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| Lone Finalist | Hale Center ISD - Jance Morris, Superintendent,Savoy ISD; Search by: Region 17 ESC, Kyle Wargo Exec. DirectorINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Rocksprings ISD - Justin Del Bosque, Principal,Georgetown ISD; Search by: Region 15 ESCINFO |
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| Lone Finalist | San Angelo ISD - Dr. Christopher Moran, Superintendent,Whitehouse ISD; Search by: Thomposon & Horton LLP - David Thompson & Dr. Mike MosesINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Rotan ISD - Michael Rudewick, Assistant Principal,San Angelo ISD; Search by: Ronnie KincaidINFO |
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The Argyle ISD Board of Trustees on Monday approved a resolution denouncing the United States Department of Education’s changes to Title IX over gender identity.
Title IX states that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. In April, the Department of Education proposed redefining “sex” to include gender identity, which would allow biological males who identify as females to use the women’s restroom, and vice versa.
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Nacogdoches ISD nearing completion of bond projects
Nacogdoches ISD is working on its final project as part of their $78 million bond that was passed in 2018. That bond included building a new school, as well as expansions and renovations to district facilities.
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Houston ISD board signals support for $4.4 billion bond proposal while questioning need for more career centers
Houston ISD's board of managers continued to hear pushback from community members Tuesday night – including a pair of local elected officials – about the district's $4.4 billion bond proposal.
But about three weeks before they are set to decide whether to place a bond package on the Nov. 5 ballot, the state-appointed leaders of Texas' largest school district signaled support for the plan. They also expressed a sense of urgency for making schools across the city safer and more secure.
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Dallas ISD principals told to continue their current focus going into next school year
Walking on newly shined tile floors, there were cheers and high fives. The welcome-backs weren't for students but for Dallas ISD principals. Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde spearheads these welcome backs often revealing new curriculum, data, and big plans. She sat on the sidelines this time with no voice, but her staff told teachers the big plan is to just keep at it.
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Manor ISD to provide free meals to all students for 2024-2025 school year
Manor ISD announced Tuesday that it will be able to provide all enrolled students with free breakfast and lunch for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. The school district says it's part of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program.
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Newton ISD PD officers introduced
Newton ISD Police Department Chief Jared Lewis has introduced the officers that will be providing security to school campuses in the 2024-2025 school year. Newly hired Officers Rhonda Ruiz is assigned to Newton Elementary School and Keith Franklin is assigned to Newton Middle School.
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Elon Musk says he’ll move X and SpaceX to Texas
Musk said he decided to move his companies from California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students. Elon Musk said Tuesday he will move the headquarters of his social media platform X and his space company SpaceX from California to Texas. Musk said he made the decision after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday that prohibits mandating teachers to notify families whenever they learn about students’ gender identity changes. SpaceX already has a presence in Texas, with a launch facility dubbed Starbase near Brownsville. “This is the final straw. Because of this law and many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas,” Musk said on X Tuesday. “I did make it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies to leave California to protect their children.”
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Public Schools Struggle with Overcrowding, Lack of Resources, and Behavioral Issues
Public K-12 schools are pivotal in shaping the future of students, but they face several challenges that can hinder the educational experience. One significant issue is overcrowded classrooms. With a high student-to-teacher ratio, it becomes difficult for teachers to manage the classroom effectively and provide individualized attention. This can lead to students, especially those who need extra help, falling behind. The strain on resources means that students might not have access to the necessary materials or technology, which can further impede their learning process. Additionally, these factors can be a direct cause of behavioral issues, compounded with the onslaught of the global pandemic.
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Breaking down Carroll ISD’s FY 2024-25 budget
In June, Carroll ISD’s board of trustees adopted a balanced budget for fiscal year 2024-25 that plans for an increase in expenses largely driven by recapture payments. The budget’s general fund plans for nearly $131.2 million in revenue and nearly $131.2 million in expenses, according to a budget presentation. The budget also anticipates an increase in recapture payments by the district. David Johnson, assistant superintendent for financial services, said recapture payments drove much of the 11% increase in expenses this year.
