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MEMORANDUM        

 

TO:                  Board of Trustees                  

FROM:            Valerie Jochen, Board President

DATE:             February 11, 2015

SUBJECT:      Board of Trustees Meeting

 

There will be a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College Station Independent School District on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the CSISD Board Room, CSISD Central Administration, 1812 Welsh, College Station, Texas.  The following items are on the agenda:

 

ITEM NOS.

CONSENT

ITEMS

DESCRIPTIONS

 

A.

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

B.

 

DECLARATION OF QUORUM/WELCOME

 

 

 

C.

 

RECOGNITIONS

C-1.

 

Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and the Texas Flag, and a Moment of Silence

a.     College Station Middle School           

i.       Natalie Lancaster

ii.     Alexysea Merchant

iii.    Katherine Miller

C-2.

 

Staff

 

NFHS Texas Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year

a.     Josh Munson - CSHS

Students

 

All-State Band

a.     Paige Hooks - CSHS

b.     Eric Eaks - CSHS Band Director

 

All-State Choir

a.     Clarissa Parulian - CSHS

b.     Micaiah Rodgers - AMCHS

c.     Randy Westmoreland - AMCHS

d.     Travis Angel - AMCHS Choir Director

e.     Kearbey Etheridge - CSHS Choir Director

 

5A State Congressional Debate Champ

a.     Karna Venkatraj - AMCHS

b.     Roy Rodriguez - AMCHS Debate Coach

 

All-State Orchestra

a.     Hannah Chang - AMCHS

b.     Eugene Tian - CSHS

c.     Woodrow Wang - CSHS

d.     James Wu - AMCHS

e.     Jason Hooper - CSHS Orchestra Director

f.      Jane McCormick - AMCHS Orchestra Director

 

C-3.

 

Recognize artwork provided by College Hills Elementary, Greens Prairie Elementary and College Station Middle School

 

 

 

D.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

 

E.

 

BOARD

E-1.

 

Board Directions and Reports/Announcements/ Superintendent Reports and Announcements

 

Board

●      CSISD Education Foundation

●      District Educational Improvement Council

●      Audit Committee

●      Head Start Policy Council

●      Intergovernmental Relations Liaison

●      Personnel Advisory Council Liaison

●      School Health Education Council

●      Upcoming Events

 

Superintendent

●      Upcoming events

 

E-2.

 

Consider approval of a Charter for the 2015 Planning for Growth Committee

·       Ealy Memo

·       PFG Charter 2015

E-3.

 

Consider approval of 2015 Planning for Growth Committee members

·       Ealy Memo

·       Committee Members

E-4.

 

Consider approval of colors and mascot for College View High School

●      Martinez Memo

 

 

 

F.

 

HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda/Agenda Items)

 

 

 

G.

√

MINUTES

●      January 20, 2015 Board Workshop Minutes

●      January 20, 2015 Public Hearing - TAPR

●      January 20, 2015 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

 

 

 

H.

 

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

H-1.

 

Consider approval of 2015-16 District Goals and Objectives

●      McIntyre Memo

●      DIP Goals and Objectives

H-2.

√

Consider approval Fine Arts Instructional Materials Selection Committee K-6 and 7-12

●      Kovacs Memo

●      IMA Fine Arts Committee

 

 

 

I.

 

PERSONNEL

I-1.

√

Consider approval of class size waiver for South Knoll Elementary School.

·       Walker Memo

I-2.

√

Consider approval of administrator contracts

·       Walker Memo

J.

 

BUSINESS

J-1.

 

Consider approval of purchase of one hundred HP EliteBook 840 Laptop Computers from Avinext for $83,800 paid from 2013 Bond Funds.

·       Walker Memo

·       Laptop Computers

J-2

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action to terminate the current Financial Advisory Contract with Southwest Securities, Inc. (commonly known as Southwest Securities / SWS group).

·       Walker Memo

·       SWS Advisory Contract

J-3.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action to select Frost Bank of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. as the provider of financial advisor services for the district.

·       Walker Memo

·       Frost Bank

J-4.

√

Consider approval of purchase of playground equipment for Spring Creek Elementary School from Total Recreation Products for the amount of $83,320.69 paid from 2013 Bond Funds.

·       Walker Memo

·       SCES Playground Equipment

J-5.

√

Consider approval of monthly Head Start financial statements and credit card expenditures.

●      Walker Memo

●      Head Start financial/credit card expenditures

J-6.

      √

Consider approval of monthly budget amendments.

●      Walker Memo

●      Amendments

J-7.

      √

Consider approval of financial reports.

●      Walker Memo

●      Reports

 

 

 

K.

 

FACILITIES

K-1.

 

Receive report on CSISD Safety and Security

●      Hall Memo

K-2.

 

Consider approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), the total project budget, authorization for the Superintendent or his designee to execute necessary documents associated therewith, and the authorization to proceed with the work associated with the A&M Consolidated High School renovations.

●      Hall Memo

●      Joeris Memo

K-3.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action related to naming VLK Architects for the design of intermediate school #3, to work with the planning for growth committee, and to complete any additional design work for projects arising from a future bond election.

●      Hall Memo

●      VLK selection

 

 

 

L.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

L-1.

 

The Board will meet in executive session to discuss the Superintendent Quarterly Review.  The executive session deliberations will be held pursuant to the “Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting” exception to the Texas Open Meetings Act as set forth in Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.

 

 

 

M.

 

OPEN SESSION

 

 

 

N.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

                                                                        Valerie Jochen                                        

                                                                        BOARD PRESIDENT

 

The Board of Trustees reserves the right to go into executive session in accordance with Section 551.071 through 551.084 of the Texas Government Code to discuss any item(s) it is authorized to discuss in executive session in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.  Any necessary Board action related to such item(s) will be taken in open session following executive session.

 

VJ/ch

Summary Notes have been placed beneath each Consent Agenda item for clarification purposes.  Individual Board Members review each Agenda Item at least 72 hours prior to the actual Board Meeting.