Hudson superintendent Webb announces intent to retire

Hudson ISD Superintendent Donny Webb has announced his intent to retire at the end of the 2024-2025 school year, ending 32 years in public education. “I am publicly announcing my intent to retire as superintendent after this year. Having served in public education for what will be 32 years, it has been such a pleasure and joy,” Webb said in the notice. He added that his career in education began unexpectedly when his former high school physics teacher asked him to take over his teaching role. Webb’s journey at Hudson ISD began in 1997 when he moved to the district from Jasper ISD. He started off as a high school math teacher, moved up the ranks and became an assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent and eventually superintendent, a role that he’s held for eight years. In the notice, Webb emphasized how special of a district Hudson ISD has been, calling it a “great place,” while praising the teachers, staff and administrators.
Arrow Educational Services Inc: GRANBURY ISD HIRES ARROW EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH

The board of trustees of the Granbury Independent School District has contracted with Arrow Educational Services, Inc. to assist them in their search for a new superintendent. Arrow President/CEO Dr. Russell Marshall and Lead Consultant/COO Jim Dunlap will conduct the search. More information including timeline and the application process will be available on arrowsearchinc.com, Texas ISD.com and the TASA job center after the board meets on September 30 to finalize the calendar.
Texas education board signals support for first state-developed elementary curriculum

The Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to new state-developed reading and math textbooks Nov. 19. Members are poised to green-light them later this week. The debate: Supporters of the proposed state curriculum say it would provide students with rigorous, age-appropriate content and help close achievement gaps, while critics argue frequent biblical references in the materials verge on proselytizing and could isolate students with different religious beliefs.
San Antonio ISD swings for fences in Missions stadium land deal, denies playing ‘hardball’

SAISD trustees voted 7-0 Monday night on a hefty set of terms for handing over the district's property, which sits in the middle of the proposed site for a new downtown minor league baseball stadium. The terms include: Funding for a $45 million building for the Advanced Learning Academy.1 day ago
Can Democrats Keep the Texas House Anti-Voucher?

In the last presidential election cycle, four distant years ago, Texas Democrats pursued an ambitious campaign to take control of the state House. Bolstered by millions of dollars that flooded in from the national party apparatus, Dems targeted as many as 22 GOP-held seats across the Texas suburbs. The strategy was built upon Beto O’Rourke’s near-victorious U.S. Senate campaign in 2018, in which he carried a narrow majority of the state’s 154 state House districts. All they needed to do was flip nine seats that O’Rourke had carried. Democrats were so optimistic heading into Election Day 2020 that multiple state reps, having suffered in the minority for years, announced bids for the speakership in anticipation of their party taking control of the lower chamber for the first time in nearly 20 years. With the potency of the GOP’s gerrymandered maps having waned, and the next round of redistricting on the horizon, it was now or (possibly) never. What happened instead was, of course, a failure of disastrous proportions as Democrats failed to net a single seat. Then, a few months later in the 2021 legislative session, Republicans redrew the state’s political maps to extend their single-party control of the statehouse for another decade. Their gerrymandering this time opted for maximum protection of their current majority of red seats. Without fear of electoral backlash, the GOP-controlled House and Senate has marched a long line of extreme conservative legislation into law.
Speaker-hopeful Tom Oliverson Promises to Give Voters Republican Representation

Oliverson said he will end the practice of awarding Democrats powerful committee chairmanships in the Texas House. In an interview with the Luke Macias Show, Republican State Rep. Tom Oliverson of Cypress explained how he would use the speakership to change the structure and culture of the House. Oliverson, who announced his candidacy for House Speaker last month, said he will “give the voters what they voted for, which is actual representation.” He described the results of the March GOP Primary as Texans “calling for a change.” Oliverson also explained there is a “pattern of behavior” in House leadership that he doesn’t support—namely, lording power over members, pushing them around, and telling them how they have to vote.

