New Braunfels Independent School District

Board Report  

Public Hearing and Regular Board Meeting
January 23, 2017
This publication is produced by the NBISD Communications Department to keep the district's staff and citizens informed of recent actions taken by the Board of Trustees. The information included in this publication is a summary of the most recent NBISD Board of Trustees meeting. This publication does not take the place of the official minutes for the meeting. Agendas for the Board meetings are available on the district's website at www.nbisd.org.

Public Hearing

Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) 

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Victoria Pursch presented the annual Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) for the 2015 school year.

Recognitions
NBISD and all of its campuses were recognized for receiving a "Met Standard" rating in this year's accountability rating system. The campuses were also recognized for receiving the following Distinction Designations.



New Braunfels ISD - Met Standard
New Braunfels High School - Met Standard
   Top 25 Percent Student Progress
NBHS Ninth Grade Center - Met Standard
The NBISD Learning Center - Met Alternative Standard
New Braunfels Middle School - Met Standard
   Top 25 Percent Closing Performance Gaps
Oak Run Middle School - Met Standard
   Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading
Carl Schurz Elementary - Met Standard
   Academic Achievement in Science
   Top 25 Percent Closing Performance Gaps
   Postsecondary Readiness
County Line Elementary - Met Standard
  Academic Achievement in Science
Klein Road Elementary - Met Standard
   Academic Achievement in Science
Lamar Elementary - Met Standard
Lone Star Elementary - Met Standard
    Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading
   Academic Achievement in Science
   Top 25 Percent Student Progress
   Postsecondary Readiness
Memorial Elementary - Met Standard
   Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading
   Postsecondary Readiness
Seele Elementary - Met Standard
   Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading
   Academic Achievement in Mathematics
   Academic Achievement in Science
   Top 25 Percent Student Progress
   Postsecondary Readiness
Walnut Springs Elementary - Met Standard
   Academic Achievement in Science
   Top 25 Percent Closing Performance Gaps


Regular Board Meeting

Recognitions

Pledge Leaders 


Pledge Leaders from Memorial Elementary -Carissa (5th), Anthony (3rd), A.J. (Kinder), and Allyssa (1st) Leal

NBHS Female Student of the Month


Sarah Scroggin was recognized as the NBHS Female Student of the Month.


CAPTION: Keith D. Smith, Board Trustee with Eric, Sarah and Scroggin

NBHS Male Student of the Month


Robert Jimenez III was recognized as the NBHS Male Student of the Month.


CAPTION: Dolores Jimenez, Robert Jimenez III and Robert Jimenez II with Board Trustee Rigo Montero

School Board Appreciation


The member of the NBISD Board of Trustees were recognized as part of School Board Appreciation Month.

CAPTION: Wes Clark, President James Bettersworth, Keith D. Smith, Vice President Sherry Harrison, Board Secretary Joe Hassmann, David Heefner and Rigo Montero

Texas High School Association of Coaches and Texas Girls Coaches Association Academic All-State Volleyball


CAPTION: From left to right - Faith Heller (1st Team): Cailey Young (2nd Team); Kayla Thomas (2nd Team); Sydney Paullus (2nd Team); Sofia Coryell (2nd Team); and Head Coach/Assistant Athletic Director Robin Gerlich.


Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Football

CAPTION: From left to right - Head Coach Glenn Mangold; Avery Womble (2nd Team); Zachary Rickerson (2nd Team); Anthony Parra (2nd Team); Jacob Wetz (Honorable Mention); Joshua Kelsey (2nd Team); Joshua Norton (2nd Team); and Board Trustee Wes Clark.

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 Monthly Meeting held Monday, December 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
  • TEA class size waivers for two classrooms at Lamar Elementary that surpass the state mandate of 22:1 student to teacher ratio by one student each.
Action Items
 
No Action
Transfer of administrative oversight and investment responsibilities regarding all scholarships currently handled by the NBISD Business Office of the New Braunfels Area Community Foundation

Approved
Approved
2016-2017 General Fund Amendment to move funds of $25,032 to cover the cost for departments and campus expenses for furniture purchases, iPad repairs, software and other administrative expenses related to the architect fees for the design of the new administrative offices and the traffic study conducted at the intersection of Walnut and County Line

Approved
Extension of Superintendent's Contract for two (2) years through 2022
Informational Items
  • Status Report on the 2015 Bond Projects presented by Director of Facilities Daryl Stoker and representatives from STANTEC and Cadence McShane
  • Executive Director of Technology presented a written report on TEC-21
  • Executive Director of Business and Operations Steve Brown presented a written report on the following items:
    • Overnight Student field trips
Future Board Meetings and Announcements
  • Regular Board Meeting - Monday, February 13, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Boardroom 
  • Regular Board Meeting - Monday, March 20, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the NBISD 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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