Board Agenda

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday, May 14, 2001
6:00 P.M.
Agenda Summary

The Board of Trustees of Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District will convene in regular session on Monday, May 14, 2001, in the Board Room of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Instructional Support Center, 10300 Jones Road, Houston, Texas.

The items on this agenda do not necessarily have to be handled in the order listed on this notice.

If, during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board should determine that a closed session of the Board should be held or is required in relation to any item included in this notice, then such closed session as authorized by Section 551.001 et seq of the Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will be held by the Board at that date, hour and place given in this notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by this notice as the Board may conveniently meet in such closed session concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Sections 551.071 – 551.084, inclusive, of the Open Meetings Act.

The presiding officer will present the following agenda:

Call to Order

The presiding officer will call the meeting to order.
There will be an invocation.
There will be the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Vision Statement

The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District will be an exemplary educational community, dedicated to the highest standards of quality at all levels and in all areas of endeavor.

All students, parents, community members, and district employees, respecting and valuing each other, will be committed to providing all students with an education which enables them to live successfully in an ever-changing society.

Mission Statement

The District will provide the environment and learning opportunities for all students so that, as graduates, they will possess the qualities which will enable them to live meaningfully and successfully in society and in the workplace. The graduate will be: an effective communicator; a competent problem solver; a self-directed learner; a responsible citizen; and a quality producer. This is the portrait of the Cypress-Fairbanks graduate.

Special Recognitions/Acknowledgements/Announcements

	Bill Quillen	Page 7
4.	The Board will recognize students who earned membership in various all-state music organizations. (Thursday)

	Becky Parsons	Page 11
5.	The Board will recognize students who received first and second place at the state Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC). (Thursday)

	George Hopper	Page 13
6.	The Board will recognize Tom Woods, athletic trainer at Langham Creek High School, for being selected by the National Athletic Trainers Association as the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer for 2001. (Thursday)

	Rose Hernandez	Page 17
7.	The Board will recognize the 2000-2001 Educational Services Personnel Committee Spotlight winner, Rufus "Ray" Cooper, and the Spotlight runner-up, Eric Roberson. (Thursday)

	Rose Hernandez	Page 19
8.	The Board will recognize the 2000-2001 Paraprofessional Services Committee Spotlight winner, Richard Perez, and the Spotlight runner-up, Tawana Liggett. (Thursday)

	Rick Berry	Page 21
9.	The Superintendent will make remarks and announcements including the honors and achievements earned by staff and students in recent weeks. (Thursday)

	Deanna Swenke, B. Willis, Carolyn Spillane, Judy Kahla, Richard Swain and Harold Rowe	Page 23
10.	The Board will recognize elementary and secondary teachers selected for Spotlight, Volume XVI, because of their high expectations for student success in the school year 2000-2001. (Monday)

Board Comments

	Board Members	Page 25
11.	Any Board member may make a comment during this portion of the agenda, without prior posting being required. Comment items may not pertain to the character of any students, staff or Board member and may not be discussed or deliberated upon at this meeting. (Monday)

Citizen Participation

	Pam Wells	Page 27
12.	Patrons who have duly registered per policy BED (Local) may address the Board regarding matters of concern/interest to the district, other than the character of any student, staff or Board member. The Board may not act upon any matter that is not listed under the Action Item portion of the agenda. The Board will continue with the remaining agenda after the registered patrons have had an opportunity to speak. (Monday)

Reports

13.	The following written reports have been transmitted to the Board:	Page 29, 31
a.	The administration will report on the current status of the 77^th Legislature.
b.	The administration will report on the results of the Texas Education Agency’s 66% on-site review of the district conducted in late March.

Action Items

Proposed Consensus Items
	LaVelle Shelton		Page 45
14.	The Board will consider approving a contract between Gulf Coast Education That Works and the District for a School-to-Careers Advanced Placement Grant in the amount of $13,254.

	Carolyn Spillane			Page 47
15.	The Board will consider approving the following summer opportunity for secondary students: 21^st Century Summer Program for identified at-risk students at Dean Middle School.

	Carolyn Spillane			Page 49
16.	The Board will consider approving an application for Air Force Junior ROTC courses to be offered at Cypress Ridge High School.

