Once again Avalon ISD is a recognized district. This is the sixth year in a row. This year it was even tougher to achieve because TEA placed additional and more rigorous standards on the TAKS rating system in order for campuses and districts to achieve levels of Acceptable, Recognized and Exemplary status.
The Italy School Board of Trustees approved the hiring of two men as high school and elementary principals at their monthly meeting Monday night.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 20, 2011. Meeting time is set for 7:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School band hall at 300 S. College. The agenda slates the hiring of an IHS principal, a Stafford Elementary principal and other school personnel.
Dear Italy Independent School District Patrons,
With end-of-school activities, vacations and adjusting our daily schedules for summer, we have all been busy these past weeks since the school board election. However, I did not want any more time to pass without thanking you for electing me to the board.
The Italy School Board of Trustee meeting was filled with changes Tuesday evening as they swore in new trustees and said farewell to Tommy Morrison, outgoing board member.
The Election results are in.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have two meetings on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. At 5:00pm the board will meet to canvas votes from the May 14th election followed by a regular monthly meeting at 7:00pm. The 5:00pm meeting will be held in the IISD Administration office and the 7:00pm meeting will be held in the Italy High School band hall. Both meeting locations are at the Italy High School Campus at 300 S. College, Italy.
Last week’s tornadoes, specifically the one that rumbled through Avalon, served as a reminder of how precious and dear our children, school and community is to all of us. While we feared and marveled at nature’s fury, we counted our blessings that no one individual was harmed.
(Austin) – Italy ISD has been awarded a loss prevention grant of $1500 from the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Risk Management Fund. Grant monies help implement loss prevention and safety initiatives to raise awareness of safety issues and reduce the potential for property losses and on-the-job injuries. This award is part of $550,000 in grants the Fund gave this year to 211 Texas school districts and educational entities. Since 1998, the Fund’s Loss Prevention Grant Program has distributed 1,992 total grants of more than $5 million to Fund members in the workers; compensation and property/liability programs.
It’s official! Barry Bassett is the new superintendent of the Italy ISD following a called meeting of the School Board of Trustees Tuesday evening.
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Who wants to hunt for over 4200 Easter eggs? Avalon ISD students that’s who! On Monday at Avalon ISD that is just what the students did. The school grounds were covered with eggs and eager egg hunting students.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 there will be a called meeting of the Italy ISD School Board. The 7:00pm meeting will be held in the Italy ISD Administration Building. The lone executive session agenda item reads “Discuss appointment of Barry Bassett as Superintendent of Italy ISD.”
Avalon ISD will hold its pre-kindergarten round-up for children ages 3 to 5 years old on May 6, 2011.
The Italy School Board of Trustees spent more than three hours in session Monday evening with much of that time spent in executive session.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, April 18, 2011. Meeting time is set for 7:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School band hall at 300 S. College, Italy. The agenda lists a full slate of items for the school board members to discus.
The Italy School Board of Trustees met for more than five hours Monday evening in a called session to discuss staff contracts.
The Italy School Board of Trustees named Barry Bassett as lone finalist in their superintendent search at a called meeting Monday night.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Monday, April 4, 2011. Meeting time is slated for 6:00pm and will be held in the Italy ISD Administration Building at 300 S. College, Italy. The agenda lists this meeting to be primarily conducted in Executive Session as Administrator, Teacher and other personnel contracts will be discussed. The top item on the agenda will be consideration for Lone Finalist for the district’s Superintendent position.
The Italy School Board of Trustees revoked its offer naming Michael Steck of Veribest ISD as lone finalist in the school’s superintendent search at a called meeting Monday evening.
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David Del Bosque grew up in the small, south Texas town of Alice. His parents did not speak english. His father had a second grade education and his mother had a sixth grade education. So, little David did not know how to speak english when he started school. But now David Del Bosque has his doctorate in educational leadership.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Monday, March 28, 2011 in the school’s Administration office located at 300 S. College Street. Meeting time is 7:00pm. The agenda slates the meeting will be an Executive Session meeting to select a Superintendent finalist as well as discussion of personnel.
The Italy School Board of Trustees named a Lone Finalist for superintendent Thursday evening following three days of board interviews. However, the applicant’s school board refused to release him from the remainder of his five-year contract.
The Italy School Board of Trustees tabled 2011-2012 teacher, librarian, counselor, and administration contracts at its monthly meeting held Monday evening.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have called meetings on Tuesday, March 22, Wednesday, March 23 and Thursday, March 24 in the school’s Administration office located at 300 S. College Street. Meeting times are slated for 5:00pm each day. Superintendent applicants will be interviewed during these three meetings during executive sessions.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 21 in the band hall at the Italy High School campus. Meeting time is slated for 7:00pm. Contract renewals for the teachers and school personnel is one of the agenda items listed.
