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College Station Independent School District

College Station Independent School District

Regular Meeting Minutes

October 21, 2014 7:00 p.m.

Board Meeting

ITEM NOS.

CONSENT ITEMS

DESCRIPTIONS

A.

CALL TO ORDER /WELCOME

President Valerie Jochen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

B.

DECLARATION OF QUORUM/WELCOME

Six members were present - President Valerie Jochen, Vice-President Paul Dorsett, Trustees Michael Wesson, Quinn Williams, Carol Barrett and Kimberly McAdams. Secretary Jeff Harris was not in attendance.

C.

RECOGNITIONS

C-1.

Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and the Texas Flag, and a Moment of Silence

a. Rock Prairie Elementary

i. Grayson Fowler

ii. Alyssa Fowler

b. South Knoll Elementary

i. Kelsey Quiram

ii. Carly Quiram

C-2.

Students

Superintendent Clark Ealy recognized the following students for their academic achievements:

· National Merit Semifinalists: Anisha Datta, Dawson Deere, Evan Gan, Yuchen Gao, Jiatao Liang, Charles Morey, David Rambo, Jeremy Rees, Dahlia Rohm, Shilpa Saravanan, Kelly Zhang, Emily Zhao

· National Hispanic Recognition Program: Savannah Barrera, Jose Emanuel Quiros, Jasmine Rodriguez, Alexander Sanchez, Samantha Villalobos

· National Merit Letters of Commendation: Lena Ayari, Patric Bettati, Sara Brown, William Chollett, Ar’tavia Cooper, Alexander Coopersmith, Hannah Dombach, Ellen Hennings, Tessa Johnson, Karl Kehrberg, Anchal Kumar, Pablo Leon, Katherine McDougall, Thomas Morgan, Rebecca Nam, Rogelio Oliva, Samuel Park, Clarissa Parulian, Logan Reynolds, Jamie Roberman, Shreya Shankar, Savannah Troy, Jiang Watts, James Wu, Lily Xiao, Michael Yang

C-3.

Recognize artwork provided by South Knoll Elementary, Rock Prairie Elementary and A&M Consolidated Middle School

President Valerie Jochen acknowledged the artwork adorning the walls of the Board Room.

D.

CONSENT AGENDA

Items G, H-3, H-4, H-5, H-6, H-7, I-1, J-3, J-4, J-5, J-6 were listed on the consent agenda.

Motion 4510: I move approval of the Consent Agenda as presented. The motion was made by Vice-President Paul Dorsett. Trustee Quinn Williams seconded the motion. The motion passed with six ayes and zero nos.

E.

BOARD

E-1.

Board Directions and Reports/Announcements/ Superintendent Reports and Announcements

Board

● CSISD Education Foundation – Trustee Kimberly McAdams participated in the Education Foundation Grant Patrol where $81,611 worth of grants were awarded to teachers in CSISD; Reminder about the 50 Men Who Can Cook event set for February 6, 2015.

● District Educational Improvement Council – Trustee Kimberly McAdams stated the DEIC met recently to discuss waivers and will begin work on the 2015-16 school calendar at the November meeting.

● Audit

● Head Start Policy Council

● Intergovernmental Relations Liaison

● Personnel Advisory Council Liaison – Trustee Carol Barrett relayed that the PAC group meeting was related to working out the bugs typical at the beginning of school; Trustee Barrett then addressed the benefits of the United Way Youth Leadership Cabinet program, saying that it is a great opportunity for kids to work together with other kids in our community. The United We Roll fundraising event for United Way will be held on October 30^th from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Double Dave’s on George Bush Drive. Dr. Ealy will “roll” against Bryan Mayor Jason Bienski at 6:45 p.m. More celebrity matchups include AMCHS Principal Gwen Elder versus CSHS Principal Mike Martindale and AMCHS Soccer Coach Stefano Salerno versus CSHS Soccer Coach Chris Kovacs, along with many others.

● School Health Education Council

● Upcoming Events

Superintendent

● Upcoming events – Tomorrow: Youth to Career Fair for 8^th graders at the Brazos County Expo Center; AMCHS and CSHS Cross Country teams will leave at 6:00 am for the district meet at Willis; The Bryan-College Station Chamber Candidate Forum. Friday: Dr. Ealy along with CSMS Teacher Beth Bland, Region VI Teacher of the Year, will attend the Texas Teacher of the Year luncheon in Austin; In-town Showdown for both football and volleyball. Upcoming drama productions: CSHS “Noises Off” and AMCHS “Peter Pan”. Leadership CSISD, a behind the scenes look at CSISD for community members, will kick off in spring of 2015.

