Meadow and Wellman Union gain high star ratings
Meadow High School earned four stars with an opportunity gap of 2 while Wellman Union Middle School achieved five stars and a gap score of 3. TAAS pool results show Meadow with 69 students, 59 percent proficient in math and 82 percent in reading. Wellman Union posted 100 percent proficiency in both math and reading among 144 TAAS students. Early voting totals reach 1185 with 1048 in person and 137 by mail. polls open 7 am to 7 pm on election day. Principal Ann Callaway and Superintendent Bruce Yeager respond, noting dedication, parental involvement, and concerns over emphasizing test scores. Information on The National Center for Educational Accountability and affiliated groups provides context.
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Meadow High School
TAAS
Ann Callaway
Meadow Elementary School
Meadow
Callaway
Wellman-Union Middle School
Bruce Yeager
Wellman Union Superintendent of Schools
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Village Grill Fire Report Details Cause and Chain of Events
Firefighters forced entry at Village Grill after heavy smoke and damage concentrated in the kitchen area where the grill and wall ceiling showed a distinct V pattern. A faulty automatic suppression system failed to activate and an employee attempted to fight the blaze with a noncharged extinguisher and water. The employee, later identified, claimed responsibility for starting the fire by turning the grill on high then falling asleep. Sgt Siller forced the rear door and removed the employee from the building. The restaurant’s lineage traces to 1953 owner William C Powers, with parts of the business tied to Grady Karr and Gary Karr. plans to reopen are unknown.
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Cox
Seenen
Rene Siller
Sgt. Siller
Siller
Village Grill
William C
Bill” Powers
Ted Powers
Brownfield Senior Citizens Center Garage Sale Fundraiser
The Brownfield Senior Citizens Center at 500 W Bridges will host a garage sale to raise funds for replacing the dining room floor. Donations are welcome at the center from 8 30 a m to 2 30 p m or by calling 637 6933. Monetary gifts may be sent to Brownfield Senior Citizens Inc Box 1021 Brownfield 79316.
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Brownfield Senior Citizens Center
W. Bridges
Brownfield Senior Citizens, Inc
Brownfield
Correction: Ramon Gallegos Named Assistant County Attorney
A note on page 11 of Wednesday Brownfield News clarifies Ramon Gallegos is the Assistant County Attorney. The correction fixes the mislabel in the photograph outline and confirms his official title.
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Brownfield News
Ramon Gallegos
Brownfield districts react to Texas Monthly school ratings
Brownfield BISD Superintendent Charles Harrison responds to the Texas Monthly ranking of state public schools. He questions the Just4TheKids training data, notes BMS improvement from one to three stars and gap reduction from minus 21 to minus nine, and highlights rises in reading and math proficiency at Brownfield High School. Meadow and Wellman Union schools are also covered in a related story.
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NCEA
Brownfield News
BISD
Charles Harrison
Brownfield
Harrison
Texas Monthly
Texas Public
Just4TheKids
TAAS
Brownfield Middle School
BMS
Brownfield High School
BHS
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Wellman-Union
Cerise J. Merritt
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National Center For Educational Accountability
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Bill Powers
Lubbock Highway
Ted
Hitching Post
Busy Bee
Powers
Grady Karr
Karr
Gary Karr
Senior Citizens Center
Lillian Edith Ware
Calvary Baptist Church
Betty Thornhill
Bonnie King
Edna Ware
East Broadway
Webber Hall
FUMC
First United Methodist Church
E. Broadway
Ida Cowan
Wade Cowan
Pol
Valerie Cowan
E. Reppto
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