Approved

2014-2015 General Fund Budget Amendment to move funds to accommodate campus requests for supplies, computer equipment, furniture and fixtures.

Approved

Purchase of property/casualty coverage from The Hartford through Miller & Miller Insurance Agency for $135,256. The policy period will run May 1, 2015, to May 1, 2016. Insurance expense is included in the General Operating Fund Budget.

Approved

Investment Report for the Third Quarter 2014-2015.

Approved

Purchase of three (3) Regular buses, one (1) Special Education bus, one (1) suburban and one (1) van through the Texas Association of School Boards Buy Board. The buses will be purchased from Longhorn Bus sales for a proposed cost of $354,900 plus the $800 Buy Board fee. The suburban will be purchased from Caldwell Country Auto at a cost of $34,960.00 plus the $400 Buy Board Fee. The van will be purchased from Silsbee Ford at a cost of $27,245.75 including the $400 Buy Board Fee. Funding for these expenditures will be included in the 2014-2015 budget.

Approved

Addition of ten (10) instructional full-time employees (FTEs) for the 2015-2016 school year. This will allow NBISD to recruit early. The positions to be filled include Bilingual Education, Chemistry, Spanish and Special Education.

Approved

Base proposal submitted by American Electric Corporation for electrical upgrades at the NBISD High School Stadium for the new video scoreboard. The total cost of this contract is $45,949.00. This includes a $1,000.00 Owner's Contingency Allowance.

Approved

Shelter agreement with the San Antonio Area Chapter of the American National Red Cross to use NBISD schools as disaster relief shelters during emergencies. This will include the use of NBHS Ninth Grade Center and Oak Run Middle School as out-of-county shelters. New Braunfels High School and Klein Road Elementary will be used for in-county shelters. The New Braunfels Branch (Comal County) of the American Red Cross is the point-to-point destination for evacuees from Jackson, Matagorda, Calhoun and Aransas counties.

Approved

Additional Security fencing at Seele between the gym to the main campus buildings. The estimate for the project includes 114 LF of 7' tall wrought iron security fencing, concrete slab work, doors with hardware and a $1,000 contingency for a total estimated cost of $17,637.00. The project will be funded from Unallocated 2010 Bond Funds.

Approved

Stantec Architecture Inc. to provide district bond planning and architectural services. The proposed agreement offers four (4) compensation rates. Options include: prototype (not significantly altered), prototype (significantly altered), new construction and renovations.

Approved

New NBISD Mission Statement: NBISD provides an environment where all students are engaged and empowered to become self-reliant learners in a constantly changing world.

Approved

Date change for May and June regular board meetings from Monday, May 18, 2015, to Tuesday, May 26, 2015, and Monday, June 15, 2015, to Monday, June 29, 2015.

Approved

Contracts/Contract extensions for professionals and professional support.

Approved

Revised NBISD 2015-2016 school calendar that shows the five (5) waived staff development days as part of the school calendar. The days being requested for waiver must be denoted as Teacher Professional Development Day/Student Holiday on the calendar in order to be considered for approval.  Once the waiver is approved, those five (5) days will be workdays that teachers can opt into complete their professional development hours or take online at a later date or time.

Approved

Textbook and instructional materials adoption selected in mathematics (Algebra I, II and Geometry), social studies (K-8) and fine arts (K-5). Additionally, the board approved the Instructional Materials Allotment and TEKS 100% Coverage Certification, 2015-2016.

Approved

Superintendent Randy Moczygemba and Executive Director of Finance Steve Brown to begin the process of negotiating with the New Braunfels Area Community Foundation for the transfer of administrative oversight and investment responsibilities of nearly two-dozen student scholarships currently handle by NBISD.