONS IN THE AUXILIARY AREA, TYPICALLY LIKE MAINLY MAINTENANCE TYPE POSITIONS THAT WE ARE EVALUATING RIGHT NOW FOR MARKET ADJUSTMENTS. A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE SKILLED WORKERS ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE TO HIRE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE'RE ALL COMPETING FOR SKILLED WORKERS IN THE AREA.
AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT BENCHMARK CATEGORIES, THESE ARE VERY HIGH LEVEL CATEGORIES, AND THEY REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF POSITIONS THAT ARE CONSIDERED, SAY, PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT.
SO I LIKE TO USE THE EXAMPLE THAT BOTH ACCOUNTANTS AND COUNSELORS FALL IN THAT PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT DOT UP THERE, RIGHT? AND THOSE ARE TWO VERY, VERY DIFFERENT POSITIONS.
SO THAT'S WHY I TYPICALLY HARP ON THE FACT THAT THIS IS REALLY JUST TO GET AN IDEA OF, ARE WE WAY OUT OF LINE? IT'S NOT MEANT TO LOOK POSITION BY POSITION AND SAY, THIS ONE'S TOO HIGH, THAT ONE'S TOO LOW, ETC. SO THE KEY TAKEAWAY HERE IS, IN GENERAL, WE ARE WITHIN MARKET, RIGHT? OUR SALARIES IN GENERAL FOR NONTEACHING POSITIONS ARE COMPETITIVE.
WE ALSO BENCHMARK BENEFITS, NAMELY HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS.
THIS IS A DISTRIBUTION OF THE DISTRICTS THAT WE BENCHMARK AGAINST.
THIS IS HOW MUCH THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE.
IS THAT MONTHLY? IT'S MONTHLY. YES. SO YOU CAN SEE FRISCO FALLS IN THE TOP QUARTILE, WHICH WE HAVE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. WE CURRENTLY CONTRIBUTE $375 PER MONTH TOWARDS HEALTH INSURANCE.
SOMETIMES WE DON'T FIND OUT UNTIL AFTER THE BUDGET'S ADOPTED.
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SO BY THE TIME WE GET READY TO PRESENT YOU WITH A FINAL COMPENSATION PLAN, WE WILL KNOW WHAT HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE DOING.OKAY. QUESTIONS ON THE COMPENSATION BENCHMARKING, BEFORE I MOVE ON? ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S GO BACK TO OUR PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS THE SAME SLIDE THAT YOU GUYS SAW IN JANUARY.
THIS IS JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF WHERE WE'RE STARTING, OKAY? REMEMBER WE HAD FEWER STUDENTS ARRIVE IN DISTRICT THAN WE BUDGETED FOR. AND WE'RE PLANNING FOR AN ADDITIONAL DECLINE OF ABOUT 1400 STUDENTS.
SO THAT'S REDUCING OUR REVENUE. THAT'S KIND OF THE MAIN TAKEAWAY HERE.
WE STILL HAVE NOT ADJUSTED OUR REVENUE EXPECTATIONS FOR ACCESS FRISCO ENROLLMENT.
WE ARE ACTIVELY ENROLLING THE STUDENTS THAT ACCEPTED SEATS THROUGH THE ACCESS FRISCO PROGRAM.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME FIGURES ON THAT HERE IN A MINUTE.
AS FAR AS OUR BASELINE BUDGET GOES, REMEMBER, WE ALWAYS START WITH LAST YEAR'S BUDGET AND ROLL IT FORWARD TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A STARTING POINT. SO YOU HAVE THE REVENUE THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION THAT WE GOT FROM THE SLIDE BEFORE.
SO WE START WITH $639 MILLION. OUR 25-26 ADOPTED BUDGET WAS $763 MILLION.
AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS TRS ON BEHALF. THE STATE PAYS A PORTION OF TRS CONTRIBUTIONS ON OUR BEHALF.
SO WE ESSENTIALLY RECORD THAT REVENUE AND THEN RECORD AN EXPENSE TO GO BACK TO THE STATE.
SO WE WERE STARTING UP WITH A $667 MILLION BASELINE BUDGET.
SO OUR BEGINNING DEFICIT WAS STARTING AT JUST OVER $28 MILLION.
THEN IF YOU REMEMBER IN JANUARY, WE TALKED ABOUT KIND OF THESE THREE BIG ITEMS CLOSING STALEY AND THE SAVINGS FROM THAT, REDUCING TEACHING FTES FOR ENROLLMENT, LEVELING.
THERE'S NO LAYOFFS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT REQUIRED.
AND THEN THE CHANGE TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING MODEL.
SO, SINCE YOU GUYS HAVE KIND OF HAD SOME OF THE DETAILS, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM AT A HIGH LEVEL, BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. SOMEONE JUST NOTIFIED ME THAT THE LIVE FEED IS DOWN.
THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THE FIRST THING IS A REDUCTION IN CAMPUS PER PUPIL ALLOTMENT.
SO WE A LOT BUDGETS TO CAMPUS BASED ON THEIR ENROLLMENT.
AND SO SINCE ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING, THE PER PUPIL BUDGET TO CAMPUSES IS ALSO DECLINING.
NOW, ONE THING THAT WE DO JUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS IS WE GIVE THEM KIND OF THE GREATER OF THEIR CURRENT ENROLLMENT OR THEIR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT FOR NEXT YEAR. SO IF A CAMPUS IS STILL GROWING, WHICH WE HAVE A COUPLE, ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS THAT MAY BE GETTING A COUPLE OF NEW STUDENTS, WE'RE NOT PENALIZING THEM FOR BEING EXPECTED TO GROW.
WE GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO ADJUST. SO THAT IS JUST UNDER $300,000 OR JUST RIGHT AROUND $300,000 IN SAVINGS ON THE BUDGET. AND IF YOU WATCH THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THESE DO TO OUR PROJECTED DEFICIT.
THE NEXT ONE IS A BIG ONE. SO, CENTRAL DEPARTMENTS REALLY CAME THROUGH FOR US.
WE SCRUTINIZED EVERY SINGLE CENTRAL DEPARTMENT BUDGET AND WE LOOKED HARD AT WHERE WE TYPICALLY SAVE.
SO YOU GUYS KNOW WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF THE YEAR, WE TYPICALLY SAVE ABOUT 3% OF OUR BUDGET.
BUT WHAT WE ALL DID THIS YEAR WAS WE LOOKED REALLY HARD AT THE SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE WE'RE TYPICALLY SAVING, AND WE CUT OUT THAT CUSHION, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.
OKAY? SO THE IDEA HERE IS THAT THE BUDGET IS GOING TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH HISTORICAL SPENDING.
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THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT IS, IF WE HAVE ANY KIND OF AN ANOMALY, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO THE BOARD FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT MID-YEAR, WHICH I THINK IS TOTALLY OKAY. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET AS CLOSE TO BALANCE AS WE CAN, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT COMPENSATION.THIS IS A COMBINATION OF A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT'S ACTUAL BUDGET REDUCTION AT THE CENTRAL DEPARTMENT LEVEL, AND THEN IT'S THE USE OF AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION IN TOURIST REVENUE.
SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE LOOKED AT WHAT THE BUDGETS ARE FOR THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPERATING COSTS.
SOME OF THOSE BUDGETS ARE GOING UP A LITTLE BIT OR PROJECTED TO GO UP A LITTLE BIT.
SO PROPERTY INSURANCE, FOR EXAMPLE. SOME OF OUR MAINTENANCE COSTS, GENERAL MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR FACILITIES, SOME OF THOSE ARE PROJECTED TO GO UP JUST BY BECAUSE OF INFLATION.
SO THE NET OF SAVINGS ON DEPARTMENT BUDGETS AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT WE CAN PULL IN FROM THE TERS LOWERED OUR DEFICIT HERE BY $6.4 MILLION. CAN YOU TOUCH ON WHAT THOSE CUTS WERE? THEY ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT CUT THINGS.
I CAN GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE BUSINESS OFFICE CUT.
WE LOOKED AT OUR PAYMENTS TO THE COLLIN COUNTY TAX OFFICE.
AND WE NOTICED THAT WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CUSHION IN THERE.
WE TYPICALLY ESTIMATE WHAT WE NEED TO PAY TO THE TAX OFFICE TO COLLECT OUR TAXES FOR US.
WE'VE BEEN UNDER BUDGET FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SO WE CUT OUT THAT DIFFERENCE.
CAN WE GET A LIST? I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW.
WE CAN CERTAINLY GIVE YOU. I CAN GIVE YOU A LIST BY DEPARTMENT OF THE AMOUNT THAT THEY CUT OR I CAN.
I MEAN, WE CAN GIVE YOU THE WHOLE DETAILED BUDGET.
IF YOU ALREADY GOT IT, I'LL TAKE IT. I DON'T ALREADY HAVE IT.
WE DON'T HAVE A REPORT THAT DOES THAT EASILY, SO WE'LL HAVE TO BUILD IT FOR YOU IF YOU WANT.
WE TAKE THE TOTAL DEPARTMENT BUDGET, PUT IT IN A SPREADSHEET AND ADD IT UP.
KIM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER CATEGORIES WHERE WE CAN USE TERS REVENUE THAT WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY? I THINK WE'RE ALREADY. WE'RE USING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN.
ESSENTIALLY, THE RULE OF THUMB IS, IF IT IS AN OPERATING COST THAT MAINTAINS OR EXTENDS THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE FACILITY, THEN WE CAN USE TERS REVENUE FOR IT. SO WE'VE WORKED WITH ESTHER AND WE'VE PULLED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN PULL.
WE'RE ALSO USING MOST OF THE TERS REVENUE TOWARDS OPERATIONS AT THIS POINT.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE'RE USING ALMOST ALL OF IT TOWARDS OPERATIONS.
SO RIGHT NOW THE TERS DOESN'T EXPIRE UNTIL 2052, I THINK.
SO I THINK IT'S. 15 YEARS TO 2037. I THINK IT'S 2052.
THE TERS WILL BE ACTIVE AS LONG AS THERE ARE ACTIVE PROJECTS IN IT.
SO WHOEVER IS ON THE BOARD WHEN IT GETS CLOSE TO EXPIRING, WILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE WE ARE USING A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF THAT REVENUE TOWARDS OPERATIONS RIGHT NOW.
SO, AS I MENTIONED IN THE WRITE UP, THE HISTORY ON THIS IS, IF YOU HIRE A RETIREE, SOMEBODY WHO HAS RETIRED THROUGH TRS PREVIOUSLY, TRS CHARGES A 16.5% SURCHARGE.
SO 16.5% OF THAT PERSON'S SALARY. HISTORICALLY, THAT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO BE PAID BY DISTRICTS.
YOU COULD PASS THAT SURCHARGE ONTO THE EMPLOYEE.
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TRS IS ESSENTIALLY ASSESSING A PENALTY FOR DOUBLE DIPPING, FOR YOU GETTING YOUR RETIREMENT CHECK AND A CHECK FROM BEING EMPLOYED.AND THEN IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THAT LEGISLATION WAS ESSENTIALLY REVERSED.
AND SO, NOW IT IS ONCE AGAIN OKAY TO PASS THAT ON TO EMPLOYEES.
WE CURRENTLY SPEND ABOUT $250,000 A YEAR ON THAT SURCHARGE.
THE NEXT PROPOSAL IS THE ELIMINATION OF SOME GRANDFATHERED BUS ROUTES.
YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF DETAIL ON THIS IN THE HOME BASE DOCUMENT.
SO RIGHT NOW, A STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR A BUS TO AND FROM SCHOOL IF THEY LIVE MORE THAN TWO MILES AWAY FROM THEIR ZONED CAMPUS OR IF THEY MEET A CERTAIN SAFETY EXCEPTION. SO IF THEY HAVE TO CROSS A TOLLWAY OR A SIX LANE ROAD, I THINK.
SO THEY QUALIFY FOR A BUS IF THEY LIVE MORE THAN TWO MILES AWAY, OR IF THEY LIVE WITHIN TWO MILES, BUT THEIR ROUTE REQUIRES THEM TO CROSS ONE OF THOSE UNSAFE ROADS.
WE HAVE 25 BUS ROUTES THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
SO WE PUT THOSE BUS ROUTES INTO PLACE AND WE'VE JUST HAD THEM EVER SINCE.
SO THE PROPOSAL HERE IS TO SAVE ABOUT $450,000 BY ELIMINATING THOSE BUS ROUTES.
