(Garland ISD) August 21, 2012 – Believing that proper nutrition plays an important role in education, Garland ISD will offer free and reduced-price meals to eligible students during the 2012-13 school year. The district participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, which provide federal funding to cover the cost of discounted meals […]
(Garland ISD) August 21, 2012 – Type www.garlandisd.net into an internet browser, and you may be surprised by what you see. The Garland Independent School District launched a redesigned website in advance of the 2012-13 school year. An innovator in education, Garland ISD first entered the World Wide Web in 1997. Since then, the district has […]
August 21, 2012 – Hawaiian Falls Mansfield is hosting a last days of summer bash complete with 1,600 Beach Balls in the wavepool at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 26. Let’s not even mention “back to school” as it might start a riot! But you know the kids are on edge. Let them blow off a […]
(Garland) August 21, 2012- School buildings are once again fully staffed as Garland ISD prepares for the first day of classes on August 27. The district welcomed close to 400 new campus professionals at an orientation August 15, where they were treated to breakfast before receiving instruction about GISD. Employees were also introduced to district […]
(Garland ISD) August 21, 2012 – After leading Garland ISD through one of the most dynamic periods in its history, Curtis Culwell is retiring. Culwell, who has served as GISD superintendent since 1999, announced his retirement—effective in December—at Tuesday night’s school board work session in the Harris Hill Administration Building. Culwell, one of the most respected […]
(Rockwall ISD) August 20, 2012 – Nearly 2,000 employees attended the annual Rockwall Independent School District Convocation on Monday, August 20. New and returning teachers, administrators and employees were joined by the RISD Board of Trustees and numerous business and community leaders to kick-off a new school year. Superintendent Jeff Bailey returned as the keynote […]
Teacher, student discount through Aug 31 (Rowlett) August 15, 2012 – The start of another school year is just around the corner. Fortunately, so is PrinterSmart, a family-owned and operated business now offering students and teachers an extra 20% savings on all school supplies – including ink and toner, printing and copy services, labels and paper. With more than […]
Summer nights right before the news there was a public service announcement: It’s 10 o’clock, do you know where your children are? What I’d like to hear today is this: Do you know who your children are? When parents or grandparents contact me asking for advice about how to handle a child who is being […]
August 14, 2012 – Establishing routines with our children is an effective and powerful way to set boundaries. Setting limits helps our children feel safe, and allows them the freedom to focus on skill building and learning. Our routines, though, may have unintended consequences. If we spend the morning reminding, organizing and coercing our children […]
FUMC Royse City provides nurturing environment, fully developed curriculum for preschoolers (Royse City) August 9, 2012 – The Royse City Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the new playground at Shepherds Place Preschool. First United Methodist Church Royse City offers high quality, Christian preschool for children ages 2 […]