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Perposterous claim: November bond election could keep LISD students out of
danger |
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Lubbock ISD claims bond issue will help cure jaywalking! |
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Ten Lubbock ISD students named National Merit semifinalists |
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Update:
Charges against coach dismissed!,
Lubbock High Coach on administrative leave after pot found in home,
more |
|
LISD launches "Expectation Graduation" |
|
Lubbock ISD bond package - arts, athletics |
|
Lubbock ISD adopts budget with
flat tax rate - it's
a tax increase, higher than the Effective Rate |
|
Fight puts Lubbock HS student in the hospital |
|
No tax hike with $198 million bond; but what about tax
break? |
|
See the website of the pro-more-debt PAC pushing Lubbock
ISD's huge, all-or-nothing bond issue. Their temporary text
is likely more truthful than they will post later. I think
"Text. blah" is a perfect description. |
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Lubbock ISD trustees send $198 million bond package to
voters |
|
LISD School Board Trustees to vote on $198 million bond
election |
|
Lubbock High School teacher
finalist for Texas Secondary Teacher of Year
- nice lady, good teacher but a raving liberal |
|
Some Lubbock teachers going high-tech |
|
LISD Takes New Steps To Manage Concussions |
|
Lubbock ISD board passes 3% teacher & 2% administrator
raises |
|
Note: Of the close to 1,300
school districts in Texas, AP says 78% met the federal
standards |
|
Lubbock ISD fails to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP),
again |
|
Lubbock ISD says polling paid for by Political Action
Committee |
|
Update on Lubbock ISD bond
package & spending |
|
Don’t confuse Wants with Needs – Lubbock ISD |
|
Lubbock ISD board to discuss teacher salaries |
|
Pratt
statement on being included on LISD taxpayer-funded political poll
- The polling is wrong. They either need the $ or not.
Either call a bond election or do not call one but, pre-judging public
opinion indicates the money is not a NEED but a WANT. |
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LISD releases statement expecting unacceptable rating for Estacado |
|
Estacado High has “unacceptable” rating coming
from the state - & such has been the
case year after year after year. |
|
Orchestrated Life: Wyrick to receive state honor |
|
LISD Superintendent Garza sees success amid big change in first year |
|
Garza Talks About Possible School Closures |
|
LISD superintendent explains economics of future proposals |
|
Lubbock ISD police chief pushes more of a police-state-style campus
environment |
|
LISD tracking stimulus fund spending |
|
LISD Balanced Budget? We'll see. |
|
Parents invited to Murfee/Haynes meeting |
|
LISD may merge Murfee, Haynes elementaries, maybe 2 others |
|
Plan to rebuild Murfee Elementary, and $220 million bond election
- it doesn't take 1/2 that amount to build a new, larger school |
|
LISD starts new Athletic Hall of Honor |
|
Taxpayers to pay for teach health screenings |
|
Former Coronado Coach Fights For Job |
|
Webster leaving Coronado for job at Texas Tech |
|
Locally famous basketball coach starts fight to
get her job back |
|
LISD administrators, teachers take part in leadership summit |
|
Estacado staff aims to improve |
|
KCBD joins Pratt on Texas in questioning dress code changes at LISD |
|
Lubbock ISD welcomes earings, rat & pony tails,
& colored hair for boys in 2010/11,
more -
Thanks for showing us
once again that you are part of the societal problem, not a part of the
solution. Thanks for making the point that public education is part of the
decline of American society instead of leading our nation upward. |
|
LISD forced to make budget cuts |
|
Lubbock ISD's preliminary TAKS scores show improvement -
But:
Lowered bar raises doubts over
TAKS standards,
50% is passing grade for some TAKS tests
|
|
LISD names new Chief of Police |
|
LISD Board of Trustees Announce New Principals for 10-11
School Year |
|
New Associate Superintendent and new Principal named for
LISD |
|
Lubbock ISD sneaks in student viewing of Obama speech |
|
School board plans to hire new leaders |
|
Bible classes set for three Lubbock high schools |
|
LISD board gains new member, president |
|
School, city
& area election results |
|
Election rigging bad; Media silence worse |
|
Lubbock ISD
perpetuates a fraud upon district voters, posted inaccurate election
notice fooling candidates into filing past the deadline -
see this document (pdf), March 8th was the filing deadline.