HOW MANY STUDENTS WOULD THAT IMPACT? I'M GOING TO LOOK AT SCOTT.
I COULD LOOK IT UP FOR YOU. BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WERE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF BUSSES WE'RE TOTALLY ELIMINATING WITH THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS YOU'RE NOW DUMPING INTO THE QUEUE AND THE TIME IT TAKES, EVEN IF THEY CARPOOL, IT'S WELL OVER, BY MY ESTIMATE, CONSERVATIVE 200 CARS THAT ARE NOW BEING PUSHED THROUGH.
HOW DO WE GET THOSE CARS THROUGH THE SYSTEM, GET THE KIDS OUT WITHOUT AFFECTING THE TIME? SO A LOT OF THOSE CAMPUSES, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE STUDENTS WHO WOULD THEN BE EITHER WALKING BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS ARE WELL WITHIN TWO MILES, SO IT WOULD BE EASY FOR THEM TO WALK TO SCHOOL.
BUT EVEN IF THEIR PARENTS TAKE THEM, THEIR NUMBERS AREN'T GOING TO BE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF OTHER ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, AS FAR AS DROP OFF. WELL, LIKE WITH BOTH, I THINK IT'S A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO TOTALLY LOSE ALL THEIR BUSSES.
YEAH. SO WHEN YOU FACTOR IN ALL THOSE KIDS THAT ARE NOW HAVING TO GET TO SCHOOL, EVEN IF YOU TAKE OUT A PERCENTAGE OF WALKING, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE A NUMBER THAT ARE. A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF WALKERS BECAUSE MOST OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE WITHIN A MILE.
RIGHT. BUT THEN, SO WHAT DO WE HAVE TO COMPARE? SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING, WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE WILL WORK WITH THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE CARS IN AND OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS.
I CAN'T TELL YOU 100% THAT IT'S GOING TO BE FLAWLESS, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK MAYBE YOU'RE ASKING FOR.
NO, I'M NOT ASKING FOR FLAWLESS. WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IS THAT IF WE HYPOTHETICALLY ELIMINATE ALL BUSSES TO SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS, WHICH I THINK ARE GOING DOWN TO ZERO, WE'RE NOW TELLING AND IT'S WELL OVER SEVERAL HUNDRED, LIKE FIVE, 600 KIDS. THOSE 600 KIDS NOW HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE QUEUE TO GET TO SCHOOL.
YOU STILL HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF KIDS NOW THAT YOU'VE GOT TO CONSIDER WITH TRAFFIC PATTERN AND JUST WANTS TO EVEN GET TO SCHOOL, EVEN IF ALL THE LIGHTS ARE GREEN, WE SET THAT UP.
YOU NOW HAVE AN INCREASED LINE THAT YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND GET INTO THE SCHOOL.
THE TIME FOR THE SCHOOL IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE, NEITHER THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS.
SO HAS THAT BEEN CONSIDERED AND HOW DO WE WORK AROUND THAT? WE'LL WORK AROUND IT BY WORKING WITH CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS AND LOCAL POLICE, LIKE WE VISIT WITH THEM ON WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE EVERY YEAR FOR TRAFFIC FLOW.
A LOT OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE TWO, MAYBE THREE BUSSES, SO THE MAJORITY OF THEIR STUDENTS ARE ALSO WALKING AND BEING TRANSPORTED BY PARENTS, AND THEY HAVE THE SAME CARPOOL LINES AND LINKS THAT ARE OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON THIS LIST DO.
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SOMEONE BUSSES, MAJORITY IN A CARPOOL OR WALKING.GRANTED, SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO WALK. THAT'S FINE.
SOME ARE GOING TO CARPOOL. BUT EVEN WITH THAT, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE QUEUE.
AND WE'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE CITY. THE CITY WILL ONLY DO SO MUCH.
THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS A PROBLEM YOU CREATED. YOU KNOW WHAT THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WERE.
THIS IS HOW OUR LIFE IS SET UP. TO MAKE ONE ADJUSTMENT HERE IS A TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT.
IT'S A WHOLE SYSTEM THAT WE ARE ASKING THEM TO ADJUST TO ACCOMMODATE 1 OR 2.
I THINK IT'S ONE, TWO, ESPECIALLY THE ONES WHERE WE'RE TOTALLY TAKEN OUT ALL THE SCHOOL BUSSES.
MAYBE THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS, LET ME GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND HOW MANY BUS ROUTES ARE AT ALL OF THOSE BASED ON THEIR ENROLLMENT. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS EITHER WALKING OR BEING TRANSPORTED BY PARENTS AT ALL OF OUR OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IS GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE ON THESE AFTER IF WE WERE TO ELIMINATE GRANDFATHER BUSSING.
WELL, THAT IMPLIES THAT ALL SCHOOLS AND ALL THE PATTERNS ARE THE SAME, RIGHT? I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LIST OF ALL OF THEM SO YOU CAN MAKE THAT COMPARISON AND SEE SOME OF THE VARIANCES. SO FOR MOST SCHOOLS, HOW MANY PERCENTAGE OF KIDS WALK? I HAVE NO IDEA.
THAT'S TOP OF MY HEAD. BUT IF WE. I MEAN, AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
THE ANALYSIS. I GET THAT. BUT IF I CAN SHOW YOU BY SCHOOL HOW MANY STUDENTS RIDE A BUS AND HOW MANY BUS ROUTES WE HAVE, THAT TELLS US A NUMBER OF OTHER STUDENTS THAT ARE THEN EITHER BEING WALKING OR BEING BROUGHT BY PARENTS, RIGHT? RIGHT. CORRECT. BUT I DO KNOW THAT IF THIS IS IMPLEMENTED, TAYLOR HAS NO BUSSES.
THAT BACK WHEN THESE BUS ROUTES WERE PUT INTO PLACE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE WASN'T NECESSARILY THERE TO ACCOMMODATE, BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE NOW. SO TO SCOTT'S POINT, IT SHOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO OUR OTHER ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES THAT HAVE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS COMING THROUGH CARPOOL EVERY MORNING BECAUSE THE INFRASTRUCTURE DOES EXIST TODAY.
IT'S JUST THAT ONCE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS PUT INTO PLACE AFTER THOSE CAMPUSES WERE BUILT, WE NEVER TOOK THE BUS ROUTES AWAY. CAN WE DO A TEST BASIS? DID WE CONSIDER THAT? CAN I ALSO GET IN, THEN YOU CAN RESPOND.
I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THESE RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS EXTRAORDINARY LUXURY THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE NOT. FOR SO MANY YEARS, I JUST WORRY.
AND THIS ISN'T LIKE A SMALL PORTION OF OUR STUDENT BODY.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL. IF YOU HAVE DUAL INCOME FAMILIES, IT HURTS MY HEART, THIS ONE.
I GET IT BECAUSE AS A COMMUNITY THAT WAS KICKED OFF THE SCHOOL BUS ROUTE A WHILE BACK, I CAN RELATE TO IT, BUT IT GIVES ME PAUSE TO BE DOING IT BY SEPTEMBER.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THE DOLLARS. AND QUITE HONESTLY, KEITH, BASICALLY, WE'VE BEEN OFFERING THIS TO ALL OF THESE PROPERTY OWNERS WHERE WE'VE BEEN TELLING OTHER PEOPLE, NO. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. HOWEVER, IT IS A SITUATION THAT THE COURTS AND THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN OPEN.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND THE SITUATION.
HOWEVER, I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF SQUEEZING ALL THOSE KIDS THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
NOTWITHSTANDING, I KNOW CURRENTLY WHAT WE DO WITH OTHER SCHOOLS, BUT THOSE SCHOOLS ARE ACCUSTOMED. THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT. WE'RE NOW SAYING, HEY, YOU GOT THREE MONTHS. IN THREE MONTHS, WE'RE GOING TO HIT YOU. HERE'S WHAT I CAN TELL YOU, KEITH. I THINK MAYBE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS ARE GOING TO BE MESSY, RIGHT? IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS AT ANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE MESSY, AND IT TAKES US A USUALLY A COUPLE OF DAYS TO A WEEK TO GET CARPOOL FLOW THROUGH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOLS KIND OF FIGURED OUT ENROLLING WELL.
SO IT'LL BE DEFINITELY FOR THESE CAMPUSES, SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T HAD TO DEAL WITH.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE OUT IN THE STREETS, IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE BUILT OUT CORRECTLY, RIGHT? SHERRIE, THIS MAY HELP YOU, IT MAY NOT HELP YOU.
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NEW SIDEWALKS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT, WAYS THAT WE ALWAYS ARE REEVALUATING EVERY YEAR AND DOING STUDIES TO DETERMINE ARE THERE STUDENTS WHO NO LONGER QUALIFY BECAUSE THERE'S A FASTER WAY BASED ON MILEAGE, BASED ON STREETS, WHATEVER IT IS, RIGHT? OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I'M DOING A QUICK CALCULATION.WE HAVE ELIMINATED ABOUT 450 STUDENTS FROM RIDING THE BUS.
YOU ALL HAVE HEARD NOTHING BECAUSE. IN THE SOUTH OF 121 AREA? NO, THIS IS DISTRICT WIDE. BUT MY POINT IS, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR, AND THIS YEAR WE'LL DO THE SAME THING FOR NEXT YEAR OUTSIDE OF THESE GRANDFATHERED.
AND WE'LL LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL WAYS FOR STUDENTS WHO NO LONGER MEET THE TWO MILE RULE TO LOSE BUS ELIGIBILITY. SO IT HAPPENS FOR US EVERY YEAR.
THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT. I'M GOING TO LET RENEE ASK A QUESTION REALLY QUICK.
THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A CONCERN THAT IT'S OVER 60% OF THREE SCHOOLS THAT IT WILL AFFECT.
AND HAVE THEY HAVE WE CONSIDERED WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD POSSIBLY CROSSING GUARDS BECAUSE NOW WE'LL HAVE MORE WALKERS, POSSIBLY. AND IS IT A CONSIDERATION TO MAYBE IMPLEMENT NOT THIS COMING YEAR, BUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR, TO GIVE RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IF NEEDED.
SO YOUR FIRST QUESTION IS, WELL, IF WE WERE TO DO THIS, LET'S SAY THIS COMING FALL, AS SOON AS YOU ALL APPROVE, WE WILL START WORKING WITH THE CITY OF PLANO TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE THE CITY OF PLANO ACTUALLY ALLOWS US TO PUT CROSSING GUARDS AT LOCATIONS.
WE DON'T CONTROL THAT. YOU KNOW, WE HIRE THE CROSSING GUARDS AND EMPLOY THEM, BUT THE CITIES TELL US WHERE THEY WILL ALLOW US TO PUT CROSSING GUARDS AT THE INTERSECTIONS. SO WE'LL WORK WITH THE CITY OF PLANO TO LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WOULD LOSE BUSSING ELIGIBILITY, WHERE THOSE STUDENTS WOULD BE COMING FROM. DO WE HAVE CURRENT CROSSWALKS? DO WE NEED TO INCREASE CROSSWALKS? WE'LL WORK WITH THE CITY ON THAT, ON THAT PART.
I CAN'T SIT HERE AND GUARANTEE YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE WE DON'T CONTROL IT, BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY WORK WITH THE CITY. AS FAR AS YOUR SECOND QUESTION, I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT IS WE CAN DO ANYTHING.
IT'S A MATTER OF DO WE WANT TO SAVE THAT MONEY THIS YEAR OR PUSH IT OUT A YEAR.
I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION FOR Y'ALL. THANK YOU.
I JUST HAVE TWO. I CAN DO THIS ONE, RIGHT? JUST.
YEAH. OKAY. SO I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, THESE CAMPUSES THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ADJUST THE BUS ROUTES WHERE WE'RE GOING FROM, WE'RE GOING TO NO BUSSES OR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF BUSSES.
HAVE WE SURVEYED AND HAD COMMUNICATION OR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ADMIN ON THOSE CAMPUSES? HAVE WE TALKED TO THE PRINCIPALS? HAVE WE SURVEYED THAT CAMPUS? AND I'M ASKING SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I'M IN PLANO AND WHILE THERE ARE LITERALLY FOUR KIDS THAT WALK BY MY HOME EVERY DAY TO GO TO TAYLOR, OR EVEN WHEN AUTUMN WAS AT TAYLOR AND THE OTHER GIRLS, THE BUS WAS EMPTY TO GO ACROSS THE STREET, A FEW BLOCKS OVER ON INDEPENDENCE, THERE ARE TWO APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITH THREE BUSSES THAT FILL KIDS TO BRING THEM OVER. AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE'VE TALKED TO THEM TO DETERMINE IF THEY THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
AND THEN MY SECOND, BASED ON WHAT YOU SHARED FOR THAT QUESTION, I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN UTILIZE A PHASED APPROACH WHERE YOU HAVE AGING COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE THAT DON'T HAVE KIDS OR THAT MANY KIDS.
