February 1-5 is National School Counseling Week, an annual event in which students, faculty and staff have an opportunity to pay special tribute to school counselors for their dedication to Plano ISD's 55,000 students. At the February 2 meeting of the Plano ISD Board of Trustees, Counseling and Guidance Director Paul Weaver and school counselors will present a report about the district's counseling and guidance program. Mr. Weaver will also announce three schools who recently earned state CREST awards for their school's comprehensive counseling programs.

Elisa Lin, Plano West senior, has been selected as one of 40 high school seniors from across the country as a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010. She will travel to Washington, D.C. in March to compete for $630,000 in awards.

Plano West Senior High School Football Player Jackson Jeffcoat announced today that he will attend the University of Texas. Twin sister Jacqueline has already committed to play basketball at Oklahoma University. Read more about this top athlete.

Faculty & Staff Achievements

• Tom Kimbrough Rated Among "Top 10" Most Memorable Coaches in Texas Football 50th Anniversary Magazine
• Williams High School Principal Captures Southwest Advanced Placement Award
• Shepton High School Humanities & English Teacher to be Awarded by Texas Exes

• 77 Musicians Selected for All-State Ensembles
• 152 Students Chosen for All-Region Bands
• 45 Students Selected for 9th Grade All-Region Band
• Middle School Singers Dominate All-Region Choir Contest
• 249 Middle School Students Selected for All-Region Band

School Board Update

February 2 Meeting Agenda - School trustees will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, at the Plano ISD Administration Building, 2700 W. 15th Street. Following is a brief list of agenda items. View the full agenda and related links on BoardBook.

• Trustees will celebrate recognitions for National School Counseling Week, the Texas Comptroller's Gold Leadership Circle Award and NCEA Just 4 the Kids Higher Performing Schools.
• "Consent Agenda" items for approval by the board include routine business such as bids and purchases.
• Reports will presented on NCEA Just 4 the Kids Methodology, the district budget and on the AEIS Annual Report and Public Hearing.
• Policies to be approved are FFAA (Local) Wellness and Health Services:  Physical Examinations, TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 86 and EIF (Local) Academic Achievement: Graduation.

Thought for the Week:
“I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.”  ~Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"

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