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| Vacant | Texas Rural Education Association ; Search by: TREA and Education Solutions and Services adINFO | Vacant | Nursery ISD; Search by: Nursery ISD Board of Trustees, assisted by Chris UlcakINFO | Vacant | Leander ISD; Search by: Thompson & Horton LLPINFO | Vacant | Brownsboro ISD; Search by: Brownsboro ISD Board of Trustees adINFO | Vacant | Danbury ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO | Vacant | Kermit ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO | Vacant | Quanah ISD; Search By: Education Solutions and Services adINFO | Vacant | Dripping Springs ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO | Vacant | Irion County ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO | Vacant | Chireno ISD; Search by: Largent Consulting LLC adINFO | Vacant | Karnes City ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO | Vacant | Peaster ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass adINFO | Vacant | Bullard ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO | Vacant | Pewitt CISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO | Vacant | Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO | Vacant | Terrell ISD; Search by: Terrell ISD Board of Trustees adINFO | Vacant | Boyd ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass adINFO | Vacant | Belton ISD; Search by: Thompson & Horton LLPINFO | Vacant | Harlandale ISD; Search by: Sanchez & Wilson, PLLC adINFO | Vacant | Brady ISD; Search by : Region 15 ESC adINFO | Vacant | Mineola ISD; Search by: Mineola ISD Board of Trustees adINFO | Vacant | Clarendon ISD; Search by: Clarendon ISD Board of Trustees adINFO | Vacant | White Oak ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO | Vacant | Devine ISD; Search by: Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle P.C.INFO | Vacant | Agua Dulce ISD; Search by: Region 2 ESC adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Canton ISD - Dr. Brian Nichols , Superintendent ,New Summersfield ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO |
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| Lone Finalist | Boles ISD - Ms. Mikayle Goss, Director,Hunt County Co-op; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Douglass ISD - Justin Keeling , High School Principal,Woden ISD ; Search by: Arrow Educational Services adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Crystal City ISD - Edward Churchill, Director of Student Services ,Mercedes ISD ; Search by: Walsh Gallegos Trevino Russo & Kyle P.C.INFO |
| Lone Finalist | Channing ISD - Michael Stevens, Principal of 7-12 Grade,Electra ISD; Search by: Region 16 ESC adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Bartlett ISD - Theodore" Teddy" Clevenger, High School Principal,Teague ISD ; Search by: Bartlett ISD Board of Trustees adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Chico ISD - Scott Higgins, Superintendent,D'Hanis ISD ; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Waxahachie ISD - Dr. Bonny Cain, Interim Superintendent,Waxahachie ISD; Search By: Ray and Associates adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Seminole ISD - Kyle Lynch, Superintendent,Canadian ISD; Search by: Region 17 ESC adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Whiteface CISD - Nate Wheeler, Assistant Superintendent,Plains ISD; Search by: Region 17 ESC adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Harleton ISD - Brian Gray, Superintendent,Irion County ISD; Search by: Harleton ISD Board of Trustees adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Eagle Pass ISD - Samuel Mijares, Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction,Eagle Pass ISD; Search by: Escamilla & Poneck LLP adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Bloomington ISD - Mark Anglin, Superintendent,Broaddus ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Academy ISD - William "Billy" Harlan, Chief Administrative Officer,Corsicana ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Waco ISD - Susan Kincannon, Superintendent,Belton ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Red Oak ISD - Brenda Sanford, Director of Curriculum, Accountability, and Assessment,Canton ISD; Search by: Walsh Gallegos Trevino Russo & Kyle P.C. and Education Consultant Dr. Ann DixonINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Decatur ISD - Dr. Joseph Coburn, Chief Schools Officer,Lewisville ISD; Search by: Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle P.C. and Education Consultant Brett SpringstonINFO |
| New Super | Flour Bluff ISD - Dr. David Freeman , Superintendent ,London ISD; Search By: Joe Kelley, Flour Bluff ISD Interim Superintendent of SchoolsINFO |
| New Super | Ennis ISD - Jay Tullos, Superintendent ,Canton ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational Services adINFO |
| New Super | Edgewood ISD - Kristin Prater , Director of Student Services ,Edgewood ISD ; Search by: Arrow Education Services IncINFO |