	George Hobson, Martin Ruffeno and Colleen Wells			Page 53
17.	The Board will consider approving bids and contracts for the recommended vendors as follows: #01-03-5839 Athletic Equipment – baseball, soccer, softball, swim equipment, swim wear and track annual contract #01-03-5850 Relocatable partition systems annual contract #01-03-5853RFP Desktop microcomputers request for proposal #01-03-5855 Microcomputer peripherals annual contract #01-03-5856R Markerboards and tackboards annual contract #01-03-5857 Floor care machines #01-03-5861 Memory upgrades #01-03-5862 Sprinkler parts, supplies and service annual contract
	#01-03-5863 Art equipment and furniture #01-03-5864 Music electronics #01-03-5865 Personnel lifts for middle schools #01-03-5866 Clinic equipment #01-03-5867 Vocational lab supplies, equipment and housewares annual contract #01-03-5868 Special Education supplies and equipment annual contract #01-04-5875RFP Request for proposal distance learning system #01-04-5883FP District wide paving improvements #01-05-5914 AHERA three-year asbestos re-inspection #01-05-5915 Floor tile removal at eight district facilities

	David Sanders	Page 117
18.	The Board will consider approving tax refunds of $500 or greater for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and/or Harris County Education District.

	Deanna Swenke, Carolyn Spillane	Page 219
19.	The Board will consider approving on second reading EIE (Local): Academic Achievement Promotion and Retention – Middle School

	Richard Swain	Page 225
20.	The Board will consider approving on second reading the following proposed amendments to the policy: DEC (Local) Compensation and Benefits: Leaves and Absences

Proposed Non-Consensus Items
	Cindy Wright	Page 235
21.	The Board will consider approving the minutes of the April 9, 2001, regular meeting.

	Deanna Swenke	Page 255
22.	The Board will consider approving the district’s Annual Action Plan designed to carry out the goal priorities established for 2001-2002.

	Pam Wells	Page 257
23.	The Board will consider approving on first reading the deletion of the following policy: BKA (Local) Administration Organization: Organization Charts – Delete

	Elneita Hutchins-Taylor and Pam Wells	Page 261
24.	The Board will consider approving the deletion of all previously adopted TASB legal policies.

	Elneita Hutchins-Taylor and Pam Wells	Page 263
25.	The Board will consider approving on first reading the TASB recommended update to FL (Local), Student Records.

	Rick Berry and George Hobson	Page 265
26.	The Board will consider a resolution to grant freeport exemption beginning with the 2001 tax year.

	Richard Swain	Page 269
27.	The Board will consider approving personnel recommendations, inclusive of appraiser certifications, employments, resignations, retirements, promotions, terminations, discharges, leaves of absence, and the naming of principals at Windfern High School, Truitt Middle School, and Copeland Elementary, as well as the Director of Purchasing. [This item may be discussed in closed session pursuant to Section 551.074.]

	Elneita Hutchins-Taylor and George Hobson	Page 285
28.	The Board will consider approving an Earnest Money Contract for the purchase of property in the Mills Road area. [This item may be discussed in closed session pursuant to Section 551.072.]

Superintendent’s Briefing

Rick Berry

Page 287

29.

The superintendent will provide information to the Board on the following:

New security building plans
Instructional Support Center expansion
Bond study process timeline
District budget

Closed Session

	Rick Berry		Page 289
30.	There will be a closed session in accordance with Government Code Section 551.001 et. seq.
	Section 551.071	For the purpose of a private consultation with the Board’s attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law. For the purpose of consultation with the district’s attorney concerning matters on which the attorney’s duty to the district under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings laws.

	Section 551.072	For the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
	Section 551.073	For the purpose of considering a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation.
	Section 551.074	For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or employee.
	Section 551.076	To consider the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices.
	Section 551.082	For the purpose of considering discipline of a public school child or children or to hear a complaint by an employee against another employee if the complaint or charge directly results in a need for a hearing.
	Section 551.083	For the purpose of considering the standards, guidelines, terms or conditions the Board will follow, or instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of employee groups in connection with consultation agreements provided for by section 13.901 of the Texas Education Code.
	Section 551.084	For the purpose of excluding witness or witnesses from a hearing during examination of another witness.

On this 7^th day of May 2001 this notice was mailed or electronically transmitted to news media, who previously requested such notice, was broadcast on Warner Cable channel 16; and a copy was posted on the window in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Instructional Support Center at 4:00 p.m.


	Richard E. Berry, Superintendent