ON THE AGENDA, WE'RE ADJOURNED.
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>> THE COMMITTEE OF THE FINANCE
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[A. El Centro Food & Hospitality Institute: Culinary Program Expansion Presenters: John Robertson, Jose Adames, Lenora Reece]
ACCORDING TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.054.OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS ON EL CENTRO.
WE HEARD ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH.
AND YOU ARE GOING TO PRESENT INFORMATION ANSWERING ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS IN PUBLIC SESSION.
>> LENORA IS GOING TO DO IT? ALL RIGHT.
>> WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA TODAY IN REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO GIVE THE CHANCELLOR AUTHORITY TO SIGN A LEASE ON THIS PROPERTY WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
RIGHT NOW E WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THERE AND WHERE IT STANDS AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR FRIENDS FROM EL CENTRO.
OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES.
WE HAVE SPENT A BIT OF TIME LOOKING AT POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE CULINARY PROGRAM TO ANOTHER PART OF DALLAS, A NORTH PART OF DALLAS, WE UNDERSTAND THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FOR SKILLED WORKERS TO GO I INTO THEIR AREA.
WE HAVE SPENT SOME QUALITY TIME LOOKING AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
IN REALITY, WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED TO EL CENTRO COLLEGE AS THE PRESIDENT, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WAS TO NEED TO EXPAND THE CULINARY PROGRAM IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND OTHER LOCATIONS AS WELL.
AS IT INDICATES WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A BIT OF TIME AND SPENT QUALITY TIME WITH COLLIERS LOOKING AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AS WELL AS THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED THERE AS WELL AND BE ABLE TO TRAIN STUDENTS IN THIS CAREER PATH AS WELL.
L.M.I. DATA INDICATES THERE IS A DEMAND FOR THIS GROWTH IN THE NORTHERN PART OF DALLAS NEAR THE BROOKHAVEN AREA.
IT WOULD NOT BE A REPLACEMENT FOR THE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS, RATHER THAN AN EXTENSION, TO A ANOTHER PART OF DALLAS.
WE BELIEVE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GROW THE PROGRAM IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
>> I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE INDUSTRY NEEDS.
WE REFERENCED L.M.I. DATA BUT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE DATA POINTS AS WELL.
TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HAS DONE EXTENSIVE WORK PROMOTING THE INDUSTRY.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IS ROJECTED GROWTH OF A 16% INCREASE BY 2020.
WE HAVE INTERNAL DATA AS WELL.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NUMBER OF DEGREES TURNING OUT AND JOBS.
GAP BOY ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IS 4,728.
SO THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF NEED.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT AS WE REFERENCE, WE LOOKED AT THE BROOKHAVEN AREA.
THIS IS A HEAT MAP IN THE NORTH LAKE AND BROOKHAVEN AREA IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE LOCATION YOU ARE LOOKING AT.
YOU CAN SEE A HIGH CONCENTRATION ESPECIALLY AROUND THE ADDISON AREA OF RESTAURANTS AND RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: EXCUSE ME.
IN TERMS OF THE HEAT MAP AT THE BOTTOM, IS THAT SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE IT GETS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SOUTHERN DALLAS.
WE DID NOT PULL INFORMATION FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO JUST LOOK AT THIS LOCATION.
BUT WE COULD DEFINITELY PULL THAT INFORMATION.
>> IT'S REALLY I THINK MOCKING BIRD NORTH ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: I WAS GOING TO CONCLUDE BY SAYING SOUTHERN
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DALLAS CAN BE COVERED BY EL CENTRO.>> THE NEXT SLIDE SPEAKS ABOUT THE CHAPEL SOLUTION.
IT IS THE FORMER CORDON BLUE LOCATION.
SET UP TO BE A CULINARY SCHOOL.
THE REFRIGERATORS AND ELEMENTS WE NEED TO MOVE IN WITH MINIMAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS WE CAN DO THAT ALMOST [INDISCERNIBLE] WE WOULD ACQUIRE THE EQUIPMENT AS PART OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE.
SO THE SPACE ITSELF IS 50,000 PLUS SQUARE FEET.
COMPARED TO OUR 13,600 SOME ODD SQUARE FEET IN DOWNTOWN.
HERE WE OULD HAVE 10 KITCHENS.
WE WOULD ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE FOODY CLASSES AND OTHER THINGS YOU WILL HEAR IN ANOTHER SLIDE THAT WE CANNOT DO CURRENTLY BECAUSE THE TWO KITCHENS ARE USED BY THE CREDIT PROGRAMS, THE CERTIFICATE AND A.A.S. PROGRAM.
THE WEB CHAPEL, THERE ARE FIVE CLASSROOMS, A DINING SPACE, A LIBRARY, SOMETHING WE DO NOT HAVE AT THE DOWNTOWN.
SOMETHING WE DO NOT HAVE IN THE DOWNTOWN, OVER 1300 PARKING SPACES.
ALSO WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM A DARK STOP, AS WELL AS BUSES.
BROOKHAVEN IS ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM THIS LOCATION.
>> I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TERMS AND RATES.
AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE LOOKING AT A 10-YEAR, ONE-MONTH TERM, FIVE AND SEVEN YEAR RATE.
THAT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT OF THE LOCATION SHOULD THE BOARD DECIDE A DIFFERENT LOCATION IS MORE DESIRABLE.
OR IF S FOR SOME REASON WE DIDNT WANT TO CONTINUE THE LEASE.
BRANDING, RECONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT, MINOR MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND SECURITY.
AND THEN THERE IS AN ESTIMATING ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE WE LISTED AS WELL.
>> FINALLY, WE'RE PROJECTING TO USE THE EIGHTH-WEEK MODEL THAT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AT THE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS AND STUDENTS RUN IN COHORTS EVERY EIGHT WEEKS.
THE FIRST START WOULD BE SOMETIME IN LATE FALL SEMESTER WITH THE EIGHTH-WEEK SESSIONS.
WE ANTICIPATE OVER A 10 OR 1 11-YEAR WINDOW TO GET UP TO ABOUT ONE THOUSAN 1,000 TO 1,20.
