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A. CALL TO ORDER

President Susan Lowy called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.

B. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO ELECTED

County Judge Al Jones administered the Oath of Office to re-elected Trustee Susan Lowy and Trustee Steve Aldrich.

C. DECLARATION OF QUORUM

President Susan Lowy, Vice President Marc Chaloupka, Secretary Dayne Foster and Trustees Tim Jones, Mary Broussard, Larry Johnson and Steve Aldrich were present.

D. DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS

1. Board
a. Region VI Board Training

Dale Dixon, representing Region VI, presented a Commendation by the State Board of Education to the College Station ISD Board-Superintendent Leadership Team for completion of eight hours of Level Two and Level Three Continuing Education as a complete Board-Superintendent Leadership Team.

2. Students
a. "Make a Difference Day"
Ben Munster - Cypress Grove Intermediate School

b. American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science Award
Ashley Teel - A&M Consolidated High School

c. Class 5A Girls Doubles State Tennis Championship
Lauren Barzilla - A&M Consolidated High School
Brooke Mills - A&M Consolidated High School

d. National Science and National Ocean Science Bowls
Michael Adams - A&M Consolidated High School
Felix Huang - A&M Consolidated High School

Christopher Smith - A&M Consolidated High School
Adam Wang - A&M Consolidated High School

e. National Science Bowl
Raymond Waniska - A&M Consolidated High School

f. National Ocean Bowl
Justin Chow - A&M Consolidated High School

g. First Place, Current Issues at UIL
Johnathan Morpurgo - A&M Consolidated High School
Nuvan Rathnayaka - A&M Consolidated High School
Krishna Shanmugam - A&M Consolidated High School

h. State Art Medal Winners
George Chubaryan - A&M Consolidated High School
Curtis Marshall - A&M Consolidated High School
Joe Sun - A&M Consolidated High School

3. Teachers
a. Teachers of the Year
1. Mary Ann Ernst, College Hills Elementary
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

2. Janet L. Hogg, Pebble Creek Elementary
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

3. Candy Olson, Rock Prairie Elementary
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

4. Leslie Jenkins, South Knoll Elementary
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

5. Tammy Jennings, Southwood Valley Elementary
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

6. Cindy Balmain, Oakwood Intermediate School
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

7. David Childers, Cypress Grove Intermediate School
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

8. Beth Miller, College Station Middle School
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

9. Brooke Horak, A&M Consolidated Middle School
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

10. Judy Steinbach, A&M Consolidated High School
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

11. Deborah Robertson, A&M Consolidated High School
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

12. Joanne Gougler, Alternative Education Programs
2002-03 Teacher of the Year

Beverly Hetland, 2002 CSISD Elementary Teacher of the Year, announced the 2003 CSISD Elementary Teacher of the Year. The winner is Leslie Jenkins, teacher at South Knoll Elementary School.

Ginny Heilman, 2002 CSISD Secondary Teacher of the year, announced the 2003 CSISD Secondary Teacher of the Year. The winner is Deborah Robertson, teacher at A&M Consolidated High School.

4. Administration
a. Support Person of the Year
1. Martha Weeks, College Hills Elementary
2. Jan Boyett, College Station Middle School
3. Diana Davidson, Cypress Grove Intermediate School
4. Sharon Prodywus, Southwood Valley Elementary School
5. Beatrice Marin, Southwood Valley Elementary School
6. Darlene Williams, Southwood Valley Elementary School
7. Evelyn Feldman, Timber Academy
8. Mary Neal, A&M Consolidated High School
9. Jeannie Brantley, South Knoll Elementary School
10. Cynthia Lopez, Oakwood Intermediate School
11. Bunny Kensinger, Community Education
12. Sharon Burros, Timber Academy
13. Monette Lazaro-Farmer, Rock Prairie Elementary School
14. Nancy Linger, Southwood Valley Elementary School

Margaret Thomas, 2002 CSISD Support Person of the Year, announced the 2003 CSISD Support Person of the Year. There was a tie. The winners are Mary Neal, Secretary at A&M Consolidated High School and Sharon Burros, Instructional Assistant at Timber Academy.

President Lowy announced that the Board would take a few minutes for a recess to take pictures, congratulate the nominees, and enjoy cake and punch in the hallway. The meeting recessed at 7:50 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 8:10 p.m.

b. Board Recognition for Shannon Sanders

The Board of Trustees recognized Shannon Sanders, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent/Clerk to the Board/Elections, for her service to CSISD. Shannon is relocating to Oklahoma with her spouse, who is a new coach at the University of Tulsa.

E. REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD

MOTION 3348: I move that Susan Lowy be Board President, Marc Chaloupka as Board Vice President and Dayne Foster as Board Secretary. The motion was made by Tim Jones and seconded by Larry Johnson. The motion carried with seven ayes.

F. HEARING OF CITIZENS (Non-Agenda Items/Agenda Items)

Bill Chollett spoke regarding his concerns for the proposed 2002-03 School Calendar.

Scott Raisor spoke regarding his concerns for the proposed 2002-03 School Calendar.

Barbara Rees spoke regarding her concerns for the proposed 2002-03 School Calendar.

G. HEARING OF EMPLOYEES (Non-Agenda Items/Agenda Items)

None.

