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Alabama Teacher of the Year: A Great Teacher Whose School Did Not Make AYP
Alison Grizzle was chosen as Alabama Teacher of the Year.
Read this article and watch the video and you will see why.
She teaches math at P.D. Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham. She is a National Board Certified Teacher.
Her school did not make AYP.
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May 24, 2013, 08:10
Archer ISD School Board Allows Approved Personnel to Carry Firearms
Archer ISD School Board voted and will allow approved personnel to carry firearms. he school board met Monday evening, to decide if they'll allow employees to carry hand guns.
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May 24, 2013, 08:10
Dallas ISD Board Votes To Fire Two Principals, Numerous Teachers
Seven of the nine Dallas school board trustees voted to terminate the principals of Madison and Roosevelt high schools Thursday night.
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May 24, 2013, 08:10
More Dallas ISD teachers quit than in recent years. See how many left by school.
A Dallas Morning News analysis found that 679 teachers left DISD from July through February, with most doing so voluntarily. Last year, 440 teachers left during the time frame. The teachers left from campuses throughout the district, with many going to work in other school districts. Read the full story here, and use the interactive map below to see the percentage of teacher departures by campus.
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May 24, 2013, 08:05
Three New Principals Hired in Bryan ISD
Business at this week’s Bryan school board meeting included the hiring of three new principals for the 2013-14 school year. One involves a current Bryan ISD administrator. Brenda McCullar will take over at Kemp Elementary. She has been BISD’s coordinator for elementary special services.
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May 24, 2013, 08:02
Bryan ISD names three new principals
Three Bryan schools will have new leadership when the new school year begins on Aug. 26. The Bryan school board on Monday approved the hiring of Brandon Jayroe, Tammy Brinkman and Brenda McCullar as the new principals of Stephen F. Austin Middle School, Branch Elementary School and Kemp Elementary School.
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May 24, 2013, 07:53
Dallas ISD trustees approve firing principals at Madison, Roosevelt high schools
Dallas ISD trustees approved the firing of two high school principals Thursday night, giving a boost to Superintendent Mike Miles’ controversial campus leadership overhaul. The vote capped months of passionate, sometimes vitriolic debate in the community about the district’s efforts to replace principals by demoting them, encouraging them to leave or, in Thursday’s case, forcing them out.
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May 24, 2013, 07:44
After months of debate, Dallas ISD trustees consider dismissing principals
Dallas ISD trustees are expected to vote Thursday to fire some principals, capping months of heated debate about efforts to remove school administrators.
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May 23, 2013, 08:12
Sources: Fewer Dallas ISD principals facing dismissal
For months, there has been outrage over rumors that as many as 50 Dallas Independent School District principals would soon lose their jobs.
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May 23, 2013, 07:54
Llano ISD teacher accused of misconduct
A Llano Independent School District teacher is on administrative leave as authorities investigate a complaint made by a former LISD student accusing the teacher of misconduct.
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May 23, 2013, 07:53
Cleveland ISD’s McIntyre named Air Force Outstanding Instructor of 2013
The Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) selected Cleveland ISD’s Sergeant Ronald McIntyre as an Outstanding Junior ROTC Instructor of the Year.
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May 23, 2013, 07:45
Lewisville: LISD names district’s first safety and security officer
Lewisville ISD has announced that Matthew Garrett has been named LISD’s first safety and security officer, a newly created position to coordinate the safety and security programs for the district, ensuring they are in compliance with federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances.
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May 23, 2013, 07:45
Nacogdoches: NISD creates new job for NHS principal
Nacogdoches High School Principal Nathan Chaddick is expected to become executive director of professional development and auxiliary services by July after Superintendent Dr. Fred Hayes created the district-level position.
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May 22, 2013, 08:26
In Dallas ISD, a Fight Over Principals, Race and a Slice of the Pie
This is a good time to reflect on the difficulty of finding truth in the battle over school reform in Dallas, because at this moment I don't seem to be able to get through the front door. I am standing on the parking lot at James Madison High School on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in South Dallas, trying to get into a community meeting organized by school board member Bernadette Nutall to rally support for Marian Willard, principal of Madison. It's a cool breezy evening in March.
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May 22, 2013, 08:17
Marshall: MISD approves retention stipend for current staff
Marshall ISD board members approved the one time employee retention stipend for the 2013-2014 school year. The five percent stipend would give MISD employees half of their raise in December and the other half in May as previously discussed at last month’s special called budget workshop.
