MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                  Board of Trustees                                                   

FROM:           Charlotte Slack, Board President 

DATE:            April 15, 2009

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, April 21, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the AMC High School Lecture Room, A&M Consolidated High School, 1801 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, College Station, Texas.  The following items are on the agenda:

 

ITEM NOS.

CONSENT

ITEMS

DESCRIPTIONS

A.

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

B.

 

DECLARATION OF QUORUM

 

 

 

C.

 

RECOGNITIONS

C-1.

 

Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and the Texas Flag, and a Moment of Silence, led by students from College Station Middle School

C-2.

 

Staff

a. Region VI School Nurse of the Year – Presented by Coordinator of Nurses Lisa Sicilio

    1.  Brenda Clark

C-3.

 

Students

a.  Business Professionals of America – Presented by Teachers Kathy Fisher, Dianne Rister, Terri Casto

     1.  Seth Carstens

     2.  Rachel Flores-Meath

     3.  Robby Nevels

     4.  Alok Vaid-Menon

     5.  Allie Pearce

     6.  Diane Wang

 

 

b.  CX Debate Team – Presented by Teacher Aimee Parsons

     1.  Jeff Liu

     2.  Carl Fitz

 

 

c.  Duke Talent Recognition

     1.  David Blinn

     2.  Dana Branham

     3.  Jackson Buenger

     4.  Kathleen Dill

     5.  Mark Ebbole

     6.  Abhilasha Gokulan

     7.  Ezekiel Hsieh

     8.  Sanathan Iyer

     9.  Ryan Jones

   10.  Emmett Kennady

   11.  Nicholas Lindner

   12.  Peter Lindquist

   13.  Michelle Liu

   14.  Patrick Lynch

   15.  Emily Miaou

   16.  Nicolas Moreno

   17.  Paul Morgan

   18.  Jessica Orr

   19.  Sarah Porter

   20.  Travis Rooney

   21.  Nicolas Schlumprecht

   22.  Sujay Shankar – 4th grader at Pebble Creek

   23.  Jiwhan Son

   24.  Blake Steines

   25.   Alexandra Stewart

   26.  Jared Trimble

   27.  Brooke Versaw

   28.  Brian White

   29.  Victoria Yao

   30.  Sang Joon Yum

   31.  Maryshe Ziersman  

 

 

d.  Pan American Student Forum of AMC High School – Presented by Susan Ward

     1.  Mauricio Arreola-Garcia

     2.  LuLu Chang

     3.  Alexandria Fidone

     4.  Amber Fidone

     5.  P.J. Huang

     6.  Katherine Ray

     7.  Yifan Cindy Tang

 

 

e.  AMC High School A Cappella Choir – Presented by Travis Angel

     1.  Travis Drewyor

     2.  Justyn Gunnels

     3.  Kellie Kahlich

     4.  Garrison Liles

     5.  Sara McKneely

     6.  Rachel Sahm

     7.  Jenny Williams

     8.  Michael Wolfe

 

 

f.  Texas Association of Student Councils – Presented by Tiffany Fox, Sarah Farr, Stormy Hickman and Caleb Phillips

     1.  Ali El-Halwagi

     2.  Lauren Jackson

     3.  Daniel Laprea

     4.  Brian Nock

     5.  Stephen Nock

     6.  Elena Robideau

     7.  Katie Silber

     8.  Katie Smith

     9.  Alok Vaid-Menon

   10.  Megan Caruso

   11.  Catherine Koola

   12.  Andrew Meyer

   13.  Shannon Schulze

   14.  Robby Smith

   15.  Seth Toups

   16.  Taylor Vetal

   17.  Kaiti White

   18.  Caleb Appleton

   19.  Neha Shetty

   20.  Taylor Whittlesey

   21.  Abbie Craigen

   22.  Celina Malave

 

 

g.  Skills USA – Presented by Bart Taylor

     1.  Amie Araghi

     2.  Zachary Benett

     3.  Antonio Bermudez

     4.  Carlos Bogran

     5.  Jeremy Brumley

     6.  Ellen Bruxvoort

     7.  Rachel Corbelli

     8.  Katheryn Cunha

     9.  Thomas Dodge III

   10.  Richard Dusold Jr.

   11.  Rachel Flores-Meath

   12.  Jeremy Frye

   13.  Jessica Gantt

   14.  Irene Georghiades

   15.  John Goen

   16.  Christopher Haas

   17.  Sarah Hampton

   18.  Henry Inovejas

   19.  Deren Koseoglu

   20.  Lee Kwiatkowski

   21.  Annie Lin

   22.  Williams Lynch

   23.  Steven Manning

   24.  John Mayo

   25.  Benjamin Peacock

   26.  Devin Place

   27.  Aadil Razvi

   28.  Kara Schoenemann

   29.  Jessica Simon

   30.  Walker Thompson

   31.  Caroline Vance

   32.  Christopher Viall

C-4.

 

Recognize Campus Artwork provided by students from­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ College Station Middle School, taught by Art Teacher Sharon Shimshack

 

 

 

D.

 

BOARD

D-1.

