On Monday, the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees discussed how zoning and transferring students in elementary schools would affect students, parents and school capacities near Cypress Waters. 

Coppell resident Kevin Chaka expressed his concern towards transferring students from elementary schools and how buses would be forced to travel much longer distances.

Chaka said he can see how it is necessary, but it would lead to overcrowding and hitting maximum capacity at many schools when there are better options around the Coppell and Cypress Waters area more suitable. 

“The parents, schools and kids need an explanation for the reasoning if this plan has to continue with pros and cons and valid reasoning behind it. With the issues that it can lead to, an explanation would be effective,” Chaka said.

Additionally, he expressed concerns regarding commute distances for buses to travel, as well as parents. The board agreed to four miles being an unsafe and a lengthy route for elementary students.

The board recognized Coppell ISD 2023-24 campus Teachers of the Year. 

CISD Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt spoke about how schools across the district have been celebrating Black History Month as well as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month for students to showcase their passions.

“All of our campuses have done some great things this month for Black History Month and represent the outstanding contributions of African Americans over the years,” Dr. Hunt said.

Dr. Hunt discussed how they viewed students participating in CTE Month and seeing their passions for their careers grow from a young age up to being seniors in high school.

“I was happy to be there and really enjoyed being there with other City Council members to see our education and training program, KCBY, The Sidekick, DECA, computer sciences, health sciences, and more,” Dr. Hunt said.

In addition to career paths, director of accountability, assessment and multi-tiered systems of support Mary Kennington discussed the Texas Academic Report for the school year. She informed the board about the new opportunities for students at Dallas College to earn an associates degree in high school and pursue college classes.

Executive director for instructional leadership Mary Kemper discussed how district counselors are opening up opportunities for students to take a variety of classes of their choice.

“We are working to open the general education classroom as wide as possible so all students can take these courses,” Kemper said. 

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