COLLEGE STATION INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORKSHOP MEETING

Administrative Conference Room

January 24, 2007

5:30 p.m.

               

A.     CALL TO ORDER

President Tim Jones called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. with seven members present.

 

B.  DECLARATION OF QUORUM

President Tim Jones, Vice President Mary Broussard, Secretary Randall Pitcock, Trustees Charlotte Slack, Marc Chaloupka, Steve Aldrich, and Garland Watson were present.

 

C.  WORKSHOP SESSION

C-1.  Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding the 2007-2008 School Calendar

Superintendent Eddie Coulson welcomed everyone and wished everyone a Happy New Year!  Dr. Coulson recognized Clark Ealy, Executive Director for Accountability and Planning, who led the discussion regarding the 2007-2008 school calendar process.  Dr. Ealy also distributed and briefly reviewed data with the Trustees that CSISD has received from the website calendar survey.  Also, Dr. Ealy updated the trustees on the process used in DEIC to review calendar data.  The relative merits of each calendar were discussed among DEIC.

 

The Administration expects to bring a calendar to the Trustees for approval at the February 2007 Board Meeting. 

 

C-2.  Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding Planning For Growth (a) Discuss Debt Structure scenarios and (b) Discuss potential scope of work

Superintendent Eddie Coulson recognized Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations Mike Ball who reviewed debt structure scenarios with the Trustees. 

 

Dr. Coulson discussed the scope of the work:  Elementary No. 7, Rebuilding College Hills Elementary, Renovation of athletic facilities, Renovations including College Station Middle School and A&M Consolidated High School, Land Acquisition, and Technology.

 

A Board Workshop pertaining to Ethics Training has been scheduled for February 8, 2007 and will be led by Judy Brown, Attorney with Walsh Anderson.

 

C-3.  Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding the Texas School Coalition

Trustees did not have questions or comments regarding this agenda item.

 

 

D.  ADJOURNMENT

Without objection, Tim Jones recessed the workshop meeting at 6:30 p.m.

 

The workshop meeting was resumed at 9:23 p.m. at the conclusion of the Regular Board Meeting and adjourned without objection at 9:30 p.m.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

TIM JONES                                                                RANDALL PITCOCK                  

PRESIDENT                                                              SECRETARY