Here is the proper form proscribed by the Secretary of State. You can
see the
note about SB 1970 here. |
|
Lubbock motorist concerned over
foul balls landing on Freeway
- another example of Lubbock ISD setting a stellar moral
example of taking responsibility, or "stepping up to the
plate", irritating. |
|
LISD board member, and candidate, Comer pays 2009 property
tax a bit late |
|
Two LISD educators recognized |
|
LISD trustee incumbent far behind in fundraising |
|
Lubbock ISD takes property off the tax roles for it's own
self-aggrandizement, board member Comer rightly objects |
|
LISD four-year at-large candidates AJ Q&A |
|
LISD two-year at-large candidates AJ Q&A |
|
Lubbock ISD TV channel wins national honor (Telly Award) |
|
Citizens group examines LISD's long-range needs |
|
Lubbock school board approves teacher stipends at Estacado,
Dunbar and Alderson + Comer & Arnold certified as being
elected |
|
LISD looks to improve facilities
districtwide - not
key to the mission |
|
Richard Quade files to run as
write-in candidate for Lubbock ISD, incumbent is Steve
Massengale. Quade is also a candidate in a City of Lubbock
election. Lack of legal clarity leads to certification of
Quade as a candidate.
AJ story |
|
Parkway rally honors state champion Estacado |
|
Changes in store for Estacado |
|
LISD hopes to turn around Estacado |
|
Lubbock teachers paid not to return to teaching |
|
Lubbock High choir members to perform with Boston group |
|
LISD will pay incentive to hire new teachers in shortage
areas |
|
Goodloe applies to be certified write-in LISD board
candidate |
|
Lubbock Estacado wins basketball State Title in 3A |
|
Update:
H.R. Nichols withdraws candidacy in Lubbock Independent
School District race, 2010 school board candidates:
District 3 Incumbent: Chris Comer unopposed; District 4
Incumbent: James Arnold unopposed; At-Large/2 year term:
Melissa Collier; At-Large/4 year term: Steve Massengale &
H.R. Nichols |
|
LISD trustees to hold special meeting to discuss purchase of
real property |
|
Ayers takes principal job at
Estacado - finally!
This is what you do with your trouble areas, you put the top
people in-place and demand performance. |
|
LISD receives Dell funds for project |
|
LISD changes graduation requirements |
|
Collier enters race for LISD School Board position |
|
3 LISD board members announce
run for re-election at the same time:
Steve Massengale,
Chris Comer and
James Arnold - are
these independent reps for their voters or a team looking
out for each other? |
|
Lubbock ISD creates pharmacy for staff, competes with
taxpaying businesses
- pure socialism to solve a need that doesn't exist, there
are pharmacies throughout the district. |
|
LISD to consider contract for evaluation system |
|
School districts looking into new curriculum |
|
LISD heads to try hands at teaching |
|
LISD trustees change date for meetings |
|
LISD Magnet Schools Now
Recruiting - hmm,
isn't that just an intra-district "voucher"? |
|
LISD reassures parents of safety after gunfire incident |
|
LISD hires new Executive Director of Athletics |
|
TCTA awards current, former Lubbock educators |
|
Lubbock ISD misses Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) again! |
|
LISD Alters Class Schedule Following Student Protest |
|
LISD board to consider administrative hire |
|
LISD administrator writes book about early educator E.C.