 

Board Directions and Reports/Announcements/ Superintendent Reports and Announcements

 

Board

·         Communications Committee

·         CSISD Education Foundation

·         District Educational Improvement Council

·         Facilities/Finance

o   CSISD/City Liaison Subcommittee

·         Head Start Policy Council

·         Intergovernmental Committee

·         Personnel Advisory Committee

·         Superintendent Evaluation Committee

·         Upcoming Important Dates/Events

·         Wolf Pen TIF

 

Superintendent

·         2009 Bond Communication

·         Mayor’s All Hazard Preparedness Training

·         Scholarship Night – 4/30/09

·         Hall of Fame – 5/6/09

·         Relay for Life – 5/8-9/09

·         Jefferson Award nominee Mary Broussard - 4/28/09

·         Lil’ Cooks Café at Oakwood – 5/12,13,14/09

·         100 Years of Class – 5/13/09

 

 

 

E.

 

HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda/Agenda Items)

 

 

 

F.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

 

G.

Ö

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

·         March 3, 2009 Special Board Meeting Minutes

·         March 9, 2009 Joint Workshop with City of CS

·         March 24, 2009 Board Workshop

 

 

 

H.

 

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

H-1.

 

Report  regarding "Fellows Integrate Science/Math in Middle Schools"

*Receive Report from Jan Fechhelm, Cypress Grove Intermediate teacher

·         Greg McIntyre Memo

·         Board Report

H-2.

 

Consider approval of the 2009-2010 District Improvement Plan

·         Greg McIntyre Memo

·         2009-2010 DIP Draft

·         Appendix

 

 

 

I

 

PERSONNEL

I-1.

Ö

Consider approval of Resignations

I-2.

Ö

Consider approval of Employments

·         Included in the Employment information, but not limited to, are the recommendations for the Principal of College Hills Elementary School and the Principal of AMC Middle School

 

 

 

J

 

BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

J-1.

 

Report regarding Business Services

*Receive report from Amanda Dotson, Director of Business Services

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Board Report

J-2.

 

Consider approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), the total project budget, and the authorization for the Superintendent or his designee to execute necessary documents associated therewith, and authorization to proceed with the work associated with installation of a new roof to the existing building at Cypress Grove Intermediate School

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pepper Lawson GMP Estimate

J-3.

 

Consider responses to Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals to Replace Natural Gas Line at College Station Middle School

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Norton Memo

·         Bids

·         Points

J-4.

 

Consider authorizing the Superintendent or his designee to negotiate and execute a vending machine lease through the Harris County Department of Education Purchasing Cooperative not to exceed the amount of $111,141

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Dahm Memo

J-5.

 

Consider approval of the purchase of Audio Visual Equipment for Board Room Renovation utilizing the Texas A&M University Master Agreement

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Speier Memo

·         MicroAge Quotation

J-6.

Ö

Consider approval of purchase of the following items utilizing The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN):

a.     Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment for Cypress Grove Intermediate, College Station Middle School and A&M Consolidated High School

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Hall Memo

·         Cypress Grove Quote

·         College Station Middle School Quote

·         AMC High School Quote

·         AMCHS Locker Quote

b.    PE Equipment for Creek View Elementary and College Hills Elementary

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Laza/Dethloff Memo

·         College Hills Elementary Quote

·         Creek View Elementary Quote

J-7.

Ö

Consider approval of the purchase of the following items utilizing the Region VI Purchasing Cooperative:

a.   Music Instruments for Creek View Elementary and College Hills Elementary

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Laza/Dethloff Memo

·         College Hills Elementary Bid

·         Creek View Elementary Bid

b.  Leveled Literacy Books for Creek View Elementary and College Hills Elementary

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Laza/Dethloff Memo

c.  Nurse equipment for Creek View Elementary and College Hills Elementary

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Laza/Dethloff Memo

·         College Hills Elementary

·         Creek View Elementary

d.  Non consumable art materials for Creek View Elementary and College Hills Elementary

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Laza/Dethloff Memo

·         Art materials Quote

J-8.

Ö

Consider approval of the purchase of Custodial Equipment for Creek View Elementary and College Hills Elementary utilizing the Texas Local Government Statewide Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard)

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Norton Memo

·         Quote

J-9.

Ö

Consider authorizing the purchase of Library Books for Creek View Elementary School utilizing the existing College Station ISD Library Book Bid #8-015

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Pantel/Laza Memo

J-10.

Ö

Consider approval of Monthly Budget Amendments

*Amendments covering the period since the last Board Meeting

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         General Fund

·         Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools

·         Title II Part A

·         Title II Part D

·         Campus Activity Fund

·         Community Education

·         Kids Klub

J-11.

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Consider approval of Monthly Financial Reports

*Reports covering the month ended March 31, 2009

·         Mike Ball Memo

·         Governmental Funds

·         General Fund

·         Child Nutrition Program

·         Debt Service Fund

·         Investment Summary

·         TEXPOOL

·         Lone Star

·         Bayerische Landesbank

·         Tax Collection Report – February 2009

·         Tax Collection Report – March 2009

·         District Activity Funds

 

 

 

K.

 

ELECTIONS

K-1.

Ö

Consider approval of the Resolution appointing the Election Officials for the May 9, 2009 General Election and Special Bond Election

·         Beth French Memo

·         Resolution approving Election Judges

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

M.

 

OPEN SESSION

 

 

 

N.

 

ADJOURNMENT   

 

 

                                                                        CHARLOTTE SLACK                                            

                                                                        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.