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.
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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