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BM 2003-07-30 CEDCCOPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION July 30, 2003 MINUTES The Coppell Education Development Corporation met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at Coppell Town Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas 75019. In attendance: Jerry Coker, President Peggy Quinn, Vice President Betty Carter, Secretary Steve Brock, Board Member David Hermanski, Board Member Also present: Jim Witt, Staff Liaison Katherine Bowling, Recording Secretary Absent: Valerie Strong, Board Member Tony Dickensheets, Board Member Item 1. Call to Order. President Jerry Coker called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Item 2. Approval of Minutes: May 28, 2003 David Hermanski made a motion to accept the minutes, and Betty Carter seconded. The vote was unanimous. Item 3. Citizens' Appearance. Karen Herklotz, 338 Tanglewood Lane, Coppell, Texas, appeared and spoke against Item 6. Item 4. Review and consider approval of grant application for Literacy Intervention Support from Coppell Independent School District. Betty Carter asked for clarification regarding professional development for literacy teachers and Pamela Crites, Coordinator of Language Arts, Reading Initiative & Fine Arts for CISD explained that teachers would attend various conferences. Ms. Crites emphasized that the conferences would all be local and no lengthy travel or overnight trips would be taken. Betty Carter asked for specific development materials that would be utilized. Ms. Crites said she brought some along to demonstrate, but the exact materials would depend on the assessment of the students. Peggy Quinn questioned the $3150 for professional development, stating that the taxpayers did not vote for that. After further discussion, David Hermanski made a motion to accept the grant on the condition that a supplemental letter be forwarded to the City stating proposed conferences, non-textbook materials and professional development materials requested by the grant other than teacher salaries. Jerry Coker seconded the motion, and the vote was unanimous. Item 5. Review and consider approval of grant application for Elementary/Middle School Spanish Program from Coppell Independent School District. David Hermanski asked if there is a 6th grade Spanish elective, and Jan Boomer, Coordinator for ESOL and Other Languages at CISD, said yes. Ms. Boomer stated that the objective of this grant is to build an interest in high school Spanish through daily morning announcements and short introduction to the language. Steve Brock asked for further explanation of Section IV, and Ms. Boomer said an assessment would be completed at the end of the year. At that time a decision would be made regarding which model best serves the students. Following more discussion David Hermanski made a motion to accept the grant and Peggy Quinn seconded it. Coker, Brock, Canner and Hermanski voted in favor, and Quinn voted against the motion. The motion carried. Item 6. Review and consider approval of grant application for Pre-K to 12th Grade English as a Second Language from Coppell Independent School District. Ms. Boomer explained that ESL is all day every day for middle school students. In high school ESL is one or two periods, depending on the ability of the student. Sherrye Dotson, Assistant Superintendent for CISD, explained how the high school rotation might work, and why three teachers were requested. She reiterated that ESL is a State mandated course. After further discussion, Betty Canner made a motion to approve the grant. No one seconded, and the motion died for lack of second. Item 7. Report by City Manager regarding status of grant agreements with Coppell Independent School District and Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Jim Witt distributed a financial report from the City Finance Director stating the amount of funds expected to be available this year. He also distributed copies of a letter to Dr. Turner, Superintendent of CISD, requesting documentation for the grants previously approved. This was the third request to CISD, and Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD had also not complied with previous grant requirements. Jim explained that no further funds would be disseminated until all reporting had been received. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Katherine Bowling Recording Secretary