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
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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.
www.nspra.org
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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