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Alvin, Friendswood, Pearland ISDs reopen post-Hurricane Beryl
PISD remained closed until July 15, according to a social media post from the district.
PISD also had the second session for multiple summer school programs, including special education extended school year services, or ESY, scheduled for elementary, junior and high school from July 8-18, as well as high school credit recovery from June 24-July 11, according to the district’s website.
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Texas judge orders sheriff, school district to release Uvalde school shooting records
The school district and sheriff’s office in Uvalde must release their records and documents related to the Robb Elementary School shooting — including police body camera footage, 911 calls and communications, a Texas district court judge ruled last week. A group of news organizations including The Texas Tribune sued the city of Uvalde, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District over access to the records after their open-records requests were repeatedly denied following the May 24, 2022 shooting. Lawyers representing the outlets on Monday announced the ruling from the 38th Judicial District Court of Uvalde County, touting it as a “victory for government transparency.”
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Escuelas Frescas campaign aims to cool down EPISD schools with new AC systems
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Borderland-based community advocacy group is launching a campaign to get new air conditioning systems in all of the El Paso Independent School District's schools.
Escuelas Frescas, a new campaign launched by the Borderland-based community advocacy group Amanecer People's Project, aims to get new air conditioning systems placed in all El Paso ISD schools, as temperatures across the region regularly top triple-digits.
The campaign was officially launched with parents, students and EPISD faculty during Amanecer's monthly member meeting on June 22.
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KISD budget: Fey cutting central administration by $1 million
In the weeks leading up to the adoption of the 2024-25 budget, Killeen ISD is faced with some hard choices and cuts of programs which are more than just a line item in the proposed budget, which at one time reflected a $16.5 million deficit. At Tuesday’s workshop meeting, KISD Superintendent Jo Ann Fey presented her plan for cuts to the district’s central administration by 20% which translated to a $1 million budget reduction.
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Jacksonville school board hires middle school principal
The Jacksonville Independent School District Board of Trustees hired Stephanie Burns as its new principal for Jacksonville Middle School during a special meeting Monday. Burns has 19 years of experience in education, having served in both the classroom and administrative roles. She comes to JISD from her position as Campus Dean of Students at Moore Middle School in Tyler. Burns began her educational career as a classroom teacher for Nacogdoches ISD, became a master teacher and moved to Tyler ISD, where she eventually transferred into administration as assistant principal, then principal, at the elementary level. She became Campus Dean of Students last year. Burns graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, followed by a Masters in Educational Leadership. When asked what drew her to Jacksonville, Burns, who is originally from Orange, said she likes the closeness and community towns like Jacksonville afford. “Everybody kind of knows everybody," she said. "You can look out for each other’s children and everybody is just all in it for the greater good. I love that."
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Security enhancement for new school year underway at Edcouch-Elsa ISD
By the start of the new school year, officials at Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District say students will be safer in the classroom. The district approved new security measures last week, and they hope to have everything in place by the end of August. One upgrade is the addition of new fences at all nine campuses. Currently, two elementary schools don't have any fencing. The other seven campuses have fences, but only on certain areas of the school properties.
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Uvalde County judge rules school shooting records must be released in the next 20 days
A Uvalde County judge ruled Monday that records detailing the botched law enforcement response to the tragic 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary must be released in the next 20 days.
In a news release announcing the judge's order making public the documents that have been sought by a consortium of media outlets, including the American-Statesman, and the families of the 19 children and two adults who were killed in the shooting, Laura Prather, the media litigation chair for Haynes Boone, the firm representing the plaintiffs, said the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and Uvalde County sheriff's office are required to release "all responsive documents" within 20 days.
"This ruling is a pivotal step towards ensuring transparency and accountability,” Prather said in a statement. “The public deserves to know the full details of the response to this tragic event, and the information could be critical in preventing future tragedies.”
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Local farmers provide beef for Florence ISD through TDA’s Farm Fresh Network
TROY, Texas (KWTX) - To give students quality school lunches, the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Farm Fresh program is connecting local farmers with nearby schools’ nutrition teams.
