In the official report released August, 1, Texas Education Agency (TEA) rated three Irving ISD schools as Exemplary and rated 14 as Recognized.

All other schools were rated as Academically Acceptable.

IISD projections did not originally include Keyes or Singley Academy. In the case of Keyes, the school’s rating was elevated to Recognized after updating score results submitted to TEA during the summer. For Singley Academy, further study of final data regarding TAKS scores, completion rates, and dropout rates elevated the rating to Recognized.

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Boundary Change Effects Thomas Haley, Townsell

Effective for the 2009-2010 school year, the Irving ISD Board of Trustees approved a boundary change for Townsell Elementary School and Thomas Haley Elementary School.

The attendance boundary change was to re-zone approximately 100 students from Townsell to the Thomas Haley attendance area with the exception, at parents’ discretion, of fourth grade students transitioning to fifth grade who may complete their fifth grade year at Townsell.

The boundary area moved from Townsell to Thomas Haley is the block bordered in the north by Country Club Drive, in the west by Belt Line Road, in the south by Northgate Drive, and in the east along William DeHaes Drive.

Elementary registration will be August 10-18 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. at the neighborhood school. For more information regarding elementary registration, and for a link to the school-attendance locator, access www.irvingisd.net/ppage/registration_elementary.htm.

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Irving ISD Releases Free/Reduced Lunch Policy

Irving Independent School District has announced its policy for providing free and reduced price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The IISD Food Service Office and School Meal Application Center, located at 800 N. O’Connor Road, have a copy of the policy, which is available to the public.

The household size and income criteria identified in the chart below will be used to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price benefits. Children from households whose income is at or below the levels indicated are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Foster children who are the legal responsibility of a welfare agency or court may also be eligible for benefits regardless of the income of the household with whom they reside. Eligibility for the foster child is based on the child’s income.

Applications can be completed at the IISD School Meal Application from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 to 3 p.m. Friday. Due to construction and renovation, the application center is temporarily housed in a portable building also located at the above address, and will remain open at the above listed dates and times. Visitors are advised to park at 810 N. O’Connor and use the entrance at the southeast corner of the portable building.

For further information regarding application guidelines and the free/reduced lunch policy, access www.irvingisd.net/foodservices.

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Singley Academy Reschedules Orientation, Registration

Due to continuing construction and renovation at Jack E. Singley Academy, freshman orientation and registration have been rescheduled.

Freshman orientation will be 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. August 18. Buses will pick students up for freshman orientation at 8:00 a.m. at the middle schools and leave the Singley Academy at 12:30 p.m. to return students to the middle schools.

Seniors will register from 7 a.m.-12 p.m., and juniors will register from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. August 21. Sophomore registration will be from 7 a.m.-12 p.m. and freshman registration will be 1 p.m.-6 p.m. August 22. Late registration will be August 23 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

For more information regarding freshman orientation and registration, call 972-258-5300, or access www.irvingisd.net/academy/home/default.asp.

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Food Service Opens Online Payment Program

New for the 2009-2010 school year, Irving ISD Food Service Department is accepting payments online for student meal accounts.

Using the ParentOnline secure system, parents can keep their student’s meal account up-to-date using a Visa or MasterCard. The online system is designed to alleviate lost or stolen meal money, allows for prepayment for meals, provides highly secure transactions, allows parents to establish automatic payments, and is accessible 24 hours per day and seven days a week.

For more information or to set up an account, access www.irvingisd.net/ppage/OnlineMealPayments.htm.

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Palacios Named Videographer/Photographer

Dennis Palacios has joined Irving ISD as the videographer/photographer in the Public Information Department. He has broadcast video experience with KTSM News Channel 9 in El Paso, as well as technical video production experience with various private communications companies in the DFW metroplex.

Palacios earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in video production from Art Institute of Dallas, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in cinema and television from Southern Methodist University.

Palacios’s focus is working with Billy Rudolph, video production specialist, on programming and production for Irving Schools Television (ISTV), which airs on Time Warner Cable channel 98, Verizon FiOS channel 33, and on the Internet at www.irvingisd.net/ISTV.

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