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.
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Regular Board Meeting
Recognitions
Pledge Leaders
Pledge Leaders from Walnut Springs Elementary are Tucker Sargent, a first-grader, and Nicholas Sargent, a fifth-grader
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Lauren McLain was recognized as the NBHS Female Student of the Month.
CAPTION:
Megan, Piera, and Lauren McLain with Board Trustee Rigo Montero
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Mitchell Taylor was recognized as the NBHS Male Student of the Month.
CAPTION: Sierra, Betty, Mitchell and Brian Taylor
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2017 Silver Unicorn Recipients
Eloisa Gomez, Karen Barganier and Mary Thompson were honored by the Board and during a reception before the meeting.
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Campus Teachers of the Year
Front row left to right: Kristen Bryant (ORMS), Brittney Brittain (Walnut Springs), Tonya Heffington (Seele), Amy Prenavo (Memorial), Brande Schriewer (Lone Star), Hayley Parsons (Lamar), Stacey Roff (Klein Road), Tina Kalebick (County Line), Yolanda Grijalva (Carl Schurz). Back row left to right: Lt. Col. Mark House (NBHS), Joshua Brake (NBHS Ninth Grade Center) and Robin Hataway (NBMS).
District Elementary Teacher of the Year - Brande Schriewer
District Secondary Teacher of the Year - Lt. Col. Mark House, USMC (Ret.)
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Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Medalist
Pictured left to right: Sponsor Beverly Trollinger, Jada Web (Computer Animation Team - 6th Place) Kolbe Eoff (Payroll Accounting-6th place & National Officer Candidate), Lauren Callahan (Interview Skills - 6th Place), Cameron Welch (Animation Team - 6th Place), and Sponsor Edwin Braun. Not pictured: Santiago Uribe (Entrepreneurship - 4th Place).
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Special Olympics Winter Games Bowling State Medalists
Pictured left to right: Robert Jara (1st Place), Abygail Gonzalez (1st Place), John Coombes (2nd Place), Jacob Madden (2nd Place), Lauren Louden (2nd Place), Noah Mullen (3rd Place) and Coach Nancy Edelen. Not pictured: Joe Hernandez (3rd Place), Jovana Vazquez (3rd Place), Kristen Brown (3rd Place), Jonathan Cruz (3rd Place), Gabriel Gomez (3rd Place) and Marlaina Graves (3rd Place).
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Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Academic All-State and National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association of America, Inc. All-American Team
Pictured left to right: Connor Copeland, Katelyn Gilcrease and Conrad Kuntz with Board Trustee Rigo Montero
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PTA Reflections Program State Award Winners
Pictured left to right: Jack Call (Award of Excellence - Photography); Chloe Knight (Award of Merit - Visual Arts); Joshua Grider (Honorable Mention - Music Composition); Ava Medina (Award of Excellence - Dance Choreography; and Allison Davis (Honorable Mention - Photography). Not pictured: Madeline Hezel (Award of Merit - Literature).
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Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) State Medalist and National Qualifier
Madison Almquist (center), state bronze medalist in Transcultural Healthcare, with her parents Charles and Elaine Almquist.
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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, March 20, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.
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Renewal of Student Accident Insurance offered by The Brokerage Store through Webb Insurance Services and Pinnacle Student Insurance to include the Texas Value Plan and Catastrophic Plan with the cash option for the 2017-2018 school year for a total cost of $66,722.
