Candidates Set
for Trustee Election, Registration Deadline April 10
The
following individuals have filed to run for Places 1 and 2 in the May 10
IISD Board of Trustees election. Filing closed March 17.
|
Candidate |
Place |
Stacey Ponce
Gina Bates
Nancy Jones |
1 |
|
A.D. Jenkins
Jorge Alfonso Chac II |
2 |
The
deadline for registering to vote in the May 10 election is April 10.
Voter applications are available at most county government buildings
as
well as public libraries and post offices. Applications may also be
printed from the Dallas County Elections Department website at
www.dalcoelections.org.
For
early voting locations and polling places, access the information on the
IISD website at
www.irvingisd.net/page/election.htm.
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IISD
Ranked in Top 50 for Safe Net Search
Irving ISD has been ranked among the top 50 school districts keeping
kids safest on the Internet using the
netTrekker d.i.
Internet search software.
Other Dallas-Fort Worth
area school districts listed in the top 50 safest searchers are Little
Elm, Mesquite, Plano, and Highland Park.
NetTrekker d.i. is used annually by more than 11 million students,
600,000 teachers and 20,000 schools in the United States. The software
combines the efforts of experienced educators and computer technology to
eliminate links to any pornographic, offensive, useless, or commercial
sites. When users search for information on the Internet in an
educational setting, only academically relevant and standards-aligned
sites are returned, giving students and educators more time to
efficiently focus on teaching and learning. To date, IISD users have
accessed more than 488,809 pages through
netTrekker d.i.
Irving ISD has subscribed to the netTrekker d.i. software system
since Fall 2005.
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Nissan Named Scholarship Breakfast Sponsor
At
a reception March 24, Irving Schools Foundation announced Nissan North
America as its title sponsor for the 21st Annual Breakfast
with the Stars.
Breakfast with the Stars is the premier event for ISF in presenting more
than 71 scholarships totaling more than $108,000 to IISD graduating
seniors. Among the scholarships presented this year will be the
newly-endowed David Brune Memorial Scholarship.
The
event also serves as the ISF’s primary fundraising activity. Joining
Nissan in sponsoring the event are Las Colinas Medical Center, Irving
Convention & Visitors Bureau, CMW Financial, Greater Irving-Las Colinas
Chamber of Commerce, DeVry University, DART and Plastronics Socket
Company.
Breakfast with the Stars will be at 7 a.m. on Monday, May 5 at the Four
Seasons Resort & Club. WFAA-TV anchor John McCaa will return as emcee
for the event.
For
more information, contact ISF at 972-215-5006 or access
www.irvingisd.net/foundation.
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Schools to Pilot Online Grades Access
Four
IISD schools are scheduled this month to begin pilot testing parent
access to their students’ grades online. Parents and teachers at
MacArthur High School, Lamar Middle School, and Townsell and Gilbert
elementary schools will begin using the program during the first week in
April and will test the effectiveness of the program through the end of
the current school year.
According to Dr. Alice Owen, executive director for technology, parents
have been asking for ways to access information about their students
online. She said the test phase should help IISD officials determine the
best ways for parents to have access to grades and attendance, and
provide up-to-date communication with parents.
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Credit by Exam Deadline April 25
The
deadline to apply for credit by examination is April 25.
Exams are rigorous assessments that thoroughly test the student's
knowledge of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills of the course or
grade level for which the exam is taken.
Tests will be administered June 16-18 at Johnston Elementary School,
however applications must be received by April 25. For more information,
access
www.irvingisd.net/page/credit_by_exam.htm.
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Student Recognized
for Writing
Stephen Sullivan, fifth grade student at Brown Elementary School, and
his teacher Jila Zonozy, were recognized by Sean Payton, head coach of
the New Orleans Saints professional football team. Sullivan wrote a book
about football as part of language arts class, dedicating a chapter to
the Saints and then sent the book to the team. Payton responded with an
autographed photo and personal motivational letter for Sullivan.
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ISTV Schedule on Web
The
daily programming schedule for Irving Schools Television can be found on
the IISD website at
www.irvingisd.net/television/schedule.htm.
ISTV
is available in Irving on Time Warner Channel 98 and Verizon FiOS
Channel 33.
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