Boerne ISD Board Report

The Board approved the 2024-25 employee compensation plan.

Overall, BISD increased employee compensation district-wide by over $1.2 million dollars for the 2024-2025 school year.

The approved compensation plan features:

• Para-professional and Auxiliary employees will receive a 2.5% pay increase.

• Teachers, Nurses, and Librarians will receive a 1.5% increase.

• Professional Pay Grades AP01 - AP06 will receive a 1.5% increase.

• Professional Pay Grades AP07 or above will receive a 0.5% increase.

In addition, BISD will contribute over $3.8M to health insurance premium benefits for the 2024-25 school year.

The Board voted to adopt a budget that will lower the district's property tax rate for the sixth straight year.

The 2024-25 tax rate is estimated to decrease per $100 valuation from $0.99320 to $0.99090. The district's tax rate has decreased by a total of 25 cents since 2019, and is among one of the lowest school tax rates in the area.

The TEA will determine Boerne ISD's tax rate in August 2024.

Boerne ISD named current Champion High School Assistant Principal, Thomas Hatten, as Director of Alternative Programs.

Hatten, who has nearly 20 years of education experience, served as Assistant Principal at Champion High School for the past three years.

Before joining BISD, Hatten spent 14 years in Northside ISD as an Administrative Intern, as well as a Special Education and Social Studies Teacher.

Prior to entering the education field, Hatten honorably served in the United States Navy for over 20 years.

Hatten earned his Bachelors of Occupational Education in 2005 and his Masters of Educational Leadership in 2007 from Wayland Baptist University.

The Board also welcomed Jill Rhodes Pruin as Chief Human Resources Officer. She was officially approved as CHRO at the May Board meeting.

The Board approved its annual Operating Procedures and Code of Ethics.

• Board Operating Procedures outline expectations and priorities to help clearly define how to carry out regular board tasks.

• The Board Code of Ethics is a pledge by Trustees to adhere to ethical standards and to promote the best interests of students and the District as a whole.

• To view the Board Operating Procedures and Code of Ethics please click here.

BISD has made changes related to the student dress code and to the district’s practices regarding the wearing of student ID badges.

• Previously, BISD has required high school students to wear student identification badges at all times during school hours, while on school property. Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, this will expand to middle school students as well.

• Student identification badges provide an important layer of safety and security on our campuses, and will help us to know who is on our campuses, and who is authorized to be on our campuses.

• BISD solicited feedback from multiple groups regarding this update, including principals, the BISD Safety Committee, PTO Presidents, Assistant Principals, and the District Educational Improvement Committee (DEIC).

• New BISD Chief Human Resources Officer Jill Rhodes Pruin and New Director of Alternative Programs Thomas Hatten were officially introduced.

• BISD students who attend military service academies participated in a forum to discuss their background and journey- they have bright futures ahead!

• BISD hosted over 100 law enforcement members and administrators for Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR) training this week.

• BISD hosted our first Core Values meeting with over 100 leaders, teachers, students, and community members.

• Dr. Craft was selected to join the latest cohort of the Holdsworth Superintendent Leadership Program.

• We currently have 15 applications for the 2024-24 Community Leadership Academy.