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Entries tagged with 'Plano ISD'Plano ISD to explain boundary reforms in SpanishPlano ISD has added another public input meeting for the latest school boundary option. This one, Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Bowman Middle School, will be in Spanish. The English-speaking boundary discussion will be a day earlier at the Sockwell Center... Date set for public input on Plano school reformsPlano ISD has announced that parents can voice their opinions about the latest school boundary proposal at a Dec. 1 meeting. The meeting will be at the district's Sockwell Center in West Plano. Plano ISD lists that meeting as the... How would Plano ISD fund a magnet high school?Photo: Amy Conn-Gutierrez (Above: Plano ISD board talks boundaries)A lot of people on the blog have asked how Plano ISD would pay for a magnet high school at Williams if trustees approve such a plan. I spoke to board president... Maps of latest Plano school boundaries revealedMap: Courtesy/Plano ISDPlano ISD has unveiled the boundary proposals of the latest option -- one that would include converting Williams High School into a magnet school. See the maps here. Plano ISD has also posted the PowerPoint presentations of both... VOTE: Would a Plano ISD magnet school work?We know now that Plano ISD school leaders have embraced the idea of converting Williams High School into a magnet school, currently titled Williams Academy. Much of the school's details are undecided. But this much seems clear: Williams Academy would... LIVE: Plano ISD board meeting on boundariesUpdated at 9:02 p.m.: I've got to call it a night soon, but I wanted to recap the substantial developments out of tonight's school board meeting. Plano ISD leaders have embraced the idea of converting Williams High School into a... Cheat Sheet: Plano schools closer to reform voteWelcome to the Cheat Sheet, a bi-weekly notebook that previews items and reports on upcoming Plano ISD school board agendas. The Meeting: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Plano ISD's Sockwell Center. Leading Off: Folks, it looks like Plano ISD... Some Plano parents see "white flight" in transfersPhoto: Lara Solt/DMN (Above: Mendenhall Elementary School)For the past two months, much of the debate over proposed Plano ISD school boundaries has focused on the ethnic and socio-economic diversity in schools. I have a story in today's paper that looks... Plano Poll: Which elements fit in your school plan?Hi folks. We've got a new Plano Poll for you following a week off. We wanted to stay on the subject of Plano ISD school reforms as talks continue on how best to tweak the school district's intricate system of... Plano ISD teachers awarded $68,000 for programsPhoto: Courtesy/Plano ISD (Above: Beverly Elementary teachers receive awards)We've gotten word that 120 Plano teachers this morning got a surprise visit from district and community leaders. And they delivered good news -- and money. The officials just finished delivering 54... Plano ISD talks boundaries, prepares for TuesdayA month ago, Plano ISD trustees created a subcommittee to study whether socioeconomics should be used in drawing school boundaries. After several subcommittee meetings, the trustees have partly directed their attention elsewhere. The questions about socioeconomic factors has now led... Plano ISD meeting: Magnets to take top billing?Some Plano ISD board members are set to meet Wednesday morning to discuss the looming school boundary changes. The subcommittee is billed to research whether socioeconomics should be used in drawing boundaries. But, if last week's meeting is any indication,... Plano ISD plans to dedicate preschool TuesdayWhile Plano blogger Matthew Haag is still covering events at Fort Hood, colleague Emily Fox has some Plano ISD news you might want to know about: Plano ISD's dedication ceremony for the Sara Isaacs Early Childhood School starts at 6:50... Plano ISD reforms: Trustees look into magnetsPlano ISD trustees weighing whether socioeconomic factors should be used in drawing school boundaries spent more time this morning on another topic: magnet schools. Trustee Missy Bender said Plano ISD is at a crossroads. Student enrollment has mostly plateaued, she... Plano ISD board set to talk socioeconomics againThe Plano ISD school board subcommittee tasked with studying whether socioeconomic factors should be used in school boundaries meets again tomorrow morning. The group -- made up of trustees Missy Bender, Duncan Webb and John Muns -- previously met last... Plano Senior students and NASA plant 'moon tree'Our Jaimie Siegle visited Plano Senior High School this morning, where students planted tree seeds that literally came from out of this world. Here's part of what Jaimie wrote, A NASA representative joined Plano Senior High students and staff today... Plano ISD trustees discuss issue of no-split feedersA Plano ISD school board subcommittee tasked with studying the idea of eliminating split feeder schools in the next boundary changes just wrapped up. The trustees didn't commit much news, other than they decided they needed to interview school principals,... Cheat Sheet: Plano ISD to unveil new coursesWelcome to the Cheat Sheet, a bi-weekly notebook that previews items and reports on upcoming Plano ISD school board agendas. The Meeting: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Plano ISD's headquarters. Leading Off: For once, the Plano ISD school board... Second Plano ISD subcommittee meets TuesdayWhen Plano ISD set out two months to draw new school boundaries, the district had hoped to eliminate the practice of split feeder schools. The proposals unveiled did just that. All of them aligned Jasper High School with one senior... Plano Poll: Public comments and the schoolsPlano school district leaders continue to debate proposed changes to its system of school boundaries, with final decisions to come (presumably) by year's end. In the meantime, the district's proposals continue to change. And, as it stands, officials are planning... |