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Joe Smith: Commissioner Scott has it Correct - February 3, 2012
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I attached additional related articles to yesterday’s topic, “Commissioner Scott has it Correct”. Rodger Jones’ article, “Robert Scott on perversion of testing in education” adds a recent exchange between SBOE members on the subject of Texas’ high-stakes testing being a “perversion of what policy makers intended”. It is an interesting read. - js |
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Sherry Douglas, La Poynor ISD interim Superintendent, has been named New Super of La Poynor ISD.
Feb 3, 2012, 09:00
2011 Superintendent Changes Midwinter Handout
Every Year we distill all of our SuperSearch info into a handout for Midwinter (2011 Superintendent Changes Handout). Not everyone can make it by the booth to grab a copy so here it is available for your viewing online. The time frame of this document is February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012. We always find a few corrections and omissions while at Midwinter and make a few corrections. If you know of information on Superintendent Vacancy, Retirement, New Lone Finalists etc. Please take a moment and put it into our online form so that we can have the most accurate data possible. (SuperSearch Update Form)
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:44
TexasISD.com Tax Rate Project
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:44
Appraisal District Public Information Packet
The Property Tax Assistance Division (PTAD) announces the publication of the 2012 Appraisal District Public Information Packet. We have added two new features: (1) radio announcements that can be printed and used by local announcers or that can be downloaded for local radio stations; and (2) a model Notice of Availability of Electronic Communications required under Tax Code Section 1.085(h).
Feb 3, 2012, 08:41
Thank You TSPRA!
 Joe was elated, humbled and pleased to be honored and awarded the 2012 Media Award by the Texas School Public Relations Association. TSPRA placed this sign in the booth in recognition of the award. TSPRA serves a vital role in supporting school public relations which is needed now more than ever as the burden to educate, not only the students but the citizens of each district, on the complex education issues looming before our schools in the next few years. The award will be officially presented at the TSPRA Annual Conference, February 12 - 15, in Austin.
Feb 3, 2012, 08:41
Robert Scott on 'perversion' of testing in education
It is huge when Education Commissioner Robert Scott says that focus on high-stakes testing is a "perversion" of what policymakers had intended. It's also huge when governor's hand-picked education chief gets into a war of words with TAB chief Bill Hammond over testing and Sen. Florence Shapiro demands an explanation. But do you not agree with Scott, a guy's who's been pro-accountability and working at the pleasure of a pro-accountability governor?
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:40
Key state programs see budget holes
AUSTIN — Two key leaders of Gov. Rick Perry's team highlighted growing budget problems in separate speeches this week, with one projecting at least a $15 billion hole in the Medicaid program and the other warning that the ban on social promotions in schools will be lifted unless lawmakers provide money to help struggling students.
Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Key-programs-see-budget-holes-2976347.php#ixzz1lJx8KW00
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:39
School-funding conference urges activism
Although the Texas Legislature isn't meeting this year to decide funding for public education, the statewide coalition named Save Texas Schools isn't taking a break from activism. Made up of parents, educators, students, business leaders and legislators, the group that wants more funding for public education is best known for attracting more than13,000 people to the State Capitol last spring in protest of school cuts.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:39
Testing has become a 'perversion,' Texas education chief Robert Scott says
In a span of just five days, Scott spoke out twice, very publicly, about the "perversion" that testing has become. He said many people now see state testing as a symbol of what's wrong with public schools, "the heart of the vampire." Summoning his inner Ike Eisenhower, he said businesses that have sprung up to design, prepare and score tests and provide other services related to them are "not just a cottage industry but a military-industrial complex."
