New Braunfels Independent School District

Board Report  

Regular Board Meeting
February 13, 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.

Regular Board Meeting

Recognitions

Pledge Leaders 


Pledge Leaders from Seele Elementary were sisters Graylynn Smith (2nd grader) and Atlie Smith (4th grader).

NBHS Female Student of the Month


Kamerin Smith was recognized as the NBHS Female Student of the Month.


CAPTION: Rob, Kamerin and Janna Smith

Texas Capitol Schoolhouse Presentation

A total of four students and two teachers presented the Board of Trustees with a school bell and Texas Flag that was flown over the State Capitol. The items were in recognition of the student's participation in the Texas Capitol Schoolhouse project held Jan. 30 for the State Legislature. The following students and teachers were part of the presentation to the Board:

Ned Niland and Natalie Huckaby, fourth-graders from Carl Schurz Elementary
Sue Hardaway, math teacher from Carl Schurz Elementary
Olivia Esqueda and Eugene May, NBHS seniors from New Braunfels High School
Edwin Braun, 3D Design and Animation teacher from NBHS
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 Public Hearing and Regular Monthly Meeting held Monday, January 23, 2017
Action Items
 
No Action
Contracts/Contract Extensions for Administrators and Administrative Professional Support


Approved
Investment Reports for the 2nd Quarter 2016-2017 ending December 31, 2016

Approved
Approved
Purchase of literacy development materials for kindergarten from Fundations in the amount of $47,457.26 to be paid from budgeted, federal, and Title I funds

Approved
The following vendors for furniture purchases at the two new elementary schools, the new district-wide 4th and 5th grade student furniture, and furniture for the Lone Star Early Childhood Center: Staples Business Advantage, Virco, Workplace Resource, and Worthington Contract Furniture. The not-to-exceed amount for these purchases is $1,700,000.00 and will be purchased with funds provided through the 2015 Bond Program.

Approved
Lone Star Outdoor Learning Center Equipment for $51,323.07 to be paid from budgeted state Pre-K grant funds 

Approved
Order calling a trustee election to be held by the NBISD (the District), for Single-Member District 2 and Single-Member District 4 Positions, making provision for the conduct of the joint election with the City of New Braunfels and contracting with the Comal County Elections Office to conduct the election on the District's behalf and resolving other matters incident and related to such election

Approved
2016-2017 General Fund Budget Amendment for requests from departments and campuses for items such as student supplies and library management software for the new schools

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 Matt Jones presented a written report on TEC-21
Future Board Meetings and Announcements
  • Regular Board Meeting - Monday, March 20, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Boardroom
  • Regular Board Meeting - Monday, April 17, 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
Correspondence: 

 

 

 

 

 

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New Braunfels, TX 78130

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