Jan 21, 2025 Regular Board Meeting

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WHAT A GREAT ROOM THIS IS.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

I CALL TO ORDER THIS BOARD MEETING OF THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT 5:30 P.M.

ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 2025, ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF.

I WELCOME EVERYONE ONLINE OR IN PERSON. AT THIS TIME, I ASK SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS TO VERIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING.

PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, I VERIFY THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES, AND THE STAFF SEATED AT THE DESK TO MY LEFT.

SUPERINTENDENT DR. TERESA WILLIAMS, DR. LINDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS.

BOARD SECRETARY TARRAH LANTZ, TRUSTEE JERI CHAMBERS, AND KATHRYN GOODWIN IS ON HER WAY.

TRUSTEE KATHRYN GOODWIN AND TRUSTEE MICHAEL COOK ALL THE WAY OVER THERE.

SEATED TO MY RIGHT IS BOARD VICE PRESIDENT DR.

LAUREN TYRA. TRUSTEE ANGELA POWELL MIGHT BE STUCK IN TRAFFIC, BUT ON HER WAY, JONNY HILL, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES.

LISA WILSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND LIFE READINESS DR.

PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

DR. COURTNEY GOBER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.

AND DANNY STOCKTON, CHIEF OF STAFF. ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS AMAZING, YOU GUYS. I'M EXCITED. THIS EVENING, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE SOME OF OUR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS AND MASCOTS REPRESENTING ALL THREE SENIOR HIGHS HERE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE TEXAS FLAGS.

WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND? OKAY. AND Y'ALL CAN START WHEN YOU'RE READY.

ALLEGIANCE] PLEDGE].

NOW, WAIT JUST A MINUTE. DON'T SNEAK OFF. THANK YOU TO OUR SENIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERS AND MASCOTS FOR BEING HERE.

AND WE WOULD LOVE TO LET YOU HAVE A PHOTO IF YOU WILL GET TOGETHER UP HERE.

AND WE'LL DO A QUICK PHOTO. UNLESS WE ALREADY DID THAT. DID I MISS MITCHELL'S THUMBS UP? YOU GOT IT. OH, MY MISTAKE. I'M SO SORRY. NOW YOU CAN GET COMFORTABLE.

MISS MASCOT, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR HEAD OFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN.

IT'S SO MUCH FUN, Y'ALL. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 3.1, WHICH IS OUR BOARD RECOGNITIONS.

[3. RECOGNITIONS]

OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DR. TERESA WILLIAMS, WILL INTRODUCE THIS RECOGNITION FOR US.

DR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

TONIGHT, I'M DELIGHTED TO PRESENT OUR JANUARY PLANO ISD PROUD AWARD WINNERS.

WE HAVE THREE OUTSTANDING STAFF MEMBERS WHO EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE IN THEIR SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE A SPECIAL DESIGN LAPEL PIN AND A CERTIFICATE FROM BOARD VICE PRESIDENT DR.

LAUREN TYRAH. AND THEN IF YOU'LL JUST REMAIN UP AT THE FRONT, WE'LL DO A GROUP PHOTO AT THE VERY END.

SO, OUR FIRST RECIPIENT THIS EVENING IS MONICA BARTON, CAMPUS SECRETARY AT ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO, MONICA WAS NOMINATED BY HER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SOSEENA YOUSEF.

MONICA CREATES A WARM AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAFF.

HER INVOLVEMENT IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION SUPPORT TEAM.

SHE'S ALSO PR LIAISON AND HAS THOSE DUTIES AS WELL AS ATTENDANCE INITIATIVES.

ALL OF THESE THINGS DEMONSTRATE HER DEDICATION TO FOSTERING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE THAT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE.

LET'S GIVE MONICA ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. OUR NEXT HONOREE IS

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SHE WAS NOMINATED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR MULTILINGUAL SERVICES.

TALLEY GOMEZ. AND ROXY IS COMMITTED TO HER WORK IN IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR SPANISH SPEAKING FAMILIES ACROSS THE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

HER DEDICATION IN HELPING STAFF AND FAMILIES BRIDGE LANGUAGE BARRIERS STRENGTHENS OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT SHE DOES TO SUPPORT OUR DISTRICTWIDE LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, INCLUDING OUR LEADERSHIP AND AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND OUR RECENT LONG RANGE FACILITY PLAN AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

LET'S GIVE ROXY ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. OUR FINAL RECIPIENT THIS EVENING IS SARA TONKO, MTSS, COORDINATOR AT ALDRIDGE ELEMENTARY.

SARA WAS NOMINATED BY HER PRINCIPAL, ANTRON BUELL.

AND AS A FORMER TEACHER OF THE YEAR, SARA CONTINUES TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AS HER ROLE WITH HER IN HER ROLE WITH NEW TEACHERS, AS SHE SERVES AS A TEACHER, MENTOR AND AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST.

HER CREATIVE APPROACH TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND STAFF DEMONSTRATES HER COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING GROWTH AND POSITIVE CHANGE FOR HER CAMPUS.

THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS EXEMPLIFY THE EXCELLENCE THAT CAN BE FOUND ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

THEIR CONTRIBUTION MAKES A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOLS.

LET'S CONGRATULATE THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS.

YOU WANT TO DO THAT FIRST? OH WELL, WE CAN DO IT NOW.

SORRY, I DID MY GLASSES. THANK YOU.

IF YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT ANY OF THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS, WOULD WE PLEASE YOU PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT? FAMILY. FRIENDS.

THANK YOU. YOUR SUPPORT TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK I'VE PROBABLY SKIPPED ALONG.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO. ALL RIGHT. SO, YEAH. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. NOW IT'S MY TURN. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

EXCUSE ME. WE CONGRATULATE THE JANUARY PLANO ISD PROUD AWARD WINNERS.

MONICA BARTON, ROXY, MAYA [INAUDIBLE], AND SARAH TOMKO.

EACH OF YOU EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF TEAM PLANO ISD.

AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. YOU CONTRIBUTE UNIQUELY AND SIGNIFICANTLY TO MAKING PLANO ISD A DISTRICT OF EXCELLENCE.

YOUR DEDICATION, PASSION, AND HARD WORK DO NOT GO UNNOTICED, AND YOU ARE ALL VALUABLE MEMBERS OF THE PLANO ISD FAMILY AND TEAM, AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU. NOW, I'D LIKE TO TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO DR.

TERESA WILLIAMS, WHO WILL LEAD OUR NEXT RECOGNITION.

DR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY. TYPICALLY, OUR TRUSTEES ENJOY RECOGNIZING MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY DURING THIS TIME. BUT JANUARY IS EXTRA SPECIAL BECAUSE IT IS OUR ANNUAL SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.

AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING THE SEVEN AMAZING DISTRICT LEADERS.

ANYONE WHO HAS EVER ATTENDED A PLANO ISD BOARD MEMBER OR VIEWED IT ONLINE, WILL HAVE JUST A SMALL GLIMPSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT OUR THAT OUR BOARD SELFLESSLY GIVES TO OUR DISTRICT. AND OF COURSE, THEY DO ALL THIS AND SPEND MANY, MANY HOURS AND WITHOUT PAY.

OUR PLANO ISD IS BOARD IS A VITAL IS VITAL TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND VITAL TO PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS. THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND DEDICATION TO PLANO ISD IS EVIDENT IN THEIR TIRELESS WORK AND ALL THAT THEY DO AND GIVE EACH AND EVERY DAY. THIS BOARD HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY WITH STRONG LEADERSHIP, EVEN IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES, ALWAYS KEEPING THE FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND STUDENT LEARNING WHILE SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND STAFF.

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OUR STUDENTS ARE THE FUTURE, AND WE CANNOT THANK EACH OF YOU ENOUGH FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE AND TO GENEROUSLY GIVE OF YOUR TIME TO OUR STUDENTS.

PRESIDENT HUMPHREY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO HONOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR SERVICE.

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF PLANO AND MAYOR JOHN MUNS, WHO'S ALSO A FORMER BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK DR. FREEMAN TO PLEASE READ THAT PROCLAMATION FOR US.

THANK YOU. WHEREAS THE MISSION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL IS TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN AND TO EMPOWER THEM TO BECOME COMPETENT, PRODUCTIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY AND AN EVER CHANGING WORLD.

AND WHEREAS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED BY THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS.

AND WHEREAS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES WORK CLOSELY WITH PARENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE THE EDUCATIONAL VISION WE WANT FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE STRUCTURE THAT PROVIDES A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

AND WHEREAS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES ARE STRONG ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATING THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE PUBLIC'S EXPECTATIONS TO THE DISTRICT.

THE CITY OF PLANO AND PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE HISTORICALLY ENJOYED A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

THIS HAS LED TO A MUTUAL SUCCESS AND REMAINS ONE OF THE TOP REASONS PLANO IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE DESTINATION FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES ACROSS THE GLOBE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO CALL HOME.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN B MUNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 2025 AS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH IN PLANO, AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES, AND IN WORKING WITH THEM TO MOLD AN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF BOTH TODAY'S AND TOMORROW'S CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE, SIGNED BY MAYOR MUNS.

AND THERE'S MORE. SO I'D LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO NOW I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO ENJOY A SHORT VIDEO COORDINATED BY OUR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT AND PRODUCED BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, SHOWCASING MESSAGES FROM OUR CAMPUSES TO CELEBRATE BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION: FORMAN ELEMENTARY, STINSON ELEMENTARY, HENDRICK MIDDLE SCHOOL, JASPER HIGH SCHOOL, BOGGESS ELEMENTARY, DAFFRON ELEMENTARY, CARPENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, DAVIS ELEMENTARY. HICKEY ELEMENTARY, FRANKFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL, WYNNE SPECIAL PROGRAMS, BRINKER ELEMENTARY, HIGHTOWER ELEMENTARY, SCHIMMELPFENNIG MIDDLE SCHOOL, MCMILLEN HIGH SCHOOL.

ISAACS EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL, HUFFMAN ELEMENTARY, NIB WORLD SCHOOL, RICE MIDDLE SCHOOL, CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL, SKAGGS ELEMENTARY, WELLS ELEMENTARY, OTTO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL, BARRON ELEMENTARY. CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY.

ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL AND VINES HIGH SCHOOL.

CAN WE PLEASE PLAY THE VIDEO ON THE MONITORS? HAPPY BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. YOU WORK BEHIND THE SCENES.

MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OUR DAILY LIVES AT SCHOOL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. APPRECIATES OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD. GO, TEAM TARPON.

THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR.

TYRAH, FOR YOUR SERVICE, COMMITMENT, AND SUPPORT FOR OUR GREAT LEARNERS AND STAFF AT ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.

MR. COOK, I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY.

YOUR DEDICATION TO PLANO ISD IS TRULY INSPIRING.

THANK YOU, MRS. CHAMBERS. WE HEAR YOU'RE REALLY COOL.

THANK YOU, MRS. CHAMBERS. WELLS ELEMENTARY APPRECIATES YOU.

WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT MRS. LANTZ IS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

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WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ANGELA POWELL FOR ALL THAT SHE DOES FOR SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, FOR YOUR 14 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND SUPPORT TO PLANO ISD.

THANK YOU.

AND NOW THE FUN CONTINUES. SO IN FRONT OF YOU ARE TOKENS OF APPRECIATION FROM TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

AND SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT TO JOIN US AND TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

I NOW WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DR.

COURTNEY GOBER TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT PIECE. DR.

GOBER, THANK YOU, DR. WILLIAMS. AND TO OUR BOARD.

WE CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE YOU. AND EVEN AFTER SCHOOL, OUR STUDENTS APPRECIATE YOU.

AND SO WE HAD SOME STUDENTS FROM OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM CREATE SOME FUN ART FOR YOU IN THE FORM OF PENNANTS.

AND SO YOU'LL GET YOUR PENNANT HERE TODAY IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT ALREADY.

AND WE WANT TO THANK THOSE STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE PROGRAMS AT MEADOWS ELEMENTARY, INCLUDING HEAD START, MATTHEWS AND [INAUDIBLE].

ALSO, I JUST WANT TO SAY WE APPRECIATE THE PROGRAM.

AND WE HAVE THE COORDINATOR OF DEVIN CLARK WITH US HERE TONIGHT.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR KAREN BEEKMAN TO THE PODIUM FOR THE NEXT PIECE.

MISS BEEKMAN. GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS. IT'S AN HONOR TO GET TO STAND UP HERE.

AND I GET A JOY OF DOING THIS EVERY YEAR. AND JUST A LITTLE THANK YOU FROM MYSELF, MY TEAM, OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERY EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

AND SO IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING, YOU HAVE SOME THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE MADE, AND WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.

SO IN FRONT OF Y'ALL, YOU SHOULD HAVE A BASKET OF GOODIES WITH SOME GAME DAY TREATS IN THERE.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME COOKIES AND SOME TAPENADE AND JUST SOME THINGS TO SNACK ON.

I THINK ONE YEAR YOU HAD TO WRESTLE SOME SPOUSES FOR SOME THINGS.

SO TAKE THAT HOME AND HIDE IT. DR. TYRAH, IF THAT WAS YOU, I SEE YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD.

YES. YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE. AND THAT IS FROM OUR CULINARY ARTS DEPARTMENT AT PLANO EAST AND OUR CHEF PILOT THAT'S OVER THERE WHO ALWAYS DOES A GREAT JOB IN HIS STUDENTS. YOU ALSO HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU A TOTE FROM OUR FASHION DESIGN PROGRAM AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH AND JESSICA MEDLEY THAT THEIR STUDENTS MADE A TOTE FOR YOU THAT WAS EMBROIDERED BY OUR STUDENTS.

AND I WAS IN THERE LAST WEEK AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED.

IT WAS FUNNY, WHEN I REACHED OUT TO HER, I SAID, HEY, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING. AND SHE'S LIKE, GREAT, ANYTHING BUT EMBROIDERY. I WAS LIKE, AWESOME, WE WANT SOMETHING EMBROIDERED. SO THEY WERE EXCITED TO GET TO SHOW OFF WHAT THEY'VE BEEN LEARNING IN CLASS.

SO THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THAT TOTE FOR YOU. AND THEN ALSO IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING YOU HAVE A FLOWER ARRANGEMENT FROM WE HAVE OUR STUDENTS HERE.

IF OUR STUDENTS WANT TO STAND UP AND COME FORWARD.

AND OUR TEACHER, CHRIS IVEY FROM PLANO EAST THEY WERE ABLE TO WORK ON THAT ARRANGEMENT.

AND THIS IS OUR GROUP THAT USUALLY IS ABLE TO DO THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOU.

SO, TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO FOR US.

Y'ALL WANT TO KIND OF JUST GIVE KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU ALL DID FOR THEM TODAY.

I HAVE A MIC. OH, SORRY. INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.

AND THEN A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU MADE FOR HIM.

I AM JUAN MARCOS RIVERA. I AM A SENIOR, AND I PLAN TO BE A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

I DID GET AN ACCEPTANCE FROM UTD FOR THAT AS WELL.

HI, MY NAME IS ANDERSON GIANELLI AND AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WANT TO BE A TEACHER IN PLANO ISD.

HOPEFULLY. YAY! AND I'M HOPING TO DO THE QUEST PROGRAM, AND MY APPLICATION IS ALREADY IN.

SO JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS OLIVIA KELLY.

I AM A SENIOR AT PLANO EAST, AND I AM ALSO PART OF THE FFA PROGRAM.

I AM THE SECRETARY OF THE PLANO EAST FFA CHAPTER.

AWESOME. AND THEN. SO, FOR OUR ARRANGEMENTS TODAY, OUR INSPIRATION WAS MORE OF WE WANTED TO ADD SOME BRIGHT COLORS TO REPRESENT SPRING SINCE AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S BEEN KIND OF DREARY AND COLD AND WE JUST WANTED SOMETHING TO BRIGHTEN UP THE MOOD FOR TONIGHT.

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WE'LL GET YOU SIGNED UP. SO. BUT YEAH, OUR. YEP.

AIR IS BACK THERE. WE'LL GET YOU SIGNED UP. DR.

KENDALL'S IN THE BACK BECAUSE SHE HAS STOOD UP A COUPLE OF TIMES. THERE SHE IS. SHE'LL GO AHEAD.

WE'LL GET YOU SIGNED UP. WE'LL START TO. WE'LL HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU IN AUGUST.

BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. SO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KAREN. AND THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO OUR TEACHER FOR ALL OF YOUR TALENTS AND FOR MAKING THESE ARRANGEMENTS TONIGHT. WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WE HAVE THE FUN WILL CONTINUE. AND THAT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DR.

PHILIP MORGAN, OUR DIRECTOR FOR FINE ARTS, UP TO THE PODIUM.

IN THE BOARD AND CELEBRATING ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT YOU ALL DO FOR OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE SOME INDIVIDUAL GROUPS FROM FINE ARTS. THEY ALL SEND THEIR REGARDS AND THEY'RE ALL VERY APPRECIATIVE. BUT WE HAVE SOME SPECIFIC GROUPS TONIGHT THAT ARE GOING TO PRESENT YOU WITH SOME ITEMS. SO TO DO THAT, OUR FIRST GROUP THAT'S GOING TO HONOR YOU ON THESE TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IS GOING TO BE OUR COORDINATOR OF K-12 VISUAL ARTS.

THAT'S MR. COLIN MCGRANE. COLIN, WILL YOU COME UP AND JOIN ME? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY. SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, EVERY ELSE ON THE BOARD, EVERYBODY HERE TODAY. THANK YOU, GUYS. WE WE'RE THANKFUL ACTUALLY, IN VISUAL ARTS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE ART WITH YOU GUYS EVERY YEAR.

IT'S A KIND OF A FUN GAME TO PLAY, BECAUSE WE USUALLY PULL FROM OUR FALL SHOW, AND WE TRY TO FIND A PIECE THAT SORT OF FITS WHAT YOU GUYS DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. AND SO WE MIGHT HAVE ONE COME UP ON THE ON THE SCREEN IN A MINUTE.

BUT WHAT WE CHOSE THIS YEAR WAS CALLED GLASS, AND THAT'S REALLY ALL IT IS.

IT'S JUST A CLEAR GLASS WITH A SMALL LIGHT BEHIND IT.

BUT AS YOU GUYS KNOW, AS LIGHT WILL GO THROUGH CERTAIN THINGS AS PRISMS, YOU GET TO SEE ALL THESE DIFFERENT COLORS THAT YOU DON'T SEE AT FIRST GLANCE.

AND I THINK THAT REALLY DESCRIBES YOU GUYS AS THE BOARD AND WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TO DO NIGHT.

I WOULDN'T SAY NIGHT AND NIGHT IN AND NIGHT OUT.

JUST ALL THE NIGHTS, ALL THE NIGHTS COMBINED TOGETHER.

YOU GUYS REALLY, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THINGS SORT OF THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS. YOU'VE GOT TO FILTER OUT CERTAIN THINGS. YOU GOT TO PICK UP THE COLORS FROM OTHER THINGS, AND YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE THAT TIME TO KIND OF MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR STUDENTS. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR ARTIST ADDISON, UP HERE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT HOW SPECIAL THE PIECE THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND IS.

AND ONCE AGAIN, LET HER COME UP HERE. ADDISON, IF YOU WANT TO STAND UP TO THE FRONT AND SHE'LL COME GET YOU THE MICROPHONE AND EVERYONE WILL THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR US IN ART.

HI. I'M ADDISON SIPPLE, AND I GO TO PLANO WEST.

