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| Lone Finalist | Pewitt CISD - Lee Ann Corbin, Assistant Superintendent,Red Water ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO |
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| New Super | Hedley ISD - Tracey Bell, Principal,Vega ISD; Search by: Hedley ISD Board of Trustees & Region 16 ESC, Nathan Maxwell, Associate Exec. Dir.INFO |
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| New Super | Gold-Burg ISD - Jonathan Lloyd, Principal,Detroit ISD; Search by: Region 9 ESC, Darren Francis and Kenny MillerINFO |
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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Early ISD Superintendent Leaving For Lubbock ISD, Last Day Will Be March 17
Early ISD Superintendent Dr. Dewayne Wilkins is leaving the school district to join the Lubbock ISD as its Chief Financial Officer. Chance Barr, president of the Early ISD Board of Trustees, shared the following information in an email: “Dr. Wilkins has announced that he has accepted a job at Lubbock ISD, and his last day will be March 17, 2024. We wish him well in his new position. The Board will meet tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 27) in closed session to discuss the timeline for selecting an interim superintendent and starting the search for our new superintendent.”
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Superintendent search kicks off for Longview ISD
Longview ISD could have a new superintendent by July. Longtime Superintendent James Wilcox announced in the fall that he would retire no later than the end of 2025. Wilcox became superintendent in 2007. He retired in 2011 and was rehired as a part-time superintendent in 2012 and began receiving Texas Teacher Retirement benefits.Longview ISD could have a new superintendent by July. Longtime Superintendent James Wilcox announced in the fall that he would retire no later than the end of 2025. Wilcox became superintendent in 2007. He retired in 2011 and was rehired as a part-time superintendent in 2012 and began receiving Texas Teacher Retirement benefits.
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Sherman ISD Police Department welcomes K-9 Officer Jolene to the force
“Jolene is our newest addition to our police department. She’s about a year and a half old, chocolate lab,” Sherman ISD Police Chief, Heath Wester shared.
Jolene is officially a Sherman ISD Police K-9.
“This is just that added layer of protection for our students and staff to know that we have this weapon detection dog that can sniff out weapon detections and also our illegal substances that we don’t want on our campuses,” Wester continued.
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U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran visits Pine Tree ISD students
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Tyler, visited Pine Tree ISD on Monday and meet with students from Pine Tree High School and Pine Tree Junior High School in the central administration office. Moran, a former Smith County judge, is serving his second term in Congress.
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How Spring Branch ISD is handling its financial woes
On Tuesday’s show: Duncan Klussmann, the former superintendent of Spring Branch ISD, explains the problems he has with how that school district is handling its current financial issues. Then, we revisit the case of Texas death row inmate Ivan Cantu, who is scheduled to be executed this week. And we visit a new art installation at the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern inspired by the classic children’s story The Velveteen Rabbit.
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Concerned Richardson ISD parents ask why their schools have to close
Richardson ISD held the first of five parent listening sessions Monday night following last week's announcement that the district plans to close five schools in the coming years.
Under "Project RightSize," Greenwood, Springridge, Spring Valley and Thurgood Marshall elementary schools will be consolidated with neighboring schools starting in the upcoming school year, and Dobie Pre-K will close beginning in 2025.
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Katy ISD school board considering hiring chaplains at schools in the district
The Katy ISD School Board is hearing public comment about the idea of allowing chaplains as school counselors. It’s part of Senate Bill 763 that passed last year. Senator Mayes Middleton authored the bill which would allow school districts to hire or accept chaplain volunteers to “provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of trustees of the district.” Under the law, Chaplains aren’t required to be certified by the State Board of Educator Certification. It’s part of Senate Bill 763 that passed last year. Senator Mayes Middleton authored the bill which would allow school districts to hire or accept chaplain volunteers to “provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of trustees of the district.” Under the law, Chaplains aren’t required to be certified by the State Board of Educator Certification.
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Fort Bend ISD board considers bond audit after new projects go millions over budget
Some Fort Bend ISD parents want accountability after the district's recently passed bond went millions over budget, and they say it starts at Monday night's board meeting.
Briargate Elementary in Missouri City is set to open next year, but the project faces issues beyond cracks in the soil.
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Austin ISD staff member charged with DWI with children in car
An Austin ISD staff member is accused of drunk driving with three children in the car.
37-year-old Ralph Hutchens, a physical education teacher's assistant at Summitt Elementary School, is on administrative leave after being charged with driving while intoxicated with child passengers in Comal County.