WE ANTICIPATE THERE IS A NEED IN THE AREA, THERE S AN INTEREST IN THAT AREA FOR US TO GROW.
>> THEY CHARGE ABOUT $30,000 A YEAR.
>> WITH THAT CHARGING A 30,000 A YEAR THEY HAVE CLOSE TO 1,200 STUDENTS.
THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MARKET AND NEED.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: IN TERMS OF YOU FOODY CLASSES, ANY PLANS TO OFFER THAI FOOD?
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: NO, I'M SERIOUS.
THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF WHAT WE MIGHT OFFER.
BUT RIGHT NOW AS I SAID BEFORE, WITH TWO KITCHENS IN DOWNTOWN THERE IS NO SPACE FOR US TO DO THESE THINGS.
WITH THE RISE IN INTEREST IN CULINARY, I SEE US BEING ABLE TO OFFER CLASSES, FOODY CLASSES, CLASSES OF INTEREST IN FRENCH COOKING, FRENCH CUISINE OR CAKE DESIGN OR MIXING AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
>> ALL THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WHAT ABOUT MEXICAN?
>> I'M PUTTING THAT DOWN AS WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AS WELL.
AND THAT IS BILINGUAL.OOD POINT- WE'RE WORKING ON THE PRINCIPAL SOME OF THE CLASSES WOULD BE BILINGUAL.
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: ARE WE GOING TO BE LIMITED ON THE SCOPE WITH INSTRUCTORS?
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OR IS THERE ALSO INSTRUCTOR -- EVERYBODY SITTING AROUND WAITING TO BE ONE?>> WELL, I CAN ANSWER TWO WAYS.
ONE, WITH THE GROWTH IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IN THIS AREA AND SOME OF THE EDUCATION OF DIVIDERS CLOSING DOWN LIKE CORDON BLUE, WE IDENTIFIED FACULTY AND TEACHERS INTERESTED.
>> HOW MANY STUDENTS AT EL CENTRO DO YOU THINK INITIALLY THIS WILL PULL AWAY ND WILL IT OPEN UP MORE OPPORTUNITIES DOWNTOWN WITH X NUMBER OF STUDENTS GOING NORTH?
>> I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT MARKET AND A DIFFERENT AREA.
WE GET STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF DALLAS COUNTY.
I ANTICIPATE A DEMAND OR THIS.
THERE WILL BE STUDENTS FROM DOWNTOWN THAT PERHAPS LIVE IN THAT AREA.
BUT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE A WIN/LOSS KIND OF A SITUATION.
>> C. COMPTON: I HAD BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE BEFORE WHEN THIS WAS DISCUSSED ABOUT ACCESS IN SOUTHERN DALLAS FOR STUDENTS.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOUTHERN DALLAS AND NORTHERN DALLAS, WHAT YOU RE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT NONE OF THOSE SUBURBS IN SOUTHERN DALLAS ARE A MEMBER OF D.A.R.T.
SO THAT IS THE FIRST OBSTACLE, A STUDENT COMING OUT OF SOUTHERN DALLAS, TALKING ABOUT ALL THE PARTS OF THE COUNTY, IS TO EVEN GET TO A D.A.R.T. BUS LINE TO COME INTO DOWNTOWN FOR EL CENTRO.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS.
AND I ALSO MENTIONED AT THAT TIME THAT SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING O OUT OF THE PRISON SYST, THEY END UP WITH JOBS, CULINARY JOBS, COOKING, AND SO FORTH.
SO YOU ARE PUTTING ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES ON THE STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN DALLAS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE COMING OUT OF THE NORTH WON'T HAVE.
THAT'S WHY I ASK YOU ALL TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE LANGUAGE ON DOING IN SOUTHERN DALLAS AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS PROGRAM.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: I HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER GRADUATING THIS MONTH OUT OF DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE INITIALLY PLANNED TO ATTEND EL CENTRO AND THEN CEDAR VALLEY.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION.
SHE LIVES IN GLENN HEIGHTS, SO TWO BLOCKS FROM THE HOUSE IS THE D.A.R.T. STATION.
SO IT'S NOT ALL OF SOUTHERN DALLAS THAT DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS.
>> I'M NOT ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS BUT ON THAT IDEA, WHAT IS YOUR VISIONING FOR THE CULINARY PROGRAM SIZE AND REDESIGN EL CENTRO? WHAT HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT? I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING BUT.
>> THE THOUGHT IS THIS WOULD BE A PREMIER PROGRAM.
ALSO, LARGE OR LARGER THAN WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN WOOD CHAPEL.
THIS WOULD BE THE LOCATION AND DOWNTOWN DALLAS AND BEYOND TO EXPERIENCE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ND TRAINING.
THAT IT WOULD BE A HIGH-LEVEL, INTERNATIONAL CUISINE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE CULINARY PROGRAM.
WE ENVISION BEING ABLE TO EXPAND OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFERINGS.
AND ENVISION WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXPAND WHAT WE OFFER WITH OUR THREE MAJOR AREAS OF PROGRAMS IN THE CULINARY AREA.
WE WANT THIS TO BE THE DESTINATION FOR CULINARY EXPERIENCE BEYOND AT HIGH PARK AND C.I.A., WHICH IS TO CONTROL, DOMINATES IN THAT PARTICULAR
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AREA.WE WANT TO BE THAT PLACE IN THE NATION THAT PEOPLE LOOK TOWARDS IN TERMS OF CULINARY EDUCATION.
THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE AND HOW TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SOUTHERN DALLAS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANSION OF A CULINARY PROGRAM IN DOWNTOWN AS WELL AS THIS OPPORTUNITY AS WELL.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF CITIZENS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM IT AS WELL.
>> C. COMPTON: IT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE THAT I.T. ISSUE, NOT ENOUGH I.D. CLASSES IN SOUTHERN DALLAS.
PLACES WHERE THOSE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS OR LET ME REPHRASE THAT.
I YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GOING TO A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION AND YOU CAN COME OUT WITH A CREDENTIAL.
BUT WHAT I SEE BASED ON THIS LITTLE DISCUSSION, IS THAT ACCESS TO SOME F THESE PROGRAMS, IT'S BEING MADE EASIER IF YOU LIVE IN THE NORTH RATHER THAN SOUTH.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD A D.A.R.T. STATION IN GLENN HEIGHTS.
>> C. COMPTON: YEAH, BUT YOU HAVE TO GET OVER THERE.
>> C. COMPTON: MY THING IS, YOU KNOW, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE MEMBERS OF D.A.R.T.
INSIDE THOSE CITIES ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE, IF THEY DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION, THEN THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY TO GET AROUND.
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: MESQUITE DOESN'T HAVE D.A.R.T. EITHER BUT THROUGH THE GO-PASS, WHOEVER NEGOTIATED THE WORK WITH MESQUITE TO GET EASTFIELD D.A.R.T., IT SOUNDS LIKE AYBE WE JUST NEED A MORE SKILLED NEGOTIATOR AND HAVE THE BUS SCHEDULES THEN FOUR LOCATIONS THAT MAY VERY WELL BE A GOOD PLACE.
>> C. COMPTON: IT'S AN ISSUE BECAUSE OF THAT REASON, BECAUSE OF ALL THOSE SUBURBS ARE NOT A MEMBER OF D.A.R.T.
THEY ARE USE THEIR PARKING LOT, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO PARK AND RIDE INTO DOWNTOWN AND DISTANCES FURTHER.
BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING A LOT OF PEOPLE INSIDE THE CITY OF DALLAS, LET'S SAY AROUND HAMPTON AND 67TH, THE SUBURBAN CITIES TO PARK AND RIDE DOWNTOWN SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
BUT THOSE ARE MY POINTS AND THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT UP AT FIRST.
THE TRAINING AND THE PROGRAMS WE OFFER DON'T CREATE BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
I THOUGHT WE WERE IN THE BUSINESS OF BASICALLY TAKING DOWN BARRIERS AND MAKING ALL OF THE PROGRAMS CCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY.
AND THAT IS A CONCERN WITH THOSE SOUTHERN SUBURBS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT MEMBERS OF D.A.R.T.
>> ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I SUPPORTED AND CAMPAIGNED FOR THE $1.1 BILLION BOND AUTHORIZE, I SEE IT AS A TOOL TO HELP ADDRESS HISTORIC INEQUITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY OLLEGE FACILITIES AND LACK OF INVESTMENT IN CERTAIN PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTH.
WE ARE HOLDING AND COMMITTED WE WOULD HOLD 20% TO EXPAND HIGH-DEMAND PROGRAMS ON EXISTING CAMPUSES.
LOOK AT OUR SOUTHERN SECTOR CAMPUSES AND THE CULINARY ARTS AND WHETHER AND HOW IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO CONSIDER SPENDING BOND MONEY IN DEVELOPING A PROGRAM IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
ONE OF OUR THREE CAMPUSES THAT SERVES THAT AREA.
WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT? DO WE NOT? YOU ARE BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT THAT PROCESS AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH DOING BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS TO EAT.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PREMIER PROGRAMS WE HAVE AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
AND YOU ARE SHOWING AN ABILITY TO SCALE IT BEYOND DOWNTOWN AND PERHAPS OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WE'RE TRYING TO NETWORK MODEL IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUE, IT'S A REAL ISSUE.
THE GO-PASS HAS ELPED STUDENTS IN MANY AREAS.
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IN TERMS OF SOUTHERN SECTOR NOT HAVING MASS TRANSIT IS AN ISSUE BEYOND US.I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE SUFFICIENT MONEY TO ADDRESS THAT.
THAT IS MORE A REGIONAL ISSUE THAT POSSIBLY THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS, ET CETERA, WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO DDRESS THAT ISSUE.
I DON'T KNOW WE HAVE ENOUGH EVEN WITH THE BOND PROGRAM TO DO SEVEN OF EVERYTHING AGAIN.
>> THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING.
I WAS SUGGESTING WE LOOK AT THE JOB DATA, YOU KNOW, THE GEOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE REGION AND WHETHER WE COULD OR SUPPORT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> TH THERE IS A LOT MORE DETAI.
EVEN THE EDUCATION PLAN -- NUMBER ONE GAP IS THE BUSINESS PROGRAMS. NUMBER TWO IS CULINARY.
WE KNOW THAT'S AN AREA WE HAVE TO SERVE.
AND A HIGH DEMAND, IT IS NOT THE HIGHEST PAYING JOBS, THOSE ARE MORE THE I.T. AREAS, WE HAVE TO MIX THOSE THINGS.
BUT WE HAVE THIS AREA OF LOOKING BY THESE HEAT MAPS, WHERE STUDENTS ARE COMING FROM, WHAT CLASSES THEY ARE TAKING.
WHAT I HEARD SO FAR IS HOW DOWNTOWN CULINARY ENDS UP BEING THE SHOW PLACE AND WE HAVE FEEDERS BRINGING THINGS IN.
WE MAY HAVE DECIDED WE SERVED THIS MARKET AND WE MAY NEED ANOTHER [INDISCERNIBLE] STUDENTS ARE.
I WOULD MORNING AND REMIND THEM [INDISCERNIBLE] $2 MILLION INVESTMENT.
WE'RE TRYING TO USH FOR THAT ALSO ON HOW WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS.
>> C. COMPTON: ARE THEY STILL RUNNING D.A.R.T. BUSES FROM THE PARKING LOT TO CEDAR VALLEY? THAT'S AS FAR INTO LANCASTER AS THEY CAN.
>> TO THE NEW CAMPUS ON THAT SIDE.
HOW CAN WE GET STUDENTS TO GO THERE OVER MORE TO HAVING MORE OTHERS.
WE EXPECT A LOT MORE OUT OF D.A.R.T.
AND THAT'S AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TOLD THEM.