I CREATED THESE PIECES USING A GLASS BOTTLE OVER A RAINBOW LED LIGHT.

AND THEN I JUST WENT INTO PHOTOSHOP AND JUST CHANGED UP THE COLORS A LITTLE BIT.

SO ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE PIECE, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT HAS A NUMBER EIGHT.

SO THAT IS LIKE THE NUMBER OF THE PIECE THAT THERE ARE.

AND THEN THE EV STANDS FOR ADDITION VARIABLE, WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS LIKE A LIMITED EDITION PIECE.

SO IT IS THE ONLY PIECE THAT WILL BE MADE IN THE ONLY PIECE THAT WILL ESPECIALLY BY ME.

SO YES. SO, WHEN YOU'RE FAMOUS. YES. WITH MY SIGNATURE.

AWESOME. ADDISON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I DON'T THINK YOU COULD HAVE DESCRIBED THAT ANY BETTER.

MR. MCGRANE, BECAUSE THE ARTWORK THAT ADDISON HAS SHARED WITH US AND HOW IT ENCAPSULATES THE BOARD IS VERY APPROPRIATE.

LOTS OF CONSIDERATIONS. AND I THINK YOU SAID IT BEST, TOO.

AND IT IS DAY IN AND DAY OUT. SOME PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THE BOARD DOESN'T JUST COME AND MEET ON A CERTAIN NIGHT DURING THE MONTH.

THEY ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO LISTEN TO DIFFERENT CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

SPEAKING OF PEOPLE WHO GET TO SEE THE COMMUNITY A LOT, WE HAVE ANOTHER GROUP THAT'S GOING TO COME UP AND THEY HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO SHARE IN SINCE MARCHING SEASON.

BUT AS IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT THIS IS CELEBRATING YOU ALL UNDER THESE TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS THAT YOU GET TO HANDLE EACH MONTH.

WE WANT TO BRING UP OUR DRUM MAJORS FROM OUR MAJOR TOP THREE CAMPUSES HERE, OUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, AND I'M GOING TO CALL THEM UP AND INTRODUCE THE DRUM MAJORS, HAVE THEM TELL YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES, AND THEN THEY HAVE A LITTLE

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THEY ARE GOING TO PRESENT THEIR OFFICIAL SALUTES TO YOU, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING YOU WITH SOME VIC FIRTH OFFICIAL DRUMLINE DRUM STICKS THAT ARE AUTOGRAPHED BY ALL OF OUR DRUM MAJORS FROM OUR THREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.

SO FIRST, LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE PLANO SENIOR GO AHEAD AND COME ON UP.

SENIOR ANNA SPITZENBERGER COULD NOT BE WITH US THIS EVENING, BUT WE DO HAVE WITH US SENIOR ATAR MANGALI AND SENIOR WILL PERLICK WHO ARE HERE WITH US.

AND IF YOU WANT TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELVES, GUYS, JUST LET US KNOW.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW YOUR CLASS AND ALL THAT GOOD THING.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO TELL US, SHARE US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR. YEAH.

HI. MY NAME IS ATHARV. AND I'M CURRENTLY A SENIOR.

I'M STILL WAITING FOR SOME COLLEGES, BUT I DID GET INTO UTD.

MY NAME IS WILL PERLICK AND I'M A SENIOR AND I PLAN ON GOING TO LSU NEXT, I HOPE.

ALL YOU GUYS HAVE TO PHOTO OP FIRST BEFORE YOU SALUTE. YEAH.

THE PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP OUR DRUM MAJORS FROM PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR SARA PASHA, SENIOR EMILY TALBOT, AND SENIOR ALLEN REDDICK.

IF YOU GUYS WOULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELVES.

HERE WE GO. AND TALK ABOUT YOURSELF FIRST. OKAY.

HELLO. MY NAME IS ALAN REDDICK, AND I'M KEEPING MY OPTIONS OPEN FOR COLLEGE.

AND I'M A SENIOR AT PLANO WEST RIGHT NOW. MY NAME IS SARA PASHA, AND I LOVE BAND.

I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS EMILY TOWER.

I'M ALSO A SENIOR, AND I PLAN ON DOING BUSINESS.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE YET, BUT WHEREVER I GO, I HOPE TO CONTINUE PURSUING MUSIC.

THANK YOU. OH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YUP, YUP, YUP. 1234. FIVE. SIX.

PLANO WOLF BAND. PLANO WEST WOLF BAND. THEY THINK. THEY ARE FANCY DRUMSTICKS. I CAN ASSURE WE DIDN'T GET YOU GUYS DRUM PADS.

I APOLOGIZE; I DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE TOO MUCH OF A DISTRACTION AT THE MEETING.

BUT I KNOW WE ALL KNOW YOU HAVE RHYTHM. SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP OUR PLANO EAST BAND.

THE REPRESENTATIVES ARE JUNIOR DRUM MAJOR AUDREY JOHNSON, JUNIOR DRUM MAJOR JULIA EUBANKS, SENIOR DRUM MAJOR JAMES MORGAN, AND SENIOR DRUM MAJOR NOAH LIM.

I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO YOU GUYS. HI, MY NAME IS AUDREY.

I'M A JUNIOR AND I PLAY THE FLUTE. I DON'T HAVE ANY COLLEGES PICKED BECAUSE I'M A JUNIOR AND I STILL HAVE, LIKE ONE MORE YEAR LEFT. YEAH. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS JULIA.

I'M A JUNIOR AND I PLAY THE CLARINET. AND NO COLLEGE IS APPLIED TO YET, BUT I HOPE TO GO TO A&M ONE DAY.

HI, I'M NOAH. I'M A SENIOR AND I PLAN TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY, AND I HAVEN'T DECIDED WHAT COLLEGE YET.

SO. YEAH. HI, MY NAME IS JAMES MORGAN. I'M A SENIOR DRUM MAJOR AT EAST.

AND IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR, OUR BAND WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AREA FINALS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN A LONG TIME. THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT'S ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GRACIOUS FUNDING AND SUPPORT OF THE BOARD AND ALL OF PLANO ISD. SO, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IT'S REALLY A BLESSING THAT WE GET TO DO WHAT WE DO BECAUSE OF Y'ALL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND AS DRUM MAJORS, WE ACTUALLY LEAD THE LEAD THE BAND.

AND SO IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT WE DID, WE ARE UP ON THE PODIUMS CONDUCTING AND KIND OF HELPING EVERYONE GET ALONG.

[00:30:06]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEXT YEAR? I PLAN TO ENROLL IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.

SO.

YEAH.

MIC].

SO. AS YOU ARE RECEIVING THESE DRUMSTICKS, THERE WE GO.

GOT TO MAKE SURE WE GET. DOES EVERYBODY HAVE A PAIR? IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PAIR, RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE WE GO. OH, ONE GOES TO DR. WILLIAMS AS WELL. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. PERFECT. JUST A SIDE NOTE. AS ALL THE STUDENTS HERE KNOW, I'LL JUST SPEAK FOR THE DRUM MAJORS THAT ARE HERE.

I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU, FIRST OF ALL, TO JEREMY KONDRAT, WHO'S OVER OUR COORDINATOR FOR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR HEAD BAND DIRECTORS IN THOSE CLUSTERS TO THESE STUDENTS ARE HERE ON A WONDERFULLY WARM EVENING THAT I'M SURE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON THIS WEEK, TOO. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THEM AND ALL THE BAND STUDENTS THAT THEY REPRESENT. THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB THIS YEAR.

AND, AND I THINK I THINK MR. MORGAN SAID IT BEST THERE AT PLANO EAST.

WE KNOW WHAT YOU DO AND YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US.

SO THANK YOU. WE SEE ALL OF YOU AT FOOTBALL GAMES ON FRIDAY NIGHTS.

WE SEE ALL OF YOU AT BAND COMPETITIONS COMING TO SEE US.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS, ALL OF US MUSIC AND FINE ARTS AND VISUAL ARTS, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, PHILIP AND THE ENTIRE FINE ARTS TEAM.

AND MANY THANKS TO OUR AMAZING, AMAZINGLY TALENTED FINE ARTS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

AND THANK YOU FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL GIFTS. I WOULD LIKE I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR LONNIE JORDAN TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE. DR. WILLIAMS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE ARE WE'RE JUST BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SERVED BY FOLKS LIKE YOU.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIRELESS WORK YOU DO.

WE KNOW THAT IT GOES UNNOTICED. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF GROUPS HERE OF SPECIAL STUDENTS THAT WANT TO HONOR YOU IN THEIR OWN WAY.

TODAY WE'VE GOT I KNOW WE HAVE OUR HEAD COACHES AND COORDINATORS HERE, SO WE'VE GOT CODY WHITE AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH IN THE BACK.

WE'VE GOT TONY BENEDETTO, PLANO EAST, AND TYLER SOUKUP FROM PLANO WEST.

SO, THEY'RE HERE TODAY TO KIND OF HELP SOME OF THIS. BUT I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO START WITH, WE'VE GOT TWO GROUPS THAT WANT TO VISIT WITH YOU.

AND THE FIRST GROUP THAT WE HAVE IS GOING TO BE CHEER.

SO, LET'S DO THIS. WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP THE PLANO SENIOR HIGH CHEER SQUAD FIRST.

IF YOU LADIES WILL COME ON UP HERE, PLEASE. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LITTLE CHANT. CORRECT. OKAY.

AWESOME. HERE WE GO. OKAY. [CHEER] . HEY.

THAT'S REAL RIGHT THERE. YOU DON'T GET THAT. YOU CAN'T COME TO WORK AND GET THAT EVERY DAY.

DO YOU MIND? WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO THE BOARD.

HERE WITH YOU NEXT YEAR. HI, MY NAME IS GABRIELLA ZANINI, AND I'M A SENIOR AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH.

AND I PLAN ON MAJORING IN NURSING AT TEXAS TECH.

HI. HI, I'M AVA STARR. I'M A JUNIOR, SO I THINK I WANT TO GO INTO CIVIL ENGINEERING, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE YET.

HI, MY NAME IS BRIANNA SMITH. I'M A SENIOR AND I'M WAITING ON THAT REGULAR DECISION DEADLINE FROM UT AUSTIN SOON.

SO, THAT'S MY NUMBER ONE. HI, I'M OANA AND I'M A SENIOR, AND I PLAN ON MAJORING IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN AT UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS. HI, MY NAME IS PRESLEY THOMPSON.

[00:35:05]

OKAY. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU'LL GIVE IT UP FOR THE WEST CHEER SQUAD.

[CHEER].

OKAY, NOW FOR SOME QUICK INTRODUCTIONS OF OUR CHEERLEADERS.

HI. MY NAME IS CAMI HOWES. I AM A JUNIOR, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO DO ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN.

HOPEFULLY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, ALSO KNOWN AS USD.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ORIANA. I'M A JUNIOR AT WEST AND I'M LOOKING TO DO NURSING, HOPEFULLY AT TEXAS WOMEN'S, BUT WHO KNOWS? NOT SURE. I'M A SENIOR, I'M EMILY COLLINS, I'M ONE OF THE CAPTAINS, AND I HOPE TO DO NURSING AT TEXAS A&M. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT OUR TEAM HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THIS YEAR TO COMPETE AT REGIONALS.

AND WE DID WIN. AND THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BY A PLANO SCHOOL OR PLANO WEST SCHOOL.

AND WE RECEIVED A BID TO NATIONALS. SO. THANK YOU LADIES VERY MUCH.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, FROM PLANO EAST, OUR CHEER SQUAD.

BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.

[CHEER].

HI, MY NAME IS ABBY, AND I ATTEND OR I'M PLANNING TO ATTEND TO TEXAS TECH FOR GEOSCIENCE.

HELLO, MY NAME IS AURÉLIE LOZA AND I PLAN TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY AT UT TYLER.

HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIA, AND I AM PLANNING ON GETTING INTO THE PROJECT SEARCH PROGRAM.

THANK YOU TO OUR CHEERLEADERS. OKAY, WE HAVE ANOTHER.

WE HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. IF I COULD HAVE OUR FOOTBALL PLAYERS STAND UP AND YOU GUYS FILE OUT AND GO AHEAD, ALL OF YOU AND COME UP HERE TO THE FRONT, PLEASE, GUYS.

YES, SIR. YEAH, JUST RIGHT DOWN THAT LINE.

. OKAY. AGAIN. YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING IN THE IN THE LOBBY PRIOR TO THIS, JUST ABOUT HOW SPECIAL A GROUP YOU ARE AND THE JOB THAT YOU DO, THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR US THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE US AND FROM AN ATHLETIC STANDPOINT, TO HAVE A BOARD THAT REALLY LOVES EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IS, IS I MEAN, IT'S A TRUE BLESSING FOR US. AND SO, THESE MEN THAT ARE UP HERE NOW HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM THAT, FROM THE DECISION YOU MAKE, THE BEHIND THE SCENES DECISIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AGAIN, THAT YOU PROVIDE THEM.

AND SO, WE'VE GOT A REALLY SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE FOOTBALL THAT'S SIGNED BY DIFFERENT CAPTAINS.

WE'VE GOT CHEER. WE'VE GOT DRILL TEAM, WE'VE GOT FOOTBALL.

WE'VE GOT, I THINK I MENTIONED, BUT WE'VE GOT OUR CHEERLEADERS ON THERE AS WELL.

AND SO, THIS IS YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN KEEP IN YOUR OFFICE.

YOU KNOW, IT'LL LAST FOREVER. AND HOPEFULLY IT'S GOT GREAT MEMORIES FOR YOU. SO AT THIS TIME TO ELIMINATE ANY CONFUSION, IF YOU ARE A BOARD MEMBER OR A CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT, PLEASE STAND UP.

[00:40:05]

AND PLANO, I THINK PLANO WEST BROUGHT SOME EXTRA GOODIES.

SO YOU GUYS GO AHEAD AND DELIVER THOSE AS WELL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO AT THIS TIME REAL QUICK, GUYS, I WANT YOUR NAME, YOUR CLASS AND WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING ON DOING NEXT YEAR.

IF YOU'RE A SENIOR. HI, MY NAME IS ANDREW EARLES.

I'M A SENIOR AT PLANO EAST AND I PLAN ON SIGNING TO PLAY COLLEGIATELY IN FEBRUARY.

I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET, BUT I'LL JUST TAKE VISITS AND FIGURE IT OUT.

HI, MY NAME IS CASEY OKONKWO. I'M A SENIOR AT PLANO EAST HIGH SCHOOL.

I PLAN ON SIGNING IN FEBRUARY. ALSO, I DECIDED YET.

WELL, MY NAME IS IAN PEARSON. I'M A SENIOR AT PLANO EAST HIGH SCHOOL.

I EITHER PLAN ON GOING TO COLLEGE OR EITHER GOING TO AIR FORCE OR MILITARY.

HI, MY NAME IS COLLIN OATES. I'M A SENIOR AT PLANO EAST, AND I PLAN ON GOING TO TEXAS STATE AND HOPEFULLY BECOMING A FOOTBALL COACH.

HEY, MY NAME IS TJ CHALOUX. I AM A SENIOR AT PLANO EAST AND I PLAN TO PURSUE FINANCE AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. MY NAME IS COLE DHURANDHAR. I AM A SENIOR AT PLANO WEST.

I PLAN ON GOING TO COLLEGE FOR SPORTS MANAGEMENT.

I MIGHT SIGN FOR FOOTBALL. NOT SURE YET. MY NAME IS JACOB DUKE.

I'M A SENIOR. I GO TO PLANO WEST, AND I PLAN ON STUDYING SPORTS MEDICINE AT ARKANSAS.

MY NAME IS LINCOLN TAYLOR. I'M A SENIOR AT PLANO WEST.

I PLAN ON SIGNING IN FEBRUARY, BUT I DIDN'T DECIDE YET.

HELLO, MY NAME IS CHASE KELLY. I'M A JUNIOR AT PLANO SENIOR.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL MOSSBERG AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT PLANO SENIOR. MY NAME IS BRADLEY BROWN.

I'M A JUNIOR AT PLANO SENIOR. GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE. I DON'T KNOW, DO WE NEED TO GET.

DO WE NEED A PICTURE, OR HAVE WE DONE THAT? WE GOT IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR SEAT. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH.

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING, AND THOSE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS EVENING EXTRA SPECIAL FOR OUR BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

TO OUR TRUSTEES, ON BEHALF OF OUR DISTRICT, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF IN PLANO ISD. WE ARE INDEED GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE, ALONG WITH YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY AS WE CELEBRATE YOU THIS MONTH.

PLEASE ENJOY THESE MANY, THESE EXPRESSIONS OF OUR GRATITUDE THAT WE HONORED YOU HERE WITH TONIGHT.

AND MANY, MANY THANKS TO EACH OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND FOR ALL THE HOURS THAT YOU GIVE AND THE HEARTS THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT ARE OUR TEACHERS IN OUR DISTRICT. WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH. BUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART, OUR TEAM WE THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GET EVEN WITH THEM AT SOME POINT.

I WILL WRAP THIS UP, BUT I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS THAT WANT TO SAY SOMETHING VERY BRIEF.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP IT SHORT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

AND TO THE STUDENTS WHO ARE HERE, THE STAFF WHO ARE HERE, THIS IS OVERWHELMING.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL SHOW UP ON THE VIDEO, BUT JUST IN CASE THERE'S CONFUSION, THEY HAVE, LIKE, GIANT PICTURES OF OUR HEADS BACK THERE. SO, A LITTLE EMBARRASSING ON TOP OF BEING OVERWHELMING.

BUT EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAS CHILDREN CURRENTLY IN PLANO SCHOOLS OR HAVE GRADUATED FROM PLANO SCHOOLS.

AND I GRADUATED FROM PLANO EAST. WITH YOUR PRINCIPAL AND, YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS FOR Y'ALL.

AND SO THE FACT THAT YOU ALL TOOK YOUR TIME OUT, YOU, THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF THAT YOU ALL TOOK YOUR TIME OUT TO COME AND DO THIS FOR US AND ALL OF THESE GREAT THINGS. IT IS SO VERY APPRECIATED BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME WE'RE TALKING TO ATTORNEYS AND LOOKING AT BUDGETS, AND SOMETIMES WE ARGUE WITH EACH OTHER AND WE'RE DOING DEMOGRAPHY.

IF YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT DEMOGRAPHY IS, IT'S DRY AND IT'S KIND OF IT'S DIFFICULT WORK.

BUT IT, IT THE REASON WE'RE ALL HERE IS FOR YOU ALL.

SO, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE FOR US TONIGHT.

AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLANO ISD STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR THIS HONOR.

[00:45:01]

I HAD A GREAT TIME, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S VERY MEANINGFUL TODAY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND I HAVE SERVED 14 YEARS ON PTA HERE IN PLANO ISD.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THESE AMAZING THINGS AND THE PRESENTATION, THE CHAIRS AND ALL OF THAT WAS AMAZING. AND WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME IS I KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US ON THE BOARD LOOK THROUGH A LENS.

AND THIS REMINDS ME OF WHAT WE DO. WE LOOK THROUGH A LENS THAT HELPS US SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE TEACHERS IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND SO THIS ARTWORK IS SO MEANINGFUL. AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US UP HERE AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR MOST SINCERE GRATITUDE TO ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AND CONTRIBUTED TO TONIGHT'S PROGRAM AND THE PRESENTATIONS.