Struggs |
|
LISD supports plan for tax zone |
|
LISD swimming coach named state coach of the year |
|
Former Waxahachie administrator to head LISD human resources |
|
Lubbock ISD administration hires two |
|
LISD board looks to fill more positions |
|
LISD creates yet another salaried position to focus upon
staff, not students |
|
LISD earns top financial accountability rating |
|
Dealing with controversial reading materials poses challenge
for LISD |
|
Having kids wash their tables stopped at Lubbock schools,
parents object!,
Listener
comment |
|
Rollo takes over professional development for LISD teachers |
|
LISD to work Obama Speech into Curriculum |
|
School board expected to hire executive director |
|
LISD head says technology, not politics, the reason
broadcast stopped |
|
Lubbock High School gets new principal |
|
LISD gives $5 million in pay raises |
|
LISD board to look at raises amid shortfall |
|
LISD Board “Flexible” On Alcohol Variances |
|
LISD names two more leaders |
|
Not to TTU anymore, Berhl Robertson join LISD as top
administrative officer |
|
Lubbock ISD fails to meet Adequate Yearly Progress -
again! |
|
Lubbock ISD, other area
districts have most teaching positions filled
- so what's all the talk about shortages and needing to pay
more? |
|
Kelly Trlica named chief academic officer |
|
LISD board to consider hiring CAO |
|
New Superintendent says: Neighborhood Schools Need Support
from Neighborhood |
|
New LISD head plans to update the district's structure to
reflect that of higher-performing areas |
|
Lawsuit against Lubbock Independent School District Dropped |
|
New LISD superintendent plans
new focus for district
- praise be! |
|
Local pre-K funding has been restored |
|
New coaches named for Monterey High School |
|
Hardin retires from LISD position |
|
LISD board OKs change for elections |
|
Lubbock High makes Newsweek top schools list,
Lubbock ISD below federal regulations for schools |
|
LISD board takes up staggered elections this week |
|
Retiring Havens reflects on challenges, successes as head of
LISD |
|
Coronado orchestra director takes his final bow |
|
Lubbock High School Choir performs at Kennedy Center |
|
LISD board, Garza agree to three-year contract |
|
Garza introduced to LISD |
|
Former LISD program coordinator,
Janie Sue Esparza, sentenced for stealing Federal "No Child
Left Behind" funds -
press release not yet posted at time of my posting |
|
Garza stresses extracurriculars |
|
LISD picks
Karen Garza, chief academic officer of Houston ISD and
Canyon native, as superintendent. Garza is a UH-Victoria
graduate and has a PhD from University of Texas.
Bio-sketch from LISD |
|
LISD interviews superintendent candidates but list not
narrowed |
|
LISD to start interviewing candidates |
|
LISD opts not to extend superintendent deadline |
|
LISD may give applicants longer |
|
LISD could have to hire 24
hard-to-find math, science teachers
- I'm sure they're unhappy about this! It gets in the way of
hiring more administrators. |
|
LISD Discuss Graduation Requirements |
|
Athletic director Gary Gaines
returning to Odessa Permian as head coach |
|
LISD cites several factors for disappointing deficit,
Auditor blames LISD deficit on interest loss, fuel costs |
|
Dropped balls & misunderstandings: The Lubbock ISD question
goes unanswered |
|
Lubbock ISD admits to dropping
ball - nothing of
importance has been answered |
|
School Board President Says LISD Police Response Is
Unacceptable |
|
Lubbock ISD police not sent to Estacado High School |
|
All
Four LISD High Schools Qualify for State Academic Decathlon |
|
Focus groups discuss superintendent |
|
LISD OKs cell phone seizure plan |
|
Search firm proposes timeline with new chief in-place by mid-summer |
|
LISD Hires Moses To Help Find Superintendent |
|
Former LISD chief gets consulting role in Lubbock superintendent hunt |
|
Lubbock ISD to begin enlisting firms for superintendent search |
|
Haven's retirement agreement that pays him a full year even if a replacement
if found (pdf) - thanks to KFYO News |
|
Wayne Havens to step down as failed school chief |
|
LISD board approves at-large election changes |
|
LISD trustees to vote on plan to change ballot structure |
|
100% of
