10.1. Special Education Board Advisory Committee Report Presenter: Dr. Katrina Hasley, Assistant Superintendent for Academic Services

[10.2 Student, Family, and Community Services Update Presenter: Dr. Courtney Gober, Assistant Superintendent for Student, Family, and Community Services]

AND WE ALSO ON THE PARENT NAVIGATOR HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT TRANSITION IN TEXAS WORKFORCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR NEWSLETTER THAT HELPS HIGHLIGHT THOSE THINGS ON OUR PARENT NAVIGATOR.

CAN YOU JUST PUT US IN THE LOOP? [LAUGHTER] I'M SORRY? PUT THE BOARD MEMBERS ON, YOU KNOW, IN THE LOOP? YES. [LAUGHTER] YES.

YOUR NEWSLETTER, JUST ADD MY EMAIL.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'VE NEVER BEEN ASKED THAT. SO THANK YOU.

WE DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT. SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PART, SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE KNOW THAT, AS WE'VE SAID, OUR FAMILIES WANT TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

THEY WANT TO NETWORK. THEY WANT DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.

SO THE FIRST ONE LISTED IS SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

THAT HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING ORGANIZATION THAT WE KNOW THAT IS BENEFICIAL FOR OUR FAMILIES.

AND PRIOR TO COVID, THERE WERE SEVERAL PLANNED OPPORTUNITIES WITH MOLLY PIPAK AND SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS, AND THEN THINGS CHANGED.

AND ACTUALLY WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOW STARTED TO PARTNER WITH UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS AND UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS TAKES THAT AN ENTIRE STEP FURTHER.

NOT ONLY IS IT ABOUT SPECIAL OLYMPICS, BUT IT REALLY LOOKS AT THE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOLS AND HOW TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS.

SO IT LOOKS AT SPECIAL OLYMPICS, THEY LOOK AT CLUBS, THEY LOOK AT THE GARDENING CLUB, THE ROBOTICS CLUB, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

BUT THEY PROVIDE A STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATION FOR CAMPUSES TO HAVE INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES.

SO WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN COLLABORATING WITH MOLLY AND THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SELENDA, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT BEGINNING WITH SOME SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES NEXT YEAR AND ONLY GROWING AS THE YEARS COME.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND HAVING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND THEN SIBLING GROUPS.

SIB SHOPS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT STARTED IN THE EARLY 90S AND IT SUPPORTS THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

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SO THERE ARE SIBLINGS THAT ATTEND MEETINGS, EVENTS, DIFFERENT THINGS THEY LEARN ABOUT HOW TO HELP THEIR SIBLINGS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEIR SIBLINGS TO HAVE THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE AS WELL AS MEET OTHER SIBLINGS AND OTHER FAMILIES.

SO WE NOW HAVE ATTENDED THE TRAINING.

WE HAVE A CERTIFIED SIB SHOPS TRAINER.

WE WILL BE PILOTING THAT NEXT YEAR AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GET STARTED WITH THAT.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EXPECT TO DO THAT TRAINING OR OFFER THAT TO SIBLINGS? I BEAT ALL OF YOU TO THE PUNCH.

[LAUGHTER] GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU.

SO WE'RE IN THE PLANNING STAGES RIGHT NOW.

WE KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE--.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING FOUR OPPORTUNITIES NEXT YEAR, BUT WE'RE STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGES AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMITTEE NEXT YEAR AS WE PLAN THAT. SO THAT'S--.

OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THIS IN PLACE, WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM, WE'VE SPOKEN WITH THEM, WE'RE WORKING WITH SIB SHOPS AND SO WE'RE PLANNING THAT OUT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT FOUR OPPORTUNITIES NEXT YEAR.

AS OF TODAY.

YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

SO I HAVE ONE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND ONE WITHOUT IN MY FAMILY, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE A FAMILY DYNAMIC CHANGE BASED ON THAT AND HELPING THAT SIBLING NOT ONLY UNDERSTAND THEIR BROTHER OR SISTER'S NEEDS, BUT THEN ALSO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GETTING THE ATTENTION AND VALUE.

IT'S A DELICATE BALANCE, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE BALANCING SPECIAL NEEDS FOR ONE SIBLING, MAKING SURE THE OTHER IS NOT FEELING NEGLECTED, OR WHATEVER, IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH, WITH OUR PRACTITIONERS AND IS A DELICATE BALANCE.

SO I, IN THIS WHOLE PRESENTATION, I SAW THAT AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE PILOT PROGRAM GOES BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE'S JUST DEFINITE NEED.

AND, YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES THAT HAVE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT AND THE SIBLINGS ARE OUR STUDENTS, TOO, RIGHT? AND SO WE'RE CARING FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS.

WE'RE ALSO CARING FOR OUR NON-SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND, YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT EVEN THOUGH SIBLINGS, IF THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT THEIR BROTHER OR THEIR SISTERS SPECIAL NEEDS IN A DIFFERENT WAY, THAT SORT OF DRIVES ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE BROADER SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

SO THIS IS--.

I AM SO EXCITED TO HEAR AN UPDATE ON THIS AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR OR WHENEVER.

WONDERFUL.

WONDERFUL. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN THAT, TOO.

WE KNOW THAT INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES START WITH US AND THAT WILL ONLY GROW.

BUT HOW WONDERFUL FOR THE SIBLINGS TO ALSO CONNECT TO OTHER SIBLINGS, AND SO--.

WHICH CREATES THE FAMILY OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

SO THANK YOU.

BETHANY, I WANT TO SAY THAT YOUR TEAM IS AMAZING BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE THE DREAM TEAM, BECAUSE THE SIBLING GROUP, I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA.

I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE BRINGING THE SIBLING GROUP IN AND I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE EXPANDING SPECIAL OLYMPICS TO OUR STUDENTS.

THIS IS A MONUMENTAL MOMENT WHERE WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, THE CHANGES YOU'RE MAKING, IS MOVING OUR DISTRICT FORWARD AND SHARING MORE INFORMATION AND GIVING MORE SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS DREAM.

THANK YOU. OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE IN OUR DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT WE HAVE AS WELL AS OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

WE ARE--. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT COMMUNICATION CAN NEVER BE ENOUGH.

WE KNOW THAT COMMUNICATION NEEDS TO BE INCREASED, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE SEEN OUR PARENT NAVIGATOR--.

WE'LL OPEN THAT NOW.

THIS HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS.

WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE AGAIN LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT CAN SUPPORT THESE ENDEAVORS AND HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

REGION TEN SHARES THIS JUST ABOUT EVERY CHANCE THEY GET.

WE'VE HAD OTHER DISTRICTS CONTACT US AND WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE AND HOW IT'S ORGANIZED.

WE ALWAYS ARE TRYING TO KEEP THINGS UPDATED.

WE KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, THINKCOLLEGE IS LISTED HERE ON THE SITE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE IN A MOMENT, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS HIGHLIGHTING NEW RESOURCES ON THE RIGHT, WE HAVE SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES UP ABOVE, AND OUR NEWSLETTER, WHICH WE'LL GET TO IN A MOMENT.

WE HAVE SECTIONS THAT INCLUDE IMPORTANT FOR ALL FAMILIES RESOURCES.

HERE YOU'LL SEE IN THE CENTER SECTION OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES AND GENERAL INFORMATION AND SO FORTH.

SO AGAIN, WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH LOTS OF OUTSTANDING SKILLS THAT SUPPORTS THE DEPARTMENT AND WE ARE EXCITED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR YOU.

THE NEWSLETTER--.

THANK YOU. HE'S TAKING CARE OF US OVER THERE.

REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.

THE NEWSLETTER, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS UP.

SO THIS IS OUR FIRST NEWSLETTER.

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WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH LESLEY RANGE-STANTON'S GROUP IN COLLABORATING WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT.

THEY WILL ALSO BE, OF COURSE, HELPING US WITH BRANDING AND HIGHLIGHTING AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS FOR OUR PARENT EXPO.

BUT FOR OUR NAVIGATOR, WE KNEW THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR FAMILIES STARTED RECEIVING MORE INFORMATION FROM US AS A DEPARTMENT.

SO THE PARENT NAVIGATOR SITE, YOU SAW THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE NAVIGATOR, BUT WE HIGHLIGHT EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP.

YOU CAN SEE THINK COLLEGE HERE.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR FAMILIES KNOW WHAT'S COMING UP AND WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AS WELL AS ALWAYS, TAKE THEM RIGHT BACK TO THE PARENT NAVIGATOR.

SO WE SEND THIS OUT PERIODICALLY.

THIS IS OUR SPRING, OUR MARCH SAMPLE, THAT WE HAVE UP AND WE'LL BE SENDING ANOTHER ONE OUT BEFORE SCHOOL ENDS.

SO WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR PRESENTATION.

SO ALONG THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION, THIS JUST GOES RIGHT INTO OUR PROPOSED GOAL FOR NEXT YEAR.

THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO REALLY LOOK AT OUR WORK AND FOCUS ON SEVERAL AREAS, AND IT WAS QUITE FASCINATING TO HEAR THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE COMMUNICATION WAS REALLY AT THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR MINDS.

THAT HELPS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES.

SO WE ARE FOCUSING ON THESE FOUR AREAS NEXT YEAR.

WITH THIS PROPOSED GOAL, IF APPROVED, WE'LL OF COURSE CONTINUE PLANNING FOR OUR EXPO, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR COMMITTEE ON THE UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS, OUR SIBLING GROUPS AND OUR SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER.

AND NOW THAT CONCLUDES MY PORTION.

AND WE HAVE A PARENT WITH US THIS EVENING WHO IS COMING UP.

HER NAME IS TINA GADDIS.

HER CHILD HAS BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WE'RE EXCITED THAT TINA IS HERE WITH US AND AGREED TO COME UP HERE WITH US AND SPEAK AND SHARE HER THOUGHTS ABOUT THE COMMITTEE WORK THIS YEAR.

JUST REAL BRIEF BEFORE TINA TALKS, I'M VERY EXCITED.

YES. TO HEAR PARENTS, BUT I THINK YOU'VE USED THE WORD COMMUNICATION MORE THAN ANY OTHER WORD IN THIS PRESENTATION.

AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND AND SAY THANK YOU.

I MEAN, THE COMMUNICATION IS SUCH A CRITICAL IT IS A CRITICAL PIECE.

AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF US ARE DOING THIS AS PARENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

AND IT'S HARD HAVING KIDS.

AND IT CAN BE AN EVEN GREATER CHALLENGE WHEN YOUR KID HAS, YOU KNOW, HAS A MORE COMPLEX EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY.

AND SO THAT THAT COMMUNICATION AND EVEN JUST BEING THERE FOR PARENTS AND THAT OUTBOUND PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION, LETTING PARENTS KNOW, HEY, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU, HEY, WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND I THINK JUST I WONDER, LIKE ANGELA SAID, DREAM TEAM.

THANK YOU. WE ARE WE VERY FORTUNATE IN OUR DEPARTMENT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I THINK IF THERE WAS A WORD, THOUGH, THAT WAS SECOND TO COMMUNICATION, IT WAS FAMILY.

AND THAT HAS THAT I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT A REALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO THIS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST SUPPORTING THE STUDENT, BUT WE'RE SUPPORTING THE FAMILIES BECAUSE IT IS AN ENTIRE FAMILY THAT IS INVOLVED IN IN THE EDUCATION OF A STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

AND SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT.

I KNOW THAT WAS A GOAL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WAS TO INCREASE COMMUNICATION AND IN WORKING WITH OUR FAMILIES.

AND SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. JUST TO ECHO THE FOLKS HERE LOVE THE SIBLING GROUPS.

IT'S AMAZING.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT ONLY A FAMILY WITH A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD WOULD UNDERSTAND.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WELL AND THAT SIB SHOPS THAT'S SO AMAZING BECAUSE IT HAS THAT RIPPLE EFFECT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO THE SIBLING THAT MAY NOT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS HAS FRIENDS THAT MAY NOT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS.

AND SO THAT IN ITSELF HAS A RIPPLE EFFECT TO UNDERSTAND THAT INCLUSION.

AND I THINK IT MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

WE AGREE. SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A RIGHT QUESTION TO ASK YOU WHETHER IT'S FAIR OR NOT.

SO LIKE THIS DYSLEXIA, HOW EARLY DO WE TEST THEM? LIKE EARLY, IS THAT IS IT RIGHT QUESTION TO ASK HERE? LIKE HOW EARLY DO YOU TEST? SCREENING IN FIRST GRADE.

FIRST GRADE, CAN THAT BE EARLIER OR IS THAT PARENTS CAN ASK FOR DYSLEXIA SCREENING AT ANY TIME? WE DO A SCREENING WITH ALL STUDENTS IN FIRST GRADE BY LOOKING AT DATA THAT WE COLLECT.

BUT AT ANY TIME BEFORE OR AFTER THAT, PARENTS CAN REQUEST THAT OR TEACHERS BRING IT FORWARD.

EVEN AS EARLY AS KINDERGARTEN? IN SOME CASES YEAH. YEAH.

SO I JUST WANT PARENTS TO KNOW IF SOMEONE'S WATCHING BECAUSE IT'S SO CRUCIAL TO CATCH IT EARLY IN TERMS OF READING DISABILITY.

AND DR. HASLEY CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT TYPICALLY IT'S CAUGHT ONCE THE STUDENT STARTS READING.

SO IF IT'S A YOUNGER STUDENT KINDERGARTEN THAT'S STARTING TO READ, IT CAN BE CAUGHT EARLIER.

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IF NOT, IT'S USUALLY LATER.

BUT THAT'S THAT'S HOW THEY CATCH IT.

THEY'VE GOT TO START READING. AND SO HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY WE CATCH IT VERY EARLY, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE A BUNCH OF KINDERGARTNERS THAT ARE READING WAY AHEAD OF THEIR READING LEVEL. BUT I KNOW WE'VE STARTED IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BECOME MORE PREVALENT AND SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT IS TAKING VERY SERIOUSLY AND PUTTING FORTH THE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS IT.

SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. SINCE THE PRESCHOOL, WE HAVE A PRESCHOOL NOW.

I MEAN, THE POSSIBILITY OF KIDS START READING KINDERGARTEN, I HOPE IS VERY HIGH.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.

THANK YOU. I MEAN, IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE.

THANK YOU. AND NOW, TINA.

MY NAME IS TINA GADDIS.

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A STUDENT IN PLANO ISD WHO HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THE TRANSITION INTO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOLS.

SO HE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM.

BY HIS SECOND BIRTHDAY.

AND SO THROUGH THE WHOLE KIND OF WRAP AROUND PACKAGE OF HOW SPECIAL NEEDS ARE HELPED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE VARIOUS SUPPORTS THAT WE HAVE.

HE WENT STRAIGHT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS INTO PLANO ISD EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, WAS TESTED IN THE DISTRICT, HAS GONE THROUGH NOW ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE WITH ONE YEAR.

WE TRIED LEAVING THE DISTRICT FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL AND THAT WAS NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WE CAME BACK BECAUSE PLANO ISD IS SO EXCELLENT IN SO MANY WAYS, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

SO I WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

LAST YEAR I WAS A PARENT PARTICIPATING IN THE THE EXPO THAT WE HAD THAT WAS VIRTUAL.

AND THEN THIS YEAR, BEING ON THE COMMITTEE AS A PARENT IN PARTICULAR, I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW RESPONSIVE THE COMMITTEE WAS AS FAR AS THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE PLANO ISD STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY ARE.

AND LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, THE RIPPLE EFFECT THAT THEN GOES OUT INTO OUR SCHOOLS AND THEN INTO OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO ALL OF THESE VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT WERE STARTING UP, I THINK, CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN PLANO ISD.

AND IT IS A VERY EXCITING TIME AND MY CHILD IS ABOUT TO GO INTO HIGH SCHOOL AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TRANSITION POST HIGH SCHOOL NOW TOO.

SO I THINK THE EMPHASIS ON COMMUNICATION SO THAT PARENTS KNOW THAT WE HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND ALSO THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE THAT WE HAVE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR ADMINISTRATION, OUR FACULTY ON CAMPUS AND OUR FAMILIES, AND THAT IT DOES AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GENERAL IN THE CITY OF PLANO BECAUSE OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS.

EVENTUALLY, WHEN OUR CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BECOME YOUNG ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WORKING WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND HAVING A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE THAN THEY WOULD HAVE HAD IF THEY HADN'T GONE THROUGH ALL OF THESE SUPPORTS.

AND SO AS A PARENT, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS WITH PLANO ISD.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] TINA.

TINA, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE WHAT WE WANT IN PARENTS.

YOU ARE A PARENT, VOLUNTEER AND YOU KNOW, AND PARENT ADVOCATE FOR OUR DISTRICT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THE TIME TO VOLUNTEER IN OUR SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTEER IN OUR DISTRICT.

I WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO OPEN TO HAVING PARENT VOLUNTEERS IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT YOU ARE YOU EXEMPLIFY THE PARENT THAT WE ENCOURAGE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WELL, THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO MY THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE ON OUR COMMITTEE AND FOR ALL OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

THIS IS I SAY THIS AFTER EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE COMMITTEE REPORTS.

THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK FOR THIS BOARD, BECAUSE WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING IN THESE COMMITTEES HAS REAL WORLD IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES.

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IT'S SO, SO IMPORTANT.

AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE.

AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GET A SECOND COMMITTEE REPORT, RIGHT? SORRY. I SHOULD MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT MY PLAN OF MY AGENDA HERE.

DAVID, WHILE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, THE BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WE DIDN'T HAVE SUCH INTENTIONAL GOALS.

AND SO THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING IN THESE BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES IS REAL WORK REALLY HAS IMPACT ON WHAT WE DO IN THE DISTRICT.

