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"Texas School District M&O Tax Rates (current year) " by Joe Smith - Good Morning - February 5 & 8, 2010
| Repost! - Joe is still working on the tax rate list. Confirming the tax rates of all Texas School Districts has taken longer than I anticipated, but I am close. I have about 10 districts remaining that I wish to contact for a final confirmation before sharing the list with our subscribers. I hope to be able to share the list by Tuesday. I am close enough for a few observations based on this “draft copy” of my data. |
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Rory S. Gesch, Asst. Superintendent of Navasota ISD, has been named New Super of Navasota ISD.
Cornelio Gonzalez, Superintendent of Tuloso-Midway ISD, has been named New Super of Mission CISD.
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Feb 8, 2010, 09:00
New From TEA
TEA Welcomes Back! Ann Smisko, a recognized education leader, will return to the Texas Education Agency Feb. 16
New! A frequently asked questions document dealing with the new high school graduation requirements is now available.
Notice:Version 12 of FAQ for ARRA - from TEA
Request for Application # 701-10-108 - Dropout Recovery Pilot Program Cycle 1, Year 2
New! High School Allotment Exceptional Uses Nominations
New! High School Allotment Exceptional Uses Nominations
New! 2010-11 Professional Development and Project Share
Texas Education Today newsletter includes a centerfold chart that details the new graduation changes.
Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP)
No Child Left Behind Report Card
The Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (TODASTWD)
2010–2011 Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP)
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) Incentive Program was enacted in 1995
The Division of Accountability Research has issued a new report: Enrollment in Texas Public Schools, 2008-09.
The Texas Bond Guarantee Program is set to reopen in early 2010, thanks to a favorable ruling from the IRS.
Notice: Review all TEA Correspondence to Districts. Letters on various topics sent to school districts from the Texas Education Agency
Feb 8, 2010, 08:39
Senator Ogden at Equity Center Conference
Friday’s broadcast of Equity Center Radio features Part 2, the conclusion, of remarks made on January 24, 2010 by State Senator Steven Ogden, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, to the 10th Annual Equity Center School Finance and Legislative Workshop. You can find a link to his web pages, read a short biography and/or hear Part 1 of this two-part series by clicking here: Senator Steve Ogden Part 1. - Senator Steve Ogden Podcast Part 2.
Feb 8, 2010, 08:39
Bonnie Lesley, guest column: If we want better schools, we need more investment
Many people have said to me during my long career in public education that “throwing money at the problem” is not required for school improvement. And, of course, it isn’t the answer if that is all we do.
But I can say with certainty that student achievement will not improve if we do not significantly increase our investment in schools. More funding is needed to replace the money that used to be there for instruction.
When I first started teaching in the 1960s in El Paso, I remember our superintendent proclaiming that more than 80 percent of the district’s budget was dedicated to teacher salaries. Today, the entire instructional budget for most school districts accounts for only about 60 percent of a district’s budget and includes teacher salaries, professional development, curriculum, teaching resources and instructional technology.
Schools today have many new areas of need that require funding. In part, this is because of a myriad of unfunded mandates at the federal and state levels and because federal and state funding is inequitable.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:38
Smisko returns
Ann Smisko, a recognized education leader, will return to the Texas Education Agency Feb. 16 as the associate commissioner for school support and improvement.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:37
Former Austin district assistant superintendent joins TEA
Ann Smisko, who left the Austin school district in December, has joined the Texas Education Agency as associate commissioner for school support and improvement.
Smisko, who spent the past four years as the Austin district’s assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, will take her post Feb. 16.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:36
White, Shami bash Perry on education
AUSTIN – The two main Democratic candidates for governor are punching hard. But Bill White and Farouk Shami are attacking Rick Perry as much as each
other – particularly on education.
The Democrats say the Republican incumbent has let down the state's public
schools, so when White and Shami clash tonight in their first and probably only
televised debate of the primary campaign, expect the air to fill with
education-speak – phrases such as "pre-K" and "catch-up programs."
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:35
US: With federal stimulus money gone, many schools face budget gaps
Federal stimulus money has helped avoid drastic cuts at public schools in most parts of the nation, at least so far. But with the federal money running out, many of the nation's schools are approaching what officials are calling a "funding cliff."
