Education
BY SIERRA MARTIN
NBISD joins push for ratings system reform New Braunfels ISD board of trustees joined with dozens of other Texas school districts in voicing support for a fair, effec- tive and transparent accountability system. The specifics The board of trustees approved the resolu- tion March 4 in opposition to a mid-year change to the 2022-23 school year perfor- mance ratings, and in support of efforts to reform the Texas Education Agency’s accountability system for a rating method that uses more than standardized testing. The A-F rating system was implemented by the TEA in the 2017-18 school year. According to the TEA, the system analyzes student achievement alongside the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness performance.
Staffing needs increase
Bulverde Middle School staffing $3.6 million
Growth $2.7 million
Due to growth in the district and the planned opening of a new middle school, Comal ISD approved allocating $7.2 million toward the first staffing request for the 2024-25 school year.
Total $7.2M
Special education staffing $1.2 million
SOURCE: COMAL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Comal ISD to add staff for 2024-25 school year In response to growth throughout the district, Comal ISD board of trustees approved a request for $7.5 million to add additional staffing in the 2024-25 school year. The district is projected to grow by 898 students in the upcoming 2024-25 school year, or about 30,235, according to board documents.
The overview Bobbi Supak, chief human resources officer at CISD, said that personnel and staffing utilizes about 80% of the district’s budget. “We know budgets are tight, we know money is tight, but we also want to make sure that the campuses are staffed appropriately to serve the needs of our students,” Supak said. What’s next? The staffing request will be the first of two presented to the board to allow principles of CISD campuses to recruit qualified teachers.
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