SO IT'S VERY APPRECIATED THE TIME THAT STAFF AND PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, NOT EVERYBODY'S A PARENT ON THE ON THE COMMITTEES NECESSARILY, BUT IT'S GREAT INPUT THAT WE HAVE. AND SO IT'S EXTREMELY APPRECIATED AND VALUED.

I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT PRESENTATION WAS VERY GOOD.

I'M SO HAPPY, SO PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT.

THANK YOU SPED ADVISORY BOARD FOR DOING A GREAT I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU SET FORTH FOR US.

AND DAVID, MR. COOK WAS ALSO SERVED ON ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I WONDER IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PEOPLE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE YOU SERVED ON ADVISORY.

YEAH. YOU ALL WHO ARE ON THE SERVED ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, IF YOU ALL WILL STAND.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS.

YES. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

OK. I AM CAUGHT UP AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR SECOND REPORT, WHICH IS OUR STUDENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES UPDATE FROM DR.

GOBER. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STALEY AND OUR BOARD.

TONIGHT WE HAVE WITH US OUR DIRECTOR FOR COUNSELING AND SHE BROUGHT WITH HER OUR COORDINATOR FOR COUNSELING AND TWO OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS.

SO DR. EDNEY, OUR DIRECTOR WITH HER COURT, COME ON UP, WITH HER COORDINATOR KATIE DURAN, AND TWO OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, LINZY EVANS AND NANCY AVERY, ARE GOING TO DO A JOINT PRESENTATION ON OUR SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM AND OUR HOPE SQUAD.

FIRST GREAT JOB SPECIAL ED.

THAT WAS WAS A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS LINZY EVANS AND WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT OUR SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM TODAY.

I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE SOCIAL WORK TEAM LEAD FOR OUR CENTRAL CLUSTER, AND AS MANY OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, WE IN PREVIOUS YEARS SERVED ON ONE OR TWO CAMPUSES, AND THIS YEAR WE'VE MOVED TO A DISTRICT MODEL THAT ALLOWS US TO SERVE ALL 72 OF OUR CAMPUSES, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

JUST BRIEFLY, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR AGENDA TODAY.

WE WANT TO KIND OF COVER SOME BROADER ASPECTS OF OUR PROGRAMS, SUCH AS OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS, A LITTLE BIT OF OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER ROLE WITHIN PLANO ISD.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF GET INTO MORE DETAILED AREAS OF OUR PROGRAMS, SUCH AS OUR TIERED SYSTEM REFERRALS, A LITTLE BIT OF DATA, AND THEN SOME EXCITING WEBSITE UPDATES THAT WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.

SO ON OUR FIRST SLIDE HERE, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER ASSIGNMENTS.

SO ON THE FIRST TAB HERE, THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT WE'VE CREATED THAT WE SHARE WITH ALL OF OUR COUNSELORS, ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS, SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE OUR UP TO DATE CONTACT INFORMATION, AS WELL AS AT A GLANCE VIEW OF WHAT SOCIAL WORKER IS ASSIGNED TO THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, ALL TEN OF US ARE LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKERS.

AND THE WAY WE BREAK UP OUR WORK, WE HAVE IT DIVIDED INTO THREE CLUSTERS.

WE HAVE OUR EAST CLUSTER THAT CURRENTLY HAS FOUR SOCIAL WORKERS, OUR CENTRAL CLUSTER THAT HAS THREE SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OUR WEST CLUSTER THAT ALSO HAS THREE SOCIAL WORKERS.

CAN I ASK, ARE Y'ALL SORT OF SERVING K THROUGH 12 OR ARE THERE LIKE SPECIALIZATIONS BASED ON AGE WITHIN YOUR TEAM? YES, MA'AM. WE CURRENTLY DO SERVE K THROUGH 12, SO ALL 72 CAMPUSES RIGHT NOW.

WE KIND OF SERVING THE FEEDER PATTERN.

SO IT'S DESIGNED FROM A FEEDER PATTERN MODEL.

SO EACH SOCIAL WORKER KIND OF HAS ABOUT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 5 TO 7 CAMPUSES [INAUDIBLE].

AND LINZY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT'S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR FROM IT WAS LAST YEAR? YES, MA'AM. SO IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON MOST OF OUR TITLE ONE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, RIGHT? AND SO EACH SOCIAL WORKER WOULD EITHER BE ASSIGNED TO ONE CAMPUS OR TWO CAMPUSES AND THEY WERE HOUSED AT THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS AND SERVED THOSE NEEDS FOR THOSE SCHOOLS.

AND SO AGAIN, THIS YEAR WE'VE TRANSITIONED INTO MORE OF A DISTRICT MODEL.

AND HOW IS THAT? I MEAN, BESIDES SERVING MORE CAMPUSES, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT A FAMILY THAT MIGHT BRIDGE ACROSS MULTIPLE BUILDINGS AND HOW THAT WORKS? ABSOLUTELY. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR US TO HAVE AN ELEMENTARY FAMILY THAT HAS A FAMILY OF, YOU KNOW, FOUR OR FIVE MEMBERS.

YOU MAY HAVE SIBLINGS THAT ARE AT SIGLER ELEMENTARY AND YOU MAY HAVE SIBLINGS THAT HAVE WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

RIGHT. AND SO THIS YEAR, WHAT IT DOES IS ALLOW US TO REALLY KIND OF BRIDGE THAT GAP AND CREATE CONTINUITY OF CARE THROUGHOUT THE FAMILY SYSTEM.

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THANKS FOR ASKING. AND THIS HERE GRAPHIC IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER ROLE WITHIN PLANO ISD.

AND FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL WITH EACH OF OUR ROLES, BUT WE DO HAVE IT BROKEN UP INTO FIVE CATEGORIES, WHICH IS MENTAL HEALTH, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS SUPPORT, COUNSELOR AND STAFF CONSULTATION, AS WELL AS COUNSELOR AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

ONE ROLE THAT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, AND THAT IS OUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR DISTRICT.

WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY TO OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS HELP OUR FAMILIES GET CONNECTED WITH MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO PROVIDE AND SUPPORT OUR COUNSELORS THROUGH TRAINING AND AS WELL MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE DO DO COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WE COORDINATE COMMUNITY EVENTS.

WE PROVIDE PARENT EDUCATION SESSIONS TO OUR FAMILIES AND SOMETHING REALLY EXCITING THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR, AND THAT IS EACH SOCIAL WORKER HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A MENTAL HEALTH TOPIC. RIGHT.

AND THAT ALLOWS US TO FOCUS IN AND PROVIDE WELL VETTED UP TO DATE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO OUR STAFF, COMMUNITY AND OUR FAMILIES.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS ARE HERE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, CHILD ABUSE, SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM, BULLYING, CYBERBULLYING, GRIEF AND TRAUMA.

AND FURTHERMORE, THIS ALLOWS US TO PARTNER AND COLLABORATE WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS INSIDE THE DISTRICT, OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT, SUCH AS TRAFFIC, 9-1-1, ADVOCACY CENTER, THE HOPE SQUAD, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM KATIE THIS AFTERNOON, THIS EVENING AND THIS IS OUR GOAL HERE IS SIMPLY TO SUPPORT, EQUIP OUR FAMILIES AND PROVIDE YEAR ROUND AWARENESS AROUND THESE VERY IMPORTANT TOPICS.

AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO HAND THE FLOOR OVER TO MY TEAMMATE AS SHE LOOKS AT OUR REFERRAL SYSTEM A LITTLE BIT AND THEN KIND OF SHARE SOME DATA THAT WE'VE COLLECTED OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, LINZY.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS NANCY AVERY AND I AM THE WEST CLUSTER TEAM LEADER SERVING THE WEST PLANO WEST FEEDER PATTERN.

SO THE PROCESS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS TO BEGIN WORKING WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IS THROUGH OUR TIERED SYSTEM FOR REFERRALS, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE MTS FRAMEWORK THAT THE DISTRICT USES. TIER ONE IS CAMPUS BASED SUPPORTS FOR ALL STUDENTS.

TIER ONE IS TIER TWO IS REALLY WHERE WE PROVIDE OUR SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION FOR CAMPUS COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

TIER TWO IS ALSO WHERE WE TRY TO COLLABORATE AND FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EXTERNAL AGENCIES TO REALLY BUILD OUR RESOURCE LIST AS WELL, WHICH I'LL BE GOING OVER IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. AND TIER THREE IS WHERE WE PROVIDE INTENSIVE, DIRECT SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

SO AS LINZY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO AND TENDS TO REC SERVICES, LOOKS A LOT LIKE ONE ON ONE INDIVIDUAL THERAPY WITH STUDENTS, GROUP SUPPORT WITH STUDENTS, INTENSE CASE MANAGEMENT WITH FAMILIES AND IMMEDIATE CRISIS SUPPORT FOR CAMPUSES.

THE FIRST PIECE OF DATA THAT WE WANTED TO GO OVER WITH YOU ALL IS OUR REFERRALS.

SO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL, UP UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF APRIL, WE'VE RECEIVED OVER 630 REFERRALS.

AND THIS SHOWS THE PERCENTAGES OF REFERRALS BROKEN DOWN BY CLUSTERS.

AND THE MAJORITY OF OUR REFERRALS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED HAVE BEEN FOR TIER THREE SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS.

AND HERE ARE THE SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BASED ON THE REFERRALS SUBMITTED BY THE CAMPUS COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

AND AS WE CAN SEE, ALMOST 50% OF THE SERVICES REQUESTED HAVE BEEN FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION HERE? SO AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THESE REFERRALS, ARE MOST OF THESE REACTIVE IN NATURE TO A SPECIFIC EVENT FOR A STUDENT, OR ARE THESE PROACTIVE IN NATURE WHERE, FOR EXAMPLE, A FAMILY MAY REACH OUT OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, I GUESS, WHAT ARE YOU ALL SEEING MORE REACTIVE TO EVENTS OR PROACTIVE TO REQUESTS? IT VARIES IN SITUATIONS.

SOMETIMES WE RECEIVE TIER THREE SUPPORT SERVICES AFTER A STUDENT HAS MADE A LIKE A SUICIDAL OUTCRY.

AND WE'RE COMING IN AND WE'RE STEPPING IN TRYING TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE CONNECTING WITH INPATIENT FACILITIES IF NEEDED AND DOING A LOT OF FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT.

OR SOMETIMES STUDENTS ARE STARTING, ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID, WHEN STUDENTS ARE RETURNING BACK TO SCHOOL, COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS ARE SEEING STUDENTS HAVING A LOT OF ANXIETY IN SCHOOLS, AND SO THEY'RE SUBMITTING REFERRALS FOR US TO COME IN AND WORK WITH THOSE STUDENTS.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT US WORKING IN CAMPUSES IS THAT IF STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING SERVICES OUTSIDE OF CAMPUS, WE'RE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH THOSE OUTSIDE COUNSELORS TO BRING IN

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THOSE INTERVENTIONS THAT STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING OUTSIDE.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE INTERVENTIONS WITHIN SCHOOL AS WELL.

SO THAT'S SO IT JUST VARIES ON SITUATIONS.

SO AND THIS MAY BE A COURTNEY QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT AS WE AS I THINK THROUGH BUILDING AT MAPLE SHADE AND KIND OF A CENTRALIZED CENTER, AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT DUPLICATE ON BOTH SIDES OF TOWN WILL I'M HOPING THAT THE OUTCOME WILL THAT WILL BE RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES TO GET INTO A TIER ONE SITUATION BEFORE WE GET INTO A TIER THREE.

I MEAN, IS THAT A FAIR EXPECTATION? THAT'S MORE THAN FAIR.

IT'S SORT OF HARD TO ONLY CATEGORIZE THINGS INTO PROACTIVE OR REACTIVE BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT BE REACTIVE TO PREVENT SOMETHING MORE INTENSE OR MORE MAJOR.

AND SO YOU'RE DOING PROACTIVE THINGS TO PREVENT THE MAJOR THING, EVEN THOUGH TO GET THERE WAS A REACTION.

YEAH. AND THAT WAS PROBABLY AN UNFAIR WAY OF ASKING THAT QUESTION.

AND I CERTAINLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND REALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING WAS, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO, A SUICIDE ATTEMPT, IF IT WAS FOLLOWING THAT OR IF IT'S SOMETHING WHERE A FAMILY CAN GET SUPPORT, IF THAT WHEN YOUR CHILD IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DEPRESSION BEFORE YOU GET TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE MY MIND WAS GOING.

I WAS TRYING TO WORD IT APPROPRIATELY.

BUT WHAT I REALLY WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THE SECOND QUESTION WAS IF WE CAN GET TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE WE'RE ENGAGING WITH OUR INTAKE CENTERS AND WITH OUR SUPPORT CENTERS, ALONG WITH WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING ON THE CAMPUS LEVEL AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT, THAT JUST KIND OF CREATES THAT NET THAT'S EVEN TIGHTER SO THAT WE DON'T GET TO TIER THREE.

EXACTLY. IF WE CAN GET MORE IF WE GET BETTER AT BEING MORE RESPONSIVE TO THOSE EARLY WARNING INDICATORS THEN WE WOULD HOPEFULLY NEVER GET TO A TIER THREE.

RIGHT. RIGHT. I WAS JUST GOING TO JUMP IN AND SAY THAT THE WITH SB 179 AND THE SHIFT WITH THE ROLE OF THE COUNSELOR, THE COUNSELOR IS REALLY THAT PROACTIVE PIECE.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT TIER ONE, OUR COUNSELORS ARE COMING IN, THEY'RE DOING THAT PROACTIVE, THE GUIDANCE LESSONS.

WE'RE REALLY WE'RE DOING A LOT OF CURRICULUM WRITING THIS SUMMER TO REALLY PUSH IN ON THAT, PARTNERING WITH THEM TO LOOK AT WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS CAN WE WE BOLSTER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE, THAT WE ARE BEING SUPPORTIVE AND GETTING IN FRONT OF THE SITUATION.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE MORE IN THAT REACTIVE KIND OF PHASE BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING IN WHEN THOSE PROACTIVE ACTIVITIES HAVEN'T WORKED AND SUPPORTS.

AND SO THIS IS THAT SECOND TIER WHERE THE PARTNERING AND THEN THE THIRD TIER WHERE THEY'RE PITCHING IN.

THANK YOU. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION AS WELL.

I MEAN, YOU'VE GIVEN A LOT OF CONTEXT IN FRONT OF DATA AND THAT'S REALLY GREAT.

HOW IS YOUR EXPERIENCE EITHER ONE OF YOU? HOW IS THE YEAR EVOLVED AND CHANGED IN TERMS OF WHAT KIND OF CASES YOU'VE SEEN AND ARE THERE TRENDS THAT YOU'RE SEEING? IS THERE THINGS THAT YOU'RE PREDICTING LIKE YOU KNOW, AND CAN YOU GIVE US A KIND OF AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT PROBABLY NOT NORMAL, BUT CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE CONTEXT ABOUT KIND OF WHAT YOU DO ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS? I MEAN, NOT A FULL BREAK DOWN THE DAY, BUT HOW DOES THAT WORK? NO TWO DAYS ARE ALIKE FOR SURE.

WE DO CARRY A CASELOAD OF STUDENTS THAT WE SEE ON A REGULAR BASIS.

AFTER WE RECEIVE THE REFERRAL, WE DO ASSESS TO SEE WHICH STUDENTS WE ARE EITHER GOING TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY, WHICH STUDENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM A GROUP SETTING, OR WHICH STUDENTS WE'RE GOING TO ASSIST WITH CASE MANAGEMENT.

BUT OTHER THAN OUR SET CASELOAD, IT VARIES.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE CRISIS SITUATIONS WE HAVE TO ATTEND TO.

SOMETIMES CAMPUSES WILL CALL AND REACH OUT TO US.

STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY WANTING TO SEE US OUTSIDE OF THE TIME FRAMES THAT WE NORMALLY SEE STUDENTS.

AND SO IT IS TRAVELING FROM CAMPUSES TO CAMPUSES, AS LINZY WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT BEING DISTRICT BASED IS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SEE SIBLINGS ACROSS SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR FEEDER PATTERN.

AND SO WE'RE ESTABLISHING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE SIBLINGS AS WELL.

AND SO IT'S IT'S DIFFICULT TO REALLY PINPOINT ONE SET SCHEDULE FOR ONE SET DAY BECAUSE THINGS POP UP FREQUENTLY.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

I SEE OVER 630 REFERRALS.

IS THERE WITH THAT NUMBER OR ARE THERE SITUATIONS WHERE ONE STUDENT RESULTS IN MULTIPLE REFERRALS? OR IS THAT 630 INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS THAT IS 630 INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS.

SO THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS COULD BE HIGHER IF YOU WERE TO INCLUDE EACH MULTIPLE REFERRALS.

CORRECT. OKAY.

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SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE REFERRALS.

WHERE WHERE DO YOU GET THESE REFERRALS FROM PARENTS WHO WHO I MEAN, I JUST WONDER, YOU KNOW? SO ALL THE REFERRALS COME FROM COUNSELORS OR ADMINISTRATORS.

NO PARENTS PREFER THINGS.

THE PARENTS DO NOT SUBMIT THEIR REFERRALS AT THIS TIME.

IS IT POSSIBLE FOR PARENTS TO? WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO ESTABLISH, ESPECIALLY ON OUR TIER ONE WITH THE CAMPUS BASED SUPPORT WE REALLY WOULD, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR TIER TWO AS WELL.

WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO ESTABLISH THAT COLLABORATION PIECE WITH THE CAMPUS COUNSELORS.

AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE CAMPUS COUNSELORS OUT OF THE LOOP IF THE PARENTS ARE CONTACTING US DIRECTLY.