NOT JUST FOR THE STUDENTS BUT INVESTING IN D.A.R.T., WE WANT TO SEE A RETURN ON THAT.
>> C. COMPTON: ONE OTHER QUESTION.
AM I REMEMBERING THIS RIGHT? THAT CEDAR VALLEY IS ACTUALLY IN THE DALLAS CITY LIMITS AND NOT LANCASTER?
THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF TH THE PROPERTY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE SOUTHERN SECTION, THERE IS A SMALL PORTION IN LANCASTER.
THE REST IS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
>> YOU GOT A BETTER -- PATH IN YOUR MIND, BETTER THAN I DO.
>> C. COMPTON: I USED TO KNOW IT.
>> ACTUALLY, THERE IS PROBABLY ONLY 100 TO 120 FEET IN THE CITY OF LANCASTER.
AND 120 FEET FROM WINTER GREEN.
AND SO THE REST OF THE ENTIRE CAMPUS IS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
>> C. COMPTON: I SAID THAT TO SAY THIS.
EVEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT TO CEDAR VALLEY THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE EDGE OF LANCASTER AND NOT [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WITH REGARD TO I.T. THAT MIGHT BE A MORE QUICK ANSWER IN TERMS OF SOUTHERN SECTOR.
WE GOT A PRESENTATION ON THE BLUMBERG TERMINAL.
THAT IS SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, TDISPOINTED THAT HAPPENED.
THOSE ARE PROGRAMS THAT SHOULD BE COST EFFECTIVE VERSUS HAVING TO BUILD OUT A WHOLE FACE SO TH.
BUT I.T., THE SOUTHERN SECTOR COLLEGES HOPEFULLY THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP WILL DECIDE NOW THAT WE KNOW A LOT OF THEM LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR BUT HAVING
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TO TRAVEL TO THE NORTHERN SECTOR TO GO TO JOBS, THEY WILL BEGIN TO OFFER THE TRAINING.THE OPPORTUNITY WAS MADE AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING TO GO DOWN TO THE FACILITY.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE?
>> S. WILLIAMS: IN LIFE THINGS DROP IN ON YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
THIS LOCATION DROPPED IN ON US A FEW YEARS AGO.
I WOULD RATHER BE LUCKY THAN GOOD.
YOU ALMOST HAVE TO GO YOURSELF AND TOUR THE LOCATION.
AND I GUARANTEE FROM THE SINKS TO OVENSES TO YOU MAIM IT, THEY SPEND IT.
IT HURTS TO SEE SOMETHING SITTING THERE LIKE THAT.
I DON'T LIKE -- HEAR WHAT CHARLOTTE IS SAYING.
THERE IS GOING TO BE NEGATIVES TO ANY LOCATION.
I SAID LAST MEETING, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE SCHOOL.
THIS IS GOING TO HOUSE -- WHAT DID YOU SAY, HOW MANY STUDENTS? 1,200? OKAY.
AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE DO FIND A WAY TO GET TO WORK HOPING MAYBE FROM THIS TALK AND TALK ABOUT TODAY IS THAT BETWEEN YOU AND JOE AND TALK TO D.A.R.T. AND SAY, KAY, IT'S PAY-BACK TIME AND THAT WOULD MAYBE SOLVE THAT.
THE LOCATION ITSELF IS READY TO SIT DOWN, 2019, GET IN THAT QUICK.
WHEN THEY AY IT'S A CULINARY SCHOOL, IT'S GOING TO B BE EXCITEMENT.
SO I THINK IT'S -- 12 OR 1300 PARKING SPACES, I WOULD DOUBLE CHECK THAT.
A LOT OF THAT IS PROBABLY IN THE BACK TOO.
I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT THE BACK END.
I THINK IT'S DANGEROUS TO HAVE THAT MORE LIGHTING FOR SURE.
BUT THE BACK PART NEEDS HELP I THINK.
IF YOU GO, [INDISCERNIBLE] AND WHEN YOU SAY THIS LOCATION IN THE NORTH, IT'S NOT REALLY NORTH DALLAS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL IT.
THAT WAS QUITE, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I WAS QUITE IMPRESSED.
WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, IF WE GET MONEY TOGETHER TONIGHT, WE'LL PUT IT TOGETHER OURSELVES, ALL OF US.
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: IT TAKES HIM TWO MINUTES TO STANDUP.
>> IT TAKES ME TWO MINUTES O STANDUP.
ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE LOST THE L.C.B. OPPORTUNITY THE FIRST TIME, TO YOUR POINT, WE LOOKED AT 26 SITES OR POTENTIAL SITES.
MOST LAND OWNERS DO NOT WANT A CULINARY PROGRAM.
THEY WANT OFFICE SPACE OR QUICK TURN AROUND.
WE STARTED LOOKING T THE POSSIBILITY, IS GO TO BROOKHAVEN IF WE WANTED A NORTH CAMPUS LOCATION.
THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS WHEN THIS CAME UP AGAIN.
WE'VE BEEN OING THIS THINGS AND LOOKING AT THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THE DEMAND IS UP THERE.
I BELIEVE DEMAND IS ALSO ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN.
IF WE DEVELOP THIS, HOW DO WE DO A SIGNATURE PROGRAM DOWNTOWN?
>> ANY THER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> C. COMPTON: I HAVE A COMMENT.
MY THING IS THE SOUTHERN SECTOR THEY CAN GO TO EL CENTRO.
BUT THERE IS SOME [INDISCERNIBLE] FORGET ABOUT THE NORTHEAST.
BUT JUST GETTING TO EL CENTRO TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM, THERE ARE BARRIERS AND ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
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NOT ABOUT THE NORTHERN PIECE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT MAKES SENSE.BUT I JUST ANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ACCESS TO THE TRAINING WAS AVAILABLE OR STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR.
BECAUSE IN EL CENTRO [INDISCERNIBLE]
>> AS I SAID BEFORE, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNIZE AND WE WILL LOOKING INTO, WORKING WITH DISTRICT.
