Goose Creek board weighs superintendent pay amid TAKS progress
Goose Creek ISD discusses adjusting superintendent pay to market norms as district TAKS scores improve overall. Sultis earns about 175000 with 900 monthly auto and 125 monthly cell allowances plus a laptop. district compares with 45 districts, noting only Galena Park and Midland pay more than Sultis. The board plans finalize terms privately, while noting English as Second Language deficiencies and targets for 2009 monitoring.
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Goose Creek
Galena Park Isd
Midland Isd
Sultis
District 3
Weston Cotten
Lee
Sterling High School
Lee High School
Sterling
Texas Education Agency
District leaders push TAKS gains and vocational paths
Cotten cites district lag behind state TAKS averages and calls for action beyond a single solution. He argues for tighter discipline and district-wide efforts, while Martin stresses dropout reduction and expanding vocational programs alongside college prep. He notes 80 percent four-year graduation at Sterling and urges programs with proven success to model.
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Texas
Lee College
Goose Creek
Martin
Lakewood
Texas Education Agency
Sterling
Baytown
Mayors clash over crossbound ar y power on water and air
Mayors including Smith Don Carlos and Alton Porter fulminated over Houston's authority to set environmental standards beyond city borders. Elena Marks defended City of Houston policy, noting earlier withdrawal, ongoing air quality monitoring, and cooperation with EPA and TCEQ to regulate within city limits.
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Don Carlos
Alton Porter
la Porte
Wayne Riddle
Deer Park
Baytown
Houston
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DonCarlos
Bill White
Marks
City of
Art League of Baytown Seeks Permanent Exhibit Space
The Art League of Baytown, with about 120 members, aims for a permanent exhibit space as weekend paintings come down. President Pricilla Hopkins invites all to join, attend monthly meetings at the Baytown Community Center, and support the arts, while member Green shares how classes inspired a new approach to watercolor.
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Art League
Baytown
Pricilla Hopkins
Art League of
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Hopkins
Green
Birthday Celebration For Alexander Boyd Fuqua
Alexander Boyd Fuqua will celebrate his first birthday on April 14 with parents Jason and Anna Fuqua of Deer Park. He has a sister Elizabeth and is granded by Boyd and Scotty Fuqua of Beach City Karen and Fred Drinkard of Marlton NJ and Paul Reigle of Benson AZ. Great grandparents are Durward and Maxine Ratliff of Baytown and Joye Grubaugh of Midland Michigan.
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Jason and
Anna Fuqua
Deer Park
Elizabeth
Boyd
Scotty Fuqua
Beach City
Karen
Fred Drinkard
Marlton
Paul Reigle
Benson, AZ
Durward & Maxine Ratliff
Baytown
Joye Grubaugh
Midland
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