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A. CALL TO ORDER
President Susan Lowy called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.
B. DECLARATION OF QUORUM
President Susan Lowy, Vice President Marc Chaloupka, Secretary Dayne Foster
and Trustees Tim Jones, Larry Johnson, Mary Broussard and Steve Aldrich
were present.
C. DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS
1. Students
a. Rachel Felderhoff - State 4-H Winner - Trip to Atlanta, GA.
2. Teachers
a. Kristin Jones - Siemens Award for Excellence in Teaching Advanced Placement
Science
3. Administrators
a. Lloyd Wassermann - 2001 Brenham High School Hall of Honor
b. Maria Pitre - Region VI Secondary Principal of the Year; Vice-President
of Texas Association of Secondary Schools Principals
c. Mike Horak - Region VI Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year
D. HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda Items)
1. Citizen Dan Bates addressed the topic of why the September and October
requests regarding the Pledge of Allegiance have been denied. Mr. Bates
stated he would not make any more requests.
E. HEARING OF EMPLOYEES (Non-Agenda Items)
None
F. BOARD
1. Committee Reports (DEIC, PAC, CSISD/BISD Board Liaison, Education Foundation,
TIF Grant)
Susan Lowy reported that DEIC is working on the District Goals; Mary Broussard
reported that the November 8th PAC meeting dealt with safety issues on
campus and the possibility of changing the criteria for substitute teachers
to help alleviate the shortage of substitutes; Steve Aldrich reported
on the CSISD/BISD Board Liaison and the common need for both districts
to work with local and State legislature. CSISD will help Bryan ISD work
to develop an Alternative Education Program. The possibility of combining
certain staff development opportunities and Distance Learning opportunities
was also discussed. This committee will meet on the first Tuesday of each
month at alternating locations; Dayne Foster, reporting for the Education
Foundation, on the success of the Walk our Walk, Talk our Talk program
where local community representatives were principals for half a day.
Dr. Foster also stated the grants will be finalized soon. Marc Chaloupka
gave a report on TIF stating the they will proceed to get funding for
trails at Wolf Pen Creek from Holleman Drive to Texas Avenue.
*G. CONSENT AGENDA
Consider Approval of Changing the January 21, 2002 Board Meeting to January
22, 2002; Approval of Minutes; Consider Approval of Update 66: BBFA (LEGAL),
BE (LEGAL), CCA (LEGAL), CCAA (LEGAL), CFC (LEGAL), CFEA (LEGAL), CH (LEGAL),
CL (LEGAL), CMD (LEGAL), CNA (LEGAL), CNB (LEGAL), CQ (LEGAL), CRD (LEGAL),
CRE (LEGAL), CRG (LEGAL), CS (LEGAL), CV (LEGAL), CVC (LEGAL), DBA (LEGAL),
DBD (LEGAL), DC (LEGAL), DEC (LEGAL), DG (LEGAL), E (LEGAL), EC (LEGAL),
EEB (LEGAL), EF (LEGAL), EHAB (LEGAL), EHBA (LEGAL), EHBAA (LEGAL), EHBAB
(LEGAL), EHBAC (LEGAL), EHBAD (LEGAL), EHBC (LEGAL), EHBJ (LEGAL), EHBK
(LEGAL), EJ (LEGAL), FD (LEGAL), FDC (LEGAL), FDE (LEGAL), FFAC (LEGAL),
FFD (LEGAL), FFEA (LEGAL), FNG (LEGAL), FOAB (LEGAL), FOAB (EXHIBIT),
FOD (LEGAL), FOE (LEGAL), GBA (LEGAL), GNC (LEGAL), GND (LEGAL), GRA (LEGAL);
Consider Approval of District-wide Textbook Committee; Consider Resignations;
Consider Employments; Monthly Financial Reports; Monthly Budget Amendments.
MOTION 3301: I
move approval of the consent agenda. The motion was made by Steve Aldrich
and seconded by Marc Chaloupka. The motion carried with seven ayes.
J. CURRICULUM
AND INSTRUCTION
1. Receive Academic Excellence Indicator Systems (AEIS) Report for
2000-2001.
Eddie Coulson, Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel,
reported on the overall indications of student progress for College Station
ISD as compared to other Region VI districts and other districts State-wide.
Results were favorable. The December 2001Board Workshop will be a Public
Hearing on AEIS to address questions that anyone may have.
2. Consider Approval of New Courses at A&M Consolidated High School.
Eddie Coulson introduced Chrissy Hester, Principal of A&M Consolidated
High School who presented the list of new courses for the 2002-2003 school
year to the Board. The courses are: Physics II AP B and Independent Study
in Speech.
MOTION 3302: I
move approval of J2 as presented. Motion made by Tim Jones. Seconded by
Steve Aldrich. Motion carried with seven ayes.
L. BUSINESS AFFAIRS
3. Consider Appointments to the Brazos County Appraisal District for years
2002 and 2003.
Mike Ball, Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations presented
the candidates for representatives for CSISD. They are Trey Thurman and
John Flynn. Mr. Ball recommended appointment of both candidates.
MOTION 3303: I move that Mr. Trey Thurman and Mr. John Flynn be appointed
to serve as members of the Board of Directors of the Brazos County Appraisal
District for College Station ISD for two-year terms beginning January
1, 2002. Motion made by Steve Aldrich. Seconded by Larry Johnson. The
motion passed with seven ayes.
4. Consider Approval
of Changes to the Benefits Structure to the College Station ISD Health
Benefits Plan Effective January 1, 2002.
Mike Ball discussed the changes to the Health Benefits Plan and recommended
approval of the proposed plan.
MOTION 3304: I
move that we approve the recommendation of the Benefit Plan as submitted.
Motion made by Steve Aldrich. Seconded by Dayne Foster. Motion carried
with seven ayes.
M. BOARD DIRECTIONS
AND/ANNOUNCEMENTS/SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS
1. Dr. Johnson discussed the Budget Reduction Plan to reduce budget by
2.3 million dollars for the upcoming school year and the forward progression
to implement the suggested changes. Two areas surfaced in the feedback
that we need to focus on and not diminish. They are: service in the area
of Technology; and how Summer School will look if we reduce it by half.
2. Just for the Kids Ratings
The November issue of Texas Monthly magazine reported that seven of our
ten campuses were eligible for rating. All seven campuses received five
star ratings. The standard for Just for the Kids ratings is 85%, not the
70% standard used by the State.
N. EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Hearing of an Appeal Regarding a Violation of the Student Code of Conduct
President Lowy announced that in accordance with Section 551.071 through
551.084 of the Texas Government Code, the Board of Trustees will go into
executive session. The board of Trustees went into executive session at
8:25 pm.
O. OPEN SESSION
The board of Trustees returned to open session at 8:45 pm.
MOTION 3305: I
move to uphold the decision of the administration regarding the Violation
of the Student Code of Conduct. Motion made by Tim Jones and seconded
by Steve Aldrich. The motion carried with six ayes and one abstaining.
P. EXECUTIVE SESSION
President Lowy announced that in accordance with Section 551.071 through
551.084 of the Texas Government Code, the Board of Trustees will go into
executive session. The board of Trustees went into executive session at
8:48 pm.
2. Develop Superintendent's goals for 2002-2003.
Q. OPEN SESSION
The Board of Trustees returned to Open Session at 9:43 pm.
R. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION 3306: I
move to adjourn the meeting. The motion was made by Tim Jones and seconded
by Larry Johnson. The motion carried with seven ayes.
Without objection,
President Lowy adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m.
SUSAN LOWY DAYNE FOSTER
PRESIDENT SECRETARY
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