Candidates Set for
Trustee Election
The following
individuals have filed to run for School Board Trustee Places 5, 6 and 7
in the May 12 election. Filing closed at 5 p.m. March 12.
Place 5:
Patricia Kilmer, Nita Patrick
Place 6:
Jerry Christian
Place 7:
Gloria Agyemang, Ronda Huffstetler, A.D. Jenkins
No write-in candidates
filed. For filing information, contact Vicky Askins, secretary to the
assistant superintendent for support services, at 972-215-5400.
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IISD Receives High
Praise for Nutrition
Irving ISD received high
praise from the state's top agriculture official during a ceremony March
7 to commemorate the USDA Team Nutrition Silver School Award won by Lee
Elementary School and IISD Food Service.
Todd Staples,
commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture, congratulated Lee
for becoming the first school in Texas to receive this designation by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture through its HealthierUS Schools
Challenge program.
To
receive the award, Lee and Food Service submitted more than 50 pages of
information in support of the school's commitment to healthy students
and nutritious meals. The award is based on three criteria: nutrition
and health education, active physical education, and nutrition levels of
school food.
Lee and Food Service are
currently working on an application for the higher-level Gold School
designation.
Other attendees
included: Steve Savage, USDA Food & Nutrition Service communications and
government affairs director; USDA Southwest Region Administrator Bill
Ludwig; Superintendent Jack Singley; Board of Trustees President Randy
Stipes and other trustees; and Chris Wallace, president and CEO of the
Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce.
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Students at Lee Elementary School helped
celebrate the USDA Team Nutrition Silver School Award won by
Lee and IISD Food Service. Also pictured, back row, from
left, are: Bill Ludwig, USDA Southwest Region administrator;
Steve Savage, USDA Food & Nutrition Service communications
and government affairs director; Michael Rosenberger,
director of food service; Maria Elena Coronado, Lee
principal; and Todd Staples, Texas Department of Agriculture
commissioner. |
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Stars
Breakfast April 5
The Breakfast with the
Stars 20th anniversary event is scheduled for 7 a.m. Thursday, April 5
at the Four Seasons Resort & Club. The annual event supports the
educational endeavors of the Irving Schools Foundation (ISF).
Seats are $40 each. For
more information, contact the ISF office at 972-215-5018 or visit
www.irvingisd.net/foundation.
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Barton
Celebrates 50th Birthday
Barton Elementary
School, which opened in the fall of 1956, held a 50th birthday
celebration March 8 during Texas Public Schools Week, in conjunction
with the school's open house.
During his remarks,
Superintendent Jack Singley expressed his respect for school namesake
Lee Bose Barton and former principal C.R. Clodfelter. Barton, who
previously owned the land where the school is located, served three
decades on the school board in his community. Clodfelter was a key
figure in establishing the school's legacy while serving as principal
from 1960 to 1972.
Many alumni of Barton
attended the event. Dallas County District Court Judge Lana Rolf
McDaniel shared her memories of attending the school. Dallas Cowboys
running back and Irving High graduate Tyson Thompson also attended,
reuniting with his kindergarten teacher, Denise Schuster.
Randy Stipes, IISD Board
of Trustees president, provided welcoming remarks, while Irving Mayor
Herbert Gears presented a city proclamation in honor of Barton's
birthday.
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City
of Irving Honors
Nimitz Team
The Nimitz High School
Academic Decathlon Team was honored March 8 with a reception hosted at
City Hall by the City of Irving and the Greater Irving-Las Colinas
Chamber of Commerce. The team was recognized for its recent second-place
finish in the state competition and for Greg Jackson's Coach of the Year
award from Texas Academic Decathlon.
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Union Bower Awarded
$50,000 T-STEM Grant
Union Bower Center for
Learning has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Texas – Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math (T-STEM) Network Acceleration grant
program.
Union Bower will receive
$50,000 to improve instruction in math and science. Through this grant,
Union Bower teachers will use data to diagnose students' strengths and
weaknesses in the areas of math and science and prescribe an accelerated
education plan to bolster their skills. They will also identify math and
science strategies that prove successful and can be successfully
replicated at other schools.
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ISF Awards $1,597 in
Teacher Enrichment Grants
Irving Schools
Foundation (ISF) has awarded $1,597 in Teacher Enrichment Grants to nine
teachers. The grants provide teachers with professional development
opportunities to attend seminars and workshops. Applications from
teachers are due by the 10th of each month. Grants are awarded up to
$500 each.
Recipients for the month
of February were as follows (including topics to be covered by grant):
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Yvette Brown,
Gilbert Elementary School, Elementary School Counselors Conference;
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Skye Bryant,
Townsell Elementary School, What's NEW in Children's Literature and
How to Use it in your Program;
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Brandy Farquhar,
Travis Middle School, What's NEW in Children's Literature and How to
Use it in your Program;
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Anupama Khosla,
Keyes Elementary School, What's NEW in Children's Literature and How
to Use it in your Program;
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Ebonye McGee, Farine
Elementary School, Incorporating the Most Effective, Research-Based
Comprehension Strategies into Your Reading Instruction;
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Amanda Ramos,
Townsell Elementary School, Boost Your Students' Math Performance
and Scores While Teaching Science;
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Starla Reese, Farine
Elementary School, Special Education: The New Regulations and Beyond
in Texas;
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Tricia Reich, Brown
Elementary School, Boost Your Students' Math Performance and Scores
While Teaching Science; and
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Diana Rodriguez,
Farine Elementary School, Boost Your Students' Math Performance and
Scores While Teaching Science.
For
more information about ISF or Teacher Enrichment Grants, please visit
www.irvingisd.net/foundation.
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Four Vikas Accepted
for Radio City Program
This summer, four
members of the Nimitz High School Vikas drill team – Erica Emmons,
Bethany Mendoza, Chloe Randle and Amanda Smith – will participate in the
Rockette Summer Intensive Program, hosted by the Radio City Rockettes.
The program will take place for four weeks at Radio City Music Hall in
New York and for one week at Point Park University in Pennsylvania. More
than 580 dancers auditioned for the program.
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Barnett to be Honored
Joe Barnett, IISD
athletic director, will be inducted into the Texas High School Athletic
Directors Association (THSADA) Hall of Honor during the Texas High
School Coaches Convention, set for July in Fort Worth. The announcement
was made at last week's THSADA Mid-Winter Conference.
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