DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 2 months ago | DailyTrib.com A broken water pipe in the Burnet High School Fine Arts Building caused significant damage to the auditorium, but district crews and the fire department were able to remove the water. Photo from Burnet school district Facebook page
As Burnet Consolidated School District thawed over the weekend after the winter storm, officials discovered new problems, including a flooded auditorium and a damaged drive.
On Sunday, Feb. 21, district crews discovered the Burnet High School auditorium had flooded due to a broken water pipe in the fine arts building.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now With Bertram Elementary School closer to capacity, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District officials are including additional classroom space in one of four bond propositions going before voters May 1. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees called for a $52.5 million bond election for May 1. The bond package is split into four propositions.
The unanimous decision came during a board meeting Monday, Feb. 8. The board had initially called for a bond package in 2020, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 2 months ago | DailyTrib.com Burnet Consolidated Independent School District teachers of the year are (top, from left) Stacey Snyder of Bertram Elementary School, Tami Laws of Shady Grove Elementary School, Christina Carmichael of R.J. Richey Elementary School, (bottom, from left) Shelly Townsend of Burnet Middle School, Diane Woods of Burnet High School, and Holly Bauer of Quest High School. Photos courtesy of BCISD
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District has announced its campus teachers of the year for 2020-21.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 3 months ago | DailyTrib.com Burnet Consolidated Independent School District named Jennifer Stewart the Burnet Middle School interim principal. Courtesy photo
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District has named Jennifer Stewart interim principal at Burnet Middle School.
Stewart will take over the role Jan. 5. Students return to campus Jan. 6 from Christmas break.
She steps in after the passing of Principal Jeremy LeJeune, who died Dec. 6.
“Jennifer’s knowledge of middle school and her servant’s heart makes her the perfect candidate to serve as interim principal at Burnet Middle School as she supports students and staff during the spring semester,” stated BCISD Superintendent Keith McBurnett in a