The Milford Chapter of the National Honor Society will host a blood drive on Wednesday, March 9, from 11:00am – 4:00pm at the Milford School. Carter BloodCare will have a blood mobile parked in front of the school for donating whole blood. Members of the community are invited to participate in an event designed to save lives.
Christopher Anthony, an eighth grader at Avalon Middle School in Avalon, Texas, was declared the county champion at the Ellis County Spelling Bee competition in Maypearl, Texas, February 21, 2011. He will compete at the Dallas Morning News Regional Spelling Bee on March 26, 2011. The competition will be televised on WFAA Channel 8.
The Italy School Board of Trustees approved two proposals Monday night in a called session to reduce personnel costs for the 2011/2012 budget.
Monday, February 28, 2011 there will be a called meeting of the Italy ISD School Board. The 6:00pm meeting will be held in the Italy ISD Administration Building. Agenda items pertain to the superintendent search as well as discussion and consideration of options regarding personnel cuts in preparation of the upcoming statewide education funding cuts.
The Italy School Board of Trustees tabled action regarding contract renewals for the elementary and high school principals, director of special programs and athletic director at its monthly meeting Monday evening.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, February 21 in the band hall at the Italy High School campus. Meeting time is slated for 7:00pm. Contract renewals for the principals and athletic director is one of the items listed on the agenda.
Avalon’s senior class is participating in a community service project called Jeans for Teens. Jeans for Teens gives jeans to homeless teens who need them.
Italy ISD will be closed today due to icy road conditions caused by the current winter storm. Classes will resume at normal time on Thursday morning, February 10.
Classes at Italy High School and Stafford Elementary have been cancelled for Friday, February 4th.
Italy ISD is closed today, Tuesday, February 1, due to the dangerous road conditions this morning. Classes resume tomorrow at their regular schedule. Everyone please stay safe today if you must get out.
The Avalon cheerleaders are back from Florida and boy are they excited. They had a lot of new and different experiences and are ready for next year’s cheerleading camp.
The Italy School Board of Trustees approved the issuance of $1,505,000 Series 2011 Refunding Bonds at its monthly meeting Monday evening.
The 2010-11 Gladiator Yearbook is now available for purchase! You can order online by clicking the banner link displayed on the Italyisd.org website. Also, there is still time to upload photos to be considered for use in the yearbook.
The Italy ISD School Board will have their monthly meeting on Monday, January 24 beginning at 7:00pm. Prior to the meeting there will be a public hearing for discussion of the AEIS report which will begin 6:45pm. The hearing and meeting will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall at 300 S. College Street.
Per the superintendent of Italy ISD, classes today, Monday, January 10. 2011 will begin at their normal times. Busses will run their normal routes and times. Any student at school before 10:00am this morning will not be counted tardy or absent.
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The Italy ISD will see three new faces when the new semester begins, according to Charles Williams, superintendent.
Tuesday morning Trinity Mission’s halls were filled with children’s voices singing Christmas songs for all to hear.
Currently a large area of Italy is without service by AT&T. This outage effects the Italy ISD telephone lines as well. Please be aware of this issue and know that the problem has been reported.
The Italy School Board of Trustees held an hour-and-a-half long work session with Rick Cohagan Monday evening in their search for a new superintendent.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their monthly meeting on Monday, December 13. The meeting will be at 7:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall. Immediately following the regular meeting there will be a work session with Rick Cohagan regarding the superintendent search for the district.
The Italy School Board of Trustees approved in a split decision to hire Rick Cohagan to work with the board in the superintendent search.
The Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you have great photos of school and community events, or pictures you and your friends just having fun, we would like to see them.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Per the agenda the school board members will be interviewing persons to conduct the Superintendent search. The meeting will be held in the administration office at 300 S. College Street. Meeting time is 5:00pm.
Monday and Tuesday of next week (November 22 and 23) will be flex days at Italy ISD. School will be in session from 8:00am to 3:35pm both days. Flex days class time will be used for intense tutoring to help students master objectives that are part of the state testing (TAKS). Students and parents have been notified if they are to be at school during those days.
Enlisting in 2006, one year after graduation from Italy High School , Marine Sgt. Jacob Simon, one of the honored guests, spoke words of truth at the Italy ISD Veteran’s Day Celebration on Thursday.