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May 22, 2013, 08:10
Hidalgo school district demotes basketball coach without explanation
Boys' basketball Coach Gus Sanchez, an assistant athletic director who ranks among the Hidalgo school district’s 20 highest paid employees, was suddenly re-assigned to teach gym classes at J.C. Kelly Elementary on Monday. Superintendent Librado De Hoyos said he couldn’t discuss Sanchez’s re-assignment, calling the move a personnel matter. Trustees from both Community United and the Concerned Citizens of Hidalgo, the school board’s two rival factions, said they didn’t know why Sanchez had been transferred.
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May 22, 2013, 07:45
West Rusk board approves pay raise for employees
Board members Jason Bigbie, Corey Bobbitt, Jerry Brown, Kenneth Copeland, Ronny Gaudet, Sandra Smith and Will Sudweeks sat with Superintendent Tommy Alexander to hear West Rusk Police Chief Paul Thompson ask for a formal resolution calling for establishment of a campus police force. The board created the West Rusk Police Force in February and hired Thompson, New London police chief at the time, to head school security.
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May 22, 2013, 07:45
Houston: HISD to Recognize the 2013 Librarian of the Year at Upcoming Banquet
For more than 25 years, the Houston Independent School District has been recognizing the dedication and efforts of all school librarians in the district. The Librarian of the Year for 2013 will be announced at the upcoming annual banquet on May 18, 2013.
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May 22, 2013, 07:30
Northside ISD workers group drops suit
The Texas Workers Alliance, a group that represents several hundred Northside Independent School District workers, has withdrawn its federal lawsuit against the district, the group said Monday.
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May 21, 2013, 08:05
Montgomery ISD names top teachers
In addition to excellence in academics, the top teachers at Montgomery Independent School District share a sense of pride in the school system in which they work.
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May 21, 2013, 06:37
Manor New Tech principal invited to White House
Two weeks after President Barack Obama visited his school, the principal of Manor New Technology High School has been invited to the White House for an informal brainstorming session on education.
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May 20, 2013, 08:20
Madison High School students protest Dallas ISD evaluation rules
Hundreds of students at Madison High School in South Dallas walked out of class Friday morning to protest new evaluation practices that could result in the ouster of some principals and teachers. Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles, who started in July, has implemented rules that include more spot observations and oversight of principals and teachers. Those who don’t meet requirements could face termination.
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May 20, 2013, 08:19
Hutto: HISD approves salary increase
In an effort to remain competitive with regional salaries and retain more teachers with experience, the Hutto ISD Board of Trustees approved teacher salary increases for the first time in years at its meeting on May 9.
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May 20, 2013, 08:15
Principal: Why our new educator evaluation system is unethical
Here’s a new post from award-winning Principal Carol Burris of South Side High School in New York about the state’s controversial new educator evaluation system. Burris has for more than a year chronicled on this blog (she calls it Star Wars here, and other things here and here and here, for example) the implementation of the system, which ignores research by using student standardized test scores to assess teachers and which has already started to negatively impact young people.
May 20, 2013, 08:05
Garland ISD touts new hires, revised organizational structure
The Garland school district’s first significant administrative makeover in 14 years has included changes to the organizational structure and new opportunities. And if Dallas County’s second-largest school district is touting talent developed by its neighboring big brother, Garland officials say it’s a compliment.
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May 20, 2013, 07:55
Cleburne Teacher Resigns Amid Sex With Student Allegations
Administrators with the Cleburne Independent School District have accepted the resignation of a high school teacher and girl’s soccer head coach after the man’s arrest for Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student.
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May 20, 2013, 07:45
UISD Names Three Principals To Administrative Posts
The United Independent School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent Roberto J. Santos have named three campus principals to key administrative positions. The announcement was made at last night’s regular meeting of the Board of Trustees. The individuals and their new posts are as follows:
May 17, 2013, 08:26
Crosby ISD science coordinator named new STAT Officers for 2013-2014
The Science Teachers Association of Texas has elected new officers to commence their duties Aug. 1. These officers will be the driving force behind an organization that advocates the advancement of science teaching and learning.
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May 17, 2013, 07:30
Dallas ISD loses another executive director, this time to retirement
Leslie Williams, a 37-year Dallas ISD employee, will retire after this school year, effective June 30. He is the executive director over the Carter High School feeder pattern.
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May 16, 2013, 08:13
Another Dallas ISD executive leaving for Garland ISD
Jovan Grant-Wells, Dallas ISD’s executive director over the Madison High School feeder pattern and several magnet campuses, is leaving for Garland ISD.
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May 16, 2013, 08:03
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