District News
Realignment won’t change much for biggest high schools The five biggest 精东影业 ISD schools won鈥檛 see much change for the 2024-25 school year in the wake of the UIL releasing its realignment details for the 2024-2026 cycle. 精东影业, Bowie, Lamar, Martin and Sam Houston all remain in District 8-6A along with Grand Prairie and South…
Roark site traded to the City of 精东影业 The old Roark Elementary building is almost gone. Most of it has been demolished to make way for a new city park. Opened in 1961 near the General Motors plant in east 精东影业, the Roark school closed 60 years later in May of 2021. The building then…
Sam Houston High School鈥檚 annual Black History Program will be extra special this year. Teacher and activist Opal Lee, 鈥渢he grandmother of Juneteenth鈥 will be the event鈥檚 keynote speaker. Everyone is invited to the program on Feb. 16, from 6-8 p.m. in Sam Houston鈥檚 main auditorium. Tickets are just $3, and the proceeds go to the Black History Month Scholarship Fund. College scholarships are awarded to Sam Houston seniors who work with the Black History program.
CTE is a big deal in 精东影业 ISD February is聽Career and Technical Education Month, so we鈥檙e highlighting the 精东影业 ISD鈥檚 CTE program. But in the 精东影业 ISD, CTE is a huge priority all year long. 鈥淐TE programming is the catalyst in which students gain knowledge and skills that set them up to successfully transition to…
Dr. Smith starts new job New 精东影业 ISD superintendent Dr. Matt Smith didn鈥檛 waste any time getting started on his first day on the job Tuesday. Smith was up at 5:15, at the administration building around 7, and then off to visit campuses on his first day. By the time Smith returned to the administration…
Cowboys and Reliant Energy present $4,000 grants 精东影业 ISD teachers are scoring touchdowns in the classrooms every day, and the Dallas Cowboys have noticed.聽 鈥淭oday is a very special day,鈥 said former Dallas Cowboy Joe Looney.聽 As a teacher himself, he knows it鈥檚 important to give back to his community. 聽 That鈥檚 why Looney, Rowdy…
Q&A with Trustee Justin Chapa January is聽School Board Recognition Month, and we want to spotlight our聽Board of Trustees聽and all the great work they do. This year the theme for the month is 鈥淟ocally Elected, Community Connected.鈥 Today, we鈥檙e wrapping up the month by catching up with 精东影业 ISD product and parent Justin Chapa. Chapa has…
School security jobs Ivan Cazares knows what it鈥檚 like being a student in the 精东影业 ISD. Cazares went to Goodman and Hale elementaries, Hutcheson Junior High and then Sam Houston High School. So, when the chance to work in security for the district arose, Cazares didn鈥檛 hesitate to join the 精东影业 ISD security department. 鈥淚…
Q&A with Trustee David Wilbanks January is School Board Recognition Month, and we want to spotlight our Board of Trustees and all the great work they do. This year the theme for the month is 鈥淟ocally Elected, Community Connected.鈥 Today, we鈥檙e catching up with board member David Wilbanks. Wilbanks has been a board member since…
Progress always comes with growing pains. That was an underlying theme as the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee toured 精东影业 High School this week. The committee was scheduled to tour the major addition under construction at 精东影业 High on Wednesday evening before its quarterly meeting. But the rain made the construction site unsafe for visitors. So,…