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March 2, 2010
I just checked with DISD's Board Services office and only two people have filed to run in the May 8 election — incumbents Lew Blackburn (District 5) and Nancy Bingham (District 4). This go round is much quieter than last year's election. I'm still waiting to see who will run for the District 7 seat held by Jerome Garza, who has said he won't seek another term. Click here for more information on the May election.
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The entry "Not much interest in May's election thus far..." is tagged: 2010 elections February 28, 2010
Hey Baby - I just wanted to say hi before I go to bed. Good night baby! I'll meet you in our dreams. I miss you baby! Muaah! The author of the e-mail was a Skyline High School teacher. The recipient: her student. Dallas school investigators determined last spring that teacher Leslie Michel Finch behaved inappropriately with the 17-year-old boy as early as December 2008, according to district records. Ten months after the district completed its investigation, Finch was still employed as a teacher at Skyline before she decided to resign last month. In recent weeks, she became a substitute teacher in a Central Texas school district. The case illustrates a pattern discovered in a Dallas Morning News review of 20 cases involving sex allegations against teachers from late 2005 to 2009 in the Dallas Independent School District. In about half of the cases, criminal charges were pursued. In the other half, educators suspected of inappropriate relationships with students were allowed to quietly resign and maintain clean criminal records, paving the way for them to continue working with children. Click here to read the rest of the story.
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The entry "Dallas ISD teachers' misconduct with students was kept quiet " is tagged: educator misconduct February 26, 2010
The Dallas Independent School District has hired a new administrator to oversee information technology following the termination of Patricia Viramontes in December. As you may or may not recall, Viramontes had served as IT chief and is the wife of DISD Chief of Staff Arnold Viramontes. We blogged and wrote about her termination earlier, as well as some of the problems in leading that department. Her replacement is Gray Salada, who will serve as executive director of Information and Technology at a salary of $159,500. He starts Monday. Here's more bio info I just got from DISD about Mr. Salada, who worked as head of information technology for Austin ISD for 10 years, and is a West Point grad: In his capacity in Austin ISD, Salada was responsible for the operation, maintenance, and support for the district's communications and information systems. He directed 139 staff members to operate and provide the following services: districtwide e-mail, high-speed network with more than 80,000 drops connecting more than 36,000 computers at 117 locations on 300 miles of fiber optic cable, six large enterprise information and student systems supporting 84,000 students, among other responsibilities. He also has worked with and applied for federal e-rate funds for the past 10 years. Prior to Austin ISD, he was the director of Information Services and Technology for the U.S. Space Command. Prior to that, he was director of Network Operations for the Defense Information System Agency. He is a West Point graduate with a Master of Science in systems management from the University of Southern California and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.
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The entry "New IT chief hired in Dallas ISD" is tagged: DISD , Technology
At every DISD school board meeting, members of the public get a chance to speak on topics, share concerns and point out problems. Some subjects/problems keep coming up, month after month, and never seem to get resolved. Truett and Kiest Elementary schools are good examples of this phenomena. In the last few months, teachers and parents have complained again and again about what they believe is bad leadership at the schools, and crowding problems at Truett. Both schools got extremely low "organizational health" scores that measure teacher morale and working conditions. In a range from 1 to 99, Kiest got a score of 9 and Truett got a rock-bottom 1 in 2009. At last night's DISD board meeting, parent and teachers once again showed up to complain about Truett and Kiest. New board member Bernadette Nutall spoke up, and her frustration was apparent. "Every month, Truett has been down here," she said. "We need to do something." Board president Adam Medrano expressed the same sentiment about Kiest. Nutall is appealing to Dallas ISD chief of staff Arnold Viramontes to look into the situation at the schools. "It's on my radar," Viramontes told me today. He said he met last night with parents after the DISD board meeting, and will be trying to get to the root of the problems. I have put in calls to both principals, and hope they will call me back. I can tell that the parents and teachers dissatisfied with these schools are not going to give up and go away. They are expecting their elected officials to kick into gear.