SO THE PARENTS WOULD GO TO THE CAMPUS COUNSELOR WOULD DO THE REFERRAL.

LOTS OF SO BASICALLY PARENTS DO GET INVOLVED.

IT'S JUST NOT DIRECTLY WITH YOU.

OKAY. RIGHT. GOT IT. THANK YOU.

MM HMM. AND THEN DR.

GOBER, I HAVE IT IN MY HEAD SOMEWHERE THAT WE HAVE MORE SOCIAL WORKERS THAN IS TYPICAL FOR OTHER CAMPUSES.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? I MEAN, I DON'T LIKE COMPARING OURSELF TO OTHER DISTRICTS AND STUFF, BUT AM I CORRECT IN UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE UTILIZING MORE SOCIAL WORKERS THAN ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OUR LIKE SIZE? I WOULD SAY YES.

WE HAD SEVEN LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND WE ADDED THREE FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE CERTAINLY COMPETITIVE IN TERMS OF SOCIAL WORKERS TO A DISTRICT OUR SIZE AND.

BUT IF YOU'RE ASKING ME, I WOULD ALWAYS SAY WE YOU KNOW, WE COULD ALWAYS GROW BECAUSE THE SERVICES AND THE NEEDS ARE STILL GROWING AS WELL.

AND SO. BUT BUT, YES, WE'RE WE'RE STAYING COMPETITIVE WITH OUR LIKE SIZED DISTRICTS.

THE LAST PIECE OF DATA THAT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL REFLECTS OUR DIRECT SERVICES.

SO THIS VISUAL DISPLAYS THE TIME OUR TEAM HAS SERVED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND STAFF SO FAR.

SO ONE PIECE THIS IS OUR LAST SLIDE BEFORE WE TAKE OUR QUESTIONS, WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT SHARING THIS UPDATE WITH YOU.

THE VERY FIRST LIST I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL IS OUR PISD INTERNAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIST.

AND SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THIS LIST.

BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE REALLY WANTED TO CREATE A DISTRICT WIDE LIST OF RESOURCES THAT WE COULD PROVIDE EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT KIND OF A GO TO LIST THAT YOU COULD GO TO WITH UPDATED INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID.

AND SO WE AS A TEAM COLLECTIVELY STARTED COLLECTING ALL OF OUR RESOURCES AND PUTTING THEM ON ONE LIST.

AND WHAT WE ENDED UP GETTING WAS OVER 200 AGENCIES.

AND SO WITH THIS LIST, WHAT WE DID WAS CREATE TABS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AND THEN INCLUDED ALL THE AGENCIES THAT WE COULD THINK OF.

AND THEN WE INDIVIDUALLY CALLED EVERY SINGLE AGENCY ON HERE TO BE ABLE TO GET THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID, WAS ARE THEY PROVIDING VIRTUAL SERVICES OR FACE TO FACE SERVICES? AND SO WE WE WERE ABLE TO INCLUDE THAT AS WELL.

ANOTHER THING WAS WITH AGENCIES MOVING, WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ZIP CODE INFORMATION.

DOES IT DOES IT WHAT ZIP CODE DOES IT PROVIDE SERVICES TO? IS THERE A FEE FOR SERVICES? AND SO ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THEM ON HERE AND SHARE IT.

AND THEN WE SHARED THIS WITH THE DISTRICT.

AFTER THIS WAS CREATED, WE WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH OUR PARENTS AND WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO WITH THE HELP OF TECHNOLOGY.

WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO PUT THIS ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO HERE IS THE EXTERNAL LIST OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SO ON OUR COUNSELING SERVICES WEB PAGE.

A PARENT, A STUDENT, ANY PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY COULD COME HERE, FIND OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND HERE ARE ALL THE TABS THAT ARE ON OUR INTERNAL RESOURCE LIST SO THEY CAN CLICK ON ANY TAB THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

CLICK SUBMIT AND THEY WILL FIND ALL OF THE AGENCIES THAT ARE ON OUR INTERNAL RESOURCE LIST.

ARE Y'ALL COLLECTING FEEDBACK ON THESE AGENCIES AND GIVING THOSE AGENCIES FEEDBACK? LIKE IF YOU'RE FINDING THEM PARTICULARLY RESPONSIVE OR IF YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU FEEL LIKE MAYBE THEY COULD BE MORE RESPONSIVE, OR YOU ALL COLLECTING THAT FEEDBACK AND THEN SHARING THAT FEEDBACK EITHER INTERNALLY OR WITH THE AGENCIES THEMSELVES.

I KNOW AS A TEAM OF SOCIAL WORKERS, WHEN WE'RE ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE DOING CASE MANAGEMENT, WE'RE WORKING WITH FAMILIES, THAT IS ONE ONE THING THAT WE DO AS PARENTS.

WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE LIKE WITH THE PARTICULAR AGENCIES? I KNOW FOR ME PERSONALLY, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE PARENTS HAVE TOLD ME I CAN'T EVER GET A HOLD OF ANYBODY AT THAT AGENCY.

AND SO SOMETHING I DO PERSONALLY IS I TRY TO CALL THAT AGENCY AND I TRY TO GIVE THEM FEEDBACK AS WELL.

AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT I CONTINUOUSLY HEAR, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE REMOVE FROM THE WEBSITE.

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WE DON'T WANT A PARENT TO EVER HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY CALL ANY AGENCY.

SO THAT IS THAT IS FEEDBACK THAT WE WE DO REQUEST FROM PARENTS.

I WAS GOING TO SAY THIS LIST IS AMAZING BECAUSE IT'S REAL TIME.

SO IF IT'S 11:00 AT NIGHT AND A PARENT IS NOT SURE WHERE TO GO, IF THEY COME TO THIS LIST, THEY'RE GOING TO FIND SOME HELP AND IT'S NOT DURING SCHOOL HOURS.

SO THIS IS GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.

IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO CHIME IN ON THAT, TOO.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE COLLIN COUNTY COALITION FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

AND PART OF THE WORK OF THAT GROUP IS RESOURCES, CRISIS, INTERVENTION, EDUCATION ON MENTAL HEALTH AND A VARIETY OF OTHER TOPICS.

AND ONE OF THE PIECES OF RESPONDING TO COVID AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN COLLIN COUNTY IS WHERE IS ALL THE INFORMATION.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO YOU KNOW, I SHARED THIS WITH THE WHOLE GROUP, AND IT WAS THE MODEL FOR THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD.

NOT ONLY WILL I SHARE IT WITH YOU, BUT YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND YOU CAN YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THIS INFORMATION FOR FREE.

[10.3. Financial Services Report Presenter: Johnny Hill, Chief Financial Officer]

YES. BECAUSE IT'S IT'S FOR ALL OF US.

AND SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT THAT THAT IMPACT THAT YOU'RE HAVING IS SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

AND THEY'RE SEEING YOU AS A LEADER IN OUR WHOLE COUNTY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S AMAZING.

WE DID NOT KNOW THAT. THAT'S REALLY COOL.

AND THE OTHER THING WITH THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIST ONLINE IS THAT IT IS UPDATED.

WE TRY TO UPDATE IT AS FREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT IT IS UPDATED ONCE A MONTH.

AND SO EVERY TIME WE GATHER NEW INFORMATION FOR OUR INTERNAL LIST, SINCE IT'S A GOOGLE DOC, IT IS UPDATED IN REAL TIME, BUT WE ARE UPDATING THE EXTERNAL LIST ONCE A MONTH. SO ANYTHING THAT COMES OFF, PARENTS WON'T SEE IT, ANYTHING THAT GETS PUT ON PARENTS WILL SEE IT.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATING.

OUR NEXT PAGE WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL IS OUR ACTUAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS PAGE.

THIS PAGE WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO PUT ON OUR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUR TEAM.

HERE IS OUR TEAM OF TEN SOCIAL WORKERS WITH OUR EMAIL AND DIRECT CONTACT INFORMATION.

ANOTHER REALLY GREAT LITTLE TIDBIT HERE IS PARENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEARCH BY CAMPUS SO THEY CAN LOOK FOR THEIR STUDENT'S PARTICULAR CAMPUS AND SUBMIT. AND THEY WILL SEE THE ACTUAL SOCIAL WORKER THAT SERVES THAT CAMPUS AND THEN CONTACT US DIRECTLY.

AND THE LAST WEBSITE I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL IS OUR PREVENTION AND WELLNESS WEBSITE AND ON COUNSELING SERVICES.

SO AS LINZY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS THAT WE'RE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR.

WE WANTED TO ADD THAT TO OUR PREVENTION AND WELLNESS PAGE.

AND SO THIS HAS TABS FOR ALL OF THOSE MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS AS WELL.

WE WANTED PARENTS AND STUDENTS ALIKE TO BE ABLE TO COME TO OUR PAGE AND FIND THOSE TOPICS AND BE ABLE TO CLICK ON THOSE TOPICS AND FIND INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT TOPIC. NOW, THIS PAGE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SO THERE'S NOTHING CURRENTLY THERE, BUT WE PLAN TO HAVE THIS UP AND RUNNING BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR NEXT YEAR.

SO THIS IS CURRENTLY WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE FOR YOU ALL THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.

THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.

I THINK PROBABLY YOUR GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERWORKED AND UNDER APPRECIATED.

YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS CHANCE TO SAY WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU. I MEAN, YOU PEOPLE IN SOCIAL WORK, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THE MOST I MEAN, I WOULD SAY THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF YOU ARE VERY GIVING, COMPASSIONATE AND EMPATHETIC, SYMPATHETIC PEOPLE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU, PLEASE PRACTICE EXCELLENT SELF CARE.

YES. BECAUSE YOU ARE IN YOUR LINE OF WORK, YOU ENCOUNTER A LOT OF NEGATIVITY, TOXICITY.

I WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE A SYSTEM OF EXCELLENT SELF CARE AND SO YOU CAN PROTECT OUR MOST TREASURED STUDENTS.

YES, THANK YOU. AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT IN OUR TEAM HUDDLES IS SELF CARE.

THANK YOU. WELL, WE TALK ABOUT HAVING WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND WHAT WE WANT THAT TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW THEY WANT THAT TO BE.

AND YOU ARE THE HEART OF THAT.

AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

I NOTICED FOR THE REFERRAL DATA FOR SERVICES REQUESTED, NEARLY HALF WAS FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO IF YOU HAVE HISTORICAL DATA TO SEE HOW THAT COMPARES OVER PREVIOUS YEARS.

AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY GOING INTO THOSE SERVICES AND TRYING TO HELP A LOT OF

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A LOT OF STUDENTS THROUGH COVID.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH WAS EXACERBATED BY THAT.

AND SO I JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW THAT COMPARES HISTORICALLY AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF THERAPY TREATMENT OR OFFERINGS TO OUR STUDENTS THAT YOU THINK HAS BEEN A SILVER LINING OR A GREAT ADDITION TO THE REFERRALS OR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY THAT YOU OFFER.

SO CODY WE WOULDN'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF DATA ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE SERVED ALL 72 CAMPUSES DISTRICT WIDE.

SO ANY DATA WE WOULD HAVE WOULD ONLY BE THE FEW THAT WOULDN'T BE A DOZEN OR SO CAMPUSES WE SERVED BEFORE.

GOT IT. GOT IT.

WELL, HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE MORE DATA NEXT YEAR AND IT'LL BE A LOT LOWER.

IF I CAN JUST CHIME IN ON THAT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU ALL HAVE DONE SO MUCH SO FAST.

IT IS THE FIRST YEAR AND YOU'VE HAD GREAT IMPACT.

SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

ALSO WANT TO THANK STEVE AND AND KRISTEN AND THE WHOLE TEAM FOR THE AMAZING WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE AND YOUR HELP AND SUPPORTING OUR KIDS, OUR FAMILIES, AND TO BE ABLE TO TAKE WHAT YOUR EXPERTISE AND YOUR CARE AND SUPPORT AND TO EXPAND THAT ACROSS ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES IS HUGE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY, VERY GOOD PRESENTATION, BUT I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION.

BUT THE THING IS THAT WE KNOW THAT HOW MANY REFERRALS CAME IN AT 630.

BUT CAN CAN YOU TELL US AFTER THE END OF THE YEAR HOW MANY STUDENTS THAT WE'VE HELPED AND THAT NO LONGER NEED THE SERVICES? OKAY. YEAH, WE CAN WORK ON SOME DATA FOR YOU.

YOU'LL GET AN END OF THE YEAR, YEAR END REVIEW FROM US.

SO JUST RIGHT AROUND JUNE YOU'LL GET THAT.

BUT THE SECOND HALF OF OUR PRESENTATION IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOPE SQUAD.

AND THE HOPE SQUAD IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY OUR COUNSELING COORDINATOR, KATIE DURAN.

YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I THINK HE'S CHANGING THE PRESENTATION HERE.

IT WAS FINANCE AND Y'ALL DO NOT WANT MY AGGIE MATH TALKING ABOUT FINANCE.

SO WE'LL GET IT BACK ON THE RIGHT SLIDE HERE.

ALL RIGHT. Y'ALL DO NOT WANT ME TALKING ABOUT THAT.

SO AS YOU SAID, MY NAME IS KATIE DURAN.

I SERVE PLANO ISD 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CAMPUSES.

I COORDINATE THE COUNSELING PROGRAMS THERE.

AND ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF OVERSEEING THIS YEAR'S HOPE SQUAD.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT GUYS THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT HOPE SQUAD IS, IT'S A PEER TO PEER SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT THE GRANT HALLIBURTON FOUNDATION STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A QUICK OVERVIEW BEFORE I GIVE AN UPDATE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A VIDEO.

AND IN THIS VIDEO, THE GRANT HALLIBURTON PUT IT TOGETHER.

IT ACTUALLY HAS OUR VERY OWN PLANO ISD STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS IN IT.

SO YOU GUYS WILL SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES WHEN WE WATCH THIS VIDEO HERE.

[VIDEO] THE MOST CRITICAL PIECES OF THRIVE IS PEER TO PEER SUPPORT.

RESEARCH TELLS US MOST ADOLESCENTS EXPERIENCING DEPRESSION OR SUICIDAL THOUGHTS CONFIDE IN A FRIEND RATHER THAN AN ADULT.

HOPE SQUAD IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO BECOME ADDITIONAL EYES AND EARS IN THEIR SCHOOL AS THEY LEARN TO IDENTIFY WARNING SIGNS, ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS, AND PERSUADE THEIR FRIENDS WHO ARE AT RISK TO SEEK HELP FROM ADULTS.

THE HOPE SQUAD REALLY HAS BEEN LIKE, HEY, IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY.

WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, I WAS IMMEDIATELY ATTRACTED TO IT BECAUSE MY BROTHER ACTUALLY PASSED AWAY FROM SUICIDE.

JUST BEING ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE REALLY NOT ONLY IMPACTS THE OTHER PEOPLE, BUT MYSELF AS WELL.

WE HAVE SEEN AN IMPACT HERE ON OUR CAMPUS THAT STUDENTS ARE USING WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW THEY FEEL.

I DON'T FEEL WELL.

I DON'T FEEL RIGHT.

I DON'T FEEL HAPPY LIKE I USED TO.

YOU'RE HAVING THOSE KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS NOW INSTEAD OF KEEPING IT QUIET.

HAVING A GROUP THAT PEOPLE CAN RELY ON, EVERY SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE THAT.

JUST SEEING THE IMPACT WITHIN OUR LITTLE GROUP AND THEN THE WAY THAT IT SPREADS TO EVERYBODY ELSE HAS BEEN REALLY REWARDING.

IT HAS JUST BEEN AN IMMOVABLE FORCE THAT IS JUST HELPING KIDS LEFT AND RIGHT.

THE MOST CRITICAL THE MOST CRITICAL PIECES OF THRIVE IS PEER TO PEER SUPPORT.

SORRY. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR OWN STUDENTS HERE IN PLANO ISD ARE HAVING A HUGE IMPACT WITH HOPE SQUAD.

WE ARE WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE YEAR TWO OF HOPE SQUAD AT ALL TEN OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

FIVE DO IT AS A CLUB OR ORGANIZATION, AND THEN FIVE OF THEM DO IT AS A SCHEDULE ON THE KIDS SCHEDULE FOR LOCAL CREDIT.

SO DEPENDING ON THE CAMPUS IS KIND OF HOW THE PROGRAM IS RUN.

CURRENTLY THIS YEAR, 137 STUDENTS ARE TRAINED AS HOPE SQUAD MEMBERS, AND TO DATE, SO FAR THEY'VE HELPED 72 OF THEIR PEERS WHO'VE HAD SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OR STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.

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SO THEY'RE DOING WONDERFUL WORK AND MAKING A BIG IMPACT AND SAVING LIVES DEFINITELY IN PLANO ISD.

WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE EXPANDING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

SO WITH THE HELP OF A $7,500 GRANT FROM THE GRANT HALIBURTON FOUNDATION, WE'RE EXCITED TO PILOT HOPE SQUAD DOWN TO FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR, AND WE'RE IDENTIFYING THOSE SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.

A LOT OF THEM ARE VERY EXCITED TO PILOT IT SO WE CAN ONLY DO FIVE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH FIVE WE'RE GOING TO DO, BUT OUR DATA SHOWS AS WE PULL THE DATA.

THIS WAS AS OF APRIL, WE HAD 457 REPORTS OF SELF HARM.

AND AS WE KIND OF PULLED THAT NUMBER, WE DID NOTICE A LARGE GROUP WAS COMING FROM OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL POPULATION.

SO FOR 6TH GRADE THERE WAS 42 REPORTS OF SELF HARM.

7TH GRADE HAD 51 REPORTS OF SELF HARM, AND 8TH GRADE HAD 82 REPORTS OF SELF HARM.