Lubbock high schools and 60% of middle schools fail to meet Adequate Yearly
Progress! |
|
Lubbock ISD below federal regulations for schools |
|
Lubbock ISD Starts To Implement New Sex Education Curriculum |
|
LISD, Frenship, Cooper see good news in SAT
scores - once again, ignore the
failures, still 1/2 of Lubbock High Schools are BELOW the average. |
|
Lubbock school districts see mostly positive results on ACT |
|
LISD trustees likely to approve $182 million budget |
|
TEA: Two
Lubbock high schools "unacceptable" academically |
|
Both
Estacado & Monterey High School rated Academically Unacceptable |
|
LISD sees mixed bag in state ratings |
|
LISD Promises Pay Raises It Cannot Afford,
LISD trustees give employees 3 percent raise |
|
LISD may decide on teacher pay raise Thursday;
no plan to raise tax rate - it's
still a tax increase as it will be higher than the Effective Rate |
|
Video evidence leads to former Lubbock ISD administrator's arrest for theft |
|
Single-member districts benefitted LISD
- How? The minority dominated schools continue to fail each year. |
|
New budget could put LISD in bind
- what about taxpayers? Anyone care? |
|
LISD experiences ups and downs in TAKS testing |
|
Dan Pope to be installed on LISD board |
|
Lubbock students say drug use common
- how is this possible in our oh so perfect school district which believes
itself beyond criticism? |
|
What Newsweek’s School Rankings Won’t Tell You,
Lubbock High
School in Newsweek's top high school list |
|
Newsweek's top public high schools in Texas |
|
Lubbock Gangs: From The Streets Into Schools |
|
LISD may ask for illness exclusion to save funding |
|
Incumbent Ybarra
wins with 55.52% over Chavez |
|
El Editor
visits with LISD board candidates |
|
Ybarra raises four times Chavez's donations |
|
Waller Sues Lubbock ISD for sexual harassment |
|
Lubbock Independent School District Turns 100 |
|
Neighbors battle in District 1 LISD board race |
|
LISD tightens belt with changes in personnel but plans no layoffs |
|
Two LISD board candidates may get new terms with no election |
|
Chavez hits the LISD campaign trail |
|
Application deadline extended for Lubbock's first all-girl school
- not enough signed up as separatists yet |
|
Lubbock school board to get investments report |
|
LISD ups pay for substitutes |
|
Lubbock ISD Addresses Shooting Threat, Text Messaging |
|
Haven's says teachers “Devastated” by minority study
- what hogwash, it is an openly known fact that
LISD new hires are told they must take a job, when they are open, in East
Lubbock for 3 years and then they will be "rewarded" with a job in a
"better" school. If the teachers are upset, they should take it out on
Havens. The numbers do not lie and he is the one short changing East Lubbock
schools. |
|
New Study of Texas’s 50 Largest School Districts Finds Significant Teacher
Quality Gaps Throughout The State,
Lubbock ISD's report |
|
Lubbock's all-girl school may be tough to get into |
|
Mario Ybarra Seeks Re-Election |
|
Three LISD board seats open for next year; incumbents will run again |
|
LISD partners awarded recognition for efforts |
|
Dan Pope to Announce Candidacy for LISD School Board District #5 |
|
Lubbock
teachers gain TCTA statewide educator awards |
|
Lubbock ISD's first all-girl school
offers another option - What
about the boys? |
|
All-girls
school names first principal: Kim Perry |
|
Lubbock
ISD board extends contract of boss Wayne Havens beyond his
certification date, again,
See TEA special waiver dates here |
|
Lubbock ISD looks at solar in long term energy plans
- if they would focus on education they might begin to do their jobs |
|
Magazine ranks LISD's technology center on top
|
|
Haven's "temporary" and special waiver Certificate to be a
Superintendent |
|
LISD chief Havens shows he knows little of business economics |
|
All-Girl School Coming to Lubbock ISD
- fine, where's the all-boys school? |
|
Surveillance Cameras Installed In New Elementary Schools |
|
LISD
appoints Double-Knit Dan Pope as new board member |
|
Six people show interest in Griffin's post |
|
Tax scoreboard shows Lubbock residents ahead |
|
LISD to raise spending by less the 1% in next year |
|
LISD trustees to cut tax rate by 33 cents |