AND JOHN AND OTHERS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IN TERMS OF THIS AS WELL AS DIVISION FOR THE U. EL CENTRO, MAKING NO CITIZENS, INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT THEY NEED.
>> C. COMPTON: IT BECOMES BAD P.R. FOR US WITH THIS NORTHERN IF WE DON'T HAVE SOME PLAN IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THAT SOUTHERN SECTOR AND THEY ASK US TO [INDISCERNIBLE] ON THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
BUT I THINK SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IDENTIFY HOW MANY WE REALLY DO HAVE THAT ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE SOUTH THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> S. WILLIAMS: ONE LAST COMMENT.
STAND THERE AND MAKE SURE GRINDERS, SAWS, EVERYTHING IS SITTING THERE AND TO KNOW THAT ONCE YOU USE IT, YEARS LATER, 10 YEARS LATER YOU GET.$ 10 CENTS N THE DOLLAR.
IF WE MOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE'LL PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR EQUIPMENT.
>> I DON'T THINK WE NEED A CLOSED SESSION, THERE IS THERE IS A SPECIFIC THING A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ADDRESSED.
[B. FY2018-19 Spring Budget Update Presenters: John Robertson, Tiska Thomas]
NEXT ITEM IS SPRING BUDGET UPDATE FROM JOHN AND TISKA.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED I WANT TODAY TAKE A MOMENT, I HAVE BEEN DOING DOUBLE DUTY SERVING AS INTERIM PV SINCE DR. TEALER ESCAPED TO EASTFIELD.
I WANT TODAY INTRODUCE YOU GUYS JOSH THORNTON IS AN ACCOUNTANT IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
ERIC LEWIS, HE'S A BUDGET PROJECT CONTROL PECIALIST.
ALLEN MORAINEO, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SERVICES.
AND JOHN HOPPER, SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR ANALYSIS.
AND DIONA WILDER PROVIDES ADMIN SUPPORT FOR US.
BOB ROTHMAN AND BARBARA SLOAN WHO ARE NOT HERE.
I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THEM SO YOU KNOW WHO IS WORKING TO GET THIS DONE.
THE ONE THING WE CAN SAY IS THE BUDGET HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF ITSELF.
WE PUT EFFORT INTO PROVIDING YOU WITH THE DETAIL DURING THE WORKSHOP.
HOPEFULLY THE THINGS WE BRING BACK ARE THE EXCEPTIONS.
ENROLLMENT SO FAR, CREDIT ENROLLMENT ABOUT A 3% INCREASE ON CREDIT ENROLLMENT.
WE STILL HAVE FLEX TERMS STARTING SINCE WE'RE DOING MORE EIGHT-WEEK COURSES.
THAT IS PROBABLY THE SAME CONCERN WITH C.E.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF NUMBERS BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE FLEX ENROLLMENT.
WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET FURTHER TO SEE WHERE THE NUMBER IS GOING TO END.
SO FAR OUR GROSS TUITION, WE TALK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF GROSS AND NET TUITION.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN OUR WAIVERS.
THE LARGEST PART OF THE WAIVERS IS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AND DUAL CREDIT.
22% OF TOTAL ENROLLMENT IS MADE UP OF DUAL CREDIT STUDENT SAID.
LAST YEAR 19,000 STUDENT SAID THAT WERE EARLY HIGH SCHOOL DUAL CREDIT, THIS YEAR 22,000.
WE DID A BUDGET PROJECTION OUR
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TUITION WAIVERS WERE GOING TO INCREASE $3 MILLION AND WE'RE ON TRACK AT $3 MILLION IS WHAT OUR OVERALL INCREASE IS FOR TUITION WAIVERS.>> EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL TUITION WAIVER.
AL HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS NOT A WAIVER PROGRAM.
WE DO GET TUITION REVENUE EITHER THROUGH PELL OR T PEG OR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THAT.
WE SEE BOTH THESE PROGRAMS GROWING IN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE PROMISE COULD DOUBLE THE NUMBERS WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR, WILL DOUBLE WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WAIVERS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DUAL CREDIT AND COLLEGE P TECH PROGRAMS. THE PROMISE IS NOT -- IT'S A REVENUE SOURCE.
>> THE INTERESTING, YOU BROUGHT UP THE LAST YEAR WAS AN ACCOUNTING YEAR IN WHICH WE RECORD THOSE IN BOTH OUR WHAT IS COMING OUT IN THE BILL, WE'RE UP IN CONTACT DOLLAR FUNDING AND STUDENT SUCCESS FUNDS BECAUSE WE DID BETTER IN BOTH.
WE ARE DOING MUCH BETTER IN BOTH PLACES.
A OLLEGE OF OUR SIZE GROWS 2 OR 3% THAT IS HUGE COMPARED TO THE OTHER COLLEGES IN TEXAS.
MANY TIMES THAT 3% GROWTH IS LARGER THAN A THIRD OF THE CHARGES IN TEXAS.
SO THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS ON WHAT WE'VE HAD IN GROWTH AND THE INCREASES IN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL IS CONTACT OUR FUNDING FOR PROMISE PROGRAM AND OTHERS WE HAVE.
>> WITH THE P TECH, STATE LAW PROHIBITS US FROM CHARGING TUITION THERE.
WE HAVE THAT OPTION SHOULD THE BOARD CHOOSE ON EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL OR REGULAR DUAL CREDIT BUT NOT ON T TECH HIGH SCHOOLS.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: ON THE LAST BULLET, BUDGET REFLECTS.
>> OUR SPENDING AND RECEIVABLES ARE ON POINT FOR THIS YEAR.
WE PREPARED THIS, ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS THROUGH THE YEAR.
A LITTLE BIT OVER 50% ON OUR RECEIPT.
OUR STATE APPROPRIATIONS, WE WILL HAVE THAT TO PICKUP AND MEET.
WE DO NOT RECEIVE ANY STATE PROPOSES IN JANUARY I FEBRUARY.
YOU MIGHT SEE LAG WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RECEIVABLES FOR TUITION.
TAX REVENUE WE RECEIVED 98% SO WE'RE RIGHT ON TARGET ALSO.
