Month: June 2025
In this week’s Board Brief, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD Board of Trustees Sarah McMurrough and Justin Chapa share important news about state funding, leadership appointments and employee compensation—highlighting the Board’s ongoing commitment to supporting students, staff and the broader ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ community. A Step Forward in State Funding | Sarah McMurrough Over the past 18 months, the Board…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD is proud to announce two leadership appointments that reflect the district’s continued commitment to academic excellence and student success. Kiesha Edwards has been selected as the new principal of Ellis Elementary and Delisse Hardy has been named Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
Four students and two teachers win national recognition Omar Rodriguez is one of those students who encourages others and celebrates fellow classmates on their achievements. But last month, it was Omar’s turn. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD celebrated the Workman Junior High eighth grader for being one of only 11 students in the entire country to win the…
Three-day Immersion Experience goes in-depth Last week, students from ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s P-TECH programs at Lamar High School and Sam Houston High School stepped outside the classroom and into the real world of business, logistics and entrepreneurship as part of the district’s first-ever Industry Immersion Experience. Over the course of three days, students visited local businesses…
Board considers next year’s budget School’s out, but there’s still a lot of school business to take care of. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s Board of Trustees meeting on June 17, 2025, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. Bianca Knight, a rising seventh grader at Shackelford Junior High, started the meeting by…
A decade of impact ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD and The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, in partnership with Globe Life, is proud to celebrate over 10 years of the Leading Off Program, a servant leadership initiative impacting middle school students across ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD. Each year, the Leading Off Program engages over 60 students in grades six through eight from select…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s Class of 2025 is rolling in millions. Millions in scholarship dollars, that is. The more than 4,100 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD seniors who walked across the stage this month are officially done with high school and on to the next stage of their lives. For many, that means college, and this group is well-prepared. In…
Ogg sponsors Martin rocketry club Rockets. That’s what pre-AP geometry teacher Josh Ogg is going so spend the prize money on that he just won. The Martin STEM Academy teacher was named the Fort Worth Chapter Air and Space Forces Teacher of the Year in a surprise visit last month from David Dietsch, of the…
Early graduation helps sisters chase dreams Graduating from high school is always a proud moment – but for twin sisters Caila and Cristian Owens, the moment came a little earlier than expected. The two walked the stage together last week at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s Dr. Marcelo Center for Visual and Performing Arts, celebrating not only their…
McCown receives Rose Spicola Pioneer in Literacy Award Lighting the way for literacy, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s Krista McCown was named the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Rose Spicola Pioneer in Literacy Award last month.  McCown, who serves as the district’s coordinator for state and federal interventions and operations, has played a key role in transforming literacy education…