BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING
CSISD Board Room
January 24, 2007
7:00 p.m.
President
Tim Jones called the meeting to order at 7:00 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 Southwood Valley Elementary School Principal Chad Jones who
introduced Fourth Grader Kayez Momin and Fourth Grader Isaiah Goodman who led
the audience in the pledges and moment of silence.
C-2. Recognize
Campus Artwork Displayed
The art collection displayed
in the Board Room was provided by art students at Southwood Valley Elementary,
taught by Art Teacher Sharon Holt and by art students at Forest Ridge Elementary,
taught by Art Teacher Suzanne May.
C-3. Board
of Trustees
January is Board
Appreciation Month. Trustees were
surrounded with accolades and thank yous.
Superintendent Eddie Coulson recognized Ann Ganter, Director of Public
Relations and the Education Foundation. Students
assisted Ms. Ganter in presenting trustees with a collection of gifts from
CSISD campuses. The students that
assisted were 1st Grader Macie Cannon from College Hills Elementary,
3rd Grader Charlie Glover from Forest Ridge Elementary, 4th
Grader Travis Hamilton from Pebble Creek Elementary, 3rd Grader
Estefan Ayala Rock Prairie Elementary, 3rd Grader Cassidy Lampo from
South Knoll Elementary, 4th Graders Kayez Momin and Isaiah Goodman
from Southwood Valley Elementary.
D. SUPERINTENDENT
D-1. Consider
approval of litigation dues for the 2006-2007 school year
The Texas School Coalition
was organized for the purpose of bringing independent school districts that
have an interest in improving the school funding laws for all school districts. The organization provides research,
information, and consultation regarding school finance legislation. In addition, the Texas School Coalition
financed the litigation costs associated with the West-Orange Cove lawsuit, of
which CSISD was listed as a plaintiff.
The plaintiffs prevailed in the lawsuit, and the former school finance
system was ruled unconstitutional, and as a result of the ruling, the
legislature adopted House Bill 1 as the new school finance provision for the
state.
The effects from HB 1 for
CSISD are: First, the state increased
funding to CSISD through the high school allotment allocation and through the
$2,000 provided for each teacher, nurse, librarian and counselor. Second, CSISD will realize a reduction in the
06-07 Chapter 41 payment that it must make to equalize its wealth, and Third,
HB 1 did provide the board some meaningful discretion in determining the tax
rate for the 06-07 school year.
Administration believes that
the outstanding litigation costs are legitimate and school districts around the
state, including CSISD, have benefited financially due to the litigation. The
Court has awarded attorney fees to the plaintiffs; however, the state has
appealed this ruling to the Court of Appeals where it currently remains under
review. If the fees are awarded by the
state for the attorney costs, each district will be refunded on a pro rata
basis the funds that they have contributed toward the litigation costs.
E. BOARD
E-1. Board
Directions and Reports/Announcements/Superintendent Report
Trustee Marc Chaloupka
reported regarding the Wolf Pen TIF. The
committee met on 1/23/07. The hiking
trails were scheduled to be completed this past year. However, the area has had damage from
flooding and other weather issues, so the completion is delayed. A Gateway is being established along Wolf Pen
Creek sporting a water feature for which funds have already been allocated.
Secretary Randall Pitcock
reported regarding the Education Foundation.
The last “No Golf” Tournament will be scheduled for either 4/20/07 or
4/27/07. Scholarship Night is scheduled
for 5/2/07 and Hall of Fame is scheduled for 5/9/07.