OUR EXPENSES ARE TRACKING ALSO.
OUR PROVISIONS WE SET ASIDE $9.5 MILLION FOR OUR PROVISIONS.
AND WE HAVE 7.6 MILLION UNALLOCATED COMPENSATION.
WE HANDLED THAT, BECAUSE WE ALREADY ADDRESSED THE TALENT ISSUES AS FAR AS THE JOB PROFILE REVIEWS.
THAT'S WHAT THAT PIECE WAS FOR.
JOHN SPOKE TO DALLAS PROMISE AND LEVEL-UP SCHOLARSHIPS, LAST DOLLARS MATCHING FOR THE FOUNDATION.
OUR PROGRAMS AND PATHWAYS, WE HAVE SOME EXPENDITURES, WAITING FOR PROGRAMS TO PICK UP.
THE BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM, $2.5 MILLION.
WE HAVE CONSULTANTS GIVING US THE OUTLINE HOW THAT PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE LINED UP.
THE $2.5 MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO SPEND FOR THE ENTIRE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM.
WE ACCOUNT WITHIN THE BUDGET YEAR FOR I GUESS TRANSPARENCY.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: COULD YOU PLEASE REMIND WHAT THE PROVISION SUMMARY IS? WHAT IS UNDER THERE?
>> ONE OF THE PLANS WERE TO THE HVAC PROGRAM, COMMERCIAL HVAC PROGRAM.
BUT WE HAVE TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING FIRST.
WHILE WE'RE DOING THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK.
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LIKE THE BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM WILL HAPPEN BUT IT IS TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED.PROBABLY OVERALL, SPENDING CLOSE TO $2.5 MILLION THAT IS ALLOWED.
>> JUST TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT SINCE JOHN STOLE MY COMMENT ON DALLAS PROMISE --
>> FOR FALL ABOUT 7,000 STUDENTS, FOR DALLAS PROMISE.
FOR SPRING, THE NUMBERS WERE 14,000 IN THE ATA DEPOT.
>> QUESTION ON THE PROVISIONS.
WE TALKED ABOUT GETTING RID OF THEM AND THE IDEA WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO BUDGET WITH PRECISION IN THE EXISTING BUDGET CATEGORIES AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A GROUP OF STUFF WE'RE QUITE FRANKLY NOT SURE ABOUT.
ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET RID OF PROVISIONS IN THE COMING BUDGET CYCLE?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT PRACTICALLY IT'S A GOOD PRACTICES FOR US TO GET RID OF THEM BECAUSE WE HAVE PROGRAMS WHERE COLLEGES WILL HAVE DESIRE TO GET SOMETHING GOING AND IT MAY NOT MOVE AS QUICKLY.
IF WE ALLOCATE THE MONEY TO THE COLLEGE THEY HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR IT OUT OF THEIR SAVINGS OR COME IN OVER OR UNDER.
IF WE HAVE THINGS OTHER THINGS GOING ON, WE MAY NEED TO KEEP A RESERVE FOR THE DALLAS PROMISE OR LEVEL UP.
IT MAY NOT COME TO PASS WE NEED TO EXTEND THE MONEY.
IF IT'S KEPT AS A RESERVE OR CUSHION, WE CAN MEET IT.
>> THEY ARE NEVER ALLOCATED --
>> WE HAVE FAR LESS THAN WE HAD BEFORE SO...
>> AND IN ALL HONESTY, WE KNOW THEY ARE COMING, WE JUST DON'T KNOW THE EXACT TIME PERIOD.
PART OF THIS IS WE'RE PUTTING MONEY IN THERE SO WE HAVE THAT SO THAT WE CAN FUND THESE THINGS IN FUTURE YEARS.
WE KNOW WE'LL SPEND THE MONEY IT JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THE FISCAL YEAR WE THOUGHT.
>> THAT ONE WAS NOT THE RAISES.
THAT WAS THE $1 MILLION WE SET ASIDE FOR THE TALENT CENTRAL PROFILE REVIEWS.
THEY HAVE A BIANNUAL SCHEDULE THEY DO THE REVIEWS, AND THAT IS ASIDE FROM THE RAISES.
>> THAT'S WHY IT IS SCRATCHED OFF.
WE'VE ALLOCATED THIS AS CHAIR --
>> WE DON'T KNOW THAT AMOUNT UNTIL AFTER THE REVIEWS ARE DONE.
SO WE GET THAT LIST FROM TALENT CENTRAL AND THEN WE'LL ALLOCATE IT.
TWO UPDATES FOR THE BUDGET BOOK.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT WE HAVE 845 LINES IN THE BUDGET BOOK.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK TO YOU.
ONE OF THOSE IS THE AGREEMENT GOOD THE STRATEGIC EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT WAS 200,000 AMENDED TO 228.5.
THE SECOND FOR BLUMBERG UNIVERSITY.
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR 20 TERMINALS AND WE ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS UP TO 32.
SO 112,500, ND AMENDED TO 170,000, ANNUAL FEE OF 190,000 THAT WILL GO ALONG WITH THAT.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: GOING INTO THOSE, ASSUMING CEDAR VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN VIEW ARE THE TWO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS?
>> HE WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK TO THAT.
>> WE'LL APPROVE THOSE AS BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
>> WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A BOARD APPROVED BUDGET UPDATE.
BECAUSE THE MONEY IS ALL THERE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE ANY DOLLARS.
THESE BUDGET, WE HAVE BUDGETED THEM AND REALIZED THE AMOUNTS ARE NOT RIGHT SO WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK.
>> THE PROPOSALS FOR THE BLUMBERING TERMINALS WERE RICHLAND, NORTH LAKE FOR THE FINTECH LAB.
WE ADDED THAT PROPOSAL AND THOSE ARE THE THREE WE RECEIVED.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM CEDAR VALLEY OR MOUNTAIN VIEW?
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>> D. ZIMMERMANN: THE INCREASE IN EDUCATION PLAN, WHAT -- IT SIMPLY SAYS THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DISTRICTWIDE STRATEGIC EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
WHAT CHANGED BY THAT MUCH MONEY?