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The entry ""We need to do something,'' Trustee Nutall says." is tagged: DISD , parent complaints , teacher work conditions February 25, 2010
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ***More on chains/locked doors/fire violations. See my story today about eight Dallas high schools getting cited for having locked exit doors, creating a firetrap for students. Supt. Michael Hinojosa says he is "livid" about the violations. ***Boy sent to principal's office wanders off campus. A 7-year-old fearing he'd get in trouble left Casa View Elementary school and was missing for two hours. See the story. ***Laptop porn. See our story about a Mesquite board member who resigned after pornographic material was discovered on a district-issued laptop. Got a link we missed or an item for the Daily Dish? Send it our way. Get blog updates on your phone via Twitter.
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The entry "Dallas ISD Daily Dish" is tagged: DISD , fire hazards
DISD has decided to use Good Friday, April 2, as a bad weather makeup day for closing Feb. 12 because of icy conditions. April 2 would have been a day off. DISD built two makeup days in its school calendar. The other day, May 21, is the Friday before Memorial Day, which falls on a Monday. I have to say when I saw that the makeup day was scheduled on Good Friday, I cringed. We've heard from folks before who don't like Good Friday being used for a makeup day. I wonder if the district would have a better shot of getting more kids in school by having the makeup day on May 21, which isn't a holiday.
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The entry "Bad weather makeup day is Good Friday" is tagged: Bad weather day February 23, 2010
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ***Chains on school doors and other hazards. See my story today, about how common it is for schools to have chains on their doors. What other fire hazards exist in our schools? Let me know about your schools. ***Other stories of interest. Voters: Don't miss today's excellent overview of the District 9 Texas Board of Education race, or this piece about Holocaust education in Texas. ***Up to your ears in college debt. A new study highlights how some Texas universities helped reduced student loan default rates. Got a link we missed or an item for the Daily Dish? Send it our way. Get blog updates on your phone via Twitter.
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The entry "Dallas ISD Daily Dish" is tagged: DISD , financial aid , fire hazards , State Board of Education February 22, 2010
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ***Would you like to be a school superintendent? See this story about high turnover among school superintendents in Texas. ***The feds are pushing for higher standards. See comments by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who is pushing for states to adopt stronger and more uniform standards to ensure students are ready for college and careers. To date, the federal law has allowed states to create their own standards, leading to a hodgepodge of testing requirements, some weaker than others. ***College application help available. See DISD Trustee Carla Ranger's blog about a Feb. 27 (Saturday) program to help students fill out college applications and financial aid forms. Got a link we missed or an item for the Daily Dish? Send it our way. Get blog updates on your phone via Twitter.
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The entry "Dallas ISD Daily Dish" is tagged: college readiness , national standards , superintendent February 19, 2010
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Irving ISD named a new superintendent last night. We posted on the district's superintendent search earlier this week after former DISD administrator Oscar Rodriguez, the recent Texas Superintendent of the Year, did not get an interview for the job. Irving chose Dana T. Bedden, superintendent of the Richmond County School System in Augusta, Ga., for the post. ** Collin County Community College professor and author Michael Phillips gave a speech last night on the impact that segregation had on Dallas public schools. Read the story here. ** A Pennsylvania school district is in hot water for using web cams on students' district-issued laptops that could be activated by the district. Got a link we missed or an item for the Daily Dish? Send it our way. Get blog updates on your phone via Twitter.
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The entry "Dallas ISD Daily Dish" is tagged: Irving ISD , Michael Phillips , The Daily Dish February 18, 2010
The teacher asked to remain anonymous, but here's what the teacher said happened: "Today at about 10:45 AM at Samuell H.S. a fire alarm sounded, and in a few seconds the principal announced over the P.A. system that "this is a real fire drill." I had begun evacuating my students; however, I observed those of my students who had left the room coming back from the exterior doors ... They reported that the doors were chained shut. They then began to go down a long hallway toward another exterior doorway where a rather large number of students were gathered who apparently could not exit that door because it also was chained shut.
