Boerne ISD Board Report

The Boerne ISD Board of Trustees held their regular monthly meeting in the BISD Board Room on Monday, November 18, 2024

This month's Board meeting included:

• Mid-Year Compensation Adjustment
• Strategic Plan Update: Early Childhood Programs
• Strategic Plan Update: Family & Community Engagement
• Annual Technology Report
• Board Member Reports
• Superintendent Report

• Commendations, Core Values in Action, BEF WOW Moment
• To view the entire agenda please click here.

Thank you to students from Fair Oaks Ranch Elementary for leading the Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas Pledge.

They also had great questions for our Board members!

The Boerne ISD Board of Trustees approved two mid-year compensation adjustments.

The first is a pay increase of $1.25 per hour for hourly staff effective January 1, 2025. The rate increase does not apply to Transportation staff who received a raise in September.

Additionally, the Board approved a one-time retention incentive of $300 for all employees (except substitutes, temporary employees, and contract employees) who have been employed with the district as of November 18, 2024.

The pay increase and retention incentive reflect the Board's appreciation of the hard work, dedication and commitment that district staff bring to their positions every day.

This report reflected:

• An annual update on the Early Childhood Program that included: Pre-Kindergarten, Phonics, Reading Academy
• An update on House Bill 3 requiring high-quality prekindergarten components in classrooms serving eligible four-year-old students
• Support systems in place for Instructional Coaches and professional learning for teachers

This presentation reflects:

• District goal for Family and Community Engagement
• Data points for engagement
• Research and trends
• Example of collaborative family and community engagement within BISD

This report:

• Provides an overview of district technology initiatives and services
• Highlights technology services impacting the learning environment

Dr. Crafts' report included:

• Current enrollment of 11,102 students.

• Our schools did a wonderful job recognizing Veteran's Day with celebrations across the district. Dr. Craft thanked the Board for supporting and attending the events.

• Congratulations to our middle and high school students for their fall performances.

• The Board and Superintendent Listen and Learns continue this fall and it has been a great way to receive feedback directly from our students.

• Campus and department leaders are reviewing feedback from the fall staff surveys and data will be used to inform future decisions by the district.

• Boerne ISD values feedback and a parent survey will go out in mid-January.

• Van Raub Elementary is hosting NCAA Fan Jam as our schools participate in the Read to the Final 4 reading contest.

• Budget Strategy Advisory Committee will meet for a second time. Meeting details are shared online.

• The academic calendar survey will be released to the community for feedback and will close for voting on Tuesday, December 3.

To view all reports in their entirety please view the meeting agenda.

The Board also:

• Approved Minutes from the Prior Meeting
• Approved the Purchasing Report
• Approved New Courses at the Secondary Level for 2025-2026
• Approved 202-2026 Middle and High School Course Catalogs
• Approved Remote Homebound Instruction Waiver
• Approved MOUs between Boerne ISD and Institutes of Higher Education (Alamo Colleges and Tarleton State University)
• Approved the Texas Women's University Clinical Affiliation Agreement
  
• Approval of Clinical Practice MOU with Texas A&M University
• Appointed Kendall County Appraisal District Board Members and Voting Resolution for Bexar and Comal Appraisal District Board Members
• Approval of Superintendent Evaluation Instrument

• Champion Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams
• Elizabeth Leachman
• Boerne High School Boys Cross Country Team
• Champion Girls and Boys Water Polo Teams
• Logan Fritcher, Braden Bays and Jaxon Baize (BHS)
• 2024 Orchestra All-Region Members
• Jenny Breuer

To learn more about our November 2024 Commendations please click below for the presentation script.

This month's Core Values in Action Student Recipient is 8th grade Boerne Middle School South student Gabriella Maszak. Gabby sets the bar high in and outside of the classroom at BMSS. She is an incredible athlete, participating in Volleyball, Basketball and Track. She is currently the captain of the volleyball team, and she also plays on the 14's Premier team for Alamo Volleyball Association.

Way to go Gabby!

This month's BEF WOW moment highlights how theater students at Boerne Middle School North create costumes and set designs for student performances.

Thank you to BEF for supporting every student, every teacher, and every classroom in Boerne ISD!

Email: Communications@BoerneISD.net
Website: www.BoerneISD.net
Location: 235 Johns Road, Boerne, TX, USA
Phone: 830-357-2000
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Twitter: @BoerneISD