| New Super | Riesel ISD - Brandon Cope , High School Principal ,Riesel ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational Services adINFO |
| New Super | Oakwood ISD - Russell Holden, High School Principal,Cayuga ISD; Search by: Dr. Donny Lee adINFO |
| New Super | Gonzales ISD - John Schumacher, Superintendent,Mason ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO |
| New Super | San Diego ISD - Rodrigo Pena, Director of Instructional Implementation,San Benito CISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO |
| New Super | Mercedes ISD - Carolyn Mendiola, Assistant Superintendent,Sharyland ISD ; Search by: Waterford School Services adINFO |
| New Super | Corrigan- Camden ISD - Richard Cooper , High School Principal ,Groesbeck ISD; Search by: DRV Executive Search Services adINFO |
| New Super | Hardin-Jefferson ISD - Brad McEachern , Superintendent ,Warren ISD ; Search by: Region 5 ESC adINFO |
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| New Super | Warren ISD - Tammy Boyette, Assistant Superintendent,Stafford MISD; Search by: Region 5 ESC adINFO |
| New Super | Brownsville ISD - Rene Gutierrez , Superintendent,Edinburg ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO |
| New Super | Central ISD - Justin Risner, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum/ Special Programs Director,Central ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO |
| New Super | Bellville ISD - Dr. Nicole Peoenitzsch, Assistant Superintendent of Learning and Innovation,Dripping Springs ISD; Search by: DRV Executive Search Services adINFO |
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| New Super | Richard Milburn Academy - Amard Anderson, Interim Superintendent,Richard Milburn Academy; Search by: TASB Executive Search Services adINFO |
| New Super | La Joya ISD - Dr. Gisela Saenz , Interim Superintendent,La Joya ISD; Search by: O’Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo and Jaime Munoz adINFO |
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| New Super | Monte Alto ISD - Dr. Rosalinda Cobarrubias; Search by: O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo adINFO |
| New Super | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD - Dr. Jorge Luis Arredondo, Area Superintendent,Houston ISD; Search by: O’Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo adINFO |
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The community of Park Lakes in Humble is part of a 1,500-acre, master-planned community. Park Lakes is within Humble ISD boundaries, and one school—Park Lakes Elementary—is located in the community. The community also features the 43-acre Park Lakes Landing commercial development.
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Round Rock ISD looks to extend school officer contract with WilCo, while evaluating ‘other options’
The Round Rock Independent School District is one step closer to a long-term school resource officer program, following board action Oct. 17. In a 6-0 vote, with Trustee Nikki Gonzales absent, the board approved a revised interlocal agreement that outlines staffing, roles, responsibilities and training requirements for a Williamson County-led SRO program. As it stands, few details have been revealed publicly. The interlocal agreement is labeled “confidential,” according to board president Chad Chadwell.
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With severe flu season potentially on horizon, doctors are urging patients to get flu shots now
Contrary to popular belief, you should not wait until November or December to get your flu shot. The time is now, experts say. “With the flu season starting earlier in Australia, and us already seeing cases of confirmed flu even in September, it's worth getting your flu shot now and ideally before Halloween,” Dr. Ali Raja, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, told Fox News.
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Frisco ISD breaks ground on newest high school amid rising construction costs
Labor shortages and other industry challenges are driving up the cost of Emerson High. Updated: Oct. 16 to include additional information from the school district. Work on the Frisco school district’s newest high school is underway as labor shortages and the rising costs of materials drive up the price tag. Construction on the newly named Emerson High School began this summer. But challenges in the building industry meant a nearly $13 million increase for the project, pushing the total to about $111.6 million, officials said.
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13 Texas schools land on Princeton Review’s Best Colleges 2020 list
Thirteen Texas universities and colleges landed on the Princeton Review’s Best Colleges 2020 list. The list, released in August, doesn’t rank universities but instead gives them a distinction of being considered the best according to more than 140,000 surveyed students. The University of Houston and Rice University made the list, as well as University of Texas at Austin and Texas State University in San Marcos.
