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>> [BACKGROUND] GOOD AFTERNOON. AS DR. GRIFFITHS HELPS ME ON MY LAPTOP, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
[I. CALL TO ORDER]
AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THIS SPECIAL SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT A QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PRESENT.
THAT THE MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND NOTICE OF THE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE TIME AND IN THE MANNER THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME EACH OF YOU TO THIS SPECIAL SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
[NOISE] PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN PUBLIC AND NOT A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE BE SURE THAT ALL CELL PHONES ARE TURNED OFF OR TURNED TO SILENT OR VIBRATE MODE.
WE'RE PLEASED THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO JOIN US THIS AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE WFISD.
NOW, L'LL ASK MR. JOHNSON TO LEAD US IN INVOCATION.
>> FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS TO US TODAY, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROTECTION OVER US.
WE PRAY FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR NOT ONLY US, BUT THE STAFF AND STUDENTS OF THIS DISTRICT.
WE TURNOVER THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TODAY, THE DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE, AND WE JUST PRAY THAT WE USE WISE COUNSEL AND WISDOM IN MAKING THESE DECISIONS.
WE TURN IT OVER TO YOU IN ALL THINGS IN CHRIST THE LORD WE PRAY, AMEN.
VANESSA, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE'LL MOVE ON FOR DISCUSSION OF SPECIAL ITEMS AND I
[IV. A. Construction Update for WF Legacy High School and WF Memorial High School]
THINK THAT WOULD BRING UP MR. [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE UPDATE FOR OUR TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOLS.>> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD AND [INAUDIBLE]. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AGAIN TO DO BRIEF OVERVIEW AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
WE ARE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS, AS ALWAYS.
EVERY MONTH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS LITTLE STRUGGLING WE HAVE THAT NIGHT BESIDE STREAMS MUDDY AND MAKE SOME CONCRETE WORK AND CERTIFIED GROUPING, BUT WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS IN SIZE.
SO IT WILL START WITH LEGACY AND A WORK IN PROGRESS.
BEFORE IN THE NORTH PARKING LOT WE'VE BEEN INSTALLING LOT FIXTURES AND THE SITES AREA.
TILE INSTALLATION IS GOING ON IN AREA S AND SCIENCE LABS.
BRICK VENEER AS CNG HAS ADDED MAN AND THE FINE ARTS AREA.
WE HAVE SET SOME TEMPORARY AIR CONDITIONING UNITS.
YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING'S GOING TO WORK SPANNING INSIDE AND SOME PHOTOGRAPHS WHERE THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO HAVE TEMPORARY AIR CONDITIONING UNITS BROUGHT IN.
THAT HELPED THE PAINT DRY, SAY HUMIDITY CONTROL OF THE FABRIC DRYING, HELP KEEP THE CEILING TILES FROM SAGGING.
WE HAVE ANTI-SAG, WE DON'T WANT TO JUST HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HUMIDITY LEVELS SO THAT'S ALWAYS CONTINUING PROCESS.
WE'RE PUTTING IN SOME FLOORING AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE FIRE LINE AND FAN CONNECTION.
LIFTING YOUR HEAD, WE'LL CONTINUE POURING PARKING AS WEATHER PERMITS.
YOU CAN SEE SOME EXTERIOR METAL PANELS GOING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING NOW.
YOU CAN SEE THE CONTINUATION OF THE BRIEF AND THEY'RE GOING AROUND BOTH BUILDINGS.
BOTH BUILDINGS ARE ACTUALLY LAYING A LOT OF BREAK.
DRIED WALLS IS BEING INSTALLED IN 12TH GRADE WING.
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AREAS IN U AND V, FINE ARTS AND AUDITORIUM, THE AUDITORIUM HAS A LOT OF STEELS, ALL THE STEEL HAS TO BE UP BEFORE WE CAN DO A LOT OF THE DIRT WORK.
THAT DIRT WORK IS GOING ON NOW.
SOME WORK IN VARIOUS AREAS IN FLOORING IN THE REST ROOMS. IT'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT TRAITS OF WORKING 350 FEET OR SO EVERYDAY, WEATHER PERMITTING.
OF COURSE YOU HAVE THE LANE TO THE AERIAL.
SOME OF THE AREAS HAD BEEN PREPPED FOR PARKING LOTS AND PARKING LOTS BEING POURED.
ON THE RIGHT, YOU SEE ALL THE ROOFTOP UNITS THAT WERE INSTALLED AND IT'S STILL ALL THE WORK.
