COLLEGE STATION INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING
AMC High School Lecture Room
January 15, 2008
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 and the Texas Flag, and a Moment of Silence
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
recognized Southwood Valley Elementary School Principal Chad Jones who
introduced 1st Graders Isabella Bolden, Lindsay Turner, and Jordan
Miller. The students led the audience in
the pledges of allegiance and the moment of silence.
C-2. Trustees
January is Board
Appreciation Month. Thank you to
Trustees Tim Jones, Mary Broussard, Randall Pitcock, Marc Chaloupka, Steve
Aldrich, Charlotte Slack and Garland Watson for time and commitment to the
students of CSISD. Campus gifts were
presented to Trustees by: Rock Prairie
Elementary students Trew Adams and Leah Simple, Southwood Valley Elementary
students Isabella Bolden, Lindsay Turner and Jordan Miller, College Hills
Elementary students Alena Kang-Landsberg and Jose Felix Avellaneda, Pebble
Creek Elementary students Ryan Stagg, Andrew Stagg and Reagan Bohne, Forest
Ridge Elementary students Matthew Medlin and Michael Medlin, South Knoll
Elementary students Hope Allison and Seth Allison.
At the end of the Regular
Meeting, the Trustees will stay a moment to open presents and share cake.
C-3. Students
a. Texas B.E.S.T. Robotics Team
The AMCHS team competed in
the Texas B.E.S.T. Championship on November 30 and December 1 at the Lubbock
Municipal Coliseum on the Texas Tech University campus. AMCHS received the most awards in the recent
competition. They received 4th
place in the actual robot game competition, 1st place in webpage, 1st
in promotional booth and 3rd place in BEST – the overall engineering
of the team, the BIG category. Teacher
Bart Taylor recognized students: Philip Adams, Austin Ajie, Brooke Bailey,
Antonio Bernudez, Michael Bilke, Christie Michelle Birmingham, Michael Chang,
Saumyajyotio Chaudhuri, William Chen, Sun Choi, Craig Colson, Katheryn Cunha,
Carl Fitz, Rachel Flores-Meath, David Glana, Matt Garderding, Garrett Goerger,
Kameron Goodman, Lacey Goodman, Elyssa Grant, Brent Green, Alex Gross, Sarah
Guermond, James Hemmer, Kyle Hobson, Chris Hong, Michael Howard, Daniel Hsieh,
Justin Hsu, P.J. Huang, Henry Inovejas, Andrew Jarrett, Sandeep Kancharla,
Jee-Ho Kang, Ethan Kibodeaux, Josh Klein, Pavel Kolomiets, Eddie Koslosky,
Boang Liu, Alexander Liu, Steven Manning, Cody Martz, Bobby Mastrobattista,
John Mayo, Ryan McCallum, Wesley McDougal, Travis Milam, Kat Miller, Kelsey
Mills, Cody Mirth, Anthony Mulenga, Iggy Olivera, Sean Osier, Emily Oswald,
Benjamin Peacock, Frank Pei, Coleman Rayburn, Aadil Razvi, Will Rooney, Clayton
Schubert, Indrajit Sehbi, Jessica Simon, Rahul Srivastava, Harvey Stewart, Reed
Teel, Victoria Teel, John Tran, Kelvin Trinh, Kasey Tucker, Natalia
Valdez-Vivas, Caroline Vance, Stephen Weldon, Mary Kate Wilson, Zachary Wu,
Becca Yasskin and Bruce Zhang.
b. THSCA 5A Academic All-State Football Team
In what is surely one of the
most important individual football awards a Senior can earn, Tiger Club is
pleased to recognize eleven Tigers from the Class of 2008 as 5A Academic
All-State Football Team selections as named by the Texas High School Coaches
Association and State Farm Insurance.
