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| Lone Finalist | Lorenzo ISD - Dr. Greg Nelson, Assistant Superintendent,Lamesa ISD; Search by: Region 17 ESC, Kyle Wargo Exec. DirectorINFO |
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Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to Texas' public university systems and community colleges directing them to not comply with President Joe Biden's recent revision of Title IX and to refrain from implementing any new system-wide policy related to this revision.
"As I have already made clear, Texas will not comply with President Joe Biden's rewrite of Title IX that contradicts the original purpose and spirit of the law to support the advancement of women," reads the letter. "Last week, I instructed the Texas Education Agency to ignore President Biden's illegal dictate of Title IX. Today, I am instructing every public college and university in the State of Texas to do the same.
I signed laws to ensure the safety of our students on campus and provide a process for adjudicating reports of sexual harassment and sexual assault with adequate due process for all parties involved, as well as laws to protect the integrity of women's sports by prohibiting men from competing against female athletes—and I will not let President Biden erase the advancements Texas has made."
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Preventive Law: DOI-ng it Right: Exemptions to Consider in Optimizing Your Local Innovation Plan
At this point we don’t need to impress upon you the meaningful impacts that a well-written District of Innovation (“DOI”) Plan can have on school operations. After nearly ten years of the DOI experiment, it’s no secret that these plans are powerful tools—especially if properly drafted. Whether your District is seeking to adopt a plan for the first time, to renew an expiring plan, or to amend an existing plan, you must ensure that you carefully consider including the latest and greatest exemptions. This quick article will address some of the most popular and emerging innovations worth considering.
Katy ISD board member calls for legislative action to allow tracking immigration status of students
A Katy Independent School District board of trustee member called for legislation to allow the tracking of a student’s immigration status during Monday’s meeting.
The trustee, Morgan Calhoun, asked Katy ISD Chief Financial Officer Chris Smith if there was any way to measure or understand how many illegal immigrant children, they have in their district that are receiving education.
Katy ISD Superintendent Ken Gregorski responded, stating there are certain rules to educating all children in Texas—regardless of a student’s immigration status. He said it would be unlawful to require a person’s immigration status for them to be enrolled.
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‘We have a problem’: Public schools in Texas face funding shortfalls
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas schools are among the lowest funded in the nation, and in the last legislative session, that did not change.
Despite a record surplus, the per-student funding schools receive, the basic allotment, remained flat at $6,160, which has stayed the same since 2019.
"Since that time, we've had about a 22% to 23% inflation rate, and this has put an enormous amount of pressure on public schools throughout the state of Texas," Kevin Brown, the director of the Texas Association of School Administrators, said.
That impacts districts all over the state.
ABC13 checked with local districts and found that in addition to HISD, Spring, Spring Branch, Katy, Tomball, and Conroe have projected budget shortfalls as they work toward finalizing their budgets for next year.
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Tyler ISD holds ribbon cutting for new Hubbard Middle School
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Tyler Independent School District celebrated the opening of the new Hubbard Middle School on Tuesday. Greater Longview United Way celebrates 16th book vending machine The new building is part of a nearly $90 million bond that passed in 2022. The new three-story campus sits right next to the old building that was originally built in 1964, and was funded by $63 million of the bond.
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Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Houston, arrest two students
The University of Houston joins other Texas colleges that have cracked down on recent campus protests. Police were quick to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Houston on Wednesday, detaining at least two students in the process, according to university officials. Protesters had set up a blue tarp to cover the fields of the university’s Butler Plaza and surrounded the area with wooden barricades. They joined students across Texas and the country who have been demanding that their schools divest from manufacturers supplying Israel weapons in its strikes on Gaza. . At least two officers were seen with riot shields, videos of the demonstration posted online showed.
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Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative session
Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative session House Speaker Dade Phelan directed his committee leaders to examine the use of school voucher-like programs in other states and consider new ways to further drive down property taxes for homeowners. Released Wednesday, Phelan’s list of priorities includes a broad range of policy issues, from evaluating housing prices and the closures of rural pregnancy centers, to revisiting previous, contentious legislative debates over foreign ownership of Texas agriculture land and determining whether the state has “sufficient resources” at the U.S. Mexico border. The Beaumont Republican issued his interim charges for the next Legislative session starting in January, even as it remains unclear whether he’ll still be a member of the body by then.