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Second and Final Reading of TASB Policy Update 107 affecting the following policies:
- AF(LEGAL) - INNOVATION DISTRICTS
- BBFA (EXHIBIT) - ETHICS: CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES
- BDAE (LEGAL) - OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS: DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF DEPOSITORY
- BJCF (EXHIBIT) - SUPERINTENDENT: NONRENEWAL
- BR (LEGAL) - REPORTS
- C (LEGAL) - BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES
- CDC (LEGAL) - OTHER REVENUES: GIFTS AND SOLICITATIONS
- CDC (LOCAL) - OTHER REVENUES: GIFTS AND SOLICITATIONS
- CFC (LEGAL) - ACCOUNTING: AUDITS
- CJ (LEGAL) - CONTRACTED SERVICES
- CJ (LOCAL) - CONTRACTED SERVICES
- CMD (LEGAL) - EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MANAGEMENT: INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CARE AND ACCOUNTING
- CQA (LEGAL) - TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES: DISTRICT, CAMPUS, AND CLASSROOM WEBSITES
- DBA (LEGAL) - EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS: CREDENTIALS AND RECORDS
- DBD (LEGAL) - EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS: CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- DBD (EXHIBIT) - EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS: CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- DBE (EXHIBIT) - EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS: NEPOTISM
- DC (LEGAL) - EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
- DC (LOCAL) - EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
- DECA (LEGAL) - LEAVES AND ABSENCES: FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
- DEE (LOCAL) - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT
- DF (EXHIBIT) - TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
- DFAA (LOCAL) - PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS: SUSPENSION/TERMINATION DURING CONTRACT
- DFAB (EXHIBIT) - PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS: TERMINATION AT END OF YEAR
- DFBA (LOCAL) - TERM CONTRACTS: SUSPENSION/TERMINATION DURING CONTRACT
- DFFA (EXHIBIT) - REDUCTION IN FORCE: FINANCIAL EXIGENCY
- DH (EXHIBIT) - EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
- DHB (LEGAL) - EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT: REPORTS TO STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
- DNA (LEGAL) - PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: EVALUATION OF TEACHERS
- DNB (LEGAL) - PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: EVALUATION OF CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS
- EFA (EXHIBIT) - INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
- EFAA (LEGAL) - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: SELECTION AND ADOPTION
- EHBB (LEGAL) - SPECIAL PROGRAMS: GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
- EHBG (LEGAL) - SPECIAL PROGRAMS: PREKINDERGARTEN
- EHDD (LEGAL) - ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR EARNING CREDIT: COLLEGE COURSE WORK/DUAL CREDIT
- EIF (LEGAL) - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: GRADUATION
- F (LEGAL) - STUDENTS
- FEA (LOCAL) - ATTENDANCE: COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE
- FEB (LEGAL) - ATTENDANCE: ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING
- FFA (LEGAL) - STUDENT WELFARE: WELLNESS AND HEALTH SERVICES
- FFA (LOCAL) - STUDENT WELFARE: WELLNESS AND HEALTH SERVICES
- FFAA (LEGAL) - WELLNESS AND HEALTH SERVICES: PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
- FFAB (LEGAL) - WELLNESS AND HEALTH SERVICES: IMMUNIZATIONS
- FJ (LEGAL) - STUDENT FUNDRAISING
- FJ (LOCAL) - STUDENT FUNDRAISING
- GE (LOCAL) - RELATIONS WITH PARENT ORGANIZATIONS
- GKA (LEGAL) - COMMUNITY RELATIONS: CONDUCT ON SCHOOL PREMISES
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Action Items
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Approved
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Contracts/Contract Extensions for Administrators and Administrative Professional Support
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Approved
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Purchase of property/casualty coverage from The Hartford through Miller & Miller Insurance Agency for $146,605 to be paid for with the General Operating Fund budget
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Approved
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Pest Control Services Contract with Terminix International for an annual cost of $24,876.00 that will be paid out of the General Operating Fund budget
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Purchase of 3,400 iPads (Gen 5) and cases for a total purchase amount of $1,071,510 to replace and upgrade student technology with funding provided by the Technology Committed Fund Balance, Technology Budget, Instruction Materials Allotment (IMA) Funds, and Student User fees
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Purchase of district server storage hardware and support contract from CDW for a total of $35,194.34 that will be paid for with Instruction Materials Allotment (IMA) budget for technology
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Purchase of 13 Apple Mac Pro computers for the NBHS Career and Technical Education (CTE) Animation lab for a total cost of $51,870 with funding provided through the state CTE fund
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Purchase of district vehicles through the TASB BuyBoard for a total price of $1,083,365 with funding provided from the 2017-2018 General Fund. Purchase includes: two (2) Special Education buses at $187,548; five (5) regular education gas buses at $398,790; one (1) Type A Special Education bus at $59,982; and five (5) regular education diesel buses for $437,045.
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2016-2017 General Fund Budget Amendment to accommodate requests from departments and campuses that includes the reallocation of funds to purchase 3,400 iPads and cases
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Authorization of the Superintendent to enter into an agreement with the New Braunfels Area Community Foundation Area to administer the scholarship funds already managed by and owned by NBISD
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Authorization of the Superintendent to go through the Cy Pres process to transfer the funds currently held in a trust fund to become district funds so that they may be administered by NBISD |
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Informational Items
- Director of Facilities Daryl Stoker presented a Status Report on the 2015 Bond Projects
- Superintendent Randy Moczygemba reviewed the Secondary Dress Code for the 2016-2017 school year
- Executive Director of Business and Operations Steve Brown presented a written report on the following items:
- Review of 2017-2018 Projected Budget
- In-State and Out-of-State Overnight Student trips
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Future Board Meetings and Announcements
- Regular Board Meeting - Monday, May 15, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Boardroom
- Public Hearing on Monday, June 26, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Boardroom
- Regular Board Meeting - Monday, June 26, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Boardroom
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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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