[1. Call to Order]
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LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT.
[3. Closed Session]
EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR A CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION AND CONTRACT.551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND 551.072 REAL PROPERTY AND 551.076 TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS. WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:01 PM.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 7:15 PM.
[4. Reconvene]
PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER LED BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CRAIG TIPPING AND THE PLEDGE IS LED BY BOARD MEMBER BIANCA BENAVIDES ANDERSON.PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. LORD GOD, I COME TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
LORD, WE PRAY THAT AS WE GET TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THAT YOU KEEP EVERY STUDENT, TEACHER, BUS DRIVER, STAFF MEMBER PROTECTED THROUGH THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS LORD, AND THAT WE FINISH STRONG AS A DISTRICT.
AND LORD, AS WE GO OUT INTO THE SUMMER, WE PRAY THAT YOU JUST GIVE THE TEACHERS, THE STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS JUST A RENEWED SPIRIT OVER THAT TIME SO THAT NEXT YEAR WILL BE ANOTHER AMAZING YEAR.
AND WE ASK ALL THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
AMEN. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO PLEDGES.
TEXAS PLEDGE] . ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO ITEM SIX, OUR PRESENTATION, DR.
[6. Presentation]
CANTU. YES, MA'AM. I SEE MICHELLE TRONGAARD IS ALREADY UP THERE, AND WE ARE ABOUT TO HEAR OUR 25-26 BUDGET PRESENTATION.NO, JUST KIDDING. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF IN HERE THAT WE'VE ALREADY GONE OVER AS FAR AS, LIKE FROM THE LAST BOARD PRESENTATION THAT WE DID AND SO I'M GOING TO SKIP SOME OF THOSE SLIDES, BUT IT'S IN HERE FOR REFERENCE IF ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO REVIEW IT AND SEE HOW WE DO OUR PROCESS.
I'VE SHARED ALL OF THIS RIGHT HERE. I DO WANT TO ADD THIS SLIDE IN.
AND I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT YOU SUCCESSFULLY DID THAT, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.
AND THEN SOME OF THESE NUMBERS IN HERE, THEY'RE KIND OF SMALL, BUT THESE ARE THE ITEMS WE'RE ADDING IN TONIGHT SOME MORE FACTS AND FIGURES THAT PERTAIN TO MANSFIELD ISD. THE LAST TIME WE WENT OVER THE FEDS SIDE AND HOW THE STATE SIDE AND LEGISLATION AND HOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON THERE.
BUT LET'S DIG IN A LITTLE DEEPER. THESE ARE ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE WITH BUDGET ADDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WE START OUR BUDGET PROCESS, WE THINK, YOU KNOW, WE START WITH A SQUARE STEP, STEP ONE.
BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THINGS ARE NEEDED AND SO WE HAD TO ADD THAT IN, SO IT'S RIGHT THERE.
YOU NOTICE THE TURF AND TRACK REPLACEMENTS ARE IN THERE.
THAT WAS PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT DIDN'T GET APPROVED ON THE BOND.
SO WE ARE ADDING THAT TO THE GENERAL FUND. SO TOTAL ADDITIONS WAS $4.5 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR.
IN ADDITION ON BUDGET REDUCTIONS, WE WORKED AS A TEAM AND CAME UP WITH LOTS OF REDUCTIONS FOR THE 24-25 BUDGET AND THOSE ARE ALL LISTED OUT RIGHT THERE. OKAY AND THEN THE ESTIMATED PROJECTIONS FOR 24-25, WE HAD AN ADOPTED BUDGET OF $14.8 MILLION DEFICIT BY DEFINITION. BUT THEN WE ADD IN THESE TRANSFERS AND THAT WAS PART OF THE BUDGET $6.7 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS AND IF YOU DON'T RECALL, THAT'S THE MONEY WE SET ASIDE WHEN THOSE WERE ESTIMATES THAT WERE EXCESS FUNDS THAT ONCE WE MET OUR BOARD'S GOAL
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OF FUND BALANCE, WE COULD TRANSFER THOSE FUNDS OVER TO A CAPITAL PROJECT FUND AND USE THEM MAINLY FOR WE HAD TO BUY BUSSES.WE DID NOT HAVE A BOND AT THE TIME, SO WE USED THOSE FOR THINGS WE ABSOLUTELY NEEDED.
