Midway Independent School District reduced its budget deficit after closing Speegleville Elementary School, eliminating programs and reorganizing staff. The budget includes a 2% raise for all employees.
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Waco ISD aims to retain teachers, staff with pay plan
The $4.8 million package is funded with proceeds from the Indian Spring Middle School sale.
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Waco ISD sees gains in math STAAR scores but lags in reading scores
Waco Independent School District’s preliminary STAAR data shows some gains and setbacks at campuses with failing ratings.
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New Waco ISD principals bring experience turning around failing schools, working at Title 1 schools
Waco Independent School District appoints four new principals at Tennyson Middle School and Bell’s Hill, West Avenue and Brook Avenue elementary schools.
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Waco ISD is sitting on $32 million from a school sale. Some see a war chest for hiring top teachers.
Waco ISD Board President Angelo Ochoa wants to create an endowment for incentivizing the best teachers.
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Music educator returns to her roots as Midway’s fine arts director
Jennifer Martin learned how to be a music educator at Midway ISD. Now she’s coming back with experience gained in larger school districts and as president of Texas Music Educators Association.
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Busy Midway teens seek “brain reset” in hikes with new club
How a teen’s vision for finding solace in nature led to the formation of the Midway High School Hiking Club.
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Setting a course for teaching: First teens graduate from Waco ISD Future Educators Academy
The academy’s first graduating class has been embedded in elementary school classrooms and taken college-level education courses, with several receiving associate degrees.
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Former Rapoport leader will replace Isabel Lozano as Kendrick principal
Former Rapoport Academy administrator Barbara Page will fill the top spot at Kendrick starting this summer.
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Divide grows on Waco ISD board as ousted president lashes out
The process to fill a vacant seat has split the board for months. Tensions came to a head Thursday when Jose Vidaña took to social media to criticize other board members for replacing him as board president.
