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News from Comal & New Braunfels ISDs
HIGHLIGHTS NEW BRAUNFELS ISD The district launched a new website to streamline navigation and improve accessibility. Each campus in New Braunfels ISD will now have its own page. The website features an improved search engine, a calendar directory and the ability to view the site in multiple languages. NEW BRAUNFELS ISD The district approved the 2023-24 school calendar, which includes holidays, early-release dates, sta work days and more, on Feb. 13. NBISD will start school Aug. 21, and the last day of school will be May 23, 2024. Comal ISD Nell Anderson, a Canyon Lake High School teacher, was named the 2022 New Braunfels Art League Artist of the Year in January. Anderson has been teaching for 15 years and has a degree in studio art, according to Comal ISD. Comal ISD Canyon High School hired Nate Leonard as its new athletic coordinator and head football coach. Leonard has been serving as the Cougars’ assistant head coach and oensive coordinator for the last two years. Comal ISD will meet March 30 at 6 p.m. at the CISD District Oce, 1404 N. I-35, New Braunfels. 830-221-2000. MEETINGS WE COVER will meet April 3 at 7 p.m. at the NBISD Administration Center, 1000 N. Walnut Ave., New Braunfels. 830-643-5705. www.nbisd.org www.comalisd.org New Braunfels ISD NUMBER TO KNOW is the projected student body population for Comal ISD in the fall. 29,916
6 candidates vying for trustee positions on NBISD school board in May election
SHAPING A NEW NBISD BOARD
Along with the city bond election and City Council, New Braunfels residents within the NBISD boundaries will select a new at-large member as well as districts 2 and 4. Position At large • Falon Cochran • Kimberly Goodwin • Bill Lewis District 2 • Nancy York* District 4 • Jackie Sanders • John Tucker* *INDICATES INCUMBENT SOURCE: NEW BRAUNFELS ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT
Clark’s term is up for re-election this May. Retired educator Bill Lewis; audit manager Kimberly Goodwin; and Falon Cochran, a senior at New Braunfels High School, are running for the seat. District 2 Trustee and retired educator Nancy York is running for re-election unopposed. District 4 Trustee and retired architect John Tucker is running for re-election against electrician Jackie Sanders.
BY ERIC WEILBACHER
NEW BRAUNFELS ISD After the May elections, the New Braunfels ISD board of trustees will have at least one new face. At-large Trustee David Heefner— who was rst elected in 2016 and opted not to run for re-election to a third term in 2022—was appointed to ll the vacancy of former board President Wes Clark, who resigned in August. That position was at large, and
Comal ISD considers increasing all sta compensation
BY SIERRA MARTIN
by $5,000. This would ultimately cost the district an additional $205,000 in expenditures. “It’s a critical need for a district to ll these positions and be compet- itive among other districts as well as the medical eld,” CISD physical therapist Monica Bowman said. “We currently have 12 speech-language pathologist vacancies that have to be lled with contracts or vendors. Vacancies among this group can cost $30,000-$60,000 more than their salary positions.” An increase of $1,000 for head bas- ketball, softball and soccer coaches was also recommended. Athletic trainers and assistant athletic trainers were also recommended to receive a $750 increase in stipends. “We’re going to follow your recommendation, and we’re going to try to give everything that we can
RECOMMENDED REIMBURSEMENT
COMAL ISD A 3% across-the-board pay increase for the 2023-24 school year is under consideration, which would cost the district approximately $5.4 million. A presentation updating the board of trustees on the Compen- sation Task Force took place during a regular school board meeting Feb. 23. The purpose of the Compensation Task Force is to analyze the budget and what percentage of it goes toward payroll, understand market trends by comparing Comal ISD wages to other schools, and make recommendations to the school board based on their ndings. The task force made a recommen- dation to increase the base salary of $55,000 a year for speech and language pathology, physical therapy, and occupational therapy employees
Comal ISD is considering an across- the-board pay increase for all employees, as well as additional increases in stipends for some coaches and base salary increases for specialists such as speech pathologists and physical therapists. 3% increase in compensation for all employees: Total cost of increased pay for select positions: $618,250 $5.4M
SOURCE: COMAL ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT
to our teachers, to every single sta member,” Trustee Michelle Ross said. “The bus drivers, custodians, front oce sta, professional services and teachers and all of that. It is on the forefront of our minds.”
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