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Area school boards to meet this week

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BOWIE SCHOOL BOARD

Bowie Independent School District Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 20 in the board room at 100 West Wichita.

Action items include consideration of band hall lockers at the junior high and other details on summer facility projects, plus an outside audit engagement letter and the Claims Administrative Services Contract agreement.

An executive session is scheduled to consider personnel items.

Superintendent Steven Monkres will report on teacher and principal evaluation policies, assessment and accountability survey; facilities and Texas Association of School Board nominations.

All four campus principals will bring their monthly reports, along with the curriculum and finance officials.

Finance Director Jonathan Pastusek also will conduct a budget workshop.

GOLD-BURG SCHOOL BOARD

Trustees of the Gold-Burg Independent School District will meet at 7 p.m. on June 20 in Stoneburg.

In action items the board will call an election for Nov. 8 with three places open on the board. Those spots are presently filled by Becky Case, Lynn Allen and Snake Allen.

This will be the first year for the school district to conduct elections in the fall instead of the traditional spring. Earlier this year the district voted to move the date to coordinate with county elections, which can save money.

The 2016 audit engagement letter will be considered, along with the student code of conduct for the next school year.

Signage options related to the district security program that would allow certain approved staff members to carry concealed handguns also will be discussed.

Numerous budgetary items will be on the agenda including a budget workshop and a review of the staff salary schedule for 2016-17.

A contract for new Principal Jay Johnson also will be examined. Superintendent Roger Ellis said Johnson was given a probationary contract until the board could act on an officials contract and finalize compensation.

In the superintendent’s report Ellis will discuss the delay of STAAR test results, summer school, transfer student denials, coming events and the hiring of a new head basketball coach.

An executive session is scheduled for personnel items.

NOCONA SCHOOL BOARD

Trustees of the Nocona Independent School District will meet at 7:30 p.m. June 20 in the NISD board room at 220 Clay.

Numerous annual policies and items will be addressed by the board including the hiring scheduled for 2016-17, property and vehicle insurance, student and athlete accident insurance, credit recovery policy, low attendance waivers, grading policy and a proposed policy for student welfare wellness and health services.

Superintendent Dr. Vickie Gearheart will discuss projected enrollment for the next school year.

The school health advisory committee will offer the minutes of the annual report.

An executive session is scheduled for personnel mattes and to consider the possible approval of rescission of proposed non-renewal of the term contract of Steven Phillips’s 2015-16 term contract. Phillips is a high school special education teacher.

SAINT JO SCHOOL BOARD

Trustees of the Saint Jo Independent School District will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on June 21 in the school library.

Superintendent Larry Smith will report on the newly formed education foundation, construction of the agriculture barn, a letter from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the election calendar, which will call a vote for Nov. 8.

The 2016-17 budget for the Montague County Tax Appraisal District will be presented by Chief Appraiser Kim Haralson.

Other items on the agenda will include adoption of Texas Association of School Board policy updates; Claims Administrative Services Worker’s Compensation Agreement; transfer students list; waiver of penalty and interest and changes and corrections to the tax rolls.

An executive session is scheduled for personnel items including the evaluation and contract of the new superintendent, hiring of professional personnel to be assigned, resignations and new hires.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bowie, Gold-Burg and Saint Jo one-act plays prepare for area this week

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Montague County has three high schools that will compete in area one-act contests Friday and Saturday.
Bowie High School competes on April 13 at Clyde High School. Director April Word said they perform “A Monster Calls” in the middle of a six-play pack that starts at noon on Saturday. The plays run in about one hour intervals that include set-up.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. The contest open s at noon with Eastland High, Ingram Tom Moore HS, Bowie HS, Clyde HS, Ballinger HS and Early HS.

Gold-Burg and Saint Jo High School also compete at area this week on April 12 at Grayson County College in the Cruce Stark auditorium, Denison.
Gold-Burg Director Linda Fitzner said Monday they will did not know the schedule because they were waiting on three competitors from the other districts to know exact time. The Bears are performing “Interview.” The Panthers’ play, “Ago!” is directed by Julie Kline.

TIME UPDATE – Late Tuesday night Fitzner reported Saint Jo will perform at 11:30 a.m. and Gold-Burg at 1:30 p.m. Performances begin at 10 a.m.

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Gold-Burg, Saint Jo one-act plays advance to area

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Gold-Burg and Saint Jo High School one-act plays advanced to area Thursday edging even closer to state.
Both will perform at Grayson County College on April 12. Watch for schedule details in the Wednesday edition. All three plays from this district including Slidell advanced to area.
Gold-Burg’s “Interview,” directed by Linda Fitzner, received several cast and tech awards. Best All Around Actor went to Corbin Gilbert. Levi Hellinger was All Star Cast with Izzie Rohde and Madison Provost, honorable mention All Star Cast.
Best all-around crew went to Gold-Burg: Joseph Jones, stage manager, Aidan Foster, lights; Alyson Rojas and Eli Freeland, assistant stage manager and Lexie Eaton, sound.
Outstanding individual tech went to Gold-Burg for lights.
Saint Jo’s play, “Ago!” directed by Julie Kline, saw Layla Polk named All Star Cast, Xander Joyner, honorable mention All Star Cast; Julian Luna accepted the light tech award and the group also got the overall cleanest dressing room.

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FFA Alumni Fish Fry on April 9

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The Bowie FFA Bryant Whitaker Memorial Scholarship Fish Fry will start at 5:30 p.m. on April 9 going until sellout.
Supper will be by donation only to enjoy catfish and all the trimmings cooked up by Keith Walker and Friends in the high school cafeteria. Proceeds support the local Bowie FFA scholarships.
There will be a special prize drawing to win a Chris Owen framed numbered giclee print 6/150 art piece, “Morning Light.” Tickets are $10 with the drawing on April 26. You need not be present to win. Proceeds go to scholarships.

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