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MEMORANDUM                  

 

TO:                  Board of Trustees                  

FROM:            Michael Schaefer, Board President

DATE:             November 11, 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, November 17, 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: https://youtu.be/zkepmcFOxso

 

 

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 /WELCOME

 

 

 

B.

 

DECLARATION OF QUORUM/WELCOME

 

 

 

C.

 

ELECTIONS

C-1.

 

Administer Oath of Office to Elected Board Members

●       Place 6 - Thomas Hall

●       Place 7 - Geralyn Nolan

 

 

 

D.

 

RECOGNITIONS

D-1.

 

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

●       Patrick McNeely - College Hills Elementary

●       Kierra Wright - College Hills Elementary

●       Faith Pany - Pebble Creek Elementary

●       Lance McGarr - Pebble Creek Elementary

 

D-2.

 

Trustees

  • Michael Schaefer

 

D-3.

 

Recognize artwork provided by College Hills Elementary and Pebble Creek Elementary

 

 

 

E.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

 

F.

 

BOARD

F-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

●       Superintendent Update

●       Upcoming events

 

 

 

G.

 

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

 

 

 

H.

√

MINUTES

●       October 20, 2020 Workshop Minutes

●       October 20, 2020 Public Hearing - TIP Minutes

●       October 20, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

●       October 26, 2020 Oversight Management Workshop Minutes

 

 

 

I.

 

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

I-1.

 

Receive report on Child Nutrition

●       Drozd Memo

 

 

 

J.

 

PERSONNEL

J-1.

 

Consider approval of a new administrator contract as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools

●       Tiffany Parkerson, Executive Director of Secondary Education

●        Perry Memo

 

 

 

K.

 

BUSINESS

K-1.

 

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

●       Drozd Memo

●       Resolution

 

K-2.

√

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

●       Drozd Memo

●       Financial Statements

 

K-3.

√

Consider approval of monthly budget amendments.

●       Drozd Memo

●       Budget Amendments

 

K-4.

√

Consider approval of financial reports.

●       Drozd Memo

●       Financial Reports

 

 

 

L.

 

FACILITIES

L-1.

 

Consider the approval of the purchase and installation of playground equipment for Southwood Valley Elementary and South Knoll Elementary from Heartland Park & Recreation, LLC through the TIPS purchasing cooperative at a cost of $139,610 utilizing 2015 bond funds.

●       Drozd Memo

●       Hall Memo/Quote

 

M.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

M-1.

 

The Board will meet in executive session to discuss qualifications of new executive board nominees.  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.

 

 

 

N.

 

OPEN SESSION

N-1.

 

Consideration, discussion and possible action regarding the reorganization of Board officers.

 

 

 

O.

 

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.