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Fort Worth ISD to pay more than $940K to outgoing superintendent

October 0308:25 AM

Former Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Angelica Ramsey will receive nearly $550,000 and will be paid her full salary and benefits through August 2025 as part of her resignation agreement with the district, according to paperwork obtained by NBC 5. view article

Grand Prairie ISD board votes to separate from superintendent Dr. Jorge Arrendondo after months on the job

October 0308:25 AM

Grand Prairie ISD's board is voting to move forward with a "separation" from its recently hired superintendent, Dr. Jorge Arrendondo. After an hours long closed-door session, a 4-2 vote by the board alleged Arrendondo violated a policy that prohibits discrimination and harassment. view article

Arlington ISD bus drivers revved up for $15.5M facility remodel

October 0308:24 AM

In a small portable building tucked between the rows of buses, scattered workshops and small offices of Arlington ISD’s Support Services Center, Arlington ISD’s school bus drivers take their breaks between routes. It’s where they eat lunch, cool down and warm up, talking loudly over the hum of an overworked AC unit and old vending machines lining the 26-year-old walls. view article

Keller ISD approves plan to pay down debt, save estimated $3.4M

October 0308:24 AM

Keller ISD board members voted unanimously to authorize defeasance, or paying down the principal, of debt at their Sept. 26 meeting. The move should save the district an estimated $3.4 million. During his presentation to the board, Chief Operations Officer John Allison said the district worked with its financial advisor, Hilltop Securities, to identify opportunities for savings on interest and sinking debt based on current market conditions. view article

VIDEO: Austin ISD assistant principal, student seen wrestling at high school

October 0308:23 AM

An Austin ISD parent says she plans to take legal action against the district. Video taken on Sept. 18 shows a 10th-grade student and assistant principal wrestling in the restroom of Navarro Early College High School. The student says this incident happened during a restroom break between classes. view article

A&M-Commerce Alums Honored with New Middle School in Forney ISD

October 0308:21 AM

The Forney Independent School District recently hosted a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new middle school, named for A&M-Commerce alums Donald P. (‘73) and Vivian N. (‘11) Themer. The district broke ground on Donald P. and Vivian N. Themer Middle School in 2023. Both Themers and their three sons are Forney ISD alums. view article

Lorena ISD SRO making a difference in changing education landscapes

October 0308:21 AM

A Central Texas school resource officer (SRO) has been honored at the state level thanks to his hard work, but for him it's all just part of the job he loves. 6 News sat down with the man who won the Lynelle Sparks Officer of the Year award to learn what goes into the job and the impact the SRO role has on campuses. view article

Monte Alto ISD appoints interim following super’s resignation

October 0308:20 AM

onte Alto ISD announced in a news release the appointment of an interim superintendent Tuesday, following its superintendent’s resignation to pursue new opportunities. In addition to Filomena Leo’s appointment during a school board meeting Monday, the district has also officially opened the superintendent position to applicants. Applications for the position will be accepted until noon on Nov. 7. view article

Student and bus driver hurt in crash involving Columbia-Brazoria ISD school bus, district says

October 0308:20 AM

Emergency crews are responding to a crash involving a Columbia-Brazoria ISD school bus. A student and the bus driver were transported to area hospitals via LifeFlight, according to the school district. SkyEye flew over the scene on Highway 36 at Country Road 353 on Thursday morning. Video shows the aftermath of what appears to be a crash between a school bus and a dump truck. view article

How a school voucher supporter won in a Texas House district with almost no private schools

October 0308:07 AM

Gov. Greg Abbott felt vindicated when nine Texas Republican lawmakers who helped block a school voucher program he championed last year lost their seats in the March primary. The governor portrayed their removal from office as clear evidence that Texans wanted a way to use public funds to send their children to private schools. “Republican primary voters have once again sent an unmistakable message that parents deserve the freedom to choose the best education pathway for their child,” Abbott said back then, before helping unseat six more lawmakers in the May runoff elections. But Marilyn Snider got a different impression while talking to voters outside the election administration office in Coldspring during the primary season. There, she worked under a tent campaigning for Janis Holt, the Abbott-backed candidate she supported and who eventually defeated state Rep. Ernest Bailes in Texas House District 18, lodged in between Houston and Beaumont. view article

