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The Brownwood ISD (BISD) Board of Trustees met for a regular session meeting on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. The session was called to order by Board President, Michael Cloy. BISD Trustee, Tim Jacobs gave the invocation and Mr. Cloy led the Pledge of Allegiance. INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS BISD Superintendent, Dr. Joe Young provided results from recent UIL Academics competitions. Brownwood ISD sent 127 elementary students to Stephenville to compete in UIL Academics and 100 placed (79%). Dr. Young noted that BISD began competing in Elementary UIL Academics just 3 years ago. Brownwood Middle Sch...

Parents addressed their concerns about the mask mandate during Monday’s meeting of the Brownwood ISD Board of Trustees. [Photo by Derrick Stuckly]By a vote of 5-2 at Monday night’s meeting of the Brownwood ISD Board of Trustees, masks will become optional on all campuses no later than Monday, April 19. Voting in favor were board members Michael Cloy, Codie Smith, Amary Doremus, Tim Jacobs and Eric Evans. Opposed to changing the mask mandate were Diane Thompson and Roderick Jones. Smith made the motion, which was seconded by Doremus, and the motion included a caveat that the mask mandate c...

In session on January 19, the Brownwood School Board of Trustees met and approved a contract extension for the superintendent and approved the school audit. The annual financial audit was completed.  Jeremy Stephens from Eide Bailey Accounting Firm, presented a clean audit for the 2019-20 school year. BISD Trustee, Codie Smith moved that the audit be approved as presented. BISD Trustee Roderick Jones seconded the motion.  The motion was unanimously approved. BISD Trustee Tim Jacobs made a motion to extend an employment contract to Dr. Joe Young as Superintendent of Schools from January 20, ...

Loxo Oncology at Lilly, an R&D division of Eli Lilly and Co, and Merus, a Dutch clinical-stage oncology company, today announced a partnership to research and develop up to three CD3-engaging T-cell re-directing bispecific antibody therapies.

Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said the government is also planning to implement stronger enforcement and penalties for people who do not pay…