New Braunfels Independent School District

Board Report  
Regular Board Meeting

August 15, 2016
Recognitions

Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Medalists:
  • Gold Medalist in "Focus on Children" Competition - Alexis Schmucker and Allie Fuquay
  • Silver Medalist in "Teach and Train" Competition - Amber Seidel
From left to right: Amber Seidel, Alexis Schumucker and Allie Fuquay.
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 July 25, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.
  • Texas - Teacher Evaluation & Support System (T-TESS) Appraisal Calendar and Teacher Appraisers
Action Items
 
Approved
Order setting Tax Rate for 2016 at $1.33910 for each property valuation ($1.01330 for Maintenance and Operations and $0.32580 for Interest and Sinking) and Resolution providing for Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions for 2016.

Approved
District membership in the 2013 Purchasing Co-op for 2016-2017 and appointment of Executive Director of Finance and Operations Steve Brown as the District's liaison to the Cooperative

Approved
Annual Investment Reports for the year ending June 30, 2016, and Fourth Quarter 2015-2016

No Action Superintendent's Formative Six-Month Review
Approved
Appointment of David Heefner as the Delegate to represent NBISD at the 2016 Texas Association of School Boards Delegate Assembly and Sherry Harrison as the Alternate Delegate

Approved
NBISD Annual Board Calendar


Informational Items
  • Status Report on the 2015 Bond Projected presented by Director of Facilities Daryl Stoker and representatives from STANTEC and Cadence McShane
  • Appointments of professional personnel for the 2016-2017 school year:
    • Ryan Avera, NBHS 9th Grade Center, Biology Teacher
    • Susan Barber, NBHS, Physics Teacher
    • Tracie Bendele, NBHS 9th Grade Center, Assistant Principal
    • James Carpenter, NBMS, Counselor
    • Rosanna Centeno, Walnut Springs ES, 1st Grade Teacher
    • Bianca Figueroa-Boyd, NBMS, Spanish Teacher
    • Bridget Fleming, Walnut Springs, ES, Teacher
    • Virginia Garcia, NBHS 9th Grade Center, Librarian
    • Janet Guillen, NBHS 9th Grade Center, Math Teacher
    • Jessica Howells, NBHS, English Teacher
    • Victoria Krawczynski, Memorial ES, Dual Language Teacher
    • Claudia Miller, NBHS/ORMS, Spanish Teacher
    • Daniel Senties, Jr., Memorial ES, Music Teacher
    • Richard Steele, NBHS 9th Grade Center, English Teacher
    • Cynthia Whitehouse, Memorial ES, Teacher
    • Tony Whiteside, Walnut Springs, Teacher
    • Brandon Wilson, ORMS, Teacher/Coach
    • Jennifer Ziegler, NBMS, Social Studies Teacher/Coach
  • Executive Director of Business and Operations Steve Brown presented a written report on the following:
    • Cooperative fees paid by NBISD
    • In-state Overnight and Out-of State Student Trips
    • Purchase in excess of $25,000
  • Assistant Superintendent of Accountability and Instruction Dr. Victoria Pursch presented the preliminary accountability ratings for 2016 with NBISD and all 13 campuses receiving a "Met Standard" or "Met Alternative Standard" rating
  • Director of Student Services Clay Gillentine presented a written report on the 2016-2017 School Year List of Requests for Student Transfers for NBISD
Future Board Meetings and Announcements
  • Regular Board Meeting to be held on Monday, September 19, 2016, at 7:00 pm at the New Braunfels ISD Education Center Boardroom. 
  • Regular Board Meeting to be held on Monday, October 17, 2016, at 7:00 pm  at the New Braunfels ISD Education Center Boardroom. 
Board of Trustees

President - James Bettersworth, District 3
Vice President - Sherry Harrison, District 5
Board Secretary - Joe Hassmann, District 4
Keith D. Smith, Trustee District 1
Rigo Montero, Trustee District 2
Wes Clark, Trustee At-Large
David Heefner Trustee At-Large
 
Randy Moczygemba, Superintendent
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