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College Station
Independent School District
Board Workshop Minutes
February 17, 2015
Administrative
Conference Room
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. President Valerie Jochen called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm.
B. DECLARATION OF QUORUM
1. A quorum was declared with seven members present. In attendance were President Valerie Jochen, Vice-President Paul Dorsett, Secretary Jeff Harris and Trustees Carol Barrett, Michael Wesson, Quinn Williams and Michael Schaefer.
C. WORKSHOP SESSION
1. Consideration, discussion and possible action related to Head Start’s five-year
grant application
Sharon Jackson, Director of Early Education, reviewed the details of the five-year grant application for the Board.
MOTION 4525: I move approval of the Head Start five year grant application. The motion was made by Secretary Jeff Harris and seconded by Trustee Michael Wesson. The motion carried with seven ayes and zero nos.
2. Consideration, discussion and possible action related to the Fall 2014 TASB
staffing study
Clark Ealy, Superintendent, reviewed the findings of the TASB Fall 2014 staffing study. Dr. Ealy also discussed how CSISD will use this information in regard to planning for future years. President Jochen suggested sharing this information with DEIC so that parents can have the opportunity to provide feedback.
3. Consideration, discussion and possible action related to the 2015-16 Budget
Superintendent Ealy reviewed preliminary information in regard to the 2015-16 Budget which is currently in the early planning stage.
4. Consideration, discussion and possible action related to naming a Planning for
Growth committee.
Superintendent Ealy reviewed the names of the Planning for Growth committee members
5. Consideration, discussion and possible action related to a joint meeting with the
City of College Station
Superintendent Ealy reviewed the proposed agenda for the Joint Meeting between the CSISD Board of Trustees and the City of College Station Council Members on February 24th at the College Station Utilities Training Center at 1603 Graham Road. Some items currently on the agenda are market research study from TAMU students, planning for growth and ILA’s with the City.
6. Consideration, discussion and possible action related to TASB Board Policy
Update 101
TASB Update 101 information was previously sent to the Board members for review prior to this meeting. Discussion occurred.
7. Consideration, discussion and possible action related to scheduling a
management oversight workshop for purchasing services
In an effort to have two management oversight reviews in the same school year, we would like to schedule a meeting in April to review purchasing procedures in CSISD. Tuesday, April 14th at 4:00 pm will be held open in anticipation of a meeting. A final date will be forthcoming.
D. ADJOURN
Without objection, President Valerie Jochen adjourned the meeting at 6:15 pm.
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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VALERIE JOCHEN JEFF HARRIS
PRESIDENT SECRETARY