SO WE HAVE A TRANSFER OF $6.7 MILLION. WE'RE RECOMMENDING I'M RECOMMENDING ADMINISTRATION.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO YOU ALL. THAT THREE AND A HALF, ABOUT HALF OF THAT $3.35 MILLION BE TRANSFERRED IN, NOT THE ENTIRE $6.7 AND THE SAME THING WITH WORKER'S COMP AT $2.5 MILLION, WHICH WOULD BE A TOTAL EFFECT OF FUND BALANCE.
AND AS FAR AS THE WHERE IS OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS? WE'VE GONE OVER THE BALANCES OF THAT. WE'VE BEEN USING IT WISELY AND VERY PRUDENTLY.
AND WHERE IF WE USE THAT TRANSFER IN 24-25, AND THEN ESTIMATING WHAT I RECOMMEND TO YOU IS USING THE OTHER HALF OF 25- 26 WITH A LEGISLATIVE YEAR, WE'D END UP WITH ABOUT $1.1 MILLION.
AND THEN THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT SURPRISE US.
THIS IS A CAPITAL PROJECT FUND THAT HAD HAIL DAMAGE AND THE PIECES THAT WEREN'T COVERED BY OUR INSURANCE, OUR OUT OF POCKET. AND THEN TURF AND TRACK. THIS IS THE PHASE THAT WE HAVE FOR 24-25 ONE POINT SHY OF $1.6 MILLION AND $5.1 MILLION IS PART OF OUR 25-26 BUDGET.
AND THEN LET'S GO ON TO 25-26. ALWAYS CATERED AROUND VISION 2030.
STEP MAY, WE'RE IN MAY AS A BUDGET WORKSHOP. AND THEN WE'LL ADOPT THE BUDGET IN JUNE.
AND THEN WE RECEIVE A CERTIFIED VALUES IN JULY AND THEN WE'RE BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN.
SO AND THEN WE ADOPT THE TAX RATE ON THOSE ARE OUR BUDGET GOALS, WHICH IS VISION 2030 AND THEN THIS IS HOW WE DO OUR FRAMEWORK, IT'S STEP BY STEP. AND THOSE ARE THE BIG BUDGET IMPACT ENROLLMENT, ATTENDANCE PERCENTAGES, PROPERTY VALUES, ALL OF THOSE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND FEDERAL FUNDING AND LOTS OF DISTRICTS ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW.
THE THERE IS A DEFINITE NEED FOR FUNDING AND FUNDING SCHOOLS FIRST, FOR SURE.
THE ENROLLMENT GROWTH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT SLOWER NOW HERE.
LACK OF LEGISLATIVE FUNDING. WE'RE WAITING ON THAT TO FINALIZE RECORD INFLATION THAT'S EVERYWHERE.
AND THEN INCREASED WAGES FOR OUR PEOPLE AS WELL AS BEING COMPETITIVE.
AND THEN YOU SAW THAT UEA SALARY MATRIX THAT THEY SHOWED ON THERE.
AND THE LOSS OF ESSER FUNDING OF COURSE, IN SEPTEMBER 30TH.
I WANT TO BRING THIS BACK UP, IT'S THAT TEXAS EDUCATIONAL DOLLAR.
THOSE THREE BOXED AREAS YOU SEE IS WHERE THAT $0.56 OUT OF THE DOLLAR GOES TO INSTRUCTION.
A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE THIS IS WHERE HOW MUCH MONEY THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE SIDE, WE WENT OVER THIS ALSO THE LAST TIME AND IT HASN'T CHANGED OVER ON THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS. THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THEIR BILLS RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PATH AND THIS WEEK IS VERY CRITICAL.
YOU'VE HEARD DR. SCOTT TALK ABOUT THIS. I THINK IN THE PAST.
BUT WE NEEDED $1,340 INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT $395 AND THIS IS THE SAME INFO, EXCEPT THERE'S A SECOND BULLET THERE ON HOUSE BILL TWO IS A FREEZE IN THE GOLDEN PENNY YIELD INCREASE AT $129.52.
THERE WAS NO HOUSE BILL TO CHANGE THAT, THAT WAS CURRENT LAW.
