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The NBISD Board of Trustees met on February 9th for a regular meeting.
Highlights of this meeting’s Agenda include:
- Public Hearing of Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
- Report of the NBISD SAFE-T Program (McKinney Vento)
- Report of Progress and Timeline for CREATE at County Line
- Discussion of Locally Developed Policy Updates
- Consider and Take Possible Action Regarding Resolution Related to Texas Education Code Section 25.0823, Senate Bill 11 and Prayer in Schools
Public Hearing of Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) issued the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) for the 2024-25 school year. This published document provides district and campus data concerning student STAAR performance, graduation/completion rates, student demographic and program information. In addition, a public hearing includes financial reports, postsecondary information, discipline, and progress toward campus and district performance objectives.
A public hearing was held to present required information that included:
NBISD received a B rating from the TEA. Ratings for each campus can be found below:
| District | Rating |
|---|---|
| New Braunfels ISD | B |
| Campus | Rating |
|---|---|
| Lone Star Early Childhood Center | Not Rated |
| Legend Point Elementary | Not Rated |
| Carl Schurz Elementary | A |
| County Line Elementary | B |
| Klein Road Elementary | B |
| Lamar Elementary | B |
| Memorial Elementary | C |
| Seele Elementary | A |
| Veramendi Elementary | C |
| Voss Farms Elementary | C |
| Walnut Springs Elementary | B |
| New Braunfels Middle School | C |
| Oak Run Middle School | C |
| Long Creek High School | C |
| New Braunfels High School | B |
| Two Rivers High School | A |
1. 2024-25 TAPR (For the district and each campus)
TAPR pulls together a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas every year. Performance is shown disaggregated by student groups, including ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The reports also provide extensive information on school and district staff, programs, and student demographics. Detailed information can be found in the reports posted on the district website.
2. PEIMS financial standard report (2024-25 financial audit report)
NBISD received a 94 district score in the FIRST rating with a status of passed and an A rating (superior).
The report shows revenues, expenditures, disbursements, tax rate and fund balance at the district level. It also provides revenues, expenditures and disbursements at the campus level.
3. Campus performance objectives
Throughout the school year the campuses and district conduct formative reviews and document progress in the district and campus improvement plans. Plans can be found on the district website.
4. Report on violent or criminal incidents on campuses
NBISD did not have any incidents that fell under codes identified as violent or criminal during the 2024-25 school year.
5. Student performance in post-secondary institutions
The most current report for student performance in post-secondary institutions is for the 2023 graduates. This information can be found on the district website.
6. Progress towards House Bill 3 goals
House Bill 3 amended the Texas Education Code to include plans that target early literacy and math proficiency and college, career, and military readiness (CCMR). NBISD said the percentage of all 3rd grade students will increase to Meets or higher than 70% by the Spring of 2029.
NBISD will increase the percentage of all 3rd grade students at meets or higher than 65% by the Spring of 2029. Last year, 3rd grade meets standard or above in Math STAAR was at 51%. The target for May 2025 is 53% at the Meets standard.
NBISD will increase the percentage of seniors that will graduate college-ready in the Texas
A-F Accountability System (earning a CCMR bonus point) to 95% in Spring 2029 (TAPR 2030). (TAPR 2024) 79% and target for 2025 is 80%
7. The seventh component of the NBISD Annual Report, accreditation status, is based on the accountability rating and the financial ratings from the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas. The current Accreditation Status for NBISD from 2024-25 is Accredited
Report of the NBISD SAFE-T Program (McKinney Vento)
The McKinney Vento Act is a Federal law ensuring educational access for students experiencing homelessness.
Eligibility Includes:
- Students lacking fixed, regular, adequate housing
- Key guarantees: School of origin, transportation, access to programs/services, free meals.
The SAFE-T program is aligned to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The goal is still to support students and families experiencing housing instability. The team works collaboratively to make a plan to ensure school stability, access to services, and academic continuity.
The SAFE-T Program in NBISD serves 196 students as of the 2024-2025 school year. There were 146 students in the program as of January 2026. Last year, they saw a graduation rate of 100% as did k-8 promotion rates.
To come for the NBISD McKinney Vento and SAFE-T program, NBISD will be implementing a new Maria’s Closet Mobile Resource Unit which will be able to deliver goods to our NBISD community in need.
Report of Progress and Timeline for CREATE at County Line
CREATE at County Line is NBISD’s first elementary school designed to promote learning that fosters our six future ready pillars of curiosity, resilience, entrepreneurship, artistry, teamwork, and empowerment through the use of transdisciplinary learning, community involvement, and leadership.
