NEWS
BISD Trustees to consider large purchases
The Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees has moved its regular meeting to 4 p.m. on Oct. 20.
Action items on the agenda including several major purchases using in part federal grant funds will be considered. These include: Purchase of a new school bus not to exceed $130,000; student laptop purchase to use Emergency Connectivity Fund match funds not to exceed $90,000; staff laptop purchase using ECF match funds not to exceed $45,000; camera upgrade purchase for the intermediate and junior high not to exceed $160,000 and concrete repair work at all four campuses not to exceed $35,000.
Superintendent Blake Enlow also has received a resignation from Trustee Kenny Miller.
Principal Appreciation Month will be recognized by the board.
Enlow will discuss the new administration building preliminary timeline in his reports and update the board training hours.
Assistant Superintendent Christie Walker will present the update on the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund II funding and Director of Curriculum Lee Ann Farris will give a curriculum and instruction report.
Campus principals will report on their activities and the monthly financials will be presented.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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