During this week’s meeting of the Brownwood Independent School District Board of Trustees, assistant superintendent Dr. Hector Martinez presented the enrollment and transfer report, noting an increase of 16 students between August 2018 and December 2018. A total of 241 transfers into the district were reported as of December 20, 2018.

Martinez also provided an emergency operations plan update. The report highlighted the school security and safety initiatives that have occurred since August 2018. Those listed included the formation of the BISD Safety and Security Committee, updated emergency drill forms, BISD School Resources Officer (SRO) trainings, lockdown drills, and a test of the Raptor Emergency System on each campus. District SRO, Fred Bastardo, was available to answer questions regarding the system. In the event there is a campus emergency where a police officer is needed, all front office personnel can immediately notify District SRO’s by clicking the emergency button located on the Raptor System screen. Superintendent Dr. Joe Young stated the district received a spotlight award from the Texas School Safety Center. Brownwood ISD was recognized as a Quarter 2 School Safety Spotlight Program recipient in the Staff Development and Training category for conducting full-scale, community-wide emergency drills.

While on the topic of Young, the board unanimously voted to extend Young’s contract thru January of 2024. In other business, the quarterly financials were presented, indicating the BISD budget is on track. The November 2018 Tax Assessor Collector’s Report was also provided. The next meeting of the trustees will be February 11.