NBISD Board Report for April 18, 2016

New Braunfels Independent School District

Board Report

Regular Board Meeting

April 18, 2016

Regular Meeting

Recognitions

Pledge Leaders

Eighth-graders Zakary Aleman and Megan Cardenas from Oak Run Middle School were the pledge leaders for the month of April.

NBHS Students of the Month

Dylan Castilleja was recognized as the NBHS Male Student of the month for March.

CAPTION: Kristy Castilleja, Dylan Castilleja, Board Trustee Mae Ruth Meyer and Joe Castilleja.

Cassidy Ohlenbusch was recognized as the NBHS Female Student for April.

CAPTION: Melanie, Cassidy and Brian Ohlenbusch with Board Trustee Rigo Montero.

Steven Sanchez was recognized as the NBHS Male Student of the month for April.

CAPTION: Si'Erra Soliz, Steven Sanchez and Sharon Mulkey with Board Trustee Joe Hassmann.

2016 Campus Teachers of the Year

The Board of Trustees recognized the campus teachers of the year:

Carl Schurz - Elizabeth (Libby) Ruppel, Reading Interventionist
County Line - Jana Harkins, 1^st Grade teacher
Klein Road - Maria LeMond, 2^nd Grade Dual Language teacher
Lamar - Laura MacDonald, Math Interventionist
Lone Star - Natalie Randazzo, 1^st Grade teacher
Memorial - Ashley Henrich, 4^th Grade teacher
Seele - Debra Marbach, 5^th Grade Reading/ELA/Social Studies teacher
Walnut Springs - Heather Sowell, 3^rd Grade teacher
New Braunfels Middle School - Melinda Kniseley, Math teacher
Oak Run Middle School - Margaret Smith, Science teacher
Ninth Grade Center - Bethany Delgado, Special Education Inclusion teacher
New Braunfels High School - Jodi Coffey, FOCUS teacher

CAPTION: (Front row, left to right) Margaret Smith, Melinda Kniseley, Heather Sowell, Laura MacDonald, Maria LeMond, (back row, left to right) Superintendent Randy Moczygemba, Jodi Coffey, Bethany Degaldo, Ashley Henrich, Natalie Randazzo, Jana Harkins, Libby Ruppel and Board President James Bettersworth.

2016 District Teachers of the Year

The Board of Trustees recognized the 2016 District Teachers of the year:

Elementary Teacher of the Year - Ashley Henrich, Memorial Elementary
Secondary Teacher of the Year - Jodi Coffey, New Braunfels High School

CAPTION: Superintendent Randy Moczygemba, Secondary Teacher of the Year Jodi Coffey (NBHS), Elementary Teacher of the Year Ashley Henrich (Memorial Elementary) and Board President James Bettersworth.

April 2016 - Child Abuse Prevention Month

A proclamation was presented to the Children's Advocacy Center of Comal County to proclaim April 2016 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

CAPTION: Board Trustee Rigo Montero with representatives from the Children's Advocacy Center of Comal County.

Consent Agenda

All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Board of Trustees and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless a Board member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as an item on the Regular Agenda. The following items were approved:

Minutes to the Regular Board Meeting held on March 21, 2016, at 7 p.m.
Renewal of the Texas Value Plan and the Catastrophic Plan with the Cash Option for student accident insurance coverage for 2016-2017 for a total cost of $66,722. This expense will be paid for with the General Operating Fund budget.

Action Items

Approved	2015-2016 General Fund Budget Amendment to increase the budget as a result of two items: amending estimated revenue and appropriations to account for iPad repairs and supplies ($16,200); and budgeting previously committed fund balance for technology purchase of iPads and related expenses ($871,440).
Approved	Purcha se of Property/Casualty Insurance from The Hartford, through Miller & Miller Insurance Agency for $136,373. This expense will be paid for from the General Operating Fund budget.
Approved	P urchase of six (6) Regular Education buses through the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) BuyBoard from Longhorn Bus Sales at a cost of $519,918 plus the $800 BuyBoard fee. Funding for the purchase will be included in the 2016-2017 General Operating Fund budget.
Approved	Funding to hire up to nine (9) professional and 24 paraprofessional/auxiliary full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for the 2016-2017 school year. This will allow the NBISD administration to recruit early.
Approved	Contracts/Contract extensions for professionals and professional support
Approved	2016 Silver Unicorn Recipients that will officially be announced at the May 16, 2016, Board meeting.
Approved	Purchase of 2,100 iPads ($785,400), 2,100 cases ($44,415), 70 carts ($37,445.30) and 2,100 Notability apps ($4,179) for the TEC21 Initiative. The total price of this purchase will be $871,439.30. This purchase will expand the one-to-one initiative down to 1 ^st grade and 3 ^rd grade with inventory allowing most campuses to have one-to-one in 2 ^nd grade or at least two-to-one with the use of campus and district surplus.

Informational Items

Executive Director of Business and Operations Steve Brown presented a report on:

2016-2017 Projected Budget
Overnight and Out-of-State Student Trips
Extension of Pest Control Services Contract

Review of Local District Update LDU 2016.01 affecting local policy EIC(LOCAL) Academic Achievement - Class Ranking and EIA(LOCAL) Academic Achievement - Grading/Process Reports to Parents
Review of Update 104 (first reading):

CCG(LEGAL): LOCAL REVENUE SOURCES - AD VALOREM TAXES

CFA(LEGAL): ACCOUNTING - FINANCIAL REPORTS AND STATEMENTS

CFC(LEGAL) ACCOUNTING - AUDITS

CQA(LEGAL): TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES - DISTRICT, CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM WEBSITES

DBAA(LEGAL): EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS: CRIMINAL HISTORY AND CREDIT REPORTS

DFE(LEGAL): TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT - RESIGNATION

DHB(LEGAL): EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT - REPORTS TO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION

E(LEGAL): INSTRUCTION

EEH(LOCAL): INSTRUCTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION

EHBAF(LEGAL): SPECIAL EDUCATION - VIDEO/AUDIO MONITORING

EHDC(LEGAL): ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR EARNING CREDIT - CREDIT BY EXAMINATION WITHOUT PRIOR INSTRUCTION

EI(LEGAL): ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

EKB(LEGAL): TESTING PROGRAMS - STATE ASSESSMENT

FB(LEGAL): EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

FB(LOCAL): EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

FB(EXHIBIT): EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

FD(LEGAL): ADMISSIONS

FD(LOCAL): ADMISSIONS

FEB(LOCAL): ATTENDANCE - ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING

FFA(LEGAL): STUDENT WELFARE - WELLNESS AND HEALTH SERVICES

FFC(LOCAL): STUDENT WELFARE - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

FFH(LOCAL): STUDENT WELFARE - FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

FFH(EXHIBIT): STUDENT WELFARE - FREEDOME FROM DISCRIMINATIO, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

FL(LEGAL): STUDENT RECORDS

Future Board Meetings and Announcements

New Elementary School Groundbreaking - May 4, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. (West Side School Site at the end of Oak Run Parkway in Veramendi) and 6:00 p.m. (East Side School Site located in the Voss Farms Subdivision at the end of Pahmeyer Road)
Silver Unicorn Reception - Monday, May 16, 2016, at 6:15 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Historical Room
Regular Board Meeting - Monday, May 16, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Board Room
Public Hearing on Proposed Budget and Tax Rate - Monday, June 27, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Board Room
Regular Board Meeting - Monday, June 27, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Board Room