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BISD administrator contracts up on agenda for annual review

Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 19 for a lengthy agenda of business that includes an executive session to consider administrator contracts and the school safety plan.
February is usually the month where principal, assistant superintendent, finance director and related administrative contracts are reviewed and offered.
In action item the board activity calendar for 2024 will be examined, along with the operating procedures. Trustees will consider a resolution related to volunteer/employment of chaplains and the monthly transfer list.
Superintendent Blake Enlow will review options for the instructional calendar for 2024-25, possibly examining how the four-day week plan ran so far this year.
He will discuss board training dates, bring an attendance update and set the March board meeting.
Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris will give the middle of the year assessment/board goals update, followed by the monthly reports of the principals, athletic director and finance director.
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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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.
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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

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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