I WANT TO PERSONALLY RECOGNIZE AND THANK ALL THE SENIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERS AND MASCOTS AND Y'ALL'S HAIR GOT MESSED UP, DIDN'T IT? AND FOR LEADING OUR PLEDGES AT THE START OF THE MEETING AND ALSO FOR CREATING SUCH A SPIRITED AND FUN ATMOSPHERE FOR US ALL THIS EVENING. SO THANKS TO YOU, THE STUDENTS WHO MADE THE AMAZING BANNER AND THE LITTLE PENNANTS THAT WE HAVE.

THANK YOU. CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS FROM PLANO EAST FOR THE DELICIOUS FOOD BASKETS.

THEY SPOIL US EVERY YEAR. FASHION DESIGN STUDENTS FROM PLANO SENIOR HIGH FOR THE BEAUTIFULLY EMBROIDERED TOTE BAGS, EVEN IF THEY WERE STRONG ARMED. AND TO DO THAT, THE FLORAL DESIGN STUDENTS FROM PLANO EAST.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LOVELY FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS.

THEY SMELL SO GOOD. I KNOW ANYONE WATCHING THIS CAN'T SMELL A VISION, BUT IT'S REALLY NICE.

AND THEN ADDISON SEIPEL FROM PLANO WEST FOR HER GORGEOUS ART PIECE, THE LENS THROUGH WHICH WE LOOK, AND THE SENIOR HIGH DRUM MAJORS FROM ALL THREE SCHOOLS FOR THE DRUMSTICKS AND THE PRESENTATION.

THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING. AND FINALLY, TO OUR SENIOR HIGH FOOTBALL PLAYERS FOR OUR VERY OWN PLANO ISD TEAM.

PLANO ISD GAME FOOTBALLS. WE THANK YOU. AND THE LITTLE HELMET TOO.

THIS HAS TRULY BEEN A VERY TOUCHING AND FUN EVENING FOR ALL OF US, AND WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION AND THE GENEROSITY OF EVERYONE WHO IS SO THOUGHTFULLY CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING EACH OF US FEEL SO VERY SPECIAL.

IT IS OUR HONOR AND PLEASURE TO WORK ON BEHALF OF ALL STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF IN PLANO ISD AND WE ARE SO VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF TEAM PLANO ISD. SO THIS CONCLUDES OUR BOARD RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU BEING HERE, AND WE WILL LET YOU ON YOUR OWN TERMS, EXIT WITH YOUR GUESTS TO THE LOBBY FOR PHOTOS.

SO AGAIN, MANY THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.

MIC].

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AS THE DOOR CLOSES, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION. AGENDA ITEMS ONLY AT BOARD MEETINGS.

THE BOARD PERMITS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS AND NON AGENDA ITEMS. AGENDA RELATED COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME.

NON AGENDA RELATED COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

DR. FREEMAN, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS?

[00:50:02]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THAT LEADS US TO ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS OUR CLOSED SESSION.

[5. CLOSED SESSION]

AND THE TIME IS 6:21 P.M.

06:33 P.M. AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

[6. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION]

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

BOARD MEMBERS ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY ANGELA POWELL AND A SECOND BY TARRAH LANTZ THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE A UNANIMOUS MOTION. 7-0. EXCUSE ME.

I GOT THAT HUSKY VOICE TONIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO 8.1 DISCUSSION AND ACTION, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE

[8.1 Approval of the 2026 - 2027 Academic Calendar]

LINDA FREEMAN TO OPEN THIS. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK LESLIE STANTON TO COME UP AND DISCUSS THE CALENDAR FOR US. ALL RIGHT.

SO, I CAN'T SEE IT ON THE SCREEN HERE. SO LOOKING AT THE LESLIE, IS YOUR MICROPHONE ON? TESTING. TESTING. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND CABINET.

I AM HAPPY TO BRING BACK THE 2026-2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR.

FOR APPROVAL THIS EVENING. WE VISITED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO PRESENTING THE CALENDAR FOR THE FIRST TIME.

AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL INPUT.

SO WE HAVE VETTED THE CALENDAR DRAFTS ORIGINALLY WITH OUR GROUP, OUR CABINET GROUP, THE TEACHER LEADER, COUNCIL, SUPERINTENDENT, STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

WE CAME HERE AND WORKED WITH YOU ALL AND SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND RECEIVED INPUT.

AND IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY WE WERE ABLE TO, WITH THE HELP OF OUR COUNCIL TO GET SOME PARENT INPUT AS WELL VIA A SURVEY.

SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE CALENDAR THAT WE ARE BRINGING FOR APPROVAL.

WE DID NOT MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES FROM THE VERY FIRST FEW UPDATES THAT WE MADE, SOME OF THE COMMON CONCERNS ABOUT THE CALENDAR THAT WE LOOKED AT THE FACT THAT OUR BREAK IN MARCH IS, IS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THAN IT USUALLY IS IN APRIL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID TO WORK ON THAT WAS TO MOVE THE MARCH BREAK.

WE'VE GOT THE FRIDAY OFF ON THE 26TH OF MARCH AND THEN THE, THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.

WE MADE IT LATER IN MARCH, BUT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE THOSE DAYS OFF INTO APRIL, JUST BASED ON WHEN THE STAFF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAYS NEEDED TO, TO BE AND COINCIDING WITH TESTING AND OTHER THINGS.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE LANDED. IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATER IN MARCH THAN THE VERY FIRST ITERATION OF THE CALENDAR.

AND THE REST OF THE DAYS LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE PRESENTED ALREADY.

SOME OF THE POSITIVE NOTES THAT PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT HAVING THE CALENDAR THIS FAR IN ADVANCE IS THAT THIS WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR THAT WE HAVE A CALENDAR THAT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR. SO PEOPLE DO LIKE THE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE YEARS.

THEY STILL PREFER THE WEDNESDAY VERSUS THE TUESDAY START.

BUT WE LOOKED AT THAT VERY CLOSELY AND WE JUST COULDN'T MAKE IT WORK AND STILL HAVE THOSE BALANCE DAYS THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE CALENDAR FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING.

[00:55:02]

WE NEED TO I MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I APOLOGIZE; I'M JUST TRYING TO BE.

NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE 2026 2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR, AND I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY DR.

LAWRENCE AND A SECOND BY ANGELA POWELL THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE 2026-2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR.

NOW, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE. I ASK FOR YOU TO VOTE. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND I DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR THOSE THAT OPPOSE, BECAUSE I SEE IT'S A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU. LESLIE. APPRECIATE IT.

I JUST ADD SOMETHING REAL QUICK. I JUST APPRECIATE HAVING A CALENDAR COMING OUT EARLY. WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN A REALLY LONG TIME FOR THAT. PEOPLE CAN PLAN.

SO I THINK OUR COMMUNITY HAS TO APPRECIATE THE EFFORT TO DO THAT AND THE TIME THAT IT TOOK FOR YOU TO DO THAT.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.1 OF THE REPORTS, WHICH IS THE 2025-2026 HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS UPDATE.

[9.1 2025- 2026 Hazardous Roadways Update]

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET, I'M GOING TO INVITE MR. STEVE EWING, WHO'S CHIEF OF BUSINESS SERVICES, TO GO OVER THIS HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS UPDATE.

WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

AND SO WE'RE JUST MOVING ALONG THE PROCESS. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STEVE AND LET HIM GO THROUGH THIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE REPORT.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY. BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXTENDED CABINET DR.

WILLIAMS AUDIENCE MEMBERS VIEWING ONLINE. AND WITH US TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON HAZARDOUS ROADWAY GUIDELINES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 25-26. AND IF YOU REMEMBER, WE BACK IN SEPTEMBER, WE CAME TO INTRODUCE THIS TO YOU ALL.

AND SO I AM GOING TO GO BACK OVER A FEW THINGS JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE KIND OF WHERE WE LEFT OFF.

IF YOU REMEMBER TASBO, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, TASBO, YOU'LL HEAR THAT NAME A FEW TIMES THROUGHOUT THE REPORT.

TONIGHT, TASBO COMPLETES A STUDY OF TRANSPORTATION.

THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. AND BACK IN 2023.

AND FROM THAT, A RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE THAT THE DISTRICT SHOULD CONSIDER UPDATING ITS HAZARDOUS ROADWAY PLAN AND FILE THE REVISED PLAN WITH TIA.

AND THE PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH AREA IDENTIFIED AS HAZARDOUS, MARKED BY STREET IDENTIFICATION, AND INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO SAFELY WALK TO THEIR ZONED CAMPUS.

AS A RESULT OF THE EVALUATION IS DETERMINED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL BOARD.

AND TONIGHT, ALSO, WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT A FEW OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.

SOME OF THIS WILL BE NEW INFORMATION. THE DISTRICT SHOULD REVISE AND UPDATE PROGRAMMATIC TRANSPORTATION SO SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION TO ENSURE PROPER PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS.

AND THEN YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION ABOUT THE CONSIDERATION OF ELIMINATING FAIR BUSSING DUE TO MAJOR BUDGET AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS. CURRENT SERVICES IN THESE AREAS ARE NOT EQUITABLE ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRENTLY.

OKAY, SO LET'S LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT OF THE BUDGET ANALYSIS THAT WE'LL DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT THIS EVENING.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE AROUND 210 ROUTES. WE HAVE 305 BUSSES AND 220 DRIVERS.

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION BUDGET. THIS IS THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AT $20.6 DOLLARS WHICH INCLUDES 3.1 MILLION MILES, $2.6 MILLION IN FUEL COST AND $17.1 MILLION IN PERSONNEL COSTS AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENT IS $1.5 MILLION.

AND SO, YOU CAN SEE THAT ALONE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT FUNDED ADEQUATELY FOR TRANSPORTATION.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COST OF FARE, BUSSING IS AT A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION.

WE DO RECEIVE REVENUE FROM FARE BUSSING AT ABOUT $400,000, OR 40%.

BUT IT DOES LEAVE US WITH ABOUT A $19 MILLION FUNDING GAP.

AND SO JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE, HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS TO DEFINES A HAZARDOUS ROADWAY IS A CONDITION THAT EXISTS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS WHERE NO WALKWAY IS PROVIDED, AND CHILDREN MUST WALK ALONG OR CROSS A FREEWAY OR EXPRESSWAY.

AN UNDERPASS OR BRIDGE. AN UNCONTROLLED MAJOR ARTERY IN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL AREA, OR ANOTHER COMPARABLE CONDITION.

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SO AGAIN, WE MET WITH, WITH THIS BOARD IN SEPTEMBER TO PRESENT GUIDELINES THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED FOR US TO USE. THIS IS ALSO IN A IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CNA LEGAL AND LOCAL POLICIES.

AND SO JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE WHAT THOSE GUIDELINES ARE, TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS THAT MUST CROSS A 4 OR 6 LANE ROADWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OVER 45MPH. 4 OR 6 LANE ROADWAY THAT DOES NOT HAVE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

US 75 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE STATE HIGHWAY 289 OR PRESTON ROAD, AN ACTIVE RAILROAD TRACK IN AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS OR SAFE PATHS.

A SAFE PATH DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A SIDEWALK. AND SO, WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT ON PLANO ISD.

OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS, THE CITIES THAT SERVE PLANO CITY HAVE BUILT IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURES, INCLUDING MEASURES TO INCREASE SAFETY ON PLANO ISD ROADS.

15 YEARS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THAT'S THAT IS THE LAST TIME THAT THE HAZARDOUS ROUTES HAVE TRULY BEEN STUDIED, ANALYZED AND BROUGHT FORWARD IN THIS CAPACITY.

AND SO THAT THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. AND AS SUCH, PLANO ISD WILL SEE A REDUCTION IN HAZARDOUS ROUTES AS A RESULT OF UPDATING THE PLANO ISD HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS ACCORDING TO THESE TO GUIDELINES.

SO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION STEPS THAT WE'VE TAKEN ALREADY.

WE SOUGHT BOARD APPROVAL IN SEPTEMBER TO USE THE, TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES AS PRESENTED TO DETERMINE HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS IN PLANO ISD.

FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, WE DEVELOPED A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE.

WE'VE APPLIED THE NEWLY ADOPTED GUIDELINES TO ALL PLANO ISD ROADWAYS EFFECTIVE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 25-26.

AND WE HAVE BEEN WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING ROUTES, ROUTE MAPS AND DESCRIPTORS TO MATCH THAT WORK.

AND SO, OH, EXCUSE ME. SORRY ABOUT THAT. GO BACK ONE.

THANK YOU. ADMINISTRATIVE NEXT STEPS. THEN WE WILL PROVIDE TO YOU A FINAL 25-26 PLAN FOR BOARD APPROVAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. CREATE A COMMUNICATION PLAN AND TIMELINE FOR THIS WORK SO THAT OUR PARENTS AND OUR FAMILIES, OUR CAMPUSES ARE WELL INFORMED OF ALL THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE AND APPROVED AND PRESENT.

TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND UPDATE TO THE BOARD ANNUALLY.

AND I THINK THE BENEFIT OF THAT IN ITSELF. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO THAT.

BUT THE OTHER BENEFIT IS WE WILL ONLY MAKE MICRO ADJUSTMENTS MOVING FORWARD.

THERE IS A LARGE SHIFT ON THE FRONT END OF THIS WORK.

AND SO LET'S LOOK AT AN EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION WITH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE MAP HERE.

THIS IS MCCALL ELEMENTARY MCCALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THE LEGEND TO THE RIGHT, THE DIAMOND IS THE CAMPUS.

THE STARS ARE THE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED CROSSWALKS.

WE HAVE THE YELLOW LINE. IS THE ATTENDANCE ZONE BOUNDARY, THE TWO MILE WALK ZONE BOUNDARY IN BROWN.

AND THEN TO JUST TO THE RIGHT THERE YOU'LL SEE.

CONTINUE. HAZARDOUS BUSSING IN GREEN. NOTICE ON THIS MAP WE HAVE A BRIGHTER GREEN.

AND THEN WE HAVE A KIND OF A LIGHTER GREEN. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE MIGHT NEED TO ADJUST MOVING FORWARD JUST BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREEN FIELD.

THERE IN THE MIDDLE ON THIS MAP, CERTAINLY WE CAN LOOK AT ADJUSTING THAT COLOR SO IT'S EASIER TO SEE.

SO, OUR GREEN IS CONTINUING HAZARDOUS BUSSING AND RED DISCONTINUE HAZARDOUS BUSSING.

AND SO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS MAP WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TOGGLE TO THE NEXT SLIDE FIRST.

WE'VE ADDED DESCRIPTORS FOR EVERY ONE OF THESE MAPS THAT WILL HELP YOU NOT ONLY READ THE MAP BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND THE MAP.

SO IN THIS CASE, HAZARDOUS BUSSING WOULD CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA.

AND THEN SO ZONE A IS ONE OF THE AREAS WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IN JUST A SECOND.

AND THE REASON THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS ON THE WEST SIDE OF JUPITER ROAD BETWEEN HICKEY HILL DRIVE AND TIMBER BROOK.

AND IF YOU GO UP THEN YOU'LL SEE ZONE A CONTINUE HAZARDOUS BUSSING IN THIS ZONE.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT AGAIN IS ON THE DESCRIPTOR.

IF WE GO BACK TO THAT BECAUSE OF THE MISSING SIDEWALK AND THEN ZONE B DOES NOT MEET OUR GUIDELINES AND THIS IS BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HAVE PEDESTRIAN, WE HAVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS WITH PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED CROSSWALKS.

AND IF WE GO BACK TO THE MAP AND YOU CAN SEE ZONE B, YOU'LL SEE THOSE ACTIVATED CROSSWALKS.

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OKAY. SO LET'S LOOK AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL EXAMPLE.

SO, THIS IS FRANKFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL. FRANKFORT AS YOU CAN SEE, HAS LOTS OF CROSSWALKS IN THIS AREA.

AND SO YOU WOULD THINK THAT ALL THAT AREA, THERE IS JUST A PLACE THAT STUDENTS COULD EASILY WALK TO SCHOOL.

BUT LET'S, LET'S AND AGAIN, WE HAVE THE SAME LEGEND TO THE RIGHT THERE.

BUT LET'S TOGGLE TO THE DESCRIPTOR HERE AS WELL.

AND SO ZONE A WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A, B, C, D AND E.

THOSE ARE THE GREEN AREAS ON THE MAP. AND THEN REAL QUICK HERE YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE REASONS THERE'S A RAILROAD ZONE A.

ZONE B, GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE, ZONE C PRESTON ROAD , STATE HIGHWAY 289.

ZONE D MULTIPLE STREETS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ARE LACKING SIDEWALKS.

AND SO, LIKE WE WOULD DRIVE OUT WE ACTUALLY OBSERVED WHERE THESE HOUSES BEAUTIFUL HOMES.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS WHERE THE KIDS CAN ACCESS TO WALK DIRECTLY TO SCHOOL.

AND THEN ZONE F HAZARDOUS BUSSING WOULD BE DISCONTINUED.

AND THE REASON AGAIN WHEN WE TOGGLE BACK IS YOU'LL SEE THE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED CROSSWALKS, BUT YOU WON'T SEE ANY OF THE OTHER CONDITIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS HERE.

AND SO AGAIN, SOMEWHAT CONFUSING BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY STARS, SO MANY AREAS CLOSE TO THE CAMPUS.

BUT WHEN YOU BREAK IT DOWN, IT ALL MAKES SENSE HERE FOR THIS MAP.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT THEN ONE EXAMPLE. HEY, STEVE.

YES, MA'AM. CAN YOU GO BACK? I JUST I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS THE PUBLIC IS VIEWING THIS PRESENTATION THAT THEY UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, AND WE WENT A LITTLE FAST. BUT THE AREA NORTH OF GEORGE BUSH IS OUTSIDE OF THAT TWO MILE WALK ZONE. SO THERE IS TWO MILE PLUS BUSSING IN THOSE AREAS.

YOU'RE ONLY SHOWING WHAT WOULD HAVE WHAT WOULD QUALIFY OR NOT QUALIFY FOR HAZARDOUS BUSSING.

AND SO AS FAMILIES ARE LOOKING AT THIS, IF I LIVE UP BY TRADER JOE'S, FOR EXAMPLE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN THE TOP PORTION OF THAT MAP NORTH OF GEORGE BUSH, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU THAT THAT IS STILL OUTSIDE OF TWO MILES.

THAT STILL QUALIFIES FOR BUSSING. NORMAL TRANSPORTATION.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS THE PUBLIC IS VIEWING THIS, THAT THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY HOW TO LOOK AT THESE MAPS AND THAT SOMEONE WAY UP THERE BY TRADER JOE'S DOESN'T THINK LIKE, WHAT ABOUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD? SO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. SO OUR RESIDENTS AND OUTSIDE OF TWO MILES TO THEIR FEEDER CAMPUS ARE PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION.

AND REALLY, THIS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS TALKING ABOUT OUR STUDENTS THAT LIVE WITHIN THAT TWO MILE WALK ZONE, BUT ALSO FACE OTHER CHALLENGES. AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT TWO MILE WALK ZONE BOUNDARY IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE IT ON THIS MAP.

CORRECT. YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE THAT CAN ENHANCE THE COLOR MOVING FORWARD FOR THE FINAL.

OKAY. BECAUSE THE GOAL IS THE ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY.

SO THAT IS ALL GOING TO FRANKFORD. BUT IT'S HARD TO SEE WHERE THE TWO MILE WALK ZONE.

YES, MA'AM. WE CAN ENHANCE THE COLORS TO MAKE THESE THINGS STICK OUT MOVING FORWARD FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU, LAUREN, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY CONFUSING FOR PEOPLE. I HAD TO LOOK AT THIS A LONG TIME.

THE TWO MILE BOUNDARY DOES NOT SHOW IT VERY WELL.

