High School Academic Planning Guide approved
Following a discussion at a previous board meeting, trustees voted to approve the 2020-21 High School Academic Planning Guide, which is reviewed annually to provide students with easy planning for courses.
As part of the updates, some classes are added or removed based on student interest or state requirements, while others are updated in other ways (such as updating a course’s name to better reflect its topic).
Construction manager approved for Haslet Elementary renovation to professional space
Trustees approved Northstar Builders as the construction manager for the renovation of the current Haslet Elementary School as it becomes a professional space for district staff.
Voters approved this work as part of the 2017 bond package. For information about progress of bond projects, visit
www.nisdtxconstruction.org.
Long-Range Planning Committee provides update on progress
Tim McClure, assistant superintendent for facilities, provided an update to trustees on behalf of the Long-Range Planning Committee regarding their research and possible recommendations for potential construction, renovations and capital improvements to address population growth.
Committee members will review all options and provide recommendations to the school board at its Jan. 30 meeting. If trustees move forward with the recommendations, they would have until Feb. 14 to call a bond election for the spring when voters could cast their ballots.
Reports presented to board
District leadership and partners presented several subjects to the board as reports, including:
- Demographics and projection updates
- Facility and construction updates
- Financial and investment updates
- Bond updates
In other action, the board
- Recognized the winner of the district’s annual holiday card contest – Chelby Lewis, Julissa Barrientes, Kaitlyn Lin, Lauren “Lulu” Soluri and Cyndee Inmon. To view their winning artwork, click here.
- Recognized Adams, Chisholm Trail and Medlin middle schools for receiving Project ADAM heart-safe designations.
- Approved the delegation of authority to the superintendent to plan a utility easement agreement in the LaTera master-planned development for future middle school and high school sites.
- Approved local school board policy changes as recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards, which help keep the district in line with updated legal requirements and best practices.