Tiger Selections are: Steven Gan
– Elite Team, Matthew Fitzpatrick – First Team, Kyle Juliff – Second Team, Dan
Morgan – Second Team, Haden Roberts – Second Team, Brad Sweitzer – Second Team,
Baron Bennett – Honorable Mention, Marshall Cashion – Honorable Mention, Kevin
Kapchinski – Honorable Mention, and Taylor Reynolds – Honorable Mention.
D. BOARD
D-1. Board
Directions and Reports/Announcements/Superintendent Reports
Trustee Charlotte Slack
reported that as part of strategic planning and visioning and part of the
Leadership TASB course that she is a part of, she, along with Trustee Mary
Broussard and Superintendent Eddie Coulson, met with State Senator Steve Ogden,
who is not only our Senator, but the Chair of the State Senate Finance
Committee. They were well-received and
asked to come back with issues and information prior to the legislative
session. Currently hearings have begun.
Trustee Slack also commented
about Principal Rick Hill’s Birthday Bash that was a fundraiser for Health For
All. What a way to turn 50!
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
reported that he had attended a luncheon featuring U.S. Senator John Cornyn
earlier in the day and wanted to point out that CSISD is active in the
legislative process and involved in community events.
D-2. Consideration,
discussion and possible action regarding the Special Joint Meeting between
CSISD and the City of College Station scheduled for 1/22/08
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
reported that in an on-going effort to communicate with the City, a Special
Joint Meeting will be scheduled for 1/22/08.
Discussion occurred setting a draft agenda.
E. HEARING OF
CITIZENS
None
F. HEARING OF EMPLOYEES
None
G. CONSENT
AGENDA
Agenda Item H - Approval
of Minutes – December 18, 2007 Workshop Minutes, December 18, 2007 Public Hearing
Minutes, December 18, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes; Agenda Item J – Personnel: Agenda Item J-1: Consider approval of Resignations;
Agenda Item J-2: Consider approval of Employments; Agenda Item K – Business & Operations: Agenda Item K-1: Consider
approval of Building Use Request – Community Church; Agenda Item K-2: Consider
approval of Monthly Financial Reports – Reports covering the month ended December
31, 2007; Agenda Item K-3: Consider
approval of Monthly Budget Amendments – Amendments covering the period since
last Board Meeting.
MOTION 3852: 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 nos.
I. CURRICULUM
AND INSTRUCTION
I-1. Receive
Report from Deputy Superintendent Greg McIntyre regarding District Initiatives
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
recognized Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Greg McIntyre
who reported to the Trustees regarding “A Journey Toward Success”. Mr. McIntyre reviewed curricular work that
has been done by CSISD that includes “Good to Great” book study that led to a
District Plan in the Fall of 2006 addressing AVID, Achieve Texas, Curriculum
Mapping, Intervention, Dual Credit, and Student Engagement. The Summer Institute 2007 led to a “Deep
Dive” that resulted in recommendations to the Board in December 2007 pertaining
to 4X4, AVID, RTI, Achieve TX and Dual Language is expected in 08-09. Mr. McIntyre reported that Curriculum
Alignment addresses WHAT we are teaching and WHEN we are teaching it. The Instructional Impact deals with HOW we
are teaching it. All of this has implications
for: Staff Development, Staffing,
Resources, and Leadership.
I-2. Consideration,
discussion and possible action regarding the 2008-2009 Calendar Adoption
Process
Superintendent Eddie Coulson
recognized Executive Director for Accountability and Planning Clark Ealy who updated
Trustees regarding the calendar adoption process and reviewed two draft
calendar options for the 2008-2009 school year.
The Board is updated regularly in an effort to keep the trustees
involved in the process. The two draft
calendar options will be placed on the district website to get community
feedback. A recommendation will be
brought to the Board for approval at the February Regular Board Meeting.
M. EXECUTIVE
SESSION
None
O. ADJOURNMENT
Without
objection, President Jones adjourned the meeting at 8:12 p.m.
TIM JONES RANDALL
PITCOCK
PRESIDENT SECRETARY