ECISD to Train 600 Staff Amid Rising Institute Costs
ECISD Curriculum Coordinator Fannie Wright said 389 teachers trained in August 2008, with about 600 staff expected this August. TEA partnerships and the Reading First grant cut funding, forcing a 2009-10 cost of 183 000. New interventionists and teacher success coaches funded by federal stimulus join sessions from pre-k to third grade. Trustee Donna Smith suggested shifting toward district-led training. Trustees reviewed the district improvement plan, now 110 pages, and approved text book purchases for astronomy classes and out of state travel for Permian High band, choir and orchestra. Donna Smith elected president, Fay Batch vice president, Yollie Wilkins secretary.
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Fannie Wright
ECISD
Donna Smith
Wright
Permian High
Fay Batch
Yollie Wilkins
Two Children Shot Dead Found in Houston Car
Houston police say two children were found shot to death in a car at an apartment complex. A man suspected to be their father was wounded and hospitalized. Investigators consider a possible kidnapping link and are examining whether the man shot the children and himself.
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Houston
Jodi Silva
John Cannon
The
Houston Chronicle
Former major leaguer Hall convicted in sex case
Former major league outfielder Mel Hall was found guilty in Fort Worth of three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child. A 23-year-old accuser testified that Hall engaged in sex acts with her when she was a teenager. The sentencing phase followed as jurors weighed life-in-prison options.
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Fort Worth
Mel Hall
Tarrant County
Hall
Summer Leadership Institute at UTPB to host education speakers
About 400 attendees expected as UTPB hosts its Summer Leadership Institute sponsored by the West Texas Principal Center and the P-16 Council. The day features leaders in education and motivation including Bill Daggett, with sessions at CrossRoads Fellowship Church and a final Power Workshop with Russell and Lin Jones.
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UTPB
West Texas Principal Center
P-16 Council
CrossRoads Fellowship Church
Highway 191
Billy Hext Road
Bill Daggett
International Center For Leadership In Education
Edward Blaha
Hidalgo
Russell
Lin Jones
Two Reeves County guards plead guilty to smuggling
Velma Payan and Jerri Ornelas admitted taking bribes to smuggle contraband into Reeves County Detention Center. Payan received over 2000 dollars for hiding a green leafy substance, while Ornelas said she got about 450 dollars to smuggle tobacco. Both face up to 15 years in prison with sentencing planned for September.
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Midland
Reeves County Detention Center
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S
John Murphy
Velma Jean Payan
Jerri Diaz Ornelas
Payan
Ornelas
Boca Raton
Fla
Ornelas and
Pagan
Odessa Woman Sentenced Six Years in Motorcycle Crash
An Odessa woman, Bonnie Jean Tolbert, was sentenced to six years after pleading guilty to manslaughter and failing to stop after a crash that killed motorcyclist Kyle Wayne Fowler. The Sept 15, 2007 collision on West University Boulevard at Conover Drive led to Fowler’s death at Medical Center Hospital. Tolbert awaits transfer to state prison.
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Odessa
Bill McCoy
Bonnie Jean Tolbert
Ector County
Bobby Bland
Tolbert
West University Boulevard
Conover Drive
Kyle Wayne Fowler
Medical Center Hospital
Conover
West University
Fowler
Two Die in Electra House Fire Near Dallas Area
Two adults died and two others were injured in a house fire near Electra Wichita County. Authorities say smoking materials started the blaze. Deceased are 42 year old Joe Bob Gilbert and 40 year old Kristy Hoffman Autopsy shows Hoffman died from smoke inhalation. An 8 year old girl and her grandfather were hospitalized in Dallas. their conditions were not released.
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Electra
Wichita County
David Duke
Duke
Joe Bob Gilbert
Kristy Hoffman
Wichita Falls
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas
Sheriff’s Department
Associated Press
Hoffman
Gilbert Electra
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