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Lago Vista ISD investigating community member presenting as ‘private coach’
The Lago Vista Independent School District said it is investigating after learning a “private coach” working with high school runners was not properly vetted. It adds the Lago Vista Police Department “continues to be involved.” In an email sent Friday to parents, the district said a community member presented himself as a “private coach” and approached a group of high school male athletes, practicing independently over the summer.
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Huntington ISD cancels classes as girls basketball team heads to state
Classes will be canceled Thursday and Friday so students and staff can attend the Devilettes UIL state tournament game.
The ISD announced on Sunday that no classes would be held on Feb. 29 or Mar. 1 to allow the community to support their girls basketball team. The Devilettes play Columbus at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday in the first 3A semi-final game in the Alamodome.
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Pearsall ISD cancels classes for Tuesday
Pearsall Independent School District announced they are canceling classes for Tuesday, Feb. 27. Parents, guardians and community members were sent a letter from Dr. Nobert Rodriguez, Superintendent of Schools Monday afternoon.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Denton principals for electioneering on district emails
The two principals encouraged colleagues to vote for candidates who oppose school vouchers. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Denton Independent School District, alleging that two elementary school principals violated state law by encouraging their staffs to vote against opponents of school vouchers in the primary election. On Feb. 5, Lindsay Lujan, Denton ISD’s director of special programs and principal of Alexander Elementary School, sent an email from her school address urging staff to vote in the upcoming Republican primary. Including a quote from a Texas superintendent warning that “if Texas educators do not come together and vote on a candidate that will support public schools, [they] are in trouble,” Lujan urged staff to do “[their] part.” She included a link to a list of candidates organized by whether they support or oppose public school education.
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Education board Republicans face challenges on the right
Three Republican members of the State Board of Education are facing well-funded primary election challenges by opponents with ultraconservative ideologies, setting the stage for a possible tilt farther to the right for the 15-member state panel that sets education standards. The outcome of the March 5 primary races – and ultimately the general election in November – could place a hard-line conservative majority on the Republicandominated board, which sets curriculum for schools in Texas.
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Former UT-Austin student sues fraternity for more than $1M after attack, suit states
A former University of Texas exchange student is suing Sigma Alpha Epsilon Texas Rho Chapter for more than $1 million for injuries he sustained from an assault by fraternity members at a party last year, according to the lawsuit. The suit, which was filed last month and first reported by The Daily Texan, alleges that the defendants "breached the duty of reasonable care" by not monitoring alcohol consumption and neglecting to monitor the party, maintain security or intervene in the attack. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Texas Rho Chapter House Corp., the chapter's adviser and president are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.
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Why Texas school funding still isn’t fair
One of the biggest education stories in Texas in 2023 was the governor’s push to create a school-voucher-like program. And all signs point to that story continuing to be a major political driver in 2024. At the heart of that debate is a decision about how Texas should fund education. But it’s hard to have a true debate on the topic because the state’s current school funding formula is so complicated and convoluted that very few people truly understand it. TPR Education Reporter Camille Phillips spent a year analyzing nearly two decades of school finance data, researching laws and policies, and visiting schools so that Texans could have the information they need to have that debate. She discovered that the Texas school finance system continues to favor some districts over others — and it might not be the districts you expect.
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How Libs of TikTok became a powerful presence in Oklahoma schools
LOS ANGELES — Far-right activist Chaya Raichik splits her time between California, where she’s registered to vote, and Florida, where she often travels. But the place where she arguably is having the biggest impact these days is Oklahoma, a state she’s visited only once. Tech is not your friend. We are. Sign up for The Tech Friend newsletter. Raichik, who operates the social media account Libs of TikTok, has amassed an audience of millions on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, largely by targeting LGBTQ+ people. Last month, Raichik was appointed to the Oklahoma Library Media Advisory Committee by Republican schools superintendent Ryan Walters, a former history teacher who has been called “the state’s top culture warrior” for his opposition to teachers unions and other conservative targets, including LGBTQ+ students’ rights.
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With bipartisan action, Alaska House votes to increase public school funding formula
The Alaska House of Representatives ended days of deadlock with an unusual bipartisan triumph late Thursday, voting 38-2 to authorize a major increase in the state’s funding formula for public schools.
“I’ve been around for a few years, and tonight really is a historical night. We have flipped the script of a major omnibus bill by doing it early in the session,” said Rep. Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham and a House member since 2007.
“We came together: Republicans, Democrats, independents, nonpartisans, and we got something done,” said Rep. Mike Cronk, R-Tok.
The $680 increase to the state’s base student allocation, contained in the version of Senate Bill 140 that passed the House on Thursday night, is the largest nominal bump in state history.