>> THE AMOUNT WE STIMATED ABOUT 200,000.
[1) Approval of Award for Consulting Services to Develop Diversity and Inclusion Employee Experience Study – Best Proposal: Cultural AMP, Districtwide; Funding Source: Annual Operating Budget ]
>> THE ONLY OTHER -- I'M SORRY.
>> SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THE PURCHASING ITEM?
>> WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA THE SELECTION OF THE VENDOR FOR THE DIVERSITY INCLUSION PLAN.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL ASK MARY BRUMBACH TO COME UP AND ANSWER OC QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? YOU DO? PLEASE.
>> C. COMPTON: HOW MANY [INDISCERNIBLE] --
>> I THINK IT WENT TO AT LEAST FIVE OUR SIX.
>> C. COMPTON: HOW MUCH DID YOU BUDGET FOR THIS PARTICULAR STUDY?
>> WE DIDN'T. THAT'S WHY IT'S COMING TO YOU AS AN AGENDA ITEM.
>> C. COMPTON: YOU DIDN'T HAVE A BUDGET? CO-CHAIR OF A.M.P., CAN YOU ARE TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY? THE SECOND QUESTION IS WHY DID WE DO THIS COMPANY RATHER THAN THE OTHER?
>> M. BRUMBACH: COMING AROUND IS A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT CULTURE AMP.
THE REASON IT'S A NEW ITEM IS BECAUSE IT WAS RESULT OF THE COMPRESSION PLANNING WE DID WITH YOU ALL AND ADDED THE NEW STRATEGIC PRIORITY.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ASKED WE DO THE SURVEY FROM A STANDPOINT OF USING AN EXTERNAL MODEL.
THE R.F.P., [INDISCERNIBLE] AND RESOURCES WE NEEDED.
WE HAD FIVE COMPANIES RESPOND.
THE THREE THERE WERE THERE WERE THE ONCE WE EVALUATED.
THE REASON CULTURAL AMP IS SHOWN AND CHOSEN, IT IS ABSOLUTELY STATE OF THE ART IN THIS ARENA.
IT IS GROWING RAPIDLY AND CHANGING.
AS YOU KNOW FROM THE WORK WE DID ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
2,100 INNOVATIVE COUNTRIES, ACROSS THE WORLD, HEALTH CARE, FINANCE, HOSPITALITY AND SOFTWARE.
IN DEPTH RESULTS ANALYSIS, TRAINING FOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF ACTION PLANS TO ADDRESS ISSUES.
PROVIDES LIMITING ACCESS TO AMP ACADEMY.
SELECTING MASTER CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS.
RIGHT THERE YOU SEE EVERYTHING FROM ADOBE TO MCDONALD'S, ORACLE, PIXAR, DIGITAL OCEAN, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, BERKELEY, COLUMBIA AND OTHERS.
VERY, VERY CURRENT WITH WHAT THE NEW RESEARCH IS.
THERE ARE OVER 40 IN THE EDUCATION VERTICAL IN TERMS OF COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS USING THEM.
THEY SURVEYED OVER TWO MILLION EMPLOYEES.
THEIR SPECIALIZATION IS THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE, NOT LEADERSHIP TRAINING, NOT COMPLIANCE, IT IS ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE.
THAT IS WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN BUILD TO DO.
THEY HAVE EXOR GUIDANCE AND THIS IS KIND OF FUN.
WE'RE SEEING WORK DONE WITH COMPANIES THAT IS USING A CROWD SOURCING R USER INTERFACE TO HELP REFINE THE PRODUCTS.
THEY CALL THEM PEOPLE GEEKS WHEN YOU SIGN UP.
ALL OVER THE WORLD THEY ARE TALKING TO EACH OTHER BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT MIGHT NEED TO BE CHANGED.
THE OTHER THING THAT ATTRACTED US TO THEM IS THE SOPHIST CASE SOPHISTICATIONOF THEIR QUESTION.
IT'S EASY TO SIMPLY REINFORCE STEREOTYPES OR CAUSE
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MICROAGGRESSIONS TO OCCUR.INSTEAD OF GETTING A TRUE EXPERIENCE OF WHAT THEY ARE ENGAGED IN WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
THEY MENTION FIVE MOST INSIGHTFULS QUESTIONS, THEY ARE PRIORITYITARY BUT THEY HAVE SHARED HESE IN A OPEN BLOG.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU ASK THE QUESTION, I CAN VOICE A CONTRARY OPINION WITHOUT FEAR OF NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES IS TELLING HOW THEY ARE IDEAS ARE HANDLED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
THEY ARE ABLE TO SET INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS, FOR THIS IS 70% OF YOUR EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE RESPONDING POSITIVELY TO THAT STATEMENTS.
THEY HAVE DONE AN ENOUGH ANALYSIS WHEN THEY COMPARED THE EDUCATION VERTICALS WITH THE OTHER INDUSTRIES, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE IS ALMOST IDENTICAL ACROSS-THE-BOARD.
NOT JUST LOOKING AT ONE SET OF F SILOS, THE SAME VARIABLES WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE.
THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF WHAT HAPPENED.
CORN FAIRY TURNED IN A GOOD PROPOSAL.
IT WAS VERY CONVENTIONAL AND DATED IN THE PROCESS.
THEY REALLY WANTED TO DO A GREAT DEAL OF HOW THEY WOULD HANDLE IT AS OPPOSED TO HELPING US FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND SHAPE OUR RESPONSE TO IT.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE CRITICAL FACTORS.
THE OTHER ORGANIZATION, PRIMARY FOCUS OF THEIR EXPERTISE WAS IN THE N.W.B.E. COMPLIANCE AREAS.
>> C. COMPTON: YOU ARE AYING ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT GROUP?
AND FOR WHAT WE'RE GETTING, THE PRICE IS EXCELLENT.
WE HAVE UNLIMITED RESOURCES DURING THE YEAR OF THE CONTRACT.