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:34
Azle schools closed due to water problem
A water main break has prompted the Azle Independent School District to cancel classes at all schools today. The school district put a notice at the top of its Web site saying: "As of 6:00 AM, the city of Azle could not guarantee water at all of our schools. School will be closed today for all Azle schools." The city's boil water notice remained in effect. The water main broke Saturday night after developing a large leak, according to city officials.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:33
TX: Reform follows function
Even with solid improvements in a short time, Jefferson still makes the list of "persistently low-achieving" schools, along with 158 other schools across the state.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:33
Austin school board to discuss financial emergency
The Austin school district board members tonight will discuss whether they should declare the district in a state of financial crisis, as well as get details on a proposed time line in dealing with its multi-year low performing schools. The board will meet in a work session at 6:30 p.m. at the Carruth Administration auditorium, 1111 W. 6th St. Public comments are not allowed at this meeting. If the board decides to declare financial exigency, they give Superintendent Meria Carstarphen emergency powers to cut dozens of administrative jobs, even those under contract, in the face of an estimated $15 million budget shortfall in the 2010-11 school year.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:32
McKinney ISD's bond vote postponement irks some City Council members counting on money for aquatics center
Jan. 25--There is a water fight in McKinney, which has plans to catch up to its neighbors with a $44 million aquatic center.
The McKinney school district has postponed a May bond election to fund its $15 million share of the project, angering some City Council members. They fear that the grandiose water park may sink because of uncertainty over funding.
"To pull this at the 11th hour is unfortunate," said McKinney City Council member Ray Ricchi. "It definitely puts a speed bump in the plans for the aquatic center."
Other council members, however, don't fault the school district.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:32
Social issues drive education race
Mercer, the incumbent District 5 State Board of Education representative, and Tuggey, the attorney-lobbyist trying to take his seat, both consider themselves conservatives.
They're both 54, each with more than 20 years of business experience in the San Antonio area. They're both products of the military, with Mercer the son of an Army Air Corps veteran and Tuggey a former Army captain.
They even agree about the meaning of their primary campaign, that it's a battle to define the modern Texas Republican Party. That's where the arguments begin.
To hear Mercer tell it, Tuggey is a Republican in name only, a closet liberal who has contributed heavily to Democratic candidates in recent years.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:32
Tyler ISD Student E-Mail Service Approved Friday
Three Tyler ISD schools will begin piloting a managed student e-mail service after the school approved the measure at a workshop Friday.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:32
Politics of public education reform - exploring Race to the Top’s charter school emphasis
President Obama’s Race to the Top (RttT) state competition has brought charter schools to the forefront of public education reform. Additionally, charter schools are prominent in Obama’s 2011 proposed budget – increasing funding for charter schools and an extra $1.8 billion toward Supporting Student Success (which focuses on Promise Neighborhoods, of which charter schools are the central focus).
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:31
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:30
Departure of Grapevine-Colleyville superintendent likely puts bond issue on hold
Superintendent Kay Waggoner announced last week that she will soon leave the district for Richardson.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:29
Region 18 director has Super Bowl rooting interest that hits close to home
Black and yellow footballs fill the room, hanging from the ceiling like a series of wind chimes built to ring in the biggest sporting event of the year.
A binder on the desk contains a series of newspaper clippings, centered around the Saints’ run to the Super Bowl, their pursuit of perfection and the playoff victories that put New Orleans into tonight’s title game against the Indianapolis Colts.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:29
SBEC Okays Educator Preparation Accountability System
From TSTA: The State Board for Educator Certification approved the newly-mandated Accountability System for Educator Preparation Programs. Very minor adjustments were made by staff before the system was approved by the board. The board mandated new rules regarding certification of educators from other countries, to make things easier on SBEC staff. It also approved an educator preparation program from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas State University’s Master Mathematics Teacher program.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:20
The two faces of Lee High School: setbacks and success
Despite scandals and what some call "nearly insurmountable" obstacles in reaching benchmarks, the Houston campus is showing progress.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:20
Tiny schools advanced rural blacks' education
Fifty years ago, a teacher in a one-room Jasper County schoolhouse faced a class full of rural African-American children and issued a challenge.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:20
Lewisville ISD proposal to streamline buses would change school hours, save money
The Lewisville school district will discuss a proposal Monday that would save $500,000 to $720,000 by adding more bus routes to drivers' schedules.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:18
Value-Study Appeals Begin
It's time! The Hill County Appraisal District is in the process of formulating two appeals following the release of the state’s annual property-value study (PVS) of local school districts. State Comptroller Susan Combs’ Property Tax Division (PTD) prepares the study to assure that local values set by appraisal districts are at or above market value as required by state law. Study results are used by the commissioner of education to en-sure equitable distribution of funds by the Texas Education Agency to school districts. According to Hill County Appraisal District (HCAD) Chief Appraiser Mike McKibben, the state allows a five-percent margin of error from the state’s established market value.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:15
State higher ed chief says Texas is enrolling more college students, but fewer in high-need fields
Raymund Paredes, the state's higher education commissioner, had some good news and bad news for Texas on Friday. First, the good news: Texas is on track to meet its goal of enrolling 630,000 more college students from 2000 to 2015. Through 2008, the state enrolled 330,000 more students in its colleges and universities, which puts Texas right on track, Paredes said. The state is also more than halfway toward its goal of producing 200,000 more graduates by 2015.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:10
Would-be governor talks graduation with PSJA super
PHARR — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White learned in business to pay attention to details.
