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Votes at a glance: CSISD board approves CTE phase 2 GMP, chiller replacement, district goals and two terminations
Summary
The College Station ISD Board of Trustees on April 15 approved a $27.24 million guaranteed maximum price for CTE phase 2, a $400,000 chiller replacement at Rock Prairie Elementary, district improvement plan goals for 2025'26 and motions to terminate two employees for contract abandonment.
The College Station Independent School District Board of Trustees took several recorded actions April 15, including approving construction spending tied to 2023 bond funds and two personnel terminations. All recorded motions listed below carried unanimously where noted.
Votes at a glance:
- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda items (G, H2, I1, J1'J5) by voice vote. Motion to accept as presented was moved by Mr. Ben and seconded by Miss Simmon; the board voted 6-0 to carry the motion.
- District improvement plan goals (2025'26): The board accepted the District Educational Improvement Committee's recommendation to continue six strategic goals and approved the district improvement plan goals for 2025'26. The motion to approve as presented passed 6-0.
- CTE phase 2 guaranteed maximum price (GMP) with Polk Construction: The board approved a GMP amendment of $27,240,053, including an early release package, for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) phase 2 project and authorized the superintendent to execute the agreement using 2023 bond funds. The motion carried 6-0. Meeting remarks indicated Polk Construction is the construction manager-at-risk and the project has an anticipated substantial completion in summer 2026 for the 2026'27 school year.
- Replacement of chillers and pumps at Rock Prairie Elementary: The board approved replacement of two chillers and associated pumps at Rock Prairie Elementary for $400,000, to be procured via TIPS contract 24010402. The board noted the existing chillers are roughly 20 years old and that new equipment would fit on existing chiller pads; a $20,000 contingency was included. The motion passed 6-0.
- Personnel: motions recorded in open session show the board approved recommendations to terminate two employees for contract abandonment. The board passed both motions by recorded voice vote, each 6-0.
Meeting context: several of these items were introduced and discussed in the open session prior to a scheduled executive session; the formal personnel motions were announced after executive session and recorded on the public docket.
Ending: The approvals authorize district administration to proceed with construction procurement and campus equipment replacement and complete personnel procedures as recorded in the meeting minutes.
