MEMORANDUM                      

TO:                  Board of Trustees               

FROM:           Valerie Jochen, Board President

DATE:                        March 6, 2014

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, March 18, 2014 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 /WELCOME

 

 

 

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.  College Station Middle School

     1.  Bethany Jones

     2.  Afrin Momin

C-2.

 

Recognize artwork provided by CSISD students from College Station Middle School, College Hills Elementary, Greens Prairie Elementary, Pebble Creek Elementary

 

 

 

D.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

 

E.

 

BOARD

E-1.

 

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

 

 

 

E-2.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action related to a Superintendent Search and the possibility of naming a lone finalist

E-3.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action related to adopting rezoning parameters to guide the work of the CSISD Rezoning Committee

·         Coulson Memo

 

 

 

F.

 

HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda/Agenda Items)

 

 

 

G.

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MINUTES

·         February 18, 2014 Workshop Minutes

·         February 18, 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes

·         February 20, 2014 Workshop Minutes

·         February 26, 2014 Public Forum Minutes

·         February 27, 2014 Public Forum Minutes

·         March 5, 2014 Public Forum Minutes

 

 

 

H.

 

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

H-1.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action related to a Chinese language course in CSISD

·         Coulson Memo

H-2.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action related to Goals and Objectives for the 2014-2015 District Improvement Plan

·         McIntyre Memo

·         DIP

H-3.

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Consideration, discussion and possible action related to the Staff Development waiver

·         McIntyre Memo

H-4.

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Consideration, discussion, and possible action regarding revised Head Start grant funds and restoration of sequestered activities

·         McIntyre Memo

·         Approval Statement

 

 

 

I.

 

PERSONNEL

 

 

 

J.

 

BUSINESS

J-1.

 

Receive quarterly investment report for the three months ending February 28, 2014

·         Walker Memo

·         Report

J-2.

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Consideration, discussion and possible action related to the purchase of desktop computers from Dell for the amount of $1,047,510 from 2014 bond funds

·         Walker Memo

·         Pantel Hutchison Memo

·         Bids

J-3.

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Consideration, discussion and possible action related to the approval of the resolution for membership in The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Programs Purchasing Cooperative

·         Walker Memo

·         Pantel Dahm Memo

·         Resolution

·         ILA

J-4.

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Consideration, discussion and possible action related to the purchase of Edgenuity Site Licenses for the amount of $94,500

·         Walker Memo

·         Pricing Options

·         Sole Source Vendor

J-5.

Ö

Consider approval of monthly Head Start financial statements and credit card expenditures

·         Walker Memo

·         Head Start Financials

J-6.

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Consider approval of monthly budget amendments

·         Walker Memo

·         Budget Amendments

J-7.

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Consider approval of financial reports

·         Walker Memo

·         Financials

 

 

 

K.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

K-1.

 

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 security vestibules at A&M Consolidated Middle School, College Station Middle School, Cypress Grove Intermediate School, Pebble Creek Elementary School and Southwood Valley Elementary School

·         Ealy Memo

·         Joeris Memo

K-2.

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Consider approval of a lease with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (“AT&T”) for the installation of a cell phone tower at College Station High School

·         Ealy Memo

·         Resolution

·         Lease Agreement

 

 

 

 

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 to the “Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting” exception to the Texas Open Meetings Act as set forth in Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.

 

 

 

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.