How a school voucher supporter won in a Texas House district with almost no private schools

October 0308:07 AM

Texas charter school network petitions court to release A-F school ratings

October 0209:00 AM

The largest charter school network in Texas is intervening in a lawsuit that has temporarily blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing academic accountability ratings for the 2023-2024 school year. view article

TEA remains blocked from issuing A-F accountability ratings

October 0208:40 AM

Over 100 school districts sued the TEA in 2023 over concerns that the new system would unlawfully lower their ratings for the 2022-23 school year. The STAAR test—which the state redesigned to feature more open-ended questions and be administered fully online—has become a “flawed assessment instrument” that the TEA failed to verify by a third party, according to the lawsuit. The state also began grading written test responses using an automated computer system, which the plaintiffs said caused the test to become “not valid and reliable.” Additionally, the TEA did not provide districts fair notice of changes to the accountability system and made it “mathematically impossible” for many districts to receive an A rating, according to court documents. One adjustment would’ve raised the requirement to receive an A for college, career or military readiness from 60% to 88%. - Lyttle sided with the plaintiffs in blocking the ratings for the 2023-24 school year after hearing oral arguments and witness testimony from the TEA and districts involved in the case Sept. 16-17. A TEA spokesperson told Community Impact the agency plans to appeal; however, the injunction will remain in effect unless an appeals court issues a new ruling, according to court documents. A full trial on the case has been set for Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. in Travis County. view article

Fort Worth ISD operating without a single leader after superintendent’s resignation

October 0208:29 AM

The Fort Worth ISD is now officially operating without a leader. Superintendent Angelica Ramsey officially resigned at the end of September, and the school board has yet to name someone to temporarily take over. Ramsey officially cleaned out her office at Fort Worth ISD headquarters on Monday, leaving the chair empty per her resignation deal with the school board, which was approved last week. view article

Wilson ISD enforcing no-phone policy for students

October 0208:28 AM

School officials at Wilson ISD are aiming to cut down on distractions in the classroom with a no-phone policy. Affective this week, the school district said it wants to reduce classroom distractions among high school students following complaints from teachers. view article

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Bryan ISD School Board Approves This Year’s Health Insurance Plans And Rates After Discussing Millions In Claims From One Provider

October 0208:26 AM

Bryan ISD school board members at its last meeting (September 23) approve this year’s health insurance plans and rates. The district’s share of the cost rose six percent, while premiums for BISD employees increased three percent. Before the board’s unanimous vote, was discussion about one unidentified free standing emergency room billing Bryan ISD almost $21 million dollars in the last three years. view article

‘It means everything’: Somerset ISD teachers split $56,000 in grants for innovative programming

October 0208:25 AM

A marching drumline, chanting cheerleaders and roaring applause rocked several schools in the Somerset Independent School District, as the district’s Education Foundation surprised teachers with more than $56,000 in classroom grants. The hundreds of students gathered at Somerset Elementary were the loudest. Their school was awarded 10 grants to fund classroom innovation, more than any other — everything from a “bring back cursive” effort to a specialized curriculum using adaptive books designed for students with disabilities. view article

Breaking down lawsuit against City of Midland, Midland ISD

October 0208:25 AM

Three Midlanders have filed suit against the City of Midland, Midland ISD, the Assistant City Manager of Midland and a Midland Building Official, and are seeking $250,000 or less in monetary relief, as well as a stop to the construction project starting October, 1 on the Ranchland Hills Golf Course. The Lawsuit, obtained by First Alert 7, alleges that the City of Midland and Midland ISD have not gone through the due process and permitting procedures required by the Midland City Code and Texas law that would allow Midland ISD to legally build a new Midland High School on the district owned property of 1600 E. Wadley Avenue, the Ranchland Hills Golf Course. view article

Charter change for Houston ISD bond oversight committee takes appointing authority from Mike Miles

October 0208:25 AM

When a proposed charter for Houston ISD's bond oversight committee first was drafted in July, it called for the district's superintendent to be the "sole decision maker" for committee appointments. But if Houston voters pass a state-record $4.4 billion bond package in November, that authority is no longer slated to rest with Mike Miles, who has been the target of criticism since he was appointed by the Texas Education Agency before the 2023-24 school year. view article