WE'LL START JULY 1 AS SOON AS WE CAN.
WE INTEND TO DO THE SURVEY IN SETTLEMENT.
>> C. COMPTON: THEY HAVE A LOCAL OFFICE?
>> M. BRUMBACH: THE CLOSEST IS SAN FRANCISCO.
I DON'T THINK I'LL BE GOING THERE.
MOST OF THIS WILL BE DONE ONLINE.
THE ACTUAL HEADQUARTERS ARE MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.
>> C. COMPTON: THEY ARE GOING TO DO THIS REMOTELY?
>> M. BRUMBACH: WE'LL WORK ONLINE, PHONE, CONFERENCE CALL AND SKYPE TO LAYOUT THE PARAMETERS OF THE SURVEY.
THE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED AS IT IS ONLINE.
AND THEIR ANALYSIS WILL COME THAT WAY.
THEY WILL COME IN ONE TIME TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD AND LEADERSHIP TEAM WHAT THE RESULTS ARE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NEXT ROUND.
>> C. COMPTON: BASICALLY WARPAGE THEM 100 THOUSANDS TO DO A SURVEY?
>> M. BRUMBACH: $400,000 TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT THEIR RESOURCES AND USE THEIR SURVEY MATERIALS.
IT'S ALL THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS.
>> C. COMPTON: THEY ARE GOING TO BE A TRAINING PIECE TOO BASED ON THIS.
I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE CONTRACTING WITH THIS COMPANY FOR AND THE SECOND THING, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GIVES ME SOME CONCERN AS IT PERTAINS TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, IS THAT IN TERMS OF BEING AN EMPLOYEE IN DALLAS COUNTY.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? THIS SEEMS LIKE AND I MAY NOT BE SAYING THIS RIGHT. A COMPANY DOING A GENERIC SURVEY AND USING A TOOL THEY DO WITH ALL KIND OF COMPANIES EVERYWHERE.
I WAS INTERESTED IN DALLAS COUNTY IN PARTICULAR IN TERMS OF HOW EMPLOYEES FELT THEY WERE BEING REATED.
SO BASICALLY SOMETHING THAT TELL US US ABOUT THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT.
>> M. BRUMBACH: THAT IS EXACTLY --
>> C. COMPTON: IN ADDITION TO JUST WORKING FOR THE DISTRICT.
AND THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS PROCESS IS IT WILL CUSTOMIZE WHAT WE NEED.
IT'S NOT THE GENERIC SURVEY, IT'S WHAT DO WE NEED FOR HERE.
WE'LL WORK WITH THEM THROUGH THAT.
THE OTHER THING AS WE DID WITH THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE STUDY, THE FINDINGS WILL DRIVE WHAT STEPS WE MAKE NEXT AND WHAT KINDS OF TRAINING.
WE ANTICIPATE DOING A QUICK CHECK IN THE SPRING, AND LAY THE GROUND WORK FOR WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING NEXT.
AS WITH THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE
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STUDY, IT'S THE FINDINGS THAT ARE CRITICAL.AND WE'LL TRY TO GET THE TRUEST PICTURE WE CAN OF WHAT IS LIKE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
AND TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CUTTING A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE EQUATIONS ACROSS-THE-BOARD.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: I WOULD IMAGINE THE QUESTIONS THEY ASK HAS A LOT OF METHODOLOGY BEHIND IT.
>> M. BRUMBACH: THEY HAVE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE, PSYCHOLOGIST, THEY HAVE A TEAM THAT WORKS WITH US CONSTANTLY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON TARGET AND A SPECIALTY IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND TESTED THESE QUESTIONS ACROSS A MULTITUDE OF EDUCATIONAL AND STANDARD BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: THE FULL SERVICE BENCHMARK FOR US.
ONCE WE DECIDE WHAT IT IS WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE AREA OF DIVERSITY AND EQUITY.
TO THEN DO THE SURVEY MORE THAN ONCE TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE IS IMPROVED.
IF EMPLOYEES ARE FEELING BETTER.
>> M. BRUMBACH: WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A SNAPSHOT IN THE SPRING.
BUT THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR US.
AND I THINK THIS WILL GIVE US A VERY GOOD PICTURE OF THE LANDSCAPE.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: IT WILL GIVE US A BASELINE TOO IF WE DECIDE TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS.
>> C. COMPTON: CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? PERSONALLY, I THINK WE HAVE GOTTEN INTO WE'RE MAKING IT MORE COMPLEX THAN THE HAS O BE.
DIVERSITY, INCLUSION FOR THE COLLEGE ISTRICT, I THINK WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON MAKING IT MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT HAS TO BE.
>> AM I MAY, REAL QUICK, JUNE'S FINANCE COMMITTEE WE HAVE TWO BIG ITEMS. WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE ON THE EDUCATION PLAN.
AND O WE'LL RING THAT FORWARD.
AND WE'LL ALSO PLAIN STARTING TOMORROW, ALL DAY TOMORROW AND THURSDAY WE'RE GOING WITH THE COLLEGE PRESIDENTS AND EXECUTIVE TEAM OVER THE CAPITAL BUDGET ITEMS AND BRING THAT TOGETHER SO FOR THE JUNE WORKSHOP WE'LL HAVE THOSE.
WE'LL EXPLAIN OUR METHODOLOGY AND NOW WE'RE DOING THAT.
IN JUNE, THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG THINGS IN JUNE.
>> SO WE'LL GET A CAPITAL BUDGET THIS YEAR.
I WANT TO -- I WANT TODAY THANK YOU, JOHN AND TISKA AND THE FOLKS ON TISKA'S TEAM.
THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING ON THE BUDGET.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING IT AND GOOD LUCK.
[5. Executive Session (if required)]
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN JUNE.MADAM CHAIR, DO WE NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR NY OTHER PURPOSE? JOE?
>> YOU WANT TO DO IT NOW? WE HAVE 10 MINUTES TO GET BACK.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: WE COULD DO IT NOW.
>> THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL MOVE
[6. Adjournment]
>> THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSI
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