AND THEY THEY'RE FREEZING THAT PENNY YIELD INCREASE.
THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT $708 MILLION IN THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET, AND THAT ALSO IS EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT $55 INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT. SO REALLY NEW MONEY IS $345. REDUCTION IN ASAHE, ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR
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HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS FOR DISTRICTS THAT COLLECT MORE IN TAXES AND STATE AID THAN NEEDED FOR MINIMUM DEBT PAYMENT.WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING THAT ONE CLOSELY. SALARY INCREASE REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES.
ON THE INCREASE ON HERE. THIS IS THE CALCULATION WHERE THEY TAKE 40%.
WHAT IS IT BASED ON IN 2024, WHICH WE STILL DON'T KNOW WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
WE HAVEN'T FINISHED OUT OUR YEAR YET AND THEN THEY'RE USING ESTIMATES OF WHAT WE GIVE FOR 25-26 AND THEN YOU TAKE THAT 75% GOES TO TEACHERS, COUNSELORS NURSES LIBRARIANS 25% TO NON ADMINISTRATORS.
AND THEN THERE'S A 40% DIFFERENTIAL IN AVERAGE SALARY SCHEDULE INCREASE.
AND THEN SOME OTHER THINGS I'M GOING TO POINT OUT HERE.
THE PIECE I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE WEIGHTS ARE.
AND WE'RE NOT SURE HOW AND WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN.
SO IF THAT IS PIECE OF THE INCREASE IN THE ADA FUNDING, THEN WE NEED TO KNOW THAT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER OR WE MIGHT HAVE TO ADJUST COMPENSATION AGAIN. SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A NOT SURE ON THIS AND THEN TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT WE'VE GONE OVER THAT.
SO ON THE SALARIES OF SENATE SIDE, $2,500 TEACHERS FOR 3 TO 5, LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
YOU NOTICE THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE 0 TO 2 YEARS AND THEN $5,500 PER TEACHER FOR FIVE OR MORE YEARS.
VERY BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE COST. SALARY DECISIONS.
THIS IS WHAT, AS WE PREPARE GOING INTO THIS FUNDING, ADOPTING THE BUDGET IN JUNE, WE'RE NOT WE MAY NOT KNOW TILL THE 11TH HOUR. SO HANG TIGHT WITH ME ON THIS AND WE'LL PROVIDE THE BEST INFORMATION AS WE LEARN GOING FORWARD AND THEN WE'VE TALKED ON THE SHAR'S/MEDICAID AS WELL, AND THE LOSS AND HOPEFULLY THAT HOUSE BILL PASSES ON 500 AND THEN ALSO IN THE SENATE SIDE THAT IN COURT HAS A SPECIAL ED WHICH IS ON BOTH SIDES. SENATE BILL 260 IS THE ONE MOVING FORWARD A LOT FOR THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT. I'VE SEEN SOME OTHER BILLS COME UP THAT AFFECT SCHOOL SAFETY, BUT THIS IS THE ONE I'VE SEEN MOST GOING FORWARD AND I WILL SAY IT RIGHT NOW IT'S GOING TO $28 PER ADA. MANSFIELD NEEDS AT LEAST 200.
THE BILL ACTUALLY DIED. BUT DR. SCOTT AND I BOTH HAVE HEARD THAT WE BELIEVE THINK PARTS OF THIS MAY BE ADDED AND ATTACHED TO OTHER BILLS ON THE SENATE SIDE. WE DON'T KNOW YET, BUT IT'S CRITICAL. THESE THIS IS NOT A PRETTY BILL FOR US AND MAKING EVERYTHING ALSO A NOVEMBER UNIFORM DATE. THOSE HAVE SOME NEGATIVITY TO THAT. BUT ALL OTHER BILLS THOSE ARE THE EXEMPTIONS.
IF IT DOESN'T PASS THEN THEY WILL MAIL OUT THE TAX STATEMENTS AGAIN.
AND THEN THE ONLY PIECE ON HERE EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
ON THIS ONE, THEY WANTED TO FOR US IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS RIGHT NOW UNDER THESE BILLS AND THE PROVISIONS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO EVALUATE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. GENERAL FUND, WE NOTE THAT WE'RE PEOPLE.
