NEWS
Bowie ISD down 78 students two weeks into new year
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie Independent School District Trustees saw a drop of about 78 students after a little more than two weeks into the school year.
The board met Wednesday night. Superintendent Blake Enlow said the morning report that day was 1,497, compared to 1,575 last year. It broke down into 478 at BHS, 344 at BJH, 344 at BIS and 331 at BES. That night the number was 1,502.
The superintendent said there appears to be a low birth rate which is impacting the lower grades. There had been three pre-K classes planned, but due to the lower numbers it was changed to two and one pre-K teacher was moved to first grade.
Enrollment numbers were as follows per campus as of Wednesday with some fluctuations to the superintendent’s numbers due to changes or additions that day:
Elementary – Headstart, 30; Pre-K, 28; K, 92; first, 91 and second, 90. Total – 331
Intermediate – Third, 126, fourth, 105 and fifth, 113. Total – 344.
Junior high – Sixth, 131, seventh, 109 and eighth, 109. Total – 349
High school – Ninth, 138, tenth, 119, eleventh, 110 and twelfth, 111. Total – 478.
Overall total – 1,502 (Wednesday night)
Trustees also were informed the district is not expected to have to pay recapture due to a local revenue level in excess of entitlement for 2024-25.
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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