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The entry "Does your school chain its doors? Read about one teacher's experience during a "fire drill" today." is tagged: fire , Samuell High School
The Dallas school district has temporarily backed off a plan to raze a former Oak Cliff church it bought to make way for the new Adamson High School. Preservationists are hoping to use the time to find a buyer and save the church from demolition. DISD's stance this time around is vastly different than its fight with the Catholic Church in 2003-2005. Some quick background: In 2003, DISD went to court to force the sale of undeveloped land at Calvary Hill Cemetery to build two new schools. The Catholic Church refused, saying the land was planned for cemetery expansion. The church later produced what it called evidence that unmarked graves had been discovered in part of the land that DISD wanted to use. Families also came forward with information of their loved ones being buried there. DISD still moved forward with the court case. In 2005, when Superintendent Michael Hinojosa came on the scene, he was ready to get out of the lengthy, expensive two-year court battle with the Catholic Church. DISD ended up paying $1.2 million in court costs and fees to settle the lawsuit and also was out of about $1 million in legal fees fighting the case — all paid with 2002 bond funds. As you can see, DISD is handling the Oak Cliff case differently, and some would say for the better. According to our story today, "the Dallas school district has backed away from its planned demolition of the 94-year-old building and given the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League six months to find a buyer for the property at 300 E. 10th St." Read the story here. And click here to go to our Oak Cliff blog for past posts on this subject.
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The entry "DISD's reaction to fight with preservationists different from 7 years ago" is tagged: Michael Hinojosa , Oak Cliff church
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** If you haven't seen it yet on DISD's website, click here to check out the picture of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, DISD board president Adam Medrano and David G. Burnet Elementary School principal Shelly Vaughan. ** Our story today on DISD breaking ground this week for two of 14 new schools planned under the 2008 bond program. ** Click here to check out DISD's schedule for parent-teacher conferences that begin the week of March 8. ** The Houston ISD will extend the school year at a handful of struggling schools under a pilot program this fall. Dallas talked about this at one point, but appeared to back off after determining it would cost a lot more money to keep students in school longer. ** Sad story out of Richardson ISD. A student was run over and killed after she forced her way off a moving school bus. Got a link we missed or an item for the Daily Dish? Send it our way. Get blog updates on your phone via Twitter.
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The entry "Dallas ISD Daily Dish" is tagged: 2008 bond program , Adam Medrano , Houston ISD , Kobe Bryant , Richardson ISD , Shelly Vaughan , The Daily Dish February 17, 2010
Two sixth-grade students at Cowart Elementary who required medical attention after taking pills yesterday have been released from the hospital, DISD spokesman Jon Dahlander said. The boys were in a lethargic state when they were transported to the hospital. It was not clear yesterday how they obtained the pills. Cowart Elementary is in southwest Oak Cliff.
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The entry "Students who took pills released from hospital" is tagged: Cowart Elementary February 16, 2010
DISD trustees Lew Blackburn (District 5) and Nancy Bingham (District 4) have filed for re-election. The incumbents are the only two candidates so far that have filed for three seats that will be decided May 8. The filing period began Feb. 8 and ends on March 8. The District 7 seat, held by Jerome Garza, is also open. Garza has said that he will not seek another term. Click here for more information on the May election.
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The entry "Two incumbents file for re-election" is tagged: 2010 elections , Lew Blackburn , Nancy Bingham
Two students at Cowart Elementary School were transported to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after taking pills at the school, according to Dallas schools spokesman Jon Dahlander. The sixth-grade boys were in a lethargic state but it appeared that they would be alright, according to Dahlander. It was not clear how the boys obtained the pills, he said. Dallas ISD police are investigating and the boys' parents have been made aware of the situation, Dahlander said. Cowart Elementary is in southwest Oak Cliff.
