Discovery School in Heath offers Christian Montessori education unique to area

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (August 17, 2014) This fall, Discovery School at First Baptist Church in Heath will once again open its doors for 3-6-year-olds interested in receiving a Montessori education. Discovery School Directress Norma Morris has 35 years of experience with the Montessori learning style, and said Discovery School is the only Christian Montessori program in […]

Marigold Learning Academy welcomes students in new location Monday

ROCKWALL, TX (August 24, 2014) The Marigold Learning Academy of Rockwall will open its doors in a new location Monday. Known as the premier school for children from 2 1/2 to 8 years of age with diagnoses of Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (POD) or related Autism Spectrum Disorder, Marigold Learning Academy has moved to […]

Superintendent Jeff Bailey sets the bar high for Rockwall ISD students

Superintendent Jeff Bailey sets the bar high for Rockwall ISD students

ROCKWALL ISD, TX (August 24, 2014) Welcome to Rockwall Independent School District where the evolution of technology has taken over, and the days of sitting in class in straight rows with a lecturing teacher are gone. It’s a different and exciting era, says Superintendent Jeff Bailey. “Students are up and engaged, and our teachers are […]

It’s a jungle out there

ROCKWALL, TX (August 22, 2014) Students can be either excited about going back to school and all of its new opportunities or it can be a dread for some as they remember negative experiences from the previous year. It can be a “jungle” for some kids who have experienced bullying at school—they are beginning to […]

Applications being accepted for Rockwall Youth Advisory Council

ROCKWALL, TX (August 21, 2014) The City of Rockwall is now accepting applications for students who wish to be considered for the 2014-2015 Rockwall Youth Advisory Council (YAC). Applicants must be freshmen through seniors who reside within the city limits of the City of Rockwall. The purpose of the Rockwall YAC is to provide participation […]

Safe Routes to School projects underway in Heath

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 19, 2014) As a new program to promote safer walking trails to local schools sweeps across the nation, Heath Mayor Lorne Liechty is not hesitating to include Heath’s schools in the initiative. The new Safe Routes to Schools program means Heath will see construction for a little while, but Liechty said it will […]

How do we overcome innumeracy? Let us count the ways…

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 19, 2014) Innumeracy, the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy, has been a much discussed problem in educational circles for many years. American students do not score well on international ratings in Math and Science, thus TAAKS, STAAR, Common Core and other programs have been developed in an effort to address this problem. As parents, […]

The lasting lessons of ‘alternative’ school

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 19, 2014) Pappaw taught me how to change oil. Often I rode my go-cart in his “back 40” between the peach trees and the potato patch and then he’d wave me in, “Give it a break, Scotty, and let’s change that oil.” He loosened the plug to drain it and made me touch […]