ARE WE ABLE TO REDUCE INSTEAD OF CUT COMPLETELY OFF? WILL THAT OFFER SOME COST SAVINGS? SO THE FIRST QUESTION, HAVE WE COMMUNICATED WITH CAMPUS PRINCIPALS YET? NO, WE WANTED TO GET FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL TO SEE IF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN THIS APPROACH BEFORE WE COMMUNICATE WITH PRINCIPALS.
DO ANYTHING WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE STARTING HERE WITH YOU ALL.
THE SECOND QUESTION, DYNETTE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE REPEAT. I'M NOT QUITE SURE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. THE PHASED APPROACH, WHERE I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE AGED OUT OF THE SCHOOL PATTERN THAT THE ROUTE, LIKE MY, MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF KIDS, RIGHT? AND 10, 15 KIDS ON A BUS, I CAN SEE THAT. RIGHT? 15 CARS WOULDN'T CONTRIBUTE TO KEITH'S POINT, THE TRAFFIC JAM THAT ALREADY EXISTS ON RIDGEVIEW.
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I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE CAN PHASE IT OUT RATHER THAN CUTTING THEM COMPLETELY OUT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THREE BUSSES THAT IF WE'RE ELIMINATING ALL TAYLOR BUSSES, WE HAVE THREE BUSSES AT ESTANCIA AND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT'S NEXT TO IT THAT ARE TRYING TO.AND THOSE KIDS GO TO TAYLOR. THEY DON'T GO TO.
WAS THAT ANDERSON? IS ANDERSON ON THAT LIST TOO? I MEAN, LIKE IT'S THREE BUSSES BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF KIDS IN THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX.
WHY DON'T WE DO THIS? IF THIS IS NOT AN IDEA WE LIKE, THIS KIND OF WHOLESALE IDEA, LET'S NOT DO IT.
BUT LET US PUT TOGETHER KIND OF TO KEITH'S POINT AND TO ALL YOUR POINTS IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE COULD DO SOME OF THIS THIS YEAR, SOME OF IT THE YEAR AFTER.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THAT CLEAN, IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE.
BUT I DON'T WANT US TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO TALK YOU ALL.
THERE MAY BE, THERE MAY NOT BE. AND WE CAN BRING THIS ONE BACK AT A LATER MEETING.
WE DEFINITELY CAN. AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PROPOSE LATER THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF ONE ON ONE MEETINGS, AND SO WE CAN KIND OF TALK THROUGH SOME OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONCERNS ABOUT ABOUT THIS ONE THEN AS WELL.
I THINK THE DEAL WITH THIS ONE IS THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
WE CAN LOOK AT PHASED APPROACHES. WE CAN LOOK AT.
I THINK THERE'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS THAT WE COULD DO.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU GUYS FOR SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON. SO THAT'S THE END OF THE COST SAVINGS.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO SOME REVENUE OPTIONS.
THESE IDEAS WERE KIND OF FLOATED TO YOU ALL AT THE JANUARY MEETING, BUT WE'VE PUT MORE BEHIND THEM, MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU BEHIND THEM AND ACTUAL PLANS IN PLACE FOR HOW WE WOULD DO THESE THINGS.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS FARE BASED BUSSING. SO THIS WOULD BE.
AND YOU GUYS HAVE A MORE DETAILED REVENUE PROPOSAL IN WHAT I SENT YOU LAST WEEK, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT'S $70 TO $90 PER MONTH FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL FOR KIDS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION.
OKAY? THIS WOULD BE BASED ON AVAILABILITY ON CURRENT BUS ROUTES.
OKAY? SO FOR EXAMPLE, MY NEIGHBORHOOD, HALF THE NEIGHBORHOOD QUALIFIES FOR A BUS AND THE OTHER HALF DOESN'T BECAUSE THE TWO MILE MARK IS KIND OF LIKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY STREET. SO FOR MY NEIGHBORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE BUS, THIS WOULD GIVE THEM AN OPTION TO PAY A MONTHLY FEE FOR THEIR KID TO WALK DOWN TO THE SAME BUS STOP THAT THE OTHER KIDS GET ON AND TAKE THE BUS TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
THIS ISN'T ADDING ROUTES AND IT'S NOT CHANGING ROUTES.
IT'S JUST AVAILABLE EMPTY SEATS ON CURRENT BUS ROUTES.
THE $1.2 MILLION REVENUE ASSUMPTION THERE IS ASSUMING WE FILLED 50% OF OUR OPEN SEATS ON CURRENT ROUTES, SO IT COULD GO UP FROM THERE, IT COULD GO DOWN FROM THERE A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE FELT LIKE 50% OF CURRENT OPEN SEATS WAS A GOOD CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTION. QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? RIGHT HERE. SO NO QUESTIONS, BUT I KNOW I SENT AN EMAIL, LIKE, VERY LATE ABOUT THE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE FARE BASED BUSING. SO I SENT MULTIPLE EMAILS LIKE EARLIER OF THIS YEAR.
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PEOPLE LIKE WERE LIVING IN THE LEXINGTON ARTS COMMUNITY.THEY'RE LIKE 1.92 MILES OR SOMETHING. OUR CALCULATION IS DIFFERENT.
I KNOW THE HOMEOWNERS CALCULATION. THEY'RE SAYING IT'S TWO PLUS ONE OR SOMETHING, 2.1.
BUT I KNOW FINALLY THEY'RE OKAY WITH THAT APPROACH BECAUSE MAINLY THOSE ARE THE PARENTS LIKE, WHO'S SUPPOSED TO ZONE TO DOWNSTREAM ELEMENTARY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE GULF STREAM IS MORE OVERCROWDED, WE ASSIGN THEM TO SOME ELEMENTARY. SO THOSE ARE THE CASES.
BUT WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THEM RECENTLY ALSO, I MEAN BECAUSE I DID NOT SAY THAT, BUT I KNOW WE DISCUSSED ABOUT THIS OPTION THREE MONTHS AGO, I BELIEVE.
SO I DID NOT SAY WHAT WE ARE THINKING OF THIS THING, BUT SOME ARE ACTUALLY OPENLY EXPRESSED.
THEY ARE READY TO PAY THE FARE BASED PRICING.
AND I GUESS THEY ARE ALSO NOT FALLING UNDER THAT RULE.
YEAH, DEFINITELY, I KNOW THAT. I KNOW MAYBE THEY MAY NOT KNOW THE NUMBERS HOW MUCH WE ARE GOING TO CHARGE, BUT THE POSITIVE I THINK THEY ARE NOT SO YOU KNOW AGONIST, THAT KIND OF THING.
OKAY. YEAH. SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT.
SO IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE KIDS IN THE HOUSEHOLD, CAN YOU ONLY SELECT ONE FOR FARE BASED? YES. YES, YOU CAN. IT'S ESSENTIALLY A.
WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? HOW DO WE KEEP TRACK OF IF IT'S THE RIGHT CHILD GETTING ON THE BUS.
THERE'S A ROSTER, RIGHT? I'M GONNA LET YOU ANSWER THAT. THERE'LL BE A ROSTER FOR FARE. BUT IF WE WERE TO DO FARE BASED BUSING, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF A TAGGING SYSTEM FOR THE KIDDOS TO HAVE THAT THEY KEEP ON THEIR BACKPACKS, SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY THEM ESPECIALLY EARLY, THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS AS WE'RE LOOKING AT ROSTERS AND CHECKING KIDS OFF.
SO MY ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE TIMING. LIKE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT GRANDFATHERING BUSSES FROM NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEN TURN AROUND AND DO FARE BASED BUSSING. SO WE'RE GOING TO. THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN IS THE TIMING ON WHEN.
SO WE CAN DO A COMBINATION OF THINGS FOR SURE.
SO THE ONE MORE I THINK I FORGOT TO ADD, LIKE THAT'S THE OTHER SIDE.
SO THE LEXINGTON PARK, SAME COMMUNITY. I THINK THEY ARE, I KNOW BUS ELIGIBLE.
I THINK GOING TO WITH THE STUDENTS. SO I MENTIONED THIS TO SCOTT, I BELIEVE EARLIER.
SO IT'S KIND OF THEIR COMPLAINT IS IT'S OVERCROWDED.
SO THE BUS IS COMING THERE. SOMETIMES LIKE THE KIDS ARE EVEN SITTING ON THE FLOOR WHILE COMING HOME.
SO I KNOW, I CHECKED WITH THE STUDENTS TOO. IS IT LIKE TRUE OR SOMETHING? SOME OF THEM ARE CONFIRMED. I THINK IT'S OVERCROWDED COMING HOME.
SO IT'S NOT ENOUGH SEATS. ANYTIME WE GET A REPORT LIKE THAT, WE'LL GET WITH TRANSPORTATION.
TAKE A LOOK AT BUS VIDEOS. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AND DETERMINE IS IT ABOUT CAPACITY AND THE SIZE OF STUDENTS AND HOW WE'RE FORECASTING, OR IS IT ABOUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE KIDS WHO JUST CHOOSE TO NOT SIT IN A SEAT, AND WE CAN DEAL WITH THAT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. SO WHENEVER WE HEAR AND IF WE CAN GET BUS ROUTES, WE'LL.
IF WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THIS AND I KNOW I'M JUST REPEATING WHAT I ALSO SAID IN MY NOTES, BUT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT. SCOTT, I'VE REACHED OUT TO YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH STUDENTS SITTING IN THE FLOOR, AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE REALLY QUICK TO GET ONTO IT BECAUSE IT'S A BIG CONCERN IN THE DISTRICT TO HAVE THE KIDS ON THE FLOOR.
AND I ALSO KNOW BECAUSE I ASKED THE KIDS, THEY DON'T WANT TO SIT SO CLOSE TO THEIR PEERS, RIGHT? BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE OF AN AGE WHERE WE JUST DON'T WANT TO BE THAT CLOSE.
SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE, I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S PARAMOUNT THAT WE MAKE SURE AND.
BASED STUDENTS ON A ROUTE THAT'S ALREADY FULL.
RIGHT? OPEN SEATS ONLY. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?
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THE NEXT ONE IS AN INQUIRY, A PROPOSED INCREASE IN OUR FACILITY RENTAL FEES.THIS ALSO IS SOMETHING THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME.
THE OFFICIAL PROPOSAL IS KIND OF TWO PRONGED.
IT'S A ONE TIME $25 PER HOUR INCREASE IN THE TURF RENTAL RATE.
AND THEN A $75 INCREASE IN THE GYM RENTAL RATE, BUT OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.
AND SO THESE INCREASES WILL BRING US MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE CHARGING.
JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE FACILITY RENTAL FEES FOR THE VPAC.
YOU GUYS WILL HEAR AN UPDATE ON THAT HERE IN A LITTLE WHILE.
BUT WE ARE NOT ESTIMATING REVENUE FOR FACILITY RENTALS YET ON THAT PIECE.
SO THAT WILL BE ADDITIONAL REVENUE IN THE FUTURE, PROBABLY IN THE 27-28 SCHOOL YEAR.
QUESTIONS ON FACILITY RENTALS? YEAH. GO AHEAD.
I KNOW THIS IS ANOTHER EMAIL WHICH I SENT LATE WHICH INCLUDES THE SAME THING.
I GUESS MORE FOR TRUSTEE. I MEAN, I GOT THE CONTRACT FROM MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SO I HAVE THOSE PREVIOUSLY AND I COLLECTED SOME LAST FEW WEEKS.
I HAVE THOSE, I DEFINITELY WANT TO SHARE THE CHART.
I CHECKED THE COMPARISON CHART WITH THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WE HAD, LIKE MOST OF THEM ARE LIKE, WE ARE BETTER PRICE THAN THAT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT NUMBER CAME FROM FROM THE OTHER DISTRICTS, BUT BASED ON WHAT NUMBERS I GOT IS KIND OF DIFFERENT MUCH OUR PRICE IS REALLY HIGH.
SO VERY HIGH. LIKE I'M TALKING ABOUT ONLY THE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM RENTAL, WHICH IS $550 PER HOUR.