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The entry "Two students in hospital after taking pills" is tagged: Cowart Elementary
My colleague Katherine Leal Unmuth has up a post on the Irving blog concering former DISD administrator Oscar Rodriguez, whose wife Claudia Rodriguez is now running the HR department in DISD. Here's the post: Oscar Rodriguez, the former superintendent of Mission CISD in South Texas, says he applied for the Irving ISD superintendent position but was never interviewed for the job. Rodriguez recently won the 2009 Texas Superintendent of the Year award and the Mission district was rated academically "Recognized" in 2009 under his leadership. He worked there for four and a half years and was credited for starting "Operation College Bound" and "Operation Graduation"--creating smaller ninth-grade class sizes to battle high failure rates at that age level. Rodriguez is bilingual and of Mexican-American background and is originally from Corpus Christi (or as he says, "Soy Tejano"). The Mission district's enrollment is about 35 percent limited English proficient, compared to Irving's 40 percent. Mission is about 98 percent Hispanic and Irving is about 69 percent. However Mission is much smaller than Irving--15,000 versus about 33,000. He noted he does not have a doctorate (neither did Jack Singley). Some Hispanic activists are upset he was not interviewed. Irving ISD school board president Jerry Christian said more than one Hispanic was interviewed for the Irving position, and he said obviously they were determined to be stronger candidates than Rodriguez. What do you think about this? He did not call me himself to inform me that he was not interviewed. Several other people tipped me off. At first he said he had no comment. But then he said he was surprised he wasn't considered. "The variety of experience I have accumulated as superintendent served me well, particularly with minority students," he said. "Everything we did down there was catering to any population that was needing some extra help." "I was surprised that I didn't at least get an interview," he added. "I wish them well whoever they choose. I could have done a heck of a job."
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The New York Times has a story today about a South Florida teen who filed a lawsuit after she was suspended for creating a Facebook page criticizing a teacher, titled "Ms. Sarah Phelps is the worst teacher I've ever had." The teen, Katherine Evans, was suspended for three days and accused of "cyberbullying." A federal judge ruled that Evans, now 19 and a sophomore in college, can proceed with her lawsuit. The teen seeks to have the suspension wiped from her record and paid a "nominal fee" for what she says was a violation of her First Amendment rights. She also seeks to have her attorney fees paid. (Read the New York Times story here). My question to students, parents and DISD employees: Have you heard of any DISD employee being targeted by a student on Facebook, MySpace, or any other social networking site? I'm trying to determine how unusual this is.
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The entry "Is social networking invading your classroom?" is tagged: cyberbullying February 15, 2010
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Local students received visits by NBA pros over the weekend, including Chris Bosh's return to his alma mater, Lincoln High School. ** Auditions are being held on Feb. 27 for students wanting to try out for DISD's award-winning School Zone Dallas tv show. Click here for details. ** DMN reporter Roy Appleton has news on our Oak Cliff blog that preservationists and DISD have reached an agreement concerning the Oak Cliff Christian Church. And the Dallas Observer's Unfair Park blog has this take. ** Mayor Tom Leppert — once again — says that the Dallas school district needs to get its act together. Got a link we missed or an item for the Daily Dish? Send it our way. Get blog updates on your phone via Twitter.
