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Entries tagged with 'Plano schools'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 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 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... 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... 'No cell phone' signs pop up in Plano school zonestweetmeme_url = 'http://planoblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/10/signs-banning-cell-phone-use-i.html'; tweetmeme_source = 'Plano_News'; The Plano Police Department tells us that Plano has finished installing hundreds of road signs warning motorists not to use cell phones in school zones. The effort is meant to coincide with a... Police: Plano school 'abduction' attempt harmlesstweetmeme_url = 'http://planoblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/09/police-plano-school-abduction.html'; tweetmeme_source = 'Plano_News'; UPDATE Sept. 25, at 1:13 p.m.: Plano police have informed us that a 13-year-old boy walking in east Plano on Friday morning was approached by a man driving a silver Honda van who... Apparent abduction attempt foiled at Plano schooltweetmeme_url = 'http://planoblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/09/apparent-abduction-attempt-foi.html'; tweetmeme_source = 'Plano_News'; Plano authorities and school officials tell us that a student at Skaggs Elementary School foiled a possible abduction attempt this morning. A gray van approached a student walking on Russell Creek Drive around... |