AND THIS IS ABOUT HAZARDOUS BUSSING, NOT BUSSING IN GENERAL.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY AND SEE IF YOU CAN HAVE THAT BUZZING AREA BE JUST A LIGHT COLOR SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW JUST SO THAT THEY DON'T REALIZE.

I THINK THAT A PARENT COULD SEE THAT. TO YOUR POINT. GO TO TRADER JOE'S. THERE'S NO WAY I COULD NOT HAVE BUS, BUT HAVE THAT BE ANOTHER COLOR. AS A PARENT, I DON'T REALLY CARE IF IT'S HAZARDOUS OR TWO MILE.

I NEED TO KNOW WHERE MY HOUSE IS. WILL I GET BUSSING? YES, MA'AM. DOES THAT MEAN, DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT I THINK? AND THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT? IS THAT BECAUSE THE REST OF THIS IS JUST LIKE MAP, AS I WAS SITTING HERE LISTENING TO STEVE WALK THROUGH AND I'M THINKING EXACTLY THAT, LIKE, OKAY, IF I'M A PARENT UP IN PLANO ZONE FOR FRANKFORD, I HAVE TO CROSS GEORGE BUSH.

SO I MAY ERRONEOUSLY ASSUME I SHOULD QUALIFY FOR HAZARDOUS BUSSING, BUT I QUALIFY FOR THE TWO MILE BUSSING.

AND SO IF WE COULD COLOR CODE THIS, AS JERI HAS SUGGESTED FOR HERE'S ONE COLOR FOR PEOPLE THAT QUALIFY FOR TWO MILE BUSSING OR TWO MILE PLUS BUSSING HAVE, AS NANCY HAS SUGGESTED, MAKE THAT TWO MILE WALK ZONE BOUNDARY.

MORE EASILY DISTINGUISHABLE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE REST.

I THINK BECAUSE THIS IS AGAIN, YOU'RE RIGHT, LIKE PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHERE DO I LIVE, HOW AM I GETTING TO SCHOOL. AND THESE ARE HARD.

I MEAN, I THINK WE FOUND THIS WITH THE LONG TERM FACILITY PLAN THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE NEEDED HELP GETTING THROUGH INTERPRETING THE MAPS WELL.

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YOU SAID I WENT AND I LOOKED AND I SAW THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE SIDEWALKS.

I MEAN, PEOPLE HAVE REALLY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT IN THIS, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHERE DO I LIVE AND DO I NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE MY KIDS DO I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FOR MY KID, OR IS THERE GOING TO BE BUSSING? AND SO THAT'S THAT.

THE INTRICACIES, THE DETAIL. I CAN'T SAY THAT OTHER WORD AND IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

AND YOU HAD TO HAVE A FORMULA, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT FORMULA.

BUT AGAIN, FOR THE GENERAL PERSON, IS IT A YES, OR NO? SO, THAT'S WHY I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE MAPS HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE OVERLAY.

THAT'D BE GREAT. YES, MA'AM. WE'LL MAKE THE ENHANCEMENT THE ENHANCEMENTS ON THE MAPS TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO MISUNDERSTANDINGS.

AND, DR. TYRAH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THIS IS THIS IS ABOUT THE TWO MILE WALK ZONE.

AND IT IS NOT ABOUT OUR FOLKS THAT LIVE TWO MILES OUTSIDE OF THAT WALK ZONE.

THIS IS HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS. IT DOES APPLY TO ONLY OUR RESIDENTS WITHIN TWO MILES OF THEIR SCHOOL.

AND THOSE CONDITIONS EXIST FOR THAT. SO WE WILL MAKE THE ENHANCEMENTS SO THAT THE MAP IS THAT IT STICKS OUT AND IT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND.

OKAY. SO LET'S LOOK ALSO AT AN EXAMPLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS JASPER HIGH SCHOOL. AND AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE ZONE A IN GREEN AND THEN A SMALL ZONE B IN RED.

AND IF WE'LL TOGGLE TO THE DESCRIPTOR HAZARDOUS BUSSING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA.

THE REASON THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE ON ZONE A IS PRESTON ROAD, STATE HIGHWAY 289.

AND THE FACT THAT THAT AREA IS WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE SCHOOL TO AND THEN ZONE B DOES NOT MEET THE GUIDELINES.

AND IT'S BECAUSE THE INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS, PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED CROSSWALKS, ET CETERA. AND SO THAT IS JASPER. LET'S LOOK AT SOME SUMMARY OF CHANGES HERE.

SO ROUTES DISCONTINUED DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS ROAD ROADWAY GUIDELINES BEING APPLIED.

WE START OUT AT 20. THERE'S 20 ROUTES THAT WE'D ACTUALLY SAVE BY COMPLETING THIS WORK AND APPLYING THE GUIDELINES, THE APPROVED GUIDELINES. AND THEN WE'D ACTUALLY HAVE TO ADD THREE ROUTES FOR HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS FOR BY ALSO APPLYING THESE GUIDELINES. AND AGAIN IF THE QUESTION WERE TO BE, WELL, WHY WEREN'T THESE ROUTES ALREADY IDENTIFIED AS HAZARDOUS AND TRANSPORTATION NOT ALREADY IN PLACE? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE DOING THIS WORK IN QUITE SOME TIME.

SO, WE'RE UPDATING. AND SO, THEN ALSO NET CHANGE DUE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF HAZARDOUS ROADWAY GUIDELINES.

SO, THEN YOUR NET IS 17 ROUTES. AND THEN THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DRIVERS DEDUCTED DUE TO THIS NET CHANGE WOULD BE 11 DRIVERS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ALSO UTILIZE.

FOR SOME OTHER REASONS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DISCUSS ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED.

STEVE, DO YOU MIND JUST EXPLAINING THAT REAL QUICKLY WHY THERE'S 17 LESS ROUTES BUT ONLY 11 LESS DRIVERS? I THINK THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL. ALSO, I ADDED A BULLET OR AN ASTERISK AT THE BOTTOM.

BUS DRIVERS DRIVE ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3 ROUTES DUE TO OUR TO OUR STAGGERED START TIMES FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO IT'S NOT 17 ROUTES, 17 DRIVERS. THEY COULD THEY THESE DRIVERS COULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE ROUTE.

AND SO, FOR THAT REASON WE KNOW WE KNOW FOR A FACT IT WOULD NOT BE 17 DRIVERS.

WHERE IT GETS DRIVER TO ROUTE IS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

AND SO, THEN ROUTES ADDED DUE TO THE RETIREMENT OF CAMPUSES DAVID ELEMENTARY, FOREMAN ELEMENTARY, ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND CARPENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE NEED TO ADD EIGHT ROUTES BACK TO OUR PLAN.

OUR TRANSPORTATION PLAN ROUTES ADDED. DUE TO THE INCREASE IN BILINGUAL PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION IS 15 ROUTES WOULD NEED TO BE ADDED.

THE. NET CHANGE DUE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF CAMPUS RETIREMENTS AND BILINGUAL PROGRAM 23 ROUTES.

WE ESTIMATE THE BUS DRIVERS NEEDED FOR THIS CHANGE AT ABOUT 21.

THIS IS DUE AGAIN TO MOST OF THESE ROUTES BEING ELEMENTARY ROUTES.

SO THAT'S WHY THERE WOULD BE A DISCREPANCY THERE FROM THE OTHER SLIDE.

OKAY. SO LET'S WE I MENTIONED THAT WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS FAIR BUSSING TONIGHT AS WELL.

PLANO ISD TRANSPORTATION BUDGET AGAIN AT 20.6 MILLION THIS YEAR.

AND TO PROVIDES A TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $1.5 MILLION, LEAVING A SHORTFALL OF AROUND $19.1 MILLION.

AND THEN DUE TO GROWING LABOR SHORTAGE AND LICENSED BUS DRIVERS AND INFLATION GROWTH, TRANSPORTATION WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A RAPID INCREASE IN ITS EMPLOYMENT

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EACH ROUTE COSTS APPROXIMATELY $80,000 OR 13 ROUTES AND EQUAL TO $1,040,000.

PLANO RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 400,000IN PROCESSING FEES.

TO OFFSET THESE COSTS, ABOUT 40% OF THAT COST PER RIDER WOULD NEED TO BE RAISED FROM $500 TO $1154 FOR NON-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, AND FROM $130 TO $507 FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO PROVIDE A BREAK EVEN SERVICE AT THIS COST.

CURRENTLY, FAIR BUSSING IS NOT APPLIED EQUITABLY ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND THAT IS DUE TO OUR DRIVER RESOURCES.

WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BANDWIDTH TO DOES NOT PROVIDE A REIMBURSEMENT ALLOTMENT FOR FAIR BUSSING.

THIS IS NOT A REIMBURSABLE SERVICE, AND SO THE 40% WE RECEIVE BACK CERTAINLY DOES NOT REIMBURSE US FOR THE 60% THAT WE DON'T WE CAN'T COVER. SO, TASBO IS ALSO RECOMMENDING DISCONTINUATION OF THIS SERVICE DUE TO INEQUITIES IN EFFICIENCIES AND COST. AND SO LOOKING AT A SUMMARY OF DATA, ESTIMATED BUS DRIVERS DEDUCTED DUE TO NET CHANGE IN HAZARDOUS ROADWAY GUIDELINES. WE DISCUSSED AT 11 AND THEN ESTIMATED BUS DRIVERS ADDED DUE TO NET CHANGE WITH RETIREMENTS OF CAMPUSES AND BILINGUAL PROGRAMS AT PLUS 21. NET CHANGE IN BUS DRIVERS DUE TO HAZARDOUS RETIREMENTS AND BILINGUAL PROGRAM IS TEN.

ADDITIONS. ESTIMATED BUS DRIVERS DEDUCTED DUE TO FAIR BUSSING.

AGAIN, THAT'S 13, WHICH LEAVES US WITH ESTIMATED BUS DRIVERS DEDUCTED DUE TO OVERALL NET CHANGE FOR THE COMPLETION OF ALL THIS WORK AT NEGATIVE AT MINUS THREE. AND FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 25-26 BUSINESS ROUTES AT A FUTURE DATE WHEN THE BOARD IS READY TO DO THAT.

DISCONTINUE FARE BUSSING AS IS OR CONSIDER RESTRUCTURING TO A MORE EQUITABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE MODEL WITH THE INCREASED IN FEES AND FARE.

AND THEN WE WILL MAKE SURE TO COMPLETE AND PRESENT ANNUAL REVIEWS OF HAZARDOUS ROUTES TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL SO THAT WE AGAIN, WE ANTICIPATE MICRO ADJUSTMENTS MOVING FORWARD.

AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? YEP.

I KNOW WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS WORK IN A WHILE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GO BACK TO TASBO OR TASBO AND ASK FOR SOME DOLLARS BACK SINCE WE, IN THEORY, HAD THESE HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN COLLECTING FUNDS ON.

WE CAN CERTAINLY WE CAN CERTAINLY SEEK THAT INFORMATION AND POSSIBILITIES.

I BELIEVE I'D ASK THIS QUESTION TO MR. HILL AND MR. HILL. THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD. YES, THAT'S SOMETHING WE PLAN ON DOING.

MAKING THAT A FORMAL REQUEST FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

THEN WE MOVE THROUGH THE MAPS PRETTY FAST. YES, MA'AM.

AND SO IF WE HAVE FOLKS LOOKING AT THIS WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LOOKING THROUGH, HAVING ACCESS TO LOOKING THROUGH MANY MORE MAPS THAN THIS.

BUT JUST SO IF ANYBODY IS LOOKING AT THESE MAPS, WE DO INDICATE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE ZONES.

AND JUST TO CLARIFY, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THAT'S THE NUMBER CURRENTLY OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE IN THAT ZONE TO HAVE THAT TRANSPORTATION THERE. THEY ARE ELIGIBLE NUMBERS IN THESE MAPS, NOT ACTUAL WRITERS.

THAT IS RIGHT. SO NOT TO NOT TO BE CONFUSED, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THAT AND THE THING TO KEEP IN MIND, KIND OF ALONG THE SAME LINES OF WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR LONG RANGE FACILITY PLANNING HOW MANY STUDENTS LIVE THERE IN THAT PARTICULAR ZONE ONE YEAR VERSUS ANOTHER YEAR? THIS IS A KIND OF A LONG TERM SITUATION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IF IT'S NO LONGER HAZARDOUS, CHANCES THAT IT WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, YOU KNOW, A HAZARDOUS SITUATION ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO NIL.

BECAUSE WE'VE RESOLVED WHATEVER ISSUES THERE WERE TO MAKE THAT HAZARDOUS.

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AND OF COURSE, GOING FORWARD, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE WE TWEAK THESE EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING UP.

SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE SUCH A SHOCK HERE.

IN THIS. THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY. IS I LOOK THROUGH THIS.

OH, ACTUALLY, SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR ME, FOR OUR PARENTS WHO DON'T.

WHO'VE NEVER HEARD OF FAIR BUSSING AND WHO JUST HAPPENED TO BE LISTENING TO THIS PRESENTATION.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT JUST BRIEFLY WHAT FAIR BUSSING IS, AND YOU KNOW, WHY IT CAME ABOUT AND WHY WE'RE T HINKING.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAVE THAT NOW.

YEAH. I THINK MANY YEARS AGO, FAIR BUSSING WAS CREATED AS AN ADDITIVE SERVICE.

WE HAD ROUTES MAYBE. THAT WERE NOT FULL. AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD FAIR BUSSING, PAID TRANSPORTATION WHERE WE HAD SPACE.

OVER THE YEARS, UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS BECOME, AS I PRESENTED TONIGHT, THERE'S A LOT OF LOT OF INEQUITIES BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE EVEN 13 NEEDED ROUTES FOR PURE FAIR BUSSING, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH BECAUSE LET'S SAY IF THOSE 13 ROUTES ARE, IF THERE'S SIX IN THE EAST CLUSTER AND FOUR IN THE CENTRAL CLUSTER THREE IN THE WEST CLUSTER. BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THOSE NUMBERS CHANGE.

WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE DRIVERS OR RESOURCES TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE ANY LONGER.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE THE INEQUITY STARTS. BUT IT STARTED YEARS AGO, I THINK, WHEN THE FUNDING WAS NOT SUCH AN ISSUE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EXISTING ROUTES WAS THERE. AND SO, WE MAXIMIZED TRANSPORTATION AT THE TIME DUE TO THAT.

BUT THAT IS REALLY NOT A RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT WE'LL MAKE MOVING FORWARD.

STEVE, DO YOU MIND IF I HOP IN AND JUST SAY ONE THING ABOUT BUSSING? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THIS AS WELL. AND THAT IS FAIR BUSSING IS NOT SOMETHING WE OFFER DISTRICT WIDE.

IT'S LITTLE POCKETS. AND I WENT BACK TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HOW MUCH WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR DISTRICT DO WE ACTUALLY OFFER FAIR BUSSING TO? RIGHT NOW IT'S LITERALLY ABOUT 10% OF OUR RIDERSHIP.

ONLY ABOUT 10% OF POCKETS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY OFFERING THIS FOR.

AND SO, I THOUGHT, WELL, IF WE'RE GOING TO MAYBE RAISE THE PRICES, LET'S MAYBE WE OFFER IT TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE ARE REALLY NEEDS HERE TO DO THAT.

THE ESTIMATE. AND OF COURSE THIS IS JUST AN ESTIMATE.

BUT IT WOULD BE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 30 PLUS ROUTES IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BANDWIDTH. AND YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING THE BUSSES JUST GETTING THE DRIVERS IS LIKE, OH WOW. WE HAVE A HARD TIME. EVEN IF WE NEED FIVE ADDITIONAL DRIVERS, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY HAVE TO RIGHT NOW.

IT'S JUST SUCH A HOT COMMODITY. SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE SAY FAIR BUSSING, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT'S FAIR, F-A-I-R, BUT IT'S REALLY NOT, IT'S F-A-R-E.

I'M THE WORLD'S WORST SPELLER, BY THE WAY. BUT IT'S A SYSTEM THAT'S KIND OF MORPHED OVER TIME.

AND WE FIND OURSELVES JUST WITH. NOT ONLY IS IT A IS IT AN EFFICIENT AND EQUITABLE, BUT IT'S ALSO VERY, VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE FOR US TO OFFER RIGHT NOW.

SO, AND THE IDEA IS THAT BASICALLY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING FARE BUSING ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN, WITHIN THE TWO MILE DISTANCE FROM THEIR SCHOOL, WHO NORMALLY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO HAVE A BUS.

YOU KNOW, YOU GET A BUS IF YOU'RE TWO MILES FARTHER, TWO MILES OR OUT.

SO YOU'RE WITHIN THE TWO MILES. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR FOLKS HAVE DECIDED THAT, THAT THEY CAN'T THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DRIVE YOU THERE. SO THEY'RE SIGNING UP TO PAY. AND IN THE OLD, OLD DAYS, THERE WERE MAYBE SOME EXTRA SEATS IN SOME ROUTES.

SO WE WERE BEING EFFICIENT RIGHT WITH OUR ASSETS.

BUT NOW WHAT WE'VE CREATED IS KIND OF A WEIRD, FUNKY SYSTEM THAT IS USED INEFFICIENTLY.

SURE. SO AS WE'VE HAD LITTLE POCKETS THAT HAVE SHOWN THE NEED, A DESIRE TO ACTUALLY DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE WITHIN THAT TWO MILES, AS LONG AS A GROUP GOT TOGETHER AND WE HAD THE WE HAD ACTUALLY THE BANDWIDTH TO ACTUALLY ADD THAT. WE'VE ADDED THAT OVER TIME. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S HOW THAT YOU'VE GOT INEQUITIES BECAUSE YOU HAVE LITTLE POCKETS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OFFER. WE'VE OFFERED IT OVER THE TIME, BUT WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT POCKETS THAT HAVE ASKED US FOR IT SINCE THEN.

AND WE JUST WE CAN'T DO THAT. WE HAVE NO, NO MORE DRIVERS.

AND SO IT'S JUST BEEN AN ISSUE LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE A LITTLE BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD PLACE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A, YOU KNOW, A PRETTY LARGE GROUP THAT ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE THESE POCKETS THAT ARE GETTING IT. BUT THERE'S OTHER GROUPS THAT PROBABLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THOSE SERVICES. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS, THERE'LL BE,

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AND YET, YOU YET, YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ACTUALLY EXTRAPOLATE IT AND OFFER IT TO EVERYBODY, IT'S ACTUALLY AN ALMOST UNATTAINABLE, I THINK, AT THIS POINT.

SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KIND OF UNDERSTOOD THE SITUATION OF THE FARE BUSSING SYSTEM.

I HAVE ONE POINT TO MAKE ON THAT FROM THE SLIDE.

IF YOU LOOK UP HERE, IT SAYS COST PER RIDER WOULD NEED TO BE RAISED FOURTH BULLET POINT DOWN FROM 500 TO 1150 FOR THAT FOR THE NON-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. AND THEN THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WOULD GO FROM 130 TO 507.

BUT THAT'S PER SEMESTER CORRECT. NO THAT'S PER YEAR.

OKAY. THAT'S FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE SOME PARENTS WHO ARE LIKE, I COULD PAY THE 1154, BUT THEN THE ISSUE IS STILL THE INEQUITY IN THAT WE HAVE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO EITHER PROBABLY CAN'T PAY THAT FEE OR WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE UP THAT FUNDING SOMEHOW.

