The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Monday, October 22, 2012. The meeting will be held in the IHS Band Hall (300 S. College Street, Italy) at 6:00pm.

His dream was that any student at Italy High School who worked hard and had a desire to go to college could do so.  He was also a dreamer and a planner and as such, he knew that this would require a lot of money and would need many people involved. This was not to be a one time scholarship, but a perpetual fund where only the interest on the principal was used, so that it would outlive us all.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 15, 2012. Meeting time is slated for 7:00pm in the Italy High School Band Hall at 300 S. College Street, Italy.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Monday, October 8, 2012. The meeting will be called to order at 6:00pm in the Administration Building at 300 S. College Street, Italy. The agenda slates that the meeting will be conducted in Executive Session.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a board training workshop on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. The training, titled “Team of Eight,” will begin at 5:00pm and be held in the Italy ISD Administration Office at 300 S. College Street, Italy.

Have you ever heard of a teacher working for the same school for forty-one years, retire for two and return to teaching at the same school? Well, that is exactly what Sue Morrison has done at Avalon Elementary. She is now going on her forty-third year of teaching at Avalon ISD.

One of the new incentives principal Jody Tennery has put in place for the students at Avalon Elementary is “Student of the Month” recognition. Receiving the award this month is third grader Nathan Rankin.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting in addition to a called meeting on Monday, September 17, 2012.

Reserve your seat at Willis Field for the upcoming football season!

Last Thursday night was Avalon Elementary’s meet the teacher night. As you walked into the school you were greeted with big smiles as Mr. Tennery (elementary principal) and Dr. DelBosque (Avalon ISD Superintendent) welcomed all the students and parents.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a budget workshop and a called meeting on Monday, August 27, 2012. The workshop will begin at 5:00pm and will held in the Italy ISD Administration Office. The called meeting will begin at 7:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall.

August twenty seventh brings a brand new school year which means a brand new start for Avalon ISD. David DelBosque (superintendent) said, “This will be a Happy New Year. No, it is not December 31st but the first day of school also brings to us a brand new start. If we can dream it, imagine it or think it, it all can become attainable through hard work and working together.”

Next week starts the brand new school year for Avalon ISD and that makes Mr. Tennery (Avalon Elementary principal) a very happy man. Because the first day of school is his favorite day of the year.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have two called meetings along with their regular monthly meeting on Monday, August 20, 2012.

The start of the 2012 – 2013 school year is just around the corner. Students are asked to bring the following supplies to Meet the Teacher Night, scheduled for August 23.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a special called meeting on Monday, August 13. The meeting will be held in the Administration Office at 300 S. College Street and will be called to order at 6:00pm. The agenda slates the meeting to be a budget workshop.

The Italy ISD School Board will have a special meeting on Monday, August 6, 2012 in the Italy High School Cafeteria, 300 S. College Street. Meeting time is slated for 7:00pm. Personnel matters regarding the hiring of the new Stafford Elementary Principal will be the primary purpose of the meeting.

Jason Miller (Stafford Elementary principal) will be missed. We will no longer see his smiling face at 7:15 am meeting and greeting the students as they get off the bus. Nor will the students hear him tell them every day in the gymnasium that every day is a new day with endless possibilities and each day is going to be the best day ever.

The Italy ISD School Board will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 23, 2012. The meeting is slated to begin at 7:00pm and be held in the Italy High School Band Hall (300 S. College Street). The meeting is open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend.

The Italy School Board of Trustees hired Catherine Hewett as the high school science teacher at a special meeting held Monday evening in the administration office.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Monday, July 16, 2012. The meeting will be held in the Administration Office at 300 S. College Street, Italy. Meeting time is set for 7:00pm.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Thursday, July 12 in the Italy ISD Administration Offices at 300 S. College Street, Italy. Meeting time is set for 6:00pm. Teacher resignations and new hires are the primary order of business for the board along with a budget workshop.

Recently several teachers and staff of the Italy Independent School District where recognized for their hard work and dedication to the district.

The Italy ISD School Board will have its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2012.  The meeting will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall at 7:00pm. In addition to the regular monthly business, the agenda slates two new hires for the district.

The Board of Trustees of the Italy Independent School District will have a called meeting on Monday, June 4th at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held in the administration office at the Italy High School campus (300 S. College Street, Italy). New hires are the primary action items being considered by the board during this meeting.

Newly-elected school board members were installed and several students were recognized Monday night at the monthly meeting of the Italy School Board of Trustees.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting followed by their regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 21, 2012.

For the last four years the U.S. News and World Report has been publishing a list of America’s Best High Schools. For the third year in a row Avalon High School has made the list and has earned national recognition.

Kim Nelson has taught at Stafford Elementary for six years. She has taught third grade science, fourth grade reading and writing, and now she teaches kindergarten through sixth grade physical education.

There will be a special called meeting of the Italy ISD School Board on Thursday, May, 17 at 6:30pm in the Italy ISD Administration office at 300 S. College Street, Italy. The lone agenda item for the meeting is for canvasing the votes of the recent school board trustee election.

In a special called meeting of the Italy Independent School District on May 1, the Board of Trustees gathered to approve some new hires for the district.

Stafford Elementary will have its yearly Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-UP on Thursday, May 10, 2012 from 3:30-6:30 and Friday, May 11, 2012 from 8:00-3:00. There will be a scheduled lunch break from 12:00-1:00.

May 12, 2012 is the date for the upcoming election of two trustee seats on the Italy Independent School District school board. The district’s poling place will be at Italy City Council Chambers (105 West Main Street, Italy).

My name is Mark Souder Sr.  I have been a Construction Superintendent for Pegasus Texas Construction LP for the last 10 years.

I am Cheryl Owen. I grew up in Italy, attended our schools, and graduated from Italy High School. My 26 years of experience in education and my service of 6 years on the board enable me to understand the many points of view of the issues raised in our school system. I am seeking to continue my service on the school board in order to guide the evolution of our schools for the children of this community.