BIG SPRING, TX — Last night, Big Spring students with the JET program were recognized during the BSISD Board of Trustees meeting. JET stands for Job Education Training. It exposes life skill students to different types of work to see if it’s something they might be interested in pursuing after high school.
State-bound UIL Academic students were also recognized during the meeting. Big Spring High School’s UIL Academic team has been the District Champions for 5 years in a row. This year, they were also the Regional Champions. Soon, they’ll represent Big Spring High School in the UIL State competition. It is the largest team of students that BSHS has had competing at state.
Board members also approved two expenditures over $150,000. The first is the use of unused budgeted funds from a door project that was previously completed during the year. These funds will be used to purchase 550 Chromebooks and accessories and $95,000 worth of cameras. The net cost for this will be zero dollars. The second was for the purchase of School supplies for BSISD students for the upcoming school year. This has been purchased in the past with ESSER III funds, but this year, due to inflation the cost rose to over $152,000.
A resolution was also passed that declared two properties as surplus and authorizing their sale. Those properties are listed at 1601 Eubanks and 2408 N. Birdwell Ln. in Big Spring. During discussion on the item, it was noted that the District could not sell the properties for less than the fair market price even though they would need repairs and would now be considered as “renovation projects”.
Returning board members Tom Olague, District 1, and Julie Harris, District 3, were sworn in for another term. Fabian Serrano, District 7, was re-elected as Board President, Julie Harris was re-elected as Vice President, and Bryan Stokes, District 6, was elected as Secretary.
(Photo: Students and staff involved with JET program at BSISD, 05/11/23)
(Photo: State-bound Academic UIL students with sponsors and coaches at BSISD, 05/11/23)
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