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Trustees approved a contract with EMA Engineering and Consulting for commissioning, testing and balancing of the consolidated-addition and a retro-commission for A&M Consolidated High School. The scope includes commissioning of newly installed mechanical equipment and retro-commissioning of areas of the existing building where mechanical systems have been replaced or upgraded.

Trustees also approved a separate EMA contract for commissioning, testing and balancing of additions at College Station High School (additions only; no retro-commissioning was included for that motion). Both motions passed on voice votes, 7-0.

Mister Buckner and other facilities staff described the projects as part of ongoing construction and efficiency efforts; trustees asked no substantive questions before the votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CSISD Board Meeting 9/16/2025 - Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees approved commissioning, testing and balance contracts with EMA Engineering for A&M Consolidated High School additions (including retro-commissioning) and for College Station High School additions; both motions passed 7-0.","taxTitle","COLLEGE STATION ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",13528,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6498471,"College Station ISD earns a \"superior\" School FIRST financial rating, scoring 98 of 100",1129,6506320,7636000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5782149-653907255c167fe33ad12720a241a760&start=6506&end=7636","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5782149-653907255c167fe33ad12720a241a760/thumbnail_6506320.jpg","/articles/6498471/Texas/College-Station-ISD-earns-a-superior-School-FIRST-financial-rating-scoring-98-of-100","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6498471-bad391df87af6b7025fb9eabaa406e6b/orig.mp4?Expires=1777432179&Signature=a64IzW8I5S0z-bsRDVBcROe8fZNIxC1cyYpsazfoR9Y0A6V-ESrUExpgce9MQnDcw5crCM9C6Vm0zqcDdBQjkwSYEkJJpBO56-winBNdK~ARp4KcpUSswjd-zTYs1~~a2sMN6G6fwgsl5meJVSwy3o89jLkwoAlurT3I5Tx7s94SyLCE4Ri57QJ6Z4x8AUGckfR5XvRIC7xmI0lg8EELV34Y8n6XWWb275CmzQhkXLbs3PobUtdiFCBdx-JMaBLNy7B6VuyudMlnqvH4bSJo7BH7ymFZfyEuK1eYnQTn~zuMHLLYG0fy5akZUOFaPiQhc1Nn9ijXu8lSWmWUGivIUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","College Station Independent School District reported a \"superior\" School FIRST financial rating of 98 out of 100 for the 2023–24 fiscal year during the Sept. 16 board meeting.

District finance staff presented the School FIRST results and walked trustees through key indicators that measure filing timeliness, auditor opinion, debt payments, cash-on-hand and other fiscal health metrics. Presenters said the district filed its annual financial report on time, received an unmodified auditor opinion, paid debt and lease obligations on schedule and did not have warrant holds. The district exceeded thresholds on several cash and fund-balance measures that factor into the score.

Administration noted the district lost two points on an indicator tied to long-term bonded debt ratios (a long-term-debt metric above 0.6 reduced available points). Presenters recommended continued monitoring of long-term debt-to-assessed valuation metrics as remaining bonds are sold and retired.

Board members and staff described the rating as confirmation of sound fiscal practices and controls. \"College Station ISD received a superior rating scoring 98 out of a possible 100 points on our School FIRST rating,\" presenters told the board. Trustees had no votes tied to the rating; the item was presented as an informational report.","District finance staff reported a School FIRST rating of 98/100 for the 2023–24 fiscal year; trustees heard a detailed explanation of indicators and the district's financial position.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6498475,"CSISD trustees approve 2025-26 district and campus improvement plans",595,3418620,4014480,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5782149-653907255c167fe33ad12720a241a760&start=3418&end=4014","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5782149-653907255c167fe33ad12720a241a760/thumbnail_3418620.jpg","/articles/6498475/Texas/CSISD-trustees-approve-2025-26-district-and-campus-improvement-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6498475-e49a710aa475bbf572e53d35b721b34d/orig.mp4?Expires=1777432179&Signature=E7v~fQkMLnLLL-lVEcKwyRpw7Nvb5wIFM0vBbkAAJWREduKXbNwxCqMxq~9He-HE6RXIXBpKP3nyALSVJz1inz~qnE6wLGjTyu832nDyAOQ4s9L19EWiS0jWSCabxDs6YIm3ZrY5MLJ0XolrkkVVmhkj2SQ47gMBNDJ0nOFLJzUGiw1zPIvIE3p6xdSXpRnm4GxLxAexONfgMoYlen0hqsSbIzAYJw8fZ3iTyzOzH0F8tQtzDmI1Oax5lvpO2jDEVkUsPjCium2FvpvVBYUKM1Y1aNygnRgzy549naEMY0zI6MsxpZvciJp2DXyGVLe51H1wnFSwV~5KBzCeYnfWZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The College Station Independent School District board of trustees voted 7-0 on Sept. 16 to approve the district and campus improvement plans for the 2025–26 school year.

