DISTRICT AWARDS (Credit: BISD website, 2024)
2024 HONORS...
BOERNE ISD ANNOUNCES 2022-23 TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT
March 5, 2024- The Boerne Independent School District announced the results of its 2022-23 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) as part of their Annual Report at the Boerne ISD Board of Trustees monthly meeting on February 26.
BISD students excelled on the STAAR exam with overall student scores above both region and state averages. There are three performance levels for each STAAR exam: Approaches Grade Level, Meets Grade Level, and Masters Grade Level. Ninety-one (91%) percent of BISD students scored at the Approaches level or above, while 72% scored at the Meets level or above, and 37% at the Masters mark. For Math, in which students in Grade 3 through Algebra 1 take the STAAR assessment, BISD students scored nearly 18% higher than the region and state averages. For Reading, in which students in Grade 3 through English 2 take the STAAR assessment, 16% of BISD students scored above the region and state averages.
Boerne ISD boasts a near-perfect 99% graduation rate for the class of 2021 and 2022, which is 11% higher than the Region 20 average and nearly 10% higher than the state average. In addition, BISD students rank above the region and state in College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR). Eighty-six percent of the class of 2022 graduated college or career ready which is a 15% increase from the class of 2021. As part of CCMR, 42% of students participated in Advanced Placement (AP) exams, with 71% of those students earning a passing score. BISD also had a stellar 94.5% attendance rate in 2021-2022.
The district’s Bilingual and Emerging Bilingual students also showed great increases on their average on all STAAR exams to 68% Approaches or above, 43% were at the Meets level or above, and 21% at Masters. The district is required to release its annual TAPR report as part of their Annual Report annually at a public school board meeting.
BOERNE ISD, BEF, WIN 19 STATEWIDE COMMUNICATION AWARDS
Community Partnerships Department, as well as the Administrative Services Department, and the Boerne Education Foundation won a total of 19 statewide awards from the Texas School Public Relations Association. The awards were presented at the 2024 TSPRA Conference. Each year, TSPRA has an award competition amongst school district communication professionals and education foundation executive directors across the state. There are nearly 60 different categories, such as, print publications, writing, photography, video, events, etc.
The total of 19 awards includes two Best of Category gold medals. BISD also earned a district record 13 Gold Stars and four Silver Stars. The Communications Department consists of Director of Communications Bryan Benway, Multimedia Specialist Erik Armenta, and Communications Secretary Melanie Bostic, while Yvette Reyna serves as the Executive Director of the Boerne Education Foundation and Community Partnerships, and Jennifer Aviles is the Administrative Assistant to Chief Administrative Officer Dr. John O’Hare.
Boerne ISD and the Boerne Education Foundation earned the following awards:
BEST OF CATEGORY GOLD MEDAL
- Video News/Information (The Boerne Beat): Erik Armenta and Bryan Benway
- Video Training/ Instructional (Bus Safety Week-School Bus Tips): Erik Armenta
GOLD STAR
- Handbook/Manual (Boerne ISD Student Handbook, Student Code of Conduct, Extracurricular Handbook, and Student Clubs Handbook): Jennifer Aviles
- Published News Release (Boerne ISD Athletic Hall of Honor): Bryan Benway
- Photo- Sports Subjects (State Final Four): Bryan Benway
- Photo-Academic/Classroom (Morning Huddle Becomes a Morning Cuddle): Erik Armenta and Yvette Reyna
- Photo- Other Subjects (Prayers before the game for our 2-Legged and 4-Legged First Responders): Yvette Reyna
- Video News/Information (The Boerne Beat): Erik Armenta and Bryan Benway
- Video- Documentary (Black History Month- Austin Turner): Erik Armenta
- Video- General Event (BEF Giving Day- Students Give, Now Let’s All Give): Yvette Reyna and Erik Armenta
- Video- Feature Story (The Boerne Insider- Young Entrepreneurs): Erik Armenta and Bryan Benway
- Video- Promotional (First Responder Appreciation): Erik Armenta and Yvette Reyna
- Video- Promotional (See Something, Say Something PSA): Erik Armenta and Bryan Benway
- Video- Marketing (CTE Promotional Video): Erik Armenta
- Video- Training/ Instructional (Bus Safety Week-School Bus Tips): Erik Armenta
SILVER STAR
- Poster (See Something, Say Something): Erik Armenta
- Photo - Other Subjects (And Then There Were Fireworks): Bryan Benway
- Video- Promotional (Boerne Education Foundation Wow Moment): Yvette Reyna and Erik Armenta
- E-Newsletter (The Boerne Beat Parent Edition) Bryan Benway and Erik Armenta
2023 HONORS
- 10 Boerne ISD Schools Earn U.S News and World Report Ranking
- Champion Named to National AP School Honor Roll
- Boerne ISD Earns State's Highest Fiscal Accountability Rating
- 2023-24 Niche Best Schools Rankings
- 2023 U.S News and World Report Best Schools Rankings
- 2023 Purple Star Campus- Curington Elementary
- Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
- 2023 Texas Association of School Resource Officers: Admin of the Year, SRO of the Year
- Women of Distinction Award: Texas Assoc. of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce - Yvette Reyna
- Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools- CES, FORES, HES
- Distinguished Administrator Designation: Texas Music Educators Association - Troy Latiolais
- 2023 Best Communities for Music Education designation
- Boerne ISD Communications, BEF Earn 19 Statewide Awards
- Boerne ISD Honored with Statewide Financial Award
- Boerne ISD Counselors Receive Statewide Awards
- All 13 Boerne ISD Campuses Receive Statewide Counseling Awards
2022 HONORS
- 2022 Capturing Kids Hearts National Showcase Schools, Curington, Fair Oaks Ranch
- Boerne ISD Receives Financial Reporting Award
- Boerne ISD Earns State's Highest Fiscal Responsibility Rating
- Seven Boerne ISD Schools Ranked in Top 25 by Niche
- Boerne ISD Receives 3rd Straight 'A' Rating from the Texas Education Agency
- The International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) 2022 Innovative District
- Boerne-Champion Theatre- 2022 Class 5A One Act Play State Champions
- 2022 Texas School Counselor Association Elementary Counselor of the Year- Nelda Zuniga, Cibolo
- 2022 Texas School to Watch: Voss Middle School
- 2022 Top 25 Schools in the San Antonio Area by Niche
2021 HONORS
- 2021 Best Communities for Music Education
- 2021 Transparency Stars Award
- 2020-21- Texas Association of Professional Educators Secondary Teacher of the Year- Kim Grosenbacher
- 2021- Texas Association for Pupil Transportation (TAPT) W’Straint/Sure-Lok Employee of the Year
- 2021 Texas Elementary Principal and Supervisors Association Principal of the Year- Tanya Tate,
2020 HONORS
- High schools ranked Top 25 Best Public High Schools in the San Antonio area for 2020-21 by Niche
- 2020 Top Workplace by the San Antonio Express-News
- 2020 Best Small School District in Texas by HEB Excellence in Education
- 2020 Texas Education Service Center Region 20 Superintendent of the Year- Dr. Thomas Price
- 2020 Texas School Counselor Association Middle School Counselor of the Year-Denise Nipper, Voss
- 2020- FORES Capturing Kids Hearts National Showcase School