SCHOOL NEWS
BISD shooting for balanced 2020 budget
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie School Trustees received a clearer view of its proposed budget as salary schedules for all the staff were presented Monday night, along with projections for how 2018-19’s fiscal year may end.
Ken Korbel, chief financial officers, and Superintendent Blake Enlow presented new calculations for the budgets.
In trying to gauge where the present fiscal year may end, Korbel said the state is only at 73 percent of its funding, leaving the district waiting for about $900,000. At this point BISD is looking at a $1,606,608 deficit; however, with one more month to go in the budget year adding in payroll and payables, that deficit will jump to a little more than $3 million.
Originally the district was anticipating a deficit in the $2.4 to $2.6 million range.
Board President Jacky Betts pointed out if they take out the energy retrofit project money of about $1.6 million, and the $375,000 in the statewide compressor lawsuit settlement, the deficit will be more like $900,000. The initial payment to E3 in the energy project came out of fund balance.
Korbel confirmed that would be about right. The CFO said he will know more as they wrap up the salary accruals for the 10-month employees, makes retirement system adjustments and go through the budget to make any final changes. Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
By Andy Newberry, MSU Texas
Midwestern State University junior Rykir Evans is not only building his skills during a NASA internship—he’s creating memories that will last a lifetime.
Evans has been a remote student at MSU Texas this semester while completing the internship. During that time, he had the opportunity to meet American naval aviator and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, as well as NASA Chief Flight Director Gene Kranz.
“It definitely has been an amazing experience thus far, and meeting all of the super inspirational figures in flesh and blood was definitely surreal,” Evans said.
Read the full story in Thursday’s Bowie News.
(Top photo) Rykir Evans had a chance meeting with Reid Wiseman NASA astronaut and commander of the Artemis II lunar fly-by mission. He also met famed NASA chief flight director Gene Kranz, who directed the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11.
Join the Bowie High School Band for a chamber music concert featuring state solo/ensemble qualifiers at 6 p.m. on May 18 in the junior high auditorium.
This concert is an opportunity for these state qualifiers to showcase all their hard work, talent and dedication. It also is their final change to take the state to build confidence and shake off those last minute nerves before heading to state competition.
Bowie Independent School District Trustees will discuss personnel issues including possible action on hiring a new high school principal when it meets at 5:30 p.m. on April 20.
An executive session is scheduled for that topic and other personnel updates as the school nears its end.
Last month the high school principal and assistant superintendent resigned as did the head boy’s basketball coach. The new coach was named this week
The regular agenda opens with recognition of high school students and staff.
Superintendent Donna Hale will provide informational updates for enrollment and attendance, intruder detection and audit report, operations reports and parent and community forum meeting comments.
The Montague County Tax Appraisal District annual financial report will be reviewed. There also will be a discussion on open enrollment for pre-kindergarten for the 2026-27.
Under action items the board will determine the financial feasibility to comply with the Texas Transportation Code regarding school bus seat belt requirements. Possible action on applying for two waiver days for missed instructional days due to snow.
Monthly reports and financials wrap the agenda.
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