Plano ISD eNews - March 17, 2006

District Secondary Science Fair Grand Prize Winners Teddy Garber, Andrew Rubinett and Justin Fu

March 17, 2006

MARCH
3/18	PISD Recruitment Open House
3/21	School Board Meeting
3/21	Internet Safety Parent Seminar
3/23-3/24	2006-07 Kindergarten Registration
3/27	Taste of Plano at Plano Centre
3/31-4/1	Early Childhood Schools Registration
APRIL
4/1	PTA Vendor Fair
4/6	PISD Service & Retirement Event
4/14	Student/Teacher Holiday
4/20	Internet Safety Parent Seminar

Student Competitions & Performances Calendar

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Plano ISD employees voted their school district among the top 70 “Best Places to Work in 2006” in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, in a recent "Dallas Business Journal" survey. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Doug Otto and other PISD officials will represent our 7,000 employees at an upcoming awards luncheon, and Plano ISD will be profiled as one of the “Good Guys ” in the Journal’s May 5 issue.

Top Story

		Secondary Science Fair Winners Congratulations to Secondary District Science Fair Grand Prize Winners Jeff Nanney, Plano East (senior division-pictured left), and the Frankford Middle School team of Teddy Garber, Andrew Rubinett and Justin Fu (junior division-pictured above). See our website for a full list of winners and to read a profile of Valedictorian Jeff Nanney.

Other News

		Summer School 2006 Plano ISD's "Summer Opportunities for Learning" will attract more than 7,000 students from grades K-12 who will enroll in both remedial and enrichment programs. View our Summer School website for lists of courses and registration dates.

		Recruitment Open House Plano ISD's Annual Recruitment Open House will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, at Plano West Senior High School. Administrators from every PISD school will be on hand to discuss job opportunities with qualified applicants.

		Internet Safety Workshops Parents and interested community members are invited to two upcoming seminars on Internet safety. Renner Middle School will host a program on protecting children from online sex predators on March 21, and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will host a seminar on April 20 at PISD's Sockwell Center.

		Prek & Kindergarten Registration This month, Plano schools will register our community’s youngest learners for the 2006-07 school year. On March 23 and 24, elementary schools will register kindergarten students. Early childhood schools will register students on March 30, 31 and April 1. See our district web site for schedules.

		PTA Council Vendor Fair The Plano ISD Council of PTAs will host its 11th Annual Vendor and Program Fair on Saturday, April 1, at Jasper High School. The free event allows PTAs and others to explore fundraising and program options.

		Superintendent's Award Nominees Nearly 75 support staff members who work in school offices, classrooms, cafeterias, drive buses and assist in other capacities have been nominated for Dr. Doug Otto's 7th Annual Superintendent's Service Award. Nominees will be honored at Plano ISD's April 6 service award event, where a few top winners will be announced by the superintendent.

		Students 'Speak Up' NetDay has announced "America’s Top 100 Schools for Supporting Student Voices in Technology." Students and teachers at Rice, Robinson and Frankford middle schools; Clark, Jasper and Shepton high schools; and Plano East and Plano West senior high schools were honored for making PISD one of the top districts in the U.S. for responding to the online surveys.

School Board Update

March 21 Meeting - School trustees will vote on several agenda items, including those listed below...View the complete agenda, with links to more information, on our district website -

Stinson Elementary School Enrollment Relief
Bilingual/ESOL Programs Update
2006-07 Budget Report
Teacher Compensation Package
Several "Consent Agenda" Items

School Board Candidate Forum - Plano ISD Key Communicators will host a school board candidate forum at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 17, at the PISD Administration Building, 2700 W. 15th Street. Candidates are Melody Timinsky (incumbent) and Robert Canright in Place 6, and Missy Bender and Nathan Barbera in Place 7.

Thought for the Week:

"The greatest teacher is not the one who talks all the time, but the one who listens."

– Lauren, age 14 Quotes by Kids

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