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Gov. Greg Abbott signals support for IVF in Texas after Alabama ruling
Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday that he supports Texas families having access to in vitro fertilization treatments and has “no doubt” the state will address issues raised by a recent controversial court ruling out of Alabama. Abbott did not call on the Legislature to take specific action to protect IVF treatment.
“Texas is a pro-life state, and we want to do everything possible that we can to maintain Texas being a pro life state,” Abbott told CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday. “But at the very same time … we as a state want to ensure that we promote life, we bring more life into the world and we empower parents to be able to have more children.”
Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under a state law that allows parents to sue for wrongful death of minor children.
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Body cam footage from deadly Lakewood Church shooting released by Houston police
Police have released nearly a half-hour of surveillance and body camera footage from the Lakewood Church shooting showing an armed woman entering the building with her son, leading to the shootout that left her dead and the child critically wounded.
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Houston Police release body camera footage of Lakewood Church shooting
The Houston Police Department released video footage on Monday showing the sequence of events of the deadly shooting at Lakewood Church on Feb. 11. The 26-minute-long video includes Lakewood Church security camera footage, which shows 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno, whom police described as a "lone wolf" with a history of mental illness, drive up in a white SUV to the west side of the building at 3700 Southwest Freeway along Timmons Lane. Moreno enters the building around 1:55 p.m., minutes before the megachurch's 2 p.m. Spanish-language service was scheduled to begin. She is seen wearing a trench coat and backpack and walking into the building with her 7-year-old son Samuel Moreno-Carranza, who wore a yellow shirt and orange pants.
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‘President of the School:’ Former CMISD superintendent looks back on years of service
When members of the Caddo Mills community gathered on Monday to dedicate their school district’s administration building to retired superintendent William P. Bowen, it was more than a renaming ceremony – it was a celebration of a man who had dedicated 35 years of his life to education. It also just so happened that the dedication fell on President’s Day. “It is fitting that today is President’s Day, because even now when Mr. Bowen visits campuses and students ask who he is, some will answer, ‘Oh, he’s the president of the school,’” current Caddo Mills Superintendent Luke Allison said as he introduced Bowen. While many in attendance chuckled and nodded in agreement with Bowen’s unofficial title, many of the people who know him well are also aware that he was far from the kind of leader who simply delegated and supervised, but one who took a very much hands-on approach in how he did his job.
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Campus closures, staff cuts? North Texas schools brace for tough budgets
North Texas school districts face the possibility of campus closures and staff cuts as education leaders confront stagnant state funding, rising inflation and declining enrollment. “It’s rough out there,” said Amanda Brownson, deputy executive director of the Texas Association of School Business Officials. Richardson ISD officials presented Thursday a proposal to close a handful of elementary schools and reshape attendance boundaries. Fort Worth education leaders earlier this month announced the district would cut roughly 130 positions. Across the state, districts face budget shortfalls that will trigger hard choices.
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Conroe ISD Awarded TASBO Excellence in Financial Management for Second-Straight Year
CONROE, TX -- Conroe ISD earned the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) 2024 Award of Excellence in Financial Management for a second-consecutive year, which was presented at TASBO’s annual conference Wednesday.
The District was one of only 32 to qualify for the distinction, given annually since 2020 to Texas school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and education services centers that demonstrate professional standards, best practices, and innovations in the area of financial management and reporting.
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Georgetown City Council considers parameters for microtrenching
The City of Georgetown had a study completed on microtrenching by Halff and Associates. The study outlines research and recommendations for allowing microtrenching activity in Georgetown, according to city documents. Microtrenching involves cutting very narrow trenching into pavement—1-2 inches wide and up to 2 feet deep—typically close to where the road and curb meet. A line or conduit is then laid and the trench is filled with a grout compound, according to city documents.
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The wild west of private schools in Texas meets Elon Musk’s billions — and kids could be enrolled by summer
Elon Musk is launching a new private K-12 school in Texas — potentially as soon as this summer — focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math.
With the loose regulations of Texas' private educational system and his vast wealth, the billionaire entrepreneur is positioned to quickly become a player in the booming ecosystem of alternative "microschools" in Austin.
The school is part of Musk's mysterious new nonprofit The Foundation, which has generated buzz for its plans to eventually build a futuristic university. But experts say its proposals for a K-12 school could materialize much faster. Texas is one of 17 states that don't require private schools to be accredited, licensed, or approved, according to the most recent federal 50-state analysis done in 2009.
