College Station Independent School District
Regular School Board Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2014 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.
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 Principals Jeff Mann of Oakwood Intermediate School and
Kelly Deegear of Cypress Grove Intermediate School.
Principal Mann introduced 5th grader Claire McAdams and 6th grader Alexander Hilty and Principal Deegear
introduced 5th grader Jack Wilson and 6th grader Sayuni
Dharmasena. The students led the audience in the
pledges and the moment of silence
C-2. Students
a.
b. The A&M Consolidated High School Tractor Technician team
recently won the state contest held in conjunction with the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo. The contest consists of three parts. The first two parts of the
competition are separate 100-question examinations about hydraulics, engines,
power trains and electrical systems and over twenty different tractor
components. For the last part of the contest the team had to identify five
major malfunctions of a tractor stated on a service work order, perform
preoperational checks, repair the malfunctions using the service manual, operators manual and diagnostic tools, and then drive the
repaired tractor on a specified course in 30 minutes. Congratulations to team
members Nick Raley who also won high-point
individual, David Buxkemper, and Dustin McGee, all
coached by Teacher John Templeton.
c. Nine A&M Consolidated High School and
College Station High School students recently won their respective event at the
state SkillsUSA Conference in Corpus Christi,
qualifying them for the national competition. National SkillsUSA
Conference will be held in Kansas City June 23-27. Congratulations to: Mark Ebbole, AMCHS, won the computer programming contest; John Cassler, CSHS, won the job skills demonstration
competition; Sarah Ann Porter, AMCHS, won in technical computer applications;
The CSHS interactive video game design team, consisting of Tyler Johnson,
Kelvin Wang, Samantha Villalobos and Pablo Villalobos won and advanced to
nationals; Patrick Diaz and Davids Holbrook of AMCHS,
will represent the state as officers at the national convention and
competition. AMCHS Coaches are Scott Faulk, Barbara Klein, Patrick Powell, and
Bart Taylor, while CSHS Coaches are Stephen Green, Jason Qualline,
Jill Steenbergen and Eric Pesak.
Artwork provided by
CSISD students from College Station MIddle School,
College HIlls Elementary School, Greens Prairie
Elementary School and Pebble Creek Elementary School adorned the walls of the
CSISD Board Room and was admired by all.
D. CONSENT AGENDA
Agenda Item G – MINUTES: March 17, 2014 Workshop minutes; March 18,
2014 Workshop minutes; March 18, 2014 Regular Board Meeting minutes; Agenda
Item H – CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION: Agenda Item H-3: Consideration,
discussion and possible action related to the 2014-2015 Textbook adoptions;
Agenda Item J – BUSINESS SERVICES: Agenda Item J-1: Consideration,
discussion and possible action related to the purchase of two (2) International
4300 box trucks with lifts from Santex Truck Truck Centers for a total of $153,142.00 from 2013 Bond
Funds; Agenda Item J-2: Consideration, discussion and possible action
related to the purchase of Bus Communication Hardware and GPS Units from Sprint
for a total of $51,888.64 from 2013 Bond funds; Agenda Item J-3: Consideration,
discussion and possible action related to the Instructional Allotment and TEKS
Certification; Agenda Item J-4: Consideration, discussion and possible
action related to the purchase of a Toro Groundsmaster
5900 Mower from Professional Turf Products for the amount of $82,488.15 from
2009 Bond Funds; Agenda Item J-5: Consideration, discussion and possible
action related to the purchase of Air Conditioning units to be installed at
South Knoll Elementary gymnasium from Carrier Corporation for $133,464.49 from
2013 Bond Funds; Agenda Item J-6: Consideration, discussion and possible
action related to the purchase of chiller replacement coils to be installed at
Rock Prairie Elementary from Entech Sales and Service
for $68,400.00 from 2013 Bond Funds; Agenda Item J-7: Consideration,
discussion and possible action related to the purchase of band uniforms at
A&M Consolidated High School for the amount of $76,770.00 from Stansbury Uniforms from 2009 Bond Funds; Agenda Item
J-8: Consideration, discussion and possible action related to purchase of
Video Security Systems; Agenda Item J-9: Consider approval of the
monthly Head Start financial statements and credit card expenditures;
Agenda Item J-10: Consider approval of monthly budget amendments; Agenda
Item J-11: Consider approval of financial reports; Agenda Item K -
Administrative Services: Agenda Item K-3: Consider approval of a waiver
request to the Texas Education Agency for low attendance on bad weather days
MOTION XXXX: I move to approve the Consent Agenda as
presented. The motion was made by Vice President Paul Dorsett and seconded by
Trustee Michael Wesson The motion passed with seven
ayes and zero nos.
E. BOARD/SUPERINTENDENT
E-1. Board Directions and
Reports/Announcements/Superintendent Reports and Announcements
E-2. Consideration, discussion and possible
action related to naming the ninth elementary school in College Station
Independent School District Spring Creek Elementary
President Valerie Jochen
recognized Superintendent Eddie Coulson who reported that as part of the 2013
Bond Program, CSISD is building its ninth elementary school. The new school is
scheduled to be open for the 2015-2016 school year.
CSISD School Board Policy relates to naming school buildings and other
facilities in the District
MOTION XXXX: I move approval of naming the ninth elementary
school in College Station ISD Spring Creek Elementary, 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-3. Consideration, discussion and possible
action related to naming Dr. Clark Ealy as the College Station Independent
School District Superintendent
MOTION XXXX: I move approval of naming Dr. Clark Ealy as the
College Station ISD Superintendent, 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.
F. HEARING OF CITIZENS
None
H. CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION
H-1. Receive Report from Chairman Debe Shafer related to School Health Advisory Committee
(SHAC)
H-2. Consideration, discussion and possible
action related to the 2014-2015 District Improvement Plan
MOTION XXXX: I move approval of the 2014-2015 District
Improvement Plan, as presented. The motion was made by Trustee Michael Wesson
and seconded by Trustee Quinn Williams. The motion passed with seven ayes and
zero nos.
I. PERSONNEL
J. BUSINESS SERVICES
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 Elementary School #9
MOTION XXXX: I move 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 Elementary School #9 as
presented. The motion was made by Trustee Michael Wesson and seconded by
Secretary Jeff Harris.The motion passed with seven
ayes and zero nos.
K-2. Consideration, discussion and possible
action related to College Station Independent School District funding a study
related to partnering with other entities to build a natatorium
MOTION XXXX: I move approval of funding a study related to
partnering with other entities to build a natatorium, 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.
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 8:10 p.m.
M. OPEN SESSION
N. ADJOURNMENT
Without objection
President Jochen adjourned the meeting at
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President Signature
Secretary Signature