Through the Farm Fresh Program, Troy resident Karly Gilmore and her family, Gilmore Beef and Cattle, got connected with Florence ISD to provide fresh quality beef for school lunches.
As a teacher herself, Gilmore is happy to help local schools in the classroom as well as the lunchroom.
“I’m supplying them with good quality food every day in their cafeteria and that just makes me very proud,” Gilmore said.
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New principals named at 2 Dripping Springs ISD elementary schools
Kellie Raymond will serve as the new Dripping Springs Elementary principal for the 2024-25 school year. Raymond was the first principal at Cypress Springs Elementary and served at the school for three years. She’ll return to Dripping Springs Elementary as principal for the second time. Raymond previously served as assistant principal at Walnut Springs Elementary and as a teacher at both Dripping Springs Elementary and Rooster Springs Elementary. “Mrs. Raymond’s unparalleled professional experience and deep commitment to the DSISD community make her an exceptional choice to lead our largest elementary campus, and I am thrilled that she has chosen to return to [Dripping Springs Elementary],” DSISD Superintendent Holly Morris-Kuentz said in a news release.
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UNT Dallas partners with North Texas school district in first-ever teacher residency program
Five seniors at the UNT system school, all of whom are education majors, will be paid to teach elementary school for the entire Dallas ISD 2024-25 school year.
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District officials attribute Alvin ISD’s growth to increase in residential activity
With over 29,700 students enrolled at Alvin ISD and a projected enrollment of just under 37,000 students by 2033, district officials believe much of AISD’s upcoming growth could be attributed to the residential growth in the area. What’s happening? As of late March, AISD is ranked No. 9 in new home rankings in the Greater Houston area with over 1,580 annual starts, according to Zonda Demographics. The district is increasing year over year for annual starts, dating back to 2020 with over 1,800 annual starts and over 2,400 annual starts in 2021, according to Zonda.
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Waco ISD parents: Community connection important in new superintendent
Parents, school employees and community leaders at a Monday listening session said they hope Waco ISD’s next superintendent can build bridges between families and schools that grow parental involvement, pay attention to student mental health issues and continue teacher support without forgetting school staff. At the same time, participants called for someone with a proven track record at school districts with demographic and economic profiles similar to Waco Independent School District’s, who would be sympathetic to economic and social issues facing Waco parents and families and personally invested in the district’s improvement.
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Prepping Teachers: UNT Dallas Partners with Dallas ISD for ‘First-Ever’ Paid Teacher Residencies
A first-ever Teacher Residency Program is being launched in a partnership between the University of North Texas at Dallas and the Dallas Independent School District. Through the program, five UNT Dallas seniors—all education majors—will be paid to teach in elementary schools for the entire Dallas ISD 2024-25 academic year.
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San Antonio ISD school board updates public on “right-sizing” efforts, enrollment goals
San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) board members met tonight, with an update on their rightsizing plan ahead of the upcoming school year. SAISD voted to close more than a dozen schools last year as part of their “right-sizing” efforts.
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Palestine ISD mourns loss of longtime teacher, staff member
Palestine ISD announced on Monday that a longtime teacher and staff member, Carmen Davis, tragically died in an auto accident on Saturday. Carmen Davis, courtesy of Palestine ISD According to Palestine ISD, Davis had served their district for 20 years, serving as a para professional for six years before becoming a teacher. The school said that in her 14 years of teaching Davis “inspired those who were in her classes.”
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Houston ISD board of managers calls Tuesday meeting to discuss $4.4 billion bond proposal
The district’s state-appointed leadership faces an Aug. 18 deadline for deciding whether to place a bond measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. The proposed bond package would be the largest ever for a Texas school district and the first for HISD since 2012.
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La Joya ISD rolls out new leadership team, organizational chart
For her last major announcement for the school year, La Joya ISD Superintendent Marcey Sorensen officially announced at a board meeting last month the district’s new central office leadership team and the organizational structure it will be operating under.
It’s been no secret that Sorensen intended to restructure the district’s leadership; La Joya ISD posted job openings for its new top-level positions in April.