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Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for his hairstyle
A Texas judge on Thursday said the Barbers Hill Independent School District can punish a Black student who wears his hair in long locs without violating Texas’ new CROWN Act, which is meant to prevent hairstyle discrimination in schools and workplaces. The decision came after a monthslong dispute between the district and Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School who has been sent to in-school suspension since August for wearing his hair in long locs. Legislators last year passed a law called the Texas CROWN Act that prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective styles associated with race. Protective styles include locs, braids and twists.
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Mom punches middle school teacher in class, breaks her facial bones, after sneaking into school with students
A mother repeatedly punched a middle school teacher in a classroom — fracturing her facial bones in the process — after sneaking into the building with students last week, authorities said.
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Only 7, he’s HISD’s c-h-a-m-p
Only 7, he’s HISD’s c-h-a-m-p The district’s youngest ever spelling bee winner is just getting started By Sam González Kelly STAFF WRITER Brett Coomer/Staff photographer Zachary Teoh, 7, a first-grader at River Oaks Elementary School, finished first at the Houston ISD spelling bee earlier this month.
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Here’s what Texans need to know about the new FAFSA to get aid for college
College hopefuls should fill out the new federal student aid application to as soon as possible to get more funds. With the recent launch of the revamped federal application to receive aid for college, financial aid counselors are urging college hopefuls in Texas to fill out the form as soon as possible to up the odds of getting more money — though they will have to wait a few months before they learn how much aid they'll get. The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the biggest update to the form in decades. Mandated by Congress in 2020, the changes are expected to streamline the application to make college accessible for more families. Students will see fewer questions and a different formula used to award need-based aid. Completing the application has been a pain point for Texas families. The form came three months late, on Dec. 30, because the U.S. Education Department needed more time to roll out changes. In a weeklong, rocky “soft launch,” the form was only accessible for intermittent periods of time, with a waiting room to manage capacity. As of Jan. 8, the form has been available 24 hours a day.
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Railroad Commission approves oilfield waste ponds next to Baptist camp in Permian Basin
Texas regulators recently authorized a company to operate ponds to store and recycle millions of gallons of oilfield wastewater laced with toxic chemicals next to a Baptist summer camp in the Permian Basin. The Richards Recycling Facility will store, treat and recycle produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, after obtaining a state permit on Jan. 30. Staff and board members at the Circle 6 Baptist Camp worry the facility will jeopardize their well water and expose campers to hazardous air pollution. “I would be very alarmed if I was working at that Baptist Center,” said Dominic DiGiulio, a geoscientist who retired after a 25-year career at the Environmental Protection Agency and now consults for non-governmental organizations. “It’s a kind of chemical stew that’s going into these ponds.”
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El Paso leaders rally around migrant shelters after Attorney General Ken Paxton’s threat to shut them down
Paxton’s office demanded records of migrants that Annunciation House has helped and threatened to shut down the Catholic shelter network. El Paso leaders on Friday denounced Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s threat to shut down Annunciation House, a network of migrant shelters that has been in operation for almost 50 years. “An attack on one is an attack on all,” U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, said during a news conference at the shelter’s office, which was packed with supporters. Annunciation House operates several shelters in El Paso, helping immigrants and refugees who are experiencing homelessness with various needs, including food and housing, and providing information on how to complete legal documents to claim asylum in the United States.
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As doors close and funding fades, students worry UT-Austin is taking Texas’ new DEI ban too far
Aaliyah Barlow needed to raise $20,000 by the end of the month. As president of the University of Texas at Austin’s Black Student Alliance, a student group, the junior is in charge of securing funding for three dozen of her peers to attend an annual conference for Black student leaders within the Big 12 Athletic Conference. For months, she's been asking different colleges and departments within the university to sponsor their travel, as they've always done before. But this year, it’s been crickets.
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Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyle
After a short trial, a Texas judge ruled that Barbers Hill school officials are not violating a new state law prohibiting hair discrimination. ANAHUAC — A Texas judge on Thursday said the Barbers Hill Independent School District can punish a Black student who wears his hair in long locs without violating Texas’ new CROWN Act, which is meant to prevent hairstyle discrimination in schools and workplaces. The decision came after a monthslong dispute between the district and Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School who has been sent to in-school suspension since August for wearing his hair in long locs. Legislators last year passed a law called the Texas CROWN Act that prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective styles associated with race. Protective styles include locs, braids and twists. But the Barbers Hill school district successfully argued it can still enforce its policy that prohibits males from wearing hair that extends beyond eyebrows, earlobes or collars even if it’s gathered on top of the student’s head.
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Sinton ISD student threatens elementary school
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A threatening message was sent over social media by a Sinton ISD student this weekend.
The district issued a release saying they promptly took action and reported the threat to local law enforcement and notified the parents of those involved.
Sinton ISD said they take any and all threats seriously.
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