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- Trustees Adopt 2007-2008 Calendar, Move Start Date
- January Workshop Slated To Study Scheduling Options
- Historical Society Presents Trustees With Tribute To Former Superintendent
- In Other Business, The School Board...
- Winter Break Begins Next Week
- Calendar Check: Upcoming Meetings
- Dragons Headed To Semifinals
- Football Fans: Don't Miss Out On Car Contest
- Fort Worth Symphony To Perform For CISD Students, Community
- Milk Rocks Tour Visits CMS
- Dragon Band Helps Local Store Open In Harmony
- Eubanks Celebrates Colonial Day
- Dragon Swimmers Make Waves At GCISD Meet
- All Region Band Honors Continue
- Forensic Team Snags Sweepstakes
- With Sympathy
- Our Newest Baby Dragons
- Community News
Trustees Adopt 2007-2008 Calendar, Move Start Date
At the December 11 Board meeting, Trustees approved a revised
version of the proposed 2007-2008 school calendar. After reviewing a
proposed calendar with the August 29 start date, the District Advisory
Committee developed a summary of comments from faculty, staff and parents
that was shared with Trustees. In addition, feedback was solicicted from
the community. The Board, however, voted to
move
the first day of school to Monday, August
27.
This calendar change followed discussion by
Trustees who cited a desire to create alignment and consistency with
surrounding districts and the request to make the first week of school
more convenient for parents. As a result, the last day of school will
be June 4, 2008. Starting school two days earlier costs the district
approximately $300,000 in one-time salary accruals.
The following changes were part of the approved calendar, and differ
slightly from the originally proposed 2007-2008 school calendar:
- First day of school: August 27, 2007
- First semester exams: January 16-18, 2008
- First semester ends: January 18, 2008
- Teacher work day: January 22, 2008
- Student/Staff holiday: May 26, 2008
- Second semester exams: June 2-4, 2008
- Second semester ends: June 4, 2008
- Second bad weather day: June 5, 2008
- Teacher work day: June 6, 2008 *
* If the June bad weather day is not utilized, the teacher work day will be moved up to June 5.
The only portion of the calendar still up
for discussion involves the number of early release days in August for
K-4. A state wavier provides CISD with six early release days during
the course of the school year. At the K-4 level, CISD staff use these
days primarily for student readiness assessments in reading. At the 5-6
level, these days are used for additional professional development. Secondary
students (grades 7-12) are released early during semester exams. The
scheduling of K-4 early release days will be discussed further
at the January 22 Board meeting.
The final 2007-2008 calendar will be published in print next spring; the online
version has been posted to the district's website.
2007-2008 Approved School Calendar
January Workshop Slated To Study Scheduling Options
Trustees have scheduled a Board workshop for Monday, January 8 to discuss high school scheduling options. This comes on the heels of the State Board of Education's approval of new graduation plans. The new plans increase the number of math and science credits a student must earn to receive a diploma. The new plans, known as 4x4, do not affect students currently enrolled in high school. However, current eighth graders will be the first group of students who follow these revised plans as ninth graders next year.
A scheduling plan must be implemented to accomodate the needs of the 84% of Carroll students who participate in extra-curricular or co-curricular activities. The Administration originally brought six scheduling options to the Board, but has since narrowed the list down to just a couple of options that are deemed feasible. At the January 8 workshop, Trustees will study scheduling options and associated costs. Students currently operate on a modified A/B block - taking seven classes. Administrators are proposing an eight-period block schedule. This revised schedule would require the district to hire approximately 10 additional teachers.
Historical Society Presents Trustees With Tribute To Former Superintendent
The Southlake Historical Society presented Trustees on Monday with a framed picture of Burrell Estelle Carroll, the district's namesake. Mr. Carroll was the Tarrant County Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1917 to 1926. In 1919 three rural schools in the Southlake area were consolidated to form the Carroll Common School District.
The Historical Society restored an original photo of Mr. Carroll and had it framed for Monday's presentation to CISD Board members as a tribute to the district's history and first superintendent.
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| Burrell Estelle Carroll: March 1, 1870 – April 10, 1938 |
In Other Business, The School Board...
- Heard a presentation from Chris Tribble, City of Southlake Deputy Director of Community Services, on the Bicentennial Park draft design;
- Accepted a check from the Carroll Education Foundation in the amount of $154,119;
- Approved an application for an expedited state waver to limit the number of CISD's foriegn exchange students;
- Approved the purchase of attendance credits (Weighted Average Daily Attendance - WADA) from Ysleta ISD;
- Approved the award of bid for group dental and vision insurance to CompBenefits;
- Approved a contract with Population & Survey Analysts in the amount of $48,125 for a comprehensive demographic study;
- Authorized the Administration to advertise for bids on roof replacement/HVAC/drainage modification at Durham Elementary School, Durham Intermediate School and Carroll Senior High School.
- Approved 2.5 special education aides
The next regular meeting of the CISD Board of Trustees is scheduled for January 22.
