NEWS
Bowie trustees debate salary schedule, capital projects
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie School Board Trustees Thursday evening gave the staff direction on salary schedules and planned capital expenses that will utilize new federal funding.
Changes to the student and campus handbooks, student code of conduct and the employee and campus handbooks also were approved.
Budget workshop
Finance Director Paula Peterson offered the basic framework for the budget that forecasts an estimated $194,398 more in tax revenue based on the certified property values. The district also is projecting $45,710 more in state funding, creating a combined total of $240,108 in revenue.
The director said they knew it would be more, however, she is still using a conservative number in the projections.
At the last meeting, several possible salary schedule options were examined with the board leaning to what was listed as option C. Peterson explained teachers will receive an additional $700 to each step and aides will receive an additional $350 to each step. All non-step personnel will receive a 4% increase. This would be a total increase of $330,726.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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