[00:00:04] JUST THESE, THOUGH. YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON JUNE 1ST, [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM] 2026 AT 5 P.M.. OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. [2. EXECUTIVE SESSION] THEREFORE, WE'LL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.076 AND 551.0821 AT 5 P.M.. [3. OPENING PRAYER AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE/MOMENT OF SILENCE] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 6 P.M.. OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS THE OPENING PRAYER. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE. WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS. WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU HAVE POURED OUT ON OUR DISTRICT THIS PAST WEEK FOR A SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION IN THE COMPLETION OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR. WE CELEBRATE THE HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE, AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS, AND OUR FAMILIES. LORD, WE LIFT UP OUR LEAD ACADEMY GRADUATES IN OUR CLASS GRADUATES. WE ARE PROUD OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PAST. THEY HAVE TAKEN TO REACH THIS MOMENT. WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE THEIR STEPS AS THEY MOVE FORWARD. GIVING THEM WISDOM, COURAGE, AND A STRONG SENSE OF PURPOSE. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY EDUCATOR, STAFF MEMBER, AND VOLUNTEER WHO HAS POURED INTO THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR. BLESS THEM FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION. AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING, GRANT US KNOWLEDGE, CLARITY, AND UNITY. HELP US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL STUDENTS AND HONOR THE TRUST OUR COMMUNITY HAS PLACED IN US. MAY EVERYTHING WE DO REFLECT INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY FOR THE SUCCESSES WE CELEBRATE AND ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED GUIDANCE IN THE DAYS AHEAD. IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. NOW YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NOW FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [4. RECOGNITIONS] OKAY, TONIGHT OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS RECOGNITIONS. WE ARE FIRST GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE L.E.A.P ACADEMY GRADUATES. AND, MISS PARSONS, YOU'RE UP. HELLO, PRESIDENT BRYAN, DOCTOR GLENN, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO LET ME HIGHLIGHT THE MEMBERS OF OUR FIRST ANNUAL L.E.A.P ACADEMY. AT L.E.A.P STANDS FOR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES FOR ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS. AND THIS ACADEMY WAS CREATED TO HELP DEVELOP THE LOCAL TALENT. THE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY WITHIN OUR DISTRICT KIND OF GROW OUR OWN. IF SO TO SPEAK. AND SO IT WAS. WE DID IT THROUGH PROVIDING LEARNING AND COACHING. WE HAD DIFFERENT PRINCIPALS COME IN AND DO WORKSHOPS AND THEN WE DID A BOOK STUDY. SO WE HAVE FOUR MEMBERS TODAY, AND IT WAS LED BY MYSELF AND MELANIE KIBODEAUX AND BRIAN. AND WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE HERE TODAY. SOME OF OUR MEMBERS COULDN'T BE HERE. BUT JIM ADAMS IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. REBECCA BEARD IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. HERE IS JOHN BUCKNER. LINDSAY GARCIA. JEN WILLIAMS. CARA PINCKNEY. RIGHT HERE. AND THEN MARILYN LEVIN AND SYDNEY RUCCI COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. BUT WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR VERY FIRST L.E.A.P ACADEMY [00:05:07] GRADUATES. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. I TRIED TO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT UP IS ITEM 4.2. AND THAT IS OUR C.L.A.S.S GRADUATES, MR.. NICKEL. PRESIDENT BRYAN, DOCTOR GLENN, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE CARROLL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR SUPPORTING SUCCESS, BETTER KNOWN AS C.L.A.S.S, WAS CREATED TO GIVE CARROLL ISD RESIDENTS A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT OUR DISTRICT. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2008, THE VISION OF CLASS HAS BEEN SIMPLE TO BUILD THE MOST INFORMED AND ENGAGED SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN TEXAS. THIS YEAR'S CLASS COHORT INCLUDED 26 DEDICATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO COMMITTED THEIR TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT CARROLL ISD. THEY EXPLORED DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. THEY SHADOWED OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS, TOURED OUR STEM CENTER, TOOK A DEEPER LOOK INTO FINE ARTS AND OUR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THEY ALSO SPENT TIME LEARNING ABOUT OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS AND OUR TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE. THAT HAS LED TO CARROLL ISD SUCCESS IN THE LONE STAR CUP. THEY EVEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION OF OLD UNION ELEMENTARY'S FIRST EVER PALOOZA. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF C.L.A.S.S EACH YEAR IS WATCHING THE PARTICIPANTS GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK THAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. WHAT MAY BEGIN AS CURIOSITY OFTEN TURNS INTO APPRECIATION, ADVOCACY AND A LASTING CONNECTION WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STAFF. TO OUR CLASS PARTICIPANTS, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR INVESTING YOUR TIME, ASKING THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS, SHARING YOUR PERSPECTIVES, AND CHOOSING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR DISTRICT. YOUR COMMITMENT HELPS STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE GETTING TO KNOW THIS GROUP OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THEM THIS EVENING. WHILE WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS THAT ARE UNABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THOSE THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE TO PLEASE COME FORWARD SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE. I LEARNED SO MUCH. [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS] [00:10:08] OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING. MISS YELTON, WILL YOU ANNOUNCE THE FIRST SPEAKER? YES. OUR SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MR. TIM SCHULTZ. I'M GLAD I HAVE NO TIME LIMIT TONIGHT. GOT THREE MINUTES. OKAY. MY NAME IS TIM SCHULTZ. I'M A RESIDENT OF SOUTHLAKE AND NOW A DAD OF A FORMER STUDENT AT. CONGRATULATIONS. CARROLL. THANK YOU. PRETTY QUICK AND EASY. WE CAN EXECUTE THE PHONE ISSUE. IT'S AN EXECUTION PROBLEM. AI IS NOT. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS A CHALLENGE FOR EVERY SCHOOL, EVERYWHERE. UNIVERSITIES TO KINDERGARTEN. I LOOKED AT OUR INFORMATION FOR NEXT YEAR. PROGRAM GRADING GUIDELINES. VERY WEAK. IF I WAS A PARENT, I'D READ THROUGH THAT. I'D HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER MY STUDENTS WERE ABIDING BY IT OR NOT ABIDING BY IT. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHEN I LOOK AT THE PLAN WHICH WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT. I THINK IT'S PART THREE, WHICH IS TECHNOLOGY. ALMOST NOTHING ON AI IS SPOKEN ABOUT. IT MAY BE UNDERNEATH SOME OF THOSE TECHNOLOGIES. BUT AI, WE NEED A STRATEGY. WE NEED DIRECTION. WE NEED OUR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WHERE AI IS OR IS NOT ALLOWED. PERIOD. WE NEED A STRATEGY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SHEETS. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS TONIGHT MISS SHELTON? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT AND ANY OTHER MATTERS ADDRESSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY ACTION TO, TO TAKE ON TONIGHT. [7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT] SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE. AS PART OF OUR USA 250 CELEBRATION, WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER COMMEMORATIVE YARD SIGNS AVAILABLE FOR FREE PICKUP AT THE CARROLL ISD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. WHILE THERE IS NO COST TO THE PUBLIC, THESE SIGNS WERE FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT. IF YOU CHOOSE TO DISPLAY ONE, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER MAKING A VOLUNTARY DONATION THROUGH THE DISTRICT WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THE DONATION BUTTON. EVERY PENNY DONATED MAKES A DIFFERENCE AND HELPS US CONTINUE INITIATIVES THAT BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE SALE OF SURPLUS DISTRICT PROPERTY. CARROLL ISD CURRENTLY HAS SEVERAL PROPERTIES IN VARIOUS STAGES OF THE DISPOSITION PROCESS AS WE CONTINUE WORKING TO MAXIMIZE TAXPAYER VALUE WHILE ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE SALE OF PUBLIC ASSETS. FIRST, THE LAND LOCATED BEHIND THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE OLD DRAGON STADIUM PROPERTY, REMAINS UNDER CONTRACT. CARROLL ISD CONTINUES TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY ON THE TRANSACTION AND WE ANTICIPATE CLOSING THIS MONTH. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE CITY INTENDS TO UTILIZE THE PROPERTY TO EXPAND PARK AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE THIS REPRESENTS A WIN WIN OUTCOME FOR TAXPAYERS BY PRESERVING COMMUNITY FOCUSED USE OF THE LAND WHILE ALSO RETURNING VALUE TO THE DISTRICT. SECOND, THE FORMER CIS BUILDING, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF HIGHLAND AND NORTH CARROLL, IS ALSO UNDER CONTRACT. THAT CONTRACT WAS RECENTLY EXTENDED AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO ALLOW THE BUYER MORE TIME TO COMPLETE THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESS. CURRENTLY, WE ANTICIPATE CLOSING IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER OF 2026. ADDITIONALLY, THE DISTRICT HAS A SMALL PARCEL OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO OLD UNION ELEMENTARY UNDER CONTRACT. THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER IS CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH ZONING CONSIDERATIONS WITH THE CITY, THOUGH THERE IS NOT YET AN ANTICIPATED CLOSING DATE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TRANSACTION. IT WILL LIKELY BE IN NOVEMBER OF 2026. FINALLY, THE DISTRICT HAS SECURED A BROKER FOR THE DURHAM INTERMEDIATE PROPERTY. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH ALL REQUIRED STATE BID AND NOTICE PROCEDURES IN PREPARATION FOR FORMALLY LISTING THE PROPERTY. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THE PROPERTY UNDER CONTRACT BY AUGUST 2026, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS OF THIS SCALE CAN OFTEN TAKE UP TO A YEAR OR MORE TO FULLY CLOSE. AS A REMINDER, THE SALE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNED PROPERTY IS DETAILED AND HIGHLY REGULATED PROCESS. [00:15:05] TEXAS LAW REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FOLLOW SPECIFIC PROCEDURES RELATED TO PUBLIC NOTICE, COMPETITIVE BIDDING APPRAISALS, AND FAIR MARKET VALUATION TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF TAXPAYER ASSETS. THROUGHOUT EACH OF THESE TRANSACTIONS, THE BOARD REMAINS COMMITTED TO CAREFULLY MONITORING EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS, WHILE PROTECTING THE FINANCIAL INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THESE PROPERTY MATTERS, CARROLL ISD HAS MULTIPLE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UNDERWAY THIS SUMMER AS WE CONTINUE INVESTING IN THE MAINTENANCE, SAFETY AND LONG TERM FUNCTIONALITY OF OUR CAMPUSES AND FACILITIES. ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE PROJECTS WAS THE LIGHTING REPLACEMENT AT DRAGON STADIUM, WHICH WAS UNVEILED DURING GRADUATION CEREMONIES. THE UPGRADED LIGHTING SYSTEM SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES VISIBILITY, EFFICIENCY AND THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS UTILIZING THE FACILITY. WE ARE ALSO PREPARING FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND MODERNIZATION OF THE STADIUM ELEVATOR, ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE PROJECTS DESIGNED TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE OUR AGING FACILITIES DISTRICT WIDE. AS WE ARE PREPARING TO CONSOLIDATE CAMPUSES IN 2027, WE WILL ALSO BEGIN PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CONVERSION OF THE FORMER COMPUTER LAB SPACE AT OLD UNION ELEMENTARY INTO A MORE FLEXIBLE AND STRUCTURAL AREA DESIGNED TO BETTER SUPPORT CURRENT STUDENT LEARNING. SAFETY AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS ALSO REMAIN THE HIGHEST PRIORITY. THIS SUMMER, THE DISTRICT WILL BE ADDING SECURITY FENCING AT BOTH OLD UNION ELEMENTARY AND CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN CAMPUS SECURITY MEASURES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR OUTSTANDING BOOSTER CLUBS, WE WILL ALSO BE RENOVATING SOME OF OUR GIRLS LOCKER ROOMS TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND PROVIDE UPDATED SPACES THAT REFLECT THE PRIDE AND TRADITION OF DRAGON ATHLETICS. LASTLY, ONCE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING OR TIF FUNDING IS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY LATER THIS SUMMER, THE DISTRICT PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AT DAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. EUBANKS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, OLD UNION ELEMENTARY AND DRAGON STADIUM. THESE PROJECTS REFLECT THE DISTRICT'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY FACILITIES, PROTECTING TAXPAYER INVESTMENTS AND ENSURING OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE SAFE, FUNCTIONAL AND WELCOMING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THANK YOU AND GO DRAGONS. OKAY, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS AN INFORMATION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. [8. INFORMATION] 8.1 WHICH IS STRATEGIC PLAN ACTION TEAM UPDATES, END OF YEAR 4. MR. NICKEL. GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT BRYAN, DOCTOR GLENN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THIS IS, TODAY, THIS EVENING I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT YEAR FOUR OF OUR STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN AND GIVING YOU UPDATES ON WHERE WE ARE. ONE THING THAT I THINK IS TO NOTE THAT NOW THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER YEAR FIVE OF FIVE, THAT, A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WAS INITIALLY SET OUT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. ALSO WHEN YOU'RE FIVE YEARS AWAY FROM WHEN YOU INITIALLY MAKE GOALS, A LOT OF TIMES THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO NOW MAYBE DON'T ALWAYS REFLECT WHERE YOU WERE FIVE YEARS AGO. I KNOW EVEN IN TALKING TO RANDY STEWART, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHEN HE WAS INITIALLY WITH HIS TEAM TALKING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, IT WAS ABOUT HOW DO WE STAY MOST UP TO DATE WITH TECHNOLOGY? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE EVERY KID HAS A DEVICE? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE MOST UP TO DATE DEVICE? AND NOW IT'S, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE IN THE WORLD THAT WE'RE PUTTING THEM OUT IN, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MINIMIZING THEIR RELIANCE ON SCREENS AND BEING ABLE TO STILL YOU KNOW, WORK SOCIALLY AND PROBLEM SOLVE AND DO ALL THE THINGS. SO FIVE YEARS IS A LONG TIME. SO ANYWAY, TONIGHT I'LL BE GIVING AN UPDATE AND TALK TO TALK ABOUT WHERE THESE COMMITTEES ARE AND THE WORK THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST YEAR. SO FIRST I'LL BE LOOKING AT GOAL ONE IN CURRICULUM. CURRICULUM IS A IS A NEVER ENDING PROCESS OF ALIGNMENT. WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING STAFFING, CHANGING OBJECTIVES, CHANGING RESOURCES, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING BACK THROUGH AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALIGNMENT, ALIGNMENT ON YOUR TEAM'S, ALIGNMENT BETWEEN GRADE LEVELS, ALIGNMENT BETWEEN CAMPUSES. AND SO THAT IS AN ONGOING EFFORT THAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO. A BIG PIECE ON THIS SLIDE TWO THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THE FOURTH BULLET POINT. IN THE 89TH LEGISLATURE THEY, THEY PUT OUT THAT THERE NEEDED TO BE A UNIVERSAL GPA POLICY AND THAT IS GOING TO START BECOMING EFFECTIVE WITH SEVENTH GRADE OF [00:20:02] 26-27. AND SO THERE WILL BE MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE STATE JUST LATE IN THE SPRING STARTED PUTTING INFORMATION OUT ABOUT AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADAPT TO. BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY A BIG, A BIG PIECE ON THE HORIZON THAT DOES IMPACT SOME THINGS. IN, LET'S SEE. HERE IN OBJECTIVE ONE THREE. TALKING ABOUT OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS. DRAGON XCEL WAS ABLE TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESS WITH THE DRAGON EXCHANGE. AND THAT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS OUT HERE IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. IF YOU WERE, I THINK YOU ALL WERE PROBABLY ABLE TO SEE THAT DURING THE YEAR. AND THEN ALSO ON THE THIRD BULLET POINT, STUDENTS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION IN GRADES 3, 05, 7, AND 9, WHO TOOK THE MAP ASSESSMENT SHOWED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN BEGINNING MIDDLE OF YEAR AND END OF YEAR ASSESSMENTS. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S ONE THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY CARRY OVER TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. MAP WAS SOMETHING NEW FOR US THIS YEAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THROUGH SOME OF OUR TITLE MONEYS. AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT GAIN FOR OUR STUDENTS. AS A PARENT OF DRAGON STUDENTS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT WAS A GREAT THING FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SEE MY OWN CHILDREN AND SEE WHERE THEY WERE BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END OF YEAR AND SEE THEIR GROWTH AND, YOU KNOW, SKILL BY SKILL BASIS. SO THAT WAS A GREAT ADD FOR THIS YEAR AND SOMETHING THAT I THINK WAS A, WAS A GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENT, SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. AND STUDENT WELLNESS. OUR ELEMENTARIES IN PARTICULAR CONTINUE TO PARTNERSHIP WITH REGION 11 BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF OUR TEACHERS TALKING ABOUT THAT THEY HAVE SEEN BEHAVIORS THAT ARE, THAT ARE NOT USED TO SEEING AND HAVING TO LEARN TO, TO MANAGE SOME THINGS DIFFERENTLY THAT THEY HAVE NOT MAYBE HAD EXPERIENCE IN. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN REGION 11 AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ONGOING EFFORT TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN OUR STAFF. WE ALSO BEGAN THE ROLLOUT OF HB3 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING, WHICH IS A REQUIRED THING. WE WERE REQUIRED THIS SCHOOL YEAR TO GET 25% OF OUR STAFF TRAINED AND WE SURPASSED THAT. WE HAVE FOUR YEARS TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS TRAINED. BUT AFTER THIS, THIS SUMMER, WE SHOULD HAVE CLOSE TO, IF NOT 100% COMPLETELY TRAINED IN THAT. ALSO, IF YOU SEE ON. UNDER WHERE IT SAYS, I GUESS IT'S THE FOURTH OR FIFTH BULLET POINT THERE. WE INTRODUCED SCHOOL LINKS. PREVIOUSLY WE HAD NAVIANCE, IF YOU REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT NAVIANCE, WHICH IS HOW WE SHARED TRANSCRIPTS, IT'S HOW STUDENTS WOULD DO INTEREST INVENTORIES. SEE WHAT COLLEGES HAD MAJORS THEY WERE INTERESTED IN, HELPED THEM SEE WHAT THE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS WERE FOR THOSE COLLEGES. IT HAD A LOT OF THINGS THERE. SCHOOL LINKS WAS DECIDED TO BE A EVEN MORE USER FRIENDLY, MORE ROBUST SYSTEM THAN WHAT NAVIANCE WAS. WE TRANSFERRED OVER TO THAT THIS YEAR, AND THE DATA THAT I SAW FROM MISS UHLER THAT SHE PRESENTED AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAD SIGNIFICANTLY MORE STUDENT ENGAGEMENTS WITH SCHOOL LINKS THAN WHAT WE DID IN NAVIANCE. AND I THINK THAT THAT WILL ONLY IMPROVE AS WE CONTINUE TO ROLL IT OUT AND FIND A. WE'RE WORKING TO HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE IT IS VERY INTENTIONALLY IMPLEMENTED THROUGH EACH GRADE LEVEL. SO OUR STUDENTS COME BACK AND ARE USED TO WORKING IN THERE, NOT ONLY FOR TRANSCRIPT DISTRIBUTION, BUT ALSO WITH ALL THE OTHER TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. ON HUMAN CAPITAL. SOME GREAT THINGS HERE. STUDENT TEACHERS, WE WENT FROM 19 STUDENT TEACHERS LAST YEAR TO 35 THIS YEAR. WE HAD GREAT SUCCESS THROUGH OUR JOB FAIR. SO FAR, WE'VE HIRED 11 OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAME THROUGH THE JOB FAIR. WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE LEAP ACADEMY. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE SOME OF THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AND HELP TRAIN THEM FOR BEING FUTURE LEADERS IN THE DISTRICT. SO THOSE ARE SOME GREAT CELEBRATIONS THERE. ALSO T-TESS CALIBRATIONS. WE WORKED WITH REGION 11 TO HELP CALIBRATE OUR ADMINISTRATORS IN THE WAY THAT THEY ARE DOING CLASSROOM EVALUATIONS AND HOW THEY'RE GIVING FEEDBACK TO TEACHERS, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT OF OUR LEADERS AND OUR, OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THEN WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE FOR SALARY INCREASES. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE SALARIES OF PRETTY, PRETTY MUCH EVERY EMPLOYEE THROUGH ONE MECHANISM OR ANOTHER. TECHNOLOGY, THEY'VE LOOKED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE LIFE CYCLE AND STRETCH OUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF DEVICES. SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO REPLACE AS OFTEN WORKED TO IMPLEMENT A BYOD PROCESS FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS. [00:25:01] IMPLEMENTED A NEW FIREWALL, AND IMPLEMENTED A MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION PROCESS FOR STAFF JUST TO IMPROVE OUR SECURITY AND MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT HARD TO, TO HAVE OUR, OUR NETWORK ACCESSED AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE SOME OF THE CYBER ISSUES THAT WE DEAL WITH. AND THEY WILL, AS FAR AS GOALS, THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN CYBERSECURITY AND TRY TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT THE NETWORK, PROTECT OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS, AND CONSTANTLY GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MINIMIZE OUR TECHNOLOGY EXPENSES WHILE MAKING SURE THAT WE STILL HAVE THE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN. IN FINANCE, A HUGE CELEBRATION FOR THE VATRE FROM THE FALL. WE'VE GOT THE LAND SALES THAT WERE JUST TALKED ABOUT FOR OLD DRAGON STADIUM. UTILIZATION OF THE TIF MONEY TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR FACILITIES UP TO DATE AND GET THE BEST USE OUT OF THOSE. AS FAR AS COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH, WITH OUR VATRE TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GETTING THE CORRECT INFORMATION OUT THERE. GETTING OUR MESSAGING OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE VATRE WAS FOR AND ITS PURPOSE. HELPED LAUNCH AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, EXPANDED OUR VIDEO PRODUCTION EFFORTS AND THEN HAD A LOT OF WORK IN SUPPORTING OUR DISTRICT INITIATIVES LIKE THE SERVICE ACADEMY FORUM THAT WE DID THIS SPRING. AS FAR AS ON THE MARKETING SIDE, LAUNCHED THE SILVER DRAGONS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND THEN EXPANDED OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND TRIED TO HELP INCREASE OUR VISIBILITY AND VALUE FOR OUR, OUR SPONSORS THROUGH JUST THE ENHANCED BRANDING AND THEN UPDATED A LOT OF OUR SIGNAGE AT DRAGON STADIUM. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MR. NICKEL. GREAT PRESENTATION. SUPER PROUD OF YOU AND DISTRICT STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY AND THIS BOARD FOR IMPLEMENTING. IMPLEMENTING AND FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THIS FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND YOU KNOW, I SENT OUT MY PRESIDENT'S REPORT OUR LAST MEETING, SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED THROUGH DECISIONS OF THIS BOARD AND IN THIS, THIS ADMINISTRATION IN OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. BUT THAT WAS JUST A HIGHLIGHT. THIS PRESENTATION THAT YOU'RE GIVING IS ALSO A HIGHLIGHT, BUT IT GOES INTO MORE DETAIL ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER THE STRATEGIC PLAN. I JUST WANT TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT EVERY DECISION THAT WE MAKE AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT OUR RULE IS THAT IT HAS TO GO BACK AND APPLY TO AN ELEMENT WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. OR WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU, DOCTOR GLENN, AND YOU, MR. NICKEL, AND YOUR ENTIRE STAFF FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN. AND I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS LEFT TO CONCLUDE IN YEAR FIVE. THERE'S NOT THAT MANY, BUT I KNOW THAT WE ARE GEARING UP TO NOT JUST STOP AT YEAR FIVE. AND WE ARE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER ANOTHER EFFORT TO BUILD ANOTHER FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN BECAUSE WE HAVE, THINGS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND I KNOW THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THOSE CHANGES. SO WITH THAT, JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, MR. NICKEL. ONE IS, IS THERE ANYTHING OUTSTANDING ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU FEEL LIKE IS SUPER IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET COMPLETED, OR DO YOU THINK THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET TO THAT WE NEED TO INCLUDE ON THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN? IF YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S FINE. IF NOT, GET BACK TO US. AND THEN THE OTHER ITEM IS, AND MAYBE THIS IS FOR YOU, DOCTOR GLENN, WHEN WILL BE WE BE RENEWING AND STARTING THE NEW FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN MOVING FORWARD? I'M JUST, TO THE FIRST PIECE. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO TALK TO THE INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND FEEL LIKE, SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THEY FEEL LIKE WAS PRESSING. I KNOW THAT I'M A PART OF MOST OF THOSE COMMITTEES, OR AT LEAST A LOT OF THEM, AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING OTHER THAN THINGS LIKE I TALKED ABOUT AT THE BEGINNING CURRICULUM. WE'RE GOING TO BE ALIGNING OUR CURRICULUM FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS. THAT'S JUST PART OF HOW IT WORKS. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS ANY SIGNIFICANT PIECE THAT THEY'RE LIKE, WE'VE JUST NEVER ADDRESSED THIS IN FOUR YEARS. BUT IF THERE WERE ANY PIECES THAT NEEDED TO CARRY OVER, THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMITTEE LEADS COULD HELP SHARE WITH US. AND I THINK THERE'S, THERE'S TWO KEY PIECES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CARRY OVER. ONE IS ACADEMICS, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT. SO AT THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING WE DO, ACADEMICS MAKING SURE THAT THAT OUR KIDS ARE GETTING A GOOD QUALITY EDUCATION THAT WILL BE IN ANY STRATEGIC PLAN MOVING FORWARD. HOW WE DO THAT IS PROBABLY GOING TO CHANGE. IT WAS ALLUDED TO IN OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE TALK ABOUT IT PRETTY FREQUENTLY. [00:30:01] TECHNOLOGY IS ONE ASPECT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT 2028 TO 2032 WILL LOOK THE SAME AS IT HAS THE PAST FIVE YEARS, ESPECIALLY AS WE SEE FAMILIES AND RESEARCH SAY THAT WE NEED TO TO PULL AWAY FROM SCREEN TIME AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO SEE. AND THEN ALSO FINANCE KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND JUST THIS LANDSCAPE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION JUST IN GENERAL HAS CHANGED. AND SO WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF WHERE WE STAND FINANCIALLY AS A DISTRICT, BECAUSE WE SEE A LOT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS GETTING THEMSELVES IN TROUBLE. SO THOSE ARE TWO AREAS THAT I SEE US CONTINUING WITH MOVING FORWARD. JUST MAYBE TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH AS FAR AS OUR TAKE ON SOME OF THE SAME SOME OF THE SAME GOALS, BUT DIFFERENT STRATEGIES. AND THEN THINGS LIKE HUMAN CAPITAL, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THOSE ARE ALWAYS GREAT BUILDING BLOCKS, BUT WHAT WE MAY WANT TO RESTRUCTURE WHAT WE PRIORITIZE BECAUSE YOU REALLY WANT TO KEEP THAT STRATEGIC PLAN AT 4 TO 5 GOALS, RIGHT? 4 TO 5. 4 TO 5 MAIN THEMES. SO IF I WERE PUTTING A TIMELINE PRESIDENT, BRYAN, I WOULD SAY THE END OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, WE WOULD LOOK TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO BEGIN BUILDING ON IT. YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT IT WITH OUR, OUR TOWN HALLS AND WHEN WE GO OUT IN PUBLIC AND TALK ABOUT KIND OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THIS BOARD AND THIS ADMINISTRATION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKS. IF YOU HAVE A STRATEGIC FOCUS, IT KEEPS EVERYBODY ENGAGED. AND THE FACT THAT WE'VE WENT FROM WHAT, 96 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS TO 100 AND. 55. 55 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS IS NOT JUST A FLUKE. IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS COINCIDENCE AND IT HAPPENED. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE BECAUSE WE HAVE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENT IN OUR CURRICULUMS AMONGST OUR CAMPUSES IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS MORE ON ACADEMICS RATHER THAN THE VALUES, BEHAVIORS AND BELIEFS. READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC IS WHAT WE BELIEVE IN. AND THIS IS WHAT THIS STRATEGIC PLAN WAS ALL ABOUT. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THAT TO A TEE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU, DOCTOR GLENN, AND YOUR STAFF, FOR BUYING INTO THAT. AND THE FACT THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BOUGHT INTO IT HAS PAID DIVIDENDS. AS WE'RE STILL RANKED IN MANY NEWS OUTLETS AND EXPERTS AS THE NUMBER ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOTH ACADEMICALLY IN THE ARTS, IN ATHLETICS, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE OFFICIALLY THAT WE HAVE WON OUR 10TH LONE STAR CUP IN 6A IS PRETTY REMARKABLE. THREE OUT OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS. SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING. AND THANK YOU FOR BUYING INTO THIS CONCEPT, ESPECIALLY FINANCIALLY. YOU KNOW, THE STRATEGIC PLAN SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH ZERO BASED BUDGETING. THAT'S THE WAY TO GO. AND I KNOW IT'S TOUGH ON THESE DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY SHARPEN THE PENCIL AND IMPLEMENT ZERO BASED BUDGETING. BUT IT'S THE REASON WHY, FINANCIALLY THAT WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE ISD ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT ARE FAILING FINANCIALLY. SO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS PROCESS STARTED AGAIN. SO I'LL OPEN IT UP. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS? YEAH, JUST BEING ON THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE HASN'T BEEN AN AREA OF THAT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT HAS NOT HAD MORE CHANGE. AND I WANT TO CREDIT AND MR. STEWART, YOU'RE BACK THERE. YOU CAN WAVE. HE'S HAD GREAT LEADERSHIP, MR. STEWART, IN TERMS OF THAT DEPARTMENT AND THAT TEAM. AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REFERRING TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OUR DECISION MAKING AND THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S BEEN OUR GUIDE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE NOT BEEN AFRAID TO MAKE SOME TWEAKS. AND I THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE WERE ON IN TECHNOLOGY FIVE YEARS AGO, AND WHAT THIS DISTRICT DID AND EVERYTHING. IT'S CHANGED SO MUCH. THIS THIS WHOLE ISD, EVERYBODY INVOLVED HERE HAS BEEN MADE SOME PRETTY BOLD DECISIONS WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY. AND IT'S REALLY CHANGED QUITE A BIT. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE ONLY GOING TO DO THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THAT'S NOT TRUE. WE HAVE MADE SOME AREAS, THERE'S PROBABLY OTHERS, BUT THAT'S THE ONE THAT STANDS OUT TO ME THAT IT WASN'T A RIGID RULE THAT WE CHANGED IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAD TO MAKE CHANGES INTO CURRICULUM. SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF JUST BEING FLEXIBLE. WE'VE HAD A GREAT STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN FLEXIBLE WHEN NEEDED TO BE. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE YEAGER. COMMENTS TRUSTEE STACY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE DIRECTORS FOR EVERY SINGLE. I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN A TRUE LABOR OF LOVE AND IT HAS BEEN HARD. BUT BEING PART OF THE ORIGINAL STRATEGIC ACTION TEAM THAT HELPED CREATE THIS PLAN. AND WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WERE SO DIVERSE IN THOUGHT, AND WE TRULY ALL CAME TOGETHER IN THOSE MEETINGS TO CREATE THIS. [00:35:02] AND THEN THE DIRECTORS THAT TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY, EVERY MEETING WAS FACILITATED VERY WELL. I GOT TO BE ON PART OF TWO OF THE CURRICULUMS, STUDENT STAFF, WELLNESS SPECIAL PROGRAMS. IT JUST, IT, IT REALLY SPEAKS TO WE ALL CAN COME TOGETHER WHEN IT COMES TO OUR KIDS. AND I JUST, I LOVE THAT. AND SO IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF EXCITING THAT WE'RE ALMOST AT YEAR FIVE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN. TRUSTEE STACY. TRUSTEE BOTTOM. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE COMMENT. SO AS YOU WERE KIND OF GOING THROUGH THESE THINGS, GOSH, I REMEMBER US SITTING UP HERE LIKE HAVING SOME DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THINGS LIKE TECHNOLOGY AND BYOD, OR EVEN YOU KNOW, BRINGING STUDENT TEACHERS AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, LIKE WAYS THAT WE COULD IN REAL TIME BE MORE EFFICIENT WITH OUR DOLLARS, KIND OF THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. AND I JUST THINK OF LIKE LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE PUT TOGETHER THAT REALLY DID HELP TO BRING US TO WHERE WE ARE, WHERE, YES, WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, BUT WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER SITUATION THAN MANY DISTRICTS AROUND US. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY'S WORK. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE BOTTOM. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. NICKEL. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, NEXT UP IS ITEM 8.2, WHICH IS CONSIDER REPLACEMENT OF RENTAL RATES AND RENTAL POLICY. MR. PARK. PRESIDENT BRYAN, DOCTOR GLENN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, GOOD EVENING. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR FACILITY RENTAL POLICY UPDATES AND OUR RENTAL SCHEDULE. SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO MR. MOONEY HERE, WHO'S DONE THE LION'S SHARE OF THE WORK WITH HIS STAFF TO GO OVER THE ACTUAL DETAILS. AND THEN I'LL BE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. PARK. SO, LIKE, EXCUSE ME, LIKE MR. PARKS SAID, WE'RE ASKING FOR A DISCUSSION TO, TO REPLACE AND UPDATE THE RENTAL POLICY. WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT ARE THAT ARE NOT ON THE OLD POLICY, THINGS LIKE THE INDOOR FACILITY, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, TURF FIELDS, EVEN THE STADIUM IS THE. IT DOESN'T ALLOW US TO RENT THEM, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE MADE SOME CORRECTIONS ON IT. AND THERE'S BEEN SOME THERE'S SOME SITUATIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE DEALS OUTSIDE OF THE BOARD POLICY. WE'RE TRYING TO GET WITHIN A NEW POLICY THAT'S MUCH MORE STRINGENT WHERE WE CAN CONTROL IT BETTER. AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF THE BOARD WHERE YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT FACING QUESTIONS. SO THE, WE, AS A GROUP WENT THROUGH ALL THE ADJACENT DISTRICTS, KIND OF GOT EVERYTHING TOGETHER. AND I THINK WE'RE VERY, WITH THE ATTACHMENT WE PUT OUT THERE IS WE'RE VERY FAIRLY PRICED. WE'RE IN THE VERY LOW END OF ALMOST EVERYTHING. THERE MIGHT BE A COUPLE OF THINGS, A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, INCHED UP A LITTLE BIT TOWARD THE MIDDLE. BUT I THINK WE'RE FAIR TO ALL THE CONSTITUENTS THAT RENTS OUR PROPERTIES. AND THE, I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO OUR, OUR TEACHERS IS, IS THAT WE KEPT THE POLICY THAT THEY'LL ONLY PAY 10% OF THE, OF THEIR GROSS, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THE THINGS THAT THEY THEY'VE BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO DO OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE SPREADSHEET THAT WE MADE YOU, BUT WE, THERE WERE SOME, THERE WERE SOME RATES THAT WERE A LITTLE BIT OUT OF WHACK, YOU KNOW, FIVE, $600 FOR CERTAIN THINGS AN HOUR. WE'VE, WHEN WE TOOK THE AVERAGE OR EVEN BELOW AVERAGE COST, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM WITHIN A, WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE AFFORDABLE SITUATION WITH THE, WITH AND ALLOWS US TO KEEP OUR WHAT I THINK IS THE BEST QUALITY AROUND OF ANY FACILITY. CHASE AND I WERE TALKING TO SOME PEOPLE TODAY ABOUT THE FINE ARTS FACILITY AND HOW DO. HOW DOES THAT COMPARE? WELL, THERE'S ONLY 1 OR 2 IN THE WHOLE COUNTY. YOU HAVE YOU HAVE ARLINGTON ISD AND IN MANSFIELD THAT WE'RE THE THIRD ONE. SO IT'S HARD TO COMPARE A REGULAR AUDITORIUM TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE'RE TRYING TO WORK IT IN TO GET THESE THINGS RECTIFIED. YEAH, SO SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT RELIES ON HEAVILY IS, IS REVENUE FROM FACILITY RENTALS. IS THIS BOARD HAS TRIED TO BE CREATIVE WITH WAYS TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT'S NOT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE. RENTALS IS RIGHT AT THE TOP. YOU MENTIONED THE AUDITORIUM AND I KNOW WE SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER LIKE A RECITAL PACKAGE. YES, SIR. KNOWING THAT FROM A FINE ARTS FACILITY STANDPOINT, THAT'S A REALLY NICE FACILITY, BUT IT'S ALSO UNDER-UTILIZED AS FAR AS RENTALS. AND WHENEVER Y'ALL PUT TOGETHER A NUMBER ON THAT, Y'ALL ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, THAT NUMBER, LIKE THE NUMBERS THAT ARE REFLECTIVE HERE ARE COMPARABLE TO, TO THE KELLER'S GRAPEVINES NORTHWEST OR SLIGHTLY BELOW. YES, SIR. WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS TO PRICE OURSELVES OUT OF THE MARKET WHERE PEOPLE JUST STOP RENTING FROM US BECAUSE IT'S TOO HIGH. [00:40:02] BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAXIMIZE THOSE DOLLARS. YES, SIR. SO HOW DO, HOW WOULD YOU SAY WE COMPARE TO DISTRICTS AROUND US? WELL, ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE IN THE FINE ARTS CENTER, LIKE EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONE OF THE TOP ONES IN TARRANT COUNTY, WE'RE AT THE VERY LOW END OF THE, OF WHAT'S BEING RENTED, EVEN COMPARING OUR FINE ARTS CENTER TO AN AUDITORIUM. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT UNCOMPARABLE, BUT WE'RE STILL AT THE VERY BOTTOM END OF IT. YEAH. A LOT OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE A LOT OF ADD ONS, AND WE'VE STAYED AWAY FROM THAT. NOW ATHLETICALLY, WE'RE STARTING TO TRY TO ADD ON SOME OF THE THINGS WHEN PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, LET'S SAY LIKE A BATTING CAGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT WE TRY TO KEEP THINGS IN A, IN A TIGHT AREA WHERE WE'RE NOT HAVING TO ADD UTILITY FEES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE ENCAPSULATE THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE. SO WE DO HAVE SOME ADD ONS THOUGH, CORRECT? WE HAVE VERY FEW OF THEM. I MEAN, SOMETHING THAT LET'S JUST SAY, IF MR. STEWART'S PEOPLE WERE HAVING TO RUN THE LIGHTS OR SOUND FOR THE FINE ARTS CENTER, OR WE WERE GOING TO ADD, ALLOW SOMEBODY TO USE A BATTING CAGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THERE'S VERY THEY'RE VERY SMALL, EXCEPT FOR OUR STANDARD ADMINISTRATION COSTS IN OUR CUSTODIAL COSTS. THERE'S SOME VERY RARE OCCASIONS THAT WE HAVE AN ADD ON. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. MOODY. THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TRUSTEE BOTTOM THAT IS WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING A LOOK AT THIS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO OUR RENTAL STRUCTURE IN THE LAST 8 TO 10 YEARS. AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING A LOOK AT THAT AND COMPARING WITH OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO YOU KNOW, CHANGE SOME OF THE RATES, BUT STILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE A REVENUE STREAM AS A RESULT, WHICH IS GREAT. I KNOW THIS BOARD IS A BIG BELIEVER IN THE YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT THAT HAVE PRETTY MUCH 100% OF SOUTHLAKE KIDS ON THOSE GET A, GET A BREAK AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY PAYING PROPERTY TAXES, THEY'RE PAYING FEES FOR THEIR SPORTS AT THESE SCHOOLS. AND SO THAT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO CHARGE LESS FOR THE REGISTRATION FEES AND ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS THAT LIVE HERE, THE ABILITY TO USE THOSE FACILITIES. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TOO, THAT THESE FACILITIES RENTALS AREN'T TAKEN AWAY ANY TIME FROM NORMAL SCHOOL DAY OR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF OUR ATHLETICS THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH OUR CARROLL ISD WITHIN, WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. THESE ARE ALL AFTER HOURS. THERE ARE HOURS WHERE WE'RE NOT TYPICALLY USING THESE FIELDS OR THESE FACILITIES AS A DISTRICT. IS THAT. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN THE UFL BEING AT A STADIUM FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS. AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BIG BELIEVERS IN STRUCTURE AND PROTOCOL AND PROCEDURE AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, ASKING THE DISTRICT TO COME UP WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WE APPRECIATE VERY MUCH. BUT WE ALSO WANT THE DISTRICT TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE PROCEDURES IN THE PROTOCOL, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANY ONE OFFS. WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY BEING ABLE TO RENT A FACILITY WITHOUT GOING THROUGH OUR SYSTEM. IT JUST THE DISTRICT LOSES MONEY AS A RESULT. AND I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE IN THE PAST AND EVEN RECENTLY. AND SO FOR YOU GUYS TO GET THAT UNDER CONTROL AND FIGURE OUT WHO MANAGES THOSE RENTAL FACILITIES, AND THERE'S A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IS VERY IMPORTANT MOVING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. TRUSTEE BOTTOM. JUST ONE QUESTION ON THE I KNOW YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ADD ONS. SO ON THE FINE ARTS CONCERT HALL, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE PIANO OR IS THAT AN ADD ON? IT WOULD BE, BUT WE'VE REALLY STAYED AWAY FROM IT. CHASE AND I, WE BOTH BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE USED. I MEAN, THERE ISN'T A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COST THERE. THE PIANO. AND THAT'S THAT'S MY OPINION. I THINK IT'S CHASE'S OPINION ALSO, BUT $100,000 PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THERE THAT I'D SURE HATE TO GET IT FIXED. SO ULTIMATELY THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, AS A BOARD, YOU'LL WANT TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH. IF SOMEONE'S RENTING IT FOR A RECITAL, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO WANT TO RENT IT SPECIFICALLY TO USE THAT PIANO, RIGHT? SO LIKELY THAT THAT DOES NEED TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE USE OF A FACILITY, BUT ALSO TO MR. MOONEY'S POINT YOU KNOW, OUR KIDS USE IT, THEY USE IT REGULARLY AND IT IS A SUPER EXPENSIVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. SO YOU WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD SOMEBODY ON SITE THAT WAS MAKING SURE THAT IT WAS MANAGED APPROPRIATELY, RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS FOR MR. MOONEY. MR. PARK, THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS WHEN WE COME BACK, WE DO HAVE SOME HIGH VOLUME USERS. AND SO LET'S JUST MAKE SURE FROM A FROM A USER STANDPOINT THAT WE DON'T PRICE ANYBODY OUT AND THAT WE'RE KEEPING COMPARABLE RATES TO, TO OUR NEIGHBORS. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [00:45:02] THANK YOU. MR. PARK, YOU'RE UP NEXT. ITEM 8.3, WHICH IS OUR FIRST BUDGET UPDATE OF THE YEAR. YES, SIR. SO WE'LL BE PROVIDING A BUDGET UPDATE IN OR AHEAD OF OUR BUDGET ADOPTION AT NEXT REGULAR MEETING. AND SO I'LL RUN THROUGH QUICKLY. EXCUSE ME. THERE YOU GO. RUN THROUGH QUICKLY. OUR CURRENT YEAR'S OPERATIONS. SO AS OF THE END OF APRIL, WE ARE CURRENTLY AT A HIGH LEVEL. IF YOU LOOK DOWN AT THE SECOND TO FROM THE BOTTOM, THE GREEN BAR WE ARE AT CURRENTLY A UNREALIZED $2.1 MILLION DEFICIT WITH OUR FINANCING SOURCES IN. WE'RE EXPECTING RIGHT NOW TO LAND AROUND $1.6 MILLION DEFICIT. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE REALIZATION OF THE LAND SALE. THAT THAT WILL PROVIDE $8.75 MILLION IN FUNDING THAT WILL HOPEFULLY WILL CLOSE IN TIME TO INCLUDE IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO AFTER SPEAKING WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TODAY, I AM OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET THAT PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT DONE AND ALL THE INSPECTION PERIOD DONE IN TIME TO GET FUNDED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, SO. SO SOME OF THE KEY FACTORS IN OUR, IN OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR FROM, FROM OUR ADOPTED BUDGET LAST JUNE TO NOW IS THAT OUR LOCAL TAX COLLECTIONS HAVE COME IN LOWER THAN BUDGETED. THAT'S MAINLY DUE TO THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR, THAT WENT FROM 100,000 TO 140,000 AND THEN THE OVER 65 FROZEN LEVY, THAT EXEMPTION THAT WENT FROM 10,000 TO 60,000. SO JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS REALLY NO WAY TO ESTIMATE THAT VERY WELL AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION. ANOTHER ONE. OUR FINAL RECAPTURE SET UP FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR CAME IN AND WE, THIS PAST WEEK, WE PAID THE STATE $840,000 OF ADDITIONAL RECAPTURE IN SETTLE UP FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR. IT'S BASICALLY DUE TO THE AUDITED COLLECTIONS THAT WE PRESENTED IN OUR FINAL SUBMISSION. THAT, THAT THAT MADE OUR TAX COLLECTIONS COME IN $1 MILLION HIGHER THAN, THAN WHAT WAS REPORTED TO THE STATE DURING OUR NEAR SETTLE UP. AND THEN SEVERAL KEY AREAS WE DID NOT HIT BUDGETED REVENUE MARKS. INTEREST EARNINGS WE WERE OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS LAND HERE AND THEN ALSO THE OLD SIS BUILDING WOULD HAVE SOLD SOMETIME DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND SO WHEN YOU BUDGET IN INTEREST EARNINGS ON, ON, YOU KNOW, 25 TO, TO $30 MILLION, AND THEN YOU DON'T HAVE THAT TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN THEN THEN IT'S A, YOU KNOW, YOU WILL BE SHORT ON YOUR INTEREST EARNING ACTUALS TO BUDGET. ALSO ADDITIONALLY, FACILITY RENTALS, AS MR. MOONEY TALKED ABOUT, FACILITY RENTALS AND ALSO AQUATICS PROGRAM REVENUES. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE BOTH BUDGETED NUMBERS THAT, THAT DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS, YOU KNOW, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO, TO HIT THOSE MARKS EITHER. AND SO YOU KNOW, THAT THE FACILITY AROUND POLICY HOPEFULLY WILL ADDRESS THAT AND, AND ALLOW US TO COLLECT WHAT WE BUDGET NEXT YEAR. AND THEN LAST THING, EXPENDITURES OVER BUDGET, THE ONE-TIME PAYMENTS THAT, THAT THE BOARD APPROVED AS A PASSAGE, AS THE PASSAGE OF THE VATRE LAST NOVEMBER. THAT WAS NOT, THAT WAS NOT A BUDGETED COST INITIALLY. AND THEN AS WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED, YOU KNOW, FUEL COSTS IN THE LAST 4 TO 5 MONTHS AND THEN FOOD COST THIS YEAR HAVE, YOU KNOW, RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY. AND THEN LASTLY OUR EXTRA DUTY AND CUSTODIAL COSTS JUST FOR VARIOUS EVENTS AROUND THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS CLEANING UP AFTER FACILITY RENTALS YOU KNOW, THAT THAT HAS REALLY TAKEN A TOLL ON OUR, ON OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR. I WANT TO JUMP IN WHILE WE'RE STILL ON THIS PAGE. [00:50:01] AND I THINK IT JUST SPEAKS TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF THIS BOARD AND Y'ALL'S ENGAGEMENT IN, IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND MONTHLY HOW YOU TAKE THE TIME TO REALLY ASK QUESTIONS AND TAKE DEEP DIVES INTO WHERE WE'RE AT FINANCIALLY, DESPITE ALL OF THE CHALLENGES AS IT RELATES TO THE VALUES OF THE DISTRICT, THE ENROLLMENT IN THE DISTRICT RECAPTURE. THIS DISTRICT CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN A SUPER HIGH LEVEL OF FUND BALANCE. WE HAVE A LOT OF REVENUE ON THE HORIZON AS IT RELATES TO, TO PROPERTY SALES. IN FACT, MR. MOONEY AND I WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION OF TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE LAND BUSINESS AND START PUTTING OUR MONEY TO WORK FOR US, EDUCATING KIDS. AND SO EVEN, EVEN WITH ALL OF THE, THE ISSUES THAT I BELIEVE EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS IS CURRENTLY FACING BECAUSE NONE OF THIS IS UNIQUE TO CARROLL. THE DISTRICT IS IN REALLY STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION. NOT ONLY HAVE WE PAID DOWN WHAT WILL BE RIGHT AT $33 MILLION IN DEBT THIS YEAR, PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. WE'LL ALSO LOOK AT LIKELY REDUCING THE TAX RATE PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY AS WELL. SO, SO THERE ARE GOOD THINGS ON THE HORIZON. SO AND SOME OF THAT IS COMPRESSION. BUT SOME OF THAT IS JUST MANAGEMENT OF OUR BOND CAPACITY. THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE TO OUR DEBT SERVICE. THE BOARD APPROVED LAST AUGUST A DEFICIT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND SO I'M WORKING WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS AND OUR BOND COUNCIL TO DEFEAT $10 MILLION AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. AND SO THAT WILL REALIZE A NET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS OF AROUND $800,000 TO OUR TAXPAYERS. THIS YEAR WE STARTED OUR, OR THE BEGINNING BALANCE IN THE FUND BALANCE FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND WAS $17.5 MILLION. WE PROJECTED COLLECTIONS OF ABOUT 31.5. AND LIKE DOCTOR GLENN SAID WE WILL, WE WILL HAVE PAID $24 MILLION IN OUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS. AND THEN COUPLE THAT WITH THE $10 MILLION DEFEASANCE. YOU KNOW, WE WILL, WE WILL STILL BE AT A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE OF OVER $16 MILLION AT THE END OF THIS YEAR IN OUR IN OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND. YEAH, I THINK I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, REITERATE THE BOARD'S POSITION ON THIS. AND THAT IS UNLIKE MANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE THAT ARE LEVERAGING THEIR COMMUNITIES OR UP TO THEIR EYEBALLS IN DEBT OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THIS BOARD HAS A POSITION THAT WE WILL NOT DO THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND FUTURE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN FACT, WE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE VIRTUALLY DEBT FREE AROUND 2031 OR SO. AND THAT'LL BE THE FIRST WILL BE THE FIRST 6A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BE DEBT FREE. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES THAT HELP THE TAXPAYERS, BUT ALSO HELPS THIS DISTRICT FINANCIALLY. AND THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW, OUR BUDGET CANNOT WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN OUR BUDGET TO PRESERVE EXISTING FACILITIES. THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT SMALLER BABY BONDS OR SHORT TERM BONDS THAT THAT WE CAN HIT, YOU KNOW, ROOF CONSTRUCTION AND HVAC REPLACEMENT AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT ARE VERY NECESSARY ON OUR CAMPUSES, WITHOUT ENCUMBERING OUR, THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY OUT 40 OR 50 YEARS. WE CAN ASK OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BORROW 30, $40 MILLION TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND PAY THEM OFF IN THREE YEARS AND THEN START OVER. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE DIRECTION, THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT THIS BOARD IS GOING IN THE DISTRICT HAS BOUGHT INTO. AND DON'T LET ANYBODY TELL YOU IT'S A BAD THING TO PAY DOWN DEBT AND PAY OFF DEBT, BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND THANK YOU, MR. PARK FOR BUYING INTO THAT CONCEPT. SO MOVING AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR PLANNING. SO SOME REMAINING KEY DATES BY THE END OF THIS WEEK WE WILL HAVE PUBLISHED OUR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. AND THEN AT THE. AT OUR REGULAR MEETING THIS MONTH, WE WILL PRESENT OUR PROPOSED BUDGET TO BE ADOPTED, AND THEN IN JULY, WE'LL RECEIVE CERTIFIED VALUES FROM THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT. AND IN AUGUST WE WILL PRESENT THAT TAX RATE FOR YOU TO BE APPROVED. AND I'M ASSUMING, MR. DOCTOR GLENN, THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS A RATE THAT'S AGAIN BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW HERE IN THIS DISTRICT. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE GOAL, YOU KNOW, SO HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH MR. PARK THIS MORNING. A LARGE PIECE OF WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IS WHERE OUR VALUES ARE AND IN RELATION TO OUR ENROLLMENT. AND SO COMPRESSION IS GOING TO HIT US POTENTIALLY. [00:55:04] MR. PARK, WHAT WAS THE TRIGGER FOR THE? WAS IT 3%? YES, SO IF OUR VALUES GROW 3% OR HIGHER THIS YEAR, WE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME SORT OF M&O TIER ONE COMPRESSION BUT UP TO 2% WE WON'T EXPERIENCE ANY COMPRESSION. YEAH. SO THAT'S THE FIRST TRIGGER THAT WE'RE WATCHING IS, IS WHERE OUR TIER ONE FALLS IN RELATION TO COMPRESSION. THE, THE OTHER PIECE OF IT IS THE, WHAT WE DO WITH THE I AND S TAX RATE. AND SO WE LEVERAGED THIS YEAR THE BOND CAPACITY THAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE TO PAY THAT EXTRA $10 MILLION ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR NORMAL PAYMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING DOWN OUR DEBT. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD BALANCE FOR THIS BOARD. I KNOW YOU EVALUATED CAREFULLY. YOU LOOK AT HOW MUCH CAPACITY WE HAVE, KNOWING THAT LIKELY WE'LL HAVE A FUTURE ELECTION AND WE'LL NEED FACILITIES AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE DON'T WANT TO INCREASE OUR TAX RATE WHENEVER WE GO OUT FOR AN ELECTION. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE OUTSTANDING DEBT TOO, RIGHT? I MEAN, THIS BOARD FIVE YEARS AGO INHERITED A HALF $1 BILLION IN DEBT AND HAVE IT DOWN TO RIGHT AROUND $200,000, RIGHT. OR $200 MILLION. 200,000 WOULD BE GREAT. $200 MILLION AND DECREASING PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY EVERY YEAR. AND SO WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT TAX RATE REALLY CLOSE WHEN WE GO TO ADOPT IT IN IN AUGUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE COMFORTABLE NOT ONLY WITH BEING BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, THAT YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THAT LEAVES FOR A DEFEASANCE AS WELL AS FUTURE POSSIBLE SHORT TERM BOND ELECTIONS. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT, DOCTOR GLENN AND MR. PARK, I'M ASSUMING THAT ONCE WE GET THE CERTIFIED VALUES THAT WE WILL PROBABLY BE PLUS OR MINUS WHATEVER WE PASS AS A BUDGET. SO WE'LL HAVE TO YOU'LL HAVE TO PRESENT AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET IN AUGUST. IS THAT WHAT IT IS? YES, SIR. WE WILL WE WILL LOOK TO CALCULATE THAT AND THEN AND THEN PROVIDE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO YOU. ONCE WE CALCULATE ALL THOSE ACTUAL PROJECTIONS. YEAH. MR. PARK, YOU KNOW, HE AND HIS TEAM, THEY'RE FANTASTIC. THEY DO A GREAT JOB. YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT'S FRUSTRATING FOR US IS THAT RECAPTURE NUMBER. OBVIOUSLY IT'S A BIG NUMBER FOR US AND SEEING HOW THE STATE PLAYS FAST AND LOOSE WITH THE VALUES AND WHERE THEY FALL AND KNOWING THAT WE COULD HAVE SETTLE UP PAYMENTS UP TO A YEAR LATER CAN MAKE IT MAKE, MAKE IT AN ADDITIONAL HARDSHIP THAT THAT 80% OF DISTRICTS DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO MOVING ON TO KEY BUDGET PARAMETERS THAT WE ARE EXAMINING RIGHT NOW. THE BIGGEST ONE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE LION'S SHARE OF OUR FUNDING COMES THROUGH WHAT WE PRODUCE THROUGH OUR, THROUGH OUR ENROLLMENT. AND SO WE ARE PROJECTING RIGHT AT AROUND A 200 STUDENT DECLINE FROM, FROM THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AT 7,670. I HAVE DROPPED A COUPLE OF TENTHS OF A PERCENT ON OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE RATE FROM, FROM, I THINK LAST YEAR WE BUDGETED AROUND 96%. AND SO NOW, RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 95.7 FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO START THERE AT 95.7 FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR. AND THEN OUR INVESTMENT EARNINGS RATE RIGHT NOW HAVE IT AT A 3.25, YOU KNOW, PERCENT CALCULATION FOR ALL OF OUR INTEREST ON OUR CASH FLOW. AND THEN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH OUR VALUES GROW. BUT, BUT RIGHT NOW I HAVE CONSERVATIVE TO, TO EXPECT A PROJECTION OF, OF ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3% GROWTH. AND THAT'S OUR, THAT STUDENT ENROLLMENT OF 7,670 IS OUR PROJECTED FOR 26-27. THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT I'M USING. WE WERE PROJECTED. WE'RE TRENDING JUST BELOW THE DEMOGRAPHERS PROJECTIONS AND CHASE PROBABLY HAS THAT IN A LATER SLIDE. SO WE WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GIVE YOU GUYS THE MOST OUR MOST CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES. AND SO IF WE COME IN AT 150 KID DROP IN ENROLLMENT, AND THAT JUST GENERATES MORE REVENUE THAT WE'LL HAVE FOR THE BUDGET. BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE MOST CONSERVATIVE APPROACH. SO, DOCTOR GLENN, I KNOW THAT WHEN ANDREW AND I WERE ELECTED ON THE BOARD FIVE YEARS AGO OUR ENROLLMENT WAS AROUND 8,450 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NOW IT'S 7,600. SO WE'RE DOWN ABOUT 800 STUDENTS. IN FIVE YEARS. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS A LOT AND THAT IS NOT A, NOT UNIQUE TO CARROLL ISD FOR SURE. THERE'S DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE STATE THAT ARE DECLINING IN ENROLLMENT. BUT I KNOW THE COMMUNITY IS A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT ENROLLMENT DECLINE. NOT ONLY DOES IT IMPACT FINANCE, BUT IT IMPACTS FACILITIES, TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS IMPACTED BY DECLINING ENROLLMENT. YOUR PROJECTION IS THAT WE'LL PROBABLY BALANCE OUT MAYBE IN THE NEXT 3- OR 4-YEARS ENROLLMENT AND WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT NUMBER IN THE FUTURE. [01:00:04] SURE. SO IT'S BEEN TOUGH, RIGHT? SINCE 2019, WE'VE LOST ABOUT A THOUSAND KIDS, WHICH IS $10 MILLION IN FUNDING. AND FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS HAVE LOST KIDS. BIGGEST REASON FOR THE STATE WOULD BE THAT WE'RE JUST SEEING LOWER BIRTH RATES, KIDS COMING INTO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. YOU GOT KIDS GOING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, HOME SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS. FOR CARROLL, THAT'S NOT REALLY THE CASE FOR US. IT'S, IT'S PROPERTY VALUES, RIGHT? THIS IS A GEOGRAPHICALLY SMALL DISTRICT AND THE BUY IN IS EXPENSIVE. FAMILIES HAVE TO MAKE SACRIFICES TO COME HERE. AND IT'S TOUGH FOR A LOT OF YOUNG FAMILIES TO MAKE THOSE SACRIFICES, TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD HOMES IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS, WE'RE NOT UNLIKE DISTRICTS LIKE HIGHLAND PARK THAT HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ENROLLMENT DECLINE. BUT EVENTUALLY IT DOES LEVEL OFF. AND SO THE TALKING POINT THAT THAT I'VE USED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE GRADUATED CLASSES OF OVER 700 SENIORS AND BROUGHT IN CLASSES OF ABOUT 400, JUST OVER 400 KINDERGARTNERS. AND SO WHEN YOU SEE THOSE BIG GAPS OF 300 KIDS FROM YOUR SENIOR CLASS OVER YOUR KINDERGARTEN CLASS, EVEN THOUGH WE SEE KIDS MOVE IN IN OTHER GRADE LEVELS, IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. AND SO TO YOUR POINT, YES, WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN TO LEVEL OFF AT ABOUT THE 550 TO 600 KID RANGE. AND, AND I BELIEVE WHEN WE START GRADUATING CLASSES CLOSER TO THAT 500-600 KID RANGE, YOU'LL SEE A MORE STABLE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT IS JUST A HISTORICAL REPRESENTATION OF OUR APPRAISED PROPERTY VALUES TO OUR CERTIFIED VALUES. SO HISTORICALLY, OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS IT'S BEEN ABOUT A ABOUT $1 BILLION OR ONE POINT, YOU KNOW, 1.1 BILLION, $1.2 BILLION DROP FROM WHAT WE GET IN APRIL AS OUR APPRAISED ESTIMATES