Bryan ISD bus driver arrested for intoxicated driving while transporting 24 students

October 0208:24 AM

Bryan police arrested a Bryan ISD bus driver Thursday morning for driving intoxicated while transporting 24 students younger than the age of 15. Police responded to a crash around Lakeview Street and Fairway Drive and determined the school bus was “involved in a minor accident with a parked, unoccupied vehicle.” Students were on the bus during the crash, but police say none were injured. view article

Dripping Springs ISD officials adopt FY 2024-25 tax rate

October 0208:24 AM

The total tax rate consists of $0.7552 for maintenance and operations and $0.35 for interest and sinking. Maintenance and operations funds district operating costs, such as employee salaries and utility bills. This is subject to recapture, when the state collects property tax revenue from districts. The interest and sinking rate generates revenue used to pay off voter-approved debt. view article

The 50 highest-paid public school principals in the Houston area for the 23-24 school year

October 0208:24 AM

Salaries for Houston's highest-paid public school principals during the 2023-2024 school year ranged from $153,000 to just over $200,000. Atop the list is Mark Smith, a former Houston Independent School District administrator who became an interim principal in Spring Branch ISD. Smith makes $201,086 in his current position, which he's occupied since July of 2022. He first came to Spring Branch ISD in the spring 2022 as the interim principal of Northbrook High School. Smith left HISD in 2018, earning $194,000 as one of that district’s longest-tenured administrators. view article

Tomball ISD to test artificial intelligence classroom content tool

October 0208:23 AM

Tomball ISD has partnered with an education software company to pilot an artificial intelligence tool for teachers to use to build classroom content, according to a Sept. 26 news release from the district. TISD will be the first school district in Texas to pilot PowerBuddy, an AI program from K-12 education software company PowerSchool, according to the release. The AI program has two program segments: PowerBuddy for Learning and PowerBuddy for Custom AI. view article

Waller ISD’s $713M bond election covers new school construction in fast-growing Jubilee development

October 0208:22 AM

Waller ISD is investing in the growing Jubilee development in Hockley, purchasing land for two new schools ahead of a $713.5 million bond election that will fund their design and construction, if approved by voters. The recently-purchased 143 acres will become a multi-school site in the Johnson Development community, with a new junior high school and a high school near the intersection of Katy Hockley and Baethe roads, said Waller ISD chief communications officer Sarah Marcus. Earlier this year, the district also purchased land for a new elementary school. view article

El Paso ISD moves toward bond vote, hires consultants for $2.09M

October 0208:21 AM

The El Paso Independent School District took a step closer to asking voters to approve a bond, as the District's Board approved the hiring of an outside specialist. EPISD will spend $2.09 million to hire IN2 Architecture, Inc. for bond strategic services, helping the district to decide whether or not to put a bond initiative on the ballot. view article

New college application manager introduced by Victoria ISD

October 0208:20 AM

Victoria Independent School District (VISD) has introduced the college application manager within its SchooLinks platform for the 2024-25 school year. This new tool helps high school students organize and manage the college application process by tracking deadlines, organizing materials, and requesting letters of recommendation. While the College Application Manager aids in organization, students must still submit applications through individual college portals or common application platforms. VISD encourages students to consult with high school counselors or the College and Career Center for additional guidance. view article

A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That’s Just the Start.

