BM 2003-08-13 CEDCCOPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
August 13, 2003
MINUTES
The Coppell Education Development Corporation met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at
Coppell Town Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas
75019.
In attendance:
Jerry Coker, President
Peggy Quinn, Vice President
Tony Dickensheets, Board Member
Steve Brock, Board Member
David Hermanski, Board Member
Valerie Strong, Board Member
Also present:
Jim Witt, Staff Liaison
Katherine Bowling, Recording Secretary
Absent:
Betty Carter, Board Member
Item 1. Call to Order.
President Jerry Coker called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Item 2.
Approval of Minutes: July 30, 2003
David Hermanski made a motion to accept the minutes with a change to the second sentence in Item
6 to read "three teachers" instead of two. Peggy Quinn seconded the motion, and Coker, Quinn,
Dickensheets, Brock and Hermanski voted in favor. Strong abstained. The motion carried.
Item 3.
Citizens' Appearance.
Bianca Coker, 131 Tennyson Place, Coppell, Texas, appeared and spoke in support of the Board's
decision not to second the motion to fund an ESL grant at the CEDC meeting on July 30, 2003.
Item 4.
Update on fiscal documentation required by grant agreements.
Jim Witt reported that all documentation from Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and Coppell ISD had
been received, although some salaries were less than stated in the grant applications. The Finance
Director made the necessary adjustments, and all checks have been released.
Item 5.
Authority and responsibilities of the 379A Corporation.
Mayor Douglas N. Stover addressed the board and stated that the City Council had voted
unanimously at the Council Meeting on August 12, 2003 to support a Policy Statement regarding
the Procedures and Authority of the Coppell Education Development Corporation. Mayor Stover
distributed the Policy Statement to all Board Members, and emphasized that the CEDC was
responsible for making sure that grant applications meet the 379A guidelines, adhere to all
administrative requirements, and address one of the three instructional subjects of eligible funding;
i.e., foreign languages, literacy, and career technology. Mayor Stover said the CEDC was not
authorized as a quasi-school board, and any such issues regarding how grants were being utilized
should be addressed directly to the school board. Mayor Stover then read the Policy Statement in
its entirety, and a copy is attached to these minutes.
Item 6.
Review and consider approval of grant application for printed reading material
from Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District.
There were no questions or discussion. David Hermanski made a motion to approve the grant, and
Peggy Quinn seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Item 7.
Review and consider approval of grant application for a half-time instructional
support person from Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District.
Peggy Quinn asked why more money was not requested, and Holly Barber, Principal of Riverchase
Elementary, stated that there were other schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch lSD system that
had students attending from Coppell that were also eligible for funds. Peggy Quinn moved to
approve the grant, and Valerie Strong seconded. The vote to approve the motion was unanimous.
Item 8.
Review and consider approval of grant application for Pre-K to 12th Grade
English as a Second Language from Coppell Independent School District.
After some discussion regarding ESL Valerie Strong made a motion to accept the grant, and Tony
Dickensheets seconded. Quinn, Dickensheets and Strong voted for the motion, Hermanski and
Brock voted against. Coker abstained. The motion failed.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Katherine Bowling
Recording Secretary