COLLEGE STATION INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

October 15, 2013 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 Principal Margie Martinez – Principal of Timber Academy. Principal Martinez introduced students Azalie Baumann, Gunner Bryant, and Tass Devault. Students led the audience in the pledges and the moment of silence.

C-2. Students

a. National Merit Semifinalists

Fourteen College Station ISD seniors were named semifinalists in the 59^th annual National Merit Scholar Program announced today by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. CSISD has had 132 semifinalists in the last 11 years. The 14 A&M Consolidated High School students are now in a pool of approximately 16,000 semifinalists nationwide and are competing for 8,000 National Merit Scholarships worth up to $2,500 each. About 90% of the semifinalists are expected to be named finalists and of those, around half will win a National Merit Scholarship and earn the prestigious National Merit Scholar title. More than 1.5 million juniors in about 22,000 U.S. high schools entered the 2014 scholarship program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The nationwide pool of semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. Scholarship winners for 2013 will be announced in a series of press releases beginning in April and concluding in May.

Congratulations to: Dana Branham, who attended Oakwood Intermediate School, A&M Consolidated Middle School, and now A&M Consolidated High School; Bryan Conlee, who attended A&M Middle School and now A&M Consolidated High School; Mark Ebbole, who attended College Hills Elementary, Oakwood Intermediate, A&M Consolidated Middle School and now A&M Consolidated High School; Ezekiel Hsieh, who attended South Knoll Elementary, Oakwood Intermediate, A&M Consolidated Middle School and now A&M Consolidated High School; Michelle Liu, who attended Rock Prairie Elementary, Forest Ridge Elementary, Cypress Grove Intermediate, College Station Middle School and now A&M Consolidated High School; Abigail McDougal, who attended A&M Consolidated High School; Emily Miaou, who attended Rock Prairie Elementary, Cypress Grove Intermediate, College Station Middle School and now A&M Consolidated High School; Nicolas Schlumprecht, who attended College Hills Elementary, Oakwood Intermediate, A&M Consolidated Middle School and now A&M Consolidated High School; Rachel Scott, who attended Pebble Creek Elementary, Oakwood Intermediate, A&M Consolidated Middle School and now A&M Consolidated High School; Joshua Tremblay, who attended College Hills Elementary, Oakwood Intermediate, A&M Consolidated Middle School and now A&M Consolidated High School; Brooke Versaw, who attended Rock Prairie Elementary, Cypress Grove Intermediate, College Station Middle School, and now A&M Consolidated High School; Victoria Yao, who attended College Hills Elementary, Oakwood Intermediate, A&M Consolidated Middle School and now A&M Consolidated High School; Cynthia Zhang, who attended Pebble Creek Elementary and now A&M Consolidated High School; and Taylor Zhang, who attended Southwood Valley Elementary and now A&M Consolidated High School.

C-3. Recognize artwork provided by CSISD students

Student artwork was provided by students from Timber Academy, A&M Consolidated High School, College Station High School and Forest Ridge Elementary. The artwork adorned the Board Room walls and was enjoyed by all.

D. CONSENT AGENDA

Agenda Item G – APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 17, 2013 Board Workshop minutes, September 17, 2013 Regular Board Meeting minutes; Agenda Item I – PERSONNEL: Agenda Item I-1: Consideration, discussion and possible action related to employing Director of Technology, Dave Hutchison; Agenda Item J –BUSINESS: Agenda Item J-2: Consider adoption of the Resolution stating that the Board of Trustees has reviewed the district’s investment policy and investment strategies; Agenda Item J-3: Consider approval of Head Start Financials and Credit Card Expenditures; Agenda Item J-4: Consider approval of Monthly Budget Amendments; Agenda Item J-5: Consider approval of Financial Reports; Agenda Item K- ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: Agenda Item K-1: Consider approval of Missed Instructional Day Waiver for Southwood Valley Elementary

MOTION XXXX: I move approval of the consent agenda as presented. The motion was made by Trustee Randall Pitcock and seconded by Trustee Garland Watson. The motion passed with seven ayes and zero nos.

E. BOARD

E-5. Board Directions and Reports/Announcements/Superintendent Reports and Announcements

Trustee Randall Pitcock reported related to the CSISD Education Foundation. $60,000.00 in Teacher Grants were awarded to CSISD teachers across the district. The main fundraiser that allows grants for teachers is the “50 Men Who Can Cook” event. The event for the 2013-2014 school year is scheduled for January 31, 2014.

Trustee Garland Watson reported that the Head Start Policy Council is hard at work with the CSISD Head Start programs.

Trustee Kimberly McAdams reported that School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) will meet for the first time this year on November 1, 2013.

Vice President Paul Dorsett reported related to the District Education Improvement Committee. Development of a new accountability system has been discussed.

Superintendent Eddie Coulson reported that the CSISD Bond Election and Candidate Election is scheduled for November 5, 2013. Early voting begins Monday, October 21, 2013.

Dr. Coulson also introduced Dave Hutchison, new Director of Technology. His first day of work is Wednesday, October 16, 2013.

J. BUSINESS SERVICES

J-1. Receive the quarterly investment report ending August 31, 2013

Superintendent Eddie Coulson recognized Deputy Superintendent Glynn Walker who presented the Quarterly Investment Report ending August 31, 2013. Mr. Walker reported that the interest earned still remains below 1%.

L. EXECUTIVE SESSION

L-1. The Board will meet in executive session to discuss the Superintendent Contract. 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

L-2. 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 7:20 p.m.

M. OPEN SESSION

The Board returned to Open Session at 9:00 p.m.

MOTION XXXX: I move to table the Superintendent’s Contract. The motion was made by Vice President Paul Dorsett and seconded by Trustee Garland Watson. The motion passed with seven ayes and zero nos.

N. ADJOURNMENT

MOTION XXXX: I move to adjourn. The motion was made by Vice President Paul Dorsett and seconded by Secretary Jeff Harris. The motion passed with seven ayes and zero nos. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

PRESIDENT SECRETARY