SO THIS IS FOR TURF FIELDS AND GYMS. THIS INCREASES TURF FIELDS AND GYMS ONLY.
OKAY. SO OKAY, WHEN WE ARE THINKING OF INCREASING ONLY THOSE TWO.
YEAH. THE CHART SHOWS EVEN THE HIGH SCHOOL RENTAL IS ALSO OURS IS BETTER THAN THE OTHERS, BUT IT'S NOT THE CASE WHICH THE NUMBERS WHICH I GOT FROM THEM. OKAY. I DO THINK THE SPREADSHEET THAT I SHARED WITH YOU GUYS HAS MORE THAN JUST THE GYMS AND THE TURF ON IT.
BUT LIKE I SAID, THE PROPOSAL IS ONLY TO INCREASE THE PER HOUR FEE FOR GYMS AND TURF.
I DON'T WANT TO GET OFF TRACK BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THIS IS A MAJOR BUDGET ITEM, ALTHOUGH I DO APPRECIATE THE COST SAVINGS, BUT THERE'S A COST TO THE DISTRICT WHEN PEOPLE RENT OUR FACILITIES.
WE HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE THERE. WE HAVE TO CLEAN UP STUFF, RIGHT? SO THIS TO ME DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BIG INCREASE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
IT WILL CONTINUE. SO THAT'S JUST THE 26-27 REVENUE INCREASE.
BEFORE WE RUN PAST THIS, A COUPLE OF THINGS I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
I DIDN'T SEE THE CALCULATION FOR CANCELLATIONS AND FOR LONG TERM RENTALS.
THERE'S NO PROPOSED CHANGE TO THAT. SO THE, IF YOU IF YOU DO A LONG TERM RENTAL, IT'S $500 A YEAR OR $250 A SEMESTER IN ADDITION TO THE HOURLY RATE INCREASE. SO BY, SO IN ADDITION TO THE HOURLY RATE.
SO BY INCREASING THE HOURLY RATE, YOU'RE ALSO LONG TERM RENTERS.
RENTERS WILL ALSO HAVE AN INCREASE. BUT ISN'T THERE A REVENUE GAIN FROM, I WANT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE I'M LOOKING ON MAKE UP THAT HALF $1 MILLION FOR PEOPLE WHO CANCEL, WHERE DOES THAT FACTOR INTO YOUR INCOME? EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T, I MEAN, IT'S GOT TO BE A PERCENTAGE OF OUR.
AND SOME OF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A DUPLICATION, BUT EVEN AT ROUGHLY 25% AND HALF THE FEE, IT WAS WELL OVER. OKAY, SO ARE YOU ASKING. OKAY, I THINK I MIGHT.
CONSIDERATION FOR CANCELLATION INTO YOUR REVENUE. SO YOU'RE ASKING US TO TO PROJECT AN INCREASE IN.
BUT THE CANCELLATION FEE IS A FLAT DOLLAR AMOUNT.
RIGHT BUT IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN. NO, BECAUSE IT'S A FLAT DOLLAR AMOUNT AND IT'S NOT CHANGING.
SO WE'RE NOT PROJECTING AN INCREASE IN RENTALS LIKE HOURLY.
WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT PROJECTING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF RENTALS.
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WE'RE ONLY PROJECTING AN INCREASE IN THE HOURLY RATE. SO THE CANCELLATION FEE WE HAVE NOT PROPOSED AN INCREASE IN THE CANCELLATION FEE.SO WHERE'S THE CANCELLATION FEE FACTORED IN INTO THE BUDGET? IT'S PART. SO WE HAVE A BUDGET FOR FACILITY RENTALS BASED ON HISTORICAL REVENUE RECEIVED.
IT'S LIKE 270. AND ANOTHER THING I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, I NEED TO GET WITH DANIEL WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM RENTAL IT WAS IF YOU RENTED THE FACILITY, I THINK OVER A THREE MONTH PERIOD, THE WAY IT'S QUOTED IN THE AUDIT THE SAME DAY EVERY WEEK, THEN YOU COULD CONSIDER LONG TERM, BUT THE POLICY SAID SOMETHING DIFFERENT LIKE OVER A FOUR MONTH PERIOD EITHER.
IF YOU'RE NOT AT THE SAME PLACE, IT'S A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY.
ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE VOLLEYBALL, A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO RENT EVERY WEEK AT OUR FACILITIES.
RIGHT. WELL, AND THAT'S AN ISSUE. IT'S NOT THE PLACE, BUT WE'RE GIVING AWAY REVENUE.
AND IF YOU'RE A LONG TERM RENTAL AND YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE USING OUR FACILITY CONSISTENTLY EVERY WEEK OR SO, YOUR LONG TERM RENTAL, BUT WE CHANGE THE POLICY AND THAT'S OUR FAULT.
WHOEVER, HOWEVER, WE VOTED FOR IT TO WHERE WE ELIMINATED THAT REVENUE STREAM.
THAT'S NOT ON YOU. OKAY? JUST SAYING. WE ARE SO WE CAN.
WHY DON'T WE TALK ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE I'M GONNA HAVE TO DIG INTO IT A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T KNOW IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE DO STILL CHARGE LONG TERM RENTAL FEES BOTH EITHER ANNUALLY OR BY SEMESTER. THAT'S STILL IN OUR, OUR REGULATION.
I JUST THINK IT'S A MORE OPPORTUNITY THERE TO FULLY REFLECT PEOPLE WHO ARE LONG TERM.
25 PER HOUR OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD? WHY DON'T WE COME UP TO MARKET RATE AND THEN GO FROM THERE? SO, SO WE DEFINITELY COULD, WE WERE JUST WE WERE JUST STAIR STEPPING IT BY $25 A YEAR, JUST IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE PEOPLE THAT, THAT TYPICALLY RENT WITH US, RATHER THAN GO UP BY $75 AN HOUR IN ONE YEAR.
WE WERE JUST, WE WERE DOING IT OVER $75 OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD JUST TO STAIR STEP IT RIGHT? YEAH. THEY DO. YEAH. YEAH. SO I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN'T.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT'S WHY WE PROPOSED IT THAT WAY. ALSO THE TAXPAYERS PAY FOR THESE SCHOOLS.
SO I THINK THERE'S THERE'S AN ARGUMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I TOTALLY GET THAT.
AND THAT'S AND THAT'S FAIR. AND I KNOW THEY'RE PAYING TAXES TO UTILIZE THE FACILITY.
HOWEVER, I, WHEN I LOOK BACK AT THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE GO STRAIGHT IN ON A HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNT, I'M JUST TRYING TO BE EQUITABLE ON THE TWO. IF WE WANT TO STAIR STEP ON ONE STAIR STEP ON ALL OF THEM, IF WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU HARD, THEN WE HIT THEM ALL HARD.
THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. LIKE THE BUSSING, THE BUSSING, AND THE OTHER FACTORS.
IN SOME CASES, WE'RE STAIR STEPPING INTO AS WE MAKE CHANGES INCREMENTAL ON SOME BUDGET LINE ITEMS. AND IT JUST SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU, IF YOU'RE A BAND PERSON OR A FOOTBALL PERSON OR I CAN [INAUDIBLE] PERSON.
EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR OWN LITTLE THING TIME. THERE'S CHURCHES. OUR BASKETBALL TEAM USED IT.
SO WHEREAS WITH FAIR BUSSING. SO WE KNOW THAT THE MAN IS THERE.
BUT MY POINT IS, FAIR BUSSING IS GOING AFTER A COMPLETELY NEW AUDIENCE.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT WE KNOW WHAT A MARKET IS, WHAT THE MARKET VALUE IS.
THIS MARKET VALUE IS ALREADY SET AND IT'S A WORKING ITEM.
I'M NOT AGAINST THAT. AND IT NOT HURT. WE'RE SEEING THE SAME THING. YEAH. YEAH. I'M JUST SAYING THAT THE INCREMENTAL IS THAT I GUESS THAT GOES BACK TO RENE WAS SAYING IT'S $25 A FAIR AMOUNT INCREASE. I UNDERSTAND JACKSON AND STEPHANIE SAYING THESE TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING. YOU GET TO UTILIZE THE FACILITIES IN THE AREA.
HOWEVER, PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO GO TO THESE OTHER PLACES.
THEY DEFINITELY DO. OKAY? YEAH, THE GYMS AND TURFS ARE LIKE THOSE ARE REASONABLE INCREASE.
LIKE I KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY. I WAS GOING TO SAY.
THE LONG TIME, LONG TERM CUSTOMERS A LONG TIME.
SO IT'S FAIR FOR THOSE KIND OF THINGS. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I DON'T THINK IT'S ON SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT. SO YEAH, I DID GET YOUR QUESTION.
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SO IN THE REVENUE PROPOSAL THAT YOU GUYS GOT THERE WAS MENTIONED OF SOFTWARE COSTS.SO THAT'S OUR EVENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THAT WE USE TO BOOK FACILITY RENTALS THROUGH.
THAT IS AN ON, THAT'S A COST WE'VE, WE'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR AS LONG AS WE'VE BEEN RENTING FACILITIES.
SO IT'S JUST ON THAT SHEET FOR AWARENESS TO KNOW THAT THAT IS A COST OF THIS WHOLE PROGRAM, BUT THE COST OF THE SOFTWARE IS NOT CHANGING.
SO IT'S, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT IMPACTING THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT WE CAN GET.
IT WAS JUST SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A SOFTWARE THAT WE PAY FOR FOR EVENT MANAGEMENT.
SO WE MANAGE IT IN-HOUSE. WE, WE MANAGE RENT.
YES, WE DO MANAGE FACILITY RENTALS IN HOUSE. YES.
NOT THE TENNIS COURTS. NOT THE TENNIS COURTS.
SORRY. YES. ALL FACILITIES EXCEPT TENNIS COURTS WE MANAGE IN HOUSE.
TENNIS COURTS ARE A THIRD PARTY MANAGED BY A THIRD PARTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO.
OKAY. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON UNLESS I HEAR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
THIS ESSENTIALLY ACTS AS DAMAGE INSURANCE. SO WHEN A PARENT PAYS A FEE, THE $20 FEE FOR THAT CHROMEBOOK FOR THE YEAR. IF THE STUDENT DAMAGES IT AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.
THE FIRST REPAIR IS COVERED BECAUSE THE PARENT PAID THE FEE.
DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? OKAY? ANY, AND THAT THAT WILL GENERATE JUST UNDER $700,000.
SO EACH TIME I THOUGHT I HAD RATED THAT WE WERE ONLY CHARGING ONCE TO $20.
JUST ONCE. YES. AND IF THEY BREAK IT AGAIN, IF THEY BREAK IT AGAIN, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FULL COST OF THE REPAIR. OKAY? BECAUSE THEY'VE USED THEIR $20 INSURANCE, ESSENTIALLY. THEY CAN'T DO A BUY IN AGAIN? THAT'S, THAT'S NOT HOW WE PROPOSED IT YET. YEAH.
WE'RE JUST DOING IT ONCE, ONCE A YEAR. ANY REASON WHY YOU CAN BUY INSURANCE AGAIN? NO. I'M JUST SAYING THE UPKEEP AND BOOKKEEPING AND ALL THAT IS.
WHATEVER REASON, MY KID'S NOT RESPONSIBLE. AND I KNOW THIS.
AND THEY BREAK THE CHROMEBOOK. I GIVE YOU THE $20.
HEY, I'M WILLING TO PAY THE $20 AGAIN. MAYBE YOU CHARGE ME $40 THE SECOND TIME AROUND.
NO. BUT AS OPPOSED TO THE FULL AMOUNT? JUST ASKING.
IS THERE A REASON WHY WE'RE SAYING YOU'RE JUST A ONE TIME, ONE TIME DEAL? SURE. YOUR CHILD. I WILL SAY ADMINISTRATIVELY LET THEM DO IT MORE THAN ONCE. 20 BUCKS DOESN'T COVER A CHROMEBOOK.
I UNDERSTAND, THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THE INSURANCE SAID THAT YOU CANNOT RENEW THE INSURANCE? DURING THE SAME YEAR, RIGHT? YEAH. ANOTHER. IF YOU HAVE TO GET AN ADDITIONAL CHROMEBOOK, YES, WE CAN LOOK INTO IT. I WILL JUST TELL YOU I GOT IT.
IF YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT, FOR THE MOST PART YOU PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE.
DIFFERENT INSURANCE CONTINUES. IT IS NOT THE SAME $20 VERSUS THE WHATEVER.