SO A BIG CHUNK OF KIDS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE REALLY STRUGGLING.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT EXPANDING IT DOWN TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND GETTING THE PEER TO PEER PREVENTION PROGRAM WILL HELP WITH THAT AS WELL.

IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT THOSE MIDDLE SCHOOLS FEED TO SO THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL COULD BE A PARTNER OR A MENTOR FOR THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL? YOU KNOW, I'M SAYING LIKE LOOKING AT STRONGER PROGRAMS AT THE NINE, TEN SCHOOLS THAT CAN MENTOR THE WHATEVER THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT YOU SELECT.

YES, FOR SURE. SO WE'RE AT ALL WE'RE ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

SO ANY OF THEM. YEAH. BUT IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT WHICH MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO CHOOSE A STRONG PROGRAM.

YEAH. THAT OR THEN ALSO THE GREATEST NEED.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SO DOES THAT MEAN FOR EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE WE NEED $1,500 DOLLARS TO HAVE A PEER TO PEER PREVENTION PROGRAM? BECAUSE YOU SAID $7,500.

YES, DIVIDED BY FIVE.

IN ORDER SO THE PROGRAM DOES COST $1,500 PER YEAR PER CAMPUS.

AND SO GRANT, HALLIBURTON IS GIVING US A $7,500 GRANT FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PILOT IT AT FIVE SCHOOLS.

BUT IF WE WERE TO PUT IT EVERY SCHOOL, IT WOULD BE $1,500 FOR EVERY CAMPUS.

DO WE HAVE LIKE A BULK DISCOUNT? A BULK? I'M THINKING OF A COSTCO.

[LAUGHTER] LIKE IF YOU BUY IN BULK, DO WE GET A DISCOUNT? BULK? YEAH. SORRY, MY CHINGLISH IS COMING OUT.

IT'S TOO LATE. BULK.

YEAH, NO.

SO THEY DON'T DO LIKE A DISTRICT WIDE PRICE.

IT'S JUST PER CAMPUS, SO.

YES, MA'AM. QUICK QUESTION.

I SEE ALL OF THE WE HAVE THE REPORTS OF SELF HARM.

WHAT ARE OTHER WAYS THAT YOU IDENTIFY STUDENTS THAT MIGHT BE IN NEED? BUT MIGHT BE IN NEED OF WHAT? DOES THE HOPE SQUAD DO OUTREACH? YES, SIR. THEY DO SO AT THEIR CAMPUS.

THEY HAVE PROGRAMS. THEY DO ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND THEY PROMOTE WAYS LIKE DURING LUNCHES, WAYS FOR KIDS TO COME AND SEE THEM.

SO THE STUDENTS OF THE CAMPUS KNOW WHO TO GO TO, THEY WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW THEY'RE IDENTIFIED.

I'M NOT GOING TO BACK ON HEATHER AND HER BULK HER BOOK QUESTION AND IF THERE WERE IT IS PILOTING FIVE SCHOOLS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL IDEAL AS FAR AS MAKING SURE IT'S DONE RIGHT AND WELL THE FIRST YEAR? OR SHOULD SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO'S LISTENING TO US RIGHT NOW SAYING $1,500 IS SOMETHING I AS A FAMILY COULD HELP CONTRIBUTE? WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU'D BE WELCOME TO HAVING MORE? I MEAN, I KNOW THE LOGISTICS VERSUS THE GENEROSITY, BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT.

WE ALWAYS WELCOME THOSE KINDS OF IN-KIND OR DONATIONS.

BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS YET BEFORE.

AND SO HAVING A PILOT YEAR IS NOT A BAD IDEA FOR OUR FIRST YEAR WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

THE CONTENT OF THIS TOPIC IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE NEW FOR US AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.

SO IS THAT NEW FOR HOPE SQUAD PERIOD? IS THE PROGRAM NEW TO MIDDLE SCHOOL OR IS IT DONE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OTHER PLACES? IT'S DONE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN OTHER PLACES, YES.

SO OKAY. SO SHOULD BE SOMEONE LISTENING.

THEY CAN MAKE A GENEROUS DONATION TO THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROGRAM.

AND THAT WOULD BE A WAY THAT SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO SUPPORT THIS COULD DO THAT.

JERI SHOULDN'T WE JUST FIRST MAKE SURE, PLANO I KNOW THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION HAS A PROGRAM LIKE THAT LIKE THIS.

PUT A TAB, LIKE HAVE A HOPE'S HOPE SQUAD FOUNDATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO PEOPLE.

[INAUDIBLE] IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, HAVE THEM REACH OUT TO DR.

GOBER AND WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE WE CAN ACCEPT DONATIONS TO THE DISTRICT WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

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NOW SOME, SOME FOLKS WILL ONLY DONATE TO, TO A, TO AN EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

AND IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN WE CAN, WE CAN WORK ON THAT.

I WOULD EXPECT THERE MIGHT BE A STATE GRANT WE COULD APPLY FOR, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A REALLY HOT TOPIC, ESPECIALLY IN THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

BUT I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU.

THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE HOPE SQUAD ARE TRAINED, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. SO FIRST, I WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY'RE TRAINED.

AND SECOND, I WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY'RE SUPPORTED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY MIGHT BE DOING SOME HEAVY LIFTING.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE OK IN THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.

ABSOLUTELY YES. SO THEY GET TRAINED JUST AS THE HOPE SQUAD ADVISORS, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN THE SUMMER.

THE STUDENTS GO THROUGH THAT AS WELL.

SO AS THEY START THE PROGRAM, THE GRANT HALLIBURTON FOUNDATION HAS AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS.

SO THEY'RE WELL PREPARED FOR WHAT, YOU KNOW, KIDS ARE COMING AT THEM WITH THEIR HEAVY BURDENS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEY KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AND GET THOSE KIDS AND TAKE THEM FOR HELP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE GROUP, THEY HAVE THEIR CLASS EVERY DAY, SO THEY CAN TALK AS A CLASS AND TALK THROUGH THAT.

SO THE PROGRAMS ARE DOING VERY WELL, THE STUDENTS ARE DOING VERY WELL.

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY REPORTS OF THE THE HOPE SQUAD MEMBERS HAVING ISSUES OF BEING TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO HANDLE.

OKAY. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR WELLNESS IS CONSIDERED AS WELL.

YES, FOR SURE. SO BASICALLY THEY WILL.

THESE TRAINERS ARE A SOURCE OF RESOURCES.

THEY LEARN HOW TO REFER THESE PEOPLE TO COUNSELORS, TO TEACHERS.

RIGHT. IT'S LIKE I'M SURE THEY'RE NOT TRAINED.

IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, CLINICAL, CLINICAL PSYCH, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT PROFESSIONALS, BUT, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS, THEY WANT TO TALK TO THEIR OWN PEERS LIKE THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE TALKING TO THEIR PEERS ABOUT THEIR ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS THAN SOMETIMES THEY DO TALKING TO THEIR PARENTS OR THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

SO IT'S JUST A WAY THEY CAN TALK TO SOMEONE AND THEN THOSE STUDENTS KNOW HOW TO GET THEM THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND THEN FINALLY, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT THE HOPE SQUADS ARE DOING ON THEIR CAMPUSES, THEY'RE REALLY CHANGING THE CULTURE, THE CULTURE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN PLANO ISD. SO THIS YEAR THEY'VE COLLABORATED WITH OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THEY CREATED A DAY OF HOPE WITH THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO.

SO THIS PAST FEBRUARY WAS THE DAY OF HOPE IN THE CITY OF PLANO.

THEY ALSO CREATED A NATIONWIDE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO, WHICH YOU JUST SAW THAT THE GRANT HALIBURTON FOUNDATION USES NATIONWIDE.

SO OUR STUDENTS WERE IN THAT AS WELL.

THEY OFFER HOPEFUL MESSAGES TO STUDENTS AS THEY ENTER AND LEAVE THE BUILDING EACH DAY, CREATE MENTAL HEALTH CHECK INS AND GRATITUDE WALLS ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

THEY LEAD MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS YOGA AND STRETCHING ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

PREPARE SUICIDE AWARENESS ACTIVITIES.

THEY HOST THEMED DAYS AND KINDNESS DAYS AND THEY VOLUNTEER TO SPEAK IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING BY OUR OWN STUDENTS EACH AND EVERY DAY IN PLANO ISD, AND I JUST COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THIS PROGRAM AND THE EXPANSION OF IT COMING UP.

THAT'S IT. KATIE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS.

WE APPRECIATE THIS.

WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT HOPE SQUAD, IT WAS JUST A CONVERSATION.

AND TO SEE THAT IN ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND NOW WITH AN OUTREACH INTO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO COMPLETE THE SECONDARY KIND OF PICTURE FOR FOR KIDS HELPING KIDS, WE KNOW THAT KIDS ARE MORE LIKELY TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER THAN THEY ARE SOMETIMES TO TALK TO AN ADULT.

SO WITH THE RIGHT TRAINING AND SUPPORT, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND I SAW AMY POOL IN THE VIDEO FROM GRANT HALLIBURTON, AND SHE IS A HUGE CHEERLEADER OF YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING TO GET HOPE SQUAD GOING AND ALL THE PARTNERSHIP WITH GRANT HALLIBURTON FOUNDATION.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. A QUICK QUESTION.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I'M SORRY. SO IF YOU COULD HOLD THAT QUESTION AND MAYBE TALK TO OUR FOLKS AFTER THE MEETING, THAT WOULD BE THAT'D BE GREAT.

THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO JUST TO COMPLETE THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU ALL.

TO ECHO TERESA'S COMMENT EARLIER, YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH IS IS TREMENDOUS WORK.

BUT IT JUST IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK.

IT IS SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS IN THE IN THAT HAVE THE MOST DESPERATE OF NEEDS IS IS TREMENDOUS AND IS, YOU KNOW, TO THE POINT OF DATA. HAVING THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE IN PLACE MAY SHOW MORE REFERRALS NEXT YEAR.

AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY NEEDS THIS YEAR, IT'S JUST THAT WE'RE CATCHING THAT MANY.

SO I HOPE WE DO HAVE MORE REFERRALS.

I KNOW THAT'S A PERVERSE WAY OF SAYING THAT, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

OK SO WITH THAT REPORT, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES REPORT.

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SO KATIE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME BACK UP NOW.

OKAY. SO, JOHNNY, THANK YOU.

PRESIDENT STOLLE, SINCE I'M ASSUMING NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT FINANCE, I GUESS I'LL JUMP IN THERE.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE GREAT REPORTS.

I REALLY ENJOYED IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THAT THIS EVENING.

AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO JUNE, OF COURSE, WE START TALKING ABOUT AND I'VE HEARD A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS ABOUT TAX BILLS THAT HAVE COME OUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

AND THERE'S LOTS OF QUESTIONS THAT ARE SURROUNDED THAT AND SO.

SUPERINTENDENT BONSER THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE AND PRESIDENT STOLLE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE JUST TO COME AND TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE ALL HAVING QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

SO I CALL IT TOPICS SURROUNDING TRUTH AND TAXATION.

AND OF COURSE, AT THE END OF THE MAY, THE SECOND BOARD MEETING IN MAY, WE'LL ACTUALLY START HONING IN ON THE ACTUAL TRUTH AND TAXATION STATEMENT WHERE THOSE INFORMATIONS ARE COMING FROM AND THEN WHERE THE FORM IS WHEN WE HAVE TO REPORT OUT IN A PUBLIC HEARING.

BUT FOR THIS EVENING, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THREE TOPICS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING UP, PERCOLATING TO THE TOP OF THE DISCUSSION LADDER.

AND HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE INFORMATION AND THEN ANSWER ANY KIND OF QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE THIS EVENING.

IF I CAN GET MY.

SEE HOW THIS IS. THERE'S AN ON AND OFF BUTTON.

PERFECT. YEP.

I COULD MAKE A JOKE THERE, BUT I'LL TRY TO REFRAIN.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

SO CURRENT TOPICS THAT WE'LL DISCUSS THIS EVENING.

NUMBER ONE IS IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE, OF COURSE, YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT THERE'S TWO PROPOSITIONS THAT THAT ARE STATEWIDE THAT HAVE COME UP AS A RESULT OF THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

PROPOSITION ONE.

PROPOSITION TWO.

I WANT TO TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE TWO PROPOSITIONS.

AND THEN BASICALLY WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS TO PLANO ISD REALLY? WHAT'S THE EFFECT OF THE STATE? ALMOST TWO PROPOSITIONS.

SECOND OF ALL IS, AS YOU KNOW, 1ST OF MAY, WE ALWAYS GET I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO IT A LITTLE BIT.

AND THAT IS WHAT IS MY VALUE IN MY HOUSE DOING.

IS IT GOING UP? IS IT GOING DOWN AND HOW MUCH IS IT GOING UP? AND SO THERE'S A THERE'S A CAP OUT THERE THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT JUST REAL BRIEFLY.

IT'S CALLED A 10% CAP.

AND WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN? AND THEN THE THIRD TOPIC THAT I'D LIKE TO VISIT WITH EVERYONE THIS EVENING IS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT LOOKING AT A BUDGET DEFICIT AND WHAT THAT MEANS.

WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES, WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY GO AND MAXIMIZE THE FUNDING THAT WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE IN OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL BUDGET. AND ONE WAY TO DO THAT, THAT WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP WHAT'S CALLED A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION.

THAT'S A LOT OF WORDS, BUT I WANT TO TRY TO PARE THAT DOWN AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ABOUT THAT TOPIC THIS EVENING AS WELL.

SO LET ME JUST JUMP ON IN THERE.

THE FIRST THING THAT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS IF YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE.

IF YOU HAVEN'T, THEN I'M SORRY.

EARLY VOTING IS OVER.

YOU MUST WAIT TILL SATURDAY TO ACTUALLY VOTE ON THE SEVENTH OF ELECTION DAY.

BUT THERE IS PROP ONE AND PROP TWO.

AND LEGISLATIVELY, THIS ACTUALLY ROLLED OUT AS A TAX RELIEF MEASURE.

YOU KNOW, THE LEGISLATURE, THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN EXCESS.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY END UP HAVING A SURPLUS FUNDING.

AND THEY WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY DO TAX RELIEF.

AND SO THEY CAME OUT WITH TWO PROP ONES AND PROP TWOS AS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT HAD TO GO INTO THAT.

AND SO IT REQUIRES EVERYBODY TO VOTE.

I WILL SAY THAT I THINK IT'S GOT ABOUT A 100% CHANCE OF PASSING BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY NOT VOTE IN FAVOR OF CUTTING THEIR TAXES.

AND SO SO THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT AS WELL.

SO PROP ONE, WHAT DOES PROP ONE ACTUALLY MEAN? AND I HAD TALKED WITH THE GROUP EARLIER ABOUT, OKAY, I NEED TO MAKE THIS AS SIMPLE AS I CAN.

BUT BASICALLY, WHENEVER THE TAX ON TAX COMPRESSION CAME ABOUT IN THE STATE BACK IN 2019, TAX COMPRESSION, LOWERING THE TAX RATES, THERE WERE ALREADY TAXPAYERS OUT THERE THAT HAD THEIR TAXES FROZEN.

PREDOMINANTLY. THERE WAS TWO GROUPS.

YOU HAD THE ELDERLY, THE OVER 65 TAX TAX FREEZE, AND YOU HAVE THE DISABLED TAX FREEZE.

AND SO BECAUSE THE DISTRICTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS STARTED COMPRESSING OR LOWERING THOSE TAX RATES, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TAX FREEZE.

SO PROP ONE BASICALLY GOES BACK AND IT SIMPLY SAYS THAT IF YOU HAD A IF YOU HAD A TAX FREEZE AS OF 2019, THEN YOU WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO START TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT COMPRESSION. NOW, IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO DETERMINE.

THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACTUALLY CALCULATE THAT.

BUT THEY'LL FIGURE THAT OUT, I PROMISE, AND IT'LL BE EFFECTIVE STARTING IN 2023, BASICALLY IT'S TARGETED TOWARD THE DISABLED AND THE ELDERLY.

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SO IT'S A GOOD THING.

THE SECOND. OF COURSE, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS.

AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU OWN A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, THERE IS AN EXEMPTION OUT THERE FOR YOU, A STATE MANDATED EXEMPTION.

IT'S BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.

IT USED TO BE 5010 THOUSAND AND IT'S CREPT UP.

NOW IT'S 25,000.

WELL, PROP TWO BASICALLY IS EXPANDING THAT IT'S EXPANDING THAT EXEMPTION ON A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FROM 25,000 UP TO 40,000.

THAT'S A GOOD THING IF YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER.

THAT'S A GOOD THING. HOW MUCH DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? WELL, AT OUR ANTICIPATED TAX RATE FOR NEXT YEAR, IT MEANS A TAX SAVINGS OF ABOUT $192.

ABOUT $192 DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT WILL DEFINITELY HELP.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT PROP TO ACTUALLY WILL DO FOR OUR TAXPAYERS.

GOOD THING. HEY, JOHNNY, CAN I POINT SOMETHING OUT THERE ON PROP TWO? THAT IS GOOD FOR PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, RIGHT? NOT CORPORATIONS OR RENTERS.

SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT EVERYONE IN THE STATE.

IT'S JUST THOSE THAT ARE PROPERTY OWNERS, HOMESTEAD OWNERS.

THAT'S A GREAT POINT.

AND BASICALLY NOT EVEN ONLY RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR AND HAVE RECEIVED AN EXEMPTION.

IT'S GOT TO BE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

IT HAS TO BE ON FILE.

SO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO PLANO ISD AND I'LL I'LL GET THE RIGHT I'M ON THE BOTTOM LINE KIND OF GUY.