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Thirty-seven
Thirty-seven. The number of lives lost from the twenty-six active shooter situations in 2010. Almost 50 were wounded. Six of these shootings were in schools. Two of those were in elementary schools. Twelve of the shootings were in places of business, usually perpetrated by an employee, a former employee, or someone in a relationship with an employee. In the wake of an active shooter situation, we often find ourselves searching desperately for answers. Why would someone do something we find so unthinkable? In the a sense of logic, we are left with speculation.
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School bus assault caught on camera: Corsicana ISD addresses concerns
A 16-year-old Corsicana High School students faces an assault charge after an attack on a younger student on a district school bus Oct. 4, caught on video by another student. The video, included in the report published by WFAA Channel 8's Matt Howerton last week, shows the older student violently attacking a 13-year-old student seated on the bus. According to reports, the older student boarded the bus to confront the younger student.
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Gearing turns the tables at Leander ISD school board meeting
Leander Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Bruce Gearing turned the tables when he got up from his seat and walked around to sit opposite LISD school board members at the Oct. 3 school board meeting, during a presentation regarding ideal school sizes. Gearing then shared his plans for the school district. “I came to sit here because I don’t like sitting there,” Gearing said, while motioning to his usual seat at the meetings. “I really like to be able to see you, so I apologize if that’s not normal.”
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Outgoing state ed board chair urges more civility in public arena
A number of Texas Republicans, including five members of Congress, have decided to throw in the towel rather than seek re-election in 2020. So it’s not shocking that State Board of Education Member Donna Bahorich, a conservative who represents part of Harris County, has also decided to join the “Texodus.” She plans to step down at the end of her current term rather than seek a third one.
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Brenham ISD investigates potential threat at high school
Brenham ISD is responding to a potentially threatening message. Here is a statement sent to Brenham High School parents Friday morning:
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Comal ISD says viral, racially charged photo is fake
An image that appears to show Smithson Valley High School football players with profane and racist comments is fake, Comal ISD officials said. Steve Stanford, executive director of communications at Comal ISD, said the image "looks like it was doctored by someone else." "We're just very concerned that someone may have taken and doctored an image that was posted in good faith," he said. "It is very concerning."
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Southside ISD’s ID policy has some parents complaining it leaves them out of kids’ schooling
Twice last year, a mother took lunch to her son, a kindergartner enrolled in the Southside Independent School District. This year, however, school personnel turned her away, saying the form of identification she presented was invalid. She now needed a Texas driver’s license to be allowed in the school. Dozens of concerned parents, many who have similar stories of being denied access, stood around the mother who only gave her first name — Sandra — as she addressed the district’s board of managers during their regular meeting Thursday night.
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Harris County unveils billboards to promote easier Election Day voting
Early voting begins Oct. 21 for the Nov. 5 election, and this year, voting in Harris County will be easier because ballots can be cast at any polling place. Registered voters will have more than 700 polling sites to choose from on Election Day. That includes the 52 early voting sites, up from 46 in 2018.
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La Feria ISD to provide savings account for students
A local school district is teaching the value of being frugal. La Feria ISD is partnering with Lone Star Bank to offer Cowboy Savings Banks to their kinder and first graders.
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Richard Milburn Academy charter school acquires old movie theater building on Staples
The Texas Association for Bilingual Education is working to teach parents how to advocate for their children, and the best dual language programs. The Richard Milburn Academy in Corpus Christi aims to move into a new campus in 2020.
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Title IX Administrator Conference
Oct 22-23, 2019
A Title IX Conference specifically designed for K-12 administrators!
Join us for our fifth annual forum for Title IX coordinators. This conference is designed to provide realistic support to school administrators in order to protect both their students and their districts in matters such as promoting gender equity in athletics and providing an environment free from gender-based harassment.
Appropriate for Title IX Coordinators, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Campus Administrators, Athletic Directors, Coaches, School Board Trustees, and Teachers.
