!,!7AJ!77 K!A LL L " "L(LL" ") & L' L('*L LL'L$ ( " #$ '"%L L" $ LL +16;; 2-668 3.9<< /4/// 0:=5 >>>K A!!! 777 ???@@@! ? >LJLLBJKLDEL!!7HD>L,>G77J!LI7LJACALF JA? LJK,LCCB> A7 ! ?> A JA J !?>7!?>?>LIHAL>!7?@J The rst phase of New Braunfels High School reconstruction is nearing completion, according to a June 16 New Braunfels ISD board of trustees meeting. What happened Director of Construction Services Billy Kidd brought forth a change order to Phase 1 of the high school project, approved by voters in a November 2021 bond election. The change order is for a design modi cation of a structural archway at the campus’s main entrance and a decision to keep four existing tennis courts. Kidd said keeping four of the campus’s eight tennis courts will allow students to take part in the sport without going elsewhere. “My knowledge of it is [that] we were going to take all of them originally to create more parking. That being said, that would have forced the high 46 Education First phase of NBHS project wrapping up
BY THOMAS LEFFLER & AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
Comal ISD hires new chief nancial o cer
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Comal ISD hired a new chief nancial o cer for the 2025-26 school year. Larry Guerra has almost 20 years of experi- ence in public education. Guerra previously worked as the CFO for Judson ISD. He has experience in
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school to nd alternative courts for their program, so it was a consideration to the district and to the campus to make sure that we had available space for that program without having to bus students for their activity,” Kidd said. The change order, if approved, would add $101,232 to project expenses, to be covered with contingency and/or buyout savings within the guaranteed maximum price of the contract, according to agenda documents. The cost for Phase 1 is $88.46 million as of June 5. Looking ahead The change order will come back to the board for approval at an August meeting, Kidd said.
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nancial management and planning, contract negotiation and team building, according to a
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Superintendent John E. Chapman III said the district was fortunate to have Guerra in the role. “His experience is a great asset to Comal ISD,” he said in the release.
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