MEMORANDUM

TO: Board of Trustees DATE: November 14, 2007

FROM: Tim Jones, Board President SUBJECT: Board of Trustees Meeting

There will be a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College Station Independent School District on Monday, November 19, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the CSISD Board Room, CSISD Administrative Offices, 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

C.

RECOGNITIONS

C-1.

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

C-2.

Recognize AMC Middle School Campus Artwork Displayed – Art Teacher Jack MacKenzie

C-3.

Students

a. All State Orchestra – Teacher Jeffrey Hill

1. Elizabeth Furuta

2. June Kang

b. AMC High School Cross Country Girls Team – Teacher Rodney Wellmann

1. Jennifer Barrick – 89th

2. Jordan Bettiol – 64th

3. Kenda Carroll – 90th

4. Morgan Hartmann – 62^nd

5. Sally Hays – 16^th

6. Katy Williams – 68^th

7. Keri Wood – 84^th

D.

BOARD

D-1.

Board Directions and Reports/ Announcements/ Superintendent Reports

D-2.

Discuss scheduling a follow-up meeting related to Visioning and Strategic Planning

E.

HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda/Agenda Items)

F.

HEARING OF EMPLOYEES (Non-Agenda/Agenda Items)

G.

CONSENT AGENDA

H.

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES

· October 16, 2007 Workshop Minutes

· October 16, 2007 Public Hearing Minutes

· October 16, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes

· November 1, 2007 Special Meeting Minutes

· November 6, 2007 Special Meeting Minutes

I.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

I-1.

Receive Report from Lisa Nelson, Health Services Provider

· Greg McIntyre Memo

I-2.

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Consider approval of Update 81 minus FNA Local

A(Legal) – Replace	DBAA (Legal) – ADD
AE (Legal) – ADD	DBD (Legal) – Replace
BAA (Legal) – Replace	DBE (Legal) – Replace
BBA (Legal) – Replace	DC (Legal) – Replace
BBB (Legal) – Replace	DC (Local) – Replace
BBD (Legal) – Replace	DEA (Legal) – Replace
BBFA (Legal) – Replace	DF (Legal) – Replace
BDAE (Legal) – Replace	DG (Legal) – Replace
BDAE (Local) – Replace	DGBA (Legal) – Replace
BE (Legal) – Replace	DGBA (Local) – Replace
BJA (Legal) – Replace	DMA (Legal) – Replace
BQ (Legal) – Replace	EB (Legal) – Replace
C (Legal) – Replace	EHAB (Legal) – Replace
CFA (Legal) – Replace	EHBK (Legal) – Replace
CH (Legal) – Replace	EHDD (Legal) – Replace
CHE (Legal) – Replace	EJ (Legal) – Replace
CKD (Legal) – ADD	EK (Legal) – Replace
CMD (Legal) – Replace	EKC (Legal) – Replace
CNA (Legal) – Replace	F (Legal) – Replace
D (Legal) – Replace	FD (Legal) – Replace
DBA (Legal) - Replace	FD (Local) – Replace
FDB (Legal) – Replace	FNA (Legal) – Replace
FDD (Legal) – Replace	FNAB (Legal) – Replace
FEA (Legal) – Replace	FOC (Legal) – Replace
FEA (Local) – Replace	FODA (Legal) – Replace
FEB (Legal) – Replace	FOE (Legal) – Replace
FEC (Legal) – Replace	GBA (Legal) – Replace
FEC (Local) – Replace	GBAA (Legal) – Replace
FFAB (Legal) – Replace	GKC (Legal) – Replace
FFH (Legal) – Replace	GKC (Local) – Replace
FFH (Local) – Replace	GKG (Legal) – Replace
FL (Legal) - Replace	GKG (Local) - DELETE

· Greg McIntyre Memo

I-3.

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Consider approval of DEE Local

*Compensation and benefits: expense reimbursement

· Greg McIntyre Memo

· Draft DEE (LOCAL) Policy

I-4.

