MEMORANDUM                      

TO:                  Board of Trustees               

FROM:           Valerie Jochen, Board President

DATE:                        November 9, 2011

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, November 15, 2011 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.  AMC High School

     1.  Celina Malave

     2.  Emily Hall

C-2.

 

Schools

a.  National Center for Educational Accountability’s Higher-Performing School

     1.  A&M Consolidated High School –Principal Buddy Reed (Math and Science)

     2.  A&M Consolidated Middle School – Principal Nkrumah (Math)

     3.  Cypress Grove Intermediate School – Principal Kelly Kovacs (Math)

     4.  Pebble Creek Elementary School – Principal Annette Roraback (Writing)

     5.  Rock Prairie Elementary School – Principal Kathryn Ballard (Math and Writing)

C-3.

 

Recognize artwork provided by students from AMC High School taught by Art Teachers Brent Maxwell, Jami Bevans, and Bob Leland.

 

 

 

D.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

 

E.

 

BOARD

E-1.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action related to Senate Bill 100 and changing CSISD annual elections to November

·         Eddie Coulson Memo

E-2.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action related to naming two members to the Brazos County Appraisal District Board of Directors

·         Eddie Coulson Memo

E-3.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action related to litigation involving school finance

·         Eddie Coulson Memo

·         Resolution

E-4.

 

Board Directions and Reports/Announcements/ Superintendent Reports and Announcements

Board

·         CSISD Education Foundation

·         District Educational Improvement Council

·         Audit

·         Head Start Policy Council

·         Intergovernmental Relations Liaison

·         Personnel Advisory Council Liaison

·         School Health Education Council

·         Upcoming Events

 

Superintendent

·         Upcoming Events

·         11/16/11 Early Release Day – Staff Development

 

 

 

F.

 

HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda/Agenda Items)

 

 

 

G.

Ö

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

·         October 18, 2011 Board Workshop Minutes

·         October 18, 2011 Public Hearing Minutes

·         October 18, 2011 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

 

 

 

H.

 

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

H-1.

Ö

Consideration, discussion and possible action related to End of Course/STAAR policies – EIA Local, EIC Local and a Resolution pertaining to EIE Local

·         Greg McIntyre Memo

·         Resolution

 

 

 

I.

 

PERSONNEL

I-1.

 

Receive Report regarding Highly Qualified Requirements

·         Glynn Walker Memo

·         Report

 

 

 

J.

 

BUSINESS

J-1.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action regarding an order authorizing the issuance of College Station Independent School District Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds; establishing procedures for the sale and delivery of the bonds; levying an annual advalorem tax for the payment of said bonds; approving and official statement; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject

·         Glynn Walker Memo

·         Victor Quirega Memo

J-2.

Ö

Consider approval of purchase of furniture for College Station High School from School Specialty, Inc. in the amount of $1,208,885.37

·         Glynn Walker Memo

·         Pantel/Martindale Memo

·         Quotes

J-3.

Ö

Consider approval of purchase of computer tables for College Station High School from Spectrum Industries in the amount of $80,170.46

·         Glynn Walker Memo

·         Pantel/Martindale Memo

·         Quotes

J-4.

Ö

Consider approval of purchase of pianos for College Station High School from Strait Music Company in the amount of $52,530.00

·         Glynn Walker

·         Pantel/Martindale Memo

·         Bids

J-5.

Ö

Consider  approval of Annual Maintenance and Support Agreements for Hewlett Packard Hardware Maintenance and Software Support in the amount of $58,709.52

·         Glynn Walker Memo

·         Pantel /Janacek Memo

·         HP Account Overview

J-6.

Ö

Consider approval of Annual Maintenance and Support Agreements for Sungard Public Sector, Inc. Software Support in the amount of $94,072.66

·         Glynn Walker Memo

·         Pantel/Janacek Memo

·         Sungard Invoice

J-7.

Ö

Consider approval of Monthly Budget Amendments

·         Glynn Walker Memo

·         Amendments

J-8.

Ö

Consider approval of Monthly Financial Reports

·         Glynn Walker Memo

·         Financials

 

 

 

K.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

K-1.

Ö

Consider approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Texas A&M University (“TAMU”), the City of College Station (“City”) and College Station Independent School District (“CSISD”) for the shared use of reserved fuel in emergency situations

·         Clark Ealy Memo

·         Interlocal Agreement

·         Motion and Resolution

 

 

 

L.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

 

 

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.

 

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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.