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Seen and Heard at the September School Board Meeting

Seen and Heard at the September School Board Meeting

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

September 17, 2018 - The Oath of Office was administered to new Board member Robin Malone.  Malone is director of legal studies at Amarillo College.  She was appointed to serve the remainder of the . . .

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Seen and Heard at the August School Board Meeting

Seen and Heard at the August School Board Meeting

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

August 28, 2018 - Superintendent Dana West presented a report on AISD’s performance in the 2018 State Accountability ratings system. All AISD campuses achieved a ‘Met Standard’ rating and the . . .

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Advanced Placement Exam Scores Soar District-Wide

Advanced Placement Exam Scores Soar District-Wide

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

September 10, 2018—New data shows tremendous growth in the number of Amarillo ISD students enrolling in Advanced Placement (AP) programs and earning college credit. From 2010 to 2018, the number of . . .

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Board of Trustees Seeks Community Input on New Career Academy Project

Board of Trustees Seeks Community Input on New Career Academy Project

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

August 28, 2018 – The Amarillo ISD Board of Trustees wants to seek additional community comment and engagement as planning continues for the future use of the former Hastings facility. The District . . .

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Glenwood Elementary Earns Lighthouse Designation

Glenwood Elementary Earns Lighthouse Designation

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

August 28, 2018—Glenwood Elementary School has been named a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by Franklin Covey Co. following a four-year process implemented by the school to turn scholars into . . .

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Two Schools Awarded All Distinctions From TEA

Two Schools Awarded All Distinctions From TEA

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

September 6, 2018—Two Amarillo ISD schools have earned all possible distinctions awarded by the Texas Education Agency for outstanding performance under the 2018 state accountability system.  Lamar . . .

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Trustee Applications Due by August 1

Trustee Applications Due by August 1

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

July 26, 2018 - The Amarillo Independent School District is now accepting applications to fill a Board of Trustees vacancy. Applications are due by August 1, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. The Board expects to . . .

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Seen and Heard at the June 2018 School Board Meeting

Seen and Heard at the June 2018 School Board Meeting

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

June 21, 2018 - At the June 21 School Board meeting, trustees officially accepted the resignation of James Allen.  Mr. Allen had been a Board member 19 years.  After listening to several public . . .

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School Bond 2017: Projects to Begin

School Bond 2017: Projects to Begin

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

June 7, 2018 -- Last November Amarillo voters passed a $100 million school bond that focuses on four main areas of construction and renovation across AISD: safety and security ($11.5 million) . . .

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Thrive Expands Scholarship Opportunity to All AISD High Schools

Thrive Expands Scholarship Opportunity to All AISD High Schools

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

June 21, 2018—Amarillo ISD trustees have approved the District’s partnership in a scholarship program that gives students of all four AISD high schools, and potentially students from anywhere in the . . .

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Notice of Public Meeting: Budget and Proposed Tax Rate

Notice of Public Meeting: Budget and Proposed Tax Rate

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

Please click on links for more information: Budget Notice 2018-19.pdf Proposed Budget . . .

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Education Support Center Shifts to Summer Hours

Education Support Center Shifts to Summer Hours

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

May 30, 2017—Amarillo ISD’s Rod Schroder Education Support Center will assume special hours of operation during the summer months. Regular hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. will resume the week of July . . .

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Seen and Heard at the May 2018 School Board Meeting

Seen and Heard at the May 2018 School Board Meeting

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

May 21, 2018 -- The Board honored four National Merit Scholars, 14 National Merit Commended Students, and eight National Hispanic Scholars with certificates and congratulations. Trustees also . . .

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New Viewing Option Available for Graduation Ceremonies

New Viewing Option Available for Graduation Ceremonies

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

May 23, 2018—Graduation ceremonies for the nearly 1,900 scholars of Amarillo ISD’s Class of 2018 will be broadcast via Livestream for the first time this year.   Tascosa High School kicks off . . .

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Hundreds of Summer Reading Events Planned

Hundreds of Summer Reading Events Planned

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

May 18, 2018—More than 200 summer reading events are already on the calendar as Amarillo ISD launches a district-wide summer literacy focus. The aim of this inaugural series of events is volume, . . .

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Special Education Records Notice

Special Education Records Notice

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

Non-essential special education records of students, who were dismissed, withdrawn, or graduated during the 2007 – 08 school year, will be destroyed after May 31, 2015.  Persons wishing to claim any . . .

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Six Campuses Named Honor Roll Schools

Six Campuses Named Honor Roll Schools

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

May 18, 2018—Six Amarillo ISD elementary schools have been named to the 2017 - 2018 Educational Results Partnership (ERP) Honor Roll for high achievement and student success. The program is part of . . .

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Ashworth Winner Committed to AISD Core Values

Ashworth Winner Committed to AISD Core Values

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

May 15, 2018 – A purchasing supervisor who is retiring with 33-years of service to Amarillo ISD is the recipient of the District’s highest employee honor.  Lori Thomason was recognized with the 2018 . . .

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Three Scholars Named National Merit Finalists

Three Scholars Named National Merit Finalists

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

May 14, 2018—Three Amarillo ISD students are the area’s only finalists for the 2018 National Merit Scholarship program. One of them thus far has gone on to be named a National Merit Scholarship . . .

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2018 District Teachers of the Year Announced

2018 District Teachers of the Year Announced

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

May 4, 2018 –Announced at the Lamar Lively Teacher of the Year Breakfast, Amarillo ISD 2018 Elementary Teacher of the Year is Kathie Glover and Secondary Teacher of the Year is Shawn Kennedy. The . . .

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District Awarded TEA Grow Your Own Grant

District Awarded TEA Grow Your Own Grant

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

April 26, 2018—Amarillo ISD is one of 25 school districts, universities and education service centers awarded a Texas Education Agency (TEA) 2018-2019 Grow Your Own grant. Commissioner of Education . . .

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Seen and Heard at the April 2018 School Board Meeting

Seen and Heard at the April 2018 School Board Meeting

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

April 16, 2018 -- In her Superintendent’s Report, Dr. Dana West introduced Elizabeth Magar, Coordinator of Innovative Media Resources, and Gini Robertson-Baker, Elementary English Language Arts . . .

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Important Information About Friday's Social Media Concerns

Important Information About Friday's Social Media Concerns

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

April 6, 2018 -- Amarillo ISD has some information for parents about a message posted overnight on social media which caused concern at one of our high schools. Since that time, the same picture . . .

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Amarillo ISD Partners with Parents to Keep Students Safe on Social Media

Amarillo ISD Partners with Parents to Keep Students Safe on Social Media

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

March 26, 2018—A series of upcoming parent forums will provide families with information and tips to keep kids safe on social media.  The forums will be led by AISD’s Learning, . . .

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Seen and Heard at the March 2018 School Board Meeting

Seen and Heard at the March 2018 School Board Meeting

Posted Date: 06/03/2020

March 19, 2018 -- At the March 19 meeting, the School Board recognized the Amarillo High Lady Sandies Basketball Team and coaches for winning the 5A State Championship.  In her Superintendent’s . . .

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