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Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative session
Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative session House Speaker Dade Phelan directed his committee leaders to examine the use of school voucher-like programs in other states and consider new ways to further drive down property taxes for homeowners. Released Wednesday, Phelan’s list of priorities includes a broad range of policy issues, from evaluating housing prices and the closures of rural pregnancy centers, to revisiting previous, contentious legislative debates over foreign ownership of Texas agriculture land and determining whether the state has “sufficient resources” at the U.S. Mexico border. The Beaumont Republican issued his interim charges for the next Legislative session starting in January, even as it remains unclear whether he’ll still be a member of the body by then.
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Midland ISD introduces new leadership
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland ISD introduced some new faces on Tuesday.
The new administrators include a new Executive Director of Leadership, as well as new principals for Midland Freshman High School, Legacy Freshman High School and General Franks Elementary School.
The incoming principal of Legacy Freshman says her focus will be on preparing students for graduation and beyond.
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Canutillo ISD reduces teaching posts, trims deficit without closing Davenport Elementary
EL PASO, Texas (CBS4) — The Canutillo Independent School District reduced its budget deficit for the next school year from $9.9 million to $4.3 million.
On Tuesday, the Canutillo Independent School District board voted to eliminate over 25 teaching positions in the district.
Administrators said that almost all of the teachers from those positions have either left the district, retired, or been moved to other open jobs, adding only two teachers are left to accommodate in other positions.
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Bryan ISD Administrators Announces Spending Cuts Of More Than $6 Million For The 2024-25 School Year
More than $6 million dollars of spending cuts were identified by Bryan ISD administrators for the 2024-25 school year. BISD school board members expressed no opposition during Monday’s (May 6) meeting. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the May 6, 2024 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Increasing class sizes by one or two students is projected to save $4 million dollars by not having as many teachers. Board members were told that no layoffs are planned, but an undisclosed number of vacant positions will not be filled. Administrators say another $1 million could be saved by not filling central office vacancies and possibly using grant money to pay for several other positions. BISD is projected to save $750,000 dollars by conserving electricity and $500,000 by reducing the amount of staff travel and attending conferences.
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Cy-Fair ISD board removes vaccines, cultural diversity from textbooks
More than a dozen chapters including content on vaccines, cultural diversity, climate change, depopulation and other topics deemed controversial by conservative Cypress-Fairbanks ISD trustees will be removed from textbooks in the state's third largest school system for the 2024-2025 school year. Trusteed voted 6-1 late Monday to omit the material, after an hourslong discussion about a $138 million budget deficit that is forcing the district to eliminate 600 positions, including 42 curriculum coaches, dozens of librarians and 278 teaching positions.
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Sharyland ISD bids farewell to retiring superintendent
Inside the Mission Event Center, students from across the three high school campuses donned their school colors, ready to perform for guests inside the lobby corridor. Sharyland ISD school board member Dr. Noe Oliveira served as the opening speaker. “It’s an incredibly, what we call, a sad, happy day,” he said while addressing staff, students, and parents in attendance. Oliveira recounted when Vidaurri first joined Sharyland ISD after she’d been selected out of six finalists. “We have to narrow it down from all the applicants to six…and an alternate” Oliveira said. “Her first interview, she came out…and told us everything about the district…We learned a lot from her in that meeting. It was fantastic.” He continued, stating Vidaurri made it as a lone finalist, becoming superintendent after 21 days of selection. “We picked the best one that day,” Oliveira said.
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San Angelo teacher earns $25K grant at H-E-B awards ceremony
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — A teacher from San Angelo ISD’s Glenmore Elementary was recently awarded for her over 20 years of teaching at the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards ceremony on May 5. Veronica Stapper at the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards on May 5, 2024. Image courtesy of H-E-B. Veronica Stapper at the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards on … Read More During the ceremony held in Houston, Veronica Stapper was given $25,000 and a $25,000 grant for her school after winning the Lifetime Achievement Elementary Award. Stapper was one of two educators to receive the Lifetime Achievement Elementary Award.
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Manor ISD offers mental health days to teachers and staff
MANOR, Texas — Mental health days are getting a show of support in one Central Texas school district. Manor ISD is allowing teachers and staff to have one mental health day each semester. It is an extra break teachers say they have needed for a long time. “Mental health is really important. It is like your sanity,” said Ian Supan who teaches 7th grade math at Manor New Tech Middle School. Normally, Supan says he is energized by working with students and helping them learn algebra, geometry and statistics. But at times the international teacher from the Philippines needs a day here or there to destress. Combating burnout is why he supports Manor ISD’s decision to give teachers and staff two mental health days each academic year. The extra days will be in addition to standard state and local leave days.