|
Atkins Unacceptable, LISD Frustrated |
|
Lubbock School Board Gives Teachers Raises and Amends School Codes |
|
Lubbock ISD Builds Two Schools While Attempting To Recruit From
Other Districts
- I thought they said competition for students was bad??? |
|
District's centennial celebration to include lessons on Lubbock's
100-year history |
|
LISD offers signing bonus for certain teachers |
|
Some LISD elementary schools have no recess equipment |
|
LISD seeks help with tax burden, State asked to share in Social
Security costs |
|
Technology center puts high-tech spin on vocational training |
|
LISD Fined, Environmental Violations |
|
Lubbock ISD Names Former MOJO Coach Athletic Director,
Odessa’s loss is Lubbock’s Gaines |
|
LISD parents get online tool to see students' grades |
|
Class sizes smaller in Region 17, Havens claims more state money
needed |
|
Estacado High to get its own softball field
- more wasteful spending not going toward basics at a campus
struggling to pass testing requirements |
|
LISD board votes to extend Havens' contract, gives him 10 Grand
raise |
|
LISD hopes for approval of new, 'innovative' classes |
|
Shooter: Lubbock ISD should be held accountable for poor education |
|
Fired LISD Employee Sues |
|
LISD officials name two new schools |
|
Take this
story and compare to Havens' comments in the story below:
Testimony suggests pornographer had run of school |
|
LISD Superintendent Says Lubbock Schools Are Safe
- a false sense of security is a dangerous thing |
|
Area schools grow, LISD does not & chief Havens ignores reality -
again |
|
LISD tries new approach to curb violence in schools, uses mediation |
|
Expert
says LISD claims that state did not fund mandated raises "patently
false" (1.5Mb Mp3 file) |
|
LISD claims need of the 4 cents, says state didn't fully fund raises |
|
LISD to raise tax rate by 4 cents |
|
LISD notches increase in TAKS scores |
|
Lubbock ISD administrative employment increased by 64% from 2001 to
2004 but teaching positions DECREASED by 2% |
|
Havens spins poor Lubbock ISD showing as improvement |
|
Pratt on Texas Percentage Comparison to Area Cities - updated |
|
Lubbock ISD approves state mandated raise for teachers |
|
List of school retirees |
|
Former Dunbar Middle school teacher indicted by Grand Jury for theft |
|
Appeal to to state needed to get Estacado High School moved from
unacceptable to acceptable |
|
Several LISD schools rated unacceptable |
|
TTU ISD Opens GED Testing Center |
|
Frenship school board unanimously approves budget, increases taxes |
|
Frenship ISD central offices move to new location in Casey building |
|
Lubbock-Cooper ISD implements random drug testing policy |
|
New Deal teachers will get ride of a lifetime at Houston |
|
2010 TEA accountability ratings (with new
cheating up-curve): Frenship ISD "Recognized"; Idalou ISD "Recognized";
Lubbock-Cooper ISD "Exemplary"; New Deal ISD "Recognized"; Rise Academy
"Exemplary" (and they were under the
older & tougher standard too - the only district in Lubbock Co.);
Roosevelt ISD "Exemplary"; Shallowater ISD "Exemplary"; Slaton ISD
"Recognized"; South Plains Academy "Acceptable" |
|
Lubbock-Cooper sees big jump in student numbers |
|
Frenship ISD gives 3 percent raise to staff |
|
Lubbock Cooper ISD employees receive raises |
|
Frenship ISD students show improved scores |
|
Growth Spurt: Lubbock-Cooper sees big jump in student numbers |
|
School, city
& area election results |
|
Ponder beats Idalou in 2A boys State title game |
|
Cooper sees crowd in trustee races; LISD, Frenship each have one
contested race |
|
Petersburg High nationally ranked |
|
School districts looking into new curriculum |
|
Name of former first lady to grace new Lubbock-Cooper middle school |
|
Frenship High band heading to state competition |
|
Lubbock-Cooper uses online features to track progress |
|
Frenship ISD leader gets down to business |
|
Roosevelt filling superintendent post leaves Tahoka out in cold |
|
Frenship names superintendent finalist |
|
Roosevelt ISD leader moving on to Tech job |
|
Cooper OKs bond package |
|
Frenship investigated by Department of Labor |
|
School elections also bring voters to polls |
|
Shallowater ISD finds TAKS