Timeline for CREATE at County Line
As for curriculum, CREATE at County Line students will experience K–5 pathway, CREATE embedded, Inquiry & design challenges and Family & community connected. CREATE is not meant to be better, but a different learning experience for NBISD students.
Students will also explore how people, places, and living things change—and why it matters.
As of February, 35 students are currently not enrolled in NBISD. Four students that applied have Comal ISD addresses and one student that applied has a Seguin ISD address. Thirty students that applied have a New Braunfels ISD address but are not currently enrolled in NBISD.
The application initially closed in January, but due to positive response, the application has been reopened until February 28th for NBISD families who may have missed the deadline.
To come, the CREATE team will provide a Board update in June. Between now and then you will see the following:
- Campus branding
- Continue curriculum writing
- Teacher training over curriculum
- Campus event to engage with future CREATE students
Discussion of Locally Developed Policy Updates
CH Local (purchasing and acquisition) is not related to the District of Innovation (DOI). This policy will raise the amount from $50,000 to $100,000 that the Superintendent has the authority to make a purchase without Board approval. In regard to Interlocal contracts and Cooperative purchases, the superintendent must seek Board approval if the amount exceeds $250,000. Anything less than $250,000 must be reported to the Board.
Policy Updates Related to the District of Innovation Plan
Employment Requirements and Restrictions
DBA (LOCAL) – Removes reference to, and language from the DOI plan due to House Bill 2 certification requirements. DBA (LEGAL) has a note that the district has an innovation plan that affects this policy. The following changes will also be made:
Probationary Contracts
- Removes DCA (LOCAL), but the district will still utilize probationary employment contracts as allowed by State law and the District of Innovation Plan
- DCA (LEGAL) now has a note that the district has an innovation plan that affects this policy
State Certification Requirements
- DK (LOCAL) – Removes reference to, and language from the DOI plan due to House Bill 2 certification requirements
- DK (LEGAL) has a note that the district has an innovation plan that affects this policy
Teacher and Administrator Appraisal System
- DNA and DNB (LOCAL) – Adds specific wording that references requirements from which the district is exempt.
Earliest Possible School Start Date
- EB (LOCAL) – Removes reference to the DOI as it is not needed
- EB (LEGAL) has a note that the district has an innovation plan that affects this policy
Minimum Days of Attendance
- FEC (LOCAL) – Previously, this policy only consisted of a reference to the DOI. We are adding back the TASB local policy language to provide guidance and transparency to students, staff and parents.
Consider and Take Possible Action Regarding Resolution Related to Texas Education Code Section 25.0823, Senate Bill 11 and Prayer in Schools
By law as stated in Senate Bill 11, the NBISD Board of Trustees was required to vote on a resolution to approve or veto the requirement of prayer time during the school day. Trustees unanimously voted to decline to adopt a resolution in regards to Senate Bill 11’s code on prayers in schools. Regardless of the board’s decision, under current policy and law students and employees may still participate in prayer or religious reading during any non-designated period of the school day. Students and staff are already allowed to engage in religious expression—including prayer and the reading of religious texts—during the school day.
Current Law, District Policy and Student Rights:
Students already have robust constitutional and statutory rights to pray and engage in religious expression. These rights are well established under the First Amendment and Texas law and are fully honored in NBISD. Notably, NBISD Board legal framework FNA (LEGAL) and FNA (LOCAL) policy, already in place prior to September 1, 2025, speak to a student’s right to individually, voluntarily, and silently pray or meditate in school in a manner that does not disrupt the instructional or other activities of the school. As noted in FNA (LEGAL), “Nothing in the Constitution as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court prohibits any public school student from voluntarily praying at any time before, during, or after the school day. But the religious liberty protected by the Constitution is abridged when a district affirmatively sponsors the particular religious practice of prayer.” See FNA (LEGAL) citing Santa Fe Independent School District v Ode (2000).
NBISD campuses comply with these laws and honor student religious expression daily. These practices have been in place for years and are constitutionally sound.
Employee Religious Expression:
NBISD also respects employee religious expression. Employee rights to religious expression depends on whether the employee is acting in the course and scope of their employment or in their official capacity, as employees representing the school district. District employees are generally allowed to express their religious beliefs while not acting in an official capacity, however, they can only do so if their expression does not coerce students. NBISD works closely with employees to ensure compliance with law and policy.
Footage from the February 9th meeting regarding Senate Bill 11 can be found here.
Upcoming School Board Meetings
The next regular board meeting will be held on March 16th 6:00 pm. If you would like to make a public comment at an upcoming board meeting please fill out the request form.
Learn more about the New Braunfels ISD Board of Trustees on our website where you can find recordings and agendas from past board meetings.
