Jun 28, 2022 Special Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE HAYS CISD SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 28TH, 2022, AND THE TIME IS 6:24 P.M..

A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

ALL RIGHT, FIRST UP, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC FORUM.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TONIGHT IN PUBLIC FORUM? OKAY, MOVING ON.

OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM IS THE WE'RE GOING TO SKIP A1, AS YOU MIGHT RECALL.

WE'RE GOING TO PULL THAT DR.

WRIGHT YOU'RE SO COMFORTABLE PULLING THAT OK GREAT.

SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT ITEM.

ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I'M SORRY. C1.

YEAH, C1.

WHAT DID I SAY? OH, MY.

I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

YES. NEXT UP IS C2 THIS IS ON PAGE SEVEN OF YOUR SMALL AGENDA PACKET HERE.

[C.2. Consideration and possible approval of the Hays CISD Compensation Plan for the 2022-2023 School Year]

WE HAVE AN UPDATED VERSION OF OUR COMPENSATION PLAN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. MEDINA, FOR GETTING THAT TO US.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE TEAM ON THE REVISED AND UPDATED COMPENSATION PLAN? AND I'LL GIVE EVERYBODY A COUPLE OF MINUTES BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN KIND OF IN ANOTHER MEETING.

AND I KNOW WE GOT THIS TONIGHT ON THE DAIS YES. I SEE THE COLOR GUARD WINTER GUARD CHANGE GOT MADE.

THAT'S AWESOME.

ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, DR.

MEDINA, YOU WANT TO POINT OUT FOR US TONIGHT? PARAPROFESSIONAL, LONG, LONG TERM.

IS THAT A NEW ONE.

ALREADY THERE THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY.

TRUSTEE PETREA. SO THIS YEAR WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS TO NOT TOUCH THE 22-23 SUMMER SCHOOL COMPENSATION ASPECT OF THE COMP PLAN.

BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHAT WE'VE LEARNED THIS YEAR IS SOMETIMES WE DON'T KNOW THE DESIGN OF IT, SOMETIMES WE DON'T KNOW THE STUDENT NEEDS OR WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

AND SO WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING BACK MISS [INAUDIBLE] AND I HAVE VISITED AND WE THOUGHT MAYBE AROUND FEBRUARY OF THIS COMING YEAR TO SAY THAT THIS IS WHAT THE DESIGN WILL LOOK LIKE. THESE ARE THE STUDENT NEEDS, THIS IS THESE ARE THE STAFFING NEEDS.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY THE BOARD CAN CONSIDER SUMMER SCHOOL RATES FOR THE COMING SUMMER.

THE COLOR GUARD WINTER GUARD STIPEND HAS BEEN CLARIFIED.

SO THAT ONE 5000 STIPEND THAT THE BOARD DID RELEASE EARLY WILL COVER BOTH COLOR GUARD RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE FALL, AND THE SPRING, AS WELL AS THE WINTER GUARD RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE WINTER. I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER IF THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE.

MS. HALL.

THAT'S RIGHT. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION LAST EVENING ABOUT THE EVENTS COVERAGE WE AND THAT WE DID VERIFY THAT THOSE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WERE PART OF THE COMPENSATION THAT WAS NEGOTIATED FOR THAT EMPLOYEE.

SO WE DID REMOVE THAT STIPEND.

AWESOME. THANKS. THAT'S $6,000.

THAT'S A BIG ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FROM THE TEAM ON THE COMPENSATION PLAN.

ALL RIGHT. THE SUGGESTED MOTION.

IS THAT OKAY? MISS OROSCO? YES, I HAD A QUESTION ON THE LAST PAGE CHANGES WITHIN THE SUMMER SCHOOL PAY.

SO I'M SORRY, DID YOU SAY TO DISREGARD THIS PAGE THAT THIS IS NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED? THAT'S CORRECT. SO TRUSTEE OROSCO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE DID CHANGE IS THERE WERE THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION THIS YEAR ABOUT THE SUMMER SCHOOL PAY. WE KNEW THAT WE DEVELOPED THAT RATE, THAT DAILY RATE BASED ON AN HOURLY RATE.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR, MIDDLE SCHOOL WORKED SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS AND SO THAT SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS, TIMES $30 AN HOUR WAS $225. AND SO WE PUBLISHED $225.