Carroll ISD schools and offices are closed for Winter Break beginning December 21-January 1. Employees return Tuesday, January 2 for Staff Development and classes resume Wednesday, January 3.
Calendar Check: Upcoming Meetings
The following is a list of upcoming meetings around the district:
- Joint Use Committee: Thursday, December 14
- Budget & Finance Committee: December 14 meeting postponed to Thursday, January 11
- Audit Committee: Monday, December 18
The Dragon football team earned a semifinalist spot against the Allen Eagles by defeating the Colleyville Heritage Panther 33-7 December 9. The Dragons will next take on Allen at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 16 at Texas Stadium in Irving. Carroll Dragons fans will sit near the Gate 3 entrance.
Pre-game tickets went on sale this morning and will be available until noon on Friday at the following locations: Carroll Senior High School, Carroll High School, Carroll Middle School, Dawson Middle School, Johnson Elementary School and Durham Elementary School. Pre-game ticket prices are $8 for adults and $6 for students. All tickets at the gate will be $10. Parking lots and gates typically open two hours prior to kick off.
The game will be broadcast on KKGM 1630 AM by Metro Sports Communications. Saturday’s game can also be heard worldwide on KKGM’s website – www.kkgmam.com as well as inside Texas Stadium on the Dragons’ Road Radio feed at 88.9 FM.
Football Fans: Don't Miss Out On Car Contest
The Texas Dodge Dealers invite high school football playoff fans to register to compete in the ‘Drive to the Dome’ contest for a chance to win a 2007 Dodge. Fans may enter by visiting www.drivetothedome.com and mailing registration forms in before the deadline. Then, on December 18, two lucky finalists will be randomly selected to participate in the 'Drive to the Dome' contest during the UIL Class 5A Division I and II Football Finals December 23. Finalists will receive one night's hotel room stay and a VIP game ticket package for the contest in San Antonio.
Dodge is a proud Corporate Partner of the University Interscholastic League and has presented the Lone Star Cup annually since the award’s inception across Texas high schools in 1998.
Fort Worth Symphony To Perform For CISD Students, Community
The Fort Worth Symphony is scheduled to perform for Carroll ISD students Thursday, January 4. There will be two 45-minute performances during the school day (11 a.m. for juniors and seniors and 1 p.m. for sixth graders). In addition, the Symphony will offer an evening performance for the community at 7:30 p.m. All performances will take place in the auditorium of Carroll Senior High School, 1501 W. Southlake Boulevard.
The evening concert will be a full-length, two-hour performance with a 15-minute intermission; the Symphony will perform numerous songs from its repitoire, including The Star Spangled Banner, Granada, El Alcatraz and more.
Tickets for the evening performance are complimentary and available at Southlake's Bicentennial Community Center, 400 N. White Chapel Boulevard. Call 817-748-8203 for details.
Recording artist Britney Christian performed for Carroll Middle School students December 12. This concert was part of her "Milk Rocks 2006" tour. After only three days on iTunes, Britney earned the number one spot for "Up and Coming Hot Artists." Her debut album, Everything To Me, spawned three top 25 iTunes hits in less than a week.
Beginning December 14, CMS students will have the chance to win an electric guitar autographed by Britney. CMS will collect canned food items for local families in need. Students will receive one ticket for every five cans donated and two tickets for every toy donated by Wednesday, December 20 at CMS. The drawing will be held December 20. In addition to the guitar, autographed CDs will be part of the drawing, as well.
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Dragon Band Helps Local Store Open In Harmony
The Dragon Band provided beautiful music for Central Market's grand opening event December 6. The local Southlake store recently donated $10,000 to the district's Carroll Education Foundation.
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Eubanks Celebrates Colonial Day
Eubanks Intermediate sixth graders celebrated the school's annual Colonial Day December 8. Students enjoyed rotating among classrooms and participating in a variety of historical activities including candle-making, quilting, clay pot creation, making pomanders and playing colonial games. Students and staff even dressed the part in colonial attire. With the help of parent volunteers, the halls of EIS resembled a miniature version of Colonial Williamsburg.
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Dragon Swimmers Make Waves At GCISD Meet
The Dragon Boys' and Girls' Swimming/Diving Teams competed December 12 against Grapevine and Colleyville at the GCISD Natatorium. The Dragons were victorious in all four meets. The following is a list of results:
Carroll Boys 152 Colleyville Boys 32
Carroll Boys 141 Grapevine Boys 43
Carroll Girls 140 Colleyville Girls 45
Carroll Girls 102 Grapevine Girls 82
Individual winners for the Dragons included:Chelsea Dunlap
200 IM 2:15.9
Drew Mays 200 IM 2:03.3 and 100 back 55.2
Lisa Ginder 100 fly 58.5
Wil Singley 100 fly 53.4
Trevor Mays 100 free 49.3
Daniel Cox 500 free 5:02.6
Caitlin Baran 100 free 54.6 and
Joey Yglasias 100 breast 1:04.8
Taylor Hryorchuk was 2nd in diving with 246.75 points
Connor Bowles was 3rd in diving with 238.20 pointsThe Dragon Boys won all
three relays:
200 Medley Relay with Jeff Hendricks, Tyler Liu, Wil singley and Trevor
Mays at 1:43.6
200 Free Relay with Singley, Andrew Goss, Jacob McGough and Ian Rea at
1:35.58
400 Free Relay with Singley, Drew Mays, Yglasias and Goss at 3:22.53
The Dragon Girls won the 200 Medley Relay with Claire Singley, Caitlin Baran, Rachel Ausdenmoore and Lisa Ginder at 1:53.88
The Dragon Girls swam two very good Free Relays, 200 Free Relay at 1:41.83, losing to Grapevine by only .7 of a second, and a 400 Free Relay at 3:40.3, losing to Grapevine by only .8 of a second. Both relays swam exceptionally well and "raced" well. The girls look forward to matching up with Grapevine later in the season.