TO OUR ACTUAL CERTIFIED TAXABLE VALUE. SO LIKE LAST YEAR WE WENT FROM 14.8 BILLION TO 13.4 BILLION. AND SO, SO THIS YEAR WE WERE ACTUALLY, OUR APRIL ESTIMATES WERE ACTUALLY LOWER THAN, THAN LAST YEAR'S APRIL ESTIMATES SIGNIFICANTLY. AND SO, AND SO WE'LL, WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT THOSE CERTIFIED VALUES FALL THIS YEAR. AND THEN AS WE DISCUSSED, YOU KNOW, YOU HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD. YOU KNOW, RIGHT AROUND 500 STUDENTS FIVE YEARS AGO. AND THE, THE BLUE LINE REPRESENTS WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHERS ESTIMATE PROJECTIONS ARE, WERE, AND THE, THE GRAY LINE THERE IS WHAT OUR SNAPSHOT DATE, ACTUAL ENROLLMENT WAS. AND SO EVERY YEAR YOU KNOW, OUR ACTUAL ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY BELOW WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHERS PROJECTED. AND SO THE DEMOGRAPHERS PROJECTING 7,690 FOR ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR. I WENT AHEAD AND EXTRAPOLATED OUT A LITTLE BIT AND TOOK ANOTHER 24 STUDENTS OFF OF THAT PROJECTION TO GET TO, TO GET TO OUR 7,670 NUMBER THAT I'M USING TO BUDGET. SOME KEY ASSUMPTIONS. I'LL GO THROUGH IT AGAIN. AGAIN, THAT, THAT 200 STUDENT DECLINE IT RESULTS IN ABOUT A $1.7 MILLION LOSS IN FUNDING FROM, FROM THIS CURRENT YEAR. AND SO, YOU KNOW, NATURALLY TO BUDGET TO OUR CAPACITY YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CONTINUE TO SAVE THROUGH ATTRITION. AND SO, SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO A NET PAYROLL SAVINGS OF ABOUT $1.2 MILLION, I BELIEVE. AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S CURRENTLY WHERE WE STAND. AND SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT, WE HAVEN'T QUITE EQUALIZED THE LOSS IN FUNDING. BUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WILL TRY TO MAXIMIZE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND THE SAVINGS WHERE WE CAN. AND SO THEN AFTER THAT, IN APRIL, THE BOARD APPROVED THE 3 TO 5% RAISE RAISES FOR NEXT YEAR. SO THAT ADDED ABOUT 2.4, $2.5 MILLION IN FUNDING OR, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, IN EXPENDITURES THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU KNOW, ZERO BASED BUDGETING WAS, WAS A EMPHASIS. AND SO THIS YEAR, AGAIN, THROUGH ZERO BASED BUDGETING EFFORTS, WE'VE, WE'VE CUT OUR NON PAYROLL BUDGETS BY AT LEAST $350,000. I SAY AT LEAST BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE OUR PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE QUOTES, RFP, YOU KNOW IT'S OPEN THROUGH THIS WEEK. [01:05:03] AND SO BUT, BUT WE'RE EXPECTING TO, TO BE ABLE TO SHAVE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 20% OFF OF OUR CURRENT INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR NEXT YEAR. SO WHICH WOULD LIFT THAT NUMBER TO ABOUT 450 TO 550. YEAH. SO, SO HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET WELL, WELL OVER $500,000 IN NON PAYROLL BUDGET SAVINGS GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. THE ONE CAVEAT IS THAT TRANSPORTATION AND CHILD NUTRITION DUE TO FUEL COSTS AND FOOD COSTS, WE'VE HAD TO INCREASE THEIR BUDGETS SLIGHTLY GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. SO, BUT WE STILL NET RIGHT NOW $350,000 SAVINGS IN NONOPERATIONAL BUDGETS OR NON PAYROLL BUDGETS. SORRY. AND SO, AND THEN LAST THING THE LAND SALES, WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF PROPERTIES UP RIGHT NOW. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS THE OLD DRAGON STADIUM. WE ARE, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE OLD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BUILDING AND THEN THE TWO ACRES AT OLD UNION, THE CELL TOWER EASEMENTS AT THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, THE AND THEN ALSO THE DURHAM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PROPERTY THAT THAT WAS APPROVED AS SURPLUS AT LAST MEETING, SO. AND OUR GOAL IS TO HOPEFULLY HAVE THAT DURHAM PROPERTY UNDER CONTRACT NO LATER THAN AUGUST, KNOWING THAT IT'LL LIKELY TAKE A YEAR TO CLOSE. AND SO WE HAD A CONVERSATION, MR. PARK, MR. MOONEY AND I WITH WITH ROXANNE TAYLOR. AND SO WE, WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS AND. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PARK. GREAT. FIRST PRESENTATION, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE 15TH AND SEE WHAT YOU GUYS RECOMMEND. I'LL OPEN IT UP. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR MR. PARK? IT'S PRETTY BLACK AND WHITE. YOU KNOW, IT IT FRUSTRATES PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPERATE RECENTLY. AND WHEN YOU SEE THE ENROLLMENT NUMBER, IT'S JUST TOUGH. YOU KNOW, WE'RE AT CARROLL AND WE SEE SO MANY THINGS THAT DO THIS RIGHT. READING SCORES ALL THE EXCELLENCE IN HOW WE ACHIEVE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS. IT'S JUST PEOPLE AREN'T MOVING AND, AND YOUNG FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD TO COME HERE. AND IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S REALLY DIFFICULT. WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN. I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW IS YOU CAN EITHER JUST PRETEND THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE OR YOU CAN DO ADJUSTMENTS TO CAPACITY. AND I CAN SAY BEING ON IN TRANSITION TEAM, WE'RE ALL ON TRANSITION TEAMS. THE ATTITUDE OF EVERYBODY ON THOSE TRANSITION TEAMS FROM PRINCIPALS TO TEACHERS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EVERYBODY IS ALL IN. AND I THINK WE'RE AS A IS A COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF GOOD THAT COMES OUT OF THIS. AND I THINK BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE SEE THAT 1.5, $2 MILLION OF SAVINGS, WHEN THAT CAMPUS IS NO LONGER, YOU KNOW TAKING MONEY FROM THIS DISTRICT IN OUR BUDGET, IT'S REALLY BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, RIGHT? THAT'S, THAT'S SO FRUSTRATING BECAUSE ONCE WE GET THERE, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME NEW SAVINGS THAT'S GOING TO BE PERPETUAL. YEAH, YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THAT. THE BRAC RECOMMENDATION, THE BUDGET REDUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, IT WAS A FIVE-YEAR PLAN. IT WASN'T A ONE-YEAR PLAN OR A TWO-YEAR PLAN. SO IT WAS IT WAS SOLVING AN $8.5 MILLION DEFICIT OVER FIVE YEARS. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE, THE TEAM THAT, THE TIGER TEAM THAT TARGETED DURHAM DID. SO KNOWING THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE CLOSE TO 2 MILLION OR MORE DOLLARS PER YEAR. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE, MR. PARK? ONE QUESTION. IS OUR ATTENDANCE RATES, LIKE OUR DAILY ATTENDANCE IS GOING DOWN FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. IS THAT WHAT, LIKE NOT SO SMALL? SO BEFORE COVID, THIS DISTRICT WAS AROUND 97.3% IN ITS ATTENDANCE RATE. AND AFTER, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY DURING COVID, IT WAS LOW. BUT IT HASN'T QUITE RECOVERED TO THAT NUMBER. AFTER POST COVID. AND SO LAST COUPLE YEARS, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN RIGHT AROUND 96, 95.8%. AND THEN THIS YEAR, I THINK IN THE LAST TWO TEAMS ADA REPORT THAT I LOOKED AT, I THINK, I BELIEVE WE WERE AT 95.7. SO PUBLIC SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DOWN SINCE COVID IS A NATIONAL TREND. IT'S HIT TEXAS PARTICULARLY HARD JUST TO BE DOWN A POINT AND A HALF IS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD COMPARED TO HOW THE REST OF THE STATE IS RUNNING, WHICH IS CLOSER TO 3 TO 5% DOWN OVER PRE-COVID ATTENDANCE LEVELS, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT, RIGHT? BECAUSE AND I LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, I COULD HAVE QUOTED THE, THE NUMBER, BUT LIKE EVERY, EVERY PERCENTAGE POINT IS LIKE CLOSE TO $1 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVE. SO IF WE COULD SHIFT FROM, YOU KNOW, 95.7 TO 96.7, THAT'D BE $1 MILLION IN FUNDING THAT WE'D MAKE UP RIGHT THERE BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE NOT PAID [01:10:04] ON OUR STUDENTS. WE'RE PAID ON OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY COME TO CLASS. THIS IS OUR YEARLY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. TAKE YOUR VACATIONS NOW DURING THE SUMMER. WE NEED YOU BACK IN SCHOOL. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT MATTERS BECAUSE WE HAVE LIKE, LIKE WE PAY OUR TEACHERS ALL YEAR. LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN KIDS DON'T COME, WE STILL HAVE THE LIGHT BILL. WE STILL HAVE THE FUEL BILL. WE STILL HAVE PAYROLL COSTS. AND SO THE STATE JUST PAYS US WHEN, WHEN KIDS SHOW UP THOUGH. SO IT'S, IT CAN BE TOUGH TO BUDGET. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. PARK. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. IF NO OBJECTION, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:11 P.M.. THANK YOU BOARD. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.