THAT'S CORRECT. BETWEEN THE 507 AND THE 1154? THAT'S CORRECT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND THEN THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT WAS MORE A POINT, BUT I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT BUS DRIVERS. ARE WE STILL CONTRACTING OUT FOR SOME OF THEM? OH, SORRY, STEVE, I'M SUPPOSED TO DIRECT THIS TO YOU.

MA'AM. THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION. I WILL TELL YOU, I'M PRETTY PROUD OF THE TRANSPORTATION FOLKS.

THEY'VE REALLY BEEN GETTING AFTER IT, WORKING WITH HR, AND WE ARE STAFFED.

WE'RE WORKING ON OUR PIPELINE NOW. THAT'S OUR NEXT GOAL IS TO HAVE A PIPELINE.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE THAT MOVING INTO NEXT YEAR.

SO, OUR FOLKS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB. WE ARE STAFFED, OUR OFFICE FOLKS AND TRANSPORTATION ARE NO LONGER HAVING TO GO OUT AND DRIVE EVERY DAY.

YOU KNOW, AND FOR YEARS AFTER COVID, I DIDN'T THINK I'D SAY THAT WORD AGAIN, BUT WELL, SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE BUS DRIVERS FOR PLANO ASKING THEM. WE'RE MAKING SOME STRIDES FORWARD, AND I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF PROUD OF THE TEAM.

SO, ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ON THAT TOO.

I MEAN STEVE MARK SKINNER, THAT ENTIRE GROUP HAVE BEEN AMAZING.

THEY HAVE REALLY THOUGHT OUTSIDE OF THE BOX IN ORDER TO ATTRACT ONE THING OUR AIR STAFF HAS DONE ALSO, AND YOU GUYS HAVE, HAVE ACTUALLY COME ALONG BESIDE THEM AND ALLOWED THAT TO HAPPEN AS WELL AS WE'VE RAISED SALARIES QUITE A BIT IN THAT DEPARTMENT TO MAKE IT MORE, YOU KNOW, MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO ACTUALLY GET INTO THAT. SO IT'S BEEN A GROUP EFFORT, BUT I THINK WE'RE TO THE POINT NOW THAT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I KNOW SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND I KNOW WAY BEYOND THAT, WE, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT OUR OFFICE STAFF CAN ACTUALLY DO OFFICE WORK INSTEAD OF BEING OUT BECAUSE EVERYBODY, I THINK BUT OUR DIRECTOR ACTUALLY WE REQUIRE TO HAVE A CDL LICENSE.

SO, OUR MECHANIC STAFF, THEY'RE OUT DRIVING IF NEED BE OR OUR SUPERVISORS, THEY'RE OUT DRIVING IF THEY NEED TO BE.

AND SO, WE'RE TO THE POINT THAT WHICH IS GOOD FOR US TOO, BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING THESE GUYS TO ACTUALLY DRIVE AND THEN COME IN AFTER HOURS TO DO THEIR OFFICE WORK. SO I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD LIKE STEVE SAID, YOU KNOW, REALLY WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY GET OUR SUBS, WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY BE IN A BETTER POSITION. BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A LONG WAYS FROM BEING ABLE TO HAVE 30 ADDITIONAL DRIVERS SITTING THERE ALSO. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS, BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET.

WELL, AND YOU ALSO HAVE SOME REALLY TALENTED BUS DRIVERS THAT HAVE WON LIKE RODEO AWARDS, RODEO. SO Y'ALL ARE REALLY ROCKING IT. WE REALLY DO HAVE A GREAT TEAM, AND WE DO A LOT OF THINGS TO BUILD THE MORALE AND BUILD THE CULTURE AND MAKE IT THE PLACE TO BE. I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS. ONE AND I ASKED THIS WHEN WE WENT OVER LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, BUT I THINK IT BEARS REPEATING AND THAT TRANSPORTATION WITH THE $190 MILLION SHORTFALL IS ONE OF OUR TOP FOUR LARGEST, YOU KNOW, SORT OF BUDGET SHORTFALLS THAT WE'VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING THROUGH OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR ANYBODY EXCEPT SPECIAL ED STUDENTS WHEN IT'S IN THEIR IEP. THAT'S, YOU'RE NODDING YOUR HEAD, BUT YES IS THE ANSWER THAT YOU ARE CORRECT.

OKAY. FROM A REQUIREMENT STANDPOINT, IT IS CURRENTLY THE RECOMMENDATION OF TO.

IT'S CURRENTLY IN POLICY. BUT FROM A REQUIREMENT STANDPOINT YES MA'AM.

YOU'RE CORRECT. SO IT'S RECOMMENDED. AND SO, WE'RE TRYING TO GET IN LINE WITH WHAT THAT RECOMMENDATION IS.

I JUST TO POINT OUT ON SLIDE 18, IF WE WERE TO ADOPT ALL OF THESE CHANGES RIGHT.

SO THE HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS, THE EXPANSION DUE TO CAMPUS RETIREMENTS, BILINGUAL, THE CHANGES TO HAZARDOUS AND THE CHANGES TO FAIR BUSSING THAT ON A $19 MILLION SHORTFALL, ALL OF THESE CHANGES IN THOSE THREE ROUTES, THE NET THREE ROUTES CHIPS AWAY AT THAT SHORTFALL BY $240,000 ON A $19 MILLION SHORTFALL.

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SO EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT REQUIRED, IT IS RECOMMENDED.

AND WE ARE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT WE NOT ONLY OFFER THAT SERVICE THAT A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES RELY ON BUT ARE WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES.

BUT IT'S NOT WITHOUT PERIL TO THE BUDGET. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

LIKE I SAID IN THE PRESENTATION, WE RECEIVED A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS FROM THE FOR THE ALLOTMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.

BUT OUR, OUR I THINK MOVING INTO NEXT YEAR, OUR BUDGET IS MOVING ABOVE $21 MILLION.

IT'S ONLY GOING ONE DIRECTION, AND THE RELIEF HAS NOT REALLY BEEN WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.

THAT'S CORRECT. WHAT IS THAT? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

HOW MUCH, JOHNNY? OR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS, STEVE, I'LL ASK YOU FIRST.

HOW MUCH DOES TEA REIMBURSE US PER MILE? IT'S DIFFERENT.

I MEAN, SO IT'S DIFFERENT FOR. I THINK IT'S LIKE $1.60 FOR PER MILE FOR GEN ED, AND IT'S LIKE 240 SOMETHING FOR PER MILE FOR SPECIAL ED, BUT THAT'S A FRACTION OF OUR ACTUAL COST PER MILE.

SO IT USED TO BE JUST A DOLLAR PER MILE FOR EVERYTHING.

AND THEY ACTUALLY DID LAST SESSION, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST SESSION OR THE SESSION BEFORE.

DANNY PROBABLY WOULDN'T KNOW. YEAH, LAST SESSION THEY ACTUALLY UPPED IT. SO THEY ACTUALLY ARE LISTENING TO US, BUT IT'S JUST A FRACTION OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY NEED.

SO I BELIEVE GEN ED IS A $1.60. AND I THINK SPECIAL ED IS LIKE IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S LIKE 243 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO. YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE LAST THING AND. PEOPLE.

I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT US APPROVING THE HAZARDOUS ROUTES, THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT WILL PUT US IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS PUT FORTH BY TEA. SO THIS IS NOT US AS A BOARD OR AS AN ADMINISTRATION, PUTTING FORTH WHAT WE WOULD LIKE, WHAT WE WHAT WE WISH WE COULD DO.

BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU, WHEN I LOOK AT SOME OF THESE AND, YOU KNOW, A HAZARDOUS ROUTE IS 4 TO 6 LANES WITH A, WITH A WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AND THAT'S OKAY.

AND WE THINK THAT'S A, THAT'S A SAFE AND THAT'S I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE THINK IS OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT THE STANDARD AT TIA IS FOR DEFINING A HAZARDOUS ROADWAY IS.

SO KEEP THAT IN MIND IF IT COMES TO YOUR MIND THAT YOU WANT TO ARGUE, ARGUE THAT WELL, THIS PARTICULAR ROUTE.

THAT'S NOT FAIR BECAUSE OH MY GOSH, I DON'T WANT MY FIVE YEAR OLD CROSSING THIS SIX LANE ROAD.

IT'S LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T LIKE THAT IDEA EITHER.

BUT THIS IS WHAT THE STANDARD IS. SO, WE HAVE TO AGREE TO WHAT THE STANDARD IS AND RECOGNIZE IF WE WANT TO PROVIDE BEYOND THAT STANDARD, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT COST AND THAT WE ARE ALREADY IN DEFICIT SIGNIFICANTLY TO JUST TO PROVIDE JUST WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY. YEAH. YOU ARE CORRECT. THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM EAT.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AND OUR GUIDELINES ARE NEARLY IDENTICAL, FOR EXAMPLE TO FRISCO I THINK THEY'RE IDENTICAL.

AND SO, THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TO NOT THIS BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS A REALLY INFORMATIVE REPORT.

WE APPRECIATE IT AND WE'LL MOVE ON THEN. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO TO ITEM 9.2,

[9.2 Mid-Year Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) for the 2024 - 2025 School Year]

AND I WILL INVITE LISA WILSON TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY. SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS AND BOARD, I WELCOME ANTON SPENCER TO THE MIC.

HE IS OUR DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND HE IS GOING TO SHARE WITH US THE MID-YEAR MAP DATA.

GOOD EVENING. AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MAP DATA.

IT FEELS LIKE I WAS HERE JUST LIKE A MONTH AGO TO TALK ABOUT BEGINNING OF YOUR DATA.

IT'S ALREADY MIDDLE OF YEAR, AND WE KNOW THAT END OF YEAR WILL BE HERE QUICKLY AS WELL.

PRESIDENT HUMPHREY, DR. WILLIAMS AND CABINET AND BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF OUTCOMES FROM OUR WINTER MAP ADMINISTRATION.

EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO DO THIS. EXCELLENT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, MAP IS UTILIZED AS A FORMATIVE TOOL TO UNDERSTAND WHERE

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ALSO TO GUIDE PLANNING, INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTIONS.

KNOWING STUDENT DATA IS A KEY ELEMENT IN THE DISTRICT'S COLLABORATIVE TEAM FRAMEWORK AND AN EXPECTATION FOR OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

TEACHERS HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO WINTER MAP RESULTS AND USE THE DATA TO PLAN AND IDENTIFY STUDENTS FOR INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT FOR OUR DST CAMPUSES. WE CONDUCTED A SPECIAL SESSION AIMED AT SUPPORTING THE USE OF THIS DATA TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE FOR SPECIFIC GRADE LEVELS OF STUDENTS. ALL K-8 CAMPUSES UTILIZE WINTER MAP DATA DURING THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY AFTER WINTER BREAK, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. ADDITIONALLY, RP HAS DESIGNED PROTOCOLS TO ASSIST COLLABORATIVE PLCS IN THIS WORK, AND CAMPUS LEADERS HAVE ACCESS TO CAMPUS LEVEL REPORTS.

THIS IS A MUCH APPRECIATED INVESTMENT BY THE BOARD, AS THE DATA GENERATED BY MAP IS A POWERFUL TOOL TO INFORM INSTRUCTION AND HOW IT IMPACTS STUDENT GROWTH. NOW LET'S GET INTO THE DATA. I'M EXCITED TO SHARE THAT.

LIKE OUR FALL MAP DATA, WINTER MAP SHOWS, ON AVERAGE, THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING ABOVE NATIONAL NORMS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ACADEMIC YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH. WHEN LOOKING AT COHORT GROWTH FROM LAST WINTER TO THIS WINTER, WINTER GROWTH SERVES AS A CRITICAL DATA POINT FOR OUR DISTRICT AND CAMPUSES AS WE REFLECT ON OUR FIRST SEMESTER EFFORTS.

THIS GIVES OUR CAMPUSES AND DISTRICT TEAMS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS AS WE ENTER THE SECOND HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE'LL START WITH ACHIEVEMENT AGAIN.

WHY IS ACHIEVEMENT PERCENTILE IMPORTANT? THE ACHIEVEMENT PERCENTILE IS A PERCENTAGE BASED RANKING OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE GIVEN TERM AS COMPARED TO THE SCHOOL LEVEL. IN WEA NORMS FROM THE SAME GRADE AND WITH THE SAME WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION BETWEEN TESTING.

THIS SHOWS HOW OUR STUDENTS COMPARE TO THEIR NATIONAL GRADE LEVEL PEERS.

THE ACHIEVEMENT PERCENTILE RANKS OUR STUDENTS AGAINST ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS IN THE MOST RECENT NORMING STUDY.

IT IS BASED ON THE MEAN PERCENTILE COMPILED FROM MILLIONS OF TEST EVENTS ACROSS THE NATION AND REFLECTS OVERALL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK. THIS SLIDE SHOWS WINTER MAP MEAN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PERCENTILES IN GRADES K THROUGH EIGHT, MATH, READING, AND SCIENCE.

MOST ACHIEVEMENT PERCENTILES ARE ABOVE 50, WHICH SHOWS OUR STUDENTS ARE CONTINUING TO PERFORM AT A HIGH LEVEL ACADEMICALLY COMPARED TO THEIR NATIONAL PEERS, AS INDICATED BY THE HORIZONTAL RED LINE NOTING THE 50TH PERCENTILE.

AS A REMINDER, A PERCENTILE WILL TELL YOU WHAT PERCENT OF NATIONAL PEERS PERFORM AT A LOWER LEVEL.

THAT MEANS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE 75TH PERCENTILE MEANS THE SCORE IS HIGHER THAN 75% OF THE NATIONAL PEERS.

THE EXCEPTION YOU WILL NOTE ON THIS SLIDE IS WITH EIGHTH GRADE MATH, AS WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE.

THIS SCORE ONLY REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR NON, I'M SORRY, OF OUR ON LEVEL MATH STUDENTS.

AS THE ALGEBRA STUDENTS ARE TAKING ALGEBRA MATH, THOSE SCORES ARE NOT AGGREGATED IN THIS PARTICULAR REPORT, AS WE HAVE 1285 ALGEBRA SCORES FROM EIGHTH GRADE.

IF WE WERE TO INCLUDE THOSE, THIS AVERAGE WOULD BE OBVIOUSLY MUCH HIGHER.

THE 40TH PERCENTILE ACHIEVEMENT RANGE FOR THIS GROUP, HOWEVER, IS QUITE AN IMPROVEMENT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

IF YOU WILL REMEMBER, THIS GROUP WAS AT THE 26TH PERCENTILE IN THE FALL AND THEY HAVE MOVED TO THE 40TH PERCENTILE, WHICH IS MORE THAN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. THAT'S ACTUALLY QUITE AMAZING GROWTH FOR THESE STUDENTS.

WE CAN ALSO DIG INTO ACHIEVEMENT BY LOOKING AT RISK SCORES.

THIS CHART SHOWS THE FALL OR BEGINNING OF YEAR AND WINTER OR MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.

RISK SCORES BY STUDENT POPULATION SIDE BY SIDE.

THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO TRACK AS WE KNOW WE NEED TO CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS FOR SOME STUDENT GROUPS.

THE CHART IS BROKEN DOWN BY STUDENT GROUP AND YOU WILL SEE GROWTH IN MOST OF THE AREAS.

THIS CHART SHOWS THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR STUDENTS TAKING THE MAP READING ASSESSMENT IN SPANISH.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE SPANISH AND ENGLISH READING TESTS ARE NOT ON THE SAME RIT SCALE, AND THEY USE DIFFERENT NORMS, SO YOU CANNOT COMPARE SCORES DIRECTLY.

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STUDENTS TAKING BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH READING ASSESSMENTS WILL HAVE TWO SEPARATE GROWTH EVENTS.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES OUR SMALL NUMBER OF KINDERGARTEN TWO WAY DUAL LANGUAGE STUDENTS WHO ARE NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS.

WE SEE THAT ON THIS SLIDE. THIS CHART SHOWS THE COMPARISON SCORES FOR OUR NEW TWO WAY DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM.

ALTHOUGH WE AREN'T ABLE TO DIRECTLY COMPARE THE ENGLISH RIT SCORE WITH THE SPANISH WRIT SCORES, YOU CAN SEE SIMILAR PATTERNS OF GROWTH. TYPICAL RIT CALCULATIONS HAVE A STANDARD ERROR OF 1 TO 3 PERCENTAGE POINTS.

AND AS YOU SEE HERE, WITH THE GROWTH, OUR STUDENTS ARE SHOWING GROWTH BEYOND THAT MEASURE.

HERE WE SEE THE SAME DATA FOR MATH THAT WE JUST SAW FOR READING.

AGAIN, YOU WILL NOTICE SOME VARIANCE IN THE OVERALL MEAN AND THOSE OF OUR SUBPOPULATIONS.

WE'LL LOOK AT OUR NEW ASSESSMENT OR OUR NEW ASSESSMENT THAT WE STARTED USING WIDELY THIS SEMESTER THE LANGUAGE USAGE MAP TEST.

THIS IS BASELINE DATA FOR US AS A WINTER ADMINISTRATION WAS THE FIRST TIME ALL CAMPUSES GAVE THE LANGUAGE USAGE TEST MAP GROWTH.

LANGUAGE USAGE IS AN INTERIM ADAPTIVE TEST THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH IN GRAMMAR, MECHANICS, AND ELEMENTS OF WRITING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES TWO THROUGH 12.

THE MAP GROWTH READING TEST PROVIDES A WEALTH OF INFORMATION WHEN USED BY ITSELF.

HOWEVER, WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAP GROWTH LANGUAGE USAGE TEST, AN ENTIRELY NEW SET OF INSIGHTS ARE UNLOCKED FOR US.

NOW THAT WE CONSISTENTLY OR WILL CONSISTENTLY ADMINISTER THIS SUITE OF ASSESSMENTS, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYZE THE DATA IN A NEW FRAMEWORK. WE NOW HAVE A TOOL WE CAN USE TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN WORKING WITH STUDENTS, LET'S SAY WITH HIGH READING SCORES AND LOWER LANGUAGE USAGE SCORES, WHO MAY NEED ADDITIONAL HELP UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE AND FRAMEWORK OF LANGUAGE TO MAXIMIZE THEIR LEARNING GROWTH.

WE ALSO CAN USE THIS TOOL TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH HIGH LANGUAGE USAGE SCORES, BUT THEY HAVE LOWER MAP READING SCORES, AND THESE STUDENTS MAY POSSESS KNOWLEDGE AROUND HOW LANGUAGE IS STRUCTURED BUT NEED HELP LEARNING HOW TO GATHER MEANING FROM THE TEXT.

WHY IS CONDITIONAL GROWTH IMPORTANT? WE ALWAYS START WITH ACHIEVEMENT, AND WE GO TO GROWTH.

THE STUDENT MEDIAN CONDITIONAL GROWTH PERCENTILE SHOWS THE PERCENTILE RANK FOR GROWTH FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL.

IT INDICATES HOW STUDENTS GREW COMPARED TO STATISTICALLY SIMILAR PEERS.

HALF OF THE STUDENTS IN THE GROUP HAVE GROWN ABOVE THE CONDITIONAL GROWTH PERCENTILE, AND HALF FALL BELOW IT.

IF THE GRADE LEVEL GROWTH IS 50, THIS MEANS THE GRADE LEVEL GROWTH WAS GREATER THAN 50% OF SIMILAR STUDENTS IN THE WEA NORM GROUP.

THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST, NWEA CALCULATES GROWTH COMPARED TO SIMILAR PEERS AS DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS, WITH STUDENTS WHO PERFORM SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER HAVE A MUCH LARGER DISTANCE TO GROW.

