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CISD Discusses Traffic Flow For New Elementary;
High School Curriculum Changes Made
by Lou Duggan
The Coppell Independent School
Board of Trustees met Monday
evening to deliberate on five items
in public session. It was their first
meeting since Dec. 14.
Site configuration and traffic flow
of the new elementary school to be
built next to Coppell Intermediate
School was discussed with Gary
Keep and Mile Elmore of SHWC
Architects. "Right turn only" exits
were discussed. The Board gave an-
thorization for the architects to
work with the city on the best means
for traffic flow for proposed bus
lanes, parking and parent pick up
lanes. A motion was approved on a
4-3 vote to (a) expand parking in the
bus lot, and (b) ~ add a second drive
way exit at the end of the bus lot.
Trustees Judi Baggett, Deena Reeve
and Barb Schmidt voted against the
motion. Alternatives were also
authorized by unanimous Board
vote to allow options for a 10-foot
wider entry throat for the bus drive-
way and/or to utilize a 45 degree
entry angle in lieu of a 90 degree
angle.
Product type and Color selections
for the new elementary building
were discussed and unanimously
approved as proposed by the archi-
tects with some Board member
concern expressed for the amount of
yellow being used in interioraccent.
Construction plans for the new
elemcntary will go out for bids on
Feb. 5. The school board will meet
in a special session to award the
c_gnstruction bid shortl.y after bids
are opened on March 6.
Site configuration depicts proposed traffic flow off Mockingbird for
Parent Pick-Up lanes and Bus lanes for new elementrary,
Curriculum changes were adopted
by the Board for the High School's
1990-91 year. Practical writing was
deleted as a requirement for all
freshmen. Instead writing will be
required of all freshmen who do not
master the writing exam in the fall
of their entry year. Family and
Consumer Economics was deleted
because its objectives were already
being met in the Personal Business
Management course. Chemistry II,
Informational Processing (a voca-
tional computer course), Choir 1I,
and Reading Improvement were
added to. the hig~h scho.ol'~ ~urricu-
lum. Physical Education require-
ments were reduced from 2 units to
1 and 1/2 beginning with the class of
1994.
A proposal to employ Rutherford,
Taylor & Company for financial
audit services at a maximum cost of
$7,500 was tabled until Superinten-
dent Buddy Echols could discuss
the 43 percent increase in fee cost
with the company.
A tax refund was approved for
Skyline Mortgage Corporation be-
cause of double tgayment of taxes.
The resignation of head football
coach Bob August was accepted by
the Board.