H. CONSENT AGENDA

Curriculum and Instruction: Consider Approval of Shared Services Agreements with Region VI; Personnel: Consider Approval of Resignations/Retirements, Consider Approval of Employments; Business Affairs: Consider Approval of Monthly Financial Reports, Consider Approval of Monthly Budget Amendments, Consider Approval of Bids and Quotes: Quotes for High School computers, Quotes for Cypress Grove computers, Consider Approval of Interlocal Agreement regarding Purchasing between CSISD and Texas A&M University.

The administration pulled Agenda Item M-3 Consider granting property tax exemption for fraternal/charitable organizations under House Bill 1689 and Agenda item M-7 Consider Approval of Board's intent to authorize Administration to participate in 2002-03 Tax Anticipation Note Pool prior to the start of the Board Meeting.

MOTION 3349: I move approval of the consent agenda with the exception of M-3 Consider granting property tax exemption for fraternal/charitable organizations under House Bill 1689 and M-7 Consider approval of Board's intent to authorize Administration to participate in 2002-03 Tax Anticipation Note Pool. The motion was made by Larry Johnson and seconded by Dayne Foster. The motion carried with seven ayes.

I. BOARD

1. Committee Reports (DEIC, PAC, Facilities, Foundation, BISD/CSISD Liaison, City Liaison, TIF, Superintendent Evaluation, Legislative Advisory)

Tim Jones reported regarding the May PAC meeting. He shared a list of issues that had been brought before PAC throughout the 2001-02 school year that resulted in being placed on the Board Agenda to be addressed by the Board.

Steve Aldrich reported regarding the May Foundation meeting. He expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve on the Foundation Board. Mr. Aldrich recognized the Foundation grant recipients for the Spring, 2002:

1. Julie Pye, AMCHS $ 660.95
Calculator Based Laboratory Demonstrations

2. Monica Edwards, AMCMS $3,665.80
Paul Bedard, AMCMS
ROAR to Be Fit (Raising Our Activity and Resistance)

3. Misti Morris, OW $ 919.00
Little Cooks Café

4. Misti Morris, OW $ 870.00
A Day in the Life

5. Lisa McAlpine, AMCHS $3,640.00
More Designer Genes

6. Linda Ray on behalf of South Knoll/BBPC $5,015.00
Giving Families the Gift of Two Languages

7. Kasey Best, Kaye Cannon, Lesa Othold, $2,402.00
Signe Kralich, Karen Stech, Melody Gayle/CH
Ready Readers

8. Brent Maxwell, Bob Leland, Gay Maclaskey, $3,498.50
Jean Heath/AMCHS
Art Through the Ages

Marc Chaloupka reported that he and Steve Aldrich attended the TASB Legislative Advisory Committee Meeting. The issues that have been identified to work on through the TASB Legislative Advisory Council parallel the issues our Board wants to see addressed. Mr. Chaloupka and Mr. Aldrich are diligently working to see that our community is well represented. All resolutions must be submitted by July 1, 2002.

J. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

MOTION 3350: I move approval of the minutes as submitted. The motion was made by Marc Chaloupka and seconded by Steve Aldrich. The motion carried with seven ayes.

K. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

1. Consider Approval of 2002-03 School Calendar

Eddie Coulson, Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel presented the 2002-03 Calendar Adoption Process.

MOTION 3351: I move the approval of the 2002-03 School Calendar as submitted. The motion was made by Steve Aldrich and seconded by Tim Jones. The motion carried with six ayes. President Susan Lowy voted no.

2. Report on 2001-02 OPAS

Mrs. Valerie Woodcock, OPAS President, reported on the programs and activities that CSISD students enjoyed during the 2001-02 school year.

3. Report on Preliminary TAAS for 2001-02

Clark Ealy, Director for Program Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, presented the preliminary results on the 2001-02 TAAS test.

M. BUSINESS AFFAIRS

1. Consider Approval of Audit Services Proposal and Engagement Letter for
2002-03.

Mike Ball, Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations, presented the recommendation to approve an Audit Services Proposal and Engagement Letter for 2002-03.

MOTION 3352: I move the approval of the proposal and engagement letter submitted by Pattillo, Brown & Hill, L.L.P. for audit services for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2002. The motion was made by Steve Aldrich and seconded by Dayne Foster. The motion carried with seven ayes.

2. Consider Approval of Salary Schedules for 2002-03

The salary increases proposed on the Salary Schedules for 2002-03 are based on the calculation of the "greater of 3% of the mid-point salary for the respective job classification or 3% of the current year salary."

MOTION 3353: I move to approve the proposed salary schedules for the 2002-03 school year. The motion was made by Marc Chaloupka and seconded by Larry Johnson. The motion carried with seven ayes.

N. BOARD DIRECTIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS

Academic Recognition Banquet is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, 2002 @ 6:30 p.m. and will be held at Pebble Creek Country Club.

Tiger Baseball Playoff Game is scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2002 @ 7:30 p.m. in Grand Prairie.

A&M Consolidated High School graduation ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 24, 2002 @ 7:00 p.m. at Reed Arena.

Timber Academy graduation ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 25, 2002 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Presidential Conference Center.

O. 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 9:30 p.m.

P. OPEN SESSION

The Board returned to open session at 10:32p.m.

Q. ADJOURNMENT

MOTION 3354: I move to adjourn the meeting. The motion was made by Steve Aldrich and seconded by Mary Broussard. The motion carried with seven ayes.

Without objection, President Lowy adjourned the meeting at 10:32 p.m.

SUSAN LOWY DAYNE FOSTER
PRESIDENT SECRETARY

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