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MEMORANDUM                  

 

TO:                  Board of Trustees                  

FROM:            Michael Schaefer, Board President

DATE:             August 12, 2020

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, August 18, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the CSISD Board Room, CSISD Central Administration, 1812 Welsh, College Station, Texas. 

 

Due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 and in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines, no more than 50 people will be allowed in the boardroom.

 

Due to the temporary suspension of Open Meetings Laws issued on March 16, 2020, to advance the public health goal of limiting face-to-face meetings, this meeting will also be available to the public via live stream video. The public may access this meeting via live stream at the following -- LINK: Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8m7cy_XLUc&feature=youtu.be

 

Public comment will be accepted in-person at the meeting. If you wish to provide feedback in a non-public setting, you may email feedback@csisd.org.

 

The following items are on the agenda:

 

ITEM NOS.

CONSENT

ITEMS

DESCRIPTIONS

 

A.

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

●       Start of School

 

E-2.

√

Consider approval of an Amended Order of Election authorizing a general election to be held on November 3, 2020, for the purpose of electing CSISD Board of Trustees Place 6, and Place 7 by the qualified voters of the College Station ISD; establishing early voting locations and vote centers for this election; and making provisions for conducting the election.

 

*Considerar la aprobación de una orden modificado de elección que autoriza una elección general que se llevará a cabo el 3 de noviembre del 2020, con el fin de elegir a la posición 6 y 7 del consejo directivo de CSISD por los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Independiente de College Station; Establecer sitios de votación adelantada y los centros de voto para esta elección; Tomar medidas para llevar a cabo la elección.

●       Horn Memo

●       Order - English

●       Order - Spanish

F.

 

HEARING OF CITIZENS (Agenda/Non-Agenda Items)

●       Comments related to agenda items for this meeting will be heard during consideration of the item later in the meeting

●       All comments not related to an agenda item at this meeting will be heard at this time

 

 

 

G.

√

MINUTES

●       July 15, 2020 Special Workshop Minutes

●       July 21, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

●       July 30, 2020 Special Workshop Minutes

 

 

 

H.

 

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

H-1.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action regarding approval of the District’s Remote Asynchronous Learning Plan for submission to the Texas Education Agency

●       Tramel Memo

●       Asynchronous Learning Plan

 

H-2.

√

Consider renewal of annual memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Blinn College to address requirements of HB 5

●       Tramel Memo

●       HB5 MOU

 

H-3.

√

Consider approval of an annual memorandum of understanding (MOU) with TEEX Fire Program at College View High School

●       Tramel Memo

●       TEEX MOU

 

 

 

I.

 

PERSONNEL

 

 

 

J.

 

BUSINESS

J-1.

 

Consider approval of the school district budget for the General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Child Nutrition Fund for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021

●       Drozd Memo

●       Budget for the General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Child Nutrition Fund

●       Supplementary Budget Information -- Budget Book for 2020-2021

 

J-2.

 

Consider approval of a resolution adopting the tax rate for the 2020-2021 fiscal year

●       Drozd Memo

●       Resolution

 

J-3.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action regarding ratification of the Operation Connectivity Interlocal Acquisition Agreement between Region 4 Education Service Center and the College Station ISD for technology purchases in the amount of $103,950.

●       Drozd Memo

●       Interlocal Acquisition Agreement

 

J-4.

 

Consider approval of a resolution for the designation of committed fund balance for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020

●       Drozd Memo

●       Resolution for the Commitment of Fund Balance

 

J-5.

√

Consider approval of an Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits for the 2020-2021 school year pursuant to the Texas Education Code (TEC) Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D

●       Drozd Memo

●       TEA approval letter and calculation

●       Agreement

 

J-6.

√

Consider approval of the award for contract for library materials for the 2020-2021 school year

●       Drozd Memo

●       Shafer/Hester Memo

●       Library Materials Evaluation

 

J-7.

√

Consider approval to renew annual PowerSchool Software Maintenance and Support agreement in the amount of $164,647.68

for the 2020-21 school year to be paid for using the 2020-21 General Fund

●       Drozd Memo

●       Shafer/Janacek Memo/Quote

 

J-8.

√

Consider approval of the annual renewal of district licenses to NearPod Lesson Libraries in the amount of $69,960 from the Instructional Materials Allotment

●       Drozd Memo

●       Shafer/Tramel Memo

 

J-9.

√

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

●       Drozd Memo

●       Financial Statements

 

J-10.

√

Consider approval of the Budget Amendments for the General Fund and the Debt Service Fund

●       Drozd Memo

●       Budget Amendments

 

J-11.

√

Consider approval of financial reports

●       Drozd Memo

●       Financial Reports

 

 

 

K.

 

FACILITIES

 

 

 

L.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

L-1.

 

Consideration and discussion related to the superintendent evaluation.  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

 

 

 

                                                                       MICHAEL SCHAEFER                                        

                                                                       BOARD PRESIDENT

 

If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, chapter 551, subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code section 418.183(f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting. [See TASB Policy BEC(LEGAL)]

 

This notice was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.

 

MS/ch

 

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.