SO THANK ALL THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT OF THAT.
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THAT'S OUR BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS. -146 STUDENTS AS OF RIGHT NOW, THAT CAN CHANGE.WE HAVE NEW DEMOGRAPHERS LOOKING AT OUR DATA.
WE DO SEE HOMES MOVING. WE SEE PEOPLE MOVING, WE SEE THINGS GOING.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WAIT AND SEE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, IT'S A LITTLE ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE ON PURPOSE, JUST TO GIVE ME A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM. WE USUALLY ARE AT IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS BACK, WE WERE AT 90, ABOUT 97%, AND WE WERE BUDGETING AT 96, 9.5%.
INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES 3% ON THIS PIECE.
AS WE ALL KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE PROPERTY VALUES GO UP, THE TAX RATE GOES DOWN.
IT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT OUR FUNDING AS ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE.
AND THE TAX RATE WILL DEPEND ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH THOSE VALUES AND THEN 146 DECREASE.
THAT SHOWS THE ENROLLMENT HISTORY. AND THAT SHOWS THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE BAR ON THE RIGHT THAT WE DO HAVE SOME GROWTH THERE AND SOMETHING ELSE I NOTICED TOO IS LOOKING AT KINDERGARTEN IN 2020- 2021. YOU MAY NOT SEE THAT NUMBER, BUT IT SAYS 2029.
THOSE ARE THE ONES COMING OUT. THAT'S ABOUT AN 800 KID DIFFERENTIAL.
BUT LOOK WHAT HAPPENS DOWN IN THE FUTURE. YOU'RE LOOKING LOOK AT THE BOTTOM ONE.
KINDERGARTEN IS 2325 AND OUR 12TH GRADE IS 2785.
SO IT'S GETTING IT'S SHRINKING THAT STRETCH. SO THAT'S A GREAT SIGN FOR GROWTH IN OUR DISTRICT.
TAX RATE HISTORY LOWEST IT'S BEEN SINCE 1992.
SO THERE'S YOUR TAX RATE ON THE RED AND THE BLUE IS THAT SUPPORTS THE BOND PAYMENTS.
THOSE THAT WERE HERE BACK IN THE DAY CAN SEE THE BLUE RISING ON THE VATRE RIGHT THERE IN 2021.
THESE ARE THE MANDATED FTES. AND I MEAN, WE HAD $11 MILLION IN REQUESTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF NEEDS OUT THERE, BUT WE HAD TO GO.
A GROWTH IN CASES. OUR SPECIAL ED IS CONTINUING TO GROW IN OUR NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
AND THAT'S DR. CANTU HAS HEARD THIS I'VE HEARD THIS TOO.
IT'S EVERYWHERE. IT'S NOT JUST MANSFIELD ISD.
SO WE HAVE TO KEEP ADDING MORE STAFF FOR THAT AND THOSE ARE ALL THE LISTS RIGHT THERE, THE STEM PROGRAMS. CAROL HOLT AND THEN DUAL LANGUAGE AT ANDERSON IS AN EXPANSION THERE AND THEN RECLASSIFYING AN OPERATIONS MANAGER.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AT THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER.
SO 2.1 MILLION IN THERE AND THEN NON FTES. AND THESE ARE TYPICAL CHROMEBOOKS.
WE HAVE STAIRS TO THE MEZZANINE LICENSES TECHNOLOGY.
THE EXTRA FUNDS IS REALLY THAT'S REALLY OFFICIALS AND INCREASES IN THOSE RIGHTS.
SO WE THOUGHT, OKAY, YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU NEED A LITTLE MONEY THERE.
SO WE GAVE THEM A LITTLE MONEY AND THEN HAVE TO BE PUT IN ALONG WITH STOP THE BLEED.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY NO TO.
THE TEXAS READING ACADEMY FEE, THOSE ARE THE THINGS FOR THE READING ACADEMIES.
REFRESH EQUIPMENT, STEM ACADEMY AND THEN SETS OF IPADS AT NORWOOD STEM.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE WAS AN INCREASE. THIS IS INFLATION FOR ADJUTANTS.