As Houston mayor, he wanted to make tangible improvements to his city week by week, he said Friday in between campaign stops in the Rio Grande Valley.
“You’ve got to look at what’s working and what’s not working,” he said. “Then we’ve got to do more of what’s working.”
But to do that, he first needed to learn about the issues from people who dealt with them on a daily basis.
And so he learned to listen.
White, a lawyer and former businessman considered the leading candidate in a crowded Democratic field for the March 2 primary, spent most of Friday in the Valley in meetings with local leaders.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:07
Mesquite ISD adds grade points for students in AP classes, removes minimum-grade requirement
While many other districts are emphasizing dual-credit classes offered in partnership with local colleges, Mesquite ISD is working to keep students in Advanced Placement classes. Beginning next school year, Mesquite schools will offer more grade points for each AP class, enabling students who do well in the classes to raise their class rank.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:06
USDA critical of school lunch quality
When third-grader Fayth Kemp sits down to eat her lunch at Dunbar Elementary, she's pretty confident the food is safe. If it's something she's familiar with, she'll eat it right away. If it's outside of her usual diet, she'll taste a bit and go from there. Tater tots and hamburgers are her favorite. Broccoli and cheese, not so much. But students like Kemp, 9, who likely are more concerned with their friends and classes than the safety of their lunch food could be in for some upgrades.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:06
Big urban districts: Tom Luce shares his idea about spreading progress
The comment I encounter most often when talking about education across the country is that people say, "Oh my goodness. The problem is so overwhelming. Where do we start?" There is a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth.
But there is hope. We do have American programs that work.
I believe we are proving at the National Math and Science Initiative that one of the most effective approaches to take is to identify those worthy programs that are "tried and true" and then share them with as many students as possible in order to do the most good. We are doing this by replicating math and science programs nationally that have a documented record of success.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:05
Editorial: Keep politics out of class
Politics can seep into many walks of life. Sometimes it's expected, even welcome. Public school curriculum, though, is one area where politics should remain far, far away.
That's not what is happening with the Texas State Board of Education, which comprises some members who want to politicize the social studies curriculum offered to public school students.
This is just flat wrong.
The pressure is coming from the right, where some activists are insisting that the curriculum reflect a certain political bias that favors one point of view over another.
What happened to the day when public schools presented history - including the people who created it - in a strictly objective fashion? That apparently no longer is aim of some who want to exclude study of certain historical figures because they represent a point of view that some folks find objectionable.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:02
Austin: AISD dual language applications offered Feb. 22-March 26
From an announcement by the Austin school district: The Austin school district has established a special application process for the two-way dual language programs at Becker, Ridgetop and Wooten elementary schools for students entering kindergarten and first grade in the 2010-11 school year. Perez Elementary School will also host the dual language program. However, due to over enrollment at the school, only Perez students may apply.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:00
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:00
Filing to begin for area school district races
Most area school districts are slated to conduct elections on May 8 to choose new trustees. Those seeking to win a spot on an area school board can file for the May 8 election beginning Monday. The deadline to file is March 8. Voters who live in Districts 1 and 6 of the Greenville Independent School Districts will each decide on a trustee, as the terms of Slack Brown and Anne Haynes expire in May. The Greenville ISD Board of Trustees is expected to order the May election when it meets on Feb. 23.
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Feb 8, 2010, 08:00
Brownsville; Local educators react to plans for revamping NCLB
School districts in the Rio Grande Valley are used to change, and however the federal government revamps its omnibus law that assesses student achievement, they will adapt.
Last week, the Obama administration proposed replacing the current benchmark in assessing schools’ success — Adequate Yearly Progress — with another system that would look at how well teachers are preparing students for college and the workforce, The Washington Post reported.
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Feb 8, 2010, 07:57
College Station: Guns an issue at schools
Three local elementary students have been caught taking guns or bullets to school since October, leading many to question where responsibility lies.
"It's a community issue, not just a school issue," said College Station Superintendent Eddie Coulson. "What we would hope and expect is not only the school district to have talks with students about what is right and appropriate for school, but we also want parents to have those discussions with children."
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Feb 8, 2010, 07:55
Brazosport: Teacher fingerpinting 'a necessity of times'
Like children lining up for gym, educators might be spending some time in line this spring when each district begins the process of putting its teachers’ fingerprints into a statewide database.
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Feb 8, 2010, 07:50
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