NEWS
Bowie Trustees try out gym program; BHS principal leaving for superintendent job
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie School Trustees had some fun Monday night as they played on the elementary school’s new Lü interactive playground system.
Meeting locations were shifted to allow the board an opportunity to see how the new system works in the gym. After the business of the night, the board and administrators tried out the system. Principal Kathy Green coordinated a spelling game that required you hit the letter on the wall screen with a ball, and a few others of the program.
A large hardwood screen was built by volunteers in the gym with materials donated by Ace Hardware.
The digital program is directed to the screen that takes the impact of balls and reflects the action in the program. The system has a large assortment of interactive play programs, plus other learning programs. Everyone had a good time trying to outdo each other’s scores.
Superintendent Blake Enlow told the group High School Principal Sergio Menchaca will be leaving the district to take the superintendent’s position at Terrell County Independent School District at Anderson. He was named the lone finalist for the position at the April 21 meeting and the required 21-day waiting period ended on Wednesday with the board meeting that night. His appointment was approved by the Anderson board.
A called meeting has been called by the Bowie ISD Board for 7:30 a.m. May 24 to consider a high school principal.
The board also was introduced to the members of the top 10 percent of the senior class.
Read the full story of this week’s meeting in the weekend Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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