June 22, 2020

Action and Consent Items

  • Trustees approved a Resolution for the 2020-2021 Compensation Plan;

  • The Board approved a Diversity and Inclusion Resolution, amended in the meeting to include current employees and Board of Trustees to receive Unconscious Bias training; 

  • Trustees approved the 2020-2021 Student Code of Conduct, 

  • The Board elected Trustee Nichole Bentley to serve as the District's official voting delegate and Trustee Leigh Walker to serve as the alternate to the 2020 TASB Delegate Assembly; 

  • Trustees Board approved the Budget Amendments for June 2020, the Financial Report for May  2020 and the May 2020 Quarterly Investment Report.

District Highlights/Awards

Several recent CISD achievements were highlighted at the meeting, including:

  • Recognition of the 2020 CISD Retirees; 

  • CISD Elementary Schools Virtual 5K and Coppell Chamber of Commerce Business Drive Through Expo May 23, 2020;

  • City of Coppell senior recognition signs;

  • City and state proclamations recognizing Class of 2020; and

  • Virtual and in-person graduations for Coppell High School and New Tech High @ Coppell.

During the Awards portion of the meeting, Trustees recognized:

  • 30 Year Service Award Recipients — Teachers Cyndi Carlton (Mockingbird), Tammy Mandel (Denton Creek) and Bill Parker (CHS), and Alex Zuniga (Service Center); and 

  • 35 Year Service Award Recipient — CHS Principal Laura Springer.

Discussion and Report Items

COVID-19 and Communications Update
Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt gave a brief COVID-19 Update, and Executive Director of Communications and Community Engagement Angela Brown shared a Communications update. 


2020-2021 Budget Update
Chief Financial Officer Diana Sircar shared an update on the 2020-2021 Budget Planning process. 


Update on Finpath Financial Wellness Resources for CISD Employees
CFO shared an update on the Finpath financial wellness resources for CISD employees.


Bond Project Update
Chief Operations Officer Dr. Greg Axelson shared a 2016 Bond Projects update, including updates on construction at Coppell HIgh School, gym floor replacements at elementary schools, bathroom renovations at the CISD Service Center and technology vivatech boards at elementary schools. 


Board of Trustees Discussion and Report Items 
Trustee Tracy Fisher shared a Legislative Update with trustees, including the Texas Education Agency to update superintendents June 23, 2020, on funding; the Texas Association of School Board Legislative Agenda and the district’s Legislative Committee. 

2019 - 2020 Board of Trustees

  • Leigh Walker

    Place 1

  • Manish Sethi

    Place 2

  • Anthony Hill

    Place 3

  • Thom Hulme

    Place 4

  • David Caviness

    Place 5

  • Nichole Bentley

    Place 6

  • Tracy Fisher

    Place 7