SCHOOL NEWS
Forestburg ISD to review FIRST rating
Forestburg School trustees will conduct a hearing on the district’s 2014 rating from the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas in a 6:30 p.m. meeting on Oct. 20.
Superintendent John Metzler will give an overview of the rating and accept public comments on the rating report. The rating is determined by a set of criteria related to financial recordkeeping.
After the hearing, the board will reconvene for its regular meeting and vote on accepting the FIRST rating. Read the full agenda in the weekend News.
SCHOOL NEWS
BISD earns 100 score on FIRST
Bowie Independent School District Trustees accepted the resignation of one its long-time department heads Monday night and voted to post a new position to fill that post.
Wayne Walker, support services director for the past 18 years, submitted his resignation last week to take another job. He has supervised the district’s food nutrition, custodial and transportation programs.
After a brief executive session, the board accepted Walker’s resignation and voted to post a job for food nutrition director, instead of the multiple jobs.
FIRST report
Prior to the regular meeting, the board opened a public hearing for the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas report. Finance Director Paula Peterson offered the report where Bowie ISD received a perfect 100 score for fiscal 2023-24.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
SCHOOL NEWS
Montague School staff plans fall festival
Montague Independent School District will conduct its annual Fall Festival from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the new gym.
There will be fun for the entire family including games, bounce house, silent auction, bingo, haunted house, cake walk, sweet shop and concession stand with burgers and hot dogs. All proceeds go back to the students.
SCHOOL NEWS
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