SECOND, THIS HELPS US MONITOR WHETHER OR NOT OUR STUDENTS ARE ACHIEVING AT LEAST A YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH IN A REPORTING PERIOD.

WE'RE REPORTING OUR GROWTH PERCENTILES FROM LAST FALL TO THIS WINTER TO SHOW A HALF YEARS WORTH OF GROWTH.

AND THE GROWTH FROM WINTER TO WINTER TO SHOW AN ACADEMIC YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH.

CONDITIONAL GROWTH PERCENTILES BETWEEN THE 45TH AND 55TH PERCENTILE REPRESENTS THAT ONE YEAR'S WORTH OF ACADEMIC GROWTH.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE FALL TO WINTER GROWTH. AND THIS IS THE CONDITIONAL GROWTH PERCENTILE FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL AND SUBJECT, INCLUDING SPANISH READING. ONLY STUDENTS WITH A FALL 2024 AND WINTER 2025 RISK SCORE ARE INCLUDED IN THE DATA.

AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, A TYPICAL ACADEMIC YEAR'S GROWTH IS BETWEEN THE 45TH AND 55TH PERCENTILE.

WE ARE SEEING PARTICULARLY STRONG GROWTH IN MOST AREAS, NOTABLY IN KINDERGARTEN.

SPANISH READING. ELEMENTARY MATH AND SCIENCE ACROSS THE BOARD.

CAN I CLARIFY JUST FOR A SECOND? BECAUSE AGAIN, THESE CAN BE A LITTLE CONFUSING.

THIS IS FALL TO WINTER. BETWEEN 45 AND 55 IS ONE YEAR GROWTH.

SO COULD I INTERPRET THIS BY SAYING THAT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THAT 45 TO 55 RANGE IN ONE SEMESTER HAVE MADE A YEAR OF GROWTH, AND THEN EVERYTHING IN THE SECOND SEMESTER IS ESSENTIALLY ICING ON THE CAKE IN THE ONE YEAR OF GROWTH PROJECT.

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SO YES, I AGREE WITH THAT INTERPRETATION. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH LOOKING FROM WINTER TO WINTER.

STUDENTS WHO WERE IN KINDERGARTEN LAST YEAR ON THIS SLIDE ARE REPRESENTED IN THE FIRST GRADE COLUMN.

THIS REPRESENTS THEIR GROWTH FROM WINTER AS KINDERGARTNERS TO WINTER AS FIRST GRADERS.

THIS VIEW OF THE DATA SHOWS STRONG GROWTH IN ALL GRADE LEVELS AND SUBJECTS FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FROM LAST WINTER TO THIS WINTER.

ONLY STUDENTS WITH SCORES FROM WINTER 24 AND WINTER 2025 ARE REPRESENTED ON THE SLIDE.

FOR ME, THIS IS POWERFUL BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE WE SEE ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE THAT WE SEE MORE VARIANCE IN THE ACHIEVEMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE JUST STARTED WITH US IN AUGUST, BUT THOSE STUDENTS WHO START IN THE DISTRICT OR WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT WE KNOW AT LEAST ONE FULL YEAR, ARE SHOWING VERY STRONG GROWTH IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS, AND THEY'RE JUST VERY CLOSE TO 45 IN EVERY GROUP.

BUT MOST GROUPS ARE WELL ABOVE IT. AND LOOK AT HOW MANY GROUPS ARE ABOVE THE 55.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THIS SHOWS THE POWER OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM ON THIS ON THIS SLIDE FOR STUDENTS WHO COME TO PLANO OR WHO ARE IN PLANO ISD AND STAY IN THE DISTRICT. THEIR GROWTH IS PHENOMENAL.

ALL RIGHT. WHERE ARE WE GOING? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME WINTER MAP STAAR PREDICTIONS BASED ON WINTER MAP PERFORMANCE AND HISTORICAL STAR DATA. THIS CHART SHOWS THE READING STAR PROJECTION.

ON THIS SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE WINTER STAR PROJECTION FROM MAP FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL STAR SCORE.

THE VARIANCE BETWEEN THE STAR PROJECTION AND THE ACTUAL STAR SCORE IS SHOWN.

THE 0.5 VARIANCE IS CALCULATED TO SHOW HALF THE ACTUAL VARIANCE.

ALL PROJECTIONS ARE AT THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL STANDARD.

WE FOCUS ON MEETS BECAUSE IT ALIGNS WITH THE DISTRICT'S COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS GOALS.

WE NOW SEE A GRAPH REPRESENTATION OF THE DATA ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

THIS VIEW SHOWS LESS VARIANCE IN THE PROJECTIONS FOR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE, WITH GREATER VARIANCE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES.

THIS SHOWS THAT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE SCORED HIGHER ON STAR THAN THEIR MAP ASSESSMENT MAY INDICATE.

AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR CHECKPOINT. HERE WE SEE THE MAP TO STAAR PROJECTIONS. THERE IS THERE'S MORE VOLATILITY IN THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE MATH, AS WE SEE SIGNIFICANT VARIANCE IN THE PROJECTION FOR THESE GRADE LEVELS.

AND THE NEXT WE SEE NOW THE GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DATA.

THIS VIEW SHOWS LESS VARIANCE IN THE PROJECTIONS AGAIN FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES WITH MORE VARIANCE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AS A REMINDER, THE SEVENTH GRADE SCORE SHOWS ONLY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ON LEVEL STUDENT GROUP.

THIS VIEW SHOWS STAR PROJECTIONS AT THE MEETS LEVEL AND ABOVE, AS WELL AS FOR THE READING.

AND IF I COULD JUMP IN FOR A SECOND, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER WE ARE SHOWING YOU THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL, AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE WATCHING OR ANYONE TO BE CONFUSED.

WE DON'T GO FOR THE LOW BAR OF APPROACHES. WE'RE GOING FOR THAT HIGHER BAR OF COLLEGE CAREER READINESS.

SO, I AGAIN, I JUST DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE CONFUSED WHY THEY LOOK A LITTLE LOWER.

IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT OUR APPROACHES NUMBERS THEY WOULD BE MUCH HIGHER.

THE REASON WE DO THE VARIANCE IS WE TRY TO USE THIS DATA AS OUR BEST EDUCATED PROJECTION OF WHERE WE ARE ON WHAT WE ARE ON TRACK FOR, BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW WE STILL HAVE A HALF A YEAR OF INSTRUCTION, SO WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE.

SO AS I'M LOOKING AT THIS CHART, I SEE THAT LAST YEAR OUR THIRD GRADERS WERE AT 57%.

AND WITH JUST THE SLIGHT VARIANCE, THEY'RE PREDICTED TO BE ONLY AT 54 THIS YEAR.

SO WE NEED TO GET ON TRACK WITH OUR THIRD GRADE TEACHERS TO SAY WE'RE NOT QUITE WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

WHAT ADJUSTMENTS DO WE NEED TO MAKE IN THIS LAST HALF OF THE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, OF THIS ACADEMIC YEAR? WHEREAS YOU LOOK AT OUR SEVENTH GRADE, WHICH WE'LL BRAG ON AGAIN, SEVENTH GRADE MATH HAS SHOWN GREAT,

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THEY ARE ACTUALLY ON TRACK TO REALLY BEAT THEIR PROJECTIONS PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM LAST YEAR, SO IT'S OUR BEST ESTIMATED GUESS. SOMETIMES TRYING TO GUESS STAAR PERFORMANCE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOT IN THE DARK BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES.

THAT'S WHY WE TRUST OUR MAP DATA A LITTLE MORE.

THAT'S WHY WE CAN PROUDLY STAND HERE AND SAY YES, OUR SEVENTH GRADE MATH STUDENTS HAVE IMPROVED BECAUSE WE TRUST THAT DATA IMPLICITLY.

SO JUST WANTED TO ADD A FEW THINGS, BUT THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING DATA TO US THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRAJECTORY.

OF COURSE WE HAVE TO. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT OUR DATA TO SAY, WHAT CAN WE DO THIS LAST HALF OF THE YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FINISHED.

SO WE'LL USE IT TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. HOW WE MOVE ON TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS.

MAP PROVIDES A METRIC FOR US THAT SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ON TRACK TO MEET SAT BENCHMARKS IN READING AND MATH.

IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR WORK ON CCMR AND GETTING ALL STUDENTS TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS MONITORING, THIS DATA WILL HELP US MEET THOSE GOALS. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ON TRACK FOR TRACK FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BASED ON MAP AND PREDICTIONS FOR THE SAT. WE HAVE HIGH PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS ON TRACK TO MEET THE SAT BENCHMARK FOR READING AND MATH BASED ON WINTER MAP PERFORMANCE.

STUDENTS ON TRACK SCORE IN THE 43RD TO 50TH PERCENTILE IN READING, AND IN THE 65TH TO 70TH PERCENTILE IN MATH.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE MATH BENCHMARK IS HARDER TO REACH THAN THE READING BENCHMARK, WHICH MAY EXPLAIN SOME OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SCORES.

THIS DIFFERENCE IS REFLECTED NATIONALLY AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL NORMS ARE INDICATED BY THE RED AND BLUE HORIZONTAL BARS ON THE SLIDE.

THESE SHOW THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS NATIONALLY WHO MET THE SAT BENCHMARK LAST SPRING.

THE NATIONAL RATE FOR MEETING SAT BENCHMARKS IN 2024 IS 52% FOR READING AND 27% FOR MATH.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE AGAIN, OUR ALGEBRA ONE STUDENTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE EIGHTH GRADE MATH ASSESSMENT.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO SAT SAID. PREVIOUSLY, 1285 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ALGEBRA ONE IN EIGHTH GRADE, AND ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS MET THE RISK SCORE IN SEVENTH GRADE TO BE ON TRACK, BUT ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THIS NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.

WITH THIS SAID, MATH IS AN AREA OF FOCUS IN OUR PLAN OF WORK, AND WE WANT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING ALGEBRA BY EIGHTH GRADE.

WINTER MAP GIVES COLLABORATIVE TEAMS POWERFUL DATA TO INFORM INSTRUCTIONAL ADJUSTMENTS AND STUDENT ACADEMIC NEEDS TO ENSURE EACH STUDENT SHOWS A YEAR OF ACADEMIC GROWTH IN THE SPRING. ADDITIONALLY, PP CREATED WINTER PROJECTED GROWTH REPORTS FOR CAMPUSES.

THE PROJECTED GROWTH, OR PGR REPORT SHOWS STUDENT GROWTH BY QUINTILE AND IS AGGREGATED AT THE TEACHER AND STUDENT LEVEL.

MAP READING FLUENCY. ANOTHER NEW ASSESSMENT THIS YEAR, WE ARE NOW GIVING THE FULL MAP SUITE OF ASSESSMENTS TO OUR STUDENTS.

MAP READING FLUENCY GIVES TEACHERS RELIABLE INSIGHTS TO SUPPORT READERS WHILE MAXIMIZING VALUABLE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME WITH SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. GROUP ADMINISTRATION AND AUTOMATIC SCORING.

MAP READING FLUENCY IS PART OF THE EARLY LITERACY SOLUTION FROM NWEA.

THIS ASSESSMENT PROVIDES A CLEAR VIEW OF LITERACY SKILLS AND LEARNING NEEDS FOR AN ENTIRE CLASS IN LESS THAN A CLASS PERIOD.

THIS SCHOOL YEAR, DST CAMPUSES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TRAININGS WITH NWEA ON MAP FLUENCY, INCLUDING FOCUSED PRINCIPAL LEARNING SESSIONS, AS WELL AS TRAINING FOR TEACHERS ON EACH DST CAMPUS.

AND THAT BRINGS US UP TO DATE. ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. AWESOME REPORT. LOTS TO THINK OF. AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF THOSE NEW IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR TARGETING HOW WE IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN THE DST CAMPUSES. SO THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE WILL MOVE INTO ANOTHER EXCITING TOPIC REPORT.

[9.3 Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026 Budget Overview]

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. HILL, AND THEN I'M SURE YOU'LL INTRODUCE SOMEONE ELSE.

I WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY KNOWS COURTNEY REEVES.

GREAT. DOING A GREAT JOB. SHE'S GOING TO GO OVER.

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YOU GUYS WILL BE INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF THAT HARD WORK OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL, SEVERAL MONTHS.

BUT REALLY, THE THOUGHT TONIGHT IS BASICALLY JUST TO GIVE YOU THERE'S A LOT OF PARAMETERS THAT GO INTO SETTING THAT BUDGET, AND WE'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY SET THE OR START BUILDING THAT FOUNDATION OF WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WITH A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS BUILT INTO THAT.

SO, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COURTNEY REEVES, AND SHE'S GOING TO GO THROUGH THE REPORT THIS EVENING.

COURTNEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOHNNY. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.

DR. WILLIAMS BOARD AND CABINET I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO COME AND TALK ALL THINGS FINANCE.

SO TONIGHT, AS JOHNNY STATED, OF COURSE THIS IS JUST THAT KIND OF INITIAL FIRST LOOK.

WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO OF COURSE, FINANCE BUDGETING DEPARTMENT.

WE START LOOKING AT BUDGETS BACK IN NOVEMBER ACTUALLY LATE OCTOBER NOVEMBER.

AND SO, WE START WITH THIS PROCESS STARTS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER FOR US.

BUT WE KNOW WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

WE'VE GOT SEVERAL 4 TO 5 MONTHS LEFT. AND OF COURSE, YOU GUYS WILL BE WITH US ALONG THE WAY.

AS JOHNNY STATED, WE'VE GOT SOME ASSUMPTIONS WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH. I WANT TO WANT TO OBVIOUSLY. OBVIOUSLY INVITE MR. HILL AT ANY POINT TO JUMP IN. HE LOVES US PROBABLY MORE THAN I DO.

AND OF COURSE, NOT ONLY DOES HE LOVE IT, BUT HE'S ALSO A VERY GOOD TEACHER AND IS A VERY HE EXPLAINS THINGS VERY WELL.

SO, MR. HILL, IF I MISS SOMETHING, PLEASE, PLEASE JUMP IN.

I'M JUST WANTING TO AGAIN, JUMPING IN, JUMPING IN ON THESE ASSUMPTIONS.

OF COURSE, THESE ARE KEY BUDGET COMPONENTS THAT WE HAVE USED TO BUILD THIS INITIAL BUDGET FOR 2526.

AS YOU KNOW, WE USE A DEMOGRAPHER TO HELP WITH OUR ANNUAL SCHOOL PROJECTIONS FOR OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

AND AS YOU SEE, HE IS PROJECTED TO HAVE 1.7% DECREASE IN OUR STUDENTS.

THAT'S 777 STUDENTS DECLINED. WE ALSO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT OUR LOCAL PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH, WHICH EFFECTS OF COURSE AFFECTS RECAPTURE AS WELL.

WE RECEIVE OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATES FROM OUR COLLIN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IN APRIL, BUT CURRENTLY WE'RE USING A 4% GROWTH.

AND OF COURSE, WE'LL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AFTER APRIL WHEN WE RECEIVED THOSE CERTIFIED ESTIMATES.

OF COURSE, TAX COMPRESSION IS STILL IN EFFECT UNDER HB THREE AND SB TWO.

OUR FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM AND PER CAPITA ALLOCATIONS ARE BASED ON THE LATEST SCHOOL TEMPLATE.

WE TAKE ALL OF OUR STUDENT DATA, OUR STUDENT NUMBERS.

WE PUT IT IN OUR TEMPLATE. AND THAT HELPS US WITH OUR PLANNING FOR OUR FSP AND OUR PER CAPITA RECAPTURE, OF COURSE, IS BASED ON THAT 4% INCREASE IN OUR PROPERTY VALUES AND THAT 1.7% DECREASE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

AND OF COURSE, THE LAST TWO ARE JUST BASICALLY PLACEHOLDERS.

WE KNOW A LOT IS GOING TO CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WHETHER THAT'S THE LEGISLATURE. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON OUR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT WE ALWAYS WANT TO PUT IN A COUPLE OF PLACEHOLDERS.

AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT A PLACEHOLDER FOR A 2% INCREASE FOR COMPENSATION.

AGAIN, THAT'S JUST A PLANNING PLACEHOLDER ONLY AND JUST KIND OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

EACH ADDITIONAL 1% IS ABOUT 3.8 MILLION TO THE BOTTOM LINE.

AND THEN FOR OUR NON-PAYROLL BUDGETS WE KNOW INFLATION IS BETTER THAN IT WAS, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE STILL GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY INFLATION. SO WE'RE JUST BUILDING IN RIGHT NOW AGAIN, NOT DOING THAT DEPARTMENT WORK YET.

3% INCREASE FOR OUR NON-PAYROLL BUDGETS. JUST AS A LITTLE SUMMARY OF OUR BUDGET BOARD CALENDAR FOR YOU GUYS, IT'S AGAIN PRETTY STANDARD FOR WHAT WE PRESENT FOR EVERY YEAR.

I WILL SAY THAT THE BUDGET AND STAFFING SCHEDULING TIMELINE WAS ACTUALLY PRESENTED BACK IN NOVEMBER, WAS NOT DONE IN DECEMBER.

I DO WANT TO CORRECT THAT. AND THEN OF COURSE, JANUARY.

HERE WE ARE. WE'VE GOT A FEW ASSUMPTIONS WE'RE TALKING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THIS KIND OF INITIAL BUDGET ESTIMATE IN FEBRUARY, I WILL COME BACK TO OUR BOARD WORK SESSION WITH A PRE-REVIEW.

WE DO KIND OF A STAFFING PEER REVIEW THAT WE PRESENT.

MARCH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OUR COMPENSATION EFFORTS.

DR. KENDALL AND HER TEAM. APRIL WILL BE WHEN I PRESENT YOUR DEPARTMENT OUR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS.

MAY IS OUR KIND OF OUR LAST LOOK BEFORE WE COME BACK IN JUNE WITH THE PRELIMINARY BUDGETS AND OUR FINAL IN JUNE.

OF COURSE, I'LL ALSO COME TO COME TO YOU IN MAY FOR YOU TO AUTHORIZE OUR ADVERTISEMENT FOR A PUBLIC MEETING IN JUNE.

WE'LL HAVE OUR PUBLIC MEETING IN JUNE AND THEN ADOPT THAT FINAL BUDGET.

AND THEN I'LL COME SEE YOU IN AUGUST AND TALK ABOUT TAX RATE.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU JUST KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT OUR CAMPUS AND DEPARTMENT BUDGET TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE.

OF COURSE, AS YOU SEE, FINANCE STARTED WORKING ON NUMBERS BACK IN OCTOBER VERSUS NOVEMBER SO THAT WE COULD OPEN OUR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS IN NOVEMBER.

THEIRS WERE ACTUALLY DUE THIS LAST FRIDAY. AND SO ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, THEY TURN IN THEIR BUDGETS LAST FRIDAY.

CAMPUS ALLOCATIONS WILL BE ACTUALLY DISTRIBUTED THIS WEEK ON THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY IS DEDICATED TO ALL THINGS BUDGET.

WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS.

WE ALSO HAVE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD; WE HAVE OPEN BUDGET LABS FOR OUR CAMPUSES.

WE INVITE OUR PRINCIPALS AND THEIR OFFICE MANAGERS TO COME AND SIT WITH US IF THEY NEED ANY ADDITIONAL HELP AND SUPPORT DURING THAT TIME, BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY THEIR BUDGETS ARE DUE AT THE END OF END OF FEBRUARY.