YOU GET THE ANALOGY. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I WILL TELL YOU SOME OF THIS IS TO HELP US WITH SUSTAINING THE PROGRAM, RIGHT? AND SO IF WE KEEP LIKE IF I REPLACE A $100 SCREEN WITH CONSTANT $20, THEN I'M GOING TO END UP IN THE HOLE AT SOME POINT. SO I IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE I'M TRYING TO SUSTAIN THIS PROGRAM.
WE DIDN'T PASS THEM ON LAST YEAR. RIGHT. SO I'M TRYING TO KEEP THIS GOING WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
AND SO IT'S ALREADY THIS FEE IS, IS REALLY OPTIONAL.
WE ASK WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR THEM. AND THIS IS NEW TO, WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR THEM TO PAY BY A CERTAIN TIME SO THAT WE CAN INPUT INTO THE SYSTEM WHO'S PAID AND WHO HAS NOT. SO THOSE THAT DID NOT PAY THE INSURANCE, THEY WILL PAY AS YOU BREAK.
AND SO TO GET THAT INTO OUR INCIDENT IQ MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IT WE REALLY NEED A DEADLINE FOR WHEN THAT OCCURS, THAT PAYMENT OCCURS. AND THEN AFTER THAT YOU PAY AS YOU BREAK.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT SOMEONE'S GOING TO SAY. WELL, WHY CAN'T I JUST REPAY AGAIN? SURE. SO YOU CLARIFY. WE JUST DIDN'T CONSIDER IT.
IT IS DISCOUNTED DISCOUNTED HALF $10. YEAH. AND WE DID COMPARISONS.
AND THIS SEEMS FAIR WITH MANY DISTRICTS AROUND US AND EVEN DOWN SOUTH AND ALL ACROSS THE STATE.
SO MY QUESTION IS, IT SAID THAT YOU WILL PAY DETERMINING IF IT IF YOUR
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DAMAGE IS INTENTIONAL. HOW DO YOU DETERMINE. IT'S NOT EASY.I PUT A PARAGRAPH INTO THAT SHEET. I MEAN, I CAN READ IT TO YOU, BUT LIKE WE'VE TOLD OUR STUDENTS THAT IF YOU EAT OR DRINK AROUND THE DEVICE AND IT SPILLS, EVEN IF IT'S YOUR NEIGHBORS THAT SPILLS ONTO YOUR DEVICE, THAT IS INTENTIONAL DAMAGE.
SOCIAL MEDIA, WE WILL START SEEING AN UPTAKE.
WE WILL LIKE LAST SPRING WE SAW CHARRED MARKS.
AND SO WE KNEW THAT WAS INTENTIONAL. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT NORMALLY HAPPENS TO A CHROMEBOOK.
CHARRED MARKS. THEY WERE TRYING TO SORT THEM OUT BY PUTTING A PENCIL LEAD OR SOMETHING METAL INTO THE WHERE YOU THE CHARGE PORT AND IT WAS SHORTING IT OUT AND BURNING IT. AND IF IT WASN'T BURNING ENOUGH, THEY WOULD SPRAY SOME PERFUME IN THERE AND MAKE IT A LITTLE, A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S INTENTIONAL, RIGHT? THE OTHER, THE OTHER THING RENEE IS YOU USUALLY LIKE FOR SCREENS, YOU CAN SEE USUALLY A POINT OF WEAR AND IT SPLATTERS FROM THERE FOR THE BROKEN SCREEN, WHEREAS IF IT'S DROPPED ACCIDENTALLY OR WHATEVER, IT'S USUALLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT.
SO WE'VE BEEN DOING. I MEAN, THIS NEW PAYMENT THING THAT WE PAY EVERY YEAR IS NEW, BUT LIKE, WE'VE BEEN SUPPORTING OUR 1 TO 1 PROGRAM FOR SIX YEARS.
AND SO THEY'VE GOTTEN PRETTY GOOD AT INVESTIGATING.
AND WE ALWAYS GO THROUGH AND WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR AREA TECHS ON THE CAMPUSES, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME KIND OF TRIED AND TRUE THINGS THAT WE SEE THAT ARE COMMON. THE BEZEL. IT DOESN'T JUST FALL OFF THE CHROMEBOOK.
RIGHT. SO WE KNOW THAT'S INTENTIONALLY BEING PICKED AT.
YOU DON'T LOSE THE P KEY ON ITS OWN. LIKE YOUR KEYS ON YOUR KEYBOARDS.
THEY ARE PICKED OFF. SO WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW HAPPEN.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS. BUT THERE'S USUALLY SOME TRENDS THAT WE'LL SEE.
AND WILL THERE BE ANY CONSEQUENCES IF. THERE ARE USUALLY.
WELL, THE CONSEQUENCE FOR THE P LIKE RIGHT NOW FOR THE FEE WE'RE ASKING THAT IT GET, LET'S SAY IT GETS PAID BY SEPTEMBER 4TH, RIGHT? THEN IF, IF YOU DON'T PAY THE FEE, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO PAY AS YOU BREAK.
AND SO LIKE, INSTEAD OF THE $20 COVERING THE FIRST BREAK, THEN IF YOU BREAK IT THE FIRST TIME, YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE COST OF THE BREAK. SO THAT'S IT.
THERE'S NO PUNISHMENT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW. THEN WE CAN GIVE THEM A DIFFERENT DEVICE THAT MAY NOT BE AS LIKE IF IT WAS A TOUCH SCREEN THAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY, IT MAY NOT BE ANOTHER LIKE A BRAND NEW ONE. AND WE REPAIR IN HOUSE LIKE WE DON'T UNLESS IT'S UNDER WARRANTY, WE REPAIR AND GET IT BACK TO THEM. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT ARE YOU ASKING IF A STUDENT BREAKS SOMETHING AND HAS TO PAY FOR IT? LET'S SAY IT'S $100 BREAK. DO THEY GET THEIR CHROMEBOOK BACK IF THEY DON'T PAY THE $100? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? THEY COULD. I MEAN, THEY COULD LIKE SOMETIMES IT'S IT'S MORE COSMETIC THAN IT IS DAMAGED.
AND I MEAN, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT BY OUR STUDENTS.
WE'RE NOT INTENTIONALLY AND USUALLY WE ON THE CAUTION.
LIKE IF WE'RE NOT SURE IF IT'S INTENTIONAL OR NOT, WE'LL TAKE WE'LL TAKE IT, RIGHT? SO YEAH. BUT THEN I THINK YOU WERE STARTING TO ASK, ARE THERE BEHAVIOR CONSEQUENCES? AND YES, THERE'S I MEAN, THERE IS A RESPONSIBILITY PIECE OF THAT FOR INTENTIONAL.
IF IT'S ACCIDENTAL, THEN, YOU KNOW, DOES IT AFFECT HIS ABILITY TO DO HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS OR WORK ASSIGNMENTS? WE DON'T TOTALLY REMOVE THE CHROMEBOOK FROM THEM.
IF IT'S BREAKING AND IF IT'S BROKEN AND WE CAN'T GET IT BACK TO THEM IN TWO DAYS, WE'LL HOT SWAP AND GIVE THEM ONE THAT THEY CAN USE UNTIL WE GET IT FIXED, BUT NORMALLY WE CAN GET IT BACK. USUALLY IT'S SMALL FIXES.
IF WE CAN REPLACE A KEY THAT DAY AND GET IT BACK TO THEM.
SO OUTSIDE OF THE FEE AND THEY'RE JUST REFUSING TO PAY THE FEE, HOW DO WE HANDLE CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS, WORK ASSIGNMENTS? THEY USE, THEY USUALLY GET SOMETHING TO USE, LIKE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THERE'S TWO CHROMEBOOKS IN THE, IN THE CLASSROOM FOR STUDENT USE.
AND IF I HAVE A CHROMEBOOK, I CAN'T DO IT KIND OF SITUATION.
I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT THERE'S SO MANY.
NO, I WAS JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF A STUDENT OR CHILD HAS A FEE ON THEIR ACCOUNT AND THEIR CHILD AND THE PARENT IS REFUSING TO PAY IT, THEN MAKE SURE THE STUDENT IS NOT PENALIZED. YEAH.
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WELL, MOST OF THE TIME WE I MEAN, I WILL SAY ALMOST EVERY TIME WE WORK WITH THAT CAMPUS TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT SO THAT THEY'RE NOT WITHOUT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.HEY, CHERYL, REAL QUICK, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT WERE SOME OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS CHARGING FOR THIS LITTLE SITUATION? YEAH. AND THEN AFTER THAT, KIMBERLY, IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE BECAUSE WE WANT TO JUST STICK TO THE BUDGET.
YEAH. THAT'S FINE. NEVER MIND. WE CAN. I DID JUST FOR YOU TO KNOW.
SHERRIE THERE. I DID PUT IT IN KIM I THAT BUDGET SHEET.
IS IT IN. WHERE DID WE SHARE THOSE? IT'S IN HOME BASE.
OH, IT IS OKAY? OKAY? SO YOU CAN SEE THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE END OF THE ADDITIONAL LOCAL REVENUE.
THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT ARE STILL IN PROGRESS.
WE'RE ALSO WE DON'T HAVE A PROPOSAL YET FOR COMPENSATION CHANGES.
WE'LL HAVE THAT TO YOU MID TO LATE APRIL. I CAN GIVE YOU JUST SOME CONSIDERATIONS.
EACH 1% ON A PAY RAISE COSTS ABOUT $5 MILLION EACH, $25 PER MONTH INCREASE IN HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS COSTS ABOUT $1.5 MILLION. THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS ON HERE THAT WE ARE EVALUATING RIGHT NOW.
ONE OF THEM, THE REDUCED RATE PRE-K FOR NON-TEACHING EMPLOYEES.
YOU GUYS GOT SOME INFORMATION ON THAT IN HOME BASE FROM WEST RECENTLY.
THIS WOULD BE NO COST TO THE DISTRICT NECESSARILY.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LEGISLATORS ADDED CLASSROOM TEACHERS AS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE PRE-K, BUT NO OTHER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE PRE-K.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT WE COULD ADD AS AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT IS A REDUCED RATE FOR TUITION BASED PRE-K FOR BEING A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE, SINCE THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR FREE. AND I THINK THAT RATE WE HAVE SET PROPOSED AT $250 PER MONTH.
DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? SO THAT'S JUST AN EXTRA BENEFIT THAT WE CAN ADD.
AND IT WOULD IT WOULD JUST BE WITHIN THE AVAILABLE SEATS IN THE CLASSROOM FOR TUITION BASED.
AND SO WE'RE EVALUATING POTENTIAL PROPOSALS FOR THAT AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN.
SO AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVE AN OFFICIAL PROPOSAL FROM US IN MID TO LATE APRIL.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN INITIAL THOUGHT, BUT I KNOW THAT WITH OUR TEA, OUR, THERE'S A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE THAT IS, THAT THAT IS PAID BACK TO THE DISTRICT.
RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. AND DURING OUR NEXT WORKSHOP OR MAYBE IN OUR ONE ON ONE, HOW WE ARE RATIONING OUT THAT AMOUNT. AS IT RELATES, LIKE, ARE THERE ANY COST SAVINGS THERE? AS IT RELATES TO, I WILL DEFINITELY GET YOU GUYS A BREAKDOWN AND I CAN, I CAN PUT IT IN HOME BASE FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY SPENDING MORE. SO THAT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
ESSENTIALLY IT'S 10% OF THE TOTAL. AND IT'S TO COVER JUST THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEA PROGRAM, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY SPENDING MORE ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM THAN WE'RE BRINGING IN. THAT MAY OR MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THE CASE, BUT I CAN SHOW YOU THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT COST.
WE CAN PUT IT IN HOME BASE FOR YOU AND ANY OTHER PROGRAMS. WHEN WE GET MONEY, LIKE IF WE CAN JUST SEE THAT TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE SOME COST SAVINGS.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US AT ZERO. AND SO, OKAY, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THERE ARE STILL SOME ADDITIONAL PIECES IN PROGRESS THAT WILL MOVE US FROM NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE AND HELP COVER COMPENSATION PLAN INCREASES.
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SO RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST NOW IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF EVALUATING THE PAYROLL BUDGET.AT FIRST BLUSH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE COULD CUT OUT ABOUT 6.5 MILLION FROM THE PAYROLL BUDGET.
PART OF THAT IS JUST NORMAL TURNOVER, JUST SAVINGS FROM NORMAL TURNOVER.
AND SO AS THAT NUMBER GOES DOWN, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REDUCE THAT BUDGET SLIGHTLY.
