BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING
CSISD Board Room
November 20, 2006
7:00 p.m.
President
Tim Jones called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
B. DECLARATION
OF QUORUM
President Tim Jones declared
a quorum was present with seven members.
President Jones, Vice-President Mary Broussard, Secretary Randall
Pitcock, Trustees Charlotte Slack, Marc Chaloupka, Garland Watson and Steve
Aldrich were present.
C. RECOGNITIONS
C-1. Pledge
of Allegiance to the American Flag, the
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
recognized AMC Middle School Principal Chris Scott who introduced students who led
the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag, the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Texas Flag, and a Moment of Silence.
Mr. Scott recognized Eighth
Graders Rowana Mohamed El Bakari, Elijah Smith, and James Taylor.
C-2. Recognize
Campus Artwork Displayed
The art collection displayed
in the Board Room was provided by art students at AMC Middle School, taught by
Art Teacher Jack McKenzie.
C-3. Students
a. Texas Business and Education Coalition
Oakwood Intermediate and
Pebble Creek Elementary have been selected as 2006 Honor Roll Campuses by the
Texas Business and Education Coalition.
The schools were identified by having a higher percentage of students
meet the Commended Performance standard on TAKS in all subjects over the last
three testing years (2004, 2005 and 2006) when compared with campuses of
similar demographics. The TBEC model
follows the Just 4 The Kids model by looking at students enrolled for three
years rather than just the one year that the state uses.
b. Standard and Poor’s
Cypress Grove Intermediate
School has been recognized for their work in reducing the achievement gap
between White student performance and both African American and Hispanic
student performance by Standard and Poor’s.
To be recognized on this list the school has to not only reduce the gap
between White student performance and African American or Hispanic student
performance by at least 5 points, but both the white and minority group
performance must improve over the previous year. Cypress Grove was the only school in that
list to reduce the gap between white students and both African American and Hispanic students. Cypress Grove showed improvement and reduced
the gap in 5th Grade reading and
math performance from 2003-2004 to 2004-2005.
C-4. Students
a. 2006-2007 Texas All-State Orchestra
Congratulations to Elizabeth
Furuta and Brian Liu, AMCHS Orchestra students, who auditioned and were
selected to the 2006-2007 Texas All-State Orchestras. Elizabeth and Brian will perform with the
Orchestras in San Antonio at the annual TMEA Convention in February. Elizabeth ranked second in the state for
Violins.
D. BOARD
DIRECTIONS AND REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/ SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
reported that a Board Retreat is scheduled for 11/29/06 at Pebble Creek Country
Club. TASB Consultant Rita Gibbs will
lead the retreat.
Dr. Coulson also reported
that great things are going on in CSISD.
Campus efforts to engage students is occurring at Lincoln Center in a
desire for a closer connection to the community.
Thanksgiving Holidays are
scheduled for November 22nd -24th, Wednesday through
Friday.
Secretary Randall Pitcock
reported that the Finance/Facilities Committee has met regarding the Auditor
Exit Conference. The district received
the best rating possible – a qualified opinion.
E. HEARING OF
CITIZENS (Non-Agenda Items)
None
F. HEARING OF
EMPLOYEES (Non-Agenda Items)
None
G. CONSENT
AGENDA
Agenda Item H - Approval
of Minutes – October 17, 2006 Workshop Minutes, October 17, 2006 Public Hearing
Minutes, October 17, 2006 Regular Meeting Minutes; Agenda Item I – Curriculum
and Instruction: Agenda Item I-1: Consider Approval of Policy Update 78-as
presented with no change on FL (Local);
Agenda Item J – Personnel:
Agenda Item J-1: Consider approval of Employments; Agenda Item K – Business &
Operations: Agenda Item K-4: Consider approval of an Interlocal
Agreement between College Station ISD, Bryan ISD and Hearne ISD for the sale or
lease of equipment, supplies, services or other assets, Agenda Item
K-5: Consider approval of the tax
roll for 2006, Agenda Item K-6: Consider approval of Monthly Financial
Reports – reports covering the period of October 1-31, 2006; Agenda Item K-7: Consider approval of
Monthly Budget Amendments – Amendments covering the period since last Board
Meeting.
MOTION 3752: I move approval of the Consent Agenda, as presented. The motion was made by Trustee Marc Chaloupka
and seconded by Trustee Garland Watson.
The motion passed with seven ayes and zero nayes.
K. BUSINESS
AND OPERATIONS
K-1. Receive
Report from Diane Dahm, Director of Child Nutrition Services, regarding Child
Nutrition Services and Wellness
Deputy Superintendent Mike
Ball recognized Diane Dahm, Director for Child Nutrition Services who presented
a Report to the Trustees regarding Child Nutrition Services and Wellness.
Director Diane Dahm reported
that there have been many studies showing that a hungry child cannot learn, so
the Child Nutrition Department views themselves as an important part of the
educational process. The department goals
are to:
Child Nutrition is also a
business and is a federal USDA program oversees in Texas by the Texas
Department of Agriculture. Our contract
with the state to run the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs means
that we will:
“Child Nutrition’s main job
is to serve the students and staff of College Station ISD!” reports Ms. Dahm.
K-2. Consider
approval of lease financing quotes
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
recognized Deputy Superintendent Mike Ball who made a recommendation to the Board
regarding lease financing. During the
October 2006 Regular Board Meeting, the Trustees authorized the purchase of
school buses and other vehicles for the Transportation Department for a cost of
$579,974. The financing of those
vehicles is planned via the use of a three year capital lease. A Request for Quotes has been circularized to
interested financial institutions seeking quotes for a capital lease financing
contract. Quotes from eleven respondents
were received. The quote from
Citimortgage, Inc. appears to be the best value for the District considering
fixed interest rates and insurance coverage.
MOTION 3753: I move approval of the proposal from Citimortgage,
Inc. to provide lease financing in the amount of $579,974 with a fixed interest
rate of 3.91 percent for a term of three annual payments with the first payment
due at closing. It is further
recommended that the Board authorize Michael Ball to execute any documents
necessary to close the transaction. The
motion was made by Trustee Marc Chaloupka and seconded by Trustee Charlotte
Slack. The motion passed with seven ayes
and zero nayes.
K-3. Consider
approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of College Station for the
purpose of a joint project for drainage improvements in the area between Pebble
Creek Elementary School and Pebble Creek Park.
Deputy Superintendent for
Business and Operations Mike Ball presented information to the Trustees
regarding an Interlocal Agreement with the Cit of College Station. The area between Pebble Creek Elementary
School and Pebble Creek Park has experienced some chromic drainage problems
during recent years. The problem affects
both the property owned by College Station ISD and the property owned by the
City of College Station. The proposed
Interlocal Agreement would authorize the two entities to work together on a
drainage improvement project to address this problem. Both entities would share equally in the
costs of the project. The City has
provided the design specifications.
CSISD would administer the project by handling the bidding and contract
administration during the course of the work.
The total cost of the project is not expected to exceed $100,000; thus
each entity is committing up to $50,000 in the proposed Interlocal Agreement.
MOTION 3754: I move approval of The Interlocal Agreement Between
The City of College Station and College Station Independent School District For
The Construction of Drainage Improvements To Pebble Creek Park, as presented. The motion was made by Trustee Steve Aldrich
and seconded by Vice President Mary Broussard.
The motion passed with seven ayes and zero nayes.
N. ADJOURNMENT
Without
objection, President Tim Jones adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
TIM JONES RANDALL
PITCOCK
PRESIDENT SECRETARY