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The Richardson and Plano districts serve mostly affluent neighborhoods in northern and far north areas of Dallas that were annexed after 1960.
"The Plano ISD administration is aware of recent bullying allegations, and is working with the campus and local law enforcement to actively investigate the matter. Our district does not tolerate or condone bullying or harassing behavior, and is taking prompt and remedial action to address concerns," the district said in a statement.
The Plano ISD board of trustees named Sara Bonser as the lone district superintendent finalist nearly a month after beginning its selection process.
The Plano ISD board of trustees at a March 1 regular meeting agreed to change its attendance boundaries for Brinker, Aldridge and Mendenhall elementary schools beginning in August. The changes were made to prepare for future enrollment and to ensure that the students move smoothly from one school to the next in the feeder pattern, according to district officials.
Trustees named interim deputy superintendent Sara Bonser to take over his leadership duties effective immediately. Trustees will start the search for a superintendent who will be "focused on fast-paced innovation aligned with the district's ongoing goals to ensure continued improvement in student learning and efficient use of resources," according to the statement.
Lam developed the Plano school district's Chinese bilingual program 20 years ago for a growing population of non-native pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. It remains one of two in the state.
The couple noted 49 images they consider objectionable in a PowerPoint presentation they sent to the district. Many were of Greek and Roman sculptures depicting frontal male nudity. Among the more modern images they cite are photographs of Michelangelo's David and The Kiss by Auguste Rodin, along with reproductions of paintings including The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Peter Paul Rubens, The Third of May 1808, by Francisco Goya, The Picnic by Edouard Manet, and The Swimming Hole by Thomas Eakins.
The Next Generation Action Network circulated videos that it says show the Black student was "tortured for days and forced to drink his white former teammates' urine" at a sleepover, during which he was also called slurs and beaten. The group slammed Plano officials, saying they had not taken appropriate action.
The third new academy the Plano launched this year was built upon the school district's existing International Baccalaureate at the Plano East Senior High School campus. It was offered to only juniors and seniors. Now through the IB World school, freshmen and sophomores are also on campus for the IB track. This academy has 535 students enrolled -- 172 freshmen, 129 sophomores, 101 juniors and 133 seniors.
Ideally, all of your neighborhoods would be racially and socioeconomically integrated," said Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, a New York-based nonpartisan public policy research group. "But it's not the reality. We have to find creative ways to put kids from different backgrounds together.
After drawn-out debates that dredged up bitter memories and elicited questions of motive, the Plano school board agreed Tuesday to once again alter school boundaries. The decision tweaks the plan a previous board devised two years ago. It eliminates the option for students at Schimelpfenig Middle School to choose their high school. The switch aims to alleviate concerns about increased growth at Plano West Senior High, which would go from being the district's smallest senior high to its largest in coming years.
Some of Dallas County's missing white children attend private schools, but most seem to have moved to increasingly far-flung suburbs. Collin County gained 40,000 white students between 1997 and 2015 even as Plano ISD, the white flight destination of the 1990s, lost 10,000 white students. Denton County public schools gained 20,000 students, Rockwall County 6,000. Keller ISD absorbed 8,000, Saginaw 4,000.
If you want to live in Dallas, not pay for private school, but still not send your kids to DISD, here's where you'll want to live:
Summer Smith said her eighth grader, a student at Haggard Middle School, was at a sleepover party when he was forced to drink a cup of urine. A video of the alleged abuse is circulating on social media. The boys were white football teammates who Smith said had been bullying and harassing her son for more than a year. And, that she contacted the school and was told the party occurred outside of school hours so they couldn't do much.
The boy's mom shared on social media that some of her son's classmates and teammates attacked him at a recent sleepover at another student's house. She said he was punched, attacked with a BB gun and verbally assaulted with racial slurs.
The Richardson and Plano districts serve mostly affluent neighborhoods in northern and far north areas of Dallas that were annexed after 1960.
Dr. Theresa Williams serves as the chief executive officer of a district with more than 6,500 employees serving 49,000 students across 74 schools and programs. With nearly thirty years in the profession, Dr. Williams considers education her calling and has made significant contributions, both as a teacher and administrator.
Plano ISD serves the residents of approximately 100 square miles in southwest Collin County. This area includes 66 square miles in the City of Plano, with the balance including northern portions of the cities of Dallas and Richardson and parts of the cities of Allen, Carrollton, Garland, Lucas, Murphy, Parker and Wylie.
Plano ISD began its IB program in 1995. Witcher said PISD's rate of graduating students from its Diploma Program is 80 percent, surpassing the national average of 69 percent.
Plano ISD serves the residents of approximately 100 square miles in southwest Collin County. This area includes 66 square miles in the City of Plano, with the balance including northern portions of the cities of Dallas and Richardson and parts of the cities of Allen, Carrollton, Garland, Lucas, Murphy, Parker and Wylie.
Trustees named interim deputy superintendent Sara Bonser to take over his leadership duties effective immediately. Trustees will start the search for a superintendent who will be "focused on fast-paced innovation aligned with the district's ongoing goals to ensure continued improvement in student learning and efficient use of resources," according to the statement.
The Plano ISD board of trustees named Sara Bonser as the lone district superintendent finalist nearly a month after beginning its selection process.