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:39
We're Not Gonna Take It
All is not well in Texas schools. After billions in cuts and tens of thousands of teachers laid off, students now cram into overcrowded classrooms across the state. Field trips are canceled, and lunch is served for hours to accommodate the crowds. There is a pallor, a stagnancy crusting over the system like old coffee at the bottom of the teachers’ lounge pot.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:39
Furor Over Testing Excesses Shows No Letup
Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott has kept the pot boiling this week on the issue of standardized testing and its excesses. Echoing remarks he made last week at the State Board of Education, the commissioner yesterday told a gathering of superintendents in Austin that the current testing system is a “perversion” of the original ideas behind the state’s accountability system.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:38
Leaders warn of more budget problems in Texas
Two key leaders of Gov. Rick Perry's team highlighted growing budget problems this week, with one projecting at least a $15 billion hole in the Medicaid program and another warning that the ban on social promotions will end unless lawmakers find money to help struggling students.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:38
Little Agreement on How to Fix School Finance System
A teachers group has urged Gov. Rick Perry to call a special session to address education funding, but there's still plenty of disagreement on what fixing the school funding system would actually mean.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:38
Judge tells school officials in prayer suit to be neutral
That was the advice Chief U.S. District Judge Fred Biery gave to school districts Thursday as a controversial prayer lawsuit against the Medina Valley Independent School District neared trial.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:37
Let's make new exams fair for students and schools
As parents who support the public schools and demand high educational standards from our children and our schools, we take issue with Bill Hammond's recent opinion piece about the new Texas STAAR accountability program. In this first year of administration, our 9th grade students are being held accountable for state-issued end-of-course, or EOC, exams - as part of their class grades and in their grade point averages on their report cards and transcripts.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:37
Abilene, Big Country educators say state may be 'over-testing' students
Abilene and other Big Country educators believe Texas may be "over-testing" its public school students.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:35
North Forest appeals closure as another district gets saved
Leaders of North Forest ISD, who are fighting to save the school district from closure in July, may find hope 300 miles south, in the small town of Premont.
Like North Forest, the Premont Independent School District was under orders from Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott to shut down this summer. Scott recently cut a deal with Premont, granting the district another year to improve.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:35
Class 6A UIL's best solution for giant districts
UIL realignment is the perpetual Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his hole Thursday morning and saw his shadow, which means, of course, some poor West Texas high school will have to endure brutal travel schedules in the University Interscholastic League’s biennial realignment and reclassification. In effect, UIL realignment is the perpetual Groundhog Day.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:32
TSTA urges special session on Rainy Day Fund
The Texas State Teachers Association today urged Gov. Rick Perry to call the Legislature into
special session now to appropriate $2.5 billion from the Rainy Day Fund and head off another
round of harmful cuts in local public school budgets for the 2012-2013 school year.
“It is time to stop the bleeding and stop the cuts, now!” said TSTA President Rita Haecker, who
appeared at a state Capitol news conference with State Rep. Donna Howard of Austin.
Feb 3, 2012, 08:32
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:30
Former W Texas school official accused of theft
A former business manager for a West Texas school district is accused of stealing more than $100,000 in school funds.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says 55-year-old Patty Smith was arrested on a second-degree felony theft charge and released from the McCulloch County Jail on $50,000 bond Tuesday.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:28
Grapevine-Colleyville curriculum plan angers parents
Grapevine and Colleyville parents are unhappy with a reorganization of the middle school curriculum that will mix students taking advanced placement courses with classmates who previously enrolled in more basic courses.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:27
Houston: As it fights closure, North Forest may see hope in another district rescue
Leaders of North Forest ISD, who are fighting to save the school district from closure in July, may find hope 300 miles south, in the small town of Premont.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:21
Mexia ISD letter stirs controversy
MEXIA - A letter citing poor test scores of African American students in one Mexia ISD school has a number of parents upset.