SO $1.2, $1.3 MILLION. THE ALPHA ACADEMY COSTING AT HARMON IS $497,000 AND THEN THE PHOENIX DAEP EXPANSION IS $568,781 AND THEN IF I PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND I COMPARE WHAT HAPPENED IN 2024 AND 2025, I CAN SEE THAT THE BIG ITEMS ARE THAT TURF AND TRACK, OPENING THE ACADEMY, THE PHOENIX ACADEMY. THOSE ARE THE BIG ITEMS WE HAD IN THE NON FTE ADDITIONAL REQUEST.
IT WENT UP JUST SLIGHTLY FROM $900 TO $1.2 MILLION, AND THEN JUST SLIGHTLY ON THE NEW FTES, BUT THE TOTAL ADDITION REQUEST IS $9 MILLION COMPARED TO JUST SHY OF $2 MILLION AND IT'S USUALLY IT'S BECAUSE OF THOSE BIG ITEMS AT THE TOP.
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NOW HERE WE TAKE THAT TRANSFER IN FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND WORKERS COMP AT HALF.LIKE I SAID, WE'RE STILL AT ABOUT ALMOST $17-18 MILLION DOWN.
THERE IT IS, BROKEN OUT BY REVENUES AND PAYROLL.
WE'RE GOING UP JUST A LITTLE BIT IN THE REVENUES AND GOING UP QUITE A BIT IN THE EXPENDITURES AND A LOT OF IT'S JUST THE FTE DEMANDS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE. AND THEN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS WORKER'S COMP COME OUT AGAIN, IT'S AT $1,709.
THOSE NUMBERS DO NOT INCLUDE A RAISE AND THEY'RE UNDER CURRENT LAW.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED A LITTLE HELP, FUND SCHOOLS FIRST.
NOW FOLLOW ME IN MY LITTLE DIAGRAM HERE. YOU.
YOU ALREADY HEARD THE FAR RIGHT. YOU HEARD THAT GOING DOWN TO THE $17 MILLION.
BUT GO TO THE FAR RIGHT. IT SAYS HOUSE BILL TWO HB2 ADA GAIN IF HOUSE BILL TWO AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TOLD, THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST YOU'RE GOING TO GET. SO I'M GOING TO SHOW IT.
I DON'T KNOW YET. THEY'RE STILL WORKING THINGS OUT.
I'M GOING TO HOPE AND PRAY IT'S A LITTLE A LOT MORE THAN THAT.
BUT $17.5 MILLION WOULD BE THE GAIN. 40% FOR COMPENSATION IS $7 MILLION OF THAT, 75% TO BE USED FOR TEACHERS, NURSES, LIBRARIANS AND COUNSELORS IS $5.2 MILLION 25% ALL OTHER AND THEN WE JUST PLUG IN A PLACEHOLDER IS JUST TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS AN EVEN, YOU KNOW, THEY GET IT ALL.
WE'RE NOT LEAVING ANYONE BEHIND. WE'RE NOT DOING A TINY BIT.
SO I'M PLUGGING IT IN RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM.
AND THEN I'M AT $6.6 MILLION. AND THEN IF YOU CONSIDER ALL THE ONE TIME EXPENDITURES, THE TURF AND TRACK, SOME OF, THE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES THAT YOU SAW SOME OF THOSE, THE STAIRS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED ON THE MEZZANINE.
SO IF I LOOKED AT THAT FROM A ONE TIME EXPENDITURE, I'M REALLY ONLY AT $2.5 MILLION.
OKAY AND GENERAL FUND BALANCE IS IMPORTANT. SO LET'S LOOK AT THAT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
WE'VE NEVER GONE BELOW THAT. BUT 25% IS THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE AS OUR GOAL AND YOU HAVE. SO HOW MUCH IS AVAILABLE? EVERYBODY GOES OKAY YOU GOT $121 MILLION IN YOUR FUND BALANCE.
WHY DON'T YOU USE THAT. WELL LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT THOSE ASSIGNED ITEMS AND THEN THERE'S YOUR BOARD'S GOAL.
BUT LET'S TALK A LITTLE FURTHER. BUT WHY DO WE HAVE A FUND BALANCE? YOU SEE THOSE MOUNTAINS AND RANGES AND ALL THAT? WELL, THE DIPS IN THERE ARE HAPPENING WHEN YOUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES, THE PROPERTY TAXES AREN'T BEING PAID TO COVER THOSE EXPENDITURES.