David Mann, district presenter, summarized the district improvement plan (DIP) process and materials, which the district posts online. Mann described the work that feeds into the plan — comprehensive needs assessments, demographic and student-learning data, district processes and perception surveys — and said campuses and the district use a program called Plan for Learning to track goals, performance objectives and strategies. \"Everything that we enter there, everything that we talk about is spelled out within the document,\" Mann told trustees.

Mann said the DIP aligns to the district's strategic plan adopted in 2021 and emphasized multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), response to intervention, professional learning communities and increased campus visits by instructional leaders. Trustees asked clarifying questions about MTSS and implementation timelines; Mann and other administrators described the work as iterative and \"stair-stepped\" into place.

Board member Miss Simmons moved to approve the 2025'26 campus improvement plans as presented; Miss Wilson seconded. The motion carried 7-0.

Administrators said the full district plan (73 pages) and individual campus plans are on the district website for public review and that review periods and accountability checkpoints are built into the Plan for Learning workflow.","The College Station ISD board unanimously approved the district and campus improvement plans for 2025–26 after a presentation outlining process, goals and accountability measures.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6498479,"College Station ISD board adopts Plan 7 elementary boundary adjustments after weeks of input",2431,4028925,6460655,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5782149-653907255c167fe33ad12720a241a760&start=4028&end=6460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5782149-653907255c167fe33ad12720a241a760/thumbnail_4028925.jpg","/articles/6498479/Texas/College-Station-ISD-board-adopts-Plan-7-elementary-boundary-adjustments-after-weeks-of-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6498479-73863c512d93fdae07389daa6a37c787/orig.mp4?Expires=1777432179&Signature=BFXeMzqCbROCUNGUGhFogv5i7H~bsT9mG1sqG1VpX3ziYLn7E3v0iplTXXXSRFm3-71xr6wzsPRVT1Fd~7PpnkuFIpjsw89xR8z5CgS1MZBkDgUa0vriCCKbygb7mBUdgHN-PWJjVkecRRkRBbnQMH14Q9HKqCT5jgNluxm6En0W70dLx~FzvPOa0ZiZdzocpgP8gjO1~8pqV1GNEcj1fQeVDx~DnxeqXvU~8Mnwoi2iruzYTsWNWAkK3RIp7BAtwMpcjwSABfixy8MkIZA~jpYKunQu8ZHZSlh9Byc5jk7BJh41t0XUOJ5v0auh3xssf9QH38pe7dDuEvZjXDZ86A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","College Station Independent School District trustees voted 7-0 on Sept. 16 to adopt Plan 7, a set of elementary attendance-area boundary adjustments scheduled to begin in the 2026–27 school year.

The board’s decision followed public comment from residents and a lengthy discussion among trustees about neighborhood integrity, socioeconomically disadvantaged (SED) concentrations and the number of students affected by the rezoning. \"I worry that by increasing percentages that are already high economically disadvantaged schools, that will disproportionately impact those educators, administrators, and staff,\" said Eleanor Su Keen, a resident who addressed trustees during the public-comment period.

Board member Miss Wilson presented the plan and described the process leading to Plan 7: a demographer’s March report, multiple drafts and community forums in July and August. Wilson said three elementary campuses — Pebble Creek, Southwood Valley and Spring Creek — were driving the need to rebalance enrollment because they were overcrowded, and that Plan 7 attempts to equalize enrollment across the district. She told the board that Southwood Valley’s current free-and-reduced percentage is 61.9% and that, under Plan 7, it would drop to 59.2%.

Trustees pressed for additional details before voting. Board member Miss McAdams asked for analysis of how the new elementary boundaries would “split” cohorts when students advance to intermediate schools; administrators said they planned to review those intermediate-level splits later because the district is not moving forward with intermediate/middle boundary changes now. Members discussed the number of students in the disputed area north of George Bush Drive; administration provided several counts during debate (figures cited by trustees and staff included 39, 45 and a total area pull of about 75 students), and trustees repeatedly described the affected total as roughly 35 students from South Knoll that would follow a different intermediate path under the plan.

Board members also discussed grandfathering and transportation. Administration told the board that current kindergarten through third-grade students would be offered the option to remain at their current campus for the remainder of their elementary years if families choose to do so; siblings who enroll while an older child remains at the campus may also be grandfathered. Board policy FC(Local) addresses grandfathering only for new campuses, the administration said; the specific grandfathering approach for Plan 7 is an administrative decision and will be communicated to families. Administrators also explained that Title I and state compensatory funding are allocated on a per-student basis and that an increase in SED students at a campus will increase those campus resources.

After additional remarks from trustees — including a motion to table that was later withdrawn — Board member Miss Simmons moved to adopt Plan 7; Dr. Payne seconded. The motion carried 7-0.

Trustees and administration said they would continue outreach to affected families, provide a period for parents to indicate whether they will exercise grandfathering, and follow up on intermediate-level cohort splits at a later date if needed.","After public comment and extended discussion, the College Station ISD board voted 7-0 to adopt Plan 7 for elementary attendance-area adjustments to take effect in the 2026-27 school year; the administration will offer limited grandfathering for current K–3 students.","actionData","errors"]

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