Excellent individual efforts and season or personal best times were
turned in by:
Taylor Cole 200 free at 2:05.7 and 500 free at 5:33.3
Daniel Cox 200 free 1:50.7
Jarret Cox 200 free 2:06.9
Laura Huning 200 IM 2:16.9
Tyler Liu 200 IM 2:12.9
Connor Adams 200 IM 2:14.9
Nick Hope in 50 back 29.8
Lisa Ginder in 100 fly 58.5
Ian Rea in 100 fly 58.5
Cameron Bledsoe in 100 fly 1:06.3
Porter Jacobson in 100 free 58.8
Jarrett Cox in 500 free 5:33.6
Kelly Haitz in 100 brest 1:17.2
Ansley Hayes in 100 breast 1.20.3
Olivia Lucius 100 breast 1.19.3
Drew Glenn 50 breast 31.0
Laurel Glenn 50 free 28.9
Charles Smith 100 free 59.7
Both teams now have 7-1 records so far this season. And, both teams have five dual meet match-ups left in the season and expect to finish at 12-1. The Dragons compete one more time before Winter Break against Rockwall and Heath high schools at home December 19 at 6 p.m.
Kevin Murphy coaches the Dragon swim teams.
All-Region Band Honors Continue
Congratulations to the following ninth graders whose names were inadvertently left off last week's edition. These students will also participate in the All Region Band and Clinic January 12-13 at Grapevine-Colleyville ISD.
Nicholas D. Holder, Michael J. Keane, Carrie Reinhart, Kelly E. Boyles, Stephen V. Williams, Ann M. Callahan, Ryan M. Dickey, Katie M. Jones, Stephanie L. Boisvert, Ashley Y. Wang, Andrew C. Bair, Shane B. Ritchey, Greg J. Cohen, Colton H. Klatt, Annie L. Littleton, Matthew J.Hill, Cathy Jaerin Kim, Aaron W. Lee, Carla C. Upperman, Laura A. Edwards, Kelly E. Jones, Austin W. Thomason, Brian P. Clancy, Alex C. Clark, Claudine B. Lucena, Michael R. Moore, Tyler M. Webster, Aaron Messing, Elizabeth M. Benedict, Jennifer M. Nagy, Emily Seiter, Adam C. Lucas; alternates: Braden Walter, Charles D. Allen and Rebecca N. Ryskoski.
Forensic Team Snags Sweepstakes
The Dragon Forensic team took first place sweepstakes at the Denton Guyer Tournament December 9. The following is a list of awards received:
Varsity Lincoln-Douglas DebatePatrick
Humes - Top Speaker and 1st in Debate - State Qualified
Kathy Lee - 2nd Place - State Qualified
Ryan Bennett - 3rd Place
Jesse Beck - 4th Place
Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
Dillon Huff - 1st
Connor Huff - 2nd
Whitney Bosworth - 3rd
Patrick Humes - 5th
U.S. Extemporaneous SpeakingJesse Beck
- 3rd
Richard Jordan - 5th
Oratory
Tori Spickler - 2nd
Connor Huff - 6th
Congressional Debate
Whitney Bosworth - 1st
Suzie Bartholomew - 2nd
David Ramirez - 7th
Dramatic InterpretationBen Gojer - 4th
Kevin Comartin - 6th
Poetry
Kevin Comartin - 1st
Prose
Justin Howe - 6th
Diane Forbes coaches the Dragon Forensic team.
Dragon sympathy is extended to Tana Booker (Administration - Payroll) following the death of her grandfather, "Pete" Clyde Dickerson Sr., December 9. Services were held today in Grapevine.
Congratulations to Jane Cooper (OUES) on the birth of her baby girl, Trinity. She was born December 8 and weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Also, congratulations to Becky Scott (CHS) on the birth of her new baby boy, Rece Caeden. He was born December 6 weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.
Youth League Tennis
Youth League Tennis invites children ages 7-14 to participate in a co-ed tennis league. Players are grouped into five levels, based on skillsand abilities. Youth League Tennis is a non-profit public benefit charitable organization. For details, visit www.youthleaguetennis.org.
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