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BISD Trustees move meeting

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UPDATE – MEETING MOVED – Due to the boys’ basketball playoff game on Thursday, Feb. 21, the meeting of the BISD Board of Trustees has been moved to Monday, Feb. 25, at 7 a.m.

Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will consider administrator contracts when they meet at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 21.
The board met with officials from the Texas Association of School Boards Monday night, which is the regular board meeting night, to discuss the superintendent search.
There is a lengthy agenda of business on tap for Thursday. Administrator contracts will be considered during executive session along with superintendent performance goal setting.
Action items on the regular agenda include approval of the 2019-20 school calendar, the board activity calendar and the student transfer list.
Superintendent Steven Monkres will provide an update on the energy project, school facilities, school safety and board training opportunities. Assistant Superintendent Christie Walker will bring a report on the AVID program, spring assessments and English/Language Arts instructional materials adoption process.
The agenda wraps up with the consent items, monthly financial report and monthly principal reports.

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BJH teams win UIL district meet

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Bowie Junior High Principal Jeneanne Fleming said she is proud of her student participants and coaches as they won the District 7AAA University Interscholastic League Academic Zone Meet by approximately 200 points on Dec. 6.
Henrietta and Jacksboro were the other two schools competing.
Fleming explained students committed to practicing before and/or after school, and they attended the meet on a day they didn’t have school.

Read all the results in the mid-week Bowie News.

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Trustees to meet on Dec. 16

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Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 16 for the final session of 2024.
An executive session is set for the board to receive the intruder audit report. Superintendent Blake Enlow said the Texas School Safety Center recently conducted an audit at one or more of the campuses.
The audit tests whether a campuses is accessible to an unauthorized individual and is part of the state’s school safety directives to help districts identify ways to improve safety. Enlow said the report had one finding and corrective actions have already been implemented.
In action items, Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris will provide information on possible action related to the BISD school library collection development per House Bill 900 and the gifted and talented policy and procedures. The student transfer list also will be presented along with an update on the SAFE grant

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Elementary kids ready Christmas musical

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Bowie Elementary School students have a busy holiday season with its popular Christmas musical program on Dec. 12 and a visit from Santa Claus on Dec. 18.
The first and second graders will perform for parents and the community on Dec. 12 in the high school gym. The first grade opens the evening at 5:30 p.m. followed by the second grade at 6 p.m.
Students will be wearing festival colorful Christmas outfits complete with Santa hats. This evening is always jam packed with family and friends to enjoy the holiday music.
Santa Claus has scheduled a stop at the school to meet students on Dec. 18 in the library for photos and a quick visit. The 18th also is Polar Express Day where students are invited to wear PJs reminiscent of the popular holiday movie.

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