A sparse number of parents stopped by Blanco High School last Wednesday to hear Principal Keitha St. Clair review the district’s random drug-testing policy for freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.
The policy was adopted by the board of education in December and went into effect during the second semester of the 2015-16 academic year.
Three weeks after affirming the “see-through” policy would stay, the Blanco Independent School District made a 180-degree turn regarding its backpack policy.
Superintendent Buck Owens announced during a special board meeting on Monday that “language requiring see-through backpacks has been removed” from the student-parent handbook.
“The issue has generated a lot of interest and discussion,” Ford said on Monday night.
During its regular August meeting, the Blanco City Council voted to approve an ordinance requiring anyone living outside the city but within the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction to sign a voluntary annexation petition before applying for a water tap.
The ordinance comes as part of a lawsuit filed against Cielo Springs developer Lee Roper for years of illegally providing city water to residents of his development.
An extra-territorial jurisdiction, or ETJ, is the area a half-mile wide sur ...
The Blanco Independent School District Board of Education is expected to present and pass the same tax levy as it did a year ago.
The school board has called a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, in the high school library to discuss the 2016-17 proposed budget and tax rate.
The district’s overall tax rate is $1.1962 for every $100 of assessed valuation, or just under $1.20.
After reconsidering the issue, the Blanco Independent School District will keep its policy requiring that all students use see-through backpacks.
The board of education reviewed several items in the district’s student-parent handbook during its August meeting, one of which was the backpack issue. The policy didn’t require any kind of vote since it already is in effect.
“I want to thank all the patrons of our district who have provided input on the district’s see-through backpack rule,
Blanco was among the nearly 94 percent of Texas school districts that achieved a “met standard” rating for 2016 by the Texas Education Agency.
The TEA released its annual accountability ratings earlier this month, and Blanco ISD scored well above the index target in all categories.
“I want to recognize and congratulate all our employees on their contributions to the district and campuses meeting all state accountability standards for 2016,” Blanco Superintendent Buck Ford said.
Despite a plethora of new faces, or a familiar one or two in new places, Blanco City Hall continues to run smoothly.
Not only is City Administrator Lambert Little still learning the ropes of the city’s governmental process, but so are four women who recently became permanent fixtures at 300 Pecan St.
Last month, City Secretary Jessica Gardner-Sadosky, Assistant Secretary Olga Gamez, Finance Manager Kelly Leslie and Municipal Court Clerk Austin Russell had their “probationary” tags removed ...
Blanco County authorities are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted a woman at his residence on Tuesday, Aug. 16.
According to information from the sheriff’s office, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated robbery warrants have been issued for Timothy Wade Foth, 37.
The sheriff’s office stated that on Aug. 16, deputies responded to an emergency call regarding a 30-plus-year-old woman who had been sexually assaulted.
The woman reported that she had accepted a ride ...
The Blanco Independent School District Board of Education has allocated slightly more than $9 million of its overall proposed $13.16 budget for the 2016-17 academic year for salaries.
New Business Manager Matthew Streger went through a power point presentation on both the proposed budget and the compensation package for all BISD employees during the August school board meeting last week.
As it stands heading into the Aug.
Kathryn Korelich said she fell in love with Texas more than two decades ago, and added she is anxious to fall in love with Blanco in the same manner.
Korelich, 48, was hired as the principal of Blanco Middle School in April, and she has hit the ground running as she gets acclimated to her new position.
“It’s been exceptional,” she said of her early experiences in the Blanco Independent School District.
