CEDC-BM 2001-12-05COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
DECEMBER 5, 2001
MINUTES
The Coppell Education Development Corporation met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5,
2001 at Coppell Town Center, 1st Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell,
Texas 75019.
In attendance:
Jerry Coker, President
Peggy Quinn, Vice President
Betty Carter, Secretary
Quay Bratton, Board Member
Ann Golding, Board Member
Tiffany Pittman, Board Member
Absent
David Hermanski, Board Member
Also present:
Jim Witt, City Manager
Buddy Echols, CISD Superintendent
Vonita White, Assist. CISD Superintendent
Mark Hyatt, Asst. Superintendent C-FBISD
Holly Barber, Riverchase Principal
Jerry Roy, Lewisville 1SD Superintendent
Kathy Bowling, Recording Secretary
Item 1. Call to Order.
President Jerry Coker called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. and introduced the visitors.
President Coker said he would be reviewing the time flame for grant applicants with 1SD
representatives. Betty Carter, who worked on the criteria for grant applications, said there would
be four submission dates. This would allow time during the school year for the schools to
resubmit grants if necessary.
Item 2.
Discussion with Coppell 1SD Superintendent Buddy Echols.
Coppell Superintendent Buddy Echols distributed a proposal for the use of the sales tax revenue
(copy attached). He stated that the ballot language was very specific, and the list he submitted
provided for some of the things that might be appropriate. While the money could be spent in
other ways, Mr. Echols said the items on his list would be easier to track. He stated that the sales
tax money would be used to pay teachers already in place, and that would free up money that the
school district could spend on items not permitted by the ballot language. After some discussion
about the goal of the committee vs. the school's expectations, President Coker placed a time
frame for grants on the board. They were:
January 30, 2002 -- March 6, 2002
February 28, 2002 -- April 6, 2002
March 24, 2002 -- May 5, 2002
June 30, 2002 -- August 4, 2002
October 30, 2002 -- December 4, 2002
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December 5, 2001
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Mr. Echols said the CISD budget is adopted in August, and hiring takes place in the spring.
Therefore, he would need information regarding approval of grants in February, March and
April. Mr. Echols asked that this committee get some information to the school board by early
January 2002 regarding specifics on grant requirements.
Item 3.
Discussion with Carrollton-Farmers Branch 1SD Assistant
Superintendent Mark Hyatt.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Assistant Superintendent Mark Hyatt explained that since the tax
money could only be used within the Coppell community, this committee will be dealing directly
with Riverchase Principal Holly Barber. Riverchase will create a campus team which would
include teachers and parents. Mark Hyatt explained that since the school was so new, the library
would benefit from expansion, and they could also use additional computers. They would prefer
not to have to create a whole new program for the grants. Once the amount of money is known,
they will develop a specific grant application.
Item 4.
Discussion with Lewisville 1SD Superintendent Jerry Roy.
Dr. Jerry Roy said Lewisville was thrilled to be asked to participate. Currently, Dr. Roy
explained, there are 23 students living in Coppell who attend four different Lewisville schools
and the vocational center. Dr. Roy said they will be building a new elementary school south of
Vista Ridge in about a year, and perhaps they could then do what Riverchase is doing and have
the program at only one school. Dr. Roy suggested he might let the four schools each submit
grant applications to his office for approval.
Item 5.
Approval of Minutes: November 7, 2001.
Tiffany Pittman made a motion to accept the minutes as written, and Ann Golding seconded.
Item 6.
Report from Subcommittee on Grant Application.
Betty Canner, Tiffany Pittman and Peggy Quinn had already met to devise rules for grant
applications. Jerry Coker requested that the committee review the draft application, and come to
the first meeting in January prepared to discuss revisions. Betty Canner will email an updated
draft of the grant application to members. It was decided to hold the next meeting on January 2.
President Coker requested two agenda items: Review and approval of the grant application and
process; and a Report from Finance Director Jennifer Armstrong on sales tax estimates.
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The committee discussed ways to make sure citizens had the opportunity to voice an opinion
about grant applications. Jim Witt suggested that the school boards place grant applications on
their monthly agenda, and produce evidence to this committee that a public hearing was
advertised and held regarding the grant.
Adjournment
A motion to adjourn was made by Tiffany Pittman and seconded by Quay Bratton. The motion
passed, and the meeting was adjourned at 9 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Katherine Bowling
Recording Secretary
Proposed/Possible Uses of Sales Tax Revenue
Listed below are Programs in Coppell Independent School District and
associated expenditures that would seem to closely align with the ballot
language used in the August 2001 Sales Tax Election.
LITERACY
1 ~t grade literacy teachers
K-3 summer school teachers
Pre K teacher~
ENGLISH as a SECOND LANGUAGE
ESL teachers
Newcomer Class teachers
Summer ESL teachers
LANGUAGES
Foreign Language teachers
TECHNOLOGY
Campus Technology Specialists
CMS integration teachers
Tech Lab teachers
Technology Application teachers
Note: The expenditures shown are representative examples of possible
expenditures in accordance with the intended use of the sales tax revenue.
Other ty~es of ex'penditures (Supplies, materials, equipment etc.) for use in
appropriate programs listed could certainly be acceptable. However,
personnel costs are easily understood and tracked, and thus make good
choices for expenditure of funds such as these sales tax funds now available.