IT'S ALSO WHEN THE STATE REVENUES MIGHT MAKE PAYMENTS TO US, BUT YET WE STILL WILL HAVE PAYMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE OVER THE SUMMER OR OVER TIME. ANOTHER THING YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE MAKING SURE YOU HAVE IS EMERGENCY ITEMS. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. BUT YOU NEED TO STAY IN GOOD SHAPE.
SO DEBT SERVICE, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT.
THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT WE'LL ADOPT IN JUNE. AND REALLY THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MRS. TRONGAARD.
I AM GOING TO START TO MY RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. TO MY LEFT. MRS. NEWSOM. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT INFORMATION ABOUT FUND BALANCE.
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PURPOSE OF IT IS, OR HOW WE USE IT AS THAT SAVINGS ACCOUNT BEFORE YOUR PAYCHECK COMES IN TO GET THE NEW SET OF TIRES THAT YOU NEED.SO THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THAT HERE SO THAT IT CAN BE SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE A HARD TIME HELPING FOLKS TO UNDERSTAND AND ARTICULATE. SO THANK YOU AND THEN I GUESS MY ONLY COMMENT IS SO ON HERE.
WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING ANY KIND OF TEACHER RAISE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. I'M CAUTIONING THAT WE WAIT, OF COURSE, RECOMMENDING THAT WE WAIT.
I'M MAKING THAT POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR EVERYONE LISTENING.
THANK YOU. YEAH. YES. YOU'RE CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
MRS. WILSON. SHE MENTIONED THE FUND BALANCE WE'RE AT ABOUT I KNOW THAT THEY LIKE FOR US TO AVERAGE ABOUT THREE MONTHS WORTH OF BILLS, SO TO SAY. AND WE HAVE. IS IT ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING? WE HAVE JUST SHY OF THE FOUR MONTHS RIGHT AROUND THERE.
JUST ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. AND THEN I LIKED WHEN ON THAT DEMOGRAPHERS THE CHART, NOT THE ACTUAL REPORT, BUT THE CHART THAT YOU SHOWED WITH THOSE NUMBERS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT ONE REAL QUICK? BECAUSE ONE THING I THOUGHT, IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY.
WOW. YOU GAVE US A LOT OF NUMBERS. OOPS. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO ALL DAY.
SO WE HAVE. IT'S I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU POINTED OUT ON THE LAST BOTTOM LINE, WHERE WE'RE UP TO 23 25 OF THE KINDERGARTNERS. AND NOW THAT GAP IS CLOSING SOMEWHAT BY THEN IF YOU LOOK AT 12TH GRADE, BECAUSE FOR SO LONG, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN HOW MANY, YOU KNOW, THE NEW BABIES WERE COMING IN AND HOW MANY WERE GRADUATING WITH A LARGER NUMBER.
AND I KNOW AT THE TIME IT WAS CONSIDERED ASSISTANT CITY COUNCIL, SO I'LL SAY HOUSING.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PLACES FOR OUR YOUNG FAMILIES, YOU KNOW.
SO BUT WE YOU KNOW, THAT'S NICE TO SEE THOSE YOUNG ONES COMING BACK IN AND BIGGER NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, THAN WE HAD BEFORE. BECAUSE IT USED TO BE A HUGE GAP HOW MANY ARE COMING IN AS TO HOW MANY WE WERE GRADUATING.
AND BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU AND HOW HARD YOU'VE ALWAYS WORKED ON OUR BUDGET AND THAT EVEN WITH THE HARD TIMES THAT WE'VE HAD, LIKE THE WAY YOU MADE $28 EQUAL 200.
I'M KIDDING. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO TRY AND THAT WE IF WE HAVEN'T, IF WE HAD NOT HAD SOMEBODY AS FRUGAL BUT ALSO AS KNOWLEDGEABLE AS YOU ARE, AND I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK FOR IT.
BUT ANYWAY KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS LOVE TO GIVE A RAISE IF WE CAN.
YES. OKAY, I HAVE SOMETHING. DR. CRUTCHFIELD.
I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE. I THINK IT IS YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THE RIGHT.
