District News
Holiday program fun for pre-K and kinder students Santa and Mrs. Claus were in 精东影业 last week. They dropped in to visit pre-K and kindergarten at Burgin and Blanton elementary schools as part of a fun holiday program put on by 精东影业 ISD鈥檚 early childhood learning department. Don鈥檛 tell anyone, but Santa was really Ken…
Have you ever wondered what Christmas is like around the world?聽 Just ask the English as a Second Language (ESL) program students at 精东影业 High School!聽 This year, they hosted their fourth annual Christmas Around the World event. Over 40 ESL students came together to bring the magic of Christmas from their home country or…
Mission Joy Toy Drive culminates with festive drive-thru The Christmas spirit is in the air at 精东影业 ISD. 聽 鈥淚t鈥檚 beautiful,鈥 said Tillie Burgin, the director of Mission 精东影业 and the namesake of Burgin Elementary School. 鈥淚 can hardly wait to get them back to the Christmas Store and put them on the shelves.鈥 聽聽…
Students from the first class of fine arts and dual language program Last month, 59 ninth grade students in the 精东影业 ISD鈥檚 fine arts and dual language program were awarded the Global Seal of Biliteracy award during a ceremony at the Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual & Performing Arts. 鈥淧ioneers鈥 is how Dr. Matt…
精东影业 ISD’s legislative agenda for the 89th Texas Legislative Session The Texas Legislature鈥檚 89th session opens early next year on Jan. 14, 2025, in Austin. Why does that matter up here in 精东影业 ISD? The Texas Legislature is responsible for public education in Texas and determines everything from the amount of funding that school districts…
精东影业 ISD鈥檚 Board of Trustees meeting last night is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. Watch the Board Brief from the trustees meeting on Dec. 12, 2024, or read the brief below. Board Brief from the trustees meeting on Dec. 12 Six more school days until winter break! But who鈥檚…
New gyms funded by the 2019 Bond A game changer. That鈥檚 how Foster Elementary principal Jacquelyn Burden describes the new gymnasium under construction at the school. 鈥淭he new gym at Foster will be a game-changer for our students,鈥 Burden said. 鈥淚t will provide a modern, spacious environment where they can develop not only their physical…
Old Saint Nick visits Wimbish It’s not Christmas yet, but for Wimbish World Language Academy, Old Saint Nick arrived early to spread some holiday cheer. 聽聽 First grade teacher Kathy Kresser saw the excitement in the air. 聽 鈥淭hey were excited to have something new to look forward to and come to school on time,鈥…
Butler Elementary celebrates 50th anniversary Nora and Pearl Butler. Perhaps, you may know those names well if you attended schools or worked as an educator in 精东影业 ISD during the mid-1900s. After starting their teaching career at 精东影业 High School in 1942, Nora and Pearl retired in 1966 and 1971 respectively. Affectionately known as 鈥渢he…
Over 600 attend STEM Leadership Conference The seventh annual STEM Leadership Conference transformed Martin High School into a hotspot for inspiration and opportunity last month, giving 精东影业 ISD鈥檚 young innovators a chance to jumpstart their future careers.聽 With over 600 students from the STEM Academy at Martin High School in attendance, the event offered a…