Boerne ISD Board Report

We recognized the Boerne ISD students who were crowned champions at the 2023 Kendall County Junior Livestock Show!

Over 40 BISD Students were named champions in the competition, including nearly 10 elementary-age students. Some of the categories BISD students won were Ag Mechanics, Market Swine, Market Goat, and more.

Thank you to the BISD Ag Teachers, the Kendall County Junior Livestock Show Association, 4-H, and the Kendall County Fair Association for their support of Boerne ISD Ag students.

We honored Boerne High School Sophomore Mykala Jones, who was awarded a Gold Key in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards from the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.

Mykala, who won the 2022 Boerne ISD Holiday Card Art Contest, advanced to the National Competition with her artwork “Grandpa Jones”.

Gold Key works are then judged nationally by an impressive panel of creative–industry experts to receive National Medals, including Gold Medals, Silver Medals, American Voices & Visions Medals, Gold Medal and Silver with Distinction Portfolio Medals, and Special Achievement Awards. National Medalists are recognized in part at the National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Our next commendation honored Boerne High School Senior Chloe O’Connor for being named the 2022-23 Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 4A, 5A, and 6A Team Tennis athlete of the year!

Chloe earned this statewide honor thanks to the incredible season she had for the Greyhounds, finishing with a 21-0 doubles record, as well as 15-3 in singles.

Chloe helped lead the Greyhounds to the 2022 UIL Class 4A State Silver Medal, as well as placed third in 4A State Girls Singles last year, and was named to the Inaugural THSCA 4A Super Elite Team, which is a statewide honor.

Our next commendation celebrates Boerne Middle School North Counselor Rachel Franco and BISD Student Support Counselor Marcie Warner, who earned statewide awards from the Texas School Counselor Association.

Rachel was named the Middle School Counselor of the Year, while Marcie was awarded the Multilevel Counselor of the Year.

To qualify for these awards, nominations are made based on letters of recommendation, a rationale statement, and a resume detailing significant contributions to the field of school counseling. Professional school counseling experience and leadership participation in the areas of supervision, professional development, program implementation, and program advocacy are also considered.

Our next commendation honors all 13 campuses that earned statewide CREST awards from the Texas School Counselor Association.

10 BISD campuses earned CREST awards during the 2021-22 school year. This year marks the first CREST award for Champion High School, Fair Oaks Ranch, and Kendall Elementary.

In 2005, the Texas School Counselor Association began a program called CREST, which stands for Counselors Reinforcing Excellence in Texas, to recognize schools with outstanding counseling programs. Schools receiving CREST awards have demonstrated a commitment to using the Texas Model to improve the lives and achievement of students in academic, career, and personal-social domains.

Our next commendation honors The Boerne ISD Finance Department for being recognized by the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) with the prestigious Award of Excellence in Financial Management.

Boerne ISD is one of only 23 districts in the State of Texas to receive this honor.

The criteria to qualify for the Award of Excellence in Financial Management is stringent, based on financial accounting and reporting guidelines identified by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Financial Accountability System Resource Guide (FASRG). Applicants must submit documents across 11 key areas, which are reviewed by a TASBO accounting subcommittee.

A special thank you goes out to BISD Chief Human Resources Officer Dr. Elaine Howard and Chief Operations Officer Henry Acosta for their hard work in helping earn this award.

For our next commendation, we recognize the Boerne ISD Crossing Guards!

The Boerne ISD Crossing Guards are often the first and last faces of the school district that our students see. Their devotion to the children is unparalleled as they provide essential safety services in all types of weather conditions. They help the children safely cross some of our busiest streets and always with a warm and caring attitude. They show them how to safely navigate crosswalks and intersections with lessons our students will carry with them for the rest of their lives. Our community is a safer place because of our BISD School Crossing Guards!

For our next commendation, we recognize the families who generously donated to the Boerne Police Foundation to sponsor our School Resource Officers.

• The Gleason family donated $7,500 to Fabra Elementary School
• Brad and Julie Roberson donated $7,500 to Van Raub Elementary School
• Jamie II and Kathy Sepulveda and their son Jamie III donated $7,500 to Kendall Elementary School.
• Bill Bird donated $7,500 to Boerne High School

These generous donations assist in standardizing equipment and the acquisition of specialized equipment across all 12 BISD schools. This includes providing additional tools necessary to expedite response times in the event of an emergency.

Boerne ISD would also like to recognize Rey De La Fuente, from the Boerne Police Foundation for his hard work and dedication to organize the fundraiser.

In addition, BISD would like to recognize John Henderson of Legacy Farmstead for their fundraising efforts.

Our next commendation honored Boerne Middle School North Teacher Julie Olsen.

Julie was a parent volunteer during Curington’s Boerne Outdoor Academy trip, where she saved a person’s life.

One morning, an employee at the camp was beginning to prepare breakfast, when the gas stove exploded in the kitchen. The worker immediately was knocked to the floor and his head was nearly engulfed in flames. Thankfully, Julie was in the kitchen at that fateful time and sprang into action, helping put the fire out and protect the worker’s face and body.

Luckily, thanks to Julie’s quick instinct, she saved the worker’s life. He is recovering and is doing well today.

Dr. Price thanked Boerne ISD Transportation, Maintenance, and Food Service departments for their hard work during the winter storm.

• Bus drivers for safely extracting VRES students home from BOA during the Winter Storm

• Maintenance for working during the storm to ensure our buildings were safe

• Food service for working during the storm to ensure our food didn’t spoil and for taking deliveries during the storm

Dr. Price recognized the Boerne ISD Communications Department and Boerne Education Foundation for winning 19 statewide awards at the 2023 TSPRA conference.

• The team won two Crystal Commendation Certificates of Merit and three best-of-category gold medals.

• In addition, they earned eight Gold Stars, seven Silver Stars, and two Bronze Stars

• BISD won more awards than any other school district in the San Antonio area