AND SO THIS YEAR, WE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, WENT TO FIVE AND A HALF HOUR DAY FOR SUMMER SCHOOL.

AND THAT MEANT THAT 30 TIMES FIVE AND A HALF HOURS WAS 100.

AND I REMEMBER THE CALCULATION 100 AND SOMETHING DOLLARS.

AND SO WE FELT LIKE IT NEEDED TO BE CLEAR IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN IN THE FUTURE, WE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST PUBLISH THE HOURLY RATE VERSUS A CALCULATED DAILY RATE BECAUSE THAT DID CAUSE SOME CONFUSION.

THIS YEAR WE DID HOLD OUR EMPLOYEES HARMLESS AND KEPT TRUE TO WHAT THE COMPENSATION PLAN SAID THIS YEAR.

BUT IN THE FUTURE I RECOMMEND THAT WE JUST PUBLISH THE HOURLY RATES SO THAT THERE'S NOT THAT CONFUSION IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHY I THINK IT MIGHT BE BEST TO BRING THE RATES LATER THIS COMING YEAR.

OKAY, SO THIS LAST PAGE DISREGARD.

JUST DISREGARD. THANK YOU.

AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO EXPLORE THAT FURTHER.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

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MEDINA. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, TOO, ABOUT THE SUMMER SCHOOL THING.

SO I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE PAY, BECAUSE I DO THINK THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION.

AND EVERY YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, THE ADMINISTRATORS CHANGE FOR WHO'S RUNNING SUMMER SCHOOL.

SO I THINK GETTING SOME CONSISTENCY AROUND SUMMER SCHOOL, I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE AND THIS IS WHAT I'M HEARING FROM TEACHERS IS THAT I SIGN UP TO WORK ALL THE SUMMER SCHOOL DAYS, BUT THEN MY KIDS ALL GRADUATED AND DID EVERYTHING.

AND SO THEN I ONLY GOT TO WORK THREE WEEKS, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE MAYBE I CAN GO ON A TRIP OR SOMETHING.

BUT I WAS REALLY COUNTING ON THAT MONEY AND NOW I DON'T HAVE IT.

SO IS THERE SOME KIND OF WRITTEN DOCUMENT OR SOME UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CAN GIVE TEACHERS SO THAT THEY DON'T THEY DON'T SIGN UP FOR THE FOUR WEEKS, BUT THEN ONLY GET PAID FOR TWO WEEKS OR THREE WEEKS, AND THEN THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THEY WERE COUNTING ON THAT MONEY.

THAT IS A PERFECT SECOND EXAMPLE OF WHY I THINK WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL FEBRUARY.

YES, THERE WAS THAT CONFUSION THIS YEAR.

THE FOCUS WAS REALLY AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, TO TRY TO GET THE STUDENTS TO EARN AND RECOVER SOME CREDITS.

AND AS SOON AS THEY RECOVERED THEM, THEY WERE FREE FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER.

RIGHT. MAYBE WE NEED TO INCENTIVIZE.

YEAH, EXACTLY. SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT DESIGN OF THE COMPENSATION AND HOW WE COMMUNICATE WHAT THAT SCHEDULE WILL LOOK LIKE.

AND THAT LIKELY WILL NEED SOME TEACHERS FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER SCHOOL, BUT THAT PERHAPS SOME SOME TEACHERS WOULD ONLY HAVE A GUARANTEED NUMBER OF DAYS.

AND SO I THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE UPFRONT WORK AND DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION AND SO FORTH IS GOING TO BE HELPFUL FOR THIS COMING YEAR.

BUT TO FOR YOU TO KNOW, WE HAVE VISITED I VISITED WITH THE CAMPUS [INAUDIBLE], THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL.

