MEMORANDUM

           

TO:                  Board of Trustees

 

FROM:            Tim Jones, Board President

 

DATE:            October 10, 2007

 

SUBJECT:     Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

 

 

There will be a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College Station Independent School District on Tuesday, October 16, 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 Cypress Grove Intermediate School Campus Artwork Displayed – Art Teacher Christine Grafe

C-3.

 

Students

a.  2008 National Hispanic Recognition Program

     1.  Cindy Cepeda

     2.  Adam Garrett

     3.  Raniero Lara-Garduno

     4.  Christopher Lewis

     5.  Wesley McDougal

     6.  Ignacio Olivera

 

 

b.  National Merit Semi-Finalists

     1.  Andrey Belyanin

     2.  Wesley Chapkin

     3.  Jeffrey Chen

     4.  William Chen

     5.  Dale Delucia

     6.  Sarah Guermond

     7.  Alexander Ivanov

     8.  Georgia Lagoudas

     9.  Christopher Lewis

   10.  Alex Liu

   11.  Clare Lynch

   12.  Wesley McDougal

   13.  Ignacio Olivera

   14.  Rebecca Phinney

   15.  Indrajit Sehbi

   16.  Samantha Walker

   17.  Rebecca Yasskin

 

 

 

D.

 

BOARD

D-1.

 

Board Directions and Reports/ Announcements/ Superintendent Reports

 

 

 

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

·        September 18, 2007 Workshop Minutes

·        September 18, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes

·        September 25, 2007 Special Meeting Minutes

 

 

 

I.

 

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

I-1.

 

Receive Report regarding Highly Qualified Requirements

*Receive Report from Donna Adams, Director for Curriculum and Instruction

·        Memo

I-2.

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Consider Approval of a Texas Education Agency Waiver allowing A&M Consolidated High School to have a modified class schedule on TAKS testing days

*Districts/Schools may request waivers from TEA allowing for modified schedules on the dates TAKS is administered.

·        Greg McIntyre Memo

·        Application for Waiver

·        TAKS Bell Schedules

 

 

 

J.

 

PERSONNEL

J-1.

Ö

Consider approval of Resignations

 

 

 

K.

 

BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

K-1.

 

Consider authorization of the purchase of the following items utilizing an Interlocal Agreement with Texas A&M University:

a.  Network Switches and Related Equipment

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        Pantel Speier Memo

·        Speier Memo

·        MicroAge Quotation

b.  Chief Plenum Enclosures for Data Projector Installations

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        Pantel Speier Memo

·        Speier Memo

·        MicroAge Quotation

K-2.

 

Consider approval of the purchase of Data Cabling and Supplies using the Department of Information Resources (DIR)

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        Pantel Speier Memo

·        Speier Memo

·        Anixter Quotation

K-3.

 

Consider approval of purchases utilizing Competitive Sealed Proposals for the following items:

a.  Labor for Data Cabling for Network Upgrade and Ceiling Mounted Projectors

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        Pantel Speier Memo

·        RFCSP #8-004

K-4.

 

Consider approval of the purchase of a portable classroom building for use at Forest Ridge Elementary School through the Texas Local Government Statewide Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard)

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        Pantel Norton Memo

·        Lease vs. Purchase Comparison

K-5.

 

Consider approval of the lease of Portable Buildings through the Houston-Galveston Area Cooperative (HGAC) to be used to support the Athletic Complex Renovations that are part of the 2007 Bond Program

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        Pantel Hall Memo

·        Mobile Modular

K-6.

 

Consider approval of a contracted services agreement with Harris County Department of Education to conduct school safety audits

·        Clark Ealy Memo

K-7.

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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 R.D. Eastmark Ltd. In the amount of $1,238.38

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        Kristeen Roe Correspondence

b.  Interest payable to CA New Plan Texas LP in the amount of $2,886.05

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        Kristeen Roe Correspondence

K-8.

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Consider approval of Monthly Financial Reports

*Reports Covering the month ended September 30, 2007

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        General Fund

·        Child Nutrition Program

·        Debt Service Fund

·        Investment Summary

·        TEXPOOL

·        Lone Star

·        District Activity Funds

·        Tax Collection Report

K-9.

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Consider approval of Monthly Budget Amendments

*Amendments Covering the period since last Board Meeting

·        Mike Ball Memo

·        Budget Amendment

 

L.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

 

 

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.