If you want to live in Dallas, not pay for private school, but still not send your kids to DISD, here's where you'll want to live:
The Richardson and Plano districts serve mostly affluent neighborhoods in northern and far north areas of Dallas that were annexed after 1960.
Some of Dallas County's missing white children attend private schools, but most seem to have moved to increasingly far-flung suburbs. Collin County gained 40,000 white students between 1997 and 2015 even as Plano ISD, the white flight destination of the 1990s, lost 10,000 white students. Denton County public schools gained 20,000 students, Rockwall County 6,000. Keller ISD absorbed 8,000, Saginaw 4,000.
Lam developed the Plano school district's Chinese bilingual program 20 years ago for a growing population of non-native pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. It remains one of two in the state.
The couple noted 49 images they consider objectionable in a PowerPoint presentation they sent to the district. Many were of Greek and Roman sculptures depicting frontal male nudity. Among the more modern images they cite are photographs of Michelangelo's David and The Kiss by Auguste Rodin, along with reproductions of paintings including The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Peter Paul Rubens, The Third of May 1808, by Francisco Goya, The Picnic by Edouard Manet, and The Swimming Hole by Thomas Eakins.
Summer Smith said her eighth grader, a student at Haggard Middle School, was at a sleepover party when he was forced to drink a cup of urine. A video of the alleged abuse is circulating on social media. The boys were white football teammates who Smith said had been bullying and harassing her son for more than a year. And, that she contacted the school and was told the party occurred outside of school hours so they couldn't do much.
"The Plano ISD administration is aware of recent bullying allegations, and is working with the campus and local law enforcement to actively investigate the matter. Our district does not tolerate or condone bullying or harassing behavior, and is taking prompt and remedial action to address concerns," the district said in a statement.
The Next Generation Action Network circulated videos that it says show the Black student was "tortured for days and forced to drink his white former teammates' urine" at a sleepover, during which he was also called slurs and beaten. The group slammed Plano officials, saying they had not taken appropriate action.
The boy's mom shared on social media that some of her son's classmates and teammates attacked him at a recent sleepover at another student's house. She said he was punched, attacked with a BB gun and verbally assaulted with racial slurs.
Plano ISD began its IB program in 1995. Witcher said PISD's rate of graduating students from its Diploma Program is 80 percent, surpassing the national average of 69 percent.
The third new academy the Plano launched this year was built upon the school district's existing International Baccalaureate at the Plano East Senior High School campus. It was offered to only juniors and seniors. Now through the IB World school, freshmen and sophomores are also on campus for the IB track. This academy has 535 students enrolled -- 172 freshmen, 129 sophomores, 101 juniors and 133 seniors.
Ideally, all of your neighborhoods would be racially and socioeconomically integrated," said Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, a New York-based nonpartisan public policy research group. "But it's not the reality. We have to find creative ways to put kids from different backgrounds together.
After drawn-out debates that dredged up bitter memories and elicited questions of motive, the Plano school board agreed Tuesday to once again alter school boundaries. The decision tweaks the plan a previous board devised two years ago. It eliminates the option for students at Schimelpfenig Middle School to choose their high school. The switch aims to alleviate concerns about increased growth at Plano West Senior High, which would go from being the district's smallest senior high to its largest in coming years.
The Plano ISD board of trustees at a March 1 regular meeting agreed to change its attendance boundaries for Brinker, Aldridge and Mendenhall elementary schools beginning in August. The changes were made to prepare for future enrollment and to ensure that the students move smoothly from one school to the next in the feeder pattern, according to district officials.
Trustees named interim deputy superintendent Sara Bonser to take over his leadership duties effective immediately. Trustees will start the search for a superintendent who will be "focused on fast-paced innovation aligned with the district's ongoing goals to ensure continued improvement in student learning and efficient use of resources," according to the statement.
If you want to live in Dallas, not pay for private school, but still not send your kids to DISD, here's where you'll want to live:
The Richardson and Plano districts serve mostly affluent neighborhoods in northern and far north areas of Dallas that were annexed after 1960.
Some of Dallas County's missing white children attend private schools, but most seem to have moved to increasingly far-flung suburbs. Collin County gained 40,000 white students between 1997 and 2015 even as Plano ISD, the white flight destination of the 1990s, lost 10,000 white students. Denton County public schools gained 20,000 students, Rockwall County 6,000. Keller ISD absorbed 8,000, Saginaw 4,000.
The third new academy the Plano launched this year was built upon the school district's existing International Baccalaureate at the Plano East Senior High School campus. It was offered to only juniors and seniors. Now through the IB World school, freshmen and sophomores are also on campus for the IB track. This academy has 535 students enrolled -- 172 freshmen, 129 sophomores, 101 juniors and 133 seniors.
Ideally, all of your neighborhoods would be racially and socioeconomically integrated," said Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, a New York-based nonpartisan public policy research group. "But it's not the reality. We have to find creative ways to put kids from different backgrounds together.
After drawn-out debates that dredged up bitter memories and elicited questions of motive, the Plano school board agreed Tuesday to once again alter school boundaries. The decision tweaks the plan a previous board devised two years ago. It eliminates the option for students at Schimelpfenig Middle School to choose their high school. The switch aims to alleviate concerns about increased growth at Plano West Senior High, which would go from being the district's smallest senior high to its largest in coming years.