SO I'LL JUST SAY THIS.

BOTTOM LINE IS THE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ZERO.

THE STATE WILL ACTUALLY MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE OF TAXES THAT WE WILL LOSE AS A RESULT OF THESE TWO PROPOSITIONS.

THEY'LL DO THAT IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

FIRST OF FIRST WAY THEY'LL DO THAT IS BASICALLY AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE CALCULATION HERE IN A SECOND.

BUT PROP ONE STILL UNDETERMINED.

BUT BASICALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, SINCE ALL THE ADDITIONAL TAXES WE DO HAVE COMING IN RIGHT NOW, WE COLLECT THEM AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PAY THEM DIRECTLY BACK TO THE STATE.

WE DON'T ACTUALLY GET TO KEEP THAT MONEY.

WE PAY IT BACK TO THE STATE IN THE FORM OF RECAPTURE.

SO ON THESE MONIES THAT HAPPENS WITH PROP ONE AND ACTUALLY PROP TWO AS WELL, WE WILL NOT RECEIVE THE TAXES.

SO WE WON'T RECEIVE THAT REVENUE.

BUT THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE THERE'S AN OFFSET THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE RECAPTURE ON THAT.

SO REDUCED REVENUES AND THEN REDUCED RECAPTURE ON THAT AMOUNT AND THAT RESULT TO OUR DISTRICT WOULD BE ZERO.

THAT'S ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THE BUDGET.

THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD FOR US.

ON THE ON THE INTEREST IN SINKING OR THE DEBT SIDE OF OUR OF OUR BUDGET, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE RECAPTURE ON THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND.

SO HOW WILL WE GET THAT MADE UP? HOW DOES THAT ACTUALLY WORK PRACTICALLY? WELL, IT'S THE SAME WAY THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING.

WHENEVER THEY WENT ABOUT A DECADE AGO, WHENEVER THEY WENT FROM THE 15,000 EXEMPTION TO 25 EXEMPTION, THEY CREATED A HOLD HARMLESS ACCOUNT.

IT'S CALLED ASAHE, WHICH STANDS FOR ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

THAT'S WHAT ASAHE STANDS FOR.

IT'S A TERRIBLE AND I KNOW, I KNOW I DIDN'T COME UP WITH IT.

BUT BASICALLY WHAT THEY DO IS THEY'LL ACTUALLY WRITE US A CHECK TO THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE ON THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND.

SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW, AND I THINK IT MAY BE BETTER, JUST GO TO THIS NEXT.

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE.

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT ASAHI? I HAD TO SAY THAT VERY CAREFULLY.

IS IT? IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE STATE HAS CONTINUED TO REPLENISH OR DO THEY FORGET ABOUT THAT ON OCCASION? I MEAN, THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD QUESTION, BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS IT IS ON ALL YOUR OUTSTANDING DEBT THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW.

BUT ON NEW DEBT THAT'S ISSUED.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE GO FORWARD AND WE HAVE FUTURE BOND PROGRAMS. THE ASAHI WILL NOT COVER FUTURE BOND PROGRAMS. IT ONLY COVERED THE DEBT THAT WE HAVE AS ACTUALLY ON OUR BOOKS AS OF SEPTEMBER OF OF 21.

OKAY. GOOD POINT, I GUESS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD ASATR ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR WHAT WAS IT, TAX RELIEF? TAX REDUCTION. TAX REDUCTION.

THERE WE GO. THEY PHASED THAT OUT.

AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF, FALLING OFF THAT CLIFF.

WILL THEY PHASE OUT ASAHI.

SO, IF YOU'RE HANGING ON THERE, I'VE GOT TO I ACTUALLY HAVE A SLIDE HERE IN A SECOND THAT I'LL ACTUALLY TALK DIRECTLY TO THAT.

BUT IT'S REALLY A PERCEPTIVE QUESTION SO.

HANG IN THERE AND I'LL ANSWER IT HERE IN JUST ONE SECOND.

SO THIS IS THE ACTUAL CALCULATIONS.

AND I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT IN THE UPPER RIGHT BOX.

THIS IS PROP TWO AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE ANTICIPATED TAX RATE IS FOR NEXT YEAR.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT OUR NET TAXABLE VALUE IS ACTUALLY IN OUR DISTRICT.

IT'S A LITTLE OVER $66 BILLION.

THE RESULT THAT WE'LL LOSE AS A RESULT OF THIS ELECTION ON PROP TWO IS ABOUT $1.1 BILLION.

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ABOUT $1.1 BILLION.

SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF VALUE.

IT IS A LOT OF VALUE.

THAT'S ABOUT 1.69% OF OUR OVERALL TAXABLE VALUE.

IF YOU RUN THE NUMBERS OUT ON THAT, YOU CAN YOU CAN BASICALLY JUST SEE WHERE YOU'RE GETTING THE THE AMOUNT OF LOSS THAT YOU'RE LOSING ON THE SIDE, AS WELL AS THE HONEST SIDE.

I JUST WANTED TO RUN THOSE NUMBERS SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE CALCULATION.

SOMETIMES I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT IF WE ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH VALUE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT LOSING IN OUR DISTRICT, IT'S ABOUT $1.1 BILLION.

BUT WE'RE MAKING UP THAT TOTAL LEAVING.

YES. AND SO ONCE AGAIN, ON THE M&O SIDE, REDUCING THE TAXES AND REDUCING THE RECAPTURE.

NET RESULT IS ZERO ON THE INS SIDE.

THEN THEY'LL ACTUALLY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CUT US A CHECK, BUT THEY'LL ACTUALLY PAY IT THROUGH THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM AND WE'LL GET FUNDED THAT WAY.

OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S COMFORTABLE WITH WITH THE PROPS ONE AND PROPS, TOO.

IS THERE ANYTHING LONG TERM? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THERE ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, IF ASIDE FROM THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THAT, IS THERE ANY KIND OF LONG TERM CONCERN WITH THAT? I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.

BUT JUST CURIOUS.

SO. SO, YES.

I MEAN, I THINK SO.

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I'LL GO ON AND ANSWER THAT NOW ALONG WITH NANCY'S QUESTION EARLIER.

SO BOTTOM LINE IS, I THINK IN ORDER TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, YOU HAVE TO SAY, WELL, WHAT'S THE EFFECT OF THE STATE REALLY? BECAUSE WE KNOW STATE HAS ONE JOB EVERY TWO YEARS.

TAKE OUR MONEY. NO, SIR.

THEY'VE GOT TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET.

THEY'VE GOT TO BALANCE THE STATE BUDGET.

AND SO THEY ONLY DO THAT IF THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY ECONOMICALLY TO DO THAT.

STATE COMPTROLLER ACTUALLY CERTIFIES THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO A BUDGET FOR.

SO, I MEAN, WE COULD GO BACK TO ASATR AND TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT I WON'T.

BUT BASICALLY THE QUESTION IS, IS IN THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY ACTUALLY SET ASIDE ABOUT FOUR AND ONE HALF BILLION DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THIS TAX RELIEF, ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS.

AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO COVER FOR THE STATE THEY PROJECTED THROUGH ABOUT 2026.

SO THE QUESTION THAT YOU ANSWERED IS, OF COURSE, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER 2026? WELL, THE THOUGHT IS THAT THE ECONOMY IN TEXAS HAS BEEN GROWING.

SO AS LONG AS IT CONTINUES TO GROW, IT WOULD ENVELOP THIS AND IT WOULD KEEP IT WOULD KEEP PAYING FOR IT.

THE QUESTION THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, AND WE KNOW THIS BY ASATR, THAT IF THE ECONOMY EVER RETURNS DOWN, THEN A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL ACTUALLY PHASE THE SUPPORT OR THEY HAVE IN THE PAST PHASED OUT SOME OF THE SUPPORT.

SO I THINK THAT WE'RE GOOD FOR 2026.

THE FUNDING HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT ASIDE FOR THAT.

AND THE THOUGHT IS EVERY ABOUT EVERY ANNUAL BUDGET THAT THEY HAVE A LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY'LL HAVE TO REVISIT IT WHETHER THEY CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT OR NOT. SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT OUR LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT ONE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES WOULD CARRY A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW A RECAPTURE DISTRICT.

TO OFFSET AGAINST RECAPTURE LIKE THEY'RE DOING UNDER PROP ONE, UNDER PROP TWO AS WELL.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, BUT MAYBE NOT SINCE THAT IS A BUDGETING ITEM.

AND THAT WOULD BE A WAY FOR US TO POTENTIALLY HAVE A CARRY FORWARD OFFSET THAT'S NOT TIED TO A STATE FUND.

YEAH, I THINK WE CAN ASK FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT CREATIVE RECAPTURE.

ADJUSTMENTS, IF YOU WILL.

BUT I WILL POINT OUT THAT THE STATE I THINK THIS YEAR ARE.

DELEGATE, OUR LEGISLATURE TURNED OVER 20%.

SO IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US AS BOARD MEMBERS AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO HAVE THE MEMORY THAT GOES BEYOND THE TWO YEARS OF A BIENNIUM AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR LOCAL DELEGATION UNDERSTANDS THAT 2026 DEADLINE AND THAT WE ARE HELD HARMLESS FOR THIS. IT'S ALMOST A DIS EQUITABLE TAX RELIEF BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNIFORM TAX RELIEF FOR EVERY TAX ENTITY IN THE STATE. IT'S JUST HOMEOWNERS.

I MEAN, NANCY, I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT I ALSO THINK STATE LEGISLATORS LIVE TWO YEARS AT A TIME.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED.

YEAH, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT NOW.

BUT I. AND PROPOSE IT NOW.

BUT I THINK UNTIL WE GET TO 2026 IN THAT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE AS RECEPTIVE.

THEY'RE GOING TO KICK THE CAN AS THEY TYPICALLY DO UNTIL WE'RE ABOUT TO SEND THE CAN OVER THE CLIFF.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE PROP ONE AND TWO? ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUMP IN THE 10% CAP.

AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.

AND THIS IS BECAUSE TAX BILLS CAME OUT.

AND OBVIOUSLY, IN SOME CASES, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY GOT THEIR TAX BILL AND THEY REALIZED, OH, WOW, THAT'S GONE UP A WHOLE LOT.

AND SO THE QUESTION CAME OUT IS, IS THERE ANY CAPS ON HOW MUCH THE TAX LIABILITY CAN ACTUALLY GO UP AND TO BE ANSWERED?

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TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, THE ANSWER IS YES.

THERE IS A LAW OUT THERE THAT SAYS THAT FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT, YOUR ASSESSED VALUES CANNOT GO OVER 10%.

OKAY. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

NUMBER ONE IS YOUR ASSESSED VALUES FROM YEAR TO YEAR CANNOT GO MORE THAN 10% IF.

YOU MUST HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OUT THERE IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

WE HAVE ABOUT 75,000 HOMESTEADS IN IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ABOUT 75,000.

IT'S A LOT. BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS THAT FOR SOME REASON IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A AUTOMATIC IT'S NOT A GUARANTEE.

YOU HAVE TO GO OUT.

YOU CAN DO IT REALLY EASY.

YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN HOUSES THAT AREN'T TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

SO 75,000 IS LIKE WHAT KIND OF PERCENTAGE OF FAMILY HOMES THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IF ALL OF THOSE HOMES WERE OWNED AND NOT RENTAL PROPERTY, ETC.? I DO NOT KNOW THAT, BUT THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION AND I WE'LL FIND THAT OUT AND GET THAT BACK TO YOU.

SO I CAN I KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.

I JUST I DON'T HAVE THAT.

JOHN SO ALL THIS CAMPUS STUFF IS FOR HOMEOWNERS WITH LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE EXEMPTIONS.

HOMESTEAD THEY ARE.

BUT IF IT'S RENTAL HOMES, YOU DON'T GET THIS.

THAT MEANS RENTERS DON'T GET RELIEF.

SO THAT'S REALLY, REALLY SAD.

YES. THIS IS TARGETED.

JUST HOMEOWNERS. I KNOW.

YEAH. I WILL SAY THIS, THAT ONCE YOU FILE, ONCE YOU ACTUALLY QUALIFY FOR A HOMESTEAD, THEN THIS 10% CAP IS NOT ACTUALLY ELIGIBLE UNTIL THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR.

SO I BOUGHT A HOUSE LAST YEAR.

I'M ELIGIBLE FOR A HOMESTEAD THIS YEAR.

I FILLED UP MY PAPERWORK.

MY HOUSE WENT UP 28% OR WHATEVER, WHATEVER IT MIGHT DO.

WOULD I BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE HOMESTEAD? I WOULD NOT. I WOULD PAY TAXES ON THAT ENTIRE INCREASE BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR, 23, THAT THIS EXEMPTION ON THIS CAP WOULD ACTUALLY COME INTO PLACE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF THAT.

NOW, THERE'S ALSO I'VE HEARD THE QUESTION, WELL, IS IT A ROLLING.

IS IT A ROLLING AVERAGE? AND THE ANSWER IS NO, IT'S ONE YEAR ASSESSMENT OF THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

ASSESSMENT. WHAT THAT IS.

AND I WILL SAY THIS. THIS IS NOT WHERE YOU GET OUT OF PAYING THE TAX.

THE TAX WILL ACTUALLY BE THERE AND IT'S 10% A YEAR OR IT'S 10% AND A YEAR LIMIT UNTIL YOU'RE WITHIN THAT MARKET VALUE AGAIN. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO YOU DON'T GET OUT OF IT.

YOU'RE JUST LIMITED YEAR OVER, ONE YEAR AT A TIME, UP TO THE 10%.

SO IF YOU GO UP 30%, YOU'RE GOING TO BE 10%, THEN 10% AND THEN 10% UNTIL YOU'RE UNDER THAT MARKET, THAT MARKETABLE ASSESSED VALUE.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S CLEAR ON THAT, TOO.

IT'S A GOOD THING, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF CONFUSION AROUND IT, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

DID THEY LEAVE? ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE 10% CAP? ALL RIGHT, FINALLY.

VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE.

TAX RATE ELECTIONS.

THIS IS I BROUGHT THIS UP JUST AS ONE OF OUR OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IN OUR DISTRICT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR DEFICIT.

SO I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT FALL UNDER THIS.

AND I THINK IT'S IT'S PRUDENT JUST TO ACTUALLY BRING IT OUT AND HAVE A JUST A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THERE'S LIKE I SAID, THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT LAYERS.

NUMBER ONE IS WHAT IS A VOTER, VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE? THAT'S A NEW THING. IT'S BEEN A THING SINCE 2019.

AND WE ACTUALLY TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT WHEN WE DO TRUTH AND TAXATION AND WHEN WE SET OUR TAX RATE.

BUT SO I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT? AND THEN WHAT IS A BENEFIT OF A TAX? VOTER APPROVED TAX, RATIFICATION ELECTION, WHAT IS IT AND WHY WOULD IT BE PRUDENT TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT ONE? AND THEN FINALLY TALKING ABOUT TAX RATE COMPARISONS, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE DOING COMPARED WITH OUR PEERS? AND I MEAN, WE HAVE LOTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE WITHIN COLLIN COUNTY.

HOW DO WE ACTUALLY COMPARE WITH OUR SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS? AND THEN AND THEN A FOURTH IS TIMELINES FOR ACTUALLY HOLDING AN ELECTION.

YOU CAN'T JUST GO OUT AND HOLD AN ELECTION ANY TIME YOU WANT TO.

THEY'RE SET UP AND THEY'RE VERY SPECIFIED WITH WHEN THAT IS.

IT'S GOT TO BE ON A UNIFORM ELECTION DATE.

SO WHAT IS WHAT EXACTLY IS A UNIFORM ELECTION DATE? AND THEN FINALLY, WHAT IS A BALLOT LANGUAGE? WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? IS IT CONFUSING? AND THEN FINALLY, IN ORDER TO DO ONE OF THESE, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT.

WHAT ALL DOES THAT ENTAIL? AND SO I WANTED TO GO THROUGH AND JUST REAL BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT EACH OF THESE TOPICS.

FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE?

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WHAT IS A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE? THAT'S BASICALLY IF I'M GOING TO IF I CAN MAKE THIS REAL SIMPLE FOR EVERYBODY, A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE IS WHAT YOUR TAX RATE, YOUR M&O TAX RATE OR YOUR OVERALL TAX RATE WAS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

WITH JUST A FEW EXCEPTIONS.

RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SAY, WELL, WHAT MAKES UP THAT OVERALL TAX RATE? NUMBER ONE, YOU'VE GOT THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE.

WE CALL IT TIER ONE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE.

AND THAT IS BASICALLY IN 2019, EVERYBODY STARTED AT A DOLLAR.

AND THEN ONCE YOUR VALUES IN YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WENT OVER TWO AND A HALF PERCENT, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO START COMPRESSING YOUR WRITE DOWN.

RIGHT? THAT'S A MAXIMUM COMPRESS, RIGHT? ON TOP OF THAT, YOU HAVE ENRICHMENT PENNIES.

YOU CAN DO UP TO 17 ENRICHMENT PENNIES.

AND THAT'S THOSE ARE CALLED TIER TWO PENNIES.

SO SO BASICALLY YOU HAVE YOUR MAXIMUM PROGRESS RATE AND THEN UP TO 17 PENNIES ON TOP OF THAT IS YOUR ENRICHMENT PENNIES AND THAT'S YOUR TAX RATE.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU BASICALLY HAVE YOUR DEBT, YOUR INS RATE ON TOP OF THAT TO GET TO YOUR OVERALL TAX RATE.

THAT IS WHAT'S CALLED A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE.

IT MIGHT EXPLAIN WHAT INS IS.

INS IS SIMPLY YOUR INTEREST IN SINKING FUND.

