New Braunfels Independent School District

Board Report  

Regular Board Meeting
October 16, 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 Carl Schurz Elementary _ Jacob Saenz _1st grader_ and Anasofia Saenz _5th grader_
Anasofia Saenz (1st grader) and Jacob Saenz (5th grader) from Memorial Elementary School

NBHS Students of the Month
Student of the Month Hannah Jacobs with her parents Nika and Steve Jacobs and Board Secretary Wes Clark
Nika, Hannah and Steve Jacobs with Board Secretary Wes Clark

Clancy Forlano with his parents Kyle and Richard Forlano and Board Vice President Sherry Harrison
Kyle, Clancy and Richard Forlano with Board Vice President Sherry Harrison

National Merit Semifinalist, Commended Students and National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars
National Merit Semifinalist_ Commended Students and National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars at the Oct. 13_ 2017 NBISD Board Meeting
CAPTION: Board Trustee Michael Calta, Clancy Forlano, Steven Clark, Lucy Muir, Cameron Gridley, Lauren Callahan and Board Trustee Matthew Sargent

National Merit® Semifinalist - Clancy Forlano
 
National Merit® Commended Students - Zaynslee Bednorz, Lauren Callahan, Steven Clark, Cameron Gridley and Lucy Muir
 
National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars - Steven Clark

Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar with Distinction
AP Scholars with Distinction - Santiago Uribe_ Pedro Uribe_ Gloria McIntush_ Clancy Forlano and Elizabeth Buell with Board Trustee Michael Calta
AP Scholars with Distinction - Santiago Uribe, Pedro Uribe, Gloria McIntush, Clancy Forlano and Elizabeth Buell with Board Trustee Michael Calta. 

Not pictured:  Jake Ables*; Katie Coco-Senyszyn; Mekenzie Hardaway*; Isabel Haus*; Lacee Mims*; Erin Monreal; Eric Nash; Harrison Painter*; Laura Pfeuffer; Micah Stark*; Mitchell Taylor*; Grant Weston*; Andrew White*

* Denotes May 2017 Graduates

Principals' Month Recognition
All of the New Braunfels ISD Principals and Assistant Principals were honored by the Board of Trustees for Principals_s Month _10_16_2017_
Duane Trujillo, Principal, Carl Schurz Elementary
Val Trevino, Assistant Principal, Carl Schurz Elementary
Deanna Callahan, Principal, County Line Elementary
Sandra Lindsey, Assistant Principal, County Line Elementary
Chris Russell, Principal, Klein Road Elementary
Ida Smylie, Assistant Principal, Klein Road Elementary
Danielle Taylor, Principal, Lamar Elementary
Jennifer Huffty, Assistant Principal, Lamar Elementary
Heather Salas, Principal, Lone Star Early Childhood Center
Christi Dunlap, Assistant Principal, Lone Star Early Childhood Center
Nicole Haecker, Principal, Memorial Elementary
Mark Kosmo, Assistant Principal, Memorial Elementary
Leah Droddy, Principal, Seele Elementary
Stacie Koehler, Assistant Principal, Seele Elementary
David MacRoberts, Principal, Veramendi Elementary
Kelly Spencer, Assistant Principal, Veramendi Elementary
Deborah Cary, Principal, Voss Farms Elementary
Melinda Villarreal, Assistant Principal, Voss Farms Elementary
David Lewis, Principal, Walnut Springs Elementary
Marisela Lopez, Assistant Principal, Walnut Springs Elementary
Greg Hughes, Principal, New Braunfels Middle School
John Stewart, Assistant Principal, New Braunfels Middle School
Christie Lawson, Assistant Principal, New Braunfels Middle School
Shana Behling, Principal, Oak Run Middle School
Peter Quinn, Assistant Principal, Oak Run Middle School
Jessica White, Assistant Principal, Oak Run Middle School
Jerry Clark, Principal, School of Choice
Kenneth McMullen, DAEP Campus Administrator
Jeff Lightsey, Principal, NBHS Ninth Grade Center
Wendy McMullen, Assistant Principal, NBHS Ninth Grade Center
Traci Bendele, Assistant Principal, NBHS Ninth Grade Center
Kara Bock, Principal, New Braunfels High School
Sandra Littlejohn, Assistant Principal, New Braunfels High School
Jose Falcon, Assistant Principal, New Braunfels High School
Scott Presley, Assistant Principal, New Braunfels High School
Mandy Beaird, Assistant Principal, New Braunfels High School

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 Team Building Workshop held Thursday, September 14, 2017
  • Minutes to the Regular Monthly Meeting held Monday, September 18, 2017
  • Members to the NBISD 2017-2018 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)
Action Items

Approved
2017-2018 General Fund Budget Amendment 

Approved
Architect Work Order issued to Stantec Architecture for the synthetic turf and field lighting upgrades at both middle schools with the understanding that the cost is fully funded by the 4B Board and that Stantec Architecture Inc. is the architect of record for these projects


Informational Items
  • Assistant Superintendent Dr. Victoria Pursch presented the annual Advanced Academics Reports
  • Executive Director of Finance and Operations Steve Brown presented a written report for the following:
    • Overnight Student Field Trips
  • Executive Director of Technology Matt Jones presented a written report of the TEC21 Initiative
Future Board Meetings and Announcements
  • Regular Board Meeting on Monday, November 13, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the NBISD Education Center Boardroom
  • Regular Board Meeting on Monday, December 18 16, 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 - Wes Clark, Trustee At-Large
Keith D. Smith, Trustee District 1
Michael Calta, Trustee District 2
Matthew Sargent, Trustee District 4
David Heefner, Trustee At-Large
 
Randy Moczygemba, Superintendent
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