BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORKSHOP MEETING
Administrative Conference Room
June 19, 2007
5:30 p.m.
A.
CALL TO ORDER
President Tim Jones called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m. with five
members present.
B. DECLARATION OF QUORUM
President Tim Jones, Vice
President Mary Broussard, Secretary Randall Pitcock, Trustees Charlotte Slack, and
Marc Chaloupka were present. Trustee
Steve Aldrich arrived at 5:42 p.m.
C. WORKSHOP SESSION
C-1. Consideration, discussion and possible
action regarding policy related to naming of facilities and events
Superintendent Eddie Coulson led discussion related to naming of
facilities, portions of facilities, or events.
Draft policy was distributed and reviewed. The district currently has a practice of NOT
naming facilities after people. To name
after a person could be very controversial in the community. Trustee Steve Aldrich pointed out that the
best way to memorialize and recognize someone is through the Education
Foundation.
Some discussion occurred regarding marketing and advertising
techniques, as well as the separation of events and facilities in the way CSISD
handles this issue. Some trustees
expressed that events come and go and could possibly be named. If events are to be named, then there should
be a specific process and the request must go through the administration
process.
Dr. Coulson will bring a revised draft policy and more information
back to the trustees at the July Board Meeting.
C-2.
Consideration, discussion and possible action regarding the 2007-2008
Salary Schedules and Benefits Package
Mike Ball and
Eddie Coulson led discussion regarding the proposed employee salary schedules
and benefits package for 2007-2008. Mike Ball reported that HB1 of the current 80th
Legislative Session is the Appropriations Bill.
That bill is the one that has to be passed since it is the budget. There has been a huge debate regarding
whether to give teachers a salary increase across the board or to base it on an
incentive program for a total amount of approximately $850 per teacher. Decisions were made to do both with $425 to
“across the board” raises and $425 to “incentive program” raises. After language was written, voted on and
passed, the formula ($23.93 per WADA) calculates about $398 increase per
teacher in CSISD. CSISD Administrators
feel that the amount of $425 received a lot of media attention and that is the
amount that was discussed and referred to over and over again in the news. CSISD proposes a 3% across the board raise
and in addition for teachers, counselors, librarians, and nurses an additional
$425.
After much debate, the
Appropriations Bill was finalized and the language “educator” was used instead
of “teacher”, although the intent of the legislation is clear that the
additional increase is for those employees who are paid from a Teacher Salary
Schedule.
Adjustments were made to
salaries and benefits for Attendance Clerks, Bus Drivers and other part time
employees, and Substitute pay based on findings in the Salary Study which was conducted
during the Fall 2006.
“The Living Wage” was
briefly discussed and President Tim Jones pointed out that the Board has not
set “the living wage” as a standard.
Trustee Charlotte Slack stated that the point is that “the community
wants us (trustees) to do right by our employees”.
Trustees were complimentary
of administrators for their work.
C-3. Consideration, discussion, and possible
action regarding the 2007-2008 Budget
Superintendent Eddie Coulson and Deputy Superintendent Mike Ball
led discussion regarding the proposed 2007-2008 budget. Mr.
Ball reported that for the last decade, property values have dictated the
budget and we were always waiting on the values to come in so that we could set
our budget. HB1 from last year’s
legislation, the 79th Legislative Session, changed all of that. The only driver for revenue beginning in
2007-2008 is Attendance.
Trustee
Marc Chaloupka questioned the need for additional unanticipated portable
buildings for the 2007-2008 school year.
Trustees and administrators discussed purchasing portables versus
leasing portables. It was decided that
accommodations for the next two years should be temporary.
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
also discussed the need for $2.5 million to be available in the budget for
Elementary Number 7’s operating expenses upon its opening.
MOTION 3786: I move to recess the workshop and reconvene at the conclusion of
the Regular Board Meeting. The motion
was made by Randall Pitcock and seconded by Steve Aldrich. The motion passed with six ayes and zero
nayes. Trustee Garland Watson was
absent.
The Board Workshop reconvened at 8:32 p.m.
C-4. Consideration, discussion and possible
action regarding issues related to construction projects, naming Elementary
Number 7, and bond funding including, but not limited to, timeline(s)
Superintendent Eddie Coulson and Deputy Superintendent for
Business and Operations Mike Ball reported to the Trustees regarding update information
as it pertains to 2007 Bond Program Planning Issues. An architectural firm has been negotiated and
signed. Interviews are in progress to
hire a Construction Director. The Board
approved the delivery method as Construction Manager at Risk. Interviews will be held to hire a
construction contractor later in July. A
Special Board Meeting will probably be required for approval of site surveys in
order to stay on established timeline.
D. ADJOURNMENT
Without objection, Tim Jones adjourned the workshop meeting at 9:05
p.m.
TIM
JONES RANDALL PITCOCK
PRESIDENT SECRETARY