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Points of Distinction
1. Graduating seniors in the Class of 2007 earned $31.9
million in scholarship offers.
2. IISD results of the 2007-2008 National Merit
Scholarship competition include eight Semifinalists and 10 Commended students.
Additionally, five students have been named National Hispanic Scholars and one
student has been designated an Outstanding Participant in the National
Achievement Scholarship Program for African American students.
3. Nimitz High School took first place in the State Large
School Division of the Texas Academic Decathlon in 2004. Nimitz finished second
at state competition in 1998, 2007 and 2008, third in 2001, fourth in 2002 and
2006, fifth in 2003, and sixth in 2005. Nimitz has won first in the Regional
Academic Decathlon 17 of the past 20 years and placed second three times.
4. One 1997 Irving High School senior, one 1998 Nimitz
High School senior, and one 2002 MacArthur High School senior achieved the
perfect score of 1600 on the SAT.
5. During a five-year period from 1999 to 2003, the IISD
earned a Recognized District rating from the Texas Education Agency. The IISD
has had an Academically Acceptable rating in 2004, 2005 and 2006 with the
implementation of the more rigorous and comprehensive TAKS Assessment.
6. Nineteen IISD schools earned 51 Gold Performance
acknowledgements from the Texas Education Agency during the 2006-2007 school
year.
7. Advanced Placement test results indicate 671 IISD
students earned scores of 3, 4 or 5 and 93 students were recognized as AP
Scholars during the 2006-2007 school year.
8. Students have access to computer technology through
numerous classroom computers, computer labs and mobile multimedia stations. All
students in grades 9-12 have laptop computers for use at home and school during
the school year. All teachers receive laptop computers with connections to the
IISD Network. In November 2007, $49.8 million in bond
funds were approved by Irving ISD voters to be used to fund replacement
technology for students and staff members, update
server equipment for the IISD Network, and provide technology for new schools
and facilities. In October 2001, $54.8 million in bond funds were approved to
replace aging equipment and to provide equipment for new facilities and new
programs. In October 1997, $47 million in bond funds were approved that funded a
five-year instructional technology plan that included
networking schools and other
facilities with various software including e-mail and Internet access.
9. Microsoft Corporation has selected the IISD as the
first Microsoft Center of Excellence. With this designation, the IISD is being
recognized as an innovator in the use of technology to enhance teaching and
learning.
10. From more than 1,200 applicants across the United
States, MacArthur High School was named one of the two best high schools at the
Intel/Scholastic 21st Century Schools of Distinction Awards in 2004.
11. The United States Department of Education designated
MacArthur High School as a National Blue Ribbon School in May 2002. Good
Elementary School was designated a National Blue Ribbon School in May 2001 and
Lamar Middle School was designated a National Blue Ribbon School in May 2000.
Good was also one of 12 schools in the U.S. and the only school in Texas to
receive special recognition in technology in 2001.
12. In 2005, the City of Irving’s immigrant percentage of
the overall population (33.0%) was the highest in Dallas, Tarrant, Denton and
Collin counties. The IISD English Language Learner population (34.4%) is the
highest of all 15 school districts in Dallas County. IISD students speak 58
languages and represent 96 countries.
13. In November 2007, 58 percent of Irving ISD voters
approved a $249.975 million School Bond Package. In 2001, IISD voters approved a
$249.5 million School Bond Package by a three-to-one margin, and in 1997, IISD
voters approved a $170 million School Bond Package by a two-to-one margin.
14. The Partnerships In Education Program has more than 200
active alliances with businesses and other organizations and over 1,500
volunteers.
15. The Irving Schools Foundation awarded approximately
$125,000 in student scholarships and teacher grants.
16. The 2007-2008 salary for a beginning teacher with a
bachelor’s degree is $44,400 and the maximum salary for a veteran teacher with a
master’s degree is $65,468. The IISD continues to provide 100% of the cost of
the basic health insurance plan for all employees.
Posted: March 2008 |
