Plano ISD eNews - September 24, 2010

September 24, 2010

OCTOBER
10/3- 10/9	Fire Prevention Week
10/5	School Board Meeting
10/8	Secondary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal
10/11- 10/15	National School Lunch Week
10/14	End of First Nine Weeks Elementary Early Release Day
10/15	Parent / Teacher Conference Day (Student Holiday)
10/18- 10/22	National School Bus Safety Week
10/19	Board Work Session
10/22	Elementary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal
10/23- 10/31	National Red Ribbon Week Celebration

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Top Story

Eighty-seven Seniors Named Semifinalists
in 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program

Plano ISD joins with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation in recognizing 87 seniors from Plano East Senior High School, Plano Senior High School and Plano West Senior High School who have been awarded National Merit Semifinalist standing. The students are among 16,000 academically talented seniors who have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 8,400 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $36 million to be awarded next spring.

Other News

		Foundation Focus 2010-11 New Board, President & Initiatives Bank of America Donation to Family Literacy City Proclaims "Family Literacy Week" Grad Memory Helps Fund Camp Scholarships Grants to Educators Deadline September 30 Save the Date! Ski Plano January 29, 2011

		14 Schools Make State Honor Roll A record 14 Plano ISD schools made the Texas Business & Education Coalition's (TBEC) Honor Roll for 2010. The award is presented to schools demonstrating consistent high performance compared to schools serving similar student populations.

		Art Teacher Earns National Award Schell Elementary School Teacher Alisa Meli's report about the work of the Texas Art Education Association has earned a national award. Read about the award and Alisa's involvement with statewide art education initiatives.

		2010 Holiday Art Contest Underway "Illuminating the Season" is the theme for the 2010 Plano ISD Holiday Greeting Card Art Contest, sponsored by Webb & Webb attorneys and the Plano ISD Education Foundation. All students are invited to enter the contest. Four finalists and a winner will be selected from among the entries and will receive award certificates and U.S. Savings Bonds.

		Meet Security Director Joe Parks Retired Plano Police Lieutenant Joe Parks is Plano ISD's new director of security police services and student safety. He brings more than 22 years of experience in law enforcement and public safety to Plano schools.

School Board Update

September 21 Work Session - The Plano ISD Board of Trustees met this week to discuss the following topics. The full agenda with links to supporting documents can be viewed on BoardBook.

Application for State Waiver (action item)
Debt Restructuring Plan
Additional Employee Child Care Site
Exploring Class Rank

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Doug Otto, Superintendent of Schools
Karla Oliver, Executive Director for Government and Community Relations
Lesley Range-Stanton, Director for Communications
Mary Gorden, Communications Specialist / eNews Editor

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