Crowley ISD Boardroom Rewind

Crowley ISD principals and their PTA representatives were honored at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday night.

The Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) at seven Crowley ISD campuses were recognized by Texas PTA for their achievements in serving our schools and community:
•Dallas Park Elementary (Good Standing with 150 members, Honor Roll and 2018 President's List)
•Deer Creek Elementary (Membership Increase)
•Jackie Carden Elementary (Good Standing with 61 members and 2018 President's List)
•Oakmont Elementary (Good standing with 73 members)
•Poynter Elementary (Good standing with 60 members)
•S.H. Crowley Intermediate (Good standing with 52 members)
•Summer Creek Middle School (Good standing with 59 members, Early Bird Achievement, Membership Increase and 2018 President's List)

PTA representatives include:

•Dallas Park Elementary: Shawneequa Blount

•Deer Creek Elementary: Button Woods
•Jackie Carden Elementary: Sandra King
•Oakmont Elementary: Karla Pedroza
•Sidney H. Poynter Elementary: Edwina Bishop
•S.H. Crowley Intermediate: Adrian Campbell
•Summer Creek Middle School: Poojah Satway

Talwinder Singh from North Crowley High School is bringing home the state championship prize from the Texas High School Powerlifting Association, Division 1 Super Heavyweight Class State.

He had a total of 1,940 pounds (765 squat, 475 bench, 700 dead lift).

Talwinder and his coach, Charles Stewart, were recognized at the board meeting.

Polete Buard, David L. Walker Intermediate 21st Century After School Programs site coordinator, is the March 2019 Heartbeat Team Award winner.

The award recognizes employees who display heart as they go above and beyond their job description, inspiring other employees through their extraordinary work ethic. Heartbeat team members are nominated only by other district employees.

Watch to learn more about why Buard is the heartbeat of Crowley ISD.

Crowley ISD will offer a variety of summer learning programs for students of all ages in June, July and August. The programs include enrichment, remediation, credit recovery and academic camps.

In 2018, the district offered 18 programs and served more than 1,700 students with its summer learning opportunities.

Online registration for this summer will open in April.

Parent University is set for 9 a.m. to noon on April 27 at the B.R. Johnson Career & Tech Center. It will be a morning filled with free courses, family events and activities that will equip parents with new skills, resources and confidence.

Courses will be taught by industry leaders from across the community, including technology experts, banking executives, police officers and school counselors.

In the photo above, the current high school boundary line is in green and
a proposed boundary line is in red.

In November of 2018, the Board of Trustees approved new attendance zones for elementary and middle schools as part of the Building the Future initiative.

As part of this two-year plan, middle school No. 4 will open in the 2020-21 school year. The district is discussing the possibility of creating high school feeder patterns that allow two middle schools to feed directly into North Crowley High School and two middle schools to feed directly in Crowley High School.

Summary of proposed changes:
•Crowley Middle School and Summer Creek Middle School would feed into North Crowley High School
•H.F. Stevens Middle School and Middle School No. 4 would feed into Crowley High School

These proposed changes will continue to be reviewed before being brought back to the school board at a later date. If you would like to provide feedback or have questions about the proposal, please email information@crowleyisdtx.org.

The board approved certifying the two unopposed candidates in the May 4 Board of Trustees election. The two unopposed candidates are Ryan Ray, who serves in Place 5, and Gary Grassia, who serves in Place 6.

Incumbent Lyndsae Benton faces Liz Pinon in the May 4 election for the Place 7 seat.

The Board of Trustees welcomed Veronica Delgado who will serve as the new principal at Dallas Park Elementary starting next school year.

Delgado is currently a principal in Fort Worth ISD. She has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at El Paso and a master’s degree in Administration from Texas Woman’s University.

The Board of Trustees also welcomed Rolanda McKenzie who will serve as the new principal at J.A. Hargrave Elementary School starting next school year.

McKenzie was previously a principal in Lancaster ISD and Decatur, Illinois. She has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Langston University and her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Oklahoma State University.

The Board of Trustees approved hiring Leon Fisher as the new executive director of Finance.

Fisher is currently the chief financial officer in Sanger ISD. He has his bachelor’s degree in Humanities from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his M.B.A. from Amberton University.

The Crowley ISD Student Dress Codes are reviewed, modified and approved annually. The district's dress codes consist of a Standards of Student Dress (PK-8) and a Student Dress Code (9-12).

Dress codes are being reviewed at the campus level. Drafts for the 2019-20 Standards of Student Dress (PK-8) and the 2018-19 Student Dress Code (9-12) will be presented at a future meeting for board review and approval.

From left to right (front row): Lyndsae M. Benton, board secretary; Superintendent Dr. Michael D. McFarland; June W. Davis, board president; Mia Hall, board vice president

From left to right (back row): Gary Grassia, board assistant secretary; Nedra Robinson, board member; Dr. La Tonya Mayfield, board member; Ryan Ray, board member

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