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BISD, environment benefit from energy program
School district saves over
$150,000 per year in
projected utility bill
savings; air
quality benefits
as well
By JAMES
MOODY
Star Kditor, Publisher y
Cut off a light switch *
here, adjust a thermostat
there and, the first thing you
know, you've saved over
$ 150,000 in just a year's time.
You can even try it at
home, even though—as they
say on the television ads—these
were professionals.
Unless you've got a heck of a
big. house, however, don't expect
your savings to be quite in the range
of those achieved by the Burleson
Independent School District.
The BISD has had an energy
savings program in place since
1991 when the district signed a con-
tract with a company that special-
izes in such programs. In April of
that year, Loretta Bruce was as-
signed to be the district’s energy
manager and the rest, as they say,
is history.
Savings have continued to
accumulate and, at the end of this
year, the hardware and software
programs supplied by the company
used to implement the program be-
come the property of the school
district.
Although the
original contract will
run out at that lime, the
energy management
company will continue
to act as a consultant on
a quarterly basis.
The program is
based on three goals, accord-
ing to Bruce: minimizing en-
ergy waste, assuring comfort in
occupied areas, and saving tax-
payer money.
Her duties include:
—Planning, organizing, and
administering the energy program.
—Maintaining energy records
and data.
—Monitoring compliance with
program guidelines.
—Conducting routine audits of
facilities to ensure operating effi-
ciency of each building.
—Ensuring.,
rate schedules j
are followed,
accurate billings are received and
requesting appropriate refunds.
—Reporting on the status of
the program as appropriate,
The district uses Omni Comp's
FASER program for energy ac-
counting that begins with base pe-
riod consumption and adjusts for
temperature changes, building size
changes, and length of billing pe-
riod. It develops an adjusted
baseline and applies
current rates to its cal- i
culations.
In this, the
third year of the
program, electricity1
accounted for 75.6 ’
percent of the district's
utility costs ($416,562);
water and sewer, 12.8 per-
cent ($70,300); and natural
gas, 11.6 percent ($64,004).*
Those figures total!
$550,886 represent a 21 per-J
cent savings over projected
costs. They compare to an antici-
pated cost of $700,909 had the en-
ergy savings program not been in
effect, Bruce told the school board
Monday night.
Of that projected cost,
$ 123,661 would have resulted from
rate increases far electricity and for
water and sewer.
"To still be saving money
spite of the rate in-
v creases is a real accom-
plishment," said Bruce, who cred-
ited teachers, principals, the admin-
istration, and the school board for
helping to make the program suc-
cessful.
Translated into kilo watt
hours, the district has cumulatively
saved 1,356,740 of them.
Bruce was recently con-
tacted by the Crowley 1SD as that
district was preparing to imple-
ment a similar program.
Not all the benefits of
the program can be mea-
sured in dollars and cents,
Bruce said, pointing out
the environmental ben-
efits that result from the
conservation of energy.
"The Environmental Pro-
tection Agency estimates that
every kilowatt-hour (kwh) of
electricity avoided prevents the
emission of 1.5 pounds of carbon
dioxide, 5.8 grams of sulfur di-
oxide, and 2.5 grams of nitrog
oxides into the air," she said.
"Through the energy conser-
vation program, we have saved
over 2.79 million kwh (In the three
years the program has been in ef-
fect). These savings have prevented
emissions of over 4.18 million
pounds of carbon dioxide, which
is equivalent to removing 391 au-
tomobiles from the highways fora
year or planting over 809 acres of
trees," she added.
ogen
Eighty new teachers employed by school board Monday
Burleson ISD trustees went on a
hiring frenzy Monday night, employ-
ing over a dozen new teachers in the
final board meeting before the start
of a new school year.
Included among the group was
Joe McGee, the new director of bands
for the Burleson schools, and
Michael Moscoso, assistant band di-
rector.
Others on the list include, Twana
Ashcraft, fifth grade at Nola Dunn;
Karen Bristoll, math at BHS; Sali
Frye, art at the middle school; Laurie
Harrison, language arts at the middle
school; Linda McDaniel, fourth
grade at Taylor; Deborah Seawright,
sixth grade at Taylor; Anthony
Szczeshiak, special education at Tay-
lor; Meridith Twaddell, computer lit-
eracy at the middle school; Monty
Hamm, art at the middle school;
Tracey Henderson, life skills special
education at Taylor; Paul Posey, spe-
cial education at the middle school;
Gwen Munday, third grade at Tay-
lor; and Valerie Badgett, nurse.
The board also accepted resig-
nations from Shannon Johnson,
middle school; Becky Lee, BHS;
Debbie Little, Nola Dunn; Donna
Samuel, middle school; and Sandra
Puryear, Taylor.
Trustees also approved the el-
ementary and secondary student
handbooks and the discipline ilian-
agement and student code of conduct
handbook.
Burleson Star. Thursday. August 11,1994-3A
Chamber's new
teacher luncheon
set today at BHS
Eighty new Burleson ISD teach-
ers will be recognized and honored
during the new teacher luncheon to-
day (Thursday) in the Burleson High
School cafeteria.
State Representative NanJ^
Moffat, who serves on the State Edu-
cation Committee, will be the guest
speaker.
Chamber members sponsored
teachers for the occasion.
The chamber membership was
also offered the opportunity to pro-
mote their businesses by contribut-
ing things for the new teacher goodie
bags.
"Establishing and maintaining
ties with the Burleson education sys-
tem is one of the chamber's lop pri-
orities," noted Ella Dean, manager of
the Burleson Branch of the Educa-
tional Employees Credit Union and
chairman of the chamber's new
teacher luncheon committee.
President-elect Brent Northcutt
will serve as master of ceremonies.
Members of the Ambassador's Club
will assist in serving and registration.
"We are taking Burleson's busi-
ness population back to the school
campus," said Northcutt. "The part-
nership this chamber is forming with
the BISD is coming through loud and
clear."
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—Council will receive the
effective tax rate tonight
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
Harris will also present the 1994
effective tax rate to the council.
That rate, which is $.6801 per
$100 valuation, is not this year's tax
rate, last year's tax rate, or next year's
proposed tax rate. It's the tax rate at
which the city would receive the
same amount of tax revenue as in the
previous year, taking into consider-
ation changes in the tax roll.
An effective tax rate is figured
because it is from that hypothetical
rale that determinations are made
such as the need to hold a public hear-
ing on the tax rate and whether a pro-
posed tax rate is subject to a rollback
petition.
Finally, the council will receive
an update on the status of other capi-
tal improvements projects and archi-
tect Alan Magee will present the pre-
liminary plans for llic new library.
In a closed, executive session,
the council will consult with the city
attorney on pending or contemplated
litigation anu ttMuIJrr land acquisi-
tion for future expansion of certain
programs or services.
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