[CSPS] January 18 CSISD School Board Meeting

[Paul Parrish]

The January 18 school board meeting began at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned into 
an Executive Session at 7:45 p.m.  Most of the meeting was pretty 
routine.  These are the highlights:

*Lisa Ellis (as you know from previous correspondence) spoke effectively 
about the need to retain the enrichment program.  The Board President, Marc 
Chaloupka, assured the audience that the board did not want to make cuts 
but that the budget situation results from legislative action (or 
inaction?--PAP editorial comment).  He encourage folks to write legislators 
about their concerns.

*The board discussed and approved the submission of a Waiver for the School 
Start Date for the 2005-06 school year.  This is required if a school 
district wants to begin before August 21.  The CSISD Board has indicated a 
desire to begin on August 16.

*The board reviewed District Goals and Objectives for the 2005-06 school 
year.  These are largely the same as last year (and I'm sorry but I just 
didn't get them all down) and include, among other matters, targeting for 
improvement the achievements of African American students, an item for 
which administrators were commended by the board.  The Goals and Objectives 
were approved unanimously.

That's about it.  There were some ceremonies, recognitions, and a 
unanimously approved Consent Agenda.

Humbly submitted,
Paul Parrish

Paul A. Parrish
Regents Professor and Head
Department of English
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4227
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