Title IX Boot Camp
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Title IX Administrator Conference
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Conference Location
Austin Marriott North
2600 La Frontera Blvd
Round Rock, TX 78681
Room Rate - $144/night
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Registration Fees
Both Days - Registration Fee - $450
Both Days - Additional Attendee from Same District - $400
Day 1 - Registration Fee - $150
Day 2 - Registration Fee - $300
Day 2 - Additional Attendee from Same District - $250
Crandall ISD: Threat discovered at Crandall High School ‘isolated’
A threat discovered at Crandall High School has been "isolated" as district police and officials continue to more thoroughly investigate, according to a statement from the district on Thursday night. A threat, directed at a date next week, was discovered at Crandall High School earlier today.
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Lubbock ISD explains protocol for handling school threats
After Plainview ISD received an email threat from a foreign IP address this week, KCBD talked to Lubbock ISD about how they handle threats and how they let parents know whats going on. LISD said there are about 27,500 students per day in Lubbock ISD’s school system at 51 different schools. So what happens if there’s a threat made? “We look at it and investigate it the best we can, and try to get as much information as we can,” said Jody Scifres, Lubbock ISD’s Police Chief, “if serious enough or eminent enough, then we would need to use our standard response protocol that we would use.”
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Corpus Christi ISD’s Supper Program provides extra meal for students after school
Three years ago CCISD started providing free meals after school to students who are food insecure. What started off as a service for only a few schools has grown to include 44 campuses district-wide. "We include a main dish, a vegetable, and a fruit," said the CCISD office's Coordinator of Food Services Deborah Meador. "And the milk is provided here at the schools, but those meals are shipped daily to the school and served each afternoon after school for the students that come for the Supper Program."
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Beaumont ISD students learn importance of pursing higher education as Choice Bus rolls into town
Beaumont middle school students had another opportunity to learn about the importance of pursuing higher education and making good choices.
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Pflugerville ISD eyes busy winter of new school construction, facility renovations
Construction on the first two school projects in Pflugerville ISD’s 2018 bond package now has a defined date. According to a presentation shown to the PfISD Board of Trustees on Oct. 17, district officials have planned a construction start date of Dec. 2 for the joint elementary school and middle school campus. The combined campus site is located near the corner of Pleasanton Parkway and Weiss Lane in eastern Pflugerville. David Vesling, executive director of Facilities & Support Services for PfISD, presented the district’s estimated bid schedule for the new school construction projects to trustees.
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Corpus Christi ISD officer detains teen in social media video
A social media post is making its round online that showed a teen at Carroll High School being detained during school hours. In the video, you can see a teen at Carroll High School being arrested during school hours following a fight with another student. The reason the video is being shared over 1,700 times is because of the force used by the arresting officer with Corpus Christi Independent School District.
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Austin Energy to host resource fair Saturday at Lanier High
Austin Energy to host resource fair Saturday. Austin Energy will host the ninth annual Community Connections Resource Fair from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Lanier High School, 1201 Payton Gin Road. The free event will assist customers who need help with meeting basic needs such as paying utility bills. The resource fair gathers support from several civic and nonprofits that offer assistance, share information and answer questions about how to save money on utility bills.
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Trustees approve construction bid on multipurpose facility
Lufkin school trustees approved a guaranteed maximum price of $208.14 for construction of a multipurpose facility at the high school. Construction manager Stephen Berry with Berry & Clay Construction recommended the price to the board.
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Travis High School players are surprised with new helmets — and offers of support
Two weeks ago, Travis High School coaches and players shared with the American-Statesman how poverty permeates almost every aspect of their football program, from aging equipment to the modest meals players eat before games. The Statesman found a correlation between student poverty and wins and losses among Central Texas high schools: The poorer the student body, the fewer games the football team won. Last Monday, the day after the story published, a West Lake Hills resident anonymously dropped off a $5,000 check at the South Austin school, where 79% of students are low-income, and gave specific instructions that the money only be used for football equipment.
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Two new sand volleyball courts nearly ready for play
Beach volleyball of sorts is coming to the city. The Parks and Recreation Department board heard updates from city staff yesterday about two new volleyball pits now under construction just south of the Lon C. Hill pool area. The courts will be free to the public, and first-come, first-served will be the rule of play for those looking for a place to spike or dig.
