NEWS
New A-F rating system contains ‘a lot of flaws’
By BARBARA GREEN
It was a long night for Bowie School Trustees Monday as they evaluated the superintendent and learned more about the pending A-F Rating System.
The board spent about two hours evaluating Superintendent Steven Monkres.
After returning to open session, the board voted to extended his present contract one more year through Aug. 31, 2020. Monkres is in his sixth full year as superintendent.
Micki Wesley of the Region 9 Education Service Center discussed the new accountability rating system and the recent preliminary report. Wesley also is a member of the Accountability Technical Advisory Committee ,which studies the methods and makes recommendations to the policy commission and in turn the commissioner of education.
In that report, BISD’s ratings were all over including every letter except an A.
Wesley said the system has been “quite the hot topic” as she has visited several area districts, and she agrees there are “a lot of flaws” to work out.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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