Boerne ISD Board Report
September 20th, 2022
Open Session
The Boerne ISD Board of Trustees held their regular monthly meeting in the BISD Board Room on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022.
This month's Board meeting included:
- Board Commendations
- Lower Tax Rate Adopted
- Lifespot
- Superintendent's Report
- And more
Cibolo Creek Students Lead Pledges
They also had great questions for our Board members!
Board Commendations
The Board commended Boerne ISD students and staff, as well as celebrated district-wide honors. Below are some of the honorees.
Student Advisory Council
The 2022-23 Boerne ISD Student Advisory Council is made up of student leaders from Champion and Boerne High School.
The students will be working with Dr. Price and district administration on important topics and events, as well as providing student feedback on district initiatives. They will play an integral part in designing the Boerne ISD Portrait of a Graduate. The council will meet throughout the school year at Boerne and Champion High.
The Council held its first two official meetings of the school year and discussed important topics that will impact themselves and their classmates. We are excited to work with the students and hear their feedback.
Statewide Honor
Boerne High School Senior Tucker Rouse received a statewide honor.
Tucker was selected as the Top Leader at the Youth Leadership Conference sponsored by the Hill Country Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars.
Tucker was awarded a Bronze Patrick Henry Medal at the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi over the summer.
This is an outstanding accomplishment and we are proud of Tucker’s leadership.
Champion Anglers
Champion juniors Cooper Kennell and Eli Christian were named Anglers of the Year by the Faith Angler Network, and both were awarded scholarships and other prizes for earning this honor.
Through a passion for competitive fishing, Faith Angler Network is committed to investing in the lives of young anglers by fostering a network that is dedicated to sharing the life-changing reality of faith, fishing, and friendship.
Cooper and Eli are the first Champion Anglers to letter in that sport.
The 2022-23 Faith Angler Network season kicked off on September 10th in Canyon Lake.
Day 1 Bags
To open the 2022 Football Season, Day 1 Bags debuted its When You Are Here, You Are Home t-shirt, which was designed by Boerne High Sophomore Brayden Gardner.
Both Boerne and Champion sold the shirts at their campuses, as well as the Boerne ISD Athletics Office, and online.
In all, Day 1 Bags raised $16,778, with Proceeds benefiting Foster Youth in South Texas.
Regional Award
Boerne High School Assistant Principal Lauren Sanders has been selected as the Region five Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals. This honor stems from her previous position at Nederland High School in Nederland ISD, which is in Region 5.
Nominations are based upon exemplary performance and outstanding leadership. As a Region 5 winner, Mrs. Sanders is eligible to compete for the state title of Texas Assistant Principal of the Year.
Mrs. Sanders, who is in her first year as an Assistant Principal at Boerne High School, has 12 years of experience in Education. She taught Physics, Chemistry, IPC, and P.E, and also coached softball and basketball. She served at Nederland High School for three years prior to joining Boerne High School over the summer.
Marathon Runner
Cibolo Creek Elementary Second Grade Teacher Amanda Asher placed 3rd overall out of over 400-plus runners in the Transrockies marathon in Colorado in August. Get this, over six days she ran 120 miles at 20,000 feet of elevation gain. Her team made the podium as a top three team in four of the six days during the race.
She even showed off her Boerne High School shirt on the podium.
Last year she completed a 70-mile race as well.
Thank You, Keith
We honored Keith Domke, former General Manager and Managing Editor of The Boerne Star.
Keith is an award-winning journalist with over nearly 40 years of experience in the Newspaper Industry.
For the past three and a half years, Keith was the General Manager and Managing Editor of the Boerne Star. In addition to his editing duties, Keith covered Boerne ISD, where his responsibilities included writing stories about the district and helping spread the word about the success of our district.
Keith’s last day at the Boerne Star was last week, as he will begin his new role of Managing Editor at the Brenham Banner Press.
We greatly appreciate Keith’s contributions to our community and will miss him tremendously.
Tax Rate Lowered Again
The Board voted to adopt a tax rate of $1.1786 for the 2022-23 school year, which is a 2.6 cent reduction from the 2021-22 school year.
The levy generated by the adopted rate will fund an adopted general fund budget of approximately $99.5M, which is an increase of $13M (15%) over the prior year.
The largest single factor in the budget increase is $5.7M as an initial estimate of recapture (Robin Hood), followed by additional teaching positions to address overall student enrollment growth and a 3.5% pay increase for employees.
BISD's tax rate has decreased by a total of nearly 18 cents over the past four years.
Board Approves Lifespot Application
LifeSpot is a simple-to-use technology that speeds up valuable response time, improves communication, and can be used by any staff member while working on Boerne ISD campuses. This will provide an additional layer of security for BISD.
Funds for the Lifespot application will be donated by a generous community member, therefore, no district funds will be used.
More information will be provided at a later date.
Voss Substation Approved
To read more about this important safety and security project please click here.
Superintendent's Report
- Our new signage has been placed on the Boerne ISD Ag Center. (Please see photo below). Dr. Price again thanked the Kendall County Fair Association, the City of Boerne, as well as FFA, and 4-H for their partnership and support.
- The first event in the BISD Parent Education Speaker Series is getting rave reviews.The discussion focused on the dangers of counterfiet drugs containing fentanyl. One of our district goals is to educate our students, parents, and community members on potential dangers. (Please click here for the schedule of future events)
- Law Enforcement Training took place at Boerne Middle School North on September 10th. Thank you to our law enforcement for their support and for utilizing our facilities to train. (Please see a photo from the training below)
- The first-ever BISD Subcontractor Fair was a huge success with over 80 attendees. The fair gave contractors and subcontractors an opportunity to meet BISD officials and learn more about district bond projects, as well as network with each other.
- Boerne ISD held the first 2022 Bond Oversight Committee Meeting. The purpose of the committee is to work with BISD Administration to ensure that promises made during the bond election are kept.
- BISD has set a record with over 100 members of the Extracurricular Leadership Council. There are also over 35 members of the Student Advisory Council. Both councils are comprised of student leaders from Boerne and Champion High School.
Next Board Meeting: Mon. Oct. 17th, 2022
Connect With Boerne ISD
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Website: www.BoerneISD.net
Location: 235 Johns Road, Boerne, TX, USA
Phone: 830-357-2000
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