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Governor
Names Anderson to Council
Governor
Rick Perry announced the appointment of Irving ISD Executive Director of
Technology Jennifer Anderson to the state’s Telecommunications
Planning & Oversight Council.
The
council collects and manages information about telecommunications
networks throughout state government, and performs strategic planning
for all state telecommunications services.
"This
kind of involvement gives me the opportunity to get the state view, and
that is central to the decisions we make here as a district,"
Anderson said.
Anderson
has 29 years experience in education. She is a member of the Texas
Computers in Education Association as well as the Association for
Supervision & Curriculum Development. She formerly served on the
board of directors for the Texas Department of Information Resources,
and she is a former Texas Education Agency Division of Instructional
Technology appointee to the statewide E-Rate Working Committee and
E-Rate Technology Plan Peer Review Committee.
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Staffing
de Zavala
As
the District prepares to open its seventh middle school, one of its most
important tasks is finding the right faculty for it. That’s the
purpose of three meetings to be held this month at three District
elementary schools.
Bill
McAlister, who will be principal at de Zavala Middle School, will host
the meetings on January 14 at Lee Elementary, January 16 at Lively
Elementary, and January 17 at Townley Elementary. All three meetings
start at 4 p.m.
Interested
employees may also contact McAlister directly by calling the Ratteree
Center at 972-313-4818.
These
meetings will provide an opportunity for employees to find out more
about the new school and its unique characteristics. For instance, the
science program will be able to use three acres of wetlands on school
property for hands-on learning.
The
school will be open for the 2002-2003 school year. There are openings
for all classroom teachers as well as athletics, music and other
extracurricular activities.
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Viking
Victory in Academic Decathlon
The
Nimitz High School Academic Decathlon Team ran away with first place at
the Oliver Wendell Holmes practice meet for the fourth consecutive year.
The competition was held on December 14 and 15 in San Antonio. Nimitz
scored 43,095 points, outscoring the second place team by more than
2,400. Lisa Joseph was the highest scoring student for Nimitz.
Other
team members were: Melody Cole, Brent Black, Chris Haug, Grant Clayton,
May Lam, Michael Ta, Lauren Campbell, Casey Sneed, Stewart Chow, and
Viral Patel.
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Semester
Exam Schedule
The
fall exam schedule is as follows:
High
School
(80 minute exams)
Tuesday,
January 15
Regular schedule. Exam in Period 4.
Wednesday,
January 16
Regular schedule. Exam in Period 8.
Thursday,
January 17
Period 1: 8:15 - 9:35 a.m.
Period 2: 9:40 – 11:00 a.m.
Period 3: 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Friday,
January 18
Period 5: 8:15 – 9:35 a.m.
Period 6: 9:40 – 11:00 a.m.
Period 7: 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Middle
School
(80 minute exams)
Tuesday,
January 15
Regular schedule. Exam in Period 4.
Wednesday,
January 16
Regular schedule. Exam in Period 8.
Thursday,
January 17
Period 1: 8:00 – 9:20 a.m.
Period 2: 9:25 – 10:45 a.m.
Period 3: 10:55 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Friday,
January 18
Period 5: 8:00 – 9:20 a.m.
Period 6: 9:25 – 10:45 a.m.
Period 7: 10:55 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Note:
Lunch will not be served at secondary schools on Thursday, January 17,
or Friday, January 18. Report cards will be sent out on Friday, January
25.
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Nimitz
Teacher Called to Active Duty
Nimitz
High School computer science teacher Brad Duffey was called to active
duty as an Army combat engineer on Christmas Eve. Major Duffey has been
with IISD since August. He's been a reservist for two years, before
which he spent 10 years on active duty. He said he doesn't know yet
where he'll be deployed.
After some wrangling,
Duffey was able to delay his assignment until after the semester break.
He will report to Fort Leonardwood, Missouri in February.
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District Blood Drive
Since
September 11, IISD employees have shown their mettle by donating
thousands of dollars worth of money and goods to the help the victims of
the terrorist attacks. Though most of the medical emergencies have
passed, there is always need for donations of blood. Across the country,
someone needs a blood transfusion every two seconds.
So
in response to many employee requests, the District will host a blood
drive next week at the following places and times:
Monday,
January 14, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., MacArthur High School;
Monday,
January 14, Noon to 6 p.m., Irving School Stadium; and
Tuesday, January 15,
Noon to 6 p.m., IISD Athletic Department Office.
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Go
West, Young Man
Fourth
and fifth graders will take a musical tour of the Wild Wild West next
week when the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra performs its annual Young
People’s Concert.
Young
listeners and their teachers will be treated to a bonanza of melodies
selected to evoke images of American western heritage – tunes like
“On the Trail” from the Grand Canyon Suite by Grofe, “Overture to
William Tell” by Rossini, “Hoedown” from Rodeo by Copeland, and
the “Theme from The Magnificent Seven” by Bernstein.
The
annual youth concerts are designed to expose young people to a rich
tradition of great orchestral music and assist area schools in making
appreciation of the arts part of a well-rounded educational experience.
For
more information, contact the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra at
972-580-1566.
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