● Community Based Accountability Intro Video – the video produced by the CSISD Communications Department was shown and received a round of applause.

F.

HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda/Agenda Items)

G.

√

MINUTES

● September 16, 2014 Board Workshop Minutes

● September 16, 2014 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

● October 6, 2014 Board Workshop Minutes

H.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

H-1.

Receive report on CSISD English as a Second Language and Bilingual programs

● McIntyre Memo

Robin Oberg, Director for Special Programs, gave a report to the Board regarding CSISD’s English as a Second Language and bilingual programs.

H-2.

Consider approval of the Annual Head Start Self Assessment

● McIntyre Memo

Sharon Jackson, Director of Early Education, gave a report the Board on the annual Head Start self-assessment.

Motion 4511: I move approval of the Head start self assessment as presented. Motion made by MW CB 2^nd passed 6-0

H-3.

√

Consider approval of Math Textbook Selection Committee - Grades 9-12

● Kovacs Memo

H-4.

√

Consider approval of Modified Bell Schedule on State Assessment Testing Days Waiver

● McIntyre Memo

H-5.

√

Consider approval of Accelerated Instruction Waiver

● McIntyre Memo

H-6.

√

Consider approval of the Data Portal of the Texas Assessment Management System Waiver

● McIntyre Memo

H-7.

√

Consider approval of TASB Policy Update 100

· McIntyre Memo

AIB (LEGAL)	DECB (LEGAL)
BQA (LEGAL)	DMA (LEGAL)
BQB (LEGAL)	EHDB (LEGAL)
CKE (LEGAL)	EIC (LEGAL)
CKE (LOCAL)	FDA (LOCAL)
CMD (LEGAL)	FEA (LEGAL)
CPC (LEGAL)	FL (LOCAL)
CPC (LOCAL)	GB (LEGAL)
CRD (LEGAL)	GBA (LEGAL)
CRD (LOCAL)	GBAA (LEGAL)
DCB (LOCAL)	GBAA (LOCAL)
DCD (LOCAL)	GKA (LEGAL)
DCE (LOCAL)	GKB (LOCAL)
DEB (LEGAL)

I.

PERSONNEL

I-1.

√

Consider approval of class size waiver for South Knoll Elementary School and Southwood Valley Elementary School.

● Walker Memo

J.

BUSINESS

J-1.

Receive Annual Investment Report for fiscal year ending August 31, 2014.

● Walker Memo

● Investment Report

Glynn Walker, Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations, presented the Annual Investment Report for fiscal year ending August 31, 2014.

J-2.

Consider adoption of the resolution stating the Board of Trustees has reviewed the district investment policies and strategies.

● Walker Memo

● Resolution

Glynn Walker presented the resolution stating the Board of Trustees has reviewed the district investment policies and strategies and recommended adoption of said resolution.

Motion 4512: I move adoption of the resolution related to district investment policies as presented in item J-2. The motion was made by Vice-President Paul Dorsett. The motion was seconded by Trustee Michael Wesson. The motion passed with six ayes and zero nos.

J-3.

√

Consider approval of purchase of 100 HP Elitebook 840 laptop computers from Avinext for the amount of $83,800 from 2013 Bond funds.

● Walker Memo

● Hutchison/Pantel Memo

J-4.

√

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

● Walker Memo

● Balance Sheet

J-5.

√

Consider approval of monthly budget amendments.

● Walker Memo

● Budget Amendments

J-6.

√

Consider approval of financial reports.

● Walker Memo

● Financial Reports

K.

FACILITIES

L.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

L-1.

The Board will meet in executive session to discuss the Superintendent Quarterly Review. 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.

The Board moved to Executive Session at 8:14 p.m.

M.

OPEN SESSION

The Board returned to open session at 9:06 p.m.

N.

ADJOURNMENT

Without objection, President Valerie Jochen adjourned the meeting at 9:07 p.m.

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.

PRESIDENT SECRETARY