NEWS
Bowie ISD Trustees meet on Feb. 17
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
- Tarleton State University and Bowie ISD MOU regarding Distinguished High School Partnership
- Attendance update (illness)
- USAD rural development grant, Lee Robertson
- March board meeting date
B. Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris - 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.
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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