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Brenham ISD accepts $636,000 TEA LIFT grant and $240,000 PLC add-on; NIET contract authorized
Summary
The Brenham ISD Board accepted a $636,000 LASO Cycle 4 LIFT grant and a $240,000 PLC Add-On grant from the Texas Education Agency and authorized execution of the contract with NIET to deliver required instructional coaching and PLC support.
Chief Academic Officer Sara Borchgardt presented details of two Texas Education Agency awards and the required contracting arrangement. The board considered acceptance of the TEA LASO Cycle 4 LIFT Grant in the amount of $636,000 and a PLC Add-On Grant in the amount of $240,000, and the associated contract with the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) as the TEA-approved provider.
Trustee Bonnie Brinkmeyer moved "to accept the Texas Education Agency LASO Cycle 4 LIFT Grant in the amount of $636,000 and PLC Add-On Grant in the amount of $240,000, and execute the required contract with the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) as the TEA-approved provider to deliver instructional coaching, professional learning community support, and implementation services as required by the TEA grant." Trustee Justin Colley seconded the motion; the motion passed (Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 2). The minutes record acceptance of both grants and authorization to execute the contract with NIET.
The grants are intended to fund instructional coaching and professional learning community supports through NIET per TEA requirements. The board’s public minutes do not detail the contract terms, timelines, or how grant funds will be allocated across campuses; those implementation details are not specified in the meeting record. The action authorizes district staff to execute the TEA-required contract and accept the grant funds.
