Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
Trustees received an A rating on the TEA financial integrity first report, approved the annual comprehensive financial report for year ended June 30, 2025, and authorized staff to pursue a refunding transaction intended to reduce interest and shorten debt maturities.
Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
The Boerne ISD board formally canvassed the Nov. 4 voter-approval tax ratification election and Superintendent Dr. Kraft detailed a $4.8 million annual package — about 80% for staff compensation — that raises starting teacher pay, funds stipends for special education and increases district health-care contributions.
Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
After canvassing Nov. 4 election results, Boerne ISD trustees and Superintendent Dr. Kraft outlined plans to dedicate roughly 80% of the $4.8 million raised toward recruiting and retaining staff, including raising starting teacher pay to $60,000 and adding stipends for special education roles.
Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
The district reported slight enrollment growth in early learning (271 students), programs to support emergent bilingual and special education students, and a district rollout of ParentSquare to improve family engagement with full implementation planned by Aug. 2026.
Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
Trustees accepted the district’s FY24–25 annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR), heard that the TEA first report rated the district "A" with 96/100 points, and approved an order to pursue refunding about $48 million of callable debt to realize multi‑million-dollar interest savings.
Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
Director of multilingual programs Triana Fontecha told trustees Boerne ISD currently serves 710 emergent bilingual students and reported stronger-than-regional outcomes on STAR and TELPAS; the district outlined staffing, waiver filings to TEA and planned campus EB support teams.
Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
Teacher and parent Stephanie Dristus told trustees the districts new phone-discipline policy creates heavy documentary burdens in class (she cited 89 warnings in 84 class periods) and urged clearer consequences, fewer resets and alignment with nearby districts.
Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
Trustees voted verbally to proceed with closed-session actions, approved routine personnel items and the consent agenda, and approved budget amendments, donation and tax collection reports after a finance presentation; all motions were carried as announced.
Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
District HR reported vacancies fell from 64 to 7, bus driver vacancies are now zero and SLP vacancies dropped from eight to one; trustees asked for cost-benefit analysis of recent pay increases and next steps for retention and the teacher incentive allotment.
Texas / School Districts / BOERNE ISD
Human Resources reported vacancies dropped from 64 a year ago to seven this month, with bus-driver vacancies falling from eight to zero and speech-language-pathologist openings reduced to one. District officials credited expanded hiring events, university partnerships and new residency and pathway programs.