SCHOOL NEWS
Bowie School Trustees to meet on Monday
Bowie School Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 7 for a called session that includes numerous budgetary items and items to start the new school year.
A budget workshop opens the agenda as Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Pastusek presents the budget that will not include the certified property values and related projected revenue. The board will consider a tax rate and scheduling the various public hearings for the budget items.
During discussion, Superintendent Steven Monkres will present information facility and website updates, the state school board convention, legislative activities and the district’s strategic plan.
Campus principals will bring personnel updates and changes in the student handbook. The handbook and student code of conduct also will be presented for action.
In action items, the district will consider relinquishing its interest in the old Bellmire Nursing Home property on Rock Street to the city. It was foreclosed and there were no buyers in the tax sale, so it has reverted to the taxing entities. Montague County has already relinquished its interest.
Trustees also will formally call the Nov. 7 election where three board positions will be on the ballot.
Trustees of the Prairie Valley independent School District recently approved the addition of a law enforcement class in the new year.
In the June 2 meeting trustees approved hiring James Berry as the law enforcement career education instructor. Superintendent Tim West said they are adding the class along with middle school career exploration.
West also noted 100% of the professional staff is returning to the district after contracts were finalized. In other class information, he added the summer conditioning programs are underway as the district looks forward to fielding junior high and junior varsity football teams in the fall.
In other board action for June, the depository contract with Wells Fargo Bank was approved, along with student transfers for 2025-26 and the financial and investment report.
The principal of Forestburg Independent School District Kay White, has sent out an alert to parents and students regarding a dangerous Tik Tok Trend regarding Chromebook devices.
A letter was posted to the district’s Facebook page on May 8 bringing this trend to their attention. According to the post students through Tik Tok are being encouraged to force electrical short circuits on Chromebook devices by inserting items into the USB port. This action can spark or puncture the lithium battery in the device and poses a serious fire risk.
“Students and parents, be award if your student chooses to engage in this trend they will face serious consequences including, but not limited to the following:
- Up to $300 in replacement/repair fee.
- At minimum a 30-day loss of technology use if not permanent loss.
- School consequences such as ISS/OSS/DAEP.
- Criminal charges pursued for vandalism and/or arson.”
It concludes by encouraging parents to talk to students about the importance of appropriate use of district technology resources and the consequences of their actions.
Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District approved all the offered contracts for professional educators during last week’s meeting.
After a brief executive session the board returned to open session to approved the contracts. Several staff members are retiring include Kathy Green, principal at Bowie Elementary; Chris Cornelison, assistant principal at Bowie Junior High and Kristi Hunt at Bowie High School.
Superintendent Blake Enlow said there are a few who don’t have all their certification completed that did not receive a full contract. There also were no reassignments of staff to other duties as of April 21.
Read the full story in the May 1 Bowie News.
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