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December 20, 2006
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
DECEMBER, 2006
12/21 End of 1st Semester / Early Release Day
12/21 Report Cards Issued for Elementary Students (Secondary Mailed) ParentviewerNew Window
12/22 Teacher Records Day
12/22-1/3 Students' Winter Break
12/23-1/2 Teachers' Winter Break
JANUARY, 2007
1/3 Teacher Planning Day
1/4 Classes Resume
1/15 MLK Birthday (Student/Teacher Holiday)


MLK Art Contest Winner

MLK Tribute Events

Saturday, January 13
Parade, 10:00 a.m.
Downtown Plano
City Hall Program, 11:00 a.m.
Health Fair (following parade)
Douglass Community Center
1111 Avenue H, Plano

Sunday, January 14
Choir Program, 7:00 p.m.
St. Andrew Methodist Church
1401 Mira Vista Blvd.

Monday, January 15
17th Annual Leadership Breakfast and Panel Discussion, 7:45 a.m.
Youth Forum, 10:30 a.m.
Collin County Community College, Spring Creek Campus
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy.

Thursday, January 18
Plano ISD MLK Tribute Event, 7:00 p.m., Plano Centre
2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy.

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PSHS Student Volunteer

Holiday Helping Hands

Plano ISD's 53,000 students and 7,000 employees helped "share the warmth" with coat drives, food drives and other generous acts of kindness for families in need this holiday season. View our reports and photos.read
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Achievements!

Susan Dantzler  

School Principals Appointed

Susan Dantzler (pictured), current Miller Elementary School principal, will open the new Schell Elementary School in fall, 2007. Superintendent Dr. Doug Otto announced four new principal appointments to be effective January 3, 2007. read
Schell Family Members  

A.R. Schell Family Honored

The Plano ISD Board of Trustees honored the family of A.R. Schell, Jr. - namesake of the district's newest elementary school to open fall, 2007, east of Central Expressway at Renner and Brand Roads.read

Tonya Horton  

Closing the Achievement Gap

Tonya Horton, former Bowman Middle School principal, is one of three newly-appointed "student achievement specialists" who are working with area assistant superintendents, principals, teachers and district staff to help close the achievement gap.read

School Principals  

TBEC Honor Roll Schools Awarded

School trustees recognized eight school principals on December 12 for their campuses making the Texas Business and Education Coalition’s 2006 Honor Roll as a result of student performance.read

School Board Update

In addition to reports in this newsletter, school trustees approved the following items on December 12:

Thought for the Week:

“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul."
~Joseph Addison

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eNews Staff

Doug Otto, Superintendent of Schools
Karla Oliver, Executive Director for Government and Community Relations
Mary Gorden, Public Information Officer / eNews Editor

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