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Bowie ISD Trustees meet on Feb. 17

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Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 in the board room.
The agenda is as follows:
Recognition – Emma Halfmann, career technology update
A. Information and discussion, Superintendent Blake Enlow

  1. Tarleton State University and Bowie ISD MOU regarding Distinguished High School Partnership
  2. Attendance update (illness)
  3. USAD rural development grant, Lee Robertson
  4. March board meeting date
    B. Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris
  5. Bowie ISD instructional calendar discussion for 2025-26.
    C. Campus administration reports from principals and athletic director
    Consent agenda – reports, budget amendments, tax levy adjustment and donations, plus minutes.
    Action items
    A. Consideration and possible action on 2025-26 calendar.
    B. Consider audit engagement letter with Edgin, Parkman, Fleming and Fleming for year ending Aug. 31, 2025.
    C. Consider action on Texas Association of School Board Police Update 124 that encompasses fiscal management, investment, intellectual property, employee standards of conduct, curriculum design, gifted and talented and student welfare.
    Closed session
    Bowie ISD administrator contract
    Superintendent formative evaluation
    Open Session
    Consideration and action on administrator contracts.
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Bowie Council meeting cancelled

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The Bowie City Council March 25 meeting has been cancelled. The next meeting will be on April 8.

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Commissioner’s court meets on March 24

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Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on March 24.
Michael Edgin, of Edgin, Fleming and Fleming PC will present the county’s 2023-24 outside audit report.
A proclamation will be offered naming April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Montague County.
Other items on Monday’s agenda include: Consider two bonds for Tax Assessor Kathy Phillips; review closing the annex sinking fund and transfer the existing balance into the general fund; approve the 2025 Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool, Property Renewal questionnaire related to county properties; consider county child welfare services non-financial agreement between Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and Montague County; request for precinct one to remove nine trees in fence row for Larry Scott on Mallard Road; precinct two request to clear a fence row for Oak Hills Retreat Center on Wells Service and Rocky Road and one to clear a fence row for Larry Stark on Well Service Road; receive unanticipated revenue of $500 from H20 Fastline Excavation on Leonard Road in precinct two and discuss releasing site improvement bond of $605,999 for Stonebridge Estates Phase II in precinct two.

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BISD Trustees to consider personnel issues

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Looking at the Bowie Independent School District’s agenda for March 24, there could be some changes in leadership at the elementary school and junior high.
The 5:30 p.m. Monday agenda lists an executive session for personnel considerations: Bowie Elementary School principal and Bowie Junior High School principal. Trustees also will review the intruder audit report.
In other agenda items, Superintendent Blake Enlow will discuss the memo of understanding with North Central Texas College and BISD regarding the Red River Promise Program for 2024-26. He also will provide a state legislative update and information on the Texas Association of School Boards spring workshop on March 29 at the Region 9 Education Service Center in Wichita Falls.
Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris will discuss the district’s Texas Essential Knowledge Skills certification form and instructional materials, along with the mock assessment and board goals updates.
Finance Director Paula Peterson will report on the preliminary budget work along with funding, property values and budget development.
After other monthly and campus reports, the board has one action item as its considers requirements of House Bill 1605 as related to BISD’s open education resource (Bluebonnet Learning) transition plan.

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