Superintendent Coulson
reported that he had attended the MLK Celebration on Saturday evening, 1/13/07,
at the Lincoln Center. Dr. Coulson
participated in the 100 man choir and on behalf of CSISD accepted a City of
College Station award of Agency of the
Year. Agency of the Year was
presented to CSISD for being an integral part of Lincoln Recreation
F. HEARING OF
CITIZENS (Non-Agenda Items)
None
G. HEARING OF
EMPLOYEES (Non-Agenda Items)
None
H. CONSENT
AGENDA
Agenda Item I - Approval
of Minutes – December 12, 2006 Regular Meeting Minutes; Agenda
Item J – Curriculum and Instruction:
Agenda Item J-2: Consider approval of Policy Update – DAA Local,
FB Local, FFC Local, and FFG Exhibit; Agenda
Item K – Personnel: Agenda Item
K-1: Consider approval of Employments;
Agenda Item L – Business &
Operations: Agenda Item L-3: Consider approval of purchase of
Library Software; Agenda Item L-4: Consider approval of Monthly
Financial Reports – reports covering the period of December 1-31, 2006; Agenda Item L-5: Consider approval of
Monthly Budget Amendments – Amendments covering the period since last Board
Meeting.
MOTION 3761: I move approval of the Consent Agenda, as presented. The motion was made by Trustee Marc Chaloupka
and seconded by Vice President Mary Broussard.
The motion passed with seven ayes and zero nayes.
J. CURRICULUM
AND INSTRUCTION
J-1. Consider
approval of Class Size Waiver
Superintendent
Eddie Coulson recognized Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and
Personnel Greg McIntyre who reported to the Board of Trustees regarding the
need for a class size waiver at the elementary level. The enrollment in two sections of first grade
at South Knoll Elementary School and four sections of first grade at Southwood
Valley Elementary School has exceeded the 22:1 class limit. Each of these sections has 23-24
students. Each of the campuses is
limited in classroom space and cannot expand at this time. Upon Board approval, a Request for Class Size
Waiver will be submitted to TEA for the remainder of the 2006-2007 school
year. To insure the learning needs of
students are addressed for the spring 2007 semester, the district will employ a
paraprofessional for every two first grade classes which exceed 22:1 to assist
in clerical and instructional needs. The
district will order the approved portable buildings and place them on these
sites to be used at the start of the 2007-2008 school year.
MOTION 3762: I move approval of the Class Size Waiver as
presented. The motion was made by Secretary
Randall Pitcock and seconded by Trustee Charlotte Slack. The motion passed with seven ayes and zero
nayes.
L. BUSINESS AND
OPERATIONS
L-1. Receive
Report from Jackie Janacek, Director of Computer Services
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
recognized Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations Mike Ball who
introduced Director for Computer Services, Jackie Janacek. Ms. Janacek introduced System Analyst Casey
Neal and Sheryl Welford, Production Specialist.
Ms. Janacek reported information to the trustees regarding the day to
day workings of the Computer Services department.
L-2. Consider
appointment of Rhonda J. Cumbie as Investment Officer and Other Authorities
Associated with the position of Director of Business Services
Deputy Superintendent for
Business and Operations Mike Ball reported that Rhonda J. Cumbie is scheduled
to begin her employment with CSISD on February 1, 2007 in the position of
Director Business Services. Authority from the Board of Trustees is needed for
her to serve in capacities associated with that position: Investment Officer, Authorized Representative
for Lone Star Investment Pool Accounts, Authorized Representative for TexPool
Accounts, Authorized Representative for Citibank, and Reporting Official with
the Teacher Retirement System of Texas along with Michael Ball.
MOTION 3763: I move approval of the appointment of Rhonda J.
Cumbie as Investment Officer and Other Authorities associated with the position
of Director of Business Services, as presented.
The motion was made by Trustee Marc Chaloupka and seconded by Vice
President Mary Broussard. The motion
passed with seven ayes and zero nayes.
M. EXECUTIVE
SESSION
M-1. The
Board will meet in executive session to deliberate the purchase, exchange,
lease, or value of real property. The
executive session deliberations will be held pursuant to the “Deliberation
Regarding Real Property” exception to the Texas Open Meetings Act as set forth
in Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code.
The
Board went into Executive Session at 7:54 p.m.
N. OPEN
SESSION
The
Board returned to Open Session at 9:23 p.m. and took no action.
O. ADJOURNMENT
Without
objection, President Tim Jones adjourned the meeting at 9:23 p.m.
TIM JONES RANDALL
PITCOCK
PRESIDENT SECRETARY