June 21, 2021 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

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Description:  The monthly expenditures is presented for the Board of Trustee review in the Revenue and Expenditures Report and the Check Register in the Financial Update Section.

Description:  The Memorandum of Understanding will allow a full time counselor to work on the Brewer High School campus and assist students with college enrollment. This MOU with White Settlement Independent School District has three main goals: 1. increase college enrollment of Brewer High School graduates; 2. expand the range of colleges and universities to which students apply and in which they enroll; and 3. work with principals, counselors and teachers to foster a school-wide-college-going culture.

 

Description:  The attached list represents the purchasing cooperatives that have been previously approved by the board. Any fees charged by the cooperative is also listed. Purchasing cooperatives assist the district in purchasing goods and services at competitive prices, as well as ensuring that the district is complying with state and federal purchasing laws.

This expense will be included in the 2021-2022 fiscal year budget.
 

Description:  The district has accepted bids from prospective vendors and has created the attached proposed vendor list for the 2021-2022 school year.
 

Description:  The district contracts the following services through the Region XI Education Service Center.

•  Comprehensive Services Basic     $      650.00
•  HR Resources                                $ 25,671.95
•  Eduphoria                                     $ 21,670.00
• Instructional Services                    $ 51,948.00
• OnDataSuite                                  $   5,495.00
• TEK Resource System                    $  35,670.00
• TEKSbank                                       $    4,770.00
• TSDS PEIMS Support                     $    5,900.00

GRAND TOTAL                                              $ 151,774.95

The total cost of $151,774.95 is included in the 2021-2022 proposed budget. The TEK Resource System is funded by Tittle II Federal Funds.
 

Description:  The Juvenile Board, in cooperation with the Districts, will provide the juvenile justice alternative educational programming as specified in Chapter 37, Texas Education Code, either through the direct provision of services or through a contractual agreement with an education provider. The programming will be managed by Tarrant County Juvenile Services ("TCJS").

Description:  The District released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Professional/Consulting Services for Special Education. We received 12 responses. The District recommends approving the following vendors:

1. Superior Pediatric Care, Inc.
2. The Stepping Stones Group, LLC
3. Invo HealthCare Associates, LLC
4. Soliant Health
5. Lucas Hearing and Balance Center

Superior Pediatrics will be the first choice vendor. If Superior Pediatrics is unable to provide a requested service, another vendor from the approved list will be utilized.

These services are funded through the District's Special Education Federal Grant, IDEA-B. The estimated annual expenditures for these services is $50,000.
 

Description:  District personnel recommend the Board of Trustees call a bond election to  address the growth, grade realignment, and capital improvements as presented to the School Board on May 27, 2021 by the  Long-Range Facility Planning Committee 2021 (see attached presentation).

The proposition A will read as follows: 
For _______    Against ________
The issuance of $115,000,000 of bonds by the White Settlement Independent School District for school facilities and sites and levying the tax in payment thereof.  This is a property tax increase.

Description:  The 2021-22 budget will be presented as part of the public hearing to discuss budget and proposed tax rates.  The following is a summary of the proposed budget:
                                          Revenue       Expenditures     Net Change
General Fund           $59,360,052        $60,970,835        (-1,610,483)
Child Nutrition             3,622,000             3,622,000                        0
Debt Service             12,307,200           12,141,759              165,442

Description:  The district recommends, as part of the 2021-2022 fiscal year budget, an average pay increase of 2%. Teachers and librarians will receive their step increases plus $800. All other staff will receive 2% of the midpoint of their pay grade.

The attached Compensation Plan includes the proposed Teacher and Librarian, Administration, Paraprofessional, and Auxiliary pay schedules for the 2021-2022 school year.
 

Description:  The proposed changes to the policy are to add to the policy the guidelines for the level of fund balance required.  The changes propose adding a formula used to determine the amount that must be maintained in the general fund balance.
This level of detail in the policy will help with the bond rating process and possibly permit us to get a better rating.

Description:  The resolution will set aside oil and gas revenue of $52,352.64 earned during the 2020-2021 school year.  THe oil and gas reserve is for future technology needs.

Previous Reserve Balance at 6-30-2020          $ 1,386,429
Add: 2020-2021 oil and gas revenue                       52,353
Total Reserve                                                    $ 1,438,782

The resolution will reverse the previous assignment of general fund balance made in August 2020 in the amount of $1,386,429.

Description:  The proposed revision to Policy EIC (Local) includes revisions to GPA and class ranking guidelines to begin with the 2021-2022 school year.