IT'S YOUR SEPARATE TAX LEVY THAT YOU COLLECT IN ORDER TO PAY OUT OR PAY OFF YOUR OUTSTANDING DEBT.

SO WHEN WE DO A BOND ELECTION, WE SET UP A SEPARATE TAX RATE CALLED AN INTEREST IN SINKING FUND.

WE LEVY TAXES ON THAT TO PAY OUTSTANDING BONDS OFF.

YES. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS.

IF WE CAN LOOK AT THIS ENTIRE THING HOLISTICALLY, WE CAN MAYBE TAKE SOME ADVANTAGE OF THAT SIDE OF THE BUDGET TO MAXIMIZE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUDGET, THE M&O SIDE. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, [INAUDIBLE] IS RECAPTURES PAID ON MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.

RECAPTURES PAID ON INTEREST AND SINKING.

RECAPTURE IS NOT PAID ON.

LET'S SEE. WE HAVE A SCHOOL THAT HAS OLD AIR CONDITIONING HVAC.

IF WE KEEP REPAIRING AND REPAIRING, WE'RE USING.

NO, WE ARE. BUT WE HAVE A BOND.

SO WE JUST REPLACE THIS OLD, YOU KNOW, DECLINING SYSTEM.

WE CAN USE THE BOND MONEY, WHICH IS NOT RECAPTURED.

THAT'S RIGHT. AND JUST TO POINT OUT TO EVERYBODY, I THINK EVERYBODY IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS.

BUT ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SIDE OF OUR BUDGET, FOR EVERY $1 THAT WE LEVY ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THE BUDGET, WE ARE CURRENTLY PAYING BACK TO THE STATE 34%, 34%.

THAT'S THAT'S SLATED TO GO UP TO 35% FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO IT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE TO UTILIZE THE INSIDE OF THE BUDGET WHERE YOU EVERY DOLLAR YOU LEVY, YOU GET TO SPEND $1 VERSUS THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SIDE.

SO EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND, YOU ONLY GET TO ACTUALLY SPEND $0.65 FOR EVERY DOLLAR YOU LEVY.

YOU ONLY GET TO SPEND $0.65.

LET'S SEE IF MY HOUSE IS A SCHOOL LIKE THE WHOLE SYSTEM.

IF I LOOK AT THIS AS A HOMEOWNER, I WOULD SAY, NO, I'M GETTING WHATEVER I GET.

I'M GETTING A CREDIT LINE OF CREDIT OR WHATEVER TO DO THE WHOLE REPLACEMENT RIGHT.

INSTEAD OF PAYING OVER PAY FOR THE KEEP REPAIRING THE SYSTEM, THAT'S NOT WORKING.

SO YEAH, BREAKING WORKING YOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT THAT KEEPS GOING OUT EVERY TIME THE GUY COMES OUT TO ACTUALLY TO REPAIR IT, IT COSTS MORE AND MORE MONEY.

RIGHT. AND PRETTY MUCH YOU'RE SPENDING MORE MONEY TO REPAIR THAT THAN YOU WOULD HAVE IF YOU JUST WENT OUT AND REPLACED IT.

YEAH, IT COSTS MORE UPFRONT, BUT.

PROBABLY IS WORTH IT.

YES, MOST LIKELY. THANK YOU.

YOU BET. SO IF THE BOARD ACTUALLY SETS AN OVERALL TAX RATE ABOVE THIS VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE THAT YOU HAD THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THEN YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND HAVE A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION.

THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY HAS TO GO OUT AND RATIFY THAT.

RIGHT. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW, WELL, WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? WHY WOULD WE ASK THE COMMUNITY TO GO OUT AND RATIFY THAT? RIGHT. WHAT'S WHAT'S TO BE GAINED FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ORDER TO DO THAT? AND I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER AND LOOK AT.

THE FIRST ONE IS IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ACTUALLY TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS.

WE KNOW THIS LAST YEAR, WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT COST OF OF INFLATION WENT UP ABOUT 8%.

AND WE ALSO NUMBER NUMBER TWO IS WE KNOW THAT THERE'S NO WAY FOR OUR BUDGETS TO INCREASE.

THE ONLY WAY FOR OUR BUDGETS TO INCREASE IS IF WE ACTUALLY ADD MORE KIDS.

RIGHT. THERE'S NO INFLATIONARY FACTOR BUILT INTO OUR CURRENT BUDGETS.

WHAT THAT SIMPLY MEANS IS AS WE COLLECT MORE TAXES INTO OUR SYSTEM, IT JUST INCREASES OUR RECAPTURE AMOUNT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW WAYS THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY INCREASE OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL SIDE OF OUR BUDGET.

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BECAUSE THERE'S NO INFLATIONARY FACTORS BUILT INTO OUR BUDGET.

WE KNOW THAT OUR DEFICITS, OUR BUDGET DEFICITS HAVE BEEN GROWING AS A RESULT, AND THEY'RE NOW BIGGER THAN THEY WERE PRIOR TO WHAT WE HAD PRIOR TO HOUSE BILL THREE, WHICH WAS THE LAST STATEWIDE FINANCE FINANCE UPDATE.

NUMBER TWO IS WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE TIER TWO ENRICHMENT PENNIES.

WHAT I SIMPLY MEAN BY THIS IS WE'RE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THE TAXES THAT WE BRING IN ON OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THE BUDGET.

BY DOING THIS, WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER THESE QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER OUR STUDENTS.

WE TALKED ABOUT WRAPAROUND SERVICES TONIGHT, THOSE ARE NOT SERVICES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS.

BUT WE KNOW THOSE ARE GOOD THINGS TO DO.

THOSE ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE TO DO.

AND SO THOSE ARE ADDITIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS THAT WE DO OFFER OUR STUDENTS.

THESE KIND OF PENNIES, THESE ENRICHMENT PENNIES WOULD GO TO HELP PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES.

HOW MUCH CAN WE ACTUALLY IF WE MAXIMIZE THE RIGHTS ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL SIDE OF OUR BUDGETS, HOW MUCH MORE MONEY CAN WE BRING IN BASED ON OUR CURRENT OR CURRENT STUDENTS AND OUR CURRENT VALUES? IT WOULD BE ABOUT $9.2 MILLION ANNUALLY.

$9.2 MILLION ANNUALLY.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE THIRD POINT, WHY WOULD NOW BE A GOOD TIME TO AT LEAST LOOK AT THIS IS IT WOULD ACTUALLY MINIMIZE THE OVERALL BURDEN ON OUR TAXPAYERS.

WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF EXTERNAL THINGS GOING ON.

AND WE JUST TALKED ABOUT PROPOSITION TWO.

WHAT IS PROPOSITION TO ACTUALLY DO? IT'S ACTUALLY INCREASING THE EXEMPTION.

AND SO AS A RESULT, IF IT'S INCREASED IN THE EXEMPTION, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT WHAT CAN WE GET AT THE SAME TIME TO MINIMIZE THE OVERALL EFFECT ON OUR TAXPAYERS. SO BOTTOM LINE IS WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN ACTUALLY MAXIMIZE THE MIDDLE TAX RATE.

WE HAVE ABOUT $0.03 OF THE 3.2 CENTS WE CAN GO UP ADDITIONALLY ON OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL SIDE.

BECAUSE THE INS IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE.

WE CAN ACTUALLY GO UP ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL SIDE BY 3.2 CENTS, GO DOWN ON OUR INS SIDE BY 3.2 CENTS SINCE THE INS SIDE IS NOT RECAPTURED AND YOU'VE GOT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AND THEN YOU STILL, OUR TAXPAYER STILL GET AN ADVANTAGE OF THE OVERALL TAX COMPRESSION WE JUST RECEIVED.

OUR VALUES, OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATED VALUES JUST CAME OUT ON FRIDAY.

I LOOKED AT THOSE NUMBERS YESTERDAY.

OUR OUR TAX COMPRESSION IS BASED ON THOSE CERTIFIED ESTIMATES IS AN OVERALL DECREASE IN OUR OVERALL TAX RATE OF ABOUT 4.1 $0.04.

SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS AND I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN TAKE $0.03 FROM FROM THE INSIDE AND MOVE IT OVER TO THE M&O SIDE.

AND STILL TAKE ADVANTAGE.

IT'LL BE A NET RESULT OF ZERO WITH THAT PENNY EXCHANGE AND THEN STILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR TAX COMPRESSION AND REDUCE YOUR OVERALL TAXES BY THE 4.1CENTS. IS THAT 9.2 MILLION? IS THAT NET OF RECAPTURE? SO THAT THAT IS NET OF RECAPTURE.

IT IS. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

JOHNNY, I KNOW THIS IS REALLY COMPLICATED, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THAT THIS DISTRICT AND ITS TAXPAYERS HAVE A HISTORY OF BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THIS, BECAUSE WE DID THIS SAME THING THE LAST TIME WE HAD TO DO A TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO OFFSET FROM THE SIDE ANY KIND OF INCREASE.

ON THE MATH SIDE, TAXPAYERS RECOGNIZED THE VALUE OF THAT AND SUPPORTED THE DISTRICT HANDILY.

AND SO IT WAS A IT WAS A WAY FOR US TO MANAGE THE LAST TIME WE HAD A CRISIS LIKE THIS.

YES. I MEAN, THAT'S A GREAT POINT.

IN NOVEMBER OF 13 WAS THE LAST TIME THAT THE DISTRICT ACTUALLY CHOSE TO DO THIS.

IT PASSED OVERWHELMINGLY.

I THINK THE COMMUNITY WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT AND REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE M&O SIDE OF THE BUDGET.

IT'S NOT JUST THE INS OF THE BUDGET, IT'S THE DISTRICT SIDE OF THE BUDGET.

AND THEY WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT AS AN ENTIRE TAX RATE.

AND WHAT OVERALL, =WHAT COULD MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT TO THE DISTRICT? WELL, IN THAT ELECTION, IT WAS OVER 70%.

IT WAS LIKE 74% THAT VOTED IN FAVOR OF THAT.

AND JOHNNY, I JUST WANT TO DO KIND OF A QUICK SUMMARY, MAKING SURE I UNDERSTAND.

SO YOU'VE GOT 3.2 PENNIES THAT ARE GOLDEN PENNIES.

THESE ARE ACTUALLY COPPER, COPPER PENNIES.

AND SO NET OF RECAPTURE, WE'RE AT 9.2.

AND SO WE'RE TAKING THAT AND INCREASING YOUR M&O TAX AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME DECREASING THE INS TAX.

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SO YOU'RE AT ZERO RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN BECAUSE PROPERTY VALUES WENT UP, HOUSE BILL THREE DOES TAX RATE COMPRESSION ON OUR SIDE.

SO THE SAVINGS, THE LOWERING OF TAXES, THE NET LOWERING OF TAXES THAT HOMEOWNERS WOULD RECEIVE, TAXPAYERS WOULD RECEIVE COMES FROM THAT TAX RATE COMPRESSION.

YES. SO BOTTOM LINE IS FROM TWO DIFFERENT, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY GET IT ON THE INCREASED EXEMPTION.

THEY WOULD ALSO GET IT ON A DECREASE IN OVERALL TAX RATE OF 4.14 CENTS SO THEY WOULD THEY'D ACTUALLY GET THE DOUBLE BENEFIT, WHICH WHICH MAKES IT A VERY OPPORTUNE TIME TO ACTUALLY AT LEAST TALK ABOUT THIS.

AND THEN WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT SINCERELY, BECAUSE I KNOW THE LANGUAGE ON THE BALLOT WILL NOT EXPLAIN IT THAT WAY.

IT WON'T.

SO I MEAN, BOTTOM LINE IS I JUST WANT TO SAY AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THIS IN MUCH DETAIL OTHER THAN IF YOU LOOK AT HOW WE COMPARE WITH OUR TAX RATES, WE COMPARE VERY, VERY WELL SECOND TO THE BOTTOM AND THE OVERALL TAX RATE ON THIS CURRENT YEAR THAT WE'RE IN.

AND SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE AND IT'S EASY TO SEE IF YOU LOOK AT THESE DISTRICTS, HOW SOME OF THEM HAVE A REAL LOW M&O AND SOME OF THEM HAVE A REAL HIGH INS BECAUSE OF TAX COMPRESSION. YOU CAN'T LOOK AT JUST ALL OF THE M&OS.

YOU CAN'T LOOK AT JUST THE INS.

YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE TOTAL JUST BECAUSE OF TAX COMPRESSION.

YOU'VE GOT DISTRICTS THAT ARE GROWING REALLY FAST.

SO THEIR M&O TAX COMPRESSION IS DRIVING THEIR M&O RATE DOWN.

BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE BUILDING A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, THEIR INS RATE IS REALLY HIGH.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE FLIPSIDE OF THAT IS YOU'VE GOT DISTRICTS LIKE OURS THAT ARE PRETTY MUCH BUILT OUT.

SO WE'LL HAVE A HIGHER M&O BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE TAX AS MUCH TAX COMPRESSION, BUT WE HAVE A LOWER INS BECAUSE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH BUILT OUT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO COMPARE HOW WE'RE DOING ACROSS THE COUNTY, LOOK AT THE OVERALL TAX RATE.

SO, JOHN, WE SEE THIS EVERY YEAR AND EVERY YEAR.

FARMERSVILLE HAS BEEN THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE BECAUSE THEY WERE ALWAYS LOWER THAN US.

THEY WERE ALWAYS THE ONE RIGHT BELOW US.

AND NOW FRISCO HAS FLIPPED INTO THAT SPOT.

AND I THINK BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST EXPLAINED, FRISCO IS DOING THAT BECAUSE OF GROWTH.

THEY ARE, THEY'RE STILL GROWING.

AND SO THEIR TAX COMPRESSION IS ACTUALLY OUTPACING OURS.

OKAY. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS.

THIS IS THE TIMELINE. I THINK YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO HAPPY TO KNOW.

BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT JUST A COUPLE.

THIS IS THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS.

I WANT TO SAY THAT IF THE BOARD DOES DECIDE TO LOOK AT A VATR OR A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION, THERE ARE CERTAIN DEADLINES THAT MUST HAPPEN.

THE FIRST ONE THAT I WOULD POINT OUT IS A THIRD ROW DOWN, AND THAT IS THE BOARD MUST SELECT AN AUDIT FIRM, AN EXTERNAL AUDIT FIRM TO DO AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT.

AND THAT HAS TO BE DONE BASICALLY FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THAT ELECTION.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU'VE GOT SOME DATES AFTER THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE TRIGGER THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT TO START THE BALL ROLLING ON THIS.

IT IS A UNIFORM ELECTION DATE AND REALLY IT'S YOU REALLY NEED TO DO ONE.

THE NOVEMBER UNIFORM ELECTION DATE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE TRUTH IN TAXATION CALCULATIONS COME OUT.

SO IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THEN BASICALLY THE TIMING WOULD BE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

THE BALLOT THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IS BASICALLY I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT YOU CAN PUT YOUR NAMES, YOU VOTE FOR OR AGAINST IT.

BUT BASICALLY THAT IS IT'S ASKING FOR YOUR TRUTH AND TAXATION NUMBERS, WHICH MEANS IT'S ONLY LOOKING IT'S NOT LOOKING AT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT RECAPTURE.

IT'S JUST TAKING ACCOUNT TAXES.

ONE OTHER QUESTION, JOHNNY.

LET'S SAY THAT WE DIDN'T, OR IF IN THE FUTURE THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING WE DECIDE TO DO RIGHT NOW, THE TAX RATE WOULD STAY THE SAME, INS TAX RATE WOULD STAY THE SAME, THE COMPRESSION WOULD STAY THE SAME.

AND SO THE TAX SAVINGS WOULD BE THERE.

BUT THE $9.2 MILLION TO THE DISTRICT WOULD NOT BE THERE.

YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

SO THERE'S THERE'S ONLY UPSIDE BENEFIT TO DOING THIS.

YES. AND TO BE HONEST, YES, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

THE OVERALL TAX RATE WOULD STILL BE GOING DOWN TO 4.1 $0.04.

I'M ASSUMING THE TAX EXEMPTION WILL GO THROUGH SO EVERYBODY WOULD STILL GET THE ADDITIONAL 15,000 AND VALUE ON TAX EXEMPTION.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD NOT GET THE ADDITIONAL $9.2 MILLION.

A GOOD WAY OF PUTTING THIS IS DO YOU WANT ANOTHER $9.2 MILLION INTO PLANO ISD CLASSROOMS OR DO YOU NOT BECAUSE THE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PAY IN TAXES IS UNCHANGED.

AND SO DO YOU WANT MORE MONEY IN THE CLASSROOM OR NOT? THAT THAT THAT BE HOW I'D PHRASE IT.

JOHNNY, IS THAT POSSIBLE? LIKE WE PUT OUR OWN LANGUAGE THERE JUST SAYING IT'S A WIN WIN SITUATION FOR TAXPAYERS.

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I LOVE THE WAY YOU THINK.

BUT THE ANSWER WOULD DEFINITELY BE NO.

AND WE'VE ACTUALLY TRIED I MEAN, I'VE DONE TWO TRES BEFORE, AND SO I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE WITH IT.

BUT I'LL SAY THIS, WE'VE TRIED TO ACTUALLY ADD TO AND BOND COUNCIL BECAUSE OF THE STATE, THE STATE LAW WILL NOT LET US ADD TO IT.

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS EXACTLY WHAT THAT BALLOT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

BUT THIS IS NOT TRUTH, THOUGH.

IF YOU TALK ABOUT TRUTH IN TAXATION, WE NEED TO TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH.

I MEAN, NOT PART TRUTH.

RIGHT. I AGREE.

SO, HEATHER, IN YOUR I'M JUST GOING TO ADD ON TO THAT.

WHAT WHAT'S MISSING IS THE RECAPTURE AND THE IMPACT OF IT.