MY COMPUTER DIED. SO I'M THINKING BACK INFORMATION ON THE RIGHT ABOUT IF HB TWO DOES PASS, I THINK. YEAH. AND THOSE ARE ESTIMATES I WANT TO.
RIGHT, BUT YOU HAVE GREAT ESTIMATES. AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE SO FOR THE OVERALL IMPACT WE'RE IF THAT WERE TO PASS THE OVERALL IMPACT IS A BUDGET THAT'S AT ABOUT A $2.5 MILLION DEFICIT.
AM I READING THAT CORRECT? OKAY. SO I'M GOING JUST BACK TO ADVOCACY, RIGHT.
I THINK YOU PAINTED A CLEAR PICTURE. AND I WILL JUST HAVE TO AGREE WITH ALL OF MY BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU ARE ABLE TO TAKE ALL THE UNKNOWN INFORMATION LIKE THEY'VE SAID, AND HELP US TO AT LEAST HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OR KIND OF A DIRECTION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING.
OKAY. MAY I SAY ONE THING I WANT TO REITERATE, PLEASE.
IS IT OKAY IF I SAY I WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE CALL OUR SENATORS AND ASK THEM NOW IF YOU CAN CALL MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, CALL THEM AND ASK THEM TO INCREASE FULLY FUND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INCREASE THE ALIGNMENT WE NEED THE MONEY. PLEASE, PLEASE, IF YOU'RE LISTENING OR WATCHING, PLEASE CALL THEM.
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WE NEED THE MONEY. WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO GET A RAISE. THAT'S IMPERATIVE.AND THEN ALL THAT YOU ESTIMATED WILL HAPPEN. THANK YOU, DR.
SCOTT. SO WHILE WE'RE SITTING WHILE YOU WERE GIVING THAT WONDERFUL PRESENTATION GOT A RELEASE THAT THEY'VE COME TO AN AGREEMENT. WELL, BUT I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST A I JUST HAVE A VERY ROUGH SUMMARY.
SO MICHELLE WILL NOT BE SLEEPING TONIGHT. BUT THERE IS A HEARING.
BUT THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED A HEARING IN THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE FOR 9 AM ON THURSDAY.
SO THAT JUST PUTS A TIME FRAME ON WHAT YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT, DR. SCOTT. THANK YOU.
THAT BIG SMILE. I KNOW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOING TO MOVE US TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[7. Public Comments]
WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING. IS THAT CORRECT? NOTHING CHANGED. OKAY, SO I WILL SPARE YOU READING THAT PARAGRAPH AND THAT MOVES US RIGHT INTO ITEM EIGHT,[8. Human Resources Report]
HUMAN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT. DR. CANTU.YES, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT AS PRESENTED.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS? SO MOVED.
A MOTION BY COURTNEY WILSON, SECOND BY CRAIG TIPPING.
DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THAT'S GOING TO MOVE US RIGHT INTO ITEM NINE,
[9. Canvass the Votes of the May 3, 2025, Board of Trustees General Election for Place 3, Place 4, and Place 5]
CANVASS THE VOTES OF THE MAY 3RD, 2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES GENERAL ELECTION FOR PLACE THREE, PLACE FOUR, AND PLACE FIVE. ALL RIGHT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PLACE THREE CRAIG TIPPING EARNED 5504 VOTES. JASON THOMAS RECEIVED 7941 VOTES, WITH A TOTAL OF 13,418 VOTES. JASON THOMAS WON THE ELECTION WITH 59.18% OF THE VOTE.CONGRATULATIONS, MR. THOMAS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLACE FOUR ANA-ALICIA HORN RECEIVED 8318 VOTES.
KEZIAH VALDES FARRAR RECEIVED 5209 VOTES, FOR A TOTAL OF 13,527 VOTES.
MRS. HORN WON THAT SEAT WITH 61.49% OF THE VOTE.
JESSE CANNON, THE SECOND, RECEIVED 7982 VOTES, FOR A TOTAL OF 13,338 VOTES.
MR. CANNON RECEIVED 59, WON THAT SEAT WITH 59.84% OF THE VOTES.
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CANNON. OKAY AND THAT MOVES US INTO ITEM TEN.
WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:47 PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.