Karen Primm's daughter is a fifth grade student at R.Q. Sims Intermediate School in Mexia. Primm remembers the day in mid-January when her 11 year-old brought home the letter and started asking questions.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:20
Round Rock: RRISD board to ask Wilco attorney to investigate one of its own
School board votes 5-2 to ask Williamson County attorney’s office to investigate the issue of Romere forwarding an email from one parent to a member of the public, without redacting the parent’s email address.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:17
Temple: Starting with a good foundation: TISD aims to nurture students through early childhood programs
Temple ISD is focused on building a foundation for student success through its early childhood education programs.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:15
Protesting pro-testers
While speaking before 4,000 school officials at the Texas Association of School Administrators’ midwinter conference, Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott said that standardized testing in Texas public schools has become a “perversion of its original intent,” according to The Texas Tribune. Scott received a standing ovation when he described personal frustration with the bureaucratic complicity evident in schools today as a result of the current testing mechanism. School testing is lauded by legislators from both parties, and Scott’s honesty is a refreshing counterpoint to voices that repeatedly try to address ineffective testing with more testing.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:12
Round Rock school board asks county to investigate email flap
The Round Rock school board voted 5-2 Thursday to ask the Williamson County attorney's office to investigate the actions of fellow Trustee Terri Romere.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:12
Midway ISD will hold public meetings on budget cuts
Midway ISD is putting together a plan that will cut $3.5 million dollars from their budget next year. Part of that plan includes holding public meetings, similar to Waco ISD's -- a presentation, with a
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:10
Teacher group urges governor to call special session on school funding
The Texas State Teachers Association and a state lawmaker Wednesday urged Gov. Rick Perry to call a special session of the Legislature to head off another round of funding cuts for public schools in the 2012-13 school year. The TSTA and Rep. Donna Howard , D-Austin, said schools can be spared devastating cuts this fall if lawmakers and the governor will tap into the state's Rainy Day Fund and appropriate $2.5 billion for public education.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:08
Bullied Out of School - Caldwell Teens Cry Out for Help
Bullying can be devastating to children, studies show it can have short and long lasting effects, including depression and suicide.Many school districts in our area say they have adopted a zero tolerance towards bullying. But have they?
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:05
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:00
Spring ISD ready for new school lunch rules
As First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced improvements to the quality and quantity of U.S. school lunches last Wednesday, Melanie Konarik knew that Spring ISD was more than ready to meet the challenge.
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Feb 3, 2012, 07:57
Beilue: Class 6A UIL's best solution for giant districts
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his hole Thursday morning and saw his shadow, which means, of course, some poor West Texas high school will have to endure brutal travel schedules in the University Interscholastic League’s biennial realignment and reclassification.
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Feb 3, 2012, 07:55
School mum on student's account of stranger danger
A case of possible attempted abduction of a student at a school bus stop has a parent wondering why school administrators didn’t tell her or others about the matter.
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Feb 3, 2012, 07:54
Eanes school district adjusts bond projects, looks at Wi-Fi
Eanes school board members approved a change in the scope of a bond projects list and combined projects to make them more attractive to the contractors who bid on them during a Jan. 25 meeting.
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Feb 3, 2012, 07:52
Spring: Hit list found at middle school, 3 seventh-graders disciplined
Several parents in Spring said they are scared and angry after a hit list was found at their children's school. The parents said the list was written on bleachers at Robertson Middle School, , in the Spring Independent School District.
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Feb 3, 2012, 07:50
Wichita Falls: Little shock for area schools
The biggest surprise for area schools during Thursday's University Interscholastic Realignment was that there weren't really any surprises.
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Feb 3, 2012, 07:50
Local realignment brings good news for some, bad for others
The UIL shuffled the deck and realigned Texas High School Districts for the next two years. Buna jumps back up to Class 3A, while Kirbyville's headed back to 2A.
Deer Park joins our Class 5A area district and Tenaha will look to dethrone...
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Feb 3, 2012, 07:35
Most observers think realignment will be good for Monterey, Lubbock High
The usual rivalry between student fans took a different tone recently at a basketball game between Coronado and Monterey high schools as students from Coronado launched a terse and cutting chant to its crosstown opponent.
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Feb 3, 2012, 07:35
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