ALL THE WORK HAS GOT TO BE DONE AROUND THE BUILDING.
THERE WAS JUST SO LOTS OF WORK STILL TO BE DONE.
BUT IT'S ALL GOING TO BE COORDINATED WITH THE WEATHER.
THAT'S ONE OF THE TEMPORARY GENERATORS.
THEN YOU'LL ALSO SEE PART OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BACK THERE ALSO THAT RUNS THE AIR THROUGH THE BUILDING.
AREA D IS IN DISASTER UNIT, THERE'S CEILING GRID, THAT IS THE END.
THE LATEX GRID AND SOME ARRAY AND THAT WORK IS INSULATING THE EMPLOYEES.
WE'LL BE DOING ABOVE THE GRID INSPECTIONS AND THEN THEY'LL START MAKING CEILING TILES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE RESTROOM AREA IS THERE.
WE'VE GOT THE TILE AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE FLOORING HAS BEEN POURED.
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THEN OVER THE COMMONS AREA, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF DRYWALL.TEXTURE [INAUDIBLE] BEING DONE THERE.
IT'S A LOT OF PROGRESS IN THE COMMON AREA, NOW HAS REALLY TAKEN SHAPE.
THEN WE HAVE ONE MORE VIEW HERE AERIAL FROM THE EAST SIDE IS SHOWING HOW MUCH WORK IS STILL TO BE DONE.
THE PARKING LOTS YOU SEE MOSTLY AROUND TOWARD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST SIDE.
YOU SEE THOSE FROM HIGHWAY BETTER.
YOU DON'T SEE THIS AS MUCH AS YOU SEE BACK IN THE BACK WHERE THEY GRADED FOR THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND TRACK.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK GOING ON.
IT DOESN'T SHOW UP MUCH RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S CONCRETE ON THE GROUND.
THEY'RE A LITTLE HEAD IN THE PROGRESS AND SO WORK IN PROGRESS IS ALWAYS FILLED.
THE COMPETITION GYM AND STORM SHELTER'S BEEN COMPLETED.
THAT'S A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR THAT AREA.
AREA T, THE OPEN ABOVE THE COMMONS AREA, THAT BRIDGE AND DRYWALL WAS COMPLETED, STARTING TAPE AND FLOATING.
ANOTHER AREA IS U AND V, AGAIN, FINE ARTS AND OVERALL THE TOTAL AREA, THAT'S DRYWALL STARTING THERE IN AREA P IS THE 12TH GRADE WING.
THERE'S CEILING GRID COMPLETED CLASSROOM, RUST FRAMING STARTED.
THAT'S AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING INTO CEILINGS ALREADY IN SOME OF THOSE AREAS.
CONTINUE THE CMU, THE CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS AND AUDITORIUM IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CONCRETE BLOCK LAID IN THE AUDITORIUM TO SUPPORT ALL THE STEEL, AND THEN TO SUPPORT ALL THE SEATING AND THE MOVABLE WALLS.
THEY'RE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STEEL.
THEN ELECTRICAL ROOMS AREAS AND BOYS ATHLETICS, L AND U. AUXILIARY GYM AND THE FINE ARTS.
THOSE LOCKER ROOMS ARE BEING PHASED OUT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THOSE SECURE AND THEN GET THE ELECTORAL PILE TURNED ON IN THOSE AREAS AND WE'VE GOT TO HELP THOSE.
THE [INAUDIBLE] TO EITHER BUILDING.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE LOCKER ROOMS FINISHED AND LOCKABLE SO THAT THEY CAN CONTROL HOW THE POWER IS DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE BUILDING.
LOOKING AHEAD, CEILING GRADED IN AREA Q IN SOME CLASSROOM AREAS.
LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS IN FINE ARTS TO CONTROL THE LIGHTING, SOME OF THE ACCENT LIGHTING AND THE ETHICAL LIGHTING AREA.
BOYS ATHLETICS, THE OVERHEAD DOORS IN THE BISTRO, OVERHEAD MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING RUFFIANS GOING ON, THE AUDITORIUM WE'RE TRYING TO WRAP UP THE FIREPROOFING ALL THE STEEL THAT'S UP TO A CERTAIN LEVEL.
IT HAS TO BE SPRAYED WITH FIREPROOFING AND THEN PAINTED.
THE FLOORING IN AREAS C AND THE ADMIN AREA CEMENT FLOORING IS BEING INSTALLED.
