[CSPS] Fwd: Re: 3/21 Board Meeting

[Jonathan Coopersmith]

Thanks to Dennis Berthold for covering.

         Jonathan


>CSPS Report
>CSISD School Board Meeting
>March 21, 2006
>
>Of immediate interest to CSPS is that Superintendent Creel will move 
>next time to cancel Board elections because there is no opposition, 
>including write-in candidates, to either Marc Chaloupka or Tim Jones.
>
>The meeting lasted one hour and about half the time was devoted to 
>awards and recognitions.  Superintendent Creel gave a 15-minute 
>report on his activities over the last month, most of them 
>routine.  A federal Head Start audit gave CSISD excellent scores, 
>and a workshop on the PFG report will be held March 27 at 5:30.
>
>Eddie Coulson reported on the District Improvement Plan for 2006-07 
>developed by the DEIC (District Educational Improvement Council) and 
>listed the following goals:
>1.  Expand dual credit progams with Blinn
>2.  Offer extra help for K-1 students not at grade level
>3.  Expand educational technology
>4.  Offer more parent training
>5.  Improve discipline
>
>Coulson stressed the need to address the achievement gap between 
>Whites, African-Americans, and Hispanics, noting that the latter two 
>groups are disproportionately represented in special education and 
>disciplinary programs while performing at lower academic levels.
>
>The priorities and goals remain similar to those for 2005-06, which 
>may be viewed on the CSISD 
>website:  http://www.csisd.org/intro.php?BODY=sbpriority&MENU=sb
>
>Mike Ball gave a brief investment report.  It was approved 
>unanimously. The Board then went into executive session to discuss 
>the purchase or valuation of real property.  The meeting adjourned at 8:05 pm.
>
>I should add that nothing was said about the potential $400,000 
>budget shortfall reported in the Eagle on March 22 
>(http://www.theeagle.com/stories/032206/schools_20060322005.php).
>
>Respectfully submitted,
>Dennis Berthold

Jonathan Coopersmith
Associate Professor
Dept. of History
MS 4236
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas  77843
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