AND HE'LL GO INTO MORE OF THAT IN ON THE 17TH.

I WILL. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

ALL RIGHT. SO EFFICIENCY AUDIT REQUIREMENT.

SO THIS IS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND DO ONE OF THESE THAT'S THAT'S CHANGED IN 2019 AS WELL.

BASICALLY, IT'S NOT OVER-THE-TOP HARD.

YOU GET YOUR EXTERNAL AUDITOR TO EDIT IT WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE NORMAL AUDIT FOR YOUR FOR YOUR DISTRICT, YOU ACTUALLY GET THEM TO INCLUDE THIS AS AN ADDITIONAL SCOPE PROJECT.

IN OUR DISTRICT, IT WOULD COST ABOUT $7,600 TO HAVE THIS AUDIT DONE.

I'VE LOOKED AT THANKS TO DR.

TARA, I HAVE LOOKED AT THE THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO IT DOESN'T LOOK OVER THE TOP PART.

I THINK THEY CAN EASILY DO IT WHENEVER THEY DO THE EXTERNAL AUDIT.

ANY TIME THERE'S RULES INVOLVED, I'M GOING TO WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST KIND OF A GENERAL RULE FOLLOWER.

WELL, WHAT'S FUNNY IS YOUR PEER REVIEW REPORT FROM LAST MONTH IS THE ANSWER TO THEIR EFFICIENCY AUDIT.

IT IS. IT IS BASICALLY THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND BASICALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DOING OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PART OF THIS.

SO, I MEAN, I'M GOOD WITH THEM LOOKING AT THAT.

AND LAUREN TAKES THIS WAY TOO SERIOUSLY.

I WILL SAY THAT IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY IF WE GO THROUGH THIS, THERE ARE CERTAIN MILESTONES THAT WE HAVE TO MEET FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION.

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE AN EXTERNAL AUDIT FIRM HIRED, THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE AUDIT.

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THEM DO THE AUDIT.

IT'S GOT TO BE THE AUDIT.

FINDINGS HAVE TO BE DONE IN AN OPEN MEETING.

IT'S GOT TO BE POSTED ON YOUR WEBSITE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION.

SO THAT'S THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT.

AND THAT IS THE THREE TOPICS THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP.

I FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME I TALK ABOUT VATRS, I GET IN THE WEEDS TOO MUCH.

AND I APOLOGIZE IF I HAVE.

BUT I DO THINK I LOVE THE WAY YOU PUT IT, CODY.

AND THAT IS BOTTOM LINE IS OUR TAX RATE IS GOING TO BE WHAT OUR TAX RATE IS GOING TO BE THIS NEXT YEAR.

IT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS TO A LARGE DEGREE.

IT IS OUT OF OUR HANDS BECAUSE I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE, WHICH IS JUST DRIVEN BY VALUES.

IF YOU'RE GOING UP MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF PERCENT, WHICH WE ARE, IT'S GOING TO DRIVE THAT THAT MAXIMUM PRESS RATE DOWN.

AND WE'VE ALREADY SET UP THOSE ENRICHMENT PENNIES.

IF WE GO UP OVER OUR INCREASE OUR ENRICHMENT PENNIES, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT AND HAVE A VATRE, VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION AND TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY RATIFY THAT RATE.

SO IT IS WHAT IT IS.

THE BENEFIT OF THIS IS IF YOU LOOK HOLISTICALLY AT THE ENTIRE TAX RATE, WE ACTUALLY CAN DO SOME GOOD BY BRINGING IN AN ADDITIONAL $9.2 MILLION ANNUALLY.

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THIS IS ANNUALLY NOT JUST A ONE TIME 9.2.

IT'S AN ANNUAL 9.2 THAT CAN REALLY, IN MY OPINION, HELP US ATTRACT RETAIN QUALITY STAFF AS WELL AS PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SERVICE, THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES, THOSE ENRICHED SERVICES THAT I KNOW IN PLANO ISD WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

AND JOHNNY, I THINK YOU TOLD US IN A PREVIOUS MEETING THAT MANY OF OUR CONTRACTS HAVE OUR INFLATION RATES BUILT INTO THEM.

SO OUR COSTS ARE GOING UP, YET OUR REVENUE IS CAPPED.

AND SO THIS WOULD GIVE US THE ADVANTAGE TO BE ABLE TO MEET SOME OF THOSE INFLATIONARY COST INCREASES.

IT WOULD I MEAN, WE'VE TALKED OVER AND OVER IN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS ABOUT THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN ADD ACTUALLY ADD CAPACITY TO OUR M&O SIDE OF OUR BUDGET, OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OUT OF OUR BUDGET BECAUSE IT'S NOT INDEXED FOR INFLATION.

IT'S DRIVEN STRICTLY BY SO MUCH MONEY PER STUDENT.

AND WE KNOW IN OUR DISTRICT OUR STUDENTS ARE SLOWLY DECLINING, JUST SLIGHTLY DECLINING.

AND SO OUR OVERALL AMOUNTS THAT WE GET TO KEEP OF OUR TAXES ARE GOING DOWN SLIGHTLY, NOT GOING UP.

SO THIS IS THIS IS ONE WAY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY TRY TO MAXIMIZE OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL BUDGET.

JOHN, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT KIND OF RISK IN TERMS OF A DIFFERENT SCENARIO IS WITH THE MONO BUDGET OR MONO TAX

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RATE AND THE INS TAX RATE BEING SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS, THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY THAT ONE COULD PASS AND ONE COULD FAIL AND THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING TO THE DISTRICT.

OR AM I WRONG IN THAT? OKAY. SO NOW IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IF, SAY, THE BOARD DOES CALL MULTIPLE ELECTIONS OF VOTER APPROVED RATIFICATION ELECTION, WHICH IS BASICALLY A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL TAX RATE INCREASE AFTER A BOND ELECTION, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY JUST 100% ON THE HONEST SIDE.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS BOARD REALIZED THAT THE BOARD WOULD GO IN AND SET A HIGHER M&O RATE, THE 3.2 CENTS.

THEY WOULD SET A LOWER INS RATE BY THAT 3.2 CENTS.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS THE THERE'S TWO ELECTIONS SAY THAT THE BOND ELECTION PASSES, BUT THE VATR DOES NOT. THEN BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU ROLL BACK THAT M&O TAX RATE, THE INS WOULD STAY LOWER BY THE 3.2, BUT THE M&O WOULD GO BACK TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. AND SO YOU WOULD ACTUALLY LOSE OUT ON THE M&O SIDE OF THAT, THE 3.2 CENTS.

OR DOES THE INS VOTE OR DOES THAT POTENTIAL BOND ELECTION HAVE TO TAKE PLACE DURING THE NOVEMBER? DEAL OR THAT CAN BE DIFFERENT TIMES.

SO THE MONOLITHS SHOULDN'T ACTUALLY CAN BE AT ONE OF TWO UNIFORM ELECTION DATES.

IT CAN BE AT THE MAY OR THE NOVEMBER.

AND THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY DONE A VAT OR ELECTION DURING MAY, BUT THEY NORMALLY SHOULD BE DONE IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE TRUTH IN TAXATION FORMULAS WORK, I JUST WANTED TO BE AWARE OF ALL THE POTENTIAL RISKS OF MOVING FORWARD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

SO WE KNOW POTENTIAL OUTCOMES.

YES. I MEAN, THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

WE USED TO BACK IN THE DAY BEFORE 2019, YOU COULD DO WHAT'S CALLED A A TAX SWAP, IN WHICH CASE IF IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, THEY WOULD BOTH FLIP BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE.

THEY'VE MADE THAT ILLEGAL NOW.

SO IF WE ACTUALLY GO AND ACTUALLY SIT AT THE TAX RATE A LOWER INS AND THEN THE HIGHER M&O, THEN BASICALLY YOU'RE BASICALLY THE ONLY WAY, THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD GO REVERT BACK WOULD BE THE M&O SIDE.

BUT I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE ON THAT IS, GOES BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL POINT, WHICH IS, ARE YOU VOTING FOR $9.2 MILLION TO TO JUST CUT INTO A $40 MILLION DEFICIT WE HAVE THIS YEAR, OR ARE YOU NOT? AND TO ME, WE'VE SEEN WE ARE ON YEAR FOUR OF BUDGET DEFICITS, AND THAT HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY EACH YEAR.

AND SO AS TO ME TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE DISTRICT AND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AT LEAST LOOK AT THIS.

AND SO LET ME OPEN THIS UP TO THE REST OF THE BOARD, BECAUSE THE DISTRICT WOULD NEED DIRECTION.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING TO BUDGET SEASON, WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF BUDGET SEASON.

AND JOHNNY IS GOING TO PRESENT TO US WHAT DOES THE BUDGET LOOK LIKE? AND HE'S GOING TO PRESENT THAT TO US BASED ON CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS.

SO, DAVID, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU JUST SAID WAS THE 9.2, AND YOU'VE SAID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES, WE HAVE THIS 9.2 MILLION EVERY OUR BUDGET DEFICIT HAS BEEN INCREASING EVERY YEAR.

AND I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU JUST SAID WE WOULD JUST DECREASE THE DEFICIT.

SO THIS SCENARIO IS NOT GETTING US TO.

I MEAN, I'M JUST MAKING SURE. I MEAN, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW.

IT JUST MEANS THE DEATH.

IT'S JUST THE SHIP IS SINKING.

SLOWER. SLOWER.

BUT IF WE DON'T DO THIS, IN OTHER WORDS, THIS SHIP WILL BE SINKING.

THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S NOT ALL RAINBOWS AND ROSES.

IT'S JUST A ANOTHER WAY OF PUTTING A BAND AID.

THAT'S RIGHT. ON A BAD SITUATION AND.

YES, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW, I'M ONLY GOING TO ASSUME, AS THE LAST FOUR YEARS HAVE SHOWN US, THAT OUR THAT OUR DEFICITS COULD POTENTIALLY GROW IN THE FUTURE. AND SO THIS IS JUST A WAY OF OF EATING INTO THAT DEFICIT, OF SLOWING DOWN, BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE, AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED NUMEROUS TIMES, IS AT SOME POINT WE WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS WE'RE PAYING FOR.

AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU'VE GOT TO START GETTING RID OF PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S THAT IS THE HARSH, COLD REALITY OF BEING LIMITED ON BUDGET.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE.

AND SO WE CAN SCRUB AND SCRUB AND SCRUB ALL YOU WANT.

BUT, MAN, I'M TELLING YOU, THESE PEOPLE HAVE SCRUBBED FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, 11 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THIS.

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BUT REALLY SINCE WE WENT TO ZERO BASED BUDGETING WAS FOUR YEARS AGO.

YES, SIR. FOUR YEARS AGO. IT YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE PRESENTATION LAST TIME THAT SHOWED EXACTLY HOW MANY DOLLARS WE HAVE FOUND THERE THAT AREN'T JUSTIFIED SECOND YEAR AFTER. SO THERE'S NO MORE SCRUBBING TO DO, IN MY OPINION.

WELL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REFLECT BACK ON THE ENTIRE MEETING WE'VE HAD THIS EVENING AND HOW WE STARTED TONIGHT.

AND WE STARTED CELEBRATING A STATE COMPETITIVE SOCCER TEAM THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF AND THIS COMMUNITY IS VERY PROUD OF.

AND WE HAD CELEBRATED A JAZZ BAND THAT'S GOING TO A NATIONAL COMPETITION, AND WE JUST REFLECT ON ALL OF THE THINGS WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF.

WE ALSO HAVE SERVICES, THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES, OUR ABILITY.

I THINK WE HEARD DR.

GOBER SAY IT'S GREAT TO HAVE TEN SOCIAL WORKERS, BUT HOW MUCH NICER IT WOULD BE FOR BE ABLE TO HAVE FOUR IN EACH CLUSTER INSTEAD OF JUST FOUR.

SO WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE'VE CELEBRATED THIS EVENING.

WE THEN HAVE TO GO BACK TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SAY, WELL, WE DID A GOOD THING.

WE CAN'T CONTINUE THAT.

THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

SO I THINK. IS THE ADMINISTRATION LOOKING FOR DIRECTION TONIGHT FROM THE BOARD? YEAH, I THINK I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING JOHNNY BUDGET OUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITH AND WITHOUT A VATR.

DARTH VATR. YEAH, I CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS BECAUSE I'M SO USED TO TRE, BUT FINALLY I FIGURED IT OUT.

SO WITH AND WITHOUT THOSE TWO THINGS, I THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT FOR US TO SEE BOTH BUDGETS.

SO ONE THING I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DECREASE, THE INS TAX RATE IS LOOKING AT BORROW AND HOW THAT IMPACTS BORROWING CAPACITY AND HOW THAT IMPACTS THIS LIKE VERY AGGRESSIVE AND, YOU KNOW, CONSERVATIVE USE OF DEBT AND PAY OFF OF DEBT THAT THE THAT THE DISTRICT HAS MOVED FORWARD WITH. AND SO I THINK THAT'S ONE THING THAT'S PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND CLEARLY FROM YOU GUYS IS IS HOW THAT IMPACTS OUR DEBT MANAGEMENT.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I MEAN, WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY STUDYING THE VADRE AND ACTUALLY LOOKING AT CAPACITIES.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE WE'RE WORKING THROUGH BOND TASK FORCE PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW AS WELL.

BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE A FANTASTIC ONE REASON WHY WE HAVE ONE OF THE WELL, REALLY ONE OF THE HIGHEST UNDERLYING BOND RATINGS BY MOODY'S AND STANDARD AND POOR'S AND IN THE NATION IS BECAUSE OF OUR THE DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICIES THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, DISTRICTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS CAN ACTUALLY PAY BACK THEIR DEBT OVER A 40 YEAR PERIOD.

OUR DEBT POLICY SAYS THAT WE HAVE TO PAY IT OFF IN HALF THAT TIME, 20 YEARS.

I WILL SAY THAT WE IT'S ONE OF THE WHENEVER I SAID BECAUSE YOU TAKE IT ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES IS BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE INS SIDE WITH THE VALUES GOING UP, WE ACTUALLY IT'S A GREAT TIME TO ACTUALLY MAXIMIZE BEING ABLE TO DO THAT, WHAT I CALL A PENNY EXCHANGE BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON THE INS SIDE.

BUT I WILL SAY WE'VE DONE LOTS OF.

WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE BOND TASK FORCE PROJECTS AND TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE BACK TO THE BOARD.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE THOUGHT IS THAT WE WILL WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH CAPACITY, EVEN REDUCING THAT BY THE 3.2 CENTS AND STILL GO WELL WITHIN WHAT OUR BOARD POLICY ACTUALLY SAYS.

SO I'D PROBABLY SAY, LAUREN, TO THAT, I THINK THESE TWO THINGS ARE TIED TOGETHER, BUT THEY ARE SEPARATE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE GAVE DIRECTION TO THE DISTRICT FOR THE BOND COMMITTEE RELATIVE TO WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE ON THE RATE.

AND SO MAYBE HOLD THAT QUESTION UNTIL JUNE WHEN THE BOND COMMITTEE REPORTS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE TOUCHED ON THERE, RIGHT? IT WILL BE, YES. THE TOPIC THAT YOU'VE ALSO TOUCHED TONIGHT WAS THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE COST OF LIVING INCREASES TO OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.

I MEAN, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND IMPORTANT TO OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE VATRE, I MEAN, THE THING IS THAT WE'RE THINKING OF HOW CAN WE PRESERVE WHAT WE'VE DONE THROUGH THE YEARS IS WE TELL OUR TEACHERS THAT WE CARE ABOUT THEM, WE TELL OUR STAFF THAT WE CARE ABOUT THEM.

WE NEED AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR DISTRICT NEEDS TO SHOW THAT WE DO CARE ABOUT THEM.

SO LET ME KIND OF JUST TO MAKE SURE TO WRAP UP OUR OUR DIRECTION TO THE BOARD.

DO WE DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS THAT WE WANT TO SEE BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT? DOES THAT WORK FOR THE BOARD? YES. YEAH. WITH OR WITHOUT A VATRE.

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SO. IS THAT AND WE CAN LAY THE FOUNDATION LIKE DOING THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT WITHOUT COMMITTING.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING.

WITH AND WITHOUT START THE WORK, WE STILL HAVE TO VOTE ON IT, DON'T WE, IN ORDER? DOES THE BOARD HAVE TO VOTE ON IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO GET TO THE BALLOT? OH, YES. YOU HAVE TO CALL IT.

YOU HAVE TO ORDER AN ELECTION.

WELL, CAN WE CAN WE ORDER AN EFFICIENCY? DOES THE BOARD HAVE TO VOTE ON AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT? THEY DO. THEY HAVE TO VOTE ON AND ACTUALLY NAME AN EXTERNAL AND HIRE AN EXTERNAL AUDIT FIRM.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH WITH IT DOWN THE ROAD.

RIGHT. BUT WE I MEAN, AM I CORRECT IN UNDERSTANDING THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT IS TO GIVE US AN ANSWER TO OUR CAPACITY AS A DISTRICT FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT THAT THIS IS A EFFICIENT MOVING FORWARD OR WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE'S A REASON WHY WE HAVE TO DO THIS EFFICIENCY AUDIT.

SURE. SO, I MEAN, ONE WAY TO LOOK AT THAT, JERRY, IS THAT TO KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT CERTAIN DEADLINES YOU'RE TRYING TO MEET BY LAW, YOU HAVE TO NAME A FIRM ANYWAY, FOUR MONTHS OUT, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY BE AROUND THE 8TH OF JULY.

YOU'VE GOT TO CALL AN ELECTION OR THE BOARD WILL HAVE TO ORDER AN ELECTION 78 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE ELECTION.