October 0208:20 AM

Last December, Sid Miller, the Texas commissioner of agriculture, posted a photo of himself brandishing a double-barrel shotgun on X and invited his followers to join him on a “RINO hunt.” Miller had taken to stumping in the March primary election against incumbents he deemed to be Republicans in Name Only. Not long after that, he received a text message from one of his targets, a state representative named Glenn Rogers. “You are a bought and paid for, pathetic narcissist,” it began. “If you had any honor, you would challenge me, or any of my Republican colleagues to a duel.” Rogers, a 68-year-old rancher and grandfather of five, represents a rural district west of Fort Worth. He was proud to serve in a Legislature that, as he told me recently, “couldn’t be more conservative if it tried.” Since entering office in 2021, he co-authored legislation that allowed Texans to carry handguns without a permit, supported the Heartbeat Act that grants citizens the right to sue abortion providers and voted to give the police the power to arrest suspected undocumented migrants in schools and hospitals. In a statehouse packed with debate-me agitators, he was comparatively soft-spoken — a former professor of veterinary medicine with an aversion to grandstanding. He was not in the habit of firing off salvos, as he had to Miller, that ended with “Kiss My Ass!” view article

Man arrested for attacking Richardson ISD bus driver: police

October 0208:20 AM

Dallas police announced an arrest for an assault on a Richardson ISD bus driver. The assault happened on Skillman Street just north of 635 more than seven months ago, but police were recently able to identify the alleged attacker through social media. Danny Senkow, a school bus driver of seven years, never expected that driving elementary school students would make him fear for his life. But that is what happened on Feb. 1. view article

Vidor ISD says no evidence of gas leak in middle school building

October 0208:12 AM

The Vidor school district believes a gas odor that prompted an evacuation and eventual cancellation of classes at the middle school stemmed from something outside of the building. Classes are set to resume Wednesday. The district evacuated Vidor Middle School at about 9 a.m. Tuesday after staff and students noticed a gas odor. view article

Spring Branch ISD hosting special school safety board meeting following threats

October 0108:45 AM

Spring Branch Independent School District is holding special board meeting Monday night at the Duncan Klussman Education Center to address school safety. According to the agenda, the board will get a safety and security report from the district police chief. The meeting comes as the district, along with school districts nationwide, deal with a rise in school threats. view article

A Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Houston-area school he left

October 0108:30 AM

The legal request comes after a judge dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit accusing Barbers Hill ISD of discrimination. But Darryl George, 18, would like to return to his Houston-area high school in the Barbers Hill school district for his senior year and has asked a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order that would prevent district officials from further punishing him for not cutting his hair. It would allow him to return to school while a federal lawsuit he filed proceeds. George’s request comes after U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown in August dismissed most of the claims the student and his mother had filed in the federal lawsuit alleging school district officials committed racial and gender discrimination when they punished him. view article

A battered child care industry’s latest challenge? Competing for 4-year-olds.

October 0108:30 AM

Gingerbread Kids Academy owner Tim Kaminski can easily tick off examples of how tough it is to keep a child care business open more than four years after the pandemic hit. Before COVID-19 came to the United States in 2020, Kaminski had 45 employees and averaged up to 130 children enrolled in each of his two child care centers and after school programs in Fort Bend County. Today, he can only sustain about half that: 70 kids and 22 staff members. This year, the last of emergency COVID-19-related aid to child care providers that kept them up and running ends and many like Kaminski are returning to a very changed economy. view article

Aldine ISD has struggled in recent years. These 6 charts show how.

October 0108:28 AM

Aldine ISD Superintendent LaTonya Goffney inherited a struggling district when she took the helm in the 2018-19 school year, and the COVID-19 pandemic only made her job harder. Still, state data show that while similar school districts have somewhat bounced back, Aldine still lags behind them under Goffney’s leadership. view article

6 takeaways from Houston Landing investigation into Aldine ISD’s recent performance

October 0108:28 AM

Aldine ISD students and staff are falling behind under the leadership of Superintendent LaTonya Goffney, whose administration doesn’t have many answers for its struggles, a Houston Landing investigation has found. Stagnant academic results, climbing teacher turnover and increased hiring of inexperienced teachers have marked Goffney’s tenure, which dates back to 2018. At the same time, more Aldine students are less prepared for life after high school than students across Texas, state data shows. view article

Four former educators running as a slate for PSJA ISD school board

October 0108:28 AM

Four former educators have banded together to run as a slate of candidates for election to the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD board of trustees. The four are: Ricardo Rodriguez, Griselda Quintanilla, Ramona Barron, and Victor Perez. Their slogan is “Moving Forward Together.” view article

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