AND TO COMMUNICATE AT HIS NEXT STAFF MEETING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THEM HARMLESS IF THEY WORK THOSE DAYS, WE ARE GOING TO ENSURE THAT THEY GET PAID.

AND I HAVE VISITED WITH PAYROLL TODAY TO ENSURE THAT THAT HAPPENS AND THEY WILL BE COMPENSATED AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK FOR THOSE THOSE SHORTAGES IN THEIR PAY.

FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. I DO THINK THERE'S SOME CONFUSION AROUND SUMMER SCHOOL PAY AND HOURLY.

BUT ALSO, I THINK IF WE DO SOME, LIKE YOU SAID, KIND OF BETTER COMMUNICATION AROUND DAYS.

I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS LIKE I COULD DO ONE WEEK.

I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO FOUR, BUT I COULD ABSOLUTELY HELP FOR ONE WEEK.

AND TO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY, I THINK COULD EVEN HELP US STAFF SOME OF THOSE SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. I ALSO KNOW SUMMER SCHOOL STARTS ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER WE END SCHOOL AND IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT OF HURRIED AND HARRIED AND CRAZY.

MY DAUGHTER DID SUMMER SCHOOL LAST YEAR AND SO, I MEAN, IT WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW QUICKLY WE TURN AROUND.

AND IT'S LIKE SCHOOL NEVER ENDED, YOU KNOW? SO AND I KNOW THAT WE GIVE APS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE THOSE PRINCIPALS, TO HAVE THOSE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

SO STARTING THAT IN FEBRUARY AND MAYBE HAVING SOME MEETINGS AROUND WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE GOING TO SOLICIT FOR COVERAGE AND I MEAN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHAT CREDITS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW MANY KIDS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.

BUT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET ORGANIZED FOR SUMMER SCHOOL BEFORE MAY, I THINK WOULD DO EVERYONE A LOT OF GOOD BECAUSE IT IS THE END OF SCHOOL YEAR, SO BANANAS AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THE SUMMER SCHOOL STUFF.

SO I AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF KIDS IN SUMMER SCHOOL THE LAST TWO SUMMERS.

IT WAS NOT I DON'T THINK THIS YEAR WAS QUITE AS BAD AS LAST YEAR, BUT WE'RE SEEING THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. AWESOME.

OKAY, SO, FOLKS, WE'RE GOING TO JUST DISREGARD THIS WHOLE LAST PAGE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. DR.

MEDINA, LINDA HALL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING HERE.

REALLY APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING THIS COMPENSATION PLAN.

IT'S BEEN A QUITE A JOURNEY FOR ALL OF US.

AND JUST THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR EMPLOYEES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE, FOR SURE, FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.

ALL RIGHT. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE BOARD MOVE TO APPROVE THE HAYS CISD EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE 2022 2023 SCHOOL YEAR AS DISCUSSED.

SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. VELA, SECONDED BY MRS. RUNKLE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

NEXT UP IS C3.

[C.3. Consideration and possible approval of the Hays CISD Budget for the 2022-2023 school year]

I'M LOOKING FOR MY PAPER.

ANYTHING IN OUR DAIS FOLDER, MR. RAU FOR THE BUDGET TONIGHT? IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE THIS SLIDE.

WE HAVE OUR CAMPUS BUDGETS.

I DID SEE THAT IN BOARD BLOG AS REQUESTED BY.

MRS. RUNKLE. ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR BUDGET?

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DISCUSS THAT. MRS. OROSCO. MR. RAU, CAN YOU JUST REFRESH OUR MEMORY AND FOR THE AUDIENCE JUST WHAT OUR BUDGET IS AND WHAT IS OUR DEFICIT PERCENTAGE AND WHAT WE HAVE IN FUND BALANCE? JUST TO HAVE THOSE NUMBERS FRESH ON OUR MIND.

MS. GLORIA, DO YOU HAVE THE COMPENSATION OR THE BUDGET DOCUMENT? AND IF YOU CAN PULL UP PAGE FIVE OF THAT DOCUMENT, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT MR. RAU'S GOING TO HIGHLIGHT.