THAT WOULD BE IN AUGUST.

I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE, BUT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT AROUND THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST.

AND SO, I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION, THOSE ARE THE TWO, I GUESS, DRIVING.

YOU'LL HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO DO THOSE TWO THINGS.

YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU MEET THE DEADLINE TO CALL THE ELECTION.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE DEADLINE TO ACTUALLY NAME AN AUDIT FIRM.

AND SO REALLY, YOU'D HAVE TILL THE REALLY YOU COULD ACTUALLY EVEN NAME THE AUDIT FIRM AND START THAT PROCESS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMPLETE IT, BUT YOU REALLY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE DEADLINE.

ON CALLING THAT THE VATRE BY THAT MIDDLE OF AUGUST DATE.

I THINK WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKING IS WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT HOUSE BILL THREE IN 2019 REQUIRED THAT FOR ANY DISTRICT WHO IS GOING TO GO OUT FOR VATRE? I REALIZE THAT. BUT WHY? WHAT IS THE WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE FOR REQUIRING THAT? I MEAN, I JUST WANT, YOU KNOW, SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT.

YEAH. ONE OF THE JOHNNY IF YOU'VE GOT YOUR SLIDE THAT THE THIRD BULLET POINT DOWN I WAS LOOKING AT THE SAME THING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND IT SAYS THAT THE THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO VOTERS REGARDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FISCAL MANAGEMENT BEFORE A TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION.

AND SO I THINK THE IDEA FROM A LEGISLATIVE STANDPOINT IS, HEY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND ASK YOUR TAXPAYERS TO PAY MORE MONEY, WE WANT YOU TO PROVE THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE USING YOUR DOLLARS EFFICIENTLY BEFORE YOU GO OUT.

AND I THINK, LOOK, THAT'S FAIR.

THAT'S FAIR. I JUST THINK THAT WHEN WE DO OUR AUDIT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET ANY MORE EFFICIENT.

I WAS JUST LIKE, WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, HOW MANY YEARS IN A ROW? 36 YEARS.

EXCELLENCE IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL REPORTING? WELL, AS LONG AS THE FIRST REPORT HAS BEEN OUT THERE, WHICH I THINK IS 18 OR 19 YEARS, WE'VE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RATING.

BUT IF YOU BUT WE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED THE EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL FAST FIRST.

BUT IT WAS IT'S THE RATING WE GET FOR HAVING EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING, WHICH WAS IN OUR BUDGETING AS BOE.

AND IT'S BEEN I THINK 34, 35 YEARS ON THAT.

THAT'S IN BUDGETING PRACTICES.

JOHNNY, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH THE AUDIT COST? I MEAN. YES, MA'AM.

IF IT DOESN'T COST THAT MUCH, I MEAN, THE AUDIT IS ABOUT $7,600.

7600. OKAY.

YEAH. I WILL SAY ONE REASON WHY YOU DO WANT TO PAIR IT UP WITH A POTENTIAL BOND ELECTION OR ANOTHER ELECTION IS A NORMAL ELECTION IS CAN WORK DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT'S IN MAY OR NOVEMBER CAN RUN ANYWHERE BETWEEN 150 AND 350,000 FOR THE ACTUAL WHOLE ELECTION.

SO ANOTHER REASON WHY YOU'D LIKE TO PAIR IT UP WITH AN ELECTION YOU'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR IS TO ACTUALLY SAVE THE TAXPAYERS THAT THAT MONEY AS WELL.

NO BULK DISCOUNT ON THAT.

IF YOU GO BACK TO TO JOHNNY'S CALENDAR TIMELINE, I THINK THE TIMING COMPONENT OF THIS IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO SELECT THE AUDITOR ON OR BEFORE JULY 8TH.

AND SO THAT MEANS WE'VE GOT DECISIONS TO MAKE IN THE NEXT SIX, EIGHT, 6 TO 8 WEEKS RELATIVE TO TWO IMPORTANT COMPONENTS.

WE'RE HAVING A BOND COMMITTEE REPORT AND WE'VE GOT THIS POTENTIAL VTR E TO TO DISCUSS.

SO I THINK THESE WILL BE PARALLEL PATHS, BUT THEY'RE INTIMATELY TIED TOGETHER.

AND I THINK, JOHNNY, AS YOU EXPLAIN VERY WELL AND YOU KNOW THAT THE TAX THE WAY CAN'T USE TAX SWAP ANYMORE BUT IT'S ALMOST LIKE EXACTLY LIKE A TAX SWAP.

NO, IT'S NOT. IT'S A PENNY EXCHANGE NOW.

ONE MORE CLARIFICATION, JOHNNY, FOR JUST BECAUSE WE'RE CONCEPTUALIZING.

YOU HAVE THE TAX RATE, YOU HAVE THE INS TAX RATE.

THE M&O TAX RATE IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO A VA.

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VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION.

AND THE INS IS SOMETHING THAT IS WITHIN THE POWER OF THE DISTRICT TO ADJUST WITHIN THE ALLOWED AMOUNT AT ANY.

NOT AT ANY TIME. NO. BUT ONCE A YEAR.

YEAH. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TIMING THAT RIGHT NOW THE DISTRICT HAS A TRADITION IN HISTORY OF TAKING CARE OF OUR INS OR BOND DEBT REALLY, REALLY WELL AND MAXIMIZING THAT.

AND SO ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THAT, JUST TO NOTE, IS IF YOU'RE BETTER AT PAYING IT, YOU PAY LOWER INTEREST ON THAT.

AND SO THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS THAT ARE PAYING 40, 35% INTEREST.

AND IF YOU'RE PAYING 20% INTEREST, YOU HAVE MORE EFFICIENT BONDS.

AND SO I COULD TALK A LOT A LONG TIME ABOUT OUR DEBT SIDE OF OUR BUDGET BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

RIGHT. BUT BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOING OUT AND GETTING A 30 YEAR MORTGAGE ON YOUR HOUSE AND A 15 YEAR MORTGAGE ON YOUR HOUSE.

AND LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCES IN INTEREST.

SO THAT'S WHAT A 40 YEAR DOES VERSUS A 20 YEAR.

AND I WILL SAY WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING A LOT LESS THAN THAT FOR THIS.

NEXT TO DR.

TYLER'S POINT, IF IF WE GET INTO A POSITION FIVE YEARS, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, WHERE WE NEED TO INCREASE THE INSIDE FOR ANY REASON, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT FOR A VOTE TO DO THAT.

YOU DON'T.

BUT BUT I WOULD CAUTION, BECAUSE THERE'S YOU KNOW, YOU ALSO HAVE GOODWILL FROM THE PUBLIC.

YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO PLAN OUT YOUR BOND PROGRAMS IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU DON'T DO THAT.

THE GOAL IS NOT TO DO THAT AT ALL, BUT JUST JUST CONCEPTUALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT ARE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORKS PREVENTING US TO DO WHAT ON EACH TAX RATE.

SO THE LAW ACTUALLY SAYS ON THE INS SIDE THAT YOU'VE GOT TO ACTUALLY LEVY A TAX IN ORDER TO PAY FOR JUST THAT NEXT YEAR'S LIABILITY.

THAT'S WHAT THE LAW SAYS.

ALL RIGHT, JOHNNY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THERESA, YOU ALL HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION.

ANYTHING ELSE, Y'ALL? I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, THANKS TO JOHNNY, BECAUSE THIS IS VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY COMPLICATED.

AND YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF HELPING IT.

HELPING IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

MAKE IT SOMEWHAT UNDERSTANDABLE.

SO THANK YOU. INCREDIBLE.

JOHNNY WONDER ONCE AGAIN.

JOHNNY, I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR PARENTS WHO ARE LISTENING, THE EXPLANATION, THE SLIDES THAT YOU GAVE US WERE VERY INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL.

OK WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS SPEAKERS FOR NON AGENDA RELATED PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME TONIGHT, SO I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO DR.

WILLIAMS. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING AND SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR FIRST PERSON UP.

AND THIS IS WILLIAM ZELL TO SPEAK ON RECAPTURE.

SO BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, LET ME FIND I'M.

I NEED TO EXPLAIN THE RULES OF THE GAME AT THESE BOARD MEETINGS.

THE BOARD PERMITS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AGENDA AND NON AGENDA RELATED ITEM.

INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE BY SUBMITTING A COMMENT CARD IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.

COMMENT CARDS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE AND INCOMPLETE COMMENT CARDS MAY NOT BE HONORED IF A SPEAKER IS NOT PRESENT WHEN CALLED UPON, THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WILL BE FORFEITED.

AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE TONIGHT IN WAITING.

FAILURE TO LIST THE AGENDA ITEM BEING ADDRESSED WILL RESULT IN THE PRESUMPTION YOU'RE SPEAKING ON NON AGENDA AND NON AGENDA ITEMS GET MOVED DOWN TO THE END OF THE MEETING.

AS WE ARE HERE, TONIGHT'S SPEAKERS WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES EACH.

IF YOU'RE NOT FINISHED SPEAKING AT THE END OF YOUR TIME, YOU'RE EXPECTED TO STOP SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO STOP SPEAKING WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO OR OUT OF ORDER AND A MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO THE PODIUM.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

AND DR. WILLIAMS HAS ALREADY STATED THE AGENDA TOPIC.

AND AFTER THAT YOU MAY BEGIN.

AND WILLIAM, I'M DOING THE TIME.

DO YOU WANT A ONE MINUTE WHEN YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT OR YOU JUST WANT TO GO WITHOUT INTERRUPTION? I JUST WANT TO GO. YOU JUST WANT TO GO OK THAT I WILL NOT INTERRUPT YOU.

HELLO. MY NAME IS WILLIAM JOE AND MULTIPLE NEWS SOURCES SUCH AS COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWS AND AXIOS LOCAL NEWS EMPHASIZED THAT RECAPTURE WILL IMPACT THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN PISD.

THIS WORRIES MY FAMILY SINCE PISD HASN'T HAD AN EXCELLENT RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL PROGRAMS. I AM A PART OF PISD WHERE I ATTEND PROGRAMS SUCH AS MATH ROCKS AND BAND.

I ENJOY THESE SCHOOL PROGRAMS BECAUSE I APPRECIATE THE EXCELLENT TEACHING THAT IS CONDUCTED WITHIN PISD.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN VIGILANT TO MAINTAIN THE SCHOOLS ACROSS HISD, ESPECIALLY DURING THE YEARS OF COVID AND SEVERE WEATHER FORMATIONS CAUSING SCHEDULE CHANGES.

BUT AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT, I NOW BELIEVE THAT RECAPTURE SHOULD BE MORE FAIR TO THE SCHOOLS AND PISD.

THE EDGEWOOD CASES THAT CREATED THE RECAPTURE SYSTEM WERE INCITED BY THE IMBALANCES IN WEALTH AND RESOURCES BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NINETIES.

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YET TODAY THEY REMAIN UNACCEPTABLE AND BOSS SAYS AND RESOURCES PISD HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO FORFEIT OVER $200 MILLION TO BE RECAPTURED.

THIS IS UNFAIR BECAUSE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUCH AS FRISCO ISD HAVE NEARLY THE SAME REVENUE AS US, YET THEY PAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER RECAPTURE FEES.

FOR NOW, A SHORT TERM SOLUTION IS TO ALLOW OUR PARENTS TO USE MORE PROFIT SYSTEMS FROM PISD SUCH AS BOOSTER CLUBS.

SO THE DONATIONS FROM PARENTS, RESIDENTS AND COMPANIES CAN FLOW IN TO PROPEL THE SOLUTION.

OUR COMMUNITY IS PLANNING A FUNDRAISER BEGINNING THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND I PROMISE TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

AND TO CONCLUDE, WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS IN FIGHTING FOR A FAIR RECAPTURE FOR PISD AND OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. OUR SECOND SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS YANG WONG.

AND SO DO YOU WANT A ONE MINUTE WARNING OR ARE YOU GOOD TO GO? AND I'M GOOD TO GO.

THANK YOU. SO MY NAME IS YAN WANG, PARENTS FROM THE PRC.

I HAVE TWO KIDS AT ANDREW ADAMSON SCHOOL AND RICE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPINION.

LET ME SPEAK HERE. A FEW COMMENTS I LIKE.

THANK YOU, JOHNNY, FOR THE EXPLANATION, ESPECIALLY PROPERTY TAX ONE ONE.

[INAUDIBLE] . WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THOSE TAX CREDITS TO CATCH UP WITH THE FUNDING? I ALSO POINT OUT IS THAT NOT LIKE HOME STATE, ALL THIS RENTERS IN THE PISD, THEIR RESIDENTS, THEY PROBABLY SEE 20% AVERAGE ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX INCREASE THIS YEAR.

[INAUDIBLE] . AND BECAUSE HE'S ALSO THE CONCERTMASTER SO BREAK HIS HEART IN HIS ORCHESTRA THAT SAY TO LEARN THAT NEXT YEAR FROM HIS SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM TEACHER WON'T BE THERE BUT THE RESIGNED AND SO JUST ECHO TO WHAT JOHNNY SAID THAT AS A PROPERTY OWNER AND VOTER. SO IT WILL BE HOT FIRST TO SEE THAT WHEN WE COME TO THE NOVEMBER VOTER TO SAY WHEN [INAUDIBLE] . AND I JUST LEARNED THAT DOWN THE ROAD, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE OUR RICE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT MUSIC PROGRAM AND THE TROPHY WINNER IN THAT NORTH DFW AREA.

SO THE THE TEACHER DIRECTOR IN JASPER AND PLANO WEST, THEY ALREADY WORRY ABOUT THE BREAK THE PIPELINE BECAUSE THE LOWER SCHOOL THEY'RE GOING TO CUT THE PROGRAM.

SO I THINK I WOULD JUST HOPE THE BOARD CAN RECONSIDER SOME OF THE DECISION.

I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH JOB TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, BUT THAT THIS ARE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, JUST SINGLE WORDS THAT THE KIDS AND THE MUSIC THAT'S MATTERED TO OUR KIDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS CINDY WONG.

AND CINDY, DO YOU WANT A ONE MINUTE WARNING OR ARE YOU GOING TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH? I JUST THOUGHT. GO AHEAD.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

SO WE OUR FAMILY MOVED TO PISD TWO YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND ALL OF YOU.

SO FOR THIS TIME, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO ATTEND HERE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL WE PUT EFFORT TO MAKE THE PISD A BETTER PLACE.

SO. BUT THIS MONTH WE RECEIVED THE TWO EMAILS.

IT'S ONE THAT I GOT ONE RECEIVED FROM THE TEACHER.

SAY OK. I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU THAT MY POSITION HAS BEEN ELIMINATED BECAUSE OF FUNDING CUT.

SO IT'S A VERY SAD NEWS BECAUSE CURRENTLY IT'S THERE'S A TWO AND A HALF BAND DIRECTORS NOW IT WILL BE ONLY TWO.

THE SECOND EMAIL IS SAYING, SO THERE'S A SOLO TOURNAMENT.

SO THE STUDENTS ALREADY PREPARED FOR THREE WEEKS.

BUT IN THE END, AFTER THREE WEEKS, RECEIVED AN EMAIL SAYING, OH, I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE TO CANCEL.

THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN CONTINUE THIS SOLO COMPETITION BECAUSE WE COULDN'T FIND ENOUGH JUDGES JUST BECAUSE UNREASONABLE.

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THE PROCESS TO HIRE CONTRACTED JUDGES FROM OTHER DISTRICTS BECAUSE OF THE PISD IS ONLY TWO DISTRICT REQUESTS, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE THE SECURITY CLEARANCE FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.

BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PISD SECURITY CLEARANCE BECAUSE WE DON'T RECOGNIZE THOSE.

JUST THE PICTURE. THAT'S THE IMPACT IT SEEMS LIKE I ONLY HAVE BECAUSE THE BUDGET CUT AND NOT EATING FULL AND STARVING.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAVE A HEAVY LIFTING BECAUSE TEACHERS NEED TO SPEND TIME NOT ONLY TO TEACHING, NOT SPENDING ENOUGH TIME TO TEACH AND FOCUS ON THE TEACHING TO KEEP MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF THE BAND, BUT ALSO NEED TO HELP RECRUIT THE JUDGES AFTER THREE WEEKS.

IN THE END, WE STILL HAVE TO TELL OUR STUDENTS, I'M SORRY, YOUR THREE WEEKS OF PREPARATION.

I'M SORRY TO TELL THEM THAT.

OH, IT'S ALL GONE.

SO IT'S A VERY SAD NEWS.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR OFFERS, BUT WE WANT TO LIKE TO FOCUS THAT AT LEAST WE CAN LIKE MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER. LET'S REDUCE THE BAND DIRECTOR TO SPEND MORE TIME ON THE TEACHING INSTEAD OF LIKE, SAY, GO THROUGH THE UNREASONABLE REQUEST, LIKE A SECURITY CLEARANCE, ALL THOSE THINGS.

SO BASICALLY WE HAVE TWO REQUESTS.

[INAUDIBLE] . SECOND IS LIKE HOW TO MAKE THE PROCESS IS EASIER.

OR MAYBE YOU CAN TELL US AS TO WHY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A CLEARANCE FROM OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

BUT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT, THAT THE JUDGES NEED TO GO THROUGH THE VERY CLEARANCE, LIKE THE PROCESS TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. AND JUST SO YOU ARE AWARE, WE CAN'T RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT WAS TAKING NOTES ON YOUR COMMENTS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

THANK YOU. YES.

WE CAN'T RESPOND AT THE BOARD TABLE.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN, THOUGH, FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

AND THANK YOU FOR COMING.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE BOARD AND OR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THE TIME IS 10:25 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

May 03, 2022 Regular Board Meeting

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