Are you ready for the challenge?
Next month, Ennis Independent School District will accept Rachel’s Challenge.
Dec 13 2012 | Posted in Blogs | Read More »
Next month, Ennis Independent School District will accept Rachel’s Challenge.
I’m glad that there are four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year instead of the typical three. Educators usually consider that period of time an instructional wasteland because, really, would you rather make a salt map of South America or scheme and bargain with Santa?
Ennis ISD is very proud to roll out an innovative technology initiative that will provide a new 32-gigabyte, Wi-Fi only, Apple iPad to each seventh grade student.
A few weeks ago, the EISD Board of Trustees had a workshop session where we examined some of the things that we want to expand and things we want to improve. One word that cropped up in almost every topic of discussion was communication. That term describes both a real concept and a euphemism for some other ideas.
Football and Fajita Friday Night — quite a change from the Sam Houston Elementary Fish Fry!
For folks who enjoy following politics, the current events landscape is a ripe harvest. The national election is just two weeks away and most voters have probably decided who they will select for the top spot but there are lots of down ballot positions of extreme importance to education. I hope those will get consideration, too.
One of my favorite pieces of wisdom from Sir Winston Churchill is: “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.”
Last weekend, several EISD administrators and board members participated in the annual TASA/TASB Convention in Austin.
I am enjoying watching the development of the various outreach programs that are happening at our campuses — both for the positive outcome that we expect from better contact between school and parents and also for the creative and alliterative names that are being assigned.
The 29th Annual Chamber Auction is behind us now and what a great night we had.
This Friday morning, for the second year in a row, Ennis will be the featured city on Channel 8’s WFAA Daybreak program. Throughout the early morning broadcast, community members will put their best foot forward in promoting Ennis, Texas.
The first day of school! For many youngsters, that’s a major life milestone. Even for grownups, those soaring school ceilings and long halls that seem to curve over the horizon are a little intimidating.
I’ve been around computers long enough to know where to find the reset button. When the system starts to freeze, it’s easy to hit that button and make everything new again.
This week is one of the most enjoyable of the school year — it’s the week when teachers come back to school.
Since January, it has been my pleasure to be the principal of the Alamo Alternative Education Center. For those of you who are not familiar with the Alamo Center, we house DAEP, Horizons, BRIDGES, and the district parent center.
Several weeks ago, I heard a great example story from the pulpit.
Most of us had grandmothers who seemed to have an unending supply of adages or summative comments for which there was just no comeback.
Liberals received a big shot in the arm when the Supreme Court of the United States made a precedent and ruled the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) law constitutional.
Over the course of the summer months, other EISD administrators and I have written about various school activities and projects that take place during the summer. Each summer has its own unique events, such as this summer’s intense preparation related to the initiation of CSCOPE this fall.
A name familiar to many educators is Marcia Tate. Dr. Tate is a nationally known teacher of teachers whose specialty is brain function.