SO THAT'S A COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO THINGS. AGAIN THAT'S AN APPROXIMATE NUMBER.
IT MAY GO FLUCTUATE UP OR DOWN AS WE GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THE PAYROLL BUDGET.
WE ALSO LOOKING AT ACCESS FRISCO ENROLLMENT, WE'VE HAD, I THINK CLOSE TO 790 STUDENTS ACCEPT SEATS AS OF TODAY WHEN I LOOKED [APPLAUSE], WHICH IS SO AWESOME.
KUDOS TO THE ACCESS FRISCO TEAM. FOR SURE. THEY ARE ACTIVELY GETTING THOSE STUDENTS ENROLLED.
AND WHEN I LOOKED AT IT THIS MORNING, CORY, DO YOU HAVE, DO YOU HAVE THE NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? IT'S 330 SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT TODAY. IT'S DEFINITELY GONE UP.
SO THEY'VE DONE ALL THEIR PAPERWORK, THEY'RE ENROLLED. WE EXPECT THEM TO SHOW UP THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. SO WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING OFF ON BUDGETING REVENUE FOR THOSE STUDENTS UNTIL THEY ARE ENROLLED. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE CAN APPROXIMATE ANYWHERE BETWEEN THREE AND A HALF AND $7 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM ACCESS FRISCO ENROLLMENTS AND THAT'S BASED ON THE LOW END IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED.
AND THE HIGH END IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SEATS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. YEAH. SO THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION, KIMBERLY, IS THE WAY I'M READING THIS IS 2.1 DEFICIT PRELIMINARY. THEN YOU HAVE TO ADD IN THOUGH SIX AND A HALF PLUS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THREE AND A HALF AND SEVEN TO OFFSET THAT, TO ACTUALLY GET YOU ROUGHLY, I DON'T KNOW, TEN OR SO IN THE POSITIVE.
IS THAT THE RIGHT READ? YES, THAT'S THAT'S THE RIGHT READ.
AND THEN YEAH, AND IT MIGHT FLUCTUATE, BUT THEN THAT'S GOING TO HELP US COVER THE STUFF THAT'S STILL IN PROGRESS, INCLUDING THE COMPENSATION. RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO GET AT. AND SO IF I'M READING IT THAT WAY. AND AS TO THE SPED FORMULA CHANGES, WHAT IS ANTICIPATED THERE? I'M NOT ASKING FOR A NUMBER.
IT'S MOVING FROM A CLASSROOM BASED FORMULA TO AN INTENSITY OF SERVICES BASED FORMULA.
TEA HAS TO CREATE THAT FORMULA. THEY STARTED ASKING FOR INFORMATION AND OPINIONS IN FEBRUARY.
AND SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING ANY IDEA WHAT THAT FORMULA MIGHT LOOK LIKE UNTIL MID FALL.
IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A TBD BY THE TIME YOU MAKE THE BUDGET DECISION.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT A STATEWIDE CHANGE, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO SAY, OH YEAH, WE DEFINITELY ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER THAN OTHER DISTRICTS.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE STATE PUT INTO THAT BECAUSE IT WAS FUNDED, THAT CHANGE WAS FUNDED. WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THEY PUT IN MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE, BUT WE CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN.
SO THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. YES. SO SINCE WE DID THIS A YEAR AGO, THE PROPERTY, THE REAL ESTATE MARKET HAS SLOWED. THE RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET HAS SLOWED A FAIR AMOUNT IN FRISCO.
I THINK IT IS IMPACTING DIFFERENT ZIP CODES A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, BUT I KNOW ON THE EAST SIDE, WHERE I LIVE, HOUSES ARE NOT SELLING LIKE THEY WERE.
SO THAT MEANS PRICES COME DOWN. SO HOW CONCERNED ARE WE THAT THAT COULD IMPACT OUR REVENUE? BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE ALL THIS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THERE'S STILL HOUSES AND APARTMENTS GOING UP, BUT I'M WONDERING HOW THAT COULD HOW YOU THINK THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT US? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. ON THE OPERATIONS SIDE, IT WILL NOT.
SO REMEMBER THAT THE STATE FUNDING FORMULA IS A TRADE OFF.
SO IF OUR PROPERTY VALUES SLOW, THEN THAT JUST MEANS THAT THE STATE PAYS MORE.
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RIGHT? OUR PROPERTY VALUES ABSOLUTELY IMPACT THE BUDGET.SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LOOK AT THE DEBT SERVICE BUDGET AT THE NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP, AND THAT WE WILL HAVE RECEIVED PRELIMINARY CERTIFIED, NOT PRELIMINARY CERTIFIED ESTIMATES OF CERTIFIED VALUES BY THE TIME YOU HAVE YOUR NEXT WORKSHOP.
SO WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING. I MEAN, WE HAVE A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE JUST BAKED INTO OUR FINANCIAL PLAN FOR CHANGES IN PROPERTY VALUES. BUT WE CAN TELL YOU AT THE AFTER THE END OF APRIL WHAT OUR APPRAISAL DISTRICTS ARE EXPECTING THOSE VALUES TO BE.
AND THEN THAT WILL THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON OUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET.
SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT MORE THEN. ONE LAST QUICK QUESTION.
THE ACCESS FRISCO IS THAT NET REVENUE OR NET INCOME? THAT IS, THAT IS REVENUE. YES, AS OF RIGHT NOW WE ARE, WE ARE WATCHING THAT ENROLLMENT TO SEE IF WE NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE, WE ARE WE HAVE NOT ADDED ANY.
IT'S WHAT. WE'VE ADDED A FEW, BUT IT'S NETTED INTO WHAT WE SHOWED YOU FOR FOR REDUCTIONS EARLIER.
THE NEXT TIME. [INAUDIBLE] ACCESS FRISCO. LAST YEAR WE GOT THE ENROLLMENTS [INAUDIBLE], RIGHT, I GUESS. I THINK WE'VE, WE HAVE JUST UNDER 300 STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING SCHOOL THROUGH ACCESS FRISCO AND WE MADE THE FRISCO FLEX REVENUE COMES INTO PICTURE.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT. IT WILL, WE JUST DON'T HAVE A GOOD PICTURE OF IT YET.
WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT, BUT YOU'LL HAVE IT AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP.
OKAY? YEAH, THANKS. YES. FOR THE TWO THINGS. THE FIRST OF LIKE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, CAN WE IDENTIFY WHICH STUDENTS ARE ALREADY HERE THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION? YES. WE DID HAVE A LIST IN JANUARY OF PROPOSED REVENUE GENERATORS.
YES. WE'RE GOING TO REVISIT IT. SO THE THIS IS THE REVISITING OF IT.
IF THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN JANUARY THAT YOU WANT US TO COME BACK AND CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH, THEN JUST LET US KNOW AND WE CAN. OKAY. OKAY.
THE VERY LAST THING THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVEN'T HEARD BEFORE.
I'M JUST, WE'RE JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A NEED TO KNOW.
WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION ON IT TONIGHT.
IT'S I'M CALLING IT THE SEATBELT LAW ON HERE.
WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING THAT WE ADD THIS TO OUR BUDGET, BUT THE STATE IS GOING TO REQUIRE US BY MAY TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE WILLING TO ADD THIS COST TO OUR BUDGET. AND THEN BASED ON HOW WE REPORT AND HOW ALL THE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE REPORT, THEY WILL DECIDE IF THEY CAN, IF THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE SOME STATE FUNDING TO HELP THIS.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY REQUIRING ALL BUSSES TO HAVE SEATBELTS, THREE POINT SEATBELTS.
SO THE STATE IS ASKING US TO CONSIDER EITHER THE COST OF BUYING NEW BUSSES THAT HAVE SEATBELTS ALREADY BUILT IN OR RETROFITTING THE BUSSES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THREE POINT SEATBELTS.
SO THOSE ARE THE COSTS. WHAT, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE ASKED TO DO BY MAY IS ESSENTIALLY ADOPT A RESOLUTION SAYING, THIS IS HOW MUCH IT COSTS, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE OPERATING FUNDS AVAILABLE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
OR, OR YOU CAN SAY YOU WANT TO PUT IT IN THE OPERATING BUDGET, BUT WE'RE ALREADY IN A DEFICIT POSITION, SO WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING THAT YOU DO THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW THE ONLY REQUIREMENT IS GOING TO BE FOR YOU GUYS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION SAYING, WE RECOGNIZE HOW MUCH IT COSTS AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO DO IT.
DID I GET ALL THAT RIGHT? ANYTHING TO ADD? OKAY, SO THAT'S THAT'S AN FYI OF SOMETHING THAT WE WANT YOU GUYS TO START THINKING ABOUT BECAUSE IN MAY, YOU'LL, YOU'LL BE ASKED TO TAKE A VOTE ON IT.
CAN I ADD SOMETHING? JUST SO I'M SURE SOMEBODY'S THINKING IT.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE 136 BUSSES WITH A THREE POINT SEAT BELT.
SO WE MEET THE LETTER OF THE LAW. WE HAVE 77 WITH A TWO POINT SEAT BELT.
SO THE 11.17 WILL BE CONVERSION OF THE TWO IN THE NOTE, CORRECT? YEAH. AND THAT CONVERSION IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE SEAT.
LAST POINT. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DO THAT? WHAT WOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PHASE IT IN? OR YOU HAVE TO DO IT OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.
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YEAH. [INAUDIBLE] YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. JUST FOR THE MICROPHONE.WE HAVE UNTIL 2029 TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY? THAT CONCLUDES THE BUDGET DISCUSSION. AS A REMINDER, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE BUDGET TIMELINE.
DON'T PACK UP YET BECAUSE PETE HAS A REALLY AWESOME UPDATE FOR YOU ON THE VPAC IN APRIL.
I'M AGAIN, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE ONE MORE ROUND OF INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS BEFORE OUR MAY 7TH BUDGET WORKSHOP, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING INFORMATION.
IN APRIL, ASSUMING WE HAVE DATA FROM TEA, WE WILL GO OVER THAT PEER DISTRICT BENCHMARKING.
WE WILL HAVE PRELIMINARY CERTIFIED VALUES FROM OUR APPRAISAL DISTRICTS BY THEN.
SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE DEBT SERVICE BUDGET.
WE ALSO WILL TALK ABOUT THE CHILD NUTRITION BUDGET, BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT YOU'RE REQUIRED TO ADOPT IN MAY AT THE MAY 7TH WORKSHOP, WE WILL HAVE A FINAL COMPENSATION PLAN OR A, A FINAL PROPOSED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR YOU ALL.
WE HAVE A PLACEHOLDER FOR A FOURTH BUDGET WORKSHOP, JUST IF NEEDED, BEFORE YOU GUYS TAKE A VOTE, HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE A VOTE IN JUNE.
ANY LAST QUESTIONS BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO PETE? OKAY, PETE, BRING THE FUN. AS AS PETE HAS, PETE'S BRINGING THE FUN REAL QUICK.
PETE'S GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE VPAC. THIS PLACE IS AWESOME.
IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. IT'S GOING TO BE FUN. PETE AND JOHN DAVENPORT.
JOHN DAVENPORT IS THE PERSON WHO'S GOING TO BE RUNNING THE VPAC.
IT'S REALLY COOL. HE'S NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT. WE'D BE HERE FOR HOURS. PETE'S GOING TO DO THIS IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. BUT I DO WANT YOU TO SAY THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC. IT'S A GREAT FACILITY. IT'S COMING ALONG. IT'S ABOUT TO OPEN. EVERYBODY'S EXCITED.
THE THEME OF THIS IS KEEP THE EXCITEMENT THERE.
SO THAT'S GOING TO KIND OF BE THE THEME. JUST REMEMBER THAT THEME AS PETE GETS GOING THROUGH THIS. BUT BACK TO WHERE PETE AND JOHN HAVE WORKED THROUGH THIS. THEY'VE DONE AN AWESOME JOB AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY IMPRESSED [INAUDIBLE].
JOHN DAVENPORT, WHO IS OUR TECHNICAL THEATER DIRECTOR AT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL, HAS JOINED OUR TEAM BACK IN AUGUST, HAS BEEN HELPING US BUILD AN OPERATION MANUAL AND HAS BEEN OUR CONDUIT WITH THIS GREAT CONSTRUCTION TEAM.
AMBER JAMISON JOINED US A FEW WEEKS AGO AS OUR AS OUR VP CLERK, SHE'S GOING TO BE HANDLING THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, TICKETING SYSTEMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY HARD AT WORK WITH WITH A LOT OF THIS.
