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 59th
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