Lee College opens Barney Gray Child Care Center
The Barney Gray Child Care Center at Lee College serves infants to 12 years old and is open to staff students and the public. It operates in two hour payment blocks with infant rates higher, enrolls 80 children, and requires staff training plus CPR and first aid. The center, funded in memory of Diana Phillips Gray, is run by the YMCA and has two fenced playgrounds with a third planned, a large sandbox where a pool once existed, and state and fire department inspections approved.
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Upward Bound program helps at risk high schoolers prepare for college
Lee College and GCCISD launched an Upward Bound effort for 17 to 19 year olds two grades behind peers. Fifty participants from Robert E. Lee and Ross S. Sterling gain GED readiness, math reading and writing skills, life skills, and career planning through September to July activities funded by a $633,000 federal grant.
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Lee College installs thermal storage to cut campus utility bills
A $1.118 million thermal storage facility at Lee College, built by Baltimore Air Coil, stores ice during off peak hours to cool buildings at noon to 7 pm. Houston Lighting and Power offers reduced rates for energy savings. Completion is targeted for February 28 with staff training planned.
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Lee College adds new counselor Kirstine Taylor
Kirstine Taylor joins Lee College as the newest counseling center member from Clinton Township Michigan. A 24 year old with degrees from Northern Michigan University and Oakland University, she previously counseled at Oakland Community College Rochester Michigan. She aims to build strong student relationships and seeks Baytown area connections and volleyball playmates.
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Texas
Low enrollment continues on campus at Lee College
The campus reports spring enrollment at 4,337, an 8.6 percent drop from last year, reducing contact hours to 769,693. Part time students dominate the technical vocational division, with 1,558 enrolled, shaping funding via state contact-hour calculations.
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Goose Creek braces for operation without state funding
Goose Creek CISD prepares for possible loss of all state funds as of May 31 and moves to cover payroll through September. The district freezes accounts, bans out of state travel and new hires, and plans to use fund balance to cover a $5.3 million shortfall. Superintendent Griffith urges cooperation while seeking a solution.
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