College Station Independent School District
Regular School Board Meeting Minutes
February 18, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
CSISD Board Room
A. CALL TO
ORDER
President Valerie Jochen
called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
B. WELCOME/QUORUM
All seven board members
were present: President Valerie Jochen, Vice President Paul Dorsett,
Secretary Jeff Harris, and Trustees Carol Barrett, Kimberly McAdams, Quinn
Williams, and Michael Wesson.
C. RECOGNITIONS
C-1. Pledge of
Allegiance to the American Flag and the Texas Flag, and a Moment of Silence
Superintendent Eddie
Coulson recognized Southwood Vally Elementary Principal Kristiana Hamilton and
Pebble Creek Elementary Principal Annette Rorabak. Principal Hamilton
introduced students Madisen Lang and Samuel Chew. Principal Rorabak
introduced students Will Zumwalt, Mallory Zumwalt, and Nadav Lavy.
The students led the audience in the pledges and the moment of
silence
C-2. Students
a. Highest
possible score on ACT
College Station High
School Junior Jiatao Liang earned a score of 36 on the ACT exam, which is the
highest-possible score one can receive.
b. All State
Choir
A&M Consolidated
musicians Randy Westmoreland and Laura Ramirez were selected to perform with
Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All State Choir. High School
students selected to perform in the All-State concerts have competed through
several levels of auditions beginning the fall of 2013 to arrive at the state
level. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive.
c. All State
Band
Simon Kaper from A&M
Consolidated High School and Amber Macha, Davis Ponjuan, Alonzo Hernandez
and Brandon Yosko of College Station High School recently were named to
the All State Band.
d. All State
Orchestra
A&M Consolidated
High School violinists Minha Kim and James Wu, and College Station High School
violinist Woody Wang were selected to perform in the 2014 Texas Music Educators
Association All State Orchestra.
C-3. Artwork provided by CSISD students from
Southwood Valley Elementary, Pebble Creek Elementary and Oakwood Intermediate
School adorned the walls of the CSISD Board Room and was admired by all.
D. CONSENT AGENDA
Agenda Item G – MINUTES: January 21, 2-14 Workshop Minutes,
January 21, 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes, February 3, 2014 Workshop Minutes,
February 6, 2014 Workshop Minutes; Agenda Item H – CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION: Agenda Item H-1: Consideration, discussion and
possible action related to 2014-2015 Birth to Five Head Start budget and grant;
Agenda Item H-2: Consideration, discussion and possible action related to
an Early Release Day Waiver; Agenda Item J – BUSINESS SERVICES:
Agenda Item J-1: Consider approval of purchase of eFinance Public Sector
Software Windows 5.0 upgrade from Sungard Pentamation for the amount of
$75,114.00 from 2014 Bond funds; Agenda Item J-2: Consider approval of
the monthly Head Start financial statements and credit card expenditures;
Agenda Item J-3: Consider approval of monthly budget amendments; Agenda
Item J-4: Consider approval of financial reports
MOTION XXXX: I move to approve the Consent Agenda as
presented. The motion was made by Vice President Paul Dorsett and
seconded by Trustee Carol Barrett. The motion passed with seven ayes and
zero nos.
E.
BOARD/SUPERINTENDENT
E-1. Board
Directions and Reports/Announcements/Superintendent Reports and Announcements
Board Secretary reported
that the Education Foundation’s signature fundraiser, “50 Men Who Can Cook” has
raised after expenses more than $160,000 to be used with SUCCESS 24/7 and
scholarships to assist students.
Superintendent Eddie
Coulson reported that the administration has begun budget work for the
2014-2015 school year and that work will continue through August, with the
budget approval requirement by September 1, 2014.
Dr. Coulson thanked the
Board for their support of his leadership of CSISD for the community and the
district.
E-2. Consider
approval of Superintendent Contract
This item will be
discussed in Executive Session.
F. HEARING OF
CITIZENS
1. Annie Liang
addressed the Trustees related to Chinese curriculum in College Station ISD.
2. Kristin Cheng
addressed the Trustees related to Mandarin Chinese curriculum in College
Station ISD.
3. Ren Mu
addressed the Trustees related to adding Chinese language instruction to the
middle school and high school curriculum in CSISD.
I. PERSONNEL
J. BUSINESS
SERVICES
K. ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
K-1. Consider
approval of the 2014-2015 CSISD school calendar
Superintendent Eddie
Coulson recognized Deputy Superintendent for Administrative Services Clark Ealy
who reported to the Board related to the 2014-2015 CSISD school calendar
proposal.
MOTION XXXX: I move approval of the 2014-2015 school
calendar (blue calendar) as presented. The motion was made by
Secretary Jeff Harris and seconded by Trustee Carol Barrett The motion
passed with seven ayes and zero nos.
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 renovations to Creek View Elementary School and Rock Prairie
Elementary School
Superintendent Eddie
Coulson recognized Deputy Superintendent Clark Ealy who presented information
to the Trustees related to renovations at Creek View Elementary and Rock
Prairie Elementary. Creek View renovations include fixing sidewalks which
have heaved up at some of the entrances to the building. Renovation work
to Rock Prairie Elementary include replacing the windows and exterior brick of
the building in order to alleviate issues with moisture inside the building.
MOTION XXXX: I move approval of assignment of real
property contract to CSISD, and grant authority to negotiate the terms of and
enter a development agreement between College Station ISD, 3-D Development, and
BCS Development, to facilitate the development of real property located off of
W.S. Phillips Parkway in College Station, Texas. The motion was made by
Trustee Michael Wesson and seconded by Vice President Paul Dorsett. The
motion passed with seven ayes and zero nos.
L. EXECUTIVE
SESSION
L-1. The Board will meet in Executive
Session to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the appointment, employment,
evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer
or employee. The executive session deliberations will be held pursuant
ot the “Personnel Matters: Closed Meeting” exception to the Texas Open
Meetings Act as set forth in Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.
The Trustees went into
Executive Session at 7:55 p.m.
M. OPEN SESSION
N. ADJOURNMENT
Without objection
President Jochen adjourned the meeting at 9:55 p.m.
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President Signature Secretary
Signature