Shiner ISD welcomes new elementary principal, discusses safety concerns

The Shiner Independent School District welcomed Michelle Turek as the elementary school’s new principal at the June 19th meeting.
“I’d like to thank Shiner for this opportunity,” Turek said. “It’s been a lifelong dream to serve in the community that I live in and to be in Shiner to serve our children and the teachers and educators that serve our children.
It’s my pleasure and I’m looking forward to an amazing school year and amazing future being a part of team Shiner.”
School board member Bryan Herndon also resigned from the board.
Shiner ISD also discussed the three-year safety summary performed in the spring of 2023.
“We do this once every three years and look at any kind of major findings,” Superintendent Alex Remschel said. “The findings that we have in the summary are things that we are currently addressing. The things we are working on from the audit deal include fencing and the safety film on the windows. We also have great coverage of our facilities with our cameras. The door audits also went really well over the last year.”
As part of House Bill three from the senate, an officer is required to be on campus for safety concerns. The school district aims to coordinate with the city to hire an officer on campus.
“(House Bill Three) allows for $15,000 per campus,” Remschel said. “It will be about $22,000 for us to allow for an officer on campus. We would have an officer for 174 days of the year, it’s a huge benefit for the city as well as us safety wise. It’s very important for me to have (an officer) who is consistent.”
Shiner ISD’s latest enrollment numbers land at 691 students.