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Outstanding GISD principal wins prestigious award
On Sunday, May 5, H-E-B announced statewide winners for the 22nd annual H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards during an awards ceremony at the Marriott Marquis in Houston. During the ceremony, $480,000 in cash awards and grants were awarded to six teachers, two counselors, two principals, two school districts, one early childhood school and a public school board for being among the best in Texas. Since 2002, the program has awarded more than $13 million in cash and grants to Texas teachers and schools.
Sellers Middle School Principal Amanda Ramos won the award for Secondary Principal. Each winning principal received $10,000 in cash for herself and a $25,000 grant for her school.
The Garland ISD School Board was a finalist for best Texas School Board.
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Cedar Hill ISD Awarded for Outstanding Financial Reporting
(CEDAR HILL, TEXAS) For the first time in its history, the Cedar Hill Independent School District has won The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE), for the fiscal year, 2023.
“This shows our continuation of achieving excellence in financial reporting,” said CHISD Chief Financial Officer Carla Settle, who oversees a 10-employee business office. “You can’t create good reports if you don’t have the processes in place all year long.”
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Manor ISD offers mental health days to teachers and staff
MANOR, Texas — Mental health days are getting a show of support in one Central Texas school district. Manor ISD is allowing teachers and staff to have one mental health day each semester. It is an extra break teachers say they have needed for a long time. “Mental health is really important. It is like your sanity,” said Ian Supan who teaches 7th grade math at Manor New Tech Middle School. Normally, Supan says he is energized by working with students and helping them learn algebra, geometry and statistics. But at times the international teacher from the Philippines needs a day here or there to destress. Combating burnout is why he supports Manor ISD’s decision to give teachers and staff two mental health days each academic year. The extra days will be in addition to standard state and local leave days.
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State Sen. Nichols honored for ‘defending public education, opposing school vouchers’
ATHENS, Texas (KETK) – Texas State Sen. Robert Nichols was honored by Raise Your Hand Texas on Monday for his defense of public education and opposition to school vouchers.
The group is honoring 100 Texas state legislators as Public Education Champions for their “steadfast commitment to Texas public schools, teachers and students.”
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Cy-Fair ISD superintendent responds to growing community concern over librarian cuts
Superintendent Douglas Killian assured concerned parents Monday that he is working to increase some lesser-known funding avenues in an attempt to close the $138 million deficit that forced Cypress-Fairbanks ISD to cut hundreds of staff positions, including half of the district’s librarians, from its 2024-25 budget proposal. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD is banding together with some area districts, including Clear Creek ISD, to try to get the state to return part of an optional homestead exemption, Killian said at Monday’s regular board meeting. He is also pushing ways to increase faltering student attendance. “Our kids aren’t attending like they used to and that’s costing us money. We made the option to do a local optional homestead exemption,” he said. “It’s in vogue to blame other people, but we’re also partially responsible for the situation we’re in.”
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Liberty Hill ISD considers tax rate increase amid projected $5 million budget shortfall
Liberty Hill ISD may ask voters to approve an increase to the district’s tax rate for fiscal year 2024-25.
District officials discussed the revenue for the district and the cost to taxpayers associated with various tax rate increases during a budget workshop at a May 6 special meeting. The district is projecting a $5 million budget shortfall for FY 2024-25 and a $2 million shortfall this fiscal year, Chief Financial Officer Rosanna Guerrero said.
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Liberty County bridge over Trinity River collapses in washout after weekend floods
A bridge over the Trinity River in Romayor is closed after it buckled and collapsed in a washout. According to the Liberty Vindicator web site, FM 787 was closed early Monday because of a washout on the west side of the bridge, which collapsed in the same area Tuesday morning.
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3rd student charged in connection to ‘violent’ attack plan at North Texas middle school
A third student at a far north Fort Worth middle school has been charged in connection with creating and editing an online document that detailed a planned attack against students and staff, Northwest Independent School District officials said. Other students from Wilson Middle School were investigated, but found not to have engaged in a terroristic threat, district officials said Monday in a letter to families. A tip from a parent during school on May 1 led officials to the “troubling and violent document,” which contained plans to attack Wilson Middle School and listed 25 students and seven staff members as targets. District officials informed Wilson Middle School families and employees about the document in a letter last week and said two students had been arrested with pending felony charges.An investigation found a third student was also responsible for the threatening document, according to Monday’s letter. All three students have been charged with a felony terroristic threat, the school district said.
