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hour College Station Independent School District
MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Trustees
FROM: Mike Nugent, Board President
DATE: March 3, 2021
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, March 9, 2021 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: https://youtu.be/AncCl-smPzY
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:
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ITEM NOS. |
CONSENT ITEMS |
DESCRIPTIONS |
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A. |
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CALL TO ORDER /WELCOME |
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B. |
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DECLARATION OF QUORUM/WELCOME |
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C. |
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RECOGNITIONS |
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C-1. |
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Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and the Texas Flag, and a Moment of Silence ● Jordyn Brown - Pecan Trail Intermediate School ● Ethan Sherman - Pecan Trail Intermediate School ● Zoe Garner - Wellborn Middle School ● Darius Roberts, Jr. - Wellborn Middle School |
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C-2. |
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Students ● All-State Band ○ Anderson Kurk ○ Jack Montgomery ○ Noah Zhou ○ CSHS Band Director - Jon Seale ● All-State Choir ○ Lauren Moore ○ Silas Merrell ○ Elliott Lewis ○ AMCHS Choir Director - Emily Ramos ○ CSHS Choir Director - Kearby Etheredge ● All-State Orchestra ○ Sabrina Hu ○ Hannah Jeong ○ Jeremy No ○ Sophia Wu ○ AMCHS Orchestra Director - Jane McCormick ○ CSHS Orchestra Director - Jason Hooper |
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C-3. |
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Recognize artwork provided by Pecan Trail Intermediate, Wellborn Middle, Creek View Elementary and Spring Creek Elementary. |
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D. |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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E. |
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BOARD |
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E-1. |
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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 Advisory Council ● Teacher Incentive Allotment ● Upcoming Events
Superintendent ● Superintendent Update ● Upcoming events |
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E-2. |
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Consider approval of a charter and committee membership for the 2021 Strategic Design
process ●
Strategic Design Committee
Members |
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E-3. |
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Consider approval of committee membership for the 2021 Bond Planning Committee |
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F. |
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HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda/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 |
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G. |
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MINUTES ● January 7, 2021 Special Workshop ● January 19, 2021 Workshop Minutes ● January 19, 2021 Public Hearing - TAPR Minutes ● January 19, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Minutes There was no Board Meeting in February due to inclement
weather. |
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CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION |
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H-1. |
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Receive a report related to Special Services |
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H-2. |
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Consideration, discussion and possible action of Grant Submission, Budget and Eligibility Criteria for Birth to Five Head Start Program |
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H-3. |
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Consider approval of the submission of a waiver to the Texas Education Agency regarding the requirement for seniors to participate in CPR instruction in the 2020-21 school year due to circumstances related to COVID-19 |
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H-4. |
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Consider approval of the submission of a Missed School Day waiver to the Texas Education Agency for February 16-19, 2021 due to the impact on infrastructure and outages within the district |
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I. |
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PERSONNEL |
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I-1. |
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Receive a report on regarding the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) system development |
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J. |
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BUSINESS |
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J-1. |
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Consider approval of a resolution for payment of
employees for missed work days due to the closure of
the district due to inclement weather on January 11, 2021 and February 15-19,
2021. ●
Resolution and Policy DEA Local |
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J-2. |
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Consider approval of the engagement of Weaver and
Tidwell, L.L.P. to conduct the annual financial audit for the fiscal year
ending August 31, 2021. |
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J-3. |
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Consider approval of the purchase of the renewal of Hoonuit Data Warehouse Software License for 2021 from PowerSchool in the amount of $63,130.08 per the EPIC 6 purchasing cooperative contract 23.20 using the 2020-21 General Fund. |
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J-4. |
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Receive investment report for
quarter ending February 28, 2021. |
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J-5. |
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Consider approval of monthly Head Start financial statements and credit card expenditures. ● January 2021 Financial Statements ● February 2021 Financial Statements |
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J-6. |
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Consider approval of monthly budget amendments. |
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J-7. |
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Consider approval of financial reports. |
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K. |
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FACILITIES |
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K-1. |
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Receive a report on Safety and Security |
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K-2. |
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Consideration discussion and possible action related to naming VLK Architects as the architect for the purpose of 2021 bond planning and any resulting projects. |
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K-3. |
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Consider approval of a contract award to Musco Lighting under BuyBoard contract 592-19 for the purchase and installation of lighting improvements at AMCHS and CSHS football/soccer stadiums in the amount of $534,500 utilizing 2015 bond funds. |
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K-4. |
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Consider approval of a contract award to Hellas Construction under BuyBoard contract 560-18 for the purchase and installation of artificial turf at AMCHS and CSHS football/soccer competition fields in the amount of $1,197,800 utilizing 2015 bond funds. |
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L. |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION |
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The Board will meet in executive session to deliberate
the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or
dismissal of a public officer or employee, including superintendent of
schools. 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. |
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M. |
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OPEN SESSION |
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N. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
MIKE NUGENT
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.
MN/ch