CCISD News - April 2005

CCISD Board of Trustees Seeks Members for a District Stadium Naming Committee and Stadium Names

LEAGUE CITY, Texas—The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees is inviting citizens to recommend names for the District’s stadium. All naming recommendations must be received by 12 p.m. Friday, April 15 at the District’s Education Support Center, located at 2425 East Main Street.

Also, the Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees is inviting citizens to volunteer as members of a committee to recommend names for the District’s stadium.

The committee will be composed of members from the District and the Administration.

The Superintendent of Schools will appoint the committee chair.

Citizens interested in serving on the committee can obtain an application form online at www.CCISD.net or in person at 2425 East Main Street.

Citizens can also fax the form to 281.338.5928 or e-mail it to kpermett@ccisd.net.

All forms must be submitted by 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 13. All stadium naming recommendations must be received by 12 p.m. Friday, April 15. The stadium committee meetings will be held May 2 and May 20 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Click here for a copy of the form.

According to Board Policy, all schools shall be named for:

* Distinguished, historical personage (local, state and national heroes or heroines),
* Distinguished educators (local, state, or national),
* Retired prominent local citizens or educators,
* Strong consideration shall be given to the naming of schools for those who donate the land for school sites.

The committee shall submit three recommendations to the Board of Trustees to be considered for the name of the stadium. The Board of Trustees will make the final decision.

The District Stadium serves the three high schools in the district as well as numerous community sporting activities and events.

For additional information, please contact the Office of Public Information at 281.338.5803.

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Image Source: Marilyn Clark, League City Area News Online

This year 296 high school students have been named Superintendent's Scholars.

April 9, 2005

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Channel 2 Sunshine Award

North Pointe Elementary School Principal Joe Wiseman receives the Channel 2 Sunshine Award.

April 16, 2005

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Creekside Students Create MED Ops Program

April 24, 2005

Students in Teen Leadership at Creekside Intermediate have created a program called MED Ops, short for Military Entertainment Drive. The goal of MED Ops is to collect used and new DVD's, CD's, X-Box, and Play Station 2 games for U.S. soldiers stationed in the Middle East. The discs will be used to stock an entertainment library at Camp Arjifan, located in Kuwait. Donations, in the form of discs or money to help cover the cost of shipping the discs, can be made at the front office of Creekside Intermediate, located at 4320 West Main St. in League City.

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CCISD News - Students Have a HUNCH They Are Needed by Space Program

April 24, 2005

With the help of AmericaÕs high school students, NASA has found a way to develop training materials at a significant discount.

LEAGUE CITY, Texas—Contributing to the success of the space program is an honor few high school students can claim. However, on May 2, 75 career and technology students in the Houston area will be presenting NASA with the hand-crafted International Space Station training supplies they have been building as part of the HUNCH program. The ceremony takes place at 10 a.m., Monday, May 2, at the Clear Creek High School auditorium located in League City.

CCISD: More HUNCH

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CCISD and Aramark Provided a Free TAKS Breakfast!

April 27, 2005

CCISD/ARAMARK Food Service provided a free
Breakfast for all elementary students during
TAKS Testing Dates from April 19 to April 21, 2005.

Updated May 7, 2005

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Image Source: Breakfast at Bailey's Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia - a USDA image

CCISD Teachers Earn National Certification

April 29, 2005

LEAGUE CITY, Texas—Clear Creek Independent School District teachers Lisa Frase and Anne Smith are two of 195 Texas teachers who have earned National Board Teacher Certification.

Frase is a fourth grade teacher at Wedgewood Elementary School. Frase earned her certification in Literacy Reading Language Arts Early and Middle Childhood.

Smith is a fourth grade teacher at Bay Elementary School and she earned her certification as a Middle Childhood Generalist.

National Board Certification measures a teacher’s practice against rigorous research-based standards. The process is an extensive series of performance-based assessments that include: teaching portfolios, student work samples, videotapes and thorough analyses of the teacher’s classroom teaching and student learning. In addition, teachers must successfully complete a series of written exercises that probe the depth of their subject matter knowledge.

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