BM 2006-05-10 EdDev
COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
May 10, 2006
MINUTES
The Coppell Education Development Corporation met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at
nd
Coppell Town Center, 2 Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas 75019.
In attendance:Also present:
Meme Collins-Tabuena, SecretaryJim Witt, Staff Liaison
JoAnn Schauf, Board MemberKatherine Bowling, Recording Secretary
Gregory Frnka, Board Member
Brian Letzkus, Board Member
Absent
Antonio Altemus, President
Ron Carpenter, Vice President
Darrell Michiels, Board Member
Item 1.Call to Order.
Secretary Meme Collins-Tabuena called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Item 2.Approval of Minutes: February 8, 2006
Brian Letzkus made a motion to accept the minutes, and JoAnn Schauf seconded. The vote was
unanimous.
Item 3.Citizens’ Appearance.
No citizens appeared.
Item 4.Review and consider approval of a library grant application from CISD in the
amount of $126,000.
Brian Letzkus made a motion to approve the grant application, and Gregory Frnka seconded. Paul
Lupia, Lynettte Fortson, Virginia Greene, and Michael Cooke appeared and spoke on behalf of the
library grant. This grant will build on the funds previously provided by CEDC, and they expressed
their appreciation to the Board. The vote to approve funding was unanimous.
Item 5.Review and consider approval of a grant application from CISD for lab equipment
in the amount of $200,500 for the high school and three middle schools.
JoAnn Schauf made a motion to approve the grant application, and Gregory Frnka seconded. Michelle
King, Holly Whiting and Shalone Willms appeared on behalf of CISD and explained that this grant
would provide for new and replacement language lab equipment. The vote to approve was unanimous.
Item 6.Discussion regarding Grant Applications.
This item was requested by JoAnn Schauf, and she agreed to postpone this discussion until all board
members could be present.
Item 7.Distribution of Finance Director’s Report on Sales Tax Collections.
Jim Witt distributed the estimated sales tax collections as of March 31, 2006. He pointed out that
revenues continue to rise, and the funds available for the four schools continues to increase. He will
have new figures that explain the carryover at the next meeting.
Item 8.General Discussion.
Jim Witt briefly discussed the Streamlined Sales Tax issue, reporting that the recent national meeting
did not produce a consensus.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Katherine Bowling
Recording Secretary