EDUCATION BRIEFS
COMPILED BY ERIC WEILBACHER
2022 EDUCATION EDITION
Comal ISD Meets Aug. 22 and Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. at the CISD District Oce, 1404 N. I-35, New Braunfels. 830-221-2000 • www.comalisd.org New Braunfels ISD Meets Aug. 8 and Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at the NBISD Administration Center, 1000 N. Walnut ave., New Braunfels. 830-643-5705 • www.nbisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER DISTRICT HIGHLIGHT COMAL ISD Due to a shortage of bus drivers in the district, Comal ISD will implement “no service zones” at campuses in the school district. The zones are expected to impact students at all grade levels who use buses for transportation and those aected would need to nd other modes of travel. The zones are focused on those neighborhoods and residences that are in close proximity to each campus to make up for the shortfall of drivers, said Steve Stanford, assistant superintendent of communications and organizational alignment for CISD. In all, 12- 14 bus routes will be cut.
Zoning boundaries set for NBISD’s second high school NEW BRAUNFELS ISD The New Braunfels ISD board of trustees unani- mously approved new high school zoning boundaries that would divide student attendance between New Braunfels High School and Long Creek High School mostly along I-35 and Elliot Knox boulevard. The district’s ninth grade campus will eventually become a full second high school and is expected to expand to include 10th grade during the 2024-25 school year or once the district’s enroll- ment for students in grades 9-12 reaches 3,000. The school will accommodate grades 9-12 by the 2026-27 school year. Discussion of the zoning boundaries occurred over the past few months and at several previous school board meetings. “I know that we’ve done a lot of work on this and had a special workshop, and we’ve sent dierent requests back to you all,” board Vice President Eric Berquist
Comal ISD begins search for new superintendent COMAL ISD The board of trustees began the search for a new superintendent to replace Andrew Kim, who had served as superintendent since June 2012. Kim announced his resig- nation during a June 7 school board meeting. Mandy Epley, assistant superintendent of strategic initiatives and programs at CISD, was appointed to serve as interim superintendent. The district opened the application process July 15 and will accept applications through Aug. 15, according to a press release. A survey is open until Aug. 7 to provide feedback and can be found at: www.comalisd.org/apps/ pages/SuperintendentSearch.
DRAWING NEW ZONES Attendance zones for New Braunfels High School and Long Creek High School will divide almost entirely along I-35.
New Braunfels High School zone Long Creek High School zone High school location
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said. “So I know there was a lot of work done with that.” The two high schools sit at almost opposite ends of the city, with NBHS on Loop 337 in Comal County and Long Creek High School o West Klein Road.
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