School Notebook week of March 21 25 highlights
Weekly school notices list schedules for Austin Montessori Blanton Burnet Goliad Gonzales Johnson and more. Activities include early dismissals AR tutoring TAKS prep orchestra performances bowling parties and report cards with various grade level events and reminders for parents.
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Austin Montessori Magnet
Blanton Elementary
Avora del Bosque
Houston schools deploy Vsoft visitor tracking system
More than 400 schools across 14 districts in the Houston area adopt Vsoft to scan visitors licenses against the Texas DP S database for sex offenders. The system logs arrivals and departures, prints badges, and costs 1500 per school plus a 432 annual fee. Parents support enhanced safety and privacy concerns are acknowledged.
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Houston
Sys
Tem
Texas Department of Public Safety
Alan Bragg
Spring Independent School District
Raptor Technologies
Allan Measom
V- Soft
Texas
Arizona
Florida
Illinois
Maryland
When your child isn't MAKING THE GRADE
An advice piece urging parents to support struggling students through organized study space, time management, and open communication with teachers. It cites Virgil Mann and principals Mark Vaughn and Mitch Black on involving guardians, diagnosing causes, and maintaining alertness to progress reports as a path to improvement.
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Virgil Mann
Lima
Ohio
Lima North Middle School
Mark Vaughn
Lima South Middle School
Mitch Black
Black
Spelling bees return as community issue in Rhode Island
In Lincoln Rhode Island a canceled school district spelling bee sparked controversy with eight letters forming broad reactions. Local papers received letters and talk radio covered the story while superintendent John Tindall Gibson reinstated the bee amid national educators noting the enduring popularity of spelling bees in culture.
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Lincoln, RI
Meet Kim Whitehead Educator Profile
Whitehead, a Big Spring native now in Midland, is married to Jake Whitehead. She earned a San Angelo State University degree and teaches eighth grade math and gifted and talented math, sponsors Student Council, and covers fractions, percentages, geometry and some ninth grade algebra. Her philosophy emphasizes engaged learning and real life examples to teach percentages.
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Background Whitehead
Big Spring
Midland
Jake Whitehead
San Angelo State University
Whitehead
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