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Free summer camps provided through Big Thought and Dallas ISD
This is the 10th year Dallas City of Learning and nonprofit Big Thought have teamed up with Dallas ISD to offer an award-winning summer learning program, Summer Breeze. The program is free for Dallas ISD students at five locations across the area. “This DCOL citywide initiative ensures that students have access to a high-quality summer learning program designed to prevent summer learning loss,” spokeswoman Sandy Diaz Haily said. “The program integrates academics with a social-emotional curriculum, providing students the opportunity to learn outside a traditional classroom, with activities focused on STEM, arts, and life skills. This provides students a unique opportunity to explore creative, hands-on experiences, sparking their interests, feeding their curiosity, and crafting a space where they can engage in innovative activities that inspire lifelong career paths. “
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Alvin, Friendswood, Pearland ISDs reopen post-Hurricane Beryl
After Hurricane Beryl made landfall July 8, school districts closed throughout the Greater Houston area, including Alvin, Friendswood and Pearland ISDs.
While the three school districts have reopened, some may have to extend summer school dates to make up for the closures. The gist
AISD closed July 8-10 due to Hurricane Beryl and reopened July 11, according to multiple social media posts from the district.
Although the district reopened, a July 10 Facebook post from the district noted summer school, extracurricular activities and professional development would be closed after reopening due to ongoing power outages in several buildings.
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Carthage ISD ‘guardians’ take part in situational training
Carthage ISD staff in the guardian program took part in "an intensive training session" last week, the district said.
The guardian program, which began in Carthage in 2014, allows designated and trained school employees to carry a concealed firearm and act as a first line of defense until law enforcement arrives in the event of an active threat situation.
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Gatesville ISD to offer free meals to primary, elementary students next year
Some Gatesville ISD students will get a special deal next year, free meals in the cafeteria. Gatesville ISD announced in a post on social media on July 15 that all primary and elementary students would be able to eat free in the cafeteria next year. No mention was made of middle or high school students.
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San Angelo ISD Announces Annual Schedule Pick-Up Event
The San Angelo Independent School District recently announced its annual “Schedule Pick-Up and Form Verification” back-to-school event for high schools and middle schools for the upcoming school year.
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Former School Teacher Turns to Homeschooling Her Gifted Child—Shares Her Unique Experience
Having spent 15 years working in education, Mrs. Borrink has had a wide range of experiences. At her first job, she taught 12 students in a third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade classroom at the Hillsdale Academy. Later, she taught elementary-level classes in a traditional Christian school, a classical Christian school, as well as a public charter school. She has also spent a few years at public schools, especially at the middle school level. After leaving the classroom setting, she had the opportunity to work from home part-time as a special projects coordinator for a charter school company. However, after 15 years of teaching, she left the profession when she began to feel it was no longer a good fit for her.
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HISD unveils new regulation for selecting principals
As Houston reels from power outages and damage from Hurricane Beryl, its school district released Wednesday a rewrite of the principal hiring regulation that empowers division leadership to decide a principal’s desired qualities with input from families. Te rewrite comes after HISD scrapped in June the previous regulation requiring a committee of community stakeholders to interview finalists for a principal position. HISD is filling what is understood to be a large number of vacancies after a wave of principal departures at the end of the year. Some of these departures catalyzed school communities to protest because the district requested an unknown number of principals to resign or face board termination.
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Live updates: CenterPoint nears 2M customers’ power restored a week out from Hurricane Beryl
CenterPoint officials anticipate having power restored to 90% of affected customers Monday, a week after Hurricane Beryl ripped through the region and knocked out electricity for millions of Houstonians.
Nearly 2 million affected customers’ power had been restored as of 6:20 a.m. Monday, while 264,768 remained without electricity, according to the energy company’s website.
The company drew criticism from customers and government officials for its response time and communication issues. CenterPoint officials said in a statement they would conduct a thorough review of the company’s response.
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Del Valle ISD searching for new superintendent
The Del Valle Independent School District announced it is searching for a new superintendent, the district said in a news release Friday. Del Valle ISD serves a total of 11,293 students and is located southeast of Austin, the release said.
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