During the April 22 Board Meeting, CISD Trustees honored the district’s Spring 2024 Great Employees who Matter or GEMs, who are district employees who go above and beyond in their duties in serving the district. The Spring 2024 GEMs are:
Taylor Bristow, Network Engineer
Rebecca Burke, Structured Learning Teacher, Canyon Ranch Elementary
Connor Didio, Technology Support Specialist
Tracy Henson, English Teacher, Coppell High School
Liliana Rojas, Language Acquisition Specialist, Lakeside Elementary
Melissa Warren, Gifted & Talented Intervention Specialist, Lakeside Elementary
Katherine Webb, Librarian, Coppell Middle School East
Robyn Webb, Director of Federal and State Programs
Professional Learning Team: Nancy Garvey, Director of Professional Learning; Amanda Mask, Coordinator of Digital Learning; Emily Cowart, HR/PL Specialist
CISD Trustees also:
Discussed and approved a Resolution to select Rutherford, Taylor & Company to conduct an Efficiency Audit at a cost of $23,000 to $28,000, that, according to Texas Education Code Section 11.184(b), will include:
Selection of Peer Districts
Accountability Rating (Texas Education Agency)
Financial Rating (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas - FIRST)
Student Characteristics
Attendance Rate
Enrollment
District Revenue - most recent school year
District Expenditures - most recent school year
District Payroll Expenditures Summary - most recent school year
Fund Balance - general operating fund balance for the past 5 years
District Staffing Levels - student: teacher ratio, student: staff ratio
Teacher Turnover Rates
Special Program enrollment and budget
Budgeting process
Staffing and compensation system
District planning - District Improvement Plan
Academic Programs
Approved the certification of Instructional Materials Allotment Funds in an amount not to exceed $1.2 Million, which is funded by the state of Texas;
Approved the Financial Report for March 2024 and the Budget Amendments for April 2024.
The Board also heard the following reports:
Director of Science, Physical Education and Health Evan Whitfield, Director of Social Studies and LOTE Maria McCoy, Director of Mathematics Brian Timm and Director of Language and Literacy Dr. Anita de la Isla shared an update on Quality Instruction and Professional Learning Communities.
Director of Athletics Kit Pehl and Director of Fine Arts Gerry Miller shared an update on Athletics and Fine Arts.
Video of the Board Meeting is available at www.coppellisd.com/o/cisd/page/board-meeting-video.