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The entry "Dallas ISD Daily Dish" is tagged: Chris Bosh , Lincoln High School , Oak Cliff , Roy Appleton , School Zone Dallas , The Daily Dish February 12, 2010
As you all probably have seen by now, Brett Shipp of Channel 8 reported yesterday on some brawls on the campus of Skyline High School involving students who were unsupervised — allegedly due to 50 teachers being absent from school. Dozens of students can be seen in the Channel 8 video, which you can watch by clicking on the link above. One student said they had been outside of the school for more than an hour. The news report questioned whether DISD was prepared for such an onslaught of folks calling in absent yesterday, and whether the district should have taken that into consideration when deciding to open on such a blustery day. Shipp also noted that DISD folks at 3700 Ross Ave. got to leave work an hour early. DISD spokesman Jon Dahlander acknowledged yesterday that there was not enough supervision at the school. "Some kids started a snowball fight outside of the school," he said. "There were several teachers that had called in absent for the day, so there was not enough supervision outside the school and in some cases inside the school." So let's hear from you. Is this an isolated event or something you've heard of before on bad weather days when fewer staffers are on hand?
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The entry "Brawls at Skyline brings security concerns to forefront" is tagged: brawl , Skyline High School
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Hometown NBA products Chris Bosh (Lincoln High School) and Deron Williams (The Colony) will play in the 2010 All-Star game this weekend in Arlington. Read the story here. ** Is it time to re-evaluate public-school sex education? Some researchers say it is. ** The DMN story today on Lakewood parents opposing a proposed attendance zone change that would send more students to the already overcrowded campus. ** Two DISD ground breakings planned for next week — George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School and Ebby Halliday Elementary School. George P. Bush, grandson of George Herbert Walker Bush, will be at the Bush Elementary ground breaking. Read the details here. Got a link we missed or an item for the Daily Dish? Send it our way. Get blog updates on your phone via Twitter.
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The entry "Dallas ISD Daily Dish" is tagged: Chris Bosh , Deron Williams , Ebby Halliday Elementary , George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary , Lakewood Elementary , The Daily Dish February 11, 2010
Students at Skyline High School had fun this morning building a snowman (photo above), but I'm told that kids at Woodrow Wilson High School are in trouble after a snowfight between classes. I just heard this story from a Woodrow Wilson student: When the bell rang between classes about a half hour ago, several hundred kids ran out to have a snowfight. Now, the students are being detained in the auditorium, apparently on detention, and other students are in class and in a "lockdown" situation, according to the student, who did not want to be identified. The student said kids weren't even being allowed to go to the bathroom. "We tried to have a little fun and they ruined it," the student said about administrators. I called the school to find out the administration's side of the story. But a staffer who answered the phone said the principal was "not available" and that I should call the district's communications office. No one was available to talk to me in the DISD office either. If or when I hear from administrators, I'll post an update to this blog. Meanwhile, I hope that school principals and DISD administrators understand that taxpayers pay their salaries, and they should feel obligated to keep the public informed. Too often, principals refuse to talk to the media. I'm trying to figure out if principals are afraid to talk because they are restricted by the administration, or if they just don't want to talk the media. What do you think? UPDATE: The fun at Skyline turned into a bad scene with one student sent to the hospital. I just heard from DISD spokesman Jon Dahlander, who said that a snowball fight at Skyline involved some 300 students and escalated and got out of control. One student was injured -- Dahlander said the student may have been hit in the head -- and had to go to the hospital. He wasn't sure of the extent of the injuries or the student's current condition. "The principal has rounded up the main perpetrators and is going to hold them accountable," he said. Re: Woodrow Wilson. Dahlander said the snowball fight there also started escalating, so the administrator brought the kids involved into the school auditorium. They stayed until lunch and then resumed their regular class schedules.
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The entry "DISD students have fun, then get in trouble in the snow" is tagged: DISD , snow , Woodrow Wilson HS
We just got this news release from DISD: The Dallas Independent School District is canceling all after school activities for today Thursday, including athletic events, because of the winter conditions in the North Texas area. Students will be released at the regular time today: Elementary school at 3 p.m.; middle school at 3:30 p.m.; and high school at 3:45 p.m. District administrators will continue to monitor the weather conditions for tomorrow. In the event of inclement weather, the Dallas ISD's procedures call for informing the public of school closings no later than 6 a.m. of the day in question. The procedures for making the decision to close schools begin early in the morning when school personnel drive streets in different parts of the city to check road conditions. The district will not hold school if buses are unable to operate safely; if electric service at schools is disrupted; or if natural gas to schools is curtailed. Administrators confer with the weather bureau, police department, and gas and utility companies about forecasts, road conditions and available energy for heating the buildings. The administrators report the findings to the superintendent of schools who makes the final decision to open or close schools.
