New Braunfels Independent School District

Board Report  

Regular Board Meeting
December 12, 2016
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.

Recognitions

Pledge Leaders 

Pledge Leaders from Lone Star Elementary - James Campbell (3rd grader) and Joe Campbell (1st grader)

NBHS Female Student of the Month
Cailey Young was recognized as the NBHS Female Student of the Month for December.


CAPTION: Judy Young, Cailey Young, Iva Gene Watson and Les Young 
NBHS Male Student of the Month

Anthony Parra was recognized as the NBHS Male Student of the Month for December.


CAPTION: J oseph Parra, Anthony Parra and Deborah Deja 
All-State Jazz Ensemble Member

Senior Chris Bauer  was recognized as being named All-State Jazz Ensemble member. He will perform as first chair alto saxophone for the top jazz band, making him the top ranked jazz alto saxophonist in the state of Texas.

CAPTION: Band Directors Kenny Vise and David Eckert with Chris, Jill and Dan Bauer.
Sate of Texas UIL Qualifiers in Cross Country

CAPTION: Front row (left to right) Coach Lee Datesman, Camaryn Earle, Sarah Wuest, Madi Henry, Anna Gledhill, Board Trustee David Heefner; back row (left to right) Jack Fischer, Riley Gallaher, Sophie McKenzie, and Hailey Bock. 

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, November 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Action Items
 
Approved
Proposal from Stantec Architectural Inc. to prepare a master plan for the future  NBISD  Administration Center in the amount of $25,032.00. Funds will be provided by the District Fund Balance.

Approved
Purchase of library and literacy books from designated fund balance for the new schools not to exceed $150,000 each for a total of $300,000. The cost of the leveled literacy library books is not to exceed $38,500 for both schools.

Approved
Purchase of iStation renewal licenses for a cost of $41,700 to be paid with budgeted Instructional Material Allotment (IMA) funds.

Approved
Updated contract for copier and service agreement with DOCUmation Business Technology Integration.

Approved
Funds to purchase new baseball scoreboard at NBHS to include activity funds, sponsorships and donations in the amount of $33,694.

Approved
Consider waiver of NBISD Policy DEC (LOCAL) for January 2, 2017 and May 26, 2017 in relation to required Medical Certification for non-discretionary reasons.

Approved
Approval of the 2016-2017 General Fund Budget Amendment  to increase the total budget by $16,509 due to the receipt of supplemental pre-k funding.

Approved
Eligibility requirements for the Golden Unicorn Pass in 2017-2018 school year to require pass holders to be residents of NBISD.

Informational Items
  • Status Report on the 2015 Bond Projects presented by Director of Facilities Daryl Stoker and representatives from STANTEC and Cadence McShane
  • Announcement of Board Member Continuing Education Completion stating that all of the Board members have exceeded their required hours of continuing education in Tier 1, 2 and 3
  • Director of Communications Rebecca Villarreal presented a written report to the Board with the revenue from advertisements sold to date through e-Blasts, web ads and other sponsorships
  • Appointments of Professional Personnel for the 2017-2018 School Year:
    • Mercedes Shirley, Lone Star Elementary/4th grade ESL-SS teacher
    • Hannah Van Gorp, Memorial Elementary/Dual Language Teacher
  • 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
  • Public Hearing - Monday, January 23, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Boardroom
  • Regular Board Meeting - Monday, January 23, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Boardroom 
  • Regular Board Meeting - Monday, Feb. 13, 2016, 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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New Braunfels, TX 78130

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