COLLEGE STATION INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR
BOARD MEETING
December
18, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
CSISD
Board Room
A.
CALL TO ORDER
President
Valerie Jochen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and declared a quorum
was present with seven members present.
B.
DECLARATION OF QUORUM/WELCOME
In
attendance were President Valerie Jochen, Vice President Paul Dorsett, Secretary
Jeff Harris and Trustees Kimberly McAdams, Carol Barrett, Garland Watson and Randall
Pitcock.
C.
RECOGNITIONS
C-1.
Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and the Texas Flag, and a
Moment of Silence
Superintendent
Eddie Coulson recognized Timber Academy students Taylor Hawthorne and Kevian
Montoya. The students led the audience
in the pledges and the moment of silence.
C-2.
Students
Congratulations
to Karis Jochen, State Cross Country Champion.
C-3.
Recognize artwork provided by CSISD students
Student
artwork adorned the Board Room walls and was enjoyed by all.
D.
CONSENT AGENDA
Agenda
Item E – BOARD: Agenda Item E-2: Receive Report
related to Trustee Continuing Education Hours; Agenda Item G – APPROVAL
OF MINUTES: November 19, 2012
Workshop Minutes, November 19, 2012 Regular Board Meeting Minutes; Agenda Item H – CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION: Agenda Item K –BUSINESS: Agenda Item K-1: Consider approval of the purchase of the
Leveled Literacy Intervention System from Heinemann in the amount of $77,000
from Title I funds; Agenda Item
K-2: Consider approval of monthly
Head Start financial statements and credit card expenditures; Agenda Item
K-3: Consider approval of Monthly
Budget Amendments; Agenda Item K-4: Consider
approval of Monthly Financial Reports
MOTION 4431: I move approval of the
consent agenda as presented. The motion
was made by Trustee Randall Pitcock and seconded by Vice President Paul Dorsett. The motion passed with seven and zero
nos.
E.
BOARD
E-1.
Board Directions and Reports/Announcements/Superintendent Reports and
Announcements
Trustee
Randall Pitcock reported related to “50 Men Who Can Cook” which is scheduled
for 2/1/13 at the Expo. Also, the Star
Educator Award program has been renewed this year.
Vice
President Paul Dorsett reported that DEIC has met and reviewed calendar options
for 2013-2014.
Trustee
Kimberly McAdams reported that SHAC met on 11/7/12, led by Buddy Reed and the
committee focused on “healthy minds/healthy bodies”.
Trustee
Garland Watson reported that the Head Start Policy Council met.
Secretary
Jeff Harris reported that the Intergovernmental Relations Committee has met and
focused on the Brazos Transit District, the Crime Lab, and Bryan Collegiate
high school and some of the program offerings.
Superintendent
Eddie Coulson reported that CSISD is working with Texas High Performance School
Consortium. The Consortium consists of
22 other districts and our task is to develop alter accountability
standards. CSISD will have early release
for students on 12/12/12 for staff development.
Also, early release for students will occur on 12/21/12.
F.
HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda/Agenda Items)
1. Rick Hill addressed the Trustees.
H.
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
H-1.
Receive report from Margie Martinez related to the Center for
Alternative Learning
Trustees
received report from Margie Martinez, Principal of the Center for Alternative
Learning.
I.
PERSONNEL
None
J.
BUSINESS SERVICES
J-1.
Consideration, discussion and possible action regarding the Annual
Financial and Compliance Report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012
MOTION 4432: I move approval of presented
Annual Financial and Compliance Report for the fiscal year ended August 31,
2012 as presented. The motion was made
by Secretary Jeff Harris and seconded by Vice President Paul Dorsett. The motion passed with seven ayes and zero
nos.
J-2.
Receive Quarterly Investment Report for the three months ended
November 30, 2012
Deputy
Superintendent Glynn Walker reported to the Board related to the Quarterly
Investment Report for the three months ended November 30, 2012.
K.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
L.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
L-1.
The Board will meet in executive session to conduct a closed meeting
to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property because
the deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the
position of the District in negotiations with a third party. The executive session deliberations will be
held pursuant to the “Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting”
exception to the Texas Open Meetings Act as set forth in Section 551.0742 of
the Texas Government Code.
The
Board went into Executive Session at 8:06 p.m.
M.
OPEN SESSION
N.
ADJOURNMENT
Without
objection, President Valerie Jochen adjourned the meeting
PRESIDENT SECRETARY