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Comal ISD teacher named Bilingual Educator of the Year
Comal ISD teacher Veronica Castillo was named the Bilingual Educator of the Year for Education Service Center Region 20 on Oct. 10, according to a CISD news release. Castillo teaches first-grade dual-language at Kinder Ranch Elementary School.
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Plainview ISD, DPS determine possible threat not credible after Thursday investigation
The Plainview Independent School District Police Department and the Texas Department of Public safety are working together to investigate a threat made to the district. Plainview ISD sent out a public statement Thursday morning and said a threat was made from a foreign IP address. Both entities are currently looking into where this threat came from. However, after investigating the issue, PISD and law enforcement found the source of the threat was not credible.
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Lake Travis ISD targets mental health, emotional learning improvements
The number of counselors at Lake Travis ISD increased from seven to eight in the 2019-20 school year, reducing the workloads for department staff, LTISD officials said at a board of trustees meeting Oct. 16. “Suicide is the second leading cause of death for individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 years old … We have to be aware of that,” said Jennifer Lyon, the LTISD director of social and emotional learning.
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‘Not a fad’: esports will continue to grow in Texas high schools whether sanctioned by UIL or not
Inside one of the oldest venues in Burleson ISD, a transformation is happening. A stage is set, smoke machines and multicolored lights are added, and more screens – from personal-sized computer monitors to big-screen televisions – are needed for an event that this gymnasium has never seen before. This happened back in February, when the district hosted its inaugural esports tournament. It was a huge success, according to Leslie Bender Jutzi, the district’s chief academic officer. And if you would’ve told her in seven months that the district would be hosting a similar event inside the largest esports arena in North America, she wouldn’t have believed you.
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Katy ISD Board of Trustees Vice President to bring Katy perspective to state board
Katy ISD Board of Trustees Vice President Bill Lacy will now be bringing his passion for public schools beyond the district. Lacy has recently been elected to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), a non profit association dedicated to serving and supporting Texas public schools. Lacy was nominated for the position by Katy ISD and was then elected by the TASB board.
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Canyon ISD celebrates Aramark’s Farm Fresh Friday program
Arden Road Elementary hosted an assembly celebrating Aramark’s “Farm Fresh Fridays” on Friday. Aramark manages the food and nutrition program for the Canyon Independent School District. Each year during the month of October, Aramark celebrates “Farm Fresh Fridays” by implementing foods that have been produced in Texas into their menus for Canyon ISD. Canyon ISD School Nutrition partners with Texas Department of Agriculture to help Texas producers by using and serving their products and to educate students on how and where foods are produced for consumption.
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North Lamar Band awes judges in Mineola || Brings home first place trophies and Grand Champion title
The North Lamar High School Marching Band, under the direction of Randy Jones, Jason R. Smith, Cristian Gomez and Marcus Lutz, with assistance from Gina Ervin and Chris Garza, traveled to Mineola on Monday, October 14 to compete in the Mineola Marching Festival. Over 30 bands in class 2A -5A showed up to compete in the festival.
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East Texas kindergarten teacher has an adorable way to greet her students
An East Texas teacher was highlighted on her school’s Facebook page Thursday for a loving method she uses to greet her students. Cheryl Burnaman, a kindergarten teacher at Martinsville ISD in Nacogdoches, was filmed greeting her students to start the day.
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14-year-old cheerleader with cerebral palsy inspires teammates
As the Berry Miller Junior High School eighth grade football team took the field Wednesday night, its cheerleading squad was right there with them, along with one teammate who has been a game-changer. "I wasn't sure how it was going to go. I just knew that I liked Claire," said Natalie Pizzo, her cheerleading coach. Pizzo is also 14-year-old Claire Moreno's Life Skills Teacher at the Pearland ISD school.
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Tomball ISD develops zoning plans for new schools
Tomball ISD staff and parents met at a District Zone Committee meeting Thursday morning, Oct. 17, to look at the zoning boundaries for their new elementary and middle schools, with input and some criticism from parents. District Zone Committee members were given multiple maps showing options for zoning for the new schools, which have yet to be named, and were given the opportunity to rank their preferred choices. Tomball ISD plans to have their new elementary school open in 2020, and their new junior high school open in 2021.
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