irregularities, will investigate |
|
Frenship seniors recognized among Best in Texas |
|
Denver City sweeps top spots in academic contest |
|
Public silent on Cooper bond election |
|
Lubbock-Cooper ISD calls bond election |
|
Lubbock charter school continues to out perform surrounding
districts |
|
Shallowater school now mold free
- mold, mold! run and hide, mold! |
|
Frenship ISD board election first contested race since '04 |
|
Roosevelt district honored for Latino education |
|
Lubbock-Cooper trustees set May 9 bond election |
|
Frenship ISD Superintendent Announces Retirement |
|
Roosevelt students to receive laptops |
|
Lubbock-area school districts set student demographics talks |
|
New Home livestock judging team wins national honors |
|
Cooper ISD board hires architectural firm to build two new schools |
|
Lubbock-Cooper school engages in political campaigning for McCay |
|
Cooper ISD gets superior rating from state auditors on its financial
system |
|
Ex-coach Frenship ISD indicted on possession of heroin |
|
Lubbock Cooper ISD superintendent: Bond needed for student growth |
|
Blue Ribbon title goes to Slaton High |
|
Lubbock-Cooper tax rate expected to stay the same |
|
Plainview ISD tax increase not enough to cover deficit |
|
Lubbock's Rise Academy charter school: 3 years in a row as Exemplary |
|
Frenship ISD Coach Accused in Drug Raid |
|
Former trainer at Lubbock-Cooper ISD charged with sexual assault |
|
Cooper ISD prepares to adopt $24 million budget for the year, raises
taxes by not lowering the tax rate to the Effective Rate |
|
Students' TAKS reading scores thrill Lubbock school officials |
|
Frenship wrapping up first year of Early College Program, plans to
expand next year |
|
Update:
Cooper board OKs boundaries,
Lubbock Cooper considers change in school boundaries |
|
Anti-Bullying An Important Issue For O'Donnell |
|
Lubbock-Cooper
board considers term limits |
|
Shallowater ISD will not pull controversial book from library |
|
Parents decry reading of controversial book to Shallowater
third-graders |
|
Who Made The Grade For TX Monthly's Best Public Schools? |
|
Plainview ISD receives Superior fiscal rating |
|
Voters OK tax boosts in area school districts
|
|
School name change honors Slaton teacher who gave career her all |
|
Six area districts among those seeking to boost revenue |
|
Frenship trustees adopt $1.50 tax rate for 2007 |
|
Letter: External police best for Plainview ISD |
|
Plainview ISD may get full-time police chief |
|
Department of Justice filed the lawsuits against the City of Earth
and the school districts of Littlefield, Post, Seagraves and Smyer |
|
Voters Approve Bonds for Two Area School Districts |
|
Long-term costs of Frenship bond uncertain |
|
Shallowater ISD Seeking $1.2 Million Bond |
|
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce & Wolfforth Area Chamber of Commerce and
Agriculture endorse Frenship bond issue
- certainly, when has a Chamber not endorsed such in recent memory? |
|
Slaton man claims school board violated state law |
|
Brownfield High School Teacher Arrested on Alleged Drug Charges |
|
Shallowater ISD will use wind power for one-third of its power needs |
|
Only 2 Plainview ISD trustees stand up for quality education |
|
Frenship ISD gets stricter with screening, criminal background
checks now required of all district volunteers |
|
Floydada
ISD superintendent destroys 3 district cooperative over inability to
agree with others |
|
Plainview ISD takes closer look at gun incident |
|
Crosbyton Schools Turn to Mandatory Drug Testing for Students |
|
Roosevelt ISD to test students for drug use |
|
Lubbock charter school earns Exemplary ranking from TEA |
|
Wilson Jr. High burned |
|
List of school retirees |
|
Lubbock-Cooper cleans up at state UIL meet |
|
Lubbock-Cooper ISD bond package to add $146 additional tax annually
to 'average' homeowner property tax in the district
- so much for moving outside the City of Lubbock to save on taxes! |
|
Andrews ISD claims need of new elementary schools |
|
Slaton teacher accused of send sexually-suggestive message to
student |
|
Lubbock-Cooper ISD proposes huge bond package raising property taxes |
|
Lockney ISD considers use of abstinence curriculum |