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Recognized Rating Projected for Singley Academy

(June 23, 2009)  Irving ISD has announced projected state accountability ratings for Jack E. Singley Academy to be rated as Recognized.

School ratings will be officially released by the Texas Education Agency on July 31, 2009. Irving High School, MacArthur High School, and Nimitz High School are projected to be Academically Acceptable.

School ratings are based on student performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge & Skills tests, which include reading, writing, social studies, mathematics and science at various grade levels. Additional rating factors include the completion rate and annual dropout rate at the secondary school level.

For a school to attain the Recognized rating, students must average 75 percent on all tests. High schools must have a four-year completion rate of 85 percent and middle schools must have an annual dropout rate of 2 percent or less.

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L.D. Bell Director Hired for IISD Fine Arts Post


Jeremy L. Earnhart

(June 23, 2009)  Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Neil Dugger has named Jeremy L. Earnhart, director of bands at L.D. Bell High School in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, as director of fine arts for Irving ISD.

Earnhart began his career in music education in 1997 with Brewer High School in White Settlement ISD. In 1998 he became assistant band director at L.D. Bell and was director of bands in 2002. During Earnhart’s tenure, bands at L.D. Bell have grown by 50 percent, won the 2004 Texas UIL marching competition, earned the Sudler Shield from the John Phillip Sousa Foundation, and won Grand National Champion at Bands of America competition in 2007.

Originally from Mineola, New York, Earnhart attended University of North Texas, earning Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Education degrees. Earnhart holds certification in Instructional Leadership Development and International Baccalaureate Music Level 1 & 2. He is a member of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, International Baccalaureate Organization, International Trumpet Guild, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Professional Music Fraternity.

Earnhart is the recipient of numerous awards including Phi Beta Mu Texas Outstanding Young Bandmaster, H.E.B. Education Foundation Award of Excellence, and was a finalist in the Dallas Symphony Janet S. Freelander Memorial Concerto Competition.

Earnhart fills the vacancy left by the retirement of Alfred “Buzzy” Green.

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Irving ISD Awarded Six National PR Honors

(June 23, 2009)  The Irving ISD Public Information Department has won six awards in the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) 2009 Publications & Electronic Media Contest.


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In the publications division, IISD won three NSPRA Awards of Merit for the following submissions: Teacher Recruiting Brochure, Inside IISD, and District Weekly. IISD also won an Award of Honorable Mention for the IISD Information Folder.

In the electronic media division, IISD won two Awards of Honorable Mention for the Irving School for the Deaf information video and the Career & Technical Education information video.

There were 698 entries in the publications division of the national contest, with 168 receiving Awards of Merit and 226 receiving Awards of Honorable Mention. In the electronic media division, there were 165 entries, and 27 received Awards of Honorable Mention.

Since 1935, NSPRA has been providing school communication training and services to school leaders throughout the United States, Canada and U.S.-dependent schools worldwide. For more information on NSPRA and a complete list of winning entries, visit www.nspra.org

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100 Years of Learning

Summer 2009, Issue 3

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Calendar Highlights

July  2008

3 Student/Teacher Holiday
20 Board of Trustees Meeting
Administration Building,  7 pm
28 Prekindergarten Registration for Kinkeade Early Childhood School
at Austin Middle School, 8 am - 6:30 pm
29 Prekindergarten Registration for Pierce Early Childhood School
at Austin Middle School, 8 am - 6:30 pm
30 Prekindergarten Registration for Clifton Early Childhood School
at Austin Middle School, 8 am - 6:30 pm

August 2009

3 Board of Trustees Meeting
Administration Building,  7 pm
12-14
         
Summer Technology Sessions for Teachers/Staff
Nimitz High School,  8 am - 4 pm
Keynote Speaker:  Marco Torres (August 13)
18 Summer High School Graduation
Nimitz High Auditorium, 7:00 pm
20 Staff Development Day
21 Teacher Work Day
24

First Day of School for Students
2009-2010 School Year Begins

31 Board of Trustees Meeting
Administration Building,  7 pm

September 2009

7 Student/Teacher Holiday (Labor Day)
21 Board of Trustees Meeting
Administration Building,  7 pm

October 2009

5 Board of Trustees Meeting
Administration Building,  7 pm
8 Parent Teacher Conference Day
12 Student Holiday/Staff Development Day
19 Board of Trustees Meeting
Administration Building,  7 pm

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