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas to ignore Biden administration’s new federal protections of LGBTQ+ students
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Education Agency on Monday to ignore a Biden administration rule that expanded federal sex discrimination protections to include LGBTQ+ students. The Biden administration recently revised the rules for Title IX, the sweeping civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination at federally funded colleges and K-12 schools. The new rules, which are set to go into effect in August, redefined sex discrimination and sex-based harassment to prevent misconduct based on sex stereotypes, pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation. It codifies initial guidance documents that prompted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to sue the Biden administration last year.
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Carroll ISD Rejects Biden Administration’s Title IX Rewrite
The board of trustees unanimously passed a resolution denouncing the proposed changes. Trustees for Carroll Independent School District passed a resolution denouncing President Joe Biden’s rewrite of Title IX. During Monday night’s meeting, the Carroll ISD board of trustees unanimously passed the resolution in a 6-0 vote. “The CISD Board of Trustees denounces the recent changes to Title IX regulations proposed by the Biden administration, expressing deep concern over the potential negative impact on our students and community,” reads the resolution.
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Carroll ISD pushes back on new federal Title IX protections
The Board of Trustees for Carroll ISD, which faced numerous civil rights violations after rolling back protections for students based on race, gender, religion and sexual orientation, has denounced new federal Title IX protections.
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Feds investigate another Texas school district for its gender identity mandate
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation Monday into Katy Independent School District’s gender identity policy on the basis of gender harassment under Title IX. The investigation came nine months after the district adopted a policy that notifies parents if their child requests to use a different name or pronouns at school.
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Bryan ISD examines cost-cutting measures in budget workshop meeting
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The Bryan ISD board of trustees held a workshop meeting Monday, where an update on the district’s budget planning process was heard.
School districts across the state are tightening their purse strings, and Bryan ISD is no exception. As the district crafts its budget for next school year, they’re looking for ways to save money without sacrificing learning.
The current budget crisis is caused in part by the end of pandemic relief funds, rising inflation, and a continued lack of additional education funding from the Texas legislature.
Bryan ISD officials confirmed they are not considering layoffs, though some open positions at the central office will remain unfilled for now.
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Mnuchin Believes TikTok Algorithm Could Be Rebuilt If He Buys It
(Bloomberg) -- Steven Mnuchin, the former US Treasury Secretary, said he’s still interested in buying TikTok’s US operation from its Chinese owner, and believes the social media app’s critical video recommendation technology could be replicated.
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ERCOT issues Weather Watch as blistering heat threatens Texas
ERCOT issues Weather Watch as blistering heat threatens Texas ERCOT has issued a "Weather Watch" for Wednesday, May 8 as an upcoming early-season heat wave hits Texas. The power grid manager said in a statement: "ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for Wednesday, May 8, due to unseasonably high temperatures, high levels of expected maintenance outages during the spring shoulder months, and the potential for lower reserves." In 2023 of May, peak demand was 68,159 megawatts. The current all-time peak demand record is 85,508 megawatts, which was set later that year on Aug. 10, according to ERCOT. ERCOT said, at the moment, no action is needed.
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Spring ISD Teacher Charged with Improper Relationship with a Student
A now-former Spring Independent School District teacher was arrested and charged with an improper relationship with a student. Valerie Lauren Mata, 26, was a theater teacher at Dekaney High School. She was arrested after an investigation by Spring ISD police revealed an alleged sexual relationship between her and an 18-year-old student. According to the student, during his sophomore year, Mata would greet him wit
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Carroll ISD Rejects Biden Administration’s Title IX Rewrite
The board of trustees unanimously passed a resolution denouncing the proposed changes. Trustees for Carroll Independent School District passed a resolution denouncing President Joe Biden’s rewrite of Title IX. During Monday night’s meeting, the Carroll ISD board of trustees unanimously passed the resolution in a 6-0 vote. “The CISD Board of Trustees denounces the recent changes to Title IX regulations proposed by the Biden administration, expressing deep concern over the potential negative impact on our students and community,” reads the resolution.
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In Their Own Words: House Runoff Candidates on the Speaker
With the primary runoff election mere weeks away, Texas Scorecard reached out to all runoff candidates for state representative to ask what they are looking for in a speaker candidate.
The Speaker of the Texas House is elected by fellow House members and wields considerable power as the arbitrator of committee assignments and order on the floor.
Current House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) has faced considerable ire from citizens for appointing Democrats to chair key committees in the House and allowing Republican priorities to die without a vote.
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