NBISD Board Report July 28, 2014 1

 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  Meeting  July  28,  2014  

 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 Board Meeting held on June 16, 2014 • Advanced Academic Instructional Materials Adoption for science and foreign language • Local Policy FFAA (LOCAL) 2014.02 (Second Reading) – Wellness and Health Services: Physical

Examinations pertaining to Tuberculosis testing Action Items Approved Communities in Schools services for 2014-2015 with an increase of 4.46 percent over last year

for a total cost of $87,750.00 for three (3) full-time CIS employees. Funding provided through the General Fund.

Approved Fourth-Quarter and Annual Investment Reports for year ending June 30, 2014.

Approved Option 3 Agreement for the purchase of Attendance Credits from the Texas Education Agency due to the District’s Chapter 41 status for the 2014-2015 school year. NBISD is not currently subject to recapture, but is required to select one out of five options to equalize wealth.

Approved EIE (LOCAL) Policy partial suspension resolution for the 2014-2015 school year only related to the successful performance on the mathematics assessment as a condition of promotion in grades 5 and 8.

Approved Agreement to lease classroom space at New Braunfels High School to Howard Payne University for College Courses including dual credit courses from June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015.

Approved Endorsement of Mrs. Cynthia Keene from Johnson City ISD as the Education Service Center XIII Position B Candidate for the Texas Association of School Boards’ Board of Directors

Approved Date changes for the February, March and July regular board meetings in 2015 from the third Monday of the month due to student/staff holidays. New meeting dates will be: Monday, February 23, 2015; Monday, March 23, 2015; and Monday, July 27, 2015.

Approved Appointment of Wes Clark to represent NBISD at the 2014 Texas Association of School Boards Delegate Assembly. Rigo Montero will serve as the alternate.

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Informational Items v The following personnel were hired for the 2014-2015 school year:

Alford, Robert -NBHS/Speech Teacher; Calvert, Laura Beth -Special Ed/Educational Diagnostician; Alvarado, Christopher -ORMS/Assistant Band Director; Downey, Elizabeth- WSE/5th Grade Teacher; Sides, Teri -ORMS/ELA Reading Intervention/Dyslexia; Walker, April- ELA/Reading 8-12 Teacher; Wiles, Sara- WSE/Special Education Life Skills; Rivers, Jennifer -NBHS/German Teacher; Mahmalji, Sara- NBMS/Choir Teacher; Williams, Jana- NBHS/Life Skills Teacher-Special Education; Iles, Jennifer- Seele/1st Grade Teacher; Foster, Wendy- NBMS/Counselor; Ellis, Dawn- 9GC/English Teacher; Gonzales, Alma- CSE/1st Grade Dual Language Teacher; Wilson, Samantha- 9GC/Science Teacher; Watson, Charleen -ORMS/Art Teacher; Shelton, Lauren- ORMS/Math Interventionist; Bonilla, Norma -ME/1st Grade Dual Language Teacher; Cowen, Amy- NBHS/CTE Teacher; Adams, Chase -NBHS/English/Coach; Mooney, Kendra -9GC/Math Teacher; Cagle, Ursula- Spec Ed/Auditory Impaired Itinerant Teacher; Stokes, Amanda- NBMS/Math/Synergistics; Pabon, Ann- NBHS/ESL Teacher; Pavlock, Mandy- KRE/5th Grade Teacher; Zimmerman, Rachel- LE/1st Grade Teacher; Quinn, Peter- NBMS/Coordinator/PE Teacher; Pagel, Collin- NBHS/Asst. Band Director; Vaughn, Jeffrey- Ed Center/Curriculum; Huebner, Kim- NBHS/English/SpEd; Gillentine, Clayton- Ed Center/Director of Student Services; Starnes, Jason- NBHS/Math Teacher/Coach; Brawner, David- NBHS/Soc. Stud/Head Basketball/Track; Clark, Brooke- WS/Kindergarten Teacher; Funk, Elena- ORMS/Assistant Band Director; Henrich, Ashley -ME/2nd Grade Teacher; Norris, Eric -NBHS/Social Studies/Head Girls Soccer Coach; Pittman, Claire -NBHS/Assistant Band Director; Raley, Jacob - NBHS/Science Teacher; Richey, Kristin -LSE/ESL Generalist; Scallion, Aaron - NBMS/PE Teacher/Coach; Sanders, Renee - KRE/2nd Grade Teacher; Smith, Elida - ME/3rd Grade Bilingual Teacher; Vaughn, Sarah - WSE/Special Ed Focus Teacher; Weste, Timothy - 9GC/Social Studies Teacher; Flora, Karen - LSE/Music Teacher; MacRoberts, David - LE/PrincipaL; Hargrave, Lindsay - NBMS/Science Teacher; Smallbone, Jennifer - 9GC/SOC Social Studies Teacher; Bayer, Shana - ORMS/6th Grade Math Teacher; Harrison, Taylor - CLE/1st Grade Teacher; and Thias, Karen - ORMS/ESL Teacher.

v Executive Director of Human Resources & Student Service Kathy Kenney presented the NBISD 2014-2015 Student and Parent Handbook and Student Code of Conduct.

v Executive Director of Human Resources & Student Service Kathy Kenney presented the 2014-2015 Out-of-District Student Transfer List for students that meet at least one of the exemption hardship codes.

v Executive Director of Technology Matt Jones presented the monthly TEC21Report to the Board. v Director of Special Education Martie Rodriguez presented the newly created Special Education Parent

Information Notebook to the Board for review. v Executive Director of Business and Operations Steve Brown gave a written report on purchases made in

excess of $25,000 for the district to participate in the Unemployment Compensation program. v Executive Director of Business and Operations Steve Brown presented a report on the purchase in

excess of $25,000 to replace the Food Service Delivery Van. Future Meetings and Announcements:

v Regular Board Meeting – Monday, August 18, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center v Regular Board Meeting – Monday, September 15, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center

Board Room You may send correspondence to: NBISD Attention: School Board 430 W. Mill New Braunfels, TX 78130 BoardofTrustees@nbisd.org District Website: www.nbisd.org For more information, call (830) 643-5762.

Board of Trustees President – James Bettersworth, Dist. 3 Vice President – Sherry Harrison, Dist. 5 Board Secretary - Joe Hassmann, Dist. 4 Keith Smith, Trustee Dist. 1 Wes Clark, Trustee At-Large Mae Ruth Meyer, Trustee At-Large Rigo Montero, Trustee Dist. 2 Randy Moczygemba, Superintendent

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