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Consider approval of UIL Waiver courses

*Approval of advanced courses for UIL waiver

· Greg McIntyre Memo

· List of Courses

I-5.

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Consider approval of K-5 Mathematics Textbook Adoption Committee

*Committee membership for the K-5 math textbook adoption

· Donna Adams Memo

· Committee

J.

PERSONNEL

J-1.

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Consider approval of Safe Schools Project Interlocal Agreement with Region IV

· Glynn Walker Memo

· SSP Records Check Service Information

· Interlocal Agreement with Region IV

J-2.

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Consider approval of Resignations

J-3.

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Consider approval of Employments

K.

BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

K-1.

Public Hearing regarding Texas Property Tax Code Section 11.253 and its applicability to College Station Independent School District as it pertains to a potential property tax exemption for certain goods in transit.

· Mike Ball Memo

K-2.

Consider approval of a resolution related to Texas Property Tax Code Section 11.253 and the taxation of tangible personal property in transit

· Mike Ball Memo

· Resolution

K-3.

Consider approval of quotes for lease financing of school buses in the amount of $480,396

· Mike Ball Memo

· Bid Tab Sheet

· Compass documents

K-4.

Consider authorization of purchase of six school buses through the Houston Galveston Area Purchasing Cooperative (HGAC) in the amount of $480,396

· Mike Ball Memo

· Pantel/Norton Memo

· Quotation 188044

· Quotation 197609

K-5.

Consider renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding between College Station ISD and the City of College Station permitting CSISD’s access to the City’s 800 megahertz band radio communications system and the City’s paging system

· Mike Ball Memo

· Memorandum of Understanding

K-6.

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Report pursuant to House Bill 273 passed during the 80^th Legislative Session regarding fees paid to purchasing cooperatives and the purpose of such fees

*New statute requires report to Board on District utilization of purchasing cooperatives

· Mike Ball Memo

· Mark Pantel Memo

K-7.

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Consider approval of a Grazing Lease on 46.028 acres land situated in the Samuel Davidson League, Abstract No. 13 in Brazos County, Texas and being a portion of a called 102.00 acre tract described by gift deed from Vonnie Ray Vance to Betty V. Goss, B.F. Vance, Jr. and William R. Vance, Trustees of the VRV Trust, recorded in Volume 1020, Page 325 of the Official Records of Brazos County, and more commonly known as 46.028 acres located adjacent to Greens Prairie Trail, College Station, Texas

*Grazing lease to preserve the agricultural use status of new property purchased by CSISD

· Mike Ball Memo

· Grazing Lease

K-8.

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Consider approval of interest payable to taxpayers in accordance with Section 42.43 of the Texas Property Tax Code as a result of cases filed in the District Court of Brazos County, Texas as follows:

a. Interest payable to College Station Brookhaven, LLC, in the amount of $1,002.58

*Interest payments due on tax suit settlements as ordered by District Courts

· Mike Ball Memo

· Brookhaven

K-9.

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Consider approval of Monthly Financial Reports

*Reports Covering the month ended October 31, 2007

· Mike Ball Memo

· Balance Sheet

· General Fund

· Child Nutrition Program

· Debt Service Fund

· Investment Summary

· TEXPOOL

· Lone Star

· Bayerische Landesbank Flexible Repurchase Investment

· District Activity Funds

· Tax Collection Report

K-10.

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Consider approval of Monthly Budget Amendments

*Amendments Covering the period since last Board Meeting

· Mike Ball Memo

· General Fund

· Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools Fund

· Head Start Fund

· Title I Part A Improving Basic Programs Fund

· Title V Part A Innovative Programs Fund

· Campus Activity Fund

L.	EXECUTIVE SESSION
L-1.	The Board will meet in executive session to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. The executive session deliberations will be held pursuant to the "Deliberation Regarding Real Property" exception to the Texas Open Meetings Act as set forth in Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code.
L-2.	Discussion related to the Superintendent Formative Evaluation

M.	OPEN SESSION
N.	ADJOURNMENT

TIM JONES

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.

TJ/bf

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.