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THE LAST SIX YEARS, I BELIEVE WE'VE DONE ZERO BASED BUDGETING EVERY YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

THE LAST FIVE, WE'VE ADDED KIND OF A DIFFERENT LAYER. AND OF COURSE, THAT ZERO BASED BUDGETING IS WE ASK OUR DEPARTMENTS TO START AT ZERO AND BUILD THEIR BUDGET EVERY YEAR. WE'VE TRIED TO KIND OF BUILD A DIFFERENT LAYER TO KIND OF, AGAIN, RIGHTSIZE THOSE BUDGETS WITHIN THAT ZERO BASED BUDGETING.

OF COURSE, THESE ENHANCED DETAILED ON THESE LINE ITEM BUDGETING, WE GO THROUGH EVERY WE GO THROUGH EVERY LINE WITH THEM.

ACTUALLY, MYSELF MY DIRECTOR OF BUDGETING COMPLIANCE, HER NAME IS ASHLEY WESTBROOK MR. HILL WHEN HE CAN. AND OF COURSE, OUR OTHER DEPUTIES WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO COME.

BUT WE SIT DOWN WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND WE GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE LINE ITEM IN THEIR BUDGET.

THIS LAST YEAR WE ADDED A THREE YEAR TREND ANALYSIS.

WE WANTED TO GET OUT OF THAT YEAR OF COVID TO REALLY KIND OF CAPTURE WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING IN OUR BUDGET.

SO, IT WAS JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT WE WERE SPENDING VERSUS WHAT WE WERE BUDGETING. AND THEN WE ALSO INTRODUCED PRIORITY BASED KIND OF PROGRAM EVALUATION. WE STARTED THESE CONVERSATIONS ACTUALLY LAST YEAR REALLY AROUND ACADEMIC RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

AND A LOT OF THOSE THINGS WERE SPECIFIC TO SOFTWARE. AND SO, WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ABOUT COMING IN THIS NEXT YEAR AND US ASKING ABOUT WHAT WAS THAT ACADEMIC RETURN ON INVESTMENT, WHAT WAS THE UTILIZATIONS ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES AGAIN, ARE THESE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE KIND OF LOOKING AT IT FROM A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT LENS. SO WE HOPE TO AGAIN, THAT'S OUR NEXT ENHANCEMENT. CAMPUS ALLOCATIONS ARE STILL BASED ON OUR DEMOGRAPHER PROJECTION ON THEIR BASE ALLOCATION.

AND THEN THEY DO GET ADDITIONAL MONIES FOR THEIR STATE, THEIR SPECIAL, THEIR STATE FOR OUR STATE PROGRAMS. AND THOSE ARE BASED ON ACTUAL TEAMS NUMBERS FROM OUR TEAMS FALL SNAPSHOT AND OF COURSE OUR STAFFING ANALYSIS.

YOU'LL SEE MY FAVORITE PIE CHART IN A FEW SLIDES.

OBVIOUSLY, THE BIGGEST PIECE OF OUR BUDGET YOU'LL SEE IS IN OUR STAFFING.

AND SO DR. KENDALL AND HER TEAM ARE ALREADY WELL UNDER WAY OF LOOKING AT STAFFING.

AND THEY OF COURSE, EVALUATE THAT BASED ON OUR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT AS WELL.

YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR GRAPH.

OF COURSE, THE BLUE BARS IS KIND OF WANT TO WALK THROUGH IT REALLY QUICKLY. THE BLUE BARS ARE ACTUAL ENROLLMENT.

OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS IS OUR ENROLLMENT IN OUR AVAILABLE SEATINGS ON THIS VERY FAMILIAR GRAPH.

THE BLUE BARS AGAIN ARE OUR ACTUAL ENROLLMENT. AND THOSE GOLD BARS ARE WHAT IS CURRENTLY PROJECTED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WHICH I THINK IS VERY, VERY STRANGE. I THINK I'M GOING TO SAY 2020, 2030.

THAT DOESN'T EVEN SOUND RIGHT. BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THOSE PROJECTED NUMBERS OUT INTO 2029-2030.

OF COURSE, OUR PEAK ENROLLMENT, AS YOU SEE, WAS IN 2012.

AND JUST KIND OF UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT RED LINE IS ACTUALLY OUR AVAILABLE SEATS.

AND I KIND OF JUST WANT TO TALK THROUGH THAT. OF COURSE, YOU SEE, AS WE AGAIN GO OUT TO 2029-2030, WE'RE CONTINUING TO DECLINE ENROLLMENT. YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM 2024, 2025 TO 2526.

WE HAVE THAT DECREASE IN OUR OVERALL AVAILABLE SEATS.

OF COURSE, THAT'S DUE TO THE RETIREMENT OF OUR FOUR CAMPUSES.

KEEP IN MIND THAT AS WE AGAIN CONTINUE TO DECLINE ENROLLMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT LINE, THAT AVAILABLE SEAT LINE STARTS TO GO, START CREEPING BACK UP. AND SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE WILL GAIN FROM OUR RETIREMENT OF OUR THREE CAMPUSES OR EXCUSE ME, OUR FOUR CAMPUSES IS JUST OVER 3000 SEATS. AND SO BY THE TIME WE GET TO 2029-2030, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GAINED ANOTHER 2400 SEATS BY THE END OF 2029-2030. AND AGAIN, THERE'S THAT LITTLE GRAY BOX, JUST KIND OF A LITTLE BIT MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT OF WHAT MAKES UP THAT CURRENT. FOUR 2526 THAT 16.2 THOUSAND.

THERE'S A 17.1 THOUSAND THAT'S FROM OUR CENTRAL.

THOSE AVAILABLE SEATS ARE IN OUR CENTRAL CLUSTER.

OUR EAST CLUSTER IS 4.9 THOUSAND. AND THEN WHAT'S IN OUR WEST CLUSTER IS 4.2 2000.

JUST WALKING THROUGH WITH OUR ENROLLMENT AGAIN, THOSE CHANGES AND THOSE DIFFERENCES, OF COURSE, YOU CAN SEE OUR 2324 ACTUAL COMPARED TO OUR 24 PROJECTED, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OUR THEN PROJECTED ENROLLMENT FOR 2526. AND OF COURSE, AGAIN, THAT DIFFERENCE OF THAT 1.7% DECREASE OF 777 STUDENTS, OF COURSE, THAT 1%, OR 1.7% DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 7.6 MILLION REDUCTION IN REVENUE.

AND AGAIN, JUST TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THIS, YOU KNOW, COMPARING THOSE COHORTS THAT THE 12TH GRADE VERSUS THE KINDERGARTEN, AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO IS 929.

KIND OF GIVING YOU, AGAIN, THAT PICTURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR ENROLLMENT.

THIS SLIDE ACTUALLY COVERS TAX COMPRESSION FOR OUR TIER ONE TAX RATE.

I KNOW MR. HILL AND I COULD PROBABLY TALK ABOUT THIS ALL NIGHT I WILL NOT, BECAUSE I OBVIOUSLY WANT TO BE MINDFUL AND CONSIDERATE OF YOUR TIME, BUT JUST TO SIMPLIFY IT, THERE'S A LOT OF THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THIS, BUT JUST TO SIMPLIFY IT, YOU CAN COMPRESS OUR RATE IF THE VALUES GO UP OVER 2.5% LEGALLY.

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IT CAN ONLY GO DOWN. AND AS YOU SAW IN OUR ASSUMPTIONS, WE ARE PROJECTING AN INCREASE OF 4% IN OUR PROPERTY VALUES, WHICH MEANS WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF COMPRESSION.

THAT ASSUMPTION, AS YOU CAN SEE IN OUR TAX YEAR 24 AND KIND OF THAT MIDDLE, THAT MIDDLE AREA, THAT TAX YEAR 2024, OUR TIER ONE COMPRESSED RATE WAS 0.6351.

AND WITH OUR PROJECTED LOCAL DISTRICT GROWTH OF 4%, OUR TAX YEAR 2025 TIER ONE COMPRESSED RATE WILL BE AT 0.6259, AND THAT'S JUST UNDER A $0.01 DECREASE. BRINGING THE WHOLE TAX RATE TOGETHER.

OF COURSE, OUR TIER ONE WITH OUR TIER TWO, YOU CAN SEE THAT COMPARED TO OUR 2024-2025 TAX RATE, THAT TOTAL TAX RATE FOR 2025-2026 IS GOING TO BE 0.7959.

AGAIN, THAT'S WITH OUR OTHER TWO, THE TWO, OUR TIER TWO PENNIES.

OF COURSE WE TALK ABOUT THAT. WE MR. HILL ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT THAT.

WE, YOU KNOW, HAVE DONE WHAT WE CAN TO MAXIMIZE OUR BUCKET BUDGET, OUR BUDGET BUCKET.

EXCUSE ME. WHEN WE ACTUALLY PASS OUR BATTER BACK IN 2022, WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY TO MAXIMIZE THOSE COPPER PENNIES WITHIN OUR TIER TWO.

SO AGAIN, THAT M&O BUDGET, OF COURSE, WITH OUR OVERALL TAX RATE, OUR INS TAX RATE, WE EXPECT TO BE THE SAME AT 0.23735.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A DOLLAR 0.03325. AND OF COURSE, AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAX RATE, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A KIND OF A SNAPSHOT OF COURSE, WHAT OUR TAX RATES HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS OR SEVEN YEARS.

I DID, I DID. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I DID. KIND OF REGRET.

TAKING OFF 1819. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT. REALLY? WE LOSE THE WHOLE PICTURE. IF YOU REMEMBER, JUST TO REMIND YOU, THOUGH, IN 2018, 2019, OUR TAX RATE WAS $1.4390.

AND SO OF COURSE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S WITH OUR PROJECTED TAX RATE OF $1.0333.

THAT WOULD BE A DECREASE SINCE 2018, 2019 OF OVER $0.40.

AND THEN OF COURSE, SINCE 2019, 2020, THAT'S JUST OVER $0.30 DECREASE.

BUT I HATE THAT I TOOK OFF 2018 BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A REALLY BIG PART OF OUR STORY.

SO ANYWAY, I JUST KIND WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH.

OF COURSE, WE STILL OBVIOUSLY THOSE TAX COMPRESSION YEARS, YOU CAN SEE AS WE CONTINUE TO COMPRESS DOWN WHERE WE PROJECT TO BE IN 25-26.

SAME THING ON OUR RECAPTURE. I HATE THAT I TOOK OFF 2018-2019 BECAUSE AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE THAT TELLS SO MUCH MORE OF THE STORY OF.

OF WHAT? AGAIN, THE HISTORY OF OUR RECAPTURE.

JUST TO KIND OF SINCE IT'S NOT ON HERE. JUST TO GIVE. GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION. SO.

REALLY QUICKLY OBVIOUSLY THESE BARS ON HERE. THE BAR ITSELF IS OUR TOTAL PROPERTY.

PROPERTY. EXCUSE ME. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE COLLECTED.

AND THEN THAT DARKER BAR IS. THE AMOUNT OF THOSE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RETAIN AS A DISTRICT.

AND THE LIGHTER ONE IS THE AMOUNT OF RECAPTURE SENT BACK TO THE STATE.

SO JUST TO REMIND YOU, 2018, 2019, WE HAD TOTAL COLLECTIONS OF 620 MILLION.

WE SENT 209 MILLION BACK TO THE STATE AND KEPT 411.

AND THEN AGAIN, AS YOU SEE. STARTED TO CREEP UP.

AND OF COURSE, THERE'S KIND OF THOSE MILESTONES WITHIN EACH ONE OF THOSE. IT KIND OF TELL THE STORY OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE DISTRICT.

DECREASE ENROLLMENT IN 2020-2021, RIGHT AFTER COVID.

KIND OF TELLING THAT STORY ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL SB TWO.

OF COURSE, IN 2022, WE ARE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY, PASSED OUR VATRE, AND THEN AFTER SB TWO WITH THAT COMPRESSION PIECE.

AND AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING AS WE CONTINUE TO COLLECT MORE PROPERTY TAXES AND THEN WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, OUR ESTIMATED TAXES RETAINED IS 426 MILLION.

AND OUR ESTIMATE FOR RECAPTURE IS JUST 167 MILLION.

MY FAVORITE PIE CHARTS I THINK I MAKE MY STAFF CRAZY BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS ASKING ABOUT PERCENTAGES, SO I'VE KIND OF FIGURED OUT THAT'S WHY I LOVE OUR PIE CHART SO MUCH.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REALLY BIG NUMBERS, YOU CAN SAY A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS. WELL, THAT'S A REALLY BIG NUMBER TO ME.

BUT COMPARED TO OUR BUDGET, IT'S NOT SO LARGE.

SO I ALWAYS THINK I HAVE A GREAT APPRECIATION FOR THE PERCENTAGES. BUT HERE THESE ARE JUST KIND OF A PIE CHART.

THESE PERCENTAGES KIND OF TO SHOW YOU THE BREAKDOWN OF OUR REVENUE.

THE ONE OBVIOUSLY ON THE LEFT INCLUDES RECAPTURE.

JUST SHOWING HOW MUCH OBVIOUSLY OF OUR OF OUR LOCAL FUNDING IS TAKEN FROM THE FROM RECAPTURE.

AND I THINK THE REALLY THE BIGGEST THING TO TAKE OBVIOUSLY FROM OUR, OUR RIGHT PIE CHART IS WHERE DO WE RECEIVE THE BULK OF OUR FUNDING.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY FROM OUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.

THE OTHER PIECE I WANTED TO TO POINT OUT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GONE BACK AND LOOKED AT ANOTHER ONE.

I'M SURE YOU HAVEN'T LAST YEAR, BUT THAT ORANGE SLICE IN THERE THAT OTHER SOURCES, IT'S USUALLY JUST KIND OF A LINE THIS YEAR IF YOU CAN SEE THAT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT

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SO, COURTNEY, JUST TO PUT A POINT ON THAT, THAT'S A ONE TIME ONLY.

YES, MA'AM. THAT'S NOT REPETITIVE. CORRECT. YES, MA'AM.

WE WON'T WE WON'T SEE THAT ONE AGAIN. AND SO JUST KIND OF WALKING THROUGH THE NUMBERS ON OUR REVENUE JUST KIND OF BREAK THOSE DOWN, COMPARE IT TO WHERE WE WERE IN 24-25. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THOSE CHANGES OBVIOUSLY OUR LOCAL REVENUE, OUR STATE REVENUE AGAIN PROPERTY VALUES. WHAT WE'VE AGAIN ESTIMATED FOR PROPERTY VALUE INCREASES AGAIN THAT OFFSET DOWN THERE FOR RECAPTURE.

YOU SEE HOW THAT IS INCREASING OUR FEDERAL REVENUE.

THAT REDUCTION IS MAINLY DUE TO ESSER III. SO ESSER III ENDED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER OF 2024.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE OUR INDIRECT RATE.

SO WHEN WE HAVE A FEDERAL FUND, WE ACTUALLY GET TO TAKE INDIRECT COST FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND THE MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE A PERCENTAGE FROM THAT FEDERAL AND MAXIMIZE THAT GRANT AND BRING THAT OVER AND RECOUP THAT INTO OUR LOCAL FUNDS.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE MAXIMUM AS MUCH AS WE COULD THIS YEAR.

AGAIN, THAT WAS A ONE. AGAIN, THAT'S A ONE TIME THING. SO, WE WERE ABLE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO DROP THAT BACK DOWN BECAUSE WE OBVIOUSLY WON'T HAVE ESSER TO GET THAT INDIRECT COST. OUR OTHER SOURCES, AGAIN, THAT GOES BACK TO THAT ESTIMATED $12 MILLION OF REVENUE FOR THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY. AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU SEE THE INCREASE IN OUR RECAPTURE AGAIN DUE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND INCREASED PROPERTY VALUE.

AND SO, OUR OVERALL NET REVENUE, IF YOU WILL SEE AT THE BOTTOM IS 527.29 MILLION, WHICH THAT'S A 17.2 MILLION INCREASE. MOVING ON TO OUR EXPENDITURES, OF COURSE.

AGAIN, MY PERCENTAGES AGAIN, THIS IS WE BREAK THEM DOWN KIND OF TWO DIFFERENT WAYS FOR YOU.

ONE IS BY FUNCTION, WHICH OF COURSE YOU CAN SEE THE BIGGEST PART OF THAT PIE, AS IT SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE GOING TOWARDS INSTRUCTION. AND THEN OF COURSE A BREAKDOWN OF INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, TRANSPORTATION, STUDENT SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION.

I CAN SAY FROM GOING BACK THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND LOOKING AT OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, I WILL SAY THAT WE'VE ALWAYS HOVERED AROUND THAT 2 TO 2.2, 2.3%. I STILL THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR NON-STUDENT AND ALL OTHER.

AND THEN ON OUR RIGHT SIDE AGAIN IS A DIFFERENT BREAKDOWN.

AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT'S THE BIGGEST PIECE OF OUR BUDGET.

AND THAT'S OF COURSE OUR PAYROLL IS OUR STAFFING.

WE'RE VERY MUCH WE ARE LABOR INTENSIVE IN EDUCATION.

SO OBVIOUSLY, OUR BIGGEST COST OF OUR BUDGET IS OUR PAYROLL.

HEY, COURTNEY, BEFORE YOU LEAVE THAT SLIDE, CAN I JUST MAKE A POINT? ABSOLUTELY. SO TWO THINGS ON THE BY THE FUNCTION, WHICH I THINK IS PRETTY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S A RAPIDLY INCREASING BUDGET ITEM AND THAT IS TRANSPORTATION.

YOU KNOW, IT'S SPELLED OUT IT'S 3.8%. THAT IS, IT USED TO BE ABOUT WHAT THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION WAS AT ONE TIME.

YOU CAN SEE NOW HOW IT'S JUST KIND OF ESCALATING.

IT'S NOW UP TO 3.8% OF THE BUDGET. THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT WE WERE MAKING EARLIER, WHEN WE REALLY NEED TO UNCOVER EVERY ROCK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY AS EFFICIENT AS WE CAN BE. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE SAFETY AND SECURITY, WHICH IS I THINK I READ THAT RIGHT.

IT'S ABOUT 1.8. THERE'S A LOT OF EXPENSES THAT ON SAFETY AND SECURITY THAT AREN'T REFLECTED IN THIS WITH OUR BOND.

AS YOU REMEMBER, YOU GUYS ACTUALLY I THINK WE THINK WE HAD ABOUT A ABOUT A $15.5 MILLION SAFETY AND SECURITY BUDGET.

AND THEN WE AT THE VERY END, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE ADDED YOU GUYS ADDED 40 ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS TO THAT.

SO THERE'S ABOUT 55, $56 MILLION SAFETY AND SECURITY.

THAT'S THAT. WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING INFRASTRUCTURE OUT OF THE BOND NUMBER ONE.

AND THEN THE STATE HAS THE STATE GRANTS. THERE'S ABOUT $8 MILLION OF STATE GRANTS THAT WE'RE ADDITIONALLY SPENDING ON SAFETY AND SECURITY.

SO THIS IS JUST ONE PRONG THAT WE'RE DOING ON SAFETY AND SECURITY.

BUT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT THIS IS AN AREA THAT'S GROWING RAPIDLY AS WELL, EVEN WITHIN OUR LOCAL OPERATING BUDGET.

RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THOSE POINTS. THAT 2324 SAFETY ALLOTMENT, I BELIEVE, WAS $1.5 MILLION, WHICH WAS A FRACTION OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY SPENT ON SAFETY AND SECURITY IN 2324.

AND THEN BREAKING DOWN THOSE EXPENDITURES INTO KIND OF FROM OUR BASELINE FOR OUR 2024-25, WHICH THEN BECOMES OUR 25-26 BASELINE.