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The entry "Snowy weather cancels after-school, sports events in DISD" is tagged: closing , DISD February 10, 2010
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ***Crowding solutions are never easy. Moving kids from one school to another always ignites passions, and DISD's HIghland Meadows crowding situation is no exception. Our story today outlines the options for the elementary school. It reminded me that Highland Meadows PTA president Evelyn Chavez appeared at DISD's last school board meeting, speaking passionately about the plight of her school. She said kids are taking classes in conference rooms and on the stage. You can still watch the video on DISD's website. Chavez appears at the end of the meeting. Just click on the video for the Jan. 28 meeting, and jump to the section called speakers to non-agenda items. Chavez is the first speaker. ***Is Gov. Perry reconsidering? Here's a really interesting story by the Houston Chronicle that gets behind the scenes on Gov. Rick Perry's refusal to apply for federal "Race to the Top" education grant funds and whether Texas may reconsider its stance. As a staunch believer in the public's right to know, I find it disturbing that the state thus far is keeping secret the Race to the Top application that the education agency had been working on. ***Fundraising update. We blogged last week about fundraising efforts by DISD students and staff. I just got this update from the district about just how much has been raised. There will a press conference on this next week:
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The entry "Dallas ISD Daily Dish" is tagged: crowding , DISD , federal grants , fundraising February 9, 2010
The number of high-poverty schools recognized for distinguished performance soared both statewide and in Dallas in 2009 - with some statistical help that boosted test scores. Overall, 937 schools that receive Title I poverty dollars have been recognized by the Texas Education Agency as either "distinguished performance" or "distinguished progress" campuses - almost triple the number that made the lists in 2008-09. The lists are based on several factors. To qualify in either category, a school must receive an exemplary rating from the state, based largely on high performance on state achievement tests. In Dallas, 24 schools made the distinguished schools lists, up from eight schools last year. However, 13 of the 24 schools would not have made the lists had they not been helped by the state's new statistical formula called the Texas Projection Measure, according to state test results. Even if too many students flunk state tests, the TPM formula allows schools to pass by projecting out how students will perform in the future on the exams. TEA spokeswoman Debbie Ratcliffe on Tuesday acknowledged that the increase in schools on the lists stemmed in part from the TPM measure that was used for the first time in 2009. About 2,000 schools statewide used TPM to become recognized or exemplary schools, she said. At the same time, Ratcliffe said, improved performance on the state tests also contributed to the increase in the number of distinguished schools. She cautioned that it would not be an apple-to-apple comparison if districts compared the number of distinguished schools in 2009 to those in 2008, because TPM was not used in 2008.
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The entry ""Distinguished" schools nearly triple -- with some statistical help" is tagged: DISD , testing
From reporter Nancy Visser from the East Dallas blog: The Lochwood neighborhood west of White Rock Lake is rallying to oppose recommendations by the DISD to alleviate crowding at Highland Meadows Elementary by moving them to M.T. Reilly. Reilly is in the heart of Lochwood, which is also called Dixon Branch for the creek running through it. The fear is that the shift of students will return portables to the playground. Here's an email distributed today by Scott Robson, president of the neighborhood association, explaining why the residents need to oppose plans that would add portables:
Urgent: Reilly Elementary News (Go to the jump to read the letter Lochwood is asking residents to send to DISD Board member, Bruce Parrot, and to read information from the school district on options for Highland Meadows).
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The entry "Lochwood neighborhood opposes elementary school changes if it means portables at Reilly" is tagged: Attendance zone changes |
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