I'LL TELL YOU PARTIALLY WHY I'M EXCITED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE FOR THE LAST SIX WEEKS, ALL I'VE DONE IS SIT IN AN AUDITORIUM AT DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS, WHETHER IT'S HERE IN FRISCO OR IN THE MCKINNEY FINE ARTS CENTER, AS WE'VE BEEN SITTING THROUGH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PERFORMANCES.
OUR CHOIRS WERE TODAY OVER THE LAST FOUR DAYS AT HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR, THE RESULTS ARE BETTER THAN THEY'VE EVER BEEN BEFORE.
OUR BAND RESULTS, WE'VE BEEN AT TWO DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT I'LL JUST SHARE THIS WITH YOU.
IF I COUNTED CORRECTLY, THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER OF BANDS, HUGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON THE STAGE, 38 OF THEM GOT STRAIGHT ONES WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLE.
AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE ONE ACT PLAY THAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN OUR ZONE PERFORMANCES IN THE DISTRICT, WE HAVE A RECORD NUMBER OF, IN FACT, EVERY ADVANCING SCHOOL OUT OF DISTRICT TO BY DISTRICT EXCEPT FOR ONE IS FROM FRISCO ISD AND SO WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A, A COMING HOME PLACE FOR US.
I WILL TELL YOU THE SAME THING THAT I'VE SAID TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AFTER COVID I REMEMBER COMING OUT OF COVID AND SAYING, LISTEN, THE NEXT PANDEMIC THAT WE HAVE, I'M GOING TO BE MUCH BETTER AT DOING THINGS.
THE NEXT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, KIND OF A JOKE THAT WE BUILD UP ANYWHERE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE MUCH FURTHER ALONG. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, THE TEAM HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP. SO LET ME SHARE SOME THINGS WITH YOU. I'LL TAKE SOME QUESTIONS AT THE END AFTER I GET THROUGH EVERYTHING, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME FOLLOW UP, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'LL ALL MAKE SENSE.
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I'M EXCITED TO, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE OPERATIONAL ROADMAP FOR OUR FRISCO ISD VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.WE'RE CURRENTLY IN A PIVOTAL TRANSITION, MOVING FROM THE FINAL STAGES OF TECHNICAL COMMISSIONING INTO A FULLY REALIZED FIRST SYSTEM. THIS PRESENTATION IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST OPENING THE DOORS TO A NEW BUILDING.
IT'S ABOUT THE DELIBERATE ARCHITECTURE OF AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEM.
RATHER THAN OPENING IMMEDIATELY AT FULL CAPACITY, WHICH CAN INTRODUCE OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY RISKS.
THIS PHASED APPROACH ENSURES THE FACILITY MEETS THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BEFORE EXPANDING ACCESS.
OVER THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, I'LL DETAIL HOW WE ARE PRIORITIZING STUDENT ACCESS THROUGH OUR TIERED SCHEDULING, HOW WE ARE STRESS TESTING OUR OPERATIONS DURING AN INTENTIONAL PILOT SEASON, AND FINALLY, HOW WE SCALE THIS FACILITY INTO A PREMIER COMMUNITY VENUE BY JANUARY OF 2027.
SO THIS IS NOT YEAR ONE. THIS ISN'T A TYPICAL YEAR AFTER WE'RE FULLY OPERATIONAL.
TIERS ONE THROUGH FIVE ARE LOCKED IN SPECIFICALLY FOR FINE ARTS, STUDENT AND TEACHER PROGRAMING, KEY DATES FOR ISD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRICT TRAINING.
IN APRIL, OUR FOCUS IS ENTIRELY ON TIERS ONE THROUGH THREE, ANCHORING THE CALENDAR WITH UIL EVENTS, OUR MAJOR HIGH SCHOOL ROTATIONS AND KEY ISD DATES LIKE MUSICALS, DANCE SHOWCASES, THINGS LIKE THAT IN MAY.
AGAIN, THIS IS IN A TYPICAL YEAR. WE EXPAND THAT TO TIERS FOUR AND FIVE, CAPTURING OUR SMALLER SCALE CONCERT ROTATIONS AS WELL AS DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
AFTER THOSE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE SECURED, MOVE ON TO TIER SIX WITH OTHER DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS IN EARLY JUNE AND THEN IN MID-JULY AGAIN, IN A TYPICAL YEAR AFTER WE OPEN, WE WILL THEN TRANSITION TO TIER SEVEN, MAKING THE VENUE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL COMPANIES. NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS REFLECTS OUR LONG TERM OPERATIONAL MODEL AGAIN, AND I KEEP SAYING IT IN A TYPICAL YEAR. NOW I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT YEAR ONE, WHERE WE'RE GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.
OKAY? AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS TRANSITION PHASE, IN THIS PHASE, IN THIS FIRST YEAR, IMPLEMENTATION OF TIER SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE MORE LIMITED AS WE PHASE INTO FULL OPERATIONS, WHICH I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH IN JUST A MOMENT.
SO AGAIN, WHAT I SHARED IS A TYPICAL SCHEDULE IN A TYPICAL YEAR.
THAT'S BECAUSE DEMAND ACROSS THE DISTRICT WILL LIKELY EXCEED AVAILABLE DATES, AND THIS STRUCTURED SYSTEM ENSURES EQUITABLE ACCESS WHILE MAINTAINING THE LEVEL OF QUALITY EXPECTED FOR PERFORMANCES IN THIS SPACE.
AND JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US.
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPECTATION FOR WHAT THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO PROVIDE, AND WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME ON RAMP TIME TO MAKE SURE WE GET OUR SEA LEGS UNDER US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO TO MAKE OUR MISSION OF EQUITY A REALITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT OF OUR SIZE, WE'VE DEVELOPED A MATHEMATICAL FOUR YEAR ROTATION FOR MAJOR CAMPUS BASED PERFORMANCES. THIS LOOKS REALLY COMPLICATED. AND IT IS.
SO LET ME KIND OF BREAK THIS DOWN FOR YOU. THIS MODEL NOT ONLY GUARANTEES ACCESS, BUT ALSO ENSURES THAT NO SINGLE PROGRAM OR CAMPUS DOMINATES THE CALENDAR OVER TIME. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE FRAMEWORK, WE HAVE GUARANTEED THAT EVERY SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CAMPUS, IS REPRESENTED ON THIS PREMIER STAGED WITHIN A FIXED FOUR YEAR WINDOW.
WE'VE CATEGORIZED THESE INTO MAJOR AND MINOR ROTATIONS.
MAJOR PRODUCTIONS LIKE THEATER MUSICALS ARE GIVEN MULTI-DAY RESIDENCIES, WHILE MINOR ROTATIONS ARE DEDICATED TO SINGLE EVENING CONCERTS TO MAXIMIZE STUDENT PARTICIPATION. TO MAINTAIN FAIRNESS, WE ENSURED BALANCED REPRESENTATION FROM OUR EAST, WEST AND CENTRAL ZONES EVERY YEAR AND OUR VERTICAL ART SHOWS ALLOW ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK ANNUALLY ALONGSIDE HIGH SCHOOLERS. AND DON'T WORRY, WE STILL INTEND TO HAVE SOME OF THAT ARTWORK HERE AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR YOU AS WELL, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THAT QUESTION MULTIPLE TIMES ALREADY.
NOW, THIS IS COMPLICATED AND THIS ISN'T EVERYTHING.
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WE CAN'T SHOW YOU EVERYTHING. OUR ISD HAS SEEN THE FULL OPERATIONAL HANDBOOK, WHICH IS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT, TO SAY THE LEAST. DOCTOR FAUCI IS LAUGHING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE KNOWS HOW I AM AND HE'S SEEN IT.BUT THIS IS JUST TO GIVE YOU A TASTE OF THE LEVEL OF DETAIL WE'RE LOOKING AT.
OUR FIRST CENTER STAGE SPOTLIGHT MOMENT HAPPENS IN JUST A FEW WEEKS.
WE KICK OFF WITH A HIGH ENERGY SERIES OF PERFORMANCES.
WE'VE ALSO DONE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FOR MAY 15TH AND 16TH, AND I WILL TELL YOU UP FRONT, THIS HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT LIFT, WAY MORE THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY THE COOLEST THING WE HAVE EVER DONE.
FRIDAY, MAY THE 15TH IS OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY PERFORMANCES RESERVED FOR OUR STUDENT AND STAFF, COLLABORATIVE PERFORMERS AND OF COURSE, YOU. AND THEN ON SATURDAY, MAY THE 16TH, WE WILL PRESENT THE SAME PROGRAM FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN A GRAND CELEBRATORY OPENING. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
EACH IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HONOR ONE OF OUR THREE PREVIOUS DIRECTORS OF FINE ARTS.
OUR STRING ORCHESTRA WILL PERFORM THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A PIECE IN HONOR OF DOCTOR DARRYL TRENT.
THE COLLABORATIVE BAND WILL PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A NEW WORK IN HONOR OF THE LATE MR. JIM MCDANIEL, AND OUR COLLABORATIVE 120 VOICE CHOIR WILL PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF AN ORIGINAL WORK IN HONOR OF MR. RICHARD OLDHAM. YOU'LL BE RECEIVING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IN THE COMING DAYS, INCLUDING THE WELCOME HOME GRAND CELEBRATION ON MAY THE 16TH. WE ALSO HAVE TWO SPECIAL EVENTS ON MAY 18TH AND 19TH.
SO IF YOU CAN HELP US OUT WITH THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THE TEAM CULTURE BETWEEN FISD, JORIS CORGAN AND TURNER TOWNSEND REALLY IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH WITH TIMELINES WELL ON THEIR WAY TO HAVE THINGS IN PLACE FOR THE RECEIPT OF THESE IMPORTANT APPROVALS FROM THE CITY.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH MUSIC AT ALL IN THE TUNING PROCESS OF AN INSTRUMENT, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TUNING A HALL, AND IT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
IN FACT, OUR PERFORMANCES THE WEEK OF MAY 12TH THROUGH THE 19TH ARE DESIGNED TO HELP US DO THAT.
FROM NOW THROUGH JULY WE ARE TRANSFORMING THIS BUILDING FROM A CONSTRUCTION SITE INTO A PROFESSIONAL VENUE, INSTALLING THEATRICAL LIGHTING, SOUND RIGGING, TICKETING SYSTEMS, OFFICE SPACES AND FURNITURE.
PARALLEL TO THE HARDWARE, WE ARE BUILDING THE HUMAN ENGINE AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THIS SPRING, WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING OUR INAUGURAL WORKFORCE, IDENTIFYING STUDENT WORKERS AND STAFF OVERHIRE FROM WITHIN OUR DISTRICT TO HELP SUPPORT EVENTS AT THE FACILITY. OUR INTENT IS THAT THIS PLAN CAN ALSO POTENTIALLY HELP WITH ACCESS TO OUR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUMS AS WELL. WHEN AUGUST ARRIVES, WE PIVOT TO AN INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM WITH THESE PEOPLE, ENSURING EVERY NEW STUDENT AND TEACHER HIRE MASTERS OUR SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND TECH AND TECHNICAL WORKFLOWS BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS.
THIS TRAINING ALSO INCLUDES SAFETY PROTOCOLS ALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, ADA COMPLIANCE, AND AUDIENCE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS.
OPERATIONS WILL BE SUPPORTED THROUGH A TIERED STAFFING MODEL CONSISTING OF VPAC LEADERSHIP, DISTRICT STAFF OVER HIRES AND FISD STUDENT TECHNICIANS.
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AND I WILL TELL YOU, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND US HAVE DONE WITH THEIR FACILITIES.AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE OUR GOAL WITH THIS IS ALSO TO BE ABLE TO BUILD A PLAN THAT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US HAVE MORE WORKERS AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUMS AS WELL, EVENTUALLY, IN THE FUTURE, BEING ABLE TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENTAL SPACES THERE AS WELL.
ONCE SCHOOL BEGINS IN THE FALL, WE MOVE INTO OUR PILOT SEASON.
THIS IS A FOUR MONTH SOFT LAUNCH TO STRESS TEST THE BUILDING UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS.
DURING THIS PHASE, WE'LL EVALUATE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, STAFFING EFFECTIVENESS, EVENT EXECUTION QUALITY AND AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE READINESS FOR FULL SCALE OPERATIONS. IN SEPTEMBER, WE FINALIZE STAFF ONBOARDING.