YEAH. SO THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL BUDGET OF GENERAL FUND, CHILD NUTRITION AND DEBT SERVICES ARE THE THREE FUNDS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD TONIGHT.

THE TOTAL BUDGET IS $306,575,774.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A DEFICIT IN THE GENERAL FUND OF APPROXIMATELY 11 MILLION.

WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING BACK INTO FUND BALANCE FROM OUR CURRENT YEAR'S OPERATIONS, ROUGHLY 6 MILLION.

SO THAT WOULD CUT THE DEFICIT ALMOST IN HALF, A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF.

OUR FUND BALANCE AT OUR LAST AUDIT WAS $71.7 MILLION.

BY ADDING AN ESTIMATED 6 MILLION TO THAT.

WE'D BE LOOKING AT ABOUT $77.7 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE.

THE DEFICIT AGAINST THAT WOULD LEAVE US IN FUND BALANCE, ABOUT 66.6 MILLION.

AND THEN ACCORDING TO OUR BOARD POLICY LOCAL, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AT LEAST 25% OF OUR CURRENT BUDGET RESERVED IN FUND BALANCE.

AND SO 25% OF OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE IS $56 MILLION, $56.1 MILLION.

SO WE'RE ROUGHLY 10 MILLION AHEAD OF THAT.

AND THAT'S THE PAGE THAT WE HAVE UP ON THE SCREEN NOW.

THANK YOU, MR. RAU. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I KNOW EVERY YEAR I THINK DR.

WRIGHT TALKED ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EVERY FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE A DEFICIT BUDGET, BUT IT'S IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A WASH WHEN THE TIME COMES, CORRECT MR. RAU? THAT'S CORRECT. AND SO WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING FOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THE THE AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES THAT WE SPEND.

THE BUDGET IS WORST CASE SCENARIO.

IF YOU SPEND IT TO 100%, THESE WOULD BE THE NUMBERS THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT.

BUT WHEN YOU COME IN WITH SOMETIMES SOME POSITIONS GO VACANT FOR A TIME, SOMETIMES PRICES COME IN LOWER, SOMETIMES THEY'VE COME IN HIGHER LIKE WITH OUR RECENT FUEL INCREASES FOR TRANSPORTATION.

BUT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT WAYS TO SAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE BUDGET.

AND YOU TAKE A VERY SAFE APPROACH, SO IT PUTS US IN A GOOD SPOT.

SO THANK YOU, MR. RAU FOR EXPLAINING THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YES, THAT EXPLANATION.

WE ESSENTIALLY ARE ADOPTING AN $11 MILLION DEFICIT BUDGET WITH THE ADDITION OF THE 6 MILLION, IT WILL BE AT A 5.1 DEFICIT BUDGET, WHICH FEELS A LOT BETTER THAN 11 MILLION.

AND IF WE DON'T SPEND ALL OUR MONEY, WE WON'T GET ANYWHERE NEAR THAT DEFICIT.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO WATCH IT LIKE A HAWK.

I KNOW THAT YOU WILL. I KNOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT IT.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR TEAM'S EFFORTS.

ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS ONE? THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE BOARD MOVED TO ADOPT THE 2022 2023 BUDGET AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. MCMANUS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

WE HAVE A BUDGET AND A COMPENSATION PLAN.

GREAT JOB, TEAM.

FANTASTIC OK.

[D. CLOSED SESSION]

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THE TIME IS 6:39 P.M..

[E. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION (Immediately following Closed Session)]

THE TIME IS 10:14 P.M.

AT THIS TIME WE HAVE MOVED ON TO OUR ACTION ITEM UNDER F1, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL

[F.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session]

ALL RIGHT, TEAM, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT EXTENSION AND COMPENSATION AS PRESENTED IN CLOSED SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

DR. WRIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO WORK IN OUR DISTRICT FOREVER, WE HOPE.

BUT WE WANT TO JUST TELL YOU HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR, WHICH I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY IS ONE OF THE HARDEST YEARS IN EDUCATION, IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

AND YOU'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB.

SPECIFICALLY, WE LEANED IN TO A REALLY HARD YEAR, AND WE'VE RECENTLY RECEIVED PRELIMINARY DATA SUGGESTING THAT 96% OF OUR CAMPUSES EITHER IMPROVED OR SUSTAINED THEIR RATINGS, WHICH I THINK IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE GIVEN ALL THAT WAS THROWN AT US, INCLUDING READING ACADEMIES AND 4545 HOUSE BILL, 4545 AND ALL OF THE VARIOUS THINGS WE KNOW TAKES AN INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE LEADER TO MOTIVATE AND SUSTAIN THE MOMENTUM THAT IT TAKES TO GET THROUGH A YEAR LIKE WE HAD.

WE ALSO INCREASED OUR IBCS, OUR INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS FROM 431 TO 1062, WHICH IS AWESOME.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO ACCESSIBLE TO OUR STAFF.

YOU'VE MADE A POINT TO MEET WITH OUR TEACHER, REPRESENTATIVE AND STAFF ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WE GREATLY APPRECIATE.

YOU DO THAT ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND YOU ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO LISTEN TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO SOME OF OUR VERY VOCAL CRITICS, WHICH IS AWESOME. YOU ALSO LOVE TO READ AND MEET WITH OUR STUDENTS, AND I THINK YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO IS PROBABLY LEAD OUR STUDENT ADVISORY PANEL.

YOU TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT AND IT'S SO GENUINE HOW YOU INTERACT AND AND GET REALLY GREAT INPUT FROM OUR STUDENTS TO HELP LEAD OUR DISTRICT.

YOU ALSO DO A GREAT JOB RECOGNIZING OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH YOUR SUPERINTENDENT COIN PRESENTATION.

WE GET TO SEE THOSE ON RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER STOP DOING THAT.

I DON'T THINK EVERYONE KNOWS THIS, BUT THAT IS A COIN THAT IS, THERE'S A COMPETITION FOR THE DESIGN OF THAT, THAT A STUDENT DESIGNS THAT FOR YOU, WHICH IS AWESOME.

I COULD TALK ALL NIGHT ABOUT HOW AMAZING THE SUPERINTENDENT IS AND NOT JUST YOUR EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE, BUT YOUR HEART FOR KIDS.

EVERYTHING YOU DO, IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU CARE ABOUT KIDS.

YOU CARE ABOUT OUR STAFF, AND IT'S A RARE FIND.

AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE OUR DISTRICT EVER.

YOU KNOW, YOU ALSO THIS YEAR COMPLETED 41 BOND TALKS.

YOU WENT AROUND OUR DISTRICT AND SAID THE SAME WORDS 41 TIMES AND MET WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND GOT OUT THERE.

AND OUR BOND PASSED IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO TO MAKE.

AND SO UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE'VE EXCELLED ACADEMICALLY IN FINE ARTS, IN ATHLETICS, ALL THE THINGS AND SO MANY MORE THAT I, I CAN'T EVEN SAY BECAUSE WE'D BE HERE ALL NIGHT LONG.

I'M PROUD OF THIS TEAM, BUT I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THE EFFORTS YOU'VE MADE.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU LOVE BEING HERE AS MUCH AS WE LOVE HAVING YOU.

ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? SURE. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE ACCOMPLISH STARTS HERE WITH YOU GUYS.

AND YOU ALL CARE ABOUT OUR KIDS.

YOU CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, YOU CARE ABOUT OUR STAFF.

AND IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT SUPPORT AND YOU GUYS DIDN'T PROVIDE THE RESOURCES, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO.

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I MEAN, WE HAVE SUCH A SUCH A GREAT STAFF ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND ALL THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE.

AND AND IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING STUDENT CENTERED AND STUDENT FOCUSED.

AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF AREAS IN WHICH WE NEED TO IMPROVE.

AND I GUARANTEE YOU WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THOSE.

BUT I APPRECIATE THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GLAD TO HEAR THAT. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:20 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.