LIKE, WHAT ARE THOSE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE'RE ADDING TO? TO SEE? JUST KIND OF, AGAIN, THAT INCREASE OF OUR RECAPTURE PAYMENT THAT COMPENSATION INCREASE, WHICH THAT COMPENSATION INCREASE DOES TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ESTIMATED 2% INCREASE OF COMPENSATION. BUT AS WE CONTINUE TO DECREASE ENROLLMENT, WE CONTINUE TO RIGHTSIZE OUR STAFF.

DUE TO THAT DECREASE. AND OF COURSE, THAT'S DUE TO ATTRITION.

WE USE THAT ATTRITION TO ATTRITION. OTHER USES.

BASICALLY, THAT'S WE DO SOME TRANSFERS OUT TO SOME OF OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, WHICH THAT'S LIKE OUR HEALTH BENEFITS, OUR WORK COMP AND OUR INSURANCE CLAIMS, WHICH ARE SELF-FUNDED.

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OF COURSE, THAT'S JUST AN OFFSET. THE STATE PORTION.

OF COURSE, THERE'S A REVENUE OFFSET THAT THAT'S REALLY NOT AN ACTUAL ADD. WE HAVE A REVENUE THAT OFFSETS THAT.

BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM LINE, WE DO HAVE TO ADD THAT INTO THE ADDITION.

AND THEN OF COURSE OUR ESTIMATED NON PAYROLL INFLATIONARY FACTOR FOR OUR NON PAYROLL AT $2.74 MILLION.

SO, OUR TOTAL EXPENSES ARE 720.52 MILLION. OF COURSE, LESS RECAPTURE.

SO THAT NET EXPENDITURE IS 553.79 MILLION. CAN I SAY ONE OTHER THING ON THE ON THE COMPENSATION BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE LONG RANGE FACILITY PLANNING AS WELL. WHEN WE SAID THAT WE WENT AS A PLACEHOLDER, PUT 2% IN THIS BUDGET.

IT'S A LOT MORE THAN THE 4.83. I MEAN, IT'S I THINK 7.6.

YEAH, 7.6 MILLION. IN ADDITION, THERE'S ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HAVE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE NEED TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN MARKET ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT PAY GRADES. SO I THINK I PUT A I THINK WE PUT $2.5 MILLION ADDITIONAL.

SO WE HAD OVER $10 MILLION THAT THAT WE HAD IN COMPENSATION THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS.

THE REASON WHY YOU'RE SEEING THE 4.8 IS BECAUSE WHEN WE RETIRED CAMPUSES, WE ACTUALLY SAW AN ANNUAL REDUCTION IN REDUCTION AND COMPENSATION OF OVER.

IT WAS LIKE $5.2 MILLION. AND THAT IS NOT A, THIS IS AN ANNUAL ONGOING.

THAT'S NOT THE ONE TIME. IT'S EVERY YEAR. WE'LL SEE THAT.

SO I JUST I JUST WANT TO REFLECT THAT THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY THAT'S ACTUALLY A BIG DEAL.

SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW LONG RANGE FACILITY PLANNING HOW IT'S AFFECTING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, 2526, IT'S A LITTLE OVER $17 MILLION. THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, 12 MILLION OF IT IS JUST A ONE TIME DEAL.

BUT STILL IS POSITIVELY A MAJOR, AMAZINGLY AFFECTING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT'S FRUITS OF THAT ALL THAT HARD WORK.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE ACTUALLY DID IT SO WELL.

AND COURTNEY, YOU ALREADY SAID THIS, BUT THAT DECREASE IN PERSONNEL COST IS THROUGH ATTRITION.

I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RELATED TO THE LONG RANGE FACILITY PLAN.

YES. YEAH. DR. KENDALL AND HER TEAM ARE WORKING ON THAT PIECE OF IT AS WELL.

THEY ARE. THEY ARE VERY BUSY THIS TIME OF YEAR AS ARE WE? JUST GIVING AGAIN THAT OVERALL, OUR FINAL KIND OF NUMBER WHERE WE'RE, WHERE DO WE END.

SO AGAIN, WITH THAT, THAT NET REVENUE OF 527.29 MILLION AND LESS THOSE EXPENDITURES OF 553.79 MILLION, WE'RE LOOKING AT A DEFICIT BUDGET, ESTIMATED DEFICIT BUDGET OF 26.5.

AND THAT ACTUALLY COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION FOR THE EVENING.

THANK YOU, COURTNEY. GREAT PRESENTATION. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

THE FIRST IS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU COVERED THAT WE'RE GOING OVER ASSUMPTIONS, RIGHT.

AND THE ASSUMPTIONS BUILT INTO THIS ARE THE SAME BASIC ALLOTMENT, THE SAME PENNIES, THE SAME RECAPTURE.

CORRECT. ALL OF THE SAME THINGS. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE IN A LEGISLATIVE YEAR.

AND THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS CHANGING.

AND SO I'M OBVIOUSLY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO GET BACK IN THE BLACK.

BUT HOW DO YOU STRATEGIZE THAT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS YEAR? AS YOU'RE, AS WE'RE WALKING THROUGH THAT, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL CHANGES TO MANY OF THESE ASSUMPTIONS AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW OTHER THAN GETTING BACK INTO THE BLACK, DO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES? YOU KNOW, SHOULD BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY? I THINK WE HAVE. I MEAN, I'LL LET MR. HILL OBVIOUSLY JUMP IN ON THAT.

BUT YEAH, AS WE AS WE LEARN MORE AND WE AGAIN, AS WE KIND OF WALK THROUGH THESE THINGS, OF COURSE WHAT WE'LL DO IS OBVIOUSLY PARTNER WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AGAIN WHAT OUR WITH OBVIOUSLY THE CABINET AND SO AND DR.

WILLIAMS TO STRATEGIZE AGAIN WHAT ARE THOSE PRIORITIES.

WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT WE CAN AGAIN AND AGAIN.

WHERE ARE WE WANTING TO SIT AT EVEN LONG TERM.

LIKE THOSE AGAIN. THOSE FIVE EVEN LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD, FIVE YEARS OF WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

BECAUSE AGAIN, THE DECISIONS WE MAKE TODAY DON'T TYPICALLY JUST IMPACT TODAY, THEY'RE GOING TO IMPACT OUR, AGAIN, OUR STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE AS FAR AS EVEN OUR BUDGETS IN THE FUTURE.

SO AS WE CONTINUE TO LEARN MORE, OBVIOUSLY BRINGING THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW OF OUR BUDGETS AND THEN OF COURSE, HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS INTERNALLY AND THEN WITH THE BOARD OF WHAT THOSE PRIORITIES, IF WE SEE THESE CHANGES, WHAT THEY SHOULD BE. I WOULD JUST SAY I MEAN, SO YES, WE ARE EVERY TWO YEARS I GET EXCITED BECAUSE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT? AND MY WIFE, I MEAN, I THINK I'M A POSITIVE I TRY TO BE A POSITIVE PERSON.

SO I MEAN, THE LAST I'VE BEEN CRUSHED THE LAST COUPLE OF SESSIONS, I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BUT I'LL JUST SAY I STILL TRY TO BE POSITIVE GOING INTO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

I'M EXCITED. I MEAN, I'M EXCITED THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ACTUALLY HELP OURSELVES THIS YEAR.

I THINK THAT WE'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF WE HAVE A VERY WE'RE VERY STRATEGIC WITH HOW WE BUDGET.

[02:20:05]

AND SO WE'VE ALWAYS WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN IN OUR DISTRICT.

OUR RESOURCES SHOULD BE PUT TOWARD OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND SO I THINK WE'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO DO THAT.

I WILL SAY, I MEAN, WE A 2% RAISE. I MEAN, TO ME, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I HOPE THAT THE LEGISLATION FLOODS US WITH RESOURCES SO WE CAN PAY OUR STAFF WITH THEIR WITH THEIR WORTHY TO BE PAID.

THEY DESERVE A LOT MORE THAN A 2%, IF I CAN BE TOTALLY HONEST WITH YOU.

AND SO I'D LOVE TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PAY THEM MORE.

WHAT THEY'RE WORTH. THAT'S AN AREA, OBVIOUSLY.

AND WE LOOK AT MULTIYEAR MODELING. WHEN WE ACTUALLY GO INTERNALLY, WE LOOK AT MULTIYEAR MODELING.

WE LOOK AT OUR BUDGETS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING GOOD DECISIONS NOT ONLY FOR THE 25, 26 YEAR, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO BE FINANCIALLY GOOD STEWARDS FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, TOO. SO WE WE NEED TO BE THINKING ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, HOW IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT NOT ONLY THIS NEXT YEAR, BUT HOW IS IT GOING TO AFFECT FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD? SO YES, OUR OUR OBJECTIVE IS ALWAYS TO BE IN THE BLACK.

WE EVEN ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES THIS, I THINK THAT YOU CAN SEE THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK TO WORK TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE DEFICIT BUDGET THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND SO I KNOW THAT'S A THAT'S A YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE DISTRICT FEELS LIKE WE TRY TO DO THAT.

SO BOTTOM LINE IS IF WE EVER HAVE A IF WE EVER GET BACK TO A, YOU KNOW, BUDGET IN THE BLACK, I'LL BE THE HAPPIEST GUY IN THE WORLD. SO BUT WE HAVE SOME OTHER PRIORITIES THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON TO.

AND THAT IS WE WANT TO WE WANT TO HAVE THE BEST STAFF IN THE STATE, AND WE WANT TO PAY THAT STAFF WITH THE WITH THEY'RE ACTUALLY WORTH.

SO THAT'S A DESIRE. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO MAKE AN OBSERVATION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT DECLINING ENROLLMENT, 770 STUDENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, SINCE 2016, BIRTH RATES HAVE GONE DOWN IN OUR ZIP CODES IN THIS AREA.

AND ALSO PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE UP. AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET THAT PINCH.

IT'S HARDER FOR FAMILIES TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE 100MI² THAT IS PLANO ISD, RIGHT? YES. AND SO THAT'S THE CONUNDRUM WE FIND OURSELVES IN.

DECLINING ENROLLMENT MEANS THE ENTITLEMENT IS THIS UNTIL THEY RAISE IT, WHICH THEY HAVEN'T DONE SINCE 2019.

BUT THE THE DIFFERENTIAL IS THAT RECAPTURE THAT GOES BACK TO THE STATE WITHOUT ANY ACCOUNTABILITY.

I MIGHT ADD. AND SO WE'RE WORKING TO TALK TO OUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT THAT.

I SEE THE TREND IS NOT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

EVEN THEY AGREE WITH THAT. BUT WE CONTINUE TO TREND UP.

WE WENT FROM $135 MILLION AFTER THEY THOUGHT THEY FIXED THE WHOLE SYSTEM WENT UP TO $156 MILLION LAST YEAR.

AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT $167 MILLION. THAT'S A BAD TRAJECTORY.

AND WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET SOME INCREASES IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.

OOPS. MY SCREEN JUST WENT DEAD. BUT ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS YOUR BEAUTIFUL PIE CHART, WHICH SHOWS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST IS 2.3% OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT BUDGET. I LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE VERY CRITICAL AND MAKE THE BLANKET STATEMENT THAT ALL OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE AT THE ADMINISTRATION LEVEL, WE'RE LOOKING AT 64% GOES TO THE CLASSROOM.

AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, YOU KNOW, WE GET THEM TO THE CLASSROOM THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION, RIGHT? IT'S NOT LIKE WE COULD CUT THAT. WE'RE WORKING ON IT WITH THE AMAZING PRESENTATION WE HAD EARLIER.

WE'RE WORKING ON STREAMLINING THOSE COSTS, BUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT I THINK THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST PER STUDENT, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS PER STUDENT IS ONE OF THE, IF NOT THE LOWEST IN THE STATE. SO WE REALLY CAPITALIZE ON OUR ECONOMIES OF SCALE IN THIS DISTRICT.

BUT IT'S THROUGH SMART FISCAL LEADERSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

THAT GETS US THERE. BUT I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THAT THAT ADMINISTRATION.

COST IS NOT WHAT EVERYBODY JUST BLANKETLY SAYS.

WE'RE JUST SPENDING MONEY ON ADMINISTRATION. AND THAT INCREASE IN THE RECAPTURE HAS GOT TO STOP BECAUSE OUR TAXPAYERS ARE TIRED OF THAT.

YES, MA'AM. AND JUST ONE QUICK THING TO ADD. IF ANYBODY LISTENING HAS NOT SIGNED UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, YOU CAN QUICKLY VISIT PISD EDU FORWARD SLASH LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.

AND THAT WOULD HELP WITH RE. YOU KNOW YOU CAN READ THE BILLS THAT ARE FILED.

THERE'S LOTS OF GREAT INFORMATION THERE AND YOU CAN READ ABOUT THE BASIC ALLOTMENT OR WHATEVER.

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CHECK YOUR INBOX ON FRIDAYS. IF YOU SIGN UP.

GREAT PRESENTATION. YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB AND KEPT US ENERGIZED THROUGH THE PROCESS.

APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 10.1 POLICIES.

[10.1 Adoption of Policy CFC(LOCAL) Accounting: Audits on Second Reading]

AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO DR. FREEMAN. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HUMPHREY.

THE REVISIONS IN CFC LOCAL REFLECT UPDATES REQUIRED TO ALIGN OUR INTERNAL AUDIT AUDIT CHARTER WITH THE NEW GLOBAL INTERNAL AUDIT STANDARDS. BY UPDATING THE INTERNAL AUDIT CHARTER, THE DISTRICT ENSURES THAT OUR INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION REMAINS COMPLIANT WITH THE LATEST PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE, SUPPORTS BEST PRACTICES AND AUDIT OPERATIONS, AND MAINTAINS A FRAMEWORK THAT MEETS EXPECTATIONS.

THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION UNDER THE SECOND READING.

THANK YOU. SORRY, MY VOICE IS GOING. BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS POLICY CFC LOCAL ACCOUNTING AUDITS ON SECOND READING.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY DR.

LAUREN TYRA AND SECOND BY JERRY CHAMBERS TO ADOPT THE POLICY CFC LOCAL ACCOUNTING AUDITS ON SECOND READING. MAY I CALL FOR OR IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MAY I CALL FOR A VOTE, PLEASE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND I SEE I DON'T HAVE TO CALL FOR OPPOSED BECAUSE IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

HONESTLY. SO THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 11, WHICH IS THE CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.

[11. CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION - NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

PRESIDENT HUMPHREY WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER REGARDING NON AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AS A REMINDER INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE BY SIGNING UP ONLINE IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS ON THE POSTED AGENDA. IF THE SPEAKER IS NOT PRESENT WHEN CALLED UPON, THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WILL BE FORFEITED.

SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO ADHERE TO THE TOPIC THEY LISTED UPON SIGN UP ARE OUT OF ORDER AND WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM.

PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT 55, SECTION 55 1.07 FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION WILL NOT BE USED TO VOICE A COMPLAINT INVOLVING THE NAMING OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NAMES OF DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR STUDENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, NO INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REASONABLY LINKED TO AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON MAY BE SHARED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

SPEAKERS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH. IF YOU ARE NOT FINISHED AT THE END OF YOUR TIME, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO STOP.

SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO STOP SPEAKING WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO ARE OUT OF ORDER, AND THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF.

SPEAKERS HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXPECTATIONS OF PATRONS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.

AS A REMINDER TO ALL, IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO DISRUPT A LAWFUL MEETING.

IF, AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING, AN INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, THE PERSON WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE AND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IF NECESSARY. IF WE HAVE TO STOP FOR A DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING, THE CLOCK WILL BE STOPPED.

THE TIME REMAINING WILL BE REINSTATED ONCE ORDER HAS BEEN RESTORED.

FINALLY, THE DISTRICT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF THE SPEECH SPOKEN AT THE PUBLIC PART OF OUR MEETINGS.

WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO THE TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT.

DR. FREEMAN, WILL YOU CALL THE SPEAKER TO THE PODIUM? OUR SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MICHAEL CONWAY, PRESIDENT OF PLANO ISD.

NON RESIDENT. MR. CONWAY, WOULD YOU LIKE A ONE MINUTE WARNING? NO. I'M GOOD, THANK YOU. OKAY. HAPPY NEW YEAR BOARD.

HOPEFULLY THINGS CAN CHANGE A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME ON THIS? I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS CLEAR OR NOT. I WANT TO REFLECT ON WHAT TOOK PLACE.

BASICALLY, I LOOKED AT THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER AND THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER ACTUALLY WERE NOT ACCURATE.

THERE WAS NO MENTION ABOUT THE RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT OR HAVING SOMEONE REMOVED, WHICH THE RESPONSES SHOULD YOU KNOW.

THE RESPONSE INCLUDED HAVING PUBLIC COMMENT TO NON AGENDA ITEM IN 2012 WAS ADDED AS A COURTESY AND THAT IT'S NOT REQUIRED.

MR. CONWAY, I THINK YOUR TOPIC IS SAFETY. YES, THIS IS ABOUT SAFETY.

[02:30:02]

WITH RESPECT, I COMMENTED TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA AT THE SAME TIME.

IMMEDIATELY, WITHOUT WARNING, I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE.

IRONICALLY, YOU ALSO DIDN'T FOLLOW YOUR OWN RULES OF STATE.

THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE THE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY THE MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE. IF, AFTER AT LEAST ONE WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER ACTIONS OR WORDS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED.

THERE WAS NO WARNING. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. I'M WELL AWARE THAT YOU DON'T THINK I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK.

HOWEVER, I'M A PRODUCT OF PLANO ISD. HAVING GRADUATED IN 93.

MY MOM WILL CELEBRATE 50 YEARS, FIVE ZERO AT THE SAME HOUSE THAT RAISED ME AND THREE OTHER SIBLINGS THIS NEXT AUGUST.

SHE WAS ALSO INFLUENTIAL IN GETTING THE REMODEL OF EVANS PARK COMPLETED.

SHE HAD TALKED TO SOMEONE ON CITY COUNCIL. IT STALLED OUT DUE TO CONTRACTOR ISSUES.

I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE HERE AND CALL Y'ALL OUT WHEN YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR JOB.

YOU'RE HYPOCRITICAL OF YOUR OWN POLICIES. YOU DID NOT GIVE WARNING, AND YOU KICKED ME OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

SO IT TAKES SOMEONE PUBLICLY READING PORNOGRAPHY TO GET YOU ALL TO REMOVE INAPPROPRIATE MATERIALS.

THEN YOU REMOVE FUNDS FROM CURRICULUM TO GO TO ADMINISTRATIVE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE COMPARING TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CHILDREN.

I CARE ABOUT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN ARE AT LEAST 70% PROFICIENT IN MATH, READING, AND WRITING.

IF THAT'S NOT 90%, THEN YOU ARE SHORTCHANGING THESE KIDS.

STOP COMPARING YOUR RESULTS TO OTHER DISTRICTS.

PLANO USED TO SET THE BAR. MISS HUMPHRIES, LOOK AT ME.

I'M TAKING NOTES. YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE DOING A DISSERVICE, YOU KNOW.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GIVE WARNING. YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE.

YOU JUST SAID OUT. THAT WENT AGAINST YOUR OWN RULES AND YOUR OWN PROCEDURE.

COME ON, GUYS. WE NEED TO TEACH THESE KIDS LOSE THE MONEY AND GET THE MONEY GOING INTO CURRICULUM.

80, 85%. YOUR STATISTICS HERE ARE HORRIBLE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 12, WHICH IS OUR ADJOURNMENT.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS NOR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND THE TIME IS 10:15 P.M.

ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 2025.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.