IN OCTOBER, WE MOVE INTO THE TECHNICAL TESTING DURING LIVE DISTRICT REHEARSALS AND EVENTS.
AND IN NOVEMBER, WELL, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING YOU, BOARD MEMBERS FOR HELP AS WE TRANSITION INTO HOSTING SOME STRATEGICALLY SELECTED CIVIC AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO SEE HOW THE FACILITY HANDLES A DIFFERENT KIND OF PATRON.
AND THIS BRINGS US TO OUR FINAL TRANSITION IN JANUARY OF 2027.
WE VIEW DECEMBER AS A CRITICAL EVALUATION POINT.
THIS PHASED APPROACH ALSO ALLOWS US TO CALIBRATE PRICING, STAFFING, AND OPERATIONAL MODELS BASED ON REAL DATA BEFORE INTRODUCING FULL EXTERNAL RENTALS, ENSURING LONG TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY WHILE MINIMIZING RISK.
IN JANUARY, THE TRAINING WHEELS WILL OFFICIALLY COME OFF AS WE MOVE TO FULL OPERATIONAL STATUS.
WE TRANSITION INTO A FULL SERVICE VENUE, READY TO HOST A SEAMLESS MIX OF DISTRICT MILESTONES, COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EVENTS.
BY THIS STAGE, OUR STUDENT TECHNICIANS AND ADULT STAFF WILL HAVE TRANSITIONED INTO A WELL-TRAINED OPERATION, ENSURING LONG TERM EXCELLENCE FOR THE FACILITY.
IN CLOSING, BEFORE I TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, THIS ROADMAP IS BUILT ON THREE STRATEGIC, THREE STRATEGIC PILLARS. OUR STUDENTS, OUR OPERATIONS, AND OUR SUSTAINABILITY.
THE SYSTEM IS STUDENT CENTERED, PRIORITIZING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ABOVE ALL ELSE.
IN ADDITION TO FINE ARTS, THIS FACILITY WILL SERVE AS A DISTRICT WIDE RESOURCE FOR SUPPORTING ACADEMIC EVENTS, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
AND IT'S FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, USING DATA TO CALIBRATE A MODEL THAT WILL LAST FOR DECADES.
NOW HERE'S WHERE YOU COME IN. WE NEED TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN THREE AREAS.
FIRST, HELP US TELL OUR STORY. YOU KNOW, I WOKE UP YESTERDAY MORNING TO A WHOLE BUNCH OF TEXT MESSAGES THANKS TO THE FRISCO DAILY NEWS, WHICH IS A FACEBOOK PAGE THAT'S SATIRICAL, LIKE THE ONION.
AND WE HAD FINE ARTS TEACHERS LOSING THEIR EVER LOVING MIND.
BUT NO, EVERYTHING IS MOVING FORWARD AS NORMAL.
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TELLING THE STORY OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
SECOND. PLEASE, PLEASE REMAIN PATIENT WITH US.
AND I APPRECIATE MR. MCCLENDON TEEING THAT UP BEFORE WE BEGAN.
A FACILITY OF THIS MAGNITUDE WITH THIS VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE TAKES TIME TO BUILD.
AND FINALLY, WE NEED YOUR SPECIFIC HELP FOR OUR PILOT PHASE NEXT FALL.
I'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE WITH WHAT WE NEED, BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY,
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YOUR PARTNERSHIP WILL BE CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THAT PHASE.OUR IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS ARE ALREADY IN MOTION FINALIZING EQUIPMENT DELIVERY, BEGINNING STAFF RECRUITMENT IN APRIL, AND LAUNCHING TICKETS FOR OUR MAY UPCOMING OPENING CELEBRATION.
AND SO WE REALIZE IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU'VE HAD AN UPDATE WITH WHERE THINGS ARE.
I KNOW YOU'RE ITCHING TO GET IN THERE AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
I WILL TELL YOU, I DID A TOUR EARLIER THIS WEEK.
AND I WILL TELL YOU EVERY TIME I GO OVER THERE, MY FAVORITE PART IS TO SEE HOW FISD AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION UNITS ARE WORKING TOGETHER AND PARTNERING. I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY UNIQUE TO ANY OTHER BUILDING WE'VE BUILT IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE THERE IS A, IS VERY MUCH A SINGULAR, UNIFIED VISION OF NOT ONLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE, BUT WHY WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE IT.
IT IS GOING TO TAKE US SOME TIME TO GET EVERYTHING OPERATIONAL AND WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.
BUT I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THE HELP AND SUPPORT THAT WE'VE HAD FROM ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT PARTNERS, FROM OUR INTERNAL TEAM, FROM OUR ISD AND FROM YOU.
I THINK THE WEEK OF MAY THE 12TH IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT FRISCO THE COMMUNITY OF FRISCO, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SURE, HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED AND HONESTLY WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE AGAIN.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THE BALL OUT OF THE PARK THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT WE DO IT.
SO THAT'S AN UPDATE. I LIKE I SAID, I DO HAVE A, A ONE PAGER THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT HAS KIND OF A SUMMARY OF THESE TALKING POINTS, BUT I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAD YOU MAY NOT BE READY TO SAY THIS YET, BUT YOU STARTED LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF DATES WHEN YOU COULD DO TOURS AHEAD OF TIME? YES, SIR. SO I SPOKE WITH MR. MELTON EARLIER TODAY.
WE ARE LOOKING TO TRY TO SCHEDULE SOME TIMES SOMETIME THE WEEK BETWEEN THE 20TH AND THE 27TH, HOPEFULLY WHERE WE'LL HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO JOIN US AROUND NOON TIME SO WE DON'T INTERRUPT THEIR THEIR CONSTRUCTION PART, BUT THAT WILL BE FOR ISD AND BOARD MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH AS SOON AS THEY'RE ABLE TO LOCK THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE, WE'LL BE SHARING THAT WITH YOU SO THAT YOU CAN JOIN ME OVER THERE IN A REALLY PRETTY YELLOW VEST AND HARD HAT.
BUT YES, WE'LL BE GETTING THAT TO YOU AS SOON AS WE GET THAT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM.
GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. YEAH. THANKS FOR SHOWING THOSE.
I THINK IT'S PICKING UP. SO AND THE ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION I JUST NOTICED ON SLIDE, LIKE I THINK ONE PLACE YOU MENTIONED TIER SEVEN IS OPEN TO PUBLIC IN JUNE.
I MEAN, SORRY, AUGUST AND OTHERS OTHER SLIDE LIKE OPEN TO PUBLIC IS DECEMBER.
YES, SIR. WHICH ONE? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO LET ME CLARIFY THAT. THE FIRST THING THAT WE PRESENTED WERE THAT TIER SEVEN WOULD TYPICALLY OPEN UP RIGHT NOW, ANTICIPATED IN JULY IS FOR A TYPICAL YEAR. THAT WOULD BE IN A NORMAL YEAR ONCE WE ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL.
THE DECEMBER TIMELINE THAT I MENTIONED WOULD BE FOR THIS FIRST YEAR AT THE END OF OUR PILOT SEASON.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION. I'M SORRY IF I WASN'T CLEAR, BUT THAT THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU.
THE JULY VERSUS DECEMBER, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE LIGHTS, EVERYTHING IN PLACE.
AND THAT'S SO WE CAN GET ALL OF THE PLANS OPERATIONAL.
MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND ALL THOSE THINGS ARE IN PLACE. YES, SIR.
THANK YOU. WHAT'S THAT? HE'S READY TO. I KNOW WE GOT LOTS OF PEOPLE READY TO BOOK.
YES, SIR. YES. I JUST WANT TO PAUSE FOR A MINUTE BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A JOURNEY.
IT REALLY HAS. AND I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE BOARD THREE AND A HALF PLUS YEARS AGO, WE WERE STILL. ARE WE GOING TO DO A JOINT PROJECT WITH THE CITY? ARE WE GOING TO DO OUR OWN THING? AND I THINK EVERYTHING WORKS OUT THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO IN GENERAL, IN LIFE. AND I THINK THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WORKED OUT THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS FACILITY.
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IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY HERE AND WE'RE ON THE CUSP OF OPENING AND OPENING, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN THERE AND CHECK IT OUT. YOU HAVE AN ASK OF THE BOARD TO SHARE THE STORY, TO SHARE THE INFORMATION. I THINK, I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY THAT WE'RE ALL WILLING TO DO THAT.WE JUST NEED THE MATERIALS. SO IF THERE'S MARKETING MATERIALS OR VIDEOS OR WHATEVER IT IS, I KNOW I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITHIN MY NETWORK ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE, LIKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL DON'T EVEN REALLY KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.
BUT EVEN BEYOND THAT, FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE THIS RESOURCE RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD.
I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT. ONE THING I'LL SHARE WITH YOU, WE'VE TRIED TO DOCUMENT OUR JOURNEY ON OUR WEBSITE AND COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN WONDERFUL ABOUT THAT. RACHEL MCREYNOLDS, WHO IS HERE KIND OF SERVES AS A BEAT WRITER FOR US FOR OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. SHE WORKS WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO IS BECAUSE THIS IS A TIGHT TIMELINE BETWEEN COMPLETION AND WHEN OUR ANTICIPATED OPENING CELEBRATIONS WILL BE, WE WANTED TO GET FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE WE STARTED PUSHING THIS OUT PUBLICLY TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING DIDN'T GO WRONG.
SO I WOULD START, WE'LL BEGIN STARTING TO SHARE SOME OF THAT WITH YOU.
I KNOW COMMUNICATIONS IS WORKING WITH US TO DOCUMENT THESE LAST FINAL PHASES, SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE MANY MORE THINGS THAT ARE COMING OUT MOST IMMEDIATELY. WE'RE WORKING ON AN INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO START SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON OUR WEBSITE.
I'LL SHARE WITH YOU. THEY'RE GOING TO BE TICKETED EVENTS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE CHARGING FOR TICKETS, BUT WE NEED TO PILOT THE TICKET SYSTEM. ACTUALLY, A LOT OF THESE PERFORMANCES, IF I'M BEING HONEST, ARE ARE TO HELP US INFORM THE TUNING AND COMMISSIONING PROCESSES.
TICKETING SYSTEMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO AS THOSE THINGS GET BUILT, WE'LL BE PUSHING SOME THINGS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE'LL SHARE THOSE WITH YOU SO THAT YOU CAN HELP US WITH THOSE AS WELL. BUT I AGREE WITH YOU, THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S A, AND IT'S REALLY A STATEMENT FROM OUR COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO THE, THE ROBUST SUPPORT FOR STRONG FINE ARTS PROGRAMING THAT WE HAVE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND HOW THIS IS GOING TO EXTEND BEYOND THIS.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CELEBRATE IT THE RIGHT WAY.
I WAS IN THE ROOM WHEN WE VOTED ON ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING TO GO INTO THE BOND AND WHILE DOING A PARTNERSHIP, NOT DOING A PARTNERSHIP AND ALL THAT WAS STILL IN THE AIR. BY AND LARGE, THE ENTIRE ROOM WAS PRETTY MUCH IN FAVOR OF PUTTING THAT ON THE BOND.
AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY SAID YES TOO.
IT'S JUST SO LOVELY TO SEE THIS HAPPENING TODAY.
AND IF IT'S NOT DONE CORRECTLY, YOU KNOW, THERE COULD BE A CONSEQUENCE.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL ARE TAKING THE TIME AND BUILDING IN THAT TEN MONTHS.
AND I SAY DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET IT RIGHT BECAUSE FRISCO DESERVES IT.
FRISCO ISD DESERVES IT AND WE WANT TO GET IT RIGHT. AND I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND ALL THE FINE ARTS, EVERYBODY. WELL. THANK YOU. WE'RE EXCITED. YES, SIR.
I'LL USE MY GOOD TEACHER WAIT TIME. ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED? I PROMISE YOU MAY 16TH IS GOING TO BE THE COOLEST THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN FRISCO ISD.
AND I'M JUST SO THANKFUL FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE PUTTING IN EXTRA WORK.
AND FINALLY, THANK YOU BOARD AND ISD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR YOUR YOUR FAITH AND TRUST IN OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAMS AND THE VALUE THAT YOU PLACE IN EVERYTHING K THROUGH 12. IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE TO BE. WE'RE A DESTINATION DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THAT, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT THAT THIS IS GETTING DONE.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING WITH YOU IN MAY.
WELL, HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE TIME IS 7:10.
WE ARE ADJOURNED. ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.