THE TILE OF THE QUARTER AND WATER FOUNTAINS AREA C IN THE BRICK VENEER AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, AND BRICK VENEER IS REALLY SHOWING A LOT OF MEMORIALS AS YOU DRIVE BY YOU SEE IT REALLY WELL.
YOU CAN SEE THE COLUMNS OUT FRONT AND YOU SEE THAT THE BUILDING HAS A BREAK FROM THE AIR AROUND IT, BUT THE COLUMNS AROUND THE BUILDING THERE, ARCHITECTURAL, CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS ARE BIG STONES, BIG CMU UNITS.
IT GIVES YOU MORE OF AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU SAW IN THE EARLY RENDERINGS OF THE BUILDING.
IT IS TAKING SHAPE NOW, OF COURSE WE HAVE THE SIDE AREA LAKE TO THAT PART ALSO, THAT MEMORIAL.
THE INSIDE, THAT'S SOME OF THE FINISHED POLISHING WE'VE GOT RIGHT DOWN TO THE VERY FINAL SHINY POLISH ON SOME OF THE AREAS.
AS WE BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE, THE COMMONS AREA, THAT'S THE OVERHEAD.
YOU SEE THE BRICKS THERE THAT WE'RE WORKING IN THE OVERHEAD AREA OF THE COMMONS AREA.
A LOT OF WORK STILL TO BE DONE THERE, BUT MAKING PROGRESS THERE, THEY TAKE OFF THE WALLS TO KEEP THE DUST.
IT'S A CONTINUAL CLEANING PROCESS.
YOU CAN MAKE A SPRING CLEANING ABOUT EVERY MONTH THAT THERE IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS CLEANING PROBLEM WITH ALL THE DIRT AND THE WIND. THEY'RE CLEANING CONSTANTLY.
THEY PUT US WHEN THEY GET SOME VARIOUS CLAIM, THEY TAKE THEM OFF WITH SOME [INAUDIBLE] TO TRY TO PROTECT THE AMOUNT OF WATER COMING IN.
THEN BELOW THAT, YOU CAN SEE THE BACK HALL AREA.
YOU BEGIN TO SEE THE RACK AROUND THE EDGE.
YOU SEE THE WALLS BEING FINISHED AND ENDED UP WITH THE OTHER WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.
THEY SORT OF GROUP THE [INAUDIBLE] THERE YOU CAN SEE THE DUCT WORK IS BEING PUT IN PLACE.
IN THE COMPETITION GYM, THE S UPPER-LEVEL FRAMING, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TRUSSES UP ABOVE AND YOU SEE WHERE SOME OF THE STRUCTURE FOR THE SEATING IS BEING PUT IN,
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SO THERE'S PROGRESS BEING MADE IN THE ARENA.IT FINALLY LOOKS MORE THAN JUST A BOX NOW SO YOU WALK IN AND YOU ACTUALLY SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT THE SEATING IN THE ARENA WILL LOOK LIKE.
THEN DOWN BY THE BISTRO HAD GOING OUT INTO THE COURTYARD, YOU ACTUALLY SEE THE FORM, THE SHAPE, THE SIZE OF THE BISTRO AREA RIGHT THERE WITH THE OLD BRICK WALL.
THAT'S THE MAJOR BRICK WALL INSIDE ALONG THE BEACH ROAD AND YOU WALK AROUND OUTSIDE IN THE COURTYARD AND THEN THERE YOU SEE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN THE ADMIN AREA.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN ALL EXITS.
[NOISE] THEY ACTUALLY HAVE STARTED PUTTING SOME MARKER BOARDS ON THE WALL SO THAT'S THE FIRST MARKER BOARDS YOU ARE SEEING.
SO SEEMS LIKE WE'RE A LONG WAITS AWAY, BUT WE'VE LOTS TO DO STILL, SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE PROGRESS.
AS YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE SO FAR ALONG IN THE MARKER BOARDS UP.
BUT YET WE'RE A LONG WAYS FROM BEING FINISHED SO WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE.
EVERY MONTH WE ADJUST THE SCHEDULE.
THEY'RE WORKING WEEKENDS, LONG DAYS, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO STAY UP WITH THE SCHEDULE, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO ASK FOR DAYS THAT EXTENDED THE CONTRACTUAL DATE THEY'VE GOTTEN SO WE'RE PLEASED ABOUT THAT.
THEN THE AERIAL VIEW JUST SHOWS YOU SOME OF THE CONCRETE MEMORIAL HAS MORE CONCRETE POURED THAN LEGACY AND SO THAT'S OUR NEWEST [INAUDIBLE] AND USE CONCRETE PAVING THE [INAUDIBLE] SO FAR. QUESTIONS?
>> WHERE ARE WE WITH THE CITY ON OUR DEGRESS INGRESS?
>> WE HAVE BEEN VISITING OUR CIVIL ENGINEERS, WE'VE BEEN VISITING WITH THE CITY AND GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING THEIR LAST QUESTIONS AND WE ARE SUBMITTING TO THEM SOME DRAWINGS.
IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SUBMITTED, THEY WILL BE SUBMITTED SOME TIME THIS WEEK.
I DIDN'T SEE WHAT THE FINAL QUESTIONS WERE, BUT WE'RE SUBMITTING THOSE QUESTIONS.
I KNOW WE'RE SUBMITTING DRAWINGS WITH QUESTIONS THEY HAD AND THEN WE ARE JUST ABOUT FINISHED WITH THE DESIGN ON THE EXTENSION OF THE ROAD FROM MIDWESTERN PARKWAY SO THAT WILL GO IN WITH THE OTHER WORK THAT'S HAPPENING.
SO THAT'S ALL COMING TO A CLOSE RIGHT HERE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK AND SO THAT'S GOOD PROGRESS.
>> AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGE THAN WHAT WE HAD HOPED?
WE'RE ALWAYS HOPEFUL AND THEY SELL THAT SO FAR IT'S NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE HAD SO MANY MEETINGS AND WE HAVE SO MANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT I THINK THAT EVERYBODY'S FEEL LIKE WE'RE THERE THIS TIME SO THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
IT'S SOMETHING I THINK OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE REALLY PROUD OF.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? [OVERLAPPING] SO UP NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THIS IS
[V.A. Financial Reports as of May 31, 2023 ]
AN ACTION NEEDED TODAY.>> [INAUDIBLE] RECOMMENDATION THAT THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ATTACHED YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCIAL REPORTS AND INVESTMENT REPORTS AS SUBMITTED BY [INAUDIBLE] TO FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND IS RECOMMENDED BY DR. [INAUDIBLE].
THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENTS ARE PUT ON THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE POSITIONS DURING MAY 31ST, 2023, WHICH IS 11 MONTHS OF OPERATION, 91.67% OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
AS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, REVENUES WERE 79.66 LAST YEAR AS COMPARED TO 83.89 THIS YEAR AND FOR EXPENDITURES LAST YEAR WERE 89.01 COMPARED TO 72.6 THE EXPENSE AT THIS POINT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] MOTION WITH THE FINANCE REPORTS AT MAY 31ST 2023?
>> THANK YOU MR. LUKERT, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SO THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION MADE AND SECONDED.
DID ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MS. HORTON?
>> [LAUGHTER] MS. HORTON, DO YOU KNOW WE TRIED TO SAY IT A LOT, IT'S NEVER ENOUGH PROBABLY, [LAUGHTER] BUT WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND TRYING TO GET OUR BOAT STEADY IN THE FINANCIAL ARENA.
[OVERLAPPING] WHEN YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT, I THINK WE ALL WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THIS, SAY, AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN.
>> THE NEXT DISTRICT SERVICES AND OPERATIONS. DR. GRIFFITHS.
[VI.A Transportation Discussion for 2024-2025 School Year]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS COMING UP.
THE FIRST ONE IS THAT THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES DISCUSSED AND AWARE OF THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
I SUBMITTED BY DR. PETER THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT AS RECOMMENDED BY DR. DON, THE SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS.
WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA THAT WE WILL START LOOKING AT BRINGING TRANSPORTATION UNDER OUR UMBRELLA FOLLOWING 2024-2025,
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WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN THAT IT'S COMING SCHOOL YEAR WE'LL BE HAVING LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS, AND YOU'RE PROBABLY START HEARING CERTAIN THINGS.WE WANTED YOU JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT AND WE'RE LOOKING AT AS BEING STEWARDS OF THE TAX FUNDING MONEY.
WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN.
WE'RE GOING TO START TAKING A LOOK AT THAT.
HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST IF WE TOOK IT OVER? ARE THERE EXPONENTIAL SAVINGS? BUT ALSO AGAIN, WHY WAS A FENCE PUT UP THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE, WE MIGHT FIND THAT OUT.
BUT IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS SINCE WE HAD LOOKED AT THIS SO WE DECIDED THAT WE STARTED DOING THAT.
>> WE OWN ALL THE BUSES AND WE OWN ALL OF THAT.
SO OURS IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY HR, THERE WILL PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME INSURANCE ISSUES, SOFTWARE PROGRAM, THOSE ARE THE COSTS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
>> WE CURRENTLY OWN THE BUSES, BUT WE SERVE OUT THE DRIVERS.
>> THIS WOULD MEAN WE WOULD HIRE THE DRIVERS THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING?
>> IT WOULD BE SIMILAR LIKE WHEN ABM SWITCHED OVER TO AHI.
THEY INTERVIEWED ALL OF THE CURRENT EMPLOYEES SO WE WOULD DO THE SAME THING.
WE OWN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE OWN THE BUSES, WE OWN EVERYTHING.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A SOFTWARE THAT WE DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE BASICALLY HIRING DURHAM TO SUBCONTRACT THE DRIVERS OUT PLUS THE SOFTWARE.
>> WE'RE SEEING IF THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE AND NEUTRAL MOVE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE HIRE A DRIVER WE PAY THAT DRIVER AND THEN THEY TACK ON A FEE ON TOP OF THAT AND THEN THEY JUST WENT UP ANOTHER 3% OR 4% THIS YEAR.
IT'S SUBSTANTIAL. IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO.
>> WE SAW THAT YOU PROBABLY HEAR SOME OF THAT SO WE WANT YOU TO BE AWARE.
>> GOOD TO KNOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO RAISE? ALL RIGHT. WE SHOULD DO IT.
[VI.B. Adult Meal Increase]
>> WE ACTUALLY WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE ADULT MEAL PRICE INCREASE FOR '23-'24 SCHOOL YEAR AS SUBMITTED DR. PETER GRIFFITHS, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT AND RECOMMENDED BY DR. DONNY LEE, SUPERINTENDENT.
LAST MONTH I CAME HERE ABOUT THE STUDENT MEALS AND SO WE'RE WAITING FOR TDA TO GIVE US THE ADULT MEALS.
AS OF TODAY, WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT, BUT WE ARE GOING AHEAD AND MAKE AN ASSUMPTION THAT THERE WILL BE INCREASE AS THERE'S ONE EVERY YEAR.
AND SO WE'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF INCREASING BY 25 CENTS FOR EACH, FOR THE LUNCHES AS WELL AS FOR THE BREAKFAST.
SO PROPOSED LUNCH PRICE FOR ADULTS AND VISITORS IS 4.35, BREAKFAST PRICE FOR ADULTS AND VISITORS WILL BE AT 3.20, SO INCREASED BY 25 CENTS.
>> IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS?
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADULT MEAL PRICE INCREASE FOR THE 2023-'24 SCHOOL YEAR.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. GRIFFITHS OR COMMENTS? JUST FOR A RECAP, IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASE OF 25 CENTS FOR ADULT AND CHILDREN IS MORE LESS [OVERLAPPING].
IF NO MORE QUESTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN,
[VI.C Memorial TxDot Resolution]
SO IT PASSES 5-0.>> YES. THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE BOARD RESOLUTION REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY LANES AND ENTRANCES, EXITS FOR THE NEW ROCHELLE OF LEGACY MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLS WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS SUBMITTED BY DR. PETER GRIFFITHS, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, AS RECOMMENDED BY DR. DONNY LEE, SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS.
WITH MEMORIAL LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO COME TO COMPLETION, THE DISTRICT MUST PAY FOR WORK IN THE STATE OF TEXAS RIGHT AWAY FOR NEW LANES AND ENTRANCE, EXITS.
THE WORK WILL BE PAID FROM DESIGNATING SCHOOL BOND ISSUES AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THIS.
>> [NOISE] THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS GIVING THE LANE TO THE CITY.
>> WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON IT, I THINK.
>> IS THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN THE TXDOT RIGHT AWAY.
SO DECEL LANES, THE TURN LANES AND THE ENTRANCES ARE IN THERE RIGHT AWAY, AND WE CAN'T WORK IN THERE RIGHT AWAY UNTIL WE GO THROUGH THIS LONG PROCESS.
AND SO IT HAS THAT RESOLUTION SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ALL GOING TO PAY FOR THE MONEY IN THE ENTIRE WORK.
>> WITH GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND SO WE DO THE RESOLUTION, WE PASS IT THIS AFTERNOON, WE'LL SEND IT TO THE STATES, SO THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HOPEFULLY THROUGH THE BOARD THEY'LL APPROVE IT, SO WE CAN GET GOING.
>> IT GOES TO AUSTIN AND WE GOT TO HOPE THAT THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY MET THIS MONTH OR WE'RE GOING TO BE PUSHED ANOTHER 30 DAYS UNTIL THEIR MEETING.
AS SOON AS IT'S PASSED AND SIGNED, WE'RE GETTING IT STRAIGHT TO [INAUDIBLE]
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY NEEDED TODAY?
>> WE'LL MAKE A MOTION, THAT WE AT THE TXDOT RESOLUTION
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TO WORK WITH [INAUDIBLE].>> TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE IN FAVOR OF SAFETY TURNING LANES. [LAUGHTER]
>> THE FUNDS, HAVE THEY ALREADY BEEN AUDIT FOR THE BOND ISSUE?
>> THE MONEY IS PRESENT THERE.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN, SO PASSES 5-0. ANYTHING ELSE DR.GRIFFITHS?
[VII.A Personnel Report]
>> GOOD. IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION WITH WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WORK PRESTIGE REVIEW THE EMPLOYEE RESIGNATION AND RETIREMENT THAT IS EMITTED SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
THE RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY DR. DONNY LEE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, AND OF COURSE OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND POLICY D&E LEVEL.
>> THIS IS JUST TO REPORT ONLY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MRS. HARDAWAY REGARDING THE RESIGNATION?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. IF WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOMEBODY ON THE LIST IN CLOSE SESSION AND THEY HAVE TO BE OMITTED.
>> IT DEPENDS IF IT'S A SPECIFIC PERSONNEL.
>> PERSONNEL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TODAY ON THE CLOSE SESSION NEXT MONDAY. IS THAT CORRECT? [OVERLAPPING] I GUESS WE'RE GOOD WITH YOUR REPORT.
>> OKAY. LASTLY ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION AT THE WICHITA FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT,
[VII.B. Applicant Pool ]
BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PROPOSE APPLICANT POOL AS SUBMITTED BY CYNDY KOHL, DIRECTOR IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND AS A RECOMMENDED BY DR. DONNY LEE SUPERINTENDENT IN SCHOOLS.>> THIS DOES REQUIRE OF ACTION, SO WE NEED A MOTION.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE APPLICANT POOL.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. LUKERT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MRS. HARDAWAY?
>> [LAUGHTER] SORRY, I JUST GOING TO SAY IF MRS. CAMP WILL JUST TAKE ONE OF THOSE TEXTS.
>> WE'RE DOWN TO 47, NOW I HIRED SOME [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S 46.
I KNOW THAT SOUND LIKE STAGGERING AMOUNT, BUT WE WERE AS HIGH AS 60, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET IT, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT.
>> I'M INTO THE TEACHERS REPORTS.
>> WE DO. WE HAVE ANOTHER BOARD MEETING.
>> NO ONE SCHOOL IS CARRYING THE WHOLE BURDEN.
>> NO. IT'S PRETTY [NOISE] SET IN AREA PROBABLY HARD TO FEEL, BECAUSE IT'S MORE CONTENT SPECIFIC.
THEN OUR ELEMENTARY LEVELS, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE VACANCIES THERE DO FALL UNDER SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? [NOISE] WE HAVE A MOTION AND IT'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING ADULT FOOD SAY, AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN, PASSES 5-0.
NOW, FOR BOARD MATTERS MINUTES MRS. CAMP,
[VIII. BOARD MATTERS]
ARE WE GOOD ON MINUTES?>> WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT GO TO, THIS FEATURE ACTION, SO JUST PUT IT ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA?
>> THAT WOULD GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE ARE NOW GETTING READY TO GO INTO CLOSE SESSION.
>> FOR RECORD [LAUGHTER] FOR 24 MINUTES.
THE BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSE SESSION TO DELIBERATE THE FOLLOWING MINUTES.
CLOSE SESSION 1, PERSONNEL MATTERS INCLUDING THE APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL, AND OR COMPENSATION OF INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
CLOSE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT [NOISE] 551.074.
TWO, TO DELIBERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL OCCASIONS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL FOR DEVICES PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072.
THREE, THE DISCUSSION OF PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072.
FOUR, HANDLING OF LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE APPEAL OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.082 AND 551.0821.
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FINAL VOTES, IF ANY, WILL BE AN OPEN SESSION